bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ETHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARISON OF USA AND RF
Authors: Tetior A.
Published: September 2020

The ethical comparison is based on data on relationships in society, on conflicts, on racism and crises, on unethical major political steps (false demonstration of white powder as the beginning of a major war), data on environmental ethics (including the new ethics of empathy), etc. The environmental comparison is based on data on the nature of countries, its conservation, pollution, the socio-environmental sustainability (elasticity) of countries, the environmental footprint, the use of renewable resources, etc. In environmental ethics and ethical ecology it is necessary to take into account ethical interaction with the entire multiple world of nature. The new ecological ethics of empathy, empathy, proposed by the author differs from others in that it is more objective and multiple. Performed ethically - ecological comparison of the two countries on a number of important indicators gives grounds to speak about advantage of the Russian Federation, associated with both objective factors (large size of the territory, area of forests, reserves of fresh water, etc.), and with subjective (less environmental footprint, non-use of nuclear weapons, not the use of destruction of nature to punish the enemy, the absence of racism, the lack of unethical use of lies for the sake of solving the problems of war, public health, etc.).
"GYPSY THEME" IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DIALOGUE OF RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN LITERATURE
Authors: Kozlova G.A.
Published: September 2020

The "Gypsy theme" in Western European literature is associated with the traditions and customs of the Gypsies, as well as their folklore, which is reflected in the works of Russian and foreign writers.
Cerebral deep venous thrombosis and COVID-19: case report
Authors: Hoelscher Christian , Sweid Ahmad , Ghosh Ritam , Al Saiegh Fadi , Keppetipola Kavantissa M. , Farrell Christopher J. , Jallo Jack , Jabbour Pascal , Tjoumakaris Stavropoula , Gooch M. Reid , Rosenwasser Robert H. , Shah Syed O.
Published: September 2020

Herein, the authors present the case of a 54-year-old male diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during a screening test. The patient was asked to self-isolate at home and report with any exacerbations of symptoms. He presented later with pneumonia complicated by encephalopathy at days 14 and 15 from initial diagnosis, respectively. MRI of the brain showed bithalamic and gangliocapsular FLAIR signal abnormality with mild right-sided thalamic and periventricular diffusion restriction. A CT venogram was obtained given the distribution of edema and demonstrated deep venous thrombosis involving the bilateral internal cerebral veins and the vein of Galen. CSF workup was negative for encephalitis, as the COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and bacterial cultures were negative. A complete hypercoagulable workup was negative, and the venous thrombosis was attributed to a hypercoagulable state induced by COVID-19. The mental decline was attributed to bithalamic and gangliocapsular venous infarction secondary to deep venous thrombosis. Unfortunately, the patient’s condition continued to decline, and care was withdrawn.
Outcome improvement in cerebral ventriculitis after ventricular irrigation: a prospective controlled study
Authors: Al Menabbawy Ahmed , El Refaee Ehab , Soliman Mohamed A. R. , Elborady Mohamed A. , Katri Mohamed A. , Fleck Steffen , Schroeder Henry W. S. , Zohdi Ahmed
Published: September 2020

OBJECTIVE

Cerebral ventriculitis remains one of the most challenging neurosurgical conditions, with poor outcome and a long course of treatment and duration of hospital stay. Despite the current conventional management plans, i.e., using antibiotics in addition to CSF drainage, the outcome remains unsatisfactory in some cases, with no definitive therapeutic guidelines. This study aims to compare the outcome of ventricular irrigation/lavage (endoscopic irrigation or the double-drain technique) to conventional currently accepted therapy using just drainage and antibiotics.

METHODS

The authors conducted a prospective controlled study in 33 patients with cerebral ventriculitis in which most of the cases were complications of CSF shunt operations. Patients were divided into two groups. Removal of the ventricular catheter whenever present was performed in both groups. The first group was managed by ventricular lavage/irrigation, while the other group was managed using conventional therapy by inserting an external ventricular drain. Both systemic and intraventricular antibiotics were used in both groups. The outcomes were compared regarding mortality rate, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, and duration of hospital stay.

RESULTS

The mean age of the study population was 5.98 ± 7.02 years. The mean follow-up duration was 7.6 ± 3.2 months in the conventional group and 5.7 ± 3.4 months in the lavage group. The mortality rate was 25% (4/16) in the lavage group and 52.9% (9/17) in the nonlavage group (p = 0.1). The mRS score was less than 3 (good outcome) in 68.8% (11/16) of the lavage group cases and in 23.5% (4/17) of the conventional group (p < 0.05). The mean hospital stay duration was 20.5 ± 14.2 days in the lavage group, whereas it was 39.7 ± 16.9 days in the conventional group (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Ventricular lavage or irrigation together with antibiotics is useful in the management of cerebral ventriculitis and associated with a better outcome and shorter hospital stay duration compared to current conventional lines of treatment.
Factors related to postoperative coronal imbalance in adult lumbar scoliosis
Authors: Matsumura Akira , Namikawa Takashi , Kato Minori , Hori Yusuke , Hidaka Noriaki , Nakamura Hiroaki
Published: September 2020

OBJECTIVE

The object of this study was to analyze the prevalence of postoperative coronal imbalance (CIB) and related factors in patients with adult lumbar scoliosis.

METHODS

This was a retrospective single-center study of data from patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) who had undergone corrective surgery performed by a single surgeon between 2009 and 2017. The inclusion criteria were as follows: 1) age at surgery > 40 years, 2) Cobb angles of the thoracolumbar/lumbar (TL/L) curve > 40°, 3) upper instrumented vertebra of T9 or T10, 4) lowest instrumented vertebra of L5 or the pelvis, and 5) minimum 2-year follow-up period. Radiographic parameters were measured before surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, and at the latest follow-up. Curve flexibility was also assessed using side bending radiographs. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the 22-Item Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Questionnaire (SRS-22) and the SF-36. CIB was considered to have occurred if the C7 plumbline was more than 2.5 cm lateral to the central sacral vertical line (i.e., coronal vertical axis [CVA] > 2.5 cm) at the final follow-up. Parameters between the patients with (CIB group) and without (coronal balance [CB] group) CIB were compared, and factors related to CIB were evaluated.

RESULTS

From among 66 consecutively treated ASD patients, a total of 37 patients (mean age at surgery 66.3 years, average follow-up 63 months) met the study inclusion criteria. CIB was found in 6 patients at the final follow-up (16.2%), and the CVA of all patients in the CIB group shifted to the convex side of the TL/L curve. A comparative analysis between the CB and CIB groups, respectively, at the final follow-up indicated the following factors were related to CIB: lumbosacral (LS) curve, 11.0°/16.5° (p = 0.02); LS correction rate (CR), 61%/47% (p = 0.02); and CR ratio (LS vs TL/L), 0.93/0.67 (p = 0.0002). Regarding clinical outcomes, the satisfaction domain of the SRS-22 (CB 4.4 vs CIB 3.5) showed a significant difference between the CIB and CB groups (p = 0.02), and patients in the CB group tended to score better on the pain domain (CB 4.3 vs CIB 3.7), but the difference was not significant (p = 0.06).

CONCLUSIONS

Postoperative CIB negatively impacted patients’ HRQOL. An imbalanced correction ratio between the TL/L and LS curves may cause postoperative CIB. Therefore, adequate correction of the LS curve may prevent postoperative CIB.
Jezično pitanje u časopisu Srba katolika Srđ (1902. – 1908.)
Authors: Czerwiński Maciej
Published: September 2020

U radu se analiziraju članci objavljeni u
kulturno-političkom časopisu Srđ iz Dubrovnika tijekom njegova izlaženja (1902.
– 1908.) kojima je glavna preokupacija jezik. Autor polazi od imaginarija Srba
katolika u Dubrovniku da bi pokazao kako su se jezična pitanja problematizirala,
odnosno kakva su bila stajališta uredništva i autora prema dubrovačkom govoru
te prema dubrovačkoj književnosti – u prošlosti i danas. Na takav se način
pokušava razumjeti uloga jezika u određivanju nacionalnog identiteta grada.
Analiziraju se svi članci koji su relevantni za to pitanje, napose polemike i
pregledi književnosti. Autor se fokusira ne samo na iznesene teze nego i na
modele argumentiranja, čime želi istaknuti neke nedosljednosti tih koncepcija
te posljedice njihove primjene.
Community Partnerships
Authors: Thomas C. Adrainne , Casale Carolyn
Published: September 2020

An egalitarian model of university-school partnerships starts with a theoretical frame of equity and social justice. This qualitative research study sought to understand high school students’ perception of community service through an intergenerational university-high school-elementary school partnership. Data analysis consisted of detailed notes collected from university faculty who oversaw the focus group discussions and two graduate assistants who took observational notes.  These notes were analyzed and thematically organized.  The findings indicate that the students enjoyed the experience and were highly motivated to complete and read their community themed book for the younger children in their community.  This research contributes new knowledge to the field of community engagement and to the field of informal and formal education through its analysis of discussions on meaningful community service pertaining to university-school collaborative partnerships.
Campus Governance in U.S. Universities and Colleges
Authors: Laforge William N.
Published: September 2020

The governance of universities and colleges in the United States basically follows the concept and spirit of democracy embraced by the nation from its birth.  The systems and practices in place at most U.S. institutions of higher learning include collaborative, representative, or collective decision-making arrangements known as shared governance.  However, these systems and practices are hardly uniform due to the diversity of governance patterns that reflect the unique and different history, needs, and mission of a particular institution.  Sometimes they are differentiated from, and contrasted with, corporate, business, and more authoritarian or centralized forms of institutional governance.

In contrast with university governance elsewhere in the world—that can range from strong central government control to private self-regulated operations—the U.S. forms of campus governance have emerged in a country that does not have centralized authority over education.  U.S. institutions of higher learning respond to a variety of controls and interests that are on display variously at public, private non-profit, private for-profit, and religious universities.  Governance, authority, and administration are spread across a wide spectrum of players, including governing boards; presidents, chancellors, and other administrators; the academy/faculty; administrative staff; campus committees; students; and, even some external factors.

Shared governance is not a perfect formula or panacea for university administration and decision-making.  It does, however, provide a methodology, system, and concept that can help guide the leadership of a university as it approaches the administration and conduct of its educational responsibilities.  In today’s higher education environment, the term governance is rather expansive.  In one sense, it means top-down governance that is the rightful role and authority of an institutional board charged with overseeing policy, programming, performance, and executive guidance and evaluation.  But, it also variously means the use of institutional strategies, operations, and components to distribute, disseminate, and “share” authority and responsibilities for a university’s administrative, management, and decision-making functions, i.e., “on-campus governance.”  In this respect, shared governance “borrows” many of the attributes and principles of democratic government. In any case, shared governance, in its many forms and applications, is widely practiced in U.S. universities, including Delta State University.
Blitzschlagbrände und Sommertrockenheit: Gibt es einen Zusammenhang?
Authors: Moris Jose Vazquez , Conedera Marco , Nisi Luca , Pezzatti Gianni Boris
Published: September 2020

Blitzschlagbrände und Sommertrockenheit: Gibt es einen Zusammenhang?

Blitzschläge sind weltweit die wichtigste natürliche Ursache für Waldbrände. In der Schweiz machen die Blitzschlagbrände im Schnitt rund einen Drittel (30.5%) der im Hochsommer (Juni, Juli und August) vorkommenden Brandereignisse aus. In diesem Beitrag analysieren wir das Auftreten und die herrschenden meteorologischen Bedingungen, welche die 275 in der Waldbranddatenbank «Swissfire» für die Periode 2000–2018 registrierten Blitzschlagbrände charakterisieren. In der Schweiz sind Blitzschlagbrände fast ausschliesslich in gebirgigen Lagen zu verzeichnen, wobei ihre Häufigkeit von den Südalpen über die Zentralalpen bis zu den Nordalpen abnimmt. Am meisten betroffen von Blitzschlagbränden sind Nadelbäume, vor allem die Fichte und die Lärche. Anhaltende Sommertrockenheit ist bei Weitem der wichtigste Auslöser für Blitzschlagbrände. Unsere Resultate zeigen, dass sich die Gefahr von Blitzschlagbränden im Schweizer Alpenraum deutlich erhöht und auch der Jura und das Mittelland von Blitzschlagbränden betroffen sein können, wenn sich, wie im Zusammenhang mit dem Klimawandel prognostiziert, wärmere Sommer mit lange andauernden Trockenperioden häufen. Noch im Detail abzuklären sind die genauen meteorologischen Bedingungen, die Blitzschlagbrände begünstigen.
Sanksi Hukum Terhadap Pelaku Tindak Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan dan Anak
Authors: Taufiq Taufiq
Published: September 2020

Violence against women and children is any act that results in physical and psychological suffering for women and children. Violence against women and children is a crime that can be subject to criminal sanctions. The government tries its best to eradicate and eliminate acts of violence against women and children, by enacting Law Number 23 of 2002 as amended by Law Number: 35 of 2014 concerning the first amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning child protection , which was amended again by Perpu Number: 1 of 2016 concerning the third amendment of Law Number: 23 of 2002 concerning child protection, and Law Number: 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of domestic violence. The provisions of the laws and regulations as mentioned above, although they contain heavy legal sanctions, in reality there are still many cases of violence against women and children. This study uses a normative juridical approach or library research. The conclusion from the research results is that heavy legal sanctions, without ethical awareness of law enforcement officials to commit to enforcing them, will not deter the perpetrators and others from committing acts of violence against women and children. Eradicating or eliminating violence against women and children requires comprehensive efforts from all components of the nation, starting with taking formal and non-formal preventive actions.

Keywords:

Legal; Sanctions; Violence
Bisnis Transportasi dalam Pusaran Globalisasi
Authors: Ni’ami Mutimatun
Published: September 2020

This study aims to examine the differences between conventional taxis and online taxis and whether the existing legal regulations are sufficient to regulate the two modes of transportation. The author's curiosity comes from seeing the past when taxis were considered a luxury means of transportation that people rarely use except for emergencies, so city buses and public transportation become the choice of citizens. The choice that was "forced" to be taken considering the low cost and far coverage. Now, when online taxis offer low costs and easy access, the means of transportation that have become "gods" have fallen. The drivers gasped, the transportation entrepreneurs were distracted to finance their business empire and the passengers were no longer greeted by buses and public transportation. This research is a sociological legal research which makes a phenomenon that exists in society and its influence on existing legal rules. The research results show that the difference between conventional taxis and online taxis lies in the amount of tariff, standardization of services, determination of routes and special features and legal protection. The government needs to be firm in regulating the existence of online transportation, given the potential for conflict over disparity in tariff differences and the importance of legal protection for drivers and passengers in driving safety.

Keywords:

Online Taxi; Conventional Taxi; Legal.
Law Compliance Against Perpetrators of Covid-19's Forced Retrieval
Authors: Susilawati Endang Yuliana , Prasetyo Tabah Budi
Published: September 2020

The spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Indonesia is now increasing and extending across regions and across countries. The increase has resulted in death, decline and economic slowdown (recession), disrupted educational, economic and social activities, and most concerned about the psychological impact and behavioral changes on society. Like the case of coaxial corpse-19 corpse taking, this was the impact of the lack of effective socialization, education and communication from the government to the community and the hospital to the family /community. In this case, law enforcers need to participate in educating and disseminating to the public effectively and acting decisively against people who insist on violating applicable health regulations / protocols. Law enforcement can be done in a humane and solutive manner so as not to cause resistance in the midst of society. If the public still insists on violating the coaxial collection of covid-19 bodies, they may be subject to sanctions such as Article 93 of Law No. 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine jo Article 211, 212, 214 of the Criminal Code, Article 335 of the Criminal Code, with a penalty of up to 7 (seven) years prison and Article 336 paragraph 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code. This paper aims to review and discuss the rule of Law enforcement the suspect the force bodies covid-19.

Keywords:

Law Enforcement; Covid-19; The Force Bodies Covid-19
An Optative-Comparative Construction Expressing Emphatic Assertion in Classical Spanish
Authors: Pinero Lorena Núñez
Published: September 2020

This paper offers a pragmatic analysis of a rarely used construction in Classical Spanish: an emphatic comparison of equality with optative illocution A comparative sentence such as Así me ayude Dios como fue buena mi intención (’May God help me just as my
intention was good‘) is used for emphasizing the assertion fue buena mi intención (’my intention was good‘) This construction is probably a Latinism It occurs in Latin, especially in Plautus and Terence, and is mostly attested in Spanish in humanistic comedy
and in the Celestinesque tradition of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries The first member of the construction is interpreted at the pragmatic level as a reinforcer of the illocutionary force of the comparative construction as a whole, which expresses an indirect assertive speech act Speakers
perform this type of act by satisfying its sincerity condition: they believe that the event of the second member is true, because if it were not, they would run a risk, i.e. the optative would entail a curse for themselves By contrast, when the event is true, the optative entails a good wish
for themselves This paper also analyzes how the pragmatic properties of the construction are reflected in its semantic and morphosyntactic properties
Keeping Reality at Bay, Leading Women Astray: Realism and the Semiotics of Costumbrismo in Emilia Pardo Bazán's Insolación
Authors: Klein David
Published: September 2020

Der spanische Costumbrismo des 19 Jahrhunderts wird gemeinhin als Phänomen der Populärkultur betrachtet Häufig wird dabei der heitere und unverfängliche Charakter der Kleingattung hervorgehoben Kostumbristische Texte verleihen kulturellen Eigenheiten ein spezifisches
Profil, unterziehen sie jedoch keiner grundständigen Kritik Dies war zuvorderst dem realistischen oder naturalistischen Roman vorbehalten Die hier angestellten Überlegungen zu Emilia Pardo Bazáns Roman Insolación verfolgen diesen Gedanken ein Stück weiter
und machen sich auf die Suche nach Spuren kostumbristischen Schreibens im realistischen Roman Die These lautet, dass der heitere kostumbristische Ton in Insolación ironisch gebrochen wird Auf diese Weise gelingt es der Autorin, Geschlechterrollen und die damit verbundenen
Erwartungen sichtbar zu machen, zugleich jedoch einer moralisierenden Positionierung zu entgehen
Covid-19 y consulta dental: revisión de la literatura.
Authors: Cedillo Ivanna
Published: September 2020

A ﬁnales de 2019, ocurrió un brote de neumonía de etiología incierta en Wuhan, China. Se trataba de un patógeno de naturaleza zoonótica que fue transmitido inicialmente de animales a humanos provocando luego el contagio entre humanos; expandiéndose rápidamente a nivel mundial al punto de ser decretado como pandemia. Se conoce a este virus como SARSCoV-2, mismo que ocasiona la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Dado que SARS-CoV-2 se ha detectado en la saliva de pacientes infectados, implica un riesgo potencialmente alto para los profesionales de la salud dental, hecho por el cualsedebendesarrollarestrategiasparagarantizarunentornoseguroenlaconsultaevitandolapropagacióndeestevirus.Por lo que este artículo tiene como objetivo informar a los odontólogos sobre el manejo adecuado en la consulta dental mediante la revisión de información publicada hasta la fecha.
Probabilistic evaluation of the area of coverage of a probe used for eddy current non-destructive inspections
Authors: Yusa Noritaka , Tomizawa Takuma , Song Haicheng
Published: September 2020

This study proposes a method to probabilistically evaluate the area of coverage of nondestructive inspections to detect defects on a surface of a structure. For the specific problem, this study considers the effect of the distance between two neighboring scanning lines on the detectability of eddy current testing against near-side cracks. Thirty-eight type 316L stainless steel plates having a fatigue crack were prepared, and eddy current examinations were performed with a sufficiently fine scanning pitch. The full width at half maximum of the spatial distribution of the amplitude of the signals was approximated using a Gaussian function. A probability of detection model considering the distance between two neighboring scanning lines is proposed because in actual inspections a scanning line does not always run directly above a crack. The results demonstrated that the proposed model enables a reasonable probabilistic evaluation of the effect of the distance between two neighboring scanning lines.
Compressed sensing based on dictionary learning for underdetermined modal identification
Authors: Guan Wei , Dong Longlei , Zhou Jinxiong
Published: September 2020

With the engineering structures becoming more complicated, it is difficult to obtain complete measurement responses with limited sensors. Thus, carrying out the underdetermined modal identification will have practical engineering application values. In this paper, a new approach for underdetermined blind modal identification based on dictionary learning in the framework of compressed sensing (CS) is proposed. The principal idea is to estimate modal shapes using a clustering technique, and recover modal responses combing the estimated mode shapes matrix and the learned dictionary. The experiment results on a typical cantilever beam structure illustrate that the proposed method can perform accurate dynamic parameters identification whether in underdetermined case or determined case.
Analysis on dynamical properties of the foil bearing rotor system with the unbalanced magnetic pull
Authors: Li Hao , Geng Haipeng , Lin Hao , Feng Sheng
Published: September 2020

Gas foil bearings (GFBs) are widely used in synchronous motors for their splendid performance in high speed. However, its working principle can produce unbalanced magnetic pull (UMP) between stator and rotor inevitably. Based on the rotor transverse vibration, this paper analysis the influence of UMP on the dynamic behavior of the rotor system supported by GFBs. The results show that the UMP accounts for a higher proportion of the exciting force acting on the rotor system at lower speed range. And the UMP declines with the decrease of nominal clearance. It is found that UMP will advance the critical speed of rotor system. According to the simulation results, the rated speed of synchronous motor is set at 90 000 rpm, and the nominal clearance of GFBs is 8 μm. The experimental results show that the rotor system designed in this paper works stably and achieves the predetermined design goal.
A method of sensorless collision detection based on motor current for robot manipulator
Authors: Ma Linjie , Dong Longlei , Han Yi , Yan Jian , Zhou Jiaming
Published: September 2020

In recent years, the collaborative robots have been widely used in vast fields, like aerospace, industrial, medical and household. Therefore, in robot collision detection, it is more and more important to ensure the safety of robot system. Compared with the traditional methods of installing sensors, a collision detection algorithm based on neural network (NN) is proposed. The current of the joint is estimated by neural network, and the threshold value is set to judge the occurrence of collision. This algorithm does not need to use the dynamic model of the robot, nor the acceleration. Moreover, the algorithm can be easily applied to existing systems without changing the structure of robots, which reduces the production cost. And a prototype with one degree of freedom (DOF) has been built to verify the validity of the algorithm.
Large permeability metamaterial design optimization for low frequency applications
Authors: Li Yiying , Yang Shiyou
Published: September 2020

This paper presents a novel method for solving multi-objective optimization problems based on single-objective cellular genetic algorithm. In the proposed multi-objective cellular genetic algorithm, the objectives are divided into the primary objective and the secondary objective according to the preferences of a decision maker. The primary objective is used as the driving force for individual updating, while the secondary objective is employed as the bias force to select neighbors. The proposed approach has ensured that the secondary objective is also evolving in the optimal direction, as evidenced by the numerical results on both a mathematical test function and a prototype metamaterial unit as reported in this paper.
Adaptive identification methods of nonlinear random electrical signal
Authors: Liu Jian , Wang Lihui , Tian Zhengqi
Published: September 2020

The nonlinearity of the electric vehicle DC charging equipment and the complexity of the charging environment lead to the complex and changeable DC charging signal of the electric vehicle. It is urgent to study the distortion signal recognition method suitable for the electric vehicle DC charging. Focusing on the characteristics of fundamental and ripple in DC charging signal, the Kalman filter algorithm is used to establish the matrix model, and the state variable method is introduced into the filter algorithm to track the parameter state, and the amplitude and phase of the fundamental waves and each secondary ripple are identified; In view of the time-varying characteristics of the unsteady and abrupt signal in the DC charging signal, the stratification and threshold parameters of the wavelet transform are corrected, and a multi-resolution method is established to identify and separate the unsteady and abrupt signals. Identification method of DC charging distortion signal of electric vehicle based on Kalman/modified wavelet transform is used to decompose and identify the signal characteristics of the whole charging process. Experiment results demonstrate that the algorithm can accurately identify ripple, sudden change and unsteady wave during charging. It has higher signal to noise ratio and lower mean root mean square error.
The relationship between the fatigue damage and the group speed of guided waves in the steel wire
Authors: Zhang Zhihao , Xu Jiang , Li Yong
Published: September 2020

Failure of the cables can cause a bridge to collapse. Fatigue damage of steel wire is one of the causes of cable failure. In this paper, we study the relationship between the fatigue damage and the group speed of guided waves in the steel wire. The relationship between cyclic loading times and group speed of steel wire is obtained by applying tension to steel wire. The results show that the group speed of guided waves increases linearly before the 6.02 million cyclic-loading times, increases exponentially from 6.02 to 6.97 million times. The curve of the relationship between the group speed of the guided waves and the number of cyclic loading times can be fitted to an exponential function, and this curve can be used as a calibration curve to evaluate the fatigue damage of steel wire.
An hourglass-type electromagnetic isolator with negative resistance electromagnetic shunt circuit
Authors: Luo Yajun , Ji Linwei , Zhang Yahong , Xu Minglong , Zhang Xinong
Published: September 2020

The present work proposed an hourglass-type electromagnetic isolator with negative resistance (NR) shunt circuit to achieve the effective suppression of the micro-amplitude vibration response in various advanced instruments and equipment. By innovatively design of combining the displacement amplifier and the NR electromagnetic shunt circuit, the current new type of vibration isolator not only can effectively solve the problem of micro-amplitude vibration control, but also has significant electromechanical coupling effect, to obtain excellent vibration isolation performance. The design of the isolator and motion relationship is presented firstly. The electromechanical coupling dynamic model of the isolator is also given. Moreover, the optimal design of the NR electromagnetic shunt circuit and the stability analysis of the vibration isolation system are carried out. Finally, the simulation results about the transfer function and vibration responses demonstrated that the isolator has a significant isolation performance.
Transverse piezoelectric constant of aluminium nitride films deposited on aluminium substrate by reactive magnetron sputtering
Authors: Desideri Daniele , Bernardo Enrico , Corso Alain Jody , Doria Alberto , Maschio Alvise , Moro Federico , Pelizzo Maria Guglielmina
Published: September 2020

In view of high temperature applications, c-axis oriented aluminium nitride films on aluminium substrate were produced by magnetron sputtering at low pressure (0.3 and 0.5 Pa) and different values of nitrogen concentration. XRD data show the highest intensity of (002) diffraction peak with nitrogen concentration of 0.4, and the peak value decreases when the nitrogen concentration moves away from 0.4. The transverse piezoelectric constant (absolute value) was determined for all conditions, the highest values observed with nitrogen concentration of 0.4 (in agreement with XRD data) and 0.8, with a slight preference for 0.4. These new experimental data and the presence of the two peaks of similar amplitude on the estimated transverse piezoelectric constant are useful information for the identification of good practical operative conditions for AlN films sputtered on aluminium, basic structure for the development of high temperature piezoelectric transducers.
Development of an axial-flux self-bearing motor using two permanent magnet attractive type passive magnetic bearings
Authors: Ueno Satoshi , Tomoda Masaya , Jiang Changan
Published: September 2020

This paper introduces an axial-flux self-bearing motor (ASBM) using two permanent magnet attractive type passive magnetic bearings (PMBs). The ASBM provides both functions of a disc motor and thrust magnetic bearing, and controls motor torque and axial force by single rotational magnetic flux. The PMB consists of a cylindrical permanent magnet and an iron shaft with conical edge, and it supports the rotor in radial directions. This motor has a simple structure and control system, and it is possible to reduce the size and cost. In this paper, the structure and control method are introduced, and the results of levitation and rotation tests whose non-contact rotation speed was achieved up to 1,500 rpm are shown.
Plasmon polariton localized at the metallized boundary of uniaxial crystal
Authors: Alshits V.I. , Lyubimov V.N. , Nowacki J.P. , Drabik A.
Published: September 2020

The new analytical theory is developed describing propagation of plasmon polariton localized at the interface between a dielectric uniaxial crystal and an isotropic metal. The theory relates to the crystal cut choice corresponding to the sagittal plane parallel to the optical axis. For this geometry the compact dispersion equation is derived admitting exact explicit solutions for all physical parameters of the plasmon polariton for an arbitrary slope of the optical axis to the interface plane. Results are illustrated for a series of uniaxial crystals with gold coatings.
Magnetic suspension mechanism using rotary permanent magnets
Authors: Oka Koichi , Yamamoto Kentaro , Harada Akinori
Published: September 2020

This paper proposes a new type of noncontact magnetic suspension system using two permanent magnets driven by rotary actuators. The paper aims to explain the proposed concept, configuration of the suspension system, and basic analyses for feasibility by FEM analyses. Two bar-shaped permanent magnets are installed as they are driven by rotary actuators independently. Attractive forces of two magnets act on the iron ball which is located under the magnets. Control of the angles of two magnets can suspend the iron ball stably without mechanical contact and changes the position of the ball. FEM analyses have been carried out for the arrangement of two permanent magnets and forces are simulated for noncontact suspension. Hence, successfully the required enough force against the gravity of the iron ball can be generated and controlled. Control of the horizontal force is also confirmed by the rotation of the permanent magnets.
A basic study on influence of jerk on riding comfort using active seat suspension for ultra-compact mobility
Authors: Ikeda Keigo , Endo Ayato , Minowa Ryosuke , Kato Hideaki , Narita Takayoshi
Published: September 2020

In the current automobile industry, the demand for ultra-compact vehicles as a means of transportation for elderly people and other travelers, has been increasing. The effect of vibration on the ride comfort of these vehicles is significant because of their small size and low weight. The vibration will increase the discomfort perceived by persons in the vehicle. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a vibration control system for safe and comfortable driving. To improve ride comfort, this research group proposed an active seat suspension using a voice coil motor at the seat section of the vehicle. In this study, the influence of jerk on the psychological state, which was obtained from bioinstrumentation, was investigated.
Does sufficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D mean lower metabolic risk for women?
Authors: Cetin Zeynep , Baser Ozden , Koseoglu Derya , Catak Merve
Published: September 2020

OBJECTIVE:

There are conflicting results regarding the relationship between metabolic diseases and vitamin D deficiency. We aimed to show the possible relationship between 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D levels and obesity, insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia in women.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Three hundred fifty seven female were included retrospectively. Body mass index (BMI) was determined with body weight (kg)/height (m2) formula. Fasting plasma glucose, insulin, lipid profile, calcium, phosphorus, parathormone, 25 hydroxy vitamin D, thyroid stimulating hormone were evaluated. Insulin resistance was calculated with homeostatic model values for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Patients were grouped according to 25 (OH) vitamin D levels and BMIs.

RESULTS:

25 (OH) vitamin D was negative correlated with BMI, insulin and HOMA-IR, (respectively r = –0.156, –0.128, –0.123 and p = 0.003, 0.015, 0.020). It is positive correlated with HDL and HDL/LDL ratio (respectively r = 0.183, 0.185 and p = 0.003, <0.001) HDL-C was higher in 25(OH) vitamin D sufficient group. After multivariate analysis, 25 (OH) vitamin D was still positively related with HDL and HDL/LDL ratio (respectively r = 0.127, 0.118 and p = <0.05).

CONCLUSION:

25 (OH) Vitamin D is relationship with HDL, HDL/LDL ratio and invers relationship obesity. The normal 25 (OH) vitamin D supports the reduction of metabolik risk.
Mediterranean diet and breastfeeding reduce the risk of gallstone in women
Authors: Şahin Semanur , Ergüder Ender , Pekcici Mevlüt Recep , Ergüder Berrin İmge
Published: September 2020

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to determine the effect of nutrition style and breastfeeding on the formation of gallstone in women.

METHODS:

50 women age from 40 to 69 included in the study. A questionnaire in which the participant’s general information questioned, their anthropometric values recorded, and the Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence scale included, was filled in by the face-to-face interview method.

RESULTS:

Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting blood glucose (FBG), and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) values were higher in those with gallstones than in the control group. The total breastfeeding time and MD adherence scores were higher in the control group. It determined that there was a negative relationship between breastfeeding time with DBP and CRP. It found that an increase in BMI and WC increases the probability of gallstones. It found that an increase in the duration of breastfeeding and MD adherence score decreases the probability of the gallstones.

CONCLUSION:

Breastfeeding and Mediterranean diet reduce the risk of gallstones in women.
Problemática social 1967
Authors: Ortega Victorino
Published: September 2020

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农村宅基地确权登记项目数据库建立分析
Authors: 牛 亚莉 , 杜 祥亭
Published: September 2020

随着时代的发展,农村宅基地的权利归属日益引起社会的关注,所谓农村宅基地就是指住宅性质的集体用地,或者是个人独自占有,或者是农民家庭占有,随着人口流动不断频繁以及城镇化建设不断加快,农村宅基地的确权登记也逐渐被重视,这不仅可以有效的维护农村稳定发展,也有利于保护广大农民群众的合法权益,本文对此展开具体分析,从构建确权登记项目数据库的角度出发探讨如何规范农村宅基地的发展,希望对相关研究有所助益。
西门子PLC在工厂应用中的常见问题及优化措施
Authors: 谷 玲玲
Published: September 2020

目前在我国生产和生活中最常被用到的就是西门子PLC可编程序控制器，西门子PLC技术使传统的接线逻辑得到了改变，它在形式上还与信息化技术和微电子技术进行了结合，由于其强大的控制功能，所以被大量的工厂所应用。但是在工厂生产过程中，由于一些不可抗因素使西门子PLC技术的应用受到了干扰，致使工厂的工作效率受到了影响。本文主要是对西门子PLC在工厂应用中的问题进行分析，对问题的优化措施进行探讨。
建筑工程施工项目的信息化管理建设思考分析
Authors: 申 玉美
Published: September 2020

随着我国建筑行业的不断发展与进步，越来越多的新技术、新理念被应用到工程建设管理工作中，极大的促进了建筑工程建设质量的提升。信息化管理是当前社会各个行业管理工作的重要发展趋势，这种管理模式不仅能够促进工作质量和效率大大提升，同时也有助于管理模式的现代化转变。现阶段，信息化管理模式已受到我国建筑工程领域的高度关注，并推动了工程项目管理工作的信息化建设。本文就建筑工程施工项目信息化管理建设展开全面探讨和研究，以期为相关领域从业者提供必要的参考和帮助。
基于GIS的农村宅基地建库分析
Authors: 刘 丛洲 , 金 波
Published: September 2020

农村宅基地建库是当前新农村建设、农村规范发展的一项重要的工作，该工作的开展需要GIS地理信息技术的支持，本文对基于GIS的农村宅基地建库进行简单的分析。
浅谈建筑工程施工现场管理及其优化措施
Authors: 万 海重
Published: September 2020

在建筑工程建设过程中，施工现场管理工作的质量不仅影响整体建筑工程的施工质量，而且还对施工效率有一定的影响。随着我国建筑行业的发展，建筑企业面对的质量压力越来越大，这就需要建筑企业能够提高对建筑工程施工现场的管理水平。本文首先讲述了建筑工程施工现场管理的重要性，然后分析了建筑工程施工现场管理的现状，并提出了优化措施，以期能够提升建筑工程施工现场管理的水平。
浅析建筑工程安全管理的有效措施
Authors: 高 冉
Published: September 2020

建筑工程项目的安全问题一直以来都是备受人们瞩目的一个热门话题，安全问题贯穿于整个建筑工程的建设过程中，在建设过程中一旦发生安全问题并不仅局限于企业的经济损失，情况严重时还会给施工人员的生命安全造成威胁。基于此，本文主要从建筑工程安全管理的重要性以及安全管理当前存在的主要问题和具体的管理措施方面进行了重要的论述，希望能够给建筑工程安全管理带来参考。
Revitalization Model of Medan City Based Home Shop as an Image-Forming Identity City
Authors: Deni Saadah Purba  , Dwi Lindarto Hadinugroho
Published: September 2020

The Shophouse is a multi-story building that has multiple functions. The 1st floor is used as a commercial area, and the 2nd floor above is used as a residential place. Revitalization is an effort to revive an urban area through improving the quality of the environment, taking into accounts the socio- cultural aspects and characteristics of the region. The facade is the identity of the building itself by retaining elements and elements on the building façade. This research purposes of finding the dominant appearance of the elements of finding in the shophouse façade in the city of Medan, which is useful for the design revitalizing model of the face of the city as the image of the identity city. The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive, with a variable observation phase with the collection of primary and secondary data through direct observation in the field, then analyzed the shop facade elements that have been Grouped and found the most dominant element. The result of the analysis of the dominant facade element found in the shop façade of Medan is China, Malay, and India. The findings of the dominant facade element can be the identity identifier of the region and city of Medan today.
Arrangement of Special Region in Corridor Dr. Mansyur
Authors: Gita Junika Pasaribu  , Dwi Lindarto Hadinugroho
Published: September 2020

Medan is one of the largest cities in Indonesia after the metropolis of Jakarta also experienced strip development that has shown symptoms in the suburbs. The symptoms can identified from the aspect of land use on the outskirts of Medan in this case usually rural regions are characterized by agrarian areas switching functions to non-agrarian land, seen from the qualities of buildings in the suburbs, almost all buildings distinguished by urban or non-sectoral agrarian in a review of the building characteristics also added about the density of buildings and the number of buildings in a particular area. One of them is the problem that occurred in the corridor Dr. Mansyur. The original road capacity for calm residential traffic can no longer accommodate the dynamics of commercial activities. Traffic congestion, parking vandalism, pedestrian route malfunctioning by street vendors, the emergence of portable stands, and tent stalls on the edge of the road. The consideration will be based on predetermined variables, namely, elements of the city image, specifically paths, boundaries, regions, vertices, and landmarks. For this reason, mixed research carried out through observation and interviews and documentation studies. The results obtained from this study will show how the model of regional arrangement in anticipating the development strip of the city of Medan.
Od bajki do informacji – rola akcentu iloczasowego w czytaniu telewizyjnych serwisów informacyjnych
Authors: Bloch Jagoda
Published: September 2020

Zadaniem serwisów informacyjnych jest przede wszystkim informowanie. Jednakże współcześnie istotna stała się także umiejętność przykuwania uwagi odbiorcy, a także jej utrzymania. Cel: Celem artykułu jest opisanie jednego ze środków prozodii języka polskiego, służącego wyrażaniu emocji, co stało się częścią sposobu czytania współczesnych serwisów informacyjnych, mającym związek z troską o utrzymanie uwagi widza. Wyniki i wnioski: Środkiem tym jest akcent iloczasowy, który w czytaniu informacji pojawił się współcześnie, czego przykłady zostały przytoczone w artykule. Dla porównania podano również przykłady serwisów informacyjnych prezentowanych w latach 90. ubiegłego wieku, kiedy ten akcent nie był wykorzystywany. Jest to związane ze zmianami, jakie zaszły w obrębie komunikowania medialnego, nakierowanego na wyrażanie emocji, do czego doskonale może zostać wykorzystany właśnie akcent iloczasowy. Metody badań: Analiza roli tego akcentu polegała na obejrzeniu około 200 wydań współczesnych telewizyjnych serwisów informacyjnych, wskazaniu miejsc ich występowania oraz opisaniu sposobu ich wykorzystania przez dziennikarzy czytających wiadomości. Spostrzeżenia poczynione w czasie badań mogą posłużyć jako element warsztatu pracy dziennikarza, który musi dbać o poszczególne środki prozodyjne, czyli akcentowanie (w tym akcent iloczasowy), zróżnicowaną linię intonacyjną, dynamikę, rytm, tempo. Wartość poznawcza artykułu: Umiejętne wykorzystanie wymienionych elementów przyczynia się do budowania przez dziennikarza wizerunku profesjonalisty, jak również może wpływać na większe zainteresowanie odbiorców przekazywanymi treściami. Jednym z elementów prozodii, służącym wyrażaniu emocji, jest akcent iloczasowy, którego dotyczy niniejszy artykuł.
Agen Otonom Untuk Ketepatan Penembakan Pada Game Roket Berbasis Ant Colony Optimization
Authors: Sukmana Septian Enggar , Rahayu Ely Nur
Published: September 2020

ACO berbasis klasifikasi diterapkan pada game Rocket Tank untuk membantu karakter rocket dalam menembak target (tower) secara tepat. Pada paper ini, roket berfungsi sebagai sarang semut dan tower sebagai sumber makanan. Agen semut dijalankan secara acak dan berjalan menemukan sumber makanan. Sumber makanan yang ditemukan didefinsikan sebagai target yang harus ditembak, dasar dari penentuan sumber makanan adalah jumlah bobot feromon yang terkumpul tanpa nilai jarak. Implementasi yang dilakukan pada paper ini adalah membandingkan penerapan ACO berbasis klasifikasi (melibatkan bobot feromon pada sumber makanan) dengan ACO state-of-the art dengan hasil pada 100 kali iterasi adalah ACO berbasis klasifikasi mampu menembak secara tepat pada sasaran dibandingkan dengan ACO state-of-the art dengan peningkatan jumlah tembakan yang lebih banyak pada ACO berbasis klasifikasi dibandingkan ACO state-of-the art.
Pengolahan Sampah Organik Menjadi Biobriket Sebagai Energi Terbarukan
Authors: Saragih G M , Marhadi Marhadi , Defriati Yulia
Published: September 2020

One of the uses of organic waste is processing it into biomass briquettes which can later be used as energy. Organic waste received is dry organic waste such as dry leaves, dry twigs, inorganic waste such as plastic waste which can be used as an adhesive in making waste biobriquettes. The purpose of processing organic and inorganic waste into energy is to benefit from the waste in the city of Jambi. The benefit obtained is to reduce waste which can be used as energy. The kerosene to LPG conversion program has resulted in a rapid increase in LPG consumption which domestic production cannot meet. This causes LPG imports to increase rapidly, so that if in 2007 the volume of LPG imports was still at 137 thousand tons, in 2011 it increased to 1,992 thousand tons or an increase of almost 15 times (Outlook Energi Indonesia 2013). The highest calorific value with the optimum composition is found in biobriquette sample 3 with a variation of the composition of 75% organic waste: 5% inorganic waste: 10% water: 10% glue, which is 19361 J / gr. The lowest ash content with the optimum composition was found in sample 3 with a variation of the composition of 75% organic waste: 5% inorganic waste: 10% water: 10% glue, namely 5.06%. The lowest water content with the optimum composition is found in sample 1 and sample 2 with a water content of 0.92%, this is already in accordance with SNI for biobriquettes. The lowest CO content with the optimum composition is found in the biobriquette sample 1 with a variation of the organic composition of 85%: 5% inorganic: 5% water: 5% glue, which is 60.33 μg/Nm3.