bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Academic Integration and Social Engagement on Student Persistence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Wilkes Marques J. , Okojie Felix A.
Published: November 2023

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact that academic integration and social engagement had on student persistence at historically black colleges and universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Social Engagement Theory guided a qualitative examination to answer two research questions: 1) How did academic integration impact the persistence of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities during COVID-19 pandemic? 2) How did social engagement impact the persistence of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities during COVID-19 pandemic? Interviews with twelve study participants shed light on their experience on their college campuses before the COVID-19 pandemic and upon their return to campus. This was important to understand how students interacted with each other and their instructors and advisors before campuses were closed due to a global pandemic. It was also important to understand how students interacted with one another once they returned to campus after being away and transitioning to a remote-working and remote-learning environment. Responses to the research questions provided value on how the study participants shifted their levels of engagement and ability to be more independent, self-aware and cautious with and around others. Participants also shared how their experiences upon return to campus affected their ability to focus and persist toward graduation. Braxton et al. (2000) research shared students believed participating in class discussions had a positive impact on their social integration and persistence. Further, there was evidence that students’ subsequent commitment to their institution positively impacted their motivation to complete their degrees. This study increases the knowledge to provide information to HBCUs who may not have the infrastructure in place and resources to make it through a global pandemic.
Interaction of micro-fluid structure in a pressure-driven duct flow with a nearby placed current-carrying wire: A numerical investigation
Authors: Bian Hua , Ali Kashif , Ahmad Sohail , Bashir Hina , Jamshed Wasim , Irshad Kashif , Al Mesfer Mohammed K. , Danish Mohd , El Din Sayed M.
Published: November 2023

High population density in major cities has led to compact designs of residential multi-story buildings. Consequently, it is a natural choice of the architects to suggest the location of high-voltage wires close to the ducts with contaminated air. This observation results in the motivation for this study, i.e., the understanding of the complicated interaction of the Lorentz force (due to the current-carrying wire) with the micropolar flow in the vertical direction in the duct, with polluted air (containing dust particles) being modeled as a micropolar fluid, which is driven by some external pressure gradient. Therefore, this study focuses on an incompressible and electrically conducting micropolar fluid flow through a rectangular vertical duct, in the presence of a current-carrying wire placed outside the flow regime. The governing equations, after being translated into a dimensionless form, are solved numerically using a finite volume approach. The velocity, microrotation, and temperature fields thus obtained are examined. It has been noted that the strong magnetic force caused by the wire may distort the flow symmetry and slows down the flow. Furthermore, in the absence of wire, particles spinning in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions occupy the same amount of space in the duct, thus incorporating a sort of equilibrium in the duct. However, the imposed variable magnetic field adds to the spinning of particles in one part of the duct, while simultaneously suppressing it in the other region.
What modes can and cannot do: Affordance in Gunther Kress’s theory of sign making
Authors: Bezemer Jeff
Published: November 2023

This paper presents a conceptual analysis and critical review of the notion of ‘affordance’ and its uptake, transformation and application in the work of Gunther Kress. It traces its origins and explores how Kress, co-founder of social semiotics, (re)conceptualised affordance and incorporated it in his social semiotic theory of sign making, defining affordance in terms of the “potentials and limitations of specific modes”. The paper discusses how his take on the term was received, and develops a radical critique questioning the analytical merits of affordance. It concludes with a call for a return to Kress’s original question of exactly what it is about a form (signifier) that makes it suitable, in the eyes of the sign maker, for what they want to express (signified), and to consider materiality and social convention alongside the sign maker’s lifeworld, audience, situation, and conditions of sign making.
Research on the Fracture Behavior of Ultra-fine Dredged Sand Concrete Based on the Microstructure Characteristics
Authors: Jia Yiheng , Bu Jingwu , Xu Huiying , Chen Qinghua , Che Qingchen , Li Zhenxing , Song Dalai
Published: November 2023

The dredged sand generated by the dredging projects has been abandoned and reclaimed from designated areas. It meets the requirements of environmental construction and resource utilization, if the dredging sand can be used as building material in construction. In order to investigate the fracture behavior of dredged sand concrete, five kinds of concrete with different dredged sand replacements (0 %, 12.5 %, 25 %, 37.5 %, 50 %) were designed in this article. Three-point bending fracture tests were carried out on the concrete. The test results show that with the increase of dredged sand replacement, the initiation load, peak load, fracture toughness, and fracture energy first decrease and then increase. Computerized tomography scan and mercury intrusion porosimetry tests show that with the increase of dredged sand replacements, the porosity, pore volume, and pore surface area increase first and then decrease. Dredged sand can improve the pore structure, increase the compactness of concrete, and improve the fracture behavior of concrete. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction tests show that dredged sand mainly plays the role of physical filling, and proper dredged sand can improve the compactness of concrete.
Cyclicity of geopolitical processes
Authors:   State Institution “Institute for Economics and Forecasting, NAS of Ukraine”, Podliesna Vasylyna
Published: November 2023

The economy is the basis for political processes, while the contradictions arising in the system of socio-economic relations determine the cyclical nature of social development, in particular, cyclical economic and political processes that have become global under the conditions of the capitalist world-system. The cyclic nature of geo-economic and geo-political processes is manifested primarily in the cyclical nature of the change of the world hegemon, whose presence indicates the existence of a global political and economic system. The prerequisites for the formation of the world political and economic system, which develops cyclically, arose already in the most ancient times. The historical prototypes of world hegemony were the Roman and Chinese empires, as well as the Mongolian empire, after whose fall the Western European civilization from the beginning of the "long" XVI century became a source of contradictions, giving rise to a cyclical process of struggle for world leadership, which is reflected in the main provisions of the theory of long cycles of world politics by J. Modelski and U. Thompson, theories of cycles of hegemony by I. Wallerstein, etc. The unfolding of long cycles of world politics and cycles of hegemony is coordinated with the unfolding of Kondratiev cycles, whose beginning and end are marked by wars, generated by political and economic contradictions and serving as a way of their partial resolution. The competition of the leading actors of geopolitics gives rise to global military-economic cycles, whose rhythm is set by world wars, and global geo-economic and geopolitical cycles create the basis for the deployment of cycles derived from them on a regional scale. The rhythm of cyclical geo-economic and geopolitical processes on a regional scale is determined by the dynamics of global cycles. Today, the increasing instability in the capitalist world-system indicates the beginning of crisis-militaristic phases of global cycles, whose unfolding leads to a cyclical change of the leader in the capitalist world-system, and the reformatting of the world geopolitical system, and creates the basis for the development of deep geo-economic and geopolitical contradictions, which are the internal driving force of the cyclicality of global political and economic processes.
Digital industrialization as a factor of economic dynamics
Authors:   State Institution “Institute for Economics and Forecasting, NAS of Ukraine”, Yanenkova Iryna
Published: November 2023

The article shows the impact of digital industrialization on nationally rooted development. Generalized forecast estimates of international organizations regarding economic growth in Ukraine. Attention is focused on the impact of the war with Russia on Ukraine’s economy and possible consequences of this impact. Based on a by-industry analysis of export dynamics, the author shows the growing leading role of the IT sector in promoting this country’s budget revenue. The main indicators of activity, factors promoting and inhibiting the development of the IT sector, and its activities in ensuring the digitalization of the country's economy are comprehensively analyzed. The potential risks of digital industrialization for nationally rooted development are highlighted. The role of the government in promoting digital industrialization is substantiated. Emphasis is placed on the advantages of creating digital innovation hubs for solving complex problems of digital transformation of regions. The author highlights foreign experience of the digital transformation of the economy and examples of its use in Ukraine.
Prostatektomi sonrası üriner inkontinansı olan bireylerde semptom şiddeti ile fiziksel aktivite düzeyi, cinsel işlev ve yaşam kalitesinin ilişkisi
Authors: KILINÇ Neyzar , YILDIZHAN Mehmet , TOPRAK ÇELENAY Şeyda
Published: November 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, prostatektomi sonrası üriner inkontinansı (Üİ) olan bireylerde semptom şiddeti ile fiziksel aktivite düzeyi, cinsel işlev ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemekti.

Yöntem: Prostatektomi sonrası Üİ tanısı olan 43 birey (yaş: 66,67±5,18 yıl; vücut kütle indeksi: 29,17±3,64 kg/m2) çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların fiziksel, demografik ve klinik özellikleri kaydedildi. Bireylerin Üİ şiddeti Uluslararası İnkontinans Konsultasyon Anketi-Kısa Formu (ICIQ-SF) ile, fiziksel aktivite düzeyi Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi Kısa Formu (IPAQ-7) ile, cinsel işlevi Uluslararası Cinsel İşlev İndeksi-5 Formu (IIEF-5) ile, yaşam kalitesi King Sağlık Anketi (KSA) ile değerlendirildi. Analiz için Spearman korelasyon testi kullanıldı.

Bulgular: ICIQ-SF değeri ile IPAQ-7 değeri arasında orta düzeyde ve negatif yönlü bir ilişki tespit edildi (r=-0,606; p0,05). ICIQ-SF değeri ile KSA arasında sırasıyla; genel sağlık (r=0,441; p=0,002), rol limitasyonu (r=0,485; p=0,001), fiziksel limitasyon (r=0,577; p
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING OF THE BULGARIAN MOBILE OPERATORS AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Authors: Dimitrova G. , Dimitrova T.
Published: November 2023

The ongoing processes of globalization, digitalization and technological development presupposed the need for the transition of all economic and social sectors to the conditions of Industry 4.0 and the exploitation of the digital potential. This was especially evident during the developing pandemic of COVID-19, in view of the growing needs of the economy and society for high-speed connectivity, communication, data sharing, information provision, training and distance work, etc. On the other hand, the main priorities for sustainable growth and competitiveness of the EU Member States, along with the digital economy, are the transition to a green economy and addressing the environmental challenges, including rethinking energy efficiency measures, the need for infrastructure and network improvements, modernization and more. All of the above focus on the importance of the telecoms as a key sector for mediating the processes, related to the digital and green transformation of the economy, which reciprocally affects their domestic and, consequently, their innovation and investment activity as a means of achieving competitive positioning and development. The main goal of the publication is to highlight the opportunities for competitive positioning of Bulgarian mobile operators in the context of the digital and green transformation of the country's economy.
Az orvostanhallgatók számára fenntartott mentálhigiénés segítségnyújtás szerepe.
Authors: Gács Boróka , Tényi Tamás , Pálfi Krisztina , Major Jutta , Horváth-Sarródi Andrea
Published: November 2023

Bevezetés: Az orvostanhallgatók mentális egészsége kritikus
jelentőséggel bír az orvosi tanulmányok során, amelyek hosszú és kihívásokkal
teli időszakot jelentenek. Az akadémiai elvárások, a nagy munkaterhelés és az
emocionális stressz hozzájárulhat az orvostanhallgatók mentális terheléséhez és
kiégéséhez, melyek a későbbiekben az egészségügyi rendszerre is fokozott terhet
róhatnak. Ezért a pszichológiai támogatásnak és a mentálhigiénés
szolgáltatásoknak kiemelt fontosságuk van az orvosképzésben.
Célkitűzés: A jelen tanulmány célja, hogy bemutassa és
vizsgálja a Pécsi Tudományegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Karán 2007 óta működő
Pszichológiai Konzultációs Szolgálat szerepét az orvostanhallgatók mentális
egészségének támogatásában. Módszer: A tanulmányban bemutatjuk
a Szolgálatunk által a 2021 novembere, illetve 2022 októbere és 2023 májusa
közötti időszakra vonatkozóan összesített kvantitatív és kvalitatív
eredményeket, melyeket a tanácsadást igénybe vevő hallgatók és munkatársak,
továbbá a Szolgálat tanácsadó pszichológusai regisztráltak a bejelentkezések
számáról, a leggyakrabban megjelenő problémák mintázatáról (A pszichológiai
tanácsadás szakmai alapprotokollja alapján), illetve a pszichológiai támogatást
kapott populáció mentális jóllétéről (GHQ-12). Eredmények: A
vizsgált időszakban összesen 1111 fő 2012 alkalommal vette igénybe a
szolgáltatást. A hallgatók és a munkatársak is a leggyakrabban kapcsolati
nehézségek (37,6%) és negatív életeseményekkel történő megküzdés (33,1%)
megoldásában kértek segítséget Szolgálatunktól. A 2022 októbere óta gyűjtött
adatok szerint (n = 113) a bejelentkezők közel 10%-a szed valamilyen gyógyszert
pszichiátriai javallat alapján, ami jelentősen gyakoribb a külföldi hallgatók
körében, továbbá 38,9%-uk részesült már professzionális segítségnyújtásban. A
GHQ-12 kérdőíven elért átlagpontszám 8 pont, amely jelentősen meghaladja az 5
pontos küszöbértéket, ezt a kitöltők 78,6%-a érte el.
Következtetés: Az eredmények azt mutatják, hogy a Pécsi
Tudományegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Karán működő Pszichológiai Konzultációs
Szolgálat jelentős szerepet játszik az orvostanhallgatók mentális egészségének
támogatásában, hozzájárulva ezzel az akadémiai kihívásokkal történő
eredményesebb megküzdéshez, az átélt emocionális stressz, illetve a kiégés
kockázatának csökkentéséhez. Orv Hetil. 2023; 164(45): 1778–1786.
A humán papillomavírus elleni védőoltást megelőző betegtájékoztatás egyes különleges szempontjai.
Authors: Fogarasi István András , Kovács József , Belicza Éva
Published: November 2023

Bevezetés: A klinikai gyakorlatban a humán papillomavírus elleni
védőoltást megelőző kötelező betegtájékoztatásnak lehetnek olyan esetei (például
vírushordozás, oltásellenesség), amelyek etikai dilemmákat vetnek fel, és a
főszabálytól esetleg eltérő megközelítést kívánhatnak.
Célkitűzés: A humán papillomavírus elleni védőoltással
kapcsolatos betegtájékoztatás különleges eseteinek áttekintése a vonatkozó
szakmai és betegjogi szempontok, valamint hazai genotípus-prevalenciaadatok
figyelembevételével. Módszer: A szakmai szervezetek
ajánlásainak, a védőoltások alkalmazási előiratainak és az egészségügyi
törvénynek az idevonatkozó részeit összegyűjtöttük, egybevetettük. Újra
elemeztük egy 2022-ben publikált, a humán papillomavírus-prevalenciára vonatkozó
hazai vizsgálat kutatási adatait a védőoltás-genotípusok korcsoportos
előfordulásának pontosabb megismeréséhez. Eredmények: A szakmai
szervezetek egyöntetű állásfoglalása, hogy a védőoltás beadása előtt
szűrővizsgálat nem szükséges. Hazánkban az általunk vizsgált 25–29 éves nők
14,1%-a, a 30–34 évesek 8,2%-a, a 35–39 évesek 8,9%-a, a 40–44 évesek 5,2%-a, a
45–49 évesek 5,4%-a, az 50–54 évesek 5,2%-a, az 55–59 évesek 3,1%-a, a 60–65
évesek 3,2%-a hordozott egy vagy több, a nonavalens védőoltással célzott
genotípust. Számukra az oltás nem nyújt olyan mértékű védelmet, mint azok
számára, akik ezeket a genotípusokat az oltás időpontjában nem hordozzák. A
beteg jogosult a számára egyéniesített formában megadott teljes körű
tájékoztatásra a javasolt beavatkozás elvégzésének, elmaradásának lehetséges
előnyeiről és kockázatairól. A beleegyezést nagykorú gyakorolhatja.
Megbeszélés: Nem betegbiztonsági szempontból vagy az oltás
indikációjának felállítása szempontjából merül fel a vírusstátusz kérdése,
hiszen abból az egyénnek és a közösségnek is elsősorban java származhat, hanem a
páciens tájékoztatása szempontjából. Kiskorúak esetében a törvényes
gondviselőnek nincs joga olyan döntést hozni, amely a kiskorú számára hátrányos.
Fontos, hogy a kiskorú ne a vírus elleni oltás nélkül kezdjen szexuális életet.
Következtetés: Bár a védőoltás beadásához nem szükséges, a
hatásosság egyéni különbségeire vonatkozó, egyénre szabott tájékoztatás
indokolttá teheti a szűrővizsgálat felajánlását, az életkor és az aktív nemi
élet figyelembevételével. A 16. életévét betöltött kiskorú a törvényes képviselő
(szülő) helyett megnevezhet egy másik nagykorút az oltás beadásához szükséges
beleegyezésre. Orv Hetil. 2023; 164(45): 1795–1802.
Editorial
Authors: Boschiero Manuel , Dal Maso Serena , Hartle Sharon
Published: November 2023

We are pleased to present a special issue of Instructed Second Language Acquisition on accessible and inclusive practices in instructed second language acquisition. This issue features a collection of articles and reports that highlight the pivotal importance of crafting comprehensive learning designs that are accessible to a diverse spectrum of language learners.
Unregistered words, neologisms, and dictionaries
Authors: Klosa-Kückelhaus Annette , Kernerman Ilan
Published: November 2023

This special issue of Lexicography: Journal of ASIALEX focuses on lexicographic neology and neological lexicography, featuring papers originally presented at the Fifth Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology (GWLN-5).
El DUA en la cuerda floja: un análisis de las críticas al modelo
Authors: Sánchez-Serrano José-Manuel
Published: November 2023

La incorporación del Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje (DUA) a la legislación educativa en España como el marco desde el que orientar la atención a la diversidad del alumnado ha despertado voces críticas que cuestionan la adopción del modelo, achacándole diferentes limitaciones. Primero, la ausencia de evidencias que sustenten sus fundamentos neurocientíficos de base. Segundo, la escasez de datos empíricos que permitan constatar su eficacia para mejorar el aprendizaje. Tercero, la dificultad para operacionalizar su marco de aplicación en la práctica. Partiendo de una revisión en profundidad de literatura clave sobre DUA, este trabajo analiza y discute dichas limitaciones atendiendo a los fundamentos teórico-prácticos del modelo. Asimismo, se apuntan líneas de investigación para avanzar en su desarrollo, explorando su potencial como marco de referencia para la identificación de barreras para el aprendizaje en el currículum.
On transversely holomorphic foliations with homogeneous transverse structure
Authors: Scardua Bruno Cesar Azevedo , Jurado Liliana
Published: November 2023

In this paper we study transversely holomorphic foliations of complex codimension one with a transversely homogeneous complex transverse structure. We prove that the only cases are the transversely additive, affine and projective cases. We shall focus on the transversely affine case and describe the holonomy of a leaf which is "at the infinity" with respect to this structure and prove this is a solvable group. Using this we are able to prove linearization results for the foliation under the assumption of existence of some hyperbolic map in the holonomy group. Such foliations will then be given by simple-poles closed transversely meromorphic one-forms.
On generalization of homotopy axiom
Authors: Karimov Umed
Published: November 2023

In [S. Kermit, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 1972, 31(1):271-275] it was proven that if G is compact topological group or field then in the homotopy axiom for Alexander-Spanier-Kolmogoroff cohomology the parameter segment [0;1] can be replaced by any compact connected space T. The purpose of the paper is to show that the parameter space T can not be replaced in general by locally compact connected space.
Fundamental theorems of quasi-geodesic mappings of generalized-recurrent-parabolic spaces
Authors: Kurbatova Irina , Pistruil Margaret , Konovenko Nadiia
Published: November 2023

In previous papers we studied mappings of pseudo-Riemannian spaces being mutually quasi-geodesic and almost geodesic of the 2nd type. As a result, we arrived at the quasi-geodesic mapping f: (Vn, gij, Fih) → (Vn, gij, Fih) of spaces with an affine structure, which was called generalized-recurrent. Quasi-geodesic mappings are divided into two types: general and canonical. In this article, the fundamental issues of the theory of quasi-geodesic mappings of generalized-recurrent-parabolic spaces are considered. First, the fundamental equations of quasi-geodesic mappings are reduced to a form that allows effective investigation. Then, using a new form of the fundamental equations, we prove theorems that allow for any generalized-recurrent-parabolic space (Vn, gij, Fih) or to find all spaces (Vn, gij, Fih) onto which Vn admits a quasi-geodesic mapping of the general form, or prove that there are no such spaces.
Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children and adults based on 2015–2022 bacteriological and molecular genetic studies
Authors: Sergevnin Victor I. , Rozhkova Marina V. , Ovchinnikov Kirill V. , Kuzovnikova Elena Zh.
Published: November 2023

The data on etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remain contradictory, which is often assessed only according to bacteriological studies coming to a conclusion about the low frequency of major main pathogenStreptococcus pneumoniaеisolation. At the same time, there are very few observations of parallel examination of patients with CAP simultaneously by bacteriological and molecular genetic methods. There are no observations on the etiology of CAP in the long-term dynamics. The aim of the work is to analyze the etiology of CAP in children and adults based on 2015–2022 bacteriological and molecular genetic studies. The etiology of pneumonia was assessed using the data on posterior pharyngeal wall washes from 418 children and 483 adults hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of CAP at two large Perm medical organizations in 2015–2022. The samples were examined by the bacteriological method and polymerase chain reaction using commercial test systems with the amplifier “CFX96” (Bio-Rad, USA). The results showed thatS. pneumoniaе, despite implementing decreed vaccinations against pneumococcal infection, it remains the leading causative agent of CAP in both children and adults. The 2015–2022 frequency of pneumococcal discharge according to bacteriological studies was 9.7 per 100 examined, according to molecular genetic studies — 48.5 per 100 examined among children and adults in the study area. According to 2021–2022 vs 2015–2017 bacteriological studies, the frequency ofStaphylococcus aureusexcretion among children increased significantly, andS. pneumoniaеincreased among adults. According to the results of molecular genetic studies among children and adults, no significant changes in the etiology of CAP were found. In 2021–2022, SARS-CoV-2-positive vs SARS-CoV-2-negative patients with CAP infected had higher rate of isolatedS. aureus,KlebsiellapneumoniaеandHemophilus influenzae, i.e., those pathogens whose number increased in the long-term follow-up observations.
NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF TUBE WALL ON SUBCOOLED BOILING AT THE END OF A LASER WAVEGUIDE
Authors: Kosyakov Viktor A. , Fursenko Roman V. , Minaev Sergey S. , Chudnovskii Vladimir M.
Published: November 2023

Results of numerical simulations of the laser-induced boiling at the end of a waveguide placed inside the tube are
presented. The effect of the tube wall on the vapor bubble evolution and characteristics of the cumulative jet forming as a result of its collapse was studied. Particularly, it was found that while the tubes of large radii insignificantly affect the velocity of the cumulative liquid jet, in the relatively narrow tubes the jet may not form at all. The effect of the tubes of moderate radii comes down to the decrease of the jet velocity compared to the case without the tube. A possible physical explanation of such influence of tube walls is proposed. Numerical results on laser-induced boiling inside the tubes are summarized in the regime diagram in the tube radius-waveguide radius plane.
Use of gradient anticipatory nasal coarticulatory cues for lexical perception in French
Authors: Zellou Georgia , Pycha Anne , Chitoran Ioana
Published: November 2023

The current study examines anticipatory nasal coarticulation in French, a language which is known to exhibit a) quality differences between phonemically oral and nasal vowels and b) relatively low amounts of nasal coarticulation in CVN contexts. In a production study, thirty native Northern Metropolitan (Parisian) French speakers produced seven sets of CṼ-CVC-CVN words (e.g., [sɛd] cède, [sɛn] scènes, [sæ̃] saint). Consistent with previous studies, results indicated quality differences between the vowels in CṼ versus CVC and CVN words, and also that acoustic nasalization in CVN contexts was relatively small; nevertheless, it was still significantly greater than in CVC contexts, and variable across speakers. In a perception study, the CV portions of the production recordings were played to fifty French listeners, who identified the corresponding word in a forced-choice task. Results showed that stimuli from CVN contexts were highly confusable with CVC items, but not with CṼ items. Most importantly, increased degree of acoustic nasalization on individual CVN stimuli significantly correlated with accuracy. We conclude that, despite the overall relative weakness of coarticulatory cues to nasality, French listeners can nevertheless employ these cues when they are stronger.
LCR Premium in the Federal Funds Market
Authors: Anderson Alyssa , Tase Manjola
Published: November 2023

We document the existence of a regulatory premium in the federal funds market related to the implementation of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR). We use difference-in-differences analysis and confidential bank level data on borrowing in the fed funds and Eurodollar markets to compare the interest rates paid by banks subject to daily reporting of their liquidity profile (daily reporters) relative to other banks. We find that, after the implementation of LCR, daily reporters paid a higher rate compared to other banks when borrowing in the fed funds market given the LCR-favorability of many of the lenders in this market. In addition, on the days that banks borrowed in both the fed funds and Eurodollar markets, daily reporters paid a higher rate than other banks for their borrowing in the fed funds market but not for their borrowing in the Eurodollar market.
Counteracting Crimes Related to the Organization of Illegal Migration During the Special Military Operation: Organizational-Legal and Criminalistic Aspects
Authors: Kuleshov Roman , Foigel Elena
Published: November 2023

The article discusses the problems of identifying, investigating and detecting the organization of illegal migration and the crimes connected with it. The special military operation in Ukraine did not hinder the growth of migration, on the contrary, it intensified the migration processes, making considerable illegal migration a successful and lucrative area that provides criminals with substantial criminal proceeds. The authors analyze the correlation between the causes of Russia’s attractiveness to migrants and the growth in the number of foreign citizens registered as migrants, the number of temporary residence permits issued during the past year. At the same time, they note a growth in the number of registered crimes committed by foreign citizens and stateless persons in comparison with the same period last year, which makes it necessary to develop methodological recommendations for counteracting them. They describe the schemes and ways of organizing illegal migration when «elastic» labor contracts are made or when «elastic» hotels and hostels are used. The authors discuss difficulties associated with the enforcement of normative legal acts, as well as statistical reports that have a negative impact on the organization and execution of operative and investigative activities of special departments. It is proven that the mechanism of crime, which includes interconnected means of preparing, committing and concealing crimes, their stages, multiple crime participants and the distribution of their roles, poses considerable difficulties and calls for consolidated efforts of law enforcement bodies. The factors of normative legal regulation hindering the identification and detection of the organization of illegal migration are named. Specific features of the criminalistic research of ethnic characteristics of migrants and their use for investigating crimes are examined. The authors also analyze the contemporary condition of the Concept of State Migration Policy, develop recommendations on improving the mechanism of its implementation, and draw conclusions regarding the preventive significance of fighting the organization of illegal migration for counteracting crimes infringing on the rights of the person, public security and the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian state.
Armed Attacks on Schools by Adolescents in the USA: Socio-Psychological Risk Factors
Authors: Zlokazov Kirill
Published: November 2023

The relevance of the research is connected with the necessity to counteract mass shootings of schoolkids and teachers that are carried out by the students themselves. In spite of the undertaken measures, the likelihood of armed attacks against Russian educational establishments remains high. The author describes a complex of factors that provoke adolescents to carry out mass shootings using information about similar crimes committed in the USA.
The goal of this research is to describe the risk factors for armed attacks on educational establishments connected with the problems of the social environment of adolescents and difficulties in their social interactions.
The research is based on the principles and theories of social sciences, the theoretical research methods — generalization and systemization of information. Empirical research methods are descriptive statistics, calculation of mean values and standard deviations.
The conducted work allowed the author to identify a complex of characteristics describing the circumstances of mass shootings committed by adolescents in the USA. Features of mass shootings in educational establishments are presented, parameters of armed attacks, factors influencing the choice of attack target and types of weapons are described. Age and social characteristics of attackers and their motives are given. Socio-cultural, psychological and socio-psychological causes of armed attacks are defined. The role of mass media and means of communication in the propaganda of armed attacks are shown, and trends for the legitimization and gamification of violence are analyzed. Psychological and clinical prerequisites of attacks are determined, and the negative impact that the environment has on an adolescent is established, which is manifested in physical, psychological, sexual and other types of violence, as well as permissiveness in meeting the social needs of adolescents.
The obtained results widen our understanding of risk factors instigating adolescents to carry out attacks on educational organizations: problems in interacting with the social environment, the psycho-emotional state of students, a destructive orientation of the adolescent. The practical results of this research are recommendations for ensuring the safety of the information space, the educational establishment, and the development of measures for the psychological-pedagogical support of students.
Modern Challenges and Threats to the Environmental Security of Russia: Criminal Law and Criminological Aspects
Authors: Pitulko Ksenia
Published: November 2023

Contemporary environmental situation in Russia experiences the negative impact of economic and public health factors, and can thus be defined as insufficiently healthy. Besides, it is considerably harmed by the «contributions» of emergency situations resulting from either random circumstances or insufficient observance of environmental safety requirements, violations of industrial safety standards, use of outdated or environmentally harmful equipment. It the situation when national economy is characterized by variety and shows optimistic growth indicators, it should be noted that most sources of the state’s prosperity are environmentally harmful, contribute to keeping industrial objects and adjacent territories environmentally unhealthy and yield a considerable volume of production and consumption waste. When Art. 42 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation declared a right of each person to a healthy environment, the state undertook a commitment to create due legal instruments for exercising this right and maintaining a high level of environmental safety. However, due to a high degree of exploiting natural resources that has been maintained so far, the rate of creating these instruments has been lagging behind the rate at which the negative environmental impact has been increasing. The author presents a quantitative analysis of the risks and threats to the environmental interests of the society arising in connection with the anthropogenic impact on the environment, and the qualitative analysis of the norms of current legislation aimed at protecting these interests. The obtained results prove the need for further improvement of legal instruments that can adequately protect the environmental safety of the population.
Compliment Response Strategies in Institutional Discourse within an Emirati Context: Focus on Power and Gender Differences in University Student-Professor Exchanges in English
Authors: Deveci Tanju
Published: November 2023

Background: Context plays a significant role in effective communication. Among various aspects of context, culture is particularly important since it necessitates that language be used effectively so that a specific purpose can be achieved successfully. One key element of such communication is the effective use of speech acts including compliment and compliment responses (CR).

Aim: This research aimed to identify the CR strategies produced by Emirati users of English in a university setting, as a response to a compliment received from an international professor on their academic performance and the psychological effect such a compliment is likely to have on them. It also investigated the influence of gender on CR strategies.

Methodology: The data were collected using a discourse completion task. Fifty-eight students (33 male and 25 female) participated in the study. The CR strategies were analyzed using Holmes' (1988) classification scheme.

Results: The results showed that a compliment from a professor, irrespective of his/her gender, would make the students happy, with positive effects on their motivation, self-confidence, and feeling of closeness to the professor. The students also thought a CR was necessary for politeness purposes. The most commonly used CR strategy was that of acceptance. The male and the female students produced similar CR strategies in responding to the professor, irrespective of his/her gender. Yet they were more likely to use micro-level strategies (e.g., appreciation token, comment, and promise) with the male professor. The students also used downgrading and disagreeing but only while responding to the male professor. In their conversation with the female professor, they used the strategies of shifting credit and requesting reassurance.

Significance: These results provide evidence for the face-enhancing nature of CR strategies as utilized by Emirati users of English with international faculty in a university setting.
What Can Count As Critical Academic Literacy Education?
Authors: Tentolouris Filippos
Published: November 2023

Background and Purpose: The issue of what can count as “critical” in relation to academic literacy education has not been discussed in detail in relative review studies. Therefore, this opinion article aims to contribute to this issue by exploring the question whether a field of academic literacy education can be underpinned.

Approach: First, I revisit some models of academic literacy education (rhetorical models of critical consciousness, models of critical language awareness, genre-based models, multiliteracies, ethnographic-based academic literacies) which have been considered as “critical” in taxonomies of these review studies. Then, I compare these models showing their similarities and differences regarding what is “critical” and how it is situated within academic literacy education.

Conclusion: Finally, I argue that since there are contrasting conceptualisations among these models in relation to what is “critical” and how it can be associated with academic literacy education, critical academic literacy education can count as a relativist and not a unified field.
Immunoprecipitations and Western blots analysis v1
Authors: A Parra-Rivas Leonardo
Published: November 2023

Immunoprecipitations and Western blots analysis
Preparation of an Enriched Synaptic Vesicle Fraction v1
Authors: A Parra-Rivas Leonardo
Published: November 2023

Preparation of an Enriched Synaptic Vesicle Fraction
Immunohistochemistry v1
Authors: A Parra-Rivas Leonardo
Published: November 2023

Immunohistochemistry
CRISPR knock-in (endogenous tagging) v1
Authors: A Parra-Rivas Leonardo
Published: November 2023

CRISPR knock-in (endogenous tagging)
Multiple Sequence Alignment v1
Authors: A Parra-Rivas Leonardo
Published: November 2023

Multiple Sequence Alignment
Parameter optimization and surface integrity aspects in MWCNT-based nano-PMEDM process of Inconel 718
Authors:   Dept. of Industrial and Prod. Eng., Military Inst. of Science and Tech., Bangladesh, Khatun Sinthea , Amin AKM Nurul ,   Dept. of Industrial and Prod. Eng., Military Inst. of Science and Tech., Bangladesh, Mashuk Mamunur Rashid ,   Dept. of Industrial and Prod. Eng., Military Inst. of Science and Tech., Bangladesh, Tuli Noshin Tasnim ,   Dept. of Industrial and Prod. Eng., Military Inst. of Science and Tech., Bangladesh, Jerin Ismat ,   Dept. of Industrial and Prod. Eng., Military Inst. of Science and Tech., Bangladesh, Bashar M.S. ,   Institute of Fuel Research & Development (BCSIR), Bangladesh, Rumi Md Jalal Uddin ,   Dept .of Aeronautical Eng., Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Published: November 2023

This study examines the effects of Inconel 718's Nano PMEDM process parameters on Material Removal Rate (MRR), Tool Wear Rate (TWR), Surface Roughness (SR), and the integrity of surface and subsurface layers. It also examines the concentration of MWCNT nanoparticles in distilled water as a dielectric medium. Peak Current, Pulse on Time, and Powder Concentration were input variables in 20 experimental runs utilizing the Central Composite Design (CCD) of Design of Expert (DOE). To create and evaluate empirical models for MRR, TWR, and SR, response surface methodology (RSM) and ANOVA were used. According to the results of the improved RSM, the best responses for MRR, TWR, and SR are 0.012 g/min, 0.001 g/min, and 5.098 µm, respectively. These were accomplished by cutting parameters of 1.5 g/L for powder concentration, 307.967 s for pulse on time, and 19.925 Amps for peak current. GA optimization produced slightly different optimal values for MRR, TWR, and SR: 0.012 g/min, 0.003 g/min, and 5.229 µm, respectively. 20.178 Amps for Peak Current, 398.753 seconds for Pulse on Time, and 3.66 g/L for Powder Concentration were the suggested ideal cutting conditions for GA optimization. In the validation tests, both the GA-predicted outcomes and RSM-optimized values closely matched the experimental results.
Characterization and predictive modeling of thermally aged glass fiber reinforced plastic composites
Authors:   Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, U.S.A, Rahman Md Mijanur , Rahman M Muzibur ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sonargaon University, Bangladesh
Published: November 2023

Glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) are exposed to thermal aging in their widespread aerospace applications. Evaluating the effect of mechanical properties due to thermal aging has remained a challenge. An experimental investigation to characterize the thermal aging effects of glass fiber epoxy composites as well as the development of a predictive modeling is presented here. Tensile test samples have been thermally aged at 50°C, 100°C, 150°C and 200°C for 30 mins, 60 mins, 90 mins and 120 mins. At higher temperatures, the samples have shown a gradually increasing brown color while emitting a burning smell. The tensile test shows that the UTS value decreases as the thermal aging temperature increases. The predictive model has been prepared by combining image processing, regression analysis and two cascaded artificial neural networks (ANNs). The model reads the photographic image of the sample and uses the color change as an identifier. Cascaded ANNs estimate the thermal aging temperature and time from the image processing program. Finally, the ANN’s output is forwarded to the developed regression equation to get the estimated UTS. The predictive model’s estimated UTS shows an average accuracy of 97% when compared to the experimental results.
Islamic Psychospiritual Theory According to the Perspective of Maqasid al-Sharia
Authors: Harun Muhammad Safwan
Published: November 2023

Islamic psychospirituality is a discipline that combines psychological and spiritual elements based on Islamic principles. The Islamic psychospiritual approach that emphasises on the purificaiton process of the soul (tazkiyyah al-nafs) becomes a necessity for man in order to ensure the well-being of his life and achieve happiness in this world and the Hereafter. This need is linked rather closely to the objective of legislating sharia law or the more popularly used term maqasid al-sharia in order to accomplish the good for all human beings. However, there are still gaps in the literature that discusses thoroughly the relationship between Islamic psychospirituality and maqasid al-sharia. Therefore, this article was conducted to discuss Islamic psychospirituality according to maqasid al-sharia. This study was conducted using full library research method for data collection and qualitative approach for data analysis. Based on the anylisis it was found that the relationship between Islamic psychospirituality and maqasid al-sharia can be seen from two views namely from the debates of al-kulliyat al-khams and al-wasilah wa al-ghayat towards the achievement of al-sa’adah (happiness) which is maqasid al -sharia al-’ammah (general maqasid sharia). Ultimately, Islamic psychospirituality plays a very important role in the development of insaniah which eventually leads to the guaranteed preservation of al-kulliyat al-khams which is the main core of maqasid al-sharia.
Weaving Strong Relationships Within Roma Women Associations to Overcome Violence Against Women
Authors: Valls Rosa , Martínez Alejandro , Amador Jelen
Published: November 2023

Cultural relationships shape individuals’ response towards some of the most pressing challenges, such as the urgent one of tacking violence against women. In this sense, women from ethnic minorities have to face more systemic barriers in accessing care and protection services for victims of gender violence. Despite the progress made in recent years, the official circuits continue to be far from the Roma reality. In this research, authors explore the key role played by two Romani women association in fulfilling this gap. Through the communicative methodology this research bridges together participants’  and scientific knowledge in a co-creation process to illustrate how, despite systemic barriers, two Romani women associations are working to prevent and overcome violence against women. The findings of this research warn of the impact of training in gender violence for Roma women, accompaniment and counselling for victims, to overcome the problem by strengthening intercultural relationships. Thus, the article analyzes the bridging work of those Roma associations and identifies how they are contributing to closing the gap between Roma women who had suffered gender violence and the institutions. How these two Roma-women associations counteract the under-representation of Roma identity in official services is also discussed.
Beyond the Blind Spot: Enhancing Polyphony Through City Planning Activism Using Public Participation GIS
Authors: Harsia Eveliina , Nummi Pilvi
Published: November 2023

A key advantage of public participation GIS (PPGIS) tools has been seen as increasing the polyphony of urban planning by reaching the wisdom of crowds. However, the challenge is to enable participation for those who do not have the skills or resources. This article describes participatory action research where the authors of the article collaborated with a local city planning activist at the Kontula Mall, Helsinki (Finland) to improve the participation of a group marginalized from the renewal process (i.e., immigrant entrepreneurs) using a PPGIS tool (Maptionnaire). The case study provided insights into the potential for city planning activism to bring out marginalized groups’ perspectives and use PPGIS. Moreover, the research also revealed barriers to polyphony in current planning practices. Nevertheless, planning activism can enable the participation of the marginalized by coming into contact with them, providing them with information, and bringing their perspectives to the collaboration. The PPGIS tool can serve as a platform to collect participatory data through different response modes. Local activism can also facilitate the questionnaire’s co-design, testing, and marketing. Therefore, a bottom-up approach can be a way to improve the impact of PPGIS and enhance polyphony in urban planning.