bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Overlap of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Common Mechanisms of Pathogenesis as a Key to Rational Therapy
Authors: Mekhdiyev S. N. , Mekhdieva O. A. , Berko O. M.
Published: December 2022

Aim: to review the common risk factors and links in the pathogenesis of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) to optimize therapy of patients with a combination of multiple FGID.Key points. FGID occurs in more than 40 % of people globally, mainly affecting the working-age population in young and middle-aged subjects. At the same time, more than 30 % of patients have a combination of 2 or more functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders i.e. overlap syndrome. Common links in the pathogenesis of FGID include disorders of gut-brain interaction, visceral hypersensitivity, changes in intestinal microbiota, overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines, impaired epithelial permeability and motor activity of the gastrointestinal tract. The combination of FGID in various gastrointestinal segments is associated with more pronounced clinical symptoms (mutual burden syndrome). Common risk factors and pathogenetic links of the functional disorders enables reducing the number of prescribed medications when several FGIDs overlap in one patient, which also increases adherence to therapy. Treatment of FGID includes adjustment of risk factors and drug therapy. As a pathogenetically justified pharmacotherapy of overlap syndrome, Kolofort, highly diluted antibodies to TNF-α, histamine and brain-specific protein S-100, is of interest.Conclusion. Kolofort has demonstrated high efficacy and safety including among patients with overlap FGID enabling to consider it as the treatment of choice in these patients.
The Design and Implementation Of A Machine Learning Based Breast Cancer Diagnostic System
Authors:   Faculty of Computational Sciences & Informatics Academic City University College Accra, Ghana, Danso Joseph
Published: December 2022

The adoption of information technology in the Ghanian health sector remains for the most part limited to the Greater Accra region. The technologies adopted are mainly used for communication, telemedicine, record keeping and database systems. Advanced analytical technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence can greatly improve the Ghanian health. But despite their great potential, they are still unpopular. The current project is on the use of classification-based machine learning technology for breast cancer disease diagnosis. This project is designed and implemented as an online based platform to be used mainly by laboratories agents and researchers. This system was built to simplify the diagnostic process for the disease and increase its accuracy level. Keywords: Machine Learning, K-Nearest Neighbor and eHealth, Breast Cancer, Diagnostics
On ⊕-δss-supplemented modules
Authors: Öztürk Sözen
Published: December 2022

A module M is called ?-?ss-supplemented if every submodule X of M has a ?ss-supplement Y in M which is a direct summand of M such that X + Y = M and X ? Y ? Soc? (Y) where Soc?(Y) is the sum of simple and ?-small submodules of Y and M = Y ? Y? for some Y? ? M. Moreover, M is called a completely ?-?ss-supplemented module if every direct summand of M is ?-?ss-supplemented. Thus, we present two new types of algebraic structures which are stronger than ?-D11 and ?-D+11-modules, respectively. In this paper we investigate basic properties, decompositions and ring characterizations of these modules.
Mainstreaming biodiversity into priority economic sectors: Lessons from the assessment of main threats in 16 BIODEV2030 pilot countrie
Authors: Vergez Antonin
Published: December 2022

In this publication, we take stock of the knowledge and know-how induced by the BIODEV2030 project’s first step, which is to assess the main threats to biodiversity and provide elements to address the following specific questions: how were main threats to biodiversity identified and ranked and associated sectors selected in each country? Were the different methods converging in identifying top threats? What are their respective strengths, limitations and complementarities? What recommendations can we make to other actors (governments, NGOs, donors such as multilateral or bilateral development banks) wanting to follow similar approaches with the private sectors at national level? In each BIODEV2030 country, three main methods were typically combined to identify and rank main threats to biodiversity and then select (sub-)sectors: literature and data sources review, Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric and national experts’ elicitation. The results of the assessment and its processes led to a list of 12 key recommendations.
A Case of Misplaced Concreteness?
Authors: Bracken Joseph A.
Published: December 2022

The author argues that, while logical rigor requires Whiteheadians to emphasize the ontological priority of the notion of actual entity as a selfconstituting subject of experience for the proper understanding of physical reality, Whitehead’s understanding of the key category of society in his metaphysics, especially the way that societies and their constituent actual entities reciprocally "constrain" one another’s existence and activity (PR 90-91) and the way that societies are hierarchically ordered to one another within the evolutionary process (PR 99-103) will presumably have more empirical resonance with natural scientists in their own efforts to understand the emergence of life from non-life, the progressive growth of self-awareness among higher-order animal species, etc. So, in dialogue with natural scientists, why not start with what is psychologically more interesting to the listener?
Whitehead on the Experience of Causality
Authors: Gomes Samuel
Published: December 2022

In this article I compare Hume and Whitehead on the experience of causality. I examine Whitehead’s examples of such an experience and I offer a defense of Whitehead against Hume on this topic.
Masao Abe’s Dynamic Sunyata and Process Thought
Authors: Yijing Li
Published: December 2022

This article compares Masao Abe’s Buddhist view of ultimate reality in terms of dynamic Sunyata with certain concepts in the process thought of Alfred North Whitehead and John Cobb.
Judaism, Process Theology, and Formal Axiology: A Preliminary Study
Authors: Edwards Rem B.
Published: December 2022

This article approaches Judaism through Rabbi Bradley S. Artson’s book, God of Becoming and Relationships: The Dynamic Nature of Process Theology. It explores his understanding of how Jewish theology should and does cohere with central features of both process theology and Robert S. Hartman’s formal axiology. These include the axiological/process concept of God, the intrinsic value and valuation of God and unique human beings, and Jewish extrinsic and systemic values, value combinations, and value rankings.
Whiteheadian Metaphysics, General Relativity, and String Theory
Authors: Bracken Joseph A.
Published: December 2022

String theory is often depicted as the best chance for natural science to find a Theory of Everything. Whiteheadians may object that only a philosophical cosmology such as Whitehead presents in PR can "frame a coherent, logical, necessary system of general ideas in terms of which every element of our experience can be interpreted" (PR 3). But then they have to show that Whitehead’s scheme and string theory fit together nicely, with each helping to resolve residual problem areas in the other. The present article conjectures that the tiny vibrating strings postulated by string theory and the superjects of individual actual entities might correspond to the "final, real things of which the world is made up" (PR 18). Likewise, the extra spatial dimensions required by the mathematics of string theory might be more intelligible in terms of the interaction of different levels of subsocieties within a Whiteheadian structured society.
The Sense of Symmetry: Comparative Reflections on Whitehead, Nishida, and Dōgen
Authors: Ishida Masato
Published: December 2022

In contrast to temporal asymmetry stressed in process philosophy, symmetry prevails in Mahayana Buddhism and East Asian philosophy formed under its influence. The paper clarifies the meaning of symmetry from the perspectives of Kitaro Nishida and Dogen, it explores similar or overlapping ideas in Whitehead’s philosophy of organism, and it suggests that the differences among them are much smaller than commonly believed.
GOD AS A SINGLE PROCESSING ACTUAL ENTITY
Authors: Edwards Rem B.
Published: December 2022

This article defends Marjorie Suchocki’s position against two main objections raised by David E. Conner. Conner objects that God as a single actual entity (affirmed by Suchocki) must be temporal because there is succession in God’s experience of the world. The reply is that time involves at least two successive occasions separated by perishing, but in God nothing ever perishes. Conner also objects that Suchocki’s personalistic process the-ism is not experiential but is instead theoretical (based on what Whitehead says in Part V of PR) and not definitive. The reply is that his dismissal of Part V of PR is arbitrary, the interpretation of all experience is theoretical, and no metaphysical interpretations are absolutely definitive, including PR as a whole. Also, Conner ignores religious experience.
The Pacifism of Duane Friesen: Engaged Realism, Process Thought, and Critical Assessment
Authors: Murphy Timothy
Published: December 2022

This paper reviews Duane Friesen’s version of pacifism, particularly his realist approach, his demand for political engagement, and his proactive peacemaking stance. Second, it demonstrates his connections with process thought, especially around notions of ordered novelty and contrasts, the nonviolence of God, and eschatological openness. It provides three areas of critique and suggests alternatives, specifically concerning Friesen’s Christology, his notion of revelation, and his commitment to religious pluralism. This paper offers a form of pacifism for radical mainline Christians who would otherwise be hesitant concerning some of Friesen’s theological presuppositions. The paper endeavors to show Friesen’s general compatibility with process philosophical commitments, thus furthering the conversation with process theologians who remain skeptical of pacifist commitments.
Quantum Collapse and the Emergence of Actuality from Potentiality
Authors: Stapp Henry P.
Published: December 2022

Orthodox quantum mechanics is built upon psychophysical collapse events that are the close anahgs, within contemporary physical theory, of the the Whiteheadian actual occasions, with their mental and physical poles. This article describes the way in which these events enter into quantum theory, and mediate the emergence of actuality from potentiality.
Quantum Mechanics and Relational Realism: Logical Causality and Wave Function Collapse
Authors: Epperson Michael
Published: December 2022

By the relational realist interpretation of wave function collapse, the quantum mechanical actualization of potentia is defined as a decoherence-driven process by which each actualization (in "orthodox" terms, each measurement outcome) is conditioned both by physical ana logical relations with the actualities conventionally demarked as "environmental" or external to that particular outcome. But by the relational realist interpretation, the actualization-in-process is understood as internally related to these "enironmental" data per the formalism of quantum decoherence. The concept of "actualization via wave function collapse" is accounted for solely by virtue of these presupposed logical relations—the same logical relations otherwise presupposed by the scientific method itself—and thus requires no "external" physical-dynamical trigger: e.g., the Gaussian hits of GRW, acts of conscious observation, etc. By the relational realist interpretation, it is the physical and logical relations among quantum actualities (quantum "final real things") that drives the process of decoherence and, via the latter, the logically conditioned actualization of potentia. In this regard, the relational realist interpretation of quantum mechanics is a praxiological interpretation; that is, these physical and logical relations are ontobgically active relations, contributing not just to the epistemic coordination of quantum actualizations, but to the process of actualization itself.
Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber Collapse Theory and Whiteheadian Process Philosophy
Authors: Bagci G.B.
Published: December 2022

There have been many attempts to undertand the connections between quantum theory and Whiteheadian process philosophy However, due to the ontological considerations, it is very important to specify which interpretation of quantum theory one embraces before inquiring into the details of Whitehead’s philosophy of organism. In this article, I argue that Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber (GRW) collapse interpretation of quantum theory serves as a suitable point of departure for future endeavors. Comparisons with manyworlds interpretation and decoherence approach have also been provided.
Moral Vegetarianism: A Whiteheadian Response to Andrew F. Smith
Authors: Henning Brian G.
Published: December 2022

In this article the work of a recent critic of moral vegetarianism (and veganism) is analyzed: Andrew F. Smith. Smith’s work is significant for process thinkers who defend moral vegetarianism for various reasons. One of these is that he forces process thinkers to consider in more depth Whitehead’s view of plant ontology; another is that Smith adds insightfully to the conversation within process thought regarding the relationship between claims regarding animal rights and the ecoholistic concerns of environmental ethicists.
A Democracy of Fellow Creatures: Thinking the Animal, Thinking Ethics in Whitehead’s Philosophy of Organism
Authors: Sinclair Rebekah
Published: December 2022

Poststructuralism and Whiteheadian process thought each uniquely dismantle the anthropocentric hierarchies and speciesed constructions we have used to (mis)calculate our ethics with non-human bodies. Yet each perspective uniquely continues, despite its own affirmations, to privilege the identity and construction of the human over other bodies. In an effort to move past these shortcomings and into a more creative ethical imagination, this article reads Whiteheadian metaphysics as an affirmation of poststructural singularity, and uses poststructural criticism to deconstruct Whitehead’s subtler form of anthropocentrism. By joining these traditions together, this article makes clear their respective blind spots, moves past the limited and troubled framework of species upheld in each, and advances the truly novel, creaturely relations for which both traditions adamantly call.
The Flow of Meaning: A.N. Whitehead and Roy Wagner on Symbolism
Authors: Stronge Paul
Published: December 2022

This paper explores the topic of meaning and its relation to symbolism through a contrastive reading of Whitehead’s 1927 Barbour-Page Lectures alongside the contemporary anthropologist Roy Wagner’s Symbols that Stand for Themselves. Despite their adoption of different registers of inquiry, a complementary relation may be posited between the two approaches. In particular, Whitehead’s emphasis on the foundational nature of symbolic reference within experience and its extendedness beyond merely human contexts may be grafted productively onto Wagner’s discussion of the "orders of trope" and "figure-ground reversal" within the formation of meaning in language. The argument is exemplified through reference to two contexts within Western culture where the play of symbol and meaning is strikingly evident—the Christian Eucharist and the contemporary sociological pervasiveness of motifs of screens and screening.
Process Theology and Chinul’s Buddhist Thought: An Encounter
Authors: Song Sung Jin
Published: December 2022

There is a great similarity between process theology and Chinul’s Buddhist thought. They share the conception of a mutual immanence and interaction between the world and the ultimate reality. They also share the view that the true or sanctified self is an incarnation and expression of the ultimate reality in and for the world. However, Chinul’s Buddhist thought is weak in dealing with the aspect of redemption.
Two Natures: Whitehead on Bergsonism, Dualism, and Becoming-Subject
Authors: Khandker Wahida
Published: December 2022

Whitehead calls for an extrication of the concept of nature from models of the body/subject, which is always engaged in a process of "extensive abstraction" or simplification, issuing forth our conceptions of serial time and divisible space. The incorporation of serial time into process (thereby unifying the sciences with philosophy) is commonly held to be a key distinction between Whitehead and the more "dualistic" thought of Henri Bergson. This essay examines the affinities between the two thinkers, with particular reference to their common espousal of the primacy of process and a fragmentation of the Kantian unity of subjectivity.
Of Clay, Grace, and Faith: How Jeremiah and Paul Got It Wrong
Authors: Sorri Mari , Gill Jerry
Published: December 2022

This article questions the commonly accepted belief that God, like a ceramic potter, is able to control the outcome of events even as the potter controls the outcome of the clay-throwing process. However, those who are familiar with the artistic process of creating with clay know well that this is a symbiotic dynamic between the creator and the clay, as is that between God and human events.
The Objective Reality of the Past: Some Further Reflections
Authors: Bracken Joseph A.
Published: December 2022

Some Whiteheadians argue that past actual entities only exist and are available for prehension by later actual entities within the divine consequent nature. Others insist that past actual entities are objectively immortal and avaiUble for prehension within the extensive continuum. Based on an interpretation of Whiteheadian societies as structured fields of activity for their constituent actual occasions, this article proposes that the world has an objective reality even apart from the existence of God, and that past actual entities are reflected in the current structure of the cosmic process. Yet the world still needs God as its ultimate source of creativity.
Toward an Ecological Civilization: The Science, Ethics, and Politics of Eco-Poiesis
Authors: Gare Arran
Published: December 2022

Chinese environmentalists have called for an ecohgical civilization. To promote this, ecology is defended as the core science embodying process met physics, and it is argued that as such ecology can serve as thefoundation of such a civilization. Integrating hierarchy theory andPeircian semiotics into this science it is shown how "community" and "communities of communities," in which com munities are defined by their organization to promote the common good of their components, have to be recognized as central concepts not only of ecology, but life itself. This perspective is used to defend Lovehcks "Gaia" hypothesis and th call ofPrugh, Costanza, and Daly for strong democracy. An ethics and political philosophy is sketched based on "eco-poiesis" or "home-making," which is equa with augmenting the life of communities, both human and non-human.
Metaphysical Models
Authors: Valenza Robert J.
Published: December 2022

Materialism, epiphenomenalism, dualism, idealism, and dual-aspect theories may all be represented by an appealing abstract mathematical device called a commutative diagram. Properties of the components of such diagrams characterize and, to some extent, even parameterize these systems and attendan metaphysical concepts (such as causal closure and supervenience) in a unified framework; process thought is of particular interest in this connection. In many cases we can even exemplify the theories typified by these diagrams in explicit graphical modeh. All of this tends to clarify the relationships among key philosophical positions and to sharpen our sense of the effective domain and principa limitations of each. Systematic variation of these abstract diagrams may even suggest cogent metaphysical systems yet to be examined.
God, Chance and Purpose: Implications for Process Theology
Authors: Bracken Joseph A.
Published: December 2022

In God, Chance and Purpose, David Bartholomew uses probability theory to show how Divine Providence can be active in a world governed by chance and necessity. At the micro-level of Nature God uses a statistical formula to control the outcome of seemingly random events; at the macro-level God influences but does not control the outcome of events. From a Whiteheadian perspective "the common element of form" of a society could be seen as the equivalent of Bartholomew’s statistical formula but generated in each case from the bottom-up rather than imposed from the top-down. Yet Bartholomew’s insistence that statistical formulas only work with large groups of entities suggests that more attention should be given by Whiteheadians to the workings of Divine Providence on societies as opposed to individual actual entities.
How to Naturalize Theology?
Authors: Zycinski Joseph
Published: December 2022

In this article several strengths of Hartshorne’s approach to the concept of God are explored, especially regarding the relationship between God and science, as well as certain weaknesses, notably regarding panentheism.
Robotic Process Automation Risk Management: Points to Consider
Authors: Hong Bright , Ly Michael , Lin Hui
Published: December 2022

Robotic process automation (RPA) provides organizations numerous benefits in achieving efficiency and effectiveness, but not without risks. Without proper management, the risks posed by RPA may outweigh its intended benefits. RPA risk management has received little attention in prior accounting research and in practice. We discuss risks and control considerations important to achieving the return on RPA investment and maintaining the integrity of the automated processes. We substantiate our discussion by interviewing RPA and risk professionals. Our interviewees suggest that RPA risk management provides incremental value in addition to risk management of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, that the skillset needed for RPA risk management may be missing among risk professionals, and that existing risk and control frameworks need to evolve for RPA risk management. Our discussion stimulates future research and helps organizations as they begin to consider RPA risk management.
Gestational Glucose Intolerance and Risk of Future Diabetes
Authors: Selen Daryl J. , Thaweethai Tanayott , Schulte Carolin C.M. , Hsu Sarah , He Wei , James Kaitlyn , Kaimal Anjali , Meigs James B. , Powe Camille E.
Published: December 2022

OBJECTIVE

Pregnant individuals are universally screened for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Gestational glucose intolerance (GGI) (an abnormal initial GDM screening test without a GDM diagnosis) is not a recognized diabetes risk factor. We tested for an association between GGI and diabetes after pregnancy.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of individuals followed for prenatal and primary care. We defined GGI as an abnormal screening glucose-loading test result at ≥24 weeks’ gestation with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) that did not meet GDM criteria. The primary outcome was incident diabetes. We used Cox proportional hazards models with time-varying exposures and covariates to compare incident diabetes risk in individuals with GGI and normal glucose tolerance.

RESULTS

Among 16,836 individuals, there were 20,359 pregnancies with normal glucose tolerance, 2,943 with GGI, and 909 with GDM. Over a median of 8.4 years of follow-up, 428 individuals developed diabetes. Individuals with GGI had increased diabetes risk compared to those with normal glucose tolerance in pregnancy (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 2.01 [95% CI 1.54–2.62], P < 0.001). Diabetes risk increased with the number of abnormal OGTT values (zero, aHR 1.54 [1.09–2.16], P = 0.01; one, aHR 2.97 [2.07–4.27], P < 0.001; GDM, aHR 8.26 [6.49–10.51], P < 0.001 for each compared with normal glucose tolerance). The fraction of cases of diabetes 10 years after delivery attributable to GGI and GDM was 8.5% and 28.1%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

GGI confers an increased risk of future diabetes. Routinely available clinical data identify an unrecognized group who may benefit from enhanced diabetes screening and prevention.
Resin Composite Versus Amalgam Restorations Placed in United States Dental Schools
Authors: Alreshaid L , El-Badrawy W , Kulkarni G , Santos MJ , Prakki A
Published: December 2022

Objectives

To investigate the latest teaching policies for posterior resin composite placement versus amalgam and to determine the actual numbers of posterior resin composites versus amalgam restorations placed in American dental schools from 2008 to 2018.

Methods

Emails were sent to the deans of all 66 dental schools in the United States to collect data in the forms of: 1) Questionnaire on current teaching policies of posterior composite and amalgam restorations; and 2) Data entry form to collect the actual numbers of posterior composite and amalgam restorations placed in their clinics. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize ratios of posterior restorations. Inferential analysis (chi-square test and z-test) was employed to compare posterior restoration proportions over time and within each year. Level of significance was set at 0.05.

Results

For the teaching questionnaire, the response rate was 52% (n=34). Seventy-six per cent of the responding schools reported that they assign 50% or more of their preclinical restorative teaching time towards posterior resin composite placement, while 50% of the responding schools devoted 25% or less towards amalgam teaching. Data entry response rate was 26% (n=17). In 2008, amalgam and resin composite restorations were placed almost equally. However, resin composite restorations were placed significantly more frequently from 2009 onwards in all responding schools. The results revealed a significant ongoing increasing trend in placing posterior resin composites in all responding schools over time (p<0.05).

Conclusions

Data analysis revealed a clear trend towards an increase in posterior resin composite restoration placement and a decrease in the number of amalgam restorations. However, the time assigned for posterior resin composite teaching is not aligned with quantity of restorations placed. Review and adjustment of the time allocated for teaching and training of each material are suggested.
Karakteristik Budaya Organisasi: Sebuah Studi Kualitatif terhadap Pengusaha Batik Muslim Laweyan Surakarta
Authors: Hakim Lukman , Abdullah Irwan , Sa'adah Nurus
Published: December 2022

This study aims to identify (1) the cultural characteristics of the Muslim batik entrepreneurs in the Batik Industry in Surakarta. (2) the values that underlie the cultural organization of Muslim batik entrepreneurs in the Laweyan Batik Industry, Surakarta. The research locations were Mahkota Batik, Putra Laweyan Batik, Gres Tenan Batik, Puspa Kencana Batik and Merak Manis Batik. This type of research uses descriptive-qualitative methods. The results of the study conclude the cultural characteristics of Muslim batik entrepreneurs organizations, as follows: (1) culture of struggle (al Mujahadah), (2) culture of togetherness (al Ijtimaiyyah), (3) culture of mutual help (at Tawauniyyah), (4) culture of humanity (al Insanniyyah), (5) professional culture (al Ihtirofiyyah), (6) creative and innovative culture (al kholaq wal mubtakar), (7) thoroughness culture (as shihah), and (8) skill culture (al khibrah).
APIARY MONITORING AND AUTOMATION IOT SYSTEM
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Kuch Ostap , Lahun Ilona ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: December 2022

A system of remote monitoring and automation apiary has been developed. This is a low-cost and scalable solution designed for deployment in distant rural areas. An unconventional solution is applying the industrial standard Modbus protocol to transfer data from the hives to a central server. This made it possible to reduce the cost of the system and standardize it. Monitoring the temperature and humidity inside the hives is important for analyzing the condition of bee colonies. The automation of the temperature and humidity control process is implemented based on a fuzzy model of the servo drive of the hive door.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A METHOD FOR WORKING WITH SENSITIVE DATA USED BY VARIOUS SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Dzelendzyak Ulyana , Mashtaler Nazar ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: December 2022

The article describes the method of working with sensitive data used by various services and systems, including CRM/ERM systems, as well as the implementation of storing this data using the classic .NET FRAMEWORK. The main driver of this initiative is a missing centralized repository for connection strings to various systems like databases, CRM/ERM systems (for example. Netsuite or Salesforce), system variables, other sensitive info (for example tokens), and third-party components. The problem here is that each application has stored these connection strings in its configuration (usually in the web. config). It means one connection string is multiplied in many places and if there is a change in credentials, for example, the change must be done in all these application configurations. Finally, it would be better to have any registry of which connection string is used where. This is adding complexity for global updates, and it also doesn't help with security (since credentials to production systems are in the configuration and thus in source control, where they are visible to anybody).
Improving the Safety of Operation of Overhead Cranes with Welded Modular Construction Based on the Analysis of Their Accidents
Authors: Korotkiy A. A. , Pavlenko A. N. , Panfilova E. А. , Simonov D. N.
Published: December 2022

Introduction. The article presents an analysis of the destruction of welds that occurred during the operation of modular overhead cranes. Measures are proposed to prevent the occurrence of such defects in the future, reduce the likelihood of accidents and improve the safety of operation of overhead cranes with a welded modular construction. The relevance of the work is due to the fact that in the Russian Federation approximately 65% of the lifting cranes registered with Rostechnadzor have fulfilled the standard service life.

The work objective is to improve the safety of operation of modular overhead cranes and the reliability of their welded metal structures. Achieving the objectives of the work, based on the analysis of the destruction of metal structures of overhead cranes, a diagnostic map of welded joints of metal structures of end beams with modules of travelling wheels of overhead cranes was compiled. The use of the proposed diagnostic card in a production environment will significantly improve the quality of diagnostics of welded joints.

Materials and Methods. Investigations of accidents of load-bearing metal structures of cranes by methods of technical diagnostics of destruction of welds that occurred during the operation of overhead cranes of modular design have been carried out. This made it possible to develop a number of measures to prevent accidents of overhead cranes initiated by the destruction of their welded modular structures.

Results. Based on the analysis of accidents, a diagnostic map of destructing welded joints of metal structures of end beams with modules of travelling wheels of an overhead crane has been compiled. The use of the proposed diagnostic card will increase the reliability of welded metal structures and improve the quality of diagnostics of welded joints in production conditions.

Discussion and Conclusions. As a result of the analysis of structural failures of modular overhead cranes, a number of measures are proposed to prevent the formation of such defects, the occurrence of accidents due to them, and to improve the safety of operation of overhead cranes.
PENGUJIAN PERATURAN KEBIJAKAN DALAM SISTEM PERADILAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Arifin Firdaus
Published: December 2022

The policy regulation is one of the government instruments or tools and means used by the government, including state administration officials in criminal justice in carrying out government tasks and other judicial actions. The existence of this policy regulation is a consequence of the welfare law state which imposes a very broad task, namely for the attainment of the people's welfare in accordance with the objectives of the welfare state itself. However, in the development of policy regulations that were originally intended and needed in carrying out governmental duties, in fact their implementation cannot be separated from the problems of conflicts with other legal norms and other legal problems. This paper wants to answer an important question, namely; "What is the basis for government action to issue policy regulations and why policy regulations, theoretically and in practice, cannot be categorized as statutory regulations?". The conclusion that can be drawn from this paper is related to the large "space for movement" held by the government and the positions in the judicial field to make policy regulations. For this reason, it is necessary to recommend Supreme Court to issue a Supreme Court Regulation which regulates technical proceedings related to the review of policy regulations. Delegating the authority to review policy regulations to become the authority of the State Administrative High Court (PT TUN) is a strategic step that can be developed by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia.

Keywords: Testing, Policy Regulations, Regulations, Contradictions of Norms, Government Administration.
Bartın’da Faaliyet Gösteren Ağaç ve Orman Ürünleri İşletmelerine Yönelik SWOT Analizi
Authors: ÖZLÜSOYLU İsmail , KURT Rıfat , İSTEK Abdullah
Published: December 2022

Orman ürünleri sanayii istihdam ve ekonomik kalkınma bakımından önemli bir sektör olup, üretim faaliyetleri ağırlıklı olarak küçük ve orta ölçekli işletmeler tarafından yapılmaktadır. Son yıllarda sanayileşme sonucu artan tüketim ile, hammadde ve doğal kaynakların daha özenli kullanımını zorunlu hale gelmiştir. Bu durum orman ürünleri sektöründe faaliyet gösteren işetmelere yönelik analizlerin yapılması ihtiyacını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu çalışmada Bartın’da faaliyet gösteren orman endüstri işletmelerine etki eden iç ve dış çevresel etkileri belirlemek amacıyla SWOT analizi gerçekleştirilmiş ve işletmeler için sektörel bazda SWOT faktörleri oluşturulmuştur. Bu kapsamda Bartın Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası’na kayıtlı toplam 56 firma tespit edilmiş ve bu firmalardan 30’una ulaşılarak yüz-yüze anket uygulanmıştır. Anket sonucunda güçlü yönlere ilişkin 8, zayıf yönlere ilişkin 11, fırsatlara ilişkin 12 ve tehditlere ilişkin 14 faktör belirlenmiştir. Sonuçlar genel olarak incelendiğinde Bartın’daki işletmelerin en güçlü yönünün kaliteli işçilik ve kişiye özel tasarımlar üretmesi, en zayıf yönünün ise işletmelerin AR-GE faaliyetlerinden yeterince yararlanamaması olduğu belirlenmiştir. İşletmeler Bartın ve çevre illerde gerçekleşen/gerçekleşecek projeleri en büyük fırsat olarak görürken Bartın’daki ulaşım ve altyapı eksikliği işletmeleri tehdit eden en büyük faktör olmuştur.
Design and Analysis of a Synchronous Generator Using Finite Element Method Based ANSYS-Maxwell
Authors: ÖZÜPAK Yıldırım
Published: December 2022

The most basic electrical machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy is synchronous machines. Synchronous machines can be operated at high speeds and low speeds for different power plants. In terms of system planning, it is important to examine the operating characteristics of the machine at idle and variable load conditions in these cycles. It is very important that generators, which are the basic components of turbines in power plants, have high efficiency when they are designed. While synchronous generators are being designed, many parameters that are compatible with each other must be arranged in an appropriate way. The efficiency of generators can vary greatly by changing very important parameters in the design. In this study, the analysis, design and analysis of the characteristic parameters of a synchronous generator are carried out with the ANSYS-Maxwell-Rmxprt integrated design and simulation program based on Finite Element Method (FEM). In this paper, parameters such as efficiency, induced voltage, phase currents and voltages and output torque of a three-phase synchronous machine were obtained depending on the electrical angle change.
ficção do mito como uma hermenêutica da existência
Authors: De Souza Vitor Chaves
Published: December 2022

O artigo apresenta a ficção do mito como uma hermenêutica da existência. Para alcançar esse objetivo, sugere a leitura dos mitos como textos fundantes, saturados de sentido, diante da reconfiguração da cisão da subjetividade. Recorrendo às intuições de Mircea Eliade quanto ao estudo do mito e o aspecto ontológico da hermenêutica em Paul Ricoeur, aponta-se para a intencionalidade humana da criação de sentidos como resultado da ficção da temporalidade pela imaginação. Essa ficção – o corte na carne pelo verbo – valoriza a linguagem religiosa como uma forma de conhecimento de mundo, na medida em que ela organiza, pela potência metafórica, a consciência da ontologia quebrada. A concepção de mito aqui apresentada pressupõe o trabalho do imaginário ricoeuriano a respeito da organização narrativa de mundo, abrindo um novo horizonte para a compreensão da função dos mitos religiosos. O artigo conclui a tarefa da hermenêutica da existência sugerindo uma interpretação metafórica de mitos, imbuída de ficções de sentidos profundos, situando-a numa experiência originária e compreensiva da Filosofia da Religião.
Discretion in education services: Explaining teaching-learning models of learning from home during Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Authors: Hasniati Hasniati
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to analyze government policies in education during the Covid-19 pandemic and how teachers exercised discretion in dealing with limitations in policy implementation. This research work used the desk review method to obtain data on government policies in the field of education during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, interviews were conducted to determine the discretion taken in implementing the learning-from-home policy. There were three learning models during the pandemic: face-to-face learning in turns (shifts), online learning, and home visits. Online learning policies did not work well at the pandemic’s beginning due to limited infrastructure and human resources. To overcome various limitations, the government provided internet quota assistance and curriculum adjustments and improved online learning infrastructure. The discretion taken by the teachers in implementing the learning-from-home policy was very dependent on the student’s condition and the availability of the internet network. The practical implication of this research is that street-level bureaucrats need to pay attention to discretionary standards when deciding to provide satisfaction to the people they serve.
Investigating Textile-Based Electrodes for ECG Monitoring in Veterinary Clinical Practice
Authors: Nigusse Abreha Bayrau , Malengier Benny , Mengistie Desalegn Alemu , Maru Ambachew , Van Langenhove Lieva
Published: December 2022

There is an increasing interest in long-term electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring in veterinary clinical practice. ECG is the most essential physiological signal in diagnosing and managing heart diseases both in humans and animals. Electrodes are the main components that affect the quality of the acquired signal. This study focuses on the development of silver-coated textile electrodes for veterinary ECG testing (particularly for dogs). Silver printed polyester, embroidered, and silver-plated conductive hook textile electrodes were used for ECG measurement in dogs. This is an important validation for the use of textile ECG sensors in combination with hairy skin. ECG signals were collected while the animal was in a static position and walking on a smooth surface. The ECG signals collected from the dog using the silver printed polyester and embroidered textile electrodes with slight skin preparation have identifiable P, QRS, and T waveforms and were comparable with signals from standard silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) electrodes. Results revealed that these textile electrodes can be used for ECG monitoring in a dog to avoid associated problems with commercially used crocodile clamps and standard Ag/AgCl electrodes. The hook electrodes show promising results when placed on the hairy regions of a dog without any skin preparation.
Constructing Race
Authors: Halper Thomas
Published: December 2022

The legal construction of race has assumed considerable importance for affirmative action and other purposes. But buffeted by racist tropes from an earlier day and simple self interest, the construct has become a nest of irrationalities and inconsistencies.
The crisis of modern man in the light of Masaryk’s national philosophy
Authors: Svoboda Jan
Published: December 2022

From the very beginnings of his thought, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk was convinced that modern man, and likewise the culturally and politically emancipated Czech nation, was in a deep existential crisis closely linked with the spread of irreligiosity. Masaryk gradually came to believe that this crisis could be positively overcome on two levels. On a theoretical level, he relied on his specific classification and systematization of the sciences. On a practical level, which was directly based on his notion of positive sciences and a strictly rational scientific approach, it was a matter of developing a new direction and method, which he characteristically conceived of as realism. On the eve of the First World War, Masaryk’s position became understandably radicalized. He distanced himself from a more objectivist view of religion and countered theism with a scientific and philosophical anthropism.
Responsibility and idea of Slavism in Kollár’s and Štúr’s thinking
Authors: Krištof Pavol
Published: December 2022

The study focuses on the ethical aspects of decision-making by national elites in the context of the thinking of Ján Kollár (1793–1852) and Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856) on the issue of Slavism. Attention is paid to the issue of responsibility for preserving the greatness and unity of the nation in the context of the formation of national identity and individuality. The concepts of the mentioned authors had an impact on the cultural-civilizational orientation of Slovak elites with an emphasis on the role of moral obligations in shaping the value orientation of the nation. In this context, the analysis focuses on the works Reciprocity between the various tribes and dialects of the Slavic nation and Slavdom and the world of the future, which, at the same time, represent alternative concepts of the cultural and political orientation of the Slavs. The study simultaneously analyses these concepts as alternative programs of cultural and political development of national identity, as well as concepts aimed at humanist and political goals.
The nation, Slavism, and Russia in the national emancipation conception of Svetozár Hurban Vajanský
Authors: Martinkovič Marcel
Published: December 2022

The study explains the perception of the nation in the political thinking of Svetozár Hurban Vajanský, which is founded on primordialist starting points and has a holistic character. In this context, the relationship between the nationally conscious elite and the people is analysed in more detail. The ambivalence of Vajanský’s political thinking is evident in the fact that, in many ways, he formally promotes Ľudovít Štúr’s original idea of unity, but, within Slovak political discourse, he promotes the idea of programme uniformity. Subsequently, this becomes a source of cultural and political isolationism. This fact is complemented in parallel by reflecting the primary acculturation importance of the national elite in developing the national consciousness of the population. Vajanský also incorporated the idea of Slavic mutuality into the national emancipation concept of developing Slovak national identity. Its content is in line with Štúr’s ethnic romanticism. The historicist concept of the development of Slavs under Russian protection also appears in his thinking. Vajanský’s Russophilism was, thus, loosely tied to the ideas of Russian Slavophiles and the idealising perspective of the Slavs’ civilisational mission, who were to form a new, more spiritual and culturally advanced, civilisation circle compared with the morally declining nations of the West.
Effect of Ultrasonic Peening on Mechanical Properties of Low Carbon Steel AISI 1020 TIG Welding Joints Process
Authors: Mohammed Ali Ghusoon Ridha , Ridha Ali Zuhair , Sadeq Dina Abbas , Ebraheem Ahmed Abdullah , Atta Amal Sadeq
Published: December 2022

In this paper, the effect of ultrasonic peening surface treatment on the mechanical properties of TIG butt weld joints of low-carbon steel (AISI 1020) was studied. A single V-angle (45°) was made on sheets of metal used then welded at constant parameters, namely: current, voltage. Wire filler ER70S-3 with argon was used to obtain many butt welding joints. Some of them were subjected to ultrasonic peening at one, two and three passes. The micro-hardness, microstructure, tensile and bending were tested. The results show increases in the tensile strength after the welding process. The test results showed improvements in the tensile strength of the weldments in comparison to the base metal. On the other hand, the tensile strength decreased with the ultrasonic process. Nevertheless, the tensile strength increased at a high number of ultrasonic passes. On the contrary, the ultrasonic process enhanced the bending strength compared to the base metal, whereas the weldments ability to bend deteriorated.
Languages and Morality in Postwar Europe: The German and Austrian Abandonment of Yiddish
Authors: Kamusella Tomasz
Published: December 2022

In postwar Europe the remembrance of the Holocaust (קאַטאַסטראָפע Katastrofe in Yiddish) endows the continent’s societies and politics with a clear-cut moral dimension. All agree that remembering about and researching the Holocaust is necessary for preventing a repeat of the murderous past in the future. Yet, no reflection is really devoted to the most revealing fact that the wartime genocide’s main victims – Jews – exist no longer in Europe as a community with their specific Yiddish language and culture. Due to the twin-like closeness between Yiddish and German, prior to the war, Yiddish speakers ensured a world-wide popularity for the German language. After 1945, Yiddish-speaking Holocaust survivors and Jewish poets exorcised and reinvented the then-murderers’ language of German, so that poetry could be written in it again. In reciprocation, Germany and Europe – shockingly and quite incomprehensibly – abandoned their duty to preserve and cultivate Yiddish language and culture as a necessary “inoculation” against another genocide. Forgetting about this duty imperils Europe and its inhabitants; the danger now is sadly exemplified by Russia’s ongoing genocidal-scale war on Ukraine. Not a single Yiddish library exists in today’s Europe, which is an indictment in itself.