bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Hyperparameter Selection on the Personification of Customer Population Data
Authors: Jansen Bernard , Jung Soon-gyo , Salminen Joni
Published: December 2021

We explore the effects of hyperparameter selections on the personification accuracy of customer analytics data from a corporate YouTube channel with an audience in the hundreds of thousands and customer interactions in the tens of millions. Using non-negative matrix factorization, we generate personas sets from 5 to 15 using the customer analytics data, with the number of personas being the changing hyperparameter. We then compare the gender, age, nationality, and topical interests of the personas across each of the 11 persona sets using the average of the 110 generated personas as the baseline. This analysis shows that hyperparameter selection significantly alters the personification of the analytics data, with the effect most apparent with age representation. The set of 10 personas provides one of the most accurate representations across all attributes, indicating that this may be a good default hyperparameter for personification. Future research can explore other personification attributes with other customer analytics datasets.
Variable DC Approach in Fuel cell And Battery Powered Marine Power Systems: Control of The Fuel Cell Power Converter
Authors: Haxhiu Arber , Kyyrä Jorma , Chan Ricky , Kanerva Sami
Published: December 2021

Previously, the Variable DC approach concept was proposed for operation of hybrid fuel cell and battery powered marine vessels. The concept was shown to provide significant efficiency improvement, and consequently improved hydrogen fuel savings. However, although the general concept and the control of battery DC/DC converter has been detailly described in previous works, the operation of fuel cell DC/DC converter in different Variable DC approach control modes has not been presented. This paper proposes a fuel cell DC/DC converter control system specifically designed for operation in the three Variable DC approach control modes. The functionality of the proposed fuel cell DC/DC converter and the Variable DC approach in general is verified using a hardware-in-loop test setup consisting of virtual power stage models and real converter controllers. The system is shown to function well in both normal operating conditions and various fault conditions.
Coupling Independent Operation in Wireless Power Transfer System without Ferrite Usage
Authors: Hatchavanich Nattapong , Naetiladdanon Sumate , Sangswang Anawach , Konghirun Mongkol
Published: December 2021

The power transfer efficiency and output power of a wireless power transfer (WPT) system are mainly affected by magnetic coupling between the primary and secondary coils. This paper presents a constant-current series-series compensated WPT system. Based on the bifurcation criteria, kcri and Lcri, the splitting zero phase angle (ZPA) frequencies is adopted as the operating frequency. The proposed system remains fully compensated even under coupling variations, and without ferrite. The current and voltage gains at the operating frequency can be estimated through the primary current and voltage. A phase-locked loop circuit is used to track the corresponding ZPA frequency due to the coil positioning variations. Experimental results have shown that the 1-kW of output power with the satisfied efficiency of 96%.
An optimal energy aware aperiodic task server for autonomous IoT sensors
Authors: El Osta Rola , Chetto Maryline , El Ghor Hussein
Published: December 2021

A real-time applicative software consists of both aperiodic and periodic tasks. The periodic tasks have regular arrival times and strict deadlines. The aperiodic tasks have irregular arrival times and no deadline. The objective of an optimal aperiodic task server is to guarantee minimal response times for the aperiodic tasks and no violation of hard deadlines for periodic tasks. We consider a real-time energy harvesting system composed of energy harvester, energy storage unit, uniprocessing unit and the real-time tasks. We introduce a novel periodic task scheduler, namely SSP which is an extension of the slack stealing server so as to cope with fluctuations in energy availability. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm achieves better performance in terms of aperiodic responsiveness. Simulations have been conducted for various settings of workloads and harvested energy profiles.
The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework as a ‘specialized international access and benefit-sharing instrument’ under the Nagoya Protocol
Authors: Rourke Michelle , Eccleston-Turner Mark
Published: December 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is starting to come to terms with the public health implications of the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its supplementary Nagoya Protocol about genetic resource access and benefit-sharing (ABS). Since 2017 there have been calls to recognize the WHO’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework as a specialized international ABS instrument under the Nagoya Protocol. This article will examine whether the PIP Framework meets the criteria of a specialized international ABS instrument as laid out in a 2018 study commissioned by the Subsidiary Body on Implementation to the CBD (CBD/SBI/2/INF/17). Our analysis concludes that while the PIP Framework meets the specialization criteria, it fails to meet the supportiveness criteria and does not provide legal certainty for pandemic influenza virus ABS. Furthermore, we demonstrate that recognition of the PIP Framework as a specialized instrument would not mean that the CBD and Nagoya Protocol no longer apply to influenza viruses with human pandemic potential as has been asserted, rendering the relationship between the three international agreements unclear. As the WHO grapples with how to regulate access to other (non-influenza) human pathogens and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits associated with their use, a full appreciation of what ABS means when applied to pathogens is essential.
Motor insurers ignore the law, again
Authors: Dowling Dorothea
Published: December 2021

At the 2020 AGM of the Chartered Insurance Institute it was conceded that COVID-19 had caused reputational damage to the sector because of its treatment of consumers during the current crisis. That, however, was at a time of public spotlight on only some of the underlying issues of corporate culture. An ongoing question that needs to be addressed is that of insurers’ lack of fairness to claimants, particularly those injured by uninsured vehicles, and the failure or even refusal of governments to redress that imbalance. One aspect of that enquiry is addressed in this article.
ANTALYA-KALKAN MERYEM ANA KİLİSESİ (KOCA MUSTAFA CAMİ) VE YAPIYA AİT ARŞİV BELGELERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: YILDIRIM GÜNEŞ Özgül , YUKA Ahmet
Published: December 2021

Osmanlı Devleti’nin idaresindeki çoğu kent tarihi süreçte çok uluslu ve kültürlü bir toplumsal yapıya sahip olmuştur. Mevcut toplumsal yapının bir parçası olan gayrimüslim tebaanın dini ritüellerini gerçekleştirmeye ihtiyaç duydukları ibadet mekanları ise XIX. yüzyılda Tanzimat ile Islahat Fermanlarının ilan edilmesinin etkisiyle çok sayıda inşa edilmiştir. Müslim ve gayrimüslim halkın birlikte hayatlarını idame ettirdikleri önemli bir liman şehri olan Antalya kentinde de birçok ibadet mekânı yaptırılmıştır. Gayrimüslimler arasında Rumların ağırlıklı olduğu kentin Kaş kazasına tabi Kalkan (Kalamaki) kasabasında, Rum Ortodoks cemaati tarafından inşa ettirilen Meryem Ana Kilisesi bu yapılardan birisini teşkil etmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında Cumhurbaşkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivlerinden ulaşılan arşiv belgelerinden hareketle yapının inşa tarihi netleştirilmiş ve yapımından sonraki süreci ise detaylandırılmıştır. XX. yüzyılın ilk yarısında camiye dönüştürülmüş olan kilisenin mimari özellikleri tanımlanmıştır. Amaç bu yapı özelinde Geç Osmanlı dönemi ortamında fermanlardan sonraki süreçte kiliselerin taşıdıkları genel biçimsel özelliklere değinmek ve gayrimüslim imar faaliyetlerinin işleyişini belgelerin sunduğu bilgiler çerçevesinde değerlendirebilmektir.
THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO EAST JAVA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Authors: Listiono Listiono Listiono
Published: December 2021

This paper investigates the effect of human capital and structural changes on economic growth in East Java using panel data from 38 districts/cities during 2010-2015. The estimation results using the Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) Arellano-Bond show that health and education as indicators of human capital have a positive and significant effect on economic growth. In addition, structural changes as measured by the share of labor, especially in the industrial, construction, and services sectors have a positive and significant impact on economic growth. Interestingly, this study found evidence that structural changes have a greater effect than human capital.
DOES STUNTING ASSOCIATE TO THE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY? A CASE OF EAST JAVA, INDONESIA
Authors: Mohammad Zeqi Yasin  , Arini Hesti Retno Budi
Published: December 2021

Although stunting prevalence and many economic indicators are claimed associating to long-term correlation, the finding of this question might signal the policy arrangement that should be taken. This study aims to examine the correlation of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth and stunting prevalence of the 38 districts in East Java, Indonesia from 2017 to 2019. By employing fixed-effect model to estimate TFP growth using Growth Accounting approach, as well as quantitative approach and pairwise correlation, to identify the correlation between TFP growth and stunting prevalence, this study found that there is a negative association between TFP growth and stunting prevalence. Moreover, an intriguing finding reveals that districts with largest Gross Domestic Regional Product (GDRP) shows the strongest correlation amongst others. A plausible reason of this result is that district with large GDRP might allocate more budget for stunting reduction programs, for example the district of Sidoarjo. The negative association between TFP growth and stunting prevalence is then confirmed by statistical results of pairwise correlation from Pearson and Spearman’s Rho that both show significant correlation between those two indicators by larger than 0.3, indicating a non-trivial association between TFP growth and stunting prevalence.
Važnost obrazovanja zasnovanog na kompetencijama i životnim vještinama za razvoj društva
Authors: Banović Vesna
Published: December 2021

Competence-based education is multiply important, especially in modern times when the development of society, in all its substantial segments, is more and more based on acquisition on knowledge and skills. Development and usage of competences provide opportunity to scoop not only societal but also personal potentials, which we are often not able to comprehend due to lack of crucial knowledge and skills. It was no coincidence that within EU eight key competence were identified as necessary for both personal and social development, which is the object of observation in this work.
RUMAH GADANG, PEREMPUAN, DAN KESUNYIAN DALAM KARYA FOTO YOPPY PIETER
Authors: Rahman AS Arif
Published: December 2021

Photography takes a big role in the delivery of information, documentation, promotion of product to works of art. Through Saujana Sumpu’s photobook, Yoppy Pieter tries to convey information about a village as a result of most of her brides choosing to settle in urban areas. In the Saujana Sumpu’s photobook, Yoppy presents the Rumah Gadang object and its activities in several photos. This study examines the meaning of photos in Yoppy Pieter’s Saujana Sumpu photobook in which there are the Rumah Gadang object and its activities. This study uses a qualitative method. The theory used in this research is the Semiotics of Roland Barthes. The result of the analysis obtained, there are three main points that Yoppy wants to tell, namely the Rumah Gadang with its history and function, the role of women in the Rumah Gadang, and the silence that occurs in the Rumah Gadang due to its lagging. All photos of Yoppy are presented in black and white colors that give the impression of old age, memories, and what has passed.ABSTRAK Fotografi berperan besar dalam penyampaian informasi, dokumentasi, promosi produk hingga karya seni. Melalui photobook Saujana Sumpu, Yoppy Pieter mencoba menyampaikan informasi tentang sebuah desa akibat sebagian besar pengantinnya memilih untuk menetap di perkotaan. Dalam photobook Saujana Sumpu, Yoppy menampilkan objek Rumah Gadang dan aktivitasnya dalam beberapa foto. Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang makna foto dalam photobook Saujana Sumpu karya Yoppy Pieter yang di dalamnya terdapat objek Rumah Gadang dan aktivitasnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Semiotika Roland Barthes. Hasil analisis yang diperoleh, ada tiga poin utama yang ingin disampaikan Yoppy, yaitu Rumah Gadang dengan sejarah dan fungsinya, peran perempuan dalam Rumah Gadang, dan keheningan yang terjadi di Rumah Gadang karena ketertinggalannya. . Semua foto Yoppy dihadirkan dalam warna hitam putih yang memberikan kesan tua, kenangan, dan apa yang telah berlalu. Kata Kunci: Rumah Gadang; Perempuan; Kesunyian; Fotografi; Yoppy Pieter.
Crucianella turcica (sek. Crucianella, Rubiaceae), Türkiye’den Yeni Bir Tür
Authors: HAMZAOĞLU Ergin
Published: December 2021

Tomarza’dan (Kayseri, Türkiye) küçük korollaları ve belirgin dört sıralı başakları ile dikkat çeken bazı ilginç Crucianella (Rubiaceae) örnekleri toplandı. Crucianella seksiyonuna ait C. disticha ve C. macrostachya türlerine benzeyen bu örnekler; düğümlerinde 4(-5) yaprak bulunması, başaklarının belirgin dört sıralı olması, bıraktelerinin eliptik-mızraksı olması, korollalarının 2,6-3,8 mm boyunda ve koralla tüplerinin boğumsuz olmasıyla farklıdır. Bu farklılıklar ilgili literatür ışığında değerlendirildi ve örneklerin bilim dünyası için yeni bir tür olduğuna karar verildi. Crucianella turcica olarak adlandırılan yeni tür, tip adresinde 1520-1600 metreler arasındaki taşlı bozkırlarda yetişir. Bu çalışmada yeni türün detaylı betimlemesi, benzerlik gösterdiği C. disticha ve C. macrostachya ile morfolojik karşılaştırması, türe ait bilgilendirici fotoğraflar ve bazı ekolojik tercihler verilmiştir. Ayrıca mevcut ve muhtemel yayılışı ile tespit edilen tehditler dikkate alınarak, tür için IUCN tehdit kategorisi önerilmiştir.
KURIKULUM REKONSTRUKSI SOSIAL: PANDUAN BAGI KEGIATAN KEAGAMAAN DAN SOLIDARITAS NASIONAL
Authors: Betu Fransiskus Soda
Published: December 2021

Konsep kurikulum rekonstruksi sosial dapat dipakai sebagai konsep untuk mendesain tujuan, konten, proses, dan penilaian kegiatan keagamaan dan solidaritas nasional. Kurikulum rekonstruksi sosial untuk kegiatan keagamaan dan solidaritas nasional dapat didesain dalam bentuk suatu dokumen (written curriculum) untuk dijadikan sebagai pedoman arahyang membantu para fasilitator dalam implementasi aktivitas keagamaan dan solidaritas nasional. Desain Kurikulum rekonstruksi sosial tersebut didasarkan pada persoalan-persoalan sosial kemasyarakatan yang nyata. Kegiatan keagamaan merupakan kegiatan nyata yang dilaksanakan masyarakat keagamaan. Gereja Katolik yang ikut terlibat dalam upaya membangun bangsa Indonesia telah memberikan kontribusi bagi NKRI. Tawaran desain kurikulum rekonstruksi sosial dalam berbagai aktivitas kegiatan Gereja perlu dilihat sebagai tawaran yang menyediakan kerangka sistematis bagi fasilitator untuk semakin proaktif membangun bangsa dalam solidaritas yang berlandaskan iman Katolik.
Faktor-Faktor Pengaruh Kawin Pintas di Kevikepan Ende
Authors: Jata Yohanes Fransiskus Siku
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang bersifat eksplanatoris. Subyek penelitian adalah 20 pasangan kawin pintas dan 7 narasumber. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi praktek kawin pintas (hidup bersama sebelum perkawinan mereka diresmikan dalam Gereja Katolik) dan apa karakteristik kawin pintas yang dipraktekkan di wilayah Kevikepan Ende. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kawin pintas secara implisit direstui adat demi mempermudah proses pembelisan. Kawin pintas sebagai strategi dari pasutri untuk mempermudah urusan belis. Adanya krisis pada lembaga adat dan lembaga penegak norma (gereja dan pemerintah). Kawin pintas biasanya disertai praktek hubungan intim sebagai suami istri. Hubungan intim kadang terjadi sebelum kawin pintas sebagai bentuk pemaksaan terhadap perempuan untuk menyerahkan diri kepada laki-laki atau sebaliknya supaya laki-laki harus menerima sang perempuan agar  tidak memicu konflik dengan keluarga besar perempuan. Kawin pintas merupakan ungkapan kebebasan calon suami istri. Pada masa sekarang, jodoh ditentukan oleh individu bersangkutan. Pihak keluarga hanya menerima (karena anak memiliki otonomi untuk menentukan pilihan). Praktek ini semakin umum dan ini menjadi trend atau model perkawinan zaman kini. Karena semua orang kawin pintas maka mereka juga ikut pintas. Kawin pintas terjadi karena pacaran yang singkat lewat hand phone atau mungkin dipengaruhi oleh teknologi komunikasi modern yang juga menyelubungkan pornografi.
Molecular Targets and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in HPV Infection
Authors: Mitran Cristina Iulia , Mitran Madalina Irina , Popa Gabriela Loredana
Published: December 2021

"Recent research has highlighted the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of HPV-related lesions, especially in neoplastic diseases. Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are the most important cofactors that HPV requires to persist and induce a malignant process. Data on the role of oxidative stress in benign lesions associated with HPV infection, such as genital and non-genital warts, is scarce and further research is needed. We have determined markers of oxidative stress in the serum of 26 patients with palmoplantar warts and 28 healthy subjects. We have investigated representative markers for the four main molecular targets of oxidative stress, nucleic acids – 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), lipids – 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), carbohydrates – pentosidine, and proteins – thiol-disulfide homeostasis parameters (TDHP): total thiol (TT), native thiol (NT), and disulfides (DS). The serum levels of oxidative stress markers, 4-HNE, 8-OHdG, and pentosidine, were statistically significantly higher in patients with warts in comparison to the control group (p < 0.01). Regarding TDHP, we have found that TT levels were statistically significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control one (p < 0.05). Even though NT and DS levels were reported to be higher in the patient group compared to the control one, no statistical significance was established (p > 0.05). Our results show enhanced oxidative stress damage in patients with palmoplantar warts and provide valuable data in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of HPV infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate both 4-HNE and pentosidine in patients with palmoplantar warts.
Keywords: oxidative stress, HPV, warts, thiol-disulfide homeostasis."
WHERE PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY CONVERGE: PROFESSOR VICTOR BABEȘ
Authors: Popa Mircea Ioan
Published: December 2021

"Providential personalities are an essential, unifying, element across cultures, omnipresent in the world’s history [1]. Professor Victor Babeș, a distinguished figure in pathology, microbiology and virology, attended high school in Budapest and pursued his higher medical education in Budapest and Wien. He lectures at the pathology department of the University of Budapest at only 18 years of age.
In 1885, he co-authored the first Bacteriology Treaty in Paris alongside Cornil. In 1887, he went on to establish the pathology and bacteriology departments at the Faculty of Medicine, in Bucharest. He contributed to the medical world literature with over 1000 papers, written in different languages. Professor Victor Babeș studied bacteria, viruses, parasites and influenced preventive medicine. Overall, he discovered more than 50 new microbes. An entire book may be devoted just to his pathological discoveries (cancer, leprosy, tuberculosis, diphtheria, actinomycosis, anthrax, syphilis, plague, rabies, etc.). In 1912 he published (in Paris) a vast treaty on rabies; he dedicated 90 of his best works to rabies.
Victor Babeș National Institute of Research and Development in Pathology and Biomedical Sciences has been founded on the 28th of April 1887 by Professor Victor Babeș. Initially constituted as a “Bacteriology and Pathology Institute”, it was able to comply with one of the most demanding medical needs of the time and it has contributed to finding realistic solutions regarding medical organization. In terms of importance and activity, the institute represented a prefiguration of the future Ministry of Health [2].
Professor Babeș's life should be remembered for his works that marked the opening of new horizons and for a personality whose genius echoes to this day.
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Research on the Supply Chain Problems and Optimization of Live Streaming E-commerce
Authors: Wang Yue , Fang Lina
Published: December 2021

The acceleration of the pace of mobile Internet construction and the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic have created new opportunities for the development of the live broadcasting economy. More and more businesses provide consumers with more visual and personalized services through live broadcasting. While developing the rapid development of live streaming e-commerce, it also puts forward new requirements for the whole supply chain. The optimization of the supply chain can comprehensively improve the operation efficiency of enterprises in all links. This article combines the meaning and basic structure of the live streaming e-commerce supply chain combined with the concept of live streaming e-commerce and supply chain. Compared with the traditional supply chain, the live streaming e-commerce supply chain has high information interaction efficiency, supply and demand matching efficiency and service efficiency. The article believes that the supply chain facing supply and undertaking ability, response speed and low coordination and sharing of supply chain should build reverse integrated supply chain; strengthen supply chain information sharing through digital technology, ensure production stability, improve the service quality of all links of the supply chain, and enhance competitiveness.
Tra sintesi vocale e divizzazione olografica Alcune considerazioni sul caso Hatsune Miku
Authors: Guesdon Maël , Le Guern Philippe
Published: December 2021

Sviluppato e distribuito nel 2007 per promuovere la seconda versione del software Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku è diventato rapidamente un fenomeno proteiforme. Innanzitutto, Hatsune Miku è un sistema di voce sintetica che lo spettatore-ascoltatore può utilizzare per creare e condividere composizioni personalizzate. In secondo luogo, è una celebrità olografica che appare in concerti dal vivo, nonché l'eroina di una serie di videogiochi project DIVA. In terzo luogo, è la protagonista di numerosi titoli di fan fiction. Infine, dal 2013, è anche la cantante principale di un’opera. In questo articolo ci concentriamo sul caso Hatsune Miku, un esempio eccezionale di olografia nella musica pop, che radicalizza la questione dell'attaccamento dei fan e della celebrità, all'incrocio tra tecnologia, nuovi modelli economici emergenti all'interno delle industrie culturali, cultura dei fan e pubblico creativo.
Jurisprudencia reciente del tribunal de apelaciones marítimas.
Authors: Estribí Pérez Juan Manuel
Published: December 2021

El presente artículo tiene por objeto exponer criterios esbozados por el Tribunal de Apelaciones Marítimas de la República de Panamá en el análisis de algunos casos que han sido sometidos a su conocimiento. El examen se centrará en seis sentencias dictadas por dicho Tribunal de segunda y última instancia marítima, en las que se abordaron temas relativos a la legitimidad en la causa, transporte de mercancías por mar bajo conocimiento de embarque, seguros marítimos, interpretación contractual y ley aplicable al contrato internacional. El autor no pretende dar una opinión exhaustiva o pormenorizada de las temáticas, pero se procurará contextualizar y exponer las reglas que indirectamente se desprenden de esta jurisprudencia marítima, sin el ánimo de que se entienda que se trata de criterios inmutables. El autor ha considerado pertinente presentar parte de los criterios emitidos por el Tribunal de Apelaciones Marítimas en el contexto del quinto aniversario de su entrada en funcionamiento.
Delito de transferencia comercial ilícita de dinero (art. 253-A del C. P.)
Authors: González Herrera Alberto H.
Published: December 2021

Los delitos financieros hacen su aparición en Panamá durante la vigencia del Código Penal de 1982 en el año 2003 con la Ley N°45 de 4 de junio de 2003, que adicionó al Título XII el Capítulo VII de Delitos financieros con el propósito de proteger la actividad bancaria y los actos que hacen posible la operatividad del sistema bancario. No obstante, en ese capitulado no estaba el delito de transferencia comercial ilícita de dinero.

La figura se inserta a la fecha al Código Penal vigente con el objetivo de neutralizar la transferencias de dinero o remesas de dinero que contribuyen a los movimientos de recursos del crimen organizado y financiamiento del terrorismo así como al blanqueo de capitales, el encubrimiento y la defraudación fiscal.
Possibilities for Decentralisation in Thailand: A View from Chiang Mai
Authors: Harding Andrew , Leelapatana Rawin
Published: December 2021

In this article we examine radical proposals for political, administrative and fiscal decentralisation in Thailand which were developed for Chiang Mai as a potential model for Thailand as a whole. They lay emphasis on local self-government and citizen participation. We argue that these proposals offer a way forward for a Thai decentralisation process that has yet to proceed to the extent envisaged when it was commenced in the 1990s as part of democratisation, embraced most notably in the 1997 Constitution. Moreover, this process, we argue, offers a way out of the extreme confrontation between the yellow and red factions that has troubled Thailand since 2005. As Thailand returns to civilian rule after five years of military government, and local and provincial government comes once more to the fore, we argue that the Chiang Mai Metropolitan Administration Bill of 2013 offer more local democracy as well as imaginative ways of recruiting the enthusiasm of local stakeholders in a system designed to link provincial and local authorities, and the citizenry, in a virtuous circle of democracy and development.
Women Lawyers for Social Causes: Professional Careers and Legal Development in Thailand
Authors: Munger Frank W. , Thoviriyavej Peerawich , Rabiablok Vorapitchaya
Published: December 2021

Women lawyers are increasing seen among the leading legal defenders of human rights and social movements in Thailand. Increasing visibility is partly a result of news coverage and social media, but women lawyers activism has far older roots. In this article, we examine two related processes of change that contribute to women’s emergence as leading social cause practitioners. First, we discuss the relationship between Thailand’s legal system and its social and political development since the end of the nineteenth century. Second, we employ career narratives of three women lawyers with innovative practices for social causes as a lens through which to examine how lawyers transform available resources into an identity, law practice, and law. We discuss not only the role of prior generations of women lawyers, connections between influential elites and social cause lawyers, and the founding of a few key organizations within the NGO community, but also the role of the women as architects of their own careers. We conclude that they have become successful by aligning their practices with emerging social movements and progressive bureaucrats, unexpectedly creating professional identities with somewhat different relationships to the rule of law.
Yaşlı Bireylerde Sağlık Okuryazarlığı ile Yaşam Kalitesi İlişkisi
Authors: KOZAK Fatma , ÇEVİK AKYIL Rahşan
Published: December 2021

Amaç: Bu araştırma, yaşlıların Sağlık Okuryazarlığıile yaşam kalitesi ilişkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma analitik-kesitsel olarak Eylül 2020-Şubat 2021 tarihleri arasında Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Hastanesi diyet polikliniğine başvuran 65 yaş ve üzeri 152 kişi ile gerçekleşmiştir. Araştırma verileri Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Mini Mental Durum Testi, Avrupa Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği(ASOY-TR) ve Yaşlılar İçin Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Modülü (WHOQOL-OLD) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Kolmogorov-Smirnovtesti, Bağımsız Örneklemler t Testi, Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi (ANOVA), Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis H testi, Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmada genel sağlık okuryazarlığı puanları 25.53±11.18 olan yaşlıların %75.6’sı Sorunlu/Sınırlı sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyinde bulunmuştur. Yaşlıların genel yaşam kalitesi puanları ise 74.5±12.9 olarak bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların sağlık okuryazarlığı genel puanları ile yaş, eğitim düzeyi, gelir durumu ilişkili bulunmuştur(p
Ethnomedicinal plants used for sexual debility by Bhil tribe of Ratlam District (Madhya Pradesh)
Authors: Jadhav Dinesh
Published: December 2021

The present paper gives the information on aphrodisiac effect of some ethnomedicinal plants covers an area inhabited by Bhil tribe of Ratlam district (M.P.). It deals 29 plant species under 26 genera belonging to 20 families. The botanical names followed by local names, family, VSN, the method of preparation of drug and mode of uses of the plants are mentioned.
TRANSFORMATION OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMITTING CRIMES IN THE CREDIT AND BANKING SPHERE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DURING THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION
Authors: БОРИСОВ Андрей Викторович
Published: December 2021

В статье рассматривается трансформация способов и технологий совершения преступлений в кредитно-банковской сфере в период распространения новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19. Раскрываются основные тенденции совершения преступлений в кредитно-банковской сфере и способы вывода похищенных денежных средств.

The article considers the transformation of methods and technologies for committing crimes in the credit and banking sector during the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19. The main trends in the commission of crimes in the credit and banking sector and ways of withdrawing stolen funds are revealed.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CONTENT OF EXCESS OF PERPETRATOR OF CRIME
Authors: ВЕРИНА Галина Владимировна
Published: December 2021

В настоящей статье количественное и качественное содержание эксцесса исполнителя представлено с учетом философских суждений как система научных воззрений в рамках количественно-качественной концепции признаков института соучастия в преступлении. Доказана объективная необходимость выделения количественно-качественного и качественно-количественного эксцессов исполнителя преступления.

In this article, the quantitative and qualitative content of the excess of the performer is presented taking into account philosophical judgments as a system of scientific views within the framework of the quantitative and qualitative concept of the signs of the institution of complicity in crime. The objective need to distinguish quantitative-qualitative and qualitative-quantitative excesses of the perpetrator of the crime has been proved.
PECULIARITIES OF THE CRIMINALISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIMES COMMITTED ON THE INTERNET RELATED TO THE ASSISTANCE AND INITIATION OF MINORS TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Authors: КОТ Екатерина Александровна
Published: December 2021

В статье рассматриваются понятие и особенности криминалистической характеристики преступлений, совершаемых в сети Интернет, связанных с содействием и побуждением несовершеннолетних к совершению самоубийства. Раскрываются значение, структура и корреляционные связи элементов криминалистической характеристики в рамках разработки частной криминалистической методики расследования указанного вида преступлений.

The article examines the concept and features of the forensic characteristics of crimes committed on the Internet, associated with the assistance and inducement of minors to commit suicide. The article reveals the meaning, structure and correlation of elements of the forensic characteristics within the framework of the development of a private forensic methodology for investigating this type of crime.
PREREQUISITES FOR THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CRIME INVESTIGATIONS
Authors: РЕШНЯК Ольга Александровна , КОВАЛЕВ Сергей Александрович
Published: December 2021

В статье рассматриваются предпосылки использования искусственного интеллекта в деятельности следователей и дознавателей на современном этапе с учетом возможных преимуществ и недостатков. Авторами рассматриваются генезис развития искусственного интеллекта, отдельные аппаратные и программные средства, использующиеся при расследовании преступлений с целью получения криминалистически значимой информации, которые могут выступать в качестве элементов искусственного интеллекта, а также перспективные направления его использования.

The article considers the prerequisites for the use of artificial intelligence in the activities of investigators and interrogators at the present stage, taking into account possible advantages and disadvantages. The authors consider the genesis of the development of artificial intelligence, individual hardware and software tools used in the investigation of crimes in order to obtain criminally significant information, as well as promising areas for the use of artificial intelligence.
TAX CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, PART TWO: CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED - PROBLEMS REMAIN
Authors: ЭРИАШВИЛИ Нодари Дарчоевич , ГРИГОРЬЕВ Александр Иванович
Published: December 2021

Налоговое законодательство России подверглось значительным изменениям в 2020 году. Был сделан первый шаг в реформировании концепции НДФЛ и контролируемых иностранных компаний (КИК). Авторами статьи была предпринята попытка осмыслить принятые изменения налогового законодательства и найти пути решения имеющихся проблем.

Russian tax legislation underwent significant changes in 2020. The first step was taken in reforming the concept of personal income tax and controlled foreign companies. The authors analyze the adopted changes in tax legislation and look for ways to solve existing problems.
THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COST AND CAPACITY SHOCKS
Authors: Jones Rodney P
Published: December 2021

The financial and capacity pressures experienced by hospitals and social care organisations are far higher than has been realized. End-of-life is a time of high utilization of acute and social care. The absolute number of deaths (and its year-to-year variation) then acts to drive the marginal pressures in both capacity and costs for these organisations. Higher weighted population density is associated with higher year-to-year volatility in deaths, hospital admissions and sickness absence, which seems to work via a multitude of (local) infectious outbreaks from the >2,000 known species of human pathogens. The funding formulae used to distribute money to area health boards and social care organisations around the world do not generally contain any recognition for the role of the absolute number of deaths in the costs incurred by such organisations. A far more nuanced approach is required by governments around the world to equalising these pressures which are beyond the control of the organisations involved in delivering health and social care.
The Challenge of Inequality in University Education: Is the District Quota Scheme Addressing Socio-Economic Disparities in Access to University Education in Uganda?
Authors: Bagonza Godfrey , Kaahwa Yuda Taddeo , Itaaga Nicholas
Published: December 2021

Access to university education is one of the fundamental educational questions in contemporary educational debates. This is because university education is seen as having an array of benefits to individuals, their households, and their nations. However, the challenge of inequality in terms of gender, income, location, and socio-economic status has constrained some individuals and households to access quality university education. In 2005 the government of Uganda introduced the District Quota Scheme to address the social inequalities in accessing university education. This study examined how the District Quota Scheme is addressing the rural-urban divide in access to university; how the District Quota Scheme has increased access to university education for children with parents who have low levels of education; and whether the District Quota Scheme is improving access to university education for children from low-income families. Following the social constructivist research paradigm and integrating both quantitative and qualitative research methods, the study found a change in access to university education by students from rural areas, students whose parents have lower levels of education, and those from low-income families as a result of introducing the District Quota Scheme. The study recommends that the government of Uganda and other stakeholders in the higher education sector should address the structural challenges to ensure that mainly the socially disadvantaged students take the biggest advantage of this scheme.
Southwest monsoon rainfall in India : Part II - Principal components in temporal domain
Authors: MAZUMDAR A. B.
Published: December 2021

An attempt has been made towards objective identification of phases of the southwest monsoon by principal component analysis (PCA) in temporal domain (T-mode). The method utilizes the relationship of weekly rainfall activities with principal components (PCs) of southwest monsoon. Based on the relationships, subgroup of weeks with similar spatial patterns have been identified. Synoptic features of these subgroups have been brought out with the help of synoptic charts. The first four significant PCs are associated with four kinds of active phases of the southwest monsoon when the low pressure systems have typical characteristics corresponding to each PC. Thus, the study suggests a method of interpretation of PCs with the help of synoptic charts by objective identification of phases of southwest monsoon.
Precipitation characteristics over Paradeep
Authors: SIVARAMAKRISHNAN T. R. , PRASAD J. R.
Published: December 2021

The daily rainfall records since 1976 and the SRRG records after its installation in 1982 at Paradeep have been analysed and rainfall climatology has been worked out. The heaviest 24-hour rainfall recorded at the station is 264 mm on 4 June 1982. The mean annual rainfall is 1475 mm. January and December are near dry months while August is the wettest month getting about 339 mm rainfall. The variability of annual rainfall here is 20 %. Light rainspells giving a total rain of 10 mm or less form about 50% occasions in pre-monsoon period and 63% of occasions in monsoon period. The extended rainspells lasting for more than 4 hours form about 10% of occasions in pre-monsoon season and 6% occasions in monsoon season. While morning (04-08 hr IST) period gets the rainfall in both pre-monsoon and monsoon months, early night gets the peak rainfall activity during the pre-monsoon months.
Numerical investigation of coastal circulation around India
Authors: BEHERA S. K. , SALVEKAR P. S.
Published: December 2021

A simple wind driven ocean circulation model with one active layer is used to simulate the coastal circulation around India. The close agreement of numerical results to that of the observed fields ind1cate the influence of wind on the coastal circulation. The northward currents along the west coast of India during winter months are dominated by remote forcing from Bay of Bengal; however the southward currents during summer months are less influenced by the remote forcing. The coastaly trapped Kelvin waves which give rise to the remote forcing response are found to be produced by the annual cycle in the local wind of the Bay of Bengal. Equatorial waves do not provide the correct phase of west coast circulation. The island chains of Maldive and Laccadive do not affect the model circulation significantly. But the exclusion of Sri Lanka from the model geometry significantly alters the circulation of southwestern Bay of Bengal during summer months. Some of these findings are already shown by sophisticated multilayer models, e.g., McCreary et al. 1993. However, some of these results are again reproduced here in order to highlight the significance of such simple model and hence the simple model is used for detail study.
Results of intercomparison and calibration of Dobson spectrophotometer no.112, Japan-1996
Authors: PESHIN SUNIL , RAO P. RAJESH , SRIVASTAV S.K.
Published: December 2021

An international comparison of Dobson spectrophotometer operated in the RA II and V regions was conducted in Japan during 1996. Countries participating with Dobson instruments were India, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Thailand. The reference standard instrument for the comparison was regional standard Dobson instrument no.116 maintained by Japan. The comparisons confirmed that the Indian standard no.112 was in good state of calibration and the data derived from the instrument was reliable.
A Perspective of historical earthquakes in India and its neighbourhood upto 1900
Authors: BHATTACHARYA S. N.
Published: December 2021

A study has been carried out on past seismic activity in India and its neighbourhood from ancient times to nineteenth century, During sixth century AD, the great Indian astronomer Varaha Mihira investigated earthquakes in his book 'Brihat Samhita', A brief description and analysis on his investigations have been cited, Based on scientific reports and a few history and geography books, a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above upto 1900 AD has been prepared for India and its neighbourhood in the region bounded by latitude between 0° and 40° N and longitude between 60°E and 100°E, A brief description of earthquakes of magnitude 8 and above has also been included.
Oscillation of potential evapotranspiration in India and its significance on seasonal potential water requirement of crops
Authors: DEBNATH G. C. , SAMUI R. P.
Published: December 2021

In this study, the normal weekly potential evapotranspiration values of 47 stations situated over different parts of the country have been subject harmonic analysis, The amplitude of the stations varies greatly ranging from 5 mm in the west coast of peninsular India to 24 mm over northwest parts of the country .The peak of weekly oscillation attains its maximum value around end of February/early March over extreme southwest coast of the country , while it is third week of June over northwest Rajasthan. northeast India and over small pockets around Rajamundry of Andhra Pradesh and Pusa of Bihar. A negative correlation between latitude and the seasonal (kharif, rabi and summer) potential water need of the respective stations of different groups indicates that potential water demand of crops at different seasons in each of the groups is inversely proportional with increase in latitudinal value except for kharif season of group IV stations where it is reverse.
Some structural characteristics of pre-monsoon depression in the Bay of Bengal
Authors: BHOWMIK S. K. ROY , MISHRA P. K.
Published: December 2021

During the period 6 to 16 May. 1995. three deep depressions formed one after another over west Bay of Bengal and moved from south to north. In this paper, structural characteristics of these systems are investigated from the distribution of thermal and thermodynamical field observed around the depression center utilising daily Rs/Rw and other available coastal observations during the period, Major findings of the study are: (i) The depressions have low level cold core and middle and upper tropospheric warm core. (ii) Thermal and moisture fields tilt north ward with height but vertical tilt of contour height is .not uniform at all levels, (iii) During intensification of the system significant increase in temperature and moisutre occurs above 700 hPa and significant fall of contour height occurs below 300 hPa.
Effect of eastward moving cloud clusters over northwest India and neighbourhood on the Indian summer monsoon
Authors: LAL ASOI , SUNDER R. S. , JOSHI S. P.
Published: December 2021

A number of studies have been made relating to the prediction of date of onset and also the activity of southwest monsoon over India. In this study an attempt has been made to link the behaviour of rainfall in northern and peninsular India to the satellite cloud clusters over the region of Afghanistan, Iran and northwest India. The monsoon rainfall over India commences in June. Hence variation of monsoon rainfall pattern with the movement of cloud clusters from northwest in pre-monsoon and monsoon months have been studied to elucidate the pattern of changes. The variability of monsoon performance largely depends on the number and movement of cloud clusters over northwestern region during pre-monsoon and monsoon months.
Floods and droughts in association with cold and warm ENSO events and related circulation features
Authors: KHOLE MEDHA , DE U.S
Published: December 2021

For the Indian subcontinent. the occurrence of floods and droughts is closely linked with the summer monsoon activity. The phenomenon of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has been established to be one of the major teleconnections of Indian Summer Monsoon. Also the relationship between the circulation features and summer monsoon activity is well documented in the literature. The interaction of F.NSO with monsoon system was known to the seasonal forecasters in India from the days of G. Walker. Northland (1953) summarising these results has remarked that ‘Monsoon has a prolonged influence on the global weather rather than global weather parameters influencing the monsoon’. 1990-94 was a prolonged period of warm ENSO producing weather anomalies in different regions of the globe. Yet during the same period all India rainfall was very close to normal and in fact. 1994 was a year of abundant rainfall for India. The aim of the study is to examine some of these features more critically.

 

It is observed that ENSO has a modifying effect on the regional scale circulation pattern and possible interactions and/or phase-Locking with the planetary scale circulation pattern. which results into the occurrence or non-occurrence of an extreme event. Also, a qualitative analysis is carried for a period 1960-90 to assess how far the mid-season rainfall deficiency is made up at the end of the season. It is observed that even during drought years, the mid-season rainfall deficiency is made up at the end of the season for a considerable percentage of the total number of cases.
A two layer soil moisture model for estimating crop evapotranspiration and runoff
Authors: DAS H. P. , CHOWDHURY A. , BHAGWAT R. S.
Published: December 2021

In the present study, a two layer model has been proposed to estimate evapotranspiration, soil moisture storage and runoff. For this purpose soil profile has been assumed to be composed of two layers : the top layer having a fixed field capacity of 100 mm and the underlying layer having field capacity depending on the soil texture. Normal values of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration have been used in the study.

 

The model, applied to kharif and rabi seasons furnishes crop evapotranspiration period when soil in two layers reach wilting point and surface runoff and its duration.

 

The model developed has been applied to 411ocations representing most of the soil types found in India. The analysis revealed that lowest ET is seen over Himalayan foothills and northeast India in kharif and rabi seasons. Enough residual soil moisture is available to the crops at the end of kharif season over NE India; most of it being in the top layer. Eastern India record largest runoff of 800-1000 mm. Arid to semi-arid region in NW India does not seem to experience much runoff.