bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BIPOLAR COLLAPSE AND NEW GEOPOLITICAL STATUS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Kondratenko O.
Published: November 2017

The content of the new geo-strategic status of the Russian Federation that emerged after the collapse of the world socialist system and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The strategic conditions in which Russia is closely linked to the geopolitical environment that developed after the emergence of new independent states, the department new Russian borders. Russia in comparison with the USSR lost 25% of the territory, more than half of the population and the industrial and economic potential. RF is currently trying to stick to the geopolitical balance between Europe and Asia with a view to obtaining the role of the Eurasian transcontinental bridge.
At the same time Russia was faced with geopolitical realities, which are connected with the restriction of its communications and foreign policy capabilities influence both on the west and south-east directions in connection with the new status of yesterday’s post-Soviet republics. Ukraine, Belarus and other former Soviet states of Eastern Europe addressed by the Russian Federation only as a geopolitical buffer on the south-western strategic flank. In the end, on the South Caucasus and Central Asia is assigned as a buffer on the south and south-east strategic flanks. From the point of view of the Russian geostrategy «vulnerable» segment of the border remains, which borders with Poland and the Baltic states. However, in recent years, Russia gradually loses its geopolitical influence in Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova. There is a significant probability that in the medium term, Belarus will pay its strategic vector of foreign policy towards the EU and NATO. Such transformation in the foreign policy of the newly independent states will be another step in the destruction of geopolitical influence of Russia in the post-Soviet space. This situation is further more than changing the geopolitical landscape of the post-Soviet space and affects the geopolitical picture of the world as a whole.
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND CHRISTIAN VALUES IN HUMAN RIGHTS
Authors: Medvedieva M.
Published: November 2017

The article considers the role of International Law in asserting Christian values in human rights protection. The author gives examples of harmonious interaction of International Law and Christian morality. According to the author, as a result of certain factors, International Law started to deviate from the principles of Christian ethics. As a result at the level of creating and implementing International Law there is a positive attitude or indifference to such destructive practices that destroy the individual, family, society, state as abortion, surrogacy, change of sex, same-sex unions, euthanasia, cloning, genetic modification, research on human embryos, etc. The article deals with these trends mainly on the example of the European model of human rights. The author analyzes the practice of interpretation and application of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) by the European Court of Human Rights regarding the aforementioned issues and concludes that in many cases the Court goes away from the historical context of the adoption of the Convention, creates new rights, and in its judgments does not take into account the arguments of a state concerning the protection of public order and public morality that looks like a dangerous trend for the International Law functioning.
Orbital angular momentum of an astigmatic Gaussian laser beam
Authors:   Image Processing Systems Institute оf RAS – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS, Kotlyar V. ,   Samara National Research University, Kovalev A. ,   Image Processing Systems Institute оf RAS – Branch of the FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS,   Samara National Research University
Published: November 2017

We show that an elliptic Gaussian beam focused by a cylindrical lens can be represented as a linear combination of a countable number of only even angular harmonics with both positive and negative topological charge. For the orbital angular momentum of an astigmatic Gaussian beam, an exact expression is obtained in the form of a converging series of the Legendre functions of the second kind. It is shown that at some conditions only terms with the positive or negative topological charge are retained in this series.
Recovery and analysis of Raman spectra obtained using a static Fourier transform spectrometer
Authors:   The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Vasil’ev N. , Vintaykin I. ,   The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Golyak Ig. ,   The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Golyak Il. ,   The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Kochikov I. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Fufurin I. ,   The Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Published: November 2017

The recovery of Raman spectra in the 800-1050-nm spectral range from a prototype static Fourier-transform spectrometer is described. Distortion effects introduced by the optical system of the static Fourier-transform spectrometer are studied. A method of correcting optical distortion is suggested. The proposed algorithm is tested using a monochromatic radiation source. A two-dimensional map of period distribution in the distorted interference pattern is plotted. A mapping that enables optical distortions of the two-dimensional interferogram to be corrected is proposed. The correction results are demonstrated by plotting interference fringe profiles. A comparison of various well-known phase correction methods in order to identify an optimal algorithm is presented. A matching criterion for the obtained spectra is proposed. Raman spectrum of a stilbene crystal obtained by a diffraction spectrometer with a resolution of δν = 14 cm-1 is used as a reference.
Recognition of abandoned agricultural lands using seasonal NDVI values
Authors:   Belgorod State University, Terekhin E. ,   Federal and Regional Centre for Aerospace and Ground Monitoring of Objects and Natural Resources, Scientific and Technological Equipment Common Use Centre
Published: November 2017

This paper explores the potentialities of discriminant analysis for the identification of abandoned agricultural lands using their reflectance spectrum properties. A method of automated detection of fallow lands is proposed. Using experimental data received from the agricultural lands of the Belgorod Region, we propose equations that allow an agrarian land to be classified as an arable or fallow land in an automated mode. The accuracy of fallow land recognition is 71%. It is found that seasonal normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values computed from MODIS data in the period of late September - early October are most informative in terms of abandoned agricultural land identification. It is shown that the use of the minimal NDVI values is much more efficient for the identification of fallow land when compared with the mean NDVI values.
Pulmonary emphysema recognition by CT scan
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Smelkina N. , Kolsanov A. ,   Samara State Medical University, Chaplygin S. ,   Samara State Medical University, Zelter P. ,   Samara State Medical University, Khramov A. ,   Samara National Research University
Published: November 2017

We discuss a simple method for automatic recognition of pulmonary emphysema in three-dimensional computer tomography (CT) images. This technique allows one to quantify the disease progress, calculating some numerical characteristics, such as the percentage of the lung tissue affected, as well as visualizing its location and intensity histogram in the region of interest. An experiment on the test data shows that the recognition error is not higher than 7.5%.
Evaluation of signature verification reliability based on artificial neural networks, Bayesian multivariate functional and quadratic forms
Authors:   Penza Scientific and Research Electrotechnical Institute, Ivanov A. , Lozhnikov P. ,   Omsk State Technical University, Sulavko A. ,   Omsk State Technical University
Published: November 2017

An experimental comparison of various functional neural networks for signature verification is performed. A signature database for the realization of the computing experiment is built. It is confirmed that up to a certain point, the increase of the decision rule dimension reduces the probability of signature verification error, with an increase in the number of neurons in the network reducing the number of errors. A higher-dimension multi-dimensional Bayes functional with stronger inter-feature correlation is found to perform better. The best result for the signature verification is obtained using networks of Bayesian multidimensional functional, with false acceptance rate of FRR = 0.0288 and false rejection rate of FAR = 0.0232.
Turkish Foreign Policy during World War II
Authors: Altınörs Mehmet Nur
Published: November 2017

World War II (WW II) has been the most destructive war the mankind has ever experienced. It has started in Europe like World War I (WW I), most of fighting went on in Europe, but it has spread to North Africa and Far East. The estimated causalities are around 60 million people, 60 % of them being civilians. The devastating results of the war inevitably caused major global changes. The two opposing ideologies, capitalism and communism, practically divided the political arena into two blocks under the leadership of United States and Soviet Union. United Nations has been established with the purpose of solving problems by negotiations and maintaining world peace. The bipolar political status often referred to as “cold war” has lasted more than four decades ending with fall of Berlin wall and disintegration of Soviet Union. Turkey’s position both during WW II and postwar era has been crucial in the history of the young Republic.
El arquitecto como educador de la sociedad
Authors: Montoro Maria
Published: November 2017

El concurso para el monumento a Federico II fue convocado por primera vez el 25 de enero de 1787, en un momento marcado por la profunda crisis que a todos los niveles atravesaba el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico. La necesidad de revertir la mala situación existente hizo que una parte importante de la intelectualidad alemana apuntase a la educación como único medio de regeneración posible. En este sentido, un buen número de propuestas escultóricas relacionaban al monarca con la figura del filósofo. Por su parte, los proyectos presentados por Hans Christian Genelli, Carl Gotthard Langhans, Heinrich Gentz y Friedrich Gilly, desarrollaban diversas estrategias utilizando la arquitectura como medio para producir una mejora en la vida del hombre, desde el mero embellecimiento estético planteado por Langhans, pasando por la capacidad de abstracción de la belleza reivindicada por Gentz, hasta el edificio educativo proyectado por Gilly quien, con su propuesta para el monumento, construye un mecanismo capaz de transformar al gobernante en filósofo.
Jørn Utzon
Authors: Ferrer Forés Jaime J.
Published: November 2017

Este artículo analiza el proyecto del arquitecto danés Jørn Utzon (1918-2008) para la construcción de la Escuela de la Unión de trabajadores daneses en Højstrup, Helsingør (1958-1962), desde las dos propuestas presentadas al concurso, que obtienen el primer y segundo premio, a las versiones del proyecto que desarrolla simultáneamente al proyecto de la Ópera de Sídney (1956-1973). El análisis de la evolucióndel proyecto de Højstrup permite aproximarse al talento plástico y al universo de extraordinario lirismo del arquitecto, a través de la exploración formal que desarrolla en torno a las plataformas y los recintos, a la relación entre los dos elementos de la escala tipológica, la torre y el cuerpo bajo, al estudio de los mecanismos de acceso mediante la porte-cochère, al sistema de agregación de las casas patio o el papel que desempeña la estructura en el proyecto, en un ejercicio de exploración arquitectónica que fluye desde los concursos, entendidos como laboratorios de experiencias formales, al desarrollo lento y gradual de los proyectos sucesivos atendiendo a la vez el sitio y la pieza tipológica, en una cuidada innovación plástica que reivindica la experimentación constructiva y la integración en el paisaje.
El surrealismo en los paisajes de Burle Marx
Authors: Álvarez Dario
Published: November 2017

El artista brasileño Roberto Burle Marx revolucionó por completo el diseño del paisaje moderno en la década de 1930, al proyectar el jardín de la terraza del Ministerio de Educación y Salud de Río de Janeiro en clave pictórica, inventado un asombroso mecanismo compositivo en el que el surrealismo biomórfico bidimensional se convertía en un espacio paradisíaco en tres dimensiones construido íntegramente con plantas. Tomando como referencia las obras de Jean Arp, Burle Marx generó un procedimiento de superposición de capas al mismo tiempo cromáticas y vegetales, sumando su hallazgo a los que se habían producido en Europa en la década anterior de la mano del resto de las vanguardias plásticas, con la aportación de los arquitectos modernos. El resultado es un ejercicio de antropofagia cultural mediante el cual las curvas sensuales del paisaje brasileño se tornan abstracciones surrealistas, contaminando con ello la producción de arquitectos como Oscar Niemeyer.
El objeto en el marco de la vida
Authors: Carmona García Manuel
Published: November 2017

En el marco doméstico contemporáneo, que los nuevos modos de vida reclaman más abierto y más libre, los objetos gracias a su nueva faceta semántica, participan en la organización y cualificación del espacio. En dicho proceso de configuración los elementos actúan, por un lado distribuyendo y ordenando, organizados en sistemas basados en relaciones topológicas y geométricas, y por otro añadiendo una nueva dimensión psicológica a los nuevos ámbitos, permaneciendo como elementos simbólicos o actuando como mecanismos que influyen en la vivencia y en la percepción espacial. En este artículo se realiza un acercamiento a la visión del objeto en el marco contemporáneo, siguiendo los estudios sociológicos de Baudrillard, Moles o Barthes, entre otros, y a través de las exposiciones y ferias de mobiliario y enseres para el hogar que proliferan, en una sociedad de consumo, a partir de los 60. Así mismo se establece un sistema de análisis que determina una correspondencia entre características y cualidades que son propias del espacio doméstico contemporáneo y los modos de actuación de los objetos en dichos entornos, constatando, de esta manera, que los objetos contribuyen a configurar ámbitos con unas determinadas propiedades gracias a sus modos de relación y conexión en el espacio.
Arquitectura y paisaje de la industria moderna en Alcalá de Henares
Authors: Layuno Rosas M. Ángeles
Published: November 2017

El acelerado crecimiento industrial de municipios como Alcalá de Henares durante las décadas de los años 50 y 60 provocará radicales transformaciones en su morfología y paisaje urbanos, pero, a su vez, la identidad del municipio como ciudad industrial estimulará la aparición de una arquitectura moderna de la industria, símbolo del progreso industrial de la política económica del desarrollismo. Complejos fabriles cuya arquitectura sintetiza los debates internacionales sobre el proyecto industrial moderno en su doble vertiente formal y técnica. En este sentido, la arquitectura industrial de las décadas del desarrollismo supondrá una contribución realista y funcional a la recuperación de la arquitectura moderna en la España del momento.
Estimating Full Regional Skeletal Muscle Fibre Curvature from b-Mode Ultrasound Images Using Convolutional-Deconvolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Cunnigham Ryan , Sánchez María B , May Greg , Loram Ian
Published: November 2017

Direct measurement of strain within muscle is important for understanding muscle function in health and disease. Current technology (kinematics, dynamometry, electromyography) provides limited ability to measure strain within muscle. Regional fiber orientation and length are related with active/passive strain within muscle. Currently, ultrasound imaging provides the only non-invasive means of observing regional fiber orientation within muscle during dynamic tasks. Previous attempts to automatically estimate fiber orientation from ultrasound are not adequate, often requiring manual region selection, feature engineering, providing low-resolution estimations (one angle per muscle), and deep muscles are often not attempted. Here, we propose deconvolutional neural networks (DCNN) for estimating fiber orientation at the pixel-level. Dynamic ultrasound images sequences of the calf muscles were acquired (25 Hz) from 8 healthy volunteers (4 male, ages: 25–36, median 30). A combination of expert annotation and interpolation/extrapolation provided labels of regional fiber orientation for each image. We then trained DCNNs both with and without dropout using leave one out cross-validation. Our results demonstrated robust estimation of regional fiber orientation with approximately 3° error, which was an improvement on previous methods. The methods presented here provide new potential to study muscle in disease and health.
Inequalities for Hypo-q-Norms on a Cartesian Product of Inner Product Spaces
Authors: Dragomir Silvestru
Published: November 2017

In this paper we introduce the hypo-q-norms on a Cartesian product of inner product spaces. A representation of these norms in terms of inner products, the equivalence with the q-norms on a Cartesian product and some reverse inequalities obtained via the scalar Shisha-Mond, Birnacki et al., Grüss type inequalities, Boas-Bellman and Bombieri type inequalities are also given.
The CO2 Emissions in Finland, Norway and Sweden: A Dynamic Relationship
Authors: Alonso-Rodriguez Agustin
Published: November 2017

In this paper a dynamic relationship between the CO2 emissions in Finland, Norway and Sweden is presented. With the help of a VAR(2) model, and using the Granger terminology,  it is shown that the emissions in Finland are affecting those in Norway and Sweden. Other aspects of this dynamic relationship are presented as well.
Constraining Forces Stabilizing Superconductivity in Bismuth
Authors: Krüger Ekkehard
Published: November 2017

As shown in former papers, the nonadiabatic Heisenberg model presents a novel mechanism of Cooper pair formation generated by the strongly correlated atomic-like motion of the electrons in narrow, roughly half-filled "superconducting bands". These are energy bands represented by optimally localized spin-dependent Wannier functions adapted to the symmetry of the material under consideration. The formation of Cooper pairs is not the result of an attractive electron-electron interaction but can be described in terms of quantum mechanical constraining forces constraining the electrons to form Cooper pairs. There is theoretical and experimental evidence that only this nonadiabatic mechanism operating in superconducting bands may produce eigenstates in which the electrons form Cooper pairs. These constraining forces stabilize the Cooper pairs in any superconductor, whether conventional or unconventional. Here we report evidence that also the experimentally found superconducting state in bismuth at ambient as well as at high pressure is connected with a narrow, roughly half-filled superconducting band in the respective band structure. This observation corroborates once more the significance of constraining forces in the theory of superconductivity.
Effect of Alkane Chain Length on Crystallization in Emulsions during Supercooling in Quiescent Systems and under Mechanical Stress
Authors: Abramov Serghei , Shah Kinza , Weißenstein Lydia , Karbstein Heike Petra
Published: November 2017

Crystallization behavior of hexadecane (C16H34), octadecane (C18H38), eicosane (C20H42), and docosane (C22H46) dispersions of similar mean droplet diameter (x50.2 ≈ 15 µm) was investigated in quiescent systems and compared to crystallization under mechanical stress. In quiescent systems, the required supercooling decreased with increasing chain length of the alkanes to initiate crystallization. Crystallization of alkane dispersions under mechanical stress resulted in similar onset crystallization supercooling, as during quiescent crystallization. Increase of mechanical stress did not affect the onset crystallization supercooling within alkane dispersions.
Perturbative Accelerating Solutions of Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Authors: Kurgyis Bálint , Csanád Máté
Published: November 2017

In ultra-relativistic collisions of heavy ions, the strongly interacting Quark Gluon Plasma (sQGP) is created. The fluid nature of the sQGP was one of the important discoveries of high energy heavy ion physics in the last decades. Henceforth the explosion of this matter may be described by hydrodynamical models. Besides numerical simulations, it is important to study the analytic solutions of the equations of hydrodynamics, as these enable us to understand the connection of the final and initial states better. In this paper we present a perturbative, accelerating solution of relativistic hydrodynamics, on top of a known class of solutions describing Hubble-expansion. We describe the properties of this class of perturbative solutions, and investigate a few selected solutions in detail.
Hexachlorocyclohexanes, Cyclodiene, Methoxychlor and Heptachlor in Sediment of the Alvarado Lagoon System in Veracruz, Mexico
Authors: Castañeda-Chávez María del Refugio , Lango-Reynoso Fabiola , Navarrete-Rodríguez Gabycarmen
Published: November 2017

The objective of the research was to evaluate the concentration of organochlorine pesticides in sediment of the Alvarado Veracruz lagoon system, Mexico. To define the risk that causes to the public health the consumption of organisms that inhabit in sediments of this ecosystem. In 20 out of 41 stations analyzed, 11 prohibited organochlorine pesticides were identified, such as hexachlorocyclohexane, lindane, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, among others. The highest concentrations were: aldrin 46.05; β-HCH 42.11; α-HCH 38.44; γ-HCH (lindane) 34.20; δ-HCH 31.61; methoxychlor 29.40; heptachlor epoxide 25.70; heptachlor 24.11; dieldrin 22.13; endrin 21.23; and endrin aldehyde 12.40 ng g-1. Concentrations reported are prohibited in international standards. In Mexico it is necessary to establish permissible limits in the environmental legislation for this matrix. There is a strong need to demonstrate, with scientific studies, the level of concentration reported by impact of compounds widely used in agricultural-livestock activities.
Sediment Yield in a Watershed Characterized by Expansion of Sugarcane
Authors: Moreira Rocha Agmon , Leite de Moraes Jenner Fernando , Clerici de Maria Isabella
Published: November 2017

This study presents results of the sediment yield Watershed of Ribeirão do Pinhal, in the city of Limeira, São Paulo, conducted under three different scenarios of the land use: 1 – land use in 2008, 2 – with reforested protection areas, 3 – the increase sugarcane's areas over grassland and citrus areas. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used as a hydro-sedimentological modeling tool to simulate these scenarios. This watershed was divided into five sub-watersheds according to the prevalent use, and adjustments were made in soils database parameters and cultures that are in SWAT, to adapt it to the Brazilian reality. Was used climatological data of eight years (2007-2014) for this modeling. Different sediment yield could be noted in the different types of  land use, sub-watersheds and scenarios. The uses that presented higher sediment yield, in ascending order, were: natural vegetation, sugarcane, citrus, annual crop e grassland. Sub-watershed number 2 had the highest sediment yield (~10Mg.ha-1), while the sub-watershed 5, the lowest (5.51Mg.ha-1). This remained in the three scenarios. Overall, scenario 2 had the lowest sediment yield (7.74Mg.ha-1). Scenario 1 had 8.37 Mg.ha-1 and scenario 3, 8.58Mg.ha-1. SWAT was considered efficient to simulate the sediment yield by scenarios and by use, combining different thematic and tabular data when performing the necessary adjustments on their original database.
China and the Future of the International Tax Regime
Authors: Avi-Yonah Reuven , Xu Haiyan
Published: November 2017

The International tax regime (ITR) has been transformed after the Great Recession of 2008–2009. The G20/Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project (2013–2015) has fundamentally changed the ITR, giving new life to the single tax principle (income should be taxed once, i.e., no double taxation and no double non taxation). Reaction to BEPS has varied dramatically between the EU and the US, the two largest markets in the world. In the EU BEPS is taken very seriously, as shown for example by the new Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives that implement the single tax principle. In the US BEPS is almost invisible; while the US model tax treaty has been amended to incorporate it the US has refused to sign the Multilateral Instrument to implement BEPS in its treaties and the only other BEPS action that the US has taken is country by country reporting. It thus appears that the future of BEPS and the ITR depends on whether the EU or the US view prevails, i.e., whether multinationals can be forced to pay significant tax on the 160–240 billion that are currently not taxed annually because of BEPS. While US multinationals as well as EU multinationals are exposed to the EU ATAD and related measures while operating in Europe, they are less subject to EU anti BEPS measures elsewhere in the world. It therefore is crucial to assess the reaction to BEPS in the other large economy that was involved in its development, namely China. This article attempts to assess China’s reaction to BEPS based on Chinese sources. It shows that China takes BEPS seriously. Therefore, given the reactions of China (as well as India, which is even more aggressive than China for example in taxing the digital economy) it seems likely that eventually the EU view of BEPS will prevail and US based multinationals will eventually be forced to pay tax on the over 100 billion they shift offshore each year.
A Method for Detecting Harmful Entries on Informal School Websites Using Morphosemantic Patterns
Authors: Ptaszynski Michal , Masui Fumito , Nakajima Yoko , Kimura Yasutomo , Rzepka Rafal , Araki Kenji ,   Department of Computer Science, Kitami Institute of Technology 165 Kouen-cho, Kitami, Hokkaido 090-8507, Japan,   Department of Information Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kushiro College 2-32-1 Otanoshike-Nishi, Kushiro-shi, Hokkaido 084-0916, Japan,   Department of Information and Management Science, Otaru University of Commerce 3-5-21 Midori, Otaru 047-8501, Japan,   Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0814, Japan
Published: November 2017

This paper presents a novel method of analyzing morphosemantic patterns in language to the detect cyberbullying, or frequently appearing harmful messages and entries that aim to humiliate other users. The morphosemantic patterns represent a novel concept, with the assumption that analyzed elements can be perceived as a combination of morphological information, such as parts of speech, and semantic information, such as semantic roles, categories, etc. The patterns are further automatically extracted from the data containing harmful entries (cyberbullying) and non-harmful entries found on the informal websites of Japanese high schools. These website data were prepared and standardized by the Human Rights Center in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The patterns extracted in this way are further applied to a document classification task using the provided data in 10-fold cross-validation. The results indicate that morphosemantic sentence representation can be considered useful in the task of detecting the deceptive and provocative language used in cyberbullying.
Deteksi Kanker berdasarkan Klasifikasi Data Microarray menggunakan Functional Link Neural Network dengan Seleksi Fitur Genetic Algorithm
Authors: RAMADHANI PUTRI TSATSABILA
Published: November 2017

Di beberapa tahun terakhir, pemanfaatan teknologi microarray memiliki pengaruh besar dalam menentukan gen informatif yang menyebabkan kanker. Micorarray mampu menentukan ekspresi ribuan gen dan secara simultan memantau proses bilogis yang sedang berlangsung. Dengan melakukan analisa terhadap data micorarray, selanjutnya ekspresi dari ribuan gen yang merepresentasikan suatu jaringan pada manusia, akan diklasifikasikan sebagai jaringan kanker atau bukan. Dalam penulisan penelitian penelitian, penulis meng-implementasikan Functional Link Neural Network dengan fungsi basis Legendre Polynomial untuk klasifikasi data yang akurat dan menggunakan Genetic Algorithm sebagai seleksi fitur untuk mereduksi data berdimensi tinggi yang sering ditemukan pada data microarray. Dengan serangkaian proses yang telah dilakukan, maka diperoleh kinerja tertinggi terhadap klasifikasi data microarray Colon Tumor sebesar 92.3% dan Leukemia sebesar 87.5%. Perbedaan kinerja yang diperoleh disebabkan oleh perbedaan karakteristik masing-masing data.
Optimasi Rute Angkutan Kota Secara Simultan Menggunakan Algoritma Exhaustive Search (Studi Kasus Sepuluh Trayek Kota Bandung)
Authors: Setiawan M. Hady , Imrona, M.T. Drs. Mahmud , Murdiansyah, S.Si., M.T. Danang Triantoro
Published: November 2017

Angkutan kota merupakan salah satu sarana transportasi yang berfungsi untuk mengangkut penumpang dari tempat asal ke tempat tujuan. Saat ini, masyarakat lebih memilih menggunakan kendaraan pribadi dari pada menggunakan jasa angkutan kota yang disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor, salah satunya yaitu kurangnya ketersebaran rute trayek angkutan kota. Akibatnya penggunaaan kendaraan pribadi terutama kendaraan bermotor melebihi batas wajar sehingga menyebabkan kemacetan. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan optimasi rute trayek angkutan kota untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut. Ada dua sudut pandang yang diperhatikan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu: pemerintah (menginginkan tingkat ketersebaran rute trayek yang tinggi), dan sopir (menginginkan pendapatan yang tinggi). Pada penelitian ini dilakukan optimasi sepuluh trayek angkutan kota menggunakan algoritma exhaustive search dengan memperhatikan ketersebaran rute. Hasil dari penelitian ini menghasilkan peningkatan pendapatan sopir angkutan kota sebesar 57,25%, dan peningkatan ketersebaran rute sebesar 33,2 %.
ANALISIS PENERIMAAN E-LEARNING MENGGUNAKAN TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM) (STUDI KASUS: UNIVERSITAS ATMA JAYA YOGYAKARTA)
Authors: Rahayu Flourensia Sapty , Budiyanto Djoko , Palyama David
Published: November 2017

Dalam implementasi sebuah sistem informasi di suatu institusi, perlu dipertimbangkan  bagaimana penerimaan pengguna terhadap sistem informasi tersebut. Penerapan sistem informasi dapat dikatakan gagal jika pengguna ternyata tidak dapat menerima atau tidak mau menggunakan sistem informasi tersebut. Sebagai sebuah institusi pendidikan, Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (UAJY) juga mengimplementasikan sistem e-learning untuk mendukung proses belajar mengajar. Pengguna wajib dari e-learning ini adalah dosen dan mahasiwa. Sejak diterapkan belum pernah diadakan evaluasi mengenai penerimaan pengguna terhdap sistem e-learning ini. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melakukan pengujian terhadap penerimaan pengguna (mahasiswa) terhadap e-learning dengan menggunakan Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Pengujian dilakukan dengan mengukur pengaruh antar variabel dalam model TAM yang meliputi variabel Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Attitude Toward Using, Behavioral Intention dan Actual Usage. Metode pengujian statistik yang dilakukan yaitu uji statistik validitas, reliabilitas, normalitas, dan menguji pengaruh faktor menggunakan Structural Equation Model (SEM). Sumber data didapatkan dengan metode kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada responden mahasiswa UAJY dari seluruh fakultas. Dari enam hipotesis yang diajukan satu hipotesis dinyatakan tidak diterima, yaitu hipotesis yang menyatakan Perceived Usefulnes berpengaruh terhadap Behavioral Intention. Kelima hipotesis yang lain yaitu Perceived Ease of Use berpengaruh terhadap Perceived Usefulnes, Perceived Usefulnes berpengaruh terhadap Attitude Toward Using, Perceived Ease of Use berpengaruh terhadap Attitude Toward Using, Attitude Toward Using berpengaruh terhadap Behavioral Intention, Behavioral Intention berpengaruh terhadap Actual Usage dinyatakan dapat diterima.
A abordagem dos modos de vida como ferramenta de análise das estratégias de sobrivência no meio rural africano
Authors: Sitoe Tomás Adriano
Published: November 2017

A diversificação é um processo social e econômico que interpreta a criação de muitas e diferentes fontes de renda, em um determinado período de tempo. A constância e eventualmente o aumento da diversificação de atividades e fontes de renda no meio rural levou a que fossem adotadas novas abordagens para compreender esse fenômeno. O presente artigo pretende apresentar e discutir a abordagem dos “modos de vida” (Sustainable Livelihood Approach) adotada nos anos 1990 como um novo paradigma para abordar a questão da diversificação e pobreza nos países em desenvolvimento. Para o efeito, foi feita uma revisão de literatura e pode-se concluir que a abordagem dos modos de vida apresenta alguns limites, mas no geral pode potencializar uma melhor compreensão de realidades que envolvem o meio rural, especialmente em sociedades que apresentam dificuldades para se desenvolverem. A maior dificuldade de aplicação prática da abordagem é de caráter ontológico, ou seja, em como apreender a dinâmica dos processos reais e a complexidade que envolve a transformação dos ativos em estratégias de sobrevivência.
Metallodrugs in Targeted Cancer Therapeutics: Aiming at Chemoresistance- related Patterns and Immunosuppressive Tumor Networks
Authors: Petanidis Savvas , Kioseoglou Efrosini , Salifoglou Athanasios
Published: November 2017

Tumor cell chemoresistance is a major challenge in cancer therapeutics. Major
select metal-based drugs are potent anticancer mediators yet they exhibit adverse sideeffects
and are efficient against limited types of malignancies. A need, therefore, arises
for novel metallodrugs with improved efficacy and decreased toxicity. Enhancement of
antitumor drugs based on anticancer metals is currently a very active research field, with
considerable efforts having been made toward elucidating the mechanisms of immune action
of complex metalloforms and optimizing their immunoregulatory bioactivity through
appropriate synthetic structural modification(s) and encapsulation in suitable nanocarriers,
thereby enhancing their selectivity, specificity, stability, and bioactivity. In that respect,
comprehending the molecular factors involved in drug resistance and immune response
may help us develop new approaches toward more promising chemotherapies, reducing
the rate of relapse and overcoming chemoresistance. In this review, a) molecular immunerelated
mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment, responsible for lower drug sensitivity
and tumor relapse, along with b) strategies for reversing drug resistance and targeting
immunosuppressive tumor networks, while concurrently optimizing the design of complex
metalloforms bearing anti-tumor activity, are discussed in an effort to identify and
overcome chemoresistance mechanisms for effective tumor immunotherapeutic approaches.
Chalcone Derivatives: Anti-inflammatory Potential and Molecular Targets Perspectives
Authors: Mahapatra Debarshi Kar , Bharti Sanjay Kumar , Asati Vivek
Published: November 2017

Chalcone or (E)-1,3-diphenyl-2-propene-1-one scaffold has gained considerable scientific
interest in medicinal chemistry owing to its simple chemistry, ease in synthesizing a variety of
derivatives and exhibiting a broad range of promising pharmacological activities by modulating
several molecular targets. A number of natural and (semi-) synthetic chalcone derivatives have
demonstrated admirable anti-inflammatory activity due to their inhibitory potential against various
therapeutic targets like Cyclooxygenase (COX), Lipooxygenase (LOX), Interleukins (IL), Prostaglandins
(PGs), Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS), Leukotriene D4 (LTD4), Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-
κB), Intracellular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
(VCAM-1), Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) and TLR4/MD-2, etc. The chalcone
scaffold with hydroxyl, methoxyl, carboxyl, prenyl group and/or heterocyclic ring substitution like
thiophene/furan/indole showed promising anti-inflammatory activity. In this review, a comprehensive
study (from the year 1991 to 2016) on multi-targets of inflammatory interest, related inflammation
reactions and their treatment by chalcone-based inhibitors acting on various molecular targets
entailed in inflammation, Structure-Activity Relationships (SARs), Mechanism of Actions
(MOAs), and patents are highlighted.
Maternal Dyslipidaemia in Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Possible Impact on Foetoplacental Vascular Function and Lipoproteins in the Neonatal Circulation
Authors: Contreras-Duarte Susana , Carvajal Lorena , Fuenzalida Bárbara , Cantin Claudette , Sobrevia Luis , Leiva Andrea
Published: November 2017

Dyslipidaemia occurs in pregnancy to secure foetal development. The mother shows a physiological increase in plasma total cholesterol and Triglycerides (TG) as pregnancy progresses (i.e. maternal physiological dyslipidaemia in pregnancy). However, in some women pregnancy-associated dyslipidaemia exceeds this physiological adaptation. The consequences of this condition on the developing fetus include endothelial dysfunction of the foetoplacental vasculature and development of foetal aortic atherosclerosis. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) associates with abnormal function of the foetoplacental vasculature due to foetal hyperglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia, and associates with development of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Supraphysiological dyslipidaemia is also detected in GDM pregnancies. Although there are several studies showing the alteration in the maternal and neonatal lipid profile in GDM pregnancies, there are no studies addressing the effect of dyslipidaemia in the maternal and foetal vasculature. The literature reviewed suggests that dyslipidaemia in GDM pregnancy should be an additional factor contributing to worsen GDM-associated endothelial dysfunction by altering signalling pathways involving nitric oxide bioavailability and neonatal lipoproteins.
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and their Biological Properties from Indian Heliotropium Species
Authors: Singh Bharat , Sharma Ram A.
Published: November 2017

Background:

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a group of plant secondary metabolites which protect the plants from biotic stresses by stimulating defense mechanisms as well as adaptability. The pyrrolizidine alkaloids widely occur in members of Boraginaceae family. This review paper describes about the structural properties of various PAs isolated from various Indian Heliotropium species and their biological and pharmacological activities.

Methods:

Authors surveyed the per-reviewed research, review papers and bibliographic databases and incorporated in this review paper. We have focused our attention on the answers of reviewed questions. The main themes and characteristics of reviewed papers have been described in this review paper.

Results:

Twenty three species of Heliotropium genus were reviewed critically and have included in this review paper. The review paper contains the critical information of ethnomedicinal properties of each species of Heliotropium genus, the occurrence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, the biological and pharmacological properties of pyrrplizidine alkaloids. So many pyrrolizidine alkaloids and their N-oxides possess anticancer activity. Some PAs have demonstrated cytotoxic effects also.

Conclusion:

The findings of this review paper validate the significance of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, their occurrence and biosynthesis in Heliotropium species, as well as their biological and pharmacological properties.
Olive Leaf Extracts Act as Modulators of the Human Immune Response
Authors: Magrone Thea , Spagnoletta Anna , Salvatore Rosaria , Magrone Manrico , Dentamaro Francesco , Russo Matteo A. , Difonzo Graziana , Summo Carmine , Caponio Francesco , Jirillo Emilio
Published: November 2017

Background:

Olive tree leaves have been used in the Mediterranean area as traditional
medicine in virtue of their healthy effects. Olive leaf extracts (OLEs) contain higher amounts of polyphenols
than those detected in the extra virgin olive oil and fruit. Several lines of evidence support the
cardioprotective, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities exerted by OLEs.

Methods:

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from twenty-five healthy donors were cultured in the
presence of 3 µg of two OLE extracts, extract A (resuspended in water) and extract B (resuspended in
70% ethanol). After harvesting, cell pellets were used for cytofluorimetric phenotyping, while supernatants
were assayed for cytokine release by means of ELISA. Furthermore, in the same supernatants
nitric oxide (NO) content was determined.

Results:

Both extracts, but especially extract A, increased absolute numbers of CD8+ and natural killer
(NK) cells. In addition, an increased production of interferon (IFN)-γ by both extracts as an expression
of T helper (h)1 activation was observed. Finally, both extracts enhanced NO release.

Conclusion:

OLEs, and mostly extract A, are able to in vitro modify healthy human immune response
by increasing IFN-γ production which seems to be associated to the higher absolute numbers of CD8+
and NK cells and this may suggest a reinforcement of the anti-tumor activity. Furthermore, increased
levels of NO may indicate the potential cardioprotective effects exerted by OLEs in virtue of their vasodilation
dependent activity. Finally, OLEs are able to maintain the equilibrium between T regulatory cells
and Th17 cells as evidenced by unmodified levels of interleukin (IL)-IL-10 and IL-17, respectively.

In the light of these results, OLEs are potential therapeutic compounds for the treatment of chronic
inflammatory disease, also preventing cardiovascular event outcome.
Study on Axial Compressive Behaviors and Bearing Capacity Formulas of the Composite CFST Columns
Authors: Zhang Yufen , Wang Qiang
Published: November 2017

Introduction:

With stronger confinement effects, the composite CFST column exhibits higher ultimate bearing capacity and better seismic performance than ordinary CFST column, so it has a broad application prospect in the field of structural engineering.

Methods:

This paper summarized recent researches on the axial compressive behavior of two typical composite CFST columns including the section of outer square tube-inner circular tube and the section of double circular tubes. Parameter analysis on axial compressive behavior was presented in detail according to all the experimental and theoretical results of the composite CFST columns.

Result and Conclusion:

The different axial compression ultimate bearing capacity formulas were compared based on the experimental results. Simultaneously, the insufficiencies of present work were pointed out. Lastly, suggestions for further study in this field were put forward.
The Bearing Capacity Calculation Method of Cracked Reinforced Concrete Column at High Temperature
Authors: Wang Yuzhuo , Song Jian , Wang Cancan , Fu Chuanguo
Published: November 2017

Introduction:

This paper presents results from a set of numerical studies on the cracked reinforced concrete column at high temperature.

Methods:

The macroscopic finite element model used in the accounts analysis for high temperature properties of constitutive materials. The validity of the model is established by comparing the predictions from numerical analysis with the data measured in the fire test.

Result and Conclusion:

Data from the test indicated that the temperature of rebar in column with cracks is 57% ~ 130% higher than that without cracks under the same condition, and different types of crack had significant influence on the bearing capacity of column. These results from parametric studies were utilized to propose ultimate bearing capacity of cracked reinforced concrete column.
Studies on Static Frictional Contact Problems of Double Cantilever Beam Based on SBFEM
Authors: Chaolei Zhu , Qian Gao , Zhiqiang Hu , Gao Lin , Jingzhou Lu
Published: November 2017

Introduction:

The frictional contact problem is one of the most important and challenging topics in solids mechanics, and often encountered in the practical engineering.

Method:

The nonlinearity and non-smooth properties result in that the convergent solutions can't be obtained by the widely used trial-error iteration method. Mathematical Programming which has good convergence properties and rigorous mathematical foundation is an effective alternative solution method, in which, the frictional contact conditions can be expressed as Non-smooth Equations, B-differential equations, Nonlinear Complementary Problem, etc.

Result:

In this paper, static frictional contact problems of double cantilever beam are analyzed by Mathematical Programming in the framework of Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method (SBFEM), in which the contact conditions can be expressed as the B-differential Equations.

Conclusion

The contact forces and the deformation with different friction factors are solved and compared with those obtained by ANSYS, by which the accuracy of solving contact problems by SBFEM and B-differential Equations is validated.
XXI Международный симпозиум Нанофизика и наноэлектроника", Нижний Новгород, 13-16 марта 2017 г. Нитевидные нанокристаллы GaP/Si (111), синтезированные методом молекулярно-пучковой эпитаксии с переключением гексагональной и кубической фазy -=SUP=-*-=/SUP=-
Authors: Штром И.В. , Сибирев Н.В. , Убыйвовк Е.В. , Самсоненко Ю.Б. , Хребтов А.И. , Резник Р.Р. , Буравлев А.Д. , Цырлин Г.Э.
Published: November 2017

Представлено теоретическое и экспериментальное описание синтеза нитевидных нанокристаллов GaP методом молекулярно-пучковой эпитаксии на подложках Si (111) с использованием золота в качестве катализатора. Отношение потоков осаждаемых материалов и температура подложки кратковременно изменялись в процессе синтеза нитевидных нанокристаллов с целью исследования возможности создания наноразмерных включений различных политипов. Установлено, что изменения отношений потоков осаждаемых материалов и температуры роста приводят к контролируемому образованию включений толщиной в несколько нанометров, в том числе с кубической кристаллической структурой. DOI: 10.21883/FTP.2017.12.45167.27