bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uso de imagens tomadas por aronaves remotamente pilotadas para detecção da cultura do milho infestadas por Spodoptera frugiperda
Authors: Rezende Denner Borges , Junior Carlos Alberto Matias de Abreu , Martins George Deroco , Marques Odair José , Xavier Laura Cristina Moura
Published: April 2020

A Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (lagarta-do-cartucho) é a principal praga do milho, com a intensificação da agricultura, os cultivos sucessivos possibilitam maior infestação pela praga. Isso levou ao surgimento de populações resistentes a inseticidas e culturas transgênicas. Pesquisas de campo para iniciar tratamentos com inseticidas são demoradas e exaustivas. Pensando em agilidade e qualidade, neste trabalho foi utilizado uma aeronave remotamente pilotada (ARP) equipado com uma câmera RGB e uma câmera MAPPIR 3 para capturar imagens de uma lavoura de milho, com o objetivo de estimar o índice de área foliar (IAF) de um talhão infestado por S. frugiperda. Durante o ciclo da cultura do milho foram realizadas várias avaliações: determinação do índice de área foliar (IAF), severidade do ataque da praga e, voos para aquisição das imagens. Modelos radiométricos para estimativa do IAF foram obtidos a partir de modelos de regressão linear compostos pelas bandas que melhor correlacionaram com os parâmetros medidos. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram eficiência e maior precisão na estimativa do IAF para o modelo radiométrico composto pela a banda do infravermelho próximo na câmera MAPPIR 3. Nesta ocasião, o RMSE calculado foi de 885,0714 cm². Use of images for attack detection of Spodoptera frugiperda in corn under function of loss of foliar area A B S T R A C TSpodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (cartridge-caterpillar) is the main pest of maize, with the intensification of agriculture, the successive crops allow greater infestation by the pest. This has led to the emergence of populations resistant to insecticides and transgenic crops. Field research to begin treatments with insecticides is time consuming and exhaustive. Thus, thinking of agility and quality, in this work was used a remotely piloted aircraft (ARP) equipped with an RGB camera and a MAPPIR 3 camera to capture images of a maize crop with the objective of estimating the leaf area index (LAI) of a field infested by S. frugiperda. The radiometric models for the estimation of LAI were obtained from linear regression models composed by the bands that best correlated with the measured parameters. The obtained results demonstrated efficiency and greater accuracy in the estimation of the LAI for the radiometric model composed by the near infrared band (IVP) in the MAPPIR 3 camera. On this occasion, the RMSE calculated was 885.0714 cm².Keywords: Corn; Cartridge Caterpillar; Remotely Piloted Aircraft.
Análise de tendência das componentes do saldo de radiação e número de horas de frio em Cruz Alta - RS
Authors: Da Rocha Júnior Rodrigo Lins , Dos Santos Silva Fabrício Daniel , Costa Rafaela Lisboa , Gomes Heliofábio Barros , De Oliveira Romão William Max
Published: April 2020

Esta pesquisa avaliou as tendências balanço de ondas curtas (BOC) e balanço de ondas longas (BOL) e do saldo de radiação (SR), para relacionar com a tendência observada do número de horas de frio (NHF) para a cidade de Cruz Alta-RS, a partir de dados horários da estação meteorológica automática do Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. O período analisado foi de 2010 a 2018. As análises foram relativas aos períodos das estações do ano, e para obtenção das tendências foi utilizado o teste não paramétrico de Mann-Kendall. O BOC e o BOL apresentaram tendências positivas no inverno e primavera, e negativas no verão e outono. O SR apresentou tendências negativas no outono, inverno e primavera, e positiva no verão. Não foram observada horas de frio no verão. No outono houve a tendência de aumento estatisticamente significante do NHF, enquanto no inverno e primavera as tendências foram de redução do NHF, com significância estatística no inverno. A tendência de redução de -1,4 horas de frio no inverno é preocupante, pois esta é a estação do ano para o acúmulo natural de NHF para diversas culturas, e anos com NHF reduzido estão associados aos piores índices de produtividade destas culturas. Trend analysis of the radiation balance components and number of cold hours in Cruz Alta-RS A B S T R A C TThis research evaluated the shortwave balance (BOC), longwave balance (BOL) and net radiation (SR) trends to correlate with the observed trend of chill hours (NHF) for the city of Cruz Alta-RS. Hourly data from the INMET automatic weather station were used from 2010 to 2018. The analyzes were relative to the seasons, and to obtain the trends, the nonparametric Mann-Kendall test was used. BOC and BOL showed positive trends in winter and negative trends in summer and fall. SR showed negative trends in fall, spring and summer, and positive trends in winter. No cold hours were observed in summer. In the fall there was a trend of statistically significant increase in NHF, while in winter and spring the trends were in NHF reduction, with statistical significance in winter. The tendency to reduce -1.39 chill hours in winter and -0.11 chill hours in spring may be associated with a significant reduction in cold front passage and cold air masses in southern Brazil in the last years of analysis. These results need attention, as it is mainly in winter that natural accumulation of NHF should occur for several crops. In general, years with reduced NHF are associated with worse crop yields that need to accumulate chili hours.Keywords: radiation, temperature, agriculture.
STANDARDS OF QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION’S POLICY
Authors: Kaminska Malgozhata
Published: April 2020

The image of disability in EU societies is changing. On the one hand, statistical data (global and European) indicate an increase in the number of people with disabilities. This is especially true for women, the elderly and the poor. On the other hand, numerous legislative and implementation activities are undertaken to implement the social model in the approach to disability issues. The effectiveness of social and economic policies in the EU member states is expressed by the quality of life of people with disabilities. The article presents the WHO global position on the disability problem and a brief comparative analysis of key statistical data characterising people with disabilities in the EU member states.
The EU priorities regarding the standards of functioning of people with disabilities in the objective and subjective dimensions are discussed. The source of the EU’s strategy and activities are international documents: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2006 and the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan.
Multitemporal analysis of vegetation indices for the superior region of the Moxotó River hydrographic basin
Authors: Bezerra Ulisses Alencar , De Oliveira Leidjane Maria Maciel , Leite Antônio Celso de Sousa , Almeida Débora Natália Oliveira de , Candeias Ana Lúcia Bezerra , Tavares Junior João Rodrigues
Published: April 2020

The semi-arid region of Northeastern part of Brazil is under changes pressures driven by human activities or climate changes. This study aims to assess the vegetation coverage in two periods, before the transposition of the São Francisco River-East axis, and after your implementation, in the Moxotó River basin using remote sensing techniques to determine vegetation indices, and investigate the behavior of vegetation in the catchment area. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI). TM-Landsat5 image of 13/01/2009, and OLI-Landsat8 image of 04/02/2017 are used here. Radiometric calibration steps, reﬂectance are developed to generate thematic maps of NDVI and SAVI. The NDVI showed average values for 2009 and 2017 like 0,256 and 0,264, respectively, setting a growth of vegetation cover and photosynthetic activity. The SAVI had an average of 0,147 and 0,155 to years of 2009 and 2017, respectively. Differences were found between vegetable toppings determined by NDVI and by SAVI. The exposed soil class had greater expression when observed in the thematic maps of NDVI, once the SAVI, has the precept to reduce the brightness of the ground, and this index had a higher representation in the sparse vegetation.
MAPPING OF PEDOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF SOILS FOR CULTIVATION OF THE SUGAR CANE (Saccharum spp) IN PARAÍBA STATE USING GEOTECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Francisco Paulo Roberto Megna , Santos Djail , Lima Eduardo Rodrigues Viana de , Moraes Neto João Miguel de , Trindade Homero Catão Moribondo da
Published: April 2020

Agricultural planning, as a precept of environmental policy, is an instrument of great importance in the process of managing the rural space and agricultural activity. This work aimed to identify and map the soil information of the lands of the State of Paraíba for the sugar cane cultivation, aiming to recognize the potential of the physical environment. In the methodology, the Agricultural Zoning of the State of Paraíba and the digital map of soils were used in a data base elaborated in the software SPRING 5.2.2, extracted the pedological information of the soils and elaborated the pedological potential. The results showed that with the use of geoprocessing techniques it was possible the spatialization of the areas and the definition of the favorable environments of potential of the culture contributing to the reduction of the risks of degradation of the environment; The State of Paraíba presents a greater pedological potential for the cultivation of sugarcane in 10.04% of its total area; The areas identified as Very Low Potential correspond to 54.52% of the total area distributed throughout the State; The Argisols present the smallest and the Neosols the greatest impediments to the development of the culture; It was not possible to map smaller areas due to the scale of work, with the possibility of cultivating the sugar cane cultivation in small areas not identified in this study.
Numerical Modelling of Waves and Surge from Cyclone Mekunu (May 2018) in the Arabian Sea
Authors: Sarker M. A.
Published: April 2020

Natural hazards like cyclones cause significant loss of life and damage to properties, ecosystems and marine structures and facilities. Numerical modelling of cyclones is carried out for deriving robust design conditions for coastal and marine structures and facilities. Cyclone modelling results are also used for emergency planning and decision-making to estimate potential loss of life, damage to properties and marine facilities and to develop rescue and mitigation measures and plan clean-up operations. Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) has set up regional tidal hydrodynamic and wave transformation models covering the Arabian Sea to address the above issues. Cyclone Mekunu is relatively new (May 2018). A quick literature search by Royal HaskoningDHV has suggested that numerical modelling results of waves and surge on Cyclone Mekunu are hardly available in the public domain. Therefore, this paper has concentrated on this event to illustrate the use of numerical modelling to simulate waves and surge generated by cyclones. The MIKE21 model of DHI was used in the study. Sample results of waves and surge from the modelling study are presented in this paper for illustration purposes. Structural design considerations and cyclone risk reduction measures are also provided. The model could be used to simulate any cyclone generated anywhere within the Arabian Sea. The methodology described in this paper for modelling cyclone waves and surge in the Arabian Sea could also be applied to simulate cyclones at other sites around the world. The paper provides valuable information to the researchers and practitioners of the region on this relatively new event.
IMPLEMENTASI PEMBELAJARAN FIKIH PADA SISWA MATTAYOM 1 (SMP) PRATIPTHAMWITAYA YALA THAILAND SELATAN
Authors: Saree Asma , Sya'bani Mohammad Ahyan Yusuf
Published: April 2020

Abstrak: Pembelajaran fikih di Thailand Selatan merupakan salah satu materi pembelajaran yang utuh, di mana materinya tidak digabung dengan pendidikan agama Islam lainnya. Peneliti dalam hal ini tertarik untuk mengetahui bagaimana proses pembelajaran fikih yang berlangsung di sekolah Pratipthamwitya, Yala, Thailand Selatan. Siswa sekolah menengah pertama kelas VII atau disebut juga dengan siswa Mattayom 1 (SMP) sebanyak 26 siswa dengan 5 siswa sebagai sampel dan satu guru pengajar pembelajaran fikih merupakan subjek dari penelitian ini. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yang menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif, yang dalam pengumpulan datanya menggunakan metodologi wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui implementasi pembelajaran fikih pada siswa Mattayom 1 (SMP) dan untuk mengetahui kesulitan apa yang didapati siswa selama pembelajaran fikih pada siswa Mattayom 1 (SMP). Teknik analisis data yang digunakan oleh peneliti dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian, kemudian pengambilan kesimpulan. Data yang dihasilkan dari penelitian ini merupakan data deskriptif yang didapatkan dari ucapan, perilaku maupun tulisan yang diperoleh peneliti selama melakukan penelitian di lapangan. Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan bagaimana implementasi yang dilakukan oleh guru selama dikelas dengan mengamati perilaku guru serta siswa secara langsung yang hasilnya yakni metode tradisional; ceramah dan tanya jawab yang digunakan oleh guru selama proses pembelajaran berlangsung serta menggunakan perpaduan bahasa Melayu dan Arab membuat siswa merasa kesulitan dalam memahami materi yang diajarkan.
PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM ERA REVOLUSI INDUSTRI 4.0
Authors: Abdullah Abdul Hakim bin
Published: April 2020

Abstrak: Pelbagai penemuan dan ciptaan baharu telah dihasilkan oleh manusia yang telah memberi kesan yang besar terhadap kualiti kehidupan manusia di seluruh dunia. Di antara perkembangan yang ketara ialah berlakunya perluasan penggunaan teknologi automasi, robotik dan Internet of Things (IoT) yang mengembangkan industri-industri dalam bentuk baharu seperti industri atas talian, industri data raya (big data), industri robot, industri keselamatan rangkaian dan industri realiti maya (virtual reality). Ketibaan siri revolusi industri terbaharu mula dirasai oleh masyarakat dunia dan sememangnya siri yang kelima pasti akan muncul tidak lama lagi dengan fenomena-fenomena baharu yang akan memberi kesan yang besar terhadap kehidupan manusia dari segenap aspek. Sejak dahulu lagi, beberapa orang pemikir Barat sendiri cuba mengingatkan masyarakat terhadap implikasi kedatangan era revolusi versi baharu. Pendidikan Islam yang dimaksudkan di sini ialah proses pendidikan yang mengutamakan konsep tarbiyyah, ta’lim dan ta’dib. Dalam apa jua mata pelajaran yang dipelajari, ketiga-tiga konsep tadi haruslah ditekankan oleh para pendidik. Satu lagi konsep yang menjadi penekanan pendidikan Islam ialah pendidikan bersepadu (integrated education) yang telah lama dibincangkan secara terperinci oleh para sarjana.
Long-Run Changes in Underrepresentation After Affirmative Action Bans in Public Universities
Authors: Long Mark C. , Bateman Nicole A.
Published: April 2020

Affirmative action was banned in California, Texas, Washington, and Florida in the 1990s. Following this early wave, additional states banned the practice, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. In response to concerns about underrepresented minorities’ falling college enrollment in flagship public universities, administrators and policymakers took a variety of steps to mitigate these declines. This article assesses the long-run changes in the racial and ethnic composition of selected universities after these bans. We find that the elimination of affirmative action has led to persistent declines in the share of underrepresented minorities among students admitted to and enrolling in public flagship universities in these states. These results imply that alternative policies and administrative decisions were unable to fully replace race-based affirmative action. Furthermore, we show that the antecedent conditions have only modestly improved in recent decades, suggesting that policymakers and administrators need to focus on improving these conditions.
Peeking Into the Black Box of School Turnaround: A Formal Test of Mediators and Suppressors
Authors: Henry Gary T. , Pham Lam D. , Kho Adam , Zimmer Ron
Published: April 2020

A growing body of research evaluates the effects of turnaround on chronically low-performing schools. We extend this literature by formally testing factors that may either mediate or suppress the effects of two turnaround initiatives in Tennessee: the Achievement School District (ASD) and local Innovation Zones (iZones). Using difference-in-differences models within a mediational framework, we find that hiring effective teachers and principals partially explains positive iZone effects. In the ASD, high levels of teacher turnover suppress potential positive effects. Also, in iZone schools, increased levels of student mobility and chronic absenteeism suppress potentially larger positive effects. Policies that increase capacity within turnaround schools, such as financial incentives for effective staff, appear to be important ingredients for realizing positive effects from turnaround reforms.
The origin of the sporadic prion
Authors: Tabaee Damavandi Pardis
Published: April 2020

This short review was moved from Agrixiv as the repository's scope changed from Mycology to food science exclusively on 5th April 2020.
jaringan komputer
Authors: Astuti Indah Kusuma
Published: April 2020

jaringan atau yang lebih di kenal jaringan komputer adalah telekomunikasi yang memungkinkan antar komputer untuk saling berkomunikasi dengan bertukar data
The need of CNS anti-fungal agents in the management of TSEs
Authors: Tabaee Damavandi Pardis
Published: April 2020

This perspective was recently moved from Agrixiv onto this more appropriate repository as the Scope and moderators of the previous repository changed and the pharmacological background is not anymore understood as being part of Food and Drug science. The initial submission was on 16th November 2018. No modifications have been made to the article as a result. Nevertheless, 200+ food scientists downloaded the article as prions affect not only clinical sectors but also the food and agricultural sectors.
COVID-19 morbidity and mortality caused by endogenous carbon monoxide poisoning, with recommendations for testing and treatment
Authors: Donnay Albert Hamburger
Published: April 2020

To test our hypothesis that abnormal levels of endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) produced naturally by heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in response to infections of all kinds may be contributing to the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19, we searched PubMed for peer-reviewed literature on carbon monoxide and each of eleven abnormal blood tests, fourteen signs and symptoms, and five fatal complications of COVID-19 infection reported in a case series from a hospital in Wuhan, China: acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute kidney injury, acute cardiac injury, arrhythmia, and shock. We found reports of acute exogenous CO poisoning causing all the same signs, symptoms and complications, and all the abnormal blood tests except D-dimer and procalcitonin. Our search also found endogenous HO-1 and CO levels correlated with these complications, independent of any inhaled CO exposure. In sharp contrast to the CO poisoning literature, most studies of endogenous CO interpret its close positive correlation with these acute conditions as protective, with some going so far as to recommend treating ARDS with inhaled CO. We conclude with new recommendations for testing endogenous CO poisoning in COVID-19 cases using devices approved by the US Food and Drug Administration that can distinguish CO coming from the lungs, arteries, veins, and average of all tissues, unlike current protocols for CO poisoning that only measure CO in arteries or veins but not both. Based on these findings, we appeal to clinicians to start testing CO levels in COVID-19 patients and to stop monitoring oxygen saturation with conventional pulse oximeters that overestimate oxygen saturation by the sum of carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin. We conclude by reviewing FDA-approved treatments that may help COVID-19 patients with endogenous CO poisoning. These include zinc-based drugs that lower the rate of endogenous CO production by inhibiting HO-1, and drug-free devices and methods that reduce the total body burden of CO after exogenous CO poisoning.
Explaining variance in perceived research misbehavior - Results from a survey among academic researchers in Amsterdam
Authors: Haven Tamarinde Laura , Tijdink Joeri K. , Martinson Brian C , Bouter Lex , Oort Frans J.
Published: April 2020

Breaches of research integrity have sparked interest in the factors that may help explain when research misbehavior is more likely to occur. Often three clusters of factors are distinguished: individual factors, climate factors and publication factors. Our research question is: to what extent can individual, climate and publication factors explain the variance in frequently perceived research misbehaviors? We used validated measurement instruments for these three clusters of factors to survey academic researchers in Amsterdam. Results showed that individual, climate and publication factors combined explain 32% of variance in perceived frequency of research misbehavior. The cluster accounting for the greatest percentage of explained variance was the research climate (23%). The research climate factors included in our study concern perceptions of specific dimensions of the academic organization, such as the existence of research-related norms and socialization activities into responsible research practices within a department, and the quality of resources an institute has available to support researchers in their work. Our results underscore the important role of the research climate in fostering responsible research practices and suggest that the frequency of research misbehaviors might be lowered by putting more emphasis on the socialization into ethical departmental norms and creating an open departmental atmosphere.
Musical Training for Auditory Rehabilitation in Hearing Loss
Authors: Pesnot Lerousseau Jacques , Céline HIDALGO , Daniele SCHON
Published: April 2020

Despite the overall success of cochlear implantation, language outcomes remain suboptimal and subject to a large inter-individual variability. Early auditory rehabilitation techniques have mostly focused on low-level sensory abilities. However, a new body of literature suggests that cognitive operations are critical for auditory perception remediation. We argue in this paper that musical training is a particularly appealing candidate for such therapies, as it involves highly relevant cognitive abilities, such as temporal predictions, hierarchical processing and auditory-motor interactions. We review recent studies demonstrating that music can enhance both language perception and production at multiple levels, from syllable processing to turn taking in natural conversation.
Psychopathy moderates the relationship between nature connectedness and cognitive reappraisal
Authors: Fido Dean , Rees Alice , Wallace Louise , Mantzorou Lamprini
Published: April 2020

The innate relationship that humans share with the natural world is becoming increasingly strained. Our connection to nature - reflected through the psychological construct of nature connectedness - has been shown to benefit areas of physical and mental wellbeing; of which, several relationships are thought to be mediated by ones’ adaptive ability to regulate emotion. Emerging research has also indicated that nature connectedness and proficiency in emotion regulation share inverse relationships with deviant personality traits, such as psychopathy. However, it remains to be seen whether psychopathy, specifically, has a moderating role on the association between nature connectedness and emotion regulation. Three-hundred and nine participants completed an online survey whereby they were asked to self-report nature connectedness, emotion regulation strategy use, and psychopathy. Pearson correlations indicated a positive association between scores on nature connectedness and the use of cognitive reappraisal, but not expressive suppression strategies; a relationship found to be weaker in individuals scoring higher in psychopathy through moderation analysis. Evidence reported here support our hypotheses and indicate the necessity to acknowledge a more diverse array of personality constructs both when discussing the potential benefits of nature connectedness, and when testing the efficacy of nature-based interventions as a means of bringing about health- and wellbeing-related change.
What is visible across the visual field?
Authors: Haun Andrew
Published: April 2020

In this paper I use a detailed model of human spatial vision to estimate the visibility of some perceptual properties across the visual field, including aspects of colorfulness, sharpness, and blurriness. The model is constructed to reproduce several patterns of human contrast sensitivity, functions of contrast, scale and retinal eccentricity. I apply the model to colorful, complex natural scenes, and estimate the degree to which color and edge information are present in the model’s representation of the scenes. I find that, aside from the intrinsic drift in the spatial scale of the representation, there are not large qualitative differences between foveal and peripheral representations of ‘colorfulness’ and ‘sharpness’.
Timing Idiosyncratic Volatility and Dynamic Asset Allocation
Authors: Shi Yun
Published: April 2020

We solve a portfolio selection problem when both expected return, idiosyncratic volatility, and transaction cost are time-varying. Our optimal strategy suggests trading partially toward a dynamic aim portfolio, which is a weighted average of expected future tangency portfolio and is highly influenced by the common fluctuation of idiosyncratic volatility (CIV). When CIV is high, the investor would invest less and trade less frequently to avoid risk and transaction cost. Moreover, the investor trades more closely to the aim portfolio with a more persistent CIV signal. Our strategy outperforms alternative strategies empirically and the benefits mainly come from timing idiosyncratic volatility.
Is there a link between endowment inequality and deception? – An analysis of students and chess players
Authors: Gruener Sven , Khassine Ilia
Published: April 2020

This paper investigates experimentally the relationship between inequality in endowment and deception. Our basic design is adopted from Gneezy (2005): two players interact in a deception game. It is common knowledge that player 1 has private information about the payoffs for both players of two alternative ac-tions. Player 1 sends a message to player 2, indicating which alternative putatively will end up in a higher payoff for player 2. The message, which can either be true or false, does not affect the payoffs of the players. Player 2 has no information about the payoffs. However, player 2 selects one of the two alternatives A or B, which is payoff-relevant for both players. Our paper adds value to the literature by extending Gneezy (2005) in two elements. First, we systematically vary the initial endowment of the players 1 and 2 (common knowledge to both of them). Second, we do not limit ourselves to the standard population of university students but also recruit chess players that are not enrolled in any degree program. Doing so, we want to find out if our results remain robust over a non-standard subject population which is known to be experienced to some extent in strategic interactions. Our main findings are: (i) non-students behave more honestly than students, (ii) students are more likely to trust the opponent’s message, and (iii) students and non-students be-have differently to variation in initial endowment.
Book Review: Richard Whittington’s Opening Strategy
Authors: Heimstädt Maximilian
Published: April 2020

This is a book review of Richard Whittington's "Opening Strategy: Professional Strategists and Practice Change, 1960 to Today" (Oxford University Press, 2019). The book is reviewed by Maximilian Heimstädt.
Assessment of Avifaunal Diversity and Threats to them in Phewa Wetland, Nepal
Authors: Khatri Namrata Devi , Neupane Bijaya , Timilsina Yajna Prasad , Ghimire Suman
Published: April 2020

We assessed species diversity and relative abundance during February - March by employing transect method in four line transects and 30 point count stations, and associated threats by direct observations and consultation with people (n= 1) living in vicinity of Phewa wetland. We counted 2651 bird individuals of 148 species belonging to 104 Genera of 44 Families under 11 Orders. Anatidae and Passeriformes with 11% and 39%, respectively were the dominant family and order among the recorded species. Out of these, seven bird species were globally threatened and 12 were nationally threatened. Terrestrial birds had higher species diversity (H'= 3.27), species richness (R= 11.98) and species evenness (e= 0.74) as compared to wetland birds (H' = 3.07, R= 8.44 and e = 0.73). Common pigeon (7.50%) was the most abundant bird followed by lesser whistling duck (6.98%). People in the vicinity of Phewa wetland reported that water pollution caused by domestic sewages and waste water disposal was the major threat to birds and their habitat. Phewa wetland is providing crucial habitat to adequate residential and migratory bird species for which it should be protected for further enhancement of number of avian species.
Efficient synthesis of porous graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets with different precursors via thermal condensation
Authors: Hu Xuebing , Hu Yan , Zhang Qing , Yu Yun , Wang Yongqing
Published: April 2020

Porous graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets were synthesized by the thermal condensation method using various precursors such as urea and melamine. Relevant properties of as-synthesized products were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The overall results suggest that the formation of porous graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets with a varied morphology can be achieved using diverse precursors through this process. Based on this product yield analysis, it is suggested that melamine and the lower synthesis temperature be selected to achieve the higher yield of graphitic carbon nitride production. The present work provides a facile and economic method for controlling the morphology and properties of graphitic carbon nitride products.
Optimal design of automobile structures using moth-flame optimization algorithm and response surface methodology
Authors: Yıldız Betül Sultan
Published: April 2020

In order to present an integrated approach to optimal automobile component design, this research is focused on a shape optimization problem of a bracket using moth-flame optimization algorithm (MFO) and response surface methodology. First, the multiple disc clutch brake problem is optimized using the MFO. Finally, the design problem is posed for shape optimization of the bracket with a mass objective function and a stress constraint. Actual function evaluations are based on finite element analysis while the response surface method is used to obtain the equations for objective and constraint functions. Weight reduction of the bracket is 45.2 % using the MFO. The results show the ability of the MFO to optimize automobile components in the industry.
The spotted hyena optimization algorithm for weight-reduction of automobile brake components
Authors: Yıldız Betül Sultan
Published: April 2020

In recent years, metaheuristic methods have been preferred for the optimum design of automobile components, and important results have been accomplished. In this paper, a comparison of the whale optimization algorithm (WOA), the ant lion algorithm(ALO), and the spotted hyena optimization algorithm (SHOA) are presented to show how these optimization methods have been exploited to achieve weight reduction in an automobile brake pedal while maintaining stress requirements. This research is the first in the literature elucidating the application of the SHOA for the optimum design of automobile components. Optimization using the SHOA results in a reduction of 18.1 % of brake pedal weight.
Electrical contact performance of various electro-deposited graphene reinforced silver-based nanocomposites
Authors: Karslioglu Ramazan , Al-Falahi Lujain
Published: April 2020

Silver and silver(Ag)-graphene(Gr) nanocomposite coatings were prepared via direct current, pulse current and pulse reverse current on copper electrical contacts for evaluating electrical contact performance. The effects of the addition of Gr and current types on microstructure, crystallographic orientation, mechanical properties and electrical contact performance were investigataed via a scanning electron microscope, an X-Ray diffractometer, microhardness test device and an electrical contact test device, respectively. The addition of Gr changed the Ag surface morphology and decreased grain sizes. Moreover, the addition of Gr significantly improved arc erosion resistivity and decreased the average working temperature during the contact test. In addition, pulse current and pulse reverse current provided a significant improvement in microhardness and electrical contact erosion resistance owing to increased embedded graphene amounts in silver layers.
Hubungan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis dengan Kecerdasan Intrapersonal Siswa di SDN 2 Jontlak Kabupaten Lombok Tengah
Authors: Rejeki Sri , Isharyanti Lilis
Published: April 2020

Kecerdasan intrapersonal merupakan bagian membentuk pola pikir kritis seseorang, namun berpikir kritis mereka belum maksimal karena tidak diketahui alas an peneyebabnya hal kebiasaan tersebut terus berjalan hingga kini, sehingga akhir berdampak menurunya motivasi ataupun prestasi belajar siswa. Tujuan artikel ini mengukur hubungan berpikir kritis dengan kecerdasan intrapersonal siswa. Metode penelitian termasuk penelitian deskriptif, pendekatan korelasional, Sampel penelitian berjumlah 30 orang, metode pengumpulan data yaitu angket dan tes, analisis data menggunakan analisa statistic. Hasil penelitian menemukan ada korelasi yang di temukan sebesar 0,974 termasuk dalam kategori sangat kuat. Jadi terdapat hubungan kecerdasan intrapersonal dengan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa sangat kuat. Untuk mengetahui signifikan atau tidak penelitian ini maka nilai r perlu diuji lagi dengan nilai rtabel dimana nilai N = 30 dan taraf signifasi 5%. Nilai rtabel untuk N = 30 adalah 0,361. Hal ini berarti nilai rhitung lebih besar dari nilai rtabel atau 0,974 0,361, sehingga hasil penelitian ini signifikan. Jadi hubungan kedua variabel tersebut hampir sempurna karena mencapai 90,63% sementara 9.37% dipengaruhi eksternal.Intrapersonal intelligence is part of a person's critical mindset. Still, it is crucial that they are not maximized because it is unknown to the reason the habit has continued to run until now so that the end has a reduced impact Motivation or a student learning achievement. The purpose of this article measures the relationship critical thinking with intrapersonal intelligence of students. Research methods include descriptive research, correlational approaches, research samples amounting to 30 people, data collection methods i.e., poll and test, data analysis using statistic analysis. The results of the study found there was a correlation in the find of 0.974 included in powerful categories. So there is an intrapersonal intelligence relationship with the students ' critical thinking ability powerful. To know the sign or not this research, then the value of R needs to be tested again with the value of the r table where the value N = 30 and a signification level of 5%. The r table value for N = 30 is 0.361. This means that the calculated value is greater than the r table or 0.974 0.361 value, so the results of this study are significant. So the second relationship of such variables is almost perfect because it reaches 90.63% while 9.37% is affected externally.
Marshall McLuhan and the Book: A Reconsideration
Authors: Urban Wayne J.
Published: April 2020

In this essay, I look briefly at the work of Marshall
McLuhan, particularly the Gutenberg galaxy, in which he
discusses the nature of the book and the print medium through
which it is produced. McLuhan’s views on the book are
contextualized in terms of his other works, including his famous
Understanding Media, which was published after the Gutenberg
galaxy. McLuhan’s sense of himself as an avant garde
intellectual and analyst of culture is evaluated, and found to
be less convincing than a more nuanced view which sees him as
both backward- and forward-looking in his work.
Chemistry and Biological Evaluation of Some New Triazolopyrimidine Derivatives Containing Isopropyl Group
Authors: Chauhan Janaki H. , Ram Haresh K.
Published: April 2020

An efficient Synthesis of a novel series of N,7-bis(substitutedphenyl)-4,7-dihydro-5-isopropyl-[1,2,4]triazolo-[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxamide (4a-j) was accomplished from N-(substituedphenyl)-4-methyl-3-oxopentanamide, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole and different aldehyde reflex 20 min with DMF and then after the cooling product was obtained. All the recently synthesized compounds were characterized by the Mass, IR, 1H-NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques and by elemental analyses. The newly synthesized compounds were assessed for their antibacterial and antifungal activity.
Analysis of the Relationship between Responsible Supply Chain Management and Social Performance
Authors: Antwi Maxwell Opuni , Zhou Lulin , Kwarteng Antwi Charles
Published: April 2020

Responsible supply chain management (RSCM) as a growing sub-field of supply chain management (SCM) has gathered increasing consideration from both practitioners and academics for the past two decades. Even though manufacturing firms have implemented RSCM behaviors throughout this period, there exist some concerns as to whether these RSCM behaviors are being applied for the effect they have on social performance outcomes. In recent times, various debates have been opened concerning this RSCM paradox, throwing doubt on whether an investment in the implementation of RSCM behaviors certainly comes with a corresponding social and safety performance outcomes and, therefore, the commercial benefits of responsibility management in the context of SCM remain open for interrogation. This study aims to explore the impact of responsible supply chain management behaviors on social performance among pharmaceutical companies in China. And also, investigate the intervening roles of process innovation (PI) and supply chain integration (SCI) as mediating and moderating constructs, respectively. The research hypothesis was formulated following an extensive study of relevant literature and was based on resource and capability-based theories such as the resource-based view, the natural resource-based view, and the stakeholder theories. The design of the study was descriptive with a confirmatory reach, applied to 123 Chinese pharmaceutical firms selected across Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Guangdong provinces. The proposed theoretical model was tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The empirical findings of the study confirmed that a practical application of RSCM behaviors, process innovation, and supply chain integration initiatives positively and significantly improves social performance outcomes. This confirms the position of existing literature that there is a positive relationship between RSCM behaviors and social performance. It also validated the belief that process innovation and supply chain integration positively mediates and moderates the relationship between RSCM and social performance, respectively. Therefore, the findings herein can be considered as complementary to the existing body of knowledge in the field. The practical implications derived from this study will contribute to sustainable development and expand knowledge both in industry and in academia.
Crowd Detection by Video Processing
Authors: Gokulraj S. , B Soundarya.
Published: April 2020

The video may consist of multiple shots. The target in the probe video is only annotated once with a face bounding box in a frame. Most video face identification techniques assume that the video is of single shot, and thus the bounding boxes of the target face can be extracted by tracking a face across the video frames. Nevertheless, such automatic annotation is vulnerable to the drifting of the face tracker, and the face tracking algorithm is inadequate to associate the face images of the target across multiple shots. A target face association (TFA) technique retrieves a set of representative face images in a given video that are likely to have the same identity as the target face. These face images are then utilized to construct a robust face representation of the target face for searching the corresponding subject in the gallery. Since two faces that appear in the same video frame cannot belong to the same person, such cannot-link constraints are utilized for learning a target-specific linear classifier for establishing the intra/ inter-shot face association of the target. Experimental results on the newly released JANUS challenge set 3 (JANUS CS3) dataset show that TFA method generates robust representations from target-annotated videos and demonstrates good performance for the task of video-based face identification problem.
A Analisis Terhadap Pembuatan Faktur Pajak Pertambahan Nilai Berdasar Undang-Undang Nomor 42 Tahun 2009
Authors: Atmoko Arief Dwi
Published: April 2020

Sistem yang dianut dalam perpajakan Indonesia adalah sistem self assesment. Dalam sistem ini, Wajib Pajak diberikan kepercayaan untuk menghitung, menyetor, dan melaporkan sendiri kewajiban perpajakannya.Faktur Pajak merupakan bukti pungutan pajak yang dibuat oleh Pengusaha Kena Pajak karena penyerahan Barang Kena Pajak atau penyerahan Jasa kena Pajak atau bukti pungutan pajak karena impor Barang kena pajak yang digunakan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai. Faktur pajak berfungsi sebagai bukti pungutan pajak dan dapat digunakan sebagai sarana untuk mengkreditkan Pajak Masukan. Dalam hal ini terdapat perbedaan yang sangat signifikan mengenai aturan pembuatan faktur pajak antara Undang Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 183 dengan Surat Edaran Direktorat Jenderal Pajak Nomor SE-26/PJ/2015. Pajak merupakan pendapatan utama bagi negara Indonesia, salah satu bentuk pemungutan pajak yaitu melalui Pajak Pertambahan Nilai (PPN) sedangkan dokumen yang digunakan dalam pemungutan PPN adalah faktur pajak. Dalam kurun waktu empat tahun terakhir pemungutan melalui faktur pajak tidak terserap secara maksimal, dimana Negara mengalami kerugian hampir 1,13 triliun pada akhir 2012 yang diakibatkan penyalahgunaan faktur pajak fiktif. Melihat banyaknya kasus penyalahgunaan faktur pajak fiktif yang merugikan Negara maka Direktorat Jenderal Pajak meningkatkan sistem administrasi yang digunakan dalam pemungutan faktur pajak, dan tertuang dalam kebijakan PER-24/PJ/2012. Dalam PER-24/PJ/2012 perubahan yang paling signifikan mengenai perubahan nomor seri faktur pajak yang tidak dilakukan sendiri oleh PKP melainkan diisi oleh Direktorat Jenderal pajak sesuai dengan tata cara dan ketentuan yang sudah diatur dalam PER-24/PJ/2012. Kebijakan baru ini tentunya bertujuan agar penerimaan kas Negara yang di dapat dari faktur pajak bisa terserap secara maksimal, tetapi tentuya perlu kerjasama antara PKP, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak dan Lembaga Penegak Hukum. Setiap kebijakan tentunya memiliki kekurangan dan kelebihan dalam penerapanya, kelebihan yang paling utama penerapan kebijakan ini yaitu meminimalkan penyalahgunaan faktur pajak fiktif, sedangkan kekurangan dalam kebijakan ini waktu yang dibutuhkan . PKP lebih banyak dan menjadi tidak efisien karena harus bolak-balik ke Kantor Pelayanan Pajak. Jika faktur pajak dibuat melewati jangka waktu 3 bulan sejak saat seharusnya faktur pajak dibuat, maka Se-26/Pj/2015, faktur pajak dianggap tidak diterbitkan. Bagi pembelinya, faktur pajak ini tidak bisa dikreditkan. Timbul pertanyaan, dengan dianggap tidak diterbitkan dan menerbitkan tidak tepat waktu, apakah bisa terhadap PKP seperti ini dikenakan dua kali sanksi Pasal 14 ayat (4) KUP yaitu 2 kali 2% dari DPP.
H Alih Fungsi Tanah Pertanian Menjadi Non Pertanian di Kabupaten Sidoarjo
Authors: Kuswanto Heru
Published: April 2020

Tanah dan pertambahan jumlah penduduk dari tahun ke tahun akan bertambah , pertambahan tersebut mengakibatkan kebutuhan akan tanah semakin meningkat yang sampai mengakibatkan semakin banyak alih fungsi lahan pertanian menjadi non pertanian terjadi , salah satunya di Kabupaten Sidoarjo . Dalam hal ini Pemerintah Daerah melalui Perda RTRW No.6 Tahun 2009 tentang Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Kabupaten Sidoarjo Tahun 2009-2029 dan Undang-undang No. 41 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan LP2B ( Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan) , memiliki peran dalam mengatur dan mengendalikan penggunaan lahan pertanian tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk Untuk mengetahui akibat hukum apakah jika terjadi alih fungsi penggunaan tanah pertanian menjadi non pertanian yang tidak memenuhi syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan pemerintah kabupaten Sidoarjo Untuk mengetahui apa saja upaya pemerintah kabupaten Sidoarjo untuk mengatasi banyaknya alih fungsi penggunaan tanah pertanian menjadi non pertanian Kesimpulan yang diperoleh dalam penelitian yaitu pertama di dalam pelaksaannya dinas-dinas yang terkait dalam tim teknis belum berfungsi sebagaimana mestinya dan akibat proses alih fungsi tanah pertanian menjadi pertanian tidak memenuhi syarat pemerintah kabupaten sidoarjo akan memberikan sanksi tegas sesuai Perda RTRW No.6 Tahun 2009 tentang Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Kabupaten Sidoarjo Tahun 2009-2029 dan Undang-undang No. 41 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan LP2B ( Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan) . kedua dalam upaya pengendalian alih fungsi tanah pertanian menadi non pertanian di kabupaten Sidoarjo mempnyai kebijakan-kebijakan yaitu menerapkan pengaturan zonasi, pengaturan perizinan, ketentuan insentif dan disinsentif, dan pengenaan sanksi sehingga dapat diupayakan dalam pengendalian alih fungsi tanah pertanian menjadi non pertanian dapat ditekan atau tidak terjadi . Kata Kunci : Tanah , Penduduk, Pengalihan Fungsi
ЕПІСТОЛЯРНА СПАДЩИНА ІЛЛІ ЕРЕНБУРГА ТА ПРОБЛЕМА (НЕ)ПОВЕРНЕННЯ ЕВАКУЙОВАНИХ ЄВРЕЇВ КАЛІНІНДОРФА (КАЛІНІНСЬКОГО) ПІСЛЯ ГОЛОКОСТУ
Authors: Kaparulin Yurii
Published: April 2020

Публікацію присвячено проблемі повернення евакуйованих та мобілізованих євреїв-аграріїв Півдня України після Голокосту. У цьому контексті значний інтерес становить епістолярна спадщина радянського культурного діяча Іллі Еренбурга, зокрема його листування з мешканцями та партійними службовцями Херсонщини. Історичне тло періоду відзначається як час початку хвилі урядового та побутового антисемітизму в СРСР, що остаточно звів нанівець перспективу відновлення та розвитку єврейської аграрної громади в регіоні. До уваги читачів пропонуються раніше неопубліковані документи з фондів Державного архіву Херсонської області, що відображають труднощі, з  якими зіткнулися євреї с.  Калінінського (до  1944  р. Калініндорф) після повернення з евакуації наприкінці Другої світової війни.