bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Um estudo sobre a relação entre a Educação Ambiental e a Educação do Campo
Authors: Mora Edinei Aparecido , Gomes Patrícia Pereira , Barbado Norma
Published: October 2020

A história brasileira mostra que, por muitos anos, a educação do campo não foi sequer mencionada nas normativas educacionais, fazendo com que o campesino não se reconhecesse como sujeito de direitos e obrigações. Assim, torna-se fundamental o despertar do sentido de pertencimento do sujeito do campo por meio da integração entre os conteúdos da educação ambiental com os preceitos da educação do campo. Considerando que a educação é um dos mecanismos de desenvolvimento social dos seres humanos, ela deve ser promovida de forma eficaz, contextualizada e com significado para a transformação da sociedade em que o sujeito está inserido. Diante do exposto, este estudo teve como objetivo buscar fundamentos teóricos que conjeturassem sobre a inferência do trabalho transdisciplinar dos conteúdos de educação ambiental e educação do campo na mudança de comportamento e da qualidade de vida do campesino. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica que contemplou estudos sobre a educação ambiental, educação do campo e suas interlocuções.  Em suma, percebeu-se que para que a educação ambiental seja efetiva na escola do campo é necessário o desenvolvimento da criticidade do educando, a partir do amadurecimento cognitivo e político de todos os envolvidos no processo de ensino-aprendizagem.
Caracterização da sífilis gestacional em um munícipio prioritário do projeto ‘sífilis não”
Authors: Sobrinho Francisca Flaviana Alves , Lima Sara Maria Marques , Guimarães Tatiana Maria Melo
Published: October 2020

A sífilis é uma doença infecciosa sistêmica de evolução crônica que pode ser transmitida principalmente por via sexual, mas também por via sanguínea e transplacentária. O Ministério da Saúde instituiu o projeto “Sífilis Não” tem como finalidade conscientizar as gestantes e suas parcerias sexuais, indivíduos sexualmente ativos e profissionais de saúde sobre formas de combate e tratamento da sífilis.  O objetivo desse estudo é analisar a prevalência de sífilis na gestação na cidade de Teresina-PI de 2015 até 2019. Realizou-se uma pesquisa com abordagem quantitativa de corte transversal. No estudo caracterizou-se o perfil epidemiológico das gestantes quanto a faixa etária, escolaridade, caso de sífilis congênita de acordo com o pré-natal realizado, tratamento do parceiro realizado, idade gestacional e esquema de tratamento prescrito de acordo com dados obtidos na plataforma DATASUS. Os resultados do presente estudo mostraram um número crescente de casos ao longo dos anos, sendo que a quantidade de mulheres com pré-natal realizado foi elevado, entretanto, o estudo aponta índices muito alto de gestantes que com diagnósticos de sífilis a partir do terceiro trimestre de gravidez o que nos indica um início de pré-natal tardio ou uma infecção tardia. O maior número de casos de sífilis se deu em mulheres com baixa escolaridade e faixa etária entre 20 a 29 anos em decorrência da grande falta de informações. Diante disso, percebe-se que são necessárias mais ações preventivas contra sífilis direcionada para essa parte da população que tem dificuldade ao acesso a informações.
Fatores preditivos de desempenho escolar em avaliações do SAEB: influência da gestão escolar
Authors: Silva Ivonaldo Vicente da , Silva Márcia Terra da , Lima Nilsa Duarte da Silva
Published: October 2020

As atividades desenvolvidas no ambiente escolar, pelo Diretor de Escola, podem contribuir para que a instituição de ensino alcance níveis diferenciados em termos de qualidade educacional, e esse diferencial pode ser fruto do nível de experiência do Diretor. Dessa forma, o objetivo desse artigo foi observar quais fatores referente às atividades dos Diretores de Escola puderam contribuir para o desempenho dos alunos do Ensino Médio, nas avaliações em larga escala do SAEB no ano de 2017. Após a coleta dos dados no site do governo, foram executadas as tarefas relacionadas a seleção e tratamento desses dados e logo após, a fase de Mineração de Dados Educacionais, que contemplou a execução dos algoritmos Árvore de Decisão, Random Forest e Gradient Boosted Tree. Os resultados encontrados pela fase de Mineração de Dados indicaram que tanto para Língua Portuguesa quanto para Matemática, o Tempo de Experiência do Diretor de Escola, no exercício da função, pode contribuir para que os alunos do Ensino Médio obtivessem melhores desempenhos nas avaliações do SAEB, além desse fator outros como nível de pós-graduação, ações para controle de reprovações e Nível Socioeconômico da escola também contribuíram para o desempenho escolar dos alunos. Um estudo mais detalhado dos fatores influenciadores do desempenho pode contribuir para elaboração de projetos, que envolvam políticas públicas, e que promovam melhorias em todo ambiente escolar, bem como nos desempenhos dos alunos.
Fundamentação, processo e método jurídico: compreendendo a fundamentação das decisões judiciais à luz da teoria do direito
Authors: Medina José Miguel Garcia , Vieira Sandro Nunes
Published: October 2020

O modo como as decisões judiciais são fundamentadas tem se constituído em tema de grande relevância acadêmica, haja vista a existência de inúmeros fatores históricos que têm alterado a perspectiva clássica pela qual o juiz atuava como simples descobridor da norma jurídica contida nos textos legislados. Na nova concepção, a interpretação do direito é o resultado do processo interpretativo desenvolvido pelo intérprete e se confunde com aplicação do direito. A fundamentação das decisões judiciais assume, portanto, o caráter de demonstração racional da aplicação do direito, razão pela qual não pode ser limitada ou perfeitamente compreendida sob o viés estritamente processual. Pelo contrário, a fundamentação das decisões se vincula a teoria do direito, no que se convencionou chamar de metodologia da ciência do direito. Assim, o modo como uma decisão é fundamentada depende da teoria do direito empregada e da metodologia dela decorrente. O direito brasileiro ignorou por muitas décadas as mudanças da aplicação do direito, insistindo em tratar a fundamentação das decisões judicias sob o espectro simplesmente processual, cenário este que tem sido profundamente alterado pelo Código de Processo Civil de 2015, haja vista a adoção de um sincretismo metodológico pelo art. 489, §§1º e 2º.
Hicrî Birinci Asırda Sünnet’in Bağlayıcılığı Meselesinin Kur’ân’la Delillendirilmesi
Authors: YAŞAR Mehmet
Published: October 2020

Kur’an’ın birçok âyeti Hz. Peygamber’e itaat etmeyi emretmekte ve onun konumuna dair işaretler barındırmaktadır. Bu konudaki âyetlerin doğru anlaşılması Sünnet’in bağlayıcılığına dair doğru bir bakış açısının oluşması açısından önemlidir. Bu sebeple de vahyin nâzil olduğu dönemde konuyla ilgili âyetlerin nasıl anlaşıldığı ve Sünnet’in bağlayıcılığına dair yaklaşımın ne olduğunun tespiti önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışma, hicrî birinci asırda Hz. Peygamber’e itaati emreden âyetlerin nasıl yorumlandığı ve Sünnet’in bağlayıcılığı meselesine nasıl yaklaşıldığını ortaya çıkarmayı hedeflemektedir. Bu bağlamda İslam’ın ilk döneminde Müslümanların Sünnet’in kaynak değerine dair yorumları bütünsel bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirilecek ve Kur’ancılık söyleminin o dönemde bir karşılığı olup olmadığı ele alınacaktır.
Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction After Tourniquet Release in Children
Authors: BUDIC I. , PAVLOVIC D. , KOCIC G. , CVETKOVIC T. , SIMIC D. , BASIC J. , ZIVANOVIC D.
Published: October 2020

Pneumatic tourniquets are widely used in pediatric extremity surgery to provide a bloodless field and facilitate dissection. This prospective study was carried out to examine possible effect of different anesthesia techniques on oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction connected with ischemia-reperfusion injury during extremity operations at children's age. Patients were randomized into three groups of 15 patients each: general inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane (group S), total intravenous anesthesia with propofol (group T) and regional anesthesia (group R). Venous blood samples for determination of the malondialdehyde in plasma and erythrocytes, protein carbonyl groups concentration as well as plasma nitrites and nitrates level and xanthine oxidase activity were obtained at four time points: before peripheral nerve block and induction of general anesthesia (baseline), 1 min before tourniquet release, 5 and 20 min after tourniquet release. This study demonstrates that total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and regional anesthesia techniques provide better antioxidant defense and reduce endothelial dysfunction than general inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane during tourniquet application in pediatric extremity surgery.
Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in the Regenerating Human Skeletal Muscle
Authors: FILIPOVIĆ D. , PIRKMAJER S. , MIS K. , MARS T. , GRUBIC Z.
Published: October 2020

Many stress conditions are accompanied by skeletal muscle dysfunction and regeneration, which is essentially a recapitulation of the embryonic development. However, regeneration usually occurs under conditions of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland axis activation and therefore increased glucocorticoid (GC) levels. Glucocorticoid receptor (GR), the main determinant of cellular responsiveness to GCs, exists in two isoforms (GRα and GRβ) in humans. While the role of GRα is well characterized, GRβ remains an elusive player in GC signalling. To elucidate basic characteristics of GC signalling in the regenerating human skeletal muscle we assessed GRα and GRβ expression pattern in cultured human myoblasts and myotubes and their response to 24-hour dexamethasone (DEX) treatment. There was no difference in GRα mRNA and protein expression or DEX-mediated GRα down-regulation in myoblasts and myotubes. GRβ mRNA level was very low in myoblasts and remained unaffected by differentiation and/or DEX. GRβ protein could not be detected. These results indicate that response to GCs is established very early during human skeletal muscle regeneration and that it remains practically unchanged before innervation is established. Very low GRβ mRNA expression and inability to detect GRβ protein suggests that GRβ is not a major player in the early stages of human skeletal muscle regeneration.
Auditory Modulation of the Inferior Temporal Cortex Neurons in Rhesus Monkey
Authors: KAPOSVÁRI P. , CSIBRI P. , CSETE G. , TOMPA T. , SÁRY GY.
Published: October 2020

We performed a systematic study to check whether neurons in the area TE (the anterior part of inferotemporal cortex) in rhesus monkey, regarded as the last stage of the ventral visual pathway, could be modulated by auditory stimuli. Two fixating rhesus monkeys were presented with visual, auditory or combined audiovisual stimuli while neuronal responses were recorded. We have found that the visually sensitive neurons are also modulated by audiovisual stimuli. This modulation is manifested as the change of response rate. Our results have shown also that the visual neurons were responsive to the sole auditory stimuli. Therefore, the concept of inferotemporal cortex unimodality in information processing should be re-evaluated.
Cellular and Nerve Fibre Catecholaminergic Thymic Network: Steroid Hormone Dependent Activity
Authors: LEPOSAVIĆ G. , PILIPOVIĆ I. , PERIŠIĆ M.
Published: October 2020

The thymus plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining the peripheral T-cell pool. It does so by providing a microenvironment within which T-cell precursors differentiate and undergo selection processes to create a functional population of major histocompatibility complex-restricted, self-tolerant T cells. These cells are central to adaptive immunity. Thymic T-cell development is influenced by locally produced soluble factors and cell-to-cell interactions, as well as by sympathetic noradrenergic and endocrine system signalling. Thymic lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells have been shown not only to express β- and α1- adrenoceptors (ARs), but also to synthesize catecholamines (CAs). Thus, it is suggested that CAs influence T-cell development via both neurocrine/endocrine and autocrine/paracrine action, and that they serve as immunotransmitters between thymocytes and nerves. CAs acting at multiple sites along the thymocyte developmental route affect T-cell generation not only numerically, but also qualitatively. Thymic CA level and synthesis, as well as AR expression exhibit sex steroid-mediated sexual dimorphism. Moreover, the influence of CAs on T-cell development exhibits glucocorticoid-dependent plasticity. This review summarizes recent findings in this field and our current understanding of complex and multifaceted neuroendocrine-immune communications at thymic level.
Startle Stimuli Exert Opposite Effects on Human Cortical and Spinal Motor System Excitability in Leg Muscles
Authors: ILIC T. V. , PÖTTER-NERGER M. , HOLLER I. , SIEBNER H. R. , ILIC N. V. , DEUSCHL G. , VOLKMANN J.
Published: October 2020

Increased excitability of the spinal motor system has been observed after loud and unexpected acoustic stimuli (AS) preceding H-reflexes. The paradigm has been proposed as an electrophysiological marker of reticulospinal tract activity in humans. The brainstem reticular formation also maintains dense anatomical interconnections with the cortical motor system. When a startling AS is delivered, prior to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the AS produces a suppression of motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude in hand and arm muscles of healthy subjects. Here we analyzed the conditioning effect of a startling AS on MEP amplitude evoked by TMS to the primary motor leg area. Ten healthy volunteers participated in two experiments that used a conditioning-test paradigm. In the first experiment, a startling AS preceded a suprathreshold transcranial test stimulus. The interstimulus interval (ISI) varied between 20 to 160 ms. When given alone, the test stimulus evoked a MEP amplitude of approximately 0.5 mV in the slightly preinervated soleus muscle (SOL). In the second experiment, the startling AS was used to condition the size of the H-reflex in SOL muscle. Mean MEP amplitude was calculated for each ISI. The conditioning AS suppressed MEP amplitude at ISIs of 30-80 ms. By contrast, H-reflex amplitude was augmented at ISIs of 100-200 ms. In conclusions, acoustic stimulation exerts opposite and ISI-specific effects on the amplitude of MEPs and H-reflex in the SOL muscle, indicating different mechanism of auditory-to-motor interactions at cortical and spinal level of motor system.
Faktor Yang Berhubungan dengan Personal Hygiene Pada Remaja Putri di SMA 1 Soromandi NTB 2019
Authors: - Ayatullah
Published: October 2020

Personal hygiene adalah suatu tindakan untuk memelihara kebersihan atau kesehatan untuk kesejahteraan, baik fisik maupun psikisnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan, status sosial ekonomi, kepercayaan (kebudayaan) dengan personal hygiene pada remaja putri di SMA 1 Soromandi NTB. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian survei analitik dengan metode cross sectional, populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah sisiwi SMA 1 Soromandi NTB. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan tehnik total sampling, didapatkan 36 responden. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan observasi. Data yang telah terkumpul kemudian diolah dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan computer program microsoft exel dan program statistic (SPSS) versi 16.0. Analisis data mencakup analisis univariat dengan mencari distribusi frekuensi, analisis bivariat dengan uji chi-square (p < 0,05) untuk mengetahui hubungan antar variabel dan uji person untuk mengetahui kekuatan korelasi. Hasil analisis bivariat didapatkan hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan personal hygiene (p = 0.001 < 0,05), terdapat hubungan antara status sosial ekonomi dengan personal hygiene (p = 0,005 < 0,05), dan terdapat hubungan antara kepercayaan (kebudayaan) dengan personal hygiene (p = 0,004 < 0,05). Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan antara pengetahuan, status sosial ekonomi, dan kepercayaan (kebudayaan) dengan personal hygiene di SMA 1 Soromandi NTB, dimana status sosial ekonomi mempunyai pengaruh yang dominan terhadap personal hygiene.
Pengaruh Pemberian Jus Tomat Terhadap Perubahan Tekanan Darah Pada Usia 35-45 Tahun Di Desa Kempo Kecamatan Kempo Kabupaten Dompu Tahun 2019
Authors: - Wahidah
Published: October 2020

Penyakit hipertensi merupakan masalah kesehatan yang mengakibatkan penyakit  jantung  dan  stroke  otak. Salah  satu  terapi       yang digunakan untuk menurunkan  tekanan  darah  adalah  terapi  tomat  karena  kaya  akan likopein, kalium, dan bioflavonoid. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Pemberian Jus Tomat Terhadap Perubahan Tekanan Darah Pada Usia 35-45 Tahun Di Desa Kempo Kecamatan Kempo Kabupaten Dompu Tahun 2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan One Group Pre Test-Post Test Design. Populasi penelitian ini sejumlah 44 penderita. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan teknik Purposive Sampling sebanyak 32 orang dan menggunakan Uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini menggunakan spigmomanometer jarum, stetoskop, dan lembar observasi. Hasil analisa jus tomat diperoleh nilai sig ρV hari Pertama = 0,014<α 0,05, artinya ada pengaruh pemberian terapi jus tomat terhadap perubahan tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi. Hasil analisa jus tomat diperoleh nilai sig ρV hari Kedua = 0,000<α 0,05, artinya ada pengaruh pemberian terapi jus tomat terhadap perubahan tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi. Hasil analisa jus tomat diperoleh nilai sig ρV hari Ketiga = 0,003<α 0,05, artinya ada pengaruh pemberian terapi jus tomat terhadap perubahan tekanan darah pada penderita hipertensi. Dan hasil analisa jus tomat diperoleh nilai sig ρV hari Keempat = 0,000<α 0,05, artinya ada pengaruh pemberian jus tomat terhadap perubahan tekanan darah pada usia 35-45 tahun di Desa Kempo Kecamatan Kempo Kabupaten Dompu Tahun 2019. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini ada signifikasi perubahan tekanan darah sebelum dan sesudah pemberian jus tomat pada penderita hipertensi pada usia 35-45 tahun di Desa Kempo Kecamatan Kempo Kabupaten Dompu tahun 2019
PERBANDINGAN KEMAMPUAN REPRESENTASI MATEMATIK BERDASARKAN GAYA BELAJAR SISWA SMP
Authors: Silitonga R H Yanti
Published: October 2020

Mengetahui hubungan antara kemampuan representasi matematik dan gaya belajar yang dimiliki siswa sangat penting. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan kemampuan presentasi matematik siswa berdasarkan gaya belajar yang dimiliki. Gaya belajar menurut De Porter dan Hernacki yaitu visual, auditori, dan kinestetik. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas VII pada sebuah SMP di Bandung berjumlah 66 orang. Untuk menentukan gaya belajar siswa digunakan skala gaya belajar. Kemampuan presentasi matematik siswa diperoleh dari tes berbentuk uraian. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data menggunakan One Way Anova tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan kemampuan presentasi matematik antara siswa yang memiliki gaya belajar auditori, visual, maupun kinestetik.
PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE JIGSAW TERHADAP PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: MIKRAYANTI MIKRAYANTI
Published: October 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar siswa kelas VIII SMPN 2 Bolo. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen yaitu eksperimen semu (quasi eksperimen). Pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampling purposive sehingga diperoleh dua kelas yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Teknik pengumpulan data diawali dengan memberikan pretest sebelum perlakuan kemudian diberikan posttest setelah perlakuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kelas eksperimen lebih tinggi dari pada kelas kontrol yang dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji normalitas, uji homogenitas dan uji t. Dari hasil penelitian dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa  terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara hasil belajar matematika siswa yang menggunakan pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw pada kelas eksperimen dan hasil belajar matematika dengan pembelajaran konvensional pada kelas kontrol.

Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw dan Hasil Belajar.
Editorial “The Impacts of Climate Change on Atmospheric Circulations”
Authors: Staten Paul W. , Wang Muyin , Wu Yutian
Published: October 2020

Understanding the atmospheric general circulation is, in a way, analogous to cleaning a large home [...]
Nonlinear Approximations to Critical and Relaxation Processes
Authors: Gluzman Simon
Published: October 2020

We develop nonlinear approximations to critical and relaxation phenomena, complemented by the optimization procedures. In the first part, we discuss general methods for calculation of critical indices and amplitudes from the perturbative expansions. Several important examples of the Stokes flow through 2D channels are brought up. Power series for the permeability derived for small values of amplitude are employed for calculation of various critical exponents in the regime of large amplitudes. Special nonlinear approximations valid for arbitrary values of the wave amplitude are derived from the expansions. In the second part, the technique developed for critical phenomena is applied to relaxation phenomena. The concept of time-translation invariance is discussed, and its spontaneous violation and restoration considered. Emerging probabilistic patterns correspond to a local breakdown of time-translation invariance. Their evolution leads to the time-translation invariance complete (or partial) restoration. We estimate the typical time extent, amplitude and direction for such a restorative process. The new technique is based on explicit introduction of origin in time as an optimization parameter. After some transformations, we arrive at the exponential and generalized exponential-type solutions (Gompertz approximants), with explicit finite time scale, which is only implicit in the initial parameterization with polynomial approximation. The concept of crash as a fast relaxation phenomenon, consisting of time-translation invariance breaking and restoration, is advanced. Several COVID-related crashes in the time series for Shanghai Composite and Dow Jones Industrial are discussed as an illustration.
Carbon Monoxide Formation during Aerobic Biostabilization of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste: The Influence of Technical Parameters in a Full-Scale Treatment System
Authors: Stegenta-Dąbrowska Sylwia , Randerson Peter F. , Christofides Sarah R. , Białowiec Andrzej
Published: October 2020

The present study sought to investigate the formation of carbon monoxide (CO) during aerobic biostabilization (AB) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) in forced aerated piles. Understanding the factors influencing CO formation may be important not only for safety, but also for environmental and technical reasons. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of the technical parameters of the piles on the concentration of CO in the process gas during AB of the OFMSW in a full-scale waste treatment system: rate of waste aeration (from 3365 to 12,744 m3∙Mg−1), waste mass loads in the pile (from 391 to 702 Mg), thermal conditions, application of sidewalls as an element of pile bioreactor construction, concentration of O2 and CO2 in the waste piles and the duration of the process from 6 to 9 weeks. The temperature and concentration of O2, CO2, CO, CH4 were measured in each pile at weekly intervals. All six reactors provide stable thermal and aerobic conditions, but the presence of CO was observed, ranging from a few to over 2000 ppm, which demonstrated that ensuring optimum conditions for the process is not sufficient for CO to be eliminated. A moderate, non-linear rise in CO concentration was observed along with a rise in the temperature inside the reactors. Concentrations of CO were not highly correlated with those of O2 or CO2. An increase in waste mass loads increased the CO concentration in waste piles, while application of sidewalls decreased CO concentration. Increasing aeration rate had an influence on CO production, and the highest CO concentrations were noted under air flow rate 5.3 m3·Mg−1·h−1.
Reliability Assessment of Wind-Solar PV Integrated Distribution System Using Electrical Loss Minimization Technique
Authors: Kumar Sachin , Sarita Kumari , Vardhan Akanksha Singh S , Elavarasan Rajvikram Madurai , Saket R. K. , Das Narottam
Published: October 2020

This article presents the Reliability Assessment (RA) of renewable energy interfaced Electrical Distribution System (EDS) considering the electrical loss minimization (ELM). ELM aims at minimizing the detrimental effect of real power and reactive power losses in the EDS. Some techniques, including integration of Renewable Energy Source (RES), network reconfiguration, and expansion planning, have been suggested in the literature for achieving ELM. The optimal RES integration (also referred to as Distributed Generation (DG)) is one of the globally accepted techniques to achieve minimization of electrical losses. Therefore, first, the locations to accommodate these DGs are obtained by implementing two indexes, namely Index-1 for single DG and Index-2 for multiple DGs. Second, a Constriction Factor-based Particle Swarm Optimization (CF-PSO) technique is applied to obtain an optimal sizing(s) of the DGs for achieving the ELM. Third, the RA of the EDS is performed using the optimal location(s) and sizing(s) of the RESs (i.e., Solar photovoltaic (SPV) and Wind Turbine Generator (WTG)). Moreover, a Battery Storage System (BSS) is also incorporated optimally with the RESs to further achieve the ELM and to improve the system’s reliability. The result analysis is performed by considering the power output rating of WTG-GE’s V162-5.6MW (IECS), SPV-Sunpower’s SPR-P5-545-UPP, and BSS-Freqcon’s BESS-3000 (i.e., Battery Energy Storage System 3000), which are provided by the corresponding manufacturers. According to the outcomes of the study, the results are found to be coherent with those obtained using other techniques that are available in the literature. These results are considered for the RA of the EDS. RA is further analyzed considering the uncertainties in reliability data of WTG and SPV, including the failure rate and the repair time. The RA of optimally placed DGs is performed by considering the electrical loss minimization. It is inferred that the reliability of the EDS improves by contemplating suitable reliability data of optimally integrated DGs.
Functional Properties and Microbiological Stability of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) under Different Storage Conditions
Authors: Hawrot-Paw Małgorzata , Koniuszy Adam , Sędłak Paweł , Seń Daria
Published: October 2020

Biofuels used as biocomponents for transport fuels should meet quality requirements. Their properties have a significant impact on the proper functioning of the engine supply system and the wear of its components. Changes in the performance of biofuel functionality may already occur during storage. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate changes in selected rheological and tribological parameters of higher fatty acid esters depending on the time and method of their storage by considering different types of substrates used for their production. The presence of possible microbiological contamination, which may affect the examined parameters of biofuels, was also analyzed. The dynamic viscosity of the biofuels tested changed depending on the substrate used. The biofuel produced from waste oil had the highest viscosity. Tribological studies show that both the linear wear of samples and the friction moment were higher after the storage period. The acid number of the esters did not exceed the permissible value recommended by the standard. The type of raw material used for the production of biodiesel and the conditions of its storage affected biodeterioration, proved by the growth of microorganisms. The highest number of microorganisms was recorded in biofuels prepared from waste oil.
Lignocellulose Pretreatment Combining Continuous Alkaline Single-Screw Extrusion and Ultrasonication to Enhance Biosugar Production
Authors: Byun Jongwon , Cha Young-Lok , Park Sung-Min , Kim Kwang-Soo , Lee Ji-Eun , Kang Yong-Gu
Published: October 2020

Pretreatment to improve the enzymatic digestibility of highly crystallized lignocellulosic biomass is essential in biorefinery processes. This study investigates the combination of lignocellulose pretreatment with continuous alkaline single-screw extrusion and ultrasonication for biosugar production. Miscanthus sacchariflorus was used because it is a promising bioenergy crop. The results show that ultrasonication with continuous alkaline pretreatment increased the enzymatic digestibility of carbohydrates and reduced the use of chemicals during pretreatment. An hour of ultrasonication following 0.2 M NaOH (2.25 mol-NaOH/kg-biomass) continuous alkaline pretreatment resulted in a 6.7% increase in total biosugar production (83.1% of theoretical yield), a decrease of up to 26.1% in chemical usage, and a 17.0% increase in lignin removal compared with the case without ultrasonication. The developed method can be considered an effective and eco-friendly approach to the production of bio-based materials.
Optimization of Non-Uniform Deformation on Piezoelectric Circular Diaphragm Energy Harvester with a Ring-Shaped Ceramic Disk
Authors: Xu Chaoqun , Li Yuanbo , Yang Tongqing
Published: October 2020

Piezoelectric energy harvesting technology using the piezoelectric circular diaphragm (PCD) has drawn much attention because it has great application potential in replacing chemical batteries to power microelectronic devices. In this article, we have found a non-uniform strain distribution inside the PCD energy harvester. From the edge to the center of the ceramic disk, its output voltage first increases and then decreases. This uneven output voltage reduces the output power of the PCD energy harvester. Based on this phenomenon, we reduce the ceramic disk diameter and dig a hole in the center, analyzing the effect of removing the ceramic disk’s low output voltage part on the PCD energy harvester. The experimental results show that removing the ceramic disk’s low output voltage part can improve the output power, reduce the resonance frequency, and increase the optimal impedance of the PCD energy harvester. Under the conditions of 10 g proof mass, 9.8 m/s2 acceleration, the PCD energy harvester with a 19-mm diameter and a 6-mm hole can reach a maximum output power of 8.34 mW.
CONCEPTION, PROTOTYPING AND EVALUATION OF DIGITAL TOOL TO ASSIST IN THE TEACHING OF VISUAL EFFECTS WITH MATCH MOVING
Authors: Maschio Alexandre V. , Correia Nuno M. R.
Published: October 2020

This article reports a case study in which a digital learning object (DLO) was developed to assist in pedagogical practice in higher education (in the audiovisual area) and presents the technical and theoretical stages of the tool development process (DLO) and its assessment. The objective of the research was mainly to evaluate the pedagogical contribution of DLO through the perception of students who were subdivided into four groups, performed two practical exercises at different times and order, during a 60-hour course. Both exercises of the same complexity were performed without and with the aid of the digital tool. Subsequently, the participants answered forms to be able to evaluate the tool, in addition to having their audiovisual products developed during the course/research been used for a blind analysis to infer qualitative gain at work due to possible time savings generated by the automation function of the tool. In the end, it was found that the DLO tool was very well evaluated conceptually and considered relevant, differentiated, with credibility and high intention of use (among other metrics). The blind analysis showed that there was no qualitative difference due to the possible gain in time between the works developed with or without the aid of the tool.
IMPROVED VOICE-BASED BIOMETRICS USING MULTI-CHANNEL TRANSFER LEARNING
Authors: Cherif Youssouf Ismail , Dahimene Abdelhakim
Published: October 2020

Identifying the speaker has become more of an imperative thing to do in the modern age. Especially since most personal and professional appliances rely on voice commands or speech in general terms to operate. These systems need to discern the identity of the speaker rather than just the words that have been said to be both smart and safe. Especially if we consider the numerous advanced methods that have been developed to generate fake speech segments. The objective of this paper is to improve upon the existing voice-based biometrics to keep up with these synthesizers. The proposed method focuses on defining a novel and more speaker adapted features by implying artificial neural networks and transfer learning. The approach uses pre-trained networks to define a mapping from two complementary acoustic features to a speaker adapted phonetic features. The complementary acoustics features are paired to provide both information about how the speech segments are perceived (type 1 feature) and produced (type 2 feature). The approach was evaluated using both a small and large closed-speaker data set. Primary results are encouraging and confirm the usefulness of such an approach to extract speaker adapted features whether for classical machine learning algorithms or advanced neural structures such as LSTM or CNN.
Kur’ân'ın İnanmayanlara Sunduğu Haklar
Authors: DOĞAN Mehmet Zeki
Published: October 2020

Kur’ân’daki emir ve yasakların asıl amacı, insanın hayatını onurlu bir şekilde sürdürebilmesi için vazgeçilmez olarak kabul edilen temel değerleri muhafaza etmektir. İnsanın huzur ve mutluluk içerisinde yaşamasını hedefleyen ve inanç özgürlüğünün temel ilkelerini de ortaya koyan Kur’ân, başkalarının temel haklarını ihlal etmemek şartıyla her insana inancını yaşama ve düşüncesini özgür bir şekilde ifâde etme hakkını vermiştir. Zira Kur’ân, insanları imana davet eder ama imanı benimseme konusunda onları özgür iradeleriyle baş başa bırakır. Kur’ân’ın ilk muhatabı olan Hz. Peygamber de bu temel ilkeler ışığında eğitilmiş; Kur’ân, davetin baskı ile değil, hikmet ve güzel öğütle yapılması gerektiği vurgulanmıştır. Hz. Peygamber’in davet metodunu örnek alan sahâbîler de fethettikleri devletlerin halklarına tam bir inanç, ibadet, adalet, eşitlik ve hayat hakkını tanımış ve bu evrensel ilkelerin pratikteki birçok çarpıcı uygulamalarını ortaya koymuşlardır. Bu bağlamda Kur’ân’ın inanmayanlara sunduğu özgürlük, inanç, ibadet, adalet, eşitlik, hayat hakkı ve emanet gibi diğer bazı temel haklar ele alınacaktır.
Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. VI. Addendum
Authors: Lowry II Porter P. , Plunkett Gregory M. , Mora M. Marcela
Published: October 2020

A new combination, Sciodaphyllum quinquestylorum (Steyerm.) Lowry, G. M. Plunkett & M. M. Mora, is made for a species that was overlooked when Neotropical species previously included in Schefflera J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Araliaceae) were recently transferred to the resurrected genus Sciodaphyllum P. Browne.
Consciousness is Result of Ether Energy Resonant Stabilisation Process - EERSP
Authors: Vesic Pavle
Published: October 2020

In last fifty years, consciousness appeared to be the most intriguing scientific question. For most people, that question, does not exists. The fact that we are aware that we exist is something what is not questionable.
With the development of quantum mechanics, where the matter was described by wave function, life and accompanied processes were supposed to be mathematically describable. Most of living internal function were successfully described by temporary chemistry and physic but, consciousness phenomena was not explainable within that domain. David Chalmers posed the most difficulties consciousness question: hard problem.
This article, in short, describes consciousness as a result in ether energy resonant stabilization process (EERSP), based on ATOS (1) and Process physics (2).
Problemas en la aplicación de la desvinculación procesal. Principio de determinación alternativa: alcances del artículo 285-A del Código de Procedimientos Penales
Authors: Escobar Antezano Carlos
Published: October 2020

La determinación del hecho punible se limita solo a la descripción fáctica, pues la acusación no tiene un poder de disposición sobre la calificación jurídica de la pretensión, es por ello que la subsunción del hecho en una figura típica realizada por el Ministerio Público en su denuncia o acusación, puede ser modificada en el momento de la emisión del auto de apertura de instrucción, del auto de enjuiciamiento y en una sentencia condenatoria en virtud de la tesis de la desvinculación, siempre que se respeten los requisitos de homogeneidad del bien jurídico tutelado, inmutabilidad de los hechos y de la prueba, preservación del derecho de defensa y la coherencia entre los elementos fácticos y normativos
Arbitraje obligatorio y de derecho en la contratación pública
Authors: Castillo Freyre Mario , Sabroso Minaya Rita
Published: October 2020

La cláusula obligatoria de arbitraje, frente a las discrepancias que surjan en la ejecución o interpretación de los contratos de adquisiciones y contrataciones del Estado, ha significado un cambio trascendental para la Administración pública, no solo peruana, sino de toda América Latina. Esto demuestra y destaca la eficacia de la vía arbitral como medio alternativo de solución de conflictos, disminuyendo tiempo, costos y riesgos en las relaciones contractuales entre Estado y los particulares, asegurando de este modo la inversión nacional y extranjera. En esta línea de ideas, si bien el arbitraje es de aplicación obligatoria e irrenunciable, ello no significa negar la naturaleza consensual del mismo, lo que además marca una diferencia sustancial con la Ley General de Arbitraje, en la cual sí es posible que a pesar del convenio arbitral, las partes acuerden recurrir al Poder Judicial, por lo que nos encontraremos frente a un arbitraje de pleno derecho en la contratación pública
En defensa de la propiedad indebidamente embargada
Authors: Rioja Bermúdez Alexander
Published: October 2020

En el presente artículo se desarrolla doctrinaria y jurisprudencialmente la figura de la tercería de propiedad como una institución que garantiza el derecho de propiedad de quien se ve afectado ante una medida cautelar de embargo en un proceso en el cual no es parte. De esta forma analiza los fundamentos y condiciones que se requieren para efectivizar la institución materia de estudio.
Los valores y principios de justicia y equidad en la redacción de la sentencia judicial
Authors: Bermúdez Tapia Manuel
Published: October 2020

La sentencia judicial no necesariamente proporciona un respeto a los principios de justicia y equidad, principalmente porque esta no procura atender las consideraciones personales de los litigantes, sino solo atiende los elementos objetivos de las mismas materializadas en un contexto jurídico (intereses, derechos, obligaciones). A la par la inflexibilidad que la ley tiene, debido principalmente a su carácter de general, impide observar al juez una serie de circunstancias que rodean al conflicto de intereses judicializado, lo cual puede provocar que la sentencia sea válida, pero ilegítima en cuanto a sus alcances, al no atender los principios de justicia y equidad.
Seyyah İbn Battûta’nın Gözüyle 14. Asır İran Toplumunda Tasavvuf
Authors: KAVAK Abdulcebbar
Published: October 2020

İbn Battûta, 14. asırda yaşamış meşhur bir seyyahtır. Kuzey Afrika’dan Hindistan’a, Anadolu’dan Yemen’e kadar çok geniş bir coğrafyada seyahat etmiştir. Seyahati sırasında ziyaret ettiği şehirler, kurum ve şahsiyetlerle ilgili gözlem ve tespitlerde bulunmuş, o bölgelerin coğrafî, iktisadî, dinî ve sosyo-kültürel yapısı hakkında değerli bilgiler sunmuştur. İbn Battûta’nın seyahat ettiği bölgelerden biri de Doğu ve Batı Asya arasında önemli bir geçit noktasında yer alan İran’dır. Seyahatnamede İran’daki tasavvufî hareketlilik, tekke ve zaviyeler ile sûfîler ve bunlara ait kabirler hakkında verilen bilgiler, İran’ın on dördüncü asır tasavvufî hayatının gün yüzüne çıkarılması açısından önem arz etmektedir. Ayrıca o dönem İran’da çoğunluğu oluşturan Sünnîler ile etkileri giderek artan Şiîlerin, tasavvufî kurumlara ve temsilcilerine yaklaşımı ile birbirleriyle iletişimi merak edilen bir husustur. Bu makalede İbn Battûta’nın Seyahatnamesinde verdiği bilgilerden yola çıkarak on dördüncü asırda İran’daki tasavvufî kurum ve şahsiyetler, bunların toplumsal alana etkileri ortaya konulmaya çalışılacaktır.
A NEW SPECIES OF JUNIPEROXYLON FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE OF NORTHWESTERN TURKEY
Authors: Akkemik Unal
Published: October 2020

Many different Cupressaceae species were described from the early Miocene of Turkey. Particularly, Glyptostroboxylon Conventz, 1885 and Taxodioxylon Hartig, 1848 from Cupressaceae are the most common genera. With the present study, a new fossil Juniperoxylon (Houlbert, 1910) Kräusel, 1949 species from early Miocene of north-western Turkey was described as Juniperoxylon acarcaea Akkemik sp. nov. The new species has diffuse and zonate axial parenchyma, 2-3 (5) cupressoid pits per cross-field, sometimes presence of crassulae, uniseriate to biseriate, opposite, frequent, contiguous and sometimes spaced radial wall pits, even uniseriate and irregularly or alternately biseriate pits on tangential walls, horizontal walls of rays smooth and/or pitted, ray width uniseriate and rarely partly biseriate, and end walls of axial parenchyma nodular and smooth. The new species is the first Juniperoxylon species description from Turkey. According to the vegetation units (VU), this fossil species may indicate the forest was likely well-drained lowland and/or upland conifer forest (VU7).
Biofertilizantes mejorados para la inoculación de cultivos de soja
Authors:   , Iturralde Esteban Tomás
Published: October 2020

La actividad agropecuaria es uno de los pilares de la economía argentina. Siendo el cultivo de soja uno de sus principales ejes. La soja es la leguminosa con mayor superficie sembrada en nuestro país. En las últimas campañas se han sembrado aproximadamente 17 millones de hectáreas, que representa el 44% de las hectáreas cultivables de nuestro país. Por tal motivo, es necesario que la agricultura sea una actividad sustentable además de productiva. Una manera de lograrlo es mediante el empleo de productos biotecnológicos con microorganismos. El éxito de la biofertilización de cultivos de soja requiere que los inoculantes contengan cepas de rizobios de alta eficiencia en la fijación biológica de nitrógeno, con alta viabilidad y estabilidad, y que sean capaces de ocupar la mayor parte de los nódulos fijadores de N2 aún en presencia de la población alóctona de rizobios del suelo. Nuestra hipótesis es que la competición para la nodulación puede mejorarse mediante el empleo de nuevos biofertilizantes para aplicarse en el surco de siembra. Este desarrollo considera la competitividad intrínseca de los rizobios llevados por el biofertilizante, la incorporación de microorganismos promotores del crecimiento vegetal y la tecnología de su aplicación. Para abordar esta propuesta nos planteamos: 1. Obtener cepas de Bradyrhizobium spp. mejoradas en su competitividad intrínseca para nodular, mediante la manipulación de su movilidad. Estas mejoras se realizarán en acervos genómicos de cepas seleccionadas procedentes de campos con historial de cultivo de soja 2. Evaluar la interacción entre los rizobios y el hongo Trichoderma harzianum para luego analizar el efecto de la coinoculación de ambos microorganismos en plantas de soja. 3. Incluir estas cepas en nuevos biofertilizantes para su aplicación en el surco de siembra. Ensayar su capacidad simbiótica en experimentos controlados de laboratorio. En esta tesis se desarrolla un nueva presentación de biofertilizante que puede combinar en el mismo inoculante diversas cepas de rizobios noduladores de soja con microorganismos promotores del crecimiento vegetal y sustancias promotoras del crecimiento bacteriano. De esta manera, estaríamos mejorando la productividad de los cultivos de una manera sustentable.
MATERNALAND FOETAL OUTCOME IN SEVERE PREECLAMPSIAAND ECLAMPSIA IN A TERTIARY CARE RURAL HOSPITAL, KARNATAKA, INDIA.
Authors: Pukale Ravindra S , Patel Anushree
Published: October 2020

INTRODUCTION:
Preeclampsia and eclampsia are a multisystem disorder occurring during pregnancy, complicating 3-8% of pregnancies accounting 10-15% of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
The aim is to study severe preeclampsia and eclampsia and associated maternal and foetal outcomes at a rural tertiary health care centre.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This is a prospective cohort study conducted at Sri Adichunchanagiri Institute of Health Sciences and Research Centre, B.G Nagara, Karnataka from July 2018 to December 2019. Patients included in the study will be as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia will be included by thorough history taking and data will be entered in Microsoft Excel and outcomes will be analysed using Epi Info software.

RESULTS:
Out of 3068 deliveries conducted, 157 cases were diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia. Incidence of severe preeclampsia being 4.7%(n=146), and that of eclampsia (n=11, 0.3%). Majority belonged to age group 21-25years (47.1%), 90(57.3%) were Primigravida. Preterm deliveries before 32 weeks accounted 21.6%(n=34), while before 34 weeks were 29.9%(n=47). A total of 29.4% preterm deliveries (n=109) were observed. Onset of eclampsia was noted mostly in antepartum period accounting 54.54%(n=6) of total eclampsia case report, 47.13% (n=74) were started on Pritchard’s regimen. Caesarean section was undertaken in 36.9%(n=58) patients with IUGR being common indication (n=19, 32.7%). IUD was noted in 7.6%, LBW in 75.15%

CONCLUSION: The importance of continued efforts in monitoring and reviewing the line of treatment with better antenatal care, early recognition and hospital treatment of patients can decrease the incidence rate of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia.
CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS BALLOON MITRAL VALVOTOMY AND BODY SURFACE AREA BASED MITRAL VALVE AREA ASSESSMENT
Authors: K Girish. , Swaminathan N. , Sangareddi Venkatesan
Published: October 2020

Introduction: PBMV has become the procedure of choice for mitral stenosis with suitable valve apparatus. Mitral valve apparatus is related to body surface area and it varies with racial origin. We studied the clinical profile and BSA indexed MVA of patients undergoing PBMV in our institute.
Materials & Methods: This was a retrospective study consisting of 103 patients who underwent PBMV in our institute from January 2019 to December 2019. All the patients who fulfilled ACC/AHA [2014] Class I & II-a indications were included and had a detailed clinical and echocardiographic evaluation. BSA was calculated for all the patients using Du Bois formula [BSA = 0.007184 * Height0.725 * Weight0.425] and body surface area indexed MVA was then calculated. Correlation of MVA and BSA indexed MVA with various parameters was done.
Results: The study population comprised of 81 females [79%] and 22 males [21%]. Age group of 21-30 had the maximum number of cases undergoing PBMV, comprising 35 cases [34%]. Baseline clinical characteristics were noted. Mean-MVG prior procedure was 15.18 +/- 5.58 mm Hg. Mean-MVA pre-PBMV was 0.84 +/- 0.12 cm2 and when indexed to body surface area it was 0.58 +/- 0.09 cm2/m2. Post-PBMV mean-MVA and MVA indexed to BSA was 1.65 +/- 0.19 cm2 and 1.15 +/- 0.18 cm2/m2 respectively. Both MVA and MVA indexed to BSA showed only weak correlation with dyspnoea grade, LA size, mean-MVG and mean-LAP, with none reaching statistical significance.
Conclusion: When compared to studies in other parts of the country and world, MVA varied across different regions. We propose that MVA per BSA might standardize the cut off values across different ethnic population and provide more comparable data for PBMV and other procedures of mitral valve apparatus.