bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Whose English? Whose Diversity? Towards a More Holistic Understanding of Global English
Authors: Kuteeva Maria
Published: November 2020

In this paper, I call for an increased dialogue between different branches of Applied Linguistics. After discussing conceptualizations of the English language in the context of Applied Linguistics research and the ways in which English is perceived to form part of linguistic diversity, I argue that further dialogue is needed in order to gain a more holistic understanding of English and its multiple facets. The use of English is diverse and can also form part of the social justice agenda. At the same time, as our enquiry into the global spread of English moves beyond essentialized abstractions and metaphors, it is also necessary to critically question some new orthodoxies, e.g. the direct connection between translanguaging and social justice. Overall, I agree with Hultgren that widening our analytical lens is important. In particular, the suggested focus on the socio-material aspects is needed for drawing our attention to less known contexts of language use and to under-represented study participants. Before we tone down language in our scholarly inquiry, we still need to hear more voices.
Reconsidering Material Conditions in Language Politics: A Revised Agenda for Resistance
Authors: Canagarajah Suresh
Published: November 2020

Focusing on resisting the hegemony of English or protecting vernaculars without addressing material inequalities is a misguided activity, as many scholars (including Hultgren 2020) have observed. Along those lines, applied linguists have recently argued that identity politics is ineffective without distributive justice (Block 2018); pedagogical changes without social structural changes (Flores 2013); or communicative, writing, and textual resistance without congenial institutionalized policies (Kubota 2014). These are important correctives for practitioners who might be too focused on making spaces for classroom and communicative changes in isolation from material and structural considerations. However, we have to also adopt a more complex orientation to material conditions and the way they relate to language inequalities when power finds more creative forms of control and expansion, as in the apparatuses of biopolitics in neoliberal conditions. I engage with Marxist orientations to language, especially perspectives on the base and superstructure, to deepen the materialist perspective on language politics. Though not all critical applied linguists are Marxists, we are indirectly influenced by Marxist orientations in our activist practice. Sometimes scholars adopt reductive versions of Marxism for polemical purposes, despite the complex debates that are going on. A revisit will help us develop a deeper orientation to language politics that addresses our contemporary challenges.
Ambivalent English: What We Talk About When We Think We Talk About Language
Authors: Saarinen Taina , Ennser-Kananen Johanna
Published: November 2020

The ambivalence of English manifests itself in the discourses that surround it. English may be a resource and consume resources; it empowers and oppresses. The dichotomous discussion around the usefulness or dangers of English as a “global” or “world” language erases problematizations of the layered societal implications of English in localised contexts. English needs to be analysed not (only) as a language but (also) as the ideologies and societal structures intertwined with it. We examine English in two higher education contexts. Our first case deals with the so-called Accent Reduction courses offered for international students in US universities. The second one analyses English as a language political catalyst in a nation state context. We conclude with a discussion of the nativist and nation-state-centred role of global English. We argue that to discuss English as a language oversimplifies the societal implications of the debate. When we think we talk about English, we are, in fact, talking about the various societal, political, economic, cultural and historical power dynamics that accompany it.
A Response to Anna Kristina Hultgren’s Position Paper
Authors: Phillipson Robert
Published: November 2020

I am grateful to Anna Kristina Hultgren for launching a debate on these important issues, and giving me an opportunity to contribute. Hultgren’s argument suffers, in my view, from a failure to define global English stringently or even to specify what specific characteristics of the use of the language she is most concerned about. Her essay raises many important issues, but each is in brief summary form. It strikes me as academic discourse that remains detached from the existential challenges that most work in language education and language policy engages in. What Hultgren refers to as applied linguistics (which is inexplicably capitalised, unlike other disciplines that the text refers to) is not rigorously specified. Nor is social justice exemplified or defined. Some of her argumentation consists, in my view, of dubious over-generalisations—which I will exemplify—embedded within pretty robust denunciations of applied linguists who are caricatured as out to ‘save’ and ‘salvage’ the world, no less!
Progression and Return in Västanå Theatre’s Retelling of the Edda (2019)
Authors: Swärdh Anna
Published: November 2020

In 2019, Västanå Theatre staged Jon Fosse’s Edda, a theatrical adaptation of myths from the Poetic Edda. This essay focuses on a number of formal devices used to adapt the Norse myths at Västanå, the dumb show convention perhaps offering the most stylized form of expression of these. The essay shows how the production helped the audience negotiate between a linear and a circular understanding of time, through formal and structural means: staging, selection and ordering of episodes signalled a strong initial focus on the inevitability of Ragnarök, while circularity and return were highlighted through the ending in which the world was reborn, but also through other features that stressed repetition and retelling. The essay argues that the dumb show convention could be taken as emblematic of the production’s negotiation between the two timelines, but it also shows how the device helped adapt female characters into more powerful agents, how it added hope in the form of young love, and how it functioned to draw attention to narration, words, and poetry.
‘The Awful Parenthesis’: Ethics and Aesthetics in De Quincey’s Murder Essays
Authors: Wijkmark Johan
Published: November 2020

Thomas De Quincey’s series of three essays under the general title ‘On murder considered as one of the fine arts’ (1827–1854) has delighted and puzzled readers and critics for its iconoclastic representation of violent material. Whereas the first two instalments are satirical and comical, clearly parodying amoral, disinterested, approaches to aesthetics and ethics, the last one is more problematic as it seems to embody precisely those approaches. In order to bridge the theoretical gap between the first two and the third, the argument here is that an earlier essay, ‘On the knocking at the gate in Macbeth’ (1823), should be seen as part of the series, based on similarities in form and content. In the course of these four essays, De Quincey creates a metafictional discussion of the relation of ethics and aesthetics that has broader application to later emanations of crime writing as well.
Social Critique and the Imagining of Perversion as Satire in Hard Times
Authors: Zhu Yuanyuan
Published: November 2020

This essay studies how Charles Dickens’s Hard times problematizes social issues by imagining a heteroglossia of perverted rhetoric. I argue that perversion, as a limited and distorted form of fancy/imagining, is rhetorically used in the novel as a device of satire against social ills perceived by the author(ial narrator). Characters’ perverted rhetoric at the intra-diegetic level—including that of Gradgrind, Bounderby, Bitzer and the union agitator Slackbridge—is used to satirize them. This is shown through their turning away from what is true or holding idolatrous beliefs according to the Bible. The narrator’s comments on wrongdoings imitate such perversion. The essay shows that forms of perversion are used both as an instrument for characterization and as a narrative strategy to make social critique.
A case report of hybrid surgical resection of a giant dumbbell neurinoma in the thoracic spine
Authors: Basankin I. V. , Naryzhnyi N. V. , Giulzatyan A. A. , Malakhov S. B.
Published: November 2020

We report the clinical case of treating a female patient with a giant dumbbell neurinoma arising from the Th1 nerve root. For the treatment of neoplasm, a hybrid surgical tactic was chosen, including Th1 hemilaminectomy, mobilization of the dorsal part of the tumor and video-assisted thoracoscopy in order to remove its intrathoracic mass. The patient developed no neurological complications after surgery. A gross total tumor resection was documented by control computed tomography. Thus, well-coordinated work of the multidisciplinary surgical team provided good oncological and functional results in the treatment of a giant neurinoma with extension into the thoracic cavity.
La protección del patrimonio histórico. Origen y desarrollo comparativo entre España y México (siglos XVIII y XIX)
Authors: Sánchez-Rivas García Javier , Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado María del Pópulo , Mercado Eugenio , Hiriart Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2020

En este serial se ha procedido a la realización de un análisis exhaustivo a partir de una compleja revisión bibliográfica, sobre la relación que existe entre España y México en materia de protección del patrimonio cultural. Se ha llegado a la conclusión que existe una amplia analogía y similitud temporal, conceptual y estamental que parte de la época colonial, llegando a la actualidad gracias a los intercambios migratorios, diplomáticos y científicos de los siglos XIX y XX.
La estructura toma forma a partir los periodos observados de mayor similitud, que además coincide con la expansión o freno en los avances jurídicos sobre la protección del patrimonio cultural en ambos países.
Estos estudios realizados adquieren especial relevancia ya que supone el hallazgo de una correlación jurídica con la protección de los recursos que precisamente provocan la atracción turística internacional, y que posicionan a España y México dentro de los países más demandados turísticamente en términos mundiales, con lo que ello supone en la creación de empleo y valor añadido.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECT OF CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL CASES BY A JURY TRIAL
Authors: Drychyk B.
Published: November 2020

The article analyzes the procedural aspects of the administration of justice by a jury trial in criminal proceedings. Given the relatively low percentage of jury trials in the total number, it is necessary to regulate in detail the selection procedure, the rights, obligations and guarantees of jurors, their role in court decisions. The results of the work, in particular, contain conclusions on the possibility of participation of jurors in various categories of criminal cases, the establishment of additional guarantees, a detailed selection procedure, the understanding of the jury themselves their role in the process. In addition, the case law on this issue was analyzed and a statistical analysis of the jury trial was conducted.
IMPORTANCE OF SELF HELP GROUP (SHG) IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: A CASE STUDY ON MORIGAON DISTRICT
Authors: Ahmed Julkarnain
Published: November 2020

The growth of microfinance has been tremendous in recent
years. In this regard SHG has been playing very eye catching role in
mobilizing resources, empowering women, so and so forth. The SHG
movement in India has been working in proper direction in reducing
poverty and creating employment opportunities as well. Numbers of
women in India firmly believe in SHG movement and hold it responsible
for improving their livelihood. However women are still yet to
empowered according to the requirement or demand. The present study is
an systemetic attempt to analyse the impotance of SHG’s in promoting
women empowerment in Morigaon district. Lahorighat and Mayong
block have been selected for the investigation. Broader objective of the
present study is to examine the operating system of SHGs for
mobilization of savings, credit delivery machanism to the needy, opinion
building among SHG members regarding decision making and
enhancement of power or autonomy. For the purpose of study boath primary and secondary data have
been collected. The study focus on the role and importance of SHGs in empowering women, Social
interrelatedness and Socio-economic betterment of the poor women for their unification.
Comparison of Three Recent Personalization Algorithms
Authors: Shah Shalin
Published: November 2020

Personalization algorithms recommend products to users based on their previous interactions with the system. The products could be books, movies, or products in a retail system. The earliest personalization algorithms were based on factorization of the user-item matrix where each entry in the matrix would correspond to an interaction, or absence of an interaction of the user with the product. In this article, we compare three recently developed personalization algorithms. The three algorithms are Bayesian Personalized Ranking, Taxonomy Discovery for Personalized Recommendations and Multi-Matrix Factorization. We compare the three algorithms on the hit rate @ position 10 on a held out test set on 1 million users and 200 thousand items in the catalog of Target Corporation. We report our findings in table 1. We develop all three algorithms on an Apache Spark parallel implementation.
Asymptotic Freedom in Noninteger Dimensional Spaces
Authors: Kak Subhash
Published: November 2020

This paper shows that as the dimensionality of a noninteger dimensional falls below 2, the potential becomes constant irrespective of separation between objects and the force between them disappears, which represents a new paradigm of asymptotic freedom. Since asymptotic freedom is at the basis of many applications such as those of strange metals, unconventional superconductors, and fractional quantum Hall states, the new paradigm presented here can potentially have new and unexpected applications. It also is of relevance to the study of anomalous mechanical effects that are important in metamaterials.
Generic loss minimization for nonlinear synchronous machines by analytical computation of optimal reference currents considering copper and iron losses
Authors: Hackl Christoph , Kullick Julian , Monzen Niklas
Published: November 2020

The unified theory (introduced in [1]), which allows
to analytically solve the optimal feedforward torque control
(OFTC) problem of anisotropic synchronous machines (SM),
is extended by considering all relevant machine nonlinearities
and copper and iron losses and, thus, minimizing the overall
(steady-state) losses in the machine. Instead of the well known maximum torque per current (MTPC) operation strategy, maximum torque per losses (MTPL) is realized. The unified theory for the derivation of the analytical solution is briefly recapitulated. Moreover, current and speed dependent iron losses, as well as, magnetic saturation and cross-coupling effects are considered. The resulting nonlinear optimization problem is solved via online linearization of the relevant expressions. The linearization is exemplified for flux linkages and machine torque. The presented decision tree guarantees an optimal operation management and smooth transitions between all operation strategies such as MTPL, field weakening (FW), maximum current (MC) and maximum torque per voltage (MTPV). Finally, the extended unified theory is validated for a real, highly nonlinear SM.
Pengaruh Indeks Massa Tubuh terhadap Klasifikasi Tekanan Darah pada Penduduk Usia Produktif di Kota Medan
Authors: Gosal Darren , Firmansyah Yohanes , Su Ernawati
Published: November 2020

Hipertensi merupakan kondisi kronik dengan definisi peningkatan tekanan darah sistolik lebih dari 140 mmHg dan/atau diastolik lebih dari 90 mmHg. Hipertensi merupakan masalah global, di mana kurang lebih menyerang 1,13 miliar orang di dunia. Setiap peningkatan IMT akan meningkatkan risiko hipertensi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh IMT terhadap kejadian hipertensi dan klasifikasi tekanan darah pada penduduk usia produktif di Kota Medan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode potong lintang dengan kuesioner, pengukuran tekanan darah, berat badan, dan tinggi badan. Responden yang berpartisipasi dalam penelitian sebanyak 352 sampel, merupakan pekerja yang datang ke tempat pemeriksaan kesehatan di tempat kerjanya. Uji Anova yang dilanjutkan dengan Post Hoc Bonferroni dilakukan dalam studi tersebut. Hasilnya, terdapat pengaruh IMT terhadap kejadian hipertensi (p-value < 0,001), dan terdapat perbedaan IMT terutama pada kelompok tekanan darah optimal, dengan hipertensi derajat 1, dan derajat 2 (p-value< 0,001). Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh IMT terhadap kejadian hipertensi dan terdapat perbedaan IMT yang signifikan antara kelompok dengan tekanan darah optimal, hipertensi derajat 1, dan derajat 2 (p-value< 0,001)
Isolasi Isolasi Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus pada Mikrofon yang Digunakan saat Aktivitas Perkuliahan di Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan Ukrida
Authors: Pasaribu Donna Mesina , Tjiptabudy Amelia Graciella , Timotius Kris Herawan
Published: November 2020

Mikrofon merupakan suatu alat bantu komunikasi yang umumnya digunakan saat perkuliahan. Mikrofon tidak digunakan secara personal, melainkan digunakan oleh banyak orang, sehingga penggunaan mikrofon dapat menjadi media transfer bakteri. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya bakteri Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus pada mikrofon yang digunakan di Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana (FKIK Ukrida). Penelitian dilakukan pada tahun 2019 menggunakan metode studi deskriptif observatif dengan teknik total sampling. Sampel yang diambil pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh mikrofon yang digunakan pada proses perkuliahan di FKIK Ukrida sebanyak 26 mikrofon. Penelitian dilakukan dengan cara swab mikrofon dan ditanam pada media mannitol salt agar, kemudian dipindahkan ke nutrient agar, lalu dilakukan uji katalase, pewarnaan gram, uji gula mannitol, dan uji sensitivitas bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dengan menggunakan antibiotic oxacillin. Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan 11 mikrofon yang terdapat bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan pada hasil uji sensitivitas, didapatkan semua bakteri yang tumbuh masih sensitif terhadap antibiotik oxacillin. Kesimpulan dari penelitian yang dilakukan, tidak terdapat adanya bakteri Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus pada mikrofon yang digunakan di FKIK Ukrida.
Medidas de prevenção e controle da tuberculose í s pessoas privadas de liberdade em presí­dios brasileiros
Authors: Rodrigues de Oliveira Cláudia , Da Silva Ribeiro Tayná , Pereira Ferreira Dellanhese Amanda
Published: November 2020

OBJETIVO: Identificar medidas de prevenção e controle da tuberculose (TB) a Pessoas Privadas de Liberdade (PPL) e que vivem com TB nos presí­dios brasileiros. MÉTODO: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, março a dezembro de 2018. As bases de dados utilizadas foram: SciELO, LILACS e MEDLINE, a partir dos descritores Atenção í  saúde; Tuberculose; Prisão. Foram incluí­dos estudos, publicados entre 2012 e 2018, em português, inglês e espanhol com o Brasil como paí­s de origem e artigos originais completos. RESULTADOS: Foram encontrados 181 estudos, após exclusões 2 estudos foram analisados. Os principais fatores abordados pelos artigos selecionados trazem as polí­ticas públicas voltadas í s PPL quanto í s formas de prevenção e controle da TB nos presí­dios brasileiros. CONCLUSíO: Detectou-se que a implementação das polí­ticas públicas voltadas ao controle da TB no sistema prisional é realizada de forma parcial. Foi identificado a carência de estudos relativos í s medidas de prevenção e controle da TB nas prisões brasileiras.
Dificuldades enfrentadas no acesso í saúde por usuários LGBT
Authors: Johnson Martinho Neudson , Martins Santos Victor Hugo , Amorim Costa Cristiane Maria , Bertolossi Marta Cristiano , Dos Santos Bacani Edneiva , Siqueira Viana Morae Rosaní­ , Ribeiro Ramos Karoline Cristine Aparecida
Published: November 2020

Os problemas enfrentados quanto ao acesso aos serviços de saúde pelos usuários LGBT ainda são complexos, de modo especí­fico, nos casos das travestis e transexuais. Este é o recorte de um projeto de pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa, o qual objetiva desvelar as percepções dos LGBT quanto aos atendimentos que recebem nos serviços de saúde de Cuiabá – MT. Foi utilizada a metodologia da roda de conversas para coleta de dados. Os sujeitos referiram despreparo dos profissionais da saúde no acolhimento e atendimento í s suas demandas, demonstrando que a academia não os prepara para este tipo de atenção especí­fica e nem as polí­ticas de saúde integral í  saúde LGBT estão efetivadas na prática. Espaços de fala e escuta possibilitam aos sujeitos expressarem seus sentimentos e vivências, permitindo-os expressar como deveria ser o atendimento í  saúde com equidade e qualidade.
A qualidade do sono em idosos ativos
Authors: Bezerra Alves Hirisdiane , Bezerra Alves Hirisleide , Barros de Melo Priscilla Yévellin
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade do sono em idosos ativos. Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, transversal, observacional, com abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi censitária, contemplando todos os idosos ativos matriculados no trabalho social com idosos (TSI) da empresa Serviço Social do Comércio (SESC). Foi aplicado um questionário validado abordando as variáveis relacionadas ao sono: O índice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburgh (IQSP), além de dados referentes a idade e sexo dos participantes. Resultados: Cerca de 63% dos idosos apresentaram padrão de sono normal e 37% padrão alterado de acordo com o IQSP. Além disso, observou-se que 74,16% não fizeram uso de nenhuma medicação para auxiliar no sono. Conclusão: Pode-se concluir que, os idosos ativos apresentam majoritariamente um padrão de sono normal e, uma boa disposição para realizar as atividades diárias, mostrando assim, que a prática de atividades fí­sicas é um fator importante para a qualidade do sono.
Elaboração e implantação de protocolo de condutas no extravasamento de medicamentos não quimioterápicos
Authors: Batista da Silva Freitas Karina Alexandra , Oliveira de Lima Talita , Beluomini de Castro Andrezza , Batista da Silva Karen Aline , Passarelli Vigliassi Alessandra , Popim Regina Célia
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Descrever a experiência na elaboração e implantação de um protocolo de condutas frente ao extravasamento de medicamentos não quimioterápicos. Método: Pesquisa descritiva, do tipo relato de experiência, realizada após a implantação do Time de Cateter de um Hospital Público, de ní­vel quaternário, do interior do Estado de São Paulo, com a finalidade de elaboração de protocolo assistencial frente ao extravasamento de medicamentos não quimioterápicos. As ações foram divididas em quatro fases, que vão desde o conhecimento do time, até a mensuração dos resultados. Realizada pesquisa na literatura recente para construção do protocolo. Resultados: O protocolo foi elaborado, revisado e validado. Traz os principais sinais e sintomas que podem ocorrer, um quadro com as medicações vesicantes e qual a compressa utilizar, além de um fluxograma que norteia a ação. Conclusão: Novos conhecimentos baseados em evidência foram adquiridos e a habilidade foi melhorada, proporcionando mais segurança durante um atendimento de extravasamento.
Atuação do enfermeiro na organização para procura de órgãos: estudo de caso único institucional
Authors: Fonseca Clementino Juylana Maria , Pereira Campos Rhaira , Herculano Pereira de Oliveira Araújo Gonzaga Helloysa , Barbosa Batista Neves Histalfia , Nicodemos da Costa Machado Mariana Raquel , Soares Carvalho Paula
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Descrever a atuação do enfermeiro na Organização para procura de órgãos. Método: Trata-se de pesquisa descritiva com abordagem qualitativa, do tipo estudo de caso único institucional, realizada com oito enfermeiros que atuavam na Central de Transplante localizada no municí­pio de João Pessoa/Paraí­ba. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionários autoaplicáveis durante o perí­odo de outubro a novembro de 2018. Para análise dos dados foi utilizada a Análise de Conteúdo proposta por Bardin. Resultados: com base nos núcleos de sentido identificados nas respostas dos enfermeiros foram criadas categorias temáticas, a saber: atividades educativas, assistenciais e administrativas, fluxo de atuação e utilização da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem. Conclusão: constatou-se importância da atuação do enfermeiro na Organização para procura de órgãos, tanto por meio de atividades educativas e assistenciais, quanto através do uso da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem, exigindo conhecimento cientí­fico e competências clí­nicas por parte dos profissionais.
Promoção da saúde no Brasil na pandemia por COVID-19: concepções e práticas em atenção básica
Authors: Maia da Silva Naiara , Machado Bastos Raquel , Da Cruz Conceição Valdirene Rosa , de Souza Costa Bastos Andreia , Da Silva Sales Glauciane , Nogueira Silva Thiago
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: O objetivo deste artigo é analisar, por meio de uma revisão da literatura, a promoção da saúde no brasil em tempos de pandemia por COVID-19, considerando o pensamento dos autores selecionados para dar embasamento ao tema abordado. Método: Tratando-se de um estudo de revisão bibliográfica. Resultados: A promoção da saúde envolve um conjunto de polí­ticas e medidas visando í  melhoria das condições de vida e saúde da população e vem sendo discutida desde meados da década de 80, influenciando inúmeras estratégias. Muitos autores enfatizam a promoção da saúde como marco para a melhoria da qualidade de vida da população destacando os fatores condicionantes e determinantes da saúde. Conclusão: A efetivação da promoção da saúde no contexto da ESF em tempos de pandemia por COVID-19 apresenta-se como essencial para caracterizar tal estratégia.
A mulher com transtorno mental ví­tima de violência por parceiro í­ntimo: revisão integrativa
Authors: Calado da Silva Pedro Camilo , Ohanna do Nascimento Pereira Crisllayne , De Moura Pedroza Robervam , Cavalcanti dos Santos Silvana , Pereira da Silva Carvalho Valdirene , Farias Bezerra Barbosa Valquí­ria
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Analisar na literatura o atendimento í s mulheres portadoras de transtornos mentais ví­timas de violência por parceiro í­ntimo na Rede de Atenção Psicossocial. Metodologia: Revisão integrativa realizada nas bases MEDLINE, LILACS, SCiELO e BDENF através do cruzamento de 6 descritores em 3 idiomas. Resultados: Foram identificadas 10.579 produções primárias e incluí­dos 3 artigos segundo critérios de inclusão. Evidenciou-se a inexistência de protocolos e desqualificação técnica dos profissionais para essa demanda. Conclusão: O fomento a pesquisas sobre essa temática contribuirá para a qualificação profissional e para superação da invisibilidade das mulheres ví­timas de violência com transtorno mental.
Carbon Pricing and the Elasticity of CO2 Emissions
Authors: Rafatya Ryan , Dolphin Geoffroy , Pretis Felix
Published: November 2020

We study the impact of carbon pricing on CO2 emissions across five sectors for a panel of 39 countries over 1990-2016. Using newly constructed sector-level carbon price data, we implement a novel approach to estimate the changes in CO2 emissions associated with (i) the introduction of carbon pricing regardless of the price level; (ii) the implementation effect as a function of the price level; and (iii) post-implementation marginal changes in the CO2 price. We find that the introduction of carbon pricing has reduced growth in CO2 emissions by 1% to 2.5% on average relative to counterfactual emissions, with most abatement occurring in the electricity and heat sector. Exploiting variation in carbon pricing to explain heterogeneity in treatment effects, we find an imprecisely estimated semi-elasticity of a 0.05% reduction in emissions growth per average $1/metric ton (hereafter abbreviated as: ton) of CO2. After the carbon price has been implemented, each marginal price increase of $1/tCO2 has temporarily lowered the growth rate of CO2 emissions by around 0.01%. These are disappointingly small effects. Simulating potential future emissions reductions in response to carbon price paths, we conclude that – in the absence of complementary non-pricing policy interventions – carbon pricing alone, even if implemented globally, is unlikely to be sufficient to achieve emission reductions consistent with the Paris climate agreement.
ADESÃO A PRÁTICA DE MUSCULAÇÃO NAS ACADEMIAS DO BRASIL
Authors: Brito Geisson Caio , Bernaldino Elizangela de Souza , Almeida Erika de Araújo , Santos Lilia Jarina Almeida Martins dos , Antunez Bruno Fernandes , Silva Onezímo Gregório da , Rodrigues Mila Alves de Matos , Oliveira José Ricardo Lourenço de , Oliveira Heleise Faria dos Reis de , Pereira Adriano de Almeida , Lima Bráulio Nascimento , Fileni Carlos Henrique Prevital , Martins Gustavo Celestino , Camargo Leandro Borelli de , Carvalho Alexandre Freitas de , Passos Ricardo Pablo , Vilela Junior Guanis de Barros , Silio Luís Felipe
Published: November 2020

Introdução: Informações disponibilizadas na literatura têm destacado os múltiplos benefícios associados à prática adequada de exercício físico para a promoção do bem estar e a minimização dos riscos predisponentes ao aparecimento e ao desenvolvimento de disfunções degenerativas relacionadas ao sedentarismo. De acordo com o relatório do Global Report IRSHA (2017), o Brasil possui 34.509 academias, e ocupa o ranking de segundo maior do mundo no mercado, no qual ocupa a terceira posição no ranking de faturamento, movimentando mais de U$2 bilhões de dólares ficando somente atrás dos Estados Unidos e Canadá. Objetivos: Relatar os aspectos que levam a adesão e a motivação à prática de musculação nas academias do Brasil. Métodos: O presente estudo foi desenvolvido pelo método de pesquisa bibliográfica de finalidade descritiva-exploratória. Resultados: Sendo um dos principais fatores para a adesão à musculação, a motivação: controle do peso corporal, satisfação pessoal, aumento da autoestima, melhora na socialização, redução de doenças cardiovasculares, estresse e depressão. Conclusão: Percebe-se que a adesão é um fenômeno ainda complexo, e que deve ser entendido como um processo, já que manter indivíduos ativos fisicamente de maneira regular tem se tornado um dos grandes desafios.
Külpolitika és műemlékvédelem: az olasz-magyar szövetség hatása a Trianon utáni örökségvédelemre
Authors: Pleskovics Viola
Published: November 2020

Az állam és épített örökség viszonya, valamint a trianoni békeszerződés emlékéve mind aktuális témák 2020-ban. Jelen írás e két terület ötvözetével foglalkozik. Az ország műemlékállományának mintegy kétharmada került határon túlra a trianoni békeszerződés következtében. Válaszként a szakemberek egy új Magyarország új műemlékvédelmét alapozták meg az elcsatolt területeken maradt műemlékeink kulturális visszacsatolása érdekében. A korszak beruházásai olyan középkori emlékek helyreállításai voltak, amelyeket a föld alól, szinte a semmiből kellett feltárni. Kifejezetten a királyi központok felkutatása és reprezentatív bemutatása volt a cél, s e költséges vállalkozásokra talán nem is kerülhetett volna még sokáig sor, ha 1934-ben nem Gerevich Tibor, komoly olasz kapcsolatokkal rendelkező diplomata ül a műemlékvédelem vezetői székébe.
Filmek és ideológiák találkozásáról: az 1990-es évek Indiája
Authors: Fejes-Jancsó Dorottya
Published: November 2020

Tanulmányomban a bollywoodi filmipar 1990-es éveivel foglalkozom, a fókuszban pedig a filmek és a politikai ideológiák találkozása áll kétféle aspektusból. Az egyik az, hogy milyen út vezetett el addig, hogy a hindu nacionalista szerveződések, kiváltképp a Bharatiya Janata Párt képesek voltak arra, hogy egy deklaráltan szekuláris országban vallási alapú ideológiák ivódjanak be a művészetekbe és tudják alakítani a populáris filmipart. Másrészt pedig kifejezetten a filmekre koncentrálva mutatom be, hogyan is artikulálódnak ezek az ideológiai törekvések (családi értékek, identitáskérdés, tradíció és vallásosság) Bollywood esetében.
Optimization of TIG Welding Parameters for the 202 Stainless Steel Using NSGA-II
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, 133207, India, Sharma Neeraj , Sleam Abduallah Wathiq ,   Southern Technical University, Basrah, Iraq, Garg Manish ,   Senior Engineer, PED Division, ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd., Yamunanagar, Haryana, Dev Gupta Rahul ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, 133207, India, Khanna Rajesh ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, DAV University, Jalandhar-144012, Punjab, Chandmal Sharma Rakesh ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, 133207, India
Published: November 2020

Tungsten Inert Gas welding is a fusion welding process having very wide industrial applicability. In the present study, an attempt has been made to optimize the input process variables (electrode diameter, shielding gas, gas flow rate, welding current, and groove angle) that affect the output responses, i.e., hardness and tensile strength at weld center of the weld metal SS202. The hardness is measured using Vicker hardness method; however, tensile strength is evaluated by performing tensile test on welded specimens. Taguchi based design of experiments was used for experimental planning, and the results were studied using analysis of variance. The results show that, for tensile strength of the welded specimens, welding current and electrode diameter are the two most significant factors with P values of 0.002 and 0.030 for mean analysis, whereas higher tensile strength was observed when the electrode diameter used was 1.5 mm, shielding gas used was helium, gas flow rate was 15 L/min, welding current was 240A, and a groove angle of 60o was used. Welding current was found to be the most significant factor with a P value of 0.009 leading to a change in hardness at weld region. The hardness at weld region tends to decrease significantly with the increase in welding current from 160-240A. The different shielding gases and groove angle do not show any significant effect on tensile strength and hardness at weld center. These response variables were evaluated at 95% confidence interval, and the confirmation test was performed on suggested optimal process variable. The obtained results were compared with estimated mean value, which were lying within ±5%.
Hybrid Optimization Driven RideNN for Software Reusability Estimation
Authors:   Research Scholar (Ph.D.), Department of Computer Science, Kakatiya University, Vidyaranyapuri, Warangal, Telangana 506009, Vankudoth Ramu , P Dr.Shireesha ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Bheemaram, Hanamkonda, Telangana 506015
Published: November 2020

Measuring the software reusability has become a prime concern in maintaining the quality of the software. Several techniques use software related metrics and measure the reusability factor of the software, but still face a lot of challenges. This work develops the software reusability estimation model for efficiently measuring the quality of the software components over time. Here, the Rider based Neural Network has been used along with the hybrid optimization algorithm for defining the reusability factor. Initially, nine software related metrics are extracted from the software. Then, a holoentropy based log function identifies the Measuring the software reusability has become a prime concern in maintaining the quality of the software. Several techniques use software related metrics and measure the reusability factor of the software, but still face a lot of challenges. This work develops the software reusability estimation model for efficiently measuring the quality of the software components over time. Here, the Rider based Neural Network has been used along with the hybrid optimization algorithm for defining the reusability factor. Initially, nine software related metrics are extracted from the software. Then, a holoentropy based log function identifies the normalized metric function and provides it to the proposed Cat Swarm Rider Optimization based Neural Network (C-RideNN) algorithm for the software reusability estimation. The proposed C-RideNN algorithm uses the existing Cat Swarm Optimization (CSO) along with the Rider Neural Network (RideNN) for the training purpose. Experimentation results of the proposed C-RideNN are evaluated based on metrics, such as Magnitude of Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Magnitude of the Relative Error (MMRE), and Standard Error of the Mean (SEM). The simulation results reveal that the proposed C-RideNN algorithm has improved performance with 0.0570 as MAE, 0.0145 as MMRE, and 0.6133 as SEM.
Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Kuwait: A Knowledge-Based System Model
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum – Kuwait University, Bu-Qammaz Amani , AlHamed Sarah ,   College of Graduate Studies, Civil Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Petroleum – Kuwait University, AlNasser Farah ,   Postgraduate School of Civil Engineering – University of Leeds, Alkhalidi Mohamad ,   Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum – Kuwait University
Published: November 2020

A coastal environment is intrinsically multifaceted and active, making its management challenging. Development and natural processes could affect a coastal environment, and so reliable efforts need to be implemented to preserve this environment and ensure coastal integrity. Inadequate control of stakeholders’ activities worldwide and developmental projects are degrading coastal areas. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is a holistic management approach used to sustainably plan human activity within coastal zones. ICZM is being implemented in several countries to maintain a balance between social-economic development and environmental preservation. This research aims to develop a knowledge-based system that facilitates the implementation of an ICZM framework in Kuwait. The proposed system is an “Integrated Coastal Zone Management: Knowledge-Based System” (ICZM-KBS), which is a tool created using C# programing language. The tool supports the application of ICZM strategies to safeguard coastal areas. The system is designed to provide comprehensive means to raise awareness about the misuse of coastal zones, provide, identify, and collate critical environmental data, assess risks to be faced, and anticipate the development capacity of the coastal zone. An ICZM-KBS allows stakeholders involved in coastal zones to manage and mitigate risks associated with development projects to achieve sustainable development. The system was tested using a case study provided by Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA) experts, and it was found to be reliable and important to facilitate the ICZM implementation in Kuwait. Overall, this research focused on developing an ICZM-KBS, encouraging more sustainable marine space use safeguarding the coastal environment.
Opinion-Based Co-Occurrence Network for Identifying the Most Influential Product Features
Authors:   Department of Information Science and Technology, Anna University, CEG Campus, Chennai, 600028, India, Kumar J Ashok , S Abirami ,   Department of Information Science and Technology, Anna University, CEG Campus, Chennai, 600028, India
Published: November 2020

Nowadays, social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other e-commerce websites produce a large number of text reviews. These text reviews mostly describe the product features and their opinions, which are the most important to the product developers, launchers, or buyers for business development and decisionmaking processes. Therefore, we present an opinion-based co-occurrence network for product reviews. The main aim of this research is to identify the popularity of product features or popular terms, the number of connections of a term, the strong relationship between terms, grouping the product terms, and the sentiment polarity links between terms in both positive sentiment and negative sentiment. Also, we employed the Harel-Koren fast multiscale layout algorithm and CNM (Clauset-Newman-Moore) algorithm for visualizing and grouping the network. We then measured the overall graph metrics and vertex metrics to characterize the network. Additionally, the experimental result shows the ranked product features and their social strength between product features and sentiments.
Closed Loop Tuning of Cascade Controllers Based on Setpoint Experiment
Authors:   Department of EIE, National Institute of Technology Silchar-788010, India, Atif Siddiqui Mohammad , Anwar MN ,   Department of EE, National Institute of Technology Patna-800005, India, Laskar SH ,   Department of EIE, National Institute of Technology Silchar-788010, India, Shamsuzzoha M ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia, Mahboob MR ,   Department of EE, Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam-784028, India
Published: November 2020

This study presents online PI/PID controller tuning rules for cascade control configuration. The necessary process data are determined with the help of a simple setpoint experiment in a single closed-loop mode with the proportional controller only. The obtained process data is recorded in terms of the overshoot, controller gain, peak time, and relative output change. The data is then utilized to establish a correlation with PI/PID settings through simulations. Further, the proposed PI/PID controller tuning rule for a single loop has been extended to the cascade control configuration. The inner loop controller is tuned first, and then the primary loop is tuned by considering a well-tuned inner loop as a part of the primary plant. Finally, simulation examples demonstrate that the proposed method delivers significant disturbance rejection and better setpoint response when compared to the recently reported methods from the literature. The proposed method is also able to deliver stable closed-loop performances when subjected to large parametric uncertainties and measurement noise.
SHEAR STRAINS AT SERVICE LOAD CONDITIONS IN CRACKED REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS SUBJECTED TO SHEAR
Authors:   Civil Engineering Department, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait, N. Rahal Khaldoun
Published: November 2020

The contribution of the shear strains to the overall deformations of reinforced concrete (RC) elements is typically neglected. However, when RC cracks in shear, its shear modulus is significantly reduced, and the contribution of the shear strains to the overall deformations of the elements is increased. Experimental testing has shown that shear deformations can be significant. Under service conditions, RC can be cracked in shear and hence, a simple method for the calculation of the effective cracked shear modulus is desired. Research has shown that the part of the shear response after cracking and before yielding can be well modeled using a straight line. This paper uses existing experimental data and the equations of the modified compression field theory (MCFT) to examine this part of the response in RC membrane elements and to develop two simple equations that can be used to characterize the straight line. The proposed equations are evaluated by comparing their results with existing experimental data on the shear response of thin RC membrane elements. The comparison includes the post-cracking response and the shear strains at estimated service level loading. A very good agreement is obtained between the experimental and the calculated results. The simplicity of the proposed equations is illustrated using a numerical example.
Geoecological aspects of flood damages mitigation
Authors: Kolejka Jaromír
Published: November 2020

The flood damages caused recently in the Czech Republic require additional measures both on rivers and in catchment areas. Cities and towns are especially interested in the protection because of their high vulnerability. Ecological (land use) and technical (reservoirs) measures are being planned in catchments to keep water in the landscape safe. The flood plain segmentation into sectors with different protective values and move of technical measures from rivers close to valuable objects and areas represent the vision of flood control downstream the rivers.
Socio-geographical differentiation of the contemporary world
Authors: Novotný Josef
Published: November 2020

The paper refers to certain aspects of the geographical organization of society. Stress is given particularly to an assessment of socio-economic differentiation at the global scale. It means both evaluation of the structure of inequalities as well as of their developmental tendencies. The spatial distribution of population(s) as well as the distribution of the economic product (both within the world population and also among world region's populations) is the main object of the assessment.
Recent landforms on the Cape Verde Islands relief
Authors: Vítek Jan
Published: November 2020

The article summarizes the results of studies on surface landforms existing in Cape Verde Islands, carried out at the beginning of 2002. Attention was focused especially at landforms originated by recent geological and geomorphological processes in six following islands: Sal, Santiago, Fogo, São Vicente, Santo Antão and São Nicolau. Basic features of the Cape Verdean relief came into existence mainly by volcanic activities and tectonic processes during the Mesozoic and the Cainozoic. The only active volcano is Pico do Fogo (with its 2 829 meters the highest mountain of the whole archipelago) on Fogo Island. Holocene volcanic bodies also emerge separately in some other islands. The majority of recent relief forms resulted from exogenic processes like fluvial, littoral, aeolian, weathering and anthropogeneous processes, slope movements etc.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Kepuasan Pasien Rawat Inap Di Rumah Sakit Al-Islam Bandung
Authors: Rahmadianti
Published: November 2020

Penelitian ini dilakukan di Rumah Sakit Al-Islam Bandung. Masalah yang dirumuskan dalam penelitian adalah bagaimana tingkat Tangible (keberwujudan), Empathy (empati), Responsiveness (ketanggapan), Reliability (keandalan), Assurance (jaminan)  pelayanan  dan kepuasan pasien rawat inap serta seberapa besar pengaruh Tangible (keberwujudan), Empathy (empati), Responsiveness (ketanggapan), Reliability (keandalan), Assurance (jaminan)  pelayanan dan kepuasan pasien rawat inap.

Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian survey, jumlah populasi sebanyak 107 pasien. Dengan menggunakan rumus dari Slovin dan menggunakan taraf kesalahan () sebesar 5%, maka jumlah sampel yang di ambil sebanyak 84 orang. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis korelasi untuk mengetahui derajat keeratan hubungan antar variabel penelitian dan teknik analisis jalur untuk mengetahui pengaruh baik langsung maupun tidak langsung variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat.

Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan Keberwujudan, Empati, Ketanggapan, Keandalan, Jaminan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan pasien.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh masing-masing variabel kualitas pelayanan yang terbagi dalam variabel Keberwujudan, Empati, Ketanggapan, Keandalan, Jaminan terhadap kepuasan pasien berbeda-beda tingkat kontribusinya. Namun apabila variabel kualitas pelayanan dilaksanakan secara terpadu, pengaruhnya kuat terhadap kepuasan pelanggan.