bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
REIP: A Reconfigurable Environmental Intelligence Platform and Software Framework for Fast Sensor Network Prototyping
Authors: Piadyk Yurii , Steers Bea , Mydlarz Charlie , Salman Mahin , Fuentes Magdalena , Khan Junaid , Jiang Hong , Ozbay Kaan , Bello Juan Pablo , Silva Claudio
Published: May 2022

Sensor networks have dynamically expanded our ability to monitor and study the world. Their presence and need keep increasing, and new hardware configurations expand the range of physical stimuli that can be accurately recorded. Sensors are also no longer simply recording the data, they process it and transform into something useful before uploading to the cloud. However, building sensor networks is costly and very time consuming. It is difficult to build upon other people’s work and there are only a few open-source solutions for integrating different devices and sensing modalities. We introduce REIP, a Reconfigurable Environmental Intelligence Platform for fast sensor network prototyping. REIP’s first and most central tool, implemented in this work, is an open-source software framework, an SDK, with a flexible modular API for data collection and analysis using multiple sensing modalities. REIP is developed with the aim of being user-friendly, device-agnostic, and easily extensible, allowing for fast prototyping of heterogeneous sensor networks. Furthermore, our software framework is implemented in Python to reduce the entrance barrier for future contributions. We demonstrate the potential and versatility of REIP in real world applications, along with performance studies and benchmark REIP SDK against similar systems.
Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer in Multi-User OFDMA Networks with Physical Secrecy
Authors: Sangmahamad Pubet , Woradit Kampol , Saengudomlert Poompat
Published: May 2022

This paper considers simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) from a base station to multiple Internet of Things (IoT) nodes via orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), where every node can eavesdrop on the subcarriers allocated to other nodes. Application layer encryption is unsuitable for IoT nodes relying on energy harvesting, and physical layer secrecy should be deployed. The different channels among users on every subcarrier can be exploited to obtain physical layer secrecy without using artificial noise. We propose an algorithm to maximize the secrecy rate of IoT nodes by jointly optimizing the power splitting ratio and subcarrier allocation. For fairness, the lowest total secrecy rate among users is maximized. Through simulations, the proposed algorithm is compared with the minimum effort approach, which allocates each subcarrier to the strongest node and selects the minimum sufficient power splitting ratio. The obtained secrecy rate is 3 times (4.5 over 1.5 bps/Hz) higher than that of the minimum effort approach in every case of parameters: the base station’s transmit power, the minimum harvested energy requirement of an IoT node and the energy harvesting efficiency.
Eurachem/CITAC Guide “Assessment of Performance and Uncertainty in Qualitative Chemical Analysis”—A Medical Laboratory Perspective
Authors: Pereira Paulo
Published: May 2022

Background: The performance assessment of tests that express qualitative results in the medical laboratory is of primary importance in characterization, diagnosis, follow-up, and screening. An important contribution to this type of assessment may be the publication of the Eurachem AQA 2021 guide. The text intends to principally discuss the consistency of the subclauses of this guide with ISO 15189 and CLSI EP12-A2. Methods: The study involves a literature review within the scope of qualitative tests. Results: Tables are used for crossing AQA. with ISO 15189 and CLSI EP12-A2. Conclusions: Consistency with ISO 15189 and CLSI EP12-A2 is demonstrated in the study. Introducing “uncertainty of proportion” reflects the necessity of assessing uncertainties when dealing with qualitative results.
Approach and Success in the Management of Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs): Application to Two Case Studies, the UNMISS and MONUSCO Missions of the UN
Authors: Alvarez-Espada Juan Manuel , Fuentes-Bargues José Luis , González-Gaya Cristina
Published: May 2022

A Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) of the United Nations (UN) is a complex project whose objective is determined by the mandate, and which seeks to eliminate violence, achieve peace, and consolidate the future of society in conflict zones. For a PKO is important to assess the success or failure of the mission because might have implications for the outcomes of future missions. In this paper, it is proposed a methodology that combines two available tools, on the one hand the tool of PMI to determine the most appropriate approach to manage a PKO and on the other hand the NUPI tool, to measure the success of a PKO. The methodology is applied to two studies cases of fourth generation PKOs, the UNMISS PKO in South Sudan and the MONUSCO mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From the results obtained an adaptive approach enjoys a greater guarantee of success than does a predefined approach.
Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emission from Seedless Lime Cultivation Using Organic Fertilizer in a Province in Vietnam Mekong Delta Region
Authors: Liem Le Tran Thanh , Tashiro Yukihiro , Tinh Pham Van Trong , Sakai Kenji
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to evaluate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from conventional cultivation (S1) of seedless lime (SL) fruit in Hau Giang province, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. We adjusted the scenarios by replacing 25% and 50% of nitrogen chemical fertilizer with respective amounts of N-based organic fertilizer (S2 and S3). Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect primary data. Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology with the “cradle to gate” approach was used to estimate GHG emission based on the functional unit of one hectare of growing area and one tonnage of fresh fruit weight. The emission factors of agrochemicals, fertilizers, electricity, fuel production, and internal combustion were collected from the MiLCA software, IPCC reports, and previous studies. The S1, S2, and S3 emissions were 7590, 6703, and 5884 kg-CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per hectare of the growing area and 273.6, 240.3, and 209.7 kg-CO2e for each tonnage of commercial fruit, respectively. Changing fertilizer-based practice from S1 to S2 and S3 mitigated 887.0–1706 kg-CO2e ha–1 (11.7–22.5%) and 33.3–63.9 kg-CO2e t–1 (12.2–25.6%), respectively. These results support a solution to reduce emissions by replacing chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers.
Safety Built Right in: Exploring the Occupational Health and Safety Potential of BIM-Based Platforms throughout the Building Lifecycle
Authors: Hoeft Madeleine , Trask Catherine
Published: May 2022

This article investigates the opportunities of using digital building platforms based on Building Information Modelling (BIM) to increase occupational health and safety (OHS) in building design, construction, operation and deconstruction. The data collection followed a mixed-method approach with a systematic mapping review and focus group discussions with industry practitioners from the Swedish construction and real estate industry. Use cases were identified from both venues, as were prevailing barriers, potential facilitators, best practices and future applications. The findings highlight OHS potentials of digital building platforms for Rule-Based Checking and Design Validation, Team Building and Communication, Site Layout and Task Planning, Real-Time Monitoring, Equipment and Temporary Structures, Robotic Task Performance and Learning and Documentation. A set of principles is proposed to promote a higher degree of lifecycle and stakeholder integration: (1) technology, (2) data and information, (3) business and organization, (4) people and communication and (5) industry structure and governance aspects.
The Impacts of Value-Added Tax Audit on Tax Revenue Performance: The Mediating Role of Electronics Tax System, Evidence from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Authors: Mu Renyan , Fentaw Nigatu Mengesha , Zhang Lu
Published: May 2022

Governments worldwide cannot collect the required tax revenue for their planned activities. This study aims to assess how inefficient VAT audit function and related factors affect tax revenue performance in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The study used primary data sources from 377 VAT registered taxpayers in Amhara Region. It also used the Ability to Pay theory of taxation, structural equation model, path diagram, and multiple regression with SPSS/AMOS software for data analysis to identify the relationship between VAT audit and tax revenue performance. Even though the Amhara Region has revenue potential to cover its expenditures, because of inefficient VAT audit functions, poor system of tax education, lack of tax resources, and long time served tax rate, the tax revenue performance is inefficient. The study assured that VAT audit and tax education significantly affect tax revenue performance. The scarcity of resources for the VAT audit function is a critical problem. Even if the existed technology networked up to woreda levels, tax auditors did not use this system appropriately. Long-time-served tax rates also greatly influence tax revenue performance. The study recommended that there should be a chain mentor relationship between experienced auditors to new and ineffective auditors. The government should supply appropriate technology that is simple to use and quickly detect tax evasion. The existed tax rate and the system of tax education should be revised. The above findings are essential for taxpayers, policymakers, and tax authorities to understand, analyze, and use the main causes of VAT audit problems on tax revenue performance.
Comparison of Thermal Energy Saving Potential and Overheating Risk of Four Adaptive Façade Technologies in Office Buildings
Authors: Attia Shady , Bertrand Stéphanie , Cuchet Mathilde , Yang Siliang , Tabadkani Amir
Published: May 2022

Adaptive façades are gaining greater importance in highly efficient buildings under a warming climate. There is an increasing demand for adaptive façades designed to regulate solar and thermal gains/losses, as well as avoid discomfort and glare issues. Occupants and developers of office buildings ask for a healthy and energy-neutral working environment. Adaptive façades are appropriate dynamic solutions controlled automatically or through occupant interaction. However, relatively few studies compared their energy and overheating risk performance, and there is still a vast knowledge gap on occupant behavior in operation. Therefore, we chose to study four dynamic envelopes representing four different façade families: dynamic shading, electrochromic glazing, double-skin, and active ventilative façades. Three control strategies were chosen to study the dynamic aspect of solar control, operative temperature, and glare control. Simulations were realized with EnergyPlus on the BESTEST case 600 from the ASHRAE standard 140/2020 for the temperate climate of Brussels. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to study the most influential parameters. The study findings indicate that dynamic shading devices and electrochromic glazing have a remarkable influence on the annual thermal energy demand, decreasing the total annual loads that can reach 30%. On the other hand, BIPV double-skin façades and active ventilative façades (cavity façades) could be more appropriate for cold climates. The study ranks the four façade technologies and provides novel insights for façade designers and building owners regarding the annual energy performance and overheating risk.
Green Marketing Strategies, Environmental Attitude, and Green Buying Intention: A Multi-Group Analysis in an Emerging Economy Context
Authors: Kaur Balween , Gangwar Veer P. , Dash Ganesh
Published: May 2022

The present study investigates the association between green marketing mix strategies and the green buying intentions of consumers in an emerging economy. The focus is on the green buying intentions of millennials towards green personal care products and the impact of green marketing strategies on it. The moderating role of the environmental attitude of consumers and the role of consumers’ demographics as control variables are also assessed. The study used structural equation modeling to corroborate 405 responses of millennial consumers of green personal care products. Multi-group analysis was used to assess the control variables. Findings indicate that green products, green place, and green promotional strategies significantly impact green buying intentions. The moderating role of environmental attitude provided some interesting results. Income and education play a significant role in the green buying intention of different customers. Marketers can expressly understand the critical areas of their strengths and the direction in which the efforts need to be channeled in their upcoming endeavors.
Improved Shallow Landslide Susceptibility Prediction Based on Statistics and Ensemble Learning
Authors: Liang Zhu , Liu Wei , Peng Weiping , Chen Lingwei , Wang Changming
Published: May 2022

Rainfall-induced landslides bring great damage to human life in mountain areas. Landslide susceptibility assessment (LSA) as an essential step toward landslide prevention has attacked a considerate focus for years. However, defining a reliable or accurate susceptibility model remains a challenge although various methods have been applied. The main purpose of this paper is to explore a comprehensive model with high reliability, accuracy, and intelligibility in LSA by combing statistical methods and ensemble learning techniques. Miyun country in Beijing is selected as the study area. Firstly, the dataset containing 370 landslide locations inventories and 13 conditioning factors were collected and non-landslide samples were prepared by clustering analysis. Secondly, random forest (RF), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), and adaptive boosting decision tree (Ada-DT) were selected as base learners for the Stacking ensemble method, and these methods were evaluated using measures like area under the curve (AUC). Finally, the Gini index and frequent ratio (FR) were combined to analyze the major conditioning factors. The results indicated that the performance of the Stacking method was enhanced with an AUC value of 0.944 while the basic classifiers also performed well with 0.906, 0.910, and 0.917 for RF, GBDT, and Ada-DT, respectively. Regions with a distance to a stream less than 2000 m, a distance to a road less than 3000 m, and elevation less than 600 m were susceptible to the landslide hazard. The conclusion demonstrates that the performance of LSA desires enhancement and the reliability and intelligibility of a model can be improved by combining binary and multivariate statistical methods.
Economic Sanctions and Regional Differences: Evidence from Sanctions on Russia
Authors: Li Zhentao , Li Tianzi
Published: May 2022

The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between economic sanctions and regional differences within Russia from three perspectives: regional favoritism of the political elite, industry development, and trade costs. Using the nighttime lights in Russia, we found a correlation between economic sanctions and regional differences. First, as sanctions increased, the lights of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and provincial capitals were brighter than those of the rest of the country. Second, the lights of manufacturing cities were brighter as sanctions increased. However, under the influence of sanctions, the lights of mining areas of Russia were dimmer than those of other areas. Finally, there were relatively more economic activities in areas close to the Chinese border. The lights of Blagoveshchensk were brighter than that of the rest of the country. In addition, the relationship between economic sanctions and the brightness of lights had the characteristics of stages. There was a negative correlation with the brightness of Russian lights in the early stages of economic sanctions. However, this negative correlation disappeared in the later stages.
Evaluation of Coastal Zone Construction Based on Theories of the Combination of Empowerment Judgment and Neural Networks: The Example of the Putian Coastal Zone
Authors: Li Yunfeng , Hou Lili , Zhang Qing , Ge Weiya , Chen Zongfang , Meng Tianyu
Published: May 2022

Coastal engineering construction suitability evaluation methods are too empirical and difficult to quantify. Considering these weaknesses, in order to determine the weight of each factor reasonably, and to analyze the suitability of coastal zone construction comprehensively, the theory of establishing a coastal zone construction suitability evaluation model based on a Rough Set (RS) and an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is proposed. In total, 20 typical coastal areas of Putian are selected, and the main impact factors are determined according to a port dock, pollution-prone industry, and an electric power plant. The contribution rate and weight of each factor for the construction of a coastal zone are analyzed by the combination evaluation model, and the final evaluation result is consistent with the actual investigation situation. Finally, 52 evaluation units of the Putian coastal zone are evaluated by Neural Networks (NNs). The weight of the impact factors is made more objective by using the training sample set of the combination evaluation model as the sample set of the neural network. The learning speed and accuracy of the network are improved, and the and the evaluation result is consistent with the actual investigation situation. In a word, it is effective to perform the suitability evaluation of the coastal zone construction using the RS-AHP-NN proposed model, and it can be applied in practical engineering.
Longitudinal Wave Locally Resonant Band Gaps in Metamaterial-Based Elastic Rods Comprising Multi-Degree-of-Freedom DAVI Resonators
Authors: Liu Niuniu , Lei Xianliang , Lai Fuqiang , Xue Xin
Published: May 2022

The wave propagation and vibration transmission in metamaterial-based elastic rods with periodically attached multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) dynamic anti-resonant vibration isolator (DAVI) resonators are investigated. A methodology based on a combination of the transfer matrix (TM) method and the Bloch theorem is developed, yielding an explicit formulation for the complex band structure calculation. The bandgap behavior of the periodic structure arrayed with single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) DAVI resonators and two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) DAVI resonators are investigated, respectively. A comparative study indicates that the structure consisting of SDOF DAVI resonators periodically jointed on the metamaterial-based elastic rod can obtain an initial locally resonant band gap 500 Hz smaller than the one given in the published literature. The periodic structure containing 2DOF DAVI resonators has an advantage over the periodic structure with SDOF DAVI resonators in achieving two resonance band gaps. By analyzing the equivalent dynamic mass of a DAVI resonator, the underlying mechanism of achieving a lower initial locally resonant band gap by this periodic structure is revealed. The parameters of the 2DOF DAVI resonator are optimized to obtain the lowest band gap of the periodic structure. The numerical results show that, with the optimal 2DOF DAVI parameters, the periodic structure can generate a much lower initial locally resonant band gap compared with the case before the optimization.
Coxsackievirus A6 Recombinant Subclades D3/A and D3/H Were Predominant in Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in the Paediatric Population, France, 2010–2018
Authors: Tomba Ngangas Stéphanie , Bisseux Maxime , Jugie Gwendoline , Lambert Céline , Cohen Robert , Werner Andreas , Archimbaud Christine , Henquell Cécile , Mirand Audrey , Bailly Jean-Luc
Published: May 2022

Coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) emerged as the most common enterovirus of seasonal outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD). We investigated CVA6 genetic diversity among the clinical phenotypes reported in the paediatric population during sentinel surveillance in France between 2010 and 2018. CVA6 infection was confirmed in 981 children (mean age 1.52 years [IQR 1.17–2.72]) of whom 564 (58%) were males. Atypical HFMD was reported in 705 (72%) children, followed by typical HFMD in 214 (22%) and herpangina in 57 (6%) children. Throat specimens of 245 children were processed with a target-enrichment new-generation sequencing approach, which generated 213 complete CVA6 genomes. The genomes grouped within the D1 and D3 clades (phylogeny inferred with the P1 genomic region). In total, 201 genomes were classified among the recombinant forms (RFs) A, B, F, G, H, and N, and 12 genomes were assigned to 5 previously unreported RFs (R–V). The most frequent RFs were A (58%), H (19%), G (6.1%), and F (5.2%). The yearly number of RFs ranged between 1 (in 2012 and 2013) and 6 (2018). The worldwide CVA6 epidemic transmission began between 2005 and 2007, which coincided with the global spread of the recombinant subclade D3/RF-A.
Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Interacting with S Protein and ACE-2 Receptor
Authors: Fonnesu Rossella , Thunuguntla Venkata Bala Sai Chaitanya , Veeramachaneni Ganesh Kumar , Bondili Jayakumar Singh , La Rocca Veronica , Filipponi Carolina , Spezia Pietro Giorgio , Sidoti Maria , Plicanti Erika , Quaranta Paola , Freer Giulia , Pistello Mauro , Mathai Michael Lee , Lai Michele
Published: May 2022

Lipids play a crucial role in the entry and egress of viruses, regardless of whether they are naked or enveloped. Recent evidence shows that lipid involvement in viral infection goes much further. During replication, many viruses rearrange internal lipid membranes to create niches where they replicate and assemble. Because of the close connection between lipids and inflammation, the derangement of lipid metabolism also results in the production of inflammatory stimuli. Due to its pivotal function in the viral life cycle, lipid metabolism has become an area of intense research to understand how viruses seize lipids and to design antiviral drugs targeting lipid pathways. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a lipid-derived peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) agonist that also counteracts SARS-CoV-2 entry and its replication. Our work highlights for the first time the antiviral potency of PEA against SARS-CoV-2, exerting its activity by two different mechanisms. First, its binding to the SARS-CoV-2 S protein causes a drop in viral infection of ~70%. We show that this activity is specific for SARS-CoV-2, as it does not prevent infection by VSV or HSV-2, other enveloped viruses that use different glycoproteins and entry receptors to mediate their entry. Second, we show that in infected Huh-7 cells, treatment with PEA dismantles lipid droplets, preventing the usage of these vesicular bodies by SARS-CoV-2 as a source of energy and protection against innate cellular defenses. This is not surprising since PEA activates PPAR-α, a transcription factor that, once activated, generates a cascade of events that leads to the disruption of fatty acid droplets, thereby bringing about lipid droplet degradation through β-oxidation. In conclusion, the present work demonstrates a novel mechanism of action for PEA as a direct and indirect antiviral agent against SARS-CoV-2. This evidence reinforces the notion that treatment with this compound might significantly impact the course of COVID-19. Indeed, considering that the protective effects of PEA in COVID-19 are the current objectives of two clinical trials (NCT04619706 and NCT04568876) and given the relative lack of toxicity of PEA in humans, further preclinical and clinical tests will be needed to fully consider PEA as a promising adjuvant therapy in the current COVID-19 pandemic or against emerging RNA viruses that share the same route of replication as coronaviruses.
The SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron Is Able to Escape Vaccine-Induced Humoral Immune Responses, but Is Counteracted by Booster Vaccination
Authors: Hastert Florian D. , Hein Sascha , von Rhein Christine , Benz Nuka Ivalu , Husria Younes , Oberle Doris , Maier Thorsten J. , Hildt Eberhard , Schnierle Barbara S.
Published: May 2022

The SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron has spread world-wide and is responsible for rapid increases in infections, including in populations with high vaccination rates. Here, we analysed in the sera of vaccinated individuals the antibody binding to the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein and the neutralization of wild-type (WT), Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron (B.1.1.529; BA.1) pseudotyped vectors. Although sera from individuals immunized with vector vaccines (Vaxzevria; AZ and COVID-19 Janssen, Ad26.COV2.S; J&J) were able to bind and neutralize WT and Delta, they showed only background levels towards Omicron. In contrast, mRNA (Comirnaty; BNT) or heterologous (AZ/BNT) vaccines induced weak, but detectable responses against Omicron. While RBD-binding antibody levels decreased significantly six months after full vaccination, the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-directed avidity remained constant. However, this still coincided with a significant decrease in neutralization activity against all variants. A third booster vaccination with BNT significantly increased the humoral immune responses against all tested variants, including Omicron. In conclusion, only vaccination schedules that included at least one dose of mRNA vaccine and especially an mRNA booster vaccination induced sufficient antibody levels with neutralization capacity against multiple variants, including Omicron.
Groundwater Extraction Reduction within an Irrigation District by Enhancing the Surface Water Distribution
Authors: Tork Hamed , Javadi Saman , Hashemy Shahdany Seyed Mehdy , Berndtsson Ronny , Ghordoyee Milan Sami
Published: May 2022

Today, in developing countries, the low surface water distribution efficiency and the lack of supplying water needs of farmers by surface water resources are compensated by excessive aquifer water withdrawal. This mismanagement has caused a sharp drop in the groundwater level in many countries. On the other hand, climate change and drought have intensified the pressure on water resources. This study aims to evaluate novel strategies for developing surface water distribution systems for stress reduction of the Najafabad aquifer in Isfahan, central plateau of Iran. The performance of several strategies for agricultural water distribution and delivery, such as hydro-mechanical operating system, manual-based operating system, and centralized automatic operating system, was evaluated in this study. In the first step, two indices, i.e., water distribution adequacy and dependability, were obtained using a flow hydraulic simulation model. Then, the water distribution adequacy map and amount of reduction in the water withdrawal of existing wells were determined for each strategy. Finally, using the MODFLOW groundwater simulation model, the changes in groundwater levels due to the normal and drought scenarios (15 and 30%) were extracted during five years for each strategy. The findings for the normal scenario showed that the centralized automatic operating system strategy had the most significant impact on agricultural water management in the surface water distribution system with a 30% increase in agricultural water distribution adequacy index compared to the current situation. This strategy increased the groundwater level by 11.6 m and closed 35% of the groundwater wells. In this scenario, the hydro-mechanical operating system strategy had the weakest performance by increasing the aquifer level by only 1.31 m. In the 15% and 30% drought scenarios, the centralized automatic operating system strategy exerted the best performance among other strategies by increasing the aquifer water level by 10.18 and 9.4 m, respectively, compared to the current situation. Finally, the results showed that the spatial segmentation of the aquifer exerted better efficiency and better monitoring in the more susceptible regions.
Effects of Irrigation Water Sufficiency on Water Fee Collection Rate in Uganda’s Large-Scale Paddy Irrigation Schemes
Authors: Ayella Paul , Ishii Atsushi , Satoh Masayoshi
Published: May 2022

Improving irrigation performance is crucial for increased agricultural productivity. As an indicator of performance, among other factors, improving the water Fees Collection Rate (FCR) is required, but FCR has remained low in most African and Asian countries. In this research, taking the Doho rice scheme in Uganda as a case study, we analyzed the relationship between water sufficiency and FCR. We hypothesized that FCR is influenced by the hydraulic position of the paddy field along the canal. We then used quantitative data for analysis through multiple regression. Later we used qualitative data obtained through interviews for additional explanations of water management activities. As a result, the FCR decreases from upstream to downstream at block, strip, and plot levels; the FCR decreases linearly with an increase in the delivery canal length; the FCR is higher in strips with fewer plots, and FCR is higher within the rotational irrigation blocks. We concluded that inadequate water supply due to high hydraulic positions resulted in low FCR downstream at all the canal levels. To improve FCR, we recommend blending water management activities that secure farmers’ agreement with onsite technical measures to counter the effect of hydraulic positions such as shorter strips and rotational irrigation.
Monitoring and Analysis of Water Level Changes in Mekong River from ICESat-2 Spaceborne Laser Altimetry
Authors: Lao Jieying , Wang Cheng , Nie Sheng , Xi Xiaohuan , Wang Jinliang
Published: May 2022

The monitoring and analysis of the water level in the Mekong River is of major importance in water resources security, management, and geostrategic cooperation. This study proposed a new approach for monitoring and analysis of changes in water level of the Mekong River by using ICESat-2 spaceborne laser altimetry. River water levels were extracted from ICESat-2 inland water level data (ATL13). Then, the remote-sensed water level was quantitatively compared with the in situ water level measured by hydrological stations. Finally, the responses of water level to natural and anthropogenic factors were explored. The results showed that the ATL13 products provided river water level data with a high precision (root mean square error (RMSE) = 0.24 m, bias = −0.11 m) and a low measurement uncertainty (median of standard deviations (MSD) = 0.04). The analysis indicated that ATL13 products under different beam intensities and acquisition times can be applied to derive river water level. However, the use of nighttime measurements achieved slightly higher accuracies. The seasonal characteristics of river water level (flooding season from May to October and dry season from November to April of the next year) were because of natural factors, such as upstream flow and rainfall. A comparison of water level changes among different periods showed that hydropower development generally decreased the range of water level in the flooding season and increased water level in the dry season, thereby mitigating the current uneven spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of water resources in Mekong basin.
CONFLICTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF THE COUNTRY
Authors:   Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of KNUTE, Verstiak Oksana , Kormakova Inna
Published: May 2022

The economic growth of any country is impossible without the world economic relationships today. Its progress depends on participation in the international division of labour and efficient and timely adaptation to today's challenges. The degree of dependence of a country on foreign economic relations as well as on foreign policy often leads to conflict situations. Increased conflict in international relations is a threat and destabilizing factor both for separate neighbouring countries and for entire regions. It is of utter importance to understand the consequences that may arise in economic terms due to conflicts between the countries. It is referred to as the impact on commodity turnover, financial and production relations, GDP, tourism, governmental costs, macroeconomic, export-import indices, household costs, foreign and domestic investment volumes, external debt indices, national security, etc., as well as on the competitiveness of the economy. The competitiveness of the economy in the given research is considered a systemic, obligatory indicator of the efficiency of the economic well-being of the country. It is a comprehensive assessment of the economic, political, and social system of the country as a whole; an indicator of the efficiency using the economic potential. Therefore, increasing competitiveness is an extremely important task for any country. The article characterizes the essence of the international conflict as a component of international economic relations. Key reasons, most often contributing to their occurrence, are outlined. Criteria and types of international conflicts are specified. The influence of international conflicts on the competitiveness of the economy is revealed, which allowed enlightening their specific features and characterizing the mechanism for coordination of the national interests in order to avoid and prevent international conflict.
INCOME ACCOUNTING OF THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNAL HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS AND WAYS OF ITS IMPROVEMENT
Authors:   Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of KNUTE, Mustetsa Iryna
Published: May 2022

The implementation of an effective healthcare system is the main task of state administration because it is through the healthcare system that the state fulfils the basic constitutional law and respects human rights. A legal and democratic state with a socially-oriented market economy actively ensures the quality of medical services to the population, therefore, the financial resources that are allocated from the state budget for medicine and health care require constant study and improvement. Particularly acute is the issue of financial support for non-profit communal medical institutions, this problem is of particular relevance in the fight against the global COVID 19 pandemic, which actualizes the search for ways to improve income accounting. As of today, Ukraine has taken a number of effective steps towards reforming the healthcare system, namely, in accordance with the Concept of Health Care Financing Reform and a number of laws signed by the President of Ukraine in December 2017. Since 2018, the implementation of a large-scale transformation in the financing the healthcare system has started. The proposed financing model is a patient-centred focus and is also aimed at ensuring the implementation of state guarantees for medical care and allows for clearly defining the roles and obligations of the Government, local governments and management of medical institutions. Available debatable issues in the activity of non-profit communal medical institutions concerning their income accounting are connected with the introduction of the medical reform in Ukraine. Organizing income accounting remains problematic, including its documentation, analytical and synthetic accounting, which determined the goal, objectives, subject and structure of scientific research. The priority areas for the development of non-profit communal health care institutions are increased rates of income, expanding the range of services provided, as well as their timely confirmation and recognition in the accounting system. The question of the sufficient budget financing level for the healthcare institutions remains relevant since the proper quality of medical care depends primarily on financial support. Volumes of the budget financing are determined according to scientifically based standards per capita, the State Budget of Ukraine, budgets of local and regional governments finance the public healthcare institutions. The article examines the income accounting of non-profit communal health care institutions and identifies ways to improve it under the influence of reforms in the health care system of Ukraine. In the study of the current state of financing the healthcare sector in Ukraine, the methods of observation and detailing were used; in the study of statistical material and data of the enterprises surveyed the methods of grouping and comparison were implemented, as well as the methods of synthesis and analysis.
PECULIARITIES OF TEACHING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAINING FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Authors:   Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of KNUTE, Valetska Tetiana , Hotynchan Iryna
Published: May 2022

Given article surveys key features for the training of food technology specialists in the skills to use information technology in their professional activity. The main objective of this work is to determine the essential components of computer- based training for specialists in the field of food technology. This research proves that it is possible to ensure the educational process of proper quality by using educational methods based on specific software products used in restaurant business enterprises. Also, the work points out that the academic disciplines aimed at using information technologies according to the curricula have an interdisciplinary nature and specific teaching peculiarities. This work has a practical advantage in promoting the proper teaching of disciplines related to the use of information technology and in proposals developed for choosing the optimal forms for conducting both lectures and practical classes. Developing information technology and creating new software and hardware complex for the restaurant business enterprises require further study of new components and corresponding skills for working with them. There is a need for new educational and methodological works contributing to top-quality education.
Age Modifies Intracranial and Gastrointestinal Bleeding Risk from P2Y12 Inhibitors in Patients Receiving Dialysis
Authors: Jain Nishank , Martin Bradley C. , Dai Junqiang , Phadnis Milind A. , Al-Hindi Layth , Shireman Theresa I. , Hedayati S. Susan , Rasu Rafia S. , Mehta Jawahar L.
Published: May 2022

Background

Individuals aged ≥75 years are the fastest-growing population starting dialysis for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) due to living longer with coronary artery disease. ESKD alone can increase bleeding risk, but P2Y12 inhibitor (P2Y12-I) antiplatelet medications prescribed for cardiovascular treatment can exacerbate this risk in patients with ESKD. The age-specific rates of bleeding complications in dialysis patients with ESKD on P2Y12-I remain unclear, as does how age modifies the bleeding risk from P2Y12-I use in these patients.

Methods

In a retrospective cohort study, we collected data on 40,972 patients receiving maintenance hemo- or peritoneal dialysis who were newly prescribed P2Y12-I therapy between 2011 and 2015 from the USRDS registry. We analyzed the effect of age on the time to first bleed and the interactions between age and P2Y12-I type on modifying the effects of a bleed.

Results

Twenty percent of the cohort were aged ≥75 years. There were 3096 (8%) gastrointestinal (GI) and 1298 (3%) intracranial (IC) bleeding events during a median follow-up of 1 year. Annual incidence rates for IC bleeds were 2% in those aged <55 years and 3% in those aged ≥75 years. Rates for GI bleeds were 4% in those aged <55 years and 9% in those aged ≥75 years. On clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor, for every decade increase in age of the cohort members, the risk of IC bleed increased by 9%, 55%, and 59%, and the risk of GI bleed increased by 21%, 28%, and 39%, respectively. At age ≥75 years, prasugrel was associated with a greater risk of IC bleed than clopidogrel. At age ≥60 years, ticagrelor was associated with a greater risk of GI bleed than clopidogrel.

Conclusions

More potent P2Y12-Is (prasugrel and ticagrelor) were associated with a disproportionately higher risk of IC bleed with increasing age compared with that of clopidogrel—prasugrel was much worse than clopidogrel at age ≥75 years. All three drugs were associated with only modest increase in the risk of GI bleed with every decade increase in age—ticagrelor was much worse than clopidogrel at ≥60 years of age. These results highlight the need for head-to-head clinical trials for the use of P2Y12-Is in patients with ESKD to determine age cutoffs where the risk of bleeding outweighs the benefits of thrombosis prevention.
Multi-agent management of scalable opportunistic networks
Authors:   Kuban State University, Mikov A.I. , Mikov A.A.
Published: May 2022

Opportunistic networks belong to the class of mobile networks with an acceptable delay in the transmission of messages. They reduce the requirements for network topology, allowing nodes to exchange data in the absence of connectivity by building discrete (in time) message transmission routes. A dynamic hypergraph model of an opportunistic network is studied, its probabilistic characteristics are calculated — areas and densities of components, structural and numerical characteristics of routes. The use of agents for the dynamic construction of the most profitable routes for the distribution of messages in the network is proposed. A network management algorithm based on a multi-agent approach is presented that uses deontic logic to describe the behavior of agents. The presentation of the results is accompanied by graphs.
Correction in the conditions of fitness of women’s health people with diabetes and arterial hypertension 1 A
Authors:   State Research Institute chemistry and technology of organoelement compounds, Golovanov S.A.
Published: May 2022

The possibility of correction by the method of adaptive physical culture of the state of health of women with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by hypertension was studied. It is established that the use of automatic control of the given physical load by the program « TANITA», in conditions of fitness, helps to reduce the level of arterial pressure and glucose in the blood. Use in the process of fitness automatic, objective control of physical activity in real time improves the methods of health and adaptive physical culture.
%100 Taze Hava ile İklimlendirmede Isı Geri Kazanım Cihaz Performanslarının İklim Tipine Bağlı Analizi
Authors: YALIN Harun , COŞKUN Ahmet , ATMACA İbrahim
Published: May 2022

Günümüzde tüm ülkelerde enerji ihtiyacı önemli ölçüde artmaktadır. Enerjinin üretimi kadar verimli kullanımı da büyük önem kazanmıştır. Endüstriyel hale gelen turizm sektörü ve insanların konfor şartlarının yükselmesi ile iklimlendirme sektöründe tüketilen enerjinin verimli kullanımı büyük önem kazanmıştır. Bu çalışmada bir otelin çok amaçlı salonu için Covid19 salgını dikkate alınarak ısı geri kazanım cihazlarının seçimi %100 taze havalı iklimlendirme yapılarak incelenmiştir. Soğutma sezonu için iklimlendirme sistemlerinde kullanılan dörtgen plakalı çapraz akışlı (ÇHRV), altıgen plakalı karşıt akışlı (KHRV), döner tamburlu duyulur ısı geçişli (DHRV), döner tamburlu duyulur ve gizli ısı geçişli (DERV) ısı geri kazanım cihazlarının faydalı ısı geri kazanım miktarına göre analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, özellikle pandemi şartlarında yapılacak %100 taze havalı iklimlendirme için ısı geri kazanım cihazlarının seçiminde gizli ısının büyük etkisi olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Özellikle nem oranı yüksek olan iklim tipine sahip şehirlerde gizli ısıdan ısı geri kazanımı (IGK) yapabilen DERV cihaz tipinin ön planda olması gerektiği belirlenmiştir.
El Programa Bienestar Benito Juárez y sus resultados académicos en las escuelas de Acapulco, México
Authors: Gutiérrez Silvia , Acuña Kenny , Axinicuilteco Graciela
Published: May 2022

The present work analyzes the scope, effects and limits of the Benito Juárez Welfare Scholarship Program in the students of the College of Scientific and Technological Studies of the State of Guerrero (CECyTEG). For this, a descriptive statistic was carried out that, through the measures of central tendency (MTC) and dispersion (MD), allowed to compare two generations of students, that is, one who received the scholarship and another who did not obtain this support. Also, socioeconomic and demographic variables of the polygon where said educational institution is located were interpreted in order to investigate if there is a causal relationship with the academic performance of the students. The main results reached were: a) the students who did not receive the economic benefit obtained better general averages, more than 50% of the students obtained eight; b) on the other hand, due to the socioeconomic characteristics where the school is located, it was found that the scholarship program had very little impact on the academic performance of the students
Heike Elisabeth Jüngst: Audiovisuelles Übersetzen. Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. 2., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage (Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG, 2020. 333 p, ISBN 978-3-8233-8231-7)
Authors: Fáy Tamás
Published: May 2022

Heike Jüngst jelenleg a Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg- Schweinfurt habilitált egyetemi tanára, és emellett maga is gyakorló fordító és tolmács. Oktatási területe az angol nyelvű szakfordítás és a médiafordítás, ezen belül elsősorban a feliratozás, az audionarráció és a hangalámondás.
Milena Houžvičková, Jana Hoffmannová: Čeština pro překladatele. Základy teorie, interpretace textů, praktická cvičení (Praha, Univerzita Karlova, 2012. ISBN: 978-80-7308-405-9)
Authors: Csiborné Horváth Andrea
Published: May 2022

A Čestina pro překladatele (Cseh nyelv fordítók számára) a prágai Károly Egyetem oktatója, Prof. Dr. Jana Hoffmannová Dsc és Milena Houžvičková tudományos munkájának és oktatói tapasztalatának eredményeképp született meg.
Csikai Zsuzsa, Kóbor Márta (szerk.): Iránytű az egyetemi fordítóképzéshez. A műfordítás-oktatás kérdései (Pécs: Kontraszt Plusz Kft., 2021. 239 pp. ISBN 978-615-80252-9-4)
Authors: Karádi Gerda
Published: May 2022

Magyarország első fordító- és tolmácsképző programja 1973-ban indult az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Fordító- és Tolmácsképző Csoportjának jóvoltából, felsőfokú végzettséggel és felsőfokú nyelvtudással rendelkező hallgatók számára (Klaudy 1997: 177). Ma már számos egyetem alap- és mesterszakja kínál valamilyen formában fordító-, illetve tolmácsképzést. Ugyanakkor a műfordítás oktatásával csak a közelmúltban kezdtek el egyetemi szinten is foglalkozni (leszámítva a szakfordítói képzés keretein belül nyújtott érintőleges kitekintést). Ennek ékes bizonyítéka, hogy Magyarországon kizárólag a Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetemen és a Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium Balassi műfordító képzésének keretein belül indítottak teljes egészében a műfordításra, a műfordítói kompetenciákra szakosodott képzést.
Managing Distributed Energy Resources with Intertemporal Characteristics in Low-voltage Power Grids: A Single-period OPF Approach
Authors: Zhan Sen , Morren Johan , Akker Wouter van den , Molen Anne van der , Paterakis Nikolaos , Slootweg Han
Published: May 2022

10 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables, 2 algorithms.
Ontology-based task allocation for heterogeneous resources in Line-less Mobile Assembly Systems
Authors: Kluge-Wilkes Aline
Published: May 2022

This paper contributes a conceptual CAPabILity-based resource AllocatioN Ontology (CAPILANO). The ontology is tailored as a uniform description of heterogeneous assembly resources and their (combined) capabilities, connected to a capability-based task allocation approach. The intended application of the resulting framework is the identification of suitable assembly resources in Line-less Mobile Assembly Systems (LMAS) and their allocation to assembly tasks, based on a unified and formal description. To date, ontologies in assembly have been limited to querying resources and their capabilities; here, subsequent task allocation is presented as an integral component of a tailored framework. The resulting framework consists of a model of heterogeneous resources and their capabilities in an ontology created in Protégé in OWL, SPARQL-based query-ing, and a consecutive and availability-aware task allocation in Python.