bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Study on Machine Learning-based Intrusion Detection approaches
Authors: Gupta Priyanka , Yadav Lokesh , Tomar Deepak Singh
Published: September 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) connects billions of interconnected devices that can exchange information with each other with minimal user intervention. The goal of IoT to become accessible to anyone, anytime, and anywhere. IoT has engaged in multiple fields, including education, healthcare, businesses, and smart home. Security and privacy issues have been significant obstacles to the widespread adoption of IoT. IoT devices cannot be entirely secure from threats; detecting attacks in real-time is essential for securing devices. In the real-time communication domain and especially in IoT, security and protection are the major issues. The resource-constrained nature of IoT devices makes traditional security techniques difficult. In this paper, the research work carried out in IoT Intrusion Detection System is presented. The Machine learning methods are explored to provide an effective security solution for IoT Intrusion Detection systems. Then discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the selected methodology. Further, the datasets used in IoT security are also discussed. Finally, the examination of the open issues and directions for future trends are also provided.
MAC Protocols for Wireless Body Sensor Network
Authors: Kaur Harminder , Pahuja Sharvan Kumar
Published: September 2021

Wireless Body Area Networks, also known as the Wireless Body Sensor Networks, provides the monitoring of the health parameters in remote areas and where the medical facility is not available. Wireless Body Sensor Networks contains the body or placement of the sensors on body for measuring the medical and non-medical parameters. These networks share the wireless medium for the transmission of the data from one place to another. So the design of Medium Access Control is a challenging task for the WBSNs due to wireless media for less energy consumption and mobility. Various MAC protocols are designed to provide less energy consumption and improve the network lifetime. This paper presents the study of these existing MAC layer protocols based on different QoS parameters that define the network quality.
Development of an Efficient Indoor Optical System using Different Wavelet Transforms
Authors: Aggarwal Ankita , Kaur Gurmeet
Published: September 2021

For an effective communication system whether indoor or outdoor, the most important concern is minimum noise. In this paper, an efficient noise reduction technique is presented using various wavelet transform techniques for indoor optical wireless communication system (IOWC). In IOWC system, Fluorescent Light Interference (FLI) is main source of noise. Here, in this paper three methods are used to reduce the effect of noise from a digital signal. These are Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), Stationary Wavelet transform (SWT) and Discrete Wavelet transform-Stationary Wavelet Transform (DWT-SWT). Through sub band coding in DWT the signal is decomposed into lower sub bands of high and low frequency respectively of unequal size; while in SWT the decomposed signal have sub bands of equal size. In DWT-SWT the high frequency components of both DWT and SWT are added. Using Pulse Position Modulation, the comparison between these three techniques is described here to enhance the overall performance of the IOWC system.
Fuzzy-Neuro Network in a CO-OFDM system: Various Membership Functions Comparison
Authors: Kaur Gurpreet , Kaur Gurmeet
Published: September 2021

Fuzzy-Neuro Network based nonlinear equalizer (FNN-NLE) has been used for the extenuation of nonlinearities in optical communication systems. Until now, many membership functions with resilient backpropagation activation function was used for making FNN-NLE in a coherent optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CO-OFDM) systems. Despite this, no research is reflecting the comparison of different membership functions (MFs). In this paper, various membership functions such as gaussian MF, gaussian combination MF, triangular MF, difference between two sigmoidal functions MF, pi shaped MF, generalized bell shaped MF, trapezoidal MF and product of two sigmoid functions MF has been compared. From this study, the maximum performance in terms of BER is achieved with gaussian membership function has been concluded.
Code Summarization: Generating Summary of Code Snippets
Authors: Mehta Shreya R. , Patil Sneha S. , Shirguppi Nikita S. , Attar Vahida
Published: September 2021

Source Code Summarization refers to the task of creating understandable natural language summaries from a given code snippet. Good-quality and precise source code summaries are needed by numerous companies for a platitude of reasons - training for newly joined employees, understanding what a newly imported project does, in brief, maintaining precise summaries on the evolution of source code (using git history), categorizing the code, retrieving the code, automatically generating documents, etc. There is a considerable distinction between source code and natural language since source code is organized, has loops, conditions, structures, classes, and so on. Most of the models follow an encoder-decoder structure, we propose an alternative approach that uses UAST(Universal Abstract Syntax Tree) of the source code to generate tokens and then use the Transformer model for a self-attention mechanism which unlike the RNN method is helpful for capturing long-range dependencies. We have considered Java code snippets for generating code summaries.
Time Reversal Reconstruction Algorithm for Photoacoustic Imaging
Authors: Dange Snigdha
Published: September 2021

This is the algorithm of time reversal reconstruction where a model of numerical of the problem of forward is functioned towards backwards in time of acoustics. There is an inventive imaging technique to image biomedical tissues which is also called photoacoustic imaging. In this paper, for photoacoustics imaging a time reversal reconstruction algorithm is proposed which is based on method of optimized support vector machine (SVM) interpolation, (PSO) particle swarm optimization. The images which are reconstructed from the algorithm are more exact than those of the process of interpolation of cubic convolution, interpolation of nearest neighbor and linear interpolation, whereas the numerical results are shown based on algorithm of time reversal, where it can provide quality with enough huge imaging resolution by usage of precisely less times of scan or measurements.
A Comparitive Study of E-Mail Spam Detection using Various Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Kaur Simarjeet , Bansal Meenakshi , Bathla Ashok Kumar
Published: September 2021

Due to the rise in the use of messaging and mailing services, spam detection tasks are of much greater importance than before. In such a set of communications, efficient classification is a comparatively onerous job. For an addressee or any email that the user does not want to have in his inbox, spam can be defined as redundant or trash email. After pre-processing and feature extraction, various machine learning algorithms were applied to a Spam base dataset from the UCI Machine Learning repository in order to classify incoming emails into two categories: spam and non-spam. The outcomes of various algorithms have been compared. This paper used random forest, naive bayes, support vector machine (SVM), logistic regression, and the k nearest (KNN) machine learning algorithm to successfully classify email spam messages. The main goal of this study is to improve the prediction accuracy of spam email filters.
Design and Simulation of Silicon Nanowire Tunnel Field Effect Transistor
Authors: Kumar Parveen , Raj Balwinder
Published: September 2021

This paper analyses the different parameters of tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) based on silicon Nanowire in vertical nature by using a Gaussian doping profile. The device has been designed using an n-channel P+-I-N+ structure for tunneling junction of TFET with gate-all-around (GAA) Nanowire structure. The gate length has been taken as 100 nm using silicon Nanowire to obtain the various parameters such as ON-current (ION), OFF-current (IOFF), current ratio, and Subthreshold slope (SS) by applying different values of work function at the gate, the radius of Nanowire and oxide thickness of the device. The simulations are performed on Silvaco TCAD which gives a better parametric analysis over conventional tunnel field-effect transistor.
Novel Non-planar Structures of TFET Device to Enhance Performance
Authors: Chawla Tulika , Khosla Mamta , Raj Balwinder , Sharma Sanjeev Kumar
Published: September 2021

This paper reviews the development of various structures of Tunnel Field Effect Transistors. In order to enhance the on-state current and decrease the short-channel effects, various non-planar structures were designed. Among all these non-planar structures, DGDM-GeOI Vertical TFET structure not only provide the benefits of performance enhancement but also fulfill the requirement of reduced footprint of the device.
Dual-Cavity Triple-Metal Gate-Underlap Dielectric-Modulated Charge-Plasma-based TFET for the Biomolecules Recognition
Authors: Sahu Abhijeet , Khosla Mamta , Sood Neetu , Wadhwa Girish
Published: September 2021

In this era of technology, biosensors play an essential role in living life. Today’s research and investigation revolved around its higher responsiveness and speed of detection. Normal TFET has many disadvantages like fabrication complexity, random dopant fluctuation, and the lower ON-State current. We are introducing a device that is a Dual-Cavity Triple-Metal gate-underlap DM-CPTFET for label-free detection. This device has a dual cavity for sensing different types of biomolecules simultaneously. We used the tool i.e SILVACO ATLAS TCAD Simulator for the sensing applications. High K material and gate work function engineering help us to improve drain current and better sensitivity. We used this TCAD tool, for analyzing the different parameter variations like energy band variation, surface potential, transfer characteristic, and output characteristic using different biomolecules Gelatin(k=12), Keratin(K=8), Biotin(K=2.63), etc.
Fuzzy-Logic based Selection and Switching of Channels in Cognitive-Radio Networks
Authors: Kanchan Nikita
Published: September 2021

In Wireless-Communication, quick increments of cell phones furthermore, the heterogeneous condition have expanded the prerequisite for extra spect-rum for information transmiss-ion. It is past the domain of imagination to allocate new bands to all networks, which is the explanation behind product-ive utilizat-ion of the adequately available spect-rum is the interest of the day. Cognitive-radio (CR) development is a promising response for compelling range use, where Cognitive-Radio devices, or optional clients (SUs), can keenly utilize void areas open in the authorized channels. Secondary-Users need to rapidly surrender the authorized channel and change to another available channel when they recognize the presence of the essential client. In any case, execution for the SU truly taints if constant channel exchanging happens. Likewise, taking the channel-turning choices subject to fresh rationale is certainly isn't sensible procedure in the brain empowered Cognitive-Radio networks (CRNs) where recognizing information isn't simply free and misguided at this point furthermore incorporates a huge vulnerability factor. We propose a Fuzzy-Logic Supportive System (FLSS) commonly oversees channel-choice and channel-changing to redesign general through-put of CRNs. Proposed plot decreases the SU channel-exchanging rate and channel-determination more adaptable. Assessment of execution is refined utilizing MATLAB Simulator. The results are promising in regards to the through-put and the num-ber of hand-offs subsequently, FLSS ends up being a fair candidate framework for SUs while making the judicious choices in Cognitive-Radio condition.
An Optimal Approach to Detect the Human Heads using H-MTF in Crowded Scenes
Authors: Bansal Akanksha , Verma Gunjan , Kumar Manoj
Published: September 2021

Due to the increase in the number of people at crowded places leads to some disaster events, there is a necessity to detect the human heads and estimate the crowd density. The counting of the human heads is quite an immense topic in computer vision and digital image processing. This paper focuses on sample frames that are to be extracted from the crowd video UCF_HDDC and S_HOCK datasets. Our proposed Hybridization-Multiple Target Features (H-MTF) method, detects head objects using three prominent features: texture, color, and shape (T, C, and S). With the help of H-MTF, the optimal value can be estimated to detect the exact spot of the head in a crowded place. By applying two evaluation metrics: (i) Average Precision metric (AvP) and (ii) Average Recall metric (AvR), H-MTF has been compared with the existing methods using 2 different datasets. The results are shown in terms of AvP and AvR and our H-MTF method outcomes best from the existing methods.
Improved wind-driven optimization algorithm for the optimization of hydropower generation from a reservoir
Authors: Liu Yin , Zhang Shuanghu , Jiang Yunzhong , Wang Dan , Gu Qihao , Zhang Zhongbo
Published: September 2021

The improvement of reservoir operation optimization (ROO) can lead to comprehensive economic benefits as well as sustainable development of water resources. To achieve this goal, an algorithm named wind-driven optimization (WDO) is first employed for ROO in this paper. An improved WDO(IWDO) is developed by using a dynamic adaptive random mutation mechanism, which can avoid the algorithm stagnation at local optima. Moreover, an adaptive search space reduction (ASSR) strategy that aims at improving the search efficiency of all evolutionary algorithms is proposed. The application results of the Goupitan hydropower station show that IWDO is an effective and viable algorithm for ROO and is capable of obtaining greater power generation compared to the classic WDO. Moreover, it is shown that the ASSR strategy can improve the search efficiency and the quality of scheduling results when coupled with various optimization algorithms such as IWDO, WDO and particle swarm optimization.
Assessing the impacts of climate change on drought-prone regions in Bhima sub-basin (India) using the Standard Precipitation Index
Authors: Laddimath Rajashekhar S. , Patil Nagraj S. , Rao P. S. , Nagendra
Published: September 2021

In Bhima sub-basin, the water sector is at high demand and in critical stress due to rapid urbanization. The past few decades have witnessed extreme events and seasonal shifts due to anthropogenic activity triggered climate change. Thus, to evaluate the variability of extreme events, assessing the historical and future trends of precipitation in climate change scenarios is vital for developing comprehensive mitigation and adaptation strategies. This paper examines the drought-prone regions by studying spatio-temporal variation of drought scenarios using the Standard Precipitation Index (SPI). The change factor method is used to downscale precipitation data from general circulation model (GCM) outputs under four Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios to project future downscaled precipitation, to be input to examine the drought for 12 months. GCM and scenario uncertainty in climate change impact assessments are examined using box-whisker plots. Temporal variation for 12-month SPI shows significant changes over RCP scenarios. For the beginning of the period, 2021 precipitation is scanty for RCP 2.6 and 4.5 scenarios. Mild to moderate and severe drought events for the RCP 2.6 scenario are more predominant. Severe drought events under the RCP 6.0 scenario dominate over others. Lastly, the inconsistent pattern of drought events for RCP 8.5 is reported.
Identity of Siberian youth under Russian society modernization
Authors: Pavlov Alexandr P.
Published: September 2021

The problems raised in the article by A. V. Ivanov and Yu. V. Popkov “Spiritual and ecological civilizational perspective: the value potential of youth in the Siberian context”, published in the journal “Siberian society” no. 1 (2021), are very relevant in conditions of serious internal and external “challenges”: coronavirus, sanctions of a number of countries against Russia, “brain drain”, especially among young people, the need for radical modernization of society in the context of globalization etc. Siberia is undoubtedly one of the centers of the Eurasian civilization. Siberia is a region not only with the richest natural resources, but, no less important, human resources. The main “human capital” is youth. The author of the article rightly notes the leading role of youth in modern socio-political and economic transformations. At the same time, “human capital”, and above all the youth potential of Siberia, is being used ineffectively. Moreover, young people, not seeing opportunities for self-realization in the Siberian region, find such opportunities outside its borders (in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other countries). The “brain drain” of young people is an acute problem not only in Siberia, but throughout Russia. This article is about the topic of the spiritual and ethical component of modern civilizational processes, in which the social identity formation of young people takes a significant place. At the same time, some critical remarks were made about the article by A. V. Ivanov and Yu. V. Popkov. In particular, the expediency of referring to the experience of the past, to those values and morals that existed more than a hundred years ago, is questioned. Certain conclusions controversy of the article under discussion is noted. Although, according to the author, it is precisely in their ambiguity that its heuristic potential lies, since they encourage discussion and the formation of new approaches. The article highlights and analyzes three main paradigms of modernization. On the basis of N. Luhmann’s approach, the structure of the civilizational order as an autopoietic system is formulated. The necessity of preserving the unique socio-cultural landscapes of Siberia is substantiated.
Lessons of the pandemic as an incentive to modernize the support system for people with disabilities
Authors: Natsun Leila N.
Published: September 2021

The relevance of this study is determined by the need for an objective assessment of changes in the socio-economic situation of the population most vulnerable categories, in particular persons with disabilities, during the coronavirus pandemic. The past 2020 was marked by large-scale changes in the daily life of the population, especially its vulnerable categories. People with disabilities have experienced stress not only due to the need for self-isolation, but also due to a decrease in the availability and quality of critical areas of life. The purpose of this work is to formulate proposals aimed at improving social policy in relation to people with disabilities in Russia, taking into account the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The information base of the work was formed by the results of a sociological survey, demonstrating the changes that have occurred during the coronavirus pandemic in the financial situation of people with disabilities, the availability of health care and social protection services for them, psychological state and behavior. It is shown how much the help of volunteers and distance selling were in demand during this period on the part of the disabled. It was found that disabled people living alone were less likely to notice the impact of the pandemic and the introduced quarantine measures on their lives. Among the answers of the lonely respondents, there was also a large share of negative assessments which showed us that society is not ready for integration, the possibility of an independent life, and the media activities in terms of covering the problems which people with disabilities have. The novelty of the study is in identifying the differentiation of the reaction of people with disabilities to a pandemic situation, depending on the type of disabilities observed in them, as well as on the influence of the living alone factor. It is also substantiated that during the period of self-isolation, distance selling played a compensatory role, reducing the tension of the problem with the inaccessibility of the environment for the disabled. On the basis of empirical data, it was confirmed that the period of the pandemic was associated with a decrease in the accessibility of services in the field of health care and social protection for people with disabilities. In the final part of the study, recommendations were formulated regarding the improvement of the social support existing system for people with disabilities, taking into account the experience of the changes that occurred in the life of the group during the coronavirus pandemic.
2018-2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern in Bacterial Pneumonia at Dr. Soedarsono Hospital Pasuruan
Authors: Susanto Felicia , Purnamawati Catur Elvi , Riasari Devvi
Published: September 2021

Pneumonia is the ninth most common disease in dr. Soedarsono Pasuruan Region General Hospital. The resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to third-generation Cephalosporins and Streptococcus pneumonia to Penicillin were the topics discussed on World Health Organizationâ€™s (WHO) global report for antimicrobial resistance. This study purpose is to analyze the microbial pattern and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial pneumonia from sputum culture. This is a descriptive retrospective study with a total of 59 requests for sputum culture which included a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia. There are 37 male (63%) and 22 female (37%) with the most age group was adult (18-59 years) 39 people (66%) included in this study. Gram-negative bacteria are more common as the cause of pneumonia than gram-positive. Gram-negative bacteria that caused pneumonia in this study are Klebsiella pneumoniae (25.4%), Acinetobacter baumannii (15.3%), dan Enterobacter cloacae complex (15.3%). Gram-positive are Staphylococcus haemolyticus (11.9%), Staphylococcus aureus (8.5%), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (8.5%). The most antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative bacteria is Ampicillin (94.3%) and gram-positive bacteria are Benzylpenicillin (94.1%). The number resistance of Penicillin in gram-negative and gram-positive was high; therefore empirical therapy for pneumonia still uses broad-spectrum antimicrobial like beta-lactam.
Asociación entre el propósito de vida y los factores socioeconómicos de excombatientes de las Farc-EP en Chalán y Colosó, Colombia
Authors: Martinez-Ballutt Luisa F. , Hernández-Bustamante Olga-Leonor , Vergara-Alvarez Maria L
Published: September 2021

Objetivo. La presente investigación se centró en conocer la relación que tiene el propósito de vida y los factores socioeconómicos de los excombatientes de las FARC-EP residentes en los municipios de Colosó y Chalán.  Método. De tipo correlacional, diseño no experimental de corte transversal; se utilizó la Escala Dimensional del Sentido de Vida (EDSV) y una serie de preguntas Ad Hoc construidas por la investigadora donde se indagó por factores socioeconómicos Resultados. Los resultados obtenidos nos muestran que un 40% de los sujetos participantes, excombatientes de las FARC-EP se sitúan en el nivel medio sentido vital. Conclusiones. Los aspectos socioeconómicos que se encontraron asociados al propósito vital fueron de tipo educativo y tiempo de reintegración de cada excombatiente a la vida civil.
Espacios Verdes Urbanos Públicos: Ciudadanos y Técnicos Municipales Bases para una Gestión Sostenible
Authors: De la Fuente de Val Gonzalo
Published: September 2021

El propósito del trabajo fue explorar la opinión, el uso y la frecuentación hacia los Espacios Verdes Urbanos Públicos (EVUPs) por Técnicos Municipales y Ciudadanos. Se diseñó un cuestionario online, obteniendo una muestra de 128 Técnicos Municipales y 1.168 personas de América Latina. Se utilizó el test de Tau-Kendall para establecer relaciones y análisis de regresión logística, para estimar la importancia de las variables asociadas con la frecuentación. Los resultados muestran que los Técnicos demandan formación en paisajismo sostenible. Los Ciudadanos encuestados frecuentan los EVUPs mientras estén bien cuidados y mantenidos. Se concluye que una mayor calidad de los EVUPs ayudaría a mejorar la vida urbana.
Suggestions to the article: Visualizing Collaboration Characteristics and Topic Burst on International Mobile Health Research (Preprint)
Authors: Lin Ju-Kuo , Chien Tsair-wei , Chou Willy
Published: September 2021

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The article published on 5 June 2018 is well-written and of interest, but remains several questions that are required for clarifications, such as (1) the logical growth curve and the inflection point applied to Figure 2 did not explain the source of theory in literature; (2) the 27 keywords with a frequency not less than 10 and burst strength not less than 2 were not consistent with those extracted from the article shown in Multimedia Appendix 7; and (3) the computation of burst strength for keywords is unclear and requires further interpretations. We obtained the original data from the article and verified (1) the equation of the growth curve and the determination of inflection point on a given ogive curve; (2) the visualization of 23 keywords can be on a dashboard using the temporal bar graph to display; and (3) the computation of burst strength for keywords should be explained further in the article. We found that the equation fitting to the cumulative number of publications over years since 1997 is somewhat different from ours, though the inflection point is identical; (2) the visualization combined with other valuable information on topic bursts is merit good for applications in bibliographic studies; (3) the burst strength combined with frequency and burst coefficient through a formula(=ln(sqrt(frequency × burst coefficient)+1) can be applied to future studies. The three ways to solve the questions in the article provide deeper insights into the bibliometric analysis and make the data easier and clearer to understand.
Predicting Species Distribution for True Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria L.) in Citarum Watershed, West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Usmadi Didi , Sutomo Sutomo , Iryadi Rajif , Hanum Siti Fatimah , Darma I Dewa Putu , Wibawa I Putu Agus Hendra
Published: September 2021

Citarum watershed is a region of approximately 6,610 km2 in West Java, Indonesia. Citarum watershed has been degraded through historical land use and vegetation clearing. Rehabilitation of Citarum watershed uses Indigofera tinctoria L. that has value as a source of natural blue dye and is considered suitable for the region. Species distribution modelling and Habitat suitability index (SDM/HSI) were undertaken for I. tinctoria. The occurrence and environment data (bioclimatic, topography, and soil type) were input to HSI. Results of the Indigofera tinctoria habitat suitability model in Citarum watershed are very good (0.9–1) for some parts of the Citarum watershed. The medium and high suitability areas were respectively 4.49% and 4.37% of the area were located in the lowlands (Bekasi Regency and Karawang Regency). Prediction based on climate modelling for 2050 and 2070 estimated that the medium-high suitability area of Indigofera tinctoria will be reduced relative to the present.
Vocalization of Western Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus Horsfield, 1821) in Bangka Island, Indonesia
Authors: Yustian Indra , Kurniawan Dedek , Effendi Zahrial , Setiawan Doni , Patriono Enggar , Hanum Laila , Setiawan Arum
Published: September 2021

Every tarsier species performs different vocalization behaviour. Cephalopachus bancanus as one of the tarsier species listed as vulnerable in the IUCN red list has limited and different information about their vocalization. This research was designed to explore the species vocalization in the vicinity of Petaling Village, District of Bangka, Bangka Island, Indonesia. Tarsier vocalization inside temporary enclosures was recorded using a handy recorder and analysed using bioacoustics software Audacity 2.3.3 and Raven Pro 1.6.1. We described seven vocalization types with different functions and spectrogram patterns. One type of vocalization, squeak, is produced only by the infant. Two types of vocalizations (whistle and cheeps) were produced by the infant and adult, and four vocalization types were performed by adults. Those types of vocalizations can be heard within human hearing. Some types of vocalizations have peak frequencies at the ultrasonic level, i.e.: agonistic scream, alarm call, distress call, and hysteresis.
Derecho intrafederal y los nuevos estándares en las relaciones fiscales intergubernamentales en el federalismo argentino. Un análisis a 25 años de la reforma constitucional nacional (1994-2019)
Authors: Altavilla Cristian
Published: September 2021

La federación argentina tiene una larga tradición en materia de pactos y acuerdos interjurisdiccionales —tradición que se remonta incluso a la etapa preconstituyente de la nación argentina—. Tales acuerdos son el resultado de largos y complejos procesos de negociaciones entre los niveles de gobierno implicados, y constituyen una fuente importante del derecho constitucional argentino, nacional y subacional. La Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación los he denominado “derecho intrafederal”, y los mismos tienen una jerarquía superior a las leyes nacionales. Este particular tipo de normas ha tenido especial desarrollo en materia fiscal, aspecto sobre el que se centrará el presente trabajo. Las relaciones intergubernamentales que dan origen a esta especial rama del derecho público se desenvuelven dentro de un determinado marco institucional, con determinadas reglas y criterios preestablecidos, aunque no siempre de manera clara o precisa. Con la reforma de 1994, el Constituyente Nacional fijó una serie importante de verdaderos estándares constitucionales que han de regir las relaciones fiscales intergubernamentales verticales nación-provincias a futuro. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar un análisis del derecho intrafederal en materia fiscal y su significado en la federación argentina, para finalmente detectar y analizar aquellos nuevos estándares que rigen las relaciones fiscales intergubernamentales.
El derecho de identidad de personas transgénero en procedimientos de corrección de actas del registro civil. Una propuesta de sentencia estructural de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación
Authors: Orozco Pulido Jesús Manuel
Published: September 2021

El derecho a la identidad es un derecho humano de suma importancia. Las personas de la comunidad trans han encontrado obstáculos para corregir sus documentos personales a fin de adecuarlos a la identidad de género que viven. La falta de normas jurídicas y el dictado de sentencias individuales de amparo han mostrado la insuficiente protección de los derechos de este grupo social, que usualmente padece discriminación. Esta investigación propone que la Suprema Corte mexicana, ejerciendo como tribunal constitucional, emita una sentencia estructural que haga visible la necesidad de regular el tema. A través de los contenidos constitucionales que actualmente están previstos en la Constitución mexicana, es posible emitir un fallo de esa naturaleza.
Las normas de ius cogens como imperativo en los procesos de justicia transicional. Estudio relativo al Tribunal de Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz en Colombia
Authors: Palacios Valencia Yennesit
Published: September 2021

Colombia se está enfrentando a un proceso complejo de justicia transicional, no solo por la exigencia constante de los movimientos sociales, sino por la presión internacional, la necesidad sentida de justicia y, sobre todo, por el clamor de las víctimas. Lo cual ha permitido el impulso de un conjunto de reformas para cambiar la huella del pasado conflictivo. Lo anterior, soportado en un amplio andamiaje jurídico que intenta responder a las víctimas y a la misma sociedad con criterios de verdad, justicia, reparación y medidas de no repetición, dando como resultado lo que hoy se conoce como el Marco Jurídico para la Paz. En este contexto, los crímenes cometidos en el pasado serán juzgados por un Tribunal Especial para la Paz que, bajo la hipótesis sustentada, deberá ceñirse a las normas de ius cogens como estándar de obligatorio cumplimiento derivado del sistema jurídico internacional.
¿Es posible la alianza entre el aborto legal y el federalismo?
Authors: Gómez Verónica
Published: September 2021

El rechazo del Senado argentino al proyecto de aborto legal, seguro y gratuito que, en 2018, terminó en el archivo de la iniciativa antes aprobada por la Cámara de Diputados, alentó las miradas críticas hacia la composición contramayoritaria de aquel órgano, característico del sistema federal de ese país. Con base en distintas fuentes, este trabajo relativiza la incidencia de las particularidades del Se-nado en tal desenlace y problematiza el sobredimensionamiento de las causas vinculadas al diseño institucional por entender que relega la investigación de los argumentos ideológicos, jurídicos, religiosos y científicos que sostuvieron la criminalización del aborto, los actores detrás de esa posición y su capacidad de influir en múltiples esferas de poder, sin limitaciones territoriales. Por último, considera contraproducente centrar el análisis en esos aspectos del federalismo e ignorar otras facetas susceptibles de contribuir al avance de la lucha del movimiento feminista por la interrupción legal del embarazo.
Correlation between magnetic resonance, X-ray imaging alterations and histological changes in an ovine model of age-related disc degeneration
Authors:   NSERM, UMRS 1229, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS), Universiteg de Nantes, ONIRIS, Nantes, F-44042, France, Bouhsina N , Decante C , Hardel JB , Madec S , Abadie J , Hamel A , Le Visage C , Lesoeur J , Guicheux J , Clouet J , Fusellier M
Published: September 2021

Sheep are one of the many animal models used to investigate the pathophysiology of disc degeneration and the regenerative strategies for intervertebral disc (IVD) disease. To date, few studies have thoroughly explored ageing of ovine lumbar IVDs. Hence, the objective of the present study was to concomitantly assess the development of spontaneous age-related lumbar IVD degeneration in sheep using X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as histological analyses. 8 young ewes (< 48 months old) and 4 skeletally mature ewes (> 48 months old) were included. Disc height, Pfirrmann and modified Pfirrmann grades as well as T2-wsi and T2 times were assessed by X-ray and MRI. The modified Boos score was also determined using histology sections. Pfirrmann (2 to 3) and modified Pfirrmann (2 to 4) grades as well as Boos scores (7 to 13) gradually increased with ageing, while T2-weighted signal intensity (1.18 to 0.75), T2 relaxation time (114.36 to 70.65 ms) and disc height (4.1 to 3.2 mm) decreased significantly. All the imaging modalities strongly correlated with the histology (p < 0.0001). The present study described the suitability of sheep as a model of age-related IVD degeneration by correlation of histological tissue alterations with the changes observed using X-ray and MRI. Given the structural similarities with humans, the study demonstrated that sheep warrant being considered as a pertinent animal model to investigate IVD regenerative strategies without induction of degeneration.
Study of Thermal Performance of Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Authors: Giri K. C.
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Pulsating heat pipe is a heat transfer device which works on two principles that is phase transition and thermal conductivity which transfer heat effectively at different temperatures. Different factors affect the thermal performance of pulsating heat pipe. So, various researchers tried to enhance thermal conductivity by changing parameters such as working fluids, filling ratio, etc. Analysis of heat transfer characteristics of closed loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP) is to be carried out by using Computational Fluid Dynamics. The CLPHP is to be modelled on ANSYS Workbench, the flow of CLPHP is to be observed under specific boundary conditions by using ANSYS Fluent software. Acetone and Water are taken as the working fluid with 70% filling ratio at ambient temperature 30° C and the heat flux of 200 W is supplied at evaporator. Also, the analysis has been done to know the behaviour of PHPs under varying supply of heat flux at evaporator (inlet), the output heat flux is obtained at condenser (outlet) and find out how the heat flux is varying at different temperatures. CFD results shows the heat transfer characteristics observing the performance of CLPHP is a numerical manner. The obtained CFD results are compared with the experimental. The outputs of the simulations are plotted in graphs and outlines. Keywords: Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe, CFD, Heat Transfer, ANSYS.
Comparative analysis of Rectangular Plate by Finite element method and Finite Difference Method
Authors: Gupta Dr. A. R.
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Plates are commonly used to support lateral or vertical loads. Before the design of such a plate, analysis is performed to check the stability of plate for the proposed load. There are several methods for this analysis. In this research, a comparative analysis of rectangular plate is done between Finite Element Method (FEM) and Finite Difference Method (FDM). The plate is considered to be subjected to an arbitrary transverse uniformly distributed loading and is considered to be clamped at the two opposite edges and free at the other two edges. The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a numerical technique for finding approximate solutions to boundary value problems for partial differential equations. It is also referred to as finite element analysis (FEA). FEM subdivides a large problem into smaller, simpler, parts, called finite elements. The work covers the determination of displacement components at different points of the plate and checking the result by software (STAAD.Pro) analysis. The ordinary Finite Difference Method (FDM) is used to solve the governing differential equation of the plate deflection. The proposed methods can be easily programmed to readily apply on a plate problem. Keywords: Arbitrary, FEM, FDM, boundary.
A Case Study of Constraint Cross-Passage Construction in Urban Tunneling
Authors: Sale Nikita
Published: September 2021

Abstract: The paper aimed at a detailed case study of cross-passage, which is forced to design and construct by connecting the station box and main tube tunnel of Marol Naka station in Mumbai Metro Line 3, since the marol Naka is densely populated area and elevated metro line is passing over an underground station, therefore further excavation of tunnel is done through the cross-passage. In these station, the cross- passage is constructed for public utilities for connecting the station box to the platform and also for the emergency exit. During tunnel construction, the cross passage is excavated after the main tunnel has been constructed. At the same time, the safety of the cross passage and the stability of the tunnel must be ensured by instrumentation and monitoring. Design of the cross- passage is achieved according to the principles of “New Austrian Tunnelling Method’ (NATM) and the composite lining structure is adopted. NATM is used to widen the station platform which is initially tunnelled by the TBM. The dimension of 230m long and 15m wide Marol Naka station has 16 cross-passages which are constructed connecting the station box to the platform; the observations and the designing part- Finite Element method is used in order to evaluate stress deformations induced on the cross-passage. Keywords: Cross passage, NATM, TBM, Finite element method, Marol Naka station, Emergency exit.
The UK as victim and hero in the Sun’s coverage of the Brexit ‘humiliation’
Authors: Zappettini Franco
Published: September 2021

This paper discusses how emotions were mobilised by the British tabloid press as discursive strategies of persuasion during the public debate on the implementation of Brexit. Using the case study of the Suns coverage of the alleged UKs humiliation at the Salzburg meeting (2018) during the Brexit negotiations, the analysis addresses the questions of how and through which linguistic means actors and events were framed discursively in such an article. The findings suggest that The Sun elicited emotions of fear, frustration, pride, and freedom to frame Brexit along a long-established narrative of domination and national heroism. The discourse was also sustained by a discursive prosody in keeping with a satirical genre and a populist register that have often characterised the British tabloid press. In particular the linguistic analysis has shown how antagonistic representations of the UK and the EU were driven by an allegory of incompetent gangsterism and morally justified resistance. Emotionalisation in the article was thus aimed both at ridiculing the EU and at representing it as a criminal organisation. Such framing was instrumental in pushing the newspaper agenda as much as in legitimising and institutionalising harder forms of Brexit with the tabloids readership. Approaching journalist discourse at the intersection of affective, stylistic, and political dimensions of communication, this paper extends the body of literature on the instrumental use of emotive arguments and populist narratives and on the wider historical role of tabloid journalism in representing political relations. between the UK and the EU.
War yesterday and today: The image of Russia in British media discourse
Authors: Solopova Olga A. , Kushneruk Svetlana L.
Published: September 2021

The paper focuses on diachronic framing analysis of Russias images in British media discourse. The importance of the research is determined by a need to work out adequate linguistic foundations to counteract information war, generated by some foreign media and aimed at distorting Russias history and eroding its spiritual values. Few scholars have drawn on any systematic research into analysis of Russias images in foreign media discourses of different historical spans. The major objective is to compare Russias images and their emotional charge in the British media in chronologically divided periods of war and peace under the influence of changing historical and ideological factors. The authors account for the mechanisms by which Russias images are framed and transformed in the contexts of the largest war of the XX century and the information war of the XXI century. The material comprises 500 samples per period. The data covering two historical spans are investigated through a framing approach. The criteria for diachronic analysis are dominant diagnostic and prognostic frames, constituting the macroframe WAR. The significant difference in Russias images in war- and peacetime consists in their emotive load: Russias contemporary negative images are contrasted to positive images activated in the retrospective period. The findings support the idea that British media discourse focusing on Russia is subject-centered: Russias image is determined by the geopolitical situation, Great Britains political priorities and objectives, and the bilateral relationship between the countries. The results can be used to further develop the linguistic basics of war theory.
Threat and fear: Pragmatic purposes of emotionalisation in media discourse
Authors: Ozymenko Vladimir I. , Larina Tatiana V.
Published: September 2021

The impact of mass media on individuals and society is to a great extent based on emotions. We concentrate on fear as it is one of the basic emotions triggered by risk and threat, which is claimed to play a key role in the twenty-first century consciousness (Furedi 20018). The study focuses on the emotionalisation of fear in contemporary media discourse about Russia, more specifically, on constructions of Russian threat and fear of Russia in Anglo-American media texts to highlight pragmatic effects and to speculate on possible purposes of such discourses. The study aims to explore the functioning of the lexemes threat and fear , in textual contexts with the focus on their pragma-discursive characteristics. It identifies the mechanisms as well as linguistic tools involved in media strategies of scare-mongering. The dataset was derived from quality British and American newspapers in the period 2018-2020, and was analysed drawing on an interdisciplinary approach combining critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, medialinguistics, psycholinguistics and the theory of proximisation. The paper argues that appealing to emotions as well as constructing emotions is aimed at enhancing the persuasive function of media and fulfilling their own agenda. The persistent use of the words threat and fear in relation to Russia as well as the obsessive discussion of this topic in media aim to shape a certain negative public opinion of Russia among readerships. The findings show that to achieve this goal different strategies and linguistic tools are used including: exaggeration, repetition, proximisation, interrogative headlines, presupposition, among others. The results go beyond linguistics, and may find implementation in political studies, since they provide researchers with tools for understanding contemporary social and political processes.
GBS analysis of Orobanche crenata populations in Algeria supports local adaptation and host-specialization
Authors: Bendaoud Farah , Kim Gunjune , Larose Hailey , Westwood James , Zermane Nadjia , Haak David
Published: September 2021

Crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forsk.) is a serious long-standing
parasitic weed problem in Algeria, mainly affecting legumes but also
vegetable crops. Unresolved questions for parasitic weeds revolve around
the extent to which these plants undergo local adaptation, especially
with respect to host specialization, which would be expected to be a
strong selective factor for obligate parasitic plants. In the present
study, the Genotyping-By-Sequencing (GBS) approach was used to analyze
genetic diversity and population structure of 10 Algerian O. crenata
populations with different geographical origins and host species (faba
bean, pea, chickpea, carrot and tomato). In total, 8,004 high-quality
single-nucleotide polymorphisms were obtained and used across the study.
Genetic diversity and relationships of 95 individuals from 10
populations were studied using model-based ancestry analysis, principal
components analysis, discriminant analysis of principal components, and
phylogeny approaches. The genetic differentiation (FST) between pairs of
populations was lower between adjacent populations and higher between
geographically separated ones, but no support was found for isolation by
distance. Further analyses identified four genetic clusters and revealed
evidence of structuring among populations and hosts with more evident
structuring among hosts than strictly along a geographic gradient. In
the most striking example, O. crenata growing on pea had a distinct SNP
profile from those growing on faba bean or other crops. These results
illustrate the potential of GBS to reveal the dynamics of parasitic weed
dispersal and adaptation.
General stability and exponential growth of nonlinear variable coefficient wave equation with logarithmic source and memory term
Authors: Yan Long , Sun Lili
Published: September 2021

This paper is concerned with the asymptotic stability and instability of
solutions to a variable coefficient logarithmic wave equation with
nonlinear damping and memory term. This model describes wave travelling
through nonhomogeneous viscoelastic materials. By choosing appropriate
multiplier and using weighted energy method, we prove the exponential
decay of the energy. Besides, we also obtain the instability at the
infinity of the solutions in the presence of the nonlinear damping.
Combination therapy of continuous nebulization and high-flow nasal cannula for severe congenital tracheal stenosis
Authors: Ota Hidehito , Kanda Shoichiro , Uchida Kaname , Hayashi Kenichiro , Maezawa Mieko , Matsui Hikoro
Published: September 2021

We submit this manuscript without an abstract because it is a Letter to
the Editor.