bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Establishing Progression Policies with the HESI Exit Examination: A Review of the Evidence
Authors: Spurlock Darrell R. , Hanks Carole
Published: February 2020

Schools of nursing across the United States are seeking ways to ensure their pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN
®
) remain above acceptable levels. One way schools of nursing have been seeking to ensure adequate pass rates is by implementing progression policies. These policies prevent students from taking the NCLEX-RN by either preventing student graduation or withholding permission by the school for the student to take the examination. Many of these policies rely heavily, and sometimes solely, on the Health Education Systems, Incorporated (HESI) Exit Examination as a primary predictor of students' NCLEX-RN outcomes. While the HESI Exit Examination can be a useful tool as part of a school's assessment program, it is not able to accurately predict NCLEX-RN failure; therefore, educators are cautioned in using it as the sole predictor of NCLEX-RN outcomes. Schools would be well served by considering more of the evidence available on predictors of student NCLEX-RN outcomes when considering implementation of progression policies.
The Care of the Infant Being Placed for Adoption
Authors: Kornfeld Benjamin , Wild Bridget M.
Published: February 2020

Adoption in the United States is a way for families to grow, and pediatricians will invariably take care of infants being placed for adoption. Reasons why an infant will be adopted are highly variable, as are the types of relationships that birth parents have with their infants. Care of the infant being placed for adoption in the nursery involves close attention to detail to ensure appropriate continuity of care and information as the infant transitions into their eventual medical home. Adoptive parents often seek additional information from their child's health care providers, and pediatricians should be equipped to provide guidance both prior to and after the adoption process. Office-based pediatricians should support adoptive parents with a longitudinal approach informed by best practices and principles of well-child care.

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Assessment and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux in The Newborn
Authors: Chabra Shilpi , Peeples Eric S.
Published: February 2020

Gastroesophageal reflux is the involuntary retrograde passage of gastric contents into the esophagus with or without regurgitation and is considered a normal physiologic process, occurring daily in greater than one-third of all infants. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is pathologic reflux associated with poor weight gain, irritability, dysphagia and often requires evaluation and treatment. No gold-standard testing for GERD exists. Measurements made by pH probe or multichannel intraesophageal impedance may provide insight into the quantity and character of reflux. Those events do not correlate well with clinical symptoms. Most cases of GERD can be treated conservatively with alterations in the infant's environment and/or feeding pattern. Proton pump inhibitors remain the mainstay for pharmacotherapy of GERD, although these have been associated with increased rates of infection, especially in the preterm population. Neonatal GERD remains a difficult entity to define and manage, and additional studies to aid in the clinical diagnosis and management are needed.

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Newborn Sleep: Patterns, Interventions, and Outcomes
Authors: De Beritto Theodore V.
Published: February 2020

Sleep is a necessary function of life. Fetuses and neonates spend most of their day sleeping, making it paramount to place emphasis on adequate and optimal sleep. As the current body of literature continues to expand, we have increased our understanding of sleep and its role in development. Sleep disturbances, particularly early in life can affect all aspects of health such as neurological development, emotional well-being, and overall growth. This article aims to provide a primer on sleep development from fetal life into the neonatal period, discuss sleep in both the home and hospital settings, explore the tools used to measure sleep, and review common interventions applied to those infants experiencing poor sleep. Lastly, there is a mention of long-term outcomes and how early recognition and implementation of measures could help to improve overall growth and development throughout childhood.

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Contemporary cohousing experiments in the Brussels-Capital Region
Authors: Lenel Emmanuelle , Demonty François , Schaut Christine
Published: February 2020

In recent years, cohousing projects have flourished in Brussels, particularly in the central working-class neighbourhoods, with the support of associations and certain political stakeholders. This article takes a closer look at the reasons for their success. Based on a two-year field survey of nine cohousing projects, it also analyses the architectural typologies associated with them and the ideological principles underlying them, as well as the uses made of them by the residents. In particular, the article highlights the discrepancies which may exist between a spatial vocabulary based on the desire to promote the creation of community life, and the uses and expectations of the targeted disadvantaged population.
Hedendaagse cohousingexperimenten in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Authors: Lenel Emmanuelle , Demonty François , Schaut Christine
Published: February 2020

Sinds enkele jaren hebben de cohousingprojecten in Brussel, vooral in de centrale volkswijken, veel succes dankzij de steun van de verenigingswereld en bepaalde politieke actoren. Dit artikel gaat eerst dieper in op de redenen van het succes. Vervolgens analyseert het artikel op basis van een veldonderzoek van twee jaar in 9 cohousingprojecten enerzijds de eraan verbonden architecturale typologieën en de achterliggende ideologische principes en anderzijds het gebruik dat de bewoners ervan maken. Het artikel licht onder meer de verschillen toe die kunnen bestaan tussen de verwachtingen die opgewekt worden door een architecturaal vocabularium dat geacht wordt de totstandkoming van een gemeenschapsleven te bevorderen, en de gebruikswijzen en verwachtingen van de kwetsbare doelgroepen waarvoor bepaalde projecten specifiek bestemd zijn.
Smart Tourism, Smart Cities, and Smart Destinations as Knowledge Management Tools
Authors: Göktaş Kulualp Halime , Sarı Ömer
Published: February 2020

The rapid increase in the population has caused problems in the correct use and management of resources in cities. Solutions to these problems have been sought based on knowledge management. In today's digital age, the concept of smartness of cities has been put forward together with the web-based applications. It has changed the expectations and needs of tourists and residents, especially in the tourism sector in the service sector. Smart tourism destinations, which are seen as a solution to the expectations and needs of the changing tourists and local people, bring holistic innovations covering all the stakeholders in the tourism ecosystem. In this direction, it is thought that knowledge management makes the right use of resources obligatory and contributes to sustainable tourism understanding. For this purpose, in the chapter, suggestions were made to provide maximum benefit from web-based projects that are carried out in qualitative direction of knowledge management and smart tourism destinations.
Aerial and Remote Sensing Archaeology
Authors: Kaimaris Dimitris , Georgiadis Charalampos , Patias Petros , Tsioukas Vasilis
Published: February 2020

New techniques and methodological procedures, which would allow at a short time and at low cost for the identification of a new archaeological sites, were always in the interest of archaeologists. In addition, fast and accurate 3D modelling and documentation techniques were also always a hot research topic because they can help archeologists to document active excavation sites fast, thus helping them to advance the excavation in a timely manner. In this chapter, aerial and remote sensing archaeology issues will be analyzed, both as measuring tools for the documentation of existing archaeological structures as well as tools of archaeology prospection, which are based on the appearance of the reflection of covered structures in images (i.e., the so-called marks).
Google Earth Revisited
Authors: Kaimaris Dimitris , Patias Petros , Georgoula Olga
Published: February 2020

The interpretation of photos and the processing of Google Earth imagery that allowed the “random” discovery as a result of a non-systematical research of numerous marks of buried constructions in the wide area of the city of Larisa (Thessaly, Greece) is presented in this chapter. Additional data as aerial photographs over time, satellite images and the digital terrain model of the same area has been used. From the numerous marks, this chapter mainly focuses on three positions where the positive marks (soil marks or/and crop marks), circular or/and linear, reveal on a satisfying level covered construction of great dimensions. The ongoing research activity of the research team along with this research highlights the advantages of using Google Earth imagery in an attempt to “random” mark of unknown covered constructions, or, in the frame of a systematic survey of aerial and remote sensing archaeology, as additional and not exclusive source of information.
Scientific Datasets in Archaeological Research Through Pottery Dating and Provenance Cases
Authors: Kazakis Nikolaos A. , Tsirliganis Nestor C.
Published: February 2020

Recent trends in archaeological research dictate the incorporation of various analytical methods for dating, chemical/mineralogical characterization, morphological description, etc. of various excavation findings and landscapes to support and corroborate the archaeologists' observations. Each method, when used individually, provides a different feedback, but once single studies are combined, the information produced can significantly contribute to the solution of the archaeological puzzle. Thus, numerous scientific data and metadata are produced creating large and complex scientific datasets. The use of common terminology and definitions to describe these data along with the establishment of a formal standardized structure any cultural heritage information could be mapped to would assure the credibility and durability of such scientific datasets. The chapter provides an overview of the types and formats of the scientific data/metadata produced in the archaeological research through the detailed presentation of the common practices used in pottery dating and provenance studies.
Surfing Between Disciplines
Authors: Brusaporci Stefano
Published: February 2020

The aim of the chapter is to reflect on how ICT and digital tools and methodologies influence the study of architectural heritage, favouring interdisciplinary interactions. First, the chapter analyses the characteristics of digital heritage from real built contents in relation with the general concept of heritage. Then, it discusses the communicative characteristics of 3-D digital models and the related issues, common among the different disciplines. Finally, it presents the peculiar aspects of architectural heritage and the building information modeling applied to architectural heritage as a specific kind of digital procedure naturally born for this kind of heritage. In conclusion, it highlights new trends and points out issues in transdisciplinary temptations.
Enhancing Pro-Social Desired Behaviors to Reduce At-Risk Sexual Behaviors in Community Settings
Authors: Cessna Tahra J.
Published: February 2020

There is a misconception that people with significant disabilities have little or no interest in sex or sexual relationships. This misconception often leads to the teaching of social sexual education on the back burner for practitioners, educators, and caregivers. This chapter discusses the self-monitoring strategies taught to a teenage girl with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder that engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior toward herself and others while in community settings. Mia is a 16-year-old female with a diagnosis of ASD. Mia significantly struggled to respond to the norms that dictate the social conventions regarding appropriate social interactions which led to the emergence of inappropriate sexual behaviors including public masturbation and the inappropriate touching of others. Using person-centered planning and a quality-of-life assessment tool, Mia's multidisciplinary team was able to identify prosocial, desired behaviors to assist Mia in achieving ultimate outcomes and place her in least-restrictive environments across community settings.
ASD Into Adulthood
Authors: Bourdeau Alison B.
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a case study highlighting where lack of explicit sex education for people with ASD poses challenges into adulthood. The case study of represents ecologically valid challenges for adults with ASD and supports that takes into account the family system. Provided is a description of the setting, including the context of the environment that impacts the target behavior through the lens of a family therapist. A review of evidence-based interventions to address behavioral challenges is provided in conjunction with the implementation process and individuals involved.
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sexual and Gender Expansive Identities
Authors: Donovan Erin R. , Sheppard Mollie
Published: February 2020

An increased correlation between expansive gender has been identified in individuals with autism. A case study of a family with a young boy with autism and Klinefelter's syndrome is presented that discusses the specific challenges from a parental perspective. Additional treatment considerations are presented.
دراسة حركة المرور والطرق في مدينة نابلس القديمة
Authors: خالد الساحلي خالد الساحلي
Published: February 2020

يهدف البحث إلى دراسة حالة الطرق والمواصلات في بلدة نابلس القديمة ووضع مقترحات لتحسينها، وتبين النتائج تدني عدد المركبات على مداخل البلدة، وتركز حركة المشاة على مداخل محددة وفي وسط النهار. يتوفر عدد كبير من مواقف المركبات في محيط البلدة القديمة وداخلها، ولكن حجم الطلب عليها كبير أيضا. وغالبية الشوارع (75?) في حالة سيئة، أو متوسطة، وبحاجة إلى صيانة. وتبين النتائج تدني مستوى ملكية المركبات للتجار والسكان وإجماعهم (80?) على تحديد دخول المركبات إلى البلدة إلى ساعات محددة. وقد تركزت خطة تحسين المواصلات على صيانة الشوارع، وتبليطها، وتحسين محاور الاتصال مع المحيط، وتحديد دخول المركبات للبلدة القديمة، وتحسين مواقف المركبات.
GAMOS DICOM Simulation on Occupational EL Dose due to 99mTc and 131I
Exposures in Nuclear Medicine Departments
Authors: Abdulmalek Rajkhan Abdulmalek Rajkhan
Published: February 2020

Radiation induced cataracts is a disease that is common amongst radiation exposed staff.
About 30 percent of retired occupational radiation workers developed eye lens (EL) cataracts.
Epidemiological studies on radiation therapy patients, occupational workers, and atomic bomb
survivors show that 0.5 Gy of acute or fractioned radiation dose to EL causes one or both lens to
cloud. The annual EL dose limit drawn by the International Commission for Radiation Protection
(ICRP) was 150 mSv and was changed in 2012 to 20 mSv averaged over 5 years, with no single
year exceeding 50 mSv. The limited number of researche done in Nuclear Medicine (NM) clinics
with the Hp(3) dosimeters suggest that the annual EL dose from three procedures is measured to
be between 4.5 and 9 mSv (i.e. dispensing, preparing and administering). These procedures are
performed when the radioactive materials are in closed shielded containers or behind a barrier.
Common radioactive material handled by occupational workers in NM clinics are 99mTc and 131I.
They pose less radiation hazard to workers EL in the three procedures when they are behind
shielded containers. Moreover, once the radioactive material is administered into patients, they
become open sources and pose more radiation hazard to workers. The Hp(3) dosimeter is a new
uncommon dosimeter. Many radiation facilities use the Hp(0.07) and Hp(10) dosimeters coupled
with many conditions and conversion factors to find approximate results. Therefore, simulations
are performed to find the EL dose. However, some simulations are performed with little
flexibility in simulation geometry, others utilize low-quality phantoms or present the simulation
results in terms of fluxes or energy ranges. In the present study, the NM worker EL dose is
simulated by utilizing a high-resolution Digital Imagning Communication in Medicine (DICOM)
image in GEANT4 Archeticture for Medical Oriented Simulation (GAMOS). A water cylinder
homogenously filled by radioactive material, representing the administered patient, was created in
the simulation. The worker exposure scenario was simulated by placing the cylinder in three
different directions and five different distances with respect to the DICOM image. The results of
the simulation reveal that the highest occupational EL radiation dose is received from the
anterior-posterior direction, followed by the lateral, and the posterior-anterior directions. The
results of the conservative simulated scenario reveal that the worker EL dose is exposed to three
tenths of the annual dose limit after 110 131I patients, or 300 99mTc patients.
Ouverture de ‘Development Policies in Large Retailers’
Authors: Brondoni Silvio M. , Riboldazzi Sabina
Published: February 2020

Over-supply and global markets favour ‘standardised selectivity’ in consumption and impose new competition rules for retailers. In particular, market-driven competition emphasizes global economies of scale related to the ‘intensity of sharing’ key resources in a networking system marked by sophisticated competitive collaborations. Over-supply and market-driven competition therefore presuppose a business network and are a challenge to closed organizations hindered by their small size and scope of operations.
Coop Private Label Development Strategy
Authors: Nanni Roberto
Published: February 2020

Coop private label portfolio is the tool to realise the cooperative mission to provide consumers guarantees on quality, safety, environment care, ethical commitment, fair trade as well as good value. Coop private label range was extended over time focusing on intercepting new emerging needs to be able to provide a full range of products for different types of consumption and maintain the leadership in the Italian retail market.
Global Tourism. New Volatility, Old Statistics
Authors: Corti Alberto
Published: February 2020

In 2015 the scenario of global tourism has radically changed. The new scenario has shifted from the approach of the foregoing “closed-circuit” international tourism flows and the creation of different development centres of the tourism economy in the world taking over the global business that was previously in the hands of Europe and North America. The globalisation of tourism is unavoidable and, in many respects, positive. The creation of new tourist destinations and new countries generating outgoing tourism in different continents and areas worldwide determined, in those places, the growth of operators and the creation of tourist value-added chains that have gradually increased their strength and expansion. Therefore, in a global market of international tourism flows, routes followed by tourist expense and value added generated by such expense can differ considerably from the route that is physically followed by the tourism flow itself.
Weather Risk Management in Tourism Industry
Authors: Franzoni Simona , Pelizzari Cristian
Published: February 2020

Globalisation, climate change, the global economic crisis, and the increasing political instability have multiplied the risk factors in the tourism industry. Climate change, in particular the variability of weather, hevily affects decision-making in the tourism industry. Indeed, tourism can be considered a highly weather-sensitive economic sector, but, at the same time, the tourism industry has a key role to play in dealing with the challenges of climate change. For their own survival, tourism firms should adopt actions aimed at promoting a risk reduction through urgent measures designed to combat climate change (reduction of energy consumption, switching to renewable energy sources, etc.). On the other hand, they should enable complementary interventions to share weather risks: from “accessory services”, such as tasting events, sport activities, wellness centers, which promote tourism attractiveness safeguarding territory sustainability, to rainfall derivatives, which are designed to protect tourism firms from excessive rainfall.
The Concierge. Tradition, Obsolescence and Innovation in Tourism
Authors: Bellini Nicola , Convert Laetitia
Published: February 2020

In the hotel industry the concierge is a key role placed at the customer-supplier interface, managing some of the most important service encounters in the guest’s hospitality experience. The paper discusses the impact of new technologies that challenge, but also contribute to reshape, the importance of this role. The outsourcing trend is another threat to the traditional concierge, which is made possible in the new scenario. A new balance between technological and human factors may emerge out of the complex transformation process that the hospitality industry is presently undergoing.
Multisensory Experiences of Italian Tourists in Rural Transylvania
Authors: Sandru Codrina , Nechita Florin
Published: February 2020

The concept of experiential tourism is a foundation for the valorisation of intangible cultural heritage of a rural area from south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. The experience was closely observed and analysed in order to determine how the regional tourism promotion organizations should use intangible heritage assets in order to promote this area, and also to be incorporated in the tourist offers by Romanian tour operators. Aiming to evaluate tourists’ insights on their rural tourism experience, a close research was conducted among the participants at an international summer school, specially designed for the valorisation of the intangible cultural heritage. The results outline the sensorial triggers, which describe Italian tourists’ experience in Fagaras Land.
The Role of H2O2 and K2S2O8 as Oxidizing Agents for Accelerated Corrosion Testing
Authors: Parker Mary E. , Repasky Russell , Shrivastava Srishti , Kelly Robert G.
Published: February 2020

In this work, the application of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and potassium persulfate (K2S2O8) in accelerated corrosion testing was considered. H2O2 is already used as an accelerant in the standard immersion test ASTM G110, and K2S2O8 is an oxidizing agent that shows promise for corrosion testing applications. A Koutecky-Levich approach was used to investigate the cathodic kinetics of both oxidizing agents as well as dissolved oxygen (O2). Cathodic kinetics for O2, H2O2, and S2O82− were faster when measured on a platinum electrode than when measured on an AA2060-T3 electrode. This difference was attributed to the additional limit to cathodic kinetics posed by the protective oxide film on aluminum. H2O2 was a more potent accelerant than K2S2O8 at a concentration of 0.1 M due to the faster cathodic kinetics of H2O2 on aluminum. However, K2S2O8 was more convenient to use in a laboratory setting due to its stability during storage. The severity of tests using K2S2O8 was increased by lowering the solution pH to 2.28. At the low solution pH, cathodic kinetics and extent of attack increased.
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL SIMULATION TEACHING SYSTEM FOR UAV BASED ON WEBGL
Authors: He Y. R. , Wang X. R. , Chen Q. J. , Leng P.
Published: February 2020

Abstract. With the advent of the 5G era of digital smart city, “UAV + Application” is booming, and there is more and more demand for UAV remote sensing technology. How to cultivate high-tech application talents of UAV has become the primary problem to be solved in the development process of UAV. Based on WebGL technology, this paper combines virtual reality and panoramic technology, and adopts lightweight B/S architecture to develop an open platform for virtual simulation teaching that integrates online display, teaching, practical training, assessment, communication and management of UAV. The platform realizes the “three-dimensional teaching material, teaching platform, virtual exhibition hall” of the trinity teaching mode. Students can log in through the account to carry out theoretical learning, flight control operation learning and other interfaces, which can meet the training needs of high-tech application talents of UAV and strengthen students' understanding of theory and practice, simulation training has the advantages of repeated practice, without being limited by the space and time, and solve the problems of low interest, poor scalability and high cost of traditional UAV training.
NON-CONTROLLED CLOSE-RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY METHOD BASED ON PHOTOMODELER SCANNER
Authors: Huang C. C. , Li Y. J. , Tang S. H. , Zhang Y. , Xiao Y.
Published: February 2020

Abstract. Aiming at the high demand of close-range photogrammetry for the object control points and the inconvenient carrying of digital camera to take photogrammetry in the field, a method of detail survey based on PhotoModeler Scanner software is proposed. USB camera combines with the centering rod, USB camera captures image data, Total station obtains the coordinates of the centering rod, the coordinate of projective center is calculated by using the coordinate of the centering rod, PhotoModeler Scanner software processes image data and coordinate data. Ultimately, image stereo measurement of the no object control point was realized. The experimental results showed that the error of the plane position of the solved target point was less than 10cm at a shooting distance of about 10m, and it met the accuracy requirements of detail survey. Therefore, the method can reduce the workload of field detail survey, reduce the cost and volume of the photographic equipment, and has certain application value.
AUXILIARY SAMPLING TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM FOR MASS SURVEYING AND MAPPING RESULTS ORIENTED TO QUALITY INSPECTION GOALS
Authors: Ma W. , Zhang P. C. , Zhang J. X. , Shang Y. L. , Zhao Y. S. , Dong S. , Wang J. D. , Zhao T. T.
Published: February 2020

Abstract. Based on the requirements of quality supervision inspection for national surveying and mapping, this paper has carried out research on sampling and auxiliary sampling technology and sampling system for quality inspection targets for different objects and different types of surveying results. The study designed the quantitative random sampling scheme of the random inspection objects considering the principle of supervision and spot check of surveying and mapping quality. It also designed the stratification scheme of surveying and mapping results under different quality inspection targets and object conditions, and the stratified adjustment scheme with prior quality information. Based on the above scheme, the national surveying and mapping supervision inspection sampling system based on the project rolling pool and the stratified random auxiliary sampling prototype system for the quality inspection target of surveying and mapping results are implemented. In recent years, they have been widely used in the national surveying and mapping geographic information supervision inspection and surveying and mapping results quality inspection, which guaranteed the scientific and reasonable determination of surveying and mapping quality supervision inspection objects, and solved problems in the quality inspection of surveying results, such as unreasonable stratification in manual sampling, and inevitable error in random sampling. This is of great significance for further improving sampling efficiency, reducing sampling error, reducing sampling risk, and promoting informatization of quality inspection.
DEHAZING RESEARCH ON BRIGHTNESS EQUALIZATION MODEL OF DRONE IMAGE
Authors: Su J. M. , Liu L. L. , Wan Q. T. , Yang Y. Z. , Li F. F.
Published: February 2020

Abstract. Due to the rapid development of drone technology, aerial imagery of drones is increasingly used in various fields. However, the aerial image of the drone is highly susceptible to weather conditions during the imaging process. Most aerial images are inevitably affected by fog when they are acquired. Due to the scattering and absorption of the atmosphere, the aerial image of the drone in foggy days has the characteristics of low contrast and unclear scenery. Due to the scattering and absorption of the atmosphere, the aerial image of drone acquired in the foggy environment has the characteristics of low contrast and unclear scenery. The Defogging technology for aerial image of drone can obtain a large amount of useful information in a pictures with low information amount through a certain image processing method, and convert the image with low information amount into a useful image. Therefore, the image processing research carried out for such image degradation caused by natural phenomena has universal practical significance. Aiming at the problem that the aerial image of drone is often affected by haze and the image is blurred and the image quality is degraded, this paper proposes a new model for defogging aerial image of drone. The brightness equalization model is used to improve the degraded image with fog defects. The brightness equalization model obtains the brightness channel of the original image based on the HSI transform. The brightness equalization filter is used to dynamically adjust the brightness to the appropriate interval to achieve the purpose of defogging and then further optimizes the result image by using Gaussian blur and color reshaping. Two images with fog problems were compared, using the brightness equalization model of this paper. And the quality evaluation parameters are selected to evaluate the processing results of the dehazing model. The average value of the images processed by the model is more suitable and the main quality evaluation parameters such as standard deviation and entropy are better than those of the original image.The experimental results show that the brightness equalization model can effectively remove the influence of fog in the aerial image of the drone and improve the visual effect of the image.
APPLICATION OF MULTI-FACETED FUNCTION MODEL BASED ON VONDRAK FILTER OPTIMIZATION IN UAV AERIAL IMAGE HEIGHT CORRECTION
Authors: Zhou F. , Pu L. , Tang S. H. , Yang Y. F.
Published: February 2020

Abstract. With the rapid development of drone technology and digital camera technology, the method of obtaining high-precision coordinates based on UAV aerial photogrammetry technology is popular. The plane coordinate accuracy of the aerial image of the drone has been able to meet the needs of practical applications, but the elevation accuracy is generally low. Aiming at the low elevation accuracy of UAV aerial photogrammetry, a multi-face function fitting method based on Vondrak filter optimization was proposed. The improved fitting model was used to obtain the elevation correction value of the aerial image, thereby obtaining high-precision image elevation data. In this paper, based on the traditional multi-face function fitting method, some known points were used to model and find the difference between the measured elevation value and the measured elevation. The Vondrak filter was used to smooth the fitting result. Finally, a small number of known elevation points were used for checking, so that the obtained elevation was compared with the actual elevation. The experimental comparison showed that the improved multi-face function fitting method used Vondrak filter was improved by 34.76% compared with the quadric surface fitting, and improved by 14.48% compared with the optimized cubic surface fitting method. Research shows that the multi-faceted function method based on Vondrak filtering is superior to the traditional elevation correction method. The experiment verifies the effectiveness and feasibility of the improved method, and provides some reference value for the research of aerial image elevation correction model.
PERDÓN, DERECHO Y POLÍTICA
Authors: Rivas Pala Pedro
Published: February 2020

En el contexto del proceso de justicia transicional de Sudáfrica, este trabajo considera el carácter no jurídico de las comisiones de verdad y reconciliación, para mostrar su índole política y comprobar su encaje en la excepcionalidad del momento histórico experimentado por una comunidad política en una situación de transición a la democracia. Esta excepcionalidad constituyente y fundacional tiene importantes consecuencias para la Teoría Política: el objetivo último de este trabajo es precisamente la comprensión profunda de tales consecuencias. Para ello se lleva a cabo en primer lugar una reflexión en perspectiva filosófica-jurídica sobre las mencionadas comisiones que conduce a otra propia de la Filosofía Política.
¿EXISTEN NORMAS NEGATIVAS?
Authors: Nápoles Mizhael
Published: February 2020

El estudio aborda una explicación acerca del aspecto negativo de regulación, así como cuestiones importantes, tales como: ¿Existen normas negativas?, ¿qué son?, ¿cuál es su función? y ¿qué significan para Hans Kelsen en su teoría?
RESEÑA DEL LIBRO COMPROMISO MUTUO Y DERECHO: UN ENFOQUE CONVENCIONALISTA DE RAMÓN ORTEGA GARCÍA
Authors: Bolaños Guerra Bernardo
Published: February 2020

¿Toda regla social es una convención aceptada por un acuerdo de voluntades? A esta pregunta, Ramón Ortega responde negativamente en su libro Compromiso mutuo y derecho: un enfoque convencionalista (Ciudad de México: Jurídica de las Américas, 2010). Según el autor, el carácter normativo del derecho no estaría justificado por la "vaga, oscura y controvertida noción de aceptación" de Hart, sino por otra, más general: el compromiso mutuo, tomada de la metafísica social de Margaret Gilbert. Pero ¿cuál es la diferencia entre el hecho de que dos o más personas acepten una convención y que exista entre ellas un compromiso mutuo? Pensemos en un famoso y sutil ejemplo tomado de la propia Gilbert: Ana y Miguel caminan uno cerca del otro al salir de un curso.
EL PLATONISMO EN LA DEMOCRACIA DELIBERATIVA DE CARLOS NINO
Authors: Benente Mauro
Published: February 2020

En el presente trabajo se realiza una breve presentación de la teoría de la democracia deliberativa, tal como la describe Carlos Santiago Nino. En particular, se sugiere que la idea de democracia deliberativa como sucedáneo de un discurso moral que nos permite acceder a la verdad moral adolece de un platonismo en sentido fuerte, según el cual la verdad está fuera de las relaciones sociales, y de un platonismo en sentido débil, según el cual la verdad es ajena a toda relación de poder.
A Process Model of Entrepreneurial Alertness Among Technopreneurs
Authors: Hassannezhad Zohreh , Zali Mohammad Reza , Faghih Nezameddin , Hejazi Reza , Mobini Ali
Published: February 2020

Alertness is a foundational concept in current understandings of the spotting and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities. In this paper its two broad aspects from psychology have been explored and a model has been generated; reflecting the hierarchical relation between alertness aspects and mindfulness factors. Results show that mindfulness mediates the relationship between alertness and novelty creation. We use Interpretive Structure Modeling (ISM) to create the model of entrepreneurial alertness and mindfulness. The model is generated on the basis of ten technological entrepreneurs in the ISM session in Iran. They voted on the mutual relations of the elements. The results showed that mindfulness fosters alertness, which then leads to the creation of novel things. This also shows that mindfulness deserves more investigation for its potential role in other parts of entrepreneurial process.
THE MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE AS PART OF THE
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SELECTED CIVIL
AVIATION ORGANISATIONS
Authors: MARZEC Dominika
Published: February 2020

As air traffic is continously growing and the number of potential hazards for safety is
also rising, improvement of management systems is required to ensure an adequate
level of safety. The management of change constitutes an important part of the safety
management system (SMS) defined in Annex 19 to the Convention on International
Civil Aviation. It is one of twelve elements of SMS found in the ‘Safety assurance’
component. The management of change put in place in an aviation organisation
demonstrates the considerable development of an SMS. This process is essential for
managing safety in an efficient way. The article reports on the state of implementation
of the management of change in selected civil aviation organisations and also points
out the difficulties related with carrying it out in everyday life. The paper focuses on
managing changes of certified aerodromes and air navigation service providers. In the
conclusions, tools are proposed that enable the reader to improve the process.
Religiöse Migrantengemeinden als Kooperationspartner der Altenhilfe
Authors: Breuer Marc , Herrlein Jannah
Published: February 2020

Professionelle Pflege wird von älteren Menschen mit Migrationserfahrung trotz wachsenden Bedarfs nur unterdurchschnittlich in Anspruch genommen. Religiöse Migrantengemeinden können vielversprechende Kooperationspartner der Altenhilfe sein, um Zugänge zu professioneller Pflege zu erleichtern und Versorgungslücken zu schließen.
Towards a General Conception of Warrants: First Notes
Authors: Barité Mario
Published: February 2020

The areas of knowledge are organized around the identification of their terms of reference and the relationships established between them. This is the rational basis of -among others- the methodology for the development of knowledge organization systems. The authority from which to select, evaluate or revise the terminology of these systems is established in relation to any of the twenty-one warrants (literary, cultural, etc.) that have been proposed and studied unequally and autonomously in the literature of the area. This paper intends to introduce initial notes and comments to advance towards an overall conception of the warrant notion. For this purpose, the expression “warrant” is studied as a word of the general language as well as a term of specialized languages. Then, the scope of application of the warrants is established. Next, each warrant is placed in one of the approaches proposed by Hjørland to categorize theories and methods (empiricism, rationalism, historicism and pragmatism). From the above, some lines of research problems are identified. A typological table that includes data on all the warrants established until now is proposed, and the first conclusions are drawn.
Vollständige Kassenkreditentschuldung kommunaler Gebietskörperschaften
Authors: Duve Thomas , Kümpel Kerstin
Published: February 2020

Die Kassenkreditverschuldung der hessischen Kommunen hatte sich in der zurückliegenden Dekade drastisch erhöht und bei vielen Kommunen eine nachhaltige, generationengerechte Haushaltsführung stark gefährdet. Durch ein umfassendes Entschuldungsprogramm (HESSENKASSE) wurde insbesondere mit Blick auf die stets drohenden zukünftigen Zinsänderungsrisiken eine vollständige Rückführung der Kassenkredite erreicht. Im Rahmen dieses Programms hat das Land im Sinne einer „Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“ den Kommunen sämtliche Kassenkredite abgenommen und die betroffenen Kommunen zu verlässlichen und zumutbaren Konditionen an der stetigen Tilgung beteiligt. In diesem Aufsatz wird die administrative Umsetzung der HESSENKASSE im Detail erläutert. Darüber hinaus werden auch die Maßnahmen benannt, die einen erneuten Aufwuchs der Kassenkredite eindämmen sollen. Abschließend werden Faktoren herausgearbeitet, die sich im Lichte der gewonnenen praktischen Erfahrungen als besonders erfolgsversprechend für die Umsetzung eines so umfassenden Entschuldungsprogramms erwiesen haben und auch eine Orientierung für andere Flächenländer sein können.
Produkte öffentlicher Verwaltungen verbessern
Authors: Wolf Anne
Published: February 2020

Öffentliche Verwaltungen werden seit Jahren wiederholt für die Art ihrer Aufgabenwahrnehmung kritisiert. Eine systematische Analyse der sowohl angebotenen als auch zukünftig anzubietenden Verwaltungsprodukte, orientiert an den Anforderungen der Umwelt, könnte den Umgang mit den zur Verfügung stehenden Ressourcen öffentlicher Verwaltungen effektiver und effizienter gestalten. Der Einsatz einer im privatwirtschaftlichen Sektor anerkannten Produktplanungsmethode, dem Quality Function Deployment (QFD), könnte diese Analyse gewährleisten. Daher wird in dem folgenden Artikel kritisch analysiert, ob das QFD für den Einsatz im öffentlichen Sektor geeignet ist. Es wird belegt werden, dass öffentliche Produkte mit ihren Eigenschaften keinen Widerspruch zum Produktverständnis des QFD-Ansatzes darstellen und dass die Kundinnen und Kunden öffentlicher Verwaltungen zum Verständnis des Kundenbegriffs nach QFD passen. Auch wird der Artikel belegen, dass öffentliche Verwaltungen die allgemein anerkannten Voraussetzungen, welche für den Einsatz von QFD notwendig sind, erfüllen können.
Wirtschaftsprüfung und Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
Authors: Gödecke Nils
Published: February 2020

Das Werk untersucht die rechtliche Zulässigkeit und Zweckdienlichkeit einer Schiedsvereinbarungen im Bereich der Wirtschaftsprüfung. Es befasst sich mit dem Spannungsfeld zwischen einem staatlichen Entscheidungsmonopol aus Gründen des Schutzes besonderer Rechtsgüter und dem Bedürfnis der Beteiligten nach einem weitgehend in der Gestaltung freien Verfahren zur Klärung von Rechtsstreitigkeiten.

Anhand eines Überblicks über die historische Entwicklung und Bedeutung der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit wird der Grundstein für das in der heutigen Praxis hohe Bedürfnis nach alternativer Streitbeilegung im Allgemeinen und mit Bezug auf den Stellenwert einer funktionierenden Unternehmensprüfung für das Wirtschaftssystem einer Gesellschaft im Speziellen gelegt. Ein Schwerpunkt der Untersuchung liegt sodann auf der Beurteilung der objektiven Schiedsfähigkeit potenzieller Streitgegenstände und der Vor- und Nachteile im spezifischen Kontext unter Beteiligung eines Wirtschaftsprüfers in Schiedsverfahren.
Der nachträgliche Wegfall des Arbeitsplatzes als Einwendung
Authors: Kraus Christopher
Published: February 2020

The right to continued employment is designed to protect employees and is of great practical importance. In practice, employers frequently try to refuse to satisfy this right within the framework of foreclosure proceedings by arguing that they were unable to satisfy an employee’s right to continued employment because their job no longer existed. This work illustrates whether and under which conditions the loss of a job in this way can justify either such reasoning according to section 275, para. 1 of the BGB, Germany’s civil code, or the right to refuse an employee’s services according to section 275, para. 2 or 3 of the BGB. The book deals with the various ways an employer can be released from the obligation of offering continued employment under the BetrVG, the German Works Council Constitutional Act, pursuant to section 102, para. 5, No. 1–3, and it describes in detail under what conditions an employee can be adjudged to be an economically unreasonable burden pursuant to section 102, para 5, No. 2 of the BetrVG.
Validity and Reliability of The Authentic Happiness Scale
Authors: Sanli Esat , Balci Celik Seher , Gencoglu Cem
Published: February 2020

Studies on the concept of happiness have led to questions about whether all symptoms of happiness correspond to a real and healthy emotional state. Therefore, in this research, a scale was developed to examine the concept of “authentic happiness” coined by Seligman. Firstly, literature that explains authentic happiness and defines its relationship to other psychological concepts was reviewed, and then a theoretical framework was developed based on this information and the psychometric characteristics of the scale were introduced. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the fit indices were compatible with twodimensional structure. These two dimensions have been entitled as “Authentic Happiness” and “Fluctuating Happiness”. Based on the findings of the present study, the Authentic Happiness Scale (AHS) is a reliable and valid scale to determine the authentic happiness levels of university students.
Functionalism in Translation: A Case Study Investigation into Translation literature based on Nord's Documentary vs. Instrumental Dichotomy
Authors: Arbabi Maryam , Vasheghani Farahani Mehrdad
Published: February 2020

The main objective of the current study was to analyze a Persian Translation of a short story from functionalism perspective and Documentary vs. Instrumental Dichotomy. To this end, the Persian translation of the book titled “The Little Prince” was analyzed and compared with its English version (indirect translation from French) to see if the Persian translation was more documentary or instrumental oriented in nature. The theoretical framework of the study was Nord’s dichotomy of instrumental vs. documentary translation. The book was analyzed at the sentence and above sentence level and covered the whole book. As the qualitative analysis showed, the translation of the book was instrumental oriented, and the book reads like an original in the target language.
The Significance of Love and Selflessness in Iris Murdoch’s Moral Philosophy
Authors: Sadjadi Bakhtiar , Amanolahi Baharvand Peyman
Published: February 2020

As a distinguished philosopher and novelist in the second half of the twentieth century, Iris Murdoch addressed the significance of ethics in her framework of thought. Murdoch’s moral philosophy was widely acknowledged as a challenge to the prevailing ethical traditions which, she asserted, had failed to present an accurate picture of morality. As a philosopher and literary figure, Murdoch maintained that not only moral philosophy but also literature should depict perceptible pictures of man’s morality. The purpose of this paper is to closely explore Murdoch’s perspective towards the weight of love in moral philosophy. Since she was concerned with ethical issues and man’s confrontation with ethical questions in a world in which religious values and beliefs had been shattered, Murdoch deployed literature to convey the concepts she advocated in her moral philosophy. She contended that literature was capable of sustaining and improving man’s morality. Murdoch was a prolific novelist and playwright authoring 26 novels and 6 plays in which she developed and reflected her philosophical arguments through the portrayal of her intended ethical behavior. This tendency is mostly highlighted in The Flight from the Enchanter (1956), and The Severed Head (1961) in which Murdoch resorts to Plato’s theory of Forms and his idea of the Good to combat the conventional moral philosophy of the twentieth century. Based on the findings of this article, Murdoch intends to depict the significance of freedom and love as the prerequisites of morality in any philosophical system.