bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La bande dessinée en prise avec les matérialités d’Instagram. Injonctions à la participation et postures d’acteurs dans le feuilleton numérique Été
Authors: Tréhondart Nolwenn
Published: February 2022

Cet article propose, en se centrant sur l’étude d’un cas – la bande dessinée numérique Été parue sur Instagram durant les mois d’été 2017 et 2018 –, de s’intéresser aux stratégies d’encadrement des pratiques des publics co-déployées par les concepteurs culturels et le dispositif Instagram, pour inciter les usagers-lecteurs à s’engager et à participer lors de la diffusion en ligne. En nous appuyant sur des entretiens que nous avons conduits avec des concepteurs et l’analyse de commentaires de lecteurs, nous montrons comment les prescriptions sémiotiques des architextes d’Instagram véhiculent diverses injonctions – à l’accélération, à la participation, à l’émotion – qui imprègnent et orientent les processus de conception et de réception, tout en suscitant, dans leur actualisation composite, des jeux de distanciation et de réflexivité.
L’Afrique et la littérature comparée
Authors: Riesz János
Published: February 2022

C’est un témoignage personnel. Mon passage de la littérature comparée à la littérature africaineme parut une évolution « naturelle ». J’ai retrouvé toutes les questions dans l’Afrique qui m’intéressaient déjà dans les littératures européennes. J’ai compris, dès le début, qu’il n’existait pas de critique ou d’histoire littéraire « africanologique », mais que les deux littératures obéissaient aux mêmes lois et aux mêmes règles. Inutilede chercher une spécificité africaine qui la distinguerait des littératures européennes. Il n’y a qu’une seule littérature « mondiale ».
Cosmopolitisme, littérature européenne, littérature comparée : Joseph Texte
Authors: Gély Véronique
Published: February 2022

Premier titulaire d’une chaire de littérature comparée en France, mort prématurément en 1900, Joseph Texte, héritier de Germaine de Staël, d’Hippolyte Taine et de Ferdinand Brunetière, laisse une œuvre critique qui milite pour imposer dans l’enseignement français cette nouvelle discipline et donc l’étude des langues et des littératures modernes. Il retient de Hutcheson Macaulay Posnett l’idée que, à la « littérature mondiale » du Moyen Âge, a succédé à partir du XV e siècle l’ère des littératures nationales, condition d’émergence du comparatisme littéraire. La littérature comparée, née selon lui en Allemagne en réaction contre l’hégémonie française, est à la fois vecteur de nationalisme et d’internationalisme. Elle permettra, prophétise-t-il, l’émergence d’une « littérature européenne ».
Existence of solutions to a class of damped random impulsive differential equations under Dirichlet boundary value conditions
Authors: Wang Song ,   School of Mathematics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China, Shu Xiao-Bao , Shu Linxin
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we study sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions to a class of damped random impulsive differential equations under Dirichlet boundary value conditions. By using variational method we first obtain the corresponding energy functional. Then the existence of critical points are obtained by using Mountain pass lemma and Minimax principle. Finally we assert the critical point of enery functional is the mild solution of damped random impulsive differential equations.
Pre-Crime Prediction
Authors: McElreath David H. , Sherri DioGuardi  , Doss Daniel Adrian
Published: February 2022

This paper considered the emerging use of predictive analytics in the justice domain with respect to potential bias. It discussed predictive algorithms and methods from the perspectives of reported crime and community safety in the United States. Although predictive algorithms, techniques, and implementation contexts are emerging, imperfection exists with respect to their use. Despite any effectiveness or efficiency of using predictive algorithms, such use should neither deny human rights nor transgress societal laws. Regardless, the emergence of predictive policing fuels and enhances the classic debate of balancing liberty versus security within a civil society.
A Comparative Study of Meta-Data-Based Microservice Extraction Tools
Authors: Akkaya Kerem , Ovatman Tolga
Published: February 2022

Microservices are state-of-the-art architectural patterns for developing highly resilient and scalable applications to be hosted on the web. One of the tedious and challenging aspects on applying microservice pattern is the process of transforming legacy "monolithic" software to microservices. This process, named microservice extraction, is mostly done manually because of its complicated nature and the need for domain expertise. In this study, meta-data driven tools that aim to perform automatic extraction of microservices are focused. Initially, the studies that perform automatic microservice extraction are reviewed to identify public meta-data based tools. Afterwards, the identified tools are investigated by their relative success in extracting microservices. Reviewed tools suffer over-decomposition during extraction and most of them fail to provide a mature basis when considered to exhibit practical value to be used in real-world cases.
Adaptation to university studies affects on functional state of freshmen
Authors: Avdeeva Marina
Published: February 2022

According to different researches, 30% of university graduates have a low level of health, and studying at university is one of the factors of its deterioration, besides the first year is considered critical. The purpose of research is to study the dynamics of physical development, physical fitness and functional state of young men during the first year of university studies. For the survey we used standard measurements and index calculations for 11 indicators of physical development, 9 indicators of physical fitness and 15 indicators of functional status. We calculated the arithmetic mean (M), the standard error of the mean (m), then evaluated differences by the Student criterion (t) for independent samples and considered them as reliable atр < 0.05. It is shown that during the first year of studies, young men have an increase in the Erismann index, the corpulence (Rohrer’s) index, the body mass index and a decrease in the Pignet index. There is also an increase in the coefficient of endurance, adaptive capacity and diastolic pressure, while vital capacity of the lungs, the vital index, time of hanging on the bar and the speed of running 1000 m decrease. The dynamics of physical development is expressed in a change in mass-growth indices and indicates an increase in body weight. The dynamics of physical fitness is expressed in a decrease of the time of hanging on the bar and the speed of running 1000 m. The dynamics of the functional state is expressed in a decrease of vital capacity of the lungs, vital index, increase in the coefficient of endurance, adaptive capacity and diastolic blood pressure.
Il conflitto intrapsichico e l’evoluzione storica del suo approccio psicoterapeutico in psicoanalisi
Authors: Frati Fulvio
Published: February 2022

Il concetto di ‘conflitto intrapsichico’ costituisce con ogni probabilità uno dei costrutti teorici sui quali la Psicoanalisi ha maggiormente accentrato la propria attenzione, dalla sua nascita sino ai giorni nostri, sia nel percorso di formazione e di modificazione nel tempo della propria struttura teorica complessiva che dal punto di vista della costruzione e del progressivo percorso di affinamento della propria tecnica psicoterapeutica. L’Autore, in questo articolo, cerca pertanto di presentare le principali tappe di questo lungo ed articolato percorso, sino a cercare di descrivere come il concetto di ‘conflitto intrapsichico’ potrebbe ormai considerarsi superato all’interno di uno tra i principali approcci psicoanalitici contemporanei, quello della Psicoanalisi della Relazione.
Setting ad assetto variabile. La chat dei sogni in psicoterapia: il caso di Adriana
Authors: Parrella Carmine
Published: February 2022

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The relation between Helicobactor pylori gastrointestinal tract infection and central serous chorioretinopathy among patients in Al-Diwaniya province
Authors: Layikh Haider A. , Saeed Saif A. , Attar Hasanen H.
Published: February 2022

PURPOSE:

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSR) is a serous detachment of the central retina. This condition usually affects young males. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood. Helicobactor pylori is the most prevalent stomach and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) infection worldwide, and a possible correlation between these two conditions was examined in this study.

METHODS:

Sixty-two patients with CSR (fifty-five males and seven females) were included in this study. All patients were examined by a senior ophthalmologist and fluorescein angiography was performed for each patient to confirm CSR, which has specific ophthalmic findings. It was found to be the first attack of CSR in 49 patients with the help of history and optical coherence tomography and an Amsler grid test, while in 13 patients it was shown to be recurrent disease. Diagnosis of H. pylori was done using the urea breath test at the GIT center in Diwaniya Teaching Hospital, Iraq. The control group contained 162 patients attending the GIT Department at Diwaniya Teaching Hospital with 79 patients with a positive H. pylori test and normal comprehensive eye examinations. Patients with any other ophthalmic diseases were excluded from the study.

RESULTS:

The rate of infection was significantly higher in patients than in control group (47/75.8% vs. 79/48.8%; P < 0.001). The odds ratio was 3.29 with 95% confidence interval of 1.71–6.36; therefore, patients with CSR are 3.29 times more susceptible to H. pylori infections than control subjects.

CONCLUSION:

A statistically significant relationship between the presence of H. pylori infections with CSR development among young patients was shown. More multi-center studies are needed to confirm this relationship.
Psychiatric morbidity among human immunodeficiency virus test seekers attending the integrated counseling and testing center facility of a tertiary care hospital in South India
Authors: Chelladurai Srinivasan , Nagarajan Padmavathi , Menon Vikas , Singh Rakesh
Published: February 2022

Background:

Testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a mandatory and routine regimen for various reasons. Literature suggests that the level of psychiatric morbidity is high among HIV-infected individuals. However, often psychiatric problems are undetected and untreated among these people and this is possible by the simple measure of screening when these people contact a health-care facility such as an integrated counseling and testing center (ICTC). The paucity of published data in this arena necessitates exploring the facts related to this issue. Hence, this study was aimed to identify the psychiatric morbidity among people undergoing HIV testing by a screening method.

Methods:

A cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out among 384 individuals, those who were undergoing HIV testing at an ICTC facility of a tertiary care hospital in South India. They were assessed for psychiatric morbidity by a structured clinical diagnostic interview using mini international neuropsychiatric interview. Those people who were identified as having psychiatric problem were referred to psychiatric clinic for further management.

Results:

The mean age of the patients was 40 (±13.27) years and the males (n = 254, 66.1%) predominated than the females (n = 130, 33.9%). Psychiatric illness was identified in many patients (n = 91, 24%) including major depressive disorder (n = 64, 16.7%), suicidal ideas (n = 31, 8%), panic disorder (n = 26, 6.8%), and substance abuse (n = 15, 3.9%).

Conclusion:

The findings imply the need to integrate screening and referral services for the people undergoing HIV testing. Early screening of psychiatric morbidity among individuals utilizing the ICTC facility may help identify and treat the illness at an early stage.
Distribution of physical and chemical variables in the water column and characterization of the bottom sediment in a macrotidal estuary on the Amazon coast of the state of Maranhão, Brazil
Authors: Machado Adilson Matheus Borges , Eschrique Samara Aranha , Lima Leonardo Gonçalves de , Parise Claudia Klose , Soares Leonardo Silva , Azevedo James Werllen Jesus , Silva Marcelo Henrique Lopes , Castro Antonio Carlos Leal de
Published: February 2022

The objective of this research was to characterize the distribution of dissolved nutrients at six sampling stations in the estuary of the Anil River (ARE) and characterize the bottom sediment. The study area is influenced by a tropical climate and semidiurnal macrotidal regime. Sampling of the surface water and sediment was performed in the main channel at six sampling stations distributed along the estuary in the rainy period (May 9th) and dry period (October 5th) during the spring. Physical variables were collected with the aid of a HANNA HI-8424 multi-parameter probe (water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) and YSI CTD (conductivity, temperature, and depth) probe. A van Veen dredge was used for the collection of bottom sediment from the main channel. The sedimentological results were heterogeneous. Grain size ranged from very fine to medium sand. Dissolved nutrients in the ARE had different sources depending on the season. Continental and fluvial inputs, evidenced by salinity values, governed the distribution of nutrients in the rainy period (January to June), whereas nutrient concentrations were related to the recycling of organic material in the estuary in the dry season (July to December). The considerable presence of sand in the main channel indicates that the sediments available in ARE are exposed to intense hydrodynamics. The distribution of nutrients and the grain size revealed the occurrence of different sources in the estuary according to the rainfall regime and the intense hydrodynamics of tidal currents (semidiurnal macrotidal).

Keywords: dissolved nutrients, estuarine environment, sedimentology.
Fundamentals of Connected and Automated Vehicles
Authors: Wishart Jeffrey , Chen Yan , Como Steven , Kidambi Narayanan , Lu Duo , Yang Yezhou
Published: February 2022

The automotive industry is transforming to a greater degree that has occurred since Henry Ford introduced mass production of the automobile with the Model T in 1913. Advances in computing, data processing, and artificial intelligence (deep learning in particular) are driving the development of new levels of automation that will impact all aspects of our lives including our vehicles. What are Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs)? What are the underlying technologies that need to mature and converge for them to be widely deployed? Fundamentals of Connected and Automated Vehicles is written to answer these questions, educating the reader with the information required to make informed predictions of how and when CAVs will impact their lives. Topics covered include: History of Connected and Automated Vehicles, Localization, Connectivity, Sensor and Actuator Hardware, Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, Path Planning and Motion Control, Verification and Validation, and Outlook for future of CAVs.
Comparison and Optimisation of Nocturnal Surveying Techniques in South Africa.
Authors:   , Fourie Richard
Published: February 2022

Animals are surveyed many different ways and have been for many years. Nocturnal animals in South Africa, such as aardvark (Orycteropus afer), porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) and serval (Leptailurus serval) are notoriously elusive and difficult to detect. Many different methods have previously been used to study them, but direct empirical comparisons between methods are rare. Discovering if there is one overall technique that is better than any other or if there is an ideal combination of methods will assist future researchers in their studies, making it easier for them to discover particular species as well as finding them more often. In this study, it is aimed to find whether or not there is a single method that is better at detecting nocturnal species than any other method, or whether or not it is a combination of multiple methods used in tandem, as previously thought. Two different types of camera trapping and driven nocturnal transects using spotlights are compared with one another over an 18 month period to discover which is best for detecting a range of nocturnal species found at a site in South Africa. It was found that more common species, such as jackal were found often on driven nocturnal transects, with the rarer species found more often on camera traps, however not all species that are present on the site were found using either method, indicating a high degree of chance in discovering rarer species. These results suggest that while there may not be any one method that gives the best chance to discover all nocturnal species, researchers can pick certain methods for certain species in order to give the best chance of discovery.
E-Learning: From an Option to an Obligation
Authors: Abdul Razzak Nina
Published: February 2022

Post COVID-19 outbreak, higher education practices changed considerably around the world. In Bahrain, institutions of higher learning as well as the country’s education quality authority have been challenged in different ways because of the pandemic and have been compelled to resort to e-learning and virtual approaches to quality reviews, respectively. This paper presents an analysis of e-learning in higher education in Bahrain and related quality assurance processes pre-and-post COVID-19. This is in addition to arriving at conclusions about what the next relevant steps forward are. The research method followed in this paper is qualitative, taking the form of a small-scale inquiry cast from a quality assurance perspective, that is social context-dependent and focusing on a specific case (e-learning in Bahrain pre-and-post COVID). It, thus, provides an interpretivist perspective in terms of knowledge. The data analysis points to a need for the establishment of a comprehensive set of guidelines for higher education institutions in Bahrain, to develop their own ‘Quality Assurance in E-Learning’ models. These models are simultaneously ones that can facilitate more accurate and in-depth quality evaluations by the Kingdom’s quality authority.
The Perception of Digital Academic Literacy Tutors during the COVID-19 Pandemic at the University of the Western Cape
Authors: Dankers Paul , Stoltenkamp Juliet , Donson Tuscany
Published: February 2022

The abrupt transition in teaching and learning styles and the challenges faced by online tutors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are increasing areas of research. At the University of the Western Cape (UWC) preparing for the transition had an impact on tutors who had to make major adjustments to their tutoring. The research presented here investigated the perceptions of tutors and the challenges they faced by restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as they adapted to teaching remotely, and the limitations of access to online resources. A mainly qualitative approach with an element of triangulation was followed, in which qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. All participants agreed that the abrupt transition to online teaching and learning highlighted the type of conversations that should take place to fast track processes and provide greater online resources and support for tutors. These findings agreed with research conducted by international scholars. More research that focuses on tutors and how they were affected by the abrupt transition to online teaching in relation to the provision of data is necessary.
Pólen da vegetação de restinga de Algodoal/Maiandeua, Pará, Brasil. III. Polygalaceae e Polygonaceae
Authors: Lucas Flávia Cristina Araújo , Carreira Léa Maria Medeiros , Gurgel Ely Simone Cajueiro , Gama Thália do Socorro Serra
Published: February 2022

Este trabalho aborda o estudo dos grãos de pólen de Polygalaceae e Polygonaceae na ilha de Algodoal/Maiandeua, representadas, respectivamente, pelas espécies Polygala adenophora DC., P. monticola Kunth, P. spectabilis DC., P. variabilis Kunth, Coccoloba latifolia Lam. e C. ramosissima Wedd. Grãos de pólen retirados de botões florais de exsicatas foram acetolisados, medidos, descritos e fotomicrografados em microscopia de luz e eletrônica de varredura. Os grãos de pólen de Polygalaceae variam de médios a grandes, de subprolatos a prolatos esferoidais, de 9 (-10) (-13) (-16)-colporados, de superfície psilada a perfurada. Os grãos de pólen de Polygonaceae são pequenos, prolatos, 3-colporados, de superfície microrreticulada. Com objetivo de separar as espécies, com base na ornamentação da exina, uma chave foi elaborada.
Avifaunal inventory of a Southern Amazonian transitional forest site: the São Luiz farm, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Authors: Mestre Luiz Augusto Macedo , Rechetelo Juliana , Cochrane Mark Alan , Barlow Jos
Published: February 2022

This paper describes the avifauna sampled at the São Luiz farm, in Northern Mato Grosso State, a Southern Brazilian Amazonian forest site. The avifauna was sampled at forested and open sites, between 29 June and 27 July 2008, using point counts, mist-nets and general observations. We recorded 194 bird species within 18 orders and 46 families. The records of this study expanded the known range limits of at least 16 bird species. Despite the need for sampling in other seasons, the rarefaction curves indicate a representative sampling effort. The bird community observed at this site contains most of the species typically associated with Amazonian forests, south of the Amazon, and suggests that ‘transitional forests’ found at this site should be qualified as ‘Amazonian’ when considering their legal status. Our data highlights the importance of this anthropogenically-impacted and poorly-known region of Amazonia.
O amazônida Samuel Soares de Almeida (1958-2011)
Authors: Vieira Ima Célia Guimarães , Galatti Ulisses , Amara Dário
Published: February 2022

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Discovery of the largest lungless tetrapod, Atretochoana eiselti (Taylor, 1968) (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), in its natural habitat in Brazilian Amazonia
Authors: Hoogmoed Marinus Steven , Maciel Adriano Oliveira , Coragem Juliano Tupan
Published: February 2022

We report the occurrence of the limbless and lungless tetrapod, Atretochoana eiselti, in two widely separated Brazilian Amazonian lowland localities, one (Mosqueiro island and Baía de Marajó, Belém) near the mouth of the Amazon river and another (Cachoeira Santo Antônio) near the border between Brazil and Bolivia in the Madeira river. It is shown that this species is not an inhabitant of cool, oxygen rich and fast running water in elevated localities as supposed until now, but on the contrary occurs in warm (24-30 °C), turbid, fast running water in the lowland Brazilian Amazon basin. We describe the probable habitat and three freshly preserved specimens (one male, two females) and compare them to the only two specimens known; some data are provided about the biology of this species, that seems to have a wide distribution in Brazilian Amazonia and possibly also occurs in other countries, like Bolivia.
Abundância relativa e riqueza de espécies de aranhas (Arachnida, Araneae) em clareiras originadas da exploração de petróleo na bacia do rio Urucu (Coari, Amazonas, Brasil)
Authors: Dias Sidclay Calaça , Bonaldo Alexandre Bragio
Published: February 2022

São investigadas diferenças na abundância relativa e na riqueza de espécies de aranhas em clareiras artificiais com variados níveis de regeneração em Porto Urucu, Coari, Amazonas, Brasil. Foram empregadas três metodologias de coleta complementares, que resultaram na captura de 3.786 indivíduos adultos, identificados em 623 espécies, pertencentes a 39 famílias. O presente trabalho foi o que mais acumulou espécies entre todos os artigos publicados com inventários da fauna de aranhas na região neotropical, apesar de 55% da amostragem terem sido compostos por organismos raros. O algoritmo mais acurado para a presente base de dados, ACE, estimou uma riqueza de 924 espécies. A rarefação feita para cada uma das 33 clareiras amostradas destacou um grupo com poucas espécies acumuladas (40 a 43) e um grupo com riqueza de espécies significativamente maior (98 a 100) do que as clareiras restantes, apesar das diferenças de número de exemplares e número de espécies entre clareiras não terem sido estatisticamente significativas, indicando que o número de espécies registrado é uma função direta do número de exemplares obtido em cada ponto. Isto sugere que o uso efetivo de dados sobre número de espécies e exemplares de aranhas na avaliação da regeneração de florestas tropicais depende de um esforço amostral muito maior do que o que foi até agora empregado em inventários estruturados destes animais na Amazônia brasileira.
Leguminosas invasoras de áreas cultivadas no nordeste do Pará, Brasil
Authors: Silva Mônica Falcão da , Gurgel Ely Simone Cajueiro , Souza Filho Antonio Pedro Da Silva , Do Carmo Maria de Nazaré Lima
Published: February 2022

Plantas invasoras são aquelas que vegetam em locais onde sua presença não é desejada, por provocarem inúmeros efeitos diretos e indiretos nas atividades agropecuárias do homem, mas que podem desempenhar funções ecológicas importantes. Os trabalhos taxonômicos com Leguminosae invasora na Amazônia precisam ser incrementados, e a carência de literatura especializada dificulta a identificação desses vegetais no elenco de plantas invasoras das áreas cultivadas. O trabalho tem como objetivo estabelecer chave de identificação para as espécies de Leguminosae invasoras de cultivos, no município de Terra Alta e região metropolitana de Belém, nordeste do Pará, Brasil, coletando todas as espécies presentes nas áreas. Durante as coletas, foram encontradas dez espécies, agrupadas em oito gêneros. Destes, os mais representativos foram Mimosa L. e Stylosanthes Sw., com duas espécies cada. Quanto ao hábito de crescimento, as espécies mostraram-se em sua maioria como ervas a subarbustos (3 ssp.), e apenas uma espécie arbórea (Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby) foi registrada para as áreas estudadas. Em relação ao ciclo de vida, a maioria dos táxons é perene, sendo que todas as espécies coletadas reproduzem-se principalmente por sementes. São fornecidas descrições, comentários, nomes vulgares e ilustrações para as espécies registradas.
Quality of University Education: Educological Discourse
Authors:   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ogneviuk Viktor , Buinytska Oksana , Bulvinska Oksana ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Калиничева Галина ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Lomachynska Iryna ,   Odessa I.I. Mechnikov national university, Lomachinsky B. , Mospan Natalia ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Protsenko O. , Sysoieva Svitlana ,   National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Sopova Dana ,   Kyiv Borys Grincenko University
Published: February 2022

The collective monograph analyzes the current problems of quality assurance in higher education, raises questions about the role and social function of modern universities in society. The educational foundations for the development of university education at the current stage have been highlighted, an analysis of the challenges the modern university community is facing has been carried out, and attention is focused on the digitalization of the educational space. The authors’ team focuseson updating the legal framework and its compliance with the European standards of quality assurance in higher education. Besides, they raise issues of the European requirements implementation at the Ukrainian universities, as well as discuss the quality education impact on the labour market. The researchers pay significant attention to the culturological aspects of quality assurance in higher education: the university values, academic and information culture, and academic integrity.
Redundancy AES Masking Basis for Attack Mitigation (RAMBAM)
Authors: Belenky Yaacov , Bugaenko Vadim , Azriel Leonid , Chernyshchyk Hennadii , Dushar Ira , Karavaev Oleg , Maksimenko Oleh , Ruda Yulia , Teper Valery , Kreimer Yury
Published: February 2022

In this work, we present RAMBAM, a novel concept of designing countermeasures against side-channel attacks and the Statistical Ineffective Fault Attack (specifically SIFA-1) on AES that employs redundant representations of finite field elements. From this concept, we derive a family of protected hardware implementations of AES. A fundamental property of RAMBAM is a security parameter d that along with other attributes of the scheme allows for making trade-offs between gate count, maximal frequency, performance, level of robustness to the first and higher-order side-channel attacks, and protection against SIFA-1. We present an analytical model that explains how the scheme reduces the leakage and how the design choices affect it. Furthermore, we demonstrate experimentally how different design choices achieve the required goals. In particular, the compact version exhibits a gate count as low as 12.075 kGE, while maintaining adequate protection. The performance-oriented version provides latency as low as one round per cycle, thus combining protection against SCA and SIFA-1 with high performance which is one of the original design goals of AES. Finally, we assess the leakage of the scheme for the first and the second (bivariate) orders using TVLA methodology on an FPGA implementation and observe resilience to at least 348M traces with 16 Sboxes.
Projeto de uma habitação de interesse social com Blocos de terra compactada e ferrocimento
Authors: Buson Márcio Albuquerque , Nemer Aline Curvello da Costa , Castro Cícero Portella , De Andrade Hana Augusta , Junior Júlio de Paiva Vieira , Araújo Lara Agostinho , Venancio Luisa Carvalho , Guimarães Maíra Oliveira , E Silva Marcelo de Oliveira , Veloso Marília Tuler , Raposo Renato Santos Paulinelli , Da Cruz Rodrigo Resende , Stevaux Tamiris Tomimatsu
Published: February 2022

Este trabalho apresenta a descrição do projeto arquitetônico-construtivo desenvolvido no Escritório Modelo da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de Brasília para uma habitação de interesse social em Luanda, Angola. Este projeto foi apresentado no concurso de idéias A HOUSE IN LUANDA: PATIO AND PAVILION, organizado pela Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa de 2010. Utilizou-se a arquitetura de terra associada a componentes construtivos pré-fabricados de ferrocimento para produzir mais uma alternativa para habitações de baixo custo, de qualidade e duráveis. Foram exploradas as boas características dos BTCs modulados vazados e com encaixes em associação com componentes de ferrocimento pré-fabricados, como: pré-forma para lajes nervuradas, telhas, reservatórios de água, escadas, bancadas, pias e sanitários compostáveis. São apresentadas as diretrizes de projeto, os sistemas construtivos adotados e o partido arquitetônico do módulo inicial e das possíveis expansões, bem como o estudo do tecido urbano resultado da replicação das várias possibilidades de implantação.
A Study on Indian Journalists and their Stressful Working Conditions
Authors: Dr.Trishu Sharma
Published: February 2022

Journalism is considered as fourth pillar of any democratic society and it is only a Journalist who can take manychallenges to bring truth in front of society. But sometimes journalist has to face difficult and stressful conditionswhile working in field where they have serious threat for their life even. In this paper researcher is trying to explorevarious challenging and stressful conditions of Indian Journalists along with the data which reveals that why Indiais considered a dangerous country for Journalists. Mostly Secondary data is taken to analyze various aspects ofworking Conditions of Journalist. Through this paper the actual dangerous conditions for Indian Journalist will beanalyzed and explored.
Desarrollo de un método experimental para medición del color aplicado en pasta de aguacate Hass (Persea americana L.) mínimamente processada
Authors: Rodríguez Lilia Ortiz , Herrera Carlos Daniel Méndez , Lozano Micloth López del Castillo , Sampieri Carmen Bulbarela , Lozano Cynthia Cristina Arcila , Colorado Nora Isela Ruíz
Published: February 2022

El color es una característica importante en los alimentos ya que permite medir de forma cualitativa la calidad de estos, además representa un incremento o disminución en la aceptabilidad del consumidor pues psicológicamente el consumidor se ve atraído por alimentos con buena presentación. Actualmente, existen diversos instrumentos especializados en medir el color, sin embargo, en ocasiones se requiere de cierto capital para tener acceso a esta herramienta, ya que el costo en el mercado de un colorímetro convencional es más elevado que medir con un método experimental y como herramienta un teléfono celular inteligente. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue desarrollar un método experimental para medir el color a una pasta de aguacate Hass mínimamente procesada con tratamiento térmico por microondas. El método es tan efectivo como un instrumento especializado convencional comparando la obtención de los datos.
Management of Shweta Pradara (Leucorrhoea) Through Ayurveda- A Case Series
Authors: Akanksha Sharma
Published: February 2022

Leucorrhoea or vaginal discharge is generally whitish, yellowish or greenish vaginal discharge in females that might be normal or a symptom of infection. It is almost mucus discharge, which exhibit exfoliation of vaginal epithelial cells due to estrogen influence on the vaginal mucosa. It is important to identify the differences between physiological and pathological discharges. In Ayurveda, leucorrhoea is known as Shweta Pradara, where Shweta means white and Pradara mean discharge. Yoni vyapadas which are caused by Kapha or Vatakaphaja doshas are the main causative factors of Shweta pradara. It also depends on the Nidana which may lead to vitiation of any of the Doshas An attempt was made to manage Shweta pradara by Ayurvedic treatment protocol in dispensary at OPD level. This study was conducted on five unmarried female patients having symptoms of Shweta pradara. These patients came with complaints of vaginal discharge, itching in vaginal area, backache etc., and were treated with Shunthi Dhanyak Siddha Jala for Deepan Pachan, Haritaki churna for Anuloman, Jeevak plus capsule, Gynaevin syrup for oral medication, and Triphala Kwatha for Yoni Prakshalan, Himtone forte as Rasyana and Balya aushadhi. The whole treatment was done for 4 weeks and marked improvement was achieved in all the patients
Soil Phosphate Sorption Characteristics of Selected Calcareous Soil Series of Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Authors:   Gomal University, Khan Sadia , Khan Qudrat Ullah , Khan Muhammad Jamil , Khattak Sabir Gul , Khan Asghar Ali
Published: February 2022

To estimate the sorption and desorption capacity of some selected calcareous soils Jhatpat, Miani Pacca and Hadhwar from southern Punjab in Pakistan were analyzed. The sorption isotherms of the three soils yielded different curves. The maximum sorption was recorded in the Miani pacca soil series with value of sorption 201. 23 mg kg-1 which was followed by the Hadhwar series with peak sorption value of 190.04 mg kg-1. The lowest value for sorption was determined in the Jhatpat soil series. Comparing the different models (Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin), Freundlich model showed good fit to the sorption isotherms with regression coefficient (R2) having value of 0.99, 0.99 and 0. 98 for Jhatpat, Miani pacca and Hadhwar soil series respectively, which was higher than the other two models used. The study on the effect of equilibration time (1, 10, 30 and 60 days) of applied inorganic Phosphatic fertilizers i.e. Single super phosphate (SSP) and diammonium phosphate (DAP) @ 60 and 120 kg ha-1 on two soil series with highest P sorption. The P sorption increased with increase in the time of equilibration, with higher value of extractable P was found 22.246 mg P kg-1 after 1 day of incubation, and it gradually decreased with the lowest value of 8.271 mg kg-1after 60 days of incubation.
Potential of Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Landslide Monitoring: the Case of Janowiec Landslide in Poland
Authors:   Wroclaw University of Technology, Cmielewski Bartlomiej , Dabek Pawel Bronislaw , Patrzalek Ciechoslaw , Wilczynska Izabela
Published: February 2022

One of the first visible signs of landslide occurrence is changes in microrelief of the slope. In the classical landslide monitoring procedure to determine the land deformation, direct surveys are used. To get accurate and actual information about the object, the ultrahigh resolution unmanned aerial systems imagery can be applied. A digital surface model can be developed and utilized to create a high-resolution orthophotograph as well as a point cloud, which can be used to develop a digital terrain model. Pictures taken by unmanned aerial vehicles have a ground resolution of a pixel on the level of single centimetres. This type of cartometric material is developed in short time and allows to specify the landslides range and features, and in evaluating the mass movement. Cyclical measurements also allow to determine the resulting deformation although it should be noted that the accuracy of survey depends on the vegetation process. In this study, the methodology of landslide monitoring using unmanned aerial systems as well as comparative analyses to the other techniques such as terrestrial laser scanning or airborne laser scanning, were presented.
Assessment of Aquifer Vulnerability in Baghmalek Plain in Khuzestan, Iran using GIS DRASTIC Model
Authors:   Islamic Azad University, Glareh Reihany , Kashkuli Heydar Ali , Zohrabi Narges
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study was to assess the vulnerability of groundwater in Baghmalek aquifer to pollution. The groundwater vulnerability was simulated in Geographical Information System (GIS) using DRASTIC model. Indeed, GIS clarifies the results of a complicated model through visual representation, which provided an applicable tool for decision makers. The vulnerability map of Baghmalek basin shows four classes including no risk to pollution, very low vulnerability, low vulnerability, and low to moderate vulnerability depending on the intrinsic characteristics. The results of the model indicate that the northern parts of the plain are more vulnerable than the southern parts.
Spectrochemical Analysis of Tissues of Frog Dryophytes plicatus Tadpoles (Amphibia: Hylidae) Developing under Lead and Iron Pollution
Authors:   Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Aguillon-Gutierrez David Ramiro , Ramirez-Bautista Aurelio , Romo-Gomez Claudia
Published: February 2022

This study conducted a bioassay on frog tadpoles of the Mexican endemic species Dryophytes plicatus exposed to lead and iron. This species was used because some of its populations live near urban areas that may exposed them to pollutants, such as heavy metals due to industrial processes or mining industry. Specimens in a post-embryonic stage of Dryophytes plicatus were collected in water bodies near El Chico National Park. For the bioassay, the collected samples were grouped into three namely; tadpoles in contact with steel cloves (99% Fe, 1% C); the second group in contact with lead plates; and the last was the control group (without heavy metals). A spectrochemical analysis was held to identify the concentrations of these elements in the liver, intestines, and gills. This study shows that Dryophytes plicatus can bioaccumulate these heavy metals in their tissues, particularly in the liver and the intestine. The concentration of lead and iron was similar in both the control and experimental groups, due to the use of tap water of a mining place, but the concentration in the tadpoles tissues indicates a bioaccumulation process.
Comparative Assessment of Different Methods in Generating Design Storm Hyetographs for the Philippines
Authors:   University of the Philippines Los Banos, Duka Maurice , Lasco Jonathan David , Veyra, Jr. Celso , Aralar Alexis
Published: February 2022

Design storm hyetographs are synthetic temporal rainfall patterns used as input for flood modeling studies, drainage design and hydrodynamic modeling. In practice, the Philippines adopts the alternating block (AB) method to derive hyetographs using PAGASA-synthesized rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (RIDF) curves. In this study, six other methods- AB from actual RIDF curve, actual normalized 24-hour storms and four different patterns derived by Huff (1967)- were tested using the tipping-bucket raingauge records of a local weather station. Nonparametric statistical tests were employed to determine the significant difference between and among distributions. Moreover, Chi-squared goodness-of-fit test was used to compare the hyetographs with data from actual storms. The PAGASA AB hyetographs, while accurate in some instances, do not always represent actual storms well. Furthermore, other methods may have better fits for other storms. This study recommends further research in establishing design hyetographs in the Philippines.
Concentration and Source of Trace Metals in Street Dust from an Industrial City in Semi-arid Area of China
Authors:   Shaanxi Normal University, Han Xiufeng , Shi Dongqi , Lu Xinwei
Published: February 2022

The concentrations of trace metals in street dust of Baotou, an industrial city in semi-arid area of northwest China, were determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Sources of trace metals analyzed in the dust were identified based on their concentrations, enrichment factor and multivariate statistical analysis. The results indicate that the street dust of Baotou has elevated concentrations of Ba, Co, Cr, La, Pb and Sr, which are 1.2–4.7, 4.0–10.7, 1.7–5.8, 1.0–5.1, 1.2–8.7 and 1.5–2.6 times the background values of local soil, respectively. Cr, Pb, Ba, La and Sr in the dust were moderately enriched, while Co was significantly enriched. Cu and Zn had low concentrations to moderately enriched. Other determined trace metals were of low concentrations to minimally enriched. Hf, Zr, Ti, Y, Th, U and Ni mainly originated from natural sources. Ga, Sr and Co are primarily derived from industry and construction sources. La, Mn, V, Cr, Ba, Pb, Cu and Zn have mixed natural, industrial and traffic sources.
The Effect of Particulate Matter on Visibility in Hangzhou, China
Authors:   Xi’an University of Technology, Wu Jian , Cheng Wen , Lu Huijian , Shi Yao , He Yi
Published: February 2022

Hangzhou, a humid subtropical city of China, was studied to investigate the effect of particulate matters (PMs) and its fractions (e.g., PM2.5 and PM2.5~10) and levels of relative humidity (10 to >90%) on atmospheric visibility. It was found that finer fractions of PM have greater negative effect on visibility. This inverse relationship was pronounced during winter season, having the highest PM2.5 concentrations and the lowest visual range. Summer season exhibited the highest visual range and least PM2.5fractions, along with autumn. Furthermore, lower relative humidity coincides with higher visual range regardless of the PM fractions. As the levels of relative humidity went up (>90%), lower values of visual range were measured. The results from this study suggest that lower target levels of PM2.5 is needed for Hangzhou in order to prevent episodes of poor visibility.
Bacteriological Examination and Physico-chemical Properties of Streams Receiving Industrial Effluents in Rosslyn, Pretoria, South Africa
Authors:   Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Salvador-Oke Kafilat Taiwo , King Piet , Olowoyo Joshua Oluwole
Published: February 2022

The reliance on streams and rivers to provide water for agricultural purposes and to some extent- domestic purpose, is still in existence especially in the semi-urban and rural areas. This study investigated the bacteriological load and physicochemical properties of water from streams receiving industrial effluents and a reservoir receiving wastewater from a hospital. Water samples were collected from March to August, 2015 from ten sampling stations and analysis were carried out following standard procedures. The water pH ranged from 6.21 ± 0.03 – 8.22 ± 0.08. Phosphate ranged from 0.0 – 7. 80 ± 0.38 mg L-1. Nitrate ranged from 0.03 ± 0.04 – 209 ± 2.26 mg L-1 while nitrite ranged from 0.00 – 14. 00 ± 0.30 mg L-1. The TSS (total suspended solids) and TDS (total dissolved solids) were in the range 40.0 ± 2 .00 – 58.70 ± 130 mg L-1 and 40 ± 6.0 – 1010 ±45.0 mg L-1 respectively. The bacteriological loads ranged from 4.85 ± 2.0 – 36.5 ± 7.0 cfu 100 ml-1. Sites receiving effluents from industrial and hospital wastes were highly polluted with values obtained for parameters exceeding the standard set by World Health Organizatio (WHO). The shapes of the bacteria examined under the microscope were Coccobacilli, Cocci, Vibrio, Diplococci and Bacilli. Vibrio shaped bacteria was only observed from streams receiving wastewater from the hospital. In conclusion, it is necessary to educate people on the danger of using water from these streams and a proper waste management method should be established at the hospital and the industrial areas.
Sustainable Livelihoods-Based Assessment of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change: The Case of Organic and Conventional Vegetable Farmers in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
Authors:   University of the Philippines Los Banos, Colting-Pulumbarit Clarice , Lasco Rodel , Rebancos Carmelita , Coladilla Jesusita
Published: February 2022

Climate change adaptation is vital for farmers in developing countries due to the high vulnerability of agricultural livelihoods. Scientific literature proposed that organic farming is a promising adaptation strategy, but micro-level studies are lacking. This study compared the adaptive capacity to climate risks of organic and conventional vegetable farmers in La Trinidad, Benguet in the Philippines. Guided by the Sustainable Livelihoods framework, thirty variables under the five livelihood capitals were used to compute Household Adaptive Capacity Index (HACI). Organic farming households have higher adaptive capacity than the conventional group, and have higher natural, financial, human, and social capital. The higher adaptive capacity of organic farmers was due to farm practices related to organic agriculture such as crop diversification, sustainable land management, and participation in organizations. This indicated that organic farming potentially enhances adaptive capacity of vegetable farming households. Findings support literature on the contribution of organic farming to the resilience of agricultural systems. Increased support toward higher adoption of organic farming in areas with similar context is recommended for adaptive management to climate change.
Estimating the Recreational Benefits of Coral Restoration in Northwestern, Philippines
Authors:   Marine Environment and Resources Foundation, Inc., Abrina Tara Alessandra , Bennett Jeffrey William
Published: February 2022

In this study, the recreational value of restoring corals reefs was estimated in the context of a site in Northwestern Philippines. This study applied the travel cost method with a variation that integrates a contingent behavior question. This allowed for the estimation of marginal benefits in the context of a change in recreational asset quality. The recreational study site, including the reef in its damaged state, gave rise to average per visit benefits of around US$63.00. With a restored reef, that average value increased to approximately US$113.00 per visit. Hence, the average marginal benefits associated with an investment in reef restoration for this case study site is in the order of US$50 per visit, with a 95% confidence interval of US$0.72 million to US$3.34 M yr-1.