bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improving the manufacturing technology of structural steels
Authors:   University Politehnica Timisoara, Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara, Hunedoara, Romania, Ilca Ion , Miloștean Daniela ,   University Politehnica Timisoara, Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara, Hunedoara, Romania
Published: February 2023

"The industrial research investigates the influence of chemical composition and rolling technological factors on the mechanical properties of structural alloyed steel. Determination of the influence of the rolling technological factors on the mechanical characteristics was a difficult problem due to the lack of the research equipment for measuring with sufficient precision, under exploitation conditions, of the rolled product temperature and due to the dependence of this factor on the entire complex of the other technological parameters. The completion of the study required the expansion of research into the construction of equipment for measuring the temperature of small-sized rolled products and the cooling rate, to meet the requirements of current practice. The research carried out under industrial conditions specifies the contribution brought on the qualitative characteristics of the studied structural steel, according to the technological factors of the process."
Thermodynamics of in situ formation of TiB2 particulates in complex aluminium alloys for aeronautics
Authors:   Polytechnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, Moldovan Petru , Buțu Mihai
Published: February 2023

"Aluminum complex alloy AlCuMgZn, reinforced by in-situ TiB2 particles are fabricated via liquid metallurgy route based on the exothermic reactions between matrix alloy and inorganic salt mixture (K2TiF6 and KBF4), at 750oC, at various time (60, 90 and 120 minutes). The XRD patterns revealed the formation of TiB2. At working temperature by thermodynamic point of view (negative G), some secondary reaction also was possible, and AlB12, MgB2 and MgB12 can to form. The main alloying elements of AlCuMgZn alloy do not influence final reaction products. Increasing the reaction time from 60 to 120 minutes leads to agglomeration of TiB2 particles. Form and dimensions of TiB2 particles obtained after separation from aluminium matrix were determined by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and through Dynamic Light Scattering (Zetasizer Nano ZS Malvern). "
Testing of hydrostatic drive of cranes mechanisms
Authors:   ", Grigorov Otto ,   Lifting and Transporting Machines Department, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTU ",   ",   KhPI",   ",   ), Kharkiv, Ukraine", Anishchenko Galina ,   Engineering mechanics Department, NTU "KhPI", Kharkiv, Ukraine, Petrenko Nadiia ,   1Lifting and Transporting Machines Department, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTU "KhPI"), Kharkiv, Ukraine
Published: February 2023

"At present, the experts of lifting, transport, construction and road equipment are tasked with significantly improving the productivity of loading and unloading operations, improving performance characteristics, increasing the durability and reliability of machines. One of the ways of solving these problems is the widespread use of hydraulic transmissions in various mechanisms of cranes, construction and road machines. The results of researches on the cranes (bridge, tower and portal) with hydrostatic drives of travel and slewing mechanisms are given. The results of testing are compared with the solutions on the computer. Recommendations for a significant increase hydrostatic drives limit number of fatigue cycles of welded joints of crane steel structures in relation to a drive with a phase rotor are given. "
A comparative study of some models regarding the creation of the early universe
Authors:   Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, Berbente Corneliu , Brebenel Marius ,   Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

"The creation of Universe is a problem which receives a more and more complex answers. The theory of BIG BANG (more correct BIG FLASH because the sound does not propagate through vacuum), is a standard model leaving several open questions. One of them is: where the energy of Universe comes from? If it comes from somewhere then the BIG BANG is not a primordial beginning. A second problem is the further evolution: the standard model considers a “soup” of light where various particles [8] are formed by hazard at instants more or less justified. In authors’ opinion, an order shoul dexist from the very beginning. As regards the source of energy, the authors propose a possibility of energy appearance from “nothing” (creation ex nihilo of Theology) in agreement with the uncertainty principle of Heisenberg. Then the radiant energy is maintained for a longer time interval while a structuring by division of the Universe sphere takes place. This structuring is ended when neutrons (substance) appear by an effect of resonance. Then other particles are formed first by the neutron transformation. "
Enzymatic pretreatment of algal biomass for enhanced conversion to biogas
Authors:   National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, Bucharest, Romania, Mateescu Carmen , Nicula Nicoleta Oana ,   National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, Bucharest, Romania, Dima Andreea Daniela ,   National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

"This paper presents a method for the enzymatic pretreatment of algal biomass used as a fermentation substrate in anaerobic bioreactors for biogas production, in order to improve the energy efficiency of the biogas systems. The pretreatment method aims at breaking compact carbohydrates (cellulose and hemicelluloses) macromolecular structures from algal biomass under the action of a hydrolytic enzymes mixture secreted by the fungal species Trichoderma reesei, Trichoderma versicolor, Penicillinum chrysosporium, Fusarium solani, Chaetomium thermophile and Myrothecium verrucaria, thus facilitating access of anaerobic fermentation bacteria to heavily biodegradable cellulosic fibres, reducing fermentation time length and implicitly increasing the biomethane yield of anaerobic reactors. The laboratory experiments involving the marine macroalgae Ulva sp. have proven a significant increase in the concentration and total volume of biomethane in the fermentation gas produced by the enzymatically pretreated sample with the selective fungal mixture, compared to the untreated sample. It is expected that such a non-corrosive pretreatment method can bring higher biomethane production with minimal conditioning costs and fewer process residues, thus increasing the biogas systems profitability."
Improving the properties of clay soil by using Laterite soil for production of bricks
Authors:   ", Geremew Anteneh ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia"
Published: February 2023

"Know a day’s utilization of local accessible materials is an important stage for sustainable, economic construction material in the world. Among them Brick is one of the widely used construction material around Jimma town due to the availability of clay soil. It is not un-common to use locally produced brick for building houses and fences. But brick produced by small micros un-skill enterprises rather than by traditional method, its quantity was small and its quality was unsatisfactory, because it can easily break and it has high water absorbing behavior. Most of peoples uses this brick for beauty of outside of villa houses, partition wall only. The main objective of the study was be to improving the properties of clay soil properties by using Laterite soil for in the manufacturing of bricks for masonry units. In order to achieve this researches include, non-probability sampling techniques was be used to collect samples in Jimma area, then collected of samples prepared for different laboratory test and by partially replacing laterite soil by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% on a clay soil in order to get optimum property by different mix ration for different laboratories such as compressive strength, water absorption, atterberg limts, linear shrinkage, density, efflorescent. Test results indicated that shows that the lightweight bricks could be made from this study without any deterioration in the quality of bricks. Further, the compressive strength of the bricks was optimum at 15% lateritic soil replace in clay soil contents. The optimum firing temperature furnace at a duration burning of brick was at 1000°C. It is shown that bricks made of clay-laterite soil can be also used in load bearing wall rather than for beauty."
Romania’s contribution to the development of the knowledge society in the field of nuclear energy research
Authors:   Institute for Nuclear Research, Campului no.1, Mioveni, POB 78, Arges, Romania, Lucan Dumitra , Valeca Șerban Constantin ,   Technical Sciences Academy of Romania ASTR, Romania, Jinescu Gheorghița ,   Technical Sciences Academy of Romania ASTR, Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

" Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti (INR) is the main responsible R&D (Research and Development) organization for the development of national technical support of nuclear power in Romania. The INR activity is oriented with priority towards applied and engineering research within R&D programs, connected to present and future specific issues of NPP, especially those using CANDU 6 type reactors. Over the last years, INR has been working on R&D programs to support a comprehensive and integrated Plant LIfe Management (PLIM) program for Cernavoda Unit 1 that will extend the operational life of the plant. The objectives of the experimental programs consist in the identification of the main types of specific degradations of the fuel channel structural materials correlated with the primary water chemistry parameters as follows: • evaluation of the fuel channel material (Zr – 2.5%Nb) corrosion behavior in normal and abnormal operation conditions. Characterization of structural materials before and after testing; • assessment of restrictions on the service life of components caused by the progression of the degradation. The paper presents the principal results of the research activities on INR Nuclear Materials and Corrosion Department in the field of fuel channel material corrosion behavior with the aim of PLIM and LTO. "
Implementation of moving object tracker system
Authors:   1AL-Hikma University, Iraq, Abdulhamid Mohanad , Olalo Adam ,   University of Nairobi, Kenya
Published: February 2023

The field of computer vision is increasingly becoming an active area of research with tremendous efforts being put towards giving computers the capability of sight. As human beings we are able to see, distinguish between different objects based on their unique features and even trace their movements if they are within our view. For computers to really see they also need to have the capability of identifying different objects and equally track them. This paper focuses on that aspect of identifying objects which the user chooses; the object chosen is differentiated from other objects by comparison of pixel characteristics. The chosen object is then to be tracked with a bounding box for ease of identification of the object's location. A real time video feed captured by a web camera is to be utilized and it’s from this environment visible within the camera view that an object is to be selected and tracked. The scope of this paper mainly focuses on the development of a software application that will achieve real time object tracking. The software module will allow the user to identify the object of interest someone wishes to track, while the algorithm employed will enable noise and size filtering for ease of tracking of the object.
Assessing the Quality of Work Life for Women Officers in Higher Education Institutions
Authors:   Department of Commerce, Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India 110032, Sikandar Anita , Sikandar M. A. ,   Department of Management and Commerce, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500032
Published: February 2023

Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a tool to evaluate the current work conditions and reflects performance, productivity and the quality of output by an employee at the workplace. It also reflects the effectiveness of the job roles of an employee in an organization. Traditionally the education sector is considered a better workplace for women, yet there exists a glass ceiling and barriers that hinder their career progression and occupy challenging tasks at the top level in some organizations. The present study explores the QWL of women officers working in selected publicly funded Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in India on nine dimensions identified based on the literature review. A structured questionnaire was developed, and the primary data with a sample size of 320 university officers with 75 women respondents from nine selected central universities of India were collected. The study results indicated that the respondents enjoyed a fair treatment at the workplace, autonomy at work, and good reporting relationship besides the -work-life balance.
Resolução de Sistemas de Equações Lineares Utilizando uma Biblioteca de Operações Vetoriais/Matricias Paralelas
Authors: Castro M. C. S. de , Amorim C. L. de
Published: February 2023

Neste trabalho procuramos a partir dos passos elementares disponíveis na biblioteca de operações paralelas, desenvolvida para multiprocessadores hipercúbicos baseado em transputers, solucionar um sistema de equações lineares algébricas, utilizando o método do gradiente conjugado. Os resultados experimentais demonstram o potencial e a simplicidade de aplicação da biblioteca para diversas aplicações numéricas.
Arquitetura de um Processador de Aritmética Intervalar Configurável como Processador de Produto Escalar
Authors: Pazos Carlos Marcelo Dias , Azevedo Claúdia Ma. Ribeiro , Correia Márcia de Barros
Published: February 2023

Este trabalho apresenta um Processador de Aritmetica Intervalar que explora o paralelismo inerente as operações sobre intervalos. Este processador e reconfigurável para tratar operações de Produto Escalar com máxima exatidão usando técnicas da Aritmética Computacional Avançada. A implementação do processador é baseada em tecnologia Bit-Slice e microprogramação.
Análise Quantitativa de Arquiteturas Pipeline
Authors: Fernandes Paulo , Teodorowitsch Roland , Navaux Philippe
Published: February 2023

Este trabalho define um modelo para análise de desempenho de arquiteturas pipeline. A análise proposta consiste na obtenção de parâmetros quantitativos relevantes ao desempenho de uma determinada arquitetura definida tanto pelo hardware quanto pelo software que nela será executado. A partir de um método de análise semelhante, referenciado em bibliografia, busca-se uma malor precisão através da construção de um modelo mals detalhado para descrever as arquiteturas pipeline.
Current Challenges of Enforcing Annulled Arbitral Awards
Authors: Psárska Lenka
Published: February 2023

The controversy regarding the French approach to the enforcement of annulled arbitral awards may have died out, yet new issues continue to arise. This paper analyses the current practice in respect to the discretion given to the enforcing courts by the New York Convention. Special attention is paid to the development of case law and approaches of leading jurisdictions concerning the relationship of an award with the legal order under which it was rendered. The purpose of this paper is assessment of the discretion granted to the national courts by Article V of the New York Convention to enforce an award notwithstanding its annulment at the seat.
Condifentiality of Arbitral Awards on National, International and Institutional Level
Authors: Hodermarsky Jan , Stavinoha Vlastislav
Published: February 2023

Confidentiality of arbitration is told to be one of the reasons why parties actually choose to arbitrate. The question of whether the arbitral award should remain confidential is however not unified across different jurisdictions. The regulation of this matter varies even when it comes to rules of various arbitration tribunals. Some jurisdictions consider the confidentiality of arbitral award to be an implied obligation derived from the very nature of arbitral process. This article analyses the legal regulation of confidentiality of arbitral awards on various levels while the importance of the publication is presented in the context of the lack of decisional coherence in international arbitration. Further, the resolution of potential conflict of the regulations is analysed. There are good reasons for making awards publicly available. Considering the information society of the 21st century, the fact that the publication of awards is regulated differently in different jurisdictions is a hindrance of parties’ legal certainty.
The Singapore Convention: A Giant Leap for Mediation or Just Too Good to Be True
Authors: Kršňáková Hana
Published: February 2023

In this article, the author will explore the potential of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation” in reaching its desired goal – becoming an essential instrument in the facilitation of international trade and support the wide recognition of mediation as an international and domestic commercial dispute resolution practice. Hence becoming what was and still is the United Nations Convention of 10 June 1958 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards for the international trade arbitration. Through the analysis of the history and current state of the Singapore Convention, its guiding provisions, and their correlation with the basic principles of mediation, the author will evaluate the utilization and legitimacy of international business mediation in cross-border disputes after the Singapore Convention.
Did the Preliminary Objections Judgment Resolve the Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty Dispute?
Authors: Wang Peng
Published: February 2023

Noticing the conclusion of the Preliminary Objections Judgment in the case of Mauritius vs. Maldives Maritime Delimitation, this paper asks whether the Special Chamber’s decision has resolved the sovereignty dispute over the Chagos Archipelago. It re-examines the conclusion that the continued claim of the United Kingdom to sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is a mere assertion and the UK has no legal interest in it. This paper argues that the legal system has a self-reproducing nature by which the Special Chamber regenerates decisions already established in the legal system as the distinction between lawful and unlawful is the most fundamental determination of this system. In this sense, the confirmation of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice by the Special Chamber should be regarded as a consequence of its subjectivity and the fact that it almost distinguishes the legal system from other systems outside the law. From a perspective outside the legal system, the claim of courts that its role of “dispute settlement” is more like “case settlement”, since courts are resolving disputes after legalization, not the disputes themselves. The de facto settlement of disputes should be based on the elimination of the interests or claims of the disputing parties. In this sense, dispute settlement depends on how the legal and political systems work together in a coupling relationship.
St. Nicholai of Žiča on Socio–Political Topics
Authors:   St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodoxy Theology, Santa Ynez, CA, Finley John D. ,   Department of Missions and Evangelism for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Englewood, NJ, USA
Published: February 2023

The advice of St. Bishop Nicholai of Ohrid and Žiča (1881–1956), written nearly 100 years ago rings evermore true as it did during that period of history. With all the troubling current events in our world, we need a reference point to focus both our perspective and response to them.
The Life of Nicholai Velimirovich
Authors:   Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade, Katana Ljupka
Published: February 2023

Political Science, axiology, and history are united through the life and works of Nicholai Velimirovich. Bishop Nicholai moves from the rational to the empirical instance and overcomes the limitations of the causal in the understanding of man’s meaning on earth. For him, as for many spiritual individuals, life on earth is temporary and limited. Velimirovich broke through the boundaries of the acausal and penetrated the spiritual orbit, which he easily interprets with a secular vocabulary. Bishop Nicholai spent his life as a monk and Bishop (in the period from 1909–1956) at the geographical crossing between East and West. The period between monasticism (1909–1920) was the period of his fruitful oratory (1910–1912) and then political and agitation practice (1912–1918). After the diplomatic and humanitarian missions in the Anglo-American countries during the Great War, Velimirovich has ordained a Bishop, first of Žiča (1919–1920), then of Ohrid and Ohrid-Bitola (1920/21–1936), and again of Žiča (1936–1956). The curriculum vitae attached here was written based on the literature of previous authors and the author’s separate research in Anglo-American countries and the Republic of Serbia. The analyzes and results of this paper, as well as the diagram attached, should contribute to assembling the entire picture of Nicholai Velimirovich’s life and as such represents an addition to existing scientific knowledge about the Serbian Bishop, all-Orthodox, and the world.
The Belgrade Circle of Mitrinović’s Followers in the Light of Archival Sources
Authors:   Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade, Radulović Nemanja
Published: February 2023

The aim of this paper is to focus on the connections of Dimitrije Mitrinović (1887–1953) with the Serbian branch of his followers. Additionally, we will pay attention to the place of Nicholai Velimirovich in the circle of Mitrinović’s network. After research based on the archive material of the New Atlantis Foundation (Bradford), we show that the circle of panhumanists from the twenties of the last century was essentially the Serbian branch of Mitrinović’s network (Miloš Đurić, Pavle Jevtić, Vladeta Popović, Dušan Stojanović). Apart from the work on spreading the ideas of Mitrinović, this circle was devoted to occult practice, also under the leadership of a teacher from London. Nicholai Velimirovich, who during his stay in London connected with Mitrinović’s environment, distanced himself from this group after the First World War, to their disappointment. The correspondence of Mitrinović’s followers with Mitrinović from the post–war years reveals how they saw this change in Velimirovich as an abandonment of joint work. In addition, some of Velimirovich’s words that they convey to Mitrinović reveal his clear desire to move away from them. As it is well known, Velimirovich continued on his way. On the other hand, what is more important than the contacts is the influence of Mitrinović’s ideas. All the mentioned names are bearers of a movement that has been called differently — most often “panhumanism.” We can say that Mitrinović’s group is the core and originator of panhumanism in the interwar culture, whose themes then spread to other authors. Considering the importance of panhumanism, the presence of this group in culture is longer (since the early twenties of the 20th century) and more influential than it would seem from the life of the two magazines, and this also means that Mitrinović was more present in the Serbian environment than it seems at first glance. Even if indirectly, he was present through his followers. Velimirovich, who accepted panhumanism during his younger years, however, later moved away from panhumanistic concepts and Mitrinović.
Letter from Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich to Reverend Protopresbyter Stevan Dimitrijević on December 12, 1921
Authors:   Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Belgrade, Andrijašević Nemanja
Published: February 2023

In the Provincial State Archives of Kosovo and Metohija, in the legacy of the distinguished professor and dean of the Orthodox Theological Faculty Archpriest Stevan Dimitrijević, a letter from the Bishop Nicholai (Velimirovich) of Ohrid was found, addressed to Dimitrijević on December 12, 1921. It reveals the Bishop’s thoughts on the God Worshiper movement [or God–Prayer movement — Bogomoljački pokret in Serbian], a brief mention of the disorderly situation in the bishopric entrusted to him, as well as his position that the armed incursions of the Serbian army into the territory of Albania, after the end of hostilities and after the end of the First World War, were wrong. Bishop Nicholai did not comment extensively on Church issues, even though he was the canonical bishop of certain church municipalities in Northern Albania. Although he informed both the state Serbian authorities and the higher ecclesiastical authorities of the Serbian Orthodox Church about the fact that he was prevented from pastoral work and service in the mentioned geographical area, he did not describe it in more detail, because, most likely, he later talked verbally with archpriest Dimitrijević about all the mentioned issues in Southern and Old Serbia.
Archpriest Aleksa Todorović (1899–1990), Disciple of Saint Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich
Authors:   Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, Belgrade, Kokotović Budimir
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to offer a brief overview of the life and activities of Archpriest Aleksa Todorović, a longtime associate of Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich. As the administrator of the Diocese of Žiča, Bishop Nicholai transferred Fr Aleksa Todorović to Kraljevo in 1935. In the following years, Todorović was active in the God Worshipper movement [known also as God–Prayer movement, i.e. Godworshipping movement (in Serbian — богомољачки покрет / bogomoljački pokret)] led by Bishop Nicholai, and from then on their cooperation and closeness began, which would last until Velimirovich’s death. In the God Worshipper movement, priest Todorović was the president of the main administration, and in addition to the general assemblies, he initiated and organized regular quarterly assemblies in the Diocese of Žiča. For the great effort in the pastoral activity, Fr. Aleksa was honored with the rank of archpriest by Bishop Nicholai.
IMPACT OF CO-BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING ON SUSTAINABLE URBANISM
Authors:   Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, ABBASOVA S.
Published: February 2023

It is now universally recognized that human-induced climate change could have major adverse consequences for the world’s ecosystems and societies. Climate change is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases, which trap long-wave radiation in the upper atmosphere and consequently raise atmospheric temperatures. This also produces other changes in the climate system. Buildings consume nearly 40% of primary energy production globally. Certified green buildings substantially reduce energy consumption on a per square foot basis and they also focus on indoor environmental quality. However, the co-benefits from green building and the factors of reductions in energy and concomitant reductions in air pollution have not been examined. Carbon dioxide is the most important of these gases and its atmospheric concentration has increased exponentially since the beginning of the industrial revolution as a result of fossil fuel combustion and land- use change. Health co-benefits of living in green building enhance sustainability of urban area: improving the interface between humans and wildlife and reducing the risk of climate change. In this aspect, the systematic review considered evidence linking green building strategies in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Rating System with the potential to reduce negative health outcomes following exposure to urban flooding events. Some paper propose that green development can result in raising the investment funds by progressing representative efficiency, expanding benefits from advancements in better quality of life and health space, and giving reserve funds from vitality, communal consumption, and operational costs. This paper represent a set of the features emphases the important factors which affects sustainability in urban scale.
EVOLUTION OF HISTORICAL URBAN STRUCTURE: A CASE OF GANJA CITY, AZERBAIJAN
Authors:   Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AMENZADEH R.
Published: February 2023

Time and people life transform urban structure according to their needs, principles and mentality. This process occurs either as entirely evaluate the space, or as build the remaining texture. Thus, several layers of heritage generate structural mosaic within the same urban cores. The purpose of this study is to reconstruct the evaluation structural stage of Ganja’s urban structure. The history of Azerbaijan in the 18th century is riddled with internal clashes and outside invasions. The cities of Azerbaijan were ravaged and devastated to a varying extent, and there was a significant reduction in productive forces, foreign and domestic trade. Characteristic of the period was prolonged political instability with permanent infighting and economic stagnation. With the determinations obtained by previous masterplans, the transformation ratio in morphological structure has been examined comparatively via urban fabric and its elements. This research collect archive data and emphasize major edition of prior city plans.
THE CHALLENGES MANAGING MALAYSIAN BORDER
Authors:   National Defence University of Malaysia, Mohd Zainol Noor Azmi , Kamaruddin Sofian , Ridzuan Ahmad Azan ,   National Defence University of Malaysia, Jusop Anwar Zamani
Published: February 2023

This article aims to examine the challenges encountered by Malaysia enforcement border agencies to protect the sovereignty of Malaysia and its prospects of integration among various agencies at the border. With a wide boundary, the Malaysian security is porous to various threats which not only mean a traditional military threat but also include a multiple threat. Current threats have been broadening to include non-traditional threats such as terrorism and other transnational criminal i.e. illegal immigrants, human trafficking and smuggling of prohibited goods. In order to control such threats, there are several government agencies and legal enforcement which are responsible to protect Malaysian sovereignty such as The Royal Malaysian Police, Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Malaysian Department of Immigration, and Malaysian Border Control Agency and Malaysian Armed Forces as well. These agencies are responsible to manage the Malaysian border at various legal checkpoints such as air, sea and land checkpoints. The Malaysian Armed Forces on the other hand, has been responsible to manage illegal route along the Malaysian border especially in the jungle. All the challenges will discuss further in this article.
HUBUNGAN KECERDASAN EMOSI DAN MOTIVASI DALAM KALANGAN ANGGOTA 3 KOR ARMOR DIRAJA (KAD)
Authors: Azman Dora Nurlaily , Zulkifli Noraini ,   National Defence University of Malaysia
Published: February 2023

Rejimen 3 Kor Armor DiRaja (KAD) merupakan unit berperisai yang penting dalam Tentera Darat Malaysia. Misi 3 KAD adalah “Pasukan Tempur Yang Kredibel Dalam Operasi Ofensif dan Defensif. Dalam melaksanakan tugas sebagai anggota tentera, mereka menghadapi pelbagai risiko di mana tahap kecergasan dan motivasi mereka diuji. Kajian ini mempunyai tiga objektif iaitu 1) Mengenalpasti tahap kecerdasan emosi dan tahap motivasi di kalangan anggota 3 KAD; 2) Menentukan hubungan dimensi kecerdasan emosi dengan motivasi di kalangan anggota 3 KAD; 3) Mengenalpasti perbezaan tahap motivasi berdasarkan demografi (pangkat, status perkahwinan dan tempoh perkhidmatan) di kalangan anggota 3 KAD. Kajian ini menggunakan metod kuantitatif. Data primer dikumpulkan melalui kaedah kaji selidik terhadap anggota Rejimen 3 KAD. Data sekunder pula dikumpul daripada kajian perpustakaan berdasarkan bahan ilmiah, tesis, artikel jurnal, atau data atas talian. Hasil analisis menunjukkan tahap kecerdasan emosi anggota berada di tahap tinggi manakala motivasi mereka berada di tahap sederhana. . Dapatan kajian telah menunjukkan bahawa kecerdasan emosi berdasarkan dimensi intrapersonal tidak mempunyai hubungan dengan motivasi, namun berlaku sebaliknya bagi dimensi interpersonal dalam kalangan anggota 3 KAD. Selain itu, hanya satu faktor demografi yang mempunyai perbezaan tahap motivasi secara signifikan iaitu berdasarkan pangkat. Namun kajian mendapati tidak terdapat perbezaan tahap motivasi berdasarkan status perkahwinan dan tempoh perkhidmatan.
Variables fundamentales para el desarrollo positivo del menor
Authors: Royo García Pilar , Prado Novoa Carmen , Maíllo Urones Inmaculada
Published: February 2023

Este artículo surgió a partir del interés de las autoras en incorporar en las asignaturas de la materia de Psicología de los grados de Magisterio y Educación Social las aportaciones que se están realizando desde la Psicología Positiva y la Educación Positiva. A lo largo del texto las autoras justifican, en primer lugar, la importancia de incorporar estas aportaciones, en segundo lugar exponen las variables que favorecen la optimización del desarrollo en los niños, niñas y jóvenes, basándose en las propuestas de varias instituciones internacionales. Por último, dado que sería imposible reflexionar sobre todas las variables descritas, se reflexiona sobre dos de ellas: la necesidad de establecer con el educando vínculos sociales seguros y confiados y la necesidad de proporcionarle situaciones en las que pueda experimentar éxito con el objetivo de poner de relieve la importancia de que los educadores/as las tengan presentes en su trabajo diario.
Bilingual Degree Teachers’ Beliefs: A Case Study in a Tertiary Setting
Authors: Johnson Matthew
Published: February 2023

El aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lengua extranjera (AICLE) es cada vez más importante en España ya que las universidades empiezan a aplicar los grados de itinerario bilingüe en respuesta a los desafíos de un mundo cada vez más globalizado. Actualmente, la investigación sobre las creencias de los profesores en el campo de la educación bilingüe a nivel universitario es escasa y una comprensión más completa de estas creencias puede contribuir al éxito de los programas universitarios de AICLE. Este estudio de casos examina cómo se desarrollaron las creencias de cinco profesores universitarios involucrados en un proyecto bilingüe en el transcurso de un programa de formación de profesorado centrado en AICLE.
La composición combinatoria. Un procedimiento para fomentar la motivación y la creatividad artística en E.S.O.
Authors: Ortega Cubero Inés
Published: February 2023

El siguiente artículo tiene por objeto relatar una experiencia llevada a cabo con estudiantes de 1º de E.S.O., basada en la obra del escultor español Ángel Ferrant. La idea surgió como consecuencia de una investigación previa en torno a la figura del artista, interesante representante de las Vanguardias y uno de los más destacados teóricos de la didáctica del arte en nuestro país. Las creaciones de los alumnos, producidas con material minuciosamente diseñado por él, derivan de la espontaneidad lúdica y la imaginación, orientándose hacia la satisfacción estética personal. Dados los alentadores resultados plásticos obtenidos, este incipiente estudio parece abrir la puerta tanto a una prometedora línea de trabajo de aula, como a futuras investigaciones.
PWOL as Situated Pedagogy: Adapting Hadot’s Model for Today’s Classroom
Authors: Ferrari Gaia , Dragar Samantha ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2023

This article pursues the goal of articulating a pedagogical paradigm of philosophy as a way of life that can effectively re-invigorate the teaching of philosophy in today’s academic world. This re-invigoration should take direct inspiration from Hadot’s hermeneutical framework of how to live philosophically, while still recognizing the intrinsic limitations that his model presents when applied to the modern educational practices of academia. In particular, we maintain that a literal application of Hadot’s model would require we turn the teaching of philosophy as a way of life into a systemic affair that demands from students a full commitment to particular schools of thought. Conversely, we argue for a pedagogical paradigm of philosophy as a way of life (“PWOL-as-Situated-Pedagogy”) that enacts a triple balancing between theory and practice, progress and assessment, and depth and breadth. In this way, the problem of self-cultivation is tackled by engaging students with a broader consideration of philosophies and spiritual exercises.
GENETIC VARIABILITY STUDIES FOR YIELD, ITS ATTRIBUTES AND QUALITY TRAITS IN BLACKGRAM [Vigna mungo (L.)]
Authors:   Regional Agricultural Research Station, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati - 517 502, D BHARATHI , K HARIPRASAD REDDY , D MOHAN REDDY , P LATHA , B. RAVINDRA REDDY
Published: February 2023

The experiment was conducted involving 89 genotypes of blackgram for genetic variability of 18 quantitative and qualitative traits at S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati during Rabi, 2015-16. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed existence of significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters studied. Among the genetic parameters PCV was higher than GCV for all the traits indicates the role of environment in expression of the characters. Higher estimates of genotypic coefficient of variation was observed for the traits tryptophan content, lysine content, methionine content, number of primary branches per plant, seed yield per plant, number of pods per plant and number of clusters per plant. High heritability accompanied with high genetic advance was observed for methionine content, tryptophan content, lysine content, number of clusters per plant, number of primary branches per plant, seed yield per plant, harvest index, number of pods per plant, carbohydrate content and plant height specified dominance of additive gene action in appearance of these traits and selection for these characters will be effective.
STUDIES ON INHERITANCE OF BACTERIAL WILT RESISTANCE IN TOMATO CROP CAUSED BY Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. SMITH)
Authors:   Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore, Mysuru – 570 005, H G RAVI SHANKAR , M S SHARADA
Published: February 2023

The study aimed at the inheritance of bacterial wilt resistance in tomato with six different generations (P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1 and BC2) obtained by 4 crosses (Susceptible X Resistant). Two susceptible cultivars (Arka Meghali and Arka Vikas) and two resistant lines (H-7996 and H-7997) of tomato were crossed during kharif , 2020 in four possible combinations to generate the experimental material. The P1, P2, F1, F2 BC1 and BC2 generations of 4 crosses were screened for bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) in tomato research fields of Monsanto Holdings Private Ltd., Kallinayakana Halli village, Gauribidanuru Taluka, Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka to understand the mode of inheritance. Single dominant gene controlling the resistance to bacterial wilt was observed in two crosses between Arka Meghali x H-7996 and Arka Vikas x H- 7997. Chi-square test for goodness of fit indicated that the F2 is segregating in the ratio 3 resistant to 1 susceptible in the single gene model. Resistant to susceptible ratio in BC2 was 1:1. While, in the crosses between Arka Vikas x H-7996 and Arka Meghali x H-7997 the complimentary gene interaction was observed with the F2 expected ratio of 9:7 indicating duplicate recessive epistasis.
CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF FAST FOOD AMONG WOMEN IT PROFESSIONALS
Authors: U. SHEEBA GOPALAKRISHNAN* and  V. GIRIJA DEVI
Published: February 2023

Women in the IT industry are steadily increasing, and IT is regarded as the non-agricultural sector's second-largest employer. According to NASSCOM, the IT industry in India employs approximately 3.9 million people, 34 percent of whom are women. Also, nearly 50 percent of women in this field were unmarried and had less responsibility than married women (Raghuram et al., 2017). Trivandrum Corporation was selected for the study because it was India's first and most significant IT destination. The largest technology park in India, Technopark, plus a few chosen government offices, made up this study's sample. The study decided on 500 female professionals with two or more years of experience, and it was conducted from 2014-2015. The fifth office out of all the offices was randomly selected by systematic sampling method. Information gathered on food consumption practices to gain a deeper understanding of the fast food consumption pattern of food items. The consumption choices were assessed using a three-point scale with scores of 3, 2, and 1, respectively, with a maximum score of 66. Each respondent's total scores were computed and were divided into the low, moderate and high intake.
Ekaterinburg — Sverdlovsk — Ekaterinburg: the city image in the dynamics of a toponymic text
Authors: Golomidova Marina V.
Published: February 2023

The article is devoted to reflecting the image of a city in verbal data — topographic names. The author bases the research upon the ideas of the cultural-semiotic approach to city studies, upon the conception of a city as a text and palimpsest and sets the goal of investigat­ing semantic changes in the toponymic text of Ekaterinburg examined in its historical dynam­ics. The main stages of modification of the Ural city toponymic image are characterized via the metaconcept of chronotopos. As a tool of linguocultural analysis per se, generalised onomasio­logical, semantic models, or cultural semantic codes, are used. These involve landscape-distinctive, social-functional and social-symbolic codes. The paper defines the specificity of the realisation of cultural semantic codes in the toponymy (urbanonymy) of Ekaterinburg relative to three chronotopic junctures determined by the city renaming landmark acts — Ekaterin­burg, Sverdlovsk, Ekaterinburg. Topical meanings are revealed in the toponymic portrait of the city in different periods of its life. The changes that increase in the toponymy in the framework of one chronotopic juncture and contribute to the transference of a part of cultural experience to the next historic period are traced. In the image of Ekaterinburg represented in its toponymic text, traits of the city’s territorial identity underpinned by its natural and geo­graphical, economic and social factors are indicated.
Markus Wolf: Hero and victim of the Cold War
Authors: Parezanović Marko
Published: February 2023

For over 30 years, Lieutenant General Markus Wolff headed the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of State Security of the German Democratic Republic. Today, there is neither that state nor that service, and Wolf died in 2006. However, Wolff is certainly the most impressive figure in the intelligence world, above all in the period from the end of the Second World War to the end of the Cold War, and with his ability and results he established himself as the most capable Cold War head of the intelligence service. However, his fate is a tragic one, Wolff perished in the vortex of complex political-security relations between the East and the West, where the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact were decisive for his personal and professional fate. The article analyzes and sheds light on the causes and impacts of complex social phenomena that trace broader social relations, with an emphasis on how these relations can affect an individual who is in a responsible position. The life story of Marcus Wolff is not only a story about him, about two Germanys, about the Cold War, but also a story that has a much deeper background, it is a story about sacrifice, betrayal and suffering in intelligence world.
An automated system for flow characterization at exhaust ducts and smokestacks
Authors: Bryant Rodney A , Chernovsky Artur A , Falco Joseph A , Shinder Iosif I
Published: February 2023

This report summarizes the design and description for an automated system of velocity traverse probes. Performance of key components of the system are also described. The system is designed for conducting detailed characterizations of flow distributions in exhaust ducts and smokestacks. Accurate flow measurements in large exhaust systems for flue gases are critical for quantifying greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions due to fossil fuel combustion. Field deployment of the system has been demonstrated. It will be utilized to conduct in-line calibrations of the flow monitoring devices installed at the exhaust ducts of the National Fire Research Laboratory. The system is a prototype for future designs which can be applied to characterize flow conditions for similarly-sized exhaust ducts and smokestacks. Other potential uses of the system are for precise positioning of probes and instruments in and around adverse environments such as enclosure fires or open burns.
(De-­)Localising the Climate
Authors: Papazu Irina , Elling Scheele Christian
Published: February 2023

This article introduces a device-centred approach to the concept of climate engagement through a qualitative analysis of two websites: www.klimabevidst.dk and www.mapmyclimate.dk. While klimabevidst.dk represents a down-to-earth take on individual engagement with the climate, providing users with hands-on guides to green home improvements, www.mapmyclimate.dk seeks to increase the user’s awareness of the phenomenon of global climate change by demonstrating how the user’s actions impact the earth’s future. Using conversations with six individuals centred on these green technologies, we investigate how the scaling techniques employed by the websites impact the user’s sense of agency vis-à‐vis the climate. The analysis suggests that scales can indeed be changed or redefined in a way that is conducive to climate engagement.
Repairing Play
Authors: Trammell Aaron
Published: February 2023

A provocative study that reconsiders our notion of play—and how its deceptively wholesome image has harmed and erased people of color.

Contemporary theorists present play as something wholly constructive and positive. But this broken definition is drawn from a White European philosophical tradition that ignores the fact that play can, and often does, hurt. In fact, this narrow understanding of play has been complicit in the systemic erasure of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from the domain of leisure. In this book, Aaron Trammell proposes a corrective: a radical reconsideration of play that expands its definition to include BIPOC suffering, subjugation, and taboo topics such as torture. As he challenges and decolonizes White European thought, Trammell maps possible ways to reconcile existing theories with the fact that play is often hurtful and toxic.

Trammell upends current notions by exploring play's function as a tool in the subjugation of BIPOC. As he shows, the phenomenology of play is a power relationship. Even in innocent play, human beings subtly discipline each other to remain within unspoken rules. Going further, Trammell departs from mainstream theory to insist that torture can be play. Approaching it as such reveals play's role in subjugating people in general and renders visible the long-ignored experiences of BIPOC. Such an inclusive definition of play becomes a form of intellectual reparation, correcting the notion that play must give pleasure while also recasting play in a form that focuses on the deep, painful, and sometimes traumatic depths of living.
How late is too late for treatment?
Authors: Reiter Lawrence T
Published: February 2023

Experiments on mice suggest that an approach called antisense oligonucleotide therapy may be able to treat some symptoms of Angelman syndrome, including problems with epilepsy and sleep.