bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Perceptions of Factors Influencing Engagement With Health and Well-being Apps in the United Kingdom: Qualitative Interview Study
Authors: Szinay Dorothy , Perski Olga , Jones Andy , Chadborn Tim , Brown Jamie , Naughton Felix
Published: November 2021

Background

Digital health devices, such as health and well-being smartphone apps, could offer an accessible and cost-effective way to deliver health and well-being interventions. A key component of the effectiveness of health and well-being apps is user engagement. However, engagement with health and well-being apps is typically poor. Previous studies have identified a list of factors that could influence engagement; however, most of these studies were conducted on a particular population or for an app targeting a particular behavior. An understanding of the factors that influence engagement with a wide range of health and well-being apps can inform the design and the development of more engaging apps in general.

Objective

The aim of this study is to explore user experiences of and reasons for engaging and not engaging with a wide range of health and well-being apps.

Methods

A sample of adults in the United Kingdom (N=17) interested in using a health or well-being app participated in a semistructured interview to explore experiences of engaging and not engaging with these apps. Participants were recruited via social media platforms. Data were analyzed with the framework approach, informed by the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation–Behaviour (COM-B) model and the Theoretical Domains Framework, which are 2 widely used frameworks that incorporate a comprehensive set of behavioral influences.

Results

Factors that influence the capability of participants included available user guidance, statistical and health information, reduced cognitive load, well-designed reminders, self-monitoring features, features that help establish a routine, features that offer a safety net, and stepping-stone app characteristics. Tailoring, peer support, and embedded professional support were identified as important factors that enhance user opportunities for engagement with health and well-being apps. Feedback, rewards, encouragement, goal setting, action planning, self-confidence, and commitment were judged to be the motivation factors that affect engagement with health and well-being apps.

Conclusions

Multiple factors were identified across all components of the COM-B model that may be valuable for the development of more engaging health and well-being apps. Engagement appears to be influenced primarily by features that provide user guidance, promote minimal cognitive load, support self-monitoring (capability), provide embedded social support (opportunity), and provide goal setting with action planning (motivation). This research provides recommendations for policy makers, industry, health care providers, and app developers for increasing effective engagement.
INVESTIGATING BETANIN STABILITY, RELEASE PROFILE AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ETHYL CELLULOSE MICROPARTICLE CONTAINING BEETROOT (BETA VULGARIS, LINN) EXTRACT
Authors: SUKMAWATI ANITA , NURWAINI SETYO , RAHAYU UMI BUDI , P. C. WIDAWAN APRILIANA , SAFITRI ANITA , N. ASTRIA NOVIA W.
Published: November 2021

Objective: The objective of this research is to evaluate the ability of ethyl cellulose (EC) microparticle to protect the beetroot (Beta vulgaris, Linn) active substance. In addition, this research also investigates the effect of polymer concentration during microparticle preparation toward physical characteristics of microparticle, release profile of betanin as well as antioxidant activity of microparticle. Methods: The microparticle was produced using the emulsification method using various concentrations of EC in the organic phase and beetroot extract as the active substances. The physical characterization was carried out including the imaging of microparticle using scanning electron microscope (SEM), zeta potential and encapsulation efficiency (EE). The stability test for an active substance in microparticle was carried out at temperature 40 °C for 28 d. The release profile was evaluated using the dissolution method and the antioxidant activity was evaluated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH).Results: The result showed that the EC concentration strongly influenced the physical characteristics and EE of beetroot extract in microparticle. The microparticles also had good protection for betanin during storage. The release of active substance from microparticle following Higuchi kinetic. The highest antioxidant activity was found in the microparticle using EC 20%. Conclusion: The EC microparticle is the potential to protect the degradation of antioxidant substance from natural product. However, the physical properties, EE, the ability to prevent degradation of active substance, release rate and antioxidant activity, are strongly influenced by the EC polymer concentration during microparticle preparation.
NOVEL NANO THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS FOR THE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-RECENT INSIGHTS
Authors: AHUJA NARESH KUMAR , RAJAWAT JITENDRA SINGH
Published: November 2021

Recent advances in science and technology and greatly modified the way we stumble on, deal with and prevent special diseases in all components of human lifestyles. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most not unusual complex multifactorial joint related autoimmune, chronic, severe systemic inflammatory ailment with unknown etiology completed with increased cardiovascular risks. It is regularly associated with critical synovial joint inflammation, autoantibody production, cartilage/bone tissue destruction, cardiovascular, pulmonary, skeletal disorders and massive inflammatory infiltration which might in the end motive extreme disability, huge complications, premature mortality and decreased life quality. Pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 were dependable for the induction of inflammation in RA patients. It has a global occurrence of around 1% with the incidence among women being 2-3 times extra in men. Preclinical RA, genetic variables, and environmental factors have all been linked to the disease's etiology. Because there is no known cure for RA, the primary goal of treatment is to achieve the shortest possible illness duration and, if possible, rehabilitation. Current clinical remedies of RA display numerous drawbacks which include excessive doses, common administration, speedy metabolism, bad absorption, low responsiveness, higher cost and serious side consequences. These obstacles have inspired extremely good growth of the studies and to enhance those obstacles, nanoparticles that are able to encapsulating and protecting tablets from degradation earlier than they reach the target site in vivo, might also function drug delivery structures. Bioavailability and therapeutic bioactivity can be improved, and limited emphasis on damaged joints can be allowed. The current study provides a platform for different lipid nanoparticle methods for RA therapy, using the newly developing field of lipid nanoparticles to improve a targeted theranostic device for RA treatment. This review aims to present the most recent major application of lipid nanoparticles as a biocompatible and biodegradable transport device for improving RA concentration on over free drugs by presenting tissue-specific concentrated on of ligand-controlled drug release by modulating nanoparticle composition. Additionally, we also discuss the pivotal demanding situations to be addressed, as well as destiny views. Therefore, it is feasible to claim that nanoparticles will, within the near future, play a critical role in advanced treatment and affected person-particular cures for human diseases which include RA.
A STUDY ON ACCEPTABILITY OF E-LEARNING IN INDIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Authors: EASAW GEORGE , DASH MIHIR
Published: November 2021

Though e-learning is broadly accepted across the education spectrum as an effective teaching-learning medium, its acceptance is found very wanting. This paper looks at the basic process of innovation that can induce teaching faculty in India to take up e-learning and to understand how innovative teaching-learning processes like e-learning can be applied to education. It goes on further to identify and understand some of the broadly accepted reasons for the low acceptability and usage with the help of an online survey. The survey was used to study what motivates the student and teacher to take e-learning as an effective pedagogy and to answer some of the pertinent problems relating to its low acceptability. The analysis of the survey results is given. A new “stakeholder involvement and feedback based” theoretical model is proposed explaining how to implement e-learning effectively in educational institutions in India. Some possible suggestions like effective problem-solving tools like Total Quality Management (TQM) to help overcome the drawbacks in the system are also proposed.
EVALUATION OF GASTROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF TEPHROSIA VILLOSA AGAINST EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED ULCERS IN WISTAR RATS
Authors: RAWAL PINKEY , C. RAMESH , PRAMANIK SOMA
Published: November 2021

Objective: The present research work was designed to investigate the gastroprotective potentials of methanol extract of Tephrosia villosa.
Methods: The aerial parts of Tephrosia villosa were dried under shade, powdered and deffated with petroleum ether and then marc leftover was subjected to methanol extraction using soxhlet apparatus using soxh-let apparatus. Antiulcer activity of methanol extract was determined against stress-induced and aspirin-induced ulcers in experimental animal models. The total number of ulcers formed, ulcer index, percentage inhibition, ulcerated area, protected area, pH and Total acidity were parameters in the study.
Results: Methanol extract of Tephrosia villosa at medium (200 mg/kg) and high (200 mg/kg) could significantly (P<0.01) reduced the total number of ulcers formed, ulcer index, ulcerated area and total acidity in therapeutic groups compared to vehicle control and thereby significantly (P<0.01) increased percentage inhibition of ulcers and protected area which was evident by the significant rise in pH of gastric content. The effect of extracts was dose-dependent and results were comparable to that of standard drug omeprazole.
Conclusion: The results obtained from the present work suggest that the methanol extract of Tephrosia villosa possess significant anti-ulcer potentials against experimentally induced ulcers in albino rats.
Preparation and characterization of lanolin-based condensate and its utilization as a nonionic softener for wool fabric surface
Authors: Abou taleb Marwa , El-Sayed Hosam
Published: November 2021

Two forms of pollutants are usually discharged from scouring of wool fleece; namely the effluent liquid phase and the solid phase. These phases comprise a significant quantity of wool wax which would be a suitable candidate for valuable products and applications. This work is devoted to extraction, recovery, and characterization of lanolin from wool fleece from different sheep breeds to assign possible ways for its utilization in the textile field. The results show that the amount of wool wax extracted from coarse wool fleece as well as its chemical composition and physical properties are almost similar to those extracted from other finer wool fleece. The aim of this work is further devoted to separation and characterization of fatty acids (FAs) from the extracted wool wax. The separated wool FAs were esterified with poly ethylene glycol (PEG) to obtain a condensate which was utilized as a nonionic softener for wool. The alteration in morphology of the coated wool fabric was assessed using scanning electron microscopy. The results revealed that the WFA/PEG-coated fabrics exhibit reduced surface roughness and improved resistance to felting shrinkage during mechanical agitation.
Study on the Formability and Texture evolution of AA6061 Alloy Processed by Repetitive Corrugation and Straightening.
Authors: Elizalde Sergio , Ezequiel Marco , Cabrera José María , Figueroa Ignacio Alejandro , Baile María Teresa , Gonzalez Gonzalo
Published: November 2021

The enhanced mechanical properties obtained by refining the grain size down to the ultrafine-grained (UFG) regime have attracted considerable attention in recent years. The severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques allow obtaining ultrafine-grained materials. Different SPD techniques permit processing sheet shape materials such as repetitive corrugation and straightening (RCS) and accumulative roll bonding (ARB). In this study, the formability of an AA 6061-T6 processed by RCS was evaluated. The forming limit diagrams (FLD) were obtained by Nakazima tests of samples in initial condition (T6 state) and after one and two RCS cycles. The FLD curves showed that the forming capacity decreased from the first RCS cycle. Likewise, uniaxial tensile tests at different temperatures and strain rates were conducted to analyze the effect of the RCS process on the strain rate sensitivity. They showed a relatively high strain rate sensitivity coefficient in the samples after one and two RCS cycles, which indicates an improvement of i) the capacity of the material to delay the onset of the necking and ii) the formability at increasing temperatures. Finally, texture analysis was carried out employing X-ray diffraction, calculating the orientation distribution functions (ODFs). The initial texture showed a predominant cube texture component, whereas, for further RCS cycles, a weakening of the cube texture and an increment of the S texture component were observed.
Brechas de equidad en el acceso a la educación superior argentina
Authors: Adrogué Cecilia , García de Fanelli Ana
Published: November 2021

En un contexto de mecanismos de admisión poco selectivos y gratuidad de los estudios en el sector público, la demanda social por estudios de educación superior creció fuertemente en Argentina. Este artículo analiza si el acceso a la educación superior argentina presenta patrones de desigualdad social. Para ello se estudia si la probabilidad de acceso a la educación superior que tiene cada egresado del nivel secundario difiere según su posición en la estratificación económica, el nivel educativo del hogar y el género. Tras estimar un modelo de regresión logística se encontró que las chances de acceso a la educación superior son menores para los jóvenes de nivel socioeconómico bajo y primera generación con educación universitaria. La juventud que habita hogares de menor ingreso económico y capital cultural tiene además mayor probabilidad de estudiar carreras terciarias que universitarias y de asistir a una institución pública que privada.
El principio de interpretación conforme a los derechos humanos en dos sentencias: filiación homoparental y matrimonio igualitario
Authors: Araya Madariaga Víctor
Published: November 2021

El derecho constitucional actual ha desarrollado técnicas de interpretación que le son propias para evitar el uso de herramientas hermenéuticas provenientes de la interpretación legal, las cuales son inadecuadas para resolver conflictos en que están involucrados derechos humanos. Entre estas herramientas de interpretación se encuentra el principio de interpretación conforme a los derechos humanos. El objetivo del presente artículo es verificar su aplicación en la jurisprudencia chilena. Nuestra hipótesis es que no siempre es aplicado cada vez que se requiere, lo que genera soluciones diferentes cuando es invocado respecto de aquellas veces en que se omite. Utilizando el método dogmático y el método de casos a partir de dos sentencias, se analiza su implementación práctica. Concluimos que una de ellas lo aplica correctamente, mientras que la segunda lo omite al arribar a una sentencia diferente de la que se hubiese dictado al considerar el principio. pero ambas debieron acoger la solicitud de quienes solicitaron intervención judicial. En este sentido, sostenemos que una modificación constitucional permitiría hacer vinculante su aplicación en todo caso.
Libertad de expresión versus honra y buen nombre: colisiones entre principios y relaciones de precedencia en la jurisprudencia constitucional colombiana
Authors: Palacio Pardo Pedro José
Published: November 2021

En este documento se muestran las relaciones de precedencia condicionadas identificadas en la jurisprudencia constitucional cuando se presentan colisiones entre los derechos fundamentales libertad de expresión, honra y buen nombre por posibles afectaciones derivadas del ejercicio periodístico. Al analizar estos casos concretos, resulta evidente que para el juzgador, plantear una solución lo menos lesiva posible representa un reto, porque se sitúa en un escenario en donde colisionan derechos jerárquicamente equiparables. Por tal razón, quien juzga debe acudir a la ponderación para determinar cuál principio precederá al otro. Así mismo, se tiene que a pesar del surgimiento reiterado de colisiones entre los derechos que son objeto de estudio, no se puede brindar una solución igualitaria para todas, puesto que los efectos de la ponderación son aplicables a casos concretos. No obstante, a partir de un seguimiento lineal de la jurisprudencia constitucional se ha podido concluir que el mayor o menor grado de veracidad e imparcialidad de la información es un factor determinante para que la balanza se incline hacia un lado u otro.
El principio de progresividad y no regresividad laboral en el cambio jurisprudencial: examen del beneficio de incremento pensional por persona a cargo
Authors: Espinosa Hios José Guillermo
Published: November 2021

En el presente artículo de reflexión intento defender la tesis conforme a la cual el principio de progresividad y no regresividad en los derechos sociales, que encuentra sustento normativo tanto en el plano nacional como internacional, se es exigible no solo al legislador, sino que este se hace extensible a las demás ramas de poder público, particularmente, a la rama judicial en ejercicio de las competencias que constitucional y legalmente le han sido encomendadas. Para lo anterior planteo la siguiente premisa: las Altas Cortes de Colombia en ejercicio de su función de unificar jurisprudencia no deben desconocer el mandato de progresividad y no regresividad laboral, en tanto el mentado principio no se predica únicamente de los cambios legales, sino también de las variaciones jurisprudenciales.
Valoración de activos, eficiencia de mercados financieros y casos relacionados con la racionalidad e irracionalidad de los agentes. Una revisión bibliográfica
Authors: Rojas Rincón Joan Sebastián , Martínez Cuervo Sara Liliana , Avellaneda Sánchez Carlos Andrés , Serrano Ortiz Karen Nayibe
Published: November 2021

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo explorar la teoría de los mercados financieros eficientes, bajo un marco de análisis basado en el supuesto de racionalidad de los agentes. Para tal fin, se parte de un análisis de las consideraciones teóricas y de las implicaciones prácticas en la operatoria del análisis bursátil y toma de decisiones de inversión. Luego, a partir de una revisión documental, se abre una discusión alrededor de la pregunta problematizadora: ¿Son eficientes los mercados financieros? El punto de partida es el planteamiento de los niveles de eficiencia propuestos por Fama (1970) para que, a partir de estos, se pueda librar la discusión alrededor de la evidencia empírica de algunos estudios o casos dados en la práctica, con los que se plantea serios cuestionamientos a este enfoque teórico. Al final, se plantean algunas consideraciones desde la óptica de las finanzas conductuales, donde los sentimientos, las emociones y los patrones de comportamiento colectivo pueden explicar ciertas anomalías en los mercados.
Plan estratégico y prospectivo del municipio de la Plata Huila como eje regional de desarrollo de turismo sostenible 2020 – 2030
Authors: Romero Ramírez Álvaro Fernando , Mora Parra Felipe Eugenio
Published: November 2021

El turismo en Colombia, es un sector importante en la economía; el departamento del Huila posee un potencial alto de desarrollo en este sector; este trabajo se realizó en el municipio de La Plata, en un ámbito de desarrollo turístico sostenible; entendiendo esto como el equilibrio entre el sector privado, publico, académico y la comunidad. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estructurar el plan estratégico y prospectivo del municipio de La Plata Huila para convertirlo como eje regional de desarrollo en el turismo sostenible 2020 – 2030. Para esto se utilizaron los métodos de prospectiva estratégica planteados por Mojica (2010); se desarrolló el análisis del sector, a través de estudios bibliométricos, patentometría, vigilancia tecnológica, aplicaciones como Mic-Mac, Mactor y ábaco de Regniere. También se realizó la estructuración de variables estratégicas, el análisis morfológico de los escenarios, la postulación de estos escenarios en los ejes de Peter Schwartz y la determinación del grado de gobernabilidad de las acciones a desarrollar. Los resultados mostraron que el desarrollo del sector turístico en el mundo, ha tenido como eje fundamental el turismo sostenible integrado con el ámbito rural. El escenario “La Plata Ciudad Región” fue elegido como reto, y en este se aprovecharon los potenciales del turismo rural y cultural, permitiendo que los turistas hicieran una inmersión en las actividades y los ambientes tradicionales. Además, presenta alianzas entre el estado y la empresa privada para potencializar estos cambios; en este escenario el turista disfruta de un parque automotor acondicionado, pensando en la comodidad y la seguridad.
Trajectories of aquatic insect functional groups along the resistance/resilience axis when facing water flow changes
Authors: Godoy Bruno , Neto Francisco Valente , Queiroz Luciano , Holanda Luis , Roque Fabio , Lodi Sara , Oliveira Leandro
Published: November 2021

1. Understanding how differences in intensity and frequency of
hydrological disturbances affect the resistance and resilience of
aquatic organisms is key to manage aquatic systems in a fast-changing
world. Organisms’ responses to environmental changes can be influenced
by different life strategies. Some aquatic organisms have strategies
that improve the permanence in aquatic systems, while others use
strategies that enhance colonization. 2. Therefore, we carried out a
manipulative experiment to understand the resistance/resilience of
aquatic insects based on their functional characteristics to
hydrological disturbances in streams in the Cerrado hotspot. 3. We
placed 200 artificial substrates in five streams and submitted them to
changing water flow regimes that differed both in frequency and
intensity. Then we observed the response of the aquatic community for 39
days. We used a Hierarchical Bayesian strategy approach to estimate the
probabilities of permanence and colonization of each life strategy group
(nine groups). 4. We observe that the most intense changes in the water
flow tend to affect the permanence of almost all groups. However, this
effect was reduced in intensity over time. On the other hand, less
frequent disturbances, regardless of intensity, tend to reduce the
permanence of most groups of aquatic insects over time. The difference
in the effect of disturbance regarding intensity (higher or lower) may
be related to a greater dispersal capacity of some groups. 5. These
results are worrisome in a scenario of reduced riparian vegetation
around streams and with the expectation of precipitation to become more
concentrated in shorter periods of time due to climate change in the
Cerrado hotspot. Together, these anthropogenic changes tend to increase
the effect of runoff on the lotic systems and, consequently, reduces the
permanence of many groups of aquatic insects in their habitat,
particularly those with traits associated with permanence.
Ectopic Variceal Bleeding From Chronic Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis After Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis
Authors: Flynn Kathryn , Chung Kevin , Brooke Thomas , Keung Jonathan
Published: November 2021

Varices are a common cause of gastrointestinal bleed, but a small
percentage of these bleeds are due to ectopic varices. This case
presents bleeding ectopic varices in the third part of the duodenum with
portal hypertension secondary to chronic superior mesenteric vein
thrombosis that developed after hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
Investigation of a novel method for improving hemodynamics of Fontan circuit using an experimental model
Authors: Bhansali Suneet , Kumar Tsusheel , Crawford Maya Crawford , Katre Nikhil R.
Published: November 2021

Background: The study objective was to test underlying physical
laws behind a proposed novel device for failing Fontan and investigate
whether the device could be implemented theoretically to improve
hemodynamics in failing Fontan circulation. Methods: A 4-arm
setup was designed and fabricated to simulate an actual Fontan circuit
in the form of a junction of the superior and inferior vena cavae (SVC,
IVC) with the right and left pulmonary arteries (RPA, LPA). A provision
for placement of an oscillating ball along the RPA-LPA path to push
fluid away from SVC and IVC was created. The rate of ball oscillations
and initial pressure of fluid on SVC and IVC limbs were varied. The
pressure-drop times in the vena cavae limbs were measured at varying
ball oscillations and resistances in the RPA-LPA pathway. The test was
considered positive if increasing oscillations of the ball allowed for
quicker pressure drop in the SVC and IVC limbs indicating quicker
discharge of fluid through the RPA and LPA. 48 different experiments
were conducted to simulate different physical conditions and the results
were plotted and analyzed to draw a conclusion. Results: The
time required for pressure drop in the experiment without ball was the
least across all set of readings. This meant that placing an oscillating
ball along the RPA -LPA path created obstruction to flow rather than
enhance it. Increasing rate of ball oscillations increased degree of
obstruction to flow. Conclusion: The proposed interventional
method is unsuitable for improving hemodynamics in failing Fontan
circulation.
Submicrometer surface shaping and surface repair of metals via laser ablation
Authors: Gavin Zachary , Forsman Andrew , Barrios Jason , Schrader Grant
Published: November 2021

Metal foils with precise thicknesses are required for use as laser targets in high energy density physics experiments. To achieve the micrometer scale tolerances accompanying these applications, the authors have developed a laser ablation technique utilizing burst pulses from a femtosecond laser operated in concert with a high-speed galvo scanning system. For authors’ application, an optimum laser processing format consisted of 250 fs laser pulses arranged in pairs, with the pulse separation in each pair equal to 400 ps and high galvo scanning speeds (∼2000 mm/s). These parameters enable the authors to thin and shape metals (depleted uranium, beryllium, tantalum, and iron) and remove unwanted variations in foil thickness over meaningful foil sizes. Double femtosecond pulses enable ablation that mitigates some undesirable pre-existing surface structures such as residual scalloping and scratches and lead to a surface roughness near 300 nm. Precise ablation rates were correlated to laser processing area and foil thickness. Finally, ablation rates were correlated to bulk surface temperature by tracking workpiece heating during ablation. These techniques yield the ability to apply highly controlled thickness maps with micrometer accuracy and tens of nanometer precisions. This control has demonstrated the ability to level foils with micrometer scale thickness deformities and create various programmed patterns that are difficult or out of reach of traditional machining methods.
Muerte y proceso de formación de médicos
Authors: Miranda dos Santos Clédson Luciano , Clementino de Souza Elizeu
Published: November 2021

A partir del movimiento de escucha sensible de los estudiantes del quinto año de la carrera de Medicina de la Universidad Estatal del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB (campus Vitória da Conquista), el texto analiza construcciones subjetivas sobre la relación vida-muerte elaboradas por los estudiantes, a lo largo de la formación de grado y cómo afectan su proceso formativo. También busca identificar y aprehender las formas en que los estudiantes relacionan, en su formación, las prácticas pedagógicas y las experiencias docentes, en torno al polinomio vida-salud-enfermedad-muerte y sus implicaciones para el cuidado. Se basa, fundamentalmente, en los supuestos teóricos y metodológicos de la investigación narrativa, específicamente en el análisis de las (auto)biotanatografías de los estudiantes
Generation Z Career Identity Formation Through Guidance and Counselling Services
Authors: Laila Arni Nur , Widyaswari Monica
Published: November 2021

This study aims to describe a generation Z career identity formation through guidance and counselling services. This research used a qualitative approach with the phenomenology method. The research subjects are late adult adolescents (18-25 years) with two people. The selection of informants based on their late teens tended to require counselling and guidance services and began to consider future careers. Data collection methods used were in-depth interviews and observation. These research results are forming career identity, determining interests, having confidence in the career to be pursued, and ownership of figures to explore the chosen career field. Generation Z career identity includes the embodiment of self-concept for the chosen job. The digitalization era also influences generation Z's career identity formation. Therefore, the role of guidance and counselling services is crucial in helping individual planning and specialization.
Large Population and Unhygienic Conditions are “Blessings in Disguise” Amid Asian Countries for Low Infection Rate of COVID-19 as Compared to Europe and America
Authors: Khan, MD, PhD Muhammad Mujahid , Khan, MD, M.Phil Sadia Wazir , Khan, MD, PhD Mohammed Moizuddin , Altamimi, MD, PhD Tahani Nasser , Khan, MD Shifa , Alnajashi Saleh Sulaiman , Al-Ameer Mahdi , Alanazi Meshari Talal , Al-Hamidi, PhD Abdulaziz
Published: November 2021

This epidemiological cross-sectional data-based study aimed to explore the morbidity and mortality patterns of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19) among the worst affected regions of the world. The data on the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 were obtained from World Health Organization (WHO), John Hopkin’s University research center, Worldometer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since its outbreak until August 5, 2020. The evidences were also recorded from research papers published in international scientific journals indexed in Pub Med and Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science.
The findings show that the average of COVID-19 cases in Europe is 154754 cases per million of the population, in America (both north and south) is 47982 cases per million of the population and in Asia is 13280 cases per million of the population. The mean value of mortality rate in Europe, America (both north and south) and Asia is 2436 deaths per million of population, 2158 deaths per million of population, and 181 deaths per million people, respectively.
The study broadly concludes that the infection rate and mortality are higher in developed countries than in developing or underdeveloped countries. The perceptible causes of increase in infection rate and mortality in developed European and American countries may be the difference in individual and herd immunity in the population due to less exposure to similar viruses. The lack of exposure may be attributed to better economic conditions leading to relatively good hygienic practices as compared to the developing and underdeveloped countries of the Asian region.
О 21-ЛЕТНИХ КОЛЕБАНИЯХ ТЕМПЕРАТУРЫ ВОЗДУХА
Authors: Молодых Владимир
Published: November 2021

Анализ рядов январских температур воздуха на 15 длиннорядных станциях на территории Японии с применением низкочастотной цифровой фильтрации показал наличие устойчивых колебаний с характерной длительностью, соответствующей длительности двойного солнечного цикла (21 год), для южных и центральных районов рассмотренной территории.

Размах колебаний температуры в указанном цикле составляет 1,0-1,5 oC. Максимумы колебаний температуры в 21-летнем цикле наблюдаются спустя 1-5 лет после максимумов двойного солнечного цикла, то есть после максимумов четных 11-летних циклов.
Thermal Analysis of Cylindrical Parabolic Trough Collector Using Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Kushwaha Manoj Kumar , Rajak Anup Kumar
Published: November 2021

For about the first instance, a revolutionary Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) method is applied to achieve a relatively close CPTC design for improving batter thermal performance and output warmth. Optimized design of parabolic trough collectors serves an important part in today's marketplace and is a rising area of concern for experts and academics. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is an unique approach for enhancing a solar power trough collector's heat transfer analysis. Nanofluid has received a lot of interest as a way to increase convective heat transfer. They surpassed the previously used fluid. The thermal conductivity and convection temperature transfer coefficients are increased by employing nanofluid as the heat transport fluid and changing the base fluid. Particle concentration, thermal dispersion consistency, and nanofluid dimension are the important parameters for enhancing thermal conductivity, according to a prior study. As a preliminary step, keep these points in mind. Except perhaps the concentration fluid intake velocity and pipe diameter, the optimal solution value is determined using the tested model characteristics and the Dimethyl Polysiloxane Molecular as a base fluid. The results are exhibited at different temperatures. To determine if the recommended solution approach is appropriate, the outcomes of two research publications are compared
The Fetish of the Ephemeral, the Praxis of Repetition, and the Logic of the Archive
Authors: Müller Péter P.
Published: November 2021

"When the very special nature of performance’s evanescence gets emphasized, it is the logic of the archive that lurks beneath the argument, the logic which opposes the residue with the lost and vanished. For a good part of theater scholars, it is the lost and vanished that is valuable; for the archivist it is always the remainder, haunted forever by what’s lost. This paper shall not offer a theoretical overview of the scholarship on repetition or its philosophical interpretations; instead, it will use the concept exclusively in relation with theater plays, theater art, and more broadly the so-called performance arts, in order to reaffirm the bodily dimension of preservation and archiving the theatrical experience. Keywords: theatre, repetition, theatre communication, spectatorship, archive "
Resistance through Culture. Satirical Student Groups of the Last Decade of Communism and the Silence of Theatre Critics
Authors: Runcan Miruna
Published: November 2021

"In the ‘80s, satirical student groups, the so-called artistic “brigades”, were one of the most dynamic subversive artistic phenomena against the communist system. This paper aims to shine a light on the dimension of this phenomenon, to find explanations for the apparently privileged status enjoyed by such groups, as well as to clarify the reasons why theatre critics of the time so stubbornly ignored them.

Keywords: theatre, cultural policies, camps humour, political humour, theatre criticism
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BODILY PROCESSING: WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN UNDERSTANDING THE EMBODIMENT OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS?
Authors: PROPERZI Martina
Published: November 2021

In this article I will address the issue of the embodiment of computing systems from the point of view distinctive of the so-called Unconventional Computation, focusing on the paradigm known as Morphological Computation. As a first step, I will contextualize Morphological Computation within the disciplinary field of Embodied Artificial Intelligence: broadly conceived, Embodied Artificial Intelligence may be characterized as embracing both conventional and unconventional approaches to the artificial emulation of natural intelligence. Morphological Computation stands out from other paradigms of unconventional Embodied Artificial Intelligence in that it discloses a new, closer kind of connection between embodiment and computation. I will further my investigation by briefly reviewing the state-of-the-art in Morphological Computation: attention will be given to a very recent trend, whose core concept is that of “organic reconfigurability”. In this direction, as a final step, two advanced cases of study of organic or living morphological computers will be presented and discussed. The prospect is to shed some light on our title question: what progress has been made in understanding the embodiment of computing systems?
USING OF CIRCUMSTANCES IN JOE BIDEN’S INAUGURATION SPEECH FROM ENGLISH TO INDONESIAN TRANSLATION
Authors: Kholiq Muh
Published: November 2021

This research aimed to identify the types of circumstances used in Joe Biden’s inauguration speech. This research used the transcript in English version and Indonesian version of Joe Biden’s inauguration speech on January 21, 2021 in Washington DC as the source of the data. Furthermore, the researcher applied a qualitative descriptive method of this research. This result of research showed that there are 37 data found in the type of circumstances such as (2) extent, (2) location, manner divided into (3) means, (7) quality, (3) comparison, (3) degree, cause divided into (4) reason, (4) purpose, and (2) behalf. Moreover, accompaniment consists of (1) comitative. Role has (4) guise category, (1) matter, and angle has (1) in viewpoint category. Moreover, the dominant circumstances that present are quality categories in circumstances of manner.
Generalized Regression Neural Network (GRNN) for the Prediction of CRDI Engine Responses Fuelled with Pongamia Biodiesel
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, Karnataka, India, BS Nithyananda
Published: November 2021

The application of General Regression Neural Network (GRNN) for the prediction of performance and emission responses of Common Rail Direct Injection (CRDI) engine using B5, B10 and B20 blend of pongamia biodiesel is presented in this paper. Data required for the prediction is obtained through experimentation on CRDI engine by varying parameters like injection pressure, injection timing and fuel preheating temperature. The experiments were conducted based on L9 Taguchi Orthogonal Array (OA). The experimental values for performance parameters like brake thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption and emission parameters like CO, Nox and HC were recorded and used for GRNN. GRNN model is trained with 70% of samples and is validated with testing dataset of 30% by selecting optimum spread parameter (σ). The proposed model was found to be reliable and provides a cost effective way for determining performance parameters of engine. The results presented in this study substantially promote the use of GRNN model for the prediction of parameters in CRDI engine.
Systematization of Material Flows of Natural and Secondary Raw Materials of Phosphorus Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors: Abildayeva Aray , Turgumbayeva Khalima , Blumberga Dagnija
Published: November 2021

The production of elemental phosphorus is a material- and energy-intensive process, which makes it important to improve the technology in order to maximize savings of raw materials and electricity. At the enterprises of the phosphorus industry of Karatau-Zhambyl TIC (territorial-industrial complex) there is an incomplete use of production capacity, which is due both to organizational reasons, and largely due to the properties of commercial phosphorites of the Karatau basin. The decisive factor is the use of mine phosphate rock fines and waste from Karatau-Zhambyl TIC and phosphate plants, previously sent to the dumps. The system approach to the study of interaction of the chemical enterprise with the environment allowed to present mineral flows in the system, accumulation and transformation of matter in the constituent blocks-systems in a new way, to offer a new methodological approach to the system management based on the analysis of its information content; to reveal contradictions in research, design and management processes of ‘Chemical enterprise-environment’ system (ChE-E).
Provisioning of Health Camps for Sanitation Workers
Authors:   TNUSSP
Published: November 2021

The Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) has been supporting the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) in achieving total sanitation in the state, and are demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations – Tiruchirappali Corporation, and Periyanaicken-palayam (PNP) and Narasimhanaicken-palayam (NNP) town panchayats. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is supporting the GoTN through TNUSSP
New Record of the Bottle Liverworts Sphaerocarpos Donnellii Aust. for Iraq and Middle East Countries
Authors: Al-Ni'ma Basheer Ali Basheer
Published: November 2021

The Order Sphaerocarpales of the bottle liverwort consists of five genera, among which Sphaerocarpos in turn consists of  8-9 species. The genus is nearly worldwide distributed, but disjunct, sporadic, and localized throughout the range in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. According to the published checklist, only two species of Sphaerocarpos were recorded in the middle east countries. These are S. texanus and S. michelii, both were found in Turkey, while only the latter was found in Iraq. By the current study, an additional species, S. donnellii, will be added to the byroflora of the Middle East (south west Asia) region. A specimen of this species was found in Mosul city, Nineveh province, Iraq, grown on loamy soil in a house garden.
ПРОБЛЕМИ РОЗВИТКУ ТА ЗАХОДИ ЩОДО ОПТИМІЗАЦІЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ЗАЛІЗНИЧНОЇ МЕДИЦИНИ
Authors: Eitutis Heorhii , Eitutis Yurii , Bozhok Anastasiia
Published: November 2021

У статті досліджено проблеми розвитку залізничної медицини в період реформування залізничного транспорту. Обґрунтовано необхідність розробки та запровадження ефективних заходів щодо оптимізації залізничної медицини. Визначено, що на сучасному етапі реформування залізничного транспорту України здійснюються заходи щодо ліквідації залізничної медицини як непрофільних активів АТ «Укрзалізниця» (УЗ), що може призвести до непередбачених наслідків і втрати обороноздатності держави. З метою збереження залізничної медицини розроблено «Проєкт концепції розвитку залізничної медицини на 2020–2023 роки як невід’ємної частина перевізного процесу». Зазначено, що основними заходами збереження залізничної медицини є: децентралізація залізничних лікарень, їх автономізація, реорганізація Філії «Центр охорони здоров’я»; поступовий перехід з одночасним зменшенням фінансування з боку УЗ впродовж трьох років на інші джерела фінансування: Національної служби здоров’я України, страхових компаній, доходів від платних медичних послуг; оптимізація системи страхування працюючих залізничників, членів їхніх сімей і пенсіонерів-залізничників тощо.
ФОРМУВАННЯ ІНТЕРАКТИВНИХ КОНФІГУРАЦІЙ СТАНУ РИНКОВОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА
Authors: Baigushev Vladimir
Published: November 2021

Головна ідея статті полягає в розробленні підходу до процесу аналізу ринкового середовища на основі наявних його інтерактивних станів із подальшою кількісною оцінкою отриманої конфігурації такого середовища як об’єкта аналізу. В умовах зростаючої невизначеності ринкового середовища діагностика причин і майбутнього стану ринку має особливу актуальність. Наведено схеми методології процесу аналізу та оцінки стану конкурентних сил ринкового середовища в умовах невизначеності. Розроблено підсумкову таблицю оцінки стану основних параметрів зовнішнього середовища в сегменті галузі чорної металургії України – виробництво сталі та сталевого (чорного) металопрокату за 2014–2018 роки. На основі розробленого підходу наведено показники зміни виробництва сталі та прокату в сегменті за однакові періоди 2018–2019 років. Інтерактивний аналіз усього обсягу даних за 2014–2019 роки дало змогу зробити висновок про перехід ринкового середовища сегмента у відносно стабільний стан.
Peran Modal Sosial Terhadap Produktivitas Petani Jambu Merah Di Desa Watuagung Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Zuwandasari Efa , Sunaryanto Lasmono Tri
Published: November 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Menganalisis modal sosial yang dimiliki petani jambu merah di Desa Watuagung yang dilihat dari komponen modal sosial kepercayaan, norma, jaringan. (2) Mengetahui perbandingan modal sosial petani jambu merah lahan sempit, sedang, dan luas di Desa Watuagung. (3) Mengetahui peran modal sosial petani terhadap produktivitas petani jambu merah di Desa Watuagung. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Juli 2020-November 2020 di Desa Watuagung Kabupaten Semarang. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif komparatif untuk membandingkan peran modal sosial terhadap produktivitas petani jambu merah pada petani lahan sempit, sedang, dan luas. Unit yang diamati adalah peran modal sosial kepercayaan, norma dan jaringan. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan observasi dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: Modal sosial kepercayaan, norma, dan jaringan dimiliki oleh petani jambu merah di Desa Watuagung. Modal sosial sosial kepercayaan dan norma yang dimiliki petani jambu merah lahan sempit, sedang, dan luas adalah sama. Perbedaanya adalah jaringan petani lahan sempit lebih sedikit sedangkan petani lahan sedang dan luas lebih banyak. Petani lahan sempit memiliki modal sosial yang rendah. Petani lahan sedang dan luas memiliki modal sosial tinggi. Peran modal sosial terhadap produktivitas petani jambu merah di Desa Watuagung adalah semakin tinggi modal sosial yang dimiliki petani maka produktivitasnya semakin tinggi.
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Pada Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah Anugerah Foods Sentra Aneka Keripik di Desa Jungke Magetan
Authors: Ari Kadi Dian Citaningtyas , Ananta Fauzi Rizal Ula
Published: November 2021

Community service programs are programs that aim to help the community without expecting anything in return. This service program seeks to help the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) group "Anugerah Foods, Various Chips Center" located in Jungke Village, Karas District, Magetan Regency in dealing with various problems. Anugerah Foods is currently still constrained by a marketing strategy that still uses a personal selling strategy or is sold around Jungke Village. The main objective of this community service program is to provide innovation by introducing an online marketing system. The innovation introduced to Anugerah Foods is an online marketing strategy through a website, namely WordPress and social media in the form of Facebook and Instagram. By conducting visits and training on online strategy operations to Anugerah Foods members, it is our effort to convey innovation to be able to compete in the market and maintain good product quality. For students, this community service program is intended to fulfill entrepreneurial learning tasks and learn about entrepreneurship that they upload.

Keywords: Online marketing, Inovation, MSME, Chips Center
Editorial - Dossiê Nietzsche
Authors: Tude de Melo Neto João Evangelista , Perrusi Martha Solange
Published: November 2021

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