bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimating Ground Elevation and Vegetation Characteristics in Coastal Salt Marshes Using UAV-Based LiDAR and Digital Aerial Photogrammetry
Authors: Pinton Daniele , Canestrelli Alberto , Wilkinson Benjamin , Ifju Peter , Ortega Andrew
Published: November 2021

This study evaluates the skills of two types of drone-based point clouds, derived from LiDAR and photogrammetric techniques, in estimating ground elevation, vegetation height, and vegetation density on a highly vegetated salt marsh. The proposed formulation is calibrated and tested using data measured on a Spartina alterniflora-dominated salt marsh in Little Sapelo Island, USA. The method produces high-resolution (ground sampling distance = 0.40 m) maps of ground elevation and vegetation characteristics and captures the large gradients in the proximity of tidal creeks. Our results show that LiDAR-based techniques provide more accurate reconstructions of marsh vegetation (height: MAEVH = 12.6 cm and RMSEVH = 17.5 cm; density: MAEVD = 6.9 stems m−2 and RMSEVD = 9.4 stems m−2) and morphology (MAEM = 4.2 cm; RMSEM = 5.9 cm) than Digital Aerial Photogrammetry (DAP) (MAEVH = 31.1 cm; RMSEVH = 38.1 cm; MAEVD = 12.7 stems m−2; RMSEVD = 16.6 stems m−2; MAEM = 11.3 cm; RMSEM = 17.2 cm). The accuracy of the classification procedure for vegetation calculation negligibly improves when RGB images are used as input parameters together with the LiDAR-UAV point cloud (MAEVH = 6.9 cm; RMSEVH = 9.4 cm; MAEVD = 10.0 stems m−2; RMSEVD = 14.0 stems m−2). However, it improves when used together with the DAP-UAV point cloud (MAEVH = 21.7 cm; RMSEVH = 25.8 cm; MAEVD = 15.2 stems m−2; RMSEVD = 18.7 stems m−2). Thus, we discourage using DAP-UAV-derived point clouds for high-resolution vegetation mapping of coastal areas, if not coupled with other data sources.
Towards Autonomous Drone Racing without GPU Using an OAK-D Smart Camera
Authors: Rojas-Perez Leticia Oyuki , Martinez-Carranza Jose
Published: November 2021

Recent advances have shown for the first time that it is possible to beat a human with an autonomous drone in a drone race. However, this solution relies heavily on external sensors, specifically on the use of a motion capture system. Thus, a truly autonomous solution demands performing computationally intensive tasks such as gate detection, drone localisation, and state estimation. To this end, other solutions rely on specialised hardware such as graphics processing units (GPUs) whose onboard hardware versions are not as powerful as those available for desktop and server computers. An alternative is to combine specialised hardware with smart sensors capable of processing specific tasks on the chip, alleviating the need for the onboard processor to perform these computations. Motivated by this, we present the initial results of adapting a novel smart camera, known as the OpenCV AI Kit or OAK-D, as part of a solution for the ADR running entirely on board. This smart camera performs neural inference on the chip that does not use a GPU. It can also perform depth estimation with a stereo rig and run neural network models using images from a 4K colour camera as the input. Additionally, seeking to limit the payload to 200 g, we present a new 3D-printed design of the camera’s back case, reducing the original weight 40%, thus enabling the drone to carry it in tandem with a host onboard computer, the Intel Stick compute, where we run a controller based on gate detection. The latter is performed with a neural model running on an OAK-D at an operation frequency of 40 Hz, enabling the drone to fly at a speed of 2 m/s. We deem these initial results promising toward the development of a truly autonomous solution that will run intensive computational tasks fully on board.
A Smart Mirror for Emotion Monitoring in Home Environments
Authors: Bianco Simone , Celona Luigi , Ciocca Gianluigi , Marelli Davide , Napoletano Paolo , Yu Stefano , Schettini Raimondo
Published: November 2021

Smart mirrors are devices that can display any kind of information and can interact with the user using touch and voice commands. Different kinds of smart mirrors exist: general purpose, medical, fashion, and other task specific ones. General purpose smart mirrors are suitable for home environments but the exiting ones offer similar, limited functionalities. In this paper, we present a general-purpose smart mirror that integrates several functionalities, standard and advanced, to support users in their everyday life. Among the advanced functionalities are the capabilities of detecting a person’s emotions, the short- and long-term monitoring and analysis of the emotions, a double authentication protocol to preserve the privacy, and the integration of Alexa Skills to extend the applications of the smart mirrors. We exploit a deep learning technique to develop most of the smart functionalities. The effectiveness of the device is demonstrated by the performances of the implemented functionalities, and the evaluation in terms of its usability with real users.
Sustainability as “Value of Cooperatives”—Can (Wine) Cooperatives Use Sustainability as a Driver for a Brand Concept?
Authors: Richter Barbara , Hanf Jon H.
Published: November 2021

Similar to the number of agricultural cooperatives in the European Union, the number of German wine cooperatives is decreasing. The main purpose of the wine cooperatives is to support the member businesses with the highest possible payouts for their grapes. Wine cooperatives can fulfil this purpose by implementing a differentiation strategy. On the one hand, brands can be used for differentiation. On the other hand, cooperatives can use particular values in the communication with customers that correspond to the target group’s values. Based on the definition of the International Co-operative Alliance, cooperatives are a sustainable form of enterprise. Therefore, the question arises whether it is possible to use sustainability as a value that corresponds to cooperatives as a form of enterprise as well as to a strong societal value that gains importance. Which role does social capital play in the context of social sustainability? The aim of this paper is to shed light on the understanding of brands, to show which cooperative-specific characteristics might pose a challenge to cooperatives in terms of brand management and to examine the understanding of the sustainability construct as well as sustainable management practices applied by wine cooperatives to date. Two exploratory, qualitative studies have been conducted.
Three Barriers to Effective Programs with Payment for Ecosystem Services: Behavioral Responses in a Computer-Based Experiment
Authors: Byl Jacob P.
Published: November 2021

Financial incentives in the form of payment for ecosystem services (PES) can encourage participation in voluntary conservation programs, but real-world experience with PES is limited for services such as the provision of endangered species habitats. A computer-based laboratory experiment with 139 US college students as subjects suggests there are three barriers to effective PES programs: (1) financial rewards can crowd out altruism—low-level PES in the experiment was less effective than the same program without PES; (2) landowners may assuage guilt over destroying habitats by making contributions to ineffective conservation programs—participants often paired destruction of habitat with token contributions to conservation efforts; and (3) landowners may strategically exit conservation agreements in ways that are detrimental to wildlife—a large proportion of participants chose to leave agreements and destroy habitats when the PESs were structured without credible deterrence of an early exit. Fortunately, the results of the experiment also suggest research to overcome these barriers by ensuring that PES financial incentives are scaled and structured to effectively promote conservation. The lessons from this study—though they issue from the particular context of this experiment—provide suggestions about how to structure benefit sharing schemes that could be used to promote conservation in a range of settings.
A Critical Review of the Role of Repair Cafés in a Sustainable Circular Transition
Authors: Moalem Rikke Marie , Mosgaard Mette Alberg
Published: November 2021

Extending the useful life of consumer products is a critical element in the circular economy. Although commercial repair is an established part of the global economy, the repair is often conducted informally. This means that non-commercial repair ecosystems exist, including the international network of repair cafés, spreading worldwide to over 2000 repair cafés in 37 countries (April 2021). As the first review on this topic, this article investigates and gains more knowledge about repair cafés, and critically assesses their role as a sustainability initiative, i.e., how the concept may translate into a broader sustainability context. A systematic literature review (2010–2020) was conducted, including 44 articles in descriptive and content analyses. The bibliometric data revealed an increase in the number of publications on repair cafés, particularly over the last four years, indicating that repair cafés as a research topic have started to gain attention, and this is likely to grow in numbers. However, the significant number of different places of publication indicates that this is not (yet) a well-established field with defined research channels. The content analysis revealed that the concept has spread to a range of different contexts, beyond the original scope, influencing the mindset and acts of a broad field of practitioners. This indicates a wide range of possibilities for the expansion of the concept of repair cafés, bringing different expectations on calling into question the future role of repair cafés. However, the aims of the people involved in repair cafés span from the altruistic and strategic, over personal gains, to critical consumer, financial and educational aims. This may challenge repair cafés’ future role(s), i.e., ambitions set by the international organisation of repair cafés. Notably, the ambition for actors at the micro-level is to feed in data on repair and achieve ‘collaborative repair’, as the aims of the people involved are complex, and their expectations lack alignment, both vertically and horizontally.
In the Eyes of the Beholder: The Effect of the Perceived Authenticity of Sanfang Qixiang in Fuzhou, China, among Locals and Domestic Tourists
Authors: Lee Gyehee , Lin Xiao , Choe Yunseon , Li Wenya
Published: November 2021

Many historic and cultural heritage destinations have faced queries about authentic travel experiences and crises of commoditization related to tourism products. This study is based on the dyadic function of heritage destinations for both locals and domestic tourists: heritage as a spatial-temporal object for tourists, using authenticity as a theoretical framework. It examined the (1) effects of cultural motivations and prior knowledge on both object-based and existential authenticities, (2) effects of authenticity on destination experiences, and (3) moderating role of residential status on the relationship between authenticity and destination experience. The data were collected from 173 locals and 159 domestic tourists on site in the Sanfang Qixiang tourist district and analyzed using the SEM technique. The results indicated that cultural motivation and prior knowledge had significant effects on authenticity; however, only existential authenticity enhanced the destination experience, whereas object-based authenticity did not have an effect on the destination experience. In addition, residential status had a key moderating function in the relationship between the perception of authenticity and the destination experience. This study contributes to the literature by integrating the mutual gaze into heritage tourism literature and emphasizing the importance of a balance between authenticity and commoditization in heritage destination development in Asia. The findings hold some practical implications for the development of balanced management strategies to minimize potential conflicts and maximize user satisfaction with heritage tourism.
Do Tourism Development, Energy Consumption and Transportation Demolish Sustainable Environments? Evidence from Chinese Provinces
Authors: Rauf Abdul , Ozturk Ilhan , Ahmad Fayyaz , Shehzad Khurram , Chandiao Abbas Ali , Irfan Muhammad , Abid Saira , Jinkai Li
Published: November 2021

China is performing a dominant role in the world’s economic growth, but it has mainly been the commencement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that has significantly increased its importance around the world. Recently, the emergence of the tourism industry has been considered as an alternative for sustainable economic and ecological development, which is ironic. Although China is promoting tourism in various regions under “The New Normal” phase, it needs to proactively address the challenges of dismantling, for the environment. The fundamental objective of the current study is to determine the long-term affiliation between tourism development, economic progress, transportation, energy consumption, value added hotel catering services, and environmental degradation (CO2) for a panel of thirty (30) provinces of China over the period of 1995–2017. Primarily, we applied the CD test for investigating cross dependence; subsequently, conventional and CD based panel unit root tests (CIPS) were carried out to deal with the puzzle of the stationarity of the panel series. The results of the dynamics panel, DOLS, FMOLS, and PMG, indicated that transportation, energy consumption, and value added hotel and catering services have a strong positive association with carbon emission, but tourism development has mixed links with ecological degradation. Additionally, the causative based test revealed the bidirectional association of tourism development, transportation, economic progress, and energy consumption with environmental quality. The retrieved estimates conferred a few guidelines, concerning the presence of BRI projects, for the Chinese administration at the provincial and national level: initiating the renewable based energy projects and possibly wishing to decrease the use of fossil fuel based energy in the industry, transportation, and hotels and catering sectors. Furthermore, the prevalence of green investment in provinces may motivate economic progress and tourism development, without worsening the atmosphere.
Sensitivity of Riparian Buffer Designs to Climate Change—Nutrient and Sediment Loading to Streams: A Case Study in the Albemarle-Pamlico River Basins (USA) Using HAWQS
Authors: Ghimire Santosh R. , Corona Joel , Parmar Rajbir , Mahadwar Gouri , Srinivasan Raghavan , Mendoza Katie , Johnston John M.
Published: November 2021

Riparian buffer zones (RBZs) provide multiple benefits to watershed ecosystems. We aimed to conduct an extensive sensitivity analysis of the RBZ designs to climate change nutrient and sediment loadings to streams. We designed 135 simulation scenarios starting with the six baselines RBZs (grass, urban, two-zone forest, three-zone forest, wildlife, and naturalized) in three 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code watersheds within the Albemarle-Pamlico river basin (USA). Using the hydrologic and water quality system (HAWQS), we assessed the sensitivity of the designs to five water quality indicator (WQI) parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), total phosphorous (TP), total nitrogen (TN), sediment (SD), and biochemical oxygen demand (BD). To understand the climate mitigation potential of RBZs, we identified a subset of future climate change projection models of air temperature and precipitation using EPA’s Locating and Selecting Scenarios Online tool. Analyses revealed optimal RBZ designs for the three watersheds. In terms of watershed ecosystem services sustainability, the optimal Urban RBZ in contemporary climate (1983–2018) reduced SD from 61–96%, TN from 34–55%, TP from 9–48%, and BD from 53–99%, and raised DO from 4–10% with respect to No-RBZ in the three watersheds. The late century’s (2070–2099) extreme mean annual climate changes significantly increased the projected SD and BD; however, the addition of urban RBZs was projected to offset the climate change reducing SD from 28–94% and BD from 69–93% in the watersheds. All other types of RBZs are also projected to fully mitigate the climate change impacts on WQI parameters except three-zone RBZ.
Disturbance-Improved Model-Free Adaptive Prediction Control for Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems with Time Delay
Authors: Ji Honghai , Wei Yuzhou , Fan Lingling , Liu Shida , Wang Yulin , Wang Li
Published: November 2021

This study proposes a Disturbance-improved Model-free Adaptive Prediction Control (DMFAPC) algorithm for a discrete-time nonlinear system with time delay and disturbance. The algorithm is shown to have good robustness. On the one hand, the Smith predictor is used to predict the output at a future time to eliminate the time delay in the system; on the other hand, an attenuation factor is introduced at the input to effectively eliminate the measurement disturbance. The proposed algorithm is a data-driven control algorithm that does not require the model information of the controlled system; it only requires the input and output data. The convergence of the DMFAPC is analyzed. Simulation results confirm the effectiveness of this algorithm.
Gait Asymmetry Comparison between Subjects with and without Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors: Lee Dongchul , Sung Paul
Published: November 2021

Individuals with chronic low back pain (LBP) report impaired somatosensory function and balance. However, there is a lack of investigation on limb motion similarities between subjects with and without LBP during gait. The aim of this study was to compare gait parameters as well as combined limb motions using the kinematic similarity index (KSI) between subjects with and without LBP. Twenty-two subjects with LBP and 19 age- and body mass index-matched control subjects participated in this study. The combined limb motions in the gait cycle of subjects with LBP were compared with those of a prototype derived from healthy subjects. The calculations resulted in response vectors that were analyzed in comparison to control-derived prototype response vectors for the normalized index at 5% increments in the gait cycle. The results of our study indicated that the KSI of the control group demonstrated higher similarities in the swing (t = 4.23, p = 0.001) and stance (t = 6.26, p = 0.001) phases compared to the LBP group. The index for the whole gait cycle was significantly different between the groups (t = 6.52, p = 0.001), especially in the midstance and swing phases. The LBP group could have adjusted the gait patterns during these specific phases. The KSI is useful for clinical outcome measures to differentiate kinematic changes and to demonstrate quantified similarities in the gait cycle between subjects with and without LBP. It is warranted to validate the KSI for the analysis of physiological gait asymmetry using a larger sample in future studies.
Efficient Reservoir Modelling for Flood Regulation in the Ebro River (Spain)
Authors: Echeverribar Isabel , Vallés Pablo , Mairal Juan , García-Navarro Pilar
Published: November 2021

The vast majority of reservoirs, although built for irrigation and water supply purposes, are also used as regulation tools during floods in river basins. Thus, the selection of the most suitable model when facing the simulation of a flood wave in a combination of river reach and reservoir is not direct and frequently some analysis of the proper system of equations and the number of solved flow velocity components is needed. In this work, a stretch of the Ebro River (Spain), which is the biggest river in Spain, is simulated solving the Shallow Water Equations (SWE). The simulation model covers the area of river between the city of Zaragoza and the Mequinenza dam. The domain encompasses 721.92 km2 with 221 km of river bed, of which the last 75 km belong to the Mequinenza reservoir. The results obtained from a one-dimensional (1D) model are validated comparing with those provided by a two-dimensional (2D) model based on the same numerical scheme and with measurements. The 1D modelling loses the detail of the floodplain, but nevertheless the computational consumption is much lower compared to the 2D model with a permissible loss of accuracy. Additionally, the particular nature of this reservoir might turn the 1D model into a more suitable option. An alternative technique is applied in order to model the reservoir globally by means of a volume balance (0D) model, coupled to the 1D model of the river (1D-0D model). The results obtained are similar to those provided by the full 1D model with an improvement on computational time. Finally, an automatic regulation is implemented by means of a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) algorithm and tested in both the full 1D model and the 1D-0D model. The results show that the coupled model behaves correctly even when controlled by the automatic algorithm.
Hydrodynamics, Hydrochemistry, and Stable Isotope Geochemistry to Assess Temporal Behavior of Seawater Intrusion in the La Yarada Aquifer in the Vicinity of Atacama Desert, Tacna, Peru
Authors: Vera Alissa , Pino-Vargas Edwin , Verma Mahendra P. , Chucuya Samuel , Chávarri Eduardo , Canales Miguel , Torres-Martínez Juan Antonio , Mora Abrahan , Mahlknecht Jürgen
Published: November 2021

The La Yarada aquifer is the primary water resource for municipal, irrigation, and industrial uses in the semi-arid Tacna, Peru. Presently, over-pumping has caused severe groundwater management problems, including the abandonment of saline water wells. This study presents multivariate analysis and chemical–isotopic trends in water to investigate seawater intrusion and hydrogeological processes affecting water quality. The chemical and isotopic analysis of water samples, collected in two campaigns in the dry (August 2020) and wet (November 2020) seasons, together with the 1988 data, were evaluated with a mixing model, cluster, and factor analysis. The hydrochemical and isotopic mixing model suggested the formation of a wedge with 20% seawater intrusion. The heterogeneity of piezometric map isolines corroborates the wedge formation associated with the groundwater movement. The spatial distributions of factors, FA1 and FA2, suggest two processes of seawater front movement: dispersion (diffusion) of chemical elements and different types of water mixing, respectively. At the edge of the La Yarada aquifer, the water head was relatively low, permitting seawater and freshwater mixing. On the other hand, along the sea-land boundary, the water head of the La Yarada aquifer was relatively high, avoiding seawater and freshwater mixing; however, the chemical species were migrating from the seawater to the groundwater due to the diffusion processes. The cluster 4 samples are in the region corresponding to the isotopic mixing process represented by the FA2, while cluster 4 describes the chemical diffusion process represented by the FA2. Thus, the integrated approach is helpful to assess the seawater intrusion mechanisms in coastal aquifers in a semi-arid region.
THE EFFECT OF THE MA’HAD AL-JAMI’AH ACADEMIC COMPETENCY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ON AQIDAH, WORSHIP, AND MORALS OF STUDENTS
Authors: Sariroh Dani Fatus
Published: November 2021

The program to improve the academic competence of Ma’had Al-Jami’ah is a series of activities in Ma’had and must be followed by all students of Ma’had Al-Jami’ah IAIN Tulungagung to improve academic abilities, namely the development of religious and linguistic knowledge, and tradition of religious spirituality. The purpose of the research to know the implementation and the effect of the Ma’had Al-Jami’ah Academic Competency Improvement Program towards aqidah, worship, and morals in students. The research method used is an explanatory mixed method (qualitative - qualitative). The population numbered 400 mahasantri. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, and obtained a sample of 170 students. The results of the research is there is the effect of the Ma’had Al-Jami’ah Academic Competency Improvement Program towards aqidah, worship, and morals in students is shown as a percentage of 87.5%. The implementation of the Ma’had Al-Jami’ah academic competency improvement with book study, religious activities, habituation, and control. Practical and theoretical implications of the program to increase the academic competence of ma’had al-jami’ah in order to improve academic abilities, namely the development of religious knowledge, naming and preserving the tradition of religious spirituality, and moral character.
Solusi Terhadap Problem IT di Pendidikan Islam
Authors: Arifin Zaenal
Published: November 2021

AbstrakIlmu pengetahuan dan teknologi telah mengalami perkembangan yang begitu pesat. Kemajuan zaman telah memasuki revolusi indrustri 4.0, yakni kemajuan zaman di bidang teknologi informasi atau era digitalisasi. Bentuk kemajuan di bidang IT tersebut mempengaruhi segala aspek kehidupan manusia termasuk pendidikan. Segala bentuk pemanfaatan kemajuan teknologi pada dasarnya untuk memudahkan kehidupan manusia. Namun demikian pendidikan Islam masih mengalami problem ketertinggalan di bidang teknologi informasi.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penyebab pendidikan Islam mengalami ketertinggalan di bidang teknologi informasi dan solusi pemecahan problem ketertinggalan tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan, yakni penelitian yang menjadikan literatur-literatur baik dari buku, jurnal-jurnal, serta artikel-artikel yang terkait dengan penelitian sebagai sumber data penelitian.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekata fenomenologi, dimana pendeskripsian permasalahan berdasarkan fenomena atau kejadian nyata.Hasil penelitian ini menujukkan bahwa problem IT dalam pendidikan Islam disebabakan karena umat Islam kurang memperhatikan keilmuan kemajuan modern. Kemudian secara teknis ketertinggalan pendidikan Islam dalam bidang IT disebabkan lemahnya SDM dalam penguasaan IT dan infrastruktur atau perangkat IT yang belum tersedia dengan baik. Solusi bagi problem tersebut adalalah dengan menyadarkan umat Islam tentang pentingnya iptek, menyiapakan SDM yang berkualitas, serta menyiapkan infrastruktur teknologi informasi yang memadai untuk proses pendidikan.Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Islam, Problem IT, Revolusi Industri 4.0
IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC VALUES IN INDONESIAN POLITICAL DYNAMICS
Authors: Lavan Yohana Oktaviani
Published: November 2021

Islam and politics are closely related, Islam puts politics as one way to protect Muslims. Islam without politics will give birth to Muslims who do not have the freedom and freedom to implement Islamic law. Likewise, politics without Islam will only give birth to a society that glorifies power, position, and worldliness. So it is necessary to apply Islamic values in politics, especially in Indonesia, because they can be used as a reference in carrying out the dynamics of politics in Indonesia. The existence of Islamic organizations with political nuances that emerged during the movement until now in their development have implemented Islamic values. So at this time it is necessary to review how the application and development of Islamic values in politics in Indonesia so as not to deviate from the teachings of Islam. The method used in this research is discourse analysis with a qualitative approach. The data collection techniques used were library research and literature studies. The purpose of writing this research is to find out and explore the implementation of Islamic values in the dynamics of politics in Indonesia, this will be discussed and become the focus of this paper.
Turn Compassion to Action: How Ordinary People Can Make a Difference
Authors: Macdonald Carla
Published: November 2021

book review
ДОГОВІР ФІНАНСОВОГО ЛІЗИНГУ В СИСТЕМІ ГОСПОДАРСЬКО-ПРАВОВИХ ДОГОВОРІВ: НОВЕЛИ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО ЗАКОНОДАВСТВА
Authors: Шабанов Р. І. , Ждан М. Д.
Published: November 2021

Автори досліджують договір фінансового лізингу в системі господарсько-
правових договорів крізь призму новел українського законодавства. На переконання авторів, договір фінансового лізингу є господарсько-правовим договором, який посідає самостійне місце серед орендних договорів у сфері господарської діяльності. Зазначається, що самостій- ність договору фінансового лізингу як господарсько-правового договору обумовлюється метою договору фінансового лізингу, господарським характером лізингових операцій, об’єктом фінансового лізингу, основними ознаками фінансового лізингу та змістом договору фінансового лізингу, суб’єктним складом договору фінансового лізингу. Автори вважають, що для вдосконалення розуміння договору фінансового лізингу як господарсько-правового договору необхідно закріпити у ст. 1 Закону про лізинг таке поняття договору фінансового лізингу: «Договір фінансового лізингу – це господарсько-правовий договір, за яким лізин- годавець зобов’язується на строк та за плату передати лізингоодержувачу у володіння та користування як об’єкт фінансового лізингу майно, що належить лізингодавцю на праві власності та набуте ним без попередньої домовленості із лізингоодержувачем, або майно, спеціально придбане лізингодавцем у продавця (постачальника) відповідно до встановлених лізингоодержувачем специфікацій та умов, та може передбачати надання лізингоодержувачу посередницьких і допоміжних послуг». На думку авторів, включення у наведену нормативну дефініцію всіх трьох видів послуг із фінансового лізингу матиме практичну спрямованість, адже дозволятиме фіксувати безпосередньо в договорі фінансового лізингу додаткові мож- ливості для сторін без укладання супутніх договорів.
ДЕЯКІ ПИТАННЯ ВІЛЬНОГО ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ТВОРІВ БЕЗ ЗГОДИ АВТОРА (НА ПРИКЛАДІ СУДОВИХ СПРАВ)
Authors: Прийменко О. С.
Published: November 2021

Метою статті є вивчення дозволених меж вільного використання творів із зазначенням імені автора і джерела запозичення з огляду на поставлену мету відповідно до судової практики. У роботі зазначено, що питання використання коротких уривків з опуб- лікованих творів, а також використання творів як ілюстрацій у виданнях навчального типу отримало належну увагу з боку вчених, але й досі залишається дискусійним. Проаналізовано судові справи з цих питань. У статті запропоновано під час правозастосування у випадку сумнівів надавати пріоритет правам авторів творів та враховувати загальні засади цивіль- ного законодавства, тому що невиправданість дій поставленій меті може породжувати судові суперечки.
ПАРЦЕЛЯЦІЯ ЯК СИНТАКСИЧНИЙ ЗАСІБ РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦІЇ ПОНЯТТЯ “ВІДСУТНІСТЬ” У ПОВІСТІ С. Д. ДОВЛАТОВА «ЗОНА»
Authors: Корнєєва О. М.
Published: November 2021

Статтю присвячено проблемі репрезентації поняття “відсутність” на синтаксичному рівні. Дослідження здійснено на матеріалі повісті С. Д. Довлатова «Зона». Мета роботи – встановлення особливостей функціонування парцеляції як синтаксичного засобу репрезентації поняття “відсутність”. Зроблено висновок, що досліджуване поняття на синтаксичному рівні може бути репрезентоване через парцеляцію, а нецілісні структури є характерною рисою авторського дискурсу С. Д. Довлатова. Парцельовані синтаксичні конструкції уможливлюють реалізацію в тексті невербальних засобів вираження поняття “відсутність”
ТЕКСТОЦЕНТРИЧНИЙ ПІДХІД НА ЗАНЯТТЯХ З УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОВИ ЯК ІНОЗЕМНОЇ: ФОРМУВАННЯ СОЦІОКУЛЬТУРНИХ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТЕЙ ЗДОБУВАЧІВ ОСВІТИ
Authors: Марцин С. О.
Published: November 2021

Стаття присвячена проблемі реалізації текстоцентричного підходу на заняттях з української мови як іноземної для формування соціокультурної компетентності здобувачів освіти. Визначено лінгвістичні й лінгводидактичні засади текстоцентричного підходу, з’ясовано його роль у формуванні соціокультурної компетентності в іноземних здобувачів, окреслено основні текстологічні знання і текстотворчі вміння та навички, визначено критерії відбору текстів, запропоновано систему вправ і завдань.
ХАРКІВСЬКА ФІЛОЛОГІЧНА ШКОЛА: ЕТАПИ ФОРМУВАННЯ, НАПРЯМИ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ, ПОСТАТІ
Authors: Степаненко М. І.
Published: November 2021

Важливий чинник будь-якого суспільного поступу – наука. Вона не має кордонів і водночас обмежена просторовими рамками. Її творцем є окремі постаті й цілі наукові напрями з вагомими набутками, визнаними в ученому світі. Наука має своїх овіяних заслуженою славою предтеч, що не загубилися у вирі відкриттів, нововведень, гострих дискусій, у неї є незаперечні авторитети, на яких не впливає час з усіма його найвразливішими викликами. Ідеться про зачинателів якогось напряму, відкривачів тієї або тієї теорії. Майже всім відомі закони про спадковість Г. Менделя, теорія відносності А. Ейнштейна, теорія видів Дарвіна, теорема Піфагора або закони класичної механіки І. Ньютона. Та науці притаманна не лише всепланетарність, а й географічна закоріненість. Не становить винятку в цьому еволюційному процесі й лінгвістика. В. фон Гумбольдт, Ф. де Соссюр, Е. Сепір, Б. Уорф – це шановані всім мовознавчим людом постаті. Українська наука про мову не мислиться без таких імен, як П. Беринда, М. Смотрицький чи О. Павловський. Достойними її представниками пізнішого періоду є І. Огієнко, О. Синявський, О. Курило. Донедавна нашу науку впевнено вели вперед М. Жовтобрюх, Л. Скрипник, Г. Удовиченко, С. Бевзенко, а натепер їхню естафету перейняли К. Городенська, П. Гриценко, С. Єрмоленко, А. Загнітко. Цей список, зрозуміла річ, можна продовжувати й продовжувати з огляду на історію й сьогодення.
Toxicity Studies of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth Leaf Extract in Rats
Authors: Onakpa M. M.
Published: November 2021

Striga hermonthica is a ubiquitous hemi-parasitic plant commonly known as witch-weed and is used in West Africa as a traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of an array of diseases. In this study, methanol leaf extract of S. hermonthica was used to investigate the acute and sub-acute
toxicity effects in male Wistar rats. In the acute toxicity studies, Wistar rats were divided into six groups comprising of negative control and extract treated groups (250, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 mg/kg of extract orally). The rats were observed for 72 hours while in the sub-acute oral toxicity studies, the rats were divided into 4 groups consisting of 5 rats per group. The extract was administered orally at doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg daily for 28 days to groups II, III and IV respectively while group I (negative control) received 2 ml of distilled water. The dose of 2000 mg/kg did not cause any mortality or signs of toxicity in the treated rats during the acute and subacute toxicity studies did not show any treatment-related abnormalities in the hematological (RBC, Hb, WBC, Lymphocytes) and biochemical (AST, ALT, ALP, TB, Glucose, HDL, LDL, Total protein, Albumin) parameters while the liver revealed lesions in the histopathology studies, there were no treatment-related lesions observed in the heart, lungs, pancreas and kidney whereas, the weight of rats did not show significant difference (p > 0.05) between the control and the treated groups. The study showed that S. hermonthica caused hepatotoxicity and could be potentially harmful for use. A more comprehensive research is recommended to investigate on its safe use and mode of action.
Evaluation of Methanol Extract of Argenome mexicana Aerial Part on Nociception, Inflammation and Gastrointestinal Motility
Authors: Malami A. M.
Published: November 2021

Argenome mexicana Linn. (Family: Papaveraceae) is traditionally used to relieve inflammatory and pain-related health conditions. It is also used as laxative. The intraperitoneal median lethal dose (LD50 ) of the methanol extract was determined in mice. The methanol extract of the plant was 50 evaluated for antinociceptive effect using acetic acid-induced writhing test in mice and formalin induced pain test in rats. Fresh egg albumin-induced oedema model was used to test for its antiinflammatory effect in rats while the gastrointestinal effect was tested using gastrointestinal motility (transit) model in mice. The intraperitoneal LD value in mice was calculated to be 894.4 50 mg/kg. The extract (75, 150 and 300 mg/kg i.p) significantly (p< 0.05) and dose-dependently inhibited acetic acid-induced pain with the values of 44.83%, 68.97% and 81.38% respectively. Acetyl salicylic acid (ASA; 150 mg/kg i.p) also significantly (p<0.05) inhibited pain with inhibitory value of 65.52%. The extract (75, 150 and 300 mg/kg i.p) significantly (p< 0.05) and dose-dependently inhibited the early phase of formalin-induced pain with values of 56.76%, 75.68% and 78.38% respectively. The extract at the same doses also inhibited the late phase of formalin-induced pain in a dose-dependent manner with the values of 39.51%, 55.56% and 74.08% respectively. The late phase inhibition was only significant (p<0.05) at the doses of 150 and 300 mg/kg i.p. The magnitude of pain inhibition by the extract was higher in the early phase. The extract (75, 150 and 300 mg/kg i.p) produced a dose-dependent inflammatory inhibition with percentages of 15.00 %, 25.00 % and 73.34% respectively. ASA (150 mg/kg i.p) produced 36.67% inhibition. The extract produced gastrointestinal movement inhibition of 54.70%, 55.47% and 73.32% respectively. The inhibition was significant (p < 0.005) only at 150 and 300 mg/kg i.p while atropine (0.1 mg/kg i.p) produced a significant (p < 0.05) inhibitory effect with percentage of 63.94%. The study provided scientific justification for the traditional use of A. mexicana in pain and inflammatory health conditions but did not justify its use as a laxative.
An Analytical Model for Multihop LoRaWAN Networks
Authors: Rodrigues Cotrim Jeferson , Kleinschmidt João Henrique
Published: November 2021

LoRaWAN is one of the most popular LPWAN technology due to the facility to implement applications that require a low cost, low energy consumption, low data rate, and large coverage area. A LoRaWAN network is composed of end-devices that transmit data to gateways, forming a single-hop star topology. Multihop networks are receiving the attention of the LoRaWAN community since it allows to extend the coverage area and improve the energy efficiency,
thus prolonging the network lifetime. In this paper, we propose an analytical model for multihop LoRaWAN networks.
We investigate the energy consumption, throughput, delay, and packet delivery ratio of single-hop and multihop relay
networks. The results showed that the network performance could be improved with relay nodes, giving insights to new
multihop proposals for LoRaWAN.
On Task-specific Autonomy in Robotic Interventions: A Multimodal Learning-based Approach for Multi-level Skill Assessment during Cyborg Catheterization
Authors: Omisore Olatunji , Duan Wenke , Du Wenjing , Han Shipeng , Akinyemi Toluwanimi , Wang Lei
Published: November 2021

Lack of learning-based methods for characterizing the multimodal data generated during cyborg catheterization hinders the drive towards autonomous robotic control. Also, multiplexing salient features from multiple data-sources can enhance effective assessment and classification of domain skills for apt intelligent surgeon-robot (cyborg) catheterization during intravascular interventions. In this study, task-specific autonomous intervention is envisioned upon an isomorphic master-slave robotic catheter system that exhibit hand defter techniques used in Cath Labs. To drive cyborg catheterization, stacking-based deep neural network is developed for three-level skill assessment.
In-Memory Hamming Error-Correcting Code in Memristor Crossbar
Authors: Bae Woorham , Han Jin-Woo , Yoon Kyung Jean
Published: November 2021

This paper proposes a in-memory Hamming
error-correcting code (ECC) in memristor crossbar array (CBA). Based on unique
I-V characteristic of complementary resistive switching (CRS) memristor, this
work discovers that a combination of three memristors behaves as a stateful exclusive-OR
(XOR) logic device. In addition, a two-step (build-up and fire) current-mode CBA
driving scheme is proposed to realize a linear increment of the build-up
voltage that is proportional to the number of low-resistance state (LRS)
memristors in the array. Combining the proposed XOR logic device and the
driving scheme, we realize a complete stateful XOR logic, which enables a fully
functional in-memory Hamming ECC, including parity bit generation and storage followed
by syndrome vector calculation/readout. The proposed technique is verified by simulation
program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) simulations, with a Verilog-A CRS
memristor model and a commercial 45-nm CMOS process design kit (PDK). The
verification results prove that the proposed in-memory ECC perfectly detects
error regardless of data patterns and error locations with enough margin.
Neural Attention-driven Non-Maximum Suppression for Person Detection
Authors: Symeonidis Charalampos , Mademlis Ioannis , Pitas Ioannis , Nikolaidis Nikos
Published: November 2021

Non-maximum suppression (NMS) is a post-processing step in almost every visual object detector. NMS aims to prune the number of overlapping detected candidate regions-of-interest (ROIs) on an image, in order to assign a single and spatially accurate detection to each object. The default NMS algorithm (GreedyNMS) is fairly simple and suffers from severe drawbacks, due to its need for manual tuning. A typical case of failure with high application relevance is pedestrian/person detection in dense human crowds, where GreedyNMS doesn't provide accurate results. This paper proposes an efficient deep neural architecture for NMS in the person detection scenario, by capturing relations of neighbouring ROIs and aiming to ideally assign precisely one detection per person. The presented Seq2Seq-NMS architecture assumes a sequence-to-sequence formulation of the NMS problem, exploits the Multihead Scale-Dot Product Attention mechanism and jointly processes both geometric and visual properties of the input candidate ROIs. Thorough experimental evaluation on three public person detection datasets shows favourable results against competing methods, with acceptable inference runtime requirements and good behaviour for large numbers of raw candidate ROIs per image.
KAJIAN PEMBERIAN PAKAN BERBAHAN BAKU LOKAL DENGAN KANDUNGAN PROTEIN YANG BERBEDA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN IKAN GURAME (Osphronemus goramy Lac.)
Authors: Nugroho Aditya Kusuma , Hudaidah Siti , Santoso Limin
Published: November 2021

Gourami fish (Osphronemus goramy Lac.) is a freshwater fish commodity that has high economic value because its very popular with all people. But the feed commonly used by gourami fish cultivators is factory-made feed, which is a commercial feed that usually costs quite a lot of money due to the material for making commercial feed, some of which still import from abroad. Therefore it is necessary to find a solution to reduce the cost of cultivation production by replacing commercial feed with homemade feed made from local raw materials. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of local raw materials formulated to make feed suitable for the growth of gourami fish (Osphronemus goramy Lac.) And to analyze the production costs of goramy feed made from local raw materials. This study consisted of 4 treatments and 3 replications using the completely randomized design (CRD) method. The treatments consisted of treatment A (30% protein), treatment B (33% protein), treatment C (36% protein), and treatment D (commercial). The results of this study indicate that the treatment of feed A, B, and C produced the same growth as commercial feed, and treatment of feed A resulted in the lowest feed production costs compared to other treatments. Key word: feed, growth, local raw materials, Oshphronemus goramy
A Smart Approach of Modern Therapeutics to Dysregulating Lysosome Functions in Cancer Cells by Specific Drugs and Its Nano formulations
Authors: Elena Locci  , Silvia Raymond
Published: November 2021

The research team made the discovery by conducting an in-depth mechanical study of lysosomes, which are membrane-bound organs in all cells. Lysosomes were once thought to be just "waste" stem cells, waste recycling, regulating cell regeneration and the same function on all cell types, but the PM team's research is based on new knowledge about lysosomes that shows they act as the main messaging centers and regulates long-term hematopoietic stem cells.

Keywords: Cancer; Cells; Tissues, Tumors; Prevention, Prognosis; Diagnosis; Imaging; Screening; Treatment; Management
APPLICATION OF THE PREPARATION FROM MICROSCOPIC FUNGI IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF FRUIT PROCESSING BEFORE LAYING FOR STORAGE
Authors: Grigorevskaya I.I. , Yushina E.A.
Published: November 2021

The use of the preparation from the biomass of the micromycete Mortierella polycephala provides an increase in the reliability of protection of fruits from microbial spoilage and an increase in the shelf life of fruits.
BIOCONVERSION OF PLANT RAW MATERIALS INTO ETHANOL AND FEED PRODUCTS IN A CLOSED CYCLE
Authors: Abramova I.M. , Turshatov М.V. , Krivchenko V.A. , Nikitenko V.D.
Published: November 2021

In the process of bioconversion of grain raw materials into ethyl alcohol and protein feedstuffs, liquid effluents are formed. There is a possibility of effluent using in the treatment process in a closed cycle. The article presents the results of studies on the use of stillage filtrate and acidic condensate and their effect on yeast metabolism.
A STUDY OF THE POPULATION GENOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE CHARACTER OF THE GENETIC DIVERGENCE OF EQUINE BREEDS (EQUUS CABALLUS L.)
Authors: Kalashnikov V.V. , Khrabrova L.A. , Blokhina N.V. , Kalashnikova T.V.
Published: November 2021

For the first time, a genome-wide study was conducted for 6 native breeds (Kabardian, Vyatka, zabaikalian, Yakut) with unique adaptive qualities and 2 cultural breeds that are strictly selected for multidirectional characteristics. Data on the state of the genetic structure of breeds were obtained. The phylogenetic relationships between breeds were studied, the ancestral groups that participated in the formation of the breed structure were determined, and the influence of factory improver breeds on the microevolution of local breeds was estimated. the results of the research are correlated with the freely available results of the genome-wide analysis of foreign horse populations and breeds. The ways of identifying complexes that characterize the severity of selected traits in breeds with different directions of use are outlined. The high efficiency of using the obtained results to determine belonging to a particular breed is determined. A database of mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome haplotypes was created to conduct a retrospective analysis of the origin and refinement of breeding records in the system of centralized breeding records in horse breeding. As additional markers, we used targeted SNPs that characterize the severity of selected traits
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA: THE STATE AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE INTRODUCTION OF MODERN MOLECULAR GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Anisimova E.Yu. , Mosolova N.I. , Danilov Yu.D. , Karpenko E.V. , Knyazhechenko O.A.
Published: November 2021

The characteristics of gene pools are given and a comparative analysis of the genetic diversity of breeds of farm animals bred in the conditions of arid regions of Russia using various methods of studying DNA is performed. Innovative proposals on the optimal strategy for the maintenance and breeding of breeds have been developed. For the most complete realization of the genetic potential of farm animals, new approaches have been developed to increase the productive effect of feed.
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY FOR COWS’ MILK FATTY ACIDS DERIVED BY INFRARED SPECTRA
Authors: Gladyr E.A. , Ignatieva L.P. , Lashneva I.A. , Kositsin A.A. , Artemieva O.A. , Ermilov A.N. , Zinovieva N.A.
Published: November 2021

The first results of the genome-wide associations analysis for fatty acids composition in cow milk by Russian Holsteinized Black-and-White and Holstein breeds were obtained. Genomic regions (QTL) associated with milk fat percentage, fatty acids synthesis, functional parameters of linear type for udder and leg traits, fertility features have been detected.