bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Resultados preliminares de la eficacia del programa saludiversex de educación afectivo-sexual para adultos con diversidad funcional intelectual
Authors: Gil-Llario María Dolores , Estruch-García Verónica , Fernández-García Olga
Published: August 2021

Para promover un desarrollo sexual saludable es necesario garantizar el acceso de las personas con discapacidad intelectual (PDI) a la formación en relación con sexualidad y las relaciones interpersonales. En este sentido, se precisan programas de educación afectivo sexual para PDI que presenten evidencias empíricas sólidas acerca de su validez. Con este objetivo, el presente estudio ofrece los datos preliminares sobre la eficacia de cuatro de las sesiones del Programa de Educación Afectivo-Sexual SALUDIVERSEX: (1) Higiene íntima, (2) Abuso sexual, (3) Orientación sexual e (4) Intimidad. El programa fue aplicado a 43 usuarios de cuatro centros ocupacionales de la Comunitat Valenciana. La implementación del programa y la evaluación de los conocimientos (antes y después de ponerlo en marcha) fue llevada a cabo por los profesionales del propio centro que previamente habían sido formados en dicho programa. Los resultados muestran que los participantes mejoraron o mantuvieron sus conocimientos en todas las áreas evaluadas, aunque fue en la sesión sobre abuso sexual en la que el grado de aprovechamiento fue mayor (entre un 25% y un 80%) siendo inferiores los resultados en la sesión sobre intimidad (entre un 0% y un 20%). Por otra parte, se observó un mayor impacto de las sesiones dedicadas a intimidad y orientación sexual en aquellos grupos formados únicamente por PDI con bajo CI; y en abusos sexuales en los grupos formados por personas de mayor edad. A falta de un análisis más comprehensivo, podemos concluir que las sesiones presentadas del Programa SALUDIVERSEX se muestran eficaces para mejorar los conocimientos de la PDI si bien dicha eficacia se ve modulada por factores como el CI o la edad.
Sobrecarga en tiempos de covid-19 en los profesionales de atención directa en geriatría: técnicas en atención sociosanitaria. Propuesta de actuación.
Authors: Zorzo María Elvira
Published: August 2021

El día 14 de marzo del año 2020 se produce en España un suceso a nivel nacional que provoca cambios en la vida personal y profesional de todas las personas, se comienza a experimentar en ese momento la pandemia Covid-19 en nuestro país. Durante el confinamiento muchas personas se aislaron de su vida anterior, otras siguieron teletrabajando, adaptándose a la nueva situación pero sintiéndose protegidas en sus domicilios, y muchas otras,siguieron trabajando en sus puestos,con sus horarios de siempre pero enfrentándose a unas situaciones que nunca habían vivido en sus puestos de trabajo y que debían afrontar. En este tercer grupo se encuentran los profesionales de atención directa en geriatría: auxiliares y técnicos en atención sociosanitaria. En este trabajo se recoge el papel de los auxiliares y técnicos en atención sociosanitaria en instituciones residenciales, sus funciones y competencias en tiempos de Covid-19. Se realiza una aproximación al estudio de la sobrecarga de los/as técnicos durante los primeros meses de la pandemia Covid-19,a través del estudio de casos reales de burnout y desgaste emocional en un grupo de técnicos que trabajan en Segovia capital y provincia en instituciones. Además, se aporta la intervención realizada a través del diseño de un programa de apoyo psicológico a trabajadores de este sector. A raíz de este estudio se proponen unas líneas de intervención futuras relacionadas con el apoyo psicológico que necesita el sector de cuidados formales de personas mayores tanto en instituciones residenciales.
A critical analysis of recent research into the prediction of flyrock and related issues resulting from surface blasting activities
Authors: van der Walt J. , Spiteri W.
Published: August 2021

SYNOPSIS Since 2010, a number of researchers have investigated the development of new models to generate accurate predictions relating to the risks from flyrock. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and analyse these recent studies in order to determine the validity of the findings as a global solution. Recent publications have proposed a wide range of potential approaches and techniques to predict or investigate flyrock. Several authors have proposed viable solutions based on assumed causative parameters and their impact as inputs. However, the results were concluded to be site-specific and could not be applied to other environments. Since the actual impact of blast design parameters on the risk of flyrock remains debatable, based on the varying assumptions made in recent research, it is important to use an objective methodology for evaluating the impact of design parameters as well as environmental considerations. The testing methodologies used to measure the actual flyrock distance are not scientific and are highly dependent on the scrutiny of the researcher. In order to present results that are objective and uncriticizable, an accurate, quantitative and objective method of measuring the travel distance of flyrock is required. Keywords: flyrock, flyrock prediction, flyrock measurement, blast safety, blast analysis, blast damage.
An analysis of international economic activities of Russian regions by means of virtual clustering
Authors: Kosobutskaya Anna Y. , Gladkikh Maxim O. , Tsebekova Ekaterina P. , Opoykova Elena A.
Published: August 2021

Subject. Today, the involvement of Russian regions in the world economy is becoming more and more important. Additionally, international economic relations of the regions have their own specific features determined by the level of the social and economic development of the region, its production capacities, infrastructure, the support of authorities and a number of other factors which need to be taken into account when developing the corresponding policies. Objectives. To classify Russian regions into groups with a similar level of development of various types of international economic activities and to identify their specific features. Methods. The following research methods were used to achieve the goal: a cluster analysis was used to group regions into virtual clusters; a comparative analysis was used to identify regions representing the specific features of the development of the relevant clusters; a correlation-regression analysis was used to detect and predict the dynamics of parameters of international economic activities of Russian regions. Results. As a result of processing original statistical data for 2018 for nine indicators, 81 Russian regions were grouped into five virtual clusters. The clusters were ranked according to the sums of standardised values of indices reflecting the level of development of international economic relations. The specific features of international economic activities of the clusters, their strengths and weaknesses, and representative regions were determined. Conclusions. It was found that Russian regions are strongly differentiated according to the level of the development of international economic relations. Since regions are focused on separate areas of international economic activity, it was possible to form 5 uniform virtual clusters. Cluster A (comprised of 3 regions) is focused on the international technology-based production with contributions from foreign funds. Its products are sold in the CIS countries and oversees. The most developed area of economic activity of cluster B (10 regions) is exports to the CIS countries. Cluster C (4 regions) is characterised by the extremely unbalanced development of the studied parameters. Its strengths include exports to foreign countries and the inflow of direct foreign investments. Among the relatively developed areas of international economic activities of cluster D are exports of goods abroad and imports of technologies and technical services. Cluster E (43 regions) is an outsider and does not have a pronounced focus on international economic activities. The weakest position for all five clusters is exports of technologies and technical services abroad.
A DBM-Based Ensemble Method for Improving Default Risk Prediction of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending
Authors:   Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin and 150001, China, Gao Shan , Wang Xuefeng
Published: August 2021

With the peer-to-peer lending (P2P) business growing up, the most important influencing factor for the healthy development of this industry is the default risk of borrowers. Because the behavior between lenders and borrowers is real time, naturally large amounts of transaction data are being generated all the time. However, it is difficult to extract useful representative features and choose an appropriate model to predict the default risk of the borrowing behavior. In this paper, we proposed a (Deep Boltzmann Machines) DBM-based ensemble method for the default risk prediction in p2p lending, which is based on the real data generated by Lending Club company. Experimental results on the real world data indicate that our model is more effective and powerful with a 0.9093 explanation power.
Improving Learning Outcome for GSL (German as a Second Language) Students in a Blended Learning Cumulative Assessment Material Science Course
Authors:   HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelminenhofstraße 75A, 12459 Berlin, Germany, Pfennig Anja
Published: August 2021

First year students especially with migration background and language deficiencies rate material science in mechanical engineering as one of the fundamental courses with high work load and necessity of language skills due to the descriptive nature of the course. Therefore a blended learning course structure using based on inverted classroom teaching scenarios was established. Heart of the self-study period are visualizing peer-to-peer lecture films supported by micro-lectures along with various online teaching materials. Although students with migration background generally scored lower in tests due to the lack of language skills improved learning outcomes are demonstrated in high quality class discussions and in overall understanding. This paper introduces the learning structure and graded activities, evaluates the course and compares results of native German-speaking students to those of students with migration background.
Acute leukemia in pregnancy: Case series from a tertiary care institute
Authors: RK Peta , HP Panchal , A Patel , S Parikh , A Agarwal , D Khanikar , N Himthani
Published: August 2021

Background: Acute leukemia in pregnancy is estimated to occur in less than one in one lakh pregnancies. Management of these patients differs by the trimester in which they present, because of the differential sensitivity of the fetus to chemotherapy during the three trimesters. Because of the rarity of this situation, there is scarcity of data on the management of these patients. Materials and method: We included patients with acute leukemia diagnosed and treated during pregnancy at our institute and reviewed 3 successive patients for this case series. Results and conclusion: Acute leukemia in pregnancy presents a unique challenge for treatment and requires multidisciplinary co-ordination for treatment. When judiciously managed, good outcomes of disease of mother and fetus can be achieved. Our three patients included one in each trimester; the first trimester patient underwent medical termination of pregnancy and has successfully completed treatment. The second trimester patient underwent induction chemotherapy and delivered a healthy baby. The patient diagnosed in the third trimester delivered a pre-term healthy baby during treatment and continues to be on chemotherapy.
Assessment of ten-year risk of cardiovascular event using WHO/ISH risk prediction chart among adults in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, India
Authors: SM Mohamed , R Anandaraj , V Sivasubramanian
Published: August 2021

Context: The changing trends have revealed that cardiovascular disease (CVD) has evolved as prime cause of mortality globally, and predicting this prior is of utmost interest in patient management. Objective: To assess the ten-year risk of fatal or non-fatal cardiovascular event using World Health Organization/ International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction chart among adults. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 226 general medicine Outpatient Department (OPD) attendees of a tertiary care hospital. Their risk of encountering a major cardiovascular event such as myocardial infarction or stroke ten year later was assessed using the WHO/ISH risk prediction charts. Appropriate tests of significance were employed. Results: Among 226 study subjects, 174 (76.9%) at low risk, 36 (15.9%) at moderate risk and 16 (7.0%) were at high risk of developing major cardiovascular event in the next ten years. Risk factors such age above 50 years, male gender, presence of hypertension or diabetes and smoking were found to be significantly associated with increased risk of the predicted major cardiovascular event. Conclusions: WHO/ISH chart is a useful tool in identifying individuals at high-risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and could help in planning appropriate strategies to mitigate the estimated CVD burden in future.
Imaging in ischemia of bone – A pictorial essay
Authors: S Kakarla
Published: August 2021

Ischemia of bone is not uncommon and is not recognized clinically unless it is acute. Ischemia of bone marrow in shafts of long bones goes by the name of infarction and is well recognized. Ischemia of epiphysis, small bones and subarticular ends of bones goes by the name of avascular necrosis and ischemia of cortical bone goes by the name of Osteosclerosis. The imaging features of these three entities are described with differential diagnosis wherever necessary.
Handling pandemic and seasonal diseases together: An unprecedented challenge to the Indian health care system
Authors: CO Kalidasrao , S Deepak
Published: August 2021

Abstract is not available for this article.
VELİ GÖRÜŞLERİNE GÖRE ENGELLİ BİREYLERİN EĞİTİM HAKKINA ERİŞİM DURUMLARI: SORUNLAR VE ÇÖZÜM ÖNERİLERİ
Authors: Seylim Elif
Published: August 2021

Engelli bireyler, eğitim sürecinde engel durumları göz önünde bulundurulduğunda birçok sorunla karşılaşmaktadırlar. Bu çalışmada engelli öğrenci velilerinin görüşlerine göre engellilerin eğitim hakkından faydalanma durumu ve karşılaşılan sorunları belirlemek, sorunlara olası çözüm önerileri geliştirmek amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden temel nitel araştırma yaklaşımı kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubu Ankara ilinde ikamet eden 27 engelli öğrenci velisinden oluşmaktadır. Veriler öğrenci velileri ile yapılan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeden elde edilmiş, içerik analizi tekniği kullanılarak analiz edilmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre sorunlar, ağır düzeyde zihinsel yetersizliği bulunan öğrencilere yönelik yeterli okul öncesi kurumunun olmayışı, okul öncesinin ücretli olması, kaynaştırma öğrencilerinin sınıflarında dışlanmasından dolayı yeterli destek eğitim alamamaları, özel eğitim sınıfı öğrencilerinin ulaşım ve yemek sorunu, ağır engelli öğrencilerin devamsızlık sorunları ve sınıfların fiziki şartlarının yetersizliği, özel eğitim öğretmeni eksiği, özel eğitim kurumlarında sık öğretmen değişimi ve yeterli sayıda alanında uzman öğretmen olmamasıdır. Bu sorunların çözümü için özel eğitim ihtiyacı olan öğrencilere yönelik okul öncesi eğitim sınıf/okul sayıları ülke çapında artırılmalı ve ücretsiz olmalı, evde eğitim uygulamasının okul öncesi dönemde de uygulanmalı, özel eğitim okul öncesi öğretmenliği açılması, özel eğitim sınıfı ve destek eğitim odalarını engel gruplarına göre dizayn edilmesi, özel eğitim rehabilitasyon merkezlerinde özel eğitim öğretmenlerinin görev alması sağlanması önerilmiştir.
Enhancement in Retention Time of 3TDRAM Using Double Gate Finfet Technology at Nanometer Regime.
Authors: D. J. Peteb Amol S. Sankpala,
Published: August 2021

Leakage current, power and area is the key challenges for VLSI designer during implementation of low power devices. In an integrated circuit number of transistors double in small silicon area every two years. There are certain limitations of cmos technology in nanometer regime out of which leakage current, leakage power, average current and average power is an important issues. In this paper, Retention time improvement in three transistor dynamic random access memory using double gate Finfet technology is proposed. Double gate finfet technology in 3TDRAM overcomes the issues related to cmos technology and it does not required additional circuitry. Proposed 3T DRAM is investigated with cmos and finfet technology at 90nm technology using cadence tool. Analysis of 3TDRAM using cmos and double gate finfet technology is carried out by variation in supply voltage and capacitance values. In double gate finfet technology leakage parameters are minimized and retention time(Th) is more improved as compared to cmos technology is observed.
Near-Source Ground Motions and Their Variability Derived from Dynamic Rupture Simulations Constrained by NGA-West2 GMPEs
Authors: Valentová Ľubica , Gallovič František , Hok Sébastien
Published: August 2021

Empirical ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) lack a sufficient number of measurements at near-source distances. Seismologists strive to supplement the missing data by physics-based strong ground-motion modeling. Here, we build a database of ~3000 dynamic rupture scenarios, assuming a vertical strike-slip fault of 36 × 20 km embedded in a 1D layered elastic medium and linear slip-weakening friction with heterogeneous parameters along the fault. The database is built by a Monte Carlo procedure to follow median and variability of Next Generation Attenuation-West2 Project GMPEs by Boore et al. (2014) at Joyner–Boore distances 10–80 km. The synthetic events span a magnitude range of 5.8–6.8 and have static stress drops between 5 and 40 MPa. These events are used to simulate ground motions at near-source stations within 5 km from the fault. The synthetic ground motions saturate at the near-source distances, and their variability increases at the near stations compared to the distant ones. In the synthetic database, the within-event and between-event variability are extracted for the near and distant stations employing a mixed-effect model. The within-event variability is lower than its empirical value, only weakly dependent on period, and generally larger for the near stations than for the distant ones. The between-event variability is by 1/4 lower than its empirical value at periods >1 s. We show that this can be reconciled by considering epistemic error in Mw when determining GMPEs, which is not present in the synthetic data.
Yaşlılarda kandida özofajiti: Tek merkez deneyimi
Authors: ÇELİK Ferit , UYSAL Alper , ŞENKAYA Ali , ÜNAL Nalan , KURTULMUŞ İlkçe , TEKİN Fatih , ÖZÜTEMİZ Ahmet
Published: August 2021

Giriş ve Amaç: Kandida özofajiti, özofagus mukozasının fungal enfeksiyonudur. Bu çalışmada amaç; insan immün yetmezlik virüsü negatif yaşlılarda kandida özofajiti ile ilişkili olarak predispozan faktörleri belirlemek ve eşlik eden endoskopi bulgularını sunmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma; herhangi bir nedenle endoskopi yapılıp, kandida özofajiti tanısı koyulan, insan immün yetmezlik virüsü (-), ≥ 65 yaş hastaların retrospektif tek merkezli irdelenmesini içermektedir. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, eşlik eden hastalıkları, insan immün yetmezlik virüsü enfeksiyonu varlığı, kullandığı ilaçları, Diabetes Mellitus varlığı, proton pompa inhibitörü kullanımı, örneklemenin nasıl yapıldığı, başvuru semptomları ve endoskopi yapılma nedenleri taranmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada 65 yaş üstü olup endoskopi yapılan toplam 2462 hastanın 16’sında (%0.65) kandida özofajiti saptanmıştır. Kandida özofajiti saptanan hastaların yaşları 65 ile 88 arasında olup yaş ortalaması 76.75 ± 7.9 yıldır. Hastaların 8’i (%50) kadındır. Hastaların en sık semptom ve endoskopi yapılma nedeni 8 (%50) hastada disfajidir. Hastaların 5’inde (%31.3) Diabetes Mellitus tanısı saptanmıştır. Hastaların ilaç kullanımları incelendiğinde; 6’sının (%37.5) sürekli proton pompa inhibitörü kullandığı, 5’inin (%31.3) son 1 ay içerisinde antibiyotik kullanım öyküsü olduğu anlaşılmıştır. On dört hastadan (%87.5) biyopsi forsepsi ile, 2 hastadan (%12.5) ise fırçalama tekniği ile örnek alınarak tanıya gidilmiştir. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, bildiğimiz kadarıyla ülkemizde geriatrik popülasyonda kandida özofajiti ile ilişkili ilk çalışmadır. Çalışmamızda insan immün yetmezlik virüsü (-), kandida özofajiti olan geriatrik hastaların yaş etkeni yanında kullanılan ilaçların ve komorbiditelerin de risk faktörü olduğu, bu hastalarda semptomların değişkenlik gösterebildiği akılda tutulmalıdır.
Exploring the Adaptation of Recurrent Neural Network Approaches for Extracting Drug–Drug Interactions from Biomedical Text
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University. No. 88, Tingzhou Road, Sec. 4, Taipei 116, Taiwan, Hou Wen-Juan , Ceesay Bamfa
Published: August 2021

Information extraction (IE) is the process of automatically identifying structured information from unstructured or partially structured text. IE processes can involve several activities, such as named entity recognition, event extraction, relationship discovery, and document classification, with the overall goal of translating text into a more structured form. Information on the changes in the effect of a drug, when taken in combination with a second drug, is known as drug–drug interaction (DDI). DDIs can delay, decrease, or enhance absorption of drugs and thus decrease or increase their efficacy or cause adverse effects. Recent research trends have shown several adaptation of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) from text. In this study, we highlight significant challenges of using RNNs in biomedical text processing and propose automatic extraction of DDIs aiming at overcoming some challenges. Our results show that the system is competitive against other systems for the task of extracting DDIs.
Black Sigatoka Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors:   Faculty of Engineering, Tecnológica University of Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia, Escudero Cristian A. , Calvo Andrés F. , Bejarano Arley
Published: August 2021

In this paper we present a methodology for the automatic recognition of black Sigatoka in commercial banana crops. This method uses a LeNet convolutional neural network to detect the progress of infection by the disease in different regions of a leaf image; using this information, we trained a decision tree in order to classify the level of infection severity. The methodology was validated with an annotated database, which was built in the process of this work and which can be compared with other state-of-the-art alternatives. The results show that the method is robust against atypical values and photometric variations.
Current Situation of Chinese State-Owned Assets Management
Authors:   School of Management Studies, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620 PRC, Huang Wei
Published: August 2021

This article introduces the current scale and development of Chinese state-owned assets; the situation about separating government functions from State-Owned Enterprise management and state-owned capital in China; modern corporate system construction and improvement in SOEs, as well as the shortages in the process; comprehensive and deep mixed ownership reform and equity diversification reform at SOEs and for state-owned assets; enhancement of Chinese Communist Party construction in SOEs; SOEs’ great effort on innovation promotion; institutions and governments’ assets management; and the situation of state-owned assets’ concentration.
The Role of Religiosity in Explaining the Intention to use Islamic FinTech Among MSME Actors
Authors: Majid Rifaldi
Published: August 2021

Islamic FinTech is growing rapidly and has become a new alternative of financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) which are the backbone of the national economy. This study aims to examine the role of religiosity level of MSMEs actors on the intention to use Islamic FinTech. This research employed Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method. The data collected using an online questionnaire adapted from previous research, then distributed to 100 Indonesian MSME actors and analyzed using smart PLS. The main result indicated religiosity plays a positively significant role in explaining the intention to use Islamic FinTech. In addition, Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), and Subjective Norm (SN) were also found to be influential, while both, Attitude Toward Behavior (ATB) and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC), have no significant effect on behavioral intention. This research implicates the need for collaboration between the Financial Services Authority (OJK) as the regulator with Islamic FinTech institutions to improve literacy, providing incentives, strengthening consumer data protection, as well as integrating the values from the religious angle in the concept and practice of FinTech product and services that are based on Islamic guideline in order to attract the users from MSME actors.
A prospective study on etiological factors and clinical indicators in term and near term neonates admitted with hyperbilirubinemia in nicu in a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad, India
Authors: Lakshmi C.V.S. , Ali Syed Adnan , Narayan Reddy Uppin , Nazneen Farhana , Muzammil
Published: August 2021

1.To study the etiology and risk factors of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in term and near-term infants. 2. To study the clinical course of these infants during NICU stay

The present study was conducted at NICU, Department of Pediatrics, Princess Esra hospital, Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, India, from October 2019 to October 2020. Term and late preterm infants admitted in NICU with Serum Bilirubin levels more than 12mg/dl were included in the study. The risk factors, etiology and clinical profile of these infants during NICU stay were studied.

210 neonates were admitted in NICU with hyperbilirubinemia (Serum Bilirubin >12mg/dl) during the study period, out of which 118 were male (56.20%) and 92 were female (43.80%). Neonates were further distributed based on gestational age, in which 46 (21.90%) were late pre-terms i.e. between 34-37 weeks and 164 neonates (78.10%) were full term i.e. greater than 37 weeks. The neonates were also classified based on their birth weight, with neonates between 2500-3000 grams having the highest incidence (46.19%). Lastly, the etiological and risk factors were assessed and quantified, with physiological jaundice occurring as the major cause and late prematurity as the most common risk factor associated with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The average duration of phototherapy was 2.50 days and 3 babies required Double Volume Exchange Transfusion (DVET) for significant hyperbilirubinemia.

None of the babies requiring DVET had clinical features of Bilirubin Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) during NICU stay.

1. Most common cause of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia was found to be Physiological followed by Septicemia and Idiopathic etiologies. Blood group incompatibilities were less common causes. 2. Phototherapy is a cheap and effective way to reduce bilirubin levels in neonatal jaundice. 3. Exchange transfusion is a safe procedure and should be considered when indicated, to decrease the incidence of BIND. All cases requiring DVET were due to blood group incompatibility.
Clinicopathological profile of female genital tract malignancies reported at a tertiary care center in Northern India
Authors: Mustaqueem Syed Fiza , Hassan Syed Belal , Ahmad Syed Shamshad
Published: August 2021

The proportion of cancers of genital tract origin in females ranges from 22.4% to 55.8% in India; thus posing a major health problem. The first step in controlling the cancer burden in any population is to collect information about its salient features in that particular cohort of patients. This study was performed to ascertain the profile of female genital tract malignancies reported at our center regarding the relative frequency of involvement of various sites, age and symptoms at presentation and histological subtypes.

All the confirmed cases of female genital tract malignancies received in the Department of Pathology were studied for a period of 2 years from November 2008 to October 2010.

A total of 175 cases were reported. The anatomic distributions were: cervix 123 (70.3%), uterus 11 (6.3%), ovary 30 (17.1%), vagina 4 (2.3%), vulva 5 (2.9%) and fallopian tube 2 (1.1%). The mean ages of women diagnosed with these cancers were: cervix (51.1 years), uterus (54.5 years), ovary (46.5 years), vagina (57 years), vulva (54.5 years) and fallopian tube (49.5 years). Women with cervical and uterine malignancies presented commonly with bleeding per vaginum; while those with ovarian malignancies presented mostly with abdominal mass. Women with vaginal and vulval malignancy presented with ulcers and masses. The most common histological subtypes at different sites were; Cervix: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (87%); Uterus: Endometrioid adenocarcinoma (81.8%); Ovary: Serous cystadenocarcinoma (53.3%); Vagina: SCC (75%); Vulva: SCC (60%) and Fallopian tube (50% adenocarcinoma and 50 % metastatic carcinoma).

As female genital tract malignancies form a huge burden of morbidity and mortality in India, there is a need to establish better screening programmes aimed at early detection and educate the public regarding the risk factors as well as early symptoms of the disease so that people can adapt appropriate behaviour.
Congenital pulmonary hernia secondary to absence of ribs
Authors: Neogi Sujoy , Banerjee Arka , Panda Shasanka S , K Ratan Simmi
Published: August 2021

Congenital lung hernia is extremely rare with less than 50 reported cases.

We report two cases of lung hernia, secondary to congenital absence of ribs – A 4‐year‐old girl without any antecedent history of chronic cough or chest trauma presenting with a left lower lobe hernia secondary to an absent left 9th rib; a 7 month‐old girl with recurrent pneumonia presenting with severe respiratory distress, fever and severe malnourishment, found to have absent 6th-9th ribs on right side with associated liver and lung herniation. The older girl has been kept on observation without surgery but the infant expired within 48 hours of admission due to respiratory failure.

The clinical scenario is a rarity and can be managed conservatively in most cases. Surgical treatment should be considered in symptomatic patients and in those with severe complications. Repair for cosmetic reasons is sometimes justified.
Evaluation for cause of hematuria: Cracking the mystery
Authors: Kalra Suprita , Sharma Aditi , Pattanayak Somali
Published: August 2021

Gross hematuria, besides being a serious renal disorder, is quite worrisome for the patients. It merits evaluationto determine the underlying cause and initiate timely management in order to prevent long term complications as well as permanent renal damage in some cases. Anatomical abnormalities causing gross hematuria are rare and often asymptomatic, hence not diagnosed routinely. Here we present two cases of gross hematuria with underlying anatomical abnormality known as the Nut Cracker Syndrome (NCS).
Increasing Women's Agency through Non-traditional Employment Opportunities in the Transport Sector: The Effects of Women's Participation in Road Maintenance in Bolivia
Authors: Bonfert Anna , Monje Silva Andrea , Guerrero Pablo , Roza Vivian
Published: August 2021

This research analyzes the effects on women who participated in the Bolivian Road Conservation Program utilizing Microenterprises (PROVIAL). The PROVIAL program is a road maintenance program that hires Road Maintenance Microenterprises (abbreviated as MCV in Spanish) to perform routine maintenance work throughout Bolivia's national road network. While regular wages invariably increase household income, a priori, it was unclear if participation in MCVs would have other effects on women, specifically on their ability to exercise agency. To assess the changes experienced by women MCV members (in Spanish, these women are known as socias) resulting from their participation in the PROVIAL program, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Adding to the existing evidence, this report finds that including women in microenterprises, as part of a road maintenance program, has a positive effect on women's agency. Moreover, the implementation of Bolivia's MCV program produced a win-win situation for both the government and the socias. Integrating gender considerations into the design of public works programs can have a high payoff. Given its low implementation cost, integrating gender considerations is low-hanging fruit, and an outgrowth of an existing road maintenance policy that could be actively harnessed. Women's participation in MCVs is not a magic bullet, and other labor market policies are needed as well, but it has proven to be one way to facilitate women's entry into formal jobs found within the infrastructure sector.
El BID: Vol. 17, no. 3, marzo 1990
Authors:   Inter-American Development Bank
Published: August 2021

EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en ingles, español, portugués y francés.
Regulating Internet of Things: The Case of the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Ghandour Ahmad , J. Woodford Brendon
Published: August 2021

The Internet of Things is an important component of the smart technology era. It is the way the world is now moving at an accelerated pace. It has enormous benefits to individuals, groups, companies, and enterprises. Like any other technology, however, it brings ethical challenges requiring governments to develop a legal framework to address those concerns over this technology. This study investigates these challenges in the context of the United Arab Emirates as the government has imposed policies to safeguard the ethical use of the Internet of Things. The study concludes that IoT is a sought-after innovation in the UAE but suffers from deployment without compliance to current regulations and ethics which is becoming mandatory.
Online Learning Management During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Geoinformatics Course Based on Cloud Application
Authors: Puttinaovarat Supattra
Published: August 2021

During the circumstance in which people worldwide have to encounter and deal with COVID-19, there are great impacts on learning management that require adjustment and implementation of the online learning system. Advance technologies in the modern world facilitate the students at the higher education level to learn via the online system. However, problems and limitations on online learning are recognized; for example, it is more difficult to use the active learning approach than in the actual classroom, and the instructional strategies and patterns should be more varied to encourage the learners to focus on the lesson. Therefore, this research proposed the learning management by applying online learning to Geoinformatics with streaming and video-based learning approach via Cloud application and other tools in order to activate the learner to be enthusiastic, express their opinions, and participate in the activities which would enhance their achievement. Research results showed that most learners (more than 90%) had learning achievement at good and very good level when learning with the proposed learning management approach. Furthermore, such a proposed approach minimized the problems concerned with insufficiency of the quality computers since the learners were able to use any type of device and operating system.
Glauconite as a sorbent of 4-nitrophenol
Authors:   Saratov State University, Makhova Tatiana M. , Doronin Sergei Yu. ,   Saratov State University
Published: August 2021

The sorption properties of glauconite from Beloozersk deposits (Saratov region) for 4-nitrophenol (4-NF) have been investigated. The effect of glauconite on pH and 4-nitrophenol structure in solution is estimated. It is shown that glauconite increases pH of aqueous environment to 8 and shifts the equilibrium towards the formation of aci-form 4-NF. The conditions of sorption 4-NF by glauconite are established: the sorption time 20 min, the mass of the sorbent (0.50–1.0) g. The isotherm of sorption by 4-NF glauconite has been obtained; its interpretation is given using the Langmuir and Freundlich equations. The main quantitative sorption characteristics of glauconite such as recovery (R = 64%), distribution coefficient (D = 88) and the Langmuir and Freundlich constants for 4-nitrophenol are calculated. These experiments indicate the potential use of the glauconite from Beloozersk deposits (Saratov region) for 4-NP from various waters.
Extractive crystallization of salts in the ternary systems sodium (potassium, cesium) nitrate – water – triethylamine
Authors:   Saratov State University, Danilina Veronika V. , Chernov Dmitry I. ,   Saratov State University, Cherkasov Dmitry G. ,   Saratov State University, Il’in Konstantin K. ,   Saratov State University
Published: August 2021

A comparative analysis of the results of our polythermal study of the ternary systems sodium (potassium, cesium) nitrate – water – triethylamine has been carried out to estimate the efficiency of the use of triethylamine in the extractive crystallization of alkali metal nitrates from water–salt solutions containing 43.0, 44.0, 45.0, 46.0, and 47.0 wt. % sodium nitrate in the range of 10.0–25.0°C, 20.0, 21.0, and 22.0 wt.% potassium nitrate and 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 wt. % cesium nitrate in the range of 20.0–25.0°C. The dependences of the yield of these salts on the amount of triethylamine added and temperature have been found. It has been established that the maximum yield of sodium nitrate (79.4%) is observed for the aqueous solution with 47 wt.% salt upon the introduction of 90 wt.% triethylamine at 25.0° C. The maximum yield in the systems potassium (cesium) nitrate – water – triethylamine was 68.9% (22 wt. % potassium nitrate solution) and 66.2% (21 wt. % cesium nitrate solution) at 20.0° C and 90 wt. % amine content.
Morphobiology and assessment of the introduction possibilities of Leonurus cardiaca L.
Authors:   Orеnburg State University, Pikalova Ekaterina V. , Kukhlevskaya Yulia F. ,   Orеnburg State University
Published: August 2021

The data on the study of morphometric parameters of one of the most valuable medicinal plants – Leonurus cardiaca L., growing in the collection site of medicinal plants of the Botanical garden of the OSU are presented. The parameters of samples, obtained from the cities of Samara and Kazan were compared . All the studied plants have passed the full cycle of their development with the formation of viable seeds. It is established, that the studied species adapts well to new growing conditions, while the morphometric parameters vary within the middle – very high levels of variability. Analysis of seed morphometry showed that the maximum values of the length and width of the seed are typical for samples from Kazan, the weight of 1000 seeds varies from 7.3 g to 9.2 g, depending on the weather conditions of a particular year of research. The assessment of introduction resistance made it possible to classify the species as stable and promising for cultivation.
The role of spiritual enlightenment in the formation of Russian religiosity: A historical and philosophical analysis
Authors:   Saratov State University, Orlov Mikhail O.
Published: August 2021

The study examines the attitude of society and the state to church culture from the position of Russian religious philosophers. In Russia, the attitude towards Orthodoxy as a fundamental tradition laid the foundation for the perception of the Byzantine understanding of state power as a patron and defender of churchliness. In the second half of the 15th century, Muscovy became the only Orthodox state. Archpriest Georges Florovsky, in his spiritual diagnosis of Russian culture, indicated a gradually growing concept of the Church as an object that benefits the state, with the subsequent subordination of the Church as an instrument to meet state needs. The centuries-old suppression of the hierarchy and ordinary clergy by the state repressive mechanism led to the fact that the authorities, following the elites who received Western education, ceased to see in the Orthodox clergy the bearers of a living Christian experience with a protective value and constructive socializing potential. The article examines the influence of spiritual enlightenment on the process of formation and development of Russian religiosity from the standpoint of a historical and philosophical approach and a religious analysis. The complex nature of the relationship between the state mechanism, especially the elites who have received Western education and upbringing and representatives of the Orthodox church clergy, who are carriers of a living Christian experience, with its marked constructive socializing potential and protective value, is substantiated.
Ontological analysis of the models of scientific conceptuality bordering on metaphysics
Authors:   Saratov State University, Maslov Roman V. , Pozdneva Svetlana P. ,   Saratov State University, Friauf Vasiliy A. ,   Saratov State University
Published: August 2021

The article analyzes some conceptual models of modern science, which border on metaphysics, that is, when working with them, they require an assessment of their ontological and cognitive status. The concepts of “dark” or “black” matter are considered in connection with the so-called problem of “mass defect”, and negative quantities in mathematics. Questions are raised about the nature and cognitive meaning of understanding the notion of matter within the framework of conceptual scientific models, which allows us to identify the cognitive grounds for using these concepts and their relationship with metaphysics. As a result of their analysis, the authors come to the conclusion that the system of the Universe has more than one direction of development, the movement of being does not go in a straight line, it is not one-dimensional, but is described by multidimensionality. Since this movement of being is volumetric and multidirectional, it is not possible to build a substantiated theoretical and cognitive model of objects with a completely opposite direction of development in complex, multidimensional systems with nonlinear development. The phenomena studied by science have a single ontological basis, which not only provides a close relationship between the conceptual apparatus of science and philosophy, but also allows us to assert that numerous concepts that do not have a fundamental cognitive status in science can and should be interpreted within the framework of metaphysical conceptuality.
Pedagogical support of increasing the level of self-organisation in students within a project by means of developing and implementing an individual educational trajectory
Authors:   Saratov State University, Kosareva Svetlana A.
Published: August 2021

Increasing the level of self-organization and self-development competences is an urgent issue for students and graduates. The author considers applying a project method to be an effective way of developing self-organisation in students. However, it is very important to choose the type of a project which can ensure achieving the goal of increasing the level of self-organisation in learners. Individual practice-oriented long-term projects are viewed as the best option. On the basis of the research works analysis we single out three main stages of project activities. They are the preparatory stage, the stage of realising the project and the final stage. At the same time a project is only the part of an individual programme developed by a student in collaborative work with their teacher. The article presents a scheme of an individual educational trajectory the implementation of which will result in an increased level of student’s self-organisation. Creating individual trajectories requires a special type of interaction between the teacher and the student. It is necessary to provide pedagogical support of students in the process of increasing their self-organization level. Teacher’s help and teacher’s support being forms of pedagogical support should be used in creating primary situations in which a student can develop an individual educational trajectory, and secondary situations in which he or she can implement it and achieve a higher level of self-organisation.
The use of artificial intelligence techniques for distance learning
Authors:   Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, Tregubov Vladimir N.
Published: August 2021

The article describes some practices of voice recognition technologies based on artificial intelligence to improve the educational process in a remote format. This is relevant to modern remote education environment. The author presents an analysis of existing approaches to the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the educational process. Elements of artificial intelligence in a specialist software make the educational process more modern and convenient both for the learner and the teacher. One of the implementations for a natural user interface is a voice-user interface, which recognizes words to understand spoken commands and to answer questions, it converts the text into speech. The author has carried out an analytical review of implementations of specialized applications for Yandex assistant in which, the voice interface is used to improve children's language skills. Algorithm development of an application for Google assistant which uses voice recognition technologies and artificial intelligence for for teaching a foreign language is described. The application can be used in the educational process for teaching academic English; it also allows to increase English vocabulary, train the construction of grammatically correct scientific expressions, and memorize scientific language patterns.
Evaluation of the Effect of Zataria Multiflora Essential Oil and Fluconazole Solution on the Accumulation of Candida Albicans and Streptococcus Mutans on Orthodontic Removable Plate
Authors: Baharlooei Maryam , Rafiei Mehdi , Esnaashari Nasim , Rajaei Ayda
Published: August 2021

Introduction: Since orthodontic removable appliances might be infected with fungi and bacteria, they need to be cleaned using natural disinfectants and chemicals. This study aimed to compare the clinical impact of thyme essence and Fluconazole solution on the amount of Candida albicans colonies and Streptococcus mutans accumulated on the removable appliances in orthodontic patients.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 21 patients were selected who used the wear Hawley’s retainer for 24-hours. Patients were divided into three groups of seven. One group first washed the plaque with soap and water and then spray thyme essence all over it at a 5-centimeter distance (4 times on each side). In the other group, as before, the plaque was washed and from the same distance as before, the fluconazole solution (10 mg/ml) was sprayed on all surfaces 4 times. In the control group, the retainer was washed every night only with soap and water. After one month, the retainers were delivered form patients. The two samples were then separated from the Kami platelets and sent to a laboratory for microbial culture. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney, T-test (α = 0.05).
Results: The use of thyme essence increases the mean area of Candida albicans inhibition, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (p value = 0.03). The effect of Fluconazole solution on this mean area )Candida albicans inhibition zone( was not significant compared to that observed in the control group (p value = 0.5). In the group in which thyme essence was used, the mean area of Streptococcus mutans inhibition, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (p value = 0.05). When Fluconazole solution was used, the mean area of Streptococcus mutans inhibition, was not significant compared to that observed in the control group (p value = 0.071).
Conclusion: Compared to Fluconazole solution, thyme essence functions more effectively in increasing Candida and Streptococcus mutans inhibition zones.