bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Phenology and diurnal behavior of marbled duck Marmaronetta angustirostris in the eco-complex of wetlands of Guerbes Sahhadja North-east of Algeria
Authors: Charchar Nabil , Bouchaâla Laid , Houhamdi Moussa
Published: May 2020

Marbled duck, also called Marbled Teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris, is classified as “ vulnerable” on the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. It has this status in Algeria and throughout the western Palearctic. During three consecutive winter seasons (from August to November) of 2012, 2013 and 2014, Marbled duck numbers were less important than other duck species wintering in Gareat Hadj Tahar (wetland complex of Guerbes-Sanhadja north east of Algeria). The highest number of 38 individuals was observed during the second fortnight of September 2014. This number represents a record for all Algerian north eastern coastal wetlands. The marbled duck shows a gregarious behavior and concentrates in a single group which is easily observed in the center of water body. Diurnal behavior shows that feeding dominates daytime activities with 34.97% of the time. This activity is followed by sleeping (30.18%), swimming (19.47%), feather maintenance (9.28%) and finally flying (6.01%).
Can urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin have a role in the early diagnosis of acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass graft?
Authors: Pezeshgi Aiyoub , Behmanesh Alireza , Esmaeilzadeh Abdolreza , Chiti Hossein , Kamali Kurosh , Hedaiaty Mahrang
Published: May 2020

Introduction: The role of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as a prognostic biomarker in acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with coronary bypass graft has been suggested in some studies. However, the results have been inconclusive in different studies. Objectives: In the present research, we investigated the diagnostic and prognostic roles of NGAL in Iranian patients who developed AKI after coronary bypass surgery. Patients and Methods: This study was cross-sectional conducted on adult patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Postoperative AKI was defined based on the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss and end-stage kidney disease) criteria. Patients were divided into AKI and non-AKI groups. The urinary NGAL and serum creatinine levels were measured at different times after surgery. Results: Out of 29 patients, men constituted 75.9% of cases. Mean age of the patients was 61.4±7.7 years old and the mean duration of surgery was 4.9±0.6 hours. Based on serum creatinine, AKI was diagnosed in 37.9%, 17.25%, and 13.8% of patients at first, second, and third day post-surgery, respectively. The urine NGAL increased by 48.35% and 34.5% at 2 and 6 hours after surgery, respectively. However, there was no significant association between the urinary NGAL level and the incidence of post-surgery AKI. Conclusion: This study showed that urinary NGAL was inapplicable to independently diagnose or predict the outcome of transient AKI associated with CABG.
Association of stress and anxiety with self-care in hemodialysis patients
Authors: Zibaei Maryam , Nobahar Monir , Ghorbani Raheb
Published: May 2020

Introduction: It is generally accepted that stress and anxiety are of the most common psychiatric complications of hemodialysis. Self-care is considered as one of the health promotion behaviors. Self-care reduction increases the risk of mortality and morbidity too. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between stress and anxiety with self-care in hemodialysis patients. Patients and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 80 hemodialysis patients, selected by convenience sampling method. The perceived stress was measured by a perceived stress scale (PSS) questionnaire, since the anxiety assessed by the Spielberger StateTrait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), accordingly, self-care assessed by hemodialysis patients’ selfcare measurement scale. Results: In this study, no patient had poor self-care. The self-care was moderate in 75% of patients and good in 25% of patients. The anxiety was mild in 46.2% of patients, moderate in 50% and severe in 3.8%. The perceived stress was low in 62.5% of patients and high in 37.5% of patients. There was a significant negative correlation between the perceived stress score and the self-care score (P=0.001, r=-0.376), however, no correlation was observed between anxiety and self-care score (P=0.089, r=-0.193). Conclusion: The results showed that stress of hemodialysis patients had a negative effect on their self-care, while anxiety had no significant effect on self-care. Therefore, it is suggested to identify and resolve the factors affecting stress of these patients, and to conduct further research regarding this subject.
COVID-19 interactions with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and the kinin system; looking at a potential treatment
Authors: Tolouian Ramin , Zununi Vahed Sepideh , Ghiyasvand Shahram , Tolouian Audrey , Ardalan Mohammadreza
Published: May 2020

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly expanding infection around the world. The world Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020 announced the Coronavirus pandemic. This infection causes many deaths on daily basis. Therapeutic options are currently limited. It is revealed that COVID-19 binds to human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) to enter the host cells. One of the activities of ACE2 is hydrolyzing the active bradykinin metabolite [des-Arg973] BK (DABK). A decreased activity or reducing expression of ACE2 by the virus impairs the inactivation of DABK. This enhances its signaling through the bradykinin B1 receptor (BKB1R) and could lead to fluid extravasation and leukocyte recruitment to the lung. Targeting the bradykinin system by either blocking the bradykinin production or blocking bradykinin receptors may open a new potential therapeutic window for the treatment of COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) particularly before patients enter the irreversible stages.
Diagenesis influencing the porosity of Upper Jurassic reservoir sandstones, Danish North Sea
Authors: Weibel Rikke , Keulen Nynke
Published: May 2020

Upper Jurassic quartz-rich sandstones in the North Sea Basin are important reservoir rocks for oil and gas, and one of the latest discoveries of oil in the Danish sector was made in the area of the Hejre wells that penetrated such sediments (Fig. 1). The reservoir properties of sandstones are strongly influenced by diagenetic alteration, i.e. the mineralogical changes that take place during burial of the sediments. The diagenetic features depend on the source area, depositional setting, facies architecture and burial history of the sediment. The major diagenetic features influencing porosity in Upper Jurassic reservoir sandstones are feldspar dissolution and precipitation, precipitation of illite, calcite and quartz, and quartz stylolite formation. With regard to the Upper Jurassic sandstones in the Danish sector of the North Sea, the important question is: how can porosity be preserved in sediments buried at depths of more than 5 km? The Hejre-2 well penetrated the Upper Jurassic sediments (Fig. 2) before reaching pre-Upper Jurassic volcaniclastic conglomerates. The diagenetic features were studied in thin sections of core samples with traditional petrographic techniques using transmitted light microscopy supplemented by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of rock chips and thin sections.
A Systematic Approach to English to Bangla Sentence Translator
Authors: Sen Joyassree , Sarkar Bappa , Hossain Md. Shamim , Islam Md. Nazrul
Published: May 2020

This paper deals with the design and development of an expert sentence translation system. In this translator, the source language is English, and the target language is Bangla. The implemented translation system determines the relationship among different forms of English and Bengali sentences and makes appropriate correspondence between English and Bengali grammar. Here, we have been developing a top-down parsing program. The system incorporates itself with the dictionary and gives the corresponding Bengali meaning. The system performs translation procedure in three steps. The lexical analyzer reads the English sentence, tokenizes into words, and stores information into a stack. The lexical analyzer uses the English to Bangla dictionary and word morphology for finding lexical information. The parser parses the input sentence and identifies the types of it and finds tense, phrase, clauses, etc. The generator generates a Bangla sentence, which is equivalent to the given input English sentence. It uses the output of the lexical analyzer and the parser to make Bengali sentence. This system can translate all kinds of sentences. But the limitation is that it cannot handle semantic and contextual problems.
Tesislerde Yangına Karşı Risk Seviyelerinin Hesaplanması: Askeri Tesis Örneği
Authors: KARAMANOĞLU Yunus Emre , KENDİRLİ Zeynep , ÖZBİLGER Halil İbrahim
Published: May 2020

İş Güvenliğinin ön plana çıktığı günümüz ortamında birçok alanda risk analizi yapmak önem kazanmaktadır. Risk analizinin yapılması ve uygulanması hem can hem de mal güvenliği açısından önemlidir. Bu yönde yaşanmış olan olaylara göz attığımızda sonuçların ağır olduğunu görmekteyiz. Tesislerin güvenliği her kurumun olduğu gibi askeri kurumların da önceliklileri arasındadır. Özellikle askeri mühimmat, teçhizat, donanım vb. ekipmanların depolandığı bu tip tesislerde yangına karşı azami tedbirin alınması gerekmektedir. Yangına karşı tedbir alırken belirli kriterler kullanılarak hareket edilmeli ve yangına hassas birimler ön plana çıkarılmalıdır. Bu çalışmada bir tesise yönelik yangın risk seviyelerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmış ve seçilen askeri bir tesise uygulanmıştır. Uygulama sonucunda tesisin hangi bölümlerinin yangın açısından en fazla riske sahip olduğu tespit edilmiş, tesis yöneticilerine yangına karşı hangi bölümlere dikkat gösterilmesi gerektiğine yönelik öngörüler sunulmuştur. Genel olarak değerlendirildiğinde her kritik tesisin, fabrikanın, depolama alanının vb.lerinin yangına karşı hassas birimlerinin ortaya çıkarılması istenmeyen olası sonuçların engellenmesi açısından önemlidir.
Bir Vakıf Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulunda Öğrenim Gören Öğrencilerin Genel Afete Hazırlıklı Olma İnanç Durumlarının Belirlenmesi
Authors: ERTUĞRUL Bekir , ÜNAL Servi Damla
Published: May 2020

Araştırma bir vakıf üniversitesi öğrencilerinin genel afete hazırlık inancını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı tipte yapılan araştırma Ankara ilinde bir vakıf üniversitesi sağlık hizmetleri meslek yüksekokulu öğrencileriyle 20-30 Mayıs 2019 tarihleri arasında yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini yüksekokulda öğrenim gören toplam 748 öğrenci oluştururken, örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş olup araştırmanın yapıldığı tarihlerde okulda bulunan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 400(evrenin %53’ü) öğrenci ile araştırma tamamlanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları, öğrencilerin tanımlayıcı özellikleri ve genel afete hazırlık inancını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek için kullanılan anket formu ve genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeğidir (cronbach alpha: 0.81). Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde sayı, ortalama, yüzde, standart sapma, kolmogorov smirnov normallik testi, bağımsız örneklem t ve one-way ANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın yapılması için gerekli izinler ve etik onay alınmıştır. Araştırma öz bildirime dayalıdır. Katılımcılardan yazılı onam alınmıştır.Öğrencilerin %74’ünün kadın olduğu, %88.8’inin 17-22 yaş grubunda ve %34.5’inin İlk ve Acil Yardım bölümünde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 111.57±12.36 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması ile daha önce afetlerle ilgili eğitim alma, okulda acil durum/afet planı hakkında bilgi sahibi olma, acil durum/afetlere hazırlıklı olma ve okulda acil durum/afet durumunda toplanma noktasını bilme durumları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05).Öğrencilerin genel afete hazırlıklı olma inanç düzeyi puanının ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu ve kız öğrencilerin erkek öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Afetlerle ilgili eğitim alan öğrencilerin afete hazırlıklı olma inancının afet eğitimi almayanlara göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu açıdan üniversitelerde acil durum ve afet yönetimi ile ilgili bilgilendirici ve bilinçlendirici eğitim programlarının düzenlenmesi, ders müfredatına konulması, görsel afişlerin, simülatörlerin kullanılması ve afete hazırlık amaçlı tatbikatların yapılması önerilmektedir.
Koronavirüs (Covid-19) Salgınının Türkiye’deki Yemek Firmalarında Oluşturduğu Etkinin Belirlenmesi Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: ŞEN Mehmet Akif
Published: May 2020

Koronavirüs (Covid-19) salgını Çin’de ortaya çıkan, kısa sürede tüm dünyaya yayılan 1 milyondan fazla kişiye bulaşmış bir hastalıktır. Bu çalışma hazır yemek üreten firmaların Covid-19 salgınından ne derece etkilendiğini ve varsa almış oldukları tedbirleri belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Çalışmanın verileri Marmara Bölgesi’nde faaliyet gösteren yemek firmaları yetkililerinden elde edilmiştir. Çalışma sürecinde 23 firma yetkilisine ulaşılmış, yoğunluktan veya bilgi vermek istemeyenler düşüldükten sonra kalan 14 katılımcıdan elde edilen verilerle analizler yapılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda firmaların kapasite düşüş oranları tespit edilmiştir. Firmaların sektörde yer aldıkları sürenin fazla olmasının kapasite düşüşüne karşı bir önlem alamadıkları anlamına geldiği görülmüştür. Firmaların tamamının salgın dolayısıyla hizmetlerinde insan sağlığını koruyucu tedbirleri aldıkları tespit edilmiştir.
Adsorptive Removal of Aqeous Disperse Dye by using Flocs
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, S.V. University, Tirupati, India., N* Munilakshmi. , M Srimurali. ,   Department of Civil Engineering, S.V. University, Tirupati, India, J Karthikeyan. ,   Department of Civil Engineering, S.V. University, Tirupati, India
Published: May 2020

Ferric chloride, Aluminium sulphate, and Ferrous sulphate flocs were used as an adsorbent in the decolourisation of aqueous dye C.I. Disperse yellow 3. To evaluate the potentiality of adsorbents, non-flow agitated experiments were carried out to find the equilibrium contact time, optimum equilibrium adsorbent dose. Preformed flocs at pH:: 4 rather than pH:: 10 produced excellent colour removal. Adsorption capacity of flocs of Ferric chloride, Aluminium sulphate and Ferrous sulphate was obtained as 500 mg/g, 333mg/g and 23.3mg/g at pH:4. The equilibrium data sorption follows Langmuir Isotherm and kinetic data follows pseudo second order stating that chemisorptions is the rate limiting step.
Impact of Black Hole Attack over Random Aodv Routing Protocol
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Computer Engineering, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India., Bansal* Mr. Bijender , Keswani Dr.Bright ,   Professor, Supervisor, Department of Computer Applications, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India., Gupta Dr. Pankaj ,   Professor, Co-Supervisor, Department of CSE, Vaish College of Engineering, Rohtak, India, Goyal Ms.Monika ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Vaish Mahilla Maha Vidayala, Rohtak, India, Goyal Dr. Deepak ,   Profeesor, Department of CSE, Vaish College of Engineering, Rohtak, India.
Published: May 2020

There are many researches in which the impact of black hole attacks at AODV networks is highlighted. In the research work, the impact of iBlack iHole iattack iover iAODV routing is calculated and random node selection technique is used. In addition, the simulation of black hole attacks’ impact on network performance is proposed in case of proposed model and traditional model. The selection of nodes is made randomly. The simulation of proposed selection based model is able to enhance the ratio of packet delivery. It is efficient to decrease the ratio of packet loss than traditional models. Comparative evaluation of the performance of existing and proposed model is made ion ithe ibase iof iPacket iDelivery iratio, iPacket iloss iratio, iPacket iDelivery iratio, iPacket iLoss iratio in case of 200 Node and 225 Node. This research paper also determined iAverage iEnd ito iEnd iDelivery iand iRouting iover head during comparative analysis. The proposed work can minimize the downfall in delivery ratio as the amount of malicious node increases.
Modified Firefly Algorithm based Optimum Feature Selection and Ensemble Tree based Model for Network Intrusion Detection using Data Mining Technique
Authors:   Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Dharumapuram Gnanambigai Government Arts College for Women, Mayiladuthurai., Mageswary* G. , Karthikeyan Dr. M. ,   Assistant Professor in the Division of Computer & Information Science, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University.
Published: May 2020

Intrusion Detection is the practice of recognizing items or events that do not follow an expected behavior or do not coordinate with other normal items in the dataset. Network traffic is increasing identifiable event to growing use of the web services and smart devices. The NSL-KDD is widely utilized dataset in the analysis of Intrusion Detection over computer networks. The dataset contains high dimensional data and also the imbalanced class. Due to this kind of dataset the imbalanced classification problem arrives. To overcome the deficit of data instances in one particular class, create extra data samples on that minority class. Detection of network anomalies from high dimensional dataset is critical and taking too much of time to process, so it is carry out using bio inspired feature selection technique. In the proposed system, the synthetic minority over-sampling Technique is used, which is one kind of effective method to rectify the class imbalance problem. Then the bio-inspired based features selecting process is carried out using Modified FireFly Algorithm (MFFA) and the resultant optimized dataset is taken for further process. After the features selection, the obtained dataset is fed into tree based J48 algorithm for build the Intrusion Detection System and detect the normal and anomalies in the network. Then, the ensemble bagged J48 classification is performed to improve the prediction accuracy.
Real-time License Plate Recognition in Overweight Vehicle Balance System
Authors:   Control and Automation Faculty, Electric Power University, Ha Noi, Viet., Doan* Huong-Giang
Published: May 2020

Recently, license plate recognition has been become an attractive field in computer vision. Which consists some main steps such as: data collection, plate detection, character separation, character segmentation, characters recognition and character series connection. Many state-of-the-art methods have been proposed while almost these approaches utilize complex algorithm. That spends a large time cost to obtain competitive accuracy; and/or high equipment performance such as CPU, GPU, cameras and so on. In addition, almost recent methods have been not deployed and evaluated for an end-to-end real application. Such system still has to face with many challenges due to the time cost, accuracy of system, complex background, light condition, motion blur and so on. In this paper, we propose a new framework for deeply evaluate efficient of license plate recognition system. Then a real application is deployed in the overweight balance system. In this application, the license plate recognition system is integrated as a middle step in order to reduce not only labor but also automatic for an industrial balance system.
Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization Techniques for Inverted Pendulum Stabilization
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Babaria Institute of Technology, Varnama, Gujarat, India., Amudhan* S. Suganthi , Vedvyas J Dr. Dwivedi ,   Pro Vice Chancellor, C U Shah University, Wadhwan City.Surendranagar Gujarat, India., Sedani Dr.Bhavin ,   Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering, L.D.College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Published: May 2020

Inverted Pendulum is a popular non-linear, unstable control problem where implementation of stabilizing the pole angle deviation, along with cart positioning is done by using novel control strategies. Soft computing techniques are applied for getting optimal results. The evolutionary computation forms the key research area for adaptation and optimization. The approach of finding optimal or near optimal solutions to the problem is based on natural evolution in evolutionary computation. The genetic algorithm is a method based on biological evolution and natural selection for solving both constrained and unconstrained problems. Particle swarm optimization is a stochastic search method inspired by collective behavior of animals like flocking of birds, schooling of fishes, swarming of bees etc. that is suited to continuous variable problems. These methods are applied to the inverted pendulum problem and their performance studied.
Direct Power Conversion Battery Charger for Low Electric Vehicles
Authors:   Department Of Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Government College Of Engineering, Salem, India, Banushya* P.K , Govindaraju Dr. C ,   Department Of Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Government College Of Engineering, Salem, India
Published: May 2020

This paper presents a new battery charger for low power electric vehicles with high power factor and Efficiency. The main objective of the proposed design is to reduce the conduction losses and Reverse Recovery Problem in power diodes. To eliminate both the issues, the diode rectifier is present in primary and secondary side of the transformer an series resonance circuit added. By using the series resonance circuit, Zero Current Switching (ZCS) possible and also alleviates the reverse recovery problem. Thus the proposed new battery charger operates with high power factor and high efficiency. Additionally, by using the present single power conversion, it is easy to install the on-board charger in the EVs. After the theoretical analysis, Simulation Results are obtained on MATLAB/Simulink environment and Hardware results are from the proposed model.
Relay Node Employment for Performance Enhancement of MEDC in Wireless Sensor Network
Authors:   Computer science & Engineering department, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India., Chugh* Amit , Panda Dr. Supriya P ,   Computer science & Engineering department, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India.
Published: May 2020

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a combination of various small size processing units called sensors. Sensors are deployed over a region to monitor the environment and other happenings. Sensors sense the environmental situations and communicate the sensor data to nearby nodes or base stations. Sensor’s energy keeps on depleting due to their multiple functionalities like sensing, aggregating of received data and communication with neighbor nodes. Energy constraint is one of the vital challenges for sensor nodes as they are majorly operational in unreachable locations with non-replaceable power resources. Various techniques have been implemented to overcome the challenge of limited power resources. Clustering is one of the techniques that facilitate to prolong the network lifetime through effective utilization of energy resources. Numerous clustering protocols have been implemented based on various parameters. Mutual Exclusive Distributive Clustering (MEDC) is one of the distributed clustering protocols that elect the cluster head based on residual energy. Selected cluster head performs the dual functionality i.e. combining the collected data and sending the same to the base station. This paper present the proposed algorithm which employed relay nodes in MEDC to distribute the load of cluster head and the distribution would lead to further enhance the network lifetime of WSN.
Financial and Non-Financial Applications of Blockchain
Authors:   School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India., Bhagwani* Shivam , G Priya ,   School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Insititute of Tehnology, Vellore, India.
Published: May 2020

There are hundreds of technologies today. Companies and brands continuously try to create and bring something innovative in the market to attract consumers to them in order to get a rise in market share. In the world where people have started getting used to hundreds of technologies, if asked about those which have affected them the most in last ten to twelve years, no one will miss mentioning blockchain. Blockchain has gained very much popularity after the introduction of bitcoin and ethereum in its environment. Blockchain mainly has two types of functionalities. One that involves transactions and the other which talks about contracts. This work highlights some of the very much talked about applications of this technology in the real world. The work also considers various factors and methods by which this technology can be introduced to the audience by suggesting ways in which blockchain can be introduced in the lives. Discussion on how this technology can affect human lives in the future is also an important part of this paper. Because blockchain has huge number of applications that the paper has tried to inculcate, it can be a technology of future which many scientists and industrialists have already started to believe. That is why this work finds a unique and all in one collection of applications and possibilities of Blockchain.
Tribological and Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE Polymer Composite filled with TiO2 and Al2O3 Particles used as TKR Implant
Authors:   Professor and Principal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Raichur, VTU, Belagavi, Karnataka, India, Dinesh K R , Hatti* Gururaj ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KLS VDIT, Haliyal, VTU, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Published: May 2020

This study focused on the development of a polyethylene biomaterial for replacement of the joints like knee joints, etc. Through forming aluminum oxide and titanium oxide particles into ultra-high molecular polyethylene, commonly known as high modulus polyethylene, this substance has strengthened its mechanical and wear properties. The composite is made using the injection molding machine by reinforcement materials like bio-inert aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and titanium di oxide (TiO2) with UHMWPE. Mechanical properties like Tensile, Bending, impact strength and hardness and wear rate of the synthesized polymer composite is tested according to ASTM standards.C3 composite shows enhancement in mechanical and tribological properties, only decrease in the impact strength is seen comparing to other two compositions. So C3 composite can be used as implant.
Dècade: solo dieci giorni o anche dieci anni?
Authors: Patota Giuseppe
Published: May 2020

Alcuni lettori ci chiedono se l’uso recente di decade per indicare un ‘periodo di dieci anni’ sia da imputarsi all’influenza della forma inglese decade oppure sia una possibilità presente anche nella nostra lingua.
Penerapan Algoritma Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Untuk Pengamanan Berkas Soal Ujian
Authors: Wicaksana Binanda , Setiawan Ma'mun
Published: May 2020

Perkembangan teknologi pada saat ini sangat berkembang dengan pesat khususnya pada pertukaran informasi yang semakin global, kemampuan untuk mengakses serta bertukar data atau informasi sudah sangat cepat, hal ini juga sangat berpengaruh pada kriminalitas di dunia teknologi atau disebut juga hacker yaitu seseorang atau kelompok yang dengan sengaja mengambil informasi penting tanpa tanggung jawab. Pengamanan data sangat penting dilakukan khususnya pada soal-soal ujian di sekolah yang disimpan di komputer tanpa ada pengamanan yang khusus, sehingga dilakukan cara atau metode untuk proses keamanannya dengan cara menerapkan algoritma advanced encryption standard untuk proses penyisipan atau enkripsi soal. Sehingga keamanan soal ujian akan lebih terjaga dari pihak-pihak yang tidak bertanggung jawab. Hasilnya data atau soal ujian akan lebih terjaga kerahasiannya dan hanya dapat diakses oleh pengguna yang memiliki hak akses terhadap data tersebut
Cognitive and Social Benefits Among Underrepresented First-Year Biology Students in a Field Course: A Case Study of Experiential Learning in the Galápagos
Authors: Mason Nicholas A. , Brunner Rebecca M. , Ballen Cissy J. , Lovette Irby J.
Published: May 2020

Student attrition is a persistent challenge in the life sciences, particularly among underrepresented minorities, first-generation students, and women. Experiential learning through short-term study abroad opportunities diversify curricula by immersing students into non-traditional academic environments. However, most experiential learning and study abroad opportunities are primarily available to upper-division undergraduates. Here, we present a qualitative analysis of an experiential learning opportunity offered exclusively to first-year U.S. undergraduate students from underrepresented demographics. We performed ethnographic observations of a 10-day field component in the Galápagos Islands, and analyzed self-reported survey results and field journals. Students consistently reported strong cognitive gains in their understanding of basic evolutionary concepts. Most students also benefited socially, although we observed higher variation in self-reported social gains. Our findings suggest that immersive field courses may increase scientific literacy and retention of underrepresented students by engaging them in experience-driven learning.
Motivation and Connection to Earth on Geology Field Trips in New Zealand: Comparing American Study Abroad Students with Local Undergraduates
Authors: Jolley Alison , Brogt Erik , Kennedy Ben M. , Hampton Samuel J. , Fraser Lyndon
Published: May 2020

Field education is a critical and enriching component of the undergraduate geoscience curriculum, enhanced when combined with a study abroad program. The affective domain – defined in geoscience as emotion, motivation, and connection to Earth – is an integral part of the field experience. Using questionnaire data collected at the start of two geoscience field trips, this study compares motivation and connection to Earth of study abroad students from the United States with local New Zealand students. Results show that study abroad students have more expert-like motivations and ecological worldviews, and are more attached to and see more positive and diverse meanings in the field area. To take advantage of this and improve student outcomes, we recommend that this study abroad module be adapted to be more applied, environmentally-focused, and place-based. Findings highlight the importance of teaching and learning to specific study abroad students, rather than applying unchanged curricula from local institutions.
Stoecker, Randy. (2018). Liberating service learning and the rest of higher education civic engagement. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 228 pp. ISBN 9781439913529.
Authors: Habashy Noel
Published: May 2020

Stoecker, Randy. (2018). Liberating service learning and the rest of higher education civic engagement. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 228 pp.ISBN 9781439913529.
Становление и развитие архитектурно-пространственной среды г. Темрюка Краснодарского края
Authors: Субботин О. С.
Published: May 2020

Проведен ретроспективный анализ становления и развития архитектурно-пространственной среды указанного поселения в определенные временные периоды, с акцентом на XVIII–XX вв. Отмечены исторически ценные градоформирующие объекты. Определены этапы архитектурноградостроительного развития Темрюка с их отличительными признаками. Предложены инструменты по организации архитектурно-пространственной среды Темрюка в целях обеспечения устойчивого развития города. Обозначены ключевые проблемы качества указанной среды. Акцентируется внимание на важность сохранения исторической части поселения, в контексте сочетания современности и историко-культурного наследия.
Из истории архитектурного обустройства почтовых трактов на территории восточной Беларуси
Authors: Евстратенко А. В.
Published: May 2020

В статье рассматриваются вопросы генезиса транспортной инфраструктуры на территории Беларуси в XIX – начале XX вв. на примере почтовых станций. Выявлены новые сведения, касающиеся создания почтовых трактов, строительства, эксплуатации и капитального ремонта почтовых станций.
PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN ANAK USIA DINI TERHADAP OPTIMALISASI PERAN IBU DALAM PENCEGAHAN PRIMER KEKERASAN SEKSUAL PADA ANAK
Authors: Handayani Ririn , Puspita Sari Melati
Published: May 2020

Tingginya kasus kekerasan seksual pada anak (child abuse) menunjukkan pentingnya akan pemahaman orang tua tentang pendidikan seks usia dini. Masalah pendidikan seks kurang diperhatikan orang tua pada saat ini sehingga mereka menyerahkan semua pendidikan, termasuk pendidikan seks pada sekolah. Padahal yang bertanggung jawab mengajarkan pendidikan seks di usia dini adalah orang tua, sedangkan sekolah hanya sebagai pelengkap dalam memberikan informasi kepada si anak. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan seks pada anak usia dini terhadap optimalisasi peran orang tua dalam pencegahan primer kekerasan seksual pada anak usia dini.
Desain pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode One Group Pretest-Posttest dengan uji statistik paired t test. Hasil dari penelitian didapatkan p value uji T yaitu 0,000 yang artinya terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara peran orang tua dalam melakukan pencegahan primer kekerasan seksual pada anak sebelum dan setelah diberi perlakuan.
Peran orang tua sangat strategis dalam mengenalkan pendidikan seks sejak dini kepada anak, hal ini sejalan dengan adanya penelitian ini yang mampu memberikan gambaran pemahaman yang lebih kepada orang tua dalam melakukan pencegahan primer kekerasan seksual pada anak usia dini.
Kata kunci : Pendidikan, Seks, Anak Uusia Dini, Peran orang tua
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN ANTIBIOTIK, GLUCOMANNAN HYDROLYSATES (GMH) DAN BALANCE ACTIVE TERHADAP JUMLAH SEL Th2 PADA BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS WANITA USIA SUBUR
Authors: Budi Novi , Noorhamdani Noorhamdani , Poeranto Sri
Published: May 2020

Bakterial Vaginosis dinyatakan sebagai infeksi polimikrobial yang disebabkan oleh penurunan jumlah Lactobacillus dan diikuti oleh peningkatan bakteri anaerob yang berlebihan. Beberapa penelitian melaporkan kesembuhan bacterial vaginosis sebesar 71-89% atau lebih pada wanita dalam jangka waktu 1 bulan sesudah terapi dengan antibiotik. Tetapi dengan adanya resistensi terhadap antibiotik maka beberapa peneliti menggunakan prebiotik sebagai salah satu penanganan pada kejadian bacterial vaginosis. Glucomannan Hydrolysates (GMH) yang diesktrak (sebagai polisakarida) dari tanaman Konjac yang banyak digunakan di Asia sebagai sumber pangan, material prebiotik ini telah diuji baik in vitro dan in vivo dan berhasil yang ditunjukkan dengan peningkatan pertumbuhan lactobacilli atau bifidobacteria dan berkurangnya pathogen. Selain GMH juga digunakan Balance Active sebagai pengatur pH.
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN ADAPTASI LANSIA DENGAN TERAPI KELOMPOK
Authors: Adi Muji , Mawaddah Nurul , Nurwidji Nurwidji
Published: May 2020

Masalah yang sering muncul pada lansia yaitu masalah biologi, kesehatan, psikis dan sosial. Kondisi tersebut dapat menyebabkan kesulitan dalam kemampuan adaptasi dengan lansia lain. Ketika lansia tidak dapat beradaptasi akan menyebabkan terjadinya stress, kehilangan kontrol atas hidupnya, dan kehilangan identitas diri Perubahan yang terjadi memerlukan adaptasi atau penyesuaian untuk menyelesaikan tugas perkembangan dan pencapaian integritas diri bagi lansia.  Pengabdian ini dilakukan sebagai upaya meningkatkan kemampuan adaptasi pada lansia dengan menggunakan group therapy. Ketentuan lansia yang dapat dilibatkan dalam kegiatan terapi kelompok ini adalah lansia dapat mengikuti seluruh sesi dalam terapi kelompok serta lansia yang tidak mengalami keterbatasan aktifitas karena pemberian terapi kelompok akan dilaksanakan secara berkelompok, dengan khalayak sasaran dalam kegiatan ini adalah seluruh lansia di Desa Sumbertebu Kecamatan Bangsal Kabupaten Mojokerto yaitu sejumlah 12 lansia. Metode yang digunakan adalah sebelum pemberian terapi kelompok dengan mengidentifikasi kemampuan adaptasi lansia menggunakan kuesioner. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan melakukan kunjungan rumah lansia dan pelaksanaanya dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok, masing-masing kelompok sejumlah 6 orang. Kegiatan terapi kelompok dilakukan sebanyak 4 sesi setiap kelompoknya dengan durasi waktu 30 – 45 menit setiap sesinya. Penilaian kemampuan adaptasi lansia dilakukan sebelum dan setelah pemberian terapi kelompok dengan cara Observasi yang dilakukan menggunakan komunikasi verbal dan non verbal antara lain tema yang bisa diungkapkan, kebiasaan komunikasi, mendengar, proses pemecahan masalah pada kelompok dan ekspresi tubuh dan wajah yang menggambarkan kondisi emosional anggota. Hasil evaluasi bahwa seluruh lansia mengalami peningkatan skor kemampuan adaptasi lansia baik pada aspek fisik, koqnitif, emosional, sosial dan spiritual setelah mengikuti kegiatan terapi kelompok sebanyak 4 sesi. Selanjutnya diharapkan sebagai bentuk tindak lanjut agar kegiatan terapi kelompok tetap berlanjut maka perlu pemberdayakan terapi kelompok sebagai kegiatan yang rutin dilakukan di Desa Sumbertebu Kecamatan Bangsal Kabupaten Mojokerto.
Підходи та алгоритми обробки та розпізнавання зображень складної структури.
Authors: Ліщина Н. , Ліщина В. , Повстяна Ю.
Published: May 2020

У статті описані високопродуктивні алгоритми та програмне забезпечення, що виконує одну із задач обробки зображень – аналітичного описання контурів об’єктів виділених на растрових зображеннях. Показано, що запропонована методика, алгоритми та розроблене програмне забезпечення повністю вирішує розглянуту задачу для зображень як штучного так і  природного походження.
Методика опрацювання хмарних сервісів Google Slides та Sites для створення презентацій про рідну країну і розміщення їх на сайті в курсі «Українська мова як iноземна».
Authors: Пахолюк З. , Миронюк Л.
Published: May 2020

На сучасному етапі розвитку освіти в Україні пріоритетним напрямом є впровадження інформаційних технологій. Провідною тенденцією світових інформаційних технологій є хмарні технології віддаленого збереження даних. Оскільки під час іспиту «Українська мова як іноземна» слухачі мають представити презентацію про рідну країну, то було запропоновано вмотивовану модель презентації та її створення в Google Slides. Сервіс Google Slides обрано на підставі таких характеристик: безкоштовність, простота використання, можливість застосування з будь-якого пристрою за наявності Інтернету, легкий зв’язок чи розміщення документу на веб-сторінці, сумісність користувачів у доступі та редагуванні документів через Інтернет, незалежно від того, на якому пристрої вони працюють; імпорт файлів із Microsoft. Для розміщення важливої та цікавої інформації про країни, в яких проживають слухачі-іноземці, було створено сайт за допомогою Google Sites.
Формати зображень та доцільність їх використання в сучасному світі.
Authors: Міскевич O. , Войтович І.
Published: May 2020

В статті розповідається про основні формати зображень, растр та векторну графіку, різницю між ними, технології їх використання та цілі їх застосування.
Peningkatan Kepedulian Mahasiswa Terhadap Kebersihan Pantai Melalui Aksi Bersih Pantai
Authors: Fitriansyah Ahmad , Arisandi Debby
Published: May 2020

Batam is one of the largest islands in the Riau Islands and as an island the outer border of Batam is a coastal area. As an archipelago city, then start the tour in the city of Batam, further from marine tourists. The existing marine tourism objects are beach tourism, which is still largely managed by the community self-help. The management of these self-tourism causes the existing attractions tend to be poorly maintained, especially the problem of cleanliness. Based on data from the Batam City Tourism Office consisting of 19 coastal tourism areas managed by the community. Tourist attractions to help people manage beach tourism. Activities carried out by the methods that are directly involved in saving the beach environment and submitting to the community to ask for cleanliness and processing waste on the beach. The activity was carried out on April, 15, 2018, in the coastal area of the Malay village of Batu Besar, Nongsa District, Batam City. The results of the activity consisted of 56 participants consisting of three lecturers, 17 students and 26 community members of the Batam Beach Clean Up Community (BBC)
Problems concerning the integration of marginal regions into the regional system: the case of the Boletice Military Training Area
Authors: Seidl Tomáš , Chromý Pavel
Published: May 2020

The study should further discussion concerning the problems of military areas, as a type of periphery with strong natural potential. The primary goal is to analyze the impacts of recently presented concepts for utilising the Boletice Military Area, with regard to the Natura 2000 network and sites. The study defines the region’s degree of marginality by using statistical methods and an aggregate index. A central part of the study contains an analysis of a field survey of the behaviour and expectations of local and regional stakeholders, as well as the results of observations from a higher hierarchical level. All findings are then used to develop a broad-based conception of sustainable tourism and regional development for such a unique area.
Correlation Between Serum Procollagen Type 1 N-Terminal Propeptide Level With Modified Rodnan Skin Score In Systemic Sclerosis Patients.
Authors: Vincent Vincent , Dewi Sumartini , Wachjudi Rachmat Gunadi
Published: May 2020

Introduction: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease, characterized by vasculopathy, specific autoimmune, and fibrosis. Assesment of skin fibrosis by modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) can not detect the minimal changes of skin fibrosis within lessthan 3 months. A biomarker is needed to assess the minimal changes of skin fibrosis progressivity with a more objective, quantitative, and rapid way. Procollagen type-1 N-Terminal Propeptide (P1NP), a degradation product of collagen type-1, may become a potential biomarker for skin fibrosis. This study aims to evaluate the correlation between skin fibrosis by mRSS with P1NP serum in systemic sclerosis.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed among systemic sclerosis patients at Rheumatology outpatient clinic, Dr.Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung, from May 2016 to July 2016. Skin fibrosis was measured by mRSS. P1NP level was determined by ELISA. Data were analyzed using Rank-Spearman Correlation.Result: There were thirty-seven subjects, with mean age 37 (SD ±7) years old. Most of subjects were female (91.9%). Subjects consisted of 23 (62.2%) limited SSc and 14 (37.8%) diffuse SSc. Six subjects (16.2%) were DMARD naïve. We found median (range) P1NP serum was 43.85 (9.81-127.90) ng/dL, while the median of MRSS was 14 (3-36). There is a moderate correlation between MRSS and P1NP serum (r=0.443, p=0.003)Conclusion: There was a significant correlation between mRSS and P1NP serum in systemic sclerosis patient at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung.Keywords: systemic sclerosis, P1NP, modified rodnan skin score
TINJAUAN PELAKSANAAN PERATURAN MENTERI KESEHATAN NOMOR 11 TAHUN 2017 TENTANG KESELAMATAN PASIEN
Authors: Condro Lukito
Published: May 2020

Keselamatan Pasien adalah suatu sistem yang membuat asuhan pasien lebih aman, meliputi asasmen resiko, identifikasi dan pengelolaan resiko pasien, pelaporan dan analisis insiden, kemampuan belajar dari insiden dan tindak lanjutnya serta implementasi solusi untuk meminimalkan timbulnya resiko dan mencegah terjadinya cidera yang disebabkan oleh kesalahan akibat melaksanakan suatu tindakan atau tidak mengambil tindakan yang seharusnya diambil. Insiden keselamatan pasien yang selanjutnya disebut insiden, adalah setiap kejadian yang tidak disengaja dan kondisi yang mengakibatkan atau berpotensi mengakibatkan cidera yang dapat dicegah pada pasien. Tinjauan pelaksanaan Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 11 Tahun 2017 tentang Keselamatan Pasien dilakukan terhadap tenaga kesehatan di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Kanjuruhan Kabupaten Malang, dilakukan oleh dokter penanggung jawab pelayanan berkolaborasi dengan paramedic, apoteker serta tenaga kesehatan lainnya. Berdasarkan Undang-Undang Kesehatan Nomor 23 Tahun 2009 dalam memberikan perlindungan terhadap pasien.

 

Kata Kunci : Keselamatan pasien, perlindungan terhadap pasien.
Quality Management for Road Network Organizations
Authors: Gashi Esat , Sadiku Hajdar
Published: May 2020

Road network organizations should recognize quality firstly as part of business competitiveness. Road network infrastructure in general are damaged due to lack of proper maintenance and lack of investments by the Governments. The growing importance of the quality question in road network organizations has led many executives to modify their business and quality policies. Quality Management System helps to enable this evolution through a combination of “soft” non-technological (culture, habits, management and leadership approach) and “hard” technological changes that can yield substantial quality and environmental improvements. The quality challenge must be a major source of managerial change. The article focuses on the need for new approaches in the quality management of organizations and describes the quality management process which organizations could exemplify for road network organizations. We develop a general model of quality management in road network which is presented at this paper. Lipovec's organizational theory is applied. An understanding of, and systematic and consistent implementation of quality management in practice will be of key importance to the future development of road network.
Mistakes that matter: An event-related potential study on obsessive-compulsive symptoms and social performance monitoring in different responsibility contexts
Authors: Jansen M. , de Bruijn E. R. A.
Published: May 2020

Mistakes that affect others often are linked to increased feelings of responsibility and guilt. This especially holds for individuals high in obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS), who are characterized by inflated feelings of responsibility and a fear of causing harm to others. This event-related potential study investigated individual differences in OCS in social performance monitoring with a focus on the role of responsibility for other’s harm and the error-related negativity (ERN). Healthy volunteers low (N = 27) or high (N = 24) in OCS performed a Flanker task in the presence of a gender-matched peer in three conditions. Mistakes could either have negative monetary consequences for 1) oneself, 2) the other, or 3) no one. Results showed enhanced ERNs for mistakes that harmed others instead of the self for individuals high in OCS, whereas individuals low in OCS showed decreased amplitudes specifically for mistakes affecting no one versus oneself. Amplitudes of the error positivity but not the ERN also were larger in the high OCS group. These findings indicate that high OCS are associated with enhanced performance monitoring in a social responsibility context, when mistakes harm others instead of the self, and demonstrate the importance of integrating the social context in performance monitoring research as a way to shed more light on obsessive-compulsive symptomatology.