bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
High-contrast spectroscopic photoacoustic characterization of thermal tissue ablation in the visible spectrum
Authors: Song Hyunjae , Song Tai-Kyong , Kang Jeeun
Published: November 2022

Purpose: High-contrast tissue characterization of thermal ablation has been desired to evaluate therapeutic outcomes accurately. This paper presents a photoacoustic (PA) characterization of thermal tissue ablation in the visible spectrum, in which higher light absorbance can produce spectral contrast starker than in the near-infrared range.Methods: Ex vivo experiments were performed to measure visible PA spectra (480-700 nm) from fresh porcine liver tissues that received a thermal dose in a range of cumulative equivalent minutes at 43°C (CEM43). The local hemoglobin lobe area between 510-600 nm and wholespectral area under the curve were evaluated to represent the transition of hemoglobin into methemoglobin (MetHb) in the target tissue.Results: The thermal process below an estimated therapeutic CEM43 threshold (80-340 minutes) presented a progressive elevation of the PA spectrum and an eventual loss of local hemoglobin peaks in the visible spectrum, closer to the MetHb spectrum. Interestingly, an excessive CEM43 produced a substantial drop in the PA spectrum. In the spectral analysis, the visible spectrum yielded 13.9-34.1 times higher PA sensitivity and 1.42 times higher contrast change than at a near-infrared wavelength.Conclusion: This novel method of PA tissue characterization in the visible spectrum could be a potential modality to evaluate various thermal therapeutic modalities at high-contrast resolution.
MAPEAMENTO DOS LIMITES OFICIAIS DO MOSAICO DE ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS DO ESPINHAÇO: INTERATIVIDADE ENTRE O GEOPROCESSAMENTO E A GESTÃO INTEGRADA DO TERRITÓRIO
Authors: Ribas Rodrigo Pinheiro , Gontijo Bernardo Machado
Published: November 2022

A preservação de áreas naturais é a forma mais primária para a conservação da diversidade biológica, existindo em todo o planeta áreas delimitadas com intuito de proteção, haja vista sua singularidade, beleza, nível de ameaça, entre outros parâmetros que caracterizem a necessidade de uma efetiva gestão e manejo sustentável dos recursos naturais ali presentes. A gestão de áreas protegidas de forma isolada não é suficientepara a conservação, sendo necessária a criação de meios de gestão integrada da paisagem e neste sentido um formato bastante coerente são os mosaicos de áreas protegidas. Este artigo apresenta os procedimentos utilizados para a delimitação do Mosaico de Áreas Protegidas do Espinhaço - Alto Jequitinhonha - Serra do Cabral, que foram realizados de forma interativa, a partir da combinação de métodos automáticos por meio de técnicas de Geoprocessamento com um refinamentoviabilizado a partir do mapeamento das questões estratégicas de gestão do mosaico, obtidas através da reunião do conselho consultivo do próprio mosaico. A proposta inicial de delimitação do mosaico foi criada levando em conta os aspectos do ambiente físico como unidade de planejamento, sendo assim, a delimitação foi feita pela linha de cumeada divisora de bacias hidrográficasda região e, em alguns locais, pelo próprio sistema de drenagem. Esta delimitação foi automatizada em um Sistema de Informação Geográfica (SIG) utilizando como base topográfica um Modelo Digital de Elevação (MDE) de 30 metros de resolução espacial, proveniente da missão Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM). A delimitação deste mosaico de áreas protegidas, considerando apenas os aspectos do ambiente físico, teve que ser reajustada a fim de potencializar o poder de gestão do mesmo, sendo assim este mapeamento inicial foi apresentado em reunião do conselho consultivo do mosaico, sendo então incluídos limites políticos-administrativos em consonância com os objetivos de proteção e conservação destas áreas. Foi interessante perceber neste trajeto de concepção do limite oficial desta área protegida, a grande importância das técnicas de Geoprocessamento empregadas, visto que permitiram o traçado da área limítrofe levando em conta os aspectos ambientais, assim como sistematizaram a visualização do mapeamento para um público relativamente leigo na área de Geotecnologias, porém possuidor de outras expertises relacionadas a gestão ambiental do território e que puderam então contribuir para uma melhor decisão acerca dos limites oficiais desta área. A utilização do MDE da missão SRTM, com 30 metros (1 arco-segundo) de resolução espacial, se mos-trou extremamente eficaz, observando que, em tese, possui melhor precisão da informação altimétrica, visto que não foram realizadas interpolações para melhoria de sua resolução espacial.
PROJETO CARTOGRÁFICO CENTRADO NO USUÁRIO DOS MAPAS NECESSÁRIOS À DEFINIÇÃO DA ESTRUTURA DO SISTEMA VIÁRIO DE UM PLANO DIRETOR MUNICIPAL
Authors: Sluter Claudia Robbi , Brandalize Maria Cecília Bonato , Ivánová Ivana , Van Elzakker Corné P. J. M.
Published: November 2022

Este projeto objetiva estabelecer um conjunto padrão de símbolos para representações cartográficas de regiões urbanas. Os primeiros resultados apresentam a proposição de um estudo de caso focado no sistema viário do município de Pinhais, Paraná, Brasil. Para alcançar os objetivos da pesquisa, definiram-se os seguintes passos metodológicos: (1) estudar e aprender como os urbanistas (usuários) desenvolvem as análises sobre a rede viária; (2) entender as necessidades dos usuários quanto ao conhecimento geográfico requerido de forma a verificar qual a função de cada feição viária na rede; (3) definir as informações geográficas da área urbana necessárias às análises da hierárquica da rede; (4) projetar os mapas que representarão tais informações geográficas; (5) definir e aplicar um teste aos usuários. O teste foi baseado em tarefas relacionadas a cenários, definidos de acordo com os passos metodológicos seguidos pelos urbanistas, e que devem ser realizados até que a análise da função de cada via da rede esteja concluída. Os usuários realizaram as tarefas usando mapas gerados com os símbolos padrões propostos. Foi aplicada ainda a técnica do “grupo focal” com base nos resultados do teste aplicado. Uma importante conclusão deste trabalho foi o aprendizado de como os usuários adquirem conhecimento espacial, e isto serviu de base para o entendimento de como as decisões são tomadas por estes urbanistas, quando propõem a estrutura do sistema viário de um município. Chegou-se a esta conclusão tendo comobase que os resultados da pesquisa são premissas para toda e qualquer solução de projeto cartográfico, ou seja, todadecisão de projeto demanda que se leve em consideração as necessidades dos usuários.
EVOLUÇÃO DOS LIMITES DISTRITAIS DA CIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO, UM RECORTE DO SÉCULO XX
Authors: Santos Kairo da Silva , Graça Alan José Salomão , De Menezes Paulo Marcio Leal
Published: November 2022

A cidade do Rio de Janeiro, desde sua fundação, passou e passa por profundas mudanças em sua organização espacial.Diante deste fato, o presente trabalho desenvolverá a evolução administrativa dos distritos da cidade do Rio de Janeiroatravés de um estudo histórico, geográfi co e cartográfi co. Para alcançar este objetivo, foi necessário utilizar fundamentosteóricos e metodológicos de Cartografi a Histórica, Cartometria Digital e Historical GIS (HGIS). O recorte temporalcompreende os últimos anos do Século XIX (início do período republicano) a primeira metade do século XX.
VALIDAÇÃO DE ORTOMOSAICOS E MODELOS DIGITAIS DE TERRENO UTILIZANDO FOTOGRAFIAS OBTIDAS COM CÂMERA DIGITAL NÃO MÉTRICA ACOPLADA A UM VANT
Authors: Alves Júnior Leomar Rufino , Côrtes João Batista Ramos , Silva Janete Rêgo , Ferreira Manuel Eduardo
Published: November 2022

Esse trabalho teve por objetivo verifi car a precisão e acurácia dos ortomosaicos e Modelo Digital de Terreno (MDT)gerados automaticamente por programa de aerofotogrametria, utilizando fotografi as aéreas tomadas com um VeículoAéreo Não Tripulado (VANT) na cidade de Goiás-GO. O plano de voo foi elaborado no programa E-mo-tion. A câmerautilizada foi a Canon IXUS 220 HS, com resolução espacial de 12 megapixel, equipada com sensor tipo CMOS 1/2,3”(4000 x 3000 pixel), elemento sensor de 1,54 mm, e distância focal calibrada de 4,382 mm, acoplada ao VANT SwingletCAM. O voo foi executado a aproximadamente 711 m acima do solo com superposição lateral de 40% e longitudinal de70%, com um Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) de 25 cm. O bloco fotogramétrico teve 9 faixas, com 62 fotografi as,recobrindo 889,39 ha. Foram gerados dois ortomosaicos e dois Modelo Digital de Superfície (MDS) com o programaPix4Dmapper. O primeiro ortomosaico e MDS foram gerados utilizando georreferenciamento direto, sem pontos deapoio no solo. O segundo ortomosaico e MDS foram gerados utilizando, além do georreferenciamento direto, oitopontos de apoio pré-sinalizados no terreno. A tendenciosidade foi analisada pelo teste t de Student () e a precisão pelaprobabilidade do qui-quadrado () seguindo os parâmetros indicadas pelo Decreto Federal 89.817/84. O ortomosaicosem pontos de apoio foi classifi cado como Classe A na escala 1/2.500 e o ortomosaico gerado com pontos de apoiofoi classifi cado como Classe A na escala de 1/1.125. O ortomosaico gerado sem pontos de apoio apresentou tendênciaplanialtimétrica. Embora o programa utilizado tenha gerado o MDS, foi avaliado o MDT, pois todos os pontos de controle foram implantados diretamente no solo. O MDT avaliado com e sem pontos de apoio apresentaram tendência dedeslocamento vertical. Ficou evidente a necessidade de utilizar pontos de apoio para a confecção de ortomosaicos e MDT.
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DIVIDE AND SEGMENT METHOD FOR PARALLEL IMAGE SEGMENTATION
Authors: Soares Anderson Reis , Körting Thales Sehn , Fonseca Leila Maria Garcia
Published: November 2022

Remote Sensing is an important source of data about the dynamics of Earth's land and oceans, but retrieve information from this technique, is a challenge. Segmentation is a traditional method in remote sensing, which have a high computational cost. An alternative to suppress this problem is use parallel approaches, which split the image into tiles, and segment each one individually. However, the divisions among tiles are not natural, which create inconsistent objects. In this work, we extended our previous work, which used non-crisp borders computed based on graph-theory. By applying this non-crisp line cut, we avoid the post-processing of neighboring regions, and therefore speed up the segmentation.
GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITIZATION OF SOCIAL NETWORK MESSAGES IN NEAR REAL-TIME USING SENSOR DATA STREAMS: AN APPLICATION TO FLOODS
Authors: Assis Luiz Fernando Ferreira Gomes de , Albuquerque João Porto de , Herfort Benjamin , Steiger Enrico , Horita Flávio Eduardo Aoki
Published: November 2022

Social networks have been used to overcome the problem of incomplete oï¬ƒ cial data, and to provide a more detailed description of a disaster. However, the ï¬ ltering of relevant messages on-the-ï¬‚ y remains challenging due to the large amount of misleading, outdated or inaccurate information. This paper presents an approach for the automated geographic prioritization of social network messages for ï¬‚ ood risk management based on sensor data streams. It was evaluated using data from Twitter and a monitoring agency of Brazil. The results revealed that the proposed approach is useful for identifying valuable ï¬‚ ood-related messages in near real-time.
USING RATIONAL NUMBERS AND PARALLEL COMPUTING TO EFFICIENTLY AVOID ROUND-OFF ERRORS ON MAP SIMPLIFICATION
Authors: Gruppi Maurício G. , Magalhães Salles V. G. de , Andrade Marcus V. A. , Franklin W. Randolph , Li Wenli
Published: November 2022

This paper presents EPLSimp, an algorithm for map generalization that avoids the creation of topological inconsistencies. EPLSimp is based on Visvalingam-Whyatt's (VW) algorithm on which least "important" points are removed first. Unlike VW's algorithm, when a point is deleted a verification is performed in order to check if this deletion would create topological inconsistencies. This was done by using arbitrary precision rational numbers to completely avoid errors caused by floating-point arithmetic. EPLSimp was carefully implemented to be efficient, although using rational numbers adds an overhead to the computation. This efficiency was achieved by using a uniform grid for indexing the geometric data and parallel computing to speed up the process. As result, simplified models completely free of topologically inconsistent results and round-off errors due to the use of multiple precision rational numbers. In addition, there was a considerable speedup arising from the use of parallel computing.
Effect of Fiber Orientation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Typha angustifolia Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Authors: Bhuvaneswari Venkateswaran , Rajeshkumar Lakshminarasimhan , Sathishkumar Thottyeapalayam Palanisamy , Rajeshkumar Guruswamy , Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa , Siengchin Suchart
Published: November 2022

Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites (NFRPC) are sustainable, renewable, and potential replacements in lieu of non-renewable and non-biodegradable synthetic fiber-reinforced composites. The application spectrum of natural fiber composites is widening day by day due to rigorous research carried out on these materials. Accordingly, the current study aims to determine the mechanical properties like impact and compressive strength and physical properties like water absorption behavior for Typha angustifolia (TA) fibers reinforced composites (TFRC). Composites were fabricated using the compression molding method with fibers in unidirectional (UD) and bidirectional (BD) orientation with a weight fraction of 10, 15, and 20%. X-ray diffraction studies were carried out on the fabricated composites to ascertain the presence of micro constituents. All the tests were conducted according to ASTM standards. Results indicated that 20% of TFR composites in BD orientation outperformed other composites. Failure surface morphology was analyzed using scanning electron microscopic analysis (SEM).
PENGELOLAAN ARSIP DIGITAL PADA SURAT KEPUTUSAN DIREKSI (KD) DI PT POS INDONESIA (PERSERO)
Authors: Harky Putri Sekar Lembayung , Sukaesih Sukaesih , Prahatmaja Nurmaya
Published: November 2022

Digital Archive Management of Director Decision Letters at PT Pos Indonesia (Persero). The Director Decision Letters of PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) is the company's vital archive. The purpose of this study is to describe how digital archive management of directors' decrees at PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Methods of collecting data were through interviews, field notes, and documentation. Data analysis was carried out through data presentation and data conclusions. The results found include the process of creating archives being mediated using a scanning tool, the process of using archives being submitted to the archivist then retrieval of archives in the Director's Decree Search application, the maintenance process is carried out at the migration stage from the computer into the application, and the archive shrinkage process is not carried out.
Examining the Development of Sustainable Tourism on Phuket Island: A Literature Review with Implications for Tourism Planning
Authors: FUCHS Kevin
Published: November 2022

The conception of sustainable tourism is comparatively new and only started to emerge in the 1980s, whereas nowadays, it became a prevalent theme of discussion for researchers and tourism policymakers. Since then, sustainable tourism is often referred to as the holy grail and ultimate solution to achieve a balanced outcome that equally emphasizes environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development. These factors are said to ensure active participation and assist in the process to create consensus amongst stakeholders. The tropical island of Phuket depends heavily on international tourism and generates most of its income from tourism receipts. Phuket developed quickly into a mass-tourism destination with its set of associated challenges derived from mass tourism. At present, the literature lacks a comprehensive account of perspectives from the tourism stakeholders, including indigenous people, local communities, visitors, industry, and government. Therefore, this review aims to serve as an insightful reference for policymakers and stakeholders that wish to affect change in the tourism industry for Thailand in general and Phuket specifically.
Ekspresi Sebab-Alasan (kara, node, dan te, de) dalam Kalimat Bahasa Jepang
Authors: Iriantini Sri
Published: November 2022

Sentence patterns kara, node, and te, de, are used to convey the expression of reason-result. These four sentence patterns are used to express reason-result, each with slightly different meaning nuances. As because the expression of reason-result in Indonesian is not as complex and complicated as in Japanese, the existence of these different nuances of meaning frequently causes difficulties for foreign students studying Japanese, particularly students from Indonesia. The four sentence patterns of kara, node, and te, de which are descriptors of reasoning in Japanese, will be studied from the morphosyntactic and semantic sides to produce a clear description that can be used as a reference for Indonesian learners using cause expressions - the rationale. The research method employed was qualitative, with descriptive data presentation. The distributional method and a technique of sorting out certain elements were used for the research technique, while the distributional method and a technique of sorting out certain elements were used for the study technique. According to the findings of this study, the expressions of reason-result kara, node, and te/de each have a distinct use. The use of the type of verb or type of word in the first clause and the circumstances that occur in the second clause show a difference in usage and meaning. In some contexts, kara and node can be substituted for each other, whereas for te/de, which has a unity with the first and second clauses, substitution with kara or node is subject to certain conditions.
Sound Change in The Japanese Numeral Quantifiers
Authors: Suhartini Suhartini
Published: November 2022

This research deals with the sound change of Japanese numeral quantifiers. The data were collected through introspection method and by asking Japanese native speakers as verifiers. The data were identified in order to investigate which numerals have the potential to undergo some sound change. They were then analyzed phonemically and some phonetically as well. The data analysis focused on the segmental elements and it was conducted synchronically. The results show that there are some processes of and reasons underlying the sound change in the Japanese numeral quantifiers. The most common process of the sound change is assimilation, especially regressive assimilation. Meanwhile, the reasons underlying the sound change are the presence of sound co-articulation, phonotactics in Japanese that prevents any consonant clusters except /QC/ and /NC/, devoicing of high vowel /i/, and to comply with the construction of similar numerals.
Cesta k Únoru 1948. Teze k výzkumu soudobých dějin
Authors: Brennerová Christiane
Published: November 2022

Článek se zabývá teoretickým a metodologickým pozadím výzkumu dějin Československa v letech 1945–1948. Autorka se vyrovnává s obecně sdíleným interpretativním rámcem výzkumu, tj. obrazem boje mezi demokracií a nastupujícím totalitarismem, a systematicky ukazuje, proč je tento interpretativní model nepřesný a vede tak ke zkresleným závěrům. Podle ní by se vědci v budoucnu měli vyhnout metodologickým pochybením spočívajícím v nadměrné personifikaci tématu. Naproti tomu autorka zaměřuje svou pozornost na hluboké politické, ekonomické, společenské a hodnotové změny, k nimž došlo v poválečném Československu, a nevidí je jen jako čiré důsledky války a mnichovského traumatu, nýbrž jako součást širšího a komplexního procesu transformace. Symptomy tohoto procesu byly viditelné již v první Československé republice, plně se rozvinuly v krátkém období druhé republiky, byly stále zřejmé v době války a pokračovaly po roce 1945 a 1948. Setkáváme se tak s trendy, které trvaly navzdory nástupům vnějškově zcela odlišných režimů. Pro období 1945-1948 tedy dichotomie demokracie-totalitarismus pod tímto úhlem pohledu ztrácí smysl a naopak nabývá na důležitosti porozumění posunu v chápání demokracie a politické síly, volání po novém řádu, socialistické koncepty, povahy politiky a otázek kontinuity s předválečnou republikou.
Juvenile Shank3 KO Mice Adopt Distinct Hunting Strategies during Prey Capture Learning
Authors: Groves Kuhnle Chelsea , Grimes Micaela , Suárez Casanova Victor Manuel , Turrigiano Gina G. , Van Hooser Stephen D.
Published: November 2022

Mice are opportunistic omnivores that readily learn to hunt and eat insects such as crickets. The details of how mice learn these behaviors and how these behaviors may differ in strains with altered neuroplasticity are unclear. We quantified the behavior of juvenile wild-type (WT) and Shank3 knock-out (KO) mice as they learned to hunt crickets during the critical period for ocular dominance plasticity. This stage involves heightened cortical plasticity including homeostatic synaptic scaling, which requires Shank3, a glutamatergic synaptic protein that, when mutated, produces Phelan-McDermid syndrome and is often comorbid with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Both strains showed interest in examining live and dead crickets and learned to hunt. Shank3 knock-out mice took longer to become proficient, and, after 5 d, did not achieve the efficiency of wild-type mice in either time-to-capture or distance-to-capture. Shank3 knock-out mice also exhibited different characteristics when pursuing crickets that could not be explained by a simple motor deficit. Although both genotypes moved at the same average speed when approaching a cricket, Shank3 KO mice paused more often, did not begin final accelerations toward crickets as early, and did not close the distance gap to the cricket as quickly as wild-type mice. These differences in Shank3 KO mice are reminiscent of some behavioral characteristics of individuals with ASD as they perform complex tasks, such as slower action initiation and completion. This paradigm will be useful for exploring the neural circuit mechanisms that underlie these learning and performance differences in monogenic ASD rodent models.
Management of thyroid eye disease: a Consensus Statement by the American Thyroid Association and the European Thyroid Association
Authors: Burch Henry B , Perros Petros , Bednarczuk Tomasz , Cooper David S , Dolman Peter J , Leung Angela M , Mombaerts Ilse , Salvi Mario , Stan Marius N
Published: November 2022

Thyroid eye disease (TED) remains challenging for clinicians to evaluate and manage. Novel therapies have recently emerged, and their specific roles are still being determined. Most patients with TED develop eye manifestations while being treated for hyperthyroidism and under the care of endocrinologists. Endocrinologists, therefore, have a key role in diagnosis, initial management, and selection of patients who require referral to specialist care. Given that the need for guidance to endocrinologists charged with meeting the needs of patients with TED transcends national borders, and to maximize an international exchange of knowledge and practices, the American Thyroid Association and European Thyroid Association joined forces to produce this Consensus Statement.
Syriza’s Populism: The Ethical Dimensions
Authors: Evcan Sinan
Published: November 2022

Populism has lately been subject to many discussions in both academic circles and in the world political arena. For ten years several right-wing populist parties have taken power positions in various parts of the world. Leftist populist parties, on the other hand, have gained strength relatively later than their right-wing counterparts and in terms of electoral success they are still far behind them. To understand the rise and success of left and right wing populisms we should first focus on the meaning of populism in practical politics. In Ernesto Laclau’s conceptualization; populism, is a creation of a people. It has to do with the establishment of a boundary between an "us" and a "them," between the people and the establishment. To establish a hegemonic influence over people everything then depends on which “us” and which “them” is created both in the populist discourses and actions. The part of truth within the contents assigned to “us” and “them”, their instrumentalization on the way to electoral success, and the way they are actually realized necessitate a crucial conceptual investigation with regard to the ethical connotations of these two created identities. Within this framework, this chapter will discuss ethical dimensions of Greek leftist populism represented by Syriza by analyzing the discrepancies between its electoral promises and its actual practices. In the practical level, the chapter will analyze the general ethical inconsistencies of Syriza in Power. Syriza experienced both power and opposition positions in politics. This gives us the opportunity to compare the consistency between Syriza’s actions and its previously declared intentions to assess its ethical sincerity. The ethical inconsistencies of Syriza and the reasons behind its electoral rise and decline are two essential questions this chapter will try to answer.
Greek Cypriot Nationalism of the 21st Century: How Did the Far-Right Rhetoric Affect It?
Authors: Kurtcebe Burak
Published: November 2022

In recent years, ‘nationalism’ has been increasing especially among the European countries. This rise of nationalism has been accompanied with the increasing political strength of far-right parties. Some of these far-right and nationalist political movements found their place in power. The effects of the global economic crisis, the increasing refugee problem, and islamophobia are some of the factors that trigger both the extreme right and the idea of nationalism. As a result of several events, Europeans began to support far-right parties and their populist-nationalist policies. Some of these events are; fragility in economy, distrust towards political structures, increasing immigration waves from the Middle East, the terrorist attacks in EU capitals, and the September 11 attacks. Along with those European countries, Cyprus is one of the cases that have seen increase in support for far-right political parties and far-right ideas. Far-right and nationalist political formations such as ELAM have greatly increased its strength and influence on Cypriot political arena. In general, this study will analyse the history of Greek nationalism in Cyprus, as well as the roots of nationalism that have evolved with the rise of ELAM. The first part of the study depicts general information and presents a literature review on nationalism and ethnic conflict. On the next section, the foundations of Greek Cypriot Nationalism will be described where the reader will be informed about the political environment of the Republic of Cyprus. Overall, the article tries to answer the question of how the ELAM has affected and changed the understanding of classical nationalism today.
Refugee Crisis in Mediterranean
Authors: Akdeniz Doğukan
Published: November 2022

This chapter discusses the effects of Syrian refugee crisis on neighbouring countries; Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Egypt where afterwards discusses concept of security and European Union approach to the crisis. The Syrian refugee crisis affected major countries both around it and also European countries as well where it led to questioning of security among the academia. Aim of the article is to question how major actors such as states and International Organizations’ have undermined the importance of human lives during the conflict for their own interests’. The article argues that state-centric security concept has furthermore deepened the crisis where the concept of human security has been neglected by major actors and stresses out that state-centric approach has dominated the political arena during the crisis. The article indicates that the Syrian refugee crisis had been an important case which should be taken into a consideration when discussing the concept of security.
DEPENDENCE OF DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PULSE CURRENTS OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE INSTALLATIONS ON THE DISTANCE OF THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL LOAD
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Shcherba А.А. , Suprunovska N.І. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Shcherba М.А. ,   National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute",  pr. Peremohy, 37, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine, Roziskulov S.S. ,   National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute",  pr. Peremohy, 37, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine, Mihaylenko V.V. ,   National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute",  pr. Peremohy, 37, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine
Published: November 2022

The paper investigates the influence of the distant technological load from electric discharge installations (EDIs) with capacitive storage of electricity on the dynamic characteristics of impulse currents in the load. On the basis of experi-mental studies, the peculiarities of changing the dynamic characteristics of EDIs, such as the average rate of rise and fall of their output pulse current during the implementation of volumetric spark dispersion of a layer of metal granules in dielectric liquids between electrodes, were determined. The influence of the length of such types of connecting con-ductors as twisted pair, coaxial cable, and litzendraht with bifilar winding of current-carrying conductors on the output dynamic characteristics of the EDI was analyzed. A significant influence of the type of connecting conductors of con-siderable length on the indicated characteristics has been established, especially in the case of a low-inductance of the load circuit of the EDI. It is substantiated that when the technological load is significantly distant (several meters) from the EDI, it is quite appropriate to use power cables with solid polymer electrical insulation as connecting conductors of the coaxial type. Ref. 10, fig. 2, tables 2.
FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLOTLESS BRUSHLESS MAGNETOELECTRIC TORQUE MOTORS
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Kireyev V.G. , Akinin K.P. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: November 2022

The structure of a brushless magnetoelectric torque motor with a slotless stator with a surface installation of permanent magnets on the rotor is considered. A motor model has been developed to calculate its characteristics in the COMSOL Multiphysics 6.0 software environment. The optimization of its structure was carried out, as a result of which the opti-mal number of pole pairs and such a ratio between the dimensions of the elements of the electromagnetic core of the motor were determined, at which the maximum electromagnetic torque per unit of power consumption is achieved. The paper also touches upon the problem of achieving the minimum value of the torque ripple factor in motors of a similar design. Ways of its solution are proposed both due to constructive changes in the magnetic system, and due to the syn-thesis of reference signals for the formation of such forms of currents in the stator phases, as a result of the interaction of which with the rotating magnetic field of the rotor, the motor torque characteristic the with a minimum value of the ripple factor can be obtained. Ref. 6, fig. 11.
SYMMETRIC INDUCTIVE-CAPACITIVE CONVERTERS WITH SINGLE-PHASE BRIDGE RECTIFIER, ACTIVE LOADS AND CAPACITARY FILTER
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Gubarevich V.M. , Marunia Yu.V. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Kaban V.P. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Matveev V.Yu. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,  pr. Peremohy, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: November 2022

The electromagnetic processes in a single-phase bridge rectifier with an active load and a capacitive filter during its power supply from a symmetrical inductive-capacitive converter (ICC) made according to the M1 scheme were studied, and a comparison of its quality characteristics with the ICC according to the T1-LCL scheme was carried out. It was established that the M1 scheme has better specific power indicators, however, the use of the ICC bridge structure is impractical without improving its electromagnetic compatibility with the power supply network. Methods of perfecting such an ICC are proposed. Ref. 14, fig. 4, table.
HUBUNGAN LAMA MASA HUKUMAN DENGAN TINGKAT STRES PADA NARAPIDANA DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KLAS II B KOTA MOJOKERTO
Authors: Zainuri Imam , Azizah Lilik Ma”rifatul , Mustikasari Mustikasari , Aprilia Nela
Published: November 2022

Kehidupan dalam lembaga pemasyarakatan yang terbelenggu dan terkekang kebebasannya merupakan tekanan fisik, psikologi, dan sosial. Narapidana yang berada di lembaga pemasyarakatan tidak dapat berinteraksi dengan dunia luar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan lama masa hukuman dengan tingkat stres pada narapidana di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Klas IIB Kota Mojokerto. Desain penelitian ini adalah dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah populasi adalah 334 orang narapidana di Lapas IIB Kota Mojokerto. Mengambil 51 narapidana dengan cara random. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah random sampling. Instrumen yaitu kuesioner untuk mengetahui hubungan dengan hasil uji Korelasi Spearman Rho mendapatkan hasil 50% dengan tingkat stres normal terbanyak dengan lama masa hukuman diatas 3 tahun. Hasil uji menggunakan SPSS uji statistik korelasi Spearman Rho diperoleh p=0,022 <α (0,05) yang artinya H0 diterima sehingga ada Hubungan Lama Masa Hukuman Dengan Tingkat Stres Narapidana Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Klas II B Mojokerto. Semakin lama masa hukuman maka tingkat stres pada narapidana dalam batas normal karena mereka semakin bisa beradaptasi dan dapat menerima hukuman yang sedang mereka jalani. Mekanisme koping seseorang akan bervariasi dari individu ke individu, dari satu peristiwa lainnya. Terlihat pada seorang lelaki hampir tidak pernah memperlihatkan masalah apapun atau tidak terlalu memikirkan masalah serius yang terjadi, sehingga tingkat stres pada mereka hampir seluruhnya tidak mengalami stres berat.
PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN “STUDENT TUTOR” TERHADAP AKADEMIK DAN SOCIAL SKILL MAHASISWA ASING PSIK UIN JAKARTA
Authors: Handayani Maulina
Published: November 2022

Abstrak. Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan (PSIK) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta pada tahun ajaran 2016/ 2017 menerima mahasiswa asing, sebanyak tiga orang dan berasal dari Gambia, Afrika. Perbedaan budaya dan merasa asing serta masih belum banyak berinteraksi dengan mahasiswa indonesia dapat berkontribusi terhadap kesulitan beradaptasi mahasiswa asing. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran “student tutor “ terhadap kemampuan akademik dan social skill mahasiswa asing pada PSIK UIN Jakarta. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan 2 cara yaitu kualitatif wawancara dan kuantitatif dengan eksperimen “student tutor” dengan membandingkan nilai akhir dari pembelajaran praklinik keperawatan gawat darurat kritis dan praklinik keperawatan gerontik dengan uji analisa Wilcoxon. Responden penelitian adalah mahasiswa asing dengan jumlah dua orang di PSIK UIN Jakarta dan dua orang mahasiswa Indonesia sebagai tutor yang mengikuti kegiatan praklinik semester 6. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa tidak terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan dari model pembelajaran student tutor terhadap kemampuan akademik dengan nilai p 0.180, sedangkan dari hasil kualitatif didapatkan bahwa pembelajaran student tutor memberikan manfaat bagi mahasiswa asing berupa peningkatan kemampuan iteraksi, berbahasa Indonesia dan pemahaman terhadap materi. Rekomendasi dari penelitian ini diharapkan metode pembelajaran ini dapat diterapkan pada mahasiswa asing di setiap prodi yang ada di UIN Jakartakata kunci: mahasiswa asing, tutor, metode pembelajaran
Fontan-associated Liver Disease in Adults: What a Cardiologist Needs to Know. A Comprehensive Review for Clinical Practitioners
Authors: Cieplucha Aleksandra , Budts Werner , Gewillig Marc , Van De Bruaene Alexander
Published: November 2022

Nowadays most patients with a univentricular heart after Fontan repair survive until adulthood. One of the hallmarks of Fontan circulation is permanently elevated central venous pressure, which leads to congestive hepatopathy. Subsequently, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma may occur, all of them constituting an entity called Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD). Given that these complications convey poor prognosis, the need for life-long hepatic surveillance is not in doubt. Many serum biomarkers and sophisticated imaging techniques have been proposed to avoid invasive liver biopsy in this cohort, but none proved to be a relevant surrogate of liver fibrosis seen in histopathological specimens. The surveillance models proposed to date require an extensive diagnostic work-up, which can be problematic, particularly in resource-depleted countries. Moreover, the question of combined heart–liver transplant is gaining more attention in the Fontan cohort. The aim of this study is to provide practical information on the pathophysiology of FALD and to propose a simplified framework for the routine assessment of liver status in Fontan patients that would be helpful in the decision-making process.
Excesso de luz também cega
Authors: Lima-Souza Érica Cristina Pereira , Mota-Santos Carolina Maria , Neto Antônio Moreira de Carvalho , Diniz Daniela Martins
Published: November 2022

Este artigo apresenta resultados de estudo destinado a analisar como jornalistas de emissoras de televisão tradicionais e da internet percebem a profissão na atualidade, sobretudo em relação ao papel social e educativo do jornalismo e comportamentos requeridos ao profissional. Foram realizadas entrevistas com 24 jornalistas de emissoras de TV tradicionais e da internet localizadas no Estado de Minas Gerais. Os dados obtidos revelam percepções convergentes entre os profissionais entrevistados. Ou seja, ainda que a internet seja um espaço novo e aparentemente menos preocupado com regras, a essência do jornalismo é percebida de forma semelhante pelos profissionais da TV tradicional e da internet. Essência lembrada de forma recorrente nas entrevistas com expressões como “orgulho da profissão”, “credibilidade” e “verdade”. Quanto a sua contribuição, este estudo representa um avanço ao comparar dados e percepções sobre o trabalho de jornalistas de emissoras de TV tradicionais e da internet. Sobre essa última, em particular, há discussões escassas na literatura sobre o tema.
Metodología de análisis de riesgos asociados a los procesos de contratación pública
Authors: Carranza Alvarado Kacerine , Fernández Vásquez Raúl
Published: November 2022

Como en toda actividad humana, la contratación administrativa o contratación pública tiene riesgos asociados que, de acuerdo con la legislación vigente en Costa Rica, deben ser administrados adecuadamente para establecer una seguridad razonable en cada proceso de compra, sin embargo, no es una práctica común. En este artículo se plantea una metodología para el análisis de riesgos en compras públicas que se divide en dos partes: un análisis general de los riesgos asociados al proceso de contratación que se propone se desarrolle una vez al año y una metodología más simple y práctica para el análisis y gestión de riesgos en cada proceso de contratación. Finalmente, se expone un ejemplo de uso de la metodología en procesos de contratación, donde se muestra la practicidad y aplicabilidad tanto para la adquisición de bienes como para la contratación de servicios.
Study on production conditions, volatile composition, and chemical characteristics of herbal tea using Arapgir purple basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)
Authors: Yigitvar I. , Hayaloglu A.A.
Published: November 2022

In this work, production of purple basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) herbal tea was studied. Purple basil is a medicinal and aromatic herb with many health benefits; it is commonly used for seasoning foods. Semi-shade and tray drying methods were used for drying purple basil for tea production. Physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics of samples were evaluated. Total polyphenol contents of samples increased with drying processes and were between 9.55 and 14.18 mg GAE/g. Colour values decreased with drying. Volatile composition of samples was determined using the SPME/GC-MS system. 2-Propenoic acid, 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol), and eugenol were the predominant volatile compounds in all samples. In sensory evaluation, samples produced by tray drying with added citric acid had the highest general acceptance. In conclusion, purple basil was evaluated as a suitable plant for herbal tea production due to its easy preparation, pleasant flavour and colour.
An in situ synchrotron X-ray study of reverse austenitic transformation in a metastable FeMnCo alloy
Authors: Wei Shaolou , Kang Jiyun , Tasan Cemal Cem
Published: November 2022

This study concerns reverse austenitic transformation of plastic strain-induced hexagonal close-packed martensite. With the aid of in situ synchrotron X-ray diffractometry, the kinetic features of the transformation and the defect content evolution in a metastable (Fe60Mn40)85Co15 alloy are quantitatively examined using 5, 20, and 100 °C/min heating rates. It is found that the reverse austenitic transformation can be activated below 200 °C and completes within a short time scale. Through a Kissinger-style kinetic analysis, the activation energy of the reverse austenitic transformation is determined as 171.38 kJ/mol, confirming its displacive nature. Although exponential attenuation is observed in both stacking fault probability and dislocation density upon the initiation of the transformation, the resulting microstructure (single-phase face-centered cubic structure) remains highly defected, exhibiting high Vickers hardness, but still preserving somewhat strain hardenability. Atomistic mechanisms for the reverse austenitic transformation are further conceived according to the crystallographic theory of martensitic transformation.

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A Model Combining BDI Logic and Temporal Logics for Decision-Making in Emergency
Authors:   BO 12, Embedded Systems Laboratory, Benrouba Ferdaous , Boudour Rachid ,   Badji Mokhtar Annaba-University
Published: November 2022

Abstract Nowadays, we are dealing with panic and unpleasant situations in which, we are constrained to make crucial decisions in a limited delay, due to the mixed emotions that may affect our decision, especially FEAR, this kind of emotion occurs when unwanted or uncontrollable events are present in the environment. These recent years, fear modelling has been well researched and since this emotion is usually associated with the fact that one or more fundamental desires are at stake Unluckily, most of these models miss that FEAR does not always occur similarly in all agents. This paper proposes a new conceptual architecture with a new component by extending BDI logic with the emotion of FEAR, so that the new Emotional-BDI agents may better cope with extremely dynamic unpleasant situations in their surroundings. We also address how we verify the emotional properties by employing a model checker NuSMV. The proposed architecture confirms that NuSMV can be applied to verify the emotional specifications we can program agents that are capable of reasoning over emotions, our experimental results indicate the viability and efficiency of our model. Keywords: Emotional-BDI, Model checking, NuSMV, CUDD, Unpleasant situations.
Supervised Learning Algorithms for Predicting Customer Churn with Hyperparameter Optimization
Authors:   National School of Applied Sciences, Loukili Manal
Published: November 2022

Abstract Churn risk is one of the most worrying issues in the telecommunications industry. The methods for predicting churn have been improved to a great extent by the remarkable developments in the word of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In this context, a comparative study of four machine learning models was conducted. The first phase consists of data preprocessing, followed by feature analysis. In the third phase, feature selection. Then, the data is split into the training set and the test set. During the prediction phase, some of the commonly used predictive models were adopted, namely k-nearest neighbor, logistic regression, random forest, and support vector machine. Furthermore, we used cross-validation on the training set for hyperparameter adjustment and for avoiding model overfitting. Next, the hyperparameters were adjusted to increase the models' performance. The results obtained on the test set were evaluated using the feature weights, confusion matrix, accuracy score, precision, recall, error rate, and f1 score. Finally, it was found that the support vector machine model outperformed the other prediction models with an accuracy equal to 96.92%. Keywords: Churn Prediction, Classification Algorithms, Hyperparameter Optimization, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.
Multilevel Thresholding Image Segmentation Based-Logarithm Decreasing Inertia Weight Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Prahara Murinto , Ujianto Erik
Published: November 2022

Abstract The image segmentatation technique that is often used is thresholding. Image segmentation is a process of dividing the image into different regions according to their similar characteristics. This research proposes a multilevel thresholding algorithm using modified particle swarm optimization to solve a segmentation problem. The threshold optimal values are determined by maximizing Otsu’s objective function using optimization technique namely particle swarm optimization based on the logarithmic decreasing inertia weight (LogDIWPSO). The proposed method reduces the computational time to find the optimum thresholds of multilevel thresholding which evaluated on several grayscale images. A detailed comparison analysis with other multilevel thresholding based techniques namely particle swarm optimization (PSO), iterative particle swarm optimization (IPSO), and genetic algorithms (GA), From the experiments, Modified particle swarm optimization (MoPSO) produces better performance compared to the other methods in terms of fitness value, robustness and convergence. Therefore, it can be concluded that MoPSO is a good approach in finding the optimal threshold value. Keywords: grayscale image, inertia weight, image segmentation, particle swarm optimization.