bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performance and Emission study of supercharged IDI diesel engine using Beef Tallow Methyl Ester with ethanol as an additive
Authors: P Santosh Babji Ganapathi Vedulla Aditya kolakoti, B V Appa Rao
Published: July 2017

Beef Tallow Methyl Ester (BTME) was tried in an Indirect Diesel Injection (IDI) engine with super charger and secondary injection of hydrated ethyl alcohol as an additive at the suction end. The additive was injected at 3bar in to the incoming air without affecting the breathing capacity of the engine. Alcohol injection is resorted to ensure low temperature combustion. The additive starting from 2% to 8% was injected in steps of 2% increase. For all these percentages of additive, the combustion pressures and tail pipe emissions were measured to compare the engine performance in these aspects with respect to diesel fuel. The experimentation revealed that the biodiesel with 2% hydrated ethyl alcohol proved to be befitting replacement to the diesel fuel.
AS FESTAS DAS SEMENTES CRIOULAS: ESPAÇO DE CIRCULAÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTOS E PRODUÇÃO DE MOVIMENTOS SOCIAIS
Authors: Henn Iara Aquino , Grigolo Serinei Cesar
Published: July 2017

Nós consideramos as festas das sementes crioulas no Sul do Brasil como conhecimentosque se constituem e circulam nos espaços sociais entre atores, construindo redes nosprocessos de interação, os quais se constituem em inovações sociotécnicas. O objetivo desteartigo é analisar as festas das sementes crioulas no Sul do Brasil à luz da antropologia dasciências das técnicas de Latour (2000) e Callon (1986) e a partir da categoria “espaço social”de Bourdieu (2004), como lugar de produção e consagração do capital simbólico mobilizadopara criar grupos. A partir dessa discussão é possível fazer inferências sobre a relação entresementes crioulas e inovação e observar aspectos da produção e circulação de conhecimento eda produção e legitimação de práticas dos movimentos sociais, de agricultores e guardiões dassementes crioulas. Estas práticas ganham signos a partir da invenção das sementes melhoradas,diferenciando-se assim de espécie da biodiversidade crioula.
CONFLITOS EM TORNO DA EMERGÊNCIA DE INOVAÇÕES SÓCIO-ORGANIZACIONAIS: O CASO DO ACORDO DE PESCA NA COMUNIDADE RIBEIRINHA DE PACUÍ DE BAIXO (CAMETÁ-PA)
Authors: Tavares Francinei Bentes , Dias Sara Corrêa
Published: July 2017

Este artigo visa analisar as modalidades de uso dos recursos pesqueiros, os conflitos socioambientais em torno da pesca e sua relação com os Acordos de Pesca enquanto principal estratégia de conservação do potencial pesqueiro na comunidade de Pacuí de Baixo, no município de Cametá-Pará, construído a partir de uma parceria entre a sociedade civil e o poder público. A análise dos processos organizacionais na busca de alternativas econômicas e de segurança alimentar mostra como os pescadores recompõem seus modos de reprodução através do ordenamento pesqueiro, que também exprime as formas de resistência desses pescadores frente aos impactos contraproducentes oriundos principalmente da construção da Usina Hidrelétrica de Tucuruí- PA. Finalmente, apresenta resultados significativos obtidos a partir de práticas transformadoras que visam o melhor uso, manejo e gestão dos recursos naturais, bem como reflexões das experiências locais que resultaram em benefícios animadores aos camponeses envolvidos na trama social local.
DINÂMICAS TERRITORIAIS SUSTENTÁVEIS INOVADORAS NA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE CESTAS DE BENS E SERVIÇOS COM IDENTIDADE CULTURAL EM SANTA CATARINA
Authors: Pinheiro Sérgio Leite Guimarães , Simões Mauro De Bonis Almeida , Farias José Giovani , Schlindwein Sandro Luis , Schio Caroline
Published: July 2017

Buscando inovações em processos de desenvolvimento, uma experiência interinstitucional de Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável com Identidade Cultural (DTS IC) em implementação na zona costeira de Santa Catarina (SC) objetiva articular atores sociais e institucionais, setores sócio produtivos, políticas e projetos distintos para promover dinâmicas territoriais sustentáveis e inovadoras, lastreadas pelo patrimônio identitário dos Agricultores Familiares, Pescadores Artesanais e outras comunidades tradicionais de dois territórios-piloto em SC. O referencial teórico desta experiência fundamenta-se naconcepção do “Desenvolvimento Territorial Rural com Identidade Cultural” (DTR IC) cuja metodologia se baseia nos princípios da pesquisa-ação e da abordagem sistêmica de segunda ordem (“soft”). Este artigo sintetiza as estratégias de valorização das comunidades tradicionais, cujos resultados indicam a oportunidade da construção de Cesta de Bens e Serviços Territoriais “enraizados culturalmente”, além de sistemas sócio técnicos e produtivos alternativos ao processo de crescimento convencional baseado no aumento de escala de produtos padronizados (commodities). Por fim, também indica os dilemas e os desafios desta experiência.
A sustentabilidade e a gestão hídrica de sistemas agroflorestais em comunidades rurais familiares, no nordeste do Pará
Authors: Vanzin Mariana Menezes , Kato Osvaldo Ryohei
Published: July 2017

A dinâmica produtiva nos agroecossistemas familiares amazônicos, aliada a uma diversidade sócio produtiva, propicia modificações interessantes nesse território, além de potencializar impactos socioeconômicos e ambientais positivos. A inserção de inovações técnicas, especialmente no tocante a implantação de Sistemas Agroflorestais, surge como uma alternativa viável de consolidação de espaços produtivos capazes de manter a diversidade ecológica e favorecer ganhos socioeconômicos locais. Buscou-se avaliar, através de indicadores de sustentabilidade as formas de manejo do uso da água em processos produtivos, realizados em agroecossistemas familiares nos municípios de Igarapé-Açu e Marapanim, localizados no estado do Pará. Para tanto, a utilização de ferramentas que auxiliam na escolha de combinações e modos de produção é imprescindível para a interpretação do cenário atual. Dessa forma, o processo metodológico desenha-se a partir da utilização da ferramenta Ambitec-Agro a fim de avaliar o uso da água em agroecossistemas tidos como agroecológicos. Assim, obtém-se a interpretação necessária acerca do impacto gerado pelo incremento produtivo em cada unidade familiar, considerando o uso de insumo e recursos, qualidade ambiental, respeito ao consumidor, gestão e administração, renda, emprego, e saúde ambiental. Os principais resultados apontaram que a todas as Unidades Produtivas têm índice de impacto econômicos e sociais positivos, quanto aos índices ambientais, três foram classificadas como negativas. No entanto, conforme a metodologia, todas as Unidades Produtivas investigadas apresentaram-se sustentáveis. Quanto à demanda racional, 60% das Unidades Produtivas foram classificadas como parcialmente racionais, já em relação à qualidadede agua, 70% das Unidades Produtivas enquadraram-se como adequada para o uso. Por fim, constatou-se que este sistema foi capaz de avaliar as Unidades Produtivas, revelando as formas de manejo considerando a qualidade e quantidade do uso da água na atividade agrícola. Embora algumas unidades produtivas alcançaram indicadores relativamente baixo em relação a sustentabilidade global, a implantação de Sistemas Agroflorestais nos agroecossistemas estudados se mostrou promissora na manutençãodos recursos hídricos e ampliação da diversidade ecológica e produtiva.
A metodologia MESMIS como instrumento de gestão ambiental em agroecossistemas no contexto da Rede CONSAGRO
Authors: Souza Raquel Toledo Modesto de , Martins Sergio Roberto , Verona Luiz Augusto Ferreira
Published: July 2017

A gestão ambiental de agroecossistemas configura-se como um desafio no contexto daAgricultura Familiar. Enquanto a grande maioria dos estudos tem foco nos processos de produção, tem-se uma lacuna em relação a métodos e ferramentas que auxiliem o agricultor na gestão de seu agroecossistema. Este estudo teve como objetivo propor um roteiro de gestão ambiental para agroecossistemas familiares a partir do método MESMIS de avaliação de sustentabilidade. Inicialmente, apresentaram-se os nexos entre o MESMIS e requisitos de Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental (SGA) conforme a metodologia conhecida como PDCA (Planejamento, Execução, Verificação e Ação). O método MESMIS foi aplicado junto a cinco agroecossistemas, com um olhar direcionado à gestão. Como resultado, foi possível associar às etapas do MESMIS algumas atividades características de SGAs e então compor o roteiro de gestão ambiental. O trabalho está contextualizado na episteme da Rede para Construção de Conhecimento sobre Avaliação de Sustentabilidade de Agroecossistemas (Rede CONSAGRO) e de suas ações junto a agricultores familiares da região Sul do Brasil, cujas atividades são desenvolvidas apoiadas nos princípios da Agroecologia.
Espaço amazônico e estado de sustentabilidade de lógicas familiares de produção: adaptações e uso do MESMIS no caso do estado do Pará
Authors: Silva Luís Mauro Santos , Resque Antonio Gabriel Lima , Feitosa Loyanne Lima , Nogueira Ana Caroline Neris , Carvalho João Paulo Leão de
Published: July 2017

O estado do Pará se caracteriza como uma região de bioma amazônico, mantendo sua base econômica, sócio ecológica e cultural ligada, fortemente, às atividades extrativas e/ou  agroextrativistas. Devido tamanha diversidade e complexidade nas relações entre sociedade e natureza, predominam agroecossistemas familiares com alta complexidade e, portanto, difíceis de serem compreendidos com abordagens disciplinares. Cientes de tal limitação se propôs uma adaptação da metodologia MESMIS para uma leitura sistêmica e comparada de distintas realidades amazônicas, mesmo estando todas no estado do Pará. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estabelecer uma reflexão a respeito dos pontos positivos e negativos da utilização do MESMIS no estado do Pará, em avaliações voltadas a agroecossistemas familiares diversificados e integrados.
Protagonismo, Precarização e Regulação como referências para análise das Políticas e Práticas em Educação do Campo
Authors: Hage Salomão Antônio Mufarrej , Cruz Carlos Renilton
Published: July 2017

O artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre políticas e práticas em educação do campo,estabelecendo como campo de estudos o Movimento Paraense por uma Educação do Campo e suas estratégias de organização e mobilização pela construção de um projeto popular de desenvolvimento e de educação. Ele foi construído a partir dos resultados de uma pesquisa que estabeleceu três referências como indicadores para a análise da relação que se estabelece entre os movimentos sociais do campo, o Estado, e as universidades. São eles: o protagonismo das populações do campo para inserir na agenda do poder público a educação nos territórios do campo e definir os marcos legais para essa ação; a precarização da vida, do trabalho e das condições de funcionamento das escolas do campo; e a regulação que se institui na relação das populações e movimentos sociais do campo com o Estado e as universidades por ocasião da oferta dos programas educacionais, que resulta na restrição da autonomia dos sujeitos do campo e da universidade na gestão desses programas educacionais.
Cardiovascular complications in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism
Authors: Khokhunov O. A. , Karonova T. L. , Tsoy U. A. , Grineva E. N.
Published: July 2017

Objective.Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common reason of secondary arterial hypertension (HTN) and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, chronic kidney disease and mortality. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular complications in patients with PA and HTN and show the peculiarities of cardiovascular system involvement in hyperaldosteronism.Design and methods.We included 191 (77,0  %) females and 57 (23,0  %) males with suspected PA aged from 19 to 86 years old. Other reasons for secondary HTN were excluded. Diagnosis of PA was based on Endocrine Society recommendations (2009).Results.PA diagnosis was confirmed in 41 (16,5  %) subjects. Systolic blood pressure was higherin patients with PA than in patients with essential hypertension, but diastolic blood pressure did not differ. Microalbuminuria was found in 61,0  % of patients with PA and only in 41,6  % of hypertensive subjects (р < 0,05). Study showed that prevalence of stroke, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction as well as arrhythmia were the same in both patients’ group. On the other hand, 29,3  % with PA had chronic heart disease compared to only 12,0  % among patients with essential HTN (p < 0,05).Conclusions.We showed that HTN associated with autonomic aldosterone production leads to more frequent cardiovascular complications. Hence, early PA diagnosis and treatment is an important approach of modern medicine.
Implantação de metodologia de treinamento aplicada aos grupos de condicionamento físico do programa mexa-se
Authors: Zamai Carlos Aparecido , Reis Gabriela Candido , Queiroz Camila Martins de , Peres Claudia Maria
Published: July 2017

Inicialmente todos os participantes são submetidos semestralmente a avaliação física e anamnese específica (peso, estatura, % de gordura, dobras cutâneas, perímetro da circunferência abdominal e capacidade de oxigênio). O objetivo deste foi elaborar e implantar a metodologia de treinamento junto aos grupos de atividades oferecidas. A metodologia de treinamento estabelecida inicialmente nos grupos de condicionamento físico (8:00 e das 12:00, 2ª, 4ª e 6ª feiras) compreendendo alongamento inicial - duração 10 minutos; aquecimento inicial - duração 10 minutos; atividades preventivas - duração 40 minutos. As atividades de exercícios resistidos aplicadas englobam: membros inferiores - séries de 3x15, carga de 2kg durante 10seg. de pausa; membros superiores - séries de 3x15, carga de 2 e 3 kg durante 10seg. de pausa; abdominais - séries de 3x20 durante 10seg. de pausa; aeróbico em circuitos variados na Praça da Paz durante 1'30seg. com 20 seg. de pausa. As cargas, as séries e o tempo estão sujeitos a alterações graduais de aumento de acordo com o progresso do grupo. Espera-se que através da prática dos exercícios desenvolvidas, os participantes diminuam o índice de massa corporal; reduzam a medida da cintura abdominal e das medidas de dobras cutâneas, e consequentemente a melhora da saúde, do bem estar, do estilo de vida (mudanças de comportamento) e conseqüentemente da qualidade de vida dos sujeitos tanto no ambiente de trabalho como na vida cotidiana.
Programa de treinamento para profissionais de saúde na FCM: um processo de internacionalização com angola - África
Authors: Oliveira Rosemeire Aparecida , Gonçalves Patricia Rocha
Published: July 2017

No Programa de Treinamento da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP para profissionais de saúde, mais de 60 médicos angolanos foram treinados desde 2005, por no mínimo 2 anos (a maioria entre 3 e 4 anos). As especialidades que ofertam treinamentos pertencem aos Departamentos de Clínica Médica (Infectologia, Gastroenterologia, Hematologia, Nefrologia, Oncologia Cínica, Pneumologia, Cardiologia, Clínica Médica Geral), Pediatria, Cirurgia, Tocoginecologia, Genética Médica, Neurologia, Neurocirurgia, Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia, Patologia Clínica, Anatomia Patológica, Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria. Também foram treinados mais de 50 técnicos da área de saúde, como técnicos de enfermagem e de laboratório, todavia por tempo mais curto, nos próprios serviços da área de saúde da UNICAMP ou em serviços associados. Esses profissionais - especialmente os médicos - quando retornam a Angola tem convalidadas todas as atividades desenvolvidas (tanto teóricas quanto de treinamento prático), culminando com artigo científico publicado, feitura de livro ou um Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso(TCC), com aprovação feita pelos Departamentos e Áreas em que os profissionais estão sendo treinados. Dessa maneira, são concedidos a esse profissionais o título de especialidade pelo Colégio Angolano de Pós Graduação, permitindo que com esse título todos tenham ascenção na carreira médica do Ministério da Saúde, incluindo melhoria salarial, pela capacitação que atingiram. Todos, sem exceção, que foram treinados através destes programas foram alocados em posições de Chefias de Serviço, de Departamentos, de Enfermarias, de Ambulatórios, de Serviços de Emergência.
O estresse e a terceira idade: a universidade cumprindo seu papel perante a comunidade
Authors: Canova Fernando , Kassisse Dora Maria Grassi , Bicocchi Eliane Silva
Published: July 2017

A Extensão Universitária é uma das funções sociais da Universidade, realizada por meio de um conjunto de ações dirigidas à comunidade, as quais devem estar vinculadas ao ensino e à pesquisa. De forma geral, sua finalidade é a promoção e o desenvolvimento do bem-estar físico, e social, a promoção e a garantia dos valores democráticos de igualdade de direitos e de participação, o respeito à pessoa e à sustentabilidade das intervenções no ambiente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi apresentar aos membros da comunidade acima dos 50 anos os conceitos relacionados com o estresse agudo e crônico, positivo e negativo, assim como métodos práticos para superar o estresse negativo. A correria diária, a falta do lazer, as dificuldades do dia a dia, são fatores que contribuem para uma situação de estafa decorrente de situações estressantes na vida. Quando se trata de pessoas idosas, os efeitos causados pelo estresse vêm em proporções maiores. Desta forma, a compreensão deste tema se torna fundamental para esta fatia de nossa população. Através do projeto universIDADE, foi possível a apresentação de um curso com 6 horas de duração abordando de forma bastante dinâmica temas relacionados com o estresse. Participaram desta oficina até o momento 265 pessoas entre 50 e 93 anos, de ambos os sexos, com diferentes graus de instrução. O sucesso desta ação não foi apenas medido através de gráficos ou tabelas, mas pode ser também ser observado pelos abraços carinhosos entre os participantes e pelos agradecimentos afetuosos dos idosos ao final do evento.
Grupo terapêutico do programa cuide-se
Authors: Nieri Tâmara Maria
Published: July 2017

Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica (HAS) é doença crônica não transmissível mais significativa; atinge 25% da população brasileira adulta, acomete mais de 50% dos indivíduos após os 60 anos, podendo resultar em doença cardiovascular grave. O CECOM criou uma estratégia de tratamento para seus usuários hipertensos. Abordar coletivamente os portadores de HAS, motivando o auto cuidado e a adesão ao tratamento; estimular diálogo e troca de vivências e experiências; contribuir com o fortalecimento dos sujeitos para que se reconheçam capazes de provocar mudanças em suas vidas; realizar o seguimento e o controle da patologia. Os portadores de HAS são avaliados pelo médico e enfermeira da equipe. Cada encontro, a cada quatro meses, prevê: aferição da PA, informações fornecidas por demanda, checagem de exames, avaliação terapêutica e conduta, de acordo com o Protocolo Interno de HAS do CECOM. Temos um total de 454 pacientes adscritos no Programa CUIDE-SE. A busca ativa de faltosos garante o vínculo necessário ao efetivo acompanhamento. O CUIDE-SE busca fidelizar os indivíduos às condutas recomendadas e adscrever seu atendimento, possibilitando avaliação e acompanhamento por equipe multidisciplinar; compartilhamento dos aspectos subjetivos da doença com o grupo, monitoramento e controle da pressão arterial, além do estabelecimento de uma rede de apoio. Desde a instalação do programa CUIDE-SE verificou-se queda de 40% nas consultas de Pronto Atendimento da clínica médica pelo CID10 I.10 (Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica).
MASALAH KEMATIAN DALAM SAJAK-SAJAK SUBAGIO SASTROWARDOYO: RELEVANSINYA DENGAN MASALAH KEMANUSIAAN MASA KINI
Authors: Wiranta Wiranta
Published: July 2017

Tema  kematian dalam sajak-sajak Subagio dianggap penting karena selain dapat memberikan pemahaman terhadap makna kematian dalam kese­luruhan sajak-sajak Subagio pada khususnya, juga dapat menjelaskan berbagai hal yang ber­kaitan dengan perkembangan tema-tema puisi Indonesia modern pada umumnya. Esai kecil ini tidak berpretensi menggali seluruh sajak-sajak yang telah ditulis Subagio. Dengan berbagai keterbatasan tulisan ini ingin sekedar menjelaskan mengenai gambaran tema kematian yang teraktualisasi dalam beberapa judul sajak Subagio Sastrowardoyo. Juga tentang gambaran sikap dan pandangan Subagio Sastrowardoyo terhadap masalah kematian dalam sajak-sajaknya.

Kata Kunci: puisi,kematian, Subagio Sastrawardoyo
Analysis of SCERP: A Cluster Based Routing Protocol for Energy Balancing in Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Pund M.A. , Bahale Shital , Ingole Jaya
Published: July 2017

Prolonging lifetime of wireless sensor network is a most significant problem due to energy constraint nature of sensor nodes. It is difficult to recharge nodes during network lifetime, to increase application area of WSN there is a need to design energy efficient clustering protocol for WSN. In this article there is a discussion about problems in Leach protocol and propose an improvement on the Leach routing protocol to reduce energy consumption and to extend network lifetime. Proposed self organized cluster based energy balanced routing protocol (SCERP) selects a cluster head node by considering probability based on ratio of residual energy of the node and the average energy level of nodes in network, and the geometric distance between the candidate node to the BS as key parameters. The outcome of simulation shows that proposed protocol is better than Leach in terms of balancing energy consumption of nodes and extending WSN lifetime.
Experimental Investigation of Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Variable Compression Ratio Compression Ignition Engine Using Cotton Seed Oil Biodiesel Blends
Authors: Kale Bhojraj , Borikar V.N. , Hatwalne P.A. , Nimbalkar V. M.
Published: July 2017

The increasing demand of petroleum and its availability is inversely to each other. This gives the new area to researcher to find out the solution to this problem. This problem is also concern with socioeconomically issue; the solution should be acceptable to each one. The alternative fuels derived from vegetable are the keen area of research, which are economical, environment friendly and easily available. In this paper the cottonseed oil biodiesel blends is considered as fuel for variable compression ratio diesel engine. The combustion characteristics in terms of mass of fraction burnt is investigated for different compression ratio. The emission characteristics are also investigated in comparison with petroleum diesel without any modification in engine. The results are compatible with petroleum diesel.
Tapping Sun Energy coupled with affordable Energy Storage – Future Game Changer
Authors: Satpute Vaibhav , Jawanjal Anand
Published: July 2017

Sun provides abundant source of renewable energy that can be integrated with the electrical grid. Climate change issues have compelled policy makers to look into various ways to reduce carbon footprint and use green, renewable energy. Solar power, along with other alternative sources for energy, is quite popular these days. Talking about Solar, the primary disadvantage of solar power is that it obviously cannot be created during the night and power generated is also reduced during times of cloud cover. Energy Storage is a flexible asset that provides unprecedented flexibility in grid optimization. Cost effective solar energy storage methods are urgently needed due to the increased demand for solar power and due to its variability. But in today’s scenario, energy storage systems are not commercially economic for all customers, and that to more work needs to be done by industry, government, and regulators to support the continuing cost reductions. It is expected that the Energy Storage costs would slide to 41% by 2020.The value that solar and storage can together add to the energy system is leading to a more efficient, cleaner, and more secure future. However, solar energy storage becomes critical when unsteady sources of energy provide. Thus, affordable energy storage system along with the cheaper Solar energy would be lethal combination making an ultimate Game Changer for the Power Industry and Sustainability.
A Unique Design of R.C.C. Bridge on Godavari River at Sironcha Dist. Gadchiroli -India
Authors: Vighe Ram
Published: July 2017

Reinforced concrete bridges may have various systems: Beam (with simply supported or continuous beams), Frame, Arch, or combined of it.. Beam reinforced concrete bridges are the most common type, Spans with plate structure are generally used to cover gaps of 6–18 m. Ribbed spans with main beams supporting the plate of .The bridge floor are used to cover gaps of more than 12m. For gaps of more than 40 m, beam spans frequently have box shaped cross sections. Arch systems are most appropriate for bridges on stable soil. The spans of beam-type reinforced concrete bridges are up to 200 m; those of archer in forced concrete bridges, up to 300 m. The main advantages of reinforced concrete bridges are durability and relatively low maintenance cost. Precast reinforced-concrete bridges, using finished plant-Manufactured components, are the type primarily built in the USSR. Methods of suspension assembly of spans and delivery of precast components to local areas by ships are extremely efficient in the construction of large reinforced-concrete bridges.
A Feasibility Study of Supersonic Air Flow for Cooling Application
Authors: Chavan P.R. , Shaikh Ummid
Published: July 2017

The theoretical study of steady, one-dimensional, isentropic, compressible fluid flow suggests that a convergent-divergent passage is required for accelerating a compressible fluid to supersonic velocities. It also reveals that along with pressure, temperature of the compressible fluid continuously decreases along the flow passage. Air is also a compressible fluid which is freely and abundantly available. Keeping these facts in mind the possibility of obtaining supersonic flow with the help of compressed air is first studied theoretically. A convergent divergent nozzle is designed and developed for obtaining supersonic flow of air. An experiment is carried out for various back pressures for verifying supersonic flow and measuring the exit temperature of air. It is observed that supersonic flow can be obtained with minimum back pressure of 1 bar. Exit temperature of air can be varied by changing the back pressure of the nozzle. Temperature drop of air as high as 18.23 0C could be obtained. These factors prove the potential of supersonic air jet as a good and environmentally friendly cooling medium especially for localized cooling applications.
Design and Optimization of a Shearing Machine Using FEA
Authors: Bahaley Satish , Khairkar Rasika
Published: July 2017

Shearing is the process to cut sheets using pair of blades, by applying shear stress along the thickness of the sheet. Shearing happens by extreme plastic deformation followed by breaking which propagates deeper into the thickness. The upper blade is fixed to the ram assembly that moves vertically and lower knife is fixed in the stationary table. This project is rooted on the necessity of industry to develop a shearing machine for cutting 5mm thick stainless steel sheets. In this project we will design a CAD model of shearing machine and analyze using FEA technique.
How to Accelerate Sustainability in Information Technology Sector
Authors: Nandanpawar Vishakha
Published: July 2017

In view of current economic and industrial growth, the whole world is facing various Sustainability challenges like Climate change and Global warming, energy management, food security, poverty, water scarcity and many more. To address these issues properly, it is necessary to mainstream sustainability in every sector of operations and it is the responsibility of every industry and every individual to contribute towards various sustainability issues / challenges for achieving long term sustainability goals. Globally, the Information Technology (IT) sector has grown up in multiple folds in a short span of time with substantial contribution to global economy and business. Rapid growth of IT industry is positively contributing to higher growth of infrastructure development (commercial & residential) and employment generation. But, along with the contribution to economical, industrial and developmental aspects, IT sector is also contributing to increased energy and natural resources consumption, generation of electronic waste (E-Waste) and increased carbon emissions (due to energy consumption and increased business travel activities.) The rapid economic growth and changes in IT sector has made it necessary for the companies to update and monitor their own technological competence. This further leads to additional resource consumption and E-waste generation. With high business growth potential and rising demand, IT sector is going through various major sustainability issues and challenges including high energy consumption, waste management, carbon emissions and human resource management. To the many fold growth of IT sector in last decade, IT sector SME is also one of the major contributors and the sector is growing continuously. But due to many constrains, IT-SME sector focus is mainly on business development and economic growth to sustain in the highly competitive market by providing different value added, cost effective services and sustainable solution to the clients. Including effective use of cloud computing, which is considered as one of the energy efficient option for the services offered. If we consider the environmental impact for an SME in view of above challenges of IT sector, it is not significant. However, considering the huge number of SMEs operating globally, the cumulative impact is significant and cannot be ignored. The detailed paper will include analysis of the current scenario of overall IT sector including SMEs of India and Global, in view of their awareness about the sustainability issues, possible measures of improving sustainability contribution and the challenges faced by them for implementation of sustainability measures. Further the paper will also discuss about how the sector can embrace sustainability to reduce environmental impact by energy conservation, carbon footprint reduction along with a goal to achieve Profit Growth and Stakeholder welfare.
Review of Fast Mode Decision Algorithms for Intra Prediction in High Efficiency Video Coding Standard
Authors: Kaware Umesh , Gulhane Sanjay
Published: July 2017

The emerging High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard is a new improved next generation video coding standard. HEVC aims to provide improved compression performance as compared to all other video coding standards. To improve the coding efficiency a number of new techniques have been used. The higher compression efficiency is obtained at the cost of an increase in the computational load. In HEVC 35 modes are provided for intra prediction to improve the compression efficiency. The best mode is selected by Rate Distortion Optimization (RDO) process. It achieves significant improvement in coding efficiency compared with previous standards. However, this causes high encoding complexity. This paper discuss the various fast mode decision algorithms for intra prediction in HEVC.
Influencia mediática en la vida de los menores. Proceso de construcción y validación de un instrumento.
Authors: Reche Urbano Eloísa , Quintero Ordoñez Belén , Vilches Vilela María Josefa
Published: July 2017

El presente estudio describe la construcción de un cuestionario fiable y válido, que permita indagar sobre la incidencia de los medios de comunicación en la vida de niños y niñas de edades tempranas. El proceso se realizó en tres momentos: Diseño de un primer borrador, en el marco de una práctica interdisciplinar de las asignaturas “Educación Mediática y Aplicaciones Didácticas de las TIC” y “Convivencia Escolar y Cultura de Paz en Educación Primaria” que se cursa en segundo del Grado en Educación Primaria, en el Centro de MAgisterio "Sagrado Corazón" (Universidad de Córdoba) y la valoración de este por un grupo de expertos. Análisis de los datos obtenidos, aplicación de las recomendaciones e implementación del segundo borrador a un total de 282 estudiantes de dos colegios de Córdoba capital y provincia (uno público y otro concertado). Por último, estudio de fiabilidad y validez del instrumento para conformar la versión definitiva.
Perspectiva histórica y claves actuales de la diversidad terminológica aplicada a la educación mediática
Authors: Buitrago Alonso Alejandro , García Matilla Agustín , Gutiérrez Martín Alfonso
Published: July 2017

El ámbito de la educación mediática transita en un terreno científico que a lo largo del tiempo ha sido etiquetado con un extenso catálogo de denominaciones diferentes. “Educomunicación”, “alfabetización mediática” o “competencia digital” son sólo algunos ejemplos de los vocablos que encontramos con mayor frecuencia a la hora de sumergirnos en el campo de estudio que aboga por empoderar al ciudadano en el sentido crítico ante sus medios. Más allá de la preferencia de los diversos autores ante unas u otras opciones terminológicas, se hace necesaria una revisión conceptual que trate de arrojar luz acerca de las particularidades teóricas y semánticas relativas a los diversos sustantivos y adjetivos que conviven en el entramado léxico que rodea a la educación mediática. De este modo, el presente artículo se fundamenta en un recorrido histórico a través de las nomenclaturas que mayor influencia alcanzaron en las últimas décadas, a la vez que trata de ofrecer las claves actuales para caminar hacia una convergencia que establezca un criterio sólido y común en lo referente a la cuestión terminológica de la educación mediática.
New Insights in Citron (Citrus medica L.) Genomics and Fruit Development
Authors: Goldschmidt Eliezer E.
Published: July 2017

The citron (Citrus medica L.) is one of the forefathers of the citrus tribe and was the first Citrus to reach the Mediterranean, according to Theophrastus’ testimony (Tolkowsky, 1938). Citron’s biology is inseparable from its cultural and traditional legacy, from the Classic period until now. The rapidly evolving molecular tools and the increasing availability of germplasm enable reconstruction of the genomic pathway of citrus evolution and speciation. The recent progress in citron genomics is reviewed, paying special attention to the fingered citron. Among the unique biological traits of citrons, the persistent style (Pitam) played a special role. The biology of style persistence and its regulation by the synthetic auxin, Picloram, are described. Analysis of Jewish scripts and archaeological evidence regarding the requirement of style persistence for the use of citrons in the Feast of Tabernacles does not provide an unequivocal answer. However, citrons with a persistent style have been in high preference in recent centuries’ citron trade.
Postharvest and Sensory Evaluation of Selected ‘Hass’ × ‘Bacon’ and ‘Bacon’ × ‘Hass’ Avocado Hybrids Grown in East-Central Florida
Authors: Pisani Cristina , Ritenour Mark A. , Stover Ed , Plotto Anne , Alessandro Rocco , Kuhn David N. , Schnell Raymond J.
Published: July 2017

Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a high-value fruit that continues to increase in consumer demand. A population of ‘Hass’–‘Bacon’ hybrids was planted at USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, as part of a study to find selections with good horticultural and postharvest quality traits for Florida. Extensive phenotypic data on quality were collected over 3 years. Ten selections were identified in 2014 and 2015 with promising fruit quality and postharvest shelf life characteristics and were tested in sensory panels using store-bought ‘Hass’ as the standard. In general, the selections had fruit quality similar to commercial ‘Hass’. Avocados that were most liked were described as creamy in texture with buttery and nutty flavor. Only one selection (R7T54 in 2014) and one store-bought control (‘Hass’ in 2015) were disliked, which was associated with greater firmness at the time of evaluation, likely relating to insufficient postharvest conditioning. Furthermore, CA ‘Hass’ commercial requirements for minimum dry matter (20.8%) were generally achieved by these selections under Florida conditions, ranging from 18.4% to 25.7%. This study identified 10 selections with composition and sensory quality similar to ‘Hass’ that are suitable for further testing and development in Florida.
Seasonal Variation in Mineral Nutrient Concentration of Primocane and Floricane Leaves in Trailing, Erect, and Semierect Blackberry Cultivars
Authors: Strik Bernadine C. , Vance Amanda J.
Published: July 2017

Floricane-fruiting blackberry (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus, Watson) cultivars, ‘Marion’, ‘Black Diamond’, ‘Onyx’, ‘Columbia Star’ (early-season trailing types), ‘Ouachita’ (erect, midseason), and ‘Triple Crown’ and ‘Chester Thornless’ (semierect, late season) were studied for 2 years to determine whether these cultivars and types of blackberry should be sampled at a certain stage of development or time of season to best evaluate plant nutrient status. Leaf nutrient standards are based on primocane leaves in most countries, but there is interest in using floricane leaves. Primocane leaves were sampled every 2 weeks from late May through early October, whereas leaves on fruiting laterals (floricane) were sampled every 2 weeks from early May through fruit harvest. Leaves were analyzed to determine the concentration of macronutrients and micronutrients. The pattern of change in primocane leaf nutrient concentration varied between the trailing and the later-fruiting erect and semierect types, particularly for P, K, Ca, Mg, B, and Mn, where leaf levels were higher in the late season for the erect and semierect cultivars (except for P and K which were lower). Nutrient concentrations in floricane leaves decreased during growth and development of the lateral and fruiting season for N, P, K, and S, but increased for most other nutrients in all blackberry types. Floricane leaf N and K declined most rapidly during the fruit development period in all cultivars. Sampling of floricane leaves is not recommended, particularly for trailing types, as there are no sufficiency standards. In primocane leaves, the nutrients that did not show significant changes in concentration during the currently recommended sampling period of late July to early August were N, Mg, K, Ca, S, B, Mn, and Zn, but only in 2014. Leaf P, Fe, and Al were stable during this period in both years. In contrast, when sampling in mid to late August, leaf N, Mg, Fe, Mn, and Al were stable in both years and leaf K, Ca, S, B, Cu, and Zn were stable in one of the 2 years. We thus propose changing the recommended sampling time to mid to late August for these diverse blackberry cultivars. The current sufficiency standards for primocanes did not encompass the blackberry types and cultivars studied here, suggesting the standards may need to be revised for this region.
Molecular Tests for the Choice of Cancer Therapy
Authors: Sokolenko Anna P. , Imyanitov Evgeny N.
Published: July 2017

There are over a dozen of approved cancer drugs, whose administration is tailored to predictive laboratory
tests. The examples include estrogen and progesterone receptor status determination for the use of endocrine
therapy, HER2 assessment for the administration of HER2-targeting agents, EGFR and ALK gene testing for lung
cancer treatment, BRAF analysis in melanoma, etc. While first predictive tests relied on relatively easy laboratory
procedures, more recent developments require rather sophisticated assays. For example, administration of PARP
inhibitors is tailored to a comprehensive testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, and is likely to be supplemented in
the future by even more systematic assessment of DNA repair pathways. The detection of an androgenindependent
splice-variant of androgen-receptor (AR-V7) in castration-resistant prostate cancer is achieved
through the isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). The efficacy of immune check-point inhibitors correlates
with the overall mutational tumor load, therefore the companion diagnostic assays may involve genome-wide
scanning. Integration of next-generation sequencing (NGS) into clinical oncology is expected to boost the use of
predictive tests in the forthcoming years.
On the Origin of I Beams and Quick Analysis on the Structural Efficiency of Hot-rolled Steel Members
Authors: Di Lorenzo Gianmaria , Formisano Antonio , Landolfo Raffaele
Published: July 2017

Background:

In the current paper the origin of steelIbeams has been analysed from historical-technological and structural points of view.

Method:

First, the way leading to discover the most famous structural member of the modern Steel Engineering has been reconstructed. Later on, parameters of structural efficiency, allowing for a quick numerical evaluation of the effects produced by the rolling process on the semi-finished casting products, have been defined as a function of the difference in terms of weight between the solid billet and the member final shape on the basis of the more or less raw material centrifugation. By using the above mentioned structural efficiency parameters, the design criteria used for development of the European list of sections, with particular reference to IPE and HE profiles, have been comprehended.

Result and Conclusion:

Finally, the proposed method, if applied to members having the same area, allows defining, without considering local buckling phenomena, the best profile for each performance category of steel members.
Comparing Different Information Levels
Authors: Saint-Mont Uwe
Published: July 2017

Objective:

Given a sequence of random variables X = X1, X2, . . .suppose the aim is to maximize one’s return by picking a ‘favorable’ Xi. Obviously, the expected payoff crucially depends on the information at hand. An optimally informed person knows all the values Xi = xi and thus receives E(sup Xi).

Method:

We will compare this return to the expected payoffs of a number of gamblers having less information, in particular supi(EXi), the value of the sequence to a person who only knows the random variables’ expected values.

In general, there is a stochastic environment, (F.E. a class of random variables C), and several levels of information. Given some XϵC, an observer possessing information j obtains rj(X). We are going to study ‘information sets’ of the form.

characterizing the advantage of k relative to j. Since such a set measures the additional payoff by virtue of increased information, its analysis yields a number of interesting results, in particular ‘prophet-type’ inequalities.
SOCIAL NETWORK DATA RETRIEVAL USING SEMANTIC TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Srivastav Abhilash , Chauhan Alok
Published: July 2017

Social network data analysis is an important problem due to proliferation of social network applications, amount of data these applications generate and potential of insight based on this big data. The objective of present work is to propose architecture for a semantic web application to facilitate meaningful social network data analytics as well as answering query about concerned ontology. Proposed technique links, on one hand, tools based on semantic technology provided by social network applications with data analytics tools and on the other hand extends this link to ontology authoring tools for further inference.   Results obtained from data analytics tool, results of query on generated ontology and benchmarking of the performance of data analytics tool are shown. It has been observed that a semantic web application utilizing above mentioned tools and technologies is more versatile and flexible and further improvements are possible by applying generic data mining algorithms to the above scenario.
GENETIC ALGORITHM-BASED CLUSTERING OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK WITH NOVEL DATA ENCRYPTION
Authors: Kumar Bachujayendra , K Rajya Lakshmidevi , Sarobin M Verginraja
Published: July 2017

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been used widely in so many applications. It is the most efficient way to monitor the information. There areso many ways to deploy the sensors. Many problems are not identified and solved. The main challenge of WSN is energy efficiency and information security. WSN power consumption is reduced by genetic algorithm-based clustering algorithm. Information from cluster head to base station may have a lot of chances to get hacked. The most reliable way to manage energy consumption is clustering, and encryption will suit best for information security. In this paper, we explain clustering techniques and a new algorithm to encrypt the data in the network.
BUS LOCATION AND ROUTE SYSTEM USING INTERNET OF THINGS
Authors: Ruikar Amey Vinayak , V Viswanathan
Published: July 2017

The fundamental point of undertaking is to plan a remote correspondence based transport position checking framework which is much helpful in operation. It is imperative to diminish traveler holding up time at transport stop, when clean time dining areas are obscure to traveler or traveler new in the city. To conquer the issue of travelers, the transport area and course route framework have the capacity effortlessly recover data about transport. Global positioning system, additionally furnishing clients with the most limited strolling course to closest bus stop.
UNIVERSAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF M2M ENABLED INTER-CLOUD SERVICES FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Authors: Rai Ankush , R Jagadeesh Kannan
Published: July 2017

The objective of this study is to develop the design of a generic infrastructure for on-demand applications for intelligent transport systems (ITS) in an urban area. The main idea of the study is to allow seamless service composition and consumption, but also to allow rapid deployment of new services through the pooling of different devices and access networks that may be owned and operated by different actors such as telecom operators, transportation service operators, governmental organizations, etc. This research serves the solution for the problem of interoperability between different devices, on the fly device reconfiguration and service discovery.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT-GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT COMPUTING SCHEME FOR MULTI-OBJECT TRACKING IN SURVEILLANCE
Authors: Rai Ankush , R Jagadeesh Kannan
Published: July 2017

This research work presents a novel central processing unit-graphics processing unit (CPU-GPU) computing scheme for multiple object trackingduring a surveillance operation. This facilitates nonlinear computational jobs to avail completion of computation in minimal processing time for tracking function. The work is divided into two essential objectives. First is to dynamically divide the processing operations into parallel units, and second is to reduce the communication between CPU-GPU processing units.
BI-DIRECTIONAL RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORK FOR IMPROVING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE DENOISING
Authors: Rai Ankush , R Jagadeesh Kannan
Published: July 2017

While procuring images form satellite the multispectral images (MSI) are often prone to noises. finding a good mathematical description of the learning based denoising model is a difficult research question and many different research accounted in the literature. Many have attempted its use with the application of neural network as a sparse learned dictionary of noisy patches. Also, this approach allows several algorithm to optimize itself for the given task at hand by using machine learning algorithm. In this study we present an improved method for learning based denoising of MSI images. Recurrent neural network used in this study helps in speeding up the computational operability and denoising performance by over 85% to 95%.
SYNCHRONIZED NEURAL FIRING FOR CONTROLLING CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM
Authors: Rai Ankush , R Jagadeesh Kannan
Published: July 2017

Plasticity of the neurons and the synchronization features are essential to bring out the intelligence in a biological specimen. Thus, in this study we model the synchronistic behavior of neuronal firing to avail control system of cyber physical system. Also, a brief review of neuronal oscillations is also discussed