bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The coordinated glosses of the Eadwine Psalter and their source(s)
Authors: Zagórska Paulina
Published: January 2021

The paper presents the results of an extensive study into double glosses employed in the Old English gloss to the Eadwine Psalter in order to verify the possible sources of this linguistically complex manuscript. The analysis shows that the affiliation of the gloss is complicated, with numerous glosses which do not belong to the established Old English psalter glossing tradition. Additionally, the results shed some light on several of the baffling questions concerning the Old English gloss to the Eadwine Psalter, such as the number of hands and the glossing practice behind the production of this manuscript. Ultimately, the paper shows that contrary to the popular opinion, the Old English gloss to the Eadwine Psalter is a valuable source of linguistic data which moreover provides information on the twelfth-century scribal practice in the post-Conquest England.
Towards a Construction Grammar Analysis of English Pseudo-Copular Constructions with Perceptual Impression Verbs
Authors: Kopeć Zbigniew
Published: January 2021

Be as a copula in English, traditionally part of the subject-verb-subject complement pattern, syntactically links the subject to a complement and semantically makes little or no contribution of its own to the meaning of the clause. Semi-copulas (e.g. become, grow, turn, remain, etc.) share a number of properties with the be copula, but differ from it in that they cannot be left out without resulting in ungrammaticality or changing the meaning of the construction. They are introduced as the expression of ingressive or continuative aspect. Pseudo-copulas including perceptual impression verbs such as sound, look, taste, smell, and feel do not really link the subject to a complement. Their meanings are evidential and evaluative, based either on the speaker’s sensory modality or reported modality. The author provides descriptions of five pseudo-copular constructions with perceptual impression verbs, based on the Construction Grammar approach, but derives insights and their names from Functional Grammar (Hengeveld 1992) and Word Grammar (Gisborne 2010).

Artykuł omawia angielskie konstrukcje z czasownikiem posiłkowym be ‘być’ (ang. copular constructions), konstrukcje z czasownikami częściowo posiłkowymi (ang. semi-copular constructions) oraz konstrukcje z czasownikami pozornie posiłkowymi (ang. pseudo-copular constructions). Czasownik posiłkowy be ‘być’ (ang. copular verb be) pełni funkcję łączącą podmiot z dopełnieniem i posiada nieznaczną wartość semantyczną. Czasowniki częściowo posiłkowe (ang. semi-copular verbs) posiadają kilka wspólnych właściwości z czasownikiem posiłkowym be ‘być’, jednak różnią się od niego tym, że ich opuszczenie skutkuje niepoprawnością gramatyczną. Występują one w aspektach ingresywnym i kontynuatywnym. Analizowane czasowniki pozornie posiłkowe są czasownikami sensorycznymi. Ich znaczenia są znaczeniami modalnymi. Na podstawie doświadczenia pośrednio lub bezpośrednio sensorycznego, użytkownik języka dokonuje oceny wartościującej. Autor proponuje opisy pięciu konstrukcji z sensorycznymi czasownikami pozornie posiłkowymi na podstawie teorii gramatyki konstrukcji, choć swoje rozważania wywodzi z teorii gramatyki funkcjonalnej i teorii gramatyki słowa. Słowa kluczowe: czasownik posiłkowy, czasownik częściowo posiłkowy, czasownik pozornie posiłkowy, czasownik sensoryczny, konstrukcje, modalność epistemiczna, modalność wartościująca
Wpływ logiki formalnej na kształtowanie się polskiej terminologii gramatycznej w drugiej połowie XX wieku
Authors: Grochowski Maciej
Published: January 2021

Językoznawcy polscy, teoretycy języka, urodzeni w latach trzydziestych XX wieku, którzy rozpoczęli swoją działalność naukową w latach pięćdziesiątych XX wieku, poszukiwali nowych metod opisu gramatycznego języka polskiego. Istotny wpływ na liczne prace z zakresu gramatyki polskiej Andrzeja Bogusławskiego, Stanisława Karolaka, Zuzanny Topolińskiej i innych badaczy tego pokolenia miała metodologia europejskiego strukturalizmu i logiki formalnej. Uczeni posługiwali się wieloma terminami pochodzącymi z rachunku funkcyjnego i rachunku zdań, a także tworzyli nowe, oparte na terminologii logicznej. W tym artykule omawiane są dwa podstawowe terminy logiczne, predykat i implikacja, a następnie dwie grupy terminów gramatycznych na nich opartych. Do pierwszej należy np. wyrażenie predykatywne, struktura predykatowo-argumentowa, a do drugiej implikacja semantyczna i sprzeczność.

The influence of formal logic on the development of Polish grammatical terminology in the second half of the 20th century. Summary: The generation of the Polish language theoreticians who were born in the 1930s and started their scientific activity in the 1950s searched for new methods of the grammatical description of Polish. The methodology of European structuralism and formal logic had a significant influence on numerous studies on Polish grammar authored by Andrzej Bogusławski, Stanisław Karolak, Zuzanna Topolińska, and by other scholars of the same generation. They used terms taken from functional and sentential calculi, and created new ones that were based on logical terminology. The article first discusses two basic terms used in logic, namely, predicate and implication, to then address two sets of grammatical terms which are based on the logical terms. The first set includes terms such as e.g. predicative expression, predicate-argument structure, whereas the other set contains terms such as semantic implication, contradiction. Keywords: history of Polish linguistics, grammar, semantics, formal logic, terminology
Role of the Police in the Slovak Republic and the Operational Duty
Authors: Marczyová Klaudia
Published: January 2021

The fundamental rights and freedoms, as the highest values in a democratic society, need to be adequately protected, thus states create the mechanisms to protect them. This mechanism of protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also includes the police, especially the Police Force, whose primary task is to protect the life, health, fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens and individuals in the Slovak Republic. The role of the Police Force defining the basic aspects forms the content of this study, with a further focus on the tasks performed by the police. Following the above, the study focusses on the activity of police officers, carrying out service actions and interference with fundamental rights and freedoms. The procedure of the police in carrying out service actions tends to be the subject of further examination due to their appropriateness and legality. This issue is considered highly serious in the society, and recently it has been a subject of not only scientific discussions in the Slovak Republic. Currently, the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava is carrying out a research project which focussing on service actions with the cooperation of the police experts. The core material is presented in the paper, which aims to point out the basic organisation and activities of the Police Force as the authority responsible for the protection of fundamental rights. The emphasis is put on the selected issues of the police while interfering in human rights and freedoms. Chronologically, from general to specific matters, the paper introduces fundamental rights and freedoms and the police interventions into this area. Theoretical research is supplemented by practical cases, conclusions and possible recommendations for the police practice by the use of several methods, in particular analysis, abstraction and deduction.
Instruments for the Protection of Victims of Natural Disasters in Polish Tax Law
Authors: Goettel Aleksy
Published: January 2021

. The destructive impact of natural disasters (and other random events that are usually difficult to predict) is increasingly being felt in all areas of the functioning of modern states. The governments of those countries (often in cooperation with local authorities) take various measures to prevent such events and to minimise their consequences, including helping victims of their occurrence. One way to achieve some of the above intentions – although certainly not of fundamental importance – is the use of tax law instruments, in particular tax preferences. This study is an attempt to analyse and assess these provisions of tax law that allow victims of natural disasters to benefit from preferential tax rules. The study discusses the tax instruments used to help victims of natural disasters used by tax authorities. The analysis shows that the system of tax instruments protecting victims of natural disasters is largely based on discretionary solutions, used only as a result of an appropriate procedure followed by a formal decision of an authorised body (legal act or decision). In light of the studies carried out, it can be concluded in general that the system of tax instruments to protect persons affected by natural disasters requires certain measures to improve its effectiveness. Certain requests in this regard, addressed to the legislature, were generally indicated in the study. The article also presents some specific issues related to the interpretation of of the regulations under consideration, including some editorial and terminology doubts.
Role of EU and National Legislation in Shaping Communication in Police Detention Centres
Authors: Nováková Iveta
Published: January 2021

The study is devoted to a discussion on selected issues relating to the EU and national legislation which determine the process of the mainstream communication with third-country nationals in the Police Detention Centres. The study is a part of the ongoing research project of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava and the Bureau of the Border and Foreign Police of the Presidium of the Police Force, Slovakia titled Intercultural Communication with third-country nationals in the Police Detention Centres. The research attempts to find the answer to the following question: What means of intercultural communication (verbal and non-verbal) do police officers use with third-country nationals for mutual understanding, avoiding conflicts and correct adherence to human rights? Following the findings of the intermediate legislative and applied research, the author points out the main reasons which lead to certain difficulties in performing understandable communication in the Police Detention Centres such as loopholes in the EU legislation, non-conformity of the EU and national legislation in using the state (national) vs foreign language in official service communication with third-country nationals whose stay is unauthorised in the territory of the Slovak Republic, and in the EU and the Schengen Area, and their residence or entry into the Schengen Area is detected as irregular and subsequently clarified, with respective accountability.
Beijing Convention and Beijing Protocol.
Changes in the International and Legal Model for Combatting Aviation Terrorism
Authors: Aleksandrowicz Tomasz
Published: January 2021

The article deals with the issue of the Beijing reform of international criminal aviation law. The author analyses the relevant applicable international law and confronts it with the new legal regulations adopted at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conference in Beijing in 2010. As a result, the author states that the basic change involves the expansion of the catalogue of acts subject to criminalisation as well as the expansion of the circle of persons participating in or supporting actions involving the commission of acts that pose a threat to the safety of civil aviation; the system also specifies the responsibility of collective entities (the so-called ‘Al Qaeda’ clause). The author is deeply convinced that the development of the Tokyo-Hague-Montreal-Beijing system, which is part of the whole international legal system of combatting terrorism, including its financing, is fully justified. The new regulations also make this system more coherent. It is also worth adding that the adoption of the Beijing Convention and the Beijing Protocol is part of the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted by the United Nations.
Cybercrime in Automotive Security in the 21th Century
Authors: Marcinek Milan
Published: January 2021

. Intelligent transportation systems introduce smart technology to civil transportation infrastructure. Modern services depend on the use of information technology systems. Cybersecurity plays an important role in the ongoing development of information technology. Enhancing cybersecurity and protecting critical information infrastructures are essential to each national security. Nowadays, vehicles are equipped with electronic security systems that automatically call the emergency service operator in case of an accident. This safety system combines different technology in order to ensure vehicle safety. When you are unconscious, the system informs the rescuers where the accident happened. They arrive at the scene of the accident within a few minutes. The introduction of this system in vehicles results from Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on type-approval requirements for the deployment of the 112 on-board eCall system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC. Nevertheless, there is concern that this could expose connected cars with their passengers to potential risks from online threats. Scientific development for the security of our vehicles has also raised the possibility of misuse of vehicle data. It is seen that e-threats have become the leading threats in the further deployment of e-services in the society of the 21st century.
Selected Security Information Systems
Authors: Truchan Jarosław Radosław
Published: January 2021

At present, one of the main areas ensuring the proper functioning of services responsible for security is ICT systems, which are used to obtain, store and process relevant information and to support the performance of statutory tasks. When carrying out their statutory tasks, the Polish police use centralised, advanced IT systems and databases, e.g. the National Police Information System (hereinafter referred to as the KSIP). At the same time, the development of technology generates the need to constantly modify this line of activity. The necessity of being adaptable to the ever-changing environment has encouraged the Police Academy in Szczytno and its partners to launch the project entitled: Information and analysis system to support risk management when planning and carrying out police operations (hereinafter referred to as the SIA). Innovative in nature, the project is being implemented based on, among others, expert interviews conducted among police commanding officers. The SIA is being built using the data collected and stored in the police ICT systems and obtained from other sources. The works will result in the development of a possibly full application with planning and decision-making mechanisms and forecasting algorithms, which will provide information on probable successes and necessary investments in possible scenarios of police activities to be undertaken in a specific situation of massive disturbance to public order and safety. The proposed solution is the IT system that serves both as a presentation and simulation of possible incidents in the virtual environment. The author presents the functioning of selected modern ICT systems, and their role and importance in supporting decision-making processes when ensuring public order and safety.
Achievements of the American Judiciary and Law Enforcement Agencies in Combatting Gangsterism (With Particular Emphasis on Motorcycle Gangs)
Authors: Pływaczewski Wiesław
Published: January 2021

The article deals with the issue of controlling gangsterism, with particular emphasis on motorcycle gangs. The author presents current motorcycle crime in the United States. The main part of the study contains the characteristics of the most important police services and other agencies involved in combatting gangs in the United States. The conclusions of the article include some recommendations with regard to the opportunities for the Polish law enforcement agencies to use international experience in fighting motorcycle crime.
Etiquette, diplomatic protocol and savoir-vivre as the code of conduct for police officers
Authors: Bekulard Beata
Published: January 2021

Principles of good manners are associated with courtesy, politeness, tact, good behaviour standards, or savoir-vivre. They include a set of specific rules of conduct that are approved of by a given community. Because courtesy plays an important role in shaping interpersonal relations, the knowledge of etiquette by officers of the services subordinate to and supervised by the Minister of the Internal Affairs and Administration in Poland is the basis for functioning in day-to-day service. Unfortunately, the notions and principles of etiquette are often confused with the principles of an official ceremonial protocol in business pragmatics. This article features the basic principles which should be followed, and not only by every police officer. After all, ignorance of the rules of protocol may lead to our being ridiculed, along with the force which we represent, both in professional and private life.
Professional Career Choice and Career Start in Regards to the Expectations of Hungarian Law Enforcement Higher Education and of the Law Enforcement Organs
Authors: Erdős Ákos , Magasvári Adrienn , Szabó Andrea
Published: January 2021

The aim of this study is to present the Faculty of Law Enforcement of the National University of Public Service and the admission process awaiting the members of generation Z – and within it, those who wish to apply for officer cadet status – as well as the drop-out rates and their causes following successful admission, and also the prerequisite base competences expected within the framework of public service and in law enforcement. The young applicants admitted to the Faculty of Law Enforcement are supposed to represent a significant proportion of the future reinforcement of the professional service personnel, thus the member of generation Z not only stand at the gates of higher education but at the gates of the law enforcement labour market, too. Through our study, we would like to highlight the correlations emerging between the competence-based expectations of the law enforcement organs from the young career starters and the university admission process as well as the individual wishes of the applicants, and the level of contrast or synergy of the physical and intellectual status of the students in this matter. From this perspective, the question may arise whether it is necessary to implement any changes in the set of conditions, expectations or attitudes regarding the higher educational training or in the starting phase of the law enforcement career path.
Using Ideation Grids to Power Collaborative Creativity in Face-to-Face and Remote Innovation Sessions
Authors: Knight John , Ross Elliot , Fitton Dan
Published: January 2021

This chapter outlines a design-led approach to ideation. Ideation is a structured way to develop innovative ideas via collaborative workshops. The chapter starts by contextualising ideation within an overview of the ways in which design supports innovation both as a definable mindset as well as via a standardised methodology. People, behavioural approaches and methods for design innovation are described in section three. Design Thinking is positioned from this analysis as a practical asset in the innovators’ toolkit and also as a natural inheritor and embodiment of applied creativity. The chapter concludes by detailing how ideation works in practice and describes an evolved set of techniques, principles and methods for maximising the value of the approach through ideation grids that can be used in face-to-face and remote innovation work.
Advances in Non-surgical Treatment Methods in Vision Rehabilitation of Keratoconus Patients
Authors: Muhafiz Ersin
Published: January 2021

Visual acuity decreases due to progressive irregular astigmatism in keratoconus (KC). Although glasses can be useful in the initial stages of vision rehabilitation, contact lenses (CL) are needed in many patients due to irregular astigmatism. Although rigid gas permeable (RGP) CLs provided the patient with a better visual acuity than glasses, their effects on corneal tissues and caused comfort problems. Although soft CL produced for KC have solved some of these problems, they could not increase visual acuity as much as RGPs in advanced stage KC. For this reason, new searches for vision rehabilitation and comfort in KC have continued. In this context, piggyback contact lenses (PBCL) have been used in vision rehabilitation. Hybrid CLs have gained popularity due to the fact that PBCLs cause corneal neovascularization and giant papillary conjunctivitis. Scleral CLs have been developed for limited benefit in some patients with advanced KC. Scleral CLs provided good vision rehabilitation. The biggest problem of scleral CLs is the application and removal difficulty. All these CL modalities try to improve the quality of life and delay surgical procedures by increasing the level of vision in patients with KC.
Lung Transplantation in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Authors: N. Mohite Prashant , Dave Kavita , Reed Anna , R. Simon André
Published: January 2021

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common indications for lung transplant (LTx) and nearly one-third of the LTx worldwide are performed in people with CF (PwCF). Due to vast developments in diagnostic modalities, antibiotic therapies, and management of associated comorbidities in dedicated and experienced centres, over the past few decades, more PwCF are reaching adulthood than ever before. This has increased the burden on transplant programs particularly in a universal donor shortage scenario. To improve the donor pool a diligent and proactive donor care management, acceptance of marginal organs and utilisation of ex-vivo lung perfusion systems for organ preservation, assessment, and improvement is being advocated widely. LTx is not a readily available therapy and the average waiting time is 18 months in the UK. Therefore, it is essential that PwCF are referred for LTx assessment when their disease is stable, before respiratory deterioration leads to overall deconditioning of the patients. Once listed for LTx, it is crucial to control waiting list mortality by prioritising rapidly deteriorating patients through schemes like the lung allocation score, national urgent and super-urgent waiting lists, and institutional highlighting of deteriorating patients that do not meet other urgent criteria. LTx in PwCF is challenging due to colonisation of the respiratory tract with multi-drug resistant organisms, associated comorbidities such as diabetes, liver disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) and CF-specific technical difficulties (adhesions due to prior pneumothoraces or pleurodesis, or bronchial collaterals that increase surgical time). Hilar lymphadenopathy and bronchial collaterals may increase surgical time, organ ischemia time, intra and post-operative bleeding, and blood transfusions. Advances in immunosuppression, prophylactic anti-viral and anti-fungal therapies, early ambulation and rigorous physiotherapy, and meticulous postoperative follow up with spirometry, x-rays, and bronchoscopies to detect rejection at the early stage followed by its efficient treatment have helped to improve post-LTx survival in the CF patients. Constant development in the surgical field with adoption of off-pump transplantation, sternal sparing bilateral thoracotomy approach, and utilisation of mechanical circulatory assist as a bridge to transplant and as a support for primary graft failure strives for better outcomes. However, chronic lung allograft dysfunction, chronic refractory infections, malignancies, and CF associated comorbidities remain major determinants of post-LTx long term survival. Despite this, CF patients are often good candidates for re-do LTx with improving survival outcomes. In this chapter, we are compiling the different aspects of LTx in PwCF emphasising the advances in bridge to transplantation, the surgical approach, management of primary graft failure, and immunosuppression as well as complications post-transplant.
Analyzing the Cyber Risk in Critical Infrastructures
Authors: Klaver Marieke , Luiijf Eric
Published: January 2021

Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an important role in critical infrastructures (CIs). Some ICT-based services are in itself critical for the functioning of society while other ICT elements are essential for the functioning of critical processes within CIs. Moreover, many critical processes within CIs are monitored and controlled by industrial control systems (ICS) also referred to as operational technology (OT). In line with the CI-concept, the concept of critical information infrastructure (CII) is introduced comprising both ICT and OT. It is shown that CIIs extend beyond the classical set of CIs. The risk to society due to inadvertent and deliberate CI/CII disruptions has increased due to the interrelation, complexity, and dependencies of CIs and CIIs. The cyber risk due to threats to and vulnerabilities of ICT and OT is outlined. Methods to analyze the cyber risk to CI and CII are discussed at both the organization, national, and the service chain levels. Cyber threats, threat actors, and the organizational, personnel, and technological cyber security challenges are outlined. An outlook is given to near future cyber security risk challenges, and therefore upcoming risk, stemming from (industrial) internet of things and other new cyber-embedded technologies.
Perspectives of Hydrologic Modeling in Agricultural Research
Authors: Curk Miha , Glavan Matjaž
Published: January 2021

For decades agricultural research was done in the field or laboratories, but with the rise of computer science, hydrologic modeling became another essential tool for environmental impact studies. Many types of models can be used, each with its strengths and weaknesses in terms of accuracy, speed, and amount of input data needed. Models can be used on different scales and simulate very different processes. Based on a literature review, APEX (Agricultural Policy Extender) and SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) models are the most popular for environmental research in agronomy. An important share of modeling work in agronomic studies is focused on pollution research, mainly nutrient and pesticide leaching and soil erosion processes. Other topics include simulating the effects of irrigation and other agricultural practices and studying the impact of extreme weather events and climate change. When working with model results, it is crucial to be mindful of inevitable uncertainties and consider them during interpretation. Modeling is gaining importance in agronomic research in Slovenia, with many studies done in the recent decade and more underway.
Biosurgical Hemostasis in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery: A Practical Approach
Authors: Frenzel Zachary , Manchester Dustin
Published: January 2021

Patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery, especially open cardiac procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, are exposed to several alterations in primary and secondary hemostasis. These derangements are associated with increased microvascular bleeding that is refractory to conventional surgical maneuvers aimed at achieving hemostasis. This poses a technical problem for the surgeon and exposes the patient to increased morbidity from uncontrolled bleeding and any associated transfusion of blood products. Use of biosurgical hemostatic agents, specifically in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, have been shown to be safe and effective in reducing time to hemostasis, decreasing transfusion of blood products, and improving patient outcomes. Despite their merits, selection of a topical hemostat is frequently based on anecdotal experience and limited knowledge of the available agents. The prepared surgeon is familiar with these agents and can anticipate opportunities for their deployment in the setting of coagulopathy.
Laser Point Cloud Segmentation in MATLAB
Authors: Ergün Bahadır , Şahin Cumhur
Published: January 2021

Currently, as a result of the massive continuous advancements in laser measurement technology, possibilities of map production are broadened, the loss of time and the waste of material sources are highly prevented, and the accuracy and precision of the obtained results are significantly improved. In the view of engineering concept. However, big data which are from laser point clouds have been especially used in the significant procedures of surveying studies. Programming methods are dependent in each studies. In the necessity of the applications, the coding procedure has more efficient, the data of work has increased, and time has been consumed. The coding methods have necessarily been optimized for working together especially in the big data studies. In this section, an automated survey (building facade surveying) is produced from scanning data by means of coding in MatLAB.
Treatment of Textile Dyeing Waste Water Using TiO2/Zn Electrode by Spray Pyrolysis in Electrocoagulation Process
Authors: Kalivel Parameswari
Published: January 2021

An alternative form of treatment for the remediation of textile waste water, electrocoagulation (EC) methods are used. This work deals mainly with the treatment of waste water for textile dyeing preceded by the use of wastewater. The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficiency of the electrocoagulation process using TiO2/Zn electrodes using TiCl3 via spray pyrolysis. The surface morphology of the electrode was studied by SEM, XRD and EDS analysis. The efficiency of electrocoagulation treatment process to treat synthetic waste water containing Coralene Navy RDRLSR, Coralene Red 3G, Rubru RD GLFI dye was studied. The effect of parameters such as current density, influence of effluent pH, supporting electrolyte NaCl concentration, and EC time on dye removal efficiency were investigated. The result indicates that this process is very efficient and was able to achieve color removal (99.5%) at pH 8.5 and 0.15 A in 10 minutes.
Magnetic Iron Oxide Colloids for Environmental Applications
Authors: Gallo-Cordova Alvaro , Almeida Streitwieser Daniela , del Puerto Morales María , G. Ovejero Jesús
Published: January 2021

This chapter deals with magnetic colloids with catalytic properties for the treatment of polluted waters and the efficient production of fuel alternatives. This kind of materials presents great advantages such as high surface/volume ratio, reproducibility, selectivity, ability to be magnetic harvested, functionalizable surfaces (e.g. with tunable pores and selective chelators deposited on them), high efficiencies and reusability. In particular, this chapter will consider the case of magnetic iron oxide colloids, which can be easily synthesized at low cost, are biocompatible and presents a well-developed surface chemistry. The most common techniques for the synthesis and functionalization of these magnetic nanoparticles will be reviewed and summarized. The iron oxide nanoparticles present outstanding properties that can be exploited in different aspect of the wastewater treatment such as heavy metals and organic pollutants removal by ionic exchange or adsorption, and degradation of the contaminants by advanced oxidation processes, among others. In the field of alternative energies, they have also been used as catalysts for biofuels production from oil crops, in Fischer-Tropsch reactions for liquid hydrocarbons and many other processes with potential environmental impact.
Water Waves and Light: Two Unlikely Partners
Authors: N. Koutsokostas Georgios , P. Horikis Theodoros , J. Frantzeskakis Dimitrios , Antar Nalan , Bakırtaş İlkay
Published: January 2021

We study a generic model governing optical beam propagation in media featuring a nonlocal nonlinear response, namely a two-dimensional defocusing nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) model. Using a framework of multiscale expansions, the NLS model is reduced first to a bidirectional model, namely a Boussinesq or a Benney-Luke-type equation, and then to the unidirectional Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation – both in Cartesian and cylindrical geometry. All the above models arise in the description of shallow water waves, and their solutions are used for the construction of relevant soliton solutions of the nonlocal NLS. Thus, the connection between water wave and nonlinear optics models suggests that patterns of water may indeed exist in light. We show that the NLS model supports intricate patterns that emerge from interactions between soliton stripes, as well as lump and ring solitons, similarly to the situation occurring in shallow water.
Positive Periodic Solutions for First-Order Difference Equations with Impulses
Authors: Mohamed Mesliza , Ibragimov Gafurjan , Awang Kechil Seripah
Published: January 2021

This paper investigates the first-order impulsive difference equations with periodic boundary conditions
Doping of Semiconductors at Nanoscale with Microwave Heating (Overview)
Authors: K. M. Sandhya , Thomas Manamel Litty , C. Das Bikas
Published: January 2021

Incorporation of dopants efficiently in semiconductors at the nanoscale is an open challenge and is also essential to tune the conductivity. Typically, heating is a necessary step during nanomaterials’ solution growth either as pristine or doped products. Usually, conventional heating induces the diffusion of dopant atoms into host nanocrystals towards the surface at the time of doped sample growth. However, the dielectric heating by microwave irradiation minimizes this dopant diffusion problem and accelerates precursors’ reaction, which certainly improves the doping yield and reduces processing costs. The microwave radiation provides rapid and homogeneous volumetric heating due to its high penetration depth, which is crucial for the uniform distribution of dopants inside nanometer-scale semiconducting materials. This chapter discusses the effective uses of microwave heating for high-quality nanomaterials synthesis in a solution where doping is necessary to tune the electronic and optoelectronic properties for various applications.
The Trends in the Evaluation of Fusarium Wilt of Chickpea
Authors: Singh Chandan , Vyas Deepak
Published: January 2021

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the important annual legume crops, cultivated throughout the India since ancient time. It is also grown in many countries of the world. The crop has been facing numerous biotic and abiotic constraints. Among biotic constraint crop affected adversely by diseases, caused by many pathogens. Ever since 1918 when for the first time wilt disease of chickpea was reported and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri was the causal organism many strategies have been adopted to control the wilt disease. The controlling methods included conventional as well as modern one. However, more and more emphasis was given on biological control agents such as AM fungi and Trichoderma. The role of AM fungi have been evaluated for controlling the wilt disease similarly role of Trichoderma is thoroughly established biological control agent against Fusarium wilt. With the advent of modern tools and techniques developing markers, resistant varieties, all such sources enable us to reduce the effect of pathogens. Here an attempted has been made to acknowledge the trend of disease management and evaluation strategies of Fusarium wilt of chickpea for getting better yields of the crop.
Systematics of Helioandesia tarregai gen. et sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Heliodinidae) from the Andes of Northern Chile
Authors: Vargas Héctor A.
Published: January 2021

The adult stage of Helioandesia tarregai gen. et sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Heliodinidae) is described and illustrated from the arid western slopes of the Andes of northern Chile. The larvae of H. tarregai gen. et sp. nov. feed as leaf skeletonizers on Mirabilis acuta (Reiche) Heimerl (Nyctaginaceae). The mostly gray forewing of H. tarregai gen. et sp. nov., ornamented with strongly bulging metallic spots, resembles that of the representatives of the mainly Nearctic Lithariapteryx Chambers, 1876. However, the latter lacks CuP in the forewing, has a single bristle in the female frenulum, and lacks a well-developed cornutus. Helioandesia gen. nov. clustered as sister to Neoheliodines Hsu, 2004 in a cladistic analysis, although no synapomorphies were found for this cluster, while Lithariapteryx was sister to Helioandesia gen. nov. + Neoheliodines based on two synapomorphies. The genetic distance between a DNA barcode sequence of H. tarregai gen. et sp. nov. and representatives of other genera of Heliodinidae Heinemann, 1877 was 9.0–12.5% (K2P), and a maximum likelihood analysis based on this molecular marker confirmed the placement of H. tarregai gen. et sp. nov. as a member of this micromoth family. This contribution represents the first confirmed record of Heliodinidae for Chile.
EXECUÇÃO ORÇAMENTÁRIA E FINANCEIRA: UMA ANÁLISE DO DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIOECONÔMICO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS (2006-2014)
Authors: Silva Michele Lins Aracaty , Souza Júlio César Matos Matos de
Published: January 2021

A administração pública pode ser definida como uma atividade que o Estado desenvolve para assegurar os interesses da sociedade, e a mesma se divide em dois sentidos: material ou funcional; e no sentido subjetivo, formal ou orgânico. Por ser responsável pelas ações governamentais, a mesma tem seu conceito confundido com o conceito de governo. Em virtude disso, deve-se seguir um Planejamento estratégico, plano orçamentário governamental, cujo mesmo segue em conformidade como dispõe o artigo da CF/1988, pelos seguintes instrumentos: Plano Plurianual (PPA), Lei de Diretrizes Orçamentária (LDO) e Lei Orçamentária Anual (LOA). Com o intuito de promover um estudo atualizado à respeito da Administração pública, das políticas públicas implementadas por meio do âmbito Federal, usar-se-á uma metodologia de averiguação quantitativa, ao adotar-se uma análise numérica dos valores conjuntamente com uma análise socioeconômica mediante aos dados disponibilizados pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) no que tange ao aspecto orçamentário e sua aplicação no decorrer dos exercícios financeiros referentes aos anos de 2006 a 2014, correlacionando-os com o número de ingressos/egressos de discentes na UFAM, cujos dados foram encontrados no INEP e no Portal da PROPLAN, e no que diz respeito aos valores orçamentários, esses divulgados pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas.
Transformation of the Serbian banking system: Twenty years later
Authors: Ljumović Isidora , Antonijević Marija
Published: January 2021

The aim of this paper is to present the changes that have occurred in the banking sector of Serbia after the beginning of its transformation, with special emphasis to the last decade of development. Twenty years after the beginning of the transformation, the fundamental features of the system are consolidation, foreign ownership, increases of all banking aggregates measured by absolute values, primarily assets, capital, deposits and loans. Also, a trend of growth in profitability, liquidity and capital adequacy of the sector was recorded. Along with the decrease in the number of banks, the ownership structure changed to predominantly foreign capital, but the degree of concentration did not change drastically. However, the share of the first 5 banks in total assets was constantly above 50%, which indicates the fact that the banking sector of Serbia is extremely fragmented, because there is a significant number of banks with a market share below 2%.
Expatriation athletes in Soccer and Volleyball: The state of the art
Authors: Tertuliano Ivan , Santana Bruna , de Oliveira , Machado Afonso , Montiel José
Published: January 2021

The number of athletes acting outside their countries of birth grows every year, as do those who also choose to defend another national team. Faced with this phenomenon, the objective of this study was to conceptualize the process of expatriation in two sports (Soccer and Volleyball) through an essay, in which qualitative research was used from the perspective of documentary analysis, pointing out the state of the art in this subject. The results indicate that the main reasons given by athletes to justify the expatriation process are economic and professional, such as salary and career opportunities improvement. On the other hand, the difficulties found by athletes in the process are closely related to the lack of family with the athlete after expatriation. With this, the literature points to the need for multidisciplinary preparation and monitoring for those who decide to leave their country, to avoid damages in sports performance.
Excessive self-confidence: The initiator of the irrational in behavioral finance
Authors: Dogandžić Aleksandar , Stošić Nebojša , Dogandžić Sonja
Published: January 2021

The classical theory of financial markets is based on the decision-making process based on hypotheses about "market efficiency", which implies rational decisionmaking that always brings the expected results that can be predicted and calculated. However, practice shows that there are situations of irrational decision-making in the markets, the results of which are far from predictable and expected. We need to study these situations through Behavioral Finance, which allows us to monitor the results of irrational decision-making behavior, which we call anomalies. Most irrational decisions are based on excessive self-confidence, so it is the subject of necessary continuous research in order to clarify this segment of irrational behavior in the behavior of actors in the financial market and thus use it to achieve optimal effects.
The covariability of sea surface temperature and MAM rainfall on East Africa using singular value decomposition analysis
Authors: Kisesa Makula , Umutoni Marie , Japheth Lovina , Lipiki Elias , Kebacho Laban , Tilwebwa Shelleph
Published: January 2021

The study assesses the covariability of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and March to May (MAM) rainfall variability on East Africa (EA) from 1981 to 2018. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) analysis reveals the significant influence of SST anomalies on MAM rainfall, with covariability of 91%, 88.61%, and 82.9% for Indian, Atlantic, and the Pacific Ocean, respectively. The Indian Ocean explains the variability of rainfall to the large extent followed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The rainfall patterns over the EA correspond to SST variability over the western, central, and Eastern Indian Ocean. Likewise, the variability of SST anomalies was observed over the central, south, and North of the Atlantic Ocean while the Pacific Ocean captured the El Nino Modoki (ENSO) like pattern in the SVD1 (SVD2). The heterogeneous correlation of Indian SST anomalies and rainfall over EA of the first (second) principal component (PC) shows a positive correlation over much of the domain (central region). The SST anomalies over the Pacific Ocean show higher correlation values with the rainfall over much of the study domain except over the southwestern highland and southern region of Tanzania. Over the Atlantic Ocean, the correlation result shows the patterns of positive (negative) values over the northern (southern) part for PC1, while PC2 depicts negative correlation values over much of the Ocean. SST anomalies over the Indian (Atlantic) Ocean are highly correlated with MAM rainfall when SST leads by 1(7) month(s). The Pacific Ocean shows a weak (strong) correlation across all (zero) lead seasons.
The use of geocoding for home healthcare application and management an epidemic situation: Case of COVID-19 virus outbreak
Authors: Akakba Ahmed , Lahmar Belkacem
Published: January 2021

The lack of an addressing system is one of the problems of urban management in Algeria, which makes it hard to find the addresses concerned, especially in case of crisis where the decision-makers need accurate data in real-time. Like many countries, Algeria follows up the world health organization guidelines that declared the COVID-19 virus as pandemic and recommended the full quarantine and reduces the social contact as much as possible; however, these procedures weren't enough to control the increasing number of confirmed cases, which exceeded the hospital's capacities. To face up the outbreak of this pandemic, the Algerian health professionals decided to treat most coronavirus cases at home. This study aims to use a geocoding tool developed in C# programming language and ArcGIS Software Development Kit (SDK) to help in the epidemiological control operation in Ain Touta city and simplifies the interventions using a spatial approach. These problems are addressed by a tool to collect, analyze, store, and process archiving of the geographic data using a geodatabase server.
The presentation of crime in news media
Authors: Kesić Dušan , Dželetović Milenko , Tomić Miloš
Published: January 2021

Crime reporting occupies a central position in the print and broadcast media agenda. The key thing about media reporting on crime is the question of the impact that the dominant media discourse on crime has on the public perception of this phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to make an insight at how crime is presented in the media, to identify the criteria that guide the selection of crime news, and finally, the impact that media presentation of crime has on the audience. Researches on media reporting on crime suggest that the over-representation of violent crime affects the media's construction of crime, by presenting this phenomenon as dominantly violent.
Artificial intelligence in media systems: Radio and television
Authors: Ćitić Tatjana
Published: January 2021

The development of radio and television is accompanied by technological innovations in the field of business, production, storage and placement of the content. This paper is focused on the application of digital technology which has brought revolutionary possibilities to the media systems in the optimization and integration of work processes, maximum use of resources, time saving, as well as easier exploitation of archived materials and the content placement on digital platforms. The basic thesis of the paper is that the application of artificial intelligence in modern radio-television systems may have positive effects on more efficient business operations, as well as product quality, integration and efficiency of employees' work with the aim of improving the quality of reporting and creating a new user experience in content consumption.
Carbon materials obtained by carbonization of electrochemically gelled alginates and chitosan for supercapacitors
Authors: Lužanin Olivera , Janošević-Ležaić Aleksandra , Gavrilov Nemanja
Published: January 2021

The aim of this work is to investigate the capacitive characteristics of carbon-based materials obtained by carbonization of electrochemically synthesized gels based on alginate (CA-i, CA-3i, CA-3n), chitosan (CH-i), as well as their composites (CHA-i) using cyclic voltammetry at different polarization rates. The capacitance characteristics of the examined materials were tested in 6M KOH and 0.5M H2SO4, The specific capacities of the tested materials, in an acidic medium, at a polarization rate of 2 mV / s, decrease according to the following sequence: C-A-i> C-HA-i> C-A-3i> C-A-3n> C-H-i, where the maximum value of the specific capacity is 362 F / g. Also, based on the obtained results, a large decrease in capacity was observed, accompanied by an increase in the speed of polarization of the working electrode. The capacitance properties were successfully separated using the Trasatti and Dunn methods, and the results of both methods are largely consistent. It has been shown that the dominant form of energy storage through Faraday reactions, ie the share of pseudocapacitance, is large in all materials. The highest share of double-layer capacity in acidic medium was recorded in C-H-i, while in the base medium the largest share of double-layer capacity was present in material C-A-3n, due to the fact that electrochemical activity of surface groups (oxygen and / or nitrogen) is pH-dependent.