bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spatial variability assessment of soil available phosphorus using geostatistical approach
Authors: Mondal Bhabani Prasad , Sekhon Bharpoor Singh , Sadhukhan Rahul , Singh Rajiv Kumar , Hasanain Mohammad , Mridha Nilimesh , Das Bappa , Dhyay Arghya Chattopa , Banerjee Koushik
Published: November 2022

Soil available phosphorus (P), a major plant nutrient, exhibits a high degree of spatial variability. Spatial variability assessment of P is necessary for its precise management using geostatistics. Therefore, the present study was conducted in an intensely cropped region of Ladian village of Ludhiana, Punjab during 2014-2016 to assess the spatial variability status of P under three prevalent land use systems, viz. berseem-based land use, rice-wheat system and poplar-wheat based agroforestry system. The classical statistics showed the variability of available-P in terms of percent coefficient of variation (%CV), but unable to distinguish variability between rice-wheat (CV=38.79%) and poplar-wheat system (CV=38.58%). Lower variability was observed in berseem-based land use (CV=15.21%), though the mean available-P content (46 kg/ha) was higher in this land use. However, the geostatistical techniques successfully demonstrated the spatial dependence of P within and in between land uses using nugget-sill (NS) ratio. Gaussian model was found suitable for describing the spatial structure of available-P under berseem-based land use; while, Exponential models were found suitable for rice-wheat and poplar-wheat systems. The value of NS ratio of available-P was 0.17 for poplar-wheat based land use, suggesting strong spatial dependence, whereas the rest other land uses exhibited moderate (NS=0.74) to weak (NS=0.82) spatial dependence of available P. The spatial variability maps of P were generated using ordinary kriging technique, demonstrated significantly the higher variability of P in poplar-wheat system than other systems. This variability should be considered before applying phosphatic fertilizers to this land use to get optimum response. The generated maps would assist the farmers for site-specific P management in the study area.
District level crop yield estimation with reduced number of crop cutting experiments
Authors: Aditya Kaustav , Chandra Hukum , Basak Pradip , Kumari Vandita , Das Shrila
Published: November 2022

It was observed that around 1300000 Crop Cutting Experiments (CCE) were conducted in India every year to find out the crop yield estimates of several major and minor crops under General Crop Estimation Surveys (GCES). Due to shortage of manpower and huge bulk of work day by day the data quality is becoming questionable. To tackle this problem, a pilot study was conducted by ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi sponsored by Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA & FW), Govt. of India to generate district level estimates of major crop yield from a reduced sample size of villages selected from the states. With the reduction in number of villages, the problem of no sample size in some districts were faced during the study where common design based estimates of crop yield cannot be generated. To tackle this problem Aggregate level Small Area Estimation (SAE) was used to tackle this problem. The results obtained from this study in the state of Uttar Pradesh for two major crops, i.e. rice and wheat for two seasons, i.e. kharif and rabi of Agriculture Year 2015-16 and for paddy in Assam for kharif of the Agriculture Year (AY) 2015-16 in India were discussed. The yield estimates were compared with the estimates released under GCES for AY 2015-16. It was found that the estimates obtained from reduced sample size of number of CCEs w.r.t. GCES, produced similar estimates with acceptable level of precision.
A novel regeneration protocol for LA Lilium
Authors: Asmita Asmita , Sindhu S S , Jayanthi M , Singh M K , Dhiman M R
Published: November 2022

Lilium is a high value ornamental crop and its demand particularly LA hybrids is growing day by day. To utilize the high regeneration potential in Lilium, transverse thin cell layer sections were excised from in vitro bulb scales of LA Lilium hybrid cv. Brindisi and inoculated on MS medium with 3% sucrose, 0.8% agar and varied concentration of 6-BAP, NAA and 2,4-D. Results showed that Protocorm like Bodies (PLBâ€™s) were directly being induced from the surface of t TCL explant. These protocorm like bodies are unipolar structure forming shoot and further developed root when transferred to rooting medium. When NAA was fortified with 6-BAP in MS medium, its regeneration percentage was recorded maximum in the combination 6-BAP (2 mg/l) and NAA (0.50) mg/l), whereas, maximum number of adventitious shoots per explant were recorded in 6-BAP (3 mg/l) and NAA (0.50) mg/l). Although, adventitious shoot buds were also produced on hormones free medium but at a very slow rate. The regeneration percentage was enhanced in the presence of NAA as compared to 2, 4-D when supplemented with 6-BAP. The regenerated bulblets were best rooted in IBA supplemented with Â½ MS medium and hardened in the glass jar.
The Complete Genome Sequences of 94 Species of Parrots (Psittaciformes, Aves)
Authors: Hains Taylor , Pirro Stacy , O'Neill Kathleen , Valez Jafet , Speed Nancy , Clubb Susan , Oleksyk Taras , Bates John , Hackett Shannon
Published: November 2022

We present the complete genome sequences of 94 species of parrots from 40 genera. Illumina sequencing was performed on genetic material from single individuals. The reads were assembled using a de novo method followed by a finishing step. The raw and assembled data is publicly available via Genbank.
Teachers’ Beliefs and Purposes of L1 Use and Its Effects on Students’ Oral English Improvement in Selected Primary Schools
Authors: Tamiru Olana
Published: November 2022

The concern of this descriptive survey research was to exploratory Teachers’ Beliefs and purposes of L1 use and Its Effects on Students’ Oral English Improvement in Selected Primary Schools. To collect the data, classroom observation and interview were used. The classroom observation data were collected through checklist and the results were counted and recorded as Afan Oromo (L1) and English utterances of teachers and then changed into frequency and percentages. Similarly, the interview was presented to eight teachers and the data were recorded, transcribed, and then thematically analyzed. The findings revealed that the participant EFL teachers have favorable beliefs about use of L1 in EFL classes. However, they used more L1utterances than English utterances. For example, they made 1152 utterances among which 564/1152=49% were L1 and 588/1152=51% were English utterances. That means participant teachers used almost the same amount of L1 and English which implies that teachers over used L1 which has a negative effect on students’ oral English improvement.  Therefore, teachers are recommended to be good models for their students by practicing more TL than L1 to improve their students’ oral English.
صناعة الكتاب والكتابة في الحجاز: عصر النبوة والخلافة الراشدة
Authors: بن عبود بادحدح ماجد
Published: November 2022

يهدف الكتاب الى تأصيل وتوثيق بدايات صناعة الكتاب والكتابة في الحجاز في عصر النبوة والخلافة الراشدة. قام الكاتب بعملية استرداد لأحداث فترة العهد النبوي والراشدي، من خلال تتبع النصوص المتناثرة في ثنايا المصادر الأساسية، مستلخصا البوادر والإرهاصات التي صاحبت بداية التدوين، والعوامل المؤثرة فيها، كالعامل التعليمي، وعامل الكتابة وجمع القرآن الكريم، والعامل السياسي والإداري والحضاري والتشريعي والمالي. وتطرق الكتاب في بابه الثاني إلى بوادر صناعة الكتاب من أدوات الكتابة وموادها والمصطلحات التي أطلقت عليها وأوعية حفظها والكَتَبَة في ذلك العهد. ومن نتائج الدراسة: تأسيس أول مكتبة في تاريخ الحضارة الإسلامية وإنشاء أول دار للقرآن الكريم، وتأثر العرب بأهل الكتاب والفرس في فن صناعة الكتاب وظهور مراكز لصناعة المصاحف، وإثبات أن نشأة الكتاتيب والدواوين كانت في عهده صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Superior Electoral Court: the court of democracy
Authors:   Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
Published: November 2022

This catalog records the course of the Electoral Justice in order to offer a summary of the institutional advances that occurred during the process of consolidation of representative democracy in Brazil. The role of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE in Portuguese), its assignments and competences,its headquarters, form of organization and composition, trials, all these subjects are highlighted to demonstrate what the Brazilian Electoral Justice main organization does and how it works. In its 88 years of existence, the Brazilian Electoral Justice maintains its institutional commitment to guarantee, within its competences, all means that make viable the daily process of strengthening institutions and consolidating democracy as an inherent element of Brazilian political life. Exploring the course of the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court until recent events in national history helps us to understand how relevant it is for democracy and, consequently, for the country the strengthening of our electoral system, which is recognized for presenting fast, legitimate and transparent elections, guided by the respect for established rules. National democracy, vigorous and based on the National Constitution of 1988, represents a daily and permanent achievement. In a constant process of evolution, we must remain aware of its potential, its problems and the difficulties to be faced, especially because we are largely responsible for the destiny of democracy. And the TSE, a Court that is distinguished for bringing together jurisdictional, as well as administrative and regulatory activities, is responsible for organizing the exercise of democracy itself through universal voting. With the honorable title of Tribunal da Democracia
Penggunaan Teknik Eksplorasi Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mencetuskan Gagasan Dalam Melukis Dekoratif Siswa Kelas XII IPA 1 SMA Negeri 4 Pandeglang Tahun 2018/2019
Authors:   SMA Negeri 4 Pandeglang, Faidhoni Ahmad
Published: November 2022

Rendahnya sebagian besar siswa dalam berimajinasi dan mengekspresikan gagasannya ke dalam wujud karya seni lukis, melatarbelakangi penelitian ini yang berjudul : “Penggunaan Teknik Eksplorasi Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mencetuskan Gagasan Dalam Melukis Dekoratif Siswa Kelas XII IPA 1 SMA Negeri 4 Pandeglang Tahun Pelajaran 20018/2019”. Penelitian ini bertujuan sebagai upaya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam berimajinasi dan berkarya. Melalui Teknik eksplorasi, penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilakukan terhadap siswa kelas XII IPA 1 yang berjumlah 36 orang melalui dua siklus penelitian. Setiap siklus terdiri dari beberapa tahapan yaitu : Tahap Pembelajaran, Tahap Penjelajahan, Tahap Penyaringan, Tahap Penguatan dan Tahap Pencetusan. Pengumpulan data diperoleh melalui lembar observasi dan hasil karya. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa mengalami peningkatan mulai dai tahap pra siklus (68,05), siklus I (73,61) dan siklus II (80,55). Hasil ini menunjukkan efektivitas penggunaan Teknik eksplorasi sebagai
Peningkatan Motivasi Dan Hasil Belajar Matematika Materi Dimensi 3 Melalui Tutor Sebaya Pada Peserta Didik Kelas XII IPA 1 MAN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan Tahun Pelajaran 2019/2020
Authors:   MAN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan, Safriati Safriati
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK), yang dilaksanakan di MAN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan. Subjek dari penelitian ini yakni siswa kelas XII IPA-1. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dengan penerapan pembelajaran metode tutor sebaya dimensi tiga mengalami peningkatan di setiap siklusnya. Pada tahap siklus 1 hanya 39,39% peserta didik yang tuntas mencapai KKM, lalu meningkat menjadi 54,54% pada siklus II. Hasil belajar peserta didik kelas XII IPA-1 MAN 1 Kota Tangerang Selatan mengalami peningkatan rata-rata kelas dan ketuntasan belajar klasikal. Rata-rata pada tahap siklus 1 hanya mencapai 71.87 meningkat menjadi 75.91. Dengan demikian melalui penerapan metode tutor sebaya dapat meningkatkan motivasi dan hasil belajar siswa kelas XI MIPA 1 pada materi dimensi tiga.
Analisis Penggunaan Cerita Islami Dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Pada Materi Narrative Reading Pada SMP Islam Di Semarang
Authors:   STKIP Babaunnajah, Ardianto Teguh
Published: November 2022

Masalah moral yang muncul dewasa ini bertolak belakang dengan nilai islami yang dicontohkan oleh para tokoh Islam. Salah satu materi pembelajaran pada tingkat SMP kelas VIII adalah tentang cerita naratif. Dengan demikian, cerita para tokoh Islam dapat di gunakan dalam mengajar materi cerita naratif pada SMP Islam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi, kendala dan upaya yang dilakukan guru dalam menggunakan cerita Islami pada pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris khususnya pada materi membaca naratif di SMP Islam. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di MTs N 1 Semarang dan MTs N 2 Semarang dengan subjek penelitian guru Bahasa Inggris kelas VIII yang berjumlah 2 orang. Data dikumpulkan dengan teknik observasi, wawancara dan kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menununjukkan bahwa guru masih menggunakan cerita umum yang bukan cerita Islami. Kendala yang dihadapi guru adalah minimnya sumber bacaan Islami berbahasa Inggris yang ada di dalam buku teks dan kurangnya kemampuan guru untuk membuat sendiri cerita naratif bertema islam. Upaya yang dilakukan oleh guru yaitu dengan mengembangkan diri mencari cerita cerita berbahasa Inggris yang Islami dari internet. Guru juga mencoba untuk menterjemahkan cerita islami yang mereka tahu ke dalam Bahasa Inggris sehingga dapat digunakan di dalam kelas.
ADOÇÃO HOMOAFETIVA
Authors: Carvalho Isabelle Chaves de
Published: November 2022

O seguinte trabalho analisa o preconceito sofrido por casais homoparentais na sociedade brasileira antes, durante e depois do processo de adoção. É feita a análise por meio das doutrinas brasileiras, tendo como base os preceitos da Constituição Federal de 1988, tanto quanto leis ordinárias e jurisprudências. Apresenta pesquisas realizadas de maneira empírica para comprovação de hipóteses durante o trabalho, seguindo de posicionamentos jurisprudenciais dos tribunais brasileiros de superposição. Têm disposto três capítulos, tendo o primeiro uma apresentação histórica acerca da homofobia e a conceituação de família; seguindo com o próximo capítulo abordando tudo sobre a adoção, tanto a heteroafetiva, quanto a homoafetiva. Em sequência, o terceiro capítulo apresenta algumas das problemáticas sobre as dificuldades no âmbito social, político e jurídico da adoção por casais homossexuais. No final, dispõe da conclusão acerca da problemática trazida ao decorrer dos tópicos e apesar da união de casais do mesmo gênero já ser tema pacificado, ainda apresenta fragilidade legal e social, prejudicando a abrangência do conceito de família, e por conseguinte, a adoção de crianças desabrigadas.
A GARANTIA DA NÃO AUTOINCRIMINAÇÃO NO PROCESSO PENAL BRASILEIRO
Authors: Castro Bruno Gabriel de
Published: November 2022

O princípio da não autoincriminação, também expresso pelo brocardo nemo tenetur se detegere, consiste na garantia de que ninguém é obrigado a se autoincriminar ou a produzir prova contra si mesmo. O suspeito ou acusado não pode sofrer qualquer prejuízo por se omitir de colaborar com a atividade persecutória ou por exercer o direito ao silêncio quando lhe for oportunizado praticar a autodefesa. Reflexamente, esse direito representa uma garantia de controle da qualidade e idoneidade do material probatório, bem como da motivação das decisões judiciais. O privilege against self-incrimination representou a evolução do acusado como sujeito de direitos, marcou o avanço civilizatório contra os abusos do sistema inquisitivo. A Constituição Federal de 1988 inseriu, explicitamente, o direito ao silêncio no rol dos direitos e garantias fundamentais, elemento nuclear do princípio da não autoincriminação. Ademais, a jurisprudência e a doutrina vêm descortinando novas facetas desse privilégio. Assim, o presente trabalho pretende fazer uma breve análise histórica da garantia da não autoincriminação, demonstrar seus desdobramentos, a quem se destina, bem como expor algumas de suas particularidades.
EL ACTO ÉTICO
Authors: Gómez Salustiano Álvarez
Published: November 2022

Acción y reflexión. Realidad y transformación. Sujeto y comunidad. Circunstancia e ideal. Interioridad y relaciones de exterioridad y de alteridad. La vida humana siempre en busca de nuevas realidades, sintiendo nuevas necesidades, asumiendo desafíos que exigen la responsabilidad de la victoria o el fracaso. Viviendo siempre. No se puede huir a esa tarea humana, personal, interpersonal, social, histórica, cultural y tantas otras dimensiones que desafían nuestra naturaleza inquieta de seres transformadores. Por eso la necesidad de construir una ciencia práctica, la Ética, que haga reflexionar las diferentes formas de encarar las realidades. Desafíos e ideales que necesitan confrontarse entre lo personal, lo colectivo y lo histórico. Las preguntas clásicas del cómo hacer y cómo deber hacer se hacen actuales. Si no hay duda de la complejidad y dificultad de nuestras acciones, es necesario una actitud de honestidad y solidaridad que ayude a la sociedad a conseguir el bien y laverdad. Hay que equilibrar lo subjetivo con lo intersubjetivo, con lo social y con lo espiritual. Somos seres en un mundo que experimenta la presencia de otros seres. Somos seres de un mundo en movimiento y construcción que se rehace constantemente y que se piensa a sí mismo desde propiedades inmanentes y transcendentes. Es dentro de esta realidad que pretendemos analizar las acciones humanas, sus consecuencias, logros y límites sabiendo que la capacidad de transformación convive con la posibilidad de errores y con intereses personales anteponiéndose a las necesidades comunitarias. La definición y la opción por valores humanistas se torna una labor urgente para el ser humano encontrar su sentido de vida.
REALM: um Framework Computacional para Investigar os Impactos de Pesquisas Através de Métricas Alternativas
Authors: Maia Luiz Fernando Monsores Passos , Oliveira Jonice
Published: November 2022

Em alguns cenários de emergência ou em que não há solução conhecida, é necessário mais colaboração entre os especialistas. A exemplo disso tivemos a epidemia de Zika virus, que entre os anos de 2014 e 2016 ganhou destaque internacional, tanto pela sua proporção epidêmica quanto pelas suas consequências. No Brasil, o surto rapidamente evoluiu para uma situação de emergência de saúde pública, exigindo a cooperação dos especialistas e celeridade de resposta. A demanda por resultados rápidos fez com que médicos e pesquisadores publicassem suas descobertas nas mídias sociais, abdicando das publicações científicas oficiais. Cenários como este demandam mecanismos para identificar especialistas e como a população interpreta as soluções por eles criadas. Para este fim, desenvolvemos um framework computacional para medir a reputação social de cientistas e suas pesquisas, com base em métricas de impacto alternativas (altmetrics). Para avaliar o framework, realizamos uma prova de conceito com especialistas no domínio do Zika vírus.
Meta-alinhamento de ontologias utilizando a abordagem presa-predador
Authors: Ferranti Nicolas , Furtado Soares Stenio Sã Rosário , De Souza Jairo F.
Published: November 2022

Todo ano, diversos novos alinhadores de ontologias são propostos na literatura, cada um utilizando uma heurística diferente, o que implica em desempenhos distintos de acordo com as características das ontologias. Um meta-alinhador consiste de um algoritmo que combina diversas abordagens a fim de obter melhores resultados em diferentes cenarios. Para atingir esse objetivo, é necessária a definição de um critério para melhor uso de alinhadores. Neste trabalho, é apresentado um meta-alinhador de ontologias que combina vários alinhadores através da meta-heurística evolutiva presa-predador como meio de parametrização das mesmas.
Melhorias no Processo de Blocagem para Resolução de Entidades Baseadas na Relevância dos Termos
Authors: Caldeira Laís Soares , Ferreira Anderson Almeida
Published: November 2022

Resolução de Entidades é uma tarefa comumente enfrentada no processo de integração de dados. Por necessitar de um número de comparações de ordem quadrática, torna-se inviável aplica-lá em grandes conjuntos de dados. Técnicas de blocagem e de processamentos de blocos têm sido propostas, visando amenizar esse problema. Neste trabalho, é proposta uma forma de escolher termos para serem usados na etapa de blocagem e no processamento de blocos, com base em sua relevância na coleção de dados. A proposta é avaliada, comparando-a com trabalhos relevantes publicados na literatura. Os resultados mostram que a proposta deste trabalho reduz o tempo de processamento pela metade e melhora a qualidade dos blocos gerados.
Caracterização e Comparação das Campanhas do Outubro Rosa e Novembro Azul no Twitter
Authors: Walter Roberto , Becker Karin
Published: November 2022

As campanhas Outubro Rosa e Novembro Azul buscam disseminar a educação e a conscientização sobre os cânceres de mama e de próstata. Dado o sucesso das campanhas do Outubro Rosa e o baixo engajamento masculino no Novembro Azul, apresentamos uma avaliação comparativa pioneira dessas campanhas no contexto online. Considerando o Twitter como uma plataforma que fornece engajamento da comunidade, estudamos a caracterização demográfica de gênero e idade, localização geográfica, períodos de atividade e engajamento do usuário usando tweets das campanhas Outubro Rosa 2017 e Novembro Azul. Identificamos que essas campanhas atingiram seu público-alvo, ou seja, homens e mulheres com mais de 40 anos. Também descobrimos padrões nas atividades ao longo do respectivo período dentro das campanhas, bem como diferenças quando são considerados diferentes países. O alcance do Outubro Rosa é definitivamente maior, medido em termos do número de tweets, re-tweets, bem como a capacidade de se espalhar pela rede social.
GovDadosMB: um Framework de Governança de Dados Corporativos para a Marinha do Brasil
Authors: Faria Marta Rigaud , Lopes e Silva Madalena , Cordeiro Kelli de Faria
Published: November 2022

A crescente importância dos dados no apoio ao processo de tomada de decisão torna imprescindível a orquestração das atividades de gestão de dados, especialmente, em ambientes corporativos. Os frameworks de Governança de Dados apresentam diretrizes que estruturam a execução de tais atividades, contudo requerem uma adaptação à complexidade particular de cada instituição corporativa. Este paper apresenta uma análise comparativa entre frameworks de governança de dados. Com base no resultado da análise, este paper propõe um framework adaptado à Marinha do Brasil, chamado GovDadosMB, com foco na interoperabilidade dos dados de gestão de pessoal.
Uma Estratégia Eficiente de Treinamento para Programação Genética Aplicada a Deduplicação de Registros
Authors: da Silva Davi Guimarães , de Carvalho Moisés Gomes , Brito Duivilly
Published: November 2022

Programação Genética (PG) é uma técnica utilizada de forma eficaz na deduplicação de registros. Nela faz-se necessário realizar uma etapa de treinamento, em que cada registro é comparado com todos os outros na base de dados, tornando-a custosa. Neste artigo, propomos uma abordagem baseada na combinação de uma técnica de agrupamento e janela deslizante, visando minimizar a quantidade de comparações. Nossos experimentos com dados reais mostram que é possível reduzir o custo de treinamento da PG em até 72.8% comparado ao estado da arte sem uma redução significativa na qualidade das soluções geradas.
Detecção de Anomalias Frequentes no Transporte Rodoviário Urbano
Authors: Cruz Ana Beatriz , Ferreira João , Carvalho Diego , Mendes Eduardo , Pacitti Esther , Coutinho Rafaelli , Porto Fabio , Ogasawara Eduardo
Published: November 2022

O crescimento da população urbana e, consequentemente, do número de veículos provoca o aumento de engarrafamentos e da emissão de gases poluentes. Nesse contexto, observa-se a intensificação de pesquisas que buscam identificar engarrafamentos e suas causas. Estas pesquisas propõem metodologias que usam modelo de dados de trajetória e visam explicar comportamentos sistêmicos. Este artigo propõe a identificação e a classificação de anomalias no sistema de transporte rodoviário urbano a partir de agregações espaço-temporais a objetos permanentes. A metodologia consiste do pre-processamento dos dados, identificação de anomalias, identificação e classificação de padrões frequentes. Por meio dela, é possível identificar comportamentos sistêmicos e pontuais do trânsito urbano do Rio de Janeiro.
Anonimização de Streaming de Dados em DOCA
Authors: Leal Bruno C. , Vidal Israel C. , Machado Javam C.
Published: November 2022

Cenários online são cada vez mais comuns, propiciando grandes oportunidades de analise de dados. Frequentemente, esses dados contém informações sensíveis de indivíduos e, portanto, devem ser anonimizados para garantir sua privacidade. Este trabalho propõe DOCA, uma abordagem diferencialmente privada para publicação de streaming de dados em cenários não interativos utilizando uma estratégia de microagregação online para obtenção de melhor utilidade.
Um Estudo Comparativo entre Algoritmos de Proteção da Privacidade Aplicado à Bases de Dados na Área de Saúde
Authors: Nascimento Francimaria , Vale Karliane , Gorgônio Flavius
Published: November 2022

O crescente aumento no volume de dados coletados, armazenados e compartilhados por instituições da área da saúde gera benefícios para o processo de tomada de decisão com base no conhecimento adquirido a partir da aplicação de técnicas de análise e mineração de dados na extração de informações úteis. A despeito dos benefícios propiciados, o compartilhamento desses dados em seu formato original pode por em risco a privacidade dos pacientes. Na tentativa de validar soluções para este problema, este artigo compara algumas técnicas de anonimização e perturbação de dados, avaliando a eficácia dessas técnicas na garantia da privacidade e segurança de dados compartilhados, em particular, quando aplicadas a bases de dados na área da saúde.
Comparative Analysis of Capitalist Economies: a Focus on Europe and its Different Models
Authors: Massa Agostino
Published: November 2022

Capitalism is a widely discussed topic in economic as well as in sociological studies. Since the early ‘90s, after the collapse of the economic systems of socialist Countries, it has become the main way of organizing the economy in most of the world. This article is set to describe the features of Liberal Market Economies (LMEs) and Coordinated Market Economies (CMEs), as defined in the literature on the topic, with particular reference to the European context. Even if such description is based on traditional elements, it can be useful in order to study the current evolutionary patterns of the two main models of capitalism, not only in a European perspective but also in a global one.
Overcoming the Interobserver Variability in Lung Adenocarcinoma Subtyping: A Clustering Approach to Establish a Ground Truth for Downstream Applications
Authors: Lami Kris , Bychkov Andrey , Matsumoto Keitaro , Attanoos Richard , Berezowska Sabina , Brcic Luka , Cavazza Alberto , English John C. , Fabro Alexandre Todorovic , Ishida Kaori , Kashima Yukio , Larsen Brandon T. , Marchevsky Alberto M. , Miyazaki Takuro , Morimoto Shimpei , Roden Anja C. , Schneider Frank , Soshi Mano , Smith Maxwell L. , Tabata Kazuhiro , Takano Angela M. , Tanaka Kei , Tanaka Tomonori , Tsuchiya Tomoshi , Nagayasu Takeshi , Fukuoka Junya
Published: November 2022

Context.—

The accurate identification of different lung adenocarcinoma histologic subtypes is important for determining prognosis but can be challenging because of overlaps in the diagnostic features, leading to considerable interobserver variability.

Objective.—

To provide an overview of the diagnostic agreement for lung adenocarcinoma subtypes among pathologists and to create a ground truth using the clustering approach for downstream computational applications.

Design.—

Three sets of lung adenocarcinoma histologic images with different evaluation levels (small patches, areas with relatively uniform histology, and whole slide images) were reviewed by 17 international expert lung pathologists and 1 pathologist in training. Each image was classified into one or several lung adenocarcinoma subtypes.

Results.—

Among the 4702 patches of the first set, 1742 (37%) had an overall consensus among all pathologists. The overall Fleiss κ score for the agreement of all subtypes was 0.58. Using cluster analysis, pathologists were hierarchically grouped into 2 clusters, with κ scores of 0.588 and 0.563 in clusters 1 and 2, respectively. Similar results were obtained for the second and third sets, with fair-to-moderate agreements. Patches from the first 2 sets that obtained the consensus of the 18 pathologists were retrieved to form consensus patches and were regarded as the ground truth of lung adenocarcinoma subtypes.

Conclusions.—

Our observations highlight discrepancies among experts when assessing lung adenocarcinoma subtypes. However, a subsequent number of consensus patches could be retrieved from each cluster, which can be used as ground truth for the downstream computational pathology applications, with minimal influence from interobserver variability.
Liver Explants of Biliary Atresia Patients Transplanted in Adulthood Show Features of Obliterative Portal Venopathy: Case Series and Guidelines for Pathologic Reporting of Adult Explants
Authors: Patel Kalyani R. , Dhingra Sadhna , Goss John
Published: November 2022

Context.—

Biliary atresia (BA) patients can have portal vein (PV) abnormalities.

Objective.—

To investigate the explant pathology of BA patients transplanted in adulthood with a focus on portal venous abnormalities.

Design.—

Adult BA liver explants were reviewed, along with prior biopsies, Kasai portoenterostomy (KP), and relevant medical records.

Results.—

Three explants were identified; all patients were female, with age at diagnosis, KP, and liver transplantation (LT) as follows: (1) less than 1 week, 8 days, and 25 years; (2) 15 weeks, 16 weeks, and 32 years; and (3) 7 weeks, 8 weeks, and 33 years, respectively, with normalization of conjugated bilirubin within 6 months of KP and development of portal hypertension (PHTN) within 3 years of KP for all 3. The first 2 had recurrent cholangitis. Duration of pre-LT PHTN was 22, 29, and 30 years, and that of pre-LT cholangitis was 9, 3, and 0 years, respectively. All 3 explants showed hilar and extrahepatic fibromyxoid intimal hyperplasia of the PV with parenchymal hepatoportal sclerosis. Cholestasis was limited to those with a history of cholangitis. Patient 3, without cholangitis, showed delicate septal fibrosis with peripheral accentuation without biliary cirrhosis.

Conclusions.—

In the context of a functioning KP, cholestasis and biliary cirrhosis are likely related to recurrent cholangitis, which may or may not occur after KP. In the absence of biliary cirrhosis, PHTN may be secondary to obliterative venopathy. Adult BA explants should be sampled thoroughly, with a focus on hilar/perihilar connective tissue to include PV branches. Explants may not show biliary cirrhosis and should be reported with appropriate clinicopathologic correlation.
Fellowship Board Pass Rates Rising: Analysis of Pathology Subspecialty Board Examination Performance
Authors: Jacobs Jeremy W. , Booth Garrett S. , Usmani Amena , Burner James , Adkins Brian D.
Published: November 2022

Context.—

The American Board of Pathology (ABPath) publishes annual performance data for the anatomic pathology (AP) and clinical pathology (CP) board examinations, as well as for ABPath subspecialty examinations. Overall board pass rates for all AP and CP board examinees have increased during the past decade; however, no study has analyzed the board pass rates for pathology subspecialty examinations, and whether these follow the same trend.

Objective.—

To evaluate ABPath subspecialty examination pass rates to assess the trend in certification.

Design.—

We analyzed the total number of first-time test takers and board pass rates for 11 pathology subspecialties recognized by the ABPath from 2007 to 2021, acquired from annual reports published by the ABPath. We compared the pass rates in 5-year intervals (2007–2011, 2012–2016, 2017–2021) for each individual specialty. We also analyzed the pass rate of CP subspecialties compared with AP subspecialties.

Results.—

The overall mean pass rate for ABPath subspecialty examinations during the previous 15 years was 89% (range, 78.9%–100%), with the overall pass rate being significantly higher in 2017–2021 (P = .02). The contemporary overall rate of passing was significantly higher for AP subspecialty examinations (P < .001) and was higher, though not significantly, for CP subspecialties (P = .13). There were significant differences between first-time test takers' mean pass rate (92.1%), repeat test takers' mean pass rate (54.5%), and the overall rate (P < .001).

Conclusions.—

Contemporary pathology subspecialty board examination pass rates are significantly higher than historic rates, possibly reflecting continuously improving and readily available preparatory materials.
The image of Kaliningrad in the perception of university students
Authors: Probst Nikita A.
Published: November 2022

The image of the city as one of the most important elements of modern post-industrial reality is an essential element in the world picture of any individual. The research aims to study the peculiarities of perception and verbal representation of the image of Kaliningrad by the students of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. The objectives of the research determined the choice of a comprehensive methodology, which included the method of unfini­shed sentences, as well as the methods of interpretation and modelling. As a result of this re­search, four interrelated constituents of the image of Kaliningrad were determined — external (architectural and landscape), cultural and historical, anthropological, social and household. The verbal representation of their structural and content characteristics was illustrated using the results of a survey based on the method of unfinished sentences, which was developed and con­ducted by the author.
Typographic landscape in urban space: a sociolinguistic approach
Authors: Chernyavskaya Valeria E.
Published: November 2022

This paper suggests a sociolinguistic approach to typographic landscape analysis. Typography is discussed as a semiotic resource with meaning-making potential. The paper argues that typographic variation provides dynamic indexical links to social practice. It obtains its ‘social voice’ and becomes an integral part of the social context in which it is perceived as typical and able to generate particular socially loaded meanings. This research is in line with contemporary social semiotics, interactional linguistics, and discourse studies and is based on typographic meaning as a key notion providing the basis for social actors’ ideological ascriptions. Typography and typographic meaning formation are discussed within modern Russian urban space. It is argued that urban area enables addressing agency and interaction aspects of social communication. The city space provides access points for observing, shaping and interpreting meanings in the social context. As cases in point, the paper discusses the typefaces such as Antiqua font used in pre-revolutionary Russia, lettering imitating the font of Soviet newspapers, Handwriting font, and Stencil font and their em­bed­dedness in current socio-cultural practice. The analysis uses advertising, social and com­mercial texts. The findings indicate that typography should be considered as a social meaning which results from indexical connections of a sign and the context it is used in. Semio­tification of space allows observing stronger reflexivity and, therefore, metapragmatic activity of communicants.
Publishing activity of the Andrić Institute and its contribution to the development of science
Authors: Stančić Gordana
Published: November 2022

The scientific research institution Andrić Institute in Višegrad was founded in 2013 and in the same year it started publishing. Over a period of eight years, the Andrić Institute has published 107 titles of monographic publications and launched three titles of journals. In this paper, we consider the publishing activities of the Andrić Institute with the aim of considering its contribution to the development of certain scientific fields, primarily history, literature and linguistics. At the same time, we present his previous publishing production to the professional, scientific and general public.
Economic Consequences of Administering Obinutuzumab as a Short Duration Infusion in Italian Patients with Advanced Follicular Lymphoma: A Cost Analysis
Authors: Bellone Marco , Pradelli Lorenzo , Tavarozzi Rita , Ladetto Marco , Nepoti Giuliana , Guardalben Emanuele , Ghislieri Daniela
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVE: To assess time- and cost-savings in relation to active time of health care professional (HCP) and resource consumption of administering obinutuzumab as a short duration infusion (SDI) in patients in treatment for Follicular Lymphoma (FL).METHODS: A cost-minimization model was developed to compare resource consumption and cost of the obinutuzumab SDI relative to obinutuzumab regular infusion rate (RIR) for the previously untreated and rituximab-refractory FL. Monetary valuation of resource and time allocated to treatment as a whole was carried out from the Italian Hospital and the societal perspective. Direct costs included HCP costs for drug preparation and administration activities, non-drug consumable costs, drug acquisition costs, and formal care costs. Indirect costs included the lost productivity of patients and informal caregivers. All costs (updated to 2021-value) were estimated by multiplying resource use by the unit cost of each resource. Evidence on resource use and unit costs were retrieved from scientific literature and standard Italian tariffs. A deterministic sensitivity analysis was used to test the results.RESULTS: The administration time of obinutuzumab SDI is shorter than with obinutuzumab RIR, with a difference of 102 minutes per patient and for every cycle of administration beyond the first one. On average, the cost of HCP time invested in the preparation and administration of obinutuzumab RIR is € 92 during cycle 2 and from cycle 2 onwards, compared to € 54 per cycle of obinutuzumab SDI. Overall, the cost from the societal perspective is estimated to be € 38,698 for obinutuzumab RIR and € 37,692 for obinutuzumab SDI, resulting in a cost-saving per patient of € 1,007 (2.6%).CONCLUSIONS: The application of obinutuzumab SDI schedule allows substantial reduction of hospital stay, improving quality of life of patient and caregiver and reducing costs and health care system burden. The time-savings with obinutuzumab SDI may improve clinical unit capacity by optimizing chair utilization and/or allowing rearrangements of the nurse residual time into valuable supplementary activities, spanning from more patient-centered clinical support to research and learning activity
Calculation of the Fourier criterion in predicting the thermal regime of thawed and frozen dispersed rocks
Authors: Galkin Aleksandr
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this work was to determine the range of changes in the Fourier criterion (number) when predicting the thermal regime of dispersed rocks in thawed and frozen state. And, also an assessment of the possibility of averaging the thermophysical characteristics of rocks to obtain universal values of Fourier numbers. To achieve this goal, an assessment of the influence of the thermophysical properties of dispersed rocks on the range of changes in the values of the Fourier number used in thermal calculations of technical objects of the cryolithozone is made. The calculation formulas took into account the functional dependence of the coefficient of thermal conductivity, density and specific heat capacity of rocks on humidity (iciness) in the thawed and frozen state. As an example, a mixture of quartz sandstone with water in a thawed and frozen state is considered when the ice content changes from zero (dry quartz sandstone) to full moisture saturation. It is established that the range and nature of the change in Fourier numbers for thawed and frozen dispersed rocks, depending on their humidity (iciness), differs significantly, not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively: for thawed dispersed rocks, the Fourier number decreases with increasing humidity, and for frozen rocks increases. The possibility of averaging the thermophysical characteristics of rocks to obtain universal values of Fourier numbers has been evaluated. It is shown that the use of universal Fourier numbers leads to a significant error for both thawed and frozen rocks and their use in thermal calculations with annual temperature fluctuations is impractical.
Cryogenic Soils on the Khanovey Educational Field Training Site, Vorkuta District, Komi Republic
Authors: Vasil'chuk Yurij Kirillovich , Ginzburg Alexander Pavlovich , Budantseva Nadine Arkad'evna , Vasil'chuk Jessica Yur'evna
Published: November 2022

The subject of the study are soils on the territory of the Khanovey educational field training site in the Vorkuta district of Komi Republic. Morphological descriptions of soil profiles and diagnostics and classification of soils in the modern Russian system were carried out. Laboratory analysis was carried out to determine soil properties: moisture content, acidity and total content of soluble salines. The study area is located in the southeastern part of the Bolshezemelskaya tundra, it is represented by inclined surface of the right side of the valley of the Vorkuta River valley, composed of alluvial and ancient alluvial sands, overlain by loamy and sandy-loam deposits. Holocene peatlands up to 4–5 m thick are the youngest deposits within the studied territory. Small and large dwarf birch tundras with shrub-green moss and grass-shrub-sphagnum cover are common here. The studied soils belong to the division of organogenic, postlitogenic and synlitogenic soil formation. The first includes oligotrophic peaty soils within a thick peatland (Histosols), the second includes cryogenic and cryometamorphic soils (Cryosols), as well as peaty gleyzems (Histic Cryosols). The third includes alluvial humic soils (Fluvisols). The moisture content of soils varies widely from 2 to 900 %. Soils acidity is from acidic to neutral (pH 4.5 to 7.5). The content of soluble salts in soils varies from about 0 to 300 mg/l.
Traditional ornamental techniques in the products of the Fedoskin lacquer miniature of the Soviet period
Authors: Lavrov Dmitrii Evgen'evich
Published: November 2022

The subject of the study is the analysis of ways to restore the ornamental techniques of the Lukutinsky lacquer miniature craft, lost by the end of the XIX century and recreated during the Soviet period. The article examines the activity of miniature artists of the Fedoskinsky Labor artel - the successor of the Lukutinsky enterprise – to revive forgotten technologies for creating ornaments on lacquer products. Special attention is paid to the assistance in this process provided to the fishery by the Soviet state. The purpose of the article is to show the significant role of state support in the development of Russian folk art of the Soviet period by the example of a successful solution to the problem of restoring the lost ornamental techniques of the Fedoskinsky craft.   Using comparative-historical, historical-typological, as well as historical-genetic methods, the author characterizes various ornamental techniques of Lukutinsky products, comparing them with the features of Fedoskinsky products of the twentieth century. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the analysis of the activities of the experimental laboratory at the Fedoskin labor artel, which restored the ornamental techniques of the Lukutin miniature, as well as the contribution made to this process by Fedoskin masters M. S. Chizhov, V. V. Korsakov, S. N. Tardasov. The main conclusion of the article is the statement of the importance of studying these fishing techniques for understanding the reasons for the flourishing of ornamental motifs in Fedoskinsky products in the late Soviet period, as well as the present.
The Ratio of Content and Entertainment in the Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer
Authors: Popov Denis Aleksandrovich
Published: November 2022

The object of the study is the work of the French composer of the XIX century Giacomo Meyerbeer, the subject of the study is the informative and entertaining components of his work. The most famous works of the famous maestro are used for analysis: "Robert the Devil", "Huguenots", "The Prophet", "Dinora". The author examines the ratio of "meaningful" and "entertaining" components in the dramatic and musical construction of the opera from the viewpoint of the traditional art of the XIX century installation "Entertaining - to teach!". The aim of the study is to correct the thesis about entertainment as the main drawback of Meyerbeer's operas, since all works of stage art, including his contemporaries, cannot do without an entertainment component. The main conclusion of the study is that the meaningful, instructive side in Meyerbeer's works is formally preserved, which, at first glance, makes the reproaches of his critics meaningless. However, upon closer examination, it turns out that the content of the operas is emasculated, reduced to the level of platitudes and cliches, becomes contradictory and even ridiculous, while the entertainment side is strengthened and becomes the leading one. Thus, the reproach of entertainment against Meyerbeer should be corrected: their defect is not that they entertain, but that they lose a meaningful component. This model of the ratio of entertainment and content will later be used by modern mass art.
The Ideological Foundations of Chinese Traditional Landscape Painting Art
Authors: Lu Sa
Published: November 2022

The article analyzes the ideological foundations of the emergence and evolution of landscape in Chinese painting as an independent genre from the III to the XVIII century, before the rapid integration of Western European artistic traditions. Landscape painting is considered as an expression of the state of mind of Chinese artists, the prevailing philosophical ideas, in particular Taoism, the embodiment of literary images associated with the natural origin. Despite the attention of the scientific community to the development of images of nature in the art of ancient and modern China, there are few studies devoted to the causes and justification of certain processes that influenced the formation of the genre. The purpose of the study is to analyze the reasons for the appearance of images and motifs in the landscapes of Chinese artists in connection with the philosophical ideas of that time, cultural connotations in poetry and the principles of landscape art. The tasks include determining the most typical range of scenes and images in landscapes created from the III to XVIII centuries. The material is the work of Chinese artists who lived since the reign of the Wei Dynasty, during the heyday of landscapes in the era of the Tang Dynasty and up to the XVIII century. Of interest is the study of the mechanism of influence on the formation of figurative systems in Chinese landscape painting that developed in parallel poetry and landscape art.
Congruences via umbral calculus
Authors:   Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Ziane Achour University of Djelfa, Algeria, Benyattou Abdelkader
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we use the properties of the classical umbral calculus to give some congruences related to the Bell numbers and Bell polynomials. We also present a new congruence involving Appell polynomials with integer coefficients.