bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evasão na Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná: análise através de registros administrativos
Authors: Santos Alessandra dos , Corbari Elza , Borges Liliam Faria Porto , Azevedo Paulo Roberto
Published: February 2023

Resumo O artigo investiga a evasão de estudantes na Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste) no início do ano letivo de 2010 ao início de 2018, considerando apenas os ingressantes até 2015. Esse ano de corte (2015) teve como objetivo propiciar aos estudantes da amostra (e para o estudo) tempo para a definição de sua situação na universidade (evadiu ou não). As fontes de dados foram os registros administrativos acadêmicos em que constam informações de matrícula, do desempenho acadêmico e da situação acadêmica do aluno (frequentando ou evadido) e um questionário socioeconômico regularmente aplicado aos candidatos a vagas no teste do vestibular. O objetivo é cruzar informações buscando identificar características do fenômeno e possíveis causas associadas. A análise foi conduzida a partir de estatísticas descritivas e inferenciais, tais como testes de associação (Qui-quadrado), comparações de médias/mediana e análise de correlação. Os dados foram analisados utilizando o software R ( R Core Team , 2020). O estudo identificou que a evasão se associa a: curso; renda familiar; exercício de trabalho extra aos da universidade; escolaridade dos pais; turno; modalidade do curso; série; concorrência no vestibular entre outras variáveis já observadas na literatura. Como suporte teórico, o estudo baseia-se em Vincent Tinto, Alain Coulon e, principalmente, na teoria do Habitus , de Pierre Bourdieu. Nessa perspectiva, observa-se multicausalidade do fenômeno da evasão. Além disso, as características socioeconômicas geram diferentes tipos de dificuldades que, associadas, acabam por determinar chances diferenciadas de permanência na universidade.
Wufengshan Expressway: a review of systems on China’s first intelligent highway
Authors: Tang Zimu , Peng Xing , Su Xiaolong , Zhou Man , An Lin
Published: February 2023

Wufengshan Expressway, which opened in June 2021, is China’s first intelligent highway. Its smart systems include 5G communications (the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks), wireless chargers, artificial intelligence, the ‘internet of things’ and the ‘internet of vehicles’. The use of these technologies has improved operational efficiency, safety and management. It has also helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment. This paper introduces the various systems installed on the new road and will serve as a reference for future intelligent highways.
Tapered substrate thickness to enhance the performance of a piezoelectric energy harvester
Authors: Anand Ashutosh , Kumar Manish
Published: February 2023

In this paper, the improvement of the performance of a piezoelectric (PZ) cantilever beam using a non-uniform substrate thickness is presented. This reduces the resonant frequency, improves the stress distribution and generates more output voltage and power. Both analytical and finite-element method analyses were performed to investigate the effect of a tapered substrate thickness on a PZ cantilever beam. A tapered substrate thickness was used in rectangular and trapezoidal cantilever structures. All of the designed cantilever structures had the same fabrication area, and their performance was evaluated and compared using an excitation acceleration of 1g (9.8 m/s2). The tapered-down trapezoidal cantilever achieved a minimum resonant frequency of 62.41 Hz, which was 48.83% less than the resonant frequency of the uniform rectangular cantilever beam. The output peak voltage and average power of the proposed tapered-down trapezoidal cantilever beam were 12.36 V and 21 μW, respectively, which were improved by 44 and 74.48%, respectively, compared with those of the uniform rectangular cantilever structure.
Comercio justo en cooperativas bananeras del Magdalena (Colombia): una estrategia para disminuir la pobreza en pequeños productores
Authors: Maestre Matos Marela , Lombana-Coy Jahir , Barrios-Vásquez Jairo , Rodríguez-Turizzo Alejandra
Published: February 2023

La pobreza es un tema social con diversas aproximaciones desde la academia para soportar la formulación de políticas públicas y económicas. Objetivo. Identificar estrategias para disminuir la pobreza en zonas rurales con la incorporación del comercio justo. Metodología. Se recurrió al método de casos a partir del análisis de las etapas de creación, desarrollo y evolución de cooperativas de productores bananeros del departamento del Magdalena (Colombia). La recolección de datos se hizo mediante encuestas, entrevistas y visitas de campo a través de un enfoque interdisciplinar (historia empresarial, economía, ciencias sociales). Resultados. A partir del análisis de los casos se obtuvo que, de las seis cooperativas analizadas, dos nacen motivadas por los pequeños productores y las restantes surgen como adaptación a las exigencias del mercado. Conclusión. Se concluye que efectivamente el comercio justo ha sido un aporte importante en la reducción de la pobreza en las zonas rurales estudiadas.
Information-structural surprises? Contrast, givenness, and (the lack of) accent shift and deaccentuation in non-assertive speech acts
Authors: Seeliger Heiko , Repp Sophie
Published: February 2023

It is well-established for assertions that the information-structural status of referents influences prosodic prominence: givenness reduces and contrastive focus increases prominence. We present production data in German on the prosodic marking of givenness and contrast in comparison to newness in two non-assertive speech acts: polar exclamatives and polar questions. The results show that contrastive focus is consistently marked in both speech acts: through an increase of prosodic prominence on the contrastive element itself, and through a decrease of prominence of a word in the prenuclear region that in sentences without contrast typically is prominent. Givenness is not clearly marked prosodically in either speech act. We argue that givenness is necessary, but not sufficient for deaccentuation. First, if deaccentuation requires an accent shift (so that the intonation phrase is headed), the semantic-pragmatic effects of the shifted accent must fit the discourse context. We argue that there are subtle discourse conditions on accent shift in the questions involving VERUM focus, which prevent a shift. Second, deaccentuation is disfavored if speech act marking requires accentuation, as in exclamatives. Overall, the different functions of prosody show subtle interactions, which hint at a subordinate functional load of givenness marking but not of contrast marking.
Abschied vom Großgedruckten
Authors: Spoerhase Carlos
Published: February 2023

Im Herbst 1999 unterrichtete der Guardian seine Leser, dass man von nun an auf die Großschreibung der politischen Amtsträger verzichten werde: «the Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary are now the home secretary and the foreign secretary». Die Leser des linksliberalen Leitorgans sollten sich die britischen Minister nun nicht mehr als distinguiertes politisches Personal vorstellen, sondern als Bürger wie Du und Ich, «the sort of people you might find standing next to you in the queue for the bus». Das emanzipatorische Versprechen, durch typografische Nivellierung Barrieren abzubauen, machte damals nur vor den allerletzten Instanzen halt: Gott, die Bibel und die Königin waren knapp der Kleinschreibung entkommen. Die Queen mochte mit James Bond durch London fliegen oder Paddington zum afternoon tea mit Orangenmarmelade bitten; aber dass Sie morgens am Bus in der Schlange auf den Guardian-Leser warten könnte, sprengte wohl die Imaginationskraft.
Kleine Ode auf Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Authors: Schlak Stephan
Published: February 2023

Dieser junge Mann nimmt Äußerlichkeit genau. Die Gestaltung seines Debuts trotzt er seinem Verleger Peter Suhrkamp ab. Am liebsten möchte er alles sofort, gleichzeitig machen. Der Titel steht in weißer Handschrift auf schwarzem Leinen, auf dem Rücken des schmalen Bandes die Message in Maschinenschrift. «enzensberger • verteidigung der wölfe». Äußerlichkeit, sachliche Signale; alle Gedichte sind konsequent in Kleinbuchstaben gedruckt. «im ernstfall genügt auch / innerlichkeit, tragik, verkanntsein / in dachstuben. / – doch empfiehlt sich / bei konjunktur eher frivoles, natürlich im rahmen!» (aus: goldener schnittmusterbogen zur poetischen wiederaufrüstung) Dieser Dichter fiel aus dem Rahmen. Er wollte nicht verkannt sein; ihn drängte es heraus, aus der Dachstube, aus der Universität, schon früh in die Welt.
AL, N° 305, Fn 351. Ein Vermerk aus dem Vatikan über die Freude der Liebe
Authors: Seewald Michael
Published: February 2023

Die Päpste setzen in Ausübung ihres Lehramtes nicht nur andere, sondern auch sich selbst unter Druck. Das Joch, das sie sich auferlegen, heißt: Kontinuität. Je mehr die Dogmengeschichte ab Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts – der Begriff wurde vermutlich 1747 von dem Aufklärungstheologen Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Jerusalem geprägt – zeigte, welche Wandlungen die christliche Glaubenslehre seit ihren Anfängen durchlaufen hatte, und je mehr der liberale Katholizismus des 19. Jahrhunderts Reformen verlangte, desto mehr bestanden die Päpste darauf, dass Kontinuität durch alle Zeiten hindurch ein Wesensmerkmal der wahren Lehre sei. Pius IX. konzedierte zwar, dass es einen im Fortgang der Zeit anfallenden Zuwachs der kirchenamtlich vorgelegten Doktrin gebe. Eine andere Position dieses Papstes wäre auch überraschend gewesen, schließlich war er es, der das Dogma von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis Mariens verkündete.
Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der globalen Ungleichheit
Authors: Boysen Sigrid
Published: February 2023

«The General Assembly […] Solemnly proclaims the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations; And to this end Declares that: […]» «Foreign investment agreements freely entered into by, or between, sovereign States shall be observed in good faith.» Dass internationales Recht Fortschritt ist, scheint kaum ein Rechtstext so deutlich zu belegen wie die berühmte Erklärung der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen über die Gewährung der Unabhängigkeit an koloniale Länder und Völker vom 14. Dezember 1960 (Resolution 1514 [XV]). Internationales Recht ist die Sprache, in der die emanzipatorischen Forderungen nach Selbstbestimmung eine relevante Reichweite erlangen und das Vehikel einer gerechteren Weltordnung werden, die in Rechtsform Menschenrechte, Selbstbestimmung und Souveränität über die eigenen natürlichen Ressourcen anerkennt.
Vers le développement de la conscience métalinguistique des futurs enseignants de L2, LN et LNN
Authors: Donoso-Herrera Lizeth
Published: February 2023

Avec l’arrivée des approches communicatives en enseignement des langues, l’enseignement formel de la grammaire et l’attention à la forme semblent avoir perdu leur valeur, notamment dans les programmes de formation des enseignants. Malgré cela, d’après les résultats d’un certain nombre d’études, les apprenants de langues avanceraient plus vite si un travail sur la forme était abordé justement à l’intérieur des approches communicatives. Le problème c’est que d’autres études ont signalé que les futurs enseignants de langues n’ont pas les connaissances grammaticales et métalinguistiques nécessaires pour attirer l’attention de leurs étudiants à la forme. L’objectif de cet article de réflexion est donc d’analyser le besoin de travailler la grammaire et l’attention à la forme dans le cadre des programmes de formation des enseignants. À cette fin, nous allons discuter la naissance du mouvement connu sous le nom de Language Awareness. Ensuite, nous essaierons d’identifier les besoins linguistiques des apprenants de langues par rapport aux connaissances grammaticales de leurs enseignants et à la préparation nécessaire chez ces derniers pour répondre aux besoins de leurs élèves. Enfin nous présenterons et analyserons quelques approches à privilégier dans le cadre de la formation des enseignants de langues secondes ou étrangères (L2), locuteurs natifs (LN) et locuteurs non natifs (LNN).
Discurso de resistencia en la canción popular
Authors: Ruiz-Ávila Dalia
Published: February 2023

En este artículo, se hace un acercamiento teórico-metodológico sal reconocer que Colombia es un país suramericano en el que la palabra resistencia ha cobrado vigencia, como es en los casos de ¡Colombia resiste!, Puerto resistencia (en Cali), y Portal de la resistencia (en Bogotá). Un paro nacional surgido a raíz de una reforma a la ley tributaria (abril, 2021), llevó al enfrentamiento de amplios sectores de la población contra el gobierno; durante los meses de protesta circuló por las redes sociales un conjunto de video-canciones en el que se daba cuenta de la situación prevaleciente en diferentes regiones del territorio. El propósito de este texto es reconocer la trama de discursos narrativos y los significados culturales que se manifiestan a través de la música popular; éstos causan impacto entre los participantes y simpatizantes del paro nacional, porque a través de las canciones convocan a la resistencia-insumisión (Todorov, 2016), por ejemplo, el rechazo a las formas que sustentan la política nacional (Ruiz, 2018) y avizoran un ideal compartido. Se seleccionaron seis canciones constitutivas de una semiosfera artística, de un texto musicalizado que guarda relación con la cultura y con un sistema de códigos (Lotman, 1996), que en este documento se considera objeto de estudio particular de un todo, no discreto y segmentado en rasgos distintivos que se representan mediante cadenas de símbolos factibles de interpretarse en el contexto sociocultural.
Prácticas del profesor de matemáticas en la ruralidad durante el confinamiento
Authors: Castro Paola , Gómez Pedro , Mesa Vilma
Published: February 2023

Presentamos resultados de la caracterización de las prácticas pedagógicas de una profesora colombiana de una institución educativa oficial rural, en el marco del confinamiento por el covid-19. Con el propósito de estudiar un contexto específico, desarrollamos un estudio de caso que tiene a cargo dos grados de primaria. Indagamos por el desarrollo de sus prácticas de planificación, implementación y evaluación de la enseñanza para el área de matemáticas, en tres momentos distintos del periodo de confinamiento. Realizamos entrevistas semiestructuradas en las que abordamos, por ejemplo, el diseño de las actividades enviadas a los estudiantes y el desarrollo de espacios de interacción. Exploramos también la evolución de la dimensión afectiva en los estudiantes y la profesora. Los resultados muestran problemas y dificultades que la profesora ha enfrentado, las soluciones que ha concebido e implementado, y los aciertos y fallas que ha percibido. Presentamos evidencia de cómo los límites de la estandarización de las prácticas se rompen frente a un estado de confinamiento no previsto. El desarrollo de estas prácticas, en una realidad particular, ha sido impactado por dificultades de acceso a recursos de tecnología y comunicación. La profesora pone de manifiesto cómo, pese a las oportunidades restringidas que se presentan en la ruralidad con motivo del contexto socioeconómico de las familias, la ejecución que ella ha hecho de acciones adicionales a las directrices proporcionadas por su institución ha contribuido a los procesos de aprendizaje y a la motivación de sus estudiantes.
La influencia del PRODEP en la dinámica organizacional de los Cuerpos Académicos en la UAEH y en la producción de conocimiento. Un estudio de caso
Authors: Cáceres-Mesa Maritza Librada , Vázquez-Islas José Leonardo , Quintero-López Irma
Published: February 2023

En este artículo de investigación se analiza la influencia del PRODEP, como política pública emitida por la Secretaria de Educación Pública (SEP), en la dinámica organiza-cional de los Cuerpos Académicos en la en la Universidad Autónoma del Estado del Hidalgo y en la producción de conocimiento. El propósito principal de esta política a lo largo de los años ha sido profesionalizar a los profesores de tiempo completo (PTC) para alcanzar mayores capacidades en los rubros de docencia e investigación, permi-tiéndoles articular y consolidar Cuerpos Académicos. En sintonía con el tema se asumió una metodología cualitativa, apoyada en un estudio de casos múltiples, en función de profundizar la problemática objeto de estudio en el contexto de los Cuerpos Acadé-micos del ICSHu y del ICSa. Se aplicaron entrevistas a directivos, académicos, líderes y docentes, a fin de considerar la diversidad de criterios sobre el objeto de estudio. En este marco interpretativo se recuperan referentes teóricos que sustentan los principales hallazgos, a través de los cuales se consideran las aportaciones emitidas y se enfatiza en la dinámica organizativa y condiciones internas de los académicos para desarrollar prácticas científicas, que condujeran a la producción del conocimiento en los CAC, en coherencia con las problemáticas educativas y sociales contemporáneas.
¿Para qué estudiar un Doctorado en Educación? El Ancla de Carrera en estudiantes doctorales colombianos, ecuatorianos y venezolanos
Authors: Ramírez Tulio , Astorga Clara
Published: February 2023

En este artículo se determinaron los tipos de Ancla de Carrera asociadas a la motivación por estudiar un Doctorado en Educación por parte de una muestra de 185 cursantes de doctorado de Colombia (55), Ecuador (55) y Venezuela (75). Se administró la Escala sobre Ancla de Carrera diseñada por Schein (1982). El estudio arrojó que las Anclas de Carreras “Gerencial”, “Seguridad” y “Creatividad” son las que más reflejan la inclinación hacia la matriculación en este tipo de estudios de postrado. Siendo la primera la más recurrente, lo que indica que el ánimo de los cursantes es estudiar el doctorado, no para mejorar su desempeño en el aula como docentes, sino como mecanismo para salir de ella e incorporarse como gerentes educativos. Se utilizó la técnica del Árbol de Segmentación para el análisis estadístico de los datos.
Institution or Inspiration: Strategies for Using the Concept of Charisma in Russian Thought of the Late 19th to the First Third of the 20th Centuries
Authors: Yachmenik Vyacheslav
Published: February 2023

Analyzing the emergence and development of the concept of charisma in Russia at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, this article makes an argument about the significance of words that have potential for transforming history. Until about the mid 1880s, the word “charisma” was traditionally rendered as “gift” (dar), until translations of the works of some German theologians were published. In order to convey the сonnotations of the concept of “charisma” present in German theological discourse of the time, translators chose to transliterate this word, and the newly coined term soon became widely spread. The article examines the process of enriching the concept with new meanings, while paying attention to the almost traditional opposition between charisma and office (dolzhnost’). We demonstrate how the usage of the concept almost changed on the brink of the All-Russian Church Council of 1917–1918, becoming incorporated into the authority discourse. In the conciliar documents, the patriarch is spoken of exactly in the terms of spiritual authority and charisma. The same terms are used to justify the disobedience of Metropolitan Sergius (Stragorodsky) by a number of hierarchs in the 1930s. We conclude that the concept of charisma had a significant impact on the understanding of church authority both before and after the revolution.
Skewed Evolving Data Streams Classification with Actionable Knowledge Extraction using Data Approximation and Adaptive Classification Framework
Authors: Patil Rahul A , Patil Pramod D
Published: February 2023

Skewed evolving data stream (SEDS) classification is a challenging research problem for online streaming data applications. The fundamental challenges in streaming data classification are class imbalance and concept drift. However, recently, either independently or together, the two topics have received enough attention; the data redundancy while performing stream data mining and classification remains unexplored. Moreover, the existing solutions for the classification of SEDSs have focused on solving concept drift and/or class imbalance problems using the sliding window mechanism, which leads to higher computational complexity and data redundancy problems. To end this, we propose a novel Adaptive Data Stream Classification (ADSC) framework for solving the concept drift, class imbalance, and data redundancy problems with higher computational and classification efficiency. Data approximation, adaptive clustering, classification, and actionable knowledge extraction are the major phases of ADSC. For the purpose of approximating unique items in the data stream with data pre-processing during the data approximation phase, we develop the Flajolet Martin (FM) algorithm. The periodically approximated tuples are grouped into distinct classes using an adaptive clustering algorithm to address the problem of concept drift and class imbalance. In the classification phase, the supervised classifiers are employed to classify the unknown incoming data streams into either of the classes discovered by the adaptive clustering algorithm. We then extract the actionable knowledge using classified skewed evolved data stream information for the end user decision-making process. The ADSC framework is empirically assessed utilizing two streaming datasets regarding classification and computing efficiency factors. The experimental results shows the better efficiency of the proposed ADSC framework as compared with existing classification methods.
Secure Data Transactions based on Hash Coded Starvation Blockchain Security using Padded Ring Signature-ECC for Network of Things
Authors: Vijayalakshmi V. , Sharmila K.
Published: February 2023

Blockchain is one of the decentralized processes in a worldview that works with parallel and distributed ledger technology, the application process, and service-oriented design. To propose a Secure data Transaction based on Hash coded Starvation Blockchain security using Padded Ring signature-ECC for Network of Things. Initially, the crypto policy is authenticated based on the user-owner shared resource policy and access rights. This creates a Public blockchain environment with a P2P Blockchain network. The owner encrypts the data using optimized ECC through Hash-coded Starvation Blockchain security (HCSBS). This makes the encrypted block's provable partition chain Link (P2CL). The encrypted blocks are transmitted into the network of nodes monitored by NoT. During the data transmission, the Network of Things monitors the transaction flow to verify the authenticity over the network of nodes. The monitored data be securely stored in transaction Block storage with the hash-indexed block with chain ring policy (HICLP). This creates controller node aggregation over the transaction environment to securely transfer the data to the peer end. The User gets the access Key to decrypt the data with policy aggregated shared resource policy to access the data. The proposed system produces high security as well compared to the previous design.
XDLX: A Memory-Efficient Solution for Backtracking Applications in Big Data Environment using XOR-based Dancing Links
Authors: M Varalakshmi , P U Peer Mohideen , M Thilagavathi , Lopez Daphne
Published: February 2023

Interactive and Backtracking applications often require undoing certain recent operations and updates made to the underlying data structures. The concept of dancing links has made such reverting operations easier and efficient by repeatedly performing unlinking and re-linking of pointers in complex data structures involving circular multiply linked lists. This paper extends the idea of dancing links to XOR linked lists, the memory efficient counterpart of doubly linked lists to develop XDLX, a more space efficient algorithm than DLX to solve exact cover problems without compromising the timing efficiency. Owing to the NP-Complete nature of the exact cover problem, any NP-complete problem can be reduced to it and solved using the proposed memory-efficient dancing links based algorithm, XDLX. The algorithm can be effectively used to solve any backtracking application and will prove to be a significant contribution towards the programming of memory-constrained environments such as embedded systems.
Design and Analysis of Metamaterial Absorber using Split Ring Resonator for Dual Band Terahertz Applications
Authors: Dasi Swathi , Rao G. Manmadha
Published: February 2023

There are numerous applications for microwave absorbers in the L, S, C, X, and Ku bands. Creating a terahertz absorber, on the other hand, has proven difficult. This paper presents a metamaterial absorber operates at terahertz frequencies. It has a square shaped outer ring and a circle shaped inner ring unit cell split ring resonator. The substrate is dielectric material and the ground is metallic. According to the simulation results, the unit cell resonates at two frequencies that is at 1.3027THz and 1.7853THz with absorptivity  is greater than 90% at normal incidence .The main cause of high absorbance is due to strong electromagnetic field. The proposed structure in this paper is useful for terahertz imaging, detection of malignant tumors and stealth technology.
Poesia e sensação em Orides Fontela
Authors: Alves Nathaly Felipe Ferreira
Published: February 2023

este artigo tem como objetivo investigar a poesia de Orides Fontela como espaço de afecções e de sensações capazes de ilustrar, na materialidade textual, também uma espécie de teoria de criação e de desenvolvimento da subjetividade poética. Para a análise dos poemas, as concepções de “matéria-emoção” e de sujeito lírico fora de si, de Michel Collot, são nucleares para que se entenda a lógica compositiva dos textos. Ao lançar-se ao fora de si, o sujeito se imbrica no mundo, e dessa relação afetiva insurge a matéria-emoção, isto é, um espaço de fruição poética em que sujeito e mundo são densidades recíprocas, imbricadas e sem hierarquias.
Critical Race Theory and Antiracism: Lost in Translation
Authors: Krönig Franz Kasper
Published: February 2023

This response to Karim Fereidooni’s article “Critical race theory in political education” does not deal with either of that article’s two premises. Both the explicit thesis, that it is necessary to “tackle racism through education” (Fereidooni, 2022), and the implicit one, that the practice of political education requires a theoretical foundation, are hardly in need of defense. However, Fereidooni presents us with only two options regarding this choice of theory and decisively argues in favor of one. His arguments are based on outlines of these theories, namely critical race theory and antiracism, that seem to contradict their core principles as laid down in their foundational texts. This response does not interpret this observation as a mistake of one particular author but rather as a hint at a not only linguistic but also theoretical divide between the English and the German-speaking discourses in this field. Before briefly analyzing the theories in question and the arguments provided, it is appropriate to first examine current political and mass media discourses that have tended to drown out these academic and educational questions.
Retrieving the Missing Data From Different Incomplete Soft Sets
Authors: Srivastava Julee , Maddheshiya Sudhir
Published: February 2023

Dealing an incomplete information has been a major issue in the theory of soft sets. In this paper, we have presented an approach to deal with incomplete soft set, incomplete fuzzy soft set and incomplete intuitionistic fuzzy soft set. For this purpose we have discussed about the notion of distance between two objects (parameters) which will be used to compute the degree of interdependence between them. This approach will use the full information of known data and the relationships between them. Data filling converts an incomplete soft set into complete one which makes the soft sets applicable not only to decision making but also to other fields.
A secured architecture for IoT-based healthcare system
Authors: Barapatre Palak , Ingolikar Yash , Desai Prajakta , Jajoo Pooja , Thakre Prasheel
Published: February 2023

Healthcare has gradually moved away from the model centered on traditional health centers due to the emergence of highly accurate sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled medical equipment. Ambient intelligence takes whatever actions are required in response to a recognized event in order to enable continuous learning about patient data. The capabilities of IoT-assisted healthcare services might be improved by incorporating autonomous control and human-computer interface (HCI) technologies into ambient intelligence. Major unsolved issues include the privacy and security of information collected by medical IoT devices, both during transmission to and during cloud storage. This research explores different techniques, IoT factors, and features, with an emphasis on the data security concerns connected to data flow in medical IoT. In order to guarantee data security and privacy at all data levels, this study suggests a safe design for the IoT healthcare system.
Optimal reservoir operation policy determination for uncertainty conditions
Authors: Choudhari S. A. , Kumbhalkar M. A. , Bhise D. V. , Sardeshmukh M. M.
Published: February 2023

In recent years, optimising reservoir operations has emerged as a hot topic in the field of water resources management. Heuristic approaches to reservoir operation that incorporate rule curves and, to some extent, operator discretion have been the norm in the past. With so many stakeholders involved in water management, it can be difficult to strike a happy medium between everyone's needs and wants. The dissertation proposes a method for transforming traditional reservoir operation into optimal strategies, allowing users to take advantage of the rapid development of computational techniques. This research creates and applies a Multi Objective Fuzzy Linear Programming (MOFLP) model to the monthly operating policies of the stage-I Jayakwadi reservoir located on the Godavari, the largest river in the Indian state of Maharashtra. In order to formulate the problem, we use two objective functions—maximizing irrigation releases and maximising power production releases. The constraints of the study are considered, including turbine release, irrigation demand, reservoir storage capacity, and continuity of reservoir storage. Utilizing linear membership functions, the objective functions are fuzzily defined. All other model parameters except for the goals are assumed to be hard and fast rules. Maximum Happiness Operating Policy (MOFLP) was used to determine the best course of action.
p-Biharmonic Pseudo-Parabolic Equation with Logarithmic Non linearity
Authors: Jayachandran Sushmitha , Soundararajan Gnanavel
Published: February 2023

This paper deals with the existence of solutions of a p-biharmonic pseudo parabolic partial differential equation with logarithmic nonlinearity in a bounded domain. We prove the global existence of the weak solutions using the Faedo-Galerkin method and applying the concavity approach, that the solutions blow up at a finite time. Further, we provide a maximal limit for the blow-up time.
A Survey on the Fixed Point Theorems via Admissible Mapping
Authors: Karapınar Erdal
Published: February 2023

In this survey, we discuss the crucial role of the notion of admissible mapping in the metric fixed point theory. Adding admissibility conditions to the statements leads not only to generalizing the existing results but also unifying several corresponding results in different settings. In particular, a contraction via admissible mapping involves and covers contractions defined on partially ordered sets, and contractions forming cyclic structure.
Late recurrence of atrial fibrillation and flutter in patients referred for elective electrical cardioversion
Authors: Toner Liam , Proimos Helena , Scully Timothy , Ko Jefferson , Koshy Anoop , Horrigan Mark , Lim Han S. , Lin Tina , Farouque Omar
Published: February 2023

Aim    The primary aim was to ascertain long-term rates of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence in this all-comer patient population undergoing elective electrical cardioversion (DCR). Secondary aims included procedural DCR success, clinical predictors of long-term maintenance of sinus rhythm (SR) and AF related hospitalizations.Material and Methods    A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Consecutive patients (n=316) undergoing elective DCR were included.Results    Successful immediate reversion to SR was attained in 266 (84 %) of patients. 224 (84 %) patients were followed up for a median period of 3.5 years (IQR 2.7–4.3). Most patients (150 [67 %]) had recurrence of AF / flutter at a median time of 240 days. Clinical predictors of AF recurrence included a history of AF (HR 0.63, p=0.038) and a dilated left atrium (HR 4.13, p=0.048). Maintenance of SR was associated with fewer unplanned hospitalizations for AF (HR 3.25, p<0.01).Conclusion    There was high procedural success post DCR. However, long-term rates of AF recurrence were high, and AF recurrences were associated with increased hospitalizations. These findings underscore the importance of clinical vigilance and multi-modal management as part of a comprehensive and effective rhythm control strategy.
Application of Boolean Algebra for Definition of Myeloid Neoplasms
Authors: Zugmaier Gerhard , Kerkmann Sophie , Locatelli Franco
Published: February 2023

The definition of disease has become increasingly complex in the last 20 years. Especially the definition of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues includes multiple parameters such as cytology, histology, immune phenotyping, cytogenetics and molecular genetics. Myeloid neoplasms include an especially high number of permutations of these parameters, making a verbal definition of disease complicated and sometimes confusing. Mathematical concepts have the merit to show what can be proven and what can be calculated. Especially the latter is important for a clear definition of disease. Calculation avoids verbal ambiguity. Boolean algebra also sometimes called “mathematical logic” has been shown to be a useful tool of the definition of acute leukemias. This tool was also applied in this study for the definition of the more complex myeloid neoplasms. The binary number system was used that only includes the numbers 0 and 1. Presence of a parameter was coded by 1, absence by 0. Disease was defined not only by algorithms but also by calculation. This way, myeloid neoplasms could successfully be defined by an algebraic system.
Ecological Da’wa as an Alternative for Development Communication
Authors: Prastyo Dany Tantowi
Published: February 2023

Environmental issues occurred from the end of the 20th century until the second decade of the 21st century. Environmental issues such as the climate crisis, global warming, and exploitation of natural resources are separate problems in human development. The development required a public participatory process so that the development comes can run effectively and efficiently, especially development based on an ecological perspective. Indonesia, with the largest Muslim population in the world, has the potential to support a development process based on an environmental perspective. Islam, by the Al-Qur’an as the base of guiding, contains ecological values that need to be transformed for Muslims. The process of transforming the values of Islamic guidance, or da’wa, allows for the transformation of Islamic values, especially ecological values, which are then referred to as ecological da’wa. In ecological da’wa, the process and end goal can be an alternative development communication to create a sustainable living environment and make the community achieve sustainable and harmonious prosperity and welfare.
Evaluation of mucin histochemistry in relation to p63 expression in nodular hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma of prostate
Authors: Sweety Rumana Afrin , Sultana Shifayat , Islam M. Ariful , Dewan M. Rezaul Karim , Zhumur Mahbuba , Jeba Ruksana , Shaheen Nazma
Published: February 2023

Background: Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death in men. Nodular hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma are common causes of prostatic enlargement. Diagnosis of these lesions on routine biopsies can be difficult for pathologists. Immunohistochemical stain p63 can help, but it is costly and not widely available. The present study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of mucin histochemistry in relation to p63 expression in differentiating nodular hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma of prostate.
Methods: This study was conducted in the department of pathology at Dhaka medical college from July 2018 to June 2020. 50 cases of prostatic lesions (25 NHP and 25 adenocarcinoma) were examined using histomorphology. The sections were stained with periodic acid Schiff (PAS) to identify neutral mucins and Alcian blue (2.5 pH) to identify acidic mucins. Additionally, p63 antibody was used in immunohistochemistry.
Results: NHP showed positivity for neutral mucin (96% with PAS stain) but not for acidic mucin (Alcian blue stain), while prostatic carcinoma showed positivity for both neutral mucin (28%) and acidic mucin (44%). The grade group 1 tumors of prostatic carcinoma showed 100% positivity for acid mucin, with a decrease in Alcian blue staining as the grade increased. P63 was positive in 100% of NHP cases and negative in 100% of prostatic carcinoma cases.
Conclusions: Positivity for acidic mucins with Alcian blue stain can be a helpful diagnostic tool to differentiate well differentiated adenocarcinomas from benign lesions where facility for p63 immuno-stain is not available and poor people who cannot afford the cost of immunohistochemistry.
Occupational stress among armed forces and police personnel: a review
Authors: Srivastava Manushi , Singh Gunjan , Kharwar Poonam Singh , Jaiswal Shweta
Published: February 2023

In today’s world, stress is a word which is hard to avoid. If someone asks people about their stress and specifically how they know it exists- two general types were described. First, there are experiences of mental distress, - often accompanied by feelings of not being able to cope, that things are falling apart, that the person is not in control of themselves and their situation or is just a general case that without specific reasons that all is not well. Secondly, the physiological manifestations of less appetite, sleeplessness, sweating, ulcers and physical illness of various degrees. Different people have different views about it from various, sources. Occupational stress can be explained as the physiological and emotional responses that originate when personnels feel an imbalance between their work demands and their capability and response to meet these demands. Purpose of this paper is to provide a general review on “occupational stress among armed forces and police personnel of India” with the help of available literature. The home ministry commissioned conducted a study to look into the reasons for premature retirements of paramilitary forces. The findings of the study revealed that lack of sleep, manpower crunch, no leaves and lack of motivation were some of the reasons responsible for people quitting the jobs. However, to the best of my knowledge, no specific research study has been carried-out in India till date to assess the rate and reason of suicides among armed forces and even the home ministry’s official statement revealed that, in most of the cases of suicides, the reasons are more personnel than work related.
Effect of Laser Irradiation on Electrochemical Activity TiO2
Authors:   Carpathian National University of V. Stefanik, Ostafiichuk B. K. , Budzulyak I. M. ,   Carpathian National University of V. Stefanik, Il'nitskii R. V. ,   Carpathian National University of V. Stefanik, Segin M. Ya. ,   Carpathian National University of V. Stefanik, Yablon' L. S. ,   Carpathian National University of V. Stefanik
Published: February 2023

Lithium ions intercalation into the laser-exposed nanodisperse ТiO2 had been analyzed and its research results are given. The modes of laser treatment, when the degree of the «quest» load and, accordingly, specific energy capacity of the proper electrochemical current sources achieves a maximum, are experimentally set. Thermodynamical pecularities of current forming and lithium ions intrusion into the cathode material are set. Electrochemical source discharge capability analyzed in scope of laser-exposed ТiO2 using.
The lead accumulators with surface electrodes
Authors:   Kursk State Technical University, Konovalov M. B. , Shlykov V. A. ,   Kursk State Technical University, Emel'yanov S. G. ,   Kursk State Technical University
Published: February 2023

To increase the specific characteristics of the surface electrodes, used in the lead accumulators it is necessary to exclude the influence of the internal stress in the paste which is obtained by the electrochemical way. One of the variants of the solutions of this problem is the electrochemical obtaining the paste under the pressure directed to the surface of the forming paste.
Electrochemical and electrocatalitical properties metallopolimers and macroheterocyclic complexes with cobalt
Authors:   GPS Ivanovo Institute of Emercom of Russia, Petrov A. V. , Bazanov M. I. ,   Ivanovo State Chemical and Technological University, Yurina E. S. ,   Ivanovo State Chemical and Technological University
Published: February 2023

By cyclic voltammetry in alkaline solution investigatied electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of polymeric phthalocyanines and Macroheterocyclic compounds with cobalt. Influence of change of potentials in area from 0,5 to-1,4 B and speeds of scanning from 5 to 100 mV/s on cyclic I-E-curves and redox-transformations of catalysts is studied.
Rodzinna wieś – nostalgiczne źródło malarskich inspiracji Mariana Kępińskiego
Authors: Kępiński Marcin
Published: February 2023

Artykuł jest próbą omówienia zjawiska nostalgii w malarstwie profesora Mariana Kępińskiego, uznanego twórcy i pedagoga łódzkiej ASP im. Władysława Strzemińskiego, przejawiającej się w portretowaniu natury, pejzażu i ludzi związanych z rodzinną wsią artysty. Okazją do podjęcia rozważań jest niedawna rocznica pięćdziesięciolecia pracy twórczej. Ich cel stanowi ukazanie, w jaki sposób artysta, posługując się symboliką związaną ze światem natury, portretuje mityczną pamięć przestrzeni swego dzieciństwa i młodości – rodzinnej wsi Kamionka.
Building Character of Bugis Community in Bone From The Perspective of Quran and Local Wisdom
Authors: Yusuf Muhammad , Nahdhiyah Nahdhiyah , Marjuni Kamaluddin Nurdin
Published: February 2023

This study is motivated by two things, namely Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, and the population of Indonesia has a high cultural diversity. This qualitative research applies a content analysis and semantic approach to analyze the texts and documents. Conceptually, proper education can shape character through the inculcation of religious values and local wisdom. At the same time, wise expressions in the Bugis advice are analyzed with a content analysis approach. The results of the analysis show two main points. First, character building starts from the human side. The Qur'an shows that character building must start from the inner dimension of the human being. It is indicated by the word 'anfus' in the Quran. Second, the central values of Bugis' local wisdom align with the universal values of the Quran, namely coaching that touches the inner dimension in the form of ideas, beliefs, and awareness of the importance of these noble values in attitudes and behavior. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh dua hal yaitu Indonesia sebagai negara dengan penduduk muslim terbesar di dunia, dan penduduk Indonesia yang memiliki keragaman budaya yang tinggi. Penelitian kualitatif ini menggunakan pendekatan analisis isi dan semantik untuk menganalisis teks dan dokumen. Secara konseptual, pendidikan yang tepat dapat membentuk karakter melalui penanaman nilai-nilai agama dan kearifan lokal. Sementara itu, ungkapan bijak dalam petuah Bugis dianalisis dengan pendekatan analisis isi. Hasil analisis menunjukkan dua poin utama. Pertama, pembentukan karakter dimulai dari sisi kemanusiaan. Al-Qur'an menunjukkan bahwa pembentukan karakter harus dimulai dari dimensi batin manusia. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan kata 'anfus' dalam Al-Qur'an. Kedua, nilai-nilai sentral kearifan lokal Bugis selaras dengan nilai-nilai universal al-Qur'an, yaitu pembinaan yang menyentuh dimensi batin berupa gagasan, keyakinan, dan kesadaran akan pentingnya nilai-nilai luhur tersebut dalam sikap dan perilaku.
Advances in phosphite utilization for turfgrass
Authors:   Independent Turfgrass Research, Ireland, Dempsey John
Published: February 2023

This chapter will assess the sustainable use of phosphite in amenity turfgrass management, by exploring the often-contentious use of phosphite as a nutrient source, its use as a biostimulant, and its properties and efficacy as a plant protectant within many plants including turfgrasses.
Advances in turfgrass for athletic fields and sports pitches
Authors:   University of Georgia, USA, Henry Gerald M.
Published: February 2023

This chapter examines advances in turfgrass breeding and genetics for the purpose of athletic fields and sports pitches. The chapter first discusses the most appropriate types of species and cultivar for this, focusing on how improvements can be made to both warm-season and cool-season turfgrass. The chapter then discusses the different methods that can be used in order to improve the sports field's quality, such as alternative root zone amendments, seed coating and seed germination covers, hybrid turfgrass systems and thick cut sod. A section on sports field maintenance is also provided, drawing attention to aspects such as cultivation, topdressing, irrigation, grow lights and cooling fans as well as painting techniques. The chapter also reviews performance testing and site specific management.
Advances in turfgrass disease management
Authors:   North Carolina State University, USA, Kerns James
Published: February 2023

This particular chapter will cover recent advances in turfgrass disease management that promote sustainable suppression of the pathogens that cause diseases.
Advances in turfgrass weed management
Authors:   Rutgers University, USA, Elmore Matthew T. , Patton Aaron J. ,   Purdue University, USA, Gannon Travis W. ,   North Carolina State University, USA, Brosnan James T. ,   University of Tennessee, USA
Published: February 2023

Weeds are a major pest that reduce aesthetics and functionality of turfgrass systems. Knowledge required for effective weed management has evolved in recent years as weeds develop resistance to herbicides, government restriction of broad-spectrum herbicides has increased, and registration of new herbicide active ingredients has slowed. This chapter discusses relevant and recent developments in synthetic herbicides, alternatives to synthetic herbicides, and non-chemical strategies for weed management including cultural, physical, and genetic approaches. Advances in integrated weed management strategies and barriers preventing adoption of integrated weed management strategies are also discussed. Opportunities for research and development to improve integrated weed management are presented throughout.