bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Anticipating Soil Erosivity of Kulfo Watershed in the Southern Main Ethiopian Rift in Response to Changes in Land Use and Land Cover
Authors:   Arba Minch University, Gatiso Sintayehu Mekonnen , Molla Dagnachew Daniel ,   Arba Minch University, Lohani Tarun Kumar ,   Arba Minch University, Tafesse Kumnger Elias ,   Arba Minch University
Published: August 2024

This study evaluates the land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics that play an indispensable role in the degradation and deterioration of soil and water quality affecting the natural resources throughout the Kulfo watershed in Ethiopia. Directed image classification is initiated for satellite images to study the watershed. The image classification is categorized into ten different LULC classes with validation of ground control points. A Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model was used to generate the average soil loss of the watershed. The model involves the Rainfall Erosivity factor (R), Soil Erodibility factor (K), Length and Slope factor (LS), Cover Management factor (C), and Support Practice factor (P). The dynamics of LULC change and rainfall erosivity over the past 30 years have been interpreted using maps from 1990, 2005, and 2020 using the C-factor and R-factor. The remaining factors, like K-factor, LS-factor, and P-factor, were kept constant over the period. The results reveal that the average annual soil loss rate (A) of the watershed is estimated to be 138.8 t ha-1, 161.2 t ha-1, and 173.25 t ha-1 per year, for the selected period intervals. During the past three decades, the soil loss rate in the watershed has increased by 34.4 t ha-1 per year. The watershed and sustainable soil and water conservation practices need special attention to mitigate the severity of soil erosion risks to avoid disaster.
Effect of multi-component gas on removal of trace hydrogen sulfide activity from blast furnace gas using activated carbon adsorbent
Authors: Wan Jun , Liu Meng , Liu Wei , Ding Wenxi , Duan Yufeng
Published: August 2024

In the steel industry, blast furnace gas (BFG) is huge with complex components. The existence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the BFG can produce sulfur dioxide (SO2) after combustion, which will increase the source of SO2 pollution and make the desulphurization more difficult, to be threat to people health. At present, the removal of H2S by dry adsorption with modified activated carbon adsorbent is a high-precision and low-cost desulphurization method. However, the effect of complex gas components in BFG on the adsorption of H2S by activated carbon adsorbent is not sufficient. Based on the fixed bed adsorbent evaluation system, a new type of highly efficient copper-cerium oxide (Cu–Ce–O) modified activated carbon H2S adsorbent was developed. And the effects of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen (H2), oxygen (O2), sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride (HCl) in BFG on the desulfurization activity of adsorbents were investigated. The results showed that the performance of H2S removal decreased in the presence of CO, CO2, HCl and SO2, and improved in the presence of H2 and O2. Other parameters were also studied which might influence the process. The application of modified activated carbon adsorbent in simulated BFG is basically stable. According to the fitting results of adsorption kinetics for the five adsorption models, as the atmosphere becomes BFG from N2, pore diffusion becomes the main adsorption form. However, the effects of internal diffusion, chemical adsorption and external mass transfer decreased. The Bangham model is the most suitable model to describe H2S adsorption process.
Millimeter-precision positioning for wide-angle indoor area enabled by metalens-integrated camera
Authors: Li Muyang , Wu Yue , Li Haobai , Zhou Zi-Wen , Zhang Yanxiang , Yuan Zhongyi , Zhang Zaichen , Chen Ji
Published: August 2024

Due to signal shielding caused by building structures, conventional mature positioning technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) are only suitable for outdoor navigation and detection. However, there are many scenarios that urgently require high-precision indoor positioning technologies, such as indoor wireless optical communications (OWCs), navigation in large buildings, and warehouse management. Here, we proposed a millimeter-precision indoor positioning technology based on metalens-integrated camera, which determines the position of the device through imaging of beacon LEDs. Thanks to the wide-angle imaging design of our metalens, the camera can accurately capture images of beacon LEDs even when it is situated in distant corner locations. Consequently, our localization scheme achieves millimeter-level positioning accuracy across majority of wide-angle (∼120°) indoor area. Compared to traditional positioning schemes by photodiode (PD), our imaging-based approach demonstrates superior resistance to interference, thereby safeguarding positioning precision from the external signals influence. Furthermore, the compact dimensions and high performances of the positioning device make it suitable for integration into highly portable devices, such as smartphones and drones, revealing its broad potential applications in the future.
Tourism in rural areas as a broader concept: Some insights from the Portuguese reality
Authors: Tenreiro Raquel Nunes , Martinho Vítor João Pereira Domingues
Published: August 2024

For sustainable rural development, the complementarity between the socioeconomic activities developed in rural areas is fundamental to create synergies and economic dynamics with positive externalities for the populations in less favoured spaces. The great challenge for the rural regions is the creation of attractive employment to avoid the desertification of these areas and the respective consequences. Some of the impacts of the rural exodus are related to the agroforestry activities abandonment and the increase of biomass in the respective land which, in certain circumstances, is fuel for forest fires. Tourism in rural areas/space (TRA/S) may contribute significantly to improving the complementarity among activities in less favoured spaces and promoting sustainability in mentioned areas. From this perspective, this research aims to explore dimensions associated with TRA/S, highlighting the main contributions from the scientific literature and showing that it can be considered, in some contexts, a broader concept than the concept of rural tourism. To achieve these objectives, first a systematic review based on metrics from the bibliometric analysis was carried out, considering 165 documents found in the Scopus database in a search performed on 19 March 2024 for the following topics and conditions: “tourism in rural areas” or “tourism in rural space.” Then, statistics on the Portuguese reality are presented and analysed, highlighting evidence of the context in Portugal. The findings obtained from the systematic review and bibliometric analysis show the importance of this economic activity for the rural regions and reveal some gaps in the literature that may be considered in future studies, namely the following: the links between tourism in rural areas and economic dynamics should be further developed, further address the interconnection between TRA/S dynamics and the Sustainable Development Goals, and more knowledge about the particularities of each Portuguese context. The statistical analysis of the Portuguese context shows that tourism in rural areas has benefited from the pandemic; it seems that tourists have discovered this form of tourism.
Betegellátásban dolgozók egészségi állapotának, egészségmagatartásának, munkahelyi jóllétének vizsgálata két Zala megyei kórházban
Authors:   ,   PTE ETK Egészségtudományi Doktori Iskola, Cseh Szabolcs
Published: August 2024

A frissen diagnosztizált tehéntejfehérje-allergiás (TFA) gyermekek számának kifejezett növekedése komoly terhet jelent az egészségügyi ellátórendszernek, az érintett családoknak, hangsúlyozva a kutatások szükségességét ezen a területen. Mivel a 3 év alatti gyermekpopulációban a TFA a leggyakoribb táplálékallergia, a betegség patomechanizmusának pontosabb, molekuláris szintű megértése elősegítheti új, potenciális terápiás célpontok felismerését a jövőben. Longitudinális, multicentrikus vizsgálatunk célja a TFA diagnosztikai módszereinek optimalizálása és a betegség okozta organikus és pszichés eltérések molekuláris hátterének feltárása volt, végül pedig a szigorú eliminációs diéta jótékony hatásait kívántuk monitorozni objektív paraméterek segítségével. Kutatásunk alapján megállapíthatjuk, hogy a TFA diagnózisának felállításakor nem elegendő a sIgE vizsgálat, a Prick teszt vagy a lymphocyta-transzformációs (LTT) teszt elvégzése, ezek önmagukban nem támasztják alá a betegség fennállását, ugyanakkor negativitásuk nem zárja ki az allergia diagnózisát. Továbbra is az eliminációs diétát követő visszaterhelés a legbiztosabb, szakmai ajánlásokban is javasolt módja a táplálékallergia diagnosztizálásának.
Aquisição das vogais nasais [ɛ̃], [ã] e [ɔ̃] por aprendizes brasileiros de FLE
Authors: Correa Bruna , Ferreira-Gonçalves Giovana , Brum-de-Paula Mirian
Published: August 2024

O presente trabalho tem como tema a análise da produção das vogais [ɛ̃], [ɑ̃] e [ɔ̃] por aprendizes brasileiras de francês como língua estrangeira. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, foram coletados os dados acústicos de três grupos de informantes: Grupo I – 3 aprendizes de francês do 3º, 5º e 7º semestres; Grupo II – 1 nativa de francês – e Grupo III – 1 nativa de português. A coleta de dados orais incluiu um teste de eliciação de palavras em frase-veículo. Os dados foram analisados acusticamente, por meio do software PRAAT, em relação às medidas de duração da vogal, da fase nasal, do murmúrio e de duração relativa dessas duas fases quando comparadas à duração total da vogal. O tratamento estatístico dos dados concernentes à pesquisa foi feito por meio do software SPSS STATISTICS, versão 17.0. Os resultados apontaram que a duração revelou-se como uma pista acústica relevante para diferenciar as vogais nasais das duas línguas.
Escrituras de gênero e políticas de différance
Authors: Borba Rodrigo , Carvalho Lopes Adriana
Published: August 2024

Em 2015, rumores de que o Colégio Pedro II havia instituído o uso do X como forma de apagar a diferença de gênero (gramatical e social) motivaram guerrilhas linguísticas (Cameron, 2012) entre especialistas e usuárixs comuns da linguagem. No mesmo ano, durante a semana de integração LGBT da UFRRJ, cartazes com desestabilizações linguísticas semelhantes, afixados nas portas dos banheiros do campus, causaram revolta entre discentes, docentes e funcionárixs. Nesse contexto, em diálogo com Derrida, aqui investigamos os discursos que o apagamento do gênero (gramatical) provocou na mídia e em instituições de ensino com o intuito de analisar a relação entre língua, sociedade, cidadania e letramentos. As análises partem do pressuposto de que a língua (e, sobretudo, aquilo que fazemos com ela e dizemos sobre ela) não pode ser vista como questão secundária se quisermos entender momentos históricos de turbulência social e política. Argumentamos que essas intervenções semióticas bagunçam as convenções linguísticas e o cotidiano escolar e, ao desafiar relações de poder, abrem possibilidades de “fazer a diferença”, de repetir a realidade de uma forma distinta, de (re)imaginar futuros e de (re)desenhar territórios de forma que estes não fiquem encerrados em práticas e conceitos fixos, puristas e acabados.
Contribuições dos estudos multimodais para as pesquisas em aquisição da linguagem
Authors: Carvalho Bezerra Cavalcante Marianne
Published: August 2024

Este artigo tem por intuito apresentar um panorama dos estudos acerca da multimodalidade na linguística, com ênfase no período da aquisição da linguagem, tomando por base os trabalhos clássicos de Kendon (1988; 2009) e McNeill (1985; 1992; 2000). Nos situamos em oposição a uma concepção de primitivismos gestual e de uma proposta de continuidade estrutural entre o gesto e a fala e defendemos a inserção da criança na língua a partir de um arcabouço prosódico-gestual (FONTE; CAVALCANTE, 2016; CAVALCANTE, 2015; CAVALCANTE et al, 2016). Ilustramos a proposta com dados quantitativos e qualitativos de de uma díade mãe-bebê, ao longo de 18 meses de vida.
Ousar (re)existir
Authors: Fontoura Dorneles Elizabeth
Published: August 2024

O artigo trata da relação de poder estabelecida entre o presidente de uma sessão legislativa e uma vereadora afrodescendente. O fato gerador da reprimenda que sofre a vereadora é seu vestuário. Analisamos o episódio a partir da perspectiva da Análise de Discurso. Convocamos Michel Foucault para encaminhar a reflexão acerca do poder, da resistência e do dispositivo, assim como trazemos Giorge Agamben que, a partir de Foucault, encaminha a noção de dispositivo paralela à constituição do sujeito. A análise mostra que a roupa funciona como dispositivo de poder que aciona a resistência. Aponta ainda que o presidente da sessão exerce o poder de forma distinta da vereadora.
O efeito de presença que se produz na e pela voz
Authors: De Souza Pedro
Published: August 2024

É certo que a voz, não importa quando, nem de onde ela soa, produz uma presença como efeito de subjetividade. Quando se trata  de tocar o efeito de presença atrelado ao corpo do som vocal, parece insuficiente vincular essa sonoridade singular a um sujeito que canta. Neste ponto, vale trazer de volta a questão: de que maneira os traços sonoros de uma voz participam da materialidade vocacionada ao significante que, mediante certo processo discursivo, produz efeito de presença no átimo de tempo em que se escuta o sujeito cantante? Para trabalhar sobre essa questão, dentre outras, atenho-me aqui a cenas pinçadas no documentário cinebiográfico narrando a vida do cantor Cauby Peixoto.  Nelas exploro a análise de um processo narrativo promovendo o encontro entre audioespectador e a presença do sujeito que se produz na e pela voz.
Genetic Analysis Reveals Key Regulatory Axis in Aortic Dissection: CBL Regulated by HOXB13 and microRNA-1321
Authors: Chen Zhiteng , Gao Qingyuan , Qiu Junxiong , Ge Miaomiao , Wang Shaohua , Liu Cheng , Wu Maoxiong , He Wanbing , Wang Jingfeng , Chen Yangxin , Zhang Haifeng
Published: August 2024

Background: Aortic dissection (AD) is a fatal cardiovascular disease for which the key involved genes are largely unknown. Here, we aimed to identify promising AD biomarkers from high-throughput RNA expressing data.

Methods: In the GSE98770 dataset, differentially expressed mRNAs (DE-mRNAs) and microRNAs (DE-microRNAs) were identified through differentially expressed gene analysis and gene set enrichment analysis. The regulatory network between DE-mRNAs and DE-microRNAs was established, and hub genes were identified with Cytoscape. Relationships between hub genes and AD were confirmed in the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). Potential key transcription factors were discovered with Cytoscape. Hub gene verification was performed by qPCR and immunofluorescence analyses of human specimens.

Results: DE-mRNAs and DE-microRNAs were identified. Four mRNAs and microRNA-1321 (miR-1321) were found to have the most connections with other genes. CBL was connected to the most genes and interacted with miR-1321, which was also connected to the most genes among the DE-microRNAs. In addition, CBL was associated with AD in the CTD. Among the top five transcription factors potentially regulating CBL transcription, only HOXB13 was a DE-mRNA. The findings were further successfully verified in human specimens.

Conclusion: CBL, which may be transcriptionally regulated by HOXB13 and post-transcriptionally regulated by miR-1321, was identified as the most promising potential biomarker for AD.
Beyond Barrels: Diverse Thalamocortical Projection Motifs in the Mouse Ventral Posterior Complex
Authors: Rubio-Teves Mario , Martín-Correa Pablo , Alonso-Martínez Carmen , Casas-Torremocha Diana , García-Amado María , Timonidis Nestor , Sheiban Francesco J. , Bakker Rembrandt , Tiesinga Paul , Porrero César , Clascá Francisco
Published: August 2024

Thalamocortical pathways from the rodent ventral posterior (VP) thalamic complex to the somatosensory cerebral cortex areas are a key model in modern neuroscience. However, beyond the intensively studied projection from medial VP (VPM) to the primary somatosensory area (S1), the wiring of these pathways remains poorly characterized. We combined micropopulation tract-tracing and single-cell transfection experiments to map the pathways arising from different portions of the VP complex in male mice. We found that pathways originating from different VP regions show differences in area/lamina arborization pattern and axonal varicosity size. Neurons from the rostral VPM subnucleus innervate trigeminal S1 in point-to-point fashion. In contrast, a caudal VPM subnucleus innervates heavily and topographically second somatosensory area (S2), but not S1. Neurons in a third, intermediate VPM subnucleus innervate through branched axons both S1 and S2, with markedly different laminar patterns in each area. A small anterodorsal subnucleus selectively innervates dysgranular S1. The parvicellular VPM subnucleus selectively targets the insular cortex and adjacent portions of S1 and S2. Neurons in the rostral part of the lateral VP nucleus (VPL) innervate spinal S1, while caudal VPL neurons simultaneously target S1 and S2. Rostral and caudal VP nuclei show complementary patterns of calcium-binding protein expression. In addition to the cortex, neurons in caudal VP subnuclei target the sensorimotor striatum. Our finding of a massive projection from VP to S2 separate from the VP projections to S1 adds critical anatomical evidence to the notion that different somatosensory submodalities are processed in parallel in S1 and S2.
El medio ambiente y su papel en el contexto del conflicto armado de Colombia
Authors: Rojas Mora Melany Jhanjaira
Published: August 2024

El conflicto armado ha sido una problemática social constante durante varias décadas en Colombia, causada por diferencias políticas, intereses económicos y la búsqueda de poder por parte de varios grupos al margen de la ley.
La primera ola de violencia en el país surge entre 1946 y 1964, debido a las enormes diferencias ideológicas y bipartidistas entre el Partido Liberal y el Partido Conservador, las principales tendencias políticas de la época. Ambas posturas buscaban definir distintas maneras de ejercer el poder y control en el territorio (Uribe, 2004), acto que causó ambientes hostiles entre los colombianos y que trajo consigo miles de muertes y enfrentamientos violentos.
La paradoja del subsuelo: ¿Qué es más importante, un litro de agua o un litro de petróleo?
Authors: López Blanco Iván Andrés
Published: August 2024

En el mundo del subsuelo, la extracción de recursos naturales se erige como un pilar fundamental en el funcionamiento de nuestra sociedad moderna. Entre estos recursos, el petróleo y el agua ocupan posiciones preeminentes, desempeñando roles importantes como fuente de energía y elemento esencial para la vida. En este contexto, surge la pregunta fundamental: ¿Qué es más importante, un litro de agua o un litro de petróleo? Este artículo compara la relevancia del petróleo desde una perspectiva económica y social, y el agua como un recurso esencial para la vida, resaltando la importancia de estos recursos en nuestra sociedad, junto con su impacto en el desarrollo económico y la subsistencia humana.
Los deberes ambientales: una nueva lectura responsable frente al cuidado de los recursos naturales
Authors: Fajardo Pascagaza Ernesto
Published: August 2024

Tanto en investigaciones como en los marcos jurídicos, se ha hecho más énfasis en los derechos ambientales que en los deberes, lo cual permite establecer un vacío conceptual y teórico respecto a la importancia de los deberes que tienen tanto el Estado como los ciudadanos que pertenecen a la nación. La Constitución Política de Colombia no es lo suficientemente contundente sobre la injerencia de este tema, cosa que sí han tratado algunas sentencias de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. Por lo tanto, es necesario gestionar y profundizar sobre los deberes que tienen las personas desde el fuero particular y de pertenencia a grupos poblacionales.
Derechos del medio ambiente y la lucha contra los delitos ambientales en Colombia
Authors: Ballesteros Guerrero Elkin Aleixi
Published: August 2024

La riqueza colombiana en fauna y flora ha sido un elemento contemplado de múltiples maneras, dado que el territorio nacional cuenta con invaluables y abundantes recursos naturales. Sin embargo, este privilegio natural ha sido quebrantado por el hombre, quien de manera irresponsable ha ocasionado diversas formas de afectación en los ecosistemas. Entre las problemáticas ambientales más complejas se pueden señalar la contaminación de las fuentes hídricas, la desertificación de la tierra, el mal uso del suelo y la gestión inadecuada de residuos sólidos en zonas rurales, entre otras prácticas culturales de los grupos humanos que han propiciado la alteración del medio ambiente y generado una afectación significativa en los diversos entornos naturales.
La especialización en Gestión Territorial y Avalúos en la Universidad Santo Tomás
Authors: Urrea Cáceres Gerardo Ignacio
Published: August 2024

Este escrito, netamente académico, resume lo tratado en esta tan importante y única especialización existente en el país, que se ofrece en la USTA sobre un tema de trascendencia y actualidad.
Desde julio de 2013, la Universidad Santo Tomás (USTA), de Bogotá D.C. ofrece la especialización en Gestión Territorial y Avalúos, denominación asignada por esa institución debido a que existen principios de función social y ecológica de la propiedad junto con unos principios y elementos ético-jurídicos de contexto para la práctica de avalúos ligados a los procesos de ordenamiento territorial. Este programa y experiencia han permitido visualizar la necesidad de profundizar en el campo valuatorio a nivel urbano como rural.
¿Y el agua qué?
Authors: Calderón Rivera Karol Michelle
Published: August 2024

Actualmente, a nivel mundial, hemos presentado grandes variaciones en el clima. Colombia, siendo la entrada de Suramérica es uno de los principales países afectado. Para poder comprender mejor el contexto actual es necesario conocer qué se entiende por “fenómeno del Niño y de la Niña”. Explica la universidad de los Andes (2024), “El Fenómeno del Niño es el evento climático del calentamiento del océano Pacífico. Es decir, la fase cálida, pero también hay una fase fría, que es la fase del Fenómeno de la Niña.”. Según Chacón (2024), estamos en una tracción del “Niño a la Niña”, lo que hace que el clima sea más variable en algunas zonas del país, afectando uno de los recursos más importantes, como el agua. Un ejemplo es Bogotá, ciudad ubicada en el centro del país, que ahora sufre desabastecimiento por la falta de lluvias, mientras que, en otras regiones, las lluvias torrenciales y mal manejo de recursos, generan crecientes súbitas en los ríos ocasionando deslizamientos que ponen en riesgo a la población.
Mirada ambiental y social de la “Santoto”
Authors: Ramírez Rodríguez Diana Paola
Published: August 2024

La Universidad Santo Tomás ha implementado desde 2018 un Sistema de Gestión Ambiental que promueve el cuidado del medio ambiente, inspirado en la Laudato si del Papa Francisco, que insta a unir a toda la familia humana en la búsqueda de un desarrollo sostenible e integral (2015, p. 5). Esta iniciativa se alinea con la visión de la Universidad como institución ambientalmente sustentable.
Juozas Jurginis in 1961 was criticized by Moscow
Authors: Vyšniauskas Arūnas
Published: August 2024

This study discusses the secret Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) on 16 August 1961. The Resolution was named "Serious errors in the textbook of J. Jurginis' 'History of Lithuanian SSR' and 'Readingsbook for the History of Lithuanian SSR'." The issue deals with decision-making in the context of Kremlin's politics of history, historical background, and reasons. From the Kremlin's point of view, J. Jurginis' educational literature could have led to complications in the entire history of the USSR and have had a potential negative impact on other Soviet republics. A historical periodization according to Lithuanian statehood phases from Grand Duchy of Lithuania until Soviet Lithuania was a particular concern raised by Moscow in Jurginis' textbook. The Soviet government in Moscow found it very difficult to coordinate the old history of all 15 Soviet republics with various periodization phases in their schoolbooks. In that case, the General schoolbook of the USSR (from the ancient kingdom of Urartu until Contemporary history) could have lost its significance. This is why Moscow reacted sharply, but with discretion, without abandoning the idea of having separate history schoolbooks for Soviet republics. Moscow gave clear directives for Lithuanian historians to adapt the history of Lithuania to the general historical conception of the Soviet Union, which was a substantially Russocentric doctrine. This was adopted with the release of a new textbook "History of the Lithuanian SSR" and a new Readingsbook in 1962. The research made on this issue was carried out using new archival material from the Lithuanian Special Archives, the old textbooks, newspapers, and other historical materials from Soviet times. The Soviet Union is considered as a kind of continental empire, which indicated directives from Moscow for history teaching in all Soviet republics. The communist ideologists' old fears had not been without reason, as a new reality showed schoolbook evolution in the post-Soviet space. Various collisions and significant historian conflicts started on this front. These confrontations could be sometimes called the "history wars" between neighboring countries. The new trends after the collapse of the Soviet empire enable a better understanding of the old unified Khrushchev era history schoolbooks. It is assumed that the Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU on 16 August 1961 played a crucial normative role on an All-Soviet-Union level. Moscow required Soviet republics to present their own history only as a complement to the overall set of Soviet history curriculum and textbooks.
Variations regarding the Lithuanian democracy: lessons and challenges
Authors: Liepuonius Vladas , Starikovičius Vytautas
Published: August 2024

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Polish national democrats ofthe Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Lithuanian revival at the beginning of the 20th century
Authors: Dąbrowski Przemyslaw
Published: August 2024

The fundamentals of the Lithuanian national revival date back to the eighties of the 19th century when in the environment of Lithuanian intellectuals a conception of publishing a newspaper in the Lithuanian language and printed in the Latin alphabet arose. Among the many persons involved in the implementation of this project, doctor Jonas Basanavičius played an outstanding role; he did not put up with failures in obtaining the publishing concession for the territory of the Russian Empire and decided to do it in Prussian Lithuania - in Ragainė and consequently to smuggle the copies of the newspaper across the border to the area of Great Lithuania. "Aušra" - "Jutrzenka" was supposed to become the "daybreak of the national revival of Lithuania". National democrats in Vilnius treated the Lithuanian national movement rather in transitional categories, as a long-term action or aspirations of getting wide autonomy in the future. Lithuania, in the territorial-historical aspect, was treated as a body formed by all nationalities inhabiting this area, favouring simultaneously the equality of rights of them all. They were critical only about the actions of Lithuanian activists - "litwomans".
Conservative management of giant follicular ameloblastoma: report of two cases
Authors: Hegab Ayman , Elmasry Dr Mohamed
Published: August 2024

The treatment of choice of Ameloblastoma is surgical resection which resulting in large jaw defects. The challenge in managing mandibular giant ameloblastoma is in achieving complete excision and reconstruction of the defect. However, conservative non-surgical approach was mentioned in the literature as a useful approach in young patients. The present article reported two cases of conservative treatment of mandibular giant follicular ameloblastoma in young patient to decrease the tumour size and subsequently the resected segment of the mandible and in another inoperable case due to her medical problems. Good results could be achieved in the treatment of large Giant Ameloblastoma using marsupialization in the modern era of more aggressive surgical procedures and reconstructive techniques. Marsupialization revealed to be more advantageous in many respects and is therefore considered a worthwhile procedure to reduce the tumor size before resection and can be used in inoperable cases.
Зміни в структурі енергосистеми та особливості роботи енергоринку в період відновлення України
Authors: Бабак Віталій Павлович
Published: August 2024

У доповіді наведено найважливіші результати фундаментальних та прикладних досліджень Інституту загальної енергетики НАН України з розроблення принципово нової структури і основ функціонування електротеплової системи. Ця система об’єднує ОЕС України та системи централізованого теплопостачання шляхом електрифікації теплопостачання через використання енергії автономних ВДЕ та потужностей традиційної генерації електростанцій в електричних котлах, які не потребують нормованих показників якості електроенергії. Запропоновано новий принцип самодостатності функціонування ВЕС/СЕС, що досягається завдяки введенню в їх структуру системи накопичення енергії.
Про можливість створення науково-технічного центру з використання радіаційних технологій у медицині
Authors: Поворозник Орест Михайлович , Горпинич Ольга Костянтинівна
Published: August 2024

Розглянуто можливість створення в Інституті ядерних досліджень НАН України науково-технічного підприємства з виробництва широкого спектра радіаційних ізотопів та радіонуклідних фармацевтичних препаратів на їх основі. Наразі в Україні потреба в таких препаратах забезпечується виключно завдяки імпорту. В Інституті є всі передумови для створення такого підприємства: приміщення, пристосовані для проведення радіаційно небезпечних робіт, персонал, який має відповідний досвід з виготовлення експериментальних зразків радіофармпрепаратів, і наявність осіб, які можуть організувати і налагодити виробництво. Наведено огляд прискорювачів і технологій з метою визначення оптимальних для України рішень. Обговорено можливість проведення робіт з пучкової онкотерапії та створення підрозділу бор-нейтрон-захоплювальної терапії на базі низькоенергетичного прискорювача ЕГП-10К.
Fighting Windmills: Quixotism and Old/New Issues Facing Humankind
Authors: Bezrukov Andrii , Bohovyk Oksana
Published: August 2024

The most recent reimagining of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote (1605) —Salman Rushdie’s Quichotte (2019)— represents the volatile identities in American society under the conditions of blurring a line between fact and fiction. Exploring quixotism as the conflict of idealism vs realism elucidates the idea of humans who fight with the windmills in their heads. Against the background of this conflict, topical concerns are vividly highlighted to remain constant throughout the centuries, considering specific historical and sociocultural circumstances. The impact of this binary opposition on the worldview of the people of that time and the modern ones, created by Cervantes and Rushdie correspondingly, is a primary focus of the article. Both novels share a symbolic reflection of the world through the distinct aesthetics of a work of fiction that moves them beyond metafictional narration. A comparative study of the diachronically different stories emphasises a similarity of the strong questions raised about the societies whose ideals quixotes reflect.
Rheological properties of model emulsions containing oleosomes
Authors: Erinç H. , Harmankaya B.
Published: August 2024

In the presented research, oleosomes were obtained from unroasted hazelnuts in an aqueous environment with a pH of 9.5, adjusted using sodium bicarbonate. Model emulsions were then prepared to contain oleosomes in proportions of 15, 25, and 35%. Rheological and viscosity analyses were conducted on these model emulsions, focusing on elastic and viscous modulus values. The results of the analyses, which revealed that an increase in the oleosome content in the model emulsions correlated with a concurrent increase in emulsion viscosity as well as in the elastic (G′) and viscous (G″) moduli, demonstrate the significant impact of oleosome concentration on the rheological properties of the emulsions. All samples exhibited a G′ > G″ relationship, indicating their semi-solid nature. Moreover, an increase in the oleosome content was found to result in a higher consistency index for the product, while the flow index remained largely unchanged.
Antibacterial activity of vaname shrimp chitosan gel against Phorphyromonas gingivalis bacteria in mothers with periodontal disease
Authors: Dharmawati I Gusti Agung Ayu , Mastra I Nyoman , Supariani Nyoman Dewi , Ratih Gusti Ayu Made
Published: August 2024

Background: Dental plaque is a breeding ground for Phorphyromonas gingivalis bacteria which causes periodontal disease. Chitosan is a compound derived from the deacetylation of chitin in marine animals such as shrimp which has been proven to be antibacterial, non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable. During pregnancy there is an increase in acid levels in the oral cavity, as well as exposure to stomach acid on the teeth and gingiva which results in inflammation of the gingiva and periodontal tissue. This study aims to determine the activity of chitosan in inhibiting the growth of Phorphyromonas gingivalis bacteria in postnatal mothers with periodontal disease.
Method: True experimental randomized pre-test and post-test control group design, with topical administration of 2% chitosan gel to mothers with gingivitis in Badung Regency, Bali. The sample was 14 postpartum mothers, divided into control groups (given base gel) and treatment (2% chitosan gel). The degree of gingivitis is measured using Modified Gingival Indexes (MGI), for antibacterial by calculating the number of Phorphyromonas gingivalis deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) copies using Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).
Results: Descriptively, there was a difference in the decrease in the average MGI index in the control and treatment groups on the 7th and 21st days, as well as in the average number of bacteria. The Wilcoxon test showed p<0.05, in the control and treatment groups, meaning there was a significant decrease in the MGI index on the 7th and 21st days. Calculation of the number of Phorphyromonas gingivalis bacteria showed p<0.05, meaning there was a decrease in the number in the control and treatment groups. However, the Mann Whitney test results showed p>0.05, meaning there was no significant relationship between the control and treatment groups, either on the MGI index or the number of Phorphyromonas gingivalis bacteria.
Conclusion: Vaname 2% shrimp chitosan gel has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
A basket of materials for 3D printed prostheses in digital dentistry
Authors: Chanchal Nenwani  , Nilesh Bulbule  , Varun Bhatt  , Akanksha Shinde  , Gayatri Balachandran  , Amit Jagtap
Published: August 2024

Objective: This literature review's objective is to identify feasible materials that can be 3D printed and is utilised to create removable dentures. The review includes an overview of the properties, advantages, and limitations of different 3D printing materials, including polymers, metals, resins, ceramics, and composites.
Methods: In the era of digital dentistry, additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is taking the place of subtractive manufacturing, or milling. For example, pre polymerised PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) used for subtractive manufacturing leads to more wastage of material (block) compared to additive manufacturing. Traditionally 3D printing has its roots in rapid prototyping (RP), which the name is given to the rapid production of models using additive layer manufacturing.
Result: The study showed that the addition of CNCs and AgNPs to the PMMA resin resulted in a significant improvement in the mechanical properties of the printed parts. The flexural strength of the composite resin increased by up to 31.6% with the addition of 0.1 wt% AgNPs and 1 wt% CNCs. The impact strength of the composite resin also increased by up to 24.2% with the addition of 0.1 wt% AgNPs and 1 wt% CNCs. The researchers attributed the improvement in mechanical properties to the synergistic effect of CNCs and AgNPs, which enhanced the interfacial adhesion between the polymer matrix and the reinforcement particles.
Conclusion: Additive manufacturing describes technologies that can be used anywhere throughout the product life cycle from pre-production (i.e. rapid prototyping) to full scale production (also known as mass production).
A computational materials science paradigm for a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
Authors: Strubbe David A.
Published: August 2024

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) bring the excitement of research into the classroom to improve learning and the sense of belonging in the field. They can reach more students, earlier in their studies, than typical undergraduate research. Key aspects are: students learn and use research methods, give input into the project, generate new research data, and analyze it to draw conclusions that are not known beforehand. CUREs are common in other fields but have been rare in materials science and engineering. I propose a paradigm for computational material science CUREs, enabled by web-based simulation tools from nanoHUB.org that require minimal computational skills. After preparatory exercises, students each calculate part of a set of closely related materials, following a defined protocol to contribute to a novel class dataset which they analyze, and also calculate an additional property of their choice. This approach has been used successfully in several class projects.

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An Analysis of Repetition Style in the Qur'an According to Al-Tabari's Commentary
Authors: Laelani Lilih , Komarudin Edi
Published: August 2024

Repetition (al-Tikrar) is one of the language styles used in the Qur'an. Currently, many hufadz of the Qur'an start memorizing from surah 30. The problem is that as a Muslim, he must increase his interaction with the Qur'an from reading, memorizing, understanding and practicing it. The purpose of this research is to know and understand the meaning of repetition style in the Qur'an based on the theory of qawa'id at Tafsir by Uthman al Sabt, to identify and know the letters in chapter 30 which contains At Tikrar's rules, to understand the analysis of At Tikrar's rules. Researchers conducted this research through library research with a qualitative descriptive analysis research type. The researcher used the main source of the book Qawa'id at Tafsir, Jam'an wa Dirasatan by Khalid bin 'Utsman Al-Sabt. Secondary sources are the Al-Qur'an Juz 'Amma (juz 30) and the Book of Tafsir Jami' al Bayan 'an Ta'wil Ay al-Qur'an by Imam Al-Tabari. This study found that the language style of At Tikrar in Al Qur'an Juz 30 is found in 35 of the 37 surahs al mufashalat (short). In almost all surahs there are verses, sentences, or words that are repeated, either in pronunciation or editorial or repetition of meaning, except for two surahs that do not have repetition of meaning or lafazh, namely the 105th Surah Al-Fil and the 108th Surah Al-Kauthar.
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Writing Application for Improving Writing Skills of Islamic Education Students
Authors: Fauziah Zumrotul , Minarti Sri
Published: August 2024

This study is aimed to illuminate the use of AI-assisted writing applications to improve academic writing skills and describe how to implement AI-assisted writing applications for EFL academic writing. This study is qualitative reasearch. The data is collected through analysis of writing task and interview about the use of Artificial Intelligence in academic writing. After analyzing students’ writing task and interview related to the use of AI in language teaching, especially in writing. The study revealed that the use of AI-assisted applications is beneficial for students, especially students of Islamic education study program. The applications could help the students construct paragraphs, correct the structures, and even paraphrase the paragraphs. The use of AI in writing will not replace human existence since AI-assisted writing application is just a tool, there should be creativity and logical reasoning in writing an academic article. The use of Artificial intelligent-assisted applications could be applied as new model to increase students’ writing skills since there are many features and easiness offered by AI technology.
Value-Based Organizational Commitment In Improving Human Resources Performance In Higher Education
Authors: Samsul Maarif
Published: August 2024

This study aims to reveal value-based organizational commitment in senior tertiary institutions in East Java, namely University Pesantren Tinggi Darul  Ulum Jombang and Sunan Giri University Surabaya. From the various data obtained by researchers, it was found that the two tertiary institutions had each attempted to increase value-based organizational commitment. Organizational commitment is an attitude, the determination of employees who have the desire to show membership behavior or an attitude that reflects loyalty, employee loyalty to their organization on an ongoing basis where members of the organization express their concern for the organization, which includes; a) a strong desire to maintain membership in the organization, b) a desire to encourage various efforts so that the organization has a high level, c) trustworthiness and acceptance of the goals and culture of the organization.
Institusi Pondok dalam Sistem Pendidikan Islam di Malaysia
Authors: Mohammad Wahyudi
Published: August 2024

Pengajian pondok merupakan satu institusi pengajian berteraskan Islam yang telah berkembang pesat di alam Melayu khususnya di Malaysia. Ia merupakan tempat pengajian formal yang terawal dibentuk oleh pengasasnya mengikut kekuatan pegangan agama Islam pada masa itu sehingga terbentuknya satu organisasi di dalam kawasan tertentu. Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sumbangan institusi pondok dalam sistem pendidikan Islam dan sejarah perkembangannya. Kajian ini menggunakan metod kepustakaan yang terdiri daripada rujukan jurnal, artikel, buku-buku dan tesis yang berkaitan dengan institusi pondok. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa institusi pondok telah memberi kesan terhadap perkembangan sistem pendidikan Islam awal di Malaysia. Selain itu, institusi pondok juga melahirkan ramai tokoh-tokoh Ulama yang disegani khususnya di dalam bidang pendidikan Islam dan juga di dalam bidang-bidang yang lain seperti kesenian dan politik yang mana ulama tersebut telah banyak memberi sumbangan dalam bidang kepakaran masing-masing.
Kecil-Kecil Punya Karya (KKPK) Tahun 2018-2022, Terbitan Mizan dan Citra Perempuan Muslim (Kajian Sastra Anak)
Authors: Indriyani Jiphie Gilia
Published: August 2024

Dar!Mizan memiliki sebuah fokus pada seri KKPK, yaitu penulisan sastra anak berupa novel maupun komik dengan penulis anak. Menjadi lebih ekslusif lagi bahwa Dar!Mizan merupakan penerbit berbasis islami. Sastra anak merupakan sebuah pelajaran dalam bentuk narasi. Anak-anak sebagai pembaca menyerap pesan-pesan yang disampaikan oleh penulis atau penerbit. Hal ini menjadi dasar penelitian untuk menengok citra perempuan versi penulis pada buku anak yang diterbitkan oleh penerbit berbasis islami, Dar!Mizan. Simbol-simbol yang ditemukan kemudian dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan feminise Simone De Beauvoir. Tampak bahwa representasi perempuan muslim, baik anak-anak maupun dewasa dibalut dengan konsep islami. Perempuan islami yang maish anak-anak memiliki karakter-karakter yang kuat dan ekspresif. Sementara perempuan muslim yang dewasa tampak lebih banyak mendudukii ranah domestik.
Formation of a model of Azerbaijani memory policy
Authors: Leonteva Nelli
Published: August 2024

The author present the phenomenon of memory politics, which is a key aspect of forming and maintaining national identity, as well as determining the foreign policy priorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the context of Azerbaijan, a country with a rich history and cultural heritage, the translation of memory policy plays a significant role in shaping the image of the state in the international arena. Consideration of the peculiarities of this process allows for a deeper understanding of Azerbaijan's foreign policy strategy, its interaction with other countries and international organizations, as well as the influence of historical heritage on contemporary political decisions. The export of national culture, its promotion abroad and the formation of a positive image of the country contribute to the creation of a favorable foreign policy environment. This allows the country not only to preserve its identity, but also to interact with other cultures within the global cultural space. The author presents the strategy of constructing a model of Azerbaijani cultural memory policy in foreign policy and the ways of its realization, which also serves to consolidate society and build a new model of national identity formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This model includes both a number of features characteristic of the former Soviet republics and specific provisions distinguishing the Republic of Azerbaijan. In this sense, the political and cultural processes taking place in Russia's neighboring states are of particular interest to researchers, allowing them to build a competent attitude to the current processes affecting society both in Azerbaijan and in Russia, which is home to a large Turkic-speaking population, including ethnic Azerbaijanis.
Chinese global agribusiness project in the Brazilian soybean commodity chain: Historical structures and current actions
Authors: TIXILISKI GIACOMO OTAVIO
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACT This article describes the political motivations and economic actions of China’s global agribusiness project in the Brazilian soybean commodity chain. To verify these facts, we use literature review and qualitative data analysis through a long-term description of the political and economic actions of the Chinese agents. Additionally, we connect Chinese investments on the Brazilian soybean commodity chain as a practical representation of these actions. In sum, the article highlighted that long-term structures influence current actions in China and is being strengthened by the active participation of Chinese firms in commodity chains, such as Brazilian soybean.