bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O poder de polícia administrativo compulsório nas questões de vigilância sanitária
Authors: De Andrade Mariana Dionísio , Leite Carla Pimenta , Leite Carla Pimenta
Published: January 2023

ResumoO estudo tem o objetivo de responder ao seguinte problema de pesquisa: diante de um cenário de pandemia, é possível utilizar o poder de polícia administrativa e aplicar meios compulsórios para garantir a efetivação das medidas preventivas da saúde? Pelo crescente número de pessoas contaminadas por doenças contagiosas já erradicadas no país e, atualmente, pelo risco de contágio do coronavírus, a pesquisa questiona o cumprimento efetivo das determinações da vigilância sanitária que estabelece a necessidade de isolamento e distanciamento social, utilização de materiais de proteção e aplicação compulsória da vacinação como meio de prevenção a certas doenças transmissíveis pelo contato. A abordagem metodológica é qualitativa, comparativa e tem base em revisão de literatura. Como resultado, é possível verificar que, diante de um cenário de pandemia, é possível utilizar o poder de polícia administrativa para a aplicação compulsória de medidas preventivas de saúde, desde que respeitados os limites constitucionais. Conclui-se que nas questões de vigilância sanitária e proteção do interesse público, é possível a obrigatoriedade de medidas preventivas de saúde, o que tem sido aplicado no processo de imunização pela vacinação.Palavras-chave: Poder de polícia administrativo compulsório. Direito fundamental à saúde. Covid- 19. Limites da atividade estatal. Sistema de simetria federativa. AbstractThe study aims to answer the following research problem: before a pandemic scenario, is it possible to use the administrative police power and apply compulsory means to guarantee the effectiveness of preventive health measures? By the growing number of contaminated people by contagion diseases that have already been eradicated in Brazil and, currently, due to the risk of contagious from the coronavirus, the research questions the effective compliance with the health surveillance determinations that establish the need for isolation and social distance, use of protection and compulsory application of vaccination as means of preventing certain diseases communicable by contact. The methodological approach is qualitative, comparative and based on a literature review. As a result, it is possible to verify that, before a pandemic scenario, it is possible to use the administrative police power for the compulsory application of preventive health measures, as long as the constitutional limits are respected. It is concluded that in matters of health surveillance and protection of the public interest, preventive health measures are mandatory, what has been applied in the immunization process by vaccination.Keywords: Compulsory administrative police power. Fundamental right to health. Covid-19. Limits of state activity. Federative symmetry system.
Devido processo legislativo, avaliação de custos e as opções hermenêuticas do STF
Authors: Barcellos Ana Paula De
Published: January 2023

ResumoO estudo visa a discutir a relação entre a consequência jurídica associada pelo STF ao descumprimento dos arts. 169, § 1º e 195, § 5º, da Constituição, bem como do art. 113 do ADCT, e a promoção do devido processo legislativo. Os três comandos exigem, dentre outras condutas, a avaliação dos custos associados às proposições normativas. Duas são as questões que se quer responder. As opções hermenêuticas do STF acerca dos dispositivos referidos devem considerar o impacto sobre o comportamento do Executivo e do Legislativo à luz da promoção do devido processo legislativo? E, em caso afirmativo, qual deve ser a opção hermenêutica adotada? A conclusão proposta é que a resposta à primeira pergunta é afirmativa. Quanto à segunda questão, a conclusão é a de que a inconstitucionalidade formal, ao invés da suspensão de eficácia, deve ser a consequência associada às normas aprovadas sem obediência aos dispositivos constitucionais referidos. Trata-se da opção que promove melhores condições para uma decisão informada por parte dos agentes políticos acerca das proposições em debate e minimiza o desalinhamento de interesses de representantes e representados, além de preservar a separação de poderes e a promoção equitativa dos direitos fundamentais. A metodologia utilizada combinou a pesquisa qualitativa exploratória e a revisão bibliográfica.Palavras-chave: Devido processo legislativo, avaliação de custos, STF, inconstitucionalidade formal, processo legislativo AbstractThe study aims to discuss the relationship between the due process of lawmaking and the legal consequence associated by the Brazilian Supreme Court with the breach of arts. 169, § 1 and 195, § 5, of the Constitution, as well as of art. 113 of the ADCT. Among other conducts, the provisions require assessing the costs associated with the bills. Should STF consider the impact its hermeneutic options have on the behavior of the Executive and the Legislative from a due process of lawmaking perspective? And, if so, what should be its option on the subject? The paper argues the first answer should be afirmative, and that norms not abiding by the mentioned constitutional provisions should be declared void through a procedural judicial review rather than having their efficacy suspended. This option fosters better conditions for an informed decision by political agents, minimizes the principal-agent problem, and preserves the separation of powers and the equitable promotion of fundamental rights. The methodology used combined exploratory qualitative research and literature review.Keywords: Due process of lawmaking, cost assessment, Brazilian Supreme Court, procedural judicial review, process of lawmaking
A performance deliberativa da Corte Constitucional e a eficácia da decisão estrutural diante de desacordos não razoáveis
Authors: Melo Emanuel
Published: January 2023

ResumoO presente artigo busca investigar em que medida a concepção de Corte Constitucional como agente capaz de deliberar, no sentido atribuído por Conrado Hubner Mendes, pode favorecer a eficácia da respectiva decisão especificamente em casos de inconstitucionalidade estrutural no cenário da atual erosão democrática. Em tais casos, poderosas estruturas baseadas em preconceito, na manipulação do medo ou no ódio podem se opor às mudanças sociais pretendidas pela Corte, fazendo com que a noção em torno da moralidade constitucional da comunidade, desenvolvida por Wil Waluchow, mostre-se relevante para o enfrentamento de meras opiniões morais inconstitucionais. A questão central da pesquisa, assim, é: como a deliberação pode contribuir para a formação de um precedente capaz de resistir às forças políticas autoritárias, opositoras à transformação social pretendida? A metodologia da pesquisa congrega as teorias mencionadas com um específico estudo de caso levando em conta a realidade brasileira nos presídios, a partir do estado de coisas inconstitucional declarado pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal na ADPF 347. O texto conclui sustentando a possibilidade de a deliberação interna da Corte contribuir para a eficácia, a partir da formação de precedentes formal e materialmente fortes, no âmbito interno da deliberação, e a partir da busca efetiva por parceiros na política e na sociedade com interesse em cooperar com a execução da decisão, no âmbito externo.Palavras-chave: Inconstitucionalidade estrutural; deliberação; estado de coisas inconstitucional; erosão democrática; AbstractThis paper seeks to investigate in what extent a Constitutional Court as a deliberative agent, in the sense developed by Conrado Hubner Mendes, may contribute to the efficacy of a judicial decision in a case concerning structural unconstitutionality. In this scenario, powerful structures founded on prejudice, manipulation of fear of even hate may oppose the social changes aimed by the Court, attracting the importance of Wil Waluchow’s community constitutional morality in the context of the struggle against the mere unconstitutional moral opinions. The question of this research is: how deliberation may help the creation of a precedent able to resist those non-democratic political forces which opposes the social transformations? The methodology mixes the theories before mentioned with a case study very important in the Brazilian reality concerning the penitentiary system and the unconstitutional state of affairs declared by the Brazilian Supreme Court in the ADPF 347. The text concludes sustaining that Court’s internal deliberation my contribute to the efficacy by creating strong precedents and, in the external aspect, contributing to find political and social partners interested on the cooperation with the Court on the implementation of the decision.Keywords: structural unconstitutionality; deliberation; unconstitutional state of affairs; erosão democrática;
Imaginários e representações sociais acerca da violência e do crime organizado em Rio Branco (Acre, Brasil)
Authors: Lino Luisa Amélia , Machado Bruno Amaral
Published: January 2023

ResumoO objetivo deste artigo é analisar as representações sociais sobre crime e violência na cidade de Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. Com base em análise documental, entrevistas e questionário, e sob a ótica da Teoria das Representações Sociais, a pesquisa investiga e busca compreender as visões de autoridades estaduais sobre o crime organizado, bem como as narrativas dos moradores sobre crime e violência no contexto da ocupação da cidade por facções criminosas. Nossa análise se concentrou em: a) mapear os dados sobre o surgimento de facções criminosas em Rio Branco e as representações sociais oferecidas por especialistas no assunto; b) analisar as representações sobre crime e insegurança apresentadas pelos moradores do bairro Belo Jardim, descrito como o mais violento, e do bairro Vilage Wilde Maciel, oficialmente menos violento, levando em consideração as mortes violentas intencionais e a dominação das facções; c) discutir se os sentimentos de medo do crime e insegurança dos cidadãos correspondem ou mudam de acordo com a realidade do bairro em que vivem; d) identificar o que os participantes representam como possíveis mudanças em suas vidas desde o surgimento das facções criminosas.Palavras-chave: Crime organizado/representações sociais/sentimento de medo e insegurança/violência. AbstractThis paper aims to analyze the social representations of crime and violence in the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. The research seeks to understand, through documental analysis, interviews and survey, from the perspective of the Theory of Social Representations, the different views offered by civil servants on organized crime as well as residents' narratives on crime and insecurity, in the context of occupation of the city by criminal organizations. The analysis will focus on: a) mapping the data available on the emergence of criminal organizations in Rio Branco and the social representations of these organizations conveyed by experts; b) analyzing the representations of crime and insecurity of residents in the Belo Jardim neighborhood, described as the most violent, and the Vilage Wilde Maciel neighborhood, officially the least violent, taking into account the number of intentional violent deaths and the dominance of criminal groups; c) discussing whether citizens' feelings of fear of crime and insecurity correspond or change according to the reality of the neighborhood they live in; d) identifying what residents represent as possible changes in their life since the rise of such criminal organizationsKeywords: Organized crime/ social representations/ fear of crime and insecurity/ violence.
Editorial for Demetrio de Falerio and the ageing of society / Editorial para Demetrio de Falerio y la sociedad de envejecimiento
Authors: Klein Alejandro
Published: January 2023

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Por uma “sensibilidade latino-americana”: Heitor Villa-Lobos e a musicologia de Alejo Carpentier
Authors: Arcanjo Júnior Loque
Published: January 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a crítica escrita pelo musicólogo cubano Alejo Carpentier no final dos anos 1920 referente à obra de Heitor Villa-Lobos. No contexto da busca pela autonomia cultural latino-americana levada a cabo por diversos movimentos de vanguarda, Carpentier considerava a obra do compositor brasileiro uma espécie de metáfora da independência cultural latino-americana em relação ao mundo europeu e estadunidense. Pretende-se apresentar a crítica musicológica de Carpentier em seus critérios de recepção, difusão e interpretação e em contraponto à musicalidade de Villa-Lobos. Na crítica de Carpentier, a música do compositor brasileiro tornou-se expressão artística das tensões, das negociações e dos sutis limites existentes entre as sonoridades musicais que buscam traduzir culturas locais e os estereótipos construídos na conjuntura da modernidade das cidades latino-americanas no início do século XX.
NARRATIVAS DE UM IMIGRANTE HAITIANO: EXPERIÊNCIAS DE ORGANIZAÇÃO E RESISTÊNCIA
Authors: SOUZA ANA PAULA SANTANA DE , Pádua Karla Cunha
Published: January 2023

A última década é marcada pelo expressivo fluxo migratório de haitianos para o Brasil, sendo parte das migrações contemporâneas que privilegiam o eixo sul-sul como destino. Este fenômeno impõe desafios para a sociedade brasileira, já que vem acompanhado de debilidades de políticas públicas para promover acolhida, condições de vida e trabalho. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a percepção de um imigrante, fundador da primeira associação de haitianos no Brasil. Em sua entrevista narrativa, colhida para pesquisa de mestrado de uma das autoras, ele relata questões socioeconômicas que representam dilemas quanto à garantia de direitos humanos para os imigrantes em território brasileiro.
Implementation of Couching Approach in the Professional Training of Future Teacher: Aspect of Reflexogenesis
Authors:   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Zhelanova Victoriia
Published: January 2023

The article examines the essence and structure of the coaching approach, which contains conceptual (related to the interpretation of the «coaching» phenomenon, its types and principles) and technological (implies the introduction of coaching techniques in the process of forming reflective competence of future teacher) components. The essence and structure of the reflexive competence of future teacher, which is the meta-competence of an individual, which contains motivational-value (a set of motives, attitudes, value attitudes towards reflective activity); cognitive (reflective knowledge, concepts and ideas) and operational-activity (a set of reflective skills) components, has been revealed. The logic and directions of reflexiogenesis as the process of gradual development of the components of reflective competence in the direction of their complication and range expansion of implementation of pedagogical reflection various types (personal, intellectual, communicative, cooperative) have been analysed. It has been proved that the motivational aspects of reflective competence are transformed in the direction of: motives, needs for reflective activity, reflective attitude, value attitude towards reflection. The cognitive and operational components of reflective competence are changing in the direction of expanding knowledge and skills that reflect personal, intellectual types of reflection – knowledge and skills related to cooperative and communicative reflection.
Facilitation as a Method of Forming a Favorable Socio-Psychological Climate and Partnership in a Higher Education Institution
Authors:   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Kurylo Vitalii , Karaman Olena ,   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: January 2023

The article reveals the essence of facilitation as a method of forming favorable socio-psychological climate and partnership in a higher education institution. It has been noted that the creation of favorable socio-psychological climate and partnership in a higher education institution involves overcoming barriers of mental tension in the process of communication, openness, accessibility and democracy of a higher education institution, unification of the educational process participants under appropriate conditions of labor division and active participation in its implementation, cooperation on the principles of equality and voluntariness. The mechanism of application of the facilitation method in the context of the formation of favorable socio-psychological climate and partnership in a higher education institution is presented as the development of organizational, psychological, pedagogical and methodical conditions that ensure the possibility of successful interaction and communication, provided that a higher education institution is adaptable and that members of staff / team are independent in solving problems by focusing on resources and achieving goals.
What are the benefits of using self-management plans for COPD patients in the community: a critical review of the literature
Authors: Boyer Paula
Published: January 2023

The use of self-management plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to help patients with this disease manage their own health and recognise any signs and symptoms of an exacerbation.

Aim:

To critically appraise the literature to assess the benefits of self-management plans in COPD patients in the community setting.

Discussion:

A total of eight papers were included in this review: three qualitative and five randomised control trials (RCT), with one being a pilot study. The statistical significance of using COPD self-management plans was minimal. However, when exploring subsections of some of the trials, there was some data suggesting there was some health-related quality of life improvement.

Conclusion:

Further research is required to gain a valuable perspective from individual patients in regards to what they want to be included in a management plan and how this can be implemented into practice.
DINÂMICA DO USO E OCUPAÇÃO DA TERRA NA SUB-BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIBEIRÃO SÃO JOÃO DA MATA, NO MUNICÍPIO DE CACHOEIRO DE ITAPEMIRIM-ES, BRASIL
Authors: Fiorese Caio Henrique Ungarato
Published: January 2023

O objetivo foi avaliar o uso e ocupação das terras na sub-bacia do Ribeirão São João da Mata, como forma de subsidiar melhorias ambientais e econômicas. Os procedimentos foram realizados no programa ArcGis. Foi delimitada a sub-bacia para, junto ao Geobases, serem adquridas feições de uso e ocupação para o estado do Espírito Santo acerca dos mapeamentos dos anos 2007-2008 e 2012-2015. As feições foram editadas para a sub-bacia. As classes foram identificadas, mapeadas e quantificadas. Há maior predominância da pastagem, tendo aumentado em 2,262%. A vegetação nativa teve baixos percentuais e apresentou parcialmente um padrão fragmentado. A cafeicultura esteve disposta em pequenos monocultivos. A macega, mesmo com baixa abrangência, esteve próxima a vegetação nativa, representando um problema de uso e ocupação. Há necessidade, por exemplo, de um correto manejo da agropecuária e de ampliar a vegetação nativa em macega.
The Use of Brand and Masculinity Archetypes in Analysing Consumer Engagement in Advertising
Authors: Kreicbergs Toms , Ščeulovs Deniss
Published: January 2023

Purpose of the article: To review recent research into the connection between brand archetypes and masculinity archetypes in advertising and assess them from a consumer engagement perspective. The study focused primarily on two main questions. The first was to find out which brand archetypes and masculinity archetypes are the most common in advertisements concentrating on traditional and modern masculinity. The second main question was to find out which brand and masculinity archetypes get more approval from the consumers and which have more positive feedback.Methodology/methods: The researchers used qualitative content analysis, video content analysis, and sentiment analysis. The qualitative content analysis was conducted using the Nvivo 11 qualitative data analysis software to help organise, analyse, and find relevant insights in the text. The authors chose to have a mixed content analysis of conventional and direct content analysis. The qualitative content and sentiment analysis were used to analyse consumer opinions from 2400 YouTube comments on certain advertisements where masculinity is identified as a critical concept.Scientific aim: To see whether the brand archetype theory and masculinity archetype theory are compatible in analysing consumer opinions about masculinity advertisements.Findings: The results from the video content analysis show that the most common brand archetypes in masculinity advertisements are the Caregiver, Ruler, Lover, and Hero. Regarding masculinity archetypes, the most common ones are the King, Lover, and Warrior.Conclusions: The most positive consumer discourse was for the advertisements with the Lover, Creator, Everyman, Explorer, and Hero brand archetypes. Concerning masculinity archetypes, the most positive consumer discourse was with the Lover and Warrior masculinity archetypes.
ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES UNDER CONDITIONS OF RENOVATION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Authors:   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Architectural and Art Institute, Didrihsona, 4, 65029, Odessa, Ukraine, Urenev Valerii P. , Dmytrik Nadiia O. ,   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Architectural and Art Institute, Didrihsona, 4, 65029, Odessa, Ukraine
Published: January 2023

This article examines the processes of formation of multifunctional complexes (MFCs) based on the renovation of industrial facilities and identifies and describes the following external factors influencing their formation: socio-economic, environmental, urban planning, architectural, aesthetic, and historical and cultural. It also highlights and describes internal factors: typological, functional and technological, engineering and constructive, space-planning, and architectural and artistic. Socio-economic factors are analysed by identifying factors that inhibit the development of new functions based on the renovation of stopped industrial facilities and contribute to these processes; the main objectives of the renovation of industrial facilities for MFCs are outlined. The factor of adaptability of the urban environment and renovation object located in it is considered in detail.
SWEPT PATH ANALYSES USING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS)
Authors:   RENCON d.o.o., Ribarska, 1, 31000, Osijek, Croatia, Bogdan Kornelija , Barišić Ivana ,   Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Department of geotechnics, transportation engineering and geodesy, Vladimira Preloga, 3, 31000, Osijek, Croatia, Moser Vladimir ,   Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek, Department of geotechnics, transportation engineering and geodesy, Vladimira Preloga, 3, 31000, Osijek, Croatia, Rajle Damir ,   Vocational School of Construction and Geodesy Osijek, Drinska, 16a, 31000, Osijek, Croatia
Published: January 2023

The aim of this study was the verification of unmanned aerial system (UAS) application in vehicle swept path analyses by analysing the advantages and disadvantages and comparing field test results with two software solutions. In this study, swept-path analyses were performed for two vehicle types and two turning angles. UAS images were used to extract the vehicle swept path and the results were compared with two commonly used swept-path analysis software. The results indicated larger deviations between the swept paths for an angle of 125° for a light truck. For both analysed vehicles and turning angles, larger deviations were observed for the outermost point trajectory. Passenger cars occupy less space performing 125° turns than software analysis predicts, indicating that they are on the safe side when designing vehicle manipulative surfaces. For the analysed light truck, a larger turning radius was observed than the predicted for a 125° turning angle, which may be caused by the approaching and turning speeds under which the test was performed. Finally, while the UAS recording process is relatively simple and fast, data processing is demanding and time-consuming. To fulfil its full potential within swept path analyses, UAS needs to be complemented by proper data analysis software solutions for faster and more accurate swept path extraction, which would improve and rationalise the traffic area designing process.
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF GEOMETRIC AND MATERIAL NONLINEARITY OF BEAMS IN THE PLANE
Authors:   University of Tuzla, Faculty of Mining Geology and Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Univerzitetska, 2, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Demirović Besim , Osmić Nedim ,   University of Tuzla, Faculty of Mining Geology and Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Univerzitetska, 2, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hadžović Rašid ,   University of “Džemal Bijedić” in Mostar, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department for Structures, Midhat Hujdur Hujka, 88104, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Požegić Zijad ,   University of Tuzla, Faculty of Mining Geology and Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Univerzitetska, 2, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Published: January 2023

The paper presents a simultaneous numerical analysis of the geometric and material nonlinearity of the beams. It describes a process of determining the bearing capacity of a stratified cross-section of a beam made of homogeneous and isotropic material in linear and nonlinear domains of material behaviour. Material nonlinearity is analysed by the variation of the cross-sectional stiffness of the beam on bending EI in the stiffness matrix of the system obtained according to the first-order theory. Geometric nonlinearity is introduced into the calculation using the geometric stiffness matrix of the system. Numerical examples present an application of the procedure for solving problems of nonlinear structure analysis. The calculation results obtained in accordance with the procedure described in the paper are compared with the results of the SCIA software package.
A HOUSE-COMMUNE AS A SOCIO-ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENON
Authors:   Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Didrihsona Street, 4, 65029, Odesa, Ukraine, Kramarenko Marina , Belskaya Nataliya ,   Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Didrihsona Street, 4, 65029, Odesa, Ukraine
Published: January 2023

This paper discusses the importance of studying and rethinking our understanding of the constructivist architecture development history in the 1920s and 1930s; in particular, house communes. A house commune is a residential building, or often a complex of buildings that unites a residential with common areas, such as households, leisure, sports facilities, and workshops. Typically, each house commune project is individually designed, based on the needs of future residents. As a result, many innovative solutions were made in their architectural organisation, such as double-height rooms and ramps instead of stairs. In this study, the architectural and planning solutions of house communes have been investigated while considering the chronology of their development. In addition, the experience of renovation (conservation) of house communes as a method for modern urban-space enrichment is considered. The modern creation of multi-apartment housing with the organisation of common communal areas and additional service provision is investigated in the context of cohousing.
APPLICATION OF RESCALED ADJUSTED PARTIAL SUMS (RAPS) METHOD IN HYDROLOGY – AN OVERVIEW
Authors:   University North, Department of Civil Engineering, Jurja Križanića 31b, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia, Đurin Bojan , Kranjčić Nikola ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, Hallerova aleja 7, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia, Kanga Shruti ,   Department of Geography, School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Central University of Punjab, VPO-Ghudda, 151401 Bathinda, Punjab, India, Singh Suraj Kumar ,   Centre for Sustainable Development, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India, Sakač Nikola ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, Hallerova aleja 7, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia, Pham Quoc Bao ,   Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, Hunt Julian , Dogančić Dragana ,   Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, Hallerova aleja 7, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia, Di Nunno Fabio ,   University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
Published: January 2023

To describe the behaviour of watercourses, numerous parameters should be considered, such as water flow, depth/water level, velocity, and the amount of deposit in a waterbed. In addition, many other parameters should be analysed to understand the mechanism of specific watercourses. The most typical parameters are those associated with water quality, such as water temperature, and pH value, and temperature, as well as various climate parameters, such as precipitation, evaporation, and insolation, which are visualised in the form of a time series. The measurement frequency can differ for each parameter. Depending on the number of available measurements, hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly data can be obtained, which can then be used to form a time series. Many well-established and applicable procedures and models for time-series analyses exist, including the rescaled adjusted partial sums method (RAPS). This method is devised to detect possible irregularities and/or fluctuations within the original time series, which cannot be achieved using typical time-series analysis methods. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the application of the RAPS method in hydrology, where the advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed.
January 2023 Medical Image of the Month: Abnormal Sleep Study and PFT with Supine Challenge Related to Idiopathic Hemidiaphragmatic Paralysis
Authors:   Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ USA, Jokerst Clinton , Rojas Carlos , Gotway Michael , Lyng Philip
Published: January 2023

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 71-year-old man presented to our pulmonary clinic with a complaint of worsening dyspnea, which seems to be positional in nature. Symptoms were exacerbated by bending over or laying down too quickly. The patient was known to our practice, having had a kidney transplant 17 years ago, a left upper lobectomy for squamous cell carcinoma 6 years ago (no recurrence), and has been on fluconazole for 4 years due to disseminated coccidioidomycosis (cocci) with cavitary pulmonary involvement. The patient had recurrent DVTs 2 years ago and is on Eliquis. On top of that, the patient had COVID 1 year ago, but had recovered. An outside sleep study was remarkable for overnight hypoxia. Outside pulmonary function testing (PFTs) demonstrated a combined restrictive and obstructive picture. An outside chest CT failed to demonstrate any findings that would suggest COVID-related changes or progression of cocci as a potential cause. A V/Q scan was …
Generation of multiple obstruction-free channels for free space optical communication
Authors: Ali Reza S. B. , Burger M. , Bassène P. , Nutting T. , Jovanovic I. , N’Gom M.
Published: January 2023

Multi-filament structures produced by vortical high-power femtosecond pulses propagating through clouds and fog can simultaneously clear two channels with cylindrical and annular profile. We present a method to achieve Free Space Optical (FSO) communications through such highly scattering media by propagating appropriately shaped laser modes through these channels. As a proof of concept, we implemented a Laguerre-Gaussian beam as information signal carrier to demonstrate transmission of 543-nm CW laser beam through a 1-m long cloud chamber using both channels. The low power of the information signal in this experiment allows considering applications in Earth–satellite FSO communication.
Highly sensitive short-range mode resonance sensor with multilayer structured hyperbolic metamaterials
Authors: Li Zhiqi , Zhang Yizhuo , Guo Xiaowan , Tong Chenghao , Chen Xiaoying , Zeng Yu , Shen Jian , Li Chaoyang
Published: January 2023

Hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) based sensors can achieve superior sensing performance than conventional surface plasmon resonance sensors. In this work, the operator approach to effective medium approximation (OEMA) is used to characterize the HMM dielectric constant properties of metal-dielectric multilayer structures, which are classified into short-range (SR) mode and long-range (LR) mode according to the propagation length of the bulk high K waves in HMM. The dispersion relations of SR modes are derived, and a high-sensitivity refractive index sensor is designed for the near-infrared SR mode resonance. The effects of the number of periods, cell thickness, metal fill rate and incidence angle on the SR mode resonance were analyzed for the multilayer structured HMM. Our designed sensing structure achieves a maximum sensitivity of 330 µm/RIU in the near-infrared band with a quality factor of 492 RIU-1. In addition, the simulations show that the SR mode resonance wavelength is flexible and tunable. We believe that the study of HMM-based SR mode resonance sensors offers potential applications for high-sensitivity biochemical detection.
Structure-transferring edge-enhanced grid dehazing network
Authors: Hsu Wei-Yen , Wang Yu-Hsiang
Published: January 2023

The problem of image dehazing has received a great deal of attention in the computer vision community over the past two decades. Under haze conditions, due to the scattering of water vapor and dust particles in the air, the sharpness of the image is seriously reduced, making it difficult for many computer vision systems, such as those for object detection, object recognition, surveillance, driver assistance, etc. to do further process and operation. However, the previous dehazing methods usually have shortcomings such as poor brightness, color cast, removal of uncleanliness, halos, artifacts, and blurring. To address these problems, we propose a novel Structure-transferring Edge-enhanced Grid Dehazing Network (SEGDNet) in this study. An edge-preserving smoothing operator, a guided filter, is used to efficiently decompose the images into low-frequency image structure and high-frequency edges. The Low-frequency Grid Dehazing Subnetwork (LGDSn) is proposed to effectively preserve the low-frequency structure while dehazing. The High-frequency Edge Enhancement Subnetwork (HEESn) is also proposed to enhance the edges and details while removing the noise. The Low-and-High frequency Fusion Subnetwork (L&HFSn) is used to fuse the low-frequency and high-frequency results to obtain the final dehazed image. The experimental results on synthetic and real-world datasets demonstrate that our method outperforms the state-of-the-art methods in both qualitative and quantitative evaluations.
Complex aspherical singlet and doublet microoptics by grayscale 3D printing
Authors: Siegle Leander , Ristok Simon , Giessen Harald
Published: January 2023

We demonstrate 3D printed aspherical singlet and doublet microoptical components by grayscale lithography and characterize and evaluate their excellent shape accuracy and optical performance. The typical two-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D printing process creates steps in the structure which is undesired for optical surfaces. We utilize two-photon grayscale lithography (2GL) to create step-free lenses. To showcase the 2GL process, the focusing ability of a spherical and aspherical singlet lens are compared. The surface deviations of the aspherical lens are minimized by an iterative design process and no distinct steps can be measured via confocal microscopy. We design, print, and optimize an air-spaced doublet lens with a diameter of 300 µm. After optimization, the residual shape deviation is less than 100 nm for the top lens and 20 nm for the bottom lens of the doublet. We examine the optical performance with an USAF 1951 resolution test chart to find a resolution of 645 lp/mm.
Silicon-based asymmetric dimer-resonator grating for narrowband perfect absorption and sensing
Authors: Chang Quanbang , Liu Zhenqiang , Liu Zhengqi , Fu Guolan , Liu Xiaoshan , Liu Guiqiang
Published: January 2023

In this work, a method for designing an ultra-narrowband absorber platform is presented with asymmetric silicon-based dimer-resonators grating. Within the infrared range of 3000 ∼ 4000 nm, two narrowband absorption peaks with absorptivity greater than 99% are produced by the absorber. Moreover, during the optical sensing, such an absorber platform shows high-performance sensitivity factors for the absorption wavelengths at λ1 = 3468 nm (S = 3193 nm/RIU, FOM = 532) and at λ2 = 3562 nm (S = 3120 nm/RIU, FOM = 390). Strong scattering coupling and the magnetic resonances supported in this silicon based grating produce the high absorption. Otherwise, additional methods such as the polarization and incident angles are used to further tune the absorption responses in the intensity and wavelengths, indicating the feasibility for artificial manipulations. The achieved ultra-sharp perfect absorption and the related sensitive response hold the silicon based resonant scheme with wide applications in bio-sensing, spectral filtering and other fields.
Efficient Raman pulse fiber laser pumped by a dissipative soliton resonance pulse near 2 µm
Authors: Liu Fei , Li Jianfeng , Luo Hongyu , Yuan Xueqiao , Wang Xuehan , Yan Aoke , Liu Yong
Published: January 2023

A high-efficiency Raman conversion from 1.987 µm to 2.177 µm is demonstrated experimentally in 45 m GeO2-doped silica fiber, adopting a dissipative soliton resonance (DSR) rectangular pulse as the pump. Over the entire spectral distribution, the spectral purity of the first-order Raman pulse is up to 96.8%, suggesting a nearly complete pump depletion before the onset of cascaded Raman shifts. The corresponding pump-to-Raman conversion efficiency of 67.4% is the highest up to date in this spectral region. Meanwhile, a large Raman pulse energy of 1.03 µJ was obtained at the repetition rate near MHz level, corresponding to 0.893 W average power. In the total output, the Raman-dominated spike has a Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM) of 1.18 ns far narrower than DSR’s pulse duration of 10.25 ns. The results indicate that DSR is a promising candidate for developing efficient Raman nanosecond pulse fiber laser in mid-infrared (MIR) region.
Multimode fiber-based greyscale image projector enabled by neural networks with high generalization ability
Authors: Wang Jian , Zhong Guangchao , Wu Daixuan , Huang Sitong , Luo Zhi-Chao , Shen Yuecheng
Published: January 2023

Multimode fibers (MMFs) are emerging as promising transmission media for delivering images. However, strong mode coupling inherent in MMFs induces difficulties in directly projecting two-dimensional images through MMFs. By training two subnetworks named Actor-net and Model-net synergetically, [Nature Machine Intelligence 2, 403 (2020)10.1038/s42256-020-0199-9] alleviated this issue and demonstrated projecting images through MMFs with high fidelity. In this work, we make a step further by improving the generalization ability to greyscale images. The modified projector network contains three subnetworks, namely forward-net, backward-net, and holography-net, accounting for forward propagation, backward propagation, and the phase-retrieval process. As a proof of concept, we experimentally trained the projector network using randomly generated phase maps and their corresponding resultant speckle images output from a 1-meter-long MMF. With the network being trained, we successfully demonstrated projecting binary images from MNIST and EMNIST and greyscale images from Fashion-MNIST, exhibiting averaged Pearson’s correlation coefficients of 0.91, 0.92, and 0.87, respectively. Since all these projected images have never been seen by the projector network before, a strong generalization ability in projecting greyscale images is confirmed.
Chip-based SBS for image rejection in a broadband microwave photonic mixer
Authors: McKay Luke , Kong Lai Choon , Athanasios Nicholas J. , Choi Duk-Yong , Madden Stephen J. , Eggleton Benjamin J. , Merklein Moritz
Published: January 2023

Microwave photonics offers a promising solution for frequency converting microwave signals, however, demonstrations so far have either been bulky fibre implementations or lacked rejection of interfering image signals. Here, we demonstrate the first microwave photonic mixer with image rejection of broadband signals utilising chip-based stimulated Brillouin scattering and interferometry. We demonstrate frequency down-conversion of carrier frequencies ranging from 10 GHz-16 GHz, ultra-high image rejection for a single tone of up to 70 dB, and 100 MHz and 400 MHz wide analogue signals with 28.5 dB and 16 dB image rejection, respectively. Furthermore, we down-convert 200 Mb/s quadrature-phase-shift keying signals with an error vector magnitude as low as -9.6 dB when simultaneously present interfering image signals are suppressed by the mixer.
From Vision to Reality: Tehran’s Urban Expansion Under Naser al-Din Shah (1848–96)
Authors: Fathi Samira
Published: January 2023

In 1868, the city of Tehran underwent a new phase of physical transformation and development under the order of the third Qajar king, Naser al-Din Shah (r.1848–96). This article addresses the process of the city’s transformations from the perspective of the local elites in Naseri Tehran, examining how Qajar officials introduced the city’s expansion to the public and the extent to which these efforts measured up to the urban development project as it actually unfolded on the ground. Rooted in primary visual and textual sources, my research provides a historical context for this expansion process and its mechanisms. I demonstrate that the Naseri court projected a vision for Tehran modelled on the rhetoric of European examples. The discourse of turning Tehran into a European-style city was articulated through court chronicles and newspaper articles, especially those written by Mohammad Hasan Khan E’temad al-Saltaneh, a prominent politician and commentator during the Naseri period. By analysing this archival record, maps, and the spatial practices of the city’s residents, I argue that, despite its ultimate formal resemblance to European walled cities, the process of Tehran’s expansion and beautification took a different direction than what Naser al-Din Shah and his court originally envisioned.
Mualla Eyüboğlu’s Work in Village Institutes: A Hands-On Approach to National Architecture in 1940s Turkey
Authors: Çokuğraş Işıl , Gençer C. İrem
Published: January 2023

Turkish architect Mualla Eyüboğlu’s career started at the Village Institutes, which were established in the early Republican period (1923–present) to meet Anatolian villages’ needs for modern educational development through hands-on training. As the head and instructor of the Construction Section in the Hasanoğlan Village Institute in 1942, Eyüboğlu worked all over Anatolia, thereby taking part in the construction of modern Turkey. Eyüboğlu’s role as a tutor, designer, and construction supervisor at these Village Institutes was closely linked to broader discussions of national architecture. Since records on this period’s construction processes are rare, this article considers Eyüboğlu’s pedagogical practice, vernacular approach, and criticism of national architecture in the 1940s through the use of Eyüboğlu’s diaries, professional and personal notes, and original drawings from her personal archive. We argue that, despite her position within the Turkish architectural intelligentsia, Eyüboğlu’s experiences with the difficult realities of rural sites led her to question formal training. She did this through her criticism of contemporary architectural and construction practices, which she felt were detached from the concerns and conditions of the villages. Through a hands-on approach to the construction of the Village Institutes, Eyüboğlu believed that national architecture could embrace the needs of people within their geographical and social contexts, as well as regional technological possibilities.
The Rebirth of the Madrasa Through Deconstructive Architecture: The Case of the College of Islamic Studies in Qatar
Authors: Gharib Remah Y.
Published: January 2023

Architectural movements such as modernism, postmodernism, and deconstructivism emerged during the twentieth century. These movements drastically affected the discipline of architecture, with such divergences from traditional forms demonstrating how building design could be influenced by architectural history to guide its development. The College of Islamic Studies (CIS), also known as the Minartein, in Doha, Qatar, is an example of how architectural theory can affect building design and create structures that cater to different and novel ideas and philosophies. The unconventional, postmodern, parametric building creates a vital link that unites history, theory, and religion in a modernized form of the traditional Islamic madrasa. This article recounts how the architect, Ali Mangera, has realized the vision of originality, plurality, and contemporaneity through post-deconstructive architecture at the CIS. It also examines how architectural concepts such as abstraction, the juxtaposition of contradicting shapes and forms, surface manipulation and construction, massing techniques, non-rectilinearity, and fragmentation can all contribute to a better understanding of the symbolic significance of the building. The article demonstrates how the use of deconstructive methods for disassembling the architecture of famous madrasas may have influenced the architecture and design complexity of the building.
The Making of Islamic Art: Studies in Honour of Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom, Ed. Robert Hillenbrand (2021)
Authors: Ruggles D. Fairchild
Published: January 2023

Review of: The Making of Islamic Art: Studies in Honour of Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom, Ed. Robert Hillenbrand (2021)

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 448 pp., 28 b&w and 135 colour illus., ISBN: 9781474434294, $125.00 (cloth)
The ‘conscience of duty’: The National Broadcasting Service of Portugal and the Spanish Civil War
Authors: Pena-Rodríguez Alberto , Sanz-Hernando Clara
Published: January 2023

During the Spanish Civil War, radio went from being a simple musical loudspeaker to being used as a combat weapon. Through radio broadcasts both sides confronted each other to persuade public opinion or to increase the morale of their troops and allies. In this context, Salazar’s Portugal, to legitimize the coup d’état in Spain, used all its diplomatic and media resources, among them the National Broadcasting Service (the Emissora Nacional; EN), which during the war came under the dictator’s cabinet. Simulating an apparent neutrality in its national broadcasts, the EN disseminated an intense propaganda against the Madrid government abroad. This work aims to delve into the less known aspects of EN during the conflict, such as the strategy of its international broadcasts or its collaboration with European anti-communist organizations in the service of General Franco’s interests.