bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adaptive Electromagnetic Vibration Absorber for a Multimode Structure
Authors: Mohamed Khaled Saad , Amri Fatin , Elboraey Mostafa Mohamed , Nordin N.H. Diyana , Abdul Muthalif Asan Gani
Published: March 2022

All structures experience vibrations due to external dynamic force excitations, such as earthquakes and wind loadings. At resonance, the impact of this natural dynamic force on structures may lead to structural failures. Hence, an absorber is mounted to absorb vibrations from the primary system. Unfortunately, passive tuned mass absorbers can only target a single frequency. Since structural buildings possess multiple modes, an adaptive or tune-able vibration absorber is needed to attenuate the vibration in a multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) system. In this work, an adaptive electromagnetic vibration absorber (AEMVA) is proposed to eliminate the effects of vibrations and is dynamically tuned using electromagnets. By varying the current supplied to the coil, the stiffness of the AEMVA can be adjusted, resulting in a varying absorber frequency. A mathematical description of the AEMVA on a three-story prototype model building is also presented. The three-story benchmark model was used to demonstrate the effectiveness of AEMVA in absorbing multiple vibration modes, both analytically and experimentally. It is shown that 68.81 %, 50.49 %, and 33.45 % of vibration amplitude reductions were achieved at the first, second, and third modes, respectively.
Occupation related gait alteration: A systematic review
Authors: Esakkiammal N. , Archana Dr. R. , WMS Dr. Johnson
Published: March 2022

Kinematics describes the way the body moves. The human anatomy is an extremely complex and comprehensive description of how all body parts move. The systemic study of human motion during walking is referred to as gait analysis and the related advanced analysis methods have been in practice in the medical field in current years. People while working maintains the same posture for a long time like workers in the field of construction, carrying heavy load, automotive, agriculture and army are highly exposed to fatigue and work-related injuries. In this review article, the occupational hazard as a threat to the kinematic alteration of the lower limb is reconsidered and can be approached for prevention and further research on occupational related gait changes. A wide variety number of studies have reported categorization prototypes of gait but the literature survey addressing exclusively the changes in the data with regard to gait categorization is very inadequate. To aim at the same a vivid electronic search was also done on Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Physiotherapy evidence database, Cochrane library, and Web of Science databases. Research Questions and methodology arrived with the search. After the full-text screening of the literature 20 studies were selected for critical evaluation. The idea of the same enabled us to propose to evaluate and appraise the alterations in the gait of workers and would be helpful in the future to further research on the occupational impact. Keywords: Gait analysis, Occupational Gait Alteration, Kinematic Gait changes, Functional Gait Adaptation, Working postures.
A Systematic Review of Challenges in Fog Computing
Authors: Raj Swapnil , Paliwal Mrinal
Published: March 2022

The number of Internet of Things (IoT) applications is rapidly increasing. Current cloud-centric IoT designs, on the other hand, are unable to meet the mobility and dormancy necessities of duration precarious IoT practices. In certain industries, the practices have hampered the expansion of IoT. The computation in the Fog model is investigated in the present study as an option for IoT applications. Fog computing problems or obstacles for IoT applications must be thoroughly reviewed and synthesized. This study uses a well-known and commonly used method of systematic literature review (SLR) technique to address this critical research requirement. From an initial collection of 439 publications, 17 relevant studies were selected and examined by means of the SLR method and specific searching conditions generated from the study topic. In addition, four papers were hand-selected based on the significance to the topic. The collected information from the review was divided into a set of primary difficulty groups. The verdicts of the presented study may assist practitioners and scholars in better understanding fog computing problems, as well as providing a variety of valuable acumens for upcoming research. Range or scope of the study mainly is restricted to collection of the resources that have been evaluated from the database.
"Syllabic Units Automatically Segmented Data for Continuous Speech Recognition"
Authors: Solanki Madhav Singh
Published: March 2022

We present novel approach for constant speech processing in which the detection and recognition tasks are separated A syllable is utilized as a measure both to detection and localization. A minimal phase’s group delay characteristic approach and an utterance isolated style are used to segment the speech signal at the boundaries of syllabic units. For two Indigenous languages, an HMM recognizing system has been created. Viterbi algorithm-based methods are suggested to solve recognition problems caused by shifts in segment borders and syllabic unit merging.
The Role Of Debates And Awareness CampsIn Teacher Education Pedagogy Helps Teachers The Better Communicators IN Teaching Learning Process-
Authors: Sunanda Dr.G.Mary
Published: March 2022

India after independence made innumerable efforts in all the parameters that helped to grow as one nation. The one such parameter was the concept of Equality-this is mentioned in the constitution too. Invested in primary, secondary, and Higher Education. India has diversity in caste, religion, gender, locations language socioeconomic status, creed, etc. Like western countries it also believed in education as an agent in achieving Equality; Diversity and Inclusivity, subsequently it appointed education commissions to achieve such goals. University Education Commission said each person should have the educational opportunity of the kind and to the extent that is suited to his capacity and interest and which represents his fair share of the total educational resources” All the commissions recommended for achieving equality, diversity, and inclusivity. Equality in sports, opportunity, Education, women, etc is possible through a Diversified curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation techniques. the present topic “ The Role of Debates and Awareness camps to study Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity –In Teacher Education Pedagogy, curriculum and Evaluation ‘’ is a novel one. It is a theoretical paper –the information is gathered through secondary sources.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Time Token Terhadap Kemampuan Berbicara Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Kelas IV Sekolah Dasar Negeri 13 Langgapayung
Authors: Yulianda Asri
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruhi model pembelajaran time token terhadap kemampuan berbicara siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini penelitian Quasi Eksperiment dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa pada kelas eksperimen 30 siswa dan kelas kontrol 30 siswa. Hasil pemberian pretest pada kelas eksperimen rata-ratanya adalah 55,9 dan hasil pretest pada kelas kontrol rata-ratanya adalah i53,4. Hasil siswa pada kelas eksperimen 30 siswa dan kelas kontrol 30 isiswa. Hasil pemberian posttest pada kelas eksperimen rata-ratanya  adalah 85,7 dan hasil posttest pada kelas kontrol rata-ratanya adalah 68,1. Berdasarkan uji normalitas kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol dengan, maka dapat dinyatakan “berdistribusi normal”. Hasil uji homogenitas untuk dan dengan taraf signifikan 0.05. maka yaitu . Hal ini menunjukkan tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan berarti data dinyatakan homogen atau sama, karena kedua kelompok berdistribusi normal dan homogen, maka langkah selanjutnya yaitu meneguji hipotesis dengan mengggunakan uji t. Hasil uji t nilai tes akhir menunjukkan bahwa maka diterima. Jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa jawaban dari permasalahan yang diajukan adalah “Terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran Time Token terhadap kemampuan berbicara siswa pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia kelas IV Sekolah Dasar Negeri 04 Langgapayung”.
Behavioral Process in Text of I Durma Anak Lara: Systemic Functional Linguistics
Authors: Semadi Yoga Putra
Published: March 2022

Text of I Durma Anak Lara is a written text held by Balinese people. The text conveys life philosophy how to behave in the community especially in social behavior. The text is figured by I Durma as the main figure and his father as the supporting figure. This text is viewed to be very interesting to explore since there is deep moral value embed. In addition, the research also aimed to preserve the existence of the text in the community especially for the youth. The moral value is realized in behavioral process. Because of those reason, this research explored how behavioral process works in the text. The theory used to solve the problem is the theory of transitivity as part of Systemic Functional Linguistics proposed by Halliday (2014). The research used was qualitative research because this research focused on social phenomenon and the theory was used as analyze the problem. The data were taken from Balinese text written by Suwija, et.al (2019).  The technique used to collect the data was syntagmatic and paradigmatic. The result of the research indicated that the text has very deep moral value that must be applied in community. The moral values were described with clauses applying behavioral process. The behaviors were performed with verbs related to physical motions which influence psychology aspects. The word lara ‘difficult’ cannot be translated from the lexicon, but it is interpreted as the success can be obtained through the difficult efforts which must be done consciously and seriously.
Text of Bengu Mati: Social Semiotics of Systemic Functional Linguistics
Authors: Suardana I Ketut
Published: March 2022

Text of Bengu Mati is one one Balinese written text used to educate Balinese community members. The moral values of the text cannot be comprehended well so that the text is not popular in the communities. Even, the young generations have preference to switch their entertainment modes into the modern entertainment mode. From that phenomenon, this research explored the social semiotics of the text. The theory used to analyze the text is the theory of social context from Systemic Functional linguistics, namely: context of situation, context of culture, and ideology (Halliday and Ruqaiya, 1999). The data source was taken from Kumpulan Satua ‘Balinese folklore’ written by Suwija, et.al (2019). This is qualitative research by applying library technique. The technique to collect the data was field, tenor, and mode, namely: what word was conceptualized, what action was actualized, who spoke, to whom spoke, how to speak, and others. The data are presented in two languages, Balinese language is used as the source language, and the English is used as the translation. The result of the research suggested that it is very important to comprehend social phenomenon based on social context. Without understanding the social context, it will destruct not only for the actor, but it is also for others. Be good person in front of the children is must since our behavior will be imitated and kept permanently in the mind by the children.
Editorial
Authors: Antela Borja
Published: March 2022

Editorial, Karanos Issue 2
Icons, Images, Interpretations: Arrian,Lukian, their Relationship, and Alexander at the Kydnos
Authors: Müller Sabine
Published: March 2022

Alexander was the most prominent Argead and one of the major figures in Second Sophistic literature. The Second Sophistic authors had their own respective images of Alexander, treatment of their sources, and intention to write about him. This paper aims at exploring Lucian's ironic response to the historiographical Alexander images in his time. It will be argued that by ridiculing the current Alexander images in Second Sophistic literature, particularly as provided by Arrian's Anabasis, Lucian did not mean to make fun of the historical Alexander but of his reception and the bias and artifice involved.
Digital Marketing dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam: Pendekatan Maqashid Shariah Index
Authors: Edo Segara Gustanto
Published: March 2022

Digital marketing is a very popular and effective way of marketing today. Digital marketing is an effort to promote a brand using social media that can reach consumers in a timely, personal, and relevant manner. SEO, social media optimization, advertising (ads) on social media can even be paid in advance if you are a good and trusted seller, sell on the marketplace, sell live on TikTok, and so on. Is this way of marketing in accordance with the objectives of the Shari'a? Are these approaches in accordance with the objectives of sharia (maqashid sharia) in Islamic economics? In Islamic economics there are several things that are the main goals (maqashid sharia), this main goal must be fulfilled. this is important because it is used as a parameter or measure of how a business is said to be sharia or not. God willing, this article will try to answer it more clearly. The main goal of Islamic economics is maqashid al-syariah itself, namely the achievement of happiness in the world and the hereafter (falah) through a good and honorable life order.
Shelter Behavior and Medical Teams Find Success Through Synergy
Authors: Taylor Melissa , Seelhof Lori , Pallanich Jennifer
Published: March 2022

Shelters, especially larger ones, are made up of different departments that seldom interact with each other. Shelter behavior and veterinary medical teams may have competing priorities due to limitations on their time and resources. However, if shelter behavior and medical teams collaborate, the resulting cooperative care program can be a huge benefit to everyone involved. Working together, behavior and medical teams can create opportunities for more positive experiences for the animals in their care.
Weak Links in the Canine Scent Detection Behavior Chain
Authors: Simon Carla
Published: March 2022

Training for detection dogs involves creating a chain of behaviors with a reward at the end. When backchaining behaviors, there is always a risk of inadvertently reinforcing unwanted behaviors, which can make for a less reliable detection dog. This article takes a close look at chains of behavior in scent detection, and argues that indication behaviors should always be carefully chosen and mindfully rewarded
What are the independent prognostic factors in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer?
Authors: Alcan Sermin , Ergin Makbule , Keskin Hakan , Erdoğan Abdullah
Published: March 2022

Background: This study aims to investigate the prognostic factors affecting survival in patients undergoing surgical treatment for esophageal cancer.

Methods: A total of 50 patients (33 males, 17 females; mean age: 57.8±11.8 years; range, 28 to 80 years) who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in our clinic between January 2008 and March 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Prognostic factors affecting survival were investigated. Data including age, sex, tumor size, histological and macroscopic type, tumor stage, T and N categories, the total number of resected lymph nodes and metastatic lymph node ratio, differentiation degree, vascular and perineural invasion, proximal surgical margin distance, adjuvant therapy, and the presence of postoperative complications were recorded.

Results: The patients after radical surgery with a tumor size of <3 cm, macroscopic type non-ulcerative-infiltrative squamous cell carcinoma pathology, Stage 1 disease, pT1-2, pN0, well-differentiated groups, no perineural invasion, a metastatic lymph node ratio of <0.2, proximal surgery margin length of 5 to 10 cm, and no postoperative complications had higher five-year survival rates. However, when the effects of these factors on overall survival were examined independently, none of them had a statistically significant effect (p>0.05). The main factors affecting the prognosis were Stage ?2 disease, postoperative complications, and proximal surgical margin less than 5 cm.

Conclusion: Our study results suggest that Stage 1 disease, a proximal surgical margin length of more than 5 cm, and the absence of complications are associated with longer survival times and these patients are greatly benefited from surgical treatment.
Anlegerschutz durch Produkt- und Anlegerklassifizierung in England und Deutschland
Authors: Sanftleben Martin
Published: March 2022

This work examines in a comparative legal manner the protection of investors created by product and investor classification in investment law in England and Germany. It shows that, depending on the degree of regulation of the investment products, highly regulated investment products are accessible to the entire investor public, whereas other, less regulated investment products are only open to certain qualified investor groups. These access restrictions are enforced on the one hand in England by so-called promotion restrictions, in Germany by sales restrictions and purchase restrictions.
Traffic State Prediction and Traffic Control Strategy for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Authors: Wang Shangbo
Published: March 2022

The recent development of V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle), V2I (Vehicle-to-Infrastructure), V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) and vehicle automation technologies have enabled the concept of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) to be tested and explored in practice. Traffic state prediction and control are two key modules for CAV systems. Traffic state prediction is important for CAVs because adaptive decisions, control strategies such as adjustment of traffic signals, turning left or right, stopping or accelerating and decision-making of vehicle motion rely on the completeness and accuracy of traffic data. For a given traffic state and input action, the future traffic states can be predicted via data-driven approaches such as deep learning models. RL (Reinforcement Learning) - based approaches gain the most popularity in developing optimum control and decision-making strategies because they can maximize the long-term award in a complex system via interaction with the environment. However, RL technique still has some drawbacks such as a slow convergence rate for high-dimensional states, etc., which need to be overcome in future research. This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art solutions for traffic state prediction and traffic control strategies.
Animal Feeds Mycotoxins and Risk Management
Authors: Waithaka Ng’ang’a Zacharia , Niyonshuti Eric
Published: March 2022

The demand for livestock products is the main factor affecting the demand for livestock feeds worldwide. However, animal feed safety has gradually become more important, with mycotoxins representing one of the most significant hazards. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced naturally by fungi that grow on various agriculture commodities. Aflatoxin, fumonisin, ochratoxin, trichothecene, and zearalenone are the more prevalent mycotoxins in animal feeds. Some of mycotoxins impacts include; loss of animal and human health, reduced animal productivity, increased veterinary service costs, feed disposal and increased research costs which enhance the importance of mycotoxins detoxification. Contamination of feeds may occur both during pre-harvest and post-harvest. The purpose of this chapter is to review the most prevalent mycotoxins in animal feeds, reveal the origin of mycotoxins contamination and the possible risks they pose to feeds and livestock. This chapter also gives an overview of the most important factors that influence mold growth and mycotoxin production as well as the economic impacts of mycotoxins. To the end of this chapter, mycotoxins preventive methods, both preharvest and postharvest, are well discussed.
Phytoextraction of Zn(II) and Cu(II) by Canna indica: Related Physiological Effects
Authors: Plaza Cazón Josefina , Gonzalez Matías , Ruscitti Marcela
Published: March 2022

Phytoremediation is a technique for treatment areas with medium or low heavy metals concentrations. A pot experiment was carried out to determine the usefulness of Canna indica L. as phytoremediator species. The plants were treated with three increasing Zn(II) and Cu(II) solutions. 21 days later, dry weight, relative membrane conductivity, chlorophyll, carotene, malondialdehyde, soluble proteins, proline, and Zn(II) and Cu(II) contents were measured. Zn(II) and Cu (II) treatments caused a decline in the dry weight, chlorophyll, carotene, and soluble proteins content, whereas the relative conductivity, malondialdehyde, and proline content showed the opposite pattern. The bioaccumulation reached values approximately 48 and 15 times higher (5293 mg kg−1 and 1425 mg kg−1), compared with the control, for Zn(II) and Cu(II), respectively. Our results suggest that this species can be used for the phytoremediation of polluted soils with moderate concentrations of Zn(II) and Cu(II).
Mastering Digital Transformation with Service Dominant Architecture
Authors: Weiß Peter , Warg Markus , Zolnowski Andreas
Published: March 2022

The paper presents insights from a longitudinal case study of an insurance company. Digital transformation requires companies to review their strategy. Today, information technologies fundamentally transform whole business models, products, and services. Innovations are an opportune strategy for companies to compete in the digital age and to transform their business models, taking a service perspective on their value creation. Service Dominant Architecture (SDA) offers practitioners a framework and environment to design and operate service systems and systems of engagement. Furthermore, it stimulates collaborative theorizing processes by involving decision-makers, managers, and practitioners in general as active participants in the research process (midrange-theory). Our focus is on evolving and applying our framework and IT artifact SDA. SDA provides guidance to practitioners and researchers, respectively, on how to build implementable and operable solution designs in real practice. Our research on SDA is primarily informed and guided by a Design Science Research (DSR) approach.
Dermatoscopy: A New Diagnostic Approach for Lesions on Mucous Membrane
Authors: Ashok Sahana
Published: March 2022

Dermatoscope is used to examine the skin lesions without obstruction and is known as dermatoscopy or epiluminescence microscopy. Similarly, dermatoscope can be used to examine lesions on the mucous membrane of oral cavity. This is termed as “mucoscopy”. Mucoscopy is an important upcoming digital tool for oral mucosal disorders. It can help to distinguish between the benign and malignant lesions, but needs to be correlated with clinical and histopathology if required. As literature on mucoscopy is minimal and is limited to individual case or case series. An organized, systemic analysis is very much essential on this topic. This chapter would focus on mucoscopic features of certain oral lesions which would help with further development and improvement of a non-invasive technique for diagnosis.
Dermoscopic Differential Diagnosis of Psoriasis
Authors: Gokyayla Ece , Cetinarslan Tubanur , Turel Ermertcan Aylin
Published: March 2022

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, which is mainly characterized with erythematous indurated plaques with squams such as many other inflammatory skin diseases. Also different clinical subtypes of psoriasis can show distinctive clinical appearances. As an example, inverse psoriasis does not have squams and resemble erythema intertrigo; or erythrodermic variant cannot be distinguished from other erythroderma causes sometimes. From reasons above, differential diagnosis of psoriasis should be done carefully to manage a chronic and long-term treatment required disease appropriately. Histopathologial examination is gold standard technique for certain diagnosis; however, dermoscope is a noninvasive and easily applicable diagnostic tool with high specificity. In this chapter, we discuss dermoscopic differential diagnosis of psoriasis.
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Its Potential Therapeutic Strategies
Authors: Tang Youcai , Yin Xuecui , Ma Yuying
Published: March 2022

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is diffuse steatosis of hepatocytes and is the most common type of chronic liver disease. The benign and reversible stage of NAFLD is defined as simple fatty liver, which further progresses to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver fibrosis, and even liver cancer. It is believed that in the future, NASH would be one of the primary reasons for advanced liver failure and the need for liver transplantation. NAFLD is considered to be closely related to genetics, environment, metabolic diseases, such as obesity and hyperlipidemia. From the macro-level of NAFLD understanding, this chapter systematically analyzes the research progress on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and development trends of NAFLD.
True Happiness as a Shortcut to Mental Health: A New Theory of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy Based on Aristotle’s Ethics and Evolutionary Science
Authors: Osmo Flavio , Madeira Borri Maryana , Falcão Marina
Published: March 2022

In this chapter, we propose that pathologies can be understood as chronic excess or lack of emotions, which in essence, in our view, refer to the presence of “vicious” or frequent lack of evaluations about reality; which would generally occur due to the absence of wisdom or rationality. We also suggest that true happiness, to be experienced consistently, depends on putting into practice knowledge that reflects reality reasonably. In this sense, we hypothesize that the essence of pathologies is associated with the absence of a level of knowledge that reflects reality reasonably well or recurrent failures to act based on this knowledge, that is, lack of the habit of acting rationally; and that the understanding and pursuit of true happiness, in turn, can serve as a shortcut to exit the psychopathological condition, as (1) it provides greater engagement in the therapeutic process, as it would be the kind of pleasure that every human being ultimately seeks; and (2) because the pursuit of true happiness leads us to be more and more successful in our interactions with reality, feeling appropriate emotions for each context, instead of feeling, or not feeling, certain emotions chronically.
The Biological Basis of Gender Incongruence
Authors: Fernández Rosa , Ramírez Karla , Delgado-Zayas Enrique , Gómez-Gil Esther , Guillamon Antonio , Pásaro Eduardo
Published: March 2022

Gender incongruence (GI) is defined as an individual’s discontent with their assigned gender at birth and their identification with a gender other than that associated with their sex based on physical sex characteristics. The origin of GI appears to be multifactorial. From the extensive research that has been conducted over the past few years, four main factors have been identified as key mechanisms: genes, hormones, epigenetics, and the environment. One of the current hypotheses suggests that GI could be related to a different sexual differentiation of the brain as a result of changes in the DNA sequence of the estrogen receptors ERs and androgen receptor AR genes. These changes in the DNA sequence would imply a variability in the sensitivity of the hormone receptors, causing a genetic vulnerability.
The Concept of Risk and Natural Hazards
Authors: Accastello Cristian , Cocuccioni Silvia , Teich Michaela
Published: March 2022

Risks have always shaped the way society has grown and evolved. Consequently, the risk concept has been studied and applied by different disciplines such as natural sciences as well as by economic, engineering, health, and insurance sectors. However, its definition and application are heterogenous and often vary among research communities. This chapter introduces the concept of risk and provides an overview of definitions and interpretations by key policy actors, including associated terms such as hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. Its use and the general importance of “risk” in the Alpine Space are emphasized, especially in the light of the increasing impacts of socioeconomic, environmental, and climatic changes on natural hazard risk by discussing resulting consequences and challenges. Furthermore, we provide an overview of the main policy actors, organizations and networks that address integrated natural hazard risk management in the Alpine Space.
How to Use Scientific Information: Road Map for Tailoring Your Own Natural Hazard Risk Management Solution
Authors: Kirchner Michael , Stevanov Mirjana , Krott Max
Published: March 2022

In this chapter, we explain how scientific information can effectively be used in the daily work of practitioners. We lead through the process of tailoring research results and scientific information to support an integrated and ecosystem-based natural hazard risk management in the form of a Road Map. This Road Map is based on the RIU (Research Integration Utilization) model for knowledge transfer and backed-up with our long-standing research experience. To illustrate the Road Map, which can be applied to any case of transferring scientific knowledge into practice, we summarize the main results of the GreenRisk4ALPs research project, and propose three steps for integrating them into applied projects or other activities: (1) “Diagnosis” - estimating the relevance of scientific information for applied risk or forest management, (2) “Consultation” - estimating the soundness of the scientific information through consultations with researchers, and (3) “Implementation” – checking the legal framework and the economic resources for the preferred solution. Furthermore, we provide a checklist for stakeholders for tailoring science-based solutions to their practical use, which contributes to facilitating the implementation of research results and can guide policy and practice. Finally, the theoretical and methodological background of the Road Map are presented and discussed.
Typical Subjectivity
Authors: Diaz Emiliano ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2022

Husserl’s theory of types is most often associated with his account of perception. Here, types operate as pre-predicative frames of experience that guide the perception of objects. In this paper, I will argue that Husserl’s theory of types is also central to his account of intersubjectivity. More specifically, I will show that a foundational kind of typical subjectivity is entailed by his discussion of the sphere of ownness. It is by way of this type that even a solitary subject can tacitly anticipate the possibility of other subjects. It is also this type that is enriched through interactions between actual subjects.
Reading the Inscriptions of Our Lifeworld
Authors: Elgabsi Natan ,   DePaul University
Published: March 2022

This existential phenomenological exploration concerns how writing is not the mere tool for communication and commemoration, or the supplementary image of a memory, but is closely connected to the phenomenon of the grave. The exploration aims to show a transgenerational mode of human existence and moral life, by considering how the becoming of a historical, which is to say a transgenerational subject through the features that writing and the grave together lets us capture, is also importantly bound to the becoming of a moral subject, or an “I,” in relation to the passed away other.
Skills for the future: Assessment of the effects of the "Company Programme" in Serbia
Authors: Kisić Svetlana
Published: March 2022

The changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution across all areas of human activity have had a significant impact on the knowledge and skills requirements of the population. Research shows that in the era of automation, in addition to the need to develop basic digital skills for all, and advanced digital skills for a certain group of workers, the need to develop social and emotional skills is also on the rise. The development of creativity, innovation, analytical and critical thinking, teamwork, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence is gaining in importance. These skills are an integral part of entrepreneurial competence and are developed through entrepreneurship education. Today, entrepreneurship education is approached in a broader context, as education that is crucial for personal development and realization, education that enables individuals to adapt to dynamic changes in the labour market and be active members of society. There are several approaches, methods and models of entrepreneurship education. According to worldwide experience, the best effects in the development of entrepreneurial competencies are achieved through informal types of education, and the "Company Programme" (CP) has globally been recognized as an example of good practice. This programme is based on experiential learning and is implemented in high schools. In order to provide recommendations for the selection of optimal solutions in the approach to entrepreneurship education in Serbia, a study was conducted to assess the effects of the implementation of the Company Programme on the development of entrepreneurial competencies. The research was carried out with the 2018/2019 school year generation of the Company Programme participants, from 74 schools in 45 cities in Serbia. Based on the results obtained, we may come to the conclusion that the Company Programme has resulted in very high development of student self-efficacy (Cohen's d 1.39), great progress in the development of teamwork skills and project management (Cohen's d of 0.89 and 0.79, respectively) and moderate progress in creativity (Cohen's d 0.56).
Low light level digital camera quality assessment
Authors: Livada Branko , Perić Dragana , Vujić Saša
Published: March 2022

Imaging sensor development results, achieved in the past four decades, provide increased camera capabilities both in day and night conditions. Due to advanced camera performances, we are experiencing a wide application of the imaging sensors in various areas, e.g. machine vision, mobile technology, autonomous vehicle driving, smart city scenarios, and scientific imaging. Low light level sensitivity, supporting camera night vision capability, leads to new applications in the security systems. Accordingly, the new needs of the camera testing procedures appear. Advanced camera performances also require a new approach to imaging sensor and camera testing and parameter definition. The short review of the current achievements in the area of low light camera technology developments is presented as a basis to illustrate the importance of their application and proper metrological support development. The review of the most important low light camera parameters and related measurement and testing methods is set to point out the needs for new low light camera testing procedures development.
DIBR - Fuzzy MARCOS model for selecting a location for a heavy mechanized bridge
Authors: Tešić Duško , Božanić Darko , Pamučar Dragan , Din Jamalud
Published: March 2022

Introduction/purpose: The paper presents the DIBR-FMARCOS model of multi-criteria decision-making for defining a location for placing a bridge over an obstacle using a heavy mechanized bridge (TMM-3). After the application of the proposed model, the sensitivity analysis of the output results was performed and it was concluded that the model is stable, i.e. that the model gives consistent results and that its application is possible in real situations. Methods: The DIBR method was used to determine the weight coefficients of the criteria, while the ranking of alternatives was performed by the FuzzyMARCOS method. Results: The application of this model has led to the selection of the location for placing a bridge from the TMM-3 set, based on the defined criteria. After applying the proposed model, the sensitivity analysis of the output results was performed and the consistency of the output results of the method was proven. Conclusion: Finally, it was concluded that the proposed model can be applied in practice, because it gives stable output results. It was also concluded that the DIBR method facilitates the process of obtaining the weight coefficients of the criteria, and the FMARCOS method copes well with unclear and inaccurate input data and has good stability. This model can be further improved by more detailed operationalization of the criteria, as well as by the use of other different methods for determining the weights of the criteria and ranking.
Near Complete Response to Trametinib Treatment in Histiocytic Sarcoma Harboring a Somatic KRAS Mutation
Authors: Hu Boyu , Patel Jay L. , Tao Randa , Cannon Richard B. , Monroe Marcus , Goyal Gaurav
Published: March 2022

Survival outcomes of patients with histiocytic neoplasms are poor, with no standard-of-care treatments available for these malignancies. Recent characterization of the genomic landscape of various histiocytic neoplasms have shown a predominance of activating driver mutations within the MAPK/ERK pathway (ie, BRAF, MEK, KRAS, MAPK, and NRAS). Subsequently, successful treatment of these malignancies with BRAF and MEK inhibitors has been reported. This report presents the first patient with histiocytic sarcoma harboring a somatic KRAS Q61H mutation who was subsequently treated to a near complete response with the MEK inhibitor trametinib. Due to patient preference, lack of standard of care treatments, and associated morbidity from head and neck dissection, initial disease reduction provided by trametinib therapy allowed for a less morbid resection. This case report highlights the utility of up-front next-generation sequencing and the efficacy of MEK inhibition in patients with histiocytic sarcoma harboring activating KRAS mutations.
Fitossociologia do estrato arbóreo em floresta nativa e em áreas do programa de recuperação de áreas degradadas sob influência da mineração, Paragominas, Pará, Brasil
Authors: Cerqueira Roberta Macedo , Jardim Mário Augusto Gonçalves , Silva Júnior Lélio Luís Mota , Paixão Lia Pena , Martins Marlucia Bonifacio
Published: March 2022

O bioma amazônico sofre intensamente com o processo de desmatamento de suas áreas vegetais naturais desde o século XX, com incentivos do próprio governo para ocupação e utilização de suas terras. Programas de Recuperação de Áreas Degradadas (PRAD), implantados por grandes empresas que alteram e degradam a paisagem para sua implantação e operação, têm favorecido a restauração da vegetação e seus processos e os serviços ecológicos. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar a composição florística e estrutural em áreas de Floresta Nativa (FN) e em áreas de PRAD na mineração HYDRO, município de Paragominas, Pará. Objetivou-se também identificar as espécies mais representativas nos dois ambientes e relacionar os parâmetros fitossociológicos com os atributos morfológicos e ecológicos. Foram utilizadas 18 parcelas de 40 x 250 m (9 no PRAD e 9 na FN) e todos os indivíduos com CAP≥30 cm foram amostrados. Para comparação entre a riqueza e abundância das duas áreas foi realizada a análise de Bray Curtis e a análise de classificação divisiva TWINSPAN. Foi amostrado um total de 60 famílias, 166 gêneros e 302 espécies. Os gêneros mais ricos foram Pouteria e Inga. No PRAD, Croton matourensis e Cecropia distachya obtiveram o maior IVI e na FN foram Lecythis idatimon, Eschweilera coriacea e Rinorea guianense. A análise de Bray-Curtis e o agrupamento por média de grupos evidenciou a separação florística (riqueza) e estrutural (abundância) dos dois ambientes analisados, com uma dissimilaridade em torno de 95%. Na primeira divisão de grupos da Twinspan ocorreu a separação de todas as parcelas amostradas na área de floresta nativa (FN) e as parcelas amostradas em áreas do PRAD (PR). Recomenda-se estudos para entender de que maneira as características de vida das espécies proporcionam melhor aptidão para ocuparem e se estabelecerem em determinadas áreas.
Percepção ambiental de estudantes do ensino fundamental sobre o uso e qualidade da água para consumo humano na escola
Authors: Gomes Maria Juciana Pereira de Oliveira , Souza Aline Raiane de , Silva Clécio Danilo Dias da , Santos Daniele Bezerra dos
Published: March 2022

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a percepção ambiental dos alunos do Ensino Fundamental II sobre a água e seu consumo consciente, como também avaliar a qualidade da água da escola. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida com 20 alunos do 6º ano do ensino fundamental, turno vespertino, durante o primeiro semestre de 2020, em uma escola municipal, em Tenente Ananias, RN. Para isso utilizou-se a aplicação de um questionário contendo dez questões abertas e fechadas com os discentes e a análise microbiológica da água consumida na escola. Após a análise dos dados coletados, verificou-se que os alunos apresentaram percepções quanto aos problemas ambientais da cidade que residem como também, foram capazes de apontar estratégias para minimizar os impactos ambientais, relacionado aos recursos hídricos, como por exemplo: “não demorar muito tempo no banho, ou manter a torneira fechada.” Em relação à análise da água, constatou-se que todas as amostras apresentaram coliformes totais e E. coli, sendo imprópria para o consumo humano. Concluímos que trabalhos de percepção e conscientização devem ser contínuos na escola. Como sugestão, faz-se necessário que trabalhos intervencionistas sejam adotados, desde a identificação da percepção, conscientização e monitoramento da qualidade da água em todas as etapas de formação acadêmica.
Aspectos socioeconômicos, produtivos e ambientais da agricultura familiar praticada no NPA III Boa Sorte, Araguatins(TO)
Authors: Guimarães Kelly Cristina Figueiredo , Labinas Adriana Mascarette
Published: March 2022

No Brasil, a agricultura familiar é uma das grandes responsáveis por abastecer o mercado interno com produtos diversos, de menor custo, em espaços, relativamente, menores e, por isso, desempenha papel fundamental na performance da economia brasileira. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo descrever os aspectos socioeconômicos e produtivos, além do perfil ambiental dos produtores do Núcleo de Produção Agrícola III Boa Sorte, localizado no município de Araguatins (TO), bem como as práticas e sistemas de produção realizados nesta comunidade.  A metodologia desenvolvida envolveu pesquisa de caráter descritivo e exploratório, além de pesquisa de campo e bibliográfica, realizada com 27 chefes de família. A coleta de dados foi feita através da aplicação de questionário que contemplou perguntas objetivas sobre o perfil socioeconômico e ambiental dos produtores. Com esse estudo concluiu-se que os produtores rurais do Núcleo de Produção Agrícola III Boa Sorte desempenham suas atividades tal como a maior parte dos agricultores familiares brasileiros, principalmente para subsistência, mas reconhecem haver possibilidades para a melhoria dos sistemas produtivos e das práticas de preservação ambiental, na medida que pudessem contar com assistência técnica especializada adequada às suas necessidades.
Učinkovitost aerosolne škatle za preprečevanje okužb pri posegih, pri katerih nastajajo aerosoli
Authors: Pušnik Luka , Serdinšek Matej , Stopar Pintarič Tatjana , Umek Nejc
Published: March 2022

Izpostavljenost okužbi zdravstvenih delavcev zaradi pandemije covida-19 je privedla do razvoja novih oblik osebne varovalne opreme. Ena od njih je aerosolna škatla, ki je bila zasnovana z idejo, kako varneje vstaviti dihalno cevko v sapnik bolnikom, okuženim z virusom SARS-CoV2. Uporaba aerosolne škatle ne sega samo v področje anesteziologije, ampak tudi v druga področja medicine. Številne kritike na račun prvotne zasnove so vodile v izdelavo novih oblik, ki postopoma izboljšujejo prvotne pomanjkljivosti. Razvoj se usmerja predvsem v okoliščino, kako zmanjšati oviranost kirurga (ali izvajalca) pri posegih ter kako zagotoviti varnejšo, enostavnejšo in hitrejšo možnost uporabe. Številnim avtorjem je uspelo pokazati, da uporaba aerosolne škatle pomembno vpliva na hitrost vstavitve dihalne cevke v sapnik, zato v urgentnih primerih odsvetujejo uporabo aerosolne škatle. Ob primerni uporabi ter ustreznem urjenju zdravstvenega delavca pa se je izkazala kot učinkovita osebna varovalna oprema, ker zdravstvene delavce dobro zaščiti pred velikimi in majhnimi vodnimi kapljicami. Pravilno posodobljena oblika aerosolne škatle dobro varuje tudi pred aerosolnimi delci, medtem ko uporaba izvorne oblike lahko tveganje za okužbo zdravstvenega delavca z aerosolnimi delci še poveča.
Gauging the difficulty of image segmentation
Authors: Franaszek Marek
Published: March 2022

Image segmentation is the first step in a complex process of object recognition. This report presents a method to gauge the difficulty of segmentation by calculating a scalar parameter Q for an image. This parameter depends on a distribution of the intensity of the grayscale image and the distribution of the clustering of pixels. It is assumed that images with a smaller number of clusters are easier to segment than images with a large number of clusters. Since segmentation precedes any human perception and categorization, the distribution of parameter Q introduced in this study may be useful in characterizing the variability of images collected in a training database for the development of object recognition algorithms which use Machine Learning (ML) methods. Parameter Q can be especially useful for building a representative dataset of images for training ML algorithms. To demonstrate a link between particular values of Q and different segmentation conditions, a few grayscale images were distorted by some common transformations (like Gaussian noise, median filtering, reduction in grayscale) and the corresponding values of parameter Q were calculated. To demonstrate a possible use of the parameter Q on data other than grayscale images, depth images of flat planar targets taken by two depth cameras were also processed.
Agencias externas o ‘in-house’: un dilema para las empresas
Authors:   Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Poveda Miguel , Vizcaíno-Alcantud Pablo
Published: March 2022

Banco Santander ha anunciado la puesta en marcha, durante el segundo trimestre de 2022, de una agencia publicitaria interna o in-house: LaSanta. Se trata de otro gran anunciante que se plantea gestionar de forma directa la creatividad y la presencia en medios. Pero no se trata de un fenómeno nuevo. La creación de agencias publicitarias in-house, que actúan de forma paralela y complementaria a la actividad de las agencias externas, ha sido una constante a lo largo de la historia de la publicidad.
Función financiera: identificación de escenarios de futuro en un entorno de adaptación permanente
Authors:   Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Fitó Bertran Àngels , Uribe Gil Jorge Mario , Llobet Dalmases Joan
Published: March 2022

Con motivo de los veinticinco años de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya y de sus Estudios de Economía y Empresa, tres profesores del ámbito de Finanzas de la institución realizan un análisis de la evolución de la función financiera y una proyección de escenarios de futuro para identificar retos y oportunidades. Joan Llobet introduce el tema a partir de una visión académica que ha ido adaptándose a los sustanciales cambios que se han producido y que asume el reto de afrontar los que vienen. Por otro lado, se encuentra el artículo de Jorge M. Uribe, compilación de los acontecimientos más importantes de los últimos veinticinco años, para entender cómo se ha estructurado el ámbito financiero actualmente. A través de su experiencia veremos cómo evolucionan aspectos concretos (valoración de activos, gestión cuantitativa del riesgo, etc.), hasta perfilarse cómo son hoy en día. Finalmente, Àngels Fitó describe el contexto actual del ámbito financiero, estableciendo sus condicionantes y hacia dónde se dirige en el futuro.