scholarly journals Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Gold Mine (Zaruma, Ecuador) as A Geosite and Mining Site

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paúl Carrión-Mero ◽  
Oscar Loor-Oporto ◽  
Héctor Andrade-Ríos ◽  
Gricelda Herrera-Franco ◽  
Fernando Morante-Carballo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Mining Site ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Swot Matrix ◽  
Action Strategies ◽  
The City ◽  
Delphi Analysis

Zaruma is host to the ‘‘El Sexmo’’ tourist mine, the galleries of which extend below the city, and its exploitation dates back to precolonial times. The mining boom created important development in the area, but informal mining also emerged causing environmental issues and safety problems. This study presents a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Mine in the context of its potential as a tourism geosite and mining site. The methodological stages included: (i) The process and systematization of the general mine information and its surroundings; (ii) the assessment of the geological and mining interest of the mine, through GAM and Brilha method; and (iii) description and proposal of action strategies through Delphi analysis and a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) matrix. Based on the results of the quantitative evaluation, the high values in the educational, scientific, and tourist aspects of the two applied methodologies, show the mine as a potential geosite and mining site with added cultural value. In addition, the quantitative assessment in correspondence with the qualitative analysis, allowed to propose improvement strategies to take advantage of the geological resources and mining identity of the area, as an alternative that strengthens the infrastructure of the mine and consolidates the geotouristic development of the area.

Problems of tax risk assessment and management

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 972-986
Author(s):  
Ol'ga V. MANDROSHCHENKO
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Schematic Representation ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Risk Monitoring ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Risk Assessment And Management

Subject. The article addresses the issues of analysis and management of tax risks. Objectives. The purpose is to show the significance of certain methods for tax risk assessment, identify problems in tax risk management, propose measures to improve the management process. Methods. The study employs methods of induction, deduction, structural analysis, synthesis, comparison, schematic representation of relationships, statistical and economic, computational and constructive techniques. Results. The paper reveals that tax budgets are often non-realistic. There are no methods for qualitative and quantitative assessment of tax risks, regulatory support in the field of tax risk monitoring. Conclusions. The described stages of government’s tax risk management are interconnected. It is important to apply modern methods in tax budget preparation, to develop methods for quantitative and qualitative assessment of tax risks, to strengthen the monitoring of tax risks through designing an algorithm of its implementation.

scholarly journals Types of the statics of the spine in patients of young, elderly and senile age

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
A. M. Orel
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Entire Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Utility Patent ◽  
Type 3

Introduction. A complete and systematic x-ray examination of all parts of the spine at the same time in elderly and senile people has not yet been carried out. On the other hand, radiography can identify spinal statics disorders that are typical for this category of people.The goal of research — describe the types of spinal statics disorders in young, elderly and senile people.Materials and methods. Digital radiography of all parts of the spine was performed in 103 patients with dorsopathies. The first group included 50 patients aged 60–74 years; men 16, women 34. The second study group included 21 patients aged 75–88 years, 6 men and 15 women. The third control group included 32 randomly selected people aged 21 to 45 years, 15 men and 17 women. The study belongs to the group of a posteriori x-ray processing and was carried out without the participation and additional irradiation of patients. On the screen of a personal computer, using the methods developed by the author, unified digital x-ray images of all parts of the spine of each patient were obtained. From the INION point, a vertical line occipital vertical descended along all the structures of the spine. Using the midpoint of the front and rear contour x-ray image of the vertebral body of the TII and TXII the front-rear axes were passed through until they intersect with the occipital vertical at the back and intersect with each other at the front. A qualitative assessment of the occipital vertical passage relative to the structures of the spine and a quantitative assessment of the angles of inclination and the angle of intersection of the front-rear axes of the TII and TXII vertebrae was carried out..Results. Five types (from 0 to 4) of spine statics were described and criteria for their qualitative and quantitative assessment were determined. It was found that in the control group, the most common type of spine statics was zero (0), while type 3 and 4 were not determined. In contrast, 3 and 4 types of spinal statics were most frequently observed in second group of patients. In the first group of patients, types 1 and 2 of spine statics were most often revealed, and other types of spine statics also occurred. Among the entire group of examined patients n=103 0 type of spinal statics disorder was detected in 27 (26,2 %) patients, type 1 in 35 (34 %), type 2 in 22 (21,3 %), type 3 in 11 (10,7 %) and type 4 in 8 patients (7,8 %). In patients with type 0 spinal statics, the angle of inclination of the front-rear axis of the TII vertebra was 16,67±8,49º, and of the TXII vertebra was 18,33±4,33º. In type 1 statics of the spine, the angle of inclination of the front-rear axis of the TII vertebra was 26,66±6,73º, and of the TXII vertebra was 21,17±4,92º. In type 2 spinal statics, the angle of inclination of the front-rear axis of the TII vertebra was 32,95± 6,82º, and of the TXII vertebra was 19,68±5,4º. In type III spinal statics, the angle of inclination of the front-rear axis of the TII vertebra was 41,09±9,22º, and of the TXII vertebra 26±11,05º. Type 4 statics of the spine were diagnosed in the presence of type 1–3 statics, in addition to which a pathological fracture or multiple compression fractures were detected in any part of the spine, or the vertebral bodies took the form of fish vertebrae.Conclusion. The study demonstrated the presence of characteristic prevailing types of spinal statics in young, elderly and senile people. These qualitative and quantitative criteria allow us to evaluate them. Based on the results of the study, an application for the utility patent of the Russian Federation «The Method for Evaluating Spine Statics», № 2019144992, priority dated 30.12.2019 was issued and filed. The identified qualitative and quantitative indicators can be used to develop criteria for determining the biological age of a person, which will contribute to improving the evidence-based approach to medicine. 

scholarly journals RESULTS OF RADIATION AND HYGIENIC PASSPORTIZATION OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW IN THE PERIOD FROM 2013 TO 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
P. I. Melnichenko ◽  
N. I. Prokhorov ◽  
A. M. Bolshakov ◽  
T. M. Khodykina ◽  
Anastasia V. Zakharova
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Natural Sources ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Collective Dose ◽  
Medical Exposure ◽  
The City

Introduction. The article discusses the results of a general analysis of information on the radiation-hygienic passports of Moscow in the period from 2013 to 2016, providing objective and accessible information about the characteristics of all sources of ionizing radiation (man-made, medical, natural) and the resulting radiation doses for the population Moscow. Material and methods. A qualitative and quantitative assessment of doses for the population from natural sources, medical exposure of patients during X-ray examinations was carried out, the objects of Moscow using sources were studied. Results. The number of sources in Moscow has been established to be indicated inaccurately, as a result of which unaccounted sources are identified during control and supervisory measures. The leading role in the structure of collective doses of radiation to the population of Moscow according to the data of 2016 was shown to come from natural sources and medical research as much as 81.5 and 18.3%, respectively. A continuous increase in the dose from computed tomography and its significant contribution to the collective dose from medical exposure of Moscow residents was noted. In 2016, its contribution amounted to 59.9%. Discussion. To determine the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the doses to the population of Moscow from all sources, the radiation hygienic passports of the city of Moscow were studied from 2013 to 2016. Conclusions. On the basis of the study conducted to assess the doses of radiation to the population of Moscow, an underestimation of the effective doses of patients during medical research was established. There is a continuous increase in the dose from computed tomography, its significant contribution to the collective dose from medical exposure of the population of Moscow. In order to update the radiation hygienic passport of Moscow, it is necessary to achieve the presentation of complete information by objects using sources, as well as the relevance of legal acts, taking measures to prevent an unreasonable increase in doses of medical exposure to residents of Moscow while actively introducing highly informative diagnostic methods in medicine.

scholarly journals Improved Spatial-Spectral Superpixel Hyperspectral Unmixing

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 2374
Author(s):  
Mohammed Q. Alkhatib ◽  
Miguel Velez-Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Reference Data ◽  
Image Representation ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
High Agreement ◽  
Hyperspectral Unmixing ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Quantitative Assessments

In this paper, an unsupervised unmixing approach based on superpixel representation combined with regional partitioning is presented. A reduced-size image representation is obtained using superpixel segmentation where each superpixel is represented by its mean spectra. The superpixel image representation is then partitioned into regions using quadtree segmentation based on the Shannon entropy. Spectral endmembers are extracted from each region that corresponds to a leaf of the quadtree and combined using clustering into endmember classes. The proposed approach is tested and validated using the HYDICE Urban and ROSIS Pavia data sets. Different levels of qualitative and quantitative assessments are performed based on the available reference data. The proposed approach is also compared with global (no-regional quadtree segmentation) and with pixel-based (no-superpixel representation) unsupervised unmixing approaches. Qualitative assessment was based primarily on agreement with spatial distribution of materials obtained from a reference classification map. Quantitative assessment was based on comparing classification maps generated from abundance maps using winner takes it all with a 50% threshold and a reference classification map. High agreement with the reference classification map was obtained by the proposed approach as evidenced by high kappa values (over 70%). The proposed approach outperforms global unsupervised unmixing approaches with and without superpixel representation that do not account for regional information. The agreement performance of the proposed approach is slightly better when compared to the pixel-based approached using quadtree segmentation. However, the proposed approach resulted in significant computational savings due to the use of the superpixel representation.

Analysis of binary activity of Lactofiltrum

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
V.G. Yankova ◽  
◽  
I.L. Udyanskaya ◽  
S.V. Grigoryeva ◽  
S.V. Gribanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Pharmacological Action ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Combination Drug ◽  
Adsorption Activity ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Prebiotic Activity ◽  
Microbiological Methods

Lactofiltrum is a combination drug, pharmacological action of which is associated with the properties of its active components, namely lignin and lactulose. The effects of Lactofiltrum include normalization of the colon microbiota, decrease in the intensity of endogenous toxic conditions, and possibility of using it in patients of different age (the drug is recommended for adults and children >1 year of age); these properties of Lactofiltrum explain its popularity among doctors of various specialties and patients. Objective. To analyze the binary activity of Lactofiltrum using the methods of qualitative and quantitative assessment of the adsorption and prebiotic actions. Materials and methods. Microphotographs of the morphology and surface texture of Lactofiltrum were obtained using the OlympusBX-51 optical microscope. The following methods were proposed for qualitative and quantitative assessment of the adsorption and prebiotic actions of Lactofiltrum: method of ‘visual qualitative assessment of the enterosorbent adsorption activity’ and reverse complexometric titration. Prebiotic activity was evaluated using microbiological methods. Conclusion. Our experimental study confirmed high adsorption and prebiotic activity of Lactofiltrum. Key words: adsorption and prebiotic activity, Lactofiltrum, microbiocenosis, drug for children older than 1 year of age

scholarly journals The effect of mutual cooperation values towards people’s lifestyle in the form of maps

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Febriani Febriani ◽  
Adhis Tessa ◽  
Ridho Utami ◽  
Wipsar Sunu Brams Dwandaru
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Individual Behavior ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The People ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The City ◽  
Special Region

Gotong-royong merupakan nilai budaya yang menjadi identitas dan dasar dari bangsa Indonesia. Akan tetapi, saat ini gotong-royong mengalami pergeseran yang berpengaruh terhadap pola hidup masyarakat Indonesia, khususnya dalam hal ini sifat individualis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah  mempelajari pengaruh nilai gotong-royong terhadap pola hidup masyarakat di Kelurahan Tamanan, Banguntapan, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) dalam bentuk peta dan pengaruhnya terhadap sifat individualis masyarakat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif (metode campuran). Metode campuran dilakukan melalui wawancara dan survei dengan warga desa Tamanan di sembilan padukuhan. Berdasarkan peta gotong-royong diperoleh hasil bahwa padukuhan yang paling kuat nilai gotong-royong adalah Kragilan, Kerobokan, dan Glagah Kidul. Sedangkan padukuhan dengan nilai gotong-royong yang paling lemah ada di Rejokusuman dan Tamanan. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kuat-lemahnya nilai gotong-royong tidak bergantung pada jauh-dekatnya letak padukuhan tersebut dari Kota Yogyakarta. Selanjutnya, peta gotong-royong ini berbanding terbalik dengan peta sifat individualis dalam masyarakat, yakni semakin kuat nilai gotong-royong dalam masyarakat semakin lemah sifat individualis dalam masyarakat.-----The Effect of Mutual Cooperation Values Towards People’s Lifestyle in the Form of Maps. Mutual cooperation is a cultural value that becomes the identity and basis of the Indonesian nation. However, currently mutual cooperation underwent a shift that may affect the lifestyle of the Indonesian people, especially in this case individual behavior. The objective of this research is to study the effect of mutual cooperation towards people’s individual behavior in Tamanan village, Banguntapan, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) in the form of maps and its effect towards the individual behavior of the community. The research method used is qualitative and quantitative methods (mixed method). Qualitative and quantitative methods have been carried out through interviews and surveys with villagers in nine hamlets of Tamanan village. Based on the mutual cooperation map the results obtained from this study show that Kragilan, Kerobokan, and Glagah Kidul hamlets have the strongest mutual cooperation values, whereas Rejokusuman and Tamanan hamlets have the weakest mutual cooperation values. This shows that the strength of mutual cooperation does not depend on the proximity of the hamlets from the city of Yogyakarta. Moreover, the mutual cooperation map is reciprocal to the individual behavior of the people in the hamlets, i.e.: the stronger the mutual cooperation values the weaker the individual behavior.

The Garden in the City

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Native Plants ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Keynote Address ◽  
Video Presentation ◽  
The City

Video presentation of the opening keynote address given at the 2007 Greenscapes conference at Brock University (St. Catharines, ON). Lorraine Johnson is the author of numerous books related to environmental issues and gardening, including The New Ontario Naturalized Garden; 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens; and The Gardener's Manifesto. In this address Johnson discusses some key ideas relating to the theme of "the garden in the city."

scholarly journals A sustainable urban regeneration project to protect biodiversity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira Tarsitano ◽  
Alba Giannoccaro Rosa ◽  
Cecilia Posca ◽  
Giovanni Petruzzi ◽  
Michele Mundo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Urban Redevelopment ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Urban Image ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Protected Natural Area ◽  
The City

AbstractThe sustainable urban redevelopment project to protect biodiversity was developed to regenerate the external spaces of an ancient rural farmhouse, Villa Framarino, in the regional Natural Park of Lama Balice, a shallow erosive furrow (lama) rich in biodiversity, between two suburbs of the city of Bari (Apulia, Italy) and close to the city airport. This work includes a complex system of activities aimed not only at a spatial revaluation, necessary to relaunch the urban image, but it is accompanied by interventions of a cultural, social, economic, environmental and landscape nature, aimed at increasing the quality of life, in compliance with the principles of sustainability and social participation. One of the means to revitalize a territory subject to redevelopment is the planning of events and activities of socio-cultural value that involve the population to revive the sense of belonging to the territory and the community and at the same time to protect the biodiversity of the urban park of the protected natural area.

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