bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Honey Encryption Applied to Schnorr Signature Scheme
Authors: Oliynyk Mariia
Published: September 2022

The security of any cryptosystem mostly depends on the reliability of the protection of secret keys used in it. In particular, key generation procedure must give a variety of keys so that they cannot be picked up by a brute-force attack. Honey encryption is used as an additional barrier of cryptosystems' keys protection to slow down a brute-force attack. As in the case of " white box cryptography'', different honey encryption schemes are considered depending on what the additional protection is aimed at. The need to additionally protect secret keys arises in remote access systems, when it is necessary to provide access to information to authorized users.The idea of encryption, which would provide adequate additional protection, is to build a system so that the attacker will not be able to recover the original text, even after searching through all possible options for passwords or keys. Based on the concept of lure systems, this system outputs messages that are difficult to distinguish from the true ones. Such messages are called honey, which, like the sweet substance, but in computer security terminology, " drag '' the opponent into a dead end.This article constructs schemes for additional key protection of the Schnorr Signature Scheme, describes the pseudocodes of the corresponding algorithms, analyzes the complexity of a brute-force attack.This scheme requires additional protection against the a secret key because storing it in the open is unreliable. With the proposed encryption algorythm, we can "hide'' a into a sequence of integers, and extract it back with the proposed decryption algorythm. If the sequence is entered by an attacker and does not contain a masked number a , decryption algorythm will return the result of multiplying the last number by the inverse q to the first prime number, if any, in the set, or the penultimate number in the set. Therefore, when trying to artificially pick up a secret key by a brute-force attack, the attacker will get a number similar to a but which he will not be able to use when trying to forge Alice's signature.
Crisis Management: What COVID-19 Taught the World
Authors: Stanca Ionela , Tarbujaru Tudor
Published: September 2022

New strategies, solutions and organizational procedures are required to deal with the many living realities that are necessitated by advances in science and technology as well as patterns of human connection in our time to deal with crises today. This study examines the most recent social issues linked with the COVID-19 outbreak in an attempt to establish critical crisis management objectives and priorities. People are worried because governments have put restrictions on both groups and people. In light of the problems that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, this research will focus on examining various crisis management strategies. Expert opinions were solicited in order to determine gaps and new paths in crisis management. Unfortunately, we could not find much information in the literature about successful recovery strategies and future prospects for the businesses hit worst by the current COVID-19 outbreaks. Several important findings have emerged from studies of the causes, effects, and management of crises. The paper claims that while disasters and crises are inevitable, they can have less of an impact if well managed. An organization's ability to handle vital activities during a crisis is enhanced by this. This research shows how the crisis management challenges brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic provide an opportunity, and how flexibility is a crucial part of contemporary strategic management. In order to better understand and assist the processes of such events, the research found that crisis management methodologies and concepts may be extended and used. Finally, we suggest several avenues for further research into the topic of international crisis management.
Perspectives regarding the Institutions of the Global Order of Civilizations: some notes about the Global Mediator of Civilizations
Authors: Antonescu Madalina Virginia
Published: September 2022

Our paper is trying to explore the passage of the contemporary international order to what we call here a ”global order of civilizations”, by taking into account the new political quality of ”civilizations” to become autonomous, original political actors on the future global stage. As introductory section, we shall make briefly references to the present juridical regime offered by the contemporary legislation regarding civilisations and cultural heritage. Cultural obligations of UN states increasingly constitute a trans-national regime, as human rights kind of juridical regime, surpassing the boundaries of the national politics and the ordinary competences of the states. The new ”global order of civilizations” is also imposing, in our view, a sort of basic body of legislation, specific and distinct from the present legal level regarding civilizations (a kind of Magna Charta of Civilizations). We shall have in mind, also, the shape that this future order can have (hierarchical or heterarchical pattern; an atomist, schizoid, or an open order). This new order can also be seen as a complex network of actors, which cannot be limited to the state order, embracing a variety authority levels and actors not regulated by today legislation (based on nation-states and international intergovernmental organizations). Finally, within the third section, we shall approach briefly some aspects related to the “Global Mediator of Civilizations”, a new institution proposed here to work within this new type of order.
The Procedure for Carrying Out a Body Search and a Vehicle Search
Authors: Pană Silviu Nicolae
Published: September 2022

In the specialized literature, the importance of the search is proven, determined by the fact that, in many circumstances, it becomes decisive in solving the criminal case, by obtaining evidence which is absolutely necessary to establish the facts or circumstances in which a crime was committed, as well as to identify the author. Body search and vehicle search is a procedure by which important evidence can be obtained in the criminal process and not only, giving the criminal investigation bodies the opportunity to violate the rights and freedoms of people for legitimate purposes, but in compliance with strict rules provided by the law.
Mathematics: a Knot of Languages Variations on a Theme by Bentham
Authors: Cléro Jean-Pierre
Published: August 2022

« 2 + 2 = 4 is a question of language »
Bentham, Rationale of judicial evidence, London, Hunt & Clarke, 1827, Vol. III, p. 274.
« The beginning and the end are never the most interesting […]. Only the middle is interesting. […]. We start again from the middle. French people think too much in terms of tree: the tree of knowledge, tree points, alpha and omega, roots and summit. It is the contrary of a blade of grass. Not only grass grows in the middle of things, but it grows itself from the middle. […] Grass has a line of flight but it has no rooting. We have grass in our head; not a tree: that is the meaning of what thinking is; what is a brain: «a certain nervous system» of grass ».
Deleuze G. & Parnet C., Dialogues, Champs Essais, 1966, p. 50-51.
Shelter City
Authors: Rusu Anca Oana , Enache Cristina Iuliana
Published: August 2022

The reality that invades us, unpredictable and until yesterday seemingly improbable, proves that history continues to be written according to the same rules that seemed obsolete. From an anthropological point of view, looking at our lives, the pursuit of resources together with the lack of empathy and education is a generating mixture for conflicts.

The consequences of the immediate war neighborhood are being felt more and more strongly in the urban environment, through the influx of refugees who need shelter.

However, some of Romania's cities should soon solve the excess of existing shelter capacity. Initiating a strategy to establish the optimal process for shaping new poles dedicated to the construction of shelters will be able to prevent a possible major imbalance at urban, social, economic level.

The paper aims to formulate criteria for the integration within a city of optimal locations for temporary shelters for refugees, as well as the necessary stages of preparing the population for acceptance and involvement.

The originality of the study is due on the one hand to the previously unaddressed topic due to the unique moment we are in - end of the pandemic, beginning of the war, and on the other hand to the identified social peculiarities - people to whom the spaces are addressed: uprooted partial families, consisting only of children and women, traveling with or without pets.

It is the opportune moment that, in a multidisciplinary architectural-urbanistic vision, the city to explore its panacea capabilities, through an empathic approach.

KEYWORDS

war; shelter; city; social architecture; post pandemic city; community.
Afryka – tradycja czy nowoczesność? Wprowadzenie
Authors: Pawłowska Aneta , Sowińska-Heim Julia
Published: September 2022

The book “African Art. African Tradition – African Modernity” contains several texts about modern and traditional art from the African continent. The majority of these texts were presented during International Conference “AFRICAN TRADITION – AFRICAN MODERNITY” which was the first scientific event of this kind organized at the University of Łódź. This conference was attended by a great many Scholars from Poland and abroad who wanted to share their experiences and reflections, based on their research regarding African Art. The Editors of this book truly hope that this publication will initiate an entirely new approach of looking at and treating of African Art – it’s various problems, challenges and threats.
Polyphenols extraction from creosote bush, tarbush, and soursop using ultrasound-microwave and their effect against Alternaria alternata and Fusarium solani
Authors: Castillo-Reyes Francisco , De León-Juárez Erik , Nery-Flores Sendar D. , Flores-Gallegos Adriana Carolina , Campos-Muzquiz Lizeth G. , Ascacio-Valdés Juan A. , Rodríguez-Herrera Raúl
Published: August 2022

Crops are affected by different pathogens that cause damage to the plant and production losses. Quarantine restrictions may also occur due to the presence of a pathogen. In most cases, synthetic chemical products are used to control phytopathogens. However, some of these products have been associated with risks to human health or the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to search for more sustainable alternatives to control these pathogens. This research was carried out under the following objectives: 1. To extract polyphenols from Creosote bush, Tarbush and Soursop leaves using: different mass/volume ratios (m/v), different concentrations of ethanol, simultaneous ultrasound-microwave and 2. To determine the effect of these polyphenols against Fusarium solani and Alternaria alternata. Polyphenols were obtained from Creosote bush, Tarbush and Soursop leaves by combining ultrasound-microwave, and using different massvolume ratios and ethanol percentages. The group of polyphenols (CD) obtained with a mass/volume (m/v) ratio of 1:8 and 70% ethanol from Creosote bush leaves and the group of polyphenols (CA) obtained with a m/v ratio 1:16 and 70% ethanol from Tarbush leaves were the most effective against Fusarium solani, inhibiting 90.4 and 60.67%, respectively. For Alternaria alternata, no differences were found in the mycelial inhibition by the different groups of evaluated polyphenols, with inhibition values between 50-60% in comparison to the negative control (without polyphenols). In the profile of CD polyphenols group obtained from Creosote bush, different polyphenolic compounds reported to have antimicrobial activity were found, among which the following stand out: epirosmanol, rosmadiol, apigenin, catechin, and procyanidin C1. Polyphenolic compounds isolated from Creosote bush, Tarbush, and Soursop leaves using environmentally friendly methods (ultrasoundmicrowave) and solvents (water and ethanol) showed antifungal activity against F. solani and A. alternata.
La Culture Attelée: un Progrès dans les Méthodes de Production Agricole aux Incidences Agro-pédologiques et Socio-éducatives Néfastes dans la Sous-préfecture de Sirasso
Authors: Jean Yéo Nogodji
Published: September 2022

Soldés par des échecs au cours de la décennie 1950-1960, les essais de développement de la culture attelée en Côte d'Ivoire ont finalement connus une suite heureuse de 1971 à 1980 avec la mise en place de 10.000 attelages de bovins. Depuis, cette forme de mécanisation de l’agriculture s’est progressivement répandue dans le Nord de la Côte d’Ivoire notamment dans la sous-préfecture de sirasso du fait des résultats probants qu’elle a enregistrés et de l’adhésion massive des populations rurales. Ce fort engouement pour cette forme d’agriculture et les avantages qu’elle renferme voile, cependant, ses incidences agro-pédologiques et socio-éducatives négatives qui, sommes toutes, méritent un regard particulier dans cette sous-préfecture. Cet article est donc une analyse des incidences négatives de ce moyen de production agricole prisé à sirasso. Pour y parvenir, l’étude s’est appuyée sur des données secondaires et primaires issues de recherches documentaires et des enquêtes de terrain auprès de 219 acteurs (84 agriculteurs, 135 agro-éleveurs) dans la sous-préfecture de sirasso. L’analyse qualitative et quantitative faite à partir de ces données indique que la culture attelée est une avancée dans les méthodes de production agricole du fait de la réduction de l’effort humain et des multiples tâches manuelles pénibles, de l’exploitation de surfaces agricoles relativement grandes et de l’augmentation des volumes de production qu’elle rend possible. L’étude relève, en outre, que 79,5 % des acteurs enquêtés ont au moins une paire de bovins de culture attelée. Ce qui montre que l’appropriation quasi généralisée de cette forme de production agricole demeure tout de même nuisible du point de vue socio-éducatif et agro-pédologique. À ce propos, l’étude révèle que le labour à la charrue accélère l’érosion et le lessivage des terres cultivées. Ce qui peut dans le long terme hypothéquer l’agriculture dans ces espaces. En outre, du fait de la coïncidence des périodes des travaux champêtres avec celle de l’année scolaire, ce moyen de production agricole constitue une source de déscolarisation et non scolarisation des enfants qui sont les plus utilisés pour conduire les attelages de bovins (68 % des enfants commis à cette tâche est déscolarisé et 21,45 % non scolarisé).
Approche Strategique pour Rentabilite Economique du Coton dans la Commune de Banikoara au Benin: la Cuma comme une Response Alternative?
Authors: Aifa Emile
Published: August 2022

Avec une production qui ne cesse de croître depuis 2016, le coton place actuellement le Bénin au rang du premier pays producteur du coton en Afrique. Pour maintenir cette tendance profitable à l’économie nationale, il est nécessaire de la rendre plus rentable aux producteurs, surtout avec la mise en œuvre de réformes visant la mécanisation de l’agriculture. C’est ce qui justifie cette étude ayant pour centre d’intérêt, la rentabilité économique de la production du coton, avec comme cadre expérimental, la localité de Banikoara, qui en est le premier producteur au plan national. L’objectif visé est de faire une analyse de la rentabilité économique du coton dans un contexte d’investissement en matériel de production. La méthode de direct costing a servi de modèle économique pour cet exercice qui a mis en exergue les stratégies d’association de cultures, de financement partiel de l’équipement sur emprunt et de promotion des CUMA (Coopérative d’Utilisation de Matériel Agricole). Au regard des résultats obtenus, on observe que la mise en œuvre de ces stratégies assure une rentabilité certaine aux producteurs.

 

With production that has continued to grow since 2016, cotton currently ranks Benin as the leading cotton-producing country in Africa. To maintain this profitable trend for the national economy, it is necessary to make it more profitable for producers, especially with the implementation of reforms aimed at the mechanization of agriculture. This is what justifies this study whose focus is the economic profitability of cotton production, with the experimental setting of the locality of Banikoara, which is the leading producer at the national level. The objective is to analyze the economic profitability of cotton in the context of investment in production equipment. The direct costing method served as an economic model for this exercise which highlighted the strategies of association of cultures, partial financing of equipment on loan and promotion of CUAE (Cooperative for the Use of Agricultural Equipment). In view of the results obtained, we observe that the implementation of these strategies ensures a certain profitability for the producers.
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Epilepsy: In Connection with His Novel
Authors: Khanmokhtari Parham , Koptonashvili Lali
Published: August 2022

Fyodor Dostoevsky, aside from his intelligent structure use of epilepsy by combining it into his novels, essential idea "a moment of happiness is worth a lifetime" was perhaps stimulated by his epileptic aura. As mentioned in the article, he presented the first signs of epilepsy in early adulthood, but he was only diagnosed a decade later. For diagnosis, even Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, theorized and wrote a book precisely for Fyodor's condition. Later, in the modern era with the new prognosis for epileptic types, so many neurologists with constant referral on his books and novels realized Fyodor had suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy. The most influential for this comprehension was The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880). Freud defined The Brothers Karamazov as the most powerful novel and story ever written.
Améliorer l’accès à l’éducation des filles marginalisées dans les zones de conflit
Authors: Marchais Gauthier , Gupta Sweta , Brandt Cyril Owen
Published: September 2022

Une grande partie des enfants non scolarisés dans le monde vivent dans des zones de conflit. Un des principaux défis dans l’élimination des obstacles à l’instruction des filles marginalisées dans ces contextes réside dans la compréhension des formes multiples et croisées de la marginalisation et des changements dans leurs dynamiques au cours des conflits violents. Les recherches menées en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) dans le cadre du projet d’éducation REALISE identifient des éléments clés à prendre en compte dans les programmes d’éducation destinés aux filles marginalisées dans les zones de conflit, tels que l’éducation inclusive pour les filles et les garçons, les liens entre l’éducation et la consolidation de la paix, et les activités périscolaires favorisant les liens sociaux.
Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Engagement in Ealing, London, United Kingdom
Authors: Schmidt-Sane Megan , Hrynick Tabitha , SCA Southall Community Alliance , Forgacz-Cooper Charlie , Curtis Steve
Published: September 2022

Despite progress in COVID-19 vaccination rates overall in Ealing, vaccine inequity persists as young people from minority communities are often less likely to be vaccinated. COVID-19 ‘vaccine hesitancy’ is not just an issue of misinformation or lack of information. ‘Vaccine hesitancy’ among young people is reflective of wider issues such as mistrust in the state or the medical establishment and negative experiences during the pandemic. This report is based on case study research conducted among minority youth (from ages 12-19) in the London borough of Ealing. While public discourse may label young people as “vaccine hesitant,” we found that there were differences based on social location and place. We found the greatest vaccine refusal among older youth (15+ years old), which in the context of this study were from minoritised communities who have experienced deprivation across the life course. Unvaccinated youth were also more likely to be from families and friend groups that were unvaccinated. While some expressed distrust of the vaccines, others reported that COVID-19 prevention was not a priority in their lives, but instead concerns over food security, livelihood, and education take precedence. Minoritised youth were more likely to report negative experiences with authorities, including teachers at their schools and police in their communities. Our findings demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is embedded in a context that drives relationships of mistrust between minority communities and authorities, with implications for COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Young people’s attitudes toward vaccines are further patterned by experiences within their community, school, family, and friend groups.
Evidence on Measures to Address Security in Camp Settings
Authors: Kelly Luke
Published: September 2022

This rapid literature review finds that authorities use a range of methods to reduce insecurity in camps. Security in camps can be addressed through better planning of services by camp management, by more involvement of refugees, and through the use of outside security support. However, the militarisation of camps is a broader problem that requires political support from a number of stakeholders. The review focuses on insecurity arising from conflict (militarisation) and from crime and disputes within and around camps. It starts from the position that camps for refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) should be ‘civilian and humanitarian in character’, and thus, they should not host active combatants or fighters or support conflict. The rights of camp residents - e.g. non-refoulment of refugees - should be respected. In the case of insecurity arising from crime and disputes within and around camps, security measures should be proportionate and consider refugee protection. This review surveys evaluations and academic papers on camp security management. There is a significant body of evidence on the problem of camp militarisation in settings including Zaire/DRC, Thailand, Lebanon and the former Yugoslavia. However, the review has found relatively little evidence on successful efforts to counter militarisation in cases of conflict. It has found case studies and evaluations of a number of programmes to improve lower-level camp security, or in cases where conflict has abated. There are several reviews of UNHCR ’security packages’ involving support to host state police in African countries. These lessons are focused on how to engage with refugee and host populations, as well as host states, and how to manage security services. Guidance on camp management is also surveyed. There is very little evidence discussing liaison arrangements beyond stating the need to provide protection training and oversight for security forces; and the need for principled engagement with states and non-state conflict parties.
Benefits of Migration for Developing Countries of Origin
Authors: Haider Huma
Published: September 2022

This report focuses more on benefits of migration to the country of origin in relation to human capital, skills and knowledge transfer, and the transmission of ideas, norms and practices. While relying on studies from around the world in varying sectors, the report draws in large part on research on Africa and highlights specific research from the health sector. While there are various case studies on potential benefits that can be gained from diaspora contributions and return migration, there is a lack of systematic evidence, which is noted in the literature. There is also limited empirical evidence to confirm the impact of the transmission of norms and practices as these effects can be difficult to capture.
DAMPAK PANDEMI COVID-19, EDUKASI PROTOKOL KESEHATAN SEBAGAI STRATEGI EKONOMI BERGERAK DAN MELEK TEKNOLOGI PADA PASAR SUBUH TRADISIONAL DESA KERTAK HANYAR 2 [PANDEMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19, EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROTOCOLS AS A MOBILE ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERATURE ON TRADITIONAL EARLY MORNING MARKETS OF KERTAK HANYAR VILLAGE 2]
Authors: Kurniawati Darini
Published: September 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is deeply felt by the community, especially in socio-cultural and economic life. Based on the results of observations and interviews with traders, there has been a 60% decrease in sales at the Subuh Market, Kertak Hanyar 2 Village, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan. The residents of the dawn market have known about the COVID-19 pandemic through electronic media, but they still lack awareness in complying with the health protocol rules established by the government. Health protocol facilities are also not yet available. The dedication aims to improve the economy in the market at dawn but by adhering to health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This service was carried out together with the village head by disseminating health protocols and interviews with traders and buyers, providing masks and providing means of washing hands and soap. The result of the activity is the installation of health protocol education banners, traders using masks, the distance between traders is at least 1 meter and using hand washing facilities for buyers and traders at the market entrance. The socio-cultural and economic life of the people at Subuh Market are moving again with a sense of security.

BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Dampak pandemi COVID-19 sangat dirasakan oleh masyarakat, khususnya kehidupan sosial budaya dan ekonomi. Berdasarkan hasil observasi dan wawancara dengan pedagang, telah terjadi penurunan penjualan 60% di Pasar Subuh Desa Kertak Hanyar 2 Kabupaten Banjar Kalimantan Selatan. Warga pasar subuh telah mengetahui adanya pandemi COVID-19 ini melalui media elektronik, namun masih kurangnya kesadaran dalam mematuhi aturan protokol kesehatan yang ditetapkan pemerintah. Sarana protokol kesehatan juga belum tersedia. Pengabdian bertujuan untuk meningkatkan perekonomian di pasar subuh tetapi dengan mematuhi protokol kesehatan untuk mencegah penyebaran COVID-19. Pengabdian ini dilakukan bersama dengan kepala desa dengan melakukan sosialisasi protokol kesehatan dan wawancara kepada pedagang dan pembeli, pemberian masker dan penyediaan sarana alat cuci tangan dan sabun. Hasil dari kegiatan adalah terpasangnya spanduk edukasi protokol kesehatan, pedagang menggunakan masker, jarak antar pedagang minimal 1meter dan menggunakan sarana cuci tangan untuk pembeli dan pedagang pada pintu masuk pasar. Kehidupan sosial budaya serta perekonomian masyarakat di Pasar Subuh bergerak kembali dengan rasa aman.

 
Bilan du dysfonctionnement hépatique chez des lapins expérimentalement infectés avec  Trypanosoma brucei
Authors: Arowolo R.O.A. , Elhassan E.O. , Amure B.O.
Published: August 2022

Des sérums de lapins Néo-Zélandais infectés avec des Trypanosoma brucei 8/18 ont été recueillis et les niveaux de phosphatase alcaline, de bilirubine, de cholestérol et de cholinestérase biochimiquement déterminés pour évaluer l’état fonctionnel du foie. Les résultats ont montré que les sérums des lapins infectés avaient des niveaux élevés de phosphatase alcaline, de bilirubine et de cholestérol et un niveau de cholinestérase faible. Ces valeurs indiquaient un niveau de fonctionnement insuffisant du foie dans la trypanosomose. Un traitement à l’acéturate de diminazène a amélioré l’insuffisance hépatique.
Note sur la productivité du porc Large White à Sao Tomé et Principe
Authors: Addah L.
Published: August 2022

Le résultat final de la production porcine sous les tropiques dépend d’un ensemble complexe de facteurs où interfèrent la génétique et l’environnement. Malgré leur influence plutôt défavorable, le porc Large White introduit en République Démocratique de Sao Tomé et Principe, a révélé un degré d’adaptabilité satisfaisant, caractérisé par les paramètres suivants :
Nombre de portée par truie et par an : 1,6
Nombre moyen de porcelets nés vivants et par mise bas: 8,5 Poids moyen des porcelets à la naissance: 1,2 kg
Nombre moyen de porcelets sevrés par truie à 42 jours : 6,2 Poids moyen des porcelets au sevrage: 5,3 kg
Enquête sérologique concernant les virus bovipestique, IBR-IPV, RSB, PI3 et BVD-MD sur des bovins du Shaba et de l'Ouest du Zaïre
Authors: Jetteur P. , Eyanga E. , Makumbu S.
Published: August 2022

Une enquête sérologique concernant le virus de la peste bovine et les virus IBR-IPV, RSB, PI3 et BVD-MD a été réalisée sur des bovins de quatre régions administratives du Zaïre : le Bandundu, l’Équateur, le Bas-Zaïre et le Shaba. Les anticorps ont été recherchés par séroneutralisaion sauf pour le virus PI3 pour lequel l’inhibition de l’hémagglutination a été utilisée. Des sérums positifs envers les virus IBR-IPV RSB et PI3 ont été trouvés dans toutes les régions où ils ont été recherchés. Pour le virus BVD-MD, des sérums positifs en quantité significative n’ont été rencontrés qu’en Équateur et au Shaba. En ce qui concerne la peste bovine, la seule région présentant un pourcentage appréciable de sérums positifs est l’Équateur.
Aspects clinico-pathologiques d’une pleuropneumonie contagieuse caprine naturelle au Soudan
Authors: Abdelsalam E.B. , Goraish I.A. , Tartour G.
Published: August 2022

Les altérations des constituants hématologiques et du plasma dues à une pleuropneumonie contagieuse caprine naturelle ont été analysées. Les résultats révèlent une réduction significative de la concentration d’hémoglobuline, du volume cellulaire, du taux de globules rouges et de la concentration moyenne globulaire de l’hémoglobine. Le nombre total de globules blancs a augmenté alors qu’aucun changement n’est apparu dans le volume globulaire moyen ou le taux de sédimentation des érythrocytes. La protéine totale du plasma a montré une légère baisse avec une réduction significative de l’albumine et une hausse des concentrations de globulines et de fibrinogènes. L’activité du plasma de l’aspartate amino tranférase a aussi baissé en comparaison aux valeurs normales.
An Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Muthupet Mangrove Forest, using Time Series Analysis 1975-2015, Tamilnadu, India
Authors: Krishnan Annaidasan , Ramasamy Jaganathan
Published: September 2022

Anthropogenic activities are leads to changing a natural land cover, and consequences are severe to human and environments etc. The present study has examined the Muthupet mangrove forest and its surrounding land-use changes from 1975 to 2015 using the geospatial technology. An assessment of  land use  and land cover was done at Muthupet mangrove forest which is an occupied the three coastal district of Tamilnadu i.e. Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, and  Nagappattinam.  The remote sensing (MSS, TM, and OLI) data was adopted to explore the  land use and land cover with help of visual image interpretation.  The study had  justified the results based upon the ground truth verification, and 203 sites were selected for explore the 10 land use categories. An Accuracy Assessment has done based on the KAPPA index for the year 2015 classified image and appraisal of  land use change detection from 1975 to 2015 for all the categories.  The study revealed that the land use and land cover  condition from the 1975 to 2015, for example 1975 water bodies covered an area of about 156.1 km2, and 2015 it has comprised 89.8 km2. An appraisal of land use and land cover clearly is evidence in 2005 entire land use and land cover changed, and reasons for that an influence of the Tsunami.  Consequently, Muthupet mangrove forest is one of the important to human and environments, and the present study has exposed that the changes of the mangrove forest, and its impact on to the coastal community.

Keywords : Mangrove Fores; Remote sensing; LULC; Classification; Change detection

 

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Ethics in Authorship: Considerations and Concerns
Authors: Pinho Inês , Pinho João , Nery Filipe
Published: September 2022

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Swift Reversal of Hypercortisolism-Related Dermatological Features Following Treatment in a Patient with Cushing’s Disease
Authors: Alexandre Maria Inês , Garrido Pedro , Marques Pedro
Published: September 2022

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Food Service Provision Status and Patients’ Satisfaction at Selected Government Hospitals in Ethiopia
Authors: Wodajo Berhanu , Demelash Sileshi , Eshetu Solomon , Kebede Aweke
Published: August 2022

The daily provision of hospital patients’ nutritional food dietary intake is still a major problem at the majority of government hospitals found in Ethiopia. this leads to increased recovery time, morbidity, and mortality of lives. This cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the current status and functioning of the health facility concerning daily dietary food provision for patients under health care treatments for various health reasons. The main objective of this assessment was to generate evidence-based information on the current status and functioning of the health facility concerning daily dietary food provision for patients under health treatments for various health problems. A cross-sectional design, with a mixed-method approach (both qualitative and quantitative methods), was conducted from February to May 2019. The qualitative data were collected from key informants and quantitative data were collected through a structured questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 37.35 (±16.59) and overall, 74.75% of the targeted populations were not satisfied with the food prepared at hospitals and 13.00% of them had no idea about the food prepared for the patients. Insufficient budget allocation, unskilled manpower, and less attention to hospital nutritional foods were common problems among the 13 governmental hospitals. The nutritional food services offered to hospital patients should be improved.
Cultural intelligence
Authors: Piršl Elvi , Drandić Dijana , Matošević Andrea
Published: August 2022

Since no empirical research regarding cultural intelligence has yet been done in Croatia, the objective of this paper is to determine the basic metric characteristics of the Cultural Intelligence Scale – CQS by Van Dyne et al. (2008), as well as the applicability in research on a sample of N=144 subjects, namely, students attending schools of foreign languages from three different countries: Croatia, Ireland and Serbia. The reliability of the scale was verified using the Cronbach alpha coefficient, while the validity was assessed by factor analysis. The results of the study show the cultural intelligence of the subjects through four factor dimensions, like in the original instrument, but with different factor loadings. Thus, the Cultural Intelligence Scale is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring cultural intelligence with the possibility of practical application on different subject samples.
Ukrainian Travel Media
Authors: Shevchenko Viktoriya , Malysh Nataliia , Tkachuk-Miroshnychenko Olena
Published: August 2022

This article analyzes the content of Ukrainian travel media to determine their thematic orientation by utilizing content analysis and statistical methods. To verify the representation of different thematic categories in the travel media a two-stage research design was adopted. First, we conducted a survey, applying a random sampling method regarding the most important themes covered by different travel media. Respondents’ answers were analyzed and grouped into several categories: learning about the country, art, lifestyle, famous historical figures, nature and ecology, tips, tourism infrastructure, tourism development, marketing and trends. Second, a content analysis was conducted by using the method of distributive averages of the mode and median to calculate the share of each thematic category. The dominant travel media thematic categories demonstrated the following rating: 1) learning about the country, 2) tips, 3) lifestyle, 4) art, 5) nature and ecology, 6) famous historical figures, 7) tourism infrastructure, 8) marketing and trends, 9) tourism development.
A UNIDADE DA FILOSOFIA E A PLURALIDADE DE CORRENTES FILOSÓFICAS: EXPRESSÃO DA POTENCIALIDADE CRIADORA DO PENSAMENTO, PROVA DE AUTODESQUALIFICAÇÃO DA FILOSOFIA OU PROBLEMA SOLÚVEL/INSOLÚVEL?
Authors: Puntel Lorenz Bruno
Published: September 2022

O tema da pluralidade de correntes filosóficas sempre ocupou a filosofia desde seu início. Hoje ele tem uma atualidade extraordinária devido ao fato inegável de que a filosofia está presente em todos os países dotados de uma cultura e língua com caráter suprarregional. Com exceção de alguns exímios filósofos como Hegel e Heidegger, o tópico foi em geral ignorado e/ou é apenas parcial e inadequadamente abordado. O presente ensaio propõe-se elaborar as grandes linhas de uma tematização sistemática deste complexo fenômeno. Na seção 1 é apresentada uma breve caracterização das mais importantes posturas na filosofia atual a respeito da pluralidade de correntes filosóficas. As três posturas, às quais todos os posicionamentos vigentes podem ser reduzidos, são as indicadas no título do ensaio. O resultado de uma consideração crítica destas posturas consiste na tese de que somente a terceira postura, segundo a qual a unidade da filosofia em meio à pluralidade de correntes filosóficas representa um problema solúvel ou insolúvel, pode ser considerada uma concepção coerente e bem fundada. Tal posicionameno, porém, não exclui a aceitação de certos elementos da primeira e da segunda pos­turas. Na seção 2 são delineados os fundamentos para uma solução positiva do problema. Estes se centralizam no conceito de quadro referencial teórico com a tese subsequente de que existe uma pluralidade de quadros referenciais teóricos. Na seção 3 vem exposto o esboço de uma solução positiva, resultado da tematização das relações entre os diferentes quadros referenciais teóricos. São apresentadas e fundamentadas três teses. A primeira recorre ao conceito de verdade elaborado na filosofia estrutural sistemática e, nesta base, adquire a seguinte formulação: a cada quadro teórico bem formado e constituído corresponde um determinado grau de verdade. A segunda tese reza: quadros referenciais teóricos bem forma­dos e constituídos formam uma hierarquia a partir dos critérios de teoricidade, inteligibilidade, coerência, abertura temática ilimitada e rigor expositivo. Por fim, a terceira tese articula uma consequência metódica e programática de longo alcan­ce: uma tarefa preliminar e essencial da filosofia consiste em elaborar o quadro teórico de maior rigor teórico, mais inteligível, mais coerente e de maior abertura temática possível. O resultado não consiste na pretensão ingênua de elaborar um quadro teórico supremo e absoluto, nem mesmo o de atingir uma verdade cabal e definitiva. Este não é o ideal da filosofia. Na conclusão, resume-se brevemente o corolário geral das considerações feitas no ensaio: a unidade da filosofia não é uma grandeza fixa, estática e abstrata; ao contrário, constitui uma grandeza dinâ­mica e processual; além disso, o caráter real da filosofia dá-se somente como um processo de autodeterminação através das suas fases históricas concretizadas nas figuras chamadas de correntes filosóficas.
PENSAR A POLÍTICA OUTRAMENTE: DOS IMPREVISTOS DA HISTÓRIA À SABEDORIA DA JUSTIÇA SOCIAL
Authors: Ribeiro Júnior Nilo
Published: September 2022

: A investigação tem como escopo debruçar-se sobre a questão do sentido do Político na obra do filósofo franco-lituano Emmanuel Levinas. A tarefa se apresenta como desafiadora pois não há uma abordagem explícita sobre a temática do político em sua obra. Entretanto, o filósofo admite que a passagem da ética para a vida eminentemente social, graças à chegada do terceiro, introduz no âmago da relação dual, a questão da Justiça, da Política e do Direito etc. Com a pretensão de mostrar a existência de uma fecunda interface entre ética e política no pensamento do autor, trata-se, primeiramente, de abordar a ética da alteridade na ótica da linguagem como palavra viva e inter(pel)ação de outrem para, em seguida, tratar de explicitar as balizas de seu pensamento do Político outramente dito em função do ineditismo da intriga semiótico-linguística que o filósofo estabelece entre Dizer/Dito subjacente à sua escritura.
O PROBLEMA ONTOLÓGICO DO ESPAÇO NOS PARÁGRAFOS 22 A 24 DE SER E TEMPO
Authors: Ferreira Acylene
Published: September 2022

Por que o problema ontológico do espaço ainda está em aberto na filosofia heideggeriana, assumimos a questão do ser do espaço como nosso próprio problema. Para tratarmos dessa problemática, recorremos aos parágrafos 22 a 24 de Ser e tempo, onde Heidegger nos apresenta uma analítica do espaço. Partimos do pressuposto que a espacialidade é um a priori, que libera o espaço como um caráter de ser do Dasein e do ente intramundano. Nosso objetivo é investigar em que medida podemos considerar o espaço tanto como existencial constitutivo da existencialidade do Dasein, tanto como categoria que deixa e faz ver a mundanidade do mundo. O propósito dessa investigação é evidenciar que, enquanto um a priori, a espacialidade apresenta uma distinção ontológica referente ao caráter de ser espacial dos entes em vez de uma dubiedade conceitual ou uma aporia.
The Origin of Phototrophy Reveals the Importance of Priority Effects for Evolutionary Innovation
Authors: Burnetti Anthony , Ratcliff William
Published: September 2022

The history of life on Earth has been shaped by a series of major evolutionary innovations. While some of these innovations occur repeatedly, some of the most important innovations are evolutionary singularities, arising only once. This fact has often been interpreted to mean that singularities are particularly difficult, low-probability evolutionary events, implying the long-term course of life on Earth is highly contingent. Alternatively, singularities could arise from evolutionary priority effects, where first-movers suppress subsequent independent origins. Here, we disentangle these hypotheses by examining the origins of phototrophy. The ability to use light for energy evolved independently twice, preserving information about their origins that is lost when examining singularities. We show that the two forms of phototrophy occupy opposite ends of key trade-offs: most importantly efficiency of light capture vs. return on investment. Our results suggest that the dual singularity of phototrophy exists due to evolutionary interactions between nascent phototrophs, within a phototrophic niche space too large for a single first mover to fill all niches and fully suppress all future innovation. While often ignored over geological time scales, ecological interactions and evolutionary priority effects may play a fundamental role in the tempo and mode of major evolutionary innovations.
Revision and Extension of a Generally Applicable Group-Additivity Method for the Calculation of the Refractivity and Polarizability of Organic Molecules
Authors: Naef Rudolf , Acree Jr. William E.
Published: September 2022

In a continuation and extension of an earlier publication, the calculation of the refractivity and polarizability of organic molecules at standard conditions is presented, applying a commonly applicable computer algorithm based on an atom-group additivity method, where the molecules are broken down into their constituting atoms, these again being further characterized by their immediate neighbor atoms. The calculation of their group contributions, carried out by means of a fast Gauss–Seidel fitting calculus, used the experimental data of 5988 molecules from literature. An immediate subsequent ten-fold cross-validation test confirmed the extraordinary accuracy of the prediction of the molar refractivity, indicated by a correlation coefficient R^2 and a cross-validated analog Q^2 of 0.9997, a standard deviation σ of 0.38, a cross-validated analog S of 0.41, and a mean absolute deviation of 0.76%. The high reliability of the predictions has been exemplified with three classes of molecules: ionic liquids, silicon- and boron-containing compounds. The corresponding molecular polarizabilities have been calculated indirectly from the refractivity using the inverse Lorentz-Lorenz relation. In addition, it could be shown that there is a close relationship between the "true" volume and the refractivity of a molecule, revealing an excellent correlation coefficient R^2 of 0.9645 and a mean absolute deviation of 7.53%.
Feasible Control Strategies and Feasible System Response for the Navigation of an Autonomous Ship Robot
Authors: Mavungu Masiala
Published: September 2022

This paper develops a methodology to control the navigation of an autonomous ship robot from an initial state to a final. To solve the problem the following approach is used: The ship robot system is modelled as a control system of six ordinary differential equations involving six state variables and three control variables. After having computed the system Hamiltonian, the feasible controls for optimality are derived from the normal equations of optimality as functions of the state and costate variables. Such controls are substituted into the state and the costate equations and give a combined control-free state-costate system of ordinary differential equations which is solved numerically by using a developed Matlab computer program. Associated computational simulations are designed and provided to show the reliability of the approach.
A Weed Population Dynamics Model for Integrated Weed Management Decision-Making Support: Euphorbia Davidii Subils in Soybean Crops as a Simulation Study.
Authors: Molinari Francisco A. , Blanco Anibal M. , Nuñes Fré Federico R. , Juan Víctor F. , Chantre Guillermo R.
Published: September 2022

A crop-weed simulation model is presented to compare and evaluate Integrated Weed Management (IWM) strategies. Specifically, the model was parameterized for soybean crops in competition with Euphorbia davidii Subils. We used both, weed and crop demographic data surveyed in agronomic fields of the central zone of the Buenos Aires province, Argentina, throughout two crop cycles (2011/2012 and 2013/2014). The proposed model underwent a calibration process and subsequent validation with 70/30 % data split respectively (N=37). Two annual-based and one multiannual-based case studies were simulated to demonstrate the performance of the model. Different IWM strategies were compared under both, operational and tactical planning horizons through the evaluation of different model outcomes (i.e. crop yield, interspecific competition, economic return, and environmental impact). Our case studies results suggest that the inclusion of cultural management practices could reduce weed interspecific competition by 46 to 97 % and weed seed production by 40 to 89%. An increment in both expected crop yield, by 6 to 20%, and annual gross margin, by 44 to 199 US$.ha-1, were obtained in silico for similar levels of environmental impact.