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Errores de traducción en textos de divulgación general cometidos por los estudiantes de Taller General Inglés I - 2020-II
Authors: Villanelo Ninapaytan María , Sánchez Medina Ana Guadalupe
Published: October 2022

La  investigación se centró en los estudiantes de la carrera de Traducción e Interpretación matriculados en la asignatura Taller General Inglés I durante el semestre 2020-II en la Facultad de Humanidades de una Universidad Particular de Lima, que empiezan a tener sus primeros contactos con la práctica traductora. Por lo tanto, es frecuente que en esta etapa los estudiantes cometan errores en sus traducciones. Sin embargo, más allá de penalizar los errores y verlos como aspectos negativos, Hurtado (2001) considera que el error en traducción se debe utilizar como una herramienta clave para el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, de modo que ellos mismos desarrollen el sentido crítico y analítico en sus traducciones como parte de su proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje. Nos planteamos como objetivo principal identificar los tipos de errores que cometen los estudiantes de Taller General Inglés I, específicamente aquellos errores que afectan a la comprensión y la expresión. Para ello se seleccionó una muestra de 23 estudiantes a quienes se les pidió traducir un texto de divulgación general. Se evidenció porcentajes significativos en cuanto a los errores que afectan a la comprensión y la expresión , siendo los errores de expresión mayores que los de comprensión.
sociología, el neoliberalismo y el traje del emperador
Authors: Castillo Rivadeneira Oscar
Published: October 2022

El artículo describe las características del neoliberalismo y sus efectos en las ciencias sociales, con referencias sobre los temas claves de esa ideología, describe la forma como se convirtió en «sentido común» en el pensamiento económico y sus efectos en la gestión del Estado, en las políticas públicas y los precarios servicios básicos de educación y salud, entre otros. De esa manera, el neoliberalismo, durante casi tres décadas, aisló a las ciencias sociales, especialmente a la sociología, en nombre de un supuesto «pragmatismo eficiente», relevando el individualismo, la minimización del Estado y la ley absoluta del mercado, en la reproducción de la sociedad.Sin embargo, tres décadas después, y especialmente en el último año de la década pasada, el 2020, en el contexto de la pandemia de la COVID-19, se han demostrado las falacias del «pensamiento neoliberal», creando nuevas condiciones para un retorno de las ciencias sociales, con capacidad para comprender y analizar los nuevos procesos sociales, ocurridos en nuestra sociedad. Se comienzan a revalorar los principios de la ética, la solidaridad y la asociatividad, especialmente en las clases populares, en un contexto de globalización y modernización capitalista.
Combatiendo el frío en Ticlio Chico: el Tetra Brick como aislante térmico para las viviendas
Authors: Prieto Sánchez Roberto
Published: October 2022

Los habitantes del Asentamiento Humano Ciudad de Gosen (conocido popularmente como Ticlio Chico) en el distrito de Villa María del Triunfo, todos los años durante el invierno tienen problemas de salud afrontando una situación de pobreza, debido esencialmente, a una inapropiada envolvente térmica de su vivienda, por lo que se busca evaluar el uso del Tetra Brik como principal componente para un nuevo tipo de techo, debido a la alta resistencia térmica y gran accesibilidad. Se ensayan en laboratorio tres tipos de fijaciones de Tetra Brik para conocer sus valores de conductividad térmica (cajas abiertas, cajas cerradas y cajas cerradas rellenas con bolsas plásticas). Se realizan ensayos de laboratorio y se aplica el procedimiento de cálculo incluido en la norma nacional EM.110 para obtener los valores de transmitancia térmica, comparándolos con los valores de los techos existentes y con lo establecido en la regulación nacional. Los resultados indican que se reduce hasta un 80% la transmitancia térmica si se compara con el techo existente lo que técnicamente es un gran logro debido a que, con el reúso de un envase, de costo ínfimo y accesible para el vecino, se puede mantener su vivienda caliente por más tiempo.
El páramo reformista: un ensayo pesimista sobre la posibilidad de reformar al Perú Eduardo Dargent Bocanegra (2021)
Authors: García León Juan
Published: October 2022

Eduardo Dargent en una cortísima obra desliza sobre la mesa el argumento de que reformar es más complejo de lo que realmente creemos, pero ¿Qué tan difícil puede ser?
Interpretation of gravity and magnetic data in the Central Indian Ocean
Authors: RAVI KUMAR Sistla , BEGUM Shaik Kareemunnisa
Published: October 2022

The crustal deformation in the Central Indian Ocean is due to major undulations of the oceanic crust, longitudinal fracture zones, and sea-floor topography. The gravity and magnetic data along with six long profiles across the Central Indian Ocean Basin on W–E tracks between 6°S – 1°S latitudes and 77°E – 90°E longitudes are used to study this deformation. It has been observed that the crustal depths obtained from spectral analysis of gravity and magnetic data are in good agreement with 2D forward gravity modelling results which supports seismic results. The computed seismic velocities for the sediments are 2.0 – 5.7 km/s and 6.1 – 7.7 km/s for the oceanic igneous layer and 8.3 – 8.5 km/s for the oceanic upper mantle are used to determine the densities of oceanic crust with the velocity-density relationship. The average basement depths for all the gravity and magnetic profiles are obtained as ~5 km with deviations of about 1 – 2 km from the mean and for the deeper marker, the crustal depths vary from 9 km to 12 km. In the case of curie isotherm, the crustal depths vary from 9 km to 12 km for all magnetic profiles which may indicate deformation. The crustal top depths vary in the range of 3.5 – 8 km (3.2 – 6 km) and the bottom depth varies in the range of 8.2 – 13.5 km (8.5 – 13 km) for magnetic field anomaly data using the spectral method (the Werner method). The crustal top depths vary in the range of 3.6 – 6.5 km and the bottom depth varies in the range of 7.5 – 11.5 km for free-air anomaly data using the spectral method. The above depths are almost correlated with interpreted 2D gravity modelling and available Seismic results.
ANALYSIS OF FORMATION OF SISTER PROVINCE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Authors: Prawitno Ashar , Jaharuddin Achmad Rinaldy , Rahmatullah Rahmatullah , Ekawaty Dian
Published: October 2022

This research aims at how cooperation occurs in establishing international collaboration between the Provincial Government of South Sulawesi and Ehime Prefecture with areas of cooperation stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This study used a qualitative descriptive approach with data obtained through library research, interviews, observations, and documentation, and eight informants were determined by purposive sampling. This study uses Dunn's (2004) theory; several things are needed, namely Problem Formulation, Forecasting, Recommendations, Observations, and Assessments, which are used to analyze the formation of Sister Province International Cooperation, South Sulawesi Provincial Government, and Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The results of this study indicate that so far, the coordination carried out with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs is a flow that is by Government Regulation Number 28 of 2018. In establishing and implementing international cooperation with the South Sulawesi Provincial Government and Ehime Prefecture, there are several problems, including internal factors such as a change in the throne of leadership and miscommunication between the South Sulawesi Provincial Government and the agencies. Another problem is external factors, namely the Covid-19 pandemic and communication between the Provincial Government of South Sulawesi and Ehime Prefecture, which is not running smoothly, so this cooperation has not yet worked. In international cooperation, involving other parties who can make the collaboration successful is necessary.
Caractéristiques sociodémographiques et socioéconomiques des mères ayant accouché d’enfants prématurés à la limite de la viabilité. Étude en population au Chili
Authors: López Orellana P.
Published: October 2022

La gravité du problème des naissances extrêmement prématurées exige la mise en place de mesures de prévention. Cette étude descriptive en population des naissances vivantes, a l’objectif de décrire des caractéristiques socioéconomiques et sociodémographiques des mères ayant accouché d’un enfant prématuré à la limite de la viabilité.

Les résultats montrent une fréquence plus élevée de ce type d’accouchement associée à un âge maternel extrême et à un contexte de précarité sociale et économique. Ils contribuent à mieux cibler la prévention précoce, mais aussi à la protection spécifique de ces mères et leurs nouveau-nés très fragiles.
Leadership, healthcare and knowledge management
Authors: Agnolin Guilherme , Worma Lúcia , Mafra Lapolli Édis , Castro de Almeida Cunha Cristiano José
Published: October 2022

Leadership is a topic of great conceptual approach and is considered fundamental in the work process of healthcare organizations as well as knowledge management. This study carried out a literature review to identify the leadership in the health domain with regard to knowledge management in health organizations in articles published in the last 05 years. The data search was performed in PubMed/Medline, Scielo, and Scopus, using the descriptors: leader*; health; knowledge management, which resulted in 136 articles. Of these, 22 were selected in the first analysis, of which 8 were chosen to support this study, which applied the method of integrative literature review. The research findings indicate that leadership and the role of leaders have strong contributions to the knowledge management process in healthcare organizations.
Predictors of a Positive Online Learning Experience
Authors: Lubin Robert , Czik Amanda
Published: October 2022

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought social distancing and thus the necessity of remote learning, especially for international programs, which had the additional challenge of travel and border restrictions. This research adds to the literature by looking at student perceptions of their learning environment within one international medical program. The current study fills the gap in research on medical students’ perceptions with the e-learning environment and provides valuable insight into program development for international medical schools interested in incorporating e-learning into their curriculum.
Alpaslan Özerdem – Roger Mac Ginty (eds.)
Authors: Himmer Michael
Published: October 2022

This book offers a comparative survey of 18 contemporary peace processes conducted by leading international scholars.

There is no standard model of peace processes and all will vary according to the context, type of conflict, timing, national and global economic climate, and factors like natural disasters. Therefore, making comparisons between peace processes is difficult, but it is beneficial – indeed, imperative – and is the principal motivation behind this volume. What works in one context may not work in another, but it can be modified and adapted to fit another context.

The book is structured to maximise comparison between processes, and the case studies chosen are topical and span the major regions of the world. The concluding chapter systematically compares the case studies around 11 variables that cover the conflict context, peace process procedures, the responsiveness of the peace process to demands, and levels of participation and inclusion. Each peace process is then given a numeric score according to each of these variables, and the book thereby reaches judgements on whether each case can be termed a ‘success’ or a ‘failure’.

This book will be essential reading for students of peace studies, conflict resolution, war and conflict studies, security studies, and IR.
Exploring Adoption of Inclusive Home-Based Early Childhood Development and Learning in Marginalised Rural Communities in Zimbabwe
Authors: Mhizha Samson , Tafirenyika Joice , Ejuu Godfrey
Published: October 2022

Zimbabwe adopted a policy for compulsory enrolment of 3 to 5 year-olds in ECD 'A' and 'B' grades in primary schools. However, some eligible children are not attending these classes for reasons which include poverty, disability and lack of special education needs constituting marginalisation. The current study sought to evaluate community knowledge about inclusive home-based Early Childhood Development programmes, assess rural communities' attitudes towards the establishment of inclusive home-based ECD programmes and identify practices that can be used to sustain inclusive home-based ECD programmes in selected rural communities in Zaka and Bikita districts in Masvingo province. Data were collected from 60 purposively sampled participants comprising 30 parents of children without known disabilities, 12 caregivers, six (6) ECD teachers, and 12 parents of children living with disabilities. Data were analysed through thematic content analysis. Findings showed that parents support the establishment of inclusive home-based ECD centres to increase access and promote inclusion of children with disabilities and that parents have the will and capacity to implement and sustain the centres. However, it was also apparent that communities need capacity building on how to manage the centres. The research recommends the establishment of centres that are managed by parents and supervised by ECD experts in local primary schools in the marginalised areas. These centres need to be monitored and evaluated for standardisation. This model has the capacity to increase access to ECD opportunities for children in marginalised areas and needs to be prioritised.
Land Use for Renewable Energy Power Plant and the Impact of CO2 Emission: An Indonesian Case Study
Authors: Priambodo Nur Widi , Raharjo Jangkung , Rokhmat Mamat
Published: October 2022

The energy crisis, global warming, emissions, and greenhouse gas effects have become a global issue and an urgent problem to be resolved. CO2 is One of the contributors to global warming. The operation of fossil energy generation produces CO2 significantly. This paper examines the use of land for renewable energy power plant and the impact. The operation of 648 MW renewable energy power plants can reduce CO2 emissions by 94.78% compared to the coal-fired power plants at the same capacity. However, the construction of renewable energy plants requires a much larger area, which is 44.89 to 78.51 times the land requirement for coal-fired power plants. So, land clearing for renewable energy power plants will result in a much larger loss of land absorption for CO2 emissions compared to coal-fired power plants. The use of plantation land can reduce CO2 emissions due to the total operation and clearing of land of 4,444,907.97 tons/year up to 4,452,016.56 tons/year compared to the construction of the coal-fired power plant, at the same capacity. The use of plantation land for the construction of renewable energy power plant reduces the impact of CO2 emissions by up to 95.39% compared to the construction and operation of the coal-fired power plants.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN DENGAN PERSEPSI DAN RESPON PERILAKU MAHASISWA DALAM UPAYA MEMUTUSKAN MATA RANTAI PENULARAN COVID-19 DI PERBATASAN NKRI-RDTL
Authors: Berek Pius A L , Nahak Maria M. N. , Fouk Maria Fatimah W. A. , Lelang Maria Afnita , Anugrahini Christina , Bere Kristofel
Published: October 2022

Latar belakang: Pandemi covid-19 menyebar sangat pesat dan belum ditemukan obat yang spesifik sehingga masyarakat lebih rentan tertular karena kurangnya pengetahuan dan persepsi serta praktik perilaku tidak memadai. Tujuan: mengidentifikasi hubungan pengetahuan dengan persepsi dan perilaku mahasiswa dalam memutuskan mata rantai penularan covid-19. Metodologi: Desain kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional, dilakukan pada Desember 2020. Instrumen pengetahuan, persepsi dan perilaku telah dilakukan uji validitas dan reliabilitas, nilai alfa chronbach 0,697-0,793. Karakteristik responden dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif, sedangkan hubungan antar variabel menggunakan uji chi square  dengan tingkat signifikansi p<0,05. Hasil: 502 responden menyelesaikan  survei, rata-rata berumur 21,14 tahun (2,56), terbanyak perempuan (69,7%). Terdapat 67,1% mendapatkan informasi covid-19 melalui media sosial. Mayoritas memiliki pengetahuan memadai, namun 47,4% memiliki pengetahuan kurang. Dilaporkan pula persepsi dan perilaku negatif terkait upaya memutuskan mata rantai penularan covid-19, masing-masing  44,6% dan 50,4%. Sekitar 73,11% menyatakan bahwa antibiotik dan vaksin tidak efektif menghambat penyebaran covid-19. Hasil uji chi square menunjukkan tidak ada hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan persepsi (p=0,900) dan perilaku memutuskan mata rantai penularan covid-19 (p=0,781). Kesimpulan: Penting untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keyakinan masyarakat untuk memutuskan mata rantai penularan covid-19. Mahasiswa memiliki peran penting sebagai agen pengubah di masyarakat untuk memutuskan mata rantai penularan covid-19.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN STATUS HIDRASI MAHASISWA PROGRAM PROFESI NERS FAKULTAS ILMU KEPERAWATAN UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA
Authors: Arista Liya , Wahyudin Abdul Aziz
Published: October 2022

Stunting atau tinggi badan di bawah normal masih menjadi masalah kesehatan anak diIndonesia. Stunting merupakan Melakukan aktivitas di daerah tropis memerlukan asupancairan harian yang cukup. Asupan cairan sangat diperlukan karena memiliki fungsi pentingseperti berperan dalam pelarut berbagai senyawa dan molekul, berperan dalam pengaturansuhu tubuh, sebagai pelumas pada sendi, sebagai media transportasi, dan juga untukmempertahankan struktur dan fungsi normal sel. Apabila hidrasi tubuh mengalamiketidakseimbangan kurang cairan (dehidrasi) atau kelebihan cairan (overhidrasi) akanmenyebabkan terganggunya kesehatan (Sulistomo et al,. 2014). Dehidrasi didefinisikansebagai keadaan defisit air di dalam tubuh, yakni ketika tubuh kehilangan cairan melebihi daricairan yang di konsumsi (Sembulingam, 2012). Keseimbangan cairan tubuh merupakanjumlah cairan yang masuk dan keluar dalam porsi yang seimbang. Melalui mekanismekeseimbangan, manusia berusaha supaya cairan dalam tubuh selalu berada dalam jumlahyang tetap (Almatsier, 2009).
Calculation of Band-Pass Filters with Fixed Frequencies of Infinite Attenuation
Authors: Chervinskiy E. N.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. When calculating band-pass filters (BPF) with infinite attenuation frequencies using the frequency conversion method, the parameters of the prototype – an inverse or quasi-elliptic low-pass filter (LPF) – are recalculated into BPF parameters according to conventional formulas. Using the selected low-pass filter cutoff frequency and the Q-factor of the band-pass filter, one can select at their discretion only one infinite attenuation frequency (attenuation pole). In order to suppress a pair of concrete frequencies in the attenuation band, the synthesis of BPF should initially fix the frequencies of maximum attenuation and the central frequency of the filter. The reverse transition toward the frequency response parameters of a low-frequency prototype is carried out using frequency conversion formulas.

Aim. To develop of a method for calculating band-pass filters with fixed attenuation poles.

Materials and methods. Odd-order filters with an additional capacitor in the transverse branch of the П-link and an inductance in the longitudinal branch of the Т-link were used as low-frequency prototypes of the BPF with attenuation poles. Approximation of the frequency response of a low-frequency prototype (inverse or quasi-elliptical LPF) was performed by methods based on solving systems of nonlinear equations.

Results. A realizable transfer function (TF) of an n-th order LPF with attenuation poles was written as the ratio of the product of binomials and a polynomial of power n with real coefficients. Systems of equations were derived to determine amplitude-frequency response coefficients with a given frequency of maximum attenuation interference for both types of filters. Analytical expressions for the TF of the low frequency prototypes of 3th and 5th orders were recorded through the capacitances of the BPF circuits tuned to the central and suppressed frequencies, thus allowing the desired capacitances to be directly calculated. The BPF inductances were determined by formulas expressing the dependences of the BPF central frequency on the circuits parameters, taking into account the relationships given in the article. An example of calculating a 10th order quasi-elliptic BPF was provided.

Conclusion. The proposed method can be used to determine the BPF parameters directly, without an intermediate calculation and subsequent transformation of the LPF prototype parameters. The given analytical expressions for the frequency response of the П- and Т-shaped BPFs of the 6th and 10th orders make it possible to verify the performed calculations and to correct the frequency response using inductances, when replacing the calculated capacitance values with their standard values.
Simulating the Profile of a Radio Altimeter Echo Signal
Authors: Borodin M. A.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Radio altimeters are used for remote monitoring of the Earth and sea surface based on the signal power profile, i.e. the dependence of echo signal power vs time, averaged over a set of sounding measurements. Calculation of the power profile in the presence of sea waves requires information about the probability distribution density (PDD) of sea surface applicates. The existing applicate PDD models (linear, Gram-Charlier, combined model) are characterized by certain drawbacks leading to errors in assessing sea surface parameters based on the signal power profile. In this work, the echo signal of a radio altimeter is simulated using the nonlinear Creamer model for calculating sea surface applicates.

Aim. To test the validity of the non-linear Creamer model for obtaining the PDD of sea surface applicates in the problem of simulating the power profile of a radio altimeter echo signal while providing an unambiguous relationship between the statistical parameters of PDD and wind speed.

Materials and methods. A two-dimensional sea surface of finite dimensions with an Elfohaily spatial spectrum was simulated in the MATLAB environment based on both linear and non-linear Creamer models.

Results. Under small wind speed values of up to 3 m/s, the PDD of sea surface applicates formed by the non-linear Creamer model obey the Gauss law. For the non-linear model, an increase in the duration of an radio altimeter echo signal along with an increase in the wind speed was shown to be 5.47 % slower on average compared to that for the linear model. The time shift of the leading edge of an echo signal for the nonlinear model relative to the linear model due to the PDD transformation may reach 70 ns, which is equivalent to 10.5 m. The conducted study confirmed the validity of the non-linear Creamer model for obtaining the PDD of sea surface applicates when simulating the power profile of a radio altimeter echo signal.

Conclusion. The non-linear Creamer model can be recommended for simulating an echo signal power profile for use as input data when estimating the parameters of a radio altimeter echo signal at the stage of post-processing.
Algorithms for Increasing the Accuracy of Solid-State Wave Gyroscopes
Authors: Smirnov K. A. , Zarubailo E. A.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Wave solid-state gyroscopes (SWG) are promising sensors of inertial information used in the navigation systems of air- and spacecrafts. Over the past decade, much attention has been paid to the problem of improving the accuracy of SWGs. The accuracy of measurements performed by inertial navigation instruments can be increased by developing effective algorithms, which fact determines the relevance of the present study. Research works conducted at the JSC Research Institute of Command Instruments are aimed at developing a compensationtype angular velocity sensor (AVS) based on an SWG with a cylindrical metal resonator, an electrostatic system for excitation of oscillations and information readout, with a digital feedback.

Aim. To develop methods for increasing the accuracy of SWGs based on the connection between the measurement and excitation channels, as well as accounting for the uncompensated component.

Materials and methods. To obtain information about the output signal of the sensing element (SE), the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method was used. A PID controller was used to control the effect on the sensitive element.

Results. Methods for increasing the accuracy of an SWG-based AVS by means of compensating the output signal errors were proposed, whose correctness was confirmed experimentally. The use of the developed algorithm for reducing the instability of the zero-velocity signal allowed its root-mean-square deviation at startup to be decreased by 76.4 %. The application of the developed method for increasing the accuracy using the uncompensated component led to a decrease in the standard deviation by 69.52 %.

Conclusion. The obtained experimental results demonstrate the possibility of improving SWG characteristics significantly by using various mathematical algorithms for processing information.
Formalizing the land inventory process for information support of land projects management
Authors: Danshyna Svitlana , Cheranovskiy Valeriy
Published: October 2022

The subject of study in this work is the land inventory process. The work increases the efficiency of the land inventory process by finding the possibility of reducing the amount of topographic surveying work by algorithmizing and systematizing the information flows with a combination of qualitatively different data. Objectives: to analyze the land inventory process within land management projects to identify possible ways of its efficiency improvement; focusing on information flows, to create an information model for the inventory process; to develop scientific-methodological basis for information support of land management projects to reduce the amount of topographic surveying for implementation into decision support systems for land management. The following results were obtained. The requirements of the current legislation on the inventory of land plots and related tasks are generalized. A set-theoretic model of information flows of the inventory process, which combines the approaches of functional modeling, is proposed. It allows us to combine the qualitatively different data, consider their dynamic nature and the logic of interaction. IDEF3-model developed. This model considers remote sensing data as a source of accurate and up-to-date information, algorithmizes the mechanism of their combination with other information about land plots and explains the dynamic nature of its changes with time. A method for creating a database of the working inventory land plan is proposed. It combines information about land plots from several sources, reduces the amount of topographic surveying by selecting plots that needed to be coordinated (determined) with the geospatial data. The developed scientific-methodological basis of information support for land projects forms the structure of information technology for land inventory. Its usage will reduce the number of resources required for the implementation of land projects, at the same time forming reliable conclusions about the state of the land by using geographic information systems (GIS) and combining dissimilar data. Conclusions. The results of the bibliographic search confirmed the following. The effectiveness of the land inventory process, which ensures compliance with legislation in the field of land management, is very difficult because of the need to analyze a large amount of different information appears, which may contain errors, inconsistent and contradictory data. This requires the development of specialized models and method focused on the use of GIS for their implementation into decision support systems for land management. Scientific-methodological basis of information support for land projects during the inventory of land plots has been developed, practical usage of which confirmed that the time costs for obtaining the land plot research data decreased by almost 33% and the accuracy of measuring geometric dimensions of the land plot increased by about 1%.
Early size estimation of web apps created using codeigniter framework by nonlinear regression models
Authors: Prykhodko Sergiy , Shutko Ivan , Prykhodko Andrii
Published: October 2022

Subject matter: Early software size estimation is one of the project managers' significant problems in evaluating app development efforts because software size is the major determinant of software project effort. Function points (FPs) and lines of code (LOC) are most commonly used as measures of size in existing software effort estimation methods and models. As is known, both these metrics have their advantages and disadvantages when used for software effort estimation. Although the FPs-based measure has the advantage over the LOC in that it does not depend on the technologies used, however, the assessment of efforts requires considering such factors (environmental factors). Considering the above factors can be ensured by appropriate models for estimating the LOC-based effort. Nowadays, many Web apps are created using PHP frameworks making the app development faster. CodeIgniter is one such powerful framework. However, there are no regression models for estimating the software size of Web apps created using the CodeIgniter framework. This requires the construction of the appropriate models. The task of this paper is to develop a nonlinear regression model for estimating the software size (in KLOC, kilo lines of code) of Web apps created using the CodeIgniter framework. Method: We apply the technique for constructing nonlinear regression models based on the multivariate normalizing transformations and prediction intervals. The result is three nonlinear regression models with three predictors: the total number of classes, the average number of methods per class, and the DIT (Depth of Inheritance Tree) average per class. To build these models for estimating the size of Web apps created using the CodeIgniter framework, we used three well-known normalizing transformations: two univariate transformations (the decimal logarithm and the Box-Cox transformation) and the Box-Cox four-variate transformation. Conclusions. The nonlinear regression model constructed by the Box-Cox four-variate transformation has better size prediction results than other regression models based on the univariate transformations.
Approximate boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields in electrodmagnetics
Authors: Berdnyk Serhii , Gomozov Andrey , Gretskih Dmitriy , Kartich Viktor , Nesterenko Mikhail
Published: October 2022

The results of an analytical review of literature sources on the use of approximate boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields of impedance type in solving boundary value problems of electromagnetism for more than 80 recent years are presented. During this period, the impedance approach was generalized to various electrodynamic problems, in which its use made it possible to significantly expand the limits of mathematical modeling, which adequately considers the physical properties of real boundary surfaces. More than eighty years have passed since the publication of approximate boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields. The meaning and value of these conditions lies in the fact that they allow solving diffraction problems about fields outside well-conducting bodies without considering the fields inside them, which greatly simplifies the solution. Since then, numerous publications have been devoted to the application of impedance boundary conditions, the main of which (according to the authors) are presented in this paper. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of electrically thin impedance vibrators and film-type surface structures as a personal contribution of the authors to the theory of impedance boundary conditions in electromagnetism. The subject of research in this article is the analysis of the limits and conditions for the correct application of impedance boundary conditions. The goal is to systematize the results of using the concept of approximate impedance boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields in problems of electrodynamics based on an analytical review of literature sources. The following results were obtained. The types of metal-dielectric structures are presented, for which methods of theoretical determination of the values of surface impedances for film-type structures are currently known, which are the most promising for creating technological control elements on their basis in centimeter and millimeter wavelength devices. Conclusions. The materials of this paper do not pretend to be a complete reference book covering all the results and aspects of the development of the concept of approximate impedance type boundary conditions in problems of electromagnetism over the past decades. Simultaneously, the authors hope that the information presented in this paper will be useful to specialists in the field of theoretical and applied electrodynamics, as well as graduate students, young scientists and students who are just mastering radiophysics and radio engineering specialties.
A novel approach for semantic segmentation of automatic road network extractions from remote sensing images by modified UNet
Authors: Patel Miral J. , Kothari Ashish M. , Koringa Hasmukh P.
Published: October 2022

Accurate and up-to-date road maps are crucial for numerous applications such as urban planning, automatic vehicle navigation systems, and traffic monitoring systems. However, even in the high resolutions remote sensing images, the background and roads look similar due to the occlusion of trees and buildings, and it is difficult to accurately segment the road network from complex background images. In this research paper, an algorithm based on deep learning was proposed to segment road networks from remote sensing images. This semantic segmentation algorithm was developed with a modified UNet. Because of the lower availability of remote sensing images for semantic segmentation, the data augmentation method was used.  Initially, the semantic segmentation network was trained by a large number of training samples using traditional UNet architecture. After then, the number of training samples is reduced gradually, and measures the performance of a traditional UNet model. This basic UNet model gives better results in the form of accuracy, IOU, DICE score, and visualization of the image for the 362 training samples. The idea here is to simply extract road data from remote sensing images. As a result, unlike traditional UNet, there is no need for a deeper neural network encoder-decoder structure. Hence, the number of convolutional layers in the modified UNet is lower than that in the standard UNet. Therefore, the complexity of the deep learning architecture and the training time required by the road network model was reduced. The model performance measured by the intersection over union (IOU) was 93.71% and the average segmentation time of a single image was 0.28 sec. The results showed that the modified UNet could efficiently segment road networks from remote sensing images with identical backgrounds. It can be used under various situations.
Prevenção do Câncer União de todos. Objetivo a ser alcançado
Authors: Pontes José Roberto de Menezes
Published: October 2022

A Medicina moderna e demais áreas da saúde deveriam ter atualmente como objetivo maior a promoção da saúde e a prevenção das doenças. A prevenção parte do princípio de que é educando e informando os cidadãos incluídos nos vários segmentos sociais que se consegue diminuir o quadro de morbi-mortalidade por muitas doenças. E válido afirmar, no que concerne à Oncologia, objeto de nosso trabalho, que todo câncer tem cura, desde que diagnosticado em sua fase inicial.
Linfangiomatose retroperitoneal
Authors: Schaal Carlos Hermann , Costa Renato Prado , Segalla José Getúlio Martins , Pereira Emílio Marcelo , Maeda Sueli Aparecida
Published: October 2022

Um caso raro de linfangiomatose envolvendo unilateralmente o retroperitôneo, canal femural e rim ipsilateral é relatado. As características clínicas e formas de tratamento são revistas.
Necrose gordurosa multinodular mamária: Diagnóstico diferencial com o carcinoma da mama através da citologia por punção aspirativa
Authors: Luzzatto Lucio , Brücker Newton , Aguiar Luiz Osório , Recktenvald Marta , Müller Hugo
Published: October 2022

A necrose gordurosa da mama é um processo de desintegração de células adiposas, acompanhado de uma reação granulomatosa de intensidade variável. E decorrente do reconhecimento de lipídios extravasados do citoplasma de adipócitos como substâncias estranhas ao meio extracelular. O quadro clínico-radiológico pode ocasionar dificuldades no diagnóstico diferencial com neoplasias mamárias. Neste relato é descrito um caso de necrose gordurosa multinodular mamária sendo enfatizada a importância da citologia por punção aspirativa com agulha fina para a confirmação do diagnóstico.
Comparison of TSH Levels Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at The Phase 0 and 6 Months Treatment
Authors: Qo'imah Alamanda Nurul , Wardani Dita Pratiwi Kusuma , Sudarsono Tantri Analisawati , Mulyanto Arif
Published: October 2022

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pulmonary TB has become a health problem worldwide, including in Indonesia, because the sufferers' prevalence is increasing every year. The increase in TB drug resistance will pose a severe health threat. The continuous consumption of drugs in large quantities and high doses can affect the function of the thyroid gland. This study aimed to determine the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with treatment phases of 0 months and six months. This research is analytical observational research with a cross-sectional research design. The sampling method uses accidental sampling. A total of 42 respondents participated in this study to determine the levels of TSH in pulmonary TB. The results of the Mann-Whitney U test showed no difference in TSH levels in pulmonary TB patients with different treatment phases of 0 months and six months (p = 0.3). There was no significant difference between TSH levels in pulmonary TB patients in the 0 and 6-month treatment phases.
Caracterização do nicho alimentar de coruja-buraqueira (Athene cunicularia): em uma área antropizada de Goiânia-GO
Authors: Vieira Cleiber Marques , Sant`Ana Carlos Eduardo Ramos de , Araújo Mariana Modanês de
Published: October 2022

O padrão de dieta de uma espécie é resultante da interação entre mecanismos ecológicos e/ou evolutivos que determinaram a estrutura do seu nicho alimentar. Quando uma espécie apresenta sobreposição de hábitat com o nosso, é muito importante compreender a influência dos fatores antrópicos na dinâmica dessas populações. A ordem Strigiformes é representada, principalmente, pelas corujas e tem ampla distribuição na natureza e nas proximidades das cidades. O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar o padrão da dieta de Athene cunicularia, através da análise de parâmetros populacionais e variáveis ambientais em uma população com ocorrência numa área antropizada, nos arredores da cidade de Goiânia-GO. Foram avaliados os itens de dieta nas pelotas regurgitadas (egagrópilas) de coruja-buraqueira ao longo de um período de onze meses. Foram registrados a heterogeneidade de itens e a variação sazonal na quantidade de egagrópilas. Outras variáveis, também, foram coletadas tais como, os itens por ninho, a distância em relação aos logradouros e aos postes de iluminação pública, o tamanho populacional, a densidade por ninho, o comprimento e a altura de cada ninho. Após a triagem, foram analisadas 190 egagrópilas, coletadas em 23 ninhos. De forma geral, foram observadas diferentes categorias de itens alimentares tais como, vertebrados (predominantemente, roedores e marsupiais) e invertebrados (coleópteros, ortópteros e outros, provavelmente, himenópteros e isópteros). As relações entre os fatores antrópicos e as distribuições dos itens alimentares não apresentaram uma correlação estatisticamente significativa para as amostras analisadas. Entretanto, a predominância de invertebrados (principalmente, insetos) na dieta dessa espécie pode indicar que, em áreas urbanas, isso não é apenas preferência alimentar. Pode indicar o efeito da maior disponibilidade desses recursos. Dessa forma, é importante entender a dinâmica alimentar dessas aves, tanto em ambiente urbano como rural, a fim de se estabelecer medidas de conservação e, também, realizar o mapeamento da distribuição da fauna sinantrópica predada por elas. Esses dados podem auxiliar no estabelecimento, por exemplo, de medidas de controle biológico de invertebrados, contribuindo com futuras políticas públicas para o município.
Paving the way for universal family planning coverage in Ethiopia: an analysis of wealth related inequality
Authors: Yigzaw Muluneh , Zakus David , Tadesse Yehualashet , Desalegn Muluked , Fantahun Mesganaw
Published: October 2022

Background: Family planning plays a significant role in reducing maternal and child mortality and ultimately in achieving national and international development goals. It also has an important role in reducing new pediatric HIV infections by preventing unwanted pregnancies among HIV positive women. Investing in family planning is one of the smart investments for development as population dynamics have a fundamental influence on the pillars of sustainable development, including that of a sustainable environment.

Objective
To identify and quantify wealth related differences in family planning use between poor and rich Ethiopian women based on the Demographic and Health Survey asset based wealth quintiles.

Methods
The proportion of women who used contraceptives during implementation of the 2011 and 2005 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys was calculated across wealth quintiles. Data were stratified for place of residence to analyze and determine inequalities in family planning use separately for rural and urban women. Socioeconomic inequalities according to wealth were measured using the slope index of inequality and the relative index of inequality.

Result
The absolute difference of contraceptive prevalence between poorest and richest women was over 25.3 percentage points (95 % CI = 18.9-31.7) in 2011. Contraceptive use was more than twice (RII: 2.6, 95 % CI = 2.0 - 3.3) as prevalent among the richest compared with the poorest.

Conclusion
Despite efforts to provide contraceptives for free at all public health facilities, wealth based inequalities still prevail in Ethiopia. People at lower socioeconomic strata should be empowered more to avoid the root causes of inequality and to achieve national Health Sector Development Program Goals.
Optimized Multichannel Filter Bank with Flat Frequency Response for Texture Segmentation
Authors: Kachouie Nezamoddin N. , Alirezaie Javad
Published: October 2022

Previous approaches to texture analysis and segmentation use multichannel filtering by applying a set of filters in the frequency domain or a set of masks in the spatial domain. This paper presents two new texture segmentation algorithms based on multichannel filtering in conjunction with neural networks for feature extraction and segmentation. The features extracted by Gabor filters have been applied for image segmentation and analysis. Suitable choices of filter parameters and filter bank coverage in the frequency domain to optimize the filters are discussed. Here we introduce two methods to optimize Gabor filter bank. First, a Gabor filter bank with a flat response is implemented and the optimal feature dimension is extracted by competitive networks. Second, a subset of Gabor filter bank is selected to compose the best discriminative filters, so that each filter in this small set can discriminate a pair of textures in a given image. In both approaches, multilayer perceptrons are employed to segment the extracted features. The comparisons of segmentation results generated using the proposed methods and previous research using Gabor, discrete cosine transform (DCT), and Laws filters are presented. Finally, the segmentation results generated by applying the optimized filter banks to textured images are presented and discussed. 
Human Factors in Production System Design and Quality Performance A Systematic Review
Authors: Neumann Patrick , Kolus A. , Wells Richard W.
Published: October 2022

A systematic review of studies providing evidence of the linkage between human factors (HF) in the design and management of operations to production quality performance was conducted. 71 peer reviewed research papers were found to provide evidence of the HF-Quality relationship. These studies identified 178 design factors relating to quality. These included 1) Product Design (54), 2) Production Process Design (75), and 3) Workstation Design aspects (49). In addition 26 Individual quality risk factors were identified. Of the studies identified, about half studied the effects on the human finding associations with the operator workload and fatigue indicators and quality performance. These intermediary variables may provide insight into the mechanism by which HF flaws in the design of production lead to quality deficits in running manufacturing. These results provide useful information for operations managers and production system design teams to secure higher quality performance in their systems by applying human factors. 
How compatible are participatory ergonomics programs with occupational health and safety management systems?
Authors: Yazdani A. , Neumann Patrick , Imbeau D. , Bigelow P. , Theberge N. , Hilbrecht M. , Wells R.
Published: October 2022

Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) often involves a participatory rrgonomics (PE) program. The paper compares the PE approach with occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). The PE literature did not speak to many elements of OHSMS. It is expected that paying attention to management system frameworks could make prevention of MSD activities more effective and sustainable.
Human Factors in Order Picking System Design: A Content Analysis
Authors: Grosse Eric H. , Glock Christoph H. , Neumann Patrick
Published: October 2022

Order picking is considered as one of the most labor- and time-intensive processes in internal logistics. Over the last decades, researchers have developed various planning models that help to increase the efficiency of order picking systems, while important human characteristics of the order pickers have widely been ignored.

This paper presents an attempt to systematically evaluate the literature on order picking planning models and uses a content analysis approach to analyses the literature sample with a special focus on human factors. The results show a clear research gap in considering human factors aspects in order picking planning models. 
Droplet Microfluidics with Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Cell Encapsulation and Drug Delivery
Authors: Abbasi Niki
Published: October 2022

In this thesis, microfluidic platforms based on aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) are developed. First, it is shown that exploiting affinity partitioning of particles, to the interface of an ATPS, enables the generation of particle stabilized water-in-water emulsions within a microfluidic platform. The process of droplet coverage is studied, and it is shown that the coverage of the droplets can be tuned by varying the size and the concentration of the particles used. Then, it is shown that integrating ionic cross-linking of alginate and calcium chloride, within the ATPS, can lead to the generation of spiky microparticles. The length of spikes on the microparticles can be tuned by changing the concentration of the calcium chloride solution. Particle-stabilized emulsions, and the spiky microparticles may have different biotechnological applications, for instance, for cell encapsulation, and drug delivery applications respectively.