bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lipid-Based Natural Food Extracts for Effective Control of Botrytis Bunch Rot and Powdery Mildew on Field-Grown Winegrapes in New Zealand
Authors: Wurms Kirstin V. , Ah Chee Annette , Wood Peter N. , Taylor Joseph T. , Parry Frank , Agnew Robert H. , Hedderley Duncan , Elmer Philip A. G.
Published: February 2021

Synthetic controls of crop pathogens are increasingly associated with harm to the environment and human health, and pathogen resistance. Pesticide residues in crops can also act as non-tariff trade barriers. There is therefore a strong imperative to develop biologically based and natural product (NP) biofungicides as more sustainable alternatives for crop pathogen control. We demonstrate the field efficacy, over multiple seasons, of NP biofungicides, NP1 (based on anhydrous milk fat) and NP2 (based on soybean oil), on two major diseases of winegrapes—Botrytis bunch rot (Botrytis) and powdery mildew (PM). The NPs were integrated into a season-long integrated disease management programme that has produced chemical-residue-free wines. Efficacies for Botrytis control on three different varieties were: 63–97% on Chardonnay, 0–96% for Sauvignon Blanc and 46–58% on Riesling; with 65–98% PM control on Chardonnay and Riesling. NP2 exhibited the significant control of Botrytis latent infections, making it a viable alternative to mid-season synthetic fungicides. Disease control was significantly better than the untreated control and usually as efficacious as the synthetic fungicide treatment(s). Yields and wine quality in NP-treated crops were normally equivalent to those in the synthetic fungicide treatments. The results indicate that NP-mediated disease control of Botrytis and powdery mildew can be obtained in the vineyard, without synthetic fungicide input.
Identification of QTLs for Salt Tolerance at the Germination and Seedling Stages in Rice
Authors: Nakhla Walid Raafat , Sun Wenqiang , Fan Kai , Yang Kang , Zhang Chaopu , Yu Sibin
Published: February 2021

Rice is highly sensitive to salinity stress during the seedling establishment phase. Salt stress is widely occurring in cultivated areas and severely affects seed germination ability and seedling establishment, which may result in a complete crop failure. The objective of the present study is to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related to salt tolerance of the germination and seedling stages in a rice backcross inbred line (BIL) population that was derived from a backcross of an Africa rice ACC9 as donor and indica cultivar Zhenshan97 (ZS97) as the recurrent parent. Under salt stress, ACC9 exhibited a higher germination percentage, but more repressed seedling growth than ZS97. Using the BIL population, 23 loci for germination parameters were detected at the germination stage and 46 loci were identified for several morphological and physiological parameters at the seedling stage. Among them, nine and 33 loci with the ACC9 alleles increased salt tolerance at the germination and seedling stages, respectively. Moreover, several major QTLs were found to be co-localized in the same or overlapping regions of previously reported genes for salt stress. These major loci will facilitate improving salt-tolerance rice in genome-breeding programs.
Regulation of Central Carbon and Amino Acid Metabolism in Plants
Authors: Timm Stefan , Arrivault Stéphanie
Published: February 2021

Fluctuations in the prevailing environmental conditions, including light availability and intensity, CO2/O2 ratio, temperature, and nutrient or water supply, require rapid metabolic switches to maintain proper metabolism [...]
Plastic Bending at Large Strain: A Review
Authors: Alexandrov Sergei , Lyamina Elena , Hwang Yeong-Maw
Published: February 2021

Finite plastic bending attracts researchers’ attention due to its importance for identifying material properties and frequent occurrence in sheet metal forming processes. The present review contains theoretical and experimental parts. The theoretical part is restricted to analytic and semi-analytic solutions for pure bending and bending under tension. The experimental part mainly focuses on four-point bending, though other bending tests and processes are also outlined.
Using Geophysics to Characterize a Prehistoric Burial Mound in Romania
Authors: Hegyi Alexandru , Diaconescu Dragoș , Urdea Petru , Sarris Apostolos , Pisz Michał , Onaca Alexandru
Published: February 2021

A geophysical investigation was carried across the M3 burial mound from Silvașu de Jos —Dealu Țapului, a tumuli necropolis in western Romania, where the presence of the Yamnaya people was certified archaeologically. For characterizing the inner structure of the mound, two conventional geophysical methods have been used: a geomagnetic survey and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). The results allowed the mapping of the central features of the mound and the establishment of the relative stratigraphy of the mantle, which indicated at least two chronological phases. Archaeological excavations performed in the central part of the mound accurately validated the non-invasive geophysical survey and offered a valuable chronological record of the long-forgotten archaeological monument. Geophysical approaches proved to be an invaluable instrument for the exploration of the monument and suggest a fast constructive tool for the investigation of the entire necropolis which currently has a number of distinct mounds.
Ecological Remote Sensing: A Challenging Section on Ecological Theory and Remote Sensing
Authors: Rocchini Duccio
Published: February 2021

Ecosystems can now be studied from space, in large numbers, but with high spatial and spectral detail [...]
IoTCrawler: Challenges and Solutions for Searching the Internet of Things
Authors: Iggena Thorben , Bin Ilyas Eushay Bin , Fischer Marten , Tönjes Ralf , Elsaleh Tarek , Rezvani Roonak , Pourshahrokhi Narges , Bischof Stefan , Fernbach Andreas , Xavier Parreira Josiane Xavier , Schneider Patrik , Smirnov Pavel , Strohbach Martin , Truong Hien , González-Vidal Aurora , Skarmeta Antonio F. , Singh Parwinder , Beliatis Michail J. , Presser Mirko , Martinez Juan A. , Gonzalez-Gil Pedro , Krogbæk Marianne , Holmgård Christophersen Sebastian Holmgård
Published: February 2021

Due to the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and consequently, the availability of more and more IoT data sources, mechanisms for searching and integrating IoT data sources become essential to leverage all relevant data for improving processes and services. This paper presents the IoT search framework IoTCrawler. The IoTCrawler framework is not only another IoT framework, it is a system of systems which connects existing solutions to offer interoperability and to overcome data fragmentation. In addition to its domain-independent design, IoTCrawler features a layered approach, offering solutions for crawling, indexing and searching IoT data sources, while ensuring privacy and security, adaptivity and reliability. The concept is proven by addressing a list of requirements defined for searching the IoT and an extensive evaluation. In addition, real world use cases showcase the applicability of the framework and provide examples of how it can be instantiated for new scenarios.
Resistance Temperature Detectors Fabricated via Dual Fused Deposition Modeling of Polylactic Acid and Polylactic Acid/Carbon Black Composites
Authors: Jeon Jei Gyeong , Hong Gwang-Wook , Park Hong-Geun , Lee Sun Kon , Kim Joo-Hyung , Kang Tae June
Published: February 2021

Planar-type resistance temperature detectors (P-RTDs) were fabricated via fused deposition modeling by dual nozzle extrusion. The temperature-sensing element of the fabricated sensor was printed with electrically conductive polylactic acid/carbon black (PLA/CB) composite, while the structural support was printed with a PLA insulator. The temperature-dependent resistivity change of PLA/CB was evaluated for different stacking sequences of PLA/CB layers printed with [0°/0°], [−45°/45°], and [0°/90°] plies. Compared to a PLA/CB filament used as 3D printing source material, the laminated structures exhibited a response over 3 times higher, showing a resistivity change from −10 to 40 Ω∙cm between −15 and 50 °C. Then, using the [0°/90°] plies stacking sequence, a P-RTD thermometer was fabricated in conjunction with a Wheatstone bridge circuit for temperature readouts. The P-RTD yielded a temperature coefficient of resistance of 6.62 %/°C with high stability over repeated cycles. Fabrication scalability was demonstrated by realizing a 3 × 3 array of P-RTDs, allowing the temperature profile detection of the surface in contact with heat sources.
A Systematic Review of Sensing Technologies for Wearable Sleep Staging
Authors: Imtiaz Syed Anas
Published: February 2021

Designing wearable systems for sleep detection and staging is extremely challenging due to the numerous constraints associated with sensing, usability, accuracy, and regulatory requirements. Several researchers have explored the use of signals from a subset of sensors that are used in polysomnography (PSG), whereas others have demonstrated the feasibility of using alternative sensing modalities. In this paper, a systematic review of the different sensing modalities that have been used for wearable sleep staging is presented. Based on a review of 90 papers, 13 different sensing modalities are identified. Each sensing modality is explored to identify signals that can be obtained from it, the sleep stages that can be reliably identified, the classification accuracy of systems and methods using the sensing modality, as well as the usability constraints of the sensor in a wearable system. It concludes that the two most common sensing modalities in use are those based on electroencephalography (EEG) and photoplethysmography (PPG). EEG-based systems are the most accurate, with EEG being the only sensing modality capable of identifying all the stages of sleep. PPG-based systems are much simpler to use and better suited for wearable monitoring but are unable to identify all the sleep stages.
Efficiently Updating ECG-Based Biometric Authentication Based on Incremental Learning
Authors: Kim Junmo , Yang Geunbo , Kim Juhyeong , Lee Seungmin , Kim Ko Keun , Park Cheolsoo
Published: February 2021

Recently, the interest in biometric authentication based on electrocardiograms (ECGs) has increased. Nevertheless, the ECG signal of a person may vary according to factors such as the emotional or physical state, thus hindering authentication. We propose an adaptive ECG-based authentication method that performs incremental learning to identify ECG signals from a subject under a variety of measurement conditions. An incremental support vector machine (SVM) is adopted for authentication implementing incremental learning. We collected ECG signals from 11 subjects during 10 min over six days and used the data from days 1 to 5 for incremental learning, and those from day 6 for testing. The authentication results show that the proposed system consistently reduces the false acceptance rate from 6.49% to 4.39% and increases the true acceptance rate from 61.32% to 87.61% per single ECG wave after incremental learning using data from the five days. In addition, the authentication results tested using data obtained a day after the latest training show the false acceptance rate being within reliable range (3.5–5.33%) and improvement of the true acceptance rate (70.05–87.61%) over five days.
Image Segmentation Using Encoder-Decoder with Deformable Convolutions
Authors: Gurita Andreea , Mocanu Irina Georgiana
Published: February 2021

Image segmentation is an essential step in image analysis that brings meaning to the pixels in the image. Nevertheless, it is also a difficult task due to the lack of a general suited approach to this problem and the use of real-life pictures that can suffer from noise or object obstruction. This paper proposes an architecture for semantic segmentation using a convolutional neural network based on the Xception model, which was previously used for classification. Different experiments were made in order to find the best performances of the model (e.g., different resolution and depth of the network and data augmentation techniques were applied). Additionally, the network was improved by adding a deformable convolution module. The proposed architecture obtained a 76.8 mean IoU on the Pascal VOC 2012 dataset and 58.1 on the Cityscapes dataset. It outperforms SegNet and U-Net networks, both networks having considerably more parameters and also a higher inference time.
Human-Robot Perception in Industrial Environments: A Survey
Authors: Bonci Andrea , Cen Cheng Pangcheng David , Indri Marina , Nabissi Giacomo , Sibona Fiorella
Published: February 2021

Perception capability assumes significant importance for human–robot interaction. The forthcoming industrial environments will require a high level of automation to be flexible and adaptive enough to comply with the increasingly faster and low-cost market demands. Autonomous and collaborative robots able to adapt to varying and dynamic conditions of the environment, including the presence of human beings, will have an ever-greater role in this context. However, if the robot is not aware of the human position and intention, a shared workspace between robots and humans may decrease productivity and lead to human safety issues. This paper presents a survey on sensory equipment useful for human detection and action recognition in industrial environments. An overview of different sensors and perception techniques is presented. Various types of robotic systems commonly used in industry, such as fixed-base manipulators, collaborative robots, mobile robots and mobile manipulators, are considered, analyzing the most useful sensors and methods to perceive and react to the presence of human operators in industrial cooperative and collaborative applications. The paper also introduces two proofs of concept, developed by the authors for future collaborative robotic applications that benefit from enhanced capabilities of human perception and interaction. The first one concerns fixed-base collaborative robots, and proposes a solution for human safety in tasks requiring human collision avoidance or moving obstacles detection. The second one proposes a collaborative behavior implementable upon autonomous mobile robots, pursuing assigned tasks within an industrial space shared with human operators.
Review of Wearable Sensor-Based Health Monitoring Glove Devices for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: Henderson Jeffrey , Condell Joan , Connolly James , Kelly Daniel , Curran Kevin
Published: February 2021

Early detection of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and other neurological conditions is vital for effective treatment. Existing methods of detecting RA rely on observation, questionnaires, and physical measurement, each with their own weaknesses. Pharmaceutical medications and procedures aim to reduce the debilitating effect, preventing the progression of the illness and bringing the condition into remission. There is still a great deal of ambiguity around patient diagnosis, as the difficulty of measurement has reduced the importance that joint stiffness plays as an RA identifier. The research areas of medical rehabilitation and clinical assessment indicate high impact applications for wearable sensing devices. As a result, the overall aim of this research is to review current sensor technologies that could be used to measure an individual’s RA severity. Other research teams within RA have previously developed objective measuring devices to assess the physical symptoms of hand steadiness through to joint stiffness. Unfamiliar physical effects of these sensory devices restricted their introduction into clinical practice. This paper provides an updated review among the sensor and glove types proposed in the literature to assist with the diagnosis and rehabilitation activities of RA. Consequently, the main goal of this paper is to review contact systems and to outline their potentialities and limitations. Considerable attention has been paid to gloved based devices as they have been extensively researched for medical practice in recent years. Such technologies are reviewed to determine whether they are suitable measuring tools.
An Automatic Concrete Crack-Detection Method Fusing Point Clouds and Images Based on Improved Otsu’s Algorithm
Authors: Chen Xiaolong , Li Jian , Huang Shuowen , Cui Hao , Liu Peirong , Sun Quan
Published: February 2021

Cracks are one of the main distresses that occur on concrete surfaces. Traditional methods for detecting cracks based on two-dimensional (2D) images can be hampered by stains, shadows, and other artifacts, while various three-dimensional (3D) crack-detection techniques, using point clouds, are less affected in this regard but are limited by the measurement accuracy of the 3D laser scanner. In this study, we propose an automatic crack-detection method that fuses 3D point clouds and 2D images based on an improved Otsu algorithm, which consists of the following four major procedures. First, a high-precision registration of a depth image projected from 3D point clouds and 2D images is performed. Second, pixel-level image fusion is performed, which fuses the depth and gray information. Third, a rough crack image is obtained from the fusion image using the improved Otsu method. Finally, the connected domain labeling and morphological methods are used to finely extract the cracks. Experimentally, the proposed method was tested at multiple scales and with various types of concrete crack. The results demonstrate that the proposed method can achieve an average precision of 89.0%, recall of 84.8%, and F1 score of 86.7%, performing significantly better than the single image (average F1 score of 67.6%) and single point cloud (average F1 score of 76.0%) methods. Accordingly, the proposed method has high detection accuracy and universality, indicating its wide potential application as an automatic method for concrete-crack detection.
Pemilihan Supplier Bahan Baku Untuk meminimumkan biaya dengan menggunakan Metoda Analytical Hierarchy Process dan Taguchi Loss Function
Authors: Helianty Yanti , Anggraeni Dyah
Published: February 2021

ABSTRAK                                                                           

 

Untuk mendapatkan bahan baku pada proses produksinya, pada umumnya industri bekerja sama dengan pemasok (supplier) bahan baku. Pemilihan supplier yang tepat dapat membantu kelancaran proses produksi dan membuat perusahaan mampu menghasilkan produk dengan kualitas baik yang sesuai dengan keinginan konsumen sehingga dapat meminimasi kerugian yang disebabkan oleh penyimpangan yang dilakukan oleh supplier. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan proses pemilihan supplier berdasarkan hasil evaluasi masing-masing supplier menggunakan metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan Taguchi Loss Function. AHP digunakan untuk mengetahui bobot masing-masing kriteria, sedangkan Taguchi Loss Function digunakan untuk menghitung kerugian yang disebabkan oleh penyimpangan-penyimpangan yang dilakukan oleh masing-masing supplier berdasarkan bobot kriteria yang telah dihitung menggunakan metode AHP. Kriteria yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu harga, kualitas, pengiriman, ketepatan jumlah barang, dan sistem pembayaran. Urutan bobot masing-masing kriteria yaitu 0,3838 untuk kriteria kualitas, 0,3009 untuk kriteria harga, 0,1408 untuk kriteria pengiriman, 0,0874 untuk kriteria ketepatan jumlah barang, dan 0,0871 untuk kriteria sistem pembayaran. Berdasarkan perhitungan Taguchi Loss Function diperoleh usulan prioritas pemilihan supplier bahan baku berdasarkan nilai kerugian terkecil.
Optimasi OPTIMASI BIAYA TRANSPORTASI PADA UKM DI KOTA BATAM
Authors: Sugianto Welly , Susanti Elva
Published: February 2021

This research was conducted at UKM Jovelyn in Batam city. Jovelyn's UKM produces various kinds of cakes and is marketed in markets in Batam City. The UKM opened 4 branches and marketed its products to 7 markets in the city of Batam. Product distribution is still random and not properly regulated. This resulted in a very large transportation cost, up to 1/3 of the total production cost. This shows that product transportation is still not carried out effectively and efficiently. The transportation problem is converted into a mathematical form so that the problem can be solved by the transportation method. The transportation method aims to minimize the objective function which is a function of transportation costs. The transportation method is basically the same as the linear program where at each iteration a selection is made to enter the basic variabel and leave the basic variabel. There are several iteration methods, namely the northwest corner method, minimum cost method, genetic algorithm, Vogel's approximation method, minimum row method, Russell's approximation method and column minimum method. Previous research has shown that the Vogel's approximation method, and Russell's approximation method are more efficient and accurate. This study uses both methods and a sensitivity analysis is performed to optimize the calculation results. The sensitivity analysis aims to determine the extent to which the objective function constants and the constraint function constants can change

Keywords: Transportation, Sensitivity, SME
Do desencanto a desilusão
Authors: Franco Deivid Fernando
Published: February 2021

Na década de 1980, o Brasil experienciou o fim da ditadura civil-militar, iniciada em 1964. O sentimento de liberdade política que permeou o período coincidiu com a efervescência do mercado fonográfico e com novas formas de produção e circulação de produtos voltados aos jovens, dentre estes, o rock foi alçado a um lugar de destaque até então nunca alcançado. Alguns artistas fizeram do discurso político o tema de suas canções, enquanto outros optaram por não tematizá-lo. O presente trabalho discorre sobre a relação entre rock e política. Por meio da análise de letras de músicas e de entrevistas cedidas por artistas às mídias do período, buscou-se perceber se existem posicionamentos políticos nesses discursos e como se deram as relações entre política e rock nos quadros da redemocratização brasileira.
A baiana vai a Hollywood:
Authors: Carmo Sura Souza
Published: February 2021

O artigo propõe uma discussão sobre a consagração da baiana e dos balangandãs como elementos da identidade nacional na Era Vargas, a partir da apresentação de diversas instâncias de consagração vinculadas a intelectualidade e ao Estado. A partir da década de 1930, por meio de uma ação política de fortalecimento do Estado, ancoradas no nacionalismo e unidade nacional, foram valorizadas atividades artístico-culturais e tipos nacionais relacionados à mestiçagem. A investigação evidencia como a baiana saiu da aversão à representação através de ações de intelectuais e do Estado que reverberam na atualidade. A metodologia foi à análise qualitativa dos discursos a respeito da baiana e dos balangandãs e quantitativa para observar a consagração através da música. A pesquisa analisa o uso da valorização de um aspecto da cultura popular para legitimação política.
Criação de vestígios
Authors: Pascoal Paola
Published: February 2021

O artigo aborda a relação entre a criação de uma arte nacional e a própria formação da nação brasileira. Analisa a maneira com que os resquícios da cerâmica arqueológica Marajoara foram ressignificados nas artes e na arquitetura, na primeira metade do século XX e utilizados como fonte original da verdadeira arte brasileira, ao mesmo que investiga a atuação de artistas e intelectuais na disseminação dessa arte brasileira, como o casal Theodoro Braga e Maria Hirsch e as relações em seu entorno e de sua campanha neomarajoara, assim como aborta as participações nas produções nacionalistas de artistas como Eliseu Visconti, Manoel Pastana e Correia Dias.
Nine vowels and ATR vowel harmony in Lika, a Bantu language in D.R. Congo
Authors: Lojenga Constance Kutsch
Published: February 2021

Lika is a Bantu language of the Northern Bantu borderland spoken in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its vowel system contains a number of interesting features. The language has a vowel inventory consisting of nine contrastive vowels which can be divided into two sets. Co-occurrence restrictions between these two sets in noun roots point to an A TR vowel harmony system. In addition, there are numerous vowel-harmony changes across morpheme boundaries. There are the regularly-expected [-A TR] / [+ A TR] pairs of vowels, ɪ / i, ε / e, ʊ / u, and ɔ / o, as well as the less common pair in which the vowel / o / functions as [+ ATR] counterpart of / a /. The vowel-harmony changes take place in the noun-class prefixes and suffixes, in verbal inflectional and derivational affixes, and also in roots, when followed by a [+ ATR] suffix. [+ ATR] is the dominant value, with one exception : an idiosyncratic case of dominance reversal whereby a set of [-ATR] noun-class suffixes is dominant, and extends its influence one syllable to its left. Vowel harmony in Lika is bidirectional, both anticipatory and progressive : any [+ ATR] morpheme (roots and suffixes ; there are no [+ ATR] prefixes) causes vowel-harmony changes to all possible vowels to its left and to its right, with the vowel / a / being transparent.
Real-Time High-Resolution MRI Endoscopy at up to 10 Frames per Second
Authors: Liu Xiaoyang , Karmarkar Parag , Voit Dirk , Frahm Jens , Weiss Clifford R. , Kraitchman Dara L. , Bottomley Paul A.
Published: February 2021

Objective
. Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Optical endoscopy, ultrasound, and X-ray offer minimally invasive imaging assessments but have limited sensitivity for characterizing disease and therapeutic response. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) endoscopy is a newer idea employing tiny catheter-mounted detectors connected to the MRI scanner. It can see through vessel walls and provide soft-tissue sensitivity, but its slow imaging speed limits practical applications. Our goal is high-resolution MRI endoscopy with real-time imaging speeds comparable to existing modalities.
Methods
. Intravascular (3 mm) transmit-receive MRI endoscopes were fabricated for highly undersampled radial-projection MRI in a clinical 3-tesla MRI scanner. Iterative nonlinear reconstruction was accelerated using graphics processor units connected via a single ethernet cable to achieve true real-time endoscopy visualization at the scanner. MRI endoscopy was performed at 6-10 frames/sec and 200-300 
μ
m resolution in human arterial specimens and porcine vessels
ex vivo
and
in vivo
and compared with fully sampled 0.3 frames/sec and three-dimensional reference scans using mutual information (MI) and structural similarity (3-SSIM) indices.
Results
. High-speed MRI endoscopy at 6-10 frames/sec was consistent with fully sampled MRI endoscopy and histology, with feasibility demonstrated
in vivo
in a large animal model. A 20-30-fold speed-up vs. 0.3 frames/sec reference scans came at a cost of ~7% in MI and ~45% in 3-SSIM, with reduced motion sensitivity.
Conclusion
. High-resolution MRI endoscopy can now be performed at frame rates comparable to those of X-ray and optical endoscopy and could provide an alternative to existing modalities, with MRI’s advantages of soft-tissue sensitivity and lack of ionizing radiation.
The Impact of Slavery in Toni Morrison’s Beloved: From the Communal to the Individual
Authors: Baggio SM , Chitra P
Published: February 2021

Slavery is a state of extraordinary physical, scholarly, passionate, and otherworldly hardship, a sort of terrible life. This paper targets investigating how the way of life of white bigotry endorsed official frameworks of separation as well as a perplexing code of discourse, conduct, and social practices intended to make racial domination genuine as well as normal and inescapable. In her magnum opus, Beloved (1987), Toni Morrison depicts the dehumanizing impacts of subjection on the past and memory of her courageous woman. Morrison has committed her scholarly profession to guaranteeing that dark experience under, and because of, subjection would not be left to understandings exclusively at the directs of whites. This investigation shows how Toni Morrison has prevailing with regards to uncovering the physical and mental harm perpetrated on African American individuals by the ruthless brutality that comprised American subjugation. The paper, in this specific circumstance, researches how the memory and the past of the courageous woman go about as destroyers of her protective presence.
Image of Indian Gay Culture in Raj Rao’s The Boyfriend
Authors: Vidya Krishnan R , Sumathi R
Published: February 2021

The Boyfriend is a novel by R.RajRao, he compares untouchability with homosexuality.Yudi, the protagonist is a freelance Journalist and secretly lives a bachelor gay life in Mumbai .In this novel Raj Rao neatly drawn the picture of caste, class, religion, masculinity and the gay cultural sub-group in India. Existence of Queer in society is highlighted in this book.
The Theme of Misogyny: A Study of the Select Plays of Vijay Tendulkar
Authors: Panguni Malar R
Published: February 2021

This study is an investigation of the theme of misogyny as represented by the female characters in the select plays of Vijay Tendulkar. The study argues that the Indian cultural context leaves space for man to be superior and woman to be inferior. The term misogyny denotes hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, manifested in various forms such as physical intimidation and abuse, sexual harassment and rape, social shunning and ostracism, etc. In most of the plays of Vijay Tendulkar women stand to be the objects of subjugation in the hands of their male counterparts with whom they happen to connect with in the hope of leading their normal life. Tendulkar’s plays display a wide range of complex behaviours those constitute different forms of violence – physical attacks and verbal abuses. A thorough analysis of the situations and circumstances related to women in Vijay Tendulkar’s plays reveal that the domestic, personal, political and social ambience in which the characters live in contribute them much violence physically, sexually, psychologically and verbally. As Tendulkar’s plays stand for the middle class society, the man in his plays quite often is brutal towards his female counterpart with his deep rooted ideologies. The paper’s finding speaks on how the woman characters evolve to be strong individuals amidst their adverse ambience.
Challenges of Women in Leadership Roles During Pandemic
Authors: Jayant Savitri , Suji Raga Priya M R
Published: February 2021

Women around the world are paving the way for an inspiring style of leadership that is dynamic, confident, authentic, and highly effective. It is evident that the countries led by women leaders seem to have been particularly successful in fighting the Coronavirus. The rapid transition to remote employment has taken about other problems for organisations, for successful performance assessment, monitoring, and transparency are often a challenge. The new dilemma focuses around how senior leaders should rethink in decision making and other ways that promote trust, innovation, and cooperation. Therefore, Woman leaders during this pandemic situation are faced with certain challenges that require them to readjust and reorganize to establish a balance between work-related and family-related characteristics. This research paper analysis how female leaders are feeling the impact of the pandemic and how they are expanding their leadership style and also how they influence in work today and beyond. This paper is based on the pilot study conducted among Women withleadership roles working in IT and Educational sector. A Survey with in-depth interview and questionnaire has been used to collect the data and it is analysed through a comparative and regression study. The study also focuses on acute challenges faced by Women working in leadership roles from home and ways to improve the quality and to aspire to boost the standard of leadership in these tumultuous times.
An Extensive Study on Logistics Providers in FSCM using AHP Technique
Authors: Jadhav Siddharth , Ray Papri , Duraipandian R
Published: February 2021

The growth of the Logistics business has caused many firms from different industries to enter the field. A logistics provider is an external provider who manages, controls, and delivers logistics activities maintains warehouse and other necessities on behalf of a supplier. They collect outbound shipments from manufacturers & consolidates shipments in their distribution centres and delivers to the customers through an effective routing of transport. Lead time is the most repetitive risk faced by the logistics providers and hence bench marking the major focused variables is must. This results in lowering the uncertainty in Leadtime. Researchers have spoken about challenges faced in evaluating the process. This research indents to identify the variables which are considered for the evaluation process of the operations of logistics providers. A primary survey will be conducted using the identified variables and then subjected to Analytical Hierarchy Process to funnel down the major focused variables. These variables will be benchmarked and be considered as standard variables which will cause a direct impact on the daily operations and result in variation in profitability. This paper will give a clear perspective regarding the evaluation of Logistics providers and their various policies incorporated
History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir
Authors: Mukhtar Shabnum
Published: February 2021

After the independence of India in 1947, it got divided into two territories of India and Pakistan. Kashmir, which was a princely ruled state at that time, was in a state of confusion whether it should accede to India or Pakistan or stay sovereign. Hari Singh, the then Maharaja of Kashmir, felt it better to accede with India than Pakistan and signed the instrument of accession with India. The government of Pakistan resisted this accession as they were keen to add this region to their territory and thus started the Kashmir conflict. India and Pakistan have fought for more than seventy years over Kashmir. Wars over Kashmir resulted in eleven United Nations resolutions and two peace agreements, but the problem of Kashmir remained unsolved. For more than seventy years, India and Pakistan have driven a cycle of violence, retaliation, and exploitation in Kashmir, and this dispute over Kashmir has caused at least forty-seven thousand deaths and made Kashmir one of the most militarized1 regions of the earth and is still a bone of contention between India and Pakistan. Kashmiris have roused many times against oppression, tyranny, and occupation. There are umpteen historical documents of earlier times, where they have challenged numerous rulers for their ugly behavior, right from 1585, at the onset of the Mughal rule.This paper deals with the origin of the Kashmir conflict and historical and political background, and its effect on India and Pakistan.
An Comparative Study of Pre and Post Health Insurance Schemes in Karnataka
Authors: Naveena L , Venkatesh S
Published: February 2021

The health insurance schemes are very necessary to everyone in Indian country are with regards improve their life styles and which is including for very essential for every one for improving their health and some of strategies to improve the own insurance companies potential even insurance companies are majorly help to the employees their health and family members. Insurance Corporation is a sector of Health Insurance that has emerged as a major growth driver and as the most prominent segment in the expansion of insurance space. The study highlighted that health insurance and health insurance schemes are one of the largest Social Security Schemes of the world where no upper limit on medical expenditure has been fixed for beneficiaries. The study was made on the overview of health insurance Corporation of India and tries to bring out the banking details of provisions available to customer and persons and their dependents both in and banking facilities under the Employees of Karnataka state.
Retorno a la tradición en la escuela sin pasado
Authors: Fusco Martín
Published: February 2021

Durante el ciclo del sabattinismo en Córdoba (1936-1943) la obra gestionada por el gobierno provincial se convierte en un campo de experimentación proyectual, siendo el programa escuela el canal privilegiado para la promover la circulación de la arquitectura moderna en el medio local. Utilizado como instrumento de autorrepresentación del Estado en términos de eficiencia, el nuevo lenguaje se descarta en el proyecto del edificio que debería coronar la serie de establecimientos escolares modernistas iniciada en 1937: la Escuela Normal Superior de Córdoba, concebida como una institución de avanzada desde lo pedagógico. En este artículo se analiza tal aparente contradicción, interpretándola a través de lecturas entrecruzadas de los específicos objetos arquitectónicos y de las fuerzas que por fuera de la disciplina operan en su conformación. De esta manera, se alumbran facetas del programa ideológico-político modernizador del sabattinismo –del que la arquitectura escolar es expresión–, matizado por tensiones entre opuestos que se funden y permean el horizonte intelectual mediterráneo por ese tiempo: el interior tradicional y el litoral moderno –entre los que Córdoba actúa como frontera–, el federalismo comunal y el centralismo metropolitano avasallador, la educación liberadora del espíritu y la formación normalizadora de los individuos.
El Departamento de Psicopedagogía e Higiene y los espacios escolares, una aproximación institucional. México, 1924-1930
Authors: Meníndez Martínez Rosalía , Gudiño Cejudo María Rosa
Published: February 2021

Tomando como base la documentación institucional producida en la Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), este artículo analiza algunas normas que se establecieron para redefinir los espacios escolares en escuelas urbanas durante el periodo de 1924 a 1930. Su atención se centra en el Departamento de Psicopedagogía e Higiene (DPeH), fundado por la SEP en 1925, con el objetivo de vigilar la higiene en las escuelas y espacios utilizados por alumnos y maestros. Al amparo de la llamada escuela de la acción y su premisa de aprender haciendo, se buscó que los salones y talleres manuales, su iluminación y ventilación, así como los espacios al aire libre para el desarrollo de actividades deportivas, tuvieran las características adecuadas para un buen funcionamiento.
KALWARIA PANEWNICKA OD XIX DO XXI WIEKU
Authors: Swaryczewska Magdalena
Published: February 2021

Spośród ośrodków duszpasterskich powstałych na Górnym Śląsku na początku XX w. na uwagę zasługuje monumentalny zespół franciszkański z rozległym, krajobrazowym parkiem sakralnym w Katowicach Panewnikach. Z punktu widzenia architektury stanowi on niemałą osobliwość, gdyż zarówno w zrealizowanej, jak i planowanej postaci reprezentuje kilka kolejnych nawarstwień stylowych.
ANALIZA PRZESTRZENNO-HISTORYCZNA ZAŁOŻENIA PAŁACOWO-PARKOWEGO W ŻYDOWIE GM. ROKIETNICA, POW. POZNAŃSKI.
Authors: Ławniczak Grażyna
Published: February 2021

W trakcie prac rewaloryzacyjnych pałacu i parku w Żydowie (wioska, 430 mieszkańców) poddano analizie przestrzeń zabytkowego założenia, w korelacji do układu komunikacyjnego miejscowości, w celu udokumentowania w kontekście historycznym istniejącego (głównego) wjazdu do pałacu, ewentualnie wskazania innego dojazdu i zaprojektowania drugiego (bocznego) wejścia. Przeprowadzona analiza przestrzenno-historyczna zabytkowego założenia pałacowo-parkowego jest wymogiem do projektu rewaloryzacji parku. W prowadzonych pracach rewitalizacji rezydencji w Żydowie (własność prywatna) wskazane badania przestrzenno-historyczne wytyczyły również warunki do sporządzenia planu miejscowego zagospodarowania przestrzennego. Jest on niezbędny, by wartości odnowionego zabytku zostały na stałe wpisane w całokształt planu miejscowości.
PRZEOBRAŻENIA OSIEDLI MIESZKANIOWYCH LUBLINA
Authors: Przesmycka Elżbieta , Sosnowska Małgorzata
Published: February 2021

W artykule opisano przeobrażenia, jakim od 1989 r. podlegają osiedla mieszkaniowe Lublina powstaáe po II wojnie światowej. Rok 1989 przyniósą zmiany ustrojowe, polityczne, ekonomiczne i społeczne. Zmiany te spowodowały nowe zjawiska w obrębie osiedli mieszkaniowych. Przeobrażenia osiedli dotyczą głównie terenów osiedlowych i w wielu przypadkach zmiany ich formy użytkowania.
OGRODY KRAJOBRAZOWE, NATURALISTYCZNE CZY EKOLOGICZNE
Authors: Pudelska Krystyna , Rojek Kamila , Chyżewska Renata
Published: February 2021

Ogród krajobrazowy, naturalistyczny czy ekologiczny. Wszystkie trzy rodzaje założeń są inspirowane naturalnymi zjawiskami przemijania i odradzania się przyrody. W XVIII w. w Anglii powstał ogród krajobrazowy, który ukształtował się pod wpływem idei znanych przedstawicieli tego okresu, m.in. poetów, publicystów, filozofów. Ich odmienne spojrzenie na krajobraz doprowadziło do traktowania ogrodu jako dzieła sztuki, dzieła malarskiego charakteryzującego się spontanicznością, radosnym nastrojem i „kopiującego” naturę. Ekspansja urbanistyczna miast, rozwój przemysłu spowodowały wzrost świadomości człowieka o zagrożeniach przyrody. Zwrócono uwagę na ochronę krajobrazu, gatunków, zwłaszcza rodzimych dzikich roślin. Dziaáania na rzecz ochrony naturalnych ekosystemów przyczyniły się do powstania parków narodowych, krajobrazowych oraz do kształtowania naturalnych przestrzeni w ogrodzie np. „grup środowiskowych”. To świat przyrody stał się inspiracją w realizowaniu ogrodów „natury”. Od wieku XIX aż po czasy współczesne rozwijające się idee naturalnego parku, określanego przez niektórych ekologicznym, wiązały się z kreowaniem przestrzeni, w których były i nadal są rozwiązywane problemy ekologiczne, relacje, związki między człowiekiem a przyrodą.
KONKURSY A EDUKACJA W ZAKRESIE ARCHITEKTURY KRAJOBRAZU
Authors: Szumigała Paweł
Published: February 2021

W artykule przedstawiono zasadnicze kwestie dotyczące edukacji w zakresie architektury krajobrazu w kontekście udziału studentów w konkursach. Umiejętności absolwenta kierunku architektura krajobrazu zależą w dużej mierze również od możliwości sprawdzenia się w profesjonalnej praktyce projektowej i realizacyjnej odbywanej jeszcze podczas studiów. W artykule przytoczono przykłady prac konkursowych studentów architektury krajobrazu uwieńczone nagrodami w ramach konkursów studenckich o charakterze studialnym i realizacyjnym.
Product customization and generative design
Authors: Trautmann Laura
Published: February 2021

Parametric design is essentially a generative design that can be created using a computer and mathematical relationships. In a process-oriented way (instead of changing the shape), we modify the components' parameters that make up the shape, resulting in a new look. Because manipulations' consequences can be seen immediately, the development of product families and new product variants can be implemented quickly. With the help of parametric design, customizing the product and increasing customer satisfaction is more efficient, as several successful projects have already shown in automotive industry, aircraft manufacturing, architecture, jewellery manufacturing, etc.
A forgácsolt felület analitikus meghatározása rotációs esztergálásnál
Authors: Sztankovics István
Published: February 2021

Ebben a cikkben a forgácsolt felületet határozom meg rotációs esztergálásnál. Az eljárás koordinátageometriai modelljének meghatározását követően egy eseten keresztül bemutatom a definiált koordinátatranszformációkat. A forgácsolt felület paraméteres egyenletrendszeréből kiindulva meghatároztam a keresett egyváltozós függvényt.
Klaszterezés hangya kolónia optimalizációval és tabu kereséssel
Authors: Agárdi Anita
Published: February 2021

A cikk az egyik legfontosabb adatbányászati feladattal, a klaszterezéssel foglalkozik. A klaszterezés elemek csoportosítását jelenti. A cikkben olyan klaszterezés kerül bemutatásra, mely során metaheurisztikákat használtam csoportosításra. Jelen cikkben két, népszerű metaheurisztika, a hangya kolónia optimalizáció egyes algoritmusai és a tabu keresés algoritmus lett használva a csoportosítási probléma megoldására. A teszt eredmények azt mutatják, hogy hatékony klaszterezést nyújtanak az algoritmusok.
EFFECT OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS ON TEETH
MICROFLORA
Authors: Shet Vaishnavi , Chodankar Shreya , Sawant Snehal , Gomes Crisha , Kandolkar Vandita , D'Costa Dilecta
Published: February 2021

The oral cavity provides an ideal environment for the growth of microbiota. Many of the bacterial species in the
oral cavity are involved in dental caries. Acidogenic and aciduric Gram positive bacteria, metabolize sucrose to
organic acid, which dissolves the calcium phosphate in the teeth resulting in decalcication and nally causing decay. Therapeutic
drugs used to treat dental diseases may have many undesirable effects such as diarrhea, vomiting and tooth staining. Therefore,
natural phytochemicals isolated from plants used in traditional medicines are considered as a good alternative to synthetic chemicals.
Therapeutic and chemical methods are costly but there are many easily available plants which we can use for cleaning our teeth and
maintaining our oral hygiene. A study was undertaken to investigate the antimicrobial effect of , , Psidium guajava Mangifera indica
Anacardium occidentale Azadirachta indica and on oral normal microora. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the leaves were
prepared and was tested against the three isolates from the oral cavity using Agar well diffusion method namely Gram positive αhaemolytic cocci in chain, Gram positive non-haemolytic cocci in chain and Gram positive bacilli. and Psidium guajava Anacardium
occidentale was found to be effective against the isolates. From this study and have shown Psidium guajava Anacardium occidentale
great potential to act as natural and cost effective alternative for maintaining oral hygiene.
SCHOOL STUDENTS HEALTH PROBLEMS IN LIFE SPAN : A
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY
Authors: Kumari Binda
Published: February 2021

There are many diseases or health issues that commonly occur among Indians like Infectious, contagious and waterborne
diseases such as typhoid, infectious hepatitis, diarrhea, worm infestations, measles, whooping cough, respiratory
infections, malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia etc. India is a country which is quite infamous for its sanitation and cleanliness. The chaotic waste
management system and urban planning is responsible for the overowing gutters and scattered waste.
School students has to suffer a lot because of this mismanagement. To add to the poor sanitary conditions, the population load is increasing each
day. This has resulted in slums and poverty. The poor and unhealthy living is the primary cause for many health disorders (Mehta, 2014). The
goals of the School Students Health problems continue to focus on disease prevention and health promotion, but have areas of expanded focus.
First, the goals emphasize quality of life, wellbeing, and functional capacity—all important wellness considerations. Consistent with national
health goals for the new millennium, this book is designed to aid all school students adopting healthy lifestyles that will allow them to achieve
lifetime health, tness and wellness. This emphasis is based on the World Health Organization statement that “It is counterproductive to evaluate
development of programs without considering their impact on the quality of life of the community. School Students can no longer maintain strict,
articial divisions between physical and mental well-being (World Health Organization, 1995).” Second, the new national health goals take the
“bold step” of trying to “eliminate” health disparities as opposed to reducing them as outlined in Healthy School Students.