bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Análisis del discurso populista español
Authors: Alekseev Konstantin , Strotmann Birgit
Published: December 2021

Esta propuesta de análisis estudia la comunicación política del discurso populista español mediante los discursos de cierre de campaña de Podemos en 2016 y de VOX en 2019. Se analizará en primer lugar la naturaleza populista del discurso gracias a los elementos característicos de este campo, y a continuación, las técnicas de persuasión con la que los dos líderes políticos de estos partidos construyen la realidad social y política que necesitan. Como hipótesis previa al análisis, se espera que, a pesar de encontrarse en las antípodas ideológicas, am- bos recurran a una estructura y a unas técnicas de persuasión muy similares.
Understanding Human-Computer Interaction Patterns: A Systematic Analysis of Past and Future Innovations
Authors: Mahadewi Erlina Puspitaloka , mo Sudar , Timotius Elkana , Tungkup Doharman Lumban , Ilham Chairul Insani
Published: December 2021

The paper's aim was to further understand the human-computer interaction complexities of past and future advances that have profoundly altered the human development period. After doing a detailed review of many international journals on a similar subject, we decided to take this method. We depend on current data gleaned from Google Scholar searches performed between the years 2-010 and 2021 to resolve this problem. Then we investigate it using a phenomenological approach, beginning with coding, calculation, and interpretation to arrive at precise and reliable final findings. We may infer from the data review that human-computer contact is a sequence of protocols, dialogues, and actions that humans participate in in order to communicate with machines, all of which include input and guidance via a gui in order to obtain the desired outcome.
The Impact of Strategic Awareness on Organizational Readiness: An Analytic Research of the Opinions of the Sample of Top Leaderships in Private Colleges in the Provinces of the Al-Furat Al-Awsat in Iraq
Authors: Alabdaly Dr. Dergham , Almayali Eman
Published: December 2021

The current research aims to investigate and determine the nature of the relationship between strategic awareness as an independent research variable and organizational readiness as a dependent variable, and to know which dimensions of strategic awareness have the highest influence on organizational readiness. Private universities were selected in the Al-Furat Al-Awsat governorates in Iraq. There are (14) colleges that represent the field and community of the research, the size of the community has reached (230), and the research sample was chosen randomly, method. 180 questionnaire sheets ware distributed to the subjects of the sample, and the ones retrieved were (157), while the valid for statistical analysis reached (151) questionnaires valid for statistical analysis, and they were analyzed using the statistical program (SmartPLS) and (SPSS V.23). A set of results, including the presence of a moral effect of strategic awareness on organizational readiness, and the dimension of reflection is one of the dimensions of strategic awareness that has the most influence on organizational readiness, as well as the Interest of colleges in orienting learning as one of the foundations for the success of educational institutions, especially colleges and private universities, as their environment is highly competitive and needs to be more developed and differentiated among them to ensure their continuity, as well as the orientation learning.
Kreatifitas Pranata Laboratorium Pendidikan (PLP) di Laboratorium dalam Rangka Menunjang Tri Darma Perguruan Tinggi dengan Pembuatan Almari Pengering Sampel Beserta Hasil Ujinya
Authors: Harjanto Sri , Gunawan Indra , Jufriyah J
Published: December 2021

PLP (Educational Laboratory Institution) is a position that has the scope of duties, responsibilities and authorities to carry out the management of an educational laboratory with the rights and obligations given in full by authorized officials. A PLP in Higher Education in carrying out their daily tasks in the laboratory is required to be creative and active in serving the activities of students or lecturers, both in the form of Practicum, Research or Community Service. From this observation, there are still many students lining up to use certain instrument facilities, so on this occasion we tried to be creative to make sample dryer cabinets with the aim of helping student activities in the laboratory especially in providing supporting facilities. With the method of measuring the accuracy of evaporation of water content in the sample. We hope that in the future it will all be done to meet the needs of students and complete facilities in the scope of the laboratory, even though it starts on a small scale or can be said to be a simple level. From the results of this creativity as a comparison Oven is used, with the test results having a fairly high level of accuracy, the range of differences between 0.10 - 0.9 gr .. With high creativity and discipline from a PLP in a College, it can be started from simple things such as in making a sample dryer cupboard, it is hoped that it will help facilitate students in their activities in the laboratory.
Pemanfaatan Penggunaan Darah Donor Yang Telah Kadaluwarsa Untuk Pembuatan Agar Darah Pada Pertumbuhan Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: Novita Rr. Irma Dewi , Febrianti Indah
Published: December 2021

The use of media so that sheep's blood for the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is still difficult to get the sheep's blood. Therefore, a way to find alternatives to sheep blood is sought, namely by using donor blood that has expired. In this study using blood agar media using blood donors and blood agar media using sheep blood as a control. Using a blood donor with a presentation of 4% and 5% of the colony diameter, zone of hemolysis, the color of the colony of Staphylococcus aureus is almost the same as supported grown in 4% sheep blood agar media. While 6%, 7% and 8% blood donors are not supported for the growth of Staphylococcus aureus because the hemolysis zone and colony color are different from controls using sheep blood agar media
Konversi Limbah Sarung Tangan Lateks Laboratorium Menjadi Bahan Bakar Cair dan Pemurniannya
Authors: Wangsa W , Prastyo P , Sumbogo Dibyo
Published: December 2021

Pyrolysis of latex gloves waste has been carried out without catalyst at 200°C for 2 h, producing 15.9% liquid, 45.35% gas, and 38.75% residue from 2000 g of waste, where the liquid product contained wax. The liquid product composed of 94.3% hydrocarbon and 5.71% chlorine compound. This research was focused on the removal of wax and chlorine compound in the purpose of increasing  the calorimetric value of the product. Filtration using activated zeolite and distillation at 90ᵒC were choosen to purify the liquid product. The lowest content of wax and chlorine was achieved using filtration techniques. The decrement of wax and chlorine compound in the liquid product increased its physicochemical properties, where the highest calorimetric value was achieved through filtration using activated zeolite, with the calorimetric value of 10715 cal/g.
Rancang Bangun Aplikasi Jam Tangan Pranata Laboratorium Pendidikan dengan Kemampuan Waterpas Tiga Dimensi untuk Mengatur Sambungan Modul Uji Pembebanan Motor
Authors: Darwis Mochammad , Saputro Aris Eko
Published: December 2021

When testing the loading of an electric machine, we often experience problems in finding a tool to see the precision of the connection between the shaft of an electric machine. Shaft connections that are not straight and not right in the middle can damage the shaft of the rotating engine and the engine being rotated. This research is the development of previous research that uses Android phone as a tool. By reading the value of the orientation sensor on an android phone, we can measure the angle of rotation on the x, y and z axes. The Watpasdroid application will display the value on each axis. This application has also been used in the Electric Driving Laboratory at the Surabaya State Electronic Polytechnic (PENS), to check the connection (coupling) between an electric motor and a magnetic load (dynamo meter). The size of a cellphone that is still too large is sometimes become a problem  if the surface being measured is narrow. So we uses a wristband-shaped watch module that already has a gyro sensor and can be programmed according to our need. The size is almost 1/12 of ordinary cellphones. The M5Stick-C module is used to compare the gyro reading value displayed by the wristband. To test the quality of motor joint which  flatness checks have been assisted by using a wristband, a thermal observation camera is used. This application, does not rule out, can be used in other laboratories for the purpose of checking the plane levelness or equality in two dimensions or three dimensions.
The beginning of work on school gardens in Norway – Andreas M. Feragen's garden in Holt on Agder
Authors: Jahr Ernst Håkon
Published: December 2021

This paper recounts the beginnings of the School Gardening Movement in Norway, which is now (in 2021) a topic of great interest throughout the country. The famous 19th-century school teacher and reformist Andreas M. Feragen (1818–1912), who retired from his teaching position at the age of 93, was the first to argue, in the late 1850s and early 1860s, for including gardening both as a subject and as a practical activity in primary schools. A widely used reader first published in 1863 included four pieces by Feragen about different types of gardens which would be appropriate for a rural school: the first piece was about the garden in general, the following three described a kitchen garden, a fruit garden, and a flower garden. These four pieces were written in the form of a story about a teacher and his students strolling around the gardens discussing what they saw and how to grow vegetables, fruit trees and fruit bushes, and flowers. Feragen followed up these pieces with an article in the teachers’ journal Den norske Folkeskole [The Norwegian Primary School] in which he argued that basic gardening knowledge ought to be included in the teacher training curriculum. School gardening in Norway started with Feragen’s own gardens surrounding his school in Holt in Agder, clearly the very gardens he described in his pieces in the reader.
Arabskie zapożyczenia leksykalne w języku hiszpańskim
Authors: Oueslati Jamila , Wolarska Agata
Published: December 2021

The large number of words from Arabic found in modern Spanish is proof of the deep influence Arabic has had on the Spanish language. Historical sociolinguistic processes which have lasted to the present day indicate that the influence of Arabic culture has been neither brief or superficial. Instead, it has, and continues to have great significance for the language situation of Spain. Much linguistic research has shown how loans from Arabic have been assimilated as they have become part of the lexical resources of modern Spanish. Arabic culture and civilization in the Iberian Peninsula (711-1942) above all involved the sciences, literature, art, architecture, engineering, agriculture, the military, medicine. At that time, Al-Andalus was one of the most influential European centers of science and cultural exchange in Europe. Contacts between Arabic and the Romance languages found in the Iberian Peninsula resulted in numerous loans both from Arabic to the Romance languages and from the Romance languages to Arabic. These topics have been the subject of extensive research conducted from historical, cultural and linguistic points of view. Despite the existence of numerous works concerning Arabic loans, this area requires, further, deeper research. In this article, selected issues concerning Arabic loans in Spanish are analyzed as are the adaptive processes they have undergone and the level of their integration into Spanish. The basis of the analysis is made up of oral and written texts collected in the Corpus de Español del Siglo XXI [CORPES XXI, RAE] – a corpus of contemporary Spanish from the 21st century.
The paradoxical self: duality and ambiguity in the works and lives of Oscar Wilde and Morrissey
Authors: Adamskich Karolina
Published: December 2021

Oscar Wilde’s and Morrissey’s lives seem to be full of contradictions. Their art constitutes a reaction against materialism, traditional lifestyle and social standards, as well as defence of individualism and freedom of thought. So far, their works have been analysed only from a very limited perspective of the tension between aesthetics and ethics. Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that what prevails in their art is the state of ambivalence and ambiguity in relation to the issues connected with religion and morality, innocence and experience, life and death. This article aims at demonstrating multiplicity of personalities of the artists mentioned and ethical ambivalences of their works. Taken together, Wilde and Morrissey’s creative outputs present a clash between different spheres of life, the divided consciousness and the split between body and soul. Thus, the oscillation between opposite standpoints and values excluding each other is not only the result of the artists’ personal experience but it may symbolise the paradox and absurdity of the human existence as well.
The impact of the Arabian Nights in Modern Egyptian narration: Mahfouz’s Arabian Nights and Days as a Case Study
Authors: Elgayyar Sherif
Published: December 2021

The Arabian Nights were passed orally for long eras, long before they were written down; the collective sense, through several anonymous narrators, developed them: changing, modifying, omitting and adding to this oral discourse. All for the purpose of entertaining the public according the spirit of the age and the socio-cultural contexts, afterwards, it was recorded in different versions, as diverse as their sources, up until the landmark version, namely the one printed in Bulak, Egypt in 1835.The West is to be commended on paying attention to the significance of The Arabian Nights, academically and creatively, before its original-home, especially since it was later translated to many languages. After French orientalist Antoine Galland (1646 - 1715) translated into French between 1704 and 1713 a third of the manuscript he had brought from the Orient.This study delves into “The Impact of The Arabian Nights on Modern Egyptian Narration”. The researcher tries to point out how Egyptian writers were inspired by the classic text by examining Naguib Mahfouz's Arabian Nights and Days (Layālī alf laylah) as a case study. An analytic, text-based approach was used to detect the intertextual interaction between the classic and the modern, and to explore how classical elements and connotations were employed within the modern text.
Study of forces in a 2T9R robot mechanism
Authors: Comanescu Adriana , Rotaru Alexandra , Petrescu Florian Ion Tiberiu
Published: December 2021

The paper presents in detail a method of calculating the forces acting on a 2T9R type robot. In order to determine the reactions (forces in the kinematic couples), one must first determine the inertial forces in the mechanism to which one or more useful loads of the robot can be added. The torsor of the inertia forces is calculated with the help of the masses of the machine elements and the accelerations from the centers of mass of the mechanism elements, so the positions, velocities, and accelerations acting on it will be determined, i.e. its complete kinematics. The calculation method applied by a MathCad program intelligently uses data entry through the IFLOG logic function so that the calculations can be automated. So the effective automation of the calculation program is done exclusively through the IFLOG functions originally used in the paper.
A simulation-based approach to identify bottlenecks in the bearing manufacturing process
Authors: Souza Larissa Moreira Alves de Souza , Silva Adriano Maniçoba da , Souza Julio Maria de , Bueno Regis Cortez , Machado Sivanilza Teixeira , Tanaka Wilson Yoshio
Published: December 2021

Flexible manufacturing processes improve profitability and competitiveness for the company through an efficient process, with quality in a short time, and contribute to achieving low costs. One of the approaches that have been currently developed to improve the flexible manufacturing process is simulation. Simulation models consist of an assertive and powerful tool in strategic planning.  It permits a controlled way of the company's reality so that it was possible to study and analyze the organization's current situation under several circumstances without altering the production's physical environment and involving low costs. Accordingly, this study's primary purpose was to develop a simulation model to verify bottlenecks' existence in the bearing manufacturing process. For this, a case study is presented, and it was used modeling/simulation with Arena Software as a research method. The results showed no bottlenecks in the manufacturing process.
Systematic review of lean thinking in education institutions
Authors: Silva Maria Eduarda Alves da , Santos Ana Carla de Souza Gomes dos , Reis Augusto da Cunha , Santos Genildo Nonato
Published: December 2021

The economy, culture, and social development of countries in the 21st century are directly related to the quality of education. For education to have expected quality and deliver the desired values to their client, many educational institutions are applying Lean management.  Therefore, the paper aimed to explore the Lean implementation in education through a systematic review of papers from the past five years, in English and the Scopus and Web of Science databases. The methodology was developed using the PRISMA protocol and has been according to the type of approach, place of analysis, tools, facilitators, barriers, positive results, negative results, and the tendency of future work. The main results found were that 69.57% of the papers are analytical, LSS is the most discussed tool, the reduction is the main facilitator, the lack of Lean knowledge is the main barrier, and the attendance to the student obtained the best positive result.
Linear discontinuous ground deformation detection based on coherence analysis of pre and post event radar image pairs
Authors: Apanowicz Bartosz
Published: December 2021

The article presents information on how to use satellite interferometry to detect linear discontinuous ground deformation [LDGD] caused by underground mining. Assumptions were made based on the properties of the SAR signal correlation coefficient (coherence). Places of LDGD have been identified based on these assumptions. Changes taking place on the surface between two acquisitions lead to worse correlation between two radar images. This results in lower values of the SAR signal correlation coefficient in the coherence maps. Therefore, it was assumed that the formation of LDGD could reduce the coherence value compared to the previous state. The second assumption was an increase in the standard deviation of coherence, which is a classic measurement of variability. Therefore any changes in the surface should lead to increasing standard deviation of coherence compared to the previous state. Images from the Sentinel-1 satellite and provided by the ESA were used for analysis. The research is presented on the basis of two research areas located in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in the south of Poland. The area in which LDGD could occur was limited to 6 % of the total area in case 1 and 36 % in case 2 by applying an appropriate methodology of satellite image coherence analysis. This paper is an introduction to the development of a method of detecting LDGDs caused by underground mining and to study these issues further.
On the factorable spaces of absolutelyp-summable, null, convergent, and bounded sequences
Authors: Başar Feyzi , Roopaei Hadi
Published: December 2021

LetFdenote the factorable matrix andX∈ {ℓp,c0,c,ℓ∞}. In this study, we introduce the domainsX(F) of the factorable matrix in the spacesX. Also, we give the bases and determine the alpha-, beta- and gamma-duals of the spacesX(F). We obtain the necessary and sufficient conditions on an infinite matrix belonging to the classes (ℓp(F),ℓ∞), (ℓp(F),f) and (X,Y(F)) of matrix transformations, whereYdenotes any given sequence space. Furthermore, we give the necessary and sufficient conditions for factorizing an operator based on the matrixFand derive two factorizations for the Cesàro and Hilbert matrices based on the Gamma matrix. Additionally, we investigate the norm of operators on the domain of the matrixF. Finally, we find the norm of Hilbert operators on some sequence spaces and deal with the lower bound of operators on the domain of the factorable matrix.
Coefficient estimates for Libera type bi-close-to-convex functions
Authors: Bulut Serap
Published: December 2021

In a very recent paper, Wang and Bulut [A note on the coefficient estimates of bi-close-to-convex functions, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 355 (2017), 876–880] determined the estimates for the general Taylor-Maclaurin coefficients of functions belonging to the bi-close-to-convex function class. In this study, we introduce the class of Libera type bi-close-to-convex functions and obtain the upper bounds for the coefficients of functions belonging to this class. Our results generalize the results in the above mentioned paper.
On the continuity of lattice isomorphisms on C(X, I)
Authors: Ehsani Vahid , Sady Fereshteh
Published: December 2021

We investigate topological conditions on a compact Hausdorff space Y, such that any lattice isomorphism φ : C(X, I) → C(Y, I), where X is a compact Hausdorff space and I is the unit interval [0, 1], is continuous. It is shown that in either of cases that the set of G

δ
points of Y has a dense pseudocompact subset or Y does not contain the Stone-Čech compactification of ℕ, such a lattice isomorphism is a homeomorphism.
Univariate and bivariate extensions of the generalized exponential distributions
Authors: Nekoukhou Vahid , Khalifeh Ashkan , Bidram Hamid
Published: December 2021

The main aim of this paper is to introduce a new class of continuous generalized exponential distributions, both for the univariate and bivariate cases. This new class of distributions contains some newly developed distributions as special cases, such as the univariate and also bivariate geometric generalized exponential distribution and the exponential-discrete generalized exponential distribution. Several properties of the proposed univariate and bivariate distributions, and their physical interpretations, are investigated. The univariate distribution has four parameters, whereas the bivariate distribution has five parameters. We propose to use an EM algorithm to estimate the unknown parameters. According to extensive simulation studies, we see that the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, and the performance is quite satisfactory. A bivariate data set is analyzed and it is observed that the proposed models and the EM algorithm work quite well in practice.
It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right: Phenomenology, Theology, and Janicaud
Authors: Bowen Amber , Simmons J. Aaron
Published: December 2021

In his influential essay, “The Theological Turn of French Phenomenology,” Dominique Janicaud suggests that phenomenology and theology “make two.” On the thirtieth anniversary of that essay, here we consider some of the main lines of response that have been offered to his account. We suggest that there are three general approaches that have been the most prominent: indifferentism, integrationism, and pluralism. The indifferentists implicitly suggest that Janicaud is right about the divide between phenomenology and theology. The integrationists think that Janicaud is wrong about the divide because theology and philosophy are unable to be strictly distinguished. The pluralists suggest that Janicaud is right about the division, but wrong about how it works. For pluralists, philosophy and theology are distinguished due to the immediate evidential authorities that operate in the two discourses. As such, phenomenological theology and phenomenological philosophy of religion are importantly different. Defending pluralism as the best of the three options, we argue that it avoids the potential reductionism that is present in the other two. We conclude by turning to the ways in which, precisely because phenomenological philosophy and phenomenological theology make two, they can both benefit from being put into robust engagement with the other.
Theoretical and experimental clues to a flux of Doppler transformation energies during processes with energy conservation
Authors: Schultheiss Christoph
Published: December 2021

In a microscopic model of the photoelectric effect, it becomes clear that the conservation of energy is exclusively determined by Doppler shift processes,i.e., the whole energy of the photon vanishes by means of Doppler redshifts. Accordingly, if a photon is generated, the energy is won by Doppler blueshifts. This is supposed to be valid for all processes with energy conservation. An experiment is carried out to make this Doppler energy flow visible by means of interactions with probes. The result of this experiment is that a weak force is measurable in the vicinity of processes with energy conservation. With the aid of a twisted rubber-driven low-power device (P˜=10W\tilde{P}=10\hspace{.5em}\text{W}), periodic accelerations and decelerations of about 10−6 m/s2are measurable. In the close vicinity of the device, accelerations with values up to 10−3 m/s2can be concluded. The consequences that result from this force are discussed.
Exposure to ambient gaseous air pollutants and adult lung function: a systematic review
Authors: Masroor Kazhal , Shamsipour Mansour , Mehrdad Ramin , Fanaei Farzad , Aghaei Mina , Yunesian Masud
Published: December 2021

Exposure to hazardous air pollutants is identified as most obvious premature mortality factors in the world. Numerous epidemiological studies have estimated exposure to air pollutants may cause pulmonary toxicity and the incidence of respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis and asthma. The currently research was performed to evaluation the association between gaseous pollutants and lung function in healthy adults. Articles related to this study were selected from researches of Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases. A total of 2,644 articles were retrieved and 39 records were reviewed after removing duplicates and excluding irrelevant studies. The result of this systematic review indicated that there is some evidence on decreasing lung function with exposure to gaseous air pollutants (NO2, SO2, and O3) which can have negative effects on human health. Although according to the evidence changes in lung function are mostly linked to the exposure to environmental pollutants including CO, O3, NO2 and SO2, the results should be interpreted with caution considering some following issues discussed in this review. Therefore, further studies are required considering well-designed studies in large scales to strengthen the evidence.
Novel Performance Evaluation Approach and Prediction of Layer Moduli for Bio-enzymatic Treated Layers Using Light Weight Deflectometer
Authors: Thummaluru Vikas Kumar Reddy , Guzzarlapudi Sunny Deol
Published: December 2021

This study aims to establish limiting layer moduli and develop correlations for predicting layer and stiffness moduli values based on the performance evaluation of bio-enzyme–treated flexible pavement sections. Nine bio-enzyme (TerraZyme-11X)–treated flexible pavements and two traditional test sections have been selected to compare and analyze the performance in terms of coefficient of variations (COVs). A series of in situ experimental investigations was performed on the selected test sections by using light weight deflectometer and other traditional tests to assess the functional and structural condition of the test sections. The pavement sections have been observed with low-medium severity structural failures and medium-high severity functional failures at few locations. The typical range of stiffness moduli value along with mean COV among all test sections for surface, bio-enzyme–treated subbase (T-2), and treated subgrade (T-1) layers are 153–598 MPa (32.2 %), 177–236 MPa (8 %), and 124–158 MPa (4.4 %). The back-calculated layer moduli (MR_back) of bio-enzyme–treated layers varies from 141 to 2,458 MPa for the T-2 layer and 91 to 476 MPa for the T-1+natural subgrade layer based on the surface layer deflections at 68 test locations. The results of mechanistic-empirical analysis depict that the typical range of limiting layer moduli (MRL) at different limiting percentile values for T-2 and T-1+natural subgrade layers among all the test sections are 200 to 1,991 MPa (87 to 100 %) and 97 to 225 MPa (98 to 100 %). The results of correlation analysis for predicting MR_back and stiffness moduli values depict fair to good correlation with a coefficient of correlation value of 0.778–0.965 and 0.872. Thus, this unique COV, MRL based performance evaluation, and developed correlations at a discrete and aggregate level may be considered robust and reliable to establish such commercial stabilizers.
Laboratory Investigation on Traffic Opening Timing of Polyether Polyurethane Concrete
Authors: Xu Shifa , Xu Meng , Fang Cong , Liu Hongzhe , Ren Xiaoyu , Han Bingye
Published: December 2021

Polyether polyurethane concrete (PPC) is a new type of cold-mixed and cold-paved material, and its strength increases with the curing time. Although its final mechanical strength was relatively high, traffic can only be opened after reaching a certain strength during the curing period. In this study, indirect tensile strength was selected as the evaluation indicator to determine the traffic opening timing. Four mixture performance tests, including the rutting test, moisture susceptibility test, low-temperature bending test, and fatigue cracking test, were conducted on PPC specimens with different indirect tensile strengths to determine the optimal traffic opening timing for PPC. Then, this proposed traffic opening timing model was verified based on an accelerated pavement testing. The test results show that the indirect tensile strength of 2.1 MPa was considered as the minimum traffic opening strength. When the indirect tensile strength of PPC was larger than 2.1 MPa, the performance of PPC could meet all the specified requirements of the mixture, and the impact of opening traffic on the final strength and fatigue life of PPC at this moment was less than 4 % and 5 %, respectively.
O IMIGRANTE E O RESPEITO ÀS SUAS LIBERDADES INSTRUMENTAIS NO BRASIL
Authors: Garcez Tânia Regina Silva , Amaral Ana Paula Martins
Published: December 2021

O objetivo do presente artigo foi trazer a visão sobre as liberdades instrumentais do imigrante no Brasil. Os objetivos específicos foram: conhecer a migração e a cidadania frente ao direito do desenvolvimento e o respeito à sua liberdade instrumental. A pesquisa usou o método dedutivo com pesquisa exploratória, bibliográfica, documental e descritiva, visando destacar o direito ao desenvolvimento do imigrante no Brasil. Em razão do princípio de respeito à dignidade da pessoa humana, dos instrumentos internacionais de proteção de Direitos Humanos e da vasta normatização brasileira voltada ao imigrante apontada nesse trabalho, verificou-se que toda pessoa deve ter seus direitos respeitados pelo simples fato de pertencer à humanidade, independentemente de qualquer outra circunstância.
ANÁLISE SOBRE AS AÇÕES DE RECUPERAÇÃO DAS JAZIDAS DO PROJETO “EÓLICAS DE CASA NOVA”
Authors: Silva Cícero Natanael de Oliveira , Cabral Romilson Marques , Araújo José Lincoln Pinheiro , Correia Rebert Coelho
Published: December 2021

A geração comercial de energia eólica causa impactos ao meio ambiente e à população residente nas proximidades dos parques eólicos (DUTRA, 2001; CASTRO, 2009; STAUT, 2011; MENDES, 2016). Por isto, os órgãos ambientais exigiram a realização de ações mitigatórias para a obra da Central Geradora Eólica de Casa Nova. Então, a Chesf, Embrapa e outras instituições elaboraram e executaram o Projeto “Ações de Desenvolvimento para Produtores Agropecuários do Entorno do Parque Eólico de Casa Nova – BA”, e um objetivo foi reflorestar com caatinga a área onde houve a retirada de material utilizado na construção. Este trabalho objetivou responder: Quais os efeitos da recuperação das áreas de jazidas do Projeto “Eólicas de Casa Nova” sobre a vida dos agricultores? Através de relatórios e entrevistas semiestruturadas foi identificada a satisfação dos agricultores com as atividades desenvolvidas, sendo a perfuração de poços artesianos nas propriedades considerada o principal benefício do Projeto.
Emotional Linkage as a Moderator of Emotional Reactivity Effect on Partners' Depressive Symptoms
Authors: Lopata Sagi , Randall Ashley K. , Bar-Kalifa Eran
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Romantic partners’ emotions show a degree of interdependence, a process that is often described as emotional linkage. The current study sought to test the effects of emotional linkage in emotionally reactive individuals (i.e., those who easily become emotionally aroused and find it hard to regulate their emotions) and their partners. Specifically, we examined the interplay between emotional linkage and reactivity in predicting partners’ depressive symptoms over time. Method: To assess emotional linkage and reactivity, we collected daily diary data from two samples of cohabiting couples (Ncouples=76 and 84 in samples 1 and 2, respectively). Partners’ depressive symptoms were assessed before and after the diary. Results: In dyads with low emotional linkage men's emotional reactivity predicted their greater depressive symptoms in Sample 1, and women's greater depressive symptoms in Sample 2. Discussion: The study's results suggest that dyads’ emotional linkage can moderate the negative effects of men's emotional reactivity on their and their partners’ psychological distress.
An in vitro study to assess bioaccessibility and bioavailability of calcium from blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) fish bone powder
Authors: Busca K. , Wu S. , Miao S. , Govindan A. , Strain C.R. , O’Donnell S.T. , Whooley J. , Gite S. , Paul Ross R. , Stanton C.
Published: December 2021

The aim of this study was to determine how well calcium-rich mineral extracts derived from blue whiting fish bone powders compare with existing calcium sources (commercially available fish bone supplement, calcium carbonate and milk powder) in terms of physicochemical properties, in vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability using simulated gastrointestinal tract treatment and a Caco-2 cell culture model. Blue whiting calcium-rich fish bone powders (A to E) were supplied by Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII) and a commercial calcium-rich fish bone powder was used as the positive control F. The BII calcium-rich fish bone powders analysed through atomic emission spectrometry were shown to have similar levels of mineral content in comparison with powder F. Solubility and rheology tests were performed on the rehydrated powders. The pH of BII calcium-rich fish bone powders in water solution (10% w/v) ranged from 6.96 to 9.09 compared to control F (pH 7.33). Following simulated oral, gastric and duodenal in vitro digestion using the COST INFOGEST standardised static adult digestion method, the fish powders A, E and F showed higher values of soluble ionic calcium than rehydrated milk powder. We compared in vitro bioavailability of the powders using the Caco-2 cell line to test the effects of calcium on human colonic epithelial cells, which confirmed that calcium from blue whiting fish bone was more bioavailable than calcium from milk and calcium carbonate. These data indicate that calcium-rich blue whiting fish bone powder compares well with existing calcium sources, in terms of physicochemical properties, bioaccessibility and bioavailability.
Characteristics of robust animals for grass-based production systems
Authors: Delaby L. , Buckley F. , McHugh N. , Blanc F.
Published: December 2021

A characterisation of dairy, beef and sheep breeds and/or strains best suited to profitable/sustainable production within the context of European [semi] intensive pasture-based systems is presented. To deliver optimal performance, pasture must be managed effectively, but pasture-based systems are less energy intensive, are climate sensitive and induce challenges and constraints not normally posed to animals in intensive feeding environments. This emphasises the importance of animal traits associated with robustness and adaptive abilities. A survey of French dairy farmers concluded that a robust cow is an “invisible” cow with a long lifetime. The traits common to both indoor and grazing systems include: efficient converters of feed to human edible products, functionality, being healthy, reproductively fit and exhibiting longevity. Unique to successful grazing is the capability to achieve large intakes of forage to meet productive potential, an ability to adapt to fluctuating feed supply and, in seasonal systems, the ability to conceive and give birth at the appropriate time each year, usually within 365 d. The breed or strain of choice may differ based on local management constraints and objectives; however, general principles apply, and ideally should be guided by a suitable selection index combining all of the economically important traits appropriate to the local conditions and systems.
Long-Term Potentiation of Mossy Fiber Feedforward Inhibition of CA3 Pyramidal Cells Maintains E/I Balance in Epilepsy Model
Authors: Pan Enhui , Puranam Ram S. , McNamara James O.
Published: December 2021

Insight into the cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying development of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) will provide a foundation for improved therapies. We studied a model in which an episode of prolonged seizures is followed by recovery lasting two weeks before emergence of spontaneous recurrent seizures. We focused on the interval between the prolonged seizures and the late onset recurrent seizures. We investigated the hippocampal mossy fiber CA3 pyramidal cell microcircuit in models spanningin vitro,in vivo, andex vivopreparations. Expression of channelrhodopsin-2 in the dentate granule cells ofDGC ChRmice enabled the selective activation of mossy fiber axons.In vivostudies revealed marked potentiation of mossy fiber evoked field potentials in hippocampal CA3 beginning within hours following seizures, a potentiation which persisted at least 7 d. Stimulation of mossy fibers in hippocampal slicesin vitrousing patterns of activity mimicking seizures induced LTP not only of the monosynaptic EPSC but also of the disynaptic IPSC of CA3 pyramidal cells.Ex vivostudies of slices isolated following seizures revealed evidence of LTP of mossy fiber evoked EPSC and disynaptic IPSC of CA3 pyramidal cells. We suggest that activation of dentate granule cells during seizures induces these plasticitiesin vivoand the retained balance of synaptic excitation and inhibition limits excessive activation of CA3 pyramidal cells, thereby protecting animals from spontaneous recurrent seizures at this interval following status epilepticus.
Forecasting Malaysian overnight islamic interbank rate using the Box-Jenkins model
Authors: N.S.M. Radzi  , S.R. Yaziz
Published: December 2021

Modelling the overnight Islamic interbank rate (IIR) is imperative to define the IIR performance as it would help the Islamic banks to adjust its costs of funding effectively and facilitate the policy makers to regulate a comprehensive monetary policy in Malaysia. The IIR framework which has been regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia under dual banking and financial system has always been overlooked in most previous studies in modelling the financial instruments rates. Therefore, it is vital to select the appropriate model as it resembles with the features of the IIR. The study assesses the forecasting performance of overnight IIR using the Box-Jenkins model. The suggested Box-Jenkins model has been applied to the Malaysian overnight IIR (in percentage) from 02/01/2001 to 31/12/2020. The empirical results determine that ARIMA (0,1,1) is the most appropriate model in forecasting overnight IIR as the model provides the smallest Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE). In multistep ahead forecasting, it can be summarised that ARIMA (0,1,1) model is able to trail the actual data trend of daily Malaysian overnight IIR up to 5-day ahead within 95% prediction intervals.
A mathematical model of a brushed DC motor system
Authors: N. N. A. Rahman  , N. M. Yahya
Published: December 2021

Mathematical model has been proposed for some system that involves a brushed DC motor and it is widely used in industry. Brushed DC motor ideals for applications with a low- torque, manage to change pace or speed and it is widely used in many applications such as x-y table positioning system, conveyor systems and other system that required to use the features that brushed DC motor have. Mathematical model of brushed DC motor in order to verify the performance of the DC motor. In this paper, mathematical model of brushed DC motor will be derived from a brushed DC motor circuit that consist of two parts that are electrical and mechanical part. To validate the functionality of mathematical model, the performance of the brushed DC motor without any controller will be compared with the brushed DC motor with the presence of PI-PD controller that will be tuned by trial-and-error method. Performances of both brushed DC motor with and without controller will be compared in terms of transient response which are, rise time, Tr, settling time, Ts, steady state error, ess and lastly percentage overshoot. At the end of the study, the brushed DC motor with PI-PD controller show a better performance compared to the brushed DC motor without any controller.
Synthesis and Characterisation of Indium Tin Oxide Thin Films for Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells using Natural Fruit Extracts
Authors: M.S. Ramyashree  , K. Kumar  , Shanmuga Priya S. , K. Sudhakar
Published: December 2021

The study focuses on the application of natural fruit extract of blackberry in dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) as a photosensitiser. The widespread availability of the fruits and juices, high concentration of anthocyanins in them ease of extraction of anthocyanin dyes from these commonly available fruits, enable them as a novel and inexpensive candidates for solar cell fabrication. Anthocyanins are naturally occurring biodegradable and non-toxic compounds that can be extracted with minimal environmental impact and provide environmentally benign alternatives for manufacturing dyes in DSSC synthesis. Indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films are synthesised using sol-gel and spin-coating techniques. ITO characteristics are determined by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transforms infrared spectra (FTIR) measurements. To find the transmittance percentage in the visible region of thin films, atomic force microscope (AFM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy analyses were done. The nanocrystalline phase of the synthesised ITO films was confirmed through XRD. SEM was used to analyse the morphology of the synthesised ITO films. Cubic, columnar (edge length ~ 35-45 nm) and rod-shaped (~110 x 14) particles were observed. Narrow size distribution was observed for spherical particles in the range of ~13-15 nm. The FTIR analysis revealed the presence of carboxyl and hydroxide functional groups. The AFM analysis revealed the uniform spread of the synthesised dye, while the visible region absorbance and transmittance of the synthesised ITO films were confirmed through UV-vis spectroscopy. The thin films showed 83-86% of average transmittance. Finally, we fabricated a dye-sensitised solar cell with desired properties. The characterisation results confirmed that the synthesised material could be used in the DSSC application.
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Entropy and Variable Weight Theory
Authors: Ayasrah Omar , Mohd Turan Faiz
Published: December 2021

The aim of this research is to develop a new multi-criteria decision-making method that integrates an intuitionistic fuzzy entropy measure and variable weight theory to be implemented in different fields to provide a solution for MCDM problems when the available information is incomplete. A limited number of studies have considered determining decision maker’s weights by performing objective techniques, and almost all of these researches detected a constant weights for the decision makers. In addition, most of the MCDM studies were not formulated to perform sensitivity analysis. The new method is based on the TOPSIS model with an intuitionistic fuzzy entropy measure in the exponential-related function form and the engagement of the variable weight theory to determine weights for the decision-makers that vary as per attibutes. Lastly, a mathematical model was developed in this research to be as an input for developing the mobile-aplication based method in future for virtual use of the new MCDM method.
A Study of Haptic Effects in Endovascular Interventions
Authors: Ramli H.R. , Ako E. , Saripan M.I. , Bello F.
Published: December 2021

During an endovascular intervention, interventionists rely on their sense of touch to perform the procedures correctly. However, there is a paucity of literature regarding the intricacies of the haptic component of the interventions. The objectives of this study were to capture the types and magnitude of haptic effects during real-life interventions from subject matter experts. The study consisted of an online questionnaire and a force measurement experiment to help determine the force types and magnitude. Participants were interventionists with significant procedural experience. The data recorded from the online questionnaire and the experimental study was analysed using descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing techniques. Participants identified four different types of haptic effects: translational resistance, rotational resistance, bump effect and heart beat pressure effect. The characteristics of each effect, such as factor of occurrence and direction, were established and they were compared against each other. Translational resistance was recognised as the strongest, followed by rotational resistance, bump effect and heart beat pressure. In the force measurement experiment, the forces involved in the generation of translational resistance were found to be in the range 0-0.5 N in healthy vessels, 0.5 – 1.5 N in tortuous/narrowed vessels and 1.5 – 2 N in calcified or occluded vessels. Measurements for the bump effect provided less conclusive results due to its subtle nature, although current findings suggest forces between 0.1 – 0.2 N. Overall, the study was successful in expanding current knowledge of haptic effects in endovascular interventions, highlighting the existence of a variety of effects and their characteristics.
Implementation Study Of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) And Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD) In Collision Avoidance System Using Vhsic Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
Authors: Fathli Mohammad Naqiuddin Fahmi , Md Yusof Zulkifli
Published: December 2021

A collision avoidance system, also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system, or collision mitigation system, is a sophisticated driver-assistance system that aims to avoid or mitigate the severity of a collision. For this research, collision avoidance system will be fabricating to show that this system can detect avoidance range before apply the braking action to prevent collision. The ultrasonic sensor will be used in this system to detect the avoidance range. In this collision avoidance system, there will be uses of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD). This research will observe how to implement FPGA and CPLD in the collision avoidance system using VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL). The VHDL will be done in Quartus II 15.0 Software. In this research, Terasic DE-10 Standard board has been used. It contains FPGA microcontroller model Cyclone V SoC 5CSXFC6D6F31C6N. Max II board is used because it contains CPLD microcontroller model EPM240T100C5.