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Study of the Decentralized Electrification by a Micro-Wind Power Plant: Case of Ahouandji Locality in Southern Benin
Authors: Donnou Hagninou Elagnon Venance , N’Gobi Gabin Koto , Kougbéagbédè Hilaire , Hounmenou Germain , Akpo Aristide Barthélémy , Kounouhewa Bruno Basile
Published: June 2021

Access to energy is a major challenge for the socio-economic well-being of populations. In Benin, the electric energy sector is characterized by a low rate of access to energy in rural area (6.6% in 2017) and dependence on the outside at 40%. In the village of Ahouandji (Ouidah commune) located on the coast of Benin and far from the conventional network, the surface winds are regular and permanent. However, this wind resource is untapped despite the unavailability of electrical energy. To cope with this difficulty, this study therefore addresses the design and sizing of a micro-wind power plant to supply the region. Wind data at 10 m above the ground recorded over the period January 1981 to December 2014 by the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa (ASECNA) were used. Based on the socio-economic study of the locality and the statistical study of the winds by the Weibull distribution and the power law, the sizing of the wind power plant components was carried out. The economic study of the system then made it possible to assess the profitability of the project. It emerges from this study that at 25 m above the ground the Weibull shape parameter is estimated at 2.94 and the scale parameter at 6.07 m/s. The most frequent speed is estimated at 5 m/s and the one giving the maximum energy at 10.2 m/s. The micro-power plant is made up of two wind turbines with a nominal power of 29.7 kW for a daily production estimated at 355 kWh, a three-phase converter rated at 30 kW, 06 inverters/chargers with a power of 11.5 kW and 120 batteries (3000Ah/2V). The selling price of kilowatt-hour estimated at 0.17 euro/kWh is quite competitive. The establishment of this micro-wind power plant is therefore an asset for these rural populations.
Evaluation of Power Losses in a DC-DC Boost Converter
Authors: Ehlan Komi Boniface , Akoro Edjadessamam , Samah Hodo-Abalo , Kata N’detigma , Maiga Amadou Séidou
Published: June 2021

DC-DC converters are dynamic systems consisting of the passive components. These components under the effect of thermal stress in a PV system generate power losses. The knowledge of these power losses is necessary to evaluate the conversion efficiency of the system. Using the polynomial approximation method, the equations for calculating losses in the different components were determined. The system is implemented under the MATLAB / Simulink software. The results show that for a PV application of 240 W supplied to the load, 18% are lost, only 82% are transferred.
Identifikasi Tuberkulosis Paru Berdasarkan Foto Sinar-X Thorax Menggunakan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Backpropagation
Authors: Said Qahtan , Ernawati Iin , Santoni Mayanda Mega
Published: June 2021

Pengobatan TB tidaklah mudah, pendiagnosaan TB membutuhkan ketelitian yang tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat perbandingan performa dari GLCM, Gabor Filter dan gabungan dalam mengidentifikasi tuberkulosis paru dengan metode pengolahan citra digital yang terdiri dari beberapa tahap. Tahapan-tahapan tersebut dimulai dengan mengumpulkan citra Sinar-X paru dari bank data NLM sebanyak 662 citra lalu dilakukan pemilihan citra yang berhasil tersegmentasi saja, yaitu sebanyak 558 citra. Kemudian citra masukan tersebut akan dilakukan peningkatan kualitas citra, segmentasi, ekstraksi RoI, ekstraksi fitur tekstur GLCM dan Gabor Filter, lalu mengklasifikasikan citra dengan dua kelas yaitu : tuberkulosis dan normal menggunakan jaringan syaraf tiruan Backpropagation Levenberg Marquardt. Setelah dilakukan uji performa dengan beberapa percobaan, performa terbaik didapat dengan menggunakan ekstraksi ciri fitur GLCM + Gabor Filter (gabungan) dengan rata-rata accuracy sebesar 84.82%, precission sebesar 86.13%, dan recall sebesar 83.48%. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi referensi para peneliti lain untuk menentukan model pengidentifikasian TB paru yang tepat.
Islamic International Relations Towards a Theoretical Framework
Authors: Hassan Gubara
Published: June 2021

The Western originators of the multi-disciplinary social sciences and their successors, including most major Western social intellectuals, excluded religion as an explanation for the world and its affairs. They held that religion had no role to play in modern society or in rational elucidations for the way world politics or/and relations work. Expectedly, they also focused most of their studies on the West, where religion’s effect was least apparent and argued that its influence in the non-West was a primitive residue that would vanish with its modernization, the Muslim world in particular. Paradoxically, modernity has caused a resurgence or a revival of religion, including Islam. As an alternative approach to this Western-centric stance and while focusing on Islam, the paper argues that religion is not a thing of the past and that Islam has its visions of international relations between Muslim and non-Muslim states or abodes: peace, war, truce or treaty, and preaching (da’wah).
Islamic Governance: Strategies for Relevance
Authors: Yung Mei Chee
Published: June 2021

Even though Islam is the official religion of Brunei Darussalam, more efforts are still needed to bolster functionality and relevance of Islam to the country, and implement an Islamic system of governance. This paper sets out to devise strategies in order to do so, to be implemented by three main stakeholders: Government civil service, the public and the international community. Five specific strategies are devised: formulate a single common understanding of Islamic governance; ensure commitment from top management; train and develop competence; engage the public; and engage the international community. The first three strategies relate to the Government, the fourth to the public, and the fifth to the international community. And at the core, of course, is Tauḥīd, or strong Faith, which would act as a guide to help individuals, the main agents of change, make appropriate decisions in accordance to the teachings of Islam, implement the five strategies to strengthen functional relevance of Islam in Brunei, and be able to work towards achieving the Maqāṣid of the Sharī’ah.
ICT Differences in Islamic Education
Authors: Hardaker Glenn
Published: June 2021

The aim of this paper is to explore the ICT differences in access and use by Muslim in Islamic faith schools, and ICTs’ perceived influence on learning. Our research explores ICT differences in the context of Muslim learners and it is distinctive in adopting the premise that there is a unity in Muslim cultural identity that increasingly transcends ethnicity and gender. As a proxy for our research, we use an Islamic understanding of cultural identity. We defined culture as the deeper level of basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared, operate unconsciously , and that define, in an intuitive way, our selves and the environment. This shares an affinity with an Islamic understanding of humanity and the environment, which is represented by three interrelated dimensions of Fitrah (human nature), khilāfah (vicegerent) and Dīn (religion). These dimensions demonstrate that the teachings of the Qur’ān are integral to cultural and religious identity. It is suggested that the impetus for learning is based on the realisation that pedagogy requires an appreciation by pupils that knowledge is derived from a teacher and experiences. The realisation is of particular importance in the field of Islamic education. The concept of revealed and acquired knowledge being equally accepted in Islamic schools for teaching and learning and this shapes, in turn, cultural identity that may influence ICT difference in access and use. This paper provides an overview of the characteristic features of ICT access, use and difference in the context of Islamic schools. We conclude with some tentative suggestions to support an inclusive approach towards ICT provision.
Silk and Steel: Sultanah Safiatuddin Syah of Aceh dar al-Salam
Authors: Khan Sher Banu
Published: June 2021

What can modern Muslims learn from Sultanah Safiatuddin Syah of Aceh dar al-Salam in the seventeenth century about conflict-resolution and peace-making? Drawing evidences from the Sultanah’s reign (1641-75), this paper delineates the approaches, methods and principles this queen used to steer her kingdom through turbulent times and succeeded in maintaining her kingdom’s sovereignty, whilst most other Malay/Muslim kingdoms such as Makassar and Banten fell to the European companies. As a woman in a male-dominated court, how did the Sultanah manage a very fractious elite who jostled for power, which resulted in conflicts that not only threatened the existence of her kingdom, but her own life? In doing so, this paper illuminates a model of leadership in the Malay World from the perspective of customary norms (adat) and Islam. Veering away from the more dominant understanding of successful leadership based on male prowess and pomp, this paper illustrates that the politics of piety based on Islamic ethics, moral capital and a soft and humane disposition may just be the key ingredients Muslim societies need in dealing with a myriad of internal and external conflicts facing them today.
Wise Agents & Organisational Moral Learning
Authors: Tarip Iznan
Published: June 2021

The processes of strategic change, undertaken from time to time by organisations so as to maintain its functional relevance and effectiveness, are often conflict-ridden. This is in large part due to the nature of the human agency. Humans bring not only rationality into the decision-making processes, but also their inherent dispositions: intuitions, biases, emotions, and so on. In order to understand the factors that cause conflict in the processes of strategic change, this paper employs al-Ghazali’s concept of the ‘purification of the heart’, and ‘organisational moral learning’. An analytical framework is constructed using these two concepts to illustrate the interplay between contextual organisational configurations, the wider socio-environmental forces, and the human agents’ potentials and powers. This paper proposes some strategies that may help to drive ‘organisational moral learning’ forward, and conversely, hinder ‘organisational immoral learning’ from taking root. Ultimately, it is human agents –­ or rather, wise human agents – who are the critical factors for maintaining and/or transforming themselves and their surroundings.
Biblia en los catecismos (II)
Authors: Resines Llorente Luis
Published: June 2021

Continuación de la primera parte.
Abortion and multifetal pregnancy reduction: An ethical comparison
Authors: Dahl Silje Langseth , Vaksdal Rebekka Hylland , Barra Mathias , Gamlund Espen , Solberg Carl Tollef
Published: June 2021

In recent years, multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) has increasingly been a subject of debate in Norway. The intensity of this debate reached a tentative maximum when the Legislation Department delivered their interpretative statement, Section 2 - Interpretation of the Abortion Act, in 2016 in response to a request from the Ministry of Health (2014) that the Legislation Department consider whether the Abortion Act allows for MFPR of healthy fetuses in multiple pregnancies. The Legislation Department concluded that the current abortion legislation [as of 2016] allows for MFPR subject to the constraints that the law otherwise stipulates. The debate has not subsided, and during autumn 2018 it was further intensified in connection with the Norwegian Christian Democratic "crossroads" policy and signals from the Conservatives to consider removing section 2.3c and to forbid MFPR.
Many of the arguments in the MFPR debate are seemingly similar to arguments put forward in the general abortion debate, and an analysis to ascertain what distinguishes MFPR from other abortions has yet to be conducted. The aim of this article is, therefore, to examine whether there is a moral distinction between abortion and MFPR of healthy fetuses. We will cover the typical arguments emerging in the debate in Norway and exemplify them with scholarly articles from the literature. We have dubbed the most important arguments against MFPR that we have identified the harm argument, the slippery-slope argument, the intention argument, the grief argument, the long-term psychological effects for the woman argument, and the sorting argument. We conclude that these arguments do not measure up in terms of demonstrating a morally relevant difference between MFPR of healthy fetuses and other abortions. Our conclusion is, therefore — despite what several discussants seem to think — that there is no morally relevant difference between the two. Therefore, on the same conditions as we allow for abortions, we should also allow MFPR.
Keywords: abortion, ethics, medical ethics, MFPR, selective MFPR
Analisis Keterampilan Metakognisi Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran IPA Biologi di SMP Kota Ternate
Authors: Ermin Ermin
Published: June 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui keterampilan metakognisi siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA Biologi SMP di Kota Ternate. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian menggunkan pendekatan diskriptif kuantitatif. Teknik pengumpulan sampel yaitu dengan menggunakan cara random,  penentuan sampel dilakukan secara  strata berdasarkan wilayah, yang terdiri dari SMP   Negeri  4  wilayah kota dan SMP Negeri 11 wilayah pulau Ternate, denga jumlah sampel sebanyak 40 siswa yang terdiri dari 20 siswa SMP   Negeri  4   dan 20 siswa SMP Negeri 11pulau Ternate. Data yang dikumpulkan berupa hasil tes, dengan jumlah sebanyak 5 soal dan bentuk soal esaay yang disusun berdasarkan tiga indikator peneilaian keterampilan metakognisi. Berdasrkan hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai rata-rata keterampilan metakognisi siswa kelas VII SMP 4  Kota Ternate sebesar 57,18 dan SMP Negeri 11 pulau Ternate sebesar 48,63 dengan  selisih perolehan 8,55 namun kedua sekolah masuk pada kategori Development, dapat dikatakan bahwa keterampilan metakognisi siswa masih rendah. Renadahnya keterampilan metakognisi siswa diduga karena guru belum memberdayakan keterampilan metakognisi dengan baik. Pendekatan pembelajaran yang digunakan guru masih bersifat konvensional.

Kata Kunci: Keterampilan metakognisi, Pelajaran IPA Biologi SMP
The impact assessment of the EU pre-accession funds on agriculture and food companies: The Croatian case
Authors: Kukoč Marin , Škrinjarić Bruno , Juračak Josip
Published: June 2021

Aim of study: This paper evaluates the effect of pre-accession EU grants on beneficiaries in the agri-food sector using a quasi-experimental approach on the case of Croatia. An insight into the available literature reveals a lack of rigorous research and evaluation of the results of using these funds in Croatia as well as in other beneficiary countries.Area of study: Republic of Croatia, Europe (2006–2017).Material and methods: Two datasets were used: (1) financial and structural data on the population of Croatian enterprises for the 2003–2017 period, and (2) data on SAPARD and IPARD grants in the 2007–2016 period. Data were analyzed using counterfactual impact analysis, i.e., a combination of difference-in-difference approach and propensity score matching.Main results: The grants showed to have a positive effect on firm survival, as well as positive effects on obtaining bank loans and increasing turnover, value added, employment, and total factor productivity. Heterogeneous treatment effects show that the grants resulted in the greatest additionality for micro-sized firms located in Central Croatia. Cost-benefit analysis estimates an increase in the value added, which outweighs scheme-induced costs by 120% in the short run and 90% in the mid run.Research highlights: Pre-accession programs in Croatia had a positive impact on the beneficiaries’ growth and business performance indicators in both short and mid term. This paper also promotes the application of similar research in other EU candidate countries where the same or similar funds are implemented.
Performance of Firm and Board Attributes Nexus: Using Hausman Test Analysis
Authors: Otekunrin Adegbola , Nwanji Tony , Fagboro Damilola , Olowookere Johnson , Ibitoye Stella
Published: June 2021

With the rise of corporate failures and the conflict of interest arising from shareholders and the management, there have been growing concerns in corporate governance (CG). It is there is ponsibility of the board of director in CG is to oversee the management as well as the firm performance and to make the management accountable to shareholders. Hence this research examines the connection between firms’ performance and board features using board size, board independence in addition to board age as a proxy for board characteristics and turnover as a proxy for firm performance. A sample size of 16 consumer goods firms out of a population of 20 consumer goods firms listed in the NSE from 2016 to 2019 was used using a judgmental sampling technique. Secondary data employed was taken out from the sampled firms’ annual reports. Hausman test analysis was used to select the appropriate regression model, which is the fixed effect regression model that was utilized to analyse the connection between firms’ performance in addition to board characteristics. It is found that firm performance and board independence of the consumer services goods companies in Nigeria are significantly related.The results also confirmed that firm performance and board size of the consumer services goods companies in Nigeria are significantly related. The result indicates firm performance and board education of the consumer services goods companies in Nigeria are not significantly related. Consequently, overall lthe study concluded that firms’ performance and board characteristics are related. Also, board characteristics increase board performance which will lead to increase in firms’ performances, there by maximizing profit and ensuring efficiency. The study concluded that a company with good board characteristics would help to ensure the maximization of both the shareholders and stakeholders wealth. Hence a proper board characteristic helps to solve the problem of both agency theory and stakeholders’ theory.
Effects of Concurrent Tasks on Gait Performance in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury Versus Children With Typical Development
Authors: Rahman Rabiatul Adawiah Abdul , Hanapiah Fazah Akhtar , Nikmat Azlina Wati , Ismail Nor Azira , Manaf Haidzir
Published: June 2021

Objective To investigate how gait parameters in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) versus typically developing (TD) children are influenced by secondary concurrent tasks and examine the correlations between gait parameters and attention and balance in children with TBI.Methods Sixteen children with TBI (mean age, 11.63±1.89 years) and 22 TD controls (mean age, 11.41±2.24 years) participated in this case-control study. Attention and functional balance were measured using the Children’s Color Trail Test (CCTT) and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS). All participants first walked without concurrent tasks and then with concurrent motor and cognitive tasks. The APDM Mobility Lab was used to measure gait parameters, including gait velocity, stride length, stride duration, cadence, and double support time. Repeatedmeasures analysis of variance and Spearman correlation coefficient were used for the analysis.Results Children with TBI showed significantly more deterioration in gait performance than TD children (p<0.05). Concurrent tasks (motor and cognitive) significantly decreased gait velocity and cadence and increased stride time; the differences were more obvious during the concurrent cognitive task. A moderate correlation was found between gait parameters (gait velocity and stride length) and CCTT-2 and PBS scores in children with TBI.Conclusion Gait performance may be affected by task complexity following TBI. Attention and balance deficits caused deterioration in gait performance under the concurrent task condition in children with TBI. This study illustrates the crucial role of task demand and complexity in dual-task interference.
Association Between Vitamin E and Handgrip Strength in the Korean General Population in KNHANES VII (2018)
Authors: Park Nodam , Kim Soo A , Oh Kiyoung , Kim Yuntae , Park Siha , Kim Joon Yeop , Heo Namhun
Published: June 2021

Objective To investigate the association between vitamin E and handgrip strength (HGS) with multiple factors.Methods A total of 1,814 participants were included (822 men and 981 women) from the Korean subjects of the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2018. Data were analyzed using multiple logistic regression to determine the correlation between vitamin E and HGS with potential confounding factors.Results In the multiple logistic regression model, only the young age group (19–40 years) of men showed a positive relationship between vitamin E and HGS. However, in older age groups (41–80 years) of men and all age groups of women, there was no statistically significant result. After adjusting for confounding factors, young men showed higher vitamin E levels and higher HGS. Conversely, women and older age groups did not show significant results after adjusting for confounding factors.Conclusion In this study, the serum vitamin E level had a positive effect on HGS in young men (<40 years). Further research is needed on this topic regarding vitamin E intake and other objective measures.
The Underperformance of Acquiring Mutual Funds: A Re-Examination of a Puzzle
Authors: Kammoun Manel , Tandja M. Djerry C.
Published: June 2021

This paper studies the performance of Canadian acquiring mutual funds in the post-acquisition period by using 339 acquisitions during the period of 2008-2015. Contrary to the facts reported in studies in the U.S., we find that, for within-family mergers, the performance and the size of acquiring funds increase after the merger. Overall, our results suggest that the within-family merger of Canadian mutual funds is a win-win scenario for participating funds, as acquiring and target funds’ performance increases after the merger. Our results are consistent with a model where board of directors of merging funds are able to select value-enhancing acquisition opportunities, as they hold, due to the management structure of Canadian mutual funds, superior information about within-family target funds.
ASYMPTOTICALLY MONOTONE SOLUTIONS OF A NONLINEAR DIFFERENCE EQUATION
Authors: LI HORNG-JAAN , CHENG SUI-SUN
Published: June 2021

Necessary conditions as well as sufficient conditions for the eventually positive solutions of a class of nonlinear difference equation to be monotone are derived.
A NOTE ON THE CONSISTENCY OF LIMITATION METHODS
Authors: CHOUDHARY B. , MISHRA S. K.
Published: June 2021

A NOTE ON THE CONSISTENCY OF LIMITATION METHODS
A NOTE ON SPACES VIA DENSE SETS
Authors: MAHMOUND R. A. , ROSE D. A.
Published: June 2021

Some spaces have been defined depending on the concept of dense set in a given topological space $(X , \tau)$ such as: resolvable space, irresolvable space, hcreditarily irresolvable space, and submaximal space. We study many of their properties and explore several relationships between these spaces and SMPC function which has been defined recently as a dual of the concept of precontmuity.
Gestão de projetos e a abordagem prática na empresa brasileira de infraestrutura Aeroportuária
Authors: Andriani Letícia Maria Heineck , Michaloski Ariel Orlei , De Oliveira Jair
Published: June 2021

Aeroportos são sistemas complexos e específicos com grande variedade de envolvidos em seus processos. Por esse motivo, a usabilidade da gestão de projetos como ferramenta de gerenciamento é importante em todas as fases dos seus projetos. Nesse toar, é notório que toda organização enfrenta a difícil tarefa de executar projetos os quais atinjam as expectativas de seus clientes. De maneira geral, vários projetos, eventualmente, fracassam, sendo concluídos fora do orçamento e dos prazos estabelecidos, além de não cumprirem as normas de qualidade e os requisitos esperados pelo cliente. O presente trabalho foi desenvolvido com base nos conceitos e técnicas que norteiam a gestão de projetos para atendimento às exigências do mercado por processos ágeis e enxutos. A proposta desta pesquisa é a demonstração real da utilização de uma metodologia de gestão de projetos otimizada e alinhada às estratégias organizacionais. Para tanto, por meio de uma pesquisa-ação em gestão de projetos e nos conceitos do PMBOK, foi estudada a implementação da metodologia desenvolvida pela INFRAERO para gerenciamento de projetos públicos, aplicada ao caso real de revitalização da pista de pouso e decolagem auxiliar do Aeroporto Internacional de Curitiba. Como resultado, na fase de racionalização do projeto, foi possível reduzir 95% do tamanho da equipe necessária para seu gerenciamento em relação ao último grande empreendimento realizado no aeroporto, proporcionando economia equivalente, além do aumento da eficiência de cada etapa devido à redução de interferências. Dessa forma, a proposta desenvolvida atingiu seu objetivo ao apresentar a aplicação desta metodologia, contribuindo com a comunidade acadêmica.
Gerenciamento de projetos em empresas juniores: análise do contexto gerencial brasileiro
Authors: Vissotto Anita Marcondes Luz , Freitas Verica , Braga Guilherme André , Paula Verônica Angelica Freitas de
Published: June 2021

As Empresas Juniores (EJs) contribuem para a formação profissional de graduandos por meio, principalmente, da realização de projetos, atuando também como uma fonte de acesso a soluções e novas tecnologias, em especial, para micro e pequenos empresários, sendo importante discutir o Gerenciamento de Projetos nessas organizações. Dessa forma, este estudo visa compreender as particularidades e as necessidades das EJs em relação ao Gerenciamento de Projetos e oferecer insights que possam contribuir com essas organizações. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo de caso múltiplo com seis EJs, seguido de uma survey conduzida com EJs brasileiras com 12% de taxa de resposta. Foi possível identificar a importância de um bom diagnóstico organizacional, bem como as expectativas e as necessidades dos clientes para posterior realização dos projetos. Além disso, é fundamental um planejamento inicial bem estruturado do projeto, com escopo e cronograma definidos, mas que sejam passíveis de revisão quando necessário, sendo relevante a participação ativa dos clientes durante o projeto.
O papel estratégico do capital humano na gestão de crise – a Pandemia de COVID-19
Authors: Da Silva Carla Diniz dos Santos , Moraes Ana Beatriz Gomes de Mello
Published: June 2021

Uma crise mundial foi instaurada quando a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou a Covid-19 como pandemia. Os executivos de uma transportadora de gás natural por gasodutos deveriam implementar um plano de gestão de crise para lidar com a situação. O presente relato técnico tem como objetivo descrever as etapas adotadas na gestão da crise da pandemia de Covid-19 numa empresa de transporte de gás natural por gasodutos, apresentando os desafios enfrentados na análise do cenário, a tomada de decisões em meio à incerteza do momento e os impactos das decisões tomadas sobre o planejamento estratégico da empresa e seus trabalhadores.  A participação direta de uma das autoras no comitê de crise instaurado permitiu a produção do relato técnico conforme protocolo de Rojo (2014) segundo o método de estudo de caso.   Os resultados obtidos passaram pela decisão de operar remotamente, com 100% dos empregados em teletrabalho. Nenhuma interrupção no serviço de transporte de gás natural foi registrada no período. Foram registrados quatro casos de contaminação dentre os 175 funcionários da      empresa      entre março e junho de 2020, bem como quatro casos de contaminação dentre 149 dependentes diretos. Nenhum funcionário ou seu dependente precisou ser internado para tratamento e nenhum óbito foi registrado. E as ações estratégicas previstas para o ano foram mantidas e realizadas.
Identificação e valoração dos critérios de decisão em projetos de descomissionamento offshore
Authors: Lima Yarly Queiroz de , Monteiro Gomes Luiz Flávio Autran
Published: June 2021

O cenário de volatilidade de preços do barril de petróleo causado pela pandemia COVID-19 ainda não é totalmente conhecido por ainda estarmos vivenciando os impactos da abrupta alteração da demanda. Entre os inúmeros impactos, fatores macro e microeconômicos podem antecipar o processo de descomissionamento de unidades de exploração e produção de petróleo e gás natural. O objetivo deste estudo foi explorar a ordem de preferências de critérios e subcritérios aplicáveis a métodos de Apoio Multicritério à Decisão na seleção de alternativas de descomissionamento de unidades marítimas de exploração e produção de petróleo e gás natural. Para alcançar o objetivo proposto realizou-se pesquisa de campo com membros de equipe de projetos de descomissionamento. Aplicou-se os resultados de preferência entre critérios e subcritérios no descomissionamento da plataforma Alpha Jacket do campo de Brent. Constatou-se o alinhamento das preferências a políticas de segurança, preservação da vida e do meio ambiente, aderente aos instrumentos de incentivo de órgãos reguladores, bem como aos valores éticos e pilares estratégicos da empresa em que estão inseridos.
Projeto de desenvolvimento sustentável regional e local: um caso de ensino
Authors: De Benedicto Samuel Carvalho , Bittencourt Josias Jacintho , Da Silva Filho Cândido Ferreira , Sugahara Cibele Roberta
Published: June 2021

O presente caso de ensino tem por objetivo aplicar um método didático-pedagógico que permita elaborar um projeto de desenvolvimento sustentável regional e local como solução para os problemas enfrentados por uma Região Integrada de Desenvolvimento (RIDE) brasileira. Neste caso de ensino, foi utilizado o método de ensino denominado PBL (Problem Based Learning), considerado inovador, e uma relevante alternativa ao modelo de ensino tradicional. O caso de ensino é uma situação hipotética que representa a realidade de várias regiões do Brasil. O caso de ensino foi aplicado em uma disciplina do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Sustentabilidade de uma universidade da Região Sudeste do Brasil. Utilizando o método PBL, buscou-se nessa disciplina, analisar o problema e propor soluções para o projeto de desenvolvimento sustentável regional e local da RIDE-Plus Ultra. O estudo aponta a necessidade de se estabelecer consórcios municipais, a integração da sociedade local, a formação e capacitação tecnopolítica dos atores sociais e públicos para fundamentar a implementação das ações e obras voltadas ao desenvolvimento sustentável do território. Conclui-se que um pacto social e político, com participação da população em projetos de curto, médio e longo prazo, é fundamental para se alcançar um imprescindível desenvolvimento sustentável regional e local.
Negócios jurídicos processuais: o controle dos atos processuais pelas partes no sistema processual civil brasileiro
Authors: Tiroli Luiz Gustavo , Pitta Rafael Gomiero
Published: June 2021

Os negócios jurídicos processuais atípicos, previstos em cláusula aberta no art. 190 do Código de Processo Civil brasileiro constituem inovação na ordem jurídica ao possibilitar que as partes convencionem acerca de ônus probatório, agenda processual, delimitação de questões e utilização dos meios de prova. Neste sentido, o diploma legal alterou a dinâmica do case management ao atribuir maior responsabilidade aos litigantes na resolução do conflito, democratizando o procedimento e tornando-o mais eficaz ao admitir negócios processuais atípicos que se adequem de acordo com a realidade e a especificidade do caso concreto. O método adotado na produção do artigo é o dedutivo, aliado à técnica de revisão bibliográfica. Objetiva-se analisar a influência do princípio da autonomia privada no caráter publicista do processo civil, perquirindo sobre a necessária relativização da dicotomia entre o direito público e o direito privado a fim de concretizar um processo democrático e efetivo, à luz da axiologia constitucional.
Da violência de gênero no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19: um diálogo à luz dos direitos humanos e da personalidade
Authors: Santos Jamille Bernardes da Silveira Oliveira dos , Cardin Valéria Silva Galdino
Published: June 2021

Desde o fim de 2019 o mundo se encontra alarmado pela disseminação do vírus da COVID-19. Em virtude do alto grau de contágio da doença e visando evitar o colapso das redes públicas e privadas de saúde, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) afirmou que a melhor forma de enfrentamento da doença seria por meio de isolamento social. Em que pese a inegável necessidade de observância da orientação repassada pela OMS, a questão do isolamento social, dentre os seus muitos desdobramentos, acentuou o número de casos de violência contra a mulher. Deste modo, o presente artigo, por meio de pesquisa teórica, possui por objetivo analisar a violência de gênero e os reflexos causados pela pandemia da COVID-19 neste contexto, sob a perspectiva dos direitos humanos e da personalidade.
Knowledge, awareness and use of HIV services among the youth from nomadic and agricultural communities in Tanzania
Authors: Ngadaya E. , Kimaro G. , Kahwa A. , Mnyambwa N. P. , Shemaghembe E. , Mwenyeheri T. , Wilfred A. , Mfinanga S. G.
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: Nomadic life not only prevents the community from accessing and utilising HIV services but also deters them from obtaining reliable information on HIV.METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of youth aged 10–24 years from the Kilindi and Ngorongoro
Districts in Tanzania to assess knowledge, accessibility and utilisation of HIV/AIDS services among nomadic and agricultural youths.RESULTS: Of 518 youths interviewed, 279 (53.9%) were males, and 276 (53.3%) were from agricultural communities. A significant proportion of youths
from agricultural communities had correct knowledge of AIDS (n = 126, 45.8%; P = 0.002), HIV transmission (n = 273, 98.9%; P = 0.001) and comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS (n = 78, 28.5%; P = 0.009) compared to nomads. Youths from agricultural communities
were two times (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2–2.6) more likely to be aware of the availability of formal HIV services. Awareness of the availability of HIV services was higher among married individuals than in unmarried ones (OR 3.8, 95% CI 2.0–7.4), and significantly higher among youths
with secondary/college education than in those who did not have formal education (OR 5.3, 95% CI 2.3–12.4). The uptake of HIV services was lower among nomadic youths.CONCLUSION: Knowledge, awareness and utilisation of HIV/AIDS transmission services were low in general, and
even lower among nomadic youths, calling for more targeted interventions.
Evolutionsstufe Audio 3.0. Clubhouse, Spotify und Podcasting als Ausprägungen des interaktiven Hörens
Authors: Schützeneder Jonas , Graßl Michael
Published: June 2021

Medial vermitteltes Hören war lange Zeit geprägt vom klassischen Sender-Empfänger-Modell (Audio 1.0): das Publikum als schweigsam-interessierte Masse und Adressat von Audio-Inhalten. Getrieben von digitalen Features wurde daraus das „Mitmach-Radio“ (Audio 2.0). Dieses Verständnis hat angesichts multimedialer Vermittlung und Formate in den letzten Jahren eine weitere Evolutionsstufe erklommen. Gegenwärtig lassen sich demnach anhand der Evolutionsstufe Audio 3.0 verschiedene Trends festmachen. Audio 3.0 ist maßgeblich geprägt durch einfache(s) Conferencing, Production und Distribution, wie u. a. die Beliebtheit von Clubhouse, Podcasts und Spotify belegt. Der vorliegende Beitrag wirft einen Blick auf diese Entwicklungen und strukturiert die Entwicklungsstufen mit Beispielen.
Digitalisierung, neue Player und veränderte Nutzung. Überlegungen zur Journalist:innenausbildung im Radio- und Audiobereich.
Authors: Simon Yves
Published: June 2021

Die Journalist:innenausbildung in der Audiobranche leidet momentan unter einer Unsicherheit, die durch die Digitalisierung, Streamingdienste und ein verändertes Nutzungsverhalten entstanden ist. Sinkende Werbeeinnahmen und ein damit verbundener Sparzwang in vielen Medienbetrieben haben dazu geführt, dass Volontär:innen häufiger wie Redakteur:innen eingesetzt werden. Um zu einem soliden Ausbildungsplan zurückkehren zu können, müssen sich die Radiosender zunächst zukunftsorientiert aufstellen. Das Zusammenspiel bei der Ausbildung zwischen Universitäten, Hochschulen und Sendern gewinnt dadurch stark an Bedeutung.
Rechtmäßigkeit eines Verbots von Angeboten der Jugendarbeit zur Eindämmung der Corona-Pandemie
Authors: Nickel Dorette
Published: June 2021

Der Deutsche Verein für öffentliche und private Fürsorge e.V. hat auf Anfrage eines seiner Mitglieder ein Gutachten zu der Frage erstellt, ob es rechtlich zulässig ist, Angebote der Jugendarbeit zu untersagen, um die Bevölkerung vor einer weiteren Verbreitung von COVID-19 zu schützen. Hintergrund der Anfrage ist eine auf Grundlage des Infektionsschutzgesetzes auf Landesebene erlassene Verordnung, in der einige Aufgabenbereiche der Jugendarbeit mit vermeintlich „unterhaltendem“ Charakter gänzlich untersagt werden, während andere Angebote, bei denen laut Verordnung Beratung und Bildung im Vordergrund stehen, präsenzlos bzw. mit beschränkter Teilnehmerzahl zulässig bleiben. Der Deutsche Verein kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass das Verbot nicht rechtmäßig ist. Insbesondere sieht er es als zum Schutz vor Infektionen als nicht erforderlich an, die Angebote gänzlich zu untersagen, insbesondere weil es auch in diesen Bereichen der Jugendarbeit zahlreiche Möglichkeiten gibt, den jungen Menschen kontakt- bzw. präsenzlose Angebote zu machen. In dem Gutachten wird auch ausgeführt, warum es in Zeiten von Corona und Lockdown wichtig ist, ein möglichst breites Spektrum von Angeboten der Jugendarbeit aufrechtzuerhalten.
Die Prüfungsgewalt als vierte Staatsgewalt in der taiwanesischen Verfassungsordnung
Authors: Chan Chen-Jung , Chen Chih-Yu
Published: June 2021

Nicht mit dem von Montesquieu vorgeschlagenen Konzept der Gewaltenteilung in Einklang stehend, schafft die Verfassung Taiwans eine Regierungsstruktur, die einzigartig aus fünf Zweigen besteht, einschließlich der unabhängigen Büros für Prüfungs- und Kontrollbefugnisse, nämlich Prüfung Yuan und Kontrollyuan. Als verfassungsrechtlich unabhängiges Büro ist der Prüfungs-Yuan hauptsächlich für die Beschäftigung, Qualifikation, Bewertung, Schutz, Hinterbliebenenhilfe, den Ruhestand von Beamten und andere rechtliche Aufgaben zuständig. Diese institutionelle Regelung hat weitreichende Auswirkungen auf die Gewaltenteilung in Taiwan, insbesondere auf das Zusammenspiel zwischen der Prüfung und anderen verfassungsmäßigen Befugnissen. Dementsprechend zielt diese Forschung darauf ab, die Organisationsstruktur, Kompetenz und den Status des Prüfungs-Yuan in Taiwan einzuführen und die möglichen Konsequenzen zu klären, die durch diese institutionelle Gestaltung geleitet werden könnten.
Pandemic and PILs: A Study on the Approach of the High Courts in India
Authors: Shankar Uday , Bandyopadhyay Sourya
Published: June 2021

Studies in Public interest Litigation (PIL) in India are predominantly about the Supreme Court's approach in meeting the ends of justice through indigenously evolved jurisdiction. The High Courts as important constitutional bodies are more often than not remain out of detailed discussion. As the High Courts enjoy concurrent jurisdiction with the Supreme Court with regard to PILs, this paper aims to study the pattern of invocation of the jurisdiction at the regional level. It surveys the variety of pleas and consequent action under PIL jurisdiction (or inaction, as the case may be) of different High Courts in India relating to covid crisis and consequential matters. To that end, it undertakes a survey of High Court orders or judgments from April to July, 2020. It seeks to lay bare the extent of demands that are made before the Courts through PIL. What kinds of action were expected from the High Courts during the pandemic? How did different Courts respond to such pleas? Were the directions and level of response homogenous or varied? The paper pursues these questions, and describes the pandemic though the lens of PIL in Indian High Courts. It goes on to argue that the High Courts in India need to take greater cognizance of their orders inter-se especially in PIL matters, as human rights protection through PIL cannot have contradictory voices.
(Noch) mehr Rechtsschutz gegen die Übertragung von Hoheitsrechten: Das Instrument der formellen Übertragungskontrolle
Authors: Knoth Annchristin
Published: June 2021

In seiner Entscheidung über das Zustimmungsgesetz zum Einheitlichen Patentgericht hat das BVerfG den Schutz des von ihm aus Art. 38 Abs. 1 S. 1 GG abgeleiteten „Grundrechts auf Demokratie“ auf die Einhaltung der formellen Anforderungen von Art. 23 Abs. 1 S. 2 und S. 3, Art. 79 Abs. 2 GG erstreckt. Mit dieser sog. formellen Übertragungskontrolle hat es ein weiteres Kontrollinstrument gegen die Übertragung von Hoheitsrechten geschaffen. Der Beitrag ordnet das Instrument in den Zusammenhang der verfassungsgerichtlichen Integrations-Kontrollvorbehalte ein und unterzieht es einer kritischen Bewertung.
Strafprozessuale Konturierung des Kernbereichs privater Lebensgestaltung
Authors: Doll Simone
Published: June 2021

This work uses a catalog of criteria to convey an understanding of the core area of private life and its significance. It illustrates the dangers of the intrusive investigation procedure, which is relevant to fundamental rights. The study is based on the relevant case law and literature. The two-stage protection of the core area by the Federal Constitutional Court is concretized. The study proposes regulations for investigative measures relevant to the core area with the aim of creating a consistent and comprehensive system of protection.
Handwerk in der digitalen Ökonomie
Authors: Podszun Rupprecht
Published: June 2021

If you want to repair a vehicle or a machine today you need access to data and software interfaces. For many craft enterprises, "access" is becoming a key issue in the digital economy. This study identifies the rules that currently determine access to data, platforms and software. It shows that there is a risk that, in the future, digital gatekeepers will decide which companies have access to customers at all. Rupprecht Podszun, a law professor and an expert on competition in the platform economy, presents the current framework and proposals to protect open markets and to put consumers in the driving seat. This book is a valuable resource for everyone interested in the role of law for markets in the data economy.
Strafrechtliche Gleichstellungsklauseln für ausländische und Europäische Amtsträger
Authors: Pohlmann Sarah
Published: June 2021

Equality clauses are special provisions for foreign public officials extending the scope of application of Section 11 (1) of the German Criminal Code. The intention of this study is to examine the existing equality clauses with regard to their purpose, scope, and reach in order to place them in the context of the protection of foreign legal interests in German criminal law and thus contribute to the development of a system.

Finally, it is discussed whether the existing equality clauses contribute to a fraying of the national concept of public official and whether the current regulation of the German concept of public official in Sec. 11 (1) No. 2 StGB should be reconsidered.
Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939
Authors: Onuferko Thomas M. , Packer Laurence , Genaro Julio A.
Published: June 2021

The bee genus Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939 has until now been represented by a single specimen, which has puzzled melittologists since its original description as Melecta? mucida Cresson, 1879. Through detailed morphological comparison and images, we show that the holotype is no more than an unusual specimen of a widespread species, most recently known as Xeromelecta californica (Cresson, 1878). We demonstrate that the diagnostic generic features for Brachymelecta fall within the range of morphological variation observed within X. californica. Although the names Brachymelecta and Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939 were published simultaneously, the former was proposed as a genus whereas the latter was proposed as a subgenus of Melecta Latreille, 1802. Thus, the following synonymies are proposed: Xeromelecta syn. nov. under Brachymelecta (since precedence must be given to the name that originally had the higher taxonomic rank) and M.? mucida syn. nov. under B. californica. Additionally, we present updated taxon concepts for and an identification key to the six known species now in Brachymelecta — B. alayoi (Michener, 1988), B. californica, B. haitensis (Michener, 1948), B. interrupta (Cresson, 1872), B. larreae (Cockerell, 1900), and B. tibialis (Fabricius, 1793) — along with redescriptions and a diagnosis for the genus. The male of B. alayoi and females of B. haitensis and B. tibialis are described for the first time. Furthermore, a phylogeny based on combined molecular and morphological data is proposed for Brachymelecta, and the evolution of the genus is explored in a historical biogeographic context.
Teamwork as Joint Activity in Sailing
Authors: Forsman Fredrik , Finnsgård Christian
Published: June 2021

Sailing is a sport and activity that takes a long time both to learn and to master, as much of its competence based knowledge is acquired through experience. Experience based learning is very important time intensive, and the factors for success are often tacit and hidden. Should these success factors become explicit and salient, learning would occur faster and produce obvious competitive advantages.

This research was conducted by embedding on-going research results into two competitive sailing teams racing in different classes, one offshore keelboat racing with a crew of 8, and a one-design Star-class racing yacht with a crew of two. The data collection consisted of observations, interviews, and video recordings. The results were also verified with the crews to catch biases in the analysis process. A jibe, a specific but common maneuver was analyzed from the perspective of Common Ground within Joint Activity.

Maneuvering a competitive offshore sail racer or a previously Olympic Star-class yacht are tasks that fulfill the requirements for Joint Activity. A high level of Common Ground is required for the effective coordination needed in order to perform at a high level and maintain the safety of the crew and equipment.

Breakdowns in the coordination of maneuvers were observed, although they must be recorded on video for higher analysis reliability. To achieve greater validity, more and different maneuvers should be considered within the analysis.

By better understanding the factors for success, sail racing teams can more quickly gain competence and thus competitive advantages.

The research analyzes the teamwork found in sailing from the perspective of Joint Activity and Common Ground and provides insight into how to achieve performance improvements more efficiently.
First case of interconnected clusters of primary meningococcal arthritis and meningococcal meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in Slovenia
Authors: Simoniti Miha , Selič Kurinčič Tanja , Trop Skaza Alenka , Kebler Ines , Paragi Metka , Kastrin Tamara
Published: June 2021

In this report, we describe a case of interconnected clusters of invasive meningococcal disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B:P1.22,14:F5-1(ST-269) in young adults – a boyfriend and a girlfriend. The male was diagnosed with primary meningococcal septic arthritis of the right knee and the female was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis with meningococcemia a few hours later. Both were hospitalized at the General Hospital Celje and treated with ceftriaxone, but with different outcomes; the female recovered completely, while the male will probably have long-term sequelae of septic arthritis.