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Parking Management System Based on Key Points Detection
Authors: Mičko Kristián , Papcun Peter
Published: February 2024

In urban areas, efficient parking management is crucial for reducing traffic congestion and environmental impact. This research introduces a new view for making the parking management system that leverages the capabilities of the NVidia Jetson Nano Single Board Computer (SBC) and OpenCV for real-time detection and classification of parking slot occupancy. Unlike traditional systems that rely on intrusive sensors, our proposed solution employs non-intrusive Oriented Fast and Rotated Brief (ORB) key point detection techniques using video feeds. The system architecture integrates video stream processing, ORB via OpenCV, cloud-based data storage, and a Flask server for user notifications. The methodology prioritizes traditional computer vision methods optimized for the Jetson Nano’s CUDA cores, offering a computationally efficient alternative to deep learning approaches. Python’s versatility and MongoDB’s document-based storage are employed for backend development. Our system’s performance, evaluated using open datasets, demonstrates high accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 scores, underlining its effectiveness in real-world urban parking scenarios. This study not only presents a robust solution for parking management but also opens avenues for similar applications in traffic measurement and urban planning.
Genetic characteristics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocking material released into Polish rivers
Authors: Kaczmarczyk Dariusz , Bernaś Rafał , Nitkiewicz Anna , Gadomska Martyna , Fopp-Bayat Dorota
Published: February 2024

In Poland, stocking rivers with Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) began in the nineteenth century, and become intensive in the 1990s. Currently, it is performed by the Polish Angling Association, and institutions involved in the program “Stocking Polish Marine Areas.” The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic variation of the salmon stocked in recent years in Poland. For this purpose, salmon stocks from three broodstocks and two river populations (Słupia and Parsęta) were investigated. Eleven microsatellite loci were amplified. The total number of alleles detected across all loci ranged from 46 to 81 in the stocks. The average observed heterozygosity across all investigated loci was 0.59; and the expected heterozygosity was 0.58. The populations remained in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The average Garza-Williamson M index value for all populations was low suggesting a reduction in genetic variation because of the founder effect. Genetic distance among populations was high between the Lithuanian stock (Rutki and Parsęta) and the group of Latvian origin (Aquamar–Żelkówko–Słupia). Several admixture traces were recorded in all stocks with the smallest evidence of this in the Rutki stock. Inbreeding values per generation were typical of those observed in breeding stocks (0–3%). The effective population size values were low or very low for all the stocks (Ne 15-37).
Role of Community Resources in Education Planning and Delivery in Ghana
Authors: Ahasu Emmanuel Kwame , Kwao Moses Paafio , Anim Christian Lawerh , Zang Paulina Lamisi
Published: February 2024

Introduction:
This study explored the involvement of community resources in education planning and delivery in Ghana. It focused on how the involvement of community resources have had an impact on educational planning and development in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Methods:
A qualitative method was used, and data collected through structured interview from fifteen participants of parents, teachers, and education officers. The participants were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The data were analysed qualitatively as per the themes that emerged.

Results:
The findings indicated that communities contribute to the development of effective educational policies by providing insights and perspectives through various channels, such as community forums, advisory committees, and public hearings. Also, communities celebrate and embrace cultural diversity, fostering inclusivity within educational settings.

Discussion:
To maximize community involvement in education, it is essential to establish collaborative partnerships with community organizations, PTA, SMC, businesses, and institutions. Community organizations, businesses, and institutions can provide a wide range of resources, such as funding, expertise, facilities, and educational materials. These resources can greatly benefit schools and students, improving the quality of education.

Limitations:
With just 15 participants, it may be challenging to generalize the findings to the entire population of Ghana, or even a specific region. The small sample size may not adequately represent the diversity of experiences and perspectives within the country.

Conclusions:
It was recommended that there was a need to establish of strong partnerships between schools, parents, community leaders, and local organizations by the Ghana Education Service is crucial to promote collaboration and shared responsibility in education planning and delivery.
The People of the So-called New World and the Practice of Othering in Czech Written Sources of the 16th Century
Authors: Libánská Anna Řičář
Published: February 2024

The article deals with the issue of representation and the practice of othering of the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas – the so-called Indians – in selected Czech written sources from the 16th century. Using the concept this/that/the other by literary historian John Barrell, it examines how the practices of othering, i.e., the production of signs of difference, are produced in analysed sources and identifies key discourses for their formation.

Applying the concept to concrete textual passages, the article explores its benefits as a tool in textual analysis. It enables to categorise different types of otherness, among which it identifies the interrelationships, and the way power is distributed. Othering is produced through discourses of civilization and barbarism, religious discourse, and the discourse of power. Textual discourses are based on existing European literary production, strongly dominated by Christian discourse and the resulting Eurocentric interpretation of the world. European ideas about society and its organization are also transmitted to the New World.
Fragment of Story: An Otomi Woman from Hidalgo in Mexico (1886-1974)
Authors: González Rosa Elena Durán , Zambrano Luis Francisco Rivero , Ponce Berenice Alfaro
Published: February 2024

We present the life dynamics of an indigenous woman. Those dynamics, which took place mainly in the post-revolutionary era, have been taken from life stories. They have been built among fragments of memories and empty documentaries. The analysis approaches the sociocultural conditions of a region where ancestral knowledge was vital for family subsistence. This approach allows us to consider the actors, Ángela Tolentino and other Otomí-Tepehua [geographic and cultural region from Hidalgo State, Mexico] women natives of the state of Hidalgo, as products of history. We highlight decisive actions to make her life a unique story as an actor in her own social space. Those actions are the formation of a family without the guardianship and protection of a father, a brother, or a husband; becoming the sole economic provider of her children; migrating to experience the gradual abandonment of previous knowledge (including her mother tongue, which gradually became extinct among her descendants); and to live in a political context that fought for the assimilation of indigenous culture because it was considered as a restraint for the development of the country. We recover memories of her life from her descendants, such as experiences and discussions made while walking and traveling from one ranchería [small rural settlement] to another, far from rural and urban centers. In this sense, we consider her as the producer of her own story. This is how to interweave the image of an Otomí-speaking indigenous woman at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
Revolt against standard language: requirements for language of literature and Jan Zábrana’s stories
Authors: Mareš Petr
Published: February 2024

The language of literary texts is a complex and multiform phenomenon. One of the problems connected with it is the employment of non-standard linguistic varieties. This paper focuses on the especial situation in Czech culture in the 1950s. In that decade, literary critics and linguists strictly required the use of Standard Czech and the restriction of non-standard varieties in literary texts. On the other hand, various inedited works were written the language of which was based on the so-called Common Czech, colloquialisms and slangs. The main part of the paper describes the language of stories by Jan Zábrana (from the years 1954 to 1957) in relation to the official requirements. Zábrana’s stories (published posthumously in the 1990s) represent a radical denying of these requirements. Zábrana depicts spontaneous and informal spoken communication that differs from the idea of cultivated standard expression. Both the figures and the narrator consistently use nonstandard linguistic means and colloquial lexicon (including vulgarisms).
Morphological variability of verbs in the methodological and aplicational contexts
Authors: Jarošová Alexandra
Published: February 2024

The goal of our contribution is to find an adequate methodological platform for describing and explaining the so-called inter-paradigmatic transition of Slovak verbs from the conjugation prototype česať (“to comb”, 1483 lexemes) to the conjugation prototype chytať (“to catch”). This transition is not linear and smooth. We understand the description of the given phenomenon as the construction of a linguistic model – a “transition scheme” – based on systemic linguistics (specifically, functional and structural linguistics). This platform, with the concepts of function, norm, system, center, and periphery, is compatible with the cognitive concepts of prototype and continuum, which we include in the construction of the model as certain components of the user and practical dimensions. From the point of view of formal morphology, we rely most on the description system of Slovak conjugation by M. Sokolová (2019). We drew material from the Orthographic and Grammatical Dictionary and verified the occurrence of variants on the set of corpora Omnia Slovaca IV consisting of the Slovak National Corpus, specialized corpora and web corpora. We conclude that the goal of the analyzed cross-paradigmatic movement is not the transition of verbs from the prototype česať to the prototype chytať, but rather the optimal balance of definite and indefinite forms of each verb with regard to the defined conjugation prototype under the simultaneous interaction of pragmatic, frequency and phonological factors.
E-assessment during COVID-19 pandemic at a Saudi university: impact on assessment methods and course learning outcomes
Authors: Bhuiyan Abdullah Al Mamun , Islam A. K. M. Mazharul
Published: February 2024

The deployment of e-assessments has been so frequent in educational institutions worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is worth questioning the efficacy of this newly adopted evaluation method. The study aims to determine how far this testing effectively achieves the Course Learning Outcomes. It also tries to explore the extent of difference between the online assessment method from the pre-pandemic testing methods stated in the course specification. Another aim of the study is to check the acceptance of e-tests by the learners. This study employs a quantitative approach encompassing a Likert-type online questionnaire to gather the response of 70 faculty members at the university in Saudi Arabia. The primary result of this study is that e-assessment succeeds in attaining Course Learning Outcomes to a great extent. Though these newly adopted tests shifted away from the stated measurement methods in the course specification, the learners accepted them enthusiastically. It was discovered in the study that if educational institutes have well-structured e-learning infrastructures and regularly use these setups competently, they confront minor complexities to switching to online ones and achieve Course Learning Outcomes applying e-assessment systems.
Simulated negotiations as a teaching tool in the ESP classroom
Authors: Šulovská Denisa
Published: February 2024

Courses of English for Specific Purposes are offered by many universities, yet the potential these courses have to enhance learning in the students´ field of study is sometimes neglected. This article describes one effective method, focusing on the use of simulated negotiations as a teaching tool in the ESP course for political scientists. Simulated negotiations have been used in teaching of political science, international relations, diplomacy and related fields for many years but so far, their use outside political science courses has not been described. Relying on personal experience, we not only outline the steps needed to run a successful simulation in the ESP classroom, but also look at the benefits simulated negotiations bring both within and outside the ESP course. Participant feedback shows that apart from developing English language proficiency, simulated negotiations in ESP classes also enhance the students´ understanding of topics and issues from the field of political science. Another perceived benefit is the development and cultivation of transferrable / soft skills. Closer cooperation between language centres and individual university departments may lead to such modifications of the ESP syllabus that will complement both the ESP course and specialised courses from the students´ field of study.
Feuilleton in the context of journalistic and literary texts
Authors: Ahmadova Gunel
Published: February 2024

Feuilleton is a hybrid genre. This genre is important for both literature and journalism because it has literary and journalistic characteristics. There are different opinions about the genre characteristics of feuilleton. So, in studies, it is sometimes characterized only as a journalistic genre. Although some of the studies pay attention to its literary peculiarities, they do not mention its journalistic peculiarities. There are also studies that examine the genre in both literary and journalistic contexts, and such a complex approach is of great importance to the analysis of the genre. Based on the ideas about the hybridity of the genre, our opinion on this matter is that when examining the feuilleton, it is important to thoroughly study it, taking into account the fact that it is a hybrid genre. When conducting research, all features should be studied, no feature should be left out of the study. The artistic colors of feuilleton are distinguished by their realistic and sharp lines. Here, the events are given in all their reality. This is one of the points that form the basis of journalistic works. In this article, the feuilleton genre is examined in the context of literary-journalistic genre; the history of feuilleton, its main features, and its literary and journalistic aspects are studied.
The mega-metaphor DEATH AS A LIVING BEING in 16th-17th century Latin mourning poetry of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Authors: Šarkauskienė Skirmantė , Juzelėnienė Saulutė , Seredžiūtė Viktorija
Published: February 2024

This article analyses anthropomorphic characteristics of death, specifically the mega-metaphor DEATH IS A LIVING BEING, manifested in the 16th-17th Century Latin mourning poetry by Vilnius Academy students. Employing the Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) method, the study systematically identifies and analyzes the conceptual metaphors within these works. Focusing on the anthropomorphic attributes of death, the research reveals that death was personified as a CAPTURER, GRIM REAPER, ENEMY, ANCIENT MYTHICAL FIGURE in the poetic tradition of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. This analysis provides insights into the conceptualization of mortality during the late Renaissance and Baroque periods, unraveling the complex interplay between life, death, and human emotions. Additionally, the article serves as a methodological exemplar, demonstrating the application of MIP in historical literary texts and cataloging valuable resources for scholars and those interested in the mourning poetry of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
No Harm in Learning – A Balanced High Reliability Organisation (HRO) Approach in Healthcare
Authors: Mitchell Caroline , Van Laar Darren , Strevens Caroline , Labib Ashraf
Published: February 2024

This multi-site study measures different aspects of patient safety culture within selected secondary and tertiary care NHS hospitals by applying High Reliability Organisations (HRO) principles. We propose a new balanced definition of HRO within health setting with a new maturity grid, and use an instrument to survey various staff across hospitals. An electronic online questionnaire surveyed all staff grades across three NHS hospital trusts. The sample consisted of 1,243 randomly selected staff. We used a high reliability organisation (HRO) framework consisting of five dimensions to estimate maturity levels linked to patient safety culture to create a measurable and replicable process for benchmarking and improvement. The proposed maturity grid provides a clear and concise road map to support senior managers in formulating a patient safety strategy based on a higher level in maturity with respect to HRO five principles. The proposed methodology can also predict the likely direction of improvement, or deterioration, if no action is taken with respect to each of the HRO principles. Although healthcare leaders consider the principles of high reliability organisations (HROs) as a guide for strategy to improve patient safety, there is evidence that these principles are underused in the measurement and subsequent analysis of their impact on patient safety culture. Our approach provides a structured methodology that aims to contribute to streamlining implementation and monitoring of HRO principles towards improving safety and resilience.
Green and Smart Urban Development: A Comparative Studies Between Cities of Romania, Canada and Denmark
Authors: Ilinu Laura-Elena , Horoiu Maria , Maricuţ Alin Cristian , Grădinaru Giani Ionel
Published: February 2024

Due to the fact that the planet’s resources are limited and human exploitation has led to unprecedented environmental pollution, sustainability has become a concept of great importance in recent years, especially in the context of very rapid and large-scale urban development. The green city is a form of sustainable city focused mainly on the creation of green spaces, which helps, among other things, to reduce pollution, to combat climate change and to create a more favorable environment for people. Green infrastructure is the main element that characterizes this type of sustainable city, the dynamics of the use of the term in specialized studies showing an upward trend. Interest in the notion of green city has seen a major increase in the last 8 years, highlighting the need to create a more nature-friendly way of urban development. The country that stands out regarding its contribution in terms of studies carried out on the theme of green city is China, while Romania is one of the countries where this subject is very little researched. A cluster analysis of cities in Romania, Denmark and Canada provides a valuable perspective, namely that Romanian cities are the most polluted and have very few green spaces per capita, suggesting the existence of problems with government policies to transform the cities into ones that respect the environment more.
Global Connections: Examining the Role of Remittances in Economic development
Authors: Iordache Mihaela , Matei Mihaela , Țiţan Emilia
Published: February 2024

This article surveys the main effects of remittances on economic development. The focus is to emphasise how the money sent back by emigrants in their home countries impacts factors such as imports or foreign direct investment that can influence the economy’s evolution. All countries from European Union countries were included in the analysis, but we have been focusing on the post-communist EU countries, which were the focus of this article. The econometric model used is the multiple regression with the fixed-effect model (FEM) and the random effect model (REM) based on panel data. Our findings underline that remittances have a solid and significant influence on the economic development of emigration countries, especially among former communist countries. Finally, the research strengthens the current literature on remittances and economic development through an empirical analysis that focuses on recent data.
Enhancing Organizational Performance Through The Fuzzy Dematel Method
Authors: Nicula Dana Laura , Constantinescu Sorina
Published: February 2024

In today’s dynamic and interconnected business landscape, organizational performance optimization is imperative for sustained success. To achieve this, it is essential to discern and address the complex cause-and-effect relationships within an organization. This article introduces the Fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (Fuzzy DEMATEL) method as a powerful tool for evaluating and enhancing organizational performance. The Fuzzy DEMATEL method, an extension of the traditional DEMATEL approach, accommodates the inherent ambiguity and uncertainty in real-world data, offering a more robust and accurate analysis. This method enables decision-makers to identify causal relationships among various factors impacting organizational performance, classify these factors as cause or effect, and quantify the degree of their influence using fuzzy logic.
Clustering the AI Landscape: Navigating Global Insights from Leading AI Indexes
Authors: Manta Eduard Mihai , Bogoevici Flavia
Published: February 2024

This study develops a scorecard validation model for evaluating key Artificial Intelligence (AI) indexes, aiming to provide a comprehensive framework for assessing the multifaceted nature of AI development. Focusing on four significant AI indexes and one AI report from 2021 to 2023, the research employs both expert judgment and advanced text mining techniques, including k-means clustering. This dual approach facilitates a detailed examination of AI indexes, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and overall market comprehensiveness. The findings contribute to understanding the AI sector’s evolution, offering critical insights for policy formulation and strategic decision-making in AI. Acknowledging the inherent subjectivity in the evaluation process and potential data biases, the paper suggests future research avenues, including cross-sectoral and regional analyses of AI trends and a deeper exploration of ethical considerations in AI. This study serves as a valuable resource for stakeholders navigating the complex AI landscape, providing a structured method for comparing and understanding AI advancements.
Management Consulting in the Artificial Intelligence – LLM Era
Authors: Mohan Sai Krishnan
Published: February 2024

Management Consulting is one of the oldest and most well-established professional services across the world. Consultants have developed subject matter expertise and competency in a variety of areas such as General and Strategic Management, Financial Management, Marketing & Distribution Management, e-Business, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Enterprise Performance Management, Business Transformation, Quality Management, and Information Technology. Information Technology as a discipline has evolved rapidly in the last three decades with software development paradigms and the advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies. The space of AI & ML technologies is rapidly evolving, impacting the way insights are arrived at, how decisions are taken, organization models, and organization structures. This article explores the challenges, new opportunities and potential changes to the ways of working for management consultants given the developments in AI, particularly with large language models.
Management Consulting’s Black Holes: A Question of Time and Space
Authors: Kirwan Cyril
Published: February 2024

Performance improvement interventions undertaken by management consultants, like many others, can experience difficulty in ensuring that the bulk of the effort put into the intervention translates into the desired change. While consultants themselves are limited in what they can control once their work is completed, there are nevertheless activities they can carry out or at least initiate to improve the chances of change being brought about. Goal setting, self-management and action planning have demonstrated positive effects, particularly where behavioural change is required. Similarly, based on a tested model of learning transfer, other activities relating to peer support, manager support and external coaching can be encouraged and set in train.
Artificial Intelligence’s Impact of the Management Consultancy Sector over the Next Five Years
Authors: Oarue-Itseuwa Esioze
Published: February 2024

This essay explores the imminent impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the management consultancy sector over the next five years. After tracing the historical context of technological innovation and societal unease with disruption, we delve into the current landscape of management consultancy, emphasizing its evolution and present dynamics. Specialized themes in the consultancy market today, such as internal consulting and data-centric approaches, highlight the industry’s dynamism.

The core focus anticipates the implications of AI on management consultancy, with a shift towards AI-powered analytics and insights transforming consultants’ roles. Market segmentation deepens as specialized AI-driven consulting firms emerge, challenging traditional players. The competitive landscape witnesses the entry of tech giants, intensifying competition and prompting strategic shifts in consultancy models. A forward-looking perspective considers changes in pricing and cost structures, emphasizing ethical considerations in AI deployment.

In this transformative landscape, a blended future emerges, envisioning AI-driven quick insights complemented by human consultants offering context, creativity, and empathy. This condensed exploration provides a crucial foundation for academics, industry practitioners, and policymakers navigating the evolving interplay between AI and management consultancy.
Punking: How appropriation revitalised it and the role institutions play in the protection and longevity of this elusive art
Authors: Briteramos Alyssa
Published: February 2024

From the streets of Los Angeles in the early 1970s, a dance style named Punking emerged. This occurred at the height of the civil rights movement in the underground LGBTQ+ clubs of LA by a group of BIPOC queer men. A blend of sharp, exaggerated poses and movements borrowed from Hollywood films and pop culture became an art form that reflected their identity and encapsulated the escapism and liberation of a group of young queer people growing up in an environment where being queer was illegal and dangerous.

By the late 1980s and 1990s, the dance faded, but it still influenced dance styles such as jazz, house, and even vogue. In the early 2000s, interest in the dance was reignited. However, its name and origins remained elusive, prompting an investigation into its history, shifting narratives and exclusion from dance history. In this article, I will explore how a dance form becomes lost in translation and how this dance can be preserved and introduced into institutionalised spaces to offer resources and legal protection for an art form on the verge of erasure from history.
Visagismo na Odontologia: análise da correlação entre tipo facial, dental e de personalidade
Authors: Carlos Pinheiro dos Santos Junior Wênnio , Debs Isabela , Aparecida Probst Condé Simone
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Avaliar a existência de uma relação entre tipo facial, formato dental e perfil de temperamento em indivíduos de acordo com os conceitos de visagismo na odontologia. Materiais e métodos: Foram selecionados alunos da instituição, onde responderam um questionário a fim de determinar o perfil temperamental, tomadas fotográficas de face e sorriso para análise do tipo facial e formato dental através do software VisagiSmile. Além disso, foi realizada análise estatística e confecção de gráficos para interpretação dos resultados obtidos. Resultados: 102 pessoas participaram da pesquisa, a maioria do sexo feminino. O tipo facial foi o oval, o temperamento predominante foi o do perfil dinâmico enquanto o formato dental mais evidente foi o quadrado. Conclusão: Não houve evidência significativa de correlação entre temperamento, formatos de dentes e tipo facial. Estudos mais aprofundados são necessários para avaliar se existe influência do tipo facial e formato dental sobre o temperamento de um indivíduo, utilizando amostras mais significativas, a fim de se obter resultados mais fieis, não sendo possível afirmar a existência de correlação com base na limitação dos resultados obtidos.
Somebody stop me! A case of recurrent massive pericardial effusion
Authors: Demir Mehmet Cihat , Şengüldür Erdinç , Selki Kudret , Kayapınar Osman
Published: February 2024

Here, we present a case of recurrent chronic massive pericardial effusion without the development of tamponade. The patient was diagnosed with idiopathic chronic massive pericardial effusion, with a history of pericardiocentesis every 5 years, and no etiology was found. Emergency pericardiocentesis was not considered because the vital signs of the patient who was admitted with the complaint of shortness of breath were stable at the time of admission. However, the patient with simultaneous carbon dioxide retention was connected to a non-invasive mechanical ventilator for treatment. Hypotension and tachycardia developed rapidly. This case, the largest pericardial effusion (16 cm) in the literature, demonstrates the critical importance of pericardial space elastic flexibility on the hemodynamic profile. In addition, mechanical ventilation administration in a patient with pericardial effusion can quickly disrupt the clinic and be fatal. Therefore, pericardiocentesis should be performed first.
Energy Efficiency in Wireless Body Area Network Using Various Radios
Authors: R. Hussein Rezheen , A. Ali Ismail
Published: February 2024

Abstract

 Wireless Body Sensor Networks (WBSNs) promote continuous and low-cost health monitoring for a better healthcare system. Sensors connected to a human body are normally battery powered devices with brief life times. IEEE 802.15.6 standard is the typical choice for low power ingestion and reliable short-range communication for WBSNs. In this paper, we have evaluated the performance of IEEE 802.15.6 standard for WBSNs. Our tests examined three radios while varying their transmission power and data rates. The results show that altering these parameters affected the number of packets delivered and overall system energy consumption. The effects are demonstrated using Omnet++ simulator and its Castalia extension for WBANs.
MARCO INSTITUCIONAL ANTICORRUPCIÓN EN MÉXICO: POLÍTICA PÚBLICA Y BUENAS PRÁCTICAS CIUDADANAS (ANTI-CORRUPTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK: PUBLIC POLICY AND GOOD CITIZEN PRACTICES)
Authors: Altamirano Castro José Guadalupe , Esteves Aguilar Johnny de Jesús
Published: February 2024

En el presente estudio se pretenden cuestionar la legislación vigente que regula el modelo de combate a la corrupción en México, tanto en el ámbito federal como en el orden local, así como la política pública instaurada; lo anterior, con la finalidad de analizar si en la práctica incide de forma positiva la participación ciudadana en el combate a la corrupción.
Alat Penyiram Persemaian Taoge Otomatis Dengan Pengontrolan Temperatur Berbasis Mikrokontroller
Authors: Amin Zulkifli , Damayan Genta
Published: February 2024

In Indonesian agriculture, it is rare to find automation systems on machines that function to minimize the involvement of humans. The application of automation technology in agriculture is expected to facilitate the process of producing the desired crop and reduce errors in the process that occur in many manual ways. One simple example of this automation system is the bean sprout plant watering system. This research was conducted to obtain automatic bean sprout sprinklers with temperature control. The existence of this tool is expected to facilitate the work of bean sprout farmers to water bean sprout nursery plants. Making this watering automation system begins with system planning to find out the components needed and how they work. Furthermore, automation systems are applied to mechanical systems. After that, programming was carried out on the Arduino Uno microcontroller which acts as a controller in the system based on the conditions that have been set and temperature changes received by the sensor. After the system is formed, testing of the system is carried out. Based on the tests carried out, it is known that an automatic bean sprout plant sprinkler system has been successfully made with temperature control using an Arduino Uno microcontroller and the bean sprout results obtained are of good quality.
Kaji Eksperimental Karakteristik Fatik Komposit Polyester Partikulat Al2O3
Authors: Chandra Devi , Hayat Muhammad Miraatil , Iskandar
Published: February 2024

This research investigates the fatigue characteristics of Al2O3 particulate polyester composite, including fatigue limit, fatigue life, and fracture surface morphology in the test specimens. Fatigue test specimens with variations of Al2O3 filler of 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10% were tested using a rotary bending fatigue testing machine under varying loads to determine the number of cycles until failure. The research results indicate that the polyester composite with 4% and 6% Al2O3 filler had a fatigue limit of 1.9 MPa and could withstand 1.000.000 cycles. Meanwhile, the polyester composite with 8% and 10% Al2O3 filler had a fatigue limit of 0.9 MPa and also endured 1.000.000 cycles. The average fatigue life was 28.957 cycles, 22.725 cycles, 98.572 cycles and 66.352.5 cycles for 4% mass fraction, 6% mass fraction, 8% mass fraction, and 10% mass fraction respectively. The fracture surface morphology of the test specimens varied significantly, mainly due to multiple origins, where multiple initiation points of fracture simultaneously occurred, leading to surface erosion or tearing before the specimen ultimately failed or fractured.
Scenarios of Imperial Incorporation of Asiatic Russia within the Discourse of Celebrations Dedicated to the 300th Anniversary of Russian Expansion into Siberia (1881–1882)
Authors: Churkin M. K.
Published: February 2024

Based on materials from publications dedicated to the celebration of the 300thanniversary of the Russian expansion into Siberia, the article reconsiders the content of the discourse of celebrations that happened on October 26, 1881,  in the capital centers of the Russian Empire, as a promising model for the consolidation of the authorities and society in solving critical issues facing by the government in the eastern outskirts of the empire. The historiographical review reveals that researchers show solidarity in choosing the timing of the anniversary events. The scholars conducted  a thorough analysis of the discussions surrounding the determination of the time of celebration in the discourse of authorities and society. They concluded that the debates about the precise dates and years of the “Siberian conquest” were peripheral in nature and not of significant concern in the professional community or public opinion. The study identifies the main “platforms” of the jubilee discourse, as well as the ceremonial and storytelling aspects of the commemoration, dominated during the celebration of the Russian Expansion into Siberia, in the context of formulating and translating the current imperial scenarios to incorporate Asian Russia into the general imperial space. It has been established that the ceremonial components of the jubilee discourse outlined the priorities of the imperial center in making decisions of a colonization nature. The narrative part of the discourse showcased the willingness and ability of the authorities to engage with the social forces. This was particularly evident in the discussion and formulation of the programmatic narrative, which focused on the inclusion of Asian territories in the empire. The discourse emphasized the paramount importance of connecting the European and Asian parts of Russia by rail and introduced flexible algorithms for resolving foreign issues. Furthermore, the discourse aimed to reduce the share of exile as a tool of colonization and promote government-level involvement in the resettlement process.
Image of the Soviet Authorities in the Perception of the Siberian Peasants during the Russian Civil War and the Period of New Economic Policy
Authors: Morozova T. I. , Shishkin V. I.
Published: February 2024

The article explores the ideas of the Siberian peasantry regarding Soviet authorities during the Russian Civil War and the Period of Implementation of the New Economic Policy (NEP). The importance of this issue lies in the fact that the population’s perception of the governing bodies plays a significant role in the life of any society since it influences  the political sentiments and the behavior of different social groups. However, this topic has not been extensively studied by Russian or international historiography. The research is based on a wide range of official documents, including newly discovered ones, produced by various Communist Party (Bolsheviks) bodies, the Joint State Political Directorate, and letters from ordinary people to authorities. The authors of the article analyze how different categories of Siberian peasants imagined the Soviet power vertical, what factors and how influenced formation and transformation of ideas about authorities during the Russian Civil War and NEP period. The article concludes by arguing that different social groups of the Siberian peasantry had different perceptions of Soviet authorities, which did not remain unchanged but varied over time. From the end of 1917 until the end of 1919, ideas about the Soviet authorities arose mainly independently, without significant external influence. The situation changed after the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat. The government’s policies and practices of implementation were the determining factors that shaped the image of the Soviet authorities throughout the 1920s
Establishing Border Commissariats on the Russian-Chinese Border in the 2nd Half of the 19th – Early 20th Centuries
Authors: Mamkina I. N.
Published: February 2024

In the mid-19th century, the Russian government started pushing forward the implementation of a policy to move its population eastward. This was done to strengthen the country’s position in the East and required coordination with China to establish state borders. The legal formalization of the boundaries resulted in the development of new mechanisms of border diplomacy for further interaction between both countries. However, there has been relatively little study of the approaches and tools used in Russian-Chinese diplomacy during this time. This article summarizes the history of establishing border commissariats on the Russian-Chinese border in the 2nd half of the 19th – early 20th century. The study is carried out using the narrative, structural, and functional method, the method of variance, and normative comparison. As a result, it finds out that in the 2nd half of the 19th century, diplomatic functions were shared between the Governor-General, border commissars, and diplomatic officials reporting to the Governor-General. The border commissar was a civil position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was represented by a civilian with the rank of state adviser. The Commissioner’s powers were subordinated to and supervised by the Far East region's Governor-General (military position), who overlooked diplomatic relations. Four border commissariats were set up in the Transbaikal, Amour, South Ussuri and Uryankhay regions. The author concludes that there was no unified system of border commissariats. Although the commissars shared professional duties, they acted independently and dealt with foreign policy issues specific to their region. Overall, the commissars' activities helped maintain socio-political stability in the Eastern border regions of the Russian Empire.
Perspectivas epidemiológicas, etiológicas e manejo clínico da pentalogia de Cantrell
Authors: Pires Ana Carolina Gonçalves , Pereira Akilla Caroline  Nascimento , Sales Jandir Saraiva , Brum Ione Rodrigues , Pereira Marcus Vinícius da Silva , Silva Marcos Vinícius Soares , Rolim José Yagoh Saraiva , Sales Eider Saraiva , Sampaio Wallerie Menezes , Sena Gabriele Brum
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Abordar a Pentalogia de Cantrell (PC), uma rara síndrome congênita descrita por James R. Cantrell em 1958, caracterizada por cinco anomalias da linha média. Revisão bibliográfica: A incidência é estimada em 5,5 por 1 milhão de nascidos vivos, com prevalência predominantemente masculina. A etiologia é multifatorial, envolvendo fatores genéticos e ambientais. O diagnóstico pré-natal é desafiador, sendo indicadas ultrassonografia 2D/3D, ressonância magnética fetal e ecocardiografia. A classificação da PC varia de completa a incompleta, foi proposta uma Hexalogia de Cantrell, ampliando a abordagem. O tratamento é paliativo, variando conforme a gravidade. A mortalidade é significativa, especialmente em casos graves com ectopia cordis. O pré-natal emerge como essencial para detecção precoce, possibilitando suporte especializado, planejamento cirúrgico e apoio às famílias. Os casos de PC em gestações gemelares são raros, destacando a necessidade de estudos adicionais. Considerações finais: O diagnóstico pré-natal de qualidade, preferencialmente por US 2D, é crucial, especialmente em casos com ectopia cordis e onfalocele. Outros exames, como doppler, US 3D, RM, ecocardiografia fetal e embriofetoscopia, contribuem para a confirmação diagnóstica. Tratamentos são majoritariamente paliativos. Há uma falta e uma variabilidade de casos relatados demanda mais estudos para aprimorar a propedêutica e o prognóstico clínico da doença.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of biotinidase deficiency and the effectiveness of a specialized dietary supplement «Biotin Vitamin Complex»
Authors: Михайлова С.В. , Байдакова Г.В. , Баранова П.В. , Заживихина М.В. , Вотякова Н.А. , Абдуллина М.Э. , Захарова Е.Ю.
Published: February 2024

Недостаточность или дефицит биотинидазы (НБ) — наследственное заболевание, связанное с нарушениями в гене биотинидазы и сопровождающееся неврологическими (эпилептические приступы, мышечная гипотония, задержка психомоторного развития) и метаболическими (метаболический ацидоз, повышенная экскреция органических кислот с мочой) нарушениями. Диагноз НБ устанавливают на основании комбинации клинических и лабораторных данных. При НБ своевременное начало приема биотин-содержащих препаратов в высоких дозах позволяет восполнить дефицит этого кофактора, восстановить функцию биотин-зависимых карбоксилаз и купировать клинические симптомы заболевания. В данной статье представлены результаты терапии пациентов с НБ и первый опыт применения специализированного пищевого продукта диетического лечебного питания “Витаминный комплекс Биотин”.

Biotinidase deficiency is a hereditary disease associated with mutations in the gene encoding biotinidase and accompanied by neurological (epileptic seizures, muscle weakness, psychomotor retardation) and metabolic (metabolic acidosis, increased excretion of organic acids in the urine) defects. The diagnosis is made based on clinical and laboratory findings. Timely administration of high doses of biotin compensates for its deficiency, restores the function of biotin-dependent carboxylases, and alleviates clinical symptoms of the disease. This article presents the results of the therapeutic application of a specialized dietary supplement «Biotin Vitamin Complex» in patients with biotinidase deficiency.
Method for the analysis of methylation of the CpG island belonging to the promoter region of the MGMT gene using targeted new generation clonal bisulfite DNA sequencing
Authors: Мусатова В.В. , Николаева А.Ф. , Петрова К.О. , Алексеева Е.А.
Published: February 2024

Проведено сравнение методов секвенирования по Сэнгеру, секвенирования нового поколения и метилчувствительной ПЦР (МЧ-ПЦР) с целью определения метилированного состояния целевого локуса. Обсуждается клиническая значимость получаемых расхождений в приложении к определению статуса метилирования промоторной области гена MGMT при глиобластоме. Показано, что для МЧ-ПЦР характерны ложноотрицательные результаты, а также сложна оценка низких уровней метилирования, не имеющих клинической значимости. Секвенирование по Сэнгеру не даёт возможности профилирования отдельных клеточных клонов, требует отдельного программного обеспечения для количественной оценки метилирования. Для рутинной лабораторной практики предложена технология таргетного клонального бисульфитного секвенирования ДНК с использованием метода секвенирования нового поколения для определения статуса метилирования CpG-островка, включающего в свой состав промоторную область гена MGMT. Рекомендовано использование прибора Ion Torrent PGM для избегания расчёта поправочных коэффициентов на определение смещения уровня метилирования.

Sanger sequencing, next generation sequencing, and methyl-sensitive PCR were compared to determine the methylated state of the target locus. The clinical significance of the resulting discrepancies in application to determining the methylation status of the promoter region of the MGMT gene in glioblastoma is discussed. It has been shown that MP-PCR is characterized by false-negative results, and it is also difficult to assess low levels of methylation that do not have clinical significance. Sanger sequencing does not allow profiling individual cell clones and requires separate software to quantify methylation. For routine laboratory practice, a technology of targeted clonal bisulfite DNA sequencing was proposed using a new generation sequencing method to determine the methylation status of a CpG island that includes the MGMT gene promoter region. The use of the Ion Torrent PGM is recommended to avoid calculating correction factors for methylation bias.