bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conductive Electric Road Localization and Related Vehicle Power Control
Authors: Karlsson Anton , Alaküla Mats
Published: January 2022

Enabling vehicles to draw energy from an electric road system (ERS) significantly reduces the need for battery capacity on board the vehicle. It is not necessary, nor realistic, to cover every meter of every stretch of road with ERS. The question then arises how and where the ERS sections should be placed. One way of doing it is to place equally long sections of ERS with a certain separating distance. Another way is to place the sections where the highest amount of traction power of the vehicles is required. This paper presents a performance evaluation of both these methods from an energy consumption and battery degradation point of view. This study assumes a conductive ERS which allows for high power transfer. Being conductive, galvanic isolation between the energy source (the ERS) and the on board traction voltage system (TVS) is needed for electric safety reasons. In addition to the two alternative methods for location of ERS segments, three different powertrains, each with a different approach to galvanic isolation and charging, are evaluated. It is discovered that the method for location of the ERS can in fact affect both energy consumption and battery degradation depending on powertrain and driving scenario.
The system of organizing and disposing of the right to intellectual property objects
Authors:   Rector of the NANO HE Institute of World Civilizations, Department of Theory and Methodology of Public Administration, FSPEI HE Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation,,  Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation, Dadalko Vasiliy Aleksandrovich , Sergeev Artyom Yurievich ,   3rd Department (Tactics), Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the system of organization and disposal of the right to intellectual property (IP). The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that the most important element of the new knowledge economy is intellectual property (IP). In business, “intellectual property” means ownership of exclusive rights, i.e. only the owner of intellectual property and, above all, the author, has the exclusive right to use it. No other person can use the intellectual property in any way without the owner’s permission. According to the international legal act - the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, "intellectual property" includes rights in relation to: literary, artistic and scientific works; performing artistic activities, recording, radio and television shows; inventions in all spheres of human activity; scientific discoveries; industrial designs; trademarks, etc. Therefore, the issues of assessment and accounting of intellectual property in modern conditions are of particular relevance and practical importance. The article discusses the theoretical and methodological foundations of IP objects; the scheme of IP objects is highlighted; the system of organizing the rights of IP objects is analyzed; the types of agreements on the disposal of IP rights are studied; the problems and trends of IP objects are considered. English version of the article is available at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/system-of-arrangement-and-disposition-of-the-right-to-intellectual-property-objects/76853.html
Communication culture: light and shadow
Authors:   undamental and Applied Research, Moscow University for the Humanities, Makarevich Eduard Fedorovich , Karpukhin Oleg Ivanovich ,   Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, Moscow University for the Humanities
Published: January 2022

The culture of mass communications, namely as culture, is capable of changing the world, changing countries, organizations, people. It is mass communications with a culture of knowledge and technology that are becoming the leaders of change, as the instruments of these changes are images that are created by sociological, semiotic, artistic methods, which change the original essence. The images are global in their essence and the building materials for them are artifacts extracted from past eras; this is the essence of the present, these are forecasts - dreams of the future. This building material is accumulated by all historical and modern knowledge, and therefore it is fundamental. If this material forms the content of mass communications, they are able to resist the radicalism of postmodernism. The authors show that today the very driving force of social change is transforming: it is becoming the information environment, which carries certain images through information technologies, which make it possible to effectively respond to the challenges of a civilization - high-tech and market one. The analysis of changes in the value system of European civilization in the information age allows the authors to demonstrate that the driving force of its development is fundamentally shifting into the sphere of changes in essences, influence on people, into the sphere of "processing people by people", which becomes total. The materials of the article may be useful in the framework of the training fields of "Journalism" and "Advertising and Public Relations"
CALCULATION OF FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PHYSICAL NONLINEARITY
Authors: Panchenko L.
Published: January 2022

The availability of information about the physical and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced concrete allows to calculate structures based on it with a proper approximation to reality. The experimental data on the elastic modulus of the first and second kind, the Poisson's ratio, the tensile and compressive strength limits for characteristic fiber lengths and the percentage of reinforcement by weight are a condition for creating an algorithm for calculating such structures. This is facilitated by the transition from a linear elastic formulation of the problem to the consideration of physical nonlinearity. In the framework of software systems based on a finite element model of a deformable body, an iterative process is acceptable, due to the convergence of the solution. The proposed method of additional loads in the finite element interpretation leaves the accumulated experience of computer-aided design. The iterative calculation procedure contains cycles with a gradual approximation of the physical modules to their true value as a result of the convergence of the solution of the problem. The convergence criterion has an energy nature. The calculation of the modules is based on the dependencies of the mechanics of a deformable solid. This gives a fundamental character to the formulation of the problem. The effect of the proposed method is demonstrated by the example of calculating a buried cylindrical tank made of glass-fiber concrete for liquid. The addition of glass fibers to concrete leads to an improvement in the resistance to cracking and a decrease in the amount of crack opening.
RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING MATERIALS WITH THE FUNCTION OF SELF-HEALING
Authors: Inozemcev S. , Do T. , Korolev E.
Published: January 2022

The results of the analysis of scientific and technical literature, reflecting the experience of research of Russian scientists in the field of self-healing of building materials are shown. They are presented in publications included in international bibliographic and abstract databases. The tendency of changes in the number of publications over 10 years indicates an exponential growth in the interest of researchers in the ability of self-healing, most of the works (more than 50%) published in the field of materials science. The total number of publications by Russian authors over ten years devoted to self-healing is 206 works, of which 49% are in the field of materials science.

An analysis of articles in publications included in international bibliographic and abstract databases published by domestic authors shows that methods of creating a material structure, which contains additional elements in the form of a reserve volume of a structure-forming substance, are proposed to implement the self-healing effect. Such elements are capsules or functional layers with a reducing agent, the destruction of which triggers the recovery (healing) process. Works are presented where the recovery effect is achieved due to the binder's own potential, which is not fully realized at the initial stage of structure formation. The authors have proposed the implementation of the self-healing effect in composites based on a hydraulic mineral binder (cement) and an organic binder (bitumen) or polymer. At the same time, in most cases, there is no mathematical description of self-healing mechanisms.
Le traité d’Ibn Akhi Hizam Al-Khuttali : un texte fondateur de l’Hippologie det hippiatrie arabo-musulmane
Authors: Hossaini-Hilali Jamal , El Kasri Abdelkrim
Published: January 2022

Durant la période médiévale, la civilisation arabo-musulmane a contribué à l’enrichissement du savoir universel. Dans le domaine de la médecine vétérinaire (al-baytara), les auteurs et érudits ont traduit à l’arabe les chefs-d’œuvre grecs, byzantins, perses et hindous, et ils ont aussi laissé de nombreux écrits originaux. A ce titre, le traité d’Ibn Akhî Hizâm al-Khuttalî (IXe siècle) est un texte fondateur de l’hippologie et hippiatrie arabo-musulmane. Il a été utilisé comme source documentaire par des auteurs postérieurs notamment Ibn al-‘Awwâm de Séville (XIIe siècle) et Abu Bekr Ibn Badr (XIVe siècle). Il a été résumé également sous forme d’abrégés pour rectifier ses quelques insuffisances (redondances, absence d’approche nosologique). Mots-Clés : Ibn Akhî Hizâm al-Khuttalî, hippologie, hippiatrie, Islam médiéval.
L’Italie et la réponse à l’urgence
Authors: Cento Antonino
Published: January 2022

L’Italie se distingue de la France et d’autres pays européens en n’ayant pas dans sa Constitution, de dispositions spécifiques à un état d’urgence ou d’exception (que l’on peut en revanche trouver dans la Constitution de la Cinquième République du 4 octobre 1958 à ses articles 16 et 36). Néanmoins, la Constitution italienne prévoit d’autres mécanismes pour faire face à l’urgence : les décrets-lois ont été utilisés pour répondre à la menace terroriste des années 1970 et 1980, puis à la criminalité mafieuse et au terrorisme international. La Cour constitutionnelle est intervenue avec beaucoup de réticence pour en sanctionner les abus. Plus récemment, une loi portant création du Service national de la protection civile a rendu possible le déclenchement d’un état d’urgence dans le cas où des catastrophes naturelles, humanitaires ou d’autres événements de grande envergure nécessitaient l’octroi de moyens et de pouvoirs extraordinaires.
La réforme du droit de la responsabilité civile : regards croisés vietnamo-français
Authors: Do Van dai , Ngo Quoc chien
Published: January 2022

In both France and Vietnam, the reform of civil liability law is part of the reform of civil law in general. In Vietnam, placed at the heart of the reform, the law on liability experienced significant changes on several points, such as the role of fault, the conditions engaging liability, causes of exemption of liability, the duty to mitigate damages, types of damages, the principle of reparation, victime behaviour ... In a comparative approach, we will compare the Vietnamese solutions of 2015 with the proposals in the draft reform of the law on civil liability made public for consultation by the Keeper of the Seals Jean-Jacques Urvoas, on Mars 13, 2017. The subjects studied will be presented in two parts dealing with the novelties linking the two responsibilities and the novelties specific to the extracontractual responsibility.
L’effet des phénomènes économiques imprévisibles dans le nouveau Code civil argentin
Authors: Salerno Marcelo Urbano , Pasqualini- Salerno Valeria
Published: January 2022

Le 1er août 2015, le Code civil et commercial argentin est entré en vigueur. Ce nouveau code a modifié le texte relatif à la théorie de l’imprévision qui datait de 1968. Le texte actuel, dont l’objet est de permettre le rétablissement de l’équilibre contractuel altéré par des événements imprévisibles, est inspiré de certains droits européens. Il est intéressant de le comparer à la disposition introduite en ce domaine dans le Code civil français à l’occasion de la réforme du droit des contrats. Cependant, l’application de cette théorie en Argentine a une connotation particulière en raison de la grande instabilité économique de ce pays qui a souvent connu des périodes d’hyperinflation. Le droit comparé est sans doute d’une grande utilité non seulement pour l’élaboration de la loi, mais aussi pour éclairer le juge dans son travail d’interprétation.
Un aperçu des lignes directrices de résolution des conflits de lois et de juridictions dans le statut de Rome de la CPI
Authors: Ojong Thomas
Published: January 2022

Initially perceived as a reserved domain of private international law, the science of the rule of conflict is making its way in international criminal law, certainly with different parameters of interpretation, thus rendering illusory all the claims of the radically private nature of this question in international law. This study is intended as a contribution to the technique of resolving conflicts between norms and jurisdictions transposed on the field of international criminal law in the light of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
L’internationalisation des Constitutions africaines : l’exemple des Constitutions d’Afrique subsaharienne francophone
Authors: Tchagna Arsène
Published: January 2022

Comment se manifeste le phénomène d’internationalisation des Constitutions des États d’Afrique subsaharienne francophone ? C’est à cette interrogation que s’intéresse la présente réflexion. Dans cette optique, et par une démarche alliant dogmatisme et empirisme, il est mobilisé une grille d’analyse tenant compte de la différenciation binaire entre la dimension formelle et la dimension matérielle du phénomène envisagé. Formellement, en vue de parer à la disparition de l’État en proie à une instabilité de l’importance d’une désintégration, le souverain, constituant étatique, se trouve limité, voire substitué par une autorité internationale. Dans cette échappée, cette dernière élabore un texte qui annexe, révise ou supplante la Constitution normalement en vigueur. Matériellement, l’on assiste à l’émergence d’un ensemble de valeurs partagées, d’un fond constitutionnel commun aux États d’Afrique subsaharienne francophone. Bien que cette tendance ne soit pas inédite, le tournant de la décennie 1990 représente un renouvellement certain, avec la prise en compte du principe international de légitimité démocratique, notamment, par les États considérés dans leurs Constitutions respectives. Toutes proportions gardées, l’on pourrait, aujourd’hui, parler de l’émergence en Afrique du principe d’ «hétéronomie constitutionnelle » , se manifestant par l’internationalisation des Constitutions des États de ce continent.
L’intelligibilité de la loi dans un contexte de diversité de styles législatifs : cas du Cameroun
Authors: Wagoue Tchokotcheu Diane Carlyne
Published: January 2022

L’écriture du droit est un moyen de rendre la règle juridique plus accessible et plus claire. L’intelligibilité des textes dépend de la manière de les écrire et surtout du style dans lequel ils sont édictés. Or, le style de la loi dépend essentiellement de la langue, propre à chaque système de droit. Dans une législation d’unicité de la langue, le droit unique est édicté dans une seule langue, celle du pays, par et pour ceux qui la pratiquent couramment. Ici, la préoccupation relative à l’intelligibilité des lois pose moins de problème. En revanche, en milieu plurilingue, à l’exemple du Cameroun, Tchad, Canada, Allemagne…, la nécessité de combiner les différentes langues officielles en présence peut constituer une réelle source d’inintelligibilité des lois pour ces citoyens qui n’ont pas toujours la maîtrise de toutes. C’est, face à ce réel risque d’inaccessibilité du droit que les pays concernés mettent en place des mécanismes visant à faciliter la compréhension de normes.
L’autonomie financière des cortes generales en Espagne
Authors: Barque François
Published: January 2022

Expressément consacrée par la Constitution du 27 décembre 1978, l’autonomie financière dont jouissent les Cortes generales est particulièrement développée, les distinguant nettement d’autres Chambres parlementaires d’Europe. Alors même qu’elles évoluent dans un État de droit, et restent des entités dépourvues de personnalité juridique, les Chambres espagnoles peuvent compter sur de très larges prérogatives financières et normatives ; elles bénéficient également de règles protectrices leur permettant de ne pas dépendre d’organes tiers, tel le Tribunal des comptes.
EXPLORING THE BEST NP RATIO FOR WHEAT IN PERSPECTIVE OF PRESENT FARMERS' BUDGET FOR FERTILIZER
Authors: Nadeem Iqbal Muhammad , Chishti Zia , Raza Nadeem , Umair Adnan , Abbas Zafar , Riaz Ahmad Hafiz , Khalid Mahreen , Hamid Samina , Mehmood Mughal Khalid , Haider Iftikhar
Published: January 2022

Farming community has a limited budget for various inputs like fertilizers for crops. Farmers usually allocate more money to nitrogen fertilizers while spending less money on phosphorus. Field experiments were carried out at farmers' fields to explore the effect of various ratios of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer while keeping the farmers' budget constant. Fertilizer experiments were conducted on wheat in Punjab Pakistan during years 2015-16 to 2017-18 at different locations in Punjab. Five different ratios (4:1, 3:1, 2:1, 1.7:1) of N and P were used with treatments of 152-37-0, 137-46-0, 117-58-0, 108-64-0, 160-114-0. Recommended dose of 160-114-60 kg ha-1 of N-P2O5-K2O was also applied for additional information. At maturity, crop was harvested and data of wheat grain for each site were recorded. During the year 2015-16, 12 sites produced higher wheat yield with NP ratio of 1.7:1 (T4) out of 14 field sites. Similarly in 2016-17, out of 19, 18 experimental sites produced higher grain yield with T4 as economically best fertilizer combination. Similar results were obtained during 2017-18 with T4 and out of 17, 15 experimental sites produced comparatively higher grain yield. Recommended dose @ 160-114-60 kg ha-1 produced highest grain yield. However, among farmer budget treatments, T4-a combination of nitrogen@108 kg ha-1 and phosphorus@64 kg ha-1 gave higher wheat production. It is concluded that farmers can increase the yield of wheat just by balancing the fertilizer and increasing the phosphorus use in place of nitrogen.

Keywords: nitrogen, phosphorus, budget, wheat, grain.
Repellent potential of medicinal oils against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) under laboratory conditions
Authors: ul-Zahra Khaskheli Tanzeela- , Bashir Rajput Lubna , Hussain Dhiloo Khalid , Zahra Khaskheli Nafeesa , Ahmed Gilal Arfan , Ahmed Memon Shafique , Ul Ain Bhatti Qurat
Published: January 2022

Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine repellency of five local medicinal oils i.e., neem Azadirachta indica A. Juss., castor Ricinus communis L., rapeseed Brassica napus L., lettuce Lactuca sativa L. and chamomile Anthemis cotula L. against Tribolium castaneum Herbst, each applied at 0.1, 0.5- and 1.0-ml doses. A glass cylinder divided into A, B and C sections with one end close was used. Fifty grams of wheat flour was placed at A and C ends. Twenty freshly emerged T. castaneum was released at the center of cylinder (B). The data was recorded after one-, two- and three-days to count number of T. castaneum at A and C for calculating percentage repellency. All the oils showed repellent potential against T. castaneum as their repellency increased with dose and time exposure. After three days, 100% repellency of T. castaneum was recorded in 0.5- and 1.0-ml doses of neem oil, followed by 6.67+-3.33% repellency at 0.1 ml neem oil. After three days, the maximum repellency of T. castaneum in rapeseed, castor, chamomile, and lettuce was 86.67+-7.26, 76.67+-6.01, 76.67+-4.41, and 75.00+-7.64%, respectively, all recorded at 1.0 ml dose. Overall, neem oil exhibited significantly more repellency of T. castaneum, whereas castor, lettuce, rapeseed and chamomile were found non-significant with each other. Among doses, although highest repellency was recorded at 1.0 ml dose, but not significantly different from 0.5 ml dose of the individual oil. Therefore, 0.5 ml should be applied per 50 grams of wheat flour to get effective repellency of T. castaneum.

Keywords: Beetle, Flour, Medicinal oils, Repellency
Invitro antimicrobial efficiency of Lawsonia inermis L (Henna) extracts against Multidrug Resistant Microorganisms
Authors: Javaid Shehla , Jamil Amer , Awais Hina , Muhammad Rehman Hafiz , Shahid Samiah , Khan Saira
Published: January 2022

Antibiotics are becoming less effective as drug resistance spreads throughout the world, making it ever more difficult to treat the disease. The effect of biotic stress on antimicrobial activity of Lawsonia inermis L. (Henna) was studied as an alternate to antimicrobial agents against multidrug resistant microorganisms. The study was carried out in Molecular Biochemistry Lab, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. The plant seedlings were given biotic stress with Fusarium solani. The induced extracts were harvested at different time intervals and the antimicrobial activity was investigated by disc diffusion method. The induced plant extracts revealed highest susceptibility against S. aureus (30+-0.02) and Pasteurella multocida (30+-0.01) at 12 hpi. The least activity was shown against all the strains at 0 hpi. The highest antifungal activity was found against Ganoderma lucidum (55+-0.05) at 24 hpi. The results demonstrated a significant difference in the antimicrobial activities of all the strains with and without fungal stress (P<0.05). The fungal induced extracts of Lawsonia inermis L (Henna) with enhanced antimicrobial activity may have the potential of being alternative and cost- effective agents against antimicrobial resistance.

Keywords: Antimicrobial; In-vitro; Lawsonia inermis; Drug resistance; Antibiotics.
Analisis Pengaruh Mobilitas Penduduk terhadap Kasus Covid-19 Selama Masa Pandemi di Indonesia Menggunakan Regresi Linier Berganda
Authors: Dwi Suci Riyani Dining , Nur Atala Singgih Malecita , Wahidah Zumrotul , Widodo Edy
Published: January 2022

Mobility of population is closely related and is thought to have an effect on the number of COVID-19 cases. From time to time, the movement of people's mobility is mapped geographically in various categories, namely retail and recreation, grocery stores and pharmacies, parks, public transportation centers, workplaces, and residential areas. Population mobility is very closely related and is thought to have an effect on the number of Covid-19 cases, population movements greatly affect the social interaction of the population itself, the more activities residents carry out, the more interactions are created and can cause the spread of the virus chain to increase. Therefore, population mobility can be used as a means for the government to take more efficient policies in solving the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research uses the Multiple Regression method which aims to find out what categories of factors affect Covid-19 cases in Indonesia during the pandemic. The results found that the mobility category of residential areas, parks, and public transportation had a significant effect on Covid-19 cases in Indonesia during the pandemic.
Pembuatan Briket Dari Tempurung Kelapa (Cocos Nucivera) Dan Tepung Terigu
Authors: Kusmartono Bambang , Situmorang Alifani , Yuniwati Murni
Published: January 2022

Kekayaan alam berupa pohon kelapa yang tumbuh subur di Indonesia menajadi sesuatu yang terus menerus dikaji dan dikembangkan pemanfaatannya. Dari bagian  akar, batang, daun,  buah dan bunganya, dimanfaatkan dalam kehidupan manusia, namun masih terus dikaji untuk optimalisasi pemanfaatannya. Misalnya tempurung kelapa yang kadang dibiarkan menjadi sampah yang hanya dibakar, dapat dioptimalkan pemanfaatannya menjadi arang yang dibentuk menjadi briket. Hingga saat ini briket arang digunakan oleh masyarakat untuk keperluan rumah tangga, usaha maupun industri. Dibandingkan dengan bahan arang, briket lebih praktis dan lebih bersih sehingga lebih masyarakat lebih tertarik untuk menggunakannya. Dalam penelitian ini dipelajari pembuatan briket arang tempurung kelapa dengan tepung terigu sebagai perekatnya. Ukuran partikel arang serta konsentrasi perekat sangat mempengaruhi kualitas  briket yang dihasilkan. Penelitian ini akan mempelajari  pengaruh ukuran partikel arang dan konsentrasi perekat terhadap  sifat fisis dan laju pembakarannya. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menghaluskan arang dan mengayaknya untuk memperoleh serbuk arang dengan berbagai ukuran. Serbuk arang dicampur dengan perekat dengan berbagai konsentrasi,  kemudian dicetak, dan dioven. Dengan menggunakan perbandingan berat  arang dan volume perekat 1:1 diperoleh hasil yang cukup baik pada penggunaan ukuran partikel arang 40 mesh dan konsentrasi perekat 3%. Dengan kondisi tersebut diperoleh briket dengan kadar air 1,71%, kadar abu 1,5 % dan laju pembakaran 0,054 gram/menit.
The Assessment of Hatch Window, Hatchability and Quality of Broiler Chicks Obtained from Different Breeder Strains in a Commercial Hatchery
Authors: SÖZCÜ Arda , GÜNDÜZ Merve , YILMAZ Özgün , ERBAY Engin , CENGİZ Turgay , ÖZKAN Bircan , İPEK Aydın
Published: January 2022

The objective of this study was to assess the hatch window, hatchability and quality of broilers` chick obtained from different breeder strains in a commercial hatchery. A total of 57 600 hatching eggs (28 800 hatching eggs per strain) were collected from commercial flocks of Cobb 500 and Ross 308 broiler breeder parent stocks at 60-61 weeks of age. Each strain was randomly coded as A strain and B strain. The mean value of eggshell temperature was found to be higher in eggs obtained from Strain A (101.05 ⁰F) than the other eggs of Strain B (100.98 ⁰F, P
A Study on Visionary Aspects and Causes of Potential Entrepreneurs
Authors: Abdul Rahuman M
Published: January 2022

The study aims to examine the causes that a person - unemployed or even employed to become a prospect entrepreneur and various inspiring or forcing factors that encourage him/her to create a new business enterprise and also to find out their creative aspect towards which he/she needs to apply in his/her new business enterprise. A fully prepared questionnaire was framed and circulated to the persons who have thought of opening a new business enterprise in their future. The sample used for this study is 75. The investigator measured three significant factors that stimulate persons to start a new business enterprise viz., Ambition Related Factors (ARF); Compelling Factors (CF), and Facilitating Factors (FF). Out of the three factors, the study exposed that ARF is the major influencing factor for the persons to start a new business even though the second two also have some power over them. They have their business enterprise as their objective to come accurate in future for which they are attractive all possible events to carry out their vision. Also, it is established that creating a responsive environment that is followed by fair treatment of their employees are the most significant aspects that they may pursue in their new business enterprise.
Determining Factors of Private Investment Performance: Scientific Focus in Sodo City, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Moges Frew , Marisennayya Senapathy , Amde Mesfin , Motta Moges
Published: January 2022

To make private investment more attractive, most African countries have liberalised the market and attempted to create enabling environment in recent decades. Like many African countries, Ethiopia took steps towards liberalising the market and the macroeconomic regime and introducing measures to improve the investment regulatory framework. This study analyses the determinants of private investment performance in Wolaita Sodo city. Data for the study were collected from 165 investors from different categories. Data was collected using primary and secondary sources; a Multi-stage sampling technique was used to meet with the study points. To attain the study’s stated objectives, different data analysis methods, i.e. descriptive analysis and econometric analysis, were used to identify the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. Descriptive analysis percentages, graphs, charts, and tables were presented, affecting private investment. In logistic regression analysis, the variables positively related to the probability of investment are investment incentive, marital status, land, investment experience, labour, and credit facility. On the other hand, the variables negatively correlate with the probability of investment interest on the loan, age, sex, education, and inflation. From 11 explanatory variables, 5 of the variables: investment incentive, credit facility, interest on the loan, sex, and inflation have a significant effect on the private investment at the significance level at 1 per cent, 5 per cent, and 10 per cent.
The Impact of McGregor’s Theory X/Y on the Level of Job Satisfaction of Teachers and Principals
Authors: Wangdi Tandin , Tobgay Sonam
Published: January 2022

The school performances and staff wellbeing are centered on the efficacy of a principal. The various leadership styles and managerial mindsets of the members of an organization has impacted the overall outcome. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to investigate the impact of McGregor’s theory X/Y mindset on the level of job satisfaction of the school teachers (n=140), vice principal (n=5) and principal (n=5) in Bhutanese schools. The results indicated that the participants were mostly theory Y oriented and it was positively related to job satisfaction. In addition, the experiences and level of education has insignificant impact on the theory X/Y mindset which calls for deliberated leaderships programs and extensive appraisals to change the managerial beliefs of the individuals.
The Service Marketing Mix of HDFC Bank
Authors: Borthakur Mrigakshi
Published: January 2022

Marketing mix simply means placing of the right product or a bundle of products or services at the right place at a reasonable price. For any company to run its business smoothly, it must know every aspect of the line of business it is in and how to use its marketing mix properly to attract customers. The industry made up of companies which earn income from providing services to its customers is called service industry. The major players of the service industry are banking, tourism, transportation, warehousing, distribution, hotels, restaurants, food delivery, etc. This paper would discuss on the ‘marketing mix’ of HDFC bank which happens to be a major player in the banking industry of India.
Exploring Literature on Alternative Media about African Narratives
Authors: Ong’ong’a Oloo Daniel
Published: January 2022

While studies on African narratives have concentrated on studying mainstream media, there is still little study on studying these narratives about Africans on alternative media. This study used a systematic literature review to establish the interplay between alternative media and African narratives by exploring journal articles published between 2006 -2021 and using 15 published articles as a unit of analysis for this study. The findings from the study indicate that social media plays a crucial role as a platform for alternative media where audiences can engage with one another without fear of victimization through using the comment and reply sections on social media platforms. The results further point towards critical media theory and ubuntu as important theories in studying alternative media and African narratives. Scholars have focused majorly to study social media usage in political activities by youths in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa as alternative media. Therefore, this study furthers the literature on alternative media and African narratives.
Parametric Study and Optimization for Welding Processes Using Machine Learning
Authors: Chaturvedi M. , Arungalai Vendan S.
Published: January 2022

Optimization facilitates in attainment of maximum strength, efficiency, reliability, productivity and longevity. In this work, data from three material joining processes - Ultrasonic welding of polymers, arc welding as Metal Inert Gas and Tungsten Inert Gas are analysed for establishing quantitative relationship between the process parameters and for prediction of weld features using Multivariate Linear Regression algorithm. The various dependency coefficients and characteristics generated with the ML algorithms are in agreement with the inherent dependency as obtained from experimental data and simulation results. This investigation is a preliminary attempt with a limited set of data to manifest the suitability of machine learning techniques; nevertheless, the results are far from conclusive owing to small data set and hence may be extended to precisely model joining processes with higher number of process parameters, degree of freedom and responses.
Numerical Model Developed for Thermo-Mecahnical Analysis in AlCrFeMnNiHf0.05–Armox 500 Steel Welded Joint
Authors: Birsan D. C. , Simion G. , Voiculescu I. , Scutelnicu E.
Published: January 2022

High entropy alloys are a new category of materials that contain at least four main chemical elements. One of the main advantages over the traditional alloys is the ability to maintain their properties at low or high temperatures. Researchers have investigated the possibility of welding these alloys so that they can be used in industrial applications. Good results have been obtained by welding butt joints of thin sheets, without the use of filler materials. In this paper it is investigated the possibility of welding overlap joints, with applications in the military field, of medium-thickness plates of AlCrFeMnNiHf0.05 high entropy alloy on an Armox 500 steel support plate, using filler materials available on the market. The research focuses on the numerical simulation of three welding processes commonly used in on-site repair operations, namely manual metal arc, metal inert gas, and tungsten inert gas.
Optimization of the Cooling of a Thermoplastic Injection Mold
Authors: Chaabene A. , Chatti S. , Ben Slama M.
Published: January 2022

In injection molding processes for thermoplastic parts, the polymer solidification phase in the molding cavity has a strong influence on the quality of the shaped parts and also on the process cycle time. Reducing cycle time is one of the major concerns for plastic injection industries. As cooling phase presents the most critical phase to get quality and cycle time of the part, the application of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies has been overcoming the limitations of traditional cooling system design. AM enables the construction of conformal cooling channels for higher cooling uniformity due to its almost unlimited freedom of design that can fulfil the desired functions in injection molding process equipment. The analysis of the heat transfer during the phase of cooling allows the investigation of the optimal positioning of the cold sources and their intensities. In this paper, a systematic approach is used to replace conventional channels in an injection molding tool with conformal cooling channels. A simulation is used to develop a numerical model that describes the heat transfer and predicts the cycle time of both the optimal and conventional designs. Finally, a numerical comparison is made between traditional and conformal cooling to demonstrate the beneficial effect on reducing the manufacturing cycle and enhancing part quality.
TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF COARSE RAPESEED OIL TESTED ON FOUR BALL TESTER
Authors: IONESCU Traian Florian , GUGLEA Dionis , GEORGESCU Constantin , ALEXANDRU Petrica , DELEANU Lorena
Published: January 2022

This paper presents the influence of load and sliding velocity on several tribological parameters like friction coefficient and wear rate of the wear scar diameter of the balls used in a four-ball test, when using rapeseed oil as lubricants. The test parameters for were: loading force - 100 N, 200 N and 300 N (± 5%), sliding speed of 0.38 m/s, 0.53 m/s and 0.69 m/s, corresponding to the spindle speeds of the four-ball machine 1000 rpm, 1400 rpm and 1800 rpm (± 6 rpm), respectively, test time - 60 minutes (± 1%). The test balls are lime polished, made of chrome alloyed steel balls (EN31), having 12.7±0.0005 mm in diameter, with 805 N/mm2 hardness VHN, as delivered by SKF. The sample oil volume required for a test was 8 ml ± 1 ml. A general view of the results on friction coefficient reveals that this vegetal oil could be used in application with mild regime as concerning the load and speed.
THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT OUTWARD AND INWARD PROTRUSION POSITIONS ON THE NACA 1410 AIRFOIL SECTION AT VARIOUS ANGLES OF ATTACK
Authors: BALAȘA Raluca , ANDREI Constantin Cristian , ANDREI Alexandru Gabriel , SEMENESCU Augustin
Published: January 2022

The current work aims to increase the NACA 1410 airfoil's aerodynamic efficiency by altering its surface qualities for various angles of attack. The NACA 1410 airfoil's lower surface has semicircular outward and inward protrusions for a more advantageous profile. The lift and drag coefficients were calculated using CFD, at various attack angles, from -2º to 18º. An ANSYS Fluent Workbench model of the NACA 1410 airfoil was used to investigate flow characteristics at 3 x 105 Reynolds numbers. The semicircular protrusions caused turbulence, reducing pressure drag and increasing lift, delaying flow separation. The NACA1410 profile has protrusions facing outward, increasing the pitch moment coefficient. The inward protrusion was found to be more advantageous in the study of the effects of surface alterations on airfoils at various angles of attack.
Films berbères et identités
Authors: Devaux Yahi Frédérique
Published: January 2022

Que signifie identité pour un Berbère ? Les premiers films berbères faits par des Berbères en Algérie et au Maroc ont été réalisés dans les années 90. A travers les plus importants d’entre eux – ceux de Meddour, Bougermouh, Hadjadj, Haddad ou Mernic - nous essayons d’analyser la manière dont ces auteurs revendiquent leur identité.
De Marivaux à Scribe : les illusions de l’identité
Authors: Bénac-Giroux Karine
Published: January 2022

Du Jeu de l’amour et du hasard de Marivaux (1730) au Valet de son rival de Scribe (1816), quelles évolutions connaît la représentation de l’identité ? Si les deux intrigues s’avèrent déceptives pour les personnages, marqués par un déterminisme social et psychologique certain, l’émergence d’un sujet pluriel, déjà latente chez Marivaux, trouve chez Scribe à se manifester dans le recours à la métathéâtralité du faux valet mais vrai rival, dont le jeu avec la fiction révèle un espace de mouvance identitaire qui préserve quelque peu la légèreté d’une comédie marquée par ailleurs d’un cynisme éclatant et de codifications sociales et genrées très figées.
Robustness of organic physically unclonable function with buskeeper circuit for flexible security devices
Authors: Kuribara Kazunori , Watanabe Yuichi , Takei Atsushi , Uemura Sei , Yoshida Manabu
Published: January 2022

Flexible devices have been studied to realize IoT or novel wearable devices. The data that flexible devices deal with can include personal information when application areas further expand. A security system for flexible devices becomes more important in this case. In this study, we investigate the thermal stability of an organic flexible security system. The security system utilizes fabrication variation of a chip, and it is called a physically unclonable function (PUF). As a result, the bit error rate of the organic PUF is 1.8% and the index of ID uniqueness (i.e., randomness) has an almost theoretical value of 0.48. The generated ID remains even after annealing at 100 °C for 97 h by using CYTOP encapsulation. X-ray diffraction measurement implies that degradation of PUF characteristics partially derives from structure changes of the organic n-type semiconductor thin film after annealing.
Fabrication of β-Ga2O3/Si heterointerface and characterization of interfacial structures for high-power device applications
Authors: Liang Jianbo , Takatsuki Daiki , Higashiwaki Masataka , Shimizu Yasuo , Ohno Yutaka , Nagai Yasuyoshi , Shigekawa Naoteru
Published: January 2022

In this work, we fabricated Ga2O3(001)/Si(100) and Ga2O3(010)/Si(100) heterointerfaces by surface activated bonding at room temperature and investigated the effect of Si thickness on the thermal stability of the heterointerfaces by heating the bonding samples at different temperatures. The heterointerface with a thin Si exhibited a good thermal stability at 1000 °C. A 4 nm thick intermediate layer with a uniform thickness was formed at the as-bonded Ga2O3(001)/Si(100) heterointerface, but for the as-bonded Ga2O3(010)/Si(100) heterointerface, an intermediate layer with a non-uniform thickness was formed. The thickness of both intermediate layers ranged from 3.6 to 5.4 nm and decreased after annealing at 500 °C, followed by an increase after annealing at 1000 °C. The component of the intermediate layer includes Ga, O, and Si atoms.
Visualization of local strain in 4H-SiC trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor using synchrotron nanobeam X-ray diffraction
Authors: Takeuchi Wakana , Kagoshima Eiji , Sumitani Kazushi , Imai Yasuhiko , Shibayama Shigehisa , Sakashita Mitsuo , Kimura Shigeru , Tomita Hidemoto , Nishiwaki Tsuyoshi , Fujiwara Hirokazu , Nakatsuka Osamu
Published: January 2022

We investigated the local strain in a silicon carbide (4H-SiC) (0001) trench metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) using synchrotron nanobeam X-ray diffraction (nano-XRD) at the SPring-8 BL13XU beamline. Using X-rays incident on the 4H-SiC trench cross section, diffraction measurements were performed on the

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Plasmon-induced transparency in borophene waveguide with strong absorption inhibition at critical-coupled state
Authors: Ma Rui , Zhang Lian-gang , Liu Gui-dong , Wang Ling-ling , Lin Qi
Published: January 2022

We propose a critical-coupled plasmon-induced transparency borophene waveguide system in a communication band with strong absorption inhibition. Intrinsic loss of this scheme is strongly suppressed by coupling between critical-coupled bright mode and dark mode, and then the purpose of reducing absorption can be achieved. Based on numerical calculation by finite-difference time-domain simulations and theoretical analysis via coupled mode theory, the transmission characteristics of this system are investigated. It turns out that this approach effectively minimizes excess absorption losses and maximizes the amount of transmitted energy. Our results may provide an alternative way to design lab-on-a-chip borophene devices.
LITERATUR REVIEW : EFEKTIVITAS BUAH MENGKUDU (Morinda Citrifolia L.) TERHADAP PENURUNAN HIPERTENSI
Authors: Miskiyah Roikatul , Realita Friska
Published: January 2022

ABSTRAKLatar Belakang : Hipertensi adalah The Silent Disease sehingga seseorang tidak akan mengetahui jika dirinya menderita hipertensi atau tekanan darah tinggi. Meningkatnya tekanan darah sistolik lebih besar dari 120 mmHg dan diastolik lebih besar dari 80 mmHg pada dua kali pengukuran dengan selang waktu 5 menit dalam keadaan cukup istirahat disebut dengan Hipertensi, Hal tersebut timbul karena adanya banyak faktor interaksi resiko yang dimiliki seseorang. Tujuan : Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas buah mengkudu dalam menurunkan hipertensi. Metode : Pencarian artikel nasional ini dilakukan dengan basis data seperti google scohlar. Dengan kata kunci: “hipertensi”.”ekstrak buah mengkudu”. Dan penulis menemukan 7 artikel yang relevan 2014-2018. masing-masing mewakili efektivitas buah mengkudu terhadap penurunan hipertensi terhadap semua sampel.  Hasil  : Tujuh artikel yang di dapat, Menunjukkan hasil uji statistik  p Value 0,015 (p<0,05). berarti ada pengaruh antara tekanan darah siastolik maupun diastolik penderita hipertensi sebelum dan sesudah diberikan air perasan buah mengkudu. Kesimpulan : tekanan darah pada kelompok perlakuan sesudah intervensi buah mengkudu mengalami penurunan tekanan darah dibandingkan dengan kelompok control, efektivitas buah mengkudu ialah salah satu pengobatan non farmakologis.Kata kunci: Hipertensi, Ekstrak Buah MengkuduTHE EFFECTIVENESS OF NONI FRUIT (MORINDA CITRIFOLIA L.)    TO REDUCE HYPERTENSIONABSTRACTBackground : Hypertension is The Silent Disease so that a person will not know if he has hypertension or high blood pressure. Increased systolic blood pressure greater than 120 mmHg and diastolic greater than 80 mmHg in two measurements with an interval of 5 minutes in a state of sufficient rest is called Hypertension. This arises because there are many risk interaction factors that a person has. Objective : This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of noni fruit in reducing hypertension. Methods : This national article search was carried out using databases such as Google Scohlar. With keywords: "hypertension", "noni fruit extract". And the author found 7 relevant articles 2014-2018. each represents the effectiveness of noni fruit in reducing hypertension in all samples. Results : Seven articles were obtained, showing the results of the statistical test p Value of 0.015 (p <0.05). This means that there is an influence between systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension before and after being given noni juice. Conclusion : blood pressure in the treatment group after the noni fruit intervention decreased blood pressure compared to the control group, the effectiveness of noni fruit is one of the non-pharmacological treatments.Keywords: Hypertension, Mengkudu Fruit Extract.