bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feature Engineering and Machine Learning Predictive Quality Models for Friction Stir Welding Defect Prediction in Aerospace Applications
Authors: Camps Marta , Etxegarai Maddi , Bonada Francesc , Lacheny William , Pauleau Sylvain , Domingo Xavier
Published: October 2022

Data-Driven Predictive Quality solutions are of utmost importance for Industry 4.0 in general and for high added value and complex manufacturing systems in particular. A unique Friction Stir Welding process is performed for the manufacturing of the new Ariane 6 aerospace launchers. This work presents a novel feature engineering approach that correlates Friction Stir Welding process data and quality inspection data to build a Machine Learning-based predictive quality solution. This solution predicts the presence of welding defects, empowering end-user’s quality assurance and reducing quality inspection time and associated costs.
Towards and Efficient Algorithm for Computing the Reduced Mutual Information
Authors: Renedo-Mirambell Martí , Arratia Argimiro
Published: October 2022

In [1], Newman et al. introduced the Reduced Mutual Information (RMI), a measure of the similarity between two partitions of a set useful in clustering and community detection. The computation of RMI requires counting the amount of contingency tables with fixed row and column sums, a #P-complete problem, for which the authors suggest to use analytical approximations that work in general, but for other not so pathological cases these give highly inaccurate approximations. We propose a hybrid scheme based on combining existing Markov chain Monte Carlo methods with analytical approximations to make more accurate estimates of the number of contingency tables in all cases.
Referenceless Image Quality Assessment Utilizing Deep Transfer-Learned Features
Authors: Ahmed Basma , Omer Osama A. , Rashed Amal , Puig Domenec , Abdel-Nasser Mohamed
Published: October 2022

Image quality assessment (IQA) algorithms are critical for determining the quality of high-resolution photographs. This work proposes a hybrid NR IQA approach that uses deep transfer learning to enhance classic NR IQA with deep learning characteristics. Firstly, we simulate a pseudo reference image (PRI) from the input image. Then, we used a pre-trained inception-v3 deep feature extractor to generate the feature maps from the input distorted image and PRI. The distance between the feature maps of the input distorted image and PRI are measured using the local structural similarity (LSS) method. A nonlinear mapping function is used to calculate the final quality scores. When compared to previous work, the proposed method has a promising performance.
Breast Tumor Classification in Digital Tomosynthesis Based on Deep Learning Radiomics
Authors: Hassan Loay , Abdel-Nasser Mohamed , Saleh Adel , Puig Domenec
Published: October 2022

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women globally. Early and accurate detection and classification of breast tumors are critical in improving treatment strategies and increasing the patient survival rate. Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is an advanced form of mammography that aids better in the early detection and diagnosis of breast disease. This paper proposes a breast tumor classification method based on analyzing and evaluating the performance of various of the most innovative deep learning classification models in cooperation with a support vector machine (SVM) classifier for a DBT dataset. Specifically, we study the ability to use transfer learning from non-medical images to classify tumors in unseen DBT medical images. In addition, we utilize the fine-tuning technique to improve classification accuracy.
Transformer-Based Radiomics for Predicting Breast Tumor Malignancy Score in Ultrasonography
Authors: Hassanien Mohamed A. , Kumar Singh Vivek , Puig Domenec , Abdel-Nasser Mohamed
Published: October 2022

Breast cancer must be detected early to reduce the mortality rate. Ultrasound images can make it easier for the clinician to diagnose cases of dense breasts. This study presents a deep vision transformer-based approach for predicting breast cancer malignancy scores from ultrasound images. In particular, various state-of-the-art deep vision transformers such as BEiT, CaiT, Swin, XCiT, and Vis-Former are adapted and trained to extract robust radiomics to classify breast tumors in ultrasound images as benign or malignant. The best-performing model is used to predict the malignancy score of each input ultrasound image. Experimental results revealed that the proposed approach achieves promising results for the detection of malignant tumors of the breast on ultrasound images.
Combining Support and Attack Interactions for Argumentation Based Discussion Analysis
Authors: Alsinet Teresa , Argelich Josep , Béjar Ramón
Published: October 2022

Online discussion is one of the commonly used tools to engage users to discuss relevant topics for society, where user contributions in the form of posts, comments and votes are essential to their success. The scale, complexity and dynamism of this information leads to a growing interest in understanding what are the major accepted or rejected opinions in different domains by social network users. In this work, we explore how to combine attack and support interactions to extract possible consensus based on some abstract argumentative semantics, and we characterize the set of properties or postulates that this consensus should satisfy.
An Ethical Conversational Agent to Respectfully Conduct In-Game Surveys
Authors: Roselló-Marín Eric , Lopez-Sanchez Maite , Rodríguez Inmaculada , Rodríguez-Soto Manel , Rodríguez-Aguilar Juan A.
Published: October 2022

The improvement of videogames highly relies on feedback, usually gathered through UX questionnaires performed after playing. However, users may not remember all the details. This paper proposes an ethical conversational agent, endowed with the moral value of respect, that interacts with the user to perform a survey during the game session. To do so, we use reinforcement learning and the ethical embedding algorithm to ensure that the agent learns to be respectful (i.e., avoid gameplay interruptions) while pursuing its individual objective of asking questions. The novelty is twofold: firstly, the application of ethical embedding outside toy problems; and secondly, the enrichment of a survey oriented conversational agent with this moral value of respect. Results showcase how our ethical conversational bot manages to avoid disturbing user’s engagement while getting even a higher percentage of valid answers than a non-ethically enriched chatbot.
A Predictive Analysis of PSL Match Winner Using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Das Khushal , Awais Muhammad
Published: October 2022

Cricket is one of the most celebrated open-air sports which have a huge amount of measurable information in the genuine world. As PSL games grow in popularity, the potential predictors influencing the outcome of the matches need to be investigated. The several years of PSL data containing the specifics of the player, match venue details, squads, ball-by-ball details, are taken and analyzed in this paper to draw different conclusions that offer assistance within the enhancement of a player’s execution. Through the expanding number of matches day by day, it has ended up troublesome to oversee or extricate valuable data from the accessible information of all the matches. This paper presents pre-processing of data, visualization, and prediction. It centers on measuring the result of Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches by applying the existing information mining algorithms. It includes factors like team1, team2, toss winner, toss decision, and predicts the match winner with the help of the Random Forest algorithm.
Kualitas Produk dan Harga Mempengaruhi Keputusan Pembelian Smartphone Vivo di Magelang
Authors: Rosita Dewi , Achsa Andhatu , Sijabat Yacobo P.
Published: October 2022

Pertumbuhan smartphone di Indonesia diprediksi mengalami peningkatan sampai tahun 2026, sehingga bisa memberikan peluang bagi perusahaan smartphone untuk terus mengembangkan strategi pemasaran serta melakukan inovasi produknya agar makin dikenal dan diminati oleh konsumen. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas produk dan harga terhadap keputusan pembelian pada smartphone Vivo di Magelang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menyebarkan kuesioner kepada responden. Sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 100 responden berdasarkan metode purposive sampling. Kriteria responden yang digunakan yaitu responden sedang atau pernah menggunakan smartphone Vivo minimal tiga bulan pemakaian, responden berusia 15 tahun keatas baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, serta responden berdomisili di Magelang. Uji yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini yaitu Regresi Linier Berganda menggunakan software pengolah data SPSS versi 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas produk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian, variabel harga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian Smartphone Vivo. Secara bersamaan variabel kualitas produkdan harga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian smartphone Vivo di Magelang.
Strategi Pimpinan Pizza Hut Delivery Kediri untuk Meningkatkan Kinerja Karyawan
Authors: Buniarto Edwin Agus
Published: October 2022

Penelitian ini di latar belakangi hasil pengamatan peneliti di Pizza Hut Delivery Cabang Kediri. Permasalahan penelitian ini adalah (1) Bagaimana strategi pemimpin untuk mengatasi strengths dan opportunities? (2) Bagaimana strategi pemimpin untuk mengatasi strengths dan threats (3) Bagaimana strategi pemimpin untuk mengatasi weaknesses dan threats? (4) Bagaimana strategi pemimpin untuk mengatasi weaknesses dan opportunities? Penelitian ini memakai pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik wawancara. Teknik ini merupakan teknik pengumpulan data dengan mengajukan pertanyaan langsung kepada narasumber atau informan terkait dengan topic penelitian secara langsung. Subjek penelitian pada penelitian ini yaitu pemimpin dan karyawan Pizza Hut Delivery Cabang Kediri. Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) Cara mengatasi strategi kekuatan (strengths) mampu mengambil keuntungan dari sebuah peluang (opportunities) dengan strategi yang dilakukan oleh pemimpin adalah: pemimpin memberikan sikap tegas, disiplin dalam memberikan contoh kepada karyawan secara internal sedangkan secara eksternal memberikan kuaitas pelayanan kepada customer, (2) Cara mengatasi kekuatan (strengths) mampu menghadapi ancaman (threats) dengan strategi yang dilakukan oleh pemimpin adalah: menfasilitas aplikasi-aplikasi yang dapat membantu customer dalam melakukan pemesanan agar lebih mudah. (3) Strategi pemimpin mengatasi kelemahan (weaknesses) yang mampu membuat ancaman (threats) menjadi nyata atau menciptakan sebuah ancaman baru yaitu strategi kelemahan dalam membuat ancaman tersebut dengan ide yang kreatif dan inovatif dilakukan oleh pemimpin dan karyawan lain dengan solusi yang cerdas yang berguna untuk meningkatkan pendapatan perusahaan. (4) Cara mengatasi kelemahan (weaknesses) mampu mengambil keuntungan dari sebuah peluang (opportunities) dengan Strategi mengatasi kelemahan (weaknesses) mampu mengambil keuntungan dari sebuah peluang (opportunities) yang ada
The The Integration of Science, Technology and Quran: The Learners’ Response Towards Ulul Albab Model
Authors: Jasmi Siti Nurhidayah , Sabri Nor Hazmin , Ahmad Tajuddin Azza Jauhar , Azmi Riswadi , Mustafa Rodiah , Mohamad Ahmad Mustaffa
Published: October 2022

The integration between the Quran and science has long been debated, and it has been extensively covered in the syllabus of primary, secondary and higher education institutions. There have been many attempts and efforts proposed to integrate the knowledge that aimed to clarify the idea into a proper plan. However, lack of clear-cut concept and blueprint has become a challenging task to practice the integration of the Quran and science knowledge. Therefore, the Ulul Albab Model was introduced in Program Saintis Islam Terengganu (PSIT) as a serious effort by the state government to produce Muslim scientist since 2015. Hence, this paper is written to examine the students’ response towards the implementation of the Ulul Albab Model in PSIT. Data collected using a questionnaire with 37 respondents and one- way ANOVA analysis with a significance level of 5% (α= 0.05) was used in this study. The result of p-value is 0.166, shows that there was no significant correlation between the model used and students’ knowledge on the integration of the Quran and science knowledge. Nonetheless, tadabbur, ihya’ and ‘ibrah sessions was perceived by the students as the most essential session for them to consolidate their knowledge in the Quran and science, which also challenged their analytical thinking skills.
Iraqi EFL Learners’ Cultural Schematization: A Cultural Approach to Role Schema and the Learners’ Non-Native Like Production of Some Official Titles
Authors: Hadi Shahla Abdul Kadhim
Published: October 2022

Non-native like expressions were observed in Iraqi EFL learners' oral production during their conversation course as they restored to literal translation to compensate for their inadequate knowledge of the English lexicon. Their choice of literal equivalents was not arbitrary but a schema-driven selection. In the case of official titles, for example, learners employed their cultural schematization to the conceptual contents of English official titles, unaware of its potential difference from the English schematization. This study explores the possible cultural role schemas underlying Iraqi EFL learners' frequent use of  'president' in some official titles. It seems that various central role schemas are associated with these titles and that there is no particular unified schema underlies the word 'president'. Actually, a variety of schemas interact together, formulating the role schemas and their relevant linguistic instantiations in English and Arabic in light of their natives' thinking styles and ways of perceiving the world.
recently found belt buckle with rune-like signs from Ukraine
Authors: Levada Maxim , Looijenga Tineke
Published: October 2022

In 2015, a belt buckle (fig. 2a and 2b) was discovered in western Ukraine with a rune-like inscription on the back. The buckle has no known context, but the find spot is between the Ukrainian villages of Sukhodil and Shydlivtsy (Husiatyn district in Ternopil oblast). The buckle was part of an illegal dig and is in private hands. Unfortunately, its whereabouts are unknown. A profound examination of the material and the inscription was therefore not possible. Yet we thought it appropriate to publish this find. According to its style, the buckle can be dated to the early part of the 5th century. In this article the buckle is compared to other buckles from Eastern Europe (Szabadbattyán, Bar, Yalta) and to parallels (Sösdala, Airan/Moult, Untersiebenbrunn) elsewhere in Europe. All buckles are dated to AD 420-440. The archaeological background in section 1 is written by the archaeologist Maxim Levada, while in section 2 the rune-like signs are described and discussed by runologist Tineke Looijenga. Although a transliteration is proposed, an interpretation is still lacking.
Late Roman and Early Byzantine Solidi of the Stiernstedt Ancient Coin Collection
Authors: Fischer Svante
Published: October 2022

This is a study of 33 Late Roman and Early Byzantine solidi from the period 394-565 that are kept in the Stiernstedt Ancient Coin Collection. The solidi were acquired in the late nineteenth century by the co-founding president of the Swedish Numismatic the Stiernstedt Ancient Coin Collection (Heilborn 1882). The entire collection was acquired at a sale from the Bukowski auction house in Stockholm by the Swedish-Texan antebellum cattle baron and gilded age banker Swante Magnus Swenson the same year. Together with many other coins and various prehistoric objects acquired in Sweden, the Stiernstedt Ancient Coin Collection was donated by Swenson in 1891 to the State of Texas under the name of the Swenson Collection. The Stiernstedt Ancient Coin Collection is currentlykept at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. The study concludes with a catalogue of the 33 solidi. In the commentary, I have tried to identify and recontextualize the solidi by comparing them to recorded hoards from Scandinavia and the European Continent as well as unprovenanced solidi in Swedish and European collections.
How to Bury the Dead. A study on regional variations in the southern Baltic area during Late Pre-Roman and Early Roman Iron Age
Authors: Björk Tony
Published: October 2022

This article deals with the question of regional variation in funeral customs during a part of the Early Iron Age in the Baltic Sea area. The backbone of this study is a presentation of a comparison between a selection of investi-gated cemeteries in the south Baltic area, including parts of Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Poland. The starting point is the graves of southern Sweden in general and the Istaby cemetery in particular.The graves of the elite are very important and interesting from many diﬀer-ent aspects, but for the purposes of this study the graves of the more ordinary people are considered to better highlight the main features of the regional vari-ations. The study of burials from Late Pre-Roman Iron Age and Early Roman Iron Age in the southern Baltic includes a world of a thousand details. Sev-eral interesting observations are made regarding similarities and diﬀerences in the chronology of the cemeteries, cemetery size and complexity, visible grave monuments, burial customs, artefact types and combinations. The diﬀerent and partly overlapping regional expressions in the ritual systems, makes the contacts with other people, across the sea, especially clear. A correspondence analysis shows three themes of how the dead were equipped and displayed, following rather strict patterns, suggesting that these were widely distributed idealized metaphors.Despite many diﬀerences between the regions, the main feature is the great similarities. One main conclusion drawn from this study is that there were several regional traits in burial practices in the diﬀerent areas and in many of the single details mentioned above. In contrast to obvious variations, the cem-eteries had several traits in common; these give an impression of the occurrence of governing ritual norms that were generally adopted throughout a large area around the southern and western parts of the Baltic Sea. This is a very strong indication of overlying and governing ritual norms and religious beliefs that were shared among the Germanic tribes.
Editorial log book and review comments for Tony Björk, How to Bury the Dead: A study on regional variations in the southern Baltic area during Late Pre-Roman and Early Roman Iron Age
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Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan Perawatan Gigi di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Tingkat Kepuasan Pasien Puskesmas Kolakaasi Kabupaten Kolaka (Poli Gigi) Tahun 2021
Authors: Ilmianti Ilmianti , Irawati Erna , Auniah Ainun , Febriany Mila , Aldilawati Sari
Published: October 2022

Latar belakang: Kepuasan pasien mengacu pada kesenangan atau kepuasan dengan tindakan yang diterima, peristiwa atau layanan, terutama ekspektasi yang sebelumnya diharapkan. Masalah mengenai kualitas pelayanan kesehatan terhadap kepuasan pasien mempengaruhi kelemahan dan kekuatan pada pusat pelayanan kesehatan salah satunya kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Kualitas pelayanan kesehatan dapat diukur dari 5 dimensi yakni tangibles (penampilan fisik), responsiveness (cepat tanggap), reability (kehandalan), empathy (empati), serta assurance (jaminan) Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui pengaruh tingkat kualitas pelayanan perawatan gigi terhadap tingkat kepuasan pasien Puskesmas Kolakaasi Kabupaten Kolaka Tahun 2021. Metode: Observational dengan rancangan cross sectional study. Hasil: Sampel penelitian ini adalah 53 pasien yan melakukan perawatan gigi selama masa pandemi covid-19 di Puskesmas Kolakaasi Kabupaten Kolaka tahun 2021 yang diambil menggunakan kuesioner dan data sekunder . Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kepuasan pasien dilihat dari dimensi tampilan fisik (tangible) dengan nilai 0,004 < 0,05, dilihat dari dimensi cepat tanggap (responsiveness) dengan nilai 0,009 < 0,005, sedangkan dilihat dari dimensi kehandalan (reability), dimensi jaminan (assurance) dan dimensi empati (emphaty) memiliki nilai signifikan yang sama 0,000 < 0,05. Kesimpulan: Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara kualitas pelayanan perawatan gigi di masa pandemi covid-19 terhadap tingkat kepuasan pasien Puskesmas Kolakaasi Kabupaten Kolaka (poli gigi) tahun 2021, dilihat dari dimensi tampilan fisik (tangible), dimensi cepat tanggap (responsiveness), dimensi kehandalan (reability), dimensi jaminan (assurance) dan dimensi empati (emphaty).
Perbedaan Kebocoran Mikro Soft Glass Fiber Post Dan Glass Fiber Post Sebagai Pasak Saluran Akar
Authors: Sumekar Henu , Pangadian Fani , Soesilo Diana
Published: October 2022

Pendahuluan: Pasak adalah suatu restorasi yang terbuat dari logam maupun non logam yang dimasukkan ke dalam saluran akar untuk menambah retensi dan melanjutkan tekanan-tekanan yang diterima ke sepanjang akar dengan  merata. Soft glass fiber post adalah jenis pasak lunak yang besifat fleksibel, belum terpolimerisasi sehingga dapat beradaptasi untuk membentuk saluran akar sebelum proses light curin. Soft glass fiber terdiri dari sistem monomer cross-linking Bis-GMA yang dapat meningkatkan penyusutan volumetrik. Glass fiber post merupakan pasak endodontik terbuat dari glass FRC, sifat biomekaniknya baik Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perbedaan kebocoran mikro soft glass fiber post dan glass fiber post sebagai pasak saluran akar. Bahan dan Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian Post Test Only Control Group Design dengan sampel 20 gigi insisif sentral permanen rahang atas yang sudah dilakukan perawatan saluran akar. Sampel dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok: kelompok I di insersikan pasak soft glass fiber (Everstick®) dan kelompok II di insersikan pasak glass fiber(Dentolic ITENA®), setiap pasak disemen dengan  RelyXTM U200 3MTMUSA. Tiap kelompok terdiri dari 10 sampel. Semua kelompok direndam larutan metilen biru 1% selama 24 jam, dibilas dengan air mengalir,dan dipotong menjadi bagian mesial-distal memakai carborundum disk. Setelah itu, kebocoran mikro diamati di bawah mikroskop dengan pembesaran 60x. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji t. Hasil: Hasil uji kebocoran mikro soft glass fiber post dan glass fiber post adalah nilai p = 0.038 (p>0.05). Kesimpulan: Terdapat perbedaan kebocoran mikro soft glass fiber post dan glass fiber post.
OUTCOME OF CHRONIC RADIATION SICKNESS OF A SUBACCUTE COURSE TO HYPOPLASTIC ANEMIA
Authors:   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Metlyaeva N.A. , Bushmanov A.Yu. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Galstyan I.A. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Konchalovsky M.V. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Shcherbatykh O.V. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Torubarov F.S. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Published: October 2022

Purpose: A retrospective analysis of the clinical observation of chronic radiation sickness (CRS) culminating in the development of aplastic anemia. Material and methods: The object of the examination was the medical history of a 25-year-old man, an apparatchik at the Mayak Production Association, who worked under conditions of external exposure and internal intake of radionuclides from July 1948 to December 1949. Results: When he was employed, he was practically healthy. During the work, according to the data of individual dosimetric control, he received external relatively uniform exposure in a total dose of 1.72 Gy. During the entire observation period (2 years 4 months) in the 2nd therapeutic department of the Medical Unit No. 71 (from 12/15/49 to 01/15/52) and then in a special clinic of the IBP of the Ministry of Health of the USSR (from 01/17/52 to 03/24/52). It was noted the excretion of radioactive substances in the daily urine 8.3‒28.3 Bq, in the feces – 13.3–1133.3 Bq, without a decrease in their number in subsequent studies. Sick since August 1949. Taking into account the professional history, the presence of sepsis, severe hemorrhagic syndrome, complete aplasia of the bone marrow, long-term carriage and release of radioactive substances, in 1952 the final clinical diagnosis was formulated: Chronic recurrent form of radiation injury due to ingestion of radioactive substances, in a state of exacerbation. Aplastic anemia. Septicopyemia. General hemorrhagic syndrome. Parenchymal changes in internal organs. Meningoencephalitis. Myocarditis. Left-sided pneumonia with pleurisy. Residual effects of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Trophic ulcers of the left buttock. Pyoderma with necrosis of both elbows. Infiltration of the upper third of the right thigh along the back surface. On March 24, 1952, the patient died. The clinical diagnosis fully coincided with the pathoanatomical diagnosis. Conclusion: The case history of patient E. is a vivid illustration of the subacute course of CRS with a rapid lethal outcome. The presence of a significant internal intake of osteotropic radionuclides led to the predominance of destructive processes in the bone marrow over regenerative ones and, accordingly, predetermined the development of aplastic anemia with a fatal outcome.
ADJUVANT NEUTRON THERAPY IN COMBINED MODALITY TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Authors:   Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia, Velikaya V.V. , Startseva Zh.A. ,   Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia, Lisin V.A. ,   Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia, Goldberg V.E. ,   Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia, Popova N.O. ,   Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia
Published: October 2022

Purpose: To present long-term results adjuvant neutron therapy in combined modality treatment of patients with primary-metastatic breast cancer. Material and methods: The studied included 53 patients with stage T2-4N1-3M1 breast cancer, who underwent multimodality treatment: neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) according to CMF, CAF/FAC schemes, antiestrogen therapy (if indicated), radical mastectomy (RM) and radiotherapy using different types of ionizing radiation, from 2007 to 2018. All patients were divided into two groups. Group I patients (n = 23) underwent neutron therapy delivered to the anterior chest and group II patients (n = 30) received photon therapy. Results: The 6-year disease-free survival rate was 93.7 ± 6.1 % in patients who received adjuvant neutron therapy and 67.8 ± 7.6 % in patients who received photon therapy (p = 0.047). The overall 6-year survival rates in groups I and II were 68.9 ± 7.8 % and 45.9 ± 6.9, respectively (p = 0.36). Neutron therapy was well tolerated by all breast cancer patients. Conclusion: In patients with stage T2-4N1-3M1 breast cancer neutron therapy as a dense ionizing radiation is more effective due to its biological characteristics. Radical surgery combined with chemotherapy is known to improve survival of breast cancer patients
CHONDROMYXOID FIBROMA OF THE TEMPORAL BONE SIMULATED CHRONIC INFLAMMATION (Case Report)
Authors:   First I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, Volodina V.D. , Bashkov A.N. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Lishchuk S.V. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Dunaev A.P. ,   Moscow City Clinical Hospital № 62, Istra, Moscow Region, Russia, Sheykh Z.V. ,   Moscow City Clinical Hospital № 62, Istra, Moscow Region, Russia, Popov M.V. ,   First I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Published: October 2022

Purpose: To present a clinical case of a benign bone tumor of rare localization – chondromyxoid fibroma of the temporal bone, simulated chronic inflammation. Material and methods: A clinical case of chondromyxoid fibroma of the right temporal bone is presented. X-ray computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the temporal bones were performed before and during hospitalization. Results: Patient T., 29 years old, has been complaining about discomfort, congestion and noise in the right ear for the past 10 years without clear history of acute media otitis in anamnesis. According to the results of MRI of the temporal bones, a tumor of the right temporal bone was revealed. To clarify the diagnosis and for surgical treatment, the patient was referred to the clinic. During hospitalization CT of the temporal bones with contrast enhancement was performed and a tumor in the mastoid process of the right temporal bone with a ring-shaped accumulation of a contrast was determined, differential diagnosis included tumor and chronic abscess. According to the results of morphological examination after radical surgery of the temporal bone, chondromyxoid fibroma was diagnosed. Conclusion: Localization of chondromyxoid fibroma in the temporal bone is extremely rare and having by chance some features can simulate chronic inflammatory process. The absence of a clear history of acute otitis allows more likely suggest the tumor.
The association of ESBL Escherichia coli with mortality in patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia at the emergency department
Authors: Phungoen Pariwat , Sarunyaparit Jessada , Apiratwarakul Korakot , Wonglakorn Lumyai , Meesing Atibordee , Sawanyawisuth Kittisak
Published: October 2022

Background: Escherichia coli is a common bloodstream infection pathogen in the emergency department (ED). Patients with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) E. coli have a higher risk of morbidity. However, there is still debate surrounding ESBL E. coli-associated mortality in community, intensive care unit, and tertiary care settings. In addition, there have been few studies regarding mortality in ESBL E. coli in ED settings, and results have been contradictory.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University in Thailand aimed at evaluating the possible association between ESBL E. coli bacteremia and mortality in the ED. The inclusion criteria were age 18 years or over, clinical presentation suspicious of infection, and positive blood culture for E. coli. Predictors for mortality were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.
Results: During the study period, 273 patients presented at the ED with hemoculture positive for E. coli. Of those, 27 (9.89%) died. Five factors remained in the final model, of which plasma glucose levels, serum lactate levels, and ESBL E. coliwere significantly associated with 28-day mortality in the ED with adjusted odds ratios of 0.970, 1.258, and 12.885, respectively. Plasma glucose of less than 113 mg/dL yielded a sensitivity of 80.95% and specificity of 64.29%, while serum lactate over 2.4 mmol/L had a sensitivity of 81.48% and specificity of 45.50%.
Conclusion: ESBL E. coli, plasma glucose, and serum lactate levels were associated with 28-day mortality in patients with E. coli bacteremia presenting at the ED.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI DANA KAS PADA RW 017 BEKASI TIMUR REGENSI
Authors: Devi Devi Christina , Lubis Nabila Permatasari , Yulianti Ririn , Merlina Nita , Mayangky Nissa Almira
Published: October 2022

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Academic deviations of educational communities in Russian universities
Authors: Zborovsky Garold E.
Published: October 2022

The article shows the relevance of the problem caused by the growth of academic deviations among the main educational communities of the university – students and research and teaching staff. The object of the study is various deviations in their behaviour, manifested in non-compliance with fundamental moral and legal norms and values governing relations in higher education. The purpose of the article is to analyse the relationship between academic deviations of students and the scientific and pedagogical community. The main results of the study are the characteristics of the concept, types, manifestations of academic deviations, as well as the consideration of their forms, typical for both students and teachers. The greatest attention is paid to the interpretation of academic fraud, imitations in the educational sphere and scientific research, simulacra of publication activity, ghostwriting, practices of «student savings», forms of delinquent behaviour. In conclusion, the ways of limiting the influence of deviations on the quality of academic achievements areconsidered.
The sociology of knowledge as the important factor of Belarusian digital economy development
Authors: Shcherbin Vyacheslav K.
Published: October 2022

The article considers various elements and components of digital economy. The role of numerous types of knowledge (technical, theoretical (scientific), organisational, ordinary, local, unorganised, individual, etc.) in the development of the latter is revealed. The possibilities of the sociology of knowledge in studying of such problems as the problem of comprehensive description of the phenomenon of knowledge in general, the problem of differentiation of processes of knowledge transformation (such processes today include socialisation, externalisation, combination, internalisation, demonstration, codification, audiovisual recording of knowledge, its standardisation, its transfer from a category of public goods to a category of private goods, monopolisation of knowledge, etc.), are determined. Based on the results of the study, the following conclusions are substantiated. Scientific knowledge can become a key resource of the digital economy if it undergoes the process of codification using specialised methods. Theoretical scientific knowledge should be published in the open press, digitisedand posted on the Internet to ensure free access to them; applied scientific knowledge of technological nature must be patented and licensed. The sociology of knowledge can become an important factor in the development of the digital economy of Belarus if the studies carried out by representatives of this area of the Belarusian sociological science on such problems as defining of knowledge priorities, inclusiveness of the scientific knowledge in the digital economy, social adaptation of scientific knowledge, elimination of the existing techno-humanitarian imbalance, etc., are intensified.
Case Study: NIO Battling Tesla with Battery as a Service
Authors: Kader Thomas
Published: October 2022

Batteries are improving exponentially and are expected to be used in energy dense markets that accelerate the future into using EV technology. The battery problem needs customers that can purchase batteries because of the location of charging and swapping stations. The success of NIO is determined by the BaaS Strategy because it is universally accessible as subscriptions and at charging and swapping stations that replace the batteries. The introduction of the NIO battery to management systems sends content from storage units so that customers can reuse and have battery that lasts longer due to charging capacity. The invention of the NIO battery mirrors the Tesla and trends show increases in $100,000s in sales from the years 2019 to 2021 (Deloitte, 2021). Data collected is based on the revenue at business locations of NIO and Tesla. NIO’s market in China makes them a competitor with Tesla in the United States.
Anti-Vaccination and Its Growing Importance
Authors: Oztora Serdar , Gokcen Gozde Betul , Dagdeviren Hamdi Nezih
Published: October 2022

In addition to vaccination being the most effective method of protection against infectious diseases, health organizations such as World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control and Prevention have reported that deaths due to infectious diseases have decreased and some diseases have been eradicated thanks to vaccination. Nevertheless, since the discovery of the first vaccine, anti-vaccination is a concept that has always existed.

While individual immunity is achieved through vaccination, community immunity is achieved when a sufficient majority of the community is vaccinated. Ensuring community immunity is important to protect people who cannot be vaccinated due to special circumstances from infectious diseases. The more people who are vaccinated, the less likely it is that unvaccinated people will come into contact with the disease agent. Therefore, the frequency of that disease in the community also decreases. According to data of World Health Organization, vaccination currently prevents 3.5-5 million deaths each year from diseases such as influenza, measles, diphtheria, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus.

Health literacy is a multifaceted concept that addresses people's capacity to meet health demands in modern societies. Health literacy is linked to literacy and includes the motivation and competencies of individuals in the process of accessing, understanding, evaluating and applying health-related information. Health literacy is associated with overall health status, hospitalizations, mortality rates and health care costs. Improving health literacy is therefore crucial to improve the relationship between individuals and the health system.

Information about vaccines is complex and understanding this information requires a certain level of literacy. Therefore, if people have low levels of health literacy, it will be difficult to communicate this information to them. While health literacy is important in influencing an individual's perception of immunization, immunization is also important for public health.

Keywords: vaccines, immunity, health literacy
Off-chain trading for micro grid systems
Authors: Marcozzi Marco , Mostarda Leonardo , Cacciagrano Diletta
Published: October 2022

As micro grids and blockchain gained the interest and attention of both academia and the industry, the interaction between the two technologies seems inevitable. However, there are challenges to overcome in order to actually realize the integration between micro grids and blockchains. In this article, we review the solutions proposed to enhance micro grids with blockchains. We discuss the scalability challenges and the opportunities derived from the off-chaining computing techniques. In this context, we draft a design to implement a micro grid-based peer-to-peer local energy market, powered by an off-chain computing protocol called DIVERSITY. DIVERSITY aims to shift the computational burden from a main blockchain to an intermediate layer of nodes, aggregating data and executing smart contracts off-chain. We simulate different data logging approaches, and it is found that DIVERSITY allows an actual saving on fees and power consumption derived from using a public blockchain platform, such as Ethereum, in order to assure a truly decentralized renewable energy distribution at a lower cost.
Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patient with leptospirosis: A multicenter retrospective analysis in south of China
Authors: Li Dianwu , Liang Huaying , Yi Rong , Xiao Qian , Zhu Yiqun , Chang Qinyu , Zhou Lihua , Liu Bin , He Junjun , Liu Tianxing , Fan Zhijun , Cheng Wei , Wang Weizhong , Zhang Yan , Pan Pinhua
Published: October 2022

Purpose

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. However, there is currently no consensual definition or diagnostic criteria for severe and different forms of leptospirosis. Therefore, more insight on clinical manifestations, risk factors, and outcomes of leptospirosis is warranted. The identification of leptospirosis with distinct clinical manifestations and prognosis in our population.

Methods

Multiple correspondence analysis and hierarchical classification on principal components were presented to identify different clinical types of leptospirosis. The outcomes were clinical phenotypes, laboratory and imaging findings, and prognosis.

Results

The 95 enrolled patients had median values of 54.0 years (39.0-65.0) for age, 9.0 (7.0-14.0) for total hospital stay lengths, of whom 86.3% was male and 40.0% was transferred to ICU. Three clinical types were distinguished: mild leptospirosis (n=43, 45.3%) with less organ dysfunction and shorter hospital stays; respiratory leptospirosis (n=28, 29.5%) with hemoptysis, and respiratory and circulatory failure; and hepato-renal leptospirosis (n=24, 25.3%) with worst liver and kidney dysfunction. Total hospital mortality was 15.8% and was associated with dyspnea and high levels of neutrophil counts.

Conclusions

The identification of leptospirosis with distinct clinical manifestations and prognosis in our population may assist clinicians to distinguish leptospirosis-like disease. Moreover, dyspnea and neutrophil count were found to be independent risk factors for severe leptospirosis progression.
Influence of hypertension duration and blood pressure levels on cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: A large prospective cohort study
Authors: Zheng Yan , Gao Xiang , Jia Hai-Yi , Li Fu-Rong , Ye Hui
Published: October 2022

Background and objects

A longer duration of hypertension (HTN) has been suggested to be associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Whether such an association is similar for mortality risk, and whether HTN duration is associated with CVD/mortality beyond blood pressure (BP) control levels are yet to be assessed. We aimed to examine the associations of HTN duration and the combination of HTN duration and systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with risks of CVD and all-cause mortality.

Methods

We used data on ∼450,000 UK residents. Participants were categorized by HTN status and HTN duration. The primary outcome was a composite of non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke and CVD death. We also explored the results for the above-mentioned CVD outcomes separately. All-cause mortality was also used as a secondary outcome. The age at HTN diagnosis was obtained by self-report. HTN duration was calculated as baseline age minus age at diagnosis.

Results

Among all participants, compared with non-hypertensive participants, those with a longer HTN duration had increased risks of CVD and all-cause mortality. These associations persisted among hypertensive patients. Specifically, compared with patients with HTN durations of < 5 y, patients with a HTN duration of 5 to < 10 y, 10 to < 15 y, and ≥ 15 y had adjusted HRs (95% CI) of 1.09 (1.03, 1.17), 1.21 (1.13, 1.31), and 1.38 (1.29, 1.48) for composite CVD (P-trend < 0.001); and 1.03 (0.97, 1.08), 1.09 (1.02, 1.16), and 1.17 (1.11, 1.24) for all-cause mortality (P-trend < 0.001). When compared with hypertensive patients with BP < 140/90 mmHg and a HTN duration of < 5 y, adjusted HRs of CVD and all-cause mortality were 1.35 (1.15, 1.57) and 1.26 (1.11, 1.42) for those with BP < 140/90 mmHg and a duration of ≥ 15 y, and 1.43 (1.26, 1.60) and 1.13 (1.03, 1.25) for those with BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg and durations of ≥ 15 y, respectively.

Conclusion

A longer HTN duration was associated with increased risks of CVD and overall death in a linear fashion, and these associations were independent of BP control levels.
Right atrial appendage firing in atrial fibrillation
Authors: Baptiste Florian , Kalifa Jérôme , Durand Cyril , Gitenay Edouard , Bremondy Michel , Ayari Anis , Maillot Nicolas , Taormina Antonio , Fofana Aicha , Penaranda Guillaume , Siame Sabrina , Bars Clément , Seitz Julien
Published: October 2022

Background

The role of atrial fibrillation (AF) drivers located at the left atrium, superior vena cava, crista terminalis and coronary sinus (CS) is well established. While these regions are classically targeted during catheter ablation, the role of right atrial appendage (RAA) drivers has been incompletely investigated.

Objective

To determine the prevalence and electrophysiological characteristics of AF driver’s arising from the RAA.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical and procedural data of 317 consecutive patients who underwent an AF ablation procedure after bi-atrial mapping (multipolar catheter). We selected patients who presented with a per-procedural RAA firing (RAAF). RAAF was defined as the recording of a sustained RAA EGM with a cycle length shorter than 120 ms or 120 < RAAF CL ≤ 130 ms and ratio RAA CL/CS CL ≤ 0.75.

Results

Right atrial/atrium appendage firing was found in 22 patients. The prevalence was estimated at 7% (95% CI, 4–10). These patients were mostly men (72%), median age: 66 yo ± 8 without structural heart disease (77%). RAAFs were predominantly found in paroxysmal AF patients (63%, 32%, and 5% for paroxysmal, short standing and long-standing AF, respectively, p > 0.05). RAAF median cycle length was 117 ms ± 7 while CS cycle length was 180 ms ± 10 (p < 0.01).

Conclusion

In 317 consecutive AF ablation patients (22 patients, 7%) the presence of a high-voltage short-cycle-length right atrial appendage driver (RAAF) may conclusively be associated with AF termination. This case series exemplifies the not-so-uncommon role of the RAA in the perpetuation of AF.
Comparing the effects of endometrial injury in the luteal phase and follicular phase on in vitro fertilization treatment outcomes
Authors: Wang Yang , Bu Zhiqin , Hu Linli
Published: October 2022

Background

Several studies have shown that endometrial injury improves clinical pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) treatment with a history of implantation failure. However, endometrial injury can be performed in the follicular phase (FP) followed by embryo transfer in the same menstrual cycle or in the luteal phase (LP) before the embryo transfer cycle.

Method

This prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2015 to September 2021, and a total of 487 patients were included. All included patients had a history of a failed implantation cycle. They were divided into two groups: the FP group (N = 330), in which endometrial injury was performed on menstrual day 3-5, and the LP group (N = 157), in which endometrial injury was performed in the cycle preceding embryo transfer 7 days after ovulation.

Results

First, in unselected patients, the implantation rate and clinical pregnancy rate were comparable between the LP and FP groups. However, in patients with a history of ≥ 2 failed transfer cycles, the implantation rate was significantly higher in the LP group than in FP group (43.09% versus 33.33%, P = 0.03). Moreover, the clinical pregnancy rate was also significantly higher in patients in the LP group than in patients in the FP group (60.17% versus 46.15%, P=0.02). In addition, logistic regression analysis showed that endometrial injury in the LP group was an independent factor affecting clinical pregnancy outcome in patients with a history of ≥ 2 failed transfer cycles (aOR = 2.05, 90% CI:1.22-3.47, P=0.01).

Conclusion

Endometrial injury improves pregnancy outcomes when performed in the luteal phase compared with the follicular phase in patients with a history of ≥ 2 failed transfer cycles but not in unselected patients.