bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Neural network analysis method of heat treatment processes of pelletized phosphate ore raw materials
Authors:   Branch of the National Research University “MPEI” in Smolensk, Puchkov Andrey Yu. , Sokolov Andrey M. ,   Branch of the National Research University “MPEI” in Smolensk, Fedotov Vladimir V. ,   Branch of the National Research University “MPEI” in Smolensk
Published: October 2022

Currently, there is an acute problem of waste disposal of mining and processing plants, which accumulate in significant volumes in the territories adjacent to them and pose a serious threat to the environment. In this regard, the creation of technological systems for processing ore waste and the improvement of their information support represent an urgent area of research. An example of such a system is a complex chemical and energy technology system for the production of yellow phosphorus from waste apatite-nepheline ores. The purpose of the study was to develop a model for collecting data on the parameters of the processes of heat treatment of pelletized phosphate ore raw materials in such a system, as well as a method for identifying dependencies between these parameters. The identification of dependencies in the information support of the yellow phosphorus production system will improve the quality of its functioning in terms of management criteria, energy and resource efficiency. To achieve this goal, the tasks of choosing a mathematical concept for the basis of the method being developed, constructing an algorithm and creating software implementing this method, conducting model experiments were solved. The method is based on the use of deep recurrent neural networks of long-term short-term memory, which have a high generalizing ability and are used in solving problems of regression and classification of multidimensional time sequences, in the form of which, as a rule, the parameters of a chemical and energy technology system are presented. The method is implemented as an application created in the MatLab 2021 environment. The application interface allows you to interactively conduct experiments with various sets of input and output parameters to identify the relationship between them, as well as change the hyperparameters of neural networks. As a result of the application, a repository of trained neural networks is created that simulate the relationships found between the specified parameters of the technological system and can be applied in decision support systems, management and engineering.
Pemberdayaan Angkatan Muda Muhammadiyah (AMM) Upaya Meningkatkan Keikutsertaan dalam Pengembangan Organisasi dan Branding PCM Tambaksari Surabaya
Authors: Asyari  , Zidni Ilma Polaris , Wida Dina Tinta Zulfa , Mahlullah Yunus
Published: October 2022

Tujuan Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) Pimpinan Cabang dan Ranting Tambaksari yang diselenggaran oleh LPPM UM Surabaya merupakan upaya pengintegrasian dari pendidikan dan pengajaran, penelitian dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat oleh mahasiswa secara pragmatis. Pemberdayaan masyarakat pada intinya adalah terciptanya sustainable development yang dapat memberikan manfaat pada semua warga masyarakat termasuk generasi mendatang. KKN Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya ini merupakan operasionalisasi nilai-nilai Al-Islam dan kemuhammadiyahan dalam masyarakat yang majemuk sehingga implementasinya bersifat lintas sektoral dan lintas disiplin. Metode pelaksanaan terdiri dari sasaran kegiatan, target kegiatan dan rencana kegiatan serta evaluasi dari hasil pelaksanaan pengabdian kepada masyarakat melalui kegiatan KKN PCR ini merupakan salah satu kegiatan sivitas akademika dengan memanfaatkan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi guna untuk berkontribusi pemikiran dan mencerdaskan kehidupan  bangsa  serta meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Kegiatan yang diimplementasi program terdiri dari terdiri observasi dan program KKN, pembukaan program KKN PCR, digitalisasi PCM melalui media sosial, penguatan solidaritas AMM dan kerja bakti, penguatan pemahaman Al-Qur'an di TPQ, pelatihan desain grafis dan editing video, pelatihan pengambangan soft skill dan seminar Tips Mencari Beasiswa Luar Negeri. Kegiatan KKN PCR ini disambut dengan baik oleh masyarakat dan masih dirasa kurang maksimal dikarenakan kurangnya waktu yang dialokasikan.
Gondolattöredékek az előkészítő ülésről a vád és a bizonyítás viszonylatában
Authors: Horgos Lívia
Published: October 2022

Aim: I chose a specific criminal procedure as the starting point of my research, the present study focuses on preliminary session, which was altered in its function by the resolutions of the new Law of Criminal Procedure (entering into force in 2018), that is Act XC of 2017 (henceforth LCP) with special regard to the relationship between accusation and evidentiary procedure with the help of a case.Methodology: The study examines whether preliminary session regulated by LCP meets the requirements and checks indictment eliminating unsubstantiated procedures. In case it fails to do so, what further regulations are needed to be added to present ones in order to meet requirements with special regard to codification policy embodied in criminal judicature, especially effectiveness,promptness, simplicity and coherence.Findings: I examine in details the possibility whether it could be the right and obligation of the court to examine not only the means of evidence deriving from legal elements and other informative elements contained in the presented indictment but also the legality of preliminary sessions and investigation procedures as a legal condition of initiating a court procedure. The study describes the regulation of LCP concerning evidentiary procedures in the preliminary session emphasizing the modifications by Act XLIII of 2020 concerning the interrogation of the accused. I examine its significance and point out whether anomaly in connection with the limits of evidentiary procedure are successfully eliminated in judicature.  Value: No preparatory session meets the requirements of a constitutional state, which allows court hearings in case of inadequate accusation. It seems to be necessary to broaden the rulings of Be. in a way that the accused party and the defense may propose objection besides presenting their viewpoints concerning inadequate accusation. The legislator did not elaborate completely the rules of the breach of the ban of evidentiary procedure concerning the accused party at the preparatory session. I believe that anomalies concerning the limits of evidentiary procedure shouldnot be resolved by judicial practice at the institute of preparatory session, but it should be codified.
BUDGET AND COST CONTINGENCY CART MODELS FOR POWER PLANT PROJECTS
Authors: Arifuzzaman Md , Gazder Uneb , Islam Muhammad Saiful , Skitmore Martin
Published: October 2022

Cost overruns are a ubiquitous feature of construction projects, and realistic budgeting at the development stage plays a significant role in their control. However, the application of existing models to budgeting for power plant projects is restricted by the limited amount of project-specific cost data available. This study overcomes this by using a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) approach involving mixed methods of website visits, document study, and expert opinion to predict the amount of project cost (PC) and cost contingency (CC) needed to cover probable cost increases by the use of models containing readily available project attributes and national economic parameters at the project development stage. The modeling process is demonstrated and tested with a case study involving 58 Bangladeshi power plant projects – producing average absolute errors ranging from 0.7% to 1.7% and enabling project cost, inflation rate, and GDP to be identified as significant factors affecting PC and CC modeling. The approach can be applied to predict the PC during preliminary budgeting and selecting a project type and location aligned to the country’s economic status and policy-making strategies, thus facilitating further investment decisions.
DECISION-MAKING MODEL FOR DESIGNING TELECOM PRODUCTS/SERVICES BASED ON CUSTOMER PREFERENCES AND NON-PREFERENCES
Authors: Cid-López Andrés , Hornos Miguel J. , Carrasco Ramón Alberto , Herrera-Viedma Enrique
Published: October 2022

The design of the packages of products/services to be offered by a telecom company to its clients is a complex decision-making process that must consider different criteria to achieve both customer satisfaction and optimization of the company’s resources. In this process, Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets (IFSs) can be used to manage uncertainty and better represent both preferences and non-preferences expressed by people who value each proposed alternative. We present a novel approach to design/develop new products/services that combines the Lean Six Sigma methodology with IFSs. Its main contribution comes from considering both preferences and nonpreferences expressed by real clients, whereas existing proposals only consider their preferences. By also considering their non-preferences, it provides an additional capacity to manage the high uncertainty in the selection of the commercial plan that best suits each client’s needs. Thus, client satisfaction is increased while improving the company’s corporate image, which will lead to customer loyalty and increased revenue. To validate the presented proposal, it has been applied to a real case study of the telecom sector, in which 2135 users have participated. The results obtained have been analysed and compared with those obtained with a model that does not consider the non-preferences expressed by users.
An Analysis of the Eclipsing Binaries HD 71636, V1022 Cassiopeiae, and OT Andromedae
Authors: Fekel Francis C. , Henry Gregory W. , Sowell James R. , Partington Ethan R. , Wedemeyer Joanna M. , Nakum ArjunSinh
Published: October 2022

We have obtained high-dispersion spectroscopy and BV photometry of two F-type eclipsing binaries, HD 71636 and V1022 Cas, plus the A-type system OT And. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite measurements for each system have also been incorporated. The photometry of HD 71636 enables a more consistent picture of this 5.01331 days, circular-orbit system to emerge. The F2 V primary has a mass of 1.506 ± 0.002 M
☉ and a radius of 1.583 ± 0.024 R
☉. The mass of the F5 V secondary is 1.282 ± 0.002 M
☉, and its radius is 1.314 ± 0.030 R
☉. Comparison with evolutionary models of the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) series results in a good fit for a composition of [Fe/H] = 0.12 and an age of 0.9 Gyr. For the F6 V stars of V1022 Cas, our analysis produces a period of 12.15616 days and an eccentricity of 0.312. The two components have nearly equal masses of 1.626 ± 0.001 M
☉ and 1.607 ± 0.001 M
☉. The radii of the primary and secondary are 2.570 ± 0.021 R
☉ and 2.445 ± 0.022 R
☉, respectively. Comparison with the MESA evolutionary models results in [Fe/H] = 0.08 and an age of 1.87 Gyr. OT And consists of a pair of similar mid-A stars that have an orbital period of 20.85292 days and an eccentricity of 0.215. The primary has a mass of 2.253 ± 0.014 M
☉ and a radius of 3.167 ± 0.013 R
☉. The corresponding parameters for the secondary are 2.147 ± 0.011 M
☉ and 2.649 ± 0.015 R
☉, respectively. The MESA series models produce a best fit for this system with [Fe/H] = 0.10 and an age of 0.675 Gyr. The total apsidal motion in both eccentric systems is less than 1.°5 century−1.
The Space Density of Intermediate-redshift, Extremely Compact, Massive Starburst Galaxies
Authors: Whalen Kelly E. , Hickox Ryan C. , Coil Alison L. , Diamond-Stanic Aleksandar M. , Geach James E. , Moustakas John , Rudnick Gregory H. , Rupke David S. N. , Sell Paul H. , Tremonti Christy A. , Davis Julie D. , Perrotta Serena , Petter Grayson C.
Published: October 2022

We present a measurement of the intrinsic space density of intermediate-redshift (z ∼ 0.5), massive (M
* ∼ 1011
M
⊙), compact (R

e
∼ 100 pc) starburst (ΣSFR ∼ 1000 M
⊙ yr−1 kpc−1) galaxies with tidal features indicative of them having undergone recent major mergers. A subset of them host kiloparsec-scale, > 1000 km s−1 outflows and have little indication of AGN activity, suggesting that extreme star formation can be a primary driver of large-scale feedback. The aim for this paper is to calculate their space density so we can place them in a better cosmological context. We do this by empirically modeling the stellar populations of massive, compact starburst galaxies. We determine the average timescale on which galaxies that have recently undergone an extreme nuclear starburst would be targeted and included in our spectroscopically selected sample. We find that massive, compact starburst galaxies targeted by our criteria would be selectable for

∼

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Myr and have an intrinsic space density

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. This space density is broadly consistent with our z ∼ 0.5 compact starbursts being the most extremely compact and star-forming low-redshift analogs of the compact star-forming galaxies in the early universe, as well as them being the progenitors to a fraction of intermediate-redshift, post-starburst, and compact quiescent galaxies.
Magnetic Field Structure, Doppler Shift, and Intensity of Active Regions and Their Connections with the Solar Wind
Authors: Ma Chi , Fu Hui , Huang Zhenghua , Xia Lidong , Zheng Jinmei , Shi Xinzheng , Li Bo
Published: October 2022

The properties of active regions and their connections with the solar wind are important issues. In this study, nine isolated active regions near the solar disk center were chosen. The relationships between blueshift, intensity, magnetic concentrated areas (MCAs), and the potential-field source-surface (PFSS) open magnetic field of active regions were analyzed. Whether an active region contributes to the solar wind was identified only based on the relationship between the properties of in situ solar wind and the large structure of the corona. Then the two phenomena (blueshift and PFSS open magnetic field) for inferring whether an active region contributes to the solar wind were tested. We find that the blueshift areas appear in all cases and the average Doppler speed ranges from −6 to −23 km s−1. The blueshift areas generally root inside MCAs and are far from the neutral lines. The intensity of blueshift areas negatively correlates with the blueshift speed. Statistically, 10 of 16 blueshift areas are associated with the PFSS open magnetic field lines, and all 10 PFSS open magnetic field areas are accompanied by blueshift. We demonstrate that a polarity of an active region generally contributes to the solar wind if it is associated with a PFSS open magnetic field. There are 9 of 10 (13 of 16) PFSS open magnetic field areas (blueshift regions) associated with the solar wind. The results of this study should help determine the observation target of SPICE on board the Solar Orbiter whose scientific goal is connecting the Sun and the heliosphere.
Primula surculosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Authors: Xu Yuan , He De-Ming , Yang Lin-Zhong , Hao Gang
Published: October 2022

A new species, Primula surculosa, is described and illustrated. In gross morphology, it is clearly allied to section Petiolares and is most similar to P. taliensis from the group Taliensis, but is distinctive in its indumentum in the throat of the corolla tube, and the markedly stoloniferous habit.
Sens et Dialogue : forces motrices d’un modèle pédagogique innovant
Authors: Bibeau Jean , Meilleur Roxane
Published: October 2022

Si la pédagogie de l’accompagnement entrepreneurial suscite une plus grande attention, le partage explicite des pratiques reste marginal. C’est notre but en écrivant cet article. Une approche originale et un modèle pédagogique innovant ont inspiré l’Académie de l’Entrepreneuriat et de l’Innovation (AEI) à nous attribuer le Prix de l’innovation pédagogique 2021. Fruit d’une démarche praxéologique de réflexion-dans-l’action et de collaborations auprès d’experts de l’éducation, le modèle proposé place en son cœur l’ Être , comme affirmation claire de la place que doit occuper le développement des personnes dans l’accompagnement entrepreneurial. De plus, l’identification d’un sens, pour soi et pour la société, et le dialogue agissent comme forces motrices de la mise en œuvre du modèle. Cette pratique innovante oblige à une planification fine de chaque séance et à une révision des postures enseignantes et apprenantes. La pratique d’accompagnement partagée ici se déroule au sein d’un incubateur universitaire au Québec.
Pédagogie de l’accompagnement entrepreneurial (2) : vers une performance bienveillante et négociée
Authors: Bibeau Jean , Meilleur Roxane
Published: October 2022

En contexte professionnel comme académique, le projet entrepreneurial mobilise personnes accompagnatrices et accompagnées dans des parcours où savoirs et compétences sont transmis et mis en pratique. Cela dit, ces parcours sont influencés par des impératifs de performance. Cet article explore les perceptions de la performance chez ces personnes au sein d’un incubateur universitaire où une pédagogie distinctive est mise en œuvre. Il s’agit d’un contexte à la fois académique et professionnel. Les résultats relèvent le caractère parfois toxique de la performance et le sens nouveau qu’il revêt lorsque son évaluation s’inscrit dans un dialogue tenant compte des réalités de ses parties prenantes. Une « bonne performance » émerge d’un continuum négocié autour du sens et des motivations à l’engagement. Une dialectique entre sens et mesure se déploie de ces processus qui placent la personne au-devant de la dialogique personne/projet.
Évaluer dans un programme entrepreneurial fondé sur l’apprentissage par l’action : que nous apprennent les étudiants ?
Authors: Merdinger-Rumpler Caroline , Bourachnikova Olga , Wehrli Didier
Published: October 2022

La recherche repose sur le cas d’une formation initiale à l’entrepreneuriat s’inscrivant dans une approche constructiviste de l’enseignement fondée sur l’apprentissage par l’action. Centré sur le vécu des étudiants, notre questionnement porte sur le moment clé de l’évaluation. Cette dernière est perçue comme un espace d’expression ouvert, tant au niveau de la forme que du contenu. L’appropriation de la logique constructiviste représente un réel défi, en particulier en raison de la grande liberté d’interprétation des critères d’évaluation. L’évaluation par les pairs est une source de tensions liée aux différents rôles à arbitrer par les apprenants. Le sentiment de justice perçu, représente alors un indicateur pertinent de l’acceptation du résultat de l’évaluation. Ainsi, la pratique d’un dialogue ouvert et authentique tout au long du processus d’évaluation devient essentielle. Le référentiel de compétences n’est alors qu’un point de départ pour engager un dialogue évaluatif. Son utilisation n’est perçue comme pertinente que lorsqu’elle est connectée au sens de l’action entrepreneuriale.
Villes et campagnes en France : une grande fracture territoriale ?
Authors: Dumont Gérard-François , Guieysse Jean-Albert , Rebour Thierry
Published: October 2022

Le déploiement d’un processus d’urbanisation dans le monde n’est pas contestable. En France, certains en ont conclu à une évolution linéaire inévitable de l’urbanisation qui allait conduire à la quasi-disparition de la population rurale, donc des campagnes qui perdraient toute spécificité. Pour établir le diagnostic et comprendre les dynamiques des territoires français, il est nécessaire de s’interroger sur la géographie économique et sociale des territoires et sur le fait de savoir si elle met ou non en évidence une fracture villes-campagnes.
Choke points et lutte antiraciste
Authors: Alimahomed-Wilson Jake , Habart Claire
Published: October 2022

Le mouvement Black Lives Matter a ravivé la mobilisation antiraciste dans d’innombrables lieux de travail à travers les États-Unis. Deux semaines après le meurtre de George Floyd, le 25 mai 2020, les membres de la Section 13 de l’International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) bloquent les ports de Los Angeles et Long Beach pour protester contre le racisme systémique. Quelques semaines plus tard, le 19 juin, jour du Juneteenth National Independence Day qui commémore l’émancipation des esclaves afro-américain·es, toutes les sections de l’ILWU le long de la côte s’arrêtent de travailler en solidarité avec Black Lives Matter, exploitant leur position stratégique au sein de l’un des plus grands « goulots d’étranglement », ou choke points , de l’économie mondiale. Dans cet article, afin d’éclairer les enjeux de la lutte antiraciste au sein du mouvement syndical états-unien aujourd’hui, Jake Alimahomed-Wilson revient sur l’histoire du rôle joué par la question de la race dans la formation de la main-d’œuvre portuaire et des syndicats sur les quais de la Californie du Sud.
« Une frontière si féroce » : la subversion du discours anti-immigration chez Ana Castillo et Mercedez Holtry
Authors: Kasparian-Le Fèvre Méliné
Published: October 2022

À rebours des discours stigmatisants sur les migrant·es mexicain·es, les poétesses chicanas Ana Castillo et Mercedez Holtry proposent à dix ans d’intervalle un contre-discours littéraire inscrit dans la tradition du mouvement politique chicano. Ainsi, elles redonnent corps et individualité aux migrant·es en mettant en évidence l’intersection des rapports de domination dans leurs parcours singuliers, ainsi que leurs capacités de résistance. Elles proposent également une généalogie de la présence des migrant·es sur le territoire états-unien, loin de l’image de parasites menaçant la stabilité économique du pays.
Du Socialisme en Amérique : table ronde
Authors: Petitjean Clément
Published: October 2022

Alice Béja * , Grégory Bekhtari ** et Marie Plassart *** sont membres de l’équipe d’organisation du séminaire « Du Socialisme en Amérique », créé en 2018 et animé par des personnes de tous statuts universitaires : des doctorant·es, des chercheur·euses sans postes, des maître·sses de conférences et des professeur·es des universités. Dans cette table ronde, nous avons discuté avec elles et eux de l’histoire des mouvements socialistes aux États-Unis et de son actualité ainsi que de leurs recherches respectives sur l’anarchisme, le socialisme municipal et les femmes noires communistes.
La renaissance du mouvement socialiste ou d’un mouvement socialiste
Authors: Uetricht Micah , Petitjean Clément
Published: October 2022

Micah Uetricht est un journaliste états-unien, rédacteur en chef de la revue Jacobin , et militant actif au sein de l’organisation Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Spécialiste du mouvement syndical et des luttes ouvrières, il a récemment co-écrit Bigger than Bernie (Au-delà de Bernie) 1 , dans lequel lui et sa collègue Meagan Day tirent le bilan des profondes transformations de la gauche états-unienne depuis la campagne de Bernie Sanders en 2016. Dans l’entretien qui suit, nous l’avons interrogé sur l’importance de cette séquence politique et sur les perspectives qui s’ouvrent au mouvement socialiste renaissant.
Vers la disparition du droit et de la justice
Authors: Labbée Xavier
Published: October 2022

L’humanité est entrée dans la civilisation avec la découverte de la justice et du droit, lequel s’est construit sur la distinction des personnes et des choses. Lorsqu’il n’y aura plus de différence entre une personne et une chose, la confusion des notions sera réalisée ; nous serons entrés dans la post-humanité et il n’y aura plus d’humains. Le Code civil et le Code de procédure civile seront des instruments périmés, et les rapports entre post-humains ne seront plus réglés par le droit. La période de transition que nous traversons (dite « transhumaniste ») nous permet d’observer que la confusion des notions est en marche.
L’activation de la directive « Protection temporaire » : l’apport d’un instrument sui generis à la protection des personnes déplacées
Authors: Gakis Stefanos
Published: October 2022

L’activation le 4 mars 2022 de la directive 2001/55/CE portant sur la protection temporaire des personnes déplacées dans le cadre d’un afflux massif était inattendue. La critique envers sa non-activation pendant ses vingt ans d’existence et les projets de l’abroger faisaient lieu commun ces dernières années. Or, le caractère politique de la protection donne lieu à une flexibilité considérable qui s’est avérée particulièrement bénéfique à l’égard des personnes déplacées de l’Ukraine autant quant au déclenchement que lors de la mise en œuvre de la directive.
Le droit à la libre circulation des familles homoparentales consacré par la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne
Authors: Thienpont Delphine , Willems Geoffrey
Published: October 2022

Depuis quelques années, la jurisprudence développée par la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne sur la base des instruments relatifs à la libre circulation a exigé la « reconnaissance » de certains liens familiaux valablement établis à l’étranger, mais inconnus dans l’État de regroupement. L’arrêt V.M.A. s’inscrit dans le sillage de cette jurisprudence, s’agissant cette fois de la reconnaissance du lien de filiation entre un enfant et ses deux parents de même sexe. Les États membres ont désormais l’obligation de reconnaître, aux seules fins de l’exercice de la liberté de circulation et de séjour, le lien de filiation homoparentale valablement constitué dans un autre État membre. Selon la Cour, une telle obligation de reconnaissance « partielle » ne porte pas atteinte à l’identité nationale des États membres.
La liberté d’expression du journaliste sous la protection de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme
Authors: Balguy-Gallois Alexandre
Published: October 2022

La liberté d’expression du journaliste est protégée par une jurisprudence abondante de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, qui souligne le rôle essentiel que joue la presse dans une société démocratique. Dans l’arrêt Freitas Rangel c. Portugal , la Cour se livre à un jeu d’équilibre entre deux droits fondamentaux, à savoir la réputation d’autrui et la liberté d’expression. La Cour fait une nouvelle fois pencher la balance du côté de la liberté d’expression, en accordant une protection renforcée à la parole du journaliste au nom de l’intérêt public. Cet arrêt est une illustration remarquable de la méthode d’analyse employée par la Cour pour faire la distinction entre les déclarations factuelles et les jugements de valeur. À la faveur d’un examen subtil de la nature et du contexte de l’affaire, la Cour relie les déclarations journalistiques litigieuses au discours politique, auquel elle accorde également une protection spéciale.
Transfer learning for robust urban network-wide traffic volume estimation with uncertain detector deployment scheme
Authors: Xing Jiping , Wu Yunchi , Huang Di , Liu Xin
Published: October 2022

Real-time and accurate network-wide traffic volume estimation/detection is an essential part of urban transport system planning and management. As it is impractical to install detectors on every road segment of the city network, methods on the network-wide flow estimation based on limited detector data are of considerable significance. However, when the plan of detector deployment is uncertain, existing methods are unsuitable to be directly used. In this study, a transfer component analysis (TCA)-based network-wide volume estimation model, considering the different traffic volume distributions of road segments and transforming traffic features into common data space, is proposed. Moreover, this study applied taxi GPS (global positioning system) data and cellular signaling data with the same spatio-temporal coverage to improve feature extraction. In numerical experiments, the robustness and stability of the proposed network-wide estimation method outperformed other baselines in the two subnetworks selected from the urban centers and suburbs.
Data analytics in transport: Does Simpson's paradox exist in rule of ship selection for port state control?
Authors: Tian Simon , Zhu Xinyi
Published: October 2022

Although previous studies have applied artificial intelligence techniques to improve the accuracy and efficiency of ship selection in port state control (PSC) inspections, the new inspection regime (NIR) is still in effect and widely adopted by PSC authorities in the Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding to select ships for inspection. It considers seven features, and each candidate value of a certain feature is assigned a fixed weighting point. The sum of the weighting points of these seven features determines the risk level of a ship. The assumption behind the NIR is that ships with values attached with higher weighting points should have more deficiencies. However, this paper finds that Simpson's paradox may exist for this assumption; that is, the average number of deficiencies of ships with values attached with higher weighting points is lower than that of ships with values attached with lower weighting points. Therefore, this paper examines the plausibility of the NIR's weighted-sum method and further explores which feature flips the effect. Finally, we arrive at the conclusion that the features selected by NIR are coupled with each other, so we should not use a simple weighted-sum method to determine the risk level of a candidate ship. Based on the results, we further provide suggestions for PSC authorities with respect to the improvement of the ship selection scheme of NIR.
Moncrif, historien des chats
Authors: Kaibara Tomohiro
Published: October 2022

Autrefois déconsidéré, le chat a aujourd’hui le statut privilégié d’animal de compagnie, au terme d’un long processus de valorisation amorcé au xviiie siècle. Cet article montre comment le premier livre consacré à cette espèce, Les Chats (1727) de François-Auguste de Paradis de Moncrif, contribua à ce changement. Là où le chat passait pour un sujet féminin et frivole, « l’historiogriffe » en fit un objet d’histoire, combinant deux modèles de masculinité, érudite et galante, dissociés par la Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes. L’érudition lui permit de critiquer la phobie des chats en renvoyant aux mœurs des Orientaux, mais aussi de citer maints amateurs et amatrices de la haute société française. Moncrif réunit ainsi une communauté émotionnelle livresque constituée de félinophiles estimables, hommes et femmes, pour démontrer qu’il est parfaitement juste et raisonnable de chérir un chat.
Blaise dans Les Heures de Louis de Savoie
Authors: Maillet Clovis
Published: October 2022

Blaise de Sebaste est représenté sur une page du manuscrit des Heures de Louis de Savoie (1445-11460, BNF Latin 9473, folio 176v.). Il apparaît comme le saint qui prêche aux bêtes sauvages, longtemps avant François d’Assise, et à qui une femme et un loup apportent des offrandes. Certains éléments de sa proximité avec les bêtes et les femmes (ensemble ou séparément) proviennent de la légende, d’autres permettent de questionner plus généralement les relations entre genre et espèce dans le christianisme médiéval. Les espèces animales étaient, depuis Augustin, divisées en domestiques et sauvages, mais paradoxalement, les premières étaient pensées comme antérieures aux secondes. C’est la chute, provoquée par une femme, qui provoqua l’ensauvagement des paisibles espèces compagnes que Dieu avait confiées à l’humain. La vie de Blaise indique la voie de domination à suivre pour les hommes : reprendre conjointement la maîtrise sur les bêtes et les femmes.
The Wheel of Wikipedia Collaborating at Boston University Libraries
Authors: Dwyer Rachel , Jenemann Laura
Published: October 2022

Librarians at Boston University Libraries cultivated their curiosity and enthusiasm for Wikipedia into a community for campus-wide collaboration at Boston University (BU). The librarians' first experiences learning to edit Wikipedia at local events inspired them to later host their own events at BU Libraries. These events led to the libraries' instrumental support for implementing the Wikipedia Student Program at BU through a collaborative undertaking between faculty and librarians. As a result of building these new collaborations, the libraries became a point of contact for faculty and students interested in Wikipedia, found a new medium with which to explore shared pedagogical goals between the libraries and different departments, and gained visibility by being formally acknowledged in the publications and awards of colleagues at BU who are leading Wikipedia initiatives.
Kaizen Implementation
Authors: Zeferino Ana Carolina Sanches , de Souza Ramos José Ricardo , Santos Alexandre Beraldi , Satolo Eduardo Guilherme , Neto Olavo Braga , Bourguignon Saulo Cabral
Published: October 2022

The use of the lean philosophy in healthcare environments has been reported in different countries, both in the private and the public sectors. However, there is not much information on how to apply the Kaizen concept to healthcare services, notably in hospitals and emergency services, which are increasingly challenging environments given the aging of the world population and the degradation of human conditions in several countries. Existing publications on the topic expose different forms of Kaizen use in healthcare services, which may cause misunderstanding and confusion. This chapter describes and brings light to the Kaizen approach in lean implementations and discusses its challenges, barriers, and success factors using a case study of a non-governmental organization (NGO) that started its lean journey with Kaizen implementation in late 2019. It also describes strategies to use it according to up-to-date publications and presents the benefits, the challenges, and the framework to successfully implement Kaizen.
Monitoring Patient Flow in the Emergency Care Units (UPA) in the City of Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Pereira Newton Narciso , Fonseca Patrick Fernandes Ribeiro da , Bonamigo Andrei , Viera Luis Enrique Valdiviezo , Queiroz Thaís Lessa
Published: October 2022

Performance indicators are an important tool for managers to identify how their organization is performing over time. Thus, a concept of the patient's timeline within the health unit was defined, which consists of monitoring from entry to exit, considering all the steps that patients went through during their stay in the emergency care units (UPA). This concept was applied to allow the monitoring of the performance of two UPA's being classified as (1) and (2) in the city of Guarulhos, SP. Data treatment was realized by Excel and were collected from 383 patients (UPA 1 only odd days) and 1123 patients (UPA 2 all days) between 02/01/2021 and 02/28/2021 then proceeded to the organization of data to analyze the processes flow involved. Patients were grouped according to risk classification—red, orange, yellow, green, and blue—and especially medical clinic, orthopedics, pediatrics, dental attendance. Both UPA evaluated the major attendance were classified with green and blue, and in terms of treatment, the medical clinic was priority when compared with others offered in these UPA.
Levi Bellfield
Authors: DeBlasio Shannon
Published: October 2022

Levi Bellfield, now known as Yusuf Rahim, was the first person within the UK to be handed a life sentence whilst already serving a whole life sentence within Her Majesty's Prison. He was convicted in 2008 of the murders of Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delgrange as well as the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy. Then in 2011 he was further convicted for the murder of Milly Dowler. The UK press coverage of Bellfield's crimes has been monumental, with the media serving as both a help and a hinderance during the police investigation and years to follow. This chapter provides a detailed overview of Bellfield's crimes, an insight into the complex police investigation, and a glimpse at how the media impacted events which unfolded. Finally, Bellfield's motivations will be explored through the criminal narrative framework, offering a theoretical overview of his likely personal story.
Crime in Perugia
Authors: Ugolini Beatrice
Published: October 2022

On the night between 1st and 2nd November 2007, a 21-year-old English student called Meredith Kercher was killed in Perugia, Italy. After a long and controversial court case, the American, Amanda Knox, and the Italian, Raffaele Sollecito, after initially being found guilty, were acquitted of the crime. The only convict remains the Ivorian Rudi Guede. The case aroused unexpected media attention and international outcries. Many questions on the whole affair remain unresolved, which has contributed to adding conspiracy-like theories to standard criminological analysis. This chapter intends to provide a reconstruction of the events, highlighting the reasons that explain the case's great media attention.
Factors Influencing Students' Continuous Willingness to Use E-Learning Platforms in Higher Education
Authors: Li Zeyun
Published: October 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed significant challenges on education worldwide, particularly in areas with limited online teaching experience. The research design is based on constructivism learning theory and the technology acceptance model. A questionnaire was also distributed to a university of finance and economics in China. Structural equation model was used to test the influence mechanism of social media interaction on college students' willingness to use e-learning platform continuously. The positive moderating effect of online teaching context on this mechanism is further analyzed. Therefore, the use of social media in the online teaching process in higher education institutions should be encouraged, and a good online teaching context should be fostered.
Role of Glucose as Retarding Agent of Magnesium Phosphate Cement
Authors: Zárybnická Lucie , Viani Alberto , Sotiriadis Konstantinos
Published: October 2022

Magnesium phosphate cements (MPCs) find application as alternative inorganic binders in construction, for crack repair and recycling of hazardous wastes. For the most common formulation, setting occurs through the reaction in water between magnesium oxide and potassium dihydrogen phosphate. The products include MgKPO4·6H2O (MKP) and an amorphous phase. Their use is somehow limited by the short working time and excessive release of heat. In this work, glucose has been introduced in the formulation of MPC to extend the setting time and modulate the rate of heat evolution. This can be considered an inexpensive and sustainable solution. The mechanism of action of the additive has been studied by investigating the reaction with isothermal conduction calorimetry, whereas the microstructure and phase composition of the obtained cements have been studied with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction, respectively. Results indicated that the additive influenced the reaction path thanks to the interaction at the molecular level with the dissolution process of magnesium oxide, as well as with the nucleation and growth of MKP. This has been confirmed by the changes induced in the size and shape of MKP crystals observed after the experiments conducted on diluted systems.
Corrosion Inhibition Data and Statistical Analysis of the Performance of Rosemary Oil Extract on High Carbon Steel in Dilute Electrolyte Solutions
Authors: Loto Roland Tolulope , Fajobi Muyiwa , Odunlami Olayemi
Published: October 2022

Application of plant extracts for the corrosion protection of engineering materials is an ongoing research to replace the conventional toxic, costly and unsustainable chemical derivatives. Data on the corrosion inhibition performance of rosemary oil extracts on high carbon steel in 0.5 M C6H8O7, 0.5 M H2SO4 and 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution was studied and the inhibition efficiency data statistically analysed. The oil extract performed poorly in C6H8O7 solution with optimal inhibition efficiency of 49.21% at 1.5% extract concentration. However, the extract performed effectively in H2SO4 and NaCl solution with optimal inhibition efficiency of 78.45% at 2.5% extract concentration and 97.87% at 1.5% extract concentration. Inhibition efficiency varied significantly with exposure time and concentration. The oil extract exhibited chemisorption type adsorption mechanism in all the solutions in consonance with Langmuir, Frumkin and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Statistical data on standard deviation showed the variation of extract inhibition efficiency with respect to mean inhibition value and exposure time was relatively significant in C6H8O7 solution due to instability of inhibitor molecules, compared to the relatively low values obtained in H2SO4 and NaCl solution. Data from numerical variation showed extract concentration is the dominant statistically relevant inducing inhibition performance of rosemary oil extract in C6H8O7 and NaCl solution with statistical relevance factor of 63.40% and 70.36% compared to the corresponding values obtained in H2SO4 solution were extract concentration and exposure time were statistically relevant. Data showed 30%, 19% and 90% of inhibition efficiency data in C6H8O7, H2SO4 and NaCl solution are above 70% inhibition value at margin of error of +0.09, +0.077 and +0.059.
Recovery of Hydro Turbines: From Welding to Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Barrionuevo Germán Omar , Toapanta Marcelo , Mullo José Luis , Camacho-Játiva Lorena
Published: October 2022

This work describes the advances in manufacturing for the recovery of hydraulic turbines. One of the key components in the operation of hydraulic turbines is the blades; as they are part of the impeller, they are in constant motion and directly receive all the loads produced by the impact of the water and the abrasive effects caused by sediment. The interaction between abrasion, cavitation, and corrosion accelerates the wear of these components, so it is necessary to apply coatings to prolong their useful life. When these elements lose their hydrodynamic profile, they must be submitted to a recovery process; typically, welding is used. However, due to the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM) and the development of new materials, AM appears as a disruptive technology capable of recovering the dynamic profile and improving surface properties such as hardness and wear resistance. The results show the effectiveness of the wire and arc additive manufacturing technology for the recovery of hydraulic turbines, increasing surface hardness from 285 to 325 HB.
Study on Engineering Properties of Concrete Containing Marble Powder as Admixture
Authors: Hundessa Gemmachis Merga , Bikila Jifara Chimdi , Kumar Leevesh , Kebede Getachew , Begna Hunde Hailu , Tadesse Firaol
Published: October 2022

The construction industry relies heavily on concrete for its operations in the development of houses and other infrastructural facilities due to its structural stability and strength. To fulfil the requirement of concrete materials, this study focuses on investigating the use of marble powder as admixture in concrete production and its effect on the fresh and hardened properties of concrete. About 72 samples of concrete were prepared using marble powder admixture in four separate mixes by adding marble dust with the range from 0% to 6% at an incremental rate of 2wt.% of cement. The workability of the concrete mix with marble waste admixture was found to be higher than that of the control mix. The maximum compressive strength increases with the 4% marble powder admixture after 28 days and it equal to 24.50%, as compared with control mix and the flexural strength also shows a maximum increment in strength with 4% of marble powder after 28 days, which is 5.59% as compared with control mix. The density of concrete increases from 2.14 to 2.82 gm. /cm3 with the increase in admixture from 0% to 4%, on other hand with 6% marble waste the density slightly decreases when compared with the result obtained from 4% marble waste admixture. Therefore, using marble powder as an admixture up to 4% in concrete production gives excellent results in compressive strength, flexural strength, and density compared to the control mixes of concrete.
Creating Synergies Through Advancing Technology and Ocean Observing
Authors: Heupel Michelle
Published: October 2022

Abstract There is a strong connection and interrelationship between ocean observing and technology development. Technology helps us observe, and observing applications help refine and drive technological advances. This unique relationship creates mutual benefits across sectors
and communities.
Restoring non-COVID-19 clinical research and surveillance in Oyo state, Nigeria during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Authors: Ogunleye Veronica O. , Oluwalusi Okainemen P. , Popoola Oluwafemi , Kehinde Aderemi , Adekanmbi Olukemi , Udofia Ifiok , Agbi Sarah , Akintayo Ifeoluwa , Ajiboye Jolaade J. , Bamidele Folasade , Alonge Temitope , Mogeni Ondari D. , Marks Florian , Okeke Iruka N.
Published: October 2022

Background: Many sub-Saharan African patients receive clinical care from extramurally-supported research and surveillance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pausing these activities reduces patient care, surveillance, and research staff employment, increasing pandemic losses. In Oyo State, Nigeria, we paused a multi-country invasive salmonellosis surveillance initiative and a rural clinical bacteriology project.Objective: Working with research partners raises health facility concerns about SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks and incurs infection prevention costs, so we developed and implemented re-opening plans to protect staff and patients and help health facilities deliver care.Methods: Our reopening plan included appointing safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) managers from existing project staff cadres, writing new standard operating procedures, implementing extensive assessed training, COVID-19 testing for staff, procuring and managing PPE, and providing secondary bacteraemia blood culture support for COVID-19 patients in State isolation facilities.Results:  Surveillance data showed that the pandemic reduced care access and negatively affected patient unsupervised antibacterial use. The re-opening plan repurposed human and material resources from national and international extramurally-supported programs to mitigate these effects on public health.Conclusions:  A structured reopening plan restarted care, surveillance, and infection prevention and control.
Arthroscopic treatment of tibial intercondylar eminence fractures in skeletally immature patients with bioabsorbable nails
Authors: Uboldi Francesco M. , Trezza Paolo , Panuccio Elena , Memeo Antonio
Published: October 2022

Fractures involving tibial eminence caused by ACL avulsion lesion most frequently occur paediatric patients. Satisfactory reduction in displaced fractures cannot be achieved through conservative treatment, while arthroscopy-assisted fixation technique represents the gold standard to reduce and to fix articular fractures and several effective implants have been used to treat this kind of fractures. In our retrospective study, we proposed a different arthroscopic technique to fix Type II and Type III tibial eminence fractures by using bioabsorbable nails. Nineteen patients, aged 6 to 13 years were treated with arthroscopic reduction and fixation of the fragment using bioabsorbable nails. At 6-month follow-up, all patients showed a decrease of less than 2mm of the anterior edge. All patients at maximum follow-up reached a full knee flexion/extension. IKDC subjective mean score at six-month was 88.14.2 points (range 80-95; p<0.01). For what concerns the Tegner Activity Scale, the mean value of 5.51 (range 3-7) prior to the surgery changed into 5.10.9 (range 3-6) at 6 months. No inflammatory reactions were reported and all fractures healed without complications. The objective IKDC grade A was reported in 18 patients and grade B in one patient, having a “nearly normal” range of motion item (92% compared to contralateral). Results can be compared to other surgical procedures described in the literature, having the same fast learning curve increase and limited complications, beside the fact that a second operation for metallic implants removal was avoided.