bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pre-metamorphic hydrothermal alteration with gold in a mid-Archaean island arc, Godthåbsfjord, West Greenland
Authors: Garde Adam A. , Stendal Henrik , Møller Stensgaard Bo
Published: May 2020

Recently discovered volcaniclastic rocks of andesitic composition form major parts of the mid-Archaean, amphibolite facies supracrustal belts at Qussuk, on Bjørneøen and on part of Storø in western Godthåbsfjord (Fig. 1). These rocks are interpreted as an island arc that represents the onset of the magmatic accretion of the Akia terrane 3070 Ma ago; this terrane is the north-westernmost of several Archaean tectono-stratigraphic terranes in the Nuuk region, which were all amalgamated by 2720 Ma (cf. Hollis et al. 2006). The presence of the arc in the Akia terrane points to similarities between high-grade orthogneiss-amphibolite associations in West Greenland and lower-grade granite-greenstone terrains of other Archaean cratons e.g. in Canada and Western Australia. Volcaniclastic rocks belonging to the ancient arc have been subject to intense synvolcanic, hydrothermal alteration associated with gold-copper mineralisation especially in parts of the Qussuk area. Another important gold prospect occurs on central Storø, which is currently being explored by NunaMinerals A/S (Knudsen et al. 2007 – this volume). This contribution presents new field observations from some of the best preserved parts of the ancient arc at Qussuk and on Bjørneøen, while it remains unclear if the volcano-sedimentary associations and their gold mineralisation at Qussuk, Bjørneøen and the nearby Storø share a common mid-Archaean geological history.
Gold-hosting supracrustal rocks on Storø, southern West Greenland: lithologies and geological environment
Authors: Knudsen Christian , Van Gool Jeroen A.M. , Østergaard Claus , Hollis Julie A. , Rink-Jørgensen Matilde , Persson Mac , Szilas Kristoffer
Published: May 2020

A gold prospect on central Storø in the Nuuk region of southern West Greenland is hosted by a sequence of intensely deformed, amphibolite facies supracrustal rocks of late Mesoto Neoarchaean age. The prospect is at present being explored by the Greenlandic mining company NunaMinerals A/S. Amphibolites likely to be derived from basaltic volcanic rocks dominate, and ultrabasic to intermediate rocks are also interpreted to be derived from volcanic rocks. The sequence also contains metasedimentary rocks including quartzites and cordierite-, sillimanite-, garnet- and biotite-bearing aluminous gneisses. The metasediments contain detrital zircon from different sources indicating a maximum age of the mineralisation of c. 2.8 Ga. The original deposition of the various rock types is believed to have taken place in a back-arc setting. Gold is mainly hosted in garnet- and biotite-rich zones in amphibolites often associated with quartz veins. Gold has been found within garnets indicating that the mineralisation is pre-metamorphic, which points to a minimum age of the mineralisation of c. 2.6 Ga. The geochemistry of the goldbearing zones indicates that the initial gold mineralisation is tied to fluid-induced sericitisation of a basic volcanic protolith. The hosting rocks and the mineralisation are affected by several generations of folding.
A well-preserved bimodal Archaean volcanic succession in the Tasiusarsuaq terrane, South-West Greenland
Authors: Stendal Henrik , Scherstén Anders
Published: May 2020

During the field campaign in the Nuuk region, one of the objectives was to describe Archaean primary geological environments (Hollis et al. 2006). On Nunatak 1390, which is part of the Tasiusarsuaq terrane (Figs 1, 2), a bimodal volcanic succession is preserved and interpreted as former ocean floor. The field investigation included geological mapping and sampling of the volcanic sequence comprising mafic to ultramafic rocks, and associated acid volcanic rocks and granite intrusions.
Development of marine landscape maps for the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat using geophysical and hydrographical parameters
Authors: Al-Hamdani Zyad K. , Reker Johnny , Leth Jørgen O. , Reijonen Anu , Kotilainen Aarno T. , Dinesen Grete E.
Published: May 2020

The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish water bodies in the world (Segerstråle 1957) with a number of basins varying from almost fresh water in the northern part of the Bothnian Bay via the more brackish conditions in the southern part to the saline waters of the Kattegat. The Baltic Sea is subject to severe environmental degradation caused by commercial and leisure activities, including fisheries, dredging, tourism, coastal development and land-based pollution sources. This causes severe pressures on vulnerable marine habitats and natural resources, and a tool for aiding marine management is therefore strongly needed. The marine landscape concept presented by Roff &Taylor (2000) is based on the use of available broad-scale geological, physical and hydrographical data to prepare ecologically meaningful maps for areas with little or no biological information. The concept, which was elaborated by Day & Roff (2000) was applied in UK waters (Connor et al. 2006) before it was adopted by the BALANCE project described here. The aim of developing marine landscape maps is to characterise the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region (the Baltic Sea together with the Kattegat) using geophysical and hydrographical parameters. Such maps can be applied, for example, to an assessment of the Baltic-wide network of marine protected areas, and thus provide a sustainable ecosystem-based approach to the protection of the marine environment from human activities, and contribute to the conservation of marine biodiversity. The BALANCE project is based on transnational and cross-sectoral co-operation with participants from nine countries surrounding the Baltic Sea as well as Norway (Fig. 1), and is partially financed by the European Union through the BSR INTERREG IIIB programme.
Identifying potential geothermal reservoirs in Denmark
Authors: Mathiesen Anders , Nielsen Lars Henrik , Bidstrup Torben
Published: May 2020

Concerns about climate change have led to increased interest in geothermal energy as one way of reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and thus limit CO2 emissions. Use of geothermal energy is based on well-established technologies, a high degree of security of supply, and little visual or noise inconvenience. More than one hundred plants have been established in Europe. There is a large potential for using geothermal energy from the Danish subsurface, as first pointed out by Balling (1976). Geothermal energy is highly suitable for district heating systems and is expected to cover a large part of the demand for district heating in the future. Two Danish geothermal plants, the Thisted plant in northern Jylland and the Margretheholm demonstration plant near Copenhagen (Fig. 1), have shown that it is possible to produce large amounts of warm water for district heating. Only 5–10% of the total energy output from the plant is used to extract the heat from the subsurface by pumping warm formation water to the surface and returning it to the subsurface in a closed system. The plants use absorption warmth pumps, which need steam and hence give rise to consumption of (fossil) fuel. Both Danish plants have two wells, a production well and an injection well in which the cooled formation water is returned to the geological reservoir at about 1 km away from the production point, in order to avoid mixing of warm and cold water (Fig. 2). Geothermal energy can also be used for electricity production, but Danish subsurface tem-peratures are currently not believed to be sufficiently high to produce electricity directly.
Amino acid analysis of pre-Holocene foraminifera from Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea
Authors: Bennike Ole , Wagner Bernd
Published: May 2020

The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and the Institute of Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde (formerly the Institut für Meereskunde of the DDR) have co-operated for more than two decades on unravelling the history of the south-western part of the Baltic Sea, mainly based on shallow seismic profiling, sampling of sediment cores and analyses of core samples (Jensen et al. 2002). Here we report on some results from one of the latest joint cruises with the German research vessel Maria S. Merian.
Radon content in Danish till deposits: relationship with redox conditions and age
Authors: Gravesen Peter , Roll Jakobsen Peter
Published: May 2020

Radon (222Rn) is a radioactive, noble insoluble gas with a half-life of 3.8 days. It belongs to the uranium (238U) decay chain where radon is formed from radium (226Ra). Uranium and radium are built into mineral structures or are, for example, adsorbed on the surface of clay minerals, limonite or organic material. When radon is formed by radioactive decay from radium, parts of it enter the pores of rocks and soils and are transported by diffusive or advective forces in the pores. The transport rate depends on the permeability and water content in the pores (Nazaroff 1992).
The mineral resource assessment project, South-East Greenland: year one
Authors: Møller Stensgaard Bo , Kolb Jochen , Nielsen Troels F.D. , Olsen Símun D. , Pilbeam Llewellyn , Lieber Diana , Clausen Anette
Published: May 2020

South-East Greenland between 62°N and 67°N is one of the lesser known regions in Greenland, having seen only limited geological investigations and only few detailed ones, with the Skjoldungen alkaline igneous province as a notable exception (Nielsen & Rosing 1990). Systematically collected geoscientific data are scarce; however, such data are essential as a basis for geological models and for evaluation of the mineral potential. In order to open up the region for exploration, the Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum financed a two-year, mainly geochemical programme for 2009 and 2010, which is an initial part of a five to six year project that involves subsequent geophysical surveys, a geological programme and a full-scale resource assessment of the region. The primary objective of the initial geochemical programme is to collect sediment samples for analysis of chemistry and indicator minerals. Supplementary to this, surface water for chemistry is collected and radiometric spectra of representative lithologies are measured. Geological reconnaissance field work focussing on selected key areas is also carried out.
Application of airborne hyperspectral data to mineral exploration in North-East Greenland
Authors: Tukiainen Tapani , Thomassen Bjørn
Published: May 2020

An airborne hyperspectral survey was organised by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and carried out in 2000 to test the use of spectral analysis in mineral exploration under Arctic conditions. The hyperspectral data were acquired by using the HyMap imaging system consisting of sensors that collect reflected solar radiation in 126 bands covering the 440–2500 nm wavelength range (Bedini & Tukiainen 2008). The spatial resolution was 4 × 4 m (Tukiainen 2001). Eight sites underlain by Caledonian or post-Caledonian rocks with known mineral occurrences (Fig. 1) were tested. The project was financially supported by the Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum and the data were analysed by GEUS. Here we provide a summary of the results.
Bathymetry, shallow seismic profiling and sediment coring in Sermilik near Helheimgletscher, South-East Greenland
Authors: Snowman Andresen Camilla , Nørgaard-Pedersen Niels , Jensen Jørn Bo , Larsen Birger
Published: May 2020

The Greenland ice sheet is one of the most significant contributors to the rising global sea level with a contribution of 0.5 mm per year (Rignot & Kanagaratnam 2006). Evidence is emerging that rising temperatures of subsurface ocean currents play a vital role in the recent acceleration of large fast flowing glaciers such as Jakobshavn Isbræ in West Greenland (Holland et al. 2008) and Helheimgletscher in South-East Greenland (Straneo et al. 2010). Important questions are whether these incursions of warmer water are part of a recurrent phenomenon and indeed exactly how they influence the glaciers. The Geocenter Denmark project SEDIMICE (Linking sediments with ice-sheet response and glacier retreat in Greenland) investigates past ice fluctuations in the Helheimgletscher region in South-East Greenland with regard to magnitude, possible causes and effects. One of the main tasks in this project is to analyse sedimentary deposits in the main fjord Sermilik (Fig. 1), which is influenced by the tidally affected Helheimgletscher that has a short floating tongue. By combining sediment studies with modern climate studies we aim to extrapolate meteorological data back in time.
Thin-skinned thrust-fault tectonics offshore south-west Vietnam
Authors: Schack Pedersen Stig A. , Boldreel Lars Ole , Bach Madsen Emil , Bjerkvig Filtenborg Mette , Nielsen Lars Henrik
Published: May 2020

In the c. 40 000 km2 large Phu Quoc basin south-west of Vietnam reflection seismic data suggest a thin-skinned thrust-fault complex concealed by Neogene marine sediments (Fig. 1; Fyhn et al. 2010). The deformed sedimentary succession in the complex is of Early Cretaceous age, which is documented by biostratigraphical studies of outcrops and a 500 m deep well on the Phu Quoc island. A model for the thrust-fault deformation suggests that piggy-back basins were formed during displacement along the thrust faults. The translation was 3–8 km from east to west. The model is based on detailed structural analyses of 36 seismic sections that cover the Phu Quoc basin (Fig. 1). The main structural elements in the complex are flats and ramps with hanging-wall anticlines developed above the ramps. The crests of the hanging-wall anticlines occur as remnants of partially eroded structural highs. This paper describes the thin-skinned thrust-fault structures that form the basis for the interpretation of the concealed fold-belt complex in the Phu Quoc basin.
Interactive web analysis and presentation of computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy data
Authors: Riisager Peter , Keulen Nynke , Larsen Uffe , McLimans Roger K. , Knudsen Christian , Tulstrup Jørgen
Published: May 2020

In the following we describe the result of the Titan Project, an interactive web application (Titan) developed at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) together with DuPont Titanium Technologies. The main aim of Titan is to make computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM) data, generated at GEUS, available via the internet. In brief, CCSEM is a method automatically to detect particles with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and based on computer-controlled imagery to measure the chemistry and grain morphology of each particle in a given sample (Knudsen et al. 2005; Bernstein et al. 2008); Keulen et al. 2008. Titan makes data available on-line so that the user can interact with the data sets and analyse them using a web browser. In addition to CCSEM data, Titan contains a global database of titanium deposits and various reports. The web application is customised, such that the functionality and amount of data available for a given user depend on the privileges of that user.
A Stochastic Smoothing Method for Nonsmooth Global Optimization
Authors: Norkin Vladimir
Published: May 2020

The paper presents the results of testing the stochastic smoothing method for global optimization of a multiextremal function in a convex feasible subset of Euclidean space. Preliminarily, the objective function is extended outside the admissible region so that its global minimum does not change, and it becomes coercive. The smoothing of a function at any point is carried out by averaging the values of the function over some neighborhood of this point. The size of the neighborhood is a smoothing parameter. Smoothing eliminates small local extrema of the original function. With a sufficiently large value of the smoothing parameter, the averaged function can have only one minimum. The smoothing method consists in replacing the original function with a sequence of smoothed approximations with vanishing to zero smoothing parameter and optimization of the latter functions by contemporary stochastic optimization methods. Passing from the minimum of one smoothed function to a close minimum of the next smoothed function, we can gradually come to the region of the global minimum of the original function. The smoothing method is also applicable for the optimization of nonsmooth nonconvex functions. It is shown that the smoothing method steadily solves test global optimization problems of small dimensions from the literature.
Channel of Measurement and Indication of 220 Voltage in the Device «Quality-E1»
Authors: Bahatskji Oleksiy , Bahatskji Valentyn
Published: May 2020

At the V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics the “Yakist-E1” – electric power quality measuring device, was developed. The device uses new method and structure of a quality determination, and is based on calculating the deviations from the nominal values of voltage and frequency values. The methodical error of level quantization for a 10-bit ADC is ± 0.1%. To achieve an approximation error of ± 0.1%, it is necessary to measure the voltage near the amplitude value after 170 μs. The channel for voltage measuring in the device consists of a voltage transformer, a high-precision resistive divider that scales and biases the input voltage, a reference voltage source (VREF) and an ADC, which built into the microcontroller. The device “Yakist-E1” uses an 8-bit microcontroller type C8051F320, which has a 10-bit ADC with an input signal range from 0 to 2.5 V.

The output voltage of the VREF from the chip to the controller chip can vary from 2.38 V to 2.5 V. In addition, different transformer sensors may have different transfer characteristics, which may be non-linear. Therefore, to indicate the values of the measured voltage on the alphanumeric indicator, a piecewise linear approximation of the results of measuring the ADC is used.

The transfer and temperature characteristics of the voltage transformer were measured for forward and reverse passages, and, according to the results, was discovered that the temperature error is very small and practically does not affect the accuracy of the sensor and the sensor has hysteresis, the calculated errors do not exceed ± 1%. All this errors were corrected. To determine the deviation of the amplitude value from the nominal value, only 8 low-order bits of the ADC are used. This trick grants that ADC result can be processed by a single command of the microcontroller, which increases processing speed of the channel.
On Construction of the External Frankl Nozzle Contour Using Quadratic Curvature
Authors: Stetsyuk Petro , Tkachenko Oleksandr , Gritsay Olga
Published: May 2020

The aim of the article is to develop a method, an algorithm, and appropriate software for constructing the external contour of the Frankl nozzle in the supersonic part using S-shape curves. The method is based on the problem of constructing a curve with the natural parameterization. The curve passes through two given points with the given inclination angles of the tangents and provides the given inclination angle of the tangent at the point with the given abscissa [4]. To control the inflection point of the S-shaped curve, the inclination angle of the tangent at a point with the known abscissa is used.

In the case, when the curvature is given by a quadratic function, the system of five nonlinear equations is formulated, among which three equations are integral. The system has five unknown variables – three coefficients of the quadratic function, the total length of the curve and the length of the curve to the point with a known abscissa.

The lemma on the relation between solutions of the original and the scalable systems, in which the coordinates of the points are multiplied by the same value, is proved. Due to this lemma, it becomes possible, using the obtained solution of the well-scalable system, to find easily the corresponding solution of a bad-scalable (singular) system.

To find a solution to the system, we suggest to use the modification of the r-algorithm [5] solving special problem on minimization of the nonsmooth function (the sum of the modules of the residuals of the system), under controlling of the constraints on unknown lengths, in order to guarantee their feasible values.

The algorithm is implemented using the multistart method and the ralgb5a octave function [6]. It finds the best local minimum of nonsmooth function by starting the modification of the r-algorithm from a given number of starting points. The algorithm uses an analytical computation of generalized gradients of the objective function and the trapezoid rule to calculate the integrals.

The computational experiment was carried out to design the fragment of supersonic part in the external contour of a Frankl-type nozzle. The efficiency of the algorithm, developed for constructing S-shape curves, is shown.
Modeling of Quantiles for Probability Distribution of Crop Yield Under Climate Change (On the Example of Corn)
Authors: Pepelyaev Volodymyr , Golodnikov Olexandr , Golodnikova Nina
Published: May 2020

Introduction. In the context of global warming, there is an urgent need to adapt the agrarian sector to climate change, which, in particular, provides for an adequate choice of crop structure. For this purpose it is necessary to determine which crops are most adapted to the new climatic conditions and to scientifically substantiate their placement in the territory of Ukraine. The traditional approach to crop selection, which consists in conducting field trials of crop response to climate change, is time consuming. An alternative to this approach is application of the methods of mathematical modeling of crop yields in new climatic conditions. The article proposes to use a more flexible approach, namely, the quantile regression method, for modeling yield dependence on climatic parameters, which allows to determine any quantile of the yield distribution function, rather than only one value (average), as in the case of standard regression. The crop yield model based on quantile regression is developed on the grounds of V.P. Dmitrenko model "Weather-harvest" [8], [9]. The following data are used as inputs: (1) corn yields in the context of several areas of the Ukrainian Forest-Steppe in recent years; (2) information on average monthly temperatures and rainfall in these areas in recent years; forecasts of average monthly air temperatures and rainfall in Ukraine for the nearest (by 2030) and more distant (2031 - 2050) perspectives, which are obtained by experts of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute [10] - [12]. The purpose of the paper is to develop a mathematical model for estimating crop yields that takes into account the uncertainty, associated with climate change in the near and distant perspectives. Results. Using the developed model, estimates of the quantiles of the corn yield distribution function for the nearest (up to 2030) and for the more distant (2031 - 2050) perspectives are obtained both at the level of the individual (Central) region of Ukraine and at the level of the individual (Ternopil) region. The simulation results indicate that weather conditions forecast in [10] - [12] over the next 30 years will more likely produce good corn yields.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN ISCHEMIC COMPRESSION DAN CONTRACTRELAX STRETCHING TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT SYNDROME OTOT UPPER TRAPEZIUS
Authors: Jehaman Isidorus - , Berasa Sri Masyuni , Berampu Sabirin , Siahaan Timbul , Zannah Miftahul
Published: May 2020

Myofascial trigger point syndrome is a hypersensitive pain point in the tightened area that can cause local pain, if pressed it will give spesific, and the muscle that has the most myofascial trigger point syndrome is the upper trapezius. Purpose: This study is to find aims to determine the effect of ischemic compression and contract relax stretching on the intensity of myofascial trigger point syndrome upper trapezius muscle in Nurse station (Ns) administration employees at Granmed Lubuk Pakam Hospital in 2019. This type of research is a type of pure experimental research using one group pre and post test design research, conducted at Grandmed Lubuk Pakam hospital. The population and sample used in this study were 13 people. The statistical test of the hypothesis with the t test obtained p- value α < (0.001 >0,05). Ther is the effect of fiving ischemic compression and contract relax stretching to the intensity of myofascial pain trigger point syndrome upper trapezius muscle in Nurse station (Ns) administration employees in Granmed Lubuk Pakam Hospital in 2019. The researcher recommends that the next researcher add a longer sample size and research time so that the result of the research obtained are more maximal.
DIFFERENCES INFLUENCE OF AQUATIC THERAPY AND NEURO DEVELOPMENTAL TREATMENT ON THE MOTOR FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ABILITY OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Authors: Trisnowiyanto Bambang , Syatibi M Mudatsir
Published: May 2020

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a motor disability disorder that most commonly occurs in children so that sufferers are unable to perform functional activities independently and need special service. Aquatic therapy and neuro developmental are interventions of physical therapy to help improve the motor functional development ability. The purpose of research is to find out the difference between aquatic therapy and neuro developmental treatment on the motor functional development ability of children with cerebral palsy. The type of research is quasi-experimental research with a pretest and posttest design. The subject of the research is the cerebral palsy community in Yogyakarta, namely Wahana Keluarga Cerebral Palsy (WKCP). The mann-whitney test use to test the hypothesis statistically.The results are difference in influence from aquatic therapy and neuro developmental treatment on the motor functional development ability of children with cerebral palsy, especially in the dimension of sitting, crawling and kneeling, standing, walking, running and jumping, and not for dimension of supine and prone. The conclusion is aquatic exercise is more influential on the motor functional development ability of children with cerebral palsy compared to neuro developmental treatment.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN KURMA TERHADAP KEMAJUAN PERSALINAN KALA II IBU BERSALIN DI RUMAH SAKIT AURA SYIFA KABUPATEN KEDIRI
Authors: Ayu Permata Addini Lely , Titisari Ira , Eko Wijanti Ribut
Published: May 2020

Progress of labor depends on three factors: (power) is the efficiency of uterine contractions, passenger (fetal) and passage (uterus, cervix, pelvis). When there are any abnormalities in one or more of the factors above it can slow the progress of delivery process. Dates rich in carbohydrates as a source of energy, affect the progress of labor, spontaneity in labor and reduce postpartum hemorrhage. Carbohydrates as a booster are sugars that are absorbed and used by body cells not long after consumed. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of dates on the progress of the second stage of labor in Aura Syifa Hospital Kediri Regency. The research design used was pre-experimental (pre experimental design) with a static group approach (the static group comparison). The samples were 32 respondents who were determined by accidental sampling technique. In this research the data analysis used was Fisher Exact Probability test. Based on the statistic test result that there was no influence of Providing Date Palm to the mother in labor at second progress of labor in Kediri Aura Syifa Hospital.
HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN IBU HAMIL MENGHADAPI PROSES PERSALINAN DI KLINIK PRATAMATANJUNG KEC DELITUA KAB DELI SERDANG TAHUN 2019
Authors: Sinambela Megawati
Published: May 2020

Family emotional support is an important factor for successful delivery time. A woman who has a harmonious relationship whith her husband will have fewer effects of emotional, physical symptoms, and complications during delivery time and adjust post-partum. Anxiety functions as a barometer to measure the level of social support. The purpose of this research is to know the relationship between the anxiety of pregnant women and the family support for delivery time at the Pratama Tanjung Clinic, Kec. Deli Tua, Kab. Deli Serdang. The method of this research is a servei analitik with cross sectional and technique for collecting sample is Aksidental sampling. The results test that showed there was a significant relationship between family support with the anxiety of pregnant women with P value = 0,020 (P < 0,05) of this research is using the chi-square conclusion the result showed that trere was a significant relationship between the anxiety of pregnant women and the family support for delivery time at pratama tanjung clinic suggestion pregnant women must always control her pregnance and expected to her families to accompany both at home and at the time for checking her pregnancy.
PENGARUH INISIASI MENYUSU DINI (IMD) TERHADAP JUMLAH DARAH KALA IV PERSALINAN
Authors: Nurianti Irma , Karo Karo Tati Murni , Bangun Sri Melda , Yana Sri
Published: May 2020

Early Breastfeeding Initiation (EBI) or the onset of early breastfeeding is to give newborns the opportunity to suckle themselves on their mothers in the first hour of birth, Early Breastfeeding Initiation (EBI) is related to the production of the hormone oxytocin, which helps the uterus contract so that it does not can immediately reduce bleeding in the mother. The Early Breastfeeding Initiation (EBI) itself is still low in Indonesia, North Sumatra contributes to the low rate of EBI implementation at 24%, according to the Director General of Family Health of the Ministry of Health Eni Gustina. The biggest cause of maternal mortality in Indonesia during 2010-2013 was bleeding 30.3 %. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an effect of early breastfeeding initiation (EBI) on the amount of bleeding period IV in the midwife clinic Suherni Amd. Keb Kec Beringin kab Deli Serdang in 2019. This type of research is pre-experiment with the design of static group comparison, with a population of 28 post partum mothers. Sampling is done by "purposive sampling", the sample size in this study amounted to 20 mothers then divided into 2 groups where 10 mothers as the experimental group and 10 mothers as the control group. Data collection is recorded on the observation sheet, data analysis is done by univariate and bivariate with t-independent test. The results of the analysis showed that there was an effect of Early Breastfeeding Initiation (EBI) on the amount of Bleeding Period IV in the Midwife Clinic Suherni Amd. Keb Kec Beringin Kab Deli Serdang in 2019 with a value of p 0,000. It is expected that the number of mothers who breastfeed in the first minute to one hour of birth can increase, because EBI provides many benefits for babies and mothers. If immediately breastfeeding after giving birth can reduce maternal mortality.
Edugenics: A race and IQ research dilemma
Authors: Joyce Eric
Published: May 2020

Most researchers agree it is socially harmful to research so-called inter-racial IQ variation. Edugenics, an emerging educational technology which builds education around DNA and IQ testing, may do social harm by racialising education: We cannot know if it will without researching so-called inter-racial IQ variation.
Multi-Alignment Comparison of Coronavirus Non-Structural Proteins Nsp13-16 with Ribosomal proteins and other DNA/RNA modifying Enzymes Suggested Their Roles in the Regulation of Host Protein Synthesis
Authors: CHAKRABORTY ASIT KUMAR
Published: May 2020

Recently we proposed that Coronavirus Nsp2 protein is a RNA topoisomerase and Nsp16 is a 2'-O-Ribose Uridine Methyltransferase. BLAST search found that Nsp13 non-structural protein was a 2'-O-Ribose Guanosine Capping Methyltransferase although it has been implicated as RNA helicase. Search with 200 RNA/DNA binding-modifying proteins confirmed Nsp13 protein homology to ribosomal L6 and L9 proteins and Nsp2 protein to L1 protein and Nsp15 protein to S1 and S22 ribosomal proteins. Further, Nsp13 has some homology with Cfr 23S rRNA methyltransferase and RNaseT whereas Nsp15 had close relation to RecA recombinase and Dcm DNA methyltransferase. Similarly, Nsp14 had homology with Cfr 23S rRNA methyltransferase and Nsp16 2’-O-Ribose MTase had some similarity to UvrC exinuclease and RNase. These suggested that Nsp2, Nsp13, Nsp14, Nsp15 and nsp16 non-structural proteins may be recruited easily to mitoribosome making chimera ribosome to methylate the rRNA or change its topology favouring viral protein synthesis and inhibiting host protein synthesis. Such change in host protein synthesis in the mitochondria may cause a inhibition in oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis causing quick coma or heart failure as seen in many Corona-infected patients. Thus, targeting those viral proteins with drugs, antisense, ribozyme and CRISPR-Cas6 may cure Corona-infected patients.
RESEARCH ON RESONANT OSCILLATIONS OF THE TELESCOPIC SCREW – GRANULAR MEDIA SYSTEM CAUSED BY EXTERNAL PERIODIC FORCES
Authors: Hud Victor , Rogatynsky Roman , Hevko Ivan , Lyashuk Oleg , Pіk Andriy , Huryk Oleg
Published: May 2020

The article presents the results of resonant oscillations theoretical research of the telescopic screw - granular material system caused by external periodic forces. In the theoretical part a mathematical model of bending vibrations of an elastic body is described, which rotates along a fixed axis with a constant angular velocity, provided that it moves with a constant relative linear velocity along the elastic body. In the experimental part, according to the obtained equations, it has been established for the various kinematic characteristics of the system, a telescopic screw-granular media of amplitude passing through resonance at the frequency of external periodic perturbation.The results of experimental research and recommendations for the selection of constructive kinematic for telescopic screw conveyor have been presented.
RESEARCH ON COMPOSITE RICE STRAW-CEMENT BRICK
FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDING
Authors: Liang X.C. , Zhang M. , Tian S.C.
Published: May 2020

The composite rice straw-cement brick is analysed with simulations and experiments using mechanical and heat transfer theory, and data demonstrate excellent characteristic of such brick including heat retaining, light weight and fire resistance, which is beneficial to save the precious clay resource, reduce energy consumption during production and enhance the safety and comfort of high-rise building. In the future, the processing of such brick should be optimized, and this new type of manufacturing apparatus is expected to be designed to satisfy the requirements of commercial application.
DESIGN AND EXPERIMENT OF ECCENTRIC SWING COMBING DEVICE
FOR CERASUS HUMILIS
Authors: Du Xiaobin , He Junlin , He Yongqiang , Fang Dawei
Published: May 2020

An eccentric swing combing device was designed on the basis of the growth characteristics of Cerasus humilis in mature stage in this work to improve the removal rate and reduce the damage rate. The device adopted a swing mechanism to realize comb rod entry from the roots of branches and an eccentric mechanism to realize horizontal combing. The kinematic equation and the main affecting factors of the combing effect were obtained through the kinematic and dynamic analyses of the combing device. Rotation speed, feeding speed, and comb swing angle were considered the influencing factors, and removal and damage rates were taken as the evaluation indexes. We conducted an experiment of quadratic orthogonal rotation centre combination with three factors and five levels on the combing device. Results showed that the contribution rate of each factor to the removal and damage rates was in the order of feeding speed, rotation speed and comb swing angle. The best combination of parameters was obtained as follows: rotating speed of 11.26 r/min, feeding speed of 0.227 m/s, and comb swing angle of 5°. The removal and damage rates were 95.21% and 4.56%, respectively, under this parameter combination. The relative error with the predicted result was less than 5%. This study can effectively improve the effect of C. humilis fruit removal and provide reference for further design of C. humilis harvesting machinery.
RESEARCH ON THE CONTRIBUTION RATIO OF APPLE PEEL PUNCTURE BEHAVIOR TO FRUIT FIRMNESS
Authors: Wang Juxia , Jiang Bingyao , Xu Shuanghua , Cui Qingliang , Zheng Decong
Published: May 2020

The texture of apple peel, as an important quality attribute of the fruit, is directly relevant to a fruit’s ability to resist mechanical injury. In order to explore the variations in texture of two apple peels under different puncture test conditions and evaluate the relation of apple peel puncture force to whole fruit firmness percentage, at 0.1, 1, 5, 11, and 17 mm/s loading speeds, puncture mechanical measurements were performed using an electronic testing machine mounted with 2, 3.5, 7.9 or 11 mm-diameter probes. For the same probe, the mean values of peel puncture force and stiffness, as well as the fruit puncture force, for Danxia and Fuji cultivars increased firstly and then changed a little with the increase of loading speed. Moreover, at the same loading speed, the puncture measurements of each cultivar increased significantly ( ) with increasing probe diameter and the peel puncture force has a significant linear correlation with probe diameter. Among the different cultivars, under the same loading speed, the Fuji peel and fruit samples had the greater puncture force; the Fuji peel contribution change was relatively big with the increasing of loading speed, and Fuji cultivar was more likely to be injured than the other cultivar. The results were expected to serve as a reference for investigating the puncture injury sensitivity of different apple varieties during transportation and storage and to enrich the texture evaluation index of apple peel.
A micro-centric network. Post-communist Romanian mainstream and indie publishers of U.S. and Canadian contemporary poetry in translation
Authors: Tanasescu Raluca Andreia
Published: May 2020

This essay examines the corpus of contemporary American and Canadian poetry translated into Romanian in stand-alone volumes between 1990 and 2017 and argues that translators had a deciding impact on the selection of authors, as well as on the configuration of the overall translation network. Romanian poet-translators engaged in an outward cultural movement that galvanized both their own writing and the national literature in general. In doing so, they developed various types of agency covering a wide range of translating patters, from no agency at all to full self-reliance, and a poetics of fecundity that testifies to their engagement with global events and with the microcosm of local literature. Engendered by an assumed material precariousness and by an overt desire for permanent change and synchronous alignment with world literature, these practices should be seen from a micro-centric perspective, that is, paramount in establishing positive relationships with U.S. and Canadian poetries and energizing the local literary scene, rather than simply reflective of a ‘minor’ mode of existence in the global and geopolitical arenas.
Uses of the Throne Hall in the former Royal Palace in Bucharest from 1947 to 2019: a social semiotic perspective
Authors: Rotaru Marina Cristiana
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this paper is to investigate, from a socio-semiotic perspective, the manner in which the political regimes installed after the forced abdication of King Mihai I (on 30 December 1947) used the Throne Hall in the former royal palace in Bucharest to meet their own needs. In December 1947, Romania was illegally turned from a constitutional monarchy into a popular republic, with the help of the Red Army. Then, the popular republic was transformed into a socialist republic, in fact, a communist dictatorship. In December 1989, the communist regime collapsed and was replaced by a post-communist one, a regime which did not seem willing to leave behind the communist ideological legacy, manifest, in the 1990s, in the brutal repression of anti-government protesters in University Square in Bucharest, or in the Romanian Mineriads of 1990 and 1991. The political regimes that succeeded to power after 1947 deprived the Throne Hall of its monarchic symbolism and used it in ways incongruent with its inherent function, albeit for official purposes. The manner in which the communist regime made use of this particular place is indicative of its intent and success in reinventing traditions or adapting older traditions to its ideological goals, in order to alienate Romanians from their recent past, in disrespect for the nation’s heritage. Although the former royal palace was completely transformed into a national museum of art after 1990, a cultural institution meant, by its very purpose, to save at least part of the nation’s memory, political decision makers ignored the symbolism of a national museum such as the National Museum of Art of Romania, known to many Romanians as the former royal palace. In bewildering, yet not unprecedented fashion, the Throne Hall has been recently used, by the Romanian government, as a dining hall in a series of events that preceded the takeover of the presidency of the EU Council by Romania in January 2019. We claim that the government’s decision can be circumscribed to Jean Baudrillard’s concept of consumerism, characterized by the rule of sign value as a status symbol. In addition, Jan Blommaert’s and Barbara Johnstone’s taxonomies further the argument that the Throne Hall is not a mere space, but a place, its function having been perverted by both ideological manipulation and aggressive consumerism.
Collocation and connotation in chapter “Scylla and Charybdis” of James Joyce’s Ulysses. An analytical study of the Romanian translation
Authors: Ursa Andra Iulia
Published: May 2020

The present article was written as part of the PhD dissertation entitled “An analysis regarding the evolution of James Joyce’s writing style in ‘Dubliners’, ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ and ‘Ulysses’ and the strategies of translating it into Romanian”. The research starts from the hypothesis that a perfect rendition in a different language of a literary text of this type is nothing more than a utopia. However, a translator should always intend to achieve an equilibrium between the author’s intentions, the form, the content and the target culture. In “Ulysses”, James Joyce experiments with language, abandoning the definition of sense and revolutionises the art of expressing thoughts through words. The current work will concentrate on the thorough analysis of adjectival and adverbial collocations conceptualized in the ninth chapter of “Ulysses”. Our purpose is to investigate how Mircea Ivănescu’s Romanian translation deals with collocations and especially with those that typically represent Joyce’s authorial style. Mircea Ivănescu (1931-2011) is a Romanian poet and the sole translator who accomplished the difficult task of translating the entire novel, although there had been various attempts at translating only chapters of it. It is an approved work of translation, having received both praise and critical appreciation. After more than three decades from this chapter’s translation, our research aims for a further exposition of the similarities and distinctions between the source language text and the target language translation.
In Other … Romanian Words. Practical Considerations on Translating
Authors: Burlacu Diana V.
Published: May 2020

The present article evolved from a series of short Romanian translations based on the German version of Adam Fletcher’s book entitled “How to be German in 50 new steps/ Wie man Deutscher wird. In 50 neuen Schritten” (2016). Spanning more than three months, the outcomes of the translating process were rendered concrete with the collective contribution of five Erasmus students[1] at Leipzig University, Germany, all of whom (their teacher included) are native speakers of the Romanian language. Frequently employing a combination of free and formal translation-styles, the team of translators-to-be strove to retain all the meanings, be they propositional or expressive, presupposed or evoked, or those generated by idioms, fixed expressions and non-equivalence in the original text. They provided alternative translations, mostly differing on the levels of lexis, grammar and register, but eventually negotiated the best one, which naturally became the final translated text, as much as possible freed from any traces of “translationese” and suitable for any authentic contemporary sample of Romanian language.

 

[1] I am grateful to Patricia Gheorghe and Ramona Băcănaru (Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest), Andreea Tufeanu (University of Bucharest), Denisa Urs and Paula Heredea (University of Oradea), for their major role throughout the whole process of translation and for all their pertinent observations on the source and target texts.
For the sake of a liberalized Romanian culture! What about an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary canon instead of the isolated monopolies with a subscription to the state budget?
Authors: Nicolau Felix Narcis
Published: May 2020

Fake canonizations are prevalent in the former communist countries wherein arts and culture in general may still function as propaganda weaponry at the hands of the sponsoring state. The public is almost eliminated from the process of canonization, as the publishing houses, art galleries, and cultural industries seldom survive and flourish from sales to a real public. As a rule, their rarefied public is summoned from a flimsy contingent, from the less promoted artists who try thus to conjure the benevolence of the critics and famed authors/artists, and from those who are ready to attend cultural events as long as they are financially covered by the state. For instance, a sizable percent of the funds directed towards literature from the state budget in Romania has been constantly invested in the promotion of Mircea Cărtărescu in the vain hope (so far) the Romanian literature will be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and will cure thus a profusely nourished complex of inferiority. Maybe in the new future. Meanwhile, many more modern and impactful writers simply vanish into the abyss of anonymity as the bookshops are interested in promoting only those writers coming from publishing houses with a subscription to the state budget. This would be one explanation for the constant decrease in the public paying for literary and artistic works. The result of an haphazard process of canonization and of the lack of a free cultural market (at least 50% of investments coming from private sources) are obvious. Wherefrom the impending need of an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary super-arch-canon.
Complex Power Control of Double Fed Induction Generator in a Wind Power System
Authors:   Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Madda Walabu University, Bale Robe Post Box-247 Ethiopia, Worku* Dinku , Sharma Marut Dev ,   Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Madda Walabu University, Bale Robe Post Box-247 Ethiopia, Koteswararao Basam ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madda Walabu University, Bale Robe, Ethiopia, Babu K. Siva Kishore ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeshwaram,Guntur,AP
Published: May 2020

The combined operation of wind energy power into present electrical network is increasing very fast during current scenario. Ethiopia is one of these countries that use wind power as its renewable and complement power source of the country. The DFIG (Doubly-fed Induction Generator) is among the most commonly used generator in conversion of wind energy in present scenario. This paper emphasizes on complex power control. Simulation models have been developed using a versatile simulation tool Matlab-Simulink for a 1 MW Dual Fed Induction machine. The work presented in this paper uses a field flux control method or vector control methodology which moves synchronously frame of reference.