bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on the Application of Hybrid Teaching Mode based on Network Teaching Platform in the Teaching of “3D Digital Basis”
Authors: Deng Qi , Yang Nannan
Published: March 2022

With the development of information technology teaching means, based on the network teaching platform of hybrid teaching mode in higher education teaching gradually thorough, the application of this kind of education mode by supporting students online autonomous learning, teachers offline mass tutorship forms, gradually become more and more application and exploration of colleges and universities, but the specific implementation is in course of time use. Taking the course "3D Digital Foundation" as an example, this paper discusses the concept, characteristics, current situation and specific course process design of hybrid teaching, and analyzes the feasibility and necessity of the realization of hybrid teaching mode from the teaching objectives and teaching content of the course "3D Digital Foundation". It is hoped to provide reference and help for the teaching of 3d digital production courses related to design major.
RE-IMAGINING BAIL DECISION MAKING
Authors:   CLPR
Published: March 2022

An Analysis of Bail Practice in Karnataka and Recommendations for Reform
FURNIT-AR : AUGMENTED REALITY INTERIOR DESIGN STORE APPLICATION
Authors:   ST. JOHNS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, DEOTALE DR. NILESH T.
Published: March 2022

Furniture is something that fills the house more than people , it gives you sound sleep , support when you are back home tired from work. When you are out there purchasing a furniture for yourself or your loved ones , you always want something that looks appealing and is of the best quality as well . Purchasing something without a trial is a very common mistake that you encounter in the traditional method. But with FURNIT AR : AUGMENTED REALITY INTERIOR DESIGN STORE APPLICATION and with the help of Augmented Reality you can try things virtually before making any move. This project is a composition of an android application and Augmented Reality technology, with the help of the camera of your smartphone you can try out different furniture, interior design items virtually inside the android application. The project is free to download and no needs to pay a penny forit. Keywords: Android, Android Studio, Sceneform, ARCORE, Blender, Augmented reality, GLB, GLTF 2.0
A Hybrid Machine Learning Technique for Stork Market Prices Prediction
Authors:   Sreyas institute of engineering and technology, Nagole,  Hyderabad, T.S,, Arshi Akifa , Padma N Mrs Joshi
Published: March 2022

Stock markets in financial domain play crucial role in economy of nations in the contemporary world. There are many stakeholders who depend on the prediction of stock prices for making buying and selling decisions. In this context, it became important to deal with automatic stock prices prediction. Since manual observation is not possible, machine learning (ML) techniques are widely used for prediction of stock prices movement. Many ML algorithms came into existence. However, their performance largely depends on the quality of training data as they are based on unsupervised learning. In this paper, a hybrid ML framework is proposed to have both feature selections to improve quality of training and the leveraging forecasting performance. The proposed framework supports different techniques such as Linear Regression, XG Boost Regression and Gradient Boost. A prototype application is built using Python data science platform. Experimental results revealed that the three prediction models are providing high level of accuracy. Linear Regression showed 99.989% accuracy, GBoost regression 99.981 and XGBoost Reggressor 0.99969. From the results, it is ascertained that the proposed framework is useful for efficient forecasting of stock prices movements. Keywords – Stock Market Prediction, Machine Learning, Linear Regression, GBoost Regression, XGBoost Reggressor
Trends in Indian Labour Migration to Gulf Countries from 1990 to 2019: An Assessment of Literature
Authors: Chandramalla Chitti Babu
Published: March 2022

Globalisation around the world has allowed the labour movement between the countries. International migration i.e. migration between one country to another country has become a common phenomenon. India has exported a significant number people migrating to different regions across the world under different circumstances. Large number of unskilled and semi-skilled Indian labour migration to Gulf countries is a recent phenomenon. The upward trend in labour migration to the Gulf countries started when large-scale development activities took place in gulf countries due to an increase in oil prices in the 1970s. The lack of employment opportunities, poverty, low wages and poor standard of living in India caused many Indians to migrate to gulf countries to gain economic benefits. There is a rapid growth rate of 79 percent in the Indian migrants who were migrated to GCC countries over the two decades. India was the leading country of origin of international migrants, with 17.5 million globally. As many as 9.3 million migrants are concentrated in gulf countries. India remains top among the other countries in terms of total remittances in 2019($83.1 billion), compared to 1990 ($2.3 billion), and it contributed 2.9 percent of the Indian GDP in 2018-19. The present paper represents recent trends in labour migration to GCC countries from India and also attempts are made to study the volume of remittances and its impact on the Economy. The paper is based on the secondary data from the publications of the national and international organizations and existing literature is used for the purpose of the present study.
Türkiye Selçuklu Sultanı I. Mesud'un (1116- 1155) Tahta Çıkışı ve Bunda Danişmendlilerin Rolü
Authors: GÜLMEZ Bengü
Published: March 2022

Tam adı Ebü’l-Feth es-Sultânü’l-Muazzam İzzüddünyâ ve’d-dîn Mes‘ûd b. Kılıcarslan es-Selcûki olan Türkiye Selçuklu Sultanı I. Mesud, Dânişmendli kayınpederi Emir Gazi’nin desteğiyle tahta çıkmıştır. 1116 ile 1155 yılları arasında tahtta kalmıştır. Bu sürecin önemi, Türkiye Selçuklularında hânedan içindeki ilk taht mücadelesinin yaşanmış olmasıdır.
En uzun süre hüküm süren sultan olan I. Mesud, kayınpederi ölene kadar ona bağlı siyaseti sürdürmüştür. Emir Gazi 1134 yılında ölünce Sultan I. Mesud, bağımsız hareket etmiş, 1142 yılında Dânişmendli Muhammed ölünce ise Anadolu’da ağırlığını hissettirmiştir. Dânişmendlilerde yaşanan taht kavgasından yararlanan Sultan I. Mesud, durumu lehine çevirmeyi bilerek, devleti güçlendirmiştir.
Effects of milling time on sintering properties and formation of interface Al4C3 on graphite reinforced Al-4.5Cu-1.5Mg nanocomposite
Authors: Fahmi Angga Khairul , Rudianto Haris , Wismogroho Agus Sukarto , Widayatno Wahyu Bambang , Aryanto Didik , Hermanto Bambang
Published: March 2022

Aluminum-based metal matrix nanocomposites have been extensively researched and developed for aerospace and automotive applications. Al-4.5Cu-1.5Mg with 0.5 wt% graphite were milled for 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, and 8 h using shaker mill under argon gas. The phenomena of deformation, fracturing, and cold welding during shaker mill were investigated to observe how the shaker mill effects on their morphology and formation of intermetallic phases due to its very high speed. Sintering under ultra-high purity argon gas for 99.9999% was done to produce high density materials. Intermetallic phase Al4C3 was found as a result reaction between aluminum and graphite during milling. Formation of Al4C3 is very important to the alloy as an interface between matrix and reinforcement particle in order to have higher hardness.  A decrease in Peaks Cu and followed by an increase in Al2Cu precipitation in the XRD pattern occurred with increasing milling time. The role of Al2Cu precipitation is very important in improving mechanical properties, resulting in the highest hardness value reaching 97 HV and a density value of 83% at 8 h of milling.
Sintering behavior of nanostructured -CPP powder obtained from avian eggshell waste
Authors: SILVA Bruno Silvano , Correa Tarcília Henrique Amaral , LOIOLA Rômulo Leite , HOLANDA José Nilson França
Published: March 2022

In this work the sintering behavior of a nanostructured b-calcium pyrophosphate (b-CPP) powder derived of avian eggshell waste was investigated. The b-CPP pellets were prepared by uniaxial pressing and sintered in air for 2h at temperatures ranging from 600℃ to 1200℃. The sintering behavior was evaluated in terms of linear shrinkage, water absorption, apparent porosity, apparent density, tensile strength, FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared) analysis, and microstructural analysis via SEM (scanning electron microscopy). The results showed that the nanostructured b-CPP powder presented different behaviors with increasing sintering temperature. It was found that sintering at higher temperatures led to greater densification of the b-CPP pellets (92.56% of theoretical density when sintered at 1000℃). However, SEM micrographs of the fractured surfaces of the sintered β-CCP pellets showed the presence of micro-cracks that negatively impact the mechanical strength. Hence, it was concluded that the sintering temperature of 900℃ was found to be the most suitable in terms of densification, mechanical strength, and sintered microstructure for the production of b-CPP bioceramic pellets derived of avian eggshell waste for potential medical application.
The finished polyester fabric with hot NH4OH pretreatment and mixed ZnO-Zn(OH)2 nanoparticles for hydrophobic property
Authors: NARAKAEW Samroeng , AU-PREE Sittipong , BAISON Wipanoot , THUNGPRASERT Siwat , WATTALO Itsariya , JAIPOR Pranpreeya , PROMANAN Theeraporn , SUKDEE Sukee , SANTAKIJ Pakorn , CHANOGKUN Chainet , RUTTANATEERAWICHIEN Kanjana , CHAISENA Aphiruk , APICHAI Pattama , NARAKAEW Phiphop
Published: March 2022

This work aims to modify the hydrophobic coated polyester fabrics using 2%w/v ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) at 90℃ prior and subsequently dipped in two difference aqueous zinc solution batchs containing 0.6%w/v zinc precursors with/without starch and NH4OH, finally dehydration, and characterized by the attenuated total reflection - Fourier transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy (Raman), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), Energy dipersive spectrometry (EDX), and Water contact angle (WCA) of 10 mL dropping at 23℃ and humidity of 63%. Raman spectra and XRD patterns results showed e-zinc hydroxide (e-Zn(OH)2), zinc oxide nanoparticle (ZnO NP) and ZnO-starch nanocomposite crystallized in the orthorhombic and hexagonol wurzite structure, respectively. The increasing intensities of Raman vibrational modes at 369 cm-1 and 750 cm-1 confirmed the increased of e-Zn(OH)2 content with additional starch, therefore, WCA trend of those finished fabric surfaces decreased. WCA optimum of 138° before washing and 136° after 5 washing cycles of the treated fabric which was activated by NH4OH acts as scourer and also as promoter of e-Zn(OH)2/ZnO NPs  as revealed from ATR-FTIR result. While, other observed lower hydrophobic property after 5 washing cycles due to the hydroplilic ZnO-starch nanocomposite.e-Zn(OH)2/ZnO NPs. While others, there were observed lower hydrophobic property after 5 washing cycles due to the hydroplilic ZnO-starch nanocomposite.
The impact of the women's quota system in activating the role of women in the elections for the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. A comparative analytical study
Authors:   University of Human Development - College of Law and Politics, Salim Saeed Kurdistan
Published: March 2022

This study deals with the application of the women's quota system in the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and raises two important questions, the first: Does the application of the women's quota system in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament elections contribute to increasing the effectiveness of women and contribute to the preparation of political and legislative staff who can enter the parliament without the need to implement a Quota system for the future? The second: Is the women's quota system a temporary measure that can be dispensed with in the future? The study found that the approval of the Iraqi constitution in 2005 for the quota system for women in Article (49) has a prominent role in encouraging the Kurdistan Region to adopt it at a rate of 30%. The implementation contributed to increasing the effectiveness of women, as the number of women reached about 10 members out of a total 34 members in Parliament Kurdistan Region in the fourth session in 2013 without implementing the quota system. Meanwhile, the number reached 12 of the same total in the elections for the fifth session in 2018. This indicates that it is a temporary system that must be abolished once women are politically empowered.
RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-EFFICACY TO IMPROVING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A STUDY IN MEDAN CITY
Authors: Siregar Budi Alamsyah
Published: March 2022

To form a superior organization, it is necessary to place employees as the main supporting factor for success. This is because employees are the spearhead of implementing organizational activities to be able to achieve goals effectively. The work behavior of employees who are oriented towards high performance will be directly proportional to organizational goals. This article provides a discussion on aspects of the role of motivation as a mediating variable. The antecedent variables of motivation are leadership style, work environment, and self-efficacy. Meanwhile, the motivational consequence variable is employee performance. The sample of this research totaling 242 employees from 6 (six) financial companies in Medan City. Sampling method, using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis, using path analysis with the help of Lisrel. The results showed that motivation was proven to play a mediating role in influencing employee performance t-count 8.93 ≥ 1.96.
COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTIVE MARKETING MANAGEMENT THROUGH INTERNET ADVERTISING
Authors: Shaddiq Syahrial , Handayani Wuri
Published: March 2022

Internet advertising is a development of interactive online marketing communication media that marketers can choose from. The various advantages of internet advertising compared to traditional marketing communication media make this media increasingly used. Social networks or social media have the potential to help SMEs in marketing their products and services (Viral Marketing). Because it is able to reach large areas in a cost-effective manner. Through social networking, SME businesses can carry out marketing activities such as introducing products, establishing communication with customers and potential customers, and expanding business networks. And in its implementation also implements a Customer Relationship Management strategy.
O conflito do neoconservadorismo brasileiro com Paulo Freire: a disputa entre a opressão e a autonomia
Authors: Beck Donizete Ferreira , Dos Santos Rodrigo Barboza
Published: March 2022

Recentemente, principalmente a partir da última década, uma onda neoconservadora emergiu no Brasil, representada por movimentos reacionários que elegeram Bolsonaro, influenciados pelo ideólogo Olavo de Carvalho. Este artigo explorou e sintetizou o pensamento pedagógico de Freire e o pensamento dos pensadores clássicos do conservadorismo, por conseguinte, fez-se uma análise do conteúdo de um artigo de opinião e uma entrevista de Carvalho que trataram sobre Freire e uma análise sobre os conflitos característicos entre a síntese da pedagogia de Freire e do pensamento neoconservador. Assim, inferiu-se que o movimento neoconservador brasileiro menospreza, não reconhece e rejeita o legado e o pensamento educacional de Paulo Freire devido a natureza ideológica e valorativa divergente e incompatível entre o ambos. Portanto, concluiu-se que o movimento neoconservador brasileiro procura manter status quo, ou seja, a existência e manutenção da relação entre opressores e oprimidos; por isso, não aceita a proposta de Freire sobre a libertação dos oprimidos por meio da educação que dialoga com a realidade do estudante, que o faz pensar, formar senso crítico e, assim, libertar-se do estado de opressão.
Alfabetização, colonização e política
Authors: Da Silva Neto Manoel Vaz
Published: March 2022

Este ensaio tem como tema central o processo de iniciação da alfabetização enquanto elemento político fundante de percepção e libertação político-cultural da língua e cultura dominantes. Relativizado com o conceito de letramento procura posicionar-se como marco político de consciência e liberdade frente a um processo de letramento que se inscreve ao inscrever o sujeito como produto pacífico e passivo, bem como, sujeito à cultura dominante.
Desenvolvimento da linguagem em crianças com deficiência intelectual na educação infantil: contribuições da comunicação alternativa
Authors: Barbosa de Aquino Adelyn , Ferro Cavalcante Tícia Cassiany
Published: March 2022

As crianças com deficiência intelectual apresentam prejuízo no desenvolvimento da capacidade expressiva. Como consequência, fazem uso por mais tempo da linguagem gestual. Existem recursos de Comunicação Alternativa, categoria de Tecnologia Assistiva, que contribuem para a acessibilidade cognitiva dessas crianças, facilitando o desenvolvimento e a aprendizagem. Esta pesquisa buscou analisar como o uso da Comunicação Alternativa (CA) em sessões de intervenção pode contribuir para a linguagem-comunicação de crianças com deficiência intelectual na etapa da Educação Infantil. Como participantes, a pesquisa contou com duas crianças com deficiência intelectual com impedimentos comunicativos, estudantes de escolas públicas da cidade de Igarassu-PE. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados, foram realizadas sessões de intervenção com o uso de recursos da CA. O estudo demonstrou que o uso dos recursos de comunicação alternativa contribuiu significativamente para a comunicação das crianças. Permitiu que criança e pesquisadora compartilhassem atenção nas atividades desenvolvidas; auxiliou a compreensão, estimulando as crianças a participarem ativamente das interações; também possibilitou às crianças planejar e produzir linguagem mais significativa e funcional.
A semana cultural indígena enquanto espaço de conhecimento, fortalecimento e resistência da cultura kaingang
Authors: Battestin Cláudia , Fidelis Adroaldo Antonio , Narsizo Getúlio
Published: March 2022

A escrita deste artigo apresenta a importância e necessidade da organização e realização da semana cultural indígena enquanto espaço de conhecimento, fortalecimento e resistência das comunidades indígenas do Sul do Brasil. O objetivo desta pesquisa de caráter teórico bibliográfico e autoetnográfico, contextualiza a necessidade de darmos visibilidade aos mais de 40 mil Kaingangs que habitam o Sul, buscando através das semanas culturais mostrar o quanto é importante o respeito e a diversidade existente nestas terras. Um dos acontecimentos mais marcantes da semana cultural é o reconhecimento e identificação das metades ou marcas clânicas Kamé e Kanhru, as mesmas são presença e movimento, tanto nos rituais, danças, na coleta dos alimentos como na organização familiar. Nesta dinâmica de escrita, queremos alargar o alcance da divulgação e mostrar a potencialidade que os movimentos culturais possuem em defesa dos direitos e valores dos povos indígenas.
Qual o lugar das relações étnico-raciais na base nacional comum curricular?
Authors: Santos Karla De Oliveira
Published: March 2022

O currículo ganha centralidade com as políticas neoliberais implementadas no Brasil a partir da década de 1990, alinhado às avaliações em larga escala e mensurado enquanto representação da qualidade da educação. Em 2017, é concluída a última versão da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) para a Educação Infantil e Ensino Fundamental, constituindo-se como currículo nacional, implicado em narrativas de igualdade educacional, representações conservadoras e interesses privados, que ganham espaço com o golpe político-jurídico e midiático de 2016 e a ascensão do bolsonarismo. Contudo, a imposição de uma Base torna a diversidade étnica e racial problemática neste modelo de currículo homogêneo, mesmo com a Lei Nº 10.639/2003 e o Parecer nº 03/2004. Nesse sentido, o trabalho propõe realizar uma reflexão teórica a partir de estudos sobre a BNCC, apontando alguns elementos problematizadores sobre o lugar que as Relações Étnico-raciais ocupam neste currículo nacional.
A morte de George Floyd e o fortalecimento da luta antirracista: “no justice, no peace”
Authors: Gomes Rufino Andrade Patrícia
Published: March 2022

De repente, nos encontramos em pandemia, ano 2020 do século XXI. Hábitos, costumes, culturas tomam novos rumos e significados frente à ameaça mundial de morte por Covid-19. As desigualdades se acentuam. Novamente é um corpo negro que chama atenção pelo cruel desvelo racista. Seria muito imaginar que o mundo necessitaria mais uma vez do sacrifício de um corpo negro para alertar-se? Os processos históricos racistas de MinneapolisQuestionar a morte de George Floyd após denúncia de George Floyd e colocar em cenário de luta permanente antirracista. O caminho metodológico desta experiência reflete sobre os territórios de exclusão e o pulsar educativo das manifestações de rua no conde de Hennepin, onde aconteceu o assassinato de George Floyd. Negros e negros podem proporcionar uma educação antirracista . Concluímos que, esses novos tempos de desigualdades sob a pandemia da educação da efetivação, embora também haja apostas em uma política antirracista.
Brucella as an unexpected cause of erythema nodosum
Authors: Pekdiker Mete , Ketenci Sertaç
Published: March 2022

Erythema nodosum (EN) is the most common panniculitis which affects individuals from all ages. Etiologically most of the cases are idiopathic EN and infections rank the second. Its clinical presentation is sudden, hot erythematous nodules or plaques in legs, knees or ankles with a diameter ranging between 1 and 5 cm. In the majority of cases, healing is observed within two to eight weeks without any scar tissues. It may occasionally manifest itself as the first symptom of systemic diseases such as sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Behçet’s disease, and other rheumatological conditions. Therefore, EN cases must be carefully examined in terms of their etiologies. Herein, we report an interesting Brucella case presenting as a EN case consulted for rheumatological etiology investigation.
Evaluation of clinical relationship of serum niacin and dopamine levels in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome
Authors: Katar Muzaffer , Deveci Hülya , Deveci Köksal
Published: March 2022

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of serum niacin and dopamine (DA) levels and their clinical importance in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients.

Patients and methods: Between April 2018 and October 2018, a total of 53 female patients (mean age: 38.3±5.5 years; range, 21 to 45 years) with a clinical diagnosis of FMS and 35 healthy female controls (mean age: 36.7±5.2 years; range, 25 to 44 years) were included in this cross-sectional study. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) were applied to the patients. Serum levels of niacin and DA were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods, respectively.

Results: Niacin and DA levels of the patient group were significantly lower than those of control group (p=0.003 and p=0.02, respectively). A very strong positive correlation was found between niacin and DA levels (r=0.96 p<0.001). Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of niacin and DA by the receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.73 (p<0.001, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.62-0.85) and an AUC of 0.68 (p=0.004, 95% CI: 0.56-0.80), respectively.

Conclusion: Serum niacin and DA levels decrease in FMS patients in relation to the tender point numbers. It can be suggested that the levels of these two markers can be considered additional tools in the diagnosis of FMS.
Avaliação da aplicação de paralelismo em classificadores taxonômicos usando Qiime2
Authors: Müller Caetano , Löff Junior , Griebler Dalvan , Eizirik Eduardo
Published: March 2022

A classificação de sequências de DNA usando algoritmos de aprendizado de máquina ainda tem espaço para evoluir, tanto na qualidade do resultado quanto na eficiência computacional dos algoritmos. Nesse trabalho, realizou-se uma avaliação de desempenho em dois algoritmos de aprendizado de máquina da ferramenta Qiime2 para classificação de sequências de DNA. Os resultados mostram que o desempenho melhorou em até 9,65 vezes utilizando 9 threads.
Explorando a Elasticidade em Nível de Sistema Operacional
Authors: Belusso Valquíria Prestes , Galante Guilherme
Published: March 2022

Este trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver uma camada de abstração integrado ao sistema operacional para o controle da elasticidade oferecida pela computação em nuvem. Considerando que o sistema operacional tem conhecimento sobre todas as aplicações que estão sendo executadas e suas demandas por recursos, pode-se coletar as informações necessárias para controlar a elasticidade de modo rápido e acurado e de modo transparente. Dessa forma, algumas limitações encontradas em soluções propostas no estado-da-arte podem ser mitigadas.
Uma proposta de análise comparativa de desempenho entre NB-IoT e LoRaWAN para aplicação em redes IIoT privadas
Authors: Carvalho Danilo Farias de , Miers Charles Christian
Published: March 2022

A Internet of Things (IoT) está cada vez mais pervasiva e ubíqua, nas mais variadas áreas. Diversas indústrias também estão incorporando esta inteligência aos seus processos através de Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Contudo, há diversas abordagens à implementação, sendo que as abordagens sem fios são as mais empregadas pela dinamicidade de implantação e gerenciamento. Este artigo propõe uma análise desempenho de duas das principais tecnologias sem fio que podem ser empregadas em redes de IIoT privadas (NB-IoT e LoRaWAN) no contexto de automação e monitoramento de processos com base em dados de um estudo de caso real na empresa ArcelorMittal Vega.
Proposta de Framework para Processamento de Stream Distribuído em C++ utilizando o MPI
Authors: Löff Júnior , Griebler Dalvan , Fernandes Luiz G.
Published: March 2022

Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de framework para processamento de stream distribuído em C++ com MPI. A etapa inicial do estudo aborda a problemática de pesquisa e a concepção da arquitetura do framework.
Proposta de conversão automática em hardware de instruções para execução em memória
Authors: Sokulski Rodrigo Machniewicz , Alves Marco Antonio Zanata
Published: March 2022

Uma das possíveis soluções para problemas como o Memory wall e o Gargalo de von Neumann consiste na adição de unidades de processamento próximas à memória, técnica denominada Processing-In-Memory (PIM). Este documento apresenta nossa proposta de trabalho, uma extensão de hardware para a conversão dinâmica de instruções para o processamento vetorial em memória.
Memory Bandwidth: What can we improve?
Authors: Moreira Francis Birck , Alves Marco Antônio Zanata
Published: March 2022

As the gap between processor performance and memory latency widens, the computer architecture research area is always out for new solutions for efficient memory access. In this paper, we analyze the maximum achievable gain by simulating an ideal DRAM memory that always services requests as row buffer hits, thus minimizing memory access latency and queuing. We reproduced the state-of-the-art ConGen2 technique from Natale et al. to measure how much improvement is still available. ConGen2 minimizes row buffer misses according to a min-k-cut solution based on all memory accesses of a target application. We observed that ConGen2 improves memory usage by 2.30% on average, while the ideal memory gains 36.88% on average for the chosen benchmarks. This gap leaves a wide margin of benefits to be gained.
Provendo melhorias na GSParLib
Authors: Araujo Gabriell , Griebler Dalvan , Fernandes Luiz G.
Published: March 2022

Neste trabalho são apresentados resultados parciais do estudo que está sendo conduzido para prover melhorias de programabilidade e desempenho no framework de programação para GPUs GSParLib.
Urban Settlement and Behavioural Exchange towards Environmental Policy among Urban Settlers in Southeast Nigeria: Implications for Environmental Policy Administration and Sustainability
Authors: Okafor Samuel O. , Izueke Edwin M. C. , Nzekwe Ifeoma , Okezi Obara , Isah Abdulrouf
Published: March 2022

Environmental pollution as well as sustainability of the natural environment is the product of behavioural exchange obtainable in a particular geographical setting and time space. Each environmental setting has its own expected behavioural disposition making it, more or less the symbolic identity of the people living in the setting. In southeast Nigeria among the six geopolitical zones of the country, environmental pollution has appeared as identity for many cities over the years. While some scholars have scratched the matter from other dimensions, there is yet to be research design, targeting the essence of symbolic behavioural exchange in the understanding of the issue of urbanites and environmental pollution. From the theoretical framework of symbolic interactionism, a coherent analysis was advanced in this study, to capture the behavioural exchanges towards the natural environment between the urbanites and the government institutions implementing environmental protection policies. This was substantiated through the primary data obtained via survey research design, involving 640 respondents (18+) from the southeast Nigerian cities. The study adopted descriptive statistics as well as linear model in probing the data collected. According to the findings of the study, weak policy framework and implementation elicited covert anti-environmental protection behaviour. Commitment to environmental protection, policy awareness and support to government policy and institution are dependent on the public trust of the government institutions managing the environment, awareness of environmental issues, government policies and the functionality of the government institutions managing environmental issues.
Poetry and Survival
Authors: Stock Timothy ,   DePaul University
Published: March 2022

I propose a critique of Heidegger’s poetics, and show that poetic critique of Heidegger is also philosophical critique on Lévinasian lines. I identify an obsessional erasure of absence in Heidegger’s poetics, a neglect of the immemorial other. Lévinas frames this critique through Valéry’s Eupalinos, a dialogue of an immemorial Socrates, in Limbo after his own death, praising architecture over his own, lost, philosophy. Separating poetics from ontology, Lévinas’s immemorial acknowledges irrecuperable traces, murmurs, or echoes of alterity; poetry, as commemoration, marks the distance between loss and absence. This contrasts with Heidegger’s eulogy of Max Scheler and its echo in the Gedachtes, metaphysical (“metontological”) and poetic monuments that seek an incompletable divorce from sensation and persons. I present Mark Doty’s elegy Atlantis as an illustration of Lévinas’s central philosophical critique of Heidegger’s thinking of death and persons. Atlantis embodies the immemorial; architecture alive with sound, an impossible city populated by absence.
Praescriptum
Authors: Milne Peter ,   DePaul University
Published: March 2022

This takes a little-known reading of Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony” by Lyotard as the starting point for an examination of the relation between body and law. Lyotard’s late notion of the intractable serves as a frame for this examination: explicitly claimed to be an absolute condition of morals, I argue it also has political implications, which are here drawn out through the link between the intractable and the body. In Lyotard’s later writings, the body is usually associated with an originary affectivity, which is sometimes equated with sexual difference but sometimes appears to come “before” and exceed this law of bodily differences. It is the latter case, I argue, that allows for a path to be opened beyond the bodily violence of the law to be found in Kafka, especially if this is framed in terms of a certain “politics of incommensurability.”
Renda de bilro e upcycling: uma proposta de inovação
Authors: Alencar Monica Vieira de , Rosa Lucas da , Lopes Luciana Dornbusch , Maciel Dulce Maria Holanda
Published: March 2022

Sustentabilidade diz respeito à capacidade de sustentação ou conservação de um processo ou sistema. Em um mundo repleto de mercadorias e em um ambiente saturado de descartes em limites não mais aceitáveis, a demanda por cenários sustentáveis exige mudanças nos padrões de produção e consumo. Na área da Moda, o desenvolvimento sustentável concerne a um modelo de produção que diminui impactos sociais e ambientais, evitando o formato linear de produção e buscando sua alternativa circular. Alinhado com os preceitos da sustentabilidade e da moda circular, o upcycling pode ser entendido como uma alternativa ecológica que dá novo significado e função a determinado material que seria descartado. O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar alguns postos-chave e resultados relevantes de pesquisa de campo que buscou percorrer o trajeto de Renda de Bilro em Florianópolis. Trata-se, nesse sentido, de pesquisa aplicada com o desenvolvimento de um projeto de inovação, baseado no Guia de Orientação para o desenvolvimento de Projetos (GODP), na prática projetual do Design de Moda que resultou em uma metodologia adaptada do projeto com abordagem centrada no usuário, por sua vez desenvolvido a partir da vocação e do potencial do artesanato tradicional local, a Renda de Bilro de Florianópolis, no contexto de moda e da sustentabilidade. A partir de consulta à literatura específica acerca da renda de Bilro, dos aportes teóricos acerca da Sustentabilidade de prática projetual, aliados à pesquisa de campo, o estudo demonstra a amplitude das atividades do Design e o seu potencial como ferramenta estratégica para o desenvolvimento sustentável do Município de Florianópolis.
Proposta de fabricação de cabedal de malha utilizando o modelo de economia circular
Authors: Duarte Adriana , Sanches Regina Aparecida
Published: March 2022

Os principais problemas ambientais gerados pelas empresas das cadeias têxtil, de confecção e calçadista estão relacionados à poluição do solo, ar, água, destinação inadequada dos resíduos sólidos e líquidos que causam impactos no meio ambiente e são prejudiciais à saúde da população. Assim, o principal objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a viabilidade técnica da fabricação de cabedais de malha sem costura, confeccionados em máquinas retilíneas de malharia, utilizando como matérias-primas fibras oriundas de aparas de tecidos, de malhas e de tecidos nãotecidos (enchimentos) descartadas das indústrias de confecção da cidade de Ibitinga (São Paulo, Brasil). Foram selecionadas aparas de tecidos, de malhas e de tecidos nãotecidos (enchimentos), com composição 100% poliéster. As aparas foram cortadas em uma cortadeira automática e desfibradas em uma desfibradora. As fibras desfibradas das aparas foram misturadas com fibras de poliéster reciclado (PET), utilizando a proporção de 50% fibras desfibradas e 50% Poliéster reciclado (PET), as fibras foram fiadas em uma fiação de anéis e em seguida transformados em tecidos de malha. Os artigos produzidos mostram que existe viabilidade para a fabricação de cabedais de malha sem costura usando o modelo de economia circular.
Potências regenerativas
Authors: Garcia Maria Carolina , Duarte Adriana
Published: March 2022

Apresentação do Dossiê 11: Educação, Economia Circular e Sabedoria Popular
Testing the Agricultural Induced EKC Hypothesis: Fresh Empirical Evidence from the Top Ten Agricultural Countries
Authors: Atasel Oguz Yusuf , Guneysu Yusuf , Pata Ugur Korkut
Published: March 2022

Within the scope of sustainable development goals and climate change mitigation, this study focuses on investigating the effects of energy consumption, agriculture, and economic growth on CO2 emissions in the top ten agricultural countries for the period 1997-2016. By investigating the validity of the agricultural induced environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), the study mainly aims to explore how agricultural activities affect environmental quality. In doing so, this study utilizes the augmented mean group (AMG) estimator that allows for heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence. The results of the AMG estimator suggest that the agricultural induced EKC hypothesis is valid for six out of the ten countries. The empirical results also indicate that agriculture reduces CO2 emissions, while energy consumption accelerates environmental degradation. All these results suggest that agricultural production and economic development can play an essential role in reducing environmental pollution.
Regional Impacts of Direct Payments on Farm Productivity and Efficiency in the European Union
Authors: Jambor Attila , Szerletics Akos
Published: March 2022

This paper analyses the regional impacts of direct payments on the labour and land productivity of European farms. The basic assumption of the research is that direct CAP subsidies have a positive effect on productivity and efficiency. This was tested by quantitative regression-analysis models, which were based on NUTS2-level regional data from 2008-2018. The results show that direct subsidies have a negative effect on labour and productivity in agriculture, a finding that can be attributed to a number of underlying factors. The direction and magnitude of these productivity effects differ markedly between old and new Member States.
The Role of Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Future Vision
Authors: Šafář Václav , Charvát Karel , Mildorf Tomáš , Crehan Patrick , Kolitzus David , Orlickas Tomas , Rimgaila Martynas , Kučinskas Aušrius , Rybokienė Salomėja , Horáková Šárka , Kubíčková Hana
Published: March 2022

The sustainability of agriculture became one of the key priorities for policy frameworks at global and European levels. The global initiative of the United Nations that defined the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal. Use of remote sensing to achieve sustainable practices in the entire agriculture value chain can significantly contribute to fulfil the set goals by the policy frameworks. This paper analyses the stakeholders involved in agriculture including the agri-food, public, financial and food security sectors, and their needs. In situ and virtual workshops with relevant stakeholders including an online survey served as a primary source of input for the user requirements analysis and as a platform for feedback and discussion. As a result, a set of key documents including a white paper, a policy roadmap and a strategic research agenda were published. Recommendations for future utilisation of remote sensing in agriculture are described in this paper.
The Impact of Subsidies on the Development of Beekeeping in the Czech Republic
Authors: Živělová Iva , Svobodová Eliška
Published: March 2022

Given its role in landscape sustainability and health benefits, beekeeping is supported in all EU countries. The paper focuses on the assessment of the impact of beekeeping subsidies on the number of bee colonies in the Czech Republic. Subsidies in the Czech Republic are provided from national sources (state budget), from the budgets of individual regions and from EU sources. The paper presents the development of the number of bee colonies in the Czech Republic from 1990 to 2018. Until 2008, the number of bee colonies in the Czech Republic was decreasing. A significant increase occurred only in 2013. The influence of the amount of subsidy on the number of bee colonies was analysed using a panel data model and the Pearson correlation coefficient. The results show that subsidies have a significant positive influence on the number of bee colonies in Czech Republic and also in the individual regions of the Czech Republic. In terms of the specific focus of subsidies, we can observe a significant positive dependence between the number of bee colonies per beekeeper and technical support. Subsidies for the fight against varroosis are also very important.
Trench Fires Resulting from Accidental Releases from Tanker Trucks: Assessing the Thermal Effect on Roadside Territory
Authors: Vaidogas Egidijus Rytas , Survilė Oksana
Published: March 2022

The risk posed by spill and subsequent fire during road transportation of flammable liquid is considered in the paper. Attention is paid to a pool fire than can occur in roadside terrain. Circumstances and road situations increasing the likelihood of a spill and fire accident are analysed. The problem under study is an assessment of thermal radiation induced by a roadside pool fire. This study applied a pool fire model known as a trench fire to a roadside situation. The trench fire is considered to be a likely type of a pool fire due to presence of roadside ditches and other oblong low areas along the road. The estimation of the thermal radiation from trench fires is carried out in the deterministic way due to actual lack of systematic uncertainty modelling related to pool fires. Deterministic models developed for estimating the radiation of pool and trench fires are presented and illustrated by a transportation case study. The case study reveals that the thermal radiation emitted by a trench fire can endanger objects positioned in the intermediate vicinity to the road. Further spread of fire into more distant locations is possible only through the domino effect. Incorporation of the thermal radiation models into a transportation risk assessment is discussed in brief. Findings of this study are viewed as knowledge that can be used for refining the estimation of risk posed by transportation of hazardous materials.
Prevalence and maternal risk factors of congenital malformations in newborns from Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil
Authors: Santos Edna Josefa Nascimento , Lima Eliane Nogueira , Reis Jordana Dantas Rodrigues , Silva José Rodrigo Santos , Andrade Aglaé da Silva Araújo , Batista Marcus Vinicius de Aragão
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Due to the importance of infant death caused by congenital malformations worldwide, more studies are necessary to determine the prevalence of these disorders serving as the basis for more effective control measures. Objective: To determine the prevalence and evaluate maternal risk factors for congenital malformations in newborns. Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective study was performed in the reference maternity hospital for high-risk pregnancies in the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil. Data were collected from the medical records and declarations of live births of 16,518 births between January 2014 and December 2016, being included children with identified congenital malformations. Data were analyzed using the odds ratio, chi-square, and Fisher's exact test with p<0.05. Results: The study population was composed of 369 newborns with congenital malformations, which corresponds to 2.23% of total births. 53.9% were male, 47.9% had low birth weight and, 52.5% had adequate Apgar score. Anomalies affecting the musculoskeletal system were the most prevalent (30.9%), with polydactyly being the most frequent (53.5%). The number of prenatal consultations, education, and gestational age were the main observed maternal risk factors of congenital malformations. Anomalies of the circulatory system (OR=3.2 CI95% 1.3-7.84), multiple malformations (OR=9.24 CI95% 3.07-27.83), and chromosomal syndromes (OR=2.72 CI95% 1.48-5.01) were the most commonly associated with newborn deaths. Conclusion: The study presents the prevalence and risk factors related to malformations in the state of Sergipe, and improvements on maternal care and socioeconomic variables are important to decrease the number of malformations cases in Brazil.
Emotional intelligence stimulates nurses´ decent caring behavior in nursing practice in Bukittinggi City, Indonesia
Authors: Demur Dia Resti Dewi Nanda , Primal Def , Sari Yuli Permata
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Qualified nursing services can be manifested through the provision of nursing care based on nurses´ caring behavior. Therefore, a nurse’s caring behavior can affect patient satisfaction which can contribute to a nurse's attitudes, and the specific baseline is emotional intelligence. As one of the clinical indicators for nursing care quality, it is associated directly with patient’s satisfaction towards nurses´ caring behavior, because it is conceptualized and measurable. Objective: To identify the association of nurses’ emotional intelligence and their caring behavior throughout nursing practice hospitalization in Ambun Suri ward Dr. Achmad Mochtar Hospital, Bukittinggi, Indonesia. Methods: This is descriptive-analytic research with a cross-sectional approach involving 69 nurses. The instruments for this study were self-report questionnaires of professional caring behavior items. Data were categorized to specific criteria and measured with descriptive statistics. Results: The statistical analysis revealed 44.9% of nurses had a deficient caring attitude while high emotional intelligence reached out of 53.7% during nurses’ caring behavior. A significant emotional intelligence association with caring behavior was found (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study findings may be recommended to the hospital ward headship throughout the functions of direction and supervision strive for nurses´ emotional intelligence development, including of nurses’ touching and listening abilities, explaining and talking intonation, technical and expression amongst therapeutic processes, environmental management, and family involvement. Those should be improved from various nurses' emotional intelligence educational workshops and training for decent caring behavior enhancement.
COVID-19, quarantine and sexual life: a cross-sectional online survey of Brazilian individuals
Authors: Zancanaro Yara , Skare Thelma , Mazzo Júlia , Zawierucha Ingrid Schetz , Rizzi Luiz Octavio Cezar , Braghini Marina , Nisihara Renato
Published: March 2022

Introduction: The COVID-19 outbreak was responsible for a high number of deaths worldwide. Not only the physical health was affected by COVID-19. Thus, to avoid the infection spreading, social distancing and quarantine have been adopted, bringing rupture to previous habits, economic losses, and isolation. Objective: To study the sexual life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian individuals. Methods: This cross-sectional study using an internet survey was conducted from June 10th to July 30th, 2020 with epidemiological questions, questions on fatigue and depression, and the sexual quotient scale (SQS). Results: The survey was answered by 2,131 individuals: 325 males, median age 25 years (IQR=22.0-33.5 years), range between 18 to 69 years and 1,806 females with median age 25 years (IQR=22-31 years), range between 18 to 67 years. In 49% of males and 29% of females (29%), there were no changes in sexual life. In 43.7% of females and 32.1% of males, some deterioration was observed while in 26.3% of females and 18.1% some improvement was noted. Despite this, 90.8% of males and 85% of females scored as having good sexual performance according to SQS. Sexual performance was negatively influenced by fatigue, state of mind in males and females; having a fixed partner and staying at home impaired male performance. Conclusion: Despite the pandemic, the studied sample showed good sexual performance in the studied period.