bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drivers of Telecommuting Policy in Nigerian Organisations
Authors: Omoyajowo Koleayo , Ebosiem Susan , Akinola Adeyemi , Amiolemen Sunday , Omoyajowo Kolawole , Oriola Andrew , Adenekan Olapeju , Raimi Aziba-anyam Gift
Published: August 2021

This study evaluates factors influencing the adoption of telecommuting among the selected organisations in Nigeria. A questionnaire research tool was used basically to capture the level of awareness, interest, readiness, and perception of Nigerian organisations towards telecommuting. A total of 180 questionnaires was administered to 180 Nigerian firms in Lagos, 120 questionnaires were counted valid for analysis. This study observed high level of awareness among Nigerian organisations but paradoxically, this high level of awareness does not engender the adoption of telecommuting by those organisations. Findings revealed that the fright of difficulty in assessing employees’ performance, inadequacy of ICT infrastructures and the fear of corporate data theft are the key factors inhibiting the adoption of telecommuting by organisations. This study concluded there is a need for organisations to be aware of the benefits of telecommuting and how telecommuting policy can be devised to strategically fit into the work culture for productivity.
Keywords: Telecommuting; Public Research Institutes, Adoption, Factors, Lagos.
The Role of Digital Technologies in Enhancing Effectiveness of Museum Services
Authors: Golibovich Kurbanov Firuz
Published: August 2021

The article discusses issues related to the communication system of museum services and perspective aspects of the development of communication in this area based on the widespread use of digital technologies. The development of museum services, as a special sphere of spiritual education and the application of labor, is of great importance in the life of society. The place of the museum in the socio-cultural space of society is determined by the natural desire of a person to study his spiritual and material world, as well as the desire to familiarize himself with universal human spiritual and cultural values. In this regard, the role of the museum is significant, as the custodian of the cultural and historical values ​​of society.
 Keywords: museum, museum services, economic stability, museum audience, communication, digital technologies
国际商展的规模效应与替代效应
Authors: 周 霖珊
Published: August 2021

近年来，全球会展业仍处于蓬勃发展阶段，随着经济发展越来越快，商展模式作为能促进经济发展的一巨大动力，其进步之迅猛令商展经济发展前景不容小觑，中国会展业发展也借此迎来新的契机。客观、准确分析商展的规模效应与替代效应，对中国会展产业的可持续发展具有战略意义。本文选取极具代表性的中国华东进出口商品交易会为研究对象，对比中国-东盟博览会和中国进出口商品交易会，将成交额、展览面积、参展人数与综合绩效等指标进行相关分析，得出三个展会呈正向发展并存在规模效应，根据分析结果为促进中国未来展会的发展提出可行性建议。
基于市场需求调查的宠物殡葬市场分析
Authors: 邱 碧珍 , 苏 赛沂
Published: August 2021

本文通过问卷调查的方式，收集大量的相关性数据，实现对宠物殡葬市场的探索以及消费群体的需求分析。调查结果显示宠物市场消费群体多为年轻的用户，大多有养宠经验，对宠物殡葬接受度较高，大多数消费是支持动物殡葬合理化的；然而价格昂贵、手续繁琐程度、可信度低和等待时间太长等因素影响了消费者的需求。消费者对动物殡葬的需求也越来越大，对服务的质量以及范围要求也逐渐多元化。
论中国动漫会展的发展
Authors: 郭 城
Published: August 2021

近年来，动漫会展行业得到了政府的大力支持，越来越多的动漫会展出现在人们的视线里。本文以国内最成功的综合型漫展“中国国际动漫节”为例，通过数据的分析，研究从2005年第一届到2020年第十五届中国国际动漫节的会展发展趋势，以及动漫会展带来的社会与经济效益，总结出近年来中国动漫会展发展迅猛，但国内动漫会展存在会展举办过于频繁，会展缺乏专业性等问题。解决这些问题的途径需减少同质化并增强侧重点，同时借助近年兴起的新媒体，致力于提高会展的国际性以增强吸引力，或许可以使中国动漫节做精、做专、赢得良好的国际声誉。
直播风口下网红直播带货模式的创新分析与研究
Authors: 周 功建
Published: August 2021

随着直播风口的到来，众多像李佳琦和薇娅一样具备带货能力的网红迎来了发展新纪元，正在向传统流量明星发起挑战，试图在电商新零售营销市场分一杯羹。直播带货可以说是始于流量，终于运营，需要思考如何才能走得更远？为此，本文对网红直播带货进行了SWOT分析，以此总结出网红直播带货发展趋势，并提出了如何让直播带货走得更远的健康发展策略。
Old and New Approaches for Spatially Varying Coefficient Models
Authors: Lambert Dayton M.
Published: August 2021

This note compares old and new methods for modeling spatial heterogeneity with spatially varying parameter (SVP) models. Older methods considered include spatial expansion, spatial adaptive filtering, and geographically weighted regression. Newer methods that have emerged since the beginning of the 21st include smooth transition autoregression, spatial Gaussian process, and random parameter models with autoregressive processes. A simulation is used to graphically demonstrate differences between the approaches. Regional scientists planning on using any one of these approaches should carefully consider whether the data generating process they are working with is consistent with the assumptions an SVP maintains regarding spatial heterogeneity.
Strategy of Police Bureaucracy Reform through Work Ethics Climate, Leadership Commitment, and Organizational Communication Climate against Commitment to Change at the Depok Metro Police
Authors: Wibowo Daru Saputro , Sihite Mombang
Published: August 2021

Bureaucracy reform is one of the first steps to support the government’s program. It can be used to organize the good, effective, and efficient system of organizing the national police. It can be applied in realizing good governance and clean government towards clean and free of corruption, collusion, and nepotism in the national police. Not only increasing police service excellence but also capacity and accountability of police performance.
Based on these backgrounds, this study aims to determine the description of the strategy for bureaucracy reform of the police, work ethics climate, and leadership commitment. Then, this study also to know the communication climate conditions for the commitment to change at the Depok metro police. This research method used quantitative analysis using the software of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Partial Least Square (PLS). In addition, this research also used analysis of SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) and QSPM (Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix).
The results show that the bureaucracy reform significantly influences work ethics climate, leadership commitment, organizational communication climate, and commitment to change. The growth or stability of the Depok metro police is in a strong position and on the track with alternative priority strategies using strength and taking advantage of opportunities (Strength -Opportunity). So, it will make the Depok metro police follow the grand strategy of the national policy outlined in the bureaucracy reform. And it is necessary to develop and accelerate the growth of the organization fairly according to its needs.

Keywords: [Bureaucracy reform, work ethics, leadership, communication, commitment]
فقہاے احناف رحمۃ اللہ علیہم کے ہاں آثار صحابہ رضی اللہ عنہم سے استفادے کی نوعیت اور اصول
Authors: Muhammad Suleman Asadi
Published: August 2021

As the first generation of Islamic history and the direct witnesses to the revelation of the divine law, the opinions of the Companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) hold significant position in the Muslim theological and legal tradition. Consequently, the Muslim Ummah has treated their sayings, actions, and understanding of legal issues—often termed as āthār of the Companions—as one of the most important sources of Islamic law besides the Qur’ān and the sunnah. Their opinions and decrees constitute one of the basic foundations on which all classical legal systems are based, though there are interesting debates among them regarding the framework in which these opinions and decrees are to be used. This article analyzes the framework in which ḥanafī jurists utilized the āthār of the Companions while citing various examples from ḥanafī legal tradition.
El revés del día
Authors: Nai Natalia , Ducanto Agustín , Páez Leonardo Juan , Barberis Agustín , Ferreyra Natalia
Published: August 2021

En 2012, en el marco del II Festival Internacional de Literatura de Córdoba (FILiC), EUNIC organizó un concurso de cuentos dirigido a escritores menores de 35 años. El eje narrativo propuesto fue: “La literatura, espía de la realidad”. El primer premio lo obtuvo Los ratos libres de Natalia Nai. Las menciones fueron para Nadie va al circo a ver los payasos de Agustín Ducanto, Mal tiempo de Agustín Barberis, Maruata de Natalia Ferreyra y Animal de Leonardo Juan Páez. Este libro presenta los trabajos ganadores e intenta servir de enlace entre los lectores y estos nuevos narradores. Los ratos libres tal vez sea el relato que más se acerca a plantear preguntas sobre la relación entre la literatura y la realidad. Un preso escribe –a escondidas– pequeños papeles donde cuenta, confiesa, imagina, convoca o quizá exorciza lo que le ha tocado vivir.
DEVELOPMENT OF SULFENTRAZONE EXTRACTION PROCEDURE FROM COMMERCIAL HERBICIDE FORMULATION AND DETERMINATION OF ITS IONIZATION CONSTANT (pKa) BY POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION
Authors: OLIVEIRA S. L. A. , SILVA É. A , PAULA L. Z. , CARDOSO C. A. L. , ARRUDA G. J. , ANDRADE L. H. C. , FIORUCCI A. R.
Published: August 2021

The herbicide sulfentrazone (SFZ) is widely used in soybean and sugarcane crops, although it is classified as very dangerous to the environment. To minimize barriers to the development of research with this herbicide due to the high cost of acquisition of its analytical standard and the availability of few distributors to acquire the standard in the country, a procedure of extraction and purification of SFZ was developed from a commercial herbicide formulation available in Brazil. Using the most suitable experimental conditions established for the extraction procedure, the SFZ content in the resulting solid after extraction and drying was 97.5% (m/m), which value was determined by acid-base potentiometric titrations. To characterize the solid obtained in this procedure, the material was studied by thermal analysis (thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry) and Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy (FTIR-PAS) to confirm the presence of functional groups present in the SFZ molecule. Thermal analysis of the solid resulting from the extraction indicated processes of melting, thermal degradation and volatilization of the SFZ during its heating. By potentiometric titrations of the purified solid dissolved in water/acetonitrile (ACN) binary mixtures, it was possible to determine the ionization constant (pKa) of SFZ in water at 25.0ºC. By this study, extrapolated value of pKa in water is 6.45 obtained from the linear correlation of pKa versus molar ACN fraction plot. The value obtained at 25.0 °C by potentiometry in this study is quite close to the literature value of 6.56 determined at 20 °C by the spectrophotometric technique. However, the pKa value determined by potentiometric titrations of dilute solutions of the SFZ commercial formulations was much higher than that of 6.56, indicating that the degree of ionization of SFZ under herbicide application conditions can be quite distinct in the presence of possible adjuvants present in the commercial formulation of the herbicide.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS OF SORVETES AFTER APPLICATION OF FLOCULANTES
Authors: NIELAND M. L. , DALLAZEN M. C. , UEBEL A. , MÜLLER M. P. , COLLING M. , FREITAS E. M. de , ETHUR E. M. , HOEHNE L.
Published: August 2021

The dairy industry plays a major role both economically and socially in Brazil. However, it generates a significant volume of effluent that presents high organic load. Because of this, a proper treatment is required for the generated effluent, trying to minimize the environmental impacts of its disposal. One of the alternatives to make these wastes in accordance to the environmental standards is the use of flocculants and coagulants that are capable of neutralizing the negative charges, causing the particles to come together to facilitate the separation process. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of flocculants for the treatment of effluent from a dairy company located in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Taquari Valley. The flocculants used were Aquafloc and Aquaflot. For this, the parameters of Oils and Greases, Sedimentable Solids and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) were tested. Similar results were obtanied with both flocculants. However, from the analyzed parameters, Aquafloc proved to be more efficient for removal of COD.
STUDY OF LOW COST MATERIALS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF SOLAR SEAWATER DESALINATION
Authors: HERNÁNDEZ A. , MUÑOZ R. , VENTURA S. , BUSCHER W. , CHRISTOPH R.
Published: August 2021

Highly efficient water evaporation under solar illumination is of key importance for the performance of seawater desalination stills. Thermal vapor generation efficiency increases markedly through thermal insulation of the irradiated water surface layers from the underlying bulk water. Recent studies have shown that the use of nanomaterials with plasmonic surface properties lead to additional thermal efficiency boosts. We present experimental results of in situ water evaporation experiments performed under normal ambient conditions. The use of floating sandwich-layered structures (SLS), can increment water evaporation rates of up to 43% when compared to the rates obtained for plain water surfaces with an underlying light-exposed bulk. The importance of water transport to the light-exposed SLS surface, and hence the SLS design is crucial, as we demonstrate with an additional set of experiments. Evaporation efficiency increases when water impregnated powder layers of strong light absorbers are present at the illuminated SLS surface. Comparative results obtained with wet powder layers of graphite and igneous rock compounds show that, under same experimental conditions, the water evaporation rate can be boosted by as much as 470% compared to bare water surfaces.
Changes within the Teaching Pedagogy Driven by Covid-19:
Viewpoints and Analysis
Authors: Marwaha Getaksha
Published: August 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to several severe transformations within the numerous sectors of the world economies. It has left no sector unaffected. The impact has been such that the life is currently classified as pre-covid and post covid era. One of the sectors that has been extremely impacted is the education sector. The sector has witnessed some of the unanticipated sea changes all-round the globe. The unexpected changes within the teaching pedagogy driven by Covid-19 have exposed some serious limitations and challenges. It has also conjointly inspired digital learning, providing all the way new experiences to the users. The changes have currently become new realities. The present case study tries to rapidly assess the advantages of the digital learning and the challenges that accompany the dynamics of this teaching pedagogy.
DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING THE IP-SRP (IMPACT OF PANDEMICS OVER SURGICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM) TOOL IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL SETTING
Authors: Ahmed Farooq , Ali Sajjad , Kashif Lubna , Sethi Ahsan , Mahboob Usman , `Anwar Kashif
Published: August 2021

Objectives: To develop and validate a survey to be used for determining the impact of pandemics on residents working in Surgical and allied disciplines in a teaching hospital.

Materials and Methods: We developed a survey tool in Khyber Medical College Peshawar and reviewed it using the steps followed in AMEE guide 87. After face, content and construct validation, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were calculated by Cronbach alpha on standardized items and Pearson “r” respectively with the help of SPSS-25.

Results: During the process, a 28-item survey tool was reduced to 16 items. The items were grouped under 5 sections named as preliminary data, Skills, Academic activities, impact over research activities and impact over examination preparations and schedules. The responses of all sections are in the Likert scale (with options from 4-6) while one section`s response is in “yes/no/unsure. The results of the Pilot study revealed Cronbach's alpha of 0.7 and Pearson "r" for test-retest reliability on all items as 0.7 to 1.

Conclusion: IP-SRP survey is a new validated tool with good validity and reliability that can be used by healthcare professionals in times of pandemics, calamities, and natural disasters that strike the world population locally, regionally, or globally.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of Pandemic on the surgical residency program.
FREQUENCY AND DETERMINANTS OF DENTAL CARIES IN LOCAL INHABITANTS OF A RURAL DISTRICT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Authors: Naeem Muhammad , Ishtiaq Muhammad , Hussain Atif , Ijaz Bushra , Iftikhar Bushra , Marwat Imran
Published: August 2021

Background

Dental caries in one of the common dental health problem and is affecting approximately 2 billion of world population. The main objective was to assess the frequency and determinants of caries among the study population of Lower Dir District.

Methods

After taking ethical approval, a cross sectional study was conducted in Lower Dir District, in which a total of n=149 participants were assessed and examined for dental caries, from September 2018 to February 2019. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data regarding dental caries and its determinants. Data was analyzed by SPSS and finally results were presented in form of tables.

Results

The results showed that 31.54% of the study population has dental caries. Approximately, 59.73% of parents were in age range of 25 to 45 years, 16.78% had monthly income less than 15000 per month, 48.99% were illiterate, and 32.21% had normal BMI. Moreover, 69.13% knew the causes of dental caries, 54.36% parents used fluoride tooth paste, 58.39%, and 44.97% of children used toothbrush & fluoride toothpaste respectively. Furthermore, 70.47% of children had preference for sweet foods, and 54.36% had poor oral hygiene practices.

Conclusions

It was concluded that dental caries showed moderate to high prevalence among the studied population and showed strong relationship with monthly income, literacy level, and number of children. Moreover, tooth-brushing, fluoride tooth-paste, and their frequency, acute and chronic dental problems, oral hygiene and sweet food preference showed positive association with dental caries among children and thus effective preventive, promotive and curative services were needed to reduce dental caries and its associated complications.

Key Words

Caries (MeSH), Literacy (MeSH), fluoride (MeSH), Toothbrush (MeSH), Oral Hygiene (MeSH)
TRANS-ABDOMINAL PRE-PERITONEAL (TAPP) REPAIR FOR INGUINAL HERNIAS: A FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: Ahmed Nisar , Nadeem Mohammad , Aurangzeb Mahmud
Published: August 2021

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of Transabdominal pre-peritoneal repair in the treatment of inguinal hernias

Materials and Methods:

This retrospective study was conducted in Surgical A Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital from January 2015 to December 2019. A total 114 patients were included in the study. All of the patients underwent Laparoscopic Trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal(TAPP) repair. After six months follow up, their outcome variables were analysed.

Results:

Mean age of the study population was 41±7.8(SD) years(range 21-67 years). 104 patients had unilateral while 10 patients had bilateral hernias. 89(78.07%) patients had primary hernia while 25(21.92%) patients had recurrent hernia. Mean postoperative hospital stay was 1.21±0.3(SD) days. Umbilical port infection was noted in 2(1.75%) patients while no case of deep/ mesh infection was noted. Recurrence was noted in one case only. Chronic groin pain was noted in 5(4.38%) cases.

Conclusion:

TAPP is a safe and effective treatment modality for the treatment of primary and recurrent inguinal hernias.
Disrupted lending relationship and borrower's strategic default: evidence from the tourism industry during the Greek economic crisis
Authors: Avramides Panagiotis , Asimakopoulos Ioannis , Malliaropulos Dimitris
Published: August 2021

Using a sample of bank loans to firms operating in the tourism industry for the period 2010-2015, and regional variation of tourism activities to identify the strategic defaulted firms, we examine the impact of Greek banks consolidation on the firms’payment behavior. We show that a merger-induced impairment of the lending relationship is related to a higher likelihood of strategic default by the target bank’s borrowers. In contrast, mergers with a limited impact on the lending relationship have no effect on the probability of strategic default of target bank’s borrowers. The results highlight the importance of relationship lending benefits in strategic default decisions. Our findings are robust to the alternative interpretation of soft budget constraints.
Interest rate pass through in the deposit and loan products provided by Greek banks
Authors: Lazaris Panagiotis , Petropoulos Anastasios , Siakoulis Vasileios , Stavroulakis Evangelos , Vlachogiannakis Nikolaos
Published: August 2021

A core input in performing a regulatory stress test is the evolution of interest rates, as it affects the income generated from the assets’ side and the expenses from the liabilities’ side. In this work, we apply an autoregressive model with distributed lags (ADL) to quantify the pass through rates, that is, the degree and speed of incorporation of the changes of money market rates by banks into their customers deposit and loan rates. In doing so, for the liabilities’ side, we differentiate between open and term deposits, as well as between households and non-financial corporates. Our results indicate that for term deposits the long-term pass through rate is very high, exceeding 91% for non-financial corporate customers and 81% for households. For open deposits, the pass through rate dynamics appear less prevalent, amounting to 21% for non-financial corporate customers and 16% for households. When exploring the pass through rate dynamics in the assets’ side of the banks, we observe full long-term pass-through of money market rates, for mortgage and consumer loans. By contrast, the non-financial corporate loans rate is stickier and less reactive to money market rates changes, with long-term pass-through adjustment being approximately equal to 40%. Furthermore, our results provide evidence that the Greek sovereign spread movement has practically negligible pass through rate both for loan and deposit products. In particular, it hardly affects the pricing of new term deposits, with a pass through rate of around 5%. This finding can be attributed, among others factors, to the fact that the Greek sovereign credit spread has approached several times non-tradable territories, which makes it an insignificant variable in determining customer rates.
КЛІНІЧНИЙ ВИПАДОК УСПІШНОГО ХІРУРГІЧНОГО ЛІКУВАННЯ ПІДГОСТОРОЇ ЕПІДУРАЛЬНОЇ ГЕМАТОМИ ПОТИЛИЧНОЇ ДОЛІ ТА ЗАДНЬОЇ ЧЕРЕПНОЇ ЯМИ
Authors: Богдан І.С. , Рацин І.М. , Бондарчук Б.В. , Циснецький В.В. , Ковалишин О.А.
Published: August 2021

A case of surgical treatment of the patient with parietal and occipital fossa epidural hematoma is presented. X-ray examination didn’t reveal a fracture of paretal os. MRI diagnosed parietal and posterior fossa epidural hematoma. During the craniectomy realived fracrure of the parietal os, epidural hematoma removed. The souse of the bleeding was veins-perforates of the skill. A dynamic MRI found a positive outcome. The parient withdraw on the 10 day after operation.
La transition énergétique : enjeux juridiques. Partie 2 : Le droit à l'épreuve de la transition énergétique
Authors: Durand Étienne
Published: August 2021

La transition énergétique ne pourra pleinement se réaliser que si le droit lui sert de véhicule. Or, l’épreuve qu’elle fait subir à celui-ci est particulièrement intense. D’abord le droit se doit-il de formaliser et de mettre en cohérence des objectifs politiques diffus, tant d’un point de vue géographique (une articulation devant être trouvée entre les trajectoires internationale, européenne, nationale et locale sur ces sujets), que d’un point de vue matériel (les priorités énergétiques ne se construisant pas systématiquement en phase avec celles du climat, de la science ou de la société). Ensuite, le droit doit se parer d’outils pour atteindre ces objectifs énergétiques, en tenant pleinement compte des résistances démocratiques et sociales qui peuvent légitimement indexer la réalisation de ces derniers. Contraints, qui plus est, par une injonction climatique de plus en plus pressante, ces équilibres délicats induits par la transition énergétique perturbent la stabilité du droit. Il suffit, pour s’en convaincre, de constater le flot ininterrompu d’ajustements, sinon de renouvellements complets des règles juridiques intéressant le secteur de l’énergie. Au fond, c’est autant le contenu substantiel des règles de droit, que la construction, l’efficacité et la résilience de celles-ci qui se trouvent continuellement mises à l’épreuve de la transition énergétique.
La prohibición de la tortura: derecho humano
Authors: Morales-Toledo Guadalupe del Carmen
Published: August 2021

Torture is a crime linked to serious human rights violations. To prevent, investigate, sanction and eradicate it, represents one of the biggest challenges when it comes to justice and human rights within our country, which currently holds high levels of impunity, and requires new and better investigation techniques, methods and strategies, that will allow meeting the demands for access to justice requested by the victims of these crimes. People deprived of their liberty (PDL) are demanding that all acts of torture itself become the subject of an investigation conducted by a multidisciplinary team in which lawyers, doctors and psychologists participate, based on the guidelines constituted in the Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, commonly known as the Istanbul Protocol.
A study of stress, displacements and strain in a stress concentrator using analytical calculus and Finite Element Method
Authors: Ojeda Brizeida Nohemí
Published: August 2021

A study of stresses, displacements, and strain, based on a classic solid mechanic’s model, specifically a plate with hole, around which a stresses concentration, is presented. For this purpose, the stresses analysis was carried out in a hole concentrator subjected to traction. The model's material was ASTM A36. The stresses were analytically calculated, through von Mises' theory. In addition, the analysis of the stresses using the finite element method (FEM) was carried out. Subsequently, displacements and unitary deformation were determined in the part. The results obtained report an error of 8.7% between the stresses of von Mises through analytical calculus and using the FEM.
Diseño de arquitectura tecnológica de ciudadela inteligente Tecnipetrol, basado en industria 4.0 en Esmeraldas-Ecuador
Authors: Lozada Jefferson , Bautista Alex
Published: August 2021

Las Ciudades inteligentes en la actualidad es a donde se apunta a llegar a la transformación digital en cada uno de los lugares del mundo, donde se buscar conectar todo con todo y tener un control, monitoreo y conocimiento de lo que está pasando y podría suceder. De esta manera el objetivo del presente trabajo de investigación es presentar un diseño de arquitectura tecnológica que establezca un modelo de ciudadelas inteligentes en la ciudad de Esmeraldas a través de las tecnologías del IOT, Machine Learning y Energías renovables amigables con el medio ambiente, para disminuir el consumo energético de fuentes de generación de combustibles fósiles las cuales se ven respaldadas por una encuesta realizada en dos ciudadelas de la ciudad. Además, el uso de sensores inteligentes, actuadores, paneles solares, etc., facilitan hoy en día automatizar cualquier actividad diaria del ser humano.
INVALIDADES EM CONTRATOS DE CONSUMO
Authors: Ferreira de Almeida Carlos
Published: August 2021

This essay is about the special rules on invalidities of consumer contracts. Consumer contracts are contracts of private law regulated by a special regime. In the absence of this regime, the common private rules apply. I try to discover differences and connections between those special rules and general rules.
INTEGRIDADE TERRITORIAL, AUTODETERMINAÇÃO, SECESSÃO E RECONHECIMENTO
Authors: de M. L. Ferreira de Almeida Francisco António
Published: August 2021

Visa o presente artigo olhar às novas dimensões do princípio da auto-determinação dos povos, nas suas vertentes interna e externa, indagando, em especial, se, de entre aquelas, se conta um direito de secessão, que, a existir, mesmo que em casos-limite e a assumir uma feição de remédio, directamente põe em causa os fundamentos do princípio da integridade territorial dos Estados. No ﬁnal, alude-se aos constrangimentos e limitações em termos de exercício de competências internacionais, caso não sobrevenha o reconhecimento pelos seus pares da entidade territorial recém-formada.
Electric Vehicles That Extract Heat from the Air Without Charging: Entropy Law Does Not Prohibit This
Authors:   Independent Researcher, Moscow, Russian Federation, D. Haitun Sergey
Published: August 2021

Electromobiles protect the biosphere in places of human residence. Globally, they destroy it, as the electrical energy they consumed is extracted using "dirty" energy carriers. This article suggests learning the electromobiles to generate electrical energy in eco-friendly way, extracting heat from the air. Specifically, we suggest to equip the electromobiles with the Or lov and etc. installation, which schematically is a converging tube where the air flow is by itself accelerated and, according to the Bernoulli equation, is cooled; and its narrow end contains the electrical energy generating turbine. The problem is that the Orlovand etc. installation is prohibited by the entropy increase law due to the flow entropy decrease during its operation. However, it is important that actually in this case the Clausius entropy, i.e. thermal entropy, decreases. The thermal and total entropy increase laws are different laws that separately require verification. Planck, Fermi et al. indicatedthe cases of total conversion of heat into other forms of energy accompanied by thermal en- tropy decrease. These cases, proving invalidity of the thermal entropy increase law, admit transition to electromobiles with air heat trac- tion. As well as transition of water transport to ship's electric engines with water heat traction.
Experimental Study on Supercooling Phenomenon and Supercooling Degree of Nanofluids
Authors:   School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Wu Chengzhen , Fang Fu ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Shi Pengfei ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Ning Yilin ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power
Published: August 2021

In recent years, nanofluid has gradually entered people's field of vision due to its unique cold storage performance. Hybrid nanofluid has a more prominent effect. In order to reduce the supercooling degree of the nanofluid and obtain a practical and effective method to reduce the supercooling degree, the nano-particle graphene oxide and Al2O3 are added into deionized water ultrasonically to configure the nanofluid, and then the temperature is cooled. The effect of nanofluid concentration and different initial fluid temperature on the nanofluid subcooling degree is obtained when the ultrasonic time is 120min; when the nanofluid concentration is 0.15%wt, the nanofluid subcooling degree is the lowest, and the nanofluid is supercooled at this time The temperature is 2.8°C, which is the optimal condition for undercooling research.
Promotion Strategies Are Useful in Adult Learners Examining Social Inequality and Racial Discrimination in Black Americans
Authors:   Public Administration, National University, Los Angeles, CA USA, Ramli Saliza
Published: August 2021

As we enter the post-covid19 pandemic and all the social uprisings and awareness of 2020 and 2022, perhaps there has never been a time in American history where students and educators at all levels need to consider and adapt more effective and innovative approaches to addressing the ‘elephant in the American – room’ and that being the issue of racism. This paper presents meaningful teaching strategies for adult learners in examining the dark impacts of racism towards African Americans in the United States.
Marketing Strategy Analysis of RT-Mart Supermarket Under the Background of Epidemic Situation
Authors:   School of Management, Shandong University of Technology, Du Junyan
Published: August 2021

This paper takes the RT-Mart supermarket under the background of epidemic as the research object, analyzes the current situation of online and offline operation, and finds out the existing problems. Through SWOT analysis and Porter five force model analysis, the paper discusses the challenges that the supermarket of RT-mart is facing at present. And through two questionnaires, we can find the weak points of marketing in RT-Mart more accurately. According to this, we put forward constructive suggestions and some safeguard measures.
Research on Urban Brand Image Design Integrating Regional Culture
Authors:   School of Fine Arts and Design, Yancheng Normal University, You Jia
Published: August 2021

Urban brand image essentially reflects the regional culture, revealing the core spirit and culture of the city, and embodies value pursuit and development concept, which shows spiritual symbol of unique distinctive and specific temperament. To enhance the internal cohesion and arouse the cognition of city brand, it is vital to make the city brand known worldwide. We should deeply tap the profound connotation of regional culture, extract elements, strive to create a more attractive city image, and create unique regional culture of an internationally influential brand.
A Case Analysis of How Cultural Identity Works in Intercultural Communication
Authors:   School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing University of Technology, Zhou Liting
Published: August 2021

The cultural identity issue has always been an interesting topic in intercultural communication. This paper describes and analyzes the business case of JH under the theoretical framework of Social Identity Theory, Cultural Iceberg Model, and Intercultural Competence Model through the approach of discourse analysis. As is demonstrated in the case of JH, intercultural challenges like cultural awareness, communication style, language barrier and decision-making difference are ineluctable. The paper presents the challenges or threats related to cultural identity in intercultural communication and it attempts to find possible ways to enhance intercultural competence as well as overcoming intercultural barriers in intercultural communication.
Application of Geological Risk Fine Identification Technology in Exploration Drilling
Authors:   Tianjin Branch of China National Offshore Oil Co., Ltd. Tianjin 300459, China, Tang Baisong , Xu Kun ,   Tianjin Branch of China National Offshore Oil Co., Ltd. Tianjin 300459, China, Li Zhankui ,   CNOOC Ener Tech-Drlling&Production Co. Tianjin 300452, China, Zhu Jinting ,   CNOOC Ener Tech-Drlling&Production Co. Tianjin 300452, China, Song Rui ,   CNOOC Ener Tech-Drlling&Production Co. Tianjin 300452, China, Guo Xiaojun ,   CNOOC Ener Tech-Drlling&Production Co. Tianjin 300452, China
Published: August 2021

As exploration progresses, complex block formations and mid-deep formations have become the main target areas in Bohai oil fields. In this context, well leaks and well wall instability due to special lithology are becoming more and more likely to occur, and have become the most common complications affecting the safety of drilling operations and production timing in the Bohai Sea. Geological risk prediction can give engineering hints at the design stage, so that the engineering is in a position to prepare for the risks, but because the risk prediction given on conventional seismic profiles is relatively rough, the practical application deviates greatly and cannot be closely integrated with the actual operation. In this paper, we analyze the data of leaking wells in the Bohai exploration wells, summarize the leaking well tectonic background and stratigraphy, and divide the leak-prone tectonic zone. By extracting suitable seismic attributes such as variance and waveform, fine prediction of weak (fractured) well sections is realized, and a set of fine identification techniques is formed to "avoid", "prevent" and "plug" well leaks. "avoid", "prevent" and "plug" well leakage. This technology has been applied in several exploration wells in the Bohai Sea, and it has played a good effect and is of great significance to promote.
On Irony in Pride and Prejudice from the Perspective of Pragmatic Presupposition
Authors:   School of Humanities and Education, Foshan University, Zhu Xuejiao
Published: August 2021

Presupposition, as a pragmatic concept, plays an important role in discourse construction. Pragmatic presupposition works inside and outside ironic discourse to help maintain cohesion and coherence as well as direction and integrity of it. This paper presents pragmatic analyses on irony selected from Pride and Prejudice with different functions of presuppositions from social standards, collusive agreement, physical situation, and previous circumstances, and hopes to provide a different way of theorizing irony and ironic discourse.
Application of My Country’s Scientific and Technological Achievements in the Design of Cultural and Creative Products
Authors:   North China University of Technology, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China, Ren Yonggang , Wang Jiaxing ,   North China University of Technology, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China
Published: August 2021

In recent years, the continuous growth of economic strength has promoted people’s pursuit of culture, and the demand for cultural and creative products has increased year by year. Cultural and creative products are different from ordinary products. Ordinary products pursue functions, beauty and economic benefits, while cultural and creative products endow the concept of product culture. Cultural and creative products can represent culture, ideals, beliefs, etc. At present, China has entered a new era. China has made major achievements in various fields. These achievements are areas that are difficult for ordinary people to get involved. However, these achievements are really closely related to people’s lives. How to let people understand these deep-seated areas and how to link ordinary people with high-tech achievements are the issues that this article focuses on. This article first sorts out the propaganda paths of various scientific and technological achievements nowadays, then analyzes their existing problems, proposes a design strategy for cultural and creative products based on scientific and technological achievements, and finally completes the design of cultural and creative products: These scientific and technological achievements can be designed into simple and easy-to-understand patterns, and then applied to the design of cultural and creative products such as T-shirts, which will provide impetus to telling Chinese stories, enhancing cultural strength and national self-confidence.
A Number of Policy Recommendations to Promote Legal Safeguards for Renewable Energy for Private Investment in Liberia
Authors:   Independent Researcher, V. Al Sherif Omar
Published: August 2021

The development and implementation of renewable energy policies and regulations in Liberia are cardinal to develop the nascent electricity sector. Liberia had developed some of the priority policy and regulatory instruments in the electricity sector; however, supportive policies and regulations to minimize investment risks and create an enabling environment for all actors are indispensable to attain universal energy access. The research aims to provide policy and regulatory recommendations that will increase private sector participation in the electricity sector of Liberia through the deployment of renewable energy technologies. The recommendations examined a comprehensive review and analysis of the energy legislation in Liberia, renewable energy policies in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and data on renewable energy policies from countries in West Africa. It was explicit from the literature review that Liberia does not have policies and regulations for renewable power generation, transmission, and distribution, which are imperative for private sector participation. The establishment of the new renewable energy law and supportive policies such as policy and regulation on tariff setting, fiscal policy, financial policy, administrative and legal provisions, and technical standards are the recommendations of this research paper.
Research on the Humanization of Teaching Management in Normal University
Authors:   Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Yang Diguan
Published: August 2021

There are many problems in the humanized teaching management of normal universities. For example, students do not actively participate in the management and planning of their own university and career, teachers pay too much attention to traditional authority and have a sense of distance from students, the bureaucracy of the management department is serious, and management thinking is backward. The management process does not reflect the humanistic feelings, the teaching plans and teaching evaluation methods formulated by the school remain unchanged, the school’s teaching resources are unevenly distributed, and the campus culture construction lacks the humanistic spirit. In response to these current conditions, the author puts forward relevant suggestions from four aspects: students, teachers, schools, and management personnel. I hope that as a member of the school and participants in the construction of humanized teaching management, they can actively perform their own responsibilities and clarify their own positioning. In the end, it is hoped that the school’s teaching management can be people-oriented and enhance the school’s cohesion and centripetal force.
Theoretical Analysis of the Impact of Technological Innovation and Social Responsibility on Financial Performance
Authors:   School of Accountancy, Shandong Women’s University, Guo Cui
Published: August 2021

In today’s society, innovation and sustainable development are more and more widely concerned. Technological innovation and social responsibility have become an important part of enterprise strategic decision-making activities. The role, theoretical basis and implementation effect of enterprises in technological innovation and social responsibility have also become the focus of academic attention. This paper introduces the theories related to technological innovation and social responsibility fulfillment, expounds the mechanism of their impact on financial performance, and puts forward some effective countermeasures for enterprises on the premise of establishing a theoretical basis.
The Problem of Labor Loss under the Background of Rural Revitalization and Countermeasure Analysis
Authors:   School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhang Shidong
Published: August 2021

In the Fifth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the recent past, it was pointed out that in order to achieve comprehensive prosperity and eliminate poverty completely, my country must focus on the “three rural issues” and implement the rural revitalization strategy. As a large agricultural country, our country has a large rural population, and the rural land is relatively vast. Therefore, if our country wants to achieve full prosperity, it must promote the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, so as to enable the rapid development of rural areas. Looking at this problem from a micro perspective, there are still certain restrictions and constraints, such as the serious loss of rural labor, resulting in an empty nest phenomenon, or the serious aging of the rural population. These reasons all restrict rural development and rural modernization. The advancement of urbanization. This article mainly focuses on the problem of rural labor loss under the current rural revitalization strategy, and further proposes countermeasures and suggestions to solve the problem in response to this phenomenon, in order to provide a certain reference and reference for rural development.
The Textual and Cultural Features in High-quality Translation of Literary Prose
Authors:   University College London, Gao Xinyi
Published: August 2021

The quality of translation has been paid more attention in recent years, especially that of literary prose. The author aims to analyze the importance of textual and cultural features in high-quality translation of literary prose by using text typology theory and skopos theory. The author’s own revised translation of Eileen Chang’s literary prose is cited as an example in this essay.
Locating Identity: Interpreting Food Images and Jade Snow Wong’s Identity Construction in Fifth Chinese Daughter
Authors:   School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University, Qiu Ruhang
Published: August 2021

Jade Snow Wong’s autobiographical novel Fifth Chinese Daughter, as an early classic of Asian American literature, has aroused wide concern since its publication, in which, food images as important elements play a prominent role in the author’s identity construction. Based on the theories of cultural identity, imagism, and feminist criticism, this paper focuses on the food images related to Jade Snow Wong’s identity construction in Fifth Chinese Daughter, and reveals the influence of these images on her identity construction. Food images in this novel, as media connecting two different cultures and genders, help break the Chinese American women’s marginalized status in culture and gender, and promote their construction of cultural identity as well as gender identity.
Profil actuel des bactériémies au Service des Maladies Infectieuses : A propos de 216 cas
Authors: BADAOUI L , OULAD LAHSEN A , DAOUDI N , SODQI N , MARIH L , CHAKIB A , BELABBAS H , ZEROUALI K , MARHOUM EL FILALI K
Published: August 2021

Les caractères épidémiologiques, cliniques et bactériologiques des bactériémies varient en fonction du service où l'étude est réalisée. Le but de ce travail est d'étudier les caractères épidémiologiques des bactériémies observées dans un service de Maladies Infectieuses. Nous avons réalisé une étude rétrospective qui a porté sur 216 épisodes bactériémiques observés chez 216 patients hospitalisés dans le service entre janvier 2013 et juin 2014. L'âge moyen de nos malades était de 40 ans, une tare préexistante était présente chez 108patients (50%), dominée par le diabète (12%), HTA (7%), néphropathie (5%), l'infection a VIH a été retrouvé chez 18% des cas. Une porte d'entrée était  identifiée chez 140 malades (65%). Les portes d'entrée urinaire et cutanée  étaient les plus fréquentes respectivement dans 48 % et 30 %  des épisodes bactériémiques. L'origine nosocomiale de la bactériémie était retenue dans 8% des cas. Les germes les plus fréquemment isolés étaient  les bacilles à Gram négatif (54%) au premier rang desquels Escherichia coli suivi de  Klebsiella pneumoniae. Les cocci à Gram positif étaient à l'origine de 46 % des bactériémies avec prédominance de Staphylococcus aureus. La mortalité globale était de 15% .La mortalité était de  33% pour la bactériémie à Klebsiella pneumoniae.
“Memória sobre as Viagens Filosóficas”
Authors: Ferreira Breno Ferraz Leal
Published: August 2021

Trata-se da transcrição do manuscrito “Memória sobre as Viagens Filosóficas”, de autoria do naturalista luso-americano Manuel Galvão da Silva (Bahia, 1750-?). No texto introdutório, analisamos esse documento em conjunto com outros escritos de Galvão da Silva, bem como com as instruções de viagem que recebeu para ir à Bahia, Goa e Moçambique – este último, o local onde foi escrito. Discutimos também sobre a possível data e a finalidade para a qual foi redigido. Sua leitura permite concluir que uma das principais preocupações do naturalista era a questão da saúde. As enfermidades foram uma constante na sua trajetória como viajante e, com base na debilitação de seu estado de saúde, procura justificar os baixos resultados alcançados no exame da natureza local.