bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Energy Transitions Towards Low Carbon Resilience: Evaluation of Disaster-Triggered Local and Regional Cases
Authors: Ko Yekang , Barrett Brendan F. D. , Copping Andrea E. , Sharifi Ayyoob , Yarime Masaru , Wang Xin
Published: December 2019

Following numerous global scientific studies and major international agreements, the decarbonization of energy systems is an apparent and pressing concern. The consequence of continued emission growth tied to rising global average temperatures is difficult to predict, but against a background of other natural and human-induced disasters, may create a situation, from a positive perspective, where each disaster event triggers “build back better” responses designed to speed the transition toward low carbon, resilience-oriented energy systems. This article examines the potential for disaster-triggered responses in communities, at various local and regional levels, in four industrial economies in the Asia Pacific region: Japan, China, Australia, and the USA. Seven case studies were evaluated against a set of criteria that exemplify the key aspects of resilient energy systems. The research results suggest that a new space of innovation does emerge in post-disaster situations at a range of local and regional scales. The greatest potential benefit and opportunity for significant gains, however, appears to manifest at the small community level, and the ultimate challenge relates to how to mainstream local innovations into state and national level transformation on energy systems so as to enhance resilience and promote rapid decarbonization.
Carbon Sequestration Total Factor Productivity Growth and Decomposition: A Case of the Yangtze River Economic Belt of China
Authors: Rao Guangming , Su Bin , Li Jinlian , Wang Yong , Zhou Yanhua , Wang Zhaolin
Published: December 2019

To find out whether carbon sequestration is both effective at mitigating climate change and promoting economic growth, in this paper, by adopting a stochastic frontier panel model with translog production function, carbon sequestration is incorporated into endogenous variables to establish estimation model of carbon sequestration total factor productivity (CSTFP) and examine CSTFP growth and its drivers decomposition of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) of China in three estimations. The result shows that, (1) compared to traditional TFP growth, CSTFP growth in YREB is improved by 26.74 percentages (from −26.55% to 0.20%), contributed by three positive drivers of technical efficiency change (28.59%), technological progress change (18.55%), and scale efficiency change (3.99%); (2) different CSTFP growth exists in three watershed segments of YREB, which firstly is the upper reaches (0.62%), then the lower reaches (0.11%) and the middle reaches (−0.14%). Improved CSTFP growth owes to carbon sequestration’s harmonious symbiosis where natural ecosystems and human activities are naturally blended while insufficient synergies are bottleneck for promotion of CSTFP growth in YREB. Related policy suggestions are provided in the end. The proposed analysis framework is efficient to disclose CSTFP growth in YREB, and can also be applied to similar analysis on CSTFP in regions and extended to multi-country/region analysis.
How Transportation Service Quality Drives Public Attitude and Image of a Sustainable City: Satisfaction as A Mediator and Involvement as A Moderator
Authors: Chen Mu-Chen , Hsu Chia-Lin , Chen Mu-Ming
Published: December 2019

This study highlights transportation service quality (including that of the core transportation service and the physical environment of transportation) and investigates its impact on satisfaction as well as attitude toward and image of a sustainable city. Additionally, this study also addresses the mediating role of satisfaction in the relationships between transportation service quality, and both attitude toward and image of a sustainable city, as well as the moderating role of involvement in the links between satisfaction and this attitude and between satisfaction and this image. The findings confirm that both core transportation service and the physical environment of transportation significantly and positively influence satisfaction and, in turn, significantly and positively influence attitude toward and image of a sustainable city. Satisfaction also plays a mediating role in the links between transportation service quality and this attitude and image. In addition, the effect of satisfaction on attitude toward and image of a sustainable city becomes greater as the level of involvement increases.
Compensating Qualitative Rating Distortion of User Experience Evaluation Based on Prospect Theory
Authors: Lee Min Chul , Park Jaehyun
Published: December 2019

Psychophysical assessment may be affected by cognitive distortion. Although the theory was originally developed to revise decision making in uncertain situations, prospect theory can be applied to psychophysical measurements, which was verified in a previous preliminary study. Two case studies were used to validate the utilization of prospect theory in psychophysical measurements. Affective satisfaction dimensions were rated by participants for an experimental device using a 0–100 scale. Performance of affective satisfaction models increased with the application of prospect theory-based compensation. Hundreds of participants evaluated the user value of their own devices via an online questionnaire. Although model fit performance increased slightly with transformed data, more case studies are needed to investigate the utility of prospect theory on user value or on a range of target constructs. The application of prospect theory in various situations of psychophysical measurement can be expected to improve and compensate for measurement results.
Making (Non)Sense of Urban Water Flows: Qualities and Processes for Transformative and Transgressive Learning Moments
Authors: James Anna
Published: December 2019

Urban sustainability and justice depend upon the flow of water across complex urban space. Yet, the characteristics of urban space produce a fragmented sense of our water resources. Cape Town, South Africa, the context of this research, is one such city whose water challenges have been exacerbated by climate change-induced drought, to the extent that the city nearly shut off the water running to residents’ taps. This context presents a particular challenge for the focus of this special issue, transformative and transgressive learning, an emerging arena of thought and practice concerned with learning processes that might foster more sustainable socio-ecological relations. The empirical material for this research draws from 12 arts-based inquiry workshops run with youth in an environmental organisation over four months, exploring a local water crisis. The data were generated through an engaged arts-based research process. The paper traces how transformative and transgressive learning in the context of urban water crisis might be characterised as making (non)sense by bringing the empirical material into dialogue with five entry points of transformative and transgressive learning literature rooted in Freirean educational praxis. This paper crafts and engages the concept of making (non)sense, a way of thinking about qualities and processes of learning praxis that responds to the wicked sustainability challenges we face today, particularly in terms of a Global South perspective. I argue such a praxis needs qualities and processes that disrupt and trouble the norm in the context of the socio-ecological challenge of urban water.
Exploring Key Competencies of Mid-Level Academic Managers in Higher Education in Vietnam
Authors: Pham Thuan Van , Nghiem Thanh Thi , Nguyen Loc My Thi , Mai Thanh Xuan , Tran Trung
Published: December 2019

Vietnamese higher education has been subjected to constant pressures and major changes in the last few decades so as to meet the country’s needs for socio-economic development and to better prepare graduates for employment and personal growth. There has been greater recognition for the role of mid-level academic managers as key contributors to effective institutional performance and success. However, an understanding of what constitutes a competent mid-level academic manager, who are heads of faculties, departments, academic offices and specialized centers, for the context of Vietnam is limited. This study employs an exploratory and mixed-method approach to identify the core competencies required for mid-level academic managers at Vietnamese higher education institutions. Findings from focus group discussions and a survey conclude five professional domains for effective mid-level academic management and sustainable development yet, in the meantime, reveal the gap between institutional expectations and the actual competencies of academic heads as perceived by academic heads themselves, their supervisors and their team members.
A Numerical Analysis to Study Whether the Early Termination of Reverse Mortgages is Rational
Authors: Choi Hyung-Suk
Published: December 2019

A reverse mortgage supports the aging society more sustainably by providing stable cash flows to elderly retirees. Although the reverse mortgage market has successfully grown in many developed countries, we have observed significantly increased early terminations due to the recent housing market boom in Korea. In this study, we provide the numerical solutions for the monthly payment from the actuarial pricing model of the reverse mortgage, reflecting the house price growth and mortality improvement to examine whether the early-termination-and-repurchase strategy is profitable. Findings suggest that in order for the strategy to be profitable, the realized growth rate of the house price should be significantly greater than the expected growth rate in the actuarial pricing model. Furthermore, for the older borrower, the greater growth rate of the house price is required for the strategy to be profitable.
Expiry Dates, Consumer Behavior, and Food Waste: How Would Italian Consumers React If There Were No Longer “Best Before” Labels?
Authors: Secondi Luca
Published: December 2019

Much research has been carried out on food losses and waste in the various stages of the food supply chain, consolidating the “fight” against food waste as one of the most important challenges in industrialized countries. Numerous different studies have focused on food waste at the household level, identifying both the multiple causes linked to this behavior and the factors that can drive towards the reduction of food waste. In this paper, a different approach was used, trying to analyze different individuals’ reactions to a concrete action consisting of removing “best before” labels from some food products, following the recent proposal by European Union to simplify date marking. How could any action in this area be implemented in every single country? Bearing in mind the general results of the cross-sectional official survey Flash Eurobarometer n. 425, the purpose of this study was to go deeper into the study of how consumers would behave if the expiry date were no longer available on a pack of spaghetti. The heterogeneity observed in the possible alternative reactions across European Union 28 countries, as well as by considering the importance played by the local context in which individuals reside led us to focus on a single country, and specifically on the Italian context, as an example of country in which citizens have a higher average level of knowledge about expiration dates than the global EU28 citizens, but where, at the same time, there is a more conservative behavior regarding using a product with no expiry date. The multinomial regression model—estimated using the generalized maximum entropy estimator—enabled us to identify different profiles and groups of individuals with which—as a suggestion to policy makers—it would be first necessary to intervene in order to standardize the level of knowledge on this specific topic. In this direction, territorial macro-areas proved to be strongly associated with the various reactions; the probability of consuming or throwing away was found to significantly differ across all the studied regional macro-areas, with a higher likelihood of throwing away the product with no best-before date in southern regions.
Design and Operation of Constructions: A Healthy Living Environment-Parametric Studies and New Solutions
Authors: Bungău Constantin C. , Prada Ioana Francesca , Prada Marcela , Bungău Constantin
Published: December 2019

The problem of the environment in the inhabited area, in particular of the hygienic-sanitary comfort, are current topics of concern for the builders. The interest of the authors meets the requirements of the tenant. In general, it seems that the cause of the hygienic-sanitary discomfort of the inhabited environment would be the faulty execution of the construction or an inconsistent architectural conception; the current paper presents several factors that cause this discomfort, the tenant being just one of them. The result of faulty operation/utilization of living spaces is inadmissible for those who live there, both materially and with repercussions on their health. Additionally, this paper demonstrates the deficiency of the existing energy performance certificate. The results of our research offer real solutions in eliminating, solving, and correcting the hygienic-sanitary discomfort of the environment inside the buildings; this can be achieved by designing, executing and operating spaces correctly, adequately and optimally, ensuring a healthy environment. The authors propose to improve the norms of protection of the built environment, by modifying the related energy performance legislation/certificate; moreover, new and real practical solutions have been suggested by the authors for the prevention and remediation of hygienic-sanitary discomfort.
Selected Papers from the Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019
Authors: Meen Teen-Hang , Tijus Charles , Tu Jui-Che
Published: December 2019

The Second Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019 (ECEI 2019) was held in Singapore, 25–27 January 2019, and provided a communication platform for researchers on the topic of educational innovations. This conference aims to enable interdisciplinary collaboration between educators and experts from other areas in the academic and industrial fields, as well as international networking. Sustainability is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly, open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability of human beings, which provides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development. It encourages researchers to publish their experimental and theoretical research relating to natural sciences, social sciences and humanities in as much detail as possible in order to promote scientific predictions and impact assessments of global change and development. This Special Issue, “Selected Papers from the 2nd Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019”, aims to invite excellent papers from ECEI 2019 about the topics of education and awareness of sustainability. The aim is to encourage the attendees of ECEI 2019 to publish their experimental and theoretical research relating to educational innovation.
Peer-Reviewed Literature on Grain Legume Species in the WoS (1980–2018): A Comparative Analysis of Soybean and Pulses
Authors: Magrini Marie-Benoît , Cabanac Guillaume , Lascialfari Matteo , Plumecocq Gael , Amiot Marie-Josephe , Anton Marc , Arvisenet Gaelle , Baranger Alain , Bedoussac Laurent , Chardigny Jean-Michel , Duc Gérard , Jeuffroy Marie-Hélène , Journet Etienne-Pascal , Juin Hervé , Larré Colette , Leiser Hugues , Micard Valérie , Millot Dominique , Pilet-Nayel Marie-Laure , Nguyen-Thé Christophe , Salord Tristan , Voisin Anne-Sophie , Walrand Stéphane , Wery Jacques
Published: December 2019

Grain-legume crops are important for ensuring the sustainability of agrofood systems. Among them, pulse production is subject to strong lock-in compared to soya, the leading worldwide crop. To unlock the situation and foster more grain-legume crop diversity, scientific research is essential for providing new knowledge that may lead to new development. Our study aimed to evaluate whether research activity on grain-legumes is also locked in favor of soya. Considering more than 80 names grouped into 19 main grain-legume species, we built a dataset of 107,823 scholarly publications (articles, book, and book chapters) between 1980 and 2018 retrieved from the Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) reflecting the research activity on grain-legumes. We delineated 10 scientific themes of interest running the gamut of agrofood research (e.g., genetics, agronomy, and nutrition). We indexed grain-legume species, calculated the percentage of records for each one, and conducted several analyses longitudinally and by country. Globally, we found an unbalanced research output: soya remains the main crop studied, even in the promising field of food sciences advanced by FAO as the “future of pulses”. Our results raise questions about how to align research priorities with societal demand for more crop diversity.
Field Measurement and Research on Environmental Vibration due to Subway Systems: A Case Study in Eastern China
Authors: Xu Rui , Li Xunchang , Yang Wei , Rabiei Minou , Yan Chenglong , Xue Songtao
Published: December 2019

With the rapid development of subway systems, the negative environmental impacts of vibration induced by subways has gradually become a research hotspot. For the purpose of developing predictive models of vibration and designing effective vibration mitigation systems, continuous field dynamic measurements were conducted simultaneously in a subway tunnel, ground, and building in eastern China, the most prosperous region in China. The characteristics of vibration transmission and attenuation induced by subway were analyzed by statistical analysis of large amounts of measurement data. The results showed that most prominent and visible attenuation of vibration is from the track to the ballast bed in the tunnel, where the ground-borne vibration would quickly decrease exponentially with distance. The results also showed that the measured attenuation value of indoor vibration was approximate 0.76 dB on average between each floor. Moreover, the decay ratio of the vibration increased with the increase in the frequency range. Based on these findings, construction gauge of 20–25 m outside of the tunnel is recommended. In addition, reducing the vibration source excitation intensity is the most effective vibration isolation method, especially by track structural transformation.
Modeling of Biofuel’s Emissivity for Fuel Choice Management
Authors: Tucki Karol , Orynycz Olga , Mruk Remigiusz , Świć Antoni , Botwińska Katarzyna
Published: December 2019

The depletion of conventional energy sources, including crude oil, is one of the cause of the search for alternative carriers and fuels in order to prevent an energy crisis. Due to the progressing climate change, each new solution must comply with the principles of sustainable development. Dynamic development in the transport sector and, as a consequence, the increase in the number of vehicles on the roads negatively affect the atmosphere and the environment, which is why the share of biofuels, which are used to minimize this negative impact, is steadily increasing. This paper analyzes the emissivity (emission capability) of biofuels such as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), ethanol, dimethyl ether and butanol and compares them with conventional fuels. A computer simulation was used, based on the real parameters of vehicles and fuels. The test procedure was carried out in accordance with the appropriate New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) approval test for such cars. In addition, a life cycle assessment (LCA) for the fuels and vehicles in question was carried out using the SimaPro package. Based on the results obtained from the z computer simulation, it was found that diesel fuel showed lower emissivity than petrol and its alternatives. However, FAME fuel provided more carbon dioxide than conventional diesel. As far as petrol is concerned, it was less emissive than dimethyl ether. Ethanol and butanol reduced emissions by 7% and 15%, respectively. After taking into account CO2 emissions generated in the production process, both FAME and butanol were not very favorable in the context of other fuels. The results might be used for appropriate fuel use management.
Anti-Nociceptive and Anti-Inflammation Effect Mechanisms of Mutants of Syb-prII, a Recombinant Neurotoxic Polypeptide
Authors: Li Chunli , Ban Mengqi , Bai Fei , Chen Jianzhao , Jin Xiaoquan , Song Yongbo
Published: December 2019

Syb-prII, a recombinant neurotoxic polypeptide, has analgesic effects with medicinal value. Previous experiments indicated that Syb-prII displayed strong analgesic activities. Therefore, a series of in vivo and vitro experiments were designed to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties and possible mechanisms of Syb-prII. The results showed that administered Syb-prII-1 and Syb-prII-2 (0.5, 1, 2.0 mg/kg, i.v.) to mice significantly reduced the time of licking, biting, or flicking of paws in two phases in formalin-induced inflammatory nociception. Syb-prII-1 inhibited xylene-induced auricular swelling in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of 2.0 mg/kg Syb-prII-1 on the ear swelling model was comparable to that of 200 mg/kg aspirin. In addition, the ELISA and Western blot analysis suggested that Syb-prII-1 and Syb-prII-2 may exert an analgesic effect by inhibiting the expression of Nav1.8 and the phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, and P38. Syb-prII-1 markedly suppressed the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α of mice in formalin-induced inflammatory nociception. We used the patch-clamp technique and investigated the effect of Syb-prII-1 on TTX-resistant sodium channel currents in acutely isolated rat DRG neurons. The results showed that Syb-prII-1 can significantly down regulate TTX-resistant sodium channel currents. In conclusion, Syb-prII mutants may alleviate inflammatory pain by significantly inhibiting the expression of Nav1.8, mediated by the phosphorylation of MAPKs and significant inhibition of TTX-resistant sodium channel currents.
Avian Flavivirus Enters BHK-21 Cells by a Low pH-Dependent Endosomal Pathway
Authors: Baloch Abdul Sattar , Liu Chunchun , Liang Xiaodong , Liu Yayun , Chen Jing , Cao Ruibing , Zhou Bin
Published: December 2019

Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), a pathogenic member of the Flavivirus family, was first discovered in the coastal provinces of South-Eastern China in 2010. Many previous reports have clearly shown that some Flaviviruses utilize several endocytic pathways to enter the host cells, however, the detailed mechanism of DTMUV entry into BHK-21 cells, which is usually employed to produce commercial veterinary vaccines for DTMUV, as well as of other Flaviviruses by serial passages, is still unknown. In this study, DTMUV entry into BHK-21 cells was found to be inhibited by noncytotoxic concentrations of the agents chloroquine, NH4Cl, and Bafilomycin A1, which blocked the acidification of the endosomes. Inactivation of virions by acid pretreatment is a hallmark of viruses that utilize a low-pH-mediated entry pathway. Exposure of DTMUV virions to pH 5.0 in the absence of host cell membranes decreased entry into cells by 65%. Furthermore, DTMUV infection was significantly decreased by chlorpromazine treatment, or by knockdown of the clathrin heavy chain (CHC) through RNA interference, which suggested that DTMUV entry depends on clathrin. Taken together, these findings highlight that a low endosomal pH is an important route of entry for DTMUV.
Reliability Assessment Model of Water Distribution Networks against Fire Following Earthquake (FFE)
Authors: Li Yuanzhe , Gao Jinliang , Zhang Huaiyu , Deng Liqun , Xin Ping
Published: December 2019

Fire following earthquake (FFE) is a common secondary disaster that can inflict great damage to humans. A large number of seismic resilience evaluation methods have been proposed, but few of them consider the influence of FFE. In this study, a multi-scenario simulation based model was developed to evaluate the post-disaster performance of water distribution networks (WDNs) in supplying both firefighting flow and original demand under the effect of seismic damage and FFEs. Hypothetical earthquakes were generated and the spatial–temporal distribution of FFEs was simulated by the Poisson distribution model and the Weibull distribution model. The post-disaster performance was evaluated by two types of seismic reliability metrics. The developed model was applied to a WDN currently operating in China with eight pre-determined earthquake scenarios. The results showed that the firefighting flow was concentrated in the first few hours after the earthquake. Thus, the serviceability of both original demand and firefighting flow was influenced significantly within the first few hours, while little impact was observed after the concentrated firefighting flow was delivered. The proposed model quantified the WDN’s performance under specific seismic damage and potential FFEs, and can be used for the planning, design, and maintenance of WDNs.
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE TEMPERATURE AND ACCURACY CHARACTERISTICS OF DOUBLE-SIDED FACE GRINDING MACHINE
Authors: Никитина И. , Nikitina I. , Поляков А. , Polyakov A.
Published: December 2019

The paper proposes a methodology for experimental studies of double-sided face grinding machines on the criterion of heat resistance, including: method of simulating a grinding process; measurement of temperature; measurement of changes in relative angular position of the circles; the measurement of processing errors. The proposed methods for experimental studies of the thermal behavior and errors in the machining of a double-sided face grinder allow for fine-tuning of the machine under production conditions. At the same time, preliminary tests of a double-sided face grinder show that when grinding an industrial batch of cylindrical rollers, excessive temperatures are distributed unevenly across the machine nodes both at idle and during grinding. The ends of the spindle heads and the stand have the greatest excess temperature when working at idle, and when grinding - on the surface of the machine, located in close proximity to the grinding zone. The nature of changes in excess temperatures of characteristic points and coolant when simulating the grinding process on the machine completely coincided with the experimental data obtained on a working machine.
La neltnérite CaMn6SiO12, une nouvelle espèce minérale du groupe de la braunite
Authors: Baudracco-Gritti Célestine , Caye René , Permingeat François , Protas Jean
Published: December 2019

Quadratique MJacd ; a = 9,464 ± 0,002, c = 18,854 ± 0,01 Â, Z = 8. Principales raies du diagramme de poudre (32 raies observées), qui a été indicé : 4,730 (2) (200) ; 3,506 (2) (213) ; 2,728 (10) (224) ; 2,364 (3) (400,008) ; 2,170 (3) (316) ; 2,157 (3) (143) ; 1,672 (8) (408) ; 1,427 (6) (622) et 1,365 (2) (448). Grains millimétriques noirs, parfois en cristaux ditétragonaux dipyramidés. Pas de clivage, aucune macle observée. Dureté Mohs 6, Vickers : 1200. dmes = 4,63 ± 0,05, dx = 4,65. En sections polies : faible anisotropic avec teintes de polarisation grises à gris-brunâtre. Pouvoirs réflecteurs en lumière jaune de Na : 19,0 % (ordinaire ?) et 20,2 %. Les analyses quantitatives réalisées à la microsonde électronique, sur plusieurs grains, donnent des résultats très concordants et très voisins de la formule théorique CaMn6SiO12. Trouvée dans le filon 2 de Tachgagalt (Anti-Atlas, Maroc) avec divers minéraux contenant également Mn et Ca. Plus étroitement associée à une braunite calcique, de composition voisine de celle de la braunite II. Les échantillons types sont conservés à l'École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris. Le nom de neltnérite est proposé en l'honneur de L. Neltner.
Les campagnes d’indulgences dans le diocèse de Strasbourg à la fin du Moyen Âge
Authors: Rapp Francis
Published: December 2019

Fondée sur l’examen des sources d’archives, la présente étude tente de savoir comment les indulgences – en particulier celles qui faisaient l’objet de campagnes méthodiquement conduites – étaient reçues par le peuple chrétien dans le diocèse de Strasbourg entre 1452 et 1518. Une fraction non négligeable de la population, urbaine surtout, acquit ces pardons, mais, si l’offre était répétée trop souvent, la demande fléchissait ; les campagnes devaient être espacées pour éviter cette baisse. La conjonction de l’anticléricalisme populaire qui critiquait la cupidité des clercs, d’une part, et de la sensibilité religieuse bouleversée par la prédication évangélique, d’autre part, produisit le refus des indulgences après 1518-1519.
Un combat pour le progrès des sciences théologiques en France au XIXe siècle. La correspondance Édouard Reuss – Michel Nicolas
Authors: Vincent Jean-Marcel
Published: December 2019

L’auteur, qui se propose de publier, pour le bicentenaire de la naissance d’Édouard Reuss (1804-1892), sa correspondance avec Michel Nicolas (1810-1886), présente l’état de ces lettres inédites et les circonstances de leur rédaction. Il montre qu’elles éclairent l’élaboration de la production littéraire des deux protagonistes et l’évolution de la théologie protestante au XIX e siècle en France. Pour illustrer le combat commun des deux correspondants pour le progrès des sciences théologiques en France, il présente enfin les passages qui concernent le projet de création d’une revue scientifique. Il suggère au passage l’influence insoupçonnée de M. Nicolas sur la théologie protestante française, en particulier sur l’évolution des sciences bibliques.
Dans quelle mesure l’Europe est-elle chrétienne ? Valeurs chrétiennes et identité européenne
Authors: Schmidt Günter R.
Published: December 2019

Résumé : Les sociétés occidentales modernes sont souvent caractérisées comme «plurielles » et «pluralistes » . Cependant, cela n’exclut pas un consensus intégrateur sur les valeurs. Au contraire, le pluralisme fait lui-même partie d’un système de valeurs communément reconnu : l’éthique démocratique, avec son présupposé fondamental d’une dignité inhérente à la personne humaine en tant que telle et de «droits inaliénables » qui en découlent. La dignité humaine est l’équivalent séculier du symbole chrétien de l’ «image de Dieu » . Le Christianisme a influencé et continue à influencer le monde occidental, explicitement par la présence des Églises, implicitement par les orientations qu’il a instillées dans l’esprit occidental en matière de valeurs. Ces valeurs sont à ce point admises que leur origine chrétienne est largement oubliée. Qu’ils soient croyants ou non, les femmes et les hommes du monde occidental devraient prendre conscience des éléments chrétiens intégrés dans leur identité culturelle et apprécier leur importance.
Aux origines de la « nouvelle casuistique ». Le « vieux moraliste » et le « cas »
Authors: Boarini Serge
Published: December 2019

Clergé. Son auteur, un «vieux moraliste » , consacre l’une de ses chroniques à la définition du «cas » . Il s’efforce d’expliciter cette notion si importante pour les confesseurs et les théologiens moralistes. Très curieusement, rares sont, avant lui, les témoignages imprimés attestant d’un intérêt semblable. La recherche du vieux moraliste trouve une juste postérité qui n’est pourtant pas une filiation dans les théories de la «nouvelle casuistique » .
The Opportunity to Use a Polygraph When Selecting Cosmonaut Candidates.
Authors: Kryuchkov Boris Ivanovich , Korolev Leonid Mikhailovich , Ryumin Oleg Olegovich
Published: December 2019

The paper considers opportunities to improve the quality of testing techniques and instrumental provision of cosmonaut candidate selection procedures using a polygraph as a specific method of psycho-physiological examination in order to ensure a comprehensive approach to the selection of cosmonaut candidates excluding potential risks and negative manifestations in future professional activity of a cosmonaut.
Australia's contribution to the free abdominoplasty flap in breast reconstruction
Authors: Hamilton Richard , Fogdestam Ingemar
Published: December 2019

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The Prelude of Skill Development for Women Enterpreneurs
Authors: Sawale Sangharsha Baliram
Published: December 2019

The skill development means is the trainings which isprovide by the institutions or government to improve the skill, quality and efficiency for the entrepreneurs at the workplace. The importance of the trainings to ensure avaibility of skilled manpower at all management levels, enhancing ability, potential among entrepreneurs, increase, efficiency, maintain and enhance, product quality, minimize wastages in production process, reduce fatigue and increase speed of work etc. Todays Government support to the women entrepreneurship development through MSME and DIC and another side make in India, start Up India, stand up India and other various schemes also. And to develop the entrepreneurship Government provides the various types of trainings and skill developments programmers to the people who wanted to start their business, entrepreneurs to start their business and develop their business successfully.

This paper emphasized on the skill development programmes for women entrepreneurs by the government of India. For the purpose of women entrepreneurs development. The research paper is based on secondary data which is available on the websites, journals, book and articles.
Redefining Masculinity in Haruki Murakami's Men Without Women
Authors: Mukherjee Susmita , K Swamy Sumathy
Published: December 2019

For centuries, the concept of the ideal man being macho has dominated over all forms of culture. In literature too male protagonists have been portrayed as strong men who are in control of their emotions. Any form of emotional expression from a man is deemed to be weak and labeled as effeminate.  However, contemporary writers like Haruki Murakami are changing the ways in which men are portrayed in literature. Murakami makes his male characters vulnerable to pain and sadness thereby challenging the hegemonic notions of masculinity. The paper focuses on Murakami’s collection of short stories titled Men without Women, and studies the male characters in some of these short stories. It attempts to understand the changing definitions of masculinity and probes into what constitutes masculinity.
Result of modeling temperature anomalies on the water surface of the research basin of the institute of hydromechanics NAS of Ukraine
Authors: Fedorovsky Oleksandr , Filimonov Vitalii , Piestova Iryna , Dugin Stanislav , Yakymchuk Vladyslav , Khizhnyak Anna , Sukhanov Kostiantyn
Published: December 2019

The results of the research and physical modeling of temperature anomalies of natural or man-made origin on the water surface are presented.  The information for the research was obtained from the experimental basin of the Institute of Hydromechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine from the self-propelled model as the generator of hydrodynamic processes. The information obtained after image processing allowed to significantly expand the existing ideas about the mechanism of formation of anomalies on the open surface with the hydrodynamic disturbances from hydrocarbon deposits and moving submerged object. The interaction of the emerging hydrodynamic disturbances with the near-surface water layer and the occurrence of unmasking temperature anomalies on the open sea surface have a lot in common between the hydrocarbon deposits and the moving submerged object. The application of the difference of the above structural and textural parameters by calculating the value of "entropy" has been proposed as the informative feature for decoding the images of the water surface with the presence of hydrocarbon deposits or moving immersed objects. The decoding of temperature anomalies consists of two stages: learning and proper decoding. The first stage is the supervised learning, during which the system is being researched using the existing set of images, in which only the background and no hydrocarbon deposits or moving submerged object. Training is carried out in order to determine the signs of belonging to the background or hydrocarbon deposits, moving submerged object. It was determined that the background has minimal entropy values, and with the appearance of an anomaly, the entropy grows to the maximum value, after which, as the temperature trace dissipates, it begins to fall to background values. This confirms the informativity of the entropy feature for decoding the optical anomalies of man-made and natural origin on the sea surface from aerial photos.
EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC MECHANISMS FOR ENSURING EMPLOYMENT OF RURAL YOUTH AND THEIR EFFECT ON REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT
Authors:   Doctor of Economic Sciences, docent  Tashkent Intitute of Finance, Homitov K. Z. , Tursunov M. B. ,   Independent researcher  ,Tashkent State University of Economics
Published: December 2019

The article explores effective economic mechanisms for employing rural youth and their impact on reducing unemployment. In addition, the socio-economic importance of the development of modern types and means of employment the rural youth, the professional orientation, training and retraining of unemployed youth based on the application of effective economic mechanisms, training and retraining of unemployed youth has been revealed.
THE USE OF CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM MECHANISM IN FINANCING THE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS
Authors:   Doctoral student, Department of «Economics»  Namangan State University, Rasulov N. A.
Published: December 2019

The article focuses on crowdfunding platform, which is widely used in international practice with funding of currently created innovation projects and developments. It highlights the importance of this platform in foreign countries and its benefits for Uzbekistan as an effective mechanism of funding from population. One of the actual issues is the recognition of the activities and advantages of crowdfunding platform as a part of the national economic system. The platform is one of the major tools, which enables to reduce the costs of the state budget, as well as transforming different projects and developments to self-financing
OXIDE IRON-MATERIAL SYNTHESIZED ON A SOLAR FURNACE
Authors:   PhD in Physical-Mathematical sciences, Head of the Laboratory  Institute of Material Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Payzyllakhanov M. S. , Shermatov J. Z. ,   Research assistant  Institute of Material Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Rajamatov O. T. ,   Research assistant  Institute of Material Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Nodirmatov E. Z. ,   Research assistant  Institute of Material Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan
Published: December 2019

Magnetic materials based on ferrite earth-metal elements have high electrical resistivity (104- 107 Ohm) and high coercive force (500 kA / m). In this case, the magnetization values of saturation strongly depend on the size of the domains (crystallites). The microstructure as well as the crystallite size of the structured material depend on the technological conditions of the synthesis. Therefore, the control of the microstructure (crystallite size) of the material enables to vary the magnetic properties of the material, since the study of the synthesis of magnetic materials from the melt seems relevant both in fundamental and applied aspects. The purpose of the work is to study the processe of synthesis of magnetic materials – barium ferrites by melting the mixture of initial reagents in the Large Solar Furnace. The methods of X-ray structural analysis, microscopy and the measurements of the physical parameters of the material have been used. The study deals with the formation of the barium hexagonal ferrite 4(Fe2O3)4(FeO)BaFeO3 -X and the cubic Ba3Fe2O6 -X= 2(BaO)FeOVaFeO3 -X, tetragonal BaOFeOBaFeO3 -X modifications due to the exposure of concentrated solar radiation of high (350W/cm2 ) density on BaCO3 + Fe2O3 mixture,. The modification of the technological process makes possible to obtain a material with high parameters of electrical resistance 1010 Ohm • cm, density 5 g / cm3 , magnetodielectric effect 4.1%. Such materials can be used in electronic circuits to stabilize the frequency, current and voltage amplitude.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF PRODUCTION OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTION ADSORBENTS BASED ON LOCAL RAW MATERIALS
Authors:   Doctor of Technical Sciences, professor  Uzbek research Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, Yunusov M. P. , Nasullaev Kh. A. ,   Senior Researcher  Uzbek research Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, Gashenko G. A. ,   Senior Researcher  Uzbek research Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, Sultanov A. R. ,   Junior Researcher  Uzbek research Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, Gulomov Sh. T. ,   Senior Researcher  Uzbek research Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute, Mustafaev B. J. ,   Сhief еngineer  Bukhara oil refinery
Published: December 2019

The following work presents the results of the study of methods for producing effective zeolite and aluminum oxide adsorbents for the condensation of various process streams, including liquefied petroleum and other hydrocarbon gases using local mineral raw materials and industrial waste in exchange for imported ones. The study reveals that samples of synthesized zeolites obtained from enriched Angren kaolin using alkaline crystallization technology in granules without a binder have a good sorption capacity as per water vapor and can be recommended for drying gases that do not contain easily coking admixtures. The results of laboratory studies of the aluminum oxide adsorbent Uz-AD-1 have been proved by tests on real gas regeneration of the gasoline reforming unit of the Bukhara oil refinery. It is shown that the developed new domestic adsorbents are slightly inferior in the total capacity of HCl and Н2О, to the currently functioning imported analogues, and may be used in the alternative.
EFFICIENT AND ERGONOMIC LOAD FOR DIDACTIC ELECTRICAL PANELS
Authors: Muniz Pablo Rodrigues , Almeida Priscila Ribeiro Amorim de , Pereira Raquel Perim
Published: December 2019

Infrared thermography allows to detect defects even incipient, reducing maintenance costs and shutdown time. To accordingly perform the infrared inspection, the operator must be capacitated and well trained. There is difficulty nowadays in teaching thermographic inspection due to the lack of didactic equipment for this purpose. For that reason, a prototype set of switchgear was developed to be used as a didactic resource for teaching-learning infrared thermography applied to the predictive maintenance of electric installation in classrooms. Typically, an association of resistors as a load is used to generate a current large enough to cause a perceptible increase in temperature at the points of failure. But this load is large and overheating, making the class uncomfortable due to heat, and electric power cost is high. The purpose of this paper is to develop a new prototype that allows the circulation of electric current large enough to cause temperature rising dissipating low power. The present prototype connects the R, S and T switchgear phases in series from the original panel and feeds it through a direct current source, keeping it without internal modifications. This source can be adjusted to fit the need of current of the system, which was decided to be 20 A. The prototype has much lower cost than traditional resistive loads, is lightweight and easy to be transported. In addition, by reducing the dissipated power, it does not generate thermal discomfort in the classroom environment and reduces the costs with electric power about 90%.
Water social technologies: case study of the cistern project in a school in the municipality of Barbalha, Ceará
Authors: Sousa A. B. , Lopes-Sobrinho O. P. , Feitosa F. R. F. , Costa C. T. F. , Silva G. S. , Pereira A. I. S.
Published: December 2019

Rainfall in the regions of the northeastern semiarid region presents a poor spatial and temporal distribution. Thus, to minimize the effects of water scarcity, water social technologies were adopted through public policies. The objective of this work was to evaluate, through the case study technique, the potential of the cistern project in the school involving the promotion of water sustainability. The research was developed at the Elementary School Coronel Gregório Callou, located in the municipality of Barbalha, Ceará. It was possible to verify how the water social technologies have the potential to change the water reality of a region, particularly in rural areas, being an effective alternative for the water supply of populations suffering from long periods of drought. The cistern project in the school assumes remarkable relevance, since it corresponds to the improvement in the access to an essential service that is the quality of the water, through the capture and storage of rainwater.
O rap palestino do grupo DAM: identidade e espaços do não-lugar
Authors: Campos Felícia Marchi Beltrão
Published: December 2019

O presente estudo foi desenvolvido focando nas perspectivas de jovens rappers palestinos, via sua produção artística, acerca dos conflitos na Palestina Histórica. O rap palestino produzido pelo grupo DAM, baseado na cidade de Lyd, atualmente território israelense, versa sobre as violências perpetradas nos espaços por onde transitam e onde vivem esses jovens, marcados por identidades múltiplas. Foram utilizadas como base para a análise as letras das músicas do grupo, bem como uma entrevista com rapper Tamer Nafar, efetuada em junho de 2013 pela autora do trabalho. Tais materiais – letras das músicas e entrevista – foram analisados sob uma perspectiva textual. Foram levantadas as temáticas mais recorrentes nas canções dos rappers, cujas letras apontam, além das hostilidades cometidas pelo Estado de Israel, que ocupa militarmente a região desde 1948, situações e problemas internos à sociedade palestina. Ao final, a análise entende que os jovens do DAM inauguram novos espaços de diálogo, partindo de sua própria existência mista como palestino-israelenses.
ESCOLA PARA MENINOS: O DISCURSO ANDROCÊNTRICO NO LIVRO DIDÁTICO
Authors: Moreira Susie Silvana Barboza , Butturi Junior Atilio
Published: December 2019

Este artigo busca discutir e problematizar algumas questões relacionadas ao gênero e à sexualidade presentes em livros didáticos de Língua Portuguesa. Ametodologia será dividida em duas etapas; a teórica, que tem como pilar a construção discursiva da sexualidade e do sujeito na visão de Foucault; e a analítica, que observa as regularidades discursivas sobre gênero presentes no corpus composto por três livros didáticos de Língua Portuguesa, 6º anos, disponibilizados pelo PNLD, 2014, às escolas públicas do Ensino Fundamental. Após os estudos, constatou-se que a discriminação de gênero está fortemente presente em duas das obras analisadas e somente um dos livros descritos apresenta alguma reflexão sobre a discriminação de gênero e o machismo demonstrado algum cuidado em não haver predomínio do masculino sobre o feminino nas imagens e texto utilizados. Em todas as obras examinadas há um total silenciamento sobre a homossexualidade e constituições familiares diferentes da heteronormatividade. Conclui-se que os livros didáticos apresentam uma regularidade discursiva acerca do androcentrismo, da heteronormatividade e uso de linguagem sexista.