bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Methane Oxidation in Slurry Storage Surface Crusts
Authors: Petersen S⊘ren O. , Amon Barbara , Gattinger Andreas
Published: September 2023

Livestock manure is a significant source of atmospheric methane (CH4), especially during liquid storage. In liquid manure (slurry) storages a surface crust may form naturally, or an artificial surface crust can be established. We investigated whether there is a potential for CH4oxidation in this environment. Surface crust materials were sampled from experimental storages with cattle slurry (with natural crust) or anaerobically digested cattle slurry (with straw layer) that had been stored with or without a wooden cover. Extracts of surface crust material were incubated with 5.6% CH4in the headspace, and methanotrophic activity was demonstrated in all four treatments following a 4‐ to 10‐d lag phase. Subsequent incubation of field‐moist surface crust material with 350 μL L−1CH4also showed CH4oxidation, indicating a potential for CH4removal under practical storage conditions. There was no CH4oxidation activity during incubation of autoclaved samples. Methane oxidation rates were 0.1 to 0.5 mg kg−1organic matter (OM) h−1, which is comparable with the activity in wetlands and rice paddies. Partial drying increased CH4oxidation to 0.2 to 1.4 mg kg−1OM h−1, probably as a result of improved diffusivity within the surface crust. Rewetting reversed the stimulation of methanotrophic activity in some treatments, but not in others, possibly due to a decline in CH4production in anaerobic volumes, or to growth of methanotrophs during incubation. This study presents direct evidence for methanotrophic activity in slurry storages. Measures to ensure crust formation with or without a solid cover appear to be a cost‐effective greenhouse gas mitigation option.
RHETORIC AND POLITICS – THE POWER OF WORDS IN SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR
Authors: Dumitrašković Tatjana A.
Published: September 2023

Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar emphasises the connection between rhetoric and politics. Some scholars, like Gayle Greene and Kim Ballard, point out that rhetoric in Julius Caesar is extremely important for the central political problems and character analysis. They also argue that Shakespeare implicitly criticises and condemns rhetoric that hides moral and political truth. Language is the most influential tool for seizing power in the play. Shakespeare well understands that power comes from those politicians who know how to manipulate the passions of the common people. Shakespeare’s soldiers are at the same time skilful politicians who, by manipulating particular words and gestures, try to attain their own ambitious goals. Funeral speeches offer Brutus and Antony a chance to convince people of the value of their own ideology through the power of spoken words. Describing Caesar’s murder as the result of the conspirators’ efforts to maintain order in Rome, Brutus uses prose and parallelisms to create a sense of balance. Using blank verse, apostrophe, repetition and irony, Antony affects the feelings of the Roman people and causes them to revolt. Shakespeare emphasises that mastering rhetoric results in strong political power and control.
WHAT ARE SHIBBOLETHNONYMS AND DO THEY EXIST IN THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE?
Authors: Ivanović Milan D.
Published: September 2023

Over the last decades, especially in the Slavic countries, onomastic disciplines and their terminologies have significantly improved. Therefore, in ethnonymics – a study of the names of peoples and, in a broader sense, the names of the inhabitants of physiographic and/or administrative regions – not only necessary terms, but also terms whose purposefulness is at best debatable, have been introduced. This paper examines whether such terms include the Bulgarian term govoren etnonim and the Anglophone term shibbolethnonym, which denote ethnonyms motivated by some speech characteristic of the community in question. The analysis is performed from the standpoint of Serbian onomastics and etymology using appropriate examples from different varieties of the Serbian language: the standard, rural vernacular, and informal varieties of urban environments (i.e. colloquial style and youth jargon or slang). Examples are classified into shibbolethnonyms ʻproperʼ, with more or less clear motivation reflected in the imitation of phonological, grammatical and/or lexical features in the speech of another ethnic or regional community (Švabenzi infrm. ‘Germans’), and ʻfalseʼ shibbolethnonyms, with blurred motivation or meaning which only describe the speech characteristics of the Other (Nijemci stnd. ‘Germans’). We particularly point to the examples which, in addition to speech characteristics, (re)produce positive stereotypes about the greatest closely related nation (baćuška ‘a Russian man’) and regional communities of the same, Serbian or Croatian people (đetić ‘a man from Montenegro’; prika ‘a man from Slavonia’, rođo ‘a man from Herzegovina’). Finally, based on the number and importance of the presented examples, it is concluded that the introduction of the notion in question is necessary, even if one takes the view that yet another onomastic term, in addition to many already accepted, may appear undesirable.
Efficacy of combined disinfection with a nitric oxide donor in controlling biofilm formation on the reverse osmosis water pathway for hemodialysis
Authors: Tange Yoshihiro , Murata Ayane , Yoshitake Shigenori
Published: September 2023

The water treatment system for hemodialysis (HD) is used to treat multiple patients requiring HD simultaneously. This system requires a large amount of purified reverse osmosis (RO) water. However, a major drawback of this method is the formation of biofilms in dialysate pathways. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of NOC 18, a nitric oxide (NO) donor that can be used at neutral pH, in disinfecting the RO water pathway. Silicone tubes were obtained from the terminal sites of two different HD units. The biofilm coverage and mean biofilm thickness on the tube lumen were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. The results demonstrated that treatment with NOC 18 alone and in conjunction with sodium hypochlorite reduced biofilm coverage and mean biofilm thickness. Thus, NO donor is a potential disinfectant that enhances bacterial dispersion from biofilms formed on the silicone tube lumen and reduces biofilm coverage and thickness on the RO water pathway at neutral pH. Furthermore, combined disinfection with the NO donor and sodium hypochlorite might enhance biofilmremoval efficacy in clinical practice.
Elucidating Anti-aging and Antioxidant Activity of Hydnocarpus anthelmintica
on Skin Aging and Cosmeceutical Potentials: In Silico and
In Vitro Study
Authors: Kim Minjee , Lee Eunji , Kim Young Bong
Published: September 2023

Introduction::

Hydnocarpus anthelmintica (HA) has been traditionally used for treating
leprosy and is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The aim of this study was
to investigate the active compounds and targets of HA extracts, involved in oxidative stress and
skin aging. The active compounds and targets of HA extracts were identified using network pharmacology.

Method::

The pathway study was conducted using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
(KEGG) database. HA semen was measured for its in-vitro antioxidant activity using 2,2-diphenyl-
1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and anti-aging activities using collagenase, elastase, and tyrosinase
assays. A total of 21 intersecting core targets were identified from 8 compounds, 51 action targets,
and 1810 skin aging and oxidative stress-associated target genes.

Result::

A compound-target network was constructed, and 3 compounds (luteolin, beta-carotene
and genkwanin), and 4 hub genes (TP53, HSP90AA1, JUN, and MAPK1) were identified. The
KEGG pathway study revealed that the compounds were correlated with PI3K-Akt, p53, HIF-1,
and MAPK signaling.

Conclusion::

The results of in-vitro experiments showed the effect of HA extract on oxidative
stress reduction and collagenase inhibition. We discovered two main active compounds, luteolin
and β-carotene, that may be involved in p53 and MAPK signaling, and showed HA extract activity
against oxidative stress and collagenase.
Acyclic Aldehydo Sugars: 1,3-dimethyl-4,5-diamino Uracil as Recoverable
Carbonyl Protecting Group
Authors: Fuentes-Rios D. , Doña M. , López-Romero J.M. , Rico R.
Published: September 2023

1,3-dimethyl-4,5-diaminouracil has been used as an efficient protecting group for the carbonyl
moiety in sugars by the formation of the imine group. The protection reaction is carried out under
mild conditions, the yields are quantitative in most of the cases, and the protecting group is completely
recovered and reused. After per-acetylation, deprotection is accomplished at room temperature with
aqueous formic acid to produce acyclic acetylated sugars in good global yield.
Tube-first Technique as a Conduit for Easy and Fast Nasal Fiberoptic Intubation
Authors: Shoukry Aktham Adel Ihsan , Sharaf Amr Gabber Sayed
Published: September 2023

Background:

Classical nasal fiberoptic bronchoscope intubation may be a challenging and lengthy procedure with a 1-10% failure rate.

Objectives:

This study aimed to compare among patients with difficult airway intubation undergoing general anesthesia, the safety, and efficacy of Tube-First (TF) nasal fiberoptic bronchoscope intubation against the Classic (CL) procedure.

Methods:

This single-blinded, parallel-group, randomized trial enrolled 40 adult patients with known difficult airways and scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia. The patients were randomly allocated into two (n=20 each) patient groups. In the CL group, the endotracheal tube and fiberoptic bronchoscope were inserted together through the nostril; in the TF group, the endotracheal tube insertion preceded the fiberoptic bronchoscope. In both groups, the bronchoscope was used to visualize the vocal cords and removed after ensuring the endotracheal tube position. The primary (efficacy) outcomes were the time elapsing from the bronchoscope insertion and visualizing the vocal cords (T1) and the time elapsing from the bronchoscope advancing initiation to its removal (T2). The secondary (safety) outcomes included oxygen saturation and hemodynamic parameters during the procedure.

Results:

The TF group showed a significant T1 and T2 mean reduction compared to those of the CL group (37.15 ± 3.87 and 64.25 ± 8.28 vs. 55.05±4.52 and 88.25±5.49 seconds, respectively; p < 0.0001). The oxygen saturation was comparable in both groups with no desaturation (SpO2 < 90%) cases. The heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure changes were significantly lower in the TF group compared to the CL group.

Conclusion:

Among patients with difficult airway intubation undergoing general anesthesia, we found the Tube-First intubation approach was quicker and safer compared to the classical intubation technique.
Autoimmune Hepatitis in People Living with HIV: A Case Series and Review of Literature
Authors: Laurenda Obeng , Anneka Patel , Giovanni Villa , Adele Mourad , Max Whibley , Yvonne Gilleece , Sumita Verma
Published: September 2023

Background:

Autoimmune immune disorders are rare in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), especially autoimmune-related liver disease. Additionally, diagnosis is challenging as there can be multiple reasons for abnormal liver tests in people living with HIV. Since autoimmune hepatitis responds well to immunosuppression and delaying treatment can be detrimental, its diagnosis and treatment must not be delayed or missed. To increase awareness amongst clinicians, thus ensuring prompt diagnosis and treatment, we present three patients with autoimmune hepatitis in the context of people living with HIV.

Case Presentation:

Three individuals aged between 47-63 years (two females and one male) present with significant transaminitis (alanine aminotransferase 5-10 x upper limit of normal), with two out of the three being autoantibody-positive with an elevated IgG. In all three individuals, a liver biopsy was consistent with autoimmune hepatitis and, in addition, showed advanced hepatic fibrosis/cirrhosis. All individuals presented following immune reconstitution. There was a good response to immunosuppression with a reduction in hepatic fibrosis. All are currently in clinical and biochemical remission.

Conclusion:

Autoimmune hepatitis, though rare, must be considered in the differential diagnosis of abnormal liver tests in people living with human immunodeficiency virus. There should be a low threshold to perform a liver biopsy, which can be diagnostic in the right clinical setting. A prompt institution of immunosuppression is warranted to induce remission and attenuate hepatic fibrosis. However, long-term management and outcomes, including the duration of immunosuppression, remain unclear.
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Authors: Kaur Hardeep , Sengar Suverna , Ikbal Mohammad Asif
Published: September 2023

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Bioactive Compounds from Plants Having Hepatoprotective Activity
Authors: Widyowati Retno , Handayani Rosita , Kumar Sahu Ram
Published: September 2023

The liver plays an essential role in metabolic management, and
detoxification associating the metabolisms of toxins, lipids, alcohols, carbohydrates
and various drugs. It also plays a role in the immune response. However, some
conditions, such as viral infections (hepatitis), inflammation, continuous liquor
consumption, periodic use of antibiotic-related drugs, and non-alcoholic fatty liver
illness, can produce free radicals and cytokines, enhance lipid peroxidation, and induce
damage to hepatocytes. Hepatoprotective agents are often the treatment of choice to
improve liver function and protect the liver from exposure to harmful compounds.
Based on scientific reports, Silybum marianum, Moringa oleifera, Garcinia
mangostana, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Mangifera indica, Amaranthus spinosus,
Andrographis paniculata, Phyllanthus species (amarus, niruri, emblica), Curcuma
species (longa, xanthorrhiza, manga), and Citrus species (aurantium, sinensis, unshiu,
grandis) have been broadly administered for the liver ailments therapy through
antioxidant-associated abilities. Impressive studies have exposed that the health-promoting outcomes of bioactive constituents derived from plants have often been
applied to their antioxidant characteristics and raise the cellular antioxidant protection
system, scavenge free radicals, suppress lipid peroxidation, stimulate anti-inflammatory
capacity, and assure the liver from destruction. These compounds are chlorogenic acid,
curcumin, quercetin, hesperidin, rutin, betalains, apigenin, silymarin, phyllanthin,
mangiferin, α-mangostin, bellidifolin, ginsenosides, glycyrrhizin, lycopene, and
andrographolide.
Hepatoprotective Effects of Edible Plants and Spices
Authors: Chakraborty Raja , Sen Saikat
Published: September 2023

Liver diseases are considered a major global public health problem that is
always underestimated. Damage to hepatocytes caused by drugs, toxins, viruses, etc. is
a major cause of hepatic disorders, including liver cancer. Oxidative stress is
considered a primary underlying mechanism of liver disorders. Cytokine produced in
response to ROS plays an important role in damaging the liver. Plants are also
considered an important source of phytoconstituents with hepatoprotective activity. As
part of the diet, edible plants could play an important role in protecting the liver from
injury caused by oxidative stress, microorganisms, or other exogenous substances.
Many vegetables, fruits, and spices have been investigated for their hepatoprotective
activity in pre-clinical studies. Phytoconstituents like curcumin, catechin, rutin,
myristicin, fumaric acid, silybin, picroside, kutkoside, glycyrrhizin, silymarin, and
apigenin were found to exhibit hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity through
diverse mechanisms including antioxidant activity, and anti-inflammatory activity. This
chapter highlighted edible plants with hepatoprotective activity.
PENINGKATAN KETERSEDIAAN FISIK DAN WAKTU RATA-RATA ANTARA KEGAGALAN UNIT KOMATSU PC2000-8 PADA PT. UNITED TRACTORS, TBK DENGAN METODE FMEA
Authors: Rustanto Rustanto , Pratama Aditya Tirta , Febrianto Anggi , Syafutra Firdaus Agung , Septianugraha Willian , Walfitri Badai Merdeka
Published: September 2023

The era of heavy equipment industry in Indonesia was begun   in the mid-1990s, by the first heavy equipment company, PT. United Tractors Tbk. This company have started heavy equipment sales and rental throughout Indonesia, which the well-known heavy equipment is the Hydraulic Excavator. It is used to excavate, rotate, move, load, mobilize and demobilize objects. Since the excavator was always used in the site’s daily operation, the number of failures is high, then the rate of excavator’s physical availability is below the requirement standard. The purpose of this study is to analyze the physical availability of the Komatsu Excavator Komatsu PC2000-8 by reducing the failure on the Boom Attachment by using the FMEA method. In order to obtain the optimum design and conditions as heavy machine, the analytical study was utilized for increasing physical availability on Hydraulic Excavators. According to the estimation of the analytical study, it was found that the highest physical availability of the PC2000-8 Hydraulic Excavator was at 98.4%, with the MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) was at 269 hours.
INDUCED DRAFT FAN DOMINANT FREQUENCY DETECTION USING SHORT-TIME FOURIER TRANSFORM METHOD
Authors: Romahadi Dedik
Published: September 2023

Weak suction and large vibrations indicate an Induced Draft Fan (IDF) problem. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) method cannot be applied to non-stationary vibration signals. Therefore, this study aims to analyze non-stationary vibration signals for IDF vibration signals at start-up so that the source of damage to the IDF can be found. The research process begins with a brief measurement of both bearing locations with horizontal and axial axes. Processing of the vibration signal from the measurement using the FFT method and the Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT). Based on the STFT spectrogram graph for measurements on the horizontal and axial axes, the dominant frequency values are the same. The frequency with the largest amplitude value is at one RPM IDF or 25 Hz. High vibration at 1 RPM is a big indication that the IDF is experiencing unbalance.
ANALYSIS OF CORROSION RATE AND REMAINING LIFE OF STEEL ON PIPELINES AT PKS PTPN 1 TANJUNG SEUMANTOH
Authors: Zulfri Muhammad , Rachman Nazaruddin Abdul , Isra Muhammad
Published: September 2023

Corrosion is a major cause of early failure in palm oil mill infrastructure in Aceh, Indonesia. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the corrosion rate of steel used in the palm oil mill industry and determine the remaining life of the steel. Round bars and plates made of steel were used as exposure samples. This sample was cleaned of impurities and ground with sandpaper to obtain a 600 grating, then washed with clean water and rinsed with strong liquid, then presented to the climate at the PTPN 1 Tanjung Seumantoh palm oil mill so that it could see the rate of steel erosion due to corrosion. For exposure, steel specimens are placed on racks, and weight measurements are taken once a month to determine corrosion rate values using the ASTM G50 standard. In addition, steel thickness measurements were also carried out in 2021 and 2022 to calculate the corrosion rate using the Standard API 570 standard.  Research results of the remaining life of the pipe on the wall tube is about 32 years. the remaining life for the generating pipe is about 29 years, and the remaining life for the heater pipe is about 11 years. from the calculation results obtained the longest remaining life is obtained on the wall pipe while the shortest remaining life of the pipe is found in the heater pipe because the pipe is always heated.
Technology and Society in Habermas’ Early Social Theory: Towards a Critical Theory of Technology beyond Instrumentalism
Authors: Oraldi Antonio
Published: September 2023

Jürgen Habermas is not often thought of as a philosopher of technology. After presenting his early critique of technocratic consciousness, I will contend that the main problem of Habermas’ conception of technology lies in the conflation of “technology” with “technical rationality”. Feenberg criticizes Habermas’ position for implicitly depoliticizing technology. By developing a distinction between “technology” and “technique”, I will argue that Habermas’ position does not exclude a critical theory of technology. The emergent picture will combine Habermas’ emphasis that technology is more than a historical project with Feenberg’s optimism on the possibility of an emancipatory reorientation of technology.
The Climate Politics of Care Practices: A Conceptual and Political Exploration of More Than Human Atmospheric Care Under Conditions of Air Pollution
Authors: Van Balen Sophie
Published: September 2023

In the struggle for breathable air amid pollution and climate change, both resistance and inspiration can be found in ‘atmospheric care practices’ (Vine 2019). In this article, I embed these practices in a more than human political approach (Puig de la Bellacasa 2017). More than human atmospheric care practices work to undo toxic harm both on a material and social level while intimately involving human beings with more than human worlds. In so doing, they are demonstrative of different kinds of agency and political activity that open up alternative ways of relating and responding to climate change.
Radical Care: Seeking New and More Possible Meetings in the Shadows of Structural Violence
Authors: Gawel Kelly
Published: September 2023

This article attends to the intimate contradictions that differentially shape and limit caring capacities and relations in a violent world, and the embodied ethical and political transformations at the heart of learning to care otherwise. From manifestos calling for ‘universal care’ in defiance of the state-sanctioned horrors of the pandemic era, to the abolitionist politics of care developed by BLM organizers through movement building and healing, and the proliferation of mutual-aid infrastructures to meet needs and distribute resources in the face of overwhelming crisis and neglect—these examples and so many others illustrate with undeniable clarity that radical care is finally on the agenda. In what follows, I hope to contribute to this urgent conversation by pointing to how care is shaped in fundamentally contradictory ways under conditions of entrenched structural violence, and the limitations of normative frameworks when confronting this reality. To unambiguously valorize care in ethical and political life is to risk occluding the constitutive violence of existing social structures and norms, its impact on the intimacies of caring relations, and ultimately the ways that communities mobilize alternate economies and practices of care towards healing and social change. While it is crucial to value care and work for a more caring society, I claim that efforts to transform patterns of relational harm and develop new sensibilities should also be highlighted as integral components of radical caring praxis.
Ruins in the Expanded Field
Authors: Romm Jake
Published: September 2023

This paper applies the Klein Group form used by Rosalind Krauss in her essay, "Sculpture in the Expanded Field", to the field of ruins. The opposition utilized to create the ruin Klein Group is the opposition between vanished and intact. The paper proceeds by classifying and discussing each of the possibilities opened up by the expanded field: ruins (not-vanished ; not-intact), consecrated sites (vanished ; not-vanished), ruin-reproduction (vanished ; intact), and finally the "necroaesthetical ruin" (intact ; not-intact). The expanded field and the political and aesthetic implications thereof are discussed primarily in conversation with Paolo Virno's "Deja Vu and the End of History," as well as Achille Mbembe's "Necropolitics" and Andreas Huyssen's "Nostalgia for Ruins.”
Debt and Desire: Differential Exploitation and Gendered Dimensions of Debt and Austerity
Authors: Govrin Jule
Published: September 2023

Austerity as management of public debt is at the core of neoliberal policies and proceeds as differential exploitation. To explore the gendered dimensions of debt, the paper inquires how debt is bond to desire and inscribed in bodies. After indulging in David Graeber’s, Gilles Deleuze’s and Félix Guttari’s work, the analysis focuses on accumulation through debt and dispossession. Drawing on Verónica Gago, Luci Cavallero and Silvia Federici, it reflects how current economies of debt exploit feminized work in times of authoritarian neoliberalism. The paper sheds light on solidaristic struggles against austerity that manifest a desire for social transformation and economies of care.
Theorie van het kleine licht
Authors: Willemse Arthur
Published: September 2023

Review of Georges Didi-Huberman (2022) Het Voortleven van de Vuurvliegjes. Vertaling: Ineke van der Burg. Amsterdam: Octavo Publicaties.
A Response to “Critical Naturalism: a Manifesto” or Manifesto, Teleology, Transgressing Social Constructionism, and the Insistence of the Human
Authors: Kempen Aldo
Published: September 2023

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto – the necessary re-thinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.
Anthropocene Self-Consciousness: Response to “Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto”
Authors: Bernstein Jay
Published: September 2023

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto – the necessary re-thinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.
How Critical is "Second Nature"? A Diagnosis and an Antidote
Authors: Carré Louis
Published: September 2023

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto – the necessary re-thinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.
The Absolute Contradiction of Self-Determination
Authors: Sandnes Haukedal Rasmus
Published: September 2023

The prior issue of Krisis (42:1) published Critical Naturalism: A Manifesto, with the aim to instigate a debate of the issues raised in this manifesto – the necessary re-thinking of the role (and the concept) of nature in critical theory in relation to questions of ecology, health, and inequality. Since Krisis considers itself a place for philosophical debates that take contemporary struggles as starting point, it issued an open call and solicited responses to the manifesto. This is one of the sixteen selected responses, which augment, specify, or question the assumptions and arguments of the manifesto.
НА VI КОНФЕРЕНЦИИ "РОССИЙСКАЯ ЭЛЕКТРОНИКА" РАССМОТРЕЛИ ХОД ИМПОРТОЗАМЕЩЕНИЯ
Authors: Попов С.А.
Published: September 2023

Организованная 28 июня деловым изданием "Ведомости" в шестой раз ежегодная конференция "Российская электроника" стала своего рода промежуточным подведением итогов проектов импортозамещения в отрасли.
ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ ИСКУССТВЕННОГО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТА ДЛЯ АНАЛИЗА СЕТЕВЫХ ДАННЫХ В БАЗОВОЙ СЕТИ 5G
Authors: Тихвинский В.О. , Девяткин Е.Е. , Савочкин А.А. , Смирнов Ю.Я. , Новикова Т.В.
Published: September 2023

Рассмотрено использование технологий искусственного интеллекта для анализа сетевых данных в базовой сети 5G (5G Core). Показаны особенности и роль машинного обучения (ML) в управлении базовой сетью 5G, а также реализация ML на основе совокупности сетевых модулей − функций 5GCore, отвечающих за аналитику сетевых данных. Ключевые слова: базовая сеть 5G, управление базовой сетью 5G,
искусственный интеллект, анализ сетевых данных, машинное обучение
Los carnavales de México. Una aproximación a su regionalidad y regionalización
Authors: Newell Gillian Elisabeth , Jiménez Gordillo Nancy Karel
Published: September 2023

Los carnavales son oportunidades para comprender dinámicas, procesos y periodos históricos, y analizarlos implica más que descripciones simples o miradas aisladas. En el campo emergente de los estudios sobre el carnaval hace falta identificar, categorizar y teorizar las diferencias y similitudes intra e interregionales para comprender los posibles macroprocesos y los factores históricos, territoriales, sociales, culturales, étnicos y políticos que formaron la diversidad de estas celebraciones; de manera inversa, es útil indagar acerca de cómo en algunas regiones se manifiestan ciertos tipos de carnaval. Mediante una revisión y contraste bibliográfico desde un enfoque de regionalidad, se analiza y categoriza la expresión humano-cultural del carnaval en México, buscando catalogar su presencia en diferentes regiones y estados para ilustrar qué regionalidad(es) caracteriza(n) el carnaval en el país y sostener que el análisis regional facilita una comprensión glocal profunda que puede reforzar el campo de los estudios sobre el tema.
Another Tragedy in Outdoor Education
Authors: Foran Andrew , Young David , Jackson Jeff
Published: September 2023

The legalities around incidents in outdoor education (OE) are undeniable, and ignorance is not a defence. Using case study analysis specific to legal literacy, we extend this analysis to include the “7 Rights” framework and add two additional rights for consideration, referred to as the 9 Rights. This discussion organizes what is publicly available on the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) outing, and death of Jeremiah Perry, and draw insights from the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the subsequent criminal negligence trial. We present our analysis and recommendations, based on the 9 Rights. By exploring pertinent legal terminology, relevant to this case, the 9 Rights guides risk analysis for trip planning, in-field risk assessment, and risk management. The unfortunate crux of this discussion, and many OE incidents in Canada, is that the law enters the learning equation only after something goes wrong.
COOPERATION BETWEEN GOSNITI
AND CHGAU IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Authors: Tsench Y. S. , Godlevskaya E. V.
Published: September 2023

The end of the 90 – the beginning of the 2000 s can be characterized as a period in which there was a critical situation related to the financing of research in agroengineering universities. An important role in the system of agroengineering training was played by educational and experimental farms, which performed the function of technical equipment of the educational and scientific-production process. With the termination of the allocation of budget allocations for the development of educational and experimental farms, the number of scientific developments has decreased. (Research purpose) The research purpose is studying the experience of organizing new forms of support for educational, scientific and production activities based on the integration of the GOSNITI research Center with the Chelyabinsk State Agroengineering University on the basis of the Department of Machine Repair, initiated by Vyacheslav Ivanovich Chernoivanov. (Materials and methods) The main directions and results of the activity of Sector 18 related to the issues of improving the technical equipment of the agro-industrial complex of the Southern Urals are considered. (Results and discussion) It is shown that the main activities of Sector 18 were the development of technologies for the non-disassembly extension of the post-repair life of internal combustion engines and agricultural machinery units using nanomaterials; development of technologies for sharpening the working bodies of tillage agricultural machines using electrophysical processing methods; improvement of the production process with the development and implementation of QMS according to GOST R ISO 9001-2008 during the modernization of tractors and combines; renovation repair and technological equipment; restoration of parts by electrophysical methods. The important contribution of scientists to improving the quality of education in the training of engineers of technical service of agricultural machinery was noted. (Conclusions) The training of competitive mechanical engineers in universities with the necessary professional knowledge, competencies and practical skills is impossible without close scientific cooperation of the graduating departments of universities with the relevant laboratories of leading research institutes.
IMPLEMENTATION OF V.P. GORYACHKIN'S IDEAS IN INCREASING
THE WORKING SPEEDS OF MACHINE-TRACTOR UNITS
Authors: Tsench Y. S. , Kurbanova E. S.
Published: September 2023

The works of academician V.P. Goryachkin, including the "Agricultural Mechanics" created by him, served as the foundation and basis for the broad development of research to solve the problem of increasing the working speeds of machine-tractor units, their scientific and methodological core. One of his most important scientific developments was the theory of masses and velocities, which made it possible to radically change the direction of development of energy and technological means for tillage. (Research purpose) The research purpose is analyzing the implementation of Goryachkin’s ideas in solving one of the largest scientific and technical problems, the problem of increasing the working speeds of machine-tractor units. (Materials and methods) Conducted an analysis of literary sources by applying the historical-analytical method. Original works of Russian authors were used as objects of research: monographs, reports of research institutions, scientific journals, conference materials. (Results and discussion) It was revealed that the successful introduction of two generations of high-speed equipment gave reason to raise the question of further increasing the speed of machine-tractor units. We determined the optimal parameters of promising high-speed agricultural machinery, its operating modes, rational ranges of increasing operating speeds, outlined the ways of its design and use, convincingly proved the effectiveness and technical feasibility of creating, implementing and rational use of high-speed machinery. It was noted that in the technical policy in the field of tractor and agricultural engineering, a decisive turn was made towards the creation of high-speed equipment that provides a significant increase in the productivity of machine-tractor units. (Conclusions) The success of major scientific and technical projects is based on the continuity of scientific developments and technical achievements of their predecessors, their implementation and development taking into account the latest modern achievements.
THE CONTACTLESS DIAGNOSTICS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES OF HIGH-ENERGY AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
Authors: Gradov E. A.
Published: September 2023

he paper revealed the possibilities of using contactless diagnostics to obtain digital data obtained over the local network of tractor CAN bus controllers. (Research purpose) The research purpose is analyzing of the nomenclature of indicators of the operational and technical characteristics of the internal combustion engine of tractor equipment and creating modern technologies for diagnostics and control of the technical condition of tractor equipment. (Materials and methods) It was noted that the diagnosis of energy-saturated agricultural machinery (tractors, combines), carried out using external and built-in controls, allows you to determine the technical condition of internal combustion engines without disassembly, predict the service life of their parts, actually manage the technical condition of the engine of the machine. It has been shown that the engineering service of the agro-industrial complex pays great attention to technical diagnostics related to the prevention of failures of the most important components and aggregates of energy-saturated agricultural machinery. It was determined that the performance of these operations has a positive effect on the timing of agricultural work, obtaining an additional volume of agricultural products. For each diagnosed machine (tractor), normative indicators of serviceability (operability) during operation, maintenance and repair must be established. (Results and discussion) It was revealed that the use of contactless diagnostics provides timely detection and elimination of significant malfunctions in the power or ignition systems of engines, transmission units or chassis, improves fuel and economic indicators by 5-10 percent, engine power by 2-3 times, improves environmental performance, increases the safety of machine operation. (Conclusions) In the course of the conducted research, the functionality of diagnostic devices with advanced information collection capabilities – a universal USB CAN bus adapter-was determined.
MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF TECHNOLOGICAL ASSEMBLY PROCESSES
IN MACHINE-BUILDING AND REPAIR PRODUCTION
Authors: Apazhev A. K. , Shekikhachev Y. A. , Pazova T. Kh. , Gubzhokov K. L. , Fiapshev A. G.
Published: September 2023

In a logical representation, the technological process of assembling any mechanism or assembly, including the crank mechanism of the engine, can always be considered as one of the forms of displaying functional and constructive signs of searching for some objective function. (Research purpose) The research purpose is substantiating the effectiveness of original approaches to mathematical modeling of assembly processes in machine-building and repair industries. (Materials and methods) Conducted research using complete information about the modeling object as part of a unified system of mathematical modeling of assembly processes formed at the levels of abstraction of structure, logical and quantitative predicates. (Results and discussion) It has been shown that modern principles of mathematical modeling are based on the basic provisions of the theory of sets, graphs and mathematical logic. It was noted that of all the considered spaces of production systems describing assembly technological processes, the space of predicates of the mechanism and technological system is most closely related to the problem of ensuring a given accuracy of the closing link in a particular real dimensional chain. As a result of the assembly process, in general, parts or assemblies are transformed into a connected system of Cartesian bodies with a limited number of degrees of freedom. Mathematical modeling of assembly processes at the level of quantitative predicates is characterized by the least degree of response, but it gives a description in a more rigorous mathematical form that allows for a well-founded optimization of accuracy parameters and methods of performing technological techniques that provide unambiguous optimization. The applied value of modeling at the level of quantitative predicates is significantly higher than the description at the levels of structural and logical properties and relationships. (Conclusions) Mathematical modeling of assembly technological processes with a cybernetic approach at the levels of multiple, logical and quantitative predicates provides the best adequacy and applied significance in the case of building analytical models.
Electronic Pair-Action Pulsator of the Milking Machine
Authors: Gritsay D. I. , Nemtsev A. G. , Odnoprienko V. V. , Gritsay A. I.
Published: September 2023

The dairy cattle breeding market is analyzed. The dairy industry in the country remains one of the most problematic aspects of the economy, despite unprecedented measures of state support. (Research purpose) The research purpose is increasing the efficiency of machine milking of cows by developing and justifying the design and operating parameters of a milking machine with an electromagnetic pulsator, which allows reducing the negative impact of irritating factors during milking on animal health, ensuring fast and comfortable milking, increasing milk yield, eliminating the possibility of vacuum fluctuations in the suction chambers and working with any milking unit or apparatus. (Materials and methods) The analysis of the dairy products market and the mechanisms responsible for the formation of a pulsating vacuum during milking of lactating animals was carried out. (Results and discussion) We have developed a promising electromagnetic pulsator for machine milking of cows. It was shown that it differs from other models by the presence of a hole in the upper part of the body and a disc-shaped lower valve, which reduces air consumption and increases the reliability of the design. We solved the problem of improving the operation of milking machines and bringing machine milking closer to the physiological features of the milk-giving process. It was found that the pulsator reduces mechanical loads on the nipple tissue in lactating animals and eliminates the reverse flow of milk in the nipple chamber, which prevents the appearance of mastitis diseases. (Conclusions) Analytical studies of analogs and comparative analysis of the proposed design of the electromagnetic pulsator were carried out. It was determined that the use of a pulsator will provide a reduction in the pulse (shock) effect of the nipple rubber on the nipple tissue by increasing the transition phase from the sucking stroke to the compression stroke by 60-65 percent in comparison with series-produced pneumatic pulsators. It was revealed that with the help of the developed device, it is possible to adjust the ratio of cycles depending on the intensity of dairy production of cattle to reduce the harmful effect of milking on the health of the animal.
Assessing Educational and Attitudinal Outcomes of a Student Learner Experience Focused on Homelessness
Authors: Annapureddy Drupad , Teaw Shannon , Kumar Pooja , Turlington William M. , Wang Ethan , Speed Shelley , Gimpel Nora
Published: September 2023

Background and Objectives: Patient navigation programs help guide vulnerable populations, such as those experiencing homelessness, through the health care system. Medical students developed the student-run Patient Navigator Program (PNP) to serve persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the Dallas area. The objective of this study was to build on previously published data to determine how medical student attitudes, knowledge, and confidence working with PEH changed during involvement in the PNP, particularly after participating as a patient navigator.
Methods: Student fellows completed a survey prior to a training elective (time point 1), immediately after the training elective (time point 2), and after acting as a patient navigator (time point 3). The PNP survey, which intended to measure student attitudes and knowledge regarding PEH, included the Health Professionals’ Attitudes Toward the Homeless Inventory (HPATHI) and the Student-Run Free Clinic Project (SRFCP) surveys. In our analysis, we compared responses among the different time points.
Results: Seventy-six of 88 students who completed the training elective chose to participate in the PNP fellowship. Skills, knowledge, and self-efficacy improved from time points 1 to 2, 1 to 3, and 2 to 3. Social advocacy also improved from time points 1 to 2 and 1 to 3.
Conclusions: Improvements from time point 1 to 2 demonstrated the value of didactic learning, while further improvements from time point 2 to 3 demonstrated the added benefit of hands-on experiential learning. Our study illustrates the potential educational benefits that a PNP provides to medical students who may encounter or care for this population during their careers.
Non-monetary stimulation of staff: A case study of businesses in the developing market
Authors: Kadriaj Mustafë , Ramaj Vehbi
Published: September 2023

In this paper, we have examined the topic related to staff stimulation, more specifically, what does it include and why is staff stimulation done? How does it affect workers? What are the challenges and achievements of the training? This paper is based on the research of Kabashi et al. (2015), Jusufi and Ramaj (2020). It is known that stimulation is an important tool for staff development, it is of great importance due to the extraordinary rate of change in the internal and external organizational environment. It is important to ensure that the business is complying with competition rules, this can be achieved through ongoing training. We also organized a survey regarding the expectations from the training, and the experience gained and the results provide answers that prove the theses about the impact of stimulation and motivation on the efficiency and authority that will have during the performance of operational works. The managerial staff of businesses has approximate expectations with benefits and results, proving the thesis that in addition to objective stimulation and motivation such as salary, the staff also needs subjective stimulation by training, evaluating, and feeling important within the business where they work.