bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Elliptical Slot Microstrip Patch Antenna Design Based on a Dynamic Constrained Multiobjective Optimization Evolutionary Algorithm
Authors: Wu Rangzhong , Hu Caie , Zeng Zhigao , Zeng Sanyou , Alkasassbeh Jawdat S.
Published: November 2021

Most evolutionary optimization algorithms have already been used for antenna design and shown promising results on improving the performance of the antenna. However, for many real-world antenna optimization problems, they are difficult to solve in that there are highly constrained and multimodal difficulty. These difficulties impede the development of antenna design. In this paper, an elliptical slot microstrip patch antenna design with these difficulties is modeled as a constrained optimization problem (COP). To address the problem, a Dynamic Constrained Multiobjective Optimization Evolutionary Algorithm(DCMOEA) is used. The experimental results show that the optimum antenna with satisfying the design requirement is obtained, and as well as we find the radiation patch should be a whole ellipse instead of subtracting with two ellipses.
Literature as a Source of Ecological Sustainability With Reference to Feminist Writings
Authors: Mishra Deepanjali
Published: November 2021

Eco Feminist Literature has successfully addressed many ecological and environmental concerns in relation to the exploitation of women in various forms. It has been long that the relationship between the ecology and literature is established with the wide range of literary works having its base on environment and its issues. Women Autobiographies are a form of literature that are used by women writers to express their feelings of themselves in the forms of Memoirs .In certain cases people living in certain geographical regions are captivated by their staunch religious practices which plays an adverse role in preserving the ecological balance. Therefore this paper is an attempt to portray the extremism that exists in the Swat valley and how women autobiographies can contribute to the maintaining the eco system.
Rural Livelihood Activities
Authors: Mengistu Ebabu Chekole
Published: November 2021

Rural households are found to depend on diverse portfolio of activities and income sources. This study sought to explore the diverse livelihood activities of rural households in Awra Amba Community. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used to collect data. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. The results of the study revealed that almost all members (94%) of Awra Amba community are depending on non-farm activities because of the scarcity of land. As a result, they are dominantly weavers (86%) and the rest are traders. The results of the study indicated that weaving is their major source of livelihood and a backbone for their survival.
Effects of Yoga on the Cardio-Respiratory System
Authors: Sagar Sheelu , Garg Vikas , Rastogi Rohit
Published: November 2021

This research paper is an initiative to provide insight associated with physiological health of employees’ by examining the interventions of yogic exercise on physiological health. The investigation was done to study the impact of Yoga and Pranayama on functioning of Lungs (vital capacity) and functioning of heart (resting heart rate) as an ancient therapy. The purpose of the study was found out the effect of aerobic exercise and yogic practices on resting pulse rate and vital capacity among employees of a private organization engaged in production of technical equipment’s for Indian Railway & Metro Trains & other such related industries. After taking due consent from the promoter and founder of PPS International, researcher randomly selected 120 subjects all males of age group 25-35years. Yoga helps to improve the lives of all age group irrespective of gender. It can be adopted from any stage of life or started at any age; yoga has shown excellent results on physiological health related variable of stressed working professionals.
Stabilized Walking of Humanoid NAO Using Enhanced Spring-Loaded Inverted Pendulum Model on Uneven Terrain
Authors: Kashyap Abhishek Kumar , Pandey Anish , Parhi Dayal R.
Published: November 2021

In the coming decades, humanoid robots will play a rising role in society. The present article discusses their walking control and obstacle avoidance on uneven terrain using enhanced spring-loaded inverted pendulum model (ESLIP). The SLIP model is enhanced by tuning it with an adaptive particle swarm optimization (APSO) approach. It helps the humanoid robot to reach closer to the obstacles in order to optimize the turning angle to optimize the path length. The desired trajectory, along with the sensory data, is provided to the SLIP model, which creates compatible COM (center of mass) dynamics for stable walking. This output is fed to APSO as input, which adjusts the placement of the foot during interaction with uneven surfaces and obstacles. It provides an optimum turning angle for shunning the obstacles and ensures the shortest path length. Simulation has been carried out in a 3D simulator based on the proposed controller and SLIP controller in uneven terrain.
Management of histologically confirmed cervical cancer
Authors: Alagoda B. J. B. , Hapuachchige H. D. K. C. , Wijesinghe R. , Wijeratne Y. M. T. Y. , Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Sri Lanka College of
Published: November 2021

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Short-Term Effects of Photodynamic Therapy on Segmentation of Retinal Layers in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Authors: Agharokh Shahram , Akhlaghi Mohammad-Reza , Kianersi Farzan , Dehghani Alireza , Jahanbani-Ardakani Hamidreza , Abtahi Seyed-Hossein
Published: November 2021

Background:

The present study aims to evaluate the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the thickness of segmentation layers of the retina in cases with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR).

Materials and Methods:

This was a prospective, observational study on cases with CSCR who were candidates for PDT therapy. All patients had undergone at least 1 month of conservative management without satisfactory resolution. PDT was carried out according to the safe half-dose therapy scheme. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography was employed to evaluate the changes in morphology and segmentation of retinal layers. Patients were followed up for 3 months.

Results:

Twenty-seven cases (18 males and 9 females) were included. Age of the patients varied from 39 to 59 years (mean: 46.61 ± 12.48 years). Cases were followed for 92.17 ± 3.28 days. Sixteen cases had functional and anatomical improvement by the treatment. Changes in overall retinal (377.39 ± 61.36 to 323.61 ± 71.36; P = 0.004) and all outer retinal segmentation layers including outer plexiform layer (34.93 ± 10.07 to 29.25 ± 6.12; P = 0.008), outer nuclear layer (63.52 ± 30.44 to 46.44 ± 20.62; P = 0.017), and retinal pigment epithelium (40.66 ± 37.73 to 23.78 ± 29.33; P = 0.016) were statistically significant. On the contrary, inner retinal segmentation layers, especially retinal ganglion cell (RGC) layer (38.29 ± 16.63 to 37.26 ± 16.18; P = 0.387), remained statistically unchanged.

Conclusion:

We postulate that PDT alleviates outer retinal edema where fluid accumulation occurs mostly, whereas it does not alter inner retinal and especially RGC layer. These findings may indicate that short-term atrophy of the inner retina did not occur following PDT and may point toward safety of this method for cases with CSCR.
Теории классической пропозициональной логики и подстановка
Authors: Gorbunov Igor Anatolievich
Published: November 2021

В силу леммы Сушко для любой пропозициональной логики верно,
что при любой подстановке прообраз множества всех тавтологий этой
логики является ее теорией. Рассмотрен вопрос о взаимоотношении между
множеством всех таких прообразов и множеством всех теорий для классической
пропозициональной логики. Доказано, что любая непротиворечивая теория
классической логики является прообразом множества всех тождественно
истинных формул при некоторой подстановке. Предъявлен алгоритм, строящий
такую подстановку для любой непротиворечивой конечно-аксиоматизируемой теории.
Библиография: 4 названия.
О почти бинарности счетно категоричных слабо циклически минимальных структур
Authors: Altaeva Aizhan Bakatkalievna , Kulpeshov Beibut Shaiykovich
Published: November 2021

В настоящей работе мы представляем критерий почти бинарности счетно категоричных
не $1$-транзитивных слабо циклически минимальных структур в терминах ранга выпуклости.
Библиография: 18 названий.
Обратная задача по определению порядка дробной производной
в волновом уравнении
Authors: Ashurov Ravshan Radzhabovich , Fayziev Yusuf Ergashevich
Published: November 2021

В работе исследована обратная задача по определению порядка
дробной производной в смысле Герасимова-Капуто в волновом уравнении
с произвольным положительным самосопряженным оператором $A$,
имеющий дискретный спектр. Классическим методом Фурье доказано,
что значение проекции решения на некоторую собственную функцию
в фиксированный момент времени однозначно восстанавливает
порядок производной. Обсуждается список примеров оператора $A$,
включая линейную систему дробных дифференциальных уравнений,
дробные операторы Штурма-Лиувилля и многие другие.
Библиография: 31 название.
О неустойчивых решениях с немонотонным пограничным слоем
в двумерной задаче реакция-диффузия
Authors: Nefedov Nikolai Nikolaevich , Nikulin Egor Igorevich
Published: November 2021

В работе проведено исследование периодических по времени решений
погранслойного типа для двумерной задачи типа реакция-диффузия
с малым параметром при параболическом операторе в случае сингулярно
возмущенных краевых условий второго рода. Построено асимптотическое
приближение по малому параметру для решений, обладающих немонотонным
пограничным слоем. Показано, что все такие решения неустойчивы.
Доказательство неустойчивости решений основано на построении
неупорядоченной пары верхнего и нижнего решений и применении следствия
из теоремы Крейна-Рутмана.
Библиография: 13 названий.
IN MEMORIAM: Primož Simoniti (1936–2018)
Authors: Gantar Kajetan , Marinčič Marko , Senegačnik Brane , Hriberšek Matej , Movrin David , Šega Čeh Barbara
Published: November 2021

Prispevki z žalne seje ob smrti akad. prof. dr. Primoža Simonitija na Filozofski fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, 12. septembra 2018.
ESP after thirty years: an overview of the position of ESP in the 1990s
Authors: A. Khuwaileh Abdullah
Published: November 2021

In the view of many ESP practitioners and thinkers, the year 1962 has increasingly been considered the year which marks the birth of ESP, the son of ELT (see.for example, Swales 1985: 1-3). The year 1992 could mark the thirtieth birthday of ESP which is a good opportunity to reconsider the sttus of ESP, which is arquably now. The article of Barber (1962) 'Some measurable characteristics of modern scientific prose?  indicated clearly the  birth of ESP. On the basis of these considerations, the principal aim of this paper is to take a fresh look at ESP and its status in terms of its current issues and recent drawbacks.Although there has been a common agreement among ESP practitioners, applied linguists, etc. that ESP should not be separated from ELT (Mackay and Mountford 1978 and Widdonwson 1983: 83, for instance), the real and actual conditions of ESP demonstrate that it has started to distant itself from ELT. In fact, the recent circum­ stances of ESP show celarly that there have been some general trends which are ESP bound and perhaps have nothing to do with ELT.
Zaladȉja, eine metapher?
Authors: Gerersforfer Vera
Published: November 2021

Unter den an der Adria und im kroatischen Hinterland verbreiteten Dialektvarian­ ten zeladȉja, želadȉja, dželàdija, želadȉja, žaladȉja - alle mit der Bedeutung "Sulze" - führt Skok im Ersten Band seines vierbändigen ERHSJ 1 546 s.v. galatina auch die Form zalandȉja mit den folgenden Worten an: "...zaladȉja (Senj), misečina, neka bića poput algi što izlaze na veče i plivaju površinom. Možda je matafora." (" ...zalandȉja (Senj), Mondschein, den Algen ähnliche Wesen, die abends emportauchen und auf der Oberflache schwimmen. Vielleicht eine Metapher"). Dasselbe Lexem ist auch im Vier­ ten Registerband (Kazala) des Wörterbuchs 435 parallel rnit der Form galàtina notiert, ebenso ibidem 440 seine Variante zelandȉja-galàtina.
Economía Digital y Marketing para la empresa - emprendimiento
Authors: Chiriboga-Mendoza Fidel , Zambrano-Roldan Karen , Balseca-Macías Paola , Roldan-Zambrano Rosa , Moreira-Choez Jennifer , Menéndez-Cevallos Luis Orlando
Published: November 2021

Se puede definir al emprendimiento, como la forma en la que las personas invierten dinero para desarrollar alguna idea que se derivan en el desarrollo de proyectos innovadores comúnmente con alto valor estratégico, para Bedoya Mauricio (2017), el emprendimiento es la manera en la que empresas de creación reciente intentan sumarse a la competencia agresiva de solventar alguna necesidad, producto o servicio, donde se desarrollan ideas innovadoras para generar capital y poder ingresar al mercado especifico del producto que se oferta, con creciente expansión de competitividad, en los mercados actuales se está comenzando a crear nuevos mercados sin explotar para emprender de una manera más segura, ante lo anterior afirma Eshter Michelle y García Michelle (2020), quienes definen a la cultura emprendedora como la capacidad de proyectar ideas innovadoras que mediante acciones desarrollarlas de manera conveniente, también mencionan que están estrechamente ligadas con la innovación porque en la actualidad cada vez los emprendedores deben esforzarse más en que sus ideas se relacionen con la tecnología para transformar o crear productos con mayor atractivo para que de ese modo sea más fácil competir con el resto del mercado que siempre está en constante expansión, pero no todo es crear nuevos productos sino también es necesario planificar y gestionar los proyectos que ya están establecidos para que sigan siendo rentables; para realizar esto se realizan objetivos que los proyectos deben cumplir, denominándose así como emprendimiento a todo aquel negocio que intenta sumarse a un mercado preestablecido o totalmente nuevo, haciéndolo de maneras distintas que varí????an tanto por la creatividad de los emprendedores como de las herramientas a disposición.
Synchronization and Power Unit Controller for CO2 Laser Cable Marking System
Authors: Messaoud S. , Siserir F. , Boucetta Y. , Traiche M. , Henni L. , Guedouar B. , Okay H.
Published: November 2021

In this paper, we describe the design of the synchronization and power unit controller (SPUC) for CO2 laser cable marking system inline-processing. It is mainly composed of a synchronization and modulation control circuits. Power control of output laser beam is achieved by pulse width modulation (PWM). The synchronization between the CO2 laser, the rotating mask disk and the pivoting mirror is performed by a Lab VIEW based program and National Instruments (NI).
Real Options for Risk Analysis in Estimating the Capitalization Rate
Authors: Morano Pierluigi , Manganelli Benedetto , Tajani Francesco
Published: November 2021

A suitable cap-rate is generally determined through an analogical process in order to estimate the value of any real estate through the capitalization of the incomes. The analogy relates to the risk and duration of similar investments. There are numerous methods to rationalize the valuation of the cap-rate. Appraisals have a certain degree of uncertainty in all these methods. This paper proposes a methodology which removes any uncertainty when evaluating the cap-rate. This is achieved through the combination of the formal logic of the Ellwood’s model and the Real Options Analysis.
International Exchange of Information in the Field of Direct Taxation
Authors: Brychta Karel , Svirák Pavel
Published: November 2021

In connection with continually widening public budget deficits and related attempts of States to remove (or at least to eliminate) unfair tax practices, issues regarding the exchange of information, which is necessary for the proper performance of provisions of conventions for the avoidance of double taxation and/or national laws, have become topical. The purpose of this paper which includes starting points for subsequent analyses is to describe and assess the existing situation in the area of enshrinement of the concept of exchange of information in current conventions for avoidance of double taxation concluded by the Czech Republic according to the state valid on 1 January 2013. Having regard to this objective defined, the authors ignore other aspects such as the existence of memoranda of mutual cooperation concerning the exchange of information, existence of tax information exchange agreements concluded by the Czech Republic and Euroepan Union law in the given area and their contents. They briefly refer to these and other aspects in the chapter called “Discussion” where they point to other research possibilities in this area.
Analytical Method of Human Systemic and Global Circulation
Authors: Nzerem Francis Egenti , Nwachukwu Eucharia C.
Published: November 2021

Abstract

The human circulatory system is one of the admirable rhythms of nature. The heart and the vasculature are constitutive structures. The vasculature consists of arterial and venous appurtenances which are arranged in an idealized network capable of enhancing circulation. The crux of this study is the representation of the cardiovascular system as a network in which electrical constraints apply. As a network, the system is amenable to graph analytic treatment; as edge-nodal parameters ensue, topological constraints apply. In virtue of cardiac auto-rhythmicity, electrical impulses are driven through the vessels to the body cells. As a rule, the vessels must elicit a modicum of resistance. This work weaponized the elements of graph theory and electrical properties of the heart in elucidating the flow mechanism associated with the cardio-vascular system. The voltage drop across the connecting vessels (idealized as wires) was carefully depicted and analyzed by the method of matrices. When the cardiac function is within physiological definition a vascular compartment may be a liability in the event of poor circulation. Therefore the knowledge of vascular resistive capacities, which this work portrayed, is a sine-qua-non to the assessment of flow integrity of the system under consideration.

MSC 2010 No.: 05C21, 92C42, 92B25.
Keywords: Cardiovascular, Network, Matrices, Flow, Circuit, Edges and Nodes, Wave propagation, Bifurcation.
A recepção da Literatura de Testemunho no Brasil: História, Memória e Literatura (1997-2000)
Authors: Fernandes dos Santos Átila
Published: November 2021

Para analisarmos a historicidade dos estudos da literatura de testemunho, dividimos esse artigo em duas partes: 1) levantamos as referências ao conceito de testemunho por parte de intelectuais e estudiosos; 2) estudamos como foi organizada uma esfera de leitura a partir da noção do conceito de “literatura de testemunho”, no Brasil. Esse segundo movimento é realizado considerando que nos jornais e nas revistas de cultura nos últimos anos da década de 1990 pode ser identificado um grupo de críticos especializados que começou a se ocupar da literatura de Primo Levi e de outras testemunhas dos campos de concentração. Nosso objetivo é refletir sobre a formação dos estudos da Literatura de Testemunho e os dilemas enfrentados pelos intelectuais, como o limite da narrativa diante da experiência traumática.
Construction Risks Management of Building Projects in Sultanate of Oman: Contractor and Owner Perspective
Authors: Aljassasi Omar , Dawood Mahmoud
Published: November 2021

Managing risks is vital for any construction project to avoid cost overrun, schedule delay, and to meet the quality requirements. Over the last 10 years, the building market has evolved rapidly; businesses face greater risk and complexity than ever before. Risk assessment has been an integral aspect of the project management process. Because of the time and costs overruns involved with building projects, risk of building has become the focus of concern. This research focuses on exploring risk control techniques in construction industry. Risk reduction and management of planning is a critical approach that helps one to deal with the removal of different risks, their analyses, and the remedial steps that can be taken to remove them in a given project. Any construction company has to set up a risk management scheme to improve performance, reduce costs and increase sales. In this regard, set of principles have to be adopted for the development of ethical risk management planning decisions. In addition, hazards ought to be taken care of such that ensures a suitable norm of security for human wellbeing and the earth and at any rate offers the level of wellbeing that is sensible to people in the future today; there doesn't seem, by all accounts, to be any lawful avocation for limiting likely wellbeing and condition chances.
Design and Implementation of an online auction in Al-Somhan showroom with Information Technology and Information
Authors: Baddaei Hilal , Saqib Muhammad
Published: November 2021

E-commerce is one of the best current trade because it contains many advantages and ease of traditional trade, especially at the time of the current pandemic. Therefore, most governmental and private institutions are trying to electronic transformation as soon as possible to stay on the commercial scene. Among these institutions is the Al Somhan Used Cars Exhibition. Therefore, this research paper will discuss the process of design and implementation of an online auction site for the Al Somahan Used Cars Exhibition. First, there will be a study and strategies on the transition from the traditional auction to the electronic auction, and what are the strategies for the technology that will be used in this transformation. Some comparisons will be made between online auctions such as eBay, Amazon, Copart ... and others. The paper will also contain some advantages and disadvantages in the online auction, the most important of which are security and fraud. The website design method will also be explained using the Visual Studio program. Also, the researcher will insert some diagrams, such as the use case diagram, class diagram, ERD...etc. Now a day people like to use their mobile phone too much so the mobile phone application will be design and implement to make life easy for the customers.
Claim study of contractors in Commercial Berth Project in Duqm Port in Oman
Authors: Khaleel Omar , Al Mandhari Sultan Mohamed
Published: November 2021

The claim during the implementation of projects is very important for the contractor and the consultant. As for the owner, it is considered expensive and cumbersome,and therefore the project contract must be very clear so that there are no gaps or defects against the owner.The aim of this research is to analyze and study deeply contractor's claim.The objectives of this study are to study the main factors for the contractor's claim to the commercial pier project in the Sultanate of Oman,including eleven factors. The second objective is to study the impact of the contractor's claim on the commercial pier project in the Sultanate of Oman, and it includes five factors, as the questionnaire was distributed to customers and various segments of society.The results of analyzing 16 factors to identify the key factors and the impact of the study of the contractors claim conclude that the main factors affecting the contactor's claim to the pier project.The factors and impacts are valid to the study after conducting analysis on the obtained data. The factors include the development unexpected weather conditions, inconsideration of the time frame, government approval of delays,poor coordination with the project parties, poor site management and supervision,a change in the clients requirements, the lack of experienced staff, incompetence among teams, low items in the bill of products,and misunderstanding the scope of work and specifications.The impacts to the completion of the Berth project include payment delays, delays in the extension of time,issuing variation order,value implementation engineering and cost reduction,and contractor's performance.
Cost overrun in construction projects in Oman: Case study
Authors: Al Siyabi Haitham Nasser , Khaleel Omar
Published: November 2021

There are many challenges in construction industry sector, and one of the most important and critical is completion of the project within the original contract value. As the issue of cost overrun in construction projects is spread worldwide generally and commonly encountered in the Sultanate of Oman.The main objectives of this study are to identify and determine vital factors leading to cost overrun in Building Projects in Oman, evaluate the impact of cost overrun in building construction projects and develop the best protocol strategy for project management teams that can be adopted in order to control the cost overrun in future projects. These objectives have been obtained through several methods, questionnaire survey,interviews with experts in construction industry. Twenty nine major factors lead to cost overrun were identified through literature review and studied in Sultanate of Oman.The study concluded that there are three major impacts of cost overrun in construction projects and industry which are time of completion, delivery of poor quality projects and delay of payment approval. Additional to that, Hire good Supervision Team, a good Cost Controller, Project Manager, a good project design team, well planning for pre-contract stage and proper procurement strategy. Consider the Risk assessment and Risk Control are crucial to minimize the cost overrun in building construction project in Oman. The study have recommended procedure to cost control in future project such as the Employer should have a proper tender analysis of the Contractor’s bid, Detailed design should be finalized before award of work and others.
A Survey on the Challenges of Impacts on Applying for a Job in Ho Chi Minh City
Authors: Do Dan Thanh
Published: November 2021

In the 4.0 context, machines gradually replace humans in most fields. The job market becomes depleted in inverse proportion to the abundant human resources. With hundreds of thousands of people unemployed each year, the rate of competition for job vacancies increases accordingly. Countless impacts decline the performance rating, causing fatal flaws that lead to a poor impression on the employers. Employers will receive countless Curriculum Vitals (CVs) to choose from for a job vacancy. How to surpass the competition and catch the eye of employers? This survey was conducted to discover and analyze the difficulties of applying for a job besides participating in a job interview in Ho Chi Minh City. Besides, the author wants to provide a comprehensive insight into recruitment and human resources in this city. A total of 125 candidates were selected from different professions in Ho Chi Minh City to collect information for this survey. Information collected from the questionnaires consisting of 11 small questions was coded and analyzed quantitatively. The final analysis pointed out the objective and subjective factors affecting the application process. In addition, the psychological abnormality affecting the ability to communicate in answering of the interviewers' questions was an outstanding result in the survey. Due to these factors, most of the candidates were rejected from job vacancies. Employers in Ho Chi Minh City consider human resources with a lot of working experience and relationships as an advantage. The goal of this survey that aims to aid candidates in awareness of their problems enhances the success rate in conquering employers.
Research on Factors Affecting the Choice of Vegetarian Restaurants in Vietnam
Authors: Le Tan Trinh , Thy Nguyen Trinh Mai , Anh Nguyen Tuan , Quyen Pham Ngoc Hoang , Quynh Dao Dang Nhu , Uyen Duong Hoai Cat
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors affecting customers' choice of vegetarian restaurants in Da Nang, Vietnam by surveying 118 people. We modified appropriately through evaluation by Cronbach’s Alpha tool, correlation, regression analysis, EFA exploratory factor analysis, qualitative research, and quantitative research. The results show that four factors of the analysis model affect the intention and behaviour of customers to choose a vegetarian restaurant: (1) Quality of food, (2) Service, (3) Location and (4) Ambience of the restaurant. Since then, the study proposes some implications for restaurant owners to understand their customers' behavioural needs, to successfully market and achieve customers loyalty.
A COMPATIBILIZAÇÃO DO PROJETO ARQUITETÔNICO COM OS PROJETOS COMPLEMENTARES
Authors: Da Conceição Meneses Jônatas , Eduardo Quaresma José
Published: November 2021

Com a alta exigência do mercado em relação a qualidade dos produtos, a redução dos prazos de entrega, além de diminuírem os gastos, exigem das construtoras melhores estratégias. A competitividade, requer das empresas obras de qualidade, preços acessíveis e produtos aparentemente bons. A melhoria do gerenciamento proporciona ferramenta eficaz para a compatibilização de projetos demonstrando as possíveis interferências entre os diversos projetos contemplados. Profissionais por trabalharem isoladamente, sem fazer o acompanhamento nas obras e tendo poucas interações entre as disciplinas, gera conflitos nos projetos. Uma precisão na compatibilização tem melhor aproveitamento nos prazos e aumento nas condições das obras, pois trabalham-se com constante melhoria e feedback dos processos nos projetos e nas obras. A compatibilização se faz necessária a todos os projetos conforme será apresentado a norma de desempenho ABNT NBR 15575/2013 em função dos projetos, sistemas estruturais, vedação interna e externa, cobertura e hidrossanitários complementando com a norma de desempenho ABNT NBR 9050/2020 para os critérios de acessibilidade. O AutoCad é a plataforma mais acessada por arquitetos e engenheiros, trazendo divergências e fadigas, dessa forma a solução para esses conflitos é a metodologia (Building Information Modeling – BIM). Em virtude de um estudo de caso apresentado nesse trabalho, é perceptível os resultados através do software de modelagem BIM, a forma colaborativa entre os postos de trabalho com a integração de dados e sistemas em um único ambiente, possibilita a identificação de interferências nos projetos através dos detalhes relevantes gerados nos procedimentos para a melhoria na eficiência.
Analysis of a Structural and Sesmic Design of an Auditorium
Authors: S. Rupeesh , P. A. Prabhakaran
Published: November 2021

Though the land, air and water of the planet earth provides cradle for the existence of life , they also cause disasters in the form of earthquakes, wind storms and floods leading to a large scale loss of life and property. Earthquake is moving phenomenon of soil or we can say that vibrations which disturb the earth surface due to waves inside the surface of earth is termed as earthquake. Earthquake can damage the structures which are not constructed according the earthquake consideration. A large number of building designed in India according to static and permanent loads but earthquake is an occasional loads. Present time in India approximately more than 60% area is under earthquake prone zone. So it is important to design the structures according to seismic forces. Earthquake damages the substructure and superstructures. Substructures is the lower part of buildings i.e.; foundation of buildings and superstructures is the part of buildings that rests above the ground level. It is important to understand the behavior of substructures due to seismic loads (soil-foundation interaction) and behavior of superstructures due to seismic loads (beam, column, slab, beam-column joint etc ).
Seismic analysis is a major tool in earthquake engineering which is used to understand the response of buildings due to seismic excitations in a simpler manner. It is a part of structural analysis and a part of structural design where earthquake is prevalent.
The effect of editing techniques on machine translation-informed academic foreing language writing
Authors: Mirzaeian Vahid Reza
Published: November 2021

Although the field of machine translation has witnessed huge improvements in recent years, its potentials have not been fully exploited in other interdisciplinary areas such as foreign language teaching. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to report an experiment in which this technology was employed to teach a foreign language to a group of students. This mixed-method study explores the effect of teaching editing techniques in machine translation to a group of Persian EFL university students in an academic writing course. Twenty students took part in a 4-day workshop in which one session was devoted to teaching editing techniques and three remaining sessions to the use of editing techniques, namely, correcting mistakes, removing ambiguities, simplifying structures and combining structures. Each session consisted of a pre-test, a training and a post-test. In addition, in each session, one key writing point, namely, determiners, paraphrasing and collocations were discussed. A questionnaire for candidates’ demographic information and another for learning experiences were administered. The results indicated a statistically significant improvement in the overall gain score. Further analysis showed a significant improvement in the use of determiners in contrast to paraphrasing and collocations. Lack of improvement in data driven learning in paraphrasing and collocation seemed to stem from weakness in vocabulary and grammatical knowledge in both the mother tongue and the target language. Analysis of questionnaire data revealed that the instruction proved to be beneficial since it could be easily implemented in correction and confirmation.  On the whole, it can be concluded that providing the correct type of guidance and feedback on how to use machine translation will indeed have a profound effect on foreign language writing skill.
Faculty and student perceptions of the use of web 2.0 tools to develop communication skills in English
Authors: Chagas Laura , Pedro Neuza
Published: November 2021

As the use of Web 2.0 proves to be beneficial in foreign language learning contexts, this quantitative study focuses on the use of Web 2.0 tools for the development of communication skills in English, specifically in higher education. In order to investigate the participants’ perceptions, 341 undergraduate students and 70 faculty members from Portuguese higher education institutions responded to an online survey. They were asked to associate a list of Web 2.0 tool types to the communication skills they believed that could be developed in English language learning.The general results from both groups show that video sharing tools (for listening and speaking) and presentation tools (for reading and writing) are the ones that the respondents consider to be mostly used in class. A deeper analysis allows us to identify other tools that are mostly used in face-to-face and distance learning contexts and we suggest this list can work as a guideline for faculty members in their practice.
Creating a positive learning environment in the online classroom with Flipgrid
Authors: Casañ-Núñez Juan-Carlos
Published: November 2021

The pandemic has made more clear than ever that health issues impact education and that schools play a key role in supporting the wellbeing of learners. As emotion and cognition are interconnected, educators should use educational strategies that generate positive emotions so that learning is associated with pleasure. The aim of this study was to investigate if a warm-up activity with Flipgrid could contribute to creating a positive learning environment in the online classroom in Covid-19 time. Flipgrid is a free platform that allows video-based asynchronous discussion. It fosters educator-student contact, cooperation among learners, active-learning techniques and student engagement. A total of 37 MA students participated in the study. Informants were selected by non-probabilistic sampling. The data collection strategies were observation during the Flipgrid warm-up activity, a Moodle survey, and the institution student satisfaction survey. Students’ engagement was high and participants’ attitude on their responses was mostly positive or neutral. The warmer was highly rated in terms of creating a positive learning environment by the participants, and informants wrote positive remarks about their experience using the platform. The results suggest that a warm-up activity with Flipgrid is an effective educational strategy to generate positive emotions during the pandemic. Finally, the limitations of the study are addressed, and some directions for future research are proposed.
Educação Física e Cinema: problematizando a figura do coach-teacher entre professores e professoras da rede pública da cidade do Rio Grande – RS
Authors: Bandeira Charles da Costa , Gonçalves Arisson Vinícius Landgraf
Published: November 2021

O presente artigo objetiva descrever como algumas produções cinematográficas norte-americanas são problematizadas por professores e professoras de Educação Física  atuantes na rede pública do município de Rio Grande - RS. Para isso, lançamos mão do método do grupo focal, composto por docentes atuantes nos anos finais do ensino fundamental. Como disparador da discussão temática, foi utilizado material audiovisual produzido com fragmentos de obras cinematográficas Coach Carter e Remember The Titans, exibido para os participantes da pesquisa.  A análise dos dados se deu através da ferramenta metodológica da Análise Textual Discursiva. Os dados produzidos possibilitaram a criação de quatro categorias: 1) o professor de Educação Física brasileiro e a figura do coach-teacher; 2) esporte na escola; 3) potencialidade do cinema na Educação Física escolar; 4) o professor de Educação Física e seu papel social. Como resultado, observou-se a consolidação da compreensão do coach-teacher enquanto um agregado de características e atitudes pedagógicas e sociais exercidas no cotidiano dos participantes da pesquisa em sua atuação docente.
The Worldview of the Word of Faith Movement
Authors: Stenhammar Mikael
Published: November 2021

This volume approaches the Word of Faith as a worldview and analyses the movement through N. T. Wright’s model for worldview-analysis in order to provide necessary nuance and complexity to scholarly interpretations of the Word of Faith. The reader receives insights into the movement’s narrative, semiotic, practical and propositional dimensions, which cumulatively offer a multifaceted understanding of how the Word of Faith interprets reality and engages with the world. The analysis shows that there is a narrative core to Word of Faith beliefs in the form of a unique theological story with focus set on the present restoration of Eden’s authority and blessings.

This study demonstrates how the Word of Faith operates as a distinct worldview that parses the world through the lens of faith’s causative power to affect a direct correspondence between present reality and Eden’s perfection. The findings advance a critical and therapeutic approach that acknowledges how the worldview both strengthens and subverts Pentecostalism.
Gaga Aesthetics
Authors: Geczy Adam , Karaminas Vicki
Published: November 2021

Pop art has traditionally been the most visible visual art within popular culture because its main transgression is easy to understand: the infiltration of the “low” into the “high”. The same cannot be said of contemporary art of the 21st century, where the term “Gaga Aesthetics” characterizes the condition of popular culture being extensively imbricated in high culture, and vice-versa.

Taking Adorno and Horkheimer’s "The Culture Industry" and Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory as key touchstones, this book explores the dialectic of high and low that forms the foundation of Adornian aesthetics and the extent to which it still applied, and the extent to which it has radically shifted, thereby ‘upending tradition’. In the tradition of philosophical aesthetics that Adorno began with Lukács, this explores the ever-urgent notion that high culture has become deeply enmeshed with popular culture. This is “Gaga Aesthetics”: aesthetics that no longer follows clear fields of activity, where “fine art” is but one area of critical activity. Indeed, Adorno’s concepts of alienation and the tragic, which inform his reading of the modernist experiment, are now no longer confined to art. Rather, stirring examples can be found in phenomena such as fashion and music video. In addition to dealing with Lady Gaga herself, this book traverses examples ranging from Madonna’s Madam X to Moschino and Vetements, to deliberate on the strategies of subversion in the culture industry.
Fashion and Cultural Studies
Authors: Kaiser Susan B. , Green Denise Nicole
Published: November 2021

Bridging theory and practice, this accessible text considers fashion from both cultural studies and fashion studies perspectives, and addresses the growing interaction between the two fields.

Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion. Drawing on intersectionality in feminist theory and cultural studies, Fashion and Cultural Studies is essential reading for students and scholars.

This revised edition includes updated case studies and two new chapters. The first new chapter explores religion, spirituality, and faith in relation to style, fashion, and dress. The second offers a critique of "beauty" and considers dressed embodiment inclusive of diverse sizes, shapes and dis/abilities. Throughout the text, Kaiser and Green use a range of examples to interrogate the complex entanglements of production, regulation, distribution, consumption, and subject formation within and through fashion.
Brazilian Cinema and the Aesthetics of Ruins
Authors: Carréra Guilherme
Published: November 2021

Guilherme Carrera’s compelling book examines imagery of ruins in contemporary Brazilian documentary film-making and considers these representations in the context of Brazilian society. Carrera groups these films into three distinct types: firstly, unconventional documentaries focused on Brasília - The Age of Stone (2013) and White Out, Black In (2014)); Rio de Janeiro - ExPerimetral (2016), The Harbour (2013), Tropical Curse (2016), and HU Enigma (2011)); and indigenous territories - Corumbiara: They Shoot Indians, Don’t They? (2009), Tava, The House of Stone (2012), Two Villages, One Path (2008), and Guarani Exile (2011)). In portraying ruinscapes in different ways, the book argues that these unconventional films articulate critiques of the notions of progress and (under)development in the Brazilian nation.

Carrera’s study invites the reader to walk amid the documentary debris and reflect upon the strategies of spatial representation employed by the films’ directors. It addresses this body of contemporary films in relation to the legacies of Cinema Novo, Tropicália and Cinema Marginal, asking how these present-day films dialogue with or depart from previous traditions. Through this dialogue, he argues, the selected films challenge not only documentary-making conventions but also the country’s official narrative.
Champagne in Britain, 1800–1914
Authors: Harding Graham
Published: November 2021

From its introduction to British society in the mid-17th century champagne has been a wine of elite celebration and hedonism. Champagne in Britain, 1800–1914 is the first book for over a decade to study this iconic drink in Britain.

Following the British wine market from 1800 to 1914, Harding shows how champagne was consumed by, branded for and marketed to British society. Not only did the champagne market form the foundations of the luxury market we know today, this book shows how it was integral to a number of 19th century social concerns such as the ‘temperate turn’, anxieties over adulteration and the increasingly prosperous British middle class.

Using archival sources from major French producers such as Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Pommery & Greno alongside records from British distributors, newspapers, magazines and wine literature, Champagne in Britain shows how champagne became embedded in the habits of Victorian society. Illustrating the social and marketing dynamics that centered on champagne’s luxury status, it reveals the importance of fashion as a driver of choice, the power of the label and the illusion of scarcity. It shows how, through the reach of imperial Britain, the British taste for Champagne spread across the globe and became a marker for status and celebration.
A Teacher’s Guide to Musical Theatre
Authors: Pickering Kenneth , Henson David
Published: November 2021

Are you a teacher of musical theatre who struggles to plan and construct lessons? Are you looking for a structured approach to teaching musical theatre to students of all abilities? Do you know your Ivor Novello from your Stephen Sondheim?

Despite being one of the most popular forms of performance study, Musical Theatre is often the most difficult to teach due to its part-practical and part-academic approach. With few books on the market directly aimed at teachers, it can be a challenging and daunting task to devise a course of study that takes in the history of the form as well as considering the wider aspects that come together to make a successful musical.

A Teacher’s Guide to Musical Theatre enables teachers to plan and deliver courses in Musical Theatre with confidence and flair. The unique structure of the chapters guides teachers through key facts and concepts in musical theatre history and offers practical in-class activities for students. From topics for class discussion and essay assignments to journal entries and portfolios to sample test questions, this book is full of practical advice from experienced teachers in the field which make it the idea companion for teachers and instructors on diploma and degree-level courses, as well as those devising courses in part-time performing arts schools.

Devised to provide sufficient engaging and inspirational material for an initial term or semester, the book establishes the principles of teaching this relatively new subject and encourages teachers to extend much further into the subject. From The Mikado to Hamilton and everything in between, this book breaks down decades of history into appropriately sized lessons, designed to give students a rounded survey of the subject and an understanding of how musicals work. Offering expert guidance to those with varied fields of expertise and practical experience but limited teaching experience, this book is the only existing guide to structured and stimulating practice.