bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Best practices for the pregnant neurosurgical resident: balancing safety and education
Authors: Tomei Krystal L. , Hodges Tiffany R. , Ragsdale Ellie , Katz Tyler , Greenfield Marjorie , Sweet Jennifer A.
Published: November 2022

Establishment of a diverse neurosurgical workforce includes increasing the recruitment of women in neurosurgery. The impact of pregnancy on the training and career trajectory of female neurosurgeons poses a barrier to recruitment and retention of women in neurosurgery. A recent Women in Neurosurgery survey evaluated female neurosurgeons’ perception and experience regarding childbearing of female neurosurgeons and identified several recommendations regarding family leave policies. Additionally, pregnancy may carry higher risk in surgical fields, yet little guidance exists to aid both the pregnant resident and her training program in optimizing the safety of the training environment with specific considerations to risks inherent in neurosurgical training. This review of current literature aims to address best practices that can be adopted by pregnant neurosurgery residents and their training programs to improve the well-being of these residents while considering the impact on their education and the educational environment for their colleagues.
Safety of brainstem safe entry zones: comparison of microsurgical outcomes associated with superficial, exophytic, and deep brainstem cavernous malformations
Authors: Catapano Joshua S. , Benner Dimitri , Rhodenhiser Emmajane G. , Rumalla Kavelin , Graffeo Christopher S. , Srinivasan Visish M. , Winkler Ethan A. , Lawton Michael T.
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVE

Safe entry zones (SEZs) enable safe tissue transgression to lesions beneath the brainstem surface. However, evidence for the safety of SEZs is scarce and is based on anatomical studies, case reports, and small series.

METHODS

A cohort of 154 patients who underwent microsurgical brainstem cavernous malformation (BSCM) treatment during a 23-year period and who had preoperative MR images and intraoperative photographs or videos was retrospectively examined. This study assessed the safety of SEZs for access to deep BSCMs, preoperative MRI to predict BSCM surface proximity, and the relationships between BSCM subtype, surgical approach, and SEZs. Lesions were characterized as exophytic, superficial, or deep on the basis of preoperative MRI and intraoperative inspection. Outcomes were scored as good (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score ≤ 2) or poor (mRS score > 2) and relative outcomes as stable/improved or worse relative to baseline (± 1 point).

RESULTS

Resections included 34 (22%) in the midbrain, 102 (66%) in the pons, and 18 (12%) in the medulla. Of those, 23 (15%) were exophytic, 57 (37%) were superficial, and 74 (48%) were deep. Established SEZs were used for 97% (n = 72) of deep lesions; the preferred SEZ associated with its subtype was used for 91% (n = 67). MR images accurately depicted exophytic BSCMs that did not require SEZ approaches (sensitivity, 96%) but overestimated the proximity of lesions superficial to brainstem surfaces (specificity, 67%), resulting in unanticipated SEZ use. Final neurological outcomes were good in 80% of patients with follow-up data (119/149), and relative outcomes were stable/improved in 93% (139/149). Outcomes for patients with brainstem transgression through an SEZ did not differ from outcomes for patients with superficial or exophytic lesions that did not require SEZ use (final mRS score ≤ 2 in 72% of all patients with deep lesions vs 82% of all patients with superficial or exophytic lesions [p = 0.10]). Among patients with follow-up, the rates of permanent new cranial nerve deficits in patients with deep BSCMs and superficial or exophytic BSCMs were 21% and 20%, respectively (p = 0.81), with no significant change in overall cranial nerve deficit (0 and −1, p = 0.65).

CONCLUSIONS

Neurological outcomes for patients with deep BSCMs were equivalent to those for superficial or exophytic BSCMs, validating the safety of SEZs for deep BSCMs. Preoperative T1-weighted MR images overestimated the lesion’s surface proximity, necessitating detailed knowledge of SEZs and readiness to use them in cases of radiological-microsurgical discordance. Most patients achieved favorable outcomes despite the transgression of eloquent brainstem tissue in and around SEZs.
Religious Life in the USSR and the Allied Policy of 1943: the Perspective of an American Assumptionist
Authors: Beglov Alexey
Published: November 2022

The article considers one of the aspects of the transformation of the religious policy of the Soviet leaders during the Great Patriotic War. In 1941–1943 one of the main addressees of this policy were the allies of the USSR in the anti-Hitler coalition. The document on which this article is centred reflects the British view of the rapprochement between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Church of England in 1943. It is a report to the Vatican compiled by Fr Leopold Braun AA, Rector of the Catholic parish of St Louis in Moscow. The American priest describes the overall picture of religious and near-religious life in the country from the summer to the autumn of 1943; informs the Holy See of the circumstances of the 1943 Council of the Russian Orthodox Church and the election of Patriarch Sergius; details the visit to Moscow of Archbishop Cyril Garbett of York. Fr Braun emphasises the religious dimension of this visit. He claims that some members of the British diplomatic corps and journalists expected liturgical communion to be established between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Church of England. These assumptions were not confirmed by members of the British delegation, but reflected the sentiments of part of British society.
Rejected pottery in Gebel Barkal: Revisiting the localisation of ceramic workshops in the Kingdom of Meroe (Sudan)
Authors: Malykh Svetlana E.
Published: November 2022

The article analyzes the results of a study of the modern day surface of the ceramic accumulation (“pottery dump”) in Gebel Barkal, carried out by the author as a member of the Russian-Sudanese Archaeological Mission at Gebel Barkal (IOS RAS – National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM, Sudan)). During the survey of the territory north of the Great Temple of Amun, 239 samples of rejected pottery were found and a map of their location was compiled. The highest concentration of objects is confined to the north-western part of the “pottery dump”, while moving south and east, the number of samples noticeably decreases. All the samples belong to the small moulds for baking bread with plain rim, conical body and pointed bottom. Some of them had simple potmarks. Among the samples, all possible variants of kiln waste are presented – deformation, cracking, melting and sintering of vessels. According to the accompanying ceramic material – fragments of a Hellenized krater with geometric painting, rejected pottery can be dated to the 3rd–1st centuries B.C. The dominance of bread moulds indicates their connection with temple bakeries of the Great Temple of Amun that were nearby, but not yet discovered. The size of the “pottery dump” in Gebel Barkal, covering the area of more than 9500 square meters, indicates a significant amount of consumption of bread by temple staff and pilgrims. The presence of rejected pottery clearly indicates the connection of the “pottery dump” with ceramic workshops, presumably located in its northern part, between the Barkal Mountain and building B 2300.
Perceptions of Alcoholic Drinks in Ancient India: Theory and Practice
Authors: Zakharov Anton
Published: November 2022

Ancient Indian treatises on religious piety—dharmasūtra and dharmaśāstra—shame alcoholic drinks and drinking. Although there were many weak alcoholic beverages like beer, there is still a quarrel of distillation. Robert Marshall, Frank Raymond Allchin and Marianne Oort believe there was a distillation in the Vedic and later times, i.e. in the first millennium BCE. James McHugh and Irfan Habib connect distillation with the early second millennium CE. My paper treats perceptions of alcoholic drinks and drinking in Ancient India during early centuries CE, as evidenced by the Sanskrit classical treatises. The Laws of Manu, or Manusmṛti, blames drinking (pāna, mada, madyapa) and drinks (surā, madya) but admits their daily presence and naturalness for humankind. The Manusmṛti and Arthaśāstra give an evidence against distillation in the first centuries CE. The Arthaśāstra recommends and regulates liquor trade and the quality of various liquors, including surā made from grain, and grape wine, or madhu. The recipes described in the Arthaśāstra imply the wide use of spices, molasses, fruits and flowers of various plants in making various alcoholic drinks, including maireya and āsava. In the Kāmasūtra, surā, maireya, āsava, and grape wine are attributes of conversation with courtesans and of a household. According to the Kāmasūtra, a good woman has to make surā and āsava. The medical treatise of Ancient India Suśrutasaṃhitā recommends a moderate consumption of intoxicating drinks. Aśvaghoṣa’s Buddhacaritam—Acts of the Buddha—and Kālidāsa’s play Shakuntala are evidence of everyday drinking in Ancient India of the early first millennium CE.
PRC Economic Policy in Africa: “China, Inc.” vs. Active Private Sector Participation
Authors: Volynskii Andrei
Published: November 2022

The growing Chinese influence on the African geopolitical landscape is probably one of the most significant variables in the region development. The driving force behind China's influence is still the ongoing intensification of trade and economic ties. The endless flow of Chinese investments in the economy of the states, initiatives to develop transport infrastructure - these are the processes that are primarily in the focus of attention. 
Among the studies of Chinese economic policy on the continent, the narrative of the Chinese government dominance in the processes of making decisions, coordinating investment flows and implementing major projects prevails. The image of "China, Inc." - a single actor that makes and implements its decisions through multiple organizational mechanisms - is familiar to modern Sinology and by default extends to the study of strategy in the African continent. On the other hand, it is impossible not to mention studies, on the contrary, which emphasize the wide participation of the Chinese private sector in the largest projects. However, while recognizing the broad participation of the PRC private sector in the implementation of the economic strategy in Africa, we cannot remove the issue of the decisive coordinating role of the PRC government.
Using a number of examples, we show when analyzing the degree of participation and freedom in the implementation of their own initiatives by private companies from the PRC, the key issue is the problem of determining the ultimate beneficiaries of the companies and their connection with the state institutions of the PRC.
Sex-Related Invectives in the Arabic Language
Authors: Pallades Victor
Published: November 2022

The article is focused on words and expressions of the Arabic language, semantically related to the sexual sphere, in the context of their use as a means of verbal aggression. The author examines the prerequisites for acquiring invectiveness by copulatory vocabulary in both the Christian and Islamic worldviews, relying on the works of K. Allen and K. Burridge, J. Feinberg, G. Hughes, devoted to swear words in English-speaking culture, as well as the works of V.I. Zelvis on the means of verbal aggression in Russian language. In addition, this paper pays special attention to Arabic references, including the Quran, the writings of religious figures Abu Daoud, Ibn Qudama, Sayyid Hasan and the linguists Al-Razi and Al-Manshawi, particularly, their view on the problems of tabooing and invectivization of the sphere of sexual relations is analyzed.Discovery of the origins of the ban on mentioning of the copulatory topic in Arab society made it possible to determine the range of invective means related to this topic, which the author divides into three groups: sexual intercourse and its various forms, genitals and other private body parts, deviations in the sexual sphere. An important feature of the approach used in this article is that lexical units are considered primarily as means of delivering invective meaning to the addressee, associated with concepts that directly encapsulate that meaning. Implementing this approach, the author identifies the main invective concepts presented in the Arabic linguistic culture, and also makes out a list of lexemes associated with each concept. In order to study this vocabulary in detail and determine its role in the modern Arabic language, the author analyzes its etymology and functioning in invective speech constructions that actually exist in various Arabic idioms.
Józef Kowalewski’s Diary Entry on Secret Societies in China in the Beginning of the 19th Century.
Authors: Stezhenskaya Lidiya
Published: November 2022

The article provides a bibliographic commentary on O.M. Kovalevsky's entry in the Diary of Activities for 1832 regarding secret societies in China. This is one of the earliest mentions of this scientific problem in Russian Sinology. The source of the record is defined as a message in the missionary magazine Indo-Chinese Gleaner for 1818, which is an English translation of the text from the official Qing Peking Gazette for 1817. The author substantiates the attribution of the translation to the preacher of the London Missionary Society, W. Milne. His independent authorship should belong to the second part of the journal message listing the secret societies that existed and a short comment on their practice. We refer only to one of his entries in the Diary of Activities for 1832, dedicated to secret societies in China. A small entry in the available editions of this diary has remained without comment. This topic became popular in the middle of the XIX century on the eve of the Taiping Uprising and remains so in modern Chinese studies. The entry of Józef Kovalevski not only testifies to his keen sense of regional studies, but also points to possible, albeit not realized at the time, trends in future Chinese studies education. Kovalevski's record, in fact, introduces into scientific use a problem that really attracted the attention of domestic sinologists only in the XX century. The Indo-Chinese Gleaner original text source for Kowalewski’s diary record is attached.
The Way Athanasius Kircher Illustrated China in His “China Illustrata” (1667)
Authors: Dubrovskaya Dinara V.
Published: November 2022

The paper seeks to further research the long-forgotten compilation work of the German Jesuit encyclopedist of the 17th century Athanasius Kircher “China Illustrata ...”, which has acquired relevance since the beginning of the 21st century not only in the context of the European Sinology history, but also in historical, imagological and philosophical-missiological context. The publication aims to integrate this hitherto little-known and underestimated work of the German erudite and “the last Renaissance man, who knew everything” into several lines of information transmission: From the preachers collecting facts and carrying out initial systematization in China to the creator of “China Illustrata”, and further from the author of this first “Encyclopedia of China” to subsequent philosophers of the Enlightenment and first professional European Sinologists. The paper provides a brief description and history of the “Encyclopedia of China” creation, identifies some important Jesuit informants and colleagues of the scientist (including his Chinese collaborators), whose data Kircher used while compiling his work. The author comes to the conclusion that the long present in history of science claims made to Kircher for factual errors, dissemination of mythologized information and the construction of several false hypotheses (such, e.g., as the genesis and structure of Chinese symbols, the origin of which Athanasius Kircher deduced from Egyptian hieroglyphics) are not entirely fair, since the German scientist conscientiously worked out the information field outlined for the book by himself, and his inevitable mistakes largely served as a guarantee that they were not made by researchers following in his footsteps.
Bartolomäus Ziegenbalg on the Religion of the Indian South
Authors: Nikolskaia Kseniia D.
Published: November 2022

Since the beginning of the XVIII century, a periodical was published at the University of the Saxon city of Halle under the title «Der Königlich. dänischen Missionarien aus Ost-Indien eingesandte ausführliche Berichte». It published texts sent from the city of Tranquebar in Southern India. Lutheran preachers, employees of the Danish Royal Mission, had been working in this city since 1706. For the first years, the mission was led by pastor Ziegenbalg, one of the founders of European Tamil studies. Most of the texts in the publication were written by him. Those texts sent by the pastor from India mainly dealt with the existence of the Tranquebar Lutheran community. At the same time, some publications were devoted to completely different problems. They told about the country where the missionaries conducted their work: about its geography, natural conditions, political structure, customs and traditions, about the daily life of Indians, and finally, about religion and mythology. Information about the religion of inhabitants of the South of India was later included in the fundamental work of Bartolomeus Ziegenbalg «Genealogie der Malabarischen Götter». However, this work was refused to be published in Europe for many years. It was issued only in 1867. Until that time, the main source of information about the religion of South India for European scholars remained only those notes that were printed in «Der Königlich. dänischen Missionarien aus Ost-Indien eingesandte ausführliche Berichte». A translation of one of those curious notes is offered to your attention.
Majdud Sanae and “The Tanzih Chapter” from his poem “The Garden of the Truth…”
Authors: Lukashev Andrey A.
Published: November 2022

The article contains common bio-bibliographic data about Majdud Sanai - the founder of the Persian Sufi didactic epos. It explains the mater of the poet’s birth and death dates, as well as the names, editions and commentaries to his masterpiece “The Garden of Mystery…”. A commented translation of “The Tanzih Chapter” is in appendix to the article. Hereby a part of the paper deals with the Divine incomparability concept in historical-religious context. The Sanai’s heritage introduces an early phase of the Persian Sufi thought, though tasawwuf during his lifetime was quite formed as a doctrine. The peculiarities of the Sanai’s teaching can be seen in comparison with the works by his predecessors (al-Hujviri) and later authors (Ibn al-Arabi and Mahmud Shabistari). While Ibn al-Arabi and Mahmud Shabistari try to combine methods of divine incomparability (tanzih) and comparing the God to His creatures (tashbih), Sanai, as well as an earlier Sufi shaikh, al-Hujviri, claims tashbih to be a false method of the God’s oneness (tawhid) interpretation and appeals just to tanzih as the only right method. Besides that, the comparison of the mentioned authors’ views shows, what a major step forward has made Ibn al-Arabi in his interpretation of the matters, related to the doctrine of the God’s oneness. While Sanai interprets theophany (tajalli) in the context of Divine incomparability so that it takes place just on the surface of a human heart, Ibn al-Arabi believes that every single thing is the place for theophany of the Divine names and attributes.
The Seleukids and Elam in the 2nd c. BC.
Authors: Berzon Katherine
Published: November 2022

The history of the Elymais is one of the poorly illuminated pages in the history of the Hellenistic Iran. This land was inherited by Alexander the Great from the Achaemenids, c. 311 BC it came under the rule of Seleukos I and remained the part of the Seleukid state until the middle 2nd century BC when Kamnaskires I, “the King of Elam” according to Babylonian cuneiform texts, founded the independent Kingdom of Elymais. However, the prehistory of these events is not well known.
Our sources for the 3rd century BC do not provide any reliable data on separatist tendencies in the area. The events of 187 BC associated with the expedition of Antiochos III to Elam should be considered as the first known evidence of such hostilities. The death of Antiochos during the campaign is often presented as the result of his attempt to rob the local sanctuary, but it should not be interpreted simply as spontaneous reaction of angry natives. Rather it was a deliberate refusal to raise funds from the temple treasury according to royal request. The ensuing military campaign ended in defeat. In 184, Babylonian sources record the appearance of an “Elamite enemy” in the area of Susa. The next Seleukid military activity in Elymais, also associated with an unsuccessful attempt of Antiochos IV to rob the temple of Nanaya, falls on 164 BC. This evidence demonstrates the gradual strengthening of local autonomy, which led to the creation in ca. 147/145 BC an independent state of Elymais.
PENGEMBANGAN MODUL IPAS UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KESIAPSIAGAAN BENCANA BERBASIS MODEL LEARNING CYCLE PADA KELAS V SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Hamidah Mutia , Kurniasih  , Darmayanti Mela
Published: November 2022

Berdasarkan pada hasil tes kemampuan kesiapsiagaan bencana yang dilakukan di SDN GRMND Bandung kepada siswa kelas V (Fase C) menunjukkan hasil rata-rata nilai sebesar 58,25 atau berkategori kurang baik. Rendahnya kesiapsiagaan bencana tersebut disebabkan karena perangkat pembelajaran kesiapsiagaan bencana untuk siswa Sekolah Dasar masih jarang dikembangkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan tersebut dengan mengembangkan desain modul yang dapat meningkatkan kesiapsiagaan bencana siswa dalam mata pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam dan Sosial yang mengacu kepada Kurikulum Merdeka berbasis model pembelajaran Learning Cycle serta hasil validasi modul yang telah dikembangkan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian Design and Development oleh Richey dan Klein. Penelitian ini menggunakan model PPE (Planning, Production, and Evaluation) dengan melibatkan ahli materi, ahli media, ahli pembelajaran dan 20 orang siswa kelas V. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini melalui worklog, validasi ahli dan penilaian siswa yang dianalisis secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Penelitian ini menghasilkan modul IPAS yang disusun secara sistematis terdiri dari 12 komponen. Dalam proses pengembangannya, modul ini melalui satu kali proses validasi dan revisi berdasarkan masukan yang telah diberikan untuk mendapatkan final product dan meningkatkan kualitas modul. Modul yang dikembangkan mendapatkan hasil persentase 93.825% dengan kategori sangat layak digunakan berdasarkan hasil akhir presentase uji kelayakan modul oleh ahli materi, ahli media, ahli pembelajaran dan penilaian siswa.
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA BIG BOOK DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA PERMULAAN SISWA KELAS RENDAH SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Ritonga Seprina , Rambe Riris Nurkholidah
Published: November 2022

Salah satu bagian dari kemampuan berbahasa adalah membaca. Kemampuan membaca merupakan komponen yang sangat vital dalam kehidupan manusia. Membaca merupakan pondasi awal siswa untuk memahami suatu bacaan. Perkembangan didunia pendidikan saat ini sangat berkembang pesat, salah satunya dalam kemampuan membaca. Pembelajaran membaca di sekolah dasar harus diperhatikan sejak awal. Kemampuan membaca awal siswa yang terbilang rendah harus segera dikoreksi agar anak tidak mengalami pengalaman membaca yang tidak menyenangkan. Untuk menghadapi permasalahan membaca permulaan siswa kelas rendah, yaitu kelas 2 Sekolah Dasar dengan menggunakan media berupa big book. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi masalah yaitu, (1) penggunaan media big book dalam proses pembelajaran membaca permulaan siswa, dan (2) hasil belajar yang telah dicapai siswa setelah pemberlakuan big book pada awal pembelajaran Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan penelitian deskriptif. Subjek yang diteliti yaitu siswa kelas 2 SD Yayasan Perguruan Swakarya dengan jumlah 21 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data merupakan observasi dan tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menggunakan media big book ketika prosess pembelajaran siswa kelas rendah terjadi penignkatan. Pemahaman siswa terhadap materi pembelajaran menggunakan big book menunjukkan peningkatan melalui tahapan-tahapan tes yang dilakukan peneliti. Maka penggunaan media big book sebagai media pembelajaran sangat cocok dan efisien meningkatkan kemampuan membaca siswa kelas rendah.
Numerical Thermal Analysis of Cold Plate Embedded in Novel Multistage Tesla Valve
Authors: Du Jun , Liu Yong , Ren Fan , Guo Jing , Li Menghan , Arman Samaneh
Published: November 2022

Excessively high temperatures will interfere with the operation of the components and damage equipment. The key to fixing this is to generate uniform heat dissipation and maximize heat dissipation. This paper proposed a cold plate with three S-type multistage Tesla valves (ST-MSTV). Thermal performance was first evaluated with flow direction and angle. The effects of channel flow direction and valve spacing on the cold plate were then investigated with Ansys Fluent software. The standard deviation of temperature was helpful in representing the uniformity of the temperature of the cold plate. The heat transfer capability of the three-channel ST-MSTV was proven to be effective on the fact that reverse flow causes fluid mixing and vortices. The flow channel form of scheme 2 is better than other schemes, showing the best temperature uniformity and the most effective cooling performance when the valve spacing is 30 mm.
Research on Finite Element Analysis Method of Laser Ultrasonic Velocity Measurement
Authors: Bai Xuejiao , Zhu Haijiang
Published: November 2022

As a new nondestructive testing method, the accurate measurement of laser ultrasonic velocity is of great significance for judging the internal crack defects of composites, calculating the elastic modulus, residual stress and grain size. Based on the finite element analysis method, the thermoelastic effect of laser induced ultrasonic vibration, the time-of-flight method and laser grating method for measuring ultrasonic velocity are studied in this paper. Firstly, the waveforms of laser point source, line source and laser grating are compared and analyzed. Secondly, the error analysis of the wave velocity under different radius laser point source, different half width laser line source and different grating spacing is carried out. The simulation results show that the laser grating method has higher stability and smaller measurement error. In addition, this method is less affected by other waves and the external environment. This paper provides a basis for improving the measurement accuracy of laser ultrasonic velocity and further applying laser ultrasonic velocity to nondestructive testing and measurement of related physical quantities.
The CERAD Word List Memory Test: Normative Data Based on a Norwegian Population-Based Sample of Healthy Older Adults 70 Years and Above. The HUNT Study
Authors: Wagle Jørgen , Selbæk Geir , Benth Jūratė Šaltytė , Gjøra Linda , Rønqvist Thale Kinne , Bekkhus-Wetterberg Peter , Persson Karin , Engedal Knut
Published: November 2022

Background: The CERAD Word List Memory Test (WLMT) is widely used in the assessment of older adults with suspected dementia. Although normative data of the WLMT exist in many different regions of the world, normative data based on large population-based cohorts from the Scandinavian countries are lacking. Objective: To develop normative data for the WLMT based on a large population-based Norwegian sample of healthy older adults aged 70 years and above, stratified by age, gender, and education. Methods: A total of 6,356 older adults from two population-based studies in Norway, HUNT4 70 + and HUNT4 Trondheim 70+, were administered the WLMT. Only persons with normal cognitive function were included. We excluded persons with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, and persons with a history of stroke and/or depression. This resulted in 3,951 persons aged between 70 and 90 years, of whom 56.2% were females. Regression-based normative data were developed for this sample. Results: Age, gender, and education were significant predictors of performance on the WLMT list-learning subtests and the delayed recall subtest, i.e., participants of younger age, female sex, and higher education level attained higher scores compared to participants of older age, male sex, and lower level of education. Conclusion: Regression-based normative data from the WMLT, stratified by age, gender, and education from a large population-based Norwegian sample of cognitively healthy older adults aged 70 to 90 years are presented. An online norm calculator is available to facilitate scoring of the subtests (in percentiles and z-scores).
Fuzzy domination in fuzzy graphs
Authors: Lekha A. , Parvathy K.S.
Published: November 2022

Let G = (V, μ, σ) be a fuzzy graph on a finite set V. A fuzzy subset μ′ of μ is called a fuzzy dominating set of G if, μ ′ ( v ) + ∑ x ∈ V ( σ ( x , v ) ∧ μ ′ ( x ) ) ≥ μ ( v ) for every v ∈ V . Fuzzy domination number γfz is defined accordingly. In this paper we initiate a study of this parameter. Some properties of fuzzy dominating sets are studied and fuzzy domination number γfz is determined for some graphs.
A fuzzy cognitive map of the quality of user experience determinants in mobile application design
Authors: Chhabra Megha , Sharan Bhagwati , Kumar Manoj
Published: November 2022

The users of mobile phone are exponentially increasing. The applications are developed every day in a variety of domains to enhance the Quality of User Experience (QoUE) along with utility determinants. The design of the mobile application impacts the QoUE. QoUE in mobile applications is a measure that describes the appropriateness of the purpose of the application and the need for user retention. However, the challenge is to identify, understand, focus and interconnect the variety of determinants influencing the QoUE based on mobile application design. These determinants are based on the diversity of users and the related functional needs, user-specific needs, and background functioning of the application. The modelling and analysis help mobile application developers to improve, increase and retain user engagement on the app based on improved QoUE. To do so, a qualitative analytical method is employed in the following steps. The first ever Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) is proposed to show the causal-effect links of the interdependent determinants in mobile applications based on QoUE. In our model, the existence of relationships between determinants relies on a thorough literature review. The weight of these links is estimated by users of different ages and lines of work. This is performed by an empirical study based on a questionnaire filled by experts. The questionnaire is based on the formal utility and perceived QoUE-based topics. Finally, scenario-based analysis on formed FCM based on these inputs is performed. We show that small changes in cases using different direct determinants can be used to enhance QoUE. These changes can be studied before launching an application for the user, thereby limiting the need to rework the improvements based on QoUE and providing useful guidance for the possible increase in user base and behaviour change.
A resource occupancy ratio-oriented load balancing task scheduling mechanism for Flink
Authors: Dai Qinglong , Qin Guangjun , Li Jianwu , Zhao Jun , Cai Jifan
Published: November 2022

Flink is regarded as a promising distributed data processing engine for unifying bounded data and unbounded data. Unbalanced workloads upon multiple workers/task managers/servers in the Flink bring congestion, which will lead to the quality of service (QoS) decreasing. The balanced load distribution could efficiently improve QoS. Besides, existing works are lagging behind the current Flink version. To distribute workloads upon workers evenly, a resource-oriented load balancing task scheduling (RoLBTS) mechanism for Flink is proposed. The capacities of CPU, memory, and bandwidth are taken into consideration. Based on the barrel principle, the memory, and the bandwidth are respectively selected to model the resource occupancy ratio of the physical node and that of the physical link. On the based of modeled resource occupancy ratio, the data processing of load-balancing resource usage in Flink is formulated as a quadratic programming problem. Based on the self-recursive calling, a RoLBTS algorithm for scheduling task-needed resources is presented. Trough the numerical simulation, the superiority of our work is evaluated in terms of resource score, the number of possible scheduling solutions, and resource usage ratio.
Quality improvement path and countermeasures for future-oriented film and animation teaching: based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method
Authors: Tian Xiaoyan , Chen Xinzhang , Feng Linlin
Published: November 2022

As the latest and hottest concept in the international arena, the metaverse concept has attracted the attention of various industries including information, economy, art, management, education and teaching for its application and technology integration research, but whether to define metaverse as a technology or a scenario has not yet reached a unified understanding in the academic and scientific communities. We believe that metaverse should be used as a key concept and emerging theory in building the future intelligent field. Therefore, we introduce the concept of metaverse in future film and animation teaching as a novel, strategic and disruptive teaching field with great potential, and the constructed metaverse self-directed learning field will become an important part of school education resource optimization. In this study, we focus on the quality improvement path of film and animation teaching in the context of metaverse, and conduct a study on the assessment method of teaching quality after the introduction of metaverse concept. Specifically, we discuss the quality improvement measures in the future teaching of film and animation, construct a teaching field of film and animation based on the metaverse, and propose a related teaching quality assessment model and establish an index system for the quality assessment of film and animation teaching in the context of the metaverse. The index system is composed of 3 primary indicators, 9 secondary indicators and 27 tertiary indicators, and the quantitative calculation is carried out by the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in fuzzy mathematics, and the weighting results of the indicators are calculated. The research goal of combining quantitative analysis and qualitative research was achieved. What can be seen through our research is that the metaverse online classroom built with virtual reality and other technologies will have more advantages than the traditional teaching classroom. In the future, similar learning devices can be introduced in film and animation teaching, and diversified learning modules can be established. Not only can the learning efficiency of offline classroom be improved, but also more learning space can be opened for online classroom. This study bridges the gap in the theory of quality assessment of film and animation teaching after the introduction of the future metaverse concept, innovates the analysis of the new concept and the improvement of the old method, builds a new scenario of organic combination of new technology and traditional education teaching, and provides a new idea for international and domestic future education research.
e-Health and knowledge assessment of students and academic staff recommendations for updating nursing curricula
Authors: Kamberi Fatjona , Jaho Jerina , Subashi Brunilda , Sinanaj Glodiana , Caushaj Silda , Rapushi Irini , Stramarko Yllka
Published: November 2022

The purpose was to assess the knowledge of nursing students and academic staff regarding eHealth. The web-based cross-sectional study was conducted using the Google form platform. The sample was the students and academic staff of the Faculty of Health, University of Vlore in Albania. In the final analysis, 145 individuals were included; 128 were women and 17 were men. The average age of the participants was 25.17 years, namely students (77.93%) and academic staff (22.07%). 48.97% of the participants reported that they considered themselves a little informed about eHealth, p=0.001. The most often cited obstacles to the use of eHealth were health professionals' lack of familiarity with and confidence in eHealth tools, patients' lack of interest in and awareness of digital health, or limited access to eHealth resources. Developing a health education module for eHealth that may be incorporated into the nursing curriculum to tailor patient care regimens is recommended.
Remission of metastasis lymph nodes cancer arising from malignant ovarian tumor composed of prominent papillary architecture: A case study
Authors: Thakur Alok
Published: November 2022

PURPOSE: Incidence of clinically obvious and occult lymph node metastasis varies in the range from 12 to 48 percent. It is the seventh most deadly cancer among women in the world. Complementing chemotherapy with alternative medicine in lymph node carcinoma is perhaps the first time.

PATIENT AND METHODS: A 29-year-old woman subject was diagnosed with ovarian carcinoma in 2014. Subsequently, lesions in two lymph nodes were reported after about a year of the hysterectomy procedure. These two lesions continue to grow despite several chemo and radiation therapy cycles. Alternate medicine was adopted to complement traditional chemotherapy in October 2020. 

RESULTS: Two months later in December 2020 CT scan exhibited huge regression in the sizes of both lesions developed over five years. The larger lesion in the para-aortic region regressed by 80.36% and the smaller lesion in the external iliac region was by 13.33%. The side effects of chemo were also not as harsh as before. Treatment was stopped in March 2022 after the CT scan showed complete remission of both lesions. A follow-up CT scan in October 2022 showed no reoccurrence of lesions. These results give a big hope for a final kill of the lymph node carcinoma. Figure 1 shows the graphical representation of the case.

CONCLUSION: It is a monumental success in the treatment of metastasis lymph node carcinoma. Though alternate medicine was used along with traditional chemotherapy, it is definite that regression happened for the first time in the intervening five years. Thus, demonstrating a strong positive supporting role of homeopathic dilutions in the regression and completer remission of metastasis lymph nodes carcinoma. The treatment is inexpensive and free from side effects. The present treatment opens new vistas to treat lymph node carcinoma and perhaps other cancers like OC and breast cancer.
Acrostic in Byzantine Hymnography and Slavonic Spiritual Poetry in Byzantine Hymnography
Authors: Syrotynska Natalia
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the work is to investigate the functioning of the acrostiс verse in various contexts of the spiritual culture of the European space. This ancient form is used in Old Testament poetry, Byzantine hymnography, Ukrainian sacred monody and spiritual song. The methodological basis is the application of systemic and complex approaches, which ensured the establishment of valuable social and cultural functional elements within the historical development of mankind. The use of comparative method of research contributed to the identification of structural models that ensured the integrity and systematicity of the evolution of culture on the example of form-forming structures. In this context, we also use the heuristic method of research, which contributes to the modeling of structural connections within cultural and artistic forms. The use of the specified research methods contributed to obtaining own theoretical results. The scientific novelty of the study is determined by the originality of the theoretical principle of comparing the form of the acrostic in different genres over time intervals. Conclusions. The ways of arranging poetic texts, which laid the foundations of Byzantine hymnography, are a complex system formed on the basis of ancient metrical and melodic constructions. The acrostic became the evidence of the adaptation of such experience of ancient forms of poetry – as a source of a number of important form-creating processes. The long-term use of the acrostic is evidence of the use of liturgical experience in the context of synthesising the “technological developments” of ancient cultures and singling out among them the most functional, in particular, the acrostic.

Key words: acrostiс, Byzantine hymnography, sacred monody, baroque poetry, Bohohlasnyk, spiritual song.
Domestic Guitar School: Historical Heritage of Performance Traditions and Development Prospects
Authors: Tushchenko Mykhaylo
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the article is to analyse the problems of historical heredity of performing traditions of the domestic guitar school and to provide a generalised view of the prospects for the development of guitar art in the domestic cultural and educational space in the context of the guitar evolution. Research methods. Historical-theoretical and executive analyses were used to solve the tasks of the research. Scientific novelty. This paper is a highlight of the specifics of performing traditions and national schools, as well as the results of the analysis of prospects for the development of the domestic guitar school in modern conditions. There is an attempt to shed light on the current “postmodern” artistic situation in Ukraine. Conclusions. The article covers the history of the guitar origin as a professional musical instrument and the history of performance on the classical guitar in Ukraine in the context of the influence of Western European performing culture. The development of guitar schools is analysed in tertiary artistic establishments of Ukraine, a guitar art is considered within the framework of actual postmodern discourse and in the context of development of world guitar art.

Key words: Ukrainian guitar school, guitar art, guitar, performing tradition, performing school, historiogenesis of guitar art.
G. Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” in the context of Poetics of French Lyrical Opera
Authors: Yuheng Lin
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the study is to reveale the poetic and intonation uniqueness of G. Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” in the context of the genre-style canon of French lyric opera. The methodology of the work has a complex nature and is based on a combination of the principles of cultural, historical-typological, hermeneutic, and genre-intonation studies. The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the fact that it examines for the first time the genre-stylistic and spiritual-meaning specifics of G. Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” in the realm of the poetics of French lyric opera. Conclusions. Lyrical opera is a bright stage in the development of French musical theatre in the middle and second half of the 19th century. The opposition of this genre in relation to “grand” opera at the same time does not exclude their mutual influence, which is manifested in the antitheses of the personal drama of the main characters, ennobled by a high sense of love, and the patriarchal instructions of the environment in which they are. This also determined the stylistic specificity of lyric opera, formed at the intersection of romantic and Biedermeier traditions. The mysterious genesis of the European musical theatre was reflected in the lyric opera in the potential direction of the fate of its main characters towards spiritual transformation. G. Bizet’s romantic-exotic opera “The Pearl Fishers”, created in 1863, is based on the dramatic story of a priestess who broke her vow and her lucky escape from punishment. The genre canon of the lyric opera is manifested in the named opera in the appeal to the oriental plot, in the presence of a traditional love drama for lyric opera, which is in contradiction with the generally accepted patriarchal norms of the spiritual and religious order, which are dominant in the society in which the main characters live, in a significant the role of genre scenes, which generally reproduce within the framework of the European musical tradition, without corresponding folklore quotes, the exotic flavour given by the plot (fifth-note bourdons, the essential role of the metro-rhythmic factor and the timbre of percussion, the figurative-improvisational type of the vocal part of Leila the priestess).

Key words: musical culture of France of the 19th century, French lyric opera, musical theatre by G. Bizet, “The Pearl Fishers” by G. Bizet.
Internet technologies: from an auxiliary tool of politi-cal promotion to the most significant component of election campaigns
Authors: Doskich Liudmyla
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the study is to analyze the main functionality and role of modern Internet technologies in election campaigns. The research methodology is based on the application of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalisation, systematisation) and special methods and approaches integrated from the science of social communications, information science, political science, and sociology. Such methodological interdisciplinarity enables considering the subject of research as a multifunctional phenomenon included in a complex system of informational social interaction. The scientific novelty consists in expanding ideas about the latest Internet technologies as the most important informational component of a modern election campaign. Conclusions. The presence in cyberspace of a large share of active ‘political’ audience, and, accordingly, potential voters, as well as the facts of the success of electoral campaigns on the Internet contribute to the expansion of the presence of digital technologies, in particular the Internet, in election campaigns. Thus, Internet technologies have become an integral universal, communicative core of modern election technologies, having evolved from an auxiliary tool of supporting the strategy of political promotion into the most significant independent component of election campaigns. Currently, within the latter ones, the following Internet technologies are most actively used: production and replication of political information using websites, social networks, blogs, Internet media; special mobile applications; e-voting; electoral fundraising; crowdfunding; online broadcasts on YouTube; tools to attract volunteers; monitoring, analysis, and design of electoral dynamics (Big Data technologies), and electoral crowdsourcing.
Keywords: Internet technologies, elections, social networks, electoral fundraising and crowdsourcing, e-voting.