bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DEFENSE AGAINST WHITE BOX ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS IN ARABIC NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (ANLP)
Authors: ALSHEKH MOKHTAR , ERENTÜRK KÖKSAL
Published: July 2023

Adversarial attacks are among the biggest threats that affect the accuracy of classifiers in machine learning systems. This type of attacks tricks the classification model and make it perform false predictions by providing noised data that only human can detect that noise. The risk of attacks is high in natural language processing applications because most of the data collected in this case is taken from social networking sites that do not impose any restrictions on users when writing comments, which allows the attack to be created (either intentionally or unintentionally) easily and simply affecting the level of accuracy of the model. In this paper, The MLP model was used for the sentiment analysis of the texts taken from the tweets, the effect of applying a white-box adversarial attack on this classifier was studied and a technique was proposed to protect it from the attack. After applying the proposed methodology, we found that the adversarial attack decreases the accuracy of the classifier from 55.17% to 11.11%, and after applying the proposed defense technique, this contributed to an increase in the accuracy of the classifier up to 77.77%, and therefore the proposed plan can be adopted in the face of the adversarial attack. Attacker determines their targets strategically and deliberately depend on vulnerabilities they have ascertained. Organization and individuals mostly try to protect themselves from one occurrence or type on an attack. Still, they have to acknowledge that the attacker may easily move focus to advanced uncovered vulnerabilities. Even if someone successfully tackles several attacks, risks remain, and the need to face threats will happen for the predictable future.
YAPAY SİNİR AĞI KONTROLLÜ ŞÖNT AKTİF FİLTRE UYGULAMASI: ELEKTRİKLİ ARAÇ BATARYA ŞARJ SİSTEMİ
Authors: ERTAŞ Yusuf , KARAMAN Ömer Ali
Published: July 2023

Dünyada artan enerji talebinden dolabı karbon temelli yakıtlar günden güne hızla azalmaktadır. Karbon temelli yakıt tedarik zincirinde yaşanan zorluk nedeniyle devletler, araç üreticilerini elektrikli araçlar (EA) noktasında teşvik etmektedir. EA’ların yapısında güç elektroniği devre elemanları ve bileşenleri kullanılmaktadır. Güç elektroniği devreleri doğrusal olmayan elemanlar içerir. Bu doğrusal olmayan elemanlar harmonik üretirler. Harmonikler tüm güç sistemini etkileyerek olumsuz etki oluştururlar. Bazı durumlarda harmonikler, güç sistem elemanlarının zarar görmesine veya devre dışı kalmasına neden olabilirler. Harmoniklerin sınırlandırılması için pasif ve aktif filtreler öne çıkmaktadır. Pasif filtrelerin özellikle harmonik bileşenlere özel tasarımı ve rezonans riski gibi dezavantajları nedeniyle aktif güç filtreleri tercih edilmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında EA şarj sisteminin yapısında bulunan doğrusal olmayan güç anahtarlarının neden olduğu harmoniklerin bastırılmasında yapay sinir ağı (YSA) tabanlı şönt aktif güç filtresi (SAGF) önerilmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında kurulan tüm sistem MATLAB/Simulink ortamında modellenmiştir. Öncelikle sabit akımlı batarya şarj devresi kurulmuştur. Daha sonra devredeki toplam harmonik bozulma (THB) tespit edilmiştir. SAGF devrede değilken THB değeri % 19.13’tür. SAGF’nin sisteme alınmasıyla birlikte THB değeri % 4.66 seviyesine düşmüştür. SAGF’de en önemli kısım referans akım çıkartma kısmıdır. Bu çalışmada klasik referans akım çıkartma yöntemleri yerine YSA tabanlı referans akım çıkartma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak; çalışma kapsamında YSA kontrollü SAGF uygulaması ile EA elektrikli şarj sistemlerinin neden olduğu THB değeri % 4.66 seviyesine düşürülmüştür.
Symbol Detection with Deep Learning
Authors: Aslan Fatih , Becerikli Yaşar
Published: July 2023

This study shows the feasibility of detecting some symbols from a distance. Therefore, it will be possible to use these symbols as identification of things, e.g. people, vehicles, objects, information labels etc. There is such a necessity especially for construction sites to know the rough location of workers. In order to achieve this goal, firstly some two-dimensional symbols that are distinguishable from each other by both human eye and computer are generated. Afterwards, they are put on a three dimensional surface and annotated. Lastly, the labeled data are trained by the deep learning method YOLO version 5. Results indicate that it is highly efficient to use the chosen symbols for recognizing from a distance. For now, up to 10 meter images are taken into account. Real time tests are taken and the accuracy is about 85%. As the dataset will be combined with real-life images, the accuracy results will be even higher.
Finite Element Simulation and Stress Analysis of Gas Turbine Blade Due to Centrifugal Force
Authors: Mohammed Mohammed Talal , Sarraf Ziad Shakeeb Al , Jamil Sabah Mohammed
Published: July 2023

Gas turbine always consider one of the most important system in the modern engineering applications, because it has continuous ability to generate electric power. In gas turbines the major portion of performance dependency lies upon turbine blade design ,the blades are considered one of the important and expensive parts in the gas turbines , where the blades of first stage from failure . Most studies indicate that 50% of failure and breakage accidents cannot be accurately determined due to the large number of variables .The blades of the gas turbine suffer from tensile stresses due to centrifugal forces resulting from the high rotational speed and because of the loading of dense gasses at a high temperature and speed ,as the centrifugal force is one of the problems that the designer of the turbine blades faces , as the designer aims to reduce stresses within the permissible limit . The current work is concerns with study and analysis of the stresses at the first stage blades in Al Mosul power station at Mosul city, AUTOCAD which is computer program has been an efficient software to draw and specify blade dimensions at the exact measurement, as well as the ANSYS 21 software program was also used as an effective tool in determining the stresses and deformation under the influence of centrifugal force. As the blade was considered root bound in all direction (X, Y and Z) and adding the special mechanical properties of (INCONEL738 alloy), After conducting a stress analysis in the program, it was found that the stress values of the posterior and anterior edge of the blade root region were high and these results were validated with the results carried out by some studies that dealing with study and analysis of the blades at the first stages in turbine stations. The static and modal analysis of the turbine blade is being considered. To analyze these aspects, the blade is represented using the 3D-Solid Brick element. The blade's geometric model is created by generating and then extruding them to form a solid model. An analytical approach is utilized to estimate the centrifugal forces. The objective of this presented work is to investigate the impact of mechanical analysis on the structure of gas turbine blades. The findings indicate lower levels of mechanical stress.
Superhydrophobic Surface Modification for Enhanced Fabric Face Masks: The Impact of Varying HDTMS Concentrations
Authors: Ismail Suzylawati , Thiyagu Thanigesh , Azha Syahida Farhan
Published: July 2023

The widespread use of disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators has led to concerning environmental pollutions. As a result, there has been a growing demand for fabric face masks that are not only reusable and environmentally friendly, but also effective in preventing virus transmission. However, traditional fabric masks have a drawback: their hydrophilic nature increases the risk of virus transmission. To address this challenge, an innovative solution for achieving superhydrophobic surface on cotton, microfiber, and microfiber blend materials was investigated. The key focus of this investigation revolvesaround the impact of varying concentration of hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) on the hydrophobicity of different fabrics. Consequently, all cotton fabric samples treated with 5%, 10% and 20% HDTMS concentration exhibit water contact angles (WCA) surpassing 150o, effortlessly achieving a state of superhydrophobicity. The modified cotton and microfiber materials proudly display not only enhanced water repellency but also boast exceptional self-cleaning and stain resistant properties.
DÜZCE İLİNDE BULUNAN BİR PROJE ANADOLU LİSESİ BİLİŞİM SINIFI İÇİN AHP TEKNİĞİYLE ALL IN ONE BİLGİSAYAR SEÇİMİ
Authors: GÜLERYÜZ Sezin , KULABAŞ Hatice
Published: July 2023

Üreten nesiller yetiştirmek amacıyla ortaokul, lise seviyelerinde de TÜBİTAK, Teknofest gibi bilimsel yarışmalara katılım sağlanmasına teşvikler artmıştır. Bir dönem bilgisayar sınıfının kurulması duraksamış olsa da günümüzde bu yarışmalarda proje üretmek için özellikle proje okullarında bilişim sınıfında verimli, uzun yıllar kullanılabilecek bilgisayarlar temin edilmesi ihtiyacı doğmuştur. Ancak bu bilgisayar alımında seçenekler arasında kalıp idare ve okul bilişim öğretmen zorlanabilmektedir. Bu noktada karar verme tekniklerinden faydalanılması yararlı olacaktır. Bu çalışmada Düzce ilinde bulunan bir proje Anadolu lisesinde bilişim sınıfı için 20 adet all in one bilgisayar seçim problemine, karar verme teknikleri ile çözüm sağlamak amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çok kriterli karar verme tekniklerinden biri olan AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) çalışmada kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda okul için verimli, bilgisayar tabanlı robotik projeler yapmaya uygun, maliyeti makul seviyede bir bilgisayar seçimi bu çalışma sonucunda hedeflenmektedir. Uzman görüşünde elde edilen verilere göre altı adet kriter, beş adet alternatif belirlenmiştir. Kriterlerin ve alternatiflerin birbirlerine göre önem dereceleri belirlenip AHP yöntemine göre en uygun bilgisayar modeli çalışma sonucunda seçilmiştir.
Rüzgâr Enerjisinin Tarihsel Gelişimi
Authors: Kılıçoğlu Ömer , Özgür Mustafa Arif
Published: July 2023

Bu çalışma, rüzgâr enerjisi teknolojisinin tarihsel gelişimine genel bir bakış sağlamakta ve dünya rüzgâr enerjisi üretiminin mevcut durumunu tartışmaktadır. Ayrıca rüzgâr türbini teknolojisinin mevcut durumunu ve rüzgâr enerjisinin uzun tarihini anlamadaki son gelişmeleri sunmaktadır. 20. Yüzyılın sonları ve 21. Yüzyılın başlarına doğru elektrik üretimi için yeni ve yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarına, özellikle rüzgâr enerjisine ilgi artmıştır. Bilim insanları ve araştırmacılar, rüzgâr enerjisi üretimi tasarım parametreleri için çözümleri hızlandırmaya çalışmışlardır. Hayatımız doğrudan enerji ve tüketimi ile ilgili olup, enerji araştırma konuları son derece önemli ve oldukça hassastır. Rüzgâr enerjisi teknolojisinin karmaşıklığından dolayı, bu çalışma esas olarak rüzgâr türbini ve rüzgâr enerjisi konularına kısa bir genel bakış sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca bu çalışma, özellikle bu teknolojik yolculukta önemli olduğu kanıtlanmış tarihsel olaylara ve değişimlere odaklanarak, rüzgâr enerjisi teknolojilerinin ortaya çıkışını ve gelişimini ve rüzgâr enerjisinin Türkiye’deki ve dünyadaki enerji sistemine entegrasyonunu yeniden ele alınmaktadır. Rüzgâr enerjisinin ekonomik kalkınmaya katkısı açısından, rüzgâr enerjisinin tarihi birbiriyle örtüşen dört döneme ayırarak ifade edilmiştir. Bunu yanı sıra tüm Dünyada rüzgâr enerjisi gelişimi ve Türkiye’de rüzgâr enerjisinin muazzam büyümesi de yansıtılmaktadır.
Futbol Kulüplerinin Borçlarının Teverruk Yöntemi ile Yapılandırılmasının Finansal Açıdan İncelenmesi
Authors: Tekeli Necati Alperen , Erdinç Emirhan , Işık Gürkan
Published: July 2023

Türkiye’de futbol kulüplerinin borçları her geçen gün artmaktadır. 2023 yılı ilk çeyreği itibariyle 4 büyük kulübün toplam borçları tüm varlıklarının 3 katını aşmış durumdadır. Bu borçların 4’te 3’ü kısa vadeli borçlar olmasına karşın, gelirleri borçlarının yalnızca %40’ı kadardır. Finansal veriler göstermektedir ki, kulüpler borçlarını ödemekte zorlanmaktadır. Bu sebeple borçlarının yeniden yapılandırılması ihtiyacının ortaya çıkması kaçınılmazdır. Ancak, yeniden yapılandırma hem kulüplerin toplam borçlarını arttırmakta hem de kamuya kısa vadeli külfet getirmektedir. Kulüplerin nakit dengesizliği yaşamasının en büyük sebeplerinden biri finansal koşullardaki olumsuz gelişmeler olarak değerlendirilebilir. Mevcut yeniden yapılandırma yaklaşımı, geleceğe dönük beklentiler üzerinden yapılan bağlayıcı sözleşmeler ile yürütüldüğü için piyasa koşullarını doğrudan dikkate alamamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, piyasa odaklı bir yeniden yapılandırma yaklaşımı olan Teverruk yöntemi ele alınmış ve 4 büyük kulübün borçlarının Teverruk ile yapılandırılması durumu finansal olarak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar mevcut yeniden yapılandırma yaklaşımı ile karşılaştırılmış, her iki yaklaşımın da avantaj ve dezavantajları tartışılmıştır.
COMPARISON OF ORBITAL AND MANUAL WELDING FOR MANUFACTURING STAINLESS STEEL HEAT EXCHANGER
Authors: Er Berfin , Daş Taylan M.
Published: July 2023

The main purpose of this study, the fabrication of tube-to-tube sheet welds ofan acid cooler exchanger, which is produced with stainless steel material, was examined usingdifferent welding methods. The tubes were subjected to two different welding methods usinga tungsten electrode. In orbital welding, the machine places the tube on a mandrel andautomatically performs the welding based on the manually inputted tube diameter. At the endof each tube weld, the mandrel is transferred to the next tube by the welder. In manualwelding, the entire tube-to-tube sheet weld is performed by the welder. Welds were madeusing the same material, same diameter, and same thickness of tubes for both orbital welding and manual welding. As a result, the test results and quality controls for both weldingmethodswere examined.
The Importance of Logistics 4.0 within the Scope of Industry 4.0: Evaluation of Logistics 4.0 in an Enterprise in Terms of Sustainability
Authors: ERDİL Ayşenur
Published: July 2023

Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 are highly scientifically significant terms. They are linked to the common trend of digitization, virtualization and networking of data and information. Logistics 4.0 is part of Industry 4.0 and will support the development of Industry 4.0. It is clear that there is no Industry 4.0 without Logistics 4.0. Industry 4.0 has impacted not only the industrial environment but all related sectors, including services and logistics, and the change is expected to continue. The logistics sector has an important role in the entire Supply chain of industrial processes and therefore changing needs in the industrial environment directly affect the logistics sector. This research provides a basis for examining the definitions and content of Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 in detail. Due to the increasing supply and demand in Supply chains today, one of the most important tasks in future supply chain planning will be to provide flexibility while avoiding complexity and uncertainty. One of the most important prerequisites for supply chain flexibility is the development of network-based collaborations and the use of Industry 4.0 applications. Within the scope of this research, a literature review including the concepts of Sustainability, Industry 4.0, Logistics 4.0 and Supply Chain Management was conducted. Sample application studies on this subject were examined. Depending on the characteristics obtained and prepared as a result of the researches carried out depending on the purpose of the study, the development model offered by a company and the development model offered by white goods manufacturers are compared in terms of sustainability. In this context, suggestions are made in terms of Sustainable Logistics 4.0. In this study, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was applied in an integrated manner to the decision-making problem within the scope of sustainable logistics 4.0 through the criteria of Logistics 4.0 service offerings integrated with the dimensions known as sustainable indicators (economic, environmental and social) depending on the development of production, manufacturing, investment, value chain, strategic service, functional service and quality control for a company-enterprise operating in the Marmara region among the white goods manufacturers in Turkey.
Generation of non-functional architectonic spatial forms with geometric transformations
Authors: Sebesteny Ferenc
Published: July 2023

In the academic progression of architectural attitude and design competence it is important to give particular attention to the exploration and creative experimentation with spatial forms. In addition to the analysis of historical and contemporary architectural examples, significant role is given to modelling exercises which guide design students in a tentative way to the planar and spatial operation of compositional principles. During this process, a series of personal experiences develop the recognition and confident application of planar and spatial compositional tools and the ability to create tension or to maintain balance. These tools - albeit exerting their effects during subjective experience - are largely based on physical laws and operate according to the principles of visual (possibly tactile) perception, so their understanding and conscious application is a rational goal. In the analysis of architectural compositions, the relationship, location, size, juxtaposition or overlapping of forms - in other words their geometric relationship - is perhaps the primary factor, nevertheless the effects of materials, colours and textures cannot be ignored either. One of the distinctive characteristics of architectonic models is their ability to highlight certain pre-defined properties; in the case of forms made of homogenous materials for example, an enhanced attention to geometry, plasticity, and the impact of light and shadow. The focus of this paper is form-evolution generated through geometric transformations; a process during which a simple plane figure and subsequently a body is transformed (sliced, dragged, distorted, added or subtracted, etc.) resulting in architectonic compositions featuring architectural proportions and characteristics. These form-experiments are intentionally aimed at the generation of "non-functional" spaces, so the goal of the creation is not actual buildings, but rather the composition of pure spatial and volumetric relations in a philosophical sense, which, nevertheless, can provide the conceptual basis (in terms of form, mass, and spatial structure) for subsequent architectural outputs.
Effect of initial concentration on sulfamethoxazole (SMX) removal using zinc oxide adsorbent coating
Authors: Nor Noorlaila Mohamed , Shamsudin Muhamad Sharafee , Ismail Suzylawati
Published: July 2023

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is an antibiotic that have been detected in significant quantities in sewage treatment plants in Malaysia and other countries. However, the conventional pharmaceutical treatment plants are not effective to reduce the concentrations of the compounds. Therefore, this study introduces an adsorbent coating formulated using zinc oxide and sepiolite as the adsorbent and additive, respectively and chitosan was used as the binder, which was then coated on the cotton cloth as the support via brushing technique. The batch adsorption studies have been done to study the effect of initial concentration on SMX removal. Result shows the percentage removal of SMX decreased from 94.7 to 65.3%by increasing the initial concentration from 10 - 50 mg/L.
Obesity as a 21st century pandemic
Authors: Štempeľová Iveta , Takáč Ondrej , Hudáková Helena
Published: July 2023

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), overweight and obesity are defined as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that poses a health risk to the patient. Obesity was recognised as a disease by the WHO in the late 40s, and as the number of obese adults and children is increasing globally it is reaching pandemic proportions. The WHO considers the fight against obesity as one of its top priorities because obesity is not only a global problem but also a risk factor for the development of other serious chronic diseases (hypertension, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, musculoskeletal disorders, osteoarthritis, sleep disturbances, psychiatric disorders, cancers). Increasing physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle and changes in dietary habits involving increased intake of energy-dense foods also contribute to the development of obesity. Obesity, as part of the metabolic syndrome is considered a pandemic based on its globally increasing prevalence. More than half of the population living in Europe and North America is overweight and obese. It is predicted that by 2035, approximately 1.9 trillion people worldwide will be obese, making obesity a current topic as a 21st century pandemic, and we deal with it in our paper[3,4,5,9,15,21,27,28,31]. The aim of this review is to report the latest findings on overweight and obesity in relation to the development of cancer, the rise of overweight and obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of overweight and obesity on the severity of the COVID-19 disease process.
Online Failure Detection using Deep Learning in FPGA PCB Interface
Authors: Ahmad Afaq , Karim Mohamed Abdul , Maashri Ahmed Al , Awadalla Medhat , Busaidi Sayyid Samir Al , Khuzaimi Maram Ahmed Al
Published: July 2023

This research paper is aimed to present a real-time failure detection technique while working with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and interfaced Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). In this research, we explored the feasibility of currently available innovative Deep Learning (DL) algorithms to detect the defects in variety of PCBs. In our proposed technique, we trained the YOLOv5 (You Only Look Once) algorithm with a few hundreds of defective PCBs’ images, which were obtained from Kaggle, an online community of data scientists and machine learning practitioners. The advantage of using YOLOv5 is that the detection is carried out in real-time. In the next phase, after training, the algorithm undergoes validation and testing, where we tested with different images. The obtained results are promising, as the Deep Learning process successfully detects the defects on the PCBs.
The Characteristics of Doğanşehir (Malatya-Turkey) Bauxite Mineralization in the Eastern Taurus Orogenic Belt Using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Authors: Yalçın Cihan , Kara Hatice , Ertürk Mehmet Ali , Sar Abdullah
Published: July 2023

The Taurus Orogenic Belt in Turkey is a prominent tectonic zone where significant occurrences of bauxite mineralization are observed. The bauxite deposits in Doğanşehir, located in Malatya, Turkey, are found as extensive bodies and lenses within the carbonate rocks of the Permian-Triassic Malatya Metamorphics, situated in the Eastern Taurus Orogenic Belt. The geological foundation of this region consists primarily of lithologies attributed to the Malatya Metamorphics. This unit mainly comprises schists, calc-schists, and marble, overlain by the Berit Metaophiolite of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene, the Maden Complex of the Eocene, the Doğanşehir Granitoid of the Early-Middle Eocene, and the Plio-Quaternary cover sedimentary units. Bauxite mineralization of oolitic and pisolitic nature is present within the Permian-Triassic carbonate rocks of the Malatya Metamorphics. These mineralizations occur in carbonate rocks containing fossils and are observed in the form of lens-shaped bodies. The bauxite lenses are covered by relatively thin, intermediate layers of Permian-Triassic carbonate rocks of the Malatya Metamorphics. With the advancement of technology, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) has been utilized to analyze bauxite ores and determine the presence of elements within their crystal lattice structure. The point analysis and mapping technique were employed to identify the elements that might be present within the crystal lattice structure of the bauxite ores. SEM analysis of the samples using the mapping method revealed the distribution of elements such as Fe, Ti, Si, Al, and O, both before and after activation. The images indicate that bauxite exhibits a wide grain distribution, both below and above 50 µm. The elemental spectrum diagram demonstrates the presence of O, Al, and Si in the sample, and the detection of Fe, Ti, C, K, and Mg as well. By employing SEM analysis and the mapping method on the same samples, the distribution of Fe, Ti, Si, Al, and O elements within the structure was examined before and after activation. The images reveal that the elements Al, O, and Si display high density in specific regions before activation but show a more uniform distribution and similar structures after activation. Fe, Mg, and K exhibit a similar distribution pattern, while Ti and C exhibit different characteristics.
ITERATION SCHEME FOR APPROXIMATING FIXED POINTS OF G-NONEXPANSIVE MAPS ON BANACH SPACES VIA A DIGRAPH
Authors: YOLACAN Esra
Published: July 2023

In this writing, an influential modified multistep iterative process for finding a common fixed point of G-nonexpansive maps is presented. Some convergence theorems are constructed by Property P for the recommended schema on Banach spaces by which digraph. Two numerical examples are given to illustrate the convergence behavior and the validity of the process. The achieved conclusions enlarge, generalise and complement some well-known fixed point results from the literature.
ANTIBACTERIAL, ANTIFUNGAL, ANTIBIOFILM, ANTIOXIDANT, AND ANTICANCER PROPERTIES OF METHANOL EXTRACTS OF SOME ACANTHOLIMON BOISS (PLUMBAGINACEAE) SPECIES
Authors: BOSTANCI Maside Temiz , BÜLBÜL Ali Savaş , UYGUN Cihangir , BEKMEZCİ Muhammed , BAYAT Ramazan , ŞEN Fatih
Published: July 2023

Therapeutic properties of plants have been used since the existence of mankind. To benefit from this feature, the discovery of the active components of plants has gained momentum today. One of these plant species is Acantholimon Boiss. This plant extract has antifungal, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties. In this article, antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant capacities and antibiofilm properties of Acantholimon Boiss plant extract on 15 bacterial and 2 fungal species were evaluated. Antimicrobial properties were evaluated by Agar Well Diffusion method. It was observed that the plants formed a zone diameter of 12-18 cm. Minimum Inhibition Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) tests were used to determine the minimum active property. Biofilms of almost all bacteria were reduced by 10-50% by Acantholimon species at doses of 8 mg/ml-16 mg/ml. For MCF-7 cells, the IC50 values for A. acerosum subsp. brachystachyum (Boiss. ), A. acenum var. balansae, A. armenum var. balansae and A. kotschyi were 0.143 mg/ml, 0.63 mg/ml, 0.63 mg/ml, 0.63 mg/ml, 0.63 mg/ml, 0.63 mg/ml and 0.107 mg/ml, respectively. The same doses did not show a cytotoxic effect on HUVEC cell lines. With this article, it has given important results in terms of having a wide range of bacterial studies and examining its activities in fungi and cell lines. These findings suggest that extracts of Acantholimon Boiss species may be a potential source of natural medicines and antibacterial, antifungal, antibiofilm, antioxidant, and anticancer activities may support their therapeutic use.
Basics of Mechanical Engineering
Authors: Arora Vinkal
Published: July 2023

Basic of Mechanical Engineering is an under graduate level book for all the engineering streams like Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Food Technology, Electronics etc. This book contains 17 chapters all related to concepts of Mechanical Engineering. An attempt is made to present a book which not only covers the aspects of mechanical engineering related to concept but also to its applications. It is also attempted to cover the majority of the subjects related to mechanical engineering i.e. thermal science, power generation, internal combustion engines, hydraulic machinery, refrigeration, refrigerants, simple lifting machines, power transmission method, strength of materials and energy and exergy analysis of the milk processing industry. However, the justice is done with the topic to restrict within the scope of syllabus but additional information and resources are also provided. The concepts of thermodynamics, internal combustion engines, refrigeration, solid mechanics are applicable over large industrial preview, so this book will be helpful for every engineering graduate to quickly grasp the basic mechanical knowledge.
Poslijeratna komunistička represija i križari na neretvanskom prostoru
Authors: Matković Blanka
Published: July 2023

U prvim mjesecima nakon završetka vojnih operacija u Dalmaciji, započeto je organiziranje prvih križarskih skupina. Među njima bile su i one u okolici Metkovića koje su osnivane već krajem 1944., a koje su često prelazile na hercegovačko tlo ili održavale kontakte s tamošnjim suradnicima. Tijekom tog razdoblja pojedine skupine su razbijene, a obračun s križarima nastavljen je i tijekom 1945. godine. Do početka 1946. neretvanski kraj će uglavnom biti „očišćen“ od križara, a brojni njihovi suradnici poznati komunističkim vlastima i progonjeni. No, upravo se tada na metkovsko područje povremeno počinje prebacivati skupina križara Ivana Milasa iz Čapljine koji je surađivao i sa širokobriješkim križarima. Na temelju dokumenata, konstantno djelovanje Milasove skupine na metkovskom području može se pratiti negdje od početka ljeta 1946. pa do početka rujna kada je Milas uhvaćen. Njegova sudbina još je uvijek predmet kontroverzi.
Percepcija višeuvjetovanosti suvremenih migracija prema Hrvatskoj u kontekstu sigurnosti prostora i stanovništva
Authors: Komušanac Monika , Balija Monika
Published: July 2023

Rad se temelji na rezultatima anketnoga istraživanja provedenoga na kvotnom uzorku (N=663) krajem 2021. godine kojim se ispitivala percepcija domicilnoga stanovništva prema migrantima te suvremenim migracijama i nacionalnoj sigurnosti Hrvatske. Sukladno položaju Hrvatske na balkanskoj migrantskoj ruti 2015. godine, pretpostavka je bila kako se dominantni stavovi prema migrantima profiliraju sukladno općoj informiranosti, osobnim iskustvima i medijskoj percepciji. Istraživanje je obuhvatilo ispitivanje razine informiranosti ispitanika o suvremenim globalnim i regionalnim migracijama te ispitivanje stavova o karakteru migracijskih procesa, funkcionalnosti migranata u novoj društvenoj sredini, nacionalnoj sigurnosti i budućnosti demografski ispražnjenih prostora Hrvatske. Utvrđeno je, kod ispitivanja općih znanja o migracijama, kako su ispitanici bolje upoznati s migracijama koje se odvijaju (ili su se odvijale) na hrvatskom prostoru, uz naše granice ili u užim regionalnim okvirima, a manje poznavanje globalnih migracijskih kretanja i migracijskih žarišta. Nadalje, najviše ispitanika smatra da su glavni uzroci velikih migracija ratna razaranja u prostoru iz kojega se iseljava i vojna djelovanja te su ispitanici skloniji opciji selektivnoga pristupa i kontroli budućih migracijskih procesa. Povezano s prilagodbom stranaca, najviše ispitanika je potvrdilo tvrdnju da bi migranti trebali uvažavati način života nove sredine i uključiti se u hrvatsko društvo na funkcionalnoj razini, a glavnim krivcima za negativne stavove prema migrantima smatraju političare. U dijelu u kojem se istraživala povezanost migracija i nacionalne sigurnosti, ispitanici su uglavnom podijeljeni oko uspješnosti hrvatskoga nacionalnoga sigurnosnoga sustava 2015. godine te smatraju da su potencijalno najugroženiji hrvatski prostori na istoku i jugoistoku Hrvatske. Također, podijeljenost stavova uočena je i kod perspektive depopulacijskih i ispražnjenih prostora Hrvatske, ali prevladava mišljenje da će takvi prostori poslužiti za privremeni boravak novoga stanovništva u tranzitnom prolasku Hrvatskom. Zaključno, najviše ispitanika smatra da su hrvatski politički sustav i globalni interesi glavni čimbenici prijetnje državnoj sigurnosti Hrvatske što znači da su u percepciji nacionalne sigurnosti Hrvatske podjednako zastupljeni i unutarnji i vanjski faktori.
Suvremeni demografski procesi kao uvjetnica (ne)održivosti mirovinskoga sustava Republike
Hrvatske
Authors: Balija Monika
Published: July 2023

Poznavanje demografskih pokazatelja i trendova pri analizi, reformi i planiranju svih javnih sustava čija održivost ovisi o dobnom sastavu stanovništva od izričitoga je značaja, stoga je cilj rada, zaključno s rezultatima posljednjega popisa stanovništva 2021. godine, utvrditi kretanja relevantnih demografskih pokazatelja i njima uvjetovano stanje hrvatskoga mirovinskog sustava. Analitički su postupci u radu pokazali kako demografski trendovi i pokazatelji Hrvatske već desetljećima uvjetuju neizvjesnu održivost svih javnih sustava zemlje koji ovise o dobnoj strukturi stanovništva, a rezultati popisa 2021. godine potvrdili su sve negativnosti suvremenih demografskih procesa koje su nagoviještali pokazatelji prirodnoga i prostornoga kretanja stanovništva Hrvatske u posljednjem međupopisnom razdoblju. Analizom utvrđeni sve manji obujam priljeva mladih naraštaja u radnu dob i sve veći obujam odljeva stanovništva iz radne dobi upućuju kako je održivost mirovinskoga sustava Hrvatske izrazito upitna. Neodrživost sustava temeljenog na međugeneracijskoj solidarnosti potvrđuje stopa ovisnosti, odnosno omjer broja korisnika mirovina i broja osiguranika, koji je 1980. godine iznosio 1:4,04, dok se 2021. godine smanjio na 1:1,28. Nastavkom negativnih pokazatelja prirodnoga i prostornoga kretanja stanovništva Hrvatske, uz izostanak mjera populacijske politike koje bi dosadašnje trendove usporile i promijenile, starenje stanovništva i u narednim će desetljećima nepovoljno utjecati na stopu ovisnosti, financijsko stanje i održivost mirovinskoga sustava.
Kvaliteta života umirovljenika u Republici Hrvatskoj
Authors: Vučenović Dario , Brajković Lovorka , Jelić Katarina
Published: July 2023

Gotovo u svakoj svjetskoj regiji ljudi danas žive barem dvostruko duže nego prije 100 godina, a produljeni životni vijek povećao je interes istraživača s ciljem podizanja kvalitete života, ublažavanje gubitaka i promicanje aktivnog starenja. Hrvatska je među deset zemalja u svijetu prema starosti stanovništva i trenutačno broji 1.229.760 korisnika mirovina (HZMO, 2022), što predstavlja značajan udio u ukupnoj populaciji. Cilj ovog istraživanja provjeriti je ulogu sociodemografskih pokazatelja u objašnjenju razina usamljenosti, depresivnosti, emocionalnih kompetencija i uspješnog starenja na prigodnom uzorku kao doprinos znanstvenim spoznajama o kvaliteti života hrvatskih umirovljenika. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 269 umirovljenika s područja Republike Hrvatske, od čega je 182 ženskog (66,4%), a 92 muškog spola (33,6%), prosječne dobi 70 godina (raspon 38–93) koji su u prosjeku otišli u mirovinu prije propisane s oko 55 godina (SD=7,98). Prikupljeni su sociodemografski podaci te standardizirani upitnici: Skala samoprocjene uspješnog starenja, Kratka forma UCLA-skale usamljenosti, Gerijatrijska skala depresije- kratka forma i Upitnik emocionalnih vještina i kompetencija (UEK-15), i to visokih pouzdanosti. Sudionici su usto potpisali informirani pristanak, tj. suglasnost za sudjelovanje jer je istraživanje provedeno uživo te su dokumentaciji prilagali dokaz o umirovljenju. Rezultati upućuju na razlike u kvaliteti života i depresivnosti s obzirom na razlike u najvećem postignutom stupnju obrazovanja u očekivanome smjeru, s obzirom na ulogu obrazovanja u mogućnostima zaposlenja, socioekonomskom statusu i zdravstvenim ponašanjima. Analiza spolnih razlika potvrdila je da su žene depresivnije, a ujedno i emocionalno kompetentnije od muškaraca na mjerama samoprocjene, iako razine depresivnosti nisu kliničke niti u jednoj skupini. I konačno, sudionici se razlikuju u procjeni usamljenosti s obzirom na bračni status, na način da oni koji su u partnerskoj vezi doživljavaju niže razine. Preporuke je navedene varijable dopuniti objektivnim pokazateljima kvalitete života umirovljenika u RH, kombinirati metode samoprocjene s kvalitativnim načinima prikupljanja podataka, razvojne promjene pratiti longitudinalno te raditi na razvoju mreže pružatelja korisnika usluga široj populaciji starijih osoba koje bi se mogla kombinirati s istraživačkim djelatnostima u zajednici. Posebnu pozornost potrebno je usmjeriti na rastući trend institucionalizacije starijih osoba što predstavlja rizični čimbenik za mentalno zdravlje umirovljenika, naročito tijekom i nakon COVID-19 krize.
Ensure That Provenance Bottoms Out
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: July 2023

Some questions may be pursued circularly, where for example you cannot find a final cause – you must ask, What caused that cause? Or you cannot find an ultimate goal – Then what purpose does that serve? Such loops can waste our time.1 It is a form of self-control to establish ways to bottom out, to employ base cases to stop recursion. When a child repeatedly asks Why?, adults may employ Just because! Cultures establish ways to deal with the need for bottoming out such as branding...
Plan S: academic freedom and statements of principle
Authors: Moore Samuel
Published: July 2023

This is a restatement of something that I (and others no doubt) have said before, but I thought it worth putting down in writing here. I recently saw a few people on Twitter sharing a link to the Academic Freedom Monitoring Project highlighting its relevance to Plan S. The project collates and archives examples of state violence, imprisonment and intimidation against academics who question or disagree with their governments.
Displaying taxonomic classifications from Wikidata using d3js and SPARQL
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: July 2023

Following on from previous posts The Semantic Web made fun: d3sparql and The Biodiversity Heritage Library meets Wikidata via Wikispecies: adding author identifiers to BioStor I've put together an example query that can be used to extract a taxonomic classification from Wikidata.
New article on scholar-led publishing
Authors: Moore Samuel
Published: July 2023

Janneke Adema and I have an article published today in Insights entitled: ‘Collectivity and collaboration: imagining new forms of communality to create resilience in scholar-led publishing’. Abstract The Radical Open Access Collective (ROAC) is a community of scholar-led, not-for-profit presses, journals and other open access (OA) projects.
On Rushkoff’s ‘Team Human’
Authors: Moore Samuel
Published: July 2023

My manly fare is working, my vim- and vigor-aphorisms: and verily I did not feed them with flatulent vegetables! But with warrior’s food, conqueror’s food: new appetites I have awakened (Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra). Aphorisms are punchy, direct and polemical, aiming to persuade the reader through style rather than mere content.
The ‘Care-full’ Commons: Open Access and the Care of Commoning
Authors: Moore Samuel
Published: July 2023

Talk given to the Radical Open Access 2 Conference in Coventry, 27 June 2018 as part of a panel on the commons and care.
Management of complications related to colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection
Authors: Gweon Tae-Geun , Yang Dong-Hoon
Published: July 2023

Compared to endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), colonoscopic endoscopic submucosal dissection (C-ESD) has the advantages of higher en bloc resection rates and lower recurrence rates of colorectal neoplasms. Therefore, C-ESD is considered an effective treatment method for laterally spread tumors and early colorectal cancer. However, C-ESD is technically more difficult and requires a longer procedure time than EMR. In addition to therapeutic efficacy and procedural difficulty, safety concerns should always be considered when performing C-ESD in clinical practice. Bleeding and perforation are the main adverse events associated with C-ESD and can occur during C-ESD or after the completion of the procedure. Most bleeding associated with C-ESD can be managed endoscopically, even if it occurs during or after the procedure. More recently, most perforations identified during C-ESD can also be managed endoscopically, unless the mural defect is too large to be sutured with endoscopic devices or the patient is hemodynamically unstable. Delayed perforations are quite rare, but they require surgical treatment more frequently than endoscopically identified intraprocedural perforations or radiologically identified immediate postprocedural perforations. Post-ESD coagulation syndrome is a relatively underestimated adverse event, which can mimic localized peritonitis from perforation. Here, we classify and characterize the complications associated with C-ESD and recommend management options for them.
Food Insecurity, Diet Quality, and Hypertension Risk in Rural Nicaragua
Authors: Bonavire Kaila , Dharod Jigna , Nunnery Danielle , Williams Virginia , Sastre Lauren R.
Published: July 2023

Background

Individuals within rural Nicaragua have demonstrated elevated risk for hypertension (HTN); however, research examining socio-economic and dietary risk factors is limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the relationship between food security, dietary patterns, and HTN risk in rural Nicaragua.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included adult participants recruited from volunteer-led health clinics in the mountainous region of the Central Highlands in the state of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, in March 2018. Data collection included an oral survey focusing on household socio-demographics, food security, dietary patterns, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements.

Results

A total of 123 men and women aged 18 years and up participated in the study (85% of whom were female). Participants were 32.2(± 15.7) years old on average. Food insecurity risk was high, with 78.4% of households identified as severely food insecure. The most commonly consumed daily foods included beans (88%), corn tortillas (84%), and rice (80%). The mean BMI was 26.2 kg/m2 (± 3.9), with 45 percent of participants were identified as overweight and 17.4% as obese. Sixty-three percent exhibited elevated blood pressure, and independent t-test results demonstrated food insecurity was marginally associated with blood pressure (p=0.077) and geographic location (p= 0.060) but not weight status (p=0.97). No significant associations were identified via regression analysis

Conclusions

Participants from rural Nicaragua reported a lack of dietary variety which contrasts dietary patterns recommended for optimal blood pressure control and a lack of healthful food access as demonstrated by elevated food insecurity and related HTN.

This study highlights the link between nutrition, socio-economic risks, and health disparities, as well as the need to for future research around healthful food access and hypertension.
Child Trafficking Offence: Case Study of Surabaya District Court Decision No. 685/PID.SUS/2022/PN SBY
Authors: Aini Qurotu , Sodiqin Ali , Yulianis M Sifa Fauzi , Haniyah Haniyah
Published: July 2023

The emergence of various forms of manipulation and exploitation has resulted in rampant trafficking in persons, in which children are also trafficked. Basically, children as the next generation of the nation have a role in ensuring the continuity of the nation. Therefore, children need to get ample opportunities to grow and develop. This study was conducted with the aim of describing how legal protection of children as victims of trafficking in persons. The research method used in this study is normative legal research which is studied using a statutory approach (statute approach). The results of this study show that children are very vulnerable to becoming victims of child trafficking for the purpose of exploitation. The law relating to child trafficking has been in force and has binding legal force, but its enforcement has not been sufficient to provide a deterrent effect for perpetrators. In this case, children as victims should get legal protection which includes protection of their dignity, dignity, and fulfillment of their rights. However, in the criminal justice system, victims are often given less attention, in reality Indonesian law only focuses on punishing perpetrators and overrides the rights and protection of victims.

 

  Keywords: Child Trafficking.Exploitation. Legal Protection
ANALISIS PROFITABILITAS, LEVERAGE, DAN LIKUIDITAS TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Apandi Aden , Pragiwani Meita , Maliki Fanisyah , Ayu Ardheta Preztika , Mustika Maya
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh profitabilitas, leverage dan likuiditas terhadap nilai perusahaan pada Industri Manufaktur Subsektor Makanan dan Minuman BEI tahun 2017-2021. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kausalitas kuantitatif, yaitu penelitian untuk menggambarkan kondisi perusahaan yang dilakukan dengan analisis berdasarkan data yang diperoleh. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang barang konsumsi makanan dan minuman yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2017-2021 yang berjumlah 20 perusahaan. Perusahaan yang dijadikan sampel memiliki data informasi keuangan yang sesuai dengan penelitian. Berdasarkan kriteria sampel, terdapat 20 perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang consumer goods yang telah go public yang layak dijadikan sampel dalam penelitian ini. Teknik analisis data menggunakan software Eviews 12.0 untuk mengolah data variabel dalam penelitian ini adalah statistik deskriptif, uji asumsi klasik, uji model regresi data panel, uji pemilihan model regresi data panel, uji hipotesis, dan uji koefisien determinasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa profitabilitas dan leverage berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan, sedangkan likuiditas tidak berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan.
Interpretation of the spectral wave forecast model results using the phase-resolving model
Authors: Chalikov D. V. , Bulgakov K. Yu. , Fokina К. V.
Published: July 2023

The paper presents an interpretation of the results of spectral wave-forecast model using the phase-resolving model. Spectral models provide the information on the evolution of the potential energy distribution in terms of angle and frequency though the information about the geometry and statistical wave characteristics in such models are not available. This information has to be extracted through the additional, often unsubstantiated, hypotheses. The proposed computational procedure transforms spectral information into a two-dimensional wave field which consists of a set of linear modes with randomly distributed phases is proposed. The wave field is not realistic since it does not have non-linear properties, for example, various asymmetry properties such as increased kurtosis. Afterwards the linear wave field reproduced on the basis of the wave spectrum is set as the initial condition for the exact phase-resolving model. The exact models formally suitable for such calculations are cumbersome and inefficient and that practically restricts their broad and regular application. This restriction can be overcome by using a new type of 3D wave simulation based on 2D equations. The 2D model reproduces the statistical characteristics of the wave field similar to the results of the 3D exact model and runs several times faster. The examples of using the developed method of interpretation of the spectral wave forecast in the Baltic Sea are demonstrated.