bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impact of eye fundus image preprocessing on key objects segmentation for glaucoma identification
Authors: Virbukaitė Sandra , Bernatavičienė Jolita 
Published: November 2023

The pathological changes in the eye fundus image, especially around Optic Disc (OD) and Optic Cup (OC) may indicate eye diseases such as glaucoma. Therefore, accurate OD and OC segmentation is essential. The variety in images caused by different eye fundus cameras makes the complexity for the existing deep learning (DL) networks in OD and OC segmentation. In most research cases, experiments were conducted on individual data sets only and the results were obtained for that specific data sample. Our future goal is to develop a DL method that segments OD and OC in any kind of eye fundus image but the application of the mixed training data strategy is in the initiation stage and the image preprocessing is not discussed. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the mage preprocessing impact on OD and OC segmentation in different eye fundus images aligned by size. We adopted a mixed training data strategy by combining images of DRISHTI-GS, REFUGE, and RIM-ONE datasets, and applied image resizing incorporating various interpolation methods, namely bilinear, nearest neighbor, and bicubic for image resolution alignment. The impact of image preprocessing on OD and OC segmentation was evaluated using three convolutional neural networks Attention U-Net, Residual Attention U-Net (RAUNET), and U-Net++. The experimental results show that the most accurate segmentation is achieved by resizing images to a size of 512 x 512 px and applying bicubic interpolation. The highest Dice of 0.979 for OD and 0.877 for OC are achieved on RISHTI-GS test dataset, 0.973 for OD and 0.874 for OC on the REFUGE test dataset, 0.977 for OD and 0:855 for OC on RIM-ONE test dataset. Anova and Levene’s tests with statistically significant evidence at α = 0.05 show that the chosen size in image resizing has impact on the OD and OC segmentation results, meanwhile, the interpolation method does influent OC segmentation only.
Evaluation of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes in concentrating hawthorn fruit and anise seed extract
Authors: Alsobh Areej , Vatai Gyula , Bánvölgyi Szilvia 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study aimed to assess the effectiveness of two reverse osmosis membranes (RO99 and X20) plus one nanofiltration membrane (NF270) at concentrating hawthorn fruit and anise seed extracts. Extracting the anise was done using water at a temperature of 37 °C over a period of 100 min. For hawthorn, ethanol-water (56%) was used as the solvent and extraction occurred at 55 °C for 80 min. The transmembrane pressure (TMP), temperature, and recirculation flow rate of the membrane separation process were monitored and set at 35 bar, 30 °C, and 400 l/h respectively. Using a spectrophotometer, the quantification of valuable compounds was examined. After studying the flow levels, it was discovered that the X20 membrane had the tiniest alterations in permeability, followed by RO99 and NF270. Moreover, in terms of efficiency, the X-20 outperformed RO-99 and NF-270 membranes, where TPC was increased (20 and 18-fold) for anise seed and hawthorn fruit extracts respectively, and TFC was increased 8-fold for both of the extracts. While using NF-270, TPC was increased only (11 and 6-fold), and TFC (4 and 2-fold) for anise seed and hawthorn fruit extracts respectively. For the antioxidant activity, the process using X-20 showed an improvement of around 12-fold for anise extracts and 15-fold for hawthorn extracts for antioxidant activity. In terms of brix, the anise extracts saw a 3-fold increase and the hawthorn extracts saw a 4-fold boost after going through the X-20 membrane concentration process. Additionally, the X-20 membrane exhibits the highest retention rates for both anise and hawthorn extracts and is least affected by fouling during the concentration process.
Comparison of the effect of organic acid mixture on quality parameters of red deer meat and beef
Authors: Enkhbold Munkhnasan , Lőrincz Attila , Elayan Majd , Friedrich László , Solymosi Attila , Wieszt Balázs , Jáni Kornél , Tóth Adrienn 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study investigates the effect of 2% lactic acid and 2% ascorbic acid mixture on the quality parameters of red deer meat and beef. After treatment samples were stored at 4 ± 1 °C. The following meat quality parameters were evaluated: pH, color, and microbiological count on days 1, 7, 14, and 21. The results showed that at the end of the experiment, the pH of the treated samples was slightly higher than the non-treated samples, indicating that the lactic acid and ascorbic acid mixture had a mild acidifying effect on the meat. The color of the treated and non-treated samples did not show any significant difference. However, the microbiological count in the treated samples was lower than the non-treated samples. These findings suggest that an acid mixture could be used as a natural preservative to enhance the microbial safety of red deer meat and beef.
Effect of alternative pre-treatments and fermentation on quality characteristics of oyster mushrooms
Authors: Boylu Meltem , Hitka Géza , Kenesei György 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBesides their unique taste and texture, mushrooms are a promising source of important nutrients, including dietary fiber, amino acids, minerals, and vitamins. Fresh mushrooms, however, can only endure for a brief time, typically up to three days at ambient conditions. Different methods have been used to preserve mushrooms for a prolonged period, such as drying, cooking, frying, irradiation and fermentation. The objective of the current study is to investigate the effect of different pre-treatments and fermentation on physicochemical, textural, and microbial properties of oyster mushrooms. The fresh oyster mushroom was considered as control and 6 alternative pre-treatment methods were used as; blanching in water, steaming, oven cooking, microwave, High Hydrostatic Pressure and UV Light treatment. Moisture, pH, yield, color, texture, and microbiological analyses were performed on each pre-treatment group before and after fermentation. Our results showed that the quality attributes of oyster mushrooms were significantly affected by the usage of different pre-treatments.
Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene treatment on quality of ‘Zebra’ apricot harvested at different maturity stages
Authors: Ha Thi Thanh Nga , Pham Thanh Tung , Dam Sao Mai , Mac Xuan Hoa , Nguyen Le Phuong Lien , Hitka Géza , Zsom Tamás 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study focuses on the contribution of maturity stages and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment to the quality of ‘Zebra’ apricot. Samples were harvested at mature-green, yellow and orange maturity stages. Fruit were treated with gaseous 1-MCP (24 h at 1 °C), followed by cold storage at 1 °C for 6 weeks. Non-destructive measurements were used to evaluate the quality changes of apricot during storage. The results showed that the maturity stages significantly affected the weight loss. The loss of weight increased rapidly for orange ripeness stage fruit, more than others during storage. Both maturity and 1-MCP affected the stiffness of apricot. The 1-MCP could delay the softening of fruit. The green and yellow maturity stages retained higher values in stiffness compared to orange. No significant difference in hue angle values was observed between 1-MCP treated and control fruit, however hue angle value decreased strongly in mature-green harvested fruit. The maturity stages and 1-MCP treatment had the effect on quality changes of apricot over storage. The maturity stage was an important factor contributing to the effectiveness of 1-MCP application as it was observed in slower softening after harvest.
Antonella Riem Natale, Sue Ballyn, Stefano Mercanti and Caterina Colomba (eds), 'I’m Listening Like the Orange Tree: In Memory of Laurie Hergenhan'
Authors: Ferres Kay 
Published: November 2023

Antonella Riem Natale, Sue Ballyn, Stefano Mercanti and Caterina Colomba (eds), I’m Listening Like the Orange Tree: In Memory of Laurie Hergenhan
Udine: Forum, 2021, 203pp, €17.10, ISBN978-88-3283-277-8
Kayıt stüdyolarının kontrol odalarında hacim akustiğinin bir vaka üzerinden değerlendirilmesi
Authors: TIRAŞ Murat , YÜĞRÜK AKDAĞ Neşe 
Published: November 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı ses kayıt stüdyolarında bulunan kontrol odalarında yapılacak hacim akustiği tasarımını etkileyen faktörleri belirleyerek, bunların tasarım esnasında kullanımlarının esaslarını ortaya çıkarmaktır. Hacim akustiği tasarımında kullanılacak ses soğurucu ve dağıtıcı elemanların fiziksel özellikleri ve frekans etki alanları gözetilerek ses kayıt ve dinleme odalarında ses tasarımı için ihtiyaç duyulan akustik ortamı oluşturmak için akustik elemanların yerleşim planı oluşturulmuştur. Bu çalışmada 43 m³ hacimli bir kontrol odası incelenecektir. Akustik düzenleme yapılmamış ilk halinin hacim akustiği açısından ölçümleri yapılıp değerlendirdikten sonra uluslararası standartlarca belirlenmiş ölçütler gözetilerek hacim akustiği tasarımı yapılıp uygulanmıştır. Yapılan uygulama sonrasında hacim akustiği parametreleri ölçülerek tasarımın başarı boyutu belirlenmiştir.
Bu çalışmanın sonuçları araştırmacılara ve stüdyo kullanıcılarına hacim akustiği malzemelerinin kullanımı hakkında bilgi verecektir. Hacim akustiği malzemelerinin, özellikle odanın kritik frekansının altında kalan frekans bölgeleri için kullanılan malzemelerin doğru konumlandırmalarla kullanımı önem arz etmektedir. Çok büyük ekonomik değeri olabilen müzik prodüksiyonlarının ses tasarımını doğru şekillendirecek ortamlarda yapılması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın hem malzemelerin frekans etki alanının hesaplanması, hem de ulaşılması gereken standart değerler hakkında bilgi sağlayacak uygulamalı bir rehber olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Analysis of Nutritional Components, Antioxidant Activity and Antimicrobial Activity of Citrus Aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle of Assam, India
Authors: Kakati Chitralekha , Dutta Karabi , Bhattacharjee Minakshi , Deboja Sharma  , Satyakam Agarwala  , Upasana Krishnatreya Sarma  , Mitali Baruah  
Published: November 2023

Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, mostly known as the Key lime or Mexican lime. In Assam, it is known as ‘Gol Nemu’, which is a small, evergreen citrus tree having significant place in the botanical geography of Assam, India. The present study is concentrated on the analysis of the nutritional components, antioxidant activity, and antimicrobial properties of Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, cultivated in the region of Kamrup District, Assam, India. The results of this research provide scientific understanding of Citrus aurantiifolia as an abundant source of nutrients like soluble carbohydrate, soluble protein, free fatty acids, vitamin C, along with potent antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The illumination of this study could have implications for its implementation in both nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in encouraging its consumption for enhanced well-being.
Social entrepreneurship in Black-majority neighborhoods: The case of Indianapolis
Authors: Hji-Avgoustis Sotiris , Wang Suosheng 
Published: November 2023

The study explores how social entrepreneurship is shaped by its environment and particular institutional arrangements and contextual factors by focusing on the nature of engagement and participation by business owners in Indianapolis’ fourteen Black-majority neighborhoods. The study seeks to answer the following two research questions: a) In what ways can these small business entrepreneurs be considered social entrepreneurs, and b) how do these small business entrepreneurs overcome existing barriers to contribute to the revitalization of their neighborhoods? The study uses an exploratory research design involving an online structured questionnaire and informal conversations with study participants. Selected participants met three criteria: a) geographic sampling, b) institutional context, and c) different business typologies. Findings from the survey and the informal conversations point to the daily struggles many small businesses face as they struggle to survive, including access to financial and human capital, generating low revenue, and operating with few employees. Keywords: black-majority neighborhoods; social entrepreneurship; motivators; barriers; small business
КРИМІНАЛЬНА ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНІСТЬ ЗА КОЛАБОРАЦІЙНУ ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ: АНАЛІЗ СУДОВОЇ ПРАКТИКИ
Authors: Лисько Тетяна , Літвінчук Богдана 
Published: November 2023

Метою наукового дослідження є здійснення кримінально-правового аналізу складу кримінального правопорушення «Колабораційна діяльність» (ст. 111-1 КК України) та дослідження судової практики застосування вказаної норми. Методи дослідження: при здійсненні наукового дослідження використовувались загальні методи функціонального, системного, структурного аналізу, систематизація та узагальнення. Результати: авторами проведено кримінально-правовий аналіз складу кримінального правопорушення, передбаченого ст. 111-1 КК України, досліджено судову практику застосування аналізованої норми кримінального закону. Обговорення: авторами досліджено особливості колабораціонізму в Україні; встановлено значення новели кримінального закону про відповідальність за колабораційну діяльність; проаналізовано склад кримінального правопорушення та практику застосування ст. 111-1 КК України.
Frequency of Canalis Sinuosus Canal in the Anterior Region of the Maxilla by CBCT Radiography in Patients Referred to a Private Radiology Center in the Last 2 Years in Yazd City
Authors: Razavi Seyed Hossein , Pourzarabi Dorsa , Entezar-e-Ghaem Mahjube , Namiranian Nasim , Safi Yaser , Pourmohammadi Mohammad 
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Canalis Sinuosus (CS) is a bony canal in the upper jaw. This canal has branches towards the anterior ridge and the teeth, which can be exposed to damage during dental procedures such as implants, resulting in paranesthesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of CS in the anterior region of the maxilla by CBCT radiography in a private radiology center in Yazd City in the last 2 years, to familiarize dentists with this anatomical variety and prevent complications.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 218 CBCT images were selected. Images are related to the patients in the age range of 24 to 80 years. Axial, coronal and sagittal sections are reconstructed by an oral and maxillofacial radiologist. The images reviewed by two radiologists. Then, age, sex, frequency, location of the canal ending, bilateral or unilateral, sub-branches and the location of the canal in the vertical and anteroposterior dimension were checked. The results were investigated by SPSS version 16 software with Chi squared and T-test statistical tests.
Results: The reviewed images belonged to 112 (51.4%) women and 106 (48.6%) men. The frequency of CS was 96.3%. The most frequency was found in women in the age of 24-44 years (62.8%). The 95.4% was reported bilaterally. In the examination of the Accessory canals, they were not seen in 141 people (64.7%). The accessory canal (AC) was reported more frequent between central and lateral incisor. In this study, using the Chi-Square test, there was no statistically significant relationship between the presence of CS and age (P=0.188) and gender (P=0.162).
Conclusion: Due to the high frequency of CS and its branches in the anterior region of the maxilla, in order to avoid unwanted consequences during surgery, the desired area should be examined.
Duration of the Archive: Soundscapes of Extreme Witnessing in Divya Victor’s Curb
Authors: Myk Małgorzata 
Published: November 2023

This paper examines the significance of soundscapes in the Tamil American poet Divya Victor’s reconstruction of the archive of anti-South Asian violence in her acclaimed poetry collection Curb (Nightboat Books, 2021). Being a continuation of the poet’s investigation of the limits of conceptual and “documental” poetics (Michael Leong), advanced in her Natural Subjects, UNSUB and Kith, Curb appropriates public and personal records to critique discrimination against the South Asian community in America’s post-9/11 political landscape. Victor’s poetics enact extreme witnessing, re-establishing the archive’s unheard durations that her modality of the lyric upholds, and recovering locutions of the Indian diaspora eroded or erased by anti-immigrant and anti-Asian racism. Tracing the dynamics of location and locution at the sites of violent events as well as their barely audible frequencies registered in the sequence “Frequency (Alka’s Testimony),” I argue that the archive’s duration in Curb is extended by forms of “sonic agency” (Brandon LaBelle). I further show how, through the poetic work of hearing and sounding (including such techniques as echolocation and ventriloquy), Victor creates a simultaneously critical and lyrical space akin to auditory experience where the text’s multiple durational vectors throw into sharp relief the lives “curbed,” diminished, or destroyed by wounding, fear, and trauma, testifying to the extremity of the very act of witnessing. Finally, focusing on opacity as a fundamental quality of the archive, I also turn to Carolyn Chen’s concrète sound compositions and Amarnath Ravva’s assemblages that traverse Curb, accompanying the poet in collaborative hearing of the archive’s spatial, temporal, and sonic dynamics.
The Extremities of Literature: Traumatic Memory in Two Novels by Kazuo Ishiguro
Authors: Trimarco Paola 
Published: November 2023

Drawing on Michel Foucault’s description of literature as being from the outside, Catherine Malabou explains that only literature can give us access to the inconceivable space occupied by traumatic experiences. How a literary text opens such a space, one on the extremity of experience and literature itself, involves an understanding of trauma as a neurobiological wound. In this essay I will argue that what Malabou refers to as neuro-literature and her plastic reading of texts provide useful additions to current critical approaches to two of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels that address traumatic memories. Literary critics have approached the theme of traumatic memory in Ishiguro’s work from psychological positionalities. Using psychology, like neurobiology, already suggests that a literary work can give us access to traumatic experiences. A fuller understanding of traumatic memories as manifested by Ishiguro’s writing is here viewed through the lens of neurobiology which considers the plasticity of the brain and a plastic reading of these literary texts. This paper explores two narratives driven by traumatic memories: Ishiguro’s An Artist of the Floating World (1986) and When We Were Orphans (2000), both of which address the long-term effects brought on by the trauma of war and loss.
Abjection of the Other in Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend: The Subject’s Deterrence Strategy for Becoming the Abject
Authors: Mohseni Hossein 
Published: November 2023

Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend (1954) is about the volatile relationship between Robert Neville—the sole survivor of the human race—and vampires as the members of a brave new world order. While many critics tend to read the relationship between Robert and the vampires as the colonizer and the colonized, this article sees the need to devise a paradigm to acknowledge the critical merits of all these postcolonial and racial readings without overemphasizing the validity of any of the mentioned readings at the expense of the other. The paradigm shows the journey of a subject who initially thought that he is in absolute control, but later is made to realize that, in his insistence on this position, he is actually being swayed towards marginalization and abjection. At the same time, the initially abject and marginalized vampires assume the position of dominance and normalcy at the end of the novel. In order to reach this understanding, the study draws on Julia Kristeva’s theoretical conceptualization of abjection.
Periodicals and Nation-Building: The Public Sphere, Modernity, and Modernism in Modern Review and Visva Bharati Quarterly
Authors: Singh Akansha 
Published: November 2023

The paper analyzes selections from Modern Review and Visva Bharati Quarterly, to study the complex act of nation-building taking place in India during the first half of the twentieth century. Through these periodicals, it discusses three interconnected occurrences that contributed to the envisioning of new India: firstly, the construction of a politically aware public sphere through nationalistic sentiments and anti-imperial internationalism; secondly, India’s localization of modernity as oscillating between the colonial subjects’ reactionary modernity and the colonially administered modernity of domination; and thirdly, the emergence of a modernism that was more immersed in restructuring social and political systems of power than being restricted to formal and aesthetic novelty. Thus, drawing on writings published in Modern Review and Visva Bharati Quarterly, the paper assesses the degree to which the two periodicals realized the identity of new India.
Representasi Penolakan Standar Kecantikan Arus Utama Dalam Lagu King oleh Charisma
Authors: Winurrahman Affan Hasby 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT
Beauty standards are predominantly associated with the physical appearance of certain groups that are depicted unrealistically. It becomes problematic because value of beauty for each culture and people's opinions are so diverse. Responding to the issue, Charisma wrote the song King to respond with her perspective. This study discusses the representation of mainstream beauty standards rejection in the song King by Charisma. The purpose of this study is to explain the aspects represented in the song about the rejection of mainstream beauty standards. Primary data consists of parts of the song, namely lyrics and music. While secondary data obtained from scientific articles for analysis purposes. This research is a descriptive qualitative type with analysis based on Saussure's semiotic method. The data is mapped into a signifier consisting of lyrics, melodic elements, and rhythmic elements. The next mapping is the signified which is the interpretation of the signifier aspect. This study findings consist of three things, the song King represents criticism and rejection of beauty standards, the intention of rejecting beauty standards, and the reality of beauty standards.
Keywords: beauty standard, digital platform, representation, semiotics, music

ABSTRAK
Standar kecantikan selalu dikaitkan dengan penampilan fisik dari kelompok tertentu yang digambarkan secara tidak realistis. Padahal nilai kecantikan bagi setiap budaya dan pendapat orang begitu beragam. Menanggapi isu tersebut, Charisma menulis lagu King untuk merespon dengan perspektifnya. Penelitian ini membahas representasi penolakan standar kecantikan arus utama dalam lagu King oleh Charisma. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan aspek-aspek yang direpresentasikan dalam lagu King tentang penolakan standar kecantikan arus utama. Data primer terdiri dari bagian lagu King, yaitu lirik dan musik. Sedangkan data sekunder didapatkan dari artikel ilmiah untuk kepentingan analisis. Penelitian ini bertipe kualitatif deskriptif dengan analisis yang didasarkan pada metode semiotika Saussure. Data dipetakan menjadi signifier yang terdiri dari lirik, unsur melodis, dan unsur ritmis. Pemetaan selanjutnya adalah signified yang merupakan interpretasi dari aspek signifier. Temuan penelitian ini terdiri dari tiga hal, yaitu lagu King merepresentasikan kritik dan penolakan standar kecantikan, intensi penolakan standar kecantikan, dan realitas standar kecantikan.
Kata kunci: Standar kecantikan, platform digital, representasi, semiotika, musik