bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DESENVOLVIMENTO DO TURISMO RURAL NA MANTIQUEIRA DE MINAS: UM OLHAR SOBRE A ROTA DO CAFÉ ESPECIAL
Authors: Lopes Vilas Boas Vinícius , Bertozzi Moraes Mariana
Published: November 2024

Caracterizado por ser o maior produtor de café do país, Minas Gerais apresenta o desenvolvimento de várias atividades turísticas ligadas ao café. O presente artigo, a partir de revisão bibliográfica, toma para estudo de caso a Rota do Café Especial do Sul e Sudoeste de Minas Gerais, que engloba os municípios de Carmo de Minas e São Lourenço, na Serra da Mantiqueira. Conclui-se que a concessão de Indicação Geográfica do tipo Indicação de Procedência para a região, em 2011, agregou valor ao café produzido e impulsionou a atividade turística que já vinha sendo explorada pela empresa Unique Cafés nas fazendas locais. Assim, compreende-se a Indicação Geográfica como uma possível propulsora do turismo rural de café, devido à valorização do produto e do modo de produzir único a tal região.
CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA CROMATOGRAFIA CIRCULAR DE PFEIFFER (CCP) PARA CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE SAÚDE DO SOLO EM DIFERENTES FORMAS DE USO E OCUPAÇÃO
Authors: Vieira Lobo Marques Caio , Fernandes Erminio , Silveira Franco Fernando
Published: November 2024

Para caracterizar e comparar o comportamento de diferentes substratos de solo, foi utilizada a técnica da Cromatografia Circular de Pfeiffer. Para tanto, foram demarcados e georreferenciados seis pontos distintos para coleta, respeitando os limites do campus de Sorocaba (SP) da Universidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar, a fim de obter resultados heterogêneos tendo em vista as diferentes formas de uso e ocupação e diferentes classificações do solo. Posteriormente ao trabalho de coleta, as amostras foram devidamente separadas conforme a classificação do solo, esta, variando de acordo com a dinâmica de escoamento e sobreposição ao longo da escarpa oeste do vale do Córrego do Ipaneminha, onde o campus se localiza. Na sequência, após o peneiramento dos substratos, foram gerados os cromatogramas, seguindo o proposto pela EMBRAPA. Verificou-se que estes cromatogramas se diferenciam em cor, formato dos picos, formato das plumas e integração entre as zonas ao longo do corrimento, o que denota as dessemelhanças na composição das amostras coletadas, considerando as variáveis do ambiente.
FIÉIS E ÚTEIS versus OS INFIÉIS E SELVAGENS”:
Authors: Correa Jessica Aparecida
Published: November 2024

Pautar a legislação indigenista para pensar o uso da força de trabalho indígena em meados do século XVIII é o recorte a ser apresentado no texto. Em particular, o nosso foco visa apresentar algumas considerações sobre a fonte histórica Directorio, que se deve observar nas povoaçoens dos indios do Para e, Maranhaõ enquanto Sua Magestade naõ mandar o contrario (1757), o documento permite contextualizar as disputas entre clero, militares, senhores de terras e a nobreza sobre os domínios da escravização indígena no território colonial luso-brasileiro.
Simple Model of Evaluation of Dambovitariver Heat Recovery Potential
Authors: Copilău Cristian
Published: November 2024

Nowadays usage of renewable sources of energies is increasingly required in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions,and a great deal of interest is shown by low temperature energy sources. These “new” resources are either residual energies from industrial processes, or they could be gathered from natural resources, as well. Such is the case of the heat accumulated by the water of Dambovita’s river during its crossing of Bucharest, especially in hot summer days, when river’s water manifests high temperatures, with obvious not healthy consequences for its biotope. This creates the interest of studying the possibility of the heat recovery and usage in other municipal processes. Present paper aims to define a simple model of assessing the thermal potential of river Dabovitza and its recovery possibilities using aheat exchanger sunk in Dambovitza at its exiting section from Bucharest.
Nigeria’s Public Health Response to Infectious Diseases in the Wake of Climate-Related Emergencies.
Authors: Okoyeuzu Chinechem , Okoyeuzu Nodebechukwu , Okoyeuzu Kamsiyonna
Published: November 2024

Infectious disease outbreaks remain a significant public health challenge worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Over the past few decades, the number and intensity of these outbreaks have been worsened by climate change because increased temperatures, changes in precipitation, and extreme weather conditions promote disease transmission. This paper explores the effect of climate change on infectious diseases in Nigeria with special reference to malaria, cholera, and Lassa fever from the year 2014 to 2023. Nigeria’s susceptibility to climate shocks combined with a weak health care system makes it a good example of how climate change affects the health of people in the developing world. By integrating historical information and climate information, this study shows how climate factors including floods, droughts and high temperatures have led to the spread of infectious diseases. This work confirms that climate change phenomena affect the availability and distribution of rainfall that, in turn, has resulted in the expansion of durations and breeding grounds for vectors such as mosquitoes and other disease-carrying organisms hence increasing vector borne diseases such as malaria. Furthermore, floods have been known to contaminate water sources hence frequent incidence of water borne diseases such as cholera. The study also evaluates the extent of these outbreaks across the regions, with North-eastern Nigeria having the highest burden because of climate-induced displacement and disrupted water sources. However, the problems of poor funding, poor disease surveillance, and poor access to health care especially in the rural areas have remained a major challenge in Nigeria’s public health system in its efforts to contain these climate related health disasters. The findings therefore call for the implementation of climate-health policies and sustainable development planning to address the increasing risks of climate sensitive diseases in Nigeria. Given the increasing impacts of climate change on health systems globally, the results of this study underscore the need to develop climate-resilient health systems especially in the developing world sub-Saharan Africa.
The visit of the royal family to Transylvania in the context of the year 1919 (II)
Authors: Crețu Victor Daniel , Racovițan Radu
Published: November 2024

The visits made in the interwar period by representatives of the royal family to the United Provinces with the Country in 1918 had a certain significance. The physical presence of the members of the Romanian dynasty was an act of affirmation of legitimacy and suzerainty over the territory acquired in 1918. The Romanian press in Transylvania and memorial oeuvres have extensively reflected and emphasized the importance of the visit of the Royal Family, following its route, which included numerous localities, from the outposts of the Romanian army at Békéscsaba (in Hungary) to Braşov. As far as Transylvania is concerned, this was all the more necessary given that, after World War I, a sudden campaign of unprecedented vehemence and magnitude was launched by Hungarian political circles, asking for the support of the international public opinion and of the governments of Western countries for the revision of the Treaty of Trianon, which had “mutilated” the borders of the Hungarian state, aiming at the restitution of Transylvania, unjustly “wrested” from Hungary’s body. The use of symbolic registers with grandiloquent connotations was a fairly common practice at such events at the time. The presence of the royal authority in Transylvania was stated by a symbolic gesture. The emblematic figure of Michael the Brave, who for the first time in history achieved the union of the Romanian territories and the reawakening of his qualities in the person of King Ferdinand I, or of his heir, Prince Carol, were the symbolic leitmotif of all trips.
Triplă marginalizare și identitate transnațională: Herta Müller și exportul traumei de la Est la Vest
Authors: Dancu Crista-Maria
Published: November 2024

Based on Snejana Ung’s statement that „some of the writers included in this category [of ethnic minorities] are also in exile, among them Herta Müller, which points to an even more complicated form of transnationalism, generated by the overlap between the two groups”, I will analyze Herta Müller’s writing from the perspective of World Literature, taking into account the practice of writing about (semi-)peripherality in a language of world circulation. This paper, therefore, seeks to analyze the export of „communist trauma” from the Romanian (semi-)periphery to the center, namely Germany, and its reception in the West. As a case study, I will address the novel Atemschaukel (The Hunger Angel, 2009), focusing in particular on the transnational phenomenon that achieved through the denationalization of the protagonist. This paper is structured in three parts: in the first, part I will discuss Müller’s collaboration with the poet Oskar Pastior for the above-mentioned novel, as well as its post-Nobel reception. In the second part, I propose a contextualization of the concept of Heimat as the central topos in Müllerian writing, whereas in the third part I analyze how the novel’s protagonist, Leo Auberg, is an example of triple marginality due to deportation, disjunction with local ethnocentrism, and non-alignment with the heteronormative ideal.
Dubla periferalitate a poetelor din perioada interbelică: Infantilizarea și minimalizarea autoarelor de la cenaclul Sburătorul
Authors: Giuhat Geanina
Published: November 2024

This study investigates, on the one hand, the mechanisms of making invisible the texts written by interwar women writers and, on the other hand, their double peripherality in the modernist canon, using elements of literary sociology as methodology. At the same time, a metacritical reflection on the representations of poets in literary criticism identifies the ways in which the voices of interwar women poets were reduced to forms of creation with a secondary degree of importance. The study focuses on the infantilization and minimalization of the poets of the Sburătorul cenacle, considering its modernist contribution and importance in the interwar literary climate in Romania and the way in which the two imperatives that are imposed in the cenacle as forms of literary sociability, group consciousness & the process of creative individualization, generate a reduction and dislocation of the position of women writers, socializing them into the category of „feminine literature”. Two „recuperations’ of interwar women poets are also questioned, that of Al. Cistelecan, Fete pierdute. Notițe pentru o istorie a poesia feminine românești [Lost Girls: Notes Towards a History on Romanian Feminine Poetry], and the anthology coordinated by Alina Purcaru & Paula Erizanu, Un secol de poezie română scrisă de femei (1918-1944) [A Century of Romanian Poetry Written By Women (1918-1944)], problematizing how the reparative revisiting of the contributions made by women poets is functionalized.
Când timpul nu există: strategii de traducere folosite în transpunerea timpului mai mult ca perfect românesc în limba polonă pe exemplul romanului Ion de Liviu Rebreanu
Authors: Podgorny Aleksander
Published: November 2024

The aim of this study is to examine the methods of translating the Romanian tense mai mult ca perfectul into Polish. The object of the analysis consists of two Polish translations of the Romanian novel Ion by Liviu Rebreanu: the first, published in 1932, translated by Stanisław Łukasik, and the second one in 1972 by Danuta Bieńkowska. The corpus was analysed using methods from digital humanities and manual analysis. Since the Romanian tense mai mult ca perfectul does not have a direct equivalent in contemporary Polish, translators had to resort to various translation techniques. The study identified 14 different translation strategies, which were categorised according to morphological criteria. The study analyses and compares the solutions adopted by the translators.
Patologia bovarică în nuvela sadoveniană Haia Sanis
Authors: Purușniuc Elena
Published: November 2024

The article analyzes the convergence between French literature, though a masterpiece of world literature, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and the Romanian short story Haia Sanis by Mihail Sadoveanu. Both texts follow the Bovaric literary phenomenon. Moreover, Bovarism can also be seen as a pathology, and the sources can be both social and psychological in nature. If we deeply analyze the social aspect, we will discover that the presence of the village is a common point in both texts, which causes weal personalities characterized by Bovaric action and thinking. In the view of both female characters (Emma Bovary and Haia Sanis), vice is the antonym of boredom. This idea is basically generated by a uniform life lived in the middle of a village. This aversion to reality felt by the female characters is caused by the environment where they live, so they try to feel freedom by living a life without morals and principles as a response to collective thinking. Further, by applying feminist theories, we can prove that another cause for this behavior is the patriarchal system, due to the fact that in both texts, men are more privileged than women, especially because they can work, while women are forced to stay at home and to perceive reality through an overly romantic lens, based on hearing or reading love stories.
Monstruozitate, extincție și alienare în poezia recentă română și basarabeană
Authors: Vișan Bogdan
Published: November 2024

This essay proposes to map the inter-peripheral relation between recent Romanian and Bessarabian poetry based on similar tropes involved in the circuit of literary themes of monstrosity and apocalypse. Hence, starting from monstrous appearances and unimaginable futures, the aim is to question what happens to the poetry of a peripheral culture (the Bessarabian one) when it evolves in conjunction with and occurs within another (the Romanian one). The case study discusses the poetry of Romanian writers Ștefan Manasia and Mircea Andrei Florea, and Bessarabian writers Ion Buzu and Dumitru Fanfarov. It highlights a materialist reading of tropes of monstrosity which are (slightly differently) approached and shared by Romanian and Bessarabian authors, making it possible to assess their inter-peripheral entanglement. Although the dystopian scenario has been generally claimed to be representative of sci-fi literature, I argue that the ethos of dystopia has spread “epidemically” across the literary discourses, including the discourse of poetry. Moreover, I intend to trace the relation of these (semi)peripheral cultures to the capitalist world-system, so to capture the common front in which they affirm themselves in relation to the monstrous system.
Industry-building: emergența filmului de consum în cinematografia românească contemporană
Authors: Pop Șerban Mark
Published: November 2024

The paper examines the current state of Romanian cinema, focusing on the rise of Vidra Productions, a company producing commercially successful movies following the Hollywood comedy formula. The analysis explores the economic context, funding mechanisms, and the artistic merits of Vidra Productions movies, particularly through the lens of their most successful film, Teambuilding. By applying theories from Pierre Bourdieu, Jeffery Sconce, David Bordwell, and Kristin Thompson, the paper seeks to understand the broader cultural and social implications of this new trend of Romanian cinema, which blends Hollywood formulas with online influencer culture. The study ultimately calls for a more inclusive dialogue within the Romanian film industry.
UMA REVISÃO DA LITERATURA: ACHADOS ULTRASSONOGRÁFICOS EM PACIENTES COM AMEAÇA DE ABORTAMENTO NO PRIMEIRO TRIMESTRE DA GESTAÇÃO
Authors: Melo Mariana Fernandes Bueno de , Porto Paula Gusmão Cabral , Moreno Julia Firmino , Lamounier Luísa Dumont , Requeijo Márcio José Rosa
Published: November 2024

Objetivo : Analisar e descrever os achados ultrassonográficos que apontam gestações com risco de abortamento. Métodos : Revisão bibliográfica integrativa, a qual utilizou a base de dados do PubMed Central (PMC), com a estratégia de pesquisa (Ultrasound) AND (First Trimester) AND (Miscarriage) no período de 2019 a 2024. Resultados/Revisão Bibliográfica/Relato de experiência/ou/Detalhamentos de Caso : Os estudos mostram a importância de achados ultrassonográficos para prever risco de perda gestacional, logo no primeiro trimestre. Conclusão/Considerações finais : Tendo, portanto, como mais relevantes achados a atividade cardíaca fetal e medidas do saco vitelino. Apontando para maior intencionalidade em estudos que discorrem sobre tais achados e a correlação com risco de abortamento.
DESENVOLVIMENTO E IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE UM SISTEMA DE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PARA MONITORAMENTO DE ACESSOS CORPORATIVOS
Authors: Sales Marilya Thuane de Paiva Santana , Lima Edilson Carlos Silva , Caridade Elda Regina de Sena
Published: November 2024

Este estudo se propõe a estruturar o sistema de BI de maneira a monitorar o panorama de acessos corporativos de uma distribuidora de energia. A implementação foi feita com o uso do Power BI, organizando, transformando e analisando os dados nas linguagens DAX e M, o qual gerou dados para os indicadores. O estudo foi pautado em uma pesquisa quantitativa por meio de um estudo de caso único, a análise dos registros concretos de acesso dos funcionários aos relatórios de Business Intelligence (BI) também do uso deles buscou medidas qualitativas. Para tanto, a abordagem foi classificada como descritivo-exploratório. Dado o referencial apresentado, foram entrevistados os usuários através de questionários e entrevistas com uma amostra dentro da população de funcionários em níveis hierárquicos e departamentos diferentes visando consumo e necessidades específicas e usabilidade dos dashboards. A coleta de dados então deu-se por questionários estruturados, de modo a obter uma visão geral de padrões efetivos das informações registradas e percebidas pelos colaboradores. Assim, os resultados evidenciam que a solução de BI não só simplificou o controle e a regulação dos acessos, mas também forneceu aos usuários uma interface bem aceita. Os resultados indicaram que o sistema de BI facilitou o controle de acessos e foi bem recebido pelos usuários, evidenciando a necessidade de personalização adicional nos relatórios para atender a demandas específicas de cada setor e reforçando a importância de uma abordagem mista na análise.
O IMPACTO DA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO JUÍZO INTEGRALMENTE DIGITAL NAS VARAS CRIMINAIS
Authors: Antonio Beatriz de Aquino , Novais Thyara Gonçalves
Published: November 2024

A crescente adoção do juízo integralmente digital nas varas criminais representa uma transformação significativa no sistema judiciário brasileiro. Esse modelo elimina a necessidade de papel, permitindo que todos os atos processuais sejam realizados eletronicamente, o que promove maior agilidade e eficiência na condução dos processos. A utilização de plataformas digitais possibilita a realização de audiências remotas e despachos eletrônicos, facilitando a interação entre magistrados, advogados e as demais partes do processo judicial. Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar os impactos da digitalização no desempenho processual e nas audiências das varas criminais, considerando o aumento da transparência, acessibilidade, redução de custos operacionais e melhora na celeridade processual. O método utilizado na pesquisa foi qualitativo, com base em análise bibliográfica de artigos, legislação e relatórios do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ). Os resultados indicam um aumento na eficiência do sistema judiciário, embora também revelem desafios, como a necessidade de inclusão digital e a segurança das informações processuais. A implementação do juízo integralmente digital nas varas criminais é uma evolução inevitável, mas exige investimentos em infraestrutura tecnológica e capacitação de servidores, a fim de garantir que o acesso à justiça seja democrático para todos
O ENFERMEIRO NA PROMOÇÃO DO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO E OS BENEFÍCIOS PARA SAÚDE DO BEBÊ
Authors: Nora Ana Carolina Almeida de , Diaz Kátia Chagas Marques
Published: November 2024

O aleitamento materno é amplamente reconhecido como essencial para a promoção da saúde infantil e materna, sendo recomendado pela OMS e pelo Ministério da Saúde como prática exclusiva nos primeiros seis meses de vida. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a atuação do enfermeiro na promoção do aleitamento materno, destacando seus benefícios para o bebê e a mãe. Os objetivos específicos incluíram a compreensão dos fundamentos fisiológicos do aleitamento, a análise das políticas públicas de incentivo e a identificação das práticas de enfermagem relacionadas ao tema. A metodologia adotada foi uma revisão bibliográfica qualitativa, com critérios de inclusão e exclusão definidos para selecionar publicações recentes e relevantes. Foram analisados 30 estudos publicados entre 2016 e 2024. Os resultados demonstraram que o leite materno oferece benefícios únicos, incluindo proteção imunológica, promoção do vínculo mãe-filho e redução de riscos de doenças crônicas no bebê e na mãe. A atuação dos enfermeiros revelou-se crucial na orientação e no suporte às mães, desde o pré-natal até o pós-parto, contribuindo para o sucesso da amamentação e a redução do desmame precoce. Políticas públicas, como a Iniciativa Hospital Amigo da Criança e os Bancos de Leite Humano, foram identificadas como fundamentais para apoiar essas práticas. Conclui-se que o enfermeiro desempenha um papel indispensável na promoção do aleitamento materno, atuando como educador, facilitador e suporte técnico e emocional. O fortalecimento de políticas públicas e estratégias de saúde integradas é essencial para ampliar os benefícios dessa prática e promover a saúde materno-infantil.
Enhanced daytime secondary aerosol formation driven by gas–particle partitioning in downwind urban plumes
Authors: Cai Mingfu , Ye Chenshuo , Yuan Bin , Huang Shan , Zheng E , Yang Suxia , Wang Zelong , Lin Yi , Li Tiange , Hu Weiwei , Chen Wei , Song Qicong , Li Wei , Peng Yuwen , Liang Baoling , Sun Qibin , Zhao Jun , Chen Duohong , Sun Jiaren , Yang Zhiyong , Shao Min
Published: November 2024

Abstract. Anthropogenic emissions from city clusters can significantly enhance secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation in the downwind regions, while the mechanism is poorly understood. To investigate the effect of pollutants within urban plumes on organic aerosol (OA) evolution, a field campaign was conducted at a downwind site of the Pearl River Delta region of China in the fall of 2019. A time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer coupled with the Filter Inlet for Gases and Aerosols (FIGAERO–CIMS) was used to probe the gas- and particle-phase molecular composition and thermograms of organic compounds. For air masses influenced by urban pollution, strong daytime SOA formation through gas–particle partitioning was observed, resulting in higher OA volatility. The obvious SOA enhancement was mainly attributed to the gas–particle partitioning of high-volatility (semi-volatile organic compounds + intermediate volatility organic compounds + volatile organic compounds, C∗>0.3 µg m−3) organic vapors. Using the equilibrium equation could underestimate the contribution of high-volatility organic vapors, since the volatility of these species in the particle phase was lower than that in the gas phase. We speculated that the elevated NOx concentration could suppress the formation of highly oxidized products, resulting in a smooth increase of low-volatility (extremely low volatility organic compounds + low volatility organic compounds, C∗≤0.3 µg m−3) organic vapors. Evidence has shown that urban pollutants (NOx and VOCs) could enhance the oxidizing capacity, while the elevated VOCs were mainly responsible for promoting daytime SOA formation by increasing the RO2 production rate. Our results highlight the important role of urban anthropogenic pollutants in SOA control in the suburban region.
Aquatic and Soil CO2 Emissions from forested wetlands of Congo's Cuvette Centrale
Authors: de Clippele Antoine , Jaeger Astrid C. H. , Baumgartner Simon , Bauters Marijn , Boeckx Pascal , Botefa Clement , Bush Glenn , Carilli Jessica , Drake Travis W. , Ekamba Christian , Lompoko Gode , Mukwiele Nivens Bey , Van Oost Kristof , Werner Roland A. , Zambo Joseph , Six Johan , Barthel Matti
Published: November 2024

Abstract. Within tropical forest ecosystems, wetlands such as swamp forests are an important interface between the terrestrial and aquatic landscape. Despite this assumed importance, there is a paucity of carbon flux data from wetlands in tropical Africa. Therefore, the magnitude and source of CO2 fluxes, carbon isotopic ratios, and environmental conditions were measured for three years between 2019 to 2022 in a seasonally flooded forest and a perennially flooded forest in the Cuvette Centrale of the Congo Basin. The mean surface fluxes for the seasonally flooded site and the perennially flooded site were 2.36 ± 0.51 µmol m-2 s-1 and 4.38 ± 0.64 µmol m-2 s-1 respectively. The time series data revealed no discernible seasonal pattern in CO2 fluxes. As for the environmental drivers, the fluxes at the seasonally flooded site exhibited a positive correlation with soil temperature and soil moisture. Additionally, the water table depth appeared to be a significant factor, demonstrating a quadratic relationship with the soil fluxes at the seasonally flooded site. δ13C values showed a progressive increase across the carbon pools, from above-ground biomass, then leaf litter, to soil organic carbon (SOC). However, there was no significant difference in δ13C enrichment between SOC and soil respired CO2. An in-situ derived gas transfer velocity (k600 = 2.95 cm h-1) was used to calculate the aquatic CO2 fluxes at the perennially flooded site. Despite the low k600, relatively high CO2 surface fluxes were found due to very high dissolved pCO2 values measured in the flooding waters. Overall, these results offer a quantification of the CO2 fluxes from forested wetlands and provide an insight of the temporal variability of these fluxes as well as their sensitivity to environmental drivers.
Brief communication: Storstrømmen glacier, Northeast Greenland, primed for end-of-decade surge
Authors: Andersen Jonas Kvist , Meyer Rasmus Probst , Huiban Flora Salome , Dømgaard Mads Lykke , Millan Romain , Bjørk Anders Anker
Published: November 2024

Abstract. Storstrømmen Glacier, a large surge-type marine-terminating glacier in northeast Greenland, is currently in a quiescent phase. We reassess the glacier’s development toward a potential surge by updating time series of surface elevation, ice velocity, and grounding line location through 2023. Observations suggest the glacier is approaching pre-surge conditions, with a possible surge onset projected to occur between 2027 and 2040. Additionally, we document several lake drainage events that caused transient ice flow accelerations without triggering a surge. The findings underscore the importance of continued monitoring to improve our understanding of surge initiation mechanisms, including the influence of transient drainage events.
Gaussian Mixture autoencoder for uncertainty-aware damage identification in a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Authors: Fernandez-Navamuel Ana , Gorostidi Nicolas , Pardo David , Nava Vincenzo , Chatzi Eleni
Published: November 2024

Abstract. This work proposes an uncertainty-aware approach to the inverse problem of damage identification in a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT). We design an autoencoder architecture, where the latent space represents the features of the target damaged condition. The inverse operator (encoder) is a Deep Neural Network that maps the measurable response to the parameters (means, variances, and weights) of a multivariate Gaussian Mixture model. The Gaussian Mixture model provides a convenient distributional description that is flexible enough to accommodate complex solution spaces. The decoder receives samples from the Gaussian Mixture and maps the damaged condition (states) to the system’s measurable response. In such a problem, and depending on the quantities being observed (sensor positioning), it is possible that multiple damaged states may correspond to similar measurement records. In this context, the main contribution of this work lies in the development of a method to quantify the uncertainty within the context of a possibly ill-posed damage identification problem. We employ the Gaussian Mixture to express the multimodal solution space and explain the uncertainty in the damaged condition estimates. We design and validate the methodology using synthetic data from a FOWT in the commonly adopted OpenFAST software, and consider two damage types frequently occurring in mooring lines: biofouling and anchor displacement. The method allows for estimating the damaged state while capturing the uncertainty in the estimations and the multimodality of the solution under the availability of a limited number of response measurements.
Deep mining of megawatt large wind turbine actual operating data: exploration of accurate modeling & performance optimization
Authors: Wu Weimin , Liu Xiongfei , Ren Yu , Zhang Suocheng , Yan Wanjun , Du Wenqiang
Published: November 2024

Abstract. The real-time operation data analysis and condition monitoring of large wind turbines are crucial for ensuring the efficient and safe operation of wind farms. In response to this, this paper proposes a precise prediction model architecture based on the multivariate linear regression algorithm to gain a deeper understanding of the actual operation of large wind turbines. By comparing different prediction variable combinations, we confirmed that the average wind direction and average wind speed play a core role in predicting active power, and found that their combined effect can capture more than 70 % of power changes. Furthermore, this paper innovatively introduces Bayesian algorithm for parameter fusion, effectively improving the model's goodness of fit. However, the complexity of the data in actual applications poses a challenge to the effectiveness of the Bayesian fusion algorithm, suggesting that further optimization of the algorithm is needed to cope with the complex and variable real data environment. This study provides scientific evidence for the efficient operation, precise maintenance, and environmentally friendly design of wind turbines, promoting the continuous progress and development of wind power generation technology.
MAS Relations with Social Movements: The Yungas Cocaleros and the 2019 Crisis
Authors: Brewer-Osorio Susan
Published: November 2024

The Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) emerged from a diverse coalition of social movements centered on cocalero unions and their participatory organizational structure. Some scholars argue that the MAS became a top-down ruling party that relegated and weakened social movements. This article challenges these predominate claims about MAS relations with social organizations. Based on a case study of the Asociación Departmental de Productores de Coca (ADEPCOCA), the article develops two main claims. First, it examines the political divisions within the cocalero sector, which contradict a common view of cocaleros as united with the MAS, and which therefore presented a governance dilemma for the MAS. Second, the article considers how, in the ADEPCOCA case, rural social organizations were able to both remain autonomous under the MAS and confront government power. These findings have implications for understanding how the MAS shaped Bolivian political development leading up to the 2019 crisis; namely, that there was significant tension between the MAS’s commitments to state-building and participatory governance, and that this tension contributed to resistance from within the MAS coalition, leaving the regime vulnerable to overthrow in 2019.
Verfall und Mäßigung der Konventionalstrafe
Authors: Barzal-Ohner Florian
Published: November 2024

Die Konventionalstrafe hat trotz ihrer enormen praktischen Bedeutung im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs bislang nur in beschränktem Maße eine tiefergehende Auseinandersetzung erfahren. Diese Arbeit liefert nun eine dogmatische Aufarbeitung der Verfallsvoraussetzungen sowie die Beantwortung der Frage, ob vom Verschuldenserfordernis durch vertragliche Vereinbarung abgegangen werden kann. Die richterliche Mäßigung nach § 1336 Abs 2 ABGB stellt indes ein besonderes Billigkeitskorrektiv übermäßiger Konventionalstrafen dar. Sie wird sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer historischen Entwicklung als auch ihrem Verhältnis zu anderen zivilrechtlichen Kontrollmechanismen dargestellt. Beleuchtet werden zudem Voraussetzungen, Handhabung und Wirkungen der richterlichen Rechtsgestaltung. Eine nähere Auseinandersetzung erfährt auch die Frage der Disponibilität des Mäßigungsrechts. Schließlich werden vertragliche Verzugszinsen, die als Konventionalstrafe für den Zahlungsverzug zu qualifizieren sind, näher untersucht und hierbei Unterschiede zur und Gemeinsamkeiten mit der »klassischen« Konventionalstrafe erläutert. Dabei wird auch die umstrittene Frage behandelt, ob der Ersatz von Mahnspesen neben vertraglichen Verzugszinsen im Verbrauchergeschäft gem § 1336 Abs 3 S 2 ABGB einer im Einzelnen ausgehandelten Vereinbarung bedarf.
Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Uganda— Programmes, Projects, and Participants in the Face of Pandemics
Authors: Betty C Mubangizi  , Niyi Adekanla
Published: November 2024

This study examines institutions’ contributions to sustainable livelihood activities in rural Uganda, focusing on how these activities adapt in times of crisis and what resilience mechanisms might enhance recovery from disasters. Centred on the Kabuyanda sub-county selected for its vulnerability to frequent droughts and floods, this research employs the sustainable livelihoods framework to investigate institutional roles, community engagement, and the resilience capacity of developmental projects. Data was gathered through a household-level survey, targeting 400 representative households from the 26,000 in Kabuyanda, conducted in November 2021 via the online KoboToolbox platform. The household-focused sampling approach provided nuanced insights into governance processes and relationships from the perspective of governance recipients. Descriptive statistics, including frequency tables and graphs, were used to analyse the data. This study highlights how institutional support, beneficiary participation, and resilience-oriented project designs collectively foster durable livelihoods. The findings underscore the necessity of resilience focused strategies in sustainable rural development, providing critical insights for policymakers to align local and global recovery efforts during COVID-19.
Impact of Nature on stress levels among working employees of TTD
Authors: Deekshitulu P.V. Balaji
Published: November 2024

The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of Nature scooting in decreasing stress and increasing relaxation levels in working employee’s. sixty (60) working employee’s, TTD, Tirupati, Chitoor district, Andhra pradesh were collected data pre - test (60) and after Nature visiting training to conduct data on same working employee’s this is called post - test (60) to assess the working stress questionnaire and relaxation questionnaire, working stress scores measured pre test and post test were statistically compared, with significance level p<0.01 decrease working stress. Relaxation showed a significant p<0. 01 high increase in relaxation levels, Nature soothing thus proved effective increasing relaxation levels automatically decreased working stress on noticed working employee’s.
The Significance of Public Policy Utilization for the Development of India
Authors: Rao Bonagani Rama
Published: November 2024

Public policy simply means governmental policy. The public policy can be generally defined as a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives. The important role of the public policy is to make India to lead a better life and to maintain the delivery of the goods and services in a significant manner. It is regarded as the mechanism for developing economic-social system, a procedure for determining the future and so on. There are divergent perspectives and issues of public policy have been available for the development of India. The relevant perspectives and issues can be utilized by the central government of India for its India’s development purpose and India can become a developed country by 2047 in the world.
Phong trào đấu tranh chống phá ấp chiến lược trên địa bàn huyện Bình Minh, tỉnh Vĩnh Long (1962-1963)
Authors: Lê Đình Trọng , Nguyễn Hoàng Nhựt
Published: November 2024

Trong giai đoạn 1961-1965, Mỹ và chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hòa triển khai chiến lược “Chiến tranh đặc biệt” với trọng tâm là thực hiện “quốc sách” ấp chiến lược, mưu đồ “tát nước bắt cá” nhằm cô lập và tiêu diệt cách mạng miền Nam. Tỉnh Vĩnh Long có vị trí chiến lược, là cửa ngõ miền Tây Nam Bộ, Vĩnh Long trở thành một địa bàn trọng điểm bình định lập ấp chiến lược của chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hòa ở khu vực Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long. Trên địa bàn tỉnh, huyện Bình Minh nằm trên trục giao thông liên tỉnh miền Tây, ngay cửa ngõ đến Bắc Cần Thơ. Từ năm 1962 đến năm 1963, chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hòa tăng cường thiết lập hệ thống ấp chiến lược tại huyện này. Dưới sự lãnh đạo của Đảng, quân và dân huyện Bình Minh nổi dậy đấu tranh, từng bước phá tan các mảng ấp chiến lược, góp phần làm phá sản “quốc sách” ấp chiến lược của Mỹ và chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hoà tại tỉnh Vĩnh Long nói riêng và miền Nam Việt Nam nói chung.
Noi direcții în materia arbitrajului comercial internațional
Authors: Gavrilă Simona Petrina
Published: November 2024

Arbitrajul, ca metodă de soluționare a litigiilor, este una dintre cele mai vechi metode de rezolvare a diferendelor intre persoane In domeniul afacerilor internaționale, a comerțului și investițiilor, arbitrajul internațional este cea mai utilizată metodă de soluționare a disputelor între părțile, iar centrele de arbitraj consacrate au raportat anual un număr crescând de cazuri Chiar daca utilizarea IA este un domeniu în care instanțele naționale locale par să avanseze mai repede decât instantele arbitrale, apreciem ca acest lucru este firesc, având în vedere că AI are nevoie de baze de date mari și este mai probabil ca astfel de date să fie disponibile pentru litigiile din instanță decât în arbitraj, unde cazurile sunt de obicei confidențiale. Insa, daca chiar si in domeniul de activitate a instantelor judecatoresti utilizarea AI este permisa doar in conditiile in care ajuta activitatea profesionistilor, fara a inlocui factorul uman, cu atat mai mult apreciem ca in arbitraj inlocuirea factorului uman cu tehnologia AI este ilozorie si ca discutia va ramane la nivel doctrinar, fara adevarate implicatii practice
"Dezmembrarea dreptului de proprietate privată prin constituirea dreptului de superficie. utilitate și relevanță juridică"
Authors: Costache Mirela-Paula
Published: November 2024

Prevăzut expres în dispozițiile articolului 551 Cod civil ca fiind un drept real, dreptul de superficie deschide seria reglementării celor cinci dezmembrăminte specifice dreptului de proprietate privată. Prin superficie se înțelege dreptul de proprietate ce revine unei persoane numite superficiar asupra unei construcții, plantații sau asupra altor lucrări autonome cu caracter durabil, care se află pe o suprafață de teren ce aparține altei persoane, teren asupra căruia superficiarul dobândește un drept de folosință. Așadar, dreptul de superficie constituie o derogare de la regula generală potrivit căreia proprietatea asupra terenului cuprinde în sine proprietatea a tot ce se află pe suprafața lui și în subsolul acestuia. Plecând de la interpretarea textului de lege, studiul de față va aborda o analiză atentă a naturii juridice a acestui dezmembrământ, a formelor juridice pe care le cunoaște, a modalităților variate de constituire și de exercitare, pentru ca, în final, să fie prezentate mecanismele juridice de stingere a acestui drept.
Being a good person
Authors: Kulkarni Kanchan
Published: November 2024

The understanding of what it means to be a good person is a dynamic process that evolves with the development of the self, encompassing various aspects of life. It is important to understand the lived experiences of those who self-identify as good and the reasons behind their evolving self-perception. This study examined the lived experiences of six individuals who self-identified as ‘being a good person,’ using Moustakas’ transcendental phenomenology and Wilber’s Four Quadrants model. The research identified four main themes: Goodness is a Choice, Autonomy, The Good Place, and Healthy Boundaries, with the overarching theme of Holons. These themes highlight the nuances of personal choices, the significance of autonomy, and the pursuit of an internal state called ‘The Good Place’ established through healthy boundaries to maintain authenticity. By focusing on individual narratives, the study provided insights into how people navigate moral dilemmas and maintain authentic goodness in contemporary society. Additionally, it differentiated between genuine goodness and superficial conformity, offering a nuanced perspective on behaviour that honours self and others. This research contributes to the understanding of goodness by integrating personal experiences with broader discussions, including internal conflicts and external conditioning, thus broadening the discourse on individual contributions to the collective good.
transpersonal aspects of advanced dementia
Authors: Giles Bernie
Published: November 2024

Individuals with life-limiting illnesses contend with pressing existential and spiritual issues and may experience spiritual distress. Dementia is a life-limiting neurocognitive illness, but there is poor knowledge of the existential and spiritual needs of people in the advanced stages. Professional carers often lack the knowledge, skills, and confidence to assess and address these needs. Consequently, people with advanced dementia generally receive inadequate spiritual care. This research, employing the method of Intuitive Inquiry, explored the existential and spiritual needs of people with advanced dementia by interviewing seven professional carers in the U.K. and analysing the data using thematic content analysis. The findings suggest that individuals with advanced dementia likely contend with existential and spiritual issues just as others with life-limiting illnesses do and can experience spiritual distress. Trauma-informed care and innovative ways of supporting them is needed. A wider conceptualisation of spirituality requires embedding in care practice is required to reflect spiritual diversity and acknowledge that people with advanced dementia may have exceptional human experiences. The capacity of people with diminished cognition for transpersonal development, and the potential therapeutic use of non-ordinary states of consciousness, requires further investigation.
Recurrent oropharyngeal cancer: Analysis of surgical treatment outcomes
Authors: Ilkaev Konstantin , Gvetadze Shalva R , Roshchina Ekaterina A , Azizyan Ruben I , Mudunov Ali M , Bolotin Mikhail V , Yang Xin , Larinov Denis
Published: November 2024

BACKGROUND

The main goal of our research is to introduce transoral robotic surgery and laser resection (TLR) as a considerable way of treating patients with recurrent oropharyngeal malignancies.

AIM

To develop a foundation of minimally invasive transoral surgical technique for patients with oropharyngeal recurrence.

METHODS

This study prospectively and retrospectively included patients with recurrent tumors from 2003 to 2018. Subjects were allocated into two groups: (1) Group I; underwent TLR; and (2) Group II (control); underwent open surgeries of varying volume. Evaluation was done with intraoperative blood loss, postoperative infection incidence, and quality of life using the scale for patients with head and neck tumors known as the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head & Neck Scale.

RESULTS

One-hundred and forty one patients were included (103 males and 38 females), in 82 cases (85.4%), a recurrent tumor developed earlier than a year after primary tumor therapy; forty-six were in group I and 69 in group II, age ranging from 18 years to 86 years (average: 57.6 years). The first group showed a statistically significant less amount of blood loss and a decreased incidence of infectious complications (P < 0.05). Additionally, there was a significant difference in functional outcomes (quality of life scores) but no significant difference in survival curves.

CONCLUSION

In properly elected patients, TLR is not just reasonable but tends to be a favorable alternative for recurrent oropharyngeal cancers compared to the outcomes of the open surgery group.
Pendekatan Heuristik untuk Memetakan Langkah Berpikir Mahasiswa dalam Menyelesaikan Permasalahan Matematika pada Mata Kuliah Trigonometri
Authors: Putri M Padma Mike
Published: November 2024

Masih banyak mahasiswa yang kesulitan menemukan pendekatan sistematis untuk menyelesaikan masalah matematis, terutama yang berkaitan dengan trigonometri. Terutama pada masalah konseptual dan prosedural. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan pemahaman tentang strategi kognitif yang terlibat dalam setiap tahap pemecahan masalah, serta hubungan antara pola pikir mahasiswa saat menggunakan pendekatan heuristik untuk menyelesaikan masalah trigonometri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang diterapkan pada mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika semester satu1 di Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP) sebagai populasi. Satu kelas digunakan sebagai sampel dengan jumlah mahasiswa 31 orang. Data dianalisis dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif setelah dikumpulkan melalui tes pemecahan masalah yang bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi langkah berpikir mahasiswa, kemudian wawancara untuk melengkapi data hasil tes serta observasi untuk mengamati langsung proses penyelesaian masalah yang dilakukan mahasiswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa cenderung mengikuti tahapan heuristik secara teratur, yaitu orientasi, eksplorasi solusi, implementasi dan refleksi. Tahapan ini membantu mahasiswa mengembangkan pola pikir yang lebih sistematis dan efisien. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pendekatan heuristik meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa dalam pemecahan masalah trigonometri. Hasil ini menunjukkan betapa pentingnya memasukkan pendekatan heuristik ke dalam proses pembelajaran matematika untuk memperkuat langkah berpikir dan kemampuan pemecahan masalah mahasiswa.