bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tax Liabilities of The Board Member in Latvia: Legal-Economic Aspects
Authors: Brante Ināra , Lejniece Ilona
Published: January 2020

Research purpose. To analyse the content of legal acts regulating the personal responsibility of the Member of the Board for overdue tax payments by a legal person, to carry out an analysis of the legal and economic conditions of business development.

Design/ Methodology/ Approach. The study is based on the economic and legal analysis of legal acts using descriptive, analytical, deductive and inductive methods, on the basis of which the authors draw conclusions about the responsibility of the Members of the Board, their rights and obligations towards the state and society, deliberately avoiding compulsory taxes. The research has been created as a systematic review, including searching in databases The Legal acts of the Republic of Latvia and The Commercial Register of the Republic of Latvia, specific literature, publications of expert, methodically analysing, compiling and including and excluding information.

Findings. The responsibility of the Member of the Board for losses incurred by a legal person in Latvia has so far been an insufficiently researched topic and there is a lack of publications and case summaries. This creates problems for the uniform application of the law in practice. This study will analyse current issues – the conditions for the responsibility of a Member of the Board as a natural person for the tax liabilities of a legal person, analysis of statistical data. Changes in statistical data and legislation in the study cover the period from the entry into force of changes in legislation that provide for the personal financial responsibility of the Member of the Board for a legal person’s tax debts.

Originality/Value/Practical implications. The study contributes to the analysis of the business environment in two aspects: 1) economic aspects related to changes in the legislation on the personal responsibility of the Member of the Board for corporate tax debts; 2) the legal conditions that affect the role and responsibility of the Member of the Board in a commercial company in case of damages.
Smart Cities and the Challenges of Cross Domain Risk Management: Considering Interdependencies Between ICT-Security and Natural Hazards Disruptions
Authors: Uwe Busbach-Richard , Gerber Brian J.
Published: January 2020

Research purpose. Smart City technologies offer great promise for a higher quality of life, including improved public services, in an era of rapid and intense global urbanization. The use of intelligent or smart information and communication technologies to produce more efficient systems of services in those urban areas, captured under the broad rubric of “smart cities,” also create new vectors of risk and vulnerability. The aim of this article is to raise consideration of an integrated cross-domain approach for risk reduction based on the risks smart cities are exposed to, on the one hand, from natural disasters and, on the other, from cyber-attacks.

Design / Methodology / Approach. This contribution describes and explains the risk profile for which smart cities are exposed to both natural disasters and cyber-attacks. The vulnerability of smart city technologies to natural hazards and cyber-attacks will first be summarized briefly from each domain, outlining those respective domain characteristics. Subsequently, methods and approaches for risk reduction in the areas of natural hazards and ICT security will be examined in order to create the basis for an integrated cross-domain approach to risk reduction. Differences are also clearly identified if an adaptation of a risk reduction pattern appears unsuitable. Finally, the results are summarized into an initial, preliminary integrated cross-domain approach to risk reduction.

Findings. Risk management in the two domains of ICT security and natural hazards is basically similar. Both domains use a multilayer approach in risk reduction, both have reasonably well-defined regimes and established risk management protocols. At the same time, both domains share a policymaking and policy implementation challenge of the difficulty of appropriately forecasting future risk and making corresponding resource commitments to address future risk. Despite similarities, different concepts like the CIA Triad, community resilience, absorption capacity and so on exist too. Future research of these concepts could lead to improve risk management.

Originality / Value / Practical implications. Cyber-attacks on the ICT infrastructure of smart cities are a major vulnerability – but relatively little systematic evaluation exists on the topic. Likewise, ICT infrastructure is vulnerable to natural disasters too – and the risk of more severe natural disasters in the context of a global trend toward massive cities is increasing dramatically. Explicit consideration of the issues associated with cross-domain integration of reduction of interdependent risk is a necessary step in ensuring smart city technologies also serve to promote longer-term community sustainability and resilience.
Monitoring and Prediction of Land Use Land Cover Changes and its Impact on Land Surface Temperature in the Central Part of Hisar District, Haryana Under Semi-Arid Zone of India
Authors: Kumar Sunil , Ghosh Swagata , Hooda Ramesh Singh , Singh Sultan
Published: January 2020

Land use Land cover have significance in relation to Land, the most vital and fundamental resource pertaining to the urban development. Unprecedented urban growth has a noteworthy impact on natural landscape by converting natural land-cover in Haryana. Hisar, an area recognized for rapid urban growth is less explored in terms of research. The present research has shown a significant change in land use in terms of expansion of built-up area from 3.7 % (1991) to 5.0 % (2001) and 6.2 % (2011) by encroaching into agricultural land. Despite the clear difference between average land surface temperature for built up and non-built up area, grazing land and sandy waste, bare land in the rural surrounding possess higher temperature compared to the city core which contradicts the reported impact of urbanization earlier. Such contrary pertains to sparse vegetation cover leading to reduced evaporative cooling during dry pre-monsoon summer in the rural surrounding. On the other side, green parks and plantation in the city contribute to lower mean temperature because of high rates of evapotranspiration and produce ‘oasis effect’ in the present study area located in semi-arid climatic zone. Regression analysis between temperature and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Built-up Index exhibited a strong negative and positive correlation respectively (Pearson’s r: between -0.79 to -0.87 and between 0.79 to 0.84 respectively). Future land use prediction project an increase (1.3 %) in built-up area from 2011 to 2021. This study recommends urban plantation and prohibition to overgrazing to check the heat effect.
Studies on new material: carbon dot-graphene oxide-zinc oxide nanocomplex
Authors: Ajinsundar S. , Rimal Issac R. S. , Gopalakrishnan S. , John N. Joseph
Published: January 2020

In the present work, with an aim of developing new useful materials, carbon dot-graphene oxide-zinc oxide (CGZ) nanocomplexes were synthesized by the wet chemical method. Structure, morphology and chemical composition of prepared GCZ nanoparticles were determined by carrying out X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared and energy dispersive X-ray absorption spectral measurements. The strong absorption band observed in the UV region for the prepared samples can be attributed to the band edge absorption. The dielectric parameters, viz. dielectric constant (∈r), dielectric loss (tanδ) and AC electrical conductivity (σ AC) were determined at various temperatures in the range of 30 °C to 150 °C at two different frequencies (100 Hz and 1 kHz). DC conductivity (σDC) measurement was also carried out at various temperatures in the range of 30 °C to 150 °C. In addition, the enhanced photocatalytic activity of CGZ has been explained and the mechanism elucidating the excellent performance of CGZ has been proposed.
Calcium Chloride and Drought Stress Changed Grain Yield and Physiological Traits in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Authors: Heidari M. , Amirfazli N. , Ghorbani H. , Zafarian F.
Published: January 2020

Water deficit or drought stress is one of the most significant abiotic stresses that induce reduction in plant growth and crops yield. Calcium chloride has been shown to ameliorate the adverse effects of drought stress on many plants. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of calcium chloride in drought resistance and its effect on some physiological characteristics in sesame. Calcium is essential for good growth and structure of plants. In sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), the foliar application of calcium chloride (C1=0 (control), C2=5, C3=10 and C4=15 mM concentration) significantly affected on grain yield under drought stress (W1= 7 (control, no drought stress-plants irrigation at a 7-day interval), W2= 12 (severe drought and plants irrigation at a 12- day interval) and W3= 17 (the most severe drought and plants irrigation at a 17-day interval). Drought stress reduced grain yield and 1000 seed weight, but these were enhanced by foliar application of calcium chloride when drought levels increased from W1 to W3. Although the increasing calcium chloride concentration reduced the content of photosynthesis pigments in leaves, the drought treatment until W2 increased the content of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll “a” and carotenoids) in leaves. The foliar application of calcium chloride increased the seed weight in plant, the number of capsules per plant, plant height, and the concentration of potassium and phosphorus in leaves and seeds. The greatest amount of potassium in leaves and seeds were measured under the W1C3 treatment. Sesame plants under W3C3 and W2C3 had the highest amount of phosphorus in leaves and seeds, respectively. Overall, although drought stress reduced the growth and grain yield in sesame, the foliar application of calcium chloride at the concentration of 10 mM, prevented the drought-stressed sesame plants from damage by improving their physiological parameters.
Truncated Non-Nuclear Transposable Elements in Grapevine: A Mini Review
Authors: Milovanov A.V. , Tello J. , Anhalt U.C.M. , Forneck A.
Published: January 2020

In this mini-review we present insight to the non-nuclear transposable elements and in silico analysis of miniature inverted transposable elements (MITEs) in the grapevine mitochondrial genome. Here we report the identification of 17 truncated sequences in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) mitochondrial genome which expectedly belongs to the four ancient transposon families (hAT, Tc1Mariner, Mutator and PIF/Harbinger). Some sequences with a high rate of homology in chloroplast and nuclear genomes were also identified. Thus, it suggests the intercellular gene transfer between these three organelles. These partial sequences showed a high level of similitude with full MITE sequences, and they were found in their inner region, supporting their MITE origin. Further analysis revealed these sequences in other life kingdoms (including eubacteria and archaea), which indicates their ancient origin. Further research showed that 13 out of the 17 sequences are conserved domains of the genes where they are located, suggesting their contribution to gene evolution. Therefore, we suppose that more studies of nature, origin and functional meaning of these sequences and their fusion with genes are necessary. In the light of our observations it will be useful for further studies of V. vinifera genome organizing and systematics, as well as for other species.
Canopy-Dwelling Arthropod Response to Rynaxypyr and Lambda-Cyhalothrin Treatments in Maize
Authors: Keszthelyi S. , Pónya Z.
Published: January 2020

The technology of grain corn production has recently been continuously changing due to spreading of insecticidal in-crop treatments in Europe. The aim of these interventions is to prevent damage caused by serious lepidopterous pests in maize. We carried out in-maize field experiments using two different active ingredients of insecticides in four consecutive years (2014–2017). A field experiment was conducted to compare the effect of applications of rynaxypyr (ANT) and rynaxypyr + lambda-cyhalothrin (PYR) on the canopy-dwelling arthropod community in commercial maize grain acreage. The effects of both ANT and PYR treatments against Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lep.: Crambidae) were tested through four-year field experiments. The quantitative and qualitative assemblages of the perished arthropods and diversity alterations measured by canopy netting and grounded tarpaulins greatly differed in the different insecticide treatments. A significant number of dead arthropods was recorded after PYR treatment. Populations of other natural enemies (Coccinellidae, Chrysopidae, etc.) and endangered species (Calomobius filum, Rossi) were also negatively affected. The arthropod community of the examined maize plots was drastically altered by sprayings, which, among other factors, may account for the mass appearance of the other non-target pest organisms (Aphidae: Rhopalosiphum spp., Miridae: Trygonotylus spp.).
Quality Attributes that Matters When Purchasing Milk by Slovak Consumers
Authors: Kurajdová K. , Táborecká-Petrovičová J. , Nedelová G.
Published: January 2020

Food market has changed dramatically over past decades. Whereas in the past consumers faced problems with food availability and quantity, today they are more concerned with its qualitative side. Milk, Slovak traditional foodstuff, is now experiencing the declining consumer interest. Regarding this, the main aim of the article is to examine the importance and influence of quality attributes on Slovak consumers when purchasing milk. For accomplishing this, a quantitative consumer survey was arranged. Its results showed that to the group of top five most important quality attributes belonged healthiness, freshness, sensory appeals, processing and fat; and a presence of at least two dependencies in relation to age, gender, income and education individually was confirmed. This creates a valuable basis for the value concept development, segmentation, targeting and positioning projection, product strategy modification and innovation and segmentation and marketing mix strategy creation.
Modeling Commuter’s Sociodemographic Characteristics to Predict Public Transport Usage Frequency by Applying Supervised Machine Learning Method
Authors: Shakeel Nabeel , Baig Farrukh , Saddiq Muhammad Abubakar
Published: January 2020

Predictive modeling is the key fundamental method to study passengers’ behavior in transportation research. One of the limited studied topic is modeling of public transport usage frequency, which can be used to estimate present and future demand and users’ trend toward public transport services. The artificial intelligence and machine learning methods are promising to be better substitute to statistical techniques. No doubt, traditionally been used econometrics models are better for causal relationship studies among variables, but they made rigid assumptions and unable to recognize the pattern in data. This paper aims to build a predictive model to solve passengers’ classification, and public transport usage frequency using socio-demographic survey data. The supervised machine learning algorithm, K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) applied to build a predictive model, which is the better machine learning method for dealing with small datasets, because of its ability of having less parameter tuning. Survey data has been used to train and validate the model performance, which is able to predict public transport usage frequency of future users of public transport. This model can practically be used by public transport agencies and relevant government organizations to predict the public transport demand for new commuters before introducing any new transportation projects.
Modelling the Bioclimatic Niche of a Cohort of Selected Mite Species (Acari, Acariformes) Associated with the Infestation of Stored Products
Authors: Tytar V. M. , Oksentyuk Ya. R.
Published: January 2020

In this study an attempt is made to highlight important variables shaping the current bioclimatic niche of a number of mite species associated with the infestation of stored products by employing a species distribution modeling (SDM) approach. Using the ENVIREM dataset of bioclimatic variables, performance of the most robust models was mostly influenced by: 1) indices based on potential evapotranspiration, which characterize ambient energy and are mostly correlated with temperature variables, moisture regimes, and 2) strong fluctuations in temperature reflecting the severity of climate and/or extreme weather events. Although the considered mite species occupy man-made ecosystems, they remain more or less affected by the surrounding bioclimatic environment and therefore could be subjected to contemporary climate change. In this respect investigations are needed to see how this will affect future management targets concerning the safety of food storages.
Formation Factors of Cytogenetic Violation of Rutilus rutilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) in Transformed River Ecosystems
Authors: Klymenko M. O. , Biedunkova O. O. , Klymenko O. M. , Pryshchepa A. M. , Statnik I. I. , Kovalchuk N. S.
Published: January 2020

For the first time, an analysis of structural damage of the peripheral blood erythrocyte nucleus in Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) was carried out for the rivers of the north-western region of Ukraine. The effect of the hydrochemical regime on the formation of cytogenetic disturbances of the representatives of this species was also clarified. It was observed that during 2013–2017, the content of phosphates, suspended solids, fluorides, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, nitrite nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen in the surface waters of rivers most significantly exceeded the current quality standards. The average frequency of nuclear disorders of peripheral blood erythrocytes R. rutilus from the studied hydrosystems is 5.25 ± 0.29 ‰ (p < 0.01), with a noticeable excess of the level of spontaneous mutations in the older age groups of fish. In all analyzed samples of R. rutilus, among the total number of identified structural disorders of the nucleus, the largest share is made up of red blood cells from the micronucleus (from 40.0 to 62.0 %), which is evidence of cytogenetic disturbances in the body of fish. At the same time, disturbances of erythrocyte blood of roach from small rivers are on average 1.3 times (or 21.9 %) higher compared with individuals from medium-sized rivers. The formation of cytogenetic disturbances in R. rutilus under the conditions of the hydrochemical regime of rivers is described by a close (r = 0.99 at p < 0.003) multifactorial regression dependence. More important regressive coefficients of the dependency are acquired by such biogenes (NH4+, NO3−, PO4−) and toxicants (Cu2+, Zu2+, Mn2+, F2) in the background of oxygen regime peculiarities (COD, BOD5, O2).
Artificial Light at Night as a New Threat for Nature Conservation in Ukraine
Authors: Peregrym M. , Vasyliuk O. , Kónya E. Pénzesné
Published: January 2020

Human society benefits a lot from artificial light at night (ALAN), but in the same time it has led to a significant increase in light pollution of the night sky during the past decades. It has serious consequences on reproduction, navigation, foraging, habitat selection, communication, trophic and social interactions of the biota. Also widespread incursion of ALAN within protected areas has been evidenced for some countries, including the National Nature Parks (NNPs), Biosphere and Nature Reserves in the Steppe Zone and Crimea Mountains of Ukraine. However, the common situation with ALAN impact on protected areas within Ukraine is unclear yet. This research attempted to estimate the level of light pollution on the NNPs, Biosphere and Nature Reserves in the Forest, Forest-Steppe zones and Carpathian Mountains within Ukraine. Kmz layers of these protected areas and the New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness, through Google Earth Pro, were used to calculate the level of artificial sky brightness for 33 NNPs, 2 Biosphere Reserves and 9 Nature Reserves. The results show that majority of studied protected areas are impacted by ALAN, but some of them stay almost under the dark sky still. The situation is unique for Europe, therefore these areas have the special value for biodiversity conservation and can be recognized as refugia where natural habitats are not influenced by ALAN. Based on obtained results, recommendations for improving of nature conservation management are given in the context of ALAN problem.
Modelling the Bioclimatic Niche and Distribution of the Steppe Mouse, Mus Spicilegus (Rodentia, Muridae), in Ukraine
Authors: Tytar V. M. , Kozinenko I. I. , Mezhzherin S. V.
Published: January 2020

The Steppe mouse, Mus spicilegus, is endemic to Europe and found to be expanding its home range in recent years. In Ukraine there are indications a north- and eastwards expansion and/or reestablishment of M. spicilegus. We suggest that climatic conditions may be the primary factors that foster or limit the range expansion of M. spicilegus in Eastern Europe. Our objective was to complement the knowledge about the distribution of the species with an estimation of the potential distribution of the species in Ukraine using known occurrence sites (in Ukraine and neighbouring areas) and environmental variables in an ecological niche modelling algorithm. After accounting for sampling bias and spatial autocorrelation, we retained 73 occurrence records. The algorithm used in this paper, Maxent (Phillips et al., 2006), is a machine learning algorithm and only needs presence data, besides the environmental layers. Using this approach, we have highlighted the importance and significance of a number of bioclimatic variables, particularly those characterizing wintering conditions, under which higher mean temperatures enhance habitat suitability, whereas increased precipitation leads to an opposite effect. The broadly northwards shift of the home range of the species in Ukraine could generally be due to the increasing (since the 1980s) mean temperature of the winter season. We expect this expansion process will continue together with the changing climate and new records of locations of the species may be used for monitoring such change.
Analisis Kinerja Layanan Perguruan Tinggi Menggunakan Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) dan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA)
Authors: Ghozi Saiful , Rakim Aditya Rakhman , Mahfud Mahfud
Published: January 2020

Penelitian ini mengukur kinerja kualitas pelayanan yang diberikan Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan melalui persepi kinerja yang dinilai mahasiswanya. Kuisioner berbasis HEdPERF dikembangkan dalam pengambilan data. Dari 369 kuisioner yang diisi responden, hanya 235  yang dinyatakan valid dan dianalisis. Analisis data dilakukan melalui dua analisis, yaitu (1) penghitungan Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI);  dan (2) Importance Performance Analysis (IPA). Nilai CSI yang diperoleh adalah 75, 42% yang masuk kategori puas. Sedangkan pada analisis IPA didapat bahwa 10 indikator berada diposisi kuadran I. Daerah dimana kelemahan terbesar dari kualitas pelayanan, dan membutuhkan perhatian manajerial yang mendesak untuk meningkatkan kinerja kualitas pelayanan.This study measures the performance of service quality provided by Balikpapan State Polytechnic through the perceived performance of students. The HEdPERF-based questionnaire was developed in the collection of data. Only 235 out of 369 completed questionnaires are valid. Data analysis was carried out through two analysis i.e., (1) measurement of Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), and (2) Importance Performance Analysis (IPA). The CSI value obtained was 75.42% in the satisfied category. Whereas the result of IPA analysis showed that ten indicators were positioned in quadrant I. The indicators were the greatest weakness of service quality, and requiring urgent managerial attention to improve the quality of service performance.
Authors: Irwanti Ni Ketut Dewi
Published: January 2020

Spa therapists play an important role in the spa services industry. The resulting performance has an impact on customer satisfaction and the existence of the spa business itself. So that spa therapists are required to be able to show optimal performance. Efforts to meet optimal service can be a source of fatigue that can reduce the performance of spa therapists. At Y Spa, a therapist takes ± 45 minutes — 1 hour to serve 1 customer. Whereas when the level of customer visits is high, a therapist must serve 8-10 customers in one day, so it is not uncommon for them to have to work more than 8 working hours in general. Massage and foot care activities performed by the therapist are very at risk of increasing musculoskeletal complaints. The goal of this study is to evaluate the workload of Spa therapist. For this reason, an observational study was conducted on 14 spa therapists. To evaluate the workload, measurements of working pulse, room microclimate, subjective complaints, and skeletal muscle complaints were measured. The microclimates measured are light intensity, noise, dry temperature, wet temperature, and environmental humidity. From the results of the study found that the therapist spa workload is quite heavy. For this reason, ergonomic interventions should be sought through improving working conditions.
An Overview of Progress in Flapping Wing Power Generation
Authors: Arif Ashraf M , Khan A A , Salim Miah M D
Published: January 2020

Recently, with the increase in power generation and consumption needs of our planet, the global community has been concerned by two major issues: the severe environmental impact of burning fossil fuels and the availability of finite resources of fossil fuel for conventional power generation. These two factors are the main reason behind the search of alternative methods to harvest energy from alternate renewable sources. One such alternate method is the use of bio-inspired unsteady flapping wing power generation which has gained much interest from engineering community. At low Reynolds number, natural flyers and swimmers such as birds, insects and fish employ the unsteady vortices to generate thrust and lift which makes them one the most agile and efficient flyers and swimmers. Better understanding of the aerodynamic forces generation mechanisms associated with the flow over flapping wings can help us develop efficient micro and nano aerial vehicles (MAVs/NAVs) and with the proper phasing between different modes of wing motion, flapping wings can also be employed for the power extraction from low speed river or ocean tidal streams. It has been shown that flapping wing power generators can harness power with comparable efficiencies to that of conventional rotary wind turbines. The aerodynamics forces generation by flapping wings is a complex phenomenon and depends on many parameters like the mode of motion, phase difference between different modes, amplitude of flapping, wing shape and wing flexibility etc. Lately, there has been concerted effort to find the optimal conditions to generate maximum thrust and lift using flapping wings. In this paper, a brief overview of fundamentals of flapping wing aerodynamics and recent advancements in the research and development of the flapping.
Future of Shipping
Authors: Powell J
Published: January 2020

Technology is changing and rapidly evolving many industries including shipping. Advances in information, telecommunication, computer, robotic, Artificial Intelligence, machine/deep learning technologies together with cutting edge automation are proliferating every facet of maritime industry and changes are expected to accelerate. However, challenges of new technologies, pace of change and wide spread automation have taken many by surprise. In maritime, the regulatory framework which has often been the cornerstone and by and large the driving force for change, albeit in response to an event or market forces or political pressure, is conspicuously missing and currently engaged in a race against time to catch up and rework the applicable Conventions. Despite early success, there are indeed numerous challenges for the new technologies to bed in and gain wider acceptance and recognition before being considered as a worthy and viable replacement for tried and tested designs on a global scale. Various projects developed thus far or undergoing development, are exclusively intended for coastal waters and therefore, subject to class and Flag national requirements and in the circumstance, rules and regulatory requirements are devised and enforced at national level, as deemed fit. Successful and historical Rolls Royce-Finferries autonomous operation of car ferry Falcon, underlined the arrival of new technologies and demonstrated that it is no longer a question of if but when, wide spread use of automation and autonomous systems are implemented on board. There are of course many hurdles to overcome but with the buzz, energy and willingness of stakeholders in maritime nations and scales of investment in research and development, it is only a matter of time before unmanned, semi-autonomous, autonomous vessels join the world fleet in numbers and set the trend for a new era in shipping. With steady and continuous growth in world trade and world fleet, indications are that current shortfall for officers will be multiplied by 2025. Although, there are no reliable records for total number of qualified seafarers worldwide and perhaps seafarers available for work, there will reportedly be a substantial shortfall in the number of officers by 2025, as per (BIMCO-ICS 2015) Manpower Report. This paper attempts to examine underlying reasons for introduction of new and viable technologies for potentially unmanned, semi and fully autonomous operations and its socioeconomic impact on seafarers and affiliated workforce.
Concept Design of an Unmanned Surface Vessel for Offshore Cargo Delivery
Authors: Nair A , Pillai A
Published: January 2020

A technological push for the adoption of unmanned surface vessels is afoot in the marine industry, keeping abreast with the developments in the land and aviation transportation sector. The adoption of technology has the potential to improve efficiency and safety of operations, to transfer onshore human activity relating to vessel control and to make working conditions for ‘crew’ more appealing. Houlder Ltd, with its entrenched vessel and equipment design competencies serving the marine, offshore and defense sectors, has designed the concept of an unmanned surface vessel for offshore operations and maintenance. The project has been undertaken jointly with automation and control and marine logistics experts in the U.K. This paper presents the Houlder unmanned surface vessel concept design, delivering units of cargo to an offshore windfarm monopile platform. The project has been devised as part of the (Windfarm Autonomous Ship) project supported by Innovate UK and other project partners. Decoupling onboard human intervention from vessel operation has prompted rethinking on the vessel layout and re-examination of the suitability of current regulations. The design considerations have revised the spatial requirements and machinery systems for the unmanned and intended function. Further, the design has incorporated an innovative cargo handling.
Design of a Test Setup to Measure Magnetic Signature Reduction
Authors: Wikkerink D , Rodrigo Mor A , Polinder H , Ross R
Published: January 2020

In order to avoid detection by sea mines, the magnetic signature of merchant and naval vessels can be reduced by running a current through a set of on-board copper coils. This process is called degaussing. Studies have shown that the volume, weight and energy losses of a degaussing system can be reduced by replacing the copper coils with high temperature superconductive (HTS) coils. Moreover, since the technology and production of HTS has matured and the material is highly available, the use of HTS for degaussing coils is a serious option. As a preliminary study towards an HTS degaussing test setup, this paper presents the design of a table-top demonstration with copper degaussing coils. The goal of the demonstration is to measure the magnetic signature and the magnetic signature reduction of a cylindrical object. The design choices of the test setup and the measuring system are discussed. The magnetic signature of the table-top model is calculated as well as the optimal placement of the degaussing coils and the optimal degaussing currents. These results are compared with measurements of the magnetic flux density around the demonstrator.
Teoretyczne podstawy integracji i globalności w aspekcie zarządzania zrównoważonym rozwojem
Authors: Piontek Franciszek
Published: January 2020

Podjęcie tematu artykułu uzasadniają poglądy dotyczące negowania potrzeby teorii i globalistyczny paradygmat deregulacji. Artykuł ma na celu wykazanie:– że integracja i globalność mogą podlegać deregulacji,– że generuje to negatywne skutki dla zarządzania zrównoważonym rozwojem,– jak zdefiniować podstawy teoretyczne i instytucjonalne dla tych kategorii.Hipoteza: Integracja i globalność wymagają jednoznacznie zdefiniowanych kryteriów dla ich zrozumienia i funkcjonowania. Bazą dla takich kryteriów są reguły powszechnego postępowania i to one pełnią funkcję Konstytucji Świata, a nie paradygmat deregulacji (TAK = NIE = BYĆ MOŻE). Określono teoretyczne i instytucjonalne podstawy rozumienia i funkcjonowania integracji i globalności. Wniosek syntetyczny: Refleksja U. Becka dotycząca „formuły (…) gospodarki transnarodowej: (…) rozmyślne niepodbijanie. Owo wyzbyte przemocy, niejawne, rozmyślne zaniechanie ani nie wymaga zgody, ani nie może na nią liczyć” (Beck, 2005: 88).
Mitigating Environmental Sustainability Challenges and Enhancing Health in Urban Communities: The Multi-functionality of Green Infrastructure
Authors: Dipeolu Adedotun Ayodele , Akpa Onoja Matthew , Fadamiro Akinlabi Joseph
Published: January 2020

Green Infrastructure (GI) facilities have the capacity to enhance health and mitigate Environmental Sustainability Challenges (ESC). However, the extent of the mitigation and health benefits is unclear in developing countries. This study examined the impact of GI on ESC and Perceived Health (PH) of urban residents in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 1858 residents of Lagos Metropolis who completed semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used to explore data distributions and assess the association of the availability of GI with resident’s PH and ESC. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (OR;95%CI) were estimated for good health and ESC mitigation. Participants were mostly men (58.9%) and younger than 50 years old (86.3%). Good health (20.5%) and high mitigation of ESC (collection and disposal of waste-52.7% and official development assistance-63.9%) were reported where GI is mostly available. Participants were more likely to report good health (OR:1.40; 95%CI:1.02-1.92) and high mitigation of ESC [water quality (OR:1.42; 95%CI:1.12-1.81) passenger transport mode (OR:1.41; 95%CI:1.06-1.89)] where GI are mostly available. Availability of Green infrastructure is supporting health and mitigating environmental sustainability challenges in the study area. Green infrastructure should be provided in urban areas where environmental sustainability is under threat.
Towards A Post-Traumatic Urban Design That Heals Cities’ Inhabitants Suffering From PTSD
Authors: HELOU Maria A EL
Published: January 2020

Cities are generally in a state of constant modification. Some experience this modification at a more rapid pace due to the technology available in the city; others experience this modification due to the city’s time of life, which requires many civilizations to imprint their architectural style and project their social image and identity. In certain cases, these modifications are due to natural disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis, or man-made wars, or even both. The study revealed that the relationship found between the ability of “Beirutis” (how Beirut’s original inhabitants call themselves) to perceive their identity through the built environment and PTSD, will help urban planners and architects find the procedures based on observation and scientific facts to build with the opportunity to heal disaster-torn cities’ inhabitants from PTSD.
Métodos de monitoreo de adultos del picudo de los cítricos Compsus viridivittatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Authors: Carabalí Muñoz Arturo , Cardona David Andrés
Published: January 2020

Se evaluó la eficiencia de dos métodos de monitoreo de adultos de Compsus viridivittatus, considerado plaga de cítricos en regiones de Colombia: lona al piso (LP), de uso potencial en la detección de poblaciones de adultos en el árbol, y la trampa tipo cono (TE) para poblaciones jóvenes emergentes del suelo. Los estudios se realizaron en cuatro parcelas independientes en Caicedonia (Valle del Cauca, Colombia), durante 51 semanas, en un diseño completamente al azar con 20 repeticiones/método/parcela/localidad. El esfuerzo de muestreo en todas las localidades ascendió a 160 árboles-semana. Se obtuvo un total de 1961 adultos emergentes (1.363 hembras: 598 machos) con TE y 5.060 adultos (3.117 hembras: 1.943 machos) con LP. Los mayores promedios de capturas ocurrieron en periodos de máximas precipitaciones (60-103 mm/semana), 2,5 adultos en TE y 5 adultos LP. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en la abundancia de poblaciones entre parcelas; LP: rango: 10-24 adultos y con TE rango: 4-20 adultos/trampa. Las correlaciones de 66 % entre métodos/parcela, sugieren que los cambios que experimenta la abundancia de poblaciones pueden ser explicados con la dinámica que presentan las poblaciones que emergen del suelo. En síntesis, los resultados indican que el uso independiente y/o combinando de los métodos, pueden ser útil como criterio en la toma de decisiones sobre la época y el tipo de alternativa a implementar para la reducción de las poblaciones de C. viridivittatus.
Susceptibilidad de estadios de Sphenarium purpurascens purpurascens (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) a una cepa comercial de Metarhizium acridum (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) en Michoacán, México
Authors: Quesada-Béjar Venecia , Nájera-Rincón Miguel B. , Reyes-Novelo Enrique , González-Esquivel Carlos E.
Published: January 2020

El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el desempeño de una cepa comercial del hongo entomopatógeno Metarhizium acridum en diferentes estadios del saltamonte plaga Sphenarium purpurascens purpurascens, así como su esporulación a través de bioensayos bajo condiciones de laboratorio, en Michoacán, México. Los estadios más susceptibles fueron las ninfas uno, dos y cuatro, su tiempo de supervivencia promedio fue menor de 6,91 días. El menos susceptible fue el adulto, con un tiempo de supervivencia de 8,36 días. Los estadios con mayor esporulación post mortem fueron ninfas uno, dos y tres. Se registró una asociación negativa moderada entre los estadios de S. p. purpurascens y la esporulación de M. acridum, en estadios avanzados (ninfa 4 y adulto), en los cuales la esporulación fue menor en comparación con los estadios inmaduros. Todos los estadios mostraron tasas de supervivencia por debajo del 5 %, por lo tanto M. acridum se considera una opción viable para controlar esta plaga en el campo.
BEATRIZ GIMENO: CREACIÓN MÁS ALLÁ DE ETIQUETAS
Authors: León Prieto Luis
Published: January 2020

Entrevista a la autora Beatriz Gimeno, a partir de su trayectoria creativa.
LITERATURA SICILIANA CONTEMPORÁNEA: LA IRRUPCIÓN DE LAS MUJERES EN EL PARADIGMA LITERARIO INSULAR
Authors: García Fernández José
Published: January 2020

Existen en la bibliografía especializada abundantes estudios literarios sobre escritores sicilianos ligados al pasado. Sin embargo, la acuciante escasez de investigaciones centradas en el nuevo milenio –y, más en concreto, en las mujeres de esta centuria– deja al descubierto un vasto territorio aún por explorar desde el rigor y la exhaustividad que se merecen. Este artículo profundiza en el estudio de la “sicilianidad” desde una perspectiva de género, presenta en su contexto a las principales autoras de la literatura siciliana contemporánea, y establece los temas y preocupaciones que jalonan la andadura escritural de estas literatas isleñas.
RETHINKING THE WORLD: MOTHERS AND PROSTITUTES IN MICHEL FABER’S THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE (2002)
Authors: ROMERO RUIZ MARIA ISABEL
Published: January 2020

Michel Faber’s The Crimson Petal and the White (2002) is an attempt to deal with the issue of prostitution and rescue work in London in the 1870s. The two protagonists, William Rackham (a middle-class respectable man) and Sugar (an intelligent prostitute) become involved in a relationship where she becomes his daughter’s governess. The issue of maternity becomes central in the novel as Sugar’s own childhood was one of suffering and trauma.As a Neo-Victorian project, this novel tries to bring to light the violence exerted against children in the context of Victorian London. Following Judith Butler’s theories of gender violence, resilience and resistance, this paper aims to discuss issues of the Victorian neglected other and contemporary concerns about the suffering of children as the victims of trauma. Also, the novel tries to demonstrate that restoration and healing are possible through female agency.
The Effect of Gender Sensitivity Education on Sexuality Knowledge and Attitudes at Occupants of LPKA Kelas II B Sungai Raya Pontianak
Authors: Novia Reni , Taufik M , Widyastutik Otik
Published: January 2020

The Special Guidance Agency for Children (LPKA) has the task of fostering correctional students during their criminal period. The high cases of decency crimes in LPKA Kelas II B Sungai Raya Pontianak indicate a lack of adolescent knowledge and attitudes about sexuality. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gender sensitivity education on knowledge and attitudes about sexuality in occupants of LPKA Kelas II B Sungai Raya Pontianak. This research is a quantitative research with pre-experimental design with a one group pretest-posttest design approach. The number of samples is 17 respondents. The sampling technique is total sampling. Data were obtained using a questionnaire and analyzed by Wilcoxon test. The results showed that there was an increase in knowledge and attitudes about sexuality in occupants of LPKA Kelas II B Sungai Raya Pontianak after being given gender sensitivity education. There were significant differences in knowledge (0.001 < 0.05) and attitudes (0.010 < 0.05) before and after being given gender sensitivity education about sexuality in occupants of LPKA Kelas II B Sungai Raya Pontianak. Thus, gender sensitivity education can be used as a means of effective health education in changing knowledge and attitudes.
MANUSIA DAN PEMAKNAAN RUANG KOTA DALAM ANTOLOGI CERPEN SALOME DAN ORANG-ORANG BALIKPAPAN
Authors: Kurniawati Diyan
Published: January 2020

This paper discusses the importance of city space for humans who live in it in the anthology of Salome and Orang-Orang Balikpapan. It uses sociological theory of literature and a theory of urban space. This study analyzes the position of humans in urban space and the importance of urban space for humans who live in it. Human position is displayed in various socio-economic classes. Therefore, relations between people in those various socio-economic classes will also be analyzed. It shows that the journey of human beings maintaining their existence in the city space brings together humans to other humans with various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds. Humans who migrate to urban spaces find attention and empathy from the others so that they can find new family and homes. The defense of their existence that is full of competition can cause other humans to develop empathy. In urban space, humans do not only buy and sale things, demand rights, and carry out obligations, but also can still show empathy to the others. Empathy demonstrated through attention to the development of others, especially children, is also a form of empathy that is very beneficial to the others. Short stories in Salome and Orang-Orang Balikpapan show humans in the urban space who maintain their social values in their intense competition maintaining their existence.
SATUAN EKSPRESI PENAMAAN DAN PERSAMAAN WARNA DALAM PRODUK LIPSTIK
Authors: Wahyu Oktavia Elen Inderasari,
Published: January 2020

Lipstick is one of makeup elements used to give color to the lips to beautify women’s appearance. The purpose of this study is to describe expression units for the naming and similarity of colors in lipstick products. It focuses on semantic aspects. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive. Data collection techniques used is observation and notes taking. It applies the data analysis techniques in three stages, namely the process of finding, managing, and presenting the data. The results of the study show that there are (a) expression units of color in the lipstick products, (b) expression units of labeling the lipstick colors, and (c) expression units of the lipstick color likeness.
JEJAK BUDAYA PENAJAM PASER UTARA DALAM CERITA ASAL USULNYA
Authors: Mustikawati Aquari
Published: January 2020

This research describes cultural traces of Penajam Paser Utara’s people through its origin consisting of value system, social norms, mindset, and work ethic of the people in the past. It discusses about cultural traces recorded in the origin of Penajam Paser Utara’s people. It uses library method to search data. It applies qualitative method to describe events in the past, like history, legends, or important events, including important figures that had ever existed. Cultural theory is used to analyze the culture of the people through their origin. The results of this study indicate that Penajam Paser Utara’s in the past recorded their local wisdom of each region on their origin. It can be concluded that Penajam Paser Utara’s origin can be used as knowledge to understand the history of the people so as to develop the potential of the region.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PEMUNGUTAN PAJAK HOTEL ATAS RUMAH KOS DI KOTA BANDUNG
Authors: Suparman Nanang , Engkus Engkus , Syamsir Syamsir , Fadjar Fadjar , Mubarok Mubarok
Published: January 2020

Pajak hotel atas rumah kos yang secara potensi penerimaan dapat menambah pendapatan asli daerah Kota Bandung sebagai kota Pendidikan dengan jumlah rumah kosan yang signifikan. Undang-Undang Nomor 28 tahun 2009 tentang Pajak Daerah dan Retribusi Daerah adalah  payung hukum dalam pelaksanaannya oleh daerahnya masing-masing. Merespon undang undang tersebut pemerintah Kota Bandung mengeluarkan peraturan daerah nomor 20 tahun 2011  tentang pajak hotel atas rumah kos. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat keberhasilan pemungutan pajak hotel atas rumah kos. Metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif, data primer berupa wawancara dan data sekunder berupa dokumen yang relevan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pelaksanaan kebijakan pajak hotel atas rumah kos sudah berjalan sesuai dengan aturan namun belum mencapai target yang ditetapkan. Faktor hambatan dalam implementasi pajak hotel atas rumah kos adalah kurangnya kuantitas dari petugas pajak, sebagian minimnya pengetahuan wajib pajak rumah kos tentang implementasi perda pajak rumah kos, sebagian wajib pajak menghindari kewajiban sebagai wajib pajak dan belum optimalnya  pelayanan pajak melalui sistem online.