bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Synergy effects between MINUSTAH and public security in Brazil
Authors: Harig Christoph
Published: June 2022

This article assesses the complex relationship between UN Peace Operations and public security in Brazil. It shows that there are obvious similarities at an operational level between military actions in MINUSTAH and Rio´s Pacification, which arguably result in reciprocal learning processes among troops. With the establishment of dedicated training centres and a considerable amount of practical experience in missions that differ significantly from combat-orientated warfare, soldiers are becoming increasingly familiar with police tasks. Considering the extension of the legal framework for allowing domestic military actions, I argue that this “police-ization of the military” (Dunlap, 1999, p. 222) is probably more significant for internal “Guaranteeing Law and Order” (GLO) missions than for further Brazilian participations in Peace Operations.
El canto popular entre política y religión: la visión de Mário de Andrade
Authors: Zaramella Enea
Published: June 2022

Mário de Andrade identifies rhythm as the common structural underpinning between poetry and song. Rhythm is also the apple of discord between them, since it is with rhythm that we are able to note the fundamental distinction between the sung and the spoken word. As well as differentiating language by means of its use, popular song also fluctuates rhythmically; that is, it has another ‘wave’ (or mood) which varies depending on a series of other factors, which Andrade calls to mind. By considering 'canto' (chant) in psycho-physical terms, this essay offers an interpretation of Andrade’s reading of the masses present at one political event in 1930 described in “Dinamogenias políticas.” Moreover, this paper connects the political with the religious practices introduced in Brazil by the Jesuits, focusing above all on the Gregorian chant. I propose that with his “Crítica do gregoriano” Andrade offers a counterpoint by which to understand popular music in Brazil.
A trajetória da política de pacificação do Rio de Janeiro desde a redemocratização: encontros e desencontros de diferentes iniciativas
Authors: Gomes Eduardo Rodrigues , Burlamaqui Patricia de Oliveira
Published: June 2022

Esse artigo enfoca a implantação das Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora (UPPs) no Rio de Janeiro e, tendo em vista o relativo sucesso desta nova polícia, este trabalho analisa as várias experiências dos governos estaduais que as antecederam, desde o início da redemocratização, centradas em programas de policiamento comunitário em áreas dominadas por disputas violentas provocada pelo tráfico de drogas no controle de territórios.  Essa questão se insere nas reflexões correntes do neoinstitucionalismo histórico, em particular nas preocupações com continuidades e mudanças institucionais (THELEN e MAHONEY, 2010) e está dividido em quatro seções: introdução; uma exposição das políticas de segurança pública de cada governo do Estado do Rio, entre o período de 1983 até 2006; o projeto das UPPs e, por último, as conclusões acerca de seus desdobramentos e implicações, com base no esforço teórico e empírico deste estudo.
Speaking for themselves: observations on a “marginal” tradition in Brazilian Literature
Authors: Oliveira Lucas Amaral de
Published: June 2022

The article discusses “marginal literature” produced in the outskirts of São Paulo by authors who do not “fit” into the symbolic hierarchies of the dominant literary canon. This analysis will be based on a broad overview of the tradition in Brazilian literature that has tried to represent both poverty and marginalisation. Special attention will be paid to the debate on the shift from a “dialectic of malandroism”, proposed by Antonio Candido, towards a “dialectic of marginality”. According to João Cezar de Castro Rocha, the latter involves a variety of art practices that seek to expose social conflict instead of disguising it. Then, an analytical framework on the aesthetics of marginality will be presented, while identifying to what extent literary experiences of the past have influenced the marginal literature movement. Finally, the article concludes with reflections on some strategies authors have been using to overcome prejudices towards their cultural expression, which include attempts to create new narrative forms based on the valorisation of the place of enunciation and the right to speak for themselves.
The colonial discourse of domination: Notes on the Christian religious contact among the indigenous of Paraná Brazil
Authors: Eurich Grazieli
Published: June 2022

Este artigo incidirá sobre as relações estabelecidas pela Kaingang com missionários cristãos do tempo ou da sua chegada nas regiões fronteiriças coloniais no século XVII, durante o período das missões jesuíticas e vilas religiosas posteriores no território que veio a ser chamado o estado de Paraná Brasil. O principal objectivo do meu trabalho é explorar e compreender a relação entre os povos indígenas e cristianismo nas cidades e nas missões espanholas na região de Guairá durante os séculos XVII, bem como assentamentos religiosas no século XIX, principalmente entre os Kaingang de língua Jê. Ao analisar a entrada do conhecimento religioso cristão em práticas culturais indígenas, Eu também pretendo discutir os processos indígenas de reinterpretação cultural e etnogênese.
Barriers to climate adaptation in urban areas: The case of water crisis in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo
Authors: Palermo Kuss Ana Helena
Published: June 2022

This study analyzes the current water crisis in in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The study is based on a diagnosis of the main barriers that impeded government and other stakeholders at different governance levels to guarantee a secure water provision. The objective is to discuss why there was a lack of preparation of this region to the occurring of a prolonged drought and to identify which adaptation barriers contributed to this problem. The analysis is the result of an in-depth explanatory case study and field research, which has as its primary evidence a set of twelve semi-structured interviews made in the studied region in March and April 2015. Further evidence was extracted from newspaper articles, government reports, and scientific publications. The key reference of this study is the literature on barriers to adaptation to climate change. Ostrom’s (2009) Social-Ecological Systems (SES) framework provides the analytical framework used to analyze the collected data and Garrick et al. (2013), the diagnostic assessment. The results comprehend nine barriers that contributed to the water crisis. The paper shows how the misrepresentation of the interests of the population in having a secure water provision and the risky behavior of water managers influenced the crisis. It will be argued that the lack of specific governance mechanisms and the political power concentration, which characterizes the actual governance system, are central in the explanation of the ongoing crisis.
Demarketing para a Redução de Consumo de um Bem Natural, Escasso e Essencial: a Água.
Authors: Ramuski Carmen Lidia
Published: June 2022

Campanhas de Demarketing são acontecimentos raros. Desencorajar a demanda não é objetivo comum à qualquer organização e quando ocorre tende a ser mais no âmbito social, tendo o estado como patrocinador e sendo tratado, em geral, como marketing social, até porque sua aplicação a esta finalidade é mais comum. Este estudo foi realizado durante a vigência de uma campanha de Demarketing, nos anos 2014-2015, visando a uma redução do consumo de água, na região da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil.  O objetivo deste estudo foi o de apresentar, por meio de um levantamento bibliográfico, as ações realizadas pela companhia de água que abastece essa região, analisando-as sob a teoria originária de Kotler e Levy (1971) em que se visualizam ações que contrariam o que foi recomendado pelos autores, mas que surtiram os efeitos desejados no tempo necessário. Esse estudo pode contribuir para que em situações semelhantes, outras campanhas utilizando as mesmas estratégias sejam aplicadas com sucesso.
“Only People Who Know It Here Speak Well of It...”: The Location of Social Housing in Brazilian Cities and Effects of Territorial Stigmatization
Authors: Peters Mario , Teixeira de Andrade Luciana
Published: June 2022

In Brazil, social housing estates have acquired a reputation as substandard housing and places of the poor. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, housing policies that were designed on a national and local level focused on the fight against the growth of favelas in Brazilian cities. Often, the inhabitants of favelas were resettled to public housing estates (conjuntos habitacionais) in the urban peripheries where they did not have access to infrastructures and public services. This has contributed much to the bad image of social housing. In their daily life, the residents are subjected to a multilayered process of stigmatization. This article considers a conjunto that was established in the central area of Belo Horizonte in the 1940s. Even though its location brought important advantages, the inhabitants suffer from the stigma of being dwellers of a housing complex (“moradores de conjunto”). By analyzing contemporary sources and oral history interviews, this article aims to contribute to the discussion about the location of social housing in Brazilian cities and the effects of territorial stigmatization. Furthermore, the focus is on recent developments which show that there are several ways how stigma can be reduced or even reversed.
Science, Technology, and Innovation for Defense in Brazil: An Analysis of Transfer of Technology and Challenges on Brazilian Defense Programs
Authors: Pedone Luiz
Published: June 2022

This paper analyzes patterns in obtaining, absorbing and developing technology from major strategic defense projects. These actions aim at increasing Brazilian industrial and technological capabilities to conceive and develop defense products autonomously. The approach utilized involves analyses of different Effectiveness Criteria for Transfer of Technology policies and programs outputs, their intended outcomes, as well as intermediary results achieved so far on two defense programs, the FX-2 Gripen NG BR and the PROSUB. The research processes data from documents, news, interviews and reports to evaluate the results and what are the upcoming prospects and challenges in the defense projects. Major challenges involve the question of transfer of technology to Brazilian” national” enterprises and the effectiveness in transferring know-why in both programs. These has implications for independent production in the defense sector impairing full development and diffusion to productive chains and marketing defense products autonomously. Brazilian international insertion through strategic partnerships still needs better institutions to overcome technological blockage and a more firmly established systems of Science-Technology-Innovation in the defense sector.
Interaction between Special and General Meaning of French Legal Terms and Cultural Concepts as a Means of Social Characterization in Marcel Proust’s Novel “À la recherche du temps perdu”
Authors: Savina E. S.
Published: June 2022

The article deals with the analysis of the interaction between legal terms and cultural concepts in Marcel Proust’s novel “In Search of Lost Time” (“À la recherche du temps perdu”). Our primary concern is to contribute to the studies of the relations between the language of professional communication and general communication language within a literary text, and, therefore, to examine the functioning of legal and general vocabulary in the novel. Much has been done in the field of special terms and neutral lexis classification in professional language, but undoubtedly, just as much remains to be done. The analysis of different types of stylistic devices has been widely presented in specialized literature. It would be reasonable to study French legal terms from the point of view of their polysemy as well as from a larger perspective of the interaction between legal culture and culture in general. What we are aiming at is to establish some correspondences of legal concepts to those of everyday life, and above all, their relations with other allusions in the general culture domain. To attain our aim we should look at the legal concepts we detected within a larger context of their functioning. Our analysis reveals that the writer uses legal terms and legal concepts in order to describe some characters of the novel and to represent certain aspects of the social reality he depicts. Love relationship between Marcel and Albertine is illustrated with some examples from the domains of civil, criminal and financial law, which is not usually associated with such a theme. Multiple allusions to various cultural phenomena of legal culture and of culture in general, namely classical theatre and painting, the history of Ancient Greece and Rome express the author’s irony by contrast.
Passing through Nizhny: Nizhny Novgorod Text (Essay-Reconstruction Approach)
Authors: Bochkarev A. E.
Published: June 2022

The paper is dedicated to the reconstruction of the Nizhniy Novgorod text in the Russian culture based on the travelers’, writers’, publicists’, and politicians’ impressions found in their travel notes, stories, and essays. In the process of reconstruction the Nizhniy Novgorod text recreates some non-trivial senses, similar to all the documents concerned. In many predicate descriptions Nizhniy Novgorod is described as a beautiful Russian town, a third capital of Russia, a European or provincial town, an orthodox or trade center, as well as a market and money-grabbing place. To understand why such controversial properties are applied to the town we should try and get the essence of these judgments: topography, historical events and legends, urban structure, fair activities, the residents’ manners and customs, etc. These contradictions can be solved by defining conflicting judgments (i) in different time intervals: military in earlier times, trading now; hot in summer, cold in winter; (ii) in different loci: with regard to the Kremlin, the Otkos and the Alexander promenade it is beautiful, magnificent and picturesque; with regard to numerous churches and monasteries it is orthodox by God; with regard to the Tolkuchka and the Millionka on a market day it is greedy and money-grubbing; with regard to restaurants, pubs and crack houses near the Fair, it is sloppy drunk, dirty and dissolute; (iii) with regard to different attitudes or opinions: obnoxious, dirty and rude to some, well-managed, prosperous, charitable and delicate to others.
Distinctive Features of Association Measures Applied to Chinese Character Bigram Extraction Tasks
Authors: Korshunov D. S.
Published: June 2022

Studying professional discourse, a researcher has now an opportunity to create collections of texts and apply linguistic analysis software tools to them. However, when it comes to Chinese discourse there is a problem with the reliability of automatic word segmentation of texts. One of the ways to extract lexical units in Chinese texts is to apply statistical association measures for collocations to Chinese character bigrams. The purpose of this work is to conduct a comparative analysis of seven different statistical measures for collocations as a means of extracting two-syllabic lexical units (binomes) in an unsegmented Chinese character text. The subject of the analysis is the lexical, grammatical and frequency characteristics of bigrams with higher values of the statistical measures. Their comparison makes it possible to draw a conclusion about the features of statistical measures, in particular, about the best correspondence of linguistic tasks to statistical measures. The linguistic material of the study was a collection of 560 military-related news texts in Chinese with more than 720 thousand characters. The results show that the statistical measures considered can be divided into three groups according to the characteristics of bigrams receiving the highest values. The first group includes measures MI, MS and logDice, which give priority to rare bigrams with limited compatibility of components, such as the Chinese two-syllable single morpheme words “lianmianzi”. These measures do not extract terms well, but can be used to search for phraseologically related components. The measures of the second group, t-score and log-likelihood, are frequency-oriented, similar to frequency analysis, but they cope with non-lexical bigrams better, while log-likelihood somewhat lowers the rank of numerals and pronouns, picking out best the typical vocabulary of professional discourse. The third group includes measures MI3 and MI.log-f, which average the opposite approaches of the first two groups. The MI3 measure is considered to be the most universal one; it could be used to compare different corpora or collections of texts. It is concluded that applying statistical association measures to Chinese character bi-grams is possible and appropriate, when taking into account the correspondence of their specifics to a research task.
P. Ya. Galperin’s Activity Theory and Language Consciousness Theory: Results of EEG-Based Research with Regard to ICT-Assisted Foreign Language
Authors: Shtern E. N. , Savostyanov A. N. , Lebedkin D. A.
Published: June 2022

This article presents the results of an EEG-based study of peculiarities of brain oscillatory activity in the process of language learner task performance (based on the German language). The aim of the study was to reveal neuro-physiological indicators making it possible to claim a significant difference between the ways of information input when considering language learner activity at the neurolinguistic level. The methodological approach in the experimental group was based on P. Ya. Galperin’s theory of stage-by-stage formation of mental activity and language consciousness, according to which the learner’s native language becomes a language model that helps him/her acquire general linguistic mechanisms and then transfer the skill formed to the process of mastering German, gradually making the rejection of the learner’s native language possible. The results obtained allow us to claim the existence of certain differences between the groups of subjects, consisting in smaller amplitude of the P300 peak and its smaller duration with the experimental group in comparison with the control one. Less activity in the alpha range for the experimental group was found. Taken together, these parameters may suggest less difficulty (compared to the control group) in completing language tasks by the learners. The results of the study will serve as a neuro- and psycho linguistic basis for the development of information and communication technologies in teaching German on the basis of the existing linguodidactic course leading to the language proficiency test in accordance with international requirements of EFRL. The effectiveness of P. Ya. Galperin’s activity theory, Type 3, confirmed by neuro- and psycholinguistic parameters, can constitute an alternative basis for the development of digital learning programs based so far in foreign and Russian applications on the Ebbinghaus curve.
A Comparison of Topic Models Based on LDA, STM and NMF for Qualitative Studies of Russian Short Prose
Authors: Kirina M. A.
Published: June 2022

The paper describes the results of topic modelling of short prose fiction based on three methods, namely Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), the Structural Topic Model (STM), and the Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (NMF), combined with different text preprocessing options (all parts of speech vs. only nouns). The experimental design is tested on the basis of the Corpus of Russian Short Stories of 1900–1930s. The research made it possible to determine the specifics of the algorithms under consideration and to assess the effectiveness of their application for the qualitative analysis of fiction texts.
LTL over Description Logic Axioms
Authors:   Institut für Theoretische Informatik TU Dresden, Baader Franz , Ghilardi Silvio ,   Università degli Studi di Milano, Lutz Carsten ,   Technische Universität Dresden
Published: June 2022

Most of the research on temporalized Description Logics (DLs) has concentrated on the case where temporal operators can occur within DL concept descriptions. In this setting, reasoning usually becomes quite hard if rigid roles, i.e., roles whose interpretation does not change over time, are available. In this paper, we consider the case where temporal operators are allowed to occur only in front of DL axioms (i.e., ABox assertions and general concept inclusion axioms), but not inside of concepts descriptions. As the temporal component, we use linear temporal logic (LTL) and in the DL component we consider the basic DL ALC. We show that reasoning in the presence of rigid roles becomes considerably simpler in this setting.
Blocking and Pinpointing in Forest Tableaux
Authors:   Institut für Theoretische Informatik TU Dresden, Baader Franz , Peñaloza Rafael ,   Intelligent Systems, University of Leipzig
Published: June 2022

Axiom pinpointing has been introduced in description logics (DLs) to help the used understand the reasons why consequences hold by computing minimal subsets of the knowledge base that have the consequence in consideration. Several pinpointing algorithms have been described as extensions of the standard tableau-based reasoning algorithms for deciding consequences from DL knowledge bases. Although these extensions are based on similar ideas, they are all introduced for a particular tableau-based algorithm for a particular DL, using specific traits of them. In the past, we have developed a general approach for extending tableau-based algorithms into pinpointing algorithms. In this paper we explore some issues of termination of general tableaux and their pinpointing extensions. We also define a subclass of tableaux that allows the use of so-called blocking conditions, which stop the execution of the algorithm once a pattern is found, and adapt the pinpointing extensions accordingly, guaranteeing its correctness and termination.
Pinpointing in Terminating Forest Tableaux
Authors:   Institut für Theoretische Informatik TU Dresden, Baader Franz , Peñaloza Rafael ,   Intelligent Systems, University of Leipzig
Published: June 2022

Axiom pinpointing has been introduced in description logics (DLs) to help the user to understand the reasons why consequences hold and to remove unwanted consequences by computing minimal (maximal) subsets of the knowledge base that have (do not have) the consequence in question. The pinpointing algorithms described in the DL literature are obtained as extensions of the standard tableau-based reasoning algorithms for computing consequences from DL knowledge bases. Although these extensions are based on similar ideas, they are all introduced for a particular tableau-based algorithm for a particular DL. The purpose of this paper is to develop a general approach for extending a tableau-based algorithm to a pinpointing algorithm. This approach is based on a general definition of „tableau algorithms,' which captures many of the known tableau-based algorithms employed in DLs, but also other kinds of reasoning procedures.
Completion-based computation of most specific concepts with limited role-depth for EL and Prob-EL⁰¹
Authors:   Institut für Theoretische Informatik TU Dresden, Peñaloza Rafael , Turhan Anni-Yasmin ,   Institut für Theoretische Informatik TU Dresden
Published: June 2022

In Description Logics the reasoning service most specific concept (msc) constructs a concept description that generalizes an ABox individual into a concept description. For the Description Logic EL the msc may not exist, if computed with respect to general EL-TBoxes or cyclic ABoxes. However, it is still possible to find a concept description that is the msc up to a fixed role-depth, i.e. with respect to a maximal nesting of quantifiers. In this report we present a practical approach for computing the roledepth bounded msc, based on the polynomial-time completion algorithm for EL. We extend these methods to Prob-EL⁰¹c , which is a probabilistic variant of EL. Together with the companion report [9] this report devises computation methods for the bottom-up construction of knowledge bases for EL and Prob-EL⁰¹c .
Undecidability of Fuzzy Description Logics
Authors: Borgwardt Stefan , Peñaloza Rafael
Published: June 2022

Fuzzy description logics (DLs) have been investigated for over two decades, due to their capacity to formalize and reason with imprecise concepts. Very recently, it has been shown that for several fuzzy DLs, reasoning becomes undecidable. Although the proofs of these results differ in the details of each specific logic considered, they are all based on the same basic idea. In this report, we formalize this idea and provide sufficient conditions for proving undecidability of a fuzzy DL. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach by strengthening all previously-known undecidability results and providing new ones. In particular, we show that undecidability may arise even if only crisp axioms are considered.
Direct synthesis of cyanate anion from dinitrogen catalysed by molybdenum complexes bearing pincer-type ligand
Authors: Itabashi Takayuki , Arashiba Kazuya , Egi Akihito , Tanaka Hiromasa , Kuriyama Shogo , Yoshizawa Kazunari , Nishibayashi Yoshiaki
Published: June 2022

Molybdenum–carbamate complex bearing a pyridine-based 2,6-bis(di-tert-butylphosphinomethyl)pyridine (PNP)-pincer ligand is synthesised from the reaction of a molybdenum–nitride complex with phenyl chloroformate. The conversion between the molybdenum–carbamate complex and the molybdenum–nitride complex under ambient reaction conditions is achieved. The use of samarium diiodide (SmI2) as a reductant promotes the formation of cyanate anion (NCO−) from the molybdenum–carbamate complex as a key step. Based on the stoichiometric reactions, we have demonstrated a synthetic cycle for NCO− from dinitrogen mediated by the molybdenum–PNP complexes in two steps. Based on this synthetic cycle, we have achieved the catalytic synthesis of NCO− from dinitrogen under ambient reaction conditions. We believe that these results described in this manuscript provide valuable information to achieve the catalytic transformations of dinitrogen into valuable organonitrogen compounds under ambient reaction conditions.
CARBON NANOFIBER - REINFORCED MULTIFUNCTIONAL SHEET INTEGRATED WITH PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL: AN OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS METHODS
Authors:   Thu Duc College of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vo Trieu Long , Nguyen Son Hoai ,   HCMC University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nguyen Long Nhut-Phi ,   HCMC University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Published: June 2022

Most of the phenomena in life, such as heat transfer, wave propagation, thermoelectricity, sheet materials, multifunctional material properties, etc., can be expressed through mathematical equations or partial differential equations (PDEs). However, with complex differential equations, it is difficult or impossible to find solutions, especially differential equations for complex problems such as solid-liquid interactions, mechanical-thermal-electrical environments, and functional material plate environments in the multiphysics environment, etc. Since then, many numerical methods have been researched and developed to find approximate solutions to partial differential equations. Today, the finite element method (FEM) is the most widely used and effective among the commonly used numerical methods. However, with the continuous emergence of new complex problems in science and technology, especially problems in the multiphysics environment in sheet-material structures, the finite element method has revealed new challenges. There are certain limitations related to the element technique and the weak form discretization of the problem of sheet structure with many different degrees of freedom, significantly affecting the accuracy and efficiency of calculations. Therefore, it is always important to propose improvements to the traditional finite element method and the optimal method algorithm to meet the increasing requirements in the behavior analysis of sheet materials. This research direction is always topical and has received the attention of scientists around the world for many decades.
Development of pastilles from flesh and rind of watermelon
Authors: Din S.N. , Mubarak A. , Lani M.N. , Yahaya M.Z. , Wan Abdullah W.Z.
Published: June 2022

A study was carried out to create a new product using watermelon flesh (sources of
lycopene) and watermelon by-product, which was watermelon rind (sources of citrulline),
into pastilles with different percentages of flesh and rind puree. The formulations involved
were formulations A (70% flesh puree: 30% rind puree), B (50% flesh puree: 50% rind
puree), and C (30% flesh puree: 70% rind puree). A commercial product was used as a
reference in making the pastilles. The physical analyses that were carried out were pH,
total soluble solids, water activity, colour analysis, and texture profile analysis (TPA).
Chemical analysis that focused on lycopene determination, as well as sensory analyses,
was also conducted. The pastilles produced had total soluble solids ranging from
41.44±0.68 to 49.03±1.49°Bx, and pH values measured at 2.52±0.09 to 2.54±0.17, which
indicated an acidic aftertaste. Water activity was evaluated to be between 0.72±0.01 to
0.73±0.03, which signified the pastilles were safe to consume. The colour analysis for the
L* value, a* value, and b* value was 36.84±1.48, 13.07±2.70, and 11.89±1.61,
respectively, which indicated the yellowish-red colour of the pastilles. Formulation A had
the highest lycopene value (0.197±0.01) as compared to the other formulations. The
pastilles were successfully developed in seashell shapes with diameters of 2.74–2.76 cm
and about 2.52–2.80 g in weight. The sensory evaluation showed that the pastilles from
formulation B were more acceptable in terms of taste, appearance, and overall
acceptability, followed by formulation A, and the least preferred was formulation C.
The effect of konjac glucomannan and Aloe vera gel concentration on physical
and mechanical properties of edible film
Authors: Warkoyo  , Purnomo I. , Siskawardani D.D. , Husna A.
Published: June 2022

Glucomannan from konjac can be used as an ingredient for edible films. However, the use
of glucomannan as an edible film has a high water vapour transmission rate and water
solubility. Aloe vera is known to have the ability to reduce water vapour transmission and
solubility, thus, it is suitable to improve these properties of glucomannan edible film. The
purpose of this study was to determine the effect, interaction, and best treatment between
three levels of glucomannan flour concentration (1%, 1.3%, 1.6%) and the addition of
Aloe vera gel (0%, 5%, 10%) on the physical (thickness, water-solubility, optical
transparency) as well as mechanical characteristics (tensile strength, elongation at break,
water vapour transmission rate) of the edible film using randomized block factorial
experimental design. The results showed that there were interactions between the
concentration of glucomannan flour and the addition of Aloe vera gel on the elongation of
the film. Glucomannan flour addition had a significant effect on thickness, solubility,
tensile strength, and elongation of edible films. The addition of Aloe vera gel significantly
affected the elongation of the edible film. The best treatment in this study was the
treatment with 1.6% glucomannan flour and 10% Aloe vera gel which obtained a
thickness value of 0.105 mm; tensile strength 0.854 MPa; elongation 9.53%; water
solubility 54.72%; transparency 2.925 A.mm-1
; and WVTR value 3.889 g.m-2
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The effects of adding lysine to sap on chemical characteristics and antioxidant
activity of granulated coconut sugar
Authors: Haryanti P. , Sulistyo S.B.
Published: June 2022

Reducing sugar and amino acid are chemical features of coconut sap that are critical in the
development of the typical colour and flavour of coconut sugar. This study aimed to
discover how adding lysine to sap affected the chemical characteristics and antioxidant
activity of granulated coconut sugar. The results showed that adding lysine to sap had no
considerable influence on water and ash content, total sugar, reducing sugar, sucrose
content, free amino acid, or total phenolic content of granulated coconut sugar. The
amount of lysine added to coconut sap, on the other hand, had a substantial impact on the
browning intensity, radical scavenging, and chelating activities of granulated coconut
sugar. The highest radical scavenging activity was obtained in granulated coconut sugar
added with 0.5 mM lysine, i.e., 73.96%, while the 0.25 mM of lysine concentration
produced sugar with the highest chelating activity i.e., 7.01%.
Predicting the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystem structure and functioning in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland
Authors:   , Long Callum
Published: June 2022

Healthy marine ecosystems provide a broad range of services that improve the health and wellbeing of people globally. Yet, human activities and anthropogenic climate change threaten to disrupt the biological processes that underpin marine ecosystem health and functioning. In order to understand how marine ecosystems and the services they support might be impacted by climate change we must first understand how they are structured. The Fiordland Marine Area is a place of great intrinsic, commercial, and cultural value, with a physical environment that supports unique marine communities. While certain aspects of the Fiordland ecosystem have been studied, the potential impacts of climate change are not well understood. Ecosystem models are one of the best available tools with which to predict the potential impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems. To build them, we need a good understanding of the species that exist in the ecosystem, and how they interact with one another, for example through their trophic links. In chapter 2 of this thesis, I quantified the diets of common reef fish in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, assessing diet diversity, feeding strategies, and trophic partitioning between species across the Fiord’s environmental gradients. I found that some trophic partitioning occurs along with plasticity in feeding, and variability in prey availability likely influence the distribution of species throughout Doubtful Sound. In chapter 3, I developed ecosystem models of Fiordland marine communities and explored their response to a range of climate change scenarios. I found that a number of valuable commercial (rock lobster) or charismatic (bottlenose dolphins) species stand to be climate ‘losers’, while other groups such as CCAs and sponges are predicted to be climate ‘winners’. Overall, this work suggests that the impacts of climate change are likely to alter the structure of Fiordland marine ecosystems and reduce the provisioning of key commercial resources for fisheries and tourism. Environmental monitoring, mitigation of climate effects and adaptive management strategies should be brought to the forefront in order to limit these negative impacts and ensure long-term ecosystem functioning and value.
Test deposit, please ignore [self-deposit PROD]
Authors:   , Atkins Ori
Published: June 2022

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DISEÑO DE INHIBIDORES DE CORROSIÓN DERIVADOS DE AMINOÁCIDOS PARA LA PROTECCIÓN DE ACERO, UTILIZANDO DFT
Authors:   UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE SANTA MARIA, AREQUIPA-PERU, Alvarado Quiroz Keny Davi , Esquivel Tohalino Genesis S. ,   UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE SANTA MARIA, AREQUIPA-PERU
Published: June 2022

Four compounds with aminoacidic base, with corrosion inhibition property derived from alkylamides were developed. Gaussview software was used to generate these molecular structures. The optimization and analysis of the Hessian matrices of the molecules was carried out using Gaussian software, indicating that the molecules are at the global minimum of their potential well. To calculate the ionization potential and electron affinity, the Cubegen analysis program of the Gaussian software was used; With the results obtained with the Cubegen program, the reactivity indexes were evaluated, the analysis ensured that the molecules can bind to the steel as corrosion inhibitors due to the insulation that its hydrophobic residue would generate. In turn, the evaluation of the reactivity indices indicates that the global indices seem to have an inverse relationship with respect to toxicity. Keywords: Corrosion Inhibitors, amino acid derivatives, steel, density functional theory (DFT)
THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE MARKETOLOGISTS AND APPROACHES TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
Authors: Volkova Nataliia , Lebid Olha
Published: June 2022

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of leadership competence as determinants of professional development of future marketers. It is established that the definition of «leadership» allows for different interpretations, this is due to different views on the nature of the individual, the mechanisms and conditions of its development and formation in different scientific schools. Each theory of leadership theoretically and empirically substantiates some characteristics of the leader, which are manifested in effective professional activity. The views of domestic and foreign scientists on the essence of the concept of «leadership competence» are analyzed. The content of leadership competence of future marketers is defined and revealed. It is noted that leadership competence is a supra-professional competence of the future marketer, which is the key to effective performance of his professional functions by a marketer. The basic competencies that a modern marketing leader should have been clarified. The study takes into account that there is a contradiction between the needs of the labor market in highly qualified leading marketers and the lack of their training in higher education. The Standards of Higher Education Training in the specialty 075 Marketing are analyzed and the general competencies that ensure the formation of leadership competence of future marketers are identified. In order to develop leadership competence, marketers in conditions of uncertainty must become more independent, self-disciplined, manage teams, groups and projects, and therefore have developed leadership skills. Prospects for further research are the development of a system of methods for finding and professional training of effective marketers, followed by improvement and further development of identified leadership qualities.
Understanding of the Quality of Computer-Mediated Communication Technology in the Context of Business Planning
Authors: Nam Junghyun
Published: June 2022

Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to uncover the perceived quality factors of computer-mediated communication in business planning in which communication among teammates is crucial for collaboration.

Background: Computer-mediated communication has made communicating with team-mates easier and more affordable than ever. What motivates people to use a particular CMC technology during business planning is a major concern in this research.

Methodology: This study seeks to address the issues by applying the concept of Information Product Quality (IPQ). Based on 21 factors derived from an extensive literature review on Information Product Quality (IPQ), an experimental study was conducted to identify the factors that are perceived as most relevant.

Contribution: The findings in this study will help developers find a more customer-oriented approach to developing CMC technology design, specifically useful in collaborative work, such as business planning.

Findings: This study extracted the three specific quality factors to use CMC technology in business planning: informational, physical, and service.
An application of Systems Science in the context of Greek Environmental Education for planning interventions against volcanic hazards
Authors:   West Attica Secondary Education Directorate, Greek Ministry of Education, mavrakisan@yahoo.gr, Mavrakis Anastasios
Published: June 2022

Schools (amid in secondary and primary education) are installations vulnerable to all kinds of hazards. Because within the last 70 years, at least, there has not been any experience of volcanic activity in Greece, this kind of hazard is not extensively referred to, by official plans, local communities as well as teachers and pupils. In this paper and by using the systemic methodology of Systems Inquiry, the authors make an exploratory analysis of school-units located at the relatively short distances of 2 to 50 Km from volcanoes with registered “Volcanic Explosivity Index” (VEI) activity. Data regarding schools, adopted from the official database of the Greek government and Ministry of Education, have been utilized. The results indicate, regarding only the historically registered VEI activity and not the following consequences/phenomena (as for example, a tsunami), that vulnerable schools are located in Sousaki (East Corinth prefecture), Methana, Milos, Santorini, Nisyros and Kos Islands. The possible number of educational personnel, pupils and infrastructures is estimated. New approaches in the context of Greek environmental education are proposed for the presentation of these hazards in the educational personnel.
Effect of Avigen immunomodulator on beta lysine activity in broilers
Authors: KARAKOLEV Rumen , PETROVA-TSENIN Preslava , PETROVA Reneta , KOYNARSKI Tsvetoslav
Published: June 2022

The beta-lysine activity of blood serum and egg white in broilers and broiler breeders from the ROSS 308 hybrid reared in industrial conditions was studied using a photometric method. The birds from the experimental groups were treated with polybacterial immunomodulator "AVIGEN", the anti-stress preparation "ASPIVIT C" and the preparation "BIOXAN", which helps to increase the resorption surface of the intestinal mucosa.We found increased activity of beta-lysine in the blood serum in immunomodulator-treated broilers. No significant differences were found in the activity of beta-lysine in the blood serum of the experimental and control parent herds until the onset of lay. On the onset of lay, we observed an increase in beta-lysine activity in the blood serum, especially pronounced in the experimental herd. We also registered an increase in this indicator in the egg white of the birds from the experimental flock from the 2nd to the 7th day after laying. Elevated serum beta-lysine concentrations during the onset of lay, legitimizes beta-lysine as a stress-induced factor of non-specific immunity. The higher levels of beta-lysine in the blood serum and egg white of the experimental herds are probably due to the stimulation on the mucous membranes with the polybacterial immunomodulator AVIGEN.
Ecological footprint and biocapacity analysis of upper Cisadane Watershed
Authors: Kharisma Resti , Purnomo Herry , Kuncahyo Budi
Published: June 2022

The Ecological footprint/EF is used as a tool to measure human consumption of the resource when compared they ability to regenerate. EF measures how much bio-productivity (BC) areas are needed by the population for sustainable resource production activities that are used to meet the needs and absorb the resulting waste. If EF over then BC, overshoot will be happened. Overshoot usually occurs short term but if continuously increasing will cause environmental degradation. Cisadane watershed became study area because it was part of government program to minimize environmental degradation. The purpose of this study was determining the condition of the upstream Cisadane watershed, whether the ecology is surplus or deficit. The result of study explained that upstream Cisadane watershed was ecology deficit from 2016-2020.
Implementation of lean process to solid waste management in Bandung, Indonesia
Authors: Joval Ifghaniyafi Farras  , Sarasi Vita , Chaerudin Iman , Primiana Ina , Yunani Akhmad
Published: June 2022

Household waste in Bandung City is one of the problems due to the increase in waste generated by the community from year to year and the limited land or Final Disposal Site (TPA) in Bandung City. The land capacity at the Final Disposal Site of Sarimukti decreases every year and the waste generation reaches 9 meters. This happens because there is no effective and efficient waste management technology. To overcome this waste generation, this research was carried out which aims to find out how the current household waste is processed, identifying lean operations of zero waste management processing, perform a zero waste management technology simulation using a dynamic system, comparing the total costs required with the total benefits received when using zero waste management technology, and designing a lean canvas business model for the processing of zero waste management. This study uses a cost benefit analysis method with a System Dynamics approach in conducting model simulations and designing a lean canvas business model for zero waste management. The results of the study consist of three scenarios, namely pessimistic, most likely and optimisticic scenarios, each scenario shows that Bandung City can achieve zero waste conditions in the fifth year for the most likely scenario and the fourth year for the optimisticic scenario except for the pessimistic scenario. Benefit Cost Ratio value for pessimistic scenario is 0.660, Most Likely scenario is 0.767, optimisticic scenario is 1.172. This method allows the occurrence of lean operations in waste management which are shown by flowcharts and process graphs by eliminating activities that do not have added value. Furthermore, to support the operations of this research, a recommendation is made in the form of lean operations using 5S on household waste sorting behavior and the preparation of a lean canvas business model so that the implementation of Zero Waste Management is optimal
The Potency of Obtained Clean Water from Rainwater Harvesting in Sikka District
Authors: Mbarep Daniel Putra Pardamean , Apelabi Gabriel Otan , Bolly Yovita Yasintha , Nurhidayat Agus
Published: June 2022

Sikka District is one of the areas experiencing a clean water crisis because only 5.23 % of people have access to clean water in 2020. Therefore, rainwater management will be carried out to obtain clean water using roof top rainwater harvesting technology. This study aims to calculate the potency of clean water that can be obtained from rainwater harvesting. Comparative descriptive analysis method was used to compare the data of clean water potency that can be obtained from rainwater harvesting with the data of clean water needs from the people in Sikka District in 2020. The results show that the potency of clean water that can be obtained from rainwater harvesting is 3,593961.6 m3/year or 3,593,961,600 liters/year and clean water needs of all the people is 17,626,927 m3/year or 17,626,927,000 liters/year. The people that gets clean water from rainwater harvesting is 20.38 % or as many as 65,615 people from the total population in Sikka District. This shows that the use of rainwater cannot meet the clean water needs of all people in Sikka Distric. There is a need for other sources of clean water that are bigger and can be used to meet the needs of all people.