bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Poética de los vaivenes humanos y no humanos en el suelo del Lago de Texcoco. Una aproximación a la noción de agencia
Authors: Ramonetti Liceaga Ariadna
Published: December 2022

La idea que anima este ensayo es poder pensar al Lago de Texcoco —un gran humedal de poca profundidad ubicado al nororiente de la Ciudad de México— como un agente no humano, que se desborda más allá de las categorías epistemológicas y culturales que lo han signado como un “lago”. Para ello me valdré de mi propia experiencia caminando en su suelo y también de las reflexiones y provocaciones lanzadas por diversas autoras y autores, como Bruno Latour, Elizabeth Povinelli y María Puig de la Bellacasa, entre otres, que ayudarán a comprender cómo este agente resistió al silenciamiento que implicaba la construcción de un aeropuerto en su lecho, el cual atentaba contra las comunidades interespecies que ahí existen todavía y que resistieron por su naturaleza cambiante y esquiva, pero también gracias a los pueblos de la región de Atenco, que se organizaron para defenderlo de la imposición gubernamental, que había insistido (y fracasado) durante veinte años en la construcción de un aeropuerto en el Lago de Texcoco.
Tax Accounting: Theory and Practice
Authors: Isaev Fakhriddin Ikromovich
Published: December 2022

This article is devoted to the consideration of the theoretical issues of tax accounting, which is considered a component of accounting. In addition, the article presents relevant conclusions and proposals on the formation of tax reports, which have been developed in reliance upon the research results.
The point prevalence and factors associated with neck pain
Authors: Alabdulkarim Nouf , Aljasser Sarah , Awwad Mohannad , Alshaalan Hayfaa , Alshayie Reema , Alibrahim Fatimah , Awwad Waleed
Published: December 2022

Background: Neck pain is a significant disabling condition. Prevalence of neck pain is still not clearly stated in the literature due to the variation of its definition. It has a unique number of risk factors like history of neck pain, trauma, and certain sports injuries. In this study we measured the point prevalence of neck pain and the factors associated with it.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included a total of 461 participants. The collected data comprised participant characteristics: demographic, socioeconomical status, and nature of work. The Arabic Neck Disability Index was used to assess neck pain. Specific questions about possible associated factors were asked, such as duration of using electronics, type of posture, duration of reading.
Results: The neck pain was stated by 64.6% of the study participants. The results demonstrated that participants who reported neck pain were mostly females (70.5%), single (56.6%), or had high educational level (70.2%). Slight infrequent headaches were the most significant Neck Disability Index indicator in 39.5% of the study participants.
Conclusion: The prevalence of neck pain was 64.6%, of which, mostly were females. Body postures, reading hours, work-type, and self-rated use of cellphones and PCs were all significantly associated with neck pain. Moreover, headache, concentration, and working habits were the top most significant indicators of the NDI. However, headache was the most significant.
Atlas fracture after electroconvulsive therapy
Authors: Rashid Murtaza , Aljohani Majed , Al Mufareh Bandar , Alkharraz Omar
Published: December 2022

Background: Since the first-time electroconvulsive therapy was performed in 1938, it remains to this day as one of the most effective forms of treatment for patients with major depression and other psychiatric conditions. It works by a controlled electric current passed through the scalp and selected parts of the brain to induce a grand mal seizure. Due to its mechanism of action, the possibility of developing a physical trauma although rare, especially if done under an adequate modified form, is still possible.
Case: A young male presented to our Emergency Department after his routine electroconvulsive therapy with neck pain. Imaging of the neck showed fracture of the Atlas bone. Patient was treated conservatively.
Conclusion: Electroconvulsive therapy is one of the safe and common treatment modalities used for mental health issues around the world. However, injuries such as fractures have been reported following the procedure. As per our literature review, this is the first instance of Atlas fracture reported after electroconvulsive therapy worldwide.
Design and Implementation of a T-Type Based Topology for Grid-Connected Current-Source Inverters in PV Applications
Authors: Haupt Douglas , Buzzio Christian , Schmitz Lenon , Martins Denizar C. , Coelho Roberto F.
Published: December 2022

This paper presents a novel non-isolated 5-level inverter for interfacing renewable sources to the power grid. It consists of a modified T-type converter with an HERIC-based AC decoupling strategy. The 5-level output voltage is filtered by a passively damped LCL filter, resulting in a high power density structure. Experimental results on a 250 (W) prototype are presented to validate the operating principle of the proposed topology and show a high efficiency over the entire output power range. Besides, the injected current complies with the IEEE 1547-2018 specifications regarding harmonic content until the 10th harmonic, using a classical PI controller with an additional feedforward term.
A Gain or a Loss? The Consequences of Brexit in the Opinions of Polish Migrants
Authors: Fel Stanisław , Wódka Marek , Kozak Jarosław
Published: December 2022

The aim of the article is to present the opinions of Polish migrants in Britain on the gains or losses that Brexit may bring to the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), and Poland, as well as the respondents themselves and their families. These opinions were determined based on the analysis of the results of a survey carried out among these migrants and presented against the backdrop of the results of public opinion polls on EU membership, which have been conducted in the British Isles regularly since the 1970s. The article analyses the beliefs held on this issue by economic migrants, who are faced with a choice as Brexit is underway: to remain expatriates or to return to their country of origin. Among the answers to questions about the possible benefits or negative outcomes of Brexit, it was the latter that predominated. In the discussion, the authors seek to ascertain why migrants from Poland fear the negative consequences of Brexit for the UK and for Europe more often than they fear those for Poland or for themselves and their close family members.
Ultrasonographic characteristics of Bowen's disease
Authors: Khlebnikova Albina N. , Selezneva Elena V.
Published: December 2022

Background: Bowen's disease (BD), or squamous cell carcinoma in situ, is an epithelium-derived tumor with high oncogenicity. Nowadays, high frequency ultrasonography is widely used for non-invasive diagnosis of skin tumors. The results of investigations into the echo signs of BD are contradictory, while they based on the use of 20 and 45 MHz converters. To make intra-epidermal lesions visible, it is necessary to use sonographic converters with at least 50 MHz resolution.
Aim: To determine ultrasonographic signs of BD with the use of a high frequency 75 MHz sensor.
Materials and methods: We examined 8 patients (2 women and 6 men) aged 38 to 86 years with histologically confirmed BD diagnosis. With a high resolution ultrasonographic system (75 MHz sensor) we scanned 8 solid BD lesions and 8 visually unchanged contralateral skin areas as controls, measuring the epidermal and dermal thickness, depth of hypodense areas in derma in the chosen regions of interest.
Results: The ultrasonographic picture of the BD lesions was characterized by hyperdense epidermis of two types: the first one (n = 6) was of uneven thickness and wave form, with budlike sprouts into the dermal depth, while the second one (n = 2) was of similar width all through, with even external and internal contours. Mean epidermal thickness in the BD lesions was significantly different from that of the contralateral visually unchanged skin areas (192.37 75.48 vs 69.88 12.48 mcm, p = 0.011719). In BD lesion, there were intradermal hypodense areas located just under the epidermis; they included diffuse and heterogeneous band-like structures in the type 1 lesions and round structures in the type 2 lesions. The mean thickness of the hypodense BD zones in the tumor located in the open skin areas was bigger than that in those located in the closed skin areas (1288.25 450.25 vs 585.75 150.62 mcm, p = 0.025348).
Conclusion: With ultrasonographic scanning with a 75 MHz sensor, we have identified the following BD characteristics: thickened epidermis with an even internal contour and hypodense intradermal areas of diffuse heterogeneous structures, which had the biggest depth in the lesions located in the open skin areas. The ultrasonographic picture of BD can be of two types depending on the combination of the main signs with different shape.
Derecho eclesiástico del Estado peruano
Authors: Revilla Izquierdo Milagros Aurora
Published: December 2022

El presente libro tiene por finalidad iniciar al lector en el conocimiento del área del derecho del Estado que reconoce, garantiza y regula el fenómeno religioso, conocido en la literatura académica-jurídica como el derecho eclesiástico del Estado. Teniendo en cuenta que el contenido esencial del tema es la libertad de conciencia y religión, en la presente obra se usa un método analítico, deductivo e histórico para afrontar los principales aspectos del derecho eclesiástico peruano. En efecto, junto al aparato normativo, el lector identificará los dos siguientes temas: los derechos fundamentales de la libertad de conciencia y religión en su manifestación individual como colectiva y el tipo de relaciones entre el Estado peruano y las confesiones o religiones, acompañado de un análisis en virtud del derecho constitucional comparado sobre la materia.
Introducción al derecho romano
Authors: Méndez Chang Elvira
Published: December 2022

Este libro nos introduce al derecho romano a través de sus principales conceptos, reglas y principios. La jurisprudencia de la Roma antigua es la base de los ordenamientos jurídicos que forman parte de la familia romano-germánica. Por tanto, si queremos conocer mejor el derecho peruano y hacer aportes congruentes con sus raíces, no podemos dejar de lado el estudio e investigación del derecho romano.
Identify Bioactive Components and Optimize Dehydration Characteristic of Drumstick in GC-MS and Principle Component Analysis by using Heat Pump-assisted Dehumidified Air Drying (HPD)
Authors: Pandidurai G. , Amutha S. , Kanchana S. , Vellaikumar S. , Prabhakaran K.
Published: December 2022

Background: Drumstick (Moringa oleifera Lam.) is a miracle plant because of its therapeutic and nutraceutical properties. The present work aims to study the optimization and quality attributes retention in drumstick through Heat Pump-assisted dehumidified air Dryer (HPD) because the conventional drying process takes more time and energy which also affect the product quality and safety. Methods: Dried drumstick powder was prepared by using fresh drumstick pieces, steam blanched for 2-5 min and then sulfated at 0.1% for 10 min. After that, the dehydration process was performed at different temperatures (45, 55 and 65°C) in an HPD drier. Result: HPD dried drumstick powder at 55°C was found maximum drying characteristics and higher retention of bioactive compounds with special reference to high powder recovery (97.22%), excellent flowability and better functional characteristics. The extract of fresh and HPD dried drumstick powder contained 50 major bioactive compounds such as 2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid 3TMS derivative, Butanal 2-ethyl-3-methyl-, etc, these bioactive compounds act as various nutraceuticals and therapeutic values.
Detailed Pathophysiological Investigation of Canine Pyometra and the Curative Role of Ovariohysterectomy
Authors: Gogoi Jayashree , Leela V. , Suganya G. , Shafiuzama Mohamed , Vairamuthu S. , Rajathi S.
Published: December 2022

Background: Pyometra or cystic endometrial hyperplasia complex in dogs is a hormonally mediated bacterial disease wherein middle-aged bitches are most affected. The current study was carried out in pyometra-affected bitches to determine the alterations in hormonal, histopathological and haemato-biochemical profiles after 14 days of ovariohysterectomy. Methods: Blood samples were collected both from control (n=15) and affected bitches (n=15) showing signs of open cervix pyometra preoperatively and postoperatively on the day of surgery, on the 7th and 14th day after ovariohysterectomy. Blood samples were subjected to the estimation of endocrinological and hematobiochemical parameters. The ovary, oviduct and uterus were collected for gross and histological observations. Result: The pre-operative serum progesterone (ng/ml) recorded in bitches affected with pyometra were 9-fold higher than controls (9.77±2.64 vs 0.61±0.66) (P less than 0.01). There was a non-significant difference in the pre-operative (414.63±62.88) and post-operative (390.6±54.20) estrogen concentration and the results indicated a presence of an extragonadal source of estrogen. The enormous endometrial lumen of these cysts contained eosinophilic hazy granular material and tissue debris along with massive infiltration of inflammatory cells, predominantly neutrophils. The findings of the study revealed that progesterone is the major contributory factor and extragonadal sources of estrogen may be present along with hyperplastic changes in the uterine and glandular epithelium in pyometra-affected bitches.
Investigation of Serum Trace Element Levels in Sheep in Diyarbakır Province and Districts
Authors: Durak Mehmet Hanifi , Gürsel Feraye Esen , Akış Iraz , Gürgöze Sema
Published: December 2022

Background: In this study, the serum of sheep raised on pasture in the province and districts of Diyarbakır was tested for concentrations of the essential trace elements Cr, Cu, Se, Zn, Co, Mn, ultra-trace elements like Ni, V and Ag and non-essential toxic trace elements like Al, Pb, As, Cd and Ti. Methods: The animals used in the study consisted of 313 healthy sheep at the end of lactation obtained from different districts of Diyarbakır. The closed system method of wet decomposition was used to transfer serum trace elements to the soluble phase in blood samples. Serum trace elements were analyzed using an ICP-MS device. Result: This study contributed to obtaining normal levels of Al, Ag, Ni, Ti and V trace elements in ewes at the end of lactation. It was observed that there was no difference between all districts in terms of serum Al, Ni, Cu and Zn trace element levels. In the study, differences were found in the serum Cr, Se, As and Cd trace element levels of sheep between the districts; however, it was determined that no significant deficiency or excess occurred and these levels were within normal limits. The Co and Mn levels we obtained in Diyarbakır are much lower than the average levels reported by the researchers. We can say that the addition of Co and Mn trace elements in appropriate proportions to the rations of animals can positively affect animal health and productivity.
Economic Analysis of Dryland Integrated Production System in Western Agroclimatic Zone of Tamil Nadu, India: A DEA Approach
Authors: Balaji G. Arun , Geethalakshmi V. , Prahadeeswaran M.
Published: December 2022

Background: Efficiency of production system is calculated by the input spent to amount of output produced. The Agronomic efficiency has been found to be below 48% than the world efficiency standard of 40 kg ha-1. The average fertilizer usage of India is 133 kg ha-1, 232% higher than the global standard fertilizer of 40 kg ha-1. The certified seeds and agriculture machinery usage has been increased by 15% and 13% in India but the efficiency of farm stays behind. Methods: With this back ground the present study applied cost approach variable return to scale Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model to evaluate the Indian farms resource using 200 rural farms of Tamil Nadu state. The data envelopment analysis models have the advantage of simultaneous measure of technical, allocative and cost efficiency of the individual farms. Result: The cost efficiency among the respondents ranged from 0 to 1 with a mean efficiency of 0.66. The study found that Decision-Making Units (DMU) have cost inefficiency, suggesting that most of the DMU operated very far away from the efficiency frontier. Allocative inefficiency (0.55) is worse than the technical inefficiency (0.80), implying that the lower economic efficiency is the result of high allocative inefficiency.
Pelaksanaan Program Tahfidzul Qur’an Berbasis Online Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Mubarakah Wardah Wafiyah , Munastiwi Erni
Published: December 2022

During the Covid-19 pandemic that attacked the Indonesian state, all agencies were temporarily closed, especially educational institutions. This policy was carried out with the aim of not spreading the spread of Covid-19 among students. Even so, each agency still assigns tasks for students to do at home. This stipulation was implemented by the Taruna Al-Qur'an Putri Islamic Boarding School, which compiled an online-based tahfidz program as the duty of students while at home during this pandemic. However, in its implementation, not all santriwati perform these tasks optimally, thus making researchers want to know more about the implementation of the online-based tahfidz program. This study uses a qualitative research method with 7 respondents as research objects. The results of this study indicate that each program assigned to santriwati from the Islamic boarding school whether ziyadah, muroja'ah, and the increment of juz can be carried out properly and effectively from both the musyrifah and santriwati, although sometimes there are obstacles and obstacles in its implementation, however, not a barrier. Because every problem will and solution.
Mirror Neurons dan Konsep Uswatun Hasanah dalam Pendidikan Islam
Authors: Nurrohman Afidz , - Suyadi
Published: December 2022

Dalam kajian neurosains terdapat bagian otak manusia yang disebut mirror neurons. Neuron ini dapat memantulkan kembali tindakan yang dilihat oleh seseorang dan membuat orang tersebut terdorong untuk menirukan dan melakukan hal yang sama. Berawal dari hal tersebut maka penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan teori mirror neurons dalam pendidikan Islam terutama kaitannya dengan metode uswatun hasanah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan yang menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan analisa data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif analitik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode uswatun hasanah atau keteladanan dalam pendidikan Islam memiliki pola yang sama dengan mirror neurons. Titik temu keduanya terdapat pada proses aktifitas peniruan (imitation) dan pengamatan terhadap perilaku (modeling) yang dilakukan antar individu selama proses belajar atau interaksi sosial. Mirror neurons bekerja bukan hanya pada tindakan fisik saja tetapi emosi pun dapat direspon oleh neuron ini. Konsekuensinya adalah pendidik sebagai model peniruan harus menunjukkan keteladanan dengan memperhatikan aspek tindakan, psikologi dan emosional seseorang sehingga menumbuhkan sikap empati. Empati inilah salah satu produk dari mirror neurons. Uswatun hasanah yang dilakukan secara terus menerus yang disertai dengan penguatan dapat memperkuat sambungan sirkuit di dalam otak termasuk mirror neurons, sehingga memori tidak mudah terhapus dan akan menjadi tata nilai dalam diri seseorang.
Integrasi Nilai Islam Dalam Pendidikan: Pembelajaran Integratif di SMA Islam Al-Muttaqin Kota Tasikmalaya
Authors: Hidayat Syarip
Published: December 2022

Various forms of negative impacts contained in the modernization and globalization are becoming seious challenges for education. Moral decadence in the form of negative behaviors, such as the use of drugs, free sexual, and brawling, are the impacts of the presence of modernization and globalization. These social reality with negative values requires to reform patterns of education. One form of the intended redesigning is by integrating Islamic values. This research is qualitative with descriptive method. The data analysis technique uses triangulation and interpretation. The focus of the research are (1) The values of Islam which is integrated in learning; (2) The integration form of Islamic values in education; (3) Constraints faced when integrating Islamic values in learning; (4) Efforts to overcome obstacles in the integration of Islamic values. After conducting of interpretation of research data, there are several conclusions. (1) The values that are integrated in learning, which are in the form of practical and applicative values, are the instrumental values where every value is responsible for keeping the students’ dignity as Allah’s creature such as perseverance, discipline, honesty, patience, togetherness, and cleanliness. (2) The integration of Islamic values is applied in the implementation of integrative islamic education in the whole scope of education. (3) The obstacles found in the integration process are more dominant on uniting the perspectives of relation between Islamic values and practical importance of education. (4) Efforts to overcome the constraints of the integration are done through persuasive approach and examplary.
Manajemen Pembelajaran Di Pesantren Miftahul Ulum Bettet Pamekasan Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Subhan Moh. , Ahmad
Published: December 2022

Abstrak :

Masa pandemi Covid-19 berdampak pada semua aspek kehidupan manusia tidak terkecuali pada ranah pendidikan. Semua satuan pendidikan pada umumnya melaksanakank pembelajaran secara daring guna menghindari tersebarnya virus tersebut. Namun demikian, Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Ulum Bettet Pamekasan tetap melakukan pembelajaran secara luring namun tetap memberlakukan protokol kesehatan secara katat. Kajian ini berupaya untuk mengungkap manajemen pembelajaran yang diterapkan oleh pondok tersebut selama masa pandemi Covid-19. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis studi kasus. Hasil penelitan ini menunjukkan bahwa manajemen yang dilakukan mencakup 3 hal; 1) perencanaan yang berkaitan dengan pemenuhan prokotol kesehatan dan perencanaan yang berkenaan dengan mekanisme proses pembelajaran yang termuat dalam RPP dan silabus; 2) pelaksanaan pembelajaran dilakukan secara tatap muka dengan tetap memperhatikan protocol kesehata.Pelaksanaan pembelajaran mencngkup tiga tahapan yaitu pendahuluan, kegiatan inti, dan penutup; 3) evaluasi dilakukan secara berkesinambungan pada akhir pembelajran guna melihat tingkat efektifitas pembelajaran. Di samping itu, evaluasi pembelajaran juga dilakukan dengan model evaluasi sumatif dan formatif.
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS DEFINING APPLICATION OF GLYCINE AND ZINC COMBINATIONIN CORRECTION OF STRESS AND ANXIETY MAIN MANIFESTATIONS
Authors: Shishkova V. N. , Nartsissov Y. R. , Titova V. Y. , Sheshegova E. V.
Published: December 2022

The aim of the work was to carry out a systematic analysis of the molecular mechanisms that determine the possibility of a combined use of amino acid glycine and zinc compounds for the treatment of patients with manifestations of stress and anxiety.

Materials and methods. Information retrieval (Scopus, PubMed) and library (eLibrary) databases were used as research tools. In some cases, the ResearchGate application was applied for a semantic search. The analysis and generalization of references was carried out on the research topic, covering the period from 2000 to the present time.

Results. It has been shown that amino acid glycine, along with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), is a key neurotransmitter that regulates physiological inhibition processes in the central nervous system (CNS) by increasing transmembrane conductance in specific pentameric ligand-gated ion channels. The introduction of zinc ions can potentiate the opening of these receptors by increasing their affinity for glycine, resulting in an inhibitory processes increase in CNS neurons. The replenishment of the glycine and zinc combined deficiency is an important element in the correction of a post-stress dysfunction of the central nervous system. A balanced intake of zinc and glycine is essential for most people who experience daily effects of multiple stresses and anxiety. This combination is especially useful for the people experiencing a state of chronic psycho-emotional stress and maladaptation, including those who have a difficulty in falling asleep.

Conclusion. A balanced maintenance of the zinc and glycine concentration in the body of a healthy person leads to the development of a stable anti-anxiety effect, which is accompanied by the normalization of the sleep-wake rhythm, which makes it possible to have a good rest without any loss of working efficiency after waking up.
В6.А-DYSFPRMD/GENEJ MICE AS A GENETIC MODEL OF DYSFERLINOPATHY
Authors: Korokin M. V. , Kuzubova E. V. , Radchenko A. I. , Deev R. V. , Yakovlev I. A. , Deikin A. V. , Zhunusov N. S. , Krayushkina A. M. , Pokrovsky V. M. , Puchenkova O. A. , Chaprov K. D. , Ekimova N. V. , Bardakov S. N. , Chernova O. N. , Emelin A. M. , Limaev I. S.
Published: December 2022

The aim of the work was behavioral and pathomorphological phenotyping of the mice knockout for the DYSF gene, which plays an important role in the development and progression of dysferlinopathy.

Materials and methods. A B6.A-Dysfprmd/GeneJ (Bla/J) mice subline was used in the work. During the study, a muscle activity was determined basing on the following tests: “Inverted grid”, “Grip strength”, “Wire Hanging”, “Weight-loaded swimming”, Vertical Pole”. Histological and immunofluorescent examinations of skeletal muscles (m. gastrocnemius, m. tibialis) were performed. The presence and distribution of the dysferlin protein was assessed, and general histological changes in the skeletal muscle characteristics of mice at the age of 12 and 24 weeks, were described. A morphometric analysis with the determination of the following parameters was performed: the proportion of necrotic muscle fibers; the proportion of fibers with centrally located nuclei; the mean muscle fiber diameter.

Results. The “Grip strength” test and the “Weight-loaded swimming” test revealed a decrease in the strength of the forelimbs and endurance in the studied mice of the Bla/J subline compared to the control line. The safety of physical performance was checked using the “Wire Hanging” test and the “Vertical Pole” test, which showed a statistically significant difference between the studied mice and control. The coordination of movements and muscle strength of the limbs examined in the “Inverted Grid” test did not change in these age marks. Decreased grip strength of the forelimbs, decreased physical endurance with age, reflects the progression of the underlying muscular disease. Histological methods in the skeletal muscles revealed signs of a myopathic damage pattern: necrotic muscle fibers, moderate lympho-macrophage infiltration, an increase in the proportion of fibers with centrally located nuclei, and an increase in the average fiber diameter compared to the control. The dysferlin protein was not found out in the muscle tissues.

Conclusion. Taking into account the results of the tests performed, it was shown that the absence of Dysf-/- gene expression

in Bla/J subline mice led to muscular dystrophy with the onset of the development of phenotypic disease manifestations at the age of 12 weeks and their peak at 24 weeks. Histopathological phenotypic manifestations of the disease are generally nonspecific and corresponded to the data of intravital pathoanatomical examination in diferlinopathy patients. The mice of the studied subline Bla/J are a representative model of dysferlinopathy and can be used to evaluate new therapeutic agents for the treatment of this disease.
Application of Data Visualization and Big Data Analysis in Intelligent Agriculture
Authors: Liu Wei
Published: December 2022

Intelligent agriculture can renovate agricultural production and management, making agricultural production truly scientific and efficient. The existing data mining technology for agricultural information is powerful and professional. But the technology is not well adapted for intelligent agriculture. Therefore, this paper introduces data visualization and big data analysis into the application scenarios of intelligent agriculture. Firstly, an intelligent agriculture data visualization system was established, and the RadViz data visualization method was detailed for intelligent agriculture. Moreover, the intelligent agriculture data were processed using dimensionality reduction through principal component analysis (PCA) and further optimized through k-means clustering (KMC). Finally, the crop yield was predicted using the multiple regression algorithm and the residual principal component regression algorithm. The crop yield prediction model was proved effective through experiments.
Transformation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: Historical Experience and Current Developments
Authors: Markedonov S.
Published: December 2022

The military-political reconfiguration of the post-Soviet space that is comparable in its scale and possible consequences to the process of the collapse of the former USSR is taking place now. This development makes topical the study of the roots of the Eurasian conflict and the trajectories of its development. The author of the article has chosen the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict as an analytical pattern in order to reconceptualize some explanation models and redefine key definitions concerning it. The study represents a greater panoramic view on the spectrum of the Armenian-Azerbaijani disputes. Following E. Azar theoretical ideas, he identifies the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict as a protracted social one covering both ethnic, intercommunal, interstate, national and external dimensions. He also pays attention to the major concepts of the K. Deutsch communication theory. The author traces the spread of nationalism strategies in the South Caucasus in parallel with modernization, urbanization and growth of literacy. He connects the strengthening of these strategies with the first experience of Armenian and Azerbaijani nation-states in 1918–1920 and subsequent “Sovetization” of both republics. Particularly underlying the Soviet techniques that address the nationalism, the author concludes that the specific political experience in the USSR promoted ethno-territorial nationalism. Thus, by the eve of the Soviet Union’s demise both republics were ready to launch new editions of their nation-states. Traditionally, scholars, while addressing the confrontation, oppose the Karabakh Armenian fight for national liberation and Armenian occupation of some Azerbaijani areas. The author examines the particularities of the two aforementioned formats of the conflict after the dissolution of the USSR and offers an explanation framework to the new realities of the current state of this conflict after the “second Karabakh war” of 2020.
Latin American Segment of Chinа’s Belt and Road Initiative
Authors: Arsentyeva I.
Published: December 2022

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is a strategy of China’s entry into international markets through the building of land and sea trade corridors with the necessary infrastructure. According to the Chinese government’s statements, any State and any international organization can join the project that creates an inclusive cooperation platform. The aim of this article is to analyze the implementation of BRI in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as well as to identify changes that occur in this process under the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic. The primary sources are statistical data, government documents, papers of international organizations and forums, think tank reports, speeches by officials, media publications, etc. In the course of the study, the following results are obtained: recent scientific works on the topic are systematized, the issues considered in them are highlighted; the main documents related to the BRI and China-LАС cooperation are listed and briefly characterized; the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on the implementation of BRI in the region is identified. The author comes to the conclusion that, on the one hand, the BRI is a kind of rebranding of China’s policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean. On the other hand, this initiative strengthens China’s presence in the region. It has become especially noticeable in the COVID‑19 pandemic context. In addition, there is a strategic expansion of the project itself and its goals, which may lead to a significant increase in tension between China and the USA.
The filmic space of the Overlook Hotel in the Shining through the sets
Authors: Lazcano López Jesús
Published: December 2022

AbstractFor the construction of the Overlook Hotel (The Shining, 1980) Stanley Kubrick recreates, at Elstree Studios in London, 1:1 scale replicas of different fragments of hotels, motels, and vacation resorts scattered throughout the United States. Through a meticulous work of observing photographs and making models, sets of the different areas that make up the hotel are built. Kubrick composes an architecture that emerges from a fragmentary, constructed and assembled body which, through the narrative possibilities offered by the Steadicam and montage, is transformed into a seemingly unitary filmic space. The hotel is rendered as a plausible architecture; however, it is full of paradoxes, external references, subtexts, and spatial impossibilities—which emerge with an attentive viewing of the film—through a persistent subversion of the logics of space. Using models, photographs, and interviews, and comparing them with the film, plans of the different areas of the Overlook Hotel are drawn up with the aim of reflecting on the intention of their possible assembly. They are also drawn with the aim of reflecting on the existing link between the narrative structure of the film, based on intertwining times and spaces, and the way in which the sets come together on screen. Through an analysis based on architectural expression, the article will study some of these spatial inconsistencies to speculate on a possible interpretation of the film in which architecture plays a central role from its conception, not only due to the importance of its sets during the production and filming stages, but also on an iconographic and narrative level.
Infrastructure Space: Architectural Practice and Operational Logics in the 21st Century
Authors: Carruthers Luz
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe purpose of this research is to study the intersection between 21st century architecture and infrastructure, understood as a physical fact as well as an abstract concept, through the notion of Infrastructure Space. Since the 1960s, the definition of infrastructure has been changed towards a conceptual version, moving among different disciplines, from Engineering to Humanities. At present, its material condition as an urban system is overwritten with its potentiality, as a transdisciplinary tool, which can explain economic, political, sociological and urban phenomena. Its double material-conceptual condition and its capacity to operate in multiple scales oblige us to expand once again the meaning of infrastructure, opening up to the concept of infrastructure space. This paper hypothesis relies on the fact that infrastructure space is a practical and theoretical device, extracted from infrastructural logics, which is consolidated as a design instrument in contemporary architecture. This new architecture seeks no longer to reproduce the infrastructural model but its logic. This allows us to apply them in the project with independence with respect to the scale and the program involved. To prove this, two concepts of infrastructure and infrastructure space will be postulated, which will be compared to several architectural works in order to show specific project strategies derived from this relation, resulting in infrastructure space.
On the Estimation of Ultra-Short-Term Heart Rate Variability
Authors: Staderini Enrico Maria , Kambampati Harish , Ramakrishnaiah Amith K. , Mugnaini Stefano , Magrini Andrea , Gentili Sandro
Published: December 2022

Heart rate variability (HRV) is commonly intended as the variation in the heart rate (HR) and it is evaluated in the time and frequency domains with various well known methods. In the present paper, we first consider an abstract model in which the HR is the instantaneous frequency of an otherwise periodic signal such as the electrocardiogram (ECG). Thus the ECG is assumed as a frequency modulated signal, or carrier signal, where HRV or HRVt is a supposed time-domain signal which is frequency modulating the carrier ECG signal around its average frequency. Hence we describe an algorithm able to frequency demodulate the ECG signal to extract a continuous signal HRVt with possibly enough time resolution to analyse fast time-domain variations in the instantaneous HR. After exhaustive testing of the method on simulated frequency modulated sinusoidal signals, we have applied the procedure on actual ECG tracings. The purpose of the work is to eventually use the heart as a kind of biological sensor of the fast activity of the autonomous nervous system (ANS) to study the ANS ultra-short-term event-evoked responses. A few preliminary, not clinical, real examples are also given.
Forecasting the July Precipitation over the Middle-Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River with A Flexible Statistical Model
Authors: Jiang Qixiao , Shi Xiangjun
Published: December 2022

The multiple regression method is still an important tool for establishing precipitation forecast models with a lead time of one season. This study developed a flexible statistical forecast model for July precipitation over the middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River (MLYR) based on the prophase winter sea surface temperature (SST). According to the characteristics of observed samples and related theoretical knowledge, some special treatments (i.e., more flexible and better–targeted methods) were introduced in the forecast model. These special treatments include a flexible MLYR domain definition, the extraction of indicative signals from the SST field, artificial samples, and the amplification of abnormal precipitation. Rolling forecast experiments show that the linear correlation between prediction and observation is around 0.5, more than half of the abnormal precipitation years can be successfully predicted, and there is no contradictory prediction of the abnormal years. These results indicate that the flexible statistical forecast model is valuable in real-life applications. Furthermore, sensitivity experiments show that forecast skills without these special treatments are obviously decreased. This suggests that forecast models can benefit from using statistical methods in a more flexible and better-targeted way.
Aterosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disorders And Covid-19: Comorbid Pathogenesis
Authors: Makarova Yulia A , Ryabkova Varvara A , Salukhov Vladimir V , Sagun Boris V , Korovin Aleksandr E , Churilov Leonid P
Published: December 2022

The article describes how atherosclerosis and coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) may affect each other. The features of this comorbid pathogenesis at various levels (vascular, cellular and molecular) are considered. A bidirectional influence of these conditions is described: the presence of cardiovascular diseases affects different individual susceptibility to viral infection. In turn, SARS-CoV-2 can have a negative effect on the endothelium and cardiomyocytes, causing blood clotting, secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and thus exacerbating the development of atherosclerosis. In addition to the established entry into cells via ACE2 принимая во внимание его влияние на, other mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry are currently under investigation, for example, through CD147. Pathogenesis of comorbidity can be determined by the influence of the virus on various links which are meaningful for atherogenesis: generation of oxidized forms of LDL, launch of a cytokine storm, damage to the endothelial glycocalyx, and mitochondrial injury. The transformation of a stable plaque into an unstable one plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis complications and can be triggered by COVID-19. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on large vessels such as aorta is more complex than previously thought considering its impact on vasa vasorum. Current information on the mutual influence of the medicines used in the treatment of atherosclerosis and acute COVID-19 is briefly summarized
Medulloblastoma: From TP53 Mutations to Molecular Classification and Liquid Biopsy
Authors: Eibl Robert H. , Schneemann Markus
Published: December 2022

A recent paradigm shift in diagnostics of medulloblastoma allows the distinction of four major groups defined by genetic data rather than histology. This new molecular classification correlates better with prognosis and will allow better clinical management for therapies targeting druggable mutations, but also offers a new combination of monitoring tumor development in real-time and treatment response by sequential liquid biopsy. This review highlights recent developments after a century of milestones in neurosurgery, radio- and chemotherapy, but also controversial theories on the cell of origin, animal models and the use of liquid biopsy.
Long-Term Indoor-Outdoor PM2.5 Measurements Using PurpleAir Sensors: An Improved Method of Calculating Indoor-Generated and Outdoor-Infiltrated Contributions to Potential Indoor Exposure
Authors: Wallace Lance , Ott Wayne
Published: December 2022

Low-cost monitors make it possible now for the first time to collect long-term (months to years) measurements of potential indoor exposure to fine particles. Indoor exposure is due to two sources: particles infiltrating from outdoors and those generated by indoor activities. Calculating the relative contribution of each source requires identifying an infiltration factor. We develop a method of identifying periods when the infiltration factor is not constant, and searching for periods when it is relatively constant. From an initial regression of indoor on outdoor particle concentrations, a Forbidden Zone can be defined with an upper boundary below which no observations should appear. If many observations appear in the Forbidden Zone, they falsify the assumption of a single constant infiltration factor. This is a useful quality assurance feature, since investigators may then search for subsets of the data in which few observations appear in the Forbidden Zone. The usefulness of this approach is illustrated using examples drawn from the PurpleAir network of optical particle monitors. An improved algorithm is applied with reduced bias, improved precision, and a lower limit of detection than either of the two proprietary algorithms offered by the manufacturer of the sensors used in PurpleAir monitors.
Identification of The Same and The Major Components in Zingiber amaricans BL., Zingiber aromaticum Val. and Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith Rhizomes Essential Oils from Jumapolo Karanganyar Central Java Indonesia
Authors: Ariani Sri Retno Dwi , Septiana Nurul , Falentina Septa
Published: December 2022

The aim of this research was to know about the same and the major essential oils components in bitter ginger (Zingiber amaricans BL.), fragrant ginger (Zingiber aromaticum Val.) and shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith) rhizomes from Karanganyar Central Java Indonesia. The steps of this research were prepared samples, extracted with steam destillation methode and identificated essential oil components of samples with Gass Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS) method. The same components between Z. amaricans BL., Z. aromaticum Val., and Z. zerumbet  (L.) Smith were zerumbone, α-humulene, β-selinene dan (-)-caryophyllene oxide. The mayor constituent in Z. amaricans BL., Z. aromaticum Val., and Z. zerumbet  (L.) Smith oils were zerumbone. Z. zerumbet  (L.) Smith oil presented the highest quantity of zerumbone (77.62%).
Developing Animation Video-based Demonstration Experiments in Teaching Solubility and Solubility Product Materials
Authors: Marlina Marlina , Riyanto Riyanto
Published: December 2022

Education in the 21st century is learning to prepare a generation that prioritizes advances in information and communication technology (ICT) as a medium for students to develop products in the form of animated videos, demonstrations and experiments. This study aims to produce valid, interesting, and effective learning media. This research is an ADDIE development research with five stages: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The subjects in this study were three high school students with 60 students and three teachers and two validators—data collection instruments in questionnaires and tests. The data analysis technique in this research and development is a descriptive statistical analysis technique of percentages to process data from the validator's assessment, student responses and test results. Qualitative descriptive describes data in the form of suggestions and comments from the validator. The animation video media validation results obtained an average score of material expert validation, and media expert validation obtained a percentage of 84%, classified as very good. The results of the student response questionnaire to the learning media obtained a percentage of 86% with an exciting category. Finally, the test results obtained 100% results with effective criteria where all students met the minimum standard of completeness set by the school, namely 76 for chemistry subjects.
Antioxidant Potency of Cassumunin A-C Compounds from Bangle Rhizome (Zingiber cassumunar) by Molecular Docking on Human ROS-1 kinase Receptors
Authors: Utami Dwi , Solikah Wahyu Yuliana , Mahfudh Nurkhasanah
Published: December 2022

Antioxidants play an  role in human health by fighting oxidative stress and preventing chronic disease. Nowadays, molecular docking is used  Bangle rhizome (Zingiber cassumunar) has  a derivative of curcuminoid, cassumunin A, cassumunin B, and cassumunin C. This study was designed to determine the value of binding affinities between cassumunins ligands on human ROS1 kinase receptors, related to their antioxidant activity with ascorbic acid and tocopherol. One set of computational programs is Autodock Tools, Biovia Discovery Studio, and Command Prompt has prepared. These docking results presented the binding affinity values of cassumunin A, cassumunin B, cassumunin C, ascorbic acid, and tocopherol were -9.4 kcal/mol, -9.7 kcal/mol, -9.0 kcal/mol, -5.2 kcal/mol, and -8.1 kcal/mol respectively. RMSD value for the five ligands was ≤ 2Å, showed the validity of the docking results. Cassumunin A-C compound  higher affinity compared to ascorbic acid and tocopherol. Based on this computational study, cassumunin A-C the potential compounds to be developed as potent antioxidant agents from natural resources.
XRF and XRD Investigation for the Results of the Extraction of Mud Volcano from Napan Village into Silica
Authors: Kono Marianna Caryna , Batu Matius Stefanus , Kedang Yohana Ivana , Seran Regina
Published: December 2022

Silica powder was obtained from the mud volcano of Napan Village following the co-precipitation method. This research aimed to determine the phase changes that occur in calcined silica with various temperatures. This research was carried out in three stages, there are the preparation of a mud volcano using the pre-treatment method, extraction of silica with sodium hydroxy solution, and calcination of silica with temperature variations. By analysis of XRF and XRD results, the mud volcano samples showed a high percentage of SiO2 minerals. The results of silica characterization using XRD showed that uncalcined and calcined silica at 600oC had an amorphous structure with broading peaks. Tridymite and cristobalite phases were detected in calcined silica at 800oC and 1000oC. Calcined silica at a temperature of 1000oC transformed the tridymite phase to cristobalite with a decrease in the intensity of the tridymite phase while the cristobalite phase increased.