bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Private Data Protection in Social Networks Based on Blockchain
Authors: Wang Pingshui , Zhu Jianwen , Ma Qinjuan
Published: January 2023

With the rapid development of big data and social networks, user data in social networks are facing huge risks of privacy leakage. It is urgent to establish a complete and effective method for protecting private data in social networks. Based on the problem of information leakage in social networks, classifies user privacy data, and constructs different privacy data protection schemes through blockchain time stamp recording data storage, hash function anonymous operation of data, asymmetric encryption and digital signature of sending information. The blockchain-based privacy data protection method in social networks can effectively solve the privacy leakage problem in social networks, and provide a reference for the research in the field of information security and social network security. This paper designs a new blockchain-based privacy data protection scheme for different privacy disclosure categories, which provides a new solution to the current privacy disclosure problem in social networks. However, the existing methods will consume a lot of computational power in the process of information interaction. The subsequent research will optimize the computational power of blockchain and try to build a better blockchain social network privacy data protection system.
Das Antworten verantworten. Zur (Re-)Konzeptualisierung praktischer pädagogischer Reflexion anhand von Unterrichtsnachgesprächen im Kontext der zweiten Phase der Lehrer:innenbildung
Authors: Küper Judith Elisabeth
Published: January 2023

Während die Art und Weise, wie pädagogische Praktiker:innen ihr Handeln reflektieren, forschungsseitig zumeist unter einer Defizitperspektive in den Blick kommt, versucht die vorliegende Studie, praktische pädagogische Reflexion als theoriefähiges Phänomen zu beleuchten. Die Diskrepanz von Praktiker:innenreflexionen zu einem Reflexionsideal, das auf eine objektivierende Distanzierung von Praxiszusammenhängen zielt, markiert den Ausgangspunkt für eine erziehungstheoretische Arbeit am Reflexionsbegriff. Dafür werden Unterrichtsnachgespräche in theoriebildender Absicht untersucht, um Ansatzpunkte für eine (Re-)Konzeptualisierung praktischer pädagogischer Reflexion zu gewinnen. Ein besonderes Gewicht liegt dabei auf der ethischen Bedeutung eines für pädagogische Ansprüche empfänglichen Reflexionssubjekts, das auf eine pädagogische Verantwortungserfahrung antwortet.
Ethical norms of communication within the scientific community
Authors:   National Technical  University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Fiialka Svitlana
Published: January 2023

The formation of the standards of the scientific community is considered – from the imperatives of R. Merton to the modern principles of scientific communication: the right to initiate scientific discourse; ensuring the reliability of published information; equality; focus on creating socially significant knowledge. Authors who violate ethical standards are subject to restrictions on participation in further scientific communication.
R (Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 3; [2022] 2 WLR 343
Authors: Fripp Eric , Kogulathas Araniya
Published: January 2023

N/A
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN HYBRID WORKING MODEL USING LEARNING DASHBOARD VISUALIZATION ANALYSIS
Authors: Thipmontha Ronnachai , Nuankaew Wongpanya Sararat , Nuankaew Pratya
Published: January 2023

The devastating consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations to employ a hybrid working model. Therefore, this research has three objectives: 1) to study the appropriate hybrid working model in the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2) to study attitudes toward the hybrid working model in the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 3) to analyze and design the learning dashboard visualization for a hybrid working model. The research data were obtained from 22 practitioners in the School of Information and Communication Technology, University of Phayao. The research tools were a questionnaire to measure attitudes toward hybrid working practices during the COVID-19 situation, a questionnaire assesses the acceptance of the information system prototype, and the prototype of an information system for planning and managing HR support at the School of Information and Communication Technology, the University of Phayao. The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The study’s results revealed that the hybrid working practice during the COVID-19 situation makes operations more flexible, resulting in more efficient performance results. A balance between work and daily life exists. Supervisors can monitor performance and work status and save agency resources. However, the successful implementation of the hybrid working model depends on the job position and responsibilities. This is because, in some classes, it may be necessary to work within the office only, which may not always be appropriate for every situation.
ANALISIS SPASIAL TEMPORAL SUHU PERMUKAAN DARATAN/ LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE (LST) KOTA AMBON BERBASIS CLOUD COMPUTING: GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE
Authors: Rakuasa Heinrich
Published: January 2023

Perkembangan lahan terbangun di Kota Ambon yang terus meningkat dari tahun ke tahun berpengaruh kepada meningkatnya suhu permukaan daratan yang berdampak pada sosial-ekonomi dan lingkungan yang merugikan penduduk perkotaan seperti peningkatan penggunaan air, energi yang dikeluarkan untuk pendingin ruangan, serta risiko kesehatan yang disebabkan oleh polusi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perubahan suhu permukaan daratan di Kota Ambon tahun 2002, 2012 dan 2022 dengan menggunakan Google Earth Engine berbasis cloud computing. Penelitian ini menggunakan data batas administrasi Kota Ambon dan dataset citra MODIS pada Google Earth Engine, pengolahan data dilakukan berbasis cloud computing. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa di tahun 2002 diperoleh suhu rata-rata Kota Ambon yaitu suhu minimum 21°C dan maximumnya yaitu 30°C, mengalami penigkatan di tahun 2012 menjadi min 24°C dan max 31°C, dan mengalami peningkatan di tahun 2022 menjadi suhu min 23°C dan max 33 °C, disimpulkan bahwa peningkatan suhu permukaan daratan Kota Ambon berbanding lurus dengan peningkatan lahan terbangun yang terjadi dari tahun ke tahunnya.
PERBANDINGAN PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI JAGUNG HIBRIDA (ZEA MAYS L.) PADA LAHAN KERING DAN BASAH
Authors: Garfansa Marchel Putra , Iswahyudi  , Adilla Nafsah Ali , Kristiana Lia
Published: January 2023

Beberapa keunggulan jagung hibrida adalah cukup respon terhadap pemupukan, mampu bertahan pada cekaman lingkungan dan memiliki karakteristik tahan terhadap penyakit seperti bulai dan busuk batang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan pertumbuhan dan produksi jagung hibrida pada lahan basah dan lahan kering. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Pademawu Kecamatan Pademawu Kabupaten. Percobaan disusun menggunakan uji t berpasangan yang terdiri dari 2 perlakuan yaitu lahan kering dan lahan basah. Parameter yang diamati meliputi tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, tinggi letak tongkol, panjang tongkol, lingkar tongkol, berat biji dalam tongkol, jumlah biji dalam baris, berat tongkol per tanaman, berat biji per tongkol dan berat 100 biji. Kondisi lahan kering memberikan dampak hasil lebih baik dari pada lahan basah yang dapat dilihat pada parameter tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, tinggi letak tongkol, panjang tongkol, lingkar tongkol, baris biji tongkol, jumlah biji perbaris, berat tongkol pertanaman, berat biji pertongkol dan berat 100 biji.
Extraordinary Modernism in The Reconstruction of The City Center of Le Havre on The Example of The Church of St. Joseph According to The Design of Auguste Perret
Authors: Szumigała Paweł Piotr , Szumigała Karolina Olenia
Published: January 2023

The aim of the work is to reread the extraordinary architectural, structural and aesthetic values of a sacred architectural object from the period of reconstruction of the city center of Le Havre. The research used the method: case study on a selected example of the church of St. Joseph. The scope of research included spatial and structural analyses and material solutions in the context of the reconstruction of the le Havre city centre area carried out in the current of academic modernism. Results: The church building, together with the town hall building and the cathedral, is one of the three main elements of the historical urban composition and the contemporary reconstruction of the city centre of Le Havre carried out by Auguste Perret. The church building in the style of academic modernism is still an inspiring and unusual example of the use of raw material, which are concrete and reinforced concrete in the implementation of a sacred object. The object is an example of modern construction thought, which also plays an artistic role in the creation of the form and interior of the object. The spatial, aesthetic and functional values of reinforced concrete construction and concrete detail are an enduring example of mastery of technology and implementation of spatial vision in this difficult and unattractive building material. To sum up, it should be stated that this object fits into the context of coherent and comprehensive thinking about sacred architecture and urban space reconstructed in reinforced concrete technology during the modernist period. It is a forgotten, but still extraordinary inspiration for contemporary needs in this area.
Frequency scanning of weakly damped single-phase VSCs with chirp error control
Authors: Føyen Sjur , Zhang Chen , Zhang Yu , Isobe Takanori , Fosso Olav Bjarte , Cai Xu , Molinas Marta
Published: January 2023

The chirp sweep is a go-to wide-band impedance measurement technique when speed and simplicity are of main concern. Additionally, the time-frequency trait of chirp scans provide unique benefits for systems exhibiting frequency couplings - a phenomenon often encountered in single-phase VSCs. Unfortunately, time domain interpretation of chirp responses are inaccurate if the VSC-based system exhibits weak damping, as the free response induced by the chirp cannot be safely neglected. We quantify this error for linear(ised) time-invariant and time-periodic systems, with impedance representations of scalar transfer functions and harmonic transfer functions, respectively. An observer termed the Multiple Chirp Reference Frame Filter is proposed which enables real-time estimation of the harmonic transfer functions and their corresponding chirp errors. By controlling the relative errors to negligible values, the chirp exhibits low rate around resonances and high rate elsewhere. An experimental admittance sweep of a single-phase STATCOM operated by dispatchable Virtual Oscillator Control, consolidates the proposed approach as a simple frequency scan technique for weakly damped and frequency coupled systems. 
ENERGY-EFFICIENT CONTROLOF THE STATES OF UNCERTAINTY OF PARAMETER VALUES IN THE WORKING VOLUMESOF EQUIPMENT
Authors:   Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia, Lazarev Viktor L.
Published: January 2023

The paper outlines an approach to managing the heterogeneity of the values of regime parameters in the working volumes of various equipment. The proposed solutions are based on the use of methods of the theory of entropy potentials. The approach is based on the model of the state of uncertainty of parameters in spacetime coordinates in the form of a value of a multidimensional complex entropy potential or, depending on the situation, its particular variants. The advantage of the model is that it describes the state of uncertainty based on a comprehensive account of the most important characteristics of the spread of parameter values: the values of the standard deviation, entropy coefficients and basic values. Based on the proposed improved and "efficient" model of uncertainty states, energysaving technologies for managing these states have been developed, both for individual regime parameters and for their complexes. The illustrations are mainly made on examples of equipment and production facilities of the biotechnological industry. The implementation of the proposed solutions will help improve the quality of monitoring the states of parameter uncertainty in the working volumes of equipment and minimize energy consumption by the corresponding control systems. Thus, an approach and solutions for the development of energy efficient control systems are proposed.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR INCREASING CUSTOMER LOYALTY
Authors:   St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Chirkina Anna A. , Sazhneva Lyubov P. ,   St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Published: January 2023

The article reveals the concepts of "customer orientation", "customer experience", "digital client profile", reveals the impact of digitalization on changing the tools of interaction with customers at each stage to improve the efficiency of customer experience management, establishes the possibility of using omnichannel, which underlies the creation of a digital client profile that contributes to the competitiveness of the enterprise.
Sociodemographic Profile of Burns Case for Autopsy: One Year Study
Authors: S. Sadasivam  , R. Uthaya kumar  , Minu Menon  , R. Arun kumar
Published: January 2023

Background: Burns constitute a major cause of deaths, both suicidal & accidental in the world & our country.As per the National crime record bureau of India, burns one among the common method of suicide and the rateof fatal suicidal burns was 2.6% in 2021. In Tamil Nadu, the rate of suicide is 11.5%, and also, being the secondhighest among the other states.(1) This study is undertaken with the aim to study sociodemographic profile ofburns case brought to autopsy at tertiary medical college, along with the pattern & outcome.Methods: A cross sectional study was done in a total of 53 cases of burns brought for medicolegal autopsy duringthe study period. Data including age, gender, socioeconomic status, manner of burns , % of burns, duration ofsurvival were all collected based on pre structured proforma & further was analysed using standard statisticalmethod.Results and Conclusion: Burns incidence is seen in mostly age group 31-40, with majority of them beingfemales(62.27%).suicidal burns are more common (73.59%), with >75%(66.03% ) burns being more. About 35.8%survived for 1-7 days prior to succumbing death.Enhancing a better mental& physical environment should be the priority. Early & effective treatment can be usefulin reducing the mortality due to burns.
VIETNAM’S STANDPOINT ON CURRENT DISPUTES OVER MARITIME SOVEREIGNTY ISSUES IN THE EAST SEA
Authors:   Senior Researcher, Vietnam Institute Of Americas Studies Of Vietnam Academy Of Social Sciences, Vietnam, Anh Ms. Le Lan
Published: January 2023

The East Sea, with its characteristics and advantages, has become a place of fierce competition between large and small countries with the goal of gaining many benefits in this area. Therefore, this is considered a disputed area in both the past and present. Disputes in the East Sea are always a hot topic because they involve the interests of many involved countries. For Vietnam, a maritime country that relies heavily on resources from the sea as well as maritime trade, the East Sea has become even more important to ensure the national security of this country. This article focuses on assessing the important role of the East Sea, examining disputes between countries, and clarifying Vietnam's standpoint, as well as historical and legal evidence on maritime sovereignty disputes issues in the East Sea.
FRAUDS IN FINANCE
Authors:   Principal Investigator, CDSL Project, Rashtriya Raksha University, Lavad, Gujarat, Jamuna Dr. S. , Gaur Dr. J.R. ,   Nodal Officer- CDSL Project And Chief Mentor, SFRMNS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Lavad, Gujarat, Singh Anshu ,   Associate Principal Investigator-CDSL Project And Teaching Cum Research Associate, SFRMNS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Lavad, Gujarat, Barot Dharam ,   Research Cum Administrative Assistant, CDSL Project, Rashtriya Raksha University, Lavad, Gujarat
Published: January 2023

Reserve Bank of India observes Financial Literacy week every year since its starting from 2016. The financial literacy week is been observed with an aim to literate the public financially across our country. Last year (2022) it was observed between 14th February to 18th February with the core motto “Go Digital, Go Secure”. Last year’s financial literacy weak gave stress on creating financial awareness on convenience and security of digital transactions and also protection of digital transactions. The highest bank of our country advised all other banks to disseminate information and create awareness to the general public. RBI has planned for a media campaign at a larger level to spread basic financial awareness messages to the common public. This initiative tells us the importance of financial literacy in our country. As the present government is keen on the development front through digitalisation, the literacy on financial transactions becomes more vital. General public may not involve in high number of transactions at a time in a day but the transactions collectively result to a huge amount in a day. So, being aware of each and every small transaction and the crimes connected to those transactions become more important for the mitigation and prevention of such frauds. In this context, this article tries to join hands with RBI to literate the public on the frauds and their mitigation.
Batch preparation of nanofibers containing nanoparticles by an electrospinning device with multiple air inlets
Authors: Wei Dong , Ye Chengwei , Ahmed Adnan , Xu Lan
Published: January 2023

With the increasing application of electrospun nanofibers, the batch preparation of high-performance functional nanofibers containing nanoparticles has become a research hotspot. As the distribution uniformity of nanoparticles in functional nanofibers has a great impact on their performance, an electrospinning device with multiple air inlets, which has a copper porous spinneret, is proposed to obtain functional nanofibers with higher yield and more uniform distribution of nanoparticles. The mechanism of batch preparation of functional nanofibers containing ZnO nanoparticles by the device was studied through experiments and theoretical analysis. The experimental data are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis results, which showed that under the appropriate voltage (50 kV) and air flow (50 m3/h), the device could keep ZnO nanoparticles contained in the spinning solution evenly dispersed during the spinning process, thus obtaining functional nanofibers with more uniform distribution of ZnO nanoparticles, whose quality and yield were higher than those prepared by other high-yield electrospinning devices.
Novel genetic mutations in genes AGBL5 and TULP1 for presumed unilateral retinitis pigmentosa managed with low vision rehabilitation: A case report and review
Authors: Ho Maggie Man Ki , Schmiedecke-Barbieri Stephanie , Sanchez-Diaz Patricia C. , Majcher Carolyn E.
Published: January 2023

Background: Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of hereditary retinal diseases characterized by the degeneration of rod and cone photoreceptors. It commonly results in night blindness followed by tunnel vision and central vision reduction. The classic triad of clinical signs includes pigmented bone spicules, waxy disc pallor, and arterial attenuation. Unilateral retinitis pigmentosa is rare and can be supported with ancillary testing including genetic and laboratory studies to rule out differential diagnoses.

Case Report: A 68-year-old Hispanic female was referred to the low vision rehabilitation clinic due to progressive vision loss in the left eye (OS) that began 15 years ago. The vision was normal in the right eye (OD). Additionally, she suffered from hearing loss in the right ear since age 3. Examination revealed abnormal visual acuity, visual field, fundus appearance, optical coherence tomography, and electrodiagnostic test results in the OS only. Laboratory studies ruled out various infectious, autoimmune, traumatic, and toxic drug etiologies. Genetic testing revealed novel mutations in genes associated with retinitis pigmentosa.

Conclusion: The genetic testing results along with the clinical examination and electrodiagnostic evaluation supports the diagnosis of unilateral retinitis pigmentosa.
Medication-Induced Oculomotor Dysfunction: a report of two cases
Authors: Lee Eric
Published: January 2023

Background: Consideration of current medications and their interactions as a source of new onset oculomotor dysfunction is imperative for providing good eye care. Medication etiology should be particularly suspected when the symptoms begin with the initiation of a new medication and resolved with discontinuation of the same medication. Case Reports: Presented are two cases demonstrating that it is prudent to be aware of medications capable of inducing oculomotor dysfunction. Each case reveals instances of acute oculomotor dysfunction after the initiation of a central nervous system affecting medication. Case 1 details a partial pupil sparing third nerve palsy after initiating the anti-anxiety drug, buspirone. Case 2 accounts the addition of zolpidem (Ambien), a sedative, and the subsequent new onset nystagmus and hypertropia. Conclusion: In each case, no organic etiology was found, and the oculomotor dysfunction resolved following discontinuation of the recently added CNS affecting medication. Specific drug interactions are also considered as contributing factors to the oculomotor dysfunction in both cases.
THE FIRST HALF CENTURY OF COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Authors: Vladimir Knapp  , Marko Krejči  , Josip Lebegner
Published: January 2023

After five decades that the nuclear power industry has been in existence, it has matured and its share in the world energy supply is 16 %.The article provides a review of the development of nuclear technology during the past half century, with emphasis upon peaceful applications. The circumstances of the development and subsequent decline in the demand for electricity from nuclear power plants are analyzed from several aspects. The characteristics of the four generations of nuclear reactors, the sufficiency of the uranium reserves and nuclear fuel, the problem of the disposal of radioactive wastes, the safety and cost-effectiveness of nuclear power plants, and the proliferation of nuclear materials are also discussed. The chief advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy are analyzed in light of statements on the significant expansion of nuclear capacities.
On the problems of uniqueness of meromorphic mappings from complete Kähler manifolds into projective varieties
Authors: Pham Duc Thoan , Le Ngoc Quynh , Nguyen Thi Nhung
Published: January 2023

UDC 517.53
We prove the unicity theorems for meromorphic mappings of a complete Kähler manifold into projective varieties† sharing few hypersurfaces in subgeneral position without counting multiplicities, where all zeros with multiplicities greater than a certain number are omitted.  We also present the uniqueness theorem in which the assumption of nondegeneracy of the mappings is no longer required.  These results are extensions and generalizations of some recent results.
Refinements of local fractional Hilbert-type inequalities
Authors: Vuković P.
Published: January 2023

UDC 517.5

We study the re nements of several well-known local fractional Hilbert-type inequalities by interpolating the Lebesgue norms of the local fractional Laplace transforms of the functions involved in the inequalities. As an application, the main results are compared with some our results previously known from the literature.
Бігармонічна задача для кута і моногенні функції
Authors: Gryshchuk S. V. , Plaksa S. A.
Published: January 2023

УДК 517.54, 517.95

Розглядається кусково-неперервна бігармонічна задача у куті і відповідна їй крайова задача типу задачі Шварца для моногенних функцій у комутативній бігармонічній алгебрі. Вказані задачі редуковано до системи інтегральних рівнянь на додатній півпрямій. Показано, що на кожному відрізку цієї півпрямої множина розв'язків системи збігається з множиною розв'язків певної системи інтегральних рівнянь Фредгольма.
NAKİT AKIŞ TABLOSUNA DAYALI FİNANSAL ORANLAR VE PROMETHEE YÖNTEMİ İLE FİNANSAL PERFORMANS ANALİZİ: BİST BİLİŞİM SEKTÖRÜNDE BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: SAKARYA Şakir , ERAYMAN Çiğdem
Published: January 2023

Bir işletmenin finansal performansı, başta yatırımcılar ve kredi verenler olmak üzere işletme ile ilgili tüm paydaşlar için önem arz etmektedir. Bu noktada özellikle nakit sağlama gücünü ölçen analizler işletmelerin finansal performanslarını değerlendirmek için sıklıkla kullanılmaktadır. Nakit akış tablosu tahakkuk esasına göre düzenlenmeyen tek tablo olması nedeniyle nakit giriş ve çıkışlarını en net gösteren tablodur. Nakit akış tablosunda bir dönem boyunca gerçekleşen nakit akımları işletme, yatırım ve finansman faaliyetleri olarak sınıflandırılmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu tabloda nakdin hangi faaliyetlerden sağlandığı ve nerelerde kullanıldığı görülebilmektedir. Bu bağlamda işletmelerin likidite yapısı ve nakit varlıklarının verimli kullanılıp kullanılmadığı nakit akış tablosuna dayalı rasyolarla ölçülebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada payları Borsa İstanbul (BİST)’da işlem gören ve bilişim sektöründe faaliyet gösteren işletmelerin finansal performansları nakit akış tablosuna dayalı oranları hesaplanarak analiz edilmiştir. Bu oranlar işletmelerin 2017 – 2020 yıllarına ait bilanço, gelir tablosu ve nakit akış tablolarından yararlanılarak elde edilmiş olup, çok kriterli karar verme yöntemlerinden biri olan PROMETHEE yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Performans ölçütü olarak kullanılan nakit akış tablosuna dayalı rasyoların değerlendirmedeki ağırlıkları ise geliştirilmiş Entropi yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Kısmi ve tam performans sıralamaları için Visual PROMETHEE paket programı kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda işletmelerin performansları negatif ve pozitif üstünlük değerlerine göre sıralanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda, analiz dönemini kapsayın bütün yıllarda sıralamada ilk sırada olan tek bir işletmenin olmadığı, sektördeki finansal performansın işletmeler bazında istikrarlı olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Youth-focused Design and Regulation in eHealth Can Help Address the Mental Healthcare Crisis
Authors: Gasser Melissa , Gray Carly , Seldin Katherine
Published: January 2023

An ongoing mental healthcare crisis has been exacerbated by COVID-19, particularly for youth. However, one unexpected effect of this pandemic is that access to digital mental healthcare has rapidly expanded. We argue that eHealth interventions, including telehealth and mobile interventions (mHealth), can effectively address mental health challenges, reduce costs for individuals and institutions, and broadly expand access to mental healthcare. For the promise of eHealth to be fully realized, FDA regulation must thoughtfully balance the promotion of evidence-based interventions with broad public accessibility. Furthermore, youth involvement throughout the design process and consideration of youth-specific needs when establishing regulations are critical to the success of eHealth in addressing youth mental health in the United States.
Dawn of the Dead
Authors: Towlson Jon
Published: January 2023

George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead is celebrated both as a ‘splatter’ movie and as a satire of ‘70s consumerism. One of the most financially successful independent films ever produced, Dawn of the Dead presented a strong vision to audiences of the time in terms of its excessive, often shocking violence. It challenged censorship internationally and caused controversy in the United States and the UK. The film created problems with distributors because of its length and its graphic content; with the MPAA who awarded it an ‘X’ in America (a rating usually reserved for pornography); with the BBFC in the UK who completely recut it; and in various European territories where it was released in several versions. Arguably, excess is at the heart of Dawn of the Dead, integral to its meaning: not only in its scenes of gore, its in-your-face social satire and its gaudy pop-kitsch style but in the production history of the film itself. This Devil’s Advocate explores the various ways in which Romero took Dawn of the Dead into areas of extremity during its scripting, production and distribution; and the responses of industry, censorship bodies, reviewers and audiences of the time to the film’s excesses. Taking the approach of a micro-historical study, Jon Towlson offers a close analysis of the film’s production context to explore the cultural significance of Dawn of the Dead as a ‘rebel text’ and an example of oppositional cinema.
Backstories: Terminal Identity
Authors: Wilson D. Harlan
Published: January 2023

As a historical artefact, Minority Report will be linked to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and at least partly viewed as a cultural symptom of that crisis as well as other issues that symptomatize American identity at the turn of the century. Spielberg extrapolated his vision of a realistic near-future from other filmmakers, such as François Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock. This postcyberpunk metafilm references the history of cinema and the SF genre, thematising image-addiction in the vein of Scott Bukatman’s Terminal Identity.It differs significantly from the source material. Spielberg retools Dick’s ‘The Minority Report’ into a definitively Spielbergian story, with hallmarks like the broken-family motif. A 2015 TV series based on the film pales in comparison but teases out some core ideas.
Coda: The Place of Minority Report
Authors: Wilson D. Harlan
Published: January 2023

This short coda considers Spielberg’s filmmaking trademarks and reaffirms the theme of screen culture, which incorporates all of the other themes discussed throughout this study. Perception, media pathology, religion, myth, gender relations, free will, predetermination, capitalist madness, technoculture, the science fictionalisation of reality, the oneiric refrains of (un)consciousness, metafilm, and ultimately surveillance – through a screen darkly, Minority Reportmediates their enactment. Finally, it previsualises the direction we are headed in the twenty-first century and beyond.
The OA as a Streaming Serialised Drama
Authors: Sweeney David
Published: January 2023

Although, as discussed in this chapter, The OA contains implied criticisms of the digital age, it is nevertheless difficult to conceive of The OA being produced in any other context than that of the current climate in which television is no longer perceived as an inferior medium to cinema but instead as a source of high quality or ‘prestige’ serial drama often featuring ‘A-list’ cinema actors and directors. This type of TV production can be traced back to the ‘quality television’ of MTM, as I also discuss further.
This chapter evaluates negative criticisms of The OA as self-indulgent and/or ‘bloated’, placing them in the context of Marling and Batmanglij’s stated ambitions of the series as well as that of the narrative opportunities provided to them as producers of ‘prestige’ streaming content, which can be ‘binge viewed’.
The OA and the Real World
Authors: Sweeney David
Published: January 2023

As discussed in previous chapters, The OA functions as an example of what Robin Nelson terms ‘critical realism’ in its use of elements of, as Lacey Hodges describes them, the ‘marginalized genres’ (1998: 231) of horror, science fiction and fantasy to create ‘fictional narratives based on specific aspects of the historical world’ (Nelson, 1997: 113). This chapter addresses the most significant of these ‘specific aspects’ drawn upon by Marling and Batmanglij for the series, including not only two real world instances of unlawful imprisonment – of Elizabeth Smart and Elizabeth Fritzl -similar to the ordeal experienced by Prairie Johnson but also the Augmented Reality Game The Jejune Institute and the ‘semi-documentary’ about it, The Institute, both of which blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, anticipating, and perhaps inspiring, the layering of realities presented in the final episode of The OA, a trope which would, presumably, have been developed further had the series not been cancelled.
Influences and Comparable Texts
Authors: Sweeney David
Published: January 2023

Unique as it is, The OA nevertheless demonstrates the influence of, and similarities to, a range of fictional narratives including works of literature and cinema as well as other TV series. This chapter identifies several key influences upon the series, including those acknowledged by Marling, as well as discussing a number of comparable texts, particularly those which, like The OA, use the concept of the multiverse to construct narratives in which characters encounter other versions of themselves whose lives are either better or worse depending upon the choices they have made, fair or otherwise, in their respective realities.
Texts discussed include the ‘multiversal’ TV series The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Sliders,
Fringe and The Man in the High Castle; the animated fantasy film Princess Mononoke; and the writings of Octavia Butler.
Categorically Jewish, Distinctly Polish
Authors: Rosman Moshe
Published: January 2023

The author of this book's revolutionary approach has become a cornerstone of Polish Jewish historiography. Challenging conventions, the author asserts that the ‘marriage of convenience’ between the Jews and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dynamic relationship that, though punctuated by crisis and persecution, developed into a saga of overall achievement and stability. With that fundamental message, the book forges a thematic survey of Jewish history in early modern Poland. These essays, written by the author over the course of a distinguished career, have all been updated and enhanced with new detail and nuanced arguments, taking account not only of new archival material and research but also of the ongoing evolution of the author's own knowledge and perspectives. Some appear here in English for the first time. The volume's structure highlights key topics for understanding the Polish Jewish past: relations between Jews and other Poles; Jewish communal life; Polish Jewish women; and hasidism. One section analyses how this past has been presented in both scholarly and popular modes. The essays are crafted to place them in dialogue with each other. Analytical introductions weigh their significance in the light of modern and postmodern Jewish and Polish historiography. An extensive general introduction sets the context of the history portrayed here, while a thoughtful conclusion elucidates the larger motifs that emerge.
On Asymptotically Locally Hyperbolic Metrics with Negative Mass
Authors:   University of Vienna, Austria, Chruściel Piotr T. , Delay Erwann ,   Avignon Université, France
Published: January 2023

We construct families of asymptotically locally hyperbolic Riemannian metrics with constant scalar curvature (i.e., time symmetric vacuum general relativistic initial data sets with negative cosmological constant), with prescribed topology of apparent horizons and of the conformal boundary at infinity, and with controlled mass. In particular we obtain new classes of solutions with negative mass.
SDSS-IV MaNGA: Spatial Evolution of Star Formation Triggered by Galaxy Interactions
Authors: Pan Hsi-An , Lin Lihwai , Hsieh Bau-Ching , Barrera-Ballesteros Jorge K. , Sánchez Sebastián F. , Hsu Chin-Hao , Keenan Ryan , Tissera Patricia B. , Boquien Médéric , Dai Y. Sophia , Knapen Johan H. , Riffel Rogério , Argudo-Fernández Maria , Xiao Ting , Yuan Fang-Ting
Published: January 2023

Galaxy interaction is considered a key driver of galaxy evolution and star formation (SF) history. In this paper, we present an empirical picture of the radial extent of interaction-triggered SF along the merger sequence. The samples under study are drawn from the integral field spectroscopy survey SDSS-IV MaNGA, including 205 star-forming galaxies in pairs/mergers and ∼1350 control galaxies. For each galaxy in pairs, the merger stage is identified according to its morphological signatures: incoming phase, at first pericenter passage, at apocenter, in merging phase, and in final coalescence. The effect of interactions is quantified by the global and spatially resolved SF rate (SFR) relative to the SFR of a control sample selected for each individual galaxy (Δlog SFR and Δlog sSFR(r), respectively). Analysis of the radial Δlog sSFR(r) distributions shows that galaxy interactions have no significant impact on Δlog sSFR(r) during the incoming phase. Right after the first pericenter passage, the radial Δlog sSFR(r) profile decreases steeply from enhanced to suppressed activity for increasing galactocentric radius. Later on, SF is enhanced on a broad spatial scale out to the maximum radius we explore (∼6.7 kpc) and the enhancement is in general centrally peaked. The extended SF enhancement is also observed for systems at their apocenters and in the coalescence phase, suggesting that interaction-triggered SF is not restricted to the central region of a galaxy. Further explorations of a wide range in parameter space of merger configurations (e.g., mass ratio) are required to constrain the whole picture of interaction-triggered SF.
Technosignatures: Frameworks for Their Assessment
Authors: Lingam Manasvi , Haqq-Misra Jacob , Wright Jason T. , Huston Macy J. , Frank Adam , Kopparapu Ravi
Published: January 2023

In view of the promising advancements in technosignature science, the question of what constitutes a robust technosignature is rendered crucial. In this paper, we first delineate a Bayesian framework for ascertaining the reliability of potential technosignatures by availing ourselves of recent cognate research in biosignatures. We demonstrate that ideal technosignatures must not only have low risk of stemming from false positives but also evince sufficiently high prior probability of existence. Given the inherent difficulties with estimating the latter, we highlight a few alternative metrics drawn from diagnostic testing such as the Youden index that bypass the requirement of explicitly calculating the prior. We apply the models (Bayesian or otherwise) to a select few technosignature candidates and show that artificial electromagnetic signals, chlorofluorocarbons, and artifacts perform well on this front. While these results may be along expected lines, we suggest that identifying and developing suitable approaches to further evaluate technosignature candidates is of considerable importance.
Open Citizen Science: fostering open knowledge with participation
Authors: Serbe-Kamp Étienne , Bemme Jens , Pollak Daniel , Mayer Katja
Published: January 2023

Citizen Science or community science has been around for a long time. The scope of community involvement in Citizen Science initiatives ranges from short-term data collection to intensive engagement to delve into a research topic together with scientists and/or other volunteers. Although many volunteer researchers have academic training, it is not a prerequisite for participation in research projects. It is important to adhere to scientific standards, which include, above all, transparency with regard to the methodology of data collection and public discussion of the results, and open educational resources (OER). Hereby, Citizen Science is closely linked to Open Science. In our contribution, we will introduce two projects, both developed within the Wikimedia Fellowship Freies Wissen.

The top-down approach: ERGo! An Entomology Research Tool to raise awareness of biodiversity protection.

Inclusion in academia and pressing social problems such as climate change are fundamentally social justice issues. To facilitate early participation in the scientific process on the part of people holding underrepresented identities in science, we develop a Citizen Science initiative based on a low-cost open-source platform (ERGo!) to perform a technique for electrical recordings from insect eyes known as electroretinograms (ERGs) while presenting visual stimuli. Pasadena Unified School District High School students pilot ERG experiments to test the feasibility of this technique as a large-scale Citizen Science initiative. With ERGo!, future Citizen Scientists contribute data to cutting-edge research that monitors insect biodiversity, adaptation, and health in rapidly changing environments caused by monocultures, pesticides, and climate change.

The bottom-up approach: Open cultural data collection. A Citizen Science initiative for regional knowledge curation.

We catalogued the 18th century German magazine ‘Die Gartenlaube’ (in Wikisource) with bibliographic metadata in Wikidata in a project called ‘Die Datenlaube’. We develop collaborative approaches for linked open data methods to produce data sets about historical knowledge. The concept of ‘Open Citizen Science’ offers a methodological baseline for Open Science practises in fields of digital humanities. Scanned documents and structured open metadata revealed open access to historic collections. Through the Wikimedia platforms 'Die Datenlaube' creates possibilities to edit entries, to design own investigations, and to contribute to OER.

Based on the elaboration of the two rather different projects (natural and social sciences, involvement of pupils vs citizens, top-down vs bottom-up), we will discuss similarities and hence the challenges and lessons learned for using and developing Open Science elements in Citizen Science and mutual learning. Furthermore, we will conclude by focusing on the opportunities resulting from the integration of societal expectations in science and vice versa.
Experimental Study on a Reliable Smart Hydroponics System
Authors: Kumara Varuna , Mohanaprakash T. A. , Fairooz Shaik , Jamal K. , Babu T. , B. Sampath
Published: January 2023

Hydroponics is becoming increasingly popular because it can be used in unconventional locations such as inside warehouses, marginal lands, and water-scarce regions. Hydrogen (pH), nutrient level, water level, temperature, and other parameters must be monitored on a daily basis in a typical hydroponic design. A hydroponic setup that is not dependent on the environment outside has been developed. The technology consumes less water and fertiliser as compared to a soil-based system. This system uses the idea of a relay and alarm connected to a microcontroller to make sure that nutrient solution is always available. The creation of an internet of things (IoT) network enabled remote parameter monitoring and control, which increased system stability. In addition to measuring and controlling the water level, pH, water stream rate, and EC at this time, the numerous sensors attached to the NFT framework support gathering fundamental system information.
A Study on the Conversion of Ligninolytic Biomass to Biofuels
Authors: T. Lakshmana Kishore , V. Haribalaji
Published: January 2023

Due to increasing power demand and the utilisation of natural resources in growing countries, the use of biomass and biofuels is emerging. The role of thermophilic ligninolytic bacterial enzymes in the biomass-to-biofuel conversion process is discussed in this chapter. Various elements of biomass feedstocks, compositions, and viabilities of lignocellulosic biomass are illustrated. The lignocellulosic biomass pre-treatment methods, inhibitors during the pre-treatment process, hydrolysis methods, and bacteria production processes have been explained. The processes for isolation, screening, and maintenance of cellulolytic bacteria are exemplified through suitable schematics. The utilization of agro-waste in the ethanal and biofuel production processes is also exemplified.
Energy Efficiency in the Indian Scenario
Authors: Singh Vartika
Published: January 2023

Energy is one of the most basic parts of the framework, and very essential for the national growth and economic development, of any country. The sustainable new sources of energy reproduction from traditional mediums like coal, lignite, petroleum, hydro, and nuclear capacity to non-traditional medium like wind, solar, agriculture, and home waste. Energy interest in the nation was prolonged very fast and is relied upon to rise further in the years to come. To fulfill the expanding need for energy, solar- or sun-based energy will play a real job in helping to this interest. The current scenario indicates that 60 GW of conventional power/energy capacity has been add over the last three years, which is believed to be the highest addition so far. As of April 2021, India has a thermal installed ability of 234 GW, and 53% of the part is covered by coal, diesel, and natural gas. The private sector produces 47.4% of thermal energy, although states and centres generate 27.1% and 25.5% individually. As of now, solar energy in India is exceptionally good.
Sustainable Developments of Hybrid Floating Solar Power Plants
Authors: Domakonda Vinay Kumar , Farooq Shaik , Chinthamreddy Sekhar , Puviarasi R. , Sudhakar M. , Boopathi S.
Published: January 2023

In this chapter, the various sustainable development activities of hybrid floating solar photovoltaic (FSPV) technology with various emerging technologies are discussed. The basic principles, benefits, and important components of emerging FSPV techniques are illustrated. The developments of various environments, recent developments, classifications, and performance improvements by integrating various existing renewable energy resources have been elaborated. FSPV hybridization with hydro-power plants, hydro-storage, offshore, wave, and air energy storage are also demonstrated using ground-mounted, floating, and tracking integrated technologies.
Bioethanol Production From Biomass Extracted From Sunn Hemp Seed
Authors: Koshariya Ashok Kumar , Madhusudhanan J. , Jinnah Sheik Mohamed M. , Kerur S. S. , Valeti Srinivas Viswanth , Haribalaji V.
Published: January 2023

In this chapter, the general procedures for the biomass and bio-ethanal manufacturing processes are explained. The various physical and chemical pre-treating methods for biomass are elaborated. The various acid hydrolysis methods, enzyme immobilisation methods, fermentation methods, and optimising the parameters and factors for hydrolysis have been exemplified. The stage-by-stage bioethanol production processes from Sunn hemp seed has been illustrated. Biomass preparation, pre-treatment processes, hydrolysis, synthesis of ferrites, and study of bioethanol characterizations are graphically exemplified. The microstructure of untreated and treated hemp biomass has been displayed. The variations in bioethanol concentration with increasing treatment time have been discussed. The incorporation of optimization parameters for producing quality bioethanol is also interpreted.
Burger King
Authors: Zhang Qiuying
Published: January 2023

This case is about Burger King, an American multinational chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants. The 2020's ‘3.15' Consumer Rights TV Show in China exposed the mismanagement of its restaurants in Nanchang city (China). It was revealed that they had cut corners and tampered with the production date labels of expired bread and meat products. The release of this information has sparked widespread discussion on the internet. This case will present a variety of public attitudes about those negative reports, how the brand reacted to this controversial situation, and the shift in business strategy from the brand after the discovery of the scandal.
Chayan Tea Shop
Authors: Li Qixing
Published: January 2023

Chayan is a new-style tea brand that serves tea beverages mainly in Changsha city. It has become a key player in the new-style tea market and developed into a must-go place for tourists. However, Chayan hit the searching trends because of the viral spread of screenshots of a quarrel between employees and the founder on a salary dispute. Netizens devoted their attention to the controversy and condemned Chayan's exploitation of employees. Under the pressure of netizens' negative word-of-mouth, Chayan issued an apology letter. In the letter, Chayan explains the cause of the salary dispute and promises it will enhance communication with employees and solve the problem by accelerating business expansion.