bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lobomycosis Like Disease in Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Artiodactyla: Delphinidae) from Costa Rica Pacific Waters
Authors: Pacheco-Polanco Juan Diego , Herra-Miranda David , Oviedo Correa Lenin
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Lobomycosis, is a chronic mycotic disease of the skin and sub-dermal tissue caused by Paracoccidioides ceti, which affects dolphins worldwide. In Costa Rica, the incidence of lobomycosis Like Disease (LLD) has been documented in inshore common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the waters of Golfo Dulce, South Pacific.

Objective: Examine the prevalence pattern of LLD in inshore T. truncatus from Costa Rica Pacific waters, specifically in Golfo Dulce and Golfo de Nicoya.

Methods: We examined over 20 000 photographs of T. truncatus, collected during long-term research on cetaceans in 2005-2020 (n = 476 surveys), in Golfo Dulce, as well of nine sightings T. truncatus from the Golfo de Nicoya , obtained during 17 samplings events in 2014-2022, these records for the presence of LLD allowed to calculate the prevalence rate with a confidence interval.

Results: The prevalence rate of LLD in adult photo-identified individuals was  13.1 % (CI: 12 -14.2) in Golfo Dulce, and 100 % in Golfo de Nicoya, considering the size of the population for the period of 2022.

Conclusion: The persistence and high prevalence levels of LLD in small, localized, communities of T. truncatus are a cause for serious concern.
Експериментальне дослідження сушіння цеоліту «4а» у мікрохвильовому полі
Authors: Бошкова І.Л. , Волгушева Н.В. , Бошков Л.З. , Бондаренко О.С. , Гречановський А.П.
Published: November 2023

Цеоліти широко використовуються у багатьох галузях промисловості: у водоочисних приладах у якості адсорбентів, іонообмінників, молекулярних сит, у вакуумних насосах сорбційного типу. Також цеоліти використовують у якості каталізаторів багатьох процесів нафтохімії і нафтопереробки. Для ефективного застосування цеолітів необхідно вибрати не тільки правильний тип цеоліту, а й організувати їх регенерацію, тобто видалення вологи, яка здійснюється у процесі сушіння. В даний час сушіння цеолітів здійснюється за використання гарячого повітря, яке нагрівається від електричного нагрівача, або використовується відпрацьоване тепло промислових підприємств. Застосування мікрохвильового нагрівання якісно змінює процес десорбції. Зазначається, що застосування мікрохвильового нагріву дозволяє вести процес набагато швидше, чистіше та з нижчою енергоємністю порівняно з традиційними методами. Крім того, мікрохвильове сушіння може сприяти зменшенню втрати цеоліту. Проведено дослідження кінетики циклічного та безперервного мікрохвильового сушіння цеоліту 4А з насипною щільністю ρ = 780 кг/м3 та рівноважним вологовмістом 13,4 %. Представлено методику експериментальних досліджень та описано експериментальне обладнання. Наведено результати експериментальних досліджень десорбції цеоліту при мікрохвильовому підведенні енергії до зразків з масою 100, 200 та 300 г. Проведено порівняльний аналіз кривих зміни вологовмісту та температури за часом. Наведено результати розрахунків основних теплових характеристик процесу сушіння: теплоти випаровування вологи, теплоти нагрівання матеріалу, корисного теплового потоку, ККД. Проаналізовано можливі причини перерозподілу теплових потоків на випаровування та нагрівання в процесі сушіння. Хід кривих ККД вказує на зміну діелектричних характеристик цеоліту в процесі сушіння
Analysis of the application of the internal control system on the example of an economic entity
Authors: Zurkanaev Ahmed , Botasheva Lyudmila
Published: November 2023

Within the framework of this work, an analysis was made of the application of the internal control system on the example of an economic entity. The author substantiated the importance of internal control in the activities of the organization, and identified the main risks associated with internal control (social, economic, institutional). The paper analyzes the main characteristics of an economic entity, including those related to the specifics of the activity, relationships with suppliers and other external stakeholders, as well as those associated with the organizational and legal aspects of the organization's activities. Further, the author carried out an assessment of the economic situation of the organization, which included a horizontal analysis of the statement of financial results. In the course of the analysis, data for the last few years were studied, absolute and relative changes in key indicators of the financial activity of an economic entity were considered. The paper also carried out the calculation and further analysis of the main ratios characterizing the financial position of the organization, namely the capitalization ratio, the autonomy ratio, the financial stability ratio, the permanent asset index (coefficient), the absolute liquidity ratio, the quick liquidity ratio, the current liquidity ratio. After analyzing the financial aspects of the organization's activities, aspects of the direct activities of the internal control service in an economic entity were studied. The author analyzed the organizational structure of the organization's internal control. Based on the data obtained, the work described the existing problematic aspects related to the internal control of an economic entity. Taking into account the problems described, the author formed possible recommendations related to improving the efficiency of internal control in an economic entity.
Violência de gênero e o campo do planejamento e estudos territoriais: um retrato sobre a violência contra as mulheres no município de São Paulo durante o primeiro ano da pandemia de COVID-19
Authors: Momm Sandra , Terra Maria Fernanda , Travassos Luciana , Chaves Igor Matheus Santana , Fernandes Bruna de Souza
Published: November 2023

Resumo O artigo problematiza a violência de gênero no campo do planejamento e dos estudos territoriais a partir de uma fotografia do primeiro ano da pandemia da COVID-19 (2020) no município de São Paulo. A primeira seção trata de uma discussão teórica sobre o recorte temático que considera a reflexão sobre a prática na saúde e no planejamento. Desta seção, apontamos as territorialidades do cuidado, valendo-se do Modelo Ecológico da OMS. Na seção seguinte, a abordagem teórica é explorada em um retrato do primeiro ano da Pandemia de COVID, com base em três abordagens para as territorialidades no enfrentamento da violência contra a mulher: a partir do principal instrumento de planejamento territorial (Plano Diretor), pela rede de equipamentos especializados ao enfrentamento da violência, pelos equipamentos sociais que contribuem para a prevenção e pelo suporte às relações sociais cotidianas. Como resultado foi identificado que os Planos Diretores de 2002 e 2014 não incorporaram as bases das políticas de enfrentamento da violência, o que representa uma determinada condição prévia para os territórios quando do período da pandemia. Foram identificados apagões de equipamentos assistenciais e o distanciamento social, que representaram a queda no enfrentamento da violência durante o primeiro ano da pandemia.
MIR222HG/LIN28B/ATG5 Axis Drives M2 Macrophage Polarization and Proliferation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
Authors: Zuo Xiao , Shao Yan , Liang Yuhang , Huo Chenglong , Wang Shuai
Published: November 2023

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to investigate the potential of MIR222HG in HCC. HCC cells were co-cultured with U937 cells. Gene expression was determined using reverse transcription-quantitative (RT-q) PCR and western blot. Functional analysis was performed using Cell Counting Kit 8 (CCK-8), colony formation, and flow cytometry assays. We found that MIR222HG was overexpressed in HCC patients as well as HepG2 and Huh7 cells. MIR222HG-mediated upregulation of autophagy related 5 (ATG5) promoted tumor cell autophagy and the activation of M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAM2). Moreover, MIR222HG-mediated the activation of TAM2 drove the proliferation of HCC cells. Additionally, MIR222HG increased the mRNA expression as well as promoted the mRNA stability of ATG5 via binding to lin-28 homolog B (LIN28B). In conclusion, MIR222HG-mediated autophagy and the activation of TAM2 promote the aggressiveness of HCC cells via regulating LIN28B/ATG5 signaling.
Perceptions of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients With Schizophrenia
Authors: Park Soyeon , Yi Kikyoung , Seo Hye-Jin , Kang Yuree , Ha Rayeon
Published: November 2023

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with schizophrenia are aware of the current status and have accurate information about COVID-19.Methods: The participants consisted of 161 inpatients and 117 outpatients with schizophrenia and 40 normal controls. The subjects completed self-report questionnaires measuring changes in their daily life, their perceptions of the current status of COVID-19 and their basic knowledge about the disease.Results: Compared to the normal control group, the inpatients and outpatients with schizophrenia underestimated the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and overestimated the mortality rate of COVID-19. The mortality rates of COVID-19 and the common cold were higher in the order of inpatients, outpatients, and normal controls. The main route of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the main symptoms of COVID-19 were accurately recognized by more than 95% in the normal group and more than 80% in outpatients, but inpatients chose the correct answers at a lower rate. In the questions about misperceptions about COVID-19, the correct answer rate was high in the order of normal controls, outpatients, and inpatients. Most patients with schizophrenia obtained information about COVID-19 on TV, while most normal controls collected information through the internet.Conclusion: This study showed that awareness of COVID-19 among patients with schizophrenia is insufficient. Additional measures are needed to provide accurate information and the current status of COVID-19 to patients with schizophrenia.
Clinical Relevance of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces in Neurodegenerative Disease
Authors: Je Yu-Ri , Ham Hong-Gi , Park Yu-Hyun , Kim Tae-Yun , Go Min-su , Lee Hye-In , Kim Da Eun , Jung Na-Yeon , Lee Myung Jun , Seo Sang-Won , Kim Eun-Joo
Published: November 2023

Background: Enlarged perivascular space (ePVS) is recently reported to be associated with cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The topographical location of ePVS may relate to the underlying pathology; basal ganglia (BG)-ePVS has been associated with cerebral vascular diseases and centrum semi-ovale (CSO)-ePVS associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). However, the effects of ePVS on various neurological conditions remain still controversial. To investigate the clinical relevance of ePVS in neurodegenerative diseases, we tested relationships between ePVS and cognition, markers of SVD, vascular risk factors, or amyloid pathology.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 292 patients (133 AD dementia, 106 mild cognitive impairment, 39 other neurodegenerative diseases, 14 subjective cognitive decline) who underwent both amyloid positron emission tomography and brain magnetic resonance imaging. Vascular risk factors and cognitive tests results were collected. The ePVS in the BG and CSO, SVD markers and the volume of white matter hyperintensities were measured.Results: There were no significant differences in the severity and distribution of ePVS among clinical syndromes. Both BG- and CSO-ePVS were not related to cognitive function. Patients with lacunes were more likely to have high-degree BG-ePVS. High degree CSO-ePVS had an odds ratio (OR) for amyloid positive of 2.351, while BG-ePVS was a negative predictor for amyloid pathology (OR, 0.336).Conclusions: Our findings support that ePVS has different underlying pathologies according to the cerebral topography. BG-ePVS would be attributed to hypertensive angiopathy considering the relation with SVD markers, whereas and CSO-ePVS would be attributed to CAA considering the association with amyloid pathology.
Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage (2018): A Marxist Reading
Authors: Mahameed Mohammed I.
Published: November 2023

This paper focuses on examining the principles of Marxism as reflected in an active form in the novel and how it relates to the realistic experience of the African American society. It is obvious to humans that the society is stratified into groups or classes. The mainstream runs between the rich and the poor which when extended can include the weak and powerful, then the leaders and the led. This stratification has been better understood using the theory of Marxism. Marxism principally affects the physical, social, political and mental state of a man. Accordingly, there are countless literary texts that have been created to reflect the principles of Marxism as seen in the society. Among them is the novel titled “An American Marriage” that examines such tenets of Marxism such as racial segregation, gender roles, and violence. Themes of the novel as they relate to core principles of Marxism and popular literary and non-literary appraisal of the novel will be highlighted in the study. In conclusion, most analysts and critics feel that the theory of Marxism can only be applied to novels on core issues such as wars, violent conflict, riot, employment issues and any other forms of revolution.
Tracing the Shadows of War in Sinan Antoon’s The Book of Collateral Damage: Trauma and Memory
Authors: Abu-Fares Ashraf , Alshetawi Mahmoud F.
Published: November 2023

As a literary text, The Book of Collateral Damage (2019) by Arab American novelist Sinan Antoon effectively represents the psychological impact of the Iraq War in 2003. This article utilizes trauma theory to explore how the war narrative in Antoon’s novel probes the event of this war to represent the experiences that Iraqi individuals had from living through it. By analyzing Antoon’s embodiment for the trauma of the Iraqis and their memory crisis, the impasse of survival for the protagonist, Wadood, as well as the symptoms and features of his traumatic experience, the article argues that Antoon significantly represents in The Book of Collateral Damage how the Iraqis were traumatized by both the experience and memory of the Iraq War. Wadood’s story accentuates that the novel focuses on representing history in connection with war impact through investigating how the lives of individuals in Iraq became caught in the shadows of the Iraq War that haunted them with bitter memory, which they faced a difficulty to cope with and foregrounded their traumatic experiences. These individuals ultimately realized that their lives were impacted not only by their individual trauma but also by the collective trauma in their homeland, intersecting with their trauma. Therefore, they were left with one option; either to collapse psychologically, or to handle the determining factors of their personal history and the history of their country.
A Systematic Review of Second-Person Knowledge Acquisition in First-Encounter Interactions
Authors: Lai Xuehua , Chan Mei Yuit , Ali Afida Mohamad , Lee Geok Imm
Published: November 2023

The acquisition of second-person knowledge in first encounters is a relatively unexplored area of investigation. In this study, we aim to shed light on this topic by systematically reviewing published research articles that describe the strategies and patterns observed when people seek to gain knowledge about one another in first encounters. Drawing on the framework of second-person knowledge and epistemics in conversation, we extracted relevant findings from the selected studies and explained the patterns of interactions in different interactional settings. Our findings showed that there are differences in the way second-person knowledge is acquired in both institutional and mundane settings. In institutional settings, the process is often asymmetrical and initiated by the party with institutional power to achieve institutional goals. Participants’ professional roles and expertise are emphasized through the display of their epistemic stance and status. Although the party with a lower authority position mostly provides information within their personal experience domain, there are attempts to gain knowledge about their conversational partner using certain conversational strategies. Whereas in mundane settings, second-person knowledge exchange is reciprocal between conversational partners, and this knowledge serves as both a topic and a facilitator for the continuation of conversations. Sometimes, speakers trespass on their partners’ epistemic territories to show an inclination toward creating a common ground. The findings of this review provide a better understanding of how people gain, disclose, withhold, and display knowledge about one another during the first encounter, which is an important communication event in everyday interaction.
An Analysis of Key Attributes of Upcycled Food using a Best-Worst Scaling Approach
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Jennifer Yu
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify priorities by evaluating the significance of attributes consumers consider when selecting upcycled food.
Design/methodology/approach: Based on a sample survey of 280 participants, a total of nine upcycled food attrib-utes were derived and a total of 12 sets were proposed. By using a Best-Worst Scaling (BWS), the relative im-portance of a set of attributes was evaluated.
Findings: Among the nine upcycled food selection attributes derived based on previous studies, food safety was the most important attribute, followed by sensory appeal, nutritional value, origin and environmental information. In contrast, brand, cost-effectiveness, convenience and familiarity appeared to be attributes of relatively low sig-nificance in selecting upcycled food.
Research limitations/implications: The results of the study investigated the attributes affecting consumer purchase decisions in the emerging upcycled food market strengthened strategy establishment and improvement, and proposed ways to increase competitiveness.
Originality/value: This study has academic significance in that it identified upcycled food selection attributes based on the quantitative analysis methodology rather than common perception. It is differentiated from previous studies in that it derives preferences for purchasing determinants through BWS and presents how much more important certain attributes are than other attributes, so the size of relative importance can be quantitatively compared.
Structural Relationship between Taste, Price Fairness, and Repurchase Intention of Fast Food: Moderating Effect of Healthiness
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Moon Joonho , Ji Yunho
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The aim of this research is to explore the structural relationship between taste, price fairness, healthiness, and repurchase intention. Healthiness is the moderator when taste and price fairness impacts on repurchase intention. The research subject is McDonald's given the market share in the fast food market.
Design/methodology/approach: The main instrument of this research is survey. This study collected the data using Amazon Mechanical Turk; the number of observation is 376. Confirmatory factor analysis and correlation matrix were used to ensure convergent validity and discriminant validity. Structural equation model was employed to analyze the data.
Findings: Regarding the results, repurchase intention is both positively influenced by taste and price fairness. The results also revealed the significant moderating effect of healthiness in the relationship when taste and price fairness affect repurchase intention.
Research limitations/implications: The results of this research could be used for the management of fast food business by offering consumer characteristic information.
Originality/value: This research sheds light on the literature by identifying the moderating effect of healthiness on the relationship between price fairness, taste, and repurchase intention of fast food.
Effects of Working Capital Management on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises' Profitability from the Continuity of Supply Chain Relationships
Authors:   People&Global Business Association, Oh Keontaek , Jeong EuiBeom , Yoo Hanna
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The object of this paper is to analyze the impacts on the CCC, DIO, DRO, DPO, which are a factor for measuring WCM and profitability (ROA) from a supply chain relationship perspective between two large Korean automotive manufacturers (Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation) and SMEs in the automotive parts manu-facturing industry.
Design/methodology/approach: We used two Korean automotive manufacturers (Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation) and SMEs of Korean automotive parts manufacturing industry's panel data in this research. The panel data model was used to investigate the impacts of CCC and its factors on ROA to test the hypotheses. For analyzing the panel data, a model of fixed effects was used in this research.
Findings: According to the groups, the CCC shows a negative correlation with both ROA. DIO is negatively associated with ROA. DPO shows a positive correlation with ROA. In contrast, DPO shows a negative correlation with ROA. DPO shows a positive correlation with ROA. Conversely, DPO shows a negative correlation with ROA.
Research limitations/implications: The limitations of this research show that because the analysis was made on the basis of the automotive industry in Korea, it is difficult to apply it to other industries in other countries. A comparative international analysis is therefore needed. The implications of this paper are the impacts of CCC, DIO, DRO, and DPO on profitability based on large enterprises and SMEs in aspects of the supply chain relation-ships, which previous studies did not cover sufficiently.
Originality/value: Prior study mainly concentrated on the impacts of the CCC, DIO, DRO, and DPO on profitability based on SMEs in various industries from many countries. But this research focused on the CCC and profitability from the perspective of supply chain relationship between Korean large enterprises and SMEs.
RO Reject Water Characteristics, Environmental Impacts and Management
Authors:   Department of Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, Vaishnav Jyoti , Soloman Prama Esther ,   Department of Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, Lal Chhagan ,   Department of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, Kumar Jain Pankaj ,   Department of Environmental Science, Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
Published: November 2023

Supply of potable water to every citizen is the prime challenge to many countries. Water purification is done by so many methods but reverse osmosis (RO) process using membrane is extensively used throughout the world. This technology is widely applied to meet potable water quality standard. In this process ground or surface water is used as feed water and pure water and Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (ROC) are formed as product and by product respectively. ROC is discharged in this reverse osmosis process and it contains dissolved inorganic and organic pollutants. RO system permits the separation of water molecules and salts through a semi-permeable membrane by pressure gradient. In household, reverse osmosis unit uses a lot of water as a feed water due to low back pressure system, as a result recovery is less and a lot of water go as waste, which has no further use. RO process discharge water is almost 50% of feed water and it is one of the major drawbacks of this process. The concentration of contaminants in RO reject is influenced by the nature of feed water as well as the kind of membrane being used in RO system along with applied pressure and recovery rate of the system. RO brine is a significant component of desalination plant because there are management issues related to its proper treatment and disposal of the ROC is an important part of sustainable water treatment practice. RO waste water may have catastrophic consequences for water stressed regions and mega cities and it is the biggest task in present time. This review highlights the RO process and reverse osmosis concentrate or rejected water together with their physicochemical parameters, potential risk by using RO concentrate disposal methods and environmental benefits of reusing brine water which can resolve the problem of water scarcity. The study revealed that RO waste water disposal problem can be minimized by reclaiming the RO brine and using it for fish farming, irrigation, producing salt and in brick formation. Hence this manuscript proposes an environmentally friendly approach for sustainable management of RO brine water.
Using Cement as Filler to Enhance Asphalt Mixes Performance in Hot Climate Regions
Authors:   Construction Engineering Department Ecole de Technologies Superieure, 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, Quebec H3C1K3, Canada, Guha Aioub , Assaf Gabriel ,   Construction Engineering Department Ecole de Technologies Superieure, 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, Quebec H3C1K3, Canada
Published: November 2023

This paper investigates the addition of different percentages of ordinary Portland cement as a filler in conventional asphalt concrete for a range of heavy traffic. Road pavement agencies in hot areas face the daunting challenge of preserving their pavements in a fair to good condition to increase their lifespan. This challenge is due to the high occurrence of permanent pavement deformation via rutting, which is one of the major distress factors influencing pavements. This is a particularly serious issue in hot and arid countries which are closely associated with various aggravating factors. These aggravating factors include the choice of bitumen binder viscosity, the type of bitumen, the available low-quality materials, and the high environmental temperatures. Ultimately, poor performance will show within the first few years of service as permanent deformations such as rutting, shoving, and depressions. The examined properties include the resilient modulus and the resistance to rutting. Findings indicate that the resistance to rutting and the rigidity of the asphalt concrete are both substantially increased as the cement content is increased. Moreover, to meet the heavy traffic spectrum requirements, increasing the embedded cement content in the asphalt concrete improves pavement structural capacity. Finally, based on the rigidity expected for different cement levels, design curves are provided for pavement design in hot climates using low quality aggregate materials.
Production Enhancement through Integration of Lean, Life Cycle Assessment & Industry 4.0
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Lahore (UOL), Ijaz Tehrim , Ismail Muhammad ,   Information Technology University, Ferozpur Road, Lahore, Haider Syed Mustafa ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Lahore (UOL), Rafique Muhammad Zeeshan ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Lahore (UOL), Jamshaid Syeda Hadika ,   Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad, Pakistan
Published: November 2023

Advancement in the manufacturing sector has attained a dominate interest from the researchers as well as the industrialists, for attaining the more products efficiencies. The concept of Lean Manufacturing set the cornerstone for excellence in manufacturing sector by improving the production times and reducing the non-value-added processes. In 2011, the concept of Industry 4.0 pivoted the concept of automation in factories to complement the production improvement processes. The under developing countries such as Pakistan, the manufacturing sector is run with the conventional manufacturing practices, which yields the products of lower quality and much time is being wasted resulting in overall poor efficiency. Moreover, those industries which want to improve their processes are not very much certain, about the methodologies they shall implement. In this research study, the authors have used the mathematical modelling approach of Analytical Hierarchy Processes (AHP) to recognise the pertinent Industry 4.0 technologies and lean perceptions – this technique empowers opportunity of organizing and analysing the intricate decisions for a strong understanding. By using Value Stream Mapping and Automation in a simulation-based case study, improvements of 44.70% in lead time, 17% in value added time and 45.25% in non-value-added time were witnessed. This research explores the avenue of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM), based decision making in Industry 4.0 related environments. It will provide clarity to academicians regarding the integration of lean and Industry 4.0 through optimized and logical selection of relevant approaches, in addition to aiding practitioners in intelligent decision making.
Vascular plants in the Trans-Siberian Railway within the Amur Region
Authors:   Amur Branch of Botanical Garden-Institute FEB RAS, Kotenko Olga V. , Vinogradova Yulia K. ,   N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden RAS
Published: November 2023

A comprehensive analysis of data on local floras of 16 railroad stations in the Amur section of the Trans-Siberian Railway (within the Amur Region) is presented: taxonomic and biomorphological structure, dynamics of numbers of native and alien species of vascular plants since 1911, and effects of natural biomes and socioeconomic parameters on "railway flora". A comparative analysis of the native fraction and alien fraction of flora was carried out in the Amur section and Ussuriysk section. Additionally, a comparative analysis of the invasive fraction in the Amur section and in the Eastern European section of the Trans-Siberian Railway was performed.
Dactylorhiza maculata species aggregate (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae) in Murmansk Region (North European Russia): morphological delimitation of plants with different ploidy level
Authors:   V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, Efimov Petr G. , Razumovskaya Anna V. ,   Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems KSC RAS, Krivenko Denis A. ,   Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry SB RAS, Punina Elizaveta O. ,   V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, Golovina Ekaterina O. ,   V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, Borovichev Evgeniy A. ,   Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems KSC RAS, Kopeina Ekaterina I. ,   Avrorin Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institute KSC RAS
Published: November 2023

As a result of studies of the genus Dactylorhiza undertaken by Alexey B. Shipunov, numerous "northern tetraploids" – plants combining the genomes of diploid D. fuchsii and tetraploid D. maculata s.str., were found among the material from North European Russia. However, it remained unclear whether non-hybrid D. fuchsii was represented in the northern part of the genus' range, as well as what the morphological distinctive features of plants with different ploidy levels were. Cariology and morphometric studies on material from the Murmansk Region showed that both diploid (2n=40) and tetraploid (2n=80) plants occur here, and plants with different ploidy, as a rule, do not occur together. Diploids were associated with D. fuchsii, but their high morphological similarity with tetraploids was noted, apparently due to the smoothing of morphological differences in "northern tetraploids", as well as due to the weak ecological divergence of species of the genus Dactylorhiza in the northern part of their range. The best distinguishing features of plants with different ploidy, established by methods of mathematical statistics, are considered in detail in the paper.
Endemic Trollius from southeast Sakhalin: revealing another taxonomic confusion in Trollius L. taxonomy – the “T. miyabei case”
Authors:   N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden RAS, Serebryanyi Michael M. , Fedorova Alina V. ,   N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden RAS
Published: November 2023

Taxonomic history of Trollius miyabei Sipliv. is presented together with a review of status and usage of that name in botanical and popular-scientific literature. The name T. miyabei Sipliv. should be treated as a synonym of T. riederianus Fisch. et C.A. Mey. The wrong attribution of that name – for T. altaicus C.A. Mey. subsp. sachalinensis Kadota – is analyzed in details. A molecular genetic research together with a morphological study prove that subspecies to deserve a species status; the necessary new combination – T. sachalinensis (Kadota) Serebryanyi – is proposed, detailed morphological description is provided. Trollius altaicus subsp. pulcher (Makino) Kadota is not present in the Sakhalin flora: previous identifications appeared wrong and should be attributed as T. sachalinensis. Taxonomic affinity of the species is reviewed; distribution of T. sachalinensis in southeast Sakhalin is revised, corrected and mapped. Thus, three species of the genus Trollius occur in Sakhalin: T. riederianus, T. chinensis and T. sachalinensis (Kadota) Serebryanyi.
Analysis of the functional performance of the shoulder in swimming athletes with and without a history of injury
Authors: Soares Isabela Cristina , Gonçalves da Silva Maria Vitória , Toshiyuki Kumazawa Matheus , Nahomi Kuroda Melissa , Rodrigues Pedroni Cristiane
Published: November 2023

Background: Swimmers have a significant potential for shoulder injuries due to the unique nature of the different styles involved in swimming, as well as the high volume of repetitions required during training, which arise through repetitive strain and microtrauma. Injuries are the most frequent due to the repetitive use of the upper limb in overhead movements and factors related to Range of Motion (ROM) and strength. Objective: To analyze the performance of the shoulder of swimming athletes and to verify if there is a difference between athletes with and without a history of injury, as well as to verify the transmission between the performance of this joint with ROM and strength values. Methods: 24 competitive swimmers were evaluated, with an average age of 20 years (± 7.9). The glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) and internal and external rotation ROM of the shoulder were evaluated using goniometry. Shoulder functionality was assessed using the closed kinetic chain test for upper limbs (CKCUEST). Handgrip strength was also evaluated with a dynamometer. SPSS software, version 21.0, was used and data were analyzed using Pearson's collaboration test and Student's t test for independent samples. Results: Athletes with a history of injuries had a higher weekly training load, although they did not differ in terms of the number of years practicing the sport. The performance in the CKCUEST was higher in the group without a history of injury (p=0.04) and there was no difference between the groups regarding the variables of total ROM and GIRD, as well as for grip strength. There was change only between the CKCUEST power values with the grip strength (p<0.05, r=0.677). Conclusion: The functional performance of the shoulder is greater in athletes without a history of injury.
A Holistic Double-Reference Explanatory Basis for a Unifying Pluralist Account of Truth
Authors: Mou Bo
Published: November 2023

In reflective explorations of the nature of truth in the philosophical concern with truth (as conceived in people’s pre-theoretic understanding of truth), there are two seemingly opposed strategic directions of explaining the relationship between the two closely related but distinct basic semantic notions, truth (with sentential truth bearers) and reference (with referring terms at the subject position): by virtue of which to hook up to the world in the fundamental relationship between language, thought and the world; eventually which one is more fundamental in this connection, explaining truth by virtue of reference or explaining reference by virtue of truth. In this essay, through elaborating a holistic double-reference explanatory basis of truth, I explain how our pre-theoretic “way-things-are-capturing” understanding of truth fundamentally plays its normative-basis role for a unifying pluralist account of truth through the complementary interplay of its vertical “double-reference-based” dimension and horizontal “sentential-predication-based” dimension. For illustration and for a relatively complete understanding, in Appendix, I present a sample version of the suggested unifying pluralist account of truth which consists of the referentially enhanced base account, as explained in this essay, and sample accounts of some distinct types of perspective elaborations.
Fabricating the Truth About Bruno Latour(s)
Authors: Inglis David , Almila Anna-Mari
Published: November 2023

In his lifetime, Bruno Latour (1947-2022) made many provocative and controversial arguments, such as about the nature of the practices of the natural sciences, and against standard social scientific forms of critique. Running through many of Latour’s interventions, aimed at what he took to be stultifying forms of academic and intellectual orthodoxy, was a concern with the nature of truth. Whether emphasising how science fabricates its ‘facts’, or in having to deal with uncomfortable similarities between that sort of analysis and the attacks on the allegedly fraudulent nature of climate science by climate sceptics, or in presenting the societal bases of standard forms of social critique as fictitious, Latour was constantly engaged in battles about and polemics concerning what counts as truths and truthfulness. In this paper, we consider the nature of some of the main contours of Latour’s battles about and with truths. We present an account of his practice in a critical light. Sometimes that involves stepping outside of the ‘anti-critical’ frame of reference he sought to construct and impose on how philosophy, sociology and other ways of thinking are done, but it also sometimes involves using that apparatus, while turning it against the intentions of the author. The purpose of this paper is not to try out-do Latour in the dismissal of intellectual positions other than one’s own. Instead, we focus on other types and levels of failure in the career-long endeavours and engagements with matters of truth of this curious but undoubtedly unavoidable figure, ‘Bruno Latour’. We end by speculating if more ‘Bruno Latours’ will be fabricated in the service of new modes of truth-creation in the future.
Time for Truth: Tarski Between Heidegger and Rorty
Authors: Allen Barry
Published: November 2023

The idea that truth is eternal is an old one in philosophy, and I do not propose to survey its history here. Yet a sketch of the historical context is useful for my main purpose, which is to discuss the theme of truth and temporality in Martin Heidegger and Richard Rorty. Although both philosophers repudiate eternal truth, their reasons for doing so are different, and this difference reveals a probably irreconcilable opposition between Heidegger and the Pragmatist.
Three Interpretations of Habermas’s Theory of Truth
Authors: Strydom Piet
Published: November 2023

These reflections are devoted to a critical comparison of three distinct interpretations of Habermas’s theory of truth. The first, which is presented as the more adequate interpretation, takes Habermas’s theory as having a three-moment structure, whereas the two remaining interpretations are both based on his two-moment conception of “Janus-faced truth”. Whereas Steven Levine stresses the nonepistemic lifeworld pole of the two-sided concept and Alex Seemann the opposite epistemic discursive pole, the three-moment interpretation counters with a synthetic conception which emphasises the role of the context-transcendent universalistic concept of truth. This overarching interpretation is inspired by a cognitive perspective concerned with the full circle of the sociocultural embodiment and realisation of reason.
Deus, consciência e gnosticismo na actual filosofia da religião: algumas orientações tomistas
Authors: Lopes Jorge F. Teixeira
Published: November 2023

This article intends to address the problem about God, consciousness and gnostic legacy to modernity, whose immanent nature leads to serious philosophical conclusions. Indeed, the most important concept of contemporary idealism, within philosophy of religion, is consciousness, which is related with human’s individualism and self-sufficiency. In a cosmic approach, this doctrine proposes a pantheistic view of the universe and a paradigm of man’s deification and self-redemption, whose mainstream is the New Era’s spirituality without religion. Finally, an outline of Thomist doctrines on God’s transcendence and the human intellect is offered, as a proposal for a philosophy of religion based on common sense.
A Discussion of the Contemporary Prediction Models for Atrial Fibrillation
Authors: Rosenberg Michael , Adewumi Joseph , Aleong Ryan
Published: November 2023

Atrial Fibrillation is a complex disease state with many environmental and genetic risk factors. While there are environmental factors that have been shown to increase an individual’s risk of atrial fibrillation, it has become clear that atrial fibrillation has a genetic component that influences why some patients are at a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation compared to others. This review will first discuss the clinical diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and the corresponding rhythm atrial flutter. We will then discuss how a patients’ risk of stroke can be assessed by using other clinical co-morbidities. We will then review the clinical risk factors that can be used to help predict an individual patient’s risk of atrial fibrillation. Many of the clinical risk factors have been used to create several different risk scoring methods that will be reviewed. We will then discuss how genetics can be used to identify individuals who are at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation. We will discuss genome-wide association studies and other sequencing high-throughput sequencing studies. Finally, we will touch on how genetic variants derived from a genome-wide association studies can be used to calculate an individual’s polygenic risk score for atrial fibrillation. An atrial fibrillation polygenic risk score can be used to identify patients at higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation and may allow for a reduction in some of the complications associated with atrial fibrillation such as cerebrovascular accidents and the development of heart failure. Finally, there is a brief discussion of how artificial intelligence models can be used to predict which patients will develop atrial fibrillation.
HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME: WHAT EVERY CAREGIVER SHOULD KNOW
Authors: Tavel Morton
Published: November 2023

For more than a century, we have encountered a condition—now called the “hyperventilation syndrome”—characterized primarily by breathlessness, lightheadedness or dizziness, weakness, numbness and tingling (paresthesias) and chest pain 1 ,2 . Rarely have organic diseases been found to account for the symptoms in such cases, and in the absence of effective recognition, symptoms usually persist. Contributing to the confusion, the hyperventilation syndrome has been given many names that include irritable heart, soldier's heart, Da Costa's syndrome effort syndrome, neurocirculatory asthenia and, more recently, panic disorder (panic attacks). These episodes occur in many persons under the stresses of daily living, but in those not overtly stressed, anxious or depressed, they may also appear in those who appear outwardly calm as they "bottle up" their feelings, possibly because of undeveloped or lack of acceptable emotional outlets. These episodes are surprisingly common, occurring with an estimated prevalence in the range of 10% of all general medical patients 2 . I have personally encountered them as an explanation or contributor to approximately 15% of patients applying for long-term disability. Most medical caregivers readily recognize acute hyperventilation attacks occurring under acute stress. However, chronic or recurrent hyperventilation problems often are unrecognized probably for a variety of reasons, including the frequent lack of obvious over-breathing, a tendency to focus on one or two complaints that alone are not particularly suggestive of hyperventilation, compounded by absence of discussion of the topic in healthcare schools and cursory coverage in medical textbooks.
Os chefes de Estado: seus poderes e atribuições no constitucionalismo brasileiro e espanhol, com recorte crítico entre os sistemas de governo
Authors: Guedes Gondim Almeida Maria José , Gondim Almeida Maíra
Published: November 2023

o presente trabalho possui por escopo precípuo promover um estudo sobre as competênciasconstitucionais dos chefes de Estado no direito constitucional brasileiro e espanhol. Parte-se da análise da Constituição brasileira, cuja última edição foi promulgada em 1988, e da Constituição espanhola, editada em 1978, ambas contextualizadas no enfoque histórico-político. Dentro desse contexto, promove-se, ao longo deste estudo, uma análise comparada dos poderes, atribuições e responsabilidades dos referidos chefes de Estado para, ao final, estabelecermos um recorte críticoentre os dois sistemas de governo: de um lado, o presidencialismo brasileiro e, de outro, a monarquiaconstitucional espanhola, em especial naquilo que se refere à consolidação democrática no mundo moderno.
Автоматизована система реєстрації місцезнаходження працівника
Authors: Гнатюк В.О. , Батрак О.Г. , Яроцький С.В.
Published: November 2023

У науковій статті здійснена розробка автоматизованої системи реєстрації місцезнаходження працівників з використанням Google Apps Script та Google таблиць. Запропоноване рішення базується на інтеграції з Telegram Bot API, що дозволяє отримувати повідомлення про місцезнаходження працівників та надсилати запити для check-in і check-out. Основна перевага розробленої системи полягає в її простоті використання та можливості автоматичного збереження даних у Google Таблицях. Вона дозволяє компаніям ефективно відстежувати рухи своїх працівників, зберігати важливу інформацію та спрощує процес адміністрування. Розроблене рішення може бути використане в різноманітних сферах діяльності, де важливо відстежувати присутність працівників на об'єктах або контролювати їх місцезнаходження. Завдяки використанню Google Apps Script та Google Таблиць, розробка є доступною, адаптованою до потреб користувача і може бути розширена та модифікована відповідно до конкретних вимог та випадків застосування.
Architecture of integrated navigation systems with enhanced coordinate accuracy and fault detection
Authors: Dolintse B.I.
Published: November 2023

The integration of GNSS/INS is becoming increasingly pivotal for the precise operation of uncrewed aerial vehicles, especially in agriculture. This integration is underscored by two primary necessities: the assurance that after prolonged operation, the accuracy of the navigation parameters remains uncompromised and the implementation of an integrated navigation algorithm that is both straightforward and dependable, demanding minimal processing power from the onboard chips. This article first introduces the centralized Kalman filter approach, employed to merge GPS and INS systems, based on a loosely coupled framework. This amalgamation is streamlined, significantly curtailing the computational demands of the system, and reducing its intricacy. Subsequently, the discrepancies in the INS system's navigation parameters, as gauged by the discrete Kalman filter algorithm, are rectified using a feedback amendment method. This strategy effectively counters the degradation in navigational accuracy that typically ensues from extended operational periods.