bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Litteraturdidaktik på empirisk grund: Didaktisk diskussion med utgångspunkt i 413 mellanstadie-elevers läsarreaktioner på Katarina Taikons roman Katitzi
Authors: Nordberg Olle
Published: March 2022

Inom det pågående projektet Alla läser! har en stor grupp (413) elever i åldrarna 10–12 år läst och samtalat om romanen Katitzi. Boken, som gavs ut 1969, är den inledande delen i den välkända och betydelsefulla romanserien om flickan Katitzi med en tydlig koppling till författarens eget liv. I romansviten skildras avskalat och direkt den mycket påtagliga rasism som romer utsatts för i Sverige, samtidigt som den innehåller spänning, humor och värme. Artikelns syfte är att undersöka hur elevers respons vid läsning av och samtal om skönlitteratur förhåller sig till välkända receptionsteorier om vad littera­turläsning kan betyda för en människas utveckling av demokratiska och empatiska perspektiv. Den syftar också till att relatera resultaten till aktuell forskning om roman­serien, en diskussion där det allmänt didaktiska respektive det specifikt verklighets­anknutna har setts som betydelsefullt för receptionen och genomslaget under 60-, 70- och 80-talen.
      Eleverna har fyllt i digitala enkäter före och efter läsning. Studien fokuserar elevernas fritextsvar till et urval enkätfrågor och kombinerar kvantitativa och kvalitativa perspektiv i analysen. Resultaten visar ett stort elevengagemang och en klar majoritet (76 %) formulerar tankar om människovärde och diskriminering med utgångspunkt både i Katitzis situation och i samtidens pågående rasism, såväl i närområdet som internationellt. Artikeln ger ett empiriskt grundat stöd för den personlighetsutvecklande potential som finns i skönlitteratur, vilken ofta diskuterats på teoretisk nivå utan förankring i större läsargrupper. Den visar också att den affektiva läsningen inte per automatik medför en subjektiv och grund textförståelse vilket den läsarorienterade litteraturdidaktiken återkommande kritiserats för under 2000-talet.
HOMENAGENS
Authors: Virtuajus Revista
Published: March 2022

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LIBERDADE ACADÊMICA EM RISCO
Authors: Nievas Geórgia Fernandes Vuotto
Published: March 2022

O princípio da liberdade acadêmica, amparado pelo direito constitucional brasileiro, éfundamental para a efetivação do direito à educação, bem como para a promoção dopensamento crítico e da cidadania. Baseando-se nisso, a presente pesquisa adotou comoobjeto de pesquisa a violação da liberdade acadêmica por meio das medidas provisórias nº914/2019 e nº 979/2020, editadas pelo presidente Jair Bolsonaro e que foram analisadas pelarede Scholars at Risk em seu relatório anual Free to Think. O objetivo geral foi analisar taismedidas a partir dos dados obtidos pelo relatório e à luz do direito constitucional brasileiro.Partiu-se do contexto histórico e político da educação superior no Brasil até as atuaiscircunstâncias que a define. Procedeu-se com a análise das medidas provisórias e foiconcluído que tais medidas foram utilizadas como instrumentos legislativos e administrativospara fins de repressão política.
IDENTIFICAÇÃO DO PERFIL GENÉTICO
Authors: Cordeiro Marina Lidiane Aguiar Lopes
Published: March 2022

O presente trabalho tem por objeto o estudo da identificação do perfil genético no âmbito daidentificação criminal, especificamente a identificação do condenado, como efeito da sentençapenal condenatória. A pesquisa visa discutir a aplicabilidade do instituto, introduzido nalegislação brasileira em 2012, às pessoas em cumprimento de medida de segurança.Incialmente, foi feita uma exposição sobre o tema “perfil genético”. Posteriormente, buscou-se discutir a constitucionalidade do instituto, apresentando os argumentos contrários efavoráveis. Por fim, foi feita uma análise detalhada sobre a medida de segurança detalhandoseu caráter sancionatório e suas espécies, além de uma análise pontual da Lei de ExecuçãoPenal, em que se buscou extrair uma possível interpretação que abarcasse e justificasse ainserção dos indivíduos em cumprimento de medida de segurança. Nesse sentido, conclui-se épela viabilidade de se aplicar a identificação do perfil genético aos inimputáveis emcumprimento de medida de segurança.
CULPABILIDADE PENAL NO ÂMBITO DA INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL
Authors: Alves Natália Gontijo
Published: March 2022

Considerando os avanços da tecnologia ocorridos a partir do século XX, o presente artigo busca analisar os avanços tecnológicos da sociedade e sua influência nas teorias penais acerca da responsabilidade da pessoa jurídica, principalmente no que tange ao desenvolvimento da inteligência artificial que permitiu o surgimento dos veículos com capacidade autônoma. Para tanto, autores do direito penal foram consultados a fim de conceituar as teorias penais. Os defensores da responsabilidade penal da pessoa jurídica entendem que o fundamento do direito penal na atualidade não é mais a ação guiada por uma vontade humana. A tecnologia relacionada a um veículo autônomo vem sendo aprimorada no decorrer dos anos, permitindo que a programação do robô esteja voltada para a capacidade de captar novas informações e reproduzir, o que proporciona sua independência na tomada de decisões. As teorias do delito atuais não respondem às novas demandas tecnológicas. Nesse sentido, é importante estabelecer normas penais no Brasil que estejam relacionadas à inteligência artificial e aos veículos autônomos no intuito de prever a responsabilização penal de cada envolvido na medida de sua culpa.
CRÍTICAS À EMENDATIO LIBELLI E O ENFRAQUECIMENTO DO DEVIDO PROCESSO LEGAL
Authors: Drummond Lucas Ruas
Published: March 2022

Expresso no Título XII (Da sentença) do vigente Código de Processo Penal, mais precisamente no artigo 383, a figura da emendatio libelli permite ao Magistrado atribuir definição jurídica diversa ao caso penal, desde que não altere a narração fática, mesmo que em consequência, aplique pena mais grave. Após a reforma de 2008, pequenas alterações foram promovidas, mantendo, porém, a essência do instituto. Nesse norte, o presente trabalho busca, através de uma sistemática dialética, apresentar críticas à figura e discutir sobre suas particularidades e efeitos no processo penal, considerando uma eventual incompatibilidade e essencial reinterpretação, tendo como referencial uma necessária filtragem constitucional do processo penal brasileiro que ainda demonstra traços inquisitórios. Assim, valendo-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o tema, objetiva-se problematizar a questão da emendatio libelli e ponderar a respeito de seus reflexos negativos no devido processo legal.  Ainda, as alterações promovidas pela Lei 13.964/19, denominado de “Pacote Anti Crime", que expressamente consagrou o sistema acusatório e inovou outros procedimentos regulados no Código de Processo Penal, também primando por uma adequação acusatória do processo penal, ensejam a presente (re)discussão para que seja repensado o procedimento criminal com os ares democráticos e garantistas que devem ser aspirados por todos os atores judiciários.
ANÁLISE DOS PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS BRASILEIROS SOBRE SEUS PROGRAMAS DE INTEGRIDADE
Authors: Silva Gustavo Santana
Published: March 2022

Os partidos políticos são aglomerações de cidadãos com visões ideológicas comuns no intuito de contribuir para a construção de uma sociedade e a organização do Estado. Os partidos são um importante meio de participação popular na determinação da política institucional. No entanto, a percepção da população (em geral) dos partidos políticos são ruins, muitas vezes atrelados ao patrimonialismo e autoritarismo brasileiro. A percepção passa pela ideia de que os partidos são verdadeiramente “currais”, onde seus “donos” fazem do partido a extensão de seu patrimônio pessoal, com nítida violação dos ideais republicanos e escolhas políticas nada democráticas. O presente artigo tem por objetivo verificar ou observar até quando vai tal percepção é verdadeira nos documentos oficiais dos partidos no tema da integridade.
Liver Elastography: Basic Principles, Evaluation Technique, and Confounding Factors
Authors: Bende Felix , Moga Tudor
Published: March 2022

Ultrasound-based elastography techniques have received considerable attention in the last years for the noninvasive assessment of tissue mechanical properties. These techniques have the advantage of detecting tissue elasticity changes occurring in various pathological conditions and are able to provide qualitative and quantitative information that serves diagnostic and prognostic purposes. For liver applications and especially for the noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis, ultrasound-based elastography has shown promising results. Several ultrasound elastography techniques using different excitation methods have been developed. In general, these techniques are classified into strain elastography, which is a semi-quantitative method that uses internal or external compression for tissue stimulation, and shear wave elastography, which measures the ultrasound-generated shear wave speed at different locations in the tissue. All liver elastography techniques have a standardized examination technique, with the patient in a supine position, while the measurements are performed through the right liver lobe. There are also some confounding factors that need to be taken into account when performing liver elastography such as a higher level of aminotransferases, infiltrative liver disease, liver congestion, cholestasis. This chapter briefly introduces the basic principles of liver elastography and discusses some important clinical aspects of elastography, such as the examination technique and the limitations.
Evapotranspiration and Drought in Different Agricultural Zones of Bulgaria
Authors: Kazandjiev Valentin , Georgieva Veska , Malasheva Petia , Atanassov Dragomir
Published: March 2022

Bulgaria is located in an area with insufficient humidification and is characterized by periods of the drought of varying duration and intensity. From the last 15 to 20 years, the limiting factor in agro-meteorological conditions was the drought. Agro-meteorological drought consists of the depletion of available soil water reserves in the root zone. Ultimately, the results of droughts affect the size of yields and the quality of production. The consequences of this extreme condition from a meteorological and agro-meteorological point-of-view phenomenon can be mitigated only by expanding the irrigated areas. The aim of this work was to present the tendencies in the change of the potential evapotranspiration during the studied period 1986–2015 as a result of the climate changes and also the tendencies of the conditions for occurrence of agricultural drought in the future, and also to propose an approach where using certain indicators controls the process of accumulation and consumption of water in the soil. Such approach could find application in adapting agriculture to climate change and the updation of agro-environmental zoning relevant to climatic changes.
Monitoring the Condition of Railway Tracks Using a Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Tsunashima Hitoshi , Takikawa Masashi
Published: March 2022

Condition monitoring of railway tracks is effective for the sake of an increase in the safety of regional railways. This study proposes a new method for automatically classifying the type and degradation level of track fault using a convolutional neural network (CNN), which is a machine learning method, by imaging car body acceleration on a time-frequency plane by continuous wavelet transform. As a result of applying this method to the data measured in regional railways, it was possible to classify and extract the sections that need repair according to the degree of deterioration of the tracks, and to identify the track fault in those sections.
Framework for Design and Additive Manufacturing of Specialised Multirotor UAV Parts
Authors: Piljek Petar , Krznar Nino , Krznar Matija , Kotarski Denis
Published: March 2022

Rapid prototyping technologies have enabled a major step forward in the development of a very wide range of products, especially in the field of mechatronic systems. These technologies are largely related to additive manufacturing (AM), so-called 3D printing which is, in addition to product development, also suitable for the fabrication of mechatronic systems that are not intended for series production. In this chapter, a framework for the AM of specialised multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) parts is proposed and described for three AM technologies—fused deposition modelling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), and stereolithography (SLA). A different approach to parts design is shown where the main problems are addressed and guidelines for parts manufacturing are given. Special emphasis is related to the mechanical characteristics and low weight of the manufactured parts that are merged with carbon fibre segments. The manufactured (printed) parts are mounted in functional assemblies and preliminarily tested.
Outcome, Severity, and Risk of Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 and Chronic Underlying Diseases: A Prospective Study
Authors: Salimi Amir , Aghaziarati Mahmood , Roshanfekr Balalami Mohammad Qasem , Rastgoo Nastaran , Taghizadeh Fatemeh , Pirastepoor Zahra , Bashiri Aghchekand Zahra , Arman Boroujeny Zahra , Akhavizadegan Hamed
Published: March 2022

Background: The novel coronavirus pandemic, severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV-2 (SARS COV-2), has become a global threat and rapidly spread worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a number of challenges, the most notable of which is the management of patients with chronic underlying diseases. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the risk of COVID-19 severity and mortality in patients with chronic underlying diseases. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the data on the disease severity and morality of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to Baharloo Hospital, Tehran, Iran, from February 2020 to March 2020 were analyzed and reported. Patients’ characteristics, including age, gender, and underlying diseases, were also considered. Results: The study encompassed 1244 patients with the mean age of 53.29 years, among whom there were 573 patients with at least one co-existing chronic disease. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and ischemic heart disease (IHD) were the most common co-existing chronic diseases. The findings revealed that underlying diseases were significantly associated with disease mortality and severity. Conclusions: The findings showed that patients with comorbidities were significantly at higher risk of death and severe forms of COVID-19. In this regard, patients with underlying diseases should be of concern.
Relationship Between Cultural Intelligence with Communication Skills and Social Interactions of Emergency Department Staff: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Baratipour Majid , Hanifi Nasrin , Amini Kourosh
Published: March 2022

Objectives: Globalization is accompanied by cultural diversity. Although cultural differences are considered an integral part of this phenomenon, it seems that language barriers would make communication difficult. This study aimed to investigate how cultural intelligence correlates with the communication skills and social interactions of emergency department (ED) staff members. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 197 ED staff members of three hospitals in Zanjan, Iran, in 2019. The tools used for data collection included the Cultural Intelligence Scale, Communication Skills Scale, and Social Interactions Questionnaire. Results: The results of this study revealed that the participants’ total mean scores of cultural intelligence and communication skills were 85.78 ± 6.24 out of 140 and 55.41 ± 3.9 out of 90, respectively. In terms of social interactions, the mean score of the positive thoughts dimension of the subjects (47.86 ± 4.14) was higher than that of negative thoughts (33.01 ± 3.92). The total score of cultural intelligence had a positive correlation with communication skills; accordingly, an increase in the cultural intelligence level resulted in an increase in positive thoughts and a decrease in negative thoughts (P < 0.001). Conclusions: An increase in the cultural intelligence of ED staff members is accompanied by an increase in their communication skills and positive thoughts. For the improvement of the communication and service quality of the ED, leaders are recommended to provide some courses to enhance the cultural intelligence and cultural competence of their employees.
Mimesis and Social Interactions: Conversations with René Girard
Authors: Girard René , Tomelleri Stefano ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2022

In this 1996 interview, published here in English translation for the first time, René Girard retraces some of the main aspects of his mimetic theory, such as the mimetic nature of desire and sacrificial scapegoating. In particular, Girard focuses on the similarities and differences between the role of sacrifice in primitive societies and in our contemporary Western society. Girard argues that fashion is essentially mimetic and that nowadays fashions incline towards forms of negative escalation, and finds evidence of such “minimalism” both in art and literature. In Girard’s view, all forms of scapegoating are founded on the crisis of differences, and the victimage mechanism is a fundamental structure of society. Girard concludes by advocating for a renunciation of rivalry, which he argues is one of the fundamental messages of the Christian Gospels.
Alienation, Freedom, and Dignity
Authors: Gilabert Pablo ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: March 2022

The topic of alienation has fallen out of fashion in social and political philosophy. It used to be salient, especially in socialist thought and in debates about labor practices in capitalism. Although the lack of identification of people with their working lives—their alienation as workers—remains practically important, normative engagement with it has been set back by at least four objections. They concern the problems of essentialist views, a mishandling of the distinction between the good and the right, the danger of paternalistic impositions, and the significance of democratic authorization. This paper recasts the critique of alienation in a way that vindicates its importance for social and political philosophy and rebuts these objections. First, it provides an analytic framework to understand alienation—distinguishing its various conceptual, explanatory, and normative dimensions. Second, it accounts for the normative aspect of the critique of alienation by articulating it in terms of prudential and moral ideas of positive freedom regarding human flourishing and Solidaristic Empowerment. Finally, the normative account is developed further, and sharpened to respond to the four objections, through the introduction of the Dignitarian Approach—the view that we have reason to organize social life in such a way that we respond appropriately to the valuable features of individual human beings that give rise to their dignity.
Socialism and Freedom
Authors: Love S.M. ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: March 2022

Socialism has long been thought by many to be the enemy of freedom. Here, I argue that in order to understand the relationship between socialism and freedom, we must have a better idea both of what socialism is and of what it is to have a right to freedom. To start, I argue that the right to freedom is best understood as a right to direct one’s own will in the world consistently with the rights of others to do the same. This Kantian conception of the right to freedom is importantly different from the ubiquitous conception of freedom as negative liberty: with this Kantian conception, one’s right to freedom is limited to directing one’s own will and does not include a right to direct the wills of others. I then argue that socialism, like the right to freedom, is often misunderstood: today, socialists often argue for robustly democratic forms of socialism that are far from the autocratic so-called “socialist” regimes of the last century. With a better understanding of both socialism and the right to freedom, we can see that the right to freedom is indeed compatible with a robustly democratic form of socialism.
Derechos humanos y la pandemia del Covid-19 en el Reino Unido
Authors: Amos Merris
Published: March 2022

Este trabajo aborda dos cuestiones generales: la posibilidad de modificar la protección de la Ley de Derechos Humanos mediante una derogación del CEDH; y el impacto de las múltiples facetas de la protección contenida en el artículo 2 del CEDH, a saber, el derecho a la vida.
Excepción, necesidad y Constitución
Authors: Gómez Orfanel Germán
Published: March 2022

El artículo examina los diferentes modelos de poderes de emergencia y sus relaciones con la Constitución y el Estado de Derecho. Se ocupa en primer lugar de las aportaciones de las teorías de la Razón de Estado y de Locke a los enfoques extralegales y extraconstitucionales del Estado de necesidad. A continuación se destaca la aportación e influencia de Carl Schmitt, sobresaliente jurista y teórico del excepcionalismo, especialmente desde la perspectiva del uso de instrumentos de emergencia contra el terrorismo en Estados Unidos. Finalmente se incluye un breve comentario sobre la regulación española de los estados de excepción.
UNINTERRUPTED LOAD TRANSFER BETWEEN TWO DISTRIBUTION FEEDERS WITH DIFFERENT POWER SOURCES
Authors: CISNEROS VILLALOBOS LUIS , VERA DIMAS JOSÉ GERARDO , MARTINEZ OROPEZA ALINA , TECPOYOTL TORRES MARGARITA , LOPEZ SESENES ROY
Published: March 2022

ABSTRACT:
This article shows the analysis for load transfer without interruption between two 23 kV distribution feeders. This procedure is not common in this type of system and requires paying primary attention to the characteristics of the electrical network for its application. The distribution circuits discussed here have their own power substation with different voltage levels. The information obtained from a state estimator, the contingency conditions, the electrical parameters of impedances and network configuration allow to carry out the simulation of the load transfer with the Alternative Transients Program software. From the simulation it is shown that load transfer without interruption is possible as long as certain operating conditions are met in the power and distribution networks. The dependence of the transfer on the voltage levels, angular phase shift of voltages and strength of the electrical network is shown, represented by its thevenin impedance at the interconnection point. The results found from the simulation indicate that the success of the interconnection is mainly a function of the electrical strength of the power substations and the phase sequence of the power transformer at the load transfer point. Certain percentages of variation of voltage and currents of the feeders are defined that must not be exceeded. The operational aspects proposed here serve as a basis to have a general interconnection procedure between distribution feeders where special attention is required in the continuity of the service due to the high expectation in the satisfaction of the user of the electrical network.
Keywords: feeder, state estimator, medium voltage, power system, load transferring.
As selfies do Instagram: os autorretratos na contemporaneidade
Authors: Torezani Julianna Nascimento
Published: March 2022

Os autorretratos produzidos através de dispositivos digitais circulam nas redes sociais configurando um novo gênero fotográfico que são as selfies. Dos autorretratos do século XIX ao regime visual da pós-fotografia estas imagens certificam a presença das pessoas nos acontecimentos. Entender a estrutura rizomática do Instagram, as questões estéticas de construção de sentidos e a forma de visibilidade vinculada a sociedade de controle possibilita discutir a fotografia algorítmica que tem instruções e intencionalidades definidas para a vigilância das pessoas pela produção imagética.
Hydrothermal ore mineralization from the Polish part of the Tatra Mts., Central Western Carpathians
Authors: Sitarz Magdalena , Gołębiowska Bożena , Nejbert Krzysztof , Dimitrova Dimitrina , Milovský Rastislav
Published: March 2022

Several areas with hydrothermal ore mineralization are present in the Polish part of the Western Tatra Mts. Massive and disseminated sulfides, mainly minerals from the tetrahedrite group and chalcopyrite, fill quartz veins accompanied by siderite, dolomite and baryte – many of these were mined between the 16th and 18th century. This paper presents information on the mineralogy of the common sulfides and the preliminary studies of both the isotopic composition of sulfur in tetrahedrite as well as the origin of hydrothermal fluids. The most common primary sulfide minerals in the ores are tetrahedrite-(Zn) and tetrahedrite-(Fe) corresponding to Zn ranges from 1.83 to 5.87 wt.% (0.47–1.44 apfu), and Fe from 1.63 to 5.05 wt.% (0.48–1.52 apfu). The substitution of As for Sb shows maximum As content of 7.25 wt.% (1.588 apfu) which corresponds to the Sb/(Sb+As) = 0.60. Both varieties show substitutions of Bi and Hg, up 0.6 wt.% (0.049 apfu) and 0.96 wt.% (0.081 apfu), respectively, and content of trace elements: Co (max. 976 ppm), Cd (max. 735 ppm), In (max. 14 ppm). Chalcopyrite, pyrite, and galena show compositions close to the ideal formula. Differences in the content of trace elements in the studied tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite were explained by element partitioning between these minerals. The distributions of In, Ga and Sn in the studied minerals indicate that the mineralization was formed at low temperature and pressure. The homogenization temperature of the primary inclusions in quartz in the range of 120–174°C indicate the origin of mineralization in low-temperature stage from low salinity fluids (up to 17.92 wt.% NaCl eq.). Stable δ34S isotopes in minerals of the tetrahedrite group suggest that the igneous fluids might be one of the sources from which ores were crystallized.
An analysis of the spatial and temporal changes on the Jakobshavn Glacier (Greenland) using remote sensing data
Authors: Olszewska Katarzyna , Borowiec Natalia
Published: March 2022

This article presents the problem of climate warming and the effect of melting ice caps. The problem of climate warming is discussed in two stages. In the first stage, the factors affecting global warming are discussed in detail and the effects and risks of ablation extensively described. Analyses were conducted on data available online from NASA and Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. The Greenland area (Jakobshavn Glacier) was selected to visualize glacier calving front changes. The analysis of changes was performed on the selected satellite images covering the summer period (June to September) provided by the Landsat program. Then, the changes in the position of the calving front of the Jakobshavn Glacier were visualized for the period 1985–2020,with a repeatability of every 5 years. Thus, our results addressed the challenges of environmental changes to remote sensing data processing. In addition to the visualization, a surface summary of these changes was presented in the study. The results were discussed in the context of climate change data processed by means of the GIS method. Furthermore, an analysis of the effects of greenhouse gases on glacier surface changes was performed.In summary, the results reveal that satellite imagery is an excellent source of data on which to visualize glacier calving rates, comparing individual layers showing the position of the glacier calving front and calculating the area of calved ice.
Social Engineering
Authors: Gehl Robert W. , Lawson Sean T
Published: March 2022

Manipulative communication—from early twentieth-century propaganda to today's online con artistry—examined through the lens of social engineering.

The United States is awash in manipulated information about everything from election results to the effectiveness of medical treatments. Corporate social media is an especially good channel for manipulative communication, with Facebook a particularly willing vehicle for it. In Social Engineering, Robert Gehl and Sean Lawson show that online misinformation has its roots in earlier techniques: mass social engineering of the early twentieth century and interpersonal hacker social engineering of the 1970s, converging today into what they call “masspersonal social engineering.” As Gehl and Lawson trace contemporary manipulative communication back to earlier forms of social engineering, possibilities for amelioration become clearer.

The authors show how specific manipulative communication practices are a mixture of information gathering, deception, and truth-indifferent statements, all with the instrumental goal of getting people to take actions the social engineer wants them to. Yet the term “fake news,” they claim, reduces everything to a true/false binary that fails to encompass the complexity of manipulative communication or to map onto many of its practices. They pay special attention to concepts and terms used by hacker social engineers, including the hacker concept of “bullshitting,” which the authors describe as a truth-indifferent mix of deception, accuracy, and sociability. They conclude with recommendations for how society can undermine masspersonal social engineering and move toward healthier democratic deliberation.
Accelerometer-based analyses of animal sleep patterns
Authors: Watanabe Yuuki Y , Rutz Christian
Published: March 2022

Body-motion sensors can be used to study non-invasively how animals sleep in the wild, opening up exciting opportunities for comparative analyses across species.
Vaginal Injuries Following Consensual Sexual Intercourse and Trauma- A Case Series
Authors: Shiragur Shobha Shivanand , Patil Ashwini , Gudadinni Muttappa Ravasaheb , Patil Vijaya Lingangouda , Biradar Aruna , Patil Preeti
Published: March 2022

Vaginal injuries following consensual intercourse are commonly encountered in clinical practice. They cause significant morbidity among sexually active women. Consensual vaginal intercourse may lead to minor hymenal or vaginal tears to rectovaginal fistula and in some cases severe haemorrhage shock can occur. It commonly results due to inadequate foreplay prior to penetration. Hereby, authors present four cases of vaginal lacerations of different age groups. The first patient bled profusely from the laceration and was haemodynamically stable; the second patient bled profusely and went into shock; the third patient presented with rectovaginal fistula who was newly married; and fourth patient was 13-year-old girl with third degree tear following trauma. The various risk factors for vaginal injury following consensual sexual intercourse are lack of foreplay, rigid perineum, vaginal atrophy and hindrance from partner. This case series highlights need of clinicians for proper and prompt diagnosis of condition and early surgical intervention in the management of the injuries and giving proper sexual education for the women.
Assessing Female Genital Mutilation Practice in South-Western Nigeria
Authors: Alo N. G. , Adetunji A. A.
Published: March 2022

Background: With always dwindling resources in mitigating against various negative effects of female genital mutilation among girls/women in Nigeria, identifying factors that encourage the practice is highly imperative.

Aim: This research assesses the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practice and knowledge practice among states in the South-West of Nigeria.

Methods: Data were collected across states in the South-West using a structured questionnaire. The hierarchical sampling technique is used to select a locality in each of the 18 senatorial districts across six states in the region. The convenience sampling technique is then used to select respondents.

Results: It was found that the age, resident, wealth status, and educational background of respondents are significant factors in the circumcision status of respondents. The odds of being circumcised is highest among respondents from Ekiti state, followed by those from Osun state while it is lowest in Ogun state. The highest percentage of respondents who had their daughters’ circumcised used the help of traditional practitioners while removal of the clitoris is the most prevalent form of mutilations among residents in states in the South-West.
A Study on the Sum of the Squares of Generalized p-Oresme Numbers: The Sum Formula \(\sum{^n_k{_=}{_0}}x^kW{^2_m{_k}_+{_j}}\)
Authors: Soykan Yüksel
Published: March 2022

In this paper, closed forms of the sum formulas \(\sum{^n_k{_=}{_0}}x^kW{^2_m{_k}_+{_j}}\) for generalized p-Oresme numbers are presented. As special cases, we give sum formulas of Modified p-Oresme, p-Oresme-Lucas and p-Oresme numbers. We present the proofs to indicate how these formulas, in general, were discovered. Of course, all the listed formulas may be proved by induction, but that method of proof gives no clue about their discovery.
Application of Activity Based Costing System in Indonesia: A Bibliographic Study
Authors: Febriani Fitria , Prasetyo Tri Joko , Metalia Mega
Published: March 2022

Aims: This study aims to analyze and map the development of research on the application of activity-based costing from several accredited journals in Indonesia from various aspects.

Study Design: The method used in this research is the charting the field and analyzing the community methods.

Place and Duration of Study: Samples were taken from 6 accredited journals in Indonesia, and 20 articles were obtained during the 2013-2019 period.

Methodology: This study selects several research results regarding the application of activity-based costing or the like, which are published in nationally accredited journals. In this approach, the researcher selected several research results regarding applying the activity-based costing system published in 6 journals, then grouped them based on the topic and research method.

Conclusion: Based on the research topic, the majority of researchers in Indonesia examine the application of the activity based costing system in determining cost of goods. Research methods that researchers in Indonesia widely use to examine the application of activity-based costing systems are qualitative and quantitative, so further research can use methods that are still rarely used to examine the implementation of activity-based costing systems. The analytical method that is often used is the descriptive method. This method used as many as 11 articles from the 20 articles analyzed. The data collection method in the 20 article research carried out various interviews, observations, documentation, data collection, library research, theory studies, and literature studies.
Detection and Tracking of a Moving Object Using Canny Edge and Optical Flow Techniques
Authors: Abiodun Adegbola Oluwole , Zinat Alabi Abdulkadir , Idowu Peter Olalekan , Aborisade David Olugbenga
Published: March 2022

Aims: In the discipline of computer vision, detecting and tracking moving objects in a succession of video frames is a critical process. Image noise, complicated object motion and forms, and video real-time processing are some of the challenges faced by existing methods. Hence, they are computationally complex and susceptible to noise. This work utilized Canny Edge and Optical Flow (CE-OF) techniques for identifying and tracking moving objects in video files.

Methodology: Video sequence datasets in Avi and Mp4 format from MathWorks and YouTube were used to evaluate the developed CE-OF technique. The video clip's frames were sampled several times and the frame rate display was calculated. The original images were converted to grayscale, preprocessed, and CE-OP was applied to identify and track the moving object. The results of the CE-OF and optical flow techniques in terms of accuracy, precision, false acceptance rate, false rejection rate, and processing time were obtained and compared. The performance of the developed technique was evaluated using accuracy, precision, false acceptance rate (FAR), false rejection rate (FRR) and processing time. The results obtained were 94.12%, 92.86%, 25.00%, 25.00%, and 19.51s for Mp4; and 93.33%, 90.91%, 20.00%, 20.00%, and 44.11s for Avi video 1 format, respectively.

Conclusion: The developed CE-OF is a better competition in terms of accuracy and time compared with well-known techniques in the literature. The CE-OF technique performed better compared with the conventional methods in detecting and tracking a moving object. Therefore, it can be adopted in the designing of intelligent surveillance systems.
Phytochemical Properties and Proximate Composition of Asclepias syriacal
Authors: Abioye J. O. K. , Manaja E. , Olokun A. L.
Published: March 2022

Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed is a species of a flowering plant. It has a long history of folklore uses, but has not been explored for commercial purpose. Traditionally the hot water extract is used to treat typhoid fever, among other medicinal uses. Despite its numerous acclaimed uses, its full resources are yet to be tapped. This study carried out the phytochemical screening and proximate analysis of this important ancient plant so as to expose some of its potentials. Enough sample of Asclepsias syriaca was collected from around Bingham University campus in Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The sample was dried at room temperature (280C) for 2 weeks. The air-dried plant was separated into root, stem, leaves, and flower/ fruits. The dried stem was pulverized using a mechanical blender. The pulverized stem was then subjected to phytochemical screening and proximate analysis, using standard methods. The results of phytochemical screening revealed high concentration of tannins, saponins and glycosides, with alkalloids and phenols present in lesser concentrations. Proximate analysis result yielded protein (31.35%), crude fat (14.85%), carbohydrate (11.50%), moisture content (2.30%). Most of the phytochemical components found in Asclepias syriaca have been documented to have antimicrobial property, hence, the plant could be a potential effective and cheap cure for many infections. The proximate analysis result also confirmed the nutritive value of this multipurpose plant.
Assessment of Hepatorenal Function of Nigerian Solid Waste Scavengers in Osogbo, Nigeria
Authors: Wasiu Niyi ADEBISI , Adebisi Cecilia ADEOYE , Solomon Suleiman OLUDE , Funmilola Bolanle AKINDELE , Ayobola Abolape IYANDA
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Both hepatic parenchymal and renal cells are rich in enzymes required for the biotransformation of various exogenous substances, a process that sometimes may result in organ damage. Contact with solid waste will undoubtedly result in high degree of exposure to various harmful substances. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of solid waste scavenging on hepato-renal function.

Material and Methods: Twenty-nine solid waste scavengers and 30 subjects who served as control were used for the study. Serum obtained from 5 mL of blood was utilized to assess hepatic (alanine & aspartate aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, albumin, total protein, γ-globulins) and renal (urea, creatinine) functions of each participant. Standard photometric methods were used for all estimations. Data were analyzed using Student’s t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

Results and Discussion: Significant differences were observed for globulins and total proteins in solid waste scavengers compared with control (p<0.05) while other parameters (alanine & aspartate aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, urea) were not significantly different (p>0.05). There was total non-compliance to the use of personal protective equipment. Results of the study revealed that hepatic and renal markers were not significantly different but γ-globulins were significantly higher in solid waste scavengers compared with control group.

Conclusion: Solid waste scavenging in Osogbo is not associated with hepatorenal alteration except that γ-globulin fraction was elevated.
Status and Scenario of Genome Editing Device CRISPR-Cas9 in Crop Advancement
Authors: Singh Rathore Madhurjit , Tiwari Sushma , Tripthi Niraj , Tripathi M. K. , Tiwari Sharad
Published: March 2022

Plant breeding systems have a extensive antiquity and they had been employed meanwhile the commencement of subjugation of the initial agricultural crop plants. Subsequently, innumerable novel procedures have and are being advanced to added upsurge the profitable worth and harvest of plants. The newest crop enhancement method recognized as genome editing is a method which empowers accurate alteration of the crop genome via bashing out unwanted genes or permitting genes to advance novel occupation. Genome sequencing of many plants and advancement in genome editing methodologies has unlocked prospects to breed advantageous traits. Innovations in genome editing machineries for instance have created it feasible for biotechnologists to mark a specific gene of consideration more proficiently. The first-generation CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing entails modest conniving and cloning approaches, which can be accessible and applicable for various guide RNAs to edit various positions in the genome of targeted organism. It is more willingly recognized in the marketplace economically. The tradition of genome editing has verified to be reimbursements and theatres an encouraging part in upcoming crop development endeavors. So, in presented review article, it is intended to emphasize the advancement and usage of genome editing procedures, in regard, the CRISPR/Cas9 for crop improvement.
Effect of Varieties and Graded Levels of Fertilizer on Quality of Niger under Rainfed Condition of Assam
Authors: Kaman Nikita , Ojah Nayanjyoti , Dutta Rinjumoni , Basumatary Anjali
Published: March 2022

During the rabi season of 2019-20, a field experiment entitled “Effect of varieties and graded levels of fertilizer on quality of niger under rainfed condition of Assam” was conducted at Instructional-cum-Research (ICR) Farm, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat to assess the effect of graded levels of NPK and varieties on quality of niger. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (Factorial) with three replications.  The treatments consisted of four varieties viz., V1: NG-1, V2: GA-10, V3: JNS-9 and V4: NB-1 and four grades of NPK viz., F1: 10-5-5 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha, F2: 20-10-10 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha, F3: 30-15-15 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha and F4: 40-20-20 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha. Experimental findings revealed that the variety GA-10 produced significantly higher oil content (38.76%) and protein content (16.65%) which was at par with JNS-9. Different variety did not bring any significant change in the iodine value and saponification value of oil. The highest oil content was recorded due to the application of 30-15-15 kg N-P2O5-K2O /ha. Significantly higher seed protein content was registered with 40-20-20 kg N-P2O5-K2O /ha which was at par with 30-15-15 kg N-P2O5-K2O /ha. However, graded levels of NPK did not influence the iodine and saponification value of oil.
Assessment of Different Substrates used for Seedling Production in Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa)
Authors: Inácio Barros Daniella , Veras Nunes Helber , Quirino Mariana Senna , Crispim Da Silva Calebe Oliveira , Silva Oliveira Regina Da , Donizete Da Silva Heloisa , De Oliveira Liomar Borges , Freitas Santos Laysa De , Martins De Abreu Tirza Dominik
Published: March 2022

Research has been conducted with the yellow passion fruit crop, with emphasis on different formulations of substrates for seedling production, with good results. The appropriate substrate should present good physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, enabling, thus, the rapid growth of the seedling, a good dry matter content in the aerial and root parts, among other characteristics. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different substrates on the viability and vigor of passion fruit seeds. Brs Giant yellow passion fruit seeds were used to this end (Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa) directly from the fruits, which were collected in a property located in the municipality of Peixe in the southern region of the state of the Tocantins in Brazil. After the installation of the experiment, the process of evaluation and data collection was initiated. The highest values of root length and aerial part of seedlings were obtained when the seeds were sown in the moss substrate of Earthworm Humus, intermediate values in substrates 50% Wood Sawdust + 50% Washed Sand and 50% Black Soil + 50% Cattle Manure. It was also observed that the highest dry mass values of the root and shoot were obtained in the Earthworm Humus, intermediate values in substrates 50% Wood Sawdust + 50% Washed Sand, and 50% Black Soil + 50% Cattle Manure. The first emergency and emergence count of seedlings, due to the different substrates once again the substrate of Earthworm Humus stood out. Intermediate results were obtained in the substrates Washed Sand and 50% Black Soil + 50% Cattle Manure. The Earthworm Humus substrate of worm provided the highest values of viability and vigor in passion fruit seeds, followed by the mixture 50% Black Soil + 50% Cattle Manure. For the experiment, five types of substrates were evaluated: Washed Sand, Black soil, Wood Sawdust + Washed Sans + Black Soil + Cattle Manure, and substrate Earthworm Humus.
Ecophysiology and Vegetative and Productive Behavior of 'Chardonnay' Vines under Protected Cultivation Systems in Serra Catarinense of Brazil
Authors: Dos Santos Keli Cristina , Steffens Cristiano André , Do Amarante Cassandro Vidal Talamini , Leonardo Fenili Cristhian , Lugaresi Adriana , Heinzen Angélica Schmitz
Published: March 2022

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of protected cultivation, with anti-hail screen or plastic cover, on phenological behavior, water potential, gas exchange, vegetative growth and vine production under protected cultivation systems in an altitude region of Santa Catarina.

Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out in São Joaquim, SC, in the 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 harvests, with the cultivar Chardonnay on Paulsen 1103 rootstock.

Methodology: The treatments consist of an uncovered environment (control) and crops protected with white screen anti-hail (4 mm x 7 mm) and clear plastic raffia cover (160 µm).

Results: The anti-hail net did not interfere in the phenological stages, photosynthesis and gas exchange of the plants and reduced the RFA, vegetative growth and production, in relation to the plastic cover, and similar development conditions to the control treatment (without cover). The plastic cover accelerated the maturation process, reduced photosynthetically active radiation (RFA), promoted vegetative growth, delayed leaf senescence and increased productivity about to plants without cover. The highest red to far red ratio was observed in an uncovered system. The light saturation point was higher in plants in the cultivation system protected with plastic cover. Plants under plastic cover showed an anticipation of fruit maturation about to the screen and without cover.