bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Influence of Thermal Post-deposition on Trap States in Sol-gel Indium Zinc Oxide TFTs
Authors: Chatterjee Neel , Weidling Adam M , Ruden P. Paul , Swisher Sarah
Published: December 2021

In solution-processed oxide thin-film transistors, post-deposition thermal processing significantly changes the film’s transport properties and is essential for high-performance devices. The mobility, bias stability and trapping-detrapping related hysteresis are improved with higher processing temperatures, which is generally attributed to decreased concentrations of localized states that act as electron traps. Fabricating and characterizing 29 devices, we provide further experimental evidence that post-deposition processing indeed leads to enhanced channel electron mobility in sol-gel indium zinc oxide TFTs, and, on the basis of a simple model, we extract physical parameters that yield a quantitative assessment of the changes in the densities and the properties of the localized trap states. The data is obtained for sol-gel indium zinc oxide thin films and TFTs subjected to thermal postdeposition processing from 300 to 500 0<\sup>C. The extracted parameters indicate that the trap state density in the bulk semiconductor and at the interface decrease by factors of 5 and 3, respectively. Furthermore, the localized states become shallower, and the band mobility increases with higher processing temperatures.
Application of Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning to Optimize Real-World Traffic Signal Controls
Authors: Friesen Maxim , Tan Tian , Jasperneite Jürgen , Wang Jie
Published: December 2021

Increasing traffic congestion leads to significant costs associated by additional travel delays, whereby poorly configured signaled intersections are a common bottleneck and root cause. Traditional traffic signal control (TSC) systems employ rule-based or heuristic methods to decide signal timings, while adaptive TSC solutions utilize a traffic-actuated control logic to increase their adaptability to real-time traffic changes. However, such systems are expensive to deploy and are often not flexible enough to adequately adapt to the volatility of today's traffic dynamics. More recently, this problem became a frontier topic in the domain of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and enabled the development of multi-agent DRL approaches that could operate in environments with several agents present, such as traffic systems with multiple signaled intersections. However, most of these proposed approaches were validated using artificial traffic grids. This paper therefore presents a case study, where real-world traffic data from the town of Lemgo in Germany is used to create a realistic road model within VISSIM. A multi-agent DRL setup, comprising multiple independent deep Q-networks, is applied to the simulated traffic network. Traditional rule-based signal controls, currently employed in the real world at the studied intersections, are integrated in the traffic model with LISA+ and serve as a performance baseline. Our performance evaluation indicates a significant reduction of traffic congestion when using the RL-based signal control policy over the conventional TSC approach in LISA+. Consequently, this paper reinforces the applicability of RL concepts in the domain of TSC engineering by employing a highly realistic traffic model.
State relevance for model order reduction applied to a microgrid
Authors: Tomás-Martín Andrés , García-Cerrada Aurelio , Sigrist Lukas , Yagüe Sauro , Suárez-Porras Jorge
Published: December 2021

This paper presents a systematic model order reduction (MOR) algorithm based on state relevance applied to an islanded microgrid with electronic power generation. MOR of such islanded microgrids may not benefit, a priori, from the well-established time-scale separation usually applied to conventional power systems, and a systematic MOR is still an open issue. The proposed algorithm uses a balanced realization of the linear system, where state variables may not have physical meaning, to obtain the states' energies. It then calculates the relevance of the original system states from those energy values. The newly proposed ``state-relevance coefficient'' should help to choose which states to consider in a reduced model in each study case. Detailed nonlinear simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is able to find the relevant states to include in the reduced model systematically, even in operation points near the stability limit, where ad-hoc MOR techniques are likely to fail. The performance of the algorithm is illustrated in a system with grid-forming converters in various scenarios but can be easily applied to other systems.
Full-learning quaternion convolutional neural networks and cross-entropy-based confluence of differently represented data for PolSAR land classification
Authors: Matsumoto Yuya
Published: December 2021

ALOS2 Dataset1

Odi_SceneId="SARD000000088012-00036-019-001"

Odi_SiteDateTime="PROCESS:JAPAN-JAXA-ALOS2-EICS 20151207 072121"

Scs_SceneID="ALOS2066310850-150815"

ALOS2 Dataset2

Odi_SceneId="SARD000000088012-00036-044-002"

Odi_SiteDateTime="PROCESS:JAPAN-JAXA-ALOS2-EICS 20210113 054828"

Scs_SceneID="ALOS2066310860-150815"
Towards an Automated Model-Based Test Generation Approach from Controlled Natural Language Specifications Written in Arabic
Authors: Krichen Moez , Mechti Seifeddine
Published: December 2021

We propose a new model-based testing approach which takes as input a set of requirements described in Arabic Controlled Natural Language (CNL) which is a subset of the Arabic language generated by a specific grammar. The semantics of the considered requirements is defined using the Case Grammar Theory (CTG). The requirements are translated into Transition Relations which serve as an input for test cases generation tools.
Energy Optimization of a Laser-Powered Hovering-UAV Relay in Optical Wireless Backhaul
Authors: Bashir Muhammad Salman , Alouini Mohamed-Slim
Published: December 2021

Due to their flexibility and low cost deployment, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will most likely act as base stations and backhaul relays in the next generation of wireless communication systems. However, these UAVs---in the untethered mode---can only operate for a finite time due to limited energy they carry in their batteries. In free-space optical communications, one solution is to transport both the data and the energy from the source to the UAV through the laser beam---a concept known as simultaneous lightwave information and power transfer (SLIPT). In this study, we have analyzed the SLIPT scheme for laser-powered decode-and-forward UAV relays in an optical wireless backhaul. The major goal of this study is to optimally allocate the received beam energy between the decoding circuit, the transmitting circuit and the rotor block of the relay in order to maximize a quality-of-service metric such as maximum achievable rate, outage or error probabilities. As expected, we note that the optimal power allocation depends heavily on the source-relay and relay-destination channel conditions. In the final part of this study, we have maximized the operational time of the UAV relay given that the maximum achievable rate stays above a certain threshold in order to meet a minimum quality-of-service requirement.
A Low Energy Clock Network with a Huge Number of Local Synchronized Oscillators
Authors: Carlstedt Gunnar , Rimborg Mats
Published: December 2021

A clock system for a huge grid of small clock regions is presented. There is an oscillator in each clock region, which drives the local clock of a processing element (PE). The oscillators are kept synchronized by exploiting the phase of their neighbors. In an infinite mesh, the clock skew would be zero, but in a network of limited size there will be fringe effects. In a mesh with 25×25 oscillators, the maximum skew between neighboring regions is within 3.3 ps. By slightly adjusting the free running frequency of the oscillators, this skew can be reduced to 1.2 ps. The mesh may contain millions of clock regions.

 Because there is no central clock, both power consumption and clock frequency can be improved compared to a conventional clock distribution network. A PE of 150×150 µm² running at 6.7 GHz with 93 master-slave flip-flops is used as an example. The PE-internal clock skew is less than 2.3 ps, and the energy consumption of the clock system 807 µW per PE. It corresponds to an effective gate and wire capacitance of 509 aF, or 7.3 gate capacitances.

 Power noise is reduced by scheduling the local oscillators gradually along one of the grid’s axes. In this way, surge currents, which generally have their peaks at the clock edges, are distributed evenly over a full clock cycle.
Hierarchical Multi-User Detection for Highly Overloaded Uplink Grant-Free NOMA
Authors: Hasan Shah Mahdi , Mahata Kaushik , Hyder Md Mashud
Published: December 2021

Grant-Free Non Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) offers promising solutions to realize uplink (UL) massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) using limited spectrum resources, while reducing signalling overhead. Because of the sparse, sporadic activities exhibited by the user equipments (UE), the active user detection (AUD) problem is often formulated as a compressive sensing problem. In line of that, greedy sparse recovery algorithms are spearheading the development of compressed sensing based multi-user detectors (CS-MUD). However, for a given number of resources, the performance of CS-MUD algorithms are fundamentally limited at higher overloading of NOMA. To circumvent this issue, in this work, we propose a two-stage hierarchical multi-user detection framework, where the UEs are randomly assigned to some pre-defined clusters. The active UEs split their data transmission frame into two phases. In the first phase an UE uses the sinusoidal spreading sequence (SS) of its cluster. In the second phase the UE uses its own unique random SS. At phase 1 of detection, the active clusters are detected, and a reduced sensing matrix is constructed. This matrix is used in Phase 2 to recover the active UE indices using some sparse recovery algorithm. Numerical investigations validate the efficacy of the proposed algorithm in highly overloaded scenarios.
“Noi leggiavamo un giorno per diletto”: Reading Dante in South Africa
Authors: Fanucchi Sonia , Virga Anita
Published: December 2021

Since its conception in 2018, our Dante society has evolved to embrace a unique, South African engagement with the poet and his Commedia. This chapter provides an insight into the society’s origin and the conversations that first inspired our South African Convivio with Dante. Through a detailed description of the thinking behind the contributions of students and colleagues, we highlight the process of reading Dante as a powerful personal experience for us and our students. We argue that Dante provides us with a language through which to make sense of our vulnerable position in post-Apartheid South Africa. This is evident in the ways that student responses to Dante echo the Commedia’s Dante-Virgil dynamic - complex, and sometimes rebellious, yet always intimate and affectionate.
“Experience that Generates Experience”: The Influence of the Comedy in three South African Writings
Authors: Medugno Marco
Published: December 2021

This article aims to explore the intertextual relationships between Dante’s Divine Comedy and three pieces of creative writing: Chariklia Martalas’ “A Mad Flight into Inferno Once Again”, Thalén Rogers’ “The Loadstone” and Helena van Urk’s “The Storm”. By employing a comparative analysis, I argue that, even though decontextualised, the Comedy still represents a fruitful aesthetic source for representing particularly war-torn and violent contexts such as South Africa during apartheid and colonialism. I explore how the authors, through intertextual references and parodic rewriting, both re-configure the poem and challenge some of the Comedy’s moral assumptions and the idea of (divine) justice. I aim to show how Dantean Hell, far from being an otherworldly realm, is in fact transfigured and adapted to effectively represent (and make sense of) a historical context. In other words, through an intertextual analysis, this analysis tries to understand why and how the Comedy resonates with the South African socio-political (and literary) context.
Dimitri Tsafendas Meets Dante, Friend and Witness of Our Time
Authors: Di Florio Martina
Published: December 2021

Chariklia Martalas's “Eating John Vorster" brings to light the assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd, “the architect of Apartheid,” by Dimitri Tsafendas. As an act of social responsibility, the author presents the intergenerational trauma of Apartheid to a transnational community of readers. This article, drawing on an interview with Martalas, argues that her reading of Dante’s Inferno rewrites a traumatic South African memory as well as transforms the reader into a responsible witness and messenger. Martalas establishes an ideal friendship with Dante and, while powerfully reactivating and rewriting his vivid imagery, unveils a contemporary tragedy. Her creative text addresses the reader’s consciousness and questions the interconnection among language, values, and actions.
Association of TNFRII polymorphisms and IL-37 in rheumatoid arthritis Iraqi patients
Authors: Mohammad Wasnaa J. , Kh. Ibrahim Noor Alhuda , Obed Shahad F . , Obed Shahad F . , Sh. Jebur Mohammed
Published: December 2021

Fifty RA patients and 50 healthy individuals have been participated in this study. 196 M/R polymorphism of TNFRII gene determined by PCR-RFLP, IL-37 level was measured by ELISA technique, also RF, ACCP, CRP measured by ELISA technique. Our study shows an increase in IL-37 levels in patients was suffered from rheumatoid arthritis relative to control group. (M=101.31+10.41) That shows major differences between patients and controls (p<0.01) and increasing level of IL-37 correlate significantly with increasing level of CRP (p<0.05). The frequencies of TNFRII gene polymorphism were significantly correlate with the IL-37 level (p<0.01) in RA patients compared with control group. In conclusion, IL-37 increased in RA patients associated with disease development, also significantly associated with TNFRII polymorphism.
Joseph’s Food Politics as Life-Keeper of Many People: A Close Rereading of Genesis 47:13–26
Authors: Karman Yonky
Published: December 2021

The Septuagint reading predominantly influences the interpretation of Genesis 47:13-26 (primarily v. 21). Despite a positive portrayal of Joseph, he is also seen as Pharaoh’s accomplice to enslave the Egyptian people. This connection with slavery activities contradicts the traditional image of Joseph as the life-keeper of many people. Solution for the negative portrait of Joseph usually refers to the Masoretic Text, although it is not a reference to many modern Bible translations and commentaries. The Septuagint as a reference, in this case, is indeed difficult to reject. However, that does not mean that Joseph promotes the slavery of the Egyptian people throughout the land, but rather an ancient form of state capitalism. This article draws on textual criticism, word studies, form criticism, and agricultural knowledge background in the ancient Middle East. The contribution of this research is to show that, instead of enslaving, Joseph formulated an Egyptian food politics in the larger context of Joseph’s narrative reality as the life-keeper of many people.
SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN DALAM PEMILIHAN PROVIDER INTERNET UNTUK MENUNJANG PERKULIAHAN ONLINE DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Utami Lilyani Asri , Mazia Lia , Briantama Hartomo
Published: December 2021

Pandemi Covid-19 telah mengubah metode pembelajaran perkuliahan yang awalnya tatap muka menjadi pembelajaran jarak jauh atau daring. Banyak kriteria yang menjadi pertimbangan mahasiswa dalam memilih provider internet untuk menunjang perkuliahan online. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memecahkan permasalahan serta mencari solusi untuk mahasiswa Universitas Nusa Mandiri dalam memilih provider internet yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan guna mendukung kegiatan perkuliahan online di masa pandemi Covid-19. Sistem Pendukung Keputusan dengan menggunakan metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) dilakukan peneliti dalam memilih provider internet berdasarkan kriteria dan alternatif yang ditentukan. Kriterianya terdiri dari harga, bandwith, cakupan area jaringan, dan support helpdesk. Sedangkan alternatif terdiri dari Indihome, Biznet, FirstMedia, dan My Republic. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa cakupan area jaringan menjadi prioritas pemilihan provider internet dan Indihome sebagai penyedia layanan internet yang lebih unggul. Penerapan sistem penunjang keputusan ini dapat memberikan rekomendasi bagi mahasiswa untuk menentukan atau memilih provider internet yang akan digunakan untuk menunjang perkuliahan online di masa pandemi Covid-19.
Education in Cybernetic Illumination by Marian Mazur
Authors: Budajczak Marek
Published: December 2021

The article presents the cybernetic approach and justifications of the same kind for highlighting flaws in the functioning of today’s, still unchanged, mass school, proffered by Marian Mazur, the founder of the Polish school of cybernetics. This author analyses all the important dimensions of school functioning – from the content, through methodology to its organisation – pointing to the rationality of an optimising cybernetic approach to education, which is perfectly consistent with the common sense feeling about the weakness of schools. Although Mazur’s analyses date back to the 1960s, they seem to be applicable today not only to our country, but also to the entire world.
Myślenie według świata wartości
Authors: Wróblewska Halina Monika
Published: December 2021

Tytuł opracowania nawiązuje do tytułu szkiców filozoficznych Myślenia według wartości autorstwa ks. Józefa  Tischnera. Przestrzeń (w) dialogu pedagogów serca – to ukazanie osobowych doświadczeń i dwóch perspektyw zaangażowania (działania) na rzecz drugiego człowieka. Świat wartości jako płaszczyzna (w) dialogu ukazana  jest w  treściach doświadczeń i refleksji Marii Grzegorzewskiej (1888 - 1967)  – człowieka wielkiego serca oraz Marii Łopatkowej (1927-2016) - pedagoga serca. W intersubiektywnej przestrzeni doświadczeń wybrzmiewa wrażliwość aksjologiczna pedagogów zaangażowanych. Ukazane myśli i refleksje odsłaniają humanizm idei oraz wymiary działalności pedagogów serca na wielu polach praktyki. To co łączy i przenika obie postaci – to relacja wartości. Ukazane doświadczenia osobowe i przytoczone narracje kobiet – pedagogów serca - są w istocie obrazem filozofii osoby. W personalnym dialogu obecne są twórcze inspiracje. Perspektywa prowadzonych rozważań dokonywana jest w trzech płaszczyznach odniesienia: dialogu z drugim w obszarze zaangażowania sercem, spotkania pedagogów w obszarze wymiany myśli wokół wartości osobowych doświadczeń życiowych oraz istoty i znaczenia aktywności człowieka –gotowego do przekraczania siebie - jako sprawczej transgresji o charakterze twórczym.
Rodzinne wspólnoty znaczeń
Authors: Kuryś-Szyncel Karolina
Published: December 2021

Celem artykułu jest próba opisania źródeł i sposobów tworzenia przez rodzinę niepowtarzalnej opowieści o własnej historii życia. Wprowadzono autorską kategorię „biografii rodzinnej” jako zwielokrotnioną (będąca czymś więcej niż sumą biografii jednostkowych), podlegającą systemowym zasadom cyrkularności i ekwipotencjalności nieskończoną rekonstrukcję znaczeń wynikającą z napięcia między biegiem życia rodziny a opowieścią o historii życia. Rodzina rozumiana jako system jest zdolna do uwspólniania znaczeń podczas bliskich spotkań z wewnętrznymi i zewnętrznymi narracjami. Spotkania te autorka proponuje określać mianem epizodów wspólnego zaangażowania biograficznego. Budowanie rodzinnej wspólnoty znaczeń jest istotne dla rozwoju systemu rodziny i może mieć walor tożsamościowy.
Edukacja i biografia
Authors: Segiet Waldemar
Published: December 2021

Z tytułem artykułu kojarzę potencjał refleksji o edukacji, potwierdzany również próbami łączenia wybranych z niej wątków z tymi dotyczącymi biografii. Proponuję konkretne spojrzenie na biograficzny wymiar edukacji i edukacyjny wymiar biografii. Korzystając z eksperckiej wiedzy badaczy nowoczesności sięgam do wybranych analiz, dzięki którym uzyskują swoje aktualizacje biograficzne procesy uczenia się. Wskazuję też na sens praktyki badawczej obligującej do osobistej troski interpretacyjnej, bez zamykania się na odmienne możliwości teoretyzowania.
ОСНОВНЫЕ КОМПОНЕНТЫ СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКОГО МАРКЕТИНГА И ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ ИХ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ
Authors: Маказиева З.Д.
Published: December 2021

Каждый бизнес-план является не просто формальностью или личным расчетом, но и представляет собой важный доку-мент, предопределяющий распределение доходов и расходов, и определяющий стратегию ведения бизнеса. В бизнес-плане должны содержаться маркетин-говое обоснование, все экономические подсчеты и учет экономических факто-ров. С этой точки зрения ему надлежит обладать должной убедительностью, ясностью и привлекательностью. Одна-ко планирование маркетинга следует считать по-настоящему актуальной необходимостью. Важность маркетин-гового раздела в бизнес-плане неоспори-ма. Он необходим для того, чтобы со-трудники маркетингового отдела поль-зовались бизнес-планом как инструкцией при освоении рынка своей продукции, для оценивания главных задач и целей, уста-новления стратегии деятельности фир-мы в части маркетинга, инвесторам, чтобы они смогли убедиться в том, что рынок является перспективным, а также довольно емким.
ПРОБЛЕМЫ ИМПОРТОЗАМЕЩЕНИЯ В РОССИИ
Authors: Никаева Р.М. , Шардан С.К. , Дикаева Х.М.
Published: December 2021

Сегодня как никогда видна необходи-мость организации импортозамещения в целом ряде отраслей промышленности России для сохранения и роста потенци-ала нашей экономики, обеспечения выво-да продукции российских предприятий на международный рынок. В работе ав-торами исследованы особенности им-портозамещения в нынешних условиях как одного из важнейших типов государ-ственной экономической политики. Рас-смотрены мероприятия по стимулиро-ванию импортозамещения в сельском хо-зяйстве со стороны государства, приве-дены статистические данные выделен-ных средств по различным инвестицион-ным проектам. Определены плюсы и ми-нусы, связанные с проведением политики импортозамещения в стране, и на основе мнения экспертов по проблеме импорто-замещения в России выделены некоторые аспекты ее торможения.
ПРОЦЕССЫ ЦИФРОВОЙ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ В СОВРЕМЕННЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯХ
Authors: Хадуева Я.А.
Published: December 2021

Сегодня крайне важно эффективно осу-ществлять системные преобразования, а также выполнять действия, которые нацелены на ускоренное развитие цифро-вой экономики в российских системах (речь идет о системах экономико-социального типа на всех уровнях). Во всем мире сейчас активно продвигается идея цифровой трансформации. О ней говорят во всех странах, но при этом споры на эту тему не утихают уже не-сколько десятков лет. Цифровизация экономики – это выражение основной закономерности ее информатизации. Данный феномен изучается уже много лет, но до сих пор в научной сфере и сре-ди правительств разных стран мира от-сутствует четкое понимание сути по-нятия «цифровая трансформация».
МЕХАНИЗМЫ ГРАЖДАНСКОЙ ЗАЩИТЫ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
Authors: Яндарбаева Л.А. , Джабраилова Л.Х. , Дикаева Х.М.
Published: December 2021

В современном мире наблюдается тен-денция увеличения количества и мас-штабов стихийных бедствий техноген-ного и природного характера. Притом что уровень безопасности в целом рас-тет, так как меньше происходит войн и вооруженных конфликтов, внутренняя безопасность и ее защита становятся все более актуальными. Обеспечение гражданской защиты населения является актуальной задачей настоящего времени.
Большинство теоретических разра-боток вопроса безопасности в чрезвы-чайных ситуациях касается государ-ственного уровня. Новизна темы статьи заключается в обосновании дальнейшего совершенствования механизмов граж-данской защиты населения муниципаль-ного образования.
РАЗВИТИЕ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННОГО ПОТЕНЦИАЛА В ЭКОНОМИКЕ ЧЕЧЕНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ
Authors: Илаева З.М. , Дендиева Л.Р.
Published: December 2021

Для функционирования рыночной эконо-мики необходимо отлаженное правовое пространство: каждый работник, каж-дый предприниматель, каждая компания могут чувствовать себя уверенно в лю-бом деле, если они знают, что защищены законом. Вот почему в рыночной эконо-мике столь большое внимание уделяется правовому обеспечению всех видов дело-вой активности, а хозяйственное право выступает как юридическая основа та-кой экономики.
Основным элементом стратегии, нацеленной на дальнейшее развитие рес-публиканской экономики, должен стать тезис о том, что экономика Чеченской Республики должна быть самым тесным образом интегрирована с экономикой ее соседей по региону, а через них – в рос-сийскую экономику в целом. Однако до-стижение указанной цели требует нали-чия в распоряжении властей Чеченской Республики определенного набора поли-тических и экономических инструмен-тов, в том числе законодательных ак-тов, гарантирующих налоговые и прочие льготы товаропроизводителям на тер-ритории Чеченской Республики.
О ПРОБЛЕМАХ БЕЗРАБОТИЦЫ В РОССИИ
Authors: Магомадов Э.М. , Башаев А.А. , Лорсанова М.И.
Published: December 2021

Данная статья посвящена изучению без-работицы в России. В статье рассмот-рены теоретические основы безработи-цы, а также сделан анализ, выявлены проблемы безработицы, в конце разра-ботана стратегия для уменьшения без-работицы в стране. Актуальность дан-ной темы обусловлена тем, что безра-ботица с каждым годом повышается, также она относится к макроэкономи-ческим проблемам, т.е. последствия от безработицы для любого государства сильно сказываются на экономике.
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ И МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ: ПОНЯТИЕ, РОЛЬ, СУБЪЕКТЫ
Authors: Магомадова Э.И.
Published: December 2021

Государственная политика как процесс выработки, принятия и реализации ре-шений затрагивает различные сферы де-ятельности гражданского общества.
Качество политических, социально-экономических, духовно-культурных и иных государственных преобразований сегодня напрямую зависит от состояния проводимой национальной политики, в связи с этим функционирование эффек-тивного государственного и муниципаль-ного управления требует постоянного совершенствования организационного механизма политики, а следовательно, нормативного регулирования в данной сфере исходя из объективной оценки со-стояния и различных сценариев в нацио-нальном и международном масштабе. Быстро меняющийся современный мир заставляет искать способы приспосаб-ливаться к его изменениям, и в этом контексте государству как субъекту модернизации и управления обществом необходимо создавать условия для эф-фективного механизма в области под-держки и развития субъектов.
ИНФРАСТРУКТУРА МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОГО ГОРОДСКОГО ПОСЕЛЕНИЯ: ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ
Authors: Маказиева З.Д.
Published: December 2021

В основе развития обновленной инфра-структуры экономики страны, а также ее отдельных регионов и территорий лежит экономическое развитие отдель-ных городов, формирование субъектов и объектов нового формата, наделенных независимостью и выступающих фунда-ментом для образования новых организа-ционно-экономических механизмов и си-стем. Обновление функций элементов городской и национальной инфраструк-туры в рамках реализации государством экономической политики нуждается в детальном и всестороннем изучении дан-ных процессов. Среди приоритетных программ государственной политики Российской Федерации в сфере развития отдельных регионов центральное место занимает решение проблемы развития регионов и повышения уровня жизни населения, проживающего на их терри-тории.
Effectiveness of Supraglottic Airways Management Among Paramedics
Authors: Wit Szymon , Więch Paweł , Kłęk Marta , Muster Marek , Kucaba Grzegorz
Published: December 2021

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of supraglottic airways management by paramedics using selected methods in simulated conditions.
Material and methods: The study included a group of 115 professionally active paramedics working in various health care facilities in the Podkarpackie Province. Each subject was asked to open the airways using a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and a disposable laryngeal tube (LT-D) in simulated conditions. The study assessed the effectiveness of the airway opening taking into account: average tidal volume of a single breath in ml, average minute tidal volume in ml, time of insertion in seconds, the need for a second attempt, pressure on incisors in N. The obtained results were statistically analysed, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The calculations were performed with the SPSS 20 software.
results: The study showed that the time of inserting of LT-D is the same as the time of LMA (LT-D: 25.95s ± 7.89s vs. LMA: 24.78s ± 8.32s; p>0.05). The mean tidal volume of a single breath was significantly higher with the LMA com-pared to LT-D (LMA 633.24 ml vs. LT-D 579.68 ml, p<0.05). During LMA insertion, the pressure on incisors of 11.41N ± 6.22N was used, while in case of LT-D this pressure amounted to 13.15N ± 3.68N. Every fourth examined paramedic had problems with correct insertion of LT-D tube in accordance with the adopted algorithm.
Conclusions: The supralottic LMA and LT-D tools seem to be an effective and safe alternative of the airway management in case of life emergency
White Blood Cells Ratios in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in Association with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Alghzawi Iyad
Published: December 2021

The aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate of white blood cells ratios in patients with ACS in association with
arterial hypertension and 2 type Diabetes Mellitus.
Material and Methods: In this observational cohort trial we observed of 184 patients with ACS. All patients were randomized into four groups: 1st group – 42 patients with ACS without AH or DM; 2nd group – 56 patients with ACS and previous AH; 3rd group – 42 patients with ACS and 2 type DM; and 4th group – 44 patients with ACS and AH and DM. We studied of leukocytes count and their subpopulation ratios: neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio (NLR), neutrophils to monocytes ratio (NMR), neutrophils to lymphocytes+monocytes ratio (N/LMR), lymphocytes to monocytes ratio (NMR).
Results: The mean white blood cells count was significant higher in patients with ASC, compared with control group (p<0.001). In patients with ACS the elevated NMR and NLR were observed: 15.04±1.28 vs 11.09±0.43 in control group (p<0.05), and 3.34±0.20 vs 2.60±0.06 (p<0.05), respectively. No significant differences between WBC ratios were revealed in observed patients with ACS with or without AH and/or DM.
Conclusion: ACS is characterized of raised NLR and NMR which could be indicators of poor prognosis
Comparativa de características de software para la creación de recorridos virtuales 360 en Web
Authors: Nieva García Omar , Luna González Patricia , Arellano Pimentel Jesús
Published: December 2021

The use of 360 virtual tours has become a technology that allows viewing from different angles, places, or spaces that, due to various circumstances, it is not possible to visit physically. Due to different restrictions existing today; of a physical, economic or health type, virtual visits to museums, archaeological sites, parks, and facilities of various kinds have become an alternative to disseminate, promote, or bring users closer to places, that through 360 panoramic images, make them feel immersed in them. Currently, creating a 360 virtual tour is available to more people, as the software and hardware tools used are increasingly accessible. However, deciding on the most appropriate software platform to publish virtual tours on the web can be a trial-and-error process, delaying obtaining these virtual products.
Developing Creativity Through Creative Engagement in Art Appreciation: Outcomes in Teaching Humanities
Authors: Alimen Ma Cecilia , Poral Pinky Jasmin , Magpantay Rhounella Rhane , Quiros Rosella , Azarcon Ma Elena
Published: December 2021

This descriptive-correlational study determined the level of creative engagement as part of humanities teaching in the outcome-based education. This focuses on the dimension of student engagement and creativity in the context of a new approach to teaching and learning primarily through the arts. This study captures student creative engagement supported by their personal reflection after the course term. There were eight (8) classes utilized with 134 students. Results showed that the level of students’ creativity in art appreciation was “high” and it was also “high” when they were grouped as to sex. Creative engagement in art appreciation was considered “highly influential” and it was “highly influential” when they were grouped as to sex. No significant difference was noted in the level of the students’ creative engagement and development of creativity. There was a moderate and positive correlation between the level of the students’ creative engagement and influence of creative engagement in art appreciation classes to their development of creativity. The most highly valued creative engagement practices of students in art appreciation are: “I have developed an appreciation for the local arts;” “I have deepened my sensitivity of myself, my community and the society,” and “Inclusion of art activities demonstrated my understanding of art appreciation.
An Analysis of Major Difficulties Moroccan Engineering Students Encounter in Argumentative Essay Writing
Authors: Beniche Mounir
Published: December 2021

The aim of this study is to analyse argumentative essay errors made by Moroccan students in Preparatory Classes of Higher Engineering Schools (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles) ( CPGE).The participants  of this study  were  1st  year Physics, Chemistry  and Engineering Sciences (PCSI ) students in CPGE Omar Ibn Al Khattab, Meknes . 68 students participated in the study which means that  all PCSI students  were involved. The study uses a mixed method design. In the quantitative method, the  data was gathered  from students’ argumentative essay tests. Students’ errors were  quantified numerically and  the contents of teachers’ interviews  were  analyzed qualitatively. The results  of the study demonstrate clearly  that CPGE students’ difficulties  in essay  writing are aligned to many factors . Firstly,  CPGE Students’  lack language proficiency. They have serious language problems accumulated from previous years of study. Secondly , students  lack motivation as they do not find pleasure in writing and perceive it as a tiring and boring task. Thirdly, they do not read a lot which makes the task of writing very hard. Fourthly ,  students do not master the techniques of writing a structured essay. In fact, it is a process that requires many steps to be followed from introduction to conclusion . The study ended up by suggesting possible solution to overcome such difficulties.
De/Stabilizing Heterosexuality in the Pardoner’s Tale
Authors: Dhouib Mohamed Karim
Published: December 2021

The paper sets out to argue that the Pardoner’s atypical sexuality is subversive of the medieval gender matrix and that his challenge to heteronormativity is ultimately encompassed and disarmed. Chaucer presents the Pardoner as a genderly ambiguous Other who does not fit the compulsory pattern of the two biological sexes. In its pronounced otherness and difference, his queer body disrupts the medieval normative order. Paradoxically, however, his difference re-inscribes that very order and reinforces the institutional status quo. His transgressive potential is met by containment and heterosexual hegemony is eventually re-established and re-affirmed.
Giving Mirrors to Female Prisoners in Alice Birch’s [BLANK]
Authors: Almeshaal Madhawy
Published: December 2021

The paper at hand attempts to interpret a contemporary British playwright’s theatrical artistic attempt to present a disturbing social issue and to suggest possible modes of help. In [BLANK], Alice Birch confronts the audience with the ugly cycle of women’s criminal conducts, female criminals’ offending and reoffending. The playwright employs the theater of the absurd as a theatrical medium through which she portrays the absurd reality of these female criminals and their families. To confront and shock the audience with the ugliness of these charterers’ reality, Birch uses In-Yer-Face theater. Birch suggests that the female criminal characters are victims who need proper psychological and medical rehabilitation services to break the ugly cycle of reoffending. The playwright implies a very challenging question for the audience: is it possible to break some patterns of some biological genetic behaviors? That is, can female criminals, in [BLANK], break away from their criminal behaviors that are biologically innate through the help of medicine and psychology not just through some practices of traditional stigmatizing forms of discipline and punishment in the justice system that are often proven to be unreliable means of constraint? By shocking and confronting society with the ugly reality of many female prisoners, in [BLANK], Birch is trying to give these pathetic female characters’ voices, mirrors, selves, forcing society to acknowledge them as human beings who have an essential role in society.
An improved firefly algorithm for identifying parameters of nonlinear empirical models
Authors:   Computer and Information Engineering College, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, China, Tian Xiaoxia , Xiao Chi ,   Computer and Information Engineering College, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, China, Yan Jingwen ,   College of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Published: December 2021

The nonlinear model is to describe the vortex-induced resonance of long-span bridges under the action of natural wind. The identification accuracy of its parameters directly affects people's understanding of vortex-induced vibration. People have been trying different algorithms to solve this parameter identification problem, but the efficiency and accuracy of algorithms are not satisfied. In this work, a firefly algorithm based on local chaos search and brightness variant (FACLBV) is proposed. The characteristics of chaos make FACLBV search the widely local scope and improve the accuracy of the solution. FACLBV modifies the fixed initial brightness, discards the absorption coefficient of light intensity, links the initial brightness of every firefly with the position of its solution space, and sets the attraction of every firefly as a simple linear function, which reduces the complexity of the algorithm and improves the efficiency. In order to better verify the superiority of FACLBV, the simulation experiment includes three parts: the comparison between FACLBV and other firefly algorithms, the verification of the parameters identified by FACLBV, and the nonparametric test between FACLBV and other intelligent algorithms. Simulation results show that FACLBV is better than other algorithms in performance.
A computer-based simulation and evaluation: Applying an automatic sprinkler system for extinguishing scooter fires in arcade areas
Authors:   Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 10607, Lee Sheng-Chieh , Lin Ching-Yuan ,   Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 10607, Chuang Ying-Ji ,   Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 10607, Lin Yuan-Shang ,   Graduate School of Disaster Management, Central Police University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 33304
Published: December 2021

In Taiwan, arcade buildings function as areas for parking scooters, spaces for markets, and walkways for pedestrians. In recent decades, arcade fires have caused many cases of serious casualties due to the likely direction of fire that spreads from the first floor up, which hinders the evacuation routes. The majority of fire prevention research has focused on confined spaces or rooms instead of arcade areas. Specifically, the controlling of fire spreads that are caused by scooters in arcade areas has been rarely discussed. The variables of spaces, Response Time Index, and sprinkler activation temperatures are modeled in five fire scenarios with the Fire Dynamics Simulator software to simulate the real arcade fires in this paper. The results show that (1) setting an automatic sprinkler system can effectively suppress the arcade fires, (2) the quick response sprinkler RTI≦50 is the most effective type, and the result is similar to RTI=25, and (3) the sprinkler settings with either 2.3 meters or 2.6 meters do not have significant effects on heat release rates.
Investigating the potential of using human movements in energy harvesting by installing piezoelectric tiles in Egyptian public facilities
Authors:   Department of Architecture Engineering, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, 11837, Egypt, Solban Madonna Makram , Moussa Rania Rushdy ,   Department of Architecture Engineering, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, 11837, Egypt
Published: December 2021

Developing countries are facing huge challenges toward energy production. Energy crisis not only negatively affects the industry, agricultural, commercial, and residential sectors, but it also negatively affects the development of these countries. Relying on renewable energy sources is one of the methods used to tackle the energy problem. The increase in energy costs produced from fossil fuel and the decreasing in fossil fuel production helps in decreasing the gap between the cost of energy generated from renewables and fossil fuel. Using the human population density in generating energy from renewable piezoelectric tiles in public facilities is the aim of this research. The presented research intends to investigate the potential of replacing the floor tiles in public facilities with piezoelectric tiles to generate energy and benefit from the high human population density and movements inside these facilities, and people will start to produce nonstop energy from walking throughout the facility. The presented research used quantitative method to investigate the potential of replacing the floor tiles in Shobra El-Khema metro station with piezoelectric tiles toward energy production. The research compared the electricity generated from piezoelectric tiles with the electricity consumed to electrify the station. According to the population density in Shobra El-Khema metro station, the research revealed that installing 7 Waynergy tiles in a location where all the station passengers are passing through will generate 3990 KW, which will electrify the station.
Supervisors Responses on Preparation of Schemes of Work During Teaching Practice in Public Universities in Eldoret, Kenya
Authors: Kimwarey Margaret C.
Published: December 2021

Teacher education worldwide has been recognized as an important sector of education whose role is to prepare prospective teachers with the requisite knowledge, skill and attitude for the achievement of quality education. Lately, it has been given prominence because its end result is expected to become the strength of change for sustainable development. The purpose of this study was to explore supervisors’ responses on the preparation of the scheme of work during teaching practice. The objectives of the study were to examine the scheme of work prepared by student teachers and to determine supervisors’ responses on student teachers’ preparation of scheme of work. The study was guided by the social cognitive theory. The study was based on the constructivist-interpretivism paradigm and adopted the qualitative approach. The research design was a descriptive survey that used document and content analysis. The sample size comprised student teachers on teaching practice and their supervisors. Data collection instruments included Lesson Observation Forms and documents where data was collected, sorted, categorized and coded as per a supervisor. Data analysis was done from the themes, forming patterns and presented thematically. The results of the study showed that student teachers’ preparation of the scheme of work was not uniform. While other student teachers were able to develop a well-presented scheme of work, others were unable to present the expected as per the requirements offered during training.  Anomalies noted specifically were on filling of the components which failed to show a relationship between one and another. The results of the study form a basis for refocusing on training bit on the preparation of the scheme of work. The results will benefit all stakeholders’ teacher trainers, the department of curriculum and instruction, KICD and the Ministry of Education at all levels, especially those tasked with the training of teachers.
Antitumor Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthe-sized from Marine Red Seaweed Halymenia porphyroides Boergesen on Dalton’s Lymphoma Ascites in Mice
Authors: Manam Vishnu Kiran , Murugesan Subbaiah
Published: December 2021

The biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from marine red seaweed Halymenia porphyroides against Dalton’s lymphoma ascites (DLA)-induced tumor inoculation was studied for antitumor activity. The biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from marine red seaweed Halymenia porphyroides were given orally to Swiss albino mice (50 mg/kg/day) for 14 days showed a significant reduction in body weight, packed cell volume, andviable tumor cell count when compared to the mice of the DLA control group.The haematological parameters of the treatment group with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles also exhibited increased haemoglobin, RBCs, Platelets, and decreased WBCs compared to the DLA control group of mice. Similarly, the biochemical parameters like total cholesterol, aspartate amino-transferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), triglycerides (TL), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) of the treatment control group with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles reversed the parameters to normal levels compared to the DLA control group of mice. The antitumor efficacy of the biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from Halymenia porphyroides was confirmed based on the haematological, biochemical, life span, packed cell volume, cell count, and histopathological analysis.
Analisis Kemampuan Literasi Sains Siswa SMP Ibrahimy 3 pada Isu Pencemaran Lingkungan di Pelelangan Ikan Mimbo
Authors: Nikmatin Mabsutsah  , Sudarti  , Wachju Subchan
Published: December 2021

Isu lingkungan di pelelelangan ikan Mimbo perlu adanya pendekatan secara ilmiah, salah satu langkahnya adalah dengan membuat siswa melek sains yaitu kemampuan memahami isu lingkungan, mengkomunikasikan, dan mengaplikasikan konsep lingkungan kedalam dunia nyata. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengindentifikasi isu lingkungan dan menganalisis kemampuan literasi sains siswa pada isu lingkungan di pelelangan ikan Mimbo, Situbondo. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMP Ibrahimy 3, Kabupaten Situbondo. Metode penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas VII SMP dengan jumlah 200 siswa. Dengan demikian kemampuan literasi sains siswa berdasarkan literasi sains memiliki presentase nilai rata-rata aspek konten (55,9%), aspek proses (54.70%), dan aspek konteks (57,4%). Apabila ditinjau secara keseluruhan dari hasil penjabaran rata-rata nilai presentase menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan literasi sains siswa masih katogori rendah.