bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
First record of the antlion Solter liber Navás, 1912 in Italy (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae)
Authors: Badano Davide , Funari Rebecca , Di Giovanni Filippo 
Published: September 2024

Myrmeleontidae are conspicuous insects with moderate species diversity, which are reasonably well studied in Europe. However, dedicated samplings in the Mediterranean region carried out in the last years suggest that the state of knowledge of the representatives of this family occurring in outhern Europe is far from ideal. Over 40 species of antlions and owlflies are reported from Italy, of which a few are only known from the islands of the Sicilian Channel.
Solter liber Navás, 1912 is reported for the first time in Italy, based on specimens collected in Pantelleria Island in 2022 and 2023.
Scheduling of methylphenidate: Preventing misuse or impeding ADHD treatment adherence?
Authors: Schoeman Renata , Weinberg Sophia 
Published: September 2024

Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, with a chronic, and potentially debilitating course if untreated. Medication adherence is poor – negatively affecting emotional, social, educational and employment outcomes. The current Schedule 6 status of methylphenidate (MPH) drives healthcare resource utilisation and costs – a potential barrier to care.Aim: This study explored stakeholders’ understanding and perceptions of the potential impact of a regulatory shift in the scheduling of MPH on treatment accessibility and adherence for ADHD.Setting: Participants from multiple stakeholder groups, involved in ADHD management in South Africa, were recruited via professional networks.Methods: A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 23 stakeholders was conducted to explore their views on the utility, benefits and risks associated with rescheduling MPH.Results: Six key themes emerged from the interviews: ‘adherence’, ‘accessibility’, ‘affordability’, ‘stigma’, ‘rescheduling of MPH’ and ‘risk mitigation’. Core to these themes is the role of the scheduling of MPH – which can have a protective societal role, but also acts as a barrier to care for individuals with ADHD.Conclusion: The current Schedule 6 status of MPH is not an effective strategy to prevent misuse and diversion but negatively impacts on treatment adherence. The positive outlook from stakeholders on rescheduling MPH holds significant implications for the ADHD landscape in South Africa.Contribution: It is crucial to address stigma, facilitate fundamental change in service delivery and remove structural and practical barriers to care to improve outcomes for individuals with ADHD. A framework for ADHD treatment adherence is provided.
Effect of Health Education on the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine among Adolescent School Girls of a City in Western Maharashtra
Authors: Apurva U Tekawade , Muralidhar P Tambe , Malangori A Parande , Poonam V Sancheti , Pradip S Borle 
Published: September 2024

Background: Human papillomavirus vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer and is especially recommended for girls above nine years of age. Understanding the level of awareness and attitude of the target population towards the HPV vaccine is imperative to create awareness where necessary. Aim and Objectives: To assess the baseline knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours concerning HPV vaccine among adolescent school girls in urban area, and to investigate the impact of health education on these parameters. Study design: Quasi-experimental Study setting: Secondary school in Pune city Target population: Adolescent girls Methods and Material: Calculated sample size was 200. A school was chosen randomly. All the willing female students from 8th-10th standards were enrolled. Awareness about HPV infection and vaccination, attitude and practices were assessed at the baseline and two weeks after the health education intervention, using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Results: Initially, only 2.5% had heard about the HPV vaccine and none had received it. Following health education, the proportion of students who correctly answered the questions regarding the HPV vaccine, diseases prevented and who can take the vaccine increased significantly by 94%, 71.5% and 72% respectively. Positive attitude regarding the risk of HPV infection and age for vaccination improved significantly by 78.5% and 48% respectively. Vaccine seeking behaviour improved significantly by 17.5%. Conclusions: Adolescent school girls had poor baseline knowledge and attitude regarding the HPV vaccine and health education significantly improved the same.
China's relations with the Transcaucasian Republics since 2020
Authors: Мокрецкий А.Ч. 
Published: September 2024

С момента установления дипломатических отношений в 1992 г. сотрудничество КНР и постсоветских республик на Южном Кавказе (Азербайджан, Армения и Грузия) поступательно и динамично развивается. Следуя конфуцианским традициям и разменяв четвертый десяток лет своей истории, двусторонние связи в трех парах государств (Китай—Азербайджан, Китай—Армения, Китай—Грузия) обретают очевидную устойчивость, несмотря на международную турбулентность, факторы неопределенности и нестабильности. В данной статье автор рассматривает динамику отношений КНР с тремя закавказскими республиками с 2020 г. Автор ставит перед собой следующие исследовательские задачи: проследить, как развивались отношения между КНР и закавказскими республиками в указанный период, повлияла ли СВО на сотрудничество между государствами, как страны региона рассматривают перспективы их взаимодействия, в том числе в рамках сопряжения с ИПП. Проведя анализ двусторонних отношений каждой пары, автор приходит к выводу, что вспыхнувшая в 2020—2021 гг. коронавирусная пандемия и начавшаяся специальная военная операция РФ на территории Украины в феврале 2022 г. оказали воздействие на двусторонние отношения каждой пары названных государств, но не изменили их характер и сущность, в целом соответствуя общим трендам расширения китайского экономического присутствия по всему миру.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, cooperation between the PRC and the post-Soviet republics in the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia) has been steadily and dynamically developing. Following Confucian traditions and having exchanged the fourth decade, bilateral relations in three pairs (China-Azerbaijan, China-Armenia, China-Georgia) “cease to doubt”, despite international turbulence, uncertainty and instability factors. In this article, the author examines the dynamics of China's relations with the three Transcaucasian republics since 2022. The author sets himself the following research tasks: to study, how did relations between the People's Republic of China and the Transcaucasian republics develop during this period, how Special Military Operation has influenced cooperation between the states, how the countries of the region consider the prospects for their interaction, including the framework of interfacing with the Belt and Road Initiative? After analyzing the bilateral relations of each couple, the author concludes that the coronavirus pandemic that broke out in 2020—2021 and the Special Military Operation of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine since in February 2022 have had an impact on the bilateral relations of each couple (PRC-Azerbaijan, PRC-Armenia and PRC-Georgia), but haven’t changed their nature and essence, generally following the line of general trends of the expansion of the Chinese economic presence around the world.
Asia Looks Towards China for the Establishment of the Asian Monetary Fund
Authors: Уизарат Шаида. 
Published: September 2024

Решения во Всемирном банке и МВФ по-прежнему принимаются большинством, подконтрольным странам ЕС и США из-за несовершенств в управлении, порожденных многолетним застоем в распределении голосов (несмотря на увеличение взносов от других стран), непрозрачным и необоснованным предоставлением займов, порядком назначения исполнительного директора МВФ и президента ВБ. В результате Всемирный банк и МВФ навязывают странам-заемщикам политику, чреватую для них пагубными последствиями, такими как снижение темпов роста, массовая безработица, бедность и задолженность, достигшая суммы в 300 млрд долл. и вызывающая глобальные дефолты невиданных масштабов. В то же время эта политика имеет весьма благоприятный эффект для экономик богатых стран — держателей контрольных пакетов во Всемирном банке и МВФ. Третий мир при этом лишается возможностей развития, многие его страны столкнулись с угрозой суверенных дефолтов. В свете изложенного, насущной потребностью стало создание Азиатского валютного фонда на основе конфуцианских принципов добросовестного управления, со здоровой экономической политикой, генерирующей циклы процветания. Это единственный способ обеспечить странам третьего мира развитие и спасти их от извечного закабаления Западом.
The EU and the US continue to take majority decisions in the World Bank and the IMF due to governance issues related with no change in the basic votes for many years but increasing the quotas, lack of transparency and merit in loan disbursement and appointments of Managing Director IMF and President World Bank. This has resulted in the World Bank and the IMF advocating policies that have a detrimental effect on the borrowing countries, like decline in growth rates, massive unemployment, poverty and indebtedness reaching 300 trillion USD, causing global defaults on a scale never witnessed before. But these policies have a very favorable impact on the economies of rich countries that control voting shares in the World Bank and the IMF. Development has thus become elusive for the Third World, with a large number of countries faced with sovereign default. In view of the above, the establishment of the Asian Monetary Fund based on Confucius principles of good governance and sound economic policies generating virtuous cycles of prosperity is the need of our times. This is the only way to deliver development and save the Third World countries from permanent enslavement to the west.
Cooperation between China and the countries of the Middle East in the field of transport
Authors: Сазонов С.Л. , Ли Фэн. , Ван Цзинвэй. 
Published: September 2024

После провозглашения Китаем в 2013 г. инициативы “Пояс и путь” страна активно развивает региональную транспортную сеть Ближнего Востока: железнодорожные и автомобильные магистрали, порты и аэропорты остаются важной частью инфраструктурного сотрудничества. За последнее десятилетие в рамках инициативы были построены транспортные коридоры, создающие новые драйверы роста. Такие флагманские проекты, как железнодорожная сеть Etihad Rail, порты короля Абдулазиза и Джизан и др., обеспечили странам Ближнего Востока улучшение качества национальной транспортной инфраструктуры, способствовали повышению благосостояния людей и в целом укрепили потенциал регионального развития. На рынок стран Ближнего Востока приходит все большее число китайских автопроизводителей, которые расширяют свою деятельность от простого наращивания экспорта электромобилей до локализации их производства в регионе. Это обеспечивает создание большого количества новых рабочих мест и улучшение экологической среды. Наблюдается активизация китайских компаний в регионе. Так, китайская J&T Express, начав свою деятельность в Саудовской Аравии, распространила свой бизнес в другие страны Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки.
Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, China has been actively developing the regional transport network of the Middle East countries: railways and highways, ports and airports continue to be an important part of infrastructure cooperation. Over the past decade, transport corridors that create new growth drivers have been built within the Initiative. Flagship projects such as the Etihad Rail network, the ports of King Abdulaziz and Jizan, etc., have provided Middle Eastern countries with higher quality of national transport infrastructure, contributed to improving people's well-being and generally strengthened the potential for regional development. An increasing number of Chinese automakers are entering the Middle East market, expanding their activities from simply increasing the export of electric vehicles to localizing their production in the region. This ensures the creation of a large number of new jobs and an improvement of the ecological environment. Chinese companies are increasing their activity in the region. Thus, the Chinese J&T Express, having started its work in Saudi Arabia, has expanded its business to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Patriot, scientist, diplomat: on the 90th anniversary of Academician M.L. Titarenko
Authors: Уянаев С.В. , Сафронова Е.И. 
Published: September 2024

Статья посвящена памяти Михаила Леонтьевича Титаренко (27.04.1934—25.02.2016) — директора Института Дальнего Востока Российской Академии наук (ныне — Института Китая и современной Азии РАН), академика РАН, выдающегося ученого-востоковеда и деятеля государственного масштаба. В работе прослеживаются основные вехи жизненного и творческого пути М.Л. Титаренко, отмечаются ключевые темы его творческих поисков и предпринимается попытка охарактеризовать научный вклад М.Л. Титаренко в российское востоковедение. Авторы делятся своими воспоминаниями о М.Л. Титаренко — руководителе и человеке, акцентируя мысль о том, что его личность можно наиболее точно охарактеризовать как “ученый-патриот, мудрый, неординарный человек, который, храня верность науке, умел достойно, самоотверженно и компетентно служить Государству Российскому”.
The article is dedicated to the memory of Mikhail Leontievich Titarenko (27.04.1934—25.02.2016), Director of the Institute of the Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (now the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS), Academician of the RAS, an outstanding orientalist and statesman. The material traces the main milestones of M.L. Titarenko's life and creative path, highlights the key themes of his research and attempts to characterize M.L. Titarenko's scientific contribution to Russian Oriental studies. The authors share their memories of M.L. Titarenko, a leader and a person, emphasizing the idea that his personality can most accurately be described as “a scientist-patriot, a wise, extraordinary person who, while remaining faithful to science, was able to serve the Russian State with dignity, dedication and competence.”
Estudio preliminar sobre la foredune en Cabo Verde: Naturaleza y Amenazas
Authors: García-Romero Leví , Marrero-Rodríguez Néstor , Beltrán-Yanes Esther , Taxonera Albert , Tavares Vânia , Dóniz-Páez Javier 
Published: September 2024

La foredune es formada por la deposición de arena eólica en torno a la vegetación localizada en el backshore Se trata de una estructura producida por procesos biogeomorfológicos que dependen de múltiples factores ambientales (régimen eólico, precipitación, temperatura, suminitro de sedimento, vegetación, entre otros). El objetivo de esta investigación es caracterizar la foredune de los sistemas playa-duna de Cabo Verde, especialmente en las islas de Sal y Boa Vista, para entender, de forma preliminar, su naturaleza y las amenazas que pueden estar afectando el funcionamiento natural de esta. Para ello se realizó una campaña de campo en junio de 2023 donde se tomaron datos de variables morfológicas y de vegetación en cuatro parcelas. Los resultados muestran que la foredune, está formada por biogeoformas tipo “nebkhas”, y la vegetación estructurante es principalmente herbácea donde actúan especies xerófilas y halófilas como Sesuvium portulacastrum, Tetraena fontanesii, Tetraena waterlotii y Suaeda caboverdeana. Sin embargo se muestran y discuten algunos factores que pueden estar controlando la distribución natural de las nebkhas que conforman la foredune.
Resistance of the Welded Joint of X70 Steel for Main Gas Pipelines Against Corrosion-Mechanical Cracking Under Cathodic Polarization in Near-Neutral pH Solutions
Authors: Nyrkova Lyudmila , Goncharenko Larysa , Lisovskiy Yuriy , Faynberg Leonid , Kostin Valeriy 
Published: September 2024

Resistance of welded joint of X70 steel welded using Sv-08G1NMA and OK 10-74 flux wire against stress-corrosion cracking in near-neutral pH solution NS4 was investigated by the slow-strain rate method, voltammetry, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electrolytic permeation of hydrogen method. It was established that the stress-corrosion cracking of welded joint occurs through the base metal in the range of potentials more positive than −0.92 V by the anodic dissolution mechanism, more negative than −1.05 V is consistent with a hydrogen embrittlement mechanism, and in the potentials’ range from −0.92 V to −1.05 V, both by anodic dissolution and a hydrogen embrittlement mechanism. The susceptibility to stress-corrosion cracking coefficient KS increases with the polarization potential shift −0.75 V → −0.95 V → −1.05 V as follows: for the welded joint as 1.1 → 1.16 → 1.35, for X70 steel as 1.0 → 1.12 → 1.0.
The Wisdom of Sirach
Authors: Wilson Walter T. 
Published: September 2024

A deuterocanonical collection of proverbs from the intertestamental period, the Book of Sirach has been treated by many Protestants as a bit of Catholic trivia. Yet careful study of Sirach reveals fascinating insights into Jewish thought two centuries before Jesus. Walter T. Wilson invites scholars and nonspecialists alike to discover the wisdom of this important yet under-studied text.
A temple scribe writing in the second century BCE, Ben Sira aimed to instill fear of the Lord and discipline in his community. Interweaving practical advice and theoretical wisdom, his book instructs readers—then and now—in the principles of wisdom so that they may apply them to right action and lead the good life.
Based on the New Revised Standard Version, Wilson’s commentary explicates the translated English text with careful attention to its historical and religious contexts, formal qualities, prevailing themes, and place in the canon (or lack thereof). The volume includes a helpful bibliography and notes.
The Letter to the Hebrews
Authors: Grindheim Sigurd 
Published: September 2024

A compelling exhortation to hold true to the faith in the face of adversity. A sermon full of iconic imagery and Old Testament allusions. A signal work of theology in the New Testament.
Above all, the Letter to the Hebrews proclaims the high priesthood of Jesus Christ. Yet readers may find this central theme difficult to discern, given the epistle’s complexity and long history of interpretation. In this Pillar commentary, Sigurd Grindheim richly illuminates the Letter to the Hebrews, explaining difficult texts, offering a coherent reading, and paying careful attention to linguistic features and historical context—all while focusing on its relevance to modern readers.
Grindheim clearly and comprehensively addresses major issues, including authorship, date, canonicity, formal qualities, and important themes. Following his thorough introduction, he explains each line of the text and its significance for believers today. Grindheim’s commentary offers pastors, students, and scholars the clarity and fresh insights they want in their scriptural study.
The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians
Authors: Bruce F. F. 
Published: September 2024

“. . . undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thorough and abreast of modern scholarship and at the same time loyal to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God.” This statement reflects the underlying purpose of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of New Testament scholars, the NICNT series has become recognized by pastors, students, and scholars alike as a critical yet orthodox commentary marked by solid biblical scholarship within the evangelical Protestant tradition.
While based on a thorough study of the Greek text, the commentary introductions and expositions contain a minimum of Greek references. The NICNT authors evaluate significant textual problems and take into account the most important exegetical literature. More technical aspects — such as grammatical, textual, and historical problems — are dealt with in footnotes, special notes, and appendixes.
Under the general editorship of three outstanding New Testament scholars — first Ned Stonehouse (Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia), then F. F. Bruce (University of Manchester, England), and now Gordon D. Fee (Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia) — the NICNT series has continued to develop over the years. In order to keep the commentary “new” and conversant with contemporary scholarship, the NICNT volumes have been — and will be — revised or replaced as necessary.
The newer NICNT volumes in particular take into account the role of recent rhetorical and sociological inquiry in elucidating the meaning of the text, and they also exhibit concern for the theology and application of the text. As the NICNT series is ever brought up to date, it will continue to find ongoing usefulness as an established guide to the New Testament text.
The Letter to the Romans
Authors: Bruner Frederick Dale 
Published: September 2024

In the wake of his widely appreciated commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John, noted theologian and exegete Frederick Dale Bruner turns his attention to Paul’s letter to the Romans. In this concise commentary, he relays his findings on what he calls the “Fifth Gospel” and its central claim that “through the Father’s love, Jesus’s passion, and the Spirit’s application of this passionate love, human beings can have a perfectly right relationship with God—by simple faith in His Christ.”
As he did in his commentaries on Matthew and John, Bruner engages historical interpreters from the patristic period to the present—including Augustine, Chrysostom, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin—while also offering his own lucid translation of the text and relevant pastoral applications. The result is a holistic understanding of the book of Romans informed not only by one scholar’s lifetime of ministry, teaching, and learning, but also by the full depth and breadth of church tradition.
PENENTUAN PENERIMA BANTUAN PKH MENGGUNAKAN METODE RANK ORDER CENTROID DENGAN KOMBINASI MULTI ATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY
Authors: Hayat Aenul , Zaen Mohammad Taufan Asri , Mardi Mardi 
Published: September 2024

The Family Hope Program (PKH) is an Indonesian government social protection initiative that aims to improve the welfare of poor and vulnerable families through financial assistance that supports basic needs such as education and health. However, the selection process for PKH beneficiaries in Pengembur Village, Pujut District, Central Lombok Regency still uses manual methods, which often result in the distribution of aid not being on target. The ROC method is used to determine the weight of relevant criteria in the assessment, while MAUT is applied to provide utility scores for alternative recipients based on predetermined criteria. This study involved data collection through observation, interviews, and questionnaires, The results of the study indicate that the MAUT method supported by ROC weighting can provide a more objective and accurate assessment compared to conventional methods. From the analysis, the best alternative PKH recipient is A1 with a utility value of 0.28112. This study concludes that the application of MAUT and ROC methods in a decision support system can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the PKH program, as well as ensure that assistance is distributed to families who really need it.