bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimization of Electric Vehicle Wireless Power Transmission Efficiency Based on Ant Lion Optimizer
Authors: Lu Xin , Fan Longyu , Kong Qingxin , Hu Zongxian , Qi Fei , Chen Long
Published: March 2022

Magnetically coupled resonance wireless power transmission technology (MCR-WPT), as a technological innovation in the electric vehicle industry, is of great significance to promote the development of the electric vehicle industry chain. The current wireless charging technology is affected by the design of the vehicle itself, the distance between the vehicle-mounted part of the wireless charging and the ground is not fixed. And the changeable parking attitude will cause the projection of the transmitting coil and the receiving coil to deviate. Therefore, reasonable matching of transmission frequency, matching impedance and other parameters is of great significance for optimizing power transmission efficiency. This paper establishes a mathematical model of transmission frequency, matching impedance, distance between two coils and wireless power transmission efficiency. Based on the preliminary analysis of 10 experimental data of wireless charging in the laboratory under different coil spacings, the relationship between various parameters and wireless charging efficiency is obtained. In view of the problem of coil offset under actual charging conditions, a nonlinear optimization model for maximizing the efficiency of the MCR-WPT system is proposed. The selected optimization parameters are parameters such as transmission frequency and matching impedance. The goal is to ensure the maximum value of automotive coil offset under high transmission efficiency. In this paper, the optimization model is solved based on the Ant lion optimizer, and the optimal parameter values under the specified working conditions are obtained, and the relative error is less than 3%. When the coil spacing is 10mm, the maximum offset of the coil with a transmission efficiency higher than 80% is 0.3423m, and the RMSE between theoretical and experimental results is less than 0.015. Algorithm optimizes the power transmission efficiency and improved the fault tolerance rate of wireless charging system during parking.
Data-Driven Set Based Concurrent Engineering Method for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Authors: Shintani Kohei , Abe Atsuji , Tsuchiyama Minoru
Published: March 2022

In the development of multi-disciplinary systems, many experts in different discipline fields need to collaborate with each other to identify a feasible design where all multidisciplinary constraints are satisfied. This paper proposes a novel data-driven set-based concurrent engineering method for multidisciplinary design optimization problems by using machine learning techniques. The proposed set-based concurrent engineering method has two advantages in the concurrent engineering process. The first advantage is the decoupling ability of multidisciplinary design optimization problems. By introducing the probabilistic representation of multidisciplinary constraint functions, feasible regions of each discipline sub-problem can be decoupled by the rule of product. The second advantage is an efficient concurrent study to explore feasible regions. A batch sampling strategy is introduced to find feasible regions based on Bayesian Active Learning (BAL). In the batch BAL, Gaussian Process models of each multi-disciplinary constraint are trained. Based on the posterior distributions of trained Gaussian Process models, an acquisition functions that combine Probability of Feasibility and Entropy Search are evaluated. In order to generate new sampling points in and around feasible regions, optimization problems to maximize the acquisition function are solved by assuming that the constraint function is Lipschitz continuous. To show the effectiveness of the proposed method, a practical numerical example of a multi-disciplinary vehicle design problem is demonstrated.
Validation of Frozen Speedometer Readings Against EDR Data
Authors: Goddard Christopher H. , Anderson Steve
Published: March 2022

Around the turn of this century, the automotive industry introduced a new type of technology to drive the gauges on a vehicle’s instrument cluster. The change was unannounced to the collision reconstruction world, but soon after, investigators observed a marked increase in crashed vehicles displaying frozen gauges at what often appeared to be correct readings. The new technology was the use of stepper motors which require power to return to the zero position. Hence if electrical power is lost, the gauges stop in position. There have been a number of previous papers covering the operation of the instruments and crash testing of cars and motorcycles to establish the ability of the instruments to withstand the forces on the instrument during a collision. This paper aims to compare the frozen instrument readings from real world collisions with the available EDR data from the crashed vehicles. With the assistance of the collision reconstruction community, a large dataset of 236 vehicles with frozen speedometer readings were compared with EDR and other corroborating methods. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge, compares the instrument readings of each of the 236 vehicles against the available EDR data or other corroborating method. It then assesses each case against the criteria proposed by Goddard and Price [3, 4] to assess if the cases that are being filtered out for selection, are accurate readings. It was found the existing criteria was an effective filter in removing the majority of cases capable of producing erroneous readings. However, it was found that some erroneous readings were present in low speed impacts. With the addition of a minimum speed criteria, the likelihood of an erroneous reading was greatly reduced. At recorded speedometer readings over 80 Km/h, the corroboration with the EDR speed had a standard deviation of 4%.
Study on Estimation of Traveling Trajectory Using the Recording Data in the Event Data Recorder
Authors: Matsumura Hideki , Itoh Tatsuya
Published: March 2022

In order to investigate traffic accidents and determine their causes, first it is necessary to clarify the circumstances in which they occurred. The traveling trajectory of the vehicle(s) involved prior to the collision is an important part of such clarification. In this study, we conducted experiments on a vehicle with an event data recorder (EDR) and examined its pre-collision trajectory estimated from data recorded by EDR, aiming to obtain such trajectories based on quantitative data recorded by EDRs. In the experiment, the test vehicle with an EDR had also a high-precision measuring system onboard that determined the vehicle’s position by a global positioning system (GPS) and measured vehicle behavior. The vehicle was driven on a test course, with the EDR and the measuring system recording their data simultaneously. The vehicle speed and yaw rate data recorded by the EDR were integrated to get an estimated trajectory of the vehicle. The comparison of the EDR-based traveling trajectory with the GPS positioning results revealed generally similar results when the vehicle behavior changed slowly (rounding curves, etc.). When the vehicle behavior changed sharply (zipping through a slalom, etc.), the difference between the EDR-based traveling trajectory and the GPS positioning results was larger than when it changed slowly. When the vehicle behavior changed sharply, the EDR-based traveling trajectory could not be fully reproduced because the sampling frequency of the EDR-based vehicle speed and yaw rate was lower. The results of this experiment suggest that the traveling trajectory can be estimated from the EDR-based vehicle speed and yaw rate if the vehicle behavior changes slowly. The results also indicated that, to get the traveling trajectory while the vehicle behavior keeps changing rapidly, we need to make the EDR sampling frequency higher than the current ones.
Rollover and Near-Rollover Kinematics During Evasive Steer Maneuvers
Authors: Young Cole , King David , Siegmund Gunter
Published: March 2022

Vehicle rollovers are complex events that can be difficult to reconstruct. The goal of this study was to explore whether different vehicle trip models could identify when during the trip phase a vehicle possesses the dynamic conditions needed to rollover. We used three sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with either absent or disabled electronic stability control to conduct six tests involving a steer-induced control loss on a large flat concrete surface. Vehicle kinematics were measured using a GPS speed sensor, tri-axial accelerometers, tri-axial angular rate sensors, and both drone- and land-based video cameras. Four vehicle trip metrics were derived and evaluated using the vehicle dynamics between steer onset and the end of the trip phase. During three tests, one or more of the vehicle’s tires lifted off the ground but the vehicle did not roll. In the other three tests, the vehicle rolled. All four metrics showed differences between the non-rollover and rollover tests, with one metric indicating that the dynamic conditions for rollover were present between 0.36 s and 0.78 s before the end of the trip phase. With further refinement, testing and validation over a wider range of vehicles and conditions, these metrics could be useful in some rollover reconstructions for identifying when sufficient dynamic conditions are present during the trip phase for rollover to occur.
Article Continued - Outcomes of the Southern African Lepidoptera Conservation Assessment (SALCA)
Authors: Mecenero Silvia , Edge David A. , Staude Hermann S. , Coetzer Bennie H. , Coetzer André J. , Raimondo Domitilla C. , Williams Mark C. , Armstrong Adrian J. , Ball Jonathan B. , Bode Justin D. , Cockburn Kevin N.A. , Dobson Chris M. , Dobson Jeremy C.H. , Henning Graham A. , Morton Andrew S. , Pringle Ernest L. , Rautenbach Fanie , Selb Harald E.T. , Van Der Colff Dewidine , Woodhall Steve E.
Published: March 2022

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The Southern African Lepidoptera Conservation Assessment (SALCA) was a collaborative venture between the Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa (LepSoc Africa), the Brenton Blue Trust (BBT) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and formed part of the National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA). SALCA was founded on the importance of Lepidoptera both ecologically and as biodiversity indicators and the proven expertise of the participants during the Southern African Butterfly Conservation Assessment (SABCA). The main outcomes of the SALCA project are presented and discussed here.The SALCA tool, a custom-designed interactive distribution database, enabled high quality data to be derived so that accurate conservation assessments could be produced in accordance with IUCN methodology. The Red Lists of SALCA and SABCA facilitated the first opportunity to calculate the Red List Index (RLI) for South African butterflies during the period from 2012–2018. Other metrics required for the NBA included protection level and threats analyses. A further outcome was the critical habitat mapping for butterflies, which formed part of a screening tool implemented by SANBI, to ensure that land use changes did not cause any further loss of butterfly biodiversity.A comprehensive distribution database was developed for South African moths, enabling data to be analysed so that moth species potentially threatened could be short-listed for further investigation.
Marketing of Baby Corn (Zea mays L.) in Sonipat, Haryana: An Economic Analysis
Authors: Ram Sonu
Published: March 2022

Sonipat district of Haryana state contributed significantly to the area and production of baby corn in the state. The study was carried out to estimate marketing cost, market margins, marketing efficiency and price spread of baby corn growers. Primary data was collected from 60 farmers from two villages, namely Rajpura and Aterna and ten market intermediaries from Azadpur market, New Delhi. The results indicated two main marketing channels for baby corn as: channel-I (Producer → Processing mill) and channel-II (Producer → Wholesaler → Retailer → Consumer). The marketing channel-I observed to be more efficient due to absence of market intermediaries and net price received by the farmer was comparatively higher.
Determinants of Livelihood Diversification among the Thadou-Kukis of Manipur, India
Authors: Guite Seitinmang
Published: March 2022

This paper examined livelihood diversifications among the Thadou-Kuki tribes of Manipur using the Simpson index and also finds out the determinant of livelihood diversification using multiple regression. The study uses household-level data collected from a census survey of 15 villages scattered across three Thadou-Kuki dominated districts. The mean Simpson Diversity Index (SDI) value is 0.42 that indicates most of the households diversify moderately and livelihood diversifications are mainly for meeting their subsistence need rather than for accumulation. The multiple regression results show that the distance of the village from the market, number of farm household members, number of non-farm household members, wet-land area, and access to forest resources positively impacts the livelihood diversification, and average educational attainment of workers and cash cropland negatively impacts the livelihood diversification
Economics and Resource-Use Efficiency of Wheat Crop under Rainfed Conditions in the Jammu Region of Jammu & Kashmir
Authors: Bhagat Vipal
Published: March 2022

Economics of wheat crop revealed that, the cost-benefit ratio was found out to be highest in case of Jammu district and the least in case of Udhampur district. Consequently, the family labour income and farm business income were found in that order respectively. The overall yield of the wheat crop worked out to be 5.92, highest yield found out to be in the Jammu district and lowest in the Rajouri district. Similarly, the cost-benefit ratio was found maximum in the Jammu district, followed by Rajouri district, Udhampur district and finally by Kathua district. Production function analysis revealed that wheat crop yielded constant returns to scale. In addition, variables like human labour, machine labour, fertiliser, manure, etc. proved to be positively significant that could influence the yields of the wheat crop. Except Udhampur district, mustard crop in the rest of the district experienced constant returns to scale. Moreover, variables like machine labour, manure and fertiliser worked out to be significant. On the other hand, in the Udhampur district, rice crop revealed the increasing returns to scale and the rest of the districts showed the constant returns to scale. Human labour, plant protection chemicals and manure came out to be significant. Therefore, such input variables need to be taken care of accordingly.
El comunicador organizacional: procesos de relación y vinculación para el desempeño profesional
Authors: Alvarado Graciela Paz , Gutiérrez Yazmín Vargas , Morán Elsa del Carmen Villegas , Gutiérrez Estela Salome Solís , García María Esther Vázquez , Ortega Armando Gutiérrez
Published: March 2022

El trabajo tiene como intención presentar un análisis de las plazas institucionales que para efectos de las prácticas profesionales ha realizado la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, con el objetivo de identificar información valiosa que contribuya en la formación del profesional de comunicación. Si bien, se emplea el concepto de prácticas profesionales para denominar la actividad que los estudiantes desarrollan en el campo laboral, para efectos de este trabajo también se empleará el término practicum para hacer referencia al período de prácticas profesionales que pasan los estudiantes de las diversas áreas científicas de los distintos espacios organizacionales. Se considera para ello; la aplicación teórica proveniente de diversas áreas científicas como la Pedagogía (proceso de enseñanza, para el caso, de formación profesional), la Sociología (Teoría de los campos y de la mediación social), Sociología del Trabajo (desarrollo de las profesiones) y Comunicación Social (práctica académica y profesional); así como, la participación de diversos actores sociales (graduados y empleadores) y académicos (profesores e investigadores) que apoyan en la construcción del objeto de estudio.
Error analysis of the jeep start 1 students’ second language production
Authors: Usop Juharto Lidasan
Published: March 2022

The study aimed to examine the errors of the JEEP Start 1 students in second language production in relation to their language background at Cotabato City State Polytechnic College during the school year 2016-2017.  This study used the descriptive – comparative design. The students’ language spoken at home and the type of school attended in basic education shall be correlated with the errors of JEEP Start 1 students in second language production. The researcher utilized the oral reading test and communicative speaki1ng test. The data were collected from 25 pre-selected third Year College students of CCSPC enrolled in the College of Education. The study covered error analysis of the JEEP Start 1 students’ second language production. This study was solely conducted at Cotabato City State Polytechnic College which is located at Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City. It is also included the significant relationship of the identified skills. The subjects of the study were oriented by the researcher about the nature of activity. It is concluded that the degree of errors of the JEEP Start 1 students in phonology and syntax can’t be predicted by their gender and language spoken at home.
Prevalência e causas da introdução precoce da alimentação complementar em pacientes de 0 à 6 meses em Araguari – MG
Authors: Lacerda Luís Eduardo Melo , Donato Isadora Castro Di , Almeida Luciany Maria Pereira de , Amaral Maria Luiza Jorge , Alberti Mayara Duques Mascarenhas Alberti , Ferreira Fernanda Veloso Ferreira , Ferreira Verônica Veloso
Published: March 2022

O aleitamento materno deve ser mantido de forma exclusiva em lactentes até os 6 meses de vida, no entanto, nem sempre essa prática é seguida. O objetivo é evidenciar as principais causas de introdução alimentar precoce (antes dos 6 meses de idade) e a prevalência desse hábito em crianças de 0 a 6 meses em um Ambulatório de pediatria em Araguari/MG. A metodologia utilizada foi um estudo de coorte transversal quantitativo com análise de dados clínicos e epidemiológicos de 46 mães de pacientes de 0 a 6 meses atendidos em ambulatório em Araguari, entre setembro e outubro de 2018, por meio de questionário. Os resultados do estudo evidenciaram irrelevância estatística (p>0,05) apresentada entre a ocupação profissional, aleitamento na primeira hora de vida, escolaridade materna e uso de chupetas quanto a influência destes no aleitamento materno exclusivo. Apesar da amostra reduzida coletada em um curto intervalo de tempo, o estudo evidenciou mais uma vez a necessidade de sempre existir o cuidado com o aleitamento materno exclusivo e com os fatores que influenciam a sua correta execução.
Influência da obesidade na incontinência urinária em mulheres e sua relação com a qualidade de vida- Revisão de Literatura.
Authors: Rodrigues Iara Guimarães , Costa Aline , Ribeiro Alice , Naves Priscila , Marques Pacheco Lucivania , Borges Cíntia , Issa Caroline , Machado Katiuscia , Lage Leticia Tupinabá , Cristian de Souza Herbert , Fernanda Costa Dalla Mutta Resende Camila
Published: March 2022

Objetivo: A incontinência urinária representa um problema de saúde pública que precisa ser estudada mais profundamente, visto que afeta a qualidade de vida das mulheres, levando a alterações psicológicas, resultado da baixa autoestima, inibição social e familiar. Acredita-se que o trabalho possa contribuir de forma significativa no diagnóstico e intervenções para a prevenção e tratamento da Incontinência Urinária em mulheres. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura, com levantamento dos artigos na literatura nas bases de dados: Scielo, Pubmed. Conclusão: Por ser um problema prevalente na população mundial, com impacto significativo na qualidade de vida das mulheres, a incontinência urinária (IU) não pode ser negligenciada e se faz necessária a identificação do problema e de seus fatores de risco. Esta revisão nos permitiu identificar a obesidade sendo um importante fator de risco com a IU nas mulheres. Desta forma esta revisão permitiu identificar fatores de riscos significativos com a interface do usuário em mulheres, e espera-se o aumento da autoestima e melhora do convívio social, resultando em uma melhor qualidade de vida para essas mulheres.
Câncer de Próstata: possíveis entraves para realização do exame de detecção
Authors: Rodrigues Iara Guimarães , Cavalcanti Aline , Costa Aline , Costa Cristian , Costa Larissa , De Jesus Tulio , Marques Pacheco Lucivania , Cristian de Souza Herbert , Fernanda Costa Dalla Mutta Resende Camila
Published: March 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: O toque retal é uma medida preventiva de detecção do câncer de próstata (CaP)relativamente de baixo custo, porém é um procedimento que mexe com o imaginário masculino, a pontode afastar muitos homens da prevenção da doença. Palavras-chave: câncer de próstata; A saúde doshomens; religião; embaraço; medo; exame. OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste trabalho, realizado a partir deuma revisão de literatura, é descrever os fatores que resultam na resistência masculina para a realizaçãodo exame preventivo de toque retal. METODOLOGIA: Este é um estudo de Revisão de Literatura. Operíodo estabelecido para a seleção dos artigos foi de 2011 a 2020. Para a busca foram utilizados osseguintes descritores e suas combinações em português e inglês: "câncer de próstata" AND "barreiras aoexame", "câncer de próstata" AND "teste de detecção". RESULTADOS: É imprescindível e necessária ainclusão desse tema na discussão entre os profissionais de saúde, com o envolvimento de gestores eequipes multiprofissionais, para a eficácia de um tratamento de qualidade na prevenção da saúdemasculina (TURRII e FAROI, 2018; GOMES et al., 2015). CONCLUSÃO: A educação em saúde é a melhorforma de se chegar a práticas adequadas, tanto de prevenção quanto de tratamento, mostrando aohomem, com respeito à singularidade e dignidade humana, a importância do cuidado semconstrangimentos e medos. Dessa forma, o homem poderá se tornar autônomo e participativo naprodução de sua saúde.
Perfil epidemiológico dos mortos pela Covid-19 em Minas Gerais no ano de 2020: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Rodrigues Iara Guimarães , Pacheco Lucivania Marques , Batista Matheus , Vilela Marcus , Brito Ronaldo , De Jesus Tulio , Fernanda Costa Dalla Mutta Resende Camila , Cristian de Souza Herbert
Published: March 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: Há exatamente um ano, a OMS identificou e denominou como COVID-19, um vírus com alto nível de propagação, o qual gerou posteriormente uma pandemia. No caso de uma pandemia como o COVID-19, a vigilância epidemiológica desempenha um papel fundamental ao lidar com dados e informações que são essenciais para verificar o comportamento e a evolução do vírus. OBJETIVO: Verificar o perfil epidemiológico dos mortos pela Covid-19 em MG no ano de 2020, e sua correlação com os fatores de saúde da população. METODOLOGIA: Trata-se de um estudo de revisão de literatura com levantamento de artigos nas bases de dados Scielo, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Google acadêmico e Site da Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais. A triagem dos artigos foi feita por meio do Fluxograma de identificação e seleção de acordo com o PRISMA Statement. RESULTADOS: Em relação aos óbitos no estado de MG, foram confirmados um total de 11.784 óbitos, sendo 5.107 (43%) do sexo feminino, e 6.677 (57%) do sexo masculino. Em relação a raça/cor, observamos que houve maior número de óbitos pela covid na raça parda 43%, e Branca 41%. Dos óbitos confirmados, 80% eram pacientes com mais de 60 anos de idade. Em relação à comorbidades, 74% possuíam cardiopatia, diabetes, pneumopatia, doença renal, doença neurológica e obesidade. CONCLUSÃO: Por ser um tema relativamente recente, ainda não se tem muitas publicações e informações referente ao Covid-19. Diante do exposto fica evidente que a vigilância epidemiológica tem um fator importante frente a atual pandemia.
Yeşil Mutabakatı Destekleyen Sürdürülebilir Çimento Esaslı Kompozitlerin Agresif Ortam ve Karbonatlaşma Direnci
Authors: BALÇIKANLI BANKİR Müzeyyen
Published: March 2022

Çalışma kapsamında sürdürülebilir ve yeşil mutabakatı destekleyen çimento esaslı kompozitlerin mekanik ve durabilite performanslarını değerlendirmek için Granüle Yüksek Fırın Cürufu (GYFC), Uçucu Kül (UK) ve Silis Dumanı (SD)’nın tekli, ikili ve üçlü kompozisyonlarının çimento ile ağırlıkça %15, %30 ve %45 oranında ikame edilmesi ile sekiz farklı beton üretilmiştir. Numunelerin 28 ve 90 günlük dört noktadan eğilme dayanımı ve basınç dayanımının yanı sıra 30 gün boyunca %5 konsantrasyonda hazırlanan sülfürik asit ve sodyum sülfat içeren ortamlara maruz kalan betonların performans değerlendirilmesi ağırlık ve dayanım değişimleri dikkate alınarak belirlenmiştir. Çimento miktarının %30 azaltılması ile üretilen kompozit numuneler kontrol numunesine göre daha üstün mekanik ve durabilite özelliği sergilemiştir. Laboratuvar ortamında bekletilen numunelerin 60 ve 120 günlük karbonatlaşma derinlikleri (KD) de ölçülmüş ve KD’yi sınırlayan en ideal kompozisyon %15 GYFC+ %15 UK’dir.
Group Behavior in Social Environment Interaction includes Classification and Factors
Authors: Huoy Ratanat
Published: March 2022

How is a person's attachment to a group influences and shapes one's self-concept? Discussion material for us to discuss, especially by us as a paper coach and who will discuss it more in-depth about this group. Group is a broad concept related to humans, but also to living things other than humans. The formation of a social group is due to the human instinct who always wants to live together. There are two main human desires so that he is driven to live in groups. The model of group formation was first proposed by Bruce Tackman in 1965 and has resulted in many other ideas.
Filiform Polyposis: Just an Ibd’s Shade or More?
Authors: Palmieri Miriam , Pepi Laura , Biondini Giovanni , Fianchini Maurizio Samory , Mandolesi Alessandra , Marmorale Cristina
Published: March 2022

1.1. Introduction Postinflammatory polyps (PIPs) are non-neoplastic lesions originating from the mucosa after repeated periods of inflammation and ulceration connected with excessive healing processes. This pattern is usually associated with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), but rarely they can be related to different clinical conditions. PIPs can be classified into: localized, multiple, giant, generalized and filiform polyposis (FP). FP is characterized by numerous finger‑like inflammatory polyps, lined by normal colonic mucosa. If they reach up to 100 mm forming bridges and tumor-like mass, they can be defined Giant Polyposis (GP). To date, FP has not the tumoral transforming potentiality. 1.2. Results The first presented case is a 52-year-old man with a past clinical history of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) who underwent rectosigmoidoscopy for distal sigmoid obstruction and an Hartmann’s procedure was performed; the histological findings suggested a pattern consistent with an active fase of UC with a lumen obstruent FP. The other patient is a 40-year-old man who suffered from colonic substenotic episodes; the colonscopy revealed an increase in number and dimension of mucosal polyps with bridge formation. The patient underwent resection of ileum and recto-sigmoid junction with an ileocolic anastomosis T-T; the surgical specimen showed a large polypous tumor-like mass with finger-like projections with non-specific inflammatory changes and without epithelial dysplasia or neoplastic lesion. 1.3. Conclusions This short case series points out how eterogenous the presentation of FP could be: there is no certain link between IBD and FP; in addiction, these polyps can form in a generalized condition of bowel inflammation.
Three Different Presentations of Metastatic Gastric Melanoma
Authors: AVM Lima , RR Imada , LGB Rossini , NY Takahashi , TCP Paiva , F Marioni
Published: March 2022

Melanoma is the most common metastatic tumor of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its diagnosis is rare during life since its symptoms are non-specific. The endoscopic gastric metastases appearance is heterogenous with no typical pattern. We report a patient who presented three different morphologies of metastatic gastric melanoma although the patient remained asymptomatic. This finding shows the importance of early upper digestive endoscopy in patients diagnosed with melanoma even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms
Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Implementing the Main Cybersecurity Threats
Authors: Danyk Yuriy , Vdovenko Serhii , Voloshko Serhii
Published: March 2022

In hybrid conflicts of any intensity, hostilities (operations) are an element of other (non-force) actions mutually coordinated according to a single plan, mainly economic, political, diplomatic, informational, psychological, cyber, cognitive, etc. This creates destabilizing internal and external processes in the state that is the object of aggression (concern and discontent of the population, migration, acts of civil disobedience, etc.). The article examines the effective organizational and technical countermeasures against hybrid threats, national cyber defense systems in the developed countries. The article also presents the results of the investigations into the effects of the information hybrid threats through cyberspace on social, technical, socio and technical systems. The composition of the system of early efficient detection of the above hybrids is proposed. The results of the structural and parametric synthesis of the system are described. The recommendations related to the system implementation are given. A number of sufficient components for the effective design and development of the national cyber defense system of the state are proposed.
A mortalha franciscana no império português: representações e práticas fúnebres entre os séculos XVII e XVIII
Authors: de Mello Moraes Juliana
Published: March 2022

Até início do século XIX, variados elementos contribuíam para a salvação da alma dos fiéis católicos, incluindo a escolha acertada das vestes fúnebres. Dentre essas destacava-se a mortalha franciscana. Nesse sentido, este texto, a partir das representações do hábito de São Francisco inscritas na bibliografia produzida pelos franciscanos, avalia como as práticas fúnebres se adequaram às exigências da moralidade católica em voga, em detrimento das mutações no universo da moda.
Haematuria
Authors: Staff WG
Published: March 2022

It is difficult to think of a disease of the urinary tract which does not produce bleeding in its gross or microscopic form. A comprehensive survey of the cause would require the production of a combined textbook of urology and nephrology. However haematuria is an important topic. Its investigation has been well understood for many years. I hope the following will give some insight into the more unusual aspects of haematuria.
Food Consumption Pattern of Farming Families in Punjab
Authors: Vij Abhishek , Mann Sukhdeep Kaur
Published: March 2022

The present study was conducted in Punjab state to analyze the food consumption pattern of farming families. Empirical data was collected from a total of 180 respondents i.e. 60 males, 60 females and 60 children from farming families of Punjab with the help of a self- structured interview schedule. Findings revealed that cent per cent of the respondents had their breakfast and dinner daily. Further, it was found that there was a low consumption of fruits and nuts & oil seeds in the majority of the respondents and high consumption of fats & oils in nearly half of the respondents. The frequency of consumption of all the other food groups was found to be in medium category. The mean frequency consumption of milk & milk products, other vegetables (non-green leafy vegetables) and non-vegetarian food showed significant differences between the three categories of respondents. An imbalance was found in the consumption of different food groups by the respondents. So, based on the findings of the research, the paper recommends that there is a need for special efforts to change the consumption pattern of farming families in Punjab and spread awareness among the population to include a variety of food items from different food groups in the diet.
Knowledge of Farmers on Functioning of e-NAM
Authors: Raju M. Shanmukh , Devy M. Rama , Gopal P. V. Sathya
Published: March 2022

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal that networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The study investigated the knowledge level of e-NAM registered farmers about the features and functioning of e-NAM in Duggirala market of Andhra Pradesh during 2019-2020. A total sample of 120 farmers was randomly selected from six mandals viz. Kollur, Kollipara, Bhattiprolu, Tenali, Mangalagiri and Duggirala of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. The data were collected with pre-structured interview schedule. The knowledge on functioning of e-NAM was measured in three phases viz. gate entry, quality assaying and e-bidding. Majority of the farmers had knowledge on details of registration fee, details of quality assaying fee and provision of choice to accept or reject the bid in the gate entry, quality assaying and e-bidding phases of e-NAM respectively. Further, it was observed that majority of the farmers had medium level of knowledge on functioning of e-NAM. Knowledge scores were significantly related with education, extension contact, market orientation, income orientation, mass media exposure, risk orientation and social participation. All the selected eleven variables of the profile put together explained about 59.90 per cent variation in the knowledge of respondents. There is a large scope for imparting training to the farmers about various aspects of e-NAM in order to enhance its utilization effectively and efficiently.
Impact of Cotton Development Programme on Adoption of Recommended Bt Cotton Cultivation Practices
Authors: Singh Gurdeep , Singh Pritpal , Sodhi G. P. S. , Singh Ranvir , Singh Kulwant
Published: March 2022

The study assessed the impact of Cotton Development Programme (CDP) on the adoption of recommended management practices in Bt-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L). The data was collected from 210 farmers over a period of six years to make quantitative comparison with baseline data collected during the initial three year period (2013-15) from Mansa district of Punjab. The adoption of crop management practices in Bt-cotton in terms of recommended Bt-cotton hybrids, seed rate, fertilizer dose, use pattern of potassium nitrate (KNO3; 13:00:45) and reduction in insecticide use was investigated to quantify the impact of the CDP in the study region. These results revealed that area under recommended Bt cotton hybrids increased from a meager 15.2 per cent to as high as 89 per cent; adoption of recommended use nitrogenous fertilizers increased by 15.1 per cent; and the productivity of Bt-cotton enhanced by 138 per cent during this period. Therefore, it could be concluded that implementation of CDP was successful in the revival of Bt-cotton cultivation which was severely affected due to severe attack of sucking pests particularly by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) during kharif-2015.
Technological Gap in Recommended Practices of Apple Cultivation in Kashmir Valley
Authors: Shah Zahoor Ahmad , Dar Mushtaq Ahmad , Dar Eajaz Ahmad , Mir Rufaida , Ali Mohammed Tauseef
Published: March 2022

Apple is mainly cultivated in Kashmir valley, due to its well suited climatic conditions. The area under apple fruit has been increasing constantly, but the production as well as productivity has not improved to a satisfactory level. To notch up the goal of higher production and productivity of this important fruit in different regions of Kashmir valley, adoption of improved technologies plays an important role. A wide gap exists between the accessible technologies and its actual adoption by the apple growers, as reflected through the poor yield at the grower’s field. The study was conducted during 2019-20, with a view to determine the extent of technological gap between the recommended and actually adopted technologies by the apple growers in three districts of the Kashmir valley, selected purposively having maximum area under apple cultivation. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted for the study. It was found that the highest mean technological gap was found in district Budgam, followed by district Baramulla and the least gap existed in district Shopian. The overall mean technological gap index from all the three districts was found to be 63.08 per cent indicating need for scaling up extension efforts.
On the Origin of Mandatory Blessing for the Election of Professors at Faculties of Theology – National and Comparative Perspective
Authors: Rakitic Dusan
Published: March 2022

Protection of nascent university autonomy, recognition of professor status and validity of acquired diplomas – all provided by the Church throughout history – were crucial for the development of universities during their early existence, at the time when they acquired their present reputation and influence. Denominational theology, based on the authority of higher education in modern society, has the capacity to exert dominant influence on the identity, doctrine and perception of a certain denomination, requiring the safeguarding of the church’s right to maintain such influence within the confines of its self-determination. Appointments of theology professors is an indispensable instrument for ensuring such a right. The right of self-determination of the church represents the framework within which university autonomy in the domain of denominational theological study may be exerted. Absence of the right of the church to influence appointment of theology professors would amount to the negation of its right to religious self-determination.
Evaluating the role of higher education institution in enhancing youth development through community engagement in eThekwini
Authors:   , Mnguni Goodluck Noloyiso
Published: March 2022

Youth socio-economic development is one of the challenges facing South Africa. Youth are often perceived as problematic in the society due to the challenges including unemployment, school drop outs, drug and alcohol abuse; and unplanned pregnancies. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of community engagement programmes in higher education institutions that promote youth socio-economic development. As young people from a major part of the society, they need to be engaged in empowerment and sustainable activities which will benefit the youth and a society as a whole. The objective of the study is to explore the programmes/projects initiated by higher education institutions at eThekwini region which promote youth socio-economic development through community engagement. The study used qualitative research approach as the study is interested in the depth of human experiences, personal and subjective views of how participants perceive and attach to community engagement youth socio-economic development programmes initiated by higher educations in their economies. The study used purposive sample as the study is only interested in people who are involved in community engagement youth socio-economic development initiatives and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The key findings of the study are that higher education institutions at eThekwini region play a significant role in enhancing youth socio-economic development.
EFFECTS OF COMMONLY AVAILABLE WHITENING CREAMS ON THE HAIR FOLLICLES OF GUINEA PIG SKIN
Authors: Saqib Sadia , Nadia Haq
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND: The trend of lightening the skin is becoming a serious problem. Depigmentation creams are widely available as nonprescription cosmetic preparations in many local markets and shops.

OBJCETIVES: To determine the effects of over the counter available skin whitening creams on the hair follicles of guinea pig skin. To highlight the significance of awareness in general population about the use of non-prescription skin lightening creams.

METHODS: Sample size of 48 adult, guinea pigs were used in this experiment. The animals were randomly divided into four groups. Group I (control group) this group was applied with no cream and group II, III and IV (experimental groups) all were applied with skin whitening creams A, B and C respectively once every day, six days a week for four and eight weeks duration. The skin specimens were examined at histological level.

RESULTS: Microscopic examination after 4 weeks duration showed variable degree of increased size of hair follicles from 104.8µm in group l to the maximum of 130.5µm in group lll. The effects were exaggerated after eight weeks duration.

 

CONCLUSION: The use of skin lightening creams caused varying degrees of side effects so damage the skin.
Participación digital ciudadana en Perú y Ecuador durante la gestión gubernamental de crisis por la COVID-19
Authors: Márquez Domínguez Carmelo , Calva Cabrera Ketty Daniela , Duque Rengel Vanessa Karina
Published: March 2022

Se analiza la respuesta de las audiencias/ciudadanías en la red social Facebook de los Ministerios de Salud de Ecuador y Perú, en relación a los contenidos publicados sobre la pandemia por COVID-19 durante la primera ola de cada país, a fin de identificar su papel en la decodificación del discurso gubernamental. Con un enfoque cualitativo, se aplica un estudio de caso a través de la observación de ocho categorías y del análisis de métricas facilitadas por la aplicación digital Fanpage Karma. Como principales resultados, destacan dos realidades aparentemente homogéneas y caracterizadas por una coherencia discursiva y una comprensión lectora en los comentarios, una supremacía de la emoción sobre la razón como encuadre y un ausente adicionamiento de información. No obstante, se pueden hallar datos esclarecedores que apuntan a dos sociedades distintas en torno a las posibilidades de diálogo con sus Gobiernos: una con mayor aquiescencia e interacción; la otra, sin grandes espacios para el debate en la participación digital.
Lanci di memoria. Un progetto di valorizzazione di archivi digitali
Authors: Meloni Iara
Published: March 2022

The pandemic has caused serious problems in museums and sites of memory, due to long closure. At the same time, however, the pandemic challenged the historians to develop new languages, in order to enhance the material and immaterial heritage. This article illustrates Lanci di memoria, a project that tried to disseminate interviews with partisans and witnesses of the Italian Resistance, preserved by Museo della Resistenza Piacentina.
El Sistema Mexicano de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo: cambios, retos y perspectivas
Authors: Solchaga Luisa , Terrés Gabriel
Published: March 2022

Este año se celebra la primera década de la institucionalización del Sistema Mexicano de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (SMCID), resultado de un cúmulo de experiencias en materia de CID. Este artículo ofrece una imagen de su arquitectura institucional, del estado que guarda actualmente y esboza algunas propuestas y sugerencias para aprovechar las oportunidades que se perfilan en el horizonte cercano.
El papel de la AMEXCID en la implementación de la Agenda 2030: evolución institucional para el desarrollo sostenible
Authors: Ayala Citlali
Published: March 2022

Este texto analiza las características de la AMEXCID en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el desarrollo sostenible considerando sus capacidades de concertación, coordinación y movilización de recursos de la cooperación internacional. Se realiza un análisis institucional tomando en cuenta los atributos de la agencia bajo la perspectiva de la gobernanza global el nuevo institucionalismo y el poder suave.
La COVID-19 y la incertidumbre financiera de la cooperación española en el marco de la Agenda 2030
Authors: Cascante Kattya
Published: March 2022

La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha puesto en mayor relieve la situación que atraviesa no solo España como país, sino también su política de cooperación internacional para el desarrollo. Si bien en los últimos meses ha sido prolija la producción de estrategias, en relación con la financiación sigue habiendo incumplimientos alarmantes. España debe afrontar la próxima década de la Agenda 2030 con un cambio de concepto de su ayuda, diversificar sus fuentes de financiación y hacer una clara apuesta por la coherencia de políticas hacia un desarrollo sostenible.
A Depiction of Indian Muslim Women’s Plight in Culture and Literature Around the Mid-Eighteen Century
Authors: Maqsood Dr Naila
Published: March 2022

This paper locates the Muslim women’s social conditions particularly in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent which largely arose out of two sources; a) evolution of Islam and development of several schools of jurisprudence; b) Muslim’s contact with the Indian culture. Over several centuries, more particularly from the early 13th century onward (by this time, Muslim Turkish rule had been established in India), and the impact of Bhakti movement both on Hindus and Muslims and spread of teachings of Guru Nanak and Bhagat Kabir, Muslims came to adopt many of the Hindu notions and practices. This was in addition to attitudes that came with them by their conversion to Islam. The first part of the paper deals with the effects of Hindu culture regarding status of women on Muslims. The second part of the paper discusses the plight of Muslim women in literature i.e Punjab folk lore of Heer Ranjha. It tries to convey the thoughts on several social customs, particularly emphasizing the various aspects of women’s life. The third part provides the ethnographic evidence which confirms that women, particularly in rural areas, have faced low status and problem connected with rapes, marriages, dowry, and divorces, etc. With solidification of customs, discrimination against a female endures through centuries. As a result, Muslim women were become socially backward, economically susceptible, and politically marginalized segment of society.
A Feminist Stylistic Pursuit: Investigation of Sidhwa’s The Bride (1990) to Decode Gendered Language-Use
Authors: Muhmmad Shakil Ur Rehman  , Suleman Nazia , Mohammad Shafi
Published: March 2022

By applying Sara Mill’s Feminist Stylistics (1995), the study aims to unfold the implicit gender stereotyping in Sidhwa’s The Bride(1990). The fictional work of Sidhwa is investigated to problematize how gender representation strengthens the proposition of Sara Mills (1995) that men are described linguistically according to their names, titles, profession and physical appearance that lead to make them superior in comparison to women. By implying the feminist stylistics as a “toolkit” (Mills, 1995, p.2), it is to highlight a particular type of sexist language-use in the novel that paints a hegemonic ideology for gender disparity. The key objective of the study is to question through the language use as is recommended by the undertaken framework - word, phrase/sentence, discourse to demonstrate how physical appearances, hair style, title-addresses, names and clothing etc. play an overriding role to uphold gender disparity. The ethnic and religious identification of people are categorized also on their specific dresses and get-ups to manifest disparity based on socio-cultural norms. The findings of the present research recommend that socio-cultural conventional gender taboos are manufactured through a specific language-use to serve masculine’s interests as a sign of authority and dominance over women. The culturally gendered language portrayed in the novel is meant to discriminate against women, if they resist it, they are treated as ‘other’ and ‘unnatural’ by male dominated society.