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Exploiting Opportunistic Scheduling Schemes and WPT-Based Multi-Hop Transmissions to Improve Physical Layer Security in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Shim Kyusung , Nguyen Toan-Van , An Beongku
Published: December 2019

This paper studies the secrecy performance of wireless power transfer (WPT)-based multi-hop transmissions in wireless sensors networks (WSNs), where legitimate nodes harvest energy from multiple power beacons (PBs) to support the multi-hop secure data transmission to a destination in the presence of an eavesdropper. Specifically, the PBs not only transfer radio frequency energy to the legitimate nodes but also act as friendly jammers to protect data transmission. To improve secrecy performance, we propose two secure scheduling schemes, named minimum node selection (MNS) scheme and optimal node selection (ONS) scheme. We then evaluate the performance of the proposed schemes in terms of the exact closed-form for secrecy outage probability (SOP) and asymptotic SOP. The developed analyses are verified by Monte-Carlo simulations. The numerical results show that the ONS scheme outperforms the MNS scheme emerging as an effective protocol for secure multi-hop transmission in WSNs. Furthermore, the effects of the number of PBs, number of hops, time switching ratio, and the secure target data rate on the system performance are also investigated.
A Novel Thiophene-Based Fluorescent Chemosensor for the Detection of Zn2+ and CN−: Imaging Applications in Live Cells and Zebrafish
Authors: Kim Min Seon , Yun Dongju , Chae Ju Byeong , So Haeri , Lee Hyojin , Kim Ki-Tae , Kim Mingeun , Lim Mi Hee , Kim Cheal
Published: December 2019

A novel fluorescent turn-on chemosensor DHADC ((E)-3-((4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)-2,3-dihydrothiophene-2-carboxamide) has been developed and used to detect Zn2+ and CN−. Compound DHADC displayed a notable fluorescence increase with Zn2+. The limit of detection (2.55 ± 0.05 μM) for zinc ion was far below the standard (76 μM) of the WHO (World Health Organization). In particular, compound DHADC could be applied to determine Zn2+ in real samples, and to image Zn2+ in both HeLa cells and zebrafish. Additionally, DHADC could detect CN− through a fluorescence enhancement with little inhibition with the existence of other types of anions. The detection processes of compound DHADC for Zn2+ and CN− were demonstrated with various analytical methods like Job plots, 1H NMR titrations, and ESI-Mass analyses.
Modeling and Analysis of a Direct Time-of-Flight Sensor Architecture for LiDAR Applications
Authors: Padmanabhan Preethi , Zhang Chao , Charbon Edoardo
Published: December 2019

Direct time-of-flight (DTOF) is a prominent depth sensing method in light detection and ranging (LiDAR) applications. Single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) arrays integrated in DTOF sensors have demonstrated excellent ranging and 3D imaging capabilities, making them promising candidates for LiDARs. However, high background noise due to solar exposure limits their performance and degrades the signal-to-background noise ratio (SBR). Noise-filtering techniques based on coincidence detection and time-gating have been implemented to mitigate this challenge but 3D imaging of a wide dynamic range scene is an ongoing issue. In this paper, we propose a coincidence-based DTOF sensor architecture to address the aforementioned challenges. The architecture is analyzed using a probabilistic model and simulation. A flash LiDAR setup is simulated with typical operating conditions of a wide angle field-of-view (FOV = 40 ° ) in a 50 klux ambient light assumption. Single-point ranging simulations are obtained for distances up to 150 m using the DTOF model. An activity-dependent coincidence is proposed as a way to improve imaging of wide dynamic range targets. An example scene with targets ranging between 8–60% reflectivity is used to simulate the proposed method. The model predicts that a single threshold cannot yield an accurate reconstruction and a higher (lower) reflective target requires a higher (lower) coincidence threshold. Further, a pixel-clustering scheme is introduced, capable of providing multiple simultaneous timing information as a means to enhance throughput and reduce timing uncertainty. Example scenes are reconstructed to distinguish up to 4 distinct target peaks simulated with a resolution of 500 ps. Alternatively, a time-gating mode is simulated where in the DTOF sensor performs target-selective ranging. Simulation results show reconstruction of a 10% reflective target at 20 m in the presence of a retro-reflective equivalent with a 60% reflectivity at 5 m within the same FOV.
Label-Free Detection of E. coli O157:H7 DNA Using Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors with Highly Oriented ZnO Nanorod Arrays
Authors: Tian Yulan , Liang Tao , Zhu Ping , Chen Yating , Chen Wei , Du Liping , Wu Chunsheng , Wang Ping
Published: December 2019

The detection of bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is of great significance in the quality control of food and water. In this study, a light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) deposited with highly oriented ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) was used for the label-free detection of single-stranded bacterial DNA (ssDNA). A functional, sensitive surface for the detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 DNA was prepared by the covalent immobilization of the specific probe single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) on the LAPS surface. The functional surface was exposed to solutions containing the target E. coli ssDNA molecules, which allowed for the hybridization of the target ssDNA with the probe ssDNA. The surface charge changes induced by the hybridization of the probe ssDNA with the target E. coli ssDNA were monitored using LAPS measurements in a label-free manner. The results indicate that distinct signal changes can be registered and recorded to detect the target E. coli ssDNA. The lower detection limit of the target ssDNA corresponded to 1.0 × 102 colony forming units (CFUs)/mL of E. coli O157:H7 cells. All the results demonstrate that this DNA biosensor, based on the electrostatic detection of ssDNA, provides a novel approach for the sensitive and effective detection of bacterial DNA, which has promising prospects and potential applications in the quality control of food and water.
Electro-Oxidation and Simultaneous Determination of Indole-3-Acetic Acid and Salicylic Acid on Graphene Hydrogel Modified Electrode
Authors: Cao Xiaodong , Zhu Xueting , He Shudong , Xu Xuan , Ye Yongkang
Published: December 2019

A selective and sensitive electrochemical sensor was developed for simultaneous detection of phytohormones indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and salicylic acid (SA). The sensing interface was fabricated on a porous, three-dimensional networked graphene hydrogel (GH) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The electrocatalytic behavior of IAA and SA on the surface of the modified electrode (GH/GCE) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry. Results show that the oxidation reactions of IAA and SA occur at different potentials, which enable their simultaneous detection at the sensing interface. Under optimal conditions, the GH/GCE exhibited good selectivity and stability and its response, unaffected by various interferents, was linear in the range of 4 to 200 μM of IAA and SA. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) achieved were 1.42 μM for IAA and 2.80 μM for SA. The sensor performance was validated by measuring for IAA and SA in real vegetable samples with satisfactory results.
Secondary Radar Beacons for Local Ad-Hoc Autonomous Robot Localization Systems
Authors: Schütz Martin , Pavlenko Tatiana , Vossiek Martin
Published: December 2019

In this paper, we present a detailed analysis and implementation of secondary radar beacons designed for a local ad-hoc localization and landing system (LAOLa) to support the navigation of autonomous ground and aerial vehicles. We discuss a switched linear feedback network as a virtually coherent oscillator and show how to use it as a secondary radar transponder. Further, we present a signal model for the beat signal of the transponder response in an FMCW radar system, which is more detailed than in previously published papers. An actual transponder realization in the 24 GHz ISM band is presented. Its RF performance was evaluated both in the laboratory and in the field. Finally, we put forward some ideas on how to overcome the range measurement inaccuracy inherent in this transponder concept.
Penetration Depth of a Soil Moisture Profile Probe Working in Time-Domain Transmission Mode
Authors: Kafarski Marcin , Majcher Jacek , Wilczek Andrzej , Szyplowska Agnieszka , Lewandowski Arkadiusz , Zackiewicz Alicja , Skierucha Wojciech
Published: December 2019

Soil moisture is one of the most important soil parameters. Knowledge of volumetric water content (VWC) of the root zone as well as the VWC dynamics in the soil profile is especially important for agriculture. Monitoring VWC at several depths in the soil profile can be performed using several soil moisture sensors placed at various depths. However, the use of a profile probe is more convenient, because the installation of a single probe is less disturbing to the soil, as well as less laborious and more cost-effective. The objective of the paper is to present the design and performance of a novel profile probe working in the time-domain transmission mode (P-TDT probe) with emphasis put on the penetration depth and sensitivity zone. The performance of the probe was assessed with the use of finite element method (FEM) simulations in the frequency domain, transient simulations in the time domain and laboratory experiments with the use of a vector network analyzer (VNA) working in the 10 MHz–10 GHz frequency range. It was concluded that the effective soil volume measured by the profile probe of a given geometry is equivalent to a soil thickness of about 20 mm around the tested probe. The internal part of the probe body had a negligible effect on the measurement results, as it does not change with soil moisture. Moreover, the transmitted signal amplitude was related to the soil electrical conductivity.
Multi-Factor Operating Condition Recognition Using 1D Convolutional Long Short-Term Network
Authors: Jiang Zhinong , Lai Yuehua , Zhang Jinjie , Zhao Haipeng , Mao Zhiwei
Published: December 2019

For a diesel engine, operating conditions have extreme importance in fault detection and diagnosis. Limited to various special circumstances, the multi-factor operating conditions of a diesel engine are difficult to measure, and the demand of automatic condition recognition based on vibration signals is urgent. In this paper, multi-factor operating condition recognition using a one-dimensional (1D) convolutional long short-term network (1D-CLSTM) is proposed. Firstly, a deep neural network framework is proposed based on a 1D convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-Term network (LSTM). According to the characteristics of vibration signals of a diesel engine, batch normalization is introduced to regulate the input of each convolutional layer by fixing the mean value and variance. Subsequently, adaptive dropout is proposed to improve the model sparsity and prevent overfitting in model training. Moreover, the vibration signals measured under 12 operating conditions were used to verify the performance of the trained 1D-CLSTM classifier. Lastly, the vibration signals measured from another kind of diesel engine were applied to verify the generalizability of the proposed approach. Experimental results show that the proposed method is an effective approach for multi-factor operating condition recognition. In addition, the adaptive dropout can achieve better training performance than the constant dropout ratio. Compared with some state-of-the-art methods, the trained 1D-CLSTM classifier can predict new data with higher generalization accuracy.
Evaluation on Phantoms of the Feasibility of a Smart Bra to Detect Breast Cancer in Young Adults
Authors: Moreno Marie-Valérie , Herrera Edouard
Published: December 2019

Breast cancer is the most common cancer observed in women. Although mammography is a recognized method, it remains ionizing and cannot be used routinely or in young adults, leaving up to two years between two diagnoses. Prior to validation on human subjects, this study aims to validate on phantoms the feasibility of quantifying breast density and detecting breast cancer tumors using a smart bra in young women. Six phantoms with various densities and seven phantoms with various volumes of modelized tumor were prepared and measured with a smart bra, including an electrophysiological module. There was a significant difference between the “healthy phantoms” and the “tumor phantoms” with P(Student) = 0.008 (Shapiro–Wilk p = 0.846, samples follow a normal distribution; Fisher variance test, p = 0.287). In addition, this study seems to indicate the possibility of discriminating various types of tumorous and healthy breast tissue using a smart bra, in high density breast. However, a new study on a large sample of human subjects will be required to generate new models, including resistive, capacitive, and other sensor parameters versus reference data collected from imaging.
Generation and Processing of Simulated Underwater Images for Infrastructure Visual Inspection with UUVs
Authors: Álvarez-Tuñón Olaya , Jardón Alberto , Balaguer Carlos
Published: December 2019

The development of computer vision algorithms for navigation or object detection is one of the key issues of underwater robotics. However, extracting features from underwater images is challenging due to the presence of lighting defects, which need to be counteracted. This requires good environmental knowledge, either as a dataset or as a physic model. The lack of available data, and the high variability of the conditions, makes difficult the development of robust enhancement algorithms. A framework for the development of underwater computer vision algorithms is presented, consisting of a method for underwater imaging simulation, and an image enhancement algorithm, both integrated in the open-source robotics simulator UUV Simulator. The imaging simulation is based on a novel combination of the scattering model and style transfer techniques. The use of style transfer allows a realistic simulation of different environments without any prior knowledge of them. Moreover, an enhancement algorithm that successfully performs a correction of the imaging defects in any given scenario for either the real or synthetic images has been developed. The proposed approach showcases then a novel framework for the development of underwater computer vision algorithms for SLAM, navigation, or object detection in UUVs.
Theoretical Foundations for Preference Representation in Systems Engineering
Authors: Kannan Hanumanthrao , Bhatia Garima V. , Mesmer Bryan L. , Jantzen Benjamin
Published: December 2019

The realization of large-scale complex engineered systems is contingent upon satisfaction of the preferences of the stakeholder. With numerous decisions being involved in all the aspects of the system lifecycle, from conception to disposal, it is critical to have an explicit and rigorous representation of stakeholder preferences to be communicated to key personnel in the organizational hierarchy. Past work on stakeholder preference representation and communication in systems engineering has been primarily requirement-driven. More recent value-based approaches still do not offer a rigorous framework on how to represent stakeholder preferences but assume that an overarching value function that can precisely capture stakeholder preferences exists. This article provides a formalism based on modal preference logic to aid in rigorous representation and communication of stakeholder preferences. Formal definitions for the different types of stakeholder preferences encountered in a systems engineering context are provided in addition to multiple theorems that improve the understanding of the relationship between stakeholder preferences and the solution space.
A Novel Method for Detection and Progress Assessment of Visual Distortion Caused by Macular Disorder: A Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSR) Case Study
Authors: Mohaghegh Navid , Magierowski Sebastian , Ghafar-Zadeh Ebrahim
Published: December 2019

This paper presents a new mathematical model along with a measurement platform for accurate detection and monitoring of various visual distortions (VD) caused by macular disorders such as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This platform projects a series of graphical patterns on the patient’s retina and calculates the severity of VDs accordingly. The accuracy of this technique relies on the accurate detection of distorted lines by the patient. We also propose a simple mathematical model to evaluate the VD created by CSR. The model is used as a control for the test results achieved from the proposed platform. The proposed platform consists of the required hardware and software for the generation and projection of patterns along with the collection and processing of patients against their standard optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Based on these results, the OCT images agree with the VD test results, and the proposed platform can be used as an alternative home monitoring method for various macular disorders.
A cidade antiga e a cidade antiga contemporânea
Authors: Da silva Francisco Gilberto , José da Silva Glaydson
Published: December 2019

O novo dossiê da Revista Heródoto, intitulado “Cidades e periferias no mundo Antigo” considera a importância de entender em paralelo a cidade antiga e a cidade contemporânea que vivemos. As contribuições do dossiê mostram a co-dependência das duas cidades e a necessidade de refletir a partir de seus intérpretes e suas complexas conexões com o “mundo ao redor”.
As Khárites: Em torno do poder feminino. Saber e Linhagem
Authors: Colombani María Cecilia
Published: December 2019

O objetivo do presente trabalho é determinar a função do discurso mítico no trabalho hesiódico como um operador que institui um universo de significados que se encontra entre o mito. Nossa hipótese é que, no trabalho hesiódico, certas imagens conceituais se encontram, principalmente as da linhagem, que definem o campo do Mesmo e do Outro. Nesse contexto, pretendemos analisar a figura das Khárites associada à das Musas como poderes religiosos para ler formas de poder feminino a partir de um certo tipo de conhecimento que se desdobra em ambos os grupos.
Pele: amazonas tatuadas
Authors: Mayor Adrienne , Martins Débora
Published: December 2019

Adrienne Mayor revela em The Amazons. Lives & Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World, novas hipóteses sobre as mulheres de carne e osso das estepes que o mundo clássico conheceu como amazonas, para mostrar que essas guerreiras não eram apenas o fruto da imaginação helênica. Combinando a análise dos mitos com as tradições da estepe e a arqueologia da Eurásia, este livro é a primeira contribuição abrangente para o estudo das Amazonas.

O capítulo traduzido (Skin: tattooed Amazons) analisa, em particular, as tatuagens de formas geométricas e zoomórficas das Amazonas. Primeiro, são consideradas as tatuagens com as quais as Amazonas estão representadas em vários vasos gregos, onde os pintores costumavam provocar seus espectadores entrelaçando mitos com realidades sociais. Adrienne Mayor também analisa referências textuais, onde no pensamento grego, as tatuagem eram marcas de degradação, ao invés de símbolos de nobreza, coragem e beleza. Finalmente, a Arqueologia também oferece evidências e as descobertas feitas pelo Museu Hermitage de tatuagens em múmias congeladas da antiga Cítia. A conclusão é que as tatuagens acentuam seus músculos e movimentos, chamando atenção para força, atletismo e sexualidade das mulheres, mas também eram uma forma de comunicação.
Le palais des papes de Sorgues (Vaucluse) : Première approche archéologique
Authors: Baro Guilhem , Serieys Maeva , Carru Dominique
Published: December 2019

The Papal Palace at Sorgues (vaucluse) : A First Archaeological Approach.

This publication gives an account of two diagnoses made in the context of rescue archaeology that took place in April and June 2013 at Sorgues, in the place called “ The Castle”. This name refers to an ancient papal palace constructed by John XXII from 1318 to 1324. Although now forgotten by local lore, it was the first structure built by the popes, long before the one in Avignon. John XXII’s successors turne dit into a summer residence. During the French Revolution, the palace was already described as a ruin and was sold to builders to be used as a carry and subsequently disremembered. The earliest papers on the building date back to the end of the 19th century, when the pontifical archives were made available. In 1997, Valérie Theis’s carried out outstanding academic research first on the Pont-de-Sorgues palace, then on palatial implantation strategies in the Avignon area and the pontifical government of the Comtat Venaissin. The 25 probes undertaken over a surface of about 4,200 square meters, revealed vestiges rela ting to the ancient pontifical residence. Some probes were done in the heart of the palace site and allow us to answer some questions about its organization, especially for the east and south wings. Some structures still visible above ground which belonged to the edifice or its outbuildings have also been observed. Other probes were done to the south of the former palace, in a sector where the outer wall is visible, interspersed with modern building, revealed vestiges of this wall and of a large building identified as the Audience Room, built on the edge of the pontifical wall.
L’utilisation des matières dures d’origine animale dans la production d’accessoires de la ceinture à la fin du Moyen Âge : quelques exemples provençaux
Authors: Chazottes Marie-Astrid , Thuaudet Olivier
Published: December 2019

The Use of hard materials of Animal origin in the Production of Belt Accessories at the End of the middle Ages : Some Provencal Examples.

Twenty-three belt accessories made of bone or mother-of-pearl and found on sites of Medieval settlement in Provence were subjected to technical and morphological analysis. Comparisons, especially with metallic objects, suggest numerous common characteristics between these pieces made with different matters.
Gestion des eaux de pluie et des eaux usées à Nîmes (Gard) entre Xe et XVe siècles
Authors: Maufras Odile
Published: December 2019

Rainwater and waste water management in Nîmes (Gard) between the Xth and XVth centuries.

Fifteen or so mentions in Xth et XIth century texts, as well as some archaeological evidence of hydraulic infrastructure dating back to the late Middle Ages, both

intra muros (canonical enclosure) and suburban (Carmelite convent), testify to the attention the inhabitants of Nîmes paid to the disposal of rain and waste water in the Middle Ages, particularly in the highly flood-prone heart of the city. The texts refer to exava, regressi, distillicidia and putei while the archaeology reveals ditches, rendered underground sewer lines, and sumps. Analysing these elements highlights the extent of rainwater drainage and shows the infrastructure was built by the homeowner on their property or tenure, but suggests they might have been part of a more general organisation under the jurisdiction, and possibly on the initiative, of the communal authorities.
Bruxelles à l’épreuve de ses eaux. Inventivité hydrique en milieu urbain aux époques médiévale et moderne
Authors: Deligne Chloé
Published: December 2019

Brussels and the test of water. Hydric creativity in an urban area in the Middle and Modern Ages.

For the last two or three decades, historical research on urban areas has brought to light new data on the hydraulic systems built in the Middle Ages. Far from confirming the usual clichés of “ spontaneous” or “ organic” mediaeval town planning, the research has led to the rediscovery of objects and traces which bear witness to the complexity of these systems and the creative designs implemented to meet the needs or social or economic demands of some players. Brussels is one of the cities whose ancient hydraulic past has thus been rediscovered and better understood. While Brussels’ contemporary citizens are calling for the reinvention of the water distribution and sharing networks, this paper offers a synthesis of the issues surrounding the city’s mediaeval town planning strategies regarding its water system in an attempt to put them into perspective.
Une inscription votive à Toutatis découverte à Jort (Calvados, France)
Authors: Lajoye Patrice , Lemaître Claude
Published: December 2019

A votive inscription found in Jort (Calvados, France).

Although widely known to the public, Toutatis is ultimately poorly attested by epigraphy. A bronze stylus with a dedication to the god, although discovered a long time ago at Jort (Calvados), had nevertheless remained unpublished. We offer here its publication with some brief comments.
Inscription sur tige de plomb trouvée à Reims
Authors: Balmelle Agnès , Dubuis Bastien , Lambert Pierre-Yves
Published: December 2019

La présentation archéologique de l’objet précise qu’il a été trouvé à Reims, boulevard de la Paix, en 2001, à l’arrière d’une enceinte gauloise, à proximité d’habitations du Ier siècle apr. J.-C. C’est une tige de plomb qui a été fondue sous cette forme, peut-être pour les ateliers de métallurgistes. Les deux noms inscrits sur la tige (GNATOS TASGEDO) sont l’équivalent d’une marque de fabrique. Cependant, ces deux noms renvoient probablement à deux personnes différentes, car l’un a une désinence gauloise et l’autre, une désinence latine.
Riddling and wooing in the medieval Irish text Tochmarc Ailbe
Authors: Eson Lawrence
Published: December 2019

The article examines riddling as a form of specialized discourse in the circa eleventh-century Irish text Tochmarc Ailbe (“The Wooing of Ailbe”), in which the warrior-hero Finn mac Cumaill tests the suitability of King Cormac Mac Airt’s daughter Ailbe Grúadbrecc as a bride. Ailbe responds admirably to the riddles posed by the aging Finn, displaying her own personal mettle and intellectual acumen by answering him with witty ripostes of her own. The resolution of conflict between the couple is accomplished through this verbal sparring, and ultimately reveals as a major theme of the work the complementarity of the sexes, a dynamic harmony which is achieved through the power of oral discourse. Additionally, the power of the female voice in early Irish storytelling is further emphasized.
Note de lecture sur une brève inscription de Botorrita (Contrebia Belaisca)
Authors: Simón Cornago Ignacio
Published: December 2019

A note on a concise inscription from Botorrita (Contrebia Belaisca).

We propose in this article to revisit the reading of an inscription found in Contrebia Belaisca, engraved on a small conic piece of alabaster (AE, 1989, no 470). This new reading would allow to say that this is, according to all probability, written with Latin letters but in the Celtiberian language.
Le Pater breton de Vaudelin : une transcription phonologique en 1715
Authors: Le Pipec Erwan
Published: December 2019

En 1715, le père Vaudelin, religieux parisien, publiait un ouvrage dans lequel il proposait de réformer l’orthographe française en adoptant un alphabet phonétique. Sans doute désireux d’éprouver son système, il l’appliqua à diverses autres langues, dont le breton, transcrivant le Pater Noster à titre d’exemple. Ce texte, qui représente un témoignage sans équivalent sur la phonétique du breton au début du XVIIIe siècle, est ici étudié et discuté. Le Pater de Vaudelin pose en effet beaucoup de questions auxquelles il est difficile de répondre. Sa principale originalité est la formulation atypique de son premier verset : Hon tad pehini ma edoc’h en Neñv. Cette phrase ainsi que d’autres détails plus mineurs sont mis en relation avec le corpus breton de l’époque, qui fait finalement ressortir la grande hétérogénéité des pratiques de piété, caractéristique d’une société de l’oralité.
The law of succession established by Eochaid Fedlech and its implications for the theme of the Irish sovereignty goddess
Authors: Lyle Emily B.
Published: December 2019

The Eochaid Fedlech law of succession, in its simplest and strongest form, states that no son shall succeed his father in the kingship of Ireland. This law implies that two women have key roles in the royal family – the current queen and the mother of the next king. Although there has been some scholarly emphasis on a single goddess of sovereignty, it seems likely that there are actually two sovereignty goddesses, one corresponding to the queen and the other to the hag who transforms into a young woman and prophesies the future kings of Ireland.
Une glose bretonne du XIIe siècle dans la liste des comtes de Cornouaille : «Budic Bud Berhuc»
Authors: Le Bihan Hervé
Published: December 2019

A Britton gloss from the 12th century in the Cornouaille earls list : “Budic Bud Berhuc”

The Cornouaille earls list known from different cartularies shows in some of the manuscripts additions which seem to be rather nicknames that have been added later on. One of these names, present in the Landévennec cartulary, Budic Bud Berhuc, rather than a nickname, appears to be an explaining gloss from the 12th century, Bud Berhuc being the translation of Bud and its suffix -ic.
Noms verbaux dans la littérature en vannetais classique : le cas des noms verbaux «doubles» et de en devout «conjugué»
Authors: Châtelier Antoine
Published: December 2019

Verbal nouns in classic Vannetais litterature : the case of “double” verbal nouns and the “inflected” en devout

By studying several texts in classical Vannetais written between the 18th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the case of two processes concerning the verbal noun will be analysed. Firstly the issue of the “double” verbal nouns in the oldest texts will be raised. Some verbal nouns have two forms depending on their place in the sentence. Secondly, the use and then the loss of the inflected forms of en devout (“to have”) will be studied.
La Importancia de la Lectura de Textos en Inglés para los Procesos Formativos Universitarios
Authors: González Baez Albis , Jiménez Alvarez Marisela , Bonilla Tenesaca Josué Reinaldo
Published: December 2019

En la Educación Superior, leer en inglés implica extraer información, valorarla y utilizarla como guía para los procesos de razonamiento tendentes a la comprensión general para su utilidad profesional. En este nivel de enseñanza el estudiante universitario al profundizar en un tema, como parte de la cultura de su profesión, debe obtener la información y lograr la adecuada comprensión e interpretación, que le permitirá reflexionar y valorar el contenido del texto, cuya comunicación le ampliaría sus significados para la correcta utilización en su vida profesional. El siguiente artículo tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre la importancia de la lectura de textos en inglés para los procesos formativos universitarios, los cuales requieren desde el proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje una mejor orientación encaminada al trabajo con la lectura en inglés para desarrollar los aspectos lingüísticos y profesionales del estudiante universitario.
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CONNECTION TYPES FOR ULTRA-HIGH-RISE TWIN-TOWER STRUCTURE LEARNING
Authors: Jiang Baolong , Ji Shuyan , Li Yingmin , Yang Pu , Tang Yangyang , Chen Zhikun
Published: December 2019

One of key issues of designing connected structure is the design of the connecting body between towers. This paper presents the analysis of different connecting body design schemes based on a 202.15 m (663 ft) twin-tower ultra-high-rise structure connected by a connecting truss. The influence of height and type of connection on the entire building structure was studied by comparing storey shear forces and drift of structure. The results indicated that the connection type between the connecting body and main structure has little influence on the building structure performance. Finite element analysis of the connecting body indicated that the internal force characteristic of rigid connection type is better compared to the hinge connection type. Furthermore, the connecting truss design based on inclined braces connected by hinge joint is superior compared to the rigid joints.
TEMAS E TEMÁTICAS PARA ZONEAMENTO DE SISTEMAS CÁRSTICOS NA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL-BRASIL
Authors: Vidal Maria Rita , Mascarenhas Abraão Levi dos Santos , Alencar Diemison Ladislau , Costa Lopes Andréa Regina de Britto
Published: December 2019

Representativos ambientes cársticos podem ser observados no Parque Estadual Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas (PESAM) no Estado do Pará. A partir de uma visão interdisciplinar, apoiada em recursos geoinformativos (sistemas de informação geográficas), foi elaborado um roteiro de temas e temáticas geoambientais que permitem propor zonas de proteção e uso sustentável de trilhas em ambientes cársticos no PESAM. Para a compartimentação ambiental foi adotada a Geoecologia das Paisagens como suporte à delimitação das unidades de paisagem. Estas unidades são a base para a definição de trilhas que possibilitam o acesso à caverna. Como resultados, o gradiente altimétrico possibilitou construir uma tipologia de trilhas baseadas em grau de dificuldade, enquanto as feições geomorfológicas complementam a delimitação das unidades de paisagem. Estas bases auxiliam o plano de uso público de visitantes e pesquisadores através do estabelecimento de trilhas para acesso externo e interno à caverna, além de possibilitar sinalizar os principais salões a serem visitados através de diferentes categorias e fragilidades.
CARTOGRAFIAS POROSAS: UM CAMINHO PARA COMPREENDER O(S) SENTIDO(S) DE ESPACIALIDADE(S) NA AMAZÔNIA
Authors: Breda Thiara Vichiato
Published: December 2019

Esse artigo focaliza a(s) Cartografia(s) em um campo político, problematizando os sentidos de espacialidade que estão em constante negociação e disputas nos processos de mapeamentos. Tais reflexões partem de uma perspectiva teórico-metodológica pós-estruturalista, sob a ótica da Teoria do Discurso de Ernesto Laclau e Chantal Mouffe, tecendo diálogos com estudos pós-coloniais e decoloniais, juntamente com as contribuições dos estudos da cartografia crítica e humanista. Percebe-se com isso os impactos da universalização de uma concepção de linguagem que no limite ocultam outras Cartografias ao negarem as diferenças no que tange ao processo de representação espacial. Através dessas reflexões é proposto o reconhecimento de uma Cartografia Porosa (e, portanto, pluralista) na tentativa de legitimar e respeitar outras práticas de conceber, representar e mapear o mundo.
Optimasi Nanoemulsi A/M/A Ekstrak Etanol Daun Binahong dan Konjugat AG-Kitosan Menggunakan Desain Box-Behnken
Authors: Prihantini Malinda , Fidrianny Irda
Published: December 2019

Tuberkulosis laten disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) yang persisten dalam makrofag, sehingga diperlukan penghantaran obat antituberkulosis yang dapat meningkatkan akumulasi di dalam sel tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengoptimasi formula lipid nanostruktur (Nanostructured Lipid Carrier, NLC) sebagai sistem penghantaran rifampisin menggunakan D-manosa sebagai agen pentargetan. Adsorpsi D-manosa pada permukaan NLC nanopartikel dilakukan melalui muatan positive dari konjugat kitosan-manosa yang dibuat menggunakan agen pereduksi amin. Konjugat kitosan-manosa menunjukan adanya perubahan bilangan gelombang pita amida dan pembentukan basa Schiff pada spektra FTIR. Campuran lemak padat-cair sebagai pembawa rifampisin dibuat NLC dengan tehnik emulsifikasi menggunakan polisorbat 80. Konjugat kitosan-manosa ditambahkan ke dalam fase air sebelum proses emulsifikasi. Solidifikasi nanopartikel NLC-kitosan-manosa dilakukan dengan metode gelasi ionotropik dan penguapan pelarut. Optimasi formula nanopartikel dilakukan dengan memilih faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh secara staristik menggunakan factorial design. Ditemukan factor utama adalah konsentrasi lipid, polisorbat 80, dan konjugat kitosan-manosa dan jumlah dioptimasi menggunakan response surface methodology. Hasil optimum nanopartikel memiliki diameter 766,1 ± 57,56 nm dengan indeks polidispersitas 0,32 ± 0,02, efisiensi enkapsulasi 91,54 ± 0,18 % dan loading obat 36,62 ± 0,07%. Profil pelepasan rifampisin hampir mirip pada pH 5,2 maupun 7,4.  Formula NLC termodifikasi manosa ini berpotensi untuk dikembangkan lebih lanjut sebagai pentarget antibiotic intraselular.
Formulasi dan Uji Anti Inflamasi Masker Peel Off Ekstrak Etanol Buah Mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.)
Authors: Syarifah Miratun , Sugihartini Nining , Nurani Laela Hayu
Published: December 2019

Infl amasi pada kulit seringkali terjadi pada kulit yang mengalami jerawat. Pengatasanjerawat bisa dilakukan dengan berbagai cara, salah satunya dengan menjaga kebersihan kulit wajah.Buah mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.) dengan bahan aktif skopoletin telah terbukti berkhasiat sebagaianti infl amasi. Buah mengkudu dikeringkan menjadi simplisia, di ekstraksi menggunakan pelarutetanol 96% sampai menjadi ekstrak pekat. Ekstrak di formulasikan menjadi masker peel off denganvariasi konsentrasi sebesar 5%, 10 dan 15%. Masker yang dihasilkan dievaluasi sifat fi sik meliputiuji pH, viskositas, daya lekat, dan daya sebar, serta uji daya anti infl amasi menggunakan hewan ujimencit dengan parameter jumlah ekspresi COX-2, uji daya iritasi menggunakan hewan uji kelinci.Hasil uji evaluasi sifat fi sik masker peel off telah memenuhi syarat sifat fi sik sediaan masker peel off .Sedangkan pada uji viskositas terdapat kelompok yang memenuhi syarat viskositas yaitu kelompokformula I dan II dan kelompok yang tidak memenuhi syarat viskositas yaitu kelompok formula III. Ujidaya anti infl amasi pada hewan uji mencit bahwa masker menyebabkan penurunan jumlah ekspresiCOX-2. Formula terbaik pada 3 sediaan, ditunjukkan pada formula I dengan nilai ekspresi COX-2sebesar 22,635%. Hasil uji iritasi pada kelinci tidak menimbulkan iritasi. Berdasarkan hasil uji dapatdisimpulkan bahwa nilai konsentrasi ekstrak etanol yang paling optimum ditunjukkan pada formula Idengan konsentrasi sebesar 5%.
Macroeconomic Analysis of Russian Economy in 2018
Authors: Mitsek Sergey , Mitsek Elena
Published: December 2019

The paper provides a macroeconomic analysis of the Russian economy
in 2018 based on standard macroeconomic analysis methods and relying on the
results of authors’ own econometric model. It is demonstrated that the main driver
of the country’s economic growth was the growing export volume primarily caused
by increased export prices, as well as ruble depreciation. However, the rates of
Russian economic growth stayed lower than the global economic rates.
Production growth, macroeconomic stability, easing monetary policy and country’s
conservative fiscal policy enhanced the positive balance of payments and achieved
budget surplus. Nevertheless, growth rates stay quite low due to insufficient
investment volume and total productivity stagnation. The latter is caused, among
other reasons, by lack of foreign investment and poor funding of research and
development.
Development of the Russian digital economy along with economic reforms could
solve these problems. Recent years saw quick growth of Russia’s digital economy,
including growing export of ICT products. However, the share of digital economy
in Russian GDP is still lower than that of developed countries.
On Power of Visual Images in the Era of New Media
Authors: Drozdova Alla
Published: December 2019

The idea of the “visual turn” and power of images is not a feature of the contemporary era; it has emerged in the history of culture multiple times, especially when new reproduction technologies or new options of images arose. The novelty of the contemporary situation has to do not only with quantitative proliferation of images and the expanding subject field of the visual but also with the fact that the flow of visual images transmitted from various mobile screens shaped a specific online mediatized reality. Contemporary visual images that have become a part of the cultural media industry make an impact on the subject viewer and, in this sense, wield power over our visual experience, registering the social changes occurring in the contemporary culture. Technical means of visualization cause disappearance of the image’s aural property, automation of perception and industrialization of vision, mediated by the image’s digital processing. It is such digital images that build our mundanity, imperiously imposing the behaviors and social roles that a person identifies with. Digital images indicate social strategies of the visible that remove certain phenomena or objects from or return them to the field of the social vision, creating or breaking image-related taboos. Additionally, representation of reality is superseded in the Internet environment by online “public representation” that drastically changes the positions of the perceived and the perceiver. Methods and approaches of visual studies as an interdisciplinary field of humanities knowledge were applied to identify specific features of contemporary visual culture and analyze visual images’ imperious influence on individual’s modes of vision and perception, their inhabited world and ways of identification.
Social Media’s Role, Opportunities and Limitations in Building a Dialogue between the Population and the Authorities: The Russian Practice
Authors: Gilyazova Olga
Published: December 2019

In this paper, we rely on research of specific features of social media’s
Internet audience conducted by VCIOM, BrandAnalytics, RBC and other expert
and informational communities and consider the social media’s role, opportunities
and limitations in building a dialogue between the population and authorities’
representatives. To this end, we assess the level of activity and productivity of
authorities representatives’ presence and the existence of feedback from the public
on social media like VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook and Instagram. The
paper’s theoretical and methodology foundation is the secondary analysis of domestic
and Western publications studying specific features of social media as a platform
for civil journalism of a new type. Also, we apply comparative analysis of sociological
research methods of socio-digital activity. Officials’ reliance on opinion polls that
are inefficient (unlike content analysis) in terms of monitoring the socio-digital
activity leads to their underestimating the popularity level of social media (VKontakte,
Odnoklassniki) “loved by the people” and preferring foreign ones (Facebook and
Instagram) or offline communications. This causes officials’ insufficiently quick
reaction to acute problems and public needs and, consequently, distribution of fake
information (especially under crisis and panic conditions). Medialogy automated
mass media monitoring (content-based) system proved to be a good tool of political
forecasting to neutralize these phenomena. In this paper, we research the prospects
of its application and make a conclusion on the need of its broader deployment in
the practice of public opinion monitoring by regional and municipal authorities.
Individual and Authorities: Principle of Sustaining Citizens’ Trust to the Law and Actions of the State
Authors: Semitko Alexey
Published: December 2019

The paper analyzes the principle of sustaining citizen’s trust to the law
and actions of the state in the system of individual / authorities relations. This
principle is introduced into the Russian legal system by rulings of the Constitutional
Court of the Russian Federation possessing the legal force of the Russian
Constitution. However, the Supreme Law itself does not feature this property in
the text. It is accordingly required – which is the purpose of this paper – to study
this principle’s notion, content, nature, character, scope and place in the system of
other legal principles, including those established in the Constitution of the Russian
Federation, some of which are referenced by the Court in its rulings to justify the
identification of the analyzed principle. To solve the above tasks, methods of
interpreting official legal texts were applied (systemic, special legal and logical
methods), as well as the anthropological approach. It is established that the researched
principle is a general legal (universal) principle that stands on its own in the
system of principles and is associated with the need for the whole state’s activity
to comply with the established value, moral and ideological beliefs, generally accepted
social conventions, etc., i.e. society’s legitimate expectations, which defines its
scope and applicability. The recognition and respect of human dignity is central in
society’s legitimate expectations from the state as it implements its activities. The
latter requirement is fundamental for this principle and the public trust to state’s
activities that is shaped during its realization; at the same time, such requirement is
a criterion of how aligned state’s actions are with the society’s legitimate
expectations. The novelty of this approach rests on identifying closely interconnected
grounds, features, content and scope of the researched principle.
S. S. Alexeyev on Law and Human Rights in the Era of Drastic Changes
Authors: Shipitsyn Oleg
Published: December 2019

The author reviews S. S. Alexeyev’s scholarly views concerning the
relations between the individual and the Soviet state from the power and submission
perspective, and also assurance of individual’s and citizen’s rights and legitimate
interests. Taking into account that the state’s key functions are exercise of power
and governance in the society, i.e. making an impact on the society in a certain
way to achieve specific results, the purpose of the intended research is identifying
the relation between the legal impact made by the state and the individual’s legal
position in such a state and a society, as well as assessing the actual assurance of
human rights and freedoms. To achieve the established goal, systemic and historical
method of legal research were applied. The research findings demonstrate that the
political and legal regime implemented in the Soviet Russia did not achieve the
originally declared goals, while the actual legal conditions under which Soviet citizens
had to exist only suppressed and infringed upon the individual, whose rights and
freedom had no actual assurance. It is argued that transformations of political and
legal nature in the last decade of the 20th century are a legitimate consequence of
the preceding events, since it is the law that makes human freedom real and assured.