bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Deviant Characters and the Limits of

Inventio in ‘Le Chevalier et la Charrette’
Authors: Casebier Karen 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
This essay will examine the characterisation of the principal characters and events in ‘Le Chevalier et la Charrette’, a contemporary graphic novel adaption of the Méléagant episode based on Chrétien de Troyes’s Le Chevalier de la charrette, by applying Mieke Bal’s classic study on narratology, in which legendary and ‘deviant’ characters evoke reactions of surprise or revulsion in the reader. The first section will address the limits of inventio in the portrayal of Lancelot, a legendary character whose behaviour and actions are somewhat limited by the reader’s background knowledge of him, whereas the remainder of the essay will focus on the use of the Lady of the Lake as a deviant character in the Méléagant episode. In the graphic novella, the Lady of the Lake is reinvented as a representation of Ankou, the servant of Death in Breton folklore. This allows the author and illustrator of the graphic novella to take advantage of the lacunae in the reader’s background knowledge to present a previously unknown facet of the Lady of the Lake’s character that bridges the gap between literary adaptation and literary appropriation, thereby resulting in a new cultural product that links medieval Arthurian legend to traditional Breton mythology.
The mediating function of obesity on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and insulin resistance in children
Authors: Li Lingli , Xu Shanshan , Lian Qun 
Published: September 2022

Abstract

Objectives
To explore the association of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with insulin resistance (IR) in children as well as whether obesity played a mediation role between EDCs and IR.

Methods
In this cross-sectional study, the data of 878 subjects were included, and divided into the non-IR group (n=501) and IR group (n=377). The associations of EDC and IR, obesity, abdominal obesity were shown by restricted cubic spline (RCS). Univariate and multivariable logistic analysis were applied to explore the associations between EDCs and IR as well as EDCs and obesity, respectively. Bootstrap coefficient product was used to analyze the medication effect of obesity on EDCs and IR.

Results
RCS showed that increase of benzophenone-3 (BP-3) level was associated with increased risk of IR, obesity and abdominal obesity. After adjusting for confounders, BP-3>100 ng/mL was a risk factor for IR (OR=1.42, 95%CI: 1.11–1.81). In the adjusted model, we found BP-3>100 ng/mL was a risk factor for both obesity (OR=1.52, 95%CI: 1.13–2.04) and abdominal obesity (OR=1.68, 95%CI: 1.11–2.54). The indirect effect of obesity as a mediator on the relationship between BP-3 and IR was 0.038 (95%CI: 0.016–0.090) and the direct effect of obesity as a mediator on the relationship between BP-3 and IR was 0.077 (95%CI: 0.001–0.160). As for abdominal obesity, the indirect effect of it on the relationship between BP-3 and IR was 0.039 (95%CI: 0.007–0.070).

Conclusions
BP-3 level might be a risk factor for IR and obesity in children, and obesity was a mediator on the relationship between BP-3 and IR in children.
Remarks on the generalized interpolative contractions and some fixed-point theorems with application
Authors: Nazam Muhammad , Lashin Maha M. A. , Hussain Aftab , Al Sulami Hamed H. 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
In this manuscript, some remarks on the papers [H. A. Hammad, P. Agarwal, S. Momani, and F. Alsharari, Solving a fractional-order differential equation using rational symmetric contraction mappings, Fractal Fract. 5 (2021), 159] and [A. Hussain, F. Jarad, and E. Karapinar, A study of symmetric contractions with an application to generalized fractional differential equations, Adv. Differ. Equ. 2021 (2021), 300] are given. In the light of remarks, we introduce a new property that makes it convenient to investigate the existence of fixed points of the interpolative contractions in the orthogonal metric spaces. We derive several new results based on known contractions from the main theorems. As an application, we resolve a Urysohn integral equation.
Crystal structure of 3-(adamantan-1-yl)-4-methyl-5-{[(4-nitrophenyl)methyl]sulfanyl}-4H-1,2,4-triazole, C20H24N4O2S
Authors: Al-Wahaibi Lamya H. , Abdelbaky Mohammed S. M. , Garcia-Granda Santiago , Tiekink Edward R. T. , El-Emam Ali A. 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
C20H24N4O2S, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 28.5901(10) Å, b = 6.4383(4) Å, c = 20.060(1) Å, β = 99.682(4)°, V = 3639.9(3) Å3, Z = 8, R

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“A vast and efficient organism” – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and the art of command
Authors: Hone Trent 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
In the years before World War II, the US Navy developed and refined a particular culture of command. Outwardly, this culture emphasized decentralized authority; it relied on clear mission-based orders that provided direction and fostered the initiative of subordinates. An informal network of connections – personal relationships between officers – supported these formal structures. Intimate familiarity, developed through years of shared experiences and collaboration, was the medium through which the US Navy’s officer corps exercised command. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz leveraged these personal connections and shared experiences to transform the Pacific Fleet and turn it into a “vast and efficient organism” capable of learning, evolving, and overcoming myriad obstacles in pursuit of a singular vision: victory in the war against Imperial Japan. Nimitz’s approach was unique, but it was not unusual; it was an outgrowth of a leadership culture the Navy had actively fostered in the early years of the twentieth century. He used his relationships and familiarity with fellow officers to exercise command decisively and transform his command into a complex adaptive system that accelerated Allied victory in the Pacific in World War II.
Political Polarisation on Gender Equality: The Case of the Swiss Women’s Strike on Twitter
Authors: Reveilhac Maud , Eisner Léïla 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Social media platforms constitute an indispensable tool for social movements to mobilise public opinion to promote social change. To date, however, little is known about the extent to which activist and political claims formulated on social media echo what the general public thinks about gender equality. This is especially important given that social movements often use social media to develop their actions and to build long-standing support around particular claims. Our data collection is based on relevant actor groups and keywords surrounding the women’s strike that took place in Switzerland in June 2019. We investigate which actor groups were involved in gender equality discussions online, what were the prominent and polarising ideologies, and what were the main framings of the debate. Findings indicate that organizational committees and their followers were the most active, followed by political actors. We also observed a polarisation effect on social media between left and right-wing oriented actors, which is more pronounced than trends drawn from opinion surveys. We further find that social media discussions were organised along a continuum, which ranges between calling for attention and discussing concrete policy measures.
Evolution of ion-acoustic shock waves in magnetized plasma with hybrid Cairns–Tsallis distributed electrons
Authors: Sahu Biswajit , Maity Rabindranath 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
The propagation of nonlinear electrostatic ion-acoustic (IA) shock waves in presence of external magnetic field having Cairns–Tsallis distributed electrons and ion kinematic viscosity is investigated. In the linear regime, the dispersion relation of the ion acoustic shock wave is found to be modified by the external magnetic field. Adopting reductive perturbation approach, it is shown that the dynamics of shocks is modeled by a hybrid Ostrovsky–Burgers’ equation. The influence of relevant physical parameters such as nonthermality and nonextensivity of electrons, magnetic field strength, and ion kinematic viscosity on the time evolution of the shock structure is numerically examined. It is observed the present plasma system supports both compressive and rarefactive shock waves. Furthermore, the analysis is performed through dynamical system approach to elucidate the various aspects of the phase-space shock dynamics.
Tinódi ismeretlen verseiről
Authors: Schelhammer Zsófia 
Published: September 2022

Tinódi Sebestyén életművét annyira régóta, annyira sokan és annyira mélyen vizsgálták már eddig, hogy szinte blaszfémiának tűnhet maga a gondolat is, hogy lehet még újat mondani akár róla, akár a szövegeiről. A 16. században atipikus, meghatározó és rendkívül termékeny életműve azonban lehetetlenné teszi, hogy az első magyar szerzői kötet összeállítója ne legyen állandó hipotézis-építések, találgatások céltáblája. Különösen olyan esetekben, amikor nélkülöznünk kell az ultima manus elvét, a jelenleg ismert forrásaink pedig egymásnak szinte ellentmondó változatokat tartalmaznak. Ez a helyzet ugyanis Tinódi Zsigmond király-ról szóló versével/verseivel.
A szakirodalom jelenleg két Zsigmond életével foglalkozó Tinódi-verset tart számon annak ellenére, hogy az egyik forrásukban „egybeolvasztva” szerepelnek. A hosszabb szöveget, a Zsigmond király és császár krónikáját három forrásból ismerjük: Heltai Cancionaléjából, egy ezen alapuló, szintén 1574-ben Kolozsvárott megjelent, változatlanul utánnyomott ponyvakiadványból és a Petrovay-énekeskönyvből. A rövidebb szöveget, a Zsigmond császár fogságárólt pedig csak a Petrovay-énekeskönyvből. A feltételezhető szereztetés után körülbelül 100 évvel összeállított kéziratban egymást kiegészítve szerepel a két szöveg, a majdhogynem egykorú nyomtatványokban a rövidebbnek nyoma sincs. Az összeolvasztást a szakirodalom általában Petrovay Miklós, a kézirat lejegyzője számlájára írja. Szerintem viszont már Petrovay forrásában is egyben szerepelhetett a két ének.A szövegek szorosabb olvasása során az az elképzelésem alakult ki, hogy egyetlen költeménynek, pontosabbnak inkább egy, az Erdélyi és az Egri históriához hasonló história-folyamnak kellene feltételeznünk a vers eredeti változatát. Amellett szeretnék érvelni tehát, hogy Tinódi Zsigmond királyról vagy egy verset, vagy öt különálló éneket írt, de semmiképp sem kettőt.
Development of Blended Pozzolans Using Natural Pozzolan and Ground Glass Through Reactivity and Durability Investigations
Authors: Kasaniya Mahipal , Thomas Michael D. A. 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
This study emphasizes the reactivity evaluation of pozzolans and the durability performance of blended cements containing pozzolans. A ground glass, three raw natural pozzolans, and two blended pozzolans of ground glass and raw natural pozzolan were examined for reactivity using the modified lime-reactivity test, the strength-activity index (SAI) (ASTM C311, Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement Concrete/ASTM C618, Standard Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or Calcined Natural Pozzolan for Use in Concrete), the bound water test (ASTM C1897, Standard Test Methods for Measuring the Reactivity of Supplementary Cementitious Materials by Isothermal Calorimetry and Bound Water Measurements), and an electrical resistivity index (ERI) from tests conducted on the mortar cubes produced for the SAI. The pozzolans, including the blends, were combined with a high-alkali portland cement and investigated for their efficacy in mitigating alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in the Pyrex mortar bar test (ASTM C441, Standard Test Method for Effectiveness of Pozzolans or Ground Blast-Furnace Slag in Preventing Excessive Expansion of Concrete due to the Alkali-Silica Reaction) and the accelerated mortar bar test (ASTM C1567, Standard Test Method for Determining the Potential Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Combinations of Cementitious Materials and Aggregate (Accelerated Mortar-Bar Method)). Mortar bars with the control mix and two blended pozzolans were prepared to determine sulfate resistance in a 5 % sodium sulfate solution. In addition, three concrete mixes were developed to determine air void parameters, compressive strength, and resistance to chloride ion penetration. The pozzolans demonstrate a range in reactivity in all tests except the ASTM C1897 bound water test. The natural pozzolans have high water demand but meet the water demand limit and both the 7-day and 28-day SAI requirements of ASTM C618-19, whereas the ground glass does not meet one of the requirements of ASTM C1866, Standard Specification for Ground-Glass Pozzolan for Use in Concrete—the 28-day SAI. Blended pozzolans improve the resistance of blended cements against sulfate attack and chloride-ion penetration at 28 days or later. The reactivity results indicate that resistivity or ERI is effective in estimating the pozzolanic reactivity of materials tested. ASR mitigation caused by pozzolans in one test is in good agreement with that found in another. However, a disparity between the outcomes of the ASR tests (ASTM C441 and ASTM C1567) is present.
МОРФОЛОГІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПРАКТИЧНО ЗДОРОВИХ ДІТЕЙ ТА ЇХ ОДНОЛІТКІВ ІЗ ДЕПРИВАЦІЄЮ СЛУХУ
Authors: Кашуба Віталій 
Published: September 2022

Мета. Систематизувати результати емпіричних досліджень з питань морфологічних особливостей практично здорових дітей 6-8 років та їх однолітків із депривацією слуху. Методи. В дослідженні використано аналіз документальних матеріалів, антропометричні вимірювання та визначення індексу ваги тіла. Перевірка гіпотези про підпорядкування вхідних даних нормальному закону розподілу здійснювалась за допомогою критерію Шапіро-Уілка, після чого приймалось рішення щодо застосування параметричних (t-критерій Стьюдента) або непараметричних (U-критерій Манна-Уітні) критеріїв, на основі яких доводилась статистична значущість розходжень між показниками дітей залежно від статі чи наявності депривації слуху. У констатувальному експери­менті взяло участь 282 школярі (85 практично здорових хлопчиків і 85 дівчаток) і 64 хлопчики та 48 дівчаток з депривацією слуху. Результати. Аналіз масиву емпіричних досліджень з питань морфологічних особливостей практично здорових дітей 6-8 років та їх однолітків із депривацією слуху дало підставу констатувати, що їх показники не мали вірогідних відмінностей. Встановлено, що частка дівчат 6-ти років із депривацією слуху зі зниженою вагою тіла на 1,25 % була меншою частки практично здорових дівчат, а вже в 7 і 8 років їх кількість на 8,33 та 11,55 % перевищували частки дівчат із дефіцитом ваги тіла. Висновок. У ході дослідницького пошуку встановлено, що депривація слуху є однією з причин ретардації фізичного розвитку дітей 6 – 8 років, порівняно з практично здоровими школярами і має вікові та статеві особливості.
Functional and chemical qualities of Vitis labrusca grape seed oil extracted by supercritical CO2
Authors: Barriga Sanchez Maritza Elizabeth , Castro Rumiche Carlos Francisco , Sanchez Gonzales Gloria Cesia , Rosales-Hartshorn Maria 
Published: September 2022

Grape seed oil, which is extracted with highly toxic organic solvents that are harmful to human health, is produced from tons of grape pomace waste, generated during winemaking. Sometimes, this waste is used to make compost or is burnt, which causes environmental contamination. The functional qualities, antioxidant capacity (AC), α-tocopherol and total phenolic compounds content (TPC) of Black Borgoña (Vitis labrusca) grape seed oil, extracted by supercritical CO2, were evaluated. The high content of linoleic acid (w-6) and monounsaturated fatty acids contributed to the beneficial effect on ​​the functional quality indices, which were 0.20, 0.23, 11.80 for IA, IT and H:H, respectively. In addition, a POV of 6.23 ± 0.08 milliequivalents of peroxide/kg oil and an anisidine index of 2.70 ± 0.05 indicated a good quality oil. Also, a high concentration of α-tocopherol (9.82 ± 0.02 mg/100 g oil) and a high TPC (114.14 ± 3.24 mg GAE/kg oil) were obtained. This study demonstrated that supercritical CO2 extraction is a suitable method for the delivery of a high-quality grape seed oil.
Optimum of fractional order fuzzy logic controller with several evolutionary optimization algorithms for inverted pendulum
Authors: Ghaleb Ahmed Faisal , Oglah Ahmed Alaa , Humaidi Amjad J. , Al-Obaidi Abdulkareem Sh. Mahdi , Ibraheem Ibraheem Kasim 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThis paper compared the performance between Integer Order Fuzzy PID (IOFPID) and Fractional Order Fuzzy PID (FOFPID) controllers for inverted pendulum system as a controlling plant. The parameters of each controller were tuned with four evolutionary optimization algorithms (Social Spider Optimization (SSO), Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Particle Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)). The comparisons were carried out between the two controllers IOFPID and FOFPID, as well as among the four optimization algorithms for the two controllers. The results of comparisons proved that the FOFPID controller with SSO has achieved the best time response characteristics and the least tuning time.
Word Walk
Authors: Blarney Katrin L. , Beauchat Katherine A. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractStorybook reading offers an ideal context for teaching young children new words. Text Talk is one method designed for teaching elementary students new words after reading. However, using the Text Talk vocabulary procedures with young children, the authors observed several challenges both for teachers' implementation and children's learning. Therefore, the authors adapted and expanded the components of Text Talk to meet the specific needs of young children in a two‐day repeated reading sequence called Word Walk. Word Walk combines research‐based strategies in a before‐, during‐, and after‐reading structure in order to teach one to two new vocabulary words. The Word Walk procedure is described along with a concrete example of teacher talk during classroom implementation. Word Walk provides the steps teachers can use to lead young children in a journey of learning new words in the context of storybook reading.
Indicators of connective tissue biopolymers in healthy pregnant women
Authors: Teteluytina F. K. , Shirobokova L. M. , Kondrokhina I. V. , Butolin E. G. , Korotkova M. N. , Malmygin D. A. , Petrunin P. M. , Valiev R. R. 
Published: September 2022

Objective. To detect the features of connective tissue metabolism in healthy women during pregnancy.
Materials and methods. The study of the connective tissue components was conducted at the terms of 1516 weeks, 2024 weeks as well as before the labor. Under observation there were 52 pregnant women (main group), who underwent the study of the connective tissue components in dynamics of pregnancy and 39 patients (comparison group) the study of the connective tissue biopolymers before pregnancy. The main protein of connective tissue collagen was studied by a quantitative determination of amino acids of the free- and peptide-bound hydroxyproline. Metabolism of glycoproteins was investigated according to the concentrations of free oligo-bound and protein-bound sialic acids, oligo-bound and protein-bound fucose, fucosidose and hyaluronidase activity. Seromucoid, hexasamine and glycosaminoglycan content was analyzed.
Results. There was established a statistically significant increase in the blood serum free and piptide-bound hydroxyproline content, the absence of changes in the blood serum glycoprotein concentration, the growth of glycosaminoglycan concentrations and fucosidase concentrations beginning from the week 20 of pregnancy, the elevation of protein-bound sialic acid concentration from the weeks 2024 of pregnancy, free and oligo-bound sialic acids from the week 37 in the blood serum.
Conclusions. The study results indicate that among healthy women, disorganization and structural changes in the connective tissue during pregnancy are based on the changes in the anabolic and catabolic processes conditioned by improvement of the humoral control of metabolism.
Genetic causes of early miscarriage in patients after assisted reproductive technologies
Authors: Rosyuk E. A. , Gorodnicheva A. V. , Menshikova I. L. , Kazantsev Yu. A. , Shibaeva A. G. 
Published: September 2022

Objective. To analyze the frequency of occurrence of a pathological karyotype during pregnancy that occurred naturally and through the use of ART. Miscarriage (MC) is a significant problem for the medical community. There is a number of factors affecting the process of gestation. Currently, there is an opinion about the impact of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) methods on the fetal karyotype and an increase in the risk for MC when they are used.
Materials and methods. The study used the data of karyotyping of abortive material from 256 women diagnosed the non-developing pregnancy with indication of age and gestational age at the time of termination of pregnancy for the period from 2018 to 2020, provided by JSC "Center for Family Medicine" in Yekaterinburg. In the course of the work, a statistical analysis of the frequency of occurrence of pathological karyotypes in different groups, identified on the basis of the method of pregnancy, was carried out.
Results. To a greater extent, the problem of MC associated with a pathological fetal karyotype, occurs during natural pregnancy. This may be due to the lack of pregravid preparation. In addition, during ART, especially with the use of donor material, the cells without karyotype abnormalities are selected. The problem of MC after the use of ART may be associated with other somatic or functional risk factors.
Conclusions. The available data on the possible genetic causes of early MC draw attention to the need for preimplantation genetic testing to make a timely diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. In order to improve the reproductive health of the population, such method as a pregnant woman genetic passport can be proposed.
Assessment of impact of a new derivative 2-(diethylamino)-N-(o-toluyl) acetamide, manifesting antiarrhythmic effect in heart rhythm disorders of peripheral origin, on cardiovascular system
Authors: Rudakova I. P. , Gashkova O. V. 
Published: September 2022

Objective. To study the effect of a new derivative of arylamides of aminocarboxylic acids, which has a high antiarrhythmic activity on the state of the cardiovascular system.
Materials and methods. To study the antiarrhythmic activity of the compound, the experiment was carried out on a model of arrhythmia caused by intravenous administration of aconitine. The effect was evaluated by its ability to prevent the occurrence of arrhythmia or to prolong the survival time of animals. In addition, an analysis of the electrocardiogram of awake rats and rabbits was carried out. The test compound and the comparison drug, lidocaine, were intravenously administered to animals in effective antiarrhythmic doses.
Results. Diethylaminoacetic acid ortho-toluidide nitrate under conditions of aconitine arrhythmia shows a pronounced antiarrhythmic effect; under its influence, there is a statistically significant reduction in the duration of arrhythmia attacks in animals by 2.4 times compared with the control as well as protection from death. The compound does not change the parameters of electrocardiogram of animals, no statistically significant differences from the control results were found.
Conclusions. 1. A new compound, diethylaminoacetic acid ortho-toluidide nitrate, exhibits a pronounced antiarrhythmic effect. Probably, it can be attributed to class IB antiarrhythmic drugs, since it exhibits high activity on calcium chloride and aconitine models of arrhythmia.
2. Given that the studied compound combines high antiarrhythmic activity with no negative effect on ECG parameters, a drug based on it can be used as an effective antiarrhythmic drug.