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Precision in Building Segmentation Competition Submission - Team UiAI
Authors: Mrozik Lukas Filip , Eike Andreas Høiberg , Alves Pedro
Published: May 2023

The MapAI competition "Precision in Building Segmentation"tasked researchers with developing neural networks to segmentbuildings in aerial images, using RGB and LiDAR image datain a labeled dataset. This paper presents the Team UiAI sub-mission for this competition. To solve the tasks, convolutionalauto-encoders with pretrained encoder backbones was trainedusing only the competition provided dataset, and after the fi-nal withheld dataset was released, the trained model achieved65.58% score for task 1 and 83.16% for task 2.
Building Segmentation from Remote Sensing Data using Enhanced U-Net
Authors: Kong Gefei , Zhang Chaoquan , Zhao Yi , Fan Hongchao
Published: May 2023

In this paper, a simple boundary-enhanced network and a new multi-task loss function are proposed for building segmentation from multiple remote sensing sources. The experimental results on MapAI-challenge dataset demonstrates that our network can segment buildings from remote sensing data, especially on the image & laser multi-source dataset. The mean score of IoU and BIoU is 0.8995 for task 1 and 0.9155 for task 2 on the MapAI validation dataset and 0.5239 for task 1, and 0.7038 for task 2 on the MapAI test dataset.
LAB-Net: Lidar and aerial image-based building segmentation using U-Nets
Authors: Kaliyugarasan Satheshkumar , Lundervold Alexander Selvikvåg
Published: May 2023

We describe our approach in the 2022 NORA MapAI competition. The objective of the competition was to construct methods that were able to detect and segment buildings from aerial imaging and laser data. There were two subtasks: (1) building segmentation from aerial imaging; (2) building segmentation from lidar data, optionally combined with aerial images. We trained multiple dynamic U-Net models with self-attention layers. For Task 1, we used a ResNet34-based encoder pre-trained on the ImageNet challenge dataset and further pre-trained the U-Net on another similar aerial image dataset. For Task 2, we adapted the dynamic U-Net to deal with multispectral data. Our ensembles placed us in second place, with the top score on Task 1. The complete source code for reproducing our results is available at https://github.com/HVL-ML/LAB-Net.
Team Fundator: Weighted UNet ensembles with enhanced datasets
Authors: Hodne Lars Martin , Furdal Eivind Hovdegård
Published: May 2023

The 2022 MapAI: Precision in Building Segmentation competition has invited participants to develop systems which segment buildings in orthophotos. In this paper, we present our winning submission for the competition. Submissions are ranked based on the mean of two metrics: Intersection over Union (IoU) and Boundary Intersection over Union (BIoU). The competition evaluates these metrics on two separate tasks with RGB and RGB-Z images, respectively. In our solution, we incorporate heterogeneous, weighted U-Net ensembles, multiple extensions of the training data, and area-based post-processing of predictions to achieve leading results on the the test and validation data, achieving a score of 0.7635 and 0.9266, respectively.
SELF-EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN STUDENT BUSINESS OWNER SELLING HEALTHY FOOD
Authors: Nur Aslamiah Supli  , Nurhayati Damiri  , Supli Effendi Rahim
Published: May 2023

This study aims to discuss how the process of self-empowerment experienced by individuals through entrepreneurship. This study uses qualitative methods and descriptive approaches using observation, literature studies, and interviews as instruments. In the process, the author found one of the motivations for the subject to become empowered is he realizes her state of unempowered, afterwards he proceeds to find her potential and also her interests, and then tries to change her state. One of the causes of the subject being unempowered is the economic factor. Results of this study showed that the subject in the study did self-empowerment efforts from the condition of being helpless and independent, the cause of the condition of the subject's powerlessness is economic factors. For this reason, in an effort to overcome this problem, the process of self-empowerment by the subject begins with the awareness stage himself that he could not remain silent and had to help their parents, then the subject takes advantage of the interests and knowledge he has and see the market potential that exists until decided to start a business selling healthy food, besides that the subject was developing business by opening branches and resellers as well as maintaining business by improving product quality starting from product ingredients to the product packaging.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PACTA SUNT SERVANDA PRINCIPLE AS A BASIS FOR MAKING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Authors: Arum Puspita Kesuma  , Muh Afif Mahfud
Published: May 2023

Memorandum of Undersatanding is an initial agreement that regulates and provides an opportunity for the parties to conduct a feasibility study before arriving at a more comprehensive agreement. Making a Memorandum of Undersatanding requires the implementation of the principle of pacta sunt servanda to show that the parties have a binding agreement with each other. This research aims to find out how the implementation of pacta sunt servanda principle as the basis for making Memorandum of Undersatanding and how the legal position of Memorandum of Undersatanding. Using normative juridical legal research method with qualitative analysis. The results of this study conclude that the implementation of the principle of pacta sunt servanda as the basis for making Memorandum of Undersatanding is very important to ensure that the parties fulfill their promises and commitments and the agreement is respected and fulfilled by the parties. The legal position of the Memorandum of Understanding from the perspective of contract law is as an informal agreement that is not legally binding, but has strategic and diplomatic importance.
GOVERNMENT CONSISTENCY IN ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGARDING MINERAL AND COAL MINING RELATED TO MINE RECLAMATION
Authors: Thamrin Husni , Aji Titin Roswitha Nursanthy  , Ribeiro Leonito , Afriani Linda
Published: May 2023

Reclamation is an activity that aims to improve or manage the use of disturbed land as a result of mining business activities so that it can function and have the power to function according to its designation. excavated. For this reason, the government has issued Government Regulation Number 78 of 2010 concerning Post-Mining Reclamation Decree and Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Number 26 of 2018 concerning Implementation of Good Mining Principles and Supervision of Mineral and Coal Mining. The purpose of issuing these two regulations is very clear, so that the negative impacts of mining activities can be reduced or even eliminated. Various productive efforts on ex-mining land by carrying out reclamation and utilizing it as an ecotourism area. Utilizing part of it as a fish farming pond and the rest being used as a model of a biological conservation forest with proboscis monkeys and various kinds of birds as the key space is one of the efforts to restore nature's preservation. The research method used is normative or doctrinal legal research. Normative legal research or doctrinal legal research, which is also referred to as library research or document study, is research that is carried out or aimed only at studying written regulations or other legal materials. The result of research reclamation is an activity to restore the ecosystem so that it can function again as before. While Post-mining Activities are activities to repair ex-mining land to restore environmental functions and social functions according to local conditions throughout the mining area.
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE JOB CREATION LAW
Authors: Indradjaja Nobella , Chamdani
Published: May 2023

Indonesia is a country full of natural resources, which are of extraordinary value in terms of ecology and social. Only, this is not accompanied by regulatory arrangements that are principled in sustainable development goals.  The government is an institution that is obliged to ensure that the development is being carried out, although should be profitable in investment terms, must still ensure the preservation of nature. It is just that, because there are so many articles (over capacity) in the act that overlap (over lapping) each other, the government is stuck in a condition to simplify its regulations without paying attention to the preservation side of the environment. This is, evidenced by the use of omnibus law, which is a system of simplifying regulations by revising, changing or deleting articles that are considered inefficient. One of the impacts of this method implementation is the change in the Environmental Protection and Management Law, which is changed into the Job Creation Law, which then revoked by Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2 Year 2022. This law is alleged to have an impact on preservation of the environment due to the loss of the essence of the Environmental Protection and Management Law document importance. Thus, this study focuses on looking at changes in these articles and their impact using the descriptive method of analysis, by discussing existing articles as a basis. The results of this study show that the change of the Environmental Protection and Management Law into the Job Creation Law, which then revoked by Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2 Year 2022, has an impact on Environmental Regulations, Environmental Permits, as well as the preparation of Environmental Protection and Management Law and the provision of environmental impact assessments information to the public.
Current Status of Technological Innovation Cluster Research
Authors: Zhu Wenjin
Published: May 2023

The research on innovation clusters has become the focus of academic research and scientific and technological decision-making of governments around the world. The construction of innovation clusters is of great significance to cultivate strategic emerging industries, enhance regional innovation capacity and promote the transformation of economic development mode. However, at present, the theoretical research on technological innovation clusters is not deep enough, and the theoretical framework is still not clear. On the basis of literature research, this paper starts with the concept of innovation cluster, associates it with technology cluster, and jointly introduces the origin and concept of technology innovation cluster. Based on the analysis of various literature, the shortcomings of the current research on technology innovation cluster and the direction of the next research are pointed out.
Disclosure Of Community Welfare: Implications Of Super Premium Tourism Program Implementation
Authors: Batul Febronia Hersi , Riharjo Ikhsan Budi , Fidiana
Published: May 2023

This study aimed to find out whether public wealth indicated the implementation of Labuan Bajo, the super-premium tourism program, in the Manggarai Barat sub-district. Moreover, the data were both primary in the form of interviews and secondary in the form of documents. The study was descriptive- qualitative with a case-study approach. Furthermore, the informants were the head of the office, the head of the creative cluster, and also making its analysis. As a result, the implementation of the super-premium tourism object affected the Local Owned-source Revenue, improved natural resources, infrastructure, and the disclosure of public wealth. Likewise, the implementation of Labuan Bajo had been well-applied as the public revenue level was inclined, education access was easily obtained, and better quality of public health.
Heurística para o problema rotação de culturas agrícolas
Authors: Gonçalves Ikeda Soline Maria , Dib Cruz Marcelo , De Souza Tassinari Wagner , Sanchez Delgado Angel Ramon
Published: May 2023

Apresenta-se uma heurística computacional que utiliza a metaheurística GRASP para simular a rotação de culturas agrícolas, de tal modo que o agricultor possa planejar as culturas a serem plantadas em cada época e em cada lote (s) ao longo do ano (s). Trata-se de um método iterativo de duas fases. Na primeira gera-se uma solução inicial e a partir desta, em uma segunda fase, são realizadas buscas locais com o objetivo de melhorar a solução encontrada. Ensaios numéricos para testar a heurística com trinta culturas agrícolas, e dez, quinze e vinte lotes, foram realizados. Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios ao ser comparados com conhecidos na literatura.
Editorial
Authors: Da Cunha Fernando Antônio Portela
Published: May 2023

Editorial Vol. 7
La investigación criminal
Authors: Enriquez Chipana Jorge Enrique
Published: May 2023

El trabajo ilustra el método de investigación criminal, describe el iter que se sigue para el descubrimiento del hecho delictivo en parangón con el método científico, la problemática fiscal policial en la investigación, revisando relevante doctrina de varios países. Se plantea y busca llamar la atención sobre la importancia y trato especializado que debe dar el Estado a policías y fiscales en tal temática, cada uno cumpliendo su rol legal, estableciéndose que la dispraxis investigativa ocurre cuando existe una débil investigación del hecho, haciendo imposible la subsunción. Una muestra importante de la doctrina permite un enfoque sobre tal tema, del antiguo modelo “inquisitivo” y su viraje, al novísimo procesal penal que hoy adoptamos, “acusatorio”.
Policía municipal y organización comunitaria
Authors: González Candia Jorge Atilano
Published: May 2023

Las violencias tienen que ver con un proceso de desvinculación social y existencial que ha desmantelado paulatinamente los sistemas comunitarios que regulan la conducta. Un proceso de reconstrucción del tejido social permite emprender procesos de sanación de las relaciones y la construcción de acuerdos para el buen convivir. Pero la disminución de los delitos implica necesariamente la participación de la policía municipal y una ciudadanía organizada territorialmente. Las policías que han logrado sostener bajos índices delictivos en México tienen 18 factores de éxito que permiten generar un mecanismo de evaluación para un modelo de policía de proximidad social.
The Social Brain Hypothesis Thirty Years On: Some Philosophical Pitfalls of Deconstructing Dunbar’s Number
Authors: Dunbar Robin
Published: May 2023

The social brain hypothesis was proposed 30 years ago as an explanation for the fact that primates have much larger brains than all other animals. The claim was that primates live in unusually complex societies, and hence need a large ‘computer’ to manage the relationships involved. The core evidence subsequently provided in support of this claim was a simple statistical relationship between the social group size characteristic of a species and the size of its brain, with humans fitting into this pattern. However, testing evolutionary hypotheses raises some challenging philosophical and statistical issues that are often overlooked, and great care is needed to ensure that we test the hypothesis we think we are testing. Here, I examine some of these challenges and illustrate the traps they can create for the unwary.
الحرمان من حقّ الانتخاب كعقوبة تبعية في ضوء مبدأي التفريد العقابي والشرعية الدستورية (دراسة مقارنة بين التشريعين المصري والفرنسي)
Authors: عرفة عيسى ياسر
Published: May 2023

تقرر الحرمان من حق الانتخاب كعقوبة تبعية في كلٍ من التشريعين المصري والفرنسي، وكلاهما تناول هذه العقوبة منذ زمن بعيد، ودائماً ما يتطور موقف كل منهما بشأن نظرته إلى هذه العقوبة، لكن تطور التشريع المصري يمتاز بالبطء الشديد، وعدم القدرة على تغيير أفكار الماضي، وهي الأفكار التي تدفعه دفعاً نحو الاحتفاظ بهذا النوع من العقاب رغم تعارضه مع مبدأ التفريد العقابي، واصطدامه بنص المادة 87 من الدستور الصادر سنة 2014م، وذلك على خلاف المشرع الفرنسي، الذي بدأ مسيرته متشدداً في نظرته للحرمان من حق الانتخاب كعقوبة تبعية، تنطبق بقوة القانون في الكثير من الأحوال، وتطور مسلكه شيئاً فشيئاً، حتى انتهى الأمر لديه بإلغاء هذه العقوبة بشكل كامل، وذلك إثر قرار مهم أصدره المجلس الدستوري في الطعنان المقدمان ضد نص المادة L 7 من قانون الانتخاب، التي ظلت حتى صدور هذا القرار تحمل في جوفها حرماناً من حق الانتخاب كعقوبة تبعية مرتبطة بصدور حكم الإدانة في فئة معينة من الجرائم، ولم يبق في التشريع الفرنسي مكاناً لغير الحرمان من حق الانتخاب كعقوبة تكميلية جوازية، تملك المحكمة النطق بها في الأحوال التي يبيح لها القانون ذلك، وفي الحدود الزمنية التي يقررها لها.
Differentiated Effects of Media Exposure During Preschool and Early School Ages on Later Development, Based on Media Use
Authors: Lee Suhyun
Published: May 2023

Objectives: This study aimed to differentiate between the effects of media exposure in preschool and early school ages on later development, based on media use intentions. The study specifically explored the impact of media use for education and entertainment at ages 5-6 and 8 on subsequent developmental outcomes at the age of 10, in areas of school- and media- related outcomes.Methods: The study included 1,766 children who participated in the Panel Study of Korean Children. Path analyses were conducted to examine the effect of early media use on later development. All independent variables regarding children’s media exposure were simultaneously included in the model. The developmental outcomes were then analyzed separately in the model.Results: Media exposure in preschool for entertainment negatively influenced children’s academic achievement and computer ability, increasing their addictive media use and behavioral problems. However, early school-age media exposure for education positively affected children’s academic achievement and computer ability. The adverse effects of media exposure for entertainment during preschool ages were apparent at age 10. Conversely, the positive impact of media exposure for education was only observed at the age of 10, when the exposure occurred at the age of 8.Conclusion: The influence of early media exposure varied significantly based on the media content and the age of exposure. Notably, media exposure for educational purposes after school entrance predicted the most desirable developmental outcomes.
Propuesta de mejora de fiabilidad, validez e imparcialidad de la evaluación de desempeño y su clasificación en el sistema de 9 cajas, mediante metodología estadística
Authors: Muñoz Pineda María del Carmen
Published: May 2023

La administración del talento es esencial dentro de una organización, del talento de sus colaboradores depende su éxito o fracaso. La fiabilidad, validez y seguridad sobre el uso y administración de la evaluación del desempeño son indispensables para tomar decisiones sobre el talento, la estadística es el medio ideal para brindárselos. En este estudio se adapta la metodología estadística aplicada en evaluación psicométrica y educativa para su análisis. En este artículo se presenta el estudio que responde a la interrogante ¿Cómo reducir el efecto de imparcialidad que tienen las distintas variables que afectan la evaluación de desempeño en la asignación de calificaciones a los evaluados y su clasificación en niveles del sistema de nueve cajas?, se divide en 3 partes, que se responden utilizando metodología estadística.
Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en muestras de la población escolar Guatemalteca
Authors: Ramírez Kathya Michelle , Barrientos Alma , Fortuny Karla María , Sagastume Marisa , Ureta Morales Francisco  José
Published: May 2023

Se realizó una investigación conformada por 4 trabajos de graduación de maestría, con metodología mixta descriptiva, las cuales versan sobre los diferentes factores de riesgo que provocan en los estudiantes de Guatemala, que llegan a caer en problemas de uso, consumo y abuso de sustancias. La investigación evaluó a miembros de la comunidad educativa, de los distintos niveles del sistema educativo (de primaria, básicos, diversificado y educación superior), abordando a padres de familia, maestros, y alumnos, según el nivel evaluado de instituciones públicas y privadas. Se exploró la percepción de riesgo que poseen los maestros y padres de familia o incluso el propio sujeto; así mismo se trataron de realizar algunas correlaciones entre factores de riesgo como predictores de consumo. Se trabajó en relación con la vulnerabilidad de la población escolar en el uso y consumo de sustancias de niños y adolescentes. Se encontró evidencia de algunas vulnerabilidades en los estudiantes como bajo rendimiento académico y problemas en las relaciones interpersonales, así como la agresividad, lugar de residencia y baja autoestima. Como prevención ante estos elementos se sugiere la generación sistemática de programas preventivos, basados en evidencia y que sean adecuadamente monitorizados para tener evidencia de sus resultados, de manera que el sistema educativo se convierte en un escenario oportuno para realizar prevención universal independientemente del nivel educativo.
Resenha: "Do Morals Matter? Presidents and foreign policy from FDR to Trump"
Authors: Camini Allana
Published: May 2023

Resenha do livro "Do Morals Matter? Presidents and foreign policy from FDR to Trump"
Ouro Preto: de Monumento Nacional a Patrimônio Mundial. As relações de pertencimento e reconhecimento da comunidade local com a cidade-patrimônio
Authors: Ribeiro Isadora Parreira
Published: May 2023

Cidade histórica localizada no estado de Minas Gerais, sudeste do Brasil, Ouro Preto é a primeira cidade classificada como Monumento Nacional pelo Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional – IPHAN e também a primeira inscrita à Lista do Patrimônio Mundial pela UNESCO no Brasil. A sua classificação pioneira suscitou debates sobre os efeitos das classificações e produziu alterações de ordem material e simbólica que reverberam até a atualidade. Neste trabalho investiga-se através de periódicos publicados em Ouro Preto as relações de pertencimento e reconhecimento da comunidade ouro-pretana com a cidade-patrimônio. Foi dado especial enfoque às décadas de 70 e 80 do século XX, períodos que são respectivamente anteriores e coetâneos à inscrição de Ouro Preto à Lista do Patrimônio Mundial, com o propósito de demonstrar as permanências e novas urgências que se apresentaram desde a classificação à Monumento Nacional.
(In)formação cooperativista nos cadernos do Cotrijornal
Authors: Pereira Josei Fernandes
Published: May 2023

Seja como fonte, seja como objeto, são muitas as características que fazem dos jornais ótimas referências para a pesquisa historiográfica, pois representam uma interpretação da realidade, dada num determinado contexto, por sujeitos situados dentro da complexidade deste contexto. Partindo da compreensão de que a relação entre o discurso jornalístico e o imaginário social para o qual ele se dirige não se trata de uma relação passiva, este artigo buscou analisar os conteúdos e os discursos de um veículo midiático em particular que, apesar de estar situado num contexto regional, registrou dados de uma fase significativa para o desenvolvimento agro-empresarial brasileiro durante a “revolução verde”. Criado pela Cotrijui em 1973, o Cotrijornal foi um veículo midiático empresarial de difusão de informações e fatos aos associados daquela cooperativa que, ao longo do período de estudo (1973-1993), tornou-se uma grande empresa do setor agropecuário e industrial, exercendo influência econômica à nível nacional e projetando-se internacionalmente. Percebemos que, ao longo do seu desenvolvimento, o Cotrijornal adquiriu proporções maiores do que as inicialmente desejadas por seus idealizadores, mudando sua estrutura e objetivos para atender a uma classe diferente de leitores. Ainda assim, manteve-se fiel aos princípios ideológicos da educação cooperativista, propostos desde suas primeiras edições, de informar e capacitar seu quadro social quanto ao desenvolvimento agrícola, num contexto marcado pela ascensão da tecnologia e pelo exponencial aumento da produtividade no campo. Ou seja, de conduzir os sujeitos de um determinado contexto social num processo de profunda transformação social, mantendo em evidência um conjunto de parâmetros ideológicos que determinam, por sua vez, os próprios objetivos editoriais daquele veículo.
O Poder Judiciário e as verdades: um problema a ser discutido
Authors: Franco Júlio César
Published: May 2023

Este artigo busca discutir o poder judiciário e suas artimanhas em produzir verdades. Partindo de uma reflexão teórica-metodológica acerca da cartografia, aproximando os estudos pós-estruturalista, principalmente da Filosofia, buscamos questionar a operacionalidade desse poder judiciário. Primeiramente no micro contexto de Mallet-PR, no recorte de 1990-2000, e em seguida o contexto federal atual. As bases das reflexões estão relacionadas as leituras de Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari. A partir disso, problematizamos um modo de observarmos a sociedade em um momento de crise, onde se formam elites políticas e também judiciarias que agem em benefício próprio. Isso nos apontam caminhos para compreender como isto acontece e que agenciamentos promovem essas relações de poder.
Heiligt der Zweck die Mittel? Zum Umgang mit zivilem Ungehorsam im demokratischen Rechtsstaat
Authors: Heinig Hans Michael
Published: May 2023

Die Bewegung „Die letzten Generation“ inszeniert ihre Klimaproteste als zivilen Ungehorsam. In Politik und Recht sucht man nach dem angemessenen Umgang mit diesen Phänomenen. Doch die meisten hier aufgeworfenen Fragen sind nicht neu, sondern wurden schon im Kontext der „Neuen sozialen Bewegungen“ der 1980er Jahre diskutiert. An die damals gewonnenen Einsichten kann man auch heute anknüpfen.
CNC Gel Rheology Meets Mechanical Characteristics
Authors: Abbasi Moud Aref
Published: May 2023

Rheology was used to study the microstructure of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions and hydrogels before, during, and after disturbance. Rheological testing is classified into two types: linear and nonlinear tests. These tests can be carried out with either oscillatory or rotational shear deformations. This manuscript includes recent research on cellulose nanocrystals using rheology to familiarize readers with the generality of these nanoparticles and their flow behavior in aqueous media, as well as to provide a comprehensive overview of current efforts in the literature addressing these materials.
The Vital Uses of Jojoba Oil and Its Derivatives in Daily Life and the Petroleum Industry
Authors: M. Nasser Rabab
Published: May 2023

Unlike other crops, the jojoba shrub contains around 50% by weight of an almost odorless, colorless oil made mostly of monoesters of the straight-chain alcohols and acids, C20 and C22, with one double bond on either side. The shrub is distinct from other species. In order to create modified jojoba derivatives, scientists can modify both the olefinic group and the ester group of jojoba oil, which is detailed in this book chapter. Jojoba oil has been modified in studies for various uses. These alterations include isomerization, bromination, sulfur-chlorination, sulfurization, hydrogenation, epoxidation, hydroxymethylation, phosphonation, ethoxylation, Diels-Alder adduction, pinacol rearrangement, bonding with polyethylene, and boning with polystyrene matrix. The next paragraphs will cover all of the applications for these modified jojoba oil derivatives, including medicine, emulsifiers, detergents, surfactants, lubricating oil, lubricating oil additives, leather tanning, texture, and corrosion inhibitors.
DLBCL Subtypes and Prognosis Based on Immunophenotyping
Authors: Abraham Jacob Linu , Gupta Animesh
Published: May 2023

DLBCL is the most common type of NHL diagnosed in the world. It is a highly heterogeneous disease with variable prognosis and is generally managed with standard chemo-immunotherapy and its variations. Immunohistochemistry has been found to be useful method to both sub-classify and to predict prognosis of this disease. IHC utilises various CD markers like CD10, BCL2 and IRF4 to divide DLBCL into GCB and non-GCB subtype. In clinical trials, GCB subtype has been shown to have a better prognosis and a response to treatment when compared to non-GCB subtype. Double hit/double expressor is a newer variant of DLBCL that stains positive for MYC and BCL2 or BCL6 and has been found to do better with more aggressive forms of therapy. Significance of various other CD markers is still largely unknown and further research is required in this area to better elucidate their clinical application.
Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Local Vegetation in Mount Korok Area, Juba, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan
Authors: Tiberio Moilinga Pasquale , Robert Athian Makuac
Published: May 2023

This study was carried out in three quarry sites at Mount Korok, also known as Jebel Kujur area, which is located within Juba Town Council in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. The main aim was to assess the impact of quarrying activities on the local ground cover vegetation, mainly grasses and low-lying non-woody herbaceous plants. The methods used included, besides direct observations, iron frame quadrats of 1 × 1 m2 in size, for random sampling of attributes and community characteristics of the plants in three different sites. The first site was an old, abandoned stone-quarrying site; the second was where quarrying work was actively going on at the time of the study; and the third was an area never before exposed to stone quarrying (hence, acting as a control). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, density measures, diversity indices, and correlations. The research was carried out during the wet season when most plants were green and at different stages of flowering and/or fruiting from July through September, 2020. The results revealed that over 44 species of ground cover plants were identified, some of which were more abundant and had the widest distribution and frequency in the three study sites, including Cynodon lemfuensis, Cyperus rotundus, Bracharia ramose, Merremia pinata, Cyanodon dactylon, and Digitaria fernatad, whereas others were limited to one site or the other. Results also indicated that though stone-quarrying activities have impacts on ground cover plants, however, they are not the only factor affecting ground cover plants. More than 80% of the impacts on ground cover plants are caused by factors other than stone quarrying but were not identified during this study. It was therefore recommended that future studies in the area on the same theme should isolate the effects of stone quarrying on ground cover plants from these other operating factors through discriminant functional analysis.
Perspective Chapter: Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Nanofertilizers and Smart Farming
Authors: Nagib Hasaneen Mohammed
Published: May 2023

From survey of literature showing a traditional farm practicing which leads to loses in all field crops, it was thought of interest to study novel and new nanotechnologies in farming of field crops to increase yield quantity and quality, to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, to reduce water irrigation, to exclude the use of pesticides for control of plant diseases, to produce a biosafety crops and finally to produce a safe crops. All these can easily take place by introducing smart farming, the nanofertilizer and nanodrug delivery systems for treatment and control of all plant diseases.
Network Powered by Computing: Next Generation of Computational Infrastructure
Authors: Smeliansky Ruslan
Published: May 2023

This paper is an extended version of my talk on the MoNeTec-2022. It gives a detailed presentation of the concept Network Powered by Computing (NPC). The main differences from the previously published one are that the functional architecture of the NPC is presented, the main problems on the way to its implementation are formulated, the mathematical statements of the problems of control and management of the resources in the NPC environment by methods of multi-agent optimization are given, the existence of a solution to these problems is justified, and the relationship between the problem of control in such an infrastructure and the Barabási-Albert model is shown. An example of the predicting execution time of services in the NPC environment is given.
Perspective Chapter: Internal Forced Displacement and Accumulation by Dispossession in Sierra de Guerrero
Authors: Kenny Acuña Villavicencio J. , Vázquez Moreno Georgina
Published: May 2023

Guerrero is considered one of the poorest states in Mexico. The structural violence and terror generated by organized crime in recent years have disrupted social and economic relations. Such event caused hundreds of families to be uprooted from the countryside who were obliged to escape to the regions of Costa Grande, or even outside the country with the intention of reproducing socially and culturally. Having said that, this paper analyzes the causes that provoked the internal forced displacement in communities of Sierra de Guerrero and explains the way how such phenomenon has become a contemporary form of social exclusion and capitalist accumulation. To conduct this research, fieldwork was done, as well as certain type of specific literature was reviewed with the aim of revealing the contradictions and paradoxes faced by displaced persons nowadays.
A Comprehensive Review on Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Energy Control and Management Strategies
Authors: Abebe Debella Hailu , Mekbib Atnaw Samson , Ramayya Ancha Venkata
Published: May 2023

We show a new technology to manage solid waste services through optimization methods (on sectoring, routing costs, and resources). This technology is called optimized planning and integrated logistics management (OPILM). It is being applied to Brazilian municipalities as it attends to their major natural features. The technology is formed by a framework of computational systems that uses optimization methods from sector arc routing and scheduling, fleet and staff scheduling, using also mobile smartphone apps. We present some of the results of real cases evaluated for residential refuse collection and selective waste collection in two Brazilian cities (Petrópolis/RJ and Bom Jesus dos Perdões/SP). The plan implementations achieved 17.9% from actual fixed and variable cost savings for sectors (vehicles and workers) and routes (time and distances) for residential refuse collection in Petrópolis/RJ. For the selective waste collection, we detail how we made our project to Bom Jesus dos Perdões/SP. We also present the returns considering costs involved in the management of the operational level and amortized by the investment required to use and apply the proposed technology for Petrópolis/SP.
Perspective Chapter: The Toxic Silver (Hg)
Authors: A. Abdelhafez Ahmed , Aziz Tantawy Abdel , H.H. Abbas Mohamed , M. Metwally Shawky , Sh. Metwally Amera , Sh. Metwally Aya , Mansour Rasha R.M. , H. Hassan Sedky , H. Abbas Hassan , M. Farid Ihab , N. Nasralla Nermeen , S.H. Soliman Ahmed , E. Younis Mohammed , Sayed Ghada S.A. , Z. Ahmed Mahfouz , Alaa Mohamed Abed Ehdaa , Al-Hossainy Ahmed Farouk , Ahmed Ali Abouzeid Heidi , H. Hamed Mahdy , I. El-Kelawy Mahmoud , Hassan Kamel Gamal , Ferweez Hussein , M. Diab Ahmed
Published: May 2023

In the late 1950s, residents of a Japanese fishing village known as “Minamata” began falling ill and dying at an alarming rate. The Japanese authorities stated that methyl-mercury-rich seafood and shellfish caused the sickness. Burning fossil fuels represent ≈52.7% of Hg emissions. The majorities of mercury’s compounds are volatile and thus travel hundreds of miles with wind before being deposited on the earth’s surface. High acidity and dissolved organic carbon increase Hg-mobility in soil to enter the food chain. Additionally, Hg is taken up by areal plant parts via gas exchange. Mercury has no identified role in plants while exhibiting high affinity to form complexes with soft ligands such as sulfur and this consequently inactivates amino acids and sulfur-containing antioxidants. Long-term human exposure to Hg leads to neurotoxicity in children and adults, immunological, cardiac, and motor reproductive and genetic disorders. Accordingly, remediating contaminated soils has become an obligation. Mercury, like other potentially toxic elements, is not biodegradable, and therefore, its remediation should encompass either removal of Hg from soils or even its immobilization. This chapter discusses Hg’s chemical behavior, sources, health dangers, and soil remediation methods to lower Hg levels.
The Teaching of Integrative and Complementary Practices in the Inter-Unit Modality as Curriculum Innovation
Authors: Sartori de Albuquerque Rosemeire , Aparecida Ozello Gutierreztwo Beatriz , Ribeiro Eliane , Borges do Nascimento Chofakian Christiane , Figueiredo de Oliveira Renata , Araujo de Moura Giovana
Published: May 2023

Knowing the impact of a hybrid discipline and inter-units of integrative and complementary practices for academics at the University of São Paulo. Cross-sectional quantitative research, with 62 students from USP, São Paulo, Brazil. Data collection between August and December 2021, with questionnaires via Google Form and data analysis using Excel (2016) and Likert Scale. Prevailed students aged between 22 and 25 years (38.5%), from the Obstetrics course (25.6%), with motivation (48.71%) to deepen their knowledge, adequate workload (75.0%), most interesting theme Yoga (75.0%), excellent (40.0%) evaluation strategy, and satisfied with the optional modality (65%) and inter-unit (90.0%) with recommendation of new classes (100.0%). The results showed that it was a positive experience for the students, which strengthens the implementation of the discipline in other courses.
A Study of the Comparison between Artificial Neural Networks, Logistic Regression and Similarity Weighted Instance-Based Learning in Modeling and Predicting Trends in Deforestation
Authors: Moradi Zeynab , Reza Mikaeili Tabrizi Ali
Published: May 2023

The change in forest cover plays a vital role in ecosystem services, atmospheric carbon balance, and, thus, climate change. In this study, land use maps for the periods 1984 and 2012, derived from Landsat TM satellite imagery, were used. The goal of this study is comparison of three procedures of artificial neural network, logistic regression, and similarity weighted instance-based learning (SIM Weight) to predict spatial trend of forest cover change. The SimWeight considers the nearest instances in the variable space, which are computed based on past changes and the relative importance of the driving variables. The LogReg approach, on the other hand, is a type of generalized linear model that assumes that the current land use pattern reflects the processes of land use in the past. Artificial Neural Network is a nonparametric algorithm that is capable of fitting complex nonlinear functions to find the relations between past changes and their driving variables. Such approaches are expected to produce better fitting between the change potential and their complex relationships with their driving variables. Artificial neural networks in comparison with logistic regression and SimWeight have higher accuracy and less error in modeling and predicting of forest changes.
Comparison of PUCAI Score in Mesalazine-Treated Children with Ulcerative Colitis
Authors: Chairunnisa Nadia , Pratiwi Juwita , Rose Diana Kusumawati Ninung
Published: May 2023

Background: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by intestinal inflammation confined to the superficial mucosal layer. Mesalazine, a 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-aminosalicylic, or 5-ASA) compound, is most often used as first-line therapy for mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. The Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) is a non-invasive multi-item measure that has been shown to be valid, reliable, and responsive to short-term changes in several clinical trials and cohort studies. Therefore, this study aims to compare the PUCAI scores in children with ulcerative colitis who received mesalazine therapy to those who did not.
Methods: We performed a retrospective database analysis of 12 patients, who were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at Dr. Kariadi General Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia in a span of 1 year. We included all cases of pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis, then we divided them into 2 groups, the group receiving mesalazine therapy and the group who did not. We monitored the development of PUCAI scores before and after treatment.
Results: The number of samples in this study was 12 samples. All sample data were taken based on data from pediatric gastroenterohepatology patients diagnosed with colitis ulcerative based on pathology anatomy results, who were treated in the pediatric ward of RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang. From the result of the paired t-test, there was a significant decrease in PUCAI score in patients who received Mesalazine, (p = 0.007), while those who did not receive mesalazine, did not show any significant decrease in PUCAI score.
Conclusion: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory condition. UC is often treated with mesalazine as the first-line treatment. The use of the PUCAI score is an appropriate tool to determine the progression of this disease. Based on the data obtained, the administration of mesalazine therapy in children with ulcerative colitis can improve PUCAI scores compared to children who do not receive mesalazine therapy.
Crohn's Disease in Children: A Case Report
Authors: Nicodemus Nicodemus , Susanti Nuraini Irma
Published: May 2023

Background: Crohn's disease in children is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The incidence of this disease has tended to increase in recent decades. This case report aimed to increase clinician insight into Crohn's disease.
Case: We reported a case of Crohn's disease, one of the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) type in a 16-year-old boy. The patient came with complaints of loose stools without mucus and blood, accompanied by heartburn, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. The patient had a history of changes in defecation patterns in the last 4 months and decreased appetite and weight loss in the last 1 month. There was epigastric tenderness on physical examination. Inflammatory markers and fecal calprotectin values were increased. Gastrointestinal endoscopy results found pangastritis and pancolitis with histopathological examination showing results appropriate to IBD. The patient received corticosteroid methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg/day as induction therapy and experienced improvement in symptoms and laboratory results after 7 days of therapy.
Discussion: There are characteristic differences between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. A definite diagnosis is made by endoscopy and histopathological examination. The current goal of Crohn's disease therapy is no longer limited to improving symptoms or optimizing growth and development, but also targeting the improvement of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Remission induction therapy can be carried out with exclusive enteral nutrition or corticosteroids which are gradually reduced.
Conclusion: This case report increases clinician insight into the characteristics, approaches to IBD diagnosis, and remission induction therapy in Crohn's disease in children.
Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): A Literature Review
Authors: Shahnaz Farahdina , Wicaksono Yuda Satrio , Rahman Himawan Aulia
Published: May 2023

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition where stomach contents reflux into the esophagus, causing discomfort and complications. It is most prevalent in infants (26.9%) and lesser in children under 10 (3.2%) and over 10 years old (10.1%).
Discussion: GERD is caused by frequent relaxations of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), allowing stomach contents to escape into the esophagus. Symptoms vary with age, with infants experiencing regurgitation and irritability, while older children may have heartburn and nausea. Diagnosis requires differentiating GERD from similar conditions and may involve various tests, though their primary use lacks sufficient evidence. Nonpharmacological treatments include thickened feeding, reducing feeding volume but increasing frequency and possibly eliminating cow's milk protein. Pharmacological treatments include Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), and Histamine Receptor Antagonists (H2RAs), though their efficacy varies. Prokinetics are generally not recommended due to lack of evidence. If all these treatments fail, anti-reflux surgery such as fundoplication can be considered.
Conclusion: The hallmark of GERD is the presence of esophagitis during endoscopy. However, Barrett’s esophagus is rare in pediatric GERD patients. Factors indicating a worse prognosis include early onset age, an initial GERD diagnosis, and the need for PPI or combination of H2RA and PPI treatment.
СУЧАСНІ МЕТОДИ УДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ПРАЦІ НА ПІДПРИЄМСТВІ
Authors:   Вінницький соціально-економічний інститут університету «Україна», Балахонова Олеся , Паліга А.А. ,   Вінницький соціально-економічний інститут університету «Україна»
Published: May 2023

У статті відмічено, що процес удосконалення організації праці на підприємстві повинен включати заходи щодо визначення критеріїв справедливої оцінки професійних якостей персоналу для послідуючого стимулювання підвищення ефективності виконання обов’язків. Наведено основні принципи організації праці. Запропоновано низку напрямів у змісті організації праці. Наведено заходи щодо організації праці в сучасних умовах господарювання. Запропоновано шляхи удосконалення організації праці.
НОРМАТИВНО-ПРАВОВЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ РИНКОВОЇ КОНКУРЕНЦІЇ
Authors:   Вінницький соціально-економічний інститут університету «Україна», Балахонова Олеся , Фалейтор Анжеліка ,   Вінницький соціально-економічний інститут університету «Україна»
Published: May 2023

У статті викладено та проаналізовано нормативно-правове регулювання конкуренції. Наведено, що конкуренція являє собою цивілізовану, легалізовану форму боротьби за існування і один з найдієвіших механізмів відбору і регулювання в ринковій економіці. Досліджено нормативні документи законодавчих засад щодо захисту економічної конкуренції в Україні, а саме: Конституція України, Закон України «Про Антимонопольний комітет України», Закон України «Про захист від недобросовісної конкуренції», Закон України «Про захист економічної конкуренції», Кримінальний кодекс України, Кодекс України про адміністративні правопорушення, Кодекс адміністративного судочинства, Цивільний кодекс України, Господарський кодекс України, Господарський процесуальний кодекс України.
МЕТОДИ ТА ПРИНЦИПИ ДІАГНОСТИКИ ГОСПОДАРСЬКОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ПІДПРИЄМСТВА
Authors:   Вінницький соціально-економічний інститут університету «Україна», Балахонова Олеся , Приймак Яна ,   Вінницький соціально-економічний інститут університету «Україна»
Published: May 2023

У статті відмічено, що необхідність діагностики господарської діяльності підприємства обумовлена як необхідністю стимулювання та підвищення його фінансової стійкості, так і необхідністю нейтралізації негативних впливів ринкового середовища на діяльність суб’єкта. Процес діагностики господарської діяльності підприємства здійснюється за допомогою сукупності методів та розроблених методик діагностування стану виробничо-торговельної системи. Основні методи діагностики господарської діяльності підприємства: статус розробника методичного забезпечення процесу діагностики, характер показників та їх інформаційне забезпечення, напрямок (сфера) дослідження, методика формування аналітичних показників, методика дослідження аналітичних показників, методика формування узагальнюючого висновку. У процесі діагностики господарської діяльності підприємства застосовуються традиційні методи економічної статистики, математично-статистичні методи, прийоми експертного опитування, методи моделювання економічних процесів та складання прогнозів стосовно подальшого розвитку підприємства. Основними принципами виконання діагностики господарської діяльності підприємства є системність, комплексність, адаптивність.