Special Connection Research Articles

Linguistic status of detached constructions (with the involvement of the material concerning parcelling)

Scientists are paying more and more attention to such expressive-syntactic constructions as joining and parcelling. The analysis of scientific works shows that the linguistic status of connecting structures is interpreted ambiguously. To distinguish between affiliation and parcelling, researchers usually propose two criteria: structural-semantic and formal. According to the first criterion, connecting structures are included in the main offer, and parceled structures are outside of it. According to the second criterion, a connection is considered to be such a structure that has special connection markers in the form of unions, union words, etc. Both criteria, in our opinion, do not allow us to unambiguously distinguish between connecting and parcelled structures. During the formation and development of the theory of connection and connecting structure, the works of academicians L.V. Shcherba, V.V. Vinogradov. In particular, the article by Professor E.S. Kryuchkova On connecting ties in the modern Russian language, which for many years has shaped the views on accession and influenced the opinions of more than one generation of linguists. However, the emergence of the theory of parcelling could not but affect the theory of the connecting structure: several types of connection were distinguished, the structure began to be considered against the background of parcelling, difficulties arose in distinguishing between connecting and parcelled structures. This article analyzes special works devoted to the connecting structure, more precisely, those studies, the authors of which ignore parcelling. However, there are other views of scientists on the connecting structure, one of the types of which we conditionally attributed to the second type of connection. This variety will be the subject of our further research.

Variations of Brain Functional Connectivity in Alcohol-Preferring and Non-Preferring Rats with Consecutive Alcohol Training or Acute Alcohol Administration.

Alcohol addiction is regarded as a series of dynamic changes to neural circuitries. A comparison of the global network during different stages of alcohol addiction could provide an efficient way to understand the neurobiological basis of addiction. Two animal models (P-rats screened from an alcohol preference family, and NP-rats screened from an alcohol non-preference family) were trained for alcohol preference with a two-bottle free choice method for 4 weeks. To examine the changes in the neural response to alcohol during the development of alcohol preference and acute stimulation, different trials were studied with resting-state fMRI methods during different periods of alcohol preference. The correlation coefficients of 28 regions in the whole brain were calculated, and the results were compared for alcohol preference related to the genetic background/training association. The variety of coherence patterns was highly related to the state and development of alcohol preference. We observed significant special brain connectivity changes during alcohol preference in P-rats. The comparison between the P- and NP-rats highlighted the role of genetic background in alcohol preference. The results of this study support the alterations of the neural network connection during the formation of alcohol preference and confirm that alcohol preference is highly related to the genetic background. This study could provide an effective approach for understanding the neurobiological basis of alcohol addiction.

Sex-related Difference in Mental Rotation Performance is Mediated by the special Functional Connectivity Between the Default Mode and Salience Networks

The mental rotation task is a particular spatial skill that helps people process visual information and is associated with intelligence and academic performance. Previous studies have found consistent sex difference in mental rotation. However, the neural mechanism of the sex-related difference in mental rotation remains unclear. This study investigates the association between sex, mental rotation and the functional connectivity (FC) of resting-state networks (RSNs) to explore neural correlates of different mental rotation abilities between males and females. Compared with females, males performed better on the mental rotation test. The mental rotation scores were significantly correlated with the special FC between the default mode network (DMN) and salience network (SN). The results of the mediation analysis revealed that the special FC between the DMN and SN mediated the association between sex and mental rotation. Based on these findings, males had higher FC between the DMN and SN, which subsequently promoted their mental rotation performance. These results emphasized the importance of sex in spatial cognition studies of both healthy people and individuals with neuropsychiatric disorders and deepened our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying sex difference in mental rotation.

The role of public associations in the implementation of out-of-school education

The main purpose of the study is to analyze the role of public associations in the implementation of out-of-school education. The system of out-of-school education is characterized by the purposeful functioning of teaching, upbringing, development and socialization of the individual in his free time, with its special structures, connections and relationships between elements. Out-of-school education is a systemic object both in its content and in its procedural aspects. The semantic components of out-of-school education are culture, society, nature, people. The procedural components of out-of-school education include the family, educational institutions, libraries, clubs, children's, student and organizations, societies, and the media. As a result, the role of public associations in the implementation of out-of-school education was determined.

Maxwell-modified metric affine gravity

We present a gauge formulation of the special affine algebra extended to include an antisymmetric tensorial generator belonging to the tensor representation of the special linear group. We then obtain a Maxwell modified metric affine gravity action with a cosmological constant term. We find the field equations of the theory and show that the theory reduces to an Einstein-like equation for metric affine gravity with the source added to the gravity equations with cosmological constant mu contains linear contributions from the new gauge fields. The reduction of the Maxwell metric affine gravity to Riemann–Cartan one is discussed and the shear curvature tensor corresponding to the symmetric part of the special linear connection is identified with the dark energy. Furthermore, the new gauge fields are interpreted as geometrical inflaton vector fields which drive accelerated expansion.

Genesis and evolution of KIMIE: New cost-effective indigenous human breast milk pasteurizer

Natural mother’s breast milk is the best food for all newborns, especially preterm babies. However, if mother’s milk is unavailable or donor breast milk (DBM) is inadequate, DBM is the next best choice. Human milk pasteurizers are traditionally big, costly, and require special electrical and water connections, as well as need a large volume of water that is not recycled and an ongoing supply of disposable plastic bottles. Operation of these machines necessitates specialized training. The creation of Kimie, a compact, automated, and user-friendly human breast milk pasteurizer capable of pasteurizing small volumes of DBM, is described here. This system needs no special water plumbing, recycles water, and is reasonably priced.

Fully integrated flexible long-term electrocardiogram recording patch with gel-less adhesive electrodes for arrhythmia detection

A mechanically flexible and fully integrated electrocardiogram (ECG) recording patch (ERP) that simultaneously monitors the ECG signals and detects the arrhythmia is presented. A simplified two-step process is applied to fabricate the acetylene carbon black (AB)/ polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) electrodes. The soft and adhesive nature of polymer composite electrodes allows conformal contact to the skin. The ERP integrates ECG front end circuits, microcontroller chip and wireless communication unit on a flexible printed circuit boards (FPCB) with electrodes attached on its back, which bridges the technological gap among the signal acquisition, processing, and wireless transmission in the wearable electronics. The ERP can be deformed easily under stretching and bending actions by a special connection of two squares through serpentine traces. With the concentration of 7 wt% AB, the average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the built electrodes at different postures (sit, stand and walk) during electrocardiography are assessed as 17.4 dB, 16.1 dB and 5.6 dB, respectively. Similarly, the SNR of the ERP with Ag/AgCl electrodes are 22.1 dB, 20.6 dB and 10.3 dB, respectively. The performance of the AB/PDMS electrodes are very close to the standard Ag/AgCl electrodes. In addition, the ERP have the ability of anti-interference from environmental noise and motion artifacts (MA). Benefited from implemented microcontroller unit (MCU) platform, the ERP allows sophisticated signal processing with the introduction of discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and support vector machine (SVM) algorithms, which achieves high classification accuracy of 98.7% for online arrhythmia detection. The designed platform provides a wide range of applications for other personalized physiological monitoring and diagnosis.

A new detail for the panel zone of beam-to-wide flange column connections with endplate

Connections are essential constituents in the behavior of a moment resisting frame. There are many different detailing schemes for steel connections, most of which involve welding. In many of these connections, it is advised to use continuity or doubler plates to improve the behavior of the panel zone. Despite enhancing the connection’s behavior, using these plates is accompanied by some drawbacks, primarily due to the welding process. What this study aims to achieve is the numerical and experimental assessment of new detail for the panel zone of the beam-to-column endplates connections. In the proposed detail, the need for welding on the column in the panel zone has been thoroughly removed. A stiffened channel profile carries out the role of continuity and doubler plates. The channel is connected to the column using nuts and bolts. First, a numerical model of the proposed panel zone detail was analyzed in ABAQUS. Then, based on the numerical results, three samples were constructed and subjected to cyclic loading in a full-scale experimental setup until degradation was seen in the hysteretic diagrams. The first model was the control sample, which was built based on the specifications of the prequalified Bolted Stiffened Extended End Plate-Four Bolt Extended Stiffened (BSEEP-4ES) connection recommended by the AISC 358-16 standard. The other two samples, which were built using a channel profile with multiple stiffeners, were used as replacements for the control sample. After obtaining and evaluating the results, it was revealed that under the applied load, all three samples satisfied the seismic criteria for the special moment resistant connection. Compared to the control sample, not only did the new details exhibit a better seismic behavior, they were also more convenient to implement.

A patient-informed qualitative evaluation of an online chronic pain treatment for military, police and Veterans

LAY SUMMARYIn this study, members and Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces were asked about their experiences with an online chronic pain treatment that had been specifically tailored to this population, as well as to members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The purpose was to learn what participants in the treatment program liked and disliked about the program itself and the changes they would suggest to improve the program. The authors learned that despite the effort to tailor the treatment to this population, the voices of actual members of the population needed to be heard to truly tailor the program to their needs. The study provides insight into ways to refine the program to better match the unique characteristics of this population, their special connection to each other, and their individual differences. A revised version of the chronic pain program is being developed based on this feedback.

LOVE STORIES OF THE MODERN AGE. LARYSA KOSACH, OLHA KOBYLIANSKA: REFLECTIONS

The paper highlights the key events of the private life of Larysa Kosach and Olha Kobylianska. It focuses on their communication and relations with men (acquaintance, friendship, and love), in particular Serhii Merzhynskyi and Osyp Makovei. The practice of behavior, the emotional and sensual experience of the Ukrainian women from the modern era have been revealed in a comparative aspect. This approach is determined by the special spiritual and sisterly connection between Larysa and Olha, as well as similar stages of experiencing the love feeling. The emphasis is made on the ‘history’ of L. Kosach, which is explained and even duplicated in the ‘history’ of Olha Kobylyanska.
 A general shaping of the writers’ personalities has been also considered comparatively. The cultural, psychological, and gender aspects in Ukraine of the late 19th and early 20th centuries had to be taken into account. The typology of both personalities has been traced from the time of their adolescence till their adulthood. The author of the paper pays special attention to the social norms as the oldest way to keep a woman within her nature as it was imagined. The traumatic experience of such social representation and the ways of addressing the issue within literary and autobiographical works are highlighted as well. The problem of expressing oneself is an important psychobiographical factor here. All private and public profiles related to human individuality, female nature, and creative consciousness are worth taking a deeper look at. The break up with the authorities, being a dominant feature for these women, is important for each of the mentioned manifestations of personalities and their integrity. The researcher concludes that biographical material, when properly structured, opens up new perspectives for those focused on the life and creative paths of the famous Ukrainian female writers.

Системно-структурный анализ произведений паблик и лэнд-арта

The purpose of the research is to determine particular aspects of using a systemic and structural analysis in works of public and land art. The second half of the XX - early XXI century saw change in approaches to artistic works creation. Modern art practice gravitates not towards art types division but to their synthesis, with ever increasing frequency, artists are not only combining classical artistic devices taken from different types of art in one work, but also inventing their own artistic techniques, expanding author’s expressive means capabilities. Moreover, the artist’s and the viewer’s focuses shift from material essence of an object to the situation that this object can, in some way or another, generate through special connection with space and the viewer. This leads to emergence of objects to which it is impossible to apply classical morphology of art, hampers their analysis. Works of public and land art are among the most common modern art forms that exhibit this trend. The researcher believes that the most effective method of analysing such works is the systemic and structural one. Scientific novelty of the article lies in examining particular aspects of applying a systemic and structural analysis to works of public and land art. As a result, it is proved that this method use in an analysis of artistic works that can be characterised as objects of public and land art contributes to a deeper study of modern artistic forms, to identifying features of such objects.

Front Cover: Advancing Air‐ and Moisture‐Compatible s‐Block Organometallic Chemistry Using Sustainable Solvents (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 31/2021)

The Front Cover shows the special connection created between two distinct and, until now, very distant worlds. These are Polar s-Block Organometallics (fire), which traditionally require highly restrictive reaction conditions (low temperatures, inert atmosphere, meticulously dry organic and non-protic reaction media), and Sustainable Solvents such as DESs or water (Green Chemistry), which enable the efficient use of these reagents in air, in the presence of moisture and ambient temperatures. The authors thank the GEQO group of the Spanish Royal Chemical Society (RSEQ) for the invitation to contribute to the RSEQ-GEQO Prize-Winners special collection. More information can be found in the Minireview by E. Hevia, J. García-Álvarez and co-workers.

Cyclic behaviour of laterally skewed special moment frame connections having composite concrete slabs

StahlbauVolume 90, Issue 7 p. 527-527 Empfehlungen der Redaktion Cyclic behaviour of laterally skewed special moment frame connections having composite concrete slabs First published: 05 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/stab.202170705Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume90, Issue7July 2021Pages 527-527 RelatedInformation

Emotions and politics of sensibilities in Latin America

The social sciences in Latin America have always had a special connection with the study and analysis of the place of emotions in the social structuration processes. The aim of this article is to offer a synthetic exposition of some inquiries about emotions and the politics of sensibilities in Latin America, emphasizing those that are being felt in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this objective, first we offer a synthesis of the theoretical and methodological points that will guide the interpretation; then we draw on pre-existing inquiries and surveys which allow us to capture the state of sensibilities before and during the pandemic in the region; and finally some conclusions are presented. The work is based on a multi-method approach, where qualitative and quantitative secondary and primary data are articulated in tandem.

Dynamic behavior of RC wall with replaceable connections under explosion load effect

Many studies have been done on the design methods of concrete shear walls so that in these methods, shear walls are considered rigid and are connected to the building frame by special connections. These connections, which act as fuses, are defined in various ways. One of these definitions is Self-Centring Rocking RC Shear Wall (SC-RRSCW). The purpose of this study is to investigate the dynamic behavior of the system under the effect of explosion load. For this study, the effect of various parameters such as the thickness of the wall enclosed in the wall, the thickness of the outer sheet, the thickness of the hardening sheets, the diameter of the longitudinal bolts, the distance from the center of the explosion to the wall and the mass of explosives are considered. This study was performed using the finite element numerical method and using Abacus software. The results show that except for the distance from the blast center and the mass of the explosives, the remaining variables have little effect on the maximum strain energy and displacement. It has also been seen that in all models, due to changes in the dimensional characteristics of structural components as well as changes in the distance and weight of explosives, none of the structural components have entered their yield zone.

Changes in efficiencies and interactions of attentional networks in Parkinson’s disease with sleep disturbance

Attention is composed of three distinct attentional networks: alerting, orienting, and executive control. Previous studies have confirmed that Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with executive control deficits; however, the interactions among the three attentional networks and the influence of sleep disturbance in PD patients have not been investigated. Herein, the efficiencies for the three attentional networks and their interactions were evaluated using the revised attention network test. The results showed a significantly slower response and lower accuracy in the PD group than in the normal control group and a significantly slower response and lower accuracy in PD patients with sleep disturbance (PDS) than in PD patients without sleep disturbance (PDnS), which indicates a response deficit in PD and worsening in PDS. Additionally, the executive control efficiency was reduced in both PDS and PDnS, and significantly higher alerting efficiency and lower orienting efficiency were found in PDS. Furthermore, largely changed interactions and correlation patterns of attentional networks were found in PDS but not in PDnS. These results suggested that attentional networks were impaired in PD patients, particularly in those affected by sleep disturbances, and that PDS might establish special connections between attentional networks to compensate for cognitive dysfunction.

RD-Hand: a real-time regression-based detector for dynamic hand gesture

Existing gesture-recognition methods have poor performance on the mobile terminal, because of their limited computing resources and noisy environments such as Spatio-temporal variations and light variations. In this paper, we first draw the idea of regression in object detection tasks into dynamic gesture trajectory recognition. We regard gesture trajectory recognition as an object detection task and propose a regression-based dynamic hand gesture detector named RD-Hand, which contains a special full connection layer for trajectory regression. RD-Hand only needs to perform classification and location once at the same time, and the target trajectory can be detected by regression. Firstly, we use a network combined with CNN and LSTM to extract the features of the trajectory. Then we use a full connection layer with special meaning to predict the classification and location. Finally, trajectory-based non-maximum suppression is used to eliminate redundant solutions. Experiments show that RD-Hand has high accuracy, good real-time performance without GPU.

A Customized AC Hybrid LED Driver With Flicker Reduction for High Nominal Range Applications

This brief presents a customized ac hybrid LED driver for high nominal range (220-240 V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">AC</sub> ) applications using average current control. A fixed offset hysteretic window approach is proposed to reduce the switching frequency variation. In order to enable low-side current sensing, a special substrate connection is presented. The designed LED driver is fabricated with a 0.18- μm, 700-V ultra-high voltage CMOS process. Measurement results show that under 230-V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">AC</sub> , 50 Hz input, the peak efficiency of the customized design is over 94% and the power factor is greater than 0.92 while suppressing the photometric flicker and delivering 17-watt power to the LEDs.

Resolving Singularities and Monodromy Reduction of Fuchsian Connections

We study monodromy reduction of Fuchsian connections from a sheave theoretic viewpoint, focusing on the case when a singularity of a special connection with four singularities has been resolved. The main tool of study is {based on} a bundle modification technique due to Drinfeld and Oblezin. This approach via invariant spaces and eigenvalue problems allows us not only to explain Erd\'elyi's classical infinite hypergeometric expansions of solutions to Heun equations, but also to obtain new expansions not found in his papers. As a consequence, a geometric proof of Takemura's eigenvalues inclusion theorem is obtained. Finally, we observe a precise matching between the monodromy reduction criteria giving those special solutions of Heun equations and that giving classical solutions of the Painlev\'e VI equation.

Some Proposed Connections between the Visions of Amram and the Four Kingdoms in View of the Aramaic Literature from Qumran

Abstract The Visions of Amram (4Q543–549) and Four Kingdoms (4Q552–553) are two Aramaic compositions from Qumran that have been recognized to contain apocalyptic dream-visions. In this article I propose some special connections between the dream-visions in these two works, centered on similar dialogues that take place between the seers in each text and characters seen in the dreams. These connections suggest that the Visions of Amram and Four Kingdoms emerged from a shared or closely related authorial setting. I also suggest that the connections discussed in this article are indicative of other literary affinities exhibited more generally among the Qumran Aramaic corpus, affinities that point toward a broader literary movement of which the Visions of Amram and Four Kingdoms were part.