bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Does additional instruction in primary school improve secondary school outcomes? A re-evaluation of recent work in New Zealand.
Authors:   , Amos Matthew
Published: July 2024

Prior research finds that season of birth predicts a range of later outcomes. This thesis establishes that New Zealand babies born in winter are more likely to have a teenage mother, be Māori or Pacific, and have a low birthweight – characteristics associated with socioeconomic disadvantage. Yet, secondary school assessment results do not display prominent heterogeneity by month of birth. This stands in contrast with recent research that exploits variation in primary school instruction time that depends on season of birth, which ostensibly leads to large differences in secondary school achievement. This thesis investigates the apparent contradiction between these findings and observed assessment results. It concludes that the large effects reported in the earlier research result from sample selection bias. Correcting this bias confirms that season of birth (and hence primary school instruction time) has a relatively small impact on secondary school education outcomes in New Zealand.
Designing an Elderly-Friendly City in Cardiff: Cultivating Sense of Security for the Aging Population: Transforming Butetown for the Entertainment, Health, and Diversification of the Elderly
Authors: Tian Yedi
Published: July 2024

As an important part of urban construction, elderly-friendly construction is crucial to the formation of an elderly-friendly society, which has been widely recognized internationally. Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, various organizations around the world have called for changes in public space and urban building planning, with an emphasis on the accessibility of green spaces. This underscores the complexity and difficulty of integrating vulnerable groups of the elderly into cities and using infrastructure and public space.
СОЦИАЛЬНО-ОТВЕТСТВЕННЫЙ И ИННОВАЦИОННО-АКТИВНЫЙ МАЛЫЙ И СРЕДНИЙ БИЗНЕС КАК ОСНОВА ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ
Authors: ОВСЕЕНКО ГАЛИНА АНАТОЛЬЕВНА , ЭЛЬГУКАЕВА ЛУИЗА АХМЕТОВНА , ЭСКЕРХАНОВА ЛУИЗА ТАГИРОВНА
Published: July 2024

Основу формирования и развития любой экономики и гражданского общества в целом формирует социально ответственный и инновационно активный собственный малый и средний бизнес. Целью данной статьи является определение влияния социально ответственного и инновационно активного малого и среднего бизнеса на экономическое развитие государства и разработка практических предложений с четким комплексом мер по стимулированию его развития в России. Методология исследования: методами, примененными в данной статье, являются анализ, сравнение и статистика. Область применения: именно развитие социально ответственного и инновационно активного собственного малого бизнеса в государстве приведет к формированию среднего класса и развитию гражданского общества, а значит, повлияет на формирование эффективных формальных, в том числе государственных, институтов, и неформальных институтов (в частности, изменение менталитета). Выводы: таким образом, было проведено исследование влияния социально ответственного и инновационно активного собственного малого и среднего бизнеса на развитие экономики, формирование гражданского общества и благополучие людей. Отмечается, что национальный бизнес может быть достаточно эффективным, а экономическое развитие государства – устойчивым только в том случае, если предпринимательский сектор: а) инновационно активен; б) социально ответственнен.
Faith in God among "The Holly Quran" and " Kenzaa Rabbh"
Authors: Abdul-Jabbar Abdullah Adam , Hamad Ahmed Niaz
Published: July 2024

This study deals with the uniform God in" The Holly Quran" and "Kenzaa Rabah", include introduction, four themes and Conclusion faith in God. "Kenzaa Rabah". The first theme includes the definition of the Holy Quran" and "Kenzaa Rabbh" which consider the helly book of the Sabian as it one of the oldest religions believe in the unity of Creator. The Holly Quran mentioned Sabian as they the followers of book.
 The second theme has been devoted to the words of faith in God in Holly Quran where inadequate from the unity of A- Huha is to create the creation. Which sent the prophets and the books ae formed by, and people join faithful and Kuffar, the happy from Paradise and naughty of the fire as the whole religion is given to Allah. It's not afraid of God. Allah doesn't see him. He is his own is the owner of creator Razak, schemer. The almighty Allah is the master in his university being not share by.
The third theme adds the faith in God in "Kenzaa Rabah" and discussed the fact of accusing the Sabian that they worshiped stars and planets. Where they though ting for the existence of the learned God creator the one that doesn't hit the senser and doesn't lead to the creature.
Allah is one and one religion and prophets were sent by their one God to the right and referred the words of God to the right of the whole offered by all the heavenly books.
The fourth theme has been allocated to the comparison between "The Kenzaa Rabah" and "The Holly Quran" about unification of God and the presence of the relationship between the belief of Sabian and Islam.
The conclusion come included the most important results of the research and including the following:
The Sabian religion is regarded as the oldest heavenly religion on the face of the earth, and its history dates back to the first beginnings of unified human laws, just as the Sabian belief was discovered with the existence of the first human being: Adam, the first of the prophets, and the verses of God Almighty indicated in the horizons and in the souls, he has no partner, peer, or peer. instance. In drafting the study, the researchers used a comparative inductive technique.
From Dissonance to Harmony with Nature: A Material Ecocritical Reading of Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony
Authors: Jabar Mohammed Bahman , Dler Ameen Mohammed , Othman Arif Kawan
Published: July 2024

Although much has been written about Silko's Ceremony, little attention has been paid to reading the novel from a material ecocritical perspective. This study employs material ecocritical theory to expound the representations of humans, flora and fauna in Silko’s Ceremony, and how these entities are agentic and capable of producing meanings, communicating with each other, and altering the course of events in the novel. Influenced by new materialisms and the work of two leading theorists, Serenella Iovino and Serpil Oppermann, who co-edited a book entitled, Material Ecocriticism (2014), this new wave of ecocriticism highlights the importance of reading matter in texts or/and reading a matter as a text. The study argues that, in Ceremony, all Tayo’s relationships with nature, including springs, landscapes, animals, and humans, in which he remembers his relationship with his belated uncle Josiah and his cousin Rocky, narrate an experience of a story that can be viewed as storied matter. The study concludes that everything in the world that is presented in the novel is interconnected, entangled, and enmeshed in a complex network of relations and one should respect and regard the environment because human destiny is intrinsically interrelated with the destiny of the world.
Factors of Verbal Violence Towards Students: Field Study in Public Basic Schools in Erbil City
Authors: Nihad Abdulla Rezhaw , Abdulsamad Rasool Izaddin
Published: July 2024

Violence in general, in all its forms, particularly verbal abuse, is one of the social and psychological problems facing educational institutions. Verbal abuse is widely spread and created educational problems, because in spite of this causing problems and disorders for the student and the effect of his/ her personality. Hence, the main purpose of this study is to identify the causes of verbal abuse toward students in public basic schools in Erbil city. For this purpose, the research, which used the quantity method, in the 125 basic schools of Erbil city, using samples in 10 schools, 381 students were assigned to the research criteria and as the research unit selected.
As a result, the research has reached that "the impact of verbal violence, remains much more than other forms of violence, because the verbal violence had a direct effects on the student's passion and mind, at the same time, the research demonstrate, now in a number of Erbil's School, for controlling and organizing students, body violence has taken the place of verbal violence, and the results shows us that the verbal violence, among students itself, has increased in a considerable way.
Social Media Addiction and Its association with Depression Indicators among Sulaimani University Students.
Authors: Sadiq Sangawi Hoshiar , Zahir Abdulla Farman
Published: July 2024

University students occupy a significant position in the human science, especially the psychological and educational studies. University students, all over the world, gain a great deal of interest because they are the bases of the future. This requires researchers to deeply dive in this field to serve the Kurdish students and build their future on firm scientific grounds. This research is considered a contribution in the human effort which examines the association between Social Media Addiction and Depression Indications among Sulaimani University students. It also testes the differences in the social media addiction and depression indications according to three variables: College specialty, gender and year stages. The research questionnaires were applied to (480) University students. Results indicate that Sulaimani University students have low level of social media addiction and depression indications. There is also a significant positive relationship (r=0.22 p<0.01) between social media addiction and depression indications among university students. The results also reveal that students in humanity science colleges have high level of social media addiction compared to students in practical/natural science colleges, however; this difference is not the case for the depression indications. In addition, the results show a statistically significant difference between gender in depression indications, suggesting that female students have higher amount of depression indications than male students. Finally, the results demonstrate no significant differences between students in second and fourth stage concerning the research variable of interest.  In the light of the present study, the researchers have come out with a number of recommendations and suggestions.
The extent of auditors’ efficiency in using accounting programs to reduce audit risks
Authors: Muhammed Ameen Habeeb Soran , Ali Ahmed Rizgar
Published: July 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of the ability of auditors to use accounting software in reducing audit risk, because accounting software is one of the most important tools that various companies and factories use in their business and is of great importance is Various operations in the audit process and their impact on risk. This is because auditors' inability to handle these plans affects audit risk because the results of these plans are not properly audited. To achieve the research objectives, the statistical program SPSS was used and a questionnaire was created and distributed to a sample of examiners in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. After collecting and analyzing the data, the two researchers came to a number of conclusions, the most important of which are:
Using accounting software in mathematical operations requires the auditor's expertise, awareness and ability to handle different types of these procedures.
In light of the results of the research, the researchers concluded a set of recommendations, the most important of which is to increase qualification courses for auditors and the necessity of working to issue legislation or laws requiring the use of computer programs.
Cyclical comparison of succession of civilizations by Ibn Khaldun and Spingler
Authors: Abdulrahman Hussin Darstan
Published: July 2024

Civilization and history are two autonomous notions while there is an important correlation between them. We are not able to say anything on civilization without looking back at history. One can say civilization creates history and history rewrites civilization. It is the duty of history to explore and study civilization and the reason for their creation thoroughly. According to Spengler’s analysis the interpterion of civilization and history in his famous book (The decline of the West). He believes that the principal of history is civilizations. History is inconceivable in its true meaning, without civilization. He mentions that each civilization has its own figures. This philosopher believes that like all the other creatures civilization is born and alive and passes through all stage of live, youth, old ages and death. Which is a current role of history. Conversely, Ibn Khaldun considers that history is a science among the sciences, it has its own methods that the historical events can be clarified historically and each accident can be attributed to its actual intention. The historians must use different methods. They must have a critical idea. He believes that human society is developing just like an alive creature. Whenever a society becomes historic, another society takes its place. This cycle goes through several stages, migration stage, invasion stage and urban stage. Consequently, these theorists have an alive cycle analysis for the stages of civilization. They believe that as human beings civilization are born they grow and then they breakdown. Nonetheless, they have different opinions, Spengler claims that history isn’t a science. Conversely Ibn Khaldun has tried hard to identify history as a science. According to Ibn Khaldun, the nations are trying to improve life from migration to civilization. But then again according to Spengler the nations are basically belong to the civilization.
The Inevitability of Disagreement in Islam and The Necessity of Resolving It
Authors: Mahmood Ahmed Ahmed , Aziz Qadir Amira
Published: July 2024

This study works on reinforcing the idea of overcoming "secondary discrepancies" that occur when interpreting religious texts. It emphasizes the need to establish a common view that categorizes the Islamic values over differences, promoting a dedicated obedience to these principles while steering clear of peripheral debates. These distinctions could incite conflict among Muslims and jeopardize the stability and cohesiveness of society. Furthermore, utilizing religious issues and societal needs for political advantage and party interests, without proper respect for the Association of Muslim Scholars and decision-making bodies, compounds these challenges.
The role of Baghdad Kurds in writing diaries and memories between the years 1991 - 2003
Authors: Abdullah Saber Shakhawan , Ahmad Bapir Shwan
Published: July 2024

Writing diaries and memories is an educated attempt by the Kurds settled in Baghdad between the years 1991 to 2003. The Kurds settlements in Baghdad has a long historical root, their footprints can be easily seen in different fields, from the establishment of the Iraqi country in 1921 and the establishments during monarchy all the way to the foundation of the republic in 1958. Kurds have had different role in Iraq till 2003. A number of those Kurd who settled in Baghdad felt the importance of writing their diaries and memories to familiarize the new generation and to create a source for the researchers. Investigations about such a field has a historical significance due to its diverse nature. Besides, the political developments, social aspects, media, economics, education, geography, women, civil…. etc. such, diaries and memories contain significant information that can have a profound historical impact on the modern history.                                  
Monarchy era is paid more attention compared to the republican era which shows the monopoly of politicians and military elites in which (5) out of (8) of those diary and memory writers were among them. Women had a narrow space in this field and the writers depended on themselves in writing their diaries and memories.
SOME FIXED POINT PROPOSITIONS FOR NON-SELF FUNCTIONS IN METRICALLY CONVEX SPACES
Authors: Savitha S
Published: July 2024

This intriguing article delves deep into the concept of non-self-plottings within the intricate realm of metrically curved planetary systems, meticulously analyzing and dissecting various fixed point propositions that govern these celestial bodies. Within the confines of this chapter, we embark on a journey to explore and elucidate Assad's groundbreaking discovery, delving into its complexities and implications to present a more elaborate and all-encompassing single-valued plotting. This development not only serves as a noteworthy extension of Assad's work but also emerges as a significant and groundbreaking generalization of Chatterjea's fundamental primary proposition, shedding new light on the dynamics of planetary motion and positioning in the vast expanse of the universe.
Gestão escolar e promoção do protagonismo estudantil
Authors: Botler Alice Miriam Happ , Nascimento José Almir do
Published: July 2024

O objetivo que norteia este texto é o de analisar a relação entre escola e democracia, com foco na organização escolar. Problematizou-se a presença do Projeto de Jovens Protagonistas, como demanda do Programa de Educação de Tempo Integral de Pernambuco, em meio à ampliação das Escolas de Referência em Ensino Médio. A abordagem micropolítica apoiou a análise qualitativa de escolas, por meio de um estudo de casos com vistas à construção de exercício da cidadania, estruturalmente inclusiva, de estudantes, em torno de valores democráticos, na perspectiva da redução das marginalidades. Entre os resultados, aponta-se para a dicotomia entre as determinações da macropolítica emanadas pelo sistema educacional, e o potencial instituinte das escolas, orientadas pela figura do gestor. Conclui-se que a escola afasta cada vez mais o estudante do aprendizado do exercício democrático, em meio a uma narrativa oficial, forjada para responder às determinações jurídico-formais de promoção do protagonismo juvenil.
Ocupar e resistir
Authors: Riscal Sandra Aparecida , Stabelini Ana Maria
Published: July 2024

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar as especificidades e novidades presentes nas manifestações das ocupações dos estudantes secundaristas do estado São Paulo no final de 2015, por meio de algumas categorias-chave, a saber: práxis política, autogestão e democratização das escolas, fundamentadas no pensamento de Rosa Luxemburgo e Maurício Tragtemberg. Inicialmente, apresentamos a origem do movimento, seus antecedentes, os meios pelos quais se propagou entre as escolas e suas repercussões. Foi imperativo, para o embasamento da análise, um breve estudo dos conceitos abordados. Analisamos, ainda, o conteúdo do material veiculado, considerando-se sua intersecção com as concepções de autogestão, democracia participativa e práxis política. Os dados do estudo foram coletados e sistematizados consultando-se diferentes fontes como mídias, entrevistas, e publicações sobre o tema. Concluiu-se que as ocupações das escolas estaduais paulistas em 2015 foi uma genuinamente autogestionária que possibilitou a constituição de uma práxis política.
Perancangan Mini Akuaponik Portable untuk Meningkatkan Ketahanan Pangan Secara Mandiri Dimasa Pandemi Covid-19 di Lingkungan Rumah
Authors: Adiluhung Hardy , Herlambang Yanuar , Malik Kendall , Fernando Ferry
Published: July 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic, which forced people to stay at home, has sparked a new culture of gardening in home yards with organic vegetables. As the pandemic continues, we have plenty of free time to stay at home. To relieve boredom, one alternative we can do to make use of this free time is by optimizing our home yards as a source of family food supply. Thus, even though outside activities are still limited, the nutritional needs of the family are still met. Consuming vegetables from our own garden is relatively safer and simultaneously provides a solution for household-scale food fulfillment, which is cost-effective and easy to implement. According to Minister of Agriculture Syahrul from the BKP of Agriculture, gardening activities are one of the strategies in maintaining food security, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and in facing the dry season. Minister Syahrul has even urged local government leaders to encourage the use of home yards as a source of family food supply, because national food security starts from family food security. The creation of Mini Portable Aquaponics. Aquaponics is an alternative method of growing plants and raising fish within the same container. It is a process where plants utilize nutrients derived from fish waste, which if left in the pond would become toxic to the fish. The plants then function as a vegetation filter that breaks down these toxic substances into harmless substances for the fish, and supplies oxygen to the water used to sustain the fish. With this cycle, a mutually beneficial cycle occurs and for those of us implementing it, it is certainly very advantageous, as the land used is not too extensive.
Halaman Sebagai Rangsang Cipta Seni Grafis
Authors: Solihin Ahmad , Heruningrum Heruningrum
Published: July 2024

Penciptaan karya ini berangkat dari persoalan  Halaman yng dijadikan ransang cipta. Halaman sendiri memiliki nilai serta norma yang terkandung bagi kehidupan etnis Minangkabau. Seiring perubahan zaman, Halaman yang dulu sekedar sebatas ruang lepas sekarang istilah tersebut menjelma menjadi berbagai macam bentuk pemakaian, salah satu halaman dunia maya yaitu facebook. Secara  bentuk memang berbeda, tetapi secara fungsi dalam hal interaksi dengan orang lain masih memiliki kesamaan. Persoalannya terletak pada terkikisnya norma dalam berinteraksi, hilangnya hal yang bersifat pribadi menjadi konsumsi bagi publik. Hal tersebutlah yang meransang pengkarya untuk mencipta dan mengekspresikannya dalam bentuk karya dua dimensi, yakni seni grafis.Seni grafis merupakan bagian dari seni murni, secara khusus merupakan suatu teknik bagaimana memvisualkan karya dengan metode cetak manual. Dalam hal hal berkarya nantinya pengkarya menggunakan dua teknik yaitu, cetak tinggi (relief print) sebagai kontur karya dan cetak saring untuk pewarnaan karya. Visual karya yang diciptakan melalui beberapa proses dalam pembentukaannya, dengan menggunakan metode transforfasi, stilisasi, dan distorsi, upaya ini digunakan agar tercapainya bentuk karya yang estetis yang teransang dari  Halaman.Karya seni cetak tersebut nantinya berjumblah delapan, dengan ukuran yang berbeda dan di cetak pada permukaaan kertas, keseluruhan karya cenderung berwarna cerah serta kontras, bahasa ungkap yang penggkarya gunakan bersifat arbiter. Hal tersebut agar pengamat memiliki penilaian pribadi atas karya yang tesaji nantinya, melalaui amatan serta pengalaman estetis personal dalam hal memandang seni rupa.
The impact of the COVID-19 vaccination programme on symptomatic and severe SARS-CoV-2 infection during a period of Omicron variant dominance in Ireland, December 2021 to March 2023
Authors: Marron Louise , Mateo-Urdiales Alberto , O’Donnell Joan , Robinson Eve , Domegan Lisa
Published: July 2024

Background

As Ireland prepared for an autumn 2023 COVID-19 vaccination booster campaign, there was concern that vaccine fatigue would affect uptake, which has been abating.

Aim

This study aimed to quantify the direct impact of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Ireland on averted COVID-19-related outcomes including symptomatic presentations to primary care/community testing centres, emergency department (ED) presentations, hospitalisations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths, in individuals aged ≥ 50 years, during Omicron dominance.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational COVID-19 vaccine impact study in December 2021–March 2023 in Ireland. We used national data on notified outcomes and vaccine coverage, as well as vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates, sourced from the World Health Organization’s live systematic review of VE, to estimate the count and prevented fraction of outcomes in ≥ 50-year-olds averted by the COVID-19 vaccination programme in this age group.

Results

The COVID-19 vaccination programme averted 48,551 symptomatic COVID-19 presentations to primary care/community testing centres (36% of cases expected in the absence of vaccination), 9,517 ED presentations (53% of expected), 102,160 hospitalisations (81% of expected), 3,303 ICU admissions (89% of expected) and 15,985 deaths (87% of expected).

Conclusions

When Omicron predominated, the COVID-19 vaccination programme averted symptomatic and severe COVID-19 cases, including deaths due to COVID-19. In line with other international vaccine impact studies, these findings emphasise the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for population health and the healthcare system and are relevant for informing COVID-19 booster vaccination programmes, pandemic preparedness and communicating the reason for and importance of COVID-19 vaccination in Ireland and internationally.
Evaluation of the sensitivity of a measles diagnostic real-time RT-PCR assay incorporating recently observed priming mismatch variants, 2024
Authors: Beck Andrew S , Lopareva Elena N , Hwang Hyun , Hart Derek , de Almeida Marcos , Anderson Raydel , Rota Paul A , Bankamp Bettina
Published: July 2024

We investigated a variant of measles virus that encodes three mismatches to the reverse priming site for a widely used diagnostic real-time RT-PCR assay; reduction of sensitivity was hypothesised. We examined performance of the assay in context of the variant using in silico data, synthetic RNA templates and clinical specimens. Sensitivity was reduced observed at low copy numbers for templates encoding the variant sequence. We designed and tested an alternate priming strategy, rescuing the sensitivity of the assay.
Analysis of the prevalence of lymphoma diagnosis among small unproductive animals
Authors: Shcherbakova Victoria Sergeevna , Salautin Vladimir Vasilievich , Gorinsky Vitaly Ivanovich
Published: July 2024

The dependence of the frequency of lymphomas in dogs was established - in 64% of cases, the age of patients exceeded 10 years. The risk group includes dogs of the following breeds: Rottweiler, Dachshund, French Bulldog and fox terrier. In cats, this pathology was recorded much more often (85% of cases), but we have not established a regular breed predisposition to this pathology in them. Lymphomas were more often diagnosed in male cats (75%). Cats under 3 years of age develop lymphomas associated with the leukemia virus (FeLV). At the same time, in the older age group, the leukemia virus is registered less frequently.
Two-position water level control for water tower
Authors: Petko Viktor Gavrilovich , Rakhimzhanova Ilmira Agzamovna , Shakhov Vladimir Aleksandrovich , Fomin Maksim Borisovich , Pushko Vladislav Anatolievich , Pugachev Vladimir Valerievich
Published: July 2024

The article is devoted to the description of the electrical circuit and the principle of operation of the water level regulator in the water tower tank. The executive body of the regulator, which directly turns on and off the electric pump unit of the water lifting system, is a magnetic starter, the coil of which is controlled in turn by an electronic key, the transfer of which to the closed state is carried out by applying a current signal to its low-resistance input from the control signal shaper, which has a hysteresis characteristic "input -exit". The shaper is made on discrete electronic elements: resistors, diodes and transistors. The regulator provides on-off level control according to the signals of level or pressure sensors of various operating principles, including electrode, float, electrocontact pressure gauges, and pressure switches. The organization of a double positive feedback in the regulator ensures a clear operation of the magnetic starter without “bounce”. At the same time, to transmit signals from sensors to the regulator, the number of wires of the communication line is reduced from two to one, which, taking into account the large distance of the water tower from the water source, increases the reliability of communication and reduces the cost of its construction. This is also facilitated by the fact that to control the input of the regulator from the sensors, alternating current signals of a relatively small value (up to 4 - 5 mA) are supplied, excluding their noticeable attenuation when transmitted over a distance of 2 or even more kilometers over small-section wires (1 – 1.5 mm2). At the same time, the electrochemical corrosion of the electrodes is also greatly reduced.
Organization of year-round air exchange in the greenhouse
Authors: Fatullaeva Kaminat Muradovna
Published: July 2024

The article discusses the option of organizing natural ventilation of a greenhouse throughout the year. The normalized air exchange was determined based on the amount of heat input. The areas of supply and exhaust devices were determined to ensure air flow rates close to the standardized ones for the warm and cold periods of the year.
Productive longevity of cows as a factor in increasing the profitability of agricultural enterprises
Authors: Gintov Valentin Viktorovich , Kozhevnikova Irina Sergeevna , Khudyakova Natalia Aleksandrovna
Published: July 2024

Dairy and breeding animal husbandry has been developing mainly due to the intensification of production processes in the conditions of industrial technology in recent years. This process is accompanied by an increase in the productivity of cows with a reduction in the number of livestock. At the same time, an increase in gross milk production can only be achieved by increasing productivity and extending the terms of economic use of cows. The intensification of dairy cattle breeding and the crossing of domestic breeds of cattle with Holstein cattle led to the premature withdrawal of cows from the herd. In Russia, the longevity of dairy cows does not exceed 2.6–3.6 calving at present. That is, the animals do not live up to the period of maximum milk production and payback on the cost of raising heifers. The article presents an assessment of the economic state of dairy farming in the Arkhangelsk region. The positive dynamics of the growth of milk productivity of cows in agricultural enterprises of all forms of ownership was revealed. One of the possible options for increasing the profitability of dairy products is shown. Subject to genotyping and identification of desirable genotypes responsible for the productive longevity of cattle, it is possible to achieve an increase in the production use of cows. Genetic assessment will determine the breeding value of animals and create a cost-effective herd. Further comprehensive study of the factors affecting productive longevity will increase the lifelong milk productivity of cows and the profitability of milk production in the conditions of the European North.
The load impact on the growth, productivity, quality of grapes and wines produced from the Alcor variety
Authors: Aleynikova Galina Yurievna , Seget Olga Leonidovna
Published: July 2024

For the first time in the conditions of the Black Sea zone of the Krasnodar Territory (Ch2), the influence of the load of bushes with shoots on growth processes, productivity, quality of grapes and wine produced from the Alcor variety was studied. The studies were conducted in 2020-2022. The field experiment included three experimental options for loading bushes with shoots: 1) 100.000 shoots per hectare; 2) 120.000 shoots per hectare; 3) 140.000 shoots per hectare. The results obtained during the study allowed us to determine the optimal load of bushes with shoots for the Alcor variety, which provides a balance of growth and productivity, high quality of grapes and wine – 120.000 shoots per hectare (or 36 shoots per bush with a planting scheme of 3.0?1.0 m). This load provides sufficient annual growth of vines, obtaining 5.1 kg of high-quality grapes from a bush for the production of wine materials with a tasting score of at least 8.1 points.
Modification of the allelofund of the Brown Swiss cattle breed during its improvement
Authors: Gontov Mikhail Eliseevich , Koltsov Dmitry Nikolaevich
Published: July 2024

The results of changes in the quantitative and qualitative genetic structure of the Brown Swiss cattle breed of the Smolensk region, controlled by marker genes of blood groups, for the period from 1975 to 2020 are presented. The statistically significant difference in the frequency of occurrence between individual alleles ranged from +0.32 to – 0.13 (p?0.001), with the exception of the I1Y2 and B1G1KE/1F/2O/ alleles (p?0.01). The index of genetic similarity between the animals of the original population bred in 1975 and the animals of the new generation born in the period 2016-2020 has a low value and is 0.52. The homozygosity coefficient doubled and amounted to 13.8. The main influence on the formation of the breed's allelofund is exerted by breeding bulls, whose genetic potential, estimated by the milk productivity of mothers, increased by 215.4 kg of milk fat compared to 1975. Currently, the most widespread animals in the breed are marked with EAB alleles: G3O1T1Y2E/3F/2, B1O3Y2A/1E/3G/P/Q/Y/, G1O/, B1P1Y2G/Y/, b, I1Y2E/1G/I/G//, B1G2KY2E/1F/O/G//. To further improve the productive qualities and increase the competitiveness of the breed, it is necessary to maintain genetic diversity among animals using marker.
Influence of a feed additive with a probiotic and a complex of minerals on the quality of meat in broiler chickens
Authors: Tuzikov Roman Alekseevich , Lebedev Svyatoslav Valerievich , Sheida Elena Vladimirovna , Arinzhanova Maria Sergeevna
Published: July 2024

The article studied the positive effect of the complex of glycinates and the probiotic preparation "Lactobifadol forte" on meat productivity and metabolic processes in the body of broiler chickens. The purpose  of the study was to study the slaughter indicators and quality of meat, as well as the features of the accumulation of chemical elements in the muscle tissue of poultry. Experimental studies lasted 42 days. Broiler chickens of the Ross-308 breed were divided into 5 groups (n=30) by the method of analogue pairs. Broilers were kept in group cages with the control group was on the main diet according to the recommendations of VNIITIP (2013), the first experimental group received the main diet with glycinates (Cu (10 mg/kg), Mn (270 mg/kg) and Fe (200 mg/kg ), II experimental group - basic diet + probiotic preparation at a dose of 0.5 g/kg of feed + glycinates (Cu (10 mg/kg), Mn (270 mg/kg) and Fe (200 mg/kg)); III experimental probiotic group (0.7 g/kg) + glycinates (Cu (10 mg/kg), Mn (270 mg/kg) and Fe (200 mg/kg)); IV experimental group probiotic (1 g/kg) + glycinates (Cu (10 mg/kg), Mn (270 mg/kg) and Fe (200 mg/kg)). The use of a feed additive with a complex of glycinates and a probiotic in feeding broiler chickens increases the pre-slaughter live weight by 9.8- 11.1%, gutted carcass weight by 3 - 14%, slaughter yield by 0.4-2.6%. The complex feed additive showed a decrease in feed costs per 1 kg of gain from 1.82 kg for the control group to 1.55 kg for the group treated with a probiotic at a dose of 0.7 g/kg and a complex of glycinates. An increase in fat by 2.2% and protein by 2.4%, as well as Ca, K, Mg, Na, P and most conditionally essential and essential elements was also noted in chicken meat.
Methodology of calculation of battery capacity of mobile vehicle with electric drive on the basis of T16M
Authors: Yuferev Leonid Yurievich , Sporov Anton Pavlovich
Published: July 2024

Currently, there is an active use of electric transport, which is used on farms, performing a number of technological processes for animal housing and plant cultivation. There is a need to change the technical characteristics of such transport, in particular, saving the traction battery charge by means of coasting mode. The purpose of the study is to determine the methodology of calculation of battery capacity of electrically driven mobile vehicle with electric drive on the basis of agricultural electric tractor T16M. The forces of air resistance, friction, electric motor efficiency, cross-sectional area, and normal force were determined. A methodology for calculating the power used to move an agricultural vehicle on a rectilinear section has been developed. It was found out that in order to find the power required for the movement of the agricultural vehicle, it was necessary to find the aerodynamic drag force, which was 8.73 N. We determined the normal force, which was 1782.5 N, as well as the sum of forces resistance to movement – 1522,54 N. Calculated the power required to move the T16 agricultural T16 powered mobile vehicle at each site. Supplied and total capacity of the batteries at each site is calculated.
Microwave installation with a toroidal resonator for peeling rapeseed
Authors: Kuchin Nikolay Nikolaevich , Zuglenok Nikolay Vasilievich , Storchevoy Vladimir Fedorovich , Storchevoy Alexander Vladimirovich
Published: July 2024

A continuous-flow microwave installation with a pneumatic separation channel and a sedimentary chamber has been developed to separate the husk from the rapeseed core, where the principle of peeling rapeseed seeds in a toroidal resonator is implemented by combining methods of repeated impact and abrasion of the shells of moistened seeds on electric rotor discs coated with fine-grained abrasive material. The design dimensions of the toroidal resonator are justified, taking into account the wavelength of the centimeter range and electrodynamic parameters, including its own Q-factor and electric field strength in the CT Microwave Studio program, to evaluate the thermal efficiency. The specific energy costs are 0.05 kWh/kg.
The efficiency of meat production of Arbor Acres cross broilers at a cage keeping method
Authors: Basonov Orest Antipovich , Ananikov Gavriil Fedorovich , Feoktistova Polina Alekseevna
Published: July 2024

Currently, poultry farming is one of the most promising areas in animal breeding due to the lowest costs of feed, finance and labor per unit of production with high reproduction, payback and profitability. The article contains the findings of the research of the efficiency of meat production of Arbor Acres cross broilers at the cage keeping method. Experimental studies were conducted in 2022-2023 in JSC "Lindovskaya poultry farm - breeding plant", located in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The article investigated indicators of change in live weight of broilers, their safety, feed consumption and its conversion, slaughter parameters and sorting of carcasses, meat output per 1 m2 of the production area. The comparison characterization was given and the economic viability of meat production was computed. It was established that the live weight and safety of broiler chickens corresponds to and is greater than the standard, and the stock disposal, feed consumption and conversion were less. At calculation of economic efficiency it was established that at the given technology of keeping of chickens-broilers the profit for 1 kg of realized production makes 49.,0 rubles, profitability of production is at the level of 39.5 %.
Soil fertility and accumulation of biophilic elements in plant residues of sweet sorghum
Authors: Denisov Konstantin Evgenievich , Efremova Elena Nikolaevna , Petrov Nikolai Yurievich , Belyaev Alexander Ivanovich , Petrov Yuri Nikolaevich
Published: July 2024

When the soil is covered with plant residues, moisture accumulates, which leads to an increase in the number of microorganisms and an improvement in the soil structure. The article provides comparative data on moldboard and zero tillage. Zero tillage involves the accumulation and grinding of plant residues on the field. The objective of the research was to determine the amount of biophilic elements in plant residues of sweet sorghum using moldboard and zero tillage. The study was carried out from 2009 to 2015 on the land use of the KFH of Popov S.A., Chernoyarsk district of the Astrakhan region and LLC AKH “Kuznetsovskaya”, Ilovlinsky district of the Volgograd region. The content of biophilic elements in plant residues depended on the influence of mineral fertilizers and growth biostimulants. The accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in plant residues in all variants of the study with direct seeding was lower than with autumn tillage. When distributing plant residues into layers after moldboard tillage, the maximum content was in the horizon of 0.05...0.15 m – 2.64 t/ha in the LLC AKH “Kuznetsovskaya”, Ilovlinsky district of the Volgograd region and 2.76 t/ha in the KFH of Popov S.A., Chernoyarsk district of the Astrakhan region. After zero tillage, the highest distribution occurred in the upper soil layer and in the 0.05 m layer – 3.41 t/ha in the experiments of LLC AKH “Kuznetsovskaya” and 3.55 t/ha in the KFH of Popov S.A.
The influence of herbicides and organomineral fertilizers on the water consumption coefficient of chickpea in the Lower Volga region
Authors: Solodovnikov Anatoly Petrovich , Upolovnikov Dmitry Aleksandrovich , Vanin Dmitry Aleksandrovich , Linkov Aleksandr Sergeevich
Published: July 2024

The article reflects the influence of herbicides and organomineral fertilizers on the coefficient of water consumption and grain yield of chickpea in the Lower Volga region. Minimum subsurface tillage increased the water consumption coefficient by 17.5%. The application  of a soil herbicide reduced the water consumption coefficient by 12.8%, and the application  of a herbicide during  chickpea vegetation – by 15.4%. Foliar feeding with organomineral fertilizers reduced the studied indicator from 12.4 to 22.9%. It was found out that the most significant effect on chickpea grain yield had foliar  organomineral fertilizing during the branching phase with an increase of 13.5–28.8%. The next factor influencing chickpea yield is chemical weed control measures, where the increase was 13.5–17.8%. The basic treatment had a less significant effect – 11.1%.
Tasting and physico-chemical parameters of broiler meat when using humic acid salts
Authors: Dmitriev Nikita Olegovich , Salautin Vladimir Vasilievich , Salautina Svetlana Evgenievna
Published: July 2024

The article presents the results of a study of tasting and physico-chemical parameters of broiler meat when using the feed additive "Reasil® Humic Health" based on humic acids. The tasting was carried out according to GOST 9959-2015 "Meat and meat products. General conditions for organoleptic evaluation". The tasting evaluation of meat and broth showed that the broiler meat of the experimental group received a score of 3.9 points, while in the control group - 3.7 points. The broiler meat broth of the experimental group received an overall score of 4.4 points, which was 3% higher than the same indicator of intact broiler meat. Physico-chemical indicators of broiler meat of the experimental group exceeded similar indicators of the control group in terms of protein mass fraction by 3.2% and dry matter mass fraction by 2.5%. At the same time, the mass fat fraction in poultry meat of the intact group was 0.2% higher compared to the experimental group.
Prediction of failure-free operation of forestry machines based on neural networks
Authors: Timokhova Oksana Mikhailovna , Timokhov Roman Sergeevich , Shakirzyanov Dmitry Igorevich , Alibekov Sergey Yakubovich
Published: July 2024

Sustainable development of forestry is impossible without modern forest machines. Harvesting, transportation of wood, landscaping of forest areas and nature protection – a wide range of tasks for forest machines. However, the main factor for the successful completion of the work is the reliability of these machines. The presented article describes a mathematical model of the reliability of forest machines based on the use of neural networks. Computer systems capable of learning from a large amount of data and predicting results based on new input data are neural networks. In this article, a neural network was chosen to analyze the parameters of the operation of forest machines and determine the probability of failures. With the help of neural networks, it is possible to develop more reliable machine designs. It is established that the use of such models will help to analyze the operational reliability of forest machines in various changing conditions and improve their efficiency.
Heat map of technical and economic efficiency of construction of logging roads
Authors: Chudinov Sergey Aleksandrovich
Published: July 2024

The article discusses the methodology for developing a heat map of the technical and economic efficiency of constructing logging roads from fiber cement soil in comparison with the use of stone materials. The mathematical apparatus is based on models of intelligent systems in the form of neuro-fuzzy networks for calculating the estimated cost of construction of logging roads depending on the distance of transportation of road pavement materials from 30   to 500 km with an average absolute error MAPE of less than 0.15 %. Using the developed heat map, it is possible to perform a rapid and highly accurate analysis of technical and economic efficiency in the range from 0   to 66 % for the territory of the Sverdlovsk region.
Lupine: a revolution in the production of protein feeds for the agricultural industry
Authors: Kublin Igor Mikhailovich , Pruschak Olesya Vladimirovna , Saninsky Sergey Aleksandrovich
Published: July 2024

The conditions of sustainable lupin production in Russia are considered. Lupine is an unpretentious agricultural crop, which is known as green fodder and an excellent siderate crop. Lupine seed processing products are used as food raw materials, in medicine and cosmetology. Lupine surpasses all legumes in protein content and is the best alternative to soy, which, due to the low profitability of cultivation in Russia, the country is forced to buy abroad, which does not contribute in any way to the development of domestic agriculture and the economy. Based on a detailed scientific study, the article provides evidence that lupine is able to revolutionize the production of protein feeds. The priority directions for the development of lupine sowing in Russia, which need special support, are substantiated: the cultivation of new alkaloid-free varieties of lupine, the introduction of innovative technologies for the production of protein-rich functional food products based on lupine, increasing the depth of processing of lupine, maintaining soil fertility.
Autonomous Computational Partners
Authors: Landauer Chris
Published: July 2024

If we are going to have computing systems that can be trusted to help us with difficult situations in difficult environments, then those systems are going to need much more capability, both for actions that conform to our goals for the systems, and for appropriate adaptations to unexpected or difficult conditions in their operational environment.

We may not be able to communicate with them in any timely or even useful way, so they will need to have strong autonomy in their action and adaptation decision processes. This paper extends earlier work with further implications and expectations, along with

some design notes for experiments that we are in the process of developing.

The first key finding of this investigation is that systematic language and the expressive and analytic properties of symbol systems are extremely important: abstractions cannot be computed without symbol systems; analogies cannot be discovered without symbol systems; models cannot be analyzed without symbol systems; and there are many other processes that we think are necessary that are greatly facilitated by explicit symbol systems. The difficulty is that symbol systems cannot be indefinitely elaborated without a cor- responding reduction process (by the “Get Stuck” Theorems in the field of Computational Semiotics, which studies the use of symbol systems by computing systems), so some kind of balance must be kept between what the system needs to know and how much that

knowledge requires of its resources.