bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Auditing Regulations of Environmental Reporting of Oil Companies
Authors: Dudko T. A.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the study of the theoretical foundations and normative regulations of the audit of environmental reporting of oil companies in Russia. The article presents the materials of the analysis conducted by the author of the practice of disclosing information on the environmental aspects of activities in the reporting of oil companies, as well as the main provisions and legal framework governing the audit of environmental reporting. The research revealed the problem of the lack of a unified and single standard for regulating non-financial reporting, which makes it difficult for users to analyze such reports and analysis. Generalization and comparison were the methodological research tools. The theoretical and political significance of the study lies in justifying the need to develop a regulatory framework to regulate the requirements for the preparation of non-financial reporting and its auditing to improve the comparison of data by the stakeholders. The study is of interest primarily to government agencies and to the Committee for Standardization of the Russian Federation in improving the legislative regulation of accounting and non-financial reporting.
An Accounting Procedure for Bonds with a Double Currency Denomination in Accordance with the IFRS
Authors: Kuz’min A. Yu.
Published: December 2020

The study is devoted to the development of accounting procedure and recording the financial results of bonds with a double currency denomination in accordance with International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS). The methodological base of the research includes system and dynamic-situational analysis, evaluation models of financial mathematics, accounting procedures of the theory of financial accounting. Based on the assumptions made at the formal mathematical level, this procedure is fully algorithmized, despite the ambiguity or impossibility of direct assessment of such basic accounting indicators as the initial estimate, the internal effective interest rate, and the amortized cost of a financial instrument. Considerable attention is paid to the issues of mathematical evaluation and reflection of financial results when preparing financial statements in accordance with the concept of amortized cost and effective interest rate, taking into account the impact of changes in the currency component in dynamics. The originality and uniqueness of the developed procedure is that it is applicable to the situations where coupon payments are paid several times a year. The theoretical and practical significance of the research is determined by the development of scientific and applied tools that include accounting and process models, evaluation algorithms and procedures that can be used by accounting and audit departments in practical work when solving problems of reporting in accordance with IFRS.
Ship Impact Protection System of Sutong Yangtze River Bridge
Authors: Yuan Hong , Xu Lin , Zhang Xigang
Published: December 2020

Not far from the estuary, Sutong Yangtze River Bridge is located in the Jiangsu Province of China, the main bridge is a 7-span continuous cable stayed bridge，with the span arrangement of 100+100+300+1088+300+100+100 m. The foundations are cast-in-situ bored piles. One of the critical loads in the design of foundations is ship impact force. According to the actual situation of Sutong Bridge, researches were carried out for the collision between ship and foundations, base on the researches comparison was carried out between floating collision protection system and self-resistant protection system which self-resistant system were proved to be the preferred proposal. The self-resistant system make use of steel cofferdam of casting of pile cap, the thickness of tremie concrete was adjusted according to navigation water level and dimension of typical ships. As part of the collision protection system, introduction was made for the vessel navigation system (VTS).
The Dynamic Behaviour of the "Erlebnisbrücke" on the BUGA in Ronneburg
Authors: Zabel Volkmar , Bleiziffer Johann , Trabert Josef
Published: December 2020

The German Federal Garden Exhibition BUGA will be held in 2007 in the Thuringian towns Gera and Ronneburg. The most outstanding structure on the exhibition area is a 225 m long footbridge, the “Erlebnisbrücke”. This structure is a three span stress ribbon bridge with a timber superstructure. Several resonances in the range of typical step frequencies of pedestrians became obvious already during the design stage. Therefore the dynamic behaviour of the bridge and its response to dynamic loading generated by pedestrians were extensively investigated both experimentally and numerically. The predicted response amplitudes exceeded the values recommended in the codes. However, experience with large numbers of people on the bridge showed a good performance of the bridge under dense pedestrian loading. Nevertheless, the dynamic behaviour of the bridge will be observed carefully under service conditions. The installation of tuned mass dampers is considered as an option for the case of an unsatisfactory dynamic behaviour of the bridge.
Durability of fiber reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete
Authors: Mahoutian Mehrdad , Libre Nicolas Ali , Shekarchi Mohamad , Moradi Marani Farid
Published: December 2020

Although Light Weight Aggregate Concrete (LWAC) usually suffers from low ductility and it can be considered as a brittle material, the demand for LWAC in many application of recent construction is increasing owing to this fact that lower density of structural material leads to lower dead load of structures and as a consequence lower earthquake forces. Hence, improving the ductility is the key point to popularize the application of LWAC and fibers can be used for improving LWAC ductility. Durability of fiber reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete is a key parameter for proportioning mixture in severe marine conditions such as Persian Gulf region. In this paper the effect of fiber on the durability of lightweight aggregate concrete is investigated with gas permeability, electrical resistively and drying shrinkage.
Ductility of Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded Composites
Authors: Sánchez Filho Emil de Souza , Silva Filho Júlio J. Holtz , Barbosa Maria Teresa
Published: December 2020

This paper presents results of a theoretical study to evaluate the ductility of reinforced concrete
beams strengthened in flexure with externally bonded carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs).

Research into the design of flexural strengthening of concrete structures with carbon fibre
composites (CFC) is well known, but understanding of the beams’ ductility behaviour has yet to
reach the same level.

The main objective of this investigation is to discover a new and consistent approach towards the
ductility of reinforced concrete beams flexurally strengthened by carbon fibre composites.

The need to clarify the behaviour of CRFP strengthened beams is defined as a new energetic index
based on the strain energy of the deformed beam. The ductility is evaluated by using the energy
indexes obtained from the curves for load vs. Deflection, and bending moment vs. Curvature.
Wind Tunnel Validation of Vortex Method for Aerodynamic Coefficients
Authors: Beier Marcos , Loredo-Souza Acir , Rocha Marcelo Maia , Jancic Dorian , Domaingo Andreas
Published: December 2020

The increasing need of knowledge about the aerodynamic behaviour of bridge decks in the early stages of the design process has been answered with the CFD technique called Vortex Particle Method. Nevertheless, any implementation of this method needs to be extensively tested, ascertain and hence validated. As contribution to the RM2006 implementation, comparisons between experimental and numerical results are made. After initial classical fluid problems and simple parametric bridge cross sections tests, three Brazilian large cable-stayed bridge projects are presented: Paulicéia, Guamá and Roberto Marinho. Results corroborate the method and the implementation, demonstrating why its use is becoming increasingly acceptable.
Croatian Experiences in Motorway Network Development and Possibilities for the Future
Authors: Sesar Petar , Pastorcic Stefica , Krecak Ana
Published: December 2020

Croatian Motorway Network has greatly expanded in the last decade. During that time numerous
bridges and viaducts were designed and built. They were mostly built from prefabricated girders
which enabled fast construction. On the other hand it was limiting factor for the designers since
standardized girders were used.

Although they were similarly designed, great attention was given to detail design in order to have
primarily durable structures. Visible details like safety barriers are parts users mostly criticize and
complain about. Therefore aesthetics aspects were highly respected as well. However, Croatian
bridges are proving that we also have respectable achievements in this field. Croatian experience in
building large concrete arch bridges is well-known (Krk Bridge).
Identification Strategies for Maintenance of Bridges
Authors: Wendner Roman , Strauss Alfred , Bergmeister Konrad , Novák Dahomír , Lehký David , Frangopol Dan M.
Published: December 2020

Non-destructive damage detection and localisation steadily gain importance especially in connection with maintenance planning. New approaches for damage identification based on virtual statistical simulation of dynamic behaviour of structures will be presented and the proposed approaches validated. Using the experimentally obtained frequency response of a structure in the damaged and undamaged state and a numerically-generated sensitivity matrix, the theory is used to predict the location and magnitude of damage inflicted. After having successfully applied the theory to controlled laboratory experiments in the past, the approaches are now used on accurate data from the widely known bridge Z24 on which dynamic measurements have been performed in 1999 to evaluate the effects of artificially inflicted damage on modal characteristics. Since the changes of the frequencies can be relatively small at real structures, the displacements of the modal forms are also considered in the identification algorithms. An ultimate goal of these identification tools is the determination of the time dependent resistance of a structure expressed by a degradation ratio α which will, together with non-linear safety analysis, allow for better maintenance planning.
Impediments to Vertical Data Capture from Aerial LiDAR for Three-dimensional Building Extraction
Authors: Hinks Tommy , Carr Hamish , Laefer Debra
Published: December 2020

Aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) offers the potential to generate detailed, threedimensional models of the built environment in urban settings. Such models would offer distinct advantages for a wide range of applications from improved noise and pollution prediction to disaster mitigation modelling. Presently, some impediments to such important data capture are a function of the current technology and an outgrowth of the geometry of dense urban development. This paper outlines the difficulties related to effective vertical data capture in an urban environment and recommends specific approaches toward a geometric optimization of this problem.
Loads caused by earthquakes and ship impact - experiences from current
projects
Authors: Keuser Manfred , Grimm Rainer , Tikalsky Jens
Published: December 2020

In the past, static evaluation of solid bridges considered the effects of ship impact in approximation
approaches including static dummy loads; earthquake load conditions were taken into account as an
exception only. With the implementation of a new generation of standards, the DIN technical
reports based on the European set of regulations, loads caused by earthquakes and ship impact have
become much more important. Practical implementation of the effects of the new standards is
demonstrated using several recent examples.
Bridge bearings – Structural design requirements
Authors: Singh Harminder
Published: December 2020

The load carrying capacity and technology of manufacturing the bearings has been improved tremendously in the past few years. Now large capacity bearings and bearings which are capable of accommodating large movements are available in the market. The construction of large span bridges like cable stayed and suspension bridges are also affected by the choice of bearings and mean of effective load transfer to the substructure. Recently the conventional balanced cantilever bridges are made continuous for the span more than 550.0m. The construction of these long bridges is only possible by good and efficient bearings which can accommodate large movements and rotation.

The paper briefly discuss about different types of bearings normally used in bridges with their advantages and limitations. The bridge with bearings termed as bearing bridges is further compared with the integral bridges and the behaviour of bearing bridges and integral bridges is compared under different load combinations.
Transparent sound screens made of glass for motorways and railway tracks
Authors: Siebert Barbara
Published: December 2020

The growing use of glass in structural engineering can not only be seen in the wide field of buildings and related applications but also in the field of bridges and motorways. In addition to a possible use as walking surface for pedestrian bridges the application of architectural glass is common for railings and transparent sound screens for noise protection. In case of sound screens for motorways and railway tracks there are additional problems reasoned in durability and resistance against dynamic loads and in case of accidents. In a first part a short overview is given about the present situation of regulations in Germany; special focus is upon the above mentioned applications in terms of sound screens for bridge building. After this a brief sketch about static analysis and details, especially for linear- and point fixed systems, follows. Finally an example is presented.
Use of whitetopping to strenghten and repair damaged road pavements
Authors: Cuomo Gianluca
Published: December 2020

The use of whitetopping is sometimes an incisive and cost-effective technique for the design of new concrete road superstructures or for the rehabilitation and the strengthening of damaged ones, especially in such situations when the severe working loads or a deficient initial design decree some pathologies in asphalt concrete pavements.

Starting from this preamble, the investigation here reported is focused on the dimensioning through finite element analysis of different thicknesses whitetopping layers - up to the so-called ultra thin whitetopping - to be overlapped onto the existing flexible pavements, after the scarification of the bituminous wearing course.

After analyzing a wide set of degradation cases of the road pavement layers, it came to the fore that the determination of the degree of damage of each section of the structure is fundamental. At the end of the investigation some upbeat results were found for the dimensioning of the whitetopping layers as function of the type and degree of failure, the thickness of the upper concrete layer being, therefore, defined with respect to the decreased mechanical properties of the existing materials.

The Author strongly believes these far-reaching outcomes can be well considered as the starting point for future researches in the area of the rehabilitation and strengthening of damaged road pavements.
Road Bridge Expansion Joints - Reduction of the overrolling Noise caused of Vehicles during crossing the Expansion Joints
Authors: Braun Joachim , Schulze Tobias
Published: December 2020

Our modern understanding of environment protection encloses the protection from noise, especially the protection from traffic noise. Therefore, the company RW Sollinger Hütte GmbH (RWSH) in Uslar, Germany, developed a noiseless Modular Expansion Joint (MEJ) characterized by a lamella structure of the surface. This MEJ is equipped with especially extruded elastomeric profile which is inserted between the middle and edge steel profiles.

The new-developed elastomeric profile should fulfil several functions: Beside the known sealing function (watertight surface) the profile can cause a level surface of the lamella crossing and is likely to control the gap openings between the middle and edge steel profiles.

The level surface is the most important new property of the MEJ to reduce the noise which is caused by running over by cars and trucks.

The new developed low noise MEJ was already tested under practically oriented conditions. Besides, comparative measurements with other designs of expansion joints have been carried and evaluated.
The Design Process for Rail Stations and Modal Integration: Delhi Metro
Authors: Roy B. C. , Ekambaram Raghuram , Guha Tanmoy
Published: December 2020

The design process for an infrastructure facility is becoming more and more involved, with input from disparate disciplines and with an eye on the process end-to-end. While Delhi started late in the provisions of mass rapid transit system, the process has picked up speed and the paper will highlight a few of the features of the various stations, citing in particular a few of them.
Fronteras amenazadas. Potencialidades y desafíos del MERCOSUR para responder a la pandemia
Authors: Stavile Bravin María Clara , Collado Ana Paula , Covolo Mariana Laura
Published: December 2020

Con la actual crisis sanitaria generada por la pandemia de Covid-19, el mundo se vio obligado a aplicar medidas que se adapten a esta coyuntura. En América Latina, la rápida expansión del brote llevó a la implementación de medidas restrictivas que impulsaron un unánime cierre de fronteras, restringiendo la movilidad de personas, y quedando expuestas algunas de ellas a situaciones de vulnerabilidad.Si bien el propósito fue evitar el avance del virus, estas medidas han supuesto un enorme desafío para la región sudamericana, teniendo en cuenta el negativo impacto socioeconómico y sanitario que estas tienen y pueden llegar a tener en un contexto post-pandemia. En este escenario, las áreas de frontera suscitan una atención especial. Las potencialidades y asimetrías de estas zonas se caracterizan por una constante tensión entre la posibilidad de concretar avances en materia de cooperación y la securitización de estos territorios, traducidos en la defensa de la soberanía nacional. Es por eso que la formulación conjunta de políticas públicas de salud es de vital importancia para prevenir situaciones de conflicto y aunar esfuerzos en la construcción de mecanismos que permitan paliar los efectos de la pandemia, que afectan principalmente a grupos en situación de vulnerabilidad. En el marco de la cooperación regional, las capabilities del MERCOSUR pueden servir como plataformas de coordinación efectiva en materia sanitaria para responder a las demandas de estas zonas y evitar el incremento de las tensiones y conflictos. Así, el presente artículo realiza un repaso por las tensiones que se hacen presentes a la hora de cooperar en áreas de frontera, para luego analizar las potencialidades y desafíos de la coordinación de políticas públicas en materia de salud en el actual contexto de pandemia. Para finalizar, se toma como caso de estudio las ciudades de Posadas (Misiones, Argentina) y Encarnación (Itapúa, Paraguay) teniendo en cuenta su pertenencia al MERCOSUR, los antecedentes de cooperación entre ambas ciudades, y los efectos que ha tenido la pandemia sobre esta zona transfronteriza. Por otra parte, la metodología utilizada es el análisis documental y de caso.
Farklı Marinasyon Formülasyonları ile Hazırlanmış Hindi Göğüs Etlerinin Bazı Fiziksel, Kimyasal ve Duyusal Özellikleri
Authors: Akyüz Sinem , Güneşer Onur , Esen Buşra Nur
Published: December 2020

Bu çalışmada elma sirkesi, zeytin yağı, yoğurt ve çeşitli katkı maddeleri ile hazırlanmış acılı ve acısız marinas-yon formülasyonlarının hindi göğüs etinin bazı fiziksel kimyasal ve duyusal özellikleri üzerine etkilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, marine edilmiş pişirilmiş hindi göğüs eti örneklerinde L*, Hue ve Chroma değerleri, sertlik, çiğnenebilirlik, iç yapışkanlık, dış yapışkanlık, kırılganlık ve sakızımsılık gibi tekstürel özellikler, genel kompozisyon ve uçucu bileşen profili belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, hindi göğüs etlerine tüketici testi uygulanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, örnek-lerin iç bölge L* ve Chroma değerlerinde önemli farklılıkların olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sertlik, sakızımsılık ve çiğne-nebilirlik özellikleri açısından hindi göğüs eti örnekleri arasında önemli farklılıkların olduğu gözlenmiştir. Buna göre, en yüksek sertlik değerinin yoğurt-acısız formülasyonu ile marine edilen örneklerinde belirlenirken, zeytinyağı-acılı formülasyonu ile marine edilen örnekler en düşük sertlik değerine sahiptir. Kimyasal özelikleri bakımından da göğüs eti örnekleri arasında önemli farklılıkların olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Örneklerde toplam 34 adet uçucu bileşen belirlen-miştir. Hindi göğüs eti örneklerinde belirlenen uçucu bileşenler çoğunlukla baharatlardan gelen γ-terpinen, β-pinen, terpinolen gibi terpen türevli bileşiklerdir. Tüketici testi sonucunda, zeytinyağı ile marine edilmiş göğüs eti örnekle-rinin elma sirkesi ve yoğurt ile ayrı ayrı marine edilmiş örneklerden daha yüksek beğeni skoruna sahip olduğu bulun-muştur.
Estimation of the Climate Preference Between Two Lineages of Europe-an Ground Squirrel Using Maximum Entropy Modeling
Authors: Demirtaş Sadık
Published: December 2020

Spermophilus citellus (Linnaeus, 1766), commonly referred to as the European ground squirrel, exists in specific areas of Central Europe and the Balkans. The species is currently listed as ‘‘vulnerable’’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Recently genetic studies have shown that the species has two main lineages; the northern and the southern. The northern lineage shows distribution range at the central and western part of the Balkans and Central Europe, whereas the southern lineage is spread in a more limited area, which includes the southern and eastern parts of the Balkans. The purpose of this study is to reveal the potential geographic distribution in Last Glacial Maximum (approximately 22 kya), present and future (average 2070) periods of these lineages using Maximum Entropy modeling (MaxEnt). This study also contributes to comparing the distribution of two lineages between past, present and future periods. The final MaxEnt with ten replicate runs was constructed based on 80 occurrence records from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Macedonia, Mol-dova, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine, and twelve abiotic bioclimatic variables obtained from WorldClim. Thus, it was attempted to estimate the importance of bioclimatic factors influencing the potential geographical distribution for each lineage as well as assessing the area under curve values. This study showed that the two lineages of the European ground squirrel had different geographic distribution patterns for past, present and future periods. More-over, the study will make important contributions to conservation studies such as management strategies, species action plans and translocation.
STUDIES OF BENDING ELEMENTS WITH FIBERGLASS FITTINGS IN HOT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
Authors: Dadoboev Abdunazar
Published: December 2020

Features and comparative characteristics of metal and composite reinforcement are shown. Theoretical and experimental studies of the strength characteristics of concrete beams reinforced with fiberglass and metal reinforcement are presented. The use of fiberglass reinforcement can be economically efficient in the construction of brick buildings.
OPERATIONAL FEATURES OF INSULATION OF EXTERNAL WALLS USING PLASTER FACADE TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Domozhilov Viktor
Published: December 2020

the technical characteristics of multi-layer facade systems and the need for careful study of the project during their construction are Considered. Possibility of accumulation of moisture in the insulation. Selection of materials for insulation of external enclosing structures.
COUPLING OF TWO UNIFORM FLOWS
Authors: Kochanenko Viktor , Aleksandrova Maria
Published: December 2020

The authors consider the problem of coupling two two-dimensional in terms of turbulent potential uniform flows. The flow movement is considered in a smooth horizontal channel with relatively short length of watercourses, when the flow resistance forces can be ignored. The main task is to determine the most rational form of the side walls of the flow interface.

Radial spreading of a turbulent flow can be one of the main types of General flows for coupling various forms of flow. First, the flow is transferred through a simple expansion wave to a radial one, then through a simple compression wave it is transferred to a uniform flow. The solution of the problem with this formulation allowed us to improve and update the solution of problems on the coupling of flows.
Heavy Oil and High-Temperature Polymer EOR Applications
Authors: Castro García Rubén Hernán , Llanos Gallo Sebastián , Rodriguez Ardila Jenny Liseth , Quintero Pérez Henderson Iván , Manrique Ventura Eduardo José , Zapata Arango Jose Francisco
Published: December 2020

Polymer flooding represents the most common chemical enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) method used at commercial scale. In this process, the polymeric solutions (generally hydrolyzed polyacrylamide - HPAM) are injected to improve the oil/water mobility ratio (M). However, due to mechanical, chemical, bio, and thermal degradation, polymer viscosity losses can occur, causing a negative impact on oil sweep efficiency. In this case, biopolymers seem to be promising candidates in EOR applications with special structural characteristics, which result in excellent stability in harsh environments with high temperatures, ionic forces, and shear stresses. This paper presents the laboratory evaluation of Scleroglucan (SG) and a commercial sulfonated polyacrylamide (ATBS) in synthetic brine, representative of a Colombian heavy-oil field. The effects of ionic strength, pH, temperature, and shear degradation effects on polymer viscosity were also evaluated. For SG, the results reflect its tolerance to high salinities (0-5%wt), ionic strengths (Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+), shear rates (0-300,000 s-1), temperatures (30, 50, 80 and 100 °C), and pH variations (3-10). The biopolymer was capable of preserving its viscous properties and stability after of the effect of these variables. Finally, the target viscosity (set as 17 cp) was achieved with a lower concentration (2.7 times) than the ATBS polymer tested.
Practical methodology for interwell tracer applications
Authors: Perez Romel , Espinosa Carlos , Pinto Karem , Gutierrez Mauricio
Published: December 2020

Tracer technology has been used in the oil industry to investigate the fluid flow behavior into the reservoir.  Using this technology is possible to obtain relevant data from the reservoir such as remaining oil accumulations, estimate volumetric sweep efficiency, define reservoir heterogeneities, identify flow channeling, and determine residual oil saturation (Sor).
 
This technology has been one of the most useful tools for reservoir characterization for several decades. The tracer is injected in the injector well and then monitored in the producer wells through the tracer concentration measurements. Although many tracer studies have been documented for reservoir characterization, the available information and methodologies related to the design, implementation, and interpretation of tracer tests are limited or confidential.
The goal of his article is to show a methodology for the design, execution, and interpretation of interwell tracer tests, which includes procedures for field implementation, sampling, and monitoring of these tests. Laboratory analysis using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography is described in the experimental evaluation of tracer tests. Additionally, for a better understanding of the technology, examples of laboratory and field cases are presented.
Experimental evaluation of the mechanical degradation of HPAM polymeric solutions used in Enhanced Oil Recovery
Authors: Maya Toro Gustavo , Herrera Quintero Julia Jineth , Castro Garcia Ruben Hernan , Quintero Pérez Henderson Ivan , Barbosa Trillos Dalje Sunith , Prada Luis , Maldonado Manrique Laura , Pérez Eduar
Published: December 2020

With the design of experiments (DoE), this study analyses the influence of physical (capillary diameter and pressure drop) and chemical variables (salinity, polymer concentration, and molecular weight) on the mechanical degradation of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide-type polymer solutions (HPAM) used in enhanced oil recovery processes. Initially, with the help of a fractional factorial design (2k-p), the variables with the most significant influence on the polymer's mechanical degradation were found. The experimental results of the screening demonstrate that the factors that statistically influence the mechanical degradation are the molecular weight, the diameter of the capillary, and the pressure differential. Subsequently, a regression model was developed to estimate the degradation percentages of HPAM polymer solutions as a function of the significant factors influencing the mechanical degradation of polymer solutions. This model had a 97.85% fit for the predicted values under the experimental conditions. Likewise, through the optimization developed by the Box Behnken response surface methodology, it was determined that the pressure differential was the most influential factor. This variable was followed by the capillary diameter, where less than 50% degradation rates are obtained with low polymer molecular weight (6.5 MDa), pressure differentials less than 500 psi, and diameters of the capillary greater than 0.125 inches.
MURAL PAINTING OF GIRIRAJ TEMPLE GWALIOR
Authors: Jain Dr. Sushma
Published: December 2020

The Tomarvanshi tradition of promoting music, literature and art emerged as an influential center of Gwalior art, creating a style that was different from the Gujarati tradition but influenced by both Rajput and Akbarian Mughal art. It was natural that Gwalior had become a stronghold of artists at that time. Bhand (n.d.)
VEGETATION IN INDIAN ART
Authors: Pandey Anjali
Published: December 2020

Indian art is a vivid presentation of various forms of nature. In many ancient cultures trees are treated with acclaim and affection but in India treated with reverence and love. The concept of tree, as a symbol of life, of eternity and resumption is as old as humankind. The environmentalists evaluate their importance for the world's ecosystem as they are used in numerous ways in everyday life but their aspect is that they are the symbol of divinity of nature with beauty and cultural values.

Nature with its qualities helps the creatures in their survival. The beauty of nature can be perceived in its utility and man can pay his attributes with the awareness towards the protection of nature.
COLOUR SCHEME IN ROCK PAINTINGS OF CHHATARPUR
Authors: Pandey Anjali , Mishra Garima
Published: December 2020

Man's innate expression towards art is manifested by rock paintings. For early humans there were rock shelters. On prehistoric shelter sites, humans marked paintings as their natural expression. Paintings made in rock were called rock paintings. Known prehistoric paintings were discovered by Mercilona di Setuala in a cave called Altamira, located in northern Spain, from accidental exploration in 1879. Rock paintings have been discovered in many places in India Gupta (1987)
The Right to Silence and the Pendulum Swing: Variations in Canadian and Scottish Criminal Law
Authors: Campbell Kathryn M.
Published: December 2020

The right to silence is afforded to suspects in criminal cases as part of a number constitutional protections contained within Canadian law through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is closely linked to other such rights, including the right to counsel, the right against self-incrimination and the presumption of innocence. Moreover, in some cases, the denial of this right has resulted in convictions in error through false confessions and wrongful convictions. Decisions by the Supreme Court in Canada in recent times can be viewed as a slow encroachment onto individual Charter rights in favour of the needs of law enforcement. In Scotland, until recently, while afforded a right to silence suspects could still be questioned for up to six hours without a lawyer present. While other measures existed to protect an individual’s right to a fair trial, such practices were out of step with the European Convention on Human Rights Article 6(1) right to a fair trial. In the decision in Cadder v HMA, greater protections to suspects were introduced regarding the right to silence and the right to counsel, and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 later consolidated the relevant law on this matter. The focus of this paper will be to examine how the right to silence in both Canadian and Scottish law has evolved through statute and case law and the implications of this for law enforcement practices, the protection of rights and the safety of convictions.
Smoke But No Fire (Jessica S. Henry)
Authors: Sherrin Christopher
Published: December 2020

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RESUMO DE TCC: ANÁLISE DE CONFORTO TÉRMICO ASSOCIADO A UMA COZINHA DE RESTAURANTE UNIVERSITÁRIO
Authors: Rezende Costa Iara Ferreira , Ferreira Caroline , Costa Neto Alcino
Published: December 2020

Questões energéticas e ambientais tornaram-se pautas bastante discutidas em reuniões ao redor do mundo devido às alterações climáticas que vêm crescendo com o passar dos anos. Após a revolução industrial, profissionais da construção civil se viram diante do surgimento de novos materiais e novas formas de se projetar. Nesse contexto surgiram muitas estruturas similares em todo lugar, como as edificações com fachadas espelhadas que se multiplicaram, contribuindo com a perda de identidade de alguns locais, uma vez que este tipo de projetar ignora as características climáticas e culturais de onde são realizadas as construções. Consequentemente, medidas precisaram ser adotadas para que os indivíduos desses locais conseguissem se sentir bem, com a adoção de sistemas de ar condicionado utilizados a fim de manter os usuários dessas megaestruturas satisfeitos termicamente. Porém, com as questões ambientais e mudanças climáticas é papel dos profissionais da Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura intervirem quanto à adequação das edificações ao conforto e, por conseguinte, à produtividade dos usuários, visando à eficiência energética desses locais em segundo plano. Assim, a análise do ambiente construído quanto ao desempenho térmico do mesmo tem como objetivo avaliar o ambiente interno, descobrir se encontra-se na zona de conforto, e em caso negativo, propor mudanças capazes de atenuar o estresse térmico que ali se encontra. O presente trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho térmico da cozinha do Restaurante Universitário (RU) da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM) - Campus Mucuri utilizando uma aplicação desenvolvida a partir do método Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment (CSTB). O resultado final da avaliação sugere a adoção de alternativas capazes de tornar o ambiente um local termicamente confortável para a realização das atividades ali executadas.
RESUMO DE DISSERTAÇÃO: A PERCEPÇÃO DA PAISAGEM: O CASO DO RIO CARAHÁ NO CONTEXTO URBANO DE LAGES, SC
Authors: Guasselli Fernanda Caroline , Casarin Vanessa
Published: December 2020

Resumo de dissertação
ENTREVISTA 2
Authors: Brandli Luciana Londero
Published: December 2020

Entrevista
CONCRETO ECO AMIGÁVEL PARA ESTRUTURAS SUSTENTÁVEIS
Authors: Isaia Gustavo De Aguiar , Rizzatti Eduardo , Santos da Silva Silvane , Isaia Geraldo , Lübeck André
Published: December 2020

O presente artigo apresenta estudo de concretos eco amigáveis com a substituição de cimento Portland (CP) por teores muito elevados de filer calcário (FC) em misturas binárias e ternária com cinza volante (CV) em proporções de 50 a 80%, com relações a/ag de 0,25 e otimização da granulometria por empacotamento de partículas. São apresentados resultados de resistência à compressão axial, da emissão de CO2eq, do consumo de energia e intensidade de ligante, com os quais foram calculados índices comparativos para observar o desempenho das misturas com adições minerais relacionadas ao concreto referência. Do ponto de vista da sustentabilidade, foi possível elaborar um concreto com resistência à compressão de 51,8 MPa, aos 91 dias, com 77 kgCO2.m-3 de concreto, onde 80% do CP foi substituído por 70% de FC e 10% de CV, com consumo de apenas 97 kg.m-3 de CP (87 kg.m-3 de clínquer) e 104 L.m-3 de água. O estudo mostra a obtenção de concreto estrutural com fck de até 80 MPa com emissões de CO2eq e consumo de energia muito baixos, através do emprego de elevados teores de adições minerais, e reduzido impacto ambiental.
Automatization for Product Quality as a SME Strategy to Compete Globally
Authors: GARCIA SALOMON MONTEJANO , LOPEZ-TORRES GABRIELA CITLALLI , GARCIA ROCIO MONTSERRAT CAMPOS
Published: December 2020

Businesses need to constantly maintain high quality in their products, and more importantly to remain competitive even at a global level, which is the current market pressure and need for many SME in countries underdevelopment, where more global enterprises have arrived leaving local businesses to the extreme of perishing. Therefore, already employed strategies in global companies to improve their product quality are essential to be reconsidered and to be implemented by local plants. Automation had become a highly important strategy in the manufacturing industry to satisfy customers and stand out from their competitors, more because today customers increasingly demand sustainable and higher quality products. The aim of this research was to validate the level of automatization and its effect onto product quality, in local, small, and medium enterprises (SME). A survey with two constructs was applied to manufacturing SME in the Aguascalientes region, Mexico. The data was analysed using SPSS-26 software. The regression analyses demonstrated that automation had a significant and positive effect on product quality in local SME, however, automatization is not recognized as a priority strategy leaving SME behind global competitive businesses in terms of product quality. Keywords: Quality, Strategies, Management, SME, Manufacturing.
Class Project of Multitude
Authors: Tretyak A.R.
Published: December 2020

The concept “multitude”, popular in political philosophy, largely owes its entrance into the modern political vocabulary to the efforts of Antonio Negri, the Italian philosopher. His research from the 1980s and 1990s gave rise to a synthetic philosophical theory that views multitude as a key element in the political struggle of the left, thereby giving a theoretical impetus to a rebirth of the seemingly forgotten concepts of political philosophy. The article attempts to analyze the formation of the political logic of multitude and demonstrates how this phenomenon became part of the Marxist criticism of the modern society. The first part of the article traces how the idea of multitude as a positive element of politics grows out of the materialist interpretation of Baruch Spinoza. According to the author, Negri by interpreting Spinoza as a “savage ano maly” laid a theoretical foundation for the entire modern discourse of multitude. The conceptualization of the differences between the notions of potentia and potestas made it possible to distinguish between multitude and the people. The people can be seen as an element of potestas — political power that mediates relations between people by introducing the principle of transcendence in the form of representation and the figure of a sovereign. In contrast to the people, multitude with its collective power-potentia embodies a collective plan of immanence that resists representation i.e., a subject of constituent power that does not need representation. The second part of the article is devoted to the analysis of the class approach to multitude, which appears in the works of Negri co-authored with Michael Hardt, where the ontology of multitude is transformed into a political project based on the understanding of class as a political subject that opposes the global capitalist world order.
Limitarianism: Utopia or Real Alternative to the Existing World Order?
Authors: Balashov D.V.
Published: December 2020

The increasing wealth inequality is one of the main challenges of the 21st century. The gap between the poorest and the richest people on the planet is growing steadily. Obviously, such trend could not escape attention of social thinkers. One of the responses to the unfolding processes is the increasing popularity of the topic of the ethics of wealth. Within this framework the concept of limitarianism elaborated by Ingrid Robeyns, Professor at the University of Utrecht, is of particular interest. Limitarianism, being a political and ethical doctrine, postulates the inadmissibility of possessing wealth in excess of a certain threshold. According to Robeyns, any material wealth that goes beyond what is necessary for a fulfilling life is both redundant and ethically unacceptable, and must be redistributed. Not surprisingly, such a radical idea has been met with a wave of a wellgrounded criticism. The article examines the theoretical basis of limitarianism, analyzes the main arguments in favor and against this concept, and also attempts to answer the question about the possibility of practical implementation of Robeyns’ ideas. According to the author’s conclusion, limitarianism as a political concept has a number of serious flaws and bears a clear imprint of utopianism. However, since the concept has a very promising moral dimension, it would be wrong to write it off completely. Since limitarianism aims at the broad participation of individuals in the fate of other people and solution to the problems of humanity as a whole, it is able to gain wide public support, developing as a form of a personal ethics.
Towards a Petrophysically Consistent Implementation of Archie’s Equation for Heterogeneous Carbonate Rocks
Authors:   Raghu Advisory Services, Ramamoorthy Raghu , Ramakrishnan T.S. ,   Schlumberger Doll Research, Dasgupta Suvodip ,   Schlumberger Doll Research, Raina Ishan ,   Schlumberger Doll Research
Published: December 2020

Archie’s empirical resistivity-saturation relation of 1942 is widely applied in the petroleum industry. Despite its shortcomings, Archie’s equation is the basis for inferring water saturation, even in carbonates with complex pore structure, albeit with empirical tuning of cementation and saturation exponents. Industry literature is replete with examples of why this approach leads to erroneous estimates of the water saturation, and methods have been proposed where the range of saturation present in the reservoir has been subdivided into segments, each having a different set of exponents. Here, based on a homogenization methodology, we propose an effective resistivity model of an inter- and intragranular vuggy carbonate, when the pore sizes in the subsystems are well separated. The model is applied both for water-wet and mixed-wet rocks with appropriate modifications. Methodologies for apportioning pore fractions and their sizes depend on the openhole logs and/or core data. Computed results show significant deviations from Archie correlations in microporous or vuggy intervals. Results are verified on several Middle East carbonate formations against core and evidence from nuclear logs.
Analysis of Risk Factors for Acute Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Persistent Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation Despite Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Authors: Buriak R. V. , Rudenko K. V. , Krykunov O. A.
Published: December 2020

Congestive heart failure resulting from non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with secondary functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is associated with poor prognosis. Medical treatment results in a 1-year survival of 52% to 87% and a 5-year survival of 22% to 54%, with highest survivals observed in more recent years, probably reflecting improvements in medical therapy. Non-surgical interventions involve cardiac resynchronization therapy. In addition to medical treatment, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) should be considered in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II– IV HF, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) =35%, normal sinus rhythm and left bundle branch block with QRS >150 ms. In these patients, CRT can also facilitate left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling and reduce associated FMR.

The aim of this study was to investigate the features of symptomatology and to analyze the risk factors for acute heart failure (AHF) in patients with DCM and persistent severe functional mitral regurgitation despite CRT and optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).

Materials and methods. After providing informed consent, 144 patients with severe FMR were involved in the study. Concomitant tricuspid valve regurgitation was registered in 142 (98.6%) cases. The median LVEF was 27.0 (23.0-31.6)%. 40 (27.8%) patients had a permanent form of atrial fibrillation, and 24 (16.7%) patients had a first-degree atrioventricular node block. The median NT-proBNP was 2600 (2133-3200) pg/ml, indicating the presence of severe chronic heart failure.

Results. The median term after CRT device implantation was 36 (3.5-60) months. A comparative analysis between DCM patients with and without CRT revealed statistically significant differences between clinical characteristics, namely: age (p=0.020), lower heart rate (p=0.004), lower hemoglobin (p=0.017), higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (p=0.000) and more frequent AHF at the hospital stage (p=0.030). The incidence of AHF at the hospital stage was 13.8% in patients with CRT and 3.5% in those without CRT. The calculated odds ratio of AHF was 4.44 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.039-18.971), and the relative risk of AHF was 3.966 (95% CI 1.054-14.915).

Discussion. FMR has been reported to persist in about 20% to 25% of CRT patients and, in an additional 10% to 15%, it may actually worsen after CRT. In this subset of CRT non-responders, reduced reverse remodeling, increased morbidity, and increased mortality have been reported compared with CRT patients in whom FMR was significantly reduced or abolished.

Conclusions. The results of our study demonstrate that severe functional mitral regurgitation despite cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy is a significant risk factor for AHF and subsequent hospitalizations for heart failure.