bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Comparative Study on the Block Patterns Based on the Standard Body Type of Korean Females in Their Twenties
Authors:   Chungbuk National University, Research Institute of Human Ecology, No Yoomin , Kim Kyoung Sun
Published: January 2024

Background/Objectives: The relationship between somatotype and patterns in garment fitting is important when it comes to clothing fitness. In this study, we analyze the relationship and garment sample fitness between standard somatotypes of Korean females in their twenties and seven block patterns mainly used in fashion-related educational institutions. Also, we propose a block pattern correction method for Korean females in their twenties. Three types of bodice blocks, such as new bunka, Armstrong, and Natalie bray, were used in this study, along with four types of torsos blocks, such as L&N, Müiler, Secolli, and Esmod.
Methods: The block pattern correction was conducted by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each block for Korean females in their twenties through sensory evaluations by seven professionals on garment samples with original blocks. Through after- correction sensory evaluations, we determined the degrees of improvements made on the corrected-block patterns' fitness, and compared the original blocks to the corrected-block patterns and their garment samples.
Results: Comparing the sensory evaluation results of the original and the after-correction shows that garment samples of the after-correction are more suitable for body types of Korean females in their twenties. We expect that the proposed block correction method, which analyzes the characteristics of each block, is useful when using the block patterns.
Conclusion/Implications: From this study, we hope to see future studies on the development of regression equations and pattern-making formulas that are easily applied to various body types and sizes, as well as a correction method that considers the existence of sleeves and body movements.
Convenience, Playfulness, and Interactivity of Streaming Commerce Examined in Netflix and Amazon Case Studies
Authors:   Chungbuk National University, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Yu Heejeong , Shim Soo In
Published: January 2024

Background/Objectives: This study explores the intricate dynamics of convemence, playfulness, and interactivity of streaming commerce, as exemplified by the prominent platforms such as Netflix and Amazon. The study strategically examined two emblematic cases, namely, Netflix's “Get Organized with the Home Edit” and Amazon's “Making the Cut.”
Methods: Through a systematic approach based on Yin' s (2017) methodology, the study unfolded in three discernible stages according to established research protocols. Starting with a meticulous literature review, this study laid the groundwork for establishing propositions underpinning the essence of convenience, playfulness, and interactivity within s treaming commerce. Subsequently, to dissect the nuances of the selected cases, a meticulous case analysis was conducted, thereby providing a holistic understanding of their operational mechanisms. Finally, interpretations were drawn, juxtaposing the findi ngs with rival explanations to strengthen the robustness of the derived propositions.
Results: Both cases showcased a s trategic focus on elevating shopping convenience by leveraging multifaceted channels, effectively immersing consumers in engaging playful content, and employing compelling storytelling strategies to maintain las ting interest in the showcased products. Furthermore, this study emphasized these platforms' pivotal role in fostering greater interaction among consumers while fostering communal bonds. A critical aspect of this study was the meticulous consideration and subsequent dismissal of rival explanations that posited the cases as mere products of product placement or indirect advertising. This rigorous examination and rejection of alternative interpretations solidified the credibility and authenticity of the derived propositions.
Conclusion/Implications: This study enriches the field of streaming commerce by uncovering the key aspects of convenience, playfulness, and interactivity. Moreover, it establishes a robust methodology for future case studies and offers actionable insights to improve consumer engagement in streaming commerce.
CNN based System for Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Authors: Pandey Gobinda , K C Karun , Lamichhane Nirajan , Subedi Utsav
Published: January 2024

This study presents a comprehensive approach to Automated Vehicle Number Plate Detection and Recognition, employing image processing and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). The system encompasses two main stages: number plate detection and recognition. Utilizing a digital camera, the system employs image processing to segment the number plate region accurately. A super-resolution method is then applied via CNNs to enhance the image quality. Subsequently, a bounding box method isolates individual characters for precise recognition. In the recognition phase, CNNs extract features for effective classification. The study aims to advance automated vehicle identification systems for law enforcement and parking management applications, promising accurate and efficient number plate detection and recognition. The proposed work has also developed a user interface to ensure the successfulness of the objectives aimed.
ASSOCIAÇÃO DE GRAVIDEZ NA ADOLESCÊNCIA E PREMATURIDADE
Authors: Nascimento Bianca Thaís Silva do , Joceilson Cruz de Assis José , Pereira Da Silva Ryanne , Monteiro Lima Elaine , Raquel Da Silva Barbosa Liana , Lopes Da Costa Kerolayne , Kerolem Teles Silva Maria , Laila Monteiro De Sousa Yarley , De Macedo Lopes Silva Cleonice , Nascimento Iale Thaís Silva do
Published: January 2024

Este artigo tem por objetivo realizar uma varredura da literatura médica vigente sobre a relação entre a gravidez na adolescência e a prematuridade. Com a finalidade de alcançar respostas ao seguinte questionamento: “Quais são os fatores associados da gestação na adolescência e prematuridade dos recém-nascidos? ”, foi realizada por meio de consultas nas bases de dados indexadas, com o cruzamento dos descritores em português “Gravidez”, “adolescentes”, “Recém-Nascido Prematuro” e “fatores”, através do operador booleano “AND”.  Para compor a revisão  foram analisados 10 artigos. Conclui-se que a prematuridade neonatal está associada a um processo multifatorial que envolve tanto fatores biológicos quanto sociodemográficos, destacando-se a imaturidade biológica como um componente significativo. A idade ginecológica jovem, definida como a concepção nos dois primeiros anos após a menarca, e o risco de engravidar antes de completar o desenvolvimento físico e biológico adequado. Esses elementos combinados contribuem para a complexidade do fenômeno da prematuridade neonatal.
Complicações Pós-Trauma: Gerenciando Edema Cerebral e Hipertensão Intracraniana
Authors: Souza Gabriela Leite de , Araújo Bianca Almeida Pessoa Rodrigues de , Pinto Northon Nairon Santos , Moura Ileana Simone de Oliveira , Borges Eduardo Costa , Borges Maria Helena Costa , Tavares Giovana Cristine Medeiros , Carvalho Maria Eduarda de Oliveira , Luz Renata Maria Soares Eloi , Lima Bruno Rocha de , Nogueira Ariane Lara Moraes , Amaral Kenia de Andrade , Vieira Isadora Mollo Machado
Published: January 2024

Introdução: A interconexão entre edema cerebral e hipertensão intracraniana aborda um acompanhamento complexo e rigoroso, uma vez que o edema cerebral influencia diretamente no aumento da pressão intracraniana, resultando em uma série de sintomas graves que podem variar dependendo da extensão do edema e de outros fatores subjacentes. Objetivo: Compreender as complicações decorrentes de traumas e como gerenciar o edema cerebral e a pressão intracraniana.  Metodologia: Foram utilizadas as bases de dados Cochrane, Medline e Pubmed, buscando artigos publicados entre os anos 2015 a 2023, nos idiomas Português ou Inglês. Conclusão: O tratamento dessas condições pós-trauma varia de acordo com o as manifestações clínicas de cada paciente, por isso, obter o diagnóstico precoce contribui para um melhor monitoramento e recuperação.
Atendimento as Vítimas de Violência e Acidentes no Ambulatório do Complexo de Pediatria Arlinda Marques
Authors: Gonçalves de Almeida Holanda Simone , Rodrigues Barboza Remigio Marklitânya , Da Silva Lima Wagner
Published: January 2024

RESUMO

 

Este estudo discute sobre a violência perpetrada contra crianças e adolescentes, reconhecendo que não se trata de um fenômeno recente nem descontextualizado. Objetivou-se verificar os fatores sociais que contribuem para influenciar adultos a praticarem violência contra crianças e adolescentes, associada a relação existente entre as profundas desigualdades na distribuição da riqueza social. Optamos por embasar nosso trabalho na perspectiva teórico-metodológica crítico-dialética para descrição dos fatos ora apresentados, através da coleta de dados inerentes ao ano de 2010, junto aos sujeitos atendidos no Ambulatório de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência e Acidentes do Complexo de Pediatria Arlinda Marques, cuja amostra adotada foi 27 crianças e 19 adolescentes, originários, sobretudo de João Pessoa/PB e região metropolitana. Observou-se que do total da amostra investigada, no que tange ao sexo, 28 foram meninas e 18 meninos, caracterizadas por apresentarem idade entre 2 e 17 anos, de ambos os sexos. Na análise de suas famílias, predomina baixa escolaridade, alto índice de desemprego ou subemprego e precárias condições de moradia; em sua grande maioria beneficiária do Programa Bolsa Família. Quanto aos adultos apontados como agressores, as características se assemelham as de suas vítimas no tocante às condições socioeconômicas. Evidencia-se sobremaneira que a violência perpetrada contra crianças e adolescentes recebem influência de fatores culturais, econômicos e sociais.

 

Palavras-chave: Violência e acidentes, criança e adolescentes, fatores sociais.
Propuesta de intervención de Educación física para sexto curso de Educación primaria :
Authors: Vicente Rivera Estela
Published: January 2024

En el presente Trabajo de Fin de Grado se ha elaborado una propuesta de intervención didáctica formada por un total de seis sesiones, destinada a sexto curso de Educación Primaria en la asignatura de Educación Física.
Se presenta una propuesta de innovación educativa basada en la gamificación, titulada “Game of Slams: El desafío de los grandes retos”. Esta propuesta utiliza una narrativa envolvente que permite el progreso y desarrollo de las habilidades de los estudiantes, y, en consecuencia, promueve su crecimiento integral en el ámbito de la Educación Física.
Ironic Metonymy in Russian and Arabic
Authors:   University of Baghdad, College of Languages, Department of Russian language, Baghdad, Iraq, Mutlag Ashwaq Mohammed
Published: January 2024

This article is devoted to the cognitive study of ironic metonymy in Russian and Arabic. Metonymy and irony have traditionally been seen as parallel linguistic phenomena. But their formation and interpretation are based on different cognitive mechanisms. At the formal and functional level, metonymy and irony have a number of significant differences. Metonymy is an artistic technique, the mechanism of which is based on obvious, easily traced connections between objects and phenomena of the surrounding world. Irony is a satirical technique or a rhetorical figure that is used to create a certain artistic image, aimed at forming the hidden meaning of the statement. A native speaker intuitively feels the difference between metonymy and irony and expresses it in a linguistic form. Аннотация Данная статья посвящена когнитивному исследованию иронической метонимии в русском и арабском языках. Метонимия и ирония традиционно рассматривались как параллельные языковые явления. Но в основе их образования и интерпретации лежат разные когнитивные механизмы. На формальном и функциональном уровне метонимия и ирония имеют ряд существенных различий. Метонимия – художественный прием, в основе механизма которого лежат очевидные, легко прослеживаемые связи предметов и явлений окружающего мира. Ирония – сатирический прием либо риторическая фигура, которые используются для создания определенного художественного образа, направлены на формирование скрытого смысла высказывания. Носитель языка интуитивно чувствует разницу между метонимией и иронией и выражает ее в языковой форме. Имеют метонимия и ирония много общих характеристик с точки зрения семантики и коммуникативных свойств. Они представляют собой лингвистически двухслойные явления, в которых проявляется творческая функция языка.
A study of the phonetic changes of Arabic loanwords in Balochi
Authors:   University of Tehran, Department of Translation Studies, Tehran, Iran, Parvin Massuod , Asghari Javad ,   University of Tehran, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Tehran, Iran, Mahmoudzahi Musa ,   Iranshahr University, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Iran
Published: January 2024

Abstract Lanɡauaɡes, like humans, need communication and interaction to prosper. One of the ways for a language to flourish is to borrow words from other languages. The southern regions of Iran and the coastal countries of Persian Gulf have had strong cultural relations since old times, with language being a dimension of these relations. With their land being geographically located in the realm of Islamic civilization and being Muslims, Baloch people have had strong connections with the Arab world and the Arabic language.Thus, many Arabic words have made their ways into Balochi language either directly or indirectly through persian language. Since each language has its own unique sound structure, these loanwords have undergone phonetic changes after entering the Balochi. This article is an attempt to study the phonetic changes of Arabic loanwords in Balochi in a descriptive-analytical manner. This study has a "diachronic" and ”historical” approach. The phonetic changes of different types can be found in these loanwords, among them “substitution”, “metathesis”, “elision”, and “epenthesis”. The focus of this study is mainly on ”substitution”. The results indicate that the loanwords in Balochi language, especially those with “substitution” in them, have more diversity compared to Arabic loanwords in Persian. This article will showcase unique types of “substitution” in Arabic loanwords found in Balochi language. چکیده زبان به مانند انسان برای ارتقا و غنای خود به ارتباط و تعامل نیاز دارد، چنان که یکی از راههای بالندگی و غنای یک زبان، وامگیری از دیگر زبانها است. مناطق جنوبی ایران با کشورهای ساحلی جنوب خلیج فارس، از دیرباز روابط فرهنگی پررنگی داشته‌اند که از جمله ابعاد این مناسبات، حوزه زبان است. در این بین زبان بلوچی به حکم موقعیت جغرافیایی زیست بومِ گویشورانش در عرصه تمدن اسلامی محصور بوده و از آن روی که بلوچها مسلمان بوده‌اند ناگزیر مناسباتی تنگاتنگ با زبان عربی داشته‌اند .بدین ترتیب واژگان فراوانی با واسطه زبان فارسی و یا بدون واسطه مستقیما از زبان عربی به زبان بلوچی انتقال یافته‌اند. از آنجا که هر زبانی ساختار آوایی ویژه خود را دارد این وامواژه‌ها پس از ورود به زبان بلوچی دچار دگرگونی آوایی شده‌اند. این مقاله به عنوان مطالعه‌ای «درزمانی» و «تاریخمند» در صدد است که با روش توصیفی-تحلیلی دگرگونیهای آوایی موجود در این وام واژهها را یافته و مورد واکاوی قرار دهد.دگرگونی‌های آوایی عبارتند از «ابدال»، «قلب»، «حذف» و « درج» که در این مقاله «ابدال» به صورت اختصاصی مورد مطالعه قرار گرفته است. نتایج نشان‌دهنده آن است که «ابدال» وام‌واژه‌ها در زبان بلوچی به نسبت وام‌واژه‌های عربی موجود در زبان فارسی از تنوع بیشتری برخوردار است که شفاهی بودن فرهنگ و ادبیات بلوچی در این امر بسیار تأثیر داشته است.
Negation marker in Standard Persian : a typological analysis based on Givon’s functional model
Authors:   niversity of AL- Qadisiyah, College of Archeology, Department of Cuneiform studies, AL-Qadisiyah, Iraq, Hamza AL- Zoamil Haidar Naeem
Published: January 2024

Typological analysis about the negation marker in different languages is one of the fields of research that has attracted much attention. In Persian language, this constituent has been analysed from different aspects. This study aimed to analyse different aspects of negation marker in the adjectives, the noun phrases and the verb phrases based on typological analysis. Many studies have been revealed that the negation in adjectives has shown lexically and morphologically. In the noun phrases, /hich/ has used as a negative marker necessarily marking the verb phrase as negative too. In the verb phrases, negation occurs morphologically by the addition of the prefix /na/(no) or its variations. In the modal auxiliaries /khastan/ and /tawanestan/(can), aspectual auxiliary /budan/ (be) and lexicalized auxiliary /bayad/(must) negative marker occurs either before the auxiliary or before the main verb. Moreover, in the modal auxiliary /shodan/(will be) and the lexicalized word /shayad/ (perhaps) only the main verb is negated. However, aspectual auxiliary /dashtan/ (to have) has shown a different behavior in that its negative form and the negative form of the modal auxiliary become neutral. Negation filed in the verb phrases and morphological negative adjectives is narrow and only a portion of negative proposition falls under the field of negation while negative field in the noun phrases is broad and includes the entire proposition. چکیده: بررسی رده‌شناختی سازه نفی در زبان‌های گوناگون بسیار مورد توجه قرار گرفته است. در زبان فارسی این سازه از بسیاری جهات قابل بررسی می‌باشد. این پژوهش کوشیده است با نگاهی رده‌شناختی به سازه نفی، جنبه‌های مختلف عامل نفی در صفات، گروه‌های اسمی و گروه‌های فعلی را بررسی کند. بررسی‌ها نشان می‌دهند نفی در صفات به صورت ساخت‌واژی و واژگانی اتفاق می‌افتد. نفی در گروه‌های اسمی به کمک عامل منفی "هیچ" صورت می‌پذیرد که با منفی‌شدن اسم یا گروه اسمی، فعل نیز الزاما منفی می‌شود. در گروه‌های فعلی نفی به صورت ساختواژی با افزودن پیشوند "نـ" اتفاق می‌افتد. در فعل‌های معین وجه‌نمای "خواستن و توانستن"، فعل معین نمودنمای "بودن" و فعل معین واژگانی‌شده "باید" سازه منفی هم پیش از فعل معین قرار می‌گیرد هم پیش از فعل واژگانی. در فعل معین وجه‌نمای "شدن" و فعل واژگانی‌شده "شاید"، تنها فعل واژگانی منفی می‌شود. فعل معین نمودنمای "داشتن" رفتار متفاوتی از خود به نمایش می‌گذارد و تقابل صورت منفی این فعل نمودنما با صورت منفی وجه‌نمای آن خنثی می‌شود. سیطره عامل نفی در گروه‌های فعلی و صفات منفی ساخت‌واژی محدود بوده و تنها بخشی از گزاره را در بر می‌گیرد. در صورتی‌که سیطره نفی در گروه‌های اسمی گسترده و دربرگیرنده همه گزاره است.
Exploración de Factores de Riesgo Asociados al Consumo de Alcohol y Sustancias Psicoactivas en la Población Adolescente: Un Enfoque Integral
Authors: Torrico Mayta. Rosa Gisela , Pinto Velasquez Gloria Mavel
Published: January 2024

Introducción: La adolescencia, fase clave en el desarrollo humano, conlleva cambios y riesgos, incluido el consumo de sustancias. La investigación se centra en factores de riesgo asociados al alcohol y drogas en adolescentes, abordando aspectos individuales y contextuales. Este estudio se enfoca en adolescentes de 13 a 19 años en Cochabamba. Metodología: Este estudio emplea un enfoque cuantitativo, prospectivo y transversal para analizar los factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de alcohol y drogas en adolescentes durante el primer semestre de 2022. La recopilación de datos se realizará mediante un cuestionario estructurado. Resultados: En el consumo de alcohol entre adolescentes, se destaca que el 48 % tuvo su primera experiencia con amigos, y el 35 % consumió más de 3 vasos en los últimos tres meses. Respecto a la presión social, el 71 % no siente presión en el entorno de amigos. Además, el 68 % consume cigarrillos, la marihuana es mencionada por el 9 %, y el 24 % no consume ninguna sustancia. En el entorno familiar, el 37 % consume cerveza, mientras que el 24 % no consume bebidas alcohólicas. La marihuana (9 %) y el cigarrillo (67 %) son las sustancias más consumidas en el entorno social. La cerveza (43 %) es la bebida más consumida en el entorno de amigos. La adquisición de bebidas alcohólicas se realiza principalmente en licorerías (37 %) y locales de expendio (30 %). Discusión: La exposición temprana al alcohol es preocupante (16 % con padres), y el consumo de cigarrillos es alto (68 %). La presión social para consumir alcohol es baja (71 %). Las motivaciones incluyen olvidar problemas (40 %). La marihuana (9 %) y el cigarrillo (67 %) son sustancias comunes. Las preferencias de consumo sugieren oportunidades para intervenciones específicas. La cerveza (43 %) destaca como la bebida más consumida en el entorno de amigos.
EDUKASI TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN IBU HAMIL TENTANG HIPERTENSI DALAM KEHAMILAN
Authors: Kartika Amelia , Hutabarat Julietta , Sitorus Samsider
Published: January 2024

From North Sumatra Sectoral Statistics data (2021), it is known that from 2018 to 2021 the incidence of hypertension in pregnancy has increased by 25 cases caused by late early detection. This delay is caused by inadequate education and knowledge of pregnant women about hypertension in pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of education on pregnant women's knowledge about hypertension in pregnancy in the working area of the Dalu Sepuluh Health Center. This research is a quasi-experimental study with nonequivalent control group design, examined 46 respondents, obtained through accidental sampling technique, and divided into two groups, 23 respondents in the intervention group and 23 others in the control group, and used a knowledge questionnaire with 20 questions as measuring instrument and then analyzed with the Paired Sampling T-Test. Through research, the results were obtained that: the average knowledge of the intervention group on the first day was 12.82, while on the seventh day it was 15.47 with a mean difference of 2.65 with p-value = 0.000 <0.05, so H1 was accepted; whereas in the control group the average knowledge on the first day was 11.65 while on the seventh day it was 12.91 with a mean difference of 1.26 where p-value = 0.092> 0.05, then H1 was rejected. It is expected that the health workers at the Dalu Sepuluh Health Center will provide education while giving dissemination to increase mothers' knowledge, presented in various media, such as leaflets.
Extended Higher Order Iterative Method for Nonlinear Equations and its Convergence Analysis in Banach Spaces
Authors: Deep Gagan , Argyros Ioannis K. , Verma Gaurav , Kaur Simardeep , Kaur Rajdeep , Regmi Samundra
Published: January 2024

In this article, a novel higher order iterative method for solving nonlinear equations is developed. The new iterative method obtained from fifth order Newton-Özban method attains eighth order of convergence by adding a single step with only one additional function evaluation. The method is extended to Banach spaces and its local as well as semi-local convergence analysis is done under generalized continuity conditions. The existence and uniqueness results of solution are also provided along with radii of convergence balls. From the numerical experiments, it can be inferred that the proposed method is more accurate and effective in high precision computations than existing eighth order methods. The computation of error analysis and norm of functions demonstrate that proposed method takes a lead over the considered methods.
An Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm via Adaptive Dynamic Inertia Weight and Acceleration Coefficients
Authors: Sekyere Yaw O. M. , Effah Francis B. , Okyere Philip Y.
Published: January 2024

The particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm counts among the most popular metaheuristic algorithms based on swarm intelligence. Since the publication of the first article on this optimization technique, researchers have developed many PSO variants with some improvement in its performance. The PSO optimization performance hinges on its ability to achieve a good exploration-exploitation balance. The most common method that helps to improve exploration-exploitation balance is modifying the PSO three controlling parameters, namely the inertia weight and two acceleration coefficients. In this paper a PSO variant that combines adaptive dynamic inertia weight and adaptive dynamic acceleration coefficients to enhance the exploration-exploitation balance of the PSO is proposed. The enhanced PSO algorithm called Adaptive Dynamic Inertia Weight and Acceleration Coefficient Optimization (ADIWACO) algorithm is tested on seven well-known standard test functions comprising four unimodal and three multimodal ones. The performance of the PSO is then compared with that of the standard PSO (SPSO) and four existing PSO variants. The experimental results comprising optimum value, runtime, mean value, standard deviation and convergence rate, and confirmed by the results of ranking statistics and Wilcoxon signed rank test conducted on the experimental results, indicate significantly better performance by the proposed PSO algorithm.
Effect of Process Parameters on the Hardness of 3D-printed Thermoplastic Polyurethane that Includes Foaming Agent
Authors: Iacob Mariana Cristiana , Popescu Diana , Baciu Florin
Published: January 2024

Recent progress in Material Extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing (MEX) has introduced active foaming agents in filaments composition, thus allowing for the tuning, by various process parameters, the hardness and the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed parts. In case of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filaments, these advances significantly broaden the range of applications, particularly in the domains of comfort and orthotics (wrist-hand orthoses, insoles), offering the dual benefits of design flexibility inherent in MEX and the comfort of lightweight and customizable structures. However, the field is still in its early stages, with only a limited number of research efforts dedicated to characterizing these novel materials. In this context, this study is focused on determining the influence of printing temperature (190�C, 220�C, 240�C), infill density (25%, 35%, 45%) and infill pattern (honeycomb, gyroid) over the hardness of cylindrical specimens made of Colorfabb varioShore TPU. A comprehensive methodology of calibration is also presented as mandatory for obtaining good quality and accurate products by establishing correlations between flow rate and printing temperatures. The findings showed that the printing temperature is the most relevant factor impacting the hardness of varioShore TPU prints. At a printing temperature of 190�C, which corresponds to less foamed prints, the honeycomb infill yielded higher hardness compared to the gyroid infill, but the difference was not significant. Also, at 220�C and 240�C, the mean values of hardness remain relatively consistent, regardless of infill density and pattern.
نظريات النمو الاقتصادي
Authors: نامق د.صلاح الدین
Published: January 2024

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“A house as old as this”: Domestic Horror in Del Toro’s Crimson Peak
Authors: Marques Diana , Martins Ana Rita
Published: January 2024

The importance of ‘place’ in human experience has been widely recognised by scholarship in different fields of study (Smith 1987; Martin 2014; McAndrew 2020) that have pointed out how one’s sense of place and of personal identity are deeply linked. In this context, one of the most relevant places is the house in which one grows up and lives. Traditionally, the home has been depicted as a haven, a shelter from the menaces of the outside world, to where one can safely withdraw. However, what happens when the home creates feelings of horror and oppression, and becomes a site of conflict and brutality?Guillermo Del Toro’s 2015 gothic film Crimson Peak delves into these questions by introducing a house, Allerdale Hall, and a family, the Sharpes, haunted by a cruel past that is both alive and impossible to forget. In this paper, we intend to show how, by resorting to well-known gothic tropes, Crimson Peak subverts the audience’s expectations of home and forces us to question whether the latter can be a safe space. We also aim to discuss the role of the main female characters whom Del Toro seems to model after the Victorian ideal of womanhood, ‘the angel in the house’, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), and its/her antagonist, ‘the fallen woman’ and ‘the madwoman in the attic’, Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain), whose sexuality threatens socially accepted norms.
In-depth analysis of challenges facing the movie industry in the pandemic era and its competition with VOD platforms
Authors: Mokhtari Amin , Khoshnoodan Farzad
Published: January 2024

After the covid-19 pandemic and its impact, the movie industry faced the challenge of theaters shutting down and the audience migrating to evergrowing VOD platforms. However, these problems seem to be the new normal of the industry and would still be a presiding presence even after returning to normalcy.In this research, the production and distribution processes and the impact of the pandemic on them in the past two years have been analyzed. The study inspects the financial decline of the industry in the past few years compared to the massive growth of streaming services and how these numbers compare against each other, and what could be interpreted from them.The research has been done to uncover how the covid-19 virus has acted as a disrupter to the industry, how it propelled innovation through unseen strategies, and how the film business could adapt and survive the growing changes with stress factors it faces. This paper tries to evaluate the shape of the movie industry in the post-corona era and how some changes will be a permanent staple of the field to adapt to the surge in VOD platforms and streaming services and the audience’s preference for the stay at-home movie experience.
The Impact of Non-linear Narrative Structures on Better Character Development in Animated-short Movies
Authors: Saberi Elahe
Published: January 2024

Nonlinear narrative structures are infrequently used in animated short films and their benefits seems to be relatively neglected in comparison with cinema. Yet, the revolutionary potential of utilizing such structures in animated short films is endless. Nonlinear narratives provide techniques and tools which helps in better introduction and development of characters, resulting in in-depth emotional involvement of the audience. Such engagement is viable without the emphasis which classical structure puts on irrevocable principles such as linear timeline. This paper discusses the impact of nonlinear narrative structures in four animated short films, “The coin” (2019), “Negative Space” (2017), “Late afternoon” (2017), “The boy who saw the iceberg” (2000), which demonstrate a restructure of temporal factors. Each of these films is not only taking advantage of an exclusively tailored nonlinear structure using time distortion, they are also enforcing the impact they have on the way characters are delineated which could be inspired by other film-makers in animation. This paper discusses such innovative potentials in narrative structure of animated short films by relying on David Bordwell classical narration theories in “Narration in the fiction film” (1985), which are then diversified into nonchronological structures according to temporal feature of the narration. The present study argues that not only applying various nonlinear storytelling structures is possible in the context of animated short films, it also provides film-makers with measures and capabilities to achieve memorable and engaging characters.
Western Myth
Authors: Smudja Gordana
Published: January 2024

Necessary feedback in understanding the phenomenon of westerns is certainly the social background that is closely related to the myth of westerns from its beginnings until the decline of westerns in the seventies. America, as we see it in westerns, is a picture of a mass exodus of people who wanted more, often those for whom the old homeland had become cramped and insufficient. It is in this environment that we see the heroes of the Western empowered in the desire for individualization. In the USA, the western used to be a large part of the entire production, and its popularity was transferred to other continents (Europe, Australia and Asia). An interesting fact is that the western myth does not have its beginnings in western films, although they are not only his strongest and most persistent accomplices but also the strongest populist weapon for telling folk legends such as the ones about Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday or Billy the Kid who become the heroes of these legends. Even before the invention of cinema and Porter’s The Great Train Robbery (1903), considered by many to be the first western film, Western literature was represented, but in the form of cheap books glorifying groups of conquerors of distant wilderness. However, what the heroes of the western persistently carry with them from the old homeland are the laws. They try to turn their new environment into a socially organized one, to turn the “desert into a flower”.
OOO Sound Art and Technology as Speculative Realism
Authors: Paquete Hugo
Published: January 2024

This article presents a conceptual elaboration that was created from an interview with the philosopher Graham Harman. It makes linkages between art, technology, communication and philosophy while focusing on object-oriented ontology philosophy applied to sound art. The argument involves aesthetics and social contextual ideas such as post-digital, techno-cultural, and post-techno aesthetics. Examining how technology, as a technical, symbolic and contextual dominant object of material and symbolic meaning, affects society and the arts and impacts perception, by pointing out the analytical and philosophical differences between events as spectral, immanent forces with performative qualities and technological things as materials with atomic vibrations. The aim is to promote perspectives on hybrid-materialism and event with conceptual linkage in hybrid creative art forms focused on sound as the virtual nominator in both the analog and digital environments of an expanded reality. The analysis focuses on sound studies and digital media art, supporting those artistic mediums that employ hybrid materialism to varied degrees, as shown by the artistic examples that build specific conceptual reformulations of space, score and performativeness art research by creating metapolitical distinctions and extrapolations that are able to inspire notions about time, event and place that are crucial for time-based artists that rely on technology and computational infrastructures for performativity and theoretical exploration about time, sound , image and place.
The Dynamic Aesthetics, Locality and Dehybrid Style of Hong Kong Cinema facing the Recovery of Post-Pandemic Period.
Authors: Sobel Chan Ka Lok
Published: January 2024

This paper examines the revitalization of Hong Kong cinema in the post-pandemic era, focusing on the dynamic aesthetics, preservation of locality, and the emergence of a dehybrid style. By analyzing various contemporary Hong Kong films, this paper argues that the post-pandemic recovery period has facilitated new creative possibilities and a reconnection to the region’s unique cultural identity. The study also takes into account the historical trajectory of Hong Kong cinema, the impact of the global pandemic on Hong Kong film industry, and the sociopolitical factors that have shaped the industry’s response to these challenges.
Simulate This! Virtual Production and Cinematic Education with cineDESK
Authors: Hendry Manuel Flurin , Kottmann Norbert , Huber Valentin Karl , Schaerer Michael , Iseli Christian
Published: January 2024

Due to the increased availability of computing power, hybrid image production – combining live-action image components with virtual assets – can now be performed in real-time, enabling filmmakers to seamlessly visualize, manipulate and incorporate digital assets into their shooting process. The related novel workflows are commonly referred to as “Virtual Production”. Here, we focus on the use of Virtual Production techniques for cinematic simulation. In 2020, the Zurich University of the Arts created cineDESK, a simulation tool to facilitate the previsualization of film scenes and stimulate the artistic choices of filmmakers. Using cineDESK, directors, cinematographers and production designers can collaboratively explore how space, light, props and acting are translated into cinematic sequences. In educational settings, students benefit from cineDESK’s capacity to explore specific aspects of the filmmaking process in isolation. cineDESK allows them to repeatedly rework their scenes, rearranging and optimizing camera angles and movements, lighting, production design elements and even the appearance of their (virtual) actors. Thus, cineDESK helps filmmakers to develop an idiosyncratic visual language and make informed aesthetic choices without being overwhelmed by the complexities of a real film shoot.
Videogames as Interactive Cinema - New Perspectives
Authors: Figueiredo Sofia , Carneiro de Sousa Catarina
Published: January 2024

The concept of interactive cinema has been explored in depth since the first incipient manifestations of (non-interactive) cinema. If our first attempts at creating interactive experiences out of narrative, linear film objects have been notoriously clunky and awkward, with the birth of videogames new attempts have been made, bringing fresh ideas and possibilities unto the table. Interactive works that include films as objects are common today. However, interactive cinema as a concept appears to have been abandoned.Cinema continues to be largely non interactive, this dimension seemingly relegated to videogames, apps and websites. We consider that some videogames can be considered interactive cinema. The Last of Us is an example that set the trend of mostly linear, narrative games. Other games have explored this model, achieving better and worse results. We propose that these games could be categorized as interactive cinema.In this paper we aim to continue an exploration of this idea - that there can be interesting, elegantly implemented creations we can name interactive cinema - distinguishing them from video games. We analyze two video games in this light, ‘Pentiment and Everything, trying to understand how they relate to, and differ from, classic cinema and the classic video game experience. We will also discuss the exhibition “Mundos Paralelos” (Parallel Worlds), on display at the the 25th edition of the Avanca Film Festival, to understand the cinematic characteristics of the artworks presented. We conclude by proposing that, perhaps, closed categories might not serve us when creating new objects, and that hybridization is beneficial, creative, and should occur.
ASOMROF: A Transmedia Project of Sci-Fi Content Inspied by the Local Ethnic History for Technology Art Works
Authors: Chang Yen-Jung , Huang Hsin-Chien , Hsueh Yuting
Published: January 2024

This communication depicts the evolution and transmedia of science fiction content inspired by the immigration and land reclamation history of early Hakka people who arrived in Taiwan from China in the 17th century for technology art works, including a dancing performance that combines virtual and real dancers in real-time, as well as an augmented reality exhibition. For early determined cooperation, the project was set to be related to Hakka culture. The Hakka are one of two major ethnic groups of Han Chinese immigrants who arrived in Taiwan around the 17th century, after the Hokkien, the other major ethnic group of Han Chinese. The history of Hakka immigration and reclamation, as well as the conflict between Hakka, Hokkien, and indigenous people in Taiwan, were found to be intriguing enough to be adapted into a science fiction scenario, with the consideration of how similar the situation will be in the future when human interplanetary immigrants arrive on a new distant planet, a metaphor for the Hakka people. The story of conflict and cooperation between new immigrants, previous settlers, and original inhabitants possibly echo the collective memory of ethnic groups in eastern Asia. Furthermore, the sci-fi scenarios are expanded and adapted as a novel and manga in text and graphic form based on scientific knowledge, in keeping with the current transmedia trend in the entertainment industry.
Design of Low Power SAR ADC with Novel Regenerative Comparator
Authors: Sajja Amrita , Rooban S.
Published: January 2024

This paper introduces two low-power design techniques for a successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) used in transmitting physiological signals. The first technique is called dual split switching, involving the use of a one-sided charge-scaling digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to minimize switching energy by reducing leakage in a dual transmission gate. The second technique, known as the set and reset phase, determines the amplification and comparison phases of the comparator. This approach reduces the delay time of the comparator through the use of a folded cascode pre-amplifier and a regenerative latch. The design includes a Serial-in-Parallel-Out (SIPO) N-bit register and SAR, implemented using negative edge-triggered D flip-flops (DFFs). To optimize power consumption, the supply voltage of the SAR ADC is set to 500 mV. The concept of a variable threshold is utilized throughout the design to enable operation with this lower supply voltage. The SAR ADC is designed to support a sampling rate of up to 1 Msps (mega-samples per second). The circuit is implemented using standard UMC180nm technology. According to the test results, the power consumption of the SAR ADC is only 29.06 uW, and the achieved sampling rate is 5 Ksps (kilo-samples per second). The maximum differential non-linearity (DNL) is measured to be +0.9/−0.82 least significant bits (LSBs).
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PHENOMENON OF PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION IN THE SYSTEM OF PERSONAL NEEDS
Authors:   First Year Student Of Master’s Degree In Psychology (By Types Of Activity) University Of Public Safety Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan, Ogli Qoryogdiyev Sherzod Shukhrat
Published: January 2024

A person’s orientation to professional development is manifested primarily in interests related to cognitive activity and the development of professional skills. It is also important that personal characteristics match the type of activity that the young person is interested in under the influence of various social and cultural factors. In the process of professional education,which is an important condition for professional success in the future, in order to successfully acquire professional knowledge and skills, it is necessary to create conditions to provide the opportunity for a person to change his choice and character traits in stages. The article describes the psychological aspects of the phenomenon of professional orientation in the system of personal needs.
IMPROVING THE MECHANISMS FOR ENSURING THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF INVESTORS IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Authors:   Lecturer At Tashkent State University Of Law International Law And Human Rights Department, Uzbekistan, Jaloliddin Rahmonov
Published: January 2024

International investment law plays a crucial role in facilitating cross-border investment flows and promoting economic development. However, the current mechanisms for ensuring the rights and obligations of investors in public international law face a number of challenges, including fragmentation of the legal landscape, limitations of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms, and the tension between protecting investor rights and safeguarding states' regulatory space.This article proposes a series of reforms to improve the mechanisms for ensuring the rights and obligations of investors in public international law. These reforms include harmonization and consolidation of investment treaties, modernization of ISDS mechanisms, clarification of investor obligations, and promotion of sustainable investment practices.
Diminished diversity-of-thought in a standard large language model
Authors: Park Peter S. , Schoenegger Philipp , Zhu Chongyang
Published: January 2024

We test whether large language models (LLMs) can be used to simulate human participants in social-science studies. To do this, we ran replications of 14 studies from the Many Labs 2 replication project with OpenAI’s text-davinci-003 model, colloquially known as GPT-3.5. Based on our pre-registered analyses, we find that among the eight studies we could analyse, our GPT sample replicated 37.5% of the original results and 37.5% of the Many Labs 2 results. However, we were unable to analyse the remaining six studies due to an unexpected phenomenon we call the “correct answer” effect. Different runs of GPT-3.5 answered nuanced questions probing political orientation, economic preference, judgement, and moral philosophy with zero or near-zero variation in responses: with the supposedly “correct answer.” In one exploratory follow-up study, we found that a “correct answer” was robust to changing the demographic details that precede the prompt. In another, we found that most but not all “correct answers” were robust to changing the order of answer choices. One of our most striking findings occurred in our replication of the Moral Foundations Theory survey results, where we found GPT-3.5 identifying as a political conservative in 99.6% of the cases, and as a liberal in 99.3% of the cases in the reverse-order condition. However, both self-reported ‘GPT conservatives’ and ‘GPT liberals’ showed right-leaning moral foundations. Our results cast doubts on the validity of using LLMs as a general replacement for human participants in the social sciences. Our results also raise concerns that a hypothetical AI-led future may be subject to a diminished diversity of thought.
Comparative study of efficacy of fetal Admission test alone and non-stress test done antenatally with fetal Admission test to evaluate fetal outcome
Authors:   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Santhiram Medical College & General Hospital, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India, Reddy Thota Anusha , Reddy K Sravanthi ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Santhiram Medical College & General Hospital, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India, Hindumathi Manchala ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Santhiram Medical College & General Hospital, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India
Published: January 2024

Aim. The current study evaluated the efficacy of fetal admission test alone and nonstress test (NST) antenatally with fetal admission test in both low and high risk pregnancy in relation to the fetal outcome in order to decrease the fetal morbidity and mortality. Methods and material. The study included 240 pregnant women after 34 weeks of pregnancy who were categorized into low and high risk groups. The fetal outcome following Antenatal NST and Admission test was studied based on Apgar score of <7 at 5 minutes, Meconium stained liquor, NICU requirement, and mortality. Result. Apgar score <7 at 5 min seen in 8 babies (13.33%), meconium stained liquor in 14(23.33%) and NICU admission in 11 (18.33%) cases in whom both antenatal NST and fetal admission tests were done together. Apgar score <7 at 5 min seen in 14 (23.33%) babies, meconium stained liquor in 18 (30%) and NICU admission in 19 (31.66%) cases in which only the admission test was done. The Antenatal NST for antenatal fetal surveillance shows 96.88% of specificity, 29.17% of sensitivity, 70% of positive predictive value (PPV) and 84.55% of negative predictive value (NPV). The admission test for intrapartum fetal distress shows 99.38% of specificity, 32.91% sensitivity, 75.12% NPV and 96.3% PPV. Both NST and fetal admission test done together significantly decreased the incidence of fetal distress as early intervention was taken to prevent further fetal compromise in high-risk pregnancies. NST strongly correlate with admission test result in high-risk pregnancies. Conclusion. NST and the fetal admission test in high risk pregnancies help with early detection of fetal distress and help with taking the necessary measures to improve fetal outcome.