bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SECURITY AND OPEN CHALLENGES IN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)
Authors: Chinchawade Dr. Amit Jaykumar , Lamba Dr. O.S.
Published: May 2024

The Internet of Things is a new technology that provides several benefits to its users. It is a new technology in which we link everyday things to the internet in order to send and receive data. Home automation systems, different durable items, and vehicle (cars and trucks) sensors are some examples. In recent years, there has been a lot of academic interest in the Internet of Things (IoT). The Internet of Things is thought to be the future of the internet. The Internet of Things (IoT) will play a crucial role in the future, transforming our lifestyles, conventions, and enterprises. The Internet of Thing (IoT) making networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before, transforming information into actions that generate new capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented economic opportunity for businesses, individuals, and countries. Because of the massive scale and dispersed nature of IoT networks, security and privacy are significant problems in the Internet of Thing (IoT). Robust authentication and security methods are desperately needed in IoE, and we propose to integrate such mechanisms in our research
GRADING OF PROCESSED ARECANUT USING MACHINE LEARNING
Authors: T Sakshi , M Rachitha , S B Rachana
Published: May 2024

This system's major goal is to come up with a way to anticipate the various grades of arecanut based on their color, size, and texture. Several Indian states regularly cultivate arecanut, also known as betelnut. Most farmers now use human labour for sorting and Arecanut quality grading, which takes a lot of time and requires a lot of labour, leads to categorization irregularity. Since no tools or cutting-edge technologies are available. The creation of machine vision-based technologies could be useful for arecanut grading a benefit for farmers and assistance to society. Color, size, and shape are used to characterize the arecanuts carefully evaluated according to texture. These factors have a significant impact on how customers shop. For the quality grading of several categories of arecanut, image processing and machine vision have been utilized to extract exterior attributes like color, size, form, etc
HUMAN AUGMENTATION THROUGH IOT SMART WEARABLE DEVICES
Authors: Geddam Samuel Mores , Gowda Dr. Anil B , Bhandari Dr. Arabinda
Published: May 2024

Augmentation of Humans through digital technologies and wearable devices have opened a wide variety of opportunities to enhance the capabilities and performance of Humans. Assisted Wearable devices help to have enhanced understanding of the real world as they are supported by digital sensory stimulus, digital visual elements, which opens Augmented Reality (AR)
AUTOMATION FOR SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY TESTING OF VEHICLE
Authors: K V Manasa , K S Shashidhara , Rao Kulkarni Vinayaka Ananth
Published: May 2024

ECUs play a crucial role in modern automotive electronics by delivering the system's functions and the numerous features that are built right into them. The paradigm shift toward ECU technology has increased the complexity of the software because it now needs to provide functional solutions as well as safety and diagnostic services. Given this complexity, it has become very important to improve testing procedures to evaluate software behavior. To verify that CAN-based systems meet their functional and diagnostic criteria in a hardwarein-loop environment, the approach for automated software testing of CAN-based devices is presented in this work using an automation tool called ECU- TEST. The objective of this paper is to make a standard database in INCA so that all the possible ways of communication from different projects can be stored, automate the testing process with the test case packages and simplify the tester’s work and save time and resources, one of our primary goals in automating the testing process is continuous testing, which is running tests repeatedly for various software and monitoring which test cases are succeeding or failing for a certain software so that we can optimize our test cases. The system's entire data flow is under control via the ECU-TEST tool. ECU-TEST is in charge of providing inputs to the device being tested, capturing the behavior associated with it, and then processing this data to provide the test results in this hardware-in-loop testing environment. This automation configuration allowed software testing of a power train unit to be completed in one hour as opposed to the four hours that were previously needed. This strategy has significantly cut down on testing time while simultaneously guaranteeing the delivery of software of higher caliber
BLOCKCHAIN IN MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE
Authors: Dhankhar Kabir , Malhan Shubhankar , Agarwal Kabir , Sharma Sukkrit
Published: May 2024

This chapter tries to explain the incorporation and adoption of Blockchain technology in modern infrastructure sectors like corporations, power sector, healthcare, education etc. It starts with the introduction to Blockchain and details its history and early adoption and goes on to show its impact on our society, and how it will continue to shape our ideas and infrastructure going forward
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING – THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING DOMAIN WITH HIGH REAL WORLD PROSPECTIVE
Authors: Bala Dr. Kiran , Kumar Dr. Narendra , Kumar Sanjiw , Kumar Malay
Published: May 2024

The fourth (4th) industrial revolution has been sparked by emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), Machine Learning, data analytics, block-chain technology, and robotics. This revolution encompasses many creative new solutions and is transforming daily life as we know it. This essay examines artificial intelligence (AI) and how it has advanced recently, opening up new, creative options and solutions. The AI and ML will shape the future of computing industry and will penetrate almost every facets of modern life including industrial automation, health care systems and agriculture. In this chapter, we have introduced Artificial Intelligence, ML, DL, etc. We also covered important application domains of AI & ML. The chapter is limited with introductory only
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFICIENCY OF ERECRUITMENT USING DATA MININGTECHNIQUES
Authors: Pakle Sneha Akshay
Published: May 2024

The Internet has proven to be the most powerful social network, exerting a great influence on our society and catalyzing the process of globalization. Recent trends and data show that the Internet is being used for employment all over the world. This paper presents a systematic review of erecruitment literature.Additionally, it is stated that criteria for judging online recruitment can include execution, dependability, security, and persuasiveness.[1][5]
FUTURISTIC TRENDS IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Authors: Sahoo Ishita
Published: May 2024

According to (ICN, 2002) Nursing encompasses providing independent and team-based care to people, members of all vulnerable groups, families, and communities, whether they are ill or healthy, in whatever setting. Nursing redefines health promotion, disease prevention, and the care of the sick and disabled. It is a crucial component of the delivery system for health care, and nurses perform a particular role in providing care with responsibility, generosity, and optimism. When discussing increased specialisation, it is important to note that both our knowledge regarding mental torment and the surroundings in which care and services are furnished are evolving. The shortcomings of treatments now being employed in mental health care are also clear, and the usefulness of diagnostic labels has been questioned given the current emphasis on person-centered care . Taking all this into attention this chapter sought to explore what should be the future focus of mental health nursing? The development of care for the elderly and the chronically mentally ill will be reflected in the future of psychiatric nursing. The number of service providers and those who pay them will increase. A greater cohort of nurses must choose graduate study in psychiatric or mental health nursing if the specialty is to continue, which will need adjustments to the undergraduate nursing curriculum. The need for psychiatrists, medical professionals who specialise in treating a variety of problems that affect people of all ages, is increasing as mental health is becoming more visible and services are becoming more readily available. Non-physician service providers that give counselling and support services in fields including behavioral disorders, substance abuse, and other sorts of mental health concerns are also much in demand. Psychiatry has been the equivalent of being an infectious disease doctor without a microscope or ability to culture the actual cause of the problem and then treat accordingly. We see the symptoms and we use our skills and experience to make the best educated guess as to what is going on, try to rule out a few medical causes and go from there with therapy and or medications. A lot of it, even after all these years, remains a guessing game. However, the combination of some recent basic science innovations has figured out psychiatry windows to pathology in the living brain, MRIs, PET Scans, functional MRI and SPECT Scans tell us more about small and large changes in structure, function and metabolism of the brain
EVALUATION OF ANTI-ULCER ACTIVITIES OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PARMOTREMA PRAESOREDIOSUM
Authors: Lahari S. , Pranathi L. , MadhaviLatha G. , Ummer M.
Published: May 2024

Traditional medicine has traditionally used plants as a therapeutic source to treat both human and animal ailments. Plants are the source of a variety of important secondary metabolites with pharmacological and pharmacognostic consequences that have the potential to become future "super medicines." The biotic and abiotic stressors that affect the in-vivo production of these metabolites lead to a constant accumulation of various phytochemicals and their derivatives, which can be helpful in designing and developing potential medications in the future. The Permeliaceae plant Parmotrema praesorediosum is a rich source of phytochemicals with therapeutic value, including lichen acid, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, and sterols. The current project goal is to evaluate the lichen Parmotrema praesorediosum anti-ulcer properties.In this study, we evaluated the antiulcer activity of the ethanol extract and theability of the invitro approach to neutralise acids and Gastric hydrogen potassium ATPase inhibitory movement in stomach . The extract significantly reduced the neutralise acids to 11.75 at the 1000 mg concentration compared to 15.8 for standard aluminum hydroxide + magnesium hydroxide (500 mg). During Gastric hydrogen potassium ATPase inhibitory movement, the extract showed a maximum inhibition rate of 62% at 100 μg compared to 69% for standard omeprazole. This study indicates, the ethanol extract contains several compounds with anti-ulcer activity and can therefore be used as an alternative medicine for the disease
MIDWIERY LED APPROACHES IN ANTENATAL CARE & MANAGEMENT
Authors: Biswal Itismita
Published: May 2024

Antenatal care is the term used to describe systematic monitoring of a woman during pregnancy. It includes careful history taking, examination and guidance to the pregnant woman. The objectives are to ensure a healthy pregnancy, Preventing, detecting, and treating pregnancy-related complications such as pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and hemorrhage. WHO recommends atleast 4 antenatal visits at 16, 24, 32, 36 weeks. History taking involves collecting data about vital statistics, any complaints, history of present illness and present pregnancy, past obstetrical history, menstrual history, previous medical history, past surgical history, family history, personal history and previous gynecological problems. Physical examination involves general appearance, vital signs, systemic examination, obstetrical examination, Routine investigation of blood and urine and special investigation like serological test, ultrasonography examination and maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein. Antenatal examination includes inspection, palpation such as fundal palpation, lateral palpation, pawlicks grip and pelvic palpation. Advice to the pregnant woman includes diet, antenatal hygiene and immunization. It is also necessary to check for any high-risk conditions at every antenatal visit and treat at the earliest. Throughout the course of a pregnancy, antenatal care is aimed at preventing potential health issues and promoting a healthy lifestyle for both mother and child
MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
Authors: Rout Pujarini
Published: May 2024

Managing is one of the most vital and significant human activities. Health care management roles are crucial to the overall operations of the health care system. Healthcare administration and management is the process of overseeing a healthcare system and the delivery of healthcare services. The reason this is such an important discipline is that healthcare administrators are essentially responsible for ensuring the continuation of healthcare delivery. The healthcare system offers four broad types of services: health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and rehabilitation. Healthcare management is exactly what the name implies. It’s the overall management of a healthcare facility, such as a clinic or hospital. A person in charge of healthcare management oversees the day-to-day operations of the facility. “Healthcare management” is an umbrella term that covers a wide variety of job titles. Clinical directors, healthcare supervisors, health coordinators, and nursing home facilitators often have degrees in healthcare management. And while you may think of healthcare managers as people who work at hospitals or in private practice, they may also work at colleges or universities, public health centers, urgent care clinics, insurance companies, or pharmaceutical companies
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY IN THE DRUG DISCOVERY
Authors: Lambe Sujata Vitthal , Ghogare Pradip Babasaheb , Jadhav Ravindra Sahadu , Dalvi Prashant Bhimrao
Published: May 2024

The ‘Combinatorial chemistry’ means the systemic & repetitive co-valent connection for benefit of various building blocks of different array of divergent molecular structures. It is reconsidered, the way by which pharmaceuticals, other chemicals and materials are discovered and developed by this novel technique. It is useful for several potential molecules that could concurrently produce a huge number of libraries of compounds. In CADD, combinatorial chemistry is particularly prevalent (‘Computer aided drug design’) which will be carried out networked using online-based technologies based on Mol inspiration. Traditionally, chemists have created one compound at a time. It provides faster, cheap and more extensive utilization of novel drug targets. Nowadays, these technologies are commonly implemented in combination with other for discovery projects
THE CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTIVE OF NEUTRACEUTICALS IN THE HEALTH PROMOTION
Authors: Ghogare Pradip Babasaheb , Narode Nilesh Annasaheb , Lambe Sujata Vitthal , Tambe Vijay Dnyandeo
Published: May 2024

There is a need of nutritious diet in life to support regular growth, improvement and aging, for maintaining proper weight so that it will reduce many ailments which will bring a good health and well-being. Four stakes of decent health consists of good nutrition, exercise, sleep and relaxation. In 1989 Dr. Stephen De Felice invented the term nutraceutical. these products are mixture among drug and food. It mainly includes peptides, amino acids, keto-acids, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins. Nutraceutical term mainly used to progress health, postponement the aging process, avoid chronic diseases, increase life expectancy or support the structure or function of body. Bioactive components isolated from herbals and animal source are used for artificial food preparaions for maintaining a good health. It is further classified into ‘fortified’ and ‘recombinant’ nutraceuticals. The later includes food with agricultural breeding or addition of nutrient
Peramalan Penjualan Produk Teralis Besi Menggunakan Metode ARIMA: Studi Kasus Bengkel Las Bale Karya
Authors: Purnama Indra , Waafi M. Shane , Dwicahyo Rikho Ardiyan , Al-Faritsy Ari Zaqi
Published: May 2024

Bengkel Las Bale Karya is one of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that produces various types of iron crafts such as seesaws, swings, staircase railings, balcony railings, spiral staircases, iron doors, grilles, fence doors, and others. This research focuses on the production of iron grille products. The research method employed in this study is the ARIMA method for forecasting over the next 12 periods. The results of this study aim to optimize iron grille production to prevent product stockpiling, ensure material availability, and enhance workplace safety.
Enterális táplálás Dysphagia esetén
Authors: Tarpay Ádám , Lövey József
Published: May 2024

A nyelési nehezítettség legfontosabb következménye az alultápláltság. Az enterális szondatáplálás fontos szerepet játszik azoknak a betegeknek a kezelésében, akiknél csökkent a táplálékbevitel, krónikus funkcionális vagy mechanikai dysphagiában szenvednek. Rövid távú (<4 hét) enterális táplálás céljára a nasogastricus vagy nasojejunalis szonda alkalmazása a legoptimálisabb. Hosszú távú (>4 hét) táplálás esetén a percutan tubusbehelyezés a legjobb választás. Többféle technika ismert a tubus implantációjára úgy, mint sebészeti, radiológiai vagy endoszkópos módszerek. Az endoszkópos eljárás a sebészeti gastrostomiákhoz viszonyítva biztonságosabb és költséghatékonyabb, alacsonyabb a mortalitás és morbiditás. A percutan endoszkópos gastrostomiához (PEG) leggyakrabban használt módszer a „pull” típusú Ponsky-módszer, de a Sack-Vine „push” és az introducer technika is biztonságos. Annak ellenére, hogy az enterális szondatáplálásnak számos előnye van, illetve széles körben alkalmazzák, a beavatkozásnak több szövődménye ismert. A közlemény az irodalmi adatok alapján áttekinti az enterális szondatáplálás klinikai alkalmazásával kapcsolatos jelenlegi ismereteket, bemutatja az előnyöket és hátrányokat és a lehetséges szövődményeket az egyes eljárások esetében.
A betegedukáció, az irányelvek, a kórházi hazabocsátás és a társadalmi elfogadás kulcsfontosságú szerepe
Authors: Koczó Anita
Published: May 2024

A dysphagia kezelésének középpontjában a betegbiztonság áll, amelyet a táplálék megfelelő konzisztenciájával és sűrítő porok használatával érünk el. A kórházi ellátást követő otthoni táplálkozási technikák oktatása elengedhetetlen. A szondatáplálás, mint kiegészítő vagy teljes táplálkozást és folyadékbevitelt biztosító forma, fontos szerepet tölt be a dysphagiás betegek ellátásában. A beteg kórházi hazabocsátásakor a személyre szabott gyógyászati célra szánt élelmiszerek, a gyógyászati segédeszközök és az otthoni szakápolás elérhetősége kulcsfontosságú a sikeres, biztonságos otthoni ellátáshoz.
A Dysphagia diétája
Authors: Veresné Bálint Márta , Lichthammer Adrienn , Csajbókné Csobod Éva
Published: May 2024

Dysphagia esetén a módosított textúrájú étrend támogatja a biztonságos nyelést, és fontos terápiás tényező. Az ételek és italok sűrítéshez módosított étkezési keményítő vagy xantán gumi alapú készítmények állnak rendelkezésre. A diéta célja a fehérje-energia malnutríció és a dehidráció mérséklése vagy elkerülése, amelyhez szükség lehet speciális gyógyászati célra szánt élelmiszerek étrendbe iktatására is. Az étrend gyakorlati megvalósításához az „International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative” a jelenlegi bizonyítékokat felhasználva egy 0-7 szintet tartalmazó keretrendszert hozott létre, amely minden gondozási környezetben, kultúrában, életkorban alkalmazható. Segítségével bármely élelmiszer egyszerű tesztelése és a szintekbe sorolása megvalósítható. Tesztelésre áramlási, villacsepegési, villanyomás, kanál billentési és ujjtesztet alkalmaznak. A dietetikus hasznos segítő a terápiás munkában. Az ételek tesztelésének segítése, a beteg és a hozzátartató oktatása, a beteg állapotának követése, tápláltági állapotának, tápanyag-beviteli értékeinek gyakori elemzése, étrend-kiegészítők, „tápszerek” ajánlása tartozik a feladatai közé.
Increased Initial Reading Through Picture Word Cards
Authors: Syaripah Latipah
Published: May 2024

The purpose of this research is to address the need for fun and student-centered education, which is essential in the 21st century. Active learners are crucial for enhancing student engagement and positively impacting their lives. The specific focus is on improving the initial reading skills of grade III students at SDN Caringin II, which have been observed to be low. The research utilizes Classroom Action Research (PTK) following the model developed by Kemmis and Taggart, implemented in two cycles with two actions each. Data collection involves observation and the use of a rubric to assess reading skills. The results demonstrate that the use of picture word cards effectively enhances students' initial reading abilities, with 83% of students meeting the criteria for initial reading proficiency across various indicators. These indicators encompass aspects such as letter recognition, vowel and consonant combinations, and reading comprehension of sentences and paragraphs. Consequently, the research recommends the incorporation of picture word cards as an alternative learning method to cultivate and strengthen students' initial reading skills.
The culture of promoting the image of the cities of the Republic of Moldova through art and mythopoetics. Is it a stage or the end?
Authors: Grati Aliona , Procop Natalia
Published: May 2024

The present dialogue is about the results of the State Program “the culture of promoting the image of the cities of the Republic of Moldova through art and mythopoetics, 20.80009.0807.19”, which took place in Chisinau, at the Moldova State University, between the years 2020-2023. The project had an interdisciplinary character, bringing together researchers who worked at different research and cultural institutes, people specialized in philology, the study of arts, history, librarianship, tourism, museology. The idea that led the researchers in this project was to carry out joint research on a topic necessary for society and our state, which would deal, on the one hand, with some societal problems and, on the other hand, prove the effectiveness of an authentic interdisciplinary dialogue. For four years we worked enthusiastically and achieved many beautiful results, both in the form of publications and organizing a series of large-scale cultural events. What the authors of the dialogue propose is to summarize the assumptions, objectives and most important results of the project, as well as to convince the government, the academic community and society of the importance of its continuation.
Image of Vlad III Basarab in German Sources of the 15th-16th Centuries
Authors: Talmazan Oleg
Published: May 2024

The article is devoted to the problem of the emergence of German texts about Dracula in Germany in the 15th-16th centuries and their genre evolution associated with a change in the linguo-pragmatic task. The links between the works about Dracula belonging to different genres are considered: the handwritten pamphlet of the Benedictine monks from Lambach, the historical episode in the “Chronicle of Constance” by Gebhard Daher, the poetic arrangement of “About the villain called Dracula the Voda of Wallachia” by the court poet Michael Beheim, an entertaining story in early printed editions – “folk books”. The article shows how, depending on the historical situation, the evaluative position and goals of the compilers of the texts changed, and what effect this had on specific linguistic features, primarily lexical ones. he works of Antonio Bonfini and Teodor Kuritan do not seem to have influenced the German Dracula narratives: even the later German texts are close in content to the Lambach manuscripts.
Gheorghe Grigurcu’s autobiography: the self-discovery and the negotiation of identity
Authors: Severin Marta
Published: May 2024

This paper sets forth to investigate biographical data in the Gheorghe Grigurcu written confessions. Considering elements of his most revealing interviews conducted by the writers such as Flori Balanescu and Dora Pavel, the profile of a contemporary writer engaged in the negotiation of his own identity is outlined. The autobiographical references drawn from the writer’s confessions will help us understand his individuality and creative spirit. Gheorghe Grigurcu’s hypersensitive personality projects empathy towards the oppressed and the helpless. He feels an acute but repressed nostalgia for his homeland. The “Bessarabianness” was also revealed in his attitude towards the work of B.P. Hasdeu and Paul Goma. Disappointments resulting from friendship and love relationships amplify the feeling of inadaptability. The feeling of marginalisation is balanced by agape love, which creates the compensatory universe indispensable to the writer. Trained in the process of negotiating his own identity, Gheorghe Grigurcu finds that human harmony can all be easily disturbed by the temptation to compare himself with those around him, by the obsessive Other.
Ensuring Linguistic Sustainability in Bangladesh: Challenges and Approaches
Authors: Awal Abdul
Published: May 2024

This study investigates the obstacles to language sustainability in Bangladesh, which boasts a wealth of linguistic diversity, and proposes a comprehensive plan to support this variety. The study begins with an examination of Bangladesh’s linguistic demographics, highlighting the multitude of languages spoken by the country’s various ethnic communities. It then delves into the historical context of language movements in Bangladesh and illustrates how language serves as a crucial marker of identity and unity. Subsequently, this research explores the socioeconomic, political, and educational factors that contribute to language endangerment and change. It discusses the consequences of these changes on cultural identity, transmission of knowledge, and community well-being. This study proposes a comprehensive framework for language sustainability in Bangladesh, emphasising five key components: documentation and revitalisation of endangered languages, implementation of comprehensive multilingual education policies, utilisation of modern technology in language preservation, promotion of cross-cultural understanding through exchange programs, and national policy support for language rights and diversity. These initiatives aim to enhance linguistic sustainability, foster social cohesion, and empower marginalised communities. This study argues that by addressing these challenges and adopting these strategies, Bangladesh can secure a sustainable linguistic future and preserve its diverse cultural heritage.
The Fragile Home of a Precarious Girl: A Butlerian Study of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. Part One
Authors: Bakhsh Ladan Farah
Published: May 2024

The present article aims to explore Butler’s notion of precarity in Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. Agencies that induce precarity in characters of the play, Laura in particular, reaction to the repercussions of precariousness and the ways it leads to a new identity are also put under scrutiny. In the last decades, feminist and gender studies, with all their subcategories and subdivisions, have been one of the main concerns and interests in literary criticism as well as in social and cultural studies. A highly influential scholar in feminist and gender studies is Judith Butler. Normative power and gender related issues are sustained motifs throughout the study, which addresses the following questions: What are the roots of Laura’s feeling of precarity? How does her precarity affect and inflict those around her? How does she cope with or respond to her sense of precarity? To answer these questions, the researcher will draw upon Butler’s conception of precarity and precariousness and will focus on such key terms as femininity, patriarchy, pipe dreams, physical impairment, regulative system, and financial insecurity. This section of the article is divided into three main parts, namely, “Introduction,” “Theoretical Framework,” and “Analysis,” which comprises “Femininity” and “Disability.”
The second life of the Rîșleacov mansion in Soldanesti
Authors: Frumosu Elena
Published: May 2024

The Rîsleacov family was part of the category of Bessarabian nobles, Dvoreni of Ukrainian origin on the paternal line, ranked among the local nobility and recorded, in 1824, in the 3rd part of the Genealogical Book from Bessarabia. Both archival documents and oral history testify that the nobles of the Risleacov lineage contributed to the development of the locality, serving in state offices, being founders of the village church and local philanthropists. Being large landowners, the members of the Risleacov family built on their estate mills, a small brick factory, other small agrarian industrial units. The house and auxiliary constructions of the mansion, which initially covered an imposing area of 5 ha, have been preserved until now, and the documentary heritage with reference to this theme, offers the possibility of reconstructing the forgotten pages of the history of Bessarabia from the second half of the 19th century-20s of the 20th century. Currently, the Rîsleacov mansion is being brought back to life by the Soldanesti History and Ethnography Museum, finding its headquarters here which, unfortunately, is not included in the Register of state-protected monuments in the Republic of Moldova.
Plastic artist Gheorghe Șoitu, a true honorary citizen of the city of Cahul
Authors: Procop Natalia
Published: May 2024

Gheorghe Șoitu studied at the School of Arts in Cahul, in the class of Professor Gheorghe Huzun, who gave him the basis for drawing, painting and composition, and later at the Republican School of Fine Arts “Ilia Repin” in Chisinau. After finishing his studies, he worked as a teacher, training generations of young artists at the School of Painting for Children “A. Sciusev”. Returning to Cahul, he continued his work as a painter at the workshop of the city’s Culture Department. Being a nonconformist, Gheorghe Soitu fits perfectly into the evolution of the plastic arts in the second half of the 80s, which is characterized by the easy transition from ideological themes to subjects expressing the human essence, translated into symbols. During this period, Gheorghe Soitu’s creation is characterized by experimentalism. In the compositions of the genre, the invoice, the incision and the contrasting chromatic range dominate, with multiple nuances. Balanced, however, tonally, chromatically and compositionally, they exude perfection. In the 2000s the artist’s work is distinguished by neo-expressionist compositions in which the plastic form is managed by impulsive and spontaneous temperament. This stage is characterised by a particular expressive force, diverse colour range and energetic colour tones. For his entire creation, the Cahul City Hall made an inspired gesture in 2009 to grant him the title of honorary citizen of the city, Gheorghe Șoitu being, rightly, the representative artist of Cahul and the south of the Republic of Moldova.
Regime shift still cometh?
Authors: Ernest Morgan
Published: May 2024

Back when I had optimistic views of my time, I vowed to do more blogging this year. Sadly, life had other plans. But I return with an update to an earlier post on the Portal rodent community. To recap, in April 2023, my student Pat Dumandan and I were afraid. Afraid that

Chaetodipus penicillatus

(the Desert pocket mouse) was about to undergo a population explosion.
Alleged State Aid in Relation to a Deduction/Non-Inclusion Structure in Luxembourg – Opinion Statement ECJ-TF 1/2024 on the Decision of the CJEU of 5 December 2023 in Engie (Joined Cases C-451/21P and C-454/21P)
Authors: Garcia Prats F.A. , Haslehner W. , Ivanovski A. , Kemmeren E. , Kofler G. , Lang M. , Nogueira J.F. Pinto , HJI Panayi C. , Raventós-Calvo S. , Richelle I. , Rust A.
Published: May 2024

In this CFE Opinion Statement, submitted to the EU Institutions in February 2024, the CFE ECJ Task Force comments on the CJEU’s decision of 5 December 2023 in Engie (Joined Cases C-451/21P and C-454/21P), which addressed alleged State aid in relation to a deduction/non-inclusion structure in Luxembourg.
Number of pustules of garlic rust under different temperatures and leaf wetness
Authors: Mallmann G , Monteiro FP , Fernandes JMC , Cardoso DA , Valmorbida J , Wamser AF , Feltrim AL , Lins Junior JC
Published: May 2024

Puccinia porri is an etiological agent of garlic rust. The disease symptoms are characterized by leaf lesions that initially appear as whitish spots. With the disruption of the leaf cuticle, yelloworange uredospores are exposed. These signs are commonly known as pustules. Bulb production is affected by the reduction of photosynthetically active leaf area. The decrease in production is most pronounced when the attack occurs before bulb formation. The objective of this work was to quantify the latency periods of garlic rust and the number of pustules formed under the influence of temperature (10, 15, 20 and 25ºC) and leaf wetness period (6, 12, 18 and 24h). The latent period for this pathosystem varied between 10 and 12 days when the plants were subjected to temperatures of 10, 15 and 20°C after inoculation. The number of rust pustules was higher in garlic plants subjected to a temperature of 15°C. However, there were also a significant number of lesions at temperatures of 10ºC, especially when the leaf wetness period was 24 hours. At temperatures above 20°C, the number of pustules was less expressive. The results are important to perform fungicide efficacy tests in optimal conditions for disease progression and epidemiological studies.
El perfil del primer juez constitucional
Authors: Fossas Espalder Enric
Published: May 2024

Este trabajo presenta una primera aproximación al perfil profesional, académico, personal y político de los primeros jueces del Tribunal Supremo americano y del Tribunal Constitucional de Austria, así como de los Tribunales Constitucionales de Alemania e Italia en la Postguerra Mundial, y el de España durante la transición política. A pesar de las diferencias entre los contextos históricos y los sistemas de jurisdicción constitucional, el hecho de ser todos ellos tribunales creados en momentos fundacionales de un nuevo régimen, en los que desempeñaron una función política y cultural, incidió en el perfil de sus miembros. El estudio comparado permite constatar algunas características comunes: ser hombres con alguna formación jurídica, con vinculaciones y militancias políticas, experiencia institucional, y a menudo con implicación en los trabajos constituyentes y legislativos previos a la creación del Tribunal.
El Tribunal Constitucional y los defectos de técnica legislativa
Authors: Medina Guerrero Manuel
Published: May 2024

Desde hace algunos años, en algunos países europeos la pérdida de la calidad de las leyes ha llegado a percibirse como una amenaza para el Estado de Derecho. Por eso, algunos tribunales constitucionales han abandonado su habitual autocontención en la revisión de los defectos de técnica legislativa para pasar a realizar un control más intenso al respecto. Así, en Alemania, Francia e Italia, a partir de disposiciones constitucionales muy generales, los tribunales constitucionales emplean parámetros tales como la inteligibilidad, accesibilidad y claridad de las leyes, y en los años más recientes son relativamente habituales las declaraciones de inconstitucionalidad. Este artículo se centra en examinar la jurisprudencia constitucional recaída sobre el principio de seguridad jurídica explícitamente consagrado en la Constitución española, con el principal objetivo de valorar si también nuestro Tribunal Constitucional se suma a esa tendencia a controlar de forma más estricta la falta de calidad de las leyes.
La libertad de creación artística en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Constitucional: ¿un derecho autónomo con régimen jurídico propio?
Authors: Díez Bueso Laura
Published: May 2024

El análisis de la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Constitucional en materia de libertad de creación artística muestra que se trata de una libertad cuyo reconocimiento y régimen jurídico-constitucional se está forjando en las últimas décadas. Partiendo de este contexto, se ha producido una evolución en la doctrina constitucional que ha pasado de considerarla parte de la libertad de expresión a concebirla como una libertad autónoma. Aunque esta evolución no ha sido ni lineal ni clara, en un doble y relevante sentido. Por un lado, el tránsito hacia una libertad autónoma no ha sido ni razonado ni armado con una mínima carga argumental y, a día de hoy, no queda todavía meridianamente clara la postura del Tribunal respecto del ámbito objetivo de esta libertad. Por otro lado, la autonomía de la libertad de creación artística respecto de la libertad de expresión debería abocar al diseño de un mínimo régimen jurídico-constitucional diferenciado respecto de ésta, que no se ha apuntado por parte del Tribunal. Este artículo analiza con detalle la descrita evolución de la jurisprudencia constitucional en relación con la libertad de creación artística, valorando las distintas opciones de la doctrina constitucional.
Tribunal Constitucional y recurso de amparo: más de cuatro décadas de protección de derechos y libertades fundamentales
Authors: García Couso Susana
Published: May 2024

El objeto del presente trabajo es ofrecer una visión global, de conjunto, del recorrido transitado por el Tribunal Constitucional durante estos más de cuarenta años de amparo constitucional, y de lo que ha significado este importante recurso en la tutela de los derechos y libertades fundamentales. Su trayectoria se analiza por décadas, y se destaca lo que ha resultado más significativo y definitorio de cada una de ellas, también de la que aún nos encontramos inmersos: sentencias, hitos, retos, etc.
El auge del recurso de amparo parlamentario. Relato y reflexiones sobre la jurisprudencia constitucional en la última década
Authors: Garrote de Marcos María
Published: May 2024

Durante los últimos diez años la actividad del Tribunal Constitucional en materia de amparos parlamentarios ha crecido de manera excepcional. Se han abordado nuevos y muy relevantes asuntos, que presentan unas características que difieren de la etapa anterior. El Tribunal Constitucional ha ofrecido una nutrida jurisprudencia muy interesante en varios aspectos y ha adoptado resoluciones enormemente polémicas. El presente trabajo pretende ofrecer una crónica apresurada de lo que ha supuesto esta década de jurispericia parlamentaria, desde 2014 hasta 2023, repasando todas las sentencias que se han dictado en amparos parlamentarios. La panorámica general va seguida de algunas reflexiones sobre los aspectos más relevantes. Todo ello con la convicción de que esta década prodigiosa ha supuesto el paso a la madurez de este mecanismo de justicia constitucional tan típicamente español.
Digital Profiler Based On A Low-Cost 3D-Scanner To Evaluate The Hydraulic Performance Of Homogeneous Low-Crested Structures
Authors: MUÑOZ-PALAO SERGIO , DÍAZ-CARRASCO PILAR , MOLINES JORGE , GÓMEZ-MARTÍN M. ESTHER , MEDINA JOSEP R.
Published: May 2024

In order to evaluate the hydraulic performance of breakwaters, mechanical profilers were first used in wave flumes. Vertical bars and rolling wheels have been used to track the breakwater shape. Once surveyed, useful hydraulic parameters were able to be measured (e.g., envelope shape and eroded area). Nevertheless, the methodologies based on mechanical profilers have some limitations: they are intrusive, require specific equipment and are time-consuming. On the other hand, non-intrusive laser scanners can also be used; recent studies proved the feasibility of non-intrusive fast methods of surveying with 3D-scanning, (see Musumeci et al., 2018). These instruments are fast and reliable at capturing the shape of the breakwater in real-time. However, this method did not consider the distortion caused by light refraction. Laser scanners usually require to measure models in dry conditions, which is not efficient in time and resources. Regardless of the drawbacks when using non-intrusive laser scanners as digital profilers, the distortion can be corrected. The data suits for the usage of Neural Networks (NN) that can be trained to correct distortion.
This study is focused on Homogeneous Low-Crested Structures (HLCS) which is a new typology of Low-Crested Structures (LCS), made out large quarry stones or concrete armor units that are suitable to reduce shoreline erosion on degraded coastlines and natural environments. HLCS can be classified as reef-type breakwaters and are considered an environmentally-friendly solution that fulfils two purposes: to protect beaches nearby and to enhance coral regeneration and marine colonization, (see Medina et at., 2020). For the correct design of HLCS or conventional LCS, it is required to evaluate both the hydraulic stability and wave transmission (see van der Meer and Daemen, 1994). HLCS are structures without core which may erode under intense wave attack. Breakwater damage and crest freeboard must be estimated depending on incident wave conditions. The breakwater envelope evolves and finds an equilibrium state related to the incident wave conditions in which the crest freeboard and the transmitted wave energy levels may change.
The goal of this study is to provide a low-cost non-intrusive methodology based on 3D-scanning to study the hydraulic performance of mound breakwaters, specifically for Cubipod HLCS. This surveying procedure allows to obtain the real-magnitude shape of the envelope of the HLCS, even with a certain water level. The methodology mimics previous surveying techniques and provides relevant hydraulic and structural parameters (crest freeboard, damage, envelope shape, etc.) that can be then used to study the hydraulic performance of breakwaters.
Experimental Study Of The Wave Field Around A Monopile Due To Moderate Steepness Irregular Incident Waves
Authors: HERDAYANDITYA IVANDITO , STREICHERS MAX , LATAIRE EVERT , RAUWOENS PIETER
Published: May 2024

Most offshore wind turbine foundations are of monopile type and need regular marine operations to be conducted nearby during the lifetime of the turbine. Proper wave estimation around the monopile is needed to assure the safety of the operations. The trend of increasing monopile's diameter also adds the need to investigate the wave field around the increased monopile diameter for the marine operation analysis. Experimental campaigns of wave field around a monopile in irregular incident waves with different steepness are reported in this study to extend the available experiments which focused mostly on the runup of cylindrical structures. The wave field at two radial positions and six angular positions around the monopile is investigated. The results are processed to obtain the Linear Transfer Function of the wave field around the monopile and the Exceedance Probability of the wave height and crest of the waves around the monopile. For the tested conditions, the linear solution accurately captures the frequency domain characteristics and the exceedance probability of wave height but fails to predict the crest exceedance probability.
50 Years Of Hanbar Concrete Units In Australia And New-Zealand: Lessons Learned From Physical Modelling Studies And Recently Built Structures
Authors: FLOCARD FRANCOIS , BLACKA MATT , MONTANO LAURA , MODRA BEN , PEARCE GRANT , SHAND TOM , COX RON
Published: May 2024

During the last 50 years, numerous breakwaters along the eastern coast of Australia, and more recently in New Zealand, have undergone construction, repairs, or upgrades using Hanbar concrete armour units. These units are distinct to Australasia, and there is limited information about their properties in standard coastal engineering literature. This paper first provides a survey and timeline of all known projects using Hanbars. An overview of the Hanbar concrete unit features and manufacturing method is then provided. The paper presents a summary of results of previous modelling studies of Hanbar applications to specific breakwaters, as well as recent research programs completed at WRL, and provides placement density guidelines as well as recommended damage coefficient (Hudson Kd) for design.
The paper concludes with a brief overview of two recent case studies which have successfully capitalized on the economical, robustness and manufacturing simplicity of the Hanbar concrete units. The first case study is on the Opotiki Harbour Development (“OHD”) in New Zealand. The OHD scheme comprises twin 400 m long training wall breakwaters to train a dynamic river mouth. A multi-stage approach to physical modelling was adopted by conducting 2D modelling of key sections of the training wall trunks, quasi-3D modelling of the breakwater head, and full 3D modelling of complete structures.
The second case study presents the results of a field trial investigating the potential for high-density geopolymer concrete (GPC) coastal armour units. This resulted in the casting and placing of thirteen 16 t GPC Hanbar units (SG 2.6) on the Port Kembla northern breakwater in NSW. The trial proved the viability of production of geopolymer armour units, and allowed long-term monitoring of the integrity of the concrete in the aggressive marine environment.
Hybrid Forecast System Of Overtopping With Infragravity Wave Included
Authors: ALFARO-CHAVARRÍA HENRY , DÍAZ-HERNANDEZ GABRIEL , GOVAERE-VICARIOLI GEORGES
Published: May 2024

The overtopping over a structure is related to the run up, which in turn depends mainly on the wave and the physical characteristics of the structure. However, it is known that there are other oscillations of longer periods (infragravity waves) which, when the incident wave is of the swell type and the product of storms, become relevant because they have a direct influence on the calculation of the overtopping. The aim of this study was to evaluate the non-hydrostatic version of the XBeach model using a one-dimensional scheme to simulate overtopping events. The model was forced in three different ways: free surface data collected in field, wave parameters representing by Hs and Tp, and directional energy spectra generated by an operational wave and infragravitational wave system (SO3). The main results show that XBeach is able to transfer wave energy at low frequencies along the beach profile. In addition, the XBeach model can be coupled with the directional spectra of energy from the operational system to propagate them into the swash zone and generate overtopping in advance. This could potentially serve as an operational overtopping tool to assist the relevant authorities in managing this issue.
Design Of Passive Energy Absorbers For The Imares-Ucr Wave Tank.
Authors: GOVAERE GEORGES , ALFARO HENRY , VIQUEZ RONALD
Published: May 2024

This paper presents the results of the analysis carried out to design a low-cost passive energy absorber for the multidirectional spectral wave basin of the IMARES-UCR group. The initial analysis was conducted using a small wave flume, which facilitated the execution of tests and the comparison of data with wave dissipaters previously designed by a commercial company what are commonly employe in various wave generation laboratories worldwide. In these initial tests, reflection coefficient values where very similar to those of the compared dissipaters. Once constructed, measurements of the reflection coefficient were performed under different regular wave conditions to determine its behavior. The obtained results are presented, considered acceptable, and enable the proper operation of the wave basin.