bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nunca es demasiado pronto para volver. Política de repatriación franquista y retorno desde el exilio republicano español en Francia (1939-1954)
Authors: Aguirre Herráinz Pablo
Published: October 2022

Este artículo aborda el proceso de retorno desde Francia que siguió al exilio de la Guerra Civil española durante los años que median entre la huida masiva de 1939 y la promulgación del quinto indulto general de 1954. Este texto muestra cómo el retorno desde el exilio fue un impulso temprano vigilado en todo momento, y a raíz de ello obstaculizado o potenciado (según las necesidades de cada momento), por la propia España franquista. Para completar esta perspectiva global este trabajo se sirve de fuentes primarias procedentes del Archivo del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (AMAE); del Archivo General de la Administración (AGA); así como de los Archivos Nacionales y los Archivos Diplomáticos de París, sin olvidar un repaso general a la bibliografía especializada que ha tratado el proceso de retorno desde fuentes administrativas.
La revista Il Politecnico y el Partido Comunista italiano: historia de un debate sobre política cultural (1945-1947)
Authors: Anchústegui Igartua Esteban , Gómez Gutiérrez Juan José
Published: October 2022

A través del examen de la polémica entre Elio Vittorini, director de Il Politecnico, y algunos miembros prominentes del aparato cultural del Partido Comunista Italiano, se exponen aquí los términos en los que se substanció el debate entre política y cultura en el entorno del marxismo italiano de posguerra, y el papel concreto de los intelectuales en la estrategia de hegemonía que el PCI pretendía desarrollar.
Evacuation and Repression: The Spaniards' Life in Kazakhstan
Authors: Kokebayeva Gulzhaukhar , Zakarya Rakhmetolla
Published: October 2022

When the war erupted between the USSR and Germany, the emigrants who were in the European part of the USSR were evacuated to the eastern republics, including Kazakhstan along with some children from children’s homes. The Spaniards repressed by the Soviet government and the soldiers-prisoners of the “Blue Division” were kept in the Kazakh camps. This paper examines the Spanish emigrants’ life and activities in Kazakhstan, their resettlement from Kazakhstan to the Crimea, and the problem of Spanish emigrants’ conscription in the Soviet Army. Also, the fate of repressed Spaniards who were sent to correctional labor camps in the Karaganda region has been traced.
Efectos de la sátira política a través de programas de infoentretenimiento televisivo en España. ¿Es humor solo para reír o hay algo más en juego?
Authors: Moreno Carmelo
Published: October 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar de forma comparada los discursos y los argumentos ofrecidos por una muestra de ciudadanos españoles, de distintas regiones de país, para calibrar el efecto de dos sketches de sátira política extraídos de la programación televisiva en España. Los sketches fueron elegidos por su diferente estilo de humor —humor satírico más horaciano vs. juvenaliano— y por su contenido centrado en parodiar distintos grupos étnicos y políticos, como son, por un lado, los nacionalismos vasco y catalán, y, por otro lado, los colectivos de inmigrantes y los homosexuales. De forma específica, el trabajo analiza si existen semejanzas y diferencias en la apreciación de estos sketches, si existen diferencias territoriales en dicha apreciación y cuáles son las razones que los ciudadanos dan para justificar su disfrute (o su malestar) con este tipo de sketches satíricos. Las conclusiones apuntan que las personas con un mayor grado de disfrute (y también las personas con un mayor de malestar) hacia este tipo de sketches satíricos, independientemente de los contenidos, focalizan su atención en las cuestiones formales del sketch, mientras que las personas con un grado de disfrute intermedio combinan más todos los elementos formales y sustantivos a la hora de su valoración.
Giving immigrants a voice: exploring migration and identity in the video series Germania
Authors: Coury David
Published: October 2022

In 2016, the German production company funk began a new weekly series of short documentary videos, Germania, designed to explore German identity and the reality of those living with a migration background. Although one in five people in Germany today have a migratory background, the focus of the series, according to promotional materials, was not the immigration debate (which has consumed much of public policy since 2015) but rather the fact that Germany has long been a land of immigration and is today firmly a multicultural society. Each video, ranging between 5 and 15 minutes, portrays a well-known young artist who talks in first-person about identity, their roots, and the geographies that have shaped and impacted them as well as their perspectives on Germany. The series eschews the traditional documentary format in favor of digital media and a YouTube/TikTok aesthetic. This article explores a select number of these videos and analyzes the concept of identity that they convey as well as the format chosen as a kind of synthesis of traditional documentary and digital media.
A ocorrência de Cavia aperea (Exerbelen, 1777) em floresta estacionária do Cerrado baiano
Authors: Brito Luan de Jesus Matos de
Published: October 2022

A espécie Cavia aperea possui ampla distribuição pelo Brasil, o que a faz ser categorizada como Pouco Preocupante pela IUCN, é um roedor de 25cm, de coloração acinzentada. Apesar de ser possível encontra-la em grande parte do país, a literatura não cita a porção baiana da bacia do Rio São Francisco como local de ocorrência. Após ser encontrado grupo da espécie em floresta estacionária do Cerrado baiano, foi buscada a literatura para sugerir, com base nas características de florestas de sua área de ocorrência, novo mapa de distribuição da espécie.
Placebo Adverse Events in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Trials: A Pooled Analysis of 2,944 Participants
Authors: Tay Phoebe Wen Lin , Ng Cheng Han , Lin Snow Yunni , Chin Yip Han , Xiao Jieling , Lim Wen Hui , Lim Sze Yinn , Fu Clarissa Elysia , Chan Kai En , Quek Jingxuan , Tan Darren Jun Hao , Chew Nicholas , Syn Nicholas , Keitoku Taisei , Tamaki Nobuharu , Siddiqui Mohammad Shadab , Noureddin Mazen , Muthiah Mark , Huang Daniel Q. , Loomba Rohit
Published: October 2022

INTRODUCTION:

In the absence of an effective treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (RCT) remains the current gold standard study design in NASH. As NASH is a largely asymptomatic disease, the side effects of potential therapies require careful evaluation, therefore a pooled rate of the adverse events (AEs) in placebo-treated patients serves as a useful comparator for safety. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the rate of AEs among participants in the placebo arm of NASH RCTs.

METHODS:

Medline, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to include clinical trials in phase 2–4 NASH RCTs with placebo treatment arms. A pooled proportions of AEs were analyzed using a generalized linear mixed model with Clopper-Pearson intervals.

RESULTS:

A total of 41 RCTs (2,944 participants on placebo) were included in this meta-analysis. A total of 68% (confidence interval [CI] 55%–77%) of participants on placebo experienced an AE, 7.8% (5.7%–10%) experienced serious AEs and 3.1% (CI: 1.9%–5.1%) experienced AEs leading to discontinuation. A significantly higher proportion of participants experienced serious AEs in phase 3 studies compared to in phase 2 studies (P < 0.01) and in pharmaceutical funded studies as compared to studies which were federal-funded studies (P < 0.01). An analysis of clinical trials evaluating bile acid modulating agents determined that 10% (CI: 5.5%–18%) of participants receiving placebo developed pruritus.

DISCUSSION:

The present study summarizes the AEs with NASH placebo. Among participants in the placebo arm in NASH, two-third experienced an AE, and nearly 10% experienced a serious AE.
Abdominophrenic Dyssynergia: A Narrative Review
Authors: Damianos John A. , Tomar Sanjeevani K. , Azpiroz Fernando , Barba Elizabeth
Published: October 2022

Chronic bloating and abdominal distension are common and highly bothersome gastrointestinal symptoms. Although the differential diagnoses for bloating and distension are broad, these symptoms are frequently associated with disorders of the gut-brain interaction. Functional abdominal bloating may be a result of visceral hypersensitivity, whereas abdominal distension seems to be a somatic behavioral response associated with abdominophrenic dyssynergia, featuring diaphragmatic contraction and abdominal wall relaxation. We review the available literature regarding abdominophrenic dyssynergia and comment on its epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and avenues to address in the near future.
Endless Study, Infinite Debt: On study inside and outside the university classroom
Authors:   University of New South Wales, Lorange Astrid , Brooks Andrew
Published: October 2022

This paper begins by considering the state of higher education in Australia, following structural changes facilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We consider the longer-term effects of neoliberal ideology on the sector, charting the way that ongoing crises of/in higher education work to co-opt university workers and students into a position in which they are required to defend the idea of the university as a site of enlightenment. We then discuss the erosion of funding in the arts and argue that in concert with the diminished resourcing of the university, ad hoc social spaces within contemporary art have become temporary communities for study. We analyse a project of our own – Endless Study, Infinite Debt – which seeks to engage in the collective study of infrastructure, settlement, and racial capitalism. We consider how the university and art might be ambivalently engaged to practise forms of care and study against privatisation/professionalisation and towards solidarity.
Algoritmo luciérnaga para la optimización de distribución en planta
Authors: Vargas Pardo Luisa Fernanda , Giraldo-Ramos Frank Nixon
Published: October 2022

Objetivo: Este artículo presenta una revisión de los resultados de una metodología de optimización enfocada en la aplicación del algoritmo de luciérnaga (FA) como una herramienta de planificación metaheurística con el fin de encontrar una distribución en planta óptima para reducir las distancias y los tiempos de flujo de procesos en la cadena de producción.
Metodología: A través de la implementación del script de MATLAB,  el objetivo fue evaluar el FA aplicado al problema de optimización de diseño de distribución en planta, realizando una prueba de dos casos de diseño de instalaciones con el algoritmo. Se aplicó el FA para evaluar el rendimiento con respecto a la configuración inicial de distribución en planta, así como en contraste con un algoritmo heurístico convencional.
Resultados: El resultado más relevante fue la verificación del grado de eficiencia del FA con respecto al tiempo de convergencia, expresado en función de la cantidad de ciclos requeridos para alcanzar una solución óptima, en comparación con el algoritmo heurístico convencional utilizado para la validación.
Conclusiones: La distancia total optimizada en la planta logra un valor bajo significativo. Se requiere un número reducido de iteraciones para alcanzar un valor óptimo en el caso de una distribución en planta compleja.
Parameter Determination of Coupled and Decoupled Admittance Matrix Methods of the Norton Equivalent Model for an Air Extractor
Authors: Martínez Peñaloza Alejandra , Osma-Pinto German , Ordóñez-Plata Gabriel
Published: October 2022

Context: Studies carried out in low voltage networks have explored the modeling of linear single-phase loads (such as motors) and non-linear ones (such as those based on power electronics). However, induction motors exhibit non-linear characteristics between voltage and current due to the saturation of their magnetic parts. Therefore, it is necessary to study induction motors in the frequency domain with a model that allows reviewing the characteristic nonlinearity of their voltage-current interaction.
Methodology: This article presents the frequency domain modeling of a single-phase induction motor used as a silent air extractor (127 V, 60 Hz, 66 W), which presents a capacitive behavior (fp = 0,93 in leading) and harmonic distortion due to a third-order component (7,0%) when fed with a pure sinusoidal voltage of 127 V.
Results: This work establishes the parameters of two approaches to the Norton equivalent model (coupled and decoupled admittance matrix) which are used to estimate the distorted current signal and the values ​​of consumed active and non-active power. The results show comparisons errors of P, Q, THDi, and NRMSE indices of less than 7, 4, 14, and 3%, respectively.
Conclusions: The parameters of the Norton equivalent model estimated for the single-phase induction motor allow calculating the current signal with a high degree of precision. This signal exhibits nonlinear characteristics and a capacitive behavior due to the permanent presence of a capacitor aiding the start and operation of the engine.
Influence of Intergovernmental Transfers on Regional Incomes in Russia
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Bashenkov Artem , Myasnikov Alexander ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Semerikova Elena ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Seregina Svetlana ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics
Published: October 2022

Given the current conditions of intensifying sanctions, scarcity of resources and the start of a structural transformation of the Russian economy, the task of a reassessment of the efficiency of existing tools of economic policy, so that these tools can be realigned, becomes vital. In this publication, we study the influence of intergovernmental budget transfers, subsidies in particular, on regional economic growth in Russia. We perform the analysis on the full sample of relevant Russian regions and on three subsamples of regions, differing in the degrees of regional budgets’ reliance on transfers. Additionally, we divide regions into two groups, based on the shares of natural resources extraction in their economies. Our analysis shows that increases in the shares of incoming transfers in regional budgets are followed by increases in the rates of growth of GRP per capita – however, this works only for regions with a medium degree of transfer reliance. Such regions having high shares of employment in extraction intensifies the positive effect of transfers. Increases in subsidies to regional budgets are also followed by faster growth – but only in regions with a medium to high reliance on incoming transfers; for regions with a low reliance on transfers the effect of subsidies is insignificant. Among the control variables we use, the share of capital investment in GRP and the share of employed with a higher education also correspond to higher rates of economic growth, but again – only for regions with a medium degree of reliance on incoming transfers. Using the spatial Durbin model, we control for spatial effects between regions. Overall, our analysis shows that the system of intergovernmental transfers currently in place in Russia promotes growth only for regions with a medium level of reliance on transfers
Assessing Water Quality Status Using a Mathematical Simulation Model of El Abid River (Morocco)
Authors:   Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Karaoui Ismail , Arioua Abdelkrim ,   Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Elhamdouni Driss ,   Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Nouaim Wafae ,   Ibn Tofail University, Ait Ouhamchich Kamal ,   Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Hssaisoune Mohamed ,   Ibn Zohr University
Published: October 2022

In semi-arid or arid regions, where available freshwater is limited, surface water requires repeated quality testing to avoid pollution. Sampling trips of different frequencies are onerous and require expensive laboratory analysis. Simulation appears to be a reliable alternative method to overcome such challenges. The simulation presented here was conducted by solving the mass balance equation while considering the inputs controlling each simulated parameter. The mass balance equation (a differential equation) was solved by finite difference numerical approximation to provide parameters for pollutant concentrations at each station or moment (based on selected steps). This solution was integrated to simulate pollution indicators (biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen), nitrogen forms, and orthophosphates. The National Sanitation Foundation water quality index (NSF-WQI) was calculated using these parameters. Using 12 months of measurement data, results were compared for NSF-WQI calculated through measured and simulated data, showing a significant correlation with R2 = 0.8, meaning the model demonstrated good calibration and validation. The elaborated model is a useful tool for decision makers to test and propose quality improvement solutions for watercourses suffering from quality deterioration.
Weak-strong uniqueness and energy-variational solutions for a class of viscoelastoplastic fluid models
Authors: Eiter Thomas , Hopf Katharina , Lasarzik Robert
Published: October 2022

We study a model for a fluid showing viscoelastic and viscoplastic behavior, which describes the flow in terms of the fluid velocity and a symmetric deviatoric stress tensor. This stress tensor is transported via the Zaremba-Jaumann rate, and it is subject to two dissipation processes: one induced by a nonsmooth convex potential and one by stress diffusion. We show short-time existence of strong solutions as well as their uniqueness in a class of Leray-Hopf-type weak solutions satisfying the tensorial component in the sense of an evolutionary variational inequality. The global-in-time existence of such generalized solutions has been established in a previous work. We further study the limit when stress diffusion vanishes. In this case, the above notion of generalized solutions is no longer suitable, and we introduce the concept of energy-variational solutions, which is based on an inequality for the relative energy. We derive general properties of energy-variational solutions and show their existence by passing to the nondiffusive limit in the relative energy inequality satisfied by generalized solutions for nonzero stress diffusion.
The Baptistery in the North Church of Shivta: structure, ritual, art
Authors: Maayan-Fanar Emma , Tepper Yotam
Published: October 2022

This paper focuses on the remains of the Baptistery chapel within the North Church complex on the outskirts of Shivta, a fifth-seventh century Byzantine village in the Negev. Presumably a monastery, the North Church is the largest and most elaborately constructed of the three Shivta churches. After addressing general structural and chronological issues of the complex, a comparison of the North Church Baptistery to the South Church Baptistery aims to clarify the linkage between shape and ritual. The authors propose that the earlier South Church Baptistery probably served the public, while the later North Church Baptistery fulfilled the internal needs of the monastery. The remains of the Baptism of Christ wall painting, recently rediscovered in the apse of the North Church Baptistery, complements, even if partially, knowledge of the links between architecture, liturgy, and art within the space. The study offers a glimpse into the religious and cultural world of the people who lived in this arid and remote, but by no means isolated area.
Die Briefe des Gregorios Chioniades
Authors: Stefec Rudolf S.
Published: October 2022

The present study offers a new critical edition of fifteen letters of the bishop of Tabrīz Gregory Chioniades (fl. ca. 1300) and of one further anonymous letter, all preserved in the manuscript Vind. theol. gr. 203, as well as the first edition of yet another letter penned by Chioniades and preserved in the manuscript New York, Columbia University, Smith Western, Add. 10. An attempt at the reconstruction of Chioniades’ career is made, and the content of his letters is analysed, especially with a view to exploring the cultural and political history of the Empire of Trebizond. Codex Vind. hist. gr. 4, the archetype of the medieval tradition of Arrianos’ Anabasis and Indike and one of the most important Greek manuscripts held by the Austrian National Library (ÖNB), is shown to have belonged to Gregory Chioniades and to have passed through the hands of several owners in Trebizond before reaching Constantinople via Demetrios Angelos, a physician and copyist active in the Ottoman capital shortly after the Turkish conquest.
Overview of eco-environmental impact of Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub on the Yellow River
Authors: Wang Wei , Wang Shuya
Published: October 2022

Since the operation of Xiaolangdi (XLD) Water Conservancy Hub, the reservoir area has witnessed significant changes in eco-environment through the impoundment, and some suggestions can be put forward for the future ecological construction of reservoirs by comparing these changes. This article explores the variation of microclimate, soil erosion, forest and grass coverage, regional animal and plant diversity, and ecotourism resources in the past two decades, and summarizes the contributions of XLD to the following aspects: the eco-environment protection and restoration, the construction of an ecological corridor and a biodiversity conservation network, and the eco-economic development of the Yellow River Basin. On this basis, three suggestions were presented for the ecological construction of XLD in the future: (1) carry out the ecological evaluation of XLD reservoir; (2) implement high-quality afforestation and beautification of the reservoir area; and (3) build a smart ecological monitoring system for XLD.
Approximations related to the complete p-elliptic integrals
Authors: Zhong Genhong , Ma Xiaoyan , Wang Fei
Published: October 2022

In this paper, the authors present some monotonicity properties for certain functions involving the complete p-elliptic integrals of the first and second kinds, by showing the monotonicity and concavity-convexity properties of certain combinations defined in terms of

K

p

{{\mathscr{K}}}_{p}

,

E

p

{{\mathscr{E}}}_{p}

and the inverse hyperbolic tangent

arth

p

{{\rm{arth}}}_{p}

, which is of importance in the computation of the generalized pi and in the elementary proof of Ramanujan’s cubic transformation. By these results, several well-known results for the classical complete elliptic integrals including its bounds and logarithmic inequalities are remarkably improved.
Deriving task specific performance from the information processing capacity of a reservoir computer
Authors: Hülser Tobias , Köster Felix , Lüdge Kathy , Jaurigue Lina
Published: October 2022

In the reservoir computing literature, the information processing capacity is frequently used to characterize the computing capabilities of a reservoir. However, it remains unclear how the information processing capacity connects to the performance on specific tasks. We demonstrate on a set of standard benchmark tasks that the total information processing capacity correlates poorly with task specific performance. Further, we derive an expression for the normalized mean square error of a task as a weighted function of the individual information processing capacities. Mathematically, the derivation requires the task to have the same input distribution as used to calculate the information processing capacities. We test our method on a range of tasks that violate this requirement and find good qualitative agreement between the predicted and the actual errors as long as the task input sequences do not have long autocorrelation times. Our method offers deeper insight into the principles governing reservoir computing performance. It also increases the utility of the evaluation of information processing capacities, which are typically defined on i.i.d. input, even if specific tasks deliver inputs stemming from different distributions. Moreover, it offers the possibility of reducing the experimental cost of optimizing physical reservoirs, such as those implemented in photonic systems.
Turkey and the Major Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean Crisis from the 2010s to the 2020s
Authors: Bardakçı Mehmet
Published: October 2022

This study investigates the recent Mediterranean disputes involving Turkey with respect to the major powers of the European Union (EU), United States (US), Russia and China. The author maintains that Turkey’s position has been determined by its own interests in the region as informed by its relations with the major powers, their vested interests in the disputes, Turkey’s maritime foreign policy ideology (Mavi Vatan), its economic and military capabilities and the shifting international system. Turkey is found to regard the EU and the US as supportive of the Greek and Greek Cypriot policies, although the EU countries are somewhat divided on how to show that support. In such a context, Turkey has desired to have Russia and China on its side in the disputes concerning the Eastern Mediterranean, to counterbalance the influence of the US and the EU. This, however, did not come to fruition since Russia and China opted to remain neutral.
Tektonische Verschiebungen im Bereich der Familie
Authors: Funcke Dorett
Published: October 2022

Gegenstand des Beitrages ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Inseminationsfamilie als ein Fall von Familie. Im Anschluss an eine skizzenhafte Darstellung von drei Fällen und einer sequenzanalytischen Interpretation einer Interviewpassage werden Analysebefunde im Anschluss an gegenwartsdiagnostische Diskurse über Familie (Institutionalisierung, Ökonomisierung, Individualisierung, Meritokratisierung) diskutiert. Der Wandel familiärer sozialer Praxis wird reflektiert vor dem Hintergrund einer familientheoretischen Positionierung.
Low-Cost Platform for Multianimal Chronic Local Field Potential Video Monitoring with Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Seizure Detection and Behavioral Scoring
Authors: Tarcsay Gergely , Boublil Brittney Lee , Ewell Laura A.
Published: October 2022

Experiments employing chronic monitoring of neurophysiological signals and video are commonly used in studies of epilepsy to characterize behavioral correlates of seizures. Our objective was to design a low-cost platform that enables chronic monitoring of several animals simultaneously, synchronizes bilateral local field potential (LFP) and video streams in real time, and parses recorded data into manageable file sizes. We present a hardware solution leveraging Intan and Open Ephys acquisition systems and a software solution implemented in Bonsai. The platform was tested in 48-h continuous recordings simultaneously from multiple mice (male and female) with chronic epilepsy. To enable seizure detection and scoring, we developed a graphical user interface (GUI) that reads the data produced by our workflow and allows a user with no coding expertise to analyze events. Our Bonsai workflow was designed to maximize flexibility for a wide variety of experimental applications, and our use of the Open Ephys acquisition board would allow for scaling recordings up to 128 channels per animal.
Hydrochemical assessment of the quality of thermal mineral water for irrigation: The case of Hammam Meskoutine (northeast Algeria)
Authors: Benamara Abdelwaheb , Hedjal Sihem , Bouguerra Hamza , Tachi Salah Eddine
Published: October 2022

This study was carried out to assess the state and quality of Hammam Meskoutine's thermal mineral water and its suitability for irrigation. To accomplish this, water samples from ten different thermal mineral springs were evaluated in February and June of 2016, respectively, in the region of Hammam Meskoutine in northeastern Algeria. The analyzed parameters are the water’s physical and chemical characteristics (temperature, pH and electrical conductivity) as measured in situ, and the dosing of the major components (Cl-, SO42-, HCO3-, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, and K+) in the laboratory. Based on the chemical analyses, irrigation quality parameters were calculated, e.g. the sodium absorption ratio (SAR), the percent of sodium (% Na), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), permeability index (PI), and magnesium hazard (MH). The results showed the spring water there to be generally unsuitable for irrigation practices during the two sampling periods.
Democracia participativa y gobernanza. La imperfección de la democracia, elemento devastador de la gobernanza
Authors: Gómez Suárez Jorge Luis
Published: October 2022

Desde la antigua Grecia y hasta nuestros días, en los países denominados occidentales, la democracia se concibe como una forma de autogobierno del pueblo. Ella, por su naturaleza, es viva expresión de quienes tienen la condición de ser ciudadanos en ejercicio de derechos políticos. Estos derechos políticos admiten una variedad en cuanto a denominación, estructura y alcance, con lo que se materializan los postulados constitucionales y legales de participación democrática en el marco de un Estado de Derecho y, más aún, en un Estado Social de Derecho. Así, la democracia y la participación ciudadana se encuentran estrechamente ligadas con la denominada gobernanza, entendiendo esta como el actuar de los gobernantes en el marco de la ley, las buenas prácticas gubernativas y la inclusión social en la formulación de políticas públicas y demás escenarios de la vida institucional. Con estos elementos se pretende demostrar que una participación ciudadana sería, idónea y pertinente son clave para el éxito de la gobernanza en el cumplimiento de los fines esenciales del Estado.
La inconvencionalidad de la causal de improcedencia prevista en la fracción I del artículo 61 de la Ley de amparo
Authors: Rodríguez García Tlexochtli Rocío
Published: October 2022

La presente investigación es un estudio dogmático-jurídico, en la que se examina la fracción I  del artículo 61 de la Ley de Amparo, derivada de la reforma publicada en el Diario Oficial de la Federación de fecha dos de abril de dos mil trece, en la que se establece que el juicio de amparo es improcedente contra adiciones o reformas a la Constitución General, trabajo legislativo que se considera inconvencional por que contiene una restricción frente al derecho humano a una tutela judicial efectiva y a las garantías judiciales, desatendiendo la necesidad y proporcionalidad de la medida restrictiva. Se observará que existe un medio de defensa legal efectivo, los justiciables no puedan acceder a él, por lo que se concluye una necesaria reforma a la fracción I del artículo 61 de la Ley de Amparo.
La familia y los animales: nuevo reto jurídico
Authors: Monroy Celis Tatiana , Monsalve Mantilla Milton Duban , Pineda Ardila Jeniffer Patricia
Published: October 2022

En el presente artículo se aborda el problema que subyace en la relación humano-animal y el concepto de la familia en Colombia, para lo cual en primer lugar, se realiza un acercamiento al tratamiento de la institución jurídica de la familia en Colombia, en segundo lugar, se presenta un panorama respecto de la protección jurídica que los animales han tenido en el ordenamiento jurídico colombiano y en tercer lugar, se expondrá la incursión de los animales como miembros de la familia a partir de los diferentes pronunciamientos judiciales de la jurisdicción ordinaria y la jurisdicción constitucional, los cuales tienen  como fundamento principal el principio del pluralismo jurídico y el derecho fundamental al libre desarrollo de la personalidad, evidenciando la necesidad del reconocimiento del concepto de familia multiespecie en nuestro Estado.
Preliminary safety analysis at the decommissioning of the WWR-M research reactor
Authors:   Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Lobach Yu.M. , Lobach S.Yu. , Shevel V.M. ,   Nuclear and Industrial Engineering (N.IN.E.) S.R.L., Lucca, Italy
Published: October 2022

Following the demands established by the current Ukrainian legislation, the Decommissioning Concept for the WWR-M research reactor was recently approved. The Concept envisages a strategy of immediate dismantling; it identifies and justifies the main technical and organizational measures for the preparation and implementation of decommissioning, the sequence of planned works and activities, as well as the necessary conditions and infrastructure. Decommissioning requires proper planning and demonstration that all planned dismantling works will be carried out safely. Presented safety assessment is a mandatory component of the Concept and the most important element of the overarching technological scheme. The purpose of the safety analysis is to provide input for detailed planning on how to ensure safety during decommissioning. Based on the results of the safety analysis, the measures to ensure radiation protection are defined while justifying their necessity and sufficiency.
Degradation and recovery features of irradiated GAP LEDs
Authors:   Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Budnyk O.P. , Vernydub R.M. , Kyrylenko O.I. , Lytovchenko P.G. , Radkevych O.I. , Stratilat D.P. , Tartachnyk V.P. ,   Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Kyiv, Ukraine,   Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine,   SE "SRI of Microdevices", National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: October 2022

The homo-transitional original and irradiated by electrons with E = 2 MeV; F = 5.9⋅1014 cm-2 ÷ 8.2⋅1016 cm-2 GaP LEDs were studied. The effect of radiation treatment on their electrical and optical characteristics was studied; the results of isochronous annealing of irradiated samples are given; the consequences of high-temperature annealing of output diodes are analyzed. Peculiarities of the formation of the current-voltage characteristics of red LEDs doped with Zn, O, and green LEDs doped with N under reverse bias, as well as features of the recovery of the reverse current during annealing of both types of LEDs, are revealed.
Right Heart Catheterisation with Dobutamine Stress Test for Evaluation of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction 30 Years After Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
Authors: Yasuda Kengo , Watanabe Tomomi , Takami Aiko , Akasaka Toshihiko , Yoshikawa Yasushi , Nishimura Motonobu , Yamamoto Kazuhiro
Published: October 2022

Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction was suspected in a 32-year-old man with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and borderline indications for surgical. Right heart catheterisation with a dobutamine stress test was useful in assessing the dynamics and severity of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and in determining the treatment strategy.
Improvement of competitiveness through the application of analytic hierarchy process, game theory, decision trees and design of experiments tools
Authors: Romero Martínez Lizeth , Chincoya Benitez Lillian Itzel , Flores Camacho Guillermo , González Nativitas Karla Gabriela , Caballero-Morales Santiago-Omar
Published: October 2022

Competitiveness is important for all companies. Because qualitative and quantitative factors are associated with it, strategic decisions must be supported by different analytical tools. In this work, we describe the application of specific tools to improve the expansion strategy for a food supplements company which is facing strong competitors. Two main alternatives were considered: increasing the production of the current products, and extending the company’s portfolio by adding new products. In contrast to other works, the competitors’ key features and likely response were considered as determinant factors for the assessment of these alternatives. These were addressed through analytic hierarchy process and game theory tools. Then, economic assessment and optimization of the new products’ features were addressed through decision tree and design of experiments tools. The results of this approach corroborate its suitability for other companies where appropriate strategic actions must be formulated in advance of the possible competitors’ response to increase competitiveness.
Evaluación del impacto ambiental en la cantera de roca San Luis de Alba, Puno Perú
Authors: Sucari León Anibal , Chambi-Condori Nancy , Llanque-Maquera Oscar Eloy
Published: October 2022

La Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental es una herramienta preventiva que permite armonizar el desarrollo económico, social y ambiental propiciado por la ejecución de proyectos. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue evaluar la significancia de los impactos ambientales generados por la explotación de rocas en la cantera San Luis de Alba (Puno, Perú), mediante la metodología de Criterios Relevantes Integrados (CRI). Según los resultados obtenidos, los componentes fauna y flora terrestre obtuvieron índices de impacto total igual a -36.16 y 27.94, respectivamente, los componentes físicos suelos y topografía registraron impactos negativos, en el mismo orden, con índices de-23.29 y -23.26; mientras que, en el caso de los componentes socioeconómicos, el componente generación de empleo registró un índice positivo igual a 25.18. Se concluye que la explotación de la cantera de roca San Luis de Alba genera impactos negativos significativos que deben ser minimizados o mitigados.
Performance control of root piles using a digital odometer
Authors: Melchior Jose Melchior Filho , Sampaio Moura Alfran , Feitosa Monteiro Fernando
Published: October 2022

Root piles are injected and installed during mortar shaft construction, using pressures of up to 500 kPa. The executive control is typically done through static load testing, an expensive and time-consuming method. Static load tests on eight controlled piles (diameters between 310 mm and 410 mm) were performed, aiming at evaluating pile ultimate load. This study suggests an innovative, non-destructive approach to validate root pile field performance, using a digital speedometer connected to the drilling rig’s rotating head. The proposed method monitors variables related to bearing capacity during pile installation and proposes an empirical equation to estimate the ultimate bearing capacity of root piles. For the assessed piles, the predictions obtained with the proposed equations agreed fairly well with results from static load tests, proving it as a feasible and helpful option for the executive control of root piles, especially when load tests are not available.
Performance evaluation of a Time Scale Controller
Authors: Rairán Antolines José Danilo
Published: October 2022

Regardless of the advances in intelligent control the analysis and use of the human capacity to control are far from exhausted. For instance, industrial applications could be too fast or too slow for a human to control. The proposed solution in this paper starts by scaling the model of the system in time, so that it results comfortable to control. The control actions of the human are learned by a Neural Network, which is blind to the changes in the time scale, thus the Neural Network controls the scaled model and the real plant as well. The Time Scaling Controller is evaluated by controlling the angular position of a motor and the result is contrasted with a fuzzy controller and a piecewise linear controller. Time Scaling Control resulted better than the other two controllers because it has the lowest effort and the highest effectiveness among the three controllers.
Application of the experimental design for the analysis of nonattendance to scheduled medical appointments in the Colombian Health System
Authors: Elisa del Carmen Navarro Romero  , García-Corrales Natalia , Gelves-Alarcón Óscar Mauricio , Arteaga-Sarmiento Wilfrido Javier
Published: October 2022

This paper shows a study about nonattendance to medical appointments in the Colombian health system to determine which strategies have the greatest effect on the response variable (nonattendance) of scheduled medical appointments. Three factors were considered (calling the patient, reconfirming on the eve of the appointment, confirming understanding of the procedure), each with two or three levels randomly selected from a population. Two replicates were taken for each combination of treatments. The experimental runs were donerandomly to guarantee the absence of bias in data collection. With the above, a total of 180 experimental runs were carried out. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the population when they do not attend their medical appointments to propose a strategy that reduces this phenomenon. A design of experiments (DoE) was performed, specifically a completely randomized design (CRD) and a 3k factorial design
Roadmap for the implementation of robotic process automation in enterprises
Authors: Lievano Martinez Federico , Fernandez Ledesma Javier Dario
Published: October 2022

This research formulates significant steps to allow organizations to perform digital transformation using Robotic Process Automation - RPA. This study proposes a roadmap obtained from conclusions of experimental exercises in Colombian industries. It clarifies the benefits and impacts of using RPA to automate processes within an organization, prioritizing the actions that generate new RPA management models and leading organizations towards their digitalization using RPA. This article also provides some successful RPA experiments using the proposed roadmap, showing them the quantitative and qualitative benefits of the process. The results of the robots built present significant efficiencies in the intervened processes, free time for workers, speed in the execution of tasks, and availability of information for advanced analysis.
Modelo de Clasificación de Incidentes Tecnológicos desde un Enfoque de Aprendizaje Automático en Servicios de Seguros
Authors: Gómez-Jaramillo Paola Andrea , González-Echavarría Favián , Pérez-Rave Jorge Iván
Published: October 2022

La gestión de incidentes tecnológicos en las compañías de seguros requiere una asignación correcta y oportuna de estos a los equipos de resolución de problemas. La clasificación de tales incidentes por humanos demanda tiempo y conocimiento y, con frecuencia, se ejecuta de manera errónea. Este documento aborda este problema de clasificación desde un enfoque de aprendizaje automático. Se compara el desempeño de cinco métodos de aprendizaje supervisado (regresión logística, árboles de clasificación, bosque aleatorio, análisis lineal discriminante y máquinas de vectores de apoyo) en tres escenarios de inclusión de predictores: estructurado, textos y ambos. El uso de variables no estructuradas mejora considerablemente la precisión de los modelos (ej., Random Forest, muestra de validación: 0,709 con datos estructurados; 0,881 con datos de texto). Además, considerando las implicaciones prácticas de la tasa de clasificación humana correcta (66%) frente a la máquina (88%, Random Forest, SVM o regresión logística), la máquina favorece el ahorro de recursos en la organización. Este artículo es un caso exitoso del aprendizaje automático en la industria de seguros.
Decolorization of colored wastewaters with Turquoise Blue dye by the native Colombian fungus Leptosphaerulina sp. - Influence of operational parameters
Authors: Caicedo-Montoya Carlos , Copete-Pertuz Ledys S. , Correa-Londoño Guillermo A. , Mora-Martínez Amanda L. , Yepes-Pérez María
Published: October 2022

Synthetic dyes are highly stable, offer a wide range of colors, and have easy industrial applications. Nevertheless, dyes become a problem in aqueous environments due to their long permanence and low biodegradability. White-rot fungi are useful to degrade dyes through their ligninolytic enzymes and/or biosorption. This work evaluated the effect of 2,5-dimethylaniline, glucose, ammonium tartrate, copper sulfate, pH, and temperature on the degradation of Turquoise Blue (TB) dye in aqueous solutions by Leptosphaerulina sp. (Colombian native fungus). Assays were developed applying a response surface experimental design, which found that the ammonium tartrate and pH are the most influential variables on TB removal. Leptosphaerulina sp. decolorizes aqueous solutions with TB (99%, at day 8), mainly through sorption (89%). Therefore, one of the significant findings from this study is that the Leptosphaerulina sp. biomass is a promising alternative as biosorbent, in comparison to physical-chemical traditional methods, for treating wastewaters polluted with dyes
The use of Nanomaterials in the construction sector: A literary review
Authors: Muñoz-Pérez Sócrates Pedro , Gonzales-Pérez Yoshida Mirella , Pardo-Muñoz Tabita Elizabeth
Published: October 2022

Currently, one of the methods to improve the properties of materials in construction is the use of nanomaterials. The objective of this paper is to review the technological advances in the application of nanomaterials, which improve mechanical properties when used in concrete, soils, pavements, among others. A total of 86 articles corresponding to the Scopus, Ebsco, Science Direc and IOP Science databases were reviewed. The studies show that with the application of nanomaterials, positive results are obtained in the improvement of the compressive and flexural strength of concrete, improvement in the stabilization of soils and in asphalt, avoiding the formation of grooves and cracks. The studies conclude that the applicability of nanomaterials in the construction industry is a good alternative from a sustainable point of view, in order to reduce the indiscriminate use of non-renewable resources
Deadheading minimization of the massive transportation system in the city of Cali Colombia
Authors: Erazo-Cifuentes Yovany Arley , Vidal-Holguín Carlos Julio
Published: October 2022

A model is presented for optimizing the bus allocation to depots or workshop yards (WY), minimizing the total daily fuel consumption of the system during empty runs (non-commercial), and considering the different types of buses, the WY capacities, the demand, and respecting the participation of each WY in the operation. The model is tested in a case study located in Cali and its results reveal significant cost savings opportunities by means of different strategies.
Use of a business intelligence framework in the management of the quality of the electricity supply in small and medium-sized companies
Authors: Risco-Ramos Redy , Pérez-Aguilar Daniel , Casaverde-Pacherrez Luis , Vásquez-Díaz Edilberto
Published: October 2022

This work shows a method based on Business Intelligence and its application for solving issues and problems in small and medium industries. In this matter, methodologies used by specialists were investigated: three methods were chosen and evaluated, and, of them, the CRISP-DM (Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining) methodology was used as a reference. Making an unconventional use of a commercial BI platform, the methodology was applied to a real case study: an agro-industrial company. After the application of the methodology and the descriptive, diagnostic and prescriptive analyzes, information and knowledge were found that allowed to propose the deployment of corrective measures that will improve the management of the company's electricity supply. This showed that these tools not only have application in commercial matters but also in the management of the electricity supply and, therefore, in the organizational performance of the company.