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Integration of a pure moving bed biofilm reactor process into a large micro-polluted water treatment plant
Authors: Han Wenjie , Zhou Jiazhong , Sheng Deyang , Wu Di , Zhou Haoran , Yang Zhongqi , Yin Jianwen , Xia Chao , Kan Yujiao , He Junguo
Published: November 2022

The pure-MBBR process was applied to remove ammonia in a full-scale micro-polluted-water treatment plant with a daily treatment capacity of 260 × 104 m3/d, Guangdong, China. The relationship between treatment efficiency, physical and chemical properties and microbial diversity in the process of biofilm growth was explored, and the oxygen transfer model of biofilm was established. The results show that the effluent of two-stage pure MBBR process is stable and up to standard after 10 days' incubation. The nitrification loads of two-stage biofilm was stable on the 14th day. The biomass and biofilm thickness lagged behind the nitrification load, and reached a relatively stable level on the 28th day. The species richness of biofilm basically reached a stable level on the 21st day, and the microbial diversity of primary biofilm was higher. In the primary and secondary stage at different periods, the relative abundance of dominant nitrifying bacteria Nitrospira reaches 8.48–13.60%, 6.48–9.27%, and Nitrosomonas reaches 2.89–5.64%, 0.00–3.48%. The pure MBBR system mainly adopts perforated aeration. Through the cutting and blocking of bubbles by suspended carriers, the oxygen transfer rate of the system was greatly improved.
Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria from stormwater runoff using UVA/LED and its potential risks
Authors: Li Ting , Zuo XiaoJun , Zhang SongHu , Kong QingGang
Published: November 2022

Recently, increasing attention has been paid to antibiotic resistance in stormwater runoff. However, there is no available literature about the control of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) through 365 nm ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UVA/LED). In this study, batch experiments were conducted to investigate ARB inactivation kinetics, effects of light intensity and water matrix (including suspended solid (SS) concentration, initial pH and bacteria concentration), and potential transmission risks after UVA/LED irradiation. Results showed that ARB inactivation efficiencies reached 6.31 log reduction at 8 mW/cm2 (86 J/cm2) of UVA/LED for 180 min. ARB inactivation efficiencies increased with the increase of light intensity, and showed a linear relationship. ARB inactivation decreased with increasing SS levels, and the largest inactivation efficiencies was 3.56 log reduction at 50 mg/L of SS. Initial pH had slight effect on ARB inactivation through UVA/LED irradiation. A low initial bacteria concentration (105 CFU/mL) was not necessarily associated with good ARB inactivation (3.59 log reduction). After UVA/LED irradiation, ARB was hardly detected during 12 hr of dark repair, and the transfer frequency of kanamycin resistance gene was increased to 5.43 × 10−4. These suggested that the application of UVA/LED to inactivate ARB in stormwater runoff was feasible and desirable in this study.
Russian high-tech exports To the EAEU and BRICS countries and the potential to enter new commodity markets
Authors: Izutina T. A.
Published: November 2022

Today the basis of exports from Russia are goods of the fuel and energy group. However, due to the instability of prices in the oil and gas markets, as well as the spreading policy of introducing environmentally friendly energy sources around the world, there is a need to diversify Russian exports and shift them towards non-commodity goods. The key task set by the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin before the Government of the Russian Federation is to ensure a breakthrough growth in the export of goods with high added value, including the achievement by 2030 of 70% of the share of non-primary sector goods in total exports from Russia. In this article, the author considers the top 20 groups of high value added goods exported by Russia to the world market, separately considers the lists of high value products supplied to the EAEU and BRICS countries, compares Russia's global exports with supplies to the EAEU and BRICS countries.  By applying the Balassa index, an assessment of the comparative advantage of Russia in terms of commodity items, identified by the author as a priority for the initial release to new markets, is given. Based on the data obtained, the author draws conclusions about the prospects for the export of upper value added goods to new markets in Russia, including the identification of specific product groups, the export of which can be expanded.
Multiple Keratoacanthomas Following Moderna Messenger RNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccination Resolved With 5-Fluorouracil Treatment: Case Report
Authors: Ahmed Fahad , Memon Nashwah , Haque Adel
Published: November 2022

Cutaneous reactions have been commonly associated with the Moderna messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine. Among the reported cutaneous side effects, there have not been any associations reported yet regarding keratoacanthoma development after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. We report a novel case of an 86-year-old man who experienced an eruption of multiple keratoacanthomas 2 weeks after inoculation with the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine that resolved following treatment with intralesional 5-fluorouracil.
A Standardized Clinical Data Harmonization Pipeline for Scalable AI Application Deployment (FHIR-DHP): Validation and Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Williams Elena , Kienast Manuel , Medawar Evelyn , Reinelt Janis , Merola Alberto , Klopfenstein Sophie Anne Ines , Flint Anne Rike , Heeren Patrick , Poncette Akira-Sebastian , Balzer Felix , Beimes Julian , von Bünau Paul , Chromik Jonas , Arnrich Bert , Scherf Nico , Niehaus Sebastian
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND

Increasing digitalization in the medical domain gives rise to large amounts of health care data, which has the potential to expand clinical knowledge and transform patient care if leveraged through artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, big data and AI oftentimes cannot unlock their full potential at scale, owing to nonstandardized data formats, lack of technical and semantic data interoperability, and limited cooperation between stakeholders in the health care system. Despite the existence of standardized data formats for the medical domain, such as Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), their prevalence and usability for AI remain limited.

OBJECTIVE

In this paper, we developed a data harmonization pipeline (DHP) for clinical data sets relying on the common FHIR data standard.

METHODS

We validated the performance and usability of our FHIR-DHP with data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database.

RESULTS

We present the FHIR-DHP workflow in respect of the transformation of “raw” hospital records into a harmonized, AI-friendly data representation. The pipeline consists of the following 5 key preprocessing steps: querying of data from hospital database, FHIR mapping, syntactic validation, transfer of harmonized data into the patient-model database, and export of data in an AI-friendly format for further medical applications. A detailed example of FHIR-DHP execution was presented for clinical diagnoses records.

CONCLUSIONS

Our approach enables the scalable and needs-driven data modeling of large and heterogenous clinical data sets. The FHIR-DHP is a pivotal step toward increasing cooperation, interoperability, and quality of patient care in the clinical routine and for medical research.
Usability and Preliminary Efficacy of an Artificial Intelligence–Driven Platform Supporting Dietary Management in Diabetes: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Authors: Bul Kim , Holliday Nikki , Bhuiyan Mohammad Rashed Alam , Clark Cain C T , Allen John , Wark Petra A
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND

Nutrition plays an important role in diabetes self-management. Web-based diabetes care, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), enables more personalized care.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to examine the usability and preliminary efficacy of a web-based AI-driven nutrition platform to support people with diabetes and their carers in identifying healthy recipes, meal planning, and web-based shopping.

METHODS

Diabetes UK signposted people with diabetes and their carers to the platform’s study-specific portal through its website, social media, and newsletters. A total of 73 adult participants with prediabetes or diabetes or their carers completed the baseline web-based survey. Of these 73 participants, 23 (32%) completed a web-based survey after 8 weeks of platform use. Web-based semistructured interviews were conducted with platform users (7/23, 30%) who agreed to be followed up and diabetes experts (n=3) who had nutrition and platform knowledge. The intervention consists of a web-based platform that incorporates AI to personalize recipes, meal planning, and shopping list experiences and was made available for 8 weeks. Baseline characteristics, satisfaction, system usability, and diabetes-related and general health indicators were assessed before and after using the platform for 8 weeks.

RESULTS

Reductions in weight (mean difference 4.5 kg/m2, 95% CI 1.0-12.0; P=.009; Cliff δ=0.33) and waist size (mean difference 3.9 cm, 95% CI 2.0-6.5; P=.008; Cliff δ=0.48) were found. Most of the participants (151/217, 69.6%) did not regularly use the platform and had low or very low engagement scores. However, the platform was perceived as accessible with no need for additional assistance (11/21, 52%), user-friendly (8/21, 38%), and easy to use (8/21, 38%), regardless of some usability issues. Saving recipes was the most popular feature, with 663 saved recipes.

CONCLUSIONS

This study indicated that the usability of the nutrition platform was well perceived by users and their carers. As participants managed their diabetes well, adding an education component would be specifically relevant for people less familiar with the role of diet in diabetes management. To assess the platform’s effectiveness in improving diabetes-related health indicators, controlled studies with a larger and more diverse participant sample are recommended.
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Authors: Zhang Wentao
Published: November 2022

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Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Population Health and the Public’s Role in Its Governance: Perspectives From a Citizen and Expert Panel (Preprint)
Authors: Couture Vincent , Roy Marie-Christine , Dez Emma , Laperle Samuel , Bélisle-Pipon Jean-Christophe
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are widely used in the health care sector. Mainly applied for individualized care, AI is increasingly aimed at population health. This raises important ethical considerations but also calls for responsible governance, considering that this will affect the population. However, the literature points to a lack of citizen participation in the governance of AI in health. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the governance of the ethical and societal implications of AI in population health.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to explore the perspectives and attitudes of citizens and experts regarding the ethics of AI in population health, the engagement of citizens in AI governance, and the potential of a digital app to foster citizen engagement.

METHODS

We recruited a panel of 21 citizens and experts. Using a web-based survey, we explored their perspectives and attitudes on the ethical issues of AI in population health, the relative role of citizens and other actors in AI governance, and the ways in which citizens can be supported to participate in AI governance through a digital app. The responses of the participants were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.

RESULTS

According to the participants, AI is perceived to be already present in population health and its benefits are regarded positively, but there is a consensus that AI has substantial societal implications. The participants also showed a high level of agreement toward involving citizens into AI governance. They highlighted the aspects to be considered in the creation of a digital app to foster this involvement. They recognized the importance of creating an app that is both accessible and transparent.

CONCLUSIONS

These results offer avenues for the development of a digital app to raise awareness, to survey, and to support citizens’ decision-making regarding the ethical, legal, and social issues of AI in population health.
Use of Biological Feedback as a Health Behavior Change Technique in Adults: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Authors: Richardson Kelli M , Jospe Michelle R , Saleh Ahlam A , Clarke Thanatcha Nadia , Bedoya Arianna R , Behrens Nick , Marano Kari , Cigan Lacey , Liao Yue , Scott Eric R , Guo Jessica S , Aguinaga April , Schembre Susan M
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND

Recent advancements in personal biosensing technology support the shift from standardized to personalized health interventions, whereby biological data are used to motivate health behavior change. However, the implementation of interventions using biological feedback as a behavior change technique has not been comprehensively explored.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this review was to (1) map the domains of research where biological feedback has been used as a behavior change technique and (2) describe how it is implemented in behavior change interventions for adults.

METHODS

A comprehensive systematic search strategy was used to query 5 electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Elsevier Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EBSCOhost PsycINFO, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global) in June 2021. Eligible studies were primary analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in adults that incorporated biological feedback as a behavior change technique. DistillerSR was used to manage the literature search and review.

RESULTS

After removing 49,500 duplicates, 50,287 articles were screened and 767 articles were included. The earliest RCT was published in 1972 with a notable increase in publications after 2000. Biological feedback was most used in RCTs aimed at preventing or managing diabetes (n=233, 30.4%), cardiovascular disease (n=175, 22.8%), and obesity (n=115, 15%). Feedback was often given on multiple biomarkers and targeted multiple health behaviors. The most common biomarkers used were anthropometric measures (n=297, 38.7%), blood pressure (n=238, 31%), and glucose (n=227, 29.6%). The most targeted behaviors were diet (n=472, 61.5%), physical activity (n=417, 54.4%), and smoking reduction (n=154, 20.1%). The frequency and type of communication by which biological feedback was provided varied by the method of biomarker measurement. Of the 493 (64.3%) studies where participants self-measured their biomarker, 476 (96.6%) received feedback multiple times over the intervention and 468 (94.9%) received feedback through a biosensing device.

CONCLUSIONS

Biological feedback is increasingly being used to motivate behavior change, particularly where relevant biomarkers can be readily assessed. Yet, the methods by which biological feedback is operationalized in intervention research varied, and its effectiveness remains unclear. This scoping review serves as the foundation for developing a guiding framework for effectively implementing biological feedback as a behavior change technique.

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Open Science Framework Registries; https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/YP5WAd

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Effects of Bardoxolone Methyl in Alport Syndrome
Authors: Warady Bradley A. , Pergola Pablo E. , Agarwal Rajiv , Andreoli Sharon , Appel Gerald B. , Bangalore Sripal , Block Geoffrey A. , Chapman Arlene B. , Chin Melanie P. , Gibson Keisha L. , Goldsberry Angie , Iijima Kazumoto , Inker Lesley A. , Kashtan Clifford E. , Knebelmann Bertrand , Mariani Laura H. , Meyer Colin J. , Nozu Kandai , O’Grady Megan , Rheault Michelle N. , Silva Arnold L. , Stenvinkel Peter , Torra Roser , Chertow Glenn M.
Published: November 2022

Background and objectives

Alport syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by progressive loss of kidney function. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in patients with Alport syndrome.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We randomly assigned patients with Alport syndrome, ages 12–70 years and eGFR 30–90 ml/min per 1.73 m2, to bardoxolone methyl (n=77) or placebo (n=80). Primary efficacy end points were change from baseline in eGFR at weeks 48 and 100. Key secondary efficacy end points were change from baseline in eGFR at weeks 52 and 104, after an intended 4 weeks off treatment. Safety was assessed by monitoring for adverse events and change from baseline in vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiograms, laboratory measurements (including, but not limited to, aminotransferases, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, magnesium, and B-type natriuretic peptide), and body weight.

Results

Patients randomized to bardoxolone methyl experienced preservation in eGFR relative to placebo at 48 and 100 weeks (between-group differences: 9.2 [97.5% confidence interval, 5.1 to 13.4; P<0.001] and 7.4 [95% confidence interval, 3.1 to 11.7; P=0.0008] ml/min per 1.73 m2, respectively). After a 4-week off-treatment period, corresponding mean differences in eGFR were 5.4 (97.5% confidence interval, 1.8 to 9.1; P<0.001) and 4.4 (95% confidence interval, 0.7 to 8.1; P=0.02) ml/min per 1.73 m2 at 52 and 104 weeks, respectively. In a post hoc analysis with no imputation of missing eGFR data, the difference at week 104 was not statistically significant (1.5 [95% confidence interval, −1.9 to 4.9] ml/min per 1.73 m2). Discontinuations from treatment were more frequent among patients randomized to bardoxolone methyl; most discontinuations were due to protocol-specified criteria being met for increases in serum transaminases. Serious adverse events were more frequent among patients randomized to placebo. Three patients in each group developed kidney failure.

Conclusions

In adolescent and adult patients with Alport syndrome receiving standard of care, treatment with bardoxolone methyl resulted in preservation in eGFR relative to placebo after a 2-year study period; off-treatment results using all available data were not significantly different.

Clinical Trial registry name and registration number:

A Phase 2/3 Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients with Alport Syndrome - CARDINAL (CARDINAL), NCT03019185
Alcohol-related Visual Attention Disorders on Hand-Eye Coordination Failure in Basketball Players
Authors: Tsiama Portejoie J. A. , Moukala Eric K.
Published: November 2022

This study evidences that the alcoholic drink does not allow an appropriate selection of stimuli in the player. It was consumed by male college basketball players. The result demonstrated relevant variability on the AUDIT-10 between heavy drinkers and at-risk drinkers. Overall, the HVOT scores show a great failure rate in the task of assembling fragmented and disorganized figures. The results show a visuospatial deficit in trained athletes. The failure of the estimating score on the shooting task while running, among heavy drinkers, is 66.66% with “left eye open”, and 13.33% with “right eye open”. The deleterious effects of alcohol are of the order of 3.3% “right eye open” and 66.6% “left eye open” in high-risk drinkers. Among high-risk drinkers, failure scores are estimated at 54.54% with “right eye open”, 72.72% with “left eye open”. The attraction between basket and “right eye open” is 49.9%, and it is 6% with “left eye open”. But other psychopathological disorders would coexist with those of visual attention.
Effective Assessment of Solutions to improve the quality of Teaching of Candidate art for Students (Training System) at People's Security Academy
Authors: Ha Ngo Hai
Published: November 2022

To improve the quality of teaching martial arts of the People's Police to students at the People's Security Academy. The topic used 05 routine research methods in sport and physical education to evaluate the effectiveness of solutions. The experimental subjects are 160 second and third-year students of 3 majors at the People's Security Academy, divided into 2 control and experimental groups, the experimental period is carried out in the academic year 2020-2021 from May September 2020 to July 2021. After experimenting with research methods in sports, the thesis has shown the effectiveness, superiority, and science of 09 solutions to improve the quality of martial arts teaching. People's Police for students at the People's Security Academy.
Integrated Healthcare System Using Machine Learning
Authors: Ugale Prof. Archana , Gadakh Abhijeet , Malunjkar Aniket , Sawant Roshan , Dhakane Vaibhav
Published: November 2022

Abstract: In this digital world, data is an asset, and enormous data was generated in all fields. Data in the healthcare industry consists of all the information related to patients. Here a general architecture has been proposed for predicting disease in the healthcare industry. Many of the existing models are concentrating on one disease per analysis. There is no common system present that can analyze more than one disease at a time. Thus, we are concentrating on providing immediate and accurate disease predictions to the users about the symptoms they enter along with the disease predicted. So, we are proposing an integrated system which used to predict multiple diseases by using Deep learning and machine learning. In this system, we are going to analyze Diabetes, Heart, and covid-19, and brain tumor disease analysis. Later many more diseases can be included. To implement integrated healthcare systems, we are going to use machine learning algorithms, and deep learning such as CNN. The importance of this system analysis is that while analyzing the diseases all the parameters which cause the disease is included so it is possible to detect the disease efficiently and more accurately. In this prediction system, a user can analyze more than one disease on a single web application and if it is found that the result is positive then proper care guidance, diagnosis, and prescription will also give to the patient. Also, the list of specialist doctors in that disease will also be given. In an integrated healthcare system, the user needs to select the name of the particular disease, enter its parameters and just click on predict. The corresponding machine learning model will be invoked and it would predict the output and display it on the screen. Also, all the information will be stored securely in the database for generating reports and information for future use in understanding previous disease patterns.
Machine Learning for Wind Energy Analysis and Forecasting
Authors: Mushtaq Zahid , Kaur Baljit , Malik Amir Yousuf
Published: November 2022

Abstract: Better prediction designs for the contributes directly of renewables are essential to reducing the requirement for controlling the energy associated with traditional power plants. For the extremely variable wind power output to be successfully integrated into the power system, a reliable forecast is especially crucial. For a wind inclusion study in the western United States, we use data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and focus on summary wind power projection in this chapter. Our approach immediately derives functional connections from data, in contrast to physical procedures that depend on exceedingly complex differential equations. By reprising the regression model as a regression issue, we explore several regression strategies including regression models, k-nearest peers, and support vector regression. In our experiments, we look at forecasts for both individual wind turbines and entire wind parks, proving the viability of a machine learning technique for short-term wind power projection
A Case Report of Hemiparesis After Head Injury Treated with Traditional Korean Medicine
Authors: Kim Chae-eun , An Da-young , Sun Seung-ho , Jerng Ui min , Kim Mikyung
Published: November 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study is to report a case in which a patient showed recovery from hemiparesis after a head injury.Methods: A 60-year-old woman who suffered a head injury received Korean medicine treatment, including herbal decoctions, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and physical treatment for 32 days. The response before and after treatment was evaluated using the Manual Muscle Test, the Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index, and walking status.Results: After treatment, the range of the Manual Muscle Test grades of her left lower extremity increased from 1-3 to 2-4. Her score on the Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index improved from 60 to 90. The patient, who was in a wheelchair at the time of admission, walked with a cane upon discharge.Conclusion: This study suggests that intervention with Korean medicine could be one of the therapeutic options for improving hemiparesis after head injury.
A Case Report of Suspected Allergic Rhinitis in a Patient with LBP Hospitalized at a Korean Medicine Hospital and Treated with Korean Medicine
Authors: Kim Sang-yoon , Park Jin-hun , Kim So-won , Wang Yen-min , Baek Gil-geun , Yun Sang-hun , Lee Hyung-chul , Kang Man-ho , Park Sung-hwan
Published: November 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study is to report the efficacy of using Korean medical treatment for suspected allergic rhinitis.Methods: We used Korean medical treatments (herbal medicines and acupuncture) to treat a hospitalized patient with suspected allergic rhinitis. To evaluate the treatment, we used Total Nasal Symptom Scores to measure sneezing, rhinorrhea, itching, and obstruction. The degree of rhinitis was also evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale, and the patient’s generic health status was measured using the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions Scale.Results: Visual Analogue Scale and European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions Scale scores improved after treatment. The change in Total Nasal Symptom Scores showed that the patient’s suspected allergic rhinitis symptoms were relieved.Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that Korean medicine therapies may be effective for treating suspected allergic rhinitis.
A Case Report of the Hemostatic Effect of Samchilgeun Powder (Panax Motoginseng) on Hematuria in a Patient Requiring Double Antiplatelet Therapy Due to Recurrent Cerebral Infarction
Authors: Kim Seo-hyun , Kang Ji-hyeon , Kim Jun-seok , Jang Woo-seok
Published: November 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Samchilgeun powder (panax notoginseng) on the treatment of hematuria in a patient requiring double antiplatelet therapy due to recurrent cerebral infarction.Methods: The patient was treated with Samchilgeun powder (panax notoginseng) combined with Western medicine (an antiplatelet). Urinalysis was performed to observe hematuria and proteinuria levels, and blood tests were used to evaluate anemia levels.Results: After treatment, hematuria levels decreased without exacerbation of anemia and proteinuria and even recurrence of cerebral infarction.Conclusions: This study suggests that Samchilgeun powder (panax notoginseng) can effectively treat patients with hematuria requiring double antiplatelet therapy due to recurrent cerebral infarction, but further studies should be conducted.
Translation of Superheroes’ Names from English into Lithuanian in the Animated Series "The Venture Bros."
Authors: Kulikauskaitė Lina , Maskaliūnienė Nijolė
Published: November 2022

In the article the focus is on the translation of superheroes’ names in the subtitles of the first seven episodes of The Venture Bros., a dark humour cartoon parody of the superhero genre. The aim is to see what translation strategies were used for their translation from English into Lithuanian. This kind of translation of proper names is problematic because of several reasons: (1) proper names belong to a special layer of cultural words in the source language that are usually treated as non-equivalent lexis in the target language; (2) the parody genre determines the connotations of the character names used; (3) subtitles themselves restrict a translator’s choices due to the technicalities of this type of audiovisual translation. The character names included in the analysis were categorised into reoccurring character names (32) and background character names (19). Most of the former were translated by way of loan translation due to their rich connotations while background characters were mostly rendered by transcription as they are usually regular proper names rather than symbolic names with semantic or connotative value. And although some strategies were used more frequently than others, the choice of the strategy was predetermined by the contextual information of the occurrence, which leads to the conclusion that even very similar names can be translated using different translation strategies when the context is taken into consideration.
Intertextuality and Interdiscursivity in Information Technologies Organisational Discourse
Authors: Kuzmina Jana
Published: November 2022

The paper reflects the results of the cross-sectional empirical research exploring the network of written genres in information technologies organisations. The theoretical basis for this research has been grounded in the English for Specific Purposes and the New Rhetoric genre schools. The empirical research method is a case study, discourse and frequency analysis. Firstly, semi-structured interviews with IT professionals from Latvia, Estonia, Belarus and Western Russia aimed to identify the recurrent genres pertinent to the domain were conducted. Secondly, the analysis of constitutive and manifest intertextual relations in the documents in question was performed. The obtained results highlight the significance of the social context and professional practice for conducting discourse analysis in the domain in order to uncover constitutive intertextual relations. They reveal that the genres in the network have hierarchical interdiscursive relations, with the system architecture being the dominating one. The linguistic means of manifest intertextual relations do not show high variation and indicate to the genres precedent or antecedent in the chronological chain.
Semantic Fields in Selected Poems from "Season Songs" by Ted Hughes
Authors: Lapa Lauma Tereze
Published: November 2022

Ted Hughes (1930–1998), the Poet Laureate (1984–1998) wrote a collection entitled Season Songs, originally intended for child audience. Analysis of the obvious semantic fields in three selected poems from the collection shows that the poems possess more than the aspects intended for children – alongside observation of the season and nature, they point also at transcendent values and experiences beyond and outside childhood.
Collocations and Distinction of Senses in Printed Monolingual Learners’ Dictionaries: Theory and Pra
Authors: Dorošenko Jeļena
Published: November 2022

The paper discusses meaning presentation strategies in two general monolingual English learners’ explanatory dictionaries against the background of the concept of meaning advocated in metalexicography. The analysis of theoretical views has revealed that the postulated primacy of context, and, more narrowly, of collocations, in defining meanings, backed by arguments from both linguistics and beyond, had an impact on processing word meanings, in terms of the resulting structure of dictionary entries. In the analysis of entries the texts of definitions have been juxtaposed to collocations given in the same entries in two editions of Longman and COBUILD dictionaries. Later editions not only provide considerably more collocations in both examples and definitions, but also more often split senses into subsenses, the decisive factor for splitting being different collocates of the head word, to the extent that definitions of some senses or subsenses are either identical or very similar. Meaning is seen as a fuzzy category with blurred and overlapping edges both in theory and in lexicographic practice.
‘Ha-Ha’ and ‘Really?’ or About the Serious in the Humorous in the TV comedy show "Masters of the AIR"
Authors: Genova Dafina
Published: November 2022

In the paper a discourse analytic approach is used to analyze the hu­mour in a Bulgarian TV show in its cognitive and social context. In the show, fragments from TV news programmes are incongruously recontextualized to expose, criticize and mock the follies of the powerful. Humour is also used for placing under scrutiny injustice, voicing a public opinion or expressing citizens’ standpoint on important political and social issues. The communicative goal of the show in relation to viewers is not to believe politicians, public figures and TV news presenters blindly, but to critically scrutinize the news and form their own opinion. The humour in the show goes beyond entertainment: it laughs with the viewers at the powerful.
‘A Strict Journal of All the Passages’: John Lawson’s "New Voyage to Carolina" and the Importance of Mobility
Authors: Machet Laurence
Published: November 2022

In colonial British America ‘travel writing’ found its way into many different literary genres: religious tracts, scientific accounts, and political or promotional writings, often written to make settlement attractive. Travel writing was also often devoted to mapping and describing landscapes for future travellers or settlers. Whatever its genre, however, early American travel writing is unquestionably a form that makes manifest by implication the actual mobility of the travellers themselves and the need for continued and future mobility. This paper will examine this issue in A New Voyage to Carolina (1709), by British travel writer John Lawson (1674–1711) as little attention has so far been paid to the rhetoric of his implicit assumptions about mobility and the importance of emigration. In this post-colonial context, then, this paper argues that A New Voyage stands as a substantial piece of colonial travel writing, one of whose basic, underlying themes is the importance of freedom of movement, both individual and collective. Lawson’s own experience bears this out insofar as, in addition to his travels, he was himself instrumental in the founding of two early eighteenth-century towns in North Carolina, Bath and New Bern, the latter a community of about 300 Palatine and Swiss emigrants.
Canadian Dollar in the English Language Varieties: Corpus‑Based Study
Authors: Vinčela Zigrīda
Published: November 2022

The slang name for Canadian dollar loonie is a Canadianism used not only in spoken (Boberg, 2010: 121), but also in written texts such as Canadian news articles. While loonie is obviously taken for granted by Canadians, its occurrence in English texts published beyond Canada has hardly been in the focus of corpus-based studies. The goal of this study is to find out in what Canadian English written texts loonie occurs and whether it is encountered in the other varieties of English by researching the corpora adapted for web access at Brigham Young University (BYU), the Strathy Corpus of Canadian English (SCCE), the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and the corpus of Global Web-Based English (GloWbE). The first two corpora were searched to reveal the genres of the written texts loonie occurs and GloWbE – to see loonie used in the other varieties of English. The obtained results revealed that loonie occurs in such written texts as newspaper and magazine articles of SCCE and COCA predominantly in the contexts connected with money issues. Search of GloWbE showed the use of loonie in American and British mass media texts, which reveals that this Canadian slang name goes beyond Canadian texts and thus, as Davies (2005: 45) has stated ‘[...] few of us are cocooned from [...] vocabulary of the major international varieties of English’. These findings therefore call for more detailed research of the collocations containing loonie in various text types of different varieties of English.
Meiobenthic Assemblages of the Laspi Bay (Crimea, Black Sea): Taxonomic Diversity and Quantitative Development
Authors: Sergeeva Nelli G. , Revkova Tatiana N. , Ürkmez Derya
Published: November 2022

It is known that degassing processes are currently observed in the underwater part of the beach zone of Laspi Bay (the southern coast of Crimea). The site of gas emissions (methane) is confined to the coastal part of the bay and located at a distance of 15.0 – 40.0 m from the coastline. Data on the taxonomic richness and quantitative development of meiobenthos in Laspi Bay (2017) are presented for the first time in this study. The meiobenthic assemblages of the studied area were very diverse including representatives of 24 high taxa from Protozoa and Metazoa (phylum, class, order). The most numerous group at almost all stations was the free-living nematodes. The taxonomic richness by station did not reveal any noticeable variability, including 12 to 18 faunal groups, while an unevenness of spatial distribution in the density of meiobenthic settlements was clearly expressed. Minimum values of 63.2×103–72.9×103 ind./m2 were noted in the seaward zone, and maximum values of 1368×103–2051×103 ind./m2 in the eastern coast where localized methane seepage areas were observed.
The effect of corticosteroids, antibiotics, and anticoagulants on the development of post-COVID-19 syndrome in COVID-19 hospitalized patients
Authors: Davelaar John , Jessurun Naomi , Schaap Gerko , Bode Christina , Vonkeman Harald
Published: November 2022

Aim: To assess the effect of commonly used drugs in the treatment of
hospitalized COVID-19 patients on the development of post-COVID-19
syndrome. Methods: Data from patients hospitalized in Medisch Spectrum
Twente with an COVID-19 infection was collected from two separate
databases, the MST clinical database containing the in-hospital
electronic health records of COVID-19 patients and the Post-COVID cohort
database containing patient follow-up data of the same patients. The
aforementioned databases were then merged to determine the association
between patient treatment with corticosteroids, antibiotics or
anticoagulants during the hospital stay and the development of
post-COVID-19 syndrome 6 months after hospital discharge. Results: A
total of 123 patients had clinical data and 6 months follow-up data
available. Out of these patients, 33 patients (26.8%) had developed and
were still affected by post-COVID-19 syndrome 6 months after hospital
discharge. Multivariate analysis showed that patients treated with
corticosteroids were associated with a significantly lower chance (OR
0.32, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.90) of developing post-COVID-19 syndrome while
antibiotics (OR 1.26, 95% CI 0.47 to 3.39) and anticoagulants (OR 0.55,
95% CI 0.18 to 1.71) were not significantly associated. Conclusion:
This study showed that corticosteroids have a significant protective
effect on the development of post-COVID-19 syndrome in hospitalized
patients. While anticoagulants also indicate a protective trend, this
effect was not statistically significant. On the contrary, patients
treated with antibiotics were shown to have increased chances of
developing post-COVID-19 syndrome, although this effect was also not
statistically significant
Energy Storage Systems
Authors: Dubey Pankaj Kumar , Singh Bindeshwar , Kumar Varun
Published: November 2022

Energy usage is exactly proportional to population growth in the current
environment. As a result, demand for power rises in tandem with
population growth. However, daily and seasonal variations in electricity
demand exist. So, we’ll talk about energy storage systems for balancing
generation and demand in this article. Because of growing concerns about
rising energy prices, most renewable energy sources are being combined
into the power grid as distributed energy resources (DER). This increase
in DER penetration raises concerns about load stability and matching and
reliability and power quality. The electric grid must be able to
encounter customer demand. The energy storage system (ESS) can boost
efficiency and reliability while also giving the PV system more power
control options.
Stefan Štiljanović – od kaštelana do despota i sveca (prvi dio)
Authors: Seletković Petar
Published: November 2022

U radu će se na primjeru Stefana Štiljanovića, pripadnika srpske elite i kaštelana ugarskog velikaša Ladislava Móréa na njegovim posjedima u današnjoj Slavoniji, kroz obavljanje različitih službi (prvenstveno vojnih, pograničnih i službi velikašima) nastojati prikazati perspektiva napredovanja pojedinaca unutar društvene hijerarhije Ugarskog Kraljevstva u pograničnom području s Osmanskim Carstvom na prijelazu iz srednjeg u novi vijek. Drugi dio rada bavit će se pitanjima kulta sv. Stefana Štiljanovića i njegova razvoja unutar Srpske pravoslavne crkve.
Vojne
operacije generala Dünewalda u Slavoniji 1687. godine
Authors: Đuričić Siniša
Published: November 2022

U radu se prikazuju neki od najznačajnijih događaja iz Velikog bečkog rata (1683. – 1699.) u Slavoniji, tijekom kojih je carski general Heinrich von Dünewald 1687. godine od Osmanlija preoteo Osijek, Valpovo, Voćin, Požegu, Orahovicu i druga naselja. Time je od osmanske vlasti oslobođen veći dio Slavonije, što je napokon zaokruženo i potvrđeno zauzimanjem Slavonskog Broda 1691. godine.
Deeper inside, the use of chitooligosaccharides, in wound healing process: A computational approach
Authors: Matica Mariana , Roman Diana , Ostafe Vasile , Isvoran Adriana
Published: November 2022

Chitooligosaccharides (COs) containing up to 10 monomeric units of N-acetyl D-glucosamine and/or D-glucosamine are water-soluble molecules revealing numerous biological activities and low toxicological profiles. Within this study, a computational approach has been used to predict the involvement of the COs having distinct chemical properties (molecular weight, deacetylation degree and acetylation pattern) in all the four wound healing phases: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and tissue remodeling. There are predictions, for the investigated COs, regarding their molecular targets and the biological activities that are reliant to the wound healing process. Furthermore, a molecular docking approach was used to assess the interactions of the investigated COs with the myeloid differentiation factor 2 (MD-2), a protein involved in the inflammatory processes. The investigation confirms the functional roles of the investigated COs in wound healing. The molecular targets predicted for the COs containing totally and partially acetylated units are galectins and selectins and those predicted for COs containing totally deacetylated units are fibroblast growing factors, the COs containing 3 units revealing the higher number of molecular targets. All these proteins are involved in mediating immune response, inducing cell division, growth and cell adhesion during the process of wound healing. All the COs containing from 2 to 8 monomeric units are able to interact with the MD-2 protein, the interactions being stronger for the COs containing 6 and 8 monomeric units. The interaction energies increase with the increasing molecular weight and with decreasing deacetylation degree and are reliant on acetylation patterns. Among the investigated COs, the totally acetylated COs containing 6 and 8 N-acetyl glucosamine units can be better inhibitors of the LPS binding to MD-2 protein. Consequently, mixtures of COs with distinct properties should be considered suitable candidates as adjuvants in developing scaffolds for the wound healing process.
Gaya Kepemimpinan Transformasional dengan Motivasi Kerja Karyawan CV. Cita Nasional Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Rohman Muhamad Brillian
Published: November 2022

This study aims to determine the relationship of transformational leadership style to the work motivation on employees of CV. Cita National of Semarang Regency. The research was conducted in CV. Cita Nasional Semarang Regency with the number of respondent 75 of 98 total employees. This study uses non-probability sampling technique, which included in accidental sampling. The data collection tool used to measure transformational leadership style that is the scale of the five dimensions of transformational leadership by Bass and Avolio (2004) that made in the form of 20 item statements. While in whole work motivation, the research used a meaning tool that derived from Arnolds and Boshoff (2002), based on Alderfer's (1969) ERG theory in Winjono (2016) which consists of 20 items. Based on the results of data analysis using product moment analysis techniques, it was obtained by 0.712 which states that there is a positive relationship and strong relationship between the Transformational Leadership Style variable (X) with the Work Motivation variable (Y). After that was a test to correlation coefficient, whether the value of ‘r’ is significant or not, which then results in Sig. (2-tailed) that is 0.000 it means smaller- than alpha 0.05. So it can be concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between the Transformational Leadership Style variable (X) and the Work Motivation variable (Y).
SELF-ESTEEM DENGAN NARSISTIK PADA REMAJA YANG HOBI FOTO SELFIE MENGGUNAKAN FILTER INSTAGRAM
Authors: Margaretha Olivia , Soetjinigsih Christina Hari
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan hubungan antara self-esteem dengan narsistik. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa-siswi kelas 12 IPS SMAK Penabur Cirebon dengan jumlah 58 orang. Pengumpulan data menggunakan skala self-esteem yang terdiri dari 51 butir dan skala narsistik yang terdiri dari 19 butir dan keduanya telah memenuhi syarat reliabilitas yang baik. Analisis data menggunakan teknik korelasi Pearson product moment. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan koefisien korelasi sebesar -0.749 dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000 (p< 0,05), artinya terdapat hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara self-esteem dengan narsistik yang berarti semakin tinggi self-esteem maka akan semakin rendah narsistik, demikian sebaliknya semakin rendah self-esteem maka semakin tinggi narsistik. Melalui penelitian ini diharapkan remaja dapat mempertahankan self-esteem yang tinggi dan memiliki perilaku yang membuat self-esteem tetap stabil dengan mengetahui kelebihan dan kekurangan pada diri sendiri, agar menghindari munculnya perilaku narsistik.