bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Alexander Garciá Düttmann: Lob der Jugend
Authors: Rösener Ringo
Published: May 2022

Rezension von Alexander Garciá Düttmann: Lob der Jugend. Mit einem Vorwort von Marcus Quent. Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag 2021.
The Landscape Strategies and Usage of Laman Tun Perak as a Pocket Park in Kuala Lumpur
Authors: Hussein Hazreena , Jhung Loh Khai , Zhang Heng
Published: May 2022

Pocket parks emerged as a rational solution to allow access to urban parks within the constraint of limited space. Although small in scale, they are treated as valuable urban green and community assets. Attention and studies on pocket parks are rare, especially in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hence, the research explores and attempts to determine the landscape strategies of Laman Tun Perak and identify how the pocket park is being utilised. Observation, field notetaking, drawings analysis, and interview are methods employed. The research concluded that the landscape strategies of a pocket park are connectivity and permeability, safety, comfort, and activities.
Особенности поведения лазерных ультразвуковых сигналов вблизи отверстия в дюралюминии при воздействии двух несоосных механических напряжений
Authors: Глазов А.Л. , Муратиков К.Л.
Published: May 2022

Исследовано влияние несоосных механических напряжений на возбуждение ультразвуковых колебаний сфокусированным лазерным излучением вблизи отверстий малого диаметра в сплаве алюминия. Проведен анализ поведения сигнала при различных взаимных углах и величинах двух одноосных напряжений. Показано, что при определенных углах под действием механических напряжений не только происходит изменение контраста лазерных ультразвуковых изображений, но и может происходить их поворот как целого относительно центра отверстия. Также продемонстрирована возможность исчезновения линейной составляющей лазерных ультразвуковых сигналов при определенных характеристиках напряжений и появления нелинейной составляющей. Ключевые слова: диагностика, неразрушающий контроль, механические напряжения, лазерный ультразвук.
Роль эффекта затенения в кинетике роста III-V нитевидных нанокристаллов методом молекулярно-пучковой эпитаксии
Authors: Дубровский В.Г. , Рылькова М.В. , Соколовский А.С. , Соколова Ж.В. , Микушев С.В.
Published: May 2022

A model for III-V nanowire (NW) growth in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is developed which describes the NW growth by surface diffusion of adatoms influenced by the shadowing effect. It is shown that the shadowing effect strongly influences the growth kinetics in dense ensembles of NWs. A new solution for the NW length as a function of its radius and deposition thickness is obtained. A comparison is given for theoretical and experimental lengths of InP NWs grown on either adsorbing or reflecting substrates.
Динамика массопереноса жидкости в водном мостике
Authors: Шайхитдинов Р.З. , Шарипов Т.И.
Published: May 2022

The paper presents experimental results of the dynamics of mass transfer through a water bridge arising between two dielectric cups with distilled water under the action of a constant high-voltage voltage between cylindrical electrodes. It is established that, depending on the ratio of the electrode diameters, the total fluid flow in the water bridge can be directed both to the cathode and to the anode.It is shown that the inversion of the direction of mass transfer of liquid through the bridge is due to the redistribution of volume charges.
Implementation and Evaluation of COVIDCare@Home, a Family Medicine–Led Remote Monitoring Program for Patients With COVID-19: Multimethod Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Laur Celia , Agarwal Payal , Thai Kelly , Kishimoto Vanessa , Kelly Shawna , Liang Kyle , Bhatia R Sacha , Bhattacharyya Onil , Martin Danielle , Mukerji Geetha
Published: May 2022

Background

COVIDCare@Home (CC@H) is a multifaceted, interprofessional team-based remote monitoring program led by family medicine for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, based at Women’s College Hospital (WCH), an ambulatory academic center in Toronto, Canada. CC@H offers virtual visits (phone and video) to address the clinical needs and broader social determinants of the health of patients during the acute phase of COVID-19 infection, including finding a primary care provider (PCP) and support for food insecurity.

Objective

The objective of this evaluation is to understand the implementation and quality outcomes of CC@H within the Quadruple Aim framework of patient experience, provider experience, cost, and population health.

Methods

This multimethod cross-sectional evaluation follows the Quadruple Aim framework to focus on implementation and service quality outcomes, including feasibility, adoption, safety, effectiveness, equity, and patient centeredness. These measures were explored using clinical and service utilization data, patient experience data (an online survey and a postdischarge questionnaire), provider experience data (surveys, interviews, and focus groups), and stakeholder interviews. Descriptive analysis was conducted for surveys and utilization data. Deductive analysis was conducted for interviews and focus groups, mapping to implementation and quality domains. The Ontario Marginalization Index (ON-Marg) measured the proportion of underserved patients accessing CC@H.

Results

In total, 3412 visits were conducted in the first 8 months of the program (April 8-December 8, 2020) for 616 discrete patients, including 2114 (62.0%) visits with family physician staff/residents and 149 (4.4%) visits with social workers/mental health professionals. There was a median of 5 (IQR 4) visits per patient, with a median follow-up of 7 days (IQR 27). The net promoter score was 77. In addition, 144 (23.3%) of the patients were in the most marginalized populations based on the residential postal code (as per ON-Marg). Interviews with providers and stakeholders indicated that the program continued to adapt to meet the needs of patients and the health care system.

Conclusions

Future remote monitoring should integrate support for addressing the social determinants of health and ensure patient-centered care through comprehensive care teams.
Multitask Learning With Recurrent Neural Networks for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Prediction Using Only Electronic Health Record Data: Model Development and Validation Study
Authors: Lam Carson , Thapa Rahul , Maharjan Jenish , Rahmani Keyvan , Tso Chak Foon , Singh Navan Preet , Casie Chetty Satish , Mao Qingqing
Published: May 2022

Background

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that is often considered to have broad and subjective diagnostic criteria and is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Early and accurate prediction of ARDS and related conditions such as hypoxemia and sepsis could allow timely administration of therapies, leading to improved patient outcomes.

Objective

The aim of this study is to perform an exploration of how multilabel classification in the clinical setting can take advantage of the underlying dependencies between ARDS and related conditions to improve early prediction of ARDS in patients.

Methods

The electronic health record data set included 40,703 patient encounters from 7 hospitals from April 20, 2018, to March 17, 2021. A recurrent neural network (RNN) was trained using data from 5 hospitals, and external validation was conducted on data from 2 hospitals. In addition to ARDS, 12 target labels for related conditions such as sepsis, hypoxemia, and COVID-19 were used to train the model to classify a total of 13 outputs. As a comparator, XGBoost models were developed for each of the 13 target labels. Model performance was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Heat maps to visualize attention scores were generated to provide interpretability to the neural networks. Finally, cluster analysis was performed to identify potential phenotypic subgroups of patients with ARDS.

Results

The single RNN model trained to classify 13 outputs outperformed the individual XGBoost models for ARDS prediction, achieving an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.842 on the external test sets. Models trained on an increasing number of tasks resulted in improved performance. Earlier prediction of ARDS nearly doubled the rate of in-hospital survival. Cluster analysis revealed distinct ARDS subgroups, some of which had similar mortality rates but different clinical presentations.

Conclusions

The RNN model presented in this paper can be used as an early warning system to stratify patients who are at risk of developing one of the multiple risk outcomes, hence providing practitioners with the means to take early action.
Factors Related to Smoking and Perceptions of a Behavioral Counseling and Messenger Service-Delivered Smoking Cessation Intervention for People with HIV in China: A Qualitative Study (Preprint)
Authors: Yang Shanyin , Huang Jiegang , Ye Li , Lin Jianyan , Xie Zhiman , Guo Baodong , Li Yanjun , Liang Bingyu , Zheng Zhigang , Lunze Karsten , Abdullah Abu S. , Liang Hao , Quintiliani Lisa M.
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND

China, where over half of the male adult population smoke tobacco, has one of the highest global burdens of smoking. Smoking rates are even higher among people with HIV (PWH). Smoking cessation services are not routinely integrated into HIV care in China. Given widespread mobile phone ownership, an exploration of factors related to smoking among Chinese PWH who smoke could inform potential mobile cessation interventions.

OBJECTIVE

To explore perspectives of smoking, barriers and facilitators to quitting, and perceptions related to a smoking cessation intervention delivered through behavioral counseling sessions and brief messenger service-delivered messages.

METHODS

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 participants. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim in Chinese, then translated into English for data analysis. We conducted a thematic analysis using a team-based consensus approach.

RESULTS

The mean age was 37.2 years; participants lived with HIV for an average of 2.4 years. The majority were male (75%) and lived in urban/metropolitan settings (79%). We identified 5 main themes: variable knowledge of the harms of smoking; willpower perceived as the primary quitting strategy; a duality of the effect of social factors on quitting; perceptions about optimal features of the smoking cessation intervention (e.g., messages should be brief and frequent); and the largely negative impact of their HIV diagnosis on smoking behaviors. In addition, some themes differed by participant demographic characteristics.

CONCLUSIONS

We identified barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation among PWH in China, which can be incorporated into smoking cessation interventions using behavioral counseling and messenger service-derived brief messages. Due to the adverse impact of smoking on HIV outcomes, targeting cessation interventions to the unique needs and preferences of PWH in China may be needed to increase future intervention effectiveness.
Review of Selected Studies on Aesthetic Sports and Creative Arts
Authors: Popović Ružena , Purenović-Ivanović Tijana
Published: May 2022

There are different classifications of sports and disciplines. The division into individual and collective is considered fundamental. From the aspect of all divisions, they are mainly bipolar (like Men/Women Artistic Gymnastics) instead of the psychological typology of sports activities, where certain individual sports belong to the group of aesthetic-coordination ones. Rhythmic gymnastics (RG) is the most typical representative in this group, where complex movements predominate most acyclic type. Activities in RG occur in several disciplines with different apparatus (rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon), and only younger age categories have exercises without apparatus. In each domain, many elements are performed, which differ according to their structural groups, although exercises of a dynamic character prevail over static ones. Previously, the structure of sports achievement was determined based on the so-called Equation of success specification, which assessed the contribution of specific segments of the anthropological status of athletes in the prediction of sports results. However, when the result depends on the subjective assessment of the judge, the structure is proposed through the Code of Points (CoP). The decisive factors that prevail in line on the Rules of Assessment, which accurately considers the difficulty of the elements for free routines, musical accompaniment, and the appearance throe the artistic impression of the gymnast. In general, it is a sports activity in which a perfect symbiosis of music and movement is achieved, with a solid aesthetic impression when performing free routines. These characteristics are also present in other sports within this group, with similarities in the methodology of training, the elements of technical difficulties, and the way of assessing the athletes’ achievements. Where looking at specific segments of the anthropological status of rhythmic gymnasts, the determinants of sports achievement are pointed out, viewed, first of all, from the aspect of assessment rules (CoP), which has undergone significant changes in recent years to encourage the rapid development of RG and its inclusion in the Olympic sports family.
Fostering Creativity and Critical Thinking in 21st Century Classroom
Authors: Abe Ezinne Chidinma , Birabil Saturday Tete
Published: May 2022

This paper sought to examine the prospect of fostering creativity and critical thinking in 21st century classroom. In achieving this, 4 concepts and 1 theory were reviewed to seek how relevant creativity and critical thinking is to students in our modern 21stcentury world that we live in. This paper showed that creativity and critical thinking are essential ingredients that defines much credibility in individuals in the society. It was then concluded that creative and critical thinking are pivotal to students’ success in the 21st century society and otherwise. It was recommended that teachers should endeavor to engage students to initiate their creative and critical thinking ability at almost all endeavours of instructional activity, also that curriculum planners should endeavor to device an instructional pattern that favours the utilization of creative and critical thinking prospects.
Predictors of Psychological Distress among Old Aged
Authors: B. J. Kavery , K. Manikandan
Published: May 2022

Psychological distress is linked with the lack of social support and loneliness. The Elderly is suffering from many psychological issues and a lack of social support. Often, in old age homes, the lack of immediate friends and family leads them to many issues like loneliness, which affects their mental health. So it is essential to address this issue to provide care and support them. This study aimed to understand the contributing factors of psychological distress and influencing factors of psychological distress, loneliness, religiosity, and social support. The study was conducted on 159 older people (age range 60-90 years) of Thrissur and its neighboring places by employing a convenient sampling technique. The psychological distress scale was used to measure psychological distress The UCLA Loneliness Scale, Perceived Social Support Scale, and Religiosity Scale were used to measure loneliness, perceived social support, and religiosity, respectively. Personal details of the participants, such as age, sex, socio-economic status, marital status, etc., were collected using a personal data sheet. Results revealed that the loneliness and support from the family were highly contributing to predictors of psychological distress, and loneliness and support from friends contributed to depression. Males and females differ on psychological distress and its components, namely anxiety and depression. Moreover, males and females experienced similar religiosity and stress levels, and females experienced higher levels of loneliness than males. As a result of lower support from family, friends, and special person and overall perceived social support, there occurs a higher level of depression. Psychological distress will be high when there is lower social support from family, friends, and special people. Also, when there is greater psychological distress, there will be high loneliness. Older persons will have high religiosity when there is high loneliness. Stress and depression differ between people living in old age homes and Pakal Veedu. Reduction in loneliness occurs when there is a presence of a special person in their life.
PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE ON MATERNAL AND FETAL OUTCOMES IN GESTATIONAL AND PREGESTATIONAL DIABETIC PATIENTS
Authors: ELBERRY AHMED ABDULLAH , RABEA HODA , MOHSEN SHIREEN M. , MOURAD ABDEL-REHIM , KINAWY GAAFAR
Published: May 2022

Objective: The prevalence of diabetes in pregnancy has increased in the U. S. The majority is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), with the remainder primarily preexisting type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes (pregestational diabetes, PGDM). The present study investigates the demographics and clinical differences between both types.
Methods: This prospective study was conducted on ninety pregnant females with normal menstrual cycles before pregnancy. Demographics, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and HbA1c were assessed.
Results: There was a significant difference in the term of Oral glucose tolerance test Week 24 during fasting, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 24 after one hour, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 24 after two hours, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 24 after three hours, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 28 during fasting, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 28 after one hour, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 28 after two hours, Oral glucose tolerance test Week 28 after three hours, HbA1c week 24 and HbA1c week 28; p-value<0.05.
Conclusion: pregnant women in this study who needed insulin were educated to self-monitoring of blood glucose, diet control, medication adherence, and exercise, and we adjusted the needed insulin dose for them with restrictive follow-up.
BERBERINE: A POTENT ADJUVANT IN PSORIASIS NANOTECHNOLOGY
Authors: CHAUDHARY AMIT , MITTAL SWATI
Published: May 2022

Psoriasis is a multi-factorial disease represented by complex atomic scenes and cellular pathways that lead to abnormal cell development. The normal mixture has a clear target and limited cytotoxicity; in this sense, it can support the further development of new therapies for the treatment of this flexible disease. Berberine is an individual of the original berberine alkaloid family. It mainly exists in the roots, trunks and barks of various trees and has anti-psoriatic activity. In any case, according to the berberine organization, limited bioavailability and low assimilation rate are the two main obstacles, because only 0.5% of the ingested berberine is consumed in the small digestive tract, and this rate is when it enters the intestines. It is further reduced to 0.35%. Nano-based details are seen as the best way to increase the assimilation rate because substances accumulated at the nano-level can be quickly absorbed in the intestine. Useful methods based on nanotechnology have been developed to solve these problems to ultimately achieve greater sufficiency in the treatment of various diseases. The investigation introduced and essentially examined the anti-proliferative effects of berberine and nanotechnology-based repair technology for nano-scale transportation of berberine. Finally, we will thoroughly analyze and examine the current methods and promising viewpoints of the recent transportation of this alkaloid.
Prevalence of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Infections and their Resistant Pattern in Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Das Asima , Kabi Sunita , Kar Dattatreya , Sahu Kundan Kumar
Published: May 2022

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica a rare pathogen in earlier times has been accused to infect the immunocompromised, preterm neonates, the patients exposed to longterm antibiotics and intensive care units. The apparent resistance of the multidrug Elizabethkingia meningoseptica affects the selection of appropriate antibacterial agents against it. The current study attempts to determine the prevalence of E. meningoseptica infections and consider the sensitivity pattern in a tertiary care hospital. A prospective study of prevalence of E. meningoseptica in a tertiary care hospital from March 2020 to March 2021 i.e over a period of 1 year. Patient clinical data as well as ABST patterns were collected and analyzed. Out of total 1813 patient’s samples E. meningoseptica was isolates from 21 cases (1.15%). Average age was 61.42 years, with males most likely to be infected (52.38%). All the adult patients had underlying diseases, obstructive gall bladder diseases (n=7, 33.33%) which included choledocholithiasis, obstructive jaundice, cholangitis and carcinoma gallbladder. Urinary tract diseases (n=8, 38.09%) which include chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney disease (AKD), pneumonia (n=11, 52.38%) including urosepsis and other diseases AML (n=1, 04.7%). Susceptibility tests showed 100% in vitro against few antimicrobials like cefepime, meropenem and amikacin which can be utilized to treat most common Gram-negative bacterial infections. Isolates are usually the completely sensitive to minocycline. E. meningoseptica is a rising microbe in intensive care setup due to its resistance pattern.
Attendance: An Application Based on Facial Recognition
Authors: Prasad Gitanjali , Jain Ishika , Menezes Mickey Ashley , Rathore Narendra Pal Singh
Published: May 2022

Abstract: Attendance is an important aspect to record the presence of students. The presence of someone is a way to address that the student is carrying out their obligations to come. Usually, attendance is done manually using pen-paper. This digital era has brought forth new technologies that can help deal with this absence of students in organisations. Automatic Face Recognition (AFR) technologies have made many improvements as well as advancements in the field of biometrics. It uses RealTime Face Recognition as a solution to keep a record of the attendance. The Face recognition approach has proven to be the best of all Biometrical sources of identification. We propose a face recognition desktop application that will automatically update a student's attendance into the database on the web server, providing an ease to the faculty. Even students can know their attendance just by a login. A report based on student’s attendance can help in evaluating the attendance eligibility criteria. In this face recognition desktop application, we use Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms to capture multiple images of students to reduce human errors and proxy attendance. This desktop application is much more efficient and safer than the traditional pen paper method. Keywords: Attendance system, Automated attendance, Image Processing, Face detection, Feature matching, Face recognition.
A Study on Customer Satisfaction towards Whatsapp in Coimbatore City
Authors: Rajeswari Ms. G. , Gowtham Mr. S.
Published: May 2022

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the quality factors of mobile applications and predict their influence on the consumer satisfaction of WhatsApp users. This research extends the ISO 9126 model used for evaluating the software quality. The new research model and an instrument are used to examine the influence of various quality factors of mobile applications on consumer satisfaction. Based on the valid responses collected through a questionnaire, multiple regression technique is employed to test the relationship between the independent and dependent factors. The results of the study indicate that reliability, usability, efficiency and data integrity significantly affect the consumer satisfaction of WhatsApp mobile application, whereas the other two factors, functionality and portability, do not have considerable influence on consumer satisfaction. Keywords: User satisfaction, User loyalty, User satisfaction, WhatsApp.
Machine Learning based Model for Heart Disease Prediction
Authors: Kholade Gopal Murlidhar , Tayde Adharsh Vishnu , Vaishnav Kiran Kishor , Jadhav Dhiraj Shyam , Jadhao Dhiraj Sheshrao
Published: May 2022

Abstract: Nowadays we see around us that heart diseases and diabetes are the major threats for human health increasing dayby-day due to either lifestyle or inheritance. Nowadays these two diseases are commonly found under every age group above the 25 years of age and the most fatal one. Most of the people are not able to give some time for their health and that is why people get notified too lately when the diseases are not under control. This model will be helpful in determining the risk of heart disease as well as diabetes prediction. Keywords: Machine Learning(ML), Heart Disease Prediction, Diabetes Prediction, Datasets, Random Forest Classifier, web apps
Implementation Paper on MIS for Rural development Housing Scheme like Garib Awas Yojana along with GIS application
Authors: Shroff Miss Avani , Sherekar Miss. Isha , Gawande Miss. Samiksha , Pachgade Miss. Anchal , Bhadange Miss. Anjali , Shelokar Prof. N D.
Published: May 2022

Abstract: A large part of the schemes launched by the government go in the dustbin as the officials implementing the schemes are unable to reach acceptable persons. Therefore, there is a need for a secure and simple framework that enables a standard person to apply for a particular idea and find out whether he/she is eligible to track the status and get the organic product. The reason behind the dismissal of any candidate should be the ability to understand in a transparent manner. It builds the trust of the traditional people in the government and keeps them away from the misuse of property. This project can be a production application to robotize the processes for use of various schemes given to different systems by the government. The project deals with the identified exercises with the plans given by the software legislature. It is important to make various schemes as transparent as possible. This framework explicitly monitors the status of client applications that have been overloaded by HEAD, either within the system or at any time of your day. This framework provides a viable approach to deliver critical data in a particularly secure manner by validating the client at various levels. The framework of this framework has been modified into various classifications, including internal authority administration considerations related to system information and client applications with varying levels of reflection. The framework has an excellent GUI, so the novice customer does not experience any operational challenges Keywords: State Government schemes, Regional language, Application verification.
E-Krishi Vikas - Multilingual App
Authors: Varma Devendra , Gharat Shrishail , Yadav Akash Kumar
Published: May 2022

Abstract: The Indian agriculture sector has many growing concerns. As the Indian economy has diversified and grown, agriculture’s contribution to GDP has steadily declined from 1951 to 2019. Agriculture in India has achieved grain selfsufficiency but the production is resource-intensive, cereal centric, and regionally biased. The resource-intensive ways of Indian agriculture have raised serious sustainability issues too. Farmers in India face the unavailability of resources or lack of ways to access the available resources. In the majority of cases, plenty of facilities are available for the farmers to succeed in their job, but there is a huge information gap between the farmers and those available schemes. In these kinds of cases also, there is another problem that makes those services insufficient, and that problem is the communication problem. India has a huge diversity in terms of languages, culture, region, and rich history behind that diversity. There is a huge probability that farmers speaking and understanding their own regional language do not understand the National and International languages to gain full advantage of the available services for them. In this paper, we propose an android-based app, E-krishi Vikas, intended to address this issue. Further, it will act as a complete farmers’ friend, by helping them to get information about the weather, help them in finding the equipment of their needs, and much more in their preferred language. The unique features of E-krishi Vikas are its simple and user-friendly interface. Keywords: Krishi, Agriculture, Multi-lingual, Android, Marketplace, Community
Concerning the Humanitarian Crises in Ukraine
Authors: Costello M.M. , West D. J.
Published: May 2022

The humanitarian crises in Ukraine recall other armed conflicts that resulted in needless death, destruction and the flight of refugees in pursuit of safety.                                                       In some ways, the international cable television network coverage of the conflict in Ukraine may have brought a greater sense of immediacy to the devastation being experienced by the people there. Foreign press coverage in the early weeks of the conflict utilized “on the ground” correspondents reporting in real time on the atrocities they were witnessing. Eventually, the intensity of the armed conflict, coupled with the death and serious injury of journalists, caused some media outlets to withdraw some of their personnel to safer locations.                                                       The War in Ukraine might be further categorized as two humanitarian crises: the plight of citizens remaining in the country including the forces attempting to defend against the Russian invasion and more than 3.7 million so far who have become refugees. The displacement of civilians from Ukraine is nowthe largest such exodus in Europe since World War II (Economist, March 19-25, 2022). However, the refugee flight is smaller than from the recent civil war in Syria.
Personal Journey through Memory in Ukraine (Letter to the Editor)
Authors: Cauda R.
Published: May 2022

The images of destruction in Ukrainian cities that we continue to see on television every day, and the dramatic reports done by journalists, reminded me of a visit I made to that tormented country more than 20 years ago that I want to share with this brief note. In particularly, I remember taking part in a series of meetings with Ukrainian colleagues in two cities, Lviv and Kiev as part of an initiative promoted by the Vicariate of Rome, in the person of His Excellency Monsignor Lorenzo Leuzzi which involved professors from the Catholic University such as myself, and from the University of Tor Vergata both from Roma, Italy. Obviously, colleagues from the University of Lviv participated, and Prof. Krcmery was also present representing at that time the University of Trnava, Slovakia. The title of the conference was 'Humanism in Medicine'. The meetings were held on the occasion of the apostolic visit of Pope St. John PauII which took place in June 2001. I still have vivid memories of that unforgettable trip and the meetings I had with Ukrainian colleagues. The topics either dealt with the ethical and scientific aspects of responsible childbirth, the use of stem cells in medicine and theology, the ethical aspects of human genetics and lastly, medical culture as an opportunity for teaching humanism. Indeed, I was a speaker in this last session (see photo). I also enclose both the bilingual program, in English and Ukrainian, with the complete list of speakers and the poster advertising the event. The opening prayer was given by His Eminence Cardinal Harchbishop Marian Yavorsky
Holding Together for Curing This Wounded World
Authors: Bevelaqua A. , Muss C.
Published: May 2022

The current crisis in Ukraine has not only caused endless human suffering, but also implies to the European Countries neighboring at Ukraine borders an important humanitarian task. However, currently in some journals concerns are raised against an immediate aid policy and towards uncontrolled receiving of refugees. These critics refer to the financial challenge of the European Community and raise concerns towards health hazards and public health risks probably linked to this humanitarian crisis.
The Phenomenon of Trust in the Testaments of Moscow Grand Dukes in XIV Century
Authors: Korzinin A. L.
Published: May 2022

The article is devoted to the investigation of the testaments of Moscow Grand Dukes in the XIV century, contains an analysis of the land holdings and the political role of the Grand Princesses. Based on the study of the testamentary acts of Ivan Kalita, Semyon Ivanovich, Ivan Ivanovich, Dmitry Ivanovich, the agreements of Simeon Gordy with brothers Ivan and Andrey, of Dmitry Donskoy with Vladimir Andreevich Serpukhovsky, the author reconstructs the system of distributing villages and volosts between princesses after the death of Moscow rulers. Discussion topics, related to the study of the composition of witnesses in the agreement of Semyon Ivanovich with his brothers, and the establishment of the identity of his uncle in the testament of Simeon Gordy are also considered.
State Regulation of Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation: Centralization of Management or Market Self-Regulation
Authors: Belov V. I.
Published: May 2022

This article discusses the proposed measures of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, set out in the draft strategy for the development of the construction industry and housing and communal services, which received a disapproving response from some experts in the media. The article analyzes the regulatory documents regulating the activities of management organizations in the housing and communal services market. According to the results of the analysis carried out by the author, it was found that state regulation of the industry in question only through laws and by-laws is currently insufficient. The initiative of the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation related to the introduction of a regional operator (guaranteeing management organization) into business practice is justified by the author of the article from an organizational, managerial, and economic point of view. In particular, it is proposed to expand the subject-object relations between the state and the management organization in the management system to subject-subject relations between the regional operator (guaranteeing management organization) and consumers of housing and communal services. From an economic point of view, the proposals of the Ministry of Construction of Russia may be economically beneficial for both sides: the state receives a large return on budgets of different levels by changing the taxation system (from simplified to general) and the corresponding tax rate, and management organizations receive a large profit by increasing the profitability of their professional activities by 1.5–2 times. As a result, the author comes to the conclusion that the measures proposed by the Ministry of Construction of Russia are necessary and non-discriminatory, since the relationship between the management organization and consumers of housing and communal services is carried out on market principles and in a competitive environment, and the administration of processes by the state regarding the selection of management organizations for the provision of housing and communal services to the population does not infringe on the rights of economic entities to carry out any legitimate economic activity.
Determination of short-interval time estimates in humans exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation
Authors:   School of Studies in Life Science, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur–492 010, India, Chandel P. , Singh M.M. ,   School of Studies in Life Science, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur–492 010, India, Pati A.K. ,   Professor Emeritus at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences – Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar–751 024, India, Choudhary V. ,   Regional Cancer Center, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur-492 001, India, Parganiha A. ,   Center for Translational Chronobiology, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur–492 010, India
Published: May 2022

Aim: The present study aimed at evaluating the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposure on short-interval time estimates in humans living in the vicinity of base transceiver stations. Methodology: The study was conducted in Phase-1 and Phase-2 with 1281 and 192 subjects, respectively. Four groups with one control were identified in each phase depending on the distance from the ground-based transceiver stations. The cognitive ability of the subjects of each group was determined by measuring short-interval time estimates, namely 10 s, 30 s, and 60 s, with time production and time reproduction methods using the Interval Clock software (Version 2.2). The electric field strength at each participant’s house was determined using the Narda Broadband Meter-550 with a probe EF0-391. Results: ANOVA results demonstrated a statistically significant difference in electric field strength among different zones around the installations of base transceiver stations (F4,1274 = 50.071; p<0.001). It was significantly higher in the inter-tower zone than in all other zones. The prevalence of various clinical problems was higher among the individuals living in the inter-tower zone. ANCOVA results revealed that the main factors zone, gender, and year of residence, did not significantly affect any short-interval time estimates. However, a statistically significant 'time of the day' variation in most of the target short-interval time estimates with both the methods for all the studied groups, except the inter-tower zone, was observed. Interpretation: The radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation emitted from base transceiver stations did not significantly impact the ability to estimate short-time intervals in humans.
Genetic variability, association and diversity studies in wheat (Triticum spp. L.)
Authors:   AICRP on Wheat & Barley, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur-313 001, India, Dashora A. , Mehta R. ,   Directorate of Research, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur-313 001, India, Singh D. ,   Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, ACHF, NAU, Navsari-396 450, India, Urmila MISS ,   AICRP on Wheat & Barley, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur-313 001, India, Singh S.K. ,   ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal-132 001, India
Published: May 2022

Aim: The present study was aimed to assess the genetic variability and diversity in wheat genotypes and identification of elite lines for future genetic improvement. Methodology: Eighty-four wheat (Triticum spp. L.) genotypes were evaluated in Augmented Block Design with 5 blocks wherein each block contains 20 genotypes including 16 test entries and 4 checks (randomly allocated). Each genotype was sown in double rowed plot of 2.5 m. Results: High GCV and high genetic gain was observed for the traits like tillers/meter row length, grain yield per plot, spike length, grains per spike and 1000-grain weight showing predominance of additive genetic effect for these traits. Grain yield per plot had positive and significant correlation with plant height and tillers number per meter row length. Therefore, these characters should be emphasized more during selection for yield traits and thereby yield improvement in wheat. The cluster analysis identified DBW 107, KRL 283 among bread wheat and HI 8708 and HI 8765 among durum wheat as genetically most diverse genotypes. Interpretation: Greater emphasis should be given on tillers per meter row length and plant height traits while selecting for higher yield. Diverse genotypes identified by multivariate methods can be used in breeding program to generate transgressive segregants in wheat.
Physical interpretation of invariance of vector differential Operators in Three Orthogonal Coordinate Systems and a Case Study of wall and globe of death
Authors: Gapale Dipak , Arote Sandeep , Baviskar Prashant , Navale Sainath , Palve Balasaheb , Pathan Abbas , Dalvi Sanjaykumar
Published: May 2022

In the present study, effect of operators on fundamental physical
quantities in three orthogonal coordinate systems was analyzed using
differential equations. The mathematical expression for position vector
and its magnitude, velocity and acceleration in three orthogonal
coordinate systems were obtained from the geometry of the figure and
differentiation. The derivations of operation of vector differential
operators (curl and diversions) on position vector were derived and
their physical significance was illustrated. Similarly, the operation of
Laplacian operator on magnitude of position vector was also studied. The
study highlighted the invariance in results of all operations in three
orthogonal coordinates systems. An investigation has been performed to
describe wall of death and globe of death problem in appropriate
orthogonal coordinate systems. The interpretations in term of velocity,
acceleration, and net force acting on vehicle are explained in details.
Mathematical modeling and vibration analysis of rotating functionally graded porous spacecraft systems reinforced by graphene nanoplatelets
Authors: Zhao Tian Yu , Wang Yuxuan , Chen Long
Published: May 2022

This paper investigates the theoretical modeling and coupled free
vibration behaviors of a rotating double-bladed shaft assembly resting
on elastic supports in a spacecraft system. According to the Kirchhoff
plate theory and the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, the theoretical model
is established. The studied rotor is considered to be made of porous
foam metal matrix and graphene nanoplatelet (GPL) reinforcement.
Non-uniform distributions of porosity and graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs)
are taken into account and lead to functionally graded (FG) structures.
The effective material properties of the double-bladed shaft are varying
along the radius and thickness direction of the shaft and blade,
respectively. Moreover, the rule of mixture, the Halpin-Tsai model, and
the open-cell scheme are used to determine its material properties.
Considering the gyroscopic effect, the Lagrange equation is utilized to
derive the coupled equations of motion. Then the traveling wave
frequencies of the double-bladed shaft assembly is obtained by employing
the assumed modes method and substructure modal synthesis method. A
detailed parametric analysis is conducted to examine the effects of the
rotating speed, GPL weight fraction, GPL distribution pattern, GPL
length-to-thickness ratio, GPL length-to-width ratio, porosity
coefficient, porosity distribution pattern, shaft length-to-radius
ratio, blade length-to-thickness ratio, support stiffness and support
location on the free vibration behaviors of the double-bladed shaft
assembly.
Thyroid storm presenting as a fulminant hepatic failure and cholestasis case report
Authors: Elsheikh Eldosugi Eltayeb , Ahmed Hadeel Ali , Mohamed Hiba Ali , Omar Mawia Mohamed , Abdallah Rayan Yousif
Published: May 2022

We report a case of thyroid storm in a 52-years old woman who wasn’t
known to be thyrotoxic. She was diagnosed with congestive heart failure
and atrial fibrillation one month before her presentation to the
emergency department with diarrhea, features of fulminant hepatic
failure, and cholestasis.
Analysis of a system of Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equations with coupled Riemann-Stieltjes integrals boundary conditions
Authors: Ji Dehong , Ma Yuan
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we investigate the existence and uniqueness of solutions
for a system of Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equations with
coupled Riemann-Stieltjes integrals boundary conditions. In the proof of
our main existence results, we apply the Banach contraction mapping
principle and the Leray-Schauder alternative therorem.
Retrotransposon insertion as a novel mutational cause of spinal muscular atrophy
Authors: Saugier-Veber Pascale , Vezain Myriam , Thauvin-Robinet Christel , VIAL Yoann , Coutant Sophie , drunat severine , Urtizberea Jon Andoni , Rolland Anne , Jacquin-Piques Agnès , Fehrenbach Séverine , Nicolas Gaël , Lecoquierre François
Published: May 2022

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular
disorder resulting from biallelic alterations of the SMN1 gene:
deletion, gene conversion or, in rare cases, intragenic variants. The
disease severity is mainly influenced by the copy number of SMN2,
a nearly identical gene, which produces only low amounts of full-length
(FL) mRNA. Here we describe the first example of retrotransposon
insertion as a pathogenic SMN1 mutational event. The 50-year-old
patient is clinically affected by SMA type III with a diagnostic odyssey
spanning nearly 30 years. Despite a mild disease course, he carries a
single SMN2 copy. Using Exome Sequencing and Sanger sequencing,
we characterized a SVA-F retrotransposon inserted in SMN1 intron
7. Using RT-PCR and RNASeq experiments on lymphoblastoid cell lines, we
documented the dramatic decrease of FL transcript production in the
patient compared to subjects with the same SMN1 and SMN2
copy number, thus validating the pathogenicity of this SVA insertion. We
characterized the mutant FL-SMN1-SVA transcript and showed that it is
subject to degradation by nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. The stability of
the SMN-SVA protein may explain the mild course of the disease. This
observation exemplifies the role of retrotransposons in human genetic
disorders.
Research on the performance of exhaust gas temperature differential power generation from ships
Authors: WANG Zhongcheng , Zhao Chong , Guo Hao , Wang Guoqing
Published: May 2022

In order to study the influencing factors of the application of
temperature difference in ship’s exhaust gas and to explore the
potential of recycling waste heat from ship’s exhaust gas, an
experimental system for temperature difference power generation in
ship’s exhaust gas has been designed. Besides, related performance
studies have been carried out about the characteristics of temperature
difference power generation tablets and exhaust gas. Moreover, the
theoretical calculation of the maximum output power and maximum
efficiency of the individual temperature differential power generation
module was carried out. Furthermore, the effects of insulation material,
installation pressure, thermally conductive silicone grease, brine
concentration, cooling water temperature, and heat source temperature on
the performance of the individual temperature differential power
generation module were thoroughly investigated. The results showed that
the insulation material and the brine had a small effect on the
efficiency of the differential temperature power generator. Conversely,
the mounting pressure, the thermal grease, the cooling water
temperature, and the heat source temperature greatly influenced the
open-circuit voltage and the maximum output power. The installation
pressure, the thermal grease, the cooling water temperature, and the
heat source temperature increased the open-circuit voltage by 6.72%,
31.54%, 18.95%, and 26.92%, respectively, and increased the maximum
output power by 15.63%, 82.05%, 51.79%, and 49.41%, respectively.
The maximum output of a single temperature differential power generator
reached 63.5% when using an installation pressure of 3 bar, a cooling
water temperature of 20°C, double-layer aluminum insulation, a thermally
conductive silicone grease, and a brine concentration of 5.5%. Finally,
this study provides reference data support for the use of temperature
differential power generation devices for ship exhaust gas and lays a
foundation for the further research and development of this technology
on ships.