bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Secondary traumatic stress among police officers –
the relationship with personality and ruminations
Authors: Ogińska-Bulik Nina , Bąk Grzegorz , Michalska Paulina
Published: February 2022

Introduction

Like many professionals who work with victims of trauma, police officers may experience negative consequences expressed in the form of secondary traumatic stress (STS) symptoms. The study aim was to establish the relationship between personality, ruminations (intrusive and deliberate) and secondary traumatic stress symptoms, including the mediating role of ruminations, in a group of police officers exposed to secondary trauma.

Material and methods

A group of 235 police officers working, at least partly, with trauma victims were surveyed. The age of the participants ranged from 30 to 60 years (M = 40.79, SD = 3.96). Three questionnaires were used: the Secondary Traumatic Stress Inventory, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory and the Event-Related Rumination Inventory.

Results

The results demonstrate a rather low level of STS among police officers. Ruminations, particularly intrusive ones, were more strongly connected with symptoms of STS than personality traits. Neuroticism correlated more strongly with STS than other personality traits, and extraversion was not connected with any negative effects of secondary trauma exposure. The conducted analysis confirmed that ruminations act as mediators in the relationship between neuroticism and STS.

Conclusions

Although the police officers working with trauma victims revealed low levels of STS symptoms, it is nevertheless advisable to ameliorate, if not prevent, them. Interventions should aim to expand the competencies in coping with trauma, including reducing the tendency to ruminate about the traumatic events experienced by clients.
Mensaje presidencial; Discurso ante la Organización de las Naciones Unidas
Authors: Editor El
Published: February 2022

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ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 52, No. 587, 1997: 925-929.
Drooling of Saliva with Displaced Tongue in An Infant
Authors: Manjit Singh Prempreet Kaur , Zulkifli Shifa , Abdul Ghafar Muhammad Hazim , Aziz Azliana
Published: February 2022

Ludwig’s angina (LA) is a potentially life-threatening disease described as cellulitis of the submandibular space. There are many causes of LA with the odontogenic cause being the commonest among children and adults. In the pre-antibiotics era, LA is known to be fatal with mortality rates surpassing 50%. However, with antibiotics and surgical intervention, the mortality rate has significantly reduced. We report a case of an 11-month-old infant who presented with high-grade fever, right submandibular region swelling, drooling of saliva and limited neck movement. Prompt diagnosis and airway management was required and the child underwent a successful recovery. The presentation, aetiology, management and complications are discussed.
A survey to determine the perceptions that exist amongst pregnant adults towards the use of homoeopathy during pregnancy
Authors:   , Paruk Fatima
Published: February 2022

This study sought to determine the perceptions that currently exist amongst pregnant women towards homoeopathy, in light of the fact that drug use during pregnancy is limited. This study aimed at identifying myths and misconceptions that currently exist towards homoeopathy by looking at the attitudes and perceptions held by this target group. This information can be used to develop future homoeopathic education initiatives for this target group. This study was carried out using the survey method with a questionnaire as the measurement tool. The 'Perceptions in Pregnancy' questionnaire was adapted from Moys (1996), and administered to pregnant adults attending private antenatal facilities. The questionnaire was divided into three sections: A) Demographic data; B) Knowledge and attitudes towards homoeopathy; C) Previous health care experience. This sample was obtained from private antenatal facilities through convenience sampling. Antenatal class instructors within the greater Durban area were approached and briefed about the study. Willing instructors were asked to sign a 'Letter of Permission' (see Appendix A) agreeing to allow the study to be conducted within their classes. Instructors were asked to hand out copies of the 'Participant Information Letter' (see Appendix B) within the class informing potential candidates of the study. Subjects willing to participate were then given a copy of
The use of pilocarpus jaborandi in the treatment of emotional palmar hyperhidrosis
Authors:   , Singh Varuna
Published: February 2022

The efficacy of Pilocarpus Jaborandi in the management of emotional palmar hyperhidrosis was studied. It was hypothesised that this homoeopathic drug would cause a significant decrease in sweat production rates. The study was double blinded and consisted of thirty treated patients, with fifteen patients in group and fifteen patients in the the placebo group. Patients were chosen by convenience sampling with no specifications of age or sex. The treated group received Pilocarpus Jaborandi 9 CH, and were instructed to take five pills on waking everyday for ninety days. The other group received a placebo also for ninety days. Quantification of the first day, on ninetieth day of sweat production was done on the forty-fifth day and treatment, by means of on the sweat collection tests. In each test sweat was
The relative effectiveness of pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to foot manipulation in the treatment of plantar fasciitis
Authors:   , Du Plessis Juan
Published: February 2022

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a syndrome that causes pain at the insertion of the plantar fascia to the medial calcaneal tubercle of the calcaneaus. This syndrome has been described as an overuse injury with subsequent inflammation at the insertion of the plantar fascia to the bone. The literature describes inflammatory changes that occur within the body and attachment of the plantar fascia, together with biomechanical aberrances that may be the result of the PF. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative effectiveness of pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to foot manipulation in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. The foot manipulations are used to correct the biomechanical abnormalities, while the pulsed ultrasound is used for its anti-inflammatory properties. The combination of pulsed ultrasound and foot manipulation was compared to foot manipulation alone to determine if this ultrasound manipulation combination had any beneficial effect over and above foot manipulation alone. Thus determining whether it is of importance to o approach and treat both aspects of the syndrome described. This was a prospective, randomised, comparative controlled trial. Forty subjects were diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and chosen to participate in the study. They were subsequently divided into two groups (Group A and Group B) of twenty. Group A was the experimental group receiving foot manipulation and ultrasound as treatment, and Group B, the control group received foot manipulation alone as treatment. Each subject received six treatments within a period of three weeks, with a seventh follow-up within one week of the sixth treatment. There was no treatment at the seventh consultation; this was used for obtaining subjective and objective readings. Subjective assessment was by means of the Foot Function Index, and objective was by means of the manual algometer. Both the subjective. and objective readings were taken prior to the first, sixth and at the seventh (final) consultations.
The relative effectiveness of two different approaches to adjust a fixated segment in the treatment of facet syndrome in the cervical spine
Authors:   , Cilliers Karen Inez
Published: February 2022

The aim of this investigation was to determine the relative efficacy of two approaches to adjusting for facet syndrome in the cervical spine. It was hypothesised that by adjusting the top segment of a primary fixation in the direction of the restriction, as well as the bottom segment in the opposite direction, there would be a significantly greater improvement than by only adjusting the top segment of a primary fixation in the direction of restriction. Thirty subjects, diagnosed as having cervical facet syndrome, were randomly divided into two treatment groups, each consisting of fifteen patients. The first treatment group received a single adjustment in the direction of the restriction only. The second treatment group had a bilateral adjustment: the top segment of the fixation in the direction of the restriction as well as the bottom segment in the opposite direction. Soft tissue therapy was used in both treatment groups as a preadjustment procedure. The research project was carried out where both groups received a maximum of eight treatments over a minimum of four weeks. After a follow-up period of a month the patients were re-assessed. Measurements of the cervical spine ranges of motion with the CROM goniometer and the completion of the Numerical Rating Scale 101, CMCC Neck Disability Index and the McGill Short Form questionnaires were performed before the first, fourth and final treatments as well as at the month fa IIowup consultation.
The short-term effect of sacroiliac manipulation on hip muscle strength in patients suffering from chronic sacroiliac syndrome
Authors:   , Terblanche Melissa
Published: February 2022

Arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) is the reflex inhibition of the muscles that surround an injured joint in consequence to disturbed afferent feedback originating from the receptors of that joint. The resultant altered afferent innervation of the motor neuron pool leads to a decrease in recruitment ability within the motor neuron pool, a decrease in contraction force of the muscles that fall within the motor neuron pool, and hence the clinical manifestation of AMI as a decrease in muscle strength. Spinal manipulation has been proposed to activate mechanoreceptors and proprioceptors within and around the manipulated joint. The altered afferent input arising from their stimulation is thought to cause changes in motor neuron excitability. In this respect, sacroiliac manipulation has been shown to effectively reduce muscle inhibition and increase muscle strength of the quadriceps muscle group in patients with anterior knee pain. The focus of AMI has been aimed primarily at the quadriceps muscle group whereas little information is available on the functional properties of the muscles moving the hip joint. Thus, the purpose of the present cohort study was to determine the short - term effect of sacroiliac manipulation on ipsilateral hip muscle strength and subjective low back pain intensity in thirty male subjects presenting with low back pain, attributable to chronic sacroiliac syndrome. The first objective of the study was to evaluate the short - term effect of sacroiliac manipulation on the strength of the musculature of the ipsilateral hip joint for the actions of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction by means of the Cybex Orthotren II Isokinetic Rehabilitation System, with respect to objective clinical findings.
A controlled in vitro study of the effectiveness of Alepidea amatymbica herbal tincture and homoeopathic dilutions (01 and 06) against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Authors:   , Williams Dillon Christopher
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Alepidea amatymbica tincture and homoeopathic dilutions to the 1st and 6th decimal potency as compared to ethanol (negative control) in the in vitro inhibition of Escherichea coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus in terms of the disc diffusion test. Vancomycin and gentamicin were included in the study as positive controls in order to account for plate-ta-plate variations in the sensitivity of the bacterial strains to antimicrobial substances. Antimicrobial activity was expressed as the ratio of the inhibition zone (mm) produced by the test substance and the inhibition zone (mm) produced by the two combined antibiotic discs. For this study 20 Mueller-Hinton agar plates were assigned to each bacterial species and were inoculated with their respective bacteria. Four dry filter paper discs and two antibiotic discs were placed equidistantly on each agar plate. The filter paper discs had been previously impregnated with one of the test substances or the negative control using a triple impregnation technique utilizing a micro-pipette. The plates were then incubated at 37\xB0 C. The diameters of the zones of inhibition were measured at 18 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours. Data was analysed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Statistical methods utilized were Friedmans' test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskall - Wallis Non-Parametric Analysis of Variance by Rank test.
The effects of eleutherococcus senticosus on egg laying hens
Authors:   , Bolling Birgit
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of Eleutherococcus senticosus on the number of eggs, the weight of the eggs, the quality of the eggs (height of the albumin; colour of the egg yolk) laid, as well as the mortality of the hens fed Eleutherococcus senticosus for 28 days. It was hypothesized that Eleutherococcus senticosus would increase the number of eggs, the weight of the eggs, improve the quality of the eggs laid and decrease the mortality rate of the hens. The study design is a two by two experimental design. The 1440 egg laying hens, which all came from the same breeding farm, were housed by Golden Lay at Whitelodge. Seven hundred and twenty hens made up the treatment groups receiving Eleutherococcus senticosus. Seven hundred and twenty hens made up the placebo groups receiving normal water. In the first week no medication was given to the treatment group. In the second, third, fourth, fifth week 300 ml of E'leutherococcus senticosus was introduced daily into the drinking water of the treatment group. The eggs were collected, counted and weighed manually on a daily basis. Once a week 72 eggs were collected randomly for quality testing ( height of the albumin, colour of the egg yolk). The height of the albumin was measured by means of a tripod. The colour of the egg yolk was compared to the Roche colour chart. In the sixth and seventh week the treatment group received no medication.
Clinical characteristics and health outcomes in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome: an observational study from Oman
Authors: Al-Maqbali Juhaina Salim , Al-Maqrashi Nasiba , Al-Huraizi Aisha , Al-Mamari Qasim Sultan , Al Alawa Khalifa , Al Alawi Abdullah M.
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND:

Globally, alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is considered a serious medical diagnosis associated with increasing morbidity and mortality. Little information has been reported on the scope of the problem in Oman.

OBJECTIVE:

Study clinical characteristics, management, quality of care, and health outcomes of patients managed for AWS.

DESIGN:

Retrospective medical record review.

SETTINGS:

University hospital.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

The study included all patients with AWS admitted from 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2020. We collected demographic and clinical characteristics and did a univariate analysis of factors related to 90-day readmission.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:

Length of hospital stay, 90-day read-mission, referral rate to alcohol rehabilitation center.

SAMPLE SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS:

150 male patients with median (IQR) age of 39.5 (32-48) years.

RESULTS:

Most patients (70.7%, n=106) were smokers and 44 (29.3%) had a history of drug abuse. The average length of hospital stay was 2.3 (0.9-4.6) days. Approximately 9% of total hospital bed days were used to care for patients with AWS. Chronic liver disease (35.3%), diabetes mellitus (24.7%), and hypertension (24.0%) were common among AWS patients. The 90-day readmission rate (32.7%) was high, and there was low referral to alcohol rehabilitation (16.7%). Diabetes and epilepsy were associated with 90-day readmission.

CONCLUSION:

AWS is an important diagnosis that represents an important burden on acute medical services. Establishing a drug and alcohol service in our institution is an essential step to optimise care for patients with alcohol-related disorders.

LIMITATIONS:

Retrospective, so unable to collect data on manifestations of AWS such as delirium tremens, which is the most severe form of AWS. Also, the reason for the lack of referral to an outpatient alcohol rehabilitation program was not apparent.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

None.
The FORUM end-to-end simulator project: architecture and results
Authors: Sgheri Luca , Belotti Claudio , Ben-Yami Maya , Bianchini Giovanni , Carnicero Dominguez Bernardo , Cortesi Ugo , Cossich William , Del Bianco Samuele , Di Natale Gianluca , Guardabrazo Tomás , Lajas Dulce , Maestri Tiziano , Magurno Davide , Oetjen Hilke , Raspollini Piera , Sgattoni Cristina
Published: February 2022

Abstract. FORUM (Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring) will fly as the ninth ESA's Earth Explorer mission, and an end-to-end simulator (E2ES) has been developed as a support tool for the mission selection process and the subsequent development phases. The current status of the FORUM E2ES project is presented together with the characterization of the capabilities of a full physics retrieval code applied to FORUM data. We show how the instrument characteristics and the observed scene conditions impact on the spectrum measured by the instrument, accounting for the main sources of error related to the entire acquisition process, and the consequences on the retrieval algorithm. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous case studies are simulated in clear and cloudy conditions, validating the E2ES against appropriate well-established correlative codes. The performed tests show that the performance of the retrieval algorithm is compliant with the project requirements both in clear and cloudy conditions. The far-infrared (FIR) part of the FORUM spectrum is shown to be sensitive to surface emissivity, in dry atmospheric conditions, and to cirrus clouds, resulting in improved performance of the retrieval algorithm in these conditions. The retrieval errors increase with increasing the scene heterogeneity, both in terms of surface characteristics and in terms of fractional cloud cover of the scene.
Streamflow data availability in Europe: a detailed dataset of interpolated flow-duration curves
Authors: Persiano Simone , Pugliese Alessio , Aloe Alberto , Skøien Jon Olav , Castellarin Attilio , Pistocchi Alberto
Published: February 2022

Abstract. For about 24,000 river basins across Europe, we provide a continuous representation of the streamflow regime in terms of empirical flow–duration curves (FDCs), which are key signatures of the hydrological behaviour of a catchment and are widely used for supporting decisions on water resources management as well as for assessing hydrologic change. In this study, FDCs are estimated by means of the geostatistical procedure termed total negative deviation top-kriging (TNDTK), starting from the empirical FDCs made available by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (DG-JRC) for about 3,000 discharge measurement stations across Europe. Consistent with previous studies, TNDTK is shown to provide high accuracy for the entire study area, even if with different degrees of reliability, which varies significantly over the study area. In order to provide this kind of information site-by-site, together with the estimated FDCs, for each catchment we provide indicators of the accuracy and reliability of the performed large-scale geostatistical prediction. The dataset is freely available at the open access library PANGAEA (Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science) at https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.938975 (Persiano et al., 2021).
3D MODELING OF SATBAYEV UNIVERSITY BASED ON LASER SCANNING AND UAV DATA
Authors: Adebiyet B. , Iliuf F. A. , Orynbassarova E. , Chernov A. , Idrissov K.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. The article describes one of the fastest growing and important areas of information technology – the 3D modeling of buildings and structures. In particular, the results of the work performed when creating a three-dimensional model of Satbayev University, which is the first technical university in the Republic of Kazakhstan, are considered. The main goal of the work is to create an interactive three-dimensional model of the university building based on laser scanning data and aerial photography from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A detailed 3D model was built by combining images taken from the DJI Phantom 4 Pro UAV and a dense point cloud obtained from the Leica RTC360 laser scanner. Based on the work performed, the advantages and disadvantages of the integrated use of these techniques were evaluated. The results obtained are planned to be integrated with AR / VR technologies, BIM, GIS, and web mapping.
APPLICATION OF RSA PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE THE BIM IN THE ROAD DESIGN PROCESS WITH FOCUS ON THE ROAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Authors: Nováček J. , Kohout T. , Vrtal P. , Svatý Z. , Kocián K.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Sustainability is one of the main scientific and public topics of today. This includes the sustainable transport and infrastructure. One of the ways how to achieve higher level of sustainability is through the implementation of BIM (Building Information Modelling) into the road design process. However, to create a safe road network, which is also necessary for achievable sustainability, it is essential to consider the Road Safety Audit (RSA) principles throughout the BIM applications. The paper discusses the possibilities of involving the RSA in the process road design in I-BIM (Infrastructures Building Information Modelling). Within the individual phases of the preparation of a transport project and the application of the safety audit tools in BIM applications, it is possible to achieve a significant increase in the level of safety. This approach is shown within the paper on the implementation and use of supplementary road safety devices, specifically the road restraint systems. Currently, the individual components are defined by their main parameters in specific libraries. However, their definition is only as a general object where many of the supplementary parameters or fundamental design characteristics, such as working width or minimal length, are not included. This may lead to potential design flaws or safety hazards which have to be subsequently corrected in further phases. The objective of the paper is to identify the current deficiencies, primarily the missing road safety perspective within the BIM process. The aim is to enable appropriate selection of safety equipment during the design or to provide sufficient information for the mandatory RSA.
PHOTOGRAMMETRY, LASER SCANNING AND HBIM FOR CONSTRUCTION DIAGNOSTIC
Authors: Pavelka jr. K.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. The aim of this article is to show today's possibilities of the documentation of damaged monuments by various technologies on a case study. Laser scanning, mobile laser scanning, terrestrial photogrammetry using hand-held camera, and drone aerial photogrammetry were used. The outputs were textured and non-textured point clouds and an aerial orthophoto of the object. The clouds were compared in terms of possible deformations, the issues of overall accuracy and time required to focus the object were also discussed. The outputs were used for the basic plans of the building, intended for the planned reconstruction and also for the creation of a model for HBIM.
DESIGNING WHITE WATER SLALOM COURSES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
Authors: Pollert jun. J. , Pollert sen. J. , Strogonov V. , Švanda O.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. The article provides an analysis of hydraulic technical requirements based on model investigations of the artificial slalom courses designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. A main, “Competition Course“ will be used for top level sporting events such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and/or World Cups, as well as commercial rafting and other recreational activities in Legacy. A second “Training Course“ will be used for pre-race warmup, as well as for post-Games recreation and training opportunities for all varieties of whitewater enthusiasts, including youth development and instructional programs. The main aim of the physical model investigations was to evaluate these courses designs from a hydraulic point of view - to validate technical performance objectives and to determine the optimal positioning for hydraulic features within the channels, with respect to design criteria which are: optimal water depth at prescribed flows, optimal current velocities, optimal Games-ready hydraulic configurations, safety criteria compliance, suitability for various Legacy uses (per IOC intent).
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES ON BIM-GIS INTEGRATION BASED ON SEMANTIC WEB TRIPLESTORES
Authors: Schilling S. , Clemen C.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. The integration of geodata and building models is one of the current challenges in the AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operation) domain. Data from Building Information Models (BIM) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can’t be simply mapped 1:1 to each other because of their different domains. One possible approach is to convert all data in a domain-independent format and link them together in a semantic database. To demonstrate, how this data integration can be done in a federated database architecture, we utilize concepts of the semantic web, ontologies and the Resource Description Framework (RDF). It turns out, however, that traditional object-relational approaches provide more efficient access methods on geometrical representations than triplestores. Therefore we developed a hybrid approach with files, geodatabases and triplestores. This work-in-progress-paper (extend abstract) demonstrates our intermediate research results by practical examples and identifies opportunities and limitations of the hybrid approach.
DIGITAL TWINNING PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR: BENEFITS, ISSUES, AND ENABLERS
Authors: Starkey J. , Hancock C. , Chen L. , Meng Q.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. A Digital Twin is a virtual representation of a physical asset or system with the purpose of optimizing intelligent behaviour of said physical entity. Digital Twin is a promising tool for asset management as the virtual entity can exist and aid at every stage of a systems life. However, the infancy of the concept means implementation remains at an early stage and particularly poorly defined within an asset management context. Practical case studies of digital twinning (the modelling process of generating and updating Digital Twins) are an important tool to ensure definitions from research are applied rigorously and to aid in their deployment with practitioners in real industrial applications. This-being-said, there are insufficient case studies for asset management digital twinning. In particular, the Digital Twinning process for utility-scale solar has not been considered. Utility-scale solar asset management often suffers challenges due to remoteness and scale of assets, contributing to high labour costs and thus could benefit enormously from an effective Digital Twin to increase precision and accuracy of fault detection and efficiency of labour for O&M tasks. In addition, the data sharing and analysis Digital Twins provide is vital for the immature solar sector. However, Digital Twinning of utility-scale solar has not been well considered and presents issues around cost-effective data collection and modelling. Therefore, this paper details the current state-of-the-art and challenges surveying utility-scale solar and the progress and application of Digital Twin to utility-scale solar. Then a novel proof of concept process for digital twinning of utility-scale solar is presented with a focus on geometric data capture for updating as-is models. Furthermore, the paper will consider Digital Twin requirements and their prescription to current O&M methods in utility-scale solar. Finally, the paper highlights currently available required technology as well as highlighting future technological improvements that would benefit the proposed proof of concept.
ROOF LEAK DETECTION BY THERMOGRAPHY OF AS-BUILT BIM
Authors: Zahradník D.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. The horizontal roofs of industrial buildings are the weakest part of a structure. Imperfect design of horizontal roofs causes roof leakage. For roofs with a large surface area, locating leakage points is very difficult. The problem is solved by aerial thermography using drones. Modern high-resolution thermal cameras make it possible to detect roof leaks. By processing the RGB camera and thermal camera data, a thermal mesh model is created for implementation into the BIM. Building information models are data managers throughout the life cycle of buildings. BIM helps prevent clashes, improve collaboration and record building information from IOT devices. For building maintenance, the results of thermography need to be implemented in BIM. BIM managers create a roof repair plan based on the severity of the roof leakage. This paper proposes a methodology to implement the results of roof leak detection, starting from data collection and continuing with the processing of geometric and thermographic data and finalizes with implementation.
TRENDS IN BIM AND GIS STANDARDIZATION – REPORT FROM THE JOINT
ISO/TC59/SC13–ISO/TC211 WG: GIS-BIM
Authors: Clemen C.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. This paper for the keynotes of the MVPBIM 2022 conference gives an overview of the current standardization efforts in the GIS/BIM context. The motivation for this paper is to strengthen the general awareness of BIM/GIS standardization and to promote the technical report ISO/TR 23262:2021 (ISO/TR) to academia and professional engineers. The ISO/TR was developed by the ISO/TC59/SC13-ISO/TC211 Joint Working Group 14 GIS-BIM interoperability (JWG14) and is presented and discussed in detail. The report identifies barriers and opportunities for BIM/GIS interoperability and suggests further specific standardization efforts. All results of the ISO/TR relate to standardization, not to mathematical foundations nor software products. The ISO/TR shows how diverse the standardization efforts for data structures, services, content and processes are, when it comes to the interoperability of digital twins of the built environment. In conclusion, future trends in GIS-BIM standardization will be anticipated and the need for standardization is shortly presented on two practical examples.
RESCUE ARCHAELOGICAL RESEARCH AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Authors: Frolík J.
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Thorough knowledge of the area on which the construction or similar activities are to take place is the basis for responsible decision-making and for the elimination of unpleasant surprises. Central Europe is an area where archaeological monuments can be discovered on almost every plot. Their presence can mean expanding our knowledge of the past and significantly enriching our cultural heritage. The builder often sees the presence of archaeological sites as an obstacle. The position of archaeological monuments in term of ownership is unusual. The land is usually owned by builder, but the archaeological findings themselves are the property of the Regions according to the Act on Protection of Monuments. Archaeological monuments can be examined on each plot by non-destructive methods that determine their extent. The following is a decision as to whether the original plan will be implemented or withdrawn. Implementation of the project is preceded by rescue archaeological research, the course of which is also regulated by law. Carefully executed rescue excavation means saving the testimony of the past and the importance of the place and for the builder to release the land for implementation of the project.
Diskursus Tafsir Esoteris dalam al-Qur’an
Authors: Permana Aramdhan KP
Published: February 2022

Hadis yang menyatakan bahwa al-Qur’an memiliki dimensi makna eksoteris, zâhir dan esoteris, bâtin secara historis telah berimplikasi pada keniscayaan penafsiran esoteris terhadap al-Qur’an, terutama oleh dan bagi para sufi. Namun eksistensi penafsiran ini beragam, baik dilihat dari sisi epistemologis dan metodologis. Sehingga dirasa penting bagi peneliti untuk membahas diskursus makna esoteris dalam tafsir al-Qur’an dari landasan historis, metodologis dan taksonominya serta perdebatan tentang boleh atau tidaknya penafsiran yang berpegang pada makna ini. Dengan penelitian kepustakaan serta pendekatan historis peneliti ini berkesimpulan 1) Tafsir esoteris memiliki legitimasi historis masa Rasulullah saw dan teologis dari al-Qur’an dan Sunnah; 2) Tafsir esoteris haruslah didasarkan pada makna literalitas, tekstual ayat; 3) Tafsir esoteris yang karena sumbernya adalah wijdâniyyah individu seorang sufi, maka hasil penafsirannya bukanlah kewajiban yang harus diamalkan oleh orang lain.
Incredulity and the Digit
Authors: Hyett Maxwell
Published: February 2022

To follow the inevitable and historical impact of technology on the practice of art and its reception this text looks to flesh out some effects of the digital on contemporary culture. Here, the term ‘digital’ is used in the broadest sense in order to approach the complex relationships emerging between the real world, so to speak, and immaterial code which constructs a virtual world of computing. Specifically, this text is interested in deepening our understanding of the function of the digit(al) in relation to the action of poking. The ‘poke’ bridges the oft unconsidered gap between pushing the physical body of the computer into computational action and the inquisitive engagement of human thought with a material world.
Just a Robot Keeping It Real
Authors: Black Taylor C
Published: February 2022

One of the surprising outcomes of the social media era of the Internet is its internal contradiction between the endless possibilities for fiction, identity play, performance, and lying, and the profile structure, with its insistence on a single, unified, and quantifiable self. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg insists “you have one identity” while the entire history of Internet culture suggests one, in fact, has many. As a result, the meaning of authenticity becomes a crucial point in determining the future of online life, and in this respect, it represents a contradiction that the world of performance is uniquely familiar with. This project reconsiders virtual performances of authenticity and realness as platform-specific social texts, using performance theory to complicate the idea of univocal self-construction in online life. I present the story of Miquela, a virtual Instagram influencer whose complex creation story and dramatic reveal prompts large and nebulous questions about the nature of authenticity, performance, and self-branding in social-media space. I develop three forms of authenticity that Miquela deploys throughout her career to perform as an influencer and Instagram microcelebrity, and update connections between authenticity, intimacy, and self-image to adapt to late-2010s ways of self-branding and personal storytelling online. Further, I argue these same tools are reflected by corporate brands to further compel audiences to entangle brand identity with their own selves. The tropes of Instagram self-performance are deployed across a spectrum of personal, political, social, and capitalist modes, with authenticity enabling this new height of context collapse.
The Parafiction as Counterpoint to the Gimmick
Authors: Nyman Louisa
Published: February 2022

In her article “The Theory of the Gimmick,” Sianne Ngai makes the argument that the gimmick is found in every object bought and sold in a capitalist economy and, therefore, the aesthetic of the gimmick is a phenomenon specific to that of capitalism. In an attempt to understand this aesthetic category, Ngai proposes it may be due to the way in which the gimmick transforms idea into thing. This paper looks at the transformation of concept into object as exemplified by Duchamp’s readymade, and suggests how the increasingly gimmicky nature of conceptual art has resulted in an aesthetic condition wherein there is a collapse of the boundary between “art” and “nonart”—fiction and reality. The parafiction, an art practice that performs a deceptive act through use of stylistic mimicry, does not necessarily re-establish this boundary between the real and the fictive, but promotes a necessary awareness of this collapse; and insodoing distrupts the confused condition caused by the predominance of the gimmick.
Same Old Story: Predictive Algorithms and the Novel
Authors: Sell Alexander
Published: February 2022

As predictive technologies begin to extend past business and into government and culture, it is important to analyze what it is that they are providing. Often, these technologies are understood as telling us stories about what is going to happen – they attempt to demystify some aspect of the future. Yet, data – the grounds for all of these technologies – do not come with any context with which to situate a narrative. What then are predictive technologies giving us? In this essay, I use Walter Benjamin’s analysis of storytelling to develop a model of the relationship between ‘narratives’ and ‘data’. He describes a move away from storytelling in the early 20th century and into information, which I then extend to data and big data; while the core aspects of narrative are shucked away with this descension, we somehow find that predictive analytics appear to be telling stories through data. However, through an analysis of the relative capacities of both computer processes and humans capacities in relation to the concept of ‘council’ – a term here used to delineate suggested future courses of action in relation to some kind of predictive scheme - I argue that these predictions do not have the same implications that stories do. Rather, they take patterns from the past and apply them as projections toward the future, which, taken uncritically, means the reiteration of past patterns in the future. These technologies therefore create a kind of temporal uniformity that prevents change or serious derivation from the past. Defaulting to the decisions issued by predictive software, then, seriously hinders the possibility for different futures – the possibility that something genuinely novel could occur.
A Space of One’s Own: Spatial Experience of Playing with Fire
Authors: Rezwan Mohammad Zaki
Published: February 2022

This essay is a critical response to the exhibition titled Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. It attempts to address the spatial configuration of this exhibition that resonates with the issues explored in the exhibition. It also analyses how the meaning of works stands out, both collectively and independently, due to the harmony between their aesthetics and spatial experiences.
Translating the Chthulucene: Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits’ Atmospheric Forest as Post-Anthropocentric Visuality
Authors: Buchmueller Sophie
Published: February 2022

Depicting the Anthropocene is a fraught endeavor, as visual documentation often falls back on an illustrative mode that attempts to encapsulate the immensity of climate change in a single snapshot. Similarly, even the term Anthropocene is contested territory, as it is arguably too myopic to account for the full range of activities occurring in our present moment of ecological crisis. Pointing to the need to decenter humans and engage with the emergent, multilayered entanglements that compose our world, Donna Haraway proposes the “Chthulucene” as a more fitting conceptualization of our current epoch. In this paper, I argue that visual culture originating from a Chthulucenic perspective provides an opportunity to transcend the crushing anthropocentrism plaguing conventional documentation of climate change, and offers compelling models for multispecies aesthetic experiences and communications.

My discussion focuses on Latvian artists Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits’ Atmospheric Forest (2020), a virtual reality installation that exposes the interplay between a Swiss alpine forest, the atmosphere, and global warming. Trees breathe, taking in carbon dioxide and exhaling oxygen along with large amounts of volatiles and resin, an exchange imperceptible to the naked eye. Atmospheric Forest visualizes and sonifies this process, immersing the viewer in a point-cloud data scan of the forest. I argue that the piece functions as what Sean Cubitt calls “geomedia,” or data collection and visualization methods that crucially translate non-human phenomena into humanly observable forms. By making visible intricate ecological relations between living and nonliving actors, Atmospheric Forest successfully resists the limitations of Anthropocene visuality and operates within a Chthulucenic worldview. In doing so, the work serves as an access point into some of the interlaced connections of Gaia, as theorized by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis, and ultimately encourages viewers to pay closer attention to these complex ecologies and care for their biodiverse companions.
Editorial
Authors: García Murcia Joaquín
Published: February 2022

En el plano de la actividad legislativa, el segundo semestre de 2020 ha presentado rasgos muy similares al primero, principalmente por la continuidad del estado de alarma, que para esos meses fue declarado a través de sucesivas normas gubernamentales y, en su tramo final, por el RD 926/2020, de 25 de octubre, prorrogado por el RD 956/2020, de 3 de noviembre. También se ha caracterizado, como los primeros trimestres del año, por la aprobación continuada de normas legales de urgencia de contenido diverso (social, económico e institucional, fundamentalmente), para paliar los múltiples y variados efectos de la pandemia Covid-19. Con un ritmo de aparición similar al de sus precedentes más inmediatos, el paquete de disposiciones legales de raíz gubernamental puesto en marcha en esta segunda franja temporal de 2020 ha discurrido desde el RDL 25/2020, de 3 de julio, de reactivación de la actividad económica y el empleo, hasta el RDL 39/2020, de 29 de diciembre, de medidas de apoyo social y económico, con otras muchas normas intermedias de equivalente tonalidad.
La igualdad en la diferencia: los derechos colectivos de las comunidades originarias
Authors: Iglesias Rosa
Published: February 2022

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto señalar la especial significación que conlleva el carácter colectivo de los derechos concernientes a las comunidades originarias, sobre los cuales, en definitiva, se cimentan las bases de su supervivencia como grupo. En tal sentido e ilustrativamente, es de observar el caso de Argentina que, tras varios estadios históricos, receptaría esta clase de derechos en su reforma constitucional del año 1994. Naturalmente, este escenario no podía soslayar el Convenio 169 de la OIT de 1989 y la Declaración sobre los Pueblos Indígenas de 2007, cuyas contribuciones han coadyuvado, bajo el halo de la «autonomía» y la «libre determinación», a esta dimensión «colectiva». Por cierto, esta literatura ha sido complementada con aquellos parámetros delineados —desde su faz contenciosa como consultiva— por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, órgano que, con motivo de la titularidad que revisten estos pueblos respecto a su propiedad comunal, ha puesto de relieve la interrelación e interdependencia que guardan esta clase de derechos.
Carlos Fernández de Casadevante Romaní (coord.), Los efectos jurídicos en España de las decisiones de los órganos internacionales de control en materia de derechos humanos de naturaleza no jurisdiccional, Madrid, Dykinson, 2019, 297 pp. https://dx.doi.org
Authors: Cartes Rodríguez Juan Bautista
Published: February 2022

Reseña de la obra de Carlos Fernández de Casadevante Romaní (coord.), Los efectos jurídicos en España de las decisiones de los órganos internacionales de control en materia de derechos humanos de naturaleza no jurisdiccional, Madrid, Dykinson, 2019, 297 pp. https://dx.doi.org
María Isabel de la Iglesia Monje, El allegado. Su derecho de relaciones personales (visita, comunicación y estancias) con el menor, Madrid, Dykinson, 2021, 288 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.5209/foro.77702
Authors: Godoy Vázquez M.ª Olaya
Published: February 2022

Resñea de la obra de María Isabel de la Iglesia Monje, El allegado. Su derecho de relaciones personales (visita, comunicación y estancias) con el menor, Madrid, Dykinson, 2021, 288 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.5209/foro.77702
ОРНАМЕНТОВАНИЙ КРАТЕР ДОБИ ЕЛЛІНІЗМУ: УНІКАЛЬНА ЗНАХІДКА З НИЖНЬОГО
ПОДНІСТРОВ’Я
Authors: Сапожников Ігор , Сінельнiков Олександр , Котенко Вікторія
Published: February 2022

До наукового обігу залучено знахідку з Овідіопольського району
Одеської області – кратер елліністичного часу. Розглянуто морфологічні особливості
посудини та характер стилістичного оформлення зовнішньої поверхні виробу. Особливу
увагу приділено визначенню центру виробництва кратера, яким, за сукупністю характерних
ознак, міг бути Херсонес Таврійський. Прослідковано зв’язки цього полісу з
Північно-Західним Причорномор’ям в елліністичний час.
З історії гончарства Коломиї (за колекцією Національного музею народного мистецтва
Гуцульщини та Покуття імені Йосафата Кобринського)
Authors: Баран Романна , Олійник Наталя
Published: February 2022

На прикладі колекції археологічної й художньої кераміки
Національного музею народного мистецтва Гуцульщини та Покуття імені Йосафата
Кобринського подано коротку історичну довідку про зародження стародавнього ремесла,
характеристику художньо-стильових особливостей творів коломийської кераміки. Увагу
закцентовано на ролі Коломийської гончарної школи, подано коротку інформацію про
сучасних майстрів і продовження ними традицій народного гончарства Коломиї.
Ахелой і Сирени в покрівельній кераміці античності
Authors: Рахно Костянтин
Published: February 2022

Про зображення річкового бога Ахелоя (Ахлае), яке слугувало
оберегом у Стародавній Греції, Римі й Етрурії. Серед іншого, етруски використовували
його на глиняних антефіксах, акротеріях і водостоках, які мали відлякувати зло. Цьому
сприяли міфологічні функції Ахелоя. Згідно з античними міфами, він перебував у
спорідненості з іншими істотами, яких зображували в покрівельній кераміці, зокрема, був
батьком німф і Сирен. Образи Сирен етруски й римляни використовували на сімах і
акротеріях.
ІІ Національний конгрес українських керамологів «Постмодерна українська
керамологія: трансдисциплінарний і транскультурний діалог»
Authors: Ликова Оксана
Published: February 2022

Подано інформацію про ІІ Національний конгрес українських
керамологів «Постмодерна українська керамологія: трансдисциплінарний і
транскультурний діалог», який відбувся в Опішному (Полтавщина) впродовж 25-27 вересня
2019 року. Стисло охарактеризовано доповіді, виголошені під час наукового форуму. Подано
відомості про заходи, які відбулися в рамках Конгресу: відкриття двох меморіальних дощок
на Стіні гончарної слави України в Музеї мистецької родини Кричевських; круглий
стіл «Сучасний показ керамологічних колекцій у музеях України: натуральний,
діджитальний, дистанційний»; черговий Конгрес Громадської організації «Конгрес
українських керамологів»; презентацію новітніх керамологічних видань; нагородження
переможців XIV Національного конкурсу публікацій на теми керамології, гончарства,
кераміки в Україні «КеГоКе» (за публікаціями 2017 року).
Епістолярна спадщина Івана Зарецького – джерело керамологічних знань
Authors: Овчаренко Людмила
Published: February 2022

Проаналізовано частину епістолярної спадщини Івана Зарецького із фондів
Інститутурукопису Національної бібліотеки України імені Володимира Вернадського. Вказано
на основнінапрямки наукової діяльності керамолога. Виявлено раніше невідому працю
вченого. Упершеопубліковано п’ять листів Івана Зарецького до Володимира Антоновича,
Дмитра Багалія, МиколиБіляшівського та Володимира Іконникова