bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Structural, Optical & Dielectric Behavioural Analysis of Nb2O5-V2O5 Modified Barium-Boro-Bismuthate Glasses: Opto-Electronic Applications
Authors: Attri Vikas ,   Department of Physics, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Haryana, India 2 Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT, Delhi, Dahiya M.S. , Hooda Ashima , Agarwal A. , Khasa Satish ,   Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT, Delhi,   Department of Physics, Guru Gambheswer University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India
Published: July 2024

Barium-Boro-Bismuthate glasses modified with Nb2O5 and V2O5 having composition xNb2O5-(10-x)V2O5-25BaO-30B2O3-35Bi2O3 (where x=0,1,3,5,8,9 and 10 mol%) were prepared via melt-quench technique and investigated for structural, optical, electrical and thermal properties. The produced glasses were subjected to thermal exposure for five hours at 450C in order to examine structural modifications inside the glass matrix. Densities of as-prepared glass samples were measured and values were found to lie in order of 5.5 g/cc. XRD profile containing broad humps for as-prepared glass samples reflected their amorphous nature, and ordered peak pattern for annealed glass samples reflected development of Bi45BO69 crystalline phase (with crystallite size < 50nm) inside annealed glass matrix. FTIR spectroscopy helps in identification of different structural units (such as BO4, BO3,BiO6& BiO3) inside base glass matrix. Dielectric analysis reflects usability of glass samples for high frequency signal transmission, high-temperature semi-conducting and energy storage devices. Lower value for ac conductivity (~10-5 S/m) reflects usability of glass samples towards high-voltage bearing materials (due to high resistance for electrical breakdown).Optical band-gaps (Eg) for as-prepared and annealed glass samples lie between 1.13 and 2.39 eV, suggesting their usability towards various optical and opto-electronic devices (such as absorber material in solar cells, optical fibre, lenses, filters, etc.). A non-significant change in refractive index values for as-prepared glass samples after annealing reflectedenlisted these into transparent glass ceramic category. A single sharp exothermic peak in each differential thermal analysis (DTA) curve reflects nucleating ability of as-prepared glass samples.
Tudor History, the City and the Marginalised in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall
Authors: Borah Prachurjya
Published: July 2024

Following its Man Booker Prize in 2009, Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall has gained a cult status in literature and cemented her position as one of the leading contemporary novelists in Britain. The novel follows the story of Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power from an underdog to becoming the architect of Tudor politics during the reign of Henry VIII. Narrated through the perspective of Cromwell himself, Wolf Hall chronicles Cromwell’s journey from 1527 to 1535. In doing so, Mantel has speculated Tudor history and its representation in historical discourse. As the narrative travels with Cromwell, Mantel leaves her reader with multiple possibilities to question the historical image of Cromwell who has been archived as a villain for his political activities. By allowing Cromwell to take control of the narrative, Mantel shows the existing Tudor history from a marginalised point of view. Before he became a minister in the court of Henry VIII, he was a butcher’s son for which he was the subject of mockery to his contemporaries. However, the narrative of Wolf Hall does not only stop at exploring Cromwell’s personal life but also his public activities that are connected to Tudor politics and history. Following Cromwell’s association with the common people of the society, this paper aims to analyse the representation of Tudor history in the novel. Moreover, it seeks to understand the city as a major site for historical and political exploration and the contribution of the lower-class characters in the rise of Cromwell to power. Keywords: Tudor history, Cromwell, Wolf Hall, Tudor Politics, Marginalised
Digitalization in local governance
Authors: Tano Isagani
Published: July 2024

This study examines the role of digitalization in local governance, focusing on its adoption, impact, challenges, and facilitators. Using a mixed-method approach, the research reveals that IT-driven strategies significantly enhance efficiency and effectiveness in public administration. Key factors for successful implementation include leadership, institutional capacity, stakeholder engagement, and resource allocation. Despite the benefits, challenges such as data privacy, technical capacity, and resistance to change persist. The study recommends investing in leadership development, enhancing institutional capacity, promoting stakeholder engagement, bridging the digital divide, and fostering collaboration to leverage IT solutions for sustainable governance.
An experimental study of liquefied petroleum gas refrigeration system
Authors: Salamanca Cran Leigh Mae , Macabinlar Kevin Dave , Apus Shaneika Mae , Geraldez Challene Leah Mae , Pabilona Leonel
Published: July 2024

Despite prevalent electrical shortages in various regions, refrigeration remains imperative for diverse applications. This study explored the viability of recovering underutilized energy in the context of sustained demand for electricity in both urban and rural areas of the Philippines. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly used in the Philippines for heating and cooking, has properties that can be used as refrigerant, and stands out for its zero-ozone depletion potential (ODP) and low global warming potential (GWP). The study focused on the design and development of a refrigerator using LPG as the refrigerant and compressor. Various factors, such as pressure drop, temperature change, enthalpy change, and heat loss, were analyzed throughout the experimental process, encompassing design formulation, analysis, simulation, fabrication, experimentation, and performance evaluation. Raw data from three 3-hour tests were collected and analyzed. Results indicated a time-dependent decrease in pressure, a notable water temperature change, and an increase in the coefficient of performance (COP) value over time. The maximum COP achieved was 1.78, coupled with a water temperature of -3.50˚C. Despite the obtained COP being lower than that of a typical domestic refrigerator, the observed refrigeration effect was evident. The findings underscore LPG’s potential as a viable and environmentally responsible alternative in refrigeration systems.
Tilt-Corrected BF-STEM
Authors: Varnavides Georgios , Ribet Stephanie M , Ophus Colin
Published: July 2024

Phase contrast imaging (PCI) is a highly dose-efficient (scanning) tranmission electron microscopy (S/TEM) imaging modality which enables the observation of weakly-scattering objects such as beam-sensitive materials and biological samples. Tilt-corrected bright-field STEM (tcBF-STEM), also referred to as parallax imaging, is a recently developed PCI STEM technique which utilizes the principle of reciprocity between tilted TEM images and off-axis BF-STEM virtual images to reconstruct the phase imparted by the sample, and enable robust aberration coefficient estimates. Here, we first introduce the principles which underpin the technique, before demonstrating its application on a simulated dataset of a protein sample using our open-source implementation.
Evaluacija uspješnosti kampanja na društvenim mrežama s osvrtom na kampanju povodom Mjeseca svjesnosti o raku debelog crijeva
Authors: Korda Orlović Karmen , Andrijašević Ivana , Brkić Biloš Ivana
Published: July 2024

Društvene mreže ključno su sredstvo komunikacije, s Facebookom kao vodećom platformom. Osim za održavanje kontakta i razonodu, mnogi društvene mreže koriste za informiranje, između ostalog i o zdravstvenim pitanjima. Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo društvene mreže koristi kao učinkoviti kanal za komunikaciju s javnosti, a primjer je kampanja provedena 2023. godine povodom Mjeseca svjesnosti o raku debelog crijeva. Za procjenu kvalitete kampanja na društvenim mrežama važno je pratiti kvantitativne parametre, u čemu mogu pomoći alati poput CDC-ova Indeksa jasne komunikacije. Kampanja 2023. godine, unatoč manjem dosegu u odnosu na 2022. godinu, imala je iznadprosječno dobar angažman, ali taj rezultat nije moguće dovesti u vezu s rezultatom na Indeksu jasne komunikacije niti iznosom utrošenim na promociju objave.
eKarton i Portal zdravlja u Republici Hrvatskoj
Authors: Gvozdanović Katarina
Published: July 2024

eKarton i Portal zdravlja nadogradnja su Centralnog zdravstvenog informacijskog sustava Republike Hrvatske (CEZIH) koji omogućavaju pohranu i pristup cjelovitim zdravstvenim podatcima pojedinog pacijenta. eKarton je strukturirana zbirka zdravstvenih podataka pacijenta pohranjenih u CEZIH-u. Omogućava bolju koordinaciju zdravstvene skrbi između različitih zdravstvenih ustanova te olakšava dijagnostiku i liječenje pacijenata. Zdravstvenim radnicima omogućuje da u kraće vrijeme donesu kvalitetniju odluku o potrebnoj zdravstvenoj skrbi za određenog pacijenta, a pacijente oslobađa potrebe prikupljanja i prenošenja obimne papirnate medicinske dokumentacije. S druge strane, Portal zdravlja u sustavu e-Građani omogućuje građanima jednostavan pristup njihovim zdravstvenim podatcima putem interneta i mobilne aplikacije. Korisnici mogu pregledavati informacije o propisanim lijekovima, posjetima ambulantnoj skrbi, rezultatima dijagnostičkih testova itd. Transparentnost i kontrola nad pravima pristupa podatcima te korisnost dostupnih funkcionalnosti unutar Portala zdravlja rezultirali su njegovom visokom upotrebom od strane građana od njegove implementacije do danas.
Strategies Used By Lecturers In Teaching Writing
Authors: Susanti Roza , Settya Mahaputri Dwi
Published: July 2024

Strategies in writing that usually used by lecturers are STOP, AIM, PLAN, KWL, plot diagram, WRITE, DARE, CDO, color coding, COPS, job card, sumarization, collaborative writing, word processing, inquiry activities, TTW and pictures. The purpose of this reseach was to know the strategy used by lecturers in teaching writing at STKIP Yayasan Abdi Pendidikan. The research participants were English Department lecturers who teach writing. In collecting the data, the researcher used interview. In choosing the participants, the researcher used purposive sampling. The researrhcer used peer-debriefing in checking data trustworthiness that got by the researcher. In data analysis, the researcher did Data managing, Reading or Memoing, Classifying, Interpreting, Writing Report. After analyzing, the resercher found that strategies used by lecturers in teaching writing were STOP, AIM, PLAN, Plot diagram, WRITE, CDO, COPS, SRSD, Smmarization, inquiry activities. Stratgies that seldom used by lecturers in teaching writing were KWL, job cards, CW, Word processing, pictures dan TTW. Then, strategies that never used by lecturers were color codding strategy.
SPIRITUALITAS DALAM PENDIDIKAN ISLAM
Authors: Yahya Muhamad
Published: July 2024

Tidak dipungkiri bahwasanya pendidikan dewasa ini semakin hari semakin maju akan tetapi dibalik kemajuan tersebut memunculkan kekhawatiran disebabkan pudarnya nilai-nilai ilahiyah dalam pendidikan tersebut sehingga lahirlah manusia terdidik dengan otak yang cerdas, tetapi sikap, perilaku, dan pola hidupnya yang kontras dengan kemampuan intelektualnya. Kegagalan penanaman nilai-nilai moral dalam pendidikan terlihat dengan adanya krisis ekonomi yang terus berkepanjangan, meraja lelanya korupsi, tawuran antar pelajar serta yang lebih parah, maraknya perilaku seksual di kalangan remaja. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan nilai-nilai spritual pada aspek-aspek pendidikan dengan memaparkan tentang bagaimana sesungguhnya spritualitas dalam pendidikan terutama yang terkait dengan komponen utama dalam pendidikan yang meliputi: tujuan pendidikan, kurikulum, pendidik dan peserta didik. Metode penelitiannya yaitu penelitian kepustakaan dengan sumber data berupa buku dan tulisan yang terkait dan menggunakan analisis isi . Spritualitas dalam pendidikan Islam yaitu mencakup pada setiap komponen dalam pendidikan tersebut, baik tujuan, kurikulum, pendidik dan peserta didik yang menyadari tugas dan tanggungjawabnya sebagai wujud penerapan nilai-nilai ajaran Isam yang secara keseluruhan dilandasi oleh nilai-nilai Ilahiyah.
VALIDITAS PENGEMBANGAN MODUL DIGITAL METODE NUMERIK PADA MATERI INTERPOLASI DI PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA FKIP UMMY SOLOK
Authors: Warni Pratiwi Reno
Published: July 2024

Tujuan  yang akan dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan modul digital metode numerik yang valid pada materi interpolasi di program studi Pendidikan Matematika FKIP UMMY Solok. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan dengan model pengembangan ADDIE. Model ini terdiri dari 5 tahap pengembangan, yaitu Analisys, Design, Devolopment, Implementation, Evalution. Pada penelitian ini dibatasi pada tahap development. Pada tahap development modul dirancang dan divalidasi. Modul digital yang telah dirancang divalidasi oleh dua orang validator. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa rata-rata hasil validasi modul digital yaitu 4,9 dengan kriteria sangat valid. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa telah dihasilkan modul modul digital Metode Numerik pada materi interpolasi yang valid di FKIP UMMY Solok.
Body construction in the time of Covid: a PCP research
Authors: Cappellari Elisa , Del Rizzo Francesca
Published: July 2024

The Covid-19 pandemic has confronted us with a new way of building the world. Words like lockdown, quarantine, social distancing, gatherings have begun permeating our language, outlining a sometimes incomprehensible, other times frightening reality. The body, in particular, has become a place of validation of the most threatening predictions or, better, anticipations (Kelly, 1991) about us and our future, and sometimes our perceptive field has exhausted itself in the concern for our physical symptoms. With a view to overcoming the mind-body dichotomy, with this research we asked ourselves whether, in recent years and, in particular, following the lockdown, the construction people have of their bodies has changed/is changing. To do this we used, within the framework of Personal Construct Psychology, a semi-structured interview, which we then analyzed using textual analysis techniques.
A New Approach to Computationally- Successful Linear and Polynomial Regression Analytics of Large Data in Medicine
Authors:   Professor, Department of CSE, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 501301, India, Bhukya Sreedhar , Shaik Khasim Saheb ,   Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 501301, India
Published: July 2024

Features like assortative mixing; high clustering, short average path lengths, broad degree distributions, and community structure have been the subject of numerous recent social network studies. All of these features are met by the model that is introduced in this study. Additionally, our model enables interactions between various communities, fostering a rich network environment. The asymptotically scale-free degree distribution is maintained by our model, which achieves a high clustering coefficient. In our model, the community structure is generated by a mix of mechanisms involving implicit preferential attachment and random attachment. We expand our consideration to include neighbor of neighbor of Initial Contact (NNIC) as well, in contrast to earlier approaches that solely focused on neighbor of Initial Contact (NIC) as an implicit preferential contact. If a newly added vertex chooses more than one initial contact, this extension makes it possible for contacts between those initial contacts to occur. Consequently, our model facilitates the development of complex social networks beyond those used as basic references. Finally, we conduct centrality calculations on both the existing model and our developed model, providing a comparative analysis of the results.
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Oral Cancer Using Deep Neural Network
Authors:   Department of CSE, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, Telangana,506001, India, K Vinay Kumar , Palakurthy Sumanaswini ,   Department of CSE, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, Telangana,506001, India, Balijadaddanala Sri Harsha ,   Department of CSE, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, Telangana,506001, India, Pappula Sharmila Reddy ,   Department of CSE, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, Telangana,506001, India, Lavudya Anil Kumar ,   Department of CSE, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Warangal, Telangana,506001, India
Published: July 2024

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a malignancy that destroys the ability of the tissues surrounding the mouth to develop layers and membranes. Automated early diagnosis of oral histopathological images has allowed for the successful diagnosis of oral cancer, thanks to recent advancements in Deep Learning (DL) for biomedical image classification. By using a convolutional neural network (CNN) model based on deep learning for the initial analysis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), this work aims to automate the classification of benign and malignant oral biopsy histopathological images. For this study, the CNN model Inception-Resnet-V2 is selected using the transfer learning approach. To enhance OSCC detection, additional layers are incorporated into this pretrained model. By mining a repository of oral cancer histopathology images, we can gauge how well these tweaked models perform. We examine the modified structure of the pre-trained Inception-Resnet-V2 model and suggest a DL-CNN model that uses it. With an accuracy of 91.78%, it has outperformed in terms of performance metrics.
Multi-Object Detection and Tracking with Modified Optimization Classification in Video Sequences
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Computing Technologies, School of Computing, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India., S Prabu , A.B Hajira Be ,   Associate Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, Maduranthagam Taluk, Tamil Nadu, 603308, India, J Syed Raffi Ahamed ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, Maduranthagam Taluk, Tamil Nadu, 603308, India
Published: July 2024

The paper presents a novel approach to enhancing multi-object detection and tracking in video sequences using a Modified Ant Swarm Optimization Deep Learning (ASO-DL) algorithm. The ASO-DL algorithm synergistically combines the optimization capabilities of ant swarm optimization with the powerful feature extraction abilities of deep learning models, resulting in a robust framework for realtime video analytics. Extensive simulations and experiments demonstrate significant improvements in key performance metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score, across various iterations. The proposed method consistently outperforms baseline models, achieving a final best fitness value of 0.96, with an accuracy of 0.98, precision of 0.99, and recall of 0.95. Additionally, classification results across different datasets such as CIFAR-10, IMDB, COCO, and ImageNet highlight the algorithm’s versatility and effectiveness. This research contributes to the field by providing a highly optimized solution for complex multi-object tracking tasks, offering substantial advancements in the accuracy and efficiency of real-time object detection systems. The findings hold significant potential for applications in surveillance, autonomous vehicles, and other domains requiring precise and reliable multi-object tracking.
Optimized Deep Learning Model for Sentimental Analysis to Improve Consumer Experience in E-Commerce Websites
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Mevalurkuppam, Tamil Nadu 602105, India., N Bagiyalakshmi , A.C Kothandaraman ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sri Malolan College of Arts and Science,Maduranthagam, Tamil Nadu 603306, India.
Published: July 2024

Sentiment analysis plays a pivotal role in deciphering customer sentiments from vast amounts of unstructured data, particularly in the context of e-commerce where customer reviews are prolific. The evolution of e-commerce reviews toward a multimodal format, including images, videos, and emojis, introduces new dimensions to sentiment analysis. Traditional text-based models may struggle to effectively capture sentiments expressed through non-textual elements. This paper proposed an effective sentiment analysis model for the E-Commerce Platform to improve the user consumer experience. The proposed method comprises Fejer Kernel filtering for data points estimation in the E-commerce dataset points. Within the estimated data points fuzzy dictionary-based semantic word feature extraction is performed for the estimation of features in the E-Commerce dataset. The dataset for the analysis is computed with the Optimized Stimulated Annealing for the feature extraction and selection. The classification of customer opinion is classified with the BERT deep learning model. The feature extracted from the model is the opinion of consumers in the E-Commerce dataset. The classification of consumer preference experience is based on opinion of customers in the E-commerce dataset. Simulation results demonstrated that proposed model achieves the higher classification accuracy for the E-Commerce platform.
Feature Selection and Classification with the Annealing Optimization Deep Learning for the Multi-Modal Image Processing
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, Maduranthagam Taluk, Tamil Nadu, 603308, India., A.B Hajira Be
Published: July 2024

This paper investigates and compares various feature selection algorithms within the context of image processing across multiple datasets. The study evaluates Seahorse Annealing Optimization for Feature Selection (SAO-FS), Genetic Algorithms (GA), CNN + Feature Fusion Network, and Lasso Regression on distinct image datasets—medical images, satellite images, MRI scans, and microscopy images. Performance metrics including accuracy, precision, recall, and computational time are analyzed to assess the efficacy of each algorithm in optimizing feature subsets for classification tasks. SAO-FS demonstrates superior performance in medical image classification with an accuracy of 92.5%, showcasing its ability to achieve high precision and recall rates critical for medical diagnostics. GA proves effective for satellite imagery with an accuracy of 87.3%, while the CNN + Feature Fusion Network excels in MRI scans with 89.8% accuracy. Lasso Regression, though slightly less accurate at 85.6%, efficiently selects features for microscopy images within a shorter computational time. These findings highlight the strengths and trade-offs of each algorithm across different image processing domains, providing insights for selecting appropriate feature selection methods tailored to specific imaging applications.
Forms of photodynamic therapy treatment, our experiences during treatment
Authors: Barta Barbara Alexandra ,   Somogy County Mór Kaposi Teaching Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Kaposvár, Nagy Linda , Battyáni Zita , Fábos Beáta
Published: July 2024

The photodynamic therapy was described nearly 100 years ago, but the method has only become widespread worldwide in the 1970s. It is mainly used to treat tumours on the surface of the body or on the inner surface of certain hollow organs. The therapy involves illumination the surface to be treated with light of a wavelength corresponding to the absorption maximum of the photosensitising agent after a prescribed incubation period. The treatment generates reactive oxygen free radicals causing apoptosis and necrosis of the tumour cells. One of the limitations of PDT is severe pain. In order to minimise the pain, a daylight PDT protocol was developed, which is not different in efficacy from conventional treatment. In our hospital, the treatment was available in daylight form from 2019 and in conventional form from 2022. During this period, about 140 patients have been treated in our department, three quarters of them with the conventional method. Therapeutic efficacy ranged widely. Some patients received multiple treatments to enhance the effectivity of it. In spring 2023, we started combining treatment with fractional ablative laser pre-treatment.
Análisis de casos: influencia que las narrativas periodísticas digitales tienen en el diálogo mediático y el imaginario social sobre los feminicidios en Costa Rica
Authors: Urcuyo Lara Carolina , Álvarez Calvo Mariana
Published: July 2024

Esta investigación profundiza en las narrativas mediáticas y el diálogo social en torno a los femicidios en CostaRica mediante el análisis de la cobertura mediática de los casos de María Luisa Cedeño y María Tacsan. Mediantela triangulación de datos y la incorporación de métodos como el análisis de contenido y entrevistas, el estudiocontribuye a la comprensión de los elementos cognitivos y discursivos en las narrativas mediáticas y los diálogosde usuarios sobre los femicidios. El estudio concluye que esta cobertura asimétrica influye en los niveles deinteracción pública, con casos de violencia sexual recibiendo más atención, mientras se falla en abordar la violenciaestructural y las acciones de prevención relacionadas con los femicidios. Además, aporta una exploración únicasobre la representación de la justicia en los medios sobre las mujeres víctimas de feminicidios.
Palabras clave:Muertes violentas de mujeres, discursos mediáticos, violencia basada en género, comunicación feminista, redessociales
Contra la banalización del feminismo
Authors: Zurbano-Berenguer Belén
Published: July 2024

El mismo nombre nos avisa y nos previene. No hay spoiler posible. María Gorosarri expone la conclusión y la intención desde el título: no a la banalización del feminismo; no a aquello que nos hizo y nos hace libres a las mujeres.
Maquinolatría y creatividad poshumana entre futurismo, arte generativo e inteligencia artificial
Authors: Fernández-Castrillo Carolina
Published: July 2024

El arte generativo cumple la promesa futurista de facilitar la cocreación entre ser humano y máquina. La investigación aborda una potencial conexión entre el Futurismo y el presente (pos)digital para plantear una definición de la «creatividad poshumana» mediante el papel del manifiesto artístico como formato textual de referencia en el ámbito vanguardista, a comienzos del siglo XX y en la era de la Web 3.0. Desde la arqueología de los medios se revisarán los orígenes de la machine condition en relación con los procesos de expresión creativa del arte mediático, prestando especial atención al arte procedural como culminación del arte no humano. Se procederá al análisis comparativo de un corpus formado por dos manifiestos representativos de los límites y posibilidades de la alianza creativa humano-mecánica en los últimos cien años: «L’arte meccanica. Manifesto futurista» (1923) y «The Decentralized Unicist Manifesto» (2021), resultante de la aplicación de la IA al campo del arte mediante el aprendizaje automático y las redes neuronales. Se evaluará el papel pionero de este tipo de textos programáticos al definir la relación entre creatividad y poshumanismo desde dos momentos históricos marcados por la urgencia colectiva en identificar los riesgos y beneficios en el uso artístico de los sistemas de inteligencia autónoma.
Application of an oxidative-biological treatment strategy for production of lactic acid and biomass from vinasse of sugarcane bioethanol industry
Authors: Carabalí-Campaz Joaquín , Ramírez-Malule Howard , Gómez-Río David
Published: July 2024

In this study, the cultivation of lactic acid bacteria was done using vinasse (with a chemical oxygen demand of 378 ± 5 g O2/L) to harness its organic content. The potential for biomass and lactic acid production was evaluated by using strains Lactococcus lactis subsp. Cremoris and Lactococcus lactis subsp. Lactis. Before medium preparation, vinasse was pretreated with air and ozone to reduce inhibitory load. The effects of pretreated vinasse addition on lactic acid bacteria growth were in the range of 0–33% v/v. The optimal vinasse concentration for obtaining high biomass and lactic acid concentrations was 17% v/v, leading to maximum concentrations of biomass and lactic acid of 2.2 ± 0.14 and 16.0 ± 0.9 g/L, respectively. Fed-batch operation was also studied as a strategy for extending the production phase of lactic acid bacteria using vinasse (17% v/v) as feeding. These results highlight the underexplored potential of vinasse as an economical source of raw material for obtaining value-added products through biotechnological processes.
Podejrzani o dokonanie zgwałceń działający indywidualnie i w grupach (w świetle danych statystyki milicyjnej)
Authors: Andrzej Mościskier  , Edward Syzduł
Published: July 2024

The compilation present data based on police records on persons suspected of sexual assaults in 1969, broken down into suspects who acted alone, with one other person, and groups of three, four and five (or more).
Sprawcy przestępstw i wykroczeń systematycznie nadużywający alkoholu
Authors: Stanisław Szelhaus  , Elżbieta Łojko  , Stanisław Batawia
Published: July 2024

Publikacja posiada następującą strukturę: Wstęp I. Stanisław Szelhaus: Sprawcy przestępstw o charakterze chuligańskim II. Elżbieta Łojko: Sprawcy wykroczeń o zakłocenie spokoju publicznego w stanie nietrzeźwym III. Stanisław Batawia: Osoby niejednokrotnie przebywające w izbie wytrzeźwień IV. Stanisław Batawia: Wnioski wynikające z badań
Przestępczość i reformy wymiaru sprawiedliwości w „nowych państwach środkowoeuropejskich” na przykładzie Czech
Authors: Helena Válková  , Jana Hulmáková
Published: July 2024

The victimological research and their results revealed myths about the alleged need of the crime victims to seek revenge on the offenders for the injustice suffered. On the contrary, they showed that a vast majority of victims is concerned more about obtaining quickly, ideally informally, moral and also material satisfaction. Therefore, in the last two decades of the 20th century, the efforts made by experts from the criminal policy area, practice and academic work sites grow stronger in order to find alternative ways / paradigm to traditional criminal reaction to a crime. This effort was channelled into a movement now known as the restorative justice that brought a visible success for the crime victims both at the level of adopting new legislative measures and providing practical assistance while solving and eliminating the consequences caused by a specific criminal act. Concurrently, it opened space for further research focussed on identification of a real contribution of the restorative procedures and programmes for the crime victims, including the risks of their potential 'abuse' for these purposes. Despite a number of more or less important reforms, the Czech Republic has failed as opposed to other post-communist countries (including Slovakia) to adopt a new criminal law until the present time. Therefore, the criminal law from 1961 was amended more than 50 times between 1989 until yet. Currently, a draft of the new criminal law is being discussed in the Parliament, however, everything points to the fact there is not a enough of political will for its adoption. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to mention some of the most important changes that the new law would bring from the criminal point of view. The new Code abandons the existing material and formal concept of the criminal act (degree of danger for society) and replaces it by a formal concept. Besides this substantial conceptual intervention, a series of other important changes are taking place in the area of the criminal liability, for example: a new categorising of criminal acts, new legal concepts of error in facts and error in law, introducing a new institute of gross negligence, a new definition of indirect offender, extremely dangerous recidivist, precision of definitions covering circumstances eliminating illegality of a act (extreme necessity, necessary self-defence, admissible risk, etc).
Oszustwa internetowe w ocenie polskich i amerykańskich policjantów
Authors: Andrzej Adamski  , Jerzy N. Kosiński
Published: July 2024

Internet fraud is increasing, however, its prosecution remains at a relatively low level in many jurisdictions. One factor which may account for the said situation is the police preparedness to investigate Internet fraud crime. The paper explores this hypothesis on the basis of two surveys: the first one conducted in the United States and the second - in Poland.
Międzynarodowe badania nad przemocą wobec kobiet (IVAWS). Reakcja policji na zgłoszenia przemocy w Polsce
Authors: Beata Gruszczyńska
Published: July 2024

Violence against women, especially in the context of family violence, casts a question whether it is a social or  perhaps a family, private problem. The Police’s reaction to reported acts is currently a fundamental problem. Disregarded reports may cause further humiliating living under violence for wman, while a man becomes strengthened in his heartless and commanding role. In addition,, a conviction appears in victims that the police is ineffective, unreliable; hence it is better to keep the affair ‘within the four walls at home’. What i sit like in Poland? Do women often report the violence practiced by their partners? Ae they satisfied with the Police reaction? The results gained in IVAWS survey in Poland make the content of this paper.
Więźniowie „niebezpieczni” w polskim systemie więziennym
Authors: Andrzej Kremplewski
Published: July 2024

The subject of the presentation are the so-called dangerous prisoners in the Polish penitentiary. The number of such prisoners (remand and sentenced prisoners) is continuously changing, now in the whole system there are approximately 400 persons (347 as of 31 May 2005, the whole population was 82,867 prisoners). Dangerous prisoners are qualified into this group by the prison administration on an ex lege basis (those who committed very serious crimes) or for an extremely negative behaviour of the prisoner at the time of his/her isolation. The author describes the group of dangerous prisoners from the sociological, legal and especially human rights points of view. He discusses the methods of their treatment and the issue of the penitentiary learning to deal with such prisoners.
Handel ludźmi jako przestępstwo i naruszenie praw człowieka – wyzwania dla kryminologii
Authors: Zbigniew Lasocik
Published: July 2024

Trafficking of human beings that constitutes a contemporary form of slavery is a human rights violation and a serious crime. Due to the importance of this crime, it is covered by several international instruments of a different legal nature. Among them, two are especially important: The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime and Council Framework Decision of l9 July 2002 on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. There are two main features of human trafficking: these offences are transnational by nature and involve organised criminal groups. However, trafficking is considered transnational not only if it is committed in more than one state, but also if a substantial part of preparation or planning takes place in another state. There are numerous forms of crime human trafficking, such as the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery servitude or the removal of organs. It should be added that also child pornography is considered as human trafficking. As human trafficking is a complex phenomenon, there are also criminal activites which might be called ‘borderline’ such as forced marriages, marriage of  convenience, illegal adoption, sex tourism or forced domestic labour. Many of tchem are not even considered as crime. Human trafficking constitutes a serious challenge for criminology, as it becomes one of the most fruitful criminal activities. So far, it has not been a popular subject of studies and research. Although our knowledge of organised crime as such is growing significantly, the trafficking is a problem for crime control due to its nature, economic background, well-organised market of the services and the lack of knowledge and skills of the state institutions, and the ambivalence of the public.
Rewizja poglądów na temat konfliktu jako własności. Przeszkody we wprowadzaniu procedur sprawiedliwości naprawczej i sposoby ich pokonywania z punktu widzenia polskiej praktyki prawnej
Authors: Monika Płatek
Published: July 2024

This paper concerns the road Poland is on to introduce restorative justice procedures within its criminal justice system. The author describes the difficulties Poland has already overcome and is still facing. In addition, the paper shows the possible dangers we are not willing to see yet. The restorative justice procedures are introduced in the name of victims. They are aimed at observing the victims' rights and interests within the criminal justice system. Restorative justice is also to bring back the conflicts to their owners. The new developments are aimed at achieving this goal. The author discusses the invisible aspects which, if not diagnosed, named and prevented in time, can steal again the conflict from those most involved in it. It was once stolen by lawyers, judges and prosecutors who officially acted for the victims' good and support. Today, an identical process is possible with mediator taking the lawyers place.
Symulakry wymiaru sprawiedliwości wobec nieletnich w Polsce
Authors: Monika Płatek
Published: July 2024

The article relates to the analysis of responses to violence in the everyday life of a democratic society. The evolution of the juvenile criminal justice system serves here as a litmus paper of the today's neo-liberal European countries. The article critically evaluates the arguments of F. Bailleau and Y. Cartuyvels who present the development of contemporary juvenile justice in terms of neo-liberalism. They claim it is the main reason to answer the question of how long the child should be treated as a child? However, we are still left with the question of what to do with those young people who act like offenders who demand more severe punishment. In her paper, the author presents the possible model of social control that responds to violence using the F.H. McClintoc's model adopted and modified in the model presented by D. Black in Behaviour of Law. The author argues that selecting a criminal model from among different possible models of social control might be an influence of the neo-liberal policy, yet it is not necessary. The examination of different models currently present in the society should help to answer the question of whether the present policy results from the neo-liberal policy as F. Bailleau and Y. Cartuyvels suggest? Or is it rather due to what Zygmunt Bauman named as the penal effect of globalisation? The author examines how much of the present practice within the juvenile justice fits Jean Baudrillard's era of simulacra where we offlcially tend to fight crime and do good, but in practice, as Michel Foucault pointed long time ago, the goal is somewhat different and detached from both the perpetrator and the victim? The paper also looks at how accurate in this case the analysis of Pierre Bourdieu would be that we tend to accept the perceived reality as natural, for we do not have the proper procedure to see that other solutions are also possible? At the end the paper, the author suggests what elements should be included within juvenile justice system to free it of the simulacra syndrome.
Rola prawa karnego w ograniczaniu patologii jako poważnego zagrożenia dla społeczeństwa XXI wieku
Authors: Katarzyna Laskowska
Published: July 2024

The work discusses the phenomenon of social pathologies. The aim of the work is to show the threats it causes to the modern society which cause the need to limit the phenomenon with all measures available, including criminal prosecution. Discussion is presented from point of view of criminology and criminal law. The author emphasises that the problem of pathology in modern society is very important. One cannot deny that the notion of pathology is often used, even over-used. An analysis of pathology definition provided by the experts in this topic (A. Podgórecki, J. Wódz, A. Gaberle i J. Malec) leads to a conclusion that there is no common definition of the phenomenon. A review of opinions by doctrine representatives allowed to present a catalogue of the most common features of social pathology. These are: behaviours of individuals and groups, incompatibility of human behaviours with the system of norms in a given community, destructiveness and harmfulness of behaviours disturbing the functioning of a given community, dynamics of the phenomenon. Diversity of the listed features causes a question if all these elements are objective criteria to judge pathological phenomena. The presented discussion leads to a conclusion that listing such features is very difficult. It is related to fact that norms, opinions and values in societies change with time and that their judgements is characterised by subjectivism. Hence, because there occur objective and subjective criteria for judging the phenomenon of social pathologies, it is difficult to coin a common definition. As a result, the Author proposes to define pathology as “detrimental (both for the society and particular individuals) human behaviours which infringe a established system of social norms”. The study emphasises that pathologies are related to processes of undergoing social and economical changes hence the scope of phenomena defined as social pathologies has been changing over the years. Changes in the political, social and economic system were accompanied by changes in quantitative and qualitative changes in the characteristics of social pathology. At present, on can observe an increase in the number and the diversity of pathological behaviours. Apart from alcoholism, prostitution, suicide, illicit drug addiction, there appeared also other ones: addictions from prescribed drugs, television, computer, sex, gambling, eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia), activity of sects and subcultures, homelessness, begging, new forms of crime (e.g. organised crime). It should be noted that with years some behaviours defined as pathological lost this feature (e.g. mental illness) and some ceased to exist (parasitism, negative attitude to work). The causes of new pathologies’ emergence and development are rooted in the transformation which influenced almost all spheres of life: family, school, social and personal life of an individual.
System programowanego oddziaływania w opiniach więźniów
Authors: Piotr Stępniak
Published: July 2024

The article presents the results of research on the assessments of the programmed influence formulated by the prisoners. There were a lot of hopes pinned on this system introduced to the penitentiary policy by the Executive Penal Code of 6 June 1997. The system proposed modern educational interactions based on cooperation of the prisoners with the prison staff and assumed active participation of prisoners in its implementation. The key issue of the system is to negotiate the individual schemes and voluntary commitment to respect them by prisoners participating in such negotiations. Enforcing convicts’ activity, particularly the juvenile ones, was supposed to create a chance of individual choice of more efective meaures to influence them and to shape a sense of responsibility – and at the same time to prevernt from return to crime. Since this system came into force on 1 September 1998, now almost 11 years ago, an vital task was to investigate not only the various aspects of its implementation, but also an opinion about this system, formulated by members of the prison community, especially by prisoners. So far there were few empirical studies of this system in everyday prison reality. More extensive research in this field includes studies of A. Nawój and E. Silecka, M. Bramska, A. Kurek and D. Schmidt, and A. Szymanowska. With this as the point of departure, the author of the article carried out a survey in the year 2008 to gather the views of the prisoners about the system and its performance. The study included 540 prisoners selected by the criterion of purpose, and participation in the system imprisoned in facilities subordinate to the District Inspectorate of the Prison Service in Poznan. A survey was conducted from October 2008 to March 2009 in 3 closed units in order to obtain homogeneity of the survey sample. Test groups were randomized. It should be emphasized that the randomisation was made in a way which maintained the proportions between the juveniles and adults indicated above. Surveys with opinions of convicted were supplemented with structured interviews with a group of 30 prisoners selected by the randomization from the group surveyed. Studies have focused on issues such as motives of joining of the criminals to the system programmed interaction, participation of criminals in constructing individual programs of interactions and its determinants, the contents of individual programs, interactions, objectives, tasks, rights and obligations of prisoners, cooperation between the prisoners and their teachers in drafting of schemes. The results of the survey lead to the conclusion that the evaluation of the test by the respondents is generally positive in all the subgroups under study. Nevertheless, the prisoners clearly indicate that the use of this program had a formal, official character.