bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
V. Nabokov about his status of “an American writer” (based on interviews of the 1950s- 1970s)
Authors: Kasymova K.
Published: June 2024

Nabokov is known as one of the unique phenomena in 20th century world literary history not only because of the unconditional significance of his creative legacy, but also because everything he wrote belongs equally to the history of two national literatures, Russian and American. So, researchers’ discussions about which of the national-literary paradigms V. Nabokov belongs to a greater extent are completely justified. As for our study, its aim is to analyze V. Nabokov’s public statements concerning his personal perception of one of the sides of his creative self, namely the status of “an American writer”. The object of the study is V. Nabokov’s interviews given by him to various publications from the 1950s to the 1970s. The study is based on V. Nabokov’s interviews from the book “Nabokov about Nabokov and Other Things: Interviews, Reviews, Essays” compiled by N. Melnikov. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that until now Nabokov’s interviews have not been analyzed comprehensively for the presence of statements identifying him as “an American writer”. In the course of analyzing Nabokov’s public statements about his “American writer” status, we concluded that this Nabokov’s position was based on his pragmatic strategy of anticipating the audience’s expectations, when he demonstrated accuracy in his identifying formulations and formal “nostalgia” for his estranged second homeland called the United States.
National cultural and religious mythologems in the ethnic image creation in Russian literature of the 19th century
Authors: Sarbash L.
Published: June 2024

The article examines the functional purpose of foreign cultural and religious mythologems in conveying an ethnic image in the Russian literary process of the 19th century. We analyze the reception of the confessional Muslim text in the artistic system of “Travels to Kazan, Vyatka and Orenburg in 1800” by M. Nevzorov who contributes to the description of the Tatar layer of life. Religious archetypal ideas are conveyed by means of religious-mythological codifiers, appearing in such a triad as the muezzin’s call to worship, the mullah’s sermon, the epigraphic inscriptions of tombstones representing the “Word of the Lord” and the prayerful appeal of believers as a confessional text. In the system of literary text, the apperception of a different religious consciousness creates a bright, unique image of Russian “foreign culture” in its dominant manifestations. In the works of P. Kudryashev and T. Belyaev, the ethnic Bashkir realities of life are identified by religious and historical mythologems: the constants of the Koranic paradise, “Sataniel” Dadzhal, “Bashkir people of seven generations” are involved in the interpretation of the events of the Patriotic War of 1812 as an eschatological event in history. In conveying the ethnic aspects of life, A. Herzen and N. Leskov resort to pre-Christian mythologems of the pagan worldview: the national deities of the Mari and Udmurts are found in the creation of the Russian “past” in the article “Votyaki and Cheremis” and the essay “The Past and Thoughts.” In “The Enchanted Wanderer” by N. Leskov, the explication of pagan views on the world conveys the syncretism of the character’s worldview: the mythologems of the old Chuvash faith function in creating the image of the Chuvash on a par with Christian saints.
The myth of the angel in A. Polezhaev’s poetry
Authors: Sesorova A.
Published: June 2024

This article considers the myth of the angel in the poetry of A. Polezhaev, a representative of the socalled “God-fighting” romanticism. The image of an angel was quite frequent in the poetry of Russian romantics in the first half of the 19 th century, in particular, it was most traditionally and fully represented in the poetry of V. Zhukovsky who worked within the framework of Christian Romanticism. Polezhaev, on the other hand, comes to consider this image from a God–fighting position, and his image of an angel is artistically comprehended through the prism of the opposition “Beauty – Death”, which is not only typical, but also meaningful for Polezhaev’s poetry. The image of an angel acquires several incarnations in A. Polezhaev's poetry: it can be comprehended through the image of a beautiful beloved endowed with angelic beauty; Polezhaev also refers to the traditional image of an angel messenger of God, but embodies it differently, through the plot of fallen angels rejected by their creator. In addition, the features of the traditional image of an angel in Polezhaevsky poetry are given to a demon capable of bringing not destruction and death, but inspiration. Thus, we can say that the God-fighting motifs in his work manifest themselves atypically and in a peculiar way, the protagonist makes attempts to fight with God both through the image of an angel, including an inverted one, and through beauty.
The book as a genre phenomenon in modern prose of the Russian abroad (“Venice. Quarantine Chronicles” by E. Margolis)
Authors: Shlemova N. , Ponomareva E.
Published: June 2024

The article studies the book as a special type of artistic unity, representing an original model for expressing artistic consciousness in modern Russian literature abroad. The article proves the productivity of this genre phenomenon, identifies the main trends in book creation associated with an appeal to the sacral text, with the actualization of the autobiographical, diary and memoir prose traditions. The representative sample is analyzed on the basis of the modern literary scholarship provisions, which conceptualize the book as an original genre phenomenon. Using the example of E. Margolis’ book “Venice. Quarantine Chronicles” (2020), we analyze the mechanisms of constructing the artistic world, organically embodied in book format. The article reveals the nature of the artistic integrity of the book, conditioned by the interaction of verbal and visual components, the motif complex associated with the Christian tradition (which includes motifs of insight, internal movement, silence and healing of the soul), and reveals the features of the palimpsest, which serves as the principle of genre modeling. The conceptual and formal anchor in the book is the image of Venice, which connects everyday and metaphysical, visible and invisible aspects. The article proves that the book represents a form of the world harmonization and a space for a dialogue between different cultural codes at whose junction the author’s hybrid identity is formed.
Opportunities and risks of using neural networks in education
Authors: Valiakhmetova N. , Akhmadullina R. , Yarmakeev I.
Published: June 2024

The innovative development of modern education continues to move towards the adoption of information technologies. However, there is no significant increase in the quality of education due to their implementation; the process is much slower than expected. We face a problem of integration of educational information technologies and pedagogical technologies. It has become especially relevant in connection with the rapidly developing practice of using neural networks and the scientific and methodological substantiation of their effectiveness at different levels and stages of learning. In this regard, the purpose of the present study is to identify the potential opportunities and risks of using neural networks in education.

The practical part of the work consists of an analysis and synthesis of both foreign and domestic statistical studies regarding existing trends in the implementation of AI in the field of education. The article presents the results of a survey, conducted among university students, to identify the advantages and limitations of using generative artificial intelligence in learning. Based on the SWOT analysis, the article provides generalized conclusions regarding the strengths and weaknesses, risks and threats of using neural networks in education.

The data obtained can be used to organize further research and more effective use of the neural network technology in educational practices for both teachers and students.
Displaying the realities of the villagers from the Voronezh Province in their folk accent
Authors: Nedostupova L.
Published: June 2024

The article represents the speech of the senior age group from the Central Black Earth Region. The purpose of this scientific essay is to describe, by means of the folk dialect, the 20 th -century realities of the residents from the village of 2nd Voznesenovka, the Talovsky District. The subject of the study is the world of man in the Voronezh Province of the last century. The object of this work is the Voznesenov dialect. In the course of writing the article, we used the methods of stationary observation, interviewing, analysis and description. As a result, through one of the dialects of the Voronezh Region, we present the realities of the villagers: their family, war and the memory of it, times of hunger, their housing, education, different types of work, farming, local authorities and relations with them, field work and gardening, the material side of life, etc. It is concluded that the villagers’ peculiarity is their simplicity, openness, hard work, sincerity, generosity, original ingenuity, ability to overcome temporary misfortunes, remaining honest and decent. The article shows that there is special care for each other and the truly great rural spirit, coupled with faith in a higher power. Based on the realities of the Voznesenovites, presented in the article, we get an idea of the South Russian dialect (the system of vocalism). This material has been introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
MICRO-CREDENTIALS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS: EXPERIENCE OF OPEN UNIVERSITY (UK)
Authors: Myroshnichenko Olena
Published: June 2024

The article is devoted to the justification of the role of micro-credentials in the professional development of teachers on the example of the Open University (UK). It was emphasized that the introduction of micro-credentials is a modern trend in the European area of higher education. The absence of a generally accepted definition of micro-credentials is accentuated; both their advantages over traditional systems of professional development of teachers and the disadvantages of their implementation are emphasized. It was found that the growth in the number and role of micro-credentials s in the UK and the lack of a generally accepted understanding led the Quality Assurance Agency to outline the necessary characteristics of micro-credentials: clearly defined admission and access requirements (including recognition of prior learning); course design, including training, teaching, assessment and certification; learning outcomes and skills; course certification; standard quality assurance mechanisms. It has been determined that micro-credentials are based on content studied at a «microlevel», i.e. independent, but smaller than a degree qualification. It has been determined that micro-credentials are based on content studied at a «microlevel», in other words independent, but smaller than a degree qualification. The experience of the Open University in introducing micro-credentials for the professional development of teachers was analyzed using the example of the microcredit «Mentoring and coaching in professional training». It is noted that the Open University promotes a flexible, inclusive, adaptive, accessible education system that relies on the independence and autonomy of those who study, and micro-credentials allow students to acquire practical skills that correspond to their career aspirations and personal interests, without receiving a full educational degree.
PROFESSION OF BIOLOGY TEACHER IN UKRAINE: STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Authors: Vashchenko Lidiia
Published: June 2024

In the context of reforming general secondary education, it is important to identify and analyze the changes occurring in the human resources of the general secondary education system under the influence of various factors, particularly the martial law in the country. This study focuses on biology teachers as an example. The following system of indicators was used to statistically characterize biology teachers in modern Ukraine: the number of teaching staff (differentiated by urban and rural areas); the age and gender structure of teachers; the structure of teaching staff by education level; the number of students per teacher; the number of biology classrooms in general secondary education institutions; and the number of institutions and students involved in specialized biology education. The article presents the results of the analysis of statistical indicators regarding biology teachers in the general secondary education system. A trend of gradual reduction in educational institutions and, accordingly, teachers, including biology teachers, was identified. Attention is drawn to the decrease in the number of biology teachers under the age of 30 (30%). Statistics indicate a high educational level among biology teachers: nearly 98% have a master’s degree. The number of urban educational institutions with equipped biology classrooms is gradually increasing. Overall, the percentage of high school students involved in specialized education is gradually rising nationwide. At the same time, an analysis of statistical data on the functioning of specialized biology education suggests that over the past five years, there has been a gradual decrease in the number of students engaged in specialized biology education.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS OF NATURAL AND MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Naumova Viktoriia
Published: June 2024

The article is devoted to the consideration of the problem of teachers’ professional development in the fields of natural, mathematics, technology, and informatics. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the information and educational environment as a condition for the professional development of teachers of science and mathematics education and technology in Ukraine. Research methods: theoretical (analysis, synthesis, systematization; generalization, comparison); empirical (observation, online questionnaires); methods of mathematical statistics. Special attention is paid to the results of the online survey of teachers on the topic «The using of information and educational environment». 64 teachers took part in the survey. It was established that teachers consider «quality of content» and «availability of resources» to be the factors affecting the effectiveness of the information and educational environment of postgraduate pedagogical education. The main functions of the informational and educational environment of postgraduate education for teachers include providing access to relevant educational and methodological resources, creating distance learning programs, and providing examples of lessons and master classes. It was found that the content of the informational and educational environment reflects the ideas of people-centeredness, ensures the realization of the paradigm of equal access to quality education, and is based on the principles of accessibility, openness and continuity of education. It has been established that the effective integration of methodological concepts into the informational and educational environment of postgraduate pedagogical education significantly contributes to the professional growth and success of teachers.
DISCOURSE FEATURES OF PASSIVE AND IMPERSONAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN SLAVIC: A PARALLEL CORPUS STUDY
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Podgornaia A.
Published: June 2024

The article presents a comparison of agentless participle passive and impersonal constructions based on the translations of M. A. Bulgakov's novel “Master and Margarita” from Russian into Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, and German. I discuss stylistic and semantic effects of the use of passive voice and test a hypothesis that the distribution of the constructions in question in the parallel corpus can be attributed to them denoting different situation types linked to the topicality of the patient. The distinction has been proved relevant for German and Polish, where the participial passive denotes a situation in which the patient is topical, whereas other languages do not show a significant correlation between situation types and the choice of constructions.
РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦІЇ ІГРОВОГО МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ЖИТТЄДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ЛЮДИНИ В УМОВАХ НЕВИЗНАЧЕНОСТІ
Authors: Хайрулін Олег
Published: June 2024

Purpose. Features of modernity that correspond to the features of a world dominated by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, threats of using such features as means of geopolitical influence, conditions of a full-scale russian-ukrainian war, the necessity restoration for a safe environment throughout the territory of Ukraine requires effective proposals from domestic psychology to ensure human life in the given conditions. A well-founded system-forming position for this increasingly appears as a game as a universal socio-cultural phenomenon and an integral factor of human self-realization, and game modeling as a way and method of human life activity in uncertainty. The purpose of the article is a theoretical study of the psychological regularities of game representation in the aspects of modeling human life, substantiation of psychological content, functional essence, classification of representations as an attributive factor of game modeling of human life in uncertainty conditions.
Methods. The research uses methods of analysis and systematization for psychological and interdisciplinary approaches in the study of representation and modeling of human life activities, theoretical reconstruction and classification of the psychological content and functional essence for the game modeling representation of human life activities in current living conditions.
Results. Based on the results of the research, the categorical and conceptual content and functional essence for game modeling representations of human life activity in uncertainty conditions were specified. The attribution of representation in the game modeling aspects is updated and substantiated. The definition of "game modeling representations of human life activity in uncertainty conditions" and the corresponding classification are proposed. Scientific ideas about representation, game and game modeling are deepened. It was established that the game modeling representations of human life activity in uncertainty conditions is a universal, pragmatic, attributive phenomenon; non-specific mental formation; the way of life of a person and a social group, which occurs simultaneously in two complementary dimensions: a) the intrasubjective space of a person as an interiorizational mental representation and b) in the external activity dimension as a deed, activity representation of exteriorization.
Conclusions. The results of the study allow us to draw conclusions about the relevance of continuing psychological explorations for game modeling representations of human life activity in uncertainty conditions. The clarifying regularities tasks of influence for representations on psychological well-being and productivity of individual and group activities are considered promising.
VISUAL IMPRESSIONS AND INTERVENTIONS IN NON-PLACE SPACES WITHIN MAQBOOLPURA: A CASE STUDY OF AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN AMRITSAR
Authors: Singh Harpreet
Published: June 2024

Informal settlements are a common phenomenon in Indian cities, where the urban poor carve out their own spaces outside the formal planning system. Maqboolpura is one of the oldest informal settlements in Amritsar, which grapples with various urban design issues such as a poor built environment, inadequate open spaces, and ignorant public places. These issues affect the livability of the people of informal settlements. Non-places, characterized by a lack of identity and social relations, are prevalent in Maqboolpura due to their marginalization. This paper aims to explore the visual impressions of public spaces and the potential of redesigning the non-places in Maqboolpura to improve livability. This paper analyzes the visual impressions through the spatial structure of streets and the patterns of use by the dwellers in Maqboolpura. It proposes the design interventions to improve the non-places, such as creating multifunctional and flexible community spaces with the help of art and landscape in the process. The paper argues that improving the visual appeal of public spaces and reimagining the non-places can contribute to the adaptive livability of Maqboolpura. It covers the core aspects of public spaces inside the informal settlements to improve the quality of spaces for the urban poor.
Analiza uporabe veznih sredstava u studentskim prijevodima njemačke bajke Frau
Holle
Authors: Cimer Karaica Sanja , Glušac Maja
Published: June 2024

Vezna su sredstva, između ostalih, jezične jedinice kojima se ostvaruje kohezija, shvaćena kao primarni koncept organizacije teksta, tj. kao semantički koncept kojim se upućuje na značenjske odnose među sastavnicama teksta i koji tekst čini tekstom (Halliday i Hasan, 1976: 4–6). U ovome radu analiziraju se vezna sredstva – konjunktori, subjunktori i konektori u prijevodima bajke Frau Holle s njemačkoga jezika na hrvatski. Cilj je rada usporediti promjene pri prijevodima veznih sredstava s jednoga jezika na drugi i prilagodbe koje pritom nastaju. Analiza korpusa pokazuje da u prijevodima postoji veća varijacija veznih sredstava s obzirom na njihovo značenje, no većina značenjskih kategorija u prijevodima brojčano prati one iz izvornika. U usporedbi s izvornikom u prijevodima postoji i veća varijacija veznih sredstava s obzirom na njihovu vrstu (u izvorniku 4, u prijevodima 7 kategorija). Korpus pokazuje i to da je većina upotrijebljenih veznih sredstava i u izvorniku (95,2 %) i u prijevodima (88,7 %) jednostavne strukture, no postotak složenih veznih sredstava nešto je veći u prijevodima (10,7 % u odnosu na 4 % u izvorniku).
Krótka charakterystyka ochry ze sztolni Marta (Nižná Slaná, Spiš-Gemer Ore Mts
Authors: Hredzák Slavomir , Matik Marek , Šestinová Oľga , Kupka Daniel , Bártová Zuzana , Hagarová Lenka , Zubrik Anton , Znamenáčková Ingrid , Dolinská Silvia
Published: June 2024

The contribution deals with the study on composition of ochre sample from the Marta adit at Nižná Slaná. Three samples were prepared from ochre by hand picking and screening, which were subjected to GA, AAS, XRF and XRD. Salts precipitated on surface at drying contain 17.7 % S (53 % as SO4), 16.5 % MgO, 13.6 % Fe2O3, 3.54 % CaO and 1 % MnO. As to mineral composition, sulphates such as gypsum, starkeyite and rozenite are dominant. The fraction of grain size under 250 micron contains 30 % Fe2O3, 28.6 % SiO2, 8 % Al2O3, 6.6 % CaO, 2.9 % MgO and 1.95 % S. Notable is content of arsenic in this fraction, which attain as high as 1.84 %. Quartz and gypsum occur as dominant crystalline phases. As to coarser fraction, i.e. under 150 microns, 44.5 % SiO2, 16.8 % Fe2O3, 11.3 % Al2O3, 6.9 % CaO, 2.4 % MgO a 2.3 % C were assayed. Dominant quartz is accompanied by mica, plagioclase, ankerite and dolomite. It was shown that arsenic is bonded in finer grain size fraction.
Geotermalny przepływ ciepła w Portugalii kontynentalnej
Authors: Duque Maria Rosa
Published: June 2024

Heat flow density measurements in Portugal were made in boreholes used for mining prospecting. Heat flow density values in the sedimentary basins of the western and southern margins of the country were obtained using data from oil or gas prospecting works. Due to the scarcity of data in the central and northern regions of the country, numerical models based on some characteristics of the region were used to obtain more heat flow values. The total of heat flow values used in this work is 69, with 17 values obtained using numerical models, 36 obtained in boreholes and 16 obtained from oil/gas prospecting wells data. The analysis and location of these data allows to define different regions in the territory and characterize them using average values of heat flow density, temperature gradient and thermal conductivity. Statistical values with all the data in the territory are also presented.
Modelowanie numeryczne jako narzędzie do badania wybuchów wodoru
Authors: Pasculescu Vlad Mihai , Ghicioi Emilian , Vlasin Nicolae Ioan , Suvar Marius Cornel , Morar Marius Simion
Published: June 2024

Currently, the burning of fossil fuels in industry or for transportation has a major negative impact on the environment. Most countries are concerned with environmental security and pollution regulation, motivating researchers around the world to find alternative solutions. An alternative solution may be the large-scale use of hydrogen. Applications of hydrogen in industry or for transportation face challenging conditions. Among other things, we are talking about pressures of up to 1000 bar, extreme temperatures starting from -253 °C (for liquefied hydrogen) and up to 650 °C - 950 °C (in the case of solid oxide electrolytic cells), as well as the imminent risk of explosion. This is because H2 has an extremely low ignition energy, with much wider flammability limits compared to other fuels such as methane or propane. Hydrogen is a highly reactive and explosive gas. Therefore, explosion protection is essential for all processes involving the use of hydrogen in one form or another. The same principles that are applied to natural gas can be applied. Hydrogen behaves similarly to methane in terms of explosion risk, meaning in principle that explosion protection works similarly for both gases. However, there are still many unknowns regarding the phenomenon of initiation and propagation of explosions caused by air-hydrogen mixtures. Taking into account the multiple aspects related to security techniques that must be taken into account for the use of hydrogen in industry or for transport, the current paper focuses on aspects with regard to the use of modern numerical modelling tools for increasing the occupational health and safety level in technological processes endangered by the occurrence of explosive atmospheres generated by air-hydrogen mixtures. It presents a review on the main research activities to be carried out within a the H2Model research project implemented between 2023 – 2026, project which focuses on numerical modelling on the ignition and propagation of explosions caused by air-hydrogen mixtures.
Właściwości złoża jurajskiej formacji Khatatba: Pole naftowe Tut, Pustynia Północno-Zachodnia, Egipt
Authors: El Sayed Abdel Moktader A. , El Sayed Nahla A. , Radwan A. A.
Published: June 2024

The Tut oil field is in the North-western part of the Western Desert. This work aims to study the reservoir characteristics, to evaluate the hydrocarbon potentiality of the Upper and Lower Safa Members based on the available subsurface data obtained from open-hole well log records of four wells distributed in the study area. Numerous isopach and lithofacies maps have been constructed. The petrophysical evaluation, in terms of determining reservoir net-pay thickness, shale content (Vsh), effective porosity (∅eff), water saturation (Sw) and hydrocarbon saturation (Sh), were estimated. The vertical and the lateral distribution of the reservoir characteristics, in the form of litho-saturation cross-plots, iso-parametric maps and lithologic-matrix cross-plots were constructed. Three hydrocarbon charged zones in the Khatatba Formation were defined and represented by the Upper Safa-Top, Upper Safa-Bottom and Lower Safa-Top. The upper most part of Upper Safa Member (Upper Safa-Top) reservoir represents an oil producing zone where it consists of shallow marine to alluvial sediments. The Lower most part of Upper Safa Member (Upper Safa-Bottom) reservoir represents gas producing zone where it consists of a thick alluvial sand body. Finally, the upper most part of Lower Safa Member (Lower Safa-Top) reservoir represents an oil-gas producing zone consisting of shallow marine sediments with high terrestrial input. The iso-parametric maps show that Northern and central parts of the study area are the most favorable parts for hydrocarbon accumulation due to the increase in net-pay thickness and average effective porosity and decrease in water saturation toward these parts.
Przewidywanie dyfuzyjności termicznej na podstawie prędkości P-fal i oceny porowitości dla zbiorników piaskowca
Authors: El Sayed Abdel Moktader A. , El Sayed Nahla A.
Published: June 2024

Petrophysical heterogeneities of sandstone reservoirs which are generated by rock internal variability resounded to the magnitude of the rock thermal diffusivity. This is expected mostly to variation of rock density, porosity, reservoir temperature and its thermal conductivity. New methodology for calculating thermal diffusivity in a sandstone rock formation is intended and effectively employed some laboratory thermophysical measurements for sandstone reservoirs. The proposed petrophysical model establishes thermal diffusivity if both the effective porosity and acoustic (compressional) wave velocity of the rock are known. Some reliable petrophysical models (El Sayed, 2011 and Ahmed, 2019) concerned to both the Baharyia (Egypt) and Szolnok (Hungary) sandstone formations are used with only some modifications to build an innovative nomography. It permitted precise quantification and determination of the thermal diffusivity for both dry and saturated sandstone samples normalized to reservoir temperature (300K-1060 K). Verification of the proposed model is achieved with applying study cases of laboratory measured thermophysical properties (i.e., porosity, thermal diffusivity/or conductivity and longitudinal wave velocity) for different sandstone types, geological ages and geographic locations. A regression analysis of thermal diffusivity between laboratory measured and predicted data for dry (Ҡ-dry) rock samples yield a plausible coefficient of correlations as (R =0.73; 0.86 and 0.98) for three different sandstones obtained from Permo-Carboniferous in Germany (Aretz, 2016) and of dissimilar geologic age in Switzerland (Pimienta, 2018) respectively while, the average standard error equals 0.011. Then again, the laboratory measured and predicted thermal diffusivity (Ҡ-sat) of saturated samples display an appropriate coefficient of correlation (R = 0.76) and average standard error (0.0089).
Problemy ophiolitów Zagros i ciał bazaltowych, przykłady z Regionu Kurdystanu, północny Irak
Authors: Karim Kamal Haji
Published: June 2024

In the Iraqi Zagros, there are ten ophiolites and basaltic bodies, the famous ones are Penjween, Mawat, Bulfat and Peshashan Ophiolite complexes in addition to basaltic bodies such as Kata Rash, Avroman, Gercus, Chalki, and Hamrin basaltic bodies. The present study describes more than 12 significant problems concerning the previous assigning of the bodies as igneous rocks. These problems are observable in the field, laboratory, and in most previous works of literature that oppose the magmatic origin of these bodies. Our study explicated all aspects of each problem and clarified how the problems contradict magmatic crystallization and aid the sedimentary origin of these claimed igneous bodies. Finally, the interpretations of all the problems were collected as conjugate pieces of evidence for appraisal of the new origin of all igneous bodies in the Iraqi and Iranian Zagros belt. The outcomes consider the ophiolitic and basaltic rocks metamorphosed volcaniclastic sandstones (greywackes or mafic sandstone). These sandstones belong to fresh or metamorphosed greywackes of stratigraphic units of the Paleocene-Eocene Walash Formation (as distal facies) and Kata Rash Conglomerate (as proximal facies) which were previously considered volcanic rocks. These sediments are sourced originally from Urumeiah-Dokhtur Magmatic Arc (ADMA) and deposited inside Neo-Tethys, present Sanandaji-Sirjan Zone (SSZ), during the Jurassic-Early Cretaceous. Later, the sediments were metamorphosed and uplifted during the Paleocene and deposited inside the Iraqi Zagros belt by turbidity currents inside the Zagros Foreland basin. These ideas are shown in detail by tectonic and paleogeographic models.
Analiza naprężeń w żelbetowych filarach w zależności od sztywności podłoża gruntowego
Authors: Jendzelovsky Norbert
Published: June 2024

The paper presents a numerical analysis of the internal forces in the wall pillars of an apartment building. The analysis was done with different types of elastic support of the structure. Elastic support of the structure was implemented using a foundation plate on flexible subsoil. In the conclusion, different values of internal forces are analyzed.
Kryteria projektowania sieci dróg rowerowych z wykorzystaniem GIS, niwelacji topograficznej i analizy przestrzennej
Authors: Lycourghiotis Sotiris , Paraskevi Crawford Elizabeth
Published: June 2024

The current need for the creation of cycleways in traditional cities often presents problems. Converting existing roads into cycleways frequently creates serious traffic issues without leading to the expected increase in bicycle use. In order to overcome some of these problems, this paper presents a composite methodology using GIS, topographic levelling and spatial analysis. Upon application of this methodology in a case study in the city of Patras, Greece, problems with the city’s existing, recently-constructed cycleway are identified. After applying topographical, qualitative and population criteria, an alternative network of cycleways is proposed. This proposed new network does not create traffic congestion, as the basic criterion for selecting roads is their low traffic load. At the same time, topographic leveling is employed to select routes with a very low gradient (<2%), which is a determining factor in making the network attractive to users. Using spatial analysis, the network is spread in order to serve all areas of the city, making it available to the vast majority of residents. Finally, the findings of a social research poll (through the use of a questionnaire) indicate that the creation of such a network could increase bicycle use by a factor of up to18, which would make bicycles the main mode of transport for 22% of residents.
Modelowanie informacyjne historycznych budynków wybranych obiektów dziedzictwa kulturowego w regionie Morawy
Authors: Kuruc Michal , Volařík Tomáš , Vystavěl Ondřej , Berková Alena , Chladil Martin
Published: June 2024

Due to current legislation, a local public body is obliged to preserve as-built documentation of its buildings. A form of as-built documentation has been currently transforming according to building information modelling methodology. As-built documentation of listed buildings is an important step in preserving cultural heritage and allows preserving as much information as possible about immovable cultural monuments for future generations. Currently, building information models (BIM) of the real estate cultural heritage objects are being produced due to digitizing and conserving entire buildings with all the construction details with respect to culture heritage needs. Land surveyors are responsible for data acquisition at the building site to deliver geometrically accurate and precise 3D spatial data for the following modelling process as well as georeferencing data to appropriate datum and reference coordinate system. The 3D spatial data is primarily represented by a point cloud acquired by laser scanning technology. Historic buildings typically contain unique construction elements of very different and often more complex geometric shapes, such as arches, columns, statues, attics, etc. Such elements need to be individually modelled from the point cloud with respect to the precision of the model. The modelling process of existing historic building elements becomes far more demanding than the design of the future building. Building elements for new buildings are available in the construction products BIM database for information modelling. n the other hand, a certain degree of generalisation must always be considered when modelling historical buildings. The building elements are more of an aesthetic nature. Hence, the modelling process needs to cover the geometrical shape of the element, construction assembly as well as material definition. The resulting model of the element is geometrically and visually affected by a generalization of spatial information. Nowadays, game development environment tools are increasingly used outside the video game industry, especially in architecture/construction/engineering, automotive, virtual production, etc. Thus, the information model can be delivered to a broader audience of stakeholders without vendor-locked software restrictions. Simultaneously, culture heritage value can be provided to the public in an immersive way. This paper discusses in which cases generalization in the sense of the level of information needed (LOIN) is involved and when it is already a geometric error of modelling regarding the needs of the public body and specification of public procurement. In this paper, the matters mentioned above are described using several case studies of the creation of an information model of listed buildings, namely the Maxmilian’s Court in Kroměříž and the Parish office in Cetkovice.
Sieci neuronowe do mapowania archeologicznych artefaktów litowych
Authors: Jiménez-Puerto Joaquín , Gallello Gianni , Orozco Teresa
Published: June 2024

An analytical non-destructive strategy to chemically characterize lithic artefacts has been developed. Around 100 archaeological lithic materials found in Neolithic-Chalcolithic sites in the Mediterranean region of the Iberian Peninsula and nowadays stored in different museums of the Valencian Community (Spain), were studied. The materials belong to different typologies of rock (diabase, sillimanite, ophite and amphibolite) and were analysed employing portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF) directly in the rock surface. The obtained data were processed through neural networks protocol, specifically the so-called Kohonen networks or Self Organised Maps (SOM), to map the geologic samples. This self-organized topological feature maps are suitable to deal with multidimensional representations and map them in a two-dimensional space of neurons, following an unsupervised learning protocol. SOM is used to reduce multidimensional data onto lower-dimensional spaces and clustering procedures. As a result, SOM create spatially organized representations, which enhance the discovery of correlations between data. In this case the method has enabled the evaluation of elemental markers related to each rock type behaving as a fine hidden pattern detector and so understand the possible advantages and disadvantages of the analytical method employed to define provenance issues. The attribution suggested by statistics is mainly driven by the composition of rocks essential minerals which are linked to the different petrogenetic conditions. The results showed that in most of the cases the distribution and dispersion of the chemical profile depend of the kind of rock, and clearly suggest that a good way to identify stone tools raw material procurement is to look for elemental markers, being the prior step to create an approximation to ancient exchange networks and their evolution in a diachronic axis.
Precyzyjne wyznaczanie geodezyjne w budowie obiektów inżynierskich z orientacją w określonym kierunku
Authors: Angelov Antonio
Published: June 2024

In the construction practice, there are engineering structures, where some complex requirements in the process of their building have to be meet, e.g., their positioning, geographical orientation and geometric determination. The current publication examines the specificity of geodetic activities, regarding the orientating of the main construction axes of the foundation and the supporting structures of the terrestrial telecommunication antennas in a predetermined direction, for example, in the parallel direction to the geographical meridian. The focus is on the assessment of the accuracy and the choice of appropriate methods and equipment in order to create the required geodetic network, as well as to perform accurate setting out works. The combination of demands, namely for a specific geographic orientation and precise relative accuracy of the setting elements, implies a suitable transition from the ellipsoidal geodetic coordinates to the projection plane of the setting out project. In this connection, the influence of the meridian convergence on the accuracy of the planning setting out works is examined. A mathematical approach is proposed to assess the need of elimination of this factor, depending on the value of the constructional tolerance and the geographic location of the site.The necessary precision for determining the geodetic ellipsoidal coordinates by GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) measurements as well as the required accuracy of the planning and elevation setting out works are shown.Using different geodetic methods and tools, a preliminary accuracy assessment approach and the choice of the appropriate coordinate projection and height reference system is also proposed. The real data, which were obtained in different Earth’s locations by the explained methodology, are presented. The established geodetic networks provide orientation of the main construction axes of the bases of the terrestrial communication antennas in the parallel direction to the geodetic meridian with an azimuth standard error - МА = ± 2÷5' (minutеs) and allowable error in distances and eleventions of the setting out elements, respectively - MdS ≤ ±3 mm, Mdh ≤ ± 2 mm.
Wpływ emisji przemysłu metalurgicznego na rozwój wybranych składników depozycji atmosferycznej na terenie Koszyc (Słowacja)
Authors: Hančuľák Jozef , Červeňáková Petra , Šestinová Oľga , Findoráková Lenka
Published: June 2024

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of emissions and their decrease on the level of environmental burden through the study of selected atmospheric deposition parameters in the area with the dominant source of emissions from the iron and steel production complex. Total atmospheric deposition (AD), i.e., j. both wet and dry, was sampled from eleven sampling points at a distance of 3 to 16 kilometers from the ironworks complex. AD fluxes of selected elements (Fe, Al, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd, As) and dust particles (PM) were evaluated in relation to the amount of emissions from the results of long-term AD monitoring (2009 – 2022). The analysis shows the dominant influence of emissions from the metallurgical industry on the deposition fluxes of most of the monitored parameters and, thus, on the environmental burden of the area. The emissions have a decisive impact on the AD of manganese, iron, chromium, particulate matter, zinc, and aluminum, but also, to a lesser extent, on the AD of the other monitored elements. Correlation analysis confirmed a statistically significant dependence between the amount of emissions and the mass fluxes of AD for iron, zinc, manganese, and chromium for most of the sampling sites. The potential of immission load of the urban environment of Košice by emissions from the metallurgical industry is significantly higher in the winter due to local specific meteorological conditions. The more than sevenfold decrease in emissions significantly affected the AD of most of the monitored parameters, but their decrease was not so significant except for the AD of lead. The average AD of the elements strongly associated with ironworks emission sources, namely iron, manganese, chromium, and zinc, decreased approximately twofold. The amount of emissions is only one of several factors that affect the quantity of fluxes of the monitored AD parameters. In addition to seasonal factors, local meteorological, climatic, orographic, and other local conditions, and specifics also play an essential role.
Wyniki badań glonów i sinic w różnych ekotypach gleb w Adżarii w Gruzji
Authors: Shainidze Otar , Mikeladze Zurab , Mamuladze Merab , Lominadze Shota , Lamparadze Shota , Beridze Nodar , Chkubadze Guram
Published: June 2024

The publication deals with the studies on the diversity of species composition of Algae and cyanobacteria in various layers of soils (yell, red, soilsod-podzolic, marsh, urban) of the Adjara. The aim of the study was to identify and determine the composition of Algae and cyanobacteria; Establishment of the scale of development and spread of algoflora; Assessment of the ecological state of the Algae and cyanobacteria in adverse and favorable conditions. The diversity of algae and cyanobacteria was studied in soil cultures using the method of fouling glasses. Each treatment included 5 ste-rile cover glasses for micropreparations; cultures were wetted with distilled water. The presence of algoflora was detected in various soil samples based on morphological characteristics, percentage frequency, growth rate, and colony forming units. The study has found 171 species and subspecies of soil Algae and cyanobacteria, belonging to the divisions of Ochrophyta (59 species), Chlorophyta (51 species), Xanthophyta (8 species), Eustigmatophyta (1 species) and Cyanobacteria (52 species). Classes Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, and Cyanophyceae were considered polymorphic among the leaders. 11 species of algoflora involved in algoflora of the consortium have been specified as well. The most widely distributed algoflora in soil samples were of the genera Chlamydomonas (20 species), Eunotia (17 species), Phormidium (11 species), Pinnularia (11 species), Tetracystis (10 species), Leptolyngbya (9 species), Nitzschia (9 species), Chlorococcum (8) species, Nostoc (7) species and Oscillatoria (6 species) were dominant flora in all soil samples. Frequency percentage algoflor showed that from all of the soil, the maximum quantities of algoflora and cianobacteria in marsh soil that was 65.49%, in sod - podzolic soil 34.51%, in yell soil 19.88, in red soil 18.71%, the lowest frequency of occurrence of algoflora and cianobacteria was shown in urban soil 9.35%. Due to seasonal changes in soil and air temperature, there are 71 species (41.52%) in spring, 65 (38.95%) in summer, 78 (45.61%) in autumn, and 53 (30.99%) in winter. A lower level of biological activity in the urban soils was found. Morphometric trait differences in test objects activated on the soil samples have been observed. The study was found specialized species of Algal-cyanobacterial communitiesfrom each ecotype of soil. The soil samples collected from polluted sites were more affected by waste water which affected the population densities of Algal-cyanobacterial communities. Found that Adjara support a large and diverse community of Algal-cyanobacterial on soil, many species of which are previously undiscovered and undescribed. On this basis, works of longer duration and more intensive sampling are needed to obtain data regarding Algal-cyanobacterial communities, with more attention to specific variables such as microclimate, soil moisture, soil type, soil pH and vegetation types.