bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Será que "o mais importante de tudo é aprender a estar de acordo"?
Authors: De Azevedo Amilton
Published: April 2023

O presente trabalho realiza uma reflexão sobre a peça Aquele que diz sim e aquele que diz não, de Bertolt Brecht. O autor considera, a princípio, os pontos de contato – seja por assimilação ou por oposição – entre a adaptação brechtiana e o espetáculo Nô Taniko. A seguir, analisa as situações propostas em Aquele que diz sim e Aquele que diz não individualmente, suscitando as diferenças nas circunstâncias de cada fábula. Por fim, duas breves críticas de encenações (uma montagem profissional e outra produzida no ambiente escolar) antecedem a conclusão.
Teatro e Comunidade: interseções em contínua construção
Authors: Cruz Hugo Alves
Published: April 2023

Este artigo propõe-se apresentar diferentes perspectivas para a definição do campo de ação e pensamento do Teatro e Comunidade destacando os pontos convergentes e divergentes que daí emergem. É salientado o caso concreto da PELE, estrutura artística do sul da Europa (Portugal), que procura concretizar o equilíbrio entre ação e reflexão neste domínio, recorrendo-se ao exemplo do seu último espectáculo MAPA_o jogo da cartografia. O texto termina com um ensaio- síntese de aspectos fundamentais para o Teatro e Comunidade.
NO PAÍS DOS TARAHUMARAS. Antonin Artaud no México dos anos 1930
Authors: Gomes Mendonça Tânia
Published: April 2023

Este artigo pretende lançar luz à visita do artista francês Antonin Artaud à terra dos índios tarahumaras, em 1936, no México. O texto encontra-se mais ligado ao âmbito historiográfico do que ao biográfico, uma vez que parte de uma análise histórica da viagem de Artaud a este país. O artigo procura relacionar as reflexões de Artaud aqui analisadas à sua concepção de teatro no mesmo período. Busca-se também questionar, no texto, as contradições do autor ao relatar a sua viagem à terra indígena, assim como apresentá-lo como um sujeito integrado às discussões artísticas de seu tempo histórico.
Um cenotécnico em ação entrevista com Mateus Fiorentino Nanci
Authors: Olhares Equipe
Published: April 2023

Feita em 5 de junho de 2018 epla equipe da revista Olhares.
Análise ativa e dramaturgia Caiofernandiana: uma experiência de criação atoral a partir do drama épico-lírico. O Homem e a mancha.
Authors: Silva Pedro Henrique Gonçalves da , Carvalho Marcelo Braga de
Published: April 2023

Este artigo trata da aplicação dos procedimentos propostos por Eugênio Kusnet, em Ator e método, e na peça teatral O homem e a mancha, de Caio Fernando Abreu. Um estudo que consiste em utilizar análise ativa e escrita de carta, a partir dos elementos objetivos da ação e circunstâncias propostas, apresentados por Kusnet como conceitos motivadores para o trabalho de criação atoral. Esses procedimentos foram aplicados à cena 25 da referida obra dramatúrgica. Partindo da identificação de elementos épicos e líricos do texto, podemos aferir que a realização da criação atoral, apoiada no trabalho de Kusnet, tornou-se muito complexa concluindo-se, então, que a metodologia do diretor russo seria mais bem aplicada se compreendida como uma regra não rígida e sim flexível.
Se for culpado, ai de mim: ou o livro de Jó, uma tragédia?
Authors: Castro da Luz João Pedro
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo busca responder se o Livro de Jó, concebido por volta do século V a.C., pode ser considerado uma tragédia, assim como as tragédias gregas, escritas por volta do mesmo período, através de uma análise comparativa deste livro com Prometeu acorrentado e da utilização de alguns conceitos dados pela Poética, de Aristóteles, para a concepção de uma tragédia, como a necessidade de prólogo, epílogo, êxodo e coro. Não esquecendo as diferenças entre as culturas grega e hebraica, de onde Prometeu acorrentado e o Livro de Jó surgiram.
Crítica e celebração em Roda viva - 1968/2018
Authors: Bio Toledo Paulo
Published: April 2023

O artigo apresenta debate sobre a importante montagem da peça Roda viva, de Chico Buarque, em 1968, com a direção de José Celso Martinez Corrêa (Zé Celso). O espetáculo é incontornável para compreender a força explosiva daquele ano no Brasil. Apesar disso, é uma montagem na qual convivem esforços contraditórios revividos e agravados na retomada do espetáculo cinquenta anos depois, em 2018.
Alumbramento e pesquisa: de chistes e tiques no discurso da pesquisa em artes cênicas
Authors: De Albuquerque Marcos Barbosa
Published: April 2023

Este artigo problematiza a natureza da pesquisa acadêmica realizada no campo das artes, sobretudo a partir da perspectiva da hierarquização de saberes que atribui a modelos ortodoxos de pesquisa status superior ao da pesquisa expressada como ato criativo artístico propriamente dito. Traça-se, ainda, uma analogia entre o trabalho do pesquisador em artes e o trabalho do pesquisador em neurociências, a partir da obra de Oliver Sacks, tomando-se como termos de comparação premissas elaboradas por Michel Foucault em A ordem do discurso (1970).
O teatro imagem como ferramenta de autoconhecimento: uma proposta para alunos universitários
Authors: Sisto Bianca Tocaccelli , De Carvalho Marcelo Braga
Published: April 2023

A proposta desta pesquisa está centrada na investigação das possibilidades e potencialidades que o método do Teatro Imagem, de Augusto Boal, possui ao ser ministrado para um coletivo de alunos universitários. Nos encontros realizados foram aplicados exercícios de Teatro Imagem que proporcionaram aos participantes a chance de refletir e questionar suas opiniões e pontos de vista acerca dos temas levantados nos referidos encontros e relacioná-los às ações físicas que surgiram durante a execução desses exercícios. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o Teatro Imagem fomentou reflexões e verticalizou percepções sobre temas atuais e potencializou a abertura de diálogo sobre esses mesmos assuntos dentro do coletivo de alunos universitários em questão.
Antonin Artaud
Authors: Lago Natasha do
Published: April 2023

Este artigo realiza uma breve análise da obra Para acabar com o juízo de deus, destacando aspectos históricos do contexto em que Antonin Artaud se situa e características biográficas que diferenciaram sua produção artística.
Poiesis
Authors: Falcão Olivia
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo apresenta reflexões, conduzidas por aspectos da improvisação em dança, acerca da indefinição de fronteiras entre vida e arte, entre dança e escrita, entre as artes, entre corpo e espaço. Dedica-se, destacadamente, a elaborações sobre Treino Poético e sobre a instauração da prática improvisacional, a partir de abordagens das dançarinas Dudude Herrmann e Lisa Nelson.
Parahyba Rio Mulher
Authors: Sá Natália A. de
Published: April 2023

Este trabalho relata o processo de criação e montagem da performance teatral Parahyba Rio Mulher. O espetáculo se dedica a contar histórias de mulheres, de ontem e de hoje, para revelar não apenas um histórico de silenciamento e violência contra a mulher que vem perpassando gerações, mas também evocando a ancestralidade para reverenciar a força do sagrado feminino que nos conecta e convida a resistir e continuar nossas jornadas. Assim, desdobram-se ritos que desenham suas rotas. As mulheres, do elenco e do público, do Brasil e do mundo, têm suas trajetórias conectadas à de Anayde Beiriz, mulher que desafiou padrões em uma sociedade paraibana conservadora de quase cem anos atrás e que foi protagonista do episódio que levou a Cidade de Parahyba, capital do estado da Paraíba, no seio da Revolução de 1930, a se chamar João Pessoa.
Dramaturgias do Futuro
Authors: Mota Isabela
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo parte da pesquisa em processo “Dramaturgias do Brincar”, na qual foi realizada observação e registro regular dos dias de Livre Brincar de duas turmas de crianças participantes do Programa Curumim, no Sesc Interlagos, por uma educadora que integra a equipe socioeducativa dessa unidade do Sesc São Paulo. Durante a investigação, a pesquisa foi atravessada pela pandemia e seus desdobramentos ligados à necropolítica instaurada no Brasil hoje, esse fator interferiu no olhar destinado ao material. A relevância da liberdade dos corpos ao brincar tomou lugar de destaque, junto à relação de semelhanças entre o brincar e a performance, especialmente no que diz respeito à construção dos corpos e suas experiências. A proteção de corpos e, por consequência, dos saberes neles guardados é um movimento de resistência frente ao número de vidas perdidas nesse contexto. A preservação para o futuro de espaços que permitam esses corpos existirem coletivamente é essencial na reinvenção da sociedade que está por vir.
A case study of the Camp Fire :
Authors: Maranghides Alexander , Link Eric D , Mell William , Hawks Steven , Brown Christopher , Walton William D
Published: April 2023

The 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, California quickly impacted the communities of Concow, Paradise, and Magalia, triggering widespread evacuation of 40 000 people. The fire became the most deadly and destructive fire in California history, resulting in 85 fatalities and more than 18 000 destroyed structures. After a preliminary reconnaissance, it was determined that abundant data was available to support an in-depth case study of this devastating wildland-urban interface (WUI) fire, with the goal to learn and increase preparedness for future incidents. This portion of the greater case study focuses on the life safety aspects of the Camp Fire incident: notification, evacuation, traffic, temporary refuge areas, rescues, and fatalities (collectively, NETTRA). Over 2600 NETTRA observations and data points were integrated into a spatiotemporal database. Analysis of this data used the foundation of the previously reconstructed fire progression timeline to provide important context to the NETTRA components. Details and the timeline of requested evacuation notifications are presented with respect to fire progression. The evacuation timeline was assessed via traffic observations throughout the region. The rapid and widespread impact of fire on the communities complicated evacuation efforts due to high traffic volume, road closures due to fire and debris, and direct fire exposures to evacuating civilians in numerous burnover events. A total of 31 temporary refuge areas were implemented during the incident, involving more than 1200 civilians. Further, 198 specific evacuation assistance / rescue events were identified, involving at least 1000 civilians. The unique analysis and reconstruction of the NETTRA components of this WUI fire will help at-risk communities prepare for and respond to future incidents.
Psychological Characteristics of a Person Showing the Need for Control in Interpersonal Relationships: the Level of Aggression and Life Satisfaction
Authors: Uzianova Yulia Sergeevna , Vorontsova Tatyana Alekseevna
Published: April 2023

The purpose of the study: to identify the psychological characteristics of a person who shows the need for control in relationships: the level of aggression and life satisfaction. Subject of study: the need for control in relationships, the level of aggression and life satisfaction in adults. The study sample consisted of 105 people, including 73 women and 32 men aged 20 to 62 years (M age = 38). Research methods: testing, methods of mathematical statistics (Spearman's rank correlation method, Mann-Whitney U-test); fundamental interpersonal relations orientation-behaviour, FIRO-B by W. Schutz, adapted by A. A. Rukavishnikov; satisfaction with life scale, SWLS, by E. Diener, adapted by E. N. Osin, D. A. Leontiev; methodology for determining the integral forms of communicative aggressiveness V. V. Boyko. As a result of the study: 1) a direct relationship is shown between the need of an adult to control others and his level of satisfaction with life; 2) it has been shown that the need to control others is much higher in adults who are characterized by a high level of life satisfaction; 3) there is no significant relationship between the level of aggression and the need to control others / experience control from others; 4) it has been shown a direct relationship between the need to experience control from other people and the level of self-aggression in an adult. Scientific novelty: the study expands the theoretical understanding of the psychological characteristics of a person who shows the need for control in relationships, fixes the relationship of the need for control with life satisfaction and auto-aggression. Scope of the results: from a practical point of view, understanding the phenomena that accompany the need for interpersonal control can be the basis for choosing a strategy for providing psychological assistance to a person to harmonize his relationships.
Edukační paradigma v sociální pedagogice a sociální práci – historie, současnost, perspektivy
Authors:   Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, Lorenzová Jitka
Published: April 2023

The aim of this study is to analyse in a diachronic and synchronic perspective the way in which the educational paradigm of helping (helping to self-help) influences the relations between social pedagogy and social work as sciences and as practical helping disciplines interacting in a common professional field. The referential frame constitutes of the thesis that, as sciences and as helping practices, both social pedagogy and social work today are based on the values of human dignity, justice, and equality and on a developmental approach to helping. The conceptual similarities and differences between social pedagogy and social work in terms of their historical development, scientific, and practice-professional profile are discussed.
Factor Analysis and Reliability of the Pro-Lockdown Compliance Scale
Authors: Joy Lijo Kochakadan , Ramachandran Manu , Fenn Jessy , Tan Chee-Seng
Published: April 2023

A multilevel lockdown was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. This new experience, however, received mixed responses from the public in different countries including India. A quantitative self-report, the Pro-Lockdown Compliance Scale (Pro-LCS), was developed to help 1) the Government and enforcing agents understand the compliance level of the public and 2) researchers investigate the antecedent factors of the compliance of the lockdown measures. The initial 10 items were administered to 309 male residents in Kerala via an online survey. The responses were randomly divided and submitted to exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Both analyses consistently support that the scale is best represented by a 5-item unidimensional model. Moreover, the Pro-LBS also demonstrated adequate internal consistency. The preliminary findings suggest that the scale is a brief and useful tool to examine the compliance level of the lockdown measures.
Resonance magnetoelectric effect analysis and output power optimization of nonlinear magnetoelectric transducer model
Authors: Xie Bing-Hong , Xu Guo-Kai , Xiao Shao-Qiu , Yu Zhong-Jun , Zhu Da-Li ,   Institute of Aerospace Information Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101407, China,   Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China,   School of Systems Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China,   School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Processing Chips and Systems, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China,   Science and Technology on Micro-system Laboratory, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China,   School of Cyberspace Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Published: April 2023

Magnetoelectric composites comprised of piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials, are widely used in magnetic field sensing, energy harvesting, and transducers. This work establishes a finite element model of a laminated magnetoelectric transducer coupled with magneto-elastic-electric fields based on the constitutive equation of the nonlinear magnetostrictive material. Then, the resonant magnetoelectric effect under different biased magnetic fields is studied. Based on the equivalent circuit model and the two-port network theory, the magnetoelectric coefficient and the equivalent source impedance under the resonant state are completely solved for the first time. Introducing optimized L-section matching networks between the magnetoelectric transducer and the load resistor can increase the load power and expand the operating bandwidth. The simulation results are consistent with the data in the literature, thus confirming the accuracy and effectiveness of the model. The simulation results demonstrate that the magnetoelectric coefficient reaches 51.79 V/(cm·Oe) at 51.4 kHz and 450 Oe bias magnetic field, and the ultimate output power of –3.01 dBm at 50.4 kHz and 350 Oe bias magnetic field. To ensure the load power, the power increase of 2.30 dB and the bandwidth expansion of 2.27 times are achieved by optimizing the matching network. The nonlinear finite element model in this work takes into account of the magnetoelectric effect under the acoustic resonance state and quantifies the ultimate output power. The magnetoelectric transducer model can obtain high magnetoelectric coefficient, load power, and power density in a small volume, providing a significant advantage in terms of equilibrium. The research results are of great importance in guiding the design and performance improvement of miniaturized magnetically coupled wireless power transfer systems.
Phonon interference effects in graphene nanomesh
Authors: Shen Kai-Bo , Liu Ying-Guang , Li Xin , Li Heng-Xuan ,   Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology of Hebei Province, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Published: April 2023

Graphene nanomesh (GNM) is a single-layer graphene material that has a periodic distribution of nanoscale pores. GNM shows great potential applications in various fields such as thermoelectric energy conversion, energy storage, and field-effect transistors. In this study we utilize non-equilibrium molecular dynamics and lattice dynamics method to investigate the thermal transport mechanism of GNM. The thermal conductivity of GNM is mainly affected by the number of nanoscale pores and their horizontal and vertical spacing. Our study finds that as the number of nanoscale pores increases, the thermal conductivity of GNM decreases significantly. Additionally, the increase of the number of nanoscale pores causes phonon branch to be folded and confined, which results in a flatter dispersion curve, wider bandgap, and slower phonon group velocity. Moreover, the horizontal and vertical spacing of the nanoscale pores jointly affect the thermal transport process of GNM. When the horizontal spacing is small, the thermal conductivity of GNM decreases monotonically with the increase of vertical spacing, and increases monotonically with an increase of horizontal spacing. However, as the horizontal spacing increases, the interference effect caused jointly by phonon reflection and superposition leads to significant fluctuations in thermal conductivity. The analysis of the spectral heat flow, density of states, participation rate, and group velocity of GNM indicate that the variation in vertical spacing leads to different phonon contributions to heat flow, resulting in fluctuations in the thermal conductivity of GNM. These findings could serve as a reference for controlling the thermal transport of graphene nanomesh, and are of great significance in regulating the thermal conductivity and designing nanoscale pores in GNM.
Research status and prospect of lead zirconate-based antiferroelectric films
Authors: Zhang Tian-Fu , Si Yang-Yang , Li Yi-Jie , Chen Zu-Huang ,   School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Published: April 2023

It has been more than 70 years since the first anti-ferroelectric was discovered. Its unique electric-field-induced phase transition behavior shows great potential applications in the fields of energy storage, electrocaloric, negative capacitance, thermal switching, etc. With the development of advanced synthesis technology and the trend of miniaturization and integration of devices, high-quality functional oxide films have received more and more attention. A large number of studies have shown that anti-ferroelectric thin film exhibits more novel properties than bulk, but it also faces more challenges, such as the disappearance of antiferroelectricity under a critical thickness induced by size effect. In this paper, we review the development history of lead zirconate-based anti-ferroelectric thin films, and discuss their structures, phase transitions and applications. We hope that this paper can attract more researchers to pay attention to the development of anti-ferroelectric thin films, so as to develop more new materials and explore new applications.
Josephson effect in topological semimetal-superconductor heterojunctions
Authors: Chu Chun-Guang , Wang An-Qi , Liao Zhi-Min ,   State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China,   Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
Published: April 2023

Topological semimetals are exotic phases of quantum matter with gapless electronic excitation protected by symmetry. Benefitting from its unique relativistic band dispersion, topological semimetals host abundant quantum states and quantum effects, such as Fermi-arc surface states and chiral anomaly. In recent years, due to the potential application in topological quantum computing, the hybrid system of topology and superconductivity has aroused wide interest in the community. Recent experimental progress of topological semimetal-superconductor heterojunctions is reviewed in two aspects: 1) Josephson current as a mode filter of different topological quantum states; 2) detection and manipulation of topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes. For the former, utilizing Josephson interference, ballistic transport of Fermi-arc surface states is revealed, higher-order topological phases are discovered, and finite-momentum Cooper pairing and superconducting diode effect are realized. For the latter, by detecting a.c. Josephson effect in Dirac semimetals, the 4π-periodic supercurrent is discovered. By all-electric gate control, the topological transition of superconductivity is obtained. Outlooks of future research on topological semimetal-superconductor heterojunctions and their application in Majorana braiding and topological quantum computing are discussed.
On the limits of fitting complex models of population history to f-statistics
Authors: Maier Robert , Flegontov Pavel , Flegontova Olga , Işıldak Ulaş , Changmai Piya , Reich David
Published: April 2023

Our understanding of population history in deep time has been assisted by fitting admixture graphs (AGs) to data: models that specify the ordering of population splits and mixtures, which along with the amount of genetic drift and the proportions of mixture, is the only information needed to predict the patterns of allele frequency correlation among populations. The space of possible AGs relating populations is vast, and thus most published studies have identified fitting AGs through a manual process driven by prior hypotheses, leaving the majority of alternative models unexplored. Here, we develop a method for systematically searching the space of all AGs that can incorporate non-genetic information in the form of topology constraints. We implement this findGraphs tool within a software package, ADMIXTOOLS 2, which is a reimplementation of the ADMIXTOOLS software with new features and large performance gains. We apply this methodology to identify alternative models to AGs that played key roles in eight publications and find that in nearly all cases many alternative models fit nominally or significantly better than the published one. Our results suggest that strong claims about population history from AGs should only be made when all well-fitting and temporally plausible models share common topological features. Our re-evaluation of published data also provides insight into the population histories of humans, dogs, and horses, identifying features that are stable across the models we explored, as well as scenarios of populations relationships that differ in important ways from models that have been highlighted in the literature.
CRB3 navigates Rab11 trafficking vesicles to promote γTuRC assembly during ciliogenesis
Authors: Wang Bo , Liang Zheyong , tan Tan , Zhang Miao , Jiang Yina , Shang Yangyang , Gao Xiaoqian , Song Shaoran , Wang Ruiqi , Chen He , Liu Jie , Li Juan , Ren Yu , Liu Peijun
Published: April 2023

The primary cilium plays important roles in regulating cell differentiation, signal transduction, and tissue organization. Dysfunction of the primary cilium can lead to ciliopathies and cancer. The formation and organization of the primary cilium are highly associated with cell polarity proteins, such as the apical polarity protein CRB3. However, the molecular mechanisms by which CRB3 regulates ciliogenesis and CRB3 location remain unknown. Here, we show that CRB3, as a navigator, regulates vesicle trafficking in γ-TuRC assembly during ciliogenesis and cilium-related Hh and Wnt signaling pathways in tumorigenesis.
Crb3
knockout mice display severe defects of the primary cilium in the mammary ductal lumen and renal tubule. CRB3 is essential for lumen formation and ciliary assembly in the mammary epithelium. We demonstrate that CRB3 localizes to the basal body and that CRB3 trafficking is mediated by Rab11-positive endosomes. Significantly, CRB3 directly interacts with Rab11 to navigate GCP6/Rab11 trafficking vesicles to CEP290, resulting in intact γ-TuRC assembly. In addition, CRB3-depleted cells cannot respond to the activation of the Hh signaling pathway, while CRB3 regulates the Wnt signaling pathway. Therefore, our studies reveal the molecular mechanisms by which CRB3 recognizes Rab11-positive endosomes to navigate apical vesicle trafficking in effective ciliogenesis, maintaining cellular homeostasis and tumorigenesis.
A task scheduling algorithm with deadline constraints for distributed clouds in smart cities
Authors: Zhou Jincheng , Liu Bo , Gao Jian
Published: April 2023

Computing technologies and 5G are helpful for the development of smart cities. Cloud computing has become an essential smart city technology. With artificial intelligence technologies, it can be used to integrate data from various devices, such as sensors and cameras, over the network in a smart city for management of the infrastructure and processing of Internet of Things (IoT) data. Cloud computing platforms provide services to users. Task scheduling in the cloud environment is an important technology to shorten computing time and reduce user cost, and thus has many important applications. Recently, a hierarchical distributed cloud service network model for the smart city has been proposed where distributed (micro) clouds, and core clouds are considered to achieve a better network architecture. Task scheduling in the model has attracted many researchers. In this article, we study a task scheduling problem with deadline constraints in the distributed cloud model and aim to reduce the communication network’s data load and provide low-latency services from the cloud server in the local area, hence promoting the efficiency of cloud computing services for local users. To solve the task scheduling problem efficiently, we present an efficient local search algorithm to solve the problem. In the algorithm, a greedy search strategy is proposed to improve the current solutions iteratively. Moreover, randomized methods are used in selecting tasks and virtual machines for reassigning tasks. We carried out extensive computational experiments to evaluate the performance of our algorithm and compared experimental results with Swarm-based approaches, such as GA and PSO. The comparative results show that the proposed local search algorithm performs better than the comparative algorithms on the task scheduling problem.
Detecting and distinguishing between apicultural plants using UAV multispectral imaging
Authors: Papachristoforou Alexandros , Prodromou Maria , Hadjimitsis Diofantos , Christoforou Michalakis
Published: April 2023

Detecting and distinguishing apicultural plants are important elements of the evaluation and quantification of potential honey production worldwide. Today, remote sensing can provide accurate plant distribution maps using rapid and efficient techniques. In the present study, a five-band multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was used in an established beekeeping area on Lemnos Island, Greece, for the collection of high-resolution images from three areas where Thymus capitatus and Sarcopoterium spinosum are present. Orthophotos of UAV bands for each area were used in combination with vegetation indices in the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, to classify the area occupied by the two plant species. From the five classifiers (Random Forest, RF; Gradient Tree Boost, GTB; Classification and Regression Trees, CART; Mahalanobis Minimum Distance, MMD; Support Vector Machine, SVM) in GEE, the RF gave the highest overall accuracy with a Kappa coefficient reaching 93.6%, 98.3%, 94.7%, and coefficient of 0.90, 0.97, 0.92 respectively for each case study. The training method used in the present study detected and distinguish the two plants with great accuracy and results were confirmed using 70% of the total score to train the GEE and 30% to assess the method’s accuracy. Based on this study, identification and mapping of Thymus capitatus areas is possible and could help in the promotion and protection of this valuable species which, on many Greek Islands, is the sole foraging plant of honeybees.
Aircraft surveys for air eDNA: probing biodiversity in the sky
Authors: Métris Kimberly L. , Métris Jérémy
Published: April 2023

Air is a medium for dispersal of environmental DNA (eDNA) carried in bioaerosols, yet the atmosphere is mostly unexplored as a source of genetic material encompassing all domains of life. In this study, we designed and deployed a robust, sterilizable hardware system for airborne nucleic acid capture featuring active filtration of a quantifiable, controllable volume of air and a high-integrity chamber to protect the sample from loss or contamination. We used our hardware system on an aircraft across multiple height transects over major aerosolization sources to collect air eDNA, coupled with high-throughput amplicon sequencing using multiple DNA metabarcoding markers targeting bacteria, plants, and vertebrates to test the hypothesis of large-scale genetic presence of these bioaerosols throughout the planetary boundary layer in the lower troposphere. Here, we demonstrate that the multi-taxa DNA assemblages inventoried up to 2,500 m using our airplane-mounted hardware system are reflective of major aerosolization sources in the survey area and show previously unreported airborne species detections (i.e., Allium sativum L). We also pioneer an aerial survey flight grid standardized for atmospheric sampling of genetic material and aeroallergens using a light aircraft and limited resources. Our results show that air eDNA from terrestrial bacteria, plants, and vertebrates is detectable up to high altitude using our airborne air sampler and demonstrate the usefulness of light aircraft in monitoring campaigns. However, our work also underscores the need for improved marker choices and reference databases for species in the air column, particularly eukaryotes. Taken together, our findings reveal strong connectivity or mixing of terrestrial-associated eDNA from ground level aerosolization sources and the atmosphere, and we recommend that parameters and indices considering lifting action, atmospheric instability, and potential for convection be incorporated in future surveys for air eDNA. Overall, this work establishes a foundation for light aircraft campaigns to comprehensively and economically inventory bioaerosol emissions and impacts at scale, enabling transformative future opportunities in airborne DNA technology.
Quasi-static Power Flow and Fault Analysis of Photovoltaic Farm
Authors: Zhang Naiqian , Peifeng Zhu , Zhuo BAO
Published: April 2023

This report first analysis quasi static power flow for photovoltaic power plant. Then, fault analysis for different symmetrical and asymmetrical fault is done. The system used is IEEE 39 bus New England system that a Photovoltaic farm with 500 MW power is connected to bus 24. Newton-Raphson Power flow method is used with Gauss-Jordan elimination method for matrix inversion in this power flow analysis. Different operation condition including faults are also considered for fault at bus 16. The results are validated with simulation in MATLAB software.
RECONSIDERACIÓN DEL DESAFÍO DE GLAUCÓN Y ADIMANTO A PARTIR DE LA PREGUNTA ‘¿POR QUÉ SER MORAL?’
Authors:   Universidad de Chile, Monardes Eva , Fuentes Javier ,   Universidad de Bonn
Published: April 2023

Algunos intérpretes han visto en el desafío de Glaucón y Adimanto un antecedente de la pregunta ‘¿por qué ser moral?’. El objetivo de este texto es mostrar que la identificación es problemática. Por un lado, la noción de moralidad, aunque se la pueda identificar con la de justicia de la República, resulta ser más amplia que ésta. Por otro lado, no es del todo claro que a Glaucón y Adimanto se los pueda llamar “escépticos morales”. Por último, no resulta esclarecedor comprender el desafío desde la contraposición estándar entre deontología y teleología, sino más bien desde una perspectiva que llamaremos “eudaimonista”.
Noah’s Ark and the Flood in Judaism and Islam: A Bi-optic Perspective of Salvation and Sacred Space
Authors: Spoelstra Joshua Joel
Published: April 2023

This article analyses Noah’s ark and the flood events from the sacred texts and traditions of Judaism and Islam in an integrative manner. After juxtaposing the Flood Narrative in the Tanakh and the Noahic sūrahs of the Qur’an, key cognate lexemes are examined and their ideological trajectories traced. It is argued, particularly, that, in addition to the evident message of salvation in the Flood texts and traditions, there is a discernible ideological motif of sacred space in both religions, specifically the ark of Noah equivalent to or associated with a temple structure. Further, the Noah’s ark tradition seeps into various ancillary religious practices, both in various eras of Judaism and in Sunnism and Shiism. Thus, the convergences and divergences between Judaism and Islam, the Hebrew Bible and Qur’an concerning the reception history of a common patriarch (Noah) and shared spaces (ark, temple/mosque) is richly variegated from a bi-optic hermeneutical perspective.
Variation of Acid Phosphatase Activity in the Fallopian Tube of Rabbits: A Semiquantitative Histochemical Assessment
Authors: Kumar Virendra , Mohan Geetika , Airan Niyati , Srivastava Aditi , Dwivedi Anil Kumar
Published: April 2023

Introduction: The fallopian tube is a tubular muscular organ connecting the uterus to the ovary. It is important for the passage of gametes, zygotes, and early embryos. Fallopian tube undergoes histochemical variations with ovarian cycles. Aim: To study the phasial and segmental variation of Acid Phosphatase (ACP) activity in the fallopian tube of rabbits. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 50 female rabbits at Sarojini Naidu (SN) Medical College, Agra from June 1976 to June 1979. The fallopian tubes of both sides were taken out by dissection and cut into anatomical segments, from medial to lateral ends viz., intramural, isthmus, ampulla and infundibulum. The phases of the oestrus cycle i.e., prooestrus, oestrus, meta-oestrus, and di-oestrus were decided by cytological observation of a papaniculous stained vaginal smear. ACP activity was observed in various phases of sexual cycle and in different segments of the fallopian tube by the modified lead nitrate staining method i.e Takeuchi and Tanoue. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied for the analysis of the data. Results: The ACP activity was higher in pro-oestrus (2.25±0.24), oestrus (2.00±0.24) and low in meta-oestrus (1.33±0.24) and di-oestrus phases (1.08±0.24) of sexual cycle. The activity was seen higher in infundibulum (2.50±0.22), ampullary (1.83±0.22) and low in intramural (1.08±0.22) and isthmus segments (1.25±0.22) of the fallopian tube. The maximum difference (1.42) was noticed between the infundibulum and intramural segments (p<0.001). A maximum difference (1.16) was noticed between proestrous and di-oestrus the (p<0.001). Conclusion: Oestrogenic phase of the sexual cycle has higher enzymatic activity whereas in the luteal phase it was low. The infundibulum and ampulla show higher activity which suggests these segments are more functionally active as compared to intramural and isthmus segments.
Metopism: Its Prevalence and Morphometry in Adult Nigerian Dry Skulls
Authors: Edibamode E. I. , Bob-Manuel I. F. , Bob-Manuel S. F.
Published: April 2023

Background: Metopic suture also known as the frontal, interfrontal, or median frontal suture is formed in the midline at the meeting of the two halves of the frontal bone. Normally it gets obliterated by early childhood, but in some cases, it persists and is described as metopism. This study is aimed at investigating metopism prevalence in dry Nigerian skull. 

Methods: This study was conducted on ninety-six (65 males and 31 females) adult Nigerian dry skulls from 5 selected Universities in the Southern part of Nigeria. Metopic suture (metopism) was considered to be complete when it continued uninterruptedly from the nasion to the bregma and incomplete when it was not present over its entire length. The incomplete metopic sutures were further classified into shapes.

Results: Metopism was observed in 31 skulls (32.3%) of which 22 (21.9%) were males and 9 (9.4%) were females. Complete metopic suture was found in only 1 skull (1.04%) and incomplete metopic suture was seen in 30 skulls (31.25%). Among the incomplete ones, linear shape metopic suture was the most common in 16 skulls (16.67%). 7 (7.29%) were V-shaped metopic suture and another 7 (7.29%) were double-type metopic suture. Prevelence of metopic suture was slightly higher in males than in females. However, there was no statistical level of association with respect to sexual dimorphism.

Conclusion: The prevalence and morphometry of metopism in the 96 adult Nigerian skulls studied, revealed complete metopism to be 1.04% with a length of 127.0mm as against incomplete metopism of 31.25% making a total prevalence of 32.29%. The prevalence of metopic suture was slightly higher in males than in females with the linear metopic suture occurring the most. Sexual dimorphism with respect to incomplete metopism types and shapes revealed no association This study is important for radiologists and neurosurgeons in diagnosis of frontal bone fractures and during surgical intervention including frontal craniotomy.
Effect of Nano Nitrogen and Nano Zinc on Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity of Paddy-paddy Cropping System
Authors: Sahana  , Ravi M. V. , Rao K. Narayana , Vishwanath J. , Umesh M. R. , Mahadevaswamy
Published: April 2023

Field experiments were conducted during rabi and kharif seasons of 2020-21 and 2021-22 at Krishi Vigyana Kendra, Gangavathi, Koppal, Karnataka, India, to study the influence of nano nitrogen and nano zinc on soil fertility and crop productivity of paddy-paddy cropping system.The experiment was laid out in split-split plot design with different levels of nitrogen in main plots, nano nitrogen sprays in sub-plots and nano zinc sprays in sub-sub plots which were replicated thrice. The results of the study indicated that application of 125 per cent RDN along with foliar spray of nitrogen @ 4000 ppm and nano Zn @ 2000 ppm has recorded significantly higher grain yield, straw yield, soil available N, P2O5, K2O, S and Zn during both rabi and kharif season and which was on par with and 100 per cent RDN along with spray of nano nitrogen @ 4000 ppm and nano Zn @ 2000 ppm. Hence for effective management of nano fertilizers in paddy, the application of 100 per cent RDN along with foliar spray of nano N @ 4000 ppm and foliar spray of nano Zn @ 2000 ppm was recommended.
Policies for Climate-Resilient Health Care Infrastructure—An Environmental Justice Priority
Authors: Nwanaji-Enwerem Jamaji C. , Osborne Anwar D.
Published: April 2023

This Viewpoint discusses how bolstering the climate resilience of hospital infrastructure supports environmental justice goals.
Estimated Costs and Outcomes Associated With Use and Nonuse of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During Incarceration and at Release in Massachusetts
Authors: Chatterjee Avik , Weitz Michelle , Savinkina Alexandra , Macmadu Alexandria , Madushani R. W. M. A. , Potee Ruth A. , Ryan Danielle , Murphy Sean M. , Walley Alexander Y. , Linas Benjamin P.
Published: April 2023

Importance

Most prisons and jails in the US discontinue medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) upon incarceration and do not initiate MOUD prior to release.

Objective

To model the association of MOUD access during incarceration and at release with population-level overdose mortality and OUD-related treatment costs in Massachusetts.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This economic evaluation used simulation modeling and cost-effectiveness with costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) discounted at 3% to compare MOUD treatment strategies in a corrections cohort and an open cohort representing individuals with OUD in Massachusetts. Data were analyzed between July 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022.

Exposures

Three strategies were compared: (1) no MOUD provided during incarceration or at release, (2) extended-release (XR) naltrexone offered only at release from incarceration, and (3) all 3 MOUDs (naltrexone, buprenorphine, and methadone) offered at intake.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Treatment starts and retention, fatal overdoses, life-years and QALYs, costs, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs).

Results

Among 30 000 simulated incarcerated individuals with OUD, offering no MOUD was associated with 40 927 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 39 001-42 082) MOUD treatment starts over a 5-year period and 1259 (95% UI, 1130-1323) overdose deaths after 5 years. Over 5 years, offering XR-naltrexone at release led to 10 466 (95% UI, 8515-12 201) additional treatment starts, 40 (95% UI, 16-50) fewer overdose deaths, and 0.08 (95% UI, 0.05-0.11) QALYs gained per person, at an incremental cost of $2723 (95% UI, $141-$5244) per person. In comparison, offering all 3 MOUDs at intake led to 11 923 (95% UI, 10 861-12 911) additional treatment starts, compared with offering no MOUD, 83 (95% UI, 72-91) fewer overdose deaths, and 0.12 (95% UI, 0.10-0.17) QALYs per person gained, at an incremental cost of $852 (95% UI, $14-$1703) per person. Thus, XR-naltrexone only was a dominated strategy (both less effective and more costly) and the ICER of all 3 MOUDs compared with no MOUD was $7252 (95% UI, $140-$10 018) per QALY. Among everyone with OUD in Massachusetts, XR-naltrexone only averted 95 overdose deaths over 5 years (95% UI, 85-169)—a 0.9% decrease in state-level overdose mortality—while the all-MOUD strategy averted 192 overdose deaths (95% UI, 156-200)—a 1.8% decrease.

Conclusions and Relevance

The findings of this simulation-modeling economic study suggest that offering any MOUD to incarcerated individuals with OUD would prevent overdose deaths and that offering all 3 MOUDs would prevent more deaths and save money compared with an XR-naltrexone–only strategy.
Research on the application effect of machine vision technology based on simulation analysis in 3D inspection of torque converter welds
Authors: Luo Jia , Sun Liang , Qiao Yinhu
Published: April 2023

With the development of machine vision technology, visual inspection technology has been widely used in many fields. Among them, the 3D visual detection technology based on line structured light has attracted the attention of relevant scholars because of its advantages of the easy acquisition of image information and high detection accuracy. Therefore, applying machine vision technology to the field of three‐dimensional weld inspection can improve the inspection effect, so a machine vision technology based on simulation analysis was proposed. First, the model parameter calibration and algorithm of the structured light imaging system are studied, and then a structured light‐based torque converter weld height detection system is designed and related models are constructed. Finally, the detection accuracy and speed of the constructed 3D vision measurement system are verified. The results show that the calibration parameters obtained by the optimization algorithm of this study are as follows, focal length = 17.16376;  = 1798.55439;  = 1276.85505;  = 0.14072; Secondly, in the comparative experiment, the height of the wave crest coordinates of the measurement results of the three‐dimensional detection system of the torque converter weld seam in the global feature extraction process based on the machine vision technology based on simulation analysis is 9.1330 mm, and the maximum error value is 1.0403 mm; As a result of the calibration algorithm, the peak coordinate height is 10.3526 mm, and the maximum error value is 2.7482 mm. The error of the research system is better than Zhang Zhengyou's calibration method. The research content has important reference value for improving the three‐dimensional inspection effect of torque converter welds.
Numerical simulation of the influencing factors of radiant floor heating system
Authors: Chen Peilin , Xu Zhang , Yang Jinzhi , Zou Guipeng
Published: April 2023

To explore the independent influence of the main factors affecting heating on the radiant floor heating system, CFD was used to simulate the simplified multi‐storey multi‐family building model under different working conditions, and focusing on the calculation and comparative analysis of these four factors (heating supply, the location of room, outdoor temperature and the neighboring heating situation). The results showed that heating supply is the most important factor affecting indoor temperature, and the change of heating supply has the most obvious effect on the change of indoor temperature in the middle of the bottom layer, and the least effect on the edge of the top layer, which is a 1.6–1.7 times relationship. The influence of outdoor temperature on indoor temperature mainly depends on the area proportion of external envelope structure, and the changing rates of the indoor temperature of the edge of the top layer, the middle of the top layer, the edge of the bottom layer, the middle of the bottom layer with the outdoor temperature are 0.94, 0.93, 0.88, and 0.86. The influence of the neighboring heating situation on indoor temperature mainly depends on the surface area proportion of inner envelope structure, and the proportion of heat gain (dissipation) of each envelope to the total heat supply is basically the same, the heat dispersed through the north wall, south wall, east wall and west wall of the room at the middle of the bottom layer account for about 34%, 37%, 9%, and 9% respectively.