bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluating Urban Stream Flooding with Machine Learning, LiDAR, and 3D Modeling
Authors: Bolick Madeleine M. , Post Christopher J. , Naser M. Z. , Forghanparast Farhang , Mikhailova Elena A.
Published: July 2023

Flooding in urban streams can occur suddenly and cause major environmental and infrastructure destruction. Due to the high amounts of impervious surfaces in urban watersheds, runoff from precipitation events can cause a rapid increase in stream water levels, leading to flooding. With increasing urbanization, it is critical to understand how urban stream channels will respond to precipitation events to prevent catastrophic flooding. This study uses the Prophet time series machine learning algorithm to forecast hourly changes in water level in an urban stream, Hunnicutt Creek, Clemson, South Carolina (SC), USA. Machine learning was highly accurate in predicting changes in water level for five locations along the stream with R2 values greater than 0.9. Yet, it can be challenging to understand how these water level prediction values will translate to water volume in the stream channel. Therefore, this study collected terrestrial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data for Hunnicutt Creek to model these areas in 3D to illustrate how the predicted changes in water levels correspond to changes in water levels in the stream channel. The predicted water levels were also used to calculate upstream flood volumes to provide further context for how small changes in the water level correspond to changes in the stream channel. Overall, the methodology determined that the areas of Hunnicutt Creek with more urban impacts experience larger rises in stream levels and greater volumes of upstream water during storm events. Together, this innovative methodology combining machine learning, terrestrial LiDAR, 3D modeling, and volume calculations provides new techniques to understand flood-prone areas in urban stream environments.
The use of innovative technologies in the distribution of goods on the example of the Irkutsk supermarket "SLATA"
Authors:   Department of Commodity Science and Expert Examination of Goods, International Institute of Economics and Linguistics, Irkutsk State University, Svyatkina L.I.
Published: July 2023

The trade and technological process is analyzed on the example of the store "Slata". The range and level of use of innovative technologies in the distribution of goods are studied. A sociological survey of consumers' attitude to trading operations has been carried out.
Development of technology for semi-finished products from minced turkey meat with functional additives for baby food
Authors:   FSBEI HE ROSBIOTEKH, Goroshko V.A. , Bronnikova V.V. ,   Autonomous Non-Profi t Educational Organization of Higher Education of the Central Union of the Russian Federation "Russian University of Cooperation", Tokareva T.Yu. ,   FSBEI HE ROSBIOTEKH, Lyubetskaya T.R. ,   FSBEI HE ROSBIOTEKH
Published: July 2023

The article presents the data on the effect of functional additives in semi-finished products from minced turkey meat for baby food. The influence of rye bran on the properties of meat products was studied, and new scientific quality indicators for the selected product category were established.
Legal regulation of information relations as an integral part of the information security of the company
Authors:   Kursk State Agrarian University named after I. I. Ivanov, Krivoukhov A. A.
Published: July 2023

In modern Russia, the purpose of law and its features is to regulate public relations. Legal regulation is a mechanism of the country’s influence on the complex of public relations with the application of the rule of law. With the strengthening of the Russian economy, the stabilization of state structures and public order, and the development of democracy, rigid methods of legal regulation are giving way to softer ones, which does not always contribute to improving information security. The legal regulation of information relations in society is regulated by a whole block of legal means. Legal regulation of information legal relations is one of the types of social regulation, without which society cannot exist. The subject of legal regulation is those informational public relations that are subject to legal regulation. Extremely important for understanding the essence of the subject of legal regulation of information relations is the question of its sphere, which is the area of public relations regulated by law. The boundaries of this sphere are not once and for all frozen data, on the contrary, they are capable of a certain dynamics, can change depending on the objective needs of the development of society and the state in a specific period of development of information legal relations. Some scientists, in addition to informational public relations, also include in the scope of their legal regulation circumstances, events, actions, connections that not only can, but also should be regulated by law.
Soft technologies in the transformation of perceptions of citizenship in Armenia
Authors:   The Institute of Politics and Law of the Russian-Armenian University,Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, Martirosyan L. G.
Published: July 2023

Political PR and its influence on electoral behavior in Armenia is one of the significant aspects of the study at the present stage. The importance of this direction is due to a number of components. Political PR is able to influence electoral behavior and is an important part of the political process. At the present stage, the political process is still connected with the problem of choosing the path and goal of the country’s development. This aspect makes it necessary to influence the political activity of citizens, directing it in a direction beneficial to political actors. The possibilities of regulating political activity and preferences of the electorate determine the promising search for the most effective means of advertising and PR in the political process, the introduction of innovations. In the Republic of Armenia, a significant part of the electorate continues to remain politically inert, especially in the regions. People have little interest in events related to competition in domestic politics, there is no awareness that it is political trends that shape the future, and therefore their choice is significant and important. Demonstrating superiority over competitors is the main tactic common in political advertising and PR. However, in recent years, new directions and trends have appeared in political PR, which are based on the influence on individual electoral groups, not just the promotion of a political subject, but also a change in the attitude of the electorate itself to its role in the political process. The political process itself becomes a significant problem, both within the framework of domestic and foreign policy. In many ways, they form the theory and practice of communications within the framework of political consulting, determine the tactics and strategies of PR. In this regard, the search for the most optimal and effective directions of political PR for Russian practice becomes a significant task, and therefore it is possible to determine the chosen research topic as relevant.
Features of MES+ implementation at an industrial enterprise
Authors:   company ", Shishkin А.А. ,   Constant",   , Nizhny Novgorod
Published: July 2023

The material presents a case study of the project for the implementation of the MES+ production process management system, implemented by the Constant company together with the team of the Chernyshikhinsky meat Processing plant. According to the results of using the system, there is an increase in productivity, a decrease in production losses of all types, as well as an increase in the reaction speed in making managerial decisions.
A look at the prospects for the development of the market of domestic information security solutions
Authors:   provider of cybersecurity and outsourcing services FROM Simplify, Kochetkov O.Yu.
Published: July 2023

We are in a state where the information security industry of all economic entities and authorities of our country has faced enormous challenges. We are forced to resist foreign hacker groups and protect our digital economy from their attacks. I am convinced that in the end we will cope, and the domestic information security industry will come out of this confrontation much stronger and more stable. The article provides a forecast for the accelerated development of Russian information security solutions, and substantiates the assumption that the basis of this development will be the maximum use of artificial intelligence.
Histomorphological changes in the organs of the immune system of broiler chickens when using drug Betulin
Authors:   Siberian Scientific and Research Institute of Poultry – a branch of the Federal State Budget Scientifi c Institution “Omsk Agrarian Scientific Center”, Russia, Omsk region, Morozovka, Zadorozhnaya M. V. , Lysko S. B. ,   Siberian Scientific and Research Institute of Poultry – a branch of the Federal State Budget Scientifi c Institution “Omsk Agrarian Scientifi c Center”, Russia, Omsk region, Morozovka
Published: July 2023

Currently, much attention is paid to maintaining the health of poultry and in this regard, the role of the immune system can hardly be overestimated. Specific protective reactions are carried out by immunocompetent cells that are located in the central and peripheral organs of the immune system. The purpose of the research was to study histomorphological changes in the thymus and Bursa fabricii of broiler chickens when using the phytodrug Betulin. The histomorphological changes in the central organs of the immune system (thymus and fabricius sac) of broiler chickens when using Betulin have been presented in the article. Betulin is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid of the lupan series. It is found in a large number of plants (hazel, calendula, licorice), but it does not occur in free form. On an industrial scale, it is extracted from birch bark – the outer layer of the bark of white birch (Betula alba), hanging (Betula pendula). Its biological activity has been confirmed in the course of scientific research in more than forty international scientific centers. The effectiveness of using triterpene compounds as direct regulators of the activity of the body’s enzymatic systems has been demonstrated. The research was carried out in the veterinary department of poultry at Siberian Scientifi c and Research Institute of Poultry – a branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “Omsk Agrarian Scientific Center” on broiler chickens of the cross Sibiryak. The chickens of the experimental groups were used Betulin from 7–21 days, the 1st experimental group at a dose of 2,5 mg/kg of live weight, the 2nd – 5,0 mg/kg, the 3rd – 10,0 mg/kg and the 4th – 15,0 mg/kg of live weight. The poultry of the control group did not receive the phytodrug Betulin. Vaccination of chickens was carried out at the age of 7 days against Newcastle disease viruses and infectious bronchitis of chickens, at 14 days against infectious bursal disease. It was found on the base histological studies that Betulin in doses of 10,0 and 15,0 mg/kg of live weight stimulated the proliferation of lymphocytes and differentiation of the central organs of the immune system of broiler chickens.
Productive traits and biological features of young horses of Yakut breed in different areas of breeding
Authors:   Yakut Scientifi c and Research Institute of Agriculture named after M. G. Safronov – a separate subdivision of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science of the Federal Research Center “Yakut Scientifi c Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Alferov I. V. , Ivanov R. V. ,   Yakut Scientific and Research Institute of Agriculture named after M. G. Safronov – a separate subdivision of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science of the Federal Research Center “Yakut Scientifi c Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk
Published: July 2023

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is one of the regions of Russia where drove breeding of horses has long been developed. In the modern realities of horse breeding, to further increase the number of drove breeding of horses and improve their productive, reproductive and adaptive traits, one of the most important techniques is to increase the genetic diversity of animals. The purpose of the research was livestock characteristics, the study of productive traits and biological characteristics of young horses of Yakut breed of the Arctic zone (Momsky ulus) in a comparative aspect with young horses of the Middle Taiga zone (Amginsky ulus). So, in terms of pre-slaughter weight and slaughter yield, the foals of the Momsky ulus had superiority. At the age of 6 months, they had a higher preslaughter weight by 9,3 kg (P ≥ 0,99), and a heavier carcass by 10,09 kg (P ≥ 0,99), compared with their herdmates of the Amginsky ulus. According to the slaughter yield, the foals of the Momsky ulus also had superiority. In the foals of the Momsky ulus at the age of 6 months the slaughter yield was 56,5 %, which was higher in comparison with the young animals of the Amginsky ulus by 2,5 abs.% (P ≥ 0,95). Probably, the higher pre-slaughter weight of foals in the Momsky ulus was due to more productive pasture lands with a higher nutritional value of plants. Chemical analysis of horse meat showed that the meat of foals of the Arctic zone (Momsky ulus) has a lower fat content. This allows you to get meat with a lower energy value, a suffi ciently high protein content and is a higher-quality product, which is probably due to the composition of the feed of this zone. Breeding of Yakut horses in the Arctic zone of Yakutia is more attractive from the point of view of the growth and development of young animals, obtaining better quality horse meat.
ALGORITHMFORCALCULATING THE CARRIER'S LOST PROFIT IN THE CASE OF FORCED BUS DOWNTIME OR REMOVAL OF THE BUS FROM THE LINE DUE TO THE FAULT OF «THIRD PARTIES»
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Tatiana Anatolievna Menuhova , Tatiana Andreevna Berest ,   Saint-Petersburg Mining University
Published: July 2023

On the basis of the analysis of applicable methods and algorithms for calculating the loss of profit in different spheres of activity the algorithm of lost profit determination in the sphere of passenger traffic according to the statistical data for situations when a vehicle idling or its removal from the line by the fault of "third persons" was formed. Practical application of the proposed algorithm for calculating the lost profits will simplify the process of proving the lost profits forcing the buses on the line or removing them from the trip due to the fault of «third parties».
METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTING CARGO HANDLING TECHNOLOGY FOR E-COMMERCE WAREHOUSES
Authors:   Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University, Dmitry Borisovich Efimenko , Vasily Alexandrovich Demin ,   Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University, Daria Andreevna Komkova ,   Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University, VictoriaDarabovna Gerami ,   HSE University
Published: July 2023

This article discusses trends in e-commerce (e-com) from the point of view of logistics. The authors consider the conditions for choosing one of the types of warehouses: darkstar or distribution center; depending on the company's goals and business requirements. In addition to choosing the type of warehouses, the authors present a developed methodology for determining the need to switch from a «manual» cargo handling technology to a robotic one. Within the framework of this article, the authors propose a system of criteria that allow you to choose the optimal cargo handling technology depending on the parameters that are important for the company.
ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE POPULATION OF BRYANSK
Authors:   Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology, Vladimir Viktorovich Sivakov , Peter Viktorovich Tikhomirov ,   Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology, Viktor Viktorovich Kamynin ,   Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology, Kristina Sergeevna Borovaya ,   Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology
Published: July 2023

. The purpose of the work is to analyze the factors influencing the improvement of the quality of transport services for the city's population. The data were obtained by studying open Internet resources and field observations. Work on updating the fleet of fixed-route vehicles is being carried out within the framework of the «Concept for the development of public transport in the city of Bryansk for the period 2015-2025», which has led over the past four years to a significant renewal of the medium and large capacity bus fleet and a decrease in the share of small-capacity buses. The road network has been significantly upgraded.
THE PREDICTION OF ACCIDENTS AS ONE OF THE WAYSDECREASE IN MORTALITY
Authors:   Belgorod state technological university, Liliya Evgen’evna Kushchenko
Published: July 2023

This paper analyzes the statistics of traffic accidents involving pedestrians, children and drivers who are intoxicated. Pedestrians are the most unprotected category of all road users, and therefore they are given special attention when analyzing statistical data. To reduce road deaths, a mathematical model was developed for predicting accident rates based on a two-parameter Weibull distribution, which makes it possible to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the traffic situation for making management decisions.
THE PROGRAM-TARGET APPROACH OF ESTABLISHING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARAMETERS OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION ON PUBLIC ROAD TRANSPORT
Authors:   Ulyanovsk State Technical University, Vyacheslav Viktorovich Epifanov
Published: July 2023

A program-target approach is proposed to establish the relationship between the parameters of passenger transportation on public road transport by building a single structure consisting of a tree of goals and a tree (set) of tasks. their. The tree of goals also determines the relationship of transportation quality indicators with the technical operation of rolling stock. In practice, the relationship between the goals and objectives of passenger road transport with quality and TEA indicators has been established.
West Virginia Interpretive Guide Training: A Collaborative Effort
Authors: Balcarzyk Kelly , McKenney Kathryn , Smaldone Dave , Arborgast Doug
Published: July 2023

West Virginia University's Extension Service partnered with the Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Resources Program to improve guide performance in West Virginia's tourism industry. The result of this partnership is a West Virginia Interpretive Guide Training program aimed at providing low-cost, widely available training to guides throughout the state. The course is divided into two components—a set of online modules and an in-person skill assessment workshop. We expect the benefits of completing the West Virginia Interpretive Guide Training to be similar to the benefits gained by completing national certification courses.
Partnering with School Nutrition Professionals to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Intake Through Taste-Testing Activities
Authors: Cirignano Sherri , Hughes Luanne , Jang Corey , Morgan Kathleen , Grenci Alexandra , Savoca LeeAnne
Published: July 2023

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 sets new nutrition standards for schools, requiring them to serve a greater variety and quantity of fruits and vegetables. Extension educators in New Jersey partnered with school nutrition professionals to implement a school wellness initiative that included taste-testing activities to support schools in achieving the milestones established by the HHFKA. Results indicated that "previewing" foods may influence students' interest in, and acceptance of, new foods, opening up outreach and partnership opportunities for Extension educators to consider when working to promote school wellness.
The PKRC's Value as a Professional Development Model Validated
Authors: Larson Dale
Published: July 2023

After a brief review of the 4-H professional development standards, a new model for determining the value of continuing professional development is introduced and applied to the 4-H standards. The validity of the 4-H standards is affirmed. 4-H Extension professionals are encouraged to celebrate the strength of their standards and to engage the wider field of professional development in dialogue.
Determining Interest in YouTube Topics for Extension-Authored Video Development
Authors: Parish Jane , Karisch Brandi
Published: July 2023

With an audience of over 1 billion users per month, YouTube is an attractive medium for delivering Extension programming. Amidst growing competition for viewership, determining content that is in demand by Extension clientele on YouTube is a daunting challenge that Extension educators face. The YouTube Search function of Google Trends and monitoring of existing YouTube views for related content can help guide topic selection in developing Extension-authored video content. Example applications of these tools are detailed to show how to select relevant YouTube topics with viral appeal and extend the reach of Extension programming.
Incubator Farms as Beginning Farmer Support
Authors: Lelekacs Joanna , O’Sullivan John , Morris Mike , Creamer Nancy
Published: July 2023

Incubator farms are a fairly new model developing across North America to address barriers to beginning farmers, including access to land, capital, and credit, and opportunities to learn and develop skills in farm business planning. The number of incubator farms is increasing nationally. A sub-sample of existing incubator farm programs are described and compared side by side, providing evidence of the variation in program design. Extension may serve alternative roles, beyond the educator, in design and development of these programs.
Improving Disability Awareness Among Extension Agents
Authors: Mahadevan Lakshmi , Peterson Rick , Grenweige Cheryl
Published: July 2023

Increasing prevalence rates and legislative mandates imply that educators, parents, and Extension agents will need better tools and resources to meet the needs of special populations. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service addresses this issue by using e-learning tools. Extension agents can take advantage of these courses to gain critical special populations-related knowledge as well as garner professional development credit.
Feasibility of a Brief Community-Based Train-the-Trainer Lesson to Reduce the Risk of Falls Among Community Dwelling Older Adults
Authors: Gunter Katherine , John Deborah
Published: July 2023

The Better Balance, Better Bones, Better Bodies (B-Better©) program was developed to disseminate simple home-based strategies to prevent falls and improve functional health of older adults using a train-the-trainer model. Delivered by Family & Community Education Study Group program volunteers, the lesson stresses the importance of a physically active lifestyle to optimal health and promotes "best practice" strategies to prevent falls. Data from 235 program participants show participants gained knowledge and learned to reduce their risk of falls during this one-hour brief encounter. Over 80% reported intent to change behavior related to physical activity and to perform home safety checks.
Climate Masters of Nebraska: An Innovative Action-Based Approach for Climate Change Education
Authors: Pathak Tapan , Bernadt Tonya , Umphlett Natalie
Published: July 2023

Climate Masters of Nebraska is an innovative educational program that strategically trains community volunteers about climate change science and corresponding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an interactive and action-based teaching environment. As a result of the program, 91% of participants indicated that they made informed changes in their lives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 500 hours of volunteer work was reported by participants as an outreach for greenhouse gas emission reduction. The program can be easily replicated to other locales with an effective planning and with small leadership team.
Challenges of Engaging Local Stakeholders for Statewide Program Development Process
Authors: Martin Michael , Leuci Mary , Stewart Mark
Published: July 2023

The University of Missouri Extension needed to develop an annual program review process that collaboratively engaged county-level stakeholders. The results from the first 2 years highlight the results, challenges, and implications of the design process. The annual review process needs to be adaptive, responsive, and reflective from year to year when engaging with local stakeholders. For example, the 2012 program review process changed from the prior year to focus on participant mind mapping to better engaged stakeholders and to produces more detailed data. The process has ensured more engagement with local stakeholders and generated information helpful to regional faculty members.
Factors Within Multiple Socio-Ecological Model Levels of Influence Affecting Older SNAP Participants' Ability to Grocery Shop and Prepare Food
Authors: Korlagunta Kiranmayi , Hermann Janice , Parker Stephany , Payton Mark
Published: July 2023

The study identified and determined if factors within multiple levels of the socio-ecological model were effective in explaining older adult Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants' ability to grocery shop and prepare food. Data were collected from 370 SNAP participants, 65 years and above, via a telephone survey. Factors within multiple levels of influence were significant in explaining both ability to grocery shop and prepare food, including physical and emotional wellbeing; self-reliance; finances; housing; family and friend interactions; social support; and food access. To effectively influence older SNAP participants, integrated SNAP education programs addressing multiple levels of influence are recommended.
National Outreach Programming for Landowners—Natural Resource Enterprises
Authors: Jones Daryl , Jones Jeanne , Grado Stephen , Munn Ian , Rohnke Adam , Tullos Adam , Manning Dawn
Published: July 2023

We conducted a survey of Mississippi landowners to determine revenues collected and expenditures incurred during 1996-1998 for fee hunting on their properties (inflated to 2011 estimates). Study findings revealed that respondents diversified incomes derived through fee hunting enterprises on their lands. This information has been used to design a series of multi-state landowner workshops about natural resource enterprises development and conservation practices on private lands. With state and local collaborator assistance, we have conducted over 50 landowner workshops in nine U.S. states and Sweden and have received requests to expand outreach programming to other U.S. states.
International Study Abroad Experiences with Agents and Students: A Case Study in Belize
Authors: Stevens Glen , Smith Bob , Downing Adam
Published: July 2023

The internationalization of local Extension programs has long been a source of debate among Extension educators. Often, international work is seen as extravagant during difficult economic times. Extension also faces challenges attracting qualified young people into our profession. We report the results of a combined international Extension training and student education program. This program was popular with agents and students, improved student knowledge of Extension, and made long-term contributions to the programs of agents who participated. Building the cost for agent participation into study abroad courses may benefit students, Extension agents, and teaching faculty while controlling cost to Extension programs.
BRITE©: A Program to Promote Resilience Among Unemployed Families
Authors: Maitoza Robyn , Evans William
Published: July 2023

Unemployment may be the single most powerful force challenging families in the U.S. today. The objective of the study reported here was to develop, implement, and evaluate a pilot program, BRITE©, for unemployed individuals and their families. Results found that depression and problematic family functioning were significantly reduced from pre- to post-intervention. Follow-up with participants 6 to 9 months later also validated the efficacy of BRITE© and the use of a family systems approach to unemployment. Suggestions for future programming for unemployed families as well as some policy implications are discussed.
Using Prompts in Extension: A Social Marketing Strategy for Encouraging Behavior Change
Authors: Sanagorski Laura
Published: July 2023

Extension educators are encouraged to focus more on changing behaviors over increasing knowledge as measures of program success. Prompts are a proven social marketing strategy to encourage behavior change. This article provides a basic overview for using prompts in Extension.
PENGARUH ROA, ROE, EPS DAN NPM TERHADAP HARGA SAHAM INDEKS LQ45 TAHUN 2018-2022
Authors: Sutriyadi Riko
Published: July 2023

The capital market in Indonesia has a big role for the country's economy, with the capital market (capital market). Investors as parties who have excess funds can invest their funds in various securities in the hope of obtaining returns. Accurate stock valuation can minimize risk considering stock investment in the capital market is a high-risk type of investment. The share price can change at any time depending on the amount of supply and demand by investors for these shares. Factors that can affect the ups and downs of a company's stock price are internal factors and external factors of the company. This study uses the company's internal factors which are reflected in the company's financial statements. The company's internal factors used are financial ratios such as profitability ratios proxied by Return on Assets (ROA) and Net Profit Margin (NPM), Return on Equity (ROE) and market ratios proxied by Earning Per Share (EPS). This study shows that Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) partially have no significant effect on stock prices in the LQ45 Index and Earnings per Share (EPS) and Net Profit Margin (NPM) partially have an effect on significant effect on stock prices on the LQ45 index and ROA, ROE, EPS and NPM simultaneously have an effect on stock prices on the LQ45 index marked by an influence of 45.6%.

Keywords: ROA, ROE, EPS, NPM
Real-Valued Optical Matrix Computing with Simplified MZI Mesh
Authors: Wu Bo , Liu Shaojie , Cheng Junwei , Dong Wenchan , Zhou Hailong , Dong Jianji , Li Ming , Zhang Xinliang
Published: July 2023

The Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) mesh, a mainstream structure for optical matrix-vector multiplication (MVM), has been widely employed in recently developed optical neural networks (ONNs) and combination optimization problem solvers. The conventional MZI mesh was designed specifically for complex-valued optical MVM. The network includes 2
N
2
phase shifters, and coherent detection is indispensable for retrieving the output complex-valued vectors. Nonetheless, the majority of applications, including ONNs, merely require real-valued optical matrices with
N
2
degrees of freedom (DOFs). The DOF gap between the 2 types of matrices results in a severe redundancy in the number of phase shifters when the conventional MZI mesh is applied to implement real-valued optical MVM. In this study, we propose a simplified MZI mesh for performing real-valued incoherent optical MVM. It has
N
2
phase shifters and an optical depth of
N
+ 1, and it outperforms the conventional MZI mesh. Furthermore, we constructed an ONN with the proposed MZI mesh and successfully performed the iris classification task via in situ training of particle swarm optimization. More importantly, we introduced a matched on-chip nonlinear activation function, so the proposed MZI mesh can be cascaded onto a single chip. Overall, the proposed real-valued MZI mesh and in situ training method are space efficient, energy efficient, scalable, and robust to fabrication errors. Therefore, they are suitable for large-scale ONNs.
The Construction of the Curriculum with Political Study from the Perspective of the Holistic Governance
Authors: TIAN Pıng
Published: July 2023

Curriculum with political study is the major institutional innovation of the ideological and political education reform in China in the new era. As the transboundary affairs，the curriculum with political study faces the fragmentation problems in cognition，subject，resources and participation． Based on the theory of holistic governance，the curriculum with political study should establish four mechanisms of trust，integration，coordination and participation in order to share the values and resources of the political education and improve the ability of the political education among all the Chinese universities.
Impact of covid pandemic on market valuation of largest aircraft manufacturers
Authors: Šuleř Petr , Vrbka Jaromír
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the global economy, with a significant impact on the transport sector. It also directly influenced the market valuation of the most important aircraft manufacturers – Boeing and Airbus. Our research shows how investors responded to the spread of the disease and increased market risk. In the case of sudden events, such as serious accidents, investors react immediately, while in the case of the pandemic, despite its global scale, the reaction of investors was delayed, with an impact on the current development of the pandemic in the countries where trading takes place. The risk is thus underestimated at the beginning of the pandemic, which is followed by panic shopping and selling at the moments when the pandemic peaks in the USA and EU. It has also been found that it is not possible to reduce the risk of investment diversification between those companies that react very similarly to the threat of pandemic. Based on the correlation between the trend of share prices of the above aircraft manufacturers and the number of ill people, it can be stated that investors do not effectively take advantage of opportunities to reduce risk and increase returns in this area. The paper also presents further research in the field of the impacts of the pandemic and further global development.
Designing of a new airport protection zone against laser illumination
Authors: Hoika Tomáš , Korecki Zbysek
Published: July 2023

Cases of laser irradiation of aircraft have become more frequent in the last 15 years and pose a greater threat to civil aviation security and the associated military aviation due to the availability and price of lasers. Based on studies by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the opinion of Czech experts on this issue, protection zones have been established around airports. However, they are not effective enough and laser irradiation has become more frequent until the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic and the decline of aviation. Based on laser illumination statistics in the Czech Republic and an assessment of the danger of lasers at specified distances around airports, a new protective zone was proposed. The protection zones against laser illumination were defined by a rectangle around circles with a radius of 7 NM and the centers on the final approach track.
Effect of white noise on GNSS Galileo signal E5
Authors: Čikovský Sebastián , Džunda Milan , Melníková Lucia
Published: July 2023

This article contains an analysis to white noise interference. To conduct the research, models for both the E5 signal and white noise were developed and combined using an additive mixture. Using available data, spectral structures were established for the interference and then integrated into the E5 signal using the Matlab program. The objective of the study was to examine how white noise impacts the spectral power density of the E5 signal. The findings of this research can be utilized in the development of resilient receivers and signal architectures capable of withstanding this kind of disruption.
Genetic Predictors of the Development of Gastroesophageal Refl ux Disease in Residents of the Trans-Baikal Territory
Authors: Zhilina Albina A. , Lareva Natalya V. , Tsvinger Svetlana M.
Published: July 2023

The prognostic role of polymorphisms of the IL-1β, IL-10, IL-12β and GNBß3 genes in the development

of GERD in residents of the Trans-Baikal Territory was studied. 139 people were selected for the study, including 79

patients with GERD (30 men and 49 women) and 60 control group individuals (28 men and 32 women), the median

and interquartile age interval were 43 (33; 57) and 44 (37; 54) years, respectively. The control group consisted of individuals

who do not have clinical and instrumental signs of GERD, without severe concomitant pathology. Polymorphic

variants of the IL-1β genes at the T511C and T31C positions, beta 3 subunits of the G-protein (GNBß3) C825T, IL-10

G1082A and IL-12β A1188C were determined in the blood samples of patients of the examined groups. No signifi cant

associations of the GERD frequency with the studied polymorphisms were found. To determine the independent risk

factors for the development of GERD, a binary logistic regression analysis was performed. Based on the results, a model

for predicting the development of gastroesophageal refl ux disease was developed, according to which the genotypes

G1082A IL 10 and C825T GNB3β can be considered as additional predictors of the development of the disease in residents

of the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Optimasi Organoleptik Pangan Fungsional Es Krim dengan Penambahan Hasil Samping Wortel (Daucus carota L) dan Sawi Putih (Brassica carota L)
Authors: Salim Agus , Muli Ramli , Yuliani Yuliani
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh pemanfaatan hasil samping sayuran wortel dan sayuran sawi putih yang dimana kegunaannya masih belum optimal dalam bidang pengolahan pangan. Hasil samping sayuran tersebut dapat diolah menjadi suatu produk yang bermanfaat. Sayuran wortel dan sawi putih tersebut mengandung senyawa antioksidan berupa betakaroten, vitamin B1, B2 yang bermanfaat bagi tubuh. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan formulasi terbaik dalam pembuatan ekstrak wortel dan ekstrak sawi putih. Formulasi yang digunakan 100% ekstrak sawi putih 0% ekstrak wortel, 75% ekstrak sawi putih 25% ekstrak wortel, 50% ekstrak sawi putih 50% ekstrak wortel, 25% ekstrak sawi putih 75% ekstrak wortel dan 0% ekstrak sawi putih 100% eksrtak wortel. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang didapatkan langsung terhadap 25 panelis biasa dan 1 panelis ahli. Data diolah menggunakan metode Response Surface Method (RSM). Sampel F5 dan F4 menjadi sampel terbaik dalam segi rasa dan warna, sampel F4 menjadi sampel terbaik dalam segi aroma, sampel F2,F4 dan F5 menjadi ampel terbaik dalam segi tekstur. Sampel yang paling optimum terdapat pada sampel F4 dengan formulasi 25% ekstrak sawi putih dan 75% ekstrak wortel
COMPARISON OF GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L) WITH VARIATION OF BIOFERTILIZER DOSAGE IN THE RAINY SEASON
Authors: Rahma Adi Oksifa , Marina Ida
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the influence of soybean cultivar combinations and biofertilizer dosages on the growth and yield of soybean plants during the rainy season. The analysis results indicated that these combinations did not have a significant effect on the growth and yield of the plants. The variations among treatments were predominantly influenced by the choice of cultivar. The use of biofertilizers enhanced nutrient availability for the plants but did not consistently yield significant results. Rainy season and other environmental factors also affected plant growth. Cultivar variations and genetic factors played a role in yield variations as well. The use of biofertilizers provided benefits for soil structure and microbial activity. In terms of pod and seed quantities, the Deja 2 cultivar with biofertilizer dosages of 0 g/kg and 10 g/kg demonstrated the highest yields. There were no significant differences in root dry weight across all treatments, while the highest shoot dry weight was observed in the Grobogan cultivar with a biofertilizer dosage of 0 g/kg. In terms of weight per 100 seeds, the Grobogan cultivar with biofertilizer dosages of 0 g/kg, 5 g/kg, 10 g/kg, and 15 g/kg exhibited the highest weights. This research indicates that genetic factors, environment, and biofertilizer dosages play a role in the growth and yield of soybean plants. In terms of the number of soybean plant branches, some treatments showed the best results, but the impact of biofertilizer dosages was not significantly observed. Regarding root dry weight, there were no significant differences among the treatments, possibly due to suboptimal translocation of photosynthetic products to the roots resulting from high rainfall. However, shoot dry weight tended to increase in treatments with high rainfall conditions. The parameters of pod fill count and seed count per plant were also influenced by the combination of cultivars and biofertilizer dosages. Some treatments exhibited higher yields, particularly in the combination of the Deja 2 cultivar with a biofertilizer dosage of 0 g/kg.
Koyunbaba Barajı’nın Hidrolojik Davranışının İncelenmesi
Authors: MOHAMED Ismael Ali , YURDAKUL Eren , DOĞRUÖZ Cihan
Published: July 2023

Koyunbaba Barajı, Çankırı ilinin Şabanözü ilçesinde yer alan ve sulama, evsel ve endüstriyel amaçlar için su kaynağı olarak hizmet veren bir su depolama tesisidir. Barajın su kaynağı potansiyeli, iklim değişikliği, arazi kullanım değişiklikleri ve diğer insan kaynaklı faaliyetler gibi çeşitli faktörlere bağlıdır. Su kaynaklarının en iyi şekilde kullanılmasını sağlamak için, barajın su mevcudiyetini doğru bir şekilde tahmin edebilecek ve su yönetimi kararlarına rehberlik edebilecek güvenilir bir hidrolojik model geliştirmek gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Koyunbaba Barajı için bir hidrolojik model geliştirmek adına ArcGIS ve HEC-HMS kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada ilk adım, topografik veriler, arazi kullanım haritaları ve hidrolojik veriler de dahil olmak üzere barajın su toplama alanına ilişkin verilerin toplanmasını ve analizini içermektedir. Toplanan veriler, daha sonra ArcGIS ile bir sayısal yükseklik modeli (DEM) oluşturmak için kullanılmıştır. Bir sonraki adım ise geçmiş hidrolojik veriler kullanılarak HEC-HMS modelinin kalibrasyonunu ve doğrulanmasını içermektedir. Kalibre edilen model, kuraklık ve sel gibi farklı iklim senaryoları altında barajın su kaynağı potansiyelini simüle etmek için kullanılmıştır. Simülasyon sonucunda akışın pik zamanı, debisi ve hacim değerleri paylaşılmıştır.
APPLICATION OF THE REAL-TIME FAN SCHEDULING IN THE EXPLORATION-EXPLOITATION TO OPTIMIZE MINIMUM FUNCTIONS OBJECTIVES
Authors: LARIOS Mariano , M. QUINTERO-FLORES Perfecto , ANZURES-GARCÍA Mario , CAMACHO-HERNANDEZ Miguel
Published: July 2023

This paper presents the application of a task scheduling algorithm called Fan on an artificial intelligence technique as genetic algorithms for the problem of finding minima in objective functions, where the equations are predefined to measure the return on an investment. This work combines the methodologies of exploration and exploitation of a population, obtaining results with good aptitudes until finding a better learning based on conditions of not ending until an individual delivers a better aptitude, complying with the established restrictions, exhausting all possible options and fulfilling a stop condition. A real-time task planning algorithm was applied based on consensus techniques. A software tool was developed, and the scheduler called FAN was adapted that contemplates the execution of periodic, aperiodic, and sporadic tasks focused on controlled environments, considering that strict time restrictions are met. In the first phase of the work, it is shown how convergence precipitates to an evolution, this is done in few iterations. In a second stage, exploitation was improved, giving the algorithm a better performance in convergence and feasibility. As a result, there is the exploitation of the population and applying iterations with the fan algorithm and better aptitudes were obtained that occur through asynchronized processes under real-time planning concurrently.
NAVIGATION STRATEGY FOR MOBILE ROBOT BASED ON COMPUTER VISION AND YOLOV5 NETWORK IN THE UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT
Authors: BUI Thanh-Lam , TRAN Ngoc-Tien
Published: July 2023

Intelligent mobile robots must possess the ability to navigate in complex environments. The field of mobile robot navigation is continuously evolving, with various technologies being developed. Deep learning has gained attention from researchers, and numerous navigation models utilizing deep learning have been proposed. In this study, the YOLOv5 model is utilized to identify objects to aid the mobile robot in determining movement conditions. However, the limitation of deep learning models being trained on insufficient data, leading to inaccurate recognition in unforeseen scenarios, is addressed by introducing an innovative computer vision technology that detects lanes in real-time. Combining the deep learning model with computer vision technology, the robot can identify different types of objects, allowing it to estimate distance and adjust speed accordingly. Additionally, the paper investigates the recognition reliability in varying light intensities. The findings of this study offer promising directions for future breakthroughs in mobile robot navigation
CLASSIFICATION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN BRAIN MRI IMAGES USING DEEP RESIDUAL CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK
Authors: Puppala Praneeth  , Majety Sathvika  , Vivek Kommareddy  , Madala Sarath  , Saran Mallela  , Vani Koneru Suvarna , Chkrabarti Prasun
Published: July 2023

In our aging culture, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease (PD) are among the most serious health issues. It is a neurological condition that has social and economic effects on individuals. It happens because the brain's dopamine-producing cells are unable to produce enough of the chemical to support the body's motor functions. The main symptoms of this illness are eyesight, excretion activity, speech, and mobility issues, followed by depression, anxiety, sleep issues, and panic attacks. The main aim of this research is to develop a workable clinical decision-making framework that aids the physician in diagnosing patients with PD influence. In this research, we proposed a technique to classify Parkinson’s disease by MRI brain images. Initially, normalize the input data using the min-max normalization method and then remove noise from input images using a median filter. Then utilizing the Binary Dragonfly Algorithm to select the features. Furthermore, to segment the diseased part from MRI brain images using the technique Dense-UNet. Then, classify the disease as if it’s Parkinson’s disease or health control using the Deep Residual Convolutional Neural Network (DRCNN) technique along with Enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm (EWOA) to get better classification accuracy. Here, we use the public Parkinson’s Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI) dataset for Parkinson’s MRI images. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and precision metrics will be utilized with manually gathered data to assess the efficacy of the proposed methodology.