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Computational Studies in Breast Cancer
Authors: Lamba Monika , Munjal Geetika , Gigras Yogita
Published: December 2020

Early detection of breast cancer is a worldwide need as many hospitals have appeared in commitment of research pathway. As per WHO (World Health Organisation), early detection of breast cancer boosts the choice of making corrective judgement on medication plan. This corrective choice helps women to save themselves from expensive and unwanted medical test and treatment. Physical observation and medical history play an important role in diagnosing this disease; however, for detailed understanding, some reliable and accurate methods are still required. This chapter reviews existing computational methods and need of novel algorithms that can help in accurately diagnosing this disease. Correct diagnosis and yield results devising treatment strategy. For correct diagnosis micro-array gene expression data is widely used, this chapter highlights various computational studies done on breast cancer microarray data. This review highlights the benefit of computational model being an impressive tool for discovery of cancer along with devising its therapies.
Applications of Nanoparticles in Various Fields
Authors: Singh Vijeta , Yadav Sunishtha Singh , Chauhan Vandana , Shukla Shikha , Vishnolia Krishan Kumar
Published: December 2020

Nanoparticles (NPs) are tiny particles having dimensions ranging from 1 nm to 100 nm. Nanoparticles are field of profound scientific interest, on account of diverse conceivable applications in various fields such as electronic, optical, agriculture, biomedical, etc. Many of the interesting properties of nanoparticles are intimately linked on shape and size of nanomaterials. In nanoparticles, percentage of surface atoms are high; nanoparticles show properties dependent on shape which are utilized in catalysis, optics, data storage, etc. Further, the physical properties of nanoparticles such as melting point, density, optical properties, electrical conductivity, chemical stability, etc. make them suitable candidates to be utilized in several fields. Many of the nanoparticles have been widely studied and many applications explored for example gold and silver nanoparticles, while research is being carried out to investigate the probable applications in several other fields. This review provides the readers a summary of the applications of various nanoparticles.
Rationalising Technological Temporality
Authors: Camilleri Patrick
Published: December 2020

Literature on the implementation of digital technologies in formal educational settings reveals that schools ‘do' respond to technology induced change yet not as fast as desired. In context, a dynamic autopoietic scenario is exemplified through the recursive dialogues taking place between implemented ICT related policies in education and teachers' actions to the adopted digital technologies. The chapter therefore proposes and describes an analytical lens which, based on outcomes of the author's personally conducted research, is directed towards recognising teachers' response to these structural modifications. Subsequently, to substantiate the model in this grey area of technology accommodation and adaptation in formal educational contexts, a strategy-in-practice approach is employed. By grounding information systems research into self-performed practice, case studies and discussions on the validity of the proposed analytical framework are made.
Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Shifting the Social-Business Paradigm?
Authors: Paz-Gil Iria , Prado Román Alberto , Prado Román Miguel
Published: December 2020

Crises show all the aspects that surround a society, demonstrating whether society is equal to the demands or not. The current COVID-19 pandemic is creating a challenge for all market agents, be they politicians, entrepreneurs, or individuals, where the difficulties are presented every day from different perspectives: social, economic, educational. Therefore, both companies and individuals are implementing numerous solidarity strategies to help society and combat the effects of the health crisis. The question contemplated in this research is if this is the beginning of a new social-business paradigm, in which the results do not take precedence over the social aspects around the business market. And it is in this framework where this research focuses on studying this paradigm shift, analysing the future impact that these solidarity measures of companies will have on society, and therefore on consumer behaviour.
Premises of Digital Transformation in Autopoietic Organizations
Authors: Larios-Hernandez Guillermo J.
Published: December 2020

This chapter exposes how the realization of digital transformation (DT) derives from the decisional communication of rule-making “chosen” alternatives, which originate in the self-referenced informational space, according to the dual perspective of reality adopted in evolutionary economics. Based on a critical analysis of scholarly literature to identify key proposals that support the definition of DT strategies, this research establishes the relevance of the fundamental tenets of autopoiesis theory, such as operational closure, structural coupling, and languaging, in the context of digitalization, to harmonize such DT strategy proposals to the structure of the organization in terms of decision premises. The internal availability of these decision premises determines the type of digitalization potential that can be self-observed by the organization, reinterpreting the attributes of DT in a framework that recognizes the sets of DT alternatives as decision premise dichotomies, with implications for theory and practice.
Autopoietic Knowledge Management Systems
Authors: Żytniewski Mariusz
Published: December 2020

Knowledge management in an organisation is a key activity that aims to improve the organisation's competitiveness through gathering, processing, storing, and sharing of organisational knowledge. Socio-technical solutions designed to support knowledge management are systems for managing knowledge in an organisation. IT systems can support employees in their knowledge processes as well as independently generate, process, and codify knowledge, thus supporting the processes of organisational learning and development of knowledge bases. The cyclical and recurrent character of activities, both in terms of the interactions between process participants in organisations and actions of IT systems themselves, can be perceived in terms of autopoiesis, which explains the significance of knowledge management systems in organisational knowledge processing. The aim of this chapter is to analyse a knowledge management system through the lens of autopoietic perception of the activities taking place in an organisation, which are performed in poietic space.
The Increase of How Mass Media Coverage Manipulates Our Minds
Authors: Ross David Brian , Louis Richard , Sasso Melissa T.
Published: December 2020

This chapter explores the insight of how the mind is negatively impacted by the news media. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce readers to how the human brain processes good and adverse effects of the news. The chapter begins with the overview that delves into the various aspects such as our brain and how it processes emotions, the theoretical frameworks of mass society, Marxism, functionalism, social constructionism, the historical context of the media in various countries, journalists and pundits, how the media divides communities, and how the media reports world events causing individuals to suffer from adverse psychological effects. This chapter then ends with a conclusion that consists of suggested future research.
Russian Information Warfare and 9/11 Conspiracism
Authors: Hotchkiss Michael Bennett
Published: December 2020

Following the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks, several “prophecies” circulated on the internet claiming the 16th century French seer Nostradamus predicted the crisis, leading to “Nostradamus” being the top search on Google and other search engines in 2001. Considering Nostradamus prophecies as popular eschatology, a dimension of political conspiracism, it is observed that while the hoaxes have never been attributed to a specific actor(s), the provenance of the prophecies which circulated on 9/11 are connected to a legacy of Russian Cold War-era propaganda. Additionally, several other conspiracy theories which circulated following 9/11 can be connected to Russia and its military proxy Syria. Considering conspiracy theories as a “populist theory of power,” leveraged by Russia in order to diminish American global dominance, a case is made that Russia is likely responsible for the Nostradamus hoax of 9/11 and similar “active measures” in Poland in 2010, Ukraine in 2014, and Hungary in 2015.
Fake News, Hate Speech and Nigeria's Struggle for Democratic Consolidation
Authors: Pate Umaru A. , Ibrahim Adamkolo Mohammed
Published: December 2020

In addition to looking at the ongoing election campaigns in Nigeria, past election campaigns both locally and globally (especially since Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom and the 2016 presidential election in the United States) have highlighted how fake news and hate speech can be used to cause political instability in society. Ever since, fake news and hate speech issues and their impacts on democratic processes have gained widespread research attention. Hence, an urge exists to not only further understand the concepts of fake news and hate speech but also to define them based on empirical and critical literature. This chapter intends to clearly provide further understanding about the definition of fake news through a redefinition of the concept based on a critical review of literature. Also, critically discussed in this chapter are the impacts both fake news and hate speech can have on the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria. Some policy recommendations are offered.
Media Literacy Education in the Era of Post-Truth
Authors: Friesem Elizaveta , Friesem Yonty
Published: December 2020

In this chapter, the authors use Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions to examine the development of media literacy as a field of study and practice. More specifically, they focus on the current stage of media literacy, which they believe to be model drift that reveals the emerging crisis of the current paradigm based on epistemological assumptions of modernity. The authors look at this stage against the current social background of the era of post-truth and through the prism of ongoing debates between different media (literacy) scholars and educational practitioners. The era of post-truth can be seen as a logical manifestation of postmodernity, when the idea that truth and facts are relative is becoming part of the public discourse. In this period, different scholars and practitioners offer different ideas on what media literacy is and what its import may be. These debates are not new; yet, today they might have more serious consequences, signaling a need to reevaluate the existing paradigm that has formed the foundation of media literacy education since the field's emergence.
Evaluating Attractiveness and Perceived Risks
Authors: Iqbal Mehree , Rifat Afrin , Nisha Nabila
Published: December 2020

Access to green banking services has the potential to improve and promote environmentally friendly practices in banking sector of Bangladesh. Beyond its usefulness for the environment, green banking also benefits the clients by offering new channels of financial services delivery in a convenient and quickly manner. While this is an attractive option, there are a number of perceived risks attached to it. This study aims to examine factors that can influence the attractiveness of green banking services, alongside explaining associated risks for its adoption in Bangladesh. Findings indicate that clients are mostly attracted to green banking services due to its social and task attractiveness. However, perceived risks like financial, time, individual, and cyber risks often hamper this attractiveness. Overall results confirm the relationship between perceived risk and attractiveness and their subsequent influence upon client's behavioral intention towards green banking services. Implications and future directions are discussed as well.
A Pragmatic Approach to Understand Hebbian Cell Assembly
Authors: Cherukuri Aswani Kumar , Shivhare Radhika , Abraham Ajith , Li Jinhai , Jonnalagadda Annapurna
Published: December 2020

Formed at the cerebral cortex, neuron cell assemblies are regarded as basic units in cortical representation. Proposed by Hebb, these cell assemblies are regarded as the distributed neural representation of relevant objects, concepts or constellations. Each cell assembly contains a group of neurons having strong mutual excitatory connections. During a stimulus, these cells get activated. This activation either performs a given action or represent a given percept or concept in brain. This theory is in the strongest connection of the problem of concept forming in the brain. The challenge is to model coordinated activity among neurons in brain mathematically. The need of modelling it mathematically enables this paper to give clear view of functionality of Hebbian cell assembly. Therefore this paper proposes a pragmatic approach to Hebbian cell assemblies using mathematical model grounded in lattice based formalism that utilizes Galois connections. During this proposal, the authors also show the connections of the proposal to cognitive model of memory in particularly long-term memory (LTM).
Lesions Detection of Multiple Sclerosis in 3D Brian MR Images by Using Artificial Immune Systems and Support Vector Machines
Authors: Merzoug Amina , Benamrane Nacéra , Taleb-Ahmed Abdelmalik
Published: December 2020

This paper presents a segmentation method to detect multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions in brain MRI based on the artificial immune systems (AIS) and a support vector machines (SVM). In the first step, AIS is used to segment the three main brain tissues white matter, gray matter, and cerebrospinal fluid. Then the features were extracted and SVM is applied to detect the multiple sclerosis lesions based on SMO training algorithm. The experiments conducted on 3D brain MR images produce satisfying results.
Remote Robot-Sensor Calibration Service
Authors: Heikkilä Tapio , Seppälä Tuomas , Kuula Timo , Karvonen Hannu
Published: December 2020

Cyber physical systems (CPSs) are integrating computation, networking, and physical processes. CPSs facilitate improvements especially for asset management. The authors have contributed to robot automation with CPS technologies by a pilot system to support setup and maintenance of sensor-based robot systems with remote calibration services. This paper has focused to support remotely-located technology specialists as well as local field personnel by appropriate user interface design. A design example is given for a remote robot-sensor calibration procedure. In the user interface design, the authors follow loosely the Ecological Interface Design (EID) approach.
The Effects of Physical and Mac Parameters on the Routing by Cross-Layers Interaction Approach
Authors: Elmekki Ouchker , Maizate Abderrahim , Ouzzif Mohammed
Published: December 2020

Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are an ad hoc network consisting of miniaturized autonomous sensors that communicate with each other over a radio link. In this paper, the authors' contribution is a cross-layer approach. To achieve this approach, the authors proposed in the first part an improvement of LEACH algorithm named WEIGHTED_LEACH. This algorithm is an enhancement of LEACH by inserting novel factors in the threshold equation in order to choose the best node to be CH by competitiveness strategy. In the second part, the authors propose a new adaptable cross-layer design realized by proposed algorithm and AODV protocol with cross layer interaction algorithm. This is an improvement by the control of data fusion in the network using multi-hop routing based on weight metric deducts from relative parameters of node such RSSI, SINR, residual energy, and distance. A comparative analysis between WEIGHTED_LEACH and LEACH, shown for different configurations the efficiency of the proposition in terms of energy saving and life time of WSN cluster, are evaluate under the NS2 simulator.
Logistics Chain Optimization and Scheduling of Hospital Pharmacy Drugs Using Genetic Algorithms
Authors: El Midaoui Marouane , Qbadou Mohammed , Mansouri Khalifa
Published: December 2020

In recent years, the health sector has faced increasingly important challenges. Due to the economic crisis and competitions, hospitals are facing many issues affecting the supply chain, such as budget cuts or lack thereof as well as insufficient human resources. Although essential for an excellent service, logistics take up a considerable part of the budget as challenges need to be addressed such as delays in drugs delivery, transportation and storage conditions, routing and scheduling. As to governance, each hospital is assigned to a specific region, which cannot be defined due to political, demographic, or geographic issues. This paper focuses on multi-depot vehicle routing problem (MDVRP) in healthcare logistics to feed the hospital pharmacies. The idea is to apply MDVRP's approach to the health sector, specifically hospital pharmacies. In this projection, hospitals are considered to present clients, and central pharmacies present deposits. This problem (the MDVRP) is known by this nature NP-hard. For that, the heuristic method was used as genetic algorithm to solve the problem. The paper is organized as follows, the first section discusses, compares, and proposes clustering methods for healthcare facilities with applying them on Moroccan hospitals case; the second section proposes a genetic algorithm to resolve the MDVRP with a simulation.
Two Cases of the Emerging Candida auris in a university hospital from Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al-Jindan Reem , Al-Eraky Doaa M.
Published: December 2020

Candida auris is an opportunistic multidrug-resistant pathogen that was first isolated in 2009 and has since been reported from about 30 countries. In Saudi Arabia, only four cases of C. auris have previously been reported; here, we report two new cases of this infection. Both patients were polymorbid and had long hospitalization periods with recurrent intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. The findings of the tissue/blood cultures and antimicrobial therapy protocols are explained in the case report. Urine culture in both cases was positive for C. auris, and the colonies grew well at 42°C. The fungal isolates were confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The first patient was treated with the recommended dose of caspofungin, but he passed away. The second patient was also planned to be treated with caspofungin, but he passed away before the treatment could be initiated. The present cases further corroborate signs of a growing number of reports of C. auris in patients with high-risk factors, such as hospitalization in ICU, multiple chronic conditions and prolonged antimicrobial treatment exposure. It also highlights the need for hospitals to further improve their infection control practices to prevent nosocomial infections such as C. auris.
Identification and Expression of Cathepsin B from Yellow Catfish (Pelteobagrusfulvidraco) in Response to Bacteria and Poly (I:C)
Authors: Yun Wang , Feijie Wang , Zupeng Yang , Heli Liu , Yujie Zhang , Xiangzhi Zhu
Published: December 2020

Cathepsin B, a major lysosomal cysteine protease of the papain-like superfamily, plays an important role in host immune response. To study the immune response of yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) to pathogens, a 1297- bp cDNA of cathepsin B (PfCTSB) from yellow catfish was cloned. It contained a 993-bp ORF flanked by a 25-bp 5′-untranslated region (UTR) and a 279- bp 3′-UTR. The ORF encoded a 36.1 kDa cysteine protease with its deduced amino acid sharing a 90% sequence identity with that of Ictalurus punctatus. Besides, the predicted PfCTSB was a precursor, including a signal peptide, a propeptide, and a mature peptide. The mature peptide was predicted to be both an endopeptidase based on a catalytic triad (Cys107, His277 and Asn297) and an exopeptidase based on an occluding loop. Furthermore, PfCTSB mRNA was constitutively expressed in all examined tissues, with the highest level seen in liver. Yellow catfish were then injected with inactivated Aeromonas hydrophilaor poly (I:C), and PfCTSB mRNA remarkably increased in the liver, spleen and head kidney when compared with the PBS control. It can be speculated that the identified cathepsin B from yellow catfish was involved in host d-efense against infection.
Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal Supplementation on Growth Performance, Morphological Indexes, Antioxidant Status and Resistance to Streptococcus agalactiae of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Chen Shijun , Jia Youming , Xu Weihua , Peng Jin , He Yuhui , Sun Jijia , Pan Qing , Peng Chaoxiong , Yang Junjiang , Chen Xiaoyang , Gan Lian
Published: December 2020

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) on growth performance, antioxidant status and morphological indexes in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Resistance to Streptococcus agalactiae was also assessed based on a 192h challenge experiment after feeding trial. Fish (initial mean weight 4.05±0.05g) were held in 21 tanks (volume 300L, 30 fish/tank), with triplicate treatment groups being fed to apparent satiation three times each day on practical diets adding different levels of MOLM (0, 0.1, 0.5, 2, 5, 10 and 20%). Sampling procedure was performed after 24h of fasting. Growth metrics showed no significant differences among groups. Whole-body lipid content, viscerosomatic index and intraperitoneal fat ratio were decreased as dietary MOLM levels increasing. Total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and reduced glutathione content (GSH) were significantly influenced by MOLM. Moreover, the lowest cumulative mortality rate (CMR) after challenge experiment was noted in 10% group. Based on CMR and quadratic regression analysis of liver GSH content, it was concluded that dietary MOLM levels of 8.15-10.00% may be beneficial for enhancing resistance to S. agalactiae infection. Our results suggest that the maximum additive amount of MOLM reached 20% under the condition of the present study.
Occurrence Patterns, Photoperiod and Dispersion Ability of the Non-Marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) in Shallow Waters
Authors: Külköylüoğlu Okan , Yavuzatmaca Mehmet , Akdemir Derya
Published: December 2020

Patterns of species occurrence, dispersion ability, habitat preferences and sampling time can be important factors on the species composition. To understand effective roles of these factors on non-marine ostracods, samples were collected from 98 different shallow aquatic bodies from Osmaniye and Kilis provinces in Turkey. Total of 16 and 12 species were identified from the two provinces, respectively. All species are reported new for these provinces. Three species (Heterocypris incongruens, Ilyocypris inermis, I. bradyi) demonstrated the most frequent occurrences and abundances in up to seven different habitats. Species diversity and abundance were at least two times higher in natural habitats (streams, creeks) than artificial habitats (reservoirs, troughs). Numbers of species with and without swimming setae on the second antenna was not significantly different between lentic and lotic habitats. A positive co-occurrence pattern was found between Neglecandona neglecta and I. inermis while the rest of the species pairs exhibited random co-occurrences to each other. Canonical Correspondence Analysis showed 80.8% of correlation between species and environmental variables when water temperature was the major effective factor (P<0.05) on species occurrence. Sampling time did not make difference on the numbers of species between morning (06:30-11:58 a.m.) and after noon (12:05-19:52 p.m.). Results suggest that species occurrence seems to be related to species-specific characteristics in its n-dimensional niche where species deals with several other factors.
O NICHO ACÚSTICO: INTEGRANDO A FÍSICA, ECOLOGIA E TEORIA DA COMUNICAÇÃO
Authors:   Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Araújo Carlos Barros de , Furtado Shaka Nóbrega Marinho ,   Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte, Vieira Gustavo Henrique Calazans ,   Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Simões Cássio Rachid ,   Universidade Federal da Bahia
Published: December 2020

Animal communication is related to many biological processes, and its investigation may help elucidate many aspects of an organism. If in the one hand, animal communication might be seen as a biological process, in the other, sound is a physical phenomenon, so that the understanding of animal communication depends on processes that go beyond biology itself. Here we aim to interlace concepts of Physics, Ecology, and communication to better operationalize the concept of acoustic niche. The study of the relationships between the communication problems (i.e. transmission, semantics and effectiveness), the physical properties of sound (frequency, intensity and time), and ecological aspects of communication, permits a better understanding of the acoustic niche and its evolution.
SECONDARY PRODUCTION OF Scolelepis goodbodyi (POLYCHAETA: SPIONIDAE) IN A TROPICAL SANDY BEACH IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC, BRAZIL
Authors:   Universidade Federal Fluminense, Leão Luciana Sanches Dourado , Soares-Gomes Abílio , Souza José Roberto Botelho de , Santos Cinthya Simone Gomes ,   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Published: December 2020

The secondary production is the result of the functional response of populations subject to various environmental factors. Marine habitats vary in terms of quantity and quality of food supply, and the use of secondary production values, as well as renewal rates (P/B), may be used as estimates for understanding the incorporation of organic matter and energy per unit, population or community in each area. This estimative was performed for the population of Scolelepis goodbodyi in a tropical beach in the Southwestern Atlantic, located in an upwelling area. A comparison of Spionidae and non-spionid populations from different latitudes was also done. The Mass Specific Growth Rate method (MSGR) and the Production/Biomass ratio (P/B) were used to estimate the somatic annual production and average annual biomass. The mean density and biomass were 16.38 ind. m-2 and 2.78 g AFDW m-2,respectively. The secondary production and P/B were 8.3 g AFDW m-2 y-1 and 2.98 y1, respectively. The growth rate in weight was greater for the small size than the large size classes. The largest individuals (W3C = 1.0 mm) showed the lowest biomass and secondary production values. The observed high rates of secondary production and P/B suggest that this S. goodbodyi population can transfer large amounts of biomass to higher trophic levels of the local food web. Studies of the secondary production of spionidae populations in different latitudes, including the population of S. goodbodyi in the beach of Manguinhos, showed variability in their rates probably due to the differences of several factors such as life history and environmental variability
UNIDADES DE CONSERVAÇÃO CARIOCAS: HISTÓRICO E CENÁRIO ATUAL
Authors:   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Bezerra Bruna Lobo de Mattos , Lira Paula Koeler
Published: December 2020

Protected areas are the main strategy for biodiversity conservation. The Atlantic Forest is a biodiversity hotspot therefore a priority site for establishing protected areas. This work describes the history and current scenario of the Conservation Units (UCs – Unidades de Conservação in Portuguese) – as protected areas are called in Brazil – in Rio de Janeiro municipality. Therefore, this study reports the process of UCs creation in Rio de Janeiro, analyzes how they are distributed among the different categories of the Brazilian National Protected Areas System and spatially throughout the city and, finally, verifies if UCs have a management plan and how they were elaborated. The process of UCs establishment in Rio de Janeiro seems to reflect the world growing concern about environmental issues which resulted in changes in the Brazilian environmental policies. Currently, 24% of the city area is covered by forests and 67% of this forest cover is inside its 60 UCs. This scenario is not as positive as it sounds: (1) half of Rio de Janeiro UCs belongs to a category which might be of little efficiency in conserving biodiversity, (2) the existence of these UCs does not guarantee biodiversity conservation as many seem to be “paper parks” and only 25% of the UCs have its most relevant management tool and (3) most UCs overlap among each other which can lead to uncertainties regarding the management responsibility of the areas that they share. Considering that the city has forest cover below the minimum quantity to maintain biodiversity integrity, the effectiveness of its UCs have to be maximized. This requires that Rio de Janeiro UCs have their limits revised to eliminate their overlaps and have an appropriate management guided through well-designed and frequently updated management plans.
REGISTRO DE DEFORMIDADE MORFOLÓGICA OCASIONADA POR PARASITO EM Pachychelles greeleyi Hathbung, 1900
Authors:   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Rocha Matheus
Published: December 2020

Among the most abundant organisms in marine regions are crustaceans. Arthropod group that presents high ecological and morphological diversification. Representatives of this group include the Porcellanidae family, made up of organisms known as porcelain crabs. Pachycheles greeleyi is a endemic anomura from the northeast coast of Brazil, belonging to the Porcellanidae family and found in various substrates such corals and sandstone reefs formed by polychaetes. P. greeleyi specimens were collected from a beach in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and evaluated when the deformities present in their carapaces due to the presence of the parasite Aporobopyrus curtatus.
Regards croisés sur la neuropsychologie francophone
Authors: Chartrand Jean-Pierre , Lapeirre Delphine , Péron Julie , Saj Arnaud , Wauquiez Grégoire
Published: December 2020

Au cours du 3ème Congrès National de Neuropsychologie Clinique (CNNC) a eu lieu en France la première rencontre entre les représentants des associations de psychologues spécialisés en neuropsychologie issus de quatre territoires francophones : la Belgique, la France, la province du Québec et la Suisse. Ces associations sont impliquées dans la promotion et la reconnaissance de la spécialité dans leurs régions respectives, à savoir l’Union Professionnelle des Psychologues Cliniciens Francophones pour la Belgique (UPPCF-pôle neuropsychologie), l’Organisation Française des Psychologues spécialisés en Neuropsychologie (OFPN), l’Association Québécoise des Neuropsychologues (AQNP) et l’Association Suisse des Neuropsychologues (ASNP). L’objectif principal de cette rencontre était de profiter de ce rassemblement inédit pour pointer les similitudes, les différences, les points d'intérêt particuliers et les perspectives d’amélioration vers lesquelles faire converger les pratiques des psychologues francophones spécialisés en neuropsychologie et favoriser leur reconnaissance. Après une brève introduction présentant l’essor de la neuropsychologie de chaque pays, plusieurs thèmes ont été abordés : formation, statut, reconnaissance, pratiques professionnelles, enjeux et perspectives. L’intervention s’est conclue par le constat d’un nombre important de similarités dans les problématiques rencontrées, ainsi qu’une réelle volonté de mutualiser les démarches et réalisations nationales. Cet élan a permis de formaliser la création symbolique d’une Fédération Internationale des associations de Neuropsychologues Francophones (FINF).
Crashworthiness Analysis of Octagonal-Inner Double Tube with different thickness under Off-Axis Oblique Load
Authors: Renreng Ilyas , Hidayat Muh. Farid , Djamaluddin Fauzan
Published: December 2020

The crash tube is one of the important parts to reduce the effects of accidents. The design of crash tube only watches the frontal crash, but oblique crash might affect the passengers. Besides, Lack of oblique-loading researches in crashworthiness becomes causes to analyze crash tubes more. This paper aims to study crashworthiness performance of octagonal-inner double tubes under off-axis oblique impact load (0°, 10°, 20°, and 30°). The tubes have been connected with two walls, top wall as moving wall and a bottom wall as rigid wall underl different load angles. The tubes were made from Aluminum Alloy and consisted of a circular-outer tube and an octagonal-inner tube. The crashworthiness parameters of absorption of specific energy (SEA), maximum collapse force (Fmax) and efficiency of crush force (CFE) were obtained for all the structures. In order to get the value of parameters, the method of finite element analysis was used. The effects of different thickness of 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm and 4 mm and various oblique were studied. Based on numerical results, structures of 4 mm thickness were the greatest SEA of 26.39 kJ/kg among other thickness of structures. In addition, the value of energy absorption for tubes obliquely loaded decreased for all the size of thickness structures. Finally, this structure can be considered as crash box of vehicle in future
An Investigation of Academic Motivation and Career Decidedness among University Students
Authors: Koyuncuoglu Ozdal
Published: December 2020

Academic motivation are claimed to be influencing factors on college students' various outcomes. The aim of this study is to compare the academic motivation and career decidedness of university students based on the variables of gender, year of study, academic achievement and expectations for pursuing graduate education. 376 students at Karatay, Selçuk and Necmettin Erbakan University participated in the study. Academic motivation and career decidedness scales were used to collect the data. The findings showed that the academic motivation and career decidedness of university students differed based on the variables of gender, year of study, academic achievement and expectations for pursing graduate education. In addition, it was found that university students’ academic motivation had a positive effect on their career decidedness. Considering the findings of this study, it could be beneficial to pay attention to increasing motivation in university education and to include factors that encourage academic and intrinsic motivation among students.
Reseña de "La nación celebrada: marca país y ciudadanías en disputa", de Gisela Cánepa Koch y Félix Lossio Chávez (editores)
Authors: Almenara Alonso
Published: December 2020

La Marca Perú fue lanzada en el año 2011, durante la cumbre del ciclo de optimismo patriótico inaugurado con el regreso a la democracia luego de la caída del régimen de Alberto Fujimori. Ese sentimiento colectivo, potenciado por el boom de la gastronomía peruana y por las expectativas que abría el crecimiento macroeconómico sostenido del país, fue perfectamente encapsulado por el spot “Peru, Nebraska”, que dio inicio a la campaña gestionada por PromPerú. Por primera vez luego de décadas de crisis económicas y de guerra interna, el futuro de la nación se mostraba promisorio y la marca país aparecía en el momento justo para captar ese cambio y empaquetarlo para el consumo. Hoy queda claro que ese ciclo ha terminado. Y La nación celebrada, concebido como un compendio de estudios sobre la construcción de un proyecto nacional desde las lógicas del mercado, puede ser visto también, retrospectivamente, como un diagnóstico de las razones para la transición entre aquel momento de euforia y el actual escenario depresivo en la vida nacional.
Machine Learning House Price Prediction
Authors: Vasudha Bahl and Nidhi Sengar Manu Shahi, Abhay Singh, Amita Goel
Published: December 2020

This document present the implementation of Machine Learning algorithms for the prediction of the house
and the real estate prices. As the house and real estate prices are subject to change with the market
conditions, so it become very difficult to predict the real estate prices with the conventional methods as it may
sometimes gives some exaggerated result that may incur losses. To predict the prices more accurately and
precisely we predict the prices based on the statics of that particular area which has all the trends and
factors on which the price is dependent. To analyse these data , several algorithms are used namely random
forest, linear regression , lasso regression etc. Use of these algorithms decreases the margin of error and
more precise result are achieved. So,we at this point recommend the real estate agents and house vendors as
well as the people to look into the model for better valuation of the house. This model can also be integrated
with the real estates websites to give better recommendation based on the prices using Machine Learning
Algorithms.
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning
Algorithms with and without Feature Extraction
Authors: Vatsal Gupta and Saurabh Gautam
Published: December 2020

Image recognition is one of the core disciplines in Computer Vision. It is one of the most widely researched
topics of the last few decades. Many advances in image recognition in the past decade, has made it one of the
most efficient and powerful disciplines of all, having its applications in every sector including Finance,
Healthcare, Security services, Agriculture and many more. Feature extraction is an integral part of image
recognition. It helps in training the model more efficiently and with a higher accuracy, by getting rid of any
unwanted or unnecessary features, thus reducing the dimensionality of the input image. This also helps in
reducing the computational resources required by the algorithm to train, thus making it affordable for people
with low end setups. Here we compare the accuracies of different machine learning classification algorithms,
and their training times, with and without using feature Extraction. For the purpose of extracting features, a
convolutional neural network was used. The model was trained and tested on the data of 12 classes
containing a total of 2,175 images. For comparisons, we chose the Logistic regression, K-Nearest Neighbors
Classifier, Random forest Classifier, and Support Vector Machine Classifier.
Automated E-Commerce and Web Automation
using Puppeteer
Authors: Arshdeep Singh Sachdeva and Shreya Kapoor
Published: December 2020

Automation replaces human work in repetitive, tedious tasks, and minimizes the quantity of errors. With
the correct automation tools, it's possible to automate browser tasks, web testing, and online data extraction,
to fill forms, scrape data, transfer data between applications, and generate reports. In this paper we will
discuss about Automated E-Commerce website. The research project focuses on automating the task of
placing an order of particular set of items from an online website. The idea is to save time and effort of the
user by automating every task from signing in to adding products to the cart and filling up all the forms and
placing order. The project also aims at providing the user a Real Time notification through mail for any Price
Drops for a particular product that the user wishes to buy in future. Therefore, it also acts as a Price
Monitoring System. There are various automation tools out of which we will discuss about Puppeteer.
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE PARADIGM "INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES AS A GLOBAL TREND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPPING SAFETY OF AN INNOVATIVE SOCIETY"
Authors: PUNCHENKO Nataliia , TSYRA Oleksandra , KAZAKOVA Nadiia
Published: December 2020

The evolution of computer-integrated technologies as a global trend in developing the safety to navigation of the innovative society is presented. Computer integrated technologies contributed to the development of computer intelligence determined by the paradigm of information technology, which contributed to the formation of computer integrated navigation systems. It is revealed that a global phenomenon that is communicative in its scope organized according to the principle of an integration system, giving rise to the phenomenon of a control system. The emergence of a new global solution to navigation safety was facilitated by the emergence of a new form of a navigation system is a computer integrated navigation system. It is concluded that the new navigation system, which is led by integration today, is the key to safe navigation driven by computer-integrated technologies. Computer-integrated technologies are the source of reliability, security, and manageability in the age of innovation.
Retóricas sobre el cliente del sexo de pago en el espacio público. Alianzas en torno a la trata de seres humanos.
Authors: Majuelos-Martínez Francisco
Published: December 2020

El presente texto pretende una aproximación al cliente masculino del sexo de pago y a las retóricas que se despliegan en el espacio público, acerca de su relevancia respecto de la trata de seres humanos, en el contexto sociocultural y político español. La metodología empleada se basa en el análisis crítico de fuentes secundarias, estudios e investigaciones científicas de carácter empírico que se han venido publicando en España en los últimos años, así como otros recursos documentales. Los resultados obtenidos revelan, en primer lugar, las dificultades para caracterizar de forma diferencial al cliente respecto del resto de la población masculina. En segundo término se exponen algunas evidencias de una retórica criminalizadora de los clientes, en un contexto general de penalización del trabajo sexual, en base a opciones ideológicas o morales. En tercer término se muestran algunos vectores que operan en la inserción del cliente en la trama retórica que construye el victimario de la trata. Las conclusiones del trabajo apuntan a la dificultad de una categorización analítica de la figura del cliente del sexo de pago desde la sociología de la desviación. Su carácter victimario respecto de la trata responde a razones ideológicas o morales y desenfoca su papel en relación a la acción contra la trata de seres humanos.
Palabras clave: clientes, espacio público, trabajo sexual, trata de seres humanos.
Prohibicionismo suave para abordar el trabajo sexual callejero: ordenanzas cívicas y ley mordaza
Authors: Villacampa Carolina
Published: December 2020

En España el ejercicio del trabajo sexual no se encuentra regulado. Aunque en el plano político ha triunfado la asunción del modelo neoabolicionista que, identificando plenamente trata de seres humanos y prostitución, sanciona conductas de explotación de la prostitución y de consumo de servicios sexuales, normativamente dicho modelo se ha adoptado solo aparentemente. Desde el Derecho penal, se sanciona la determinación a la prostitución y la explotación de la prostitución ajena, aun con el consentimiento de la persona prostituida, si esta es mayor de edad, junto a la facilitación de la prostitución de menores de edad y personas discapacitadas necesitadas de especial protección, además de sancionarse la compra de servicios de naturaleza sexual y el consumo de pornografía únicamente cuando son prestados por menores o discapacitados. Sin embargo, la aprobación masiva de ordenanzas cívicas producida en España a partir del nuevo milenio supuso la asunción de un modelo prohibicionista suave, puesto que la mayor parte de estas sancionan el ofrecimiento de servicios sexuales en la calle, imponiendo multas tanto a las trabajadoras sexuales como a las personas sexualmente explotadas mismas. Precisamente, la adopción de este modelo prohibicionista se ha visto reforzada con la aprobación de la Ley Mordaza, que acaba asimismo sancionando a las trabajadoras sexuales que se ofrecen en la vía pública. La aplicación de estas normas está suponiendo la criminalización del trabajo sexual callejero, sin abordar adecuadamente los supuestos de explotación sexual y sin ofrecer, al mismo tiempo, alternativa legal al ejercicio del trabajo sexual.
Estrategias de silenciamiento de lxs trabajadorxs sexuales en Argentina: Políticas y discursos expertos
Authors: Iglesias Skulj Agustina
Published: December 2020

En el ámbito de la ley, el cuerpo sexuado de las mujeres –cis, trans y travestis– está atravesado por una multiplicidad de elementos y categorías –delincuente, reproductor, transgresor, victimizado– que organizan determinadas relaciones de poder y cuestionan la pretendida univocidad del ordenamiento jurídico. Por lo tanto, en el ámbito de las políticas anti-trata no alcanza con criticar las prohibiciones legales, sino que es necesario analizarlas como una expresión que produce relaciones de poder provisionales y contradictorias. En particular en este texto, se abordarán los métodos de silenciamiento del (neo)abolicionismo frente a las denuncias de lxs trabajadorxs del sexo acerca de los efectos materiales y simbólicos de las políticas anti-trata y la penalización del cliente de servicios sexuales.
«Sin clientes no hay trata»: Genealogía, evidencia empírica e implicaciones
Authors: Sánchez Perera Paula
Published: December 2020

En el presente ensayo se discute el aforismo «sin clientes no hay trata» que defiende un amplio sector del movimiento por la abolición del comercio sexual. En una primera parte, se abordará la genealogía del discurso abolicionista en torno a la trata de personas, dando cuenta de los diferentes episodios que contribuyeron a estabilizar la interpretación dominante de la cual parte este razonamiento. En la segunda parte, se analizará la evidencia empírica que la sustenta, que se fundamenta en el modelo neoabolicionista implantado en Suecia a comienzos de este siglo. Finalmente, en la tercera parte se argumentará, a través de los desarrollos de la criminología crítica, que dicho razonamiento se haya comprometido con una serie de racionalidades de corte neoliberal y punitivista.
Mujeres africanas en Situación de Trata. Diversidades, resistencias y oportunidades
Authors: Cordero Ramos Nuria , Caceres Feria Rafael
Published: December 2020

En este texto nos aproximamos a las mujeres africanas que se encuentran en una posible situación de trata con fines de explotación sexual. Nos proponemos analizar la complejidad de la trata de seres humanos (TSH), su fuerte vinculación con las políticas migratorias, y la relación simplificadora que a menudo se establece entre este fenómenos y la prostitución. Cuestionamos la utilización de la categoría “victima de trata” al considerarla una etiqueta estigmatizadora que niega la capacidad de toma de decisiones  de estas mujeres, y un papel activo en la dirección de sus propias vidas. Por último, reflexionaremos sobre los problemas a los que estas migrantes se enfrentan, y cómo todos estos factores inciden en el modo en las instituciones públicas y privadas atienden sus necesidades. Visibilizamos a las mujeres africanas en situación de trata como sujetos de derecho frente a los discursos políticos y las prácticas asistenciales dominantes en la intervención social. Revisamos el rol de los agentes de intervención y resaltamos la necesidad del protagonismo de las propias mujeres durante estos procesos.