bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Desarrollo de DAECs por GIT-ERM y sistema sensorial para torpedos cilíndricos
Authors: Del Horno Diaz Leticia , Somolinos José Andrés , Morales Herrera Rafael , Segura Eva
Published: August 2024

Para poder transitar hacia una nueva economía baja en carbono en la que se pueda satisfacer la demanda energética a la vez que se reducen los niveles de CO2 emitidos, y con ello poder mitigar los efectos del cambio climático, es razonable impulsar las energías renovables. La energía explotable de las corrientes marinas se encuentra, principalmente, a grandes profundidades. Para poder aprovechar esta energía, GIT-ERM ha desarrollado diferentes dispositivos, fondeados al lecho marino y capaces de variar de modo automático su profundidad y/u orientación mediante un sistema de control de agua de lastre, lo que permite abaratar costes y facilitar su explotación. Este trabajo presenta un breve resumen de los dispositivos desarrollados junto sus accionamientos hidrostáticos que resultan cilíndricos. Además, se presenta el sistema sensorial desarrollado. Este sistema es capaz de medir la cantidad de agua contenida en los tanques cilíndricos ante cualquier orientación. También se presentan una serie de resultados obtenidos del prototipo de laboratorio construido para su validación.
Localización en entornos estructurados basada en la detección de esquinas
Authors: Bayón Gutiérrez Martín , Prieto Fernández Natalia , García Rodríguez Isaías , Benavides Carmen , García Ordás María Teresa , Benítez Andrades José Alberto
Published: August 2024

La gran exactitud y resolución que presentan las mediciones realizadas con sensores LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) los convierte en habituales en sistemas SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping). El gran volumen de datos proporcionado por dichos sensores se puede reducir a un conjunto de puntos característicos que definen el entorno. Dicha reducción de datos simplifica el proceso de mapeado y posicionamiento disminuyendo así la carga computacional del proceso SLAM. En este trabajo se propone un sistema para la estimación de la trayectoria seguida por un elemento robótico basado únicamente en información LiDAR 2D. La nube de puntos proporcionada por el sensor es analizada para extraer una serie de esquinas características que conforman el entorno de navegación, que nos permiten estimar el movimiento del robot mediante PLGO (Pose-Landmark Graph Optimization). Los resultados experimentales muestran como el sistema propuesto ofrece una precisión en la localización del robot comparable a la que se puede obtener mediante técnicas ICP (Iterative Closest Point).
Gestión inteligente de recarga del vehículo eléctrico con materiales económicos
Authors: Aramendia Iñigo , Ramos-Hernanz Jose Antonio , Teso-Fz-Betoño Daniel , Erauzquin Markel , Irazabal Aritz , Lopez-Guede Jose Manuel
Published: August 2024

En los sistemas integrados, la computación de borde procesa datos localmente, mejorando la eficiencia y reduciendo la dependencia de los servidores en la nube. Arduino, conocido por su accesibilidad, ayuda en proyectos integrados. El auge de los vehículos eléctricos requiere el despliegue generalizado de estaciones de carga para una movilidad sostenible. Este artículo se centra en el control de los cargadores de automóviles para una carga eficiente, rápida y segura, haciendo hincapié en la modulación y el control preciso. Las limitaciones incluyen un límite de intensidad de carga de 3 A y el uso exclusivo de una batería de 12 V para cargar. La construcción del cargador interno también incluye, entre otros, un regulador de tensión y un medidor de corriente. El proceso de carga está formado por tres estados. Un estado inicial de conexión, un estado de stand-by y un estado de carga realizado mediante modulación y en el que se han definido seis etapas.
Diseño de un Plóter para el aprendizaje del modelado y control de motores CC
Authors: Bauzano Núñez Enrique
Published: August 2024

Este artículo presenta la adaptación a la metodología de Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos (ABP) de la asignatura de Servoaccionamientos del Máster de Ingeniería Mecánica Avanzada, cursada en la Universidad de Málaga. Para ello, se propone como proyecto controlar el desplazamiento cartesiano en el plano de un instrumento de delineado mediante dos motores CC. Dichos motores están instalados en una estructura mecánica que permite la transmisión de su giro en desplazamiento del instrumento de delineado. Para ello, debe aplicarse los conocimientos teórico-prácticos de teoría de control estudiados durante el curso. En primer lugar, se obtiene y valida un modelo en velocidad de cada motor CC mediante un procedimiento de identificación. A continuación, se resuelve el problema de regulación mediante variables de integración, buscando una reubicación adecuada de los polos. Por último, se plantea resolver el seguimiento en velocidad para trayectorias de perfil trapezoidal. Todos los cambios realizados sobre la asignatura se evaluación en función de los resultados obtenidos por los estudiantes.
Una propuesta de integración de una red de sensores IoT en el robot Mini para monitorización del usuario en su domicilio
Authors: Palomares Garrido Gregorio , Castro González Álvaro , Castillo Montoya José Carlos , Malfaz Vázquez María Ángeles , Salichs Sánchez-Caballero Miguel
Published: August 2024

La robótica social destaca, en parte, con robots de sobremesa, que permanecen en la ubicación donde se colocan. Esto limita su área de percepción a la zona donde sus sensores alcanzan. En aplicaciones donde se desea una monitorización del usuario esta puede ser una importante limitación. Para intentar paliarlo, en el presente trabajo se propone ampliar las capacidades de percepción del robot social Mini, diseñado y construido en el grupo Robotics Lab de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, integrando la información proporcionada por una red de sensores IoT. Se ha desarrollado un sistema de reglas que analiza los valores ambientales medidos por la red de sensores en tiempo real y detecta situaciones anómalas o de riesgo para el usuario. Cuando se identifica una, el robot avisa al usuario y le sugiere una acción para paliarlo, además pregunta al usuario si se encuentra bien. En caso de no recibir respuesta, avisa a un familiar empleando una aplicación de mensajería instantánea.
A user-friendly point cloud processing pipeline for interfacing PCL with YARP
Authors: Łukawski Bartek , Rodríguez-Sanz Alberto , Menendez Elisabeth , Victores Juan G. , Balaguer Carlos
Published: August 2024

PCL es una librería de código abierto diseñada para el procesamiento de nubes de puntos. Por otra parte, YARP es un marco de desarrollo e intermediario entre componentes hardware (p. ej. motores y sensores) para elaborar aplicaciones robóticas de alto nivel. Este trabajo presenta una librería de C++ que emplea los algoritmos de PCL sin necesidad de exponer ninguno de sus tipos. Permite describir sencillamente y mediante texto secuencias de pasos para el procesamiento de nubes de puntos, exponiendo el resultado final a través de interfaces YARP. Se consigue encapsular así todos los detalles internos de PCL y se evita la dependencia de sus módulos y cabeceras en las aplicaciones cliente. La librería ha sido probada en una aplicación de reconstrucción de escenas para el popular algoritmo KinectFusion, en un módulo de construcción de mallas en tiempo real para el simulador OpenRAVE, y se prevé su uso en tareas de visión con la nueva cabeza del robot humanoide TEO.
Optimización de caminata con aprendizaje por refuerzo en humanoide TEO
Authors: Mas Santillan Jaime , Gonzalez Victores Juan Carlos , Bernaldo de Quiros Carlos Balaguer
Published: August 2024

En los últimos años, el aprendizaje por refuerzo en entornos de simulación robótica ha emergido como una herramienta valiosa para entrenar plataformas robóticas en la ejecución de tareas complejas, como la marcha. El aprendizaje por refuerzo permite al robot descubrir un camino viable para realizar una tarea previamente definida, eliminando la necesidad de una programación exhaustiva y un control detallado de los movimientos.El propósito de este trabajo es mostrar la implementación de algoritmos de aprendizaje por refuerzo con el objetivo de conseguir que nuestro modelo del robot humanoide TEO aprenda a caminar sin necesidad de programar un controlador de manera explicita. Este artículo incluye como se ha desarrollado el modelo del humanoide, que medida de aprendizaje se ha desarrollado y que algoritmos se han implementado durante el entrenamiento, así como los resultados que se han obtenido de este entrenamiento.
Aplicación para generación de rejillas de ocupación para robot subterráneo
Authors: Colazo Bella Agustin , Sanz Gonzalo , Martínez Santiago , Balaguer Carlos
Published: August 2024

En este artículo se presenta una aplicación para la generación de rejillas de ocupación 3D a partir de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) y su integración con el framework de código abierto Robot Operating System (ROS), específicamente diseñada para el robot subterráneo ROBOSUB para perforaciones horizontales. Además, se extiende la interfaz de usuario desarrollada en un trabajo anterior para incluir una nueva sección que permite al usuario seleccionar de manera interactiva un área de trabajo específica en un mapa y definir la resolución de la rejilla de ocupación 3D. La rejilla de ocupación es generada utilizando información almacenada en una base de datos y se desarrolla un algoritmo para completar las secciones faltantes de las instalaciones subterráneas. La rejilla de ocupación generada no solo facilita la visualización detallada del entorno subterráneo, sino que también es utilizada para la planificación de trayectorias.
Modelado cinemático inverso con control de forma de un robot blando mediante algoritmos genéticos
Authors: García Samartín Jorge Francisco , Del Cerro Jaime , Barrientos Antonio
Published: August 2024

Uno de los principales problemas que está encontrando la robótica blanda y, en parte, frenando su auge, es la dificultad para modelar con precisión la cinemática inversa de estos manipuladores. Su carácter redundante hace compleja esta tarea y, en multitud de ocasiones, las técnicas de aprendizaje automático precisan de un número de muestras difícilmente alcanzable. Se presenta aquí un algoritmo genético que, a partir del modelo cinemático directo, fácilmente obtenible, logra notables resultados, tanto en términos de precisión como de tiempo. En concreto se ha conseguido, al aplicarlo sobre un robot neumático modular, un error de 0.9 mm con tiempos de ejecución de 12 s. La metodología desarrollada permite, además, gestionar las redundancias y elegir la pose que se desea que el robot adopte, pudiendo recibir como entrada, además de las coordenadas del extremo, la posición deseada de cuantos módulos intermedios se precise. Esto abre la puerta a posibles aplicaciones de interés, como la teleoperación de manipuladores blandos mediante realidad virtual.
Modelado de instalación de aire comprimido para su integración en gemelo digital
Authors: González Camacho Pablo , Gómez Jiménez Javier , Escaño Juan Manuel , Bordons Alba Carlos
Published: August 2024

En este trabajo se describe el diseño de un modelo de una instalación industrial de aire comprimido utilizando Simulink y la librería Simscape. Dicha instalación consiste en el transporte de bandejas de una célula de fabricación flexible ubicada en los laboratorios de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Sevilla. El objetivo del modelo es calcular el consumo del motor-compresor para evaluar algoritmos de optimización del consumo energético en el sistema. El documento presenta el modelo y los resultados de la simulación con datos proporcionados por el gemelo digital de la planta industrial.
distributed learning proposal to improve industrial processes
Authors: Melgarejo Aragón Marco Antonio
Published: August 2024

A distributed learning algorithm has been developed, focused on leveraging valuable information from industrial processes of various clients. This algorithm significantly improves the predictive capabilities of Machine Learning models by allowing access to a larger pool of training data. This is achieved by sharing the weights of the models among different participants, without the need to exchange the data itself, ensuring that each client maintains the privacy and security of their information. Thus, this approach not only optimizes the performance of the models individually but also enhances the overall level of artificial intelligence applied in the industrial sector.
Marxisme et communisme
Authors: Badiou Alain
Published: August 2024

This article examines the trajectories of contemporary academic Marxism through three hypotheses: Marxism as an economic science, a science of history, and a political ideology. We criticize the reduction of Marxism to mere economic or historical science, highlighting the intricate relationship between Marxism and revolutionary politics. And we argue that Marxism, as a philosophy, must be intrinsically linked to revolutionary practice to maintain its significance. In this sense, the term ‘Marxism’ refers to a multifaceted framework that encompasses all levels of analysis and understanding, particularly in its relation to political practice. Rooted in the concept of class, Marxism serves as a dynamic force driving collective action, aimed at inventing new practices capable of overcoming inherent divisions in the perception of societal components. Its core objective lies in weaving together unified outcomes from diverse perspectives, oriented towards irreversible change.
The Specter of Value: The Beginning of Marx’s Capital and Hegel’s Logic of Being
Authors: Ricci Andrea
Published: August 2024

The beginning of Marx’s Capital has references to Hegel’s Logic of Being. From the individual commodity considered in isolation, Marx derives the value form as the germ cell of capitalist society. Marx’s materialist inversion of the Hegelian dialectic posits the value form as a spectral objectivity that constitutes the real abstraction specific to capitalism. As the most abstract expression of capital, it rules unconsciously the totality of social praxis as an absolute fetish. Value arises from a double mystification: the reification of capitalist social relations of production in an objective abstract form, and its representation in concrete objects, as commodities and money in circulation. Value, as the real abstraction of capitalist social relations of production, is the disjunctive synthesis between the despotic command of capital in production and the reciprocity of exchange in circulation. In the final chapter on primitive accumulation, Marx identifies its historical genesis in the dispossession of the commons, which, by separating the subjective from the objective conditions of production, gives rise to the capital-wage labour relation.
Un Hombre “terrenal”. Objetividad del Mundo, Conocimiento y Naturaleza Humana en Gramsci
Authors: Napoli Diana
Published: August 2024

The author aims to highlight how Antonio Gramsci’s reflection, particularly as conveyed in the Prison Notebooks, represents an effort to reinterpret Marxist philosophy as an autonomous worldview, countering any attempt to reduce the validity of Marx’s categories solely to the economic sphere or as tools of historical interpretation. Gramsci’s philosophy of praxis presents us with a “terrestrial” world and humanity, and a history that unfolds, against all determinism and utopianism, as a field of possibilities and relationships that the subject, collectively understood, can orient and construct. Through his hermeneutic effort, Gramsci has led Marx into the twentieth century, by translating his scientific, philosophical, and political voice.
Davis, Tocqueville, and the Isolated Individual: Gender Equality and the Possibility of Reform
Authors: Cheng Eric W.
Published: August 2024

This article places Angela Davis’s analysis of why the modern individual trends towards self-isolation in conversation with Alexis de Tocqueville’s competing account in Democracy in America. I argue that Davis misidentifies the problem of isolation as a ‘systems problem’, rather than as a ‘people problem’ (as Tocqueville implies), and that she underestimates the extent to which people’s self-understanding can evolve within the capitalist system. She argues that women’s oppression is a consequence of the isolation which emerges under capitalism, so she believes that the overthrow of capitalism is required to overcome it. Yet much progress in redressing women’s oppression has been achieved within capitalism as a result of its recent troubles. Accordingly, I suggest that Tocqueville offers a plausible theory of reform that can help feminists continue to rectify women’s oppression within the capitalist system. Specifically, feminists should heed Tocqueville’s counsel, that smart institutional interventions can help reform how people understand themselves, and focus on designing policies which can encourage people to move away from the belief that women are more naturally suited to domestic labour than men.
The Complex Relationship Between Social and Functional Needs in Frail Older Adults
Authors: Wright Elena , Callahan Kathryn E. , Park Haley , Dunbar Corrinne , Gabbard Jennifer , Lenoir Kristin , Hughes Jaime M. , Woodard Renee , Palakshappa Deepak
Published: August 2024

Background

There has been a growing interest in integrating social and function-focused care into health care settings. Little is known about what older adults perceive as the needs that impact their lives, and the resources to address patients’ social and functional needs often exist outside of traditional health care settings.

Methods

Our objective was to understand frail older adults’ and community organizations’ perspectives on what social and functional needs impact older adults’ health, the support they receive, and how organizations and health systems could partner to address these needs. We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients and community-based organizations. Patients were aged 65 years or older, frail (electronic frailty index greater than 0.21), and at an increased geographic risk of unmet social needs (Area Deprivation Index greater than or equal to the 75th percentile). Staff were from organizations that provided social and/or functional resources to older adults. We used an inductive content analysis approach and the constant comparative method to analyze the data and identify themes.

Results

We interviewed 23 patients and 28 staff from 22 distinct organizations. We found that social, financial, and functional needs were common and highly intertwined among older adults with frailty, but the support they received at home, from their health care providers, and from community organizations was highly varied.

Limitations

Our sample was limited to participants from one county, so the results may not be generalizable to other areas. We only inter­viewed organizations and patients with frailty.

Conclusions

Health systems and community organizations have distinct areas of expertise, and purposeful collaboration between them could be important in addressing the needs of frail older adults.
Anti-neurodegenerative activity of Panax ginseng, a Review
Authors: Sakamoto Seiichi , Uto Takuhiro , Kuchta Keny , Tanaka Hiroyuki , Shoyama Yukihiro
Published: August 2024

Panax ginseng, P. quinquefolius and P. notoginseng including white ginseng and red ginseng prepared by air-drying and steaming or heating processes, respectively, are widely used herbal medicines which require rigorous quality control to assure their consistent bioactivities. Therefore, many analytical methodologies have been developed, primarily with a focus on high performance liquid chromatography. On the contrary, monoclonal antibodies against ginsenosides such as ginsenosides -Rb1, -Rg1, -Re, and notoginsenoside R1 were applied to newly developed techniques like the eastern blotting system, one-step separation method, and preparation of knockout extract from ginseng. Cognitive activities of major ginsenosides and their mechanisms were also widely confirmed. Clinical trials of ginseng administered to Alzheimer’s patients confirmed its activity without side effects, with the result that ginseng may be a potential new medicine to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Smoking and Cannabis Cessation: An Essential Component of Lung Cancer Treatment
Authors: Perriot Jean , Peiffer Gérard , Delaitre Michel
Published: August 2024

Tobacco smoking is the cause of almost 90% of lung cancers, accounting for 18% of cancer deaths worldwide in 2020. Cannabis is the most widely smoked illicit substance worldwide in the form of herb (marijuana) or resin combined with tobacco (joint) doubles the risk of bronchial carcinogenesis. The incidence of this cancer is expected to rise by 47% from 2020 to 2040 in the world. Despite advances in the cancer treatment, tobacco and cannabis control is the most effective measure for curbing this epidemic. Smoking cessation, at all stages of the cancer process, is associated with benefits in terms of cure, increased life expectancy, improved quality of life for patients, reduced medical or surgical. It is an essential component of lung cancer treatment which must involved cancer care providers. This review describes tobacco and cannabis cessation strategies in patients suffering from this frequent cancer.
Stuttering and Social Anxiety Disorder: New Insights and Treatment Possibilities
Authors: Kikuchi Yoshikazu , Maguire Gerald , Murakami Daisuke , Adachi Kazuo , Yamaguchi Yumi , Nakagawa Takashi , Umezaki Toshiro
Published: August 2024

Stuttering (childhood-onset fluency disorder) is characterized by disruptions in speech fluency. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder in people who stutter is prohibited. However, the introduction of the DSM-5 enabled the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder concurrently with stuttering, making the concerns of people who stutter more visible. Understanding the performance-only subtype of social anxiety disorder introduced in DSM-5 can prevent underestimating the concerns of people who stutter and lead to appropriate support. While cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective in treating stuttering, accumulating evidence for pharmacotherapy is also necessary.
Differences in Incidence, Pharmacogenetics, Treatment and Socioeconomic factors in Heart Failure Outcomes between Sub-Saharan Blacks and White Patients
Authors: Sofowora Gbemiga , Ajayi Adesuyi
Published: August 2024

This review addresses the disparity in the phenotype of heart failure with respect to incidence, genetics, response to therapy as well as the socio-economic factors affecting heart failure indices between sub-Saharan blacks and white patients and attempts to propose solutions. Keywords: Heart failure, outcomes, racial differences, therapy
Clinico-epidemiological profile of salivary gland tumours: An institutional study
Authors: Zanwar Poonam R , Humbe Jayanti G , Mandale Mandakini S , Nandkhedkar Vaishali A , Wagh Savita P
Published: August 2024

Salivary gland tumour (SGTs) is the complex group of heterogeneous entities that pose serious challenges to the pathologist, surgeons and oncologist SGTs demonstrate wide geographical variation, constituting 2-6% of all head and neck cancers and 0.5% of total body malignancies. Most SGTs are benign with 70% arising in major glands. Malignant SGTs comprise approximately with 15–35% of parotid gland, 41–45% of submandibular and 70–90% of sublingual glands.  SGTs have diverse histomorphology with 33 different tumours recognised by WHO, making diagnosis challenging.

This study aimed to mitigate by accessing and analysing epidemiological data including demographic, clinical features and histological diagnoses of SGTs from tertiary regional cancer centre and government medical college

The retrospective study was included clinically and histopathological diagnosed 243 cases of SGTs from tertiary regional cancer centre, government medical college and government dental college.

A total of 243 cases were analysed including 46% benign and 54% malignant tumours. A slight female predilection and peak incidence between the fifth and sixth decade for both benign and malignant tumours was observed. The majority (61%) of the SGT presented in minor and 39% in the major salivary glands. The parotid gland was the most common location for malignant SGT and minor glands for Benign SGT. Pleomorphic adenoma (38%), and Basal cell adenoma (31%), were the most common benign tumours whereas mucoepidermoid carcinoma (41%) and adenoid cystic carcinoma (32%) were the most frequent malignant tumours.

A morphologic diagnostic approach combined with ancillary immunohistochemical and molecular tests provides a frame work for the differential diagnosis of salivary gland neoplasms.
Borderline seromucinous tumor with pre-existing endometriosis - A case report
Authors: Goyal Anjali , Kuntar Zil Ashokkumar , Updhyaya Prahari Nayankumar , Halpati Monali Rameshbhai , Damor Kinjal Kalsinh
Published: August 2024

The ovary is a common location for endometriosis, characterized by the presence of endometrial glands outside the uterus. Research has established a link between ovarian endometriosis and the coexistence of borderline seromucinous tumors, which have a low malignant potential and exhibit papillary structures similar to serous borderline tumors. We present a case study of a unmarried, 23-year-old female who experienced spotting, pelvic pain, weakness, and fatigue for a month. Ultrasound examination revealed an enlarged and multiloculated ovary with elevated CA-125 levels. Following a right-sided oophorectomy, histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of borderline seromucinous tumor accompanied by endometriosis. This case supports the finding that borderline seromucinous tumors can occur simultaneously or subsequently with ovarian endometriosis
UNA NUEVA EUPATORIEAE (ASTERACEAE) DEL GÉNERO CONDYLOPODIUM R.M. KING & H. ROBINSON
Authors: Díaz-Piedrabita Santiago , Méndez-Ramírez Gina Paola
Published: August 2024

Se propone e ilustra una nueva especie de Condylopodium afín a C. fuliginosum (H.B.K.) R.M. King & H. Robinson, especie de la cual se separa por presentar el indumento de la haz únicamente sobre los nervios, y por el envés apenas pubérulo. Se presenta una clave actualizada para el género.
UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE ARISTOLOCHIA (ARISTOLOCHIACEAE) DE BOLIVIA
Authors: González Favio
Published: August 2024

Una nueva especie de Aristolochia que crece a elevaciones de ca. 2000 m en los Andes de Bolivia, es descrita e ilustrada. Se discuten las afinidades de esta nueva especie, y se presenta una clave para su identificación.
Avaliação do uso de catalisador de cobre para produção de mirceno a partir da isomerização térmica do β-pineno
Authors: Kolicheski Mônica Beatriz , Batista Marcelle Guth de Freitas , Nascimento Demian Pacheco do , Minamida Lucas Hideki , Silva Allan Ribeiro da , Salvador Vitor Thomé
Published: August 2024

Os terpenos são uma matéria-prima natural e sustentável utilizada na indústria de química fina, permitindo a produção de aromas e fragrâncias de interesse para a sociedade. Dentre os inúmeros terpenos identificados, o mirceno é um importante intermediário para a produção comercial de álcoois terpênicos, como o geraniol e o nerol, além de compostos aromatizantes como o citral e o mentol, bem como na síntese das vitaminas A e E. O mirceno pode ser sintetizado a partir do β-pineno, o qual é obtido por destilação da terebintina. Dessa forma, este estudo avaliou a eficiência do uso de catalisador de cobre na síntese do mirceno a partir da isomerização térmica do β-pineno. Os ensaios foram realizados em uma unidade de pirólise de bancada, com a temperatura do forno mantida em 500 oC e a temperatura no interior do reator variando entre 280 oC e 540 oC, obtida pela variação da vazão de alimentação (1,27 × 10-4 mL.ms-1 a 2,52 × 10-4 mL.ms-1) do b-pineno. Comparou-se a produção de mirceno na presença e ausência de catalisador de cobre, o qual foi mantido fixo no reator tubular. Os resultados da cinética da reação mostraram que a energia de a ativação não se altera com o uso do catalisador, mas este aumentou o fator pré-exponencial em aproximadamente 30%. Após a validação da rota proposta para a síntese do mirceno e da cinética das reações envolvidas, essa foi simulada em reatores do tipo plug flow reactor (PFR) e packed bed reactor (PBR), verificando-se um aumento de 6,1%, 9,1% e 10,5% na produção de mirceno para temperaturas de reação de 450 oC, 475 oC e 500 oC, respectivamente, para o PBR. O uso do catalisador também minimizou a formação de subprodutos em temperaturas superioras a 475 oC.
Análise da viabilidade de implementação de um smart campus na Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, câmpus Pau dos Ferros, Brasil
Authors: Santos Silvio Martins , Freire Laís De Paiva , Maia David Candeia Medeiros , Lopes Kennedy Reurison , Milanez Alysson Filgueira
Published: August 2024

O termo "smart campus" ou "câmpus inteligente" é frequentemente utilizado para descrever um ambiente acadêmico em que tecnologias da informação e comunicação, como Internet das Coisas (IoT – Internet of Things) e computação em nuvem, são empregadas para beneficiar tanto a instituição de ensino quanto sua comunidade. Essas tecnologias podem ser utilizadas para promover a sustentabilidade, aprimorar a experiência de alunos e professores, otimizar a eficiência energética e dos processos, bem como para apoiar pesquisas e projetos inovadores. Este estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma análise de viabilidade para a implementação de um smart campus no câmpus Pau dos Ferros da Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA). A partir dos resultados obtidos em um levantamento de informações, que incluiu a aplicação de um formulário eletrônico e a coleta de dados, juntamente com uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre iniciativas relacionadas a smart campus, foi possível constatar o interesse positivo dos usuários do câmpus quanto à ideia de implementação de um smart campus na instituição, bem como identificar alguns benefícios que essa implementação pode trazer. Além disso, a literatura comprova a validade da intenção de desenvolver um smart campus que incorpore tecnologias de IoT e computação em nuvem como suporte. No entanto, o resultado da análise de viabilidade aponta a falta de tecnologias de IoT no campus como o principal obstáculo para prosseguir com a iniciativa.
A person with disabilities on the market of banking services
Authors: Mierzejewska Anna
Published: August 2024

The main purpose of the reflections offered in the article is to present the actions taken by banks to prevent financial and banking exclusion of persons with disabilities. This work describes and characterizes various types of disabilities depending on the limitations they impose in the relationship between a customer with a disability and the bank. Numerous improvements introduced by banks are presented and discussed, both those that must be implemented, i.e. dictated by legislative requirements, and those undertaken on banks’ initiative. This study also discusses guidelines and recommendations of the Polish Banks Association, the application of which is aimed at eliminating restrictions to free access of customers with special needs (here: disabilities) to banks’ product offer or information about it. Achieving the set goal required the following research methods: scientific observation based on a review of available legal acts, literature, studies and source materials from the financial market, along with their analysis and conclusions.
Cognitive challenges in teaching graphic disciplines to engineering specialists
Authors: Yampolskiy A.A. ,   An individual researcher
Published: August 2024

Cognitive challenges in mastering graphic disciplines are attributed to the introduction of computer technologies. Graphics departments are reorienting the educational process towards teaching modern methods of computer 3D modeling. Opinions have been expressed about the secondary nature or even the rejection of drawings. This article proposes viewing drawings as a type of text. As a justification for the "linguistic turn", the unique role of natural language as a means of updating and disseminating knowledge is noted. The similarity of the main properties of drawings with those of texts is traced. These properties include the discreteness of text elements, conventionality, parametric style of de-scribing objects, conceptuality, hierarchical structuring, and contextuality of perception. It is argued that the determining factor for the feasibility of drawings is not the geometric accuracy of images, but linguistic accuracy, which allows one to "understand" the drawing and establish a connection between the contents of the drawing and the technologies of producing an object or its computer model. The exceptional role of drawings as the language of technology is substantiated, and the possibility of replacing drawings with 3D modeling is rejected. The view of project documentation as an integral part of a single pyramid of knowledge is established. The role of the concept of computable knowledge in the effective use of knowledge is emphasized. A list of questions that can be included in the content of teaching the "language of technology" is provided.
Sensemaking and the Potential Future-focused Curriculum for Society 5.0 Knowledge Managers
Authors: Mearns Martie , Meyer Anika , Holmner Marlene , Marshall Linda , Hattingh Marie , Bester Elmi
Published: August 2024

When "quality being everyone’s business" coincides with the reality of a disruptive work environment, critical self-evaluation becomes an essential tool to ensure accountability. Academics who design curricula and their tuition offering have a certain degree of freedom in what and how they teach. However, academics need to be consciously discerning, yet inclusive, about the voices that should speak into curriculum design. This study operates from the principle of co-creation in curriculum design and acknowledges the multiplicity of relevant voices that speak into curriculum design. These voices are influenced by the past, present, and possibilities of the potential future. To remain relevant in the imagined future, this research identified the co-creators and curriculum design partners for the multidisciplinary field of knowledge management. The curricula of three related academic departments were analysed to determine knowledge management tuition linkages. These curricula were then compared with the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) level descriptors. Following on from this desktop analysis, Sensemaker®, a distributed digital ethnographic methodology was piloted that will be used to collect micronarratives from emergent curriculum co-creators. This article identifies gaps in current curricula, expresses expectations for future possibilities and highlights potential niche opportunities for knowledge management curriculum design.
Exploring Unconventional Approaches to Morality: An Existentialist Framework
Authors: MARIMUTHU PRAHASAN
Published: August 2024

This research investigates unconventional approaches to morality within an existentialist framework, focusing on pivotal thinkers such as Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche. Existentialism emerged as a response to the erosion of traditional religious and metaphysical frameworks in modernity, prompting existentialists to confront fundamental questions about the foundations of morality in a world devoid of transcendent norms. The study explores how existentialist thinkers conceptualize morality in the absence of traditional religious or metaphysical frameworks, critically examining their critiques of conventional ethical norms and proposing alternative visions of ethical living. Through a qualitative approach involving textual analysis of primary philosophical texts by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, this research aims to elucidate existentialist perspectives on morality. Schopenhauer's philosophy emphasizes the concept of 'will' as the primary driving force behind human actions, challenging prevailing rationalistic explanations. He presents a pessimistic outlook on life, advocating for compassion and altruism as paths towards transcendence. In contrast, Nietzsche critiques foundational moral concepts, particularly Christian doctrines, asserting that moral judgments are shaped by societal power dynamics rather than objective truths. This study's significance lies in enriching ethical theory and inspiring critical reflection on the foundations of morality in a secular and uncertain world. By examining existentialist critiques of conventional morality and exploring alternative ethical frameworks grounded in existential principles, this research aims to stimulate dialogue on existentialist ethics and its relevance for addressing pressing ethical challenges in diverse cultural and social contexts. Ultimately, this investigation seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of ethics and morality within the complex tapestry of human existence.
ANTI-CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE IN THE MODEL OF AFRICAN STATES: WAYS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
Authors: Melnikov Ivan I. ,   Participant of the Research Project of Anti-Corruption Compliance, Kushnereva Ksenia V. , Moupegnou Nzoussi Kevin Grace ,   Participant of the Research Project of Anti-Corruption Compliance
Published: August 2024

The article examines the concept of anti-corruption compliance in the African model. The authors analyze existing approaches to the development of compliance programs to combat corruption in this region. Particular attention is paid to the study of factors influencing the effectiveness of the implementation of anti-corruption compliance measures, as well as the specifics of their application, taking into account socio-economic, political and cultural characteristics. The authors draw conclusions about the need for an integrated approach to the introduction of effective practices for implementing regional anti-corruption compliance mechanisms.
Inner Conviction of a Judge in the Arbitration Procedure
Authors: Lopatinsky Ilya V. ,   Postgraduate Student of the Department of Civil Law
Published: August 2024

The article provides a rationale for the advisability of “linking” the criteria for evaluating evidence to internal conviction. The importance of detailed reflection in judicial acts of the progress of the assessment of evidence for its compliance with those provided for in Part 2 of Art. 71 of the Arbitration Procedural Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation) criteria and disclosure of the presence or absence of a relationship between them. The criteria for objectivity and spontaneity of inner conviction are discussed. As a result, a definition of internal conviction is given, and a clarification of Part 1 of Art. 71 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation to improve the quality of evidence assessment.
Possibility of Postmortem Seizure of Transport Vehicles in Case of Road Traffic Crimes
Authors: Mingalimova Maryam F. ,   Associate Professor of the Department of Prosecutor’s Supervision
Published: August 2024

The article, based on an analysis of modern legislation, examines the issue of the possibility of confiscation of vehicles in the event of actual acceptance of an inheritance, including one that includes a car in the inheritance estate.
On Information and Advertising in General and Advertising of Medicinal Products in Particular
Authors: Vnukova Valentina A. ,   Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure of the Belgorod University, Orlovsky Nikita M. , Spichak Irina V. ,   Postgraduate Student of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure of the Belgorod University of Cooperation,   Chief Operating Officer of the Eurasian Academy of Good Practice, Doctor of Pharmacy, Professor
Published: August 2024

The issues of regulation of advertising of medicines are considered in connection with the requirement for mandatory labeling of advertising distributed on the Internet. It is proposed to assign the functions of preliminary control of drug advertising to ethical committees. To exercise the consumer’s right to choose, it is proposed to allow the dissemination of information about the active ingredients of medicines while simultaneously strengthening state control over compliance with the dispensing procedure.
Violation of Terms for Issue and Publication of Judicial Acts as a Problem of Implementation of Constitutional Principles of Judicial Proceedings
Authors: Starodubtseva Inna A. ,   Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law
Published: August 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of violation by arbitration courts of the deadlines for the production of judicial acts and their placement in the Electronic Justice system. The article analyzes the points of view of scientists and practitioners on the problems of ensuring access to information about the activities of the courts, bringing judges to disciplinary responsibility for violation of procedural deadlines. The author concludes that failure to comply with the deadlines leads to a violation of the constitutional principles of openness of the trial and adversarial nature of the parties, as well as many tasks of arbitration proceedings.
Legal Ouroboros or Simple Difficulties of Conclusion of State Contracts in View of the Latest Amendments to Law No. 44-FZ
Authors: Alekseeva Evgenia V. ,   Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Procedure Law of the Northwestern Branch
Published: August 2024

This article is devoted to the peculiarities of the implementation of the methods of concluding state contracts, as well as the actual problems of determining their conditions in the light of recent changes in the legislation on the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, services for public needs. The author believes that these issues should be considered through the prism of the policy of law, which largely determines the essential characteristics of what the legal regulation in this area should be in order to implement the substantive tasks of society and the state.
Acquisition and Sale of Firearms, Major Components of Firearms, Ammunition (Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation): A Single or a Cumulative Crime
Authors: Garbatovich Denis A. ,   Deputy Director for Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian State University of Justice
Published: August 2024

In connection with the new edition of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the work examines the problem of qualifying the acquisition of weapons and their sale. The question is raised whether what was committed remains a single complex crime with alternative actions or whether a set of crimes has already formed. It is concluded that if a person acquired the subject of a crime provided for in part one of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and sold it, the act should be qualified as one crime provided for in part two of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
The Regulatory Nature of the Legal Positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
Authors: SEMCHENKOV Artemii Alexandrovich ,   Junior Researcher, Faculty of Law of the St. Petersburg State University, Postgraduate Student at St. Petersburg State University
Published: August 2024

The article examines the features of the regulatory nature of the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The author comes to the conclusion that since the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation have particular importance for maintaining Russian law order, the legal positions formed in them not only reflect the argumentative and evidentiary logic of constitutional justice but they also have the properties (qualities) of a regulatory influence of various social relations, aimed — in pursuance of the Constitution of Russia, its norms, principles and values — at their streamlining.
A Comparative Legal Analysis of Attractiveness of Educational Programs of Law Faculties of Universities of the Two Capitals from the Competitive Ability Standpoint
Authors: Tyurina Arina V. ,   Chief Expert of the Department of Control over Government Authorities of the Directorate for Saint Petersburg
Published: August 2024

In modern market conditions, the competitiveness of educational programs of higher educational institutions is one of the main criteria for the successful development and attraction of students to gain knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in the legal field. The educational programs that take place at the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg are open and implemented taking into account the monitoring of the competitive environment of higher education and the assessment of the demands of the consumer market and the labor sector. The article discusses the methodological aspects of the study of competition in the educational environment and the reasons for their competitiveness.
Statutory Regulation of Construction in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation
Authors: Chernov Sergey N. ,   Chief Research Scientist of the Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: August 2024

The Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation needs to be developed as it brings considerable income to the Russian budget thanks to inflows from extraction of oil, gas, other mineral resources, the Northern Sea Route. Development of the North requires industrial and scientific personnel, specialists in various fields; it is impossible to develop this region without them. One of the most complex and primary tasks of the state is to create the required conditions for normal life in the North. One of the main threats to the national security in the Arctic is the low level of availability of comfortable housing, which is highlighted in the Strategy of Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. Regions of the Arctic Zone are characterized by low volume of housing construction. In fact, it is three times lower than the average Russian level.
An Analysis of the Relevant Judicial Practice of Application of Provisions on Complex Territorial Development
Authors: Maksimkina Yulia A. ,   Postgraduate Student of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: August 2024

In the last decade there has been an active, dynamic transformation of regional territories with the help of legal means provided for by urban planning legislation. One of these legal means is the institution of integrated development of the territory (hereinafter referred to as the IDT). In the IDT, the issues of finding a balance between the private interests of investors and the public interests of citizens, issues of the relationship between economic, social and environmental aspects are particularly acute. In this regard, it seems relevant to consider the most interesting and significant, in our opinion, court decisions in cases considered by the courts after the entry into force of Federal Law No. 494-FZ «On Amendments to the Urban Planning Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation».