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Children’s exposure to aggression and stereotypes presented in fairy tales
Authors: Romaniuc Mihaela , Vechiu Adina-Petronela 
Published: December 2023

AbstractSeveral authors draw attention to implicit or explicit messages about the real world, aspects that we probably think less about when choosing a story to read to young children. Examples of behavioural antimodels can be easily captured by a competent pedagogue or parent in narrative writings such as fairy tales or stories belonging to well-known writers from the international and Romanian literature. The present study envisages a qualitative investigative approach, based on semi-structured interviews, aiming to explore parents’ perceptions regarding the effect of preschoolers’ exposure to stereotypes and verbal and behavioural aggression found in many of the traditional fairy tales and most circulated stories. The results of the study were compiled by investigating the responses of the 12 participants (N=12) based on three dimensions of analysis. Thus, a first dimension focused on the vision of the effects of aggression present in literary texts on children and the way to manage passages marked by violence. The second dimension sought to identify the opinion of the parents interviewed in relation to the possible consequences of the repeated exposure of children to clichés and stereotypes. The last unit of analysis aimed to picture the participants’ beliefs regarding the need to harmonize the subjects of fairy tales and stories heard by preschoolers to the current lifestyle of today’s society. The end of the paper includes a series of discussions with reference to the educational implications, limitations of the study and future research directions.
Forecast of the Maximum Methane Concentration in the Longwall Outlet and in the Ventilation Roadway. Case Study
Authors: Palka Dorota , Blistan Peter , Badura Henryk 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The mining process of the coal seam wall is accompanied by the release of methane into the mine atmosphere. This process is highly variable and depends on the methane content in the seam and the methane saturation of the rocks surrounding the seam. This is the specificity of the Polish hard coal mining industry. In the article, prognostic formulas for the maximum methane concentration at the outlet of the longwall ventilation gallery were developed. In the presented article, these formulas were used to predict methane concentration at the longwall outlet and in the ventilation gallery at a distance of up to 10 m in front of the longwall. In order to assess the accuracy of the forecasts, their results were compared with the forecast at the exit of the ventilation roadway. The obtained results are so accurate that it is worth repeating this type of check also using measurements in other longwalls. It will allow to reduce the risk of methane explosion during operation.
Research on the Evaluation of the Efficiency of Production Processes Through the Implementation of Key Performance Indicators
Authors: Sujová Erika , Vysloužilová Daniela , Koleda Peter , Gajdzik Bożena 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The paper deals with the implementation of key performance indicators (KPI) for the evaluation of the efficiency of production processes. A key performance indicator is a measurable indicator that expresses how effectively the company achieves key goals in both production and non-production areas. As part of the research, various process key performance indicators characterizing product quality were identified. The indicator of the number of faulty products in relation to the volume of production (EXTppm) was chosen for the research. The monthly development of EXTppm in the course of 2022 and the long-term development in the years 2012-2022 were evaluated. The research was also devoted to the analysis of the reasons for not achieving the KPI target values, and measures were proposed to eliminate poor quality, respectively reduction of the number of complained products.
Application of Methods of Decentralized Systems in Management in Lean Manufacturing
Authors: Krenický Tibor , Dyadyura Kostiantyn , Dmitrishin Dmitriy , Grybniak Sergii , Prokopovich Igor 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The emergence and subsequent popularization of lean manufacturing have become one of the most significant for improving the efficiency and productivity of operations. The use of lean manufacturing tools and methods leads to the elimination of waste in the organization. Traditional information systems that allow organizations to share information about resources while managing process performance and traceability have a number of disadvantages such as security, interoperability, and transparency. Currently, distributed ledger technology (block-chain) is widely used for this purpose. This article presents a study of decentralized management of the implementation of a distributed ledger infrastructure, which is selected based on the characteristics of the production system. This study proposes a framework that analyzes lean production methods using simulation and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to accommodate the underlying multi-objective decision-making problem. The current study examines the impact of the simultaneous application of RCA technology, lean manufacturing methods, and distributed ledger technology on the total time, costs, and time of production processes.
Study of a Low-Cost Method for Estimating Energy Fuel Resources in Anthropogenic Sediments
Authors: Khomenko Dmytro , Jelonek Iwona 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
In 2021, at the request of PJSC “Dnepropetrovsk Coke Plant”, city Kamianske, we conducted research at the facility where coke-chemical waste is stored on one of the coal waste collectors. The study area was 9.37 ha. The research subject was anthropogenic formations, which were formed due to the storage of coal-floated sediments on the company’s premises. The research aimed to determine the characteristics and analysis of the quantity and quality of coal accumulations, determine the retention of the insulating layer and its composition, and create maps of the quality and capacity of accumulated anthropogenic sediments. The ordering company decided to use both – the latest ground penetration technology and the traditional methods of drilling and laboratory, thanks to which an unusually large number of parameters were obtained and processed during the research process. Similar research was conducted on other industrial facilities, but to a much lesser extent; since we have implemented a combined, comprehensive methodology for the assessment of anthropogenic deposits, because of which the effectiveness of geological research and economic assessment increased, the time of conducting research shortened to 40-45 calendar days, and the cost of such tests decreased five times. At this stage, some things could be improved in the methodology, such as imperfection of the mathematical model and methodology of statistical data processing. These errors will be eliminated during further modelling work under the prepared implementation plan for the tested methodology.
Art et territoire : repenser l’innovation comme geste de savoir-faire et de partage
Authors: DELAHAIE Fiona 
Published: December 2023

Selon l’étymologie du terme « innovation », le préfixe latin in renvoie à un mouvement immanent, né de l’intérieur, à partir duquel le renouvellement se crée. Dans notre article, nous ferons référence à cette dynamique de « souffle-énergie » (Jullien, 2003) pour étudier la question de designer l’innovation territoriale. L’éphémère, temporalité propre au vivant, tend à se démocratiser et à imprégner l’art in situ dans ses formes les plus diverses. Nous pensons particulièrement aux artistes tels que Thierry Boutonnier, Liliana Motta, Boris Nordmann ou encore Liliana Sánchez, qui créent au contact des habitants, dans un processus d’échange, de médiation et d’ajustement au lieu en tant que territoire. Avec une approche écosémiotique, nous emprunterons la terminologie de Nicole Pignier sur le design pour définir l’émergence des liens qui se tissent entre l’artiste contemporain et le territoire : avec, ou, à rebours de ce dernier (Pignier, 2017). Contre l’aliénation du territoire, l’énonciation artistique innovante se doit de refuser toute programmation arbitraire, pour laisser s’exprimer concrètement les spécificités culturelles (Pignier, 2017). Par sa dimension éco-techno-symbolique, et dans une démarche de recosmisation de la terre (Berque, 2014), l’acte de création offre donc la possibilité de ménager le territoire (Berque, 2001) et d’y ancrer pleinement les multiples esthésies et esthèsis. L’innovation territoriale, telle que nous l’entendons chez les artistes de notre corpus, s’inscrit ainsi dans un travail coénonciatif qui permet de faire territoire et de le dire, tout en témoignant d’un élan synesthésique de savoir-faire et de partage.
Science and innovation policy for New Zealand
Authors: Jaffe Adam 
Published: December 2023

The ‘Science of Science Policy’ is an interdisciplinary field of scholarly study that seeks to model, measure, and evaluate the interaction of public policies (including funding) and the performance of the science and innovation system. Such study offers insights and findings that can increase the effectiveness of science and innovation policy for New Zealand.
New Zealand’s rate of public investment in research is only about two-thirds, and that of business investment in research about one-third of the OECD average. Our low business R&D intensity is not unexpected given our market size, firm size, and industrial composition. Nevertheless, public policy should aim to mitigate barriers to firms’ ability to undertake high-return research investments.
As we undertake only 0.2% of the world’s research, most of the knowledge used in New Zealand is created elsewhere, so positioning ourselves to derive maximum benefit from others’ research is likely to have high payoff. The spillover phenomenon should be considered in making decisions about public research support. A re-balancing from competition towards cooperation, and encouraging linkages between research entities and organisations with a commercial orientation will increase the likelihood of spillover benefits.
Research output could be increased relatively quickly by increasing the currently low expenditure per researcher, but any sustained increase will require more skilled scientists and engineers. Therefore public financing of research should include a monitored programme of training grants, and immigration policy settings that do not inhibit attracting skilled scientists and engineers. Attraction and retention of research ‘stars’ should be an explicit objective of New Zealand science policy.
A culture of innovation requires an attitude that defines success in terms of the global market, not the local market. It requires a social, economic and cultural environment that rewards risktaking and does not see failure as a barrier to undertaking further investment. Policy makers, too, should be willing to take risks, and systematic
El ácido siálico, coraza de los seres vivos
Authors: Aguirre-Zapata Claudia , Pérez-Cervera Yobana , Salinas-Marín Roberta 
Published: December 2023

Recientemente realicé una pregunta a algunos conocidos: “¿Qué es lo primero que piensas cuando escuchas la palabra ‘carbohidrato’?”. La mayoría respondió que pensaba en alimentos, en calorías y en cuestiones nutricionales. Personalmente, hace un par de años hubiese pensado lo mismo, pero la perspectiva ha cambiado gracias a los conocimientos adquiridos en el área de la Glicobiología, la ciencia que estudia todos los eventos relacionados con los carbohidratos, también denominados glicanos. La Glicobiología nos ha permitido comprender la dinámica e importancia celular de los carbohidratos y analizar un poco más acerca de estas pequeñas estructuras químicas formadas por carbono, hidrógeno y oxígeno.
Factors Affecting the Achievement of Students in Mathematics
Authors: Tiwari Dharma Datta 
Published: December 2023

The program offered at the secondary level (specially in class 9 and 10) of Nepal requires the completion of mathematics courses. To go to science and technology subjects in class 11 and 12 as well as in university level, the students should succeed in the class 10 examination (SEE) in mathematics so that this will provide the pathway for them to be succeed in the study of university level. This research aims to investigate the factors affecting the achievement of students in mathematics at secondary level. For acquiring this aim, this study has used qualitative research method for completing the entire work. The primary data for this study was collected through focus group discussion with mathematics teachers and head teachers. All secondary schools in Nepal were considered as the population of the study and selected four districts viz Chitwan, Gorkha, Makawanpur and Parsa as the first stage of sampling. In the second stage, secondary level mathematics teachers of Chitwan, Gorkha, Makawanpur and Parsa districts were taken as sampling population. Eight groups of mathematics teachers consisting of two groups from each district and two group of head teachers from Chitwan district chosen using purposive sampling method were sample for this study. The collected information was analyzed using constant comparison method of data analysis. The results of the study showed that teachers beliefs solely not responsible for the students’ achievement in mathematics, but integrated effects of variables such as students’ factors, teachers’ factors, system factors, environmental and societal factors were the causes for the low achievements of students in SLC/SEE.
Digital Archives and the History of Pornography
Authors: Bull Sarah 
Published: December 2023

<p>[para. 1]: "One of the most significant challenges that historians of pornography face is locating and accessing sufficient primary material. Due to the joint forces of censorship and the passage of time, only a small proportion of literary and visual materials produced for the purposes of erotic entertainment before 1900 survive, scattered among collections across the globe. Acquiring knowledge of and access to the contents of private collections can be difficult, and there are few collections dedicated to such works in public institutions. Examining how pornography was produced, regulated, and consumed in the past is equally fraught because of the state of the historical record. In the British context, for instance, few readers documented their consumption of ‘obscene’materials, making it difficult to assess how readers experienced them in the past (Sigel 2002, 7–8). Meanwhile, court records of obscenity trials and government reports on the pornography trade are often incomplete, and producers actively worked against leaving traces of their activities (Siegel 2002, 6). These factors made pornography difficult to study, as the Victorian bibliographer Henry Spencer Ashbee famously lamented, even for well-connected comporary scholars (Fraxi [1877] 1962, xxvii-xxix). It is therefore necessary for historians of pornography to become archival magpies, seizing on any document that might shed light on the details of its authorship, material production, and consumption in the past."</p>
Újragondolt könyvtárosi szerepkörök (a bibliográfiai számbavétel trendjeinek tükrében)
Authors: Dancs Szabolcs 
Published: December 2023

Jelen írásomban a bibliográfiai számbavétel korszerű irányaiból kiindulva teszek kísérletet egyes könyvtári és könyvtárosi szerepkörök újragondolására, teszem ezt részben egy korábbi, közel tíz évvel ezelőtt megjelent cikkem alapgondolata köré építkezve. Említett írás angol2 és szlovák3 nyelven látott napvilágot, a benne vizionált optimalizált adatfolyam már akkoriban sem egy távoli jövőképet vetített elő, hanem egy részleteiben megvalósult, a könyvipari értéklánc érdekeltjei szempontjából működőképesnek és hatékonynak mutatkozó kurrens állapotot.
Anomalous papillary muscle insertion into the mitral valve leaflet in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a lip nevus sign in echocardiography
Authors: Liu Jian , Tan Tong , Wei Peijian , Ma Jianrui , Zhong Lishan , Qiu Hailong , Wang Shengwen , Zhuang Jian , Zhu Wei , Guo Huiming , Chen Jimei 
Published: December 2023

BackgroundAnomalous papillary muscle (APM) insertion into the mitral valve leaflet is rare but clinically important in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). In this study, we report the detection rate of APM insertion into the mitral valve using preoperative imaging modalities and the surgical outcomes of the patients.MethodsBy retrospectively reviewing the clinical records of patients with HOCM who underwent surgical treatment by a single operation group at our center from January 2020 to June 2023, patients with APM insertion into the mitral valve leaﬂet were identified. Baseline data, image characteristics, and surgical outcomes were analyzed.ResultsThe incidence of APM insertion into the mitral valve leaﬂet was 5.1% (8/157). The insertion site was located at A3 in six cases, which was more common than at A2 (n = 2). Preoperative echocardiography was used to identify two patients (25%) with APM insertion. We observed a particular echocardiographic feature for APM in HOCM patients, which was noted as a “lip nevus sign”, with a higher detection rate (62.5%). All patients successfully underwent septal myectomy with concomitant APM excision or mitral valve replacement via the transaortic (n = 5) or transmitral (n = 3) approach. The mean age was 49.0 ± 17.4 years and seven patients (87.5%) were female. Interventricular septum thickness (17.0 mm vs. 13.3 mm, P = 0.012) and left ventricular outflow gradient (117.5 mmHg vs. 7.5 mmHg, P = 0.012) were significantly decreased after surgery. Residual outflow obstruction, systolic anterior motion, and ≥3+ mitral regurgitation were negative. During the follow-up of 26.2 ± 12.2 months, there were no reported operations, adverse events, mitral regurgitation aggravations, recurrences of outflow obstruction, or instances of SAM.ConclusionsPapillary muscles inserted into the mitral valve leaﬂet are a subtype of subvalvular malformation in HOCM that requires surgical correction. The lip nevus sign on echocardiography is a characteristic of APM insertion in HOCM and may improve the preoperative detection rate. Adequate myectomy with anomalous papillary muscle excision has achieved good results in reducing the outflow gradient and eliminating mitral regurgitation, with good outcomes at short-to-intermediate follow-up.
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol level as an independent protective factor against aggravation of acute pancreatitis: a case–control study
Authors: Ni Qingqiang , Yu Zetao , Zhang Peng , Jia Hongtao , Liu Fangfeng , Chang Hong 
Published: December 2023

Background and aimsAt present, evidence on the association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and aggravation of acute pancreatitis (AP) is limited. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the lowest HDL-C level during intensive care units (ICU) stay and AP aggravation and to determine the optimum cutoff lowest HDL-C level.MethodsPatients admitted to the ICU of the Shandong Provincial Hospital for AP from 2015 to 2021 were included. The lowest HDL-C level during ICU stay was set as the independent variable, and the progression or non-progression to severe AP (SAP) was set as the dependent variable. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the relationship between the two variables, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to analyze the predictive ability of the lowest HDL-C level for progression to SAP.ResultsThis study included 115 patients. The difference in the lowest HDL-C level between the SAP and moderately SAP groups was significant (P &lt; 0.05). After adjusting for covariates, the lowest HDL-C level showed a negative correlation with the occurrence of SAP, with a relative risk of 0.897 (95% confidence interval: 0.827–0.973). The area under the ROC curve for prediction of AP aggravation by the lowest HDL-C level was 0.707, and the optimum cutoff lowest HDL-C level was 0.545 mmol/L.ConclusionNo less than 0.545 mmol/L of the HDL-C level during ICU stay may be an independent protective factor for the aggravation of AP.
Analysis and prediction of 5-year survival in patients with cutaneous melanoma: a model-based period analysis
Authors: Zheng Suzheng , Yu Hai , Zheng Xinkai , Wu U Tim , Ming Wai-kit , Huang Hui , Song Jiaxin , Zhang Xiaoxi , Lyu Jun , Deng Liehua 
Published: December 2023

BackgroundThe survival and prognosis of patients are significantly threatened by cutaneous melanoma (CM), which is a highly aggressive disease. It is therefore crucial to determine the most recent survival rate of CM. This study used population-based cancer registry data to examine the 5-year relative survival rate of CM in the US.MethodsPeriod analysis was used to assess the relative survival rate and trends of patients with CM in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database during 2004–2018. And based on the data stratified by age, gender, race and subtype in the SEER database, a generalized linear model was 12established to predict the 5-year relative survival rate of CM patients from 2019 to 2023.ResultsThe 5-year relative survival increased to various degrees for both total CM and CM subtypes during the observation period. The improvement was greatest for amelanotic melanoma, increasing from 69.0% to 81.5%. The 5-year overall relative survival rates of CM were 92.9%, 93.5%, and 95.6% for 2004–2008, 2009–2013, and 2014–2018, respectively. Females had a marginally higher survival rate than males for almost all subtypes, older people had lower survival rates than younger people, white patients had higher survival rates than nonwhite ones, and urban locations had higher rates of survival from CM than rural locations did. The survival rate of CM was significantly lower for distant metastasis.ConclusionThe survival rate of patients with CM gradually improved overall during 2004–2018. With the predicted survival rate of 96.7% for 2019–2023, this trend will still be present. Assessing the changes experienced by patients with CM over the previous 15 years can help in predicting the future course of CM. It also provides a scientific foundation that associated departments can use to develop efficient tumor prevention and control strategies.