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CONTRA LA VARIACIÓN
Authors: Campanini Juan , Sposito Josefina
Published: April 2023

Solo dos de los veinte edificios proyectados en 1958 por Eduardo Catalano y Horacio Caminos para el plan maestro de la Ciudad Universitaria de Buenos Aires fueron finalmente construidos. Ide?nticos y dispuestos uno al lado del otro, en el li?mite entre la ciudad y el Ri?o de la Plata, su implantacio?n segui?a la sugerencia del Plan Director para la ciudad realizado por los arquitectos Ferrari Hardoy y Kurchan junto a Le Corbusier. Un terreno estrate?gico con la capacidad de expandirse sin restricciones sobre el agua.

Los pabellones son dos, pero, para nosotros, es solo uno: un sistema de repeticio?n. Frente a un programa indefinido destinado a responder a las necesidades de distintas facultades, el proyecto establece una planta gene?rica capaz de alojar distintas organizaciones. Mientras la flexibilidad de sus interiores es frecuentemente reconocida, las cualidades de su peri?metro son au?n ignoradas: una envolvente generada por un u?nico elemento premoldeado de hormigo?n, repetido mani?acamente en todas sus caras, sin diferencias ni jerarqui?as, ignorando orientacio?n y contexto.
TRABAJAR SIN SOLUCIONES. ENTREVISTA CON KELLER EASTERLING
Authors: Ortiz Federico , Thakrar Ushma
Published: April 2023

La disen?adora y escritora Keller Easterling es profesora Enid Storm Dwyer de arquitectura en la Universidad de Yale. Su investigacio?n y sus escritos han sido incluidos en las bienales de Venecia de 2014 y 2018. Su obra ha sido expuesta en el Queens Museum, la Bienal de Ro?terdam, el Storefront for Art and Architecture y la Bienal de Disen?o de Estambul. Es autora de Medium Design: Knowing How to Work on the World (Verso 2021), Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space (Verso, 2014), Subtraction (Sternberg, 2014), Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture and its Political Masquerades (MIT, 2005) y Organization Space: Landscapes, Highways and Houses in America (MIT, 1999), entre otros libros. Easterling tambie?n es coautora (junto con Richard Prelinger) de Call it Home: The House that Private Enterprise Built, A Laserdisc/DVD History of US Suburbia from 1934-1960. En 2019, Easterling fue designada “Artista de los Estados Unidos” en arquitectura y disen?o.
CHOQUEYAPU. LA NEGACIÓN DE UN RÍO COMO SÍMBOLO DE MODERNIDAD
Authors: Hilari Samuel
Published: April 2023

El ri?o Choqueyapu ha ido formando, a lo largo de millones de an?os, la topografi?a del valle de Chuquiago.1 Explotado como mina de oro en el incario (Bedregal Villanueva, 2013, pp. 23–24), fue el fundamento econo?mico de los procesos de urbanizacio?n prehispa?nica aqui? acontecidos. El ri?o empezo? a tener otro significado, tanto fi?sico como simbo?lico, con el traslado de la recie?n fundada ciudad colonial de La Paz al lado Este del valle en 1573. Desde ese momento, el Choqueyapu paso? a representar la barrera fi?sica que separaba el espacio “indio” del espacio “espan?ol”. Esta segregacio?n del espacio central de la ciudad se mantuvo, a grandes rasgos, hasta que se finalizo? su embovedado en la parte central de la ciudad a mediados del siglo XX (Bustillos Vega et al., 2017, p. 142).
The influence of the stubble biodestroyer and the main tillage method on the nutrient regime of the soil
Authors: Panfilova Antonina , Belov Ya.
Published: April 2023

Annually, soil fertility indicators decrease in Ukraine. Therefore, to ensure a deficit-free soil balance, it is necessary to attract additional reserves of organic raw materials, in particular, post-harvest residues of agricultural crops, and to use biological preparations for their destructuring. To date, the effect of stubble biodestructors on the processes of mineralization of post-harvest plant residues has not yet been fully studied, especially under different methods of main tillage, therefore the purpose of our study was to determine the influence of the destructor Ecostern Classic and the method of main tillage on its nutritional regime in the conditions of southern Ukraine. Research methods: field, laboratory. Research has established that the amount of nitrates, mobile phosphorus and exchangeable potassium that remained on average over the years of research in the soil of the experimental site after harvesting winter wheat was 6.3, respectively; 47.5 and 208.8 mg/kg of soil, and after harvesting winter barley – 5.9; 42.8 and 202.4 mg/kg of soil. After partial mineralization of plant residues of winter crops, in three months, the content of nutrients in the soil increased, especially when treated with the Ecostern Classic biodestroyer. It was determined that the use of plowing contributed to the acceleration of the mineralization of plant residues of winter wheat and the greater accumulation of nutrients in the soil. Thus, during the treatment of post-harvest remains of winter wheat with a biodestructor using plowing, 11.3 mg/kg of soil nitrates, 53.9 mg/ kg of soil of mobile phosphorus and 261.8 mg/kg of soil of exchangeable potassium were determined. For the processing of post-harvest remains of winter barley, the indicators were slightly lower – 10.5, respectively; 51.5 and 251.0 mg/ kg of soil. The practical value of the research lies in the improvement of the processes associated with increasing the fertility of the soils of southern Ukraine due to the much more rational use of post-harvest remains of winter wheat and barley
The Evolution of Financial Market Infrastructure: From Digitalization to Tokenization
Authors: Guo Dong , Zhou Peng
Published: April 2023

This paper examines the historical development and cross-sectional heterogeneities of Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI). From an evolutionary perspective, we review and compare FMIs in the US, Europe, and China. We identify an emerging trend in which the development of FMI is transitioning from digitalization to tokenization with the rise of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Digitalization reinforces centralization, while tokenization promotes decentralization, posing complex challenges to regulatory framework which is also part of FMI. We then specifically analyze DLT-based FMI in the bond market, evaluate different models of tokenization, and propose a heterogeneous consortium blockchain solution.
A sólet magyarországi meghonosodása és a magyarországi zsidó integráció
Authors: Rác Katalin
Published: April 2023

A dolgozat a sólet magyarországi meghonosodásának felvázolásán keresztül a magyarországi zsidó integráció folyamatát vizsgálja. Rámutat, hogy míg évszázadokon keresztül a sólet megannyi regionális változata a zsidó identitás kulináris kifejezésére is szolgált, Magyarországon a tizenkilencedik század végére – huszadik század elejére a „magyar” sólet a többségi konyha részévé vált. E folyamat során a sólet a szombat ünnepéhez köthető szerepe a magyar gasztronómiai köztudatban nem maradt meg, annak ellenére, hogy a hagyományos zsidó vallásos életben továbbra is központi szerepet játszott. Zsidó és nem zsidó szakácskönyvek, illetve irodalmi szemelvények alapján a sólet összetevőinek, illetve elkészítési módjának vizsgálata lehetővé teszi annak a folyamatnak a rekonstruálását, mely során ízvilágát tekintve a „zsidó” sólet a magyar konyha jellegzetességeit átvette. A nem zsidó konyhakultúra ennek köszönhetően vette át. A sólet története egyúttal a magyarországi zsidó konyhaművészet kifejlődését is szemlélteti, mely a tágabb közép-európai zsidó gasztronómia és kultúrától való elszakadásként is értelmezhető. A dolgozat a sólet történetén keresztül az ételkultúra kisebbség-többség kapcsolatát formáló történelmi szerepét emeli ki.
Ormódi Béla öröksége. Egy szegedi bankár nagyüzemi szőlőtelepei és szerepük a homoki szőlő- és borkultúra modernizálásában
Authors: Mód László
Published: April 2023

Ormódi Béla 1831-ben született Miskolcon, 1851-ben költözött Szegedre. Családneve 1881-ig Berger volt, ezt változtatták Ormódira. A 19-20. század fordulója idején ismert személyiség volt Szegeden, ahol számos helyi gazdasági egyesület és vállalat vezetésében vállalt aktív szerepet. 1917-ben halt meg, a szegedi zsidó temetőben temették el. Felismerte, hogy a várost körülvevő területek értékessé váltak, miután a filoxéra az egész országban elpusztította a szőlőültetvények többségét. A homokos talajok ellenállóak voltak, mivel a levéltetvek nem találtak ott optimális körülményeket . A 19. és a 20. század fordulóján nagy területeket vásárolt fel mezőgazdasági földterületeket alacsony áron. A földeket felparcellázta és szegény családoknak adta el. Modern borászatokat is létrehozott, új szőlőfajtákat telepített és új művelési módszereket alkalmazott. Tevékenysége eredményeként Horgos-Királyhalom a csemegeszőlő-termelés egyik legjelentősebb területévé vált. Évente nagy mennyiségű szőlőt szállítottak vasúton Bécsbe, Lembergbe, Budapestre és Berlinbe. Halála után Pusztamérges az ott termelt rizlingborokról vált híressé, mind Magyarországon, mind külföldön.
Décoloniser l’œil de Dieu - méthodologies féministes pour la construction de cartes sur la violence de genre en Amérique Latine
Authors:   FAACD / Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho-UNESP, Pelúcio Larissa , Pasian Fernanda ,   FAACD / Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho-UNESP
Published: April 2023

Cet article présente à quatre cartes latino-américaines qui se décrivent comme des plans de la "violence de genre" ou "violence contre les femmes", dont les principaux créateurs et veilleurs sont des activistes féministes et/ou des collectifs ou organisations de femmes. Pour construire ces cartes, les cartographes s’approprient des outils numériques conçus par les grandes entreprises du Nord global, comme Google Maps, grâce auxquels ils réalisent une contre-cartographie, c’est-à-dire qu’ils mettent en évidence les noms, les enregistrements, les données et les chiffres de la violence de genre qui souvent n’apparaissent pas ou sont effacés dans les documents officiels. À partir d’une méthodologie féministe, décoloniale et "désobéissante", elles créent des statistiques qui servent à la fois de matériel pour les dénonciations des violations des droits des femmes cis et transgenres, et de document académique et analytique. Par-dessus tout, les militants créent des mémoires pour ces crimes qui, jusqu’à récemment, n’avaient même pas la possibilité d’être nommés.
Postales etnográficas de las Redes Inalámbricas Libres con Internet Comunitaria
Authors:   Escuela Interdisciplinaria de Altos Estudios Sociales (EIDAES) / Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Daza Daniel
Published: April 2023

El propósito de este artículo es compartir los principales aspectos de la etnografía que realicé para estudiar el aprendizaje y el activismo en los grupos de informáticos que gestionan estructuras de Internet comunitaria libre en Buenos Aires. Denominados « Redes Libres », estos grupos están formados por personas que conectan sus computadoras para compartir datos y servicios utilizando tecnología inalámbrica (WiFi). Estas redes no siempre brindan acceso a la Internet global ya que sus integrantes buscan generar formas horizontales de comunicación y colaboración entre pares utilizando computadoras conectadas a redes locales. Existen cientos de estas redes alrededor del mundo, surgidas en el marco del movimiento del « Software y hardware libre », trabajando voluntaria y/o de forma cooperativa para construir antenas caseras, programar routers y diseñar arquitecturas alternativas de conexión en red. Para realizar la etnografía seguí a los informáticos de tres redes que funcionan en la ciudad y la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Al igual que la Internet global estas redes también están tensionadas por múltiples intereses : software libre, infraestructuras de red, conectividad digital, comunidades de usuarios/as, apropiación tecnológica y activismos. Mi investigación busca explorar estos intereses muchas veces controversiales desde el punto de vista de quienes construyen formas horizontales y colaborativas para reconfigurar la « red de redes ».
Abordaje del paciente intoxicado por organofosforado
Authors: Flores Fiallos Sara Lilibeth , Puchaicela Beltrán Maria Jose , Rojas Rosales Gissela del Cisne
Published: April 2023

El propósito del artículo es determinar el mejor abordaje del paciente intoxicado por organofosforado, dado que, en la actualidad, la intoxicación por plaguicidas es un problema que afecta en el contexto mundial por el uso excesivo de estos productos, siendo fundamental como profesionales de la salud conocer su mecanismo de acción, manifestaciones clínicas, vías de absorción para brindar un buen diagnóstico y otorgar un tratamiento oportuno para evitar posibles complicaciones. Los datos que constan en el artículo son el resultado de una revisión bibliográfica exhaustiva en publicaciones científicas de donde se recopiló la información, para su análisis acerca del abordaje integral frente a un envenenamiento por organofosforado. Mediante el reconocimiento temprano de signos y síntomas se puede llegar a un diagnóstico, para un abordaje del médico que incluyan medidas de descontaminación, soporte ventilatorio, administración del antídoto y las dosis correctas de las distintas terapias que se pueden brindar. Se determinan nuevas terapias descritas en casos de intoxicación por plaguicidas, pero se prioriza el abordaje más eficaz en la sala de emergencia para lograr el completo bienestar del paciente y evitar posibles secuelas a largo plazo o la muerte.
Pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 con riesgo de producir insufiencia renal crónica
Authors: Alarcón Burneo Franco Ramiro
Published: April 2023

La diabetes tipo 1 (DM 1) y la enfermad renal crónica (IRC) son consideradas problemas de salud pública en los contextos mundial, nacional y provincial, por lo que los pronósticos de estas enfermedades no son nada alentadoras. Estas dos están muy relacionadas por lo que las acciones terapéuticas son complementarias, por tanto, resultan necesarios buenos controles periódicos glucémicos, renales; de esta manera, se puede revertir este daño a nivel de la nefrona, razón por lo que es muy importante considerar una correcta interpretación de análisis de laboratorio, tener conciencia en la terapéutica hipoglucemiante e insulínica. El presente artículo busca determinar las causas de estas afecciones orgánicas, a través de la revisión bibliográfica de diferentes autores, definiéndose que la falta de educación sobre estas dos patologías, la indiscriminada dosificación de medicamentos nefrotóxicos, mala calidad de vida; están produciendo un impacto negativo para la salud del sistema renal.
Dissent as Thematic Tropes in Peter Abrahams’ Tell Freedom and Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country
Authors: Orife Beatrice
Published: April 2023

This essay examines the deployment of dissent as an aesthetic trope for social, racial and political confrontation in modern African literature. Through a close interrogation of the various socio-political indices that have impacted on the lives of the blacks in South African social space during the Apartheid regime, the paper evaluates Peter Abraham’s and Alan Paton’s resolve to stand for the dislocated black masses, taken a critical sentiment that runs counter to earliest traditions that derive their artistic bearing from western canons. Having looked at some of the historical and socio-political antecedents as well as the ideological moorings that birthed Apartheid literature, the paper attempts an evaluation of the writers’ resort to the praxis of dissent in their novels in a quest for justice and fair play in South African, and indeed, the African social space. Their adoption of the confrontational technique of dissent adumbrates the perspective under which we domiciled our critical discourse as well as assessed the writers’ desire for positive change in the society. In other words, since the writers’ mission is to interrogate issues that concern the masses, they ensure that their novels are accessible to the people. The essay deployed the indices of the sociological approach to literature in evaluating the salient themes of racial discrimination and resistance in the selected novels. This is done to foreground the inextricable relationship between literature and society. The paper concludes that, either explicitly or implicitly, the African writer uses his/her work to engage certain socio-political and cultural issues of his society as well as record them in a manner that the audience would want to react positively or negatively to the issues raised.
Challenges and Coping Mechanisms of Bilingual Students: A Case of French-English Model
Authors: Ojongnkpot Comfort Beyang Oben
Published: April 2023

Final-year bilingual undergraduates from the University of Yaounde 1, a predominantly French-speaking university, usually undertake a one-semester immersion programme at the University of Buea. The learning period is often characterized by real-life adversity, given that the learners are presented exclusively with material in English (Language B). Hence, this study explored challenges and coping strategies during the 2017 & 2018 academic years. Through Qualitative design, ten (10) students were subjected to semi-structured interviews, observation protocols, and focus-group discussions. Data were analysed in relation to challenges and coping strategies adopted. Vygotsky’s (1978,1986) Sociocultural Theory, Krashen’s (1994) Input Theory, and Seligman’s (2011) PERMA Model constitute the theoretical framework for the study. Findings revealed cognitive and sociocultural adversities and coping strategies for Proficiency. The study has implications for language immersion and Bilingual Education.
Role of Management in Business System
Authors: Ankit Awasthi
Published: April 2023

Management is the human interaction inside a business system to achieve a result for the firm by utilising the restricted resources of capital, time, technology, human resources, and physical resources. The key focus of the management role is to allocate those limited resources to the appropriate tasks and activities in order to meet the goals and objectives of the function they are currently managing, as well as to align their goals and objectives with the priorities of the managers higher up the hierarchical chain of command. Modern business is a complicated scenario of ever-changing forces at work.
The Vision of Political Life in O.P. Bhatnagar’s Poetry
Authors: Vinai Kumar Singh
Published: April 2023

Poetry is unity in diversity, quite like Indian culture. Bhatnagar's poetry is a dialogue- going on between a man and men. Sardar Patel says, "There can be no distinction between man and man in a free country." (Bhuvan's Journal Vol 33 No.1 14). Poet O. P. Bhatnagar's poetry deals with the prism of political life, reflecting several aspects and several problems that agitate man's conscience. He rips open the bosom of several political riddles and mirrors before us all political problems, and this will become crystal clear from the discussion below. Voting has polluted the whole fiber of democracy in our country. Bhatnagar makes it amply clear and lays bare before our eyes the insanity of Indian politics. Our old values based on God and religions are crumbling, and we come across chaos and emptiness in life. Men or women are ready even to barter their physical bodies for money. Bhatnagar delineates the tragedy of an average Indian and points out blemishes in our life. The sensitive reader can touch his poetry lines without receiving an awful thrill through his body like an electric shock. His burning words, as they escape his nib, stir even the stony hearts. The poet's heart sobs at the sufferings of Indians, all engineered by political Pundits, who have brought the county to such a pass. He knows well that the revolution in India is an uphill task. However, humanity may groan under any heavy load of conscience, adhering to tolerance's fossil value. The degeneration of the Indian character becomes all the more clear from the following lines, which show how apathetic we are towards the cancerous decay of values. Bhatnagar appears to be too disillusioned and disillusioned by this apathetic outlook of the public at large. India's general run of politicians is by and large selfish to the core. Our national character has been sullied, and moral decay has set in. The nation is undoubtedly on the verge of despair on all fronts-moral, social, economic, and political. This paper aims to critically highlight the political views of the renowned poet O.P. Bhatnagar.
(Trans) Gender Identity in Sanjay Johri's Kinnar Ma
Authors: Shaleen Kumar Singh
Published: April 2023

One of the first plays from the Uttar Pradesh hinterlands that ventured to challenge gender and sexual conventions was possibly Sanjay Jauhari's LGBTQ drama Kinnar Ma. A play by Sanjay Jauhari adds to and enhances the Parnassus in a world where sex is forbidden and sexual equality, acceptance, and dignity are trendy concepts right now. The play was written by the author "to write something about their wretched lives" out of pure charity and magnanimity. (Summary by Kinnar Ma) The current collection is an artistic homage to our society's transgender population. The play is about the trials and tribulations of a transgender named Lali who suffers the discrimination on account of being a transgender. A strong and significant work of literature, "Kinnar Ma," illuminates the difficulties faced by the transgender minority in India. It pushes for a more inclusive and equal environment for everyone, questions traditional standards, and highlights the value of acceptance and love. The tale serves as a reminder that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, decency, and compassion, regardless of their gender identification.
Instrumental analysis of the impact of economic factors on the level of a country’s economic innovativeness
Authors: Bril Mykhailo , Pyvavar Iryna
Published: April 2023

The rapid development of innovative activity in Ukraine and the instability of the economic and political environment determine the relevance of studying the problems of innovative development in close connection with global and local factors of economic growth. The purpose of the research is to study the budgetary policy factors that have a dominant influence on the level of national innovative development, and their impact on the level of economic growth in order to form directions for innovation policy development based on instrumental analysis methods. The paper uses methods of econometric modeling and adaptive methods of forecasting. The constructed conceptual model includes three aggregated stages of research. The study addressed the problem of assessing the level of a country’s economic innovativeness and determining the factors affecting it; it was found that this level grows with an increase in the share of private investment, a decrease in the rate of GDP growth, an increase in the share of taxes in the budget structure, a decrease in the money supply, an increase in education and public security expenditures. The impact of the state budgetary policy was analyzed and the value of the indicator of economic growth and the level of the country’s economic innovativeness was forecasted. The practical significance of the results is that a gradual reduction in the level of the country’s economic innovativeness is possible in periods of long-term economic growth. To avoid such negative consequences, European governments should pay more attention to internal problems and external trends of innovation activity
THE HOLY QUR'AN'S FIVE PLANTS RESEMBLE FIVE SENSORY RECEPTORS IN THE MICROSCOPIC APPEARANCE: AN ANALYSIS
Authors: MOTAHAREH SOLTANI  , SOMAYYEH KARAMI-MOHAJERI  , EHSAN MEHRABI-KERMANI  , REZA ALLAHDADI  , MOHAMMAD SOHRABIYAN PARIZI
Published: April 2023

In the Holy Qur’an, the religious text of Islam, the name of leeks, cucumbers, garlic, lentils and onions are mentioned together in the verse 61 of Sūrah Al-Baqarah (The Cow). This descriptive study was designed to determine the probable cause of mentioning these five plants in the Holy Qur’an. Results present interesting similarities between the microscopic view of these plants and the five sensory receptors in the peripheral nervous system. These findings are in line with the ideas of the “Doctrine of Signatures” theory. The doctrine of signatures theory believes that plants that resemble body parts have beneficial effects on those parts. Thus, the main purpose of this study was to propose another look to Quranic scientific research in order to open new windows for more research in the field of interdisciplinary topics. Undoubtedly, the continuation of these studies and scientific attention to the meaningful verses of the Holy Qur’an can be the first steps of a new path in line with the discovery of miracles and scientific statements of the Holy Qur’an.
SAYYID MAWDUDI’S APPROACH TO BIBLICAL REPORTS: AN ANALYSIS
Authors: DR. NOOR MOHAMMAD OSMANI  , DR. MD HABIBUR RAHMAN
Published: April 2023

Isra’iliyyat, or biblical reports undoubtedly play a key role in the interpretations of the Holy Qur’an. That is because Isra’iliyyat provide detailed information of the past Prophets (‘Alaihim As-Salam) in the Holy Qur’an. Since biblical reports can range from sound to weak and even baseless in strengths, the Quranic interpreters have diverse stance regarding their acceptance. The prime purpose of this study is to explore the stance of Sayyid Mawdudi towards biblical reports. Sayyid Mawdudi had a balanced approach to it. He did not reject it outright; nor did he accept it totally without examination. He remained extremely cautious in dealing with it. He clearly identifies the similarities and differences between the Holy Qur’an and the biblical reports; and in case of differences existing, decides on reports to be accepted. The study followed a textual analytical method to deal with the biblical reports quoted by Sayyid Mawdudi in his Tafsir. It also used the original biblical reports from the Bible’s New International Version, ‘Al-Kitab al-Muqaddas’ in Arabic, the Talmud and the Jewish Encyclopaedia to refer to the original sources of biblical reports and their own explanation of it. The study concluded that the biblical reports are indispensable parts of the interpretation of the Holy Qur’an. They should not be rejected outright, nor should they be accepted without thorough investigation. When compared to all contemporary and traditional scholars, it is found that Sayyid Mawdudi had an ideal stance towards biblical reports.
Yeni Uyku Bozuklukları Sınıflandırmasına (ICSD-3) Göre İnsomnia
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Mustafa Murat
Published: April 2023

Uyku bozuklukları ile ilgili son olarak AASM tarafından 2014 yılında ICSD3 olarak son şeklini almış ve uyku bozuklukları 7 ana başlık altında toplanmıştır. Son sınıflama ile insomni, narkolepsi, parasomnilerin ve uykuda solunum bozukluklarının sınıflamasında da önemli değişiklikler yapılmıştır. Bu yazımızda, yeni uyku bozuklukları sınıflamasında insomnia tanısında ortaya çıkan değişiklikleri gözden geçirdik.
A New Correlation for Solar Radiation Incidence Angle and Dust Accumulation of Photovoltaic PV Systems
Authors: Obaid Nibras M , Sultan Hakim S. , Abed Azher M. , Jweeg Muhsin Jaber , Abdullah Oday
Published: April 2023

It can be considered that electric generating power from solar energy is an essential topic in the energy field. Several environmental factors affect the energy production of solar cells. Dust accumulation is one of the main factors which significantly negatively influences output energy. However, this topic is not investigated extensively, despite its significant impact, especially in arid areas such as Iraq. In this research paper, both theoretical and experimental techniques were applied to investigate the effect of accumulated dust particles on the efficiency of photovoltaic PV systems. An on-grid photovoltaic system was selected to achieve the experimental work. The results proved the negative effect of dust particles on the performance of the solar cell. Based on the obtained results, a new relationship was introduced between efficiency degradation and the amount of dust that accumulated on the surfaces of cells. This correlation is considered a necessity to find the characteristics of PV solar systems to improve their performance and efficiency. The new correlation introduced in this paper can be considered a promising prediction tool to estimate the characteristics of photovoltaic solar cells under different actual environment working conditions. The output power of the cleaned array system increased by 5–26% compared with the untreated system over the test period. Furthermore, the performance ratio (PR) was enhanced within the cleaned array system by 3 to 6 compared with the uncleaned array. A significant formula introduced the connection between the actual output power of the PV systems and the environmental condition (dust accumulation), where it can be considered as feedback to keep the performance in a steady status, which means obtaining the highest output power.
Research Development on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage as a Climate Change Mitigation Technology
Authors: Sunaryo Thalia , Radyati Maria R Nindita , Utha Maria Ariesta , Minarti Astari , Rinanti Astri
Published: April 2023

The continuous growth of energy consumption leads to the increase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), which consists of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as well as carbon capture and utilization (CCU), is a technology that aims to capture CO2. Therefore, this study evaluates and provides an overview of CCUS in the period 2012–2022, by using a bibliometric analysis to obtain a complete perspective and reference on CCUS. The data search was carried out on January 20, 2022, by inputting the keyword “carbon capture utilization storage” into the Scopus database, and 296 documents were generated. Other software used included Open Refine, VOS viewer and Tableau to describe publication and citation trends, co-authorship, and co-occurrence. CCUS research trend increased by 2,766.6% from 2012 to 2022. The most productive country in investigating CCUS was China, and Zhang X. was the most prolific writer. The organization that published the highest number of research on the topic was the National Taiwan University. The publications and citations were dominated by the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control that was published by Elsevier Ltd., which also issues a number of significant publications and receives the highest number of citations.
Optimization Applying Response Surface Methodology in the Co-treatment of Urban and Acid Wastewater from the Quiulacocha Lagoon, Pasco (Peru)
Authors: Barreto-Pio Carmen , Bravo-Toledo Luigi , Virú-Vásquez Paul , Borda-Contreras Ana , Zarate-Sarapura Edgard , Pilco Alex
Published: April 2023

The co-treatment of acidic water (AW) and urban wastewater (UWW) is a technique that allows mitigating the negative impact of AW on natural aquatic environments, which represents one of the major environmental problems globally. The aim of this research was to determine the optimal conditions through the response surface methodology (RSM) with a central composite design (CCD) for the co-treatment of AW from the Quiulacocha lagoon in Pasco and UWW from a municipality in Lima, Peru, having as factors the molar ratio of total iron (FeT) and total phosphorus (PT), time (min) and stirring speed (rpm). Data processing was performed using the Design-Expert 11 software, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a confidence interval of 95% (α = 0.05) was used. The statistical models obtained showed high determination coefficients (R²), higher than 92% for pH, conductivity and FeT removal. While the removal of COD, PT and obtained a value of R²>0.80, as well as evidenced compliance with the level of significance P value > 0.05. The optimal conditions determined by the statistical model were given at a FeT /PT molar ratio (33:1), a stirring time of 5 min and a speed of 255 rpm. In these conditions, the COD was reduced by 71.78%, FeT by 99.48%, and PT by 84.29% with a residual concentration of 1.3 mg/L; the pH obtained a value of 5.7 and the turbidity 56 NTU. Better efficiency of the co-treatment for the reduction of pollutants in the AW of the Quiulacocha lagoon is evidenced, applying an experimental design to optimize the operating conditions, taking into account that the molar ratio is a significant factor and that optimizing it would allow the co-treatment to be replicated. Co-treatment is a sustainable and promising alternative for the treatment of AW and UWW, since it does not require the use of chemical agents to treat water. However, post-treatments would still be required to comply with certain regulations or to reuse the treated water on a larger scale.
Perspective Chapter: Effect of Low-Temperature Stress on Plant Performance and Adaptation to Temperature Change
Authors: Devi Veena , Kaur Amanpreet , Sethi Mehak , Avinash Gosangi
Published: April 2023

Low-temperatures (LT) stress is one of the abiotic stresses in plants that affect cell survival, cell division, photosynthesis, and water transport, negatively affecting plant growth, and eventually constraining crop productivity. LT stress is categorized as, (i) chilling stress where low temperature (0–15°C) causes injury without ice crystal formation in plant tissues, and (ii) freezing stress (<0°C), where ice formation occurs within plant tissues. Both stresses are together termed low temperature or cold stress. In general, plants originating from tropical and subtropical regions are sensitive to LT, whereas temperate plants showed chilling tolerance to variable degrees. Low-temperature stress negatively impacts plants, may affect the survival rate of crop plants, and also affect various processes, including cell division, photosynthesis, plant growth, development, metabolism, and finally reduce the yield of crop plants, especially in the tropics and subtropics. To overcome stress generated by low-temperature exposure, plants trigger a cascade of events that enhance their tolerance by gene expression changes and activation of the ROS scavenging system, thus inducing biochemical and physiological modifications. In this chapter, a detailed discussion of different changes in plants and their tolerance mechanism is done to understand the plant’s response under LT stress.
Factors Characterizing Puberty in Ram Lambs of Four Breeds Raised under High Altitude Conditions
Authors: Lozano Harvey , Vargas Jimmy , Chacón Liliana , Kirschvink Nathalie
Published: April 2023

The aim of this study was to compare ram lambs of four Colombian wool breeds raised under high altitude conditions to describe evolution of semen characteristics, body development, and libido and plasma testosterone. Corriedale, Hampshire, Romney Marsh, and Creole rams were enrolled since the age of 4 months for libido and testosterone (maximum, mean and amplitude) assessment, whereas semen collection was performed between 6 and 11 months of age by use of electro-ejaculation. Beside analysis of variables in function of breed and over time, a semen maturity score, considering semen volume, mass motility, individual progressive motility, concentration and % of living spermatozoa was established in function of adult rams’ reference data. Colombian Creole displayed significantly higher results regarding all variables and showed the most important body development at each time point of the study.
Principles and Applications of Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Authors: Ahmed Feruza , Eticha Tadele , Hymete Ariaya , Ashenef Ayenew
Published: April 2023

The science of separation had advanced significantly with the development of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC), a brand-new type of liquid chromatography. The need for the evolution of HPLC into UHPLC has been driven by the continuously evolving of packing material modifications that affect the separation of mixtures. The separation process of analytes is completed in a substantially decreased amount of time due to the lower particle sizes, which increases surface area of interaction allowing reduction of column length to one-third; thus, shorter columns are employed in UHPLC, which consequently causes the flow rate to be three times higher and subsequently reducing analysis time. Although UHPLC shares the same fundamental idea and instrument layout as HPLC, it differs from HPLC in that it produces narrow peaks and has high spectral quality, allowing for simple compound identification in a variety of analytical applications such as impurity profiling, product formulation, and improved analytical technique and method development. However, high back pressure in UHPLC might lead to decreased column life, and the instrument’s higher price compared to HPLC are the disadvantages.
Antibody Drug Conjugates
Authors: Raheem Farah , Shah Vishal
Published: April 2023

Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) continue to change the treatment paradigm of breast cancer and recent regulatory approvals of next generation ADCs are shifting how breast cancer is classified and treated. ADCs combine precision targeting with traditional cytotoxic treatment allowing for the delivery of highly potent chemotherapeutic agents to malignant cells. This chapter will cover ADCs used for the treatment of breast cancer including pharmacology, novel mechanism of action, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, clinical outcomes and role in breast cancer therapy, key toxicities and monitoring.
Investigation of the Effect of Conventional Treatment on Postural Stability and Balance in Individuals with Shoulder Pain
Authors: Tahmaz Tugce , Demircioğlu Gamze , Genc Hazal , Kuran Aslan Goksen
Published: April 2023

Background: The stability provided by the trunk is needed for normal shoulder function. This is also related to balance. Objectives: To examine the postural stability and balance status of individuals with shoulder pain and the relations of these parameters to each other. In addition, to investigate the effects of conventional shoulder pain treatment on postural instability and balance parameters. Methods: Twenty patients with shoulder pain and twenty healthy individuals included in the study were assigned to the treatment (n = 20) and control group (n = 20). A conventional physiotherapy program was applied 3 times a week to individuals with shoulder pain in the treatment group for 8 weeks (24 sessions). Pain, shoulder range of motion, and balance were evaluated at the end of the program. Results: A statistically significant improvement was observed in the pre-and post-treatment values of pain and range of motion in the treatment group at the end of 8 weeks (P = 0.00; P = 0.02). In addition, statistically significant differences were found in all values in the results of the balance assessment between the groups, except for the dynamic balance scores of the medial-lateral balance (P = 0.014; P = 0.016). Conclusions: Postural stability and balance status of individuals with shoulder pain were evaluated, and no statistically significant difference was found between them and healthy individuals. It was observed that therapeutic agents applied in addition to exercise in individuals with shoulder pain prove to be a safe method that can be implemented to improve the parameters of pain, mobility, balance, and postural stability.
Efficient Dynamic Resource Allocation in OFDMA Systems by Firefly Pack Algorithm
Authors:   Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basra, Basra, Iraq, AlSabbagh Haider M. , Ibrahim Mohammed Khalid
Published: April 2023

The resource allocation of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) is one of the core issues in the next generation mobile systems. The improvement in the performance and quality of service (QoS) of communication systems is relying upon the efficient utilization of the available communication resources. The resource allocation of the OFDMA systems is mainly depends on both power and subcarrier allocations of each user for different operation scenarios and channel conditions. This paper proposes and applies Firefly Pack Algorithm (FPA) to find the optimal or near optimal power and subcarrier allocations for OFDMA systems. It takes into consideration the power and subcarrier allocations constrains, channel and noise distributions, distance between users equipments and base station, user priority weight to approximate the most of the variables, constrains, and parameters that encounter in the OFDMA systems. Four important cases for the number of subcarriers and users are addressed, simulated, and analyzed with employing the FPA algorithm under specific operation scenarios to meet the standard specifications. The results demonstrate that FPA is an effective algorithm in finding the optimal or near optimal for both subcarrier and power allocation.
Improved Anti-Collision Algorithm for Tag Identification in Future Internet of Things
Authors:   Computer Science Department, the University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan, Moshref Mahmoud
Published: April 2023

The most important research in the world in these days, research that looking at the internet of thing's (IoT) topics and their applications. Most of these applications depend on RFID system, which includes RFID readers and tags. The important issues in RFID system or network are how we can reduce anti-collision between readers to identify and read tags data. In these paper, we suggest an Improved anti-collision protocol, which can be used to connect RFID readers with RFID tags and reduce the number of RFID tag's collisions. The simulation shows that an Improved Class-1 Generation 2 algorithm is better than Slotted Aloha, Class-1 Generation-2 (Number of Tags Known), Class-1 Generation-2 (Number of Tags Unknown) algorithms.
Distributed Defense: An Edge over Centralized Defense against DDos Attacks
Authors:   Dept of R.I.C, I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA, Singh Karanbir , Dhindsa Kanwalvir Singh , Bhushan Bharat
Published: April 2023

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a large-scale, coordinated attack on the availability of services of a target/victim system or network resource/service. It can be launched indirectly through many compromised machines on the Internet. The Purpose behind these attacks is exhausting the existing bandwidth and makes servers deny from providing services to legitimate users. Most detection systems depend on some type of centralized processing to analyze the data necessary to detect an attack. In centralized defense, all modules are placed on single point. A centralized approach can be vulnerable to attack. But in distributed defense, all of the defense modules are placed at different points and do not succumb to the high volume of DDoS attack and can discover the attacks timely as well as fight the attacks with more resources. These factors clearly indicate that the DDoS problem requires a distributed solution than the centralized solution. In this paper, we compare both types of defense mechanisms and identify their relative advantages and disadvantages. Later they are compared against some performance metrics to know which kind of solution is best.
Evaluation of Secure Cloud Transmission Protocol
Authors:   SGBIT/CSE, Belagavi, 590010, India, H.A Dinesha , Rao D.H.
Published: April 2023

Authentication, Authorization, integrity, availability and confidentiality are important aspects in cloud computing services. Cloud services market demands can be increased by enhancing the authentication, data confidentiality and customer trust. To achieve strong authentication, security and to earn customer trust, we had proposed and published secure cloud transmission protocol (SecCTP) which describes SecCTP techniques in detail. In this paper, we evaluated the SecCTP and presented the GUI implementation. We discuss the applicability, usefulness and advantages of SecCTP techniques i.e. multi-dimensional password generation and multi-level authentication in comparison with existing cloud authentication and confidentiality techniques. We describe how SecCTP improves the identity, access management, integrity and confidentiality in existing cloud service access. We evaluated SecCTP resistance in multiple attacks.
Dynamic Editing Distance-based Extracting Relevant Information Approach from Social Networks
Authors:   MARS Research Laboratory LR17ES05, University of Sousse, Tunisia, Omri Mohamed Nazih , Fkih Fethi
Published: April 2023

Online social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., have grown exponentially in recent times with a large amount of information. These social networks have huge volumes of data especially in structured, textual, and unstructured forms which have often led to cyber-crimes like cyber terrorism, cyber bullying, etc., and extracting information from these data has now become a serious challenge in order to ensure the data safety. In this work, we propose a new, supervised approach for Information Extraction (IE) from Web resources based on remote dynamic editing, called EIDED. Our approach is part of the family of IE approaches based on masks extraction and is articulated around three algorithms: (i) a labeling algorithm, (ii) a learning and inference algorithm, and (iii) an extended edit distance algorithm. Our proposed approach is able to work even in the presence of anomalies in the tuples such as missing attributes, multivalued attributes, permutation of attributes, and in the structure of web pages. The experimental study, which we conducted, on a standard database of web pages, shows the performance of our EIDED approach compared to approaches based on the classic edit distance, and this with respect to the standard metrics recall coefficient, precision, and F1-measure.
Design and Implementation of Adaptive Universal Filtered Multi Carrier for 5G and Beyond
Authors:   Al-Turath University College/ Department of Biomedical Engineering /Baghdad, 10001, Iraq, H. Ali Mohammed , Sherif Noora H.
Published: April 2023

The current generation (5G) mobile communication system promises to accommodate a wide range of new applications and use scenarios, resulting in more flexible and unified connection. To satisfy the required criteria, the current waveform was replaced with new UF-OFDM, which combines the advantages of OFDM with enhanced spectral characteristics and greater resilience against time-frequency misalignments. However, its biggest disadvantage is the transmitter's computational complexity, which may be up to two hundred times that of OFDM if there is no reduction in complexity. The majority of current research on unique waveforms has focused on filter modification or performance enhancement strategies. UFMC with the use of adaptive filter (UFMC -FSK) is offered as a revolutionary technique in this study. The filter designed and used to transport information through the index modulation technique. As a result, each UF-OFDM sub band's used filter is chosen, so the data rate is enhanced according to a filter configured depending on original input data bits. The combined Maximum-likelihood (ML) decision metric for each sub band that is calculated at the receiver. Each sub band has a filter as well as data symbols that provide the minimal metric for making decisions are discovered. Furthermore, the bit error rate and power spectrum density are enhanced over the UF-OFDM technique, however there is some trade-off. Overall, the proposed system outperform typical UF-OFDM. Matlab simulations are used to assess the performance of the Adaptive UFMC system.