bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Splicing conservation signals in plant long noncoding RNAs
Authors: Corona-Gomez Jose Antonio , Garcia-Lopez Irving Jair , Stadler Peter F. , Fernandez-Valverde Selene L.
Published: April 2020

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently emerged as prominent regulators of gene expression in eukaryotes. LncRNAs often drive the modification and maintenance of gene activation or gene silencing states via chromatin conformation rearrangements. In plants, lncRNAs have been shown to participate in gene regulation, and are essential to processes such as vernalization and photomorphogenesis. Despite their prominent functions, only over a dozen lncRNAs have been experimentally and functionally characterized. Similar to its animal counterparts, the rates of sequence divergence are much higher in plant lncRNAs than in protein coding mRNAs, making it difficult to identify lncRNA conservation using traditional sequence comparison methods. Beyond this, little is known about the evolutionary patterns of lncRNAs in plants. Here, we characterized the splicing conservation of lncRNAs in Brassicaceae. We generated a whole-genome alignment of 16 Brassica species and used it to identify synthenic lncRNA orthologs. Using a scoring system trained on transcriptomes from A. thaliana and B. oleracea, we identified splice sites across the whole alignment and measured their conservation. Our analysis revealed that 17.9% (112/627) of all intergenic lncRNAs display splicing conservation in at least one exon, an estimate that is substantially higher than previous estimates of lncRNA conservation in this group. Our findings agree with similar studies in vertebrates, demonstrating that splicing conservation can be evidence of stabilizing selection. We provide conclusive evidence for the existence of evolutionary deeply conserved lncRNAs in plants and describe a generally applicable computational workflow to identify functional lncRNAs in plants.
Imaging the socially-anxious brain: recent advances and future prospects
Authors: Bas-Hoogendam Janna Marie , Westenberg P. Michiel
Published: April 2020

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is serious psychiatric condition with a genetic background. Insight into the neurobiological alterations underlying the disorder is essential to develop effective interventions that could relieve SAD-related suffering. In this expert review, we consider recent neuroimaging work on SAD. First, we focus on new results from magnetic resonance imaging studies dedicated to outlining biomarkers of SAD, including encouraging findings with respect to structural and functional brain alterations associated with the disorder. Furthermore, we highlight innovative studies in the field of neuroprediction and studies that established the effects of treatment on brain characteristics. Next, we describe novel work aimed to delineate endophenotypes of SAD, providing insight into the genetic susceptibility to develop the disorder. Finally, we outline outstanding questions and point out directions for future research.
Composting treatment of fur waste originating from tannery
Authors: Puente César , Jara-Samaniego Janneth , Guapulema Alexander , Burbano-Salas Diego
Published: April 2020

The tanning industry generates effluents with a high contaminant load represented in a considerable amount of liquid, solid, and gaseous waste. Solid waste, such as residual hair, fat, and meat, are dumped directly in landfills, triggering serious environmental problems. The objective of this research was to compost this waste, previously desulfurized, in a mixture with remnants from pruning as a bulking agent. This low-cost strategy may reduce the total amount of waste.

A composting pile was created using residual hair and pruning remnants in a proportion of 3:1 (w/w) and then an inoculum was added. The waste degrading process ran for 141 days, followed by a maturation period of 64 days. Throughout the process, the temperature, moisture, pH, and electrical conductivity (EC) were monitored. The highest temperature reached was 69.7°C, which secured good disinfection. The EC was 0.27 dS/cm, having lower values than Spanish regulations, possibly due to the salt removal over the irrigation periods. The organic matter content decreased continuously, to reach an endpoint of 42%; this result agrees with the high organic matter content of the tannery waste and the pruning remnants. Germination index was 43.55%, which indicates the presence of phytotoxic substances. As compared to the initial value (10.73%) there was partial degrading of these substances. The challenge is to improve this parameter by identifying new mixtures and adding efficient microorganisms that help to degrade phytotoxic substances.
Innovative strategies to fight antimicrobial resistance: crowdsourcing to expand medical training
Authors: Kpokiri Eneyi E. , Budak Jehan Z. , Chang Christina C. , Ong Jason J. , Mabilat Claude , Peeling Rosanna W. , Van Duin David , Tucker Joseph D.
Published: April 2020

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public health concern across the world, but public awareness is low, few educational resources on diagnostics exist and professional interest in infectious diseases is waning. To spur interest in infectious disease, emphasize the role of diagnostics in management of resistant infections and develop educational resources to support antimicrobial stewardship.

Methods: We employed crowdsourcing methods, using an open challenge contest to solicit clinical cases on antimicrobial resistance and clinical diagnostics.

Results: We received 25 clinical cases from nine countries. After screening, 23 cases were eligible for judging. Three cases emerged as the top finalists and were further developed into an open access learning module on diagnostics and antimicrobial resistance.

Conclusions: Crowdsourcing methods are beneficial for generating interest in infectious disease and developing educational resources to support antibiotic stewardship.
Adoption and impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19
Authors: Imai Natsuko , Gaythorpe Katy A.M. , Abbott Sam , Bhatia Sangeeta , van Elsland Sabine , Prem Kiesha , Liu Yang , Ferguson Neil M.
Published: April 2020

Background: Several non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been implemented across the world to control the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social distancing (SD) interventions applied so far have included school closures, remote working and quarantine. These measures have been shown to have large impacts on pandemic influenza transmission. However, there has been comparatively little examination of such measures for COVID-19.

Methods: We examined the existing literature, and collated data, on implementation of NPIs to examine their effects on the COVID-19 pandemic so far. Data on NPIs were collected from official government websites as well as from media sources.

Results: Measures such as travel restrictions have been implemented in multiple countries and appears to have slowed the geographic spread of COVID-19 and reduced initial case numbers. We find that, due to the relatively sparse information on the differences with and without interventions, it is difficult to quantitatively assess the efficacy of many interventions. Similarly, whilst the comparison to other pandemic diseases such as influenza can be helpful, there are key differences that could affect the efficacy of similar NPIs.

Conclusions: The timely implementation of control measures is key to their success and must strike a balance between early enough application to reduce the peak of the epidemic and ensuring that they can be feasibly maintained for an appropriate duration. Such measures can have large societal impacts and they need to be appropriately justified to the population. As the pandemic of COVID-19 progresses, quantifying the impact of interventions will be a vital consideration for the appropriate use of mitigation strategies.
The Study of the Individual Achievements of First-Grade Pupils in the Process of Developing Their Civic Qualities
Authors: Mostova O.
Published: April 2020

The article reveals the theoretical foundations of civic education of primary school students. The author’s program is presented for diagnosing the level of formation of first-grade pupils of civic qualities, developed on the basis of the teaching methods of the “World-Around-Us” course, which includes three sections: “Representations about yourself and your country”; “Folk culture”; “Personal development”. A diagnostic toolkit is presented, consisting of questions for a conversation with a child, practical tasks, and an observation plan conducted by the teacher. The results of a regional study are analyzed and summarized, allowing to evaluate, taking into account the initial and final diagnostics, the individual progress of the student achieved in the first year of education in becoming him as a citizen of his country.
Teaching Younger School Children on Semantic Reading
Authors: Savostyanov Aleksandr
Published: April 2020

The article discusses the problem of the formation of reading literacy among primary school children, which meets the leading requirements of

the Federal State Educational Standard of Primary General Education. The types of semantic reading, methods of forming skills and semantic

reading skills are considered. The author’s technology of productive reading is proposed, the contents of its stages are disclosed.
Real-Time Dynamic Pricing for Revenue Management with Reusable Resources, Advance Reservation, and Deterministic Service Time Requirements
Authors: Lei Yanzhe (Murray) , Jasin Stefanus
Published: April 2020

In “Real-Time Dynamic Pricing for Revenue Management with Reusable Resources, Advance Reservation, and Deterministic Service Time Requirements,” Lei and Jasin consider a fundamental dynamic pricing problem when resources are reusable. In this problem, demand arrives according to a price-sensitive nonstationary rate, requesting a service that uses a combination of different types of resources for a deterministic duration of time. The resources are reusable in the sense that they can be immediately used to serve a new customer on the completion of the previous service. Moreover, different customers may have different service time requirement and may book the service in advance. The objective is to construct a dynamic pricing control that maximizes expected total revenues. They develop real-time heuristic controls based on the solution of the deterministic relaxation of the original stochastic problem and show that the proposed controls are near optimal in the regime of large demand and large resource capacity.
Why breech birth matters
Authors: Spillane Emma
Published: April 2020

Emma Spillane believes midwives and obstetricians need to acquire more skills and knowledge on breech birth—here's why
Childbirth satisfaction and perceptions of control: postnatal psychological implications
Authors: Townsend Michelle L , Brassel Alexandra K , Baafi Mercy , Grenyer Brin FS
Published: April 2020

Background

Satisfaction with childbirth is associated with a number of factors prior to and during birth, including perceived control during labour, and has implications for postnatal psychological health.

Methods

A total of 38 pregnant women recruited prior to 20-weeks gestation completed questionnaires regarding perceptions of control during, and satisfaction with, childbirth, mental health and maternal attachment at two-months postpartum. Birth details and breastfeeding difficulties were obtained from hospital records.

Results

Satisfaction with childbirth was associated with perceived control and a physiological birth, and perceived control was associated with a physiological birth and midwife-led continuity of care. At two-months postpartum, satisfaction with childbirth was associated with fewer depressive symptoms, while perceived control was associated with fewer anxiety symptoms.

Discussion

It is important for healthcare providers to implement practices that support birthing satisfaction, such as provision of midwife-led continuity of care. Healthcare provision should also provide psychological support to mothers whose birthing experience was unsatisfactory and tailor additional support during early breastfeeding for these women.
Filling a gap: A-typical dental care
Authors: Cope Tracey
Published: April 2020

Tracey Cope is a dental hygienist and therapist and co-owner of One44 Dental in Rotherham. Here, she outlines the practice team's initiative to be inclusive to patients with autism
Overcoming challenges
Authors: Nangla Bandhna
Published: April 2020

Dental nurse Bandhna Nangla discusses the demands of her dental nursing role
Intraligamentary Local Anaesthesia for Posterior Mandibular Extractions
Authors: Olley Ryan C , Renton Tara F , Frost Peter M
Published: April 2020

This article reviews research and author experience behind Intraligamentary Local Anaesthesia (ILA) and Infiltration Local Anaesthesia (IFA) with Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block (IANB). In particular, the use of ILA with 4% articaine is discussed as an effective anaesthetic technique to replace both IANB and IFA for the purpose of tooth extraction in the posterior mandible. ILA also avoids the possible complications associated with IANB. Other advantages and some shortfalls of the ILA technique are described in relation to primary dental care. The technique for achieving ILA is described.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: The ILA technique with articaine is a simple, swift and effective alternative to IANB and IFA for extraction of posterior teeth in the mandible in primary dental care. ILA has fewer potential debilitating complications than IANB and is likely to be more effective than IFA.
Short-Term Orthodontics: Reasons for Treatment and their Associated Risks, Precautions in Patient Selection
Authors: Ismail Hassan-Ali , Misra Sangeeta
Published: April 2020

Short-term orthodontics (STO) is a concept that is being utilized principally on adult patients to correct minor dental irregularities. It is a cosmetically motivated treatment that is being increasingly sought as an alternative to conventional orthodontic treatment (COT). Although general dental practitioners (GDPs) who have completed further training can provide STO, for quality care delivery it is important to know the limitations of the scope of practice. This article aims to discuss the reasons for adults seeking STO, the societal pressures responsible for desiring it, precautions required by GDPs during patient selection and its associated risks.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Most importantly, GDPs should have a good understanding of societal pressures that induce patients' desires to seek STO. Therefore, the dental practitioner can manage patient expectations appropriately. This highlights the challenge that not every patient's desires can be delivered with STO. Furthermore, the article explains the limits and risks of STO which should be thoroughly explained to patients in the process of obtaining valid consent.
A Clinical Case: Restoration of Toothwear
Authors: Patel Janita
Published: April 2020

This paper presents a case demonstrating treatment of localized severe toothwear and generalized moderate toothwear, in a previously bulimic and anorexic patient. The treatment plan and rationale for treatment is discussed. The case shows the analytical diagnostic steps taken to formulate the treatment plan, which focused on prevention, treatment of disease and restoration of teeth affected by toothwear, in order to achieve the objective of establishing oral health, function and aesthetics.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Using available interocclusal space created by repositioning the mandible into the retruded centric relation position, this case demonstrates minimally invasive direct additive composite placements to restore generalized toothwear in general practice.
Commonwealth Literature: An Uncommon Literary Inheritance
Authors: Nandan Satendra
Published: April 2020

In this piece Professor Nandan writes about his journey through Commonwealth Literature for the past fifty years and his remarkable voyages of literary discoveries.
Honouring Geoff Davis
Authors: Stevens Christa
Published: April 2020

A brief account of how Geoff Davis came to found the highly successful Cross/Cultures series published by Rodopi together with Hena Maes-Jelinek and Gordon Collier. His active participation in the journal Matatu is also remembered.
Identifying Predictors for Enhanced Outcomes for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Dinora Parthenia , Bogenschutz Matthew , Broda Michael
Published: April 2020

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often rely on Medicaid-funded services and supports to facilitate their daily living. The financial investment for these services is significant, yet little work has been conducted to understand how these investments affect life outcomes. This pilot study used a novel data integration approach to offer initial insights about how Medicaid expenditures relate to outcomes using Medicaid claims data, results of the National Core Indicators consumer survey, and data from the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS). Findings suggested that subpopulations of people with IDD who also had high behavioral needs or high medical needs had significantly higher expenditures than individuals with more typical SIS-assessed support needs. Regression analyses suggested mixed outcomes based on the factors we considered, including a finding that people with IDD who lived in sponsored residential care homes were more likely to engage in inclusive activities in the community than those who lived in larger congregate settings, or those who lived in a family home. Results of this pilot, when brought to scale, will be useful in examining the performance of state IDD service systems over time.
Using a Multidimensional Model to Analyze Context and Enhance Personal Outcomes
Authors: Shogren Karrie A. , Luckasson Ruth , Schalock Robert L.
Published: April 2020

This article describes a multidimensional model of context that identifies, defines, and explains three key properties of context: multilevel, multifactorial, and interactive. The use of this model to drive a context-based enhancement cycle is also described. The enhancement cycle involves four steps: (a) identifying current interactions that influence personal goals and outcomes; (b) targeting the interaction that will have the highest impact on selected outcomes for the individual; (c) manipulating the contextual factors that will positively influence the interaction; and (d) evaluating the impact of the manipulated interaction on personal outcomes. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of using a multidimensional model of context to enhance personal outcomes.
Generalized equation for real-world image enhancement by Milano Retinex family
Authors: Lecca Michela
Published: April 2020

Milano Retinexes are spatial color algorithms grounded on the Retinex theory and widely applied to enhance the visual content of real-world color images. In this framework, they process the color channels of the input image independently and re-scale channel by channel the intensity of each pixel

p

by the so-called local reference white, i.e., a strictly positive value, computed by reworking a set of features sampled around

p

. The neighborhood of

p

to be sampled, its sampling, the features to be processed, as well as the mathematical model for the computation of the local reference white vary from algorithm to algorithm, determining different levels of enhancement. Based on the analysis of a group of Milano Retinexes, this work proves that the Milano Retinex local reference whites can be expressed by a generalized equation whose parameters model specific aspects of the Milano Retinex spatial color processing. In particular, tuning these parameters leads to different Milano Retinex implementations. This study contributes to a better understanding of the similarities and differences among the members of the Milano Retinex family, and provides new taxonomic schemes of them based on their own mathematical properties.
Optical needles with arbitrary homogeneous three-dimensional polarization
Authors: Hang Li , Wang Ying , Chen Peifeng
Published: April 2020

We propose a new method to generate optical needles by focusing vector beams comprised of radially polarized component and azimuthally polarized vortex components. The radial part can generate longitudinal polarization, while the azimuthal parts can generate left- and right-handed polarization. Hence, an arbitrary 3D polarization can be obtained. To our knowledge, it may be the first time that arbitrarily polarized optical needles whose transverse sizes are under 0.5λ have been achieved. The polarized homogeneity of the needles is beyond 0.97.
Mode-locked pulses from a Thulium-doped fiber Mamyshev oscillator
Authors: Repgen Paul , Schuhbauer Benedikt , Hinkelmann Moritz , Wandt Dieter , Wienke Andreas , Morgner Uwe , Neumann Jörg , Kracht Dietmar
Published: April 2020

We present experimental results of the generation of ultrashort pulses in the 2 µm wavelength region by a fiber Mamyshev oscillator, along with the simulation of the pulse propagation in the cavity. The Mamyshev oscillator emitted pulses with energies of 3.55 nJ at a repetition rate of 15 MHz and optical spectra with bandwidths of 48 nm. The pulses propagated in anomalous dispersive Thulium-doped fiber sections with dispersion compensation sections of normal dispersive fibers.
Real-time dynamics of soliton triplets in fiber lasers
Authors: Luo Yiyang , Xia Ran , Shum Perry Ping , Ni Wenjun , Liu Yusong , Lam Huy Quoc , Sun Qizhen , Tang Xiahui , Zhao Luming
Published: April 2020

The evolution of soliton molecules emphasizes the complex soliton dynamics akin to matter molecules. Beyond the simplest soliton molecule—a soliton pair constituted by two bound pulses—soliton molecules with more constituents have more degrees of freedom because of the temporal pulse separations and relative phases. Here we detailedly characterize the transient dynamics of soliton triplets in fiber lasers by using the dispersive Fourier transform measurement. A particular form of leading, central, and tailing pulses is constructed to shed new light on more intriguing scenarios and fuel the molecular analogy. Especially the vibrating dynamics of the central and tailing pulses are captured near the regime of equally spaced soliton triplets, which is reminiscent of the recurrent timing jitters within multi-pulse structures. Further insights enable access into a universal form of unequally spaced soliton triplets interpreted as

2
+
1

soliton molecules. Different binding strengths of intramolecular and intermolecular bonds are validated with respect to the diverse internal motions involved in this soliton triplet molecule. All these findings unveil the transient dynamics with more degrees of freedom as well as highlight the possible application for all-optical bit storage.
Contributo do geomarketing no marketing territorial e na imagem dos espaços de montanha
Authors: Cameijo Xavier
Published: April 2020

O presente artigo pretende demonstrar a forma como diferentes meios têm influência na perceção dos lugares, aplicado ao caso particular dos espaços de montanha. O contato do indivíduo com os territórios há muito que deixou de ser apenas resultado de um conhecimento in loco. Hoje, mais do que as suas verdadeiras características e essências, os lugares são aquilo que comunicam e as imagens que divulgam. Essa comunicação poder ser o resultado direto do processo de marketing territorial, onde existe uma promoção clara do território com base nas suas características e potencialidades.Por outro lado, pode ser resultado de uma promoção indireta através do geomarketing, ao usar a imagem do lugar para vender um produto. Assim, determinadas campanhas, marcas ou produtos obtiveram um impacto tão significativo que tornou célebres muitos lugares e é a partir dessa imagem que atualmente ainda são reconhecidos.https://doi.org/10.14195/0871-1623_35_11
Seven Pillars of Survivability: Appropriate Technology with a Human Face
Authors: Sianipar Corinthias Pamatang Morgana , Dowaki Kiyoshi , Yudoko Gatot , Adhiutama Akbar
Published: April 2020

There were evidence for the inappropriateness of just three pillars of sustainability whenengineers have attempted to construct appropriate technology for underdevelopedcommunities. Engineers from developed countries have tended to conduct technologicaladaptations by treating communities as objects, rather than engaging them as subjects ofdevelopment. As objects, communities could not decide what they wanted to be and wereeven forced into systematic development that was more likely to benefit the developedcountries. However, as subjects, communities can determine their own sustainability andachieve survivability. In this study, seven pillars of survivability are outlined: technical,economic, environmental, social, cultural, judicial, and political. The first three aretangible aspects, and the last three are intangible. The social aspect is the intermediary, thebridge to emerging technological appropriateness. Tangible aspects can be measurednumerically, whereas the intangible ones cannot. The tangible and intermediate aspectsare what engineers must address, and both the intermediate and the intangible ones arewhat they must address specifically to diffuse appropriate technology into local dailyroutines. Tiers of technological appropriateness are also provided to understand theposition of a designed appropriate technology in terms of survivability levels. A holisticapproach that takes these pillars into account will empower communities to reach self-survivability beyond sustainability.
How Albanian Private Universities can use Game Theory for Optimization of Scholarship Offers
Authors: Sota Llambrini , Kolaneci Fejzi
Published: April 2020

There are 46 private universities in Albania. We believe that the tuition fee andscholarship for high GPA students are two important components of the competitionbetween private universities. This study is a first attempt in applying Game Theory foroptimization of scholarship offers by Albanian private universities during academic years.There is a conflict between the utility functions of shareholders to maximize their profitsand the utility functions of the students enrolled in private universities to minimize theirexpenses. The best solution of the conflict is a Nash equilibrium or Bayes-Nash-Harsanyiequilibrium, respectively. We prove the existence of these equilibria. However, there existmany equilibria, depending of private information. We interpret the Boyes-Nash-Harsanyiequilibrium solution as the set of possible rational concessions made by all players.
Promotion Influence in Sales Advance and in Increasing the Image to the SMEs in Kosova
Authors: Arapi Rajan
Published: April 2020

The promotion as an important element of marketing mix plays a key role in marketingmanagement regard, in every enterprise, and also for SMEs. The SMEs in Kosova aregiving more and more importance to the promotion, and this factor, beside the salesadvance for their products, is important to increase their image. What is the impact of thepromotion in SMEs longevity; respectively ëhat are the advantages and disadvantages ofpromotion application compared with the other traditional advertisement forms? Whatare the promotion models used by the advance companies to increase their sales level andimprove the service level ? These are some of the research questions that follow thispaper. On the other side the increasing promotion application in front of traditionalforms of Marketing have made SMEs to save from their budget dedicated to Marketing,always taking into consideration the advanced models that today provides thiscommunication form. The research on hand will reflect the new advanced promotionmodels which are practiced by some SMEs in Kosova, these case studies will argue thecompany’s sustainability achieved by the promotion. The budgeting as an integral part ofpromotion realization, in this research will prove the possibility to save from the budgetby avoiding the classical – traditional forms of advertisement. This aspect also will beargued by case studies of SMEs in Kosova. The mass media, in this case, thecommunication with the public, in way to transmit the promotion message, request aprofound analyze when it comes to select the mediums, rating and audiencemeasurement, etc. The research will contribute not only to SMEs but also to consumersand public in general. The research will have its conclusions and recommendations whichwill enforce each of elements that require a different treatment from the one that isapplied in reality.
The Role of Faculties of Education in Increasing Sustainable Environmental Awareness of Society
Authors: KARATAŞ Abdullah
Published: April 2020

Environmental problems show their negativeeffects globally today.Increasing pollutionand changing climatic conditions reveal thissituation clearly. Environmental problems,affecting the future of all living things, are connected with the incorrect relations betweenman and nature. People have become alienated from nature seeing it as an endless sourceand as a result nature has become a tool for achieving anthropocentric objectives. It canbe said that such an anthropocentric viewis the real cause of environmental problems,but human and nature harmony should be structured immediately because environmentalproblems have reached to serious position.Consequently, human being is a livingcreature and he needs healthy and reliable environment to live like all other creatures.Unless changing anthropocentric view of peopletowards nature, law and fines will also behelpless. At this point, education plays a very important mission. Because it is possible tochange people's behavior andperspectives positively through education. For the creationof awareness about the importance of protecting environment in society, faculties ofeducation as teacher traininginstitutions are of great importance. Teachers, preparinggenerations for future and so shaping the future of a society, receive their professionalqualification and requirements for becoming ateacher from faculties of education, soteacher candidates should be educated verywell. Teacher candidates from all disciplines,educated with environmental consciousness, willbe able to transfer this consciousness totheir students when they graduate. Generations,given the love of nature at an early age bytheir teachers, can be eco-friendly individuals in the future and shed light onenvironmental problems.This theoretical studyaims to put forward the role of faculties ofeducation in increasing sustainable environmental awareness of society
Real Estate Taxes in Albania
Authors: Koprencka Luciana , Cakrani Edmira , Petani Migena
Published: April 2020

The construction sector is one of the mainsectors of the Albanian economy, which,during the last 20 years, has experiencedthe greatest economic growth. In 1991 thissector has contributed by 2.5% to the GDP,in 2006 by 4.9%, while in 2008, this sectorhas contributed by 14.9% to the national GDP. The relevant legislation has played animportant role in the development of this sector. The applied laws have tried to maintainat low levels the real estate prices and totransform such a problematic sector, withreference to fiscal evasion and informality,into an easily controllable sector. The taxesapplied in the construction sector are the sameas in other economic sectors, although thetaxation management in the construction sector, except forthose common principles thatregulate the tax management in general, isbased on some specificrules related to thecharacteristics of this sector. Increase the level of taxation on the transfer of ownership tothe extent of 10%, paralyzed the housing market by reducing the number of sales,especially of real estate old, previously this was 0.3-5%of sales value.
Exploring the Applications of Bio-Eco Architecture for Sustainable Design and Construction process
Authors: Naguib,M M. M. , Hanafi A. M
Published: April 2020

It has been commonly noted that the main perception of nature influenced forms isbasically aesthetic while little concern is given to the importance of inspiring from naturein the construction and structural performance of buildings as well as in the naturalecological architectural solutions, thus, this paper will focus on bio-inspired architectureapproach which embraces the eco-friendly practices of sustainable construction, the useof natural materials and the energy conservation by mimicking the natural life.A number of bio-inspired architectural designs will be illustrated presenting acomprehensive analysis of bio-inspired role to be played in developing the concept ofecological sustainable design and construction in contemporary architecture.Building must teach the society with new ecological moral, thus, a better understanding ofbiological morphogenesis can usefully inspire architectural design to resolve challengesthat have already been resolved by nature that will not only help in creating a healthyenvironment but will also produce positive environmental impacts.Bio-Eco Architecture harnesses and replicates the principles found in nature in order tocreate built environment which benefit people and other living creatures as well as safe-guarding the biodiversity; thus, Biomimetics in architecture will help develop a culture ofactive environmental design.
Conjecturas da Ciência Aberta na contemporaneidade do Big data
Authors: Ribeiro Nivaldo Calixto , Oliveira Dalgiza Andrade , Araújo Ronaldo Ferreira de
Published: April 2020

objetivou-se neste artigo discutir a relação entre a ciência aberta, por meio dos dados científicos abertos, na contemporaneidade da revolução do big data. A gestão de dados abertos e os processos de seleção da informação apresentam-se como potencializadores do acesso ao conhecimento científico, o que pode gerar avanços para a pesquisa científica e para a sociedade. O aporte para a discussão do artigo centra-se na escola de pensamento democrático e na escola de pensamento da infraestrutura da ciência aberta e sua abordagem nos dados abertos de pesquisa (open data). Trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica baseada em artigos de periódicos científicos sobre o big data, a ciência aberta e o relatório do acordo internacional sobre dados abertos produzido na Conferência Science International. Conclui-se que, apesar de muitas iniciativas de melhor proveito do big data, de organização e disponibilização dos dados abertos de pesquisa, ainda há um grande locus para avanço da ciência nesse contexto.
Reforma Agrária no Brasil: Classificação Baseado em Objeto e Reflectância Acumulada no Monitoramento e Fiscalização da Terra
Authors: Araújo Ramon Chaves de , De Almeida Tati , Cicerelli Rejane Ennes , Rodrigues Suzan Pequeno
Published: April 2020

A automatização do monitoramento e fiscalização do uso e cobertura do solo em projetos de assentamento do Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA) utilizando sensoriamento remoto e técnicas de geoprocessamento podem otimizar, reduzir custos e qualificar as atividades de produtores rurais. Assim, esse trabalho apresenta uma proposta de uso de classificação orientada ao objeto em imagens do satélite Sentinel-2A 1C, a partir da reflectância acumulada e mineração de dados em projetos de assentamento no Bioma Cerrado. Foram empregados softwares livres e gratuitos: QGIS na classificação das imagens Sentinel-2A; InterImage na segmentação das imagens, definição e exportação dos atributos de cada segmento que basearam a classificação e Weka na mineração de dados dos atributos. As classificações com técnica da reflectância acumulada tiveram melhores índices de acurácia (exatidão global e índice Kappa), mas a melhora se deu nas classes relativas à vegetação natural do Bioma Cerrado, não ocorrendo nas classes de Culturas Diversas e Silvicultura. Os programas utilizados executaram de forma satisfatória todos os procedimentos propostos para a consecução dos objetivos do trabalho, demonstrando sua aplicabilidade no monitoramento do projeto de assentamento.
Análise do GNSS PPP multi-constelações com uso dos sistemas GPS, GLONASS e Galileo
Authors: Menezes Raiane Rintielle Vaz , Dal Poz William Rodrigo
Published: April 2020

Dentre os sistemas que compõem o GNSS, estão completamente funcionais o GPS e o GLONASS. Além disso, encontram-se em desenvolvimento o Galileo e o BeiDou, sendo que o Galileo dispõe de 17 satélites operantes. Desta forma, o objetivo deste trabalho é investigar o desempenho de combinações multi-constelações envolvendo GPS, GLONASS e Galileo em quatro estações da RBMC, utilizando o método de posicionamento PPP. Para alcançar esse propósito, foram realizadas avaliações das acurácias planimétricas e altimétricas de estações multi-constelações, pertencentes à RBMC, abrangendo os 30 dias do mês de abril de 2018. Os dados foram editados no freeware GFZRNX a fim de obter arquivos com intervalos de 60 e 180 minutos de rastreio, contendo apenas dados GPS, GPS e GLONASS, GPS e Galileo e, a combinação dos três sistemas. Os dados foram processados a partir do software científico Bernese, versão 5.2. Os resultados mais acurados, tanto na planimetria quanto na altimetria, foram proporcionados pela tradicional integração GPS/GLONASS. Em segundo lugar, a combinação GPS/GLONASS/Galileo mostrou-se promissora, evidenciando sua interoperabilidade no método de posicionamento PPP.
Potencialidade do Uso de Dados Geofísicos Aerolevantados para Aplicações Geodésicas
Authors: Jesus Ruy Melgaço Lucas de , De Freitas Silvio Rogério Correia
Published: April 2020

A nova realização da Rede Vertical de Referência do Brasil (RVRB), em 2018, visando sua modernização, incorporou dados gravimétricos sobre as linhas de nivelamento geométrico. Assim as coordenadas altimétricas são números geopotenciais, parte referida ao Datum Vertical de Imbituba (DVB-I), parte referida ao Datum Vertical de Santana (DVB-S). De forma complementar ao processo de modernização necessita-se a conexão física dos dois segmentos da rede e referenciá-los ao International Height Reference System (IHRS). Porém, a RVRB apresenta ainda limitações técnicas como: distribuição espacial heterogênea; existência de ramais inviabilizando seu ajustamento integral; e observações gravimétricas associadas às linhas de nivelamento insuficientes. Devido à dificuldade de acesso na área de conexão dos segmentos da RVRB, torna-se necessário buscar alternativas para a medição ou predição de valores da gravidade. Nesse contexto, a aerogravimetria, adequadamente realizada, permite a obtenção de dados gravimétricos compatíveis aos requisitos de precisão, resolução e distribuição espacial necessários à Geodesia. Desta forma, buscou-se verificar as potencialidades do uso geodésico de funcionais gravimétricas fornecidas por Levantamento Aerogeofísico realizado nos Estados do Amapá e Pará.  Para tanto, através de uma metodologia específica utilizando: valores de gravidade observada na altura de voo; valores de altitudes provenientes de um Modelo Digital de Altitudes (MDA) e funcionais obtidas de um Modelo Global do Geopotencial (MGG). Novos valores foram calculados e comparados com os disponibilizados no banco de dados do levantamento contratado. Concluiu-se que as funcionais do aerolevantamento não são adequadas para aplicações geodésicas, ao passo que as funcionais calculadas com especificações geodésicas no presente trabalho superam estas deficiências.
The mediating role of emotional intelligence and marital adjustment in the relationship between mindfulness in marriage and subjective well-being
Authors: Erus Seher Merve , Deniz Mehmet Engin
Published: April 2020

This study examined the mediating role of emotional intelligence and marital adjustment in the relationship between mindfulness and subjective well-being; interpersonal mindfulness in marriage and subjective well-being. 550 married individuals (370 female and 180 male) participated in this research. “Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale”, “Mindfulness in Marriage Scale”, “Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form”, Marital Adjustment Test”, “Positive and Negative Affect Scale”, “Life Satisfaction Scale” and “Personal Information Form” were used in this research. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and path analyses, which is one of the structural equation model technics, were used for data analyses. Correlation analysis results showed that there was positively correlation between mindfulness, interpersonal mindfulness in marriage, emotional intelligence, marital adjustment and subjective well-being. Path analysis result showed that emotional intelligence fully mediated the relationship between mindfulness and subjective well–being. Besides, emotional intelligence and marital adjustment partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness in marriage and subjective well–being and model explained 51.00 % of total variance of subjective well-being. The results of the research were discussed in the light of literature and suggestions were presented.
Optimizing decision tree using particle swarm optimization to identify eye diseases based on texture analysis
Authors: Arifin Toni , Herliana Asti
Published: April 2020

The problem of visual impairment is a serious problem with increasing cases, ranging from visual impairment to the cause of blindness. This study examines the development of an identification application for the classification of patients with eye disorders using the Decision Tree (DT) method, which is optimized using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). This study used 311 eye image data, consisting of 233 normal eye images and 78 eye images with glaucoma, cataracts, and uveitis. The feature extraction used Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM), while the feature optimization used the PSO and the learning method used DT. This optimized visual impairment classification application can improve system accuracy to 88.09 %.
OCENIANIE UCZNIÓW ZE SPECJALNYMI POTRZEBAMI EDUKACYJNYMI WE WŁĄCZAJĄCEJ EDUKACJI OBCOJĘZYCZNEJ W POLSCE
Authors: Jaworska Mariola
Published: April 2020

For the last decade or so we have observed a visible increase in the interest of educational and scientific circles in Poland in actions to include children and teenagers with special educational needs in education in mainstream schools. Such children and teenagers require special support in the learning and teaching of foreign languages, well-considered selection of teaching methods and forms, and organisation of lessons, which takes account of the individual characteristics of the learners. Appropriate evaluation of their achievements is very important in working with such persons. The article presents assumptions relating to and possibilities of individualised evaluation of students with special educational needs from the perspective of inclusive foreign language education.
DAS POTENZIAL KOLLEGIALEN FEEDBACKS FÜR DIE FÖRDERUNG DER EVALUATIONSKOMPETENZ BEI ANGEHENDEN FREMDSPRACHENLEHRENDEN – ERGEBNISSE EINER STUDIE
Authors: Janicka Monika
Published: April 2020

The article introduces formative assessment as one of the most powerful factors influencing students’ achievements and presents its significance for process-oriented learning and teaching. Due to its importance formative assessment should be an inherent part of the pre-service teacher training program. The aim of the present paper is to highlight the potential of peer-to-peer-feedback, as a part of formative assessment, for enhancing the assessment competence of pre-service teachers. The results of the study presented in the article suggest ways in which peer-to-peer feedback can be used to foster the assessment competence of prospective teachers.
Spark and Sparkle – „Iskra i gra”. O tłumaczeniu poezji absurdalnej na przykładzie wiersza Ogdena Nasha
Authors: Skrzypecki Maciej
Published: April 2020

The article is a short presentation of a translation concept created by an American cognitivist and physicist Douglas Hofstadter included in his book Le Ton beau de Marot. The principles of the concept are presented by means of a metaphor. Translation is a game of, only partially conscious, participation in an infinite loop: words evoke images and images – words. The contact with the original text creates images in the translator’s mind that he or she translates by means of language structures into sentences/verses of the target language. This cognitive intuition is paired with a structural category of Stanisław Barańczak’s semantic dominant. This methodological, structural-cognitive pair is a starting point for the analysis of Barańczak’s translation of Ogden Nash’s The Dog. The stylistic and formal solutions (especially rhymes) used by the translator are analysed, but the main goal of the text is to capture the elusive, i.e. the analysis of the interlinguistic and‘inter-mental’ translation of the absurd sense of humour.
Ginsberg Barańczaka. Z dziejów jed(y)nego przekładu
Authors: Oskar Meller Oskar Meller
Published: April 2020

The article is an analysis of the translation of the poem A Supermarket in California (Supermarket w Kaliforni), the only poem by Allen Ginsberg translated by Stanisław Barańczak. In the critical works of the author of Facial Corrections (Korekta twarzy) the beatnik’s poetics is contrasted with the poetry of Robert Frost and James Merill – writers crucially important to the translator. Despite this, A Supermarket… enriched Barańczak’s anthology of American Poetry published in 1998. The translator’s key choice appears to be the use of a conversational idiom, placing the poem opposite the ‘howling’ diction from the flagship poems of the author of Howl. The testaments of a dialogue with tradition is what Barańczak seeks in it; he is most interested in the formal and semantic bows to the father of American poetry. What Barańczak makes the semantic dominant is, rather than the structure of the text or the images evoked in it, Whitman’s patronage with all its consequences.
Dom versus ściana. Gesty uobecnienia Stanisława Barańczaka w przestrzeni Poznania
Authors: Anna Jarmuszkiewicz Anna Jarmuszkiewicz
Published: April 2020

The article discusses the presentations of Stanisław Barańczak and his poetry in Poznań’s urban space. The poet’s presentification is exemplified by the murals that have been created on the walls of buildings in Poznań after the writer’s death.
Jak badać literaturę dokumentu osobistego, czyli bliskie spotkania z Bronisławą Waligórską
Authors: Agnieszka Kwiatkowska Agnieszka Kwiatkowska
Published: April 2020

The author of 19th-century letters, Bronisława Waligórska – a socialist activist – was arrested and imprisoned in the Warsaw Citadel in July 1886.She sent letters from prison to her sister Jadwiga, who visited her in an attempt to satisfy the prisoner’s most pressing needs. The surviving correspondenceis a testimony of the living conditions of the Citadel’s prisoners and the internal life of Bronisława, who was gradually losing her spirit and the will to fight. On December 31, 1886, she swallowed sulphur from matches and died a few days later. Waligórska’s letters are a testimony of the time spent in prison, but not only. In the letters to her sister, she discussed such topics as the conditions of everyday existence, life in prison and organisation, but also included her reflections on culture, literature and art. She tried to fill her time in prison with translation work. The surviving letters have been published in an innovative graphic form and their edition is a breakthrough in editorial work on archival documents. The print meticulously keeps all the corrections and crosses of the original. Monika Rudaś-Grodzka treated Bronisława Waligórska’s letters with great respect; she approached them with a passion and sensitivity of an archivist who not only analyses the content of the remaining documents, but is always aware that they are a testimony of the life of a particular person. Thanks to thepeculiar attitude of the researcher, Waligórska, while being the protagonist of the book, never stopped being its author. The edition of letters from prison are accompanied by an editor’s note, a description of the terms of publications, a timeline, the main protagonist’s prison biography and a selection of documents concerning the investigation.