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Risk Estimation in Urban Buildings by Landslides Triggered by Earthquakes and Rainfall (Medellin-Colombia)
Authors: Hidalgo Cesar  , Vega Johnny
Published: February 2025

This article presents a risk modeling in buildings by landslides triggered by earthquakes and rainfall in the city of Medellin using a geographic information system (GIS). For this, a computer model that considers topographic, geological, geotechnical and hydrological characteristics of the study area was implemented to determine landslide hazard by evaluating the stability of slopes using pseudo static Newmark Method, including a probabilistic approach technique based on the first order and second moment -FOSM-. The approach for the assessment of physical vulnerability of buildings in the study area was conducted through structural fragility indexes that consider the definition of the level of damage to buildings through event trees using a cadastral inventory data of the municipality of Medellin. The routine calculates the probability of a landslide to occur given that an earthquake produces a horizontal ground acceleration (Ah), considering the uncertainty of the geotechnical parameters and the conditions of soil saturation for the effect of previous rainfall in the area, then multiply such values with the structural fragility indexes values in order to estimate the damage indices of buildings, which are associated with the risk when considering the relevant economic variable to the replacement value of such structures from assessed values. The implemented model is able to quantify the risk caused by this type of disaster in an area of the city considering different values of Ah, and also an analysis of the costs arising from damage to the houses in the study area was carried out under different scenarios and structural conditions in which it was found that under an assumed scenario in which all the buildings in the study area meet the requirements of the Colombian Standard for Design and Construction Earthquake Resistant, reducing the costs arising by the effect of a disaster sliding round the order of 70% compared to the condition of the actual structural scenario to the maximum horizontal ground acceleration expected in the city for an earthquake with a return period of 475 years according to the study of seismic microzonation in 2002.
Avaliação do Perigo de Deslizamentos Ocasionados por Chuvas pelo Uso de Autômatos Celulares
Authors: Azevedo George Fernandes  , Carvajal Hernán Eduardo Martínez  , Moreira de Souza Newton
Published: February 2025

The mass movements are characterized as events of potentially disastrous character, mainly in tropical and mountain zones, becoming necessary to create new and more efficient methodologies to enhance understanding of the risk related to these phenomena. In this sense, this research has the objective to simulate the role of rain in the stability of slopes as triggering agent of mass movements, as well as to obtain the path of the debris-flows generated by the landslides. The methodology used is based on a physically-based model of slope stability, suitably modified in its original approach to include a probabilistic approach. The obtained scenery of threat is used as input for a computational routine based on the theory of the cellular automata, considering morphological aspects of the studied region. This tool is then used for predicting the trajectory of debris flows generated by landslides. It is concluded that the use of cellular automata is a powerful tool capable of forecast the paths of the debris-flows in such a way that it may be used in advanced research on risk quantitative assessment for rainfall triggered landslides.
Characterization of Gypsum Concretion in Loess: Some Geotechnical Considerations
Authors: Cruz María Pía
Published: February 2025

In this investigation, small gypsum concretions are characterized in primary and secondary pampean loess in Córdoba city (Argentina). The process that gypsum confers some cementation in small concretion depends in the origin of the sediments (primary loess or secondary loess). Gypsum infiltrate for rainwater seepage (leaching and recrystallization) from the surface layers which contain abundant sulfate crystallized amorphous calcium in concretions of primary loess, though, in concretion of secondary loess could be by crystallization in lagoon environment or crystallization around roots of aquatic plants decomposing by the action microbiolítica. Exploration in situ of loess sediments analyzed with gypsum concretions was executed along street Obispo Trejo from campus of National University of Córdoba (UNC), to avenue Pueyrredón. Particularly, the matrix of these sediments has small concretions of gypsum between 4 and 6 meters of depth; which size range varies from 12,500mm to 0,425mm. The separation of gypsum concretions from the matrix sedimentology of loess, was from respecting sampling technique on fully destructured concretions respect structured concretions', according Rinaldi et. al. (2006)[1]. These concretions provide special geotechnical characteristics to this paleo stratigraphy. The characterization of the shape, fabric, distribution, mineralogical and composition, provide global mechanical behavior of soil mass.
Determinación de los planos de discontinuidad principales usando la mecánica estadística de los medios discontinuos
Authors: Yanqui Calixtro
Published: February 2025

El principio fundamental de la mecánica estadística de los medios discontinuos establece que, debido a que las sustancias poseen una estructura interna, cualquier cantidad o variable en un nodo, es igual al promedio de los valores que esta cantidad posee en los nodos vecinos, pertenecientes al dominio de homogeneidad de la red espacial. La aplicación de este principio a la mecánica de rocas es inmediata y natural si se admiten como nodos los planos de discontinuidad. Entonces, los vectores métricos se definen por los polos, como los vectores unitarios, y los espaciamientos entre los planos de discontinuidad, como las magnitudes. Las heterogeneidades, tales como la resistencia de la roca, la calidad del núcleo de perforación y la condición de la diaclasa, pueden ser incluidas en esta descripción afectando a la magnitud del vector por un factor, como por ejemplo el RMR. Como aplicación de esta teoría, se presentan dos casos ilustrativos.
Ensayos para la caracterización hidrogeológica de macizos rocosos de baja permeabilidad
Authors: Ortuño Felip  , Villa José Luis  , Revilla Henry
Published: February 2025

El ensayo Lugeon es ampliamente utilizado en geotecnia para estimar la permeabilidad de macizos rocosos y es parte frecuente y rutinaria de los protocolos de caracterización hidrogeológica. El artículo discute su aplicación en los medios de baja permeabilidad y presenta una alternativa viable para la determinación de valores de K por debajo de 1e-7 m/s. Con algunas modificaciones en los procedimientos y variando ligeramente la instrumentación utilizada en los ensayos Lugeon, se pueden realizar en el mismo tiempo y por el mismo costo otro tipo de ensayos hidráulicos adaptados a las características de un macizo poco permeable. En la caracterización hidrogeológica de un macizo en una mina, se substituyeron los ensayos Lugeon por secuencias de ensayos hidráulicos de tipo slug y carga constante. Esta metodología se aplicó durante la perforación de 9 sondeos en 56 ensayos, lo que permitió caracterizar cerca de 6000 m de perforación. Su interpretación, realizada tanto por ajuste a curvas tipo como con método inverso, ofreció resultados altamente satisfactorios. Esta metodología permitió medir con una alta confiabilidad permeabilidades del macizo rocoso bajas y muy bajas, entre 1e-7 y 1e-12 m/s, y formular un modelo hidrogeológico conceptual robusto basado en los valores obtenidos de K.
Burden of Compliance and Burden of Violation
Authors: Governatori Guido
Published: February 2025

It this paper we address the issue of what it means to comply with or violate norms, and we propose a computationally oriented approach to reason about such notions.
Article Processing Charges: A New Route to Open Access?
Authors: Beasley Gerald
Published: February 2025

Article Processing Charges (APCs) have recently been studied as a means towards a sustainable Open Access (OA) environment for scholarly communications. However, APCs at any level represent a substantial economic barrier to the authors, institutions, funding agencies and governments that many of its advocates most wish to serve through OA initiatives.
FOSTER's Open Science Training Tools and Best Practices
Authors: Orth Astrid  , Pontika Nancy  , Ball David
Published: February 2025

FOSTER is an EU project aiming at identifying, enriching and providing training content on relevant Open Science topics in support of implementing EC's Open Science Agenda in the European Research Area. During the previous two years a wealth of training resources have been collected, which are now presented in a dedicated training portal. The paper describes how to use the FOSTER training platform and the tools available to identify suitable training materials and create modular e-learning courses.
Stepping Up Towards Greater Alignment of Repository Networks
Authors: Müller Katharina  , Deppe Arvid  , Gottschling Maxie  , Rodrigues Eloy  , Shearer Kathleen
Published: February 2025

Over the past few years, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has established the initiative “Aligning Repository Networks” in order to foster global repository interoperability and align policies and practices internationally. This paper outlines several activities to align major repository networks across the globe strategically, technically and on the service level.
Settlement calculation with stress-dependent parameters
Authors: Aalto A.  , Vepsäläinen P.  , Ravaska O.
Published: February 2025

Inaccurate and scattering results of the international competition for calculating settlement of the Haarajoki test embankment in Finland initiated a project in which stress-dependence of the calculation parameters was studied. These parameters are permeability k, coefficient of consolidation cvand the Ohde-Janbu parametrs m and β. The effect of k and cvis discussed elsewhere and this paper deals with the effect of the parameters m and β. Based on a large amount of settlement data a stress-dependence model for m and β was created, and settlement calculations were carried out and compared with measured data to clarify the effect of stress-dependence.
Characteristics of vacuum consolidation
Authors: Chai J.-C.  , Hayashi S.  , Carter J.P.
Published: February 2025

The characteristics of vacuum consolidation of soft clay soils are discussed. The results of laboratory odometer tests indicate that applying a vacuum pressure generally causes less settlement than applying a surcharge load of the same magnitude. It is demonstrated by both laboratory tests and theoretical analysis that in cases where the bottom of a soft clayey deposit is free draining, application of a vacuum pressure will cause less consolidation settlement than an equivalent surcharge load because of the drainage boundary effect. For this type of subsoil condition it is suggested that if vacuum consolidation is combined with the use of prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) for ground improvement, the PVDs should not penetrate the entire clay layer. An equation for calculating the optimum penetration depth has been derived. In the field, vacuum consolidation causes inward lateral displacement while an embankment load will generally cause outward lateral displacement of the underlying soil. The combination of vacuum pressure with embankment loading can therefore substantially reduce preloading-induced lateral displacement of the subsoil. A full scale field test combining vacuum pressure with embankment load conducted at Bangkok, Thailand, and the corresponding analysis results are presented briefly to illustrate the effect of vacuum pressure loading on lateral displacements in the subsoil.
Acceptance criteria for quality and densification control of reclaimed sandfill
Authors: Chang M.F.  , Yu G.  , Huang Y.Q.
Published: February 2025

In selecting an acceptance criterion for quality and densification control of reclaimed sandfill for foundation purposes, one often faces a great difficulty. To overcome the problem, one needs to investigate the suitability of using penetration resistance such as the cone resistance for deriving suitable acceptance criteria based on settlement considerations. One usually has to make reference to observations of settlement of real or model foundations such as that in the plate load test. From a study conducted on a typical reclaimed sandfill in Singapore, acceptance criteria suitable for fill quality and densification control have been developed and presented graphically for two different types of reclaimed sandfill for potential applications in practice.
Modelling the inflight construction of sand compaction piles in the centrifuge
Authors: Weber T.M.  , Laue J.  , Springman S.M.
Published: February 2025

Sand compaction piles are used in practice for ground improvement of weak subsoil. These columnar inclusions improve the consolidation behaviour as well as reduce the compressibility of the soft ground. The current design procedure of these sand piles is based on simple empirical calculations, which does not fully take account of the sand pile behaviour. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the behaviour of sand compaction piles, physical and numerical investigations are being conducted. The basic system behaviour of soft soil and column is simulated physically by centrifuge modelling. Because the stress situation in the soil changes significantly due to installation, a sand compaction pile installation tool was developed and applied successfully in the first tests. This allowed the stress paths encountered by the soil during the construction process of a displacement sand pile to be modelled realistically. The results will be compared to real geometries and the behaviour is also studied numerically by means of finite element modelling. These findings provide the basis for further analysis of this geotechnical interaction problem extending the model by including geotextiles below embankments to be able to formulate some recommendations for the design procedure of sand compaction piles under embankments.
Development and practice of composite DMM column in China
Authors: Zheng G.  , Gu X.L.  , Ling G.R.
Published: February 2025

Experimental research and numerical analysis show that the ultimate bearing capacity of DMM (Deep Mixing Method) column is mainly determined by the column strength. Based on that, a new type of composite DMM column is developed by driving a mini reinforced concrete pile into a common DMM column right after its installation to enhance its bearing capacity. This paper reviews a series of experimental research and engineering practice of this new composite column in recent years in China.
Finite element modeling of stone columns – a case history
Authors: Tan S.A.  , Oo Khine Khine
Published: February 2025

Soil reinforced by means of stone columns can be analyzed by two dimensional finite element method. This paper introduces a conversion scheme for stone column unit cell from axisymmetric model into equivalent plane strain model. A stone column reinforced embankment system in Malaysia is back analyzed and results are compared against the field measurement data. The findings show good agreement between the FEM results and field measurements.
The effectiveness of buried mass concrete thrust blocks as a means of lateral support for excavations
Authors: Goodey R.J.  , McNamara A.M.  , Taylor R.N.
Published: February 2025

Shallow embedded concrete blocks are frequently used to provide lateral support to raking props in temporary excavation works. In the field, the block is usually cast below the total excavation depth and before the excavation commences. The block provides passive support to the prop at the start of excavation. The results are examined of preliminary investigations conducted on model thrust blocks embedded within the soil bed and subjected to equivalent prop loading in a high g centrifuge environment. A lead screw driven by an electric motor was used to apply inclined prop forces onto thrust blocks embedded near the surface. The details of the relationship between the load on the block and its displacement have been measured for a limited range of inclination angles and block sizes. The study will enable a better understanding of the likely ground movements associated with excavations supported in this way and will help to assess the viability of the method especially when used near to sensitive structures.
Vibration isolation of foundations subjected to impact loads by open trenches using physical models
Authors: Jafarzadeh F.
Published: February 2025

Surface waves generated during vibration of machine foundations are sometimes troublemaking and cause some damages to the nearby sensitive structures or people. Considering the function of the machines located on the foundations the dynamic loading could be harmonic or impact type. The main part of the generated energy is transferred to the ground by Rayleigh surface waves. One of the most reliable and economic methods for reduction of the effects of these generated waves is using open trenches around the dynamic sources, so called active isolation in literature. In this paper applicability and affecting parameters of the open trenches around the impact dynamic source is studied using physical model tests. Cubic model container filled with loose and dry sand models. Dynamic tests were performed using drop of a tamper producing impact loads. The corresponding tests were performed for identical models with and without isolating trenches around the dynamic source. In order to record the response of the models, all models were well instrumented at different points using acceleration and soil pressure sensors. The dimension and location of the trenches are among the parameters varying for different tests. It is shown that with increasing the depth of trench efficiency of the isolation for impact is increasing. The optimum depth of the trench is affected by many parameters like the type and frequency content of the dynamic loading.
Swelling effects on mechanical behaviour of natural London Clay
Authors: Takahashi A.  , Fung D.W.H.  , Jardine R.J.
Published: February 2025

This paper reports a study into the potential effects of swelling on destructuration of a natural London Clay. Preliminary results are presented from a conventional direct shear tests conducted under a constant height condition. These suggest that the changes in soil structure induced by one-dimensional swelling affect global stiffness behaviour more than the peak shear strengths.
Sur la susceptibilité à l'effondrement des loess du Nord de la France
Authors: Cui Y.J.  , Delage P.  , Marcial D.  , Terpereau J.-M.  , Marchadier G.
Published: February 2025

Afin de mieux comprendre les problèmes de stabilité observés le long de la Ligne à Grande Vitesse entre Paris et Lille (LGV Nord), une caractérisation géotechnique d'un profil de loess a été effectuée. La caractérisation, qui inclut aussi les investigations de la microstructure, a été réalisée sur quatre échantillons de bonne qualité prélevés à différentes profondeurs, à 140 km de Paris le long de la ligne de TGV. Une attention particulière a été portée sur la susceptibilité qui a été étudiée en utilisant les méthodes du simple et double oedomètre. Les effets de la teneur en eau sur l'effondrement ont été aussi examinés, et la pertinence de différents critères d'effondrement est discutée. Il est confirmé que la susceptibilité à l'effondrement est liée à la densité, la teneur en eau initiale et la teneur en carbonate des loess.
Comparaison des méthodes d'évaluation de la cohésion non drainée des argiles à partir d'essais in situ
Authors: Bahar R.  , Aissaoui T.  , Kelanemer S.
Published: February 2025

La communication proposée présente une comparaison des méthodes d'évaluation de la cohésion non drainée des sols à partir de l'essai pressiométrique, On analyse, en particulier, la méthode numérique PRESSIDENT prenant en compte la loi hyperbolique de Duncan et Chang, l'approche proposée par Bahar et Olivari prenant en compte un modèle élasto-plastique qui dérive du modèle de Prager généralisé associé au critère de rupture de Von Mises, conçu pour décrire le comportement à court-terme des argiles et la méthode empirique de Amar et Jézéquel. Les essais pressiométriques utilisés, de type Ménard, sont réalisés sur des argiles algériennes.
Ontological Levels in Histological Imaging
Authors: Galton Antony  , Landini Gabriel  , Randell David  , Fouad Shereen
Published: February 2025

In this paper we present an ontological perspective on ongoing work in histological and histopathological imaging involving the quantitative and algorithmic analysis of digitised images of cells and tissues. We present the derivation of consistent histological models from initially captured images of prepared tissue samples as a progression through a number of ontological levels, each populated by its distinctive classes of entities related in systematic ways to entities at other levels. We see this work as contributing to ongoing efforts to provide a consistent and widely accepted suite of ontological resources such as those currently constituting the OBO Foundry, and where possible we draw links between our work and existing ontologies within that suite.
A Computational Method for Extracting, Representing, and Predicting Social Closeness
Authors: Metcalf Katherine  , Leake David
Published: February 2025

Identifying the social closeness between two individuals is a key skill in any situation where interpersonal relations play a role. Consequently, such capacity is needed to enable AI systems to understand human interactions and interact naturally in social situations. However, current research has relied on simple proxies for social closeness, and richer models are difficult to achieve. This paper presents an approach to predicting social closeness based on linguistic interactions and demonstrates an ability to predict social closeness with high accuracy.
A New Stochastic Local Search Approach for Computing Preferred Extensions of Abstract Argumentation
Authors: Niu Dangdang  , Liu Lei  , Lü Shuai
Published: February 2025

In this paper, we proposed a new stochastic local search algorithm Inc-CCAEPfor computing the preferred extensions in (abstract) argumentation frameworks (AF). Inc-CCAEPrealizes an incremental version of Swcca, specially designed for computing the preferred extensions in AF. Experiments show that, Inc-CCAEPnotably outperforms the state-of-the-art solvers consistently on random benchmarks with non-empty preferred extensions.
Modeling Bounded Rationality for Sponsored Search Auctions
Authors: Rong Jiang  , Qin Tao  , An Bo  , Liu Tie-Yan
Published: February 2025

Sponsored search auctions (SSAs) have attracted a lot of research attention in recent years and different equilibrium concepts have been studied in order to understand advertisers' bidding strategies. However, the assumption that advertisers are perfectly rational in these studies is unrealistic in the real world. In this work, we apply the quantal response equilibrium (QRE), which is powerful in modeling bounded rationality, to SSAs. Due to high computational complexity, existing methods for QRE computation have very poor scalability for SSAs. Through exploiting the structures of QRE for SSAs, this paper presents an efficient homotopy-based algorithm to compute the QRE for large-size SSAs, which features the following two novelties: 1) we represent the SSAs as an Action Graph Game (AGG) which can compute the expected utilities in polynomial time; 2) we further significantly reduce redundant calculations by leveraging the underlying relations between advertisers' utilities. We also develop an estimator to infer parameters of SSAs and fit the QRE model into a dataset from a commercial search engine. Our experimental results indicate that the algorithm can significantly improve the scalability of QRE computation for SSAs and the QRE model can describe the real-world bidding behaviors in a very accurate manner.
Priority Guaranteed and Energy Efficient Routing in Data Center Networks
Authors: Zhang Hu-Yin  , Wang Jing  , Qian Long  , Zhou Jin-Cai
Published: February 2025

In data center networks, energy consumption accounts for a considerably large slice of operational expenses. Many energy saving strategies have been proposed, most of them follow the point of bandwidth or throughput to complete the design of energy saving model. This paper provides a new perspective of energy saving in data center networks, which basic idea is to ensure the higher priority traffics have the shorter routes. Combine the bandwidth constraints with the aim of energy saving, and keep the balance between energy consumption and traffic priority demand. Simulations show that our routing algorithm can effectively reduce the transmission delay of the higher priority traffics and reduce the power consumption of data center networks.
Hypergraph Spectral Clustering via Sample Self-Representation
Authors: Zhang Shi-Chao  , Li Yong-Gang  , Cheng De-Bo  , Deng Zhen-Yun
Published: February 2025

Traditional clustering methods cluster data with pairwise graph and usually result in information loss. In this paper, we propose a novel spectral clustering method by combing hypergraph and sample self-representation together. Specially, the proposed algorithm employs sample self-representation based loss function ℓ2,1-norm which is row sparse to weaken the effects of the noises. And then, a hypergraph regular term is imposed to construct the hypergraph Laplacian which fully consider the complex similarity relationships of the data. The experimental results on benchmark data-sets indicated that the proposed algorithm prominently outperforms the compared state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of CE, such as SRC, LSR and et al.
Inventory of Research Data Management Services in France
Authors: Rebouillat Violaine
Published: February 2025

Data has become more and more ubiquitous in the research context. As a result, a growing number of services are created to analyze, store and share research data. This has induced the Research Data Working Group of the Digital Scientific Library (BSN10) to launch an inventory of French research data management services, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The inventory covers all services that are managed by French institutions and infrastructures and dedicated to public research teams from all fields. Sixty services, provided by forty-five structures, have already been identified and analyzed. The paper describes the methodology used to carry out the inventory and analyzes these first results by service type, scope and research field. It also emphasizes the heterogeneous and emergent nature of the inventoried services.
The Transformation of the Ktisis Repository into a Current Research Information System (CRIS)
Authors: Ntini-Kounoudes Alexia  , Zervas Marios
Published: February 2025

Institutional repositories have played a major role in universities worldwide during the last decade. Such systems are developed with the aim to collect and disseminate the research activities of universities. They provide access to and showcase research outputs, and therefore they have become an essential infrastructure for universities. A repository provides the means to properly preserve research outputs and can also be used for research monitoring and assessment. In this case study, we concentrate on the transformation of Ktisis, the institutional repository of the Cyprus University of Technology, into a Current Research Information System (CRIS). A CRIS system records, processes, and presents metrics and figures related with research activity throughout its life cycle. Particular emphasis is given to the results of research activities (publications, patents, research data) and their connection with the environment within which they were created (researchers, organizations, funded programs and projects, research infrastructures, services). In this case study we will describe the procedures followed in order to transform Ktisis into a CRIS system together with the implementation of the integration of ORCID identifiers within the system. Particular attention will be paid to the challenges we came across throughout the process and how we overcame these difficulties and problems. Ktisis is the institutional repository developed and maintained by the Library and Information Services at the Cyprus University of Technology. Ktisis was created in 2008 using the open source software DSpace after the University's Interim Governing Board made the decision that all the research products of academic members must be deposited in the Library. In subsequent years, the mandatory deposit of undergraduate, MSc and PhD theses was also imposed. In early 2015 it was decided that the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) must become a member of ORCID and the Library undertook the project to integrate ORCID in its systems. At the same time the Library decided that the best way to move forward was to transform Ktisis into a CRIS system using DSpace-CRIS, an extension to DSpace, in order to integrate ORCID with the repository and to take advantage of all the functionalities provided by a CRIS system.
Artificial Neural Networks: Challenges in Science and Engineering Applications
Authors: Rodriguez Jorge Ricardo
Published: February 2025

In this paper, artificial neural networks applications in the prediction field are described. The aim is to analyze the potentialities of conventional neural networks, such as feedforward neural networks, recurrent neural networks; and also, the potentialities of nonconventional neural networks composed typically by higher-order neural units. Finally, experimental analysis of long-term prediction of non-stationary time series (Mackey-Glass) is presented as well. The resulting prediction made by the proposed neural models feedforward multilayer perceptron and quadratic neural unit show high prediction accuracy for non-stationary time series.
Design and Implementation of an APP-Based Intelligent Service System
Authors: Bao Jia  , Tao Jun  , Wen Chao  , Zhang Jingwen
Published: February 2025

The article designs an APP-based intelligent service system based on the current university library seat utilization. As a development tool that connects the users with libraries, this system offers online reservation and other people-oriented services (e.g. information push and star-level services). In addition, the system also provides fully functional services with the combination of the QR code scanning and unlocking technology, raising the seat utilization rate to the most possible extent.
A New Soft Rough Set Parameter Reduction Method for an Effective Decision-Making
Authors: Mohamad Masurah  , Selamat Ali
Published: February 2025

Decision-making involves several processes such as data pre-processing, data reduction and data selection. In order to assure a valuable solution is made, each of these processes needs to be successfully conducted. When dealing with complex data, parameter reduction is one of the essential processes that the decision-makers should take into account. It helps to reduce the processing time, computational memory and data dimensionality in the decision-making process. However, some of the parameter reduction methods were unable to generate a sub-optimal value during the parameter reduction process. This problem could affect the performance of the classification process. Soft set theory is one of the parameter reduction methods that faces this kind of problem. As a result of the study, to enhance the capability of soft set parameter reduction method, an integration between soft set and rough set theories as a parameter reduction method had been proposed. It was based on the efficiency of these two theories in processing complex and uncertain data problems. These two methods were sequentially applied to simplify the initial parameters in order to improve the performance of the classification process. The experimental work had returned positive classification results and successfully assisted the standard soft set parameter reduction method in generating sub-optimal reduction set and also the classifier in the classification process.
Scoring Judicial Syllabi in Portuguese
Authors: Bourguet Jean-Rémi  , Zorzanelli Costa Melissa
Published: February 2025

Law professionals generally need to investigate a large number of items to make their decisions. However, the frameworks they use are often limited to a simple full-text search. In this paper, we propose to score the results of such searches investigating ontological and non-ontological solutions. We examine their applicabilities in a real use case dealing with jurisprudences of regional federal courts in Brazil.
GASVESSEL – CNG Sea Transportation Project
Authors: Cok Loris  , Busetto Pierluigi  , De Zotti Luca  , Dorigo Silvia  , Angelini Spartaco
Published: February 2025

The GASVESSEL project aims to prove the techno-economic feasibility of a new CNG transport concept enabled by a novel patented Pressure cylinder manufacturing technology and a new conceptual ship design including safe cargo handling. It introduces an innovative solution for manufacturing Pressure cylinder that are 70% lighter than state-of-the-art alternatives. These superlight Pressure cylinders enable new ship designs with much higher payloads and dramatically lower transportation costs per volume of gas. Where the exploitation of stranded gas is currently economically not viable, GASVESSEL brings a solution, as a cost-efficient and flexible CNG transport system that can unlock energy resources and decrease Europe's dependence on a single supplier by serving as a flexible interconnector, which enables energy to flow freely across the EU. The project supports the EU's Maritime Transport Strategy in which maritime transport is considered key to securing Europe's energy supply. The validation and proof of concept of the GASVESSEL project is performed by a cost-benefit analyses (financial viability), safety assessment, environmental impact analyses and value chain business cases development in relation to real-life geo-logistic scenarios. The project is carried on by 12 European Partners and coordinated by Navalprogetti.
Engineering Progress Measured on CAD 3D Model Data Rather than Drawings
Authors: Juricic Igor  , Maresca Luciano
Published: February 2025

Current CAD/PLM technology is finally allowing to perform engineering progress evaluation based on the model data rather than on traditional drawings and human subjective estimation. The paper illustrates the applied method, the requirements posed on the CAD/PLM solution to guarantee the applicability and a solution already available on the market. The real case study shows an example of the design progress and costs evaluation based on “bulk items by weight” that well fits the case of Work Packages dealing with the hull structure in the shipbuilding industry.
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchical Process to Assess Weights of Importance in Ship Operation Risk Assessment
Authors: Braidotti Luca  , Prpić-Oršić Jasna  , Valčić Marko  , Trincas Giorgio  , Bucci Vittorio
Published: February 2025

The evaluation of the safety state of the ship in a generic operative or emergency condition is a very complex issue due to the huge number of attributes involved in the problem, uncertainties of their values and assessment of their mutual importance. The safety of the ship shall be presented in a simple and immediate manner in order to provide a useful decision support to onboard personnel. That is why a hierarchical risk assessment procedure has been developed selecting a set of attributes which are grouped in criteria and sub-criteria. The attributes are fuzzified and combined in order to obtain a risk index for each sub-criterion and criterion. The mutual importance of criteria, sub-criteria and attributes is assessed by means of a Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchical Process (FAHP), which rationally incorporates and treats the experience of masters and officers collected by a survey. This process allows summarizing experience and proficiency into a decision support system devoted to increase ship safety, while providing an interesting representation of the onboard perception about risk and its main causes.
On the Semantics of Simple Contrapositive Assumption-Based Argumentation Frameworks
Authors: Heyninck Jesse  , Arieli Ofer
Published: February 2025

We investigate Dung's semantics for assumption-based frameworks (ABFs) that are induced by contrapositive logics. We show that unless the falsity propositional constant is part of the defeasible assumptions, the grounded semantics lacks most of the desirable properties it has in abstract argumentation frameworks (AAFs), and that for simple definitions of the contrariness operator and the attacks relations, preferred and stable semantics are reduced to naive semantics. We also show the tight relations of this framework to reasoning with maximally consistent sets, and consider some properties of the induced entailments, such as being cumulative or preferential relations that satisfy non-interference.
A Visual Distance for WordNet
Authors: Pérez-Arnal Raquel  , Vilalta Armand  , Garcia-Gasulla Dario  , Cortés Ulises  , Ayguadé Eduard  , Labarta Jesus
Published: February 2025

Measuring the distance between concepts is an important field of study of Natural Language Processing, as it can be used to improve tasks related to the interpretation of those same concepts. In this paper, we explore a distance for WordNet synsets based on visual features, instead of conceptual-semantic and lexical relations. For this purpose, we extract visual-semantic features generated within a deep convolutional neural networks trained to identify ImageNet synsets and use those features to generate a representative of each synset. Finally, based on those representatives, we define a distance measure of synsets, which complements the traditional lexical distances.
Osteoscintigraphy in modern clinical practice (literature review)
Authors: Nechayev Mykyta , Tkachenko Mykhailo , Romanenko Hanna , Makarenko Anatolii , Myronova Olena , Mazur Anastasiia
Published: February 2025

the article examines the basics of Radionuclide bone imaging of the skeleton, the history of the method’s development, its capabilities, limiting factors, and prospects for further advancement. Today, bone scintigraphy holds a leading position in oncological practice and in other clinical practices for detecting and differentiating inflammatory processes in bones. It is currently one of the most in-demand and widely used nuclear medical procedures due to its high sensitivity for detecting bone pathologies. In clinical practice, scintigraphy and SPECT/CT of the skeleton are one of the unique and promising directions, due to the development of new radiopharmaceuticals, the improvement of functional outcomes, treatment monitoring, and the enhancement of quality of life for oncology patients. Recently, the methodology of bone scintigraphy has undergone significant development and refinement, enhancing its diagnostic capabilities. However, its classification as a third-tier radiological diagnostic method has resulted in insufficient awareness among physicians of various specialties, limiting the full usage of its potential. Such information is essential for modern physicians, as nuclear medicine continues to expand and integrate into numerous fields of medical science. This review provides updated indications for the usage of bone scintigraphy in various musculoskeletal disorders and highlights the significance of radionuclide scanning in treatment monitoring. In our view, this article will be of clinical interest to internists, rheumatologists, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, oncologists, rehabilitation specialists, and other professionals involved in managing musculoskeletal pathologies.
Estudo comparativo entre exames de imagens realizados em cães e gatos em Recife – PE: ultrassonografia e radiografia
Authors:   Centro Universitário Facol, Carvalho Maria Priscila da Silva , Nascimento Erika Ferreira do ,   Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau, Oliveira Jackson Siqueira de , Souto Flávio José , Leite Ana Greice Borba ,   Centro Universitário Facol
Published: February 2025

Imaging exams are becoming increasingly important in Veterinary Medicine as they help with diagnosis. Imaging diagnostic techniques are increasingly used as a way to complement the diagnosis and direct the treatment of sick animals. This study aimed to find out which imaging exam is most requested and the profile of the animals subjected to these exams. The information was collected from patient care records at a Veterinary Hospital in Recife – PE, between January and April 2023. The data collected were species, sex, age, breed, imaging exam requested, reason for the exam (clinical suspicion) , whether sedation was performed and the test results.
Reel’s syndrome, an unusual cause of lead displacement
Authors: Hernández Castellón Armando E. , Rodríguez González Fernando , Cruz Elizundia Juan Miguel , Chávez-González Elibet
Published: February 2025

Background: Ventricular capture failure could be a sign of macrodisplacement. Electrode displacement is one of the complications related to cardiac pacing. Knowing the different production mechanisms of macrodisplacements is not just for a nominal distinction. It is important to understand that the mechanisms are different, that´s why each type of macrodisplacement requires different form of therapy. Case report: A 79-year-old male patient. On physical examination, the heart rate was 38 beats per minute. The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG-12) showed a second-degree 2:1 atrioventricular block. It was decided to implant a VVIR pacemaker. On follow-up, the ECG-12 review showed ventricular capture failure without spike and 2:1 atrioventricular block. The fluoroscopic study showed electrode displacement. The distal tip of the electrode was in the area of the pacemaker pocket with radiological appearance of thread wound on a reel. Reintervention was immediately decided, during surgery, the diagnosis of reel type macrodisplacement was corroborated. The lead was repositioned in the right ventricle. Conclusions: Knowledge of the risk factors allows us to avoid macrodisplacement syndromes of the electrode. Knowing the different mechanisms of production of the three syndromes described is of great importance to finally carry out the appropriate therapy.
Kinerja kelembagaan hutan Desa Mesale di Desa Malitu Kecamatan Poso Pesisir Selatan Kabupaten Poso
Authors: Tangkearung Mersi , Golar Golar , Maiwa Arman , Rachman Imran , Alam Andi Sahri , Hamka Hamka
Published: February 2025

Perhutanan sosial adalah mekanisme pengelolaan hutan yang memberi akses kepada masyarakat untuk memanfaatkan sumber daya hutan dengan memperhatikan fungsi produksi dan lindung. Penerapannya dalam restorasi gambut diharapkan dapat meningkatkan manfaat ekonomi bagi masyarakat sekaligus meminimalkan dampak lingkungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi kinerja kelembagaan Hutan Desa Mesale dan faktor-faktor yang memengaruhinya. Metode yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dengan sampel 22 penerima manfaat langsung, serta pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kinerja kelembagaan Hutan Desa Mesale tergolong cukup baik, namun masyarakat hanya memahami pemanfaatan hutan dan perencanaan kerja. Kinerja kelembagaan dipengaruhi oleh faktor pendanaan yang terbatas, serta kebutuhan pembinaan terkait administrasi dan pemanfaatan hutan dari berbagai pihak.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Peringatan Dini Bencana Banjir Berbasis IoT Menggunakan Metode Fuzzy Sugeno
Authors: Dwiyanto Muhammad Iqbal , Wardoyo Ari Eko , Pater Dewi Lusiana
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini mengembangkan sistem peringatan dini banjir berbasis Internet of Things (IoT) menggunakan metode Fuzzy Sugeno untuk meningkatkan akurasi dan kecepatan deteksi risiko banjir. Sistem memanfaatkan sensor tipping bucket untuk curah hujan, sensor ultrasonik untuk ketinggian air, dan sensor waterflow untuk kecepatan aliran air. Data dari sensor diolah menggunakan mikrokontroler ESP32 dan algoritma Fuzzy Sugeno, menghasilkan status risiko banjir dalam tiga kategori: "Aman," "Siaga," dan "Bahaya." Notifikasi dikirimkan secara real-time melalui aplikasi Kodular yang dirancang untuk memudahkan pengguna. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan akurasi sistem hingga 95%, dengan respons alarm yang cepat, rata-rata kurang dari satu menit pada kondisi kritis. Kontribusi utama penelitian ini terletak pada integrasi sensor yang komprehensif dan metode pengolahan data yang akurat meskipun terdapat ketidakpastian lingkungan. Namun, sistem memiliki keterbatasan, seperti belum diuji pada skala besar dan ketahanan komponen dalam kondisi lingkungan ekstrem yang memerlukan penelitian lebih lanjut. Sistem ini menawarkan solusi inovatif untuk mitigasi bencana banjir dan dapat dikembangkan lebih lanjut untuk meningkatkan efektivitasnya dalam berbagai kondisi.
Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of Surgery on the Other Eyes of Patients with Bilateral Cataracts after Surgery on One Eye
Authors: Li Yang , Cheng Taiying , Li Fayuan , Liu Taixiang
Published: February 2025

Cataracts often affect both eyes, requiring bilateral surgery. The outcome of the first-eye surgery can significantly impact the surgical timing, intraocular lens power selection, and pain sensitivity of the second-eye surgery, though a unified consensus is lacking. This article reviews recent research on these effects, providing insights to help clinicians optimize treatment plans for bilateral cataract patients.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Management Program for the Common Urban Disease Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Authors: Gao Ruize
Published: February 2025

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as a common metropolitan disease chronic liver disease, is a new challenge in contemporary medicine. The risk of NAFLD to human health will continue to increase, and the histological changes can be reversed if the disease is diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. In this paper, the clinical manifestations of NAFLD are analysed by Chinese medicine, and according to the clinical symptoms, the Chinese medicine health management plan of NAFLD is reviewed, and the Chinese medicine health guidance is given to patients with NAFLD. It is important to reduce the incidence of NAFLD and improve the reversal rate in current patients.
Study on Applied Effect of Health Education and Chronic Disease Management and Nursing in Elderly Hypertension in Community
Authors: Chen Zhoujing , Min Min , Zhang Baoya
Published: February 2025

With the continuous improvement of the aging degree of the global population, the incidence of elderly hypertension, as the main type of chronic disease, is increasing year by year. Due to the lack of understanding of hypertension and the lack of management measures, the hypertension control rate in our country has been relatively low. Therefore, the in-depth study on the implementation effect of hypertension health education and chronic disease management and nursing for the elderly in the community is of great practical significance to improve the control rate of chronic diseases, improve the quality of life of the elderly, and decreased the burden of public health. Combining the health education theory, the paper design and implemented the protocol of health education for elderly hypertension patients in community, and explored the effective strategies of chronic disease intervention, so as to improve patients' physiological indicators and self-management ability.