bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seasonal Variation in Recovery Process of Rainwater Retention Capacity for Green Roofs
Authors: Hu Yinchao , Qin Huapeng , Ouyang Yiming , Yu Shaw-Lei
Published: September 2022

Green roofs need to quickly recover their water retention capacity between rainfall events to maintain their rainwater retention performance. In this study, the authors observed the rainwater retention, recovery process, and plant eco-physiological performance of green roofs with four local vegetation species under a typical subtropical monsoon climate for two years. The half-life of the water content after each rainfall (T50) was used to describe the recovery rate. The results indicate that (1) the decline in the water content after rainfall can be well described by an exponential decline curve (R2 > 0.7), and the average T50 of green roofs with Plectranthus prostratus Gürke was the shortest among the four plants; (2) the T50 in the wet season was significantly shorter than that in the dry season (p < 0.01) because of the seasonal variations in the weather conditions and eco-physiological activity, such as vegetation coverage and transpiration; (3) the rainwater retention of green roofs for rainfall events in the wet season was significantly lower than that in the dry season due to a relatively short antecedent dry period; (4) plants with a high maximum photosynthetic capacity, a strong root system, drought resistance, and large vegetation coverage were recommended as green roof plants. Above all, P. prostrates was found to be the best choice in the study.
The Future Change in Evaporation Based on the CMIP6 Merged Data Generated by Deep-Learning Method in China
Authors: Niu Xianghua , Wei Xikun , Tian Wei , Wang Guojie , Zhu Wenhui
Published: September 2022

Land evaporation (LET) is an important variable in climate change, water cycle and water resources management. Mastering the projected changes in LET is significant for crop water requirements and the energy cycle. The global climate model (GCM) is a vital tool for future climate change research. However, the GCMs have low spatial resolution and relatively high errors. We use a deep learning (DL)-based model to deal with this problem. The DL approach can downscale the model data and merge simultaneously. We applied the DL approach to a suit of models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6th edition (CMIP6) LET data. From the result of all the evaluation metrics, the DL merged data greatly improved in both spatial and time dimensions. The mean RMSE is 5.85 mm and the correlation is 0.95 between the DL merged data and reference data (historical reliable evaporation data). The future LET evidently increases in four scenarios (SSP1–2.6, SSP2–4.5, SSP3–7.0, and SSP5–8.5), and the upward intensity rises from the low to high emission scenarios. The highest increasing regions are in the Tibet Plateau and the south of China and the trend is larger than 10 mm/decade in the high scenarios. From the seasonal point of view, the increasing trend in spring and summer is far larger than for autumn and winter. The Tibet Plateau and the northeast of China have the largest upward trend in the spring of SSP5–8.5, higher than 1.6 mm/decade.
Potential of Load Shifting in a Parking Garage with Electric Vehicle Chargers, Local Energy Production and Storage
Authors: Castellucci Valeria , Wallberg Alexander , Flygare Carl
Published: September 2022

The electrification of the transport sector is of crucial importance for a successful transition to a fossil-free society. However, the electricity grid constitutes a bottleneck. This article provides a case study based on a real-world parking garage with a smart grid infrastructure, called Dansmästaren. The analysis shows how renewable energy sources, energy storage technologies, and smart charging of electric vehicles can smooth out the load curve of the parking garage and relieve the electric grid during peak hours. Dansmästaren is located in Uppsala, Sweden, and equipped with 60 charging points for electric vehicles, a PV system, and a battery storage system. The study utilizes an energy flow model to show the potential of a realistically dimensioned smart energy system, that can benefit the parking facility in itself and the local distribution grid in a city, Uppsala, with grid capacity challenges. The results suggest that the parking garage demand on the local grid can be significantly lowered by smarter control of its relatively small battery energy storage. Moreover, further smart control strategies can decrease demand up to 60% during high load hours while still guaranteeing fully charged vehicles at departure in near future scenarios. The study also shows that peak shaving strategies can lower the maximum peaks by up to 79%. A better understanding of the potential of public infrastructures for electric vehicle charging helps to increase knowledge on how they can contribute to more sustainable cities and a fossil-free society.
Leveraging Connected Vehicle Data to Assess Interstate Exit Utilization and Identify Charging Infrastructure Investment Allocation Opportunities
Authors: Desai Jairaj , Mathew Jijo K. , Li Howell , Bullock Darcy M.
Published: September 2022

With an influx of public and private sector investment in the electric vehicle (EV) domain, public agencies and stakeholders need objective, equitable and systematic processes for identifying candidate sites for siting charging stations. This paper reports on a case study examining the Indiana Interstate network using connected vehicle data (CV). The Indiana Interstate network analyzed by this study is composed of 1247 centerline miles along nine routes. Each month, approximately 13 billion CV records representing more than 44 million unique trips are generated along all roads in Indiana. For this study 3.02 billion records comprising 4.78 million trips on and around Indiana Interstates and Exits were analyzed for usage patterns. The CV data was predominantly from internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) passenger cars, but provides insight into exit utilization and dwell times at 544 exits on 9 interstate roadways to evaluate how their current usage would align with building out Indiana’s Alternative Fuel Corridors. A pareto sorted graphic for the top 50 busiest exits in the state shows that all but two are not well served by fast charging infrastructure. The paper suggests this pareto sorted list as a good starting point for further analysis and identified 15 exits on Indiana interstates, if chosen for deploying charging infrastructure, would ensure full compliance. The results provide a systemwide look at present dwell patterns among ICEVs and help identify locations of interest that would most benefit from addition of charging infrastructure as the current fleet of ICEVs gradually transitions to EVs.
Macro-Determinants of NEET: An Ecological Study at the Country Level of Analysis for the Period 1997–2020
Authors: Amendola Simone
Published: September 2022

The aim of the present study was to examine macro-determinants of the Not Engaged in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) rate with the country as the unit of analysis. Data from 40 countries were extracted from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) database. Linear mixed models were used to examine associations between the NEET rate and gross domestic product (GDP), population density, life expectancy, social spending, homicide rate, part-time employment, poverty, social inequality (GINI index), and education spending. As part of a sensitivity analysis, the analysis was repeated using open data from the World Bank Group. GDP and social spending were uniquely associated with the NEET rate after controlling for the effects of other factors. Social inequality, poverty, and education spending showed borderline significant associations with the NEET rate. The findings of the present ecological study showed associations between environmentally unfavourable conditions or harshness and the NEET rate at the country level and may inform appropriate policy measures to contain and promote a decrease in the NEET rate.
Implementation of organizational management decision-making based on the activities ontology
Authors:   Scientific center of the Air Force of Kharkiv National University of the Air Force named after Ivan Kozhedub, Nikiforov O.V. , Dodonov O.G. ,   Institute for Problems of Registration of Information of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Putyatin V.G. ,   Institute for Problems of Registration of Information of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: September 2022

The complexity of the tasks of making decisions in organizational management is stipulated by the extremely large dimension of the management space, the weak structure of the tasks being solved due to their uniqueness, the uncertainty of conditions, and the changeability of the goals (aspects) of management. The ontological approach provides a range of advantages in solving the problem of organizational management automatization. The use of the activity ontology makes it possible to significantly expand the scope of formalized methods application to organ-izational multi-aspect management. Due to the ontology, the detailing of managerial alterna-tives is increased, and the factors of the performers’ activity and the multi-aspect nature of management are taken into account. The article considers the interpretation of the process of forming managerial alternatives as a process of the threefold grouping of elements of the activi-ty ontology and discrete moments of time. The method of distributed formation of an ontologi-cal network with the grouping of its elements using expert methods, implemented in the prac-tice of designing corporate ACS, is described. The topical scientific tasks of the development of the scientific and methodological apparatus of organizational management based on ontology are formulated. These tasks include the formation of decision-making spaces that are invariant to aspects of management, the concretization of characteristics-invariants and reconfiguration of procedural regulations concerning the actual aspect of management, synthesis of alternatives based on the ontology elements. Some approaches to solving the formulated tasks are shown. The formulation of the problem of synthesizing a system of procedures with given input and output parameters is presented as a problem of tensor transformation of an initial multi-coil electrical network (library of procedures) into a network with the given parameters. A tensor equation is proposed. Its solution allows determining the values of voltages on the intermediate coils of the original electrical network which forms the structural connections for the synthe-sized procedural regulations.
Methods of ensuring the security of computer network
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Shkilniak S.S. , Yurchenko Yu.Yu. ,   State University of Trade and Economics
Published: September 2022

The aim of the article is to analyze the security of modern computer networks for the develop-ment of technical solutions used in the creation of corporate networks and to present practical applications for information security in the enterprise. One of the most important parts of the information infrastructure of modern enterprises and many government organizations are corporate networks. Since the operation of corporate systems can take place in an open environment, the failure of such a system or distortion of the subsystem of access to information resources actually means the cessation of the enterprise. The article considers the issues of methodological and technical aspects of information protection it the enterprise. The issues of application of network technologies for the implementation of security policy and levels of access to information are considered. Issues of security and access to information at different levels are considered and analyzed, taking into account technical and personnel support. The principles of construction used in network planning and decision-making are defined. The structure of the corporate network and the methodology of its creation are considered. The methods of realization of the corporate network of the enterprise taking into account the issues of security and protection of information are given. Theoretical and methodological bases for designing a corporate network for the information security of the enterprise are proposed. The article presents the technologies used in the creation of corporate networks. The methodology of creating a corporate network is considered, namely, what are the requirements for the corporate network and the technical objectives of the corporate computer network. As a result of the research, an updated scheme of the corporate computer network (for the implementation of computer security) was developed and the security system of the corporate computer network was presented.
Approach to automating the recruitment process using 3D resumes
Authors:   Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Yushchenko K.S.
Published: September 2022

The article considers the possibility of using the Moore finite automat approach to create 3D resumes in recruitment, segmentation, and personnel training procedures. In this paper, a 3D resume is considered as a document (for example, an HTML document) that represents person's professional achievements in three dimensions (interactive presentation – text documents, videos, and online testing). The use of the automaton is designed to automate the search for questions and tasks of an interactive resume, depending on the respondent's previous answers. In this case, minimizing the number of internal states of the automaton is used to avoid duplication of questions during such a search. To implement the task, there is used the Moore automaton which is based only on input actions. For staff testing, there are created sets of ques-tions or tasks. To each of the questions, there may be different ambiguous answers which do not fall under the operations of the logical data type but can be presented in the form of a scale of compliance with a certain established criterion. The minimization procedure itself is performed according to the Aufenkamp-Hohn algorithm. The paper solves the problem of minimizing the number of internal states of the automaton for creating a 3D resume and presents a conceptual scheme for implementing this tool for recruitment. The 3D resume is implemented on web platforms and can be used for comprehensive streaming testing of personnel selected for the needs of the organization, such as conducting a text survey or adding scanned educational documents or resumes, a survey with a video broadcast recording, solving problems or demonstrating skills using tools available on the web platform. The offered actions can be used to create automated recruitment, segmentation, and training systems implemented both on web platforms and as software products for recruiting companies and large enterprises.
Ensuring the functioning of the system for forecasting air pollution in the cloud infrastructure by automating the creation of virtual machines
Authors:   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Synkevych R.O. , Maistrenko S.Ya. ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Dontsov-Zahreba T.O ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Khalchenkov O.V. ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Polonskyi O.O. ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Udovenko O.I. ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: September 2022

The paper improves the web service Povitrya aimed at forecasting air pollution in case of man-made disasters by saving the configured CALPUFF atmospheric transport model in a pre-configured image and integrating into the system of software tools for the automatic creation of virtual machines from a pre-saved image after the user request. To do this, an image based on the Ubuntu operating system was configured in the Ukrainian National Grid Infrastructure, to-gether with the necessary CALPUFF atmospheric transport model libraries. Based on the saved image, one can quickly create and run a virtual machine and start the calculations. After the cal-culation, the Povitrya system removes the virtual machine, freeing up cloud resources for other tasks. The example of test calculations shows that due to the transfer of the module of calcula-tion of atmospheric transport to the cloud infrastructure it was possible to reduce the calculation time of the CALPUFF model by almost 2 times, and the download time of weather forecast data was reduced by more than 10 times. In total, the system calculation time after the user's request was reduced by 4 times for the test configuration. In addition, the resilience of the system to cloud infrastructure failures has been increased. The created archive with the operating system and configured for the CALPUFF model runs can also be transferred to other private clouds (for example, Amazon, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure) and their virtual machines could be used. Thus, the developed web system corresponds to modern trends in the implementation of cloud computing technologies, if necessary, allows scaling and can be adapted to other pri-vate or public cloud computing infrastructures. The system is available for registered users by the link: http://cloud-2.bitp.kiev.ua/ airsystem_english/airsystem.html.
Defining the nomenclature of the spare parts sets and calculating the number of single sets of spare parts
Authors:   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Strelnikov V.P. , Strelnikov P.V. ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: September 2022

To ensure a high degree of operational reliability of electronic equipment, as well as mainte-nance, repair, and extending the service life of the equipment, there is proposed a support sys-tem that includes diagnostic and repair tools, sets of spare parts, and considered spare parts de-sign taking into account the criteria of system reliability, i.e. composition and the number of spare parts which must ensure the functioning of systems with the necessary reliability indica-tors. The paper offers to use methods of calculating spare parts on the basis of more adequate models of reliability, which leads to more accurate forecasting of the required amount of spare parts and, consequently, to more efficient equipment of spare parts. It also provides an approach to determine the nomenclature of spare parts sets based on more adequate failure models for calculating the number of spare parts. This leads to a more accurate forecast of the number of failures of the elements and the required number of spare parts and thus to a more efficient pro-vision of spare parts sets (optimal number of spare parts). There are directly considered the method of determining the nomenclature of spare parts sets and the approach to calculating the number of spare parts for the sets. A single set of spare parts is intended for routine servicing of the equipment by means of replacing defective parts, for preventive maintenance and adjust-ment of the equipment under operational conditions. A single set of spare parts is provided for one specific product. Such a set includes electronic products (integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, resistors, capacitors, etc.), electrical products, protection and switching tools, lighting products, etc., standard replacement elements, individual assemblies and blocks, including pur-chased devices, accessories (control devices) and materials necessary for the maintenance and repair of equipment.
Assessment of the residual life of the contact wire of electrified railways
Authors:   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Fedukhin O.V. , Mukha Ar.A. ,   Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: September 2022

Since the current state of the contact network of electrified railways in Ukraine does not meet the requirements for ensuring the reliable operation of high-speed trains, the article proposes to improve the quality of service (control and repair) of the contact network in order to timely identify problem areas, thus contributing to the prevention of accidents on the railway. The arti-cle is devoted to solving the problem of determining the residual life of the contact wire (CW) of electrified railways. The article analyzes the types of CW wear and defines the main defining parameters. It is proposed to use the residual height of the section and the area of the worn part of the CW section as the determining main parameters of the wear. The permissible degree of CW wear has also been established. On the basis of the experimental data, the residual life of the CW was determined. In the paper, there are proposed and developed criteria for assessing the residual life of the CW that allow reducing operating costs by increasing the overhaul inter-val. It is offered to use a probabilistic-physical approach to assess the real technical condition and predict the residual life of products when there are no failure statistics. Within the frame-work of the probabilistic-physical approach, a probabilistic model (DM-distribution of failures) is involved in the assessment of durability, the parameters of which have a physical interpreta-tion – the average rate of change of the determining parameter (validity criterion) and the coef-ficient of variation of the generalized degradation process. In addition, the article provides sev-eral examples of residual life calculations that demonstrate the use of two probabilistic-physical methods for estimating the residual life of the CW, namely, the ones based on the results of controlled operation and the statistics of failures and recovery of the CW. The obtained calcu-lated data correspond to the current recommendations for the average frequency of the current repair of the CW sections.
On Generalized Fibonacci Polynomials: Horadam Polynomials
Authors: Soykan Yüksel
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we investigate the generalized Fibonacci (Horadam) polynomials and we deal with, in detail, two special cases which we call them $(r,s)$-Fibonacci and $(r,s)$-Lucas polynomials. We present Binet's formulas, generating functions, Simson's formulas, and the summation formulas for these polynomial sequences. Moreover, we give some identities and matrices associated with these sequences. Finally, we present several expressions and combinatorial results of the generalized Fibonacci polynomials.
Review on Emulsomes as Carriers for Drug Delivery
Authors: Kumar Bandaru Hemanth , Ahmed Shaik Farooq , D Prasanthi
Published: September 2022

This review determines the introduction to emulsomes, need to the invention, advantages, disadvantages, formulation of the emulsomes, methods of preparation and application of emulsomes. In the recent years attention has been focused on development of vesicular drug delivery system. These emulsomes provide the drug release in a controlled and sustained manner up to 24 hours, whereas the liposomes have shown release up to the mark of 6 hours. Emulsomes comes under the category of the vesicular drug delivery system and these are mainly developed for the purpose to overcome poor bioavailability, protection from harsh gastric environment and from gastric enzymes, which mainly degrade the drug molecules. The success of the emulsomes is for the delivery of drugs to fight against viral infections, fungal infections, dermal therapy, cancer, auto immunity. Mainly the drug is enclosed in the emulsomes and provide existence of drug in systemic circulation. Emulsomal based formulations of genetic drugs, antisense oligonucleotides and plasmids for gene therapy having proper and clear potential for systemic utility are increasingly available.
Role of Cytosorb in Severe Covid 19 Patients to Combat Cytokine Storm– A Case Series of 3 Patients
Authors: Sattoju Dr. Nithish , Merugu Dr. Sai Sashank , Gattu Dr. Santosh , Ganapaka Sai Ram , Anneboina Vydhika
Published: September 2022

Purpose: To demonstrate the effect of Cytosorb on reducing the cytokine levels seen due to cytokine storm in severe COVID 19 patients.
Material & Methods: COVID 19 patients with severe HRCT scoring and on NIV/ MV were included in the study. The time points considered in our study are D0, D+1, D+3 & D+5, to look for the levels of inflammatory markers post therapy along with the outcome of patients on D+7 in terms of mortality or off NIV/ MV.
Results: Statistical significance tested for the reduction in the WHO score value resulted p value of 0.85. The mean baseline value of the inflammatory markers, CRP, D-DIMER & IL 6 were 66.94, 780.67 &144.67 respectively with range 56.5-81, 331-1211 & 124-167 respectively & p values 0.60, 0.95 & 0.18 respectively. 7-day outcome of the study was 100% mortality.
Evaluation of ‘Referral for Treatment’ System under RNTCP in a Hospital at Kolkata, India
Authors: Mitra Dr. Sampa
Published: September 2022

To handle the problem of tuberculosis (TB), Government of India started the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) in 1993, whereby Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) was officially adopted as the strategy in 1997. The medical colleges, involved in the RNTCP programme, refer the patients to the DOTS centres near their homes, after assigning the treatment categories. This study attempts to evaluate this ‘referral for treatment’ system during the second phase of RNTCP (RNTCP-II). To achieve this objective, pertinent data regarding 758 patients referred from RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, to various DOTS centres in West Bengal, between 01.10.2006 and 30.09.2007, were collected from the said medical college, the relevant DOTS centres, the patients themselves, using a suitable questionnaire, and also the family members and the neighbours of some patients. Chi-square test at 5% level of significance was used as an analysis tool.
Crossing the Rubicon in archival sciences. Redefining the scope of state archivists in the 21st century Poland (with Ukrainian reflection)
Authors: MAGIER Dariusz , POSOKHOV Sergiy
Published: September 2022

The archivist’s profession has been shaped by its relations with historic sciences. In the 19th century, where first archival institutions were founded, they attracted numerous historians. It was them who primarily joined the ranks of archives’ personnel and contributed to their development. It constitutes a foundation for the traditional archival methodology, the perception of archives themselves and the self-identification of their employees. Nowadays, the world is changing more rapidly than ever before affecting the archives. Polish state archives influenced by both techno-logical and cultural revolutions are faced with a difficult choice for further advancement of their scope and activities. This article outlines the principle reasons behind the discernible changes in the Polish archival realism. The authors try to answer the question of what these changes are, in which spheres of archival work take place and on what levels. They also prepare a portrait of an employee of the modern state archive in Poland and describe the transformations in the consciousness, self-esteem and intellectual and professional condition of archivists. They confront this picture with the situation in Ukrainian archives operating in a similar geographical area, although with the experience of the realities of the Soviet Union and a different systemic path after 1991. This comparative study was based on an analysis of the scientific literature on Polish and Ukrainian archivists and the results of research conducted by the authors among employees state archives.
Determinan Kemiskinan di Provinsi Riau
Authors: Siddique Abdul Aliem
Published: September 2022

Poverty is one of the problems faced by countries in the world, including Indonesia and this problem does not only occur at the national level but also at the regional level. Riau is an area that has a good level of an economy, but if you look at the number of poor people it still tends to be high and the rate of decline in the number of poor people tends to slow from year to year. To find out what factors can reduce poverty in Riau, this study uses three variables, namely economic growth, HDI and the open unemployment rate, and the 2017 - 2019 time period. The analysis used is panel regression analysis. Of the three variables, only HDI significantly affects poverty at a level of 5 percent.
Penilaian Tata Kelola Teknologi Informasi (IT Governance) Berdasarkan COBIT 5 Dengan Fokus Subdomain Deliver, Support and Service 01 (Studi Kasus : Bank XYZ)
Authors: F Billy Achmad , Nama Gigih Forda
Published: September 2022

Penggunaan tata kelola teknologi informasi pada suatu organisasi dapat menambah nilai pada efektifitas serta tingkat efisiensi dalam usaha organisasi tersebut dalam mencapai tujuan organisasi tersebut. Oleh karena itu, sangat penting untuk organisasi untuk melakukan penilaian terhadap teknologi informasinya secara berkala. Penilaian pada penelitian ini menggunakan kerangka dari COBIT 5 sebagai standar penilaian yang berfokus pada sub-domain DSS01. Hasil yang didapat berdasarkan penelitian bahwa current capability model bernilai 4 (predictable) dan expected capability model bernilai 5 (optimizing). Secara umum, dapat disimpulkan bahwa CCM DSS01 dari Bank XYZ telah berada di tingkat 4. Dan, untuk mencapai ECM tingkat 5, DSS01 yang telah dilakukan dan diukur perlu ditingkatkan menjadi performa yang juga dapat mendukung organisasi dalam mencapai business goals baik dimasa sekarang, maupun dimasa yang akan datang.
Mergers and Acquisitions in the Indian Sub-Continent: 2010-2019
Authors: Metwalli Ali , P. DeMello Jim
Published: September 2022

With rising growth rates and per capita income levels on the Indian subcontinent,
foreign direct investment in the region, especially through mergers and acquisitions, has
increased over the past decade. Using transaction data regarding the industry affiliation
of the target and acquiring firms, deal size, deal structure, and deal completion rates
from a worldwide M&A database compiled by Thomson Reuters’ Financial Services, this
paper aims to provide contemporary and comparative information on merger and
acquisition (M&A) activity in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka over the last
decade, 2010-2019. The findings have shown that the M&A transaction value and the
number of deals in these four South Asian countries increased over this period.
Similarities and differences among the four countries are discussed and compared.
There was significant growth in the number of deals completed as well as the transaction
value of mergers and acquisition activity in India, followed by Pakistan, Bangladesh, and
Sri Lanka. Surprisingly, Sri Lanka had the second largest number of M&A deals,
followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh. The findings show that Pakistan accounted for
the second highest transaction value, followed by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is
interesting to note that the Sri Lankan M&A market had a high ratio (60 percent) of Sri
Lankan firms acquiring other Sri Lankan firms, while in Bangladesh, non-Bangladeshi
companies accounted for ninety-three percent of the value of all large M&A deals. Our
future expectation for M&A opportunities in these four countries of the Indian
subcontinent is that they will continue to expand. Future trends, important caveats,
policy issues, and implications for managers planning M&A deals in the region are
presented.
El maoísmo en la cultura y la política argentinas
Authors:   , Celentano Adrián
Published: September 2022

La presente tesis es el resultado de un amplio y diverso rastreo biblio-hemerográfico orientado a recuperar y analizar la circulación argentina de una de las corrientes de las izquierdas del siglo XX, a saber: el comunismo que se articuló en torno al proceso revolucionario chino iniciado en 1949 bajo el liderazgo teórico y político de Mao Zedong. Hemos dividido la investigación en tres partes. La primera se titula “Materiales maoístas en la Argentina” y se compone de tres capítulos dedicados a identificar los procesos y canales de difusión de los materiales vinculados al comunismo chino en la Argentina entre 1949 y 1976. Con ese objetivo estudiamos colecciones editoriales, revistas culturales y políticas, prensa partidaria y folletos que abordaron desde distintas tendencias de izquierda el comunismo chino. La segunda parte, “Grupos políticos maoístas y línea de masas”, está formada por cinco capítulos. El cuarto, quinto y sexto presentan la fundación y desarrollo de los cuatro grupos políticos maoístas fundados en el periodo analizado en la Argentina: Vanguardia Comunista, el Partido Comunista Revolucionario, el Partido Comunista Maoísta y el Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista. El séptimo reconstruye los frentes estudiantiles de esos cuatro grupos mientras que el octavo se ocupa de sus proletarizaciones. La tercera parte lleva por título “Intelectuales y maoísmo” y se abre con un capítulo dedicado al vínculo entre dos intelectuales maoístas, Susana Fiorito y Andrés Rivera, y el clasismo cordobés. Con ello ofrecemos un recorrido por las huellas maoístas que se advierten en los documentos conservados en el Archivo del Sindicato de Trabajadores de Concord (SiTraC). La tesis se cierra con un décimo capítulo que revisa la clausura política impuesta por el golpe de Estado de 1976 a partir del análisis de tres revistas vinculadas, de modo diverso, al maoísmo, a saber: Posta bimestral de arte y literatura (1977), Nudos en la cultura argentina (1978-1983) y Punto de Vista (1978-2008).
DESIGN AND EXPERIMENT ON SEED-GUIDING TUBE OF T-GROOVE FURROWING DEVICE BASED ON BRACHISTOCHRONE
Authors: HE Chenxi , JIN Xiunan , LU Liquan , MA Mengliang , WANG Xinxin , ZHANG Junchang
Published: September 2022

The disorder flow of seeds caused by the collision in the seed-guiding tube is one of the important reasons for the reduction of seeding uniformity. For this problem, a seed-guiding tube with brachistochrone considering the influence of friction was presented in this paper. By analyzing kinetics and rotating the equation coordinate system, brachistochrone under the condition of friction was obtained and applied to the design of the structural parameters of the grain conductor of T-groove furrowing device, and a discrete element model of the grain conductor and wheat was established, thus single-factor simulation analysis and quadratic regression orthogonal rotation combination simulation tests were conducted to explore the optimal combination of parameters. The test results showed that the seed-guiding tube had a brachistochrone radius of 14.708 mm, a linear length of 500 mm and a working speed of 4 km/h, and the seed spacing offset dispersion degree and the seed lateral offset dispersion degree were 12.26 and 8.53 respectively, which had a high seeding uniformity. The results of the bench validation test showed that the coefficients of variation of the two test evaluation indexes between the bench test results and the virtual simulation results were 10.20% and 8.62% respectively, therefore the simulation results could be used for the optimization of the seed guide tube.
A REAL-TIME SHEEP COUNTING DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING
Authors: DENG Xuefeng , ZHANG Song , SHAO Yi , YAN Xiaoli
Published: September 2022

With the development of modern breeding industry, it is very important to count sheep accurately. In the past, herdsmen used manual statistics to count and manage sheep, which was time-consuming, laborious and often had large errors. In recent years, machine learning methods are widely used in automatic target recognition, which can replace manual labor. This system is based on YOLOv5 algorithm for sheep counting management. The counting of sheep was controlled by two - way counting. This improves the accuracy of counting, saves a lot of manpower and material resources for herdsmen, and greatly promotes the management of animal husbandry.
TRANSFER LEARNING WITH PIX2PIX GAN FOR GENERATING REALISTIC PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VIEWED SKETCH ARTS
Authors: Raghavendra M. Shetty K. , Sarappadi Prasad Narasimha
Published: September 2022

Our approach for producing realistic human faces from artist sketches is based on conditional GAN image translation, which we present in this article. Here, face features are centered in front-facing positions in a typical illumination, with an unbiased look and no obstacles. The image-to-image translation technique is used using traits with the conditional generated adversarial network (cGAN) that has been formed to understand the correspondence among a source image input and a target image by employing a training dataset matched set of images. Using the pix2pix convolution neural network to produce images potentially helps overcome challenges such as short datasets and class imbalance. We develop excellent loss functions by constraining pixels, edges, and high-level properties of the generated realistic images in the system design. The CUHK dataset is employed in this research, and image augmentation is accomplished using an effective sampling strategy since the dataset is restricted. A significant variation in the network's performance is observed, caused by fewer amounts of data available. The results of our experiments demonstrate that our approach can produce face sketches/photos that are both aesthetically pleasing and retain the subject's individuality. The deployment of transfer learning for the sketch to image is carried out to get an understanding of the usefulness of this method when the target and source are different. With the usage transfer learning method, the system obtained 10%-15% improved efficiency compared to previous works.
A REVIEW OF THE SMALLHOLDER CASHEW NUT PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN INDONESIA AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY
Authors: Witjaksono Julian , Rusdin  , Dahya  , Sutisna Entis , Indrasti Rita , Tan Siti Sehat , Indrawanto Chandra , Rawung Jefny B. Markus , Manoppo Conny N. , Rinaldi Jemmy , Mahaputra I. Ketut , Arianti Forita D.
Published: September 2022

Cashew nut production in Indonesia is largely limited to the eastern region. The harvesting time varies according to the production region during the dry season, ranging from July to November. Most cashews are sold in the shells to traders who frequent farmers’ villages. However, the price of cashews in the shell is considerably lower than that of fresh or processed cashew nuts, which are mainly processed by smallholder farmers. Cashews are a potential export commodity because of their high economic value in the global market and as an added value for income generation in the smallholder farming system. This study is a systematic review of the economic impact of the cashew nut home industry focused on Southeast Sulawesi, East Nusa Tenggara, and West Nusa Tenggara as the three largest provinces producing cashew kernels in Indonesia. The metadata suggest that processing cashew nuts is a key element in enhancing farmers’ welfare, particularly for those in eastern regions, which are affected by drought. Four measures were identified to improve the home cashew nut industry sustainability: (1) develop local cashew enterprise processing; (2) facilitate linkages to business and financial institutions; (3) increase income via a farmer’s-group-managed processing unit; and (4) strengthen cooperation between farmer’s groups and companies.
HYDROLOGICAL PREDICTION FOR MAPPING THE POTENCY OF BREAK IN THE SAGULING DAM, WEST JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA
Authors: Waskito Tri Nugroho , Bisri M. , Limantara Lily Montarcih , Soetopo Widandi
Published: September 2022

Dams are structures built across bodies of water to hold the water back. They offer various economic, environmental, and social benefits, including large-scale water storage, hydroelectric power generation, tourism, and recreation. However, in addition to offering benefits, dams are also associated with certain risks. One of the biggest risks is the possibility of a dam breaking, which may occur if the discharge inflow is overly high at the point it enters the reservoir. A very high discharge inflow can result in a probable maximum flood (PMF) discharge. This study investigates the potential of hydrological analysis with regard to mapping the dam break potency of the Saguling Dam in Indonesia. The reservoir system on the Citarum River consists of three reservoirs, namely Juanda (Jatiluhur), Cirata, and Saguling. Together, they comprise a cascade reservoir system. The Saguling Dam is located in the upstream, the Cirata Dam is in the middle stream, and the Juanda Dam is under the Cirata Dam. This study focuses on the Saguling and Cirata Dams. It analyzes the PMF using the Nakayasu, ITB-1, Gama-2, and Snyder methods. Moreover, the rainfall analysis involves the Thiessen polygon and the frequency distribution of the Gumbel, Log Pearson-III, and Log Normal, while the hourly rainfall is analyzed using the PSA-7 currently being investigated in Indonesia. The intensity of the rainfall in the catchment area of a dam is directly related to the level of the discharge inflow that enters the reservoir. The Saguling Dam faces a similar risk, which explains the need to conduct a comprehensive hydrological analysis to assess and map one of the key risk factors for the dam breaking.
ISOLATION AND SELECTION OF PHOSPHATE-DISSOLVING BACTERIA FROM VEGETABLE SOIL AND THEIR EFFECT ON PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION IN WATER MORNING GLORY
Authors: Thuy Nguyen Phuong , Trai Nguyen Ngoc , Tuu Nguyen Thanh , Phong Vuong Tuan
Published: September 2022

The study's objective was to isolate and select some bacterial strains able to resolve insoluble phosphorus and stimulate the growth of water spinach from vegetable soil in Tra Vinh province. First, we isolated 16 strains of bacteria able to resolve insoluble phosphorus with diverse colony morphology, including clear white, milky white, light yellow, and dark yellow. Then, we conducted qualitative phosphate solubilization by agar disc diffusion method with the resolved phosphorus ring diameter after five days ranging from 1.47 to 6.07 cm. Twelve strains of bacteria were selected after qualitative determination of soluble phosphorus by the molybdate method. The dissolved phosphorus content ranged from 6.76 to 48.61 mg/L after 10 days of inoculation. Four bacterial strains with the highest soluble phosphorus content, including P5, P8, P11, and P13, were selected to evaluate the effect on the germination rate and growth stimulation of water morning glory (Ipomoea aquatica) under laboratory conditions. The in vivo results showed that two isolate strains (P5 and P11) increased germination rate, stem height, root length, and fresh biomass. They had significant differences (p < 0.05) compared to the other strains. The 16S rRNA sequences showed that the two isolates, P5 and P11, were identified as Burkholderia spp.
Tindak Pidana Oleh Anak: Suatu Kajian Dan Analisis Pelaksanaan Diversi Dalam Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak
Authors: Irawati Arista Candra
Published: September 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis tentang konstruksi hukum yang mengatur mengenai pelaksanaan penerapan diversi terhadap tindak pidana anak di Indonesia serta bagaimana implementasi pelaksanaan diversi yang dilakukan di Pengadilan Negeri Ungaran saat ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan yuridis empiris, penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder yang berupa bahan hukum primer, sekunder dan tersier. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pada saat ini pelaksanaan diversi sudah diatur didalam berbagai konstruksi hukum di Indonesia, baik dalam tataran Undang-Undang hingga diatur di tingkat Peraturan Mahkamah Agung, dimana dari ketentuan sebagaimana dimaksud telah mewajibkan penerapan diversi dalam perkara tindak pidana anak. Implementasi diversi di Pengadialn Negeri Ungaran dalam praktek telah memutus dua putusan diversi, yang pertama diversi dilakukan secara berhasil sesuai Undang-Undang yang berlaku, namun putusan kedua, diversi tersebut tidak dapat dilakukan dikarenakan, ancaman pidana yang didakwakan lebih dari 7 (tujuh) tahun, walaupun diversi tidak dapat dilakukan, namun hakim didalam putusannya telah memutuskan untuk membebaskan Anak dari pemidanaan, putusan tersebut dapat dinilai merupakan putusan yang bernuansa keadilan restoratif, karena lebih melihat dari sisi masa depan anak dan hak-haknya sesuai dengan yang telah diamanatkan dalam berbagai konstruksi hukum di Indonesia
Landasan Konstitusional Perlindungan Data Pribadi Pada Transaksi Fintech Lending di Indonesia
Authors: Noor Afif , Wulandari Dwi
Published: September 2022

Financial Technology (fintech) lending atau yang lebih dikenal dengan peer to peer lending (P2PL) merupakan salah satu fintech yang tumbuh dengan pesat. Dalam menjalankan kegiatan usahanya platform fintech lending selalu meminta data pribadi calon peminjam (borrower) yang seringkali disalahgunakan, padahal data pribadi merupakan privasi dan hak asasi seseorang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan landasan konstitusional perlindungan data pribadi baik formil maupun materiil. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yuridis normatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan undang-undang. Sumber data berasal dari data sekunder berupa bahan hukum primer dan bahan hukum sekunder. Data yang diperoleh dilakukan analisis  deskriptif dengan menggunakan pola pikir deduktif. Berdasarkan penelitian ditemukan bahwa landasan konstitusional fintech lending secara khusus tertuang dalam Pasal 28 UUD 1945. Dengan demikian, keberadaan data pribadi tersebut harus dilindungi oleh hukum dalam bentuk undang-undang agar mempunyai daya ikat yang kuat dan dapat memberikan sanksi yang menjerakan bagi para pelanggar hukum mengingat perundang-undangan yang terkait dengan transaksi fintech lending yang telah ada seperti POJK No.77/2016 belum mampu memberikan jaminan perlindungan terhadap keamanan data pribadi konsumen. Pengambil kebijakan perlu melakukan pembaharuan hukum melalui pembentukan undang-undang perlindungan data pribadi yang melindungi para pihak dalam transaksi fintech lending khususnya atau transaksi berbasis teknologi informasi pada umumnya.