bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Landscape and Textual Presentation of Culture
Authors: Kagansky V. 
Published: February 2025

Aim. We analyze the conceptual cultural anthropology of the landscape.Methodology. Use is made of theoretical and geographical morphology of the cultural landscape, semiotic culturology of Yu. M. Lotman, and concepts of glossematics. Landscape is interpreted in three ways as a component, a projective test and a model of cultural space and culture as such.Results. The existence of culture in the landscape, the landscape status of culture and the cultural status of the landscape are considered. The morphology of the cultural landscape is interpreted both as the morphology of cultural space and as its model. The methodological metaphor “reading the landscape” is developed.Research implication. The theoretical significance lies in the final conclusion of the work: the dangers of culture fragmentation consist in the gap between the layers of culture rather than in semiotic “troubles” trivial for culture, local gaps and lacunae, loss of even essential components, difficulties in translating components and a multitude of local loci of semantic chaos due to untranslatability, mutual annihilation of meanings at borders, and inappropriate flows.
Love and Place. In Memory of Yi-Fu Tuan
Authors: Lavrenova O. A. 
Published: February 2025

Aim. The purpose of the paper is to assess the potential of the creative heritage of the ChineseAmerican geographer Yi-Fu Tuan in the context of the problems and research directions of modern humanitarian geography.Methodology. The content analysis of Yi-Fu Tuan’s works is performed in connection with studies on the humanist and cultural geography of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, which to varying degrees are based on his works or debate with him. Methods of comparative-historical, as well as interpretive and comparative analysis are also used.Results. We demonstrate the determining role of theoretical and methodological approaches proposed by Yi-Fu Tuan for the study of landscapes through a wide range of human senses, as well as for further research in the field of humanist geography. Tuan adheres to the concept of the dichotomy of space and place, where in an undifferentiated space there are places that arouse some feelings in a person, i.e. affection, fear, and dislike; thereby, these places become subjective, i.e. “humanized”. Using this concept, Tuan proposed the term “topophilia,” which means the liking for a place, and this feeling is not idiosyncratic: most often it is due to historical and cultural reasons (including the iconic system of culture and cosmography) and personal experience. This term and concept formed the basis of numerous studies of the meaning, sense and image of a place. Tuan’s conceptual studies also included examination of the causes of fear of the environment and specific places, which are also due to historical, cultural and personal reasons. In this paper, Tuan’s studies are presented in a broad cultural and geographical discourse. Parallels are also drawn with new scientific directions related to the perception of a place, both static and dynamic (including different tourism directions).Research implications. The theoretical and/or practical significance of this work is to reveal the significance of the theoretical heritage of Yi-Fu Tuan for certain areas of modern geography and humanities related to the perception and un
UK energy: political and economic solutions on the way to normalization the ecological conditions
Authors: Bulokhov A.  V. , Romanova E.  P. 
Published: February 2025

Aim. To analyze historical background and main events, which determines the way of functioning and evolution of the energy system of Great Britain.Methodology. The paper covers the problems of energy transition of Great Britain from conventional to renewable energy sources, the main methodology can be defined as standard statistical approach and method of historical research. Mainly, the aim is to undertake step by step analysis of official historical and statistical data. Such official data can be downloaded from government resources, for example, historical data sets for certain period (gov.uk), from resources, providing statistics for pollutants (EPER – The European Pollutant Emission Register), or resources, providing statistics for levels of atmospheric pollution and human wellness (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs).Procedure and Methods. The time period of the historical development of thermal power industry in the UK – from the mid-19th century to the present was analyzed in details. The main events through industrial evolution, such as new technologies and types of fuel, which determines the way of functioning and evolution of the energy system of Great Britain, were highlighted. As shown in the article, the discovery of the hydrocarbon basins of the North Sea in 60s did not affect the change in fuel consumption in the field of thermal energy. Only the privatization of this sphere forced the owners to switch to cheaper natural gas and easier-to-operate gas power plants, and forces the rise of renewable energy. The main and most important events in the field of environmental legislation of the country, which went parallel with industrial development, and was targeted against climate change, are highlighted. It is shown that the UK can rightfully be a pioneer in the widespread use of the most environmentally friendly sources of electricity. It is shown that the current structure of fuel consumption, as well as the structure of electricity generation by fuel types, differs significantly even from the state of twenty years ago. The article also gives a number of reasons for the crisis situation of 2021. The events of this year have shown that it is not yet possible to completely abandon traditional power plants, even in such a developed and prepared country as the United Kingdom.Research implications. Not only the development of the energy sector is considered, but also the interrelation of its evolution with the directed work of law-making structures and organizations is traced, the principles of making important decisions for the sector are defined. Also, analysis of these important solutions and energy and fuel consumptions statistics shows, are these solutions reasonable, and if they can be useful and suitable in connection to similar evolution of energy system in Russia.
Agriculture as an element of new tourist destinations in the Bukhara region
Authors: Danshin A. I. , Mavlonov A. M. , Shabalina N. V. 
Published: February 2025

Aim. To determine the possible participation of agricultural production in ensuring the development of tourist destinations in the Bukhara region in order to possibly attract additional tourists and increase the time spent by tourists in the Bukhara region.Methodology.  Based on systematic observations and statistical information, modern tourist traffic to the Bukhara region has been studied, and the existing main tourism facilities that determine modern tourist traffic with specifics for the Russian user have been evaluated. Based on the calculation of the coefficients of localization of agriculture, possible directions of agrotourism have been identified to increase the traffic of tourists and the number of days of stay. The regional specialization of agriculture was calculated to identify potential destinations in the development of agricultural tourism in the region.Results. The growth of the participation of the tourism industry in the economy of Uzbekistan has been established against the background of global trends. The patterns of the most important tourist traffic in the Bukhara region (time aspect) are revealed: an increase in the importance of local tourism and an increase in the number of arrivals from Russia. The leading role of the Bukhara region in agricultural production with high growth rates in the last decade is shown based on calculated coefficients of localization of agriculture and per capita production of agricultural products in the regions of Uzbekistan. The specialization of the districts of the Bukhara region in one of the most tourist–attractive areas of agriculture - fruit growing is analyzed in more detail. The most diverse fruit production areas are Zhondorsky, Romitan, Peshkunsky and Shafirkan districts. The main trends in the development of tourism in the districts of the Bukhara region have been identified based on the formation of new directions and routes combining several areas of tourism.Research implications. A modern assessment of the tourist flows of Uzbekistan (domestic tourism and foreign tourism) is given. The bottlenecks of tourism in the Bukhara region have been identified. New routes have been proposed, including elements of religious, ecological and agricultural tourism.
The Sustainable Development Goal 2 Dalam Sudut Pandang At-Tikrār fĭ al-Qur’ān
Authors: Supriyanto Sodik , Misbakhudin  
Published: February 2025

SDGs that have been introduced for many years, have several goals for humans. The repetition of the words eat and drink in the Qur’an may correlated with Sustainable Development Goal 2 which is Zero Hunger to eliminate hunger, to achieve food and nutrition retention, and improving sustainable agriculture. The Qur'an that has existed from revelation will always be relevant in every era with its each context. The Qur'an will always be a guidence for every challenge of the changing times. The repetition of the word (tikrār) kulū wasyrabū in the Qur'an has a lot of wisdom and lot of teachings to be learned. The Interpretation of Tikrār of word kulū wasyrabū raises several concepts and values that could help the understanding of the context of sustainable food needs. This is a qualitative and library research with its primary and secondary data and delivered in a descriptive narration which explains the goals of Sustainable Development Goal 2: No Hunger, and explains the tikrār verses in the Qur'an, explains concepts, values and its implementation in everyday life to provide a great opportunity in realizing the zero hunger goal.
Extruded Epiphysis of the Distal Clavicle Resulting in Painful Nonunion
Authors: Ogawa Kiyohisa , Kawano Yusuke , Tochigi Hirokazu 
Published: February 2025

Case:
A 17-year-old adolescent boy sustained right lateral clavicle physeal separation with the epiphysis displaced superiorly in the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ). The ossified epiphysis formed a painful nonunion with the clavicular metaphysis. Resection of the epiphysis has achieved an excellent outcome.

Conclusion:
Children and adolescents with lateral clavicle injuries often develop pseudodislocation of the ACJ in which the metaphysis is displaced due to physeal separation. By contrast, displacement of the unossified epiphysis is extremely difficult to diagnose both radiographically and clinically at the time of injury.
A Comparative Study of Ensemble Learning Techniques and Mathematical Models for Rigorous Modeling of Solution Gas/Oil Ratio
Authors: Yavari Hossein , Qajar Jafar 
Published: February 2025

Summary
The solution gas/oil ratio (Rs) represents the quantity of gas dissolved in oil under reservoir conditions. It is a vital parameter in petroleum engineering, defining the gas content available during production. While many experimental techniques exist for measuring this ratio, they often require considerable time and resources. Thus, mathematical and intelligent models are essential for accurate determination. A total of 720 data points from diverse geographical regions were collected from published studies for this research, using gas-specific gravity, temperature, bubblepoint pressure, and oil API gravity as inputs, with the solution gas/oil ratio as the output. Statistical and physical analyses assessed the impact of parameters on the solution gas/oil ratio, revealing that temperature does not always decrease dissolved gas. Beyond a specific point, known as the inversion temperature, higher temperatures enhance gas solubility. The data set was split, with 80% allocated for training and 20% for testing. The accuracy of the Al-Marhoun model, originally established from 160 data sets from the Middle East, was evaluated using test data, which produced a root mean square error (RMSE) of 468.79 scf/STB. The recalibration of coefficients using 576 training data points and the differential evolution (DE) algorithm led to the formulation of New Model 1. By incorporating the temperature effect and defining the inversion temperature, New Model 2 was developed. Testing results showed that New Model 1 achieved an RMSE of 100.97 scf/STB, while New Model 2 reached 105.1 scf/STB, both showing better accuracy compared with previous mathematical models, including the Al-Marhoun model. Subsequently, machine learning techniques were applied, including the multilayer group method of data handling (GMDH), voting regressor (VR), extra trees (ET), histogram-based gradient boosting regression (HGBR), extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and gradient boosting with categorical features support (CatBoost) for the modeling process. Notably, models such as ET, HGBR, XGBoost, and CatBoost effectively captured the temperature effect from the data. The performance of the models was evaluated using statistical and visual analyses. The HGBR model outperformed all others, achieving a training error of 0.0044 scf/STB and an RMSE value of 73.03 scf/STB on the test data, demonstrating its clear superiority among the considered models.
Study of the Heat Extraction Performance of Integrated Enhanced Geothermal Systems Based on a Novel Semi-Analytical Model
Authors: Liang Yanzhong , Teng Bailu , Dai Dan , Shi Jialin 
Published: February 2025

Summary
An integrated enhanced geothermal system (EGS) includes vertical wells (i.e., injection wells and production wells), horizontal wells, and multiple hydraulic fractures. Due to the limitations in computational efficiency, numerous studies focus on the heat transfer behavior in the fracture section. However, the thermal interactions of the wellbore section have not been hitherto considered, which can result in inaccurate evaluations of heat extraction performance in EGSs. To solve this issue, we propose a novel semi-analytical model, combining numerical solutions for wellbores and fractures with analytical solutions for geothermal formation. Compared with the traditional numerical models, the proposed model achieves a considerable increase in computational efficiency. Subsequently, we conduct a thorough study to investigate the effect of various parameters on the heat extraction performance of the integrated EGSs. The calculation results show that the heat exchange behavior along the wellbore can significantly influence the temperature change in the fractures and the outlet temperature. Especially in the late production period, the wellbore plays a more important role in increasing the fluid temperature compared with the fracture. A lower injection flow rate, as well as a larger geothermal gradient, is more conducive to the heat absorption of the fluid in the wellbore section. Moreover, the anisotropic thermal conductivity presents a more significant impact on the outlet temperature in the early production. With a given extraction area, there is an optimal fracture number (determined as 6 in this study) beyond which the increase in total heat extraction becomes slight.

Keywords
enhanced geothermal system, semi-analytical model, heat transfer in wellbore, heat extraction performance, rapid simulation​​​​​​
Water-mediated Recycling of Gold, Palladium, and Platinum Using Semimetallic TiS2 and TaS2 Nanosheets
Authors: Su yang , Wei Jianhong , Huang Miaofei , Liang Huanjing , Li Fei , Zheng Kaiqiang , Chen Fangluo , Gao Yibo , Yu Kuang , Cheng Hui-Ming 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

The intensive and irreplaceable consumption of precious metals (PMs) including Au, Pd, and Pt in the electronic and catalysis industries, coupled with their scarcity in the earth’s crust, demand innovative recycling solutions for PM sustainability1-8. However, efforts to recycle PMs from leachates of their waste are frustrated by an unsatisfactory extraction capacity at low concentrations and remain predominantly focused on gold, leaving other PMs unexplored9-13. We report the ultrahigh reductive recycling of PM ions and their simultaneous aqueous-phase deposition on semimetallic transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) of TiS2 and TaS2 nanosheets. Notably, TiS2 shows unprecedented high extraction capacities of ~8 g/g, 2.3 g/g, and 1.15 g/g for Au, Pd, and Pt ions, respectively, and the adsorbed PM ions directly transformed into nanoparticles deposited on the nanosheets. Mechanistic studies reveal that water-mediated electron donation from the sulfur site of the semimetallic TiS2 and TaS2 nanosheets is responsible for the ultrahigh extraction capacity, with a single TiS2 molecule donating more than 13 electrons to gold ions. This electron transfer is mediated by the formation of sulfur-oxygen species during water dissociation. We further demonstrate the selective and complete recovery of Au, Pd, and Pt from real-world waste streams including electronic waste, spent catalysts, and automotive catalytic converters.
The Moderating Role of Religiosity in the Relationship between Technology Adoption and Resilience: A Study of Muslim Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World.
Authors: Jasim Reem 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Many studies have traditionally portrayed religiosity as a factor that enhances resilience in difficult times. This study delves into a more complex role by investigating how religiosity correlates with the resilience of Muslim female entrepreneurs within an Arab-Muslim context, addressing a gap in the entrepreneurship literature that often overlooks both female entrepreneurs and non-Western contexts. Specifically, the study examines technology adoption as an entrepreneurial resilience strategy during crises. Using a quantitative method with a sample of 307 female entrepreneurs, it analyses the relationship between religiosity, technology adoption, and resilience in the face of adversity.
The results suggest that while religiosity may impose constraints, it moderates the positive relationship between technology adoption and entrepreneurial resilience. At higher levels of religiosity, this relationship is amplified highlighting the importance of aligning business practices with religious values. This paper contributes to the theological turn in entrepreneurship research by integrating religiosity with entrepreneurial resilience strategies, thereby extending resilience theory beyond its traditional boundaries.
JEL Classification Codes: L26, D19, O33, Z13, O53.
Assesment of morphological variations in M4 mutants of IR 841 Rice (Oryza sativa L.) induced by Gamma irradiation
Authors: Mèm Tchokozi , Ayisah Kwasi Dzola , Gbénonchi Mawussi , Robert Anadi Essotchèba , Awidèma Adjolo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

In response to the ongoing decline in the productivity of rice varieties cultivated in Togo, the major challenge is to select highly productive varieties adapted to the diverse agroecological conditions of the country. To address this, the present study explored gamma radiation-induced mutagenesis techniques on the IR841 rice variety to create potential genetic diversity, which is essential for varietal improvement and selection. The objective of this work was to determine the existence of morphological variability, indicative of genetic diversity, among the induced mutant lines of the irradiated variety. A total of 50 induced mutant lines of the IR841 rice variety, as well as two controls, the non-irradiated IR841 variety and the NERICA_L14 variety, were evaluated. The experimental design was a completely randomized block design with three replicates. A total of 18 descriptors (5 qualitative and 13 quantitative), were used. The results revealed significant phenotypic variability both within the evaluated mutant lines and between these lines and the controls. Qualitative traits such as panicle exsertion, leaf color, and plant architecture highly significantly varied. Approximately 70% of the mutant lines presented good panicle exsertion. The leaf coloration diversity ranged primarily from intermediate green to deep green. The quantitative traits also varied considerably, including plant height (44 to 106 cm), tiller number (18 to 156), and days to 50% flowering (68 to 115 days). These traits enabled the grouping of the 50 studied mutant lines into 4 clusters. These results demonstrate morphological variability, and thus potential genetic diversity, among the evaluated mutant lines.
Assessment of Nutritional and Physicochemical Characteristics of Unmodified and Chemically Modified Water Yam(Dioscorea alata) Starches
Authors: Oni Sarah , Bamisaye Abayomi , Mosaku Abiodun , Ejitola Zainab 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Starch is a polymeric carbohydrate which is made up of several glucose units connected by glycosidic linkages. It can be sourced from plant tubers and grains. With the increase of new food and non-food industries, more starch is needed as a raw material and there is the need to look for alternative sources of commercial starch. In this study, starch was extracted from water yams (Dioscorea alata), which is considered as lesser yam and thereafter, modified chemically via acetylation, oxidation, and a combination of acetylation and oxidation processes. Using established techniques, the physicochemical characteristics and nutritional makeup of the unmodified and chemically modified water yam starches were assessed, and the outcomes were compared. Assessment using a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) was carried out to ascertain how the functional properties of both unmodified and modified starch had changed. The moisture content of modified starches was higher, while the ash, fat, and protein contents were lower in comparison with the unmodified. Compared to other starch samples, acetylated/oxidized starch exhibited a higher swelling power, a better ability to absorb water and oil, and a higher content of crude fiber. Compared to unmodified starch, oxidized starch was more soluble. When comparing unmodified starch to modified starch, FTIR analysis showed differences in the absorption bands of the former at 3389 cm− 1 (O-H), 2932 cm− 1 (C-H), and primary, secondary, and tertiary amide moiety at 1079, 1643, and 1205 cm− 1, respectively. The physicochemical and nutritional properties of the starch were generally affected by modification making them a potential excellent material for industrial applications.
New insights on measuring soil water content with low-cost sensor
Authors: Lovato Brum Marcelo , Cocco Rodrigues Pablo Eanes , Dalcin Martins Juliano , Swarowsky Alexandre 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACT

Using sensors to estimate soil water content is important for managing water resources and making decisions on their multiple uses. However, commercial platforms are still extremely expensive, and the development of more accessible systems is essential. This study assesses low-cost capacitive sensors v1.2 to estimate water content in soil using the Arduino platform. Undeformed samples of two different soils (Rhodic Paleudalf and Rhodic Hapludox) were collected at two different depths with three sample volumes. The weight difference data due to sample drainage were collected every 5 min together with the reading values of the soil sensors. To evaluate the obtained results, statistical resources were used, such as Pearson correlation analysis (r), simple linear regression, second-order polynomial regression, root mean square error, Willmott index, and performance index. It was possible to verify that factors such as soil type, sample volume, and the time interval between data collection affect the performance of the sensors. The shortest time intervals between each reading of the sensors showed that soils with sandy texture should be calibrated with second-order equations and with reading intervals not exceeding 24 h.