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THE IMPACT OF ZOROASTRIANISM ON SALMAN RUSHDIE'S CREATIVE VISION AND IDENTITY: A STUDY OF MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN
Authors: Prasad Anjana , Gawai Vasant Prabhakar 
Published: December 2024

This study investigates Salman Rushdie's strong connection to his Zoroastrian ancestors and demonstrates how he reframes essential ideas in his literature. The method, which focuses on literature like Midnight's Children, emphasizes Zoroastrian-influenced themes such as dualism, magic, and hybridity. By focusing on specific situations and characters, the analysis exposes subtle degrees of relevance and creative vision, as well as new insights into Rushdie's cultural and religious background. Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children. Zoroaster, the prophet, founded the ancient Persian religion known as Zoroastrianism, which emphasized the concepts of good versus evil, free will, and the ultimate triumph of good. Zoroastrianism plays an important role in the plot since it influences the characters' attitudes, behaviors, and overall thematic development. The main character, Saleem Sinai, was born on the day India attained independence, and his connection to Zoroastrianism represents the contradictory cultures and identities that exist in post-colonial India. The article looks into the connections between Zoroastrianism and broader subjects like history, identity, and the seeking of meaning in an ever-changing world. Rushdie's use of Zoroastrianism emphasizes the story's richness and depth. Rushdie incorporates Zoroastrianism into his literature to demonstrate India's vast cultural diversity while also adding depth and complexity to the plot. Rushdie's Zoroastrian upbringing heavily influences his presentation of characters and investigation of topics in Midnight's Children. The novel becomes a canvas on which Zoroastrian philosophy paints delicate strokes, enhancing the narrative tapestry. Rushdie combines Zoroastrian concepts such as dualism, free choice, and cyclical time into the tale Midnight's Children. And the story explains how Zoroastrianism influenced Salman Rushdie's artistic vision and personality. Midnight's Children explores the complexities of Indian culture and history through its various levels of symbolism and thematic relevance, while also providing a deep exploration of universal human themes and ideas. Zoroastrianism promises redemption through good deeds and spiritual regeneration. Saleem's voyage, which aligns with Zoroastrian ideals of ethical obligation and divine fairness, can also be interpreted as an attempt at individual and societal healing. Exploring these other dimensions deepens the relationship between Zoroastrianism and Midnight's Children, offering readers a complex exploration of ethical, intellectual, and Spiritual themes are intertwined throughout India's rich history and culture
Pertumbuhan Tanaman Sorgum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Numbu, BMR Galur G5 dan G8 pada Dosis Pupuk Kandang yang Berbeda di Tanah Podsolik Kalimantan Timur
Authors: Safitri Apdila , Daru Taufan Purwokusumaning , Anjani Fandini Meilia , Ardiansyah  , Huko Fortunatus Amandus Puji 
Published: December 2024

This study aims to determine the growth of several sorghum varieties at different doses of manure in podzolic soil of East Kalimantan. This study used a two-factor experimental design made in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with a 3 x 3 factorial pattern using three sorghum varieties (G1: Numbu, G2: BMR G5 line and G3: BMR G8 line), three treatments of manure doses (P0: without manure, P1: 10 tons ha-1, and P2: 20 tons ha-1) with three replications. The variable tested included plant height, stem diameter, leaf length, leaf width and number of leaves. There was an interaction between the use of 10 tons ha-1 manure on the Numbu sorghum variety which had a better effect on sorghum growth including plant height, stem diameter, leaf length and width (p<0.05). There were different results in the number of leaves, the BMR G5 variety without manure was higher than other combinations (p<0.05). The conclusion of this study indicates that fertilizer with a dose of 10 tons ha-1 on sorghum variety Numbu has better growth properties.
Key words: fertilization, growth, manure, sorghum varieties
Unveiling the Workers’ Communication Experiences in Japanese Companies: A Phenomenological Study on Indonesian Workers
Authors: Widianti Susi , Kusrini Dewi , Juangsih Juju , Aneros Noviyanti 
Published: December 2024

This study describes Indonesian workers' language adaptation and acculturation in the industrial workplace in Japanese culture, which aims to describe how workers interpret their experiences interacting with Japanese people in the workplace. The method used is a phenomenological study with in-depth interviews focusing on aspects of verbal and non-verbal communication, acculturation experiences in the work and communication system in the company. The participants consider and assess their ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally, namely 12 workers with experience working for more than two years at Japanese institutions and companies. From the analysis, the workers undergo the stages of culture shock, recovery, and adaptation. In the early days of work, they experience cultural shock and cannot adjust to a high rhythm and work ethic. They adapt to various aspects of performance, such as receiving assignments and instructions, communicating, and negotiating. The Japanese culture with detailed orientations is challenging for all participants even though they have been working for a long time. Some participants admitted that the Horenso system in most Japanese companies was considered a tradition that led to a solid system as a working group. Several aspects play a vital role in the language adaptation of Indonesian workers to Japanese communication. Along with the increasing number of foreign workers in Japan, this study is a case example of how the perspective of foreign workers when undergoing the adaptation process in the Japanese cultural environment in order to minimize the occurrence of intercultural conflict.
LITERATURA ÉTNICO RACIAL
Authors: Landim Aline Cruz 
Published: December 2024

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo realizado na Escola Municipal Educação Básica do município de Sinop-Mato Grosso, com o objetivo de verificar a presença da literatura infantil étnico-racial. A pesquisa baseou-se nos pressupostos teóricos de: Ana Luiza Bustamante Smolka, Paulo Freire, Fanny Abramovich, Nelson Maldonado Torres, Dirlei Zafonato, entre outros. Quanto a abordagem foi qualitativa de questionários direcionado aos sete professores respondentes no ano de 2023 e 2024. Os resultados obtidos na escola pesquisada demonstram que a literatura étnico-racial está sendo gradualmente inserida nas aulas dos anos iniciais da alfabetização.
Pharmacopoeias’ and manufacturers’ requirements for the quality of hard gelatin capsule shells
Authors: Kovaleva E. L. , Matveeva O. A. , Shelestova V. V. , Balatskaya K. A. 
Published: December 2024

INTRODUCTION. The lack of national requirements regulating the quality of empty hard gelatin capsule shells (before filling with medicines) causes difficulties not only for capsule developers and manufacturers but also for experts evaluating regulatory submissions. This necessitates a comparative analysis of Russian and international requirements for the quality of hard gelatin capsule shells in order to draft a pharmacopoeia monograph on empty hard gelatin capsule shells.AIM. This study aimed to analyse the level of quality requirements for hard gelatin capsule shells, the selection of quality attributes for testing, and the applicable methods and analytical procedures for the preparation of a draft monograph for the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation.DISCUSSION. The results of this study indicate that the growing interest of manufacturers in producing capsule formulations is due to a number of features and advantages of this dosage form. Monographs on empty hard gelatin capsule shells are available in the State Pharmacopoeia of the Republic of Belarus, the Indian Pharmacopoeia, the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China, the KoreanPharmacopoeia, and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. The pharmacopoeial requirements for hard gelatin capsule shells include testing for quality attributes, such as description, identification (gelatin, titanium dioxide, dyes, and preservatives), odour, average capsule mass, disintegration, loss on drying, microbiological quality, impurities (sulfate ash, heavy metals, and arsenic), and preservatives (parabens and sulfur dioxide). Compared with other pharmacopoeias, the pharmacopoeias of Belarus and China provide the most detailed approach to the control of hard gelatin capsule shells. According to the materials of registration dossiers for 65 medicinal products formulated as capsules, the hard gelatin capsule shells that are most frequently used in Russia are produced by eight manufacturers. The specifications of these manufacturers include all the common quality attributes described in the pharmacopoeias and additional tests for arsenic and lubricants.CONCLUSIONS. The results of this comparative analysis of pharmacopoeial quality standards and manufacturers’ specifications for hard gelatin capsule shells justify the selection of the necessary quality attributes, limits, and requirements for inclusion in the draft monograph on empty hard gelatin capsule shells.
Standardisation of the method of residual organic solvent determination (review)
Authors: Kornilova O. G. , Smiryagin E. A. , Bagirova V. L. , Sumtsov M. A. 
Published: December 2024

INTRODUCTION. An important quality attribute of medicines and excipients is the content of residual organic solvents (ROS). The general chapter on ROS (1.1.0008) of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation (Ph. Rus.) does not provide analytical procedures for ROS identification, limit tests, and quantitative determination. This impedes the standardisation of approaches to the control of ROS.AIM. This study aimed to analyse global pharmacopoeial practices for and methodological approaches to the control of ROS in order to prepare a draft general chapter on ROS.DISCUSSION. According to the comparative analysis of the requirements for the control of ROS of the European Pharmacopoeia, the United States Pharmacopoeia, the Pharmacopoeia of the Eurasian Economic Union, and the Ph. Rus., the current Ph. Rus. general chapter lacks a description of chromatographic systems, and this description should be provided. The validation requirements for the relevant test procedures in neither of the analysed pharmacopoeias include an exhaustive list of equipment characteristics that are necessary and sufficient to satisfy all analytical conditions.CONCLUSIONS. It is reasonable to harmonise the Ph. Rus. general chapter on ROS (1.1.0008) with global pharmacopoeial approaches to ROS determination by gas chromatography. The authors recommend supplementing the draft general chapter on ROS with analytical procedures for ROS identification, limit tests, and quantitative determination.
Measurement of CP Violation in D0 Meson Decays at the CMS Experiment
Authors: Sergeychik V. S. , Polikarpov S. M. 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
The paper describes the search results for CP violation in the D0 → $$K_{S}^{0}K_{S}^{0}$$ decay. The analysis was performed using the proton–proton collision data with centre-of-mass energy of $$\sqrt s $$ = 13 TeV, recorded by the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. The analyzed data sample contains about 1010 events associated with production of charm hadrons, which allows performing precise measurements. The measured CP violation parameter is ACP (D0 → $$K_{S}^{0}K_{S}^{0}$$) = (6.2 ± 3.1 (stat.) ± 0.2 (syst.) ± 0.8 (ACP (D0 → $$K_{S}^{0}$$π+π−))%, where the last uncertainty is due to the uncertainty in the reference channel asymmetry ACP (D0 → $$K_{S}^{0}$$π+π−). The obtained results are consistent with no CP violation in the studied decay. This analysis is the first measurement of CP violation in charm sector at the CMS experiment.
Laro Ng Lahi Through the Lens of Junior High School Students: A Phenomenological Inquiry
Authors: Ruin Myra F. , Tamban Victoria E. , Bandoy Marcial M. 
Published: December 2024

Junior high school students’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of traditional games are crucial to explore, and their integration into curriculum programs can optimize learning and developmental outcomes. This study aimed to understand and explore the lived experiences of junior high school students regarding their attitude and engagement toward Laro ng Lahi and its cultural significance. Laro ng Lahi has become unfamiliar or is no longer recognized by today’s generation. The researcher aimed to emphasize the love for traditional games. Traditional games, such as Luksong baka, jump over the person (baka) or "cow," without touching, Patintero where goal for offensive players without being tagged, Piko which hop from section to section without touching the lines and Tumbang preso, tossing a slipper at a can object of the game. This study used a qualitative transcendental phenomenological approach. We aimed to examine the lived experiences of 20 junior high school students. The findings revealed that the students initially found the traditional games to be fun, exciting, and deeply memorable, often evoking strong emotions and a sense of nostalgia. We also identified challenges such as varying levels of student engagement and the need for more inclusive strategies to effectively integrate Laro ng Lahi into the broader educational framework. Our study strongly advocated for a more nuanced approach to incorporating Laro ng Lahi into the curriculum, stressing the need to overcome barriers and leverage these games as a valuable resource for holistic education.
Financial Performance or Market Sentiment: What Really Drives Investors’ Interest towards Indian IPOs?
Authors: Purushotham C V , Sethia Gaurav 
Published: December 2024

Investors usually perform both qualitative and quantitative analysis before investing in IPOs, but the question is to identify which analysis has got considerable weightage during IPO investment decision. The present study is an effort to analyze the factors driving the subscription to and performance of Indian IPOs during the financial year 2023-24. Grey Market Premium was considered as a proxy for market sentiment and the firm’s financial performance was gauged by Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). The study is limited to mainline Indian IPOs during the financial year 2023-24. The present research helps in bringing out the information preferences of different category of participants in Indian IPO market.
АКТУАЛЬНІСТЬ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ STEM-ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ НА УРОКАХ ІНФОРМАТИКИ В ЗАКЛАДАХ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ОСВІТИ ТА ПОЗАШКІЛЬНИХ ЗАКЛАДАХ
Authors: Кокарєва Анастасія 
Published: December 2024

Розглянуто шляхи реалізації STEМ-технологій в навчальному процесі закладів середньої освіти та позашкільних закладах: фестивалі, конкурси, турніри. Наведено приклади конференцій для підвищення кваліфікації вчителів з метою удосконалення компетентностей зі STEM-освіти. Проаналізовано напрямки реалізації нового підходу в освітньому процесі: на уроках інформатики, інтегрованих, бінарних уроках, міжпредметних курсах, в позашкіллі.
Modeling of intervertebral discs’ parameters of the lumbar spine base on somatometric data
Authors: Danylevych V. P. , Guminskyi Yu. Y. , Andriichuk V. М. , Zalevskyi L. L. , Prykhodko S. O. , Danylevych A. V. 
Published: December 2024

The relevance of the study arises from the high prevalence of spinal column pathology and the rapid advancement of diagnostic technologies, which necessitate the refinement of criteria for identifying changes in the structural components of the spine, particularly one of its most vulnerable elementsт – the intervertebral discs. The reliance on subjective criteria for assessing intervertebral discs during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) highlights the need for more objective, quantitative criteria to evaluate intervertebral disc changes. The aim of the study was to develop an optimal, practical model for calculating the total size index of intervertebral discs based on external body parameters, applicable in clinical practice, and to validate its effectiveness. To achieve this goal, lumbar spine MRI was performed on young women aged 16 to 26 years who were native residents of the Vinnytsia region. The main group consisted of 80 participants, including 52 young women aged 16-20 years and 28 women aged 21-26 years; the validation group included 65 females aged 16-26 years. Anthropometric measurements, including height and body weight, were recorded for all participants. Using data from the main group, mathematical modeling was conducted to determine the total size of lumbar intervertebral discs. The modeling process employed stepwise regression analysis based on somatodisc coefficients of individual intervertebral discs and anthropometric parameters. As a result, a model was developed to calculate somatodisc coefficients using body height and weight. Further algebraic transformations of the somatodisc coefficient yielded a formula for calculating individualized total disc size indicators, integrating vertical, sagittal, and transverse dimensions. The predictive accuracy of the obtained models ranged from 85 % to 91 %. When the actual total size measurements of intervertebral discs in the main group were compared to the mathematically modeled values, deviations did not exceed ±10 %. This mathematical model for calculating the total size of lumbar intervertebral discs based on somatometric data enables the determination of individualized normative metrics and the objective identification of early degenerative disc changes. When comparing clinical visual assessments of intervertebral disc changes using Pfirrmann grading with mathematical evaluations in the validation group, agreement was observed in 91 % of cases. Discrepancies were identified in 9 %, necessitating further analysis to prevent underdiagnosis or overdiagnosis of intervertebral disc changes. Thus, mathematical modeling serves as a tool for determining individualized normative metrics. The proposed mathematical models for calculating the total size of intervertebral discs based on body height and weight represent a powerful supplement to existing criteria for intervertebral disc assessment.
Histological organization of the spleen of rats under conditions of acute intoxication with viper venom Vipera berus berus
Authors: Maievskyi O. Ye. , Bobr A. M. , Gunas I. V. , Tkach G. F. , Maslii V. P. , Kyrychenko І. М. , Ihnatishchev M. R. 
Published: December 2024

The immune system plays an important role in the body's response to numerous environmental factors, including snake venom toxins. The composition of snake venom and the specifics of its effect on the human body are quite diverse. The predominance of one or another component of the toxin becomes decisive for the appearance of complications or even death. The study aims to study the peculiarities of the histological organization of the spleen of rats under conditions of acute intoxication with Vipera berus berus viper venom. Experimental studies were carried out on white, non-linear male rats. The animals were conditionally divided into a control and an experimental group of 10 individuals. Experimental rats were injected intraperitoneally with a semi-lethal dose (LD50) (1.576 mg/g-1) of Vipera berus berus venom in a physiological solution. Animals of the control group were injected intraperitoneally with only a physiological solution. Rats were removed from the experiment 24 hours after exposure to the poison and anaesthetised by cervical dislocation. Spleen samples were taken for microscopic examination. Fixation of the material and preparation of paraffin blocks were carried out according to generally accepted methods. Histological preparations of the spleen were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Histological preparations were studied using an SEO SСAN light microscope. Acute intoxication with Vipera berus berus viper venom was associated with disorganization of the white pulp of the spleen of experimental animals, which manifested itself in the form of a loss of clarity and orderliness of the placement of its structural elements, poor visualization of the marginal zone of lymphoid nodules. An increase in the number of lymphoblasts characterized the germinal centres. Areas of spleen tissue destruction and hemorrhage were noted in the red pulp of the organ. The presence of foci of lymphocyte apoptosis, thickening of trabeculae, stasis and sludge of erythrocytes in the lumen of trabecular veins was also observed. Thus, under the influence of Vipera berus berus venom, disorganization of the white pulp is observed at the structural level of the rat spleen, and areas of organ destruction, lymphocyte apoptosis, and connective tissue proliferation are noted in the red pulp.
Histo-morphometric evaluation of post-augmentation bone tissue of the human mandible
Authors: Oshurko A. P. , Oliinyk I. Yu. , Мaystruk M. V. , Sukhliak V. V. , Tsurkan M. M. , Ruskovoloshyn D. V. 
Published: December 2024

The clinical challenge of today is to restore the biological structure of atrophied bone tissue by combining methods of complex clinical rehabilitation, that is, intraosseous implantation and augmentation, in its interimplant sites. The aim of the study was to perform a histo-morphometric assessment of post-augmentation bone tissue using a combined technique of controlled autocellular transplantation with the use of bone allograft filler on edentulous distal segments of the human mandible with varying degrees and forms of atrophy. Trepanbiopsy specimens were used as the study material, after microtomy processing of which histological slides were prepared, followed by the accelerated May-Grunwald staining-fixation technique (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, USA). For the histomorphometric study, stained histological specimens of post-augmentation bone tissue were imaged with an optical microscope camera (Leica DMLB, Germany). The analysis was performed using the Fiji information software, with the formation of reconstructed mosaic digital micrographs for further histomorphometry. The results of the evaluation of controlled bone tissue formation (post-augmentation), which are the key tasks, novelty, and justification of modern and effective methods of rehabilitation of patients with acquired forms of atrophy in the edentulous distal segments of the human mandible, are illustrated by microphotographs and presented in detail in this paper by the percentage of the quality of cross-linking of the cortical layer. The ratio of the newly formed cortical layer of bone tissue to the total area of the post-augmentation tissue study was 61.30 %, with a lateral form of atrophy (according to J. Cawood and R. Howell: class IV), in the post-augmentation period – 4 months. The histo-morphometric assessment of the qualitatively formed cortical bone in the post-augmentation period of six months is 92.80 % of the total postoperative area. Therefore, it is biased to evaluate the quality of the formed bone in the mandible within the generally accepted average period of four months, although paraclinical densitometry shows positive values.