bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Diabetes mellitus quality care management: The promise of herbal supplementation
Authors: Arar K  , Ghouini A
Published: October 2021

Overcoming diabetes is a major health challenge of the 21st century. WHO predicts that by 2030 it will be the seventh leading cause of death in the world and calls for global action to stop its rise and improve care. Actually, Herbal and nutritional supplementation is required in the management of diabetic patients, a finding shared unanimously by scientists. Recently diabetologists have come to the evidence that a therapeutic supplement consisting of nutrients and herbal is necessary to optimize the treatment of diabetes. The treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is very often associated with overweight, is based on hygiene and dietetic measures and, where appropriate, on taking oral antidiabetics .This review describes the therapeutic arsenal of conventional oral antidiabetic drugs and emphasizes on innovative therapeutic option introducing herbal medicine and nutrition to the management of diabetic patients. Recent studies showed interesting potential in the reduction of blood sugar for many herbal for example Cinnamon, also berberine has been linked to the reduction of blood glucose levels, insulin levels and showed to be as effective as metformin, the most commonly prescribed drug for diabetics, at controlling blood sugar levels in diabetics. Moreover, a medicinal plant or herbal mixture can provide multi-targeted therapeutic action due to its complex chemical composition with hundreds of active ingredients such as oligosaccharides, alkaloids, polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins and at the same time ensure safety for the patients. We conclude by the fact that herbal and nutritional supplementation can bring major and promising progress in order to improve the patient care, by slowing the progression of type 2 diabetes and limiting its complications.
Assessment of vaginal health before and after treatment with vaginal suppository containing Lactiplantibacillus pentosus KCA1
Authors: Ijeoma Ngozi Ebenebe  , Uduma Eke Osonwa  , Chidimma Ruth Chukwunwejim  , Ugonna Chinwe Morikwe  , Joy Ogugua Igwe  , Charles O Esimone  , Kingsley C Anukam
Published: October 2021

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a polymicrobial syndrome characterized by a shift in the vaginal flora from a predominant population of Lactobacilli to a replacement with anaerobes. Vaginal suppositories containing L. pentosus KCA1 were formulated using glycerol-gelatin base. A prospective and follow-up community-based study was done. Vaginal samples were collected from women of reproductive age (non-pregnant) between 18-45 years. A total of 360 women both symptomatic and asymptomatic provided High Vaginal Swabs (HVS) for BV screening using Nugent scoring method and 65 (18.1 %) participants were identified as having BV by microscopy with 45 (12.5 %) of them being consistent with BV (Nugent score of 7-10) and twenty (5.56 %) being intermediate with BV (Nugent score of 4-6). A baseline and intervention questionnaire were administered to the participants. Majority (81.5 %) of the participants affirmed that they have not heard about BV. Social burden reveals that 90.8 % affirmed that they feel frustrated, having BV symptoms recur after treatment and 83.1 % admitted that BV symptoms makes them feel embarrassed, ashamed and dirty. Majority (58.8 %) claimed that the state of their reproductive health is ‘very good’ four weeks after treatment, while 88.2 % of the participants rated their reproductive health after four weeks of treatment to be ‘somewhat better than now than a year ago’. In conclusion, it was revealed that BV has impact on the social status and quality of life of the participants except on their economic status. Knowledge on the awareness of BV among women of reproductive age is essential.
Vulnerabilite des moyens d'existence des menages ruraux au changement climatique: analyse comparative des territoires montagneux et littoraux des zones arides tunisiennes
Authors:   Mondher Fetoui, Fatma Aribi, Farah Chouikhi, Mariem Sghaier, Mongi Sghaier
Published: October 2021

This paper presents a livelihood vulnerability assessment and compares the levels of exposure, sensitivity and adaptation to climate change of the local populations in mountains area and coastal plains in Tunisian arid regions. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change vulnerability index (LVI-IPCC) has been adapted and applied to assess this livelihood vulnerability, based on socio-economic surveys and semi-structured interviews with the local populations. Findings show that households in coastal plains are more vulnerable in terms of socio demographic profile, food security, social networks, access to water and climate variability. This territory is much more exposed to climate change, despite being slightly less sensitive. On the other hand, households in mountainous territory are more vulnerable in terms of livelihood strategies, land tenure and health, despite their adaptation capacity, which reduces their vulnerability to climate change. Based on this vulnerability assessment, this work suggests specific adaptation strategies and measures for livelihoods sustainability in each territory.
The Man in the Altai Epic Worldview in the Context of the National Identity Problem
Authors: Tozyiakova Ekaterina Aleksandrovna , Grebennikova Natalia Stepanovna
Published: October 2021

The aim of the study is to determine the specificity of the human problem in the Altai epic. The article describes the architectonics of the world of the Altai epic legends, determines the place and role of the Altai hero in the epic worldview, and identifies the distinctive features of the Altai batyr as a bearer of the national distinctness. The scientific originality of the research lies in the fact that for the first time the image of the batyr is considered in the context of the problem of the Altai identity formation. As a result, it is proved that in the epic legends of the Altaians, the batyr expresses the idea of a man in general and at the same time embodies the moral ideals, values, and national character of the Altai people.
Formulaic Nature of Expositions in the Modern Japanese Fantasy
Authors: Kovlekov Kirill Ivanovich
Published: October 2021

The paper aims to identify the role of expositions in Japanese fantasy literature of the 2010-2020s taking into account formulaic aspect. The article examines expositions of fantasy novels adapted into manga and anime within media mix strategy. The expositions of more than 300 fantasy novels are classified into thematic groups and subgroups. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the researcher provides synchronic and diachronic analysis of Japanese fantasy expositions on the basis of formulaic approach. The research findings are as follows: the author reveals formulaic nature of Japanese fantasy, suggests a thematic classification of expositions in Japanese fantasy of the 2010s.
Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi Online Dalam Mendukung Pelayanan Paspor Di Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Kota Pare-Pare
Authors: Nur Emilsyah , Haedar Darsa Djaya
Published: October 2021

Peningkatan mutu dari teknologi sangatlah penting dimana setiap negara berusaha untuk berinovasi di bidang teknologi untuk meningkatkan citra bangsanya. Indonesia sebagai negara dengan lalu lintas manusia yang sangat besar selalu berusaha menciptakan inovasi baru di segala aspek di bidang terkait, khususnya dalam aspek teknologi informasi bidang Keimigrasian. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif  menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara dan observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Teknologi digital Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Kota Pare-Pare dalam memberikan pelayanan permohonan pembuatan paspor telah nyata terlihat dan sudah memenuhi kebutuhan untuk melayani masyarakat. Hal ini terjawab pada bukti fisik atau bukti nyata terlihat yang ada saat ini telah memenuhi standar pelayanan. Kehandalan yang diberikan oleh Kantor Imigrasi II TPI Kota Pare-Pare dalam bentuk website www.Pare-Pare.imigrasi.go.id sudah cukup baik, bukan hanya sekedar formalitas sebagai salah satu instansi pemerintah yang bergerak di bidang keimigrasian juga diupayakan oleh aparatur agar masyarakat pengguna jasa layanan imigrasi mendapatkan kemudahan dalam berinteraksi dengan aparatur sehingga persepsi positif seperti keyakinan terhadap pelayanan yang diberikan oleh aparatur Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Kota Pare-Pare selaku pelaksana pelayanan dapat tumbuh di mata masyarakat.
Earned Value Management System in Indonesian Construction Projects
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,  Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Kasihan, Bantul, 55183, INDONESIA, Priyo Mandiyo
Published: October 2021

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a methodology combining scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress. It involves integrating the three critical elements of the project covering schedule, work scope, and cost. Various benefits are associated with the use of EVM in project management. This research aims to analyze four units of building construction projects using the EVM method consisting of an analysis of project performance, estimation of cost, and time for project completion, and planning estimation analysis against project completion. The results revealed that from the aspect of time, three buildings were completed ahead of schedule, and another one was behind schedule. In terms of cost, three buildings cost lower than the estimated budget, while one other building was higher.
Антагонисты NMDA-рецепторов снижают чувствительность кожи при воздействии агониста TRPV1-рецепторов капсаицина
Authors: Иванова Елена Анатольевна , Матюшкин Александр Иванович , Воронина Татьяна Александровна
Published: October 2021

Глутаматные рецепторы широко представлены в центральной нервной системе и на периферии, что определяет их участие в центральной и периферической ноцицепции. В частности, NMDA-рецепторы локализованы в области дермоэпидермального соединения кожи. На иннервирующих кожу немиелинизированных нервных волокнах находятся TRPV1-рецепторы, способные функционально взаимодействовать с NMDA-рецепторами в каскадах кальций/кальмодулин-зависимой протеинкиназы типа II и протеинкиназы С. В данной работе оценено влияние неконкурентных антагонистов NMDA-рецепторов на периферическую сенситизацию кожи, вызванную подкожной инъекцией агониста TRPV1-рецепторов капсаицина, при разных способах введения. Установлено, что и высокоаффинный антагонист NMDA-рецепторов MK-801, и низкоаффинный антагонист NMDA-рецепторов гимантан снижают длительность реакции мышей на подкожную инъекцию раствора капсаицина в область плюсны при накожной аппликации, системном (внутрибрюшинном для гимантана и подкожном для МК-801) и подкожном интраплантарном введении.
Твердофазно-флуориметрическое определение некоторых нестероидных противовоспалительных средств в лекарственных препаратах с использованием смартфона
Authors: Амелин Василий Григорьевич , Шаока Зин Алабдин Чалави , Большаков Дмитрий Сергеевич
Published: October 2021

Разработан быстрый и простой способ определения действующих веществ нестероидных противовоспалительных средств (мелоксикам, толфенамовая, мефенамовая и ни-флумовая кислоты) с использованием цифровой цветометрии твердофазной флуоресценции. Изучена сенсибилизированная нестероидными противовоспалительными средствами (НПВС) флуоресценция европия и тербия на целлюлозной бумаге и тонком слое силикагеля. При облучении ультрафиолетовым светом (365 нм) пятен, нанесенных на матрицу растворов НПВС, наблюдается зеленая флуоресценция толфенамовой, мефенамовой и нифлумовой кислот и красная — мелоксикама. Измерение интенсивности флуоресценции на поверхности матриц осуществляли с помощью смартфона. В качестве аналитического сигнала (Ar) использовали значения цветометрических параметров в системе RGB. Пределы обнаружения и определения составили 1 – 5 и 3 – 17 мкг/мл соответственно для всех рассматриваемых аналитов. Диапазоны определяемых содержаний 3 – 500 мкг/мл. Методика проверена на лекарственных препаратах. Относительное стандартное отклонение результатов анализа не превышает 0,08.
К вопросу об уменьшении количества образца для микробиологического анализа некоторых фармацевтических субстанций
Authors: Рощина Марина Владимировна , Гунар Ольга Викторовна , Буйлова Ирина Александровна
Published: October 2021

Рассмотрена возможность уменьшения количества образца для анализа некоторых фармацевтических субстанций по показателю «Микробиологическая чистота». Проведена оценка триптиказо-соевого агара для возможности обнаружения дрожжевых и плесневых грибов, а также выделения минимального количества отдельных видов микроорганизмов. Определено минимальное количество образца для определения микробиологической чистоты: 0,2 г (мл) для субстанций синтетического происхождения, предназначенных для производства нестерильных лекарственных препаратов, и 1,2 г (мл) — при анализе стерильных лекарственных препаратов. На основании полученных экспериментальных данных авторами разработана схема анализа отдельных фармацевтических субстанций на уменьшенном количестве образца по показателю «Микробиологическая чистота».
THE GEOLOGICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE AND THEY SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL-COGNITIVE TOURISM
Authors: Bortnyk Sergii , Grytsenko Volodymyr , Ivanik Olena , Lavruk Tetiana , Stetsiuk Volodymyr
Published: October 2021

The article reviews publications devoted to geological and geomorphological monuments of Ukraine highlights specific features of their formation in different regions and reveals their importance for the development of nature-cognitive tourism as a basis for the formation of the tourism industry. The methodological unity of the concepts "geological monuments" and "geomorphological monuments", which characterize the original course of natural processes and their results and therefore have great scientific and cognitive value are considered. Emphasis is placed on the important participation of geomorphological processes in the formation of natural monuments, which show different geological monuments on the earth's surface and reflect not only the features of geological factors but also the diversity of relief processes, their dynamics, which determines the status of most monuments as "geological and geomorphological".
Important for establishing the protection status of geological and geomorphological monuments are the developed criteria for assessing the aesthetics of the relief of Ukraine, its uniqueness, the presence of features "architecture-composition", combination with other elements of the landscape, stability or mobility, imagery – photogenicity, visual effect, emotional perception, attractiveness, etc. It is noted that the category of natural phenomena "geological and geomorphological monuments" is characterized by significant conservatism compared to other components of the natural environment. Such monuments are carriers of paleogeographic and ethnocultural content, which, in addition to scientific significance, gives them the status of interesting tourist attractions. This creates an opportunity for the development of nature-cognitive tourism, which can be both independent and successfully complements all other known types of tourism.
Geological and geomorphological monuments influence the nature of recreational activities. The specificity and sequence of recreational functions of the relief of Ukraine according to the special properties of endogenous, exogenous, and anthropogenic genetic varieties of recreational geological and geomorphological monuments have been established.
Key words: geotourism; nature-cognitive tourism; geological-geomorphological monuments; geoheritage of Ukraine.
Consequences of Choice : Exploring Successful and Unsuccessful Decision-Making Attributes in UK Homicide Investigations
Authors: Atkin Howard
Published: October 2021

Flawed decision-making is widely identified as having led to miscarriages of justice and failed homicide investigations. This research explores decision-making by Senior Investigating Officers in UK homicide investigations, including where initial investigations were unsuccessful, or resulted in wrongful convictions. It offers a new ‘investigative continuum’ perspective as a means to explore decisions and for linking the impact of decisions to successful or unsuccessful outcomes. Using this model, it correlates ‘explorative’, ‘creative’ and ‘impactive’ decisions with positive investigative outcomes. It corroborates ‘tipping points’ in decision-making processes, identifies a new feature, ‘Transition Points’, and observes how these can affect investigative outcomes.
Muslim female education in the city of Chistopol, Kazan province (the late 19th – early 20th centuries)
Authors: Gabfrafikova L. R.
Published: October 2021

At the end of the 19th century, the total amount of Tatars in Chistopol (Kazan province) were 24.5% of all the townspeople. However, the history of the city’s Muslim communities in the pre-revolutionary period are among the poorly studied scientifi c problems. The information about Muslim female education in Chistopol in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is very fragmentary. This exact research embraced the analyses of various documents and materials, including photographs from museum collections. Moreover, the article presents the biography of a famous Tatar journalist of the early 20th century, born in Chistopol - FatimaFarida Vagapova (Navruzova) (1889–1914) and describes her long journey to knowledge. Until 1917, in Chistopol there were three Tatar educational institutions: two madrasahs and a Russian-Tatar school. In 1913, 355 girls studied in this schools. The article analyzes the main problems of Tatar women’s schools formation and development, reveals the information about the staff of these educational centers. The author provides a conclusion that the decisive role in the development of Muslim female education in Chistopol belonged to the representatives of Muhammetzakir Ishan Kamalov (1818–1893) clan and to the other residents of the city close to this family.
Satisfaction with the marriage of spouses in Muslim monogamous and polygamous family relations in Russia
Authors: Korchagina A. V.
Published: October 2021

The article presents the results of the analysis of the marriage satisfaction level of Muslims in monogamous and polygamous families in Russia. Such studies have not been conducted previously despite the fact that this problem is relevant for the institution of family and marriage as a whole. Muslims make up approximately 15 percent of the population of the Russian Federation, and their well-being in family relations is important both for each individual, and for the community and the state as a whole. The study involved 172 people between the ages 18 to 71 years: 85 men and 87 women. The satisfaction of spouses with marital relations was measured using the Russian-language version of Susan S. Hendrik’s (1988) “7-point Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS)” adapted by Sychev O. A. Data analysis was performed using Microsoft Offi ce and IBM SPSS Statistics. The results obtained allow us to conclude that the level of satisfaction of spouses in monogamous marriages is higher than the level of satisfaction in polygamous marriages, and the level of satisfaction with the marriage of the fi rst wives is lower than the level of satisfaction of the second/third/fourth wives. These results make it possible to develop practical recommendations for improving the practical application of theoretical and empirical research data in counseling, therapeutic, adaptive and preventive work with Muslims who are already married and who intend to enter into it.
The influence of herbs and walnuts on the quality characteristics of ham
Authors:   Volga Region Research Institute of Manufacture and Processing of Meat-and-Milk Production, Slozhenkina M.I. , Grishin V.S. ,   Volga Region Research Institute of Manufacture and Processing of Meat-and-Milk Production, Bondarkova E.Y. ,   Volga Region Research Institute of Manufacture and Processing of Meat-and-Milk Production, Grebennikova Y.D. ,   Volga Region Research Institute of Manufacture and Processing of Meat-and-Milk Production, Tapilina A.P. ,   Volgograd State Technical University
Published: October 2021

Aim. To determine the effect of the addition of thyme and rosemary, as well as walnut on the quality characteristics of the resulting ham. Materials and Methods. Low-fat pork (GOST 31476-2012), purchased at a local meat processing plant, dried thyme (GOST 21816-89), dried rosemary, walnuts (GOST 32874-2014) were used for the preparation of ham samples. The production of the studied ham samples was carried out in accordance with the current regulatory and technical documentation (GOST 31790-2012 "Boiled pork products. Technical specifications"). Sampling and preparation of samples for laboratory tests was carried out according to a single method in accordance with the requirements of GOST R 51447-99 (ISO 3100-1-91). The organoleptic parameters were determined according to the requirements of GOST 9959-91; GOST R 53159-2008; GOST R 53161-2008. The mass fraction of fat was determined according to GOST 23042-86; protein-according to GOST 25011-81; energy value-by the calculated method. Results. The pH value in the ham was significantly reduced with the addition of thyme and rosemary compared to the control before and after storage. Ham, in the formulation of which rosemary and thyme powder was introduced, had the highest mass fraction of protein – 27.5%, which is 0.8 and 2.1% more than in the control and II experimental samples with the addition of nuts, respectively. The inclusion of walnuts in the recipe significantly affected the mass fraction of fat in the II experimental sample – 5.7%, which is 2.5 and 0.7% more than in the control and I experimental samples, respectively. The energy value of the I prototype was the highest and amounted to 159.25 kcal per 100 g, which is respectively more than in the control and II prototype by 20.02 and 2.1 kcal. Conclusion. The addition of thyme and rosemary significantly affected the color of the ham, but at the same time increased the functional and technological properties, nutritional and biological value of the finished product. Adding walnuts to the ham recipe gave it a nutty taste. Thus, the resulting products have a high-energy value and are competitive.
The Influence of Digital Employee Experience and Employee Agility Do They Boost Firm’s Effectiveness
Authors: Nugroho Rizqy Aji
Published: October 2021

Selama pandemi Covid-19, bisnis harus menghadapi persaingan yang ketat dan pertumbuhan yang melambat. Pandemi telah berdampak pada seluruh industri di Indonesia, termasuk industri logistik, khususnya organisasi kepelabuhanan. Gangguan pada industri logistik telah mengakibatkan penurunan beban kargo trailer dan peti kemas. Hal ini dapat terjadi karena pembatasan transportasi karena perusahaan harus memaksakan jaminan kesehatan yang lebih besar. Akibatnya, rantai pasok terganggu dan menyebabkan penurunan volume peti kemas di beberapa wilayah. Operator pelabuhan kering harus meningkatkan kelincahan organisasi mereka untuk beradaptasi dan bertahan selama pandemi.
Upaya Peningkatan Guru Profesional Dalam Menghadapi Pendidikan Di Era Globalisasi
Authors: Sakti Bayu Purbha
Published: October 2021

Teachers should be respected because teachers have a concern for the success of learning in school. Education conducted in schools is related to the era of globalization. Teachers who work professionally still need the ability to organize all aspects of life in society. But there are various problems faced by teachers in Indonesia. Elementary school teachers who have undergraduate diplomas are still few in Indonesia. Teachers are distributed in Indonesia less evenly. The welfare of teachers working in Indonesia is still of concern. The type of research used is qualitative research. This research was conducted by searching various library materials. The government's effort to increase professional teachers is done by granting lecture permits through tertiary education. Efforts to increase professional teachers are also carried out by the government through activities such as seminars, training, and teacher certification programs. The government's effort to increase professional teachers is done by giving UKG (Teacher Competency Exams). Government efforts to increase professional teachers are carried out through institutionalized activities such as PKG (Teacher Activity Center) and KKG (Teacher Working Group). Government efforts to increase professional teachers are carried out through zoning systems activities.
A rapid sedimentary response to the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum hydrological change: new data from alluvial units of the Tremp-Graus Basin (Spanish Pyrenees)
Authors: Navarro Victoriano , Schmitz Birger , Payros Aitor
Published: October 2021

A massive emission of light carbon about 56 Ma ago, recorded in marine and terrestrial sediments by a negative carbon isotope excursion (CIE), caused a short-lived (~170 kyr) global warming event known as the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). The core of this event is represented in the south Pyrenean Tremp-Graus Basin by two successive alluvial units, the Claret Conglomerate (CC) and the Yellowish Soils, which represent laterally juxtaposed depositional environments. It is generally agreed that these units record a dramatic increase in seasonal rain and an increased intra-annual humidity gradient during the PETM, but the timing of the sedimentary response to the hydrological change is a matter of debate. Some authors maintain that the CC was developed during the early, most intense phase of the carbon emission, others that its formation lagged by 16.5 ± 7.5 kyr behind the onset of the PETM. The latter claim was mainly based on the assumption that in two sections of this basin, Claret and Tendrui, the onset of the CIE occurs 3 and 8 m below the base of the CC, respectively. Here we show that in the zone between these two sections the CC is missing and the Yellowish Soil unit rests directly and conformably on the underlying deposits. New d13Corg data from this zone provide sound evidence that the onset of the CIE is situated just ~1 m below the Yellowish Soils. The CC erosional base cuts down deeper than this figure, rendering it highly unlikely the preservation of the CIE onset below it. A tentative estimate based on sedimentation rates indicates that ~3.8 kyr, or less, may have elapsed from the onset of the CIE to the arrival of PETM alluvium into the Claret-Tendrui study area, about a third of the lowest estimate of previous authors. Since the study area was situated about 15 km from the source area, our new estimate supports a rapid response of the sedimentary system to the hydrological change at the onset of the PETM.
Do hotter temperatures increase the incidence of self-harm hospitalisations?
Authors: Williams Matt N , Hill Stephen Robert , Spicer John
Published: October 2021

A relationship between air temperature and the incidence of suicide has been established in a number of previous studies. Interestingly, the relationship between geographical variation in temperature and suicide incidence has generally been found to be negative, while the relationship between temporal variation in temperature and suicide incidence has generally been found to be positive. It is less clear, however, how temperature relates to the incidence of self-harm. This topic is of particular importance given the presence of ongoing global warming. This study investigated the relationship between temperature and the incidence of self-harm resulting in hospitalisation in New Zealand. Self-harm hospitalisations by date and district for 1993–2009 were obtained from the Ministry of Health. Meteorological data was obtained from NIWA. Generalized linear mixed models were used to estimate the effects of three different components of variation in temperature: Geographical, seasonal, and irregular. Irregular (random) daily variation in temperature had a modest positive relationship with the incidence of acts of self-harm resulting in hospitalisation, with about 0.7% extra incidents for every 1°C increase in temperature. However, there was no strong evidence for a positive effect of either seasonal or geographical variation in temperature. We conclude that temperature does appear to bear some relation to the incidence of self-harm, with irregular daily variation in temperature having a positive effect. However, inconsistencies in the effects of different components of variation in temperature make it challenging to accurately predict how global warming will influence the incidence of self-harm.
Shedding Our Substantial Baggage: Towards a Process-Ontological Turn in Cognitive Science
Authors: Falandays James Benjamin
Published: October 2021

In the fallout of the replication crisis, several authors have pointed to an underlying "theory crisis" in the cognitive sciences, which are argued to lack a core set of shared principles, assumptions, and methodologies. In this essay, I contend that one major barrier to an integrated field stems from a widespread, often implicit ontological commitment among scientists to substance ontology: the metaphysical view that reality is composed of one or more fundamental, static, independent entities. I argue that this metaphysical assumption contributes to the impression that alternative theoretical decompositions of systems are logically incompatible. I consider cognitive, cultural, and historical reasons for the little-challenged dominance of substance thinking in scientific thought, but suggest that the philosophical foundations are shaky. As such, the field may benefit from engaging more deeply with alternative metaphysical traditions that can be grouped as "process ontologies": the family of views that tend to deny the idea of a fundamental level, take existence to be inherently relational, and emphasize that nature is inherently dynamic. I offer a brief survey of Western philosophical traditions that speak to one or more aspects of process thought, but shine a spotlight in particular on useful concepts from Buddhist and Daoist philosophical traditions. I consider three necessary aspects of all living systems that cannot be accounted for within substance ontology, but can by process: (1) fuzzy boundaries, (2) causal loops, and (3) change. I conclude by suggesting that process ontology may help the field of cognitive science progress by dissolving ill-founded debates regarding the fundamental level of analysis, opening a path for a rigorous meta-theory of cognition.
The Art of Rambling: Journeys through Space and Time with Mary Kingsley, Rose Macaulay, Ursula Le Guin, Naomi Mitchison and Octavia Butler
Authors: LeFanu Sarah
Published: October 2021

In “The Art of Rambling: Journeys Through Space and Time”, Sarah LeFanu will look at the travels and travel-writings of, predominantly, Mary Kingsley and Rose Macaulay, and will boldly suggest some connections with the science fictional spacewomen and time-travellers of the second wave of feminism. She will talk about five travelling women whose lives span over one hundred years, and look at some of the connections between them in their lives and in their writing. By focusing on the experience of the five authors in a larger socio-cultural and literary context, LeFanu will trace the implications of writing and travelling vis-à-vis the intersectionality of one’s personal commitments and motivations, with the aim to discovering how these are inflected by questions of gender and gender bias, consequently bearing upon the shape of modern discourses of women travel and travel writing. While each of the women travelled in different modes and to different places, for every one of them the imaginative worlds of their childhoods inspired them to engage with the world outside, an engagement that was not just personal but was also profoundly political.
Travelling Sideways in Time (Without a Suitcase): The Aggregate Identity of Audrey Parker on Haven
Authors: Front Sonia
Published: October 2021

A distinct strand has differentiated itself in television programming in the twenty-first century: television series that feature female protagonists travelling between parallel worlds. The worlds in most of these series are on the edge of destruction through terrorism, war or another traumatic event. The female protagonists, who share the special ability to travel between the worlds, have a unique role to play – they serve as mediators between the universes. Their inbetweenness enables their autonomy and resistance to violence, death, and appropriation. This role is played by Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) in the fantasy/supernatural drama Haven. Audrey’s task is to travel through an interdimensional portal to the town of Haven every twenty-seven years to help as a police officer to protect the inhabitants who are plagued by “the Troubles,” that is, supernatural abilities, which finally threaten them with imminent destruction. The uniqueness of Audrey resides not only in her special status as a traveller between the worlds but also in her identity, which consists of many segments in which different consciousnesses inhabit the same non-ageing body over five hundred years. The essay will analyse the unique temporality of the character, governed by female patterns of travel and her nomadic subjectivity, proposing that her figure links human lifetimes to geological aeons, symbolised by aether, the primary substance of the Void, located between the worlds. That link makes Haven a show of the Anthropocene, the geologic time period defined by humanity’s influence upon the earth. The Anthropocene challenges us to think beyond the usual temporality of a human lifespan, and so does Haven. The imminent destruction as a result of individual egotism leading to the misuse of aether in the show is a trope for the destruction of our planet. Haven uses the figure of Audrey Parker to represent a network of connections and repercussions dispersed over centuries to illustrate how our cumulative actions impact our planet. The show’s anti-linear strategies thus address the environmental concerns of an increasingly unstable environment to propose new ways through which to figure and address imminent threats concerning ecological disaster.
On Karol Wojtyła’s Aristotelian Method in The Acting Person: Induction and Reduction as Aristotelian Induction (ἐπαγωγή) and Division (διαίρεσις) (Part I)
Authors: Wagner Daniel C.
Published: October 2021

This is the first of a two-part study treating Karol Wojtyła’s Aristotelian methodology. The study shows that Wojtyła’s inductive and reductive methodology is identical with the Aristotelian method of proceeding from what is better-known to us in experience (ἐμπειρία/empeiria) to what is better-known to nature by way of induction (ἐπαγωγή/epagoge) and analysis (ἀνάλῠσις/analusis) or division (διαίρεσις/diairesis). By a rigorous presentation of this Aristotelian methodology here in Part I, the logical form and force of Wojtyła’s method is properly disclosed and appreciated in Part II. Wojtyła’s method utilizes the logical forms of reductio ad impossibile and reasoning on the hypothesis of the end, or effect-cause reasoning, which is special to the life sciences and the power-object model of definition. By this methodology, Wojtyła obtains definitive knowledge of the human person that is necessary and undeniable: he discloses the εἶδος (eidos) or species of the person in the Aristotelian, Thomistic, and Phenomenological sense of the term.
Mariusz Henryk Sztaba, Etyczno-moralne postawy życia społecznego w świetle nauczania Karola Wojtyły – św. Jana Pawła II. Wybrane aspekty
Authors: Dancák Pavol
Published: October 2021

Mariusz Henryk Sztaba, Etyczno-moralne postawy życia społecznego w świetle nauczania Karola Wojtyły – św. Jana Pawła II. Wybrane aspekty - review
Tako rzecze Zaratustra Wacława Berenta: młodopolska maniera czy nowatorski eksperyment?
Authors: Lukas Katarzyna
Published: October 2021

Artykuł dotyczy cech stylistycznych Tako rzecze Zaratustra Wacława Berenta — przekładu Also sprach Zarathustra Friedricha Nietzschego. Analiza pokazała, że tłumacz wykorzystuje trzy kody językowo-literackie: styl Młodej Polski, własny poetycki idiolekt oraz język staropolskiej Biblii jako wzorzec archaizacyjny. Ze wzorców tych korzysta jednak wybiórczo i krytycznie, unikając manierystycznych rozwiązań translatorskich. Wyeksponowanie archaizacji i walorów brzmieniowych pozwala upatrywać w tekście Berenta cechy symbolistycznego modelu przekładu, a Tako rzecze Zaratustra jako eksperyment językowy wpisuje się w kontinuum twórczości własnej polskiego pisarza.
Родовые компоненты в процессе перевода топонимических терминов в русском и чешском языках
Authors: Плесник Лукаш
Published: October 2021

Статья посвящена проблематике родовых компонентов топонимических терминов русского и чешского языков. В фокусе внимания находятся как главные термины исследуемой проблематики (топонимика, топоним, родовой компонент), так и процесс перевода конкретных родовых элементов и родовых терминов. Анализ осуществляется в русско-чешском сопоставительном плане, исследуются родовые компоненты топонимических терминов, относящиеся, главным образом, к хоронимам, оронимам и гидронимам. Процесс перевода реализуется соответствующими терминами принимающего языка. С одной стороны, большинство исследуемых родовых компонентов имеет в процессе перевода прямую эквивалентность, однако, с другой стороны, имеются также родовые компоненты, которые при переводе заменяются не вполне совпадающими переводными родовыми компонентами, т. е. они переводятся с помощью семантически друг с другом близлежащих лексических единиц.
Prozelityczny wymiar prozy Anny Fein
Authors: Michalska-Suchanek Mirosława
Published: October 2021

Twórczość Anny Fein mieści się w nurcie, który głosi powrót do korzeni kultury żydowskiej i żydowskiej tradycyjnej duchowości. Tożsamość narodową pisarka programowo łączy z identyfikacją religijną. Jej narratorki-bohaterki przemierzają drogę, którą niegdyś przeszła ona sama — budowania (odradzania się) żydowskiej samoświadomości aż do nawrócenia się na ortodoksyjny judaizm. W tej ewolucji, która stanowi fundament semantyczno-ideowej dynamiki większości utworów pisarki, ujawnia się swojego rodzaju prozelityzm Fein. Prozelityczny charakter prozy Fein jest także pochodną funkcji poznawczej, tj. wprowadzania odbiorcy świeckiego w świat społeczności ortodoksyjnej. Siłę prozelitycznego rezonansu zdecydowanie wzmacniają również, obecne w twórczości Fein, elementy autobiograficzne.
Jewigenij Charitonow — Homo sacer literatury rosyjskiej
Authors: Świetlik Anna Justyna
Published: October 2021

Artykuł poświęcony został przybliżeniu twórczości Jewgenija Charitonowa. W pracy przedstawiono okoliczności towarzyszące publikacji zebranych tekstów autora, a także zaprezentowano cechy dystynktywne utworów. Ponadto, podjęto próbę określenia miejsca nieheteronormatywnego bohatera literackiego w radzieckiej przestrzeni społecznej w odwołaniu do koncepcji współczesnych filozofów - Giorgio Agambena i Julii Kristevy. Badania przeprowadzone zostały w oparciu o opracowania naukowe z zakresu społecznej teorii queer.
The Uruguay River: A Permeable Border in South America
Authors: Nodari Eunice , Gerhardt Marcos
Published: October 2021

The Uruguay River basin in South America has held a social, cultural, environmental, and economic relevance for many centuries. The river flows for about 2,000 km, linked to an important remnant of native forest, the Selva Misionera in Argentina, and to a Brazilian conservation unit for biodiversity, the Turvo State Park. The Uruguay River is fed by several other important rivers, forming a basin region in which thousands of people live and work. The history of the Uruguay River is intensively linked to the permeable borders between Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay where different social groups circulated in diverse historical time periods. Forests along the river played a very important role with emphasis on the extraction and trade of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis, Saint-Hilaire), a forest product widely consumed in southern America, and also the timber extraction from native forests, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As a result, a profound socio-environmental transformation took place with the reconstruction of regional landscapes shaped by the Uruguay River basin.
GRADIENT BOOSTING ALGORITHM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF UNKNOWN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES
Authors:   Computer Engineering Department,  College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, A. Ferman Vian , A. Tawfeeq Mohammed ,   Computer Engineering Department,  College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: October 2021

The pervasive availability of the Internet of Things (IoT) markets lures targets for cyber-attacks since most manufactured IoT devices are usually resource-constrained devices. The first powerful line of IoT network protection from these vulnerabilities is detecting IoT devices especially the unauthorized ones by utilizing machine learning (ML) algorithms. Actually, it is so difficult or even impossible to find individual unknown IoT devices during the setup phase but, knowing their manufacturers is a matter to be deliberate. In this paper, a new method based fingerprints generation is introduced to detect the connected devices in the setup phase. Fingerprints for 21 different IoT devices are generated using devices’ network traffic. The whole produced fingerprints of devices are divided into four groups according to their manufacturers or fingerprints similarity proportion. Gradient Boosting Algorithm is applied to achieve the identified purposes. The proposed method is considered as a preparatory study for early detection of unauthorized. The performance evaluation for the proposed method was calculated based on two metrics: Identification accuracy and F1-score. The average identification accuracy rate was around 98.65%, while the average F1-score was about 99%.
MULTI BAND MICRO STRIP PATCH ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS
Authors:   Electrical  Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, M. Nori Lina , H. Thahir Raad ,   Electrical  Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: October 2021

This research paper aims to design a new shape of the microstrip patch antenna. Combining a half circular and zigzag shape of a triangular patch antenna, we selected two different shapes of microstrip patch to obtained modern shape no one mentioned it before and it’s seems like a tulip rose, so this design achieved to works for multiband. The dimensions of the proposed antenna are (38×30×1.6) mm3 applied on the dielectric substrate FR-4, which has a relative dielectric constant of (εr=4.3) and loss tangent (tanδ=0.002). Both patch and ground are copper material with a thickness (t=0.035 mm). So four-band are achieved (5.1612-5.3874) GHz, (8.8729-10.067) GHz, (10.476-11.091) GHz, and (13.819-30) GHz. The return loss (S11) are (-20.784) dB, (-30.532) dB, (-19.246) dB and (-29.789) dB respectively. The antenna is printed by using FR-4 substrate and simulated by CST-Microwave studio software. This antenna works for various wireless applications such as Wi-FI, C band, X band, Ku band, Ka-band, cellular phones, and satellite communications.
PERFORMANCE OF QAM-OFDM SYSTEM OVER RAYLEIGH FADING CHANNEL IN WEI BULL NOISE DISTRIBUTION
Authors:   Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, I. Abed Nabaa , A.AL Rubaye Ghanim ,   Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: October 2021

The phenomenal increase in the usage of mobile devices and wireless networking tools in recent years has resulted in the communication industry needing higher data speeds for connections and bandwidth. As a result, multi-carrier modulation has been suggested as a reliable and effective method of transmitting data over difficult communication networks such as selective fading channels. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a highly effective multi-carrier technique that can meet users' high demands. Many studies have looked into this technique, mostly as a way to counteract fading and Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN). As a result, the performance evaluation of the QAM-OFDM system in the presence of multi-path Rayleigh fading in Weibull noise is examined in this article. Furthermore, bit error rate performance (BER) is computed using the optimal derivation of the real system contaminated by compound Gaussian and non-Gaussian (Weibull) noise distributions at the OFDM demodulator output. The derived result is an exact match to the simulated result over various scenarios introduced by the MATLAB software package.
PATH LOSS MODELING FOR URBAN WIRLESS NETWORKS IN BAGHDAD
Authors:   Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, G. Nsaif Baseem , H. Sallomi Adheed ,   Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: October 2021

An accurate propagation modeling of radio waves propagation is very important task in cellular network design as it provides the detailed useful knowledge about the wireless channel environment characteristics. Theoretical or empirical RF propagation models provide the required useful information about the signal path loss and fading to evaluate the received signal level, the coverage area, and the outage probability in specific regions. This paper aimed to develop an empirical radio wave propagation model based on observations and sets of measurement data collected from different sites through drive test. These measurements are used to determine the received signal power at some locations to create an empirical radio wave propagation model that is suitable to be appropriate in cellular network accurate design and link budget prediction at the city of Baghdad.
DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A SPECIAL MEDIUM POWER INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM FOR OXYGEN FREE COPPER PRODUCTION
Authors:   Electrical Engineering  Department,  College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, F. Salman Abdulaleem , A. Rasheed Firas ,   Electrical Engineering  Department,  College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, M. Abdulbaqi Isam ,   Electrical Engineering  Department,  College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: October 2021

For sustainability purposes this project is studying the recycling of copper scrap. It is intended to melt a copper in oxygen free environment to achieve a highly conducting copper suitable for electrical installation and bus-bars manufacturing. Such a project must be started by a design and simulation step. Since the furnace composed of two main parts, the power supply and the induction coil, the power supply is a current fed inverter (CFI) simulated using Matlab, and the induction coil simulated by Finite Element Method (FEM) using ANSYS computer package. The induction coil design of this project is a special task due to the limitation of the maximum output voltage of the available power supply. The results approve the visibility of the system to be implemented in near future.
WEAK SIGNAL DETECTION BASED ON MULTIPLE AUTO-CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
Authors:   Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, S. Mohammed Sarah , K. Mahmood Maher ,   Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: October 2021

This study presents the performance of the auto-correlation methods for detecting weak signals, where the signal level is much less than the noise level. Double and triple auto-correlation techniques are used to improve the detection performance compared with the single autocorrelation. Simulation results obtained by MATLAB programs show that the multiple correlation techniques outperform the single correlation in terms of probability of detection and probability of false alarm versus signal to noise ratio SNR.