Clay Mineral Minerals as a Strategy for Biomolecule Incorporation: Amino Acids Approach

The potential use of amino acids by ruminal microorganisms converting them into microbial protein for ruminants makes it challenging to supplement these nutrients in an accessible form in animals’ diets. Several strategies to protect amino acids from ruminal degradation were reported, producing amino acids available for the protein used in the intestine called “bypass.” The intercalation of biomolecules in clay mineral minerals has gained notoriety due to its ability to support, protect, transport, physicochemical properties and non-toxicity. This study aimed to investigate the incorporation of L-lysine (Lys), L-methionine (Met), and L-tryptophan (Trp) amino acids in the clay minerals sepiolite (Sep) and Veegum® (Veg) using the adsorption method. The characterization techniques of X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy indicated the presence of biomolecules in the inorganic matrices. Elemental and thermal analyzes monitored the percentages of incorporated amino acids. They showed better incorporation capacities for Veg, such as Met-Veg < Lys-Veg < Trp-Veg and Lys-Sep < Met-Sep < Trp-Sep for sepiolite, except for the incorporation of Met. Matrices provide a promising alternative for planning the administration of biomolecules, using essential amino acids as models, and may offer an alternative to improve functional diet strategies.

Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum

The accessibility of Cultural Heritage content for the diverse user population visiting Cultural Heritage Institutions and accessing content online has not been thoroughly discussed. Considering the penetration of new digital media in such physical and virtual spaces, lack of accessibility may result in the exclusion of a large user population. To overcome such emerging barriers, this paper proposes a cost-effective methodology for the implementation of Virtual Humans, which are capable of narrating content in a universally accessible form and acting as virtual storytellers in the context of online and on-site CH experiences. The methodology is rooted in advances in motion capture technologies and Virtual Human implementation, animation, and multi-device rendering. This methodology is employed in the context of a museum installation at the Chios Mastic Museum where VHs are presenting the industrial process of mastic processing for chewing gum production.

Od surowych danych do wizualizacji. Baza danych do dziejów mieszkańców lubelskiego Podzamcza z lat 1633-1733

W artykule omówiono korzyści płynące z analizowania danych źródłowych przy wykorzystaniu edycji bazodanowych oraz możliwości istniejące w tego typu projektach badawczych. Artykuł przybliża kilka przykładowych historii rodzin i charakterystycznych miejsc Podzamcza oraz grupuje dane statystyczne według wybranych kryteriów, m.in. kierunku migracji i dynamiki napływu ludności oraz różnorodności rzemiosł i profesji pozyskanych z bazy danych. From Raw Data to Visualization. A Database for the History of Inhabitants of Lublin’s Podzamcze District of 1633–1733 The goal of the paper is to show the potential existing in the information on the Jewish population inhabiting the Podzamcze district contained in Lublin’s town registers of 1633–1733. The article seeks to study the problem of presenting Big Data in an accessible form. By using a database management system, the author carries out a statistical analysis of the obtained data, draws conclusions, and outlines the directions of future research. He introduces the historical and economic background, discusses family relationships and changes in the dynamics of the neighborhood and 118 Piotr Zimny population migration, as well as telling the histories of several families and showing their genealogical trees. He presents selected professions and shows the numerical strength and activity of individual occupational groups, and represents selected research results in the form of infographics and illustrations. The author also provides an outline of the sociotopographic map of the Jewish Town complemented with the information contained in the old maps of Lublin. The paper is a synthesis of the hitherto collected information, and an attempt to look more broadly at the capabilities contained in this type of projects, in which data processing and analysis is difficult but at the same time valuable and leading to gaining new knowledge.

ETDR: An Exploratory View of Text Detection and Recognition in Images and Videos

Images and videos with text content are a direct source of information. Today, there is a high need for image and video data that can be intelligently analyzed. A growing number of researchers are focusing on text identification, making it a hot issue in machine vision research. Since this opens the way, several real-time-based applications such as text detection, localization, and tracking have become more prevalent in text analysis systems. To find out more about how text information may be extracted, have a look at our survey. This study presents a trustworthy dataset for text identification in images and videos at first. The second part of the article details the numerous text formats, both in images and video. Third, the process flow for extracting information from the text and the existing machine learning and deep learning techniques used to train the model was described. Fourth, explain assessment measures that are used to validate the model. Finally, it integrates the uses and difficulties of text extraction across a wide range of fields. Difficulties focus on the most frequent challenges faced in the actual world, such as capturing techniques, lightning, and environmental conditions. Images and videos have evolved into valuable sources of data. The text inside the images and video provides a massive quantity of facts and statistics. However, such data is not easy to access. This exploratory view provides easier and more accurate mathematical modeling and evaluation techniques to retrieve the text in image and video into an accessible form.

Performing Archives: Documentary Theatre, Transition and Adaptation to a New Lifestyle in Romanian Society

"The change of political regimes and the long period of transition that followed afterwards brought dramatic, even tragic shifts in common people’s lives, who were born and raised in the Eastern Bloc. These experiences, which were strikingly common in Eastern European countries, have left significant marks in nowadays society, which historians and artists alike are trying to analyze and explain to their audiences, in a personal and accessible form. This article aims to analyze the manners in which recent history themes, like the period of transition, economy and the essential lifestyle changes which came as a consequence, are researched and handled in Romanian documentary theatre. As follows, two theatre productions of this kind will be presented. They were considered to be a real success in the independent theatre scene in the past five years and their specificity is the shared socio-political context between stage and audience. Keywords: documentary theatre, archives, transition, recent history, non-Aristotelian theatre, independent theatre, consumerism, society. "

Wind turbine main-bearing lubrication – Part 1: An introductory review of elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory

This paper is the first in a two-part study on lubrication in wind turbine main-bearings. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication is a complex field, the formulas and results from which should not be applied blindly, but with proper awareness and consideration of their context, validity and limitations in any given case. The current paper, “Part 1”, therefore presents an introductory review of elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory in order to provide this necessary background and context in an accessible form, promoting cross-disciplinary understanding. Fundamental concepts, derivations and formulas are presented, followed by the more advanced topics of: starvation, dynamic effects, surface roughness interactions and grease lubrication. “Part 2” applies the presented material in order to analyse wind turbine main-bearing lubrication in the context of available film thickness formulas and related results from lubrication theory. Aside from the main-bearing, the material presented here is also applicable to other lubricated non-conformal contacts in wind turbines, including pitch and yaw bearings and gear-teeth.

THOMAS AQUINAS’ SOCIAL TEACHING OF ABOUT THE TEACHER, TEACHING AND UPBRINGING

The article deals with the issues of F. Aquinas ' social teaching about the teacher, teaching and upbringing, which have not yet been studied in socio-political science. The article deals in more detail with the issues of F. Aquinas ' social teaching – knowledge and cognition, sign and word, language of learning, moral, moral and aesthetic aspects of teaching, on the transition and generation of knowledge from a student by a teacher, etc. The article notes that according to Aquinas, real education and upbringing is impossible without the use of authorities, authoritative books, their reading and interpretation. Learning means that one person transmits information about their knowledge or skill to another person. A teacher can be a person who independently expands his knowledge, is able to clearly formulate this knowledge for himself and transmit it to the student in an information accessible form for the student. At the same time, the article also pays attention to discussion issues.

Multifunctional simulator for providing ship with data on maneuverability

The article presents the research analysis on the ship safety. It has been found out that due to the lack of a methodology for planning an algorithm for the maneuvering control system, there is no concept of solving technological problems or any understanding of what data are needed to perform the work. Despite the cybernetic devices and programs perform some part of the work and prepare the necessary data, the skipper does not understand how the device generates them. The task was to create a prototype that could allow to get data on the ship maneuverability. After the initial stage of training has been passed the skills should be obtained, which further will transform into the passive and stable abilities. The created hardware and software package allows implementing the concept of the guaranteed safety of maneuvering control in piloting vessels due to improving the methods of forming sustainable skills and bringing it to the automation level. It was recommended to use a simulator with visualization, to introduce the new algorithms of controlling the ship propulsion in the area of responsibility by coastal and to develop the recommendations on divergence, new training methods for pilots on shore. The conclusions were made on improving the level of information support by preparing subject-specific declarative knowledge and presenting it in an easily accessible form for perception when making decisions on maneuvering. The developed methodology is implemented in the training process of pilots in the training complex of Kerch State Maritime Technological University

LEGAL ASPECTS OF PROTECTION OF MEDICAL WORKERS DURING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

The issues of protection of the rights of medical workers have recently become especially relevant. Modern medical legislation is due to the imperfection of the legal framework and, consequently, the lack of resources to improve the legal literacy of health professionals, in connection with which they often find themselves in difficult situations. The article highlights the main legal acts that regulate the interests in the field of health care and form a model of the doctor-patient relationship.Objective: to prove in an accessible form to health professionals the main legal acts to maintain their knowledge in the legal field and to explain the mechanisms for minimizing conflict situations during professional activities.

Second Language Creative Writing: Learner Development in the Shinhaiku Pedagogy

This article will address the place of second language creative writing (L2CW) in EFL curricula by first providing an updated understanding of L2CW and the Japanese form shinhaiku—a nontraditional haiku. Shinhaiku differs from traditional haiku in that it does not utilize the 5-7-5 syllable form. Secondly, the article will consider misconceptions as well as pedagogical implications of L2CW and thirdly, offer a classroom approach to L2CW (poetry writing) utilizing Hanauer’s (2012) meaningful literacy framework. The approach was developed from action research and teaching practices, underpinned by Spiro’s (2014) reading-to-writing cycle where learners 1) choose L2CW poems that they admire from an EFL literary journal; 2) articulate reasons for appreciation of said poems; 3) apply these ideas to their L2CW; and 4) reflect on the process. The article will also provide examples from student work as well as present a case for why shinhaiku is an accessible form in the Japanese context. この論文は、EFLの履修に於ける第二言語のクリエイティブライティング(L2CW)の位置付けについて述べたものである。第一に、L2CWの最新の解釈と日本語の形式として新俳句（従来型ではない俳句）を提示する。新俳句は形式として五七五の音節を使わないという点で、従来の伝統的な俳句とは異なる。次に、L2CWの誤認と教育法への影響について考察する。続いて、Hanauer (2012)による「意味を持つ読み書き能力の教育法」を通してL2CWの授業での取り組み（詩の創作）について述べる。この考え方はSpiro (2014) のreading-to-writing cycle (2014)に実証された行動研究と教育方法を発展したものである。その方法では、学習者は、1) EFL literary journal から彼らが良いと感じるL2CWの詩を選ぶ 2)前述の詩を良いと思う理由を明確化させる 3) その考えを自分のL2CWに応用させる 4)その過程を振り返り考察する。そして、学生の作品を例示し、新俳句が日本において利用し易い形式である理由を論証する。