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OVERVIEW OF MECHANIZED CARE EQUIPMENT BY THE HOOVES OF CATTLE
Authors: HRYTSUN Anatolii , SOLONA Olena
Published: September 2024

The current conditions of keeping cattle in specialized industrial complexes and large farms often lead to traumatism of the hooves, which can ultimately lead to pathology of the limbs. This negatively affects the productivity of animals and, as a result, causes significant economic losses in the livestock sector.
Several reasons have been identified that cause trauma to cattle limbs and lead to their pathology. Yes, hard surfaces, slotted floors, and conveyor-type conveyors for removing manure have a negative effect on the animals' hooves. Up to 40% of animals suffer from limb diseases when cows are tethered, while up to 90% in monoblock cowsheds of the untethered type. In dairy enterprises, among all mechanical injuries to cows, from 60% to 80% are limb diseases caused by trauma to the hooves and toes.
In order to prevent and successfully treat horn diseases in cattle on specialized farms and dairy complexes, it is necessary to improve treatment methods, animal care rules, and methods of cleaning and trimming horn growth of hooves.
Trimming and cleaning of hooves are quite time-consuming operations, which are among the mandatory measures for the prevention of diseases of the limbs of animals. This operation is performed 2-3 times a year. At the same time, the excess layer of horny growth is cut off, and the legs are given an optimal shape. This ensures uniform distribution of the load over the entire support surface of the limb.
The used mechanical means for trimming hooves have some disadvantages. Such a large mass and the lack of regulation of cutting modes depending on the physical and mechanical properties of the horn growth do not contribute to high-quality processing of hooves.
The review of systems and equipment for cutting hoof horn growth in cattle, especially cows, shows that this direction of research is relevant and promising.
To increase the productivity of trimming hooves and ensure their natural geometric shape and the necessary roughness of the treated surface, it is advisable to conduct further research on the justification of structural and technological parameters and modes of operation of mechanical equipment for effective care of cattle hooves.
Factors associated with interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Suppa-Udom Benyapa , Disayabutr Supparerk , Wonglaksanapimon Suwimon , Butnian Krittachat , Katchamart Wanruchada
Published: September 2024

Aim: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The prevalence and risk factors for ILD in RA exhibit considerable variation. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with ILD in Thai patients with RA.
Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 290 RA patients from the Siriraj Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry between March and December 2022. Patient characteristics, disease activity and functional status were documented. Chest radiography (CXR) was employed for ILD screening, and suspected cases were further evaluated using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests. Two radiologists independently analyzed CXR and HRCT images, with any discrepancies resolved by a pulmonologist.
Results: Among the 290 patients, the majority were female (89.7%) with mean age (SD) of 58.8 (11.5) years, and the median disease duration was 10 years (range 6–17 years). Patients exhibited low disease activity [mean Disease Activity Score 28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate score (SD) 2.69 (0.90)] and mild functional impairment [median Health Assessment Questionnaire score (range) 0.25 (0–0.63)]. Thirteen patients (4.5%) were diagnosed with ILD via HRCT (RA-ILD), with nonspecific interstitial pneumonia being the predominant ILD pattern (69.2%). Pulmonary function tests showed normal results in most patients, with only 15.5% presenting restrictive ventilatory defects. Age (P = 0.04), breathlessness (P < 0.001), crackles (P < 0.001), and functional impairment (P = 0.02) exhibited significant associations with RA-ILD.
Conclusions: ILD is relatively infrequent in Thai patients with RA. However, older age, breathlessness, crackles, and functional impairment should prompt investigations for ILD in RA patients.
PREPARATION OF CONCRETE MATERIALS BASED ON HIGHLY DISPERSED MINERAL FILLERS AND RESEARCH OF THEIR PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Authors:   An Independent Researcher Of The Academy Of Ministry Of Emergency Situations Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan, Ikromjonovna Atajanova Odina , Ergashevich Kurbanbaev Shuxrat ,   Professor, Doctor Of Technical Sciences, Uzbekistan, O‘G‘Li Saotboev Doniyorbek Soatboy ,   Scientific Research Institute Of Emergency Situations And Fire Safety Of Ministry Of Emergency Situations Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan
Published: September 2024

The article presents the results of experiments on taking concrete samples and studying their physical and mechanical properties by using wollastonite and vermiculite minerals, which are highly dispersed mineral raw materials, in 2 different ways. According to the obtained results, the strength of the concrete samples was increased by using samples of these minerals in different sizes as fillers and in the composition of the coating.
THE HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT OF KARAKALPAK NATIONAL MUSIC
Authors:   Assistant Professor Of The Department Of ", Kutlimuratovich Allaniyazov Bakhadir ,   General Professional And Social Humanities",   , Nukus Branch Of Uzbekistan State Conservatory, Uzbekistan
Published: September 2024

The development of Karakalpak national music is a fascinating journey through the history and culture of the Karakalpak people. Nestled in the heart of Central Asia, the Karakalpak people have long cherished their traditional music as an integral part of their identity. From ancient nomadic traditions to modern influences, Karakalpak national music has evolved and adapted over the years, reflecting the rich tapestry of the Karakalpak culture. In this article, we will explore the origins, influences, characteristics, and modern developments of Karakalpak national music, as well as the ongoing efforts to preserve this musical heritage for future generations.
Possibility of Enhancing Students’ Academic Performance in Electrolysis using Collaborative-Predict-Observe-Explain-Write (CPOEW) and 3E’s Learning Models
Authors: Ajayi V.O. , Atsuwe A.B
Published: September 2024

This research investigated the possibility of enhancing senior secondary school students’ academic performance in electrolysis using Collaborative-Predict-Observe-Explain-Write (CPOEW) and Exploration, Explanation and Evaluation (3E’s) learning models. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Electrolysis Performance Test (EPT) was the instrument used for data collection. Kuder-Richardson (KR-21) formula was used to test the internal consistency of EPT which yielded a reliability value of 0.91. The population was 7,152 SS2 students offering chemistry in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. A sample of 143 students drawn from 3 schools in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria was selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The research questions were answered using Mean and Standard Deviation scores while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using results from Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The study revealed that there was significant difference in the mean academic performance of students taught Electrolysis using CPOEW, 3E’s model and discussion method [F2, 140=1943.116, P<0.05]. The study revealed that there was no significant interaction effect of treatments and gender on the mean academic performance scores of students in electrolysis [F2, 140=114.340, P<0.05]. It was recommended among others that to enhance students’ academic performance in electrolysis, serving teachers should be encouraged to use CPOEW and 3E’s learning models in teaching electrolysis.
In-service teacher training programmes that promote education for sustainable development: A review of emerging literature
Authors: Olawumi Kayode Babatunde , Mavuso Mzuyanda Percival
Published: September 2024

Teacher continuous professional development programs have been identified as important tools for integrating education for sustainable development (ESD) into teacher education in South Africa. Research studies have indicated that in-service training for secondary school teachers has been under-resourced and poorly implemented in terms of integrating ESD into teaching and learning in secondary schools. The literature also supports the claim that, in light of climate change and global warming, in-service programs for secondary school teachers do not adequately promote the integration of ESD in South African classrooms. Due to the absence of a suitable professional development program to support the implementation of ESD in secondary schools, efforts to resolve these deficiencies have not had the expected impact. This study examines the challenges in South Africa's in-service teacher development program for integrating ESD. The in-service training program for sustainable development was researched using the systematic literature review methodology. The study argues that inadequate in-service training programs for secondary school teachers have hindered the implementation of ESD in South Africa. The literature also revealed the absence of a unified framework that can be used in South Africa to integrate ESD. As a result, it is recommended that combinations of frameworks or models be adopted when designing a unified in-service training program for teachers to promote ESD in South African classrooms.
Mining for Gems: Early Detection of Calcinosis in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Using Low-Dose Computed Tomography
Authors: Vyzhga Yulia , Doria Andrea S. , Feldman Brian M. , Tse Shirley M.
Published: September 2024

Calcinosis, a common complication in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), affects up to 40% of patients and can be associated with uncontrolled disease activity and morbidity.1

A 9-year-old female with a 17-month history of JDM presented with worsened bilateral knee pain.
Obesity treatment applying effective fuzzy soft multiset-based decision-making process
Authors: Sakr Hanan H.
Published: September 2024

Nowadays, obesity is recognized as a worldwide epidemic that has become a major cause of death and comorbidities. Recommending appropriate treatment is critical in the global health environment. For obesity treatment to be effective, the person must be able to follow a specific diet that meets his needs so that he can follow it for a long time or forever to maintain fitness. This research aims to determine the best diet among the trusted diets for every person based on his needs and circumstances. This occurs when applying a decision-making technique based on the effective fuzzy soft multiset concept. For this purpose, the definition of the effective fuzzy soft multiset as well as its types, operations, and properties are introduced. Furthermore, a decision-making method is proposed based on the effective fuzzy soft multiset environment. Using matrices operations, one can easily apply the decision-making process based on this new extension of sets to choose the optimal diet for everyone. Finally, an extensive comparative analysis of the previous methods is undertaken and also summarized in a chart to attract focus on the benefits of the suggested algorithm and to demonstrate how they differ from the current one.
Finite-time stability analysis of singular neutral systems with time delay
Authors: Wang Sheng , Long Shaohua
Published: September 2024

This paper studies the finite-time stability problem for a class of singular neutral systems by using the Lyapunov-Krasovskii function approach and regular neutral system theory. The considered systems involve not only the delayed version of the state, but also the delayed version of the derivative of the state. Some sufficient conditions are presented to ensure that the considered systems are regular, impulse-free, and finite-time stable. Three numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.
The spatiotemporal dynamics of a diffusive predator-prey model with double Allee effect
Authors: Li Lingling , Li Xuechen
Published: September 2024

We introduce a diffusive predator-prey system with the double Allee effect, focusing on the stability and sufficient conditions for the coexistence of prey and predator. Subsequently, we derived the amplitude equation and explore secondary-order dynamic properties using methods such as Taylor series expansion and multiscaling. The novel approach outlined above provides a precise means to thoroughly analyze the predator-prey model. Through this analysis, we demonstrated that the inclusion of the Allee effect and diffusion leads to the system exhibiting more intricate dynamic behaviors compared to systems lacking these factors. On one hand, in the diffusive system without the Allee effect, the pattern formation regarding the distribution of species was relatively scattered, whereas in the diffusive system with the Allee effect, it is more intensive. On the other hand, the system with the Allee effect transitioned from unstable to stable when the diffusion parameter in prey increased, and the aggregation degree of pattern formation in the system with the Allee effect was higher than in the system without it. These findings highlight the significant roles played by the Allee effect and diffusion in determining the dynamic behaviors of prey and predator within the system.
Why costume fandom’s distinctions from cosplay matter: Costuming’s craft, histories, and motivations
Authors: Godwin Victoria L.
Published: September 2024

Costume fandom is defined by intense affect for costumes and for the creative processes and material practices of designing, crafting, and displaying them. I differentiate costume fandom (emphasizing craft) from cosplay (emphasizing identity). I also highlight costume fandom's discourse about itself during the underexplored 1939–1984 period, including its numerous innovations. Autoethnography supplements discourse analysis on why fans historically and currently participate in costume fandom. Costume fandom discourse recognizes multiple overlapping motivations, including practicality, creativity, aesthetics, gaining or improving craft skills, identification, and other costume fans' creations or praise, as well as more problematic factors.
Our Shakespeare, ourselves: The pleasures (and pitfalls) of fannish reading
Authors: Mudan Finn Kavita
Published: September 2024

So much of what we think we know about William Shakespeare as a person is, at worst, untrue, and at best, merely unproveable. How do we get from this string of documentary lacunae to the central figure of the Western literary canon, and what can that journey reveal about different modes of reading and engagement? The answer, I argue, lies in what Anna Wilson calls "fannish hermeneutics"—in essence, a mode of affective reading that emphasizes an emotional connection to the text, thus operating in contrast to the manner of reading favored by academic institutions, and which can tell us far more about the reader than about Shakespeare. While I certainly do not propose to elevate one reading mode over the other—after all, at their worst, one reeks of pedantry and the other gave us the authorship controversy—I explore how readings of Shakespeare's sonnets reflect different forms of fannish engagement and hermeneutics.
Disrupting and restorying horror tropes through fan engagements with the interactive video game Until Dawn
Authors: Jones Karis , Kruidenier Sahara
Published: September 2024

Until Dawn is a popular horror video game critiqued for its perpetuation of pervasive horror stereotypes around gender, race, and mental illness. Drawing from methods of multisited affinity space ethnography, we followed a group of cosplayers as they live streamed Until Dawn together before cosplaying characters from the franchise at New York Comic Con. Tracing uptake across fans' live streaming interactions and cosplaying encounters as well as across digital texts like social media posts and fan fiction in the wider fandom, we explore the extent to which fans collectively disrupt or restory problematic elements from the video game. We found extensive engagement with gender and mental illness across communities, contexts, and modalities, with some critique of Indigenous appropriation. This analysis reveals both cohesive trajectories of uptake around communal restorying with respect to certain problematic aspects of the source text as well as complex and varied possibilities for critical interpretation across fan work modalities.
Baldwin, Shakespeare, whiteness, and (anti)fandom: "What's love got to do with it?"
Authors: Brown David Sterling
Published: September 2024

Shakespeare's racial whiteness is not always positioned in the frame. It is not always acknowledged, publicly or critically, especially the powerful effects of that whiteness, which cannot be separated from the man. When acafans, fans, and antifans evade engagement with whiteness (and race, broadly speaking), much gets lost with respect to holistic knowledge production. One solution is to engage always—with a critical eye that is constructive and not reductive—how whiteness is constantly at work.
"The Shakespeare multiverse: Fandom as literary praxis," by Valerie M. Fazel and Louise Geddes
Authors: Bontrager Megan
Published: September 2024

Valerie M. Fazel and Louise Geddes, editors, The Shakespeare Multiverse: Fandom as Literary Praxis. New York: Routledge, 2022, paperback, $54.99 (256p), ISBN 978-1-032-11445-3; eBook, $41.49, ISBN 978-0-429-28950-7; hardcover, $180, ISBN 978-0-367-25734-7
Current Trends in Smart Classrooms and Sustainable Internet of Things
Authors: Çela Eriona , Fonkam Mathias M. , Eappen Philip , Vajjhala Narasimha Rao
Published: September 2024

This chapter explores the evolving landscape of smart classrooms, focusing on the integration of sustainable internet of things (IoT) technologies. This chapter systematically reviews current trends, highlighting how IoT innovations are reshaping educational environments to enhance learning experiences and improve resource efficiency. The chapter examines the impact of smart technologies on classroom design, teaching methodologies, and sustainability practices, offering insights into the benefits and challenges of adopting IoT in education. This chapter underscores the potential of sustainable IoT solutions to create more adaptive, efficient, and environmentally conscious educational spaces, setting the stage for the future of education.
IoT and Clean Technologies for Waste Reduction Processes
Authors: Babu Bachina Harish , Ananth J. , Sukania P. , M. Clement Joe Anand , H. Mickle Aancy , D. Magesh Babu
Published: September 2024

This chapter discusses how clean technologies and IoT solutions help manufacturing reduce waste and move towards a circular economy. It points out the need for sustainable practices and how renewable energy systems and eco-friendly materials can reduce waste throughout production. IoT devices impact manufacturing processes, allowing real-time resource use and waste creation tracking. To make these technologies work well, companies must analyze data and use machine learning to use resources and maintenance best. The chapter also discusses challenges like high upfront costs, systems not working together, and keeping data safe. These issues need solving to get more people to adopt clean technologies and IoT solutions. It shows why bringing these technologies into manufacturing pushes the circular economy idea forward.
Recent Advances in Assessing Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Around the World
Authors: Copping Andrea E. , Martínez M. Luisa , Hemery Lenaïg G. , Hutchison Ian , Jones Kristin , Kaplan Marley
Published: September 2024

Abstract Marine renewable energy (MRE) is increasingly of interest to coastal nations as a source of renewable energy that can support climate change mitigation goals as well as provide secure locally-produced energy for coastal and island communities. MRE extracts power
from tidal streams, waves, ocean currents, run of rivers, and gradients in the ocean, with specialized devices developed and tested for each energy resource. Alongside development of MRE technologies and systems, first in Europe and then in North America, Australia, Asia, and other regions,
it has been universally recognized that there is also a need to examine potential effects on marine animals, habitats, ecosystem processes, local communities and other sea users, to ensure that the MRE industry can be developed in a responsible and sustainable manner. This paper looks at the
status of assessment and monitoring for potential environmental effects associated with MRE projects around the world. Over 80 projects were identified worldwide as having been tested, demonstrated, or commercially deployed with associated environmental monitoring. Five of the projects that
represent tidal stream, wave, and run of river projects are examined in more detail to determine the types of data and information collected for those projects, the outputs of the monitoring campaigns, and the actions taken as a result of the data collection and analysis. Recommendations are
provided for standardization of the monitoring approaches, instruments, and analysis methods at MRE project sites worldwide.
Reclaiming Narratives - Muslim Women Navigating Activism in Educational Research Implications and Recommendations for Educators
Authors: Zafar Zainab , Startup Aurra
Published: September 2024

This chapter delves into the intricate dynamics of activism within educational research within the context of resistance and justice within settler-colonial states from Turtle Island and beyond. Drawing inspiration from Eve Tuck's (2010) concept of shifting from damage-centered research to desire-based research and Sara Ahmed's (2010) work on embodying what it means to be a killjoy,  we endeavour to confront and address prevailing tensions we face as visibly identified Muslim women researchers and educators. We position           ourselves to navigate the complexities of our lived experiences and advocate      for justice in the current climate. We come together from Pakistani and Palestinian familial lineages to share our lived experiences and specific testimonies of ‘othering’ in educational research and activism. Using an anti-colonial and desire-based framework, we explore the framing and tensions of Orientalism and the struggle against it. We also contemplate our identities, positionalities and stances within educational research. Drawing strength from Indigenous cultures and Islamic philosophies, we seek to advocate for disruption, refusal and subversion, essential to activist research. We conclude with implications for educators, universities, researchers, schools, communities, and beyond. We aim to illuminate the paths we navigate as activist researchers, harnessing our collective experiences and reframing the research approach through a desire-based approach.
World, Do You Hear Me?: Reimagining Black Boys’ Voice in Early Childhood Education
Authors: Johnson Marcus Wayne
Published: September 2024

This study interrogates the metanarrative surrounding Black boys in early childhood education and aims to endorse their role of participant-voice research in charting future scholarly endeavors. To do so, researchers are urged to be at the forefront of taking on this more comprehensive approach to understanding children’s meaning-making and actions. Applying the theoretical frameworks of critical childhood studies and praxis, underpinned by consequential research in education as the methodology, a reflective academic approach was initiated. This intellectual exercise prompts a shift from the pervasive “at-risk” label towards recognizing Black Boys as “at-resourced” – capable and valuable contributors to educational and social environments. This study contributes to a reimagined educational narrative, whereby the foregrounding of Black boys’ voices in early childhood education is valued and normalized.
Tarsila do Amaral y Oswald de Andrade, los viajes, el libro, los dibujos
Authors: Cámara Mario
Published: September 2024

A partir de la perspectiva infraordinaria de Georges Perec, propongo revisitar un libro de poesía brasileña que ha entablado un diálogo intermedial entre texto e imagen para, de diferentes formas, destacar y señalar aspectos inadvertidos de la cultura brasileña. El dispositivo óptico-textual que analizaré es Pau Brasil de Oswald de Andrade, con ilustraciones de Tarsila do Amaral, publicado en 1925. En las páginas de Pau Brasil, entre poemas y dibujos, Oswald y Tarsila recorren Brasil, pero ¿qué Brasil recorren y revelan? El artículo pretende demostrar que Pau Brasil produce una especie de reordenamiento geopolítico de las imágenes de Brasil, hasta ese momento marginales o en pleno desarrollo, que han tenido una profunda perduración a lo largo del tiempo.
SAT-based Formal Verification of Fault Injection Countermeasures for Cryptographic Circuits
Authors: Tan Huiyu , Gao Pengfei , Song Fu , Chen Taolue , Wu Zhilin
Published: September 2024

Fault injection attacks represent a type of active, physical attack against cryptographic circuits. Various countermeasures have been proposed to thwart such attacks, however, the design and implementation of which are intricate, error-prone, and laborious. The current formal fault-resistance verification approaches are limited in efficiency and scalability. In this paper, we formalize the fault-resistance verification problem and show that it is coNP-complete. We then devise a novel approach for encoding the fault-resistance verification problem as the Boolean satisfiability (SAT) problem so that modern off-the-shelf SAT solvers can be utilized. The approach is implemented in an open-source tool FIRMER which is evaluated extensively on realistic cryptographic circuit benchmarks. The experimental results show that FIRMER is able to verify fault-resistance of almost all (72/76) benchmarks in 3 minutes (the other three are verified in 35 minutes and the hardest one is verified in 4 hours). In contrast, the prior approach fails on 31 fault-resistance verification tasks even after 24 hours (per task).
LAS ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES: CODIFICACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PROGRESIVO DE SU RESPONSABILIDAD INTERNACIONAL
Authors: CORTÉS MARTÍN JOSÉ MANUEL
Published: September 2024

Se estudia la codificación de las normas jurídicas internacionales que regulan la responsabilidad de las organizaciones internacionales emprendida por la Comisión de Derecho Internacional. El trabajo de investigación parte de un primer análisis del concepto de organización internacional, para continuar con el examen de los hechos ilícitos de las organizaciones internacionales y un estudio de los distintos tipos de obligaciones internacionales que pueden vincular a una organización internacional. Examina, a continuación, los distintos tipos de vínculos que permiten la atribución a una organización internacional de un hecho ilícito internacional, así como los supuestos en que se ha producido una cesión de competencias a una organización internacional, analizando la variada tipología que este supuesto puede originar. Sigue un interesante capítulo sobre la responsabilidad subsidiaria de los Estados miembros de la organización internacional, para finalizar con un último capítulo dedicado a las circunstancias que excluyen la ilicitud.
On the Compact Integral Hypersurfaces of the Multidimensional Homogeneous Darboux System
Authors:   Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus, Amel’kin Vladimir V. , Tyshchenko Valentin Yu. ,   Grodno State University, Grodno, Belarus
Published: September 2024

The ordinary at $m=1$ and the completely solvable at $m>1$ the real homogeneous Darboux systems $$dx_i=\sum\limits_{j=1}^{m}\Bigl(L_{ij}(x)+x_iP_j(x) \Bigr)dt_j, i=\overline{1,n},$$ where $n>1,\ m<n,\ L_{ij}(x)=\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}a_{ijk}x_k,\ a_{ijk}\in\mathbb{R},\ k=\overline{1,n},\ j=\overline{1,m},\ i=\overline{1,n},\ P_j(x),\ j=\overline{1,m}$, are twice smooth homogeneous functions of order $\rho\geqslant 1$ and the rank of the matrix corresponding to the right-hand sides of the Darboux systems is equal to m almost everywhere on $\mathbb{R}^n$, are considered. The concept of a regular integral hypersurface of these systems is introduced. It is proved that the systems under consideration cannot have more than one isolated compact regular integral hypersurface. An example of a system with an isolated compact regular integral hypersurface is given.
Some Bounded Linear and Compact Operators into the Generalised Hahn Space
Authors:   State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia, Malkowsky Eberhard , Veličković Vesna I. ,   University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Serbia, Kačapor Enes ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia
Published: September 2024

We characterise some classes of bounded linear and compact operators from the spaces of sequences that are strongly summable or strongly summable to zero with index p ≥ 1 by the Cesaro method of order 1 into the generalised Hahn space. Furthermore, we establish estimates for the norm and the Hausdorff measure of noncompactness of those operators. Our results are complementary to recently published dual corresponding results with the order of the sequence spaces reversed. We also apply our results to the graphical representations of related potential surfaces and the corresponding Wulff’s crystals.
Towards Citizen-Centered Smart Services Research Insights from a Project
Authors:   State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia, Kajan Ejub , Ugljanin Emir ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia, Marovac Ulfeta ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia, Avdić Aldina ,   State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia, Ljajić Adela ,   Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia
Published: September 2024

This paper presents research on citizen-centered smart services from the perspective of a long-term project. Initially intended for E-Government services in social, economic and biological domains, it is naturally extended to smart city services due to the common goals of citizen-centered services, common data sources, similar technologies, and the like. It is also overlapped with some international cooperation with similar goals. Both, E-Government and Smart Cities, feed with information that originates from their sensors, citizens and IoT, and, in return, provide smart services that aim to improve the quality of life and achieve more efficient management in the different environments in which they operate. The sensing is provided by listening to citizen opinions via social media, like Facebook, X (formerly, Twitter), and the like, and other Web 2.0 methods like crowdsensing and crowdsourcing, etc. The emerging world of IoT allows to sense some environmental phenomena like temperature, air pollutants, traffic congestion, fire, flooding, and to evidence some illegal behavior on the streets, for example. Development and deployment of citizen-centered services are analyzed through the prism of four dimensions, namely (1) modeling and decision-making, (2) sensing and analyzing, (3) willingness and engagement, and (4) openness and transparency. In addition, key technological enablers that drive the full achievement of these dimensions are briefly discussed. To address the challenges several issues are discusses. These include the enormous amount of data with high velocity, value and variety, the complexity of Serbian language and grammar with the absence of linguistic resources, and the limitations of IoT resources, to mention a few. These challenges are discussed by related work and a brief overview of proposed solutions with special emphasis on a framework, design of several specialized social machines, text processing in Serbian language, sentiment analysis, business process management and an excerpt of developed and deployed services. We briefly outline the main contributions of published work, including the key and technologies utilized, all supported by several experimental results. We conclude by identifying some unresolved problems and proposing future research directions.
DOKUMENTARNO-UMETNIČKA PROZA SAVE TEKELIJE U IMAGOLOŠKOJ PERSPEKTIVI
Authors:   Institute of Danube-Swabian History and Regional Studies (Tübingen), Germany, Trifunjagić Danica
Published: September 2024

The paper approaches the documentary-artistic prose of Sava Tekelija – a representative writer of this genre of Serbian literature of the 18th century – from an imagological point of view. Self-images and hetero-images can be observed in his Diary and memoirs (Descriptions of My Life) and the boundary line of civilization drawn by the author is recognized, clearly delineating the area he perceives as Otherness
THE CONFLICT OF TRADITION AND PROGRESS – ACTIVE FAITHFUL LOVE AND ROMANTIC PASSION (Passion beyond the framework of marriage in a Serbian realistic story)
Authors:   Institute for Literature and Arts (Belgrade), Serbia, Josipović Jovana
Published: September 2024

Based on the stories of Serbian realism, the work deals with systematizing the root differences between marital and romantic passionate love. Appearances and social phenomena analogous to marriage and its procreative function (cooperative organization, rural idyll, active faithful love) are examined, and on the other hand, circumstances corre- sponding to romantic passion (individualism, urban environment, ideas of progress). Using the examples of short stories by Janko Veselinović, Ilija Vukićević, Svetolik Ranković and Simo Matavulj, there were analyzed the following topics: male and female marital infidelity; the issue of idealization of cooperative social organization; and the forms of opposing the two polarities of eros (procreative and romantic). In its conclusions, the paper relies on the theoretical analyzes of Denis de Rougemont (Love and the West), Emil Cioran (Fall in Time) and Robert A. Johnson (He: Understanding the Psychology of Masculinity).
Peningkatan Kinerja Konverter Buck Boost Menggunakan Kontrol Logika Fuzzy
Authors: Briantara Putra Wiwaha Bagas , Wiryajati I Ketut , Wahyu Satiawan I Nyoman
Published: September 2024

Konverter buck-boost adalah salah satu perangkat penting dalam aplikasi konversi daya yang mampu menaikkan atau menurunkan tegangan sesuai kebutuhan beban. Namun, Tantangan utama dalam pengoprasian konverter buck-boost adalah menjaga stabilitas tegangan keluaran. Pemilihan  kontrol PID merupakan salah satu cara yang dapat digunakan untuk menjaga tegangan keluaran agar tetap stabil dalam penelitian ini digunakan buck boost dengan input 12 volt serta kontrol PID yang diatur dengan beberapa parameter yang dapat mengurangi kesalahan dan menstabilkan tegangan keluaran, Nilai konstanta PID yaitu Kp = 2 dan Ki = 0.2 dengan parameter tersebut didapatkan hasil yang kurang stabil dengan time rise =  72,45 ms dan overshoot = 0,995 % untuk mode boost dengan tegangan keluaran 24 volt dan time rise = 123,2 ms dan overshoot = 0,995 %  untuk mode buck dengan tegangan keluaran 5 volt. Dengan demikian untuk memaksimalkan sistem dengan tegangan keluaran yang stabil digunakan kontrol logika fuzzy yang mempunyai respon waktu yang adaptif serta mampu beradaptasi terhadap variasi beban hasil simulasi menunjukan tegangan keluaran dari kontrol logika fuzzy memiliki time rise = 114 ms dan overshoot = 0,761 % pada mode boost dan time rise = 104 ms dengan overshoot = 0,971 % pada mode buck. Keuntungan dari kontrol logika fuzzy yaitu lebih optimal dan mampu menyempurnakan kinerja sistem secara responsive dibandingkan dengan kontrol konvensional lain
Numerical study of heat transfer in a phase change material during its solidification with the finite volume method for a good rationalization of the use of energy in the building
Authors: Fatima-Zohra Chelloug , Salah Laouar Mohamed , Omar Kholai
Published: September 2024

Currently, energy storage in buildings (walls, ceilings, etc.) is a very effective technological tool for reducing energy consumption either in winter period or in summer period; while ensuring the achievement of thermal comfort. Moreover, the building envelope can store thermal energy in sensitive or latent form due to new phase change materials known as PCM. So, the objective of our paper is related to numerical study of the heat transfer in the PCM (n-octadecane) during its solidification (destocking) installed in a building wall. Our mathematical formulation is based on a one-dimensional conduction model. The problem was solved with the enthalpy method. Extensive numerical simulations have been performed using the finite volume method (implicit scheme) to predict the temperature fields and the enthalpy values in the PCM. So far, the resulting system of equations is solved using Thomas' method (TDMA) and our results are significant.
Design and production of a mini-turbo reactor and study of its dual-fuel (gas-hydrogen) operation
Authors: Miles Adel , Bouchoucha Ali , Bendjaballah Dris
Published: September 2024

The objective of this research was to investigate the effects of hydrogen injection on the performance of a mini turbo reactor. To achieve this, an experimental test bench was constructed, incorporating a specially designed mini turbo reactor capable of operating on various fuel mixtures and a dry cell electrolyzer for on-site hydrogen production. A comprehensive testing campaign was conducted, comparing the mini turbo reactor performance when fueled with pure propane and a propane-hydrogen blend at varying concentrations. Parameters evaluated included power output, thermal efficiency, fuel mass flow rate, flame temperatures, and pollutant emissions (CO, CO2, NOx). The experimental results unequivocally demonstrated that the addition of hydrogen to propane significantly enhances the mini turbo reactor specific power while concurrently reducing CO and CO2 emissions. Furthermore, data analysis revealed an improvement in the thermal efficiency of the cycle, suggesting potential reductions in specific fuel consumption. These findings highlight the promising potential of hydrogen injection as a strategy to enhance the performance and environmental impact of mini turbo reactor.
Análisis factorial confirmatorio en una escala sobre seguridad del paciente con estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud
Authors: Lara Gabriela Alejandrina Suárez , Ramírez Beatriz Martínez , Soto Nissa Yaing Torres , Fernández Josué Arturo Medina , Torres Edgar Fernando Peña , Góngora Crystal Ariel Ek , Gallardo Karina Isabel Casco , Perry Saul David Badillo
Published: September 2024

La seguridad del paciente implica acciones cuyo objetivo principal es mitigar riesgos y prevenir daños evitables con disminución de errores en la población bajo atención sanitaria. La capacitación de profesionales de la salud es fundamental y constituye un pilar esencial para transformar la prestación de servicios médicos. El objetivo del presente artículo es realizar un análisis factorial confirmatorio del “Cuestionario para medir actitudes y conocimientos de seguridad del paciente”, aplicado en estudiantes de enfermería y medicina de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo. Se utilizó una muestra de 220 estudiantes de medicina y enfermería en el último ciclo de formación de pregrado, pertenecientes a la División de Ciencias de la Salud. El instrumento fue autoadministrado, anónimo y bajo consentimiento informado. La población tuvo una edad promedio de 22 años (DE=2 años) se realizó Análisis Factorial Exploratorio (AFE) por máxima verosimilitud y rotación Varimax y Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) para probar la validez de la escala con el Índice de Ajuste Comparativo (CFI), Bentler-Bonett de Ajuste Normado (BBNFI) y No-Normado (BBNNFI), Error de Aproximación Cuadrático Medio (RMSEA). Esta investigación aporta un instrumento válido y confiable para la medición de actitudes y conocimientos sobre seguridad del paciente en estudiantes mexicanos de medicina y enfermería, considerando las particularidades de la muestra con 21 ítems, distribuidos en 5 factores: apertura en comunicación, actitud proactiva para evitar riesgos en los procesos, conciencia del error, comprensión del factor humano y, por último, complejidad e interrelación del sistema.
Masterminded Choreographies
Authors: Rásky Béla
Published: September 2024

Austrian political culture is rooted in counter-reformation, in a specific Catholic-baroque theatricality. With its marches, parades, pageants, Dionysian art and populist politics, a very distinctive form of showmanship or staging already characterised the last decades of the Habsburg Monarchy. After 1918, the new republic picked up this thread—with less of the ‘Dionysian’ at the fore than the more sublime and solemn. From the mid-1920s onwards, all political camps focused on involving masses in their political manifestations, thus the structured amorphous crowds involved participants marching in rank and file and in military attire and unified mass bodies engaged in choreographed movement, forming images (and messages). However, the authors and organisers of such events often seemed to be more impressed by these performances than the audience or even the participants themselves. Although the ‘mass’ in contemporary phrasing was a ‘feeling’, an ‘experience’, or an ‘emotion’, it still had to be controlled: stadiums and arenas became architectural means of social control, accompanied by a plethora of security and policing measures. But with the advent of new media, the crowd organised itself differently and anew. As a result, both the social democratic, pan-German and Christian-conservative mass festivals in the late 1920s and early 1930s and the staged Austrofascist ‘Tributes to the Youth’ after 1934 quickly lost their appeal, while their audiovisual reproduction in radio or newsreels had no effect either. Even enormous logistical efforts and bureaucratic pressure could not prevent the mass stagings from becoming outdated.
’Gypsies’, Natural Monogamy, and Violence Full of Love
Authors: Řičář Josef
Published: September 2024

The paper examines modern knowledge about non-human primates in Czech travel narratives concerning Africa and biological journals from the late nineteenth century to the end of the interwar period. Particular attention is given to the way discourse on primates and anthropological discourse mutually influenced each other. Inspired by the intersection of human – animal studies, critical race theory, and gender studies, the paper emphasizes the anthropomorphizing character of biological discourse and popular travel narratives. At the time, presentations of primates created a specific anthropological resource and, in addition, helped to naturalize the dominant racial and gender ideologies. In the context of the Austrian–Hungarian and Czechoslovakian relative inability to obtain colonial possessions in the way western powers did, the representations of anthropomorphized non-human primates can also be interpreted as a specific field where Czech colonial fantasies about dominance were expressed.
Accuracy of Various Iron Parameters in the Prediction of Iron Deficiency in an Acute Care Hospital
Authors: Ong KH , Tan HL , Lai HC , Kuperan P
Published: September 2024

Introduction: Iron parameters like serum ferritin and iron saturation are routinely used in diagnosing iron deficiency. However, these tests are influenced by many factors. We aimed to review the accuracy of iron parameters among inpatients in an acute care hospital.

Materials and Methods: From October 1997 to April 2002, bone marrow aspirate samples from patients on whom concurrent iron studies had been done were analysed. Accuracy of the various iron parameters was analysed using receiver operating characteristic curves.

Results: Among 92 bone marrow aspirate samples, 58, 86 and 83 had a concurrent serum ferritin, serum iron and percentage iron saturation done respectively. Serum ferritin is the best marker for predicting the presence of iron deficiency. This is followed by percentage iron saturation and lastly by serum iron. At the most optimal, a serum ferritin of <60 ng/mL has a positive likelihood ratio of 24.35, sensitivity of 69.6%, specificity of 97.1% and positive predictive value of 94.1%. An iron saturation of <7% has a positive likelihood ratio of 21.62, sensitivity of 44.1%, specificity of 98.0% and positive predictive value of 93.8%. Seven out of 50 samples, which had concurrent measurements of iron saturation and serum ferritin, were discordant in indicating the presence of iron deficiency. In 6 cases, the iron saturation was the spurious result.

Conclusion: A serum ferritin of <60 ng/mL or a percentage iron saturation of <7% is highly predictive of iron deficiency among inpatients in an acute care hospital.
Transforming Singapore Health Care: Public-Private Partnership
Authors: Lim MK
Published: September 2024

Prudent health care policies that encourage public-private participation in health care financing and provisioning have conferred on Singapore the advantage of flexible response as it faces the potentially conflicting challenges of becoming a regional medical hub attracting foreign patients and ensuring domestic access to affordable health care. Both the external and internal health care markets are two sides of the same coin, the competition to be decided on price and quality. For effective regulation, a tripartite model, involving not just the government and providers but empowered consumers, is needed. Government should distance itself from the provider role while providers should compete – and cooperate – to create higher-value health care systems than what others can offer. Health care policies should be better informed by health policy research.
A Study on Performance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Kalyana Karnataka Region
Authors:   Research Scholar, Dept. of Studies and Research in Economics. Vijayanagara shri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, Karnataka, INDIA., Anilkumar Hosahalli , Honnurswamy Dr. N. ,   Assistant Professor of Economics, Dept. of Studies and Research in Economics, Vijayanagara shri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, Karnataka, INDIA.
Published: September 2024

Rural roads in Karnataka are low volume roads comprising both village roads (VRs) and other district roads (ODRs). Pradhana Manthri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched to provide rural connectivity by way of all-weather roads to eligible habitations with a population of 500 and above. The main objective of the official is to Know the Concepts of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. to know the trends and patterns and to find out the Overall Progress and performances of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the Kalyana Karnataka Region in the study area. This paper is analytical, descriptive, and prepared based mainly on secondary data. The periods of study were taken from 2000-2001 to 2022-23. The finding of the Bidar Koppal Raichur and Yadagiri, except for all district road sensation and habitation, was positively upgraded. there’s an increase in both sanctioned and completed road lengths across all districts, with varying degrees of completion. The sanctioned and completed road lengths stationary R-squared is approximately 0.536, indicating that around 53.6% of the variance in completed road length is explained by the predictors in the model. The sanctioned and completed road length data shows that there is an increase in road length and a complete but small gap here. Yadagiri districts are slowly upgrading compared to other districts. The “Total Cost” and “Total Expenditure” for each district. On average, “Total Cost” appears slightly higher than “Total Expenditure” across all years. Finally, the researcher suggests that the govt to take over the more advanced technology and adopt the other notion billed the road construction methods, and made by the concrete road, because the biggest benefit of concrete road construction is the longevity. Lasting 20-40 years on average.