bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Means to valuable exploration: I. The blending of confirmation and exploration and how to resolve it
Authors: Höfler Michael , Scherbaum Stefan , Kanske Philipp , McDonald Brennan , Miller Robert
Published: November 2022

Data exploration has enormous potential to modify and create hypotheses, models, and theories. Harnessing the potential of transparent exploration replaces the common, flawed purpose of intransparent exploration: to produce results that appear to confirm a claim by hiding steps of an analysis. For transparent exploration to succeed, however, methodological guidance, elaboration and implementation in the publication system is required. We present some basic conceptions to stimulate further development. In this first of two parts, we describe the current blending of confirmatory and exploratory research and propose how to separate the two via severe testing. A claim is confirmed if it passes a test that probably would have failed if the claim was false. Such a severe test makes a risky prediction. It adheres to an evidential norm with a threshold, usually p < α = .05, but other norms are possible, for example, with Bayesian approaches. To this end, adherence requires control against questionable research practices like p-hacking and HARKing. At present, preregistration seems to be the most feasible mode of control. Analyses that do not adhere to a norm or where this cannot be controlled should be considered as exploratory. We propose that exploration serves to modify or create new claims that are likely to pass severe testing with new data. Confirmation and exploration, if sound and transparent, benefit from one another. The second part will provide suggestions for planning and conducting exploration and for implementing more transparent exploratory research.
Short Learning Programmes for Skills Development Beyond COVID-19
Authors: Kibirige Israel
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic set a New Normal (NN) and altered the modalities of performing different activities. Several activities came to a standstill, resulting in job loss and school closure. New dynamics in the labour market emerged, such as Working-From-Home (WFH), Virtual Meetings (VM), Social Distancing (SD), and Downsizing (DS). These dynamics altered employer-employee relationships, which espoused new skills. The strategy was to change policies to work from home and use Information Communication Technology (ICT). However, many people were not adequately skilled to face the new challenges. This paper aims to describe what short learning programmes (SLPs) are, why institutions offer them and examine why individuals participate in SLPs. The author uses the Capability Theory (CAT) and the Critical Reality Theory (CRT) to explain why SLPs are crucial to face employment challenges beyond COVID-19. The main findings are that SLPs are necessary for everyone to be re-schooled and attain new skills needed at a specific time. Hence, many institutions offer SLPs to various learners. The contribution of this paper is the advocacy of SLPs to increase individuals' employability. Hence, SLPs are depicted as a means for skills development beyond COVID-19.
In the Eyes of the Beholder: Leaders’ Personality and Courageous Followership
Authors: Ghias Wajeeha Brar , Kazmi Syed Zaheer Abbas
Published: November 2022

The literature on leadership through the lens of followership does not provide empirical evidence of leaders’ personalities and their perception of subordinates’ courageous followership behaviors. This paper explores the connection between personality and courageous followership. The study sample is 190 school leaders working in the top private schools in Pakistan as regular employees. The responses collected through simple random sampling techniques and Stata 16 software software are used for data analysis. Data analysis indicates that leaders having extraversion, agreeableness, consciousness, and openness to intellectual/imagination personality traits perceive their subordinates’ behaviors as courageous followers, whereas the neuroticism personality trait resulted in a negative perception of courageous followership behaviors among Pakistani school leaders. This paper is prominent research in a new direction of leadership through followership. This study recommends emphasizing the development of positive personality traits in leaders so that they can transform their subordinates into courageous followers, which is an antidote to toxic leadership.
Moral Foundations of Dietary Behavior and Its Linkage to Sustainability and Feminism
Authors: Hackert Benedikt , Voeth Lilith C. , Weger Ulrich
Published: November 2022

In the current article, we explore and compare the moral-foundations-profile of vegetarians, vegans, and meat eaters and investigate how it is related to real-world behavior. Results of two surveys demonstrate a link between eating behavior, moral foundations, environmental behavior, and feminist ideals. We demonstrate that vegans place greater value on individualizing foundations (i.e., Harm and Fairness) and meat eaters on binding foundations (i.e., Authority and Loyalty), while vegetarians fall in between these poles. In addition, we observed that in other behavioral domains requiring moral assessment (e.g., sustainable behavior, fair trade shopping), people act in accordance with the moral foundations matching their dietary choice as well. We propose that the psychological basis of diet choice is embedded in the broader framework of moral foundations theory and that eating behavior is not a psychologically encapsulated domain but intertwined with other domains of moral behavior.
The Concept of Mladostarchestvo as a Tool for Criticizing Religion in Modern Russia: An Analysis of Rhetorical Strategies
Authors: Lyutko Eugene , Cherny Alexey
Published: November 2022

This article analyzes the history of the term mladostarets/mladostarchestvo [young elder/young eldership], and at the same time classifies strategies of critical rhetoric within which it is used. The notion in question established itself as a particular type of “clerical” pejorative in the 1970–1980s in church circles in the Russian emigration. At the end of the 1990s, it gained popularity after Patriarch Aleksii II began to use it. Most worthy of note is the use of this term in the context of a pastoral rhetorical strategy, in which abuses in the practice of confession are exposed. Nonetheless, in the 2000–2010s mladostarets/mladostarchestvo began to be used in a series of other rhetorical strategies. Within the context of a socio-critical strategy in particular, this concept is used as a tool of criticism of post-Soviet religiosity as a social fact. In its contemporary phase, the notion is also included in an anti-hierarchical strategy, within which it is applied in a parodic vein. As a result, on the one hand, a sort of “oversaturation” of the term with meanings takes place, and, on the other, there is an intricate interlacing of intentions according to which it is used. The latter may indicate a kind of exhaustion of the semantic resources of the term.
Layered and hexagonal perovskites as novel classes of proton-conducting solid electrolytes. A focus review
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Tarasova N.A. ,   Institute of High–Temperature Electrochemistry UB RAS, Animitsa I.E. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin,   Institute of High–Temperature Electrochemistry UB RAS, Galisheva A.O. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin,   Institute of High–Temperature Electrochemistry UB RAS, Medvedev D.A. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin,   Institute of High–Temperature Electrochemistry UB RAS
Published: November 2022

Solid oxide electrolytes have attracted significant attention due to their possible applications in energy conversion devices, including solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and electrolysis cells (SOECs). Although a large amount of data has been accumulated to date, the design of new representatives of ionic electrolytes is of unquenchable interest. In this paper, a review of the new classes of proton-conducting solid electrolytes is provided. The physicochemical and transport properties of layered perovskites (BaNdInO4, BaNdScO4, SrLaInO4, BaLaInO4) and hexagonal perovskites (Ba7Nb4MoO20, Ba5Er2Al2ZrO13 and Ba5In2Al2ZrO13) were analyzed and summarized. Based on the performed analysis, the most promising compositions among the considered phases were identified and the effective approaches aimed at improving their functional characteristics were provided.
Computer development of silicene anodes for lithium-ion batteries: A review
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Galashev A.Y. ,   Institute of High–Temperature Electrochemistry UB RAS
Published: November 2022

Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) have many advantages, the main ones being high energy density, long service life, small size, and low environmental pollution. This review is devoted to further development of LIBs based on quantum mechanical calculations in order to use them for energy storage in the future. Energetically favorite places occupied by lithium atoms on silicene are found. Lithium filling of free-standing two-layer silicene and single-layer silicene on graphene was studied. The geometric, energy, charging characteristics, as well as the open circuit voltage are determined. The effect of metallic (Al, Cu, Ni, Ag and Au) and non-metallic (C, SiC and BN) substrates on the geometric, energy and electronic properties of silicene has been studied. The effect of an intermediate nickel layer on the characteristics of the "silicene on a multilayer copper substrate" system has been studied. The effect of nuclear transmutation doping (NTD) of the silicene/graphite system with phosphorus on the density of electronic states of one- and two-layer silicene has been determined. Promising applications for silicene and the advantages of its use as an anode in a lithium-ion battery are discussed.
The Contact of Cultures in History and Politics
Authors: Soboleva Larisa , Antoshin Alexey
Published: November 2022

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Hsa_circ_0007334 Promotes the Osteogenic Differentiation and Proliferation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Sponging miR-144-3p
Authors: Liu Meng-Jun , Du Bin , Yu Jin-Song , Zhao Ji , Chen Hao , Xiang Xing-Sheng , Wang Yu-Zhu , Chen Wei
Published: November 2022

This study aimed to identify the possible function and the molecular mechanism of hsa_circ_0007334 in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) osteogenic differentiation. The level of hsa_circ_0007334 was detected by means of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), RUNX2, osterix (OSX), and osteocalcin (OCN) were monitored to analyze the degree of osteogenic differentiation under routine culture or under the control of hsa_circ_0007334. The proliferation of hBMSCs was tested with a cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The migration of hBMSCs was tested using the Transwell assay. Bioinformatics analysis was used to predict the possible targets of hsa_circ_0007334 or miR-144-3p. Dual-luciferase reporter assay system was used to analyze the combination between hsa_circ_0007334 and miR-144-3p. Hsa_circ_0007334 was upregulated in osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs. Osteogenic differentiation increased by hsa_circ_0007334 in vitro was confirmed with levels of ALP and bone markers (RUNX2, OCN, OSX). hsa_circ_0007334 overexpression promoted osteogenic differentiation, proliferation, and migration of hBMSCs, and knockdown of hsa_circ_0007334 has the opposite effects. miR-144-3p was identified as the target of hsa_circ_0007334. The targeting genes of miR-144-3p are involved in osteogenic-differentia-tion-related biological processes (such as bone development, epithelial cell proliferation, and mesenchymal cell apoptotic prosess) and pathways (including FoxO and VEGF signaling pathway). Hsa_circ_0007334, therefore, presents itself as a promising biological for osteogenic differentiation.
Detection of hydrocarbon spills by means of a coaxial impedance dielectric sensor
Authors: Francisca Franco M , Montoro Marcos A , Mozejko Clara A
Published: November 2022

Leakages from storage tanks or pipes frequently produce pollution of soils and groundwater reservoirs by hydrocarbons. Common practices for monitoring and characterising site contamination involve soil drilling, sampling and chemical analysis, complemented with geophysical surveys. This study evaluates the presence of paraffin oil inside soil pores by means of dielectric permittivity measurements, using a coaxial impedance device in laboratory-scale models. The real dielectric permittivity of unsaturated sand is measured before, during and after a contamination process. Monitoring small variations in real dielectric permittivity allows detection of the partial replacement of air (κ′ = 1) by paraffin oil (κ′ ≈ 2) in soil pores. These variations in soil dielectric properties enable pollution levels to be assessed, knowing in advance the κ′ of the soil at the initial stage and measuring the influence of oil and water content on κ′. The technique proposed can also be used for monitoring the lateral extension of a contaminant plume and can be successfully applied at the laboratory scale for oil leakage detection by periodically monitoring changes in the soil dielectric permittivity.
Meşhûr Muhaddislerin Hocası Kuteybe b. Saîd’in Hayatı ve Hadis İlmine Katkıları
Authors: AYDIN Abdullah
Published: November 2022

Tarihe yön verenlerin hocalığını yapan şahsiyetler zamanın karanlık dehlizlerinde kaybolmaya mahkûm edilmemeli aksine onların hayatları ve ilmî faaliyetleri imkânlar nispetince aydınlatılıp ilim dünyasına sunulmalıdır. Meşhûr muhaddislerin hocası olan Kuteybe b. Saîd (ö. 241/855) de bu şahsiyetlerden biridir. 150/767 yılında Horasan bölgesindeki Belh şehrinde doğan Kuteybe, uzun yıllar devam eden ilim yolculuklarında Leys b. Sa‘d (ö. 174/791), Mâlik b. Enes (ö. 179/796), Hammâd b. Zeyd (ö. 179/796) ve Süfyân b. Uyeyne (ö. 198/814) gibi büyük hadis âlimlerine talebelik yapmıştır. Gençlik yıllarında gördüğü bir rüyanın etkisiyle görüşlerini değiştirerek ilmi serüvenini rey ekolünden hadis ekolüne çevirmesi hayatında dönüm noktasını oluşturan Kuteybe’nin hadislerine Ahmed b. Hanbel (ö. 241/855), Buhârî (ö. 256/870) ve Müslim (ö. 261/875) başta olmak üzere 3. asrın büyük musannif muhaddisleri eserlerinde yer vermiştir. Makalede, rivayetlerin meşhur musanniflere ulaşmasında önemli bir konumda bulunan Kuteybe’nin hayatı, temel değişim noktası, rıhleleri, hoca ve talebeleri, hadis ilmine yaptığı katkılarının yanı sıra rivayetleri en çok bulunduğu eser olması sebebiyle Sahîh-i Müslim’deki kitaplara dağılımı açısından incelenmiştir.
Attention and Motor skill improvements in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients using COSMA Application
Authors: Christogianni Aikaterini , Kartheka Bojan  , Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska  , VT. Sriramm  , G. Murth  , Gopukumar Kumarpilla
Published: November 2022

Serious games have grown rapidly to provide cognitive stimulation for people with cognitive impairment. In this endeavour, we have created the COSMA games. In this two-arm study with patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), we investigated information processing speed and cognitive skills with 28 days of use of COSMA games, a brain stimulation gaming platform. We measured reaction times during neuropsychological assessment with the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery and the COSMA games. Results showed that people with MCI who played COSMA for 28 days at home were faster in 48% of the COSMA games and the Control group which played only during the laboratory visits was faster in 20% of the COSMA games at the end of the study.  Overall, these outcomes showed evidence that motor skill practice and learning retention are possible in people with MCI and that these skills are still able to improve with the regular practice of the COSMA games.
Sero-Prevalence and Risk Factors for Infectious Bursal Disease in Local Chicken on Backyard Production System in Selected Districts of Ilubabor Zone, South Western Ethiopia
Authors:   Department of Veterinary Epidemiology, Bedelle Regional Veterinary Laboratory Center, P. O. Box 15, Bedelle, Ethiopia, Wakgari Moti
Published: November 2022

Introduction Gumboro is an acute, highly contagious, and immunosuppressive viral disease of young chickens less than 17-weeks. However, in local chicken flocks of Ilubabor, there is no known sero-status of the disease. Methods To address this information gap, a cross-sectional study was conducted in local backyard chicken flocks of three districts of Ilubabor Zone where chick mortality and morbidity were a big problem. The objectives of the study were to estimate the seroprevalence of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) and to assess its risk factors. Result Out of 418 serum samples tested, 180 were positive and the overall chicken level seroprevalence of the IBDV antibody in the study area was found to be 43.10% (95% CI: 38.40-47.85) and flock-level seroprevalence was 45.63% (73/160) (95%CI: 37.91-53.34) with almost all test positive flock chickens were seropositive. Multivariable analysis at chicken level showed that the odds of IBDV seroprevalence was significantly high in Metu and Bilo Nopa districts, in purchased, in female and adult chickens. Also, it was high at flock level in chickens mixed with exotic breeds, in flocks having greater than 5 chickens. Conclusion This study shows that IBDV is circulating in the chicken population of Ilubabor at a high prevalence level. Therefore, further studies on serotypes and strains of IBDV identification should be carried out to design suitable control and prevention measures.
Risky Behaviours of High School Students and School Counsellors’ Interventions
Authors: ÇITAK Şenel , YAZICI Hikmet
Published: November 2022

Risky behaviors (substance abuse, obesity, suicide, bullying, and others), many of which are indeed preventable, are common among high school students. The most important task in detecting, preventing, and intervening in risky behaviors in schools falls to the school guidance service and school psychological counselor. The main objective of this study is to determine the types and prevalence of risky behaviors observed among high school students and to analyze the practices performed by the school guidance service for such behaviors. This study was organized in accordance with the mixed research design for which qualitative and quantitative approaches were used together. In this context, quantitative (N1=566) and qualitative (N2=21) data collection processes were carried out with psychological counselors working in different types of high schools in 12 provinces. While statistical procedures were included for the quantitative data of the research, content analysis techniques were used for the qualitative data. The results showed smoking, peer bullying, cyberbullying, school dropout, obesity, delinquency, abuse, suicidal tendency and attempt, alcohol use, bonsai use, and other substance use as risky behaviors in high schools. The levels and frequency of these behaviors vary across school types. The preventive activities in the schools were generally based on informative seminars, and practical studies were limited. The research results also indicated that studies of risky behaviors were not sufficiently included in Ministry or school guidance framework programs. Furthermore, it was found that parents, teachers, and administrators gave limited support to the studies carried out within the scope of education and intervention for risky behaviors in schools. These results demonstrate that school psychological counselors encountered several personal, institutional, or legal obstacles in their studies on risky behaviors.
城市微生物相調查計畫—採集土壤教學 v2
Authors: Wu Hsin-Mao
Published: November 2022

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The influence of pressure drop on the working volume of a hydraulic motor
Authors: Śliwiński Pawel
Published: November 2022

Reliability and maintenance analysis of hydraulic positive machines basicly focused on the processes of their wear and failure. But in order to correctly assess the mechanical and volumetric efficiency of a hydraulic motor, both at the stage of development research or at the stage of control tests during its exploitation, the working volume of this motor must be correctly determined. Therefore this paper proposes a new method of assessment of the size of the working volume of a hydraulic motor. It has been shown that the hydraulic motor absorbency per one revolution of this motor shaft is a non-linear function of pressure drop in working mechanism of the motor and non-linear function of motor rotational speed. Thus the relation between the working volume of a hydraulic motor and the pressure drop in the motor working mechanism is a non-linear function. This working volume as a funcition of pressure drop has been called the actual working volume. The correctness of the proposed method was confirmed experimentally
Comprehensive importance analysis for repairable system components
based on the GO method
Authors: Jiang Xiuhong , Wang Yuying , Li Jiaxin , Ye Linlin
Published: November 2022

In order to effectively improve the reliability level of the permanent magnet synchronous
motor (PMSM) drive system of electric aircraft, a component importance analysis based on
the GO method for the repairable systems is proposed. Firstly, the system reliability model
GO diagram is established according to the hardware schematic diagram of the PMSM drive
system. Secondly, the steady-state availability and failure importance of the components are
calculated. In addition, the criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC)
is adopted to determine the objective weights of steady-state availability and failure importance. The combined weighting is employed to obtain the importance of key components. Meanwhile, a system redundancy design based on the importance of components is
proposed to provide data support for the design of the system. Finally, the feasibility and
effectiveness of the proposed method are evaluated by an example of an electric aircraft
PMSM drive system. This method provides a supporting basis for the optimization design
of the entire system.
Respuesta a la carta al editor: “Cuestión de la realización de la Tomografía de Coherencia óptica en pacientes con edema macular diabético”
Authors: Bravo Andrés , Correa Alexandra , Bravo Ricardo , Bravo Juan David , Villada Oscar Alonso
Published: November 2022

Respuesta a la carta al editor: “Cuestión de la realización de la Tomografía de Coherencia óptica en pacientes con edema macular diabético”
Márgenes histopatológicos positivos: ¿se relacionan siempre con recidiva tumoral en carcinoma glótico temprano?
Authors: Chemas-Vélez Maria Manuela , Jimenez-Fandiño Luis Humbert , Díaz-Oliveros María Alejandra , Bohórquez-Quintero Diana Carolina
Published: November 2022

Introducción: el carcinoma escamocelular de laringe es una de las neoplasias más comunes en cabeza y cuello. En sus estadios tempranos se caracteriza por presentar buen pronóstico oncológico, por lo que el manejo se enfoca no solo en la enfermedad oncológica sino también en la preservación de las funciones laríngeas. La microcirugía transoral con láser de CO2 (MTL) presenta tasas de efectividad equivalentes a la cirugía abierta y a la radioterapia, y tiene muchas ventajas si se compara con las otras modalidades de tratamiento.
Objetivo: el objetivo de este estudio fue revisar los resultados oncológicos obtenidos con el tratamiento de una serie de tumores glóticos tempranos tratados mediante MTL en un hospital universitario de tercer nivel.
Métodos: revisión retrospectiva de las historias clínicas de pacientes con diagnóstico de carcinoma escamocelular de laringe en estadio temprano que fueron llevados a MTL en un hospital de tercer nivel, entre enero del 2012 y diciembre del 2019.
Resultados: en total, 48 pacientes cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión: 91,7 % hombres y 8,3 % mujeres. La edad promedio al diagnóstico fue 64,4 ± 13,3 años (min.: 36/máx.: 88). De estos, el 83,3 % tenía antecedente de tabaquismo. La tasa de preservación del órgano o supervivencia laríngea fue del 93,7 %. El 83 % de los pacientes que no presentaron recidiva tumoral tuvieron márgenes quirúrgicos positivos.
Conclusiones: la MTL es una alternativa terapéutica para tumores laríngeos en estadios tempranos. El análisis de los márgenes quirúrgicos debe ser cuidadoso y se recomienda hacer un seguimiento cercano a todos los pacientes.
Assessment of the Corrosion Resistance and the Mechanical Properties of Laser Welded Joints Made of Steel DOCOL 1200M
Authors: Górka Jacek , Kciuk Monika , Stano Sebastian
Published: November 2022

The article presents test results concerning the corrosion resistance of laser beam welded joints made of steel DOCOL 1200M. The thickness of the joints subjected to the tests amounted to 1.8 mm. The joints were welded in the flat position (PA), without the use of the filler metal; the linear welding energy was restricted within the range of 25 J/mm to 55 J/mm. The non-destructive tests revealed that the joints represented quality level B in accordance with the ISO 13919 standard. The results of mechanical tests demonstrated the possibility of obtaining joints, the strength of which equalled that of the base material, which is unobtainable when welding such high strength steel (1200 MPa) using arc welding. The corrosion resistance tests were performed using the gravimetric method in alkaline, inert and acidic environments (0.1 M solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), the 3.5% solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) and the 0.1 M solution of sulphuric acid (VI) (H₂SO₄)). The material subjected to analysis was characterised by varied corrosion resistance, resulting from the test environments. The test joints contained various forms of corrosion-triggered damage including cracks, pits, swells and material losses. The above-presented corrosion resistance tests revealed that welded joints made of steel DOCOL 1200M were characterised by the highest corrosion resistance in the alkaline solution and the lowest corrosion resistance in the acidic solution.
Analysis of Surface Quality after Oxygen Cutting
Authors: Krawczyk Ryszard , Słania Jacek
Published: November 2022

The article discusses tests concerning surface quality after the oxygen cutting of steel plates of various thicknesses. The study involved visual tests, macro and microscopic metallographic tests as well as hardness measurements and the identification of hardness distribution in the cut zone and in the heat affected zone.
The RCNDE industrial members' 2022 vision for the future requirements of NDE
Authors: Brett C R , Thayer P
Published: November 2022

The UK Research Centre in Non-Destructive Evaluation (RCNDE), established in 2003, has become a leading industrial-academic collaboration for undertaking industrially relevant research in the fields of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM). The industrial
members produced their first five-, ten- and 20-year vision for NDE in 2011 and updated it in 2016. This article describes the newly updated vision for NDE that was produced by the industrial members in 2021/2022. The overall vision presented in this article is a consolidation of the individual
industrial sector visions, a process that is possible due to the fact that many longer-term objectives are common across sectors. This enables research projects to be defined that appeal to multiple industries and demonstrates the power of collaboration to deliver relevant solutions. To aid
understanding, the responses have been grouped into three themes: improvements desired in the capabilities of NDE technologies; asset-based inspection challenges that need to be met; and aspects that deliver and help to realise the benefits of Industry 4.0. The vision produced by RCNDE's industrial
members will be used to shape the core research programmes and identify opportunities for new collaborations. It will help to bring forward the application of inspection and monitoring technologies to meet future industrial needs and timescales.
Correlation of non-destructive and destructive testing of concrete modified with rice husk ash and brick aggregate
Authors: Bhowmik R N , Pal J
Published: November 2022

Concrete structures may deteriorate over a period of time. Nowadays, to determine the extent of damage, various tests are being performed that are non-destructive by nature. A proper correlation between destructive testing (DT) and non-destructive testing (NDT) may enhance the use of
NDT applications in the field of concrete structures. Although several correlations have been suggested by other authors for standard concrete, the correlation may change with the use of non-conventional materials such as rice husk ash (RHA) and brick aggregate (BA) in concrete. In this paper,
NDT methods such as ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) testing and rebound hammer testing, as well as DT methods such as compressive strength testing, were performed on a special type of concrete in which BA was used as coarse aggregate and RHA was used as the partial replacement of cement. This
modified concrete has been abbreviated as RHA-BA concrete. Material-specific prediction models based on linear regression and artificial neural network (ANN) were established after using the data from concrete specimens. A strong correlation was observed between NDT and DT when the RHA percentage
was low. The best correlation between NDT and DT was found at 5% RHA. An RHA percentage beyond this yields a weaker correlation between NDT and DT. The linear regression model along with the k-fold validation technique and the ANN model have both proven to be efficient in predicting the compressive
strength of RHA-BA concrete; however, the ANN model has proven to be more efficient than the linear regression model with a lower mean squared error (MSE) and higher R-square values.
The Racial Projects of White Social Work Students
Authors: Cogburn Courtney D. , Allen Chelsea A. , Frey William R. , Filippone Prema , Brown Brittany R. , Witte Susan
Published: November 2022

Despite a theoretical shift toward anti-racism, racial projects within social work assert public positions against structural racism, while upholding mechanisms that perpetuate its existence. Analyzing the perceptions and intentions of incoming white liberal social work students is necessary for any effort to deconstruct racial projects in the social work profession. The sample used in the present study is composed of a white (n = 139), mostly liberal-identified (84%) group of incoming first year MSW students. Students were asked to provide open-ended responses to a vignette about a Black mother engaging with Child Protective Services (CPS). The vignette was designed to assess structural analysis and decision-making in response to real-world examples of racism and anti-Blackness. The study employed semantic thematic analysis to describe the ways social work students make meaning of the vignette and how this process informs their proposed actions. Students varied significantly on the level of analysis they provided in response to the vignette. The analysis examines patterns of racial projects across 3 main response categories: 1) Descriptive, 2) Analytical, and 3) Action. This analysis is important for informing pedagogical innovations aimed at training anti-racist and anti-oppressive social workers.
Changing trends in technique of hysterectomy in abnormal uterine bleeding: a comparison between non descent vaginal hysterectomy versus laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy
Authors: Mani Ankita , Agrawal Anjana , Sharma Kanchan , Kumar Amit
Published: November 2022

Background: Hysterectomy is the commonest gynaecological surgery over the world. However, in India there is a huge lack in data regarding this surgery. The common indications are abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), prolapse, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and pelvic pain. This study focuses on pros and cons of different routes of hysterectomy to decide a better approach of management. Aims and objective of the study were to compare non descent vaginal hysterectomy (NDVH) to laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) to determine better route of hysterectomy.Methods: A randomized prospective observational study conducted in Hind Institute of Medical Science, Barabanki over a period of 2 years on perimenopausal women undergoing hysterectomy for AUB for benign pathology. 100 patients were selected for the study and randomly divided in 2 groups NDVH and LAVH. Preoperative investigations, intra-operative and postoperative complications were compared.Results: The mean duration of surgery was found to be significantly less in NDVH group 71.24 minutes as compared to LAVH group 103.1 minutes. (p value <0.001). Number of patients requiring Blood transfusion during or after surgery was higher in LAVH group (21) than in NDVH (15) (p value <0.05) suggesting more blood loss in LAVH. Patients undergoing NDVH were having significant less postoperative pain visual analogue score 3.8 as compared to 5.4 in LAVH group (p value <0.001) .5 patients in LAVH group were having postoperative abdomen discomfort as compared to only 1 in NDVH group (p value <0.05).Conclusions: NDVH supersedes LAVH being faster, less expensive, less blood loss and cosmetically scarless surgery. However, LAVH should be kept in mind if there is associated adnexal pathology.
Role of intralesional measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in treatment of warts
Authors: Munshi Noreen , Varma Krishnendra
Published: November 2022

Background: Objective of the research was to study the efficacy and safety of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in the treatment of warts.

Methods: 53 patients with single or multiple warts in all age groups were included in the study. The patients received intralesional MMR vaccine 0.5ml into a single wart or the largest wart in case of multiple lesions at interval of 3 weeks for 3 treatments. All patients were followed up every 2 months up to 6 months regarding relapses. side effects and therapeutic outcomes were evaluated.

Results: Out of 53 patients, 50 completed the study. Complete response was seen in 36 (72%), partial response in 09 (18%) and no response in 05 (10%) patients. 3 out of 36 patients with complete response were having recurrence of warts. Pain at the site of injection and flu like symptoms were the main side effects observed.

Conclusions: Intralesional immunotherapy with MMR vaccine was found to be a simple, effective, and safe treatment for warts. This study proved to be cost effective as patients can be treated with just 03 doses of MMR vaccine given at the interval of three weeks.
El sector de agua potable y saneamiento en Paraguay: evolución y perspectivas
Authors: Bogado Eduardo , Cuppens Arnoud , Manjarrés José Francisco
Published: November 2022

El presente documento tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis exhaustivo de la situación de la prestación de los servicios de agua potable y saneamiento en Paraguay, mediante la verificación de los principales retos con relación a los siguientes pilares: i) oferta y eficiencia de infraestructura sanitaria; ii) gestión de servicios; iii) gestión institucional; y iv) gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos, y proponer medidas o acciones prácticas que sirvan de guía a las instituciones sectoriales y a los operadores de agua y saneamiento para establecer una hoja de ruta hacia una prestación de servicios más eficiente, sostenible y resiliente.
The human dimension of technology in philosophy and literature: P. Florensky, F. Dessauer, A. Platonov
Authors: Bernyukevich Tatiana
Published: November 2022

The aim of the research is to determine the characteristics of the connection between the technical and the anthropological in the philosophical concepts of P. Florensky, F. Dessauer and in the literary activity of A. Platonov. The question of the human dimension of technology is essential today, it is associated with the discussion about the genesis of technology, its role in society, the prospects for the human civilization development and the need to regulate technological progress.The use of the comparative method allows to focus on the specifics of understanding the issue of the relationship between human being and technology in the works of P. Florensky, F. Dessauer and A. Platonov, as well as to consider the differences between the repercussions of the topic technology and human being in philosophy and literature. The Russian religious philosopher P. Florensky expanded the understanding of the technology essence up to the space of culture and the achievement of harmony set by God and lost by man. The connection between the genesis of technology and the capacity of Being to coming into being is determined by the works of the German philosopher and theologian F. Dessauer. In science fiction stories and short novels by A. Platonov and, in general, in his early works there may be viewed the fascination with the human mind and the scientific invention generated by it. However, there are also doubts concerning the possibility of the projects implementation created by the narrowed consciousness of a human being: the loneliness of characters-transformers (creators), the tragedy during the projects implementation, the discovery of the innermost areas of human existence.It is necessary to address the fundamental problem of relations between the anthropological and the technical in the cultures system in order to understand the nature of technology, its place in the sphere of culture, and its functions in the sphere of society.
The hero / protagonist and the recipient in the monodrama “The Death of Firs” by V. Levanov
Authors: Filippov G. , Razukhina Karina
Published: November 2022

In V. Levanovs monodrama The Death of Firs, there is an increase in performatization characteristic of the contemporary drama. The character deduced by V. Levanov is linked by an intertextual thread with the works of Chekhov and transforms into a complex personality, whose identity is revealed through a detailed monologue statement. In order to highlight the characteristic features of the recipient and the character in V. Levanovs monodrama, it is necessary to take into account the performative potential of the text and its influence on the transformation of these categories in the monodrama. Thus, the recipient of the monodrama becomes an accomplice of the communicative act according to the principle of total involvement, and the theatrical enactment of the monologue action is deliberately highlighted by the structure of the text. In this regard, it is necessary to reconsider the influence of the position of the such a subject on the receptive potential of the reader / viewer. Taking into account the monodramas orientation to the extremely personal, the loss / search of identity by the character significantly affects the reduction of the distance between the word and the action, the hero / protagonist and the recipient. The purpose of this article is to comprehend the key categories of the character and the recipient for the monodrama on the material of the play Death of Firs in the context of the peculiarities of the monodramatic compositional speech construction. For this purpose, the authors refer to the works of M. Lipovetsky, S. Lavlinsky, E. Davydova, A. Pavlov and others. Meanwhile, the researchers have repeatedly examined V. Levanovs monodrama from the point of view of the anthropological characteristics of the hero / protagonist and the specifics of the narrative organization of the text. In this study, we first attempted to analyze V. Levanovs play The Death of Firs from the point of view of theoretical poetics and a receptive-aesthetic approach.
Working knowledge or How to express things in works?
Authors: Nordmann Alfred
Published: November 2022

It is a basic assumption of classical modern epistemology that any genuine / true knowledge is factual knowledge (Tatsachenwissen). Moreover, separate facts correspond with the certain statements regarding how the things are presented to us. If these statements are true and genuine, then the corresponding facts are being present and visa versa. However, the philosophy of technology insists on the fact, that we, the people, carry out not only world contemplation so as to enunciate true statements. We all interact somehow with the material things when we either do something or build. For this very purpose we need some knowledge that is to be examined and further developed. There are suggestions to characterize this very knowledge as material knowledge (Dingwissen). However, this expression after all deceives the addressee. It is reasonable to suppose that there exist the working knowledge knowledge concerning the components operate within the scope of the clock mechanism or steelworks (Uhrwerk oder Stahlwerk). The most important thing is not the potential of things but the correlation between them this way or another.
Human and Cosmos
Authors: Dessauer Friedrich
Published: November 2022

In the present research the Friedrich Dessauers monograph abstract Human and Cosmos. The Essay has been brought to the attention of the Russian-speaking readers for the first time ever. The above-mentioned academic paper as of 1948 is concerned with the space exploration: cosmos has been studied as the order within the physical, biological and spiritual worlds. Friedrich Dessauer is famous as a classical scholar of the philosophy of technology, the author of the fourth kingdom concept the world of pre-established forms for technical problems. In the present work Dessauer is portrayed, in one respect, as a methodologist and a historian of science, demonstrating the principles and evolution of cognition in physics and biology on the system level. However, he has also been described as an anthropologist, interpreting a human being from the perspective of the experimental sciences as a means of physical, biological and spiritual worlds interconnection. Moreover, the scientists image has been presented in the form of an author of mental experiments, illustrating the science limits and possibilities. The published translation abstract comprises Chapter 3 Human and Cosmos, p. 67126 of the editiones principes.
Harry Potter and technopessimism: are «zoomers» ready for the technological progress?
Authors: Yastreb Natalya A.
Published: November 2022

The article reveals the conditions for the science fiction and fantasy fiction to affect formation of technooptimistic and technopessimistic attitude of young readers. Primarily, the work assumes the way fiction heroes understand artefacts with reservations can be considered as the basis to reveal the attitude to engineering among those generations for whom these works were notional points. Technooptimism is defined as a worldview attitude within which nature and the humanbeing cause problems. The article shows that technopessimism identifies the human activity as the problem source. Harry Potter series proved to shape technopessimistic worldview and excuse technology inequality. Through the example of T. Pratchett books the article demonstrates that literature can formalize readers responsible attitude towards equipment if it shows not only the threat that pose technologies (the Promethan mentality), but also remedies to manage effects of machinery use, including those resulting from improper decisions (the Epimethian mentality).
Escripto con bilis negra. Las persuasiones de Hegesías el cirenaico
Authors: Chalavazis Acosta Nikólaos
Published: November 2022

Me enorgullece presentar a los lectores la edición príncipe —y además prima versión hispánica— del opúsculo epidíctico de Hegesías el cirenaico intitulado Ídolo o de la reputación, publicado bajo la colección especial Vademécum, perteneciente a la línea de Estudios filológicos de las Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. Pese al feliz hallazgo del tratado, del filósofo Hegesías de Cirene aún poco sabemos. Fueron Diógenes Laercio y Marco Tulio Cicerón quienes transmitieron su nombre, obras y juicios. Es referido en las listas de cirenaicos casi como una consecuencia soslayable del pensamiento de Aristipo, fundador de la escuela cirenaica. Nacido alrededor del año 300 a.C., Hegesías fue discípulo de la escuela cirenaica y aprendió sus preceptos de Parebates. Evidenció el fracaso de los postulados fundamentales del hedonismo aristipeo al sostener que la felicidad era absolutamente imposible, la sabiduría rarísima, los placeres parvos y los dolores inminentes. Edujo que el conocimiento es incierto y se estriba en una acumulación de convenciones, ilusiones y pretensiones. Atacó las deontologías y les endilgó la causa del sufrimiento. Aducía que a la muerte podía considerársela, si no placentera —pues nadie habría para gozar de ella—, al menos redentora del lío eludible de la existencia. Su predilección por la extinción le valió el apelativo de peisithánatos, persuasor de la muerte. También tenemos noticia de que el rey epígono Ptolomeo II Filadelfo de Alejandría lo proscribió, prohibió sus obras y condenó sus enseñanzas por desestabilizar la sociedad, por convencer de la inanidad de la vida, por estimular —y quizás asistir— suicidios y por desalentar la procreación.
A Review of Rice Straw Utilization Opportunities as Low Cost Agriculture in Egypt
Authors: Dabees Ahmed , Ramadan Mahmoud , Lisec Andrej
Published: November 2022

Rice production is associated with vast quantities of straw, which have historically been eliminated through the practice of burning fields in the open. However, the burning of agricultural leftovers, particularly rice straw in Egypt (about 4.4 million tons per year), results in what is called locally as Black Cloud, reverse process and utilization for rice straw a major challenge due to technical, social, institutional, and socioeconomic constraints, what was once a valuable resource is now being burned as a waste. Rice Straw could be used properly to create bioethanol, mushrooms, pulp, biofuels, paper, fertilizers, and animal feed, as well as conservation for agriculture. This article examines the composition of rice straw and husks, the procedures involved in the manufacturing of valued products, and the different applications for these materials. These include agricultural additives, energy generation, environmental adsorbents, building materials, and a variety of products.
Impact of Digital Technology and Smart Systems on Mobility and Agriculture in Serbia
Authors: Cvijanović Drago , Stojanović Katarina , Borović Suzana
Published: November 2022

As mobile device location data becomes more available, new analyzes reveal significant changes in the way you navigate when an unplanned event occurs. With different control policies from local and state governments, the outbreak of Covid-19 has dramatically changed travel behaviour. In particular, the necessity of fundamental changes in certain sectors was noted, some of which are mobility and agriculture. Not only the pandemic, but also urbanization, climate changes, ecology and especially the ongoing War in Europe, marked these two categories as very important and connected, crucial for future survival in unpredictable new circumstances. Examples of agriculture in the Netherlands and Serbia were analyzed, as a possibility for the application and implementation of new solutions. The concept of precision agriculture, connecting new technologies and a traditional branch of the economy such as agriculture, enables functioning even in extreme conditions, such as limited movement during the pandemic and locking.