bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF CuO NANOPARTICLES ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH IN ECHINACEA PURPUREA IN VITRO.
Authors: M. H. Ahmed  , Z. S. Omran
Published: February 2024

This study was aimed to examin the effect of CuONPs on both seeds germination, seedling growth and comparing the method of soaking and adding to the culture medium, The research was implemented at PTC. Lab. College of Biotechnology - Al Nahrain University, during 2022 and 2023. The experimental design was factorial within CRD. It was included five experments and ten replicates (4X3). first experment  was by using Sodium Hypochlorite (0.0, 1, 2 and 3%) with (5, 10, 15min) duartion time. The second experment was CuONPs (0, 25, 50, 75mg,L‾¹ ) combined with (3,6,9 and 12 day) Time duration, same factors wre examined after soaking seeds with CuONPs which represented the third experment, fourth and fifth experments soaked before culture seeds were cultured respictively with CuONPs (0.0, 25, 50, 75mg,L‾¹ ) for 1hour then culturing them on MS media. Results showed full reduction in the contamination rate of the selected E. purpurea explant recorded in 3% sodium hypochlorite at 10 and 15min. the highest rate of seeds germination were a chieved with CuONPs of 50 mg, L‾¹ for 9 days rated 7.80 germinated seeds in MS media culture method, at the soaking method the results clarify the highest CuONPs 75 mg, L‾¹ combined with 6,9 and 12 days of soaking a chieved the highest germination rate 10.0 seeds (100% germination).The results also showed that 50% of CuONPs increases shoot numbers 8.6 explant and dry weight 198 mg. 25% of CuONPs achieve the best shoot length 14.5 cm. in seeds soaking results showed the best shoot Nu. 8.7, shoot length 9.7 cm. and dry weight 204 mg. when seeds was soaked in 75 mg, L‾¹ of CuONPs.
ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY OF ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM ALOE VERA LEAVES AGAINST SOME PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI
Authors: M. A. A. Al Nuaimy  , S. N. Hawar
Published: February 2024

The present study was aimed to test the antagonistic activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Aloe vera leaves against a number of plant-pathogenic fungi. The results showed that the highest antagonistic activity was exerted by Penicillium chermesinum against the pathogenic fungus  Rhizoctonia solani, with an inhibition rate of 78.57%. Also, Talaromyces verruculosus and P. chermesinum showed their highest antagonistic activities against pathogenic fungus  Fusarium 1 with inhibition rates of 61.79% and 61.53%, respectively, while T. verruculosus showed an inhibition rate of 62.91% against the pathogenic fungus  Fusarium 2. Most of the endophytic fungi showed the least percentage of inhibition against Macrophomina phaseolina compared to the rest of the pathogenic fungi. The fungal filtrates  showed a concentration-dependent inhibition rate against the plant pathogens, with a range of 0.00-48.13%. The highest inhibitory activity of Aspergillus niger was recorded at a concentration of 60% against Fusarium 2, R. solani, and Fusarium 1, with rates of 48.13, 37.39, and 36.66%, respectively. The results also showed the ineffectiveness of all fungal filtrates against the pathogenic fungus M. phaseolina. Chemical analysis of the filtrates of the endophytic fungi which showed antagonistic activity against pathogenic fungi was also conducted by using GC-MS. The results showed the presence of effective compounds with biological effects, such as Pentadecanoic acid, Oleic Acid, Limonene, cis-Vaccenic acid, Hexanedioic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester, Cycloheptasiloxane, and tetracamethyl-.
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL RESPONSES OF COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) TO NICKLE NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR SPRAY
Authors: Sirwa . A. Qadir  , C. N. Fathulla
Published: February 2024

Nickel is an essential nutrient for plant growth with low concentrations, its excessive amounts in soil above threshold values could be cause in toxicity. The main objectives of the present research were to determine the effects of nickel nanoparticles foliar spray with 20, 40 and 70 nm diameter on the physiological characters and anatomical aspects of Phaseolus vulgaris L. plants. Lowest reduction significantly (P < 0.01) in root and shoot biomass was recorded due to in 70 nm; the measurements 0.08 and 0.05 g per plant and highest root: shoot; 0.65 as compared with control treatment. As well as the lowest conserved water content; 40% was observed in size 70 nm. While in size 40 nm Nickle nanoparticles increased chlorophyll a, b, total and carotenoids pigment contents. When the nickel nanoparticles size increased, the shoot and root tissue Ni concentrations also increased. However, the rate of Ni in root was greater than that observed in the shoot. While the Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn levels decreased due to applying nickel nanoparticles. The size of nanoparticles effects on the anatomical characteristics or structures such as stem, and leaf, also effects on the size of stomata.
EFFECT OF SOAKING WITH ATONIC, WATER HYACINTHS COMPOST AND BIOFERTILIZERS ON VEGETATIVE AND FLOWERING GROWTH OF TUBEROSE
Authors: Z. H. ALI  , S. A. Abdul-Latif
Published: February 2024

This study was aimed to investigate effect of soaking Polianthes tuberosa L. bulbs in Atonic solution and inoculation with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Glomus mosseae, and fertilizing with two levels (3% and 4%) of water hyacinths  Compost on some vegetative and floral growth characters of the Peral variety of tuberose plants in a Factorial experiment during spring season of 2022 using a randomized completely block design with three replicates. Tuberose bulbs were planted in black plastic bags containing 6 kg of a sandy loam soil. The results of the three-way interaction showed that the treatment of soaking with Atonic, inoculation with the combination of the biofertilizer, and fertilization with 4% level of water hyacinths Compost significantly outperformed other treatments in plant height, number of inflorescences, dry weight of flowers, vase life, and aromatic oil concentration with values of 47.33 cm, 55.33 inflorescences plant-1, 5.78 grams, 16 days,and 0.71% respectively, compared to the control treatment which resulted in values of 21.67 cm, 5.67 inflorescences plant-1, 1.81 grams, 8 days,and 0.42% respectively.
EFFECTS OF MINERAL FERTILIZATION AND SPRAYING WITH SALICYLIC ACID AND AMINO ACIDS ON THE GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF INDUSTRIAL POTATOES
Authors: K. G. Saaseea  , N. J. K. Al-a'amry
Published: February 2024

This experiment was carried out at a private field in the eastern Radwaniyah Baghdad for the fall season 2020/2021 and spring 2021 to study the effects of adding mineral fertilizers, spraying salicylic acid and amino acids on some growth traits and yield of industrial potato plants. 200 kg N h-1 , 100 kg P2O5 h-1, 100 kg K2O h-1 and F2 consist of 275 kg N h-1, 180 kg P2O5 h-1, 200 K2O h-1 and F3 consist of 350 kg N h-1, 360 kg P2O5 h-1, 300 K2O h-1 and salicylic acid in three concentrations of 0,50 and 100 mg L-1 ( S1, S2, S3) and amino acids in three concentrations of 0, 1.25 and 2.5 ml L-1 ( A1, A2 , A3) It was carried out as a factorial split plot experiment, where the fertilizer levels (F1, F2 and F3) are in the main plot and the interaction between salicylic acid and amino acids is in the sub plot with three replications. The results showed the superiority of the F3 level by giving the highest plant height in the spring season and the largest number of leaves and leaves area for the two seasons, while the F2 level gave the highest tuber weight and the highest percentage of dry matter for fall  seasons, and the concentration S3 and A2 was differed in most of the growth indicators and the yield for both seasons of the experiment.
THE ROLE OF NISIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM LACTATE AS ADDITIVE IN IMPROVING THE CHEMICAL AND QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILLED GROUND BEEF.
Authors: Narjis S. A. Mula  , Alrubeii A.  M. S.
Published: February 2024

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of nisin, potassium sorbate and sodium lactate and their interactions as preservatives in fat oxidation, some quality and microbial characteristics of chilled ground beef meat stored at 4C˚ for 0,4,8 and 12 days. The study included nine different treatments: T1 (control treatment without addition), T2 (nisin at a concentration of 150 mg/kg), T3 (potassium sorbate 0.075 g/kg), T4 (sodium lactate 3%), T5 (nisin 150 mg/kg + potassium sorbate 0.075 g/kg), T6 (nisin 150 mg/kg + sodium lactate 3%), T7 (Sodium Lactate 3% + Potassium Sorbate 0.075 g/kg), T8 (Nisin 150 mg/kg + Sodium Lactate 3% + Potassium Sorbate 0.075 g/kg) and T9 (Addition of Butylated hydroxyanisole(BHA 0.01%)). All treatments showed significant (p<0.01) decreases in dry matter percentage of (fat and ash) and increase in protein and moisture and water holding capacity (WHC) percentage as compared with the control treatment at any refrigerated storage time. Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) were lower (P<0.01) in nisin, potassium sorbate and sodium lactate treatments when compared with the control treatment at any refrigerated storage time. Nisin, potassium sorbate and sodium lactate treated samples reduced (P<0.01) the total plate count of bacteria during refrigerated storage times. It can be concluded that nisin, potassium sorbate and sodium lactate had positive significant influence on quality characteristics and microbial safety of ground beef meat when stored under refrigeration at 4C° up to 12 days.
EFFICACY OF SILVER ZEOLITE ON HEMATOLOGY AND SURVIVAL RATE IN CYPRINUS CARPIO INFECTED WITH SAPROLEGNIA SPP.
Authors: Mussab K. Abdulhameed  , S. A. Mustafa
Published: February 2024

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of silver zeolite (SZ) on hematological parameters and survival rate in common carp, Cyprinus carpio infected with Saprolegnia spp. A total of 120 fish (weight 100 g) were divided into six treated groups in duplicate (10 fish/tank) as follows: T1, T2, T3 and T4 that infected with Saprolegnia spp. (2×104 zoospore/ml) and treated with SZ at (100,200 and 300 mg/l) while T4 infected with Saprolegnia spp. and treated with copper sulfate )5g/100 L(; C+ group, fish were infected with Saprolegnia without treatment and C- served as control negative group. Following 14 days from infection with Saprolegnia spp. and treatment with SZ, considerable changes were observed in blood indices. In pre-treatment, results showed a significant increased (P≤0.05) in WBC count in all infected fish (C+, T1, T2,T3 and T4) in comparison to C- group. RBC, Hb content and PCV% registered a significantly decreased (P≤0.05) in all infected fish (C+,T1, T2,T3 and T4) relative to the control group (C-). Post treatment, WBC registered significantly decreased in treated groups (T1,T2,T3 and T4) compared to C+ in WBC count. The best survival was recorded in T3 (85%) followed by T2 and T1 (65%, and 60%) respectively.  In conclusion Silver zeolite seems to be a valuable disinfectant agent against Saprolegnia spp.; at the dose of 300 mg/l.
THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MAIZE INBRED LINES GROWN IN IRAQ USING SIMPLE SEQUENCE RECURRENT (SSR) MARKERS
Authors: Alaa K.H. Al-Hazemawi  , Dhia S. Hassawi  , Abbas A. mohammed
Published: February 2024

This study was conducted to determine the genetic variability among maize inbred lines grown in Iraq by using Simple Sequence Recurrent (SSR) markers. For estimating the genetic relationships, 10 SSR primers were used with 10 maize inbred lines. Two hundred and sixteen alleles (bands) with a range of 13 to 41 were identified for the SSR loci. Polymorphism information content (PIC) of the 10 SSR loci ranged from 0.60% to 100%. Primers ‘umc1566’, ‘umc1542’, and ‘umc2189’ showed the maximum PIC value; by contrast, ‘umc2225’showed the lowest PIC value. The 10 maize inbreds were clustered based on the matrix of genetic similarity using the UPGMA algorithm. Cluster analysis placed the inbreds lines in three clusters based on SSR data. The studied inbreds lines divided to groups and subgroups with cluster analysis that revealed agreement with their geographical origin. The results indicated that SSR marker has a high degree of polymorphism that allows efficient identification of maize genotypes, and this could be used in determining their heterotic groups.
Reconfigurable Mixed Battery with Unequal Battery Modules
Authors: Tashakor Nima , Pourhadi Pouyan , Bayati Mahdi , Samimi Mohammad Hamed , Fang Jingyang , Goetz Stefan
Published: February 2024

Contrary to the modules in conventional modular multilevel and cascaded
bridge converters with only serial and bypass operation, emerging
topologies bring additional parallel inter-module connectivity,
introducing sensorless voltage balancing, load current sharing, and
enhanced efficiency. However, matching voltages and characteristics is
crucial for the modules to allow for a parallel mode between them, but
it is not feasible for mixed-type or heterogeneous battery systems. This
paper introduces a reconfigurable battery system designed to solve the
challenges of integrating batteries with varying characteristics. Using
compact coupled inductors and a novel modulation strategy, the system
achieves intermediate states between parallel and series modes when
dealing with heterogeneous modules. The coupled inductors, with minimal
magnetic material and a small footprint, have a negligible common-mode
inductance for the high load current and limit circulating currents
through high differential-mode inductance. Furthermore, the proposed
modulation strategy introduces free DC/DC conversion functionality and
enables an efficient bidirectional energy transfer, fully capable of
controlling the power exchange between modules widely independently from
the output control. This inter-module DC/DC functionality enables
effective charge or load balancing among batteries of varying voltages,
types, and age. Importantly, the same transistors perform the DC/DC
functionality and the output control so that the topology does not need
more silicon. Extensive simulations and experiments demonstrate the
performance of the system. The proposed system can notably reduce the
inductor’s core size by more than 80% with the circulating current as
high as one-fifth of the load current. The solution also reduces the
cost of the inductor by more than four times. Moreover, the findings
demonstrate > 15 % improvement in conduction and
> 50 % in switching losses.
«Lay it into the open wounds». Art at war in Maria Kulikovska’s performative sculpture
Authors: Iacobone Alice
Published: February 2024

The paper addresses the work of Ukrainian artist Maria Kulikovska, who resorts to military equipment as artistic materials and to destruction as an artistic method. In the first section, I contextualize Kulikovska’s performative sculpture within art history, claiming that it can be regarded as Destruction Art. In the second section, I turn to Catherine Malabou’s concept of “destructive plasticity” as a philosophical tool of an aesthetics of war, which offers a sound theoretical framework to further understand the implications of Kulikovska’s artistic activity. In the third section, I focus on the main material adopted by Kulikovska, ballistic soap, showing how the artist materially deconstructs inherited dichotomies that keep informing our understanding of wars. By considering the artistic practice of a feminist artist (M. Kulikovska) through the lens of feminist scholarship (K. Stiles, C. Malabou, J. Butler), the paper investigates the relations between war and the arts from a situated perspective.
Manuel e Francisco Aires Mateus. Ristrutturazione del Colégio da Trindade, Coimbra
Authors: Butini Riccardo
Published: February 2024

È un ‘tempo lento’ quello che sembra guidare il progetto di Manuel e Francisco Aires Mateus per il Colégio da Trnidade, capaci di svolgere il loro compito con la consueta intensità e chiarezza di metodo, entro il solco tracciato sin dall’inizio della loro ricerca progettuale che, pure alla luce dei necessari aggiornamenti, è sempre riferimento riconducibile a principi di coerenza e continuità.A ‘slow time’ seems to guide the project by Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus for the Colégio da Trindade. The architects manage to carry out their task with the usual intensity and clarity of method, within the path traced since the beginning of their project research which, even in the light of necessary upgradings, always refers back to principles of coherence and continuity.
Le scenografie di Mario Sironi al Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Authors: Bartocci Gabriele
Published: February 2024

Dal lascito grafico (bozzetti e piante di regia) consegnato da Mario Sironi all’Archivio del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, riferito agli allestimenti per il Dottor Faust (1942), I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata (1948) e il Don Carlos (1950) messi in scena dal pittore a Firenze, è possibile ricostruire un metodo di ideazione dello spazio scenico basato sull’interpretazione tipologica dei tratti caratteriali dei luoghi d’ambientazione del dramma.From the graphic legacy (sketches and stage directions) bequeathed by Mario Sironi to the Archives of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, which refer to the productions of Doktor Faust (1942), The Lombards on the First Crusade (1948) and Don Carlos (1950) staged by the painter in Florence, it is possible to reconstruct a method of conceiving the scenic space based on the typological interpretation of the features of the places where the dramas are set.
La perdita del sacro timore
Authors: Tamaro Susanna
Published: February 2024

La natura ci parla della bellezza, di un mondo che esiste e vive sotto il segno della complessità. Ma sebbene la natura sia diventata un totem ideologico davanti al quale immolare le nostre ansie e paure più profonde, è assente l’idea che il degrado ambientale sia in qualche modo legato al degrado della nostra anima.

Nature speaks to us of beauty, of a world that exists and lives under the sign of complexity. And although nature has become an ideological totem before which we can offer as sacrifice our deepest anxieties and fears, the idea that environmental degradation is in some way related to the degradation of our soul is lacking.
Jesús Aparicio Guisado. Casa dell’orizzonte, Salamanca, Spagna
Authors: Guerra Brunella
Published: February 2024

La Casa del Horizonte che Jesús Maria Aparicio realizza nel Campo Charro, a Salamanca è la sintesi perfetta dei suoi studi: una scatola architettonica in dialogo intenso e sottile con il paesaggio vasto della dehesa salmantina. Se a nord rievoca le cuevas castigliane, a sud la casa si riduce all’essenziale: una copertura, un pavimento e nel mezzo l’orizzonte. La figura umana è sempre misura del paesaggio e dell’architettura.

The Casa del Horizonte built by Jesús Maria Aparicio in Campo Charro, Salamanca, is the perfect synthesis of his research: an architectural box engaged in an intense and subtle dialogue with the vast landscape of the Salamancan dehesa. Whereas to the north it evokes the Castilian cuevas, to the south the house is reduced to the essential: a roof, a floor, and in the middle the horizon. The human figure is always a measure of the landscape and of architecture.
DnA_Design and Architecture – Cave di Jinyun, Zhejiang, Cina
Authors: Barbi Simone
Published: February 2024

Il progetto alle cave di Jinyun espande la riflessione sulla agopuntura architettonica, avviata da Xu Tiantian e DnA_ Design and Architecture con la prolifica esperienza delle Songyang Stories, concentrandosi sulla risignificazione di spazi preesitenti, intervenendo con raffinati dettagli, ripetuti con ossessiva precisione, su un cluster di nove aule, differenti per dimensioni e vocazione d’uso, nel paesaggio estrattivo in abbandono della provincia di Zhejiang.

The project at Jinyun Quarries broadens the reflection on architectural acupuncture, initiated by Xu Tiantian and DnA_ Design and Architecture with the fecund experience of the Songyang Stories, by focusing on the re-ascription of meaning of pre-existing spaces, intervening with refined details, repeated with obsessive precision, on a cluster of nine halls, different in size and intended usage, in the abandoned mining landscape of the province of Zhejiang.
Giovanni Pizzigoni – Casa Nani a Parre di Bergamo, Italia
Authors: Bartocci Gabriele
Published: February 2024

La villa progettata da Giuseppe Pizzigoni per lo scultore bergamasco Claudio Nani nei pressi della Val Seriana, a venti chilometri da Bergamo Alta, costituisce l’approdo finale di una lunga ricerca, durata più di trent’anni, che l’architetto incentra sul tema dell’abitare ove il rapporto di corrispondenza tra il luogo e il progetto, tra la topografia e la tipologia dell’architettura guida l’atto fondativo del comporre.

The villa designed by Giuseppe Pizzigoni for the sculptor from Bergamo Claudio Nani in the Val Seriana, twenty kilometres from Bergamo Alta, represents the final outcome of a long research, lasting more than thirty years, carried out by the architect on the theme of dwelling, in which the relationship between place and project, between topography and the typology of architecture guides the founding act of architectural composition.
La Pedagogia di Aldo Braibanti nei prolegomeni acratici
Authors: Barbieri Wurtz Ilaria
Published: February 2024

The article aims to analyse the pedagogical contribution of Impresa dei prolegomeni acratici written by Aldo Braibanti. Against the power’ policies of his time, Braibanti emphasise the necessity of a “decentralisation” by forms of social and cultural influence. In this regard, the braibantian instance moves towards a “pedagogical revolution”, substantiated by an education to acracy and supported by an authentic ideal of freedom.
Lou Andreas von Salomé e il fiabesco nel Weihnachtsmärchen
Authors: Levrero Paolo
Published: February 2024

The article aims to examine the fairy tail Weihnachtsmärchen - that is the Fiaba per il Natale, in Italian translation -, written in 1907 by Lou Andreas von Salomé, one of the most effervescent and libertarian intellectual figures in late Nineteenth and early Twentieth century in Europe. Through the codes of the imaginary and the fantastic typical of the fairy tale, Salomé constitutes an ontology and a poetics of childhood in which delicacy, enchantment and wonder preserve the mystery of life, which, in the metaphor of Christmas remembered in the story, sustains the existence of the child in his thoughtful walk in the world.
Retranslation of Russian Classics (1991-2022): Assessment and Prospects
Authors: Caratozzolo Marco
Published: February 2024

The retranslation of Russian classics into Italian in the last thirty years is a topic of no little importance, for at least two reasons. On the one hand, this phenomenon mirrors a literary text translation activity that is still alive and in great evolution. On the other hand, an assessment that shows which works of Russian literature have appeared in new translations and which have remained ‘behind the scenes’ can be a useful orientation for the future, for the benefit of publishing houses, translators and scholars. The perspective of this report is therefore not to address specific translation problems, nor to give indications about editorial strategies about Russian literature. Instead, it is to review the main retranslated authors, also highlighting those who have not yet had new translations, and to draw conclusions that may be of use to the scholarly community and its relations with the publishing industry.
Russian-Eastern Intersections. A Venetian ‘Anomaly’
Authors: Ferrari Aldo
Published: February 2024

This article is devoted to the research of a group of scholars from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice who over the course of several decades – especially starting from the 1970s, and partly up to now – have studied the cultural and political relationships between Russia and Asia. Some of these scholars were specialists in Russian studies, others came from orientalist disciplines (in particular Iranian and Turkish studies), but showed an in-depth interest – also based on acquaintance with the language – in Russia and the Soviet Union. Their research has produced a large number of publications, of a predominantly literary and historical nature, which constitute an important contribution to the knowledge of Russian-Eastern interactions, with particular reference to the Caucasus, but also to Central Asia, Crimea and the Volga region. Some aspects of this ‘Venetian school’ of Russian-Asian studies can be very useful, albeit counter-current, for present-day research on the Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet area.
Andrej and Matvej Frjazin: the First Italians in Moscow
Authors: Lavrentyev Alexandr Vladimirovich
Published: February 2024

The arrival of Italian architects and masters of art and other skills in the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the second half of the 15th century, and the businesses of the “Frjazins” in Moscow and other cities, make up a bright page in the history of Italian-Russian relations. However, it is not common knowledge that the first Italians came to Moscow a century earlier. Between 1363 and 1389, the Grand Duke Dmitrij Ivanovič gave a charter for hunting to a certain Andrej Frjazin. According to the charter, Andrej Frjazin’s predecessor was his uncle, Matvej Frjazin, who arrived in Moscow during the great reign of Dmitrij Ivanovič’s grandfather, Ivan Danilovič Kalita, between 1328/1331 and 1340. The businesses of the uncle and nephew in the Arctic North region were encouraged by the grand dukes of Moscow and carried out with their financial participation. Apparently, Matvej and Andrej Frjazin had trading relations with the Venetian trading post Tana, and they were likely not the only Italian merchants in Moscow in the 14th century. Among the citizens who defended Moscow from the attack of the Tatar troops in the summer of 1382, Russian chronicles mention a certain cloth merchant, Adam, who was most likely an Italian, and who could have had some trading relations with the Genoese colony of Kafa in the Crimea.
Morphophonological Innovations in New Speakers’ Kashubian
Authors: Bandur Maciej , Borges Robert
Published: February 2024

New Speakers of minority languages are a special case which gives us a unique glimpse into variation and change. In such cases, language change at an accelerated pace tends to lead to profound changes in the structure of the language. Such developments are observable in Kashubian, a minority Slavic language spoken in East Pomerania. For the purpose of this study, spoken data consisting of responses to video stimuli was collected from a group of Kashubian speakers. Chosen morphophonological developments were analysed, especially repatterning and vowel substitution in nouns and verbs, as well as phonemic mergers and their consequences for the morphological structure.
Predicados evaluativos y contexto
Authors: Jaimes Federico Javier
Published: February 2024

En su más reciente libro, Cuestiones de Filosofía del Lenguaje: Pragmática, David Pérez Chico (2022) nos presenta una muy interesante selección de artículos sobre diferentes temáticas actualmente trabajadas en filosofía del lenguaje. Personalmente, considero que este libro es una lectura imprescindible para cualquier lector de habla hispana que quiera introducirse en las temáticas más contemporáneamente discutidas en esa disciplina. En este marco, en el presente artículo me propongo realizar un análisis crítico de cuatro de los artículos de la compilación que trabajan la temática de las emisiones evaluativas, i.e., emisiones cuya extensión depende de parámetros contextuales semánticamente no estándares.
Intra-cultural competence assessment: unveiling its influence on efl students’ affect and on their intercultural competence development
Authors:   Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Algeria, Mehdaoui Ahmed
Published: February 2024

Previous research on foreign language learners' intercultural competence has predominantly centered on their understanding and awareness of the target culture. While most research attribute learners' lack of intercultural competence to their inability to understand the target culture, there has been limited exploration into how students' awareness of their own culture influences their affect and the development of their intercultural competence. Given the significance of intracultural communicatiion ability in intercultural encounters, this this study aims to assess the intracultural competence of EFL students and its impact on their affective experiences and intercultural competence development. To achieve this goal, this study focuses on Algerian undergraduate EFL students. A cohort of 40 EFL students from Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret participated in the study. As a research method, the research employed quantitative and qualitative method. The quantitative method draws on Fantini’s (2007) Intercultural Communicative Competence Inventory (ICCI) model, which was modified and constructed into a rating scale to assess the level of the participants' intracultural competence. The qualitative method aims to know students’ perception on the role of intra-cultural competence in influencing their affective experiences in intercultural encounters. Based on the quantitative assessments, it was found that the participants exhibited a moderate level of intracultural competence. The qualitative results, on the other hand, indicated that the participants recognized of the pivotal role that intracultural competence would play in shaping their affective experiences when engaging with individuals from different international cultural backgrounds. This research contributes to our understanding of the importance of intracultural awareness for successful intercultural interactions and provides insights for educators and institutions aiming to enhance intercultural competence among students. The findings highlight the significance of fostering intracultural competence to create more positive and enriching intercultural experiences. /Keywords: assessment, EFL students, intra-cultural competence, affect, intercultural competence development
Review of FOHLC Europe 2023 conference: “Harvesting support for heritage language education: How to seek and maximize resources”
Authors:   University of Iceland, Iceland, Emilsson Peskova Renata , Cannizzaro Gisi ,   Heritage Language Education Network, Netherlands
Published: February 2024

The Forum of Heritage Language Coalitions in Europe (FOHLC Euope) aims to provide opportunities for those involved with heritage language (HL) education – programs otherwise known as mother tongue lessons or weekend schools – to come together to exchange ideas. The 3rd annual FOHLC Europe conference took place online on Friday, November 10, and Saturday, November 11, 2022, free of charge. There were over 200 registrations for the conference, from over 40 countries around the world, supporting more than 50 heritage languages.
ХОПЕРСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ПРИРОДНЫЙ ЗАПОВЕДНИК КАК ОБЪЕКТ МОНИТОРИНГА КЛИМАТИЧЕСКИХ ИЗМЕНЕНИЙ
Authors: Рыбалова М.М. , Межова Л.А.
Published: February 2024

Статья посвящена изучению динамики показателей температуры и режима осадков на территории Хоперского заповедника в период с 1939-2020 гг. Проведено сравнение показателей климата в 2020 г. со средними характеристиками для выявления и подтверждения тенденции потепления климата на территории заповедника. Определено значение изменения климатических показателей на природные явления на примере р. Хопер. Актуальность исследования связана с развитием прогнозирования состоянием среды и ей влияния на социально-экономическую сферу.
ДИНАМИКА ОРГАНИЧЕСКОГО УГЛЕРОДА В ГОРОДСКИХ ПОЧВЕННЫХ КОНСТРУКЦИЯХ СТЕПНОЙ ЗОНЫ НА ПРИМЕРЕ РОСТОВСКОЙ АГЛОМЕРАЦИИ
Authors: Скрипников П.Н. , Горбов С.Н.
Published: February 2024

Была изучена сезонная динамика содержания органического углерода на различных почвенных конструкциях. Исследования показали, что в осенний период наблюдается увеличение содержания органического углерода по сравнению с весенним отбором. Это может быть связано с большим поступлением отмерших растительных остатков и замедлением процесса минерализации органического вещества. К концу второго года наблюдений различия в содержании органического углерода между начальным и конечным значениями были статистически незначимыми.
ПРОБЛЕМЫ ЭКОЛОГИИ И ТРАНСГРАНИЧНЫЙ УГЛЕРОДНЫЙ НАЛОГ
Authors: Хасанова М.С. , Сайдулгериева М.А.
Published: February 2024

В условиях научно-технического прогресса нагрузка на окружающую среду в плане большего антропогенного воздействия увеличивается, обусловливая тем самым появление объективной необходимости в поиске новых способов предотвращения экологической катастрофы. С появлением концепции «зеленая экономика» в мировую практику введено много новых элементов регулирования экономики и вредного воздействия промышленной деятельности человека на природу. Одним из такого элемента является трансграничный углеродный налог, который вводится Европейским союзом.
Данный налог представляет собой дополнительный сбор за ввоз товаров, содержащих большой углеродный след, в Европейский союз. Он невыгоден экономике многих стран, которые импортируют в страны Европейского союза сырье и материалы, но необходим, поскольку глобальное потепление, являющееся следствием промышленной деятельности человека, может в перспективе привести к плачевным последствиям.
НЕКОТОРЫЕ СТРАТЕГИИ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ПЕРЕХОДА К «ЗЕЛЕНОЙ» ЭКОНОМИКЕ
Authors: Дохкильгова Д.М. , Иналов Э.А. , Атуева С.Х.
Published: February 2024

В данной статье рассматриваются наиболее эффективные, по мнению авторов, стратегии реализации основных приоритетов перехода к устойчивому развитию, такие как низкоуглеродное развитие и содействие созданию «зелёных» рабочих мест. Авторы дают обобщенную характеристику этих стратегий, являющихся высокоэффективными для сокращения выбросов, а также привлекательными благодаря своему потенциалу мобилизации ресурсов.Данное направление дополняется также рассмотрением вопросов финансирования перехода к нулевому уровню выбросов.
«ЗЕЛЁНЫЕ» ПРИОРИТЕТЫ ДЛЯ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО ПЕРЕХОДА К УСТОЙЧИВОМУ РАЗВИТИЮ
Authors: Дохкильгова Д.М. , Иналов Э.А. , Атуева С.Х.
Published: February 2024

Статья посвящена анализу наиболее актуальных экологических и других факторов риска и перечисления «зелёных» приоритетов, целесообразных к включению в экономические реформы. В статье исследуются ключевые приоритеты перехода к устойчивому развитию, рассматриваются процессы потенциального превращения большинства экономических потерь в экономические выгоды, установив «зелёные» приоритеты в рамках текущих экономических реформ.
ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЯ О НЕОБХОДИМОСТИ БОЛОТНЫХ ЛАНДШАФТОВ
Authors: Ирхина М.В. , Луговской А.М.
Published: February 2024

Статья посвящена проблеме формирования позитивного образа болотных ландшафтов как необходимых регуляторов гидрологического режима, мест депонирования углекислого газа в составе органических соединений, уникального и специфического набора биологических видов, кладезь лекарственных растений и полезных ископаемых.
Design, calçados e artesanato: um mapeamento do setor calçadista brasileiro pelo viés da sustentabilidade
Authors: Ferreira dos Santos Douglas , Joyce Oliveira da Silva Josefa , José Barros Ferro Ronald , José de Lacerda Lima Clécio , de Moraes Andrade Barbosa Ana Carolina
Published: February 2024

Este artigo discute o design e o universo calçadista sob o viés da sustentabilidade. Advindo dessa aproximação, o estudo tem como foco de investigação os aspectos artesanais e territoriais que interpolam marcas contemporâneas de calçados. Para isso, a pesquisa levantou dados do contexto mercadológico atual de quinze empresas artesanais do setor. Como discussão, foram pontuadas as questões que direcionam uma marca a ser considerada como sustentável e a relação dessa atribuição à referência de qualidade a partir do saber fazer manual e das tradições e matérias-primas locais. Por fim, as conclusões apontam o diálogo do design com os conceitos da cultura material e imaterial, a partir do teor dinâmico da atribuição de valor, que extrapola as razões econômicas.
O papel do design na segregação social das cidades: desenvolvimento de guarda-volumes para espaços que acolhem pessoas em situação de rua
Authors: Scandolara Marina , Pazmino Ana Veronica
Published: February 2024

O artigo apresenta uma pesquisa documental e de campo sobre a problemática social contemporânea de pessoas em situação de rua na cidade de Florianópolis, no estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. O escopo da pesquisa é o levantamento preliminar de necessidades e problemas de pessoas em situação de rua para, com esses dados, desenvolver um produto que possa auxiliar esse grupo social. O trabalho faz parte de um projeto de conclusão de curso que discorre sobre o design social como uma área no campo do design que se preocupa em atender demandas de grupos sociais da base da pirâmide e não com a visão do design de mercado. O artigo se trata também de uma crítica e reflexão sobre o ambiente público excludente. O resultado apresenta dados relevantes para dar continuidade ao projeto de design de produto para pessoas em situação de rua.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM MELIPONÁRIO MODULAR COM SISTEMA DE MONITORAMENTO AUTOMATIZADO
Authors: Bauer Juliana , Pazmino Ana Veronica
Published: February 2024

Este artigo aborda o desenvolvimento de um produto e um app destinados à criação de abelhas sem ferrão. O meliponário desenvolvido é o resultado de um projeto de conclusão do curso de Design de Produto, na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. O produto visa contribuir com a preservação das espécies nativas de abelhas no Brasil, auxiliar e facilitar os processos de manejo e controle na prática da meliponicultura, assegurando a qualidade e promovendo a saúde das abelhas, por meio da implementação de um sistema de monitoramento automatizado de um modelo modular de caixas, adaptável a diferentes espécies de meliponas. Ainda, busca oferecer um produto inovador para um setor pouco explorado no mercado atual, tratando-se de uma prática de nicho artesanal, com pouca aplicação tecnológica. Dessa forma, o trabalho apresenta o processo de projeto por meio do método de Design Thinking, e métodos de design como entrevista, análise da tarefa para a coleta dados sobre oportunidades, público-alvo, bem como especificações técnicas dos ambientes apropriados para a criação das meliponas e sua biologia. O resultado final é um protótipo funcional de um meliponário e a criação da interface gráfica do app.
BRIEFING: FERRAMENTA ESTRATÉGICA PARA O DESIGN SUSTENTÁVEL
Authors: Monteiro de Barros Filho Roberto , Lemos Oliveira Mendonça Rosângela Míriam , Pessoa dos Santos Breno
Published: February 2024

O briefing, utilizado em projetos de Design e Arquitetura, é um documento estratégico para se formalizar e alinhar todos os envolvidos em relação ao que deverá ser projetado. Descrevemos aqui a sua composição e sua importância como ferramenta que, desde o primeiro momento, coloca stakeholders e resultado ─ produto ou serviço ─ alinhados com os valores da sustentabilidade integral, isto é, sustentabilidade em que são indissociáveis os aspectos sociais, econômicos e ambientais. O desenvolvimento deste trabalho contou com pesquisas bibliográficas e práticas de projeto, apresentando assim fundamentos teóricos e casos de aplicação. Estes casos exemplificam como o briefing pode ser utilizado e demonstram sua relevância para a qualidade do projeto (considerada como atendimento às demandas do cliente, e valores de sustentabilidade aplicáveis ao cliente, usuários, projetistas e resultado da iniciativa). Sendo um elemento crucial para a qualidade do projeto, exploramos as questões relacionadas à especificação dos materiais. Finalmente apresentamos como síntese, nossa ferramenta de briefing para a sustentabilidade, como um checklist de elementos a serem avaliados para incorporação ao projeto. Concluímos que esta é uma ferramenta importante para aqueles que possuem os valores da responsabilidade com a qualidade de vida de todos.
EDUCAÇÃO PARA A SUSTENTABILIDADE: RELATO DO PROJETO MUSAS COLETIVO DE MODA
Authors: Pisetta Ana Suelen , Dolzan Júnior João
Published: February 2024

Este artigo teve como objetivo demonstrar as intersecções entre educação, moda e sustentabilidade na execução de um projeto chamado Musas Coletivo de Moda. Realizado em espaço não formal de educação, o projeto Musas utilizou os temas de sustentabilidade e moda na elaboração de seu plano de trabalho, no qual o objeto foi a criação e produção de calçados feitos com resíduos industriais de jeans. Nesse sentido, buscou-se discorrer sobre os espaços de educação não formal como uma possibilidade de acesso e democratização da moda na perspectiva da educação para a sustentabilidade. O aporte metodológico teve o relato de experiência e a revisão bibliográfica dos temas mencionados. O relato de experiência descreve os objetivos do projeto apresentado em cada dimensão correspondente ao tripé da sustentabilidade: social, ambiental e econômico, tendo a moda como ferramenta em seu papel fundamental para desenvolver a autoestima e do estímulo à autonomia.
Aplicación del estabilizador electroquímico BioCec a una carretera en los andes del Perú
Authors: De La Cruz Vega Sleyther Arturo , Vega Neyra Ccori Siello
Published: February 2024

El propósito de la investigación fue analizar el comportamiento de una subrasante, utilizando una estabilización electroquímica en una carretera en los andes del Perú. Utilizó una metodología cualitativa, cuantitativa y aplicada. Su población y muestra fue una longitud de 1 km, realizando 03 calicatas a cada a 0, 500 y 1000 m. Sus resultados muestran que el suelo en estado natural es un A-6 (arcillosos de baja plasticidad), con Californian Bearing Ratio de 9,60% ubicándose como subrasante regular. La incorporación del estabilizador electroquímico BioCec en varios en combinación de 0,04 l/m3, 0,07 l/m3 y 0,10 l/m3 produce una reducción del límite de consistencia en LL=5,90% LP=2,46% disminuyendo en 2,03%. El CBR incrementa a 7,12% al 100% y 5,08% al 95% en comparación con el suelo natural, mejorando su categoría a un A-4, subrasante buena. Se concluye que el suelo con la aplicación del estabilizado electroquímico BioCec mejora sus propiedades físico-mecánicas.
Information policy tools as instruments of Ukraine’s information security after Russia’s full-scale invasion
Authors: Rajczyk Robert
Published: February 2024

The paper presents the methods and means of conducting information policy by the Ukrainian authorities after the outbreak of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February 2022. The analysis is presented in institutional and functional terms using the method of functional analysis, which demonstrated that the information policy of Ukraine during the period of martial law is effective and provides the state (with) information security in terms of military aggression.
Comparison of laminoplasty and posterior segment fusion with laminoplasty and anterior segment fusion for treating acute extensional cervical spinal cord injury in pre-existing canal stenosis: a multicenter retrospective study
Authors: Lv Hao , Zou Xuan , Xiong Jiachao , Zhou Zhenhai , Zhong Junlong , Ma Shengbiao , Wan Wenbing , Zhang Bi , Luo Jiaquan , Xiao Qiang , Cao Kai
Published: February 2024

Background: Patients with pre-existing cervical spinal canal stenosis (CSCS) are more likely to suffer from an extensional spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the appropriate surgical alternatives for extended cervical SCIs in individuals with pre-existing CSCS remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacies of laminoplasty and posterior short-segment fusion (PSF) with laminoplasty and anterior short-segment fusion (ASF) in the treatment of these patients.
Methods: The clinical data of 258 patients from six spine centers were included in this retrospective study. Patients were divided into two different groups based on the surgical approach: laminoplasty and PSF (PSF group) and laminoplasty and ASF (ASF group). ASIA grades and JOA scores were obtained before and after surgery to assess neurological function.
Results: There were 116 patients in the PSF group and 142 patients in the ASF group. The average operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and hospital stay were 188 min, 298 ml, and 7.6 days, respectively, in PSF group, compared to 245 min, 366 ml, and 10.4 days in PSF group, respectively. Complete decompression was achieved in all patients, and fusion was achieved 6 months after surgery. A post-operative computed tomography scan revealed that 39/464 (8.4%) screws had perforated, but no neurovascular complications occurred. Both surgical strategies improved the ASIA grade and there was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.926). The JOA score improved from 6.21 ± 1.85 to 10.90 ± 3.56 in the PSF group and from 6.45 ± 2.17 to 11.48 ± 3.62 in the ASF group, but at the final follow-up, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.134). The incidence of post-operative complications in the ASF group (24/142, 16.9%) (P = 0.043) was higher than that in the PSF group (6/116, 5.17%).
Conclusions: Cervical laminoplasty combined with short-segment transpedicular screw fixation is a reliable option to treat extensional cervical SCIs in patients with CSCS. This surgical strategy is beneficial for achieving sufficient cervical spinal cord decompression, preserving cervical spine stability, and avoiding extra anterior cervical decompression and fusion, thereby reducing surgery time, intraoperative blood loss volume, post-operative complication rate, and length of hospital stay.
Relevance for Patients: Cervical laminoplasty combined with posterior segmental fusion (PSF) reduces operative time, bleeding, and complications and achieves adequate spinal cord decompression in the treatment of extension cervical SCI in patients with CSCS.
Gendersensibilisierung in der Ausbildung von Natur- und Techniklehrpersonen
Authors: Amacker Valerie , Atanasova Sanja , Bigler Matthias , Bölsterli Bardy Katrin , Brovelli Dorothee , Brun Regula , Fleischmann Jürg , Gut Christoph , Gyalog Tibor , Gysin Daniel , Ha Julia , Hoesli Matthias , Hool Alessandra , Ibraj Krenare , Lanka Judith , Legscha Yannick L. , Robin Nicolas , Pfirter Hanspeter , Prechtl Markus , Schmid Andrea Maria , Schwab Franziska , Stowasser Olivia , Studhalter Ueli , Tardent Josiane , Thaler Eveline , Wilhelm Markus , Zeyer Albert
Published: February 2024

Das Buch «Gendersensibilisierung in der Ausbildung von Natur- und Techniklehrpersonen» ist im Rahmen des gleichnamigen, vom Eidgenössischen Büro für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann geförderten Projekts entstanden. Die 16 Beiträge präsentieren einerseits Erkenntnisse aus Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekten und andererseits innovative Beispiele der Umsetzung von gendersensiblem Natur- und Technikunterricht auf Hochschulebene und darüber hinaus.
Guarantee of Children's Rights for Living in Islamic Family Law
Authors: Daharis Ade
Published: February 2024

This research was motivated by the negligence of a father regarding his obligation to provide support for his children after a divorce. The Marriage Law and the Compilation of Islamic Law state that child support is the obligation of a father. Divorce does not result in the loss of a father's obligation to provide support for his children. This research uses qualitative field research methods. The data sources used include primary sources in the form of interviews with divorced married couples. Secondary data sources include books, journals about divorce and post-divorce child support as well as statutory regulations. Data collection techniques were carried out by interviews. The analysis technique used is data management and data transcription.
Solution of linear PDEs obtained using Laplace transform
Authors: Kim Hwajoon
Published: February 2024

We would like to find the solution of PDEs obtained using Laplace transform. The solution of linear PDEs using Laplace transform has the advantage that an arbitrary constant is specifically displayed as an initial value. Of course, even if the Laplace transform used as a tool is replaced with many other Laplace-type transforms, the obtained result still holds. In addition, the solution of example 2 is obtained using ChatGPT and compared with the exact solution.