bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Design Overkill Versus Ergonomic Considerations - Men's Jeans Trousers
Authors: José Alves Lima Marcos , Carlos Paschoarelli Luis
Published: May 2022

Ergonomic design is a methodology that deals with understanding and predicting issues related to the interaction between human and many interfaces, culminating in the application of ergonomic and usability criteria in design. Among the many interfaces which humans face on a daily basis, which include a pen, the steering wheel of a car, the workplace in a company and information boards, are clothes, especially clothes in their relationship with fashion and the human body. In order to ensure the continuity of the fashion cycle, fashion design proposes alterations to the pieces of clothing, to give them a novelty appearance and operate at the symbolic level of the product. However, some alterations are made without considering ergonomic criteria of usability and functionality. This study aimed to evaluate, via direct approach to male jeans users, their perception regarding discomfort in relation to the design elements used for adding aesthetic distinction to products. A protocol were applied to 10 (ten) users, in order to assess their perception (Likert scale) of five (5) different products, of which one stood out significantly in several aspects of the evaluation. The products of the fashion category "over" had higher rates of general discomfort of the product.
COVID-19 Sürecinde Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Doğaya Karşı Bakış Açılarının İncelenmesi
Authors: POLAT Özgül , DEMİRCİ Fatma Gülçin
Published: May 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışma, COVID-19 küresel salgını nedeniyle açık alanlara ve doğaya erişimleri azalan okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının doğaya karşı bakış açılarının ortaya konması ve doğa temelli eğitim etkinliklerine katılan çocukların gözlemlerinin aktarılması amacı taşımaktadır. Yöntem ve Araçlar: Bu araştırma bir durum çalışmasıdır. Araştırmada durum çalışmasına ilişkin ayrıntılı veri toplayabilmek için yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği ve katılımcı gözlem kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada İstanbul ilinde yer alan özel bir anaokuluna devam eden 20 çocukla görüşme yapılmıştır. Görüşme sonrası doğa temelli eğitim etkinliklerine katılan çocuklar, programa alındıklarında 6 hafta katılımcı gözlem tekniği ile gözlemlenmişlerdir. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme sorularının derlenmesi ile betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar: Çocuklar doğayı daha çok hayvanlar ve bitkiler üzerinden tanımlamaya çalışmışlardır. Bazı çocukların yaşadıkları bölgedeki yeşil alanlara erişimlerinin sınırlı olması ve yapılandırılmamış ortamlara erişimlerinin az olması dikkat çekicidir. Doğa ile ilgili sevmediği bir şey konusunda çocukların, hayvanlar kategorisinde biyofobik cevaplar verdikleri görülmüştür. Çocukların dışarı çıkma faaliyetleri ve doğa ile ilişkili faaliyetlerinin farklılaştığı görülmektedir. Gözlemler sonucunda küçük çocukların doğa temelli eğitim deneyimlerinin doğaya karşı bakış açılarını geliştirebileceği söylenebilir.
Analisis Manajemen Pelaksanaan Sekolah Minggu Buddha
Authors: Darma Widia
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this research is to describe in depth the process of implementing the management of the Sekar Teratai Buddhist Sunday School (SMB). This research will use a qualitative research approach. The data collection techniques of this research will use observation, interview and documentation study techniques. The research procedure used in this study consisted of several research steps with the Robert case study method. The results of this study are 1) SMB does not have a good management plan, 2) the teaching and learning process has not been planned and structured in a measured and systematic manner, 3) the utilization of facilities and infrastructure has not been maximally carried out 4) Loyalty of administrators, teachers and parents is high. Keywords: Management, Non-Formal Education, Buddhist Sunday School.
In vitro micropropagation of apple (Malus domestica) through Axillary buds and shoot apices culture
Authors:   School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Haramaya University, Ethiopia, Dibbisa Itana Duguma , Yusuf Habib Zakaria ,   School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Published: May 2022

The objective of the study was in vitro micro-propagation through axillary buds and shoots peaks culture of each root stock with randomized design in the three replications. For callus inductions lateral apples have been cultured on MS medium contained 30 g/L sucrose, 7 g-L agar, vitamins and supplemented with 1, 2, 3 and 4 mg-L of NAA mixed with 2.0 mg-L of Kn were examined. In shoot multiplication, MS media fortified with 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 0.2 of mg-L of BAP and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 0.2 of mg-L of Kn and mixtures of 0.5 mg-L BAP with 0.5 mg-L of Kn and 2 mg-L BAP with 0.5 mg-L of Kn have been examined. The data shows that treatments with 0.5mg-L has shoots growths were decreased compared to other treatments. In root induction, two groups of media MS 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 1.0 mg-L of AIB, and 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 mg-L of NAA were used for evaluations and higher roots length were recorded at 0.25 mg-L of IBA. In conclusion, it is recommended to use in vitro propagation protocols for fruit multiplication in nursery to farmers to produce a large amount of seedling within a short period of time
Chapter 13: African Presence in the Amazon: A Glance
Authors: Rosero-Peña Martha Cecilia
Published: May 2022

This chapter provides evidence on the importance of African descendants in the construction of the Amazon and other tropical areas in the Americas, and highlights their importance for long-lasting sustainable development strategies in the region. It looks at both the cultural exchange and socio-historic perspectives, emphasizing land settlement patterns, natural resource use, and management practices. It focuses mostly on Brazil, Suriname, and Colombia, and emphasizes the importance of eliminating the invisibility of African descendant peoples in academic research and policy.
Chapter 15: Complex, diverse, and changing agribusiness and livelihood systems in the Amazon
Authors: de Assis Costa Francisco , Schmink Marianne , Hecht Susanna , Assad Eduardo D , Humphreys Bebbington Denise , Brondizio Eduardo S , Fearnside Philip , Garrett Rachael , Heilpern Sebastian , McGrath David , Oliveira Gustavo , Pereira Henrique
Published: May 2022

This chapter focuses on recent changes in the structure of systems of production in the Amazon, exploring their implications for the region’s environment and society. It also highlights local responses to these challenges, and opportunities for more sustainable production systems. An in-depth quantitative case study on the Brazilian Amazon is presented.
Chapter 4: Amazonian ecosystems and their ecological functions
Authors: Moraes R. Mónica , Correa Sandra Bibiana , Rodrigues da Costa Doria Carolina , Duponchelle Fabrice , Miranda Guido , Montoya Mariana , Phillips Oliver L , Salinas Norma , Silman Miles , Ulloa Ulloa Carmen , Zapata-Ríos Galo , Arieira Julia , ter Steege Hans
Published: May 2022

This chapter describes the diversity of plants and ecosystems in the lowland Amazon and discusses how complex regional gradients in climate and soil conditions drive regional variability in species composition, vegetation dynamics, carbon stocks, and productivity. The Amazon river network and its role in connecting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through organisms and nutrient exchanges is also emphasized.
Chapter 16: The state of conservation policies, protected areas, and Indigenous territories, from the past to the present
Authors: Josse Carmen , de Melo Futada Silvia , von Hildebrand Martin , Moreno de los Ríos María , Oliveira-Miranda Maria A , de Moraes Tenório Edel N , Tuesta Ermeto
Published: May 2022

Two management classifications are the cornerstone of Amazonian conservation: protected areas and Indigenous territories. This chapter focuses on the historical processes, starting in the 1960s, that led to their creation, as well as the contemporary challenges they face and their importance for conservation.
Chapter 26: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Amazon
Authors: Painter Lilian , Alencar Ane , Bennett Aoife , Bynoe Paulette , Guio Camilo , Murmis María R , Paez Belen , Robison Daniel , von Hildebrand Martin , Ochoa-Herrera Valeria , Leite Lucas Isabella
Published: May 2022

This chapter discusses the importance and limitations of the five SDG dimensions (People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership) in the Amazonian context. It also discusses the performance and trends of Amazonian countries in achieving the SDGs.
Chapter 32: Milestones and challenges in the construction and expansion of participatory intercultural education in the Amazon
Authors: Frieri Sandra , Bortolotto Fernanda , Amparo Rivera Gloria , Baniwa André Fernando , Herrera Bernardo , van der Hammen Maria Clara , Moutinho Paulo
Published: May 2022

This chapter aims to give visibility to participatory intercultural education experiences across the Amazon region. It starts with an examination of the issues with the general educational system, and then presents case studies which offer different paths forward. These case studies reflect not only the importance of participatory education for IPLCs, but also how knowledge is itself a form of communication and political influence that helps IPLCs guarantee their rights.
Chapter 24: Resilience of the Amazon forest to global changes: Assessing the risk of tipping points
Authors: Hirota Marina , Flores Bernardo M , Betts Richard , Borma Laura S , Esquivel-Muelbert Adriane , Jakovac Catarina , Lapola David M , Montoya Encarni , Oliveira Rafael S , Sakschewski Boris
Published: May 2022

This chapter reviews and discusses existing evidence of ongoing changes in the Amazon forest system that may lead to resilience loss and the potential to cross tipping points in which the ecosystem may shift either gradually or abruptly to a persistent, environmentally degraded configuration.
Chapter 6: Biogeochemical Cycles in the Amazon
Authors: Malhi Yadvinder , Melack John , Gatti Luciana V , Ometto Jean P , Kesselmeier Jürgen , Wolff Stefan , Aragão Luiz E O , Costa Marcos H , Saleska Scott R , Pangala Sunitha , Basso Luana S , Rizzo Luciana , de Araújo Alessandro C , Restrepo-Coupe Natalia , Silva Junior Celso H L
Published: May 2022

This chapter summarizes the cycles of three key biogeochemical elements, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, with a focus on carbon, spanning both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in Amazon. The chapter also examines the emissions of two key trace gases which make substantial contributions to radiative warming, methane and dinitrogen oxide, and summarizes trace gas and aerosol emissions from the Amazon and their impact on atmospheric pollution, cloud properties, and water cycling.
Chapter 12: Languages of the Amazon: Dimensions of diversity
Authors: van der Voort Hein , Rodriguez Alzza Ana Carolina , Dillon Swanson Tod , Crevels Mily
Published: May 2022

This chapter covers the extraordinary Indigenous linguistic diversity of the Amazon region, including its different dimensions: the existence of a relatively large number of languages in the region; how these languages are related to each other, representing an impressive genealogical diversity; geographical distribution over different Amazonian subregions; the effects of language contact that have resulted in several linguistic areas; different levels of endangerment and the social circumstances that contribute to it; and, finally, what is lost when languages disappear.
Employee Engagement in the Home-Work Lifeworld
Authors: Eniola Olawunmi E.
Published: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rapid implementation of the work-from-home model. The struggles imposed by COVID-19 and the challenges of the work-from-home pose consequences for being either fully present and complete or fragmented when occupying an organizational role. This article summarizes existing knowledge on employee engagement under the work-from-home design. In addition, it provides new insights and coherent explanations on the development of engagement when employees are working from home. This article offers a conceptual framework regarding employee engagement and the work-from-home format, i.e., the home-work lifeworld matrix. The home-work lifeworld matrix describes and explains the processes or sequence of events while employees work from home. The home-work lifeworld matrix provides a basis for understanding the underlying constructs of engagement; body, time, space, and relations and their interconnectedness when employees work from home. The article proposes assessing engagement holistically by considering different facets of the body, time, space, and relations and specifies the implications for managing employees in home-based work.
La traducció d’unitats fraseològiques de La plaça del Diamant: trasllat a l’espanyol, l’italià, l’alemany i el rus
Authors: Guzman Josep R.
Published: May 2022

El treball analitza les traduccions d’una sèrie d’unitats fraseològiques (UF) (a bots i barrals, fer els gegants, com un gall de panses, com el rosari de l’aurora, pentinar el gat, engegar el barret al foc, saber de quin mal s’ha de morir, el més calent a l’aigüera i quedar(-se) per (a) vestir sants) pertanyents a La plaça del Diamant, traslladades a l’espanyol, a l’italià, a l’alemany i al rus. Amb aquest objectiu, en primer lloc es revisa el concepte d’UF i la seua taxonomia. En segon lloc, s’ha dissenyat un quadre de flux que recull les diverses possibilitats d’avaluar les solucions adoptades en les UF esmentades. Així, en aquest quadre es té en compte no sols la possibilitat de traduir una UF del text original (TO) per una UF en el text meta (TM), sinó també per qualsevol altra cadena de caràcters. En el primer cas, es fa la distinció entre col· locacions, locucions i parèmies, i en el segon, entre la còpia directa, la paràfrasi i l’omissió. A partir d’aquest nivell, s’avalua la solució segons la correspondència conceptual, la imatge de referència, la composició amb la UF del TO o el ventall de possibilitats que apareixen en el sistema lingüístic del TM i la seua concreció en el text.
Revisiting the Use of Audiovisual Translation in Foreign Language Teaching
Authors: Soler Pardo Betlem
Published: May 2022

For years, the translation method was disparaged in language teaching on the basis that it did not focus on communication. More recently, translation has made a return as scholars have come to realize how and why translation in the foreign language classroom might prepare students for the use of language in real communicative situations. The fact that translation and audiovisual translation (AVT) are now established disciplines with acknowledged linguistic benefits for language learning is both a cause and consequence of this paradigm shift. This article, first, begins with a revision of the different language teaching methodologies explored during the 20th century. We then proceed to focus on the different modalities of AVT and to present a critical analysis of best didactic practice in relation to this typology. Finally, it hones in on subtitling and dubbing, focusing on the variety of opportunities that both can offer in the field of language teaching.
Keim, Lucrecia; Brugué, Lydia; Cánovas, Marcos; Delgar, Gemma; Tortadès, Àngel. Connectivitat i dimensió social en la docència de la traducció
Authors: Torres Hostench Olga
Published: May 2022

Keim, Lucrecia; Brugué, Lydia; Cánovas, Marcos; Delgar, Gemma; Tortadès, ÀngelConnectivitat i dimensió social en la docència de la traduccióVic: Eumo, 2021, 176 p.ISBN 978-84-9766-734-0
Pedrolo, Manuel de. Torno on vaig néixer
Authors: Giné Janer Marta
Published: May 2022

Pedrolo, Manuel deTorno on vaig néixerEdició d’Alba Pijuan VallverdúLleida: Pagès, 2020, 336 p.ISBN 978-84-1303-242-9
Molecular Docking of Turmeric Active Compounds (Curcuma longa L.) against Main Protease in Covid-19 Disease
Authors: Nadhiefa Rahmadania Hasnaa  , Rosario Trijuliamos Manalu  , Subaryanti
Published: May 2022

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global epidemic since late 2019. From the results of the analysis, it was found that curcumin compounds have good pharmacokinetics and potential as drugs. The result of visualization of protein-ligand complex showed that curcumin compound had good stability interaction. The molecular docking method for predicting the structure of protein-compound complexes is called protein-ligand docking. Curcumin compounds have a higher affinity than bisdemethoxycurcumin and oseltamivir. The purpose of the study was to find the active compounds contained in the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa L.) which have antiviral activity by inhibiting the SARS-CoV-2 protein.
A Path Model to Infer Mathematics Performance: The Interrelated Impact of Motivation, Attitude, Learning Style and Teaching Strategies Variables
Authors: Marvin G. Pizon  , Shiryl T. Ytoc
Published: May 2022

The present study aims at exploring predictors influencing mathematics performance. In particular, the study focuses in four subject’s components such as motivation, attitude towards mathematics, learning style, and teaching strategies. A sample of 240 students from Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT) were involved in the study. Path analysis was used to test the direct and indirect relations between the predictors and mathematics performance.  Based on the result, the calculation of reproduced correlation through path decompositions and subsequent comparison to the empirical correlation indicated that the path model fits the empirical data. Results also revealed that a large proportion of mathematics performance can be directly predicted from attitude towards mathematics, learning style, and teaching strategies. Moreover, attitude towards mathematics, learning style, and teaching strategies influence mathematics performance in direct and indirect ways.
Managing Diversity in the Multicultural Framework of India
Authors: Adil Bashir Parry
Published: May 2022

After India got independence from the British rule in 1947, the main challenge for the makers of the new constitution was the successful management of the vast ethno-cultural, religious and linguistic diversity of the country. Accommodating minorities in a way that respects their distinctive identity was indeed a great task for constitutional makers. The paper, therefore, intends to study the role of Indian constitution in protecting the deep-rooted diversity of India. It seeks a detailed analysis of the general and specific provisions of the constitution that guarantees the minorities not only a safe survival but their empowerment as well. The study found Indian constitution a multicultural document that ensures minorities a dignified status by conferring them some special rights available only to them.
Effect of Fee Based Income and Inflation Rate on Profitability (ROA) on State-Owned Banks Listed at Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for The 2016 - 2020 Period
Authors: Yeremia Krisna Trihardianto  , Nenik Diah Hartanti
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this paper is to determine and analyze the effect of fee-based income and inflation rates on profitability (ROA) of state-owned banks listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) for the period 2016-2020 partially and simultaneously. This study uses a quantitative approach and uses secondary data available on the official website www.idx.co.id. The population in this study are state-owned banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2016-2020 period. The sampling technique was using purposive sampling method. There are 4 companies sampled in this study. Data analysis techniques in this study using multiple linear regression analysis, correlation analysis, analysis of the coefficient of determination, hypothesis testing, t test and f test. The results showed that fee-based income and the inflation rate partially had no effect on profitability (ROA) of state-owned banks listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2016-2020 period, fee-based income and inflation rates decreased simultaneously. . has no effect on profitability. (ROA) at State-Owned Banks Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2016-2020 Period.
Pre-Heart Attack Alarm System
Authors: Farheen Shaikh
Published: May 2022

Heart beat is a unit of computing or counting extremity of heart function, whose unit is beat per minute (bpm). Heart has pacemaker cells that creates electrical waves, these cells cause heart rhythm for right atrium with its spread throughout the heart, blood pumping occurs. The human heart naturally break about 60 to 100 bpm, which can vary from condition to condition. Any disorder in heartbeat will lead to heart attack. Which can be detect by human beings by measuring beats. I present a heart rate measuring system which will be first microcontroller system that continuously tracking the beats and wide awake human few months before heart attack. Infrared sensor (RX sensor) will send infrared lights to the body. This sensor has a pair of transmitter and receiver. Using Photodiode (RX sensor) we will detect reflective lights from the body and this signal is sent to the microcontroller which is embedded in the casual wearable (i.e. ring or bracelet etc.) to detect hearth beat. Using this device will generate an alert to the person having increasing cholesterol after before reaching threshold specified for heart attack.
Review on product derivation approaches in the software product line
Authors: Afzal Muhammad  Fezan , Mahmood Khalid
Published: May 2022

: Product derivation is one of the most important challenges in the software product line. Obtaining the individual product from the shared software is a costly and time-consuming job. Various approaches have been proposed for product derivation in the software product line in previous times. This paper will review approaches concerning the product derivation in the software product line. This paper will provide a state-of-the-art literature review on product derivation in software line approaches. Moreover, this will be more useful in order to obtain a novel valid feather combination approach for product derivation in software product line.
Impacts of Solvency II Regulations on the Insurance Companies and their Operations
Authors: Naeem Muhammad Waqar
Published: May 2022

To run a market smoothly, regulations are very important. These regulations worked as set of parameters for all business operators, managers and their key stakeholders of a specific domain to work under certain rules so that every business has equal opportunity to earn and expand their operations. In Europe since mid of 18th century several legislations were introduced to regulate the market to protect the rights of investors, business and their stakeholders and also to create a free and fair market for all. Insurance companies and their managers were facing a problem with dissymmetry of information which means that they either they do not share important information to each other or either the access to the information was a way costly for them. There was a need of monitoring the economic activities and setting certain requirements for licensing. Regulations, ethics and rules were being introduced since 1800s. after the mid of 20th century, a series of regulations were introduced to regulate the insurance market in Europe according to one market policy and from this series the latest regulations implemented in 2016 are termed Solvency II regulations. Solvency II regulations introduced new risk based economic capital requirements that
The Roots and Offshoots of Bikol Philosophizing
Authors:   Ateneo de Naga University, Loquias Victor John
Published: May 2022

The paper presents a constellation of works that have made a different ripple in doing philosophy in the Bikol region. The common feature of relocating the philosophical enterprise into the linguistic universe of Bikol among the works included is identified herein as the root of Bikol philosophizing while the arrangement according to their shared themes conveyed by the various concepts tackled is referred to as the offshoots of Bikol philosophizing. A panoramic view of the Bikol concepts developed is thus presented thematically rendering solidarity to the efforts of the authors who either worked directly or in proximity with the linguistic turn of philosophy to Bikol. The paper ends with some remarks on this practice of philosophy in Bikol in relation to the other initiatives in the country which offer a molecular view of (Filipino) philosophy in the regions.
A Missing Preface in Mendoza’s History of the Great Kingdom of China, 1585
Authors:   Monash University, Crossley John
Published: May 2022

Mendoza’s History of the Great Kingdom of China, first published in 1585, used the Augustinian Martín de Rada’s account of his visit to China for a significant part of his book. Although he used Rada’s account almost completely, he omitted the first chapter. That chapter does not reflect well on the Augustinians, as it shows the lengths they were going to in order to get into China. It also shows the role played by one of the leading Sangleys in Manila, whose name was Sanko, though written by the Spaniards as Çanco. We fill Mendoza’s gap by presenting that chapter together with an English translation.
MIGRAÇÃO DE RETORNO DE BRASILEIROS QUE VIVIAM EM PORTUGAL: EM BUSCA DE DADOS
Authors: Silva Romerito Valeriano da , Fernandes Duval Magalhães , Peixoto João Alfredo dos Reis , Oltramari Andrea Poleto
Published: May 2022

O estudo das migrações internacionais sempre foi desafiador, destacando-se, entre muitas razões para isso, uma delas: a dificuldade de acesso a dados, o que, até certo ponto, era amenizado pelas informações disponibilizadas pelos censos demográficos brasileiros mais recentes. No entanto, além das perspectivas de manutenção das variáveis sobre migrações internacionais não serem favoráveis para o próximo censo, não temos sequer a certeza de sua realização. Um caminho possível para tentar manter as investigações sobre a migração de retorno com base em dados é a busca de outras fontes, que, mesmo não tão representativas como o censo, sirvam para sinalizar tendências. Foi nesse sentido que recorremos à Organização Internacional para as Migrações (OIM) em busca de informações sobre os seus programas de retorno voluntário. Nosso objetivo foi o de conseguir acesso a dados para dar continuidade às nossas pesquisas sobre o retorno de brasileiros que viviam em Portugal. Por meio desses dados, pudemos rastrear a distribuição em território nacional dos brasileiros que contaram com o apoio da OIM para retornar de Portugal em períodos mais recentes. Essas informações, combinadas ao delineamento do perfil dos solicitantes e às suas razões para o retorno, são relevantes para se pensar políticas públicas de reintegração mais efetivas e para apontar pistas das tendências do movimento de retorno dos brasileiros que vivem em Portugal.
VULNERABILIDADE SOCIOAMBIENTAL EM ASSENTAMENTOS PRECÁRIOS
Authors: Lima Daniela de Freitas , Barros Filho Mauro Normando Macêdo
Published: May 2022

No Brasil, o processo de expansão das cidades foi propício à ocupação urbana em ambientes fragilizados, uma vez que ocorreu de forma rápida e não planejada. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a vulnerabilidade socioambiental de Rosa Mística, um assentamento precário localizado em Campina Grande, Paraíba. Para tanto, foram estudadas as legislações urbanísticas e ambientais associadas à cidade; examinados trabalhos acadêmicos voltados para esta localidade, a fim de verificar suas características; avaliadas as condições de infraestrutura e socioeconômicas desta comunidade, a partir de informações dos setores censitários do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE); e espacializadas as condições ambientais utilizando recursos do Google Earth Pro e QGis. Constatou-se que Rosa Mística não é reconhecida como integrante da cidade; tem infraestrutura deficitária; é marcada pela baixa renda; possui uma distinção ambiental e social acentuada em relação ao seu entorno; é suscetível, em parcela de seu território, a alagamentos e poluição devido à presença de residências em área de preservação permanente, elevados declives e ausência de consciência ambiental. Assim, se faz necessária a implementação de ações voltadas para melhorias infraestruturais e socioambientais, de modo a reduzir as vulnerabilidades existentes na comunidade, a exemplo a regularização fundiária de interesse social.
Dicionário de Libras: um Artefato Colaborativo para apoiar a Comunicação entre Surdos e Ouvintes
Authors: Brandão José E. , Berkenbrock Carla D. M. , Silveira Eric C.
Published: May 2022

Segundo o Censo de 2010 realizado pelo IBGE, 9,7 milhões de pessoas têm deficiência auditiva. Contudo, somente em 2002, por meio da Lei n. 10.436, que a Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras) foi reconhecida como segunda língua oficial no Brasil. Diante disso, essa parte da população enfrenta diversos problemas de acessibilidade, sendo estes agravados pela falta de ferramentas que auxiliem as pessoas surdas em tarefas comuns do dia a dia. Deste modo, a proposta deste trabalho abrange o desenvolvimento de um dicionário colaborativo da Língua Brasileira de Sinais para que usuários falantes e aprendizes de Libras consigam colaborar. O dicionário contempla o regionalismo, e assegura a colaboração do usuário.
Furfural: A Versatile Derivative of Furan for the Synthesis of Various Useful Chemicals
Authors: Adelani Alabi Kazeem , Adewale Adigun Rasheed , Olasegun Abdulsalami Ibrahim , Dasola Adeoye Mariam
Published: May 2022

Furfural, a five-membered heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivable from acid hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse, maize cob, rice husk or any cellulose-containing material, is useful in the synthesis of a range of specialized chemical products. Its condensation with nitromethane in basic medium yields 2-(2-Nitrovinyl) furan. This functional group (nitrovinyl) has been documented as a potent anti-microbial agent against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, with more potency against the gram-positive strains. The reaction of urea and thiourea with furfural yields bisimines-1,3-bis[(E)-furan2-yl)methylene]urea, and 1,3-bis[(E)-furan-2-yl) methylene]thiourea respectively. The two compounds are good antimicrobial agents in addition to the latter as a potential dye for wool and cotton fabrics with different hues. Also the reaction between acetophenone and furfural (an aldehyde) in a basic medium yields the chalcone: (E)-3-(furan-2-yl)-1-phenylprop-2-ene-1-one. This chalcone has been confirmed as a good antifungal agent and wood-protector against termite attack. Thus, chemical modification of the aldehyde functional group of furfural to nitro, imine and chalcone groups imparted different activities on furfural.
Improved Memetic Algorithm for Economic Load Dispatch in a Large Hydropower Plant
Authors: Shang Ling , Li Xiaofei , Shi Haifeng , Kong Feng , Wang Ying
Published: May 2022

This paper is intended to study the method of solving the economic load dispatch problem (ELDP) of hydropower plants via using memetic algorithm. Based on characteristics of economical operation of the hydropower plant, this paper proposes an improvement method of mutation operator and selection operator of memetic algorithm. Taking Three Gorges hydropower station in China as an example, the performance of memetic algorithm before and after improvement is tested separately. The test result shows that the average water consumption for simulation of the improved memetic algorithm is less than that for simulation of the standard memetic algorithm by 1.35%–16.19%. When the total load of the hydropower station is low (8GW-10GW), the water consumption for the improved memetic algorithm is less than that for the standard memetic algorithm by more than 10%. When the total load of the hydropower station is high (11GW-16GW), the water consumption for the improved memetic algorithm is less than that for the standard memetic algorithm by more than 1%. This shows that improvement of mutation operator and selection operator can improve the global and local optimization capacity of memetic algorithm a lot indeed. In addition, by comparing the optimization result of memetic algorithm with that of DP algorithm, it finds that the optimization result of improved memetic algorithm can reach the same precision of optimization result of DP algorithm. Therefore, using the improved memetic algorithm to solve the ELDP problem of large hydropower stations is practical and feasible. Since “curse of dimensionality” may occur frequently while using DP algorithm to solve the ELDP problem of large hydropower plants, as a new heuristic algorithm, memetic algorithm has obvious advantages in solving large-scale, complex, highly-dimensional and dynamic problems.
Turning Bad Leaders into Good Leaders: Diminishing the Theory X Style
Authors: Elaine Adams Lindall , Williams Marion , Al Zaabi Ibrahim
Published: May 2022

While not everyone is born with the talent to lead, many businesses have been plagued by accidental leaders. Such leaders have no prior experience managing others. A bad leader can do more harm than good to a company. They are frequently the cause why employees decide to leave a company. Controlling and manipulative leaders have a negative influence on employee morale and have the potential to damage the organization’s corporate culture. Furthermore, employees do not depart because they are unsatisfied with their jobs. They leave the company because they are unhappy with their leaders. This chapter explores micromanagement as a Theory X style and identifies indicators such as lack of trust and high-staff turnover as the primary reasons why leaders fail to “lead” the “ship.” The chapter concludes that effective leadership necessitates leadership skills and training.
Aging and Neuropsychiatric Disease: A General Overview of Prevalence and Trends
Authors: Milić Jelena
Published: May 2022

The increasing trend of life-expectancy is becoming a significant demographic, societal and economic challenge. Currently, global number of people above sixty years of age is 900 million, while United Nations expect this number to rise to over 1.4 billion in 2030 and over 2.5 billion by 2050. Concordant to this trend, numerous physiological changes are associated with aging and brain-related ones are associated with neuropsychiatric diseases. The main goal of this chapter is to identify the most important neuropsychiatric diseases to assess in older patients to help to promote health and prevent diseases and complications associated with chronic illness, as these changes are progressive and require important psychological and setting-related social adjustments. Findings identify several health-aspects highly present in elderly: stroke, white matter lesions, dementia rise with age, changes in levels of neurotransmitters and hormones, depression as well as the bereavement following loss of the loved one, and the most common neurodegenerative disease—Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s. In conclusion, studying the aging process should include all developmental, circumstantial, and individual aspects of aging. This offers opportunities to improve the health of elderly by using a wide range of skills and knowledge. Thus, further studies are necessary to elucidate what can be done do to improve the aging process and health of elderly in the future.
Study of the Implantable and Non-Implantable Application in Medical Textile
Authors: Guru Ramratan , Kumar Anupam , Grewal Deepika , Kumar Rohit
Published: May 2022

Nowadays medical textiles are one of the more continuous growing parts in technical textile market. The generally medical textile should have strength, biodegraded, nontoxic, biologically compatible, dimensional stability, resistant to allergens and cancer, more comfort human body, antifungal and antimicrobial performance. Development with inside the discipline of textiles, either natural or manmade textiles, typically aimed toward how they beautify the consolation to the users. Development of medical textiles may be taken into consideration as one such development, that’s virtually supposed for changing the painful days of sufferers into the snug days. The basically are used the implantable materials to repair the affected parts of the person body. The generally are used in wound sutures and used surgery time replacement and other segment to replacement like artificial ligaments, vascular grafts. This includes type of the sutures, soft tissue implants, orthopedic implants, cardiovascular implants etc. Non-implantable materials are used for external applications for role of bandages, wound care and wound care products, plasters etc. This paper are discusses the main role of implantable and non-implantable medical textile products.
Interpersonal Trust within Social Media Applications: A Conceptual Literature Review
Authors: Koidl Kevin , Kapanova Kristina
Published: May 2022

Interpersonal trust within social media applications is a highly discussed topic. The debate ranges from trusting the application, related to security and privacy, to trusting content and the underlying content delivery algorithms. Several trust-related phenomena have surfaced in recent years, known as filter bubbles, echo chambers and fake news. Addressing these phenomena is often pushed to either the regulator or directly to the provider of the social media application. Interpersonal trust within social media applications is a more complex topic and not limited to the application or the content, but has to include the behaviour of the user. To broaden the debate beyond the prevalent focus on the application and content this paper presents a conceptual literature review studying interpersonal trust within social media with the goal to deepen the understanding of the complex interplay between user behaviour in relation to interpersonal trust. Based on this review modalities of interpersonal trust are identified and presented. To extend on these findings an information-dense word embedding based analysis is presented by using unsupervised machine learning techniques.
Sexual Health Education for Youth with Disabilities: An Unmet Need
Authors: S. Taylor Shanon , V. Abernathy Tammy
Published: May 2022

Individuals with disabilities experience higher rates of mental, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse than those without disabilities. Children with disabilities are 3.4 times more likely to experience sexual abuse than their peers without disabilities. Although a variety of resources have been created to help improve the sexual health of people with disabilities, one area that is seriously lacking is access to sexual health information and education. Previous work has identified several barriers to providing sexual health education to adolescents and youth with disabilities, including lack of teacher preparation, lack of teacher knowledge that leads to fear, concern, and anxiety, parental anxiety and fear, the lack of valid and reliable sexual health education materials for students with disabilities, and the sexuality of students with disabilities viewed as deviant. This chapter will review those issues and discuss methods to improve sexual health education for youth with disabilities.
Temporomandibular Disorders of Iatrogenic Etiology
Authors: Slesarev Oleg
Published: May 2022

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a heterogeneous chronic systemic disease based on genetic, immunological, anatomical, morphological, and functional disorders of the articulatory norm. The task of the diagnostic stage is to identify direct (inherent in only one nosological form) and indirect (occurring in two or more nosological forms) etiological risks that transform into pathogenetic factors and TMDs. The transformation of the pathogenetic horizon of TMDs does characterize by the implementation of a scenario leading to the formation of three nosological forms of the disease: articular and nonarticular lesions of TMJ, and TMDs of iatrogenic etiology. TMDs of iatrogenic etiology constitute the most severe group of patients. Failure to identify biological, technological, and communication iatrogenic risks at the diagnostic stage is the main reason for triggering TMDs of iatrogenic etiology. The transformation of iatrogenic risks into iatrogenic pathogenetic factors leads to the formation of iatrogenic disease. A specialist working with this group of patients must have the necessary competence to make clinical decisions in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients of this profile, including maxillofacial surgery and psychological counseling. Timely diagnosis of iatrogenic risks is the only preventive measure that prevents the development of iatrogenic TMDs. The therapy of TMDs of iatrogenic etiology does base on an interdisciplinary approach’s principles.
Mulberry as a Valuable Resource for Food and Pharmaceutical Industries: A Review
Authors: Acharya Ritwik , Bagchi Trisha , Gangopadhyay Debnirmalya
Published: May 2022

Mulberry is a fast growing hardy perennial woody plant belonging to the genus Morus of the family Moraceae. There are more than 60 species of the genus Morus found in the subtropical, tropical and temperate regions of Asia, Africa and North America. Cultivation of mulberry is highly economical since the leaf produced by mulberry is extensively used for feeding the silkworm, Bombyx mori for silk production. Mulberry possessing valuable nutritional and phytochemical constituents can serve as highly nutritious food for human with high therapeutic values. Mulberry fruit is rich in carbohydrate, protein and dietary fiber and an important foodstuff for the preparation of several value added items like jams, jellies, wines and syrups. Mulberry leaf has been identified as an excellent resource for the development of protein rich food products with natural antioxidant. Extracts of leaf, stem, twig, root and bark of mulberry are reported to have potential antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-hyperglycaemic, anticancer and anti-tyrosinase inhibition activity. Though mulberry is grown commercially in many countries for sericulture, its potential to be utilized as food for human consumption is not well recognized. The paper reviews the importance of mulberry as a valuable resource for various food, cosmetic, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
Benefaction of Medicinal Plant Uraria picta
Authors: Kashyap Harsha
Published: May 2022

Medicinal plants are very significant as they not only maintain the health and vitality but most importantly also cure the various ailments in humans and animals without causing any toxic side effects. These are readily available and cost effective therapeutic agents. Uraria picta was first proposed by Desvaux, (1813), is highly medicinal and critically endangered plant species found throughout India and other parts of the world like Africa, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Nigeria etc. This herb is full of antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-emetic, aphrodisiac, analgesic, cardiovascular and expectorant properties. Due to its high therapeutic use and growing need, the plant is becoming rare and endangered, therefore it is necessary to create awareness of this plant to support its propagation in large numbers. This herb also shows properties of anti-cancer and anti-cholinergic properties hence can manage depressions, anxiety, sleeping problems. Analgesic property helps in reducing body pain.
Evil, Demiurgy, and the Taming of Necessity in Plato’s Timaeus
Authors: Hall Casey , Jelinek Elizabeth ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: May 2022

Plato’s Timaeus reveals a cosmos governed by Necessity and Intellect; commentators have debated the relationship between them. Non-literalists hold that the demiurge (Intellect), having carte blanche in taming Necessity, is omnipotent. But this omnipotence, alongside the attributes of benevolence and omniscience, creates problems when non-literalists address the problem of evil. We take the demiurge rather as limited by Necessity. This position is supported by episodes within the text, and by its larger consonance with Plato’s philosophy of evil and responsibility. By recognizing the analogy between man and demiurge, the literal reading provides a moral component that its non-literal counterpart lacks.
Alienation and Recognition
Authors: Bisconti Piercosma , Carnevale Antonio ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: May 2022

A crucial philosophical problem of social robots is how much they perform a kind of sociality in interacting with humans. Scholarship diverges between those who sustain that humans and social robots cannot by default have social interactions and those who argue for the possibility of an asymmetric sociality. Against this dichotomy, we argue in this paper for a holistic approach called “Δ phenomenology” of HSRI (Human–Social Robot Interaction). In the first part of the paper, we will analyse the semantics of an HSRI. This is what leads a human being (x) to assign or receive a meaning of sociality (z) by interacting with a social robot (y). Hence, we will question the ontological structure underlying HSRIs, suggesting that HSRIs may lead to a peculiar kind of user alienation. By combining all these variables, we will formulate some final recommendations for an ethics of social robots.
Programa Nacional de Habitação Rural: um estudo no empreendimento Moradia Camponesa, em Anagé-BA
Authors: Moreira Uelton Silva , Gomes Almiralva Ferraz , Araújo Uajará Pessoa
Published: May 2022

O déficit habitacional ainda faz parte da realidade brasileira. No entanto, tanto o Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida quanto o Programa Nacional de Habitação Rural (PNHR) foram criados com a finalidade de diminuir tal déficit e estimular o desenvolvimento socioeconômico da população de baixa renda. Em Anagé, interior da Bahia, foi construído o empreendimento Moradia Camponesa através do PNHR, que beneficiou vinte e uma famílias. Através de um estudo de caso e de uma pesquisa do tipo descritiva-exploratória, o presente artigo objetiva analisar os desafios enfrentados, na gestão e execução do empreendimento, pela Associação dos Pequenos Agricultores do Sudoeste da Bahia (APASBA), entidade organizadora do Projeto. Os dados para análise foram coletados através de formulários junto aos beneficiários do Projeto e de entrevistas dirigidas aos gestores da APASBA. Os resultados demonstraram que o governo municipal não ofereceu as condições necessárias para a implantação do projeto, muito embora ele tenha sido concluído e beneficiado vinte e uma famílias.