bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of intensity based fog climatological information system (daily and hourly) at IGI airport, New Delhi for use in fog forecasting and aviation
Authors: JENAMANI RAJENDRAKUMAR
Published: December 2021

The main objective of the present paper is to make a microclimatological study of occurrence of fog of different intensities at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, New Delhi which includes their date-wise climatological probabilities and their corresponding total number of hours of occurrence for 62-days of peak winter from 1st December to 31st January by using hourly visibility data for the period of 1981-2005. Their hourly climatology has been discussed separately for both months using same data for understanding their diurnal variations. Both the computations have been done to find most vulnerable periods with exact dates and timings when both duration and intensity of the fog are very high and hazardous for aviation. Corresponding 10-days and 3-hourly climatology of cumulative fog occurrences are computed to identify a period when fog related flight diversion risk is highest. For better understanding of their variability, dates of extreme hours of occurrences of a particular fog type amongst occurrences of all dates for the period during both months have also been documented. These climatological informations can be used by various airlines for planning flight operation and action for establishment of fog dissipation mechanism. Finally, fogprobability matrices of various intensities based on these climatological data have been presented with dates in first column and hours in the first row for all 62 days of December and January and for all 24 hours of each day giving date and hour wise climatological probability of their occurrences which can be used at IGI as climatological tool for forecasting of fog of various intensity and expected climatological period.
ELEKTRİK TALEP-ÜRETİM SÜREKLİLİK EĞRİLERİ YARDIMI İLE TAHMİNÎ ELEKTRİK ÜRETİM MALİYETİ HESABI - BİR ÖRNEK DURUM ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: ÜLKER Muhammed Akif
Published: December 2021

Elektrik üretiminde yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarının payı her geçen gün artmaktadır. Doğaları gereği süreksiz olan bu kaynaklar, elektrik fiyatlarında dalgalanmalara neden olabilmektedir. Bu durum da elektrik güç sistemlerindeki teknik, ekonomik ve yasal kısıtlar altında, enerji kaynaklarının etkili bir şekilde planlandığı ve elektrik üretimi ve talebindeki değişkenliğin doğru bir şekilde ele alındığı yöntemlerin kullanılmasını kaçınılmaz kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, elektrik üretim ve talep süreklilik eğrilerinin gelecek şebeke planlamalarında nasıl kullanılabileceği üzerine bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Burada, olasılıksal bir yaklaşım benimsenmiş ve elektrik üretim ve talep değerlerinin var olma olasılıkları, yapılan çalışmayla, gelecek şebeke planlamaları için önemli olan bazı parametrelerin hesabında kullanılmıştır. Makalede, şebekeden bağımsız çalışan bir ada sistemi üzerinde yapılan benzetim çalışmasının sonuçları sunulmuştur. Hesaplamaların sonucunda örnek durum çalışması yapılan sistemdeki tahmin edilen elektrik enerjisi üretim maliyeti 309 $/saat, elektrik enerjisi açığı miktarı 100.4 kWh ve tahmin edilen elektrik enerjisi açığı riski %4.9 olarak bulunmuştur.
Analisis Job Value dan Perancangan Struktur Gaji Baru Pada Perusahaan Pengolahan Semen Instan PT XYZ di Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Nur Ramadhan Akbar , Tyas Permata Dewi Aning , Prasetyo Wardhani Ichsan , Nurul Wulan Maghfiroh , Hermansyah Muhamad
Published: December 2021

PT XYZ is a factory engaged in the instant cement or mortarindustry located in Semarang Regency, Central Java, which has beenestablished since 2013. The company is managed by a presidentdirector who supervises 36 contract employees. The compensationsystem used by PT XYZ is to pay a basic salary of Rp. 11,515/hourobtained from the UMR of Semarang Regency divided by 200working hours. The compensation system applies to all positions atPT XYZ except for director and the factors that affect the amount ofbasic salary received depend on the number of hours worked eachmonth. The amount of the director's salary has its own rulesaccording to the agreement of the commissioner. Determination ofcompensation applied in the company is not ideal because it is onlydetermined by working hours without considering other factors.Thus, this study aims to evaluate the compensation system at PTXYZ based on a salary survey, salary mapping, and Eckenrodesystem in order to provide a better description of the compensationsystem for PT XYZ in order to assist the company in improving itsperformance. This study found ten compensable factors thatmatched the work of PT XYZ, which were obtained using the haymethod. The calculation results of the adhered and overlappingmethods are used to classify employee salaries into five grades.
Sistem Informasi Absensi Kepegawaian Berbasis WEB Pada PT. Prada Bangun Persada
Authors: Wibisono Yusuf
Published: December 2021

PT. Prada Bangun Persada is a branch company that has a headoffice in the Jakarta area which is engaged in the field of SportsEquipment which has staff that must be managed properly. In thismanagement, the company makes an annual performance report,one of which contains a report on staffing. PT. Prada BangunPersada has several sections in the organizational structure, one ofwhich is the general responsibility section and the finance section.The general responsibility department and the finance department inthis company do not yet have an efficient personnel informationsystem application and are still processing data manually, resultingin various obstacles. Constraints experienced by the general personin charge are still using paper forms in making employee data andsubmitting employee letters so that they are less efficient and alwaysprovide paper forms. Then the storage of these letters still uses theirrespective folders based on the type of letter so that it is difficult toaccess and search for employee data and it is not safe if the storageis still using a folder and sometimes its validation is not handledproperly. Then in the finance department in the employee payrollprocess, which still calculates and saves with Microsoft excel formatfiles which causes low security and confidentiality of employeepayroll data at risk of file damage if exposed to a virus andemployees can easily access the file. This Personnel InformationSystem uses a 2-step method. First, the data collection method wascarried out in three ways, namely the observation method, theinterview method and the literature study. Second, the systemdevelopment method that will be used is the waterfall systemdevelopment method, and uses UML (Unified Modeling Language)notation as tools.
Pengaruh Kualitas Pembelajaran Terhadap Kepuasan Mahasiswa
Authors: Puspasari Dewi
Published: December 2021

The research do to identified how description about quality learningwhich has been given by teacher to students, to identified howdescription about students satisfaction and to find out howsubstantial the influence of quality learning toward studentssatisfaction research on business management STIEB PerdanaMandiri Purwakarta 2017 are 86 students. The data sources used inthis research were primary and secondary data, data collectiontechnique used was using by questionnaire, data measurement usedwas Likert scale using validity and reliability and data analysistechnique used is simple linear regressions. The result of thesignificant test (t test) in this research was t count = 32.316 and asignificance of 0.000. the procedure for finding table statistics withcriteria for the level of significance (?=0.1) for the two-party testand df or dk (degrees of freedom) = total data - 2 or 88-2 = 86. Sowe get t_(table ) = 1,991 Thus, t_(count )?t_(table ) or 32.316 1.991and the probability value is 0.05 more than the Sig value (0.05 >0.000), then Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected, meaning that it issignificant and the value of R = 0.961 and the coefficient ofdetermination (Rsquare ) of 0.924 ( is the square of the correlationcoefficient or 0.961 x 0.961 = 0.924 ). This means that learningaffects the satisfaction of undergraduate students of the BusinessManagement Study Program while attending lectures 92.4%. Whilethe remaining 7.6% is determined by other factors.
Analisis PDRB (Produk Domestik Regional Bruto) Dari Sisi Lapangan Usaha Provinsi Sumatra Utara
Authors: Mudrikah Azizah , Maulidah Aula , Jannah Nurul
Published: December 2021

Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) is the gross addedvalue (NTB) of all goods and services produced from a domesticarea arising from economic activity in a certain period regardlessof whether the production factors are owned by residents or nonresidents. This study aims to analyze the GRDP in North SumatraProvince from the side of the business field. This study uses adescriptive qualitative approach by using secondary data that isreviewed in the literature from various sources such as BPS(Central Statistics Agency), and Bank Indonesia as data analysisfor the Province of North Sumatra in the first quarter and thesecond quarter of 2021. This study looks at the existing variables.on Gross Domestic Product in terms of business fields. The resultsof the analysis of this research are the North Sumatran economybased on the amount of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP)based on current prices in the first quarter of 2021 reached Rp207.00 trillion and based on constant prices in 2010 reached Rp133.67 trillion. North Sumatra's economy in the second quarter of2021 compared to the previous quarter grew by 1.83% (q-to-q).
Ensuring A Better Water Future for Malaysia
Authors: Abdullah Shahrizaila
Published: December 2021

Human overuse of water resources and diffuse contamination of freshwater are stressing the water resources in the terrestrial water cycle. As a consequence, the ecological functions of water bodies, soils and groundwater in the water cycle are hampered and being further exacerbated by threats from impending climate change. Though Malaysia is blessed with fairly abundant rainfall it still has its fair share of water woes, such as occasional droughts, looding and pollution of its rivers and water bodies. Only recently, the country was faced with water related hazards of fairly disastrous proportions. Recurring potable water shortages that occurred in 2014 and 2015 in several states had led to water rationing. Malaysia has since the early 1990s set its vision to become a fully developed country by the year 2020 (Vision 2020). The transformation of the water sector must also evolve in tandem to meet sustainable development goals beitting a developed nation status by 2020. The National Water Resources Policy (NWRP), launched in March 2012, is based on the 3 essential principles i.e. water resources security,water resources sustainability and collaborative governance. This paper will review the various water-related issues and challenges whilst proposing the implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Road Map including the measures to be undertaken to effect the transformation of the water sector in pursuit of Vision 2020 and to achieve the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The indings and recommendations are largely based on several in-depth studies undertaken by the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia (ASM) pertaining to the water sector and the IWRM agenda.
EN 206 Conformity Testing for Concrete Strength in Compression
Authors: Babu Daneti Saradhi , Wei Li , Tim Tam Chat
Published: December 2021

The design of concrete structures in accordance with EN 1992-1-1 adopts the characteristic cylinder compressive strength inits equations. EN 206 provides for conformity testing for concrete strength in compression using 150mm diameter by 300mm length cylinders or 150mm cubes only. The complementary standard to EN 206 in UK, BS 8500 (SS 544 in Singapore, MS 523 in Malaysia) has added provisions (clause 12.2) for the use of 100mm cubes for conformity testing. The conformity criteria for 100mm cube specimens are to be the same as those for 150mm cubes. A series of tests based on 3 selected levels of compressive strength has been conducted to examine the relationship between these 3 types of test specimens for compressive strength of concrete. For each strength level, 100 batches of concrete were produced over a period of several months. The test results are presented with analysis based on the mean of 3 numbers for each type of test specimens prepared from the same batch at each time of preparation. The results of this study for the 3 strength levels support the relationship between standard cylinder compressive strength and standard cube compressive strength in EN 206. In addition, results also support the recommendation that standard 100mm cube compressive strength is equivalent to that of standard 150mm cube compressive strength in BS 8500. The use of the small size cubes and certiication of designed concrete promote sustainability in concrete construction.
Continuing professional development for college teachers in Bangladesh
Authors: Iqbal Md. Hafiz , Naher Shamsun , Siddiqie Shamsun Akhter
Published: December 2021

Purpose: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a fundamental issue for knowledge management in teaching. Teachers get more benefits from it because of the opportunities for participation in training, workshops, seminars, symposiums, mentoring programs, research work, coaching, and others.  This study explores college teachers’ perceptions about CPD at the college level for knowledge management and lifelong learning and identifies the factors that contribute to designing CPD.

Methodology: An organizational case study with mixed methods and a multistage cluster sampling technique were applied to carry out this research. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, college teachers’ face-to-face appointments were converted to e-mail communication to capture data.

Findings: Of the 63 scheduled appointments, 37 (58.73%) respondents sent their responses via e-mail. For proper empirical evaluation, we used the non-parametric Mann–Whitney and Shapiro–Wilk tests. Tested and confirmed result of the study suggested that age, subject, length of service, gender, in-house training, necessary skills, administrative support, networking capacity, and online facility are the important contributors to CPD and knowledge management.

Implications of the study: The facts and findings of our study are very important for policymakers and stakeholders to formulate appropriate policies.
Online user education
Authors: Azizah Anik Nur , Khabib Muh
Published: December 2021

Purpose: This study aims to describe online user education activities during the COVID-19 pandemic at the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta Library. Design/Methodology/Approach: The approach taken in this paper is an empirical approach related to activities at the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Library. Findings: This paper provides an overview of the impact of the pandemic on services at the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Library. It also highlights the implementation of online user education during the COVID-19 pandemic at the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Library which was previously carried out physically. It further observes user behavior after online user education is implemented.

Originality/Values: The library's effort to organize online user education is one of the innovations made by the library of UIN Sunan Kalijaga in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online user education must continue to be carried out to help users get to know the library orientation at the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Library. The implementation of online user education at the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Library can be imitated and can be used by other libraries as a model for implementing user education during the pandemic.
Maritime Concessions in Italy
Authors: Caroccia Raffaele
Published: December 2021

The paper deals with the treatment – both legislative and judicial – of maritime concessions in Italy. It first analyses legal provisions regarding the term of duration of such concessions and then focuses on some recent sentences. The first of them could have made stronger the conflict between the Italian legal environment and EU one, as the legislative automatic prorogation of concessions was deemed to be legitimate. Luckily, further rulings stated that this legislative statute is not in line with EU law and so has to be non applied. The Council of State solved the question very recently: not only Italian legal discipline was sentenced not to be in line with the EU law, but also some guidelines were given to step out the impasse. Judicial review so proved out to be once again the key element to grant rule of law, even when relationships between different legal environments are concerned.
A Táboa Periódica, máis que química
Authors: Cid Ramón
Published: December 2021

Como todos sabemos, e así se ten posto de manifesto este Ano Internacional da Táboa Periódica, a carta dos elementos químicos é moito máis ca Química. As posibilidades didácticas que se poden atopar a partir dela son innumerables, e deben permitir a creación na aula da necesaria conexión entre as “frías” columnas e filas desa táboa e o excitante e apaixonante escenario humano que estivo detrás da súa construción. Neste artigo preséntanse algúns feitos vencellados ao descubrimento, síntese e clasificación dos elementos químicos, coa intención de que o lector ou lectora que os descoñeza poda coñecelos e utilizalos na aula. Achegaremos así esa extraordinaria concreción científica a un alumnado que na maioría síntese alleo a ela, diante de nomes e símbolos que lles parecen moi afastadas da súa realidade e intereses. Abórdanse soamente algúns deses casos, seleccionados con o único criterio de ser considerados de especial valor divulgativo por quen isto escribe, e estando seguro de que no resto destas páxinas aparecerán outros moitos recursos que completarán esta intencionalidade didáctica.
POSTMODERN SANATTA NEGATİF ALAN
Authors: ARSLAN Sadık
Published: December 2021

Negatif, formun oluşmasını sağlayan boşluktur; formun görünür kılınmasını sağlayan gizil bir güçtür. Sanatta negatif ise iki veya üç boyutlu formun çevresindeki boşluktur. Formun görünür olmasını sağlamaktadır. Salt negatiften oluşan bir form, aslında yokluktan var olmaktadır. Bu durum negatif sanatı, pozitifin otoriter içeriğinden farklılaştırmaktadır. Çünkü yokluktan var edilen negatif alan sanatı, aslında iç dış diyalektiğinin tersine çevrilmesi demektir. Tersine çevirme ise gerçek olan evrenden uzaklaşmayı ve yeni bir sanat dili yaratmayı gerektirir. Bu araştırmada amaçlanan, negatif alanı sanatının merkezine koyan postmodern sanatçıların işlerinden hareketle sanatta negatif kavramını incelemektir. Bu sanatçıların çalışmalarında negatif alanın anlamı ve kavramsal içeriği tartışılırken nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Araştırmada negatif alandan üretilen sanatın, pozitifin yerleşik sanat ilkelerinin reddi, iç-dış diyalektiğinin tartışılması ve gizil olanın ortaya çıkarılması anlamına geldiği sonucuna varılmıştır.
Activity, Participation, and Goal Awareness After Acquired Brain Injury: A Prospective Observational Study of Inpatient Rehabilitation
Authors: Adey-Wakeling Zoe , Jolliffe Laura , O’Shannessy Elizabeth , Hunter Peter , Morarty Jacqui , Cameron Ian D. , Liu Enwu , Lannin Natasha A.
Published: December 2021

Objective To examine the frequency and timing of inpatient engagement in meaningful activities within rehabilitation (within and outside of structured therapy times) and determine the associations between activity type, goal awareness, and patient affect.Methods This prospective observational study performed behavioral mapping in a 42-bed inpatient brain injury rehabilitation unit by recording patient activity every 15 minutes (total 42 hours). The participants were randomly selected rehabilitation inpatients with acquired brain injury; all completed the study. The main outcome measures included patient demographics, observation of activity, participation, goal awareness, and affect.Results The inpatients spent 61% of the therapeutic day (8:30 to 16:30) in their single room and were alone 49% of the time. They were physically socially inactive for 76% and 74% of their awake time, respectively, with neutral affect observed for about half of this time. Goal-related activities were recorded for only 25% of the inpatients’ awake time. The odds of physical activity were 10.3-fold higher among in patients receiving support to address their goals within their rehabilitation program (odds ratio=10.3; 95% confidence interval, 5.02–21.16).Conclusion Inpatients in a mixed brain injury rehabilitation unit spent a large amount of their awake hours inactive and only participated in goal-related activities for a quarter of their awake time. Rehabilitation models that increase opportunities for physical, cognitive, and social activities outside of allied health sessions are recommended to increase overall activity levels during inpatient rehabilitation.
Peak Voluntary Cough Flow and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as Risk Factors for Pneumonia
Authors: Choi Jayoon , Baek Sora , Kim Gowun , Park Hee-won
Published: December 2021

Objective To investigate the relationship between voluntary peak cough flow (PCF), oropharyngeal dysphagia, and pneumonia in patients who were evaluated with videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS).Methods Patients who underwent both VFSS and PCF measurement on the same day were enrolled retrospectively (n=821). Pneumonia (n=138) and control (n=683) groups were assigned based on presence of pneumonia within 1 month from the date of VFSS assessment. In addition, sex, age (<65 and ≥65 years), preceding conditions, modified Barthel Index (MBI), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), PCF value (<160, ≥160 and <270, and ≥270 L/min), and presence of aspiration/penetration on VFSS were reviewed.Results Pneumonia group was more likely to be male (n=108; 78.3%), ≥65 years (n=121; 87.7%), with neurodegenerative (n=25; 18.1%) or other miscellaneous diseases (n=50; 36.2%), and in poor functional level with lower value of MBI (39.1±26.59). However, MMSE was not significantly different in comparison to that of the control group. The pneumonia group was also more likely to have dysphagia (82.6%) and lower value of PCF (<160 L/min, 70.3%). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, male sex (odd ratio [OR]=6.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.70–16.26), other miscellaneous diseases as preceding conditions (OR=2.52; 95% CI, 1.14–5.58), dysphagia (OR=3.82; 95% CI, 1.42–10.23), and PCF <160 L/min (OR=14.34; 95% CI, 1.84–111.60) were factors significantly related with pneumonia.Conclusion Impaired swallowing and coughing function showed an independent association with the development of pneumonia. Patients with PCF <160 L/min require more attention with lung care and should be encouraged with voluntary coughing strategy to prevent possible pulmonary complications.
Saudi Viewers’ Perceptions of Attack on Titan Japanese Animation Online Series
Authors: Qutub Afnan , Alardawi Merfat
Published: December 2021

This quantitative study examines Saudi viewers’ perceptions of the Japanese anime Attack on Titan. Data collection was undertaken by means of an online survey of 346 viewers of the animation, aged between fourteen and thirty-eight. The results indicated that the most popular characters were Levi, Eren, and Mikasa, with the least liked being the Armorer Titan, the Female Titan, Sasha, and Christa. The research found that the participants were attracted to scenes including fights between human and Titans, flying blood, and dialogue. The viewers expressed an interest in the unique scenario of the series, as well as each character’s tone of voice and facial expression. Finally, the hypothesis testing (Ho) of viewers’ tendency to like characters based on gender was accepted as confirmed by the 2-tail test (.042), i.e. the participants tended to prefer male characters. This study recommends that future research applies content analysis to provide further insights into the reasons behind the identified preference for male characters.
Idle Youth and Macroeconomics in Latin America
Authors: Caceres Luis Rene
Published: December 2021

This paper analyzes the macroeconomic repercussions of the existence of idle youth in a cross-section of Latin American countries. The results indicate that idle youth has a close association with the indices of gender inequality and governance, and with informality. By estimating a series of equations, it was possible to infer that idle youth exerts adverse effects on economic growth, the domestic saving rate and economic vulnerability. It is also reported that the prevention of idle youth rests on substantial increases in tax revenues so as to increase social spending.
Effectiveness of two tobacco cessation methods among TB patients
Authors: Malhotra S. , Mohanty V. , Balappanavar A. Y. , Sharma N. , Khanna A. , Chahar P. , Rijhwani K. , Gupta V. , Kapoor S.
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: Tobacco and TB are the world´s two greatest public health problems. Exposure to tobacco has been shown to be associated with higher risk of acquiring TB and adverse outcomes such as relapse and TB mortality.OBJECTIVE: To assess and compare self-reported
tobacco quit status and biochemically verified cotinine levels among TB patients at different time intervals among two study groups.METHODS: A cluster, randomised controlled trial was conducted on TB patients attending DOTS centres in Delhi, India, who reported using tobacco in
any form. Participants were assigned into one of two treatment groups. Centres were randomly assigned to two intervention groups: 1) integrated intervention using behavioural counselling with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) gum, and 2) intervention using behavioural counselling alone (50
each in intervention and control group). The subjects were followed at Week 1, Month 1, Month 3 and Month 6 for tobacco cessation.RESULTS: At the end of 6 months, patients who received the integrated intervention had significantly higher rate of success in quitting tobacco than
those who received the conventional TB treatment alone (78.7% vs. 57.8%; P < 0.03).CONCLUSION: DOTS with tobacco use dependence treatment was successful in our study in helping TB patients to quit tobacco dependence and should therefore be offered to every tobacco user.
TB prevalence in Zimbabwe: a national cross-sectional survey, 2014
Authors: Chipinduro M. , Timire C. , Chirenda J. , Matambo R. , Munemo E. , Makamure B. , Nhidza A. F. , Tinago W. , Chikwasha V. , Ngwenya M. , Mutsvangwa J. , Metcalfe J. Z. , Sandy C.
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: We conducted the first national TB prevalence survey to provide accurate estimates of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB disease among adults aged ≥15 years in 2014.METHODS: A TB symptoms screen and chest X-ray (CXR) were used to identify presumptive
TB cases who submitted two sputum samples for smear microscopy, liquid and solid culture. Bacteriological confirmation included acid-fast bacilli smear positivity confirmed using Xpert® MTB/RIF and/or culture. Prevalence estimates were calculated using random effects logistic
regression with multiple imputations and inverse probability weighting.RESULTS: Of 43,478 eligible participants, 33,736 (78%) were screened; of these 5,820 (17%) presumptive cases were identified. There were 107 (1.9%) bacteriologically confirmed TB cases, of which 23 (21%) were
smear-positive. The adjusted prevalences of smear-positive and bacteriologically confirmed TB disease were respectively 82/100,000 population (95% CI 47–118/100,000) and 344/100,000 (95% CI 268–420/100,000), with an overall all-ages, all-forms TB prevalence of 275/100,000 population
(95% CI 217–334/100,000). TB prevalence was higher in males, and age groups 35–44 and ≥65 years. CXR identified 93/107 (87%) cases vs. 39/107 (36%) using the symptom screen.CONCLUSION: Zimbabwe TB disease prevalence has decreased relative to prior estimates, possibly
due to increased antiretroviral therapy coverage and successful national TB control strategies. Continued investments in TB diagnostics for improved case detection are required.
CRIMINAL AND ARCHITECTURAL PREVENTION
Authors: Bieniek-Ciarcińska Monika
Published: December 2021

The article presents the most important aspects of the geographic dimension of criminology. Referring the considerations to areas such as sociology or, in general, knowledge about society, the subject matter was formulated in an interdisciplinary way, indicating its complexity and, at the same time, importance from the point of view of social sciences. In this work, space is seen in many perspectives - as a factor that has both a direct and indirect impact on the distribution of crime. Human activity in a given area and the possibility of spatial development of the area in terms of the tasks it is to fulfill are also important. The article is a theoretical analysis in which the analysis of Polish and foreign-language literature was used, as well as a descriptive historical method. There were also comparative analyzes in legal terms. The applied methodology contributed to the implementation of in-depth inferences, the results of which are the conclusions and research postulates presented at the end of the work. The article is dedicated primarily to people who have an impact on architectural changes in the area of towns and villages. The issues presented make a reference to the still valid problem of crime prevention. Spatial prevention should not only account for the so far unused opportunities that lie open to civil society, but also be a real change in the approach to construction. The process of space revitalization will be effective only through meta-analyzes consisting in the first place in recognizing, identifying existing or potential threats, and then implementing, in the course of social consultations, well-thought-out solutions that fit into a given space architecturally. These actions will require changes in the approach to the current protection against undesirable behaviors, focusing not on reducing the effects of adverse effects, but leaning towards criminal and architectural prevention. For this purpose, new legal solutions adequate to the existing national conditions will also be necessary.
ANALYSIS OF THE USEFULNESS OF VIDEO
MONITORING RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF
IDENTIFYING THE PERPETRATORS OF HOMICIDES
Authors: Ryter Erwin
Published: December 2021

The article presents content related to the assessment of the usefulness of video monitoring for the identification of perpetrators of homicides as well as qualifying it as an important element of crime prevention. It presents the impact of the growing tendency of mass use of public space monitoring systems on the increased sense of security and control over situations which may threaten society. Moreover, the issues related to a perpetrator’s awareness of the inevitability of preserving their image by means of visual monitoring and its impact on the manner of their conduct as well as the possible withdrawal from committing a prohibited act have been signalled. The article also attempts to explain the reasons for the long-term impunity of some killers from the 1960s to the 1980s in relation to the lack of certain technological solutions, and especially the lack of video surveillance in areas where it is commonly used today. The article also covers the current legal solutions allowing for the legitimate collection of images from video monitoring, including those related to the protection of personal data in connection with the processing of images of the perpetrator.
Konferencja naukowa jako forma rozwoju uczelni, jej kadry akademickiej i nie tylko oraz przejaw pozytywnego kształtowania wizerunku szkoły wyższej na przykładzie krajowej konferencji nauko-wej zorganizowanej przez Wyższą Szkołę Policji w Szczytnie 13 września 2021 roku, nt. Szkolnictwo służb mundurowych po 1989 r. – zmiany, tradycja, wartości i tożsamość
Authors: Gawroński Piotr
Published: December 2021

Artykuł dotyczy znaczenia konferencji naukowej w rozwoju uczelni, jej kadry akademickiej i nie tylko oraz kształtowania pozytywnego wizerunku szkoły wyższej na przykładzie krajowej konferencji naukowej zorganizowanej przez
Wyższą Szkołę Policji w Szczytnie 13 września 2021 r., pt. Szkolnictwo służb mundurowych po 1989 r. — zmiany, tradycja, wartości i tożsamość.
Rzecznik prasowy instytucji publicznej
Authors: Sokołowski Mariusz
Published: December 2021

Praca rzecznika prasowego instytucji publicznej stanowi niewątpliwie ważny element kreowania wizerunku instytucji i budowania jej wiarygodności. Zarówno Konstytucja RP, jak i wynikające z niej akty wykonawcze (przede wszystkim ustawa — Prawo prasowe i ustawa o dostępie do informacji publicznej) gwarantują wolność prasy, swobodę w wykonywaniu działalności dziennikarskiej. Wszystko to z kolei służyć ma wykonaniu społecznej kontroli nad działalnością tych instytucji, które funkcjonują po to, by zapewnić obywatelom możliwość dostępu do niezbędnych świadczeń, takich jak ochrona i wspieranie obywateli oraz poprawa jakości ich życia, są finansowanie ze środków publicznych, umożliwiając tym samym skorzystanie z nich przez każdego obywatela, a także podejmują działania nastawione na zdobywanie bądź wzmacnianie zaufania i wiarygodności wśród obywateli. Przy tak zdefiniowanym pojęciu instytucji publicznej z pewnością zalicza się również do niej administrację publiczną, samorządową, a także służby odpowiedzialne za bezpieczeństwo państwa i jego obywateli. Wszystkie te podmioty, realizując nałożone przez prawo obowiązki w zakresie informowania opinii publicznej, transparentności, realizują przyjętą politykę prasowo-informacyjną. W przypadku większości odpowiedzialność za jej realizację spoczywa na rzecznikach rasowych, ci zaś muszą sprostać stawianym im wyzwaniom, z jednej strony zdając sobie sprawę, że działają na podstawie prawa, z drugiej maksymalnie dostosowując się do potrzeb i oczekiwań dziennikarzy. To na podstawie relacji z nimi kreują wizerunek reprezentowanych instytucji. Przy czym zarówno wolność mediów, jak i wspomniane obowiązki w dostarczaniu informacji dziennikarzom nie mają charakteru absolutnego. Niejednokrotnie podlegają obwarowaniom wynikającym z praw ograniczających możliwość udzielenia informacji. W związku z tym tajemnica prowadzonego postępowania przygotowawczego, ochrona danych osobowych, tajemnica służbowa, tajemnica przedsiębiorstwa itp. uniemożliwiają realizację w pełni otwartej polityki medialnej. Budowanie tak ważnej dla każdej instytucji publicznej wiarygodności jest podstawą działań z zakresu PR, a rzecznicy prasowi są przecież ich częścią. Nie da się tego osiągnąć, posługując się kłamstwem, półprawdą czy tak popularnym w obecnych czasach fake newsem. W kontaktach z mediami obowiązuje zatem zasada wystrzegania się kłamstwa i dokładnego sprawdzenia przekazywanych danych. Skutki jej niestosowania potrafi ą być tragiczne dla samego rzecznika, instytucji, którą reprezentuje, a także dla autorytetu państwa, którego ta instytucja jest częścią. Instytucje publiczne w swoich działaniach powinny kierować się dobrem publicznym, służąc z równym zaangażowaniem każdej z sił politycznych sprawujących władzę, ograniczając swoją aktywność do wykonywania decyzji podejmowanych przez polityków. W pracy apolitycznych rzeczników prasowych instytucji publicznych takie działania muszą przekładać się na — rozumiane bardzo szeroko — apolityczne komunikowanie.
THEORETICAL BASICS OF QUANTUM COMPUTATIONS
Authors: Kuczerski Tomasz , Dyszyński Michał
Published: December 2021

The paper includes basic information over the domain of quantum physics needed to understand basic principles of calculations and operations with the use of quantum computers. Questions of the unit of quantum information – qubit, and the Bloch’s zone are thoroughly explained. The paper is aimed to be an introduction into the world of quantum IT for persons beyond the quantum physics who want to use the quantum algorithms for their scientific researches.
CONCEPTION OF A “SILENT” MORTAR PROJECTILE. PART III – DESIGN AND STRENGTH CALCULATIONS
Authors: Magier Mariusz , GUTOWSKI Marcin
Published: December 2021

The paper deals with some selected elements of a designing process for a “quiet” mortar projectile. Basing on it a decision could be made if specifications of the design were met. Numerical computations have proved that it is possible to design a quiet 60 mm mortar projectile with the range of 1200 ÷ 1300 m and own mass 1.8 kg. Moreover, the strength calculations have proved that the projectile can be made of commonly used structural materials.
Cultural Concept in Furniture Design: Perceptions, Issues and Challenges
Authors: Sahari Faridah , Shanat Musdi
Published: December 2021

Sarawak Borneo has long been known for its diverse culture and multi-ethnicity, which is reflected in its arts and crafts. Pua Kumbu and Orang Ulu are famous visual motifs that can be seen on many products from Sarawak, including textiles and paintings, which could potentially be integrated into furniture design as cultural elements. The purpose of this study was to identify the perception, issues and challenges of cultural concepts embedded in furniture design from the perspective of manufacturers, designers and the public. In-depth interviews, surveys and observation were the three qualitative research methods applied in this study at MIFF 2018 and MIFF 2019. In general, the findings from the surveys done in 2018 and 2019 show that manufacturers, designers and consumers agree that cultural elements can be a unique feature and a competitive advantage for furniture design. A range of furniture designs that feature different cultural elements, such as local materials, colors, stories and history, are discussed in this article, which is expected to inspire designers and manufacturers to experiment and explore this approach in furniture. However, to achieve this, manufacturers and designers have to have their own views and strategies on how they interpret cultural-related elements in furniture, based on their consumers’ interests and global market needs.
The Evolution of China’s Sporting Diplomacy since 1949
Authors: An Yalun , Wang Xueshuang , Xiang Fujun
Published: December 2021

The sporting diplomacy in China, as an integral part of China’s overall diplomacy, unswervingly upholds the fundamental foreign policy goal of preserving world peace and promoting common development since New China was founded. After adopting the policy of reform and opening, the sporting diplomacy in China has made historical achievements through intensive participation in international sporting competitions, extensive involvement in international sporting organizations, active hosting of mega sports events, and frequent engagement in cultural sporting exchanges with other countries. In the last decade, with a constant increase in China’s economy, cultural soft power and international influence of sports, China makes an all-round effort in the pursuit of major countrywide sporting diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. Currently, despite the severe challenges outside China, Beijing is making smooth preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which embraces another milestone in the diplomacy of sport in China. This paper analyzes decision environments, goals, actions and defining features of China’s sporting diplomacy in different periods and follows on to summarize practical experiences in the development of the sporting diplomacy in China. The paper shows that the resounding success of China’s sporting diplomacy can be attributed to its commitment to serving the country’s diplomatic strategy and core interests, its commitment to following the Chinese path of sporting diplomacy, and its commitment to the traditional Chinese value of peaceful development. Finally, emerging issues and promotion strategies are presented.
The Perpetuation of Stereotypes in Croatian Public Discourse
Authors: Patekar Jakob
Published: December 2021

The way people are spoken or written about has a critical role in how they are perceived, and this in turn influences how they are positioned within a society – belonging to its core, the majority, or being relegated to the margins, the minority. Various authors have reflected on the role of language in dehumanizing, oppressing, and discriminating certain groups, be it the Jewish citizens during the Nazi regime in Germany, the Tutsi in the Rwandan genocide of 1994, black people in the United States since 1619, women throughout history, or gay and disabled people today, to name a few marginalized groups. In these and other cases, language was the first step in the othering and, consequently, the marginalization of a certain group. The aim of this paper is to explore the language of marginalization in Croatian public discourse, looking at how media workers and public figures contribute to stereotyping people with autism by using the words “autistic” and “autistically” as pejoratives. For this purpose, I analyzed one of the most visited newspaper websites in Croatia in relation to how these words are used. I found that journalists, writers, and politicians use “autistic” and “autistically” as pejoratives when they want to say that an individual, an institution, or a state is “out of touch with reality”, “self-centered”, “unresponsive”. In addition, “autistic” and “autistically” are often used with the intent to insult, thus further imbuing these words with negative connotations. I conclude that raising awareness is needed among media workers and public figures so that they recognize the danger of stereotyping people with autism through the pejorative use of the words “autistic” and “autistically”.
Walking Gastrolinguistic Landscapes, with Metonymy as a Travel-guide
Authors: Brdar Mario
Published: December 2021

The present article is concerned with the role of metonymy in gastrolinguistic landscape, specifically with its role in creating a message for guests in the names of restaurants. Linguistic landscape is a relatively novel concept in contemporary linguistics, its methodology still in the flux, while its topics and approaches keep diversifying. The purpose of this article is to show that there is also a very important cognitive linguistic aspect to it. Specifically, the article points out the role of metonymy in creative examples of restaurant names that contain one or more elements from a language different from the rest of the restaurant name, focusing on the gastrolinguistic landscape of Central and Eastern Europe, primarily Croatia and Hungary. It is demonstrated that that in addition to some more general cultural models of language, speakers also have a multitude of specific folk models of particular languages, mostly based on stereotypes, which in turn are also metonymic. These activate a series of metonymic inferencing steps most of the time resulting in complex cumulative metonymies such that one is superimposed on the other, the target of one simultaneously functioning as the source for the next one, and so forth.
How Language Influences Conceptualization
Authors: Štrkalj Despot Kristina
Published: December 2021

Do speakers of different languages think alike because of the universality of the experience of being human or do we all think differently because of differences in our languages? The answer to these questions has changed throughout the history of linguistic thought, ranging from observing languages merely as tools for expressing our thoughts to strongly believing that languages shape and even constrain our thoughts. This paper presents an overview of two most important theories that deal with these questions: the “rise and fall” of linguistic determinism (Whorfianism), and the development of its more cautious version – linguistic relativism (Neo-Whorfianism) – advocated today primarily within the framework of cognitive views of language, as well as their criticisms, most commonly within the framework of generative views of language.
Genetic analysis of the postsynaptic transmembrane X-linked neuroligin 3 gene in autism
Authors: Hegde Rajat , Hegde Smita , Kulkarni Suyamindra S. , Pandurangi Aditya , Gai Pramod B. , Das Kusal K.
Published: December 2021

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder, the prevalence of which has increased drastically in India in recent years. Neuroligin is a type I transmembrane protein that plays a crucial role in synaptogenesis. Alterations in synaptic genes are most commonly implicated in autism and other cognitive disorders. The present study investigated the neuroligin 3 gene in the Indian autistic population by sequencing and in silico pathogenicity prediction of molecular changes. In total, 108 clinically described individuals with autism were included from the North Karnataka region of India, along with 150 age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched healthy controls. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood, and exonic regions were sequenced. The functional and structural effects of variants of the neuroligin 3 protein were predicted. One coding sequence variant (a missense variant) and four non-coding variants (two 5'-untranslated region [UTR] variants and two 3'-UTR variants) were recorded. The novel missense variant was found in 25% of the autistic population. The C/C genotype of c.551T>C was significantly more common in autistic children than in controls (p = 0.001), and a significantly increased risk of autism (24.7-fold) was associated with this genotype (p = 0.001). The missense variant showed pathogenic effects and high evolutionary conservation over the functions of the neuroligin 3 protein. In the present study, we reported a novel missense variant, V184A, which causes abnormal neuroligin 3 and was found with high frequency in the Indian autistic population. Therefore, neuroligin is a candidate gene for future molecular investigations and functional analysis in the Indian autistic population.
Microsecond molecular dynamics simulations revealed the inhibitory potency of amiloride analogs against SARS-CoV-2 E viroporin
Authors: Jaber Abdullah All , Chowdhury Zeshan Mahmud , Bhattacharjee Arittra , Mourin Muntahi , Keya Chaman Ara , Bhuyan Zaied Ahmed
Published: December 2021

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) encodes small envelope protein (E) that plays a major role in viral assembly, release, pathogenesis, and host inflammation. Previous studies demonstrated that pyrazine ring containing amiloride analogs inhibit this protein in different types of coronavirus including SARS-CoV-1 small envelope protein E (SARS-CoV-1 E). SARS-CoV-1 E has 93.42% sequence identity with SARS-CoV-2 E and shared a conserved domain NS3/small envelope protein (NS3_envE). Amiloride analog hexamethylene amiloride (HMA) can inhibit SARS-CoV-1 E. Therefore, we performed molecular docking and dynamics simulations to explore whether amiloride analogs are effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 E. To do so, SARS-CoV-1 E and SARS-CoV-2 E proteins were taken as receptors while HMA and 3-amino-5-(azepan-1-yl)-N-(diaminomethylidene)-6-pyrimidin-5-ylpyrazine-2-carboxamide (3A5NP2C) were selected as ligands. Molecular docking simulation showed higher binding affinity scores of HMA and 3A5NP2C for SARS-CoV-2 E than SARS-CoV-1 E. Moreover, HMA and 3A5NP2C engaged more amino acids in SARS-CoV-2 E. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation for 1 μs (1,000 ns) revealed that these ligands could alter the native structure of the proteins and their flexibility. Our study suggests that suitable amiloride analogs might yield a prospective drug against coronavirus disease 2019.