bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On Launching Environmental Law into Orbit in the Age of Satellite Constellations
Authors: Runnels Michael B.
Published: June 2023

In September 2022, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a new rule changing the deorbiting timeframe for satellites ending their missions in low Earth orbit from a twenty-five-year recommendation to a five-year legal requirement. The adoption of this rule, which seeks to cultivate a sustainable orbital environment for satellites, followed the United States’ July 2022 National Orbital Debris Implementation Plan, which tasked federal agencies with reviewing the effectiveness of their orbital debris-related rules. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2022 West Virginia v. EPA decision, however, federal rulemaking in the area of orbital debris may not survive judicial scrutiny in the absence of explicit congressional authorization to do so. The purpose of this Article is to provide arguments for why Earth’s orbital environment should be protected under the National Environmental Policy Act and to provide draft legislation that is responsive to both the Orbital Debris Plan and the Supreme Court’s recent EPA ruling, which will enable FCC rulemaking in the area of orbital debris.
Flying Towards Extinction: The Role of the Aviation Industry in Perpetuating International Wildlife Trafficking
Authors: Dominguez Isabelle
Published: June 2023

In the past sixty years, the world has developed significant concern for burgeoning environmental issues. Starting in the 1960s, governments, industries, and the public have embraced efforts to set standards for public and private actors in areas of environmental concern. Particularly, increased globalization has led to an increase in the trade of wildlife and its products, including endangered species.

Unregulated wildlife trade implicates various issues, such as conservation concerns, the spread of diseases, and even funding for criminal organizations. While sovereign governments work independently and together to combat wildlife trafficking and its effects, current law leaves significant gaps in the implementation and enforcement of international agreements. Instead, advocates and researchers are turning to the transport sector to fill the loopholes that allow traffickers to exploit the current antiwildlife trafficking conventions.

Part I of this Comment details the dangers of wildlife trafficking and why industry leaders should care about adopting policies to combat it. Part II discusses the history of international wildlife law and argues that current law is ineffective and requires more comprehensive enforcement at the international level. Foremost, Part III of this Comment argues that the air-travel industry can and should adopt policies, like standards and regulations, that directly affect wildlife trafficking where current law fails.
TESTAMENTO VITAL COMO EXPRESSÃO DA AUTONOMIA INDIVIDUAL
Authors: Miraut Martin Laura
Published: May 2023

O testamento vital viva representa uma expressão da autonomia atual do sujeito, que se pretende que seja efetiva em um momento futuro. Pressupõe uma certa idéia da disponibilidade da vida e da saúde pessoal. Como tal, exige a mais rigorosa consideração dos requisitos de capacidade que denotam a capacidade do sujeito. É um instrumento indicativo da vontade do paciente de natureza não determinante, que deve ser combinada com outras indicações, entendendo-se que a vontade presente do sujeito, mesmo que seja uma vontade tácita, deve prevalecer sobre a vontade expressa no passado. A nomeação de representantes no documento pode ser útil na medida em que ajuda a delimitar o significado preciso da vontade individual, dada a impossibilidade de prever antecipadamente todas as nuances do caso. Propomos que o controle da legalidade do conteúdo do documento seja efetuado a posteriori, no momento da sua execução, e não no momento da sua assinatura.
Preserving of the aggressiveness of strains of fungi from a genus Fusarium infecting sunflower in a culture on the different substrates and temperature regimen
Authors: Saukova S.L. ,   V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops, Antonova T.S. , Araslanova N.M. , Ivebor M.V. ,   V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops,   V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops,   V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops
Published: May 2023

Species of a genus Fusarium Link. are the most spread fungi infecting agricultural crops including sunflower. Breeding for the resistance promotes the decrease in spreading and development of diseases but to choose breeding material it is necessary to use the most aggressive strains of pathogen. The purpose of the research was to conduct a comparative analysis of preserving of aggressiveness of strains of two species from the genus Fusarium infecting sunflower in a clear culture on the different vegetal substrates. The object of the research was species F. sporotrichioides Sherb. and F. oxysporum (Schlecht.) Snyd. et Hans. var. orthoceras (Appl. et Wr.) Bilai, isolated from the sunflower roots infected with fusariosis. There is presented a range of variability of these strains aggressiveness at preserving temperature +4 °C and +22–28 °C on sterile sunflower seeds, husks, and fragments of plants du ring five months. When preserving the strains of both species at a temperature of +22–28 °C on seeds the significant decrease of the aggressiveness was stated on the third month and on husks – on the forth one. At lowered temperature of +4 °C the aggressiveness of F. sporotrichioides was decreasing insignificantly on sunflower stems and husks during five months, the important decrease of the aggressiveness of F. oxysporum var. orthoceras was stated on the fourth month. We estimated the more aggressive species F. sporotrichioides preserve the high aggressiveness during longer time (five month) than F. oxysporum var. orthoceras.
Skin moisturizing and anti-acne effect of acne moisturizer in healthy adult subjects with mild-to-moderate acne-an open label, single arm clinical study
Authors: Gala Monil , Aich Biswajit , Bhureddy Swathi , Muchhala Snehal , Veligandla Krishna Chaitanya , Rathod Rahul , Samal Alok Ranjan , Choudhury Anup Avijit , Kotak Bhavesh , Sethi Simran , Joshi Parth , Shrivastava Anshu
Published: June 2023

Objectives:

Acne vulgaris is an extremely common condition that occurs mostly during adolescence. It often causes non-inflammatory lesions (open and closed comedones), inflammatory lesions (papules, pustules, and nodules), and varying degrees of scarring that leads to a negative impact on quality of life. This open label, single arm, and clinical study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acne moisturizer on skin moisturization in adult subjects with mild-to-moderate acne.

Material and Methods:

An open label, single-arm, and clinical study was conducted on 36 enrolled healthy male and females aged 18–35 years having acne-prone skin and with mild-to-moderate acne. Acne moisturizer (Venusia Acne) was applied twice daily and safety and effectiveness of test product was assessed before application to post-application on day 15, day 30, day 45, and day 60 at the end of study. All enrolled subjects had undergone clinical evaluation by dermatologist, instruments evaluation, and subjective evaluation on various parameters.

Results:

Thirty-one (n = 31) subjects completed all study visits. After using Acne Moisturizer for 60 days, statistically significant (P < 0.0001) improvement from baseline was observed in skin moisturization. The product was also found effective in protecting skin barrier function (P < 0.0001) by reducing trans-epidermal water loss. Assessment of prevention of appearance of new acne and acne reduction using Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) Scale for acne vulgaris by dermatologist shows significant improvement from baseline to each study visit and at the end of study. Statistically significant reduction (P < 0.0001) in acne severity assessed by IGA was also observed. Moreover, significant reduction (P < 0.0001) in skin sebum level, skin blemishes, skin redness, skin pigmentation, and facial pores was also observed as assessed by instruments and 3D image analysis system. Assessment of the subject satisfaction questionnaire and subject response index was also found in parity of the outcome. Furthermore, no adverse event was recorded during the study conduction.

Conclusion:

The results of this clinical study suggest that acne moisturizer helps in significantly improving skin moisturization when applied for 15 days onward. It is also safe and effective in aiding reduction of skin sebum level, skin blemishes, skin redness, skin pigmentation, and facial pores; it can be effectively used as an adjunct for management of mild-to-moderate acne prevention and acne reduction, while providing sufficient moisturization to the skin.
Oral Methadone versus Morphine IR for Patients with Cervical Cancer and Neuropathic Pain: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial
Authors: Adumala Aruna , Palat Gayatri , Vajjala Archana , Brun Eva , Segerlantz Mikael
Published: June 2023

Objectives:

In India, cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women and makes up for up to 29% of all registered cancer in females. Cancer-related pain is one of the major distressing symptoms for all cancer patients. Pain is characterised as somatic or neuropathic, and the total pain experience is often mixed. Conventional opioids are the backbone of analgesic treatment but are most often not sufficient in alleviating neuropathic pain, common in cervical cancer. Accumulating evidence of the advantage of methadone compared to conventional opioids, due to agonist action at both μ and q opioid receptors, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist activity and the ability to inhibit the reuptake of monoamines has been demonstrated. We hypothesised that, with these properties’, methadone might be a good option for the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with cervical cancer.

Material and Methods:

Patients with cervical cancer stages ll-lll were enrolled in this randomized controlled trial. A comparison was made between methadone versus immediate release morphine (IR morphine), with increasing doses until pain was controlled. Inclusion-period was from October 3rd to December 31st 2020, and the total patient-study period was 12 weeks. Pain intensity was assessed according to the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Douleur Neuropathique (DN4). The primary objective was to determine whether methadone was clinically superior versus noninferior to morphine as an analgesic for the treatment of cancer related neuropathic pain in women with cervical cancer.

Results:

A total of 85 women were included; five withdrew and six died during the study period, leaving 74 patients completing the study. All participants showed a reduction in mean values of NRS and DN4 from the time of inclusion and to the end of the study period, for IR morphine and methadone 8.4–2.7 and 8.6–1.5, respectively (P < 0.001). The DN4 score mean reduction for Morphine and Methadone were 6.12–1.37 and 6.05–0, respectively (P < 0.001). Side effects were more common in the group of patients receiving IR morphine compared to the patients treated with methadone.

Conclusion:

We found that Methadone had a superior analgesic effect with good overall tolerability compared with morphine as a first-line strong opioid for the management of cancer-related neuropathic pain.
أثر تطبيق انظمة التصنيع الرشيق على خفض تكاليف الشركات الإنتاجية في المملكة العربية السعودية لعام 2022
Authors: السيد هدى إبراهيم
Published: June 2023

هدفت الدراسة الى بيان الدور الذي يلعبه التصنيع الرشيق والذي يعتبر من اهم الأنظمة الصناعية التي تهتم بتقليل الفاقد بكافه انواعه مما يؤدي لتخفيض تكلفه الإنتاج ، وافترضت الدراسة انه توجد علاقة معنوية ذات دلالة احصائية بين تطبيق نظام الإنتاج في الوقت المحدد وتخفيض التكاليف في الشركات الصناعية بالمملكة العربية السعودية، وقام الباحث من خلال المنهج الميداني بتوزيع قوائم استبيان على عينة من شركات تصنيع المواد الغذائية في المملكة العربية السعودية لإثبات صحة الفروض ، وتوصلت الدراسة الى انه توجد علاقة معنوية ذات دلالة احصائية عند مستوى معنوية 0.05 بين جميع فرضيات الدراسة حيث ان نظام الإنتاج في الوقت المحدد يساهم في متابعة الاخطاء وتصحيحها باقل تكلفة ممكنة وازالة جميع الانشطة التي ترهق الشركة بتكاليف غير مباشرة وغير ضرورية كما انه يؤثر تأثيرا ايجابيا كبيرا على اجور العمالة ويؤثر على الاجور بصفة عامة، من حيث التكلفة والكفاءة وايضا الرقابة نظرا لان هذا النظام يعتمد على العمالة متعددة المهارات.
المنهاج الخفي ودوره في اكتساب الطلبة للقيم الثقافية والأنماط السلوكية دراسة ميدانية لطلبة محافظتي الطفيلة ومعان
Authors: الكريمين هاني أحمد , القرارعة أحمد عودة
Published: June 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى استقصاء دور المنهاج الخفي في اكتساب الطلبة للقيم الأنماط الثقافية، وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (50) طالب، تم توجيه سؤال إليهم عن القيم والانماط التي اكتسبوها من المدرسة، وقد تم تحليل إجابات الطلبة، وأشارت نتائج الدراسة إلى أن هناك العديد من القيم التي اكتسبها الطلبة مثل: قيمة الصدق واحترام الوقت وطريقة الحديث واحترام الآخر والأناقة والمظهر الحسن والتأثر بطريقة الكتابة ونوع الخط. والألفاظ الحسنة، وعلى الرغم من اكتساب الطلبة هذه القيم إلا أن بعض إجابات الطلبة اشارت إلى اكتسابهم بعض الأنماط السلوكية من المعلمين مثل: الأنانية، وحب الذات والتمييز، حيث كان يميز بين الطلبة.
فحص DNA وسيلة حديثة لإثبات النسب: دراسة فقهية قانونية مقارنة
Authors: المرافي رشا محمد , الطعيمات هاني سليمان
Published: June 2023

تناولت الباحثة في دراستها موضوع "فحص DNA وسيلة لإثبات النسب من الناحتين الفقهية والقانونية "، وذلك من خلال استعراض كيفية معالجة الفقه الإسلامي وقانون الأحوال الشخصية الأردني رقم 15 لسنة 2019م لهذا النوع من الوسائل الإسلامي لهذه الوسائل كوسيلة من وسائل إثبات النسب، حيث تناولت هذه الدراسة بيان التكييف الفقهي ل DNA ، وخصائصه، وضوابط العمل به، من منهجية استقراء التطبيقات القضائية من محكمة الاستئناف الشرعية الأردنية، واختيار ما يناسب موضوع الدراسة، ومقارنة ذلك مع نظرة الفقه الإسلامي لهذا الموضوع وقد هدفت الدراسة إلى بيان التكييف الشرعي والقانوني لفحص DNA كوسيلة لإثبات النسب وفق الضوابط الشرعية وخلُصَ البحث إلى عدة نتائج، منها: 1.لا يجوز استخدام فحص DNA لغرض التأكّد من صحة الأنساب الثابتة شرعًا، لما قد يترتب عليه من سوء العشرة الزوجية وسوء العلاقات الاجتماعية، وتعكير العلاقات الأسرية، حتى وإن كانت النتائج تدل على السلامة. 2.إنَّ قانون الأحوال الشخصية الأردني رقم (15) لسنة 2019م، اعتمد وسيلة الإثبات DNA في إثبات النسب ضمن الطرق العلمية القطعيّة، ولم يتم اعتمادها في مسألة النَّفي، واقتصر ذلك على اللّعان فقط كما أوصت الدراسة بضرورة وضع نظام خاص يضبط هذه المسألة بصورة محكمة ومفصلة، بحيث تتم تحت إشراف قضائي في جميع مراحلها، لما تتضمَّنه من نتائج وخيمة قد تؤدي إلى اختلاط الأنساب.
Criteria for the efficiency of enterprise management in the framework of digital transformation
Authors: Kochina S. K. , Schetinina E. D.
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this article is to describe the essence and principles of a new methodological approach to the enterprise management system analysis in the context of digital transformation. The approach proposed by the authors is based on the key criteria for the effectiveness of any economic system management in the context of digital changes. The identified criteria for the effectiveness of management include such aspects as the enterprise digital transformation strategy development, which does not contradict the general course of development; the involvement of qualified employees in the field of digital management; ensuring the motivation of personnel to implement digital transformation; the introduction of a special modular digital platform that combines the necessary technologies, techniques; conducting systematic monitoring of the implementation of transformational tasks and goals. In this study, the authors used the method of theoretical generalization and comparison, scientific abstraction, logical, induction and deduction methods, etc. As a result of the study, it was concluded that it is expedient to apply the proposed methodological approach to the analysis of enterprise management by taking into account and evaluating the criteria for management effectiveness in the context of digital transformation, as well as calculating the integral index.
Tendency to depressive states, anxiety and strategies of coping behavior for boys and girls
Authors: Yashchenko E. F. , Kaznacheeva N. B. , Bazhanova E. V.
Published: June 2023

The article provides an overview of the study of the depressive states, anxiety and copying strategies issues in the Russian modern research literature. The purpose of the work is to determine the tendency to depressive states, anxiety and copying strategies among male and female students of various universities in St. Petersburg in the amount of 101 people, 50 of them boys and 51 girls aged 17–24 years. The following research methods are used: Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale in T.I. Balashova’s adaptation, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for identifying personal and situational anxiety in Yu.L. Khanin adaptation, The Lazarus coping test in T.L. Kryukova’s and E.V. Kuftyak’s adaptation. Statistical methods for processing empirical data include descriptive statistics by group, Mann–Whitney U test, correlation analysis, factor analysis. The authors present a general characteristic of students in terms of the studied phenomena. The researchers found differences between search for social support, flight-avoidance, positive reassessment, situational anxiety indicators in boys and girls with greater severity of average values in girls. Correlation analysis revealed both common and distinct relationships for male and female students. The following factors were identified using factor analysis: “Predictors of personal anxiety and tendency to depression,” “Constructive strategies for coping with difficult situations,” “Confrontation against situational anxiety,” characterizing features of students’ coping with depression and anxiety.
Prospects for digitalization of sustainable development projects in the Russian Federation
Authors: Pashkovskaya I. V. , Rubtsov B. B. , Amosova N. A. , Rudakova O. S.
Published: June 2023

Green bonds have become the most notable innovations in the field of sustainable financing over the past 10 years. The article discusses the problems of issuing and circulation of such financial market instruments, examines the opportunities that modern financial technologies provide for the development of this market segment. Technologies for investing in green bonds and sustainable development bonds remain burdensome and technologically complex, as they involve going through many stages and attracting a significant number of participants. In addition, to date, there has not been a liquid and transparent market for retail investors, and economic sanctions against Russia cut off the country from the financial markets of other countries for an indefinite time. However, the tools of sustainable development can now be successfully applied if innovative technologies such as blockchain technologies, smart contracts, the Internet of things and digital assets are used. The purpose of the study is to formulate recommendations for the progress of the sustainable development system in Russia, as well as to propose a mechanism for the tokenization of sustainable development bonds to attract and place funds from small investors in order to solve social and environmental problems of the Russian economy.
Digital maturity of business: Technological gap and limitations of digital transformation
Authors: Prokhorova I. S. , Gureev P. M.
Published: June 2023

Digital maturity of business is the object of the study. The subject of research is the process of systemic digital transformation of business. Research methods include indicative method and the method of system analysis. The premise of the study is to identify the unsystematic digitalization of business in industry as one of the significant problems of achieving digital maturity in the Strategy for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Industries in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the study is to identify the reasons for the unsystematic processes of business digitalization to achieve “digital maturity”. To achieve this goal, technological trends in the global systemic digital business transformation were analyzed and monitoring of the compliance of digital business transformation processes in Russia with the identified characteristics of global systemic business digitalization was carried out. The study showed that in the Russian business sector there is a technological gap with the global processes of digital business transformation. As a result of the study, it was found that the main reasons for the unsystematic processes of digitalization of Russian business are the low quality of business digitalization with high digital activity and low technological capabilities for implementing Industry 4.0 technologies due to the limited use of the Internet mobile network in business, business cybersecurity tools, Internet communications and cloud services. The increment of knowledge consists in determining the technological principle of digital business transformation at the global level – this is a mobile device operating on the principles of machine-to-machine interaction M2M with big data IoT (Internet of things) based on 5G speeds and Wi-Fi 6 communication standards, as well as identifying a system of indicators for monitoring the technological basis for managing the “digital maturity” of a business.
Risk assessment in the formation of motivational programs aimed at retaining the heads of organizations
Authors: Ivanova E. V. , Bobko T. V. , Ivanova K. V.
Published: June 2023

The relevance of the study is determined by the increasing role of risks in the formation of motivation programs aimed at retaining managers of the middle and top levels of organization management. The purpose of the study was to identify risks that arise in the process of implementing motivation programs for managerial personnel. In the study, the following tasks were solved: determining the sources and risk factors; assessing the probability of risks and the level of possible consequences of a risk event; identifying the risks that are most priority for management based on building a risk map; development of ways to reduce risks that reduce the effectiveness of the implementation of motivational programs to retain managers of the organization. The work uses systematic and situational approaches, expert assessment, the survey method and the Delphi method, risk mapping. The developed measures to eliminate risks will allow organizations to prevent reputational and financial losses and analyze the effectiveness of each implemented motivational tool to retain the leaders of the organization.
Northern Sea Route development plan until 2035 as an instrument of state innovation policy
Authors: Smirnov A. Yu.
Published: June 2023

The Northern Sea Route is a promising transport project. Its effective development requires the use of various innovative technologies. The purpose of the study is to determine the role and significance of the Northern Sea Route development plan until 2035, adopted by the Government of the Russian Federation in August 2022, as an instrument of the state’s innovation policy. After analyzing the content of the activities presented in the plan, the author comes to the conclusion that, despite some shortcomings (the inclusion of activities already underway, measures to develop railway infrastructure that are not related to the Northern Sea Route, arithmetic errors that are usually not typical for documents of this level) the practical implementation of the proposals presented in the plan for the development of a nuclear icebreaker fleet, the creation of an Arctic satellite constellation, the formation of an environmental monitoring system is impossible without the active introduction of innovations, fundamental and applied research in the field of natural, technical, medical and social sciences. This allows us to consider the plan as an instrument of the innovation policy of the federal executive authorities for the development of the country’s national economy in the long term.
ATP/azobenzene-guanidinium self-assembly into fluorescent and multi-stimuli responsive supramolecular aggregates
Authors: Abodja Olivier , Touati Nadia , Morel Mathieu , Rudiuk Sergii , Baigl Damien
Published: June 2023

Building stimuli-responsive supramolecular systems is a way for chemists to achieve spatio-temporal control over complex systems as well as a promising strategy for applications ranging from sensing to drug-delivery. For its large spectrum of biological and biomedical implications, adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) is a particularly interesting target for such a purpose but photoresponsive ATP-based systems, such as photocaged compounds, have mainly been relying on covalent modification of ATP. Here, we show that simply mixing unmodified ATP with AzoDiGua, an azobenzene-guanidium compound with photodependent nucleotide binding affinity, results in the spontaneous self-assembly of the two non-fluorescent compounds into photoreversible, micrometer-sized and fluorescent aggregates. Obtained in water at room temperature and physiological pH, these supramolecular structures are dynamic and respond to several chemical, physical and biological stimuli, resulting in a multi-stimuli control of the suspension turbidity and aggregate fluorescence. The presence of azobenzene allows a fast and photoreversible control of their assembly upon cycles of UV (395/25 nm) and blue (480/30 nm) irradiation of moderate power. ATP chelating properties to metal dications enable ion-triggered disassembly and fluorescence control with valence-selectivity. Finally, the supramolecular aggregates are disassembled by alkaline phosphatase in a few minutes at room temperature, resulting in enzymatic control of fluorescence through ATP hydrolysis. These results highlight the interest of using a photoswitchable nucleotide binding partner as a self-assembly brick to build highly responsive supramolecular entities involving biologically relevant target molecules without the need to covalently modify them.
A Quest for Platinum(0) Adducts of the Macrocyclic Dibridgehead Diphosphine P((CH2)14)3P
Authors: Zhu Yun , Fiedler Tobias , Gladysz John A.
Published: June 2023

The reaction of trans-Pt(Cl)2(P((CH2)14)3P) and C8K in C6D6 or diethyl ether cleanly gives a species provisionally formulated as trans-Pt(P((CH2)14)3P) (trans-5) based upon NMR data (31P{1H} chemical shift and JPPt values similar to other trans-Pt(PR3)2 species; seven 13C NMR signals, three exhibiting JCP). Consistent with a platinum(0) formulation, addition of CH3I gives the known complex trans-Pt(I)(Me)(P((CH2)14)3P) (trans-10, 83% isolated), and H2 gives the dihydride complex trans-Pt(H)2(P((CH2)14)3P) (trans-11), as evidenced by 31P{1H} and 1H NMR. Additions of ethylene and diphenylacetylene give the corresponding 1:1 π adducts, be¬lieved to have trigonal geometries based upon literature precedent. Alternative formulations or trans-5 are discussed; the 1H NMR spectrum of one sample showed a weak upfield triplet integrat¬ing to < 0.25 H, (–2.43 ppm, JHP = 18.6 Hz), suggesting a Pt-H unit.
Bis(1-methyl-ortho-carboranyl)borane
Authors: Akram Manjur , Tidwell John , Dutton Jason , Martin Caleb
Published: June 2023

The Lewis superacid, bis(1-methyl-ortho-carboranyl)borane, is rapidly accessed in two steps. It is a very effective hydroboration reagent capable of B–H addition to alkenes, alkynes, and cyclopropanes. To date, this is the first Lewis superacidic secondary borane and most reactive neutral hydroboration reagent.
Automatic note generator for Javanese gamelan music accompaniment using deep learning
Authors: Kurniawati Arik , Yuniarno Eko Mulyanto , Suprapto Yoyon Kusnendar , Soewidiatmaka Aditya Nur Ikhsan
Published: June 2023

Javanese gamelan is a traditional form of music from Indonesia with a variety of styles and patterns. One of these patterns is the harmony music of the Bonang Barung and Bonang Penerus instruments. When playing gamelan, the resulting patterns can vary based on the music’s rhythm or dynamics, which can be challenging for novice players unfamiliar with the gamelan rules and notation system, which only provides melodic notes. Unlike in modern music, where harmony notes are often the same for all instruments, harmony music in Javanese gamelan is vital in establishing the character of a song. With technological advancements, musical composition can be generated automatically without human participation, which has become a trend in music generation research. This study proposes a method to generate musical accompaniment notes for harmony music using a bidirectional long-term memory (BiLSTM) network and compares it with recurrent neural network (RNN) and long-term memory (LSTM) models that use numerical notation to represent musical data, making it easier to learn the variations of harmony music in Javanese gamelan. This method replaces the gamelan composer in completing the notation for all the instruments in a song. To evaluate the generated harmonic music, note distance, dynamic time warping (DTW), and cross-correlation techniques were used to measure the distance between the system-generated results and the gamelan composer's creations. In addition, audio features were extracted and used to visualize the audio. The experimental results show that all models produced better accuracy results when using all features of the song, reaching a value of around 90%, compared to using only 2 features (rhythm and note of melody), which reached 65-70%. Furthermore, the BiLSTM model produced musical harmonies that were more similar to the original music (+93%) than those generated by the LSTM (+92%) and RNN (+90%). This study can be applied to performing Javanese gamelan music.
Understanding requirements dependency in requirements prioritization: a systematic literature review
Authors: Noviyanto Fiftin , Razali Rozilawati , Nazree Mohd Zakree Ahmad
Published: June 2023

Requirement prioritization (RP) is a crucial task in managing requirements as it determines the order of implementation and, thus, the delivery of a software system. Improper RP may cause software project failures due to over budget and schedule as well as a low-quality product. Several factors influence RP. One of which is requirements dependency. Handling inappropriate handling of requirements dependencies can lead to software development failures. If a requirement that serves as a prerequisite for other requirements is given low priority, it affects the overall project completion time. Despite its importance, little is known about requirements dependency in RP, particularly its impacts, types, and techniques. This study, therefore, aims to understand the phenomenon by analyzing the existing literature. It addresses three objectives, namely, to investigate the impacts of requirements dependency on RP, to identify different types of requirements dependency, and to discover the techniques used for requirements dependency problems in RP. To fulfill the objectives, this study adopts the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. Applying the SLR protocol, this study selected forty primary articles, which comprise 58% journal papers, 32% conference proceedings, and 10% book sections. The results of data synthesis indicate that requirements dependency has significant impacts on RP, and there are a number of requirements dependency types as well as techniques for addressing requirements dependency problems in RP. This research discovered various techniques employed, including the use of Graphs for RD visualization, Machine Learning for handling large-scale RP, decision making for multi-criteria handling, and optimization techniques utilizing evolutionary algorithms. The study also reveals that the existing techniques have encountered serious limitations in terms of scalability, time consumption, interdependencies of requirements, and limited types of requirement dependencies.
Fingerprint Image Identification for Crime Detection
Authors:   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, sree Bhavya , T S Nalini ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, TA Deepika ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, . Nagaraj ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, A Jagadamba ,   Assistant, Computer science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India
Published: June 2023

The identification of a person has become, crucial part in this physical world (fast growing) identification features of a person can be included iris, Fingerprints etc. The fingerprint plays an important role in crime investigation, to identify the criminals which makes easy to solve the crime. The fingerprint is collected from the crime scene. These images are stored in digital format saved in database. The image is pre-processed using techniques acquisition, Enhancement, Thinning fingerprint image features are extracted from the pre-processed image. These pre-processed data is tested and trained by CNN model using random forest and decision trees these algorithms, Algorithm identifies the criminals based on matching accuracy.
Gas Leakage Detection and Booking Using IoT
Authors:   Department of Computer Science & Engineering Vemana Institute of Technology,  Bangalore, Karnataka, Kiran Sai , Abhinav Reddy Settipalli ,   Department of Computer Science & Engineering Vemana Institute of Technology,  Bangalore, Karnataka, Raju Sheshuvardhan ,   Department of Computer Science & Engineering Vemana Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, Ravikiran Vannurappagari ,   Department of Computer Science & Engineering Vemana Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka
Published: June 2023

There is a rapid development in technology which influencing the human life in several aspects due to rapid development in different fields but we still need to adopt that technology such that we can make human life easier to live. In our Country it is not possible to supply LPG through Pipes to each and every home as production of LPG is too short. At present we are having a system Advance LPG cylinder booking through IVRS or online which is most difficult for the illiterate and busy schedule people to book the LPG cylinder in advance. Another Major problem LPG cylinder users facing is “They don’t know exactly the status of LPG gas completion” makes even more delay in booking the cylinder which is uncomfortable most of the times. Now a day we are having a IVRS system in which customer needs to go through few steps in accordance with the Automatic voice which also includes selecting options. Most of the illiterate people can’t even complete the booking due to this reason and also most of the times these landline phones are either busy due to congested calls or phones not working due to some technical issues. This paper proposes a system that will make entire LPG cylinder booking procedure automated without human intervention. This system continuously measures the weight of the cylinder and once it reaches minimum threshold it will automatically sends message to the authorized LPG Agent so that they can deliver the LPG cylinder in time. Along with the Automated cylinder booking we also designed feature related to the safety of the user in which it continuously monitor the leakage of LPG gas and alerts the user regarding leakage to avoid major accidents which costs human lives mostly.
Online Attendance System Using CCTV
Authors:   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, Akhtar Adil Pasha Shuaib , Reddy Thejesh ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, Kumar Harish ,   Assistant Professor, AI & ML Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India
Published: June 2023

The online attendance system is a project that aims to create a more efficient and secure method for recording attendance at educational institutions, offices, and other organizations. The main objective of the project is to develop a system that can accurately identify individuals based on their facial features, and record their attendance automatically. One of the main problems that the face recognition attendance system aims to solve is the issue of manual attendance recording, which is often time-consuming and prone to errors. By automating the attendance process, we eliminate the need for annual attendance registers and reduce the burden on staff. The online attendance system uses advanced algorithms to analyze and compare facial features, and can accurately identify individuals even if they are wearing masks or have changed their appearance. The system can also be integrated with other software, such as payroll systems, to provide a more streamlined and efficient process for managing attendance and payroll. Overall, the face recognition attendance system is a valuable tool for improving attendance management and security at educational institutions, offices, and other organizations. It offers a more accurate and efficient method for recording attendance, and can significantly reduce the workload and costs associated with manual attendance recording.
Landslide Monitoring and Detection
Authors:   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, S K Rama , L Shivakumara ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, Sai Sathya ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, G V Shilpa ,   Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India
Published: June 2023

The project titled "Landslide Monitoring and Detection" aims to detect and monitor potential landslides using a combination of sensors and machine learning algorithms. The sensors used in this project are MQ, rainfall, vibration, soil moisture, DHT, and water flow sensors. These sensors collect data that is sent to an Arduino Uno, which then sends it to a Node MCU. The Node MCU sends the data to a Java server using NetBeans IDE, which stores the data in a text file. The machine learning algorithms used in this project are KNN, random forest, XGBoost, and decision tree. These algorithms are applied to the data in the text file, with a given threshold value based on training data, to determine which algorithm provides the best accuracy. The algorithm with the highest accuracy is then used as the result for landslide detection and monitoring. The use of multiple sensors and machine learning algorithms improves the accuracy of landslide detection and monitoring. The sensors provide real-time data that is continuously monitored and analyzed by machine learning algorithms. The results of this project can aid in preventing and mitigating the effects of landslides, which can cause significant damage to infrastructure and loss of life. This project has the potential to be implemented in areas prone to landslides, providing early warning systems and improving disaster management strategies.
EMOJIFIER
Authors:   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, Singh Ranjith , Telkar Rohan ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, S Santhosh ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering,  Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, Mohammed Syed ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering,  Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, M V Rachitha ,   Asst. Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India
Published: June 2023

Emojis are small images that are commonly included in social media text messages. The combination of visual and textual content in the same message builds up a modern way of communication. Emojis or avatars are ways to indicate nonverbal cues. These cues have become an essential part of online chatting, product review, brand emotion, and many more. It also led to increasing data science research dedicated to emoji-driven storytelling. With advancements in computer vision and deep learning, it is now possible to detect human emotions from images. Here we will classify human facial expressions to filter and map corresponding emojis or avatars. Emojifier is software which deals with the classification of facial expressions, text and speech into Emojis or Avatars.
Fall Detection
Authors:   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, Sahithi Challa , HimaBindu Chennepalli ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, C Harika ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India, M C Jyothi ,   Student, Computer Science & Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-34, India
Published: June 2023

Researchers from all across the world are interested in human fall detection and activity recognition. Fall detection is an exciting topic that may be tackled in several ways. Several alternatives have been suggested in recent years. These applications determine whether a person is walking, squatting, or falling, among other activities. Among these tasks detecting elderly falls is crucial. This is because it is a pretty typical and dangerous occurrence that affects people of all ages, with the elderly having a disproportionately negative impact. This is the motivation behind the development of an aged assistance system that detects falls and notifies the caretaker. One of the key characteristics is that it sends an email notification along with a call to the caretaker once a fall is detected.
Pemberlakuan Hukum Ekstradisi Bagi Pelaku Tindak Pidana Korupsi
Authors: Wahid Abdul
Published: June 2023

Permasalahan korupsi sudah bukan merupakan permasalahan suatu bangsa saja, tetapi sudah menjadi permasalahan internasional, korupsi merupakan Transnational Crime  sejak tanggal 1 Oktober 2003 dimana 107 negara peserta Konferensi  Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiationof the United Nations Conventions against Corruption, termasuk Indonesia telah menyetujui mengadopsi  Convention Against Corruption  yang diselenggarakan di Wina. Ekstradisi harus ada perjanjian ekstradisi, selama ini pelaku korupsi yang berhasil dikembalikan ke Indonesia tetapi assetnya tidak dapat dikembalikan karena ekstradisi hanya mengatur mengenai pelaku tindak pidana atau orangnya, pengembalian aset korupsi dilakukan apabila ada perjanjian bantuan timbal balik, sesuai United Nations Convention Against Corruption, 2003 yang telah diratifikasi dengan UU No. 7 Tahun 2006 apabila tidak ada perjanjian ekstradisi antar negara akan menyulitkan suatu negara dalam mengadili pelaku kejahatan yang tinggal di negara lain, karena tiap negara mempunyai aturan tersendiri mengenai ekstradisi, dan Kendala pelaksanaan ekstradisi diantaranya, adanya negara memberikan perlindungan terhadap harta benda pelaku, keterbatasan wewenang sesuai dengan batas negara dan yuridiksi peradilan, perbedaan sistem hukum antarnegara, perjanjian antarnegara. Disaranakan Sebaiknya pemerintah lebih meningkatkan perjanjian ekstradisi ke berbagai negara agar para pelaku dan asetnya dapat dikembalikan di Indonesia untuk menjaga stabilitas perekonomian negara dan Pemerintah Indonesia harus aktif untuk menelusuri harta para koruptor di luar negeri dan melakukan kerjasama dengan negara lain untuk membekukan asset hasil, supaya dapat dikembalikan ke tanah air.
Urgensi Pembaharuan Undang-Undang Penyiaran Mengenai Perizinan Penyiaran Berbasis Internet di Indonesia
Authors: Andriyanto Adhi Nugroho Tina Maylani,
Published: June 2023

Penelitian ini mengkaji mengenai urgensi terkait pembaharuan Undang-Undang Penyiaran mengenai perizinan penyiaran berbasis internet di Indonesia. Perkembangan internet yang terus berkembang memberikan pengaruh kepada industri penyiaran dengan beralihnya penyiaran secara konvensional menuju penyiaran melalui internet. Dikarenakan penyiaran internet saat ini tidak tunduk pada UU Penyiaran dan termasuk dalam kategori penyelenggara sistem elektronik yang tunduk pada UU Telekomunikasi, sehingga menimbulkan suatu permasalahan yaitu khususnya mengenai perizinan. Adanya ketidakharmonisan regulasi mengenai perizinan   penyiaran secara konvensional dengan penyiaran menggunakan internet mengakibatkan adanya perlakuan yang berbeda, sehingga menimbulkan kerugian bagi penyelenggara penyiaran konvensional. Oleh karena itu peraturan penyiaran memiliki urgensi untuk dilakukan pembaharuan mengingat perkembangan internet yang terus mendorong inovasi baru dan diharapkan dapat memberikan persamaan di dalam hukum dalam proses perizinan antara penyelenggara penyiaran baik secara konvensional maupun internet. Penelitian ini adalah jenis yuridis normatif serta pendekatan komparatif. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini adalah adanya perlakuan dalam proses perizinan yang berbeda menyebabkan kerugian materiil dan immateriil bagi penyelenggara penyiaran yang menggunakan spektrum frekuensi radio, maka Indonesia dapat melakukan penyesuaian dari penyiaran internet di Turki yaitu melakukan pembaharuan Undang-Undang Penyiaran dengan cara memperluas ruang lingkup penyiaran dengan memasukkan penyiaran internet. Dilakukan pembaharuan peraturan tersebut diharapkan dapat memberikan adanya persamaan didalam hukum mengenai perizinan penyiaran secara konvensional dengan penyiaran berbasis internet.
Efektivitas Hukum Alat Bukti Elektronik Dalam Pemeriksaan Bukti Di Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara
Authors: Asaad Annisa Febriana
Published: June 2023

This study aims to analyze the legal effectiveness of electronic evidence in examining evidence at the Makassar City State Administrative Court and to analyze the obstacles faced by the Makassar City State Administrative Court in examining electronic evidence. Electronic Evidence is a form of implementing the digitalization era which is then expected to be able to keep up with the times. The application of electronic information in the judicial environment is considered capable of realizing the vision and mission of the Supreme Court as an Indonesian judicial institution. The urgency of applying electronic evidence in the judicial process in Indonesia is of course to determine its effectiveness both from the point of view of all process organizers and applicable rules. The research method used is empirical research method.The results of the study concluded that the examination of electronic evidence at the State Administrative Court was not optimal. This is caused by several things, namely, there are no legal regulations that specifically regulate procedural proving of electronic evidence, the unavailability of institutions that can help determine the authentication of evidence at low cost, and the non-fulfillment of existing legal effectiveness factors. as; legal factors; law enforcement factor; and facilities and infrastructure factors. 

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas hukum alat bukti elektronik dalam pemeriksaan bukti di Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara Kota Makassar dan menganalisis kendala yang dihadapi oleh Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara Kota Makassar dalam pemeriksaan alat bukti elektronik. Bukti Elektronik merupakan wujud implementasi era digitalisasi yang kemudian diharapkan mampu mengikuti perkembangan zaman. Penerapan informasi elektronik di lingkungan peradilan dinilai mampu mewujudkan visi dan misi Mahkamah Agung sebagai lembaga peradilan Indonesia. Urgensi penerapan alat bukti elektronik dalam proses peradilan di Indonesia tentunya untuk mengetahui keefektifannya baik dari segi semua penyelenggara proses maupun aturan yang berlaku. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan ialah metode penelitian empiris. Hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa pemeriksaan alat bukti elektronik di Pengadilan Tata Usaha Negara belum optimal. Hal ini disebabkan oleh beberapa hal, yaitu, belum ada aturan hukum yang mengatur secara khusus terkait prosedural pembuktian alat bukti elektronik, tidak tersedianya Lembaga yang dapat membantu menentukan autentikasi dari alat bukti dengan biaya yang murah, serta tidak terpenuhinya faktor-faktor efektivitas hukum yang ada seperti; faktor hukum; faktor penegekan hukum; dan faktor sarana dan prasana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 