bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Militärischer Rückzug und konkurrierende Gebietsräumungen
Authors: Zückert Martin
Published: May 2022

Während des Slowakischen Nationalaufstands begannen deutsche Stellen im Herbst 1944 mit der Evakuierung der Bevölkerung deutscher Nationalität aus der Slowakei. Dieser Vorgang stand im Zusammenhang mit der kriegsbedingten »Rückführung« deutscher Bevölkerungsgruppen aus Ost‑ und Südosteuropa. Teilweise parallel dazu versuchten slowakische Stellen, die Zivilbevölkerung, Behörden und weitere Einrichtungen vor der sich nähernden Front in Sicherheit zu bringen. Beide Evakuierungen fanden vor dem Hintergrund des Rückzugs der deutschen Wehrmacht statt, das Geschehen wurde in der Forschung jedoch bisher nicht in einem größeren Zusammenhang betrachtet. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Wechselwirkungen zwischen militärischem Rückzug und der Evakuierung der Zivilbevölkerung. Analysiert wird in diesem Zusammenhang auch, wie die nationalsozialistische »Volkstumspolitik«, aber auch die Praktiken der Verfolgung in dieser Phase weiterwirkten bzw. sich nochmals dynamisierten.
Evakuierungs‑ und Kriegsschauplatz Mark Brandenburg
Authors: Fubel Janine
Published: May 2022

Die Berlin ummantelnde Region Brandenburg stellte 1945 den wichtigsten Kriegsschauplatz zu Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges in Europa dar. Ende Januar 1945 war es sowjetischen Einheiten gelungen, auf breiter Front in die Region und damit auch im Mittelabschnitt der Ostfront in das Gebiet des »Altreiches« einzudringen und bis an die Oder vorzurücken. Damit befanden sie sich keine 100 Kilometer mehr von der deutschen Reichshauptstadt entfernt. An einigen Stellen war es ihnen zudem gelungen, auf das Westufer des Flusses zu setzen und erste Brückenköpfe einzurichten. Im Rahmen des Beitrages werden die östlichen Kreise der Region als Kriegs‑ und Evakuierungsschauplatz untersucht. Die deutschen Evakuierungsmaßnahmen waren hier einerseits dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Verbote und zu spät angeordnete Räumungsbefehle für die Zivilbevölkerung ausgegeben wurden, während Gefangene westwärts verschleppt oder noch vor Ort ermordet wurden, als sich die gegnerische Front den dort befindlichen Haftstätten und NS-Zwangslagern näherte. Im Mittelpunkt des Beitrags steht die Untersuchung, welche Praktiken freigesetzt wurden, als die Kriegsfront auf die »innere« Front zu treffen drohte und sich tatsächlich räumlich mit ihr überlagerte. Zentrale These ist, dass sowohl im Hinblick auf den Einsatz seiner Akteure als auch auf das zum Einsatz kommende (Gewalt‑)Wissen der deutsche Vernichtungskrieg – als Holocaust »vor Ort« und Evakuierungskrieg gegen bestimmte Personengruppen geführt – 1945 in der Mark Brandenburg Fortsetzung gefunden hatte.
Buckling behavior of laminated composites with embedded delaminations
Authors: Deniz Mehmet Emin , Oral Nevra
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study is to determine the structural effects of different delamination types on buckling behavior of the E-glass/epoxy with [0]8, [90]8, [±45]4 orientation angles and aramid/epoxy with [±45]4 orientation angle of the composite plates. The buckling behaviors of the layered composites with three different artificial delamination geometries namely, RECDel (rectangular delamination), SQRDel (square delamination), and CIRDel (circle delamination) as well as with different delamination locations (at depth ratios of t/h = 0.25 and t/h = 0.5) were investigated under compression load experimentally. The boundary conditions were clamped for loaded ends while they were freed for the other edges. The dimensions of rectangular composite plates were selected as 150 mm (L) × 25 mm (b) × 2.32 mm (h). Five specimens for each parameter of delaminated composite plates were tested to get the average buckling load. The test results showed that load values of the aramid/epoxy load values were higher than load values of the glass/epoxy load values regardless of the similarity of the buckling loads for t/h = 0.25 and t/h = 0.5 depth ratios. Furthermore, it is possible to conclude that the performance of both the glass/epoxy and the aramid/epoxy buckling are strongly influenced by the layered orientation configurations.
Effects of coating, holding force, stretching height, yield stress, and surface roughness on springback of steel in the V-stretch bending test
Authors: Abdedaim Imene , Ouakdi Elhadj , Louahdi Rachid , Maati Ahmed
Published: May 2022

Various types of defects can impact the mechanical or aesthetic properties of stamped sheets, and the phenomenon of springback (SB) is one of them. SB is complicated, and it is hard to simulate it precisely because it is related to many factors such as tooling geometry, material properties, friction, and boundary conditions. In this article, the SB of V-stretch bended samples with uncoated and coated steel is experimentally and numerically investigated. The steel samples are coated with a thin layer of several metals (zinc, tin, nickel, and chromium). This investigation takes into account the influence of various parameters such as the coating thickness, its roughness, the punch depth, the blank holding force (BHF), and the change in the material’s yield strength. A self-developed two-dimensional elastoplastic finite element code was developed using Abaqus/standard. In this work, we also show that the SB angle is smaller for uncoated sheet, higher BHF, higher surface roughness, lower coating thickness, lower stretching height, and lower yield strength.
Experimental and dynamic thermal numerical investigation of a climate test chamber
Authors: Erzan Topçu Elif , Vatansever Barış , Nurel Ayberk
Published: May 2022

In order to investigate the effects of environmental conditions on materials, industrial products or to meet long warranty periods of the products, various tests are performed in the climate test chambers. They have a multidisciplinary structure and should be designed according to different operating conditions. So obtaining the mathematical model of them and knowing the performance of dynamic behavior are significant both in the design phase and in the control of the designed system. In this study, a novel model is developed for numerical investigation of heating process of prototype climatic test due to the mentioned needs. A so-called temperature-dependent L-section line approach was developed. The insulation material was divided into seven segments. The thermal conduction coefficients of the insulation material, mass flow rate, and specific heat of the air were modeled as a function of temperature, as distinct from constant-coefficient lumped-parameter approaches. The simulation results were compared with the experimental results for different conditions, it was observed that the presented approach was compatible with the experimental results. This developed model is not only limited to climate test chambers, but can also be applied to different engineering disciplines such as control, energy, heat and mass transfer, building, and construction.
Research on process optimization and rapid prediction method of thermal vibration stress relief for 2219 aluminum alloy rings
Authors: Chen Shuguang , Gao Hanjun , Lin Minghui , Wu Shaofeng , Wu Qiong
Published: May 2022

2219 aluminum alloy rings are important part of liquid cryogenic rocket fuel tanks. Residual stress is inevitably introduced in the forming process of the rings due to the nonlinear thermomechanical coupling conditions, which will affect its mechanical properties, fatigue properties, corrosion resistance, and dimensional stability. Thermal vibratory stress relief (TVSR) has great potential in reducing residual stress, and process optimization of TVSR is necessary to further improve its application, but it is rarely reported. In this study, process optimization of roll formed 2219 aluminum alloy rings is conducted. The influence of vibration amplitude, vibration time, vibration frequency, heating time, holding time, and cooling time on TVSR treatment are investigated. Results show that the maximum equivalent residual stress of 2219 aluminum alloy rings can be reduced by 93.6% after optimized TVSR treatment. With the increase in vibration time, heating time, holding time, and cooling time, the maximum equivalent stress decreases. However, the increase in the vibration amplitude results in an increase in the maximum equivalent stress. Further, a genetically optimized artificial neural network intelligent optimization algorithm is applied to quickly predict the TVSR effect of 2219 aluminum alloy rings.
A review on the properties of concrete reinforced with recycled steel fiber from waste tires
Authors: Zhang Peng , Wang Chenyang , Wu Cunliang , Guo Yongfu , Li Yin , Guo Jinjun
Published: May 2022

In the construction industry, fibers have been added to concrete to improve the mechanical properties of concrete for decades. Steel fiber has been widely used as an additive fiber owing to the unique properties; it provides reinforced concrete. However, the large-scale production of steel fibers generates a large amount of CO2 and aggravates the depletion of natural resources. In response to the requirements of green environmental protection, some scholars have focused their attention on replacing industrial steel fibers with recycled steel fibers from waste tires (WTSF). It is found that WTSF can be used to reinforce the mechanical properties of concrete and even replace industrial steel fiber (ISF) in some engineering applications. The existing research results are summarized and discussed, with emphasis on the process of recycling WTSFs. This review not only has a great impact on the environment but also has fiber characteristics as well as the mechanical properties (compressive strength, tensile strength, and flexural strength) and durability of the concrete with WTSF. The purpose of this article is to review the existing literature with a critical attitude and summarize the existing related literature, which determines the research gap for those who are committed to this direction.
Effect of cooling rate on the microstructure and thermal expansion properties of Al–Mn–Fe alloy
Authors: Wang Juan , Yang Zhong , Duan Hongbo , Ma Zhijun , Yang Wei , Tao Dong , Li Jianping
Published: May 2022

Al–Mn–Fe alloy was prepared by traditional casting, injection casting, and melt spinning. The effect of cooling rate on the microstructure of alloy was studied. Results show that the phases in the alloy are the same for the three methods, including quasicrystal icosahedral phase (I-phase), Al6Mn phase, and Al phase. With the increase in cooling rate, the morphology of the I-phase changed from long strips to short rods and gradually to a daisy shape, and the content of the I-phase increased from 28 to 70%. Meanwhile, the morphology of the Al6Mn phase in the alloy changed from long bars to short rods, and the content decreased from 45 to 20%. Meanwhile, the thermal expansion coefficient of the alloy in the injection casting state is significantly reduced by about 15% at all temperature stages compared with that in as-cast state, and the results show that an appropriate cooling rate can improve the microstructure and properties of the alloy.
Dyeing Parchment Infills
Authors: Forstmeyer Kerstin
Published: May 2022

Objects made of dyed parchment are relatively rare in libraries and archives. When conservators dye parchment, they are essentially concerned with approximating the colour of the aged original material. Various methods are available today for dyeing parchment and other skin-based materials. This overview describes two methods in detail: staining with pastel chalk and dyeing with leather dye. Dyeing can be carried out before or after the application of an infill, the resulting advantages and disadvantages are briefly described. A look at the basis for decision for or against colour matching aims to motivate further discussion on this topic.
Evaluation of the impact of different disinfectants on new coronavirus and human health
Authors: Mahmudiono Trias , Ramaiah Pushpamala , Maleki Heydar , Doewes Rumi Iqbal , Shalaby Mohammed Nader , Alsaikhan Fahad , Mohammadi Mohammad Javad
Published: May 2022

A new health threat was appeared in 2019 known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The new coronavirus distributed all over the world and caused millions of deaths. One way to incomplete the process of COVID-19 transfer from one person to another is using disinfectants. A narrative review study was done on manuscript published documents about the stability of the virus, different types of disinfectants and the effects of disinfectants on SARS-CoV2 and environment from 2005 to 2022 based on Searched databases included Google Scholar, Springer, PubMed, Web of Science and Science Direct (Scopus). All relevant studies published 2005 until 2022 gathered. According to the databases, 670 articles were retrieved. Thirty studies were screened after review and 30 full-text articles entered into the analysis process. Finally, 14 articles were selected in this study. New coronavirus could survive until 9 days in room temperature; the surviving time decreases if temperature increases. The virus can survive in various plastic, glass, and metal surfaces for hours to days. Disinfectants, such as alcohol, isopropanol, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and ethanol, can kill 70–90% viruses in up to 30 s but should be noted that these disinfectants are recognized by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a potential carcinogen. According to the different reports, increased duration and level of disinfectant exposure can have negative impacts on human and animal health including upper and lower respiratory tract irritation, inflammation, edema, ulceration, and allergic reactions.
Investigation of the role of annealing time in the optical, structural and morphological properties of trinary CdZnS thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition
Authors:   Department of medical Instrumentation Technology Engineering, Hilla University College, Babylon, Iraq, Hadi M. M. , Mohammed K. A. ,   Department of medical Instrumentation Technology Engineering, Hilla University College, Babylon, Iraq
Published: May 2022

In this paper, CdZnS nanocrystalline films have been deposited by using chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique on glassy substrates. After deposition process, the films were annealed at different period of time (30, 60 and 120 minute) using thermal furnace. Optical properties of CdZnS films such as absorbance and optical band gap, have been investigated. From this measurements, the bandgaps energies were found to be 3 eV, 2.69 eV, 2.5 eV and 2.2 eV for (0, 30, 60 and 120 minute) respectively. The optical energy gap decreased as the annealing time increased. In this study, the influence of annealing time on the structure, optical, and surface properties of CdZnS thin films was examined, and the results were thoroughly discussed. This demonstrates their potential applicability in optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, among other things.
High-temperature oxidation resistance of NiCrAlY columnar microcrystalline coating deposited by EDS
Authors:   Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, China, Wang R. Y. , Feng X. L. ,   Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, China, Yang C. ,   Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, China, Wang R. ,   Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, China, Guo C. A. ,   Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, China, Zhang J. ,   Shenyang Ligong University, School of Equipment Engineering, no. 6 Nanping Central Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang 110159, Liaoning, China
Published: May 2022

In this paper, the NiCrAlY coating is deposited on the surface of the NiCrAlY alloy substrate by the electrospark deposition method. The phase composition, morphology and element composition of the substrate and coating were characterized by XRD, SEM/EDS. The high-temperature oxidation resistance was tested. The results show that the weight gain of the coating is lower than that of the substrate alloy after high-temperature oxidation. The coating protects the substrate to some extent. And because of the formation of NiCrAlY columnar microcrystalline coating, rich grain boundaries, promoted the diffusion rate of metal ions, resulting in the formation of “pinning effect” of the film/metal interface, improve the anti-stripping performance of the coating.
Low cost hydrothermal synthesis of optically important graphene/zinc oxide nanocomposites
Authors:   Nano Research Lab in ITM University, Gwalior, India, Kaundal J. B. , Mohapatra R. ,   Nano Research Lab in ITM University, Gwalior, India, Tiwari R. K. ,   SOS Physics Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, Goswami Y. C. ,   Nano Research Lab in ITM University, Gwalior, India
Published: May 2022

Graphene oxide (GO)/Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanocomposites were synthesized by low-cost hydrothermal route under high pressure and temperature. The Samples were characterized by optical, structural, and morphological characterizations. Increase absorbance in the visible region alongwith good luminescence is observed with an increasing ZnO concentration. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies exhibit much more intense and sharper peaks in higher concentration sample GOZn3 than in GOZn1, confirming the highly crystalline nature of Nanoparticles at a higher amount of ZnO nanoparticles inclusion in GO. The average crystal size was found to be approximately 22 nm and 30 nm in the sample with lower and moderate concentrations GOZn1 and GOZn2 respectively. FTIR spectra analysis for functional groups present in Nanocomposites indicates the presence of aliphatic compounds, hydrocarbon bonding, olefin, hydroxyl, and aliphatic nitro compounds. FESEM micrographs indicate a sheet like the structure of GO and Zinc oxide nanoparticles arranged on a sheet in a regular pattern of hexagonal structures which are in good agreement with XRD results. The size of FESEM and XRD studies is almost the same it varies from 22 nm to 30 nm.
Mid- to long-term complications and outcome for morbidly obese patients after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: van Tilburg Joost , Rathsach Andersen Mikkel
Published: May 2022

Purpose

Due to substantial increase in obesity, the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in obese and morbidly obese patients is higher than ever. This review aims to investigate mid- to long-term complications, revision rates, and outcome for morbidly obese, compared with non-obese after TKA.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in May 2021. Included studies reported revision rates for morbidly obese and non-obese with a mean follow-up of at least 2 years. Reported knee society score (KSS) has been used to compare the functional outcome. PRISMA protocol was followed, and PROSPERO registered (ID: CRD42021254119).

Results

From 12 studies that met the inclusion criteria, a total of 1031 cases of morbidly obese and 9797 cases of non-obese controls were included. The risk ratio for revision was 1.48 for the morbidly obese, compared with non-obese (95% CI: 0.98 to 2.24; P = 0.06). Regarding aseptic and septic revision, the risk ratio was 1.44 (95% CI: 0.64 to 3.25; P  = 0.37) and 2.22 (95% CI: 0.89 to 5.57; P  = 0.09), respectively. The morbidly obese scored lower in Objective Knee Society Score (OKSS) and Functional Knee Society Score (FKSS) both preoperatively and postoperatively, compared with the non-obese; however, the two groups improved equally in function scores OKSS (P= 0.967) and FKSS (P  = 0.834). Overall risk ratio for complications was 1.56 (95% CI: 0.98 to 2.48; P  = 0.06).

Conclusions

The gained benefit in functional outcome surpasses the increase in risk of revision and complications for the morbidly obese in TKA surgery.
Congenital scoliosis: a narrative review and proposal of a treatment algorithm
Authors: Sebaaly Amer , Daher Mohammad , Salameh Bendy , Ghoul Ali , George Samuel , Roukoz Sami
Published: May 2022

Congenital scoliosis (CS) is a spinal deformity resulting from underlying spinal malformations with an incidence of 0.5–1/1000 births.

CS makes up 10% of scoliotic deformities, of which 25% do not progress, 25% progress mildly and 50% need treatment depending on the age, curve characteristics and magnitude and type of anomaly.

CS is associated with non-vertebral anomalies (genitourinary, musculoskeletal, cardiac, ribs anomalies, etc.) and intraspinal anomalies (syrinx and tethered cord).

Imaging should include whole spine X-rays, CT scanner with reconstruction to better delineate the vertebral anomalies and MRI to visualize the neural elements.

Treatment of CS in the majority of cases is non-surgical and relies on fusion techniques (in situ fusion and hemiepiphysiodeis), resection techniques (hemiverterba resection), and growth-friendly techniques (distraction and instrumentation without fusion).
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on outcomes following total hip or knee arthroplasty surgery: a rapid systematic review of current evidence
Authors: Morrison R J M , Fishley W F , Rankin K S , Reed M R
Published: May 2022

Purpose

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to poorer outcomes following hip (THR) and knee (TKR) replacement. We review the effect of peri-operative supplementation on clinical and patient-reported outcomes following THR/TKR.

Methods

This study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021238086). Searches of electronic databases were performed from inception to March 2021. All randomised, cohort, or case-controlled studies reported in English of adults undergoing THR/TKR where vitamin D supplementation was given peri-operatively and at least one outcome was reported were included. Studies reporting on vitamin D in relation to osteoporosis and hip fracture were excluded, as were conference abstracts and those involving preclinical models. Risks of bias were performed using the RoB-2 and ROBINS-I tools.

Results

Three studies comprising 413 TKR patients were identified; two were randomised controlled trials and one was a prospective cohort study. No studies meeting the inclusion criteria reported on the outcomes following THR. Supplementation was associated with a statistically significant reduction in the IL6:IL10 ratio at 24- and 48h following surgery, but no effect was noted on Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scores or the rates of falls. All studies were judged to be limited by bias, with heterogeneity in the supplementation dose and timing of administration, as well as the reported outcome measures used.

Discussion

Further adequately powered randomised-controlled trials using vitamin D supplementation and a specific clinically relevant or patient-reported outcome measure are required to assess if pre-operative vitamin D insufficiency is a modifiable risk factor to improve outcomes following THR/TKR.
Activities of city self-government bodies in the field of health care.
Authors:   Bogomolets National Medical University, Stupak F.Y.
Published: May 2022

One of the main areas of work of city self-government bodies was medical and social assistance to the poor. Expenditures on public welfare and public health have become significant items of the city budget. Donations from entrepreneurs have been an important source of funding for health care and public welfare. City selfgovernment bodies have achieved tangible results in the field of medical and social assistance to the poor.
Mystical and scientific medicine: is there any difference?
Authors:   V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Balaklytskyi M.A.
Published: May 2022

Alternative medicine is a complex of manipulations based on unprovable premises that contradict the laws known to science. The popularity of these methods among the population, the public demand for them, the prospect of earning money cannot be a motive for misleading patients about the methods and principles of the proposed treatment.
Treatment of diabetic angiopathy of the lower limb in the conditions of a specialized department.
Authors:   Azerbaijan Medical University, Mursalov M.M.
Published: May 2022

The article presents our own experience in the treatment of diabetic angiopathy of the lower extremity in a specialized department.
Translating Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines Into Practice in Brazil
Authors: de Almeida Maria Fernanda B. , Guinsburg Ruth , Weiner Gary M. , Penido Marcia G. , Ferreira Daniela M.L.M. , Alves José Mariano S. , Embrizi Laís F. , Gimenes Carolina B. , Mello e Silva Nathalia M. , Ferrari Lígia L. , Venzon Paulyne S. , Gomez Dafne B. , do Vale Marynéa S. , Bentlin Maria Regina , Sadeck Lilian R. , Diniz Edna M.A. , Fiori Humberto H. , Caldas Jamil P.S. , de Almeida João Henrique C.L. , Duarte José Luis M.B. , Gonçalves-Ferri Walusa A. , Procianoy Renato S. , Lopes José Maria A.
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The Brazilian Neonatal Resuscitation Program releases guidelines based on local interpretation of international consensus on science and treatment recommendations. We aimed to analyze whether guidelines for preterm newborns were applied to practice in the 20 Brazilian Network on Neonatal Research centers of this middle-income country.

METHODS

Prospectively collected data from 2014 to 2020 were analyzed for 8514 infants born at 230/7 to 316/7 weeks’ gestation. The frequency of procedures was evaluated by gestational age (GA) category, including use of a thermal care bundle, positive pressure ventilation (PPV), PPV with a T-piece resuscitator, maximum fraction of inspired oxygen (Fio2) concentration during PPV, tracheal intubation, chest compressions and medications, and use of continuous positive airway pressure in the delivery room. Logistic regression, adjusted by center and year, was used to estimate the probability of receiving recommended treatment.

RESULTS

For 3644 infants 23 to 27 weeks’ GA and 4870 infants 28 to 31 weeks’ GA, respectively, the probability of receiving care consistent with guidelines per year increased, including thermal care (odds ratio [OR], 1.52 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.44–1.61] and 1.45 [1.38–1.52]) and PPV with a T-piece (OR, 1.45 [95% CI 1.37–1.55] and 1.41 [1.32–1.51]). The probability of receiving PPV with Fio2 1.00 decreased equally in both GA groups (OR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.86–0.93).

CONCLUSIONS

Between 2014 and 2020, the resuscitation guidelines for newborns <32 weeks’ GA on thermal care, PPV with a T-piece resuscitator, and decreased use of Fio2 1.00 were translated into clinical practice.
Direct air capture by membranes
Authors: Fujikawa Shigenori , Selyanchyn Roman
Published: May 2022

Reducing CO2 emissions alone will not suppress global warming, and it is necessary to capture the CO2 that has been cumulatively emitted into the atmosphere as well. For this reason, negative CO2 emission technology, a technology to capture CO2 from the atmosphere, is considered essential. Especially, direct capture of CO2 from the air, so-called direct air capture (DAC) has attracted much attention as one of promising technologies, because of the high potential capacity of CO2 capture. In general, absorption, adsorption, and membrane separation are known as representative CO2 capture technologies, and DAC is basically based on these technologies. In particular, DAC using absorption and adsorption methods has already reached the level of plant scale, but the desorption process of captured CO2 from the absorbent or adsorbent consumes a large amount of heating energy and water. On the other hand, membrane separation is generally considered as a most cost- and energy-efficient process among these capture technologies, but DAC by membrane separation has not been considered at all due to the immaturity of the membrane performance for CO2 capture, especially CO2 permeance. However, recent developments in membrane technology have brought the possibility that membrane processes can be considered as a new approach to DAC. In this article, the potential of membrane technologies as DAC is discussed and future technology target is proposed.

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Nazwy trumien w polskich zakładach pogrzebowych
Authors:   Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, Serafin-Wicher Aleksandra
Published: May 2022

The aim of the article is to analyze semantic names of coffins. Onomastic material includes 102 names taken from the funeral home web pages and from the survey that was carried out by people working in funeral industry. The collected material comes from the period 2019–2022. The analyzed names of coffins were classified into 12 meaning groups. Out of them the most popular are the names originating from mythology, e.g. “Trumna Hades”, shape of the products, e.g. “Trumna Łodka” or even from particular countries, e.g. “Trumna Amerykanka” that were created through the process of transonimisation or onimisation. In article the author tries to create a typology of the coffin names that were produced in Poland.
El concepto de cambio en el discurso político en Twitter: el caso de Ciudadanos durante las Elecciones generales de 2016
Authors:   Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej, Polska, Wiśniewska Natalia
Published: May 2022

Spanish political discourse has already been studied in numerous investigations from different linguistic perspectives, but it continues to be an area that arouses interest among linguists. Therefore, the objective of this work is to analyze the political discourse carried out by the Spanish party Ciudadanos on Twitter. In particular, we aim to find out how some of the linguistic argumentation mechanisms were used before the 2016 General Elections in Spain. Specifically, we will focus on analyzing evaluative language, operators, and argumentative connectors, considering the concepts of argumentation theory in language (Anscombre and Ducrot, 1994; Portolés 1998, 2001, 2004; Fuentes Rodríguez and Alcaide Lara, 2007) and the typology of axiological language (Puzynina 1992).
Critical multiculturalism and countering cultural hegemony with children's literature
Authors: Ong Patricia Ai Lay
Published: May 2022

Children’s literature is potentially a starting point to present critical multicultural concepts to young learners. It may also be a medium through which historical and contemporary ideologies of society are encouraged in the young learners. This process may be viewed as a form of cultural hegemony when the choices of literature and reading materials for children are deliberately selective for content and themes. The study is based on a critical content and thematic analysis of 15 multicultural children’s literature picturebooks. It aims to examine the social construction of culture, characters, and literary genres through the process of critical multicultural analysis. Code categories through content analysis of selected children’s literature picturebooks were formed by both directed and conventional content analysis. These code categories include content with a social justice/equity issue, themes involving inclusivity, discovering new worlds/other cultures, language/ethnicity/religion diversity, and multidimensional characters from minority or marginalised groups. This process provides insight into counter-cultural hegemonic elements in many forms of multicultural literature. Implications are discussed in terms of culturally responsive practice and multicultural education. These multicultural and picturebook narratives provide windows to society, informing readers and learners about diverse cultural experiences.
Negotiating Identities through Canadian Multicultural and Indigenous Picturebooks: A Collective Autobiographical Narrative Inquiry
Authors: Chen Emma , Liu Yina
Published: May 2022

Canadian multicultural and Indigenous picturebooks greatly influence both children’s and educators’ being and becoming. Identity is closely related to our engagement with literacy practices, including book reading. In this paper, two researchers who immigrated from Mainland China engage in autobiographical narrative inquiry, a methodology that asks the researchers to self-face, and to “world”-travel to our earlier landscapes, times, places, experiences, and relationships. In personal, educational, and academic settings, we tell and retell our storied experiences of critically reading four multicultural and Indigenous Canadian picturebooks, to fight the hegemony of the Canadian dominant culture. Our article sheds light on the importance of negotiating one’s identity in multicultural and Indigenous picturebooks, as little work presents minority educators’ and adult newcomers’ voices of reading diverse Canadian picturebooks. By making visible our critical reading experiences, this inquiry opens space to maximize the outcomes of utilizing children’s literature in teaching and learning.
Minions, masters, and migration: Challenging power structures in Gavin Bishop's Cook's cook: The cook who cooked for Captain Cook
Authors: Van Rij Vivien Jean
Published: May 2022

Arguably New Zealand’s best loved picturebook author/illustrator, Gavin Bishop invariably challenges populist power structures in his fiction and non-fiction. As such, his books are ideal vehicles for teaching children about such broad topics as race relations, colonisation, migration, class conflicts, gender relationships, environmental issues and spiritual beliefs. The fact that Bishop often addresses several of these simultaneously, and draws on found texts to do so, paves the way for the teacher to encourage the child to read not only the lines and images but between and beyond these in order to construct a fuller meaning.

This article will discuss Bishop’s (2018a) picturebook, Cook’s Cook: The Cook Who Cooked for Captain Cook, which qualifies as “faction”, a genre that mixes fact and fiction, with Bishop reproducing historical events and characters whilst investing them with an imaginative dimension. Most obviously, the selected book portrays migration, including the colonisation of New Zealand and the Pacific, and its longer-term effects. Hence, it focuses on the subjugation of the indigenous people, culture, flora and fauna to those that are imported, as well as the domination of the working class by the upper class. However, Bishop is too skilful an author/artist to suggest that everything is black and white. Rather, through paralleling and fusing the aforementioned foci, and in the ways in which the print and pictures work separately, together, sometimes against each other, and in interaction with fore texts, he suggests that dichotomies are mixed. 

The article will examine those portrayed as minions and masters (whether human or non-human), their conflicts and conflations, and Bishop’s use of verbal and visual techniques and fore texts to challenge dominant power structures. It will also argue that, while emphasising dichotomies, Bishop, the master storyteller and artist, creates structures that ensure his picturebook is balanced and whole and that, rather than treating the reader as a minion, allow him or her to become a master of meaning making.
Os projetos educacionais da Sociedade Auxiliadora da Indústria Nacional: as trajetórias da Escola Noturna de Instrução Primária de Adultos e a Escola Industrial (1871 – 1902)
Authors: Penteado David
Published: May 2022

A Escola Noturna de Instrução Primária de Adultos e Escola Industrial, estabelecidas pela Sociedade Auxiliadora da Indústria Nacional (1825 – 1904) em 1871 e 1872, respectivamente, foram os dois únicos projetos educacionais bem-sucedidos da longeva agremiação. Sediadas no município neutro do Rio de Janeiro, as escolas integravam um pequeno grupo de escolas noturnas beneficentes e privadas, ocasionalmente subsidiadas pelo Governo Imperial, voltadas à educação de jovens e adultos da Corte. Por meio da pesquisa em documentos institucionais, relatórios oficiais, periódicos do período e a historiografia das escolas noturnas, o presente artigo buscou analisar a trajetórias das duas escolas através da composição dos seus corpos docentes e discentes, currículos e fundamentos. A partir dessa documentação foram encontradas duas instituições robustas com mais de três décadas de funcionamento, pelas quais mais cinco mil alunos passaram pelos seus bancos.
LA INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL Y EL SISTEMA DE CREENCIAS EN EL APRENDIZAJE DE LA MATEMÁTICA
Authors: Lasso María Esther Mejía
Published: May 2022

La escuela debe constituir un espacio de participación e integración donde las emociones ocupen un lugar significativo y su influencia facilite la efectividad de cualquier actividad; sin embargo, al estudiar matemática los estudiantes experimentan emociones positivas o negativas originadas por docentes y compañeros. La investigación identificó los niveles de inteligencia emocional que poseen los estudiantes de bachillerato y su sistema de creencias en el aprendizaje de la matemática. Se asumió una metodología cuantitativa, sustentada en una investigación de campo de carácter descriptivo. La muestra estuvo conformada por 157 estudiantes de Primer Año BGU de la Unidad Educativa Santo Tomás Apóstol. Un porcentaje considerable de estudiantes mostró debilidades en cuanto a su inteligencia emocional percibida, y, por lo tanto, insuficiente dominio de sus habilidades emocionales, por lo que deben mejorar su atención, claridad y reparación emocional. Asimismo, en relación con el sistema de creencias se considera urgente un cambio en el accionar docente, para fomentar en los estudiantes el gusto por la matemática a través de nuevas metodologías que atiendan los componentes emocional, social y cognitivo de su quehacer diario.
The impact of sustainability rating systems on health and safety in building projects
Authors: Huang Jieling , Abadi Mohamed , Manu Patrick , Cheung Clara
Published: May 2022

Sustainable construction has gained increasing popularity within the building sector with many sustainability rating systems (SRSs) available worldwide. However, most research has been focused on the environmental benefits of pursuing SRSs, with little attention paid to the health and safety (H&S) impact on construction workers. This study thus aims to investigate the impact of adopting SRSs on the H&S of construction workers in building projects. A systematic literature review was conducted, including 39 articles, to investigate the possible association between sustainability and H&S hazards. It resulted in 30 events and eight types of associated hazards, which are mostly related to the adoption of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) and Hong Kong Building Environmental Assessment Method SRSs. The adoption of SRSs is likely to increase the exposure of workers to known H&S hazards with no new hazards introduced. In particular, ‘falling from height’ and ‘manual handling injuries’ caused by solar installation and retrieving recyclable waste, respectively, are the most representative sustainability-related hazards. While the evidence detected is mainly related to Leed, further research is needed to investigate whether findings are valid for other SRSs, such as the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method in the UK or Green Star in Australia, to address H&S concerns associated with sustainable building projects.
Concept Detection in Philosophical Corpora
Authors: Nascimento Fernando , Broda James , Hayton-Ruffner Dylan
Published: May 2022

During the course of research, scholars often search large textual databases for segments of text relevant to their conceptual analyses. This study proposes, develops and evaluates two applications of word embedding algorithms for automated Concept Detection in theoretical corpora: Average Cosine Similarity Retrieval (ACS) and Word Mover’s Distance Retrieval (WMDR). Both strategies are evaluated against weighted keyword (KW) search using a test set from the Digital Ricœur corpus tagged by scholarly experts. In our experiments, WMDR outperformed weighted keyword search on the Concept Detection task, which suggests it is a promising strategy for Concept Detection and information retrieval systems focused on theoretical corpora. Besides these initial positive results, WMDRl has as its major characteristic the ability to use definitions as proxies for concepts; this provides search results that account for the semantic contexts of theoretical concepts.Au cours de la recherche, les chercheurs tâchent souvent de trouver des segments de texte pertinents dans d’énormes bases de données textuelles pour leurs analyses conceptuelles. Cet article propose, développe et évalue deux applications d’algorithmes de word embedding (plongement lexical) pour la Concept Detection (détection de concept) dans des corpus théoriques : dans l’Average Cosine Similarity Retrieval (ACS – Extraction de similitudes cosinus moyenne) et dans la Word Mover’s Distance Retrieval (WMDR – Extraction de distance de déplacement lexique). Les deux stratégies seront évaluées par rapport à une recherche par mot-clés pondérée avec un dispositif de test venant du corpus Digital Ricœur, qui est étiqueté par des experts érudits. Dans nos expériences, la WMDR était plus performante que la recherche par mot-clés pondérée durant la tâche de détection de concept, ce qui suggère que cela soit une stratégie prometteuse pour la détection de concept et pour des systèmes d’extraction d’information axés sur des corpus théoriques. En outre, la WMDR a comme caractéristique majeure la capacité de se servir de définitions en tant que des proxys pour des concepts. Cela fournit des résultats de recherche qui explique les contextes sémantiques de concepts théoriques.
“F___ the County Council”: Local Government and Biopolitical Allegory in Flann O’Brien.
Authors: Conlan John
Published: May 2022

This article addresses the relationship between Brian O’Nolan’s writing and his career as a civil servant in the Irish Department of Local Government and Public Health. O’Nolan’s references to local government and the ambiguity of the law in Cruiskeen Lawn and The Third Policeman are placed in their proper historical context. By examining the contradictions of the Irish local government and local justice systems (from the pre-independence era to the Free State and successive administrations) a portrait emerges of O’Nolan as a writer of Irish biopolitics, who is concerned with the paradoxical relationship between national government and local organs of power. Biopolitical themes of legal and bureaucratic aporia are situated in the context of recent scholarly writing about the law, sovereignty, and the body in O’Nolan. The article also gives examples of historical episodes that were likely formative influences on his narrative style of political critique. From local issues such as land appropriation, to O’Nolan’s role as secretary to the tribunal of inquiry into a fire at St Joseph’s Orphanage in Cavan, a new image can be constructed of the author as a critic of Irish justice and a theorist of biopolitical concerns.
The Seychelles Employment Tribunal: The drafting history of the Employment (Amendment) Act of 2008 and its relevancy to understanding the work of the Tribunal
Authors: Mujuzi Jamil Ddamulira
Published: May 2022

In 1995, the National Assembly of Seychelles passed the Employment Act. However, the 1995 Act did not establish the Employment Tribunal. It is against this background that on 8 September 2008, the Employment (Amendment) Bill, was published in the Official Gazette. The bill was debated and passed in the National Assembly on 30 September 2008. It was assented to by the President a few days thereafter, that is, on 8 October 2008 and published in the official gazette on 13 October 2008 and it became the Employment Amendment Act (No. 21 of 2008). Immediately thereafter, the Employment Tribunal started its work. Since the coming into force of the Employment (Amendment) Act, the Tribunal, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal have developed rich jurisprudence on the application and interpretation of the Employment (Amendment) Act. However, in this jurisprudence, none of these institutions rely on the drafting history of the Employment (Amendment) Act although case law shows that there are instances in which Seychellois courts have referred to Hansard in interpreting legislation for the purpose of determining "legislative intent." In this article, the author relies on the drafting history of the Employment (Amendment) Act and in particular the Employment (Amendment) Bill (2008) and the verbatim debates of the National Assembly (Hansard) to argue that the manner in which the Tribunal, the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal have interpreted or applied the sections of the Employment (Amendment) Act dealing with the following issues is debatable: registering a grievance before the competent officer; registering a grievance before the Tribunal; and penalties by the Tribunal (especially compensatory awards).
Complications and concessions: ecofeminism in Black Panther
Authors: Westby-Nunn Terry
Published: May 2022

Ecofeminism is an interdisciplinary movement which dissects unhealthy power relations. Assessing the science fiction film Black Panther (Coogler 2018) through an ecofeminist lens offers up fruitful and complicated explorations. Ecofeminism focusses on the impacts of toxic hegemonies, and the paper evaluates representations of power in Black Panther. As the vibranium meteor gives Wakanda an advantage, vibranium functions as a speculative symbol for privilege, and the responsibilities that come with the power of privileged positioning are interrogated. An analysis of the representations of culture and nature in Black Panther potentially indicates that Wakanda is not as severed from nature as our contemporary global neoliberal culture - although, arguably, much of the imagery is idealised, and what is excluded from our view is as important as what is included. An uninvited ecofeminist observation suggests that Wakanda's isolation goes against the grain of contemporary globalised neoliberalism and posits that self-reliance and self-subsistence can be a powerful alternative force. In our neoliberal system, where deregulated global trade is driving the Anthropocene, there is potentially a lesson in Wakanda's self-sufficiency. Finally, a discussion of the heart-shaped herb reveals it to be a speculative symbol of ecofeminist connectivity through uniting humanity, nature, technology, and consciousness.