bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The relationship between hopelessness and perceived social support levels of parents with children with congenital heart disease
Authors: Oden Tugba Nur , Cam Rahsan
Published: November 2021

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between hopelessness and perceived social support levels of parents with children with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with parents of children who underwent surgery for CHD, and data were collected from 100 parents who agreed to participate in the study. A descriptive information form for the sociodemographic characteristics of the parents, “Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)” and “Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)” were used to collect the data. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation tests.

Results: The mean score of the hopelessness level of the parents participating in the study was 6.15±4.23, and the mean perceived general social support score was 69.55±15.47. There was a significant negative correlation between the hopelessness levels of mothers and social support (SS) received from the family, from significant others, and general SS scores. There was a significant positive correlation between the hopelessness levels of the mothers and the SS level received from the family (p<0.05).

Conclusion: In this study, the parents of children with CHD have low levels of hopelessness and perceived SS levels are high. Moreover, the relationship between hopelessness and perceived SS levels varies according to the sex of the parents. In our study, the SS level of mothers had a higher effect on the hopelessness level. It is recommended that the SS levels of the parents of children with CHD should be increased to help them cope with hopelessness.
Desenvolvimento da cultura do algodoeiro em diferentes populações de plantas
Authors: Pereira C. S. , Carnelutti H. L. , Fiorini I. V. A , Pereira H. D. , Silva A. A.
Published: November 2021

O estande de plantas é um fator muito relevante para a produtividade da cultura do algodoeiro. O experimento foi instalado na Fazenda Divisão em Lucas do Rio Verde, MT, utilizando a cultivar TMG 41 WideStrike, WS (resistente a lagartas). O delineamento experimental inteiramente ao acaso com 6 tratamentos e 3 repetições. Para reduzir os custos com a lavoura de algodão, reduzir a quantidade de sementes seria interessante, então esse trabalho ensaiou as seguintes populações: 6; 8; 10;11;12 e 15 sementes por metro linear (66.666; 88.888; 111.111; 122.222; 133.333; 166.666 plantas por hectares), com espaçamento entre linhas de 90 cm. Os tratos culturais foram os mesmos para todas as parcelas. A altura da planta e diâmetro do caule também foram observada e a diferença foi significativa perante as desiguais populações de planta. Quanto maior a densidade, maior foi a altura e menor foi a largura do caule. Os resultados de produtividade foram diferentes, mas pela análise de variância, a produtividade não foi afetada pela população de plantas, sendo assim, com as menores populações, 66.666 e 88.888 pl.ha-1, a produtividade é semelhante e o custo é menor.
Uso de plantas medicinais no bairro Liberdade, município de Breu Branco - Pará
Authors: Duarte Luciana Rodrigues , Dan Tatagiba Sandro
Published: November 2021

O uso das plantas para fins medicinais é uma prática cultural, desenvolvida e modificada entre diversas populações, com especificidades em cada região do país. Dessa forma, o presente estudo teve como objetivo, investigar as espécies botânicas medicinais de acordo a utilização local, formas de uso, indicação de uso, preparo e formas de obtenção, a fim de validar as plantas principais plantas com indicação etnofarmacológica, no bairro Liberdade no município de Breu Branco, estado do Pará. Foram coletadas informações de 50 informantes, todos moradores locais, selecionados aleatoriamente, por meio de entrevista semi-estruturadas, observações participativas e visitas guiadas. Foram identificadas 39 espécies botânicas medicinais, pertencentes 29 famílias. A família Lamiaceae apresentou o maior número de espécies citadas, com cinco espécies mencionadas, seguido das famílias Apiaceae, Malvaceae e Poaceae, com três espécies cada. A folha foi à parte da planta mais utilizada, enquanto o hábito de crescimento herbáceo o mais encontrado entre as espécies de plantas, sendo o chá da folha o procedimento mais comum usado para preparar medicamentos. As mulheres foram às principais responsáveis pelo cultivo das espécies, preparação do medicamento e repasse de conhecimento relativo às plantas. Os sintomas inflamatórios foram os mais indicados para o tratamento fitoterápico. As espécies mais citadas pelos informantes foram: Melissa officinalis, Plectranthus barbatus, Mentha spicata e Cymbopogon atratus, indicando ser as mais promissoras para a realização de estudos farmacológicos no combate a enfermidades.
Cultural treatments in pineapple crop. Management for high yield – Review
Authors: Andrade Reginaldo Almeida , Brito Rychaellen Silva de , Mendes Rosiney França , Andrade Neto Romeu de Carvalho
Published: November 2021

Several factors influence in the vegetative development, yield and quality of pineapple fruits, among which the cultural treatments adopted throughout the production cycle stand out, mainly weed control, mineral nutrition, irrigation and induction artificial flowering. The purpose of this review was to present the main advances in research on cultural treatments in the cultivation of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merril) and their effects on yield and fruit quality. Current research shows that interventions for weed management, through chemical control with herbicides or the adoption of organic or inorganic soil cover are strategies that can be adopted by producers who seek to reduce labor costs and provide good conditions for plant development. The use of mulching is a promising and effective practice, given the cost reduction with polluting herbicide applications and improvement of the physicochemical quality of the soil. Regarding mineral nutrition, pineapple is a rustic plant, tolerant to soils with moderate acidity and low levels of nutrients in the soil, however, liming and fertilization are essential for crops where high yields are sought. In the same way, it is verified that the pineapple, even being a CAM metabolism plant, tolerant to situations of water stress, is highly responsive to irrigation, which provides improvements in the vegetative and reproductive development of the plant. Another essential management practice in pineapple crops is artificial floral induction, a practice that aims to synchronize the flowering period, facilitate harvesting and ensure a consumer market in times when the supply of fruit is scarce
LEADERSHIP STRATEGY IN MANAGING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Authors: Amuta Arumugam  , Dr.Ganesan Shanmugavelu  , Dr.Yahya Osman  , Dr.Khairi Ariffin  , Dr.M.Nadarajan Manickam  , Jagdave Singh Avtar Singh
Published: November 2021

Leadership is how all the possible dimensions of diversity are managing an organization develops an essential ingredient for any workplace that wants to build happier, more productive and more effective workplaces. Leadership sets the tone for the rest of the organization, recognizing and assessing cultural differences helps the organization to frame sound workforce management strategy and in developing positive workplace outcomes. The way leaders working in global arena have to take cultural differences and values into the main consideration while formulating an effective motivation and leadership strategy. Diversity carries out specific strategies to get leaders have initiated efforts that highlighting a conceptual paper concept and few challenges of workforce diversity. It needs to be the official set application of motivation, leadership practices and also discusses the real-life diversity management. The key area to look within the leadership team workplace diversity is a challenge for everyone, especially managers and business owners. This paper underlines a necessary step to ensure that diversity remains a core business value, even leadership contributes an idea to management policy makers for designing an oriented motivational and leadership strategy for managing a diversified workforce.
KEYWORDS : Leadership, Workplace, Diversity, Motivation, Competencies, Challenges,
EFFECT OF CHICKEN BONE ASH ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF Al 8011 REINFORCED WITH SILICON CARBIDE
Authors:   Asst.Professor, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore, T NITHYANANDHAN , R RAMAMOORTHI ,   Professor, Sri Krishna College of Engineering &Technology, Coimbatore
Published: November 2021

To deal with demands in advanced engineering applications that focus on improved mechanical properties of metal composites, aluminium metal matrix composites are recommended. This paper deals with mechanical characteristics of aluminium (Al8011) fortified with silicon carbide (SiC) and Chicken Bone Ash (CBA).Varying percentages of silicon carbide starting from 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10% with percentages of chicken bone ash starting from 10%, 8%, 6%, 4%, 2% and 0% respectively for the purpose of testing and reinforcement. Stir casting method is employed to manufacture the components. In this paper, fatigue test, impact test and hardness test is carried out to obtain results about the mechanical characteristics of the components. The mechanical characteristics observed in the resultant composites as per ASTM standards and microstructural study is used to characterize the distribution of reinforcements. Ultimately as the weight percentage of reinforcement materials increases, elevation in mechanical characteristics of material is discerned.
Examine the optimal position of controls and display in computer numerical control machines
Authors:   Industrial Safety Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam – 638401. India., K Muthukumar , Jayan T. Jishin ,   Industrial Safety Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam – 638401. India.
Published: November 2021

In Engineering Industries suffering due to industrial wound and ill health, of the Computer Numerical Control machines operators are in the increasing trend, in the subjective analysis which we carried out for the CNC machine, the operators expressing the discomfort at the neck, upper back, lower back, shoulder, and arm because of working with the keys in the controls and viewing the display. The aim of this examination is to identify the most favourable location of control and display through various muscles that activate while performing in CNC machine operations. We introduce surface Electromyogram (EMG) to determine the muscle activity and deliberate on plane of the body close to respective muscles of an operator.The muscle activity measured for all the twenty subjects, at five different levels to find out the best optimal location for controls and display to establish the findings of the subjective study. Though there is no clear trend when all the subjects are aggregated, it is seen that 90 cm-100 cm be the optimum range for the midpoint of the control panel and 143cm-148 cm appears to be the optimum range for the midpoint of the display. Since changes in muscle activity are comparatively small for all the six muscles taken for study, however, the effect of cumulative activity borne over a shift, week, month, and year are to be considered. Muscle activity may increase in repetitive head/finger movements. These combined effects are to be captured for the ergonomic design of the CNC operator interface.
Shortest path algorithm of a network via spherical fuzzy digraphs
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam-638401, India, Mani Parimala , Alshammari Ibtesam ,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin-31991, Saudi Arabia., Alshehri Halimah ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Community Service, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Published: November 2021

Many extension and generalization of fuzzy sets have been introduced and studied in the literature. Picture fuzzy set acquired more concentration in the domain of decision making, as many real time circumstances might have choices of more than one and researchers are looking for optimum choice/decision. Spherical fuzzy digraph is a generalization of intuitionistic fuzzy set and fuzzy graph. In this paper, we redefine some preliminary operations of Spherical fuzzy graph and it is referred as spherical fuzzy digraph. We discuss some arithmetic operations and relations among spherical fuzzy digraph. We further proposed a method to solve a shortest path problem using score function.
Experimental and numerical evaluation on performance of potable water productivity with rectangular fins basin triangular solar still
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, India-638401., C Subramaniyan , K B Prakash ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, India-638401., A Amarkarthik ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, India-638401., B Kalidasan ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, India-638401., Kumar S Mohan ,   Department of Automobile Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Saravanampatti, India- 641049
Published: November 2021

Demand and conservation for potable water has become a foremost concern world-wide. Many technologies were adapted for converting the saline water to potable water to meet the required demand on water conservation. In the current research work triangular solar still with rectangular-fins attached to the basin is proposed to enhance the output of potable water from the solar still setup. Solar still with and without rectangular-fins on the basin are fabricated for experimental comparison and evaluation in addition to numerical investigations. Thermal Performance, instantaneous efficiency and potable water output of the proposed solar still & base solar still are investigated during March month for the location of Sathyamangalam. Investigation shows enhancement of water production in the proposed solar still by 41% higher compared to the base still. The maximum distillate output from modified still and base still for a typical day is 3.1 liter and 2.2 liter respectively.
Experimental investigation and Analysis on effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of synthetic and natural fiber reinforced hybrid composite
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamilnadu, 638451, India., Devaenthiran Pradeep , Murugesan Kumar ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641407, India., Palaniappan Sangaravadivel ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamilnadu, 638451, India.
Published: November 2021

Automobile bumper is an essential component that is commonly used to absorb the impact load during vehicle collisions, in fact it saves lives at such occurrences.In order to withstand the impact load, and the bumper deforms itself during collision and protects the passengers by havingthe proper cross section and the material selection. In this way, the study explores the mechanical characterization of fabricated composite and its structural analysis. Impact conditions have to be studied for improving the mechanical properties of the bumper during collision. The material chosen for analysis is jute and Glass fiber reinforced hybrid epoxy composite, considering its light weight and strength characteristics. Composites with two different fibre orientations (45°/90°) are fabricated using Hydraulic Compression Moulding technique. From experimental observations of jute and glass fiber reinforced hybrid composites, the orientation has significant effect on the structural and mechanical properties. The results are validated using the simulation of a bumper by impact modelling using CATIA software and impact analysis is carried out using ANSYS.
Prediction of Surface Roughness in CNC Turning Process using Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System
Authors:   Assistant professor , Mechanical Engineering , Bannari amman institute of technology ,Erode , India, A Ramakrishnan , Krishnan B.Radha ,   Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering and Technology, Theni, India
Published: November 2021

This paper presents the methodology of surface roughness inspection in the CNC Turning process. Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System classifier can predict the high accuracy roughness value by insisting on surface roughness image. The vision system captures the image and determines the mean value by using the ANFIS algorithm. Training sets variables speed, depth of cut, feed rate, and mean value are feed as the input, and manual stylus probe surface roughness value is feed as the output. After the simulation process, the testing input was performed, and finally getting the vision measurement value. This higher accuracy (above 95%) and low error rate (below 4%) can be achieved by using the ANFIS classifier, which is predominantly helpful for the industry to measure surface roughness. Assign the quality of the product by evaluating the manual stylus probe and vision measurement value.
Investigation on the effect of stacking sequence on mechanical properties of a basalt and carbon fiber hybrid composite
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, 638401, India., R Naveen , M Kumar ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, 641407, India., A Mathan ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, 638401, India., D Dhushyanath ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, 638401, India.
Published: November 2021

In the recent times, usage of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) is inevitable in almost all the engineering sectors especially in Aerospace industries. In spite of its wide range of applications, the usage is currently limited due to its higher cost while compare to the other forms of composite. To overcome this issue, recent researches have introduced low cost high strength composite materials. The present work attempts to investigate the mechanical properties of hybrid composite made out of Carbon and Basalt fiber. The hybrid composites are fabricated through compression moulding technique with different stacking sequence of ply laminates. The fabricated laminates are then subjected to tensile, flexural, hardness and impact tests as per ASTM standard to characterize the mechanical properties. From the experimental results it is evidenced that the strength of hybrid laminates were strongly dependents on the stacking sequence of fiber reinforcement. The fabricated laminates of carbon fiber as top layer reveal improved mechanical strength than that of basalt fiber as top layer. The microstructural investigations also been done on the fabricated composites and are reported.
Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Part Fabricated by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, 638401., P Vivek Kumar , E Soundrapandian ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, 638401., A Jenin Joseph ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, 638401., E Kanagarajan ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, 638401.
Published: November 2021

Additive manufacturing process is a method of layer by layer joining of materials to create components from three-dimensional (3D) model data. After their introduction in the automotive sector a decade ago, it has seen a significant rise in research and growth. The Additive manufacturing is classified into different types based upon the energy source use in the fabrication process. In our project, we used self-build CNC machine that runs MACH3 software, as well as the MACH3 controller is used to control the welding torch motion for material addition through three axis movement (X, Y and Z). In the project we used ER70 S-6 weld wire for the fabrication and examined its microstructure and mechanical properties. Different layers of the specimen had different microstructures, according to microstructural studies of the product. Rockwell hardness tester used for testing hardness of the product. According to the observation of the part fabricated components using the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing process outperformed the mechanical properties of mild steel casting process. The product fabricated by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing process properties is superior to conventional casting process.
Application of Pythagorean Fuzzy Digraphs in Package Delivery Robots
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam-638401, India, Sangeetha Kanagaraj , Mani Parimala Mani X ,   Department of Mathematics, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam-638401, India, A. Al Shumrani Mohammed ,   Department of Mathematics, King Abdulaziz University, P.O.Box: 80203 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia, Broumi Said ,   Laboratory of Information Processing, Faculty of Science Ben M’Sik, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
Published: November 2021

The fuzzy set concept was developed to cope with uncertainty, whereas traditional sets are intended to deal with certainty. To address flaws in fuzzy set theory, extensions such as Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set (IFS), neutrosophic fuzzy sets, image fuzzy sets, and Pythagorean fuzzy set (PyFS) were developed. Pythagorean fuzzy set is useful tool for more clearly defining hazy concepts. In comparison to other fuzzy models, Pythagorean fuzzy set-based models allow more flexibility in handling human judgement information. The fuzzy graph structure is used to deal with the uncertainty in a network and to characterize its relationship with the non-empty vertex set. Pythagorean fuzzy graph (PyFG) was one of the Intuitionistic Fuzzy Graph (IFG) extensions. PyFG was created to cope with the uncertainty of an object and its relationship with other objects. PyFS and PyFG are the driving forces behind this innovative concept. This work defines Pythagorean Fuzzy Digraph (PyFDG), and PyFDG's score function. An algorithm is proposed for an issue to find the Pythagorean shortest path in package delivery robots.
BENEFITS AND THREATS CORRELATION OF UAV USAGE
Authors: BOLZ Katarzyna
Published: November 2021

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie korzyści i zagrożeń wykorzystania bezzałogowych statków powietrznych (BSP) zarówno w lotnictwie cywilnym, jak i Siłach Zbrojnych Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Na podstawie aktualnie obowiązujących przepisów dotyczących BSP przytoczono zakres odpowiedzialności operatorów dronów. Zwrócono uwagę na istotne zmiany legislacyjne, wprowadzone w ostatnim czasie. Problem główny określono następująco: jakie są benefity i zagrożenia BSP zarówno w lotnictwie cywilnym, jak i SZ RP? W artykule wyszczególniono wiele sytuacji użycia BSP w korelacji korzyści i zagrożeń. W odniesieniu do analizy zysków i strat zastosowania omawianych statków powietrznych, dokonano klasyfikacji środków zaradczych wraz z możliwościami ich racjonalnego wykorzystania. Mając na uwadze priorytet wykorzystania dronów w sposób odpowiedzialny i zgodny z prawem, uwzględniający absolutne zachowanie bezpieczeństwa wydzielonych stref przestrzeni powietrznej, wskazano możliwe ścieżki rozwoju systemów wykrywania i restrykcji prywatnego sektora BSP.
PANDEMIC COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (CASE: SPAIN AND POLAND)
Authors: ŁAWNICZAK Ryszard , KASPRZAK Piotr
Published: November 2021

The current pandemic has provided many examples of effective and not so effective communication strategies from government agencies. In this short article, the authors focus on an analysis of the COVID-19 crisis communication from selected governments of Spain and Poland. Despite the differences in communication strategies of both countries, resulting from characteristic administrative structures and constitutional competences, common features as well as errors and shortcomings can be observed. The authors conclude that the particularism of political interests of the party politicians, who were in power at the time of the pandemic outbreak (regardless of their political foundations) may be a threat to the national security of a given country undermining the public trust, causing unwanted behaviours and thus translating into an extent and a duration of the pandemic as well as negative economic consequences. The crisis of the virus turns out to be a test that highlights the shortcomings of the political and social systems of both countries and opens up the field for further research.
ANOTHER MAN IS NOT ALWAYS A STRANGER. HATE’S SPEECH IN PUBLIC SPACE BASED ON THE QUERENDY OF ARTICLES OF GAZETA WYBORCZA
Authors: CZUBA Beata , KULIGA Michał
Published: November 2021

W artykule rozważany jest problem mowy nienawiści i jej związków z nietolerancją różnicy, nazywanej przez Zygmunta Baumana miksofobią. Mowa nienawiści jest nasilającym się problemem społecznym. Przyczyny tego zjawiska są złożone. Można je widzieć po stronie biologicznego zaprogramowania ludzkiego umysłu, zmieniających się wartości kulturowych, nowych narzędzi komunikacji międzyludzkiej, narastających nierówności społecznych. Miksofobia jest kategorią stworzoną przez Zygmunta Baumana do opisu lęków trapiących współczesnego człowieka, żyjącego w zmieniającym się różnorodnym świecie. Źródła miksofobii leżą w poczuciu niepewności i zagrożenia własnej egzystencji. W artykule rozważany jest problem użyteczności kategorii miksofobii w opisywaniu problemu mowy nienawiści. Celem artykułu jest ocena sposobu, w jaki mowa nienawiści relacjonowana jest na łamach tygodnika Gazeta Wyborcza oraz włączenie do dyskursu naukowego na temat mowy nienawiści pojęcia miksofobii. Metody badań zastosowane na użytek tego artykułu to analiza danych zastanych (raportów z badań społecznych, statystyk policyjnych) i analiza treści artykułów prasowych, których przedmiotem jest mowa nienawiści.
Comparative Effects of Dental Treatment and Two Different Physical Therapy Interventions in Individuals with Bruxism: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Miotto Cinthia S
Published: November 2021

Objective: To compare the efficacy of dental treatment and two different physical therapy interventions in individuals with bruxism.

Methods: A total of 72 individuals with bruxism were randomly allocated to the massage (massage with stretching exercises), relaxation (relaxation with imagination therapy) groups (n=24 each; biweekly 40-min sessions over 6 weeks) or the dental group (n=24; direct restoration; two 2-h sessions 1 week apart). Primary outcomes included muscle pain and symptoms, and mandibular opening. Secondary outcomes included anxiety, stress, depression, oral health and sleep quality. Outcomes were evaluated at baseline, 6 weeks and 2 months post-initial intervention by a blinded assessor. Physical therapy interventions included individual sessions that lasted 40 min biweekly for 6 weeks and dental treatment, two 2-h individual sessions conducted a week apart. The level of significance established was α=5%. RESULTS: After 6 weeks, the improvement with difference among massage and relaxation groups and dental group was observed in muscle pain, symptoms, anxiety, stress, depression and sleep quality (p<0.001). Relaxation group exhibited significantly greater improvement in oral health than dental group (p<0.001). These effects were sustained for up to 2 months.

Conclusion: Therefore, two physical therapy interventions are superior to dental treatment in the improvement of muscle pain, symptoms, anxiety, stress, depression and sleep quality in individuals with bruxism. Oral health improves more with relaxation with imagination therapy than with dental treatment.
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Oral Cavity: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
Authors: Mbarki Imane
Published: November 2021

Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) are tumors affecting lungs in the first line. Extra-pulmonary locations are rare, and involvement of the oral cavity is uncommon. The therapeutic strategy of this clinically aggressive entity is not codified. Nevertheless, multimodal treatment combining surgery and radio-chemotherapy is associated with the best results in terms of local control and overall survival. We report a case of a 67-year-old patient, diagnosed with a NEC, the computed tomography (CT) of the facial mass objectified a jugal mass of 2x2.4 cm with two lymph nodes. The patient benefited from an excisional biopsy of the mass, and whose histological examination and immunohistochemical testing returned in favor of a small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Understand the Patients’ Attitude towards Presbyopia and the various Lenses Correction Options
Authors: Tripathi Aditya
Published: November 2021

Aim: To reveal the patients point of view about the selection of different presbyopic correction options from ophthalmic lenses and awareness about presbyopia.

Methodology: In this Prospective study, feedback questionnaire based study in North India, 126 subjects were enrolled and the offline questionnaire and responses were recorded. Participants’ age ranged between 37 -75 years (using near correction). Evaluated the responses to know the reasons of chosen of different options for pre-presbyopia and presbyopia correction by the subjects and attitudes about it, its importance, and present conventional correction opinions including bifocals, progressive addition lenses and contact lenses.

Result: Among the all participants, number of participants between the age group 37- 45 (pre-presbyopes) were 35 (27.77%), between 45-55 years of aged group were 60 (47.61%) participants and rest of 31 (24.60%) participants were between 55-75 years of aged group. Forty eight participants (38.1%) were already wearing a near correction while seventy eight (61.9%) were not wear any near correction. Out of 126, the 6 (4.76%) subjects were chosen a near visual correction and separated glasses, 88 (69.84%) subjects were chosen the bifocal lenses, rest of all 32 (25.89%) subjects chosen the PALs. And no one was using contact lens for near correction. Few similarities were observed as age–related (75.38%), total unaware of word presbyopia (85.71%), comfort, convenience and appearance concerned (63%).

Conclusion: The spectacles were most preferred for the correction of presbyopia. Bifocals are taken by majority of population. After educating about Presbyopia and advantages of PALs, it was revealed that most of the subjects wanted to choose PALs because of comfort and convenience to see all distances but most of them denied due to cost and 4-8 days adaptation time. So most of the subjects were chosen the bifocal lenses even they knew the disadvantages of it like image jump and segment line, while comfort, convenience and cosmetic appearance were seen as the preferred than cost. But cost also played role while finalize the lens and its coatings types.
Studi Kritis Pandangan Ulrich Zwingli terhadap Musik dalam Ibadah Gereja
Authors: Sirait Rajiman Andrianus
Published: November 2021

Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk mengkritisi dari pandangan Ulrich Zwingli terhadap musik di dalam ibadah gereja. Pada penulisan ini penulis menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deksriptif dengan studi literatur. Penekanannya adalah pada kajian sejarah terhadap sumber-sumber pustaka dan menguraikannya dalam sebuah kerangka analisis yang dimulai dari latar belakang Ulrich Zwingli, lalu secara khusus diarahkan untuk meneliti dan mengkritisi dari pandangan Zwingli terhadap musik di dalam ibadah gereja. Dari hal tersebut didapatkan bahwa banyak sekali kurang cermatnya dari Zwingli dalam memandang tentang musik di dalam ibadah gereja. Bahkan di dalam Alkitab sendiri musik sudah menjadi bagian dalam proses ibadah. Alkitab sendiri menunjukkan bahwa doa, pujian dan penyembahan sudah menjadi bagian yang esensial dalam suatu ibadah dan itu semua sudah di dukung baik dalam Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru. Musik tidak hanya sebatas instumen seperti piano, gitar dan sebagainya semata, akan tetapi manusia dan alam juga merupakan bagian dari musik tersebut. Hal tersebut menjadi jawaban krusial dalam menanggapi kontroversi Ulrich Zwingli.
A note on native and non-native accentedness judgements
Authors:   Ohio University, Bond Dzintra , Stockmal Verna ,   Ohio University, Markus Dace ,   Liepaja University
Published: November 2021

Talkers in a second language can readily be identified as speaking with a foreign accent, characterized by both specific and more general deviations from the phonology of a target language. In this study, we examined the identifications of native and non-native talkers by listeners with various amounts of knowledge of the target language. Native and non-native speakers of Latvian provided materials. All the non-native talkers spoke Russian as their first language and were long-term residents of Latvia. We used Latvian as the target second language and speech samples produced either by native speakers or by ethnic Russians for whom Latvian is a second language. The text for reading was identical, talkers could not be distinguished by lexical selection or morphological and syntactic errors. A listening test, consisting of identical sentences excerpted from a short recorded passage, was presented to three groups of listeners: native speakers of Latvian, Russians for whom Latvian was a second language, and Americans with no knowledge of either language. The listeners were asked to judge whether each utterance was produced by a native or non-native talker and then evaluate the talker’s proficiency. The Latvians identified the non-native talkers accurately (88%) while the Russians were somewhat less accurate (79%). The American listeners were least accurate but still identified the non-native talkers at above chance levels, 63%. Sentence durations correlated with the judgments provided by the American listeners but not with the judgments provided by the native or L2 listeners. Interesting that there were no significant correlations between utterance duration and correct identification for Russian and Latvian listeners. Because these listeners knew the target language, they had many sources of information available to them rather than a relatively obvious characteristic such as fluency or speech rate. Research for portions of this project was provided by a grant from the International Research & Exchanges Board, with funds provided by the US Department of State (Title VII program) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The final conclusions of the study, organisation and publication of the article were supported by the National Research Programme “Latvian language” Nr. VPP-IZM-2018/2-0002.
Latviešu valodas apguvēju korpuss lietojumā: teorētisks un metodoloģisks ieskats
Authors:   Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija, Kļavinska Antra
Published: November 2021

Several text corpora have been created in Latvia, including learner corpora. One of the latest projects is the Latvian Language Learner Corpus (LaVA), which contains the works of international students studying in Latvian higher education institutions who are learning Latvian as a foreign language. The texts are morphologically tagged automatically, and learner errors are tagged manually. A sufficient scope of publications is available, which provides the theoretical basis for the creation of Latvian language learner corpora; however, there is a lack of studies or practical methodological guidelines concerning the opportunities for their application, and there is little data about the use of text corpora in language acquisition. The aim of this study is to explain from the theoretical perspective for what purposes learner corpus data may be used, as well as to illustrate the methodological groundwork with examples from the LaVA corpus. Analysis of theoretical literature has demonstrated the functions and meaning of learner corpora in research, and experience with the use of corpora in acquiring a foreign language has been analysed. Examples of the use of the LaVA corpus as a didactic resource have been prepared using Corpus Linguistics methods. The study was conducted within the state research programme project “The Latvian Language”. After studying the functions of learner corpora from the theoretical perspective, it was concluded that the target audience of the LaVA corpus mainly includes teachers of Latvian as a foreign language (LATS), authors of teaching materials, as well as Latvian language learners. To facilitate the use of the LaVA corpus, it is important to have basic knowledge of Corpus Linguistics, an understanding of the theory of language, as well as an understanding of foreign language teaching methodology. LATS teachers can use the LaVA corpus data in the creation of curricula and teaching materials, in the preparation of language proficiency tests, etc. Using the inductive approach in language acquisition, language learners can also become language researchers, can analyse the errors of other learners, etc. Undeniably, the LaVA corpus can be used in broader linguistic research, for example, in contrastive interlanguage analysis, comparing the data of language learners with the data of native speakers or the data of different groups of language learners.
Information Visualization from the Perspective of Big Data Analysis and Fusion
Authors: Lin Xiang
Published: November 2021

In the big data environment, the visualization technique has been increasingly adopted to mine the data on library and information (L&I), with the diversification of data sources and the growth of data volume. However, there are several defects with the research on information association of L&I visualization network: the lack of optimization of network layout algorithms, and the absence of L&I information fusion and comparison in multiple disciplines, in the big data environment. To overcome these defects, this paper explores the visualization of L&I from the perspective of big data analysis and fusion. Firstly, the authors analyzed the topology of the L&I visualization network, and calculated the metrics for the construction of L&I visualization topology map. Next, the importance of meta-paths of the L&I visualization network was calculated. Finally, a complex big data L&I visualization network was established, and the associations between information nodes were analyzed in details. Experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm
Attendance Without Presence: Measuring Cognitive Class Avoidance Among Students
Authors: Nagel Arvid , Biedermann Horst
Published: November 2021

While the term “school absenteeism” refers to a student’s withdrawal from the reach of classroom instruction, we explicitly opt for the term “class avoidance.” Existing studies on this phenomenon have primarily dealt with unauthorized physical absence from class. However, in our contribution, we extend the scope to cognitive absence. The behavior of students who are physically present but cognitively disengaged has largely been neglected in educational research thus far. This deficit stands in contrast to the widely accepted importance of cognitive activation in the classroom. The core of our contribution consists in the presentation and the construct validation of a newly developed scale for measuring cognitive class avoidance (inattention in class). We evaluated this measurement instrument in a cross-sectional study with a sample of 171 seventh- to ninth-grade students (M = 14.3 years, SD = .94). Our data confirmed a theoretically founded g-factor model. The results of the analysis point to a limited prevalence of cognitive class avoidance. Such forms of behavior were significantly more frequently reported by boys than by girls, however.
METHODS AND TYPES OF CRIMES COMMITTED IN THE FIELD OF THE FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE SAMARA REGION)
Authors: Вележев Сергей Иванович
Published: November 2021

В статье рассмотрены актуальные вопросы уголовно-правовой охраны объектов в сфере топливно-энергетического комплекса Российской Федерации от преступных посягательств корыстной направленности (на примере ТЭК Самарской области). Иллюстрированы отличительные особенности ТЭК Самарской области, наличие разнообразия объектов посягательства. Показаны особенности организованной преступной деятельности в сфере топливно-энергетического комплекса на территории Самарской области, связанной прежде всего с несанкционированным отбором углеводородного сырья и нефтепродуктов из магистральных, промысловых и технологических трубопроводов, а также резервуаров, автоцистерн, железнодорожного подвижного состава и судов. Топливно-энергетический комплекс является одной из ведущих отраслей на территории Самарской области, структурными сегментами которой являются в том числе объекты добычи, хранения, переработки и транспортировки нефти, а также объекты транспортировки, хранения и сбыта нефтепродуктов. Данное обстоятельство требует принятия мер по защите отрасли от противоправных действий. Наряду с охранными, режимными и организационными мерами, которые осуществляют хозяйствующие субъекты, немаловажное значение имеет защита отрасли от преступных посягательств уголовно-правовым способом. В статье приводятся примеры разнообразных видов и способов хищения в сфере топливно-энергетического комплекса и мер по предупреждению преступных посягательств.

The article deals with topical issues of criminal and legal protection of objects in the field of the fuel and energy complex of the Russian Federation from criminal encroachments of a mercenary orientation (on the example of the fuel and energy complex of the Samara region). The distinctive features of the fuel and energy complex of the Samara region , the presence of a variety of objects of encroachment are illustrated. The features of organized criminal activity in the field of the fuel and energy complex on the territory of the Samara region are shown, primarily related to the unauthorized selection of hydrocarbon raw materials and petroleum products from main, field and technological pipelines, as well as tanks, tankers, railway rolling stock and ships. The fuel and energy complex is one of the leading industries in the territory of the Samara region, the structural segments of which are: including objects of oil production, storage , processing and transportation, as well as objects of transportation, storage and sale of petroleum products, and therefore this circumstance requires taking measures to protect it from illegal actions . Along with security, regime and organizational measures that are carried out by economic entities, it is of no small importance to protect the industry from criminal encroachments in a criminal-legal way. The article provides examples of various types and methods of theft in the field of the fuel and energy complex and measures to prevent criminal encroachments.
PENITENTIARY STRESS AS A FACTOR IN THE DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF FOREIGN PENal STAFF
Authors: Скобелева Оксана Олеговна , Сластунин Иван Алексеевич
Published: November 2021

В данной статье рассматриваются причины и меры профилактики пенитенциарного стресса как фактора формирования деструктивного поведения сотрудников пенитенциарных систем зарубежных стран. В настоящее время проблема деструктивного поведения сотрудников правоохранительных органов является одной из самых актуальных. Большинство проблем, связанных с деструктивным поведением сотрудников пенитенциарных систем, с которыми сталкиваются зарубежные страны, к сожалению, существуют и в уголовно-исполнительной системе Российской Федерации. Их особенности заключаются в специфике служебной деятельности и множестве трудных, критических ситуаций. Согласно исследованиям, стресс и его последствия испытывает каждый четвертый сотрудник правоохранительных органов. Существующие исследования доказывают, что высокие требования, низкий контроль и дисбаланс между усилиями и вознаграждением являются факторами риска для психических и соматических проблем со здоровьем. Часто сотрудникам нелегко самостоятельно справиться с теми или иными проблемами, возникающими в процессе служебной деятельности, что приводит к появлению деструктивного поведения. В статье проведен анализ разработанных мер профилактики пенитенциарного стресса, а также различных форм психологических программ. Специалистам, оказывающим психологическую помощь сотрудникам, особое внимание необходимо уделять существующим психологическим программам, направленным на изменение отношений сотрудников, в целях профилактики их деструктивного поведения, мотивируя их к изменению своего когнитивного процесса.

This article deals with the causes and measures of penitentiary stress prevention as a factor of destructive behaviour of foreign penal staff . At present the problem of disruptive behaviour of law enforcement officers is one of the most urgent. Most of the problems related to destructive behavior of penal officers which are faced by foreign countries unfortunately also exist in the penal system of the Russian Federation. Their peculiarities lie in the specifics of service activities and many difficult, critical situations. According to studies stress and its consequences are experienced by one in four law enforcement officers. Existing research proves that high demands, low control and an imbalance between effort and reward are risk factors for mental and somatic health problems. Often employees find it difficult to cope independently with the kinds of problems that arise in the course of their work leading to the emergence of disruptive behaviour. The article analyses the measures that have been developed to prevent penitentiary stress as well as various forms of psychological programmes. Professionals providing psychological assistance to staff need to pay particular attention to existing psychological programmes aimed at changing staff attitudes in order to prevent disruptive behaviour by motivating them to change their cognitive process.
Übertragung von Strom und Signalen
Authors: Becker Christian
Published: November 2021

Das von Krups entwickelte Logo!MATe-Cart V2 System ist eine Transportlösung mit selbstfahrenden, intelligenten Werkstückträgern, die auf einer passiven Förderstrecke fahren. Spezielle, smarte Drehmodule ermöglichen es, die Laufrichtung des e-Carts im Anlagenlayout zu ändern. Hohlwellen-Schleifringe von Servotecnica sorgen dabei für den gesamten Daten- und Stromfluss von den stationären zu den drehenden Komponenten.