bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Changes in the course of constant loading consolidation in soil with modeled granulometric composition contaminated with petroleum substances
Authors: Stajszczak Piotr , Dobak Paweł , Szczepański Tomasz
Published: July 2023

The effect of contamination with petroleum substances (A1 jet fuel and 15W40 mineral oil) on the compressibility and consolidation of mixtures of ice-dammed clay and aeolian sand was determined in a Barden–Rowe consolidometer adapted for liquid-phase contamination tests. The deterioration of the filtration capacity of the contaminated soil medium relative to the non-contamination condition is reflected by the mobilization of higher values of pore pressureuband pore water pressure parameterCCLin the course of consolidometer tests. As a consequence, lower values of the compressibility modulusM0and the consolidation coefficientcvare obtained in relation to the results of uncontaminated samples. This generally indicates changes in the consolidation parameters of the soil medium in the presence of the tested contaminants. Methodologically, a delay in the onset of the steady-state phase of constant loading (CL) consolidation was observed in contaminated soils. This provides a rationale for programming the tests at lower values of the CL rate. At the same time, the unified model characterization ofCCL–TCLallows us to assess the reliable nature of the results. This allows one to recommend CRL (constant rate of loading) tests as a reliable tool for determining the consolidation properties of cohesive soils in the design of soil isolation barriers.
Post-Translational Modification of Drp1 is a Promising Target for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases
Authors: Ji Yingjie , Zhou Han , Yang Chen , Li Jingjie
Published: July 2023

Mitochondria are essential for cell growth, fission, differentiation, and survival, particularly in undivided cells with high energy requirements, such as cardiomyocytes. The morphology and position of mitochondria change with the activity of mitochondrial fission proteins and mitochondrial fusion proteins. These regulatory mechanisms substantially affect cardiomyocyte energy supply and normal function. In mitochondrial fission, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) is involved in the separation and degradation of damaged mitochondria, and accurately regulates mitochondrial renewal and number. Recent studies have revealed a variety of post-translational modification (PTMs) of Drp1, including phosphorylation, SUMOylation, acetylation, O-GlcNAcylation, and S-sulfhydration. These modifications ensure that Drp1 continues to function normally in various signaling pathways, by modulating its activity, stability, and subcellular localization. This article provides an overview of the relationship between Drp1 PTMs and cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion, and describes how these modifications can be targeted and regulated, to help guide cardiovascular disease treatment.
Quantifying anomalies of air pollutants in 9 U.S. cities during 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns and wildfires based on decadal trends
Authors: Peischl Jeff , Aikin Kenneth C. , McDonald Brian C. , Harkins Colin , Middlebrook Ann M. , Langford Andrew O. , Cooper Owen R. , Chang Kai-Lan , Brown Steven S.
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic led many state and local governments in the United States to enact lockdowns to control the spread of the virus. These actions led to lower on-road emissions as a significant portion of the workforce began working from home. Here, we examine the concentrations of primary pollutants, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide (CO), a secondary pollutant, ozone (O3), and one that is both a primary and secondary pollutant, particulate matter (PM2.5), from 9 U.S. cities in 2020 using data reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to determine how they changed during the pandemic. We used a multiple linear regression model fitted to historical data to account for meteorology and found concentrations of NO2, O3, and CO generally decreased in the 9 cities in late March and early April, consistent with previous literature and a fuel-based emissions inventory. We further found the decadal trends of the 4 pollutants were decreased in the summer months for most of the cities studied. An analysis of weekend decreases in NO2 was consistent with previous studies; however, the weekend increases in O3 were typically dominated by reduced NOx titration. We further detect anomalous increases in NO2, CO, O3, and PM2.5 in western U.S. cities in the late summer, which we attribute to wildfire emissions. Finally, we examined diel profiles to determine when changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and late-summer wildfires were most apparent during the day.
Be Careful What You Wish For
Authors: Alschuler Albert W.
Published: July 2023

Although this article applauds many of the criticisms of sentencing practices contained in Judge Marvin Frankel’s influential book, Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order, it maintains that the reforms he championed failed to advance the goal of greater certainty in sentencing. Moreover, these reforms concentrated discretion in hands of prosecutors, who were less likely to exercise their discretion wisely than the judges and other officials whose powers were curbed, and the reforms increased the pressure on defendants to waive their rights. The article describes how Frankel-backed reforms contributed to mass incarceration, and it considers how today’s sentencing guidelines might have altered Judge Frankel’s determination of sentence in the 1976 “heater” case of Rabbi Bernard Bergman.
Judge Frankel’s Fifty-Year-Old Invitation to Reconstruct Sentencing
Authors: Exum Jelani Jefferson
Published: July 2023

As a sentencing scholar, Judge Frankel’s boldness and willingness to dream big about creating a different sentencing system have inspired me throughout my career. His willingness to call for reconstructing the sentencing system is an appeal that still rings true today. Despite the many changes in the United States since Frankel wrote Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order, the need for systemic changes to criminal punishment remains. Questions about why we are punishing the way we punish who we punish are central to today’s advocacy against mass incarceration. Seventeen years ago when I read Law Without Order at the start of my academic career, I accepted Judge Frankel’s challenge to “not close the topic along with the book.” And, inspired by his confident approach to pitch an entirely new sentencing dream, my proposal to address current racial disparities in criminal punishment – an antiracist reconstruction of sentencing laws and practices – is one that may need time before it is widely accepted. My concept of “Reconstruction Sentencing” has antiracism as it’s foundation. Just as antiracism requires the belief that “racial groups are equals in all their apparent differences,” Reconstruction Sentencing requires adopting the premise that “racially disparate sentencing outcomes rooted in racial bias are racist and must be eliminated through law and policy.” It is the type of proposal that is in line with the bold recognition of the need for massive change that Judge Frankel inspires.
Legality, Legal Standards, and the Legacy of Marvin Frankel
Authors: Hessick Carissa Byrne
Published: July 2023

In his widely influential book, Criminal Sentences: Law without Order, Marvin Frankel offered a blistering critique of judge-led sentencing, arguing that judicial sentencing discretion runs afoul of the famed principle of legality. In particular, Frankel claimed that sentencing is unique in its failure to adhere to the rule of law and that sentencing in the mid-twentieth century did not contain enough law. This essay argues that Frankel overstated his case. Although judges likely operated with insufficient constraints on their discretion, Frankel was wrong to argue that precise rules and the elimination of discretion are the hallmarks of justice and the rule of law, or that they are the norm in the modern criminal justice system. He was especially wrong to suggest that those who wrote the U.S. Constitution would have shared that view.

Frankel’s errors led him to embrace legislative rulemaking as the appropriate limit on judicial discretion, rather than appellate court development of flexible legal standards. Frankel’s dismissal of appellate review as the appropriate path to sentencing reform has had long-lasting negative consequences on American sentencing. Unlike rigid, mandatory guidelines¬—which Frankel favored—appellate review would have struck a difference balance between uniformity and individualization, would have allowed for a consensus to build around sentencing factors, and would not have empowered prosecutors to the same extent that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines did.
Effects of Plasma Pre-treatment on Field Germination and Seedling Growth of Platycodon Grandiflorum
Authors: Hao Linjie , You Yong , Hui Yunting , Zhang Lili , Shao Changyong , Wang Decheng , Wang Tianyi
Published: July 2023

This article explored the effects of plasma pre-treatment on the germination of Platycodon grandiflorum seeds. By analysing the effects of plasma pre-treatment on the germination, seedling growth and development of P. grandiflorum seeds, the study explored the best technological
parameters of plasma pre-treatment for P. grandiflorum production and application, and promoted the application of plasma technology in the seed pre- treatment of P. grandiflorum. Based on field experiments, this study verified that plasma pre-treatment can have positive biological
effects on P. grandiflorum. The Boltzmann equation was used to fit the germination-time process curve and the logistic equation was used to fit the growth-time process curve. According to the fitted equations, the prediction of the germination stage and the true leaf stage of P.
grandiflorum were realised. Plasma pre-technology can increase the field germination of P. grandiflorum seeds by 23.9%. Furthermore, the growth advantage of P. grandiflorum during the germination period is maintained through to the true leaf stage. Plasma pre-treatment significantly
shortened the time for P. grandiflorum seedlings to reach the true leaf stage and promoted growth and development.
El desempaque del derecho a la protesta social en el sistema interamericano de derechos humanos: garantías frente a su criminalización y represión
Authors: Navajas Barrera Diego Alain
Published: July 2023

El derecho a la protesta social en nuestras democracias actuales goza del estatus de derecho humano fundamental. Además, este derecho es entendido como necesario para el desarrollo del principio democrático del Estado Social de Derecho, y para el correlativo ejercicio de otros derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales. No obstante, la prominente importancia de este derecho es permeada por la constante presencia de fenómenos que criminalizan y reprimen el ejercicio de la protesta social. En ese estado de cosas, en este artículo de investigación, mediante el uso de la metodología del desempaque de los derechos humanos, se muestran aquellos derechos que necesariamente comprende la protesta social en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, como la libertad de expresión, el derecho de reunión y la libertad de asociación. De otra parte, y con la misma metodología se logra establecer un marco de garantías (obligaciones) que los Estados deben cumplir en este sistema y que son necesarias para la protección del derecho a protestar ante fenómenos que vulneran su ejercicio, como la criminalización y represión.
7343 SAYILI KANUNLA YAPILAN DEĞİŞİKLİKTEN SONRA HACİZLİ MALLARIN SATIŞ TALEBİ
Authors: ASLAN Kudret
Published: July 2023

7343 sayılı Kanunla İcra ve İflas Kanunu’nun paraya çevirme hükümleri hakkında önemli değişiklikler yapılmış, özellikle açık artırmanın tamamen elektronik ortamda yapılması esası benimsenmiştir. Bu Kanunla yapılan değişikliklerden biri de satış talebine ilişkindir. İİK m. 106 hükmünde yapılan değişiklik-le borçluya da açıkça satış talep etme yetkisi verilmesi isabetli olmuştur. Taşınır ve taşınmazların satışını talep etme süreleri arasındaki farklılığın kaldırılıp, sürenin her ikisi bakımından da bir yıl olarak öngörülmesi, yeknesaklığı sağlamak bakımından yerindedir. Ancak bu sürenin bir yıl yerine altı ay olarak düzenlenmesi daha isabetli olabilirdi. Borçluya satış yetkisi verilmesi halinde, satış isteme sürelerinin hangi andan itibaren duracağı ve yeniden işlemeye başlayacağının açıkça hükme bağlanması yerindedir. Açık artırmada malın satılamaması halinde alacaklının kalan satış isteme süresi içinde yeniden satış günü talep edebilmesi ve böylece yeniden satış talebine gerek olmaksızın malın satışının mümkün kılınması da isabetli bir değişikliktir. Satışı talep edilme-sine rağmen bir yıllık satış isteme süresi içinde malın satılamaması halinde, satış isteme süresinin alacaklı bakımından bir yılın sona erdiği tarihten itibaren bir yıl daha uzayacağına ilişkin yeni hüküm, ilave süre içinde mal üzerindeki haczin devam edecek olması nedeniyle, alacaklının menfaatlerini korumaya yönelik bir düzenleme niteliğini taşımaktadır. Kanunun 106 ncı maddesinde, satış talep eden alacaklının, bu talebiyle birlikte kıymet takdiri ve satış gider-lerini, motorlu kara taşıtları bakımından bunlara ilaveten muhafaza giderlerini peşin olarak ödemesi zorunluluğu getirilmiştir. Bu hükmün, icra takibinin bir an önce sonuçlanması ve uygulamada yaşanan bazı sorunların giderilmesi amacına yönelik olması nedeniyle isabetli olduğu söylenebilir. Ancak satış talebinin geri alınabilmesi bakımından açık artırma başlangıcı yerine, teklif verme başlangıcının esas alınmasının isabetli olmadığı söylenebilir.
Polypyrrole synthesis via carboxymethylcellulose-iron complexes
Authors: Sasso Claudia , Beneventi Davide , Zeno Elisa , Chaussy Didier , Petit-Conil Michel , Nortier Patrice , Belgacem Naceur
Published: July 2023

Polypyrrole (PPy) was chemically synthesised at two pH levels (pH = 2 and unadjusted pH, i.e. 6.6) using pre-formed carboxymethylcellulose-iron (CMC-Fe) complexes. The CMC-Fe complexes were prepared at a fixed CMC concentration, i.e. 5.5x10-5 mol/L, and with an increasing FeCl3 amount (from 4x10-3 to 5x10-2 mol/L). The quantity of iron bound to CMC was determined by the inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) method. In order to understand the interactions between CMC and iron, speciation of the systems was simulated by Phreeqc software. SEM analysis showed that, in some conditions (particularly at pH = 2), Py polymerised within the CMC-Fe complexes, forming particles with size ranging between 300 and 600 nm. In order to evaluate polymer electric conductivity, films were prepared by direct casting of the PPy-CMC-Fe dispersions with and without addition of film-forming CMC, and bulky PPy-CMC-Fe pellets were obtained by compression. Despite the different arrangement PPy-CMC-Fe particles in dry films, the amount of iron bound to CMC during the formation of CMC-Fe complexes was found to be the dominant parameter affecting polymer conductivity.
Techno-economical analysis of wood pellets production for U.S. manufacturers
Authors: Pirraglia Adrian , Gonzalez Ronalds , Saloni Daniel
Published: July 2023

Many companies in the U.S. are entering the wood pellets market due to the increasing importance of woody biomass utilization for energy purposes. Despite a 200% increase in U.S. production, it is difficult to obtain reliable information from the research community relative to the production costs, requirements, and market trends for wood pellets. Based on comprehensive investigations, a techno-economical model for the determination of production costs for U.S. manufacturers (internal market, with sell strategy based on bagged product) was developed, considering the most important technical and financial factors that affect pellet production. Outcomes from a case-study show that pellet production is profitable for U.S. manufacturers and distributors/retailers, with more revenue margin for retailers. Sensitivity analyses were performed, showing that a pellet plant is especially sensitive to changes to the cost of biomass and labor. In addition, changes in energy and CAPEX also affect the NPV and IRR of the project, but not as significantly as biomass and labor costs. Additional findings indicate that increasing the plant size especially increases CAPEX, with labor being the least increased cost factor; in addition, production factors have to be closely monitored for small-scale producers, due to increases in operational costs.
Comparison of mechanical properties of date palm fiber-polyethyelene composite
Authors: Mahdavi Saeed , Kermanian Hossein , Varshoei Ali
Published: July 2023

Date Palm Fiber (DPF) is one of the most available natural fibers in the Middle East, especially in Iran and the Persian Gulf region. This research provides a new insight into DPF, with consideration of morphological, chemical characteristics, and bulk density, as well as morphological and mechanical properties of DPF/HDPE wood plastic composite. There are three parts of date palm that are used for producing fiber, the trunk, rachis, and petiole. Results indicated that there is significant difference between trunk and petiole on fiber length but rachis has no significant differences relative to the other parts. The aspect ratios have significant differences among of three parts, with the highest and lowest values measured for the petiole and trunk, respectively. The chemical composition of various parts of the date palm tree differed significantly; with the highest amounts of cellulose and lignin content belong to rachis. Bulk density was measured for three parts of date palm, and the lowest amount was 0.082 g/cm3. The highest strengths were achieved in composites with 30 and 40% fiber content, depended on which original parts of the tree were used.
Simultaneous pretreatment of lignocellulose and hydrolysis of starch in mixtures to sugars
Authors: Hoseinpour Hamzeh , Karimi Keikhosro , Zilouei Hamid , Taherzadeh Mohammad J.
Published: July 2023

Mixtures of starch and lignocelluloses are available in many industrial, agricultural, and municipal wastes and residuals. In this work, dilute sulfuric acid was used for simultaneous pretreatment of lignocellulose and hydrolysis of starch, to obtain a maximum amount of fermentable sugar after enzymatic hydrolysis with cellulase and β-glucosidase. The acid treatment was carried out at 70-150°C with 0-1% (v/v) acid concentration and 5-15% (w/v) solids concentration for 0-40 minutes. Under the optimum conditions, obtained at 130°C, 1% acid, and 7.5% solids loading for 30 min, the starch was almost completely converted to glucose. However, the acid treatment was not successful for efficient hydrolysis of pure cellulose. A mixture of pine softwood and potato as representatives of lignocellulosic and starch components, respectively, were treated at the optimum conditions for acid hydrolysis of starch. The dilute-acid treatment resulted in 1.2, 60.5, and 23.6% hydrolysis of glucan, xylan, and mannan of pine wood and 67% of potato starch to fermentable sugars. After the acid treatment, the solid residue of the mixture was subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis. The enzymatic hydrolysis under the optimum conditions resulted in conversion of 76% of the glucan in the treated softwood. Therefore, using acid treatment of the mixture is a promising process for pretreatment of wood in addition to the hydrolysis of starch.
The Strategic Communication Planning in an emergency at the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Plant (CNAAA)
Authors: Razuck Fernando Barcellos , Dos Santos Raul , Escarani Paulo
Published: July 2023

In a world where information has a high speed of propagation and is present in the most diverse media, it is essential to follow the news in order to keep the population informed about the actions taken, the real risks and the consequences of an alleged nuclear accident. Effective public communication is understood to encourage the implementation of appropriate protective actions by people at risk and reassure individuals who are not directly at risk, reducing rumors and fears. Thus, the Strategic Communication Planning (SCP) acquires high relevance in a context of panic control, disseminating the correct procedures that will directly contribute to the coordination of the nuclear emergency. In this sense, this work aims to present the steps of a SCP in the case of a nuclear emergency at the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Plant. In this case, the SCP is divided into the Risk Management and Accident Management phases, being prepared in order to unite the legislation in force in the country with international agreements, technical standards and civil defense doctrines. It is understood that the SCP makes it possible to efficiently build communication channels with the public, as well as to provide authorities with strategies to disseminate information, creating performance indices to evaluate these strategies in relation to the stakeholders in the communication process, because only with a Implemented SCP will make it possible to create a continuous improvement in the information feedback processes with an increase in the quality of communications
Complexes formed between polyelectrolyte and acetylated cationic dendrimers
Authors: Natsha Raghad , Qamhieh Khawla
Published: July 2023

Gene therapies are receiving a revival, especially because of the potential for use in cancer and infectious disease vaccination. However, effectively condensing and maintaining deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) carriers for gene therapy are used, such as dendrimers. The penetrable sphere model developed by Qamhieh et al., explain the interaction between linear polyelectrolyte (LPE) and an ion-penetrable sphere was employed to study the complexation of negatively charged DNA and acetylated dendrimer. Throughout the study, we emphasized the effect of acetylation on two types of complexations: single dendrimer-DNA chain complex and multiple dendrimers-DNA chain complex. The interaction between three different DNA lengths: L = 90 nm of 265; L = 184 nm of 541 bp; and L = 680 nm of 2000 bp individually with the poly (amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimer of generation 5 was studied. For a single dendrimer-DNA complex, the number of condensed monomers around the dendrimer and the fraction of optimal length wrapping around the dendrimer was studied. It was found that by increasing acetylation, the number of condensed monomers and the fraction of optimal length decreased. For multiple dendrimers-DNA complex, the optimal length wrapping around the dendrimer and the linker that forms between complexes were studied. As a result, with increasing acetylation, the will shorten while the linker will increase significantly. The acetylation also affected the number of turns wrapping around the dendrimer and the net charge of the complex for single and multiple dendrimer-DNA complexes, and it was found that the longer the chain length, the more turns there are around the dendrimer. The net charge of all complexes was negative due to increased acetylation. In this study, it is revealed that the developed model is suitable for demonstrating the complexation between the dendrimer and the DNA.
МІЦЕТОФІЛЬНІ ТВЕРДОКРИЛІ (INSECTA, COLEOPTERA) УГОЛЬСЬКОГО МАСИВУ БУКОВИХ ПРАЛІСІВ КАРПАТСЬКОГО БІОСФЕРНОГО ЗАПОВІДНИКА
Authors: Diedus V. I. , Chumak M. V. , Chumak V. O. , Varyvoda M. V. , Serediuk H. V. , Hleb R. Yu. , Glotov S. V.
Published: July 2023

Проаналізовано видовий склад міцетофільних видів твердокрилих (Coleoptera), ідентифікованих протягом 2011—2012 та 2017—2018 років на території букових пралісів Угольського масиву Карпатського біосферного заповідника. Видове багатство склало 173 види із 22 родин. Загалом опрацьовано 31793 особини. Для кожного виду наведено види грибів, асаційованих з твердокрилим, які використовують їх як оселища або харчовий субстрат. Проаналізовано склад гільдій твердокрилих, які утворюють ентомокомплекси в межах їх харчового субстрату або оселища.

Виділено родини твердокрилих, представники яких повністю належать до міцетофілів: Ciidae — 29 видів, Mycetophagidae — 14 видів, Erotylidae — 12 видів.

Обговорено значення природних лісів для збереження фауністичного різноманіття.
PCI Drafting Handbook - Precast and Prestressed Concrete, Revised 2nd Edition
Authors:   Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Published: July 2023

PCI Drafting Handbook - Precast and Prestressed Concrete, 2nd Edition Free PDF Download (MNL-119-90) This handbook, which is a second edition of the ""Architectural Precast Concrete Drafting Handbook"" published in 1975, is an essential reference for individuals or firms involved in the preparation or use of precast concrete drawings. It clearly lays out industry standards for manual and computer aided drafting (CAD) of both architectural and structural precast and prestressed concrete. The PCI Drafting Handbook is intended to serve several functions: (1) as the industry standard for use by any individual or firm involved in the preparation and/or use of precast concrete drawings, (2) as a textbook for use in training drafters in high schools, vocational schools, and on-the-job training programs conducted by precast concrete producers or drafting firms, and (3) as a guide for the purchase, implementation and operation of a CAD system. Outline of Contents Introduction Provides a general overview of the precast and prestressed concrete industry for the novice drafter so that the material in the Handbook can be understood more easily. Administrative Considerations External and internal communications, personnel-organization and responsibilities.
Die schwüle Welt des Harems •
Authors: Pesti Brigitta
Published: July 2023

In the 18th century, as political and economic relations with the East strengthened, and the first travelogues on Turkey and various other works on ethnological, geographical and cultural topics were published, a particularly positive reception of the Orient became widespread, originating from the southern and south-eastern Europe. As a result, the image of the threatening apocalyptic enemy, the “bloodhound”, was replaced by the stereotype of an attractive and exotic foreigner.

The euphoric reception of Ottoman culture was initially manifested in the presentation of operas and Turkish feasts held in noble and royal courts, but was also exhibited in portraits of people in Turkish clothes, posing among oriental backdrops. Depictions of harems and odalisque (harem ladies) were important motifs of these paintings from the very start. At the beginning of the fashion of Orientalism, the theme of the harem, also known as Turquerie, appeared only in the circles of the highest aristocracy, as a spicy bit of its self-representation, but by the 19th century, the identification of harem and erotica and, in many cases, harem and open sexuality, had become widespread in European fine arts.

In my study, I aim to review briefly the appearances of the motif of the harem in literature and the fine arts, as well as the literary and cultural historical development of its erotic connotations, and offer its interpretation in a Central European context.
Clinical course of pregnancy, childbirth and the condition of the placenta in women with HCV-infection
Authors:   Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Zapopadna Yu.M.
Published: July 2023

Purpose - to conduct a prospective clinical and statistical analysis of the course of pregnancy, childbirth and placental condition in women with hepatitis C virus (HCV-infection). Materials and methods. A prospective clinical and laboratory study of the course of pregnancy, childbirth and placental condition in 40 pregnant women with HCV infection (the main group - MG) was conducted on the basis of the Kyiv City Centre for Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine for the period 2020-2022. 50 healthy pregnant women formed the control group (CG). Statistical processing of the study results was performed using standard software Microsoft Excel 5.0 and Statistica 8.0. Results. The course of pregnancy in women of MG in the trimester I was 2 times more often complicated by early toxicosis compared with women of CG - 3 (7.5%) vs. 2 (4.0%) cases, respectively; p>0.05. The threat of pregnancy termination was 4.3 times more frequent in pregnant women of MG compared with women of CG - 7 (17.5%) vs. 2 (4.0%) cases, respectively; p<0.001. Gestational anemia occurred in 1/3 of pregnant women of MG, which was significantly higher than in pregnant women of CG - 12 (30.0%) vs. 6 (12.0%) cases, respectively; p<0.001. Pregnancy edema (mainly in the trimester III) was detected in pregnant women of MG 4.3 times more often than in pregnant women of CG - 13 (32.5%) vs. 4 (8.0%) cases, respectively; p<0.001. Conclusions. Pregnant women with HCV infection are characterized by a significant increase in the following complications, in particular, during pregnancy: threat of abortion, threat of preterm birth, gestational anemia, placental dysfunction, fetal growth retardation syndrome, preeclampsia; during labor: premature and prenatal amniotic fluid discharge, preterm birth, weakness of labor activity. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patients was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the author.
PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PELAKU TINDAK PIDANA PEMBUNUHAN DENGAN MUTILASI AKIBAT GANGGUAN JIWA
Authors: Darmawan Anri , Fauziah Bintang Prima , Putri Nurulita Desnia
Published: July 2023

Jurnal ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pertanggungjawaban pidana bagi pelaku tindak pidana dengan gangguan jiwa. Tindak pidana dengan mutilasi merupakan tindak kejahatan yang dikategorikan sebagai pelanggaran dan harus di proses melalui hukum pidana. Tindakan mutilasi hanya bisa dilakukan oleh orang yang berwenang akan hal itu, seperti dokter dan itu pun harus seizin keluarga korban.Mutilasi berdasarkan tinjauan sejarah dilakukan beradasarkan dimensi ritual, keyakinan, dan adat istiadat. tetapi mutilasi kini dipergunakan di dalam modus operandi kejahatan dengan tujuan mengelabui aparat penegak hukum, serta untuk menghilangkan jejak korban pelaku.
PROBLEMATIKA IMPLEMENTASI PENERTIBAN PEDAGANG KAKI LIMA KABUPATEN GARUT DALAM PERATURAN DAERAH NO. 12 TAHUN 2015
Authors: Novia N Santi , Rahmannillah Vienka
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to find out the passage of Garut Regency regional regulations No. 12 of 2015 which one of them discusses controlling street vendors, also discusses the obstacles faced by the local government as well as the community, especially traders, and what solutions have been carried out. government to deal with this. The method that the author will use in this research is normative and descriptive juridical methodology. From this research, the author provides the results of his research in the form of data on the percentage of street vendors in the urban area of Garut, and field facts regarding the disappointment of traders with relocations that are considered unreasonable, with the location of the building being not strategic and the systematics are not clear. Where this is able to have a real impact on the income of every street vendor, which can experience significant losses from selling before being relocated. AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui berjalannya peraturan daerah Kabupaten Garut No.12 Tahun 2015 yang salah satunya membahas mengenai penertiban pedagang kaki lima, juga membahas mengenai hambatan-hambatan yang dihadapi oleh pemerintah daerah juga masyarakat terutama adalah pedagang, dan solusi apa yang sudah dilakukan pihak Pemerintah untuk menangani hal tersebut. Metode penelitian ini adalah dengan metodologi yuridis normatif dan deskriptif. Dari penelitian memberikan hasil penelitian berupa data persentase pedagang kaki lima di daerah perkotaan garut, dan fakta lapangan mengenai kekecewaan para pedagang dengan relokasi yang dianggap tidak masuk akal, dengan lokasi Gedung yang tidak strategis dan sistematika yang tidak jelas. Dimana hal tersebut mampu memberikan dampak yang nyata bagi penghasilan setiap pedagang kaki lima, yaitu dapat mengalami kerugian yang signifikan dari berjualan sebelum di relokasi.
PENOLAKAN MENJADI AHLI WARIS DALAM PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM DAN KUHPERDATA
Authors: Parenanda Janmadika Triwardana
Published: July 2023

Refusal to become an heir is one of the things that is possible in the Civil Code. The reluctance to take care of the inheritance, the amount of debt left behind, to the desire to give their inheritance to other heirs who need it more is one of the many reasons put forward by the heirs for refusing. However, the concept of refusal of this kind is not found in Islamic inheritance law. Even though the reasons above do not rule out the possibility of being experienced by Muslim heirs. Therefore this paper aims to analyze the refusal to become an heir in the perspective of Islamic law and the Civil Code. This paper uses a normative juridical research method with three (3) approaches namely, statutory approach (statute approach), conceptual approach (conceptual approach) and comparative approach (comparative approach). The conclusion that the author draws is that the Islamic inheritance system does not recognize any refusal to become an heir because the inheritance system uses the principle of ijbari. While in kuperdata, warus can refuse to become heirs as long as the refusal is made expressly before the court where the inheritance is.AbstrakPenolakan menjadi ahli waris merupakan salah satu hal yang dimungkinkan dalam KUHPerdata. Adanya keengganan mengurus harta waris, besarnya hutang yang ditinggalkan, hingga keinginan untuk memberikan harta waris miliknya kepada ahli waris lain yang lebih membutuhkan merupakan salah satu dari sekian banyak alasan yang diajukan ahli waris untuk melakukan penolakan. Akan tetapi kosnep penolakan semacam ini tidak ditemui dalam hukum kewarisan islam. Padahal alasan-alasan diatas tidak menutup kemungkinan juga dialami oleh pewaris muslim. Oleh karenanya tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penolakan menjadi ahli waris dalam prespektif hukum islam dan KUHperdata. Tulisan ini menggunakan metode penelotian yuridis normatif dengan tiga (3) pendekatan yakni , pendekatan perundang-undangan (statute approach), pendekatan konseptual (conceptual approach) dan pendekatan perbandingan (comparative approach). Adapun kesimpulan yang penulsi ambil adalah sitem kewarisan islam tidak mengenal adanya penolakan menjadi ahli waris karen sistem pewrisanya menggunakan asas ijbari. Sementara dalam kuperdata, ahli warus bisa melakukan penolakan menjadi ahli waris selama penolakan tersebut dilakukan secara tegas di hadapan Pengadiln dimana harta warisan tersebut.
Jurisdição penal e proporcionalidade: linhas sobre a proteção de direitos fundamentais na execução penal
Authors: Gomes von Saltiel Ramiro
Published: July 2023

Este trabalho tem como objeto a relação entre a jurisdição penal no âmbito da execução penal e a norma de proporcionalidade. Inicialmente, foca-se na execução penal, quando o condenado cumpre sanção imposta pela Justiça, devendo o Juiz de execução proteger os seus direitos fundamentais não atingidos pela pena. Depois, trata-se da norma de proporcionalidade desde a perspectiva dos direitos fundamentais, em sua dimensão de proibição de excesso, demonstrando o seu potencial para proteger os direitos fundamentais dos apenados. São abordadas, de forma crítica, duas situações práticas para exemplificar o cruzamento dos dois temas: a súmula 491 do STJ e a proibição de insuficiência. A metodologia utilizada foi a hipotético-dedutiva, partindo-se da premissa maior para a menor. Como hipótese central, a ser confirmada na conclusão, a norma de proporcionalidade é apta a proteger os direitos fundamentais do condenado, desde que exclusivamente como proibição de excesso.
Como combater a discriminação em razão da orientação sexual ou identidade de gênero? Uma proposta de preservação da dignidade humana e da liberdade sexual
Authors: Poll Roberta Eggert , Pires de Souza Machado de Castilhos Aline
Published: July 2023

O presente ensaio busca analisar recentes movimentações jurisprudenciais que reconheceram o descumprimento pelo Congresso Nacional ao mandamento constitucional que determina o dever de proteção a comunidade LGBTQ+. A hipótese de pesquisa gira em torno da questão relativa à violação ao princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana, da liberdade sexual, da igualdade, do bem-estar e da própria justiça. Tem-se por objetivo a verificação da vulnerabilidade dos integrantes da comunidade LGBTQ+ frente ao tradicional sistema jurídico brasileiro, bem como analisar a ausência de efetiva reação estatal às injustas agressões praticadas contra grupos sociais vulneráveis. O método de abordagem será o dialético-dedutivo, bem como o empírico, adotando-se como procedimento o bibliográfico. A conclusão se da no sentido da compatibilidade jurídico-penal da decisão do STF que reconheceu que condutas homofóbicas e transfóbicas se enquadram na tipificação da Lei do Racismo.
Comparison and Retrieval of Situations in the Case-Based Reasoning System for Smart-Farm
Authors: Glukhikh Igor , Prokhoshin Alexey , Glukhikh Dmitry
Published: July 2023

The trend of development of smart farms is aimed at their becoming fully autonomous, robotic enterprises. The prospects for the intellectualization of agricultural production and smart farms, in particular, today are associated with the development of technology systems used to detect, recognize complex production situations and search for effective solutions in these situations. The article presents the concept of such a decision support system on smart farms using the method of decision support based on case-based reasoning - CBR system. Its implementation requires a number of non-trivial tasks, which include, first of all, the tasks of formalizing the presentation of situations and creating methods for comparing and retrieving situations from the KB on this basis. In this study, a smart farm is presented as a complex technological object consisting of interrelated components, which are the technological subsystems of a smart farm, the products produced, the objects of the operational environment, as well as the relationships between them. To implement algorithms for situational decision-making based on precedents, a formalized representation of the situation in the form of a multivector is proposed. This allowed us to develop a number of models of the trained similarity function between situations. The conducted experiments have shown the operability of the proposed models, on the basis of which ensemble architecture of a neural network has been developed for comparing situations and selecting them from the knowledge base in decision-making processes. Of practical interest is monitoring the condition of plants by their video and photo images, which allows detecting undesirable plant conditions (diseases), which can serve as a signal to activate the process of searching for solutions in the knowledge base.
Hybrid Optimization Based on Spectrum Aware Opportunistic Routing for Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Abdullah Hesham , Kumar A.V. Senthil , Qasem Ahmed Ammar , Saeed Mosleh Mohammed
Published: July 2023

Opportunistic routing has increased the efficiency and reliability of Cognitive Radio Ad-Hoc Networks (CRAHN). Many researchers have developed opportunistic routing models, among them the Spectrum Map-empowered Opportunistic Routing (SMOR) model, which is considered a more efficient model in this field. However, there are certain limitations in SMOR, which require attention and resolution. The issue of delay and degradation of packet delivery ratio due to non-consideration of network bandwidth and throughput are addressed in this paper. In order to resolve these issues, a hybrid optimization algorithm comprising firefly optimization and grey wolf optimization algorithms are used in the basic SMOR routing model. Thus, developed Hybrid Firefly and Grey-Wolf Optimization-based SMOR (HFGWOSMOR) routing model improves the performance by high local as well as global search optimization. Initially, the relationship between the delay and throughput is analyzed and then the cooperative multipath communication is established. The proposed routing model also computes the energy values of the received signals within the bandwidth threshold and time; hence, the performance issues found in SMOR are resolved. To evaluate its efficiency, the proposed model is compared with SMOR and other existing opportunistic routing models, which show that the proposed HFGWOSMOR performs better than other models.
Climate and Ecological Crises, Democratisation of Knowledge and the Potential of the Agricultural Internet of Things
Authors: Riches Charlie
Published: July 2023

Hardly a month passes without news of a "landmark" report on the state of our world. March 2023 saw publication of the latest Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change summarising the state of knowledge of climate change, its widespread impacts and risks, and
progress with mitigation and adaptation. This was accompanied by comprehensive coverage globally with news channels highlighting that scientists had delivered a "final warning" on climate with urgent action needed now to secure a liveable future for all. Approximately 3.3-3.6 billion people
are estimated to live in environments that are highly vulnerable to climate change; with the report assigning a "high level of confidence" that climate change has caused substantial damage, and increasingly irreversible losses, in terrestrial, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems while reducing
food security and water security. Copping questioned "How Precious is our Water", highlighting how drought resulting from extreme weather intensified by the climate crisis contributes to a number of humanitarian crises in Africa and the Middle East. Eutrophication of rivers and other inland
waters in areas of high input agricultural systems is another aspect of the water-related ecological crises with farming a major source of polluting nutrients, particularly nitrates and phosphates. In England, for example, despite significant reductions in phosphorous fertiliser use since
the 1980s, 55% of assessed river water bodies and 75% of assessed lakes failed the current Water Framework Directive phosphorus standards for good ecological status aimed to prevent eutrophication. Agriculture and rural land management has now overtaken waste water discharge as the most common
cause of phosphate pollution. The phosphate issue has led to long delays in determining planning applications in the catchments of sensitive wetland habitats such as the Somerset Moors and Levels in South West England. Such sites are designated as Special Protection Areas and listed under
the international Ramsar Convention so new development requires a Habitats Regulation Assessment to ensure there is no additional phosphate loading. Agriculture is also the dominant source of nitrate in water courses contributing about 70% of total inputs in England.
ESG Management of Sustainable Business Development in the Context of Digital Transformation of the Russian Economy
Authors:   Volgograd State Technical University, Morozova Irina A. , Smetanina Anastasia I. ,   Institute of Scientific Communications (ISC), Smetanin Anton S. ,   Volgograd State Technical University
Published: July 2023

The problem is that the ESG management practices that are emerging in Russia do not fully take into account the context of digital transformation, which reduces their effectiveness. The article is aimed at developing a promising approach to ESG management of sustainable business development in the context of the digital transformation of the Russian economy. A hypothesis has been put forward that the sustainability of business development depends on the use of artificial intelligence, big data and ESG management, the system management of which generates a synergistic effect. Using the method of regression analysis based on the data of the International Monetary Fund and IMD for 2022, economic and mathematical modeling was carried out: the dependence of sustainable business development: 1) on the management of digital business transformation; 2) from ESG management and 3) from the use of artificial intelligence, big data and from ESG management. Econometric models are used to predict the consequences of isolated (in model 1 and model 2) and systemic (in model 3) ESG management of sustainable business development in the context of digital transformation. As a result, it was revealed that the most favorable conditions for sustainable business development are created in model 3, which assumes ESG management and reveals the potential of digital transformation. The shortcoming of the existing practice of managing sustainable business development associated with the isolation of ESG management from the management of digital business transformation is substantiated. It is recommended that this practice be improved with the help of artificial intelligence and big data. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the fact that it proposes a new - systematic vision of the ESG management of sustainable business development in the context of digital transformation. In the author's vision, the integration of two previously separate areas of management is ensured through the use of artificial intelligence and big data. The practical significance of the developed approach to business ESG management in the context of the digital transformation of the Russian economy is related to improving the efficiency of Russian business management by increasing its sustainability and better unlocking the potential of digital transformation.
Lexical stylistic means in the informative-motivating form of scientific text: epithets in English-language legal text
Authors: Kotik Olga , Tolstikova Lyubov
Published: July 2023

This article complements the description of the informative-motivational text, which has recently been gaining great popularity among other types of scientific texts. The research material of the article allows not to limit the study of this type of text to the texts of natural-science orientation. It is noted that the texts of legal orientation are also important for understanding the features of style. A large thematic variety of legal scientific articles with different tasks in relation to the reader is revealed. The type of the text researched by the authors shows rather high level of expressiveness due to the frequent use of lexical stylistic means. The terms “lexical stylistic means” and “epithet” are defined in the article from the point of view of their functioning in an informative-motivational type of the text. The importance of lexical stylistic means and other expressive means is explained by appealing to a wide range of addressees in this type of text in order to influence the public consciousness and to form images and stereotypes required by the author of the legal text. The creation of such images becomes possible through the use of various means of expressive devices. The main feature of the figurative presentation of legal material is the absence of a direct nomination between the described scientific denotation and the lexeme. The analysis of the material has shown the great prevalence of derivatives formed by suffixation in the legal texts. The paper highlights the idea that the presence, along with professional vocabulary, lexical stylistic means in the informative-motivational text of the legal language allows to emphasize the validity of attributing this type of text to a special type, namely informative-motivational type of scientific text. The presence of expressive means can be considered its characteristic feature, which is innovative in the study of scientific text.