bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Grounded Theory Update on the Roswell UFO Incident
Authors: Randle Kevin
Published: August 2022

Something unquestionably strange fell southeast of the tiny New Mexican town of Corona in the summer of 1947—an event that has become an iconic case in ufology and part of mainstream culture. Documentation and eyewitness testimony proves that rancher William Ware “Mack” Brazel took samples of that debris into the Roswell, New Mexico, sheriff’s office who in turn, reported the situation to Roswell Army Air Force officials. Controversy about the incident has always centered on the identification of the recovered debris versus its existence. Photographs of the purported debris have suggested a terrestrial explanation, while eyewitness descriptions have supported either that explanation or something much more exotic. Attempts to decipher text from a photographed document known as the Ramey Memo have not provided definitive results that would rule out any explanations. Still, there are two areas in which empirical studies can be conducted and advancements possibly made. These involve (a) strides to clarify the operational and logistical details of ‘Project Mogul,’ which is the US military’s claimed source of the debris, and (b) new efforts to read the Ramey Memo from higher quality digital scans. A grounded theory (or deductive) examination of these two lines of empirical evidence fails to clearly support the military’s latest ‘official explanation’ and thus leaves open the extraterrestrial hypothesis for the debris. Future directions for research are therefore discussed.

Keywords: empiricism, Project Mogul, UAPs, UFOs, Roswell Incident, Ramey memo, trace cases.
Blast effects on post-concussive and mental health outcomes: Data from Canadian Armed Forces breachers and snipers
Authors: Vartanian Oshin , Rhind Shawn G. , Nakashima Ann , Tenn Catherine , Lam Timothy K. , Shiu Maria , Caddy Norleen , King Kristen , Natale Alexi , Jetly Rakesh
Published: August 2022

LAY SUMMARY

There has been increasing interest in understanding the impact of blast exposure on health and performance in military members and Veterans. This phenomenon has proven difficult to study because personnel diagnosed with blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) typically also exhibit emotional difficulties such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), likely because the events that led to mTBI in theatre were also emotionally traumatic. In turn, this comorbidity makes it difficult to tease apart symptoms uniquely due to blast-induced mTBI or PTSD. Researchers have therefore explored surrogate settings wherein the effects of blast exposure can be assessed in an operationally realistic, yet scientifically more controlled manner, such as breacher and sniper training. To that aim, researchers administered a measure of post-concussive symptomatology and two mental health scales to breachers and snipers, as well as sex- and age-matched military controls. The breachers and snipers reported greater levels of post-concussive symptoms, but not poorer mental health outcomes. Therefore, post-concussive symptoms and mental health outcomes might be dissociable when the impact of repetitive exposure to low-level blast is assessed in the context of training and operations, rather than following warzone deployment involving primarily high-level blast exposure.
Analysis of Methodological Approaches, Used in the Formation of Professional Self-assessment of Students
Authors: Prozorova Mariia Nikolaevna
Published: August 2022

Changes in a person are inextricably linked with changes taking place all over the world. The author analyzes the problem of pedagogical sources for the study and formation of professional self-esteem of students of the healthcare system. The purpose of this chapter is to develop the theory and present current methods for the formation of professional self-esteem of a medical college student.
Symbolic Psychology of Art – Field Of Non-classical Psychology
Authors: Zvonova Elena Vladimirovna
Published: August 2022

The article is deboted to the psychology of art which as a non-classical psychology focuses its attention on the means that a person develops and uses in his communication with the outside world, and implements it as a means of controlling his own psyche. The symbolic psychology of art studies the development, functioning and evolution of sign-symbolic systems at the level of interaction «man – man – society», since art in a widely accessible form is able to raise the most complex existential problems, as well as concentrate on the inner world of each person. The symbolic psychology of art, thanks to the active development of related sciences, primarily semiotics and art history, currently has great chances for productive development.
A review of the genus Diplogasteritus Paramonov, 1952 with description of a new species from Central Russia (Nematoda, Diplogasterida: Diplogasteridae)
Authors: Gagarin V.G.
Published: August 2022

The morphology and taxonomy of free-living nematodes of the genus Diplogasteritus Paramonov, 1952 are studied using the original material and literary data. The diagnosis of the genus Diplogasteritus is emended. Description of species, synonymy and a key to species are given. The following new synonymies are established: D. occidentalis (Steiner, 1932) = D. concolor (Massey, 1962) = D. austriacus (Fuchs, 1938); D. lineatus (Fuchs, 1915) = D. angustialaimus (Sch. Stekhoev & Tenuissen, 1938) = D. likoi Kokordak, 1963 = D. consorbinus (de Man, 1920) = D. stoeckherti (Volk, 1950) = D. taedus (Massey, 1962); D. nudicapitatus (Steiner, 1914) = D. aquaticus Gagarin, 1977 = D. ponderosus (Massey, 1962). Diplogasteritus arcuatus (Massey, 1962), D. brevicaudatus (Sch. Steckhoven & Tenuissen, 1938), and D. minutus (Kreis, 1929) are considered species inquirendae. Diplogasteritus paxi (Paesler, 1962), D. pterygatus (Timm, 1961) and D. subterraneus (Hnatewytsch, 1929) are considered species incertae sedis. Diplogasteritus primitivus sp. n. collected from rotten potatio in Yaroslavl Prov. of Russia is described and illustrated.
Ensamble de un nuevo vehículo: el impacto en el desarrollo de procesos, partes y herramentales para el ensamblador y sus proveedores
Authors: Velásquez López Adriana María , Sánchez Rodríguez Claudia Marcela , Fuquen Gonzalez Hermann Stuart , Obando Duque Nicolas Andrés , Osorio Ochoa Daniel
Published: August 2022

The following article shows the impact generated in RENAULT-Sofasa for the design or redesign of production processes applied to the vehicle assembly plant and its local suppliers due to the development of a new vehicle focused on the Latin American market, allowing the consolidation of a product and process innovation. The vehicle´s design seeks to meet the safety and quality requirements demanded by end users. Therefore, the production processes in the assembly plant and the parts suppliers had to be transformed. The methodological section describes the incorporation of robots and process automation to optimize the assembly, ensure quality, and improve the security and ergonomic conditions for employees of the assembly factory, among other features that significantly modified the production process in the plant. In the case of parts suppliers, RENAULT-Sofasa provided support processes, technology transfer, and direct advice. Thus, it secured the acquisition of capabilities that would guarantee the quality of parts for the new vehicle. The results obtained showed that the development of parts with local suppliers and the new processes in the assembly line are effective in producing a vehicle of high quality. The article contributes to the Colombian engineering community about its own developments that have been completed in the country and the possibility of contributing to the automotive industry.
Comparative analysis of the sources of mercury concentration formation in the water of the Paatsjoki River basin
Authors: Khoroshevskaya V.O. ,   Hydrochemical Institute, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Stachki Ave, 198, Golubkina M.A. ,   Hydrochemical Institute, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Stachki Ave, 198
Published: August 2022

Abstract. We overview the content of mercury compounds in ore formations, the deposit development of which is the source of mercury compounds entering the environment. The vast majority of mercury in pyritic ores passes into concentrates and is taken in this composition for processing; only a small amount of it (up to 2 7% of the total amount in ores) goes into processing waste that is stored in tailings dams. We analyze the mercury concentrations in the water objects in the Paatsjoki River basin, the watershed of which is associated both with the Monchegorsk copper-nickel deposit where the mercury concentration can reach 9 g/t and with the production sites of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel. From 2017 to 2020, the concentration of mercury compounds in the water of the cascade of reservoirs on the Paatsjoki River, in the transborder sections of the Russian Federation border with Finland and Norway, increased evenly from the earlier to the later time of reservoir creation. The concentrations of mercury compounds in the waters of reservoirs generally exceeded the concentrations in the water of the Kolosjoki River at the observation site of the Nickel settlement in the area of the JSC Kola MMC activity. We conclude that the activation of microbial processes occurring in the bottom sediments during the formation of reservoirs with the increase in the amount of organic matter received and under certain geochemical conditions in the region affect the levels of mercury concentrations in the water.
Distribution of mercury concentrations in lichens, mosses and larch needles in Western Siberia (according to the 2019 data)
Authors: Belyanin D.K. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Koptyug Ave, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia,   Novosibirsk State University, 1 Pirogov Str, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia, Melgunov M.S. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Koptyug Ave, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia, Gustaitis M.A. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Koptyug Ave, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia,   Novosibirsk State University, 1 Pirogov Str, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia, Vosel Y.S. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Koptyug Ave, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia, Mezina K.A. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Koptyug Ave, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia, Kropacheva M.Y. ,   Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Koptyug Ave, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Published: August 2022

Abstract. This paper presents data on mercury concentrations in samples of lichen and moss, as well as needles of trees (larch, cedar and pine), taken in September 2019 along a rare sampling network on the meridional transect from the Novy Urengoy area in the north to Tobolsk in the south. The mean Hg concentration (ng/g) in samples of moss, lichen and larch needles was 26, 15 and 17, respectively. The Hg concentrations in samples of annual needles of pine and cedar were below the detection limit of the method (<10 ng/g). We discuss possible factors that affect the heterogeneity of the Hg distribution in biomonitors and the discrepancy between the Hg concentrations for samples taken at the same sites. There was a systematic increase in background mercury concentration near the Novy Urengoy city and the Gubkinsky town. We assume a possible decrease in the Hg concentration in the mosses of the middle part of Western Siberia compared to its northern part.
Mercury in the Baikal aquatic ecosystem (Lake Baikal, its tributaries, Angara River source)
Authors: Grebenshchikova V.I. ,   A.P. Vingradov Institute of Geochemistry, SB RAS, Irkutsk, Favorsky str. 1 a, Russia, Kuzmin M.I. ,   A.P. Vingradov Institute of Geochemistry, SB RAS, Irkutsk, Favorsky str. 1 a, Russia
Published: August 2022

Abstract. This article discusses the features of mercury distribution in the water of the Baikal ecosystem. We present an analysis of Hg concentrations in the surface and deep water of Lake Baikal, its outflow, the Angara River, and the largest tributaries of Lake Baikal. The study revealed that all significantly elevated mercury concentrations in Baikal water were preceded by earthquakes or geodynamic impacts. We propose a death of Baikal endemic species, Baikal seal, due to mercury intoxication.
Characteristics of Hg accumulation in mushrooms and fish in areas disturbed by mining activity (Western Siberia)
Authors: Gustaytis M.A. ,   V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Academician Koptyug Ave, 3, 630090, Russia.,   Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Pirogov Str, 1 630090, Russia., Myagkaya I.N. ,   V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Academician Koptyug Ave, 3, 630090, Russia.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. We studied the distribution of Hg in mushrooms and fish on the example of three objects (Kurai mercury zone, Ursk ore field and Saralinsk ore field) located in the area with the elevated geochemical background of this element (Altai-Sayan province) and affected by the mining waste. Maximum mercury concentrations in mushrooms and fish were observed in the Ursk ore field. Both in mushrooms and in fish, Hg concentrations exceeded MPC, posing significant human health risks if consumed.
RETRACTED: Adaptive pruning threshold based convolutional neural network for object detection
Authors: Guo Zhendong , Li Xiaohong , Zhang Kai , Guo Xiaoyong
Published: August 2022

This article has been retracted. A retraction notice can be found at https://doi.org/10.3233/JIFS-219433.
A novel interval-valued spherical fuzzy CODAS: Reopening readiness evaluation of academic units in the era of COVID-19
Authors: Menekse Akin , Akdag Hatice Camgoz
Published: August 2022

Combinative distance-based assessment (CODAS) is a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method that is based on the Euclidean and Hamming distances of alternatives from the average scores of attributes. Spherical fuzzy sets, as the recent extensions of ordinary fuzzy sets, were developed based on Pythagorean and neutrosophic sets and enable decision-makers to express their membership, non-membership, and hesitancy degrees independently and in a larger domain than most other fuzzy extensions. This paper proposes a new interval-valued spherical fuzzy CODAS method and provides extra space for catching the vagueness in the nature of the problem. The feasibility and practicality of the proposed model are illustrated with an application for evaluating the reopening readiness of academic units for campus education in the era of COVID-19. Three decision-makers from a higher education institution evaluate four academic units with respect to five strategic criteria and prioritize them according to their readiness levels for the campus type of education. Sensitivity and comparative analyses, theoretical and practical contributions, limitations, and future research avenues are also presented in the study.
Mental Health and Its Association with Changes in Quality of Life Due to Covid-19 Pandemic among Undergraduate Students in Islamabad
Authors: Naqvi Saiyid Ahmad Ali , Hasan Bisma , Zia Rabail , Ayaz Nisma , Riaz Shahmir , Sajid Samman , Bin Rehan Ali Huzaifa , Shahid Usama , Bilal Arshia , Afzal Asifa
Published: August 2022

Background: Corona virus is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2; it has spread in 216 countries including Pakistan. It has been noted in the past that disease outbreaks have significant effects on mental health of the population. With previous evidence of anxiety and depression among student populations, we aimed to investigate frequency of Mental Health and its association with changes in Quality of Life due To Covid-19 Pandemic among undergraduate students in Islamabad
Methods: An Analytical Cross-Sectional study was conducted on 227 undergraduate students from Air University, Islamabad, selected via simple random sampling, running from June 2020 through December 2020.
A modified online questionnaire comprised of socio-demographic questions along with pre-validated questionnaires including GAD-7, PHQ-9 and the MHLSS, in English, was self-administered by participants of the study. Data was analyzed by using the SPSS, version 23.0.
Results: The study included a total of 227 students, including 54.2% females; majority were medical students (57.3%) and 43.6% belonged to Islamabad. Overall, 33.92% participants experienced mild anxiety and depression. Analysis showed that medical students had a greater positive change in lifestyle (66.2%). Positive lifestyle changes led to less degree of anxiety and depression whereas negative and no change led to greater degree of anxiety and depression (p-value <0.05).
Conclusions: The Covid-19 Pandemic was associated with a mild to moderate anxiety and depression among undergraduate students in Islamabad. Also, confirmed that the pandemic affected quality of life and mental health of undergraduate university students.
Family Planning Methods Utilization in Women of Reproductive Age Group: Evidence from Regionally Representative Data from Karachi, Pakistan
Authors: Rizwan Saba , Qureshi Farhan Muhammad , Siddiqui Sidra , Binte Rizwan Amna , Siddiqui Hamid Jamal , Tahir Muhammad , Faiz Samira
Published: August 2022

Background: To assess the status of knowledge and practices about family planning utilization and its influencing factors among women of reproductive age group in Karachi, Pakistan. The study design was analytical cross-sectional study. The Place and Duration of Study was Combined Military Hospital, Malir Cantt from January to March 2021.
Methods: Data was collected from 426 participants visiting outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital, using structured questionnaire. Nonprobability, convenient sampling technique was used to select study participants. Data was analyzed in Statistical Package of Social Sciences, version 23.
Results: Family planning knowledge and practicing contraceptive methods utilization among women of reproductive age group was 73.94% and 55.16% respectively. Effectiveness of contraceptive methods was acknowledged by 57.27%. Family planning utilization practices were statistically associated with educational status, marriage duration, number of children, knowledge, availability, suitability and effectiveness of FP methods and husband support. Family planning centers and hospitals were the most common (41%) sources of information and desire to conceive was found to be the leading cause (54.2%) to attain family planning services.
Conclusion: Overall the study revealed satisfactory knowledge about family planning with relatively low practices or utilization of contraceptive methods. Researches using qualitative approach are recommended to gain deep insight of women’s internal feeling regarding family planning. Besides, reasons for non-utilization of family planning services need to be explored further.
Effects of Pictorial Health Warnings (PHWs) on Smoking Behavior of Educated Adult Urban Population of Islamabad
Authors: Bibi Gul , Naz Saima , Aftaab Rashid , Saqib M. Arif Nadeem
Published: August 2022

Background: This study was conducted to determine the impact of pictorial health warnings (PHWs) on smoking behavior among the adult urban population of Islamabad.
Methods: A total of 384 participants were enrolled including students and general public who were interviewed using a pre designed questionnaire. The respondents were approached at their study/work places and enrolled using non-probability convenient sampling technique. The collected data were entered, cleaned and analyzed by using statistical software IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0.
Results: Of the total 384, n=241(62.8%) were male while n=143(37.2%) were female and majority of them were aged between 18 to 33 years. The ratio of smokers and non-smokers were n=310 (80.7%) and n= 74 (19.3%) respectively. Of the 310 smokers, 42% had made an attempt to quit smoking after seeing the pictorial health warning on cigarettes’ packs and among them 23% were successful in quitting smoking. Of the total 384, n=293 (76.3%) responded that family environment influence children towards smoking. Similarly, n=126 (32.98%) reported the role of peer pressure in smoking while n=330 (85.98%) participants believed that media have significant role in modifying cultural norms.
Conclusion: Over all positive response of pictorial health warnings on cigarettes ’packs was seen for quitting smoking.
Ways of Engaging Students Through Zoom and Avoiding Zoom Fatigue
Authors: Zaidi Syed Jaffar Abbas , Kazmi Shakeel , Shahid Shamim Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Medical and dental education during the COVID-19 pandemic has transitioned from face-to-face classroom learning into an online environment. While this transition has many learning opportunities, it has its fair share of drawbacks. Most universities worldwide have adopted ZoomTM, a video conferencing platform for teaching students in an online environment. The silver lining of online learning is that most of what was taught physically could be taught effectively online. However, a frequent complaint by faculty and teachers using zoom is a lack of interaction with students. Twenty practical tips have been proposed that will make teaching and learning through Zoom a conducive learning environment. Most of the course content in medical and dental education can be effectively delivered through the zoom platform. The key to success is interaction through breakout rooms and the use of pre-test, post-test, and polling that will not only engage students but will result in worthwhile learning.
Change in perception and behavior of patients/attendant and healthcare workers after ?ntroduction of low-cost violence prevention interventions at emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi
Authors: Qadri Uzma , Hussain Athar , Shaikh Shiraz
Published: August 2022

Background: Objective of the study was to assess the effect of the intervention on patients/attendant’s awareness of their rights and responsibilities, Healthcare Workers (HCWs) experiences on patients/attendant’s behavior, and their ability to be responsive to them.
Methods: This Quasi-Experimental Pre-Post-study was conducted in September 2019 to February 2020 at the Emergency department [ED] of a public sector hospital for 6 months. Pamphlets and Posters on the rights and responsibilities of patients/attendants and HCWs and awareness videos were introduced. HCWs were trained on de-escalation skills, communication, information sharing, and improving responsiveness towards patients and attendants. The assessments were done before and after the interventions with a gap of two month. The qualitative aspect was assessed through 12 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and thematic analysis was conducted. The effect of intervention on HCWs responsiveness was done using quantitative tools. All HCWs in emergency department (ED) and a total of 200 patients and attendants were interviewed before and after the intervention. Data analysis was done by applying paired T-test (for HCWs) and independent T-test (for patients and attendants.
Results: There was a significant positive difference (<0.001) in the overall score of responsiveness of HCWs as reported by the patients and attendants. Conclusion: The qualitative assessment revealed that interventional training assisted HCWs in better understanding the patient's expectation; however, the patient and attendant educational component was less effective in changing their behavior.
Conclusion: Violence in emergency healthcare settings is inevitable; however, its impact and intensity can be reduced significantly by building the capacity of HCW’s in prevention and de-escalation skills. Training on the component of responsiveness related to autonomy, confidentiality, respect, and reduce waiting showed improvement at the end.
Budaya Bermukim Orang Melayu di Kota Pontianak Terhadap Pemanfaatan Rumah di Bantaran Sungai Kapuas: Studi Kawasan Permukiman di Kelurahan Tambelan Sampit
Authors: Zain Zairin , Aqsa Ariq , Sunandi Rizky
Published: August 2022

Vernacular architecture is the result of the work of many ethnic groups in Indonesia which was built by the local community based on the culture of living which has been carried out for generations. These traditions are part of the culture they created to facilitate daily activities and are physically implemented as spaces and traditional architectural forms in residential homes. The architecture of the houses of the Malay community in the city of Pontianak has a space and form that gives it its own characteristics. This study was conducted on houses on the banks of the Kapuas river in the Tambelan Sampit sub-district, Pontianak. This research was conducted with a case study approach to discuss the culture of the Malay community living on the banks of the Kapuas river in utilizing the environmental conditions to live in this location. The object of the study is a Malay vernacular house on the banks of the Kapuas River in the Tambelan Sampit Village area of Pontianak which is currently still inhabited. As a result, knowing the dynamics of the meaning of traditional Malay houses carried out with an interpretive approach, comprehensively, intact and interrelated (holistic).
Rancang Bangun Sistem Ujian Online SMP Berbasis Website dengan Menggunakan Metode SDLC pada SMPN 6 Kota Cirebon
Authors: Fakhri Haidar , Nurdiawan Odi , Kaslani Kaslani , Wahyudin Edi , Rahaningsih Nining
Published: August 2022

SMP NEGERI 6 Cirebon City is a school that has an A accreditation score and gets the title as a National Standard School. However, there are still problems including when the exam is still visible cheating, the lack of types of questions and seating positions that allow students to work together, the values ??obtained from each lesson are still manually inputted from each class by each eye teacher. lessons, and there are teachers who feel tired to count and match the answers for each subject being tested. The method used is the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), using the earliest SDLC approach used for software development, namely WaterFall. The results of the study indicate that this online-based exam system can help improve the effectiveness of online exams at SMP Negeri 6 Cirebon City for the better.
Sistem Informasi Geografis Panduan Wisata Berbasis Android di Kota Cirebon
Authors: Nugraha Dion , Suarna Nana , Rizki Amalia Dita
Published: August 2022

City guide is very important for tourists and nomads in cities that are a source of tourist destinations as well as a source of destination for immigrants both for education or for work, one of which is the city of Cirebon. Based on data collected from the Cirebon City Culture and Tourism Office, in 2019 there were 987,588 tourist visits in Cirebon City. The problem that occurs is that many of the immigrants or tourists are not informed about the places in the city of Cirebon. In this research, a tourist guide geographic information system will be made regarding the information and location of places in the city of Cirebon which can be accessed through their android devices. The method used in the development of this system is the waterfall method. The waterfall method was chosen because in the development process it has a clear work sequence and is also easy to manage because of the simple model. The stages of system development in the waterfall method are Requirements Analysis, System Design, Implementation, Testing and Maintenance. The design of the city guide information system was built using the Java programming language using the Android Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE), SQL database, and using the Google Maps API feature. The result is an android-based city guide application that contains information and location of places in the city of Cirebon such as tourist attractions, hotels, shopping centers, health services and others. This system will make it easier for tourists because there are recommendations about destinations that can be visited while in the city of Cirebon. It is hoped that the system created can become an information that can support and facilitate the activities of immigrants or tourists while in the city of Cirebon.
Pemanfaatan Limbah Kotoran Sapi Menjadi Pupuk Bokashi Organik di Desa Wongsorejo Kabupaten Banyuwangi
Authors: Indraloka Aldy Bahaduri , Romadian Eriko , Sulkhi Wifqi Izza , Aprilia Devy
Published: August 2022

Wongsorejo village have amount of agricultural and livestock potential. Livestock sector were able to produce cow waste product that can be used as a source of organic fertilizer. The survey results in agriculture potential, showed that the farmers of Wongsorejo Village were trying to switch to organic fertilizers and want to become an independent village of fertilizers. So the purpose of this PKM activity were the utilization of cow waste product into BOKASHI fertilizer as a source of organic fertilizer. This activity were divided into five stages, which were survey, socialization, training on making bokashi fertilizer, training on the mixer machine application and mentoring. PKM activities have a positive impact on the people of Wongsorejo Village, the community were able to produce fertilizer independently, the community gets a mixer machine for product efficiency and the community has a network and work organization in order to increase the fertilizer production.
Чекліст флори України. 1: родина Lamiaceae (Lamiales, Angiosperms)
Authors: ФЕДОРОНЧУК МИКОЛА МИХАЙЛОВИЧ
Published: August 2022

Родина Lamiaceae Martinov нараховує близько 200 родів і 3500 видів, поширених у всіх кліматичних зонах, з найбільшим видовим різноманіттям в Середземномор’ї. В Україні – 35 родів, близько 180 видів разом із найчастіше культивованими, підвидами та гібридними формами, описаними в статусі видів. Найсуттєвіші номенклатурні зміни відбулися в сегрегатних родах Acinos Mill., Calamintha Mill. та Clinopodium L., види яких увійшли до складу роду Clinopodium. Номенклатурних змін зазнав поліфілетичний рід Micromeria Benth., з якого значна частина таксонів виключено зі складу роду (африканські види включені до складу роду Saturea L.), низка видів, серед яких і представлений в Україні Micromeria serpyllifolia (M.Bieb.) Boiss. уключені до роду Clinopodium L., а також до деяких інших близьких родів. Рід Majorana Mill., представлений в Україні одним інтродукованим видом M. hortensis Moench, уключено до складу роду Origanum L.. Види роду Phlomis L. розглядаються у межах двох родів – Phlomis і Phlomoides Moench, значна частина з яких, описаних з території України, трактуються як синоніми. Рід Rosmarinus L. (R. officinalis L.) уключено до складу роду Salvia L.. Для кожного виду вказано його поширення на території України, а в примітках – дані щодо варіабельності й таксономічної приналежності.
“A Dark Foreign Man”: Constructing Invisible Whiteness in Finnish Sexual Autobiographies from the 1990s
Authors: Taavetti Riikka
Published: August 2022

This chapter analyzes a collection of 148 sexual autobiographies to discover how the narratives of sexual experiences and descriptions of sexual attitudes and feelings are connected to notions of race and nationality. The autobiographies, gathered in year 1992 in Finland in the FINSEX research project are studied using both corpus analysis methods and close reading. The chapter addresses the construction of Finnish whiteness in a context that is, seemingly, monoethnic and in which race is rarely discussed. While very few authors comment directly on race, there are traces of ethnicized understandings in the texts. The narratives implicitly construct the authors’ own white Finnishness as the authors note ethnic differences that make their own whiteness visible and construct the borders of Finnishness. The analysis of these autobiographies offers perspectives on the meanings of race and their connections to sexuality in the early 1990s Finland.
Value of Additional Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum
Authors: Hwang Sung Hwan , Chung Chun Kee , Kim Chi Heon , Yang Seung Heon , Choi Yunhee , Yoon Joonho
Published: August 2022

Objective: The ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is one of the major causes of thoracic myelopathy. Surgical decompression with or without instrumented fusion is the mainstay of treatment. However, few studies have reported on the added effect of instrumented fusion. The objective of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes between surgical decompression without instrumented fusion (D-group) and that with instrumented fusion (F-group).Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 28 patients (D-group, n=17; F-group, n=11) with thoracic myelopathy due to OLF. The clinical parameters compared included scores of the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA), the Visual analogue scale of the back and leg (VAS-B and VAS-L), and the Korean version of the Oswestry disability index (K-ODI). Radiological parameters included the sagittal vertical axis (SVA), the pelvic tilt (PT), the sacral slope (SS), the thoracic kyphosis angle (TKA), the segmental kyphosis angle (SKA) at the operated level, and the lumbar lordosis angle (LLA; a negative value implying lordosis). These parameters were measured preoperatively, 1 year postoperatively, and 2 years postoperatively, and were compared with a linear mixed model.Results: After surgery, all clinical parameters were significantly improved in both groups, while VAS-L was more improved in the Fgroup than in the D-group (-3.4±2.5 vs. -1.3±2.2, p=0.008). Radiological outcomes were significantly different in terms of changes in TKA, SKA, and LLA. Changes in TKA, SKA, and LLA were 2.3°±4.7°, -0.1°±1.4°, and -1.3°±5.6° in the F-group, which were significantly lower than 6.8°±6.1°, 3.0°±2.8°, and 2.2°±5.3° in the D-group, respectively (p=0.013, p<0.0001, and p=0.037). Symptomatic recurrence of OLF occurred in one patient of the D-group at postoperative 24 months.Conclusion: Clinical improvement was achieved after decompression surgery for OLF regardless of whether instrumented fusion was added. However, adding instrumented fusion resulted in better outcomes in terms of lessening the progression of local and regional kyphosis and improving leg pain. Decompression with instrumented fusion may be a better surgical option for thoracic OLF.
Generalized Bertrand and Mannheim Curves in 3D Lie Groups
Authors: OKUYUCU Osman Zeki , DOĞAN YAZICI Bahar
Published: August 2022

In this paper, we give a new approach for Bertrand and Mannheim curves in $3D$ Lie groups with bi-invariant metrics. In this way, some conditions including the known results have been given for a curve to be Bertrand or Mannheim curve in $3D$ Euclidean space and in $3D$ Lie groups.
Immediate Vitrectomy for Acute Endophthalmitis in Patients with a Visual Acuity of Hand Motion or Better
Authors: Kim Jaemin , Kim Hyoung Seok , Yoo Su Jin , Choi Moon Jung , Lew Youngju , Kim Jong Woo , Cho Han Joo
Published: August 2022

Purpose: To determine the efficacy of immediate pars plana vitrectomy as the primary treatment for acute endophthalmitis in patients with a visual acuity (VA) of hand motion (HM) or better.Methods: A total of 149 patients who were referred to a single center for acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery over the 13-year study period were retrospectively analyzed. Only patients presenting with a VA of at least HM were included. Patients were initially treated with either primary vitrectomy or intravitreal antibiotic injection alone, and their visual outcomes and reintervention rates after initial treatment were compared.Results: There was no significant difference in the proportion of good (final VA ≥20 / 40) and poor (VA ≤ counting finger) visual outcomes between the groups. However, subgroup analysis of patients with a VA of HM (92 eyes) showed that the incidence of reintervention (14 of 72 eyes [19.4%] vs. 9 of 20 eyes [45.0%]) and poor visual outcomes (10 of 72 eyes [13.9%] vs. 8 of 20 eyes [40.0%]) were lower after prompt vitrectomy than after intravitreal antibiotic injection alone (p = 0.019 and p = 0.022, respectively). For those with a VA of at least counting finger, no significant difference was observed between the groups.Conclusions: For patients with endophthalmitis presenting with a VA of HM, performing a prompt vitrectomy reduced the incidence of reintervention and poor visual outcomes than the administration of intravitreal antibiotics alone. Our results suggest that primary vitrectomy for patients with endophthalmitis presenting with a VA of HM could be more beneficial than intravitreal antibiotic injection alone.
Infectious Keratitis in Patients with Ocular Sjögren’s Syndrome
Authors: Kim So Yeon , Kim Seong Hwan , Yoon Chang Ho , Kim Mee Kum , Oh Joo Youn
Published: August 2022

Purpose: To investigate the incidence, characteristics, risk factors, and treatment outcomes for infectious keratitis in patients with ocular Sjögren’s syndrome (SS).Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients who had been followed up for ocular SS in Seoul National University Hospital from 2010 to 2020 and identified cases where infectious keratitis developed. The incidence, demographical and clinical characteristics, risk factors, microbiological profiles, and treatment outcome were investigated, some of which were compared with infectious keratitis cases in the non-SS group.Results: Out of 929 patients with ocular SS, infectious keratitis occurred in 18 eyes (1.94%). All 18 patients were female in the ocular SS group, while 48 out of 100 infectious keratitis patients (48%) were female in the non-SS group (p < 0.01). The mean age at diagnosis of infectious keratitis was 66.1 years in the ocular SS group, which was not different from the non-SS group (57.2 years, p = 0.12). Of risk factors analyzed, the use of therapeutic contact lens was more frequently used in the ocular SS patients, compared to the non-SS patients (67% vs. 11%, p < 0.01). Culture-positivity rate was 50% in the ocular SS group. All culture-proven cases were bacterial infection, one of which was bacterial-fungal coinfection. Infection resolved in all eyes after the mean 29 days of medical treatment, except one that additionally required penetrating keratoplasty with vitrectomy. The visual acuity improved in 15 eyes (83%) after resolution. Infectious keratitis recurred in three patients (17%) during the mean 55.7 months of follow-up.Conclusions: The incidence of infectious keratitis was 1.94% in patients with ocular SS. Most were bacterial infections and resolved by medical treatment. Therapeutic and visual outcomes were favorable, but recurrence occurred in 17%.
Evidence, Uncertainty, And Belief: A Critique Of The Common Epistemic Grounds For Fideism And Agnosticism
Authors: ASLANTATAR Nesim
Published: August 2022

Uncertainty elicits more than one doxastic attitude towards God’s existence, namely agnosticism and fideism, which have very similar epistemic foundations despite the dissimilarity in their outcomes. This similarity mainly depends on the alleged uncertainty of evidence, and to disclose both attitudes in all their bearings, two fundamental theses, epistemic and practical, will be suggested. Employing these two theses, this study aims to investigate the crucial points where agnosticism and fideism overlap and diverge depending on the uncertainty and argue that the epistemic common ground, the basis of many criticisms of fideism, is self-destructive. The uncertainty concerning the evidence for God, ambiguity, or vagueness will be explored to justify this claim. This will bear the question of whether the evidence is ambiguous because it is absent mainly or because it is present but vague. Or is it neither absent nor vague but still ambiguous because both sides have clear evidence? Consequently, the current study shall object to the idea that agnosticism equals vagueness which implicitly means that agnosticism is a necessary stance and defends that fideism’s having loose or no relation to evidence is irrational.
Vocal Fold Augmentation: Current Review
Authors: Kim Choung-Soo
Published: August 2022

Glottic closure is essential for vocalization and airway protection. Several pathological conditions cause glottic insufficiency, such as vocal fold paralysis and presbylarynx, which is the age-related atrophy of laryngeal muscle. Injection laryngoplasty is common technique to treat glottic insufficiency, because it can be easily and inexpensively performed in an outpatient setting. Different injection material should be selected according to the purpose and patient condition before the procedure. Ideal material for injection laryngoplasty must be biocompatible, and the injected volume should be maintained for the desired duration without migration. Further, it will be better if it could be easily injected and removed. In this article, we reviewed the published research related to material for the injection laryngoplasty and tried to think about the limitations of current studies and the future direction of treatment.
Ações do enfermeiro na estratégia de saúde da família na promoção do envelhecimento saudável
Authors: Souza Maria Anasha Costa , Leal Evaldo Sales , Lima Bruna Daniella de Sousa de , Souza Carliane Maria de Araújo , Maia Suélen Machado
Published: August 2022

Devido ao declínio das taxas de fecundidade e ao aumento da expectativa de vida a população mundial está envelhecendo rapidamente. Dessa forma, o enfermeiro pode auxiliar no envelhecimento saudável por meio de ações nas Unidades Básicas de Saúde da família para promover autonomia, independência e estimular o autocuidado do idoso. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as dificuldades encontradas pelos enfermeiros na promoção de envelhecimento saudável na estratégia de saúde da família. Tratou-se de um estudo de campo do tipo descritivo de cunho qualitativo, realizado com 10 enfermeiros da Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF) da cidade de Piripiri-PI. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e com perguntas abertas. A análise dos dados foi feita de acordo com a análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin. Quanto aos resultados, evidenciou-se, através desse estudo, que o processo de envelhecimento saudável requer um olhar especial, devendo ser oferecido para o idoso uma melhor qualidade de vida, por meio da participação familiar e do acompanhamento profissional, garantindo e promovendo bem estar físico, psicológico e social. O presente estudo possibilitou evidenciar as dificuldades encontradas pelos enfermeiros em promover o envelhecimento saudável, e sugere que os enfermeiros da Atenção Primaria à Saúde reflitam sobre os achados desta pesquisa. Por fim, outros trabalhos relacionados tornam-se necessários para que haja maior compreensão do tema aqui estudado.
Progesterone Resistance in Endometriosis
Authors: Poorasamy Jeevitha , Sengupta Jayasree , Patil Asmita , Ghosh Debabrata
Published: August 2022

Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of endometrium-like tissue on the pelvis and other organs. Progesterone resistance due to suppressed progesterone receptor (PGR) expression and action is a general feature of endometriosis and is a cause of endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, infertility, inflammatory disorders, and cancer. It appears that progesterone receptor polymorphisms may not be associated with the susceptibility to endometriosis. On the other hand, PGR expression and activity in target cells is significantly dysregulated in both eutopic and ectopic tissues compared with control endometrium. However, the underlying epigenetic mechanisms for PGR suppression in the eutopic tissue are different from ectopic tissue. The aim of this paper was to present an overview of different aspects of progesterone resistance and its application in endometriosis. Finally, this article also presents a few important, unmet questions related to the failure of progesterone treatment in alleviating clinical conditions in endometriosis.
A Case Study on the Self-Conspecting Essay Teaching of the Process Centered in University Writing Education
Authors:   The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence, Lee Yeonjeong
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine the self-searching and reflection process through self-reflection class cases for college freshmen, and to examine the process in which the results lead to writing. The effectiveness of self-reflection writing and the effectiveness of self-reflection writing through actual class examples are summarized. First, reflection writing provides a chance to reflect on life and express it in writing to students who become college students but have difficulty adapting. Second, reflective writing is effective for college freshmen who are burdened with writing to take the first step in writing. Third, we realized that writing is also a tool for communication by generating the contents of a sentence through oral writing. Fourth, through peer feedback, we realize the importance of articulating impressions and enlightenment from the reader's point of view. This self-reflection writing case is meaningful in that it faithfully fulfilled its original role in writing education.
A Review of Literature on the Music-using Apps and Developmental Strategies
Authors:   The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence, Yi Sooyon
Published: August 2022

This study is to review of literature on the music-using apps and developmental strategies. The results of analyzing 50 research from 2012 to 2021 were as follows. Music-using app research were performed research fields on music education and interdisciplinary research, topic on effectiveness of developing and applying program for middle and high school students the most in 2015. Apps mainly dealt with ‘Garage Band’ and virtual instruments were used in an integrated way. Positive aspects were ‘interaction with smart devices’, ‘aesthetic music experience’, ‘voluntary participation’, ‘learning effect’ and ‘strategic use in educational fields’, ‘economical high utility’ and ‘expanding use of music in life’. Negative aspects were ‘system limitations’, ‘lack of music-centered experience’, ‘need a strategy for learners’, ‘Insufficient strategies for learning attitudes in education’ and ‘difficulties in operating apps’. Developmental strategies for music-using app is to improve functions for useful apps and explore utilization in the educational field. Future, it is expected to develop music app to enjoy aesthetic experience of music and to increase usability in life.
Explore the Function of Film and Teleplay Music Structure: Analysis of Film and Teleplay Music Language from the Perspective of Structure
Authors:   The Korean Society of Culture and Convergence, Zhang Yan , Kim Hyuntai
Published: August 2022

Music is a part of sound elements in movies, and it is the earliest, also the most important part. the Film and Teleplay music in the overall structure and design of Film and Teleplay works, which cooperates with the movie theme, scene, language and plot, creates a considerable number of myths. This article chooses to conduct a functional analysis of Film and Teleplay music from a structural point of view. In addition to studying the overall structure of Film and Teleplay music, it is also necessary to decompose and explain its constituent elements. The combined study of the two can give the most comprehensive explanation of the functions of Film and Teleplay music, and can pry into the unique aesthetic value of music in Film and Teleplay works.