bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Treatment (Diet Plus Exercise) on Endothelial and Vascular Function, Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure in Stage 1 Hypertension: Results of the HINTreat Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Vamvakis Anastasios , Gkaliagkousi Eugenia , Lazaridis Antonios , Grammatikopoulou Maria G. , Triantafyllou Areti , Nikolaidou Barbara , Koletsos Nikolaos , Anyfanti Panagiota , Tzimos Christos , Zebekakis Pantelis , Douma Stella
Published: May 2020

Lifestyle modification is an important component of essential hypertension (EH) therapy. The aim of the Hypertension Intensive Nutrition Treatment (HINTreat) parallel, randomized controlled trial was to examine the effect of a 6-month intensive lifestyle treatment (ILT) (diet plus exercise with monthly visits) compared to the usual care. A total of 76 adults with stage 1 EH were randomized (38 in each group). Dietary analysis, anthropometry, physical activity, biochemical and urine profile, blood pressure (BP), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), central hemodynamics, β-stiffness index and carotid intima media-thickness were evaluated. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) was calculated for each participant from the intake of 29 nutrients/food components. At the end of the trial, participants in the ILT group reduced their 24h urinary Na excretion (p ≤ 0.001), daytime systolic BP (p ≤ 0.048) and mean carotid β-stiffness index (p ≤ 0.005) and ameliorated their lipidemic profile compared to the standard care. Univariate analysis for the total sample showed a strong association between DII and ADMA levels (β = 0.089, p ≤ 0.01). ILT is effective in improving the inflammatory components of the diet and selected cardiometabolic parameters, including arterial stiffness.
Google Earth Engine for the Detection of Soiling on Photovoltaic Solar Panels in Arid Environments
Authors: Supe Hitesh , Avtar Ram , Singh Deepak , Gupta Ankita , Yunus Ali P. , Dou Jie , A. Ravankar Ankit , Mohan Geetha , Chapagain Saroj Kumar , Sharma Vivek , Singh Chander Kumar , Tutubalina Olga , Kharrazi Ali
Published: May 2020

The soiling of solar panels from dry deposition affects the overall efficiency of power output from solar power plants. This study focuses on the detection and monitoring of sand deposition (wind-blown dust) on photovoltaic (PV) solar panels in arid regions using multitemporal remote sensing data. The study area is located in Bhadla solar park of Rajasthan, India which receives numerous sandstorms every year, carried by westerly and north-westerly winds. This study aims to use Google Earth Engine (GEE) in monitoring the soiling phenomenon on PV panels. Optical imageries archived in the GEE platform were processed for the generation of various sand indices such as the normalized differential sand index (NDSI), the ratio normalized differential soil index (RNDSI), and the dry bare soil index (DBSI). Land surface temperature (LST) derived from Landsat 8 thermal bands were also used to correlate with sand indices and to observe the pattern of sand accumulation in the target region. Additionally, high-resolution PlanetScope images were used to quantitatively validate the sand indices. Our study suggests that the use of freely available satellite data with semiautomated processing on GEE can be a useful alternative to manual methods. The developed method can provide near real-time monitoring of soiling on PV panels cost-effectively. This study concludes that the DBSI method has a comparatively higher potential (89.6% Accuracy, 0.77 Kappa) in the detection of sand deposition on PV panels as compared to other indices. The findings of this study can be useful to solar energy companies in the development of an operational plan for the cleaning of PV panels regularly.
Near-Real-Time Application of SEVIRI Aerosol Optical Depth Algorithm
Authors: Zawadzka-Manko Olga , Stachlewska Iwona S. , Markowicz Krzysztof M.
Published: May 2020

Within the framework of the Satellite-based Monitoring Initiative for Regional Air quality (SAMIRA) project, the near-real-time (NRT) operation has been documented for an in-house developed algorithm used for the retrieval of aerosol optical depth (AOD) maps from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) sensor onboard the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG). With the frequency of 15 min at a spatial resolution of roughly 5.5 × 5.5 km the AOD maps are provided for the country domains of Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Southern Norway. A significant improvement has been reported in terms of modification of the existing prototype algorithm that it suits the operational NRT AOD retrieval for an extended area. This is mainly due to the application of the optimal interpolation method for the AOD estimation on reference days with the use of ground-based measurements of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and the Aerosol Research Network (PolandAOD-NET) as well as simulations of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The main issues that have been addressed regarding surface reflectance estimation, cloud screening and uncertainty calculation. Exemplary maps of the NRT retrieval have been presented.
Mobility Prediction-Based Optimisation and Encryption of Passenger Traffic-Flows Using Machine Learning
Authors: Asad Syed Muhammad , Ahmad Jawad , Hussain Sajjad , Zoha Ahmed , Abbasi Qammer Hussain , Imran Muhammad Ali
Published: May 2020

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled optimisation of train’s passenger traffic flows is a key consideration of transportation under Smart City planning (SCP). Traditional mobility prediction based optimisation and encryption approaches are reactive in nature; however, Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven proactive solutions are required for near real-time optimisation. Leveraging the historical passenger data recorded via Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensors installed at the train stations, mobility prediction models can be developed to support and improve the railway operational performance vis-a-vis 5G and beyond. In this paper we have analysed the passenger traffic flows based on an Access, Egress and Interchange (AEI) framework to support train infrastructure against congestion, accidents, overloading carriages and maintenance. This paper predominantly focuses on developing passenger flow predictions using Machine Learning (ML) along with a novel encryption model that is capable of handling the heavy passenger traffic flow in real-time. We have compared and reported the performance of various ML driven flow prediction models using real-world passenger flow data obtained from London Underground and Overground (LUO). Extensive spatio-temporal simulations leveraging realistic mobility prediction models show that an AEI framework can achieve 91.17% prediction accuracy along with secure and light-weight encryption capabilities. Security parameters such as correlation coefficient (<0.01), entropy (>7.70), number of pixel change rate (>99%), unified average change intensity (>33), contrast (>10), homogeneity (<0.3) and energy (<0.01) prove the efficacy of the proposed encryption scheme.
Effectiveness of Non-Local Means Algorithm with an Industrial 3 MeV LINAC High-Energy X-ray System for Non-Destructive Testing
Authors: Kim Kyuseok , Choi Jaegu , Lee Youngjin
Published: May 2020

Industrial high-energy X-ray imaging systems are widely used for non-destructive testing (NDT) to detect defects in the internal structure of objects. Research on X-ray image noise reduction techniques using image processing has been widely conducted with the aim of improving the detection of defects in objects. In this paper, we propose a non-local means (NLM) denoising algorithm to improve the quality of images obtained using an industrial 3 MeV high-energy X-ray imaging system. We acquired X-ray images using various castings and assessed the performance visually and by obtaining the intensity profile, contrast-to-noise ratio, coefficient of variation, and normalized noise power spectrum. Overall, the quality of images processed by the proposed NLM algorithm is superior to those processed by existing algorithms for the acquired casting images. In conclusion, the NLM denoising algorithm offers an efficient and competitive approach to overcome the noise problem in high-energy X-ray imaging systems, and we expect the accompanying image processing software to facilitate and improve image restoration.
Resource Allocation to Massive Internet of Things in LoRaWANs
Authors: Farhad Arshad , Kim Dae-Ho , Pyun Jae-Young
Published: May 2020

A long-range wide area network (LoRaWAN) adapts the ALOHA network concept for channel access, resulting in packet collisions caused by intra- and inter-spreading factor (SF) interference. This leads to a high packet loss ratio. In LoRaWAN, each end device (ED) increments the SF after every two consecutive failed retransmissions, thus forcing the EDs to use a high SF. When numerous EDs switch to the highest SF, the network loses its advantage of orthogonality. Thus, the collision probability of the ED packets increases drastically. In this study, we propose two SF allocation schemes to enhance the packet success ratio by lowering the impact of interference. The first scheme, called the channel-adaptive SF recovery algorithm, increments or decrements the SF based on the retransmission of the ED packets, indicating the channel status in the network. The second approach allocates SF to EDs based on ED sensitivity during the initial deployment. These schemes are validated through extensive simulations by considering the channel interference in both confirmed and unconfirmed modes of LoRaWAN. Through simulation results, we show that the SFs have been adaptively applied to each ED, and the proposed schemes enhance the packet success delivery ratio as compared to the typical SF allocation schemes.
Virtual Network Embedding for Multi-Domain Heterogeneous Converged Optical Networks: Issues and Challenges
Authors: Zong Yue , Feng Chuan , Guan Yingying , Liu Yejun , Guo Lei
Published: May 2020

The emerging 5G applications and the connectivity of billions of devices have driven the investigation of multi-domain heterogeneous converged optical networks. To support emerging applications with their diverse quality of service requirements, network slicing has been proposed as a promising technology. Network virtualization is an enabler for network slicing, where the physical network can be partitioned into different configurable slices in the multi-domain heterogeneous converged optical networks. An efficient resource allocation mechanism for multiple virtual networks in network virtualization is one of the main challenges referred as virtual network embedding (VNE). This paper is a survey on the state-of-the-art works for the VNE problem towards multi-domain heterogeneous converged optical networks, providing the discussion on future research issues and challenges. In this paper, we describe VNE in multi-domain heterogeneous converged optical networks with enabling network orchestration technologies and analyze the literature about VNE algorithms with various network considerations for each network domain. The basic VNE problem with various motivations and performance metrics for general scenarios is discussed. A VNE algorithm taxonomy is presented and discussed by classifying the major VNE algorithms into three categories according to existing literature. We analyze and compare the attributes of algorithms such as node and link embedding methods, objectives, and network architecture, which can give a selection or baseline for future work of VNE. Finally, we explore some broader perspectives in future research issues and challenges on 5G scenario, field trail deployment, and machine learning-based algorithms.
An Assessment of Global Macroeconomic Impacts Caused by Sea Level Rise Using the Framework of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and Representative Concentration Pathways
Authors: Nishiura Osamu , Tamura Makoto , Fujimori Shinichiro , Takahashi Kiyoshi , Takakura Junya , Hijioka Yasuaki
Published: May 2020

Coastal areas provide important services and functions for social and economic activities. Damage due to sea level rise (SLR) is one of the serious problems anticipated and caused by climate change. In this study, we assess the global economic impact of inundation due to SLR by using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that incorporates detailed coastal damage information. The scenario analysis considers multiple general circulation models, socioeconomic assumptions, and stringency of climate change mitigation measures. We found that the global household consumption loss proportion will be 0.045%, with a range of 0.027−0.066%, in 2100. Socioeconomic assumptions cause a difference in the loss proportion of up to 0.035% without greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation, the so-called baseline scenarios. The range of the loss proportion among GHG emission scenarios is smaller than the differences among the socioeconomic assumptions. We also observed large regional variations and, in particular, the consumption losses in low-income countries are, relatively speaking, larger than those in high-income countries. These results indicate that, even if we succeed in stabilizing the global mean temperature increase below 2 °C, economic losses caused by SLR will inevitably happen to some extent, which may imply that keeping the global mean temperature increase below 1.5 °C would be worthwhile to consider.
Experiences of Housing Adapted to Sea Level Rise and Applicability for Houses in the Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Authors: Ngo Le-Minh , Kieu Le Thi , Hoang Hai-Yen , Nguyen Hai-Binh
Published: May 2020

As a coastal district located in the Southeast of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, Can Gio is characterized by low average terrains ranging up to only 1.5m above the sea level. Impacted by climate change and sea level rise in recent years, certain neighborhoods in the Can Gio District have been facing the loss of their residential and arable lands, as well as undesired relocations. Together with riverbank and coastal erosion, this phenomenon has several negative impacts on the lives of people in residential areas and on their economic activities. This research uses a literature review and observation as the main methods to explore the experiences of sea level rise adaptive housing and thereby suggests certain solutions for the Can Gio District. The solutions include saving space for water, elevating floors, constructing with floating floors, and creating biological ditches and osmotic lines to help quickly drain flooded water. These solutions aim to protect people’s lives and houses against the rising sea level and ensure the sustainable development of the neighborhoods.
Optimization Design and Test Bed of Fuzzy Control Rule Base for PV System MPPT in Micro Grid
Authors: Kim Jong-Chan , Huh Jun-Ho , Ko Jae-Sub
Published: May 2020

This paper presents an optimal design of a fuzzy control rule base for tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic (PV) system. Fuzzy control is used for the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of PV systems because it has the advantage of processing nonlinear systems. The rule base of fuzzy control depends on the user or designer’s experience and determines the fuzzy control’s performance. In this paper, we divide the MPPT state of the PV system into four cases according to the operating conditions, and propose the rule base design of the fuzzy control according to each case. The proposed method in the paper tests the MPPT performance using artificial lighting and compares the results with the conventional control method (proportional and integral (PI) and perturbation & observation (P&O) method) to prove its effectiveness.
RETRACTED: Yoon et al. The Optimal Decision Combination in Semiconductor Manufacturing. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1788
Authors: Yoon Sungwook , Kim Jihyun , Jeong Sukjae
Published: May 2020

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Multicriteria Assessment of the Quality of Waste Sorting Centers—A Case Study
Authors: Pažek Karmen , Prišenk Jernej , Bukovski Simon , Prevolšek Boris , Rozman Črtomir
Published: May 2020

In this paper, the quality of the municipal waste sorting process in seven waste management centers in Slovenia was assessed using the qualitative multicriteria analysis (MCA) method DEX (Decision EXpert) implemented in DEXi software, which is based on multicriteria decomposition of the problem and utility functions in the form of “if–then” decision rules. The study was based on eight types of secondary raw materials. The quality of the secondary raw materials, the regularity of the delivery of secondary raw materials to recycling units based on the sorting efficiency, and the loading weight of the individual baled fractions in the transport of secondary raw materials for recycling were the main parameters used in the model. The final assessment shows “good” waste management service in centers A and D. Centers B, C, and F were rated “average”. The “bad” rating was assigned to centers E and G.
Sub-lethal exposure to cold atmospheric plasma in vitro induces changes in bacterial antibiotic resistance profiles. A pilot study.
Authors: Martínez-Barrera Melina E. , Bustos Martinez Jaime , Sánchez-Pérez Leonor , Hamdan-Partida Aída , Acosta-Gio A Enrique
Published: May 2020

To evaluate the effect of sub-lethal exposure to cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) on their antibiotic resistance, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus mutans, and Candida albicans were exposed in vitro to a commercially available CAP. This antimicrobial CAP inhibited growth but changed survivors’ antibiotic resistance.
Improving the patient journey through a risk assessment approach for ESBL-E
Authors: Barratt Ruth , Munro Julianne
Published: May 2020

The increase in multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO), including Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E), presents a challenge for infection prevention and control (IPC) teams to find adequate isolation facilities. Not all ESBL-E positive patients may present a risk for ongoing transmission and require isolation. Reducing unnecessary isolation can help with patient flow and reduce adverse events associated with isolation precautions.

The Canterbury District Health Board IPC team aimed to improve the bed management and patient journey for ESBL-E colonised/infected patients through the introduction of a risk-assessment approach for deciding the IPC and isolation requirements for these patients. Hospital policy and procedures were revised to include a process for categorising patients according to their individual risk factors for transmission of ESBL-E. Each category requires a specific set of IPC measures. To facilitate the new policy, a colour assessment tool in the form of a poster was developed as a quick reference for staff.

The new policy and poster were introduced across all hospital sites over several months. Several single rooms a day were freed up which facilitated overall bed management and patient flow. Patients with a low risk of transmission of ESBL-E benefited from a potential better journey of care. Furthermore, IPC surveillance reports did not demonstrate any increase in nosocomial ESBL-E cases.

Implementing a risk assessment for the placement and care of ESBL-E patients can have a positive outcome for patients, families, staff and bed managers, while mitigating the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance.
Biografia, história e identidade. Gonçalo Gonçalves, os processos de colonização lusa nas terras guanabarinas e identidade local
Authors: Aniceto Nascimento Fernandes Rui
Published: May 2020

Nos últimos anos, os estudos biográficos ganharam espaço na historiografia consolidando-se como uma estratégia para a compreensão de processos históricos. Nesse sentido a biografia deixou de ser apenas o estudo da trajetória do indivíduo marcada pelas balizas de seu nascimento e morte. O biografado torna-se chave para compreensão de processos por ele vivenciados, mas também como o personagem pode ser apreendido, significado ou ressignificado ao longo do tempo. Neste artigo se propõe um estudo de biografia histórica, analisando um personagem, Gonçalo Gonçalves, em dois momentos. Um deste é seu próprio tempo, associando-o aos processos de conquista e colonização na Baía de Guanabara dos séculos XVI e XVII. O outro, grosso modo o século XX, quando é apropriado como fundador de uma comuna, hoje periférica, e é eleito como índice estratégico para a construção de uma identidade local.
“A louca dos gatos” ou sobre como gaslaitear o feminino
Authors: Henrique de Lucas Carlos , De Sousa Fernandes Fabio , Yoshie Takemoto Diana
Published: May 2020

O artigo conceitua o gaslighting e suas formas de atuação por meio de fundamentação teórica e análise de produtos culturais e midiáticos, demonstrando-o como um fenômeno social originado no interior de sociedades historicamente patriarcais, mais especificamente as ocidentais, e, por conseguinte, dicotômicas – binomiais, que instituem papeis baseados no gênero para todas as pessoas. Ao não obedecer a essa imposição de papéis, ou normatividade, conforme se verá, a sujeita-alvo do gaslighting se torna um ser abjeto. Neste texto, o abjeto pode ser observado pela criação, via discurso, da personagem “Louca dos Gatos”. Concluímos, mesmo que provisoriamente, que o gaslighting e os estereótipos sobre o gênero distorcem as relações de modo intencional para assegurar, reforçar e naturalizar sistemas de poder como o machismo e a heteronormatividade, o que relega as mulheres (e por que não dizer as mais diversas formas de vivência do feminino) a constantes violências e a um eterno silêncio social.
¿Reconocimiento o Redistribución? Un debate entre marxismo y feminismo
Authors: Caro Olivares Marta
Published: May 2020

Reseña del libro ¿Reconocimiento o redistribución? Un debate entre marxismo y feminismo de Judith Butler y Nancy Fraser.
Entre vedetes e “homens em travesti”
Authors: Barcelos Soliva Thiago , Gomes Junior João
Published: May 2020

O objetivo deste artigo é fazer uma discussão sobre como os homossexuais da primeira metade do século XX (os “sodomitas”, “frescos”, “bagaxas” e “invertidos” como eram chamados) se apropriaram dos territórios públicos da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e desenvolveram tecnologias e práticas de resistência capazes de burlar as convenções burguesas e cisheteronormativas, travando inclusive relação com o Teatro de Revista e as vedetes. A partir da premissa da organização de longa duração dos homossexuais no Brasil, percebe-se que aqueles homens aprenderam a estabelecer entre si redes de sociabilidade e assim enfrentaram a moral burguesa e os discursos médico e jurídico que os perseguiam e excluíam. Mais do que experiências conformadoras dos indivíduos, a efeminação, por exemplo, era adotada muitas vezes como mecanismo de resistência ao controle institucional e à normatividade de gênero, e o Teatro de Revista se constituiu como uma possibilidade de agência na qual era possível remodelar projetos de vida de que as diversidades de gênero e sexualidade passaram a ser parte constitutiva. As fontes aqui utilizadas foram teses e livros médicos, arquivos de antropologia criminal e manchetes de revista e jornal, e a temporalidade da análise foi demarcada pelos anos de 1900 e 1950.
El valle de Erro y la emigración a California: Pedro Mari Murillo
Authors: Ibarra Murillo Orreaga
Published: May 2020

RESUMEN
Se refleja en este artículo el proceso de emigración a California de un pastor del valle de Erro, paradigma de la emigración de los valles navarros. Su estancia en California es un reflejo de la vida de muchos jóvenes que trabajaron en los valles de San Joaquín y Fresno. Se analiza el contexto histórico y social de la posguerra de este valle pirenaico y
se profundiza desde un punto de vista autobiográfico en su estancia en aquella época en la que ya se iniciaban los contratos. Las razones para la emigración, la convivencia con otros pastores, la lucha contra la soledad, el trabajo en duras condiciones y, finalmente, las razones para el regreso son objeto de análisis.

LABURPENA
Artikulu honetan Erroibarko artzai baten Californiarako emigrazioa aztertzen da: Nafarroako artzaien emigrazioaren paradigma dena. Bere Californiako egonaldiak islatzen du gazte anitzena, San Joakin eta Fresno ibarretara joan zirenak. Lerro hauetan aztertzen da gerra ondorengo ingurune historikoa eta soziala; eta modu autobiografikoan sakontzen da aro honetan. Hain zuzen ere, kontratuak hasten zen garai honetan. Emigrazioaren arrazoiak, bertze artzaiekin elkarbizitza, bakardadearen kontrako borroka, lan gogorra, eta azkenean itzuliaren arrazoiak aztertzen dira.

ABSTRACT
This article reflects the emigration process to California of a shepherd, paradigm of the emigration of the Navarre valleys. His stay in California is a reflection of the lives of many young people who worked in the valleys of San Joaquin and Fresno. The post-war historical and social context of this Pyrenean valley is analyzed from an autobiographical point of view, in his stay at that time when the contracts were already beginning. The reasons for emigration, living with other pastors, the fight against loneliness work in harsh conditions and, finally, the reasons for the return are subject to analysis.
UTS ILMU SEJARAH DAN PENDIDIKAN IPS INDRIANA WIJAYANTI 1910128120005
Authors: wijayanti indriana
Published: May 2020

Dalam makalah ini saya memaparkan tentang bagaimana perkembangan pendidikan pada saat kebudayaan asing (Hindu-Buddha dan Islam ) masuk ke Nusantara. juga pemaparan tentang bagaimana pengaruh kebudayaan asing terhadap perkembangan pendidikan yang ada di Nusantara. bukan hanya tentang kebudayaan hindu-buddha dan islam, namun juga menceritakan bagaimana pendidikan pada masa kolonial Belanda dan juga Jepang, disertai dengan fakta nya
Pengembangan Kawasan Strategis Minapolitan Melalui Klasifikasi Wilayah Di Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara
Authors: Adiwibowo Candra Rizki
Published: May 2020

Kutai Kartanegara Regency has 7 subdistricts which are included in the Minapolitan area, including Marang Kayu, Muara Badak, Loa Kulu, Loa Janan, Samboja, Muara Jawa and Anggana. In developing the Minapolitan Straegis Region, it can increase fish farming income so as to produce equality in each region with better quality of life and welfare. In carrying out the development, it is necessary to have a region or sub-district which is the center of Minsan Metropolitan services, in determining the Minapolitan Region Service Center in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, a scalogram analysis (Guttman Scale) is performed to determine the areas that have complete facilities related to Minapolitan and Marshall Central Index Index analysis ( ISM) to determine the service center of the Kutai Kartanegara District Minapolitan Area. Based on the two analyzes, a service center in the Kutai Kartanegara District was obtained, namely Anggana District with the type and number of complete facilities related to the Minapolitan Area. Based on these results it is possible to develop the area in Anggana Subdistrict which is the Minapolitan Area Service Center of Kutai Kartanegara Regency.

Keywords: Marshall Central Index Index (ISM), Minapolitan Area Service Center ,Scalogram Analysis (Guttman Scale).
Bamboo Waste-based Bio-composite Substance: An application for Low-cost Construction Materials
Authors: Amatosa Teodoro Astorga , Loretero Michael E.
Published: May 2020

Bamboo is a lightweight and high-strength raw materials that encouraged researchers to investigate and explore, especially in the field of biocomposite and declared as one of the green-technology on the environment as fully accountable as eco-products. This research was to assess the technical feasibility of making single-layer experimental Medium-Density Particleboard panels from the bamboo waste of a three-year-old (Dendrocalamus asper). Waste materials were performed to produce composite materials using epoxy resin (C21H25C105) from a natural treatment by soaking with an average of pH 7.6 level of sea-water. Three different types of MDP produced, i.e., bamboo waste strip MDP (SMDP), bamboo waste chips MDP (CMDP) and bamboo waste mixed strip-chips MDP (MMDP) by following the same process. The experimental panels tested for their physical-mechanical properties according to the procedures defined by ASTM D1037-12. Conclusively, even the present study shows properties of MDP with higher and comparable to other composite materials; further research must be given better attention as potential substitute to be used as hardwood materials, especially in the production, design, and construction usage.
Ketahanan Ruang Kawasan Kampung Berbasis Modal Sosial Studi Kasus: Kawasan Kampung Baru Kota Balikpapan
Authors: Fitriadi Yudi
Published: May 2020

Kawasan Kampung Baru Kota Balikpapan merupakan kawasan pemukiman padat penduduk yang berada di tepi Teluk Balikpapan. Kawasan pemukiman ini berdiri di sepanjang pesisir hingga sampai ke atas perairan laut. Dalam kawasan pemukiman ini terdapat dermaga-dermaga sebagai simpul transportasi penyeberangan laut baik penumpang maupun nelayan yang cukup padat aktivitasnya sehari-hari. Keunikan kawasan ini yaitu adanya sebutan ‘Texas’ untuk pemukiman ini. Hal ini disebabkan oleh kejadian-kejadian tindak kriminalitas yang terjadi di kawasan tersebut sehingga muncul persepsi bahwa kawasan tersebut rawan dan berbahaya. Selain itu kondisi pemukiman yang padat dan menumuknya sampah di laut membuat kesan kumuh yang menambah ke’Texas’an kawasan ini. Dalam kawasan yang dipersepsikan ‘Texas’ tersebut, masyarakat kampung tetap beraktivitas sehari-hari dan memanfaatkan keberadaan pelabuhan dan kawasan industri disekitarnya untuk berpenghidupan.

 

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami seperti apa ketahanan ruang yang ada di dalam kawasan perkampungan tersebut. Dengan menggunakan metode induktif-kualitatif dan pendekatan fenomenologi, penelitian ini mencoba mengungkap apa yang sebenarnya terjadi dari aktivitas masyarakat penghuni kawasan ini terkait dengan ketahanan terhadap berbagai ancaman atau hambatan yang mereka alami sehari-hari. Penelitian ini mencoba mengeksplorasi bagaimana ketahanan ruang yang terjadi di kampung tersebut, yang bisa tercermin melalui bentukan fisik, perilaku, budaya, dan aktivitas masyarakat sehari-hari.

 

Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ketahanan ruang masyarakat Kampung Baru Kota Balikpapan dilandasi oleh modal sosial yang dimiliki masyarakat. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan penguatan ketahanan ruang yang terjadi yaitu adanya kelembagaan yang aktif sebagai motor penggerak sistem sosial masyarakat serta adaptasi komunal masyarakat dalam merespon dan meghadapi ancaman dan gangguan dari kerawanan kriminalitas yang terjadi.

 

Kata Kunci: Ketahanan ruang, fenomenologi, adaptasi, kelembagaan
Supertrees
Authors: Defant Colin , Kravitz Noah , Sah Ashwin
Published: May 2020

A $k$-universal permutation, or $k$-superpermutation, is a permutation that contains all permutations of length $k$ as patterns.  The problem of finding the minimum length of a $k$-superpermutation has recently received significant attention in the field of permutation patterns.  One can ask analogous questions for other classes of objects.  In this paper, we study $k$-supertrees.  For each $d\geq 2$, we focus on two types of rooted plane trees called $d$-ary plane trees and $[d]$-trees.  Motivated by recent developments in the literature, we consider "contiguous" and "noncontiguous" notions of pattern containment for each type of tree.  We obtain both upper and lower bounds on the minimum possible size of a $k$-supertree in three cases; in the fourth, we determine the minimum size exactly.  One of our lower bounds makes use of a recent result of Albert, Engen, Pantone, and Vatter on $k$-universal layered permutations.
Editorial
Authors: Cornils Ingo
Published: May 2020

Erfahrung, so der englische Dichter William Blake (1757-1827), kostet den Menschen alles was er hat.1 Für den deutsch-schweizerischen Schriftsteller Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), der dem englischen Mystiker in seiner Unbedingtheit auf vielfältige Weise ähnelt,2
trifft diese Maxime sicherlich im besonderen Maße zu. Aufgewachsen in einer pietistisch frommen Familie, wurde sein ,Eigensinn‘ von frühester Jugend an systematisch herausgefordert. Eltern und Lehrer versuchten mit allen Mitteln, seinen Willen zu brechen: eine brutale
Form der Erziehung, die der junge Hesse mit Eskapaden, Flucht und einem Selbstmordversuch beantwortete. Gleichzeitig wurden die religiösen Eckpfeiler, das Bewusstsein von Gut und Böse, von Schuld und Verdammnis, von Himmel und Hölle, tief in seine Psyche eingepflanzt. Das Problem
einer dualistisch konstruierten Welt sollte ihn sein Leben lang beschäftigen und zu einem Gegenentwurf herausfordern, der die Vielfältigkeit der erfahrbaren Welt schätzt und gleichzeitig die Einheit hinter den Gegensätzen betont.
Hermann Hesse and the Butterflies – A Journey from Innocence to Experience and Back
Authors: Cunningham Neale
Published: May 2020

In the Tractat vom Steppenwolf, the pamphlet which falls into the hands of Harry Haller after a night out drinking on the town, he reads, “Der Weg in die Unschuld, ins Unerschaffene, zu Gott führt nicht zurück, sondern vorwärts, nicht zum Wolf oder Kind,
sondern immer weiter in die Schuld, immer tiefer in die Menschwerdung hinein.”1 The spiritual journey from childhood innocence, through the experience of individuation and becoming fully human, back to a redemptive innocence, is known from Hesse’s ‘Three-Step Doctrine’
in his 1932 essay Ein Stückchen Theologie.2 Here, Hesse introduces the idea of a process of human individuation comprising three stages of development: a stage of innocence; a stage of guiltiness, in which there is a knowledge of good and evil, which leads every serious,
critical individual invariably to despair; and a final stage which ends either in downfall, or a breakthrough to grace, redemption, and faith.3 In this latter state the ego has been subsumed into the true self.4 In the Tractat vom Steppenwolf this notion is presented
as follows:
Unschuld und verlorene Unschuld in Hesses Peter Camenzind
Authors: Rettmann Maike
Published: May 2020

In diesem dreistufigen Modell der menschlichen (Seelen-)Entwicklung, die Hermann Hesse in seinem Aufsatz Ein Stückchen Theologie von 1932 entwirft,2 erscheint die Kindheit als Raum der Unschuld. Unschuld ist in Hesses Perspektive ein ,,ontologische[s] Apriori“3,
das zur biblischen Paradiesvorstellung in Bezug gesetzt wird und für das Kind mit dem Attribut ,Verantwortungslosigkeit‘ einen angeborenen Seinszustand in Anspruch nimmt, in dem es von jeglicher Verpflichtung, für die Folgen seiner Handlungen einzustehen, freigesprochen
wird. Anders als der mit der christlichen Paradiesgeschichte verbundene Sündenfall stellt sich Schuld hier in der Entwicklung des Menschen nicht durch Verfehlungen des Einzelnen und Verführungskünste Dritter ein: Sie ist ein unweigerlich eintretender Entwicklungszustand. Schuld
beginnt bei Hesse mit der Sozialisation – mit der Einführung in Denkweisen und Wissensbestände kultureller, moralischer und religiöser Institutionen –, deren Preis existentielle Verzweiflung ist. Wer diese Verzweiflung überwinden kann – und nicht, wie
etwa Hans Giebenrath aus Unterm Rad (1906) oder Friedrich Klein aus der Novelle Klein und Wagner (1919), einen verfrühten Tod im Wasser findet –, dem eröffnet sich eine ,,neue Art von Unschuld“4: zwar gelangt er ,,nicht wieder hinter Moral und
Kultur zurück ins Kinderparadies“, dafür aber ,,über sie hinaus in das Lebenkönnen kraft eines Glaubens.“5
Erfahrung und Selbstfindung: zur ewigen Jugend
Authors: Ponzi Mauro
Published: May 2020

In eine tiefe, offenbar von Familienproblemen verursachte psychologische Krise geraten, wurde Hesse im Frühjahr 1916 in eine Nervenheilanstalt in Sommat bei Luzern eingeliefert. Dort wurde er von einem Schüler von C. G. Jung, Dr. J. B. Lang, psychoanalytisch behandelt. Die
psychoanalytische Therapie setzte er auch nach dem Verlassen der Klinik mit sechzig Sitzungen vom Juni 1916 bis November 1917 fort, wodurch er offenbar seine psychische Stabilität und ein festes Vertrauen in sein schriftstellerisches Können zurückzugewinnen vermochte. Zugleich
erlebte Hesse die Psychoanalyse als ,,Offenbarung“, die ihm eine neue Sicht auf die Welt eröffnete und ihm einen neuen Schlüssel lieferte, um sein literarisches Werk zu strukturieren. So lässt sich in seiner Erzählprosa ab 1919 eine radikale Wende beobachten: Aufgrund
einer geglückten Kombination von psychoanalytischen Motiven und vagen ,,fernöstlichen“ Elementen zur radikalen Formulierung von Alternativen zu der westlichen ,,dekadenten“ und verdorbenen Kultur (auch Nietzsches Denken spielt hier immer eine entscheidende Rolle)1
gelingt es ihm, einige Hauptpersonen und Fabeln zu schildern, die die Leser mit dem ,,Weg nach innen“ sowie der befreienden und selbstdarstellenden Kraft einer alternativen Einstellung faszinieren.
The Enlightenment Turns to China: The International Flow of Concepts and Their Geographic Dispersion
Authors: CHEN Chien-shou
Published: May 2020

Abstract This article attempts to strip away the Eurocentrism of the Enlightenment, to reconsider how this concept that originated in Europe was transmitted to China. This is thus an attempt to treat the Enlightenment in terms of its global, worldwide significance. Coming
from this perspective, the Enlightenment can be viewed as a history of the exchange and interweaving of concepts, a history of translation and quotation, and thus a history of the joint production of knowledge. We must reconsider the dimensions of both time and space in examining the global
Enlightenment project. As a concept, the Enlightenment for the most part has been molded by historical actors acting in local circumstances. It is not a concept shaped and brought into being solely from textual sources originating in Europe. As a concept, the Enlightenment enabled historical
actors in specific localities to begin to engage in globalized thinking, and to find a place for their individual circumstances within the global setting. This article follows such a line of thought, to discuss the conceptual history of the Enlightenment in China, giving special emphasis to
the processes of formation and translation of this concept within the overall flow of modern Chinese history.
The Concept of “Self-Government” across Cultures: From the Western World to Japan and China
Authors: HUANG Donglan
Published: May 2020

Abstract This paper focuses on the change of the meaning of “self-government” after it was introduced from Western world into East Asia in late 19th and early 20th century. By surveying the process of translation and dissemination of the concept “self-government”
as well as the institutionalization of local self-government in Japan and China, the author points out that in Meiji Japan, the meaning of the word “selfgovernment” underwent significant changes from “freedom” which means antiauthoritarianism that was transmitted in
the English word “local-government” to sharing the responsibility of national administration as embodied in the German word “Selbstverwaltung” along with the establishment of Prussian modeled local selfgovernment system. In late-Qing China, on the other hand, the term
“localgovernment” was accepted as “self-reliance” as a way to achieve national prosperity and independence by enhancing individuals’ capacity, or “provincial autonomy” as a step to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Qing government enacted a set of “selfgovernment”
laws with reference to Japan’s system, but it turned out to be the same as its traditional counterpart enforced by local elites to offer public services under the profound influence of the Confucian tradition of xiangguan(local heads) in ancient China instead of incorporating
the local elites into the state administrative system.
Discourses of “Imperialism” in the Late Qing Dynasty
Authors: WANG Hanhao
Published: May 2020

Abstract Imperialism, the key concept of modern politics and society, entered China via Japan in the late Qing Dynasty. This concept had been endowed with rich connotations before Lenin’s assertion that imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism gained a dominant
position in China. Liang Qichao influenced by the Waseda University of Politics, regarded “imperialism” as the result of “nationalism”. He advocated the cultivation of nationals to cope with international competition. At the same time, Kotoku Shusui being influenced
by the European and American socialist thoughts, regarded “imperialism” as the product of the politicians and capitalists’ seeking profit from the centralization of power. Mencius, a classic Confucian text, became the native resource for absorbing this proposition, attention
to the universalist thought which is constructed by Confucian moral theory such as compassion. But for other East Asian countries such as China and Korea, the claim had received little response.
Racism in the Early-20th-Century U.S. and Sun Yatsen’s Outlook on Chinese Culture
Authors: LIU Chao
Published: May 2020

Abstract Confronted with the decline of Western hegemony, the post-Great-War American society witnessed a prevailing trend of racism represented by Lothrop Stoddard, who proposed to suppress the nationalist movements in Asia and completely prohibit the immigration of Asians
into the United States to maintain white supremacy across the world. His racist discourse also constituted the historical context of Sun Yat-sen’s speech to The Kobe Chamber of Commerce. Unlike previous studies of the speech that focused on Sun’s expression of “Greater Asianism,”
this paper examines his critical remarks on Stoddard, intending to explore the intellectual origin of the renewed outlook held by Sun on Chinese culture in his later years, as he intentionally misinterpreted Stoddard’s main idea as cultural revolt, neutralied such notions as biological
determination and human inequality, and replaced white supremacy with the ascendancy of Chinese culture by emphasizing its originality, historical unity and moral superiority. On the very basis, Sun presented an alternative mode of modern civilization that diverged from the Euro-centric capitalist
modernity. Echoing various anti-capitalist and counter-enlightenment thoughts of this period, Sun’s proposal could be taken as an integral part of the “new cultural conservatism” promoted by Chinese intellectuals in the 1920s.
On the Translation of “Association” in the Manifesto of the Communist Party
Authors: WANG Nan
Published: May 2020

Abstract There are many Chinese versions of The Communist Manifesto and all of them had problems with the translation of foreign concepts and words, which triggered debates for years. One of the most interesting questions in the debates on the translation of the Manifesto
is how to translate (Ger.) Assoziation / “association” and how Marx understood this concept.
Myelopathy caused by Ossification of Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum
Authors: Yudoyono Farid , Dahlan Rully Hanafi , Ompusunggu Sevline Esthetia , Hamijoyo Laniyati , Arifin Muhammad Zafrullah
Published: May 2020

Hypertrophy of the posterior spinal elements leading to compromise of the spinal canal and its neural elements is a well-recognized pathological entity affecting the lumbar or cervical spine. Such stenosis of the thoracic spine in the absence of a generalized rheumatological,metabolic, or orthopedic disorder, or a history of trauma is generally considered to be rare. Spinal ligaments, such as the ligamentum flavum (LF), are prone to degeneration and can lead to back pain and nerve dysfunction. Ossification of ligamentum flavum (OLF) is a pathological condition that cause neurological symptoms and usually occurs in the thoracic spine and less frequently in the cervical spine. However the disease is now being increasingly recognized as acause of thoracic myelopathy. We report a rare case of thoracic myelopathy caused by OLF. A 48-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of weakness of bilateral lower extremities. Neurological examination revealed sensory deficit at Th 11 level below. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography demonstrated OLF at the right T9–11 level. Thoracicmyelopathy caused by OLF was consider and surgical intervention was performed. Posterior decompression and laminoplasty has been performed for this patient. Keywords: ossification of ligamentum flavum, thoracic myelopathy, laminoplasty
Validity test of anti-c1q serum as diagnostic marker for lupus nephritis
Authors: Enrica M , Tjandrawati A , Rachmayati S , Hamijoyo Laniyati
Published: May 2020

Background: Lupus nephritis is defined as renal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and the most important cause of morbidity and mortality. The diagnostic criteria that used to diagnose lupus nephritis are 1997 American Collegeof Rheumatology is 24 hours urine protein ≥500 mg and/or cellular cast, but significant renal damage can occur without proteinuria or cellular cast. Anti-C1q is an autoantibody that is produced by a chronic alteration of C1q collagen domain. Anti-C1q is a new specific marker for renal marker.Objective: To determine the validity of anti-C1q serum by using 1997 American College of Rheumatology criteria as a gold standard. Methods: This is a cross sectional study, conducted in October to December 2014 at Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung. The subjects had systemic lupus erythematosus with and without renal involvement, based on 1997 American College of Rheumatology criteria for SLE.Results: There were 65 subjects included in this study, 64 subjects were female and 1 subject was male. The age average was 32 (SD 11.7) years old. As many as 66.2% subjects had been diagnosed with lupus erythematosus systemic at least 3 years. Twenty four hours urine protein was measured using spectrophotometry, urine sediment was examinedfor cellular cast, and anti-C1q serum was measured using micro enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Based on American College of Rheumatology criteria, 34 subjects were classified as lupus nephritis group while 31 subjects were classified as non-lupus nephritis group. The area under the curve of anti-C1q was 0.610. The cut-off value used in this study was 10.43 U/ml. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value,negative predictive value and accuracy of anti-C1q assay were 41.18%, 77.42%, 66.67%, 54.55% and 58.46% respectively.Conclusion: Anti-C1q assay, based on this study, hasa low sensitivity and medium specificity to detect lupusnephritis
A sugestão de equilíbrio e ajustamento em Keynes
Authors: Nóbrega Wagner
Published: May 2020

Sem resumo.
A reorganização do trabalho nos bancos
Authors: Malaguti Manoel Luiz
Published: May 2020

Sem resumo.
Complex Electronic Protection for Low-voltage Three-phase Induction Motors
Authors: Popa Gabriel Nicolae , Diniș Corina Maria
Published: May 2020

Low-voltage three-phase induction motors are most often used in industrial electric drives. Electric motors must be protected by electric and/or electronic devices against: short-circuit, overloads, asymmetrical currents, two-phase voltage operation, under-voltage, and over-temperature. To design the electronic protection currents, voltages and temperature must be measured to determine whether they fall within normal limits. The electronic protection was design into low capacity PLC. The paper presents the designs and analysis of complex electronic protection for general purpose low-voltage three-phase induction motors. The electronic protection has Hall transducers and conversion electronic devices for AC currents to DC voltages, AC voltages to DC voltage, temperature to DC voltage, a low capacity PLC, switches, motor’s power contactors, and signalling lamps has been developed. Experiments with complex electronic protection, for different faults are presented. The proposed protection has the advantages of incorporating all usual protections future for the low-voltage three-phase induction motors.