bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stochastic Higher-order Finite Element Model for the Free Vibration of a Continuous Beam resting on Elastic Support with Uncertain Elastic Modulus
Authors: Ta Duy Hien , Diem Nguyen Dang , Tan Giap Van , Hiep Vu Van , Thuan Nguyen Van
Published: February 2023

This paper deals with a continuous beam resting on elastic support with elastic modulus derived from a random process. Governing equations of the stochastic higher-order finite element method of the free vibration of the continuous beam were derived from Hamilton's principle. The random process of elastic modulus was discretized by averaging random variables in each element. A solution for the stochastic eigenvalue problem for the free vibration of the continuous beam was obtained by using the perturbation technique, in conjunction with the finite element method. Spectral representation was used to generate a random process and employ the Monte Carlo simulation. A good agreement was obtained between the results of the first-order perturbation technique and the Monte Carlo simulation.
An Efficient Methodology for Detecting the Vertical Movement of Structures
Authors: El-Ashmawy Khalid L. A.
Published: February 2023

Details regarding the public safety of engineering structures can be gleaned from measurements and monitoring. The development of a methodology for monitoring and analyzing structures' vertical displacement is explained in this paper. The developed methodology aims to add a new dimension to geometric leveling, and leveling routing, by applying a least squares solution for level network adjustment and performing statistical analysis to assess the change in vertical displacement. To monitor and analyze the vertical deformation of a building in Cairo, Egypt, the proposed methodology was utilized. Twenty monitoring points, five auxiliary points, and three local reference stations were utilized. All the measurements were taken with a geodetic invar staff and an automatic level with an attachment of a parallel plate micrometer. The observations were made for an interval of 81 months. The least squares adjustment technique was applied to obtain the adjusted levels and observations and to generate the required statistical data. The results of the subsequent epochs were compared to the results of the first epoch to determine the vertical movement of the monitoring points for each epoch. In addition, the significance of the present displacement was ascertained by comparing the values of vertical displacement to the determined 95% corresponding confidence intervals. The findings demonstrated that the building remained stable throughout the monitoring period. The case study demonstrates how effectively geometric leveling with least square adjustment can be used to monitor the vertical displacement of structures.
A Brief Review on Cloud Computing Authentication Frameworks
Authors: Khan Abdul Raouf , Alnwihel Latifa Khalid
Published: February 2023

Cloud computing is among the most widely used technologies worldwide as it helps individual users and organizations to store and share information conveniently and cost-effectively. However, data security is a major concern in cloud computing. Security involves guaranteed access to the data only to authorized users and protection against various threats and attacks. Security is generally achieved through the appropriate and efficient implementation of access control, authentication, and authorization mechanisms. Various frameworks have been proposed and implemented for authentication and access control in cloud computing. This paper discusses some of the main authentication frameworks in cloud computing, highlighting their methodologies, algorithms, and problems and identifying the issues that should form the focus of research in the area.
A Comparative Numerical Study between Minorant Functions and Line Search Methods in Penalty Methods for Linear Optimization
Authors: Leulmi Assma
Published: February 2023

The aim of this paper is to present a comparative numerical study between the minorant functions and line search methods in computing the step size in the penalty method for linear optimization. The minorant functions were confirmed by many interesting numerical experimentations to be more beneficial than the classical line search methods.
Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment by DRASTIC and SI methods: The case study of Guelma Plain, Northeast Algeria
Authors: Baazi Houria
Published: February 2023

Guelma plain, located in northern Algeria, contains an alluvial nappe that provides economic opportunities such as industrial and agricultural employment.  In Guelma, the pressure of anthropogenic origin is combined with unfavorable climatological conditions that expose it to environmental and social risks. The current study aims to assess the level of groundwater vulnerability to pollution using two methods, DRASTIC and SI. These are coupled with the Arc Gis software in order to carry out the mapping. From south to north, several levels of vulnerability have been identified, from low to high. The result comparison allows us to conclude that the SI method is the most appropriate for assessing the vulnerability to pollution of the study region's wetlands. The result of this study can be used as a decision-support tool for the management and protection of the quality of water resources in the Guelma plain.
Entramado tecnológico-social de la innovación de la agricultura digital
Authors: Blanco Mariela
Published: February 2023

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar qué nuevas configuraciones sociales emergen de las prácticas de innovaciones tecnológicas intensivas en conocimientos en diversos actores en el partido de Pergamino, provincia de Buenos Aires. Este estudio se corresponde con un abordaje de tipo exploratorio que permite familiarizarse con un tema poco investigado y entregar datos que constituyen un insumo fundamental para profundizaciones posteriores. Se basa en entrevistas en profundidad realizadas a informantes clave de la zona. Los resultados sugieren que las innovaciones tecnológicas digitales sostienen un nuevo paradigma de la producción agraria. No obstante, emerge una pluralidad de tramas que conectan a las innovaciones con los usuarios configurando nuevos colectivos de conocimiento, resistencias en torno al “saber hacer” y una apuesta al acceso a la información en el marco de las sociedades que aprenden.
Preparation and Evaluation of Herbal Mouthwash
Authors: S. B. Nagansurkar  , S. K. Bais  , Miss. Sarika Jejeram Masal
Published: February 2023

The development of drugs is said to benefit from the abundance of components found in medicinal plants and herbs. Due to their antimicrobial and antibacterial properties against microbes, they can both prevent and treat disease. The primary goal of this body of literature is to create, assess, and determine the efficacy of a herbal mouthwash against oral cavity germs. aqueous extracts of 7 different herbs are used to make an antibacterial herbal mouthwash. Azadirachtaindica (Neem), Ocimumbacilicum (Tulsi), Menthalogifolia (Mint), Curcumalonga (Turmer ic), Syzygiumaromaticum (Clove), Glycyrrhizaglabra (Liquorice C innamomumver. that works to combat oral Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli while also using the Agar well-diffusion method to assess the antimicrobial activity. The appropriate therapeutic herbs were gathered, and water soluble extracts of them were made. The produced mouth was tested against pathogens and proved to be efficient for containing and eliminating oral microbial growth. Additional physiochemical characteristics were evaluated for prepared.
Demonstration of chewing-related areas in the brain via functional magnetic resonance imaging
Authors: Algin Oktay , Kocak Orhan Murat , Gokcekuyu Yasemin , Turker Kemal S.
Published: February 2023

Introduction

To localize and identify chewing-related areas and their connections with other centres in the human brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Material and methods

The paradigm of the present study was block designed. Spontaneous and controlled chewing with sugar-free gum was used as the main task in a 3-Tesla fMRI unit with a 32-channel birdcage coil. Our study popu­lation comprised 32 healthy volunteers. To determine possible intersections, we also put the rosary pulling (silent tell one’s beads) movement in the fMRI protocol. The data analyses were performed with the Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) toolbox integrated into the Matlab platform.

Results

The superomedial part of the right cerebellum was activated during either pulling rosary beads or spontaneous chewing. This region, however, was not activated during controlled chewing. We did not find statistically significant activation or connection related to the brain stem.

Conclusions

We have confirmed that the cerebellum plays an important role in chewing. However, we could not find a definite central pattern generator (CPG) in the brain stem, which has been hypothesized to underlie spontaneous chewing.
The Intermediating Self in Doctor Faustus
Authors: Gruber Elizabeth D.
Published: February 2023

This chapter reassesses identity crisis in Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor
Faustus, showing how the play points toward and resists a new conception of
the human. Faustus presents as something of a divided or fragmenting hero,
a subject trapped between competing notions of personhood. The interplay
of individual and communal interests defines the Faustian struggle for
identity and likewise holds significance for understanding the potentialities
of the eco-self. Ultimately, Marlowe’s play encourages a phenomenological
approach, one that acknowledges the interpenetration of self and world but
likewise admits of a craving—a uniquely human need—for meaning and
purpose. In so doing, Doctor Faustus lays the foundation for understanding
the reluctant ecology at work in early modern tragedy.
Ecology and Selfhood in The Blazing World
Authors: Gruber Elizabeth D.
Published: February 2023

This chapter scrutinizes the self/world dialectic in The Blazing World,
a utopian prose text by Margaret Cavendish. Cavendish’s depiction of
the human/nature relationship is examined in light of the burgeoning
scientific revolution, developments that The Blazing World acknowledges
and, at times, contests. Ultimately, The Blazing World offers a compromiseversion
of the human, an ecological self, or eco-self, that both celebrates
humans’ embedment in the surrounding world and confirms the necessity
of periodically claiming some distance from it. This marks a significant
departure from early modern tragedy, a genre that frequently evinces a
reluctant ecology, mourning humans’ indistinguishability from the rest
of nature. In making the case for certain proprietarily human needs,
Cavendish offers important refinements to current ecological discourse.
“Rags of Popery”
Authors: Brooks Mary M.
Published: February 2023

This chapter examines how clerical garments became disruptive signifiers of
religious and political (dis)connections in early modern England. Ritual garb, this
chapter argues, became a material expression of a minority “social articulation
of difference” which Bhabha positions as “a complex, on-going negotiation that
seeks to authorize cultural hybridities that emerge in moments of historical
transformation.” Freighted with conflicted values, vestments physically “fix[ed]
cultural difference in a containable, visible object” at a time of religious flux. Their
very cultural fluidity and ability to carry alternative meanings made vestments
simultaneously a threat or a comfort, seen as emblems of deceit or continuity as
they were rejected by reformers and claimed by believers.
Mediating Mediterranean Cultures
Authors: Belkaïd-Neri Leyla
Published: February 2023

This chapter examines seventeenth- till early nineteenth-century embroidery to
present a thus far unknown material and gendered history of vernacular cosmopolitanism
and in-between hybridity shaped by the women of early modern Algiers.
Based on the analysis of textiles surviving in Algerian and French collections, as
well as on ethnographic inquiries with female embroiderers in Algeria, this essay
provides an anthropological recontextualisation of a multivalent gendered form
of vernacular art in early modern North Africa.
Globalisation and the Manufacture of
Tablet-Woven Sanctuary Curtains in
Ethiopia in the Eighteenth Century
Authors: Gervers Michael , Gérentet de Saluneaux Claire
Published: February 2023

This chapter examines tablet-woven sanctuary curtains in eighteenth-century
Ethiopia, arguing that the translation of Indian silk relied on the mobility of textile
matter and textile experts. In this case, presumably Egyptian weavers processed
Indian silk under royal patronage in Ethiopia. The chapter also includes a weave
remaking experiment that reveals the astonishing degree of innovation and
creativity resulting from such transculturally translated textiles.
ՀԱՄԱՆՈՒՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ` ՈՐՊԵՍ ՀՈՒՄՈՐԱՅԻՆ ԱԶԴԵՑՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՍՏԵՂԾԵԼՈՒ ՄԻՋՈՑ Լ.
ՔԵՐՈԼԻ «ԱԼԻՍԱՆ ՀՐԱՇՔՆԵՐԻ ԱՇԽԱՐՀՈՒՄ» ՍՏԵՂԾԱԳՈՐԾՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՄԵՋ / HOMONYMY AS A MEANS OF CREATING HUMOROUS EFFECT IN L. CARROLL’S “ALICE IN WONDERLAND”
Authors: ABRAHAMYAN LILIT , ABRAHAMYAN SHARMAGH
Published: February 2023

The aim of the given article is to scrutinize the use of homonyms as a means
of creating puns in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”. Of special interest
is the scrutiny of the paramount role of homonyms in creating humorous
effects in the given literary work. It is worth mentioning that ongoing change
of the language wordstock leads to the creation of new groups of homonyms.
In the current paper, the main focus is on the fact that polysemy serves as a
rich source of creating puns. As a result of the scrutiny of homonyms, it
comes to light that homonyms have been used in the given literary work not
only for creating humorous effects and expressing irony, but also for creating
confusion and misunderstanding among characters.
ՏՀՏ-ՆԵՐԻ ԿԻՐԱՌՄԱՆ ՌԱԶՄԱՎԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ԿՐԹՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿԱՌԱՎԱՐՄԱՆ ՈԼՈՐՏՈՒՄ ԱՐԴԻ ՓՈՒԼՈՒՄ / STRATEGY FOR THE APPLICATION OF ICT IN THE SPHERE OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AT THE PRESENT STAGE
Authors: ANTONYAN LILIT
Published: February 2023

The article generally presents the trends in the introduction and use of
information and communication technologies in developed and developing
countries. The areas and goals of ICT application are presented, in the context
of UNESCO's educational policy, it is shown how the RA education system
responds to the changes caused by the introduction and use of ICT in the school
administration sector. An attempt is made to show not only the positive but also
the negative aspects of information technologies, to distinguish the different
levels of ICT implementation in the educational process.
Partnering to promote equity and digital learning
Authors: Wiley Korah , Neisler Julie , Means Barbara
Published: February 2023

This report describes a 15-month collaboration between three Every Learner Everywhere partner organizations (Achieving the Dream, the American Association of Public and Land-grant Universities [APLU], and Digital Promise) and five colleges, all engaged in a research-practice partnership (RPP) around enhancing equity and digital learning in gateway courses. The report describes the key features of research-practice partnerships, the design choices made for this Equity and Digital Learning RPP, the process of establishing the RPP, RPP activities both within and across institutions, and data on student perceptions and academic performance in the target courses before and after the RPP activities.
Műveltségeszmény – filozófiai háttérrel : Prohászka Lajos művelődéselméletének forrásai
Authors: Garaczi Imre
Published: February 2023

Prohászka Lajos művelődéselméletének tartalmait a kultúrfilozófia, a történetbölcselet, valamint a civilizáció és az ökonómia metszéspontjaiban kísérli megrajzolni. Ezt az elvet egyebek között már a Leopold Ziegler filozófiájáról írott munkájában is képviseli. A kultúr- és történetfilozófus Prohászka szinte minden művében fellelhetők az európaisághoz szorosan kötődő szellemtörténeti források. Ezen túl részletesen is kifejti a művelődés és műveltség kérdésköreivel kapcsolatos gondolatait pedagógiai és oktatáselméleti írásaiban. Kiindulópontként a 19. századi, német alaposságú általánosműveltség-eszményt tekinti alapnak. Ennek gyökerei a Humboldt-féle neohumanisztikus elméletből fakadnak. A két világháború között még élt az a feltevés, hogy a kultúra ellentéte a természetnek, s ezt Prohászka úgy oldotta fel, hogy a kultúra ellenpontja nem a természet, hanem a civilizáció, majd megfogalmazza azt, hogy az lenne az ideális helyzet, ha a kultúra maximumával a civilizáció minimuma járna együtt. Ezzel szemben a 20. század tendenciáit figyelembe véve, megállapítható, hogy a civilizáció maximuma mellett egyre inkább a kultúra minimuma válik jellemzővé. Napjainkra teljes mértékben igazzá vált ez a megállapítás, hiszen az euroatlanti történelem jelenkora teljes mértékben a civilizáció formáit állítja a középpontba, és a kultúra ebben a folyamatban egyre kevésbé tölt be kezdeményező és kihívó szerepet. Mindez napjaink megoldatlan világproblémáiban már erősen fenyegetővé is vált. Írásomban bemutatom Prohászka oktatás- és művelődéselméleti gondolkodásának forrásait.
A gyermek, a család és a pedagógus egysége a Waldorf-óvodában : Az óvodapedagógusok és a szülők együttműködése a Waldorf-óvodás gyermekek harmonikus fejlődése érdekében (Második rész)
Authors: Márföldi Erika
Published: February 2023

Olyan korban élünk, amikor az óvodának legalább annyira hangsúlyos szerepe van, mint az iskolának a családok szempontjából. Ahhoz, hogy egy Waldorf-óvoda a gyermekek számára valóban védőburkot képezhessen, elkerülhetetlen a szülők és pedagógusok harmonikus együttműködése. A Waldorf-óvoda autonóm működésének nehézségei folyamatosan jelen vannak a jogszabályi környezet változásainak hatására. A mai média által felfokozott családi élet, a törvényileg erősen leszabályozott óvodai keretek és a szociális tér szűkülése, a munkahelyi leterheltség, a családok mind gyakoribb felbomlása és átalakulása egyre jobban sürgetik az óvodába érkező családok pedagógiai támogatását. A változó világ erős külső befolyása ellenére a Waldorf-pedagógiai alapelvek érvényesülése és a megtartó óvodai közösség mint biztonságot nyújtó tér egyre fontosabbá válik a gyermeknek, a családnak és a pedagógusnak egyaránt.
A gyerekekkel történő kérdőívezés sajátosságai
Authors: Czirfusz Dóra
Published: February 2023

A tanulmány célja egy olyan módszertani áttekintő nyújtása, amely növelheti a gyerekeket célzó kérdőíves kutatások sikerét, hozzájárulva a célcsoport véleményének minél pontosabb és árnyaltabb megismeréséhez. A nemzetközi szakirodalom alapján egyértelművé vált, hogy a kiskorúakkal végzett felméréseknek helye van a kutatásokban. A tervezés során ugyanakkor több speciális szempontot is figyelembe kell venni, beleértve a jogi és etikai kérdéseket, valamint a gyermekek életkori sajátosságait. Ez utóbbi különösen a válaszadás során szükséges kognitív érettség miatt fontos, mely mind a kérdőívszerkesztési irányelvekre, mind az adatfelvétel tervezésére hatással van.
Implementasi Amanat Agung dalam Penginjilan dan Pemuridan terhadap Pertumbuhan Gereja Berdasarkan Matius 28:18-20
Authors: Sinaga Janes , Sinambela Juita Lusiana , Sagala Rudolf Weindra , Nainggolan Bartholomeus Diaz
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study is that everyone is involved in implementing the Great Commission of Jesus Christ so that church growth occurs. The harvest is a lot but the workers are few, this is the Word of our Lord Jesus Christ. To produce a harvest of souls that are won for Christ, the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 must be carried out namely “Go” (Preach) and Make disciples (Discipleship). Evangelism is the first step as a disciple. And being a disciple is an activity that aims to motivate and train spiritually mature believers to devote themselves wholeheartedly to God in order to become disciples. Evangelism and discipleship are one and cannot be separated. Evangelism is the first step as a disciple. If every church and its members carry out this great commission well, it will bring many people to come to Christ and this has an impact on the growth of the church. The book of Matthew was originally addressed to early Christians but God's Word is still relevant in every age, because the essence of the Word always directs everyone to believe Jesus is the savior of mankind. This study uses a qualitative method, by collecting data and information from various library sources such as the Bible, spiritual books and journals which are concluded and used in this research so as to lead everyone to carry out the Great Commission so that the church can grow well.
Tujuan Beribadah: Suatu Kajian Pengalaman Ibadah Maria dari Betani Berdasarkan Yohanes 12:1-12
Authors: Siang Jhoni Lagun , Hutagalung Stimson , Sagala Rudolf Weindra , Ferinia Rolyana
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the purpose of worship based on John 12:1-12. The method used in this article is literary research or literature with a descriptive approach. As Christians the purpose of our worship is to glorify God's name, God-centered worship should be where God is glorified, regardless of the human factor. The purpose of worship is not only to receive blessings from God, but also to give offerings to God.
Dopisne karte i razglednice u Gazi Husrev-begovoj biblioteci u Sarajevu
Authors: Manjgo Meho
Published: February 2023

U fondu Fototeke Gazi Husrev-begove biblioteke u Sarajevu čuva se vrijedna i raritetna zbirka fotografija, dopisnica i razglednica s ukupno 18.976 inventarisanih i digitaliziranih jedinica. U fokusu ovog rada su dopisne karte (dopisnice), ilustrirane dopisnice i razglednice pohranjene u starom fondu Fototeke, nastale od posljednje decenije 19. do sredine 20. stoljeća. U radu je utvrđen tačan broj razglednica, predstavljen njihov sadržaj i vrijeme nastanka. Uz kratak prikaz historijata nastanka i razvoja dopisnica i razglednica u radu su predstavljeni domaći izdavači razglednica čije razglednice danas predstavljaju nezaobilazan izvor za historiografska, etnografska i kulturološka istraživanja Sarajeva i Bosne i Hercegovine za vrijeme Austro-Ugarske i iz perioda prve zajedničke jugoslavenske države.
Dupilumab (Dupixent)
Authors: CADTH
Published: February 2023

CADTH recommends that Dupixent be reimbursed by public drug plans for the treatment of patients aged 12 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those therapies are not advisable, if certain conditions are met.

This recommendation supersedes the CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee rec­om­men­dation for this drug and indication on April 24, 2020. A Request for Advice was filed in 2022 by public drug programs to address an inquiry regarding the 2020 reimbursement conditions.

Dupixent should only be covered for patients who previously tried and did not experience improvement with or are unable to use other treatments. These treatments include the highest dose of topically applied drugs combined with phototherapy (where available), and the highest dose of topically applied drugs and at least 1 of the following: methotrexate, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, or azathioprine.

Dupixent should only be reimbursed if prescribed by a dermatologist, allergist, clinical immunologist, or pediatrician, and if the cost of Dupixent is reduced.
The Omega Machine
Authors:   City University of New York, Bernstein Felix
Published: February 2023

The following is the script for a performance developed in tandem with artist and performer Gabe Rubin and painter Jacqueline Humphries for her show jHΩ1:) at Wexner Center for the Arts in October 2021. Humphries’s work blurs the line between the painterly expression and the automated simulacrum. Her paintings in this show included 3D printed blacklight flat sculptures that resemble paintings that use as a base layer text encoded (ASCII) versions of earlier paintings with novel features palimpsestically overwriting them, such as Greek letters, Möbius strips, emoticons, and brand names. Our script ties together Humphries’s innovative practice with debates regarding the relative indeterminacy of the subject in comparison to the algorithm and artificial intelligence – debates which are linked to related questions as to the possibility of chance and spontaneity within seemingly closed discourses such as those interpreted by psychoanalysis, discourses famously encoded by Jacques Lacan into algorithms – and psychoanalysis itself. For the event, we invented a character for Gabe Rubin named Absinthe Omega, a brand ambassador for automated painting, to serve as a queer figure who might dramatize these issues while also fading into and out of the ground of painting itself as if they were a kind of subjectile substrate to these antinomic debates.
The Bodies We Inhabit: Reclaiming Power in the Poetry of Melissa Lozada-Oliva and Olivia Gatwood
Authors:   University of Bucharest, Yunusoğlu Andrada
Published: February 2023

In this study I shall analyse peluda (2017) by Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and New American Best Friend (2017) and Life of the Party (2019) by Olivia Gatwood, focusing on how feminism and confessional poetry are used as means of empowerment and awareness for non-conforming identities. I shall analyse the most recurrent motifs and themes used by both poets in conjunction with feminist theory, highlighting the relationship between female identity and text. Furthermore, I shall describe how Melissa Lozada-Oliva and Olivia Gatwood reclaim their identity, language and discourse throughout the aforementioned books. Moreover, I shall also clarify why confessional poetry and the use of ‘I’ is a political act/choice for feminist poets. Without further ado, in this study I aim to showcase how the political and social issues influence the literary world, contributing to a more inclusive idea of a literary canon.
Trauma, Affect, Memory and 21st-Century Poetry
Authors:   Metropolitan State University of Denver, Bejan Cristina , Ionescu Arleen
Published: February 2023

This interview with contemporary poet and historian Cristina A. Bejan, conducted over email, examines several contemporary meanings of 21st-century poetry through a personal lens. The interview starts from Bejan’s academic work and continues with her creative work, focusing on her ‘spoken word’ in the volume Green Horses on the Wall, published in 2020 and translated in Romanian this year. Notions such as memory, trauma, affect that represent the core of Bejan’s poetry are explained by the poet in relation to her poetics.
Human activities determine vegetation water use in the middle and lower reaches of arid areas
Authors: Lu Siyu , Zhu Guofeng , Li Rui , Jiao Yinying , Meng Gaojia , Qiu Dongdong , Liu Yuwei , Wang Lei , Lin Xinrui , Xu Yuanxiao , Wang Qinqin , Chen Longhu
Published: February 2023

Abstract. In the middle and lower reaches of inland river basins of arid regions, human-intensive exploitation directly determines the distribution patterns of plants in arid areas and further determines the patterns of water use and the water cycle in arid regions. However, human activities on vegetation water utilization and the influence of the water cycle process and mechanism are not clear. In this study, seven observation systems were set up to collect samples in the mountainous, oasis and desert areas of the Shiyang River Basin, an arid inland river in central Asia. In order to quantitatively assess the contribution of different potential water sources to plants, stable isotopes of various water bodies in different geomorphic units of the basin were analyzed. The results showed that precipitation and soil water were the main sources of forest trees in mountainous areas, and the farmland vegetation in the middle and lower reaches of the oasis mainly absorbed soil water supplied by irrigation. The desert area forms vegetation in the ecological water transport area, and vegetation mainly absorbs soil water, lake water and groundwater formed by ecological water transport. On the whole, the water use patterns of plants in mountainous areas are not affected by human activities fundamentally, the oasis area is mainly affected by irrigation activities, and the inland river terminal lake area is mainly affected by ecological water transport. Human activities determine the water use patterns in the middle and lower reaches of inland rivers in arid areas.
Decreasing seasonal cycle amplitude of methane in the northern high latitudes being driven by lower latitude changes in emissions and transport
Authors: Dowd Emily , Wilson Chris , Chipperfield Martyn P. , Gloor Emanuel , Manning Alistair , Doherty Ruth
Published: February 2023

Abstract. Atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations are rising which is expected to lead to a corresponding increase in its global seasonal cycle amplitude (SCA), the difference between its seasonal maximum and minimum values. Spatially-varying changes in the SCA could indicate long-term persistent variations in the seasonal sources and sinks but such SCA changes have not been investigated. Here we use surface flask measurements and a 3-D chemical transport model (TOMCAT) to diagnose changes in the SCA of atmospheric CH4 between 1995–2020 and attribute the changes regionally to contributions from different sectors. We find that the observed SCA decreased by 4 ppb (7.6 %) in the northern high latitudes (NHL, 60° N–90° N), whilst globally the SCA increased by 2.5 ppb (6.5 %) during this time period. TOMCAT reproduces the change in the SCA at observation sites across the globe and therefore we use it to attribute regions which are contributing to the changes in the NHL SCA. We find that well-mixed background CH4, likely from emissions originating in, and transported from, more southerly latitudes has the largest impact on the decreasing SCA in the NHL (56.5 % of total contribution to NHL). In addition to the background CH4, recent emissions from Canada, the Middle East and Europe contribute 16.9 %, 12.1 % and 8.4 %, respectively, to the total change in the SCA in the NHL. The regional contributions are driven by increases in summer emissions from the Boreal Plains in Canada, decreases in winter emissions across Europe, and a combination of increases in summer emissions and decreases in winter emissions over the Arabian Peninsula and Caspian Sea in the Middle East. These results highlight that changes in the observed seasonal cycle can be an indicator of changing emission regimes in local and non-local regions, particularly in the NHL where the change is counter-intuitive.
A decrease in rockfall probability under climate change conditions in Germany
Authors: Nissen Katrin M. , Wilde Martina , Kreuzer Thomas M. , Wohlers Annika , Damm Bodo , Ulbrich Uwe
Published: February 2023

Abstract. The effect of climate change on rockfall in the German low mountain regions is investigated following two different approaches. The first approach uses a logistic regression model that describes the combined effect of precipitation, freeze-thaw cycles and fissure water on rockfall probability. The climate change signal for past decades is analysed by applying the model to meteorological observations. The possible effect of climate change until the end of the century is explored by applying the statistical model to the output of a multi-model ensemble of 23 regional climate scenario simulations. It is found that the number of days per year exhibiting an above-average probability for rockfall has been mostly decreasing during the last decades. Statistical significance is, however, present only at few sites. A robust and statistically significant decrease can be seen in the RCP8.5 climate scenario simulations for Germany and neighbouring regions, locally falling below -10 % when comparing the last 30 years of the 20th century to the last 30 years of the 21st century. The most important factor determining the projected decrease in rockfall probability is a reduction in the number of freeze-thaw cycles expected under future climate conditions. For the second approach four large-scale meteorological patterns that are associated with enhanced rockfall probability are identified from reanalysis data. The frequency of all four patterns exhibits a seasonal cycle that maximizes in the cold half of the year (winter/spring). Trends in the number of days that can be assigned to these patterns are determined both in meteorological reanalysis data and in climate simulations. In the reanalysis no statistically significant trend is found. For the future scenario simulations all climate models show a statistically significant decrease in the number of rockfall promoting weather situations.
RURAL SETTLEMENTS SEGMENTATION BASED ON DEEP LEARNING U-NET USING REMOTE SENSING IMAGES
Authors: Aamir Z. , Seddouki M. , Himmy O. , Maanan M. , Tahiri M. , Rhinane H.
Published: February 2023

Abstract. Accurate and efficient extraction of rural settlements from high-resolution remote sensing imagery is of paramount importance for rural government management. Unplanned rural settlements are quite common. Understanding the spatial characteristic of these rural settlements is of great importance as it offers indispensable information for land management and decision-making. In this setting, the U-net architecture is proposed in this study for rural settlements differentiation by image segmentation on high-resolution satellite images of rural settlements in Zagora province, Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco. To predict pixels in remote sensing images representing rural settlements in this province. Image segmentation is conducted using different encoders in the U-net architecture, and the results are compared. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method effectively mapped and discriminated rural settlements areas with an overall accuracy of 98%, achieving comparable and improved performance over other traditional rural extraction methods.
INTEGRATING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES AND UAS TECHNOLOGY TO UPDATE LIDAR DTM FOR FLOOD MODELING IN LAS NIEVES, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, PHILIPPINES
Authors: Gagula A. C. , Bolanio K. P. , Bermoy M. M. , Salupado C. A. , Arayan M. G.
Published: February 2023

Abstract. The Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is essential in generating the topographic structure of an area by eliminating its external features. Conventional survey techniques are still employed to obtain accurate geographic data on the earth's surface. However, accurate land surveys are now achievable because of the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This study aims to update the LiDAR DTM for Flood Modeling in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, using GNSS and UAS integration. The Static GNSS survey was carried out to collect precise points for the direct georeferencing of the DJI Phantom 4 GNSS-RTK UAV. There is a continuous investigation of the influence of flight parameters in creating DTM. Hence, this study also evaluates the effects of overlap percentage and flight altitude on the quality of the generated DTM. There were 16 flight plans prepared using various combinations of flight parameters. The UAS data collected was processed using the Structure from Motion. The quality of the DTM was assessed based on its accuracy and level of completeness to identify the optimal parameters for generating the data model. Based on the results of the accuracy and completeness of the DTMs, the optimal parameters for generating are 90% and 120 meters. Subsequently, the UAS-based DTM generated using this combination of flight parameters was utilized in updating the existing DTM of Las Nieves to create the flood model of the area. The flood model was generated using the hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of the HEC RAS Mapper.
RECENT DRONE APPLICATIONS IN MALAYSIA: AN OVERVIEW
Authors: Gohari A. , Ahmad A. B. , Oloruntobi O. O.
Published: February 2023

Abstract. This study aims on an exploration of recent applications of drones in the Malaysian context. More specifically, to investigate the drone’s application status and application areas. To search the academic literature and identify the included documents, we have followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. We conducted an overview study of the total number of 54 documents (out of 202) published since 2018, which were extracted from the Scopus database. The results of the bibliometric analysis of the included documents showed that drones in Malaysia are applied in different disciplines, including agriculture, mapping, forestry, river monitoring, transportation, construction, coastal management, flood management, and other applications. Among these, agriculture and mapping are the main application areas. MDPI published the most journal articles, and IGRSM conferences published the highest number of conference papers. Furthermore, scholars from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia have the highest contribution among others.
La custodia de las mascotas: nuevo escenario en la mediación familiar
Authors: Sáez Olmos José , Caravaca Llamas Carmen , Molina Cano Jerónimo
Published: February 2023

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo ofrecer una reflexión teórica sobre un nuevo escenario de aplicación de la mediación familiar en los casos de separación o divorcio: la importancia de considerar el bienestar de la/s mascota/s. Cada vez hay más mascotas en los hogares españoles y, además, existen experiencias sobre la cuestión de la custodia de los animales domésticos, en casos de separación o ruptura de las relaciones personales entre sus custodios/as o cuidadores/as, que han acabado en los tribunales. Por ello, se compila los avances legislativos sobre esta materia a partir del anteproyecto de Ley de Protección y Derechos de los Animales y se analizan las características propias de la mediación familiar como sistema apropiado para resolver los conflictos en materia de custodia y cuidados de las mascotas en situaciones de disolución familiar. Se incorpora, además, sugerencias y orientaciones a considerar en la agenda mediadora sobre algunos puntos importantes a tratar relacionados con la/s mascota/s, previas a la finalización del proceso y que pueden ayudar al cumplimiento de los acuerdos y a la garantía del bienestar animal.
TINJAUAN YURIDIS PEMUNGUTAN PAJAK BUMI DAN BANGUNAN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH KOTA SURABAYA
Authors: Setiawan Angga Eka , Fatmawati Leony , Fikri Sultoni
Published: February 2023

Di Indonesia, otonomi daerah sangatlah berperan penting bagi pembangunan. Sudah sepantasnya daerah dapat mengembangkan sumber daya daerahnya sebagai hasil dari penerapan UU Otonomi Daerah, yang mengatur pengalihan kekuasaan dan pengalihan tanggung jawab dari Pemerintah Pusat kepada Pemerintah Daerah, serta penerapan “Undang-Undang tentang Perimbangan Keuangan Pemerintah Pusat dan Pemerintah Daerah.” Dalam mewujudkan pembangunan pada setiap daerah, maka diperlukan adanya pembagian pajak. Tapi, dari berbagai penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan Otonomi Daerah justru menimbulkan distorsi dan biaya ekonomi yang tinggi. Penelitian hukum normatif digunakan dalam penelitian ini, dengan bahan/ data sekunder yang diambil dari bahan pustaka dan terorganisir secara sistematis. Dalam penelitian ini membahas tentang adanya pengaturan pemungutan pajak bumi dan bangunan di Kota Surabaya dalam rangka meningkatkan Pendapatan Asli Daerah (PAD). Secara khusus, wilayah Kota Surabaya menjadi fokus penelitian ini, yang bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi objek Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan yang kepemilikan dan manfaatnya dilakukan oleh orang atau entitas di sektor perkotaan. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengaturan pemungutan Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan di Kota Surabaya belum optimal karena informasi belum terdistribusi secara merata, sehingga mengakibatkan banyak wajib pajak yang belum memahami pentingnya pajak dalam meningkatkan Pendapatan Asli Daerah di Kota Surabaya. Dalam hal ini, Pemerintah Daerah juga memiliki peranan yang sangat krusial untuk melaksanakan pemungutan Pajak Daerah. Selain itu, Pemerintah juga dapat memberikan sosialisasi kepada masyarakat sebagai Wajib Pajak agar masyarakat mengetahui pentingnya sekaligus tata cara dalam melakukan pembayaran pajak. Dengan melakukan kerjasama tersebut antara Pemerintah Daerah dan masyarakat sebagai Wajib Pajak, dapat membuka peluang besar dalam penyelenggaraan Otonomi Daerah yang tersistematis dan merata pada seluruh wilayah di Indonesia.
Biostratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous belemnites in France and Bulgaria. Comparative analysis
Authors: Combémorel Raymond , Stoyanova-Vergilova Maria
Published: February 2023

In Bulgaria the Lower Cretaceous belemnites become abundant as late as the beginning of the Hauterivian Stage. At the same time, the French belemnite faunas, still rare in the Berriasian, where a few species are to be found coming from the Tithonian, gradually become richer as the Valanginian develops. In the latter they are of a considerable stratigraphic significance. From the Hauterivian through the Aptian Stage the belemnites faunas in both countries grow quite varied, being much richer in Bulgaria. Through the Aptian Stage the belemnites decrease in variety, especially in France. The belemnites fauna diminishes much more gradually in Bulgaria, where a number of species from the European and Tethys provinces persist till the Cenomanian.
Carbonate petrology of the Čiprovci ore zone
Authors: Dragov Peter , Neykov Hristo
Published: February 2023

The Čiprovci ore zone is known for its polygenic and polychronous mineralizations formed in a siderite-calcite marble bed of Early Paleozoic age. Its general leatures as well as structures, textures and mineral composition record the following events. 1. Deposition of chemogene calcite limestone with hydrothermal-sedimentary siderite interlayers associated with a basic volcanism. Presumable age: Cambrian. 2. Greenschist regional dynamothermal metamorphism that transformed the carbonate rocks into finegrained marbles. Siderite contains 27 ± 5 mol% MnCO3, 6 ± 3 mol% MgCO3 and 1-2 mol% CaCO3. The two kinds of ma1ble are compositionally mosaic due to each grain growing with the composition of its seed carbonate during the metamorphic recrystallization. 3. Formation of a hydrothermal low-temperature silver-lead sulphide mineralization (Pb-Pb model age of 320-340 Ma). It developed metasomatically in the siderite bodies mainly. The hydrothermal fluids were magnesium-rich and their first product was dolomite MgO0.8FeO0.1Mn0.1. They gradually became richer in Fe and Mn supplied during the metasomatic replacement of earlier material, and the dolomite crystals were overgrown by ankerite (up to Fe0.7Mg0.3) and manganian ankerite (up to Fe0.5Mn0.4Mg0.1). Siderite and calcite were redeposited during the later stages of the process. The main characteristics of these metasomatic·carbonate crystals is that they are idiomorphic and compositionally zoned. 4. Formation of syn- and postmagmatic mineralizations associated with a granite intrusion (Pb-Pb model age of 255 ± 17 Ma). Carbonate minerals formed and were transformed during asuccession of processes involving: 1. Thermal metamorphism that converted the siderite marble partly or completely into magnetite ore; 2. Skarn formation in the calcite marbles; and 3. Deposition of a post-skarn oxide-sulphide-arsenide high to medium-temperature mineralization. During the magnetite fo rmation, the fluids were enriched in manganese and magnesium solutes: (Fe, Mn. Mg)CO3+H2O → Fe3O4+Mn2++Mg2++CO-. They deposited high-temperature zoned Ca-Mg-Fe-rhodochrosite, Fe-Mn-magnesite and Mg-Mn-sideritc with end members Mn0.6Fe0.2Ca0.1 Mg0.1 and Mg0.5,Fe0.3,Mn0.2. The rhodochrosite-magnesite solid-solution interval shows a solubility gap observable even on areas smaller than 1 mm2. The end of the process produced also ankerites part of which show high manganese contents (reaching kutnahorite compositions Mn0.5Fe0.3Mg0.2). Formation of a quartz-barite mineralisat ion (Late Cretaceous?). The earlier carbonates were partly redeposited or recrystallized.
Potassium and silica variations in the Paleogenic – Macedonian – Rhodopean – North-Aegean Volcanic Belt: geodynamic and petrogenetic implications
Authors: Marchev Peter , Shanov Stefan
Published: February 2023

Upper Eocene-Lower Oligocene volcanism in the Macedonian - Rhodope-North-Aegean Volcanic Belt has occurred in three volcanic zones: Struma Volcanic Zone, Central Rhodope Volcanic Zone, and East Rhodope Volcanic Zone. In this study we compare the potassium and silica variations in the Central Rhodope and East Rhodope Volcanic Zones. The composition of the volcanic products in the two zones shows strong dependence on crustal thickness. In the East Rhodope Volcanic Zone, underlain by thin (28-35 km) continental crust, volcanic rocks exhibit intermediate to acid composition with minor basic lavas. A distinct south to north enrichment trend and a complete range of low-K calc-alkaline, calc-alkaline, high-K calc-alkaline and shoshonitic series are distinguished in space and time. The Central Rhodope Volcanic Zone is characterized by a thicker continental crust (35–52 km). The volcanic rocks are dominated by acid lavas and ignimbrites with single intermediate dykes, showing high-K calc-alkaline and shoshonitic affinity, and well-defined south-southwest to north potassium enrichment not related to the crustal thickness. The spatial and temporal potassium and silica variations in both the Central Rhodope Volcanic Zone and the Eastern Rhodope Volcanic Zone can be explained by a northeastward-to northward-directed subduction system with time-increasing subduction angles and by the variability of cru stal thickness in the two zones.
Sur lʼâge et la genèse de certains gîtes metallifères dans lʼAtlas tunisien (dʼaprès les études isotopes du Pb)
Authors: Maneva Bogdana , Manev Damyan , Amov Blagoj
Published: February 2023

The radioisotopic studies carried out on mineralizations from the Tunisian Atlas allow to additionally elucidate the debatable question concerning their age and genesis. The data obtained for the isotopic composition of Pb fall between the curves of growing of "orogen" and "Upper Cretaceous" which indicates a crustal source of the metals. Besides the data obtained, they also indicate that the mineral-formation process occurred polychronously. These conclusions are in accordance with the phenomena caused by the conversion of the plates of the lithosphere at the boundaries of the Tunisian Atlas. During the thickening and reprocessing of the Earth's crust an additional supply of radiogenic lead into "Upper Cretaceous" was realized. Large masses of Triassic evaporitic sediments were mobilized during the multifold periods of tectonic activity. The Triassic diapirism favoured the generation, mobilization and draining of hydrothermal solutions which enriched in metals at the expense of their leaching by the adjacent rocks or by preceding mineralizations. The mineralization started first in the East Tunisian structural metallogenic zone along the N-S tectonic lineament. lt evolved from the end of Lower Cretaceous until Miocene tending to rejuvination from the central towards the external parts of the Tunisian Atlas.