bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
2D/3D SOIL CONSUMPTION TRACKING IN A MARBLE QUARRY DISTRICT
Authors: Licciardello C. , Di Marco A. , Biagini S. , Palazzuoli D. , Tayeh K.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Complex extractive districts, such as the marble quarries in the Apuan Alps (northern Italy), require soil consumption monitoring over the years that could be achieved through high-resolution remotely sensed data. To derive 2D and 3D indicators with appropriate resolution for annual monitoring of high-resolution changes in soil consumption, aerial images, LiDAR acquisitions, satellite data, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) acquisitions were used. In particular, open-access Sentinel-2 multispectral satellite imagery with a spatial resolution of 10 m was used to assess cover changes (2D), and then refined by manual interpretation for 5 years (2016-2021). 3D changes were detected by comparing free aerial LiDAR data from 2009 and 2017, integrated with two stereo models obtained from Pléiades high-resolution satellite images from 2020 and 2022. 3D changes observed over the years by algebraic elevation comparison, performed in QGIS 3.x environment, highlight quarries characterized by intense mining activities (extracted marble blocks, characterized by positive elevation differences) and quarry area management (debris disposal and service infrastructure construction, characterized by negative elevation differences). The combined use of 2D and 3D change indicators can be challenging in order to correctly represent soil consumption over the years. A dual 2D/3D webgis client have been developed for proper representation of 2D/3D spatial indicators of ongoing extraction activities in the Carrara marble basin: high-resolution images have been served as tiled data, while 2D/3D spatial indicators are served as static and/or tiled vector data. Open-Source libraries have used in data processing, serving and representation inside a map interface.
MONITORING LANDSLIDE DISPLACEMENTS THROUGH MAXIMUM CROSS-CORRELATION OF SATELLITE IMAGES
Authors: Amici L. , Yordanov V. , Oxoli D. , Truong X. Q. , Brovelli M. A.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Landslides are one of the most dangerous and disastrous geological hazard worldwide, posing threats to human life, infrastructures and to the natural environment. Consequently, monitoring active landslides is crucial in order to reduce the risk of damages and casualties. With this aim, this work proposes a way to compute landslide displacements through time, by exploiting the great availability of high quality multispectral satellite images. The developed procedure produces maps of displacement magnitude and direction by means of local cross-correlation of Earth Observation data from the Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope missions. The Ruinon landslide, an active landslide in Northern Lombardy, Italy, was selected as a case study. The workflow of the developed procedure is described, and the results are presented and discussed. Moreover, a validation of the analysis by comparison with UAV surveys of the landslide is reported, along with a discussion on future developments and improvements of this technique. This work was designed to be entirely based on free and open-source GIS software and to rely mainly on open data. These characteristics allow the proposed analysis to be easily replicated, customized, and empowered.
AN APPROACH FOR REAL-TIME VALIDATION OF THE LOCATION OF BIODIVERSITY OBSERVATIONS CONTRIBUTED IN A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT
Authors: Lotfian M. , Ingensand J. , Brovelli M. A.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. The number of citizen science (CS) projects has grown significantly in recent years, owing to technological advancements. One important aspect of ensuring the success of a CS project is to consider and address the challenges in this field. Two of the main challenges in CS projects are sustaining participation and improving the quality of contributed data. This research investigates how incorporating Machine Learning (ML) into CS projects can help to address the aforementioned challenges. A biodiversity CS project is implemented to accomplish this, with the goal of collecting and automatically validating location of observations, as well as providing participants with real-time feedback on the likelihood of observing a species in a specific location. The findings indicated that, on the one hand, automatic data filtering simplifies data validation, and on the other, real-time feedback can increase volunteers’ motivation to continue contributing to a CS project.
OSGEO, PERSISTENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
Authors: Löwe P. , Neteler M.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is an international community, which maintains and develops a growing number of quality-assured open source geospatial software tools. OSGeo supports Open Science and the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. The open source software projects of OSGeo are drivers for innovation, but also benefit from technical advances made in other fields to foster FAIR. We report on the of adoption of persistent identifiers (PID) by OSGeo communities, which is accelerating and diversifying. Persistent referencing by PID was introduced to OSGeo for scientific video in 2014. Since 2017 it is being adopted by a growing number of OSGeo software projects to enable scientific citation of software repositories, individuals software releases and involved persons. This enables tangible scientific credit for OSGeo volunteer work and is expected to affect OSGeo workflows, such as the incubation and graduation process. For illustration, examples from the OSGeo projects GRASS GIS and actinia are provided.
HOW TO GROW? - MODELING LAND USE CHANGE TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS FOR SETTLEMENT GROWTH IN THE HINTERLAND OF COLOGNE, GERMANY
Authors: Blinn M. , Lautenbach S. , Grade J. , Lennartz G. , Fischer A. , Weiss D. , Kötter T.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Urban sprawl, with its negative consequences for nature and agriculture, is one of the great challenges of the 21st century. A particular problem is the strong population growth in metropolitan regions and the associated need for new residential areas. For the study area presented in this article, the western part of the Cologne metropolitan region, an increase of up to 200,000 inhabitants (30% of the population in 2040) is expected by 2040. If planning practices remain unchanged, this would result in a need for up to 4,460 hectares of new residential areas by 2040. Much of this development would take place at the edge of existing residential areas which frequently are of high value for agricultural production. To simulate different scenarios for the allocation of the necessary residential areas in the study area, a land use model was developed based on an open software stack. To evaluate the results of the simulations, a set of 20 indicators covering aspects of agriculture, ecology, housing and economy was used to assess both the sustainability and quality of possible new residential areas. In this article, two scenarios were used to show the effects of different building densities and the protection of particularly high-quality agricultural land. While the increase in building density is expected to reduce the area needed for new residential areas, the protection of high value agricultural land has negative effects on species protection. Using two species as examples, the limitations of an indicator-based assessment of the model results are shown.
TOURISM, NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS AND OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Cannata M. , Strigaro D. , Spataro A. , Marotta F. , Achille C.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. The Covid-19 outbreak has greatly impacted society behaviours fostering proximity tourism and valorising the social role of peri-urban natural protected areas as key locations for outdoor activities. FOSS and FOSS4G can play a critical role to support the value creation for these sites. This work evaluates its application in the context of two different protected areas for the creation of 3D digital products, the monitoring of touristic fluxes and the conduction of parks management activities. To this aim three solutions that copes with the mentioned aspects are presented and gaps, weakness and limitations evaluated. The investigated solutions consists in: the data workflow from survey to 3D rendering using Blender and GIS plugin; the touristic fluxes monitoring system based on a machine learning algorithm for image recognition from captured video data streams and istSOS; and finally the park assets management system which is based on PostGIS and OpenLayers.
A scale to measure knowledge level of dairy farmers affected by Kerala flood 2018 on disaster response
Authors: Arun L. , Senthilkumar R. , Jiji R. S. , George P. Reeja , Latha C.
Published: August 2022

Kerala was worst affected by flood disaster in August 2018.The most effective strategy to mitigate the adverse effects of flood disaster is providing the general public with basic knowledge of how to respond to disasters. The present study was contemplated to develop and standardise a scale for measuring dairy farmers’ knowledge on disaster response. Based on thinking and differentiation of well knowledgeable dairy farmers from poorly knowledgeable dairy farmers 27 items comprehensively covering each aspect of disaster response was constructed. Based on relevancy test, 16 items were selected. These selected knowledge items were subjected to item analysis comprising of difficulty index, discrimination index and point biserial co- relation. A total of 9 items were selected for the final scale. The reliability of the knowledge test was measured by Cronbach alpha. Cronbach’s alpha was found to be excellent .811, which is very high and indicates strong internal consistency among the 09 items. The developed knowledge test was found to be highly stable and dependable measurement. Keywords: Disaster, response, knowledge scale, reliability, validity
Theorising the music city: Play, placemaking, political economy, and music production in the ‘undersong’ of the city.
Authors:   , Browning Yanto
Published: August 2022

This thesis contributes new knowledge about music cities and relies on the key concept of what I define as a city’s ‘undersong’. I define undersong as the aural foundations of a city from a political economy and placemaking perspective. It includes the social, cultural, political, pedagogical, and infrastructural substrata that feed into the music-making practices of a city. This research provides new theory for what are being described as ‘music cities’. Through qualitative analysis and my lived experience as a musician and music producer, I examine how various factors ultimately inform what I term the undersong of a music city.
Mobile broadband enabled cooperative-its approaches for Vulnerable Road User safety
Authors:   , Dasanayaka Mudiyanselage Nishanthi
Published: August 2022

This PhD work investigates the communication and positioning technologies for realizing vehicle to Vulnerable Road User (V2VRU) safety interactions. The thesis presents a design of a software-defined VRU safety solution based on smartphone hardware, allowing for the incorporation of emerging technologies such as Internet-of-Things (IoT) protocols, real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning techniques, and 4G/5G mobile broadband (MBB) services. Experimental results also demonstrate the feasibility and performance of 4G internet connection and RTK positioning to meet the key technical requirements for V2VRU safety applications.
Agricultural efficiency analysis: Evidence from the Sri Lankan tea industry
Authors:   , De Silva Hasthimuni Nadeeka
Published: August 2022

This thesis uses a survey of Sri Lankan large scale and smallholder tea plantations to analyses their efficiency levels. The key findings reveal firstly that both large-scale tea estates and tea factories are performing inefficiently largely due an excessive use of inputs. Secondly it is shown that productivity changes have been overestimated when the impact of soil erosion has not been taken into account. In the case of small-scale tea farmers, in the three different Sri Lankan districts surveyed it is revealed that they do not share the same production technology.
Hygroscopic insulator organic field effect transistor sensors
Authors:   , Arthur Joshua N.
Published: August 2022

Hygroscopic insulator field effect transistors (HIFETs) are organic transistors with promising characteristics for biosensing applications. However, their fundamental sensing mechanisms are not yet fully understood. This thesis explores HIFET sensors through detailed electrical and optical characterisation, providing vital insights into the distinct mechanisms by which HIFETs detect biologically relevant chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide, a by-product of enzymatic reactions, oxidises the organic semiconductor, modulating the output current. Ionic solutions, such as KCl, NaCl and HCl, modulate the current by changing double layer capacitance. These insights are foundational for the continued development of HIFETs as effective multipurpose biosensing platforms.
Metallosupramolecular polyhedra for inclusion in multicomponent co-crystals
Authors:   , Pandullo Marco
Published: August 2022

This project investigated the effects of co-crystallisation on hierarchical assembly and solid-state stability of metallosupramolecular cages of Fe(II), Co(II) and Co(III). The prospects for encapsulating and/or connecting the metallosupramolecular cages with halogen bonded intermolecular networks were explored. A wide range of analyses were performed, both in solution and in the solid state, to assess the chemical and structural diversity resulting from the inclusion of halogen bonding components within crystals of these novel metal complexes.
Studies on glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) and the equine gastrointestinal tract
Authors:   , Sibthorpe Poppy E.
Published: August 2022

Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is an important regulator of intestinal growth, but its function is poorly understood in horses. This thesis examined GLP-2 physiology and secretion patterns in ponies to determine whether it could contribute to the development of hyperinsulinaemia, which might increase the risk of the endocrine disorder, insulin dysregulation, and the severe hoof disease, laminitis. This research provides one of the first directed investigations into GLP-2 secretion and glucose uptake in horses and ponies, with studies in vitro and in vivo making a significant contribution to our knowledge of GLP-2 in equine intestinal physiology.
Analysis and optimisation of periodic piezoelectric materials
Authors:   , Wegert Zach
Published: August 2022

This project developed computational tools to analyse and design novel piezoelectric materials that have the potential to be utilised in next-generation electromechanical devices. The thesis demonstrates how such architectured materials can be used in the design of multi-functional robotic ‘pain’ sensors.
Enhancing green infrastructure management for flood-drought resilience in Brisbane, Australia: An integrated approach
Authors:   , Sheng Boyuan
Published: August 2022

This research aims to better understand catchment-scale green infrastructure (GI) and how it could help increase flood and drought resilience in Brisbane, Australia. Findings show there is a limited number of integrated GI planning frameworks that take full consideration of a landscape planning perspective to achieve sustainable water management. Using the Oxley Creek Transformation Project (OCT) as an exemplar of catchment-scale planning in the Brisbane region, this research evaluated how landscape planning principles were considered in reducing flood and drought risks. The findings inform seven recommendations to improve GI planning and design guidelines applied within the Southeast Queensland context.
Advanced polymer inks for solution-based OLED manufacturing
Authors:   , Kunz Susanna V.
Published: August 2022

This thesis introduces a key step towards the industrial manufacturing of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) used in display technologies and solid-state lighting. Thin polymer films for OLED devices can be deposited by resource efficient, precise ink-jet printing and through post-printing irradiation to form resistant networks suitable for multi-layer fabrication. Tailored polymers were designed to incorporate all relevant components such as the fluorescence emitter, the photocrosslinkers as well as the host material. The functional polymer’s composition and the light-driven crosslinking conditions were optimised.
Systematic modelling of anonymity with application to cryptocurrencies
Authors:   , Amarasinghe Niluka
Published: August 2022

This thesis presents a generalised comprehensive framework for evaluating anonymity of cryptocurrency schemes. The framework was developed using security modelling with emphasis on a wide range of factors affecting anonymity, irrespective of the underlying implementation. The case studies presented in the thesis demonstrate how this framework facilitates the evaluation of anonymity of different cryptocurrencies in a standardised manner and the analysis of these findings reveals the complexity of the notion of anonymity.
Carbon and nitrogen flux dynamics in highly weathered tropical mango soils: Effect of leaf litter and nitrogen fertiliser
Authors:   , Pandeya Hemant Raj
Published: August 2022

This thesis is a comparative study of carbon and nitrogen flux dynamics following sole and combined application of mango leaf litter mulch and inorganic fertiliser in highly weathered tropical mango orchard soils. In doing so, the thesis investigated litter decomposition dynamics and litter carbon mass balance and provided baseline datasets of seasonal and annual reactive nitrogen losses (through hydrological and gaseous pathways) under the tropical environmental conditions of Northern Territory Australia.
Buckling and post-buckling behaviour of cold-formed steel built-up columns
Authors:   , Mahar Akshay Mangal
Published: August 2022

This research investigated the stability and strength behaviour of cold-formed steel built-up columns. The stability behaviour was investigated by developing a compound spline finite strip based computational tool, while experiments and finite element studies were performed to investigate the strength behaviour. The results highlighted the shortcomings of the current design standards, including North American and Australian/New Zealand Standards, and led to simplified design procedures and strength equations for cold-formed steel built-up columns. Overall, this research has significantly improved the knowledge of cold-formed steel built-up columns, enabling structurally efficient and safer designs.
The agility ecosystem: Can application of agility theory transform contemporary emergency management?
Authors:   , Hankinson Bruce J.
Published: August 2022

This thesis investigates the potential for Command and Control Agility theory (C2A) to transform emergency management to face increasingly complex and unpredictable disasters. Taking a case-study approach, the thesis analyses the Queensland Government’s response to the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. It reveals formal arrangements to be rigid, agility-blocking and agency-centred, resulting in reactive, ad hoc responses and inhibiting cooperation with more agile community groups. The thesis argues emergency management that operationalises C2A agility concepts into structures and processes could empower communities, leaders and agencies by enabling interoperability, collaboration, shared awareness and self-organisation, thereby enhancing complex decision-making and achieving better outcomes.
The role of universities in disaster management
Authors:   , Al Mujaidel Abdulrahman Abdullah A.
Published: August 2022

The aim of this thesis is to explore the roles of the universities in disaster management and to develop a framework for understanding of that role. It used a mixed-methods research approach, which combines both qualitative and quantitative research and data into a single study to achieve a more elaborate understanding. The developed framework may better understand and organise universities’ roles and assist universities to improve their preparedness and confidence, enhancing relationships between the university and the community it serves, engaging with experts and volunteers from the community, and contributing to the development of future policy and practice.
Developing an intervention for novice driver traffic offenders in New South Wales: Exploring an opportunity within a graduated driver licensing system
Authors:   , Faulks Ian
Published: August 2022

The project investigated road crashes and traffic offences committed by novice drivers, using licensing and crash data from learner and provisionally-licensed drivers in New South Wales. The nature and extent of illegal driving behaviours was established. To address illegal driving behaviours, a novel online novice driver offender intervention was developed and implemented as part of a statutory driver education course. A framework to assess recidivism by novice drivers was developed, focusing on 2-year and 5-year follow-up of repeat offending for novice drivers who had received the intervention.
Mathematical models of biological invasion
Authors:   , El-Hachem Maud
Published: August 2022

This thesis studies mathematical models of a population of cells invading the surrounding environment or another living population. A classical single-species model is reformulated using a moving boundary to track the position of the moving front of the invading population. The moving boundary is also used to separate two populations. Other models studied are coupled partial differential equations to describe the interaction of a population with another one. Different types of interaction are represented: the degradation of healthy skin by cancer and the growth of bone tissue on substrate.
Big hART's 30 years of practice: Cultural justice and the right to thrive
Authors:   , Rankin Scott E.
Published: August 2022

The discoveries from this research concern the ways in which cultural justice intermediations make an essential contribution to the preconditions required for all communities to flourish. Utilising 30 years of Big hART’s praxis, the study investigates the ways in which virtuosic cultural justice intermediations can best set these preconditions in motion. The research concludes by highlighting that we do not have the luxury of just tweaking the edges of cultural policy, rather, because culture is a human right, if cultural justice is not central to all our cultural endeavours, we rob the most vulnerable communities of essential narrative primary protection.
The feasibility of exercise in low and high grade glioma patients during radiation with or without adjuvant chemotherapy
Authors:   , Ali Dulfikar A.
Published: August 2022

This research was a longitudinal mixed methods study that involved the delivery of an exercise intervention in brain cancer patients undergoing treatment. Three studies were conducted to examine post-surgical functioning, feasibility and safety, and a qualitative review of patients’ acceptability and experiences. This research highlighted functional deficits after surgery, limiting independence. The delivery of an exercise intervention during treatment is both feasible and safe. Clinically important improvements in aerobic functioning, lower-body strength and mobility were observed after cancer treatment. Participating in the exercise intervention provided patients with respite from their cancer journey and promoted positive coping ability towards future outlook.
Implementing Bayesian synthetic likelihood within the engine for likelihood-free inference
Authors:   , Kelly Ryan P.
Published: August 2022

Scientific fields increasingly need to analyse complex phenomenon where a statistical model is not available due to methodological or computational difficulties. In this thesis, methods that instead rely on model simulations are contributed to the software package Engine for Likelihood-Free Inference. The implementation of these methods will assist practitioners across various domains to use advanced statistical methods to conduct inference on their data. Validation of the implemented methods was done on various simulated and real-world applications.
Co-designing with adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities to enable active communication technology use
Authors:   , Bircanin Filip
Published: August 2022

This thesis describes a series of studies examining the role of technologies in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities to have their voices heard and express their competencies and interests in a day centre for people with intellectual disabilities. It offers insights on how communication unfolds through complex relations between adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers. This thesis also describes several working prototypes and shows new pathways for design of Alternative and Augmentative Communication devices. Overall, the research articulates a number of methodological contributions on how to operationalize co-design activities in a group care setting for people with intellectual disabilities.
Public building adaptation in tropical developing countries
Authors:   , Atmoko Darmawan Dwi
Published: August 2022

This research study focused on the development of a framework for public building adaptation (PBA) in tropical developing countries. The framework was developed in two phases using empirical evidence from asset data and energy consumption in public buildings in Indonesia and semi-structured interviews to explore and validate. It was found that the concept of building adaptation requires both, physical intervention and occupants’ participation. The research study revealed that a combination of top-down and bottom-up approach is an important element in the response to factors that hinder PBA and stimulate supporting factors to enhance the quality of PBA projects.
State estimation in active distribution networks with limited measurements using disaggregation
Authors:   , Mokaribolhassan Amin
Published: August 2022

In this research work, a feeder-level disaggregation technique is established to visualize unmonitored rooftop PVs and batteries in LV feeders with limited measurement devices. The designed feeder-level disaggregation technique using the differential signals has the highest accuracy compared with other conventional techniques. Moreover, this thesis aims to develop a new state estimator for LV networks with high levels of PVs and batteries based on the suggested disaggregation technique. A developed state estimation technique has improvements in terms of accuracy and computational efficiency compared with other procedures.
Artist-run initiatives and community: A practice-led examination of how artist-based communities are formed and understood in contemporary Australian art
Authors:   , McLeish Amelia
Published: August 2022

This practice-led project examines how Artist-Run Initiatives (ARIs) are situated within the context of localised visual arts ecologies. Interviews, data regarding arts funding, and studio experiments are combined to arrive at the projects findings: that ARIs offer the arts sector a community that invigorates and develops its own artistic practice, while also making meaningful connections between practices that become integral to the visual arts by facilitating emerging and experimental art. The project affirms that the collection, display and preservation of ephemera is an essential task that documents an aspect of the arts which is often overlooked.
Characteristics of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism of fish of the Kremenchuk Reservoir in the prespawning period
Authors: Rudyk-Leuska Nataliіa , Leuskyi Mykhailo , Yevtushenko Nikolay , Khyzhniak Melaniia , Buzevich Igor , Makarenko Alina , Kotovska Ganna , Kononenko Iryna
Published: August 2022

The paper presents the results of scientific research aimed at studying the peculiarities of metabolism in the body of seven species of mature fish in the Kremenchuk reservoir in the pre-spawning period under ecological conditions that differ from existing ones according to the Dnipro Reservoir Rules of Operation. Somewhat increased levels of total protein accumulation were found during this period in the muscles of zander, perch, and gibel carp. More statistically significant differences between the content of total protein in the liver and muscles were found in other fish species, in particular in roach it was 51.2%, in bream – 57.8%, in European flounder, and zope – 40.6%.
Slightly elevated total lipids were found in the muscles of these fish. Thus, in the muscles of silver bream, it was 12.07 mg/g of raw weight, and in the muscles of gibel carp – 18.5 mg/g, while in the muscles of all other studied species of fish, this figure was in the range of 6.7 to 8.71 mg/g of raw weight. The glycogen content in the muscles of different objects of the Kremenchuk reservoir in the pre-spawning period was different. Its highest content was found in the gibel carp muscle, which reached 74 mg/g of raw weight. Significantly lower (2.7 times) was the level of glycogen accumulation in zander muscles and 3.2 times – in roach muscles. In the muscles of bream, European perch and silver bream found close, relatively low levels of glycogen, which was in the range of 10 – 13 mg/g of raw mass, and the lowest level of its accumulation was recorded in the muscles of the zope (only 4.9 mg/g). The glycogen content of the liver of all studied fish species significantly exceeded that recorded in their muscles.
Arqueología de Sociedades Indígenas del litoral del río Uruguay
Authors: Capdepont Caffa Irina
Published: August 2022

La presente tesis doctoral contribuye al conocimiento del conjunto de interacciones paleoecológicas y sociales desarrolladas por las sociedades indígenas que ocuparon el litoral fluvial oriental del bajo río Uruguay durante el Holoceno medio y tardío. El área cuenta desde mediados del siglo XIX con profusos antecedentes arqueológicos y un gran cúmulo de material cultural que conforman las colecciones públicas y privadas, locales y regionales. Entre estos materiales, se prestó especial atención a la cerámica, cuyos diseños diferenciales y/o técnicas decorativas, originaron la adscripción a diferentes entidades arqueológicas. Los resultados alcanzados en el marco de la investigación desarrollada, apuntan el reconocimiento de la variabilidad del registro arqueológico y de las relaciones humanas entre sí y con su entorno natural. Para ello, se generaron datos originales, se estudió la distribución de sitios en el paisaje, las características de los registros preservados en estos y se infirieron condiciones paleoclimáticas y paleoambientales. Dentro del área de estudio, se tomaron como referentes para analizar la secuencia y características de las ocupaciones en el lapso considerado dos zonas: Punta Pereira y Guayacas, complementando la información con antecedentes regionales, materiales de sitos superficiales de ambas zonas e información de colecciones. En base a los datos obtenidos se concluyo que hacia el 4.200 años AP, durante condiciones climáticas semiáridas a áridas fueron ocupados espacios costeros (antiguo arco de playa) en donde se llevaron a cabo actividades relacionadas con la manufactura y mantenimiento de instrumentos líticos asociados a fogones. Posteriormente, entre ca. 800 y 200 años AP, fueron ocupadas por sociedades indígenas diferentes unidades de paisaje (costa ribereña y tope de lomada). En dichas unidades se registran ocupaciones de tipo residencial relacionadas con la manufactura y uso de instrumentos para el desarrollo de actividades domésticas, como el procesamiento de recursos, almacenamiento y cocción de alimentos.
Un encuentro de políticas socioeducativas : la asignación universal por hijo (AUH) en la terminalidad del nivel secundario : mayor acceso a la educación superior
Authors: Iglesias Fabiana Araceli
Published: August 2022

Este Trabajo Final Integrador de la Especialización en Nuevas Infancias y Juventudes, parte de un complejo de preguntas a un contexto, el cual pretendo entender y comprender. Es esa porción de la realidad que cotidianamente me circunscribe la cual naturalizo la que decidida e intencionalmente busco problematizar y captar sus significados y sentidos. Efectivamente, la delimitación del tema en este trabajo, significo enfocarme básicamente en un área de interés, para definir el problema a indagar. En este sentido, el tema elegido, está estrechamente vinculado a lo personal y a la tarea profesional, teniendo a las y los jóvenes como protagonistas, en virtud de mi desempeño como Orientadora Social e integrante del Equipo de Orientación Escolar (EOE) en el nivel secundario. Al revisitar mi trayectoria laboral, ésta me conduce a evocar el ejercicio profesional de este rol -asumido en el año 2008-el cual me sitúa por primera vez en el nivel secundario, en coincidencia con los cambios impulsados en el sistema educativo: entre otros, la extensión de la obligatoriedad escolar hasta los 18 años, que introdujo la Ley de Educación Nacional N° 26.206, sancionada en el año 2006. Párrafo extraído de tesis de posgrado a modo de resumen.
Analysis of Changes Occurring in Codon Positions due to Mutations Through the Cellular Automata Transition Rules
Authors: Sengupta Antara , Ghosh Sreeya , Pal Choudhury Pabitra
Published: August 2022

Variation in the nucleotides of a codon may cause variations in the evolutionary patterns of a DNA or amino acid sequence. To address the capability of each position of a codon to have non-synonymous mutations, the concept of degree of mutation has been introduced. The degree of mutation of a particular position of codon defines the number of non-synonymous mutations occurring for the substitution of nucleotides at each position of a codon, when other two positions of that codon remain unaltered. A Cellular Automaton (CA), is used as a tool to model the mutations of any one of the four DNA bases A, C, T and G at a time where the DNA bases correspond to the states of the CA cells. Point mutation (substitution type) of a codon which characterizes changes in the amino acids, have been associated with local transition rules of a CA. Though there can be 443 transitions of a 4-state CA with 3-neighbourhood cells, here it has been possible to represent all possible point mutations of a codon in terms of combinations of 16 local transition functions of the CA. Further these rules are divided into 4 classes of equivalence. Also, according to the nature of mutations, the 16 local CA rules of substitutions are classified into 3 sets namely, ‘No Mutation’, ‘Transition’ and ‘Transversion’. The experiment has been carried out with three sets of single nucleotide variations (SNVs) of three different viruses but the symptoms of the diseases caused by them are to some extent similar to each other. They are SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1 Type A viruses. The aim is to understand the impact of nucleotide substitutions at different positions of a codon with respect to a particular disease phenotype.
Classification of B-Lymphoblasts against Normal Lymphocytes by Deep Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: K. K. Anilkumar , V. J. Manoj , T. M. Sagi
Published: August 2022

Leukemia is a life-threatening ailment and is a non-tumor type of cancer which results in a large number of abnormal white blood cells known as blasts. Image processing and machine learning techniques can be used to help pathologists to detect and classify these cancer cells. The present work tries to classify the blast cells of acute leukemia (B-Lymphoblasts) against healthy lymphocytes by a custom made Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN) developed by the authors and named as LeukNet using an online dataset C-NMC 2019. The LeukNet is able to classify the cancer cells against the healthy cells with an Accuracy of 86.73% without much complicated segmentation and feature extraction. Even though the accuracy is slightly less compared to the related works on the same dataset, the classification model used in the study is comparatively simple.
Frustration Experiences and Risk Factors by Life Cycle of Adult
Authors:   Form of Public Safety and Culture, Park Hyeon Hee
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for the development of preventive measures and management programs suitable for each generational characteristics by promoting an understanding of adult frustration experiences by life cycle and identifying risk factors. As a secondary analysis study using the Korean Health Panel 2018 data (β-version 1.0), 12,666 subjects who responded to the experience of frustration were selected. The collected data were subjected to frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, and multiple logistic regression analysis. Frustration experiences may appear differently depending on the life cycle through various personal and social changes, so general characteristics, social and psychological factors, and risk factors affecting the frustration experience were identified.
As a result of the study, as for the experience of frustration among adults by life cycle, 27.2% of young adults, 27,6% of middle-aged adults, and 26.0% of old adults had experiences of frustration. Risk factors affecting the experience of frustration by life cycle were found to be common in young adults, middle-aged adults, and old adults, the presence of a spouse, task stress, activity restrictions, and unmet medical care as risk factors. Compared with other life cycles, drug use and decision-making disorders in young adults were found to be factors that did not affect the experience of frustration. Risk factors affecting the experience of frustration in middle-aged adults were drug use, smoking status, and self-management, and gender and memory impairment were found to be factors that did not affect. Risk factors affecting the experience of frustration in old adults were economic activity, memory impairment, and self-management, and education level and decision-making impairment were not affected.
Therefore, frustration experience is individual and can be felt from various areas, and it is necessary to find various ways to overcome frustration with a differentiated approach because it can be different for each life cycle, developmental task, generation, and situation. In addition, long-term and individualized programs and health policies for each life cycle should be prepared in consideration of risk factors that commonly affect adults' frustration experience and risk factors for each generation.
Study on protection of stalking victims: focusing on amendment of punishment act of stalking crime
Authors:   Form of Public Safety and Culture, Kim Jae Kyung
Published: August 2022

Stalking punishment act states stalking as an act to incur anxiety or fear in victim consistently or repeatedly without just reason against the stalkee’s will. Previously, such act has been assumed as an excessive expression of affection or wooing onto the other person as stated in a proverb ‘tens of strikes will tumble any tree’. However as it has become a social notion that mental and physical suffering afflicted by staling is as serious as that by criminal act, social demand to regulate it as crime has arisen.
In Korea, from 1999 to 2021 when stalking punishment act has been enacted, stalking-related legislations have been proposed over 20 times, but such legislation has not been proceeded for over 20 years.
As stalking prevention act, legislated in 2021 which is late compared to other countries like Germany or Japan, has been enacted for over a year, it requires many revisions as 15 revision proposals have been submitted to the congress.
In this study, it has analyzed preceding research, revisions, and legislation of other countries to study major issues in current stalking punishment act and deduced its revisions.
Issues with the current stalking punishment act include; the subject of stalking crime is limited to the victim and his/her family; second, the law can penalize the criminal only when the act itself is committed; third, there is limitation of crime not prosecuted against objection; fourth, online stalking is difficult to be punished despite the public legal demand; fifth, it is meager the regulation to report the stalkee in modifying emergency measure defined by the law; sixth, more powerful measures against the perpetrator is necessary. Such issue can argue that related content is insufficient in the regards that the law protects stalking victim and prevents stalking developing into violent crime with preemptive measure, which its prime legislative motive.
Therefore, purpose of this study is to deduce a revision to improve insufficient aspects in protection of stalking victim. In this study, preceding studies, domestic legislations, and stalking-related regulations in Japan and Germany have been studied chronologically to derive such revision, and thus, its primary goal is to study overall legal system on stalking crime and changes in public perception, and solve issues of current legislation. Its second goal is to propose measures to adequately respond to possible stalking-related issues in Korea.
Effect of Tarantula cubensis alcoholic extract and Nerium oleander distillate on cell proliferation markers in colon carcinogenesis
Authors: Ozdemir Ozgur , Akcakavak Gokhan , Tuzcu Mehmet
Published: August 2022

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is defined as colon and rectum cancer and is among the major causes of mortality in developed Countries. Tarantula cubensis alcoholic extract (TCAE) and Nerium oleander distillate (NOD) are reported to have anticancer and antioxidative activity. In this study, it was aimed to research the impact on cell proliferation markers of TCAE and NOD given simultaneously in experimental colon cancer. A total of 24 rats, 6 in each group, were used in the study. Cancer Control (CC): Azoxymethane was administered at the beginning of the experiment at a dose of 15 miligrams (mg)· kilograms-1 (kg), (Subcutaneous, SC) twice, with an interval of a week (wk), to induce cancer. CC+TCAE: the dosage of Azoxymethane administered was 15 mg·kg-1 (SC) twice a wk at the beginning of the experiment, while in the case of TCAE, it was 0.2 mL·kg-1 (SC) once a wk for 18 wk from the beginning of the experiment. Fifteen mg·kg-1 (SC) of Azoxymethane was administered twice at one-wk intervals at the beginning of the experiment to the CC+NOD group, and NO distillate (NOD) was given with water throughout the experiment. Afterwards, animals were euthanized under appropriate conditions, paraffin blocks formed from colon tissues, histochemical AgNOR (Silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions), and immunohistochemical PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) stainings were performed. In the study, immunohistochemically, PCNA scores and AgNOR count per nucleus (AgNCI) were significantly decreased in C-TCAE and C-NOD groups (P<0.001). AgNOR Area index (AgNAI) (P<0.01), Core Area Index (CAI) (P<0.05), and AgNOR Area index/Core Area Index (AgNAI/CAI) (P<0.01) scores were significantly decreased in the C-TCAE group. As a result, it was concluded that both TCAE and NOD are effective as chemopreventive drugs and that TCAE presents a more pronounced antiproliferative effect than NOD.
APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT TECHNICAL MEANS AND TRAINING IN FORCE AND AIRCRAFT TRAINING OF ATHLETES SPRINTERS
Authors: Smbatyan Vardan , Hakobyan Armen , Kosakyan H.
Published: August 2022

The effectiveness of the use of technical means and training equipments in the training process of athletes has been proved both in practice and through the results of numerous scientific studies. Various famous athletes who perform in other sports, use training equipments, technical means prove their effectiveness in training process.
The further development of sports is closely connected with its scientific and technical achievements, the material resources are the basis of progress both in the sport of high achievements and in the physical improvement of people.
Studentaktive læringsformer i høyere utdanning - i emner med stort antall studenter.
Authors: Godager Linda Helen , Fjellheim Siri , Sandve Simen
Published: August 2022

I denne artikkelen drøftes studentenes læringsutbytte og opplevelse av endret undervisningsform i grunnkurs i genetikk. Undervisningen ble endret fra tradisjonell forelesning med utstrakt bruk av Power Point til mer studentaktiv undervisning. Det endrede undervisningsopplegget varte i fem uker, og vektla utvikling av omvendt undervisning, utarbeiding av begrepskart, samarbeidslæring, representasjoner/modeller i læring, presentasjon av fagstoff for medstudenter samt hverandrevurdering. Studentenes faglige læringsutbytte ble vurdert i etterkant av disse fem ukene ved å gi studentene fjorårets eksamensspørsmål uten mulighet til forberedelser, mens studentenes personlige opplevelse av undervisningsform og læringsutbytte ble målt med spørreundersøkelser og dybdeintervju. Resultatene våre viser at studentene som fikk undervisning som la vekt på studentenes aktive deltagelse og som fikk uforberedte eksamensspørsmål, presterte faglig like godt som tidligere studenter som hadde hatt tradisjonell undervisning og forberedt seg normalt til eksamen.  Dette indikerer at de studentaktive læringsformene ga en mer varig forståelse av begreper, metoder og sammenhenger i genetikkfaget. Utover god fagkunnskap innen genetikk satt studentene igjen med en rekke andre ferdigheter, bl.a.: representasjons-, samarbeids-, presentasjons- og vurderingsferdigheter. 78% av studentene var svært godt eller godt fornøyd med sin totalopplevelse av ukene med studentaktiv læring, og bare 9% sa de ikke ville valgt å bli med på denne økten dersom de fikk velge på nytt. Flere studenter rapporterte også om nye vennskap, noe som viser at tiltaket også bidro til utvikling av det sosiale fellesskapet i emnet. Studentene var samtidig også tydelige på at de brukte mye tid på det endrede undervisningsopplegget, og anbefaler studentaktive læringsformer i dette omfang kun i kortere perioder av et emne.
Longinus and Milton: “’Tis the hupsos I looke after”
Authors: Hale John K.
Published: August 2022

John Aubrey singled out the concept of hupsos—sublimity—in two of Milton’s political sonnets. This article examines the importance of this effect, as theorized by Longinus, in four of Milton’s other poems. Longinus identified striking thought and pathos or strong feeling (pathema) as two natural sources of hupsos; both of these origins are explored in Lycidas. Longinus’s analysis of the truth of emotion in an ode by Sappho and that poem’s fusion of opposite sensations is then applied to Milton’s three sonnets on his blindness. Of these, “Methought I saw my late espousèd saint” is the best appreciated in the context of Longinus’s insights, in particular the intensification by displacement. The article’s larger argument is that Longinus can both defamiliarize Milton and gloriously uphold him.
Satanic Ingratitude and Psychological Determinism in Paradise Lost
Authors: Zechariah Michal
Published: August 2022

This article suggests that Milton’s representation of Satanic ingratitude in book 4 of Paradise Lost imports into his epic poem some of his previous thoughts on unchangeable affections in the divorce tracts. Satan’s inability to repent in the soliloquy on Mount Niphates is routed through an experience of emotional fixity; he fails to feel gratitude for divine beneficence even though he knows he ought to feel it. In the divorce tracts, Milton bases his argument for divorce on the claim that certain affections, even negative ones, could not be changed because they originate in a person’s innermost nature. Satan’s soliloquy, I propose, explores the possibility that a similar emotional immutability may preclude certain persons from participating in virtue.