bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Moderating Effects of Retail Operations and Hard-Sell Sales Techniques on Salesperson’s Interpersonal Skills and Customer Repurchase Intention
Authors: Muzumdar Prathamesh , Basyal Ganga Prasad , Vyas Piyush
Published: December 2020

Salesperson’s interpersonal skills have always played an important role in influencing various stages of customer’s purchase decision. With the increase in retail outlets and merchandisers, retail operations have taken a pivotal role in influencing the salesperson’s sales practices and customer’s purchase decisions. This study tries to examine the influence of salesperson’s interpersonal skills and retail operations on customer repurchase. A salesperson’s interpersonal skills are the trained and tacit competencies that a salesperson employs to improve customer relationships and sales. Many organizations prefer skill training as a strategic approach to increase sales. Though successful in its objective, salesperson’s skill training fails to attract repetitive purchases. It has become a necessity to train frontline employees to better understand customer needs, keeping in mind the firm’s ultimate objective. This study examines the negative influence of retail operations on the relationship between salesperson’s interpersonal skills and customer repurchase. The findings suggest that retail operations significantly moderate the relationship between salesperson’s interpersonal skills and customer repurchase. We also find that long wait times and disorganized stores play a significant moderating role in negatively influence customer repurchase. This study has important implications for retailers and sales managers.
Potencial bioquímico de metano de águas residuárias da ultrafiltração no processamento da acerola (Malpighia emarginata) verde
Authors: Lopes Andre Andreza Carla , Amorim Miriam Cleide Cavalcante de , Silva Kessia Caroline Dantas da , Souza e Silva Paula Tereza
Published: December 2020

Ultrafiltration clarifies fruit juices, in the food industry, but generates retentive, recalcitrant wastewater, which, by its organic nature, may present a potential for biodegradation and methane production. This study aimed to evaluate the biochemical methane potential (BMP) in wastewater from the processing of unripe green acerola, obtaining the mass balance and the speed of organic load removal in COD terms. The BMP assays followed the German Guidelines VDI 4630, by applying three COD loads per liter of reactor vial (0,86 g CDOAplied L-1R, 1,5 g CDOAplied L-1R e 2,0 g CDOAplied L-1R), , in batches, inoculated with the anaerobic sludge from reactors treating domestic sewage, at 30 0C. The pH, COD, and methane production were evaluated every 48 hours. The biodegradability and the decay rate constant of the COD (Kd) were determined, thus obtaining the methanized COD, the COD for the formation of new cells, and the COD present in the wastewater, in the form of volatile acids. The best BMP was 0.100 L CH4 g -1 CDORemoved, the percentages of methanization were above 62 %, and the highest Kd occurred for the lowest load applied. The anaerobic digestion of the wastewater proved viable for in full-scale, with its application being suggested at a pilot scale.
Case – 18F-DCFPyL-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) time of imaging
Authors: Sistani Golmehr , Metser Ur , Bauman Glenn S. , Laidley David T. , Pautler Stephen , Zukotynski Katherine
Published: December 2020

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Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of L2 Linguistic Complexity Measures
Authors: Li Hang , Zhang Shuting
Published: December 2020

This study investigated the latent structure of L2 linguistic complexity as a multidimensional construct and analyzed the relationship between the sub-constructs of L2 linguistic complexity by employing exploratory and confirmatory analyses of a set of linguistic complexity measures indexing different sources of L2 linguistic complexity. Based on relevant theories and empirical studies, 11 automated measures indexing distinct sources of syntactic and lexical complexity were selected and used to assess the linguistics complexity of 930 EFL argumentative essays, which were then equally divided into two subsamples. Sample 1 was used for exploratory factor analysis while sample 2 was used for confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that L2 linguistic complexity is a multi-dimensional construct composed of clausal subordination, phrasal elaboration and lexical complexity. Furthermore, regarding the relationships among the three sub-constructs, it was found that lexical complexity and phrasal elaboration are moderately correlated; while clausal subordination employs rather different means of complexification than that employed by phrasal elaboration and lexical complexity. Findings of the study provide empirical evidence for the multidimensionality of L2 linguistic complexity in L2 argumentative writing and lend support to the hypothesis that lexical complexity and grammatical complexity constitute separate, independent dimensions of L2 performance and proficiency, and that there was a certain level of trade-off effect between them.
Approaching Urban Design through the Analysis of Structural Differences within Three Neighborhood Typologies in Basra City
Authors: Al-Saraify Qaaid , Grierson David
Published: December 2020

Recognizing the importance of physical environments as a major product of an urban design process for the livability of the built environment, this study focuses on urban planning and design characteristics within three different neighborhood typologies of Basra City. The aim of the study is to support future urban developments in the city based on evidences from the association between the current qualities of neighborhood design and the computed walking minutes of residents. These characteristics are determined from reviewed literature in urban design as reliable physical environmental perceived or objectively measured qualities. The methodology of this study describes four steps of analysis such as: (1) the use of the cadastral maps of the case studies as a source of raw information for objective measurement; (2) the use of objective and subjective measures as defining indicators that are utilized from previous studies; (3) the application of defined indicators for the selected neighborhoods through a comparative analysis; and (4) the conducting of statistical analysis to reveal the influence of the defined indicators on the walking. The findings of this study have led to conclusions on the importance of design attributes to future master planning of neighborhoods especially those of the traditional neighborhood, such as the Al-Saymmar neighborhood in Basra city.
Molecular Monitoring in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Undergoing Matched Unrelated Donor: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Authors: Panovska-Stavridis Irina
Published: December 2020

Minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a complex, multi-modality assessment and much as its clinical implications at different points are extensively studied, it remains even now a challenging area. It is the disease biology that governs the modality of MRD assessment; in patients harboring specific molecular targets, high sensitivity techniques can be applied. In AML patients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), relapse in considered as leading cause for treatment failure. In post-transplant setting, regular MRD status assessment enables to identify patients at risk of impending relapse when early therapeutic intervention may be beneficent. We analyzed data of AML patients who underwent matched unrelated donor (MUD) HSCT since the introduction of this procedure in the Republic of North Macedonia. Chimeric fusion transcripts were identified in three patients; two of them positive for RUNX-RUNX1T1 transcript and one for CBFB-MYH11. One patient harbored mutation in the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (CEBPA). Post-transplant MRD kinetics was measured by quantitative polymerase chain or multiplex fluorescent-PCR every three months after the transplantation during the first two years after the transplant. MRD negativity was achieved in three patients by the sixth month of HSCT, who were pre-transplant MRD positive. They sustained hematological and molecular remission for 19, 9 and 7 months, respectively. The forth patient died due to transplant-related complication. Our experience suggests, when molecularly-defined AML patients undergo HSCT, regular MRD monitoring helps predict impending relapse and direct future treatment strategies.
A MATLAB-Based Symbolic Approach for the Quick Developing of Nonlinear Solid Mechanics Finite Elements
Authors: Bilotta Antonio
Published: December 2020

A symbolic mathematical approach for the rapid early phase developing of finite elements is proposed. The algebraic manipulator adopted is MATLAB® and the applicative context is the analysis of hyperelastic solids or structures under the hypothesis of finite deformation kinematics. The work has been finalized through the production, in an object-oriented programming style, of three MATLAB® classes implementing a truss element, a tetrahedral element and plane element. The approach proposed, starting from the mathematical formulation and finishing with the code implementation, is described and its effectiveness, in terms of minimization of the gap between the theoretical formulation and its actual implementation, is highlighted.
Exploring the Mysteries of Cannabis through Gas Chromatography
Authors: Teresa García-Valverde María , Sánchez de Medina Verónica , Codesido Verónica , Hidalgo-García Jesús , Ferreiro-Vera Carlos
Published: December 2020

In the last decades, cannabinoids, the active constituents of Cannabis sativa L., have been attracting a strong interest, regarding the health effects associated with the use of Cannabis and Cannabis-derived products. The progressive legalization of this species in several countries has prompted an increasing concern about the characterization and quantification of cannabinoids in diverse chemotypes of the plant, as well as the obtained final products. Therewith, Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA) becomes a mandatory practise to verify the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Gas chromatography is one of the most used techniques in this sense due to its high attainable resolution. However, sample complexity and the thermal lability of cannabinoids hinder the analysis. In this chapter, a fully description of the recent advances in the Cannabis sativa L. analysis by gas chromatography will be presented, including different approaches that have come up to solve the obstacles encountered.
Existence and Asymptotic Behaviors of Nonoscillatory Solutions of Third Order Time Scale Systems
Authors: Öztürk Özkan
Published: December 2020

Nonoscillation theory with asymptotic behaviors takes a significant role for the theory of three-dimensional (3D) systems dynamic equations on time scales in order to have information about the asymptotic properties of such solutions. Some applications of such systems in discrete and continuous cases arise in control theory, optimization theory, and robotics. We consider a third order dynamical systems on time scales and investigate the existence of nonoscillatory solutions and asymptotic behaviors of such solutions. Our main method is to use some well-known fixed point theorems and double/triple improper integrals by using the sign of solutions. We also provide examples on time scales to validate our theoretical claims.
How to Design Sustainable Structures
Authors: Fujihira Kazutoshi
Published: December 2020

Achieving sustainability is the ultimate goal-oriented challenge. Control science can be applied to all goal-oriented tasks. Accordingly, utilizing control science, we have been progressing in research on sustainability and sustainable design. Here this chapter illustrates the methodology for designing sustainable structures with two examples. In this context, “structures” include various city components, such as buildings, roads, and parks, as well as the whole city. First, this chapter illustrates the control system for promoting sustainable structure design. Next, it shows the process of producing and revising sustainable structure design guidelines. Based on this process, Section 4 demonstrates how to produce and revise sustainable housing design guidelines, with the completed guidelines’ extracts. Moreover, Section 5 outlines a way of producing sustainable urban design guidelines. Designing the whole city needs extensive spatial planning; therefore, the guidelines consist of three parts: (1) development allowable areas, (2) spatial relationships among city components, (3) principles of designing city components. This methodology’s characteristics include visualization of the whole picture for promoting sustainable design, user-friendliness, comprehensiveness, and adaptability to different and changing situations.
Influence of Microenvironments and Personal Activities on Personal PM2.5 Exposures among Children and Adults
Authors: Habil Mahima , D. Massey David , Taneja Ajay
Published: December 2020

Environmental issues are a major worldwide problem of significant concern. Due to the growing human population and advancement in every sector, the environmental related issues are multiplying in recent years. Scalable exposures assessments approach that captures personal exposure to particles for purposes of epidemiology are currently limited, but very valuable especially for a country like India. The high levels of indoor particulate matter and the apparent scale of its impact on the global burden of disease underline the importance of particulate as an environmental health risk and the need for monitoring them. Human exposure especially to fine particles can have significant harmful effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular system. To investigate daily exposure characteristics to PM2.5 with ambient concentrations in an urban environment, personal exposure measurements were conducted for different age groups of people residing in different indoor environments. To account for PM2.5 exposure and measurements personal environment monitors (PEM) and medium volume sampler APM 550 was used to measure PM2.5 concentration. On comparing the annual average PM2.5 concentration with National Ambient Air Quality and WHO standards the concentrations were found to be many folds higher for personal and ambient monitoring at homes, schools, and offices. Moreover, the questionnaire data study explains the fact that the health hazards experienced by occupants linked to various activity patterns pose a greater risk in different indoor environments as compared to outdoor environments. The presented research method and analysis can help develop environmental awareness in identifying these pollutants and can also help in elucidating these contaminants. A real understanding of these possible causes of airborne contaminant is crucial for selecting and developing suitable and effective control methods.
Possible Thomistic Response to Hume’s Law and to Moore’s Open-Question Argument
Authors: Trujillo Werner Augusto ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2020

This article concerns Aquinas’s practical doctrine on two philosophical difficulties underlying much contemporary ethical debate. One is Hume’s Is-ought thesis and the other is its radical consequence, Moore’s Open-question argument. These ethical paradoxes appear to have their roots in epistemological scepticism and in a deficient anthropology. Possible response to them can be found in that Aquinas’s human intellect (essentially theoretical and practical at the same time) naturally performs three main operations: 1º) To apprehend the intellecta and universal notions ens, verum and bonum. 2º) To formulate the first theoretical and practical principles. 3º) To order that the intellectum and universal good be done and the opposite avoided. Thomistic philosophical response to both predicaments will not be exclusively ethical, but will harmonically embrace ontology, anthropology and epistemology.
Reseña de 'Autor en construcción. Sujeto e institución literaria en la modernidad hispánica (siglos XVI-XIX)'
Authors: Martínez Pérez Gabriela
Published: December 2020

Reseña de:Pedro Ruiz Pérez, ed., Autor en construcción. Sujeto e institución literaria en la modernidad hispánica (siglos XVI-XIX), Zaragoza, Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, 2019, ISBN: 978-84-17873-05-9, 280 pp.
Lugar de paso, memorias antiguas. El yacimiento del Arroyo de las Almas (La Fregeneda, Salamanca) y su arte rupestre Paleolítico al aire libre = Place of Passage, Ancient Memories. The Site of Arroyo de las Almas (La Fregeneda, Salamanca) and its Open-Air Palaeolithic Rock Art
Authors: Reis Mario , Vázquez Marcos Carlos
Published: December 2020

El yacimiento rupestre al aire libre del Arroyo de las Almas, en las inmediaciones del encuentro entre los ríos Águeda y Duero, presenta un conjunto de 600 motivos grabados, con una larga diacronía desde el Paleolítico Superior hasta la Edad Contemporánea. Presentamos una visión detallada de su arte Paleolítico, con 21 figuras documentadas en 5 rocas, grabadas por incisión, y que corresponden a 13 zoomorfos, 7 signos y 1 motivo indeterminable, además de grupos de líneas no figurativas. Los análisis formales y técnicos llevados a cabo y sus paralelos, nos permiten afirmar que son integrables, desde la óptica cronocultural, entre el inicio del Magdaleniense y el final del ciclo artístico Paleolítico. Este conjunto, formaría parte de la vasta red de yacimientos artísticos en la cuenca del Duero, en su mayoría con arte al aire libre, cuyas principales características de implantación sugieren una inicial función como lugar privilegiado de paso, entorno a la desembocadura de Águeda.AbstractThe open-air rock art site Arroyo de las Almas, close to the meeting point of the rivers Águeda and Douro, displays approximately 600 engraved motifs, with a chronology ranging from the Upper Palaeolithic to Contemporary Age. We present a detailed analysis of the Upper Palaeolithic art of the site, corresponding to 21 registered figures in 5 rocks, all engraved by incision and corresponding to 13 zoomorphic figures, 7 signs and 1 undetermined motif, as well as groups of non-figurative lines. The typological and stylistic analyses carried out and their parallels allow us to affirm that all of them are chronologically integrable between the beginning of the Magdalenian and the end of the Palaeolithic artistic cycle. This set was part of the vast network of artistic sites in the Douro basin, for the most part with open-air art. The main implantation characteristics of the site suggest its function as a privileged passage site, around the mouth of the Águeda.
Delimitación de los espacios públicos en el Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus. Necrópolis de Porta Ercolano (Pompeya-Italia) = The Delimitation of the Public Spaces in the Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus. Necropolis of Ercolano Gate (Pompeii-Italy)
Authors: Raposo Gutiérrez Noemí
Published: December 2020

Este estudio se centra en analizar el sistema de delimitación de las aceras suburbanas de Pompeya en el Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus localizado en la necrópolis de Porta Ercolano y, al mismo tiempo, en conocer cómo se demarcaban las tumbas de esta necrópolis. Para analizar estos espacios se ha llevado a cabo un estudio de los termini como elementos delimitadores de espacios, que estaban fuertemente protegidos por la legislación. Este estudio contribuye al conocimiento de las zonas suburbanas de Pompeya y de cómo se realizaban las acotaciones de los espacios en esas áreas. Esta investigación se ha podido realizar debido a que Pompeya es considerada una cápsula del tiempo, que nos brinda la posibilidad de conocer su organización urbanística no sólo en su área urbana, sino también en sus zonas suburbanas.AbstractThis study focuses on the delimitation of the suburban sidewalks of Pompei in the Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus located in the necropolis of Ercolano Gate, as well as on the delimitation of the tombs of this necropolis. To analyze the delimitation of these spaces, a study of the termini was carried out. The termini were strongly proteced by the urban laws. This study contributes to the knowledge about the suburban areas of Pompeii and the delimitation of the spaces therein. Pompeii largely preserves its original features and enables to know not only the urban planning, but also the suburban layout of an ancient Roman city.
El procedimiento de enmienda constitucional en las constituciones estatales de Estados Unidos: particularidades de los procesos y mecanismos de participación ciudadana
Authors: Viciano Pastor Roberto , González Cadenas Diego
Published: December 2020

Este artículo tiene por objeto detallar los variados mecanismos de enmienda constitucional en las constituciones estatales de Estados Unidos. Se hace especial énfasis en los mecanismos de participación popular directa. El constitucionalismo, en la teoría y práctica estadounidense, está profundamente ligado a la participación popular.The purpose of this article is to detail the various mechanisms of constitutional amendment in the state constitutions of the United States. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing the mechanisms of direct popular participation. Constitutionalism, in American theory and practice, is deeply tied to popular participation.
Mellem Laks, Lus og Putin. Om erhvervsøkonomisk succes, storpolitik og bæredygtighed
Authors: Hovgaard Gestur , Bogadóttir Ragnheidur
Published: December 2020

På trods af at være et lille perifert øsamfund i Nordatlanten med en ganske lille befolkning, så har Færøerne formået at udvikle en industriel sektor, der opretholder høje standarder og er internationalt konkurrencedygtig. Udviklingen af den færøske lakseindustri til en af verdens absolut førende eksemplificerer, hvordan småstater kan udnytte lokale ressourcer og viden til stor lokal værdiskabelse, og hvordan små ø-jurisdiktioner kan manøvrere storpolitisk for at positionere sig gunstigt på det globale marked. Artiklen belyser, hvordan den færøske lakseindustri er forankret i en meget lokal kontekst, og diskuterer udviklingen af den færøske lakseindustri i et storpolitisk og bæredygtighedsperspektiv.
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Authors: West Hallbera , Laksáfoss Magni , Bertelsen Rasmus Gjedssø , Justinussen Jens Christian Svabo , Ellefsen Hans , Petersen Árni Jóhan , Hovgaard Gestur , Olsen Martin Mohr , Bogadóttir Ragnheidur
Published: December 2020

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Visibilidad, impacto y transferencia del conocimiento en revistas científicas de educación: la experiencia de Aula Magna 2.0
Authors: Ruiz-Corbella Marta , López-Gómez Ernesto , Arteaga-Martínez Blanca , Galán Arturo
Published: December 2020

El valor de la ciencia para la sociedad es indiscutible, pero para generar un impacto social y educativo, es indispensable saber transferir el conocimiento científico. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la relevancia y el impacto de la difusión de un artículo científico en el proceso de construcción de la ciencia y su transferencia a la sociedad. También pretende valorar la irrupción de nuevos canales de difusión para el aumento de la visibilidad y la transferencia de los avances científicos, y explorar las analíticas del blog académico colaborativo propio del consorcio Aula Magna 2.0 como recurso de difusión de la ciencia para generar impacto.

El artículo analiza, mediante metodología cuantitativa descriptiva, a partir del análisis empírico de los datos extraídos del blog utilizado por dicho consorcio, su capacidad para propiciar visibilidad, impacto y transferencia del conocimiento en el contexto de las revistas científicas de educación.

Los principales resultados destacan el valor de los nuevos canales de comunicación de la ciencia, así como la necesidad de nuevos indicadores y criterios para evaluar su impacto. Estos nuevos canales aportan visibilidad a la investigación y capacidad de transferir ese conocimiento, adecuando lenguaje, formato y estilo a los diferentes colectivos receptores del mismo. En el caso del blog Aula Magna 2.0, los datos presentados permiten concluir que es un medio valioso de difusión del conocimiento a través de un espacio de colaboración, a la vez que permite generar impacto social y educativo.
RELIEVE: 15 años de investigación y evaluación educativa
Authors: Ruiz-Pérez Rafael , Jiménez-Contreras Evaristo
Published: December 2020

Objetivos: Análisis bibliométrico de los trabajos publicados por RELIEVE en los últimos 15 años; que se corresponden con los procesados por Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), una nueva base de datos de Web of Science (WOS) que pretende corregir la deficiente cobertura de las revistas nacionales de algunos países. Método: Fuente de datos: 195 artículos de RELIEVE recogidos en ESCI. Análisis: Se analizaron las 7.408 referencias emitidas por los 195 trabajos. Igualmente se analizaron las 599 citas recibidas por la revista. Temáticas cubiertas: se volcaron las Author-Keywords de los 195 trabajos en la herramienta de software VOSviewer. Resultados: las citas emitidas arrojan un promedio por trabajo de 38,19 ± 6,5. Los autores y las revistas citadas son principalmente españolas; pero la proporción de revistas extranjeras de impacto es apreciable (40%). Las citas recibidas por RELIEVE proceden casi de forma exclusiva de revistas españolas incluidas en WOS en la categoría Education and Educational Research. La lista de países e instituciones de los autores citantes está protagonizada también por España (75,6%) y por las universidades de Valencia y Granada. Las citas vienen de artículos de investigación publicados en revistas españolas. Entre los temas de investigación que han ocupado las páginas de RELIEVE destacan los relativos a Educación Superior y PISA. Conclusiones: Las citas concedidas revelan un suficiente consumo de literatura científica internacional por parte de sus autores colaboradores. Por el contrario, las citas recibidas indican una fuerte atención a los temas locales en la investigación publicada, y como consecuencia esta investigación no es utilizada por investigadores de otros países. De momento, la presencia de RELIEVE en ESCI-WOS aún no se ha traducido en una ruptura de su aislamiento nacional y en el inicio de su incorporación internacional en términos de impacto.
A teoria das implicaturas de Grice sob a ótica dos teóricos da relevância
Authors: de França Gurgel Diogo , Tostes Furtado Matheus
Published: December 2020

This article’s aim is to put under examination the Relevance Theory (presented by Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson in Relevance: communication and cognition) by the means of a comparison between this theory and Paul Grice’s inferential approach of communication. We believe that certain central claims of the Relevance Theory (for example, the statement of explicatures) could only be established on the theoretical basis built in works such “Meaning” and “Logic and conversation”. To highlight the similarities and differences between these models and to analyze their consequences for a cognitivist grounded theory of communication will be the task of this article.
Identidade prática e normatividade: considerações sobre o problema a partir de Heidegger e Korsgaard
Authors: Garcia Tronco Júlia
Published: December 2020

The purpose of this article is to present Martin Heidegger's and Christine Korsgaard's conceptions about the normative problem and the practical identity problem. The work goes through a brief reconstruction of the debate raised by Mark Okrent and Steven Crowell in relation to the thesis of normativity and agency in Korsgaard, recognizing that despite the possible approximations, Heidegger's interpretation would be more pertinent to address the problems. First, it presents how Heidegger interprets and elucidates the existential possibilities based on the structure of comprehension and what he calls in-order-to. Then, Korsgaard's theory is presented, already recognizing the approximations and distances with the Heideggerian elucidations. Finally, the critics made to Korsgaard by Okrent and Crowell and the possible interpretive advantage over the normative questions of the problem of personal identity constituted from practical terms are reconstructed.
A matripotência nos terreiros de candomblés pelas mãos das Makotas
Authors: Sant’Anna de Medeiros Cristiano , Souza da Silva Isadora
Published: December 2020

This article is an excerpt from a doctoral research that aims to analyze the feminine in the candomblés of Angola in Brazil, specifically the feminine positions of Makotas. We will use as a theoretical framework authors whose work focuses on African ancestry, such as African Womanism, by Dove and Matripotência, by Oyěwùmí. In this sense, as a methodology we will adopt the everyday studies present in Alves and Caputo, as well as Alves' educational networks. It should be noted that this research is part of a decolonial and anti-racist epistemological movement.
O destino da palavra: hermenêutica da poética de José Rufino à luz do pensamento de Martin Heidegger
Authors: Lucena dos Santos Gilfranco
Published: December 2020

This article aims to highlight the subversion of history promoted by José Rufino's work of art. It will be tried with a hermeneutical reflexion of his art considering the existential phenomenological understanding of history developed by Martin Heidegger. To this end, it takes as a starting point the thematic coincidence revealed by José Rufino's Abruptum and a comment made by Heidegger in his 1942/43 summer semester course, entitled Parmenides. Both in José Rufino's work and in Heidegger's commentary, we can see the relationship between man and the word through writing.
ON THE "CUT AND TRY" METHOD FOR SOLVING THE COMPLICATE NON-LINEAR NETWORK WITH CONSTANT FLUX
Authors: YU CHUEI-PANG  ,   成都电讯工程学院
Published: December 2020

The recent advances of the "cut and try" method for solving the complicate non-linear network with constant flux are reviewed in the present paper.The network-transform method suggested by P. A. lonkin(who has solved some special non-linear networks by means of this method) is extended and applied to non-linear network however complicated.Some researches for optimum solving-plan when using this method is discussed in detail.In Appendix 1, the comparison of the network-transform method and the Kirchhoff''s equations-method suggested by Wang is given.In Appendix 2, the application of superposition theorem to a " mixed network" (containing not only non-linear elements but also the portion constructed by linear elements) is considered in a general case, where the network contains any number of non-linear elements.
THE EFFECT OF PHOSPHOROUS ON THE RECRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF COLD-ROLLED COPPER STRIPS
Authors: CHOU PANG-HSIN  , YEN MING-KAO
Published: December 2020

The effect of small amounts of phosphorous on the recrystallization of cold-rolled (89-95.7%) copper strips was studied. It was found that phosphorous, which was mainly in solid solution with copper, greatly raised the recrystallization temperature, increased the activation energy of recrystallization and also changed the recrystallization texture by annihilating the formation of cubic texture. Phosphorous, which existed mostly in the oxidized form, however, showed no pronounced effect on the recrystallization behaviour of cold-rolled copper strips.The recrystallization textures of copper strips under different rolling and annealing conditions, resembled the original deformation textures and/or kept a geometric relationship which may be described as a rotation of 20-45° about a common axis.Results obtained from metallographic and X-ray diffraction studies indicated that the development of the recrystallization texture may be suggested as a process of "re-crystallization in situ" and a process of selective growth.
INVESTIGATION OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RESONANCE EFFECT AND NEAR THRESHOLD EFFECT IN THE π+p→Λ+π+K REACTION
Authors: SU ZHAO-BIN  , GAO CHONG-SHOU  , CHOU KUANG-CHAO
Published: December 2020

In this paper an experiment for the reaction π+ p→∧ +π + K is proposed. The total energy in the centre of mass system is fixed at 1900MeV. The kinetic energy of the final K-meson is then in the range 0-90 MeV. We propose to observe the final state ∧-π resonance and the cusp at the ∑πK threshold. From the correlation between the resonance and the cusp and from the angular distribution of the resonance, the spin of Y1* and the ralative parities among Y1*, ∧ and ∑ may be determined. Based on the diagonal representation of T-matrix in the channel space, a general phenomenological description of the resonance effect, the near threshold effect and the final state interaction is developed, which takes into account especially the correlation of the cusp with a nearby resonance. The general theory is applied to the present experiment as a special case.
INELASTIC SCATTERING OF NEUTRONS IN FERROMAGNETICS WITH IMPERFECTIONS
Authors: FANG LI-ZHI  , GU SHI-JIE  ,   中国科学院
Published: December 2020

In this paper a theoretical investigation has been made on the scattering of neutrons by the spin-wave in ferromagnetics with imperfections. The differential cross section of inelastic scattering has been calculated for a simple case. It has been found that the experimentation on scattering of thermal neutrons offers a method for the observation of localized modes of the spin-waves. In our calculation we have shown that the wave-functions of the scattered spin-waves and those of the localized modes form a complete set of orthonormalized wave-functions in the subspace in which the total deviation of spins is equal to unity.
Led Light in Epidermis Hyperpigmentation
Authors: Araújo Ana Karoline Campos , Naves Nicole Krystie Barbosa , Lainscek Florence Germaine Tible , Herrera Sávia Denise Silva Carlotto , Oliveira Livia Gomes de , Batista Taynara Dantas , Brito Paula Leylane Tavares , Silva Wellington Carlos da , Pereira Elaine Mayra Teixeira , Batista Joaquim Celito Lopes , Disconzi Tayla Querido Santos
Published: December 2020

Aging is a natural process that causes several changes in the body, especially the skin with the loss of tonicity and brightness, which makes frequent the search for longevity in society, and over time, dissatisfaction with the external image of the body worsens, so health care and skin have become a primary factor for self-esteem, social relations and quality of life. LED is a phototherapy feature that has been used for the treatment of skin hyperpigmentation. This research aims within this spectrum to analyze the results of the effect of LED light on hyperpigmentation in the epidermis. Systematic literature review through bibliographic research in the electronic databases of the Virtual Health Library - VHL: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS); Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Pubmed-NCBI and Google Scholar, using the descriptors: hyperpigmentation, LED light, bleaching, epidermis, rejuvenation, and aesthetics. We analyzed 5 original articles that present similar objectives among themselves, seeking to understand the use of LED in the bleaching of hyperpigmentation of the epidermis and its other beneficial effects on the skin. Because of the studies, it can be concluded that LED light is an effective option not only in the bleaching of epidermis hyperpigmentation but also in other aspects such as hydration, rejuvenation, viço, and skin quality.
Studies on Optimization of Growth Parameters for Mass Multiplication of Actinobacteria
Authors: Nalini B. S. , Muthuraju R.
Published: December 2020

Aim: To isolate, characterize and optimize the growth parameters for mass multiplication of Actinobacteria.

Place and Duration of Work: The study was carried out in Department of Agricultural Microbiology, GKVK, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore during 2019-20.

Methodology: Actinobacterial isolates were characterized morphologically and screened for optimization of growth parameters viz., pH, temperature, salt concentration and utilization of carbon source for their mass multiplication.

Results: Forty actinobacterial isolates were enumerated from rhizosphere soil of finger millet, cowpea and also from different organic manures. Color of aerial mycelium in most of the actinobacterial isolates were white, grey or cream with dry, cottony or powdery appearance. All forty isolates were Gram positive, non-acid forming and motile. During optimization of growth parameters, results showed that all the actinobacterial isolates growth was observed good at 30℃, pH 7 and 2 per cent NaCl concentration. Starch was confirmed as the best carbon source for all the actinobacterial isolates during carbon source utilization ability.

Conclusion: Based on the results, it is showed that all the actinobacterial isolates enumerated were aerobic, spore-forming, Gram positive bacteria, non-acid forming and motile. Maximum growth of Actinobacterial isolates was obtained at temperature of 30℃, pH 7 and 2 per cent NaCl concentration with the ability of growing on ten different carbon sources during the optimization of nutritional and cultural characterization studies. Among the different carbon sources, starch was confirmed as the best carbon source for all the isolates during the study of carbon source utilization ability.
Fusing Convolutional Neural Networks to Improve the Accuracy of Plant Leaf Disease Classification
Authors: Nerkar Bhavana , Talbar Sanjay
Published: December 2020

Aims: This text aims to improve the accuracy of plant leaf disease detection using a fused convolutional neural network architecture

Study Design:  In this study, propose a hybrid CNN architecture, that adds a bio-inspired layer to the existing CNN architecture in order to improve the accuracy and reduce the delay needed for leaf disease classification.

Place and Duration of Study: National institute of electronics and information technology Aurangabad, between June 2018 and September 2020.

Methodology: Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have become a de-facto technique for classification of multi-dimensional data. Activation functions like rectified linear unit (ReLU), softmax, sigmoid, etc. have proven to be highly effective when doing so. Moreover, standard CNN architectures like AlexNet, VGGNet, Google net, etc. further assist this process by providing standard and highly effective network layer arrangements. But these architectures are limited by the speed due to high number of calculations needed to train and test the network. Moreover, as the number of classes increase, there is a reduction in validation and testing accuracy for the networks. In order to remove these drawbacks, hybrid CNN architecture, that adds a bio-inspired layer to the existing CNN architecture in order to improve the accuracy and speed of leaf classification.

Results: The developed system was tested on different kinds of leaf diseases, and it was observed that the proposed system obtains more than 98% accuracy for both testing and validation sets.

Conclusion: It is observed that the delay is reduced, while the accuracy is improved by the most effective classifiers. This encourage us to use the proposed system for real-time leaf image disease detection.
Transaction Costs in Borrowing Agricultural Credit by Farm Households across Rural-Urban Interface of Bengaluru
Authors: Udaykumar M. S. , Umesh K. B. , Murthy P. S. Srikantha
Published: December 2020

The study was undertaken in North of Bengaluru to analyze transaction cost involved in borrowing agricultural credit from formal and informal sources and to identify the factors influencing the borrowers’ transaction cost across rural-urban interface. The data was collected from randomly selected 50 farmers each from rural, peri-urban and urban transacts. The results revealed that the transaction cost in availing credit was more in formal sources in all the three gradients compared to informal sources. Among the formal sources, the total transaction cost incurred by farmers was highest in commercial banks followed by Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Co-operative banks in all the three gradients. In rural gradient total transaction cost incurred by farmers was highest in commercial banks (Rs. 5395.26) followed by Co-operative banks (Rs. 3112.33) and RRBs (Rs. 1811.20) and it was lowest in case of informal sources of credit (Rs. 1140.27). Rent seeking cost was the major cost in transaction cost followed by cost of documents and opportunity cost of time spent in all the gradients. Results of multiple regression analysis revealed that education, number of visits, total land holding and amount borrowed were the major factors significantly influencing the borrower’s transaction cost. From the study it was evident that transaction cost was high in formal sources, and this needs special attention by the government and the institutions like Registration and Revenue authorities to curb rent seeking behavior of officials involved which contribute towards higher transaction cost. Collateral security norms are hindering the marginal and small farmers in obtaining credit from formal sources and hence, there is a need to redesign these norms especially for small and marginal farmers.
Hydroponic Growth Media (Substrate): A Review
Authors: Patil S. T. , Kadam U. S. , Mane M. S. , Mahale D. M. , Dhekale J. S.
Published: December 2020

From the reviewed literature, it is observed that scientist’s worked on the various substrate medias used for hydroponic system. They also studied about different combinations of the media and their effect on crop growth. The reviewed literature shows that scientists have studied different organic and inorganic media viz. cocopit, saw dust, rice husk vermiculite, perlite, hydroton, pumice, sand etc. It was also found that these media are not easily, cheaply and locally available for users. Beside this, few scientists studied about physical and chemical properties of media such as particle size, porosity, bulk density, wettability, water holding capacity (WHC), Air filled porosity (AFP), Electrical conductivity, pH of these media. The crop specific suitability of combinations of the different media mixtures were also tested and reported by many scientists. It was revealed from reviewed literature that salinity of media caused linear reduction in the water consumption. The size and shape of particle size distribution are useful for estimating the hydraulic properties of the media The substrate under long cultivation period causes increase of organic matter content and microorganism activity which leads to an increased competition for oxygen in the root environment. The optimal EC levels range from 1.5 to 4.0 dSm-1 according to crop and its sensitivity to different salinity levels. It was also observed that level of growing medium temperature close to that of the surrounding air seems more suitable. The ideal substrate should have a total porosity of over 85 percent. Particles of smaller-sized individual grains have a larger specific surface area.
Impairment and Disability: Using the Guides
Authors: Brigham Christopher R.
Published: December 2020

The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) is a widely used and accepted reference for the evaluation of permanent impairment. Many individuals and entities incorrectly consider the concepts of impairment and disability to be interchangeable, but the AMA Guides defines impairment as the “loss, loss of use, or derangement of any body part, system or function.” In contrast, disability is “an alteration of an individual's capacity to meet personal, social or occupational demands, or statutory or regulatory requirements, because of an impairment.” Thus, impairment evaluation is a medical determination, but evaluation or rating of disability is “a nonmedical assessment of the degree to which an individual does or does not have the capacity to meet personal, social, occupational, or other demands, or to meet statutory or regulatory requirements.” The AMA Guides help estimate the degree to which an individual's capacity to carry out daily activities has been diminished, but the AMA Guides for the most part is based on anatomic impairment, most commonly of the musculoskeletal system. The motivations of the patient, employer, and others often determine whether an impaired person also is disabled, and the AMA Guides clearly emphasizes that “impairment percentages derived according to Guides criteria should not be used to make direct financial awards or direct estimates of disabilities.”
Key Principles in Using the Guides (Part I)
Authors: Roth Henry J. , Brigham Christopher R.
Published: December 2020

The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, (AMA Guides) Fourth Edition, is based on fundamental principles, particularly Chapter 1, Impairment Evaluations, Chapter 2, Records and Reports, and the Glossary. This article (continued in the next issue) discusses and clarifies 21 key principles for using the AMA Guides. For example, the AMA Guides applies only to permanent impairments, and impairment percentages are estimates, not precise determinations. All impairment ratings should be combined to express an impairment of the whole person. The AMA Guides establishes an evaluation process, and the medical rating itself is not the process or purpose addressed. An impairment estimate is simply a number and does not convey information about the effects of the impairment on the person's activities of daily living. A definition of normal requires nuanced evaluations in which physicians are asked to express opinions about the absence or presence of disability. Examiners should evaluate the patient's full range of possible active motion without the application of moderate pressure to the joint. Some patients with extremity pain or other symptoms may not have evidence of permanent impairment, and if the effects on different organ systems contribute to impairment, these estimates should be combined. [Continued in the March/April 1997 The Guides Newsletter]
Impairment Tutorial: Impairment of the Lower Extremity
Authors: Shaw William S.
Published: December 2020

The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Fourth Edition, introduces a new system of rating lower extremity impairments that allows use of more than one method for arriving at a rating. Such flexibility allows the rater greater leeway to assess each patient's unique status but requires the clinician to clearly understand the diagnosis, pathoanatomy, and expected sequelae of a condition. For example, diminished muscle function can be evaluated in four ways (gait, atrophy, weakness, and peripheral nerve injury), but impairments should be estimated under only one of these criteria. Tables in the AMA Guides give impairment values for the whole person, as well as for the lower extremity and the part, where applicable. Impairments can be calculated in several broad categories, including the following: limb length discrepancy; gait derangement; unilateral atrophy; manual muscle testing; range of motion measurements and ankylosis; arthritis; amputations; skin loss; diagnosis-based estimates; peripheral nerve; vascular disorders; and causalgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Each category includes general guidelines that help raters decide when to use that specific section. In addition to clarifying and discussing the categories, the article provides references to specific sections and tables in the AMA Guides, Fourth Edition.