bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IDENTIFICATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NANO– AND MICROPOWDERS SIZES
Authors: Бондарчук И.С. , Титов С.С. , Бондарчук С.С.
Published: January 2022

В работе предлагаются два новых эффективных алгоритма, реализованных коротким программным кодом в MS Excel, предназначенных для идентификации и характеризации размеров нано– и микропорошков частиц в виде обобщенного гамма или логнормального распределений по данным опытных гистограмм. Предлагаемый метод представляет собой новый и достаточно общий подход к решению обратных задач идентификации параметров дифференциальных функций распределения по экспериментальным данным на основе на минимизации функционала, представляющего собой коэффициент детерминации.Алгоритм реализован формулами (менее 10) наиболее распространенного инструментария (электронных таблиц MS Excel без использования макросов), позволяющего исследователям, не обладающими навыками профессиональных программистов, простоту проверки и воспроизведения представленного материала, а также возможность модификации кода для решения более широкого круга задач. Текст статьи и комментарии на рабочих листах скриншотов представляют собой готовые инструкции по решению задач идентификация функций распределения и характеризации размеров нано– и микропорошков.

The paper proposes two new efficient algorithms, implemented by a short program code in MS Excel, designed to identify and characterize the sizes of nano- and micropowders of particles in the form of generalized gamma or lognormal distributions according to experimental histograms. The proposed method is a new general approach to solving inverse problems of identifying the parameters of differential distribution functions from experimental data based on minimizing the functional that is the coefficient of determination.The algorithm is implemented with formulas (less than 10) of the most common tools (MS Excel spreadsheets without the use of macros), which allow researchers without the skills of professional programmers to easily check and reproduce the presented material, as well as the ability to modify the code to solve a wider range of problems. The text of the article and comments on the worksheets of screenshots represent ready-made instructions for solving problems of identification of distribution functions and characterization of the sizes of nano- and micropowders.
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES AND THE EQUATION OF STATE OF LEAD
Authors: Козырев Н.В.
Published: January 2022

Институт проблем химико-энергетических технологий Сибирского отделения Российской академии наук (ИПХЭТ СО РАН), г. БийскВысокотемпературное уравнение состояния (УС) твердого свинца с гранецентрированной кубической структурой решетки получено с использованием экспериментальных данных по термодинамическим свойствам, термическому расширению, сжимаемости, температурной зависимости модуля объемного сжатия. Весь объем экспериментальных данных оптимизирован с использованием температурно-зависящего УС Тайта в диапазоне давлений 0-130 кбар. Температурная зависимость термодинамических и термофизических параметров описана с использованием расширенной модели Эйнштейна. Полученное УС хорошо описывает весь объем экспериментальных данных в пределах погрешностей измерения отдельных величин.

The high-temperature equation of state (US) of solid lead with a face-centered cubic lattice structure is obtained using experimental data on thermodynamic properties, thermal expansion, compressibility, and temperature dependence of the volume compression modulus. The entire volume of experimental data is optimized using a temperature-dependent Void in the pressure range 0-130 kbar. The temperature dependence of thermodynamic and thermophysical parameters is described using the extended Einstein model. The obtained US well describes the entire volume of experimental data within the measurement errors of individual quantities.
hydrogen generation system parameters CONTROL
Authors: Конюхов И.Е. , Морозова О.Н. , Титов С.С.
Published: January 2022

В работе исследуется установка для отработки способа получения водорода путем окисления алюминиевого порошка водой. Выяснено, что при проведении такой реакции необходимо контролировать давление и температуру системы, так как возможен саморазогрев вследствие экзотермичности процесса окисления алюминия. С этой целью сконструирован экспериментальный стенд, состоящий из реактора с магнитной мешалкой, датчиков температуры и давления и блока управления. Такая установка позволяет регистрировать изменения давления и температуры во времени. Представлены зависимости давления и температуры в реакторе от времени. Построены диаграммы на языке моделирования UML, показывающие варианты и последовательность использования экспериментального стенда. С помощью разработанного стенда проведены постановочные экспериментальные исследования. В соответствии с полученными результатами можно сделать вывод, что в ходе данной реакции выделяется водород, о чем свидетельствует рост давления в реакторе. Установленные датчики позволяют контролировать параметры процесса в режиме реального времени.

The paper investigates a testing installation of method of producing hydrogen by oxidizing aluminum powder with water. It was found out that during such a reaction, it is necessary to control the pressure and temperature of the system, since self-heating is possible due to the exothermicity of the aluminum oxidation process. For this purpose, an experimental stand consist of a reactor with a magnetic stirrer, temperature and pressure sensors and a control unit. An installation allows registering changes in pressure and temperature over time. The dependences of pressure and temperature in the reactor on time are presented in this paper. Diagrams are constructed in the UML modeling language, showing the options and the sequence of using the experimental stand. Staged experimental studies were carried out with the help of the developed stand. In accordance with the results obtained, it can be concluded that hydrogen is released during this reaction, as evidenced by an increase in pressure in the reactor. The installed sensors allow monitoring the process parameters in real time.
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF JOHN JERDE
Authors: Лапшина Евгения Александровна , Лиханский Юрий Иванович , Коновалова Нина Анатольевна , Касьянов Николай Владимирович
Published: January 2022

Деятельность американского архитектора Джона Джерде (1940-2015) имеет глобальный масштаб благодаря организации сети международных проектных студий. Джерде проявил очевидные способности объединять творческие индивидуальности партнеров, дав идею создания общественных пространств, обладающих свойствами «архитектурных ландшафтов». Формирование коллективов проектных студий на многонациональной основе использовано Джерде как импульс к развитию глобальных концепций современной архитектуры за счет «подпитки» местными культурными традициями. Результаты этого эксперимента исследованы авторами в странах Азии на натуре. Это позволило сопоставить восприятие объектов с авторской декларацией концепции сооружения, а также сравнить японские, корейские и китайские версии «архитектурных ландшафтов». Статья посвящена общественным комплексам в Тайбэе (Тайвань), Гонконге и Шанхае, которые оригинальны созданием образа Мироздания на основе национальной мифопоэтики, соединившей разномасштабные природные явления.

The activities of the American architect John Jerde (1940-2015) are global in scope, thanks to the organization of a network of international design studios. Jerde showed obvious abilities to combine creative individualities of partners, giving the idea of creating public spaces with the properties of «architectural landscapes». The formation of design studio groups on a multinational basis is used by Jerde as an impetus to the development of global concepts of modern architecture via «feeding» local cultural traditions. The results of this experiment were investigated by the authors in Asian countries on location. This made it possible to compare the perception of objects with the author's declaration of the construction concept, as well as to compare Japanese, Korean and Chinese versions of «architectural landscapes». This paper is devoted to public complexes in Taipei (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Shanghai, which are original in creating the image of the Universe on the basis of the national myth-poetics, which combined various natural phenomena.
THE URBAN FRINGE BELTS DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCED BY ECONOMIC CYCLES AND MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Authors: Логунова Елена Николаевна , Кукина Ирина Валериевна , Мериджи Маурицио
Published: January 2022

Рост города характеризуется процессом циклического развития городской ткани, что подтверждается в исследованиях второй половины XX века отечественных и зарубежных авторов. Одними из ключевых факторов, провоцирующих периоды разрастания или стагнации городской застройки, являются экономический контекст и ситуация на рынке городской земли. Особое внимание следует уделить периоду спада в экономическом развитии, вследствие которого происходит возникновение специфических территорий - окраинных поясов, которые обладают отличительными от окружающей морфологической структуры параметрами и приводят к затруднениям при дальнейшей их интеграции в городскую ткань. В статье проведен сравнительный анализ формирования градостроительной ткани разных городов; проиллюстрирована зависимость возникновения окраинных поясов под воздействием различных экономических условий.

The urban growth is characterized by a process of cyclical development of urban fabric. This is confirmed in studies by domestic and foreign researches of the second half of the 20th century. One of the key factors is the economic context and the situation on the land market, which provoke periods of growth or stagnation of urban development. Special attention should be paid to the period of recession in economic development. The emergence of specific territories of fringe belts is a result of recession in economic development. Urban fringe belts have distinctive parameters and lead to difficulties in their further integration into the urban fabric. The article presents a comparative analysis of urban fabric formation in different cities. The dependence of fringe belts appearance under the influence of various economic conditions is illustrated.
THE CIVIC BASILICA IN THE DECAPOLIS AND JUDAEA-PALAESTINA
Authors: Школьник Хаим Михайлович
Published: January 2022

В данной статье предпринимается попытка собрать воедино информацию об ограниченном корпусе римских (вторая половина I в. до н. э. - IV век н. э.) базилик, обнаруженных в городах Декаполиса и Иудеи-Палестины, и их сравнительного описания; по возможности приводятся сведения об их расположении относительно сети улиц и других городских построек. В деталях рассмотрены постройки в Канате, Гиппос-Суссите, Нисе-Скифополе (2 здания), Бейт Шеариме, Севасте и Аскалоне. Выявлено явное предпочтение продольноориентированной базилики с внутренним амбулаторием. Перестройки с монументализацией пространств, условно называемых трибуналами, во II-III в., вероятно, были связаны с посещениями региона императорами и возросшей важностью культа императора. Базилика в еврейском Бейт Шеариме отличается от остальных трехнефной планировкой - возможно, из желания уподобить ее Царской стое Иерусалимского храма. Отмечен отказ от попыток реконструкции разрушенных землетрясениeм 363 г. базилик и от данной архитектурной формы в целом при переходе в Византийский период.

In the current paper, an attempt is made to gather the data on the limited corpus of Roman (second half of the 1st century BC - 4th century AD) basilicas, known in the cities of Decapolis and Judaea-Palaestina. The comparative description is given; wherever available - together with information on relationship with the urban context. The basilicas of Kanata, Hippos-Susita, Nysa-Scythopolis (2 structures), Beth She'arim, Sebaste and Ascalon are described in detail; the preference of the “ambulatory” type is apparent. The 2nd-3rd centuries reconstructions with monumentalization of features, conventionally called “tribunals”, were likely related to the imperial visits to the region and to the growing importance of the imperial cult. The basilica of the Jewish town of Beth She'arim differs from the rest with its nave and double-aisled plan and was possibly influenced by the Royal portico of the Jerusalem temple. The tendency not to reconstruct basilicas damaged by the 363 earthquake and the general tendency of obsolescence of this architectural form towards the Byzantine period is noted.
Predictive stochastic analysis of massive filter-based electrochemical reaction networks
Authors: Barter Daniel , Spotte-Smith Evan Walter Clark , Redkar Nikita S. , Dwaraknath Shyam , Persson Kristin A. , Blau Samuel M.
Published: January 2022

Chemical reaction networks (CRNs) are powerful tools for obtaining mechanistic insight into complex reactive processes. However, they are limited in their applicability where reaction mechanisms are not well understood and products are unknown. Here we report new methods of CRN generation and analysis that overcome these limitations. By constructing CRNs using filters rather than templates, we can capture species and reactions that are unintuitive but fundamentally reasonable. The resulting massive CRNs can then be interrogated via stochastic methods, revealing thermodynamically bounded reaction pathways to species of interest and automatically identifying network products. We apply this methodology to study solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation in Li-ion batteries, generating a CRN with ~86,000,000 reactions. Our methods automatically recover SEI products from the literature and predict previously unknown species. We validate their formation mechanisms using first-principles calculations, discovering novel kinetically accessible molecules. This methodology enables the de novo exploration of vast chemical spaces, with the potential for diverse applications across thermochemistry, electrochemistry, and photochemistry.
Computation of Oxidation Potentials of Solvated Nucleobases by Static and Dynamic Multilayer Approaches
Authors: Lucia-Tamudo Jesús , Cárdenas Gustavo , Anguita-Ortiz Nuria , Díaz-Tendero Sergio , Nogueira Juan J.
Published: January 2022

The determination of the redox properties of nucleobases is of paramount importance to get insight into the charge-transfer processes in which they are involved, as those occurring in DNA-inspired biosensors. Although many theoretical and experimental studies have been conducted, the value of the one-electron oxidation potentials of nucleobases is not well defined. Moreover, the most appropriate theoretical protocol to model the redox properties has not been established yet. In this work, we have implemented and evaluated different static and dynamic approaches to compute the one-electron oxidation potentials of solvated nucleobases. In the static framework, two thermodynamic cycles have been tested to assess their accuracy against the direct determination of oxidation potentials from the adiabatic ionization energies. Then, the introduction of vibrational sampling, the effect of implicit and explicit solvation models, and the application of the Marcus theory have been analyzed through dynamic methods. The results revealed that the static direct determination provides more accurate results than thermodynamic cycles. Moreover, the effect of sampling has not shown to be relevant, and the results are improved within the dynamic framework when the Marcus theory is applied, especially in explicit solvent, with respect to the direct approach. Finally, the presence of different tautomers in water does not affect significantly the one-electron oxidation potentials.
Photocatalytic overall water splitting under visible light enabled by a particulate conjugated polymer loaded with iridium
Authors: Bai Yang , Li Chao , Liu Lunjie , Yamaguchi Yuichi , Mounib Bahri , Yang Haofan , Gardner Adrian , Zwijnenburg Martijn , Browning Nigel , Cowan Alexander , Kudo Akihiko , Cooper Andrew , Sprick Reiner Sebastian
Published: January 2022

The production of hydrogen from water via solar water splitting is a potential method to overcome the intermittency of the Sun’s energy by storing it as a chemical fuel. Inorganic semiconductors have been studied extensively as photocatalysts for overall water splitting, but polymer photocatalysts are also receiving growing attention. So far, most studies involving organic polymers report hydrogen production with sacrificial electron donors, which is unsuitable for large-scale hydrogen energy production. Here we show that a linear conjugated polymer photocatalyst can be used for overall water splitting to produce stoichiometric amounts of H2 and O2. We studied a range of different metal co-catalysts in conjunction with the linear polymer photocatalyst, the homopolymer of dibenzo[b,d]thiophene sulfone (P10). Photocatalytic activity was observed for palladium/iridium oxide-loaded P10, while other co-catalysts resulted in materials that showed no activity for overall water splitting. The reaction conditions were further optimized and the overall water splitting using the IrO2-loaded P10 was found to proceed steadily for an extended period (>60 hours) after the system stabilized. These results demonstrate that conjugated polymers can act as single component photocatalytic systems for overall water splitting when loaded with suitable co-catalysts, albeit currently with low activities. Significantly, though, organic polymers can be designed to absorb a large fraction of the visible spectrum, which can be challenging with inorganic catalysts. Transient spectroscopy shows that the IrO2 co-catalyst plays an important role in the generation of the charge separated state required for water splitting, with evidence for fast hole transfer to the co-catalyst. This solid-state approach should be transferable to other polymer photocatalysts, allowing this field to move away from sacrificial hydrogen production towards overall water splitting.
Heavy-Atom Tunneling in the Covalent/Dative Bond Complexation of Cyclo[18]carbon–piperidine
Authors: Nandi Ashim , Martin Gershom (Jan M.L.)
Published: January 2022

Recent quantum chemical computations demonstrated the electron-acceptance behavior of this highly reactive cyclo[18]carbon (C18) ring with piperidine (pip). The C18–pip complexation exhibited a double-well potential along the N–C reaction coordinate, forming a van der Waals (vdW) adduct and a more stable, strong covalent/dative bond (DB) complex by overcoming a low activation barrier. By means of direct dynamical computations using canonical variational transition state theory (CVT), including the small-curvature tunneling (SCT), we show the conspicuous role of heavy atom quantum mechanical tunneling (QMT) in the transformation of vdW to DB complex in the solvent phase near absolute zero. Below 50 K, the reaction is entirely driven by QMT, while at 30 K, the QMT rate is too rapid (kT ~ 0.02 s-1), corresponding to a half-life time of 38 s, indicating that the vdW adduct will have a fleeting existence. We also explored the QMT rates of other cyclo[n]carbon–pip systems. This study sheds light on the decisive role of QMT in the covalent/DB formation of the C18–pip complex at cryogenic temperatures.
Asymmetric Defluoroallylation of 4-Trifluoromethylpyridines Enabled by Umpolung C-F Bond Activation
Authors: Zhou Fei-Yu , Jiao Lei
Published: January 2022

Carbon-fluorine bond activation reaction of the trifluoromethyl group represent an important approach to fluorine-containing molecules. While selective defluorofunctionalization reactions of CF3-containing substrates have been achieved by invoking difluorocarbocation, difluorocarboradical, or difluoroorganometallic species as the key intermedi-ate, the transformations via fluorocarbanion mechanism remained a limited success. Furthermore, the enantioselective defluorotransformation of CF3 group has not yet been realized. Herein, we report a defluorofunctionalization reaction of 4-trifluoromethylpyridines involving pyridyldifluoromethyl anion as the key intermediate, which was developed based upon our previous studies on the N-boryl pyridyl anion chemistry. When combined with Ir-catalysis, asymmetric defluoroallylation of 4-trifluoromethylpyridines could be achieved to forge a difluoroalkyl-substituted chiral center. The present work opens up a new opportunity for the defluorofunctionalization of CF3 group, and provides new insights into the N-boryl pyridyl anion chemistry.
Lipid-Head-Polymer-Tail Chimeric Nanovesicles
Authors: Hu Kan , Cheng Aoyuan , Zhou Dingcheng , Luo Yi , Zhang Guoqing
Published: January 2022

Lipid nanovesicles (LNVs) and polymer nanovesicles (PNVs), also known as liposomes and polymersomes, are becoming increasingly vital in global health. One recent example is the widely distributed mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. However, the two major classes of nanovesicles both exhibit their own issues that significantly limit potential applications. Here, by covalently attaching a naturally occurring phosphate “lipid head” and a synthetic polylactide “polymer tail” via facile ring-opening polymerization on a 500-gram scale, a type of “chimeric” nanovesicles (CNVs) can be easily produced. Compared to LNVs, the reported CNVs exhibit reduced permeability for small and large molecules; on the other hand, the CNVs are less hydrophobic and exhibit enhanced tolerance toward proteins in buffer solutions without the need for hydrophilic polymeric corona such as poly(ethylene glycol), in contrast to conventional PNVs. The proof-of-concept in vitro delivery experiments using hydrophilic solutions of fluorescein-PEG, rhodamine-PEG, and anti-cancer drug doxorubicin demonstrate that these CNVs, as a structurally diverse class of nano-materials, are highly promising as alternative carriers for therapeutic molecules in translational nanomedicine.
Highly Durable Graphene Monolayer Electrode on Insulating Substrate under Long-term Hydrogen Evolution Cycling
Authors: Wehrhold Michel , Neubert Tilmann J , Grosser Tobias , Balasubramanian Kannan
Published: January 2022

Electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at single graphene sheets has been investigated widely either in its pristine form or after chemical modification. One important challenge is the long-term stability of single graphene sheets on Si/SiO2 substrates under HER. Previous reports have found that due to stress developing under gas evolution, the sheets tend to break apart, with a very low lifetime limited to just a few cycles of HER. Here, we show through appropriate electrode preparation that it is possible to achieve highly durable single graphene electrodes on insulating substrates, which can survive several hundreds of HER cycles with virtually no damage to the sp2-carbon framework. Through systematic investigations including atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and electroanalysis, we show that even after so many cycles, the sheet is physically intact and the electron transfer capability of the electrodes remain unaffected. This extremely high stability of a single atomic sheet of carbon, when combined with appropriate chemical modification strategies, will pave way for the realization of novel 2D electrocatalysts.
An Unexpected Dual-Emissive Luminogen: Tunable Aggregation-Induced Emission with Cyan-White-Red Colors, Stable Inherent Chirality, and Enhanced Chiroptical Property
Authors: Du Pingwu , Zhang Xinyu , Liu Huiqing , Zhuang Guilin , Yang Shangfeng
Published: January 2022

Herein we report a novel chiral bismacrocycle with unexpected dual emission and tunable aggregation-induced emission colors. A facile four-step synthesis strategy is developed to construct this rigid bismacrocycle, (1,4)[8]cycloparaphenylenophane (SCPP[8]), which possesses a 1,2,4,5-tetraphenylbenzene core locked by two intersecting polyphenylene-based macrocycles. The luminescent behavior of SCPP[8] shows the unique characteristics of both aggregation-caused quenching effect and aggrega-tion-induced emission (AIE) effect, inducing remarkable redshift emission including near white-light emission. SCPP[8] is configurationally stable and possesses a novel shape-persistent bismacrocycle scaffold with a high strain energy (up to 127.83 kcal/mol). In addition, SCPP[8] displays enhanced circularly polarized luminescence properties due to AIE effect.
A Narrative of Coercion and Repression: The Impact of the US War on Drugs & Economic Pressure on Peruvian Society
Authors: Gangbar Sara
Published: January 2022

In 1971, US President Richard Nixon declared an official War on Drugs at the international level. This complex campaign sought to shift blame for the proliferation of drug abuse in the US onto coca-leaf producing Latin American countries, like Peru. This paper analyses the way in which the US government applied intense economic pressure to Peru through threatening to retract vital aid, to interfere with the country’s internal politics. It emphasizes the anti-communist Cold War climate which resulted in the aggressive targeting of Peruvian campesinos due to the perception that they were part of the leftists, guerilla group, Sendero Luminoso.  The article analyzes the detrimental outcomes of this financial coercion, seen through the uprooting of livelihoods in the eradication of coca crops, mass human rights abuses inflicted onto citizens, and the subsequent sense of distrust in modern Peruvian political institutions.
L’écriture francophone et la question foncière : l’exemple des géocultures kanak et guin-ewe
Authors: Lawson-Hellu Laté
Published: January 2022

En partant de la question foncière comme base du discours identitaire informé par la subjectivité identitaire et collective de l’écrivain francophone tel Félix Couchoro, au Togo, ou telle Déwé Gorodé, en Nouvelle-Calédonie, il devient possible de formuler chez Félix Couchoro une identité « francophone » qui se définit en opposition au fondement historique et colonial de telle définition. Chez les deux écrivains s’activent ainsi les torts de l’histoire coloniale à l’encontre de la « terre » qui porte l’individu et sa conception, ontologique, de soi. Les motifs culturels, telle la culture de l’igname et son symbolisme socio-discursif et métaphysique, chez Déwé Gorodé et dans la culture kanak, en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ou le couscous traditionnel, yèkè-yèkè, et son symbolisme historique pour le peuple Guin du Sud-est du Togo, chez Félix Couchoro, deviennent les lieux sémiotiques, géoculturels, de ce discours identitaire francophone à conceptualiser dans le sens de ses subjectivités d’intelligibilité.
TOURISM AS A MOTIVE FORCE IN PRESERVING TRADITIONAL CULTURE (CASE OF CIREUNDEU VILLAGE)
Authors: Agoes Adrian , Mulyana Hadi , Safari Apay
Published: January 2022

The village community of Cireundeu has carried out its ancestral customary traditions, among others the main thing is not to eat staple food other than cassava. This unique custom has become a strong cultural attraction for different groups of people both nationally and internationally. This makes Cireundeu Village one of the cultural tourism destinations often visited by different groups of tourists. Traditional elders argued that although there was no growth of tourism there, they should continue to carry out their cultural traditions handed down from generation to generation. In the meantime, several generations in Kampung Cireundeu do not necessarily wish to continue the tradition of their ancestors. However, with the increasing growth of tourism, the Cireundeu people started to feel some benefits from tourism development. They therefore started to strive to engage in the preservation of their ancestral culture’s traditions and customs. The purpose of this study is to see onto which extent tourism can motivate the next generation of Cireundeu Village community to preserve the cultural traditions. This study uses quantitative methods to confirm a premise from previous studies. This research found that tourism has a positive and significant influence on the motivation of the people of Kampung Cireundeu in preserving their ancestral culture. This research took 100 respondences chosen specifically on adult indigenous villagers. The questionnaire uses ordinal scale asking the respondence on how strong they agree on the given statements. The statements are representing the dimensions on each variable tested in this research. This study only covers the Cireundeu village community. The aspect under study is limited to economic, social and cultural benefits of tourism. This study uses a multiple linear regression analytical method that measures how much is the influence of tourism simultaneously on the motivation of the people of Kampung Cireundeu in preserving their ancestral culture.
VALIDATION OF THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE HINDI VERSION OF RESILIENCE SCALE OF ADOLESCENTS IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT
Authors: Singh Shweta , Singh Ajai Pratap
Published: January 2022

The present study was designed to adapt a Resilience Scale, which examines the resilience level in adolescents of India’s Hindi speaking states. In the present study, 14 items from the Resilience Scale–R25, developed by Wagnild and Young (1993), were adapted in Hindi language in the Indian context. A total 1000 adolescent students from different Hindi speaking states of India responded to the R14 scale. To test the factorial structure of the R14, an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were performed, and the internal consistency of the scale was studied. The results supported scale multidimensionality. The obtained Cronbach’s alpha revealed good internal consistency with a value of .78. Based on the psychometric properties, it is concluded that R14 is a reliable measure to assess the resilience of the adolescents of Hindi speaking states of India.
THE POSSIBILITY OF INTEGRATING APPRAISAL THEORY AND PROXIMIZATION THEORY --- AN EXAMPLE OF THE ECONOMIST ON CHINA’S 100TH PARTY ANNIVERSARY
Authors: Du Jiaqi
Published: January 2022

This paper reviews the past studies related to appraisal theory and proximization theory. This paper discusses the rationality of integrating appraisal theory and proximization theory from four aspects, that is, value orientation, epistemological basis, analysis of meaning, complementarity. The author argues that the two theories can complement each other and try to establish an analytical framework to point out the possibility for uniting two theories. At the same time, the analysis of the diachronic and synchronic social and cultural contexts from the historical discourse analysis is added to promote the historical gravitas of this study. At last, the author takes the American media’s coverage of China’s 100th anniversary of the Party as an example and conduct a specific analysis, with a view to providing a new attempt for the integration, innovation and development of linguistics under the new liberal arts perspective.
IMPACT OF LOTTERY INCENTIVE ON RESPONSE RATE AND DATA QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM ORGANIC FOOD CONSUMPTION SURVEY OF CONVENTIONAL SHOPPERS
Authors: Islam Shahidul
Published: January 2022

Incentives of different forms and at different stages are used for motivating people to participate in human subject research. Although it is widely accepted that incentives, in general, play a positive role in increasing participation rate and are widely used, there are exceptions that they may not increase response rate and may even contaminate the quality of data resulting in poor research findings. This study examines the impact of pre- and post-disclosed committed lottery incentives on response rate and data quality in a face-to-face survey of conventional consumers for organic food consumption. A survey was conducted at the premises of four conventional grocery stores in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Half of the randomly approached and agreed upon respondents were disclosed the lottery incentives at the beginning, and the rest half were told at the end. Data quality was measured using three indicators – edit occurrences, imputation occurrences, and proportion of incomplete answers. Our study finds little difference in response rate between pre- and post-disclosed committed lottery payments. However, the useability of incomplete questionnaires among post-disclosed lottery was significantly higher than those of pre-disclosed. Our study also shows that people with likings of organic food and buying organic food more frequently are likely to offer a better quality of information.
Budżet obywatelski jako mechanizm społecznego wytwarzania przestrzeni miejskiej
Authors: Brzeziński Kamil
Published: January 2022

Od wprowadzenia pierwszego budżetu obywatelskiego w Polsce mija właśnie dekada. Przez ten czas mechanizm polegający na włączaniu mieszkańców w proces współdecydowania o pewnej puli środków publicznych upowszechnił się w znacznej części polskich miast i miasteczek. Co więcej, zaczęto wprowadzać wojewódzkie, szkolne, wydziałowe i zielone warianty budżetów obywatelskich. Powszechność nie jest jednak gwarantem jakości. Polskie budżety obywatelskie obarczone są pewną, dość istotną, wadą, a mianowicie w zdecydowanej większości pozbawione są komponentu dyskusji, co sprawia, że w jakimś sensie stają się tylko pozornym narzędziem partycypacji. Niemniej jednak, mimo powyższej wady oraz stosunkowo niskich środków finansowych, stały się one dość skutecznym instrumentem kształtowania przestrzeni. Ze względu na wspomniane mankamenty w artykule używam określenia „quasi-partycypacyjne wytwarzanie przestrzeni”. W artykule prezentuję dane dotyczące rezultatów tego społecznego wytwarzania przestrzeni w odniesieniu do czterech wybranych miast. Analizie poddaję pięć pierwszych edycji budżetu obywatelskiego zrealizowanych w tych miastach.
Landscape-Cartographic Analysis of Changes in the Taxonomic Diversity of Soils Zoocenoses in Baikal Region
Authors:   V. B. Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS, Bessolitsyna E. P.
Published: January 2022

The paper presents a landscape-ecological analysis of the mesopopulation structure of the geosystems in the Baikal region. The regularities of changes in the quantitative characteristics and taxonomic diversity of invertebrate communities in the landscape-ecological range under the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors at different levels of the organization of geographical space are considered. The data were obtained as a result of a detailed study of the quantitative characteristics of invertebrate communities in the key polygons of the taiga, mountain-taiga and steppe geosystems of the Lake Baikal basin. Numerous cartographic materials, information about the soil cover and the state of vegetation are analyzed, data on the heat supply and moisture supply of soils are taken into account. The main trend of changing the diversity of pedobiont communities is a decrease of species number in the gradient of increasing aridity of the climate, increasing hypothermia and anthropogenic pressure. Based on the data obtained, the map “Taxonomic diversity of soil-biotic communities in the geosystems of the Lake Baikal basin” is presented. Conservation of biological diversity is considered as one of the most important conditions for sustainable development and rational use of natural resources.
Circulation Factors of Fires in Siberia and the Far East in the Summer of 2019 and 2021
Authors:   Irkutsk State University, Latysheva I. V. , Vologzhina S. Z. ,   Irkutsk State University, Loshchenko K. A. ,   Irkutsk State University
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of forest fires in Siberia. Particular attention is paid to three regions: Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk Region and the Republic of Yakutia. The causes of forest fires, weather and circulation conditions were analyzed as key natural factors of a high level of fire hazard in the boreal forests of the northern regions of the Asian part of Russia using the example of the territories of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk Region and Yakutia. The typification of synoptic processes in the middle and lower troposphere is carried out, reflecting the prevailing contribution of blocking and mobile cyclogenesis processes to an increase in the area of distribution and the lifetime of forest fires. The long-term dynamics of temperature and humidity characteristics was estimated through the calculated values of the hydrothermal coefficient, which indicate a tendency to an increase in the probabilistic criteria of “insufficient moisture”, and in some years of weak droughts, which should be taken into account when predicting forest fires in the boreal forests of Siberia and Yakutia. A comparative analysis of the advective-dynamic factors of the occurrence of forest fires was carried out using the example of large forest fires in Siberia, starting from 1897. Particular attention is paid to the causes of the occurrence of large forest fires in the summer of 2019 and 2021.
Specific Features of Emotional Recognition of Some Moral Values and Cognitive Assessment of Moral Decision Situations by 14 and 15 Year-Old Adolescents
Authors:   Samara Branch of Moscow City University, Smagina E. N.
Published: January 2022

The article presents the results of the study of 14 and 15 year-old adolescents’ moral and value sphere (N=416) aimed at determining students’ emotional attitude towards 33 moral values-conceptions; their informed choice of the values to make the decision how to behave in a particular situation. The study used the Color Attitude Test and the analysis of the adolescents’ responses to case problems. The study revealed that the valuebearing attitude corresponds to accepted principle of morality. Such values as “duty”, “love”, and “reputation” haven’t become internal moral principles yet, which determine the behavior and attitude towards other people. It’s easier for adolescents to analyze situations related to historical and literature personalities’ deeds from the point of view of moral values. They are prone to view everyday situations affecting them from the point of view of their personal benefit.
Dad Jokes and the Deep Roots of Fatherly Teasing
Authors: Hye-Knudsen Marc
Published: January 2022

Dad jokes, I argue, are a manifestation of a much older fatherly impulse to tease one’s children. On the surface, dad jokes are puns that are characterized by only violating a pragmatic norm and nothing else, which makes them lame and unfunny. Only violating a pragmatic norm and nothing else, however, is itself a violation of the norms of joke-telling, which makes dad jokes a type of anti-humor. Fathers (i.e., “dads”) may in turn seek to embarrass their children by purposively violating the norms of joke-telling in this way, thus weaponizing the lame pun against their children as a type of good-natured teasing. Given their personality profile, it makes sense that fathers should be particularly prone to weap­onize dad jokes teasingly against their children like this, with the phenomenon bearing an illuminating resemblance to the rough-and-tumble play that fathers have engaged their children in since before the dawn of our species.
Reinstating Traditional Horsemanship of Ethnic Minorities in Southern China by Excavation, Sorting, and Comparative Research
Authors: Zheng Yifan , Yao Xinyi , Chen Guoyu
Published: January 2022

In August 1991, the book Chinese Nation’s Traditional Sports History was published, and it was hailed as the “masterpiece of Chinese folk sports” by academic circles. In this masterpiece, the traditional horsemanship of 23 ethnic minorities and that of 10 southern ethnic minorities represented by the Miao, Yi, Bai, Shui, Hani, Naxi, and other ethnic groups has been included. For the first time, this masterpiece integrates the traditional horsemanship of the ethnic minorities in Southern China in one volume. The disadvantage is that most of the included traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities only made a brief introduction to the time, place, and form of its development. However, under the global trend of the transition from traditional society to modern society and post-modern society, the traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities in Southern China is facing an increasingly serious crisis of inheritance and disconnection, resulting in a gradual extinction of related traditional cultural heritage. The characteristics are gradually lost because of it. Therefore, it is essential to return to the historical and cultural field of traditional horsemanship, conduct rescue excavation, sort out the traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities in Southern China, rescue the records of traditional horsemanship that is disappearing or undergoing drastic changes, as well as carry out comparative studies on this basis. This is not only an important way to inherit the traditional culture of ethnic minorities, but also means to protect the diversity of ethnic cultures and promote the development of exotic villages.
Significance of Loanwords
Authors: Gao Xulai
Published: January 2022

The existence of loanwords, whose emergence has a profound connection with cultural globalization, is undoubtedly obliged to be valued. This phenomenon of linguistic integration can be appreciated everywhere in all major languages which are still widely spoken. However, this has led to the resistance of some nationalist linguists, who advocate the purity of their respective languages. Nevertheless, the purported “linguistic purity” is a false concept unquestionably. The lexical interflow is undoubtedly of irreplaceable significance, which can never be denied. Cultural diversity is absolutely the unchangeable mainstream. With this mindset, the world will be harmonious with a sense of freedom to bathe in light of tolerance and empathy.
Integration of Big Data with International Graduate Ideological and Political Education
Authors: Li Mengzhen , Deng Yu , Wang Xiaodong , Zhao Huizhen
Published: January 2022

Nowadays, colleges and universities have a large amount of information about political thought and education in addition to complex student data. Like big data, it has the characteristics of large capacity, high speed, and diversity. The ideological and political education in colleges and universities urgently needs scientific decision-making and the ability to predict possible problems ahead of time. It also perfectly matches the technical advantages of big data technology that can efficiently process data, analyze and extract information, as well as propose solutions. The traditional higher education model can no longer meet the needs of current international higher education. Under the new background, universities must explore a new model of postgraduate international education, which is practical, multi-channel, and comprehensive, on a deeper level. According to data on graduate students’ interest, psychology, and behavior, higher education teachers can purposefully innovate the methods and approaches to higher education. The integration of international graduate education with big data has been examined in this research, and a series of cultural exchanges has been carried out for foreign students at Central South University. This kind of introduction seems to have effectively boosted the attractiveness of ideological and political education, improved the research level of international graduate students, and deepened the role of campus cultural activities in educating people on a deeper level.
Identification of Slip Surfaces Using the Geoelectric Imaging Method in the Kalirejo Area, Kokap District, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Prastowo Rizqi , Helmi Hurien , Trianda Obrin , Umam Rofiqul
Published: January 2022

Landslides are a significant threat to the environment, infrastructure, and human activity, especially in mountainous and hilly areas. It is, therefore, important to accurately identify the social movements that trigger these processes. The resistivity method can investigate subsurface geological variations, including the potential for landslides. This research was conducted to investigate the subsurface structures in the Kalirejo Village area, Kokap District, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta regarding identifying the sliding location. This investigation includes five lines of tomographic geoelectric measurements. The results show that the slips surface is at a depth of about 5-10 m with a high resistivity value and the landslide material is weathered soil, and the slip surface is andesite. The resistivity of andesite in range 668-1600 Ωm. The landslide material's thickness is around 5-8 m with resistivity in the range 4,01-22.1 Ωm. Landslide material is water-saturated soil.
Exploring Students’ Misconception in the Frame of Graphic and Figural Representation on Projectile Motion Regarding to the COVID-19 Constraints
Authors: Hidayatulloh Wahyu , Kuswanto Heru , Santoso Purwoko Haryadi , Susilowati Eko , Hidayatullah Zul
Published: January 2022

Remote learning has reformed the normal tradition of physics instruction in the existence of COVID-19 pandemic. The previous documentation of student’s misconception is mostly discovered in the normal condition of physics instruction. Regarding to the pandemic outbreak is necessary since distance learning routines have absolutely influence the physics education outcomes all over the world. To explore the issues, this quantitative study has descriptively identified students' misconception on projectile motion in the frame of graphic and figural representations. The six items of Busyairi and Zuhdi’s three tier test were administered to the 76 students in a Javanese public high school, Indonesia. Overall, the Arslan, Cigdemolu, & Moseley’s categorical framework classified that the whole participants still congregate in the misconception’s groups on projectile motion. The lack of students’ representation on projectile motion might be magnified by the pandemic restrictions in providing appropriate visualization on projectile concept. Finally, the author suggested that the alternative of online learning during the outbreak have not yet been effectively engaged to promote the physics representation on projectile motion.
The Effectiveness of Predict Observe Explain Learning Model to Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
Authors: Samya Cut Eka Para , Muhibbuddin Muhibbuddin , Ilyas Suhrawardi
Published: January 2022

This research aims to understand the differences of critical thinking skill in learning physics using predict observe explain (POE). It was experimental research with pretest posttest control group. It was conducted in class XI IPA of SMAN 3 Banda Aceh on the topic of thermodynamic law. This research used two parallel classes, which is the first class stands for control and another is used as experiment. Conventional model is applied in control class, whereas class of experiment had predict observe explain model. Instrument of this research was objective test with five multiple choice. Then, data were collected through pretest and posttest. Data analysis is carried out by comparing initial and final skills of students and then tested for significance using two different means through independent simple t-test. The results showed that there were differences in critical thinking skills between students using POE model and students using non-POE model. Therefore, it can be concluded that application of learning model predict observe explain in improving students critical thinking skills.