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SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LEGAL CHANGES IN INDONESIA
Authors: Syarhan Mohamad
Published: November 2022

In terms of its form, the law can be in the form of written law and can also be unwritten law. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of socio-cultural aspects on legal changes in Indonesia. The research method used is normative legal research. The results of the study show that talking about legal culture is the same as talking about public legal awareness. These two things are an inseparable unit, because they are closely related to the implementation of law in society. Thus, legal culture and legal awareness are two things that can be developed properly in an integrated manner so that the legal reforms implemented can be accepted by the community as behavioral guidelines that must be followed.
PENDEKATAN KEADILAN RESTORATIVE DALAM PENGHENTIAN PENUNTUTAN BERDASARKAN KEADILAN RESTORATIF
Authors: Wibowo Ribut Hari
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa tentang peranan asas-asas hukum pidana dalam pembaharuan dan penegakan hukum pidana. Dalam Penelitian ini digunakan metode yuridis normatif dengan desain metode kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Peraturan Kejaksaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 15 Tahun 2020 tentang Penghentian Penuntutan Berdasarkan Keadilan Restoratif merepresentasikan tuntutan keadilan masyarakat. Ketentuan tersebut memberikan hak kepada Jaksa Penuntut Umum untuk melakukan penghentian penuntutan terhadap terdakwa dalam kasus-kasus tertentu dengan catatan para pihak yang terlibat telah sepakat berdamai. Konsepsi tersebut sebagaimana telah diatur dalam KUHAP yang lebih mengutamakan pendekatan penegakan keadilan restoratif dengan sistem penyelesaian non litigasi. Lahirnya Peraturan Kejaksaan ini dilandasi oleh pemikiran diperlukannya konsep penyelesaian perkara di luar sistem peradilan. Konsep tersebut merupakan penyelesaian sengketa kepidanaan yang berorientasi kepada kondisi terciptanya keadilan dan keseimbangan antara korban dan pelaku tindak pidana.
Generalized common fixed point theorem for generalized hybrid mappings in Hilbert spaces
Authors: Kondo Atsumasa
Published: November 2022

In this article, we prove a common fixed point theorem for commutative nonlinear mappings that jointly satisfy a certain condition. From the main theorem, a common fixed point theorem for commutative generalized hybrid mappings is derived as a special case. Our novel approach significantly expands the applicable range of mappings for well-known fixed point theorems to be effective. Examples are presented to explicitly illustrate this contribution.
Free will: Dr Johnson was right
Authors: Shand John
Published: November 2022

In this attempt to deal with the problem of free will Tallis identifies intentionality as a feature of our lives that cannot be explained by deterministic, natural, physical, causal laws. Our ability to think about the world, and not merely be objects subject to it, gives us room for manoeuvre for free thought and action. Science, far from being antagonistic to the possibility of free will as it is usually presented through its deterministic explanations, is a manifestation of our freedom and could not exist without it. However, doubts arise for the argument owing to a lack of explanation as to how freedom is possible no matter how persuasively we are shown that it appears to be. That is, what kind of world would it have to be for freedom to exist and be explicable. I conclude with my own view, alluded to by Tallis, but not followed up, that the problem with the scientific worldview is that it is wedded to objectivity as the only stance deemed veridical as to the nature of reality, one which therefore cannot by necessity allow subjects or freedom. As freedom is a property of subjects, the scientific worldview cannot allow for freedom. Once the condition is dropped that only the objectively knowable can be real, freedom also may be real, defined as a knowable property of our subjectivity. There is no need to deny physicalism if the definition of it is released from the epistemic bonds of objectivity and we hold that some physical properties may be known subjectively, namely those that characterize our subjective life.
Jail break: Tallis and the prison of nature
Authors: Clark Thomas W.
Published: November 2022

In Freedom: An Impossible Reality, Ray Tallis argues that we escape imprisonment by causal determinism, and thus gain free will, by the virtual distance from natural laws afforded us by intentionality, a human capacity that he claims cannot be naturalized. I respond that we can’t know in advance that intentionality will never be subsumed by science, and that our capacities to entertain possibilities and decide among them are natural cognitive endowments that supervene on generally reliable neural processes. Moreover, any disconnection from the multi-level determinants that account for human behavior cannot augment, but would likely undermine, effective human agency. Our full inclusion in nature, understood in terms of a pragmatic, explanatory determinism, is therefore not a prison from which we need to escape.
Optimal block replacement policy for two-dimensional products considering imperfect maintenance with improved Salp swarm algorithm
Authors: Dong Enzhi , Cheng Zhonghua , Shuai Yue , Zhao Jianmin
Published: November 2022

Human society is entering Industry 4.0. Engineering systems are becoming more complex, which increases the difficulties in maintenance support work. Maintenance plays a very important role in the entire life cycle of a system, and in reality, maintenance is not always perfect, and its maintenance degree is between good as new and bad as old, which should be considered in the maintenance strategy. Under the framework of two-dimensional warranty, this work proposes an optimal two-dimensional block replacement strategy based on the minimum expected warranty cost. Two-dimensional block replacement maintenance is imperfect maintenance. The failure rate reduction method is used to describe the maintenance effect of two-dimensional block replacement. In case analysis, the grid search algorithm, genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization algorithm, and improved salp swarm algorithm (SSA) are used to find the optimal warranty scheme for the laser module. The improved SSA can converge faster and find a warranty scheme that makes the warranty cost lower. Therefore, managers can use these results to reduce costs and get a win-win extended warranty cost. Rationalization suggestions are put forward for managers to make maintenance decisions through comparative analysis and sensitivity analysis.
Lead in traditional and complementary medicine: a systematic review
Authors: McRae Angus , Vilcins Dwan , Le Hong Huynh Thi Cam , Gorman Julia , Brune Drisse Marie Noel , Onyon Lesley , Sly Peter D. , Islam Mohammad Zahirul
Published: November 2022

Lead in the environment remains a matter of grave concern for public health. Lead has been associated with some traditional medicines and has been linked to cases of lead poisoning. A comprehensive compilation of these reports has not previously been conducted. The objective of this review is to explore how common is lead exposure after traditional medicine use, and which countries, systems and/or products are of most concern when it comes to lead contamination. A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Ovid and EMBASE for studies published between 2005 and 2020. A grey literature search was conducted. Search terms related to lead and traditional medicine were developed for each database, and there were no limitations on language. Studies were included if they examined elevated lead in humans resulting from the use of traditional medicines reported in case reports, case-series, or observational studies. Of the papers discussing lead exposure, 85 case reports were identified and synthesized for the current review. Several themes were identified in the included studies. Traditional medicine has been used in the many parts of the world, however use is more common in South and Southeast Asian countries. The level of detectable lead in products varied widely by region and product types. Consumers of traditional medicines sought products for a wide variety of symptoms and ailments. The symptoms of lead poisoning from traditional medicine use reflected the typical symptom profile of lead poisoning, highlighting the need for awareness of traditional medicine products as a source of lead exposure. Traditional medicine usage remains an important part of health care in many regions, however there is a risk of lead exposure from several products. Health care practitioners in all regions of the world should be aware of the risk and explore the potential for traditional medicine use for patients presenting with elevated blood lead levels. Countries with a strong traditional medicine culture should explore policies for reducing lead exposure from traditional medicine products. JG, LO and MNBD are staff members of the World Health Organization. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication and they do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy, or views of the World Health Organization.
Mixed-valent 1:1 oxidotellurates(IV/VI) of Na, K and Rb: superstructure and three-dimensional disorder
Authors: Völkl Hermann , Eder Felix , Stöger Berthold , Weil Matthias
Published: November 2022

Single crystals of three mixed-valent oxidotellurates(IV/VI) with general formula M
2TeIVTeVIO6 (H2O)
x
(M = Na, K, Rb) were grown under hydrothermal conditions at 210 °C from M
2CO3, TeO2 and Te(OH)6 in a 4:1:1 molar ratio. Na2Te2O6·11/8H2O (where TeIVTeVI is abbreviated as Te2) crystallizes as a monoclinic eightfold superstructure with occupational modulation of the water molecules. The structure is built of diperiodic corrugated [Te2O6]2− networks interleaved by the Na atoms and H2O molecules. The hexagonal crystal structures of M
2Te2O4(OH)4 (M = K, Rb; x = 2) with P63/mmc symmetry are made up of [Te2O4(OH)4]2− rods extending in the [001] direction. The rods are connected by the M atoms. The [TeIVO2(OH)2] units are disordered about the threefold axis, resulting in pronounced three-dimensional diffuse scattering.
Wetland archaeology and the impact of climate change
Authors: Matthiesen Henning , Brunning Richard , Carmichael Bethune , Hollesen Jørgen
Published: November 2022

Wetland archaeological sites offer excellent but vulnerable preservation conditions. This article presents examples of threats to such sites that may be enhanced, or diminished, by climate change, discusses methods for predicting and quantifying impacts, and examines what heritage managers can do to mitigate their effects. The consequences of climate change for wetland archaeological sites are likely to be severe and widespread but hard to predict and with significant local variation. At the same time, wetlands are increasingly acknowledged for their ability to sequester carbon and to mitigate climate change, prompting an increased focus on their protection that may also benefit wetland archaeology.
Climate change adaptation policy and planning for cultural heritage in low- and middle-income countries
Authors: Daly Cathy , Fatorić Sandra , Carmichael Bethune , Pittungnapoo Witiya , Adetunji Olufemi , Hollesen Jørgen , Nakhaei Masoud , Diaz Alberto Herrera
Published: November 2022

Climate change threatens archaeological sites and cultural landscapes globally. While to date, awareness and action around cultural heritage and climate change adaptation planning has focused on Europe and North America, in this article, the authors address adaptation policy and measures for heritage sites in low- and middle-income countries. Using a review of national adaptation plans, expert survey and five case studies, results show the varied climate change adaptation responses across four continents, their strengths and weaknesses, and the barriers to be addressed to ensure better integration of cultural heritage in climate change adaptation planning.
Field margin botanical diversity, composition and quality on intensively managed farming systems
Authors: Larkin J. , Ó hUallacháin D. , Finn J.A. , Sheridan H.
Published: November 2022

Remaining semi-natural habitats are important refuges for farmland biodiversity, and field margins are one such habitat. Field margins consist of strips of herbaceous vegetation that are located between field boundary features such as hedgerows and the main grassland or arable field. However, little is known about their extent or ecological quality on intensively managed farmlands in Ireland. This lack of knowledge can only be addressed through the application of a standardised assessment methodology, which we developed and implemented in this study. A survey of field margins was conducted on 92 intensively managed farms, across three enterprise types (arable, beef and dairy farms) in Ireland. We describe the botanical composition and assess the ecological quality of field margins based on threshold levels of the percentage cover of positive, neutral and negative botanical indicator species that are predominantly informed by existing European Union (EU)-accepted methods for vegetation classification. Positive indicator species occurred in 77% of margins and had a mean cover of 10%. There was a high incidence of negative indicator species, occurring in 93% of margins with a mean cover of 55%. Using our quality appraisal system, 16% of field margins were of high or very high quality, and the majority (55%) were of low or very low quality. Compared to either arable or dairy farms, beef farms had a greater percentage of higher-quality margins, higher species richness and greater percentage of positive indicator species. Retaining areas of high-quality farmland habitat and enhancing those areas that have become ecologically degraded will be key to achieving the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) objective of protecting landscapes and biodiversity. However, the implementation of appropriate management decisions requires effective evaluation of the current ecological condition of these habitats. Field margins are ubiquitous habitats in Irish farmlands and comprise a significant proportion of overall farmland habitat area. However, our results show that the majority in more intensively managed systems are in a botanically impoverished condition. Our standardised field margin quality assessment technique may offer an appropriate method of tracking change in habitat quality in response to conservation actions to improve habitat quality.
Radiant Matter
Authors: Jarvis Jill
Published: November 2022

Beginning in 1960, the French military carried out seventeen nuclear bomb detonations at bases constructed for this purpose in what is now the Algerian Sahara. This French imperial “radiance” has left an enduring radiological and epistemological legacy whose effects are not yet known. Grounded by close attention to transmedial works by Elisabeth Leuvrey, Bruno Hadjih, and Ammar Bouras, this essay investigates the critical potential of aesthetic representation for apprehending the slow violence of nuclear imperialism that targets desert lives for destruction.
The Mirror has Two Faces: The Republican Style in Crisis in Cicero’s Second Philippic
Authors: Samponaro Laura
Published: November 2022

This paper examines how Cicero forges a late style in the Second Philippic that reflects the political stance he adopts in the face of existential crisis. The fluidity of Cicero’s trademark, consular hypotactic style hardens into a paratactic, rigid crisis style in the Philippics, where Cicero’s arguments for extra-legal measures reveal his shift towards a Catonian view of reality in which, he, his style, and Rome itself must be sacrificed in order to be preserved. Nevertheless, and reflecting the Machiavellian paradox that republics must often be destroyed in order to be saved and renewed through re-founding, Cicero preserves stylistic continuity through variation. His late style is the paradigmatic classical republican response to the crises that republics, then and now, inevitably engender.
The Toll pathway mediates Drosophila resilience to Aspergillus mycotoxins through specific Bomanins
Authors: Xu Rui , Lou Yanyan , Tidu Antonin , Bulet Philippe , Heinekamp Thorsten , Martin Franck , Brakhage Axel , Li Zi , Liégeois Samuel , Ferrandon Dominique
Published: November 2022

Host defense against infections encompasses both resistance, which targets microorganisms for neutralization or elimination, and resilience/disease tolerance, which allows the host to withstand/tolerate pathogens and repair damages. In Drosophila, the Toll signaling pathway is thought to mediate resistance against fungal infections by regulating the secretion of antimicrobial peptides, potentially including Bomanins. We find that Aspergillus fumigatus kills Drosophila Toll pathway mutants without invasion because its dissemination is blocked by melanization, suggesting a role for Toll in host defense distinct from resistance. We report that mutants affecting the Toll pathway or the 55C Bomanin locus are susceptible to the injection of two Aspergillus mycotoxins, restrictocin and verruculogen. The vulnerability of 55C deletion mutants to these mycotoxins is rescued by the overexpression of Bomanins specific to each challenge. Mechanistically, flies in which BomS6 is expressed in the nervous system exhibit an enhanced recovery from the tremors induced by injected verruculogen and display improved survival. Thus, innate immunity also protects the host against the action of microbial toxins through secreted peptides and thereby increases its resilience to infection.
Disrupting metformin adaptation of liver cancer cells by targeting the TOMM34/ATP5B axis
Authors: Jin Ping , Jiang Jingwen , Zhou Li , Huang Zhao , Qin Siyuan , Chen Hai‐Ning , Peng Liyuan , Zhang Zhe , Li Bowen , Luo Maochao , Zhang Tingting , Ming Hui , Ding Ning , Li Lei , Xie Na , Gao Wei , Zhang Wei , Nice Edouard C , Wei Yuquan , Huang Canhua
Published: November 2022

Metformin, a well‐known antidiabetic drug, has been repurposed for cancer treatment; however, recently observed drug resistance and tumor metastasis have questioned its further application. Here, we found that long‐term metformin exposure led to metabolic adaptation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, which was characterized by an obvious epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenotype and compensatory elevation of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). TOMM34, a translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane, was upregulated to promote tumor metastasis in response to metformin‐induced metabolic stress. Mechanistically, TOMM34 interacted with ATP5B to preserve F1FO‐ATPase activity, which conferred mitochondrial OXPHOS and ATP production. This metabolic preference for OXPHOS suggested a large requirement of energy supply by cancer cells to survive and spread in response to therapeutic stress. Notably, disturbing the interaction between TOMM34 and ATP5B using Gboxin, a specific OXPHOS inhibitor, increased sensitivity to metformin and suppressed tumor progression both in vitro and in vivo. Overall, this study demonstrates a molecular link of the TOMM34/ATP5B‐ATP synthesis axis during metformin adaptation and provides promising therapeutic targets for metformin sensitization in cancer treatment.
Optimization of Classification Accuracy Using K-Means and Genetic Algorithm by Integrating C4.5 Algorithm for Diagnosis Breast Cancer Disease
Authors: Andoyo Fachrizal Ahdy , Arifudin Riza
Published: November 2022

Technological development resulted in data proliferating. The data is processed into valid information for daily needs. Data mining is a technique to convert data into useful information. Data mining has been widely used in performing prediction functions, for example, health and medical science. This study using Wisconsin Diagnostic Breast Cancer dataset taken from UCI Machine Learning Repository. The dataset has 32 attributes with 569 samples. This data has a continuous and high dimensional data type, and it makes the C4.5 algorithm need long computation time and extensive storage. This study aims to improve the accuracy of the C4.5 with a combination of K-Means and Genetic Algorithm. These study results compared the accuracy of the C4.5 algorithm before and after applying the combination of K-Means and the Genetic Algorithm for diagnosing breast cancer. The accuracy of C4.5 is 91,228%. Meanwhile, the accuracy of C4.5 after optimized using the K-Means and Genetic Algorithm is 94,824%, with the average number of features are selected 22 features. Thus, the application of K-Means and Genetic Algorithm on the C4.5 Algorithm can improve the accuracy of diagnosing breast cancer by 3,596%.
ACCEPTANCE ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SIMPATIK) IN SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-GOVERNMENT IN THE SEMARANG CITY MANPOWER SERVICE
Authors: Majid Muhammad Nurkholis , Budiman Kholiq
Published: November 2022

In this digital era, information technology has an important role for institutions, companies, communities, and governments.  In carrying out the main tasks of the Semarang City Manpower Service, one of them is evaluating employee performance.  In assessing the performance of the Semarang City Manpower Service employees using SIMPATIK which was developed by the Semarang City BKPP which was launched in 2018.  Where the implementation of the new system needs to be evaluated further. This is due to the failure to implement e-government services, not because of the quality and capacity of the system, but because of the low user acceptance of these services.  Thus, it is necessary to analyse the level of acceptance in using SIMPATIK services at the Semarang City Manpower Service whether it can be evaluated further.  So that SIMPATIK can still exist to be used for various kinds of services contained in the application by ASN at the Semarang City Manpower Service.  The method applied to data collection is the interview and questionnaire method.  While the method applied to evaluate SIMPATIK is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by applying four research variables, namely perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitude toward using (ATU), and behavioural intentions (BI).  To examine the data adopted the method of Structural Equation Model-partial Least Square (SEMPLS).  The conclusion reached in this study is that all hypotheses developed in this study were accepted, except for PU on BI rejected because the value of T-Statistics (0.846) < T-Table (1.96) and P-Values were more than 0.05 with a value of 0.398 .
Immunomodulation for unexplained recurrent implantation failure: where are we now?
Authors: Genest Geneviève , Banjar Shorooq , Almasri Walaa , Beauchamp Coralie , Benoit Joanne , Buckett William , Dzineku Frederick , Gold Phil , Dahan Michael H , Jamal Wael , Jacques Kadoch Isaac , Kadour-Peero Einav , Lapensée Louise , Miron Pierre , Shaulov Talya , Sylvestre Camille , Tulandi Togas , Mazer Bruce D , Laskin Carl A , Mahutte Neal
Published: November 2022

In brief

Immune dysfunction may contribute to or cause recurrent implantation failure. This article summarizes normal and pathologic immune responses at implantation and critically appraises currently used immunomodulatory therapies.

Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) may be defined as the absence of pregnancy despite the transfer of ≥3 good-quality blastocysts and is unexplained in up to 50% of cases. There are currently no effective treatments for patients with unexplained RIF. Since the maternal immune system is intricately involved in mediating endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation, both insufficient and excessive endometrial inflammatory responses during the window of implantation are proposed to lead to implantation failure. Recent strategies to improve conception rates in RIF patients have focused on modulating maternal immune responses at implantation, through either promoting or suppressing inflammation. Unfortunately, there are no validated, readily available diagnostic tests to confirm immune-mediated RIF. As such, immune therapies are often started empirically without robust evidence as to their efficacy. Like other chronic diseases, patient selection for immunomodulatory therapy is crucial, and personalized medicine for RIF patients is emerging. As the literature on the subject is heterogenous and rapidly evolving, we aim to summarize the potential efficacy, mechanisms of actions and side effects of select therapies for the practicing clinician.
Apropiación del concepto de desarrollo sostenible por parte del profesorado de una escuela normal
Authors: Rada Ibón Silvera , Guerra Palma Sabina Esther , Olivo-Franco José Luis
Published: November 2022

[Introduction] Sustainable development is still a difficult concept to articulate in the pedagogical practice of teachers. [Objective] Integrate the concept of sustainable development in the curriculum at the Escuela Normal Superior Santa Ana by the teaching group of natural sciences and environmental education through the space-context strategy. [Methodology] The critical-reflexive paradigm was assumed with a qualitative methodological approach, and action research as a methodological design, where the products of the teaching work were inputs for the evaluation of the intervention. The data collection techniques were the interviews, the documentary review specifically of the Institutional Educational Project, the School Environmental Project and the curricular proposal of the science area and as an instrument a questionnaire validated by 5 experts. The interpretation and analysis of the data were carried out through a triple entry table in the light of the referents and the theories. [Results] The concept of sustainable development was strengthened in the teaching group, subsequently, a proposal was developed aimed at making adjustments to the plan of the area of natural sciences and environmental education, and incorporating the Place Base Education approach into the curricula, the competences and the goals of sustainable development. [Conclusions] The intervention proposal managed to raise awareness among the teaching staff of redesigning the curriculum in order to assertively articulate the concept of sustainable development.
Collaborative to Increase Lethal Means Counseling for Caregivers of Youth With Suicidality
Authors: Leyenaar JoAnna K. , Tolpadi Anagha , Parast Layla , Esporas Megan , Britto Maria T. , Gidengil Courtney , Wilson Karen M. , Bardach Naomi S. , Basco William T. , Brittan Mark S. , Williams Derek J. , Wood Kelly E. , Yung Steven , Dawley Erin , Elliott Audrey , Manges Kirstin A. , Plemmons Gregory , Rice Timothy , Wiener Brandy , Mangione-Smith Rita
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND

The number of youth presenting to hospitals with suicidality and/or self-harm has increased substantially in recent years. We implemented a multihospital quality improvement (QI) collaborative from February 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019, aiming for an absolute increase in hospitals’ mean rate of caregiver lethal means counseling (LMC) of 10 percentage points (from a baseline mean performance of 68% to 78%) by the end of the collaborative, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the collaborative on LMC, adjusting for secular trends.

METHODS

This 8 hospital collaborative used a structured process of alternating learning sessions and action periods to improve LMC across hospitals. Electronic medical record documentation of caregiver LMC was evaluated during 3 phases: precollaborative, active QI collaborative, and postcollaborative. We used statistical process control to evaluate changes in LMC monthly. Following collaborative completion, interrupted time series analyses were used to evaluate changes in the level and trend and slope of LMC, adjusting for covariates.

RESULTS

In the study, 4208 children and adolescents were included—1314 (31.2%) precollaborative, 1335 (31.7%) during the active QI collaborative, and 1559 (37.0%) postcollaborative. Statistical process control analyses demonstrated that LMC increased from a hospital-level mean of 68% precollaborative to 75% (February 2018) and then 86% (October 2018) during the collaborative. In interrupted time series analyses, there were no significant differences in LMC during and following the collaborative beyond those expected based on pre-collaborative trends.

CONCLUSIONS

LMC increased during the collaborative, but the increase did not exceed expected trends. Interventions developed by participating hospitals may be beneficial to others aiming to improve LMC for caregivers of hospitalized youth with suicidality.
Partial Nephrectomy for T1b/T2 Renal Mass
Authors: Sharafeldeen Mohamed , Sameh Wael , Mehrnoush Vahid , Alaref Amer , Rozenberg Radu , Ismail Asmaa , Elmansy Hazem , Shahrour Walid , Zakaria Ahmed , Elmeslemany Osama , Burute Nishigandha , Shuster Anatoly , Prowse Owen , Kotb Ahmed
Published: November 2022

The aim of our study was to show our short-term experience in managing large renal masses (cT1b/T2) through partial nephrectomy (PN) over the last 3 years. Retrospective data collection for all patients managed by PN for renal masses larger than 4 cm over the last 3 years. Epidemiological data were collected. Surgical data including surgical and ischemic times as well as intra and postoperative complications were collected. Pre- and postoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) data were collected and correlated as well as postoperative complications and recurrence. We could identify 47 patients managed by PN for radiologically confirmed >4 cm renal masses. The mean age of the patients was 55.7 ± 13.4, including 29 males and 18 females. Masses were T1b and T2 in 40 and 7 patients, respectively. The mean tumor size was 6.2 ± 1.5 cm. Using renal nephrometry score; 8, 28, and 11 had low, moderate, and high complexity, respectively. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) was identified in 42 patients. Five patients out of 42 cancerous cases (12%) had pathological T3 RCC. The mean preoperative and postoperative eGFR were 89.09 ± 12.41 and 88.50 ± 10.50, respectively (P 0.2). The median follow-up was 14 months and within that short time, no patient had evidence for cancer recurrence. PN for large renal masses is safe in experienced hands and should be attempted in a higher percentage of patients, regardless of the tumor complexity. No cancer recurrence or deterioration of renal function was observed within our short-term follow-up.
Parsimony and Liquidity Ratio Effects on Capital Markets: Evidence from South Africa
Authors:   Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, Mabeba Mahlatse
Published: November 2022

From a sample period of 30 years, the study shows that a parsimonious model helps explain the effect of the liquidity ratio on equities and bonds in South Africa. Guided by the combined theoretical model of liquidity preference theory and endogenous money approach, multivariate econometrics modeling is applied in this study. Findings show that as market participants improve their ability to pay off their short-term debts, as measured by liquidity ratio, they tend to decrease raising capital in the equity market and increase borrowing from the bond market. These findings are consistent with the parsimonious model in both the equity and bond markets. Further, the results indicate that the liquidity ratio is inversely associated with the equity index and positively associated with the bond index. All findings are obtained from a long-run horizon in the South African capital markets. Motivated by the financial stability developments in the private and public sectors, the findings contribute to capital formation by financial markets into the mainstream economy. The relationship between liquidity ratio and capital markets can serve as a guide to monitoring the strength of financial leverage and financial stability.
Leading Gains and Funding Risk in Baltic Housing Markets
Authors:   Østfold University College, Norway, Borgersen Trond-Arne , King Roswitha M. ,   Østfold University College, Norway
Published: November 2022

This paper analyzes lending gains and funding risk in the Baltic housing markets. Transition economies are exposed to both cycles and structural shifts, relating housing market fundamentals to a more diversified set of processes than in mature economies. Still, as housing is a nontradable good, transition allows for high rates of appreciation. When house price growth exceeds the mortgage rate, there are lending gains from mortgage-financed housing. As higher leverage increases funding risk, a challenge emerges for transition economies, which are in a monetary union with mature economies. Asymmetric shocks to housing markets may threaten financial stability as the monetary policy does not respond to country-specific house price bubbles. In addition to a discussion on asymmetric shocks and the role of housing, the paper offers an illustration of the lending gain and the funding risk that housing markets in transition economies may entail. The paper simulates the return to housing equity across the Baltic states over the period 2010-2020. While a strong housing market has provided Estonian households with the highest price gains, both Latvian and Lithuanian households have taken advantage of the deepening monetary integration towards the end of the period. Still, the more volatile housing markets in the two southernmost Baltic states make leverage set its mark on the risk-return profile.
METHODOLOGY OF ASSESSING INDIVIDUAL RELIABILITY OF UNIQUE STRUCTURES
Authors:   Science and Engineering Center “Reliability and safety of large systems and machines” Ural branch of the Russian academy of sciences, Timashev Sviatoslav A. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia,   Old Dominion University, VA USA
Published: November 2022

The paper describes the author’s methodology of quantitative reliability assessment of unique systems that are components of very expensive critical/strategic infrastructures, manufactured in very small series/batches, or even as single, unique structures. It was dubbed “theory of individual structural reliability — TISR”. With the development of the 3D digital technology and digitization that opened the door to creating digital twins in design, the share of unique products is growing non-stop in all branches of contemporary heavy industry and machine-building (rotor excavators, continuous casting plants, drilling rigs), adjacent sectors of industry (ship-building, aircraft building), and construction industry (large span bridges, super high skyscrapers, exhibition pavilions etc.). In this paper the TISR methodology is described for a class of unique and non-renewable objects using as an example a one-time-deployed-when-on-orbit robotic technological complex, designed to serve without interruption for 12–15 years in the near-space environment. The paper is a direct extract from preprint [1], revised and translated into English by its first author. The initial data needed for writing paragraphs 4 and 6 of this paper belongs to Yu. P. Pokhabov, published elsewhere, which made the description of implementing the TISR methodology in the field of unique spacecraft design up to date. The author greatly appreciates and acknowledges the provided input.
PLATING UNDER LATERAL LOADS WITH SINGULAR POINTS ON THE COUNTER
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Mashkin O. , Rogalevich V. ,   Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Abdullah H. ,   Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Published: November 2022

The article proposes special techniques for calculating plates with singular points on the counter that need no singular solution building. The analysis of circular plate with mixed support conditions is performed by means of overdetermined boundary collocation method using special Schwarz method. The analysis of the plate with three clamped and one free sides is performed through reducing two dimensional boundary value problems to those of one-dimensional type using special correcting function.
THE SPECIFICITY OF COURSE WORKS ON “THE DESIGN OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS" DISCIPLINE
Authors:   International Education Corporation (KazLAACI), Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, Priemets O. N. , Samoilov K. I. ,   Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K. I. Satbayev (Satbaev University), Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
Published: November 2022

The ability to interpret technological innovations in the design of buildings and structures is one of the fundamental skills of the architect. This training has a number of features, some of which are discussed in this paper by the example of performing graphical tasks on the subject of energy-efficient buildings.
RESEARCH AND STANDARDS ON PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE OF STEEL BUILDING UNDER ABNORMAL LOADS
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Burukhina O. S. , Ananin M. Yu. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Published: November 2022

The phenomenon of progressive collapse of building structures is an important focus in construction design. After the chain destruction of the Ronan Point in 1968, a range of studies were directed on the causes establishment of the appearance of progressive collapse and methods of protection against them. Trigger accident events contributed to damage have a different nature and are referred to as abnormal loading. The performance of the building collapse is also in depending on the construction materials and the design schemes. Many scientists from different countries dealt with the challenges of progressive collapse. Their research has found application in modern building codes and regulations. This article provides a brief review of current analysis methods for progressive collapse of steel structures under abnormal loads, as well as Russian and foreign standards related to this academic field.
ARCHITECTURE OF UNDERGROUND SPACES
Authors:   International Education Corporation (Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering), Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, Brylova L. , Priemets O. ,   International Education Corporation (Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering), Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
Published: November 2022

The use of underground space planning and building of large cities is of paramount importance due to the shortage of urban areas, the constant population growth and a sharp increase in gas content, and traffic in the streets, and insufficient development of urban infrastructure. With the rapid growth of cities and the territories occupied by them, damaging levels of motorization requirements increase speeds while increasing its security problem of maintaining support capital development and the natural environment can be resolved only through broad and systematic development and use of underground spaces. Over the past decades, the development of underground space in many countries of the world has become a developed industry. It solves three main tasks: unloads traffic flows, allows using underground floors to erect high-rise buildings and expand the useful space of the house due to the device of the operated premises.
DESIGN OF NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEM TO ENSURE STANDARD AIR CONSUMPTION
Authors:   National research Moscow State University of civil engineering, Moscow, Russia, Malyavina E. G. , Agakhanova K. M. ,   National research Moscow State University of civil engineering, Moscow, Russia
Published: November 2022

Total losses of aerodynamic pressure in an exhaust ventilation system have been determined in two ways: by calculation of the air regime of the building as a whole, together with the ventilation systems serving the building, and the aerodynamic calculation of a system isolated from the building. The calculation of the building air mode has been carried out by the iterative method of solving the system of equations of air balances of all premises of the building and units of all ventilation systems. Ventilation systems that provide standard air consumption for all systems on all floors of the building have been subject to an analysis. The found relations between aerodynamic resistances of the floor branch of such an exhaust ventilation system from the exhaust grate to the common trunk and the trunk itself from the floor branch to the mouth of the exhaust shaft allowed us to assert that an increase in the air rate to the upper normative permissible air boundaries is possible, since despite the increased aerodynamic resistance in the trunk of the system, pressure losses in the floor branches of the upper floors are reduced due to ejection. The article provides an analysis of the natural ventilation system with the external air inflow through the swing-flap window and the supply valves. The calculations have shown the feasibility of using a supply opening, the aerodynamic resistance of which is close to zero in the calculated external ventilation conditions. In addition, the supply device must be adjustable, so that when the outside air temperature lowers and, consequently, the available pressure of the ventilation system increases, its cross-section may be reduced to avoid an unnecessarily big flow of the supply air. An example of such a supply device can be a swivel-flap window with adjustable opening. Aerodynamic calculations of natural ventilation systems, which are isolated from the building, may be provided only at an almost zero inflow aerodynamic resistance to the sufficient air flow in the ventilation design external conditions.
MODELING OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS USING THE SOFTWARE EPANET
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Nekrasov A. V.
Published: November 2022

The software EPANET is designed to simulate the movement of water (incompressible fluid) in hydraulic networks. When designing ventilation systems, the density of air inside them is also often considered constant. Thus, theoretically, the application can be used to simulate the operation of many types of ventilation systems. It is shown that, provided the system is represented as a graph using the proposed method of adjusting the gravitational head, EPANET can be successfully used to calculate natural and hybrid ventilation systems. At the same time, not only the required accuracy is achieved, but it is possible to verify the correctness of the design solutions for various combinations of parameters of the outside and inside air. The engineer has the opportunity to take into account the effect of wind pressure, features of the operation of supply and exhaust devices of various types and thereby significantly reduce the design time.
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Nikitina N. P. , Mezentseva A. P. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Published: November 2022

Necessity of non-renewable energy sources preservation and environmental situation requires using of alternative energy sources. Using of geothermal energy becomes urgent especially for detached modern houses. Thus exactly geographical and climatic conditions define the use different kinds of energy.
ANALYSIS OF EXISTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES OF THE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES' USING IN CONSTRUCTION AND SOME PROSPECTS FOR THEIR USING N THE MIDDLE URAL
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Protasova M. A. , Zaikova K. A. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Fomin N. I. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Published: November 2022

The using of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is gaining popularity around the world in lots of different spheres of life, the construction industry is no exception. The dynamics of the development of the UAV’s using in Russia is considered. The practice of using drones in various areas of construction is presented: topographical survey, construction control, monitoring of the technical condition of the building. The prospects for the UAV’s using in the Middle Urals are reviewed.
PROBLEMS OF SOFTWARE COMPLEXES APPLICATION IN CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURES CALCULATIONS
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Lysova Y. D. , Belyaeva Z. V. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Published: November 2022

The article considers the stages of building structures calculations during the pre-computer period and after the introduction of computers into the engineering process. The article describes the functions and capabilities of modern calculated software systems used to improve the automation rate and the quality of designing and erecting buildings. The possible problems of calculated software complexes are clarified, and attention is focused on the lack of the information base about methods of forming frameworks calculated schemes in software complexes. Examples confirm the analyzing necessity calculation results in software packages. Conclusions in further research about calculated software systems using are formulated.
BIM IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXISTING REGULATORY-TECHNICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors:   JSC Corporation ATOMSTROYCOMPLEX, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Blinov S. V. , Belyaeva Z. V. ,   Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Published: November 2022

The article presents the problems of introducing information modeling technology in the current state of normative and technical documentation in terms of information modeling and the design of design and working documentation, highlights the main difficulties and tasks, prerequisites, directions and ways of solving problems.
Vibrational Music Therapy with D/deaf clients
Authors: Palmer Russ C. , Ojala Stina
Published: November 2022

D/deaf clients perceive music through their bodies. The music therapist needs various methods to appreciate these sensations. It is necessary to examine the instruments from a vibrational perspective. Also, listening to the client is more important than speaking. This article focuses on how non-verbal methods are more appropriate when working with clients who have a hearing loss. Vibrosensoric approach to music combined with touch-based communication methods (social-haptic communication) enhances a positive client response. As a deafblind music therapist, musical vibrations play an important role for me as well as for the client during a therapy process. Background noise and spoken language can sometimes mask the perception of musical tones from different types of instruments. Speech with music within GIM sessions renders the client unable to follow either music or storyline. This distorts the sounds in hearing aid devices. Therefore, the instrument selection within the therapy session needs to be considered from a vibratory aspect. Musical tones from the instruments can be felt in different parts of the body. In this case, the focus is not on how an instrument sounds but more on the vibrational sensations it produces.
Becoming "Unknowing" and "Inexpert"
Authors: Hadjineophytou Stella
Published: November 2022

This article explores how the language of disability affects music therapists’ perceptions of the people they work with. A review of the literature examines how music therapy discourse and practice has been influenced by models of disability, specifically in the use of person-first and identity-first language. This is summarised by considering the power of language to affect the unconscious perceptions, choices, and actions of music therapists, leading to collusion between music therapists and inherently ableist social structures. The second half of this article presents the author’s introspective journey of consciously changing language, shifting perceptions, and subverting power imbalances in music therapy sessions with Kirsty, a young woman with autism attending sessions for her mental health. The case study incorporates Kirsty’s own written reflections to demonstrate the potential for collaboration and learning as part of this journey. The article concludes that music therapists might seek opportunities to become “unknowing” and “inexpert” in relation to the people they work with, in a bid to create holistic learning spaces that manifest and embody empowering language. The language of this article reflects the author’s preference for identity-first language. Person-first language is used in reference to Kirsty, at her request.