bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Right to Buy?
Authors: Murie Alan
Published: April 2022

In The Right to Buy, Alan Murie provides an authoritative account of the origins, development and impact of the policy across the UK and proposals for its extension in England (and decisions to end it in Scotland and Wales).
Demystifying Evaluation
Authors: Parsons David
Published: April 2022

Demystifying Evaluation is an accessible introductory guide explaining the options open to evaluators and how to make appropriate choices of research methods, covering issues such as managing expectations of evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods, engaging stakeholders and providing action-orientated approaches to help end-users.
Solitary Confinement
Authors: Polizzi David
Published: April 2022

This book is the first to consider the history of solitary confinement and how it is experienced by the individuals undergoing it. It provides first-hand accounts of the inhumane experience of solitary confinement to provide a better appreciation of the relationship between penal strategy and its effect on human beings.
Social Work and Direct Payments
Authors: Glasby Jon , Littlechild Rosemary
Published: April 2022

This book summarises and builds on current knowledge and research about direct payments in the UK and considers developments in other European countries. It identifies good practice in the area and explores the implications of direct payments, both for service users and for social work staff.
Planning the Velocity of a Parallel Hybrid Electric in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Autonomous Driving: an Optimization-Based Approach
Authors:   Politecnico di Torino, ITALY, Anselma Pier Giuseppe
Published: April 2022

Improved numerical tools are required to foster flexible and effective advancement of innovative electrified and highly automated road vehicles. However, research activities concerning vehicle automation are usually decoupled from their counterparts involving vehicle electrification due to both the increased level of complexity and the partitioned organization of automotive OEMs. In this framework, implementing vehicle development approaches involving simultaneously electrification and automation would result beneficial both in facilitating the overall vehicle design procedure and in exploiting most advantage from both the development topics. This paper proposes an optimization-based approach to off-line plan of the longitudinal velocity of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) when travelling as Ego vehicle in a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) autonomous driving scenario. A parallel P2 hybrid powertrain layout is retained along with the corresponding on-board supervisory controller. A mathematical formulation for the optimal V2V autonomous driving control problem is provided and consequently solved with an optimization method based on dynamic programming (DP). The implemented DP formulation particularly exploits information about the overall longitudinal speed profile of a Lead vehicle in a predefined driving mission to determine the velocity profile of the Ego vehicle. Optimization constraints involve maintaining the inter-vehicular distance value within allowed limits while aiming at minimizing both the magnitude of Ego vehicle acceleration events and the overall Ego vehicle fuel consumption as predicted according to the on-board hybrid supervisory control logic. Simulation results for different driving missions demonstrate that, using the proposed DP formulation, the Ego vehicle can achieve both smoother speed profiles and improved fuel economy by some percentage points in V2V autonomous driving compared to the retained Lead vehicle embedding the same HEV powertrain layout. Urban driving conditions have been identified as the most promising ones both in terms of fuel economy enhancement and passenger comfort improvement by V2V automated driving according to the proposed approach. On the other hand, when the Lead vehicle encounters highway or aggressive driving conditions, remarkable improvements might be achieved only in passenger comfort, while limited saving might be attained in terms of fuel consumption according to the described methodology.
The New Solutions of Energy Utilization of the Exhaust Gases of the Internal Combustion Engines Through Hybrid Turbochargers
Authors:   ", Chiriac Rares Lucian ,   Transilvania",   University, ROMANIA, Chiru Anghel
Published: April 2022

Internal combustion engines have an operating efficiency which can be exploited to increase their performance. Part of the residual gases can be recovered through technical solutions such as turbocharging. The turbocharging solution is one of the most popular technical solutions for increasing the energy performance of internal combustion engines. A turbocharger is used for the turbocharging process. The turbocharger can also contribute with new technical solutions to increase the energy performance of the internal combustion engines. One of the solutions proposed for the theoretical and experimental research is the hybrid turbocharger, which has a double function, namely to compress the fresh air for the internal combustion engine, and to generate electricity for the electric engine of the vehicle both for consumption and to be stored in batteries. This article aims to present the result of the experimental research of the hybrid turbocharger, simulate and validate the new solutions for increasing the energy performance of internal combustion engines through hybrid turbochargers using a coupled electric generator. The simulations will be made using the AMESim Sofware developed by Siemens to demonstrate the efficiency of the new solutions such as a hybrid turbocharger through calculations. The tests will be carried out with the test bed CIMAT. CIMAT test bed is a machine which provides high pressure air which simulates the combustion gases of an engine. The purpose of the CIMAT test bed is to rotate the hybrid turbocharger turbine and the compressor wheel as well. More technical information about the hybrid turbocharger test will be presented in the scientific article, as well as constructive details. Based on the technical information and input data in the first phase, an application for the simulation and validation of the prototype will be made to demonstrate the great potential of the turbocharger to also produce green energy.
Optimization of induction machine generator regime in electro mobile
Authors:   Czech Technical University in Prague FEE, CZECH REPUBLIC, Mindl Pavel , Čeřovský Zdeněk , Mňuk Pavel
Published: April 2022

The main physical parameters in case of traction vehicle design are: Maximal desired velocity, desired traction power and traction torque on vehicle velocity dependence. In case of electrically driven vehicles these requirements are solved by the variable parameters of electric energy for motor supply. Power required for motor terminals in accordance with vehicle speed are for comparable vehicles the same. In case of electric drive, the power, needed for motor supplying could have different parameters, characterized by the supply voltage, current and its frequency. Supply voltage and current frequency must be proportional to vehicle required speed of course. But torque creation is very sensitive on air gap magnetic field revolutions and machine rotor revolutions difference. This difference is characterized by the rotor current frequency (f2) or by the corresponding rotor current angular velocity ω2 = 2π f2. Operational regime of AC induction motor is characterized by three independent parameters: Stator voltage U1, stator voltage frequency f1 and rotor current frequency f2. These parameters determinates torque T, stator current I1 and its relation T/I1 unequivocally. Electrically driven vehicles enable to recuperate electric energy during braking interval. It is very temptingly to recuperate braking energy with maximal efficiency when relation I/T achieved its maximum for desired braking torque. To solve this problem is possible theoretically in case, if basic motor parameters – winding inductance and resistivity are constant parameters. But in real case resistivity changes with temperature and inductance depends on current. Therefore, in real case of this troubleshooting is based on theory and experiments combination. In case of induction machine working regime optimization it is necessary to split the task on the motor and generator regimes. In case of electric vehicle recuperation braking, it is convenient to achieve for desired braking torque maximal active current for electric accumulator charging. From theory and previous experiments imply that it exists I/T relation maximum like in motor so in generator regimes. Optimization of motor regime were analysed and experimentally verified in L/1/. The case of recuperation regime is analysed in this article.
Hybrid Twin for Electric Vehicle Cabin
Authors:   ESI Group, FRANCE, Chambard Anne , El Khadi Fouad
Published: April 2022

Energy management is a crucial for the Electric Vehicles to increase their range. One of the main challenges of the facing energy management is the passengers’ consumption of thermal comfort of the in different weather conditions, including extreme temperatures cold or extreme hot; where the battery capacity is reduced, and the comfort requirements are more becomes extremely demanding. This paper will summarize the recent achievements made in this field, using as results from the OPTEMUS* project. It tackles this bottleneck by leveraging optimal energy consumption and energy harvesting. We will focus on the virtual prototyping methodology, where we develop a fully detailed virtual cabin for the EV’s for A segment electric vehicle (Fiat 500e). This 3D model consists of the 3D detailed models of the Cabin, the Smart Seat, the Human models for thermal comfort assessment, with specific thermal comfort index, and the HVAC simplified models. It interacts with the full vehicle in a holistic vehicle-occupant-centred approach. Finally, new methods for design space exploration based on the Parametric Reduced Model Order enabling real time response of complex interactions interconnected requirements such as comfort, safety, driving range in a wide range of weather conditions.
Data-Based Parameterization of Thermal Models of a Gearbox
Authors:   Forschungsinstitut für Kraftfahrwesen und Fahrzeugmotoren Stuttgart, GERMANY, Brosch Erwin
Published: April 2022

Conventional gear units are installed in almost all vehicles manufactured and developed these days in particular Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). Despite the already very high sophisticated development of gearboxes, the focus on optimizing mass and efficiency is still important in development. Especially for BEV the efficiency becomes very important. A remarkable feature of a high efficient transmission of a BEV is the low mass and resulting reduced thermal masses. An additional significant challenge is posed by generally higher engine speed of BEVs, which leads to an increase of heat influx in the gearboxes. Overall, the thermal stability of the transmission units decreases, thus the importance of the temperature monitoring is increased. Oftentimes a model is needed for this, especially for topics such as thermal design with regard to temperature distribution or cooling effects on the surface. Under certain conditions having such a model on a test bench facilitates the avoidance of setting a temperature measuring point. In the scope of this work, a potential solution is shown to infer the inner temperature of the gearbox by using measurable temperature on the outer surface. The surface temperatures of the gearbox can be measured on a test bench by sticking sensors onto it. Furthermore using thermal imaging cameras or other methods based on infrared enable contact free measurements. In order to be able to deduce the inner temperature prevailing in the gearbox from these easily determined surface temperatures, a well-known and frequently used thermal model is created, which is based on the simple foundation of thermal networks. For this concrete application, a thermal network with a small number of thermal nodes and therefore low complexity is created. One node represents the point to be observed inside the gearbox, the others are either a heat sink or heat source or a point where the temperature is known or measured. Even these relatively simple models reveal a large number of parameters. These need to be determined, because each thermal source or sink as well as each transition needs to be parameterized. Determining these parameters demands detailed knowledge of the particular transmission unit. To avoid this, a method from the field of machine learning is applied. For this purpose, the gearbox to be modelled or an identical gearbox is analyzed on a test bench. Both, external and internal temperatures are recorded. In addition, data such as speed and power, which are usually available anyway, are required. Based on a sufficiently large data set, the optimization criterion for the approach is created. A method, which is based on evolutionary algorithms is verified using the example of a single-stage differential transmission. For this purpose, measurements on a driveline test bench are collected and evaluated. A model and its parameters are determined and subsequently compared with temperature measurements, derived from the inside of the transmission unit.
“A structure that other people are directing”: Doctoral Students’ Writing of Qualitative Theses in Education
Authors: Dobson Tom
Published: April 2022

Research suggests the teaching of the writing of doctoral thesis is decontextualised and that a traditional form, antithetical to a student’s paradigm or theory, has become canonized. Written to disrupt the traditional journal article form, this article explores the traditional form of theses through interviews with eight doctoral students in a School of Education. 5A’s creativity theory, where actors, audiences, actions, artifacts, and affordances combine to produce creative outputs, illuminates how students’ decisions are shaped by their apprehension of an academic audience as well as their own low positional identities as actors. A focus on contextualised teaching of writing of doctoral theses and further research into writing theses for different audiences are recommended.
PRINOS SALATE „SHANGORE“ UZ UPOTREBU RAZLIČITIH NAČINA ISHRANE I NASTIRANJA ZEMLJIŠTA
Authors:   Federal institute of agriculture Sarajevo, Pašić Sanid , Lavić Dževad
Published: April 2022

The paper presents the basic characteristics and prerequisites for improving the production of butter lettuce "Shangore" in order to obtain guidelines in the application of lettuce cultivation technology, stable yield, increased nutritional value and uniform quality. Fertilization treatments in the experiment included: phosphate-based mineral fertilizer, humic acid-based organic fertilizer, and liquid organic-mineral fertilizer. The results of this research indicate that the average value of lettuce yield was the highest in the application of fertilizers with potassium phosphate and the application of mulch combination PE - black foil and agrotextiles and amounted to 45,997 kg / ha in 2021. The lowest yield of lettuce was registered in the control variant and amounted to 22,487 kg / ha in 2020.
ANALIZA I PREDVIĐANJE PROIZVODNIH OBELEŽJA ŠLJIVE U SRBIJI
Authors:   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novković Nebojša , Vukelić Nataša , Mutavdžić Beba , Novaković Tihomir , Tekić Dragana , Šarac Veljko
Published: April 2022

The subject of this paper is the production characteristics of plum in Republic of Serbia: harvested area, annual production and yield in the period 2005-2020. The aim of this paper is to create a basis for planning the structure of plum production in the coming period, based on adequate analysis in the past, as well as determining the trends of the given parameters in the future. Based on data taken from official publications of the Statistical office of the Republic of Serbia for the period from 2005 to 2020, applying the calculated annual rate of change in %, the tendency of the observed phenomenon in the analyzed period was determined and on the basis of it a quantitative prediction of production characteristics for the period of five years, 2021-2025 was made. According to the obtained results, it is possible to implement adequate measures that could result in the improvement and increase of competitiveness of plum production in Serbia.
UTICAJ NOVIH VEGETATIVNIH PODLOGA NA BUJNOST, PRINOS I POMOLOŠKE OSOBINE SORTI ŠLJIVE „ČAČANSKA LEPOTICA“ I „JOJO“
Authors:   Fruit Institute, Čačak, Serbia, Milošević Nebojša , Glišić Ivana , Đorđević Milena , Radičević Sanja , Marić Slađana
Published: April 2022

Despite numerous deficiencies, the Myrobalan seedling is the most common plum rootstock in the Republic of Serbia. Although a large number of vegetative rootstocks exists worldvide, they are generally not available to producers in our country. In this work, we investigae the influence of four vegetative rootstocks: ʻWavitʼ, ʻWeivaʼ, ʻDoceraʼ and ʻDospinaʼ (last two are hypersensitive to Sharka virus) on tree vigour, yield and pomological properties of two plum cultivars ʻJojoʼ and ʻC ačanska Lepoticaʼ. All rootstocks differently affected examined properties. The largest tree vigour in both cultivars was caused by ‘Weiva’, while the smallest tree vigour of ‘Čačanska Lepotica’ was affected by ‘Docera’ and ‘Wavit’, as well as by ‘Dospina’ in ‘Jojo’. The highest yield was induced by ‘Weiva’, and smallest by ‘Docera’ and ‘Wavit’. Rootstocks ‘Weiva’ and ‘Wavit’ showed the largest influence on fruit weight while ‘Dospina’ and ‘Wavit’ affected morphometric properties the most. In terms of cultivars, ‘Jojo’ had largest tree vigour, yield, fruit weight and morphometric properties compared to ‘Čačanska Lepotica’.
PRINOS I KVALITET GROŽĐA SORTE KABERNE SOVINJON U OPLENAČKOM VINOGORJU
Authors:   1 University of Pristina, Faculty of Agriculture Pristina (Lesak), Serbia, Garić Mlađan , Vukosavljević Vera , Bosiočić Zoran
Published: April 2022

The variety of Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most famous varieties for the production of high quality black wines. It is originally from France from the Bordeaux Vineyard. In the agro ecologically conditions of the Oplenac vineyards, varietyCabernet Sauvignonwas raised in 2014 and is located in the stage of growing birth. The collection space is 2.5x1.0m. During period of testing, meteorological conditions for the growth and developmentfor variety have been favorableand alsoshowed high and stablefertilityand excellent quality of grape and wine.
Ерозивно-виразкові захворювання гастродуоденальної зони у військовослужбовців: клінічні та фармакоекономічні аспекти
Authors: Osyodlo G. V. , Tsyts O. V. , Prokopchuk S. M. , Kotyk Y. Y. , Osyodlo V. V.
Published: April 2022

Вступ. В статті проведений аналіз поширення та структури ерозивно-виразкових захворювань гастродуоденальної зони у військовослужбовців, що перебували на лікуванні у Національному військово-медичному клінічному центрі «Головний Військовий Клінічний Госпіталь» (НВМКЦ «ГВКГ»). Виконано порівняння фармакоекономічних показників окремих схем лікування таких захворювань та потенційну економічну вигоду від їх використання.

Мета. Провести аналіз клінічних та фармакоекономічних показників діагностики та лікування ерозивно-виразкових захворювань гастродуоденальної зони у військовослужбовців та визначити потенційну економічну вигоду при використанні різних схем терапії таких захворювань.

Матеріали та методи: проведено аналіз звітних документів НВМКЦ «ГВКГ» щодо 3904 військовослужбовців, які перебували на лікуванні з діагнозами виразкова хвороба шлунку, виразкова хвороба ДПК, гастрити та дуоденіти. Порівняно фармакоекономічні показники стандартної та вісмутовмісткої схем терапії та розраховано потенційну економічну вигоду для НВМКЦ «ГВКГ».

Результати. Встановлено, що за 5–річний статистичний ряд в НМВКЦ «ГВКГ» зареєстровано 184 випадки виразкової хвороби шлунку, 1023 випадки виразкової хвороби ДПК та 2697 випадків гастритів та дуоденітів. Схеми лікування з включенням рабепразолу та колоїдного вісмуту вітчизняного виробника показали кращі витратну ефективність та корисність витрат. Потенційна економічна вигода для НВМКЦ «ГВКГ» при використанні схем з рабепразолом та вісмутом у 5-річній перспективі становить близько 473 тис грн.

Висновки. Використання у схемах лікування H.pylori-асоційованих ерозивно-виразкових захворювань шлунку та ДПК у військовослужбовців вітчизняного рабепразолу та колоїдного вісмуту демонструє кращі терапевтичні та фармакоекономічні показники і є економічно вигідним для використання у НВМКЦ «ГВКГ».
Literatura, televisão e ensino: Capitu na sala de aula
Authors:   , Mansor Rodrigo Ribeiro
Published: April 2022

Esta pesquisa de Mestrado na área de Estudos Literários desenvolvida no Programa de Pós- Graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de Viçosa (MG) discorre sobre a inserção de estudos intermidiáticos nas aulas de literatura da Educação Básica a partir da comparação entre o romance Dom Casmurro (ASSIS, 1899) e a minissérie Capitu (CARVALHO, 2008a). O trabalho traz como objetivo principal analisar a construção de Capitu na minissérie homônima dirigida por Luiz Fernando Carvalho comparando-a com a personagem criada por Machado de Assis, a fim de compreender a recepção de novos suportes e linguagens para o trabalho com o discurso literário em sala de aula. Para compreendermos a transposição intermídias, recorremos a Linda Hutcheon (2011) e sua pesquisa acerca das adaptações; enquanto no campo educacional, tomamos como suporte, principalmente, a Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BRASIL, 2017), o documento mais recente para a orientação do ensino brasileiro. No capítulo 1, traçamos um panorama histórico acerca do ensino de literatura no país, buscando entender o leitor brasileiro, a recepção das manifestações artístico-culturais e o ensino de literatura no país, a partir das regulamentações e documentos da Educação Básica. No capítulo 2, visando o conteúdo intermidiático, dedicamo-nos a compreender a ascensão da TV como meio de comunicação de alcance social, assim como sua capacidade de se aliar a outras linguagens para divulgar arte e cultura (BALOGH, 2002), além de funcionar como recurso pedagógico quando adaptado para tal (NAGAMINI, 2004). No capítulo 3, por fim, tentamos entender as estratégias de construção da personagem Capitu no romance e na minissérie por meio do recurso linguístico e social da fofoca (WIESER, 2009) e da tentativa, por parte do narrador, de desmoralizá-la, tomando-a por manipuladora. Dessa maneira, procuramos brevemente indicar como o diálogo interartes e intermídias – em especial entre a literatura e a televisão – influencia na melhor fruição de textos narrativos entre jovens cuja aquisição de cultura se dá tanto no ambiente escolar quanto fora dele. Assim, pretendemos proporcionar o debate para a inserção de novas abordagens para o ensino de literatura no contexto educacional brasileiro. Palavras-chave: Capitu. Machado de Assis. Luiz Fernando Carvalho. Televisão. Ensino de Literatura. Intermidialidade.
Sinto, logo existo: regulação emocional de professores de inglês em serviço
Authors:   , Santos Junior Eduardo Castro dos
Published: April 2022

Esta pesquisa investigou o processo de regulação emocional que professores de inglês em serviço empreendem nos seus contextos de atuação. De maneira mais específica, buscamos verificar quais emoções são experienciadas, identificar quais estratégias de regulação emocional são empregadas e identificar a finalidade do uso dessas estratégias. Para alcançar tais objetivos, conduzimos uma pesquisa de métodos mistos. Em um primeiro momento, administramos um questionário em escala Likert (N=29) e, posteriormente, conduzimos entrevistas semiestruturadas (N=12). Os dados gerados no questionário foram submetidos à análise de agrupamentos, enquanto aqueles gerados nas entrevistas foram analisados seguindo os procedimentos de análise qualitativa. Nesta pesquisa, compreendemos as emoções e o seu processo de gerenciamento como fenômenos complexos, relacionais, aninhados e sensível ao contexto em que emergem. Nesse sentido, identificamos diferentes emoções relacionadas com os níveis macro, meso e micro das experiências emocionais na escola. Os resultados mostram que as emoções dos professores são interpessoais e intrapessoais, relacionando-se com o indivíduo, bem como com outras camadas do contexto, incluindo a sala de aula, a escola, a secretaria de educação e as políticas educacionais. Observamos que a dissonância entre as expectativas dos professores em relação a essas camadas acionou emoções que precisaram ser reguladas. Tal a regulação mostrou-se como um processo motivado para alcançar diferentes finalidades, incluindo objetivos epistêmicos, instrumentais e, principalmente, hedônicos, uma vez que os professores parecem priorizar o seu bem-estar em detrimento de preocupações pedagógicas. Os resultados também mostram que os participantes desenvolvem um arsenal de estratégias de regulação das emoções. Implicações para a formação de professores são discutidas. Palavras-chave: Emoções de professores de línguas. Regulação emocional de professores de línguas. Estratégias de regulação emocional. Trabalho emocional. Ensino e aprendizagem de inglês.
Therapeutic Properties of Green Tea: A Review
Authors: Ratnani Sonia , Malik Sarika
Published: April 2022

The most consumed beverage in the world is tea after water. Till today the consumption of black tea is 70% while that of green tea is only 20%. One reason for this percentage is lack of awareness about green tea and invested research. Green tea along with caffeine which imparts characteristic taste, bitterness and stimulating effect, is also rich in a group of chemicals, called catechin polyphenols (commonly known as tannins, which contribute to bitter taste and astringency) and deliver antioxidant properties. Furthermore, green tea also comprises of amino acids such as Theanine along with alkaloids such as adenine, dimethylxanthine, theobromine, theophylline, and xanthine. Some vitamins, like vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C and vitamin E are also found in green tea. The present review gives the study of various constituents of green tea and their impact on human health. Studies provide strong evidence that owing to antioxidant properties daily intake of green tea may be used as a preventive measure for different types of cancer and other diseases. This review gives a detailed analysis of constituents of green tea and highlighting it's potential as a natural nutraceutical. However, although much of the documented literature mentions positive effect yet much had to be explored on correlation between concentration of green tea and toxicity.
Antagonism Activity of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Against Ganoderma philippii and Fusarium oxysporum of Acacia Plants
Authors: Asril Muhammad , Lisafitri Yuni , Siregar Bayo Alhusaeri
Published: April 2022

Ganoderma philippii and Fusarium oxysporum 0148c are the primary pathogenic fungi that causes root rot and damping-off in young acacia plants. The best treatment to date is the use of biological control agents. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) isolated from acid soil is a bacterial isolate classified as plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB). PGPB has an indirect function as a biocontrol agent for fungal pathogens. This study aimed to determine the potential of PSB isolate EF.NAP 8 in inhibiting G. philippii and F. oxysporum 0148c from acacia plants. The method used is a dual culture antagonism test and observation of abnormal hyphae after the antagonism process. The results showed that the isolate EF.NAP 8 inhibited G. philippii by 34.44% and F. oxysporum 0148c by 33.33%. The abnormality of hyphae after antagonistic activity results in hyphal malformations such as hyphae lysis and hyphae coiling. The antagonistic activity of PSB EF.NAP 8 isolate is one of part of the ability of a bacterium classified as PGPB in the form of biocontrol activity against pathogenic fungi. This provides information regarding the opportunity to utilize EF.NAP 8 as a candidate agent for controlling fungal pathogens on acacia plants.
Design and Evaluation of Livestock Feed Chopper Machine
Authors: Pai Angela Wetron , Senawing Kasmawati , Nor Fethma M
Published: April 2022

Nowadays in Malaysia, the livestock industry has become the increasing demand over the past few years. Like agriculture, livestock is also a growing business that can help local farmers to generate their income. Thus, an economic and practical chopper machine for livestock feed is necessary to fulfil this demand. The machine is driven by an AC powered motor (1400 rpm, 1 Hp). It is divided into five major components, which are the fodder inlet, fodder outlet, power unit, cutting unit and frame stand. For safety reason, a cover made by clear acrylic Perspex were built in front of the blade to prevent any injuries. The machine structure is reasonable and practical as it is supported by four lockable wheels and handle for easy movement. Time taken to finish the chopping process will be analyzed for both methods. Three different weights of fodder will be used. For 500g, 1000g and 1500g of weight, average production time taken by machine is 15s, 33s and 42s respectively. While conventional method is 240s, 400s and 640s respectively. The percentage decrease of production time was calculated to evaluate the performance. Based on the result obtained, it shows that by using the chopper machine, it can help to reduce the production time to produce the chopped fodder compared to the conventional method. For weight 500g, it reduces the production time to 93.75%, for weight 1000g to 91.75% and lastly for weight 1500g to 93.44%. Hence, the chopper machine is practical, flexible and cost effective to use for chopping fodder.
Examining the relationship between symptoms watched in lung cancer patients and illness perception
Authors: Ozlem Ugur  , Ezgi Karadag  , Hatice Mert  , Cansu Kosar Sahin  , Tugba Yardimci  , Haydar Soydaner Karakus
Published: April 2022

Objective: To examine the relationship between the symptom experience of lung cancer patients and their illness perception of the disease.
Methods: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted from April to September 2015 at the Chemotherapy Treatment Centre of the Medicine Chest Diseases Clinic at the Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, and comprised lung cancer patients of either gender aged >18 years. Data was collected using a predesigned Patient Questionnaire as well as the standard Lung Cancer Symptom Scale, Illness Perception Questionnaire and Karnofsky Performance Scale. The patients' sociodemographic characteristics and data on their illness, the symptoms they experienced and the numerical and percentage distribution of the items on the illness perception scale, mean and standard deviation values were examined. Pearson Correlation analysis was used to examine the correlation between illness perception and Karnofsky Performance Scale scores and other variables.
Results: Of the 105 patients, 86(81.9%) were males, 86(81.9%) were married, 49(46.7%) were elementary school graduates, 101(96.2%) were unemployed, and 95(90.5%) were receiving chemotherapy. The overall mean age of the sample was 61.43±8.24 years, the period since diagnosis was 11.38±17.84 months, and the duration of chemotherapy was 4.28±2.37 months. The mean symptom burden score was 22.75±10.85 and the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale score was 22.75±10.85). The mean score of the type of illness domain was was 5.53±2.12. The overall mean global quality of life score was 64.30±12.60.
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Diffuse hepatic uptake on bone scan in a terminally ill osteosarcoma patient
Authors: Muntaha Fatima Rana  , Aamna Hassan
Published: April 2022

Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) bone scan is an effective tool for the evaluation of benign and malignant skeletal disorders. Hepatic uptake on bone scan is an unexpected finding and whenever present, the cause must be determined as the distinction between technical and pathological causes is important to direct further patient management. Identification of these abnormalities will decrease errors and provide cardinal clinical information. We present the image of a patient with Osteosarcoma of the left femur; who underwent bone scan for metastatic workup which showed diffuse hepatic uptake.

Keywords: Hepatic uptake, Osteosarcoma, Hepatic artifact.
STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF FE2O3: "CDTE THIN FILMS GROWN BY PULSE LASER DEPOSITION AT DIFFERENT X CONTENT
Authors: N. Mohammed ALI Asmaa , ALMOHANA Abother Ghanim , Mohammed ABBAS Jinan
Published: April 2022

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) doped Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin films with various x substance (0.05, 0.08 and 0.1) % have been arranged by pulsed laser statement procedure (PLD) at room temperatures (RT). The morphological construction of these films has been inspected utilizing AFM investigation. Atomic Force Measurement (AFM) estimations observed that the normal worth of grain size for all movies at RT decline with expanding of CdTe content (341.31, 188.58, 106.26) separately. While a normal roughness values increment with expanding x substance (0.89, 18.4, 26.32) individually separately. The optical properties which are incorporate transmission retention coefficient, The energy band hole of arranged flims movies decline as x substance increments (2.00, 1.70, 1.40) individually, Also , the optical constants have been still up in the air
An Overview of Vertical Farming: Highlighting the Potential in Malaysian High-Rise Buildings
Authors: Sengodan Papathy
Published: April 2022

Recently, there has been a surge of interest in sustainable agriculture to address the impact of urban paradigm shifts on food demand and supply. Vertical Farming (VF) has attracted considerable attention, both scholarly and economically, as a way forward to improve food security in urban areas. Previous studies have documented and reviewed the benefits of VF against traditional agriculture. However, most research papers have only focused on case studies from temperate climate regions. There is a surprising paucity of empirical research in urban farming specifically related to VF in tropical countries. This study set out to examine the new emerging agricultural innovation—VF—in various building typologies the growing system and explores the feasibility in Malaysian high-rise buildings. The findings also revealed several successful outcomes of ongoing urban farming projects in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, which can significantly contribute to the planning and development of VF in a tropical climate. As a result, critical assessment criteria were identified for the successful development of the VF system in urban areas. This study implies significant opportunities for Malaysia to implement VF in local high-rise buildings.
Improving Yield Projections from Early Ages in Eucalypt Plantations with the Clutter Model and Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: Casas Gianmarco Goycochea , Fardin Leonardo Pereira , Silva Simone , de Oliveira Neto Ricardo Rodrigues , Breda Binoti Daniel Henrique , Leite Rodrigo Vieira , Ramos Domiciano Carlos Alberto , de Sousa Lopes Lucas Sérgio , da Cruz Jovane Pereira , dos Reis Thaynara Lopes , Leite Hélio Garcia
Published: April 2022

A common issue in forest management is related to yield projection for stands at young ages. This study aimed to evaluate the Clutter model and artificial neural networks for projecting eucalypt stands production from early ages, using different data arrangements. In order to do this, the changes in the number of measurement intervals used as input in the Clutter model and artificial neural networks (ANNs) are tested. The Clutter model was fitted considering two sets of data: usual, with inventory measurements (I) paired at intervals each year (I1–I2, I2–I3, …, In–In+1); and modified, with measurements paired at all possible age intervals (I1–I2, I1–I3, …, I2–I3, I2–I4, …, In–In+1). The ANN was trained with the modified dataset plus soil type and geographic coordinates as input variables. The yield projections were made up to the final ages of 6 and 7 years from all possible initial ages (2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 years). The methods are evaluated using the relative error (RE%), bias, correlation coefficient (ryŷ), and relative root mean square error (RMSE%). The ANN was accurate in all cases, with RMSE% from 8.07 to 14.29%, while the Clutter model with the modified dataset had values from 7.95 to 23.61%. Furthermore, with ANN, the errors were evenly distributed over the initial projection ages. This study found that ANN had the best performance for stand volume projection surpassing the Clutter model regardless of the initial or final age of projection.
RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF RECYCLED LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE MODIFIED BITUMEN
Authors: SADEQUE MOHAMMED , PATIL K.A.
Published: April 2022

Polymer-modified bitumen has been used in civil engineering practice from a long time. The addition of polymers in bitumen improves the deformational stability and durability of bitumen. In the present study, the effect of waste Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Polypropylene (PP) obtained from waste carry bag, on various properties of bitumen such as penetration, ductility softening point have been evaluated. Waste plastics, whose disposal is a matter of concern can be used successfully to modify the bitumen, these waste polymers are added in 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%and 10% percentages in 60/70 penetration grade bitumen and its effect on different properties of bitumen are evaluated. The result of experimental study shows that there is significant improvement in the properties of bitumen due to LDPE and PP modification.
Analysis of the Link between Metacognitive Beliefs and Academic Health-oriented Lifestyle Preventive Behaviours Mediated by Self-efficacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Moradi Fatemeh , Aghaei Sabet Sara , Soufi Sahar
Published: April 2022

The outbreak of the coronavirus and its ramifications, including lockdown and shutting down of many learning centers magnified the necessity of turning to virtual learning, has given rise to concerns about students’ learning and their reaction to the new teaching methods and the challenges they entail. The present study attempts to examine the link between metacognitive beliefs and behaviors that prevent health-oriented lifestyles through academic self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical sample consisted of 239 randomly selected undergraduate students of engineering at Azad University of Shahre-e Rey in the second semester of 1399-1400. The data were gathered using academic health-oriented life style test Salehzadeh et al. (2018) Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs Questionnaire (ASEBQ), and Wells’ Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30). Findings of the study indicated that metacognitive beliefs are related to behaviors preventing academic health-oriented life style factors, such as learned helplessness and effort withdrawal, through self-efficacy. It is suggested that, According to the positive relationship that exists between metacognitive strategies and academic achievement. As well as these strategies are scalability learners need to be trained in skills such as self-regulation self- monitoring planning and goal setting. Until they dominate decided cognitive strategies and professors can also encourage students to use orientation by designing assignments, teaching study strategies, and using new teaching methods
Through the Looking Glass: Assessing and Enhancing the Effectiveness of Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice to Understand the Achievement Gap in British Columbia's Inner-City Schools
Authors: Brar Victor
Published: April 2022

This paper emerges from a 2016 conceptual study borne out of an ongoing practitioner inquiry in which I, as a practicing K-12 inner-city Canadian teacher, tried to understand, on a theoretical level, why the children at my inner-city school in Vancouver consistently underperform in an academic sense in spite of being provided with additional learning resources. The achievement gap that exists between British Columbia’s inner-city children and their more affluent peers cannot be adequately explained by differences in finances alone, but it has sociological roots, which I explored in this study. To understand the achievement gap, I chose to filter it through Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice (1992) and evaluate the effectiveness of his theory in being able to effectively explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of this problem for me as an inner-city educator. Methodologically, I utilized the qualitative approach of hermeneutics (Gadamer, 2013) to fuse my horizon with that of Bourdieu so as to develop a deep understanding of his Theory of Practice and its core concepts of cultural capital, habitus, field, and symbolic violence, and their implications for inner-city school children. Hermeneutics permitted me to uncover multiple layers of theoretical evidence that I used ultimately to make an inductive argument that finds in favor of using theory of practice to understand academic underperformance among British Columbia’s inner-city school children. This paper is a presentation of the theoretical merits of Theory of Practice as an analytical lens for practitioners who wish to understand the achievement gap. This paper also explains how the efficacy of Theory of Practice can be enhanced when it is coupled with Lareau’s (2013) scholarship on class-based parenting practices. My second paper provides practitioner-scholars who are exploring this topic with recommendations as to how best to use Theory of Practice for maximum benefit.
Respiration rate during a stress task moderates neuroticism and perceived stress in older adults
Authors: Kaplan Josh , Klee Daniel , Oken Barry
Published: April 2022

Background

Research suggests that respiration rate is related to psychological factors such as neuroticism and perceived stress in addition to physiological factors. However, it is unclear how respiration rate during a laboratory stress task relates to the relationship between neuroticism and perceived stress.

Participants and procedure

This cross-sectional secondary analysis examined respiration rate during a stress task in moderating the relationship between neuroticism and perceived stress in a sample of generally healthy older adults (n = 64). Respiration data were collected during an auditory oddball paradigm and the Portland Arithmetic Stress Task (PAST), a laboratory-based cognitive stressor.

Results

The results indicated that respiration rate during the PAST significantly moderated the relationship between neuroticism and perceived stress (p = .031), such that participants who exhibited a very low (–1.78 SD) respiration rate showed a non-significant relationship between neuroticism and perceived stress, whereas participants with average (mean; p < .001) and elevated respiration rates (+1 SD; p < .001) exhibited a significant positive relationship between neuroticism and perceived stress.

Conclusions

These findings add to a body of literature suggesting that stress reactivity is an important link between personality factors and negative outcomes. However, this is the first study to our knowledge to examine the role of physiological stress reactivity in buffering this relationship. The results suggest that individuals higher in neuroticism may attenuate the relationship between stress vulnerability and perceived stress through decreased physiological stress reactivity, particularly by exhibiting slow breathing during a stressor.
DEPRESSÃO EM ENFERMEIROS NO ÂMBITO DE TRABALHO
Authors: Filho Carlos Antonio de Lima , Silva Matheus Vinicius Barbosa da , Bernardino Amanda de Oliveira , Ramos Alícia Caroline Beltrão Oliveira , Oliveira Thais Eliane da Silva , Amorim Gloria Estephany Menezes de , Silva Filho Jabiael Carneiro da , Oliveira Rafhael Moreira do Carmo de , Carvalho Raquel Lira Lustosa , Portugal Wanuska Munique
Published: April 2022

Introdução: A depressão é considerada um tipo de transtorno afetivo que provoca alterações mentais, corporais e distúrbios de humor. Não possui uma causa específica para seu surgimento, mas existem alguns fatores que podem influenciar para o surgimento da mesma. Ela possui 4 tipos sendo a depressão leve, moderada, grave e recorrente. Objetivos: Descrever os fatores que desencadeiam a depressão em enfermeiros no âmbito de trabalho. Enfatizando os problemas que podem gerar devido ao transtorno e nas medidas preventivas para os enfermeiros. Metodologia: Revisão de literatura, em base de dados LILACS, BIREME, SciELO, OMS, das publicações que foram realizadas no período entre 2010 e 2020, sendo selecionados 10 artigos publicados em língua portuguesa e inglesa com pertinência no tema. Resultado: Os enfermeiros pertencem ao grupo dos mais propensos aos problemas de saúde mental, dentre eles a depressão e a ansiedade, devido ao contato direto com seus pacientes, acabam estando expostos aos dramas sociais, problemas interpessoais com os familiares e com a sua equipe de trabalho, junto com a falta de reconhecimento profissional. Tudo isso pode contribuir para o surgimento do transtorno, que uma vez adquirido tem cura porém dificulta a assistência prestada pelo enfermeiro. Conclusão: Por os enfermeiros serem os principais profissionais atingidos pela ansiedade, os responsáveis pelos serviços de saúde do ambiente de trabalho têm que ficar em alerta para identificar este problema precocemente e evitar desfechos tristes e fatais.
Analysis of Approaches and Methods of Assessing Human Capital in the Economy
Authors: Kuandyk Zh. B. , Assilova A. S. , Kar M.
Published: April 2022

Human capital is the primary source of development of the state organization. The assessment quality of human capital can contribute to improving the understanding of factors determining economic growth, assessing the longterm sustainability of a country’s development model, as well as measuring productivity and production productivity. The N.A. Nazarbayev and President K. K. Tokayev, in their messages, the strategic development plan of state stressed the importance of human capital development and designated it as the main force of the country’s development. The article discusses the methods of determining and evaluating human capital quality and comparative analysis based on their advantages and disadvantages. Scientific novelty – development of a methodology for determining the quality of human capital, including the definition of a flexible methodology that takes into account the economic and social characteristics of the country, based on a comparative analysis of traditional and innovative methods of human capital quality management models, their indicators. Made its own analysis of the formation and evaluation of human capital. Analysis of the problems of methods for assessing human capital, objectivity, and sufficiency of data for constructing an assessment. As a result, the advantages and disadvantages of the methods used to determine the quality of human capital were identified, and the possibility of application in practice was assessed. The evaluation used the methods of scientific abstraction, induction, deduction, analysis, and synthesis methods. The results can be presented as a practical tool for enterprises conducting the human capital assessment as a methodological means of teaching at university.