bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Фрактологический анализ тяжелонагруженных элементов конструкций газотранспортных систем
Authors: Пирумян Нарине , Стакян Мигран , Мартиросян Ангин 
Published: April 2023

Рассмотрено изменение напряженного состояния в магистральных газопроводах в зоне стыковых сварных швов кромок труб, являющейся наиболее напряжённым элементом трубопроводов. Дана классификация нагрузок, действующих на сварной шов от основных воздействующих факторов. Указано, что в тонкостенных трубах, в основном, действует плоское напряженное состояние и в качестве расчетного выбрано напряжение, действующее нормально к окружному сварному шву. Представлены особенности протекания усталостных процессов в указанных элементах конструкций в зависимости от уровня напряжений и отмечены зоны с различным градиентом разрушения. Показано, что в стенках надземных трубопроводов возникает односторонний циклический изгиб с нестационарным режимом нагружения, который и предопределяет характер и интенсивность процесса возникновения и развития усталостных трещин, а также форму и геометрические параметры усталостного долома в виде эллипса. Учитывая непрерывный рост усталостных повреждениий во всем интервале коррозионной усталости ( циклов долговечности), для уточнения расчетных процедур предложен двухэтапный ход корректировки параметров: определение максимального эквивалентного напряжения , применяя теорию прочности Мизеса, и расчет эквивалентной долговечности по принципу линейного суммирования относительных усталостных повреждений. В результате получены предельные эквивалентные значения напряжения и циклической долговечности для достоверной оценки срока службы трубопровода.
Welcome to Microbiological & Immunological Communications
Authors: Khan Saeed 
Published: April 2023

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Microbiological & Immunological Communications-a biannual, open access, and peer-reviewed journal aiming to publish high-quality research articles in the field of basic & clinical microbiology and immunology. The journal covers topics such as clinical practice, education, research, policy, and technology in the field of microbiology and immunology. It strives to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between researchers, clinicians, educators, policymakers, and other professionals in the microbiology and immunology community.
Microbiological & Immunological Communications, available online and in print, publishes scholarly input from the scientific and broader community related to the important themes in microbiological and immunological sciences. The journal emphasizes studies integrating the more expansive interdisciplinary fields of microbiology and immunology with hardcore evidenced based.
Microbiological & Immunological publishes studies investigating all aspects of the relationships between infectious agents (bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc) and hosts. Clinical studies and investigations carried out at organismal, organ, and tissue levels can be submitted to this journal, however, studies exploring cellular and molecular mechanisms are encouraged. Animal studies investigating molecular aspects of disease prevention, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment, especially targeting their immunological aspects using in vitro, in vivo, and in silico tools, are also welcomed. The journal also publishes research in mycology and parasitology.
The purpose of this journal is to provide a platform to the scientific fraternity, especially regional and national academics, where they could get their studies published after a rapid, transparent, and high-quality peer review. All the articles published in Microbiological & Immunological Communications will be freely available to readers immediately after publication. The open-access policy of our journal is likely to increase the readership of articles and enhance their visibility and citation potential. Therefore, I invite you to submit your work to Microbiological & Immunological Communications. We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Professor Dr. Saeed Khan
Editor-In-Chief
Microbiological & Immunological Communications
Barriers of Nurses’ about ‘Z-Track Method’ Which is Used in Intramuskuler Injections Applications
Authors: YÜKSEL BAŞ Derya , KEÇECİ Ayla 
Published: April 2023

Aim: This research was to determine the opinions of nurses regarding the Z-track method of intramuscular injection and the factors preventing its use. This is a qualitative research using a phenomenological approach.
Method: The sample consisted of 38 nurses who worked for a minimum of one year in a university hospital. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth individual face-to-face interviews. Data were analyzed using content analysis and coded using the NVIVO 11 software.
Findings: As a result of the content analysis, seven themes and nine subthemes emerged: (a) opinions about personal experiences: method of application, positive personal experiences, and negative personal experiences; (b) factors affecting usage: positive/encouraging factors and negative/discouraging factors; (c) opinions about colleagues; (d) frequency of application; (e) diseases for which the Z-track method is applied; (f) drugs given by the Z-track method; and (g) suggestions for dissemination: suggestions for training, suggestions for patients, suggestions for institutions and suggestions for healthcare professionals.
Conclussion: Obstacles against the use of the Z-track method mostly result from lack of training and role models. However, it has been determined that there is a need for regulations regarding the determination, development and dissemination of standards for the application of the Z-track method.
Personal Prioritization of Healthy Eating among Chinese Adults and Its Association with Dietary Behaviors: Findings from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
Authors: Ali Shahmir H. , Gu Yuxuan , Yuan Changzheng , DiClemente Ralph J. 
Published: April 2023

Objective: China faces a growing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden linked with diet. The link between attitudes towards healthy diets and specific eating behaviors has been underexplored in Chinese settings. The aim of this study is to evaluate disparities in personal healthy eating prioritization among Chinese adults and its association with specific dietary patterns.
Methods: Data from the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) was used to examine healthy eating prioritization (how important “eating a healthy diet” was to participants) and its association with socio-demographic, interpersonal, and physical health variables, along with plant-based and healthy eating dietary patterns, and consumption of specific food groups.
Results: Of the 13,653 participants with healthy eating prioritization data, 94% believed eating a healthy diet to be important. Odds of believe healthy eating to not be important was negatively associated with increased age (AOR:0.98, 95%CI:0.98-0.99), higher educational attainment (AOR:0.12, 95%CI: 0.07-0.19), living in urban environments (AOR:0.76, 95%CI:0.63-0.83), living with both parents (AOR:0.69, 95%CI:0.48-0.98), and past diagnosis of NCDs (AOR:0.76, 95%CI:0.59-0.96). Men and those who were single had higher odds of believing eating a healthy to not be important (AOR:1.36, 95%CI:1.08-1.71; AOR:1.36, 95%CI:1.08-1.71). Compared to those who believed eating a healthy diet to be important, those who did not had a lower odds of higher vegetable intake (AOR:0.77, 95%CI:0.62-0.96) and higher meat intake (AOR:0.80, 95%CI:0.63-1.00).
Conclusion: Findings provide novel insights on how interventional and observational dietary attitude research in China may need to explore the unique role vegetable and meat intake play in the diet attitude-behavior link.
Association of American Identity with Cardiovascular Health in South Asian Americans: The MASALA Study
Authors: Sunderraj Ashwin , Shah Nilay , Lancki Nicola , Siddique Juned , Kandula Namratha 
Published: April 2023

Background: Ethnic and national identity may influence cardiovascular health (CVH)-related behaviors, such as dietary preference. To better understand how acculturation is related to CVH among South Asian American adults, we evaluated the association of self-rated American identity with CVH factors among participants of the MASALA (Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America) Study.
Methods: Multivariable linear regression quantified the associations of self-rated American identity (1 [low American identity] to 10 [high American identity]) with CVH factors, including measures of cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood glucose. The role of diet quality, physical activity, and social support in mediating these associations was evaluated.
Results: Participants (n=771) lived in the US for an average 27 (SD 11) years. Mean self-rated American identity score was 5.5 (2.4). After adjustment, a 5-point higher American identity score was associated with 6.5 mg/dL higher low density lipoprotein cholesterol, 6.6 mg/dL higher total cholesterol, 2.9 mmHg higher systolic blood pressure, and 1.4 mmHg higher diastolic blood pressure. Accounting for diet quality, physical activity, or social support did not alter these associations.
Conclusions: Higher self-rated American identity is associated with worse CVH factors among South Asian American adults.
Marie de Magdala, une psychopompe chrétienne
Authors: Rondou Katherine 
Published: April 2023

Plusieurs écrivains contemporains redéfinissent le rôle de la sainte dans les rites mortuaires qui entourent la mort du Messie. Alors que des siècles de peinture religieuse nous ont transmis l’image d’une Madeleine en larme au pied de la croix, certains auteurs souhaitent plutôt souligner par l’absence de larmes le stoïcisme de leur héroïne ou, au contraire, sa profonde détresse psychologique. Parallèlement, la pleureuse supplante à plusieurs reprises la pénitente dans les évocations de la vie post-testamentaire de Marie Madeleine, qui apparaît davantage comme une veuve éplorée que comme une pécheresse repentie. Certains écrivains illustrent également par l’absence d’onguent au matin de Pâques la perspicacité de la sainte, pleinement confiante en l’accomplissement de la Résurrection. Le miracle rend évidemment la toilette mortuaire inutile. De même, l’onction de Béthanie, métaphore à la fois du sacre royal et de l’embaumement anticipé du Christ, retient régulièrement l’attention des écrivains contemporains, qui y voient le discernement de la jeune femme : elle comprend, avant les autres disciples, la nécessité de se préparer à la mort du Nazaréen. Marie-Madeleine accompagne le Christ à chaque étape de son voyage dans l’au-delà – vers la mort et la victoire sur la mort – et assume indubitablement le rôle de psychopompe. Il nous semble dès lors opportun d’interroger le rapport de Marie de Magdala à la mort du Christ dans la littérature occidentale des XXe et XXIe siècles, en raison des multiples évolutions du thème magdaléen que nous avons pu constater, particulièrement depuis les années 1980.
Avatars de la fée dans l’oeuvre autobiographique de Michel Leiris, de L’Âge d’homme à Fibrilles
Authors: Tufféry Jean 
Published: April 2023

Cette étude s’intéresse à la figure de la fée dans l’oeuvre de Michel Leiris, à partir des contes mais surtout des romans de chevalerie. En distinguant deux figures médiévales de la fée (la fée amante et la fée marraine), il est aisé de voir que Leiris, dans L’Âge d’homme, fait référence à la première, créature sexuelle ambiguë, à la fois enchanteresse et destructrice. Mais il est possible de trouver des traces de la seconde dans Fibrilles, dont un chapitre s’organise autour du récit d’une tentative de suicide avortée. À son réveil, l’écrivain est visité par le souvenir de sa tante Claire Friché, célèbre cantatrice. Redoublée par d’autres figures féminines (infirmières, etc.) qui entourent le convalescent, elle accompagne celui qui semble être redevenu un nouveau-né dans son retour à la vie, en l’encourageant à persévérer dans son oeuvre interrompue ; en lui faisant symboliquement don de la parole, elle apparaît ainsi comme une fée bienveillante, marraine de sa renaissance.
L’amie caregiver : limites et dérives d’une position privilégiée chez Delphine de Vigan
Authors: Mulat Lucile , Proulx Stéphanie 
Published: April 2023

La littérature française contemporaine donne de plus en plus de place aux représentations de la vulnérabilité et aux acteur·rice·s qui tentent de la minimiser. Les textes de Delphine de Vigan s’inscrivent dans cette mouvance, car ils mettent de l’avant une figure du care peu reconnue et étudiée : l’ami·e. Consacré aux romans No et moi et D’après une histoire vraie, cet article a pour objectif de dégager les dynamiques complexes que les pratiques du care génèrent au sein de la relation amicale. Si ces pratiques peuvent révéler la force de l’attachement qui unit les amies, elles restent susceptibles de provoquer un déséquilibre et donc de mettre en danger, voire de résilier le lien. Qu’elle réclame ou qu’elle prodigue du care, l’amie se révèle ambivalente, réduisant ou intensifiant tour à tour la vulnérabilité de l’autre.
Hidden diversity: comparative functional morphology of humans and other species
Authors: McKenney Erin A. , Hale Amanda R. , Anderson Janiaya , Larsen Roxanne , Grant Colleen , Dunn Robert R. 
Published: April 2023

Gastrointestinal (GI) morphology plays an important role in nutrition, health, and epidemiology; yet limited data on GI variation have been collected since 1885. Here we demonstrate that students can collect reliable data sets on gut morphology; when they do, they reveal greater morphological variation for some structures in the GI tract than has been documented in the published literature. We discuss trait variability both within and among species, and the implications of that variability for evolution and epidemiology. Our results show that morphological variation in the GI tract is associated with each organ’s role in food processing. For example, the length of many structures was found to vary significantly with feeding strategy. Within species, the variability illustrated by the coefficients of variation suggests that selective constraints may vary with function. Within humans, we detected significant Pearson correlations between the volume of the liver and the length of the appendix (t-value = 2.5278, df = 28, p = 0.0174, corr = 0.4311) and colon (t-value = 2.0991, df = 19, p = 0.0494, corr = 0.4339), as well as between the lengths of the small intestine and colon (t-value = 2.1699, df = 17, p = 0.0445, corr = 0.4657), which are arguably the most vital organs in the gut for nutrient absorption. Notably, intraspecific variation in the small intestine can be associated with life history traits. In humans, females demonstrated consistently and significantly longer small intestines than males (t-value15 = 2.245, p = 0.0403). This finding supports the female canalization hypothesis, specifically, increased female investment in the digestion and absorption of lipids.
Estimation of Facial Attractiveness as Biomarker of Ovulation Using Facial Photogrammetry during Phases of Female Sexual Cycle
Authors: Bob-Manuel Ibinabo Fubara , Okerulu Adaobi Linda , Onwuka Osah Martins 
Published: April 2023

Background: Facial photogrammetry during various phases of female sexual cycle was used to estimate the facial beauty/attractiveness of females at menstruation and ovulation phase of their monthly cycle; in order to form basis of using facial attractiveness as a biomarker of ovulation.
Methods: Thirty-seven (37)volunteered female scholars in an institution in Southern Nigeria were purposively selected to include menstruating females of 17 – 28 years. Photographs of the selected subjects were taken during menstruation and two weeks after menstruation (ovulation period). Afterwards, photogrammetric analysis was performed; 350 males were asked to pick preferred facialpicture of each of the subjects.
Results: There was significant differences between the facial proportions measured during the sexual cycle and ideal facial proportion of the subjects p<0.05. The estimation of attractiveness was higher in ovulation phase as there was positive significant correlation of facial proportions of the subjects during the various phases of their sexual cycle.
Conclusion: The findings suggests that facial beauty/attractiveness may be used to estimate the sexual cycle of females as enhanced facial beauty/attractiveness could be a biomarker of ovulation.
Digital Literacy, Pedagogical Knowledge, and Research Skill: A Structural Equation Model in Professional Competence of Teachers
Authors: Disonglo Michelle P. , Limpot Marilou Y. 
Published: April 2023

Aims: To determine the levels of digital literacy, pedagogical knowledge, and research skills and to identify the best-fit model of professional competence of elementary and high school teachers in Southern Mindanao Region, Philippines.
Study Design: Quantitative-causal research design utilizing the Structural Equation Model.
Place and Duration of Study: Southern Mindanao Region, The Philippines, during the school year 2022-2023.
Methodology: Stratified random sampling technique was used to determine the 400 elementary and secondary Filipino teachers. Only those respondents who agreed to be part of the study were included. However, this study did not have teachers not handling Filipino subjects; those teaching in college; teaching outside Region XI; or training in the previous school year. The respondents came from different divisions of Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao de Oro, Davao Oriental, Digos City, Mati City, Panabo City, Island Garden of Samal, and Tagum City.
Results: Filipino teachers' digital literacy, pedagogical knowledge, and research skills were very high. It indicated that digital literacy, pedagogical knowledge, and research skills were observed. Likewise, my professional competence was also very high. It was an indication that the respondents paid much attention to professional abilities. It also revealed that digital literacy, pedagogical knowledge, research skills, and professional competence had a significant relationship. Among the five models tested, hypothesized model 5 was the best-fitted model. Digital literacy exhibited the effect, making it a significant predictor of professional competence. In contrast, pedagogical knowledge shows eligible results, which means partly a predictor of professional competence. Moreover, the research skill shows a negligible direct effect on professional competence.
Conclusion: Model 5 was the most appropriate model for the teachers' professional competence, and the study indicated that Filipino teachers in Southern Mindanao Region had very high levels of digital literacy, pedagogical knowledge, research skill, and professional competence. It implies that teachers must maintain substantial and relevant teaching-learning activities to gain professional competence. It shows further that these three independent variables may be used as a starting point for future research and as a resource when creating prospectuses for students enrolling in education programs.
Relationship between Age and Lumbosacral Angle (LSA) of Adult Nigerians: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Bob-Manuel Ibinabo Fubara , Adheke Oghenefego Michael 
Published: April 2023

Background: The lumbosacral angle (LSA), is a key morphometric parameter important in the management of patients with low back disorders.
Aim: The study evaluated the relationship between age and lumbosacral angle of adult Nigerians.
Methods: Two hundred and twenty-six (226) radiographs (113 males to 113 females) were obtained from Radiology departments of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri. Inclusion criteria were, lateral radiographs of lumbosacral region marked above 18 years of ages and only clear X-ray films were used.Using the Ferguson's approach, the lumbosacral angle was measured. All data obtained were expressed both in descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Both male and female categories showed a progressive increase in lumbosacral angle across age groups, but later decreased in the age group of 60 years and above. The mean lumbosacral angle of male subjects was 35.74° while that of females was 41.46°. There was a significant difference (t = 3.16, p = 0.002) between the lumbosacral angle of male and female categories. However, there was a weak, positive correlation between age and lumbosacral angle of males (r = 0.187) and females (r = 0.392).
Conclusion: The males had a lower mean lumbosacral angle compared to the females. Age was significantly correlated with lumbosacral angle in both sexes.
Estimation of Energy Potential by Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural Residues in Agro-ecological Zone 5 in Benin
Authors: Chincoun Dimitri , Bagan Gontrand C. , Sewadé Clément 
Published: April 2023

Aims: Evaluate the available dry matter deposit of crop residues and assimilated as well as its methanogenic and energetic potential in the agro-ecological zone 5, in Benin.
Place and Duration of Study: Rural Engineering Laboratory, National University of Agriculture, Benin, between October 2021 and October 2022.
Methodology: This evaluation was done through a prospective approach based on the Solagro-Indigo method. The potential yield was evaluated using national agricultural statistics and the residue-to-product ratios available in the literature. An exploratory survey was conducted to evaluate the availability of residues in the study area. The methanogenic and energetic potential was determined from the specific bio-methane potentials of each type of residues from previous studies.
Results: This study shows that 71% of the total dry matter produced is not valorized. This important deposit represents more than 248 million cubic meters of methane and is equivalent to approximately 210 kilo tons of oil equivalent and more than 100% of the total wood energy needs in the region. Additional studies on the optimal conditions for digestion of the main residues identified could promote initiatives for their valorization.
Conclusion: The assessment of agricultural residues potential in the ZAE5 revealed a huge deposit of organic matter that is underpriced and largely abandoned with considerable energy potential. Data are available for each commune and could be used for municipalities development strategies. However, an in-depth study of the optimal methanization conditions and more accurate and precise spatial analyses should be carried out for implementation for energy valorization initiatives.
The use of bone and antler at Foshigarry and Bac Mhic Connain, two Iron Age sites on North Uist, Western Isles
Authors: Hallén Ywonne , O'Neill Marion 
Published: April 2023

The rich collections of bone and antler objects from Foshigarry and Bac Mhic Connain, two Iron Age wheelhouse complexes on North Uist, are analysed to determine the raw materials used
(species and anatomical parts) and the production technology of artefact manufacture. Comparison is made with contemporary assemblages and a picture of the exploitation of animals on these sites attempted.

A wide range of objects is represented in the assemblages, primarily tools, with a few ornaments. Working
debris and part-finished objects are also identified, allowing some manufacturing processes to be determined
in detail. The selection of raw materials shows an adaption to the local conditions (eg in the use of whale bone)
and a clear appreciation of the functional value of different materials and bone types.

Fresh examination identified some important, previously unrecognized objects, including a whale-bone vertebral disc with ogam-like decorations which had been used as a trial piece for an interlace pattern.