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Application of Smart Contracts and Blockchain Platforms in Cross-Border Oil and Gas Transactions: Aggravation of Conflict-of-Laws Problem
Authors: Andriyanov D. V.
Published: October 2020

Modern international hydrocarbons turnover is becoming more autonomous and decentralized. This process is facilitated not only by the introduction into contractual practice of such network technologies as smart contracts and blockchain platforms, but also by the wide dissemination of sources of non-governmental regulation (lex petrolea). In the context of the network paradigm of private international law, the classic problem of conflict of laws is exacerbated. The author considers the conflict-of-laws aspects of the use of smart contracts based on blockchain technology in cross-border oil and gas transactions, taking into account the fact that the use of computer algorithms does not create a new contract, but is only a special form of transaction. Such “automated” transactions in the oil and gas sector involving multiple jurisdictions create uncertainty in their legal regime. In the absence of a comprehensive substantive legal regulation, and in connection with the phenomenon of lex petrolea, the conflict-of-laws method of regulation predominates. The author shares his reasoning concerning the possibility of extending the application of Regulation No. 593/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union “On the Law to be Applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I)” to smart contracts. The author concludes that existing regulation is quite applicable to smart contracts in cross-border oil and gas transactions. Another question is whether the law, which is applicable by virtue of a conflict-of-laws rule, provides for an appropriate substantive basis. To date, special legislation on smart contracts has been passed in only several American states. It is predicted that in the future, private international law will not only determine the law applicable to smart contracts, but will also be a guide to disseminating the positive experience of legal regulation of smart contracts in different countries.
Taxi Drivers Performing Work through Online Platforms: What Are the Legal Consequences of Labor “Uberization”?
Authors: Lyutov N. L. , Voytkovskaya I. V.
Published: October 2020

The paper discusses the problems of determining the legal status of drivers of the Uber online platform in the European Union states and the United States of America, where the Uber activities have been perceived by licensed taxi services and trade unions as a threat to fair competition and the social and labor rights of citizens. The authors analyze the arguments of the judicial and administrative bodies of the European Union states and the United States of America, which examined the appeals and claims of drivers, trade unions or transport companies. For comparison, the arguments of Russian courts on disputes about determining the legal nature of the relationship between the similar Uber online platform — Yandex.Taxi and its drivers are analyzed. Based on surveys that questioned the drivers and the analysis of online platform advertisements aimed at attracting drivers to work in the taxi service, the authors conclude that there are signs of actual use of drivers labor without formalizing labor relations and, accordingly, without providing them with social and labor guarantees.
Robotization and Artificial Intelligence: Criminal Law Risks in the Field of Public Security
Authors: Gracheva Yu. V. , Aryamov A. A.
Published: October 2020

Large-scale robotization is becoming one of the challenges of modern society. Jurisprudence in general and criminal law in particular cannot remain aloof from the challenges associated with the introduction of artificial intelligence in all spheres of public life. The process of forming the legal space has begun, but there is no comprehensive approach to solving the problem, since scientists consider robots within the framework of only those social relations that are part of the subject of the relevant branch of law. In this regard, there is a lag in the development, for example, of criminal law norms, since the process of determining the civil law status of a robot is not completed, and the construction of the concept of criminal law risks in robotics and artificial intelligence depends on it. The paper attempts to describe the criminal legal risks of using robotics and artificial intelligence for public security, to assess the available criminal legal means of counteracting the onset of socially dangerous consequences in the absence of adequate measures, to propose directions for improving the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Personality of a Lawyer: Qualities that Contribute to Successful Professional Activities in the Context of Advocacy Digitalization
Authors: Korotkova P. E.
Published: October 2020

The paper analyzes the situation in the field of informatization of the Russian advocacy, substantiates the need to create and develop a corporate advocacy work environment as part of the overall digital space of Russia. The need for unification of disparate processes of informatization and information interaction is substantiated. The paper also considers three groups of criteria, namely professional, procedural and consumer, which are required to qualified legal assistance provided by lawyers. The personality qualities of a modern lawyer are revealed, which contribute to his successful professional activity in the conditions of informatization of the Russian legal profession. These are qualities such as interest (In the chosen field of activity), morality, communication skills, punctuality, and ability to work under pressure. At the end of the paper, the author formulates the conclusion that the list of personality qualities of a lawyer considered is not exhaustive, but during the period of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in conditions of self-isolation, these qualities are the most important ones.
Legal Regime for Open Access to Publicly Funded Research and Scientific Information in the European Union and the United States of America
Authors: Ponomareva D. V. , Barabashev A. G.
Published: October 2020

The paper examines the best practices of the European Union and its member states, as well as the United States of America in terms of legal regulation of the relationship between intellectual property law and regulatory framework that provides open access to research results and scientific information. The authors note that the scope of protection provided for research results in the two largest jurisdictions — the European Union and the United States of America — varies. It is emphasized that, although the implementation of the principles of protecting the results of scientific research provided for by supranational and national legislation is based on contractual agreements between authors, publishers and universities, the framework established by the copyright regime is a determining factor in the form in which these agreements take on. At the end of the paper the authors conclude that there is harmonization of the analyzed supranational and national legal regimes. The authors point out that supranational and national copyright regimes should create favorable conditions for the dissemination and reuse of state-sponsored scientific publications.
Experience of Criminal Proceedings Digitalization in the Federal Republic of Germany and Possibilities of its Use in the Criminal Proceedings Digitalization in Russia
Authors: Maslennikova L. N. , Sushina T. E.
Published: October 2020

The paper analyzes the experience of digitalization of the criminal justice of the Federal Republic of Germany as one of the leading states of the European Union with a high level of informatization of the public administration mechanism. The study of German theory and practice allowed us to conclude that the criminal justice of Germany is quite successful in adapting to the new digital reality and that it is possible to use positive experience in developing the Russian concept of building criminal justice that provides access to justice in the development of digital technologies. It is proposed to consider digitalization as an irreversible and logical process of the development of criminal proceedings, requiring adjustments to the organizational basis of criminal procedure. Along with this, it is concluded that digitalization may become a prerequisite for changing the architecture (construction) of pre-trial stages of criminal proceedings with their subsequent transformation into the initial stage of criminal proceedings prior to justice.
Head of Department as a Capacity Triad: Manager, Teacher, Researcher
Authors: Ershova I. V.
Published: October 2020

The paper attempts to comprehend the legal status of the head of a department with the identification of the most significant areas of his activities. The author considers the basics of the labor law status of the head of the department of a Russian university, and studies their correlation with the legal norms of France and Germany using a comparative approach. A review of strategic approaches to filling the position of the head of the department has been carried out. The models of organizational behavior of the head of a department, his leadership styles, methods of department management are analyzed. A model of the qualities of the head of a department of the university has been built, attention is given to professional competence, as well as the system of its constituent competencies. The characteristic of the pedagogical function of the head of a department is given, a reasoned opinion is expressed about the growth of its role in the conditions of digitalization of education. The scientific component of the manager’s functional is considered through the prism of criteria for an academic degree, academic title, membership in dissertation councils, scientific management of graduate students, undergraduates, etc. The role of the head of the department as the leader of the scientific school is shown. The author expresses an opinion about the need to increase the importance of departments in Russian universities, reduce the teaching load of heads of departments, legitimize the positions of their deputies, etc. It is concluded that the head of a department is a "universal soldier" who performs almost all functions in an educational organization, he is called upon to become an effective manager, while remaining a successful teacher and famous scientist.
About the looped layer. Research by the method of rebirth
Authors: Lazurskiy A. F.
Published: October 2020

The most important conductor of sensitivity in the brain is, as is known, a system of fibers passing in the longitudinal direction through the entire brain stem and bearing the name of the loop layer. In view of the important physiological significance of this system, many anatomists have already worked on this issue, due to which the course of the loop layer now seems to have been largely studied; therefore, I will try to present it in the most brief outline, dwelling mainly on controversial or poorly developed aspects of the issue.
Prof. V.M.Bekhterev. Pathways of the spinal cord and brain. Guide to the study of internal connections of the brain. Part II. Fibers of the cerebellum, fibers of the cerebral hemispheres and a general overview of the conducting systems. Second edition, completely revised and significantly enlarged. With 255 figures in the textѣ. S.-Petersburg, 1898. Ts. 3 r. 50 k
Authors: Vorotynskiy B.
Published: October 2020

Having released the second part of The Pathways of the Brain, the venerable author has enriched Russian medical literature with a new major work on the anatomy of the central nervous system. In its present form, "The pathways of the spinal cord and the brain" are a complete guide containing a complete study of the internal connections of the brain.
М. van Erp Taalman Kip. Acute Manie. — Allg. Zeitschr. für Psychiat. Bd. 54. pg. 119—135
Authors: Idelson G.
Published: October 2020

The work gives interesting proof for the teachings of Krayerlin, that there is no mania per se, and that mania is only a symptom of another mental illness or one of the phase-out periodical insanity. The author looked through the histories of the illness of 856 patients, among whom he found 107 cases of diagnosis "Mania" or "Mania acuta".
А. van Gebuchten. L’anatomie fine de la cellule nerveuse. — Revue neurologique. № 18. 1897
Authors: Yanishevskiy A.
Published: October 2020

This article, which is a summary of the author's report at the international congress of doctors in Moscow, contains a description of the nerve cell in her deceased, active and pathological states.
Report of the commission elected by the Society of Neuropathologists and Psychiatrists at the Kazan University to consider the fundamental issues developed by the Medical Council at the Kharkiv Provincial Zemsky Administration regarding the reorganization of the treatment and care of the mentally ill
Authors: Popov N. M. , Vorotynskiy B. I. , Levchatkin V. I , Naumov P. I.
Published: October 2020

The committee of 4 members at the meeting on October 22, 1897 examined the proposed questions and found it possible to express their next thoughts and conclusions on them.
Charcot-Blocq's Symptom Complex
Authors: Popov N. M.
Published: October 2020

You see in front of you a patient who has just recently entered the nervous department of the Pokrovskaya hospital. Our information about her, especially concerning her past life, is still very scarce. However, I do not allow myself to stop your attention on her today, since the patient presents a rather curious complex of symptoms, in the strength of which I have some reason to doubt: about two months ago she lost the ability to walk, stand and even sit and, although in her condition the patient has recently undergone a dramatic improvement, such a feature still catches the eye. Indeed, if we put the patient down, we will easily notice that she sways from side to side, tries to hold onto the edge of the bed with her hands, and nevertheless, after a few minutes, falls on the pillows. When put on her feet, the patient maintains an upright position only with the help of two seats; if she is left alone, her knees immediately bend and she sinks to the floor; walk, even with outside support, she can do it with great difficulty and extremely slowly. Take a look at what character they differ in this movement. In the beginning of each contraction of the muscles of the right leg, some difficulty is suppressed, which, however, is then smoothed out; if the patient is forced to repeat the same movements, then a similar feature is observed only at the first, although the subsequent ones continue to bear the imprint of uncertainty, inaccuracies, are performed as if by jerks. The same phenomena exist in the muscles of the left leg, only here they are expressed in an even greater degree.
Theoretical and practical considerations regarding the study of cranial circulation by measuring blood pressure at the two ends of the carotid artery
Authors: Telyatnik F. N.
Published: October 2020

Of all the methods of studying cranial blood circulation, which I will not list here, the best is the one in which the state of cranial blood circulation is judged by the blood pressure in the two ends of the carotid artery. Hrthle was the first to observe this method, and therefore the method itself is often called the Hrthle method. However, as Hrthle himself says, the idea of ​​a method existed before. So, A. Dastre and J. Morat, for the purpose of proving the existence of vasomotor fibers for the lower limb in n. ischiadicus, determined the blood pressure in the central end of one a. cruralis and in the peripheral end the other; on the side last n. ischiadicus overcame. With irritation of a peripheral nerve cut, the pressure increased in the peripheral end of the а. cruralis, remaining unchanged in the central cut. This increase in pressure in the operated limb, which coincides with the unchanged pressure in the rest of the body, proves that (with the indicated irritation) there is a reduction in small arteries.
On the special nucleus of reticular formation at the level of the upper sections of the Varoliyev bridge
Authors: Bekhterev V.
Published: October 2020

Recently, thanks to the research of Koller, mine, Mislavsky and others, in the formation of already well-known early formations (such as the upper olives, etc.), it was possible to isolate several new or little known substances in the early which, adhering to the ascending topographic location, we will call: 1) the nucleus of the anterior column described by Mislavsky or the respiratory nucleus embedded in the medulla oblongata at the level of the roots n. hypoglossi, partly inwardly, partly outwardly from the last ones: 2) the lower central nucleus of Koller'a, located in the medulla oblongata above the head or upper part of the lower olives; 3) the lamellar core of the tire described by me at the level of the bridge, located above the inner part of the loop layer; 4) the upper central nucleus described by me, lying on the sides of the suture at the level of the posterior colliculus; 5) the anonymous nucleus that I described, laid at the level of the anterior colliculus inside and at the cold of the loop layer, which is present at this level on the transverse edges in the form of a sickle-shaped bundle, and finally 6) the small conical-shaped nucleus of the transverse bundle is located even higher.
Prof. A.S. Tauber. Brain surgery. Clinical lectures. -Spb. 1898
Authors: Vorotynskiy B. I.
Published: October 2020

Several years ago, neuropathologists and even psychiatrists were especially fond of the surgical treatment of the suffering of the central nervous system. At this time, neuropathologists very often called for help from the art of surgeons, and the surgical knife did not hesitate to penetrate into the cranial cavity and freely dispose of its contents. Soon, many observations appeared in this direction, mainly by English authors, who warmly recommended surgical intervention for brain diseases, reporting on the favorable results achieved by them with this method of treatment.
"Russian Medical Vesnik". 1898, no. 1
Authors: Vorotynskiy B. I.
Published: October 2020

The first issue of the new magazine Rus. Med. Vestnik". In the course of 1898, 4 trial issues of the magazine will be published, and in 1899 "Vastnik" will already be published periodically in two books per month, 3-4 pages each. The annual price for the magazine is 5 rubles
G. Marinesco. L’origine du facial supérieur. — Revue neurologique. 1898. № 2
Authors: Yanishevskiy A. E.
Published: October 2020

This article is, obviously, a brief preliminary announcement. The author cites the results of his experiments, where he adopted a new method of research, based on the constancy of changes discovered by the Nissl method in the cells of the central nervous system after the interruption of the corresponding peripheral nerves.
Chronicle of the society of neuropathologists and psychiatrists at the imperial Kazan University. Protocol of an emergency appointment on February 8, 1898
Authors: Popov N. M.
Published: October 2020

Chaired by N. M. Popov, under the secretary V. V. Nikolaev; The following active members were present: K. V. Voroshilov, N. A. Mislavsky, V. I. Razumovsky, N. A. Tolmachev, L. F. Geberg, B. I. Vorotynsky, D. V. Polumordvinov, G. A. Klyachkin, E. A. Yanishevskiy; guests: Dr. Borman, Dr. Segel, Dr. Favorskiy, Dr. Mering, Dr. Pervushin, Dr. Martynov, Dr. Zabusov, Dr. Elinson and about a hundred people from the audience.
Myelitis centralis acuta ascendens
Authors: Verzilov N. M.
Published: October 2020

The relation of real systemic diseases to others, close to them, still remains a little-studied fact. Most of all, this applies to diseases of the anterior horns of the spinal cord and nuclei of the stem part of the brain. There are very few anatomical studies in this area, and any new fact in this direction, it seems to us, has scientific significance. And not only from the scientific, but also from the practical side, the study of these phenomena is of great interest. Studying clinical phenomena, we become unclear when explaining these or other phenomena and cannot find the corresponding anatomical changes. Two years ago, we had to observe a very interesting clinical case of illness, which presented no less interest in the anatomical study.
Dr. A. I. Yushchenko. The relationship of the lower mesenteric sympathetic node to the innervation of the bladder and the volume of automatic movements of the last day. - Archive of Biological Sciences, T. VI, issue 5
Authors: Vorotynskiy B. I.
Published: October 2020

Physiology has not yet given us positive data on the function of the sympathetic nervous system. Only recently, histologists have been able to prove that the nerve cells located in large sympathetic nodes do not differ in their morphological properties from cells of the central nervous system. This gives the right to assume that in the sympathetic nodes there are independent centers that are in the same dependence on the higher centers, as, for example, the centers of the spinal cord from the brain. We have very little data on the relationship of the sympathetic nervous system to the innervations of the bladder. On this basis, the author began to study this issue in the physiological laboratory of prof. Pavlova at the M. Academy.
Chronicle of the society of neuropathologists and psychiatrists at the imperial Kazan University. Protocol of the meeting of the Society on May 17
Authors: Popov N. M.
Published: October 2020

It was chaired by prof. N.M. Popov, under the secretary of B.I.Vorotynsky; The following members were present: N. A. Mislavskiy, N. A. Tolmachev, I. I. Naumov, M. M. Maevskiy, L. A. Sergeev; guests: Dr. Boldyrev and Dr. Toporkov.
A Comparison of COVID-19 Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Impact on Vulnerable Populations in Two States within the USA
Authors: Elengickal Joseph , Weber Marshall , Morris Jennifer , Win Alice , Carico John , Nazir Hana , Stagg Matthew , Teague Nicholas , Agrawal Rishabh , Patel Kush , MacArthur Rodger
Published: October 2020

Since late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has differentially impacted geographies and population demographics as it spread. As of June 30, 2020, two hotspots within the United States of America—the states of Georgia and Michigan—exhibited similar numbers of cases while Michigan had over twice the case fatality rate (CFR) of Georgia. Given the similar populations, land areas, and pandemic timelines of these states, such a large difference is unexpected. The primary goal of this paper is to examine why Michigan experienced much higher COVID-19 mortality than Georgia, which may point to at-risk comorbidities and vulnerable populations. We examined publicly available data on demographics, rates of comorbidities, environmental factors, and other population differences at the state and local levels (the cities of Detroit, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Albany, Georgia) that have known or identified associations with health outcomes. We also outlined the timeline of the pandemic in each state to determine if the actions of state governments may have contributed to the observed difference in CFR. While the difference in state CFR may imply that Michigan handled the pandemic poorly, the data show that inherent characteristics of Detroit may have led to the higher statewide CFR. Notable differences between the states include elderly populations, agricultural statistics, and drinking habits. Notable differences between the cities included population density, health system quality, per capita income, race, education, media access, and air pollution. Hypertension (among blacks), diabetes (at the city level), chronic kidney disease, asthma, heart disease, and cancer differed in prevalence by location and were associated with increased severity and/or mortality of COVID-19. There were more deaths due to COVID-19 in African American communities and nursing homes in Michigan. A combination of these factors likely explains the differential impact between these two states.
Baseline reliability and early response in clinical trials of major depressive disorder
Authors: Targum Steven
Published: October 2020

Many double-blind, placebo-controlled, antidepressant clinical trials conducted in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) fail to separate the candidate drug from placebo. Multiple factors can affect trial outcomes including the patient’s expectations and motivation, the clinician’s ratings competency and reliability, and the design of the trial itself. Two factors affecting treatment outcome associated with trial design are 1) the reliability of the baseline measure, and 2) an early, indiscriminate symptomatic response following randomization that can occur regardless of treatment assignment. The motivation to participate in the trial itself can influence the baseline measurement as well as the early symptomatic response that follows the baseline. An unreliable baseline measure will affect all subsequent symptomatic assessments during the clinical trial and may affect the interpretation of results. The baseline measure is usually the primary contingency variable used to evaluate treatment outcome in clinical trials and is typically a single point in time measurement obtained sometime on the baseline day. It is well known that the symptoms of MDD naturally fluctuate during the day (diurnal variation) and from day to day as well. Consequently, it is unrealistic to presume that a single point in time measurement can accurately and reliably capture the true symptom severity of all MDD patients at baseline. Several MDD trials have revealed an early symptomatic response that occurs shortly after randomization regardless of treatment assignment. It has been shown that the early symptomatic response may be sustained throughout the trial, includes patients assigned to placebo, and may impede signal detection at the end of the study. This review explores the importance of baseline reliability and the influence of early symptomatic response in some clinical trials of MDD patients and considers an alternative assessment method (ecological momentary assessment) as an innovative strategy to improve the reliability of the baseline measurement.
Role of the Insulin-like growth factor axis and the Transforming growth factor-β in the regulation of the placenta and the pathogenesis of Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases
Authors: Umana-Perez Adriana , Novoa-Herran Susana , Castro Juan , Correa-Sanchez Andres , Guevara Valentina , Lopez-Gonzalez David , Sanchez-Gomez Myriam
Published: October 2020

During human pregnancy, the trophoblast develops as the fetal compartment, while in bidirectional communication with the maternal decidua. The trophoblast is responsible for the adequate implantation of the embryo, supply of nutrients and environmental protection of the fetus along the progress of pregnancy. To perform these functions trophoblast cells, undergo a complex and finely tuned differentiation into specialized groups of cells, in a process regulated by several hormones, growth factors and cytokines. Abnormalities in trophoblast function result in several pregnancy complications. In this review, we focus our attention on two growth factors with pivotal roles during human pregnancy. The Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family and the Transforming growth factor (TGF-β) axis are important regulators of the proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of human trophoblasts. We summarize what is described in the literature on how these factors and their receptors are expressed on the different subsets of trophoblasts, the signaling pathways that transduce their corresponding actions and functional biological effects. We describe the associations that have been found between these growth factors and the group of pathologies known as Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases (GTD).
Air Pollution Issues in Australia.
Authors: Roden Janet
Published: October 2020

This researcher examined air quality in Australia and, compared to other countries, found that there were considerable gaps in Australian’s actions and legislation towards air pollution. Firstly Australia has a Neoliberal Federal Government who are committed to continuing with fossil fuel development. As well as a preference for coal, gas is regarded as being a big contender in the Australian economy. The Federal Government is now keen to undertake CSG mining to extract gas which produces methane which is approximately 30 times more dangerous to the climate in greenhouse gas emissions than carbon dioxide. Further concerns have arisen in regard to lack of fuel standards which mean that car owners can use whatever types of petrol they wish. Diesel is also another option. Both these fuel sources are creating toxic, uncontrolled pollution. Another worrying consideration is the 40 year old Australian coal-fired power stations. The author was affronted at the terrible toxins being emitted from the Liddell coal-fired power station, well above the international standards, and there only being dated control in place, unlike the reduction of emissions in other countries. The research project the author undertook on: “Supporting the Upper Hunter valley community in the transition from coal power to renewable energy with the closure of the Liddell power station in 2022,” showed that individual and family health results were concerning as there was confusion about whether respondents considered their health was impacted. Interestingly focus groups highlighted that many people did understand that once the power station closed their health would definitely improve. NSW and Australia need policy development and action in air quality. The evidence of bad pollution – no fuel standards; dated controls on emissions for 40 year old coal-fired power stations; and probable continued greenhouse gas emissions increasing through continued coal use and gas mining – show that Australia is at the crossroads in regard to air quality and climate change. Zali Steggall, an Independent Member of Parliament, is proposing a Climate Change Bill by November 2020. Her supporters are arguing for a conscience vote. If enacted, the Bill would address the issue of climate change in a scientific and systematic way and, in so doing, tackle the multi-faceted problem of Australia’s poor air quality.
A SECOND MAIN THEOREM FOR ENTIRE CURVES IN A PROJECTIVE VARIETY WHOSE DERIVATIVES VANISH ON INVERSE IMAGE OF HYPERSURFACE TARGETS
Authors: Nguyen Thi Thu Hang , Nguyen Thanh Son , Vu Van Truong
Published: October 2020

We establish a second main theorem for algebraically nondegenerate entire curves f in a projective variety V ⊂ P n(C) and a hypersurface target {D1, D2, . . . , Dq} satisfying f∗,z = 0 for all z ∈ ∪q j=1f−1(Dj).
Translation Quality Assessment in Translation Pedagogy at Tertiary Level
Authors: Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc , Nguyen Thi Kieu Thu
Published: October 2020

The article is a conceptual research with synthesis and analysis of theories and practices of translation quality assessment (TQA) in translation pedagogy in higher education institutions in the world. The research aims at providing a comprehensive picture with relevant basic issues in TQA; supplying criteria in the holistic assessment and analytic assessment, and classifications of translation errors in evaluation of translation quality in assignments and tests in translation courses; and scoring systems. The importance of TQA is emphasized and finding an answer to the open question of the possibility to build a common model in TQA for translation training at tertiary level is pinpointed. The article is expected to help teachers of translation in Vietnam to grasp a more realistic view of TQA so that they can make appropriate decisions and choose effective TQA solutions in their teaching context at tertiary level.
Autonomous public high school model with adaptation of education innovation in Vietnam
Authors: Chu Cam Tho , Hoang Kim Hue
Published: October 2020

Innovative policy in high school management of Vietnam is focused on giving more autonomy in decision making of task performance for education quality improvement. International literature reviews have shown that decentralizing on school curriculum development and delivering, finance allocation and human resource management is one of performance enhancing policies in education. This effort proposes an autonomous public high chool model in the context of 2019 Education Law enforcement and fulfillment of 2018 general education program.
A Numerical Investigation on Emissions of Partially Premixed Shale Gas Combustion
Authors: Ozturk Suat
Published: October 2020

The adiabatic, turbulent, and partially premixed combustions of several shale gases and air in a co-axial type combustor are computationally examined under the effects of different equivalence ratios, inlet temperatures, flow rates, humidity ratios, pressure, oxid inlet temperatures and flow rates, and swirl velocities in this study. Shale gases are extracted from Barnette, New Albany, Fayetteville, and Haynesville areas of USA. ANSYS software is used for numerical calculations of combustion. Results show that the maximum NO emissions for Barnette, New Albany, Fayetteville, and Haynesville shale gas occur at the equivalence ratio of 1.42, 1.41, 1.4, and 1.39. The rising fuel inlet temperature increase NO and reduces CO emissions after 300 K. The increasing humidity ratio causes NO and CO mass fractions to decrease. The ascending pressure raises NO up to 4 bar and lowers CO emissions. The increasing oxid flow rate abates the mass fractions of both NO and CO. The rising swirl velocity escalates NO up to 15 m/s and decreases CO emissions for all the shale gas combustions.
Classification of Medical Thermograms Belonging Neonates by Using Segmentation, Feature Engineering and Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Ornek Ahmet H. , Ervural Saim , Ceylan Murat , Konak Murat , Soylu Hanifi , Savasci Duygu
Published: October 2020

Monitoring and evaluating the skin temperature value are considerably important for neonates. A system detecting diseases without any harmful radiation in early stages could be developed thanks to thermography. This study is aimed at detecting healthy/unhealthy neonates in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We used 40 different thermograms belonging 20 healthy and 20 unhealthy neonates. Thermograms were exported to thermal maps, and subsequently, the thermal maps were converted to a segmented thermal map. Local binary pattern and fast correlation-based filter (FCBF) were applied to extract salient features from thermal maps and to select significant features, respectively. Finally, the obtained features are classified as healthy and unhealthy with decision tree, artificial neural networks (ANN), logistic regression, and random forest algorithms. The best result was obtained as 92.5% accuracy (100% sensitivity and 85% specificity). This study proposes fast and reliable intelligent system for the detection of healthy/unhealthy neonates in NICU.
Reverse Synchronous Transmission of Electrical Signals Based on Parallel Injection and Series Pickup
Authors: Zhang Hong , Lu Xinxin , Yin Xiuye
Published: October 2020

To eliminate the interference with the transmission of electrical signals, this paper puts forward a reverse synchronous transmission (RST) control method based on parallel injection and series pickup. Firstly, the synchronous transmission mechanism of electrical signals was analyzed, followed by the design of the framework and workflow of signal transmission. Next, an RST channel model was established for electrical signals, and the transmission parameters were configured based on the transmission properties of these signals. Through alternative current (AC) impedance analysis, the Laplace transform was performed on the transmission loop to increase the voltage of the transmission channel, and to elevate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the voltage across the resistor. Finally, the voltage comparator was adopted to obtain the digital information of the baseband signal, and the power signal was transmitted to the RST channel, completing the RST control of electrical signals. The experimental results show that the transmission speed of the system was 0.7488, and the reverse transmission of electrical signals was only delayed by 5ms, when the intensity of electromagnetic radiation was 2.0μT. Through parallel injection and series pickup, the proposed system can effectively realize the RST of electrical signals, without changing the topology of the transmission system.
Концептуальная модель жизнеспособности критических инфраструктур в контексте современной теории безопасности сложных систем
Authors: Маслобоев Андрей Владимирович , Быстров Виталий Викторович
Published: October 2020

В работе предлагается развитие современной теории безопасности сложных систем и расширение области ее применения на класс критических инфраструктур для исследования системных связей и закономерностей, определяющих жизнеспособность критических инфраструктур в условиях неопределенности и риска. Проведен анализ проблематики и состояния исследований в области обеспечения жизнеспособности критических инфраструктур в России и за рубежом. Разработана концептуальная модель жизнеспособности критической инфраструктуры на базе функционально-целевого подхода и теории управления. В рамках модели предложена формализация понятий «критическая инфраструктура» и «жизнеспособность», конкретизирующая содержание этой предметной области исследования с помощью новых формальных конструкций, что позволило расширить формальный аппарат теории безопасности систем и сделать его более конструктивным. Это обеспечило основу для формальной постановки общей задачи управления жизнеспособностью критических инфраструктур и созданияконцептуальной модели системы управления жизнеспособностью критических инфраструктур.
Classification of Tomato Plants Diseases Using Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Darma Putra I Ketut Gede , Fauzi Rahmat , Witarsyah Deden , Jayantha Putra I Putu Deva
Published: October 2020

Tomato plants are many cultivated by farmers to get their fruit. Several obstacles in the cultivation process result in the process of producing products that require maximization. Constraints faced by farmers are diseases that attack plants. Farmers in dealing with the disease simply recognize the disease with their naked eyes and take action without knowing how to deal with it. Several approaches have been made in the recognition process that can be handled by using deep learning. The results shown using this process produce a good performance. Therefore, this paper has the aim of making and evaluating recognition of the diseases in plants seen on tomato leaves automatically using a deep learning approach. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is one of the deep learning methods used in handling object recognition processes. Recognition process tomato plants disease used a data set consisting of 6 different types of disease. Recognition process used 100 image data for each type of disease as training data, while as many as 60 image data are used as testing. This study used three different types of data sets that are used differently, consisting of original image RGB, blending images, and a mixture of RGB images and blending images. The classification results using a mixture of RGB images and blending images have a better performance than others by producing a Genuine Acceptance Rate (GAR) of 96.7% following by the percentage of False Acceptance Rate (FAR) values of 3.3% and False Rejection Rate (FRR) of 3.3%.
Safety Hazards Identification of Construction Site Layout Based on Geographic Information System (GIS)
Authors: Sarasanty Diah
Published: October 2020

In the world's gross domestic product, the construction industry accounts for about 10% and plays a significant role in the eastern and western economies. Hectic places, unique characteristics, and an ever-changing work environment and its dynamic nature make construction sites challenging to predict before construction or during the life cycle project. The physical and psychological problems of construction workers caused by the construction site's poor safety, economically, significantly affect the project with a significant increase in costs. This study aims to identify occupational safety hazards by proposing occupational safety hazards in predicting worker safety hazards at construction sites. In this research, GIS is used to present the relationship between temporary facilities and safety issues at construction sites to improve the accuracy of identifying work accidents. The data collection stages were carried out through a location survey, geographic spatial, and interviews by SHE managers on a high-rise building construction project. The site layout's dynamic safety assessment is a step in GIS development in obtaining the safety zone accuracy around the temporary construction facility. It was found that there is a combination of GIS capabilities in the accuracy of site layout, which can significantly increase safety at the construction site to obtain recommendations for safety measures and minimize the occurrence of work accident fatalities through preventive actions.
Ischemic Stroke Classification using Random Forests Based on Feature Extraction of Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Saragih Glori Stephani , Rustam Zuherman , Aldila Dipo , Hidayat Rahmat , Yunus Reyhan E. , Pandelaki Jacub
Published: October 2020

Stroke has become a global health problem, due to high mortality and disability, with two-thirds of all strokes occurring in developing countries. In Indonesia, stroke is a disease with the highest mortality rate, namely in the first rank for more than two decades, 1990-2017. Stroke is divided into two types, ischemic and hemorrhagic; however, 87% of stroke sufferers are ischemic stroke. Suppose an ischemic stroke is found, and the patient is a new sufferer. In that case, the patient should get direct treatment because there is a golden period in stroke management that is if 4.5 hours to help and reduce the risk of death or permanent disability. High mortality and disability raise awareness of the importance of early detection of ischemic stroke; therefore, research has been carried out, especially in technology. To carry out automatic diagnosis, machine learning and deep learning can be used, especially because of their ability to provide high accuracy prediction results. In this study, the authors will provide an update in the detection of ischemic stroke based on patient CT scan by replacing NN's role on CNN with random forests. Thus, after feature extraction on CNN, the fully connected layer on CNN is completely replaced by random forests in classifying data. Based on the proposed method, the accuracy of testing is 100% when the percentage of the testing dataset is 10% and the number of trees more than 100 with criterion Gini or entropy.
Statistical Wind Energy Analysis and Wind Persistence Assessment for Cordoba And Sucre Departments' Weather Stations in The Caribbean Region of Colombia
Authors: Fabregas Villegas Jonathan , Valencia Ochoa Guillermo , Vanegas Chamorro Marley
Published: October 2020

A statistical analysis is carried out on the behavior of wind speed at meteorological stations located in the Caribbean Region of Colombia, in order to establish and identify the potential available in wind energy to be used as a renewable energy source, this by through the use of rigorous periodic studies, carried out by the Colombian Institute of Environment, Meteorology and Hydrology (IDEAM), to have efficient energy management and encourage the start-up of wind farms, which satisfy the energy demand necessary for the supply of Vulnerable Populations in the Colombian nation, therefore, the meteorological stations and their location are described, a wind analysis is made at different heights and roughness of the study terrain, and wind persistence studies are carried out using the autocorrelation function (ACF), behavioral analyzes are made Hourly and annual wind rate, for the meteorological stations described, in addition, graphs of the wind direction or wind roses are presented, with greater stability in the annual periods. From which an analysis could be established that allows the use of wind energy potential to be viewed by adequately reaching the behavior of the wind for meteorological stations in the departments of Córdoba and Sucre located in the Caribbean Region. The department of Córdoba presents, according to its meteorological stations, an average wind speed value ranging from 1.3 m/s to 1.4 m/s, while in the department of Sucre, values of average wind speed of 0.85 m/s to 1.7 m/s.
Performance Evaluation of SRELM on Bio-signal Pattern Recognition Using Two Electromyography Channels
Authors: Anam Khairul , Al-Jumaily Adel
Published: October 2020

The classification accuracy of pattern recognition is determined by the extracted features and the utilized classifiers. Many efforts have been conducted to obtain the best features either by introducing a new feature or proposing a new projection method to increase class separability. Recently, spectral regression extreme learning machine (SRELM) has been introduced to improve the class separability of the features. However, the evaluation of SRELM was only focused on the myoelectric or electromyography pattern recognition from many EMG channels. In practical application, the user is more convenient with less number of channels. Then, the problem is whether the SRELM would be able to work efficiently for less EMG channels. The objective of this paper is to examine the performance of SRELM for bio-signal pattern recognition using two EMG channels. The EMG electrodes were located on flexor policies lounges and flexor digitorium superficial muscles of ten healthy subjects. Various time domain features were involved with various sizes. SRELM will project these features to more recognize features before being feed to multiple classifiers.  Those classifiers are randomized Variable Translation Wavelet Neural Networks (RVT-WNN), extreme learning machine(ELM), support vector machine (SVM), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). The performance of SREM was compared to other feature methods, such as LDA, uncorrelated LDA (ULDA), orthogonal fuzzy neighborhood dimensionality reduction (OFNDA), and spectral regression discriminant analysis (SRDA). The experimental results show that SRELM performed well when dealing with different class numbers by classification accuracy of around 95.67% for ten class movements and performed better than SRDA.
Estimation of Sterilization Value using General Method and Ball Formula for Beef Rendang in Retort Pouch
Authors: Praharasti Anggita Sari , Kusumaningrum Annisa , Nurhikmat Asep , Susanto Agus , Suprapedi - , Maulani Maghfira Dwi , Wiratama Wahyu
Published: October 2020

The existence of a ready-to-eat meal with a long shelf life is essential, particularly for emergency food and military diet, as well as for alternative food for modern society. Rendang is a well-known Indonesian traditional food which may be packaged in a retort bag by employing a sterilization process. The sterilization value of Rendang is presently still limited. This study aimed to estimate sterilization value or heat sufficiency (F0) using the General Method and the Ball Formula Method. The estimated value was then compared with the value obtained from the experiment. It was further used to predict process time (Pt) to minimize the need for trial optimization on the product. The thermal sterilization process was carried out using a horizontal retort with a pressure of 1.3 bar for 40 minutes. The results showed that the F0 values predicted were in a close agreement with the observed (experimental) values. F0 values were 5.88, 5.17, and 5.91 minutes for the General Method, Formula Method, and the observation, respectively. The Pt values of Beef Rendang in a retort bag with F0 values of 4, 5, 8, 10, and 12 minutes were 25, 27, 31, 34, and 36 minutes for retort temperature of 123°C, respectively. Whereas for a retort temperature of 121°C, the Pt values were 28, 30, 36, 39, and 42 minutes, respectively. In conclusion, both the General Method and Ball Formula are accurate to estimate the sterilization value of Beef Rendang packaged in Retort Pouch.