bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CONDUCTING CERTAIN INVESTIGATIVE (SEARCH) ACTIONS IN VIDEO CONFERENCE MODES: GROUNDS, ORDER, FEATURES
Authors:   Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Bezpalko Inna , Korniienko Anhelina ,   Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Mitko Mykhailo ,   Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Published: December 2021

The situation in the world is constantly changing: dangerous diseases such as COVID-19 are emerging, digital technologies are developing, and society is becoming more open to the use of technical means in almost any area of its existence, such as law. Thus, in particular, the criminal process, namely the process of gathering evidence for the period since the entry into force of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine in 2012 has undergone significant progressive changes in the use of technical means of video communication during the pre-trial investigation of investigative (search) actions, court proceedings. Relevant changes in the criminal process are generally a positive phenomenon, but require proper legal regulation, as there is a criminal procedural form, in the case of which the relevant evidence is considered inadmissible. In particular, a necessary element in the interrogation, identification of persons and things by videoconference is the need for authorized bodies to determine the existence of sufficient grounds for such actions, to implement organizational, technical and informational support of such processes. During such actions, a large number of procedural requirements are made to the persons who carry out these actions, which is further complicated by the remote mode. In addition to the experience of foreign countries, the question of the possibility of conducting other investigative actions by videoconference may soon arise, which necessitates the need to bring procedural legislation in line with such innovations. A separate point is international cooperation and conducting investigative (search) actions in different countries. To achieve this goal, legal agreements are established between the countries, which regulate such processes. However, the legislation of both countries is used, which ensures compliance with the criminal procedure.
PROBLEMS OF RESTRICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DURING A PANDEMIC CRISIS
Authors:   Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Motsa Andriy , Ogiyenko Inna ,   Kharkiv University, Bazhanov Valentyn ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: December 2021

The introduction of quarantine in Ukraine was the main reason for the restriction of human rights, which are primarily guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine. Given current trends in the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic in Ukraine, such restrictions have been applied as: restriction of the human right to freedom of movement; restriction of the human right to education; restrictions on the human right to hold mass events and restrictions on freedom of assembly; ban on stay: in public buildings and structures, in public transport without special personal protective equipment; on the streets without identity documents; prohibition on leaving the place of isolation and / or observation without permission. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated and significantly increased social tensions in many countries, provoked the formation of negative attitudes among citizens. On this occasion, the UN issued a special statement on April 14, 2020, in order to neutralize the threats that affect human rights. The UN statement stated that the authorities should ensure the implementation of an inclusive approach, which provides for the participation of citizens in the formation and implementation of policies to implement restrictive measures. Among the measures to counter the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic were: quarantines; restrictions and prohibitions on travel; access to affected people and communities to receive timely, accurate, complete information about the nature and scale of the disease; people's access to the social protection system; measures to directly involve health workers in the fight against the pandemic; access to medical care for victims; access for everyone to receive medical care; Everyone's right to health, including both mental health and physical health; access of vulnerable groups to measures to combat and prevent the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Simple and Practical Theoretical Model for Interpreting Binary Azeotropes
Authors: Huang Jingsong , Ganesh Panchapakesan , Sumpter Bobby G. , Sholl David S. , Hong Kunlun
Published: December 2021

We put forth a simple and yet practical theoretical model generalized from Raoult’s law and Henry’s law and show that it can be reduced to these two laws under limiting conditions. The model entertains a hybrid parameter h_B with activity coefficient bundled into it, which smoothly bridges the p_B^* and K_B coefficients in Raoult’s law and Henry’s law. The value of h_B falls in the interval of [K_B, p_B^*] or [p_B^*, K_B] in the case of negative or positive deviation from Raoult’s law, respectively. We uncover an overlapping rule for the ranges of h_A and h_B, which binary mixtures must obey to form azeotropes. We also provide straightforward ways to analyze the characteristic mole fraction and pressure for azeotropes and to understand the relative positions of vapor composition curves with respect to the liquid counterparts. We rely heavily on experimental data available in the literature for representative binary mixtures with both negative and positive deviations from Raoult’s law to illustrate the algebraic derivations. The knowledge gained is useful in the analysis of experimental data from vapor-liquid equilibrium measurements and possess pedagogical merit in various relevant fields.
Optimización de parámetros con enjambre de partículas en un molde de colada continua
Authors: González Rondón Yordy , Rengel Hernández José Eduardo , Martínez Rizales Johnny
Published: December 2021

Con la finalidad de ajustar en el molde de colada continua los parámetros que influyen en la aparición de defectos en el acero, se ha desarrollado un algoritmo deoptimización por enjambre de partículas (PSO),  haciendo uso de modelos de procesos. El estudio consideró múltiples objetivos con múltiples restricciones y los resultados fueron comparados con los reportados por un algoritmo de optimización basado en enseñanza-aprendizaje (TLBO). Se concluyó que el PSO tiene buena capacidad para determinar los parámetros del molde y, con él, es posible conseguir una solución óptima sin requerir grandes esfuerzos computacionales.
Evaluación de la motivación en el sistema de gestión de calidad en Peruvian Glass S.A.
Authors: Torres Zavala Nancy Georgina , López Ráez Luz Eufemia
Published: December 2021

El objetivo de la investigación fue evaluar la motivación y determinar los índices motivacionales que afectan al sistema de gestión de calidad medido en uno de sus principales indicadores: porcentaje de reprocesos tipo A curvo causado por la persona, de la empresa Peruvian Glass S.A., para lo cual se aplicó el cuestionario de auditoría del sistema humano motivación ASH-MOT a 73 personas del proceso de producción durante cinco meses. Se concluye que los índices de conciencia de resultados y significado percibido son los que más afectan a la motivación laboral de la muestra en estudio.
Evaluación de la cadena de valor de la producción del aceite de palta peruana y propuestas competitivas
Authors: Quiroz Ana María
Published: December 2021

Actualmente, el Perú es el tercer exportador mundial de palta Hass (Trade Map, 2019), la cual es conocida en los mayores mercados del mundo. Por ello, se propone utilizar la cadena de valor para brindar información sobre la comercialización de su principal derivado, el aceite de palta. En ese sentido, se diseñó la cadena de valor del aceite de palta peruana proponiendo un modelo basado en las principales guías existentes y se la complementó con una estimación del esfuerzo requerido para implementar una planta modelo de extracción de dicho aceite. Con el objetivo final de dar a conocer la factibilidad de la producción de aceite de palta en el Perú, evaluar los puntos clave para implementar la cadena de producción y brindar propuestas competitivas.
Revisión de literatura sobre el aprovechamiento de la semilla de mango para la extracción de aceite y sus potenciales aplicaciones en diversas industrias
Authors: Córdova Córdova Antonio Martín , Mendoza Mendoza Carlos Héctor
Published: December 2021

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo demostrar, a través de una revisión de literatura, la existencia de aplicaciones industriales para el aceite de semilla de mango (ASM), puesto que cuenta con propiedades físico-químicas comparables e incluso mejores que otros aceites de semillas oleaginosas. Los artículos revisados indican que el ASM es comestible, de alta calidad, rico en materia insaponificable y constituido principalmente por los ácidos grasos esteárico y oleico. Asimismo, se revela el gran potencial del ASM como, por ejemplo, sustituto de la manteca de cacao, antioxidante natural, cosmético, compuesto antimicrobiano e, incluso, biocombustible. Estas aplicaciones permitirán a las industrias generar un mayor beneficio económico y contribuirán con el cuidado del medio ambiente.
West Bank Barrier: Origins, Implementation, and Consequences
Authors: Métais Ilona
Published: December 2021

The Israelis call it a “security fence,” but the Palestinians call it the “apartheid wall.” From the original idea to its construction, the West Bank barrier, which separates Israel from the West Bank, is hugely controversial. This article begins by unpacking Israel’s motivations to build such an edifice, arguing that, despite its purported security purposes, evidence suggests that the barrier may also have been intended to prevent an influx of Palestinians living inside Israeli territory that would have threatened Israel’s claim to be a Jewish State. This research investigates the political, social, and economic consequences of the barrier for Palestinians, concluding with a discussion of the barrier’s implications for the Israeli-Palestinian relationship overall.
Pandemi dalam Cerpen-Cerpen Indonesia: Kajian Sosiologi Sastra
Authors: Rosyid H.W. Muhammad
Published: December 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has become a torch of creativity for literary authors.One of them is through a collection of short stories #ProsaDiRumahAja.This study aims to reveal the sociological aspects and social impacts of the pandemic from these short stories. This study uses a sociological literary approach with descriptive qualitative methods. The data of this research are seven short stories from twenty short stories in the book. This study found that the pandemic has resulted that the poor becoming poorer, traditions experiencing resistance and adaptation due to adapting health protocols, and women who are still trapped in a patriarchal culture.AbstrakPandemi Covid-19 telah menjadi obor kreativitas bagi para pengarang karya sastra. Salah satunya adalah melalui kumpulan cerpen #ProsaDiRumahAja. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap segi-segi sosiologis dan dampak-dampak sosial pandemi dari cerpen-cerpen tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan sosiologi sastra dengan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Data penelitian ini adalah tujuh cerpen dari dua puluh cerpen di buku tersebut. Kajian ini menemukan bahwa pandemi telah mengakibatkan masyarakat miskin menjadi lebih miskin, tradisi yang mengalami resistensi dan adaptasi karena menyesuaikan dengan protokol kesehatan, dan perempuan yang masih terkurung dalam budaya patriarki melalui kebijakan “Di Rumah Aja”.
FACTORS RELATED TO STUNTING INCIDENCE IN CHILDREN UNDER-FIVE YEARS IN ARGODADI, SEDAYU, BANTUL
Authors: Pratama Yanasta Yudo , Marwati Tri Ani , Hidayat Muhammad Syamsu
Published: December 2021

Background: Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem due to insufficient food intake with the standard nutritional needs - starting from pregnancy to 2 years of age. Stunting could be raising a lousy impact on children's health, inhibited brain development, motor development, and physical growth obstruction. Stunting is also harmful to national development because stunted children have low productivity and intelligence. This study aimed to determine the relationship between mother body height and the incidence of stunting in children aged 0-59 months in Argodadi, Sedayu, Bantul.Methods: This research was an observational analytic with a case-control design. This study population was all mothers who have toddlers aged 0-59 months. The population was 690 respondents. We recruited 154 samples using random sampling - consisting of 77 cases and 77 controls. Microtoise, infatometer, questionnaire, and WHO Anthro were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and chi-square tests.Results: The chi-square test shows that mother body height was associated with the incidence of stunting p-value 0.005 (p <0.05); OR: 3.2 CI (1.37- 7.52).Conclusions: Mother body height is a risk factor for stunting in children aged 0-59 months.
Цифровий спектрально-кореляційний метод вимірювання затримки прийому радіосигналу та пеленгування
Authors: Ципоренко Валентин Григорович , Ципоренко Віталій Валентинович , Андреєв Олександр Володимирович , Сабіболда Акежан Муратули
Published: December 2021

Перспективним напрямом розвитку засобів радіомоніторингу є використання пасивних і напівактивних радіолокаційних станцій для оцінки повітряної обстановки з застосуванням різницево-далекомірного методу. Запропоновано цифровий швидкодіючий спектрально-кореляційний метод визначення затримки радіосигналів у різницево-далекомірних системах і виконано аналіз його точності. Його особливістю є використання спектрального перетворення над попередньо сформованим взаємним спектром. Виконано дослідження принципів і точностних характеристик цифрового спектрально-кореляційного методу визначення затримки радіосигналу для умов великої антенної бази, який забезпечує істотний виграш за швидкодією, порівняно з відповідними кореляційними методами. Особливістю запропонованого методу є використання спектрального перетворення над уже наявним взаємним спектром. У результаті моделювання отримано залежності середнього квадратичного відхилення оцінки пеленга і затримки від напрямку на джерело радіовипромінювання. Запропонований метод забезпечує ефективну оцінку напрямку в широкому діапазоні його значень. Величина похибки оцінки пеленга залежить від значення напрямку на джерело радіовипромінювання і є максимальною близько нуля градусів. При цьому похибка оцінки пеленга змінюється суттєво [0,02; 0,14] при напрямках приходу сигналу 0–50 градусів, і практично не змінюється при великих кутах. Результати моделювання добре узгоджуються з виразами, отриманими після теоретичного аналізу. Результати можна використовувати для реалізації систем радіомоніторингу, радіонавігації, радіоелектронної боротьби, що функціонують в умовах перешкод.
Про методику вибору показників для прогнозування небезпечних властивостей вугільних шахтопластів
Authors: Гальченко В’ячеслав Анатолійович , Руднєв Євген Сергійович , Філатьева Ельвіра Миколаївна , Антощенко Микола Іванович
Published: December 2021

Небезпечні властивості вугільних пластів полягають у виникненні явищ, що сприяють створенню аварійних ситуацій у підземних умовах з важкими наслідками для здоров’я та життя працюючих, а також призводить до значних економічних збитків. Аналіз причин аварій, які вже відбулися, та нормативних вимог щодо забезпечення безпеки технологічних процесів показав, що всі аварії є наслідком комплексного впливу факторів трьох блоків (фізико-хімічні властивості вугілля, гірничо-геологічні умови залягання вугільних пластів та технологічні умови ведення гірничих робіт). Для виникнення ситуації, що сприяє прояву однієї з небезпечних властивостей вугільного шахтопласта і створенню умов для ініціювання та протікання аварії, необхідно деяке критичне сполучення між параметрами факторів усіх трьох блоків. Труднощі вивчення впливу окремих факторів на виникнення аварійних ситуацій полягає в неможливості, серед більшості випадків, повторного їх відтворення. Єдиним винятком з цього правила є пилоутворювальна здатність шахтопластів. У нормативній базі України по безпечному веденню гірничих робіт відсутня методика кількісної оцінки впливу факторів різних блоків, поєднання яких призводить до аварійних ситуацій. Дослідження в цьому напрямі є дуже актуальними для вугільної промисловості. На прикладі статистичних моделей розподілу шахтопластів за факторами, на підставі яких складено каталог їх пилоутворювальної здатності, встановлено ступінь достовірності та відповідність цих факторів розглянутої властивості. Наведено практичні рекомендації щодо удосконалення нормативних документів при прогнозі інших небезпечних властивостей шахтопластів.
Система контролю технічного стану обладнання конвеєра з візуалізацією основних параметрів
Authors: Сердюк Ольга Юріївна , Маринич Іван Анатолійович
Published: December 2021

Стрічкові конвеєри є найбільш поширеним типом транспортуючих машин безперервної дії в усіх галузях промисловості. Вони, як правило, є не тільки невід’ємною частиною технологічного процесу, а й визначають його темп, ритмічність, істотно впливають на організацію всього виробництва. На підприємствах гірничо-металургійного комплексу стрічкові конвеєри становлять близько 90 % від загальної кількості, тому питання контролю та діагностики стану обладнання конвеєра у режимі реального часу є досить актуальним завданням. Найбільш перспективним у цьому плані є створення системи контролю технічного стану обладнання конвеєра з візуалізацією основних параметрів на базі сучасних рішень таких компаній, як Schneider Electric або Siemens, що забезпечують контроль і моніторинг усіх параметрів та дають змогу операторові відстежувати всі зміни в стані обладнання конвеєра. В статті запропоновано один із варіантів створення такої системи. Оскільки основними складовими конвеєрного обладнання є асинхронний двигун та ролики, саме контроль їх технічного стану стає на перший план. З цією метою використовують методи вібродіагностики, виміру шуму та тепловізорні, а SCADA-система дозволить їх об’єднувати та візуально відтворювати. Основою роботи такої системи є діагностичні моделі основних механізмів, які у загальному варіанті складені з п’яти рівнів: основні вузли і деталі, які найбільш уразливі і піддалися діагностиці; основні структурні параметри, що визначають надійність; характерні поламки і дефекти вузлів; характерні зміни діагностичних сигналів та діагностичні ознаки і методи діагностування. Зазначено алгоритм діагностування стану конвеєра, який відображає всі основні етапи діагностики: введення технічних умов обладнання та поступове опитування датчиків для виявлення відхилень від заданих параметрів дозволяє реалізувати систему візуалізації у режимі реального часу для контролю і моніторингу основних параметрів технічного стану конвеєра.
Експериментальні дослідження автоматизованої системи моніторингу наявності шкідливих та вибухонебезпечних газів на базі БпЛА
Authors: Ткачук Андрій Геннадійович , Коваль Антон Валерійович , Гуменюк Анна Анатоліївна , Крижанівська Ілона Володимирівна , Левчук Володимир Олександрович
Published: December 2021

У статті розглянуто нову автоматизовану систему моніторингу наявності шкідливих та вибухонебезпечних газів на базі безпілотного літального апарата. Встановлено, що така система є необхідною для попередження про можливі загрози вибухів чи отруєння газами, проведення рятувальних робіт тощо. Описано розроблену конструкцію безпілотного літального апарата, яка складається з рами, безщіткових двигунів, модулів електронного контролю швидкості, контрольної плати, інерціальної навігаційної системи і модуля прийому та передачі. Зазначено функціональну схему автоматизованої системи моніторингу наявності шкідливих та вибухонебезпечних газів на базі безпілотного літального апарата. Проведено статичний експеримент розробленої системи, основною ідеєю проведення якого було вивчення залежності відстані джерела газу до вимірювальної системи та покази концентрації газу. Досліджено датчики газів MQ-5 та MQ-9. Також наведено результати статичного експерименту на відкритому повітрі, де досліджено залежність вимірюваної концентрації газу від відстані між джерелом газу та вимірювальним модулем. Цей експеримент демонструє кореляцію між відстанню від джерела газу та виміряним рівнем концентрації газу. Проаналізовано результати льотних експериментів розробленої автоматизованої системи моніторингу, які показують кореляцію між відстанню від джерела газу та виміряним рівнем концентрації газу під час автоматичного польоту.
Огляд аналізаторів радіочастотного спектра та пропозиції щодо динамічної реалізації енергетичного детектора
Authors: Бугайов Микола Вікторович , Нагорнюк Олександр Анатолійович , Шапар Роман Вікторович
Published: December 2021

На сьогоднішній день основним підходом до організації моніторингу радіочастотного спектра є повністю автоматичний безперервний аналіз заданого діапазону частот. Переважна більшість програмних продуктів світових лідерів, що спеціалізуються на розробленні засобів радіомоніторингу, має відкриту архітектуру, що дозволяє користувачам реалізовувати власні модулі оброблення сигналів. Тому вдосконалення програмно-алгоритмічного забезпечення існуючих аналізаторів спектра дозволить підвищити ефективність виявлення зайнятих ділянок частот та формування приймальних каналів. У роботі для виявлення частотних каналів запропоновано використовувати динамічний енергетичний детектор у частотній області. Динамічність детектора полягає у послідовному формуванні порогу виявлення залежно від значення тестової статистики. Як тестову статистику використано коефіцієнт варіації частотних відліків. Сутність запропонованого методу полягає у розрахунку коефіцієнта варіації із використанням відліків спектральної щільності потужності прийнятого сигналу, порівняно з її граничним значенням, у разі перевищення якого розраховується поріг для розділення частотних відліків на сигнальні та шумові. Надалі процедура повторюється, доки не будуть виявлені усі сигнальні відліки. Для забезпечення роботи алгоритму необхідно задати лише параметри періодограми Уелча, вектор порогових значень тестової статистики та ймовірність хибної тривоги. Програмна реалізація запропонованого підходу дозволить виявляти та визначати частотні межі сигналів у широкому динамічному діапазоні, за невідомих значень завантаженості смуги частот аналізу та потужності шуму. Зростання швидкодії розробленого алгоритму, порівняно з аналогічними, залежить від рівня зайнятості радіочастотного спектра, динамічного діапазону сигналів і довжини швидкого перетворення Фур’є та може становити десятки разів.
St James and the Good Shepherd: windows on the landscape
Authors: Addison Paul A
Published: December 2021

Two New Zealand churches completed in the 1930s, St James' Church at Franz Josef/Waiau (James Stuart Turnbull and Percy Watts Rule, 1931) and the Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo (Richard Strachan De Renzy Harman, 1935), feature large plate glass windows behind the altar, affording expansive views of the natural landscape beyond. This represented a significant departure from prevailing ecclesiastical design ideas of the time, with the interior of the churches being intimately connected to the landscape outside, rather than the usual largely internalized atmosphere with any sense of the surroundings limited to light coming through strategically placed decorative or stained-glass windows. It is, however, a design aesthetic that has seldom been utilized in New Zealand since. This paper traverses the history and design of the two churches and their relationships with the landscapes in which they are situated, and concludes that St James' Church provides a heightened religious experience and is a more successful metaphor for the Christian journey.
Biological Algorithms for Digital Manufacture
Authors:   , Wotton Louise
Published: December 2021

Computational simulations are generally built upon a form or design that is near or mostly complete. Agent-based simulations are ones where the rules and behaviours are designed, creating an unpredictable output. In this research, these rules are derived from the complex systems in nature, utilising cross-disciplinary principles between architecture and biology. The abstraction of data and rules from biological structures are used to inform computational rule-sets for modelling 3D printed structures.  The simulations in this paper explore the concept of emergence: where systems have an irreducible complexity and adaptability - a series of smaller parts combined acting as a whole. The concept of agent-based simulations as a form of emergence is a tool used greatly within many areas of research as a speculative method to build form and space.  Computation rule-sets define a design intent for each simulation, demonstrating the ability to use agent-based systems and a spatial design driver. Informing the agents with design intent, allows them to adapt to their environment and to the ability and limitations of a freeform 3D printer.  The focus in this project is the design of emergent principles in nature and how they can be applied to optimize structures for use with digital fabrication methods, thus producing a new approach to designing fabricated forms.  Using a design by research approach, this research demonstrates the potential of free-form 3D printing as a technique for an integrated fabrication system. It outlines computational design techniques including the simulation of emergent phenomena to define a digital workflow that supports the integration of both emergent structures and free-form printing.
The Relationship Between Parent and Adolescent Autobiographical Memory Specificity
Authors:   , Letham Brandan
Published: December 2021

The ways we remember our past have been demonstrated to have important implications regarding our psychological functioning (Waters, 2014). Research suggests parents scaffold early remembering skills which can shape the amount of specific detail children can recall from their autobiographical memories (Autobiographical Memory Specificity; AMS) (Reese & Fivush, 1993; Reese, Haden, & Fivush, 1993; Valentino et al., 2014). The current study investigated whether parents and their adolescent children display similar patterns of AMS. In addition, previous literature has predominately utilised only one measure of AMS – the Autobiographical Memory Test (Williams & Broadbent, 1986). A critique of this measure and an argument for adopting a new measure of AMS is provided. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship between parent and adolescent rumination which has been shown to share an important relationship with AMS (Williams et al., 2007) and, like AMS, is suggested to be socialised early in the life span (Nolen-Hoeksema, Wisco, & Lyuboirsky, 2008). Sixty-seven parent-adolescent dyads were recruited, and measures of AMS and rumination were administered. A significant positive relationship between parent and adolescent rumination was found, however, the relationships between parent and adolescent AMS were non-significant. Implications regarding existing theory, limitations, and ideas for future research are discussed.
Self-Organizing Network (SON) Functionalities for Mobility Management in WiFi Networks
Authors:   , Hao Lina
Published: December 2021

WiFi networks based on the IEEE 802.11 standard are widely used indoors or outdoors as simple and cost-effective wireless technology. However, the data connection is significantly disrupted when mobile stations (STAs) switch between access points (APs). Furthermore, high packet loss occurs during the switching period. Therefore, mobility is a critical issue that needs to be solved in WiFi networks.  In cellular networks, handover is used to keep ongoing data transfer when network clients switch between base stations. However, the handover algorithm is not supported in the 802.11 standard for WiFi networks. Self-Organizing Network (SON) functionality enables seamless handover in cellular networks, improving network performance. However, the SON functionality has not been fully researched in WiFi networks, especially for mobility management.  Motivated by the SON functionalities, a SON approach is proposed to automatically optimize the handover algorithms for WiFi networks. This approach focuses on the SON functionalities including self-configuration, self-optimization and self-healing using machine learning techniques to develop new algorithms for WiFi mobility management. The overall goal of this thesis is to optimize handover performance as well as enhance the network’s capabilities.
Us vs them: Tribalism, selective exposure & how non-partisan online news media engagement can be facilitated
Authors:   , Doran Christopher
Published: December 2021

Codeswitching is the action of switching between languages to better impart information to a recipient. This thesis introduces a set of codeswitching translator tools as a method of disrupting the potentially damaging structures of tribal politics through the manipulation of ideologically specific language norms. We first investigate how tribalism and group identity impact our ability to participate in political discourse. Using this insight from a host of different research disciplines, we design an iterative testing environment for a variety of ‘codeswitching’ translators in order to see the impact of translations ranging in complexity from simple word and syntax substitution through to machine learning back-translation. Though back-translation was not found to be an effective technique, simple substitution methods provided a foundation of effectiveness and proof of concept among test participants, especially those that identified as politically aligned.
Modernity through syncretism and eclecticism: Wu Guanzhong's artistic practice in the cultural and political environment of the PRC (1949-1989)
Authors:   , Liu Wenwen
Published: December 2021

This thesis examines Wu Guanzhong’s 吴冠中 (1919-2010) art and art theory in the context of socialist and post-socialist China. Wu’s art came to maturation through a sophisticated syncretism of Chinese and Western painting styles and techniques. Aesthetic considerations notwithstanding, each of Wu’s artistic breakthroughs was also a direct response to the cultural policies of the Chinese Communist Party or to the larger cultural and political currents at important junctures of twentieth-century China. Mirroring the syncretistic style and political nature of his artwork, Wu’s art theory is characterised by an eclecticism that mediates between Chinese and Western artistic concepts and walks a thin line between creative agency and political correctness. By identifying the particular qualities of Wu’s art practice that captured the spirit of the 1980s and contributed to his phenomenal success during the ‘Culture Fever’ at the time, this thesis seeks to demonstrate how Wu’s unique blend of syncretism may exemplify an alternative path of Chinese artistic modernity, one that is forged by ‘official artists’ working within the system and shaped by the artists’ strategies of cultural politics as much as their aesthetic choices.
How do I Perceive the Silences in my one-to-one Music Therapy Sessions
Authors:   , Sekeris Theodore
Published: December 2021

Music therapy research is predominantly focused on the sounds and words that occur in sessions. The role and place of silence within usual practice is not so well covered in research literature. In this research, I used an auto-ethnographic approach and thematic analysis to try and understand how I perceive the silences in my own individual music therapy sessions with learners at a high school. This approach allowed me to connect with my own personal experience with silence, as it is a highly subjective and context dependent phenomena and tool. I perceived silence in nine major themes. Findings suggest I tend to ‘observe’ the learners when silences occur, for a variety of reasons, and this seems to contrast with my previous understanding of my therapeutic approach. Specifically, I found that I am more behaviourally focussed than I realised before I began my research journey, particularly in the way that I write and recall events in the therapy room. The research process enabled me to find out more about my personal relationship with silence, and to some degree a personal truth about myself.
How does the public benefit from green space?
Authors:   , Gyde Elaine
Published: December 2021

Research shows that urban green spaces are a straightforward way for many people to interact with nature. This interaction provides physical and mental health benefits, provides us with a range of ecosystems services, and fosters a unique sense of place. In a central city park we experience shared public space where we navigate social and cultural norms and adjust our behaviour.  This research uses third place as a framework for examining the benefits of shared public space. Ray Oldenburg developed third place to describe the importance of places where informal social interactions occur. Cafes, libraries and pubs all form key social hubs for local communities. This thesis examines the extent to which green spaces in Wellington’s central city area provide third place.  This research conducted a survey of the public in three central city parks in Wellington and long interviews with key stakeholders from inside and outside the Wellington City Council (the Council). Results show how the public use and value green spaces and examines the Council’s role as the authority of these urban green spaces. As the urban population rises, the availability and quality of green space in the central city will become a challenge for the Council. These research findings can be used to address this challenge.  Design solutions, community engagement, and activation, can reduce barriers to green space, like accessibility. Without these barriers, more people experience the benefits of green spaces and our public parks become places where people relax, socialise, and enjoy their time.
An ‘Organ of Student Opinion’? Alternative Print, Protest, and the Politics of Education in Salient, 1973-1989
Authors:   , Nichol Max
Published: December 2021

This thesis explores Victoria University of Wellington’s student newspaper, Salient, in the 1970s and 1980s. Salient covered a wide array of issues, performing its role as a campus newspaper while closely engaging with and informing students of wider political issues during a period of significant student protest. As a publication, it consistently and deliberately set itself apart from the mainstream media, a position which placed it alongside other alternative or radical publications. Furthermore, the thesis demonstrates that the connections between Salient and the Wellington Marxist-Leninist Organisation (MILO) were profound and enduring in the 1970s, with significant implications for the kinds of analysis and issues that Salient presented to its readers. While individual editors did have unique editorial policies, the nature of Salient’s journalism in the 1970s was notably socialist and activist in its outlook. In the 1980s, while Salient maintained a progressive political outlook, the direct association with MILO (by then the Workers’ Communist League) loosened. The paper’s political content still covered a range of contemporary social issues, and its editors took political stances, but its content was more akin to political commentary than an extension of political activism. The exception was Salient’s opposition to user pays tertiary education, which was seriously considered by David Lange’s Labour Government as part of its neoliberal reforms. As the possibility of a user-pays tertiary education system became more likely, Salient dedicated more space to covering, opposing, and organising action against this disruptive policy which had major implications for its student readership. Salient often did not speak for all students, but provided a platform for alternative analysis of social and political issues, pushing the boundaries of the purpose of student media and its place within the print landscape of New Zealand.
Seeing the Trees from the Forest: Using Modern Methods to Identify Individual Objects in a Cluttered Environment for Robots
Authors:   , Prow Josh
Published: December 2021

Robotics and computer vision are areas of high growth across both industry and personal usage environments. Robots in industrial situations have been used to work in environments that are hazardous for humans or to perform basic tasks that require fine detail beyond that which human operators can reliably perform. These robotic solutions require a variety of sensors and cameras to navigate and identify objects within their working environment, as well as software and intelligent detection systems. These solutions generally require high definition depth cameras, laser range finders and computer vision algorithms, which are both expensive and require expensive graphics processors to run practically.  This thesis explores the option of a low-cost computer vision enabled robotic solution, which can operate within a forestry environment. Starting with the accuracy of camera technologies, testing two of the main cameras available for robotic vision, and demonstrating the benefits of the RealSense D435 by Intel over the Kinect for X-Box One. Followed by testing common object detection and recognition algorithms on different devices; considering the advantages and weaknesses of the determined models for the intended purpose of forestry.  These tests support other research on finding that the MobileNet Single Shot Detector has the fastest recognition speeds with accurate precision, however, it struggles where multiple objects were present, or the background was complex. In comparison, the Mask R-CNN had high accuracy and was able to identify objects consistently even with large numbers overlaid within a single frame.  A combined method based on the Faster R-CNN architecture with a MobileNet backbone and masking layers is proposed, developed and tested based on these findings. This method utilized the feature extraction and object detection abilities of the faster MobileNet in place of the traditionally ResNet based feature proposal networks, while still capitalizing on the benefits of the region of interest (ROI) align and masking from the Mask R-CNN architecture.  The results from this model did not meet the criteria required to recommend the model as an operational solution for the forestry environment. However, they do show that the model has higher performance and average precision than other models with similar frame rates on the non-CUDA enabled testing device. Demonstrating the technology and methodology has the potential to be the basis for a future solution to the problem of balancing accuracy and performance on a low performance or non GPU-enabled robotic unit.
On the Connections between Thermodynamics and General Relativity
Authors:   , Santiago Silva Jessica
Published: December 2021

In this thesis, the connections between thermodynamics and general relativity are explored. We introduce some of the history of the interaction between these two theories and take some time to individually study important concepts of both of them. Then, we move on to explore the concept of gravitationally induced temperature gradients in equilibrium states, first introduced by Richard Tolman. We explore these Tolman-like temperature gradients, understanding their physical origin and whether they can be generated by other forces or not. We then generalize this concept for fluids following generic four-velocities, which are not necessarily generated by Killing vectors, in general stationary space-times. Some examples are given.  Driven by the interest of understanding and possibly extending the concept of equilibrium for fluids following trajectories which are not generated by Killing vectors, we dedicate ourselves to a more fundamental question: can we still define thermal equilibrium for non-Killing flows? To answer this question we review two of the main theories of relativistic non-perfect fluids: Classical Irreversible Thermodynamics and Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics. We also take a tour through the interesting concept of Born-rigid motion, showing some explicit examples of non-Killing rigid flows for Bianchi Type I space-times. These results are important since they show that the Herglotz–Noether theorem cannot be extended for general curved space-times. We then connect the Born-rigid concept with the results obtained by the relativistic fluid’s equilibrium conditions and show that the exact thermodynamic equilibrium can only be achieved along a Killing flow. We do, however, introduce some interesting possibilities which are allowed for non-Killing flows.  We then launch into black hole thermodynamics, specifically studying the trans-Planckian problem for Hawking radiation. We construct a kinematical model consisting of matching two Vaidya spacetimes along a thin shell and show that, as long as the Hawking radiation is emitted only a few Planck lengths (in proper distance) away from the horizon, the trans-Plackian problem can be avoided.  We conclude with a brief discussion about what was presented and what can be done in the future.
A screening strategy to identify novel immunomodulators
Authors:   , Patel Vimal
Published: December 2021

Understanding the immunomodulatory activities of compounds is important to identify the unintended adverse immunomodulatory effects of therapeutic compounds in development and to select novel compounds that may provide benefit for those diagnosed with immunemediated disorders. In both these cases, it is desirable to identify compounds with immunomodulatory activity early in the drug discovery process in a medium-throughput format. A screening strategy has been designed to fulfil these needs.  The first step in designing the strategy was to select informative assays and optimise individual assays to suit medium-throughput drug discovery. These individual assays investigated effects on a broad range of functions associated with innate and adaptive immune cells including macrophages (activation, cytokine production, phagocytosis and motility), helper T cells (activation and cytokine production), cytotoxic T cells (degranulation and cytokine production), and B cells (antibody production and cytokine production). Cost effectiveness and ease-of-use were important considerations during assay design and optimisation.  Using a compound set comprised of positive controls (i.e. compounds known to alter specific immune functions), a data set was generated to guide the strategy design. Assays were ordered to efficiently use resources and reduce the generation of less informative data. Additionally, using data collected from this compound set, strategies to assess and identify immunomodulatory activity were built and analysed. A second set of compounds was used to validate the screening strategy, and this screen highlighted new and novel activities for these known compounds that suggests they possess additional immunomodulatory effects.  Once validated, several novel compounds were run through the screen, including a traditional Samoan medicine, a heparan sulfate mimetic, and a novel anti-cancer agent; unique immunomodulatory activities were discovered. Finally, a hierarchical cluster analysis was used to cluster compounds sharing similar activity profiles and suggested the potential to develop further statistical methods to provide insight into compound characterisation. Together, this research has developed and validated a novel, medium throughput drug discovery system that can facilitate the identification of the immunomodulatory activities of compounds in the drug discovery environment.
Sound phantoms: The hidden sonic signatures resident in objects with particular reference to that of the tree
Authors:   , Lambourn Matthew
Published: December 2021

This exegesis informs the ten accompanying audiovisual artworks which express the concept of the sound phantom. The sound phantom is a speculative entity, enjoying persistence, and harboured by all objects. It consists of every sound, real or conceptual, that the object has made or could make, past and future, time-condensed and folded into spatial form. Once this form, or field, is entered by a listener, various sonic representations of the object can be experienced. The object chosen for this paper is that of the tree.  There is a possibility that the sound phantom is an ancient idea in both academia and cultural fora, though it has not necessarily enjoyed the scrutiny and artistic response presented here. Given that the actual sound of an object is only part of the sound phantom, the phantom encompasses sonic representation of its other sensual properties (such as visual and textural) as well as conceptual (such as human and non-human perceptions of the object, and its own memories and goals). The sound phantom can be imagined as a zone straddling the boundary of scientific/philosophical understanding and the unknown.  There is support from existing academic research for the existence of such a concept, not least in that conceptual and sensory objects enjoy the same status as objects, even if their ‘realness’ is what is in question. This also implies that at some level these objects have experience and even agency, even if it is far from human understanding. Once we accept that different life forms exist on vastly different timescales, it becomes easier to accept the notion that slowly-moving organisms like trees may be able to sense, remember, communicate and make decisions. If we could somehow perceive the object’s ‘sonic self’, that may re-encourage an idea that has been in decline over the last few hundred years: that of inter-entity empathy. At least in practice, it is undeniable that the environment and its non-human inhabitants have been severely disrespected and damaged to a critical point in modern times. If we are able to empathise with other things through art, we might yet rekindle enough action to avert disaster to both the world and ourselves.  I have chosen established media to portray the idea of the sound phantom, using 2D projection of biaxial 360º video material as a visual guide to the immersive 7.1-surround sonic material. There are other artists that have approached various aspects of the idea of the sound phantom, if not necessarily the political reasons for doing so. Even though our perception of the sound phantom can only be partial, through this paper and our powers of cognition, we might yet be able to grasp the concept and remember that we are not seperate from the world, but of it, and would do well to realise that through our individual and collective actions. This exegesis and the works are a first a step along that pathway.
Designing dolls according to Youkai stories and Shinto beliefs in Eastern culture
Authors:   , Liu Yanxiao
Published: December 2021

Contrary to the contemporary views on the function and complex mastery skills of an object, the Eastern world puts more emphasis on the value of the object is in its inner spirit. This view is based on Shinto beliefs, where everything is spiritual and valuable. My project undertakes a case study of the relationship between humans and things. This is done by building on the uses of Shinto beliefs to design an object that initiates a narrative. More specifically dolls. Thus, invites a relationship and engages the belief that objects have souls.  The dolls which I designed are an intersection of the spirit world and reality. By providing a process that facilitates the traditional Youkai story base on Shinto beliefs and how it has developed in modern society. In promoting participant engagement through design methods and processes, this project discovered a new vision of forming meaningful relationships between humans and objects empowers the true value of an object. This project visualizes participant experiences created an exploration of a narrative that contains the spirit.