bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench: Chemical Characterization and Bioactivity of Its Extracts and Fractions
Authors: Coelho Joana , Barros Lillian , Dias Maria Inês , Finimundy Tiane C. , Amaral Joana S. , Alves Maria José , Calhelha Ricardo C. , Santos P. F. , Ferreira Isabel C.F.R.
Published: June 2020

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench is widely known for its medicinal properties, being one of the most used medicinal plants for its immunostimulant properties. Nevertheless, there is still scarce information on its cytotoxic activity. Thus, this study aims at evaluating the cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity of several aqueous and organic extracts of the aerial parts of this plant and chemically characterizing the obtained extracts. The analysis was performed by HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS. Fifteen compounds were identified; of these, seven were phenolic acids and eight were flavonoids. Non-polar compounds were evaluated by GC/MS, with a total of sixty-four compounds identified, and the most abundant groups were the sterols, fatty acids and long-chain hydrocarbons. The highest antimicrobial activity was exhibited by the dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, and acetone extracts. Dichloromethane and n-hexane extracts showed the highest cytotoxic activity. Therefore, they were fractionated, and the obtained fractions were also assessed for their cytotoxicity. Notwithstanding, the cytotoxicity of the extracts was superior to that of the obtained fractions, evidencing a possible synergistic effect of different compounds in the whole extracts.
Implementation and Effectiveness of an Interprofessional Support Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Swiss Primary Care: A Study Protocol
Authors: Bawab Noura , Moullin Joanna C. , Perraudin Clémence , Bugnon Olivier
Published: June 2020

This research protocol illustrates the use of implementation science to support the development, dissemination and integration in primary care of effective and sustainable collaborative pharmacy services for chronic care management. The objective is to evaluate the implementation and the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led patient support program including regular motivational interviews; medication adherence, patient-reported outcomes, and clinical outcomes monitoring; and interactions with physicians, for patients with type 2 diabetes taking at least one oral antidiabetic medication in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. This is a prospective, multi-centered, observational, cohort study using a hybrid design to assess the patient support program. The evaluation includes three levels of analysis: (1) the implementation strategies, (2) the overall implementation process, and (3) the effectiveness of the program. Qualitative and quantitative methods are used, and outcomes are assessed at each stage of the implementation process: exploration, preparation, operation, and sustainability. This research project will provide key insights into the processes of implementing patient support programs on a large scale and adapting the traditional community pharmacy practices towards the delivery of person-centered and collaborative services.
The Dynamic Universal Profiles of Spiritual Awareness: A Latent Profile Analysis
Authors: Choi Simon Hanseung , McClintock Clayton Hoi-Yun , Lau Elsa , Miller Lisa
Published: June 2020

The aim of the current investigation was to identify universal profiles of lived spirituality. A study on a large sample of participants (N = 5512) across three countries, India, China, and the United States, suggested there are at least five cross-cultural phenotypic dimensions of personal spiritual capacity—spiritual reflection and commitment; contemplative practice; perception of interconnectedness; perception of love; and practice of altruism—that are protective against pathology in a community sample and have been replicated in matched clinical and non-clinical samples. Based on the highest frequency combinations of these five capacities in the same sample, we explored potentially dynamic profiles of spiritual engagement. We inductively derived five profiles using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA): non-seeking; socially disconnected; spiritual emergence; virtuous humanist; and spiritually integrated. We also examined, in this cross-sectional data, covariates external to the LPA model which measure disposition towards meaning across two dimensions: seeking and fulfillment, of which the former necessarily precedes the latter. These meaning covariates, in conjunction with cross-profile age differences, suggest the profiles might represent sequential phases along an emergent path of spiritual development. Subsequent regression analyses conducted to predict depression, anxiety, substance-related disorders, and positive psychology based on spiritual engagement profiles revealed the spiritually integrated profile was most protected against psychopathology, while the spiritual emergence profile was at highest risk. While this developmental process may be riddled with struggle, as evidenced by elevated rates of psychopathology and substance use in the intermediate phases, this period is a transient one that necessarily precedes one of mental wellness and resilience—the spiritual development process is ultimately buoyant and protective.
Hostility toward Gender in Catholic and Political Right-Wing Movements
Authors: Leimgruber Ute
Published: June 2020

Starting with a speech by Theodor Adorno, the essay analyzes some thematic parallels between political and religious populism regarding the view on gender and feminism. In both certain traditional Catholic circles and right-wing political parties, an explicit hostility toward gender can be observed. In this article, this resentment is discussed in three aspects: the defense of a traditional image of the family, the instrumentalization of women’s rights against “the Islam”, and, generally, the propaganda of anti-feminism or anti-genderism. Moreover, the text considers the fact that in spite of anti-feminist positions, many women are part of these movements, sometimes even as leaders. The text will prove that this is only a superficial contradiction. The right-wing populist groups—both secular and religious—promise to reduce the potential threat to modern societies while “preserving” the traditional order. The coalitions between them run along the lines of the “values” represented, including anti-feminism and anti-genderism. The danger that these “alliances” pose to a liberal society must not be underestimated by the religious and secular actors who value and protect ambiguity and diversity.
Religion, Creative Practice and Aestheticisation in Nick Cave’s The Red Hand Files
Authors: Balstrup Sarah K.
Published: June 2020

In 2018, Nick Cave launched The Red Hand Files website, where fans ask personal questions and the artist responds. This ongoing dialogue presents a unique iteration of religious visibility at the nexus of religion and the arts. Here, Cave articulates his personal religiosity in the wake of his son’s death, detailing the role of creative practice, performance and communication. Cave’s personal spirituality engages processes of aestheticisation that awaken experiences of inspiration and mystery. The epistemological orientation of alternative spirituality that values encounters with the ineffable and seeks to be free from static beliefs had previously found its antithesis in organised religion, but more recently, the fervent dogmatism of political correctness has applied its own pressure. As an example of religious aestheticisation within the tradition of alternative spirituality, The Red Hand Files exhibits the continued salience of this worldview despite the countervailing influence of politically correct culture.
Theoretical and Practical Approaches of Circular Economy for Business Models and Technological Solutions
Authors: Fogarassy Csaba , Finger David
Published: June 2020

Circular solutions are essential to tackle the imminent challenges of depleting resources and emerging environmental problems. The complex nature of material and energy systems and the changing economic and technological conditions depend on regional settings and accordingly result differently in developed and rapidly developing countries of the world. A wide variety of theoretical approaches can be used to facilitate a shift from the linear use of resources to circular systems, e.g., circular product planning, zero waste management, service-based repairing, refurbishing, and remanufacturing, to name just a few. The introduction and examination of circular solutions can be based on theoretical models in order to guarantee and ensure a successful application. The successful application of innovative technology approaches, business solutions, and organizational development can be facilitated through theoretical models and new scientific results that support innovation processes. The presented article focuses on sustainable and innovative methods that help and enable the proper use and recovery of resources.
Unsupervised Domain Adaptation in Semantic Segmentation: A Review
Authors: Toldo Marco , Maracani Andrea , Michieli Umberto , Zanuttigh Pietro
Published: June 2020

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the recent advancements in the Unsupervised Domain Adaptation (UDA) of deep networks for semantic segmentation. This task is attracting a wide interest since semantic segmentation models require a huge amount of labeled data and the lack of data fitting specific requirements is the main limitation in the deployment of these techniques. This field has been recently explored and has rapidly grown with a large number of ad-hoc approaches. This motivates us to build a comprehensive overview of the proposed methodologies and to provide a clear categorization. In this paper, we start by introducing the problem, its formulation and the various scenarios that can be considered. Then, we introduce the different levels at which adaptation strategies may be applied: namely, at the input (image) level, at the internal features representation and at the output level. Furthermore, we present a detailed overview of the literature in the field, dividing previous methods based on the following (non mutually exclusive) categories: adversarial learning, generative-based, analysis of the classifier discrepancies, self-teaching, entropy minimization, curriculum learning and multi-task learning. Novel research directions are also briefly introduced to give a hint of interesting open problems in the field. Finally, a comparison of the performance of the various methods in the widely used autonomous driving scenario is presented.
Is There Still Something Left That Gravity Probe B Can Measure?
Authors: Iorio Lorenzo
Published: June 2020

We perform a full analytical and numerical treatment, to the first post-Newtonian (1pN) order, of the general relativistic long-term spin precession of an orbiting gyroscope due to the mass quadrupole moment J 2 of its primary without any restriction on either the gyro’s orbital configuration and the orientation in space of the symmetry axis k ^ of the central body. We apply our results to the past spaceborne Gravity Probe B (GP-B) mission by finding a secular rate of its spin’s declination δ which may be as large as ≲30–40 milliarcseconds per year mas yr − 1 , depending on the initial orbital phase f 0 . Both our analytical calculation and our simultaneous integration of the equations for the parallel transport of the spin 4-vector S and of the geodesic equations of motion of the gyroscope confirm such a finding. For GP-B, the reported mean error in measuring the spin’s declination rate amounts to σ δ ˙ GP − B = 18.3 mas yr − 1 . We also calculate the general analytical expressions of the gravitomagnetic spin precession induced by the primary’s angular momentum J . In view of their generality, our results can be extended also to other astronomical and astrophysical scenarios of interest like, e.g., stars orbiting galactic supermassive black holes, exoplanets close to their parent stars, tight binaries hosting compact stellar corpses.
Mutagenic Analysis of a DNA Translocating Tube’s Interior Surface
Authors: Roznowski Aaron P. , Fisher Julia M. , Fane Bentley A.
Published: June 2020

Bacteriophage ϕX174 uses a decamer of DNA piloting proteins to penetrate its host. These proteins oligomerize into a cell wall-spanning tube, wide enough for genome passage. While the inner surface of the tube is primarily lined with inward-facing amino acid side chains containing amide and guanidinium groups, there is a 28 Å-long section near the tube’s C-terminus that does not exhibit this motif. The majority of the inward-facing residues in this region are conserved across the three ϕX174-like clades, suggesting that they play an important role during genome delivery. To test this hypothesis, and explore the general function of the tube’s inner surface, non-glutamine residues within this region were mutated to glutamine, while existing glutamine residues were changed to serine. Four of the resulting mutants had temperature-dependent phenotypes. Virion assembly, host attachment, and virion eclipse, defined as the cell’s ability to inactivate the virus, were not affected. Genome delivery, however, was inhibited. The results support a model in which a balance of forces governs genome delivery: potential energy provided by the densely packaged viral genome and/or an osmotic gradient move the genome into the cell, while the tube’s inward facing glutamine residues exert a frictional force, or drag, that controls genome release.
Modulation of Anti-Tumour Immune Responses by Probiotic Bacteria
Authors: Aindelis Georgios , Chlichlia Katerina
Published: June 2020

There is a growing amount of evidence to support the beneficial role of a balanced intestinal microbiota, or distinct members thereof, in the manifestation and progression of malignant tumours, not only in the gastrointestinal tract but also in distant tissues as well. Intriguingly, bacterial species have been demonstrated to be indispensable modulatory agents of widely-used immunotherapeutic or chemotherapeutic regiments. However, the exact contribution of commensal bacteria to immunity, as well as to neoplasia formation and response to treatment, has not been fully elucidated, and most of the current knowledge acquired from animal models has yet to be translated to human subjects. Here, recent advances in understanding the interaction of gut microbes with the immune system and the modulation of protective immune responses to cancer, either naturally or in the context of widely-used treatments, are reviewed, along with the implications of these observations for future therapeutic approaches. In this regard, bacterial species capable of facilitating optimal immune responses against cancer have been surveyed. According to the findings summarized here, we suggest that strategies incorporating probiotic bacteria and/or modulation of the intestinal microbiota can be used as immune adjuvants, aiming to optimize the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies and conventional anti-tumour treatments.
Oseltamivir for coronavirus illness: post-hoc exploratory analysis of an open-label, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial in European primary care from 2016 to 2018
Authors: Coenen Samuel , van der Velden Alike W , Cianci Daniela , Goossens Herman , Bongard Emily , Saville Benjamin R , Gobat Nina , de Paor Muireann , Ieven Margareta , Verheij Theo J , Butler Christopher C
Published: June 2020

Background

Patients infected with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) are being treated empirically with oseltamivir, but there is little evidence from randomised controlled trials to support the treatment of coronavirus infections with oseltamivir.

Aim

To determine whether adding oseltamivir to usual care reduces time to recovery in symptomatic patients who have tested positive for coronavirus (not including SARS-CoV-2).

Design and setting

Exploratory analysis of data from an open-label, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial during three influenza seasons, from 2016 to 2018, in primary care research networks, in 15 European countries.

Method

Patients aged ≥1 year presenting to primary care with influenza-like illness (ILI), and who tested positive for coronavirus (not including SARS-CoV-2), were randomised to usual care or usual care plus oseltamivir. The primary outcome was time to recovery defined as a return to usual activities, with minor or absent fever, headache, and muscle ache.

Results

Coronaviruses (CoV-229E, CoV-OC43, CoV-KU1 and CoV-NL63) were identified in 308 (9%) out of 3266 randomised participants in the trial; 153 of these were allocated to usual care and 155 to usual care plus oseltamivir; the primary outcome was ascertained in 136 and 147 participants, respectively. The median time to recovery was shorter in patients randomised to oseltamivir: 4 days (interquartile range [IQR] 3–6) versus 5 days (IQR 3–8; hazard ratio 1.31; 95% confidence interval = 1.03 to 1.66;P= 0.026).

Conclusion

Primary care patients with ILI testing positive for coronavirus (not including SARS-CoV-2) recovered sooner when oseltamivir was added to usual care compared with usual care alone. This may be of relevance to the primary care management of COVID-19.
3D Radon Transform for Shape Retrieval Using Bag-of-Visual-Features
Authors: Ma Jinlin , Ma Ziping
Published: June 2020

In order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of extracting features for 3D models retrieval, a novel approach using 3D radon transform and Bag-of-Visual-Features is proposed in this paper. Firstly the 3D radon transform is employed to obtain a view image using the different features in different angels. Then a set of local descriptor vectors are extracted by the SURF algorithm from the local features of the view. The similarity distance between geometrical transformed models is evaluated by using K-means algorithm to verify the geometric invariance of the proposed method. The numerical experiments are conducted to evaluate the retrieval efficiency compared to other typical methods. The experimental results show that the change of parameters has small effect on the retrieval performance of the proposed method
Connectionist Temporal Classification Model for Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition using RGB and Optical flow Data
Authors: Patel Sunil , Makwana Ramji
Published: June 2020

Automatic classification of dynamic hand gesture is challenging due to the large diversity in a different class of gesture, Low resolution, and it is performed by finger. Due to a number of challenges many researchers focus on this area. Recently deep neural network can be used for implicit feature extraction and Soft Max layer is used for classification. In this paper, we propose a method based on a two-dimensional convolutional neural network that performs detection and classification of hand gesture simultaneously from multimodal Red, Green, Blue, Depth (RGBD) and Optical flow Data and passes this feature to Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) recurrent network for frame-to-frame probability generation with Connectionist Temporal Classification (CTC) network for loss calculation. We have calculated an optical flow from Red, Green, Blue (RGB) data for getting proper motion information present in the video. CTC model is used to efficiently evaluate all possible alignment of hand gesture via dynamic programming and check consistency via frame-to-frame for the visual similarity of hand gesture in the unsegmented input stream. CTC network finds the most probable sequence of a frame for a class of gesture. The frame with the highest probability value is selected from the CTC network by max decoding. This entire CTC network is trained end-to-end with calculating CTC loss for recognition of the gesture. We have used challenging Vision for Intelligent Vehicles and Applications (VIVA) dataset for dynamic hand gesture recognition captured with RGB and Depth data. On this VIVA dataset, our proposed hand gesture recognition technique outperforms competing state-of-the-art algorithms and gets an accuracy of 86%
Olhar, movimento
Authors: Adams Gavin
Published: June 2020

Olhar, movimento
Ofıcınas começam à maneıra das ruderaıs
Authors: Ribeiro Danilo Stank , Preve Ana Maria H.
Published: June 2020

Ofıcınas começam à maneıra das ruderaıs
Turizm Öğrencilerinin Mesleki Beklenti, Mesleki Bağlılık ve Meslek Değiştirme Eğilimleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: ŞENGEL Ümit , ZENGİN Burhanettin , IŞKIN Merve
Published: June 2020

Geçmişten bugüne turizm endüstrisinde
yaşanan gelişmelerle birlikte, turizm eğitimi veren kurumlarda da artışlar
meydana gelmiştir.  Ancak bu eğitim
kurumlarını tercih eden öğrenciler zamanla bölüm veya meslek değiştirmeye
yönelmektedir. Bu çalışmada, turizm öğrencilerinin mesleki beklenti, mesleki
bağlılık ve meslek değiştirme eğilimlerinin belirlenmesi, bu kavramları
belirleyen betimleyici değişkenlerin ortaya konması ve kavramların ilişki
düzeylerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Nicel araştırma tekniklerinin
kullanıldığı mevcut çalışmada, veri toplama aracı olarak anket tekniğinden
yararlanılmıştır. Sakarya Üniversitesi turizm işletmeciliği bölümü
öğrencilerinden elde edilen 320 anket analize tabi tutulmuştur. Çalışmanın
sonuçlarına göre cinsiyet, yaş, ailede turizm eğitimi alan bireylerin olup
olmaması ve ebeveynlerin meslekleri öğrencilerin turizm öğrencilerinin
meslekleri ile ilgili beklenti bağımlılık ve değiştirme eğilimlerinde
belirleyici olabilmektedir. Ayrıca bu üç kavram arasında belli düzeylerde
korelasyonlar da tespit edilmiştir.
Optimización del uso del paisaje físico-geográfico en las zonas funcionales de la microcuenca Potrero de la Palmita, Nayarit, México.
Authors: Valdés Carrera Alejandro César , Hernández Guerrero Juan Alfredo , Carbajal Monroy Julio César
Published: June 2020

La planeación del territorio comprendido en las zonas funcionales de una cuenca requiere un enfoque integrador y participativo, desarrollado a partir de una metodología amplia y compleja que considere las cualidades y debilidades del territorio en cuestión, para así tomar la mejor decisión con respecto al uso actual y futuro del paisaje, contemplando sus condiciones biofísicas y socio-productivas. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo elaborar una propuesta de optimización del uso del paisaje en las

zonas funcionales de la microcuenca Potrero de la Palmita, Nayarit, para contribuir a la generación de información cartográfica a escala local, a la planeación y a la gestión de su territorio. Para dar respuesta al objetivo se llevó a cabo un diagnóstico integrado que retomó los métodos de balance hídrico, cambio de uso del suelo, erosión hídrica laminar, susceptibilidad ante peligros naturales y aptitud territorial. Además, se realizó un diagnóstico participativo que consideró el método de grupos focales, talleres y SIG participativos, y finalmente, se propuso el método de optimización del uso del territorio a escala local (1:10 000). La información obtenida fue procesada por medio de una plataforma de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG). El resultado fue la descripción detallada del estado socioambiental de las unidades de paisaje, con base en el cual se propusieron nueve diferentes usos del suelo (Conservación, Conservación-Turístico, Pecuario, Pecuario-Turístico, Agrícola, Agrícola-Turístico, Agropecuario, Agropecuario-Turístico y Asentamiento-Turístico). La investigación representó una metodología viable para abordar la planeación territorial a escala de gran detalle en una microcuenca, permitiendo generar estrategias de gestión, planeación y manejo, a partir de la identificación de su estado, dinámica, procesos, potenciales y problemáticas socioambientales, teniendo como principal herramienta el uso de plataformas de SIG.
CONSTRUCTION AND VERIFICATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA
Authors: Plechawska-Wójcik Małgorzata
Published: June 2020

The article presents issues concerning construction, adjustment and implementation of mass spectrometry mathematical model based on Gaussians and Mixture Models and the mean spectrum. This task is essential to the analysis and it needs specification of many parameters of the model.
MODELOWANIE I ANALIZA POLA MAGNETYCZNEGO W NIETYPOWYCH UKŁADACH WSPÓŁRZĘDNYCH
Authors: Skowron Mikołaj
Published: June 2020

Prezentowany artykuł zawiera rozwiązanie równania Laplace’a dla układu współrzędnych sferoidy spłaszczonej oraz obliczenia rozkładu pola magnetycznego wewnątrz sferoidy spłaszczonej umieszczonej w jednorodnym polu magnetycznym. Modelowana sferoida ma paramagnetyczne właściwości magnetyczne. Umieszczenie sferoidy spłaszczonej o takich właściwościach powoduje zniekształcenie rozkładu pola magnetycznego, największe odkształcenia są na granicach ośrodków. Wielkość tych zmian zależy od ułożenia modelowanej sferoidy względem polaryzacji pola.
MAGNETIC THERAPY: REMOTE CONTROLLING MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM FOR MAGNETOTHERAPY
Authors: Biernat Katarzyna , Idziaszek-Gonzalez Alicja , Nita Konrad , Wójtowicz Stefan
Published: June 2020

Low-frequency magnetic therapy is already well established treatment of the vast range of diseases. The impact of low frequency magnetic field on human's and animals' bodies is the subject to research in many universities and medical centers. A portable microprocessor device "KTM" used in Pulsed Magnetic Field therapy has been developed at the Department of Measurement and Diagnostic Systems at the Electrotechnical Institute. Due to the device potential to use it for home therapy treatment there are new capabilities brought out e.g., increased accessibility, prolonged sessions, limited therapy costs, remote patient-doctor communication system. Magnetotherapy treatment can be an online monitored and controlled process. The device can be specified by low manufacturing and exploitation costs. Along with the "KTM" the specialized software for controlling several KTM devices from doctor's office has been created.
WYZNACZANIE INDUKCYJNOŚCI Z UWZGLĘDNIENIEM NASYCENIA OBWODU MAGNETYCZNEGO MASZYN SYNCHRONICZNYCH Z MAGNESAMI ZAGNIEŻDŻONYMI
Authors: Piotuch Rafał
Published: June 2020

W artykule przedstawiono metodę wyznaczania indukcyjności własnych uzwojeń fazowych oraz indukcyjności w osi d i q maszyny synchronicznej z magnesami zagnieżdżonymi z wykorzystaniem pakietu obliczeniowego Maxwell 2D. Wybrane wyniki badań polowych porównano z wynikami otrzymanymi z modelu obwodowego maszyny. W badaniach tych uwzględniono wpływ wartości prądu stojana na parametry modelu obwodowego, których wyniki stanowią istotne dane wejściowe dla dalszej analizy pracy maszyn z magnesami trwałymi.
ALGORYTM DYSTRYBUCJI ZNACZNIKÓW CZASOWYCH DLA POTRZEB SYNCHRONIZACJI DANYCH Z RÓŻNYCH SYSTEMÓW POMIAROWYCH
Authors: Wajman Radosław , Jaworski Tomasz , Fiderek Paweł , Banasiak Robert
Published: June 2020

Badania opisane w artykule odnoszą się do zakończonego projektu naukowo – badawczego, którego celem było zbudowanie systemu pomiarowego do wyznaczania udziału faz w oparciu o trójwymiarową tomografię pojemnościową 3D ECT. W ramach tych prac przewidziano ocenę własności metrologicznych nowego systemu, w którym zastosowano równolegle wiele metod pomiarowych. Aby możliwe było dokładne porównanie wyników działań każdej z zastosowanych metod, potrzebne było opracowanie jednolitej usługi znaczników czasowych do synchronizacji danych pomiarowych pochodzących z różnych źródeł o różnej prędkości ich akwizycji. Artykuł opisuje zaprojektowany uniwersalny algorytm sieciowej usługi dystrybucji znaczników czasowych.
PROJEKT UKŁADU ELEKTRONIKI ODCZYTU FRONT-END DO POMIARU CZASU I ENERGII DLA PÓŁPRZEWODNIKOWYCH DETEKTORÓW PASKOWYCH
Authors: Kłeczek Rafał
Published: June 2020

W niniejszym artykule został przedstawiony opis elektroniki front-end do pomiaru czasu interakcji i energii fotonu dedykowanej do odczytu dwustronnych detektorów paskowych, zaimplementowanej w technologii submikronowej UMC 180 nm CMOS. Jednoczesny i dokładny pomiar czasu interakcji oraz energii zdeponowanej w detektorze wymaga zastosowania w torze odczytowym dwóch różnych, równoległych ścieżek przetwarzania sygnału: „szybkiej” i „wolnej”. Parametry zaprojektowanego układu: niskim poziom rozpraszanej mocy P=3,2 mW, niski poziom szumów własnych ENC=586 e- rms (dla „wolnej” ścieżki i Cdet=30 pF), a powierzchnia krzemu zajmowana przez pojedynczy kanał wynosi 50 µm × 1100 µm.
ARCHITEKTURA APLIKACJI SERWEROWEJ SYSTEMU TELEMEDYCZNEGO DO ZASTOSOWAŃ W MONITORINGU ŚRODOWISKOWYM PACJENTA
Authors: Surtel Wojciech , Maciejewski Marcin , Różalski Rafał
Published: June 2020

W celu poprawnego zaimplementowania systemu telemedycznego konieczne jest stworzenie i wdrożenie odpowiednio przygotowanej centralnej aplikacji serwerowej. Aplikacja taka została opisana w poniższym artykule. Powinna ona zapewniać odpowiednią funkcjonalność i udostępniać wymagany zakres danych zarówno dla pacjentów jak i operatorów i personelu medycznego. Konieczne jest wykorzystanie odpowiednio dostosowanego protokołu komunikacyjnego w celu jednoczesnego zapewnienia kompletności informacji i zminimalizowania obciążenia dla terminali mobilnych. Jednocześniewymagane jest podzielenie aplikacji na odpowiednie warstwy w celu ułatwienia integracji w istniejących systemach i wdrażania. Konieczne jest również zapewnienie bezbłędnej komunikacji i wysokiego poziomu bezpieczeństwa podczas uzyskiwania dostępu do chronionych danych medycznych.
ANALIZA NARAŻEŃ UKŁADÓW IZOLACYJNCYH TRANSFORMATORÓW OD PRZEPIĘĆ ŁĄCZENIOWYCH
Authors: Pająk Piotr
Published: June 2020

Intensywny rozwój łączników próżniowych, zastosowanie próżni jako elementu gaszącego, jak również postęp w dziedzinie materiałów stykowych przyczyniły się do szerokiego zastosowania wyłączników próżniowych w energetyce. Wyłączniki te wykazują jednak pewne niekorzystne właściwości, które mają wpływ na przepięcia pojawiające się na łączonych obiektach. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki symulacji oraz wyniki badań przepięć generowanych podczas wyłączania transformatorów przy użyciu wyłączników próżniowych. Dokonano również analizy wpływu ograniczników przepięć.
COMBINED CLONAL NEGATIVE SELECTION ALGORITHM FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF COMBUSTION IN INDIVIDUAL PC BURNER
Authors: Smolarz Andrzej , Lytvynenko Volodymyr , Kozhukhovskaya Olga , Gromaszek Konrad
Published: June 2020

In pulverised coal (PC) burners that are most widespread in Poland an individual air excess ratio rules an amount of pollution generated, yet there is a lack of method that allows measurement of output parameters of a burner. It is therefore necessary to use indirect methods, which could primarily include acoustic, and optical methods. These methods are non-invasive and can provide virtually not delayed and additionally spatially selective information about the combustion process. Additional problems are generated biomass co-firing. The article shows application of relatively new class of classification methods – the artificial immunology algorithms to the combustion process diagnostics consisting in detection of incorrect air excess in PC burner.
AUTOMATION OF THE SMART HOUSE SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN
Authors: Teslyuk Vasyl , Beregovskyi Vasyl , Pukach Andrii
Published: June 2020

In the article the smart house (SH) structural scheme, the general performance algorithm of the SH system, and the SH system model based on colored Petri nets, which enables exploring dynamics of the whole system as well as internal interaction of its main structural and functional subsystems at the system level design, have been developed.
THE CONSERVATOR’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DETERIORATION OF MONUMENTS
Authors: Szmygin Boguslaw
Published: June 2020

Over the last decades, built heritage and the conditions of its protection have changed a lot. There has been a significant increase in the number and diversity of monuments. The expectations of contemporary societies regarding the use of heritage have changed as well. As a consequence, the ownership, protection, financing and use of heritage has been privatized. These conditions should be reflected in conservation theory. Conservation theory should be realistic - it should indicate how to protect and use heritage in practice. Therefore, it is necessary to scientifically develop a modern conservation theory. The application of conservation theory which does not take into account contemporary conditions contributes to chaos in the protection of monuments and facilitates the destruction of their values. Therefore, the development of contemporary conservation theory can also be considered an ethical problem.
POSTPRAWDA INSKRYPCJI W MALARSTWIE ŚCIENNYM - DYLEMATY KONSERWACJI
Authors: Święcka Ewa
Published: June 2020

Inskrypcje stanowią istotny element wielu malowideł ściennych. Pełnią funkcje nie tylko dekoracyjne, ale także są dokumentem historycznym budynku. Po wielu latach każde dzieło sztuki może ulec znieszczeniu lub przekształcić się w wyniku przemalowań. W takich przypadkach konieczne są zabiegi konserwacyjne i restauracyjne. Podstawowym pytaniem pozostaje, czy działania konserwatorskie prowadzone na zniszczonych elementach winny być takie same w przypadku wszystkich malowideł, czy też istnieje oddzielny system wyłącznie dla inskrypcji.Przykłady praktyk konserwatorskich pokazują, że nie ma szczegółowych regulacji protekcji 'dokumentów zapisanych na ścinanach'. Zniszczone inskrypcje historyczne często są uzupełniane, a nawet rekonstruowane.
OCHRONA HISTORYCZNYCH RUIN NA POGRANICZU POLSKO-NIEMIECKIM. PRZYPADEK DZIEDZICTWA KULTUROWEGO DAWNEGO KSIĘSTWA POMORSKIEGO
Authors: Kozłowska Izabela , Lamprecht Agnieszka
Published: June 2020

Dziedzictwo kulturowe dawnego Księstwa Pomorskiego współcześnie rozciąga się na obszarze polskiego województwa zachodniopomorskiego oraz niemieckiego kraju związkowego Meklemburgia-Pomorze Przednie. Wśród obiektów architektonicznych wzniesionych w czasach funkcjonowania księstwa wiele uległo zniszczeniu, jedynie nieliczne dzieła zachowały się do naszych czasów.Celem artykułu jest określenie i scharakteryzowanie zasobu zabytków architektury pochodzących z okresu panowania dynastii Gryfitów, a będących w formie ruiny historycznej.Wśród tego zasobu dziedzictwa kulturowego dawnego księstwa wydzielono następujące grupy obiektów:- ruiny architektury militarnej,- ruiny architektury rezydencjonalnej,- ruiny architektury sakralnej.W artykule zaprezentowano przykłady zagospodarowania, użytkowania i eksponowania zabytków architektury w ramach poszczególnych grup, szczególnie koncentrując się na aktualnych działaniach podjętych w tym zakresie.Przebadany zasób ruin historycznych pozwolił na zebranie współczesnych doświadczeń na polu polskiej i niemieckiej ochrony zabytków, które posłużyły do zredagowania końcowych konkluzji odnoszących się do dokumentu „Zasady ochrony ruin historycznych” przyjętego na konferencji w Ciechanowcu w dniach 22-24.10.2009.
OCHRONA I KONSERWACJA RUIN - PRZEMIANY METOD NA PRZYKŁADZIE MAZOWSZA
Authors: Lewicki Jakub
Published: June 2020

W pracy przedstawiono problematykę konserwacji ruin zamków na Mazowszu, omawiając ich losy i stan współczesny oraz zaprezentowano zastosowane metody ochrony w XX wieku. Wśród mazowieckich zamków można wyróżnić kilka grup. Są to budowle będące w stanie ruiny (Iłża, Czersk, Brok) częściowo odbudowane (Liw, Ciechanowiec) oraz te, które odtworzono w zmodyfikowanej formie i adaptowano do nowych funkcji (Gostynin, Pułtusk i Szydłowiec). W omówionych zamkach stosowano różne metody ochrony i konserwacji. Większość wykonanych prac odbiega od zasad angielskiej szkoły konserwacji ruin. Zastosowanie czystych zasad angielskiej szkoły konserwacji ruin było stosowane sporadycznie (Iłża, częściowo Czersk, Brok). Było to efektem wypracowania własnych, lokalnych rozwiązań, a nie wzorowania się na angielskich przykładach. Częściej stosowano częściową odbudowę zniszczonych zamków (Liw), odbudowę z elementami współczesnymi (Ciechanów, Pułtusk) lub całkowicie swobodną odbudowę (Gostynin), co spowodowało utratę autentyzmu zamków lub ich ruin. Wyraźną tendencją spotykaną na Mazowszu były i są swobodne odbudowy zamków, co przyczynia się do utraty autentyzmu tych zabytków. Jednak największym mankamentem wykonanych prac są widoczne uzupełnienia murów zamków nową cegłą o odmiennym kolorze i fakturze (np. mury zamku w Czersku).
'FUNDAMENT PAMIĘCI'. O DOŚWIADCZENU PRZESTRZENI I POZOSTAŁOŚCI PO BYŁYM OBOZIE KONCENTRACYJNYM W MIEJSCU PAMIĘCI KL PLASZOW
Authors: Owoc Tomasz , Karski Kamil
Published: June 2020

Podstawą artykułu jest wystąpienie Kamila Karskiego i Tomasza Owoca, które zaprezentowano podczas konferencji "Historyczne ruiny - ochrona, użytkowanie, zarządzanie", w dniach 16-17 kwietnia 2018 r. w Łazienkach Królewskich w Warszawie.Prezentowany artykuł koncentruje się na przedstawieniu założeń scenariusza planowanego upamiętnienia KL Płaszow w ramach Muzeum - Miejsca Pamięci. Tekst przedstawia proces kształtowania ruin, zapominania o nich, ale także odkrywania i sposób wykorzystania materialnych śladów przeszłości do edukacji i budowania świadomości historycznego znaczenia terenu po niemieckim obozie koncentracyjnym.
NIEKTÓRE FORTY TWIERDZY KRAKÓW HISTORYCZNYMI RUINAMI. ZAMIERZENIE CZY KONIECZNOŚĆ
Authors: Rojkowska-Tasak Halina
Published: June 2020

Obiekty militarne XIX wiecznych twierdz pierścieniowych, obiekty obronne z II wojny światowej podobnie jak wiele obiektów przemysłowych utraciły swoją pierwotną funkcję. Gmina Miejska Kraków otrzymała w spadku po wojsku prawie wszystkie forty austriackiej Twierdzy Kraków położone na jej terenie (około 30 obiektów) wliczając w to forty Skarbu Państwa, w różnym stanie zachowania, towarzyszące im schrony amunicyjne i ziemne szańce.Miasto Kraków po nieudanych próbach wydzierżawienia zdecydowało o zabezpieczeniu ruin dwóch fortów północnego odcinka twierdzy, położonych obok siebie i historycznie współpracujących ze sobą - fortu artyleryjskiego nr 48 „Batowice” i fortu pancernego nr 48a „Mistrzejowice”, które wraz z trzecim fortem pancernym nr 47 ½ „Sudół” tworzyły jedną grupę fortową.Dla fortów „Batowice” i „Mistrzejowice” opracowano projekty konserwatorskie zabezpieczenia budynków fortecznych eksponujące ich wartości zabytkowe, a wprowadzane nowe elementy nawiązują formą do historycznych. W forcie „Batowice” realizacja objęła zamknięcie metalowymi kratami przejść w poternach oraz zamknięcie wszystkich otworów zewnętrznych (głównie do schronów) drewnianymi drzwiami, a w elewacji koszar przywrócenie rytmu wnęk okiennych z ekspozycją ceglanego wątku (tylko w trzech rekonstruowanych wnękach)i małymi oknami u góry zabezpieczonymi kratami dla wentylowania pomieszczeń. Fort „Mistrzejowice” oczekuje na realizację projektu. Dla fortu „Sudół” opracowano dopiero koncepcję parku z utrzymaniem ruiny budynku fortecznego. Odkrywane są też relikty zrujnowanych bastionów ziemnych starszego fortu nr 2 „Kościuszko” z zamiarem ich przekształcenia w park, w którym koegzystować będą zachowane umocnienia ziemne porośnięte zielenią i relikty zburzonych budowli wydobyte z ziemi.
OCHRONA ZABYTKOWYCH RUIN - ZAŁOŻENIA DO TEORII I PRAKTYKI
Authors: Szmygin Bogusław
Published: June 2020

Ochrona ruin jest trudnym zadaniem konserwatorskim. Wynika to przede wszystkim z trwających procesów destrukcji, na które jest narażony niekompletny obiekt. Jednocześnie charakterystyka ruin sprawia, że większość interesariuszy wspiera odbudowę zabytkowych ruin do formy obiektów kubaturowych. Dlatego problem ochrony ruin powinien być ponownie opracowany od strony teoretycznej i praktycznej. Z teoretycznego punktu widzenia ważne jest odróżnienie „ruiny historycznej” i „ruiny współczesnej”. Z praktycznego punktu widzenia kluczowe jest zorganizowanie programów ochrony, które zrównoważą negatywne cechy ruin – oprócz powstrzymania procesów technicznego zniszczenia, umożliwią również ich współczesne zagospodarowanie i użytkowanie.
UPAYA PREVENTIF NOTARIS DALAM MEMBUAT AKTA AGAR TERHINDAR TINDAK PIDANA PENCUCIAN UANG
Authors: Iriantoro Agung
Published: June 2020

Notaris sebagai pejabat umum dalam menjalankan jabatannya harus mengenali dan memahami norma-norma dan unsur dalam delik pidana yang diatur dalam Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana(KUHP), mengenali dan memahami kewenangan atributif yang terdapat dalam Undang-Undang Jabatan Notaris (UUJN). Notaris juga dapat terlibat Tindak Pidana Pencucuian Uang (TPPU). Untuk dapat terhindar dari TPPU notaris harus ada upaya preventif dengan memahami norma-norma, memenuhi kewajiban-kewajiban dan menjauhi larangan yang dimuat dalam Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Pencucian Uang (UU TPPU), termasuk penambahan klausul yang memberi jaminan dananya tersebut tidak berasal dari tindak pidana kejahatan atau perbuatan hukum lain yang melawan hukum.
PECULIARITIES OF FORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF SOYBEAN-RHIZOBIAL SYMBIOSIS UNDER THE USE OF NEW B. JAPONICUM CULTURES
Authors: Berehovenko S. K. , Pukhtaievych P. P. , Yakymchuk R. Ya.
Published: June 2020

In field conditions, the nodulation and nitrogen-fixing activity of new analytically-selected culturesof B. japonicum AC-15, AC512, PC-18, as well as the productivity of two varieties of soybeans Almaz andVasylkivska under inoculation by these strains was studied. It has been proved that B. japonicum AC512strain is the most effective in the formation of symbiosis with soybean, it provides a significant increase ingrain yield (10.7-11.5 %) compared with the production strain 634b. The selected strain is a highlycompetitive (92 %) and technologically advanced, and accordingly, promising biological agent for theproduction of bacterial fertilizers for soybean.
NEW MESORHIZOBIUM SP. 1 STRAIN AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS OF YIELD OF CHICKPEA OF VARIETY SKARB
Authors: Lohosha O. V. , Vorobei Yu. O. , Romanova I. M. , Usmanova T. O. , Bushulian O. V.
Published: June 2020

The analytical selection of rhizobial bacteria of chickpea was carried out in order to create aneffective legume-rhizobial symbiosis. A new strain of rhizobia has been isolated from the nodules ofchickpea of Skarb variety, which, according to its cultural and physiological characteristics, isclassified as Mesorhizobium.The influence of pre-sowing bacterization of seeds by Mesorhizobium sp. 1 strain on thestructural parameters of yield was studied. It has been shown that the bacterization of chickpea seedswith the new strain provides an increase in the productivity of culture by 47 % under cultivation onthe soil with the active local population of rhizobia
INFLUENCE OF AGROTECHNICAL MEASURES ON THE NUMBER AND PHYSIOLOGICAL-BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY OF MICROORGANISMS IN GRAY FOREST SOIL
Authors: Malynovska I. M.
Published: June 2020

The influence of agrotechnical measures: mineral fertilization, liming, dipping of biomass ofgreen manure culture and by-products of the precursor in crop rotation on the number andphysiological-biochemical activity of microorganisms of the root zone of spring wheat was studied.It has been established that the introduction of mineral fertilizers and liming increases the numberof microorganisms of the main ecological and trophic, functional and systematic groups andimproves physiological-biochemical activity of representatives of certain groups ofmicroorganisms. The introduction of exogenous organic matter (green manure + by-products of theprecursor) allows to reduce the number of melanin-synthesizing micromycetes in gray forest soil by7.65 %, their specific content in the total number of micromycetes by 47.4 %, reduce the level ofphytotoxicity of the soil by 43.4 %. Taking into account long-term data on increasing the numberand specific content of melanin-synthesizing micromycetes in soils of contaminated ecotops, thisgroup of microorganisms can be considered as diagnostic in assessing the general level ofanthropogenic pollution of agrophytocenoses.
SENSITIVITY OF PURE CULTURES OF BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM TO FUNGICIDES
Authors: Kukol K. P. , Vorobey N. A. , Kots S. Ya.
Published: June 2020

Objective. Conduct screening of a wide variety of transgenic mutagenesis strains of Bradyrhizobium japonicum nodule bacteria by the sensitivity to Fever, Standak Top, Akanto Plus, Maxym XL, and Benorad fungicides, and obtain Tn5 mutants resistant to different normal rates of the above pesticides. Methods. Microbiological, statistical. Results. Under the conditions of laboratory experiments, Tn5 mutants of B. japonicum, resistant to the production and dual production normal rate of Fever, Standak Top, Akanto Plus, Maxym XL, and Benorad, were selected. It was shown that the active substances of the products with fungicidal activity Fever, Standak Top, Akanto Plus, Maxym XL do not have bactericidal effect on cell viability of the majority of Tn5 mutants obtained as a result of intergeneric conjugation between Escherichia coli S17-1 with different plasmid vectors and strains of B. japonicum 646 and 634b, and only in some cases reduce the intensity of their reproduction. It was established that Tn5 mutants of B. japonicum under study have different sensitivity to the influence of the normal rates of benomil-based Benorad recommended by the manufacturer and twice-increased. Nine Tn5 mutants were evaluated as low-sensitive to the production normal rate of Benorad, 11 were characterized by a higher sensitivity to fungicide, as evidenced by the zones of delayed growth of bacterial lawn around wells with the product over 15 mm. The influence of the double Benorad normal rate on transposon mutants was significantly stronger compared with other fungicides. Three Tn5 mutants, low-sensitive to the influence of the double rate of this product were selected, and delay of the reproduction of cells in these variants of the experiment was 14-15 mm around the wells. Conclusion. The use of bacterial fertilizers for soybeans based on Tn5 mutants of B. japonicum resistant to modern fungicides will help to reduce the consequences of chemical stress on the formation and functioning of symbiotic systems.
OPTIMIZATION OF NITROGEN MINERAL FERTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL CULTURES BY THE PARAMETERS OF THE INTENSITY OF THE NITROGEN FIXATION AND DENITRIFICATION PROCESSES
Authors: Volkohon V. V. , Dimova S. B. , Volkohon К. І. , Gorban V. P. , Shtanko N. P. , Lutsenko N. V. , Sydorenko V. P.
Published: June 2020

Objective. Investigate the performance of the nitrogen fixation and process of N-N2O loss un-der the cultivation of potatoes and peas on the leached chornozem under various mineral agrarian backgrounds and the use of microbial preparations and to determine the ecological compromise normal rate of mineral nitrogen, under which the emission losses of nitrogen compounds will not exceed the intake of “biological” nitrogen in agrocenoses. Methods. Field experiment, gas chroma-tographic. Results. Studies of the activity of nitrogen fixation and N2O emission in situ in potato and pea agrocenoses using different rates of mineral fertilizers and microbial preparations, with subsequent calculations of the parameters of intake of the “biological” nitrogen and emission loss-es of the element indicate the possibility of determining the conditions (doses of mineral nitrogen) for which equality between profit and non-productive expenditure of the nitrogen balance is achieved. This amount of mineral nitrogen can be considered environmentally permissible, its ex-cess is undesirable due to a decrease in the intake of “biological” nitrogen and increased activity of the denitrification process. For potatoes grown on leached chornozem, environmentally permis-sible nitrogen fertilizer rate should be considered as 80 kg/ha, for peas — 60 kg/ha. The use of mi-crobial preparations in the cultivation of crops promotes an increase in the range of environmen-tally permissible normal rates of mineral nitrogen due to the formation of conditions under which the bacterization of plants require more nitrogen compounds to ensure a constructive metabolism, which additionally to increased nitrogen fixation activity is accompanied by an increase in the level of consumption of mineral nitrogen in the soil. At the same time, the activity of biological denitrifi-cation becomes reduced. Based on the obtained parameters, a model of optimization of nitrogen mineral fertilization of agricultural cultures was developed. Conclusion. It is advisable to deter-mine the ecologically permissible normal rates of mineral nitrogen fertilization of crops by the per-formance indices of the nitrogen fixation process and N-N2O losses. In this case, the emission losses of nitrogen compounds should not exceed the levels of intake of biologically bound nitrogen in ag-rocenoses.