bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Index of activity of the monsoon trough over India
Authors: MOOLEY DA , SHUKLA J
Published: April 2022

Measures for the daily, monthly and seasonal activity of the Indian monsoon trough are developed; and their variability and relationships with Indian rainfall during the summer monsoon season are examined.

 

The daily monsoon troug activity index is the anomaly of the daily pressure within the trough from the long-period mean. The frequency of the normalized daily monsoon trough activity index < -1.0 is higher in years of good Indian monsoon than that in years of deficient Indian monsoon, at a level of significance of above 0: 1%. For days in September, the daily monsoon trough activity index is appreciably higher (i.e., trough appreciably weaker) in years of deficient Indian monsoon than that in years of good Indian monsoon.

 

The monthly measures of the monsoon trough activity, derived from the daily monsoon trough activity index show significant relationship with monthly rainfall for all the monsoon months except June. The relationship for  September is highly significant and stable.

 

Amongst the seasonal measures of the monsoon trough activity, the seasonal frequency of days with active  monsoon trough is significantly (at I %) and stably related to Indian monsoon rainfall.

 

Low pressure systems are found to add largely to the activity of the monsoon trough.

 

The seasonal frequency of days with active monsoon trough is related directly and significantly (at 1 %) to April 500 mb ridge location over India, inversely and significantly (at 1 %) to the eastern equatorial Pacific SST anomaly tendency from MAM to JJA. The April 500 mb ridge thus appears to be a good indicator of the  monsoon trough activity over India during the monsoon season.
Lower level wind flow over the Indian Ocean during the onset of Monsoon -1987
Authors: YADAV BR
Published: April 2022

INSAT-1B low level. cloud motion vectors (CMVs) extracted daily over some part of the Indian Ocean during the period 28 May to 7 June 1987 were subjected to a new quality control technique. The accepted winds were analysed in conjunction with INSAT imagery to understand the wind flow prior to and just after the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala. It was observed that 2-3 days before the actual date of onset there was strong cross-equatorial flow and strengthening of the winds in southeast Arabian Sea ,as well as off the Somali coast. An east-west trough with embedded vortices moved northward in south Arabian Sea systematically for about 4 days prior to the day of onset, thereby establishing the southwest monsoon current over and off Kerala coast. After the setting in of the monsoon the CMV clusters very clearly showed the strong monsoon current over the ocean
The response of the Indian monsoon associated with the change in sea surface temperature over the eastern south equatorial Pacific
Authors: MOOLEY DA , PAOLINO DA
Published: April 2022

Utilizing the seasonal SST anomaly and the objective criteria., warming and cooling phases of the ESE Pacific are identified during 1871-1984. The Indian monsoon rainfall (lMR) and cyclogenesis over India and neighbourhood during the summer monsoon are examined in relation to warming and cooling phases. These phases are strongly and inversely associated with IMR. Association with the formation of low pressure systems is inverse and significant at 5% level.

 

The association between warming of ESE Pacific and below normal IMR is found to be far stronger than that between warm ESE Pacific and IMR, suggesting that warming phase influences the monsoon circulation much more than the warm ESE Pacific. The association between El Nina and IMR though highly significant is relatively much weaker than that between warming and below normal IMR.
Commencement of growing season and productivity groundnut in Rajkot district
Authors: SRIVASTAVA NN , VICTOR US , RAMANARAO BV
Published: April 2022

Frere and Popov's concept of water requirement satisfaction Index was utilize, to determine the risk of low productivity of groundnut in Rajkot district of Gujarat State. The average productivity, of groundnut for the years 1974 to 1984 was 720 kg/ha, The productivity was observed to be less than average, during the years with water requirement satisfaction index below 81 per cent, The risk of below average production Increased with delay in commencement of growing season beyond 2 July.
Satellite and radar study of Sriharikota severe cyclonic storm of November 1984
Authors: PANDEY MK , SINGH JAGADISH , SHARMA PC , NIRANJAN S
Published: April 2022

A study of Sriharikota cyclone during the period 9"14 November 1984 has been made INSAT-IBVHRR, NOAA-6 and NOAA-7 AVHRR data ill visible and IR channels together with radar observations of coastal radar stations, viz. , CDR Madras, CDR Machilipatnam and CDR Karaikal. The inferences drawn from satellite and radar data are in good agreement with regard to location, intensity estimates and the cloud characteristics near the core region. An attempt was made to estimate the intensity of the system using Dvorak's technique from satellite cloud configuration and Ducheng's method from radar data. Thermal contours corresponding to the top of the cloud field have been drawn using Data Application and Interactive Display (DAID) facility of Meteorological Data Utilisation Centre {MDUC), New Delhi. The strong thermal gradient was observed in the southwest/south sector of the cyclonic storm associated with the maximum sustained wind speed over the region.
Sudies on the size distribution of the suspended dust particles in the atmosphere of Qena, Egypt
Authors: MELSHAZLY SAYED
Published: April 2022

Studies on particular size, shape and distribution for the dust particles suspended In !he atmosphere of Qena (upper Egypt) have been carried out. The results show that the concentration of these particles decreases with Increasing Size according to lunge power law size distribution n (dp) = In 10 C ( dp )--(a+1). The values of exponent a range from 1.3 to 2. The largest number of particles have sizes less than 2 pm with irregular shape. Effective mean diameters were calculated.
Hydrothermal regimes of an oxisol under coconut (Cocas nucifera Linn.) canopy
Authors: VARADAN KM , RAO AS
Published: April 2022

An analysis of soil moisture and soil temperature variations under coconut in a humid tropical climate have been made for all seasons of the year.

 

The soil moisture storage varies from 10cm to 24 cm for 75 to 90 cam depths for dry and wet periods respectively the canopy effect on soil temperature is in the range of 1 to 6 .Cup to 15 cm depth during dry period. Statistical relationships were established between~ soil moisture and soil temperature and between air and soil, temperatures. Indices of soil moisture (SMI), soil temperature (STI) and hydrothermal variations (HTI) were worked out for delineating different periods of the year for crop planning. The indices ranges from 0.37 to 1.00, 0.77 to 1.00 and 0.70 to 2.40 for SMI, STI and HTI respectively.
At Home in All Languages and Cultures: Bible Translation and World Christianity in the Twenty-First Century
Authors: Kenmogne Michel
Published: April 2022

Bible translation enables the advance of what Lamin Sanneh (2007a) calls a “World Christianity,” a global religion which aims to be at home in every context. As such, Bible translation empowers and yet relativises all languages and cultures, thereby furthering an equality in dignity among the speakers of all the languages of the world. In this paper, we ask: To what extent does the current and blossoming Bible translation movement contribute to the growth and maturing of a World Christianity? In other words, in what ways do current engagements in Bible translation further or hinder the reality of Christianity as a religion that aims to be at home in all languages and cultures? To approach this question, we will use the framework proposed by Andrew Walls (1997), which claims that the process of the transmission and reception of Christianity is multi- generational, involving at least three stages. We will aim to discern the stage at which the current Bible translation movement operates in the twenty-first century, identify some of the critical issues that affect the reception of the gospel, and suggest implications for Bible translation practice that would effectively further the rise of a World Christianity.
A Case Study Exploring the Perceived and Actual Person-Environment Fit of Teacher Aspirants in Agricultural Education
Authors: Robinson J. Shane , Baker Marshall A. , Blackburn J. Joey
Published: April 2022

This study assessed the factors that led students who did not participate in secondary agricultural education programs to the agricultural education teaching major. Findings indicated that these participants were motivated to pursue an agricultural education degree because of their passion for agriculture and youth, and affinity for people and the job. Parents and friends were their biggest influences in pursuing a degree in agricultural education. Their greatest perceived strengths were content knowledge in agriculture, leadership skills, and ability to persevere; their greatest perceived limitation was lack of experience in a secondary agricultural education program. Unfortunately, none of the students secured employment as agriculture teachers. Because these findings are more subjective and personal (P) in nature, future research should investigate more objective measures of the demands from teachers in the workforce (i.e., environment-E).
A National Examination of Extension Professionals’ Use of Evaluation: Does Intended Use Improve Effort?
Authors: Lamm Alexa J. , Israel Glenn D.
Published: April 2022

As state and federal budgets tighten, Extension must be accountable for the use of public funds if it wants to maintain current funding levels. While those working within Extension know the long-term successes of Extension programs, data detailing these are limited. High quality evaluations must be developed to collect the data needed to exhibit public value. One way to encourage the collection of rigorous data is through the use of evaluation. Evaluation use creates an environment that encourages organizational thinking that can result in accountability reports adequate for funding decisions. This study examined how Extension professionals’ engagement in evaluation is related to their perceptions of personal and organizational evaluation use. The findings show that a substantial percentage of Extension professionals are doing just enough evaluation to complete mandatory reports. The results of the study also showed that Extension professionals valued personal use of evaluation data over the organizational use. Extension professionals were more likely to conduct in-depth evaluations when it was used to inform stakeholders or for future programmatic planning than for accountability purposes. Professional development efforts should target the use of evaluation for personal programmatic improvement rather than accountability to encourage participation and evaluation competency development.
Entisol Chemical Properties on the System Organic Agriculture
Authors: Olivier Renaldo
Published: April 2022

Agricultural systems based on high input energy materials (fossil materials) such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides can damage soil properties and will ultimately reduce soil productivity in the future. Alternative agricultural systems that use low input energy (low input energy) are believed to be able to maintain soil fertility and environmental sustainability while at the same time maintaining or increasing soil productivity. Organic farming systems prioritize the use of organic materials and waste recycling. This research reveals how changes have taken place in the physical and chemical properties of soils that have carried out organic farming systems for several times. The study uses a sampling method on farmer’s land that has been studied to treat organic and non-organic farming systems. Two soil samples were taken from 2 different locations to represent soil organic farming systems and 4 soil samples were taken from 4 different locations representing non-organic farming systems. Soil sampling was carried out at a depth of 20 cm. The results showed significant differences in the chemical properties of the soil (CEC, pH H2O, available P, available K, total N, carbon content, humic acid and fulfat) between the soil with organic and inorganic farming systems which showed better values ​​in the agricultural system organic.
An Educative Systemic Solution to COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Aceves-Bernal Francisco Atl , Rojas-Ramírez Jorge , Aceves-Hernández Francisco Javier
Published: April 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a great impact on public health all over the world. In order to control it, many strategies had been adopted. Nevertheless, not enough emphasis has been given to improving the immune system of the persons, which is, probably, a better solution to this and other pandemics. With this purpose, an educative systemic solution has been developed. A Sustainable Systemic Health diploma course has been created and taught online during the 2020-2021 scholar year to students who learned about the following themes: 1- Health in Mexico and the world, 2- Food and Nutrition, 3- Physical Activity, 4- Hygienic Habits, 5- Systemic Health, and 6- Final work, where the students wrote a personal Healthy Habits Handbook, with the purpose of helping them to apply the healthy recommendations of this diploma course. The premises, objectives, and methods of this educative systemic experience (which has the purpose of improving the immune system of the students through the substitution of unhealthy for healthy habits) are explained in this paper. This experience has been applied at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico during the 2020-2021 scholar year, with 23 graduate students.
FOOD DELIVERY APP: TRENDS, FEATURES & TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR APP DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Shri Ramswaroop Memorial College of  Engineering and Management Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Sharma Abhishek
Published: April 2022

The demand for food delivery app development is rising. Digital orders and deliveries have grown 300 faster than traditional dine-in deals since 2020. According to Statista, the‘ platform-to-consumer’ delivery member is anticipated to reachUS$96.8 million worldwide by 2024. Considering the consequences of COVID-19, this growth will remain steady for the foreseeable future. On- demand food delivery services came especially popular during COVID-19 lockdowns. The epidemic has further than doubled the food delivery business .Starting a food delivery service moment will turn into a prosperous business in the future. This paper will help you learn how to produce a food delivery app from both business and specialized perspectives The competition may be fierce, but beginners to the food delivery request should n’t be discouraged by rivalry. However, there’s every chance of success, If you ’re fortified with an original idea and robust software with advanced features. Analyzing challengers and looking for gaps in their services can help you come up with a brilliant result. As the operation of food delivery Apps grows in the metropolitan metropolises in India, a growing trend is also being seen in lower metropolises. It has thus come a necessity for online food delivery service providers to identify the preferences and comprehensions of consumers to enable them to meet their prospects. Through this study the literal background, current script and possible unborn developments are anatomized in order to help online food delivery services develop better strategies to ameliorate deals and increase the client base. Keywords--- Food Delivery, Perception, Consuming Process, Food Technology
Bireyleri Bisiklet Festivallerine Katılmaya Motive Eden Faktörlerin ve Festivale Katılarak Elde Edilen Faydaların Çeşitli Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi
Authors: Evlivan İrem , Ardahan Faik
Published: April 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı; Bireyleri Bisiklet Festivallerine Katılmaya Motive Eden Faktörlerin ve Festivale Katılarak Elde Edilen Faydaların çeşitli değişkenlere göre incelenmesidir.

Çalışmanın ana kütlesini Türkiye’de 2018 yılında yapılan toplam 33 bisiklet festivaline katılan bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Gönüllü olarak araştırmaya dahil olmayı isteyen veya elektronik ortamda anketi cevaplayan toplam 865 kişi araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır.

Veri toplama aracı olarak çalışmanın amacına uygun şekilde geliştirilen anket formu iki bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde; demografik bilgilerin alındığı sorular, ikinci bölümde, Evlivan ve Ardahan (2019) tarafından geliştirilen Bireyleri Bisiklet Festivallerine Katılmaya Motive Eden Faktörler Ölçeği Kullanılmıştır. Veriler, kararsal örnekleme yoluyla belirlenen festivallerin dokuzunda yüz yüze anket, diğerlerinde ise elektronik anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır.

Araştırma bulgularına göre katılımcıların çoğunluğu 30 yaş ve üzeri, eğitim düzeyi yüksek, kamu veya özel sektörde çalışan, şehir-büyükşehirlerde yaşayan, evli ve erkek bireylerden oluşmaktadır. Bireylerin katılım nedenleri ve festivale katılarak elde edilen faydalar cinsiyete, yaşa, medeni duruma, eğitime, yaşanılan/çalışılan yere ve aylık gelire göre istatistiki olarak anlamlı farklılıklar göstermektedir.

Sonuç olarak bireylerin bisiklet festivallerine neden katıldığının ve bu nedenlerin demografik değişkenlerle olan ilişkisinin nasıl farklılaştığının bilinmesi, hem katılımcıların böyle bir etkinliğe katılım isteğini arttıracak hem de festival organizatörlerinin festival tasarımlarını yaparken öncelikle nelere dikkat etmeleri gerektiğinin bilgisini vermektedir.
The Origins of the Moral Motives Conference: Public Health Behavior
Authors: Voiklis John , Barchas-Lichtenstein Jena , Attaway Elizabeth , Thomas Uduak , LaMarca Nicole
Published: April 2022

Informal learning institutions--museums, libraries, news organizations, and
others--figure prominently in the ecosystem of lifelong learning ( Gupta et al. 2020).
These institutions work to inform their audiences about the rapidly emerging scientific
consensus on various topics. Often this information invites action, such as avoiding
single-use plastic, watering lawns and gardens at dawn or dusk to conserve water, or
social distancing during a pandemic. What motivates people to act upon that information
(or not)? One answer from social psychological theory is that people are motivated by a
desire to protect and care for their family, friends, and perhaps society as a
whole--i.e., moral motives. Knology often partners with informal learning institutions
to provide theory-driven answers to such questions. With the Moral Motives Conference,
we are taking this a step further by bringing together social science theorists and
science communicators from informal learning institutions. The goal is to have them talk
directly to each other about what questions matter most for science communication and
what answers theoretical research might provide. The Moral Motives Conference has its
origins in NSF-funded research by the PBS NewsHour/Knology Participatory Action Research
Lab. It is part of the grant-funded research on how to support the decision-making of
news users when reporting on the rapidly emerging scientific consensus about the
COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we used data collected through the NewsHour/Knology
partnership to test for reliable relationships between reported compliance with Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and judgements about protecting
and/or promoting wellbeing at three social scales: me, those around me, and society as a
whole. The results aligned with theoretical predictions and prompted us to ask whether
moral motives -- social obligations, needs, and desires -- might be implicated more
broadly in STEM learning, STEM-informed decision-making, and STEM-informed action. This
conference is about exploring how moral motives move people from STEM information
learning to STEM-informed action. Public health behavior is one sliver of STEM-informed
action and the recommendations we examined represent only a narrow portion of that
sliver. In this article, we present our preliminary findings to start a conversation.
The range of conference participants should broaden the basis of that conversation, and
help us get a sense of the motives (moral or non-moral) for STEM-informed action in a
range of STEM topic areas.
Interactions between Habitats of Asian Elephants and Socioeconomic Factors in the Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS), Bangladesh
Authors: Hossen Amir , Røskaft Eivin
Published: April 2022

We conducted a one-year study in TWS, Bangladesh, to test socioeconomic-related impacts on the sanctuary caused by three performers marked as forest-endorsed settlers, illegal settlers, and forest-nearest villagers. The performer’s activities were marked as cattle ranching, gardening, paddy cultivation, vegetable growing, betel-leaf growing, and forest resource collection. These factors had a marked impact on the elephant’s use of fodder species, water bodies, feeding trails and resting places, as well as soil types. We revealed that 8% of the intruders were engaged in cattle ranching, 17% in gardening, 32% in paddy cultivation, 25% in vegetable growing, 6% in betel-leaf growing and 12% were forest resource collectors. These numbers were taken out of a recorded total of 26,937 incidences of forest intrusions, including forest endorse settlers (4%), illegal settlers (35%) and nearest forest villagers (61%). The disturbance rate differed statistically significantly across 6 study sites on the east coast and 4 study sites on the west coast in response to socioeconomic-related activities. Almost 2827 hectares of forestland was replaced by paddy cultivation (575 ha), vegetable growing (529 ha), betel-leaf growing (480 ha), gardening (448 ha), and illegal settlement (795 ha). Thus, a total of 11615 hectares of the sanctuary was permanently damaged, posing challenges to elephant survival.
La représentation des femmes manifestantes dans la presse de la Suisse romande et italienne : vers un autre paradigme de la protestation?
Authors: Mercurio Nicla
Published: April 2022

Le discours médiatique - étant une source puissante de (dés)information et souvent de manipulation  - véhicule des modèles dominants et genrés à travers des stratégies qui incluent tous les niveaux du langage. Ainsi, par l’analyse contrastive de 100 articles de presse en français et en italien, l’étude vise à identifier les procès linguistiques utilisés par les journalistes de la Suisse latine pour représenter les femmes au sein des manifestations féministes. En s’appuyant sur les catégories socio-sémantiques pour la représentation des acteurs sociaux et des actrices sociales, nous voulons également vérifier si les procédés repérés s’inscrivent dans le protest paradigm ou s’ils en génèrent un autre, tout aussi discriminatoire et reposant sur le stéréotype de genre.
L’école de l’égalité : pour que toutes les disciplines scolaires soient vectrices d’égalité
Authors: Weber Sandra , Dos Santos Pêgo Diana
Published: April 2022

Le matériel pédagogique L’école de l’égalité, émanant de la Conférence romande de l’égalité (egalite.ch) innove de plusieurs manières. Il s’agit du premier matériel pédagogique visant à développer une pédagogie égalitaire entre les filles et les garçons qui à la fois mobilise l’ensemble des principales disciplines scolaires et s’adresse à tous les degrés de la scolarité obligatoire, en lien étroit avec le Plan d’études romand (PER). Mené par le Bureau de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes du canton de Vaud (BEFH), il reflète une réflexion sur une représentation égalitaire des femmes et des hommes, tant au niveau des textes que des illustrations, ceci dans tous les types d’activités.
Women at Work
Authors: Anderson Elaine
Published: April 2022

Abstract: This article examines the persistent stereotypes in English and French for business coursebooks regarding the way that women are represented at work. Based on a linguistic analysis of the texts that constitute the coursebooks, recurrent images and representations of the professional experiences, roles and status of female characters are identified. The representation of public and private spheres, and the boundary between them, is also a source of specific stereotypes relating to the differences between women and men. Conducted within a contrastive framework, the analysis reveals that the professional activity of women is presented in similar ways in the coursebooks of both languages. This article illustrates, furthermore, that even if progress has been made socially and culturally regarding the visibility of women, there is still room for improvement in the ways that women are represented in educational materials.
Bilingual socialization and the development of interactional resources
Authors: Ghimenton Anna
Published: April 2022

Developing interactional competencies is crucial in order to become a proficient speaker. Adopting a qualitative approach, we analyze how exposure to bilingual practices contributes to the acquisition of interactional and pragmatic skills. The analyses draw from data in two corpora collected from two families living in Veneto (Italy) where Venetan (the regional and minoritized language) and Italian are spoken in the community. In the first family, the target child is a boy toddler (17 – 30 months) and in the second family, the target children are two sisters (aged 5 and 9 years). Our analyses focus on the specific functions bilingual productions cover. Experiencing a bilingual input could provide important socialization cues enhancing children’s social interactional and pragmatic skills, possibly preempting ideological forces that shape the statuses of the languages involved. We discuss the implications of these results in a context where the languages spoken do not benefit from the same social status.
Comparative Evaluation of Nanocomposite and Microhybrid Composite Resins Compressive Strength (An In Vitro Study(
Authors: Abdullah Huda
Published: April 2022

The aims of this in vitro study is to evaluate and compare compressive strength of newer nanocomposites (FiltekZ350, Ceram X Mono,Herculite XRV Ultra) with microhybrid (FiltekZ250) and to assess difference in compressive strength of newer nanocomposites.Materials and Methods: Forty specimens of composite were made using plastic mold measuring 5mm x 5mm and were grouped with ten specimens in each ,Group I: Filtek Z 250, Group II: Filtek Z 350, Group III: Herculite XRV Ultra, Group IV: Ceram X Mono. Composite resins are placed in cylindrical plastic mold and covered with celluloid strip and were cured by light curing device. Compressive strength was recorded using universal testing machine. Results are statistically analyzed using one way ANOVA and LSD test.Results: Nanocomposites have better compressive strength value than microhybrid composite but they are not significantly different and not all of nanocomposites used were higher than microcomposite.Conclusion: Nanocomposites (Filtek Z 350) have comparable compressive strength with microhybrid composite resins (Filtek Z 250) in which using both of them is indicated in anterior and also posterior areas where the functional loading is higher and need super mechanical properties to withstand these forces. While other nanocomposite groups (Herculite XRV Ultra, Ceram X Mono) used in this study have lower compressive strength than others groups.
Simultaneous Sampling of NO, NO2, HONO and HNO3 in the Atmosphere by a Filter-Pack Method
Authors: Oda Takumi , Fujii Yusuke , Takenaka Norimichi
Published: April 2022

A simultaneous sampling method for gaseous nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrous acid (HONO) and nitric acid (HNO3) was developed by a filter-pack sampling method to measure these concentrations at low cost in areas where monitoring stations are not available or at multiple locations. HONO and HNO3 gases were collected with a conventional filter-pack method. NO2 was collected with a guaiacol-impregnated filter at a flow rate of 0.3 dm3 min−1. NO was collected using guaiacol by oxidizing it to NO2 with potassium permanganate at a 0.3 dm3 min−1 flow rate. The optimum concentration of KMnO4 in the immersion solution for the impregnated filter was 0.16 mol dm−3 (in 0.51 mol dm−3 H2SO4). The concentrations of NO and NO2 measured by the filter-pack method were in good agreement with those measured by the chemiluminescence method. It was calculated that 60 ppb NO could be oxidized to NO2 with the KMnO4-impregnated filter for 183 hours at a 0.3 dm3 min−1 flow rate. This is enough time for sampling in a real environment. This method was applied to measure NO, NO2, HONO and HNO3 in the atmosphere at three points around Osaka, Japan.
Modeling of the Calm Situations in the Atmosphere of Almaty
Authors: Zakarin Edige , Baklanov Alexander , Balakay Larissa , Dedova Tatyana , Bostanbekov Kairat
Published: April 2022

This article addresses modeling of the atmospheric boundary layer of the city of Almaty (Kazakhstan) in stagnant, environmentally unfavorable conditions using WRF Model. The city is located on the northern slope of Trans-Ili Alatau, where the rate of recurrence of calm and low-wind (1–2 m/sec) days reaches about 80%. All simulations were made for a period from 28.11.2016 to 05.12.2016, covering main synoptic situations of the stagnant atmosphere: the extent of Asian anticyclone, higher and lower pressure gradient fields. The model integrated three nested domains with grid sizes 9, 3 and 1 km, respectively. The initial boundary conditions were formed based on ERA5-reanalysis. Subject to the WRF model requirements, the land-use map with a standard USGS set (24 categories) was developed, to which 3 categories of the urban areas were added. The most relevant configuration of parameterization methods was selected: short-wave and long-wave radiation (Mlawer), surface layer (Monin-Obukhov similarity theory), urban area (BEP), boundary layer (Bougeault-Lacarrere), turbulence (Smagorinsky). The article demonstrates that the WRF model adequately reflects fundamental urban atmosphere patterns in the most unfavorable anticyclone periods of the autumn-winter season. It was established that the accuracy of estimates decreases with the transition to weak cyclonic activity. Based on the simulation results and remote sensing data, the territory in question is divided into four climatic zones to which a comparative method was applied; however for a detailed correlative analysis a denser network of meteorological stations is required. Calculations showed that the wind along the Ili river valley prevails in the northern part, regularly changing its western direction to eastern. Near the mountain area mountain-valley wind circulation prevails. The blocking inversion layer has a strong impact. The urban heat islands strongly depend on wind conditions. For example, a nocturnal heat island is cooled by the cold wind flow from the mountains.
What is Game Balancing? - An Examination of Concepts
Authors: Becker Alexander , Görlich Daniel
Published: April 2022

Balancing is commonly considered critical to any game’s success. However, there is no consensus on what “game balancing” actually means. This paper examines fourteen publications by experienced game designers and other renowned authors. The results of a formal semantic analysis of the respective authors’ reflections prove that no two authors share identical understandings of “game balancing.” Their differing concepts of the term are analyzed and discussed in order to identify key aspects, similarities, and differences. Contrary to what one might expect, concepts such as fairness, flow, or user satisfaction are identified to be important, but no central or fundamental concepts for the definition of game balancing.
A Language and Methodology based on Scenarios, Grammars and Views, for Administrative Business Processes Modelling
Authors: Zekeng Ndadji Milliam Maxime , Tchoupé Tchendji Maurice , Tayou Djamegni Clémentin , Parigot Didier
Published: April 2022

In Business Process Management (BPM), process modelling has been solved in various ways. However, there are no commonly accepted modelling tools (languages). Some of them are criticized for their inability to capture both the lifecycle, informational and organizational models of processes. For some others, process modelling is generally done using a single graph; this does not facilitate modularity, maintenance and scalability. In addition, some of these languages are very general; hence, their application to specific domain processes (such as administrative processes) is very complex. In this paper, we present a new language and a new methodology, dedicated to administrative process modelling. This language is based on a variant of attributed grammars and is able to capture the lifecycle, informational and organizational models of such processes. Also, it proposes a simple graphical formalism allowing to model each process's execution scenario as an annotated tree (modularity). In the new language, a particular emphasis is put on modelling (using "views") the perceptions that actors have on processes and their data.
Improving the Robustness of GraphSAINT via Stability Training
Authors: Wang Yuying , Chi Huixuan , Hao Qinfen
Published: April 2022

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) field has a dramatic development nowadays due to the strong representation capabilities for data in non-Euclidean space, such as graph data. However, as the scale of the dataset continues to expand, sampling is commonly introduced to obtain scalable GNNs, which leads to the instability problem during training. For example, when Graph SAmpling based INductive learning meThod (GraphSAINT) is applied for the link prediction task, it may not converge in training with a probability range from 0.1 to 0.4. This paper proposes the improved GraphSAINTs by introducing two normalization techniques and one Graph Neural Network (GNN) trick into the traditional GraphSAINT to solve the problem of the training stability and obtain more robust training results. The improved GraphSAINTs successfully eliminate the instability during training and improve the robustness of the traditional model. Besides, we can also accelerate the training procedure convergence of the traditional GraphSAINT and obtain a generally higher performance in the prediction accuracy by applying the improved GraphSAINTs. We validate our improved methods by using the experiments on the citation dataset of Open Graph Benchmark (OGB).
Multi-criteria and Multi-expert Requirement Prioritization using Fuzzy Linguistic Labels
Authors: Rottoli Giovanni Daian , Casanova Carlos
Published: April 2022

Requirement prioritization in Software Engineering is the activity that helps to select and order for the requirements to be implemented in each software development process iteration. Thus, requirement prioritization assists the decision-making process during iteration management. This work presents a method for requirement prioritization that considers many experts' opinions on multiple decision criteria provided using fuzzy linguistic labels, a tool that allows capturing the imprecision of each experts' judgment. These opinions are then aggregated using the fuzzy aggregation operator MLIOWA considering different weights for each expert. Then, an order for the requirements is given considering the aggregated opinions and different weights for each evaluated dimension or criteria. The method proposed in this work has been implemented and demonstrated using a synthetic dataset. A statistical evaluation of the results obtained using different t-norms was also carried out.
Incest: Through the perpetrators’ lenses
Authors: Quiñones Ivy , Surposa Kristel , Alejandro Jerson Jaylord
Published: April 2022

Incest is defined as the occurrence of sexual relations between close blood relatives. It is considered as not a rare event. Still, the conspiracy of silence, which is an integral part of the phenomenon, makes it difficult to estimate its scope, especially here in the Philippines. This research aims to provide enlightenment about the phenomenon, especially through the perpetrators’ lenses; thus, the perpetrators’ challenges and realizations before, during, and after the said act. A case study was conducted in four incest cases, which happen in the province of Davao del Sur. A structured focused case comparison was used in this study to present the differences and similarities of each case regarding the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the triggering factors, and the challenges of the perpetrators before, during, and after the incestuous act. Descriptive phenomenological method was also been utilized for the interpretation of the significant themes and meanings. The results showed that organic substance such as alcohol, close physical proximity, and illicit emotions were the prevailing factors that led the perpetrators to commit incest. In addition, the results also showed that temptation due to close physical proximity was the common challenges that the perpetrators encountered. Moreover, after the incestuous act, the perpetrators showed different feelings towards the incident, such as remorse and regret. However, each case varied when it comes to their relationship with the victims and emotional attachment.
Diversidade e Inclusão
Authors: Lopes Iago , Paulo Resende de Lima João
Published: April 2022

Objetivo: O debate quanto à natureza política de diversidade e inclusão na contabilidade tem sido pouco fomentado por pesquisadoras e pesquisadores em algumas instanciações. Assim, com vistas a fomentar esse debate nesta pensata busca-se contextualizar a contabilidade no campo do conhecimento científico enfocando a sua natureza política de diversidade e inclusão apontando reflexões e impactos consubstanciados na emergência da temática, no instrumento político que área de conhecimento representa, nos aspectos relacionados a violação de direitos humanos e potência democrática e por fim, em consideração que inserem as organizações e as universidades no século XXI.
Método: Para alcançar o objetivo proposto o presente trabalho se desenvolve no formato de uma pensata.
Principais Resultados: Destaca-se o papel da contabilidade em termos de perpetuação das desigualdades de gênero e raça, elencando diferenças interseccionais que afetam o aspecto financeiro, social e profissional dos sujeitos LGBTQIA+. Ilustra-se que instrumentos políticos podem ser incluídos em um processo de mitigação das desigualadas na contabilidade. A pesquisa aponta também que as instituições da classe contábil são acessos que garantem segurança e liberdade, por meio da educação e da informação. Por fim, evidencia-se que o ingresso no século XXI é pautado a partir do diálogo entre as instituições de classe e que deste resultem em ações que permitam a garantia da permanência de corpos não-hegemônicos na contabilidade.
Principais Contribuições: No contexto atual torna-se salutar uma prática auto-reflexiva e crítica que direcione os acadêmicos e os profissionais a questionar e desalojar, se necessário, as pedras angulares do conhecimento contábil inscritas na masculinidade, na branquitude, no racismo, na perpetuação da desigualdade que continuam a informar as práticas contábeis cisheteronormativas. Dessa forma, a partir de um olhar político esta pesquisa preenche essa lacuna visando proporcionar um diálogo que mitigue as desigualdades, permita a democratização dos acessos aos corpos LGBTQIA+ na contabilidade e garantam a sua permanência.
Influence of Dynamization of Trochanteric Fracture Osteosynthesis on Bone Union
Authors: Koniec Wojciech , Marczyński Wojciech
Published: April 2022

Background. Ineffectively treated trochanteric fractures lead to disability and thus constitute a significant social problem. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of dynamization of the fixation of trochanteric fractures on bone union.
Material and methods. We conducted a retrospective study involving 149 patients operated on for trochan­teric fractures in 2015-2017. The fractures were anastomosed with a DHS extramedullary device or a Gamma 3 intramedullary nail.
Results. Bone union was achieved at an average of 11 weeks after the surgery (8-20 weeks). In the extra­me­dullary stabilization (DHS) group, union was achieved after 12 weeks (8 to 16 weeks) (N = 47). In in­tramedullary stabilization, union was achieved after 10 weeks (8 to 20 weeks) (N = 96). The intramedullary nails were locked statically or dynamically. The time to union in static stabilization was 12.3 weeks (8 to 20 weeks) (N = 31), while in dynamic stabilization it was 9.4 weeks (8 to 16 weeks) (N = 64).
Conclusions. 1. This study revealed a measurable biologically beneficial effect of dynamization of the fixation of trochanteric fractures on the time of bone union. 2. Conventional radiographs and CT imaging according to indications significantly facilitate the classification of fractures and selection of the method of stabilization with dynamization. 3. Due to the considerable comminution of the trochanteric massif, double dynamization (cervical-trochanteric and femoral-trochanteric) of fracture fragments is essential, ensuring reduction of fracture gaps and self-reduction of inter-fracture resorptive gaps, which is a prerequisite for optimal union. 4. Allowing early, full weight-bearing of the operated limb within the painless range is an important element of effective dynamization.
Fixing a Subtrochanteric Femoral Fracture with a Humerus Nail
Authors: Peters Jan , Köhler Hans-Christian , Gutcke André , Schulze Christoph
Published: April 2022

A 17-year-old paraplegic patient sustained a subtrochanteric femoral fracture due to inadequate trauma. The unusual anatomical conditions associated with his congenital paraplegia did not allow treatment with a standard intramedullary implant for the femur. Because his soft tissues were already compromised, alternative options like plate osteosynthesis were considered unfavourable as a salvage procedure. Therefore, we used an implant designed for the humerus. A satisfactory result of osteosynthesis was achieved despite varus deformity, shortening and rotational error.
Capacitor Allocation Using Multiobjective Water Cycle Algorithm and Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Mohamed El-Saeed Menna Allah E. , Abdel-Gwaad Amal F. , Farahat Mohamed A.
Published: April 2022

Radial distribution systems are susceptible to a lack of voltage profile and increase system losses, particularly at the distant ends of the distribution feeder. This manuscript proposes an approach to solve the optimal capacitor placement problem in radial distribution networks to minimize system losses, improve the voltage profile of all buses, promote total voltage stability, and improve net savings. The optimal capacitor placement problem is solved in two stages. Firstly, normalized loss sensitivity factor and voltage magnitude are used as inputs to build fuzzy expert rules to arrange the most candidate buses for capacitor placement. Secondly, a multiobjective water cycle algorithm is applied to determine the optimal sizes and locations of capacitors within the predefined search space using fuzzy expert rules. The multiobjective function is formulated with operational constraints considering fixed and switched capacitors. To validate the effectiveness of this methodology, it is demonstrated on IEEE 33 and IEEE 94-bus radial distribution networks. Clearly, the findings show the improvement in the voltage profile and static voltage stability, the significant reduction in system losses, as well as the enhancement in overall savings. Furthermore, a comprehensive evaluation is also carried out by comparing the numerical results with other methods such as interior point algorithm, a combination fuzzy real coded genetic algorithm method, water cycle algorithm for IEEE 33-bus system and artificial bee colony algorithm for IEEE 94-bus system which prove the viability and effectiveness of the proposed methodology.
Inklusive Hochschule
Authors: Gattermann-Kasper Maike , Schütt Marie-Luise
Published: April 2022

Der Beitrag zeigt die aktuelle Entwicklung der Hochschulen zu inklusive(re)n Lernorten auf. Um die Ist-Situation an den Hochschulen zu erläutern, werden empirische Befunde, rechtliche Regelungen und (Erfahrungs-)Berichte aus den Hochschulen herangezogen. Skizziert werden die wichtigsten Entwicklungsbedarfe auf dem Weg zu einer inklusiven Hochschule. Zur Einführung in die Thematik werden die Zielgruppe der Studierenden mit Behinderungen näher beschrieben und zentrale Konzepte der UN-BRK, die für die Hochschulen handlungsleitend sind, erörtert.
Angebot ohne Nachfrage? – BKK-Befragung zur Digitalen Gesundheitskompetenz
Authors: Schröder Julia , König Martin
Published: April 2022

Der Beitrag befasst sich mit den Ergebnissen einer repräsentativen Studie zu den Bedarfen und Wünschen von Versicherten an Leistungen zur Förderung ihrer digitalen Gesundheitskompetenz und zu Motiven der Inanspruchnahme.
The European Arrest Warrant, from Mutual Recognition to Mutual Supervision?
Authors: Klip André
Published: April 2022

Mutual recognition is the rule which guides cooperation in criminal matters within the European Union. Whilst intended to facilitate and make cooperation faster, the Court of Justice has done exactly the opposite in its case law. It has raised the thresholds for cooperation between the Member States by creating more formalities, causing delay and it does so without strengthening effective legal remedies for the citizen. Member States must assess detention circumstances elsewhere, the status of the issuing judicial authority, as well as make an assessment of the judicial independence of the judiciary of the issuing Member State. These three cumulative developments have led to a situation in which Member States mutually supervise each other. The concept of dual level of protection, as introduced by the Court, triggers two procedures that will be necessary: one, in the issuing Member State, before the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is issued, and another in the executing Member State when it must be executed. However, the requested person does not benefit from effective judicial protection because of their absence when the EAW is issued. This would only be the case when it would be possible for the requested person to challenge the need for the EAW in the context of the existence of alternatives to surrender that might be less violative of the freedoms and rights of the requested person. Such an overall assessment of the legal position of the requested person would require a single joint level of protection, involving both Member States and the requested person in one procedure in order to safeguard that all interests at stake are considered, impunity is prevented and thus a fair administration of justice is ensured.​
Das Räsonieren mit bedingten Normen
Authors: Spohn Wolfgang
Published: April 2022

The paper starts from the observation that laws are full of conditional norms or obligations, the defeasible character of which prevents representing them by the material implication of classical logic. Material implication almost never adequately represents ordinary “if, then”; in particular, it can account neither for the legal syllogism nor for the practical syllogism ubiquitous in ordinary reasoning. In order to do better, the paper pursues a far-reaching analogy between beliefs (held by a person) and norms (held by an alleged authority). The analogy shows in doxastic and deontic logic. It extends to the Ramsey test, which is usually taken to be the basic explanation of conditionals, i.e., “if, then” sentences, to its treatment in the dynamic setting of belief revision theory and its normative counterpart, and thus to conditional logic and conditional deontic logic. A reflection of Chisholm’s paradox reveals a principled ambiguity in our normative talk; norms may be taken in a purely normative or in a fact-regarding way. In order to account for this ambiguity, the analogy must be further developed within so-called ranking theory which completes the dynamic perspective suggested by the Ramsey test and insufficiently explained in belief revision theory. Only in this account, fact-regarding norms can be explicated. In this way, finally, Chisholm’s paradox can be resolved, and the legal and the practical syllogism can be adequately represented. The paper attempts throughout to keep the connection to legal theorizing and argumentation.