bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on the application of BIM technology integration method in the design and construction of intelligent building
Authors: Li Yan
Published: February 2023

In the development of modern social construction, in order to guide the development of prefabricated buildings towards intelligence and intelligence, scientific research scholars put forward the integrated application method of BIM technology based on the basic concept of smart construction. In the innovation and development of China's construction industry, prefabricated building design is the most common form. Integrating BIM technology can make a more perfect construction management plan according to the basic characteristics and design requirements of the project, and gradually improve the construction quality of the project. On the basis of understanding the research status of design and construction of intelligent prefabricated buildings, this paper deeply discusses how to use the integration method of BIM technology, and makes clear the application effect of BIM technology with specific cases, so as to provide an effective basis for the sustainable development of the construction industry.
Research on methods of personalized English teaching promoted by Big Data teaching platform
Authors: Qu Weiwei
Published: February 2023

In the reform and development of modern education, the integration and use of big data education platform to build and promote personalized English teaching system can not only reflect the teaching concept of individualized teaching, but also fully meet the learning needs of different groups of students at different stages. On the basis of understanding the development of big data technology and the research status of personalized English teaching, this paper uses fuzzy control centralized algorithm to improve the recommendation mechanism of English teaching system, so that students can choose suitable professional teachers according to their own needs. At the same time, after drawing students' learning portraits, the portrait technology is used to evaluate students' passing rate. This provides an effective basis for the practice of personalized English teaching guidance. The final experimental results prove that the design of the whole system meets the personalized needs of the student users, and in the future technology research and development, we should pay attention to the design of functional services from the perspective of professional teachers.
Propiedades mecánicas de plásticos y neumáticos reciclados.
Authors: Ramos Coronel Pablo Esteban , Palma-Zambrano Eduardo Dioney , Martínez Fernández Jorge Antenor
Published: February 2023

En este artículo, se presenta una investigación sobre las propiedades mecánicas de materiales reciclados, específicamente plásticos tipo 2 (polietileno de alta densidad), plásticos tipo 5 (polipropileno) y neumáticos. Debido a la falta de especificaciones y normativas para ensayar materiales reciclados en laboratorio, se ha procedido a usar las normativas ASTM y NTC usadas para materiales convencionales como el acero, hormigón y madera. Los especímenes a ensayar han pasado por un proceso de separación, limpieza, corte, triturado y extrusión dando las formas correspondientes para realizar cada tipo de ensayo. Se han realizado ensayos de resistencia a compresión, corte y flexión para los elementos de plástico y ensayos de resistencia a tracción para los especímenes de neumático reciclado. De los resultados obtenidos se puede recomendar usar el plástico de tipo 2 para elaborar elementos estructurales que requieran ductilidad y el plástico tipo 5 para elementos donde una falla frágil pueda permitirse.
THE PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENT OF THE CRIȘURILOR PLAIN GRASSLANDS
Authors:   PhD. Eng. The Research and Development Institute for Grasslands, Brasov, Romania, Corresponding memebr of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, MARUȘCA Teodor , DRAGOȘ Marcela M. ,   Ph.D.  Eng. The Research and Development Institute for Grasslands Brasov, Romania, COMȘIA Cristina C. ,   Eng. The Research and Development Institute for Grasslands Brasov, Romania, PORR Cristina ,   Eng.The Research and Development Institute for Grasslands Brasov, Romania, ZEVEDEI Paul M. ,   PhD.Eng. The Research and Development Institute for Grasslands Brasov, Romania
Published: February 2023

The grasslands of Crișurilor Plain, the portion between Crișul Negru and Crișul Repede, located on flat lands with normal soils and different stages of salinity, generally have a lower productivity and biodiversity. The average number of cormophyte species is 50 with variations from 16 in Camphorosmetum annuae and Polygano-Plantaginetum tenuiflorae, to around 90 in Festucetum valesiacae, Artemisio and Achilleo - Festucetum pseudovinae. The overall vegetation cover is 86% with 44% forage species and 42% harmful species. The average pastoral value (PV) of the 18 associations is 30.8 (mediocre), the highest was 75.7 (good) in Lolietum perennis and the lowest 2.0 (degraded) in Camphorosmetum annuae. The average production of green mass (GMP) was evaluated at 5 t/ha with very large differences between the associations. At phytosociological alliances level, Festucion rupicolae (47.6 PV and 8.18 t/ha GMP) and Beckmanion erucaeformis (42.5 PV and 9.04 t/ha GMP) had the highest productivity and Cyperio - Spergularion (3.6 PV and 0.29 t/ha GMP) had the lowest. Finally, the productivity evaluation was done at the level of normal and degraded Natura 2000 Habitats (6440, 6240 and 1530). Habitat 6440 normal was rated at 65.7 PV (good) and 13.09 t/ha GMP, which allows for an optimal loading of 1.26 LU/ha (good). The worst results had the Habitat 1530 (degraded) with 5.7 PV and 0.51 t/ha GMP with the most saline soils and irrational use of grasslands. The results of these productivity evaluations of grasslands based on floristic surveys continue to serve for the preparation of pastoral arrangements and their proper management.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON VALORIZATION THE ROMANIAN LIVESTOCK FROM THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS
Authors:   Prof. PhD. Senior Researcher, PhD student, CBM International University & University of Oradea, COVACI Brîndușa , CONSTANTIN Marian ,   Prof. Ph. Emeritus, Corresponding member of Academy of Romanian Scientists, BREJEA Radu ,   Assoc. Prof. PhD. University of Oradea, Corresponding member of Academy of Romanian Scientists, COVACI Mihai ,   Prof. PhD. Senior Researcher, CBM International University & Hyperion University
Published: February 2023

The paper develops a descriptive analysis (ANOVA) and forecasting regarding cattle, sheep, goats and pigs in Romania. The data simulated in SPSS, taken from Eurostat, show that these numbers will continue to decrease considerably, both in the Bucharest-Ilfov region and in the Romanian mountain regions. The general situation of mountain agriculture shows similar trends to Romanian agriculture. At the national level, the arable surface has been reduced in stages in the last three decades, a decrease mainly due to the change of extensive agricultural methods (grazing, spontaneous flora) with intensive ones (stable, controlled flora). Following the national agricultural trend, mountain agriculture after 1990 changed its structure and dimensions (such as cattle, production and mountain producers, mountain entrepreneurship, etc.). Some aspects remained quantitatively unchanged, such as the large number of individual holdings and the high share of agricultural land use. In this context, public and private entities must act jointly for the valorization of mountain ecosystems by controlling the pollution caused by the numerous individual exploitations. The mountain ecosystems in the Romanian area influence the national agricultural productivity, valuing the mountain product at the highest levels. Whether it is alpine meadow ecosystems, including coniferous forests and interpenetration zones between high and mid-mountains, low-mountain ecosystems, or high- and mid-hill ecosystems, the ultimate goal of pollution reduction research and action must be the same, respectively protecting the mountain area.
RESEARCH ON CULTURES OF HONEY PLANTS AT THE LEVEL OF CORNETU COMMUNE, IN ILFOV COUNTY - MINIREVIEW
Authors:   PhD. student at Doctoral School – IMRVA, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Faculty of Biotechnologies, DRĂGAN Mirela , CRISTEA Stelica ,   Prof. PhD. Director Doctoral School - IMRVA, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Faculty of Agriculture, Romania, JURCOANE Stefana ,   Prof. PhD. University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, DĂNĂILĂ-GUIDEA Silvana Mihaela
Published: February 2023

The productivity and health of bee colonies depend on the presence of the honey zone, collecting nectar and pollen throughout the beekeeping season. Honeybees cannot exist in the absence of honey plants. The nectar and pollen of flowers on the territory of Romania constitute a valuable natural resource that would be wasted in the absence of bees, as until now the processing methods are insufficiently used. The proposed research theme aims at the superior exploitation of technologies for obtaining bee products by applying biotechnological methods and by the contribution of special technologies for increasing honey production by cultivating honey plants that bloom in the autumn period (September - October), when the main plant’s honeysuckle has ended their flowering period, at the level of Cornetu, in Ilfov county
As limitações cognitivas nos levam a desqualificar o saber alheio
Authors: Agrela Fabiano de Abreu
Published: February 2023

Uma pessoa acometida por qualquer disfunção cerebral, que afete de forma direta a região frontotemporal do cérebro, tem dificuldade em discernir, interpretar e arquivar um novo conhecimento e/ou ideia, não apenas pela "atrofia" nestas regiões, ou a não eficiência na comunicação da circuitaria neural. Mas por haver um vício mental, já instalado da recompensa, o cérebro opta pelas memórias já cristalizadas, apreendidas. Este fato dá-se, não apenas pela economia de energia cerebral, mas por utilizarem essa rota cognitiva de forma a satisfazer e proteger o narcisismo primário, diante daquilo que conforta e por irem de encontro ao seu raciocínio e ideias primárias. Podemos portanto referir que essas memórias foram armazenadas, assim como as modeladas pela experiência a favor das reações fisiológicas prazerosas do próprio indivíduo. Quando este se coloca desta forma perante o que lhe podem parecer ideias de confronto, exatamente por não conseguirem sair da bolha do que lhe é confortável, encontram-se em terreno infértil, impossível de gerar novos pensamentos obviamente pela dificuldade em estabelecer novas experiências através de quebra de paradigmas. Além disto, há uma tendência em desqualificar o saber alheio, em retirar lhe valor e importância especialmente quando este fere o íntimo e quando este não é compreendido. Há uma aversão ao que se suplanta e uma inabilidade para fazer o curso contrário e tentar apreender e somar conhecimento.
A one health approach to leishmaniasis in a slum: another piece of a global scenario.
Authors: Milagres Tarcísio , Silva Wellington , Pilz Júnior Harry , Rêgo Felipe , Filho José Andrade , Cardoso Diogo , Nascimento Letícia , Silva Onilda
Published: February 2023

OBJECTIVE: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe vector-borne and zoonotic disease transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. In the New World, is caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, having a great burden on human and animal health. Besides, environmental, and socioeconomic factors are significantly associated with the epidemiological pattern of the disease. VL continues to expand worldwide and in Brazil this situation is no different, reaching territories where it did not occur before, especially among marginalized populations in peri-urban areas. From a one health perspective, this paper details the first environmental health survey in one of the Brazilian marginalized communities, considered a new focus of VL.METHODS: In a qualitative approach, we combine entomological collections, records, and field observations to provide a comprehensive assessment of environmental conditions. RESULTS: The results highlight the need for monitoring the sand fly species found, as well as further studies for the real delimitation of their roles in the transmission of Le. infantum. The findings also suggest that bad housing conditions, lack of sanitation and the presence of arthropod vectors were associated with the occurrence of VL. Yet, we argue that many of the results found are quite similar across regions, and that the findings are not just a regional report but can reflect the reality of different parts of Brazil and the world.CONCLUSION: A one health approach is essential to truly face VL, addressing the health risks at the animal–human–ecosystems interface, without ignoring the social context involved. DESCRIPTORS: One health, Environmental health, Neglected tropical diseases, Health inequalities, Leishmaniasis, Vectors, Sand flies.
Business Practice Note No. 21: Leading an effective meeting
Authors: Lankshear Richard
Published: February 2023

In this latest note, Richard Lankshear sets out a number of key principles to help maximise the effectiveness of meetings.
Comment. There is more to a flower than a STEM
Authors: Blockley David
Published: February 2023

Professor David Blockley responds to a recent Viewpoint, arguing that changing public perceptions of engineering, to better understand its value, will be key to attracting tomorrow’s generation of structural engineers.
An improvement of upper airway flow in patients treated with rapid maxillary expansion: a Cone Beam Computed Tomography study
Authors: Faccioni P , Sacchetto Luca , Sinigaglia S , Marchiori M , Pardo A , Zangani A , Luciano U , Melloni F , Albanese M , De Santis D , Trevisiol L , Pancera P , Zerman N , Nocini R
Published: February 2023

Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) is an orthopaedic treatment used to correct the transverse deficit of the maxilla. Most often, this defect is diagnosed in mouth-breathing patients. Rapid Palatal Expander (RPE) treatment increases the upper airways’ volume and decreases resistance, promoting physiological nasal breathing. The aim of this study is to measure the volume of the upper airways by employing Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) to evaluate the anatomical space where the major effects of RME occurred. Twenty-four subjects (mean age, 10.17 ± 1.75 years) treated with McNamara-type rapid palatal expander were selected. Two CBCT scans were taken for each patient: the first at the beginning (T0) and the second at the end of the treatment (T1). For each CBCT scan, Total Volume (TV), Retropalatal Volume (RPV) and Retroglossal Volume (RGV) were measured with the software ITK-Snap. The statistical analysis was performed using the paired samples t-test, with a p-value of 0.05. RPV significantly increased (Δ T1-T0: 680.75 mm3 ± 792.63 mm3, P<0.05). No significant changes were found in TV (Δ T1-T0: 452.92 mm3 ± 3091.7 mm3, P>0.05) and in RGV (Δ T1-T0: 166.92 mm3 ± 666.97 mm3, P>0.05). In this study, patients showed a statistically significant increase in RPV after RPE treatment. The CBCT scans provide only quantitative volumetric data, so it would be appropriate to determine the clinical significance of the obtained results with a functional examination (for example, rhinomanometry). The radiological protocol should be standardised to overcome limitations such as tongue posture during scan recording, swallowing and breathing control. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term stability of these effects on the airways.
Recent Progress in Printing Conductive Materials for Stretchable
Electronics
Authors: Jung Hyunsuk , Lee Wonbeom , Kang Jiheong
Published: February 2023

Printed electronics received a great attention in both research and
commercialization since it allows fabrication of low-cost, large area electronic
devices on various substrates. Printed electronics plays a critical role in
facilitating stretchable electronics since it allows patterning newly developed
stretchable conductors which is difficult to be achieved with conventional
silicon-based microfabrication technologies, such as photolithography and
vacuum-based techniques. To realize printed electronics which is necessary for
the development of stretchable electronics, printing technologies, formulation
of conductive inks, and integration of functional devices have been widely
investigated in the recent years. This review summarizes principles and recent
development of printing techniques, materials for stretchable conductors and
their applications in stretchable electronics using various printing techniques.
The challenge is that only a few researches satisfying both excellent materials
properties and good printability were reported. Future efforts will greatly
expand the possibilities of using printed electronics for stretchable
electronics.
Consideration of the Relationship between the Companion Animal Adoption Process and the Occurrence of Abandoned Animals
Authors:   The Korean Society for Veterinary Nursing, Han Sei-Myoung , Kim Min-Chul , Kim Seong-Ho , Lee Soo-Jung , Oh Hee-Kyung
Published: February 2023

As the companion animal market has grown rapidly, social awareness of affection for animals and animal protection has also developed rapidly. However, as a result, various social problems (unethical puppy mills, conflicts between companions and non-companions, increase in abandoned animals, dog bite accidents, etc.) are occurring. In particular, social costs are increasing due to the increase in lost and abandoned animals, so it is necessary to reduce lost and abandoned animals and promote adoption. However, this problem is not simply a matter of the increase in companion animals. It is related to social problems such as the factory breeding business, the adoption of companion animals without sufficient understanding of companion animals, the perception that abandoned animals are not healthy, lack of guidance in the adoption process, and dissolution of adoption. Therefore, in this review, domestic and overseas cases were compared and necessary improvement measures were found in the process of adopting a companion animal.
It is expected that the occurrence of abandoned animals will be reduced by making animal registration mandatory with a built-in wireless identification device. In addition, it is necessary to prevent the impulsive adoption of a companion animal by providing an education system for adopters so that they can adopt with sufficient education and consideration period. It is also important to eliminate prejudice against the adoption of abandoned animals by checking the health of animals under protection from animal shelters. Furthermore, it is necessary to make efforts to lead to the formation of a social community and the promotion of the adoption of abandoned animals by operating an education program that continuously spreads companion culture based on the local community.
Effect of Ovarian Extract on Oocyte Maturation and Early Embryonic Development in Pigs
Authors:   The Korean Society for Veterinary Nursing, Yang Seul-Gi , Choi Jae-Hun , Jo Young-Seo , Kim Ye-Won , Lee Dong-Mok , Park Hyo-Jin , Koo Deog-Bon
Published: February 2023

Various factors in the ovary are known to regulate oocyte maturation and hormone secretory functions; however, the effect of ovarian extract (OE) on oocyte maturation and embryonic development in pigs remains unknown. In this study, we first evaluated whether OE supplementation in the in vitro maturation (IVM) medium alters the oocyte maturation capacity by affecting glucose/amino acid metabolites, meiotic maturation, cumulus cell (CC) expansion, and antioxidants. Various OE concentrations (50, 100, 200, 500, and 5000 μg/mL) were included in the IVM medium. Only the oocytes treated with 100 μg/mL OE exhibited an improved meiotic maturation rate when compared with that of the other groups (non-treated group, 78.6 ± 3.0% vs. 100 μg/mL OE-treated group, 81.6 ± 4.3%); however, the difference was not significant. To observe the changes in glucose and amino acid metabolism in the OE-treated oocytes, we measured the amounts of diverse constituents (glucose, lactate, glutamine, and ammonia) in the IVM medium containing OE. Lactate and ammonia levels in the OE-treated group after 44 h of IVM were higher (p < 0.01) than those in the non-treated group. In addition, the expression of the CC expansion factors (Has2 and Tnfaip6) significantly increased (p < 0.05), whereas the mRNA expression levels of antioxidative enzymes (Sod1, Cat, and Gpx1) significantly diminished (p < 0.05) in the OE-treated group. Moreover, mature oocytes treated with 100 μg/mL OE demonstrated increased subsequent embryonic development rates after 144 h of IVM. Thus, the addition of OE in IVM mediums may improve oocyte maturation capacity which could enhance antioxidative enzyme activation, energy metabolism, and expression of the CC expansion factors in porcine oocytes.
A Case of Purulent Inflammation Diagnosis to Use Infrared Thermography Camera in Racehorse
Authors:   The Korean Society for Veterinary Nursing, Kim Soo-Yeon , Han Dong-Hyun , Kim Chung-Hui , Cho Jae-Hyeon
Published: February 2023

Infrared Thermography Camera (ITC) have been using for body-temperature monitoring. In the present study, we conducted to find out whether it can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic technique to determine the presence or absence of a disease when ITC was applied to the case of disease in the horse. A racehorse was donated by the Korean Racing Authority as a crippling disease and investigated after euthanasia to obtain the following results. The right caudal legs of the horse was crippled and complained of pain during palpation. As a result of performing ITC, the temperature of the skin covering the gastrocnemius muscle in the right hind limb was 1 ℃ higher than the left side and the ankle heel was 0.4 ℃ higher. When the affected area was observed by removing the skin from both caudal legs, a yellow purulent abscess was observed over the entire fascia of the right gastrocnemius muscle. We also identified Staphylococcus spp. by incubating the exudate of the suppurative region for 5 days. It was difficult to visually diagnose the cutaneous abscess when the horse was crippled, however, inflammatory findings could be observed through ITC, and the abscess was confirmed through an autopsy. These results demonstrated that the affected area of the horse can be easily recognized in a non-invasive manner using ITC, and this method can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic method for early diagnosis of the disease and help the management of the disease.
How Political Parties Mobilize Religion: Lessons from Mexico and Turkey by Luis Felipe Mantilla
Authors: Hale Christopher
Published: February 2023

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Military Landscapes by Anatole Tchikine and John Dean Davis (eds.)
Authors: Jasparro Christopher
Published: February 2023

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FREQUÊNCIA DA OCORRÊNCIA DE EVENTOS TROMBOEMBÓLICOS NA COVID-19: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Oliveira Alline Rafaela de , Rocha Uerverton da Silva Fernandes , Santos Diego Osvaldo dos , Santos Eliane Szücs dos
Published: February 2023

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has affected the health services and day-to-day lives of billions of people around the world. COVID-19 is a lung infection that causes mild to severe symptoms. It is known that the hemostatic disorder resulting from this infection produces an immune response that triggers the activation of coagulation factors and thrombin release, communicating the pathways of humoral and cellular amplification causing thromboinflammation. Thromboembolic events represent an important portion of potentially fatal consequences in patients who have evolved to severe form and secondary complications, especially in survivors with post-covid syndrome. This article is an integrative revisional study of the literature that analyzes the events already reported. PubMed and Scielo databases were used to search for the main thromboembolic events resulting from this infection.
Zivilprozess- und Verhandlungstaktik
Authors: Schmitz-Herscheidt Stephan , Wagner Benjamin
Published: February 2023

Fragen der Zivilprozess- und Verhandlungstaktik spielen nicht erst im Referendariat und im Berufsleben eine wichtige Rolle. Bereits im Studium können Sie mit der Frage nach der optimalen Durchsetzung ermittelter Ansprüche konfrontiert werden. Die rechtlich möglichen Lösungen sind dabei nicht immer die zielführendsten. Zahlreiche Beispiele und Zusammenfassungen am Ende jedes Kapitels erlauben es Ihnen, in der konkreten Anwendung der abstrakt zivilprozessualen Regelungen ein tiefergehendes Verständnis des Zivilprozesses zu entwickeln.

Die 2. Aufl. berücksichtigt die fortschreitende Digitalisierung im Bereich des Zivilprozesses, ebenso die neueste Rechtsprechung.
Early career patterns, experiences, and influences: reflections from women engineers in senior roles
Authors: Marinelli Melissa Jane , Lord Linley , Male Sally
Published: February 2023

Early career experiences provide the foundation for career progression and inform career choices and decisions. For women in the engineering profession, positive early career experiences have been linked to persistence and retention within the profession A recent focus on early careers within engineering has provided insight into early career role types and related competencies, competency and capability gaps experienced by novice engineers, and their perceptions of meaningful engineering work. There is opportunity to diversify and contextualise this understanding by exploring early career experiences of women working within the engineering profession, and by considering the influence of gender on early career experiences and decisions. This paper reports on an empirical investigation of the career experiences of 22 women engineers in senior roles within engineering organisations in the Australian context. Phenomenological and temporal analysis of their career reflections provides evidence of three early career patterns of varied sequence and focus. The influences shaping these career paths are described. By making explicit possible, diverse early career paths, determinants and outcomes, this paper aims to continue to bridge the engineering education-practice gap and to contribute to greater equality, diversity, and inclusion within the profession.
IMPACT OF SOCIAL FACTOR: REVITALISATION OF LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IN BAKU CITY
Authors: Huseynov E.
Published: February 2023

Most people can agree that cities are places where large numbers of people live and work. they are hubs of administration, commerce and housing. By 2030, a projected 27 per cent of people worldwide will be concentrated in cities with at least 1 million inhabitants. Because of geopolitical options, Baku as capital and one of the post-soviet city went through many challenges in term of economic platform, public mentality, and build environment. Baku demographic dominance means that the city contains the largest group of poor (one quarter of the total). Actual processing of housing transformation inside of the city is segregation by economic status. From 2017, the new districts for very rich peoples are emerging, generally with the territory fenced by high wall. Thereafter evidently, there is a growing process of dissatisfaction around middle and creative class.Livability refers to the subset of sustainability impacts that directly affect people in a community, such as economic development, affordability, public health, social equity and pollution exposure. Azerbaijan has also endorsed Transforming our World The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda), which entails 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets, that were formally approved by the Member States on 25-27 September 2015 at the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development and entered into force in January 2016. This paper tackles the problem of misbalanced environment in livable area in Baku City.
Effect of Service Quality and Trust on Revisiting Interest toward Customer Satisfaction
Authors: Indaryani Lasmi , Wulandari Ririn
Published: February 2023

The relationship between service providers and customers is an important component of various service businesses, and this study attempts to identify it. Service quality affects patients on return visits. A case study at Bunda Hospital Purwokerto serves as a quantitative methodology for this research, with 351 respondents randomly selected using the PLS-SEM 3.2.9 analysis tool. According to research findings, patient visits are positively influenced by trust and high-quality customer service. To increase patient interest in repeat visits, medical staff and public service quality must build a relationship of trust with patients. Medical services are intangible products with service quality and reliability to generate interest in repeat patient visits. To encourage patients' aspirations to return, medical facilities must increase their psychological confidence in the quality of their services.
Food security in South Africa: Human rights and entitlement perspectives
Authors:   The New School, New York, Fukuda-Parr Sakiko , Taylor Viviene ,   University of Cape Town
Published: February 2023

Ensuring that every man, woman and child has access to adequate food at all times is one of the basic social and political goals of democratic South Africa, a right which is guaranteed in the country’s Constitution as in international law. Yet food insecurity remains widespread and persistent, at levels much higher than in countries with similar levels of per capita GDP. What in South Africa’s policies, institutions and ideas is creating the paradox of strong commitments and weak outcomes? Examining the channels by which households acquire food – through production, exchange and social transfers – the chapters of this book highlight many gaps in policy response. They argue that access to food cannot be achieved solely through cash transfers or increasing national production. Rather, what is needed is a much broader set of policies, a coordinated strategy involving diverse sectors, and the mobilisation of civil society to claim this right. This book makes a timely contribution to the debates, alternatives and issues around food insecurity from a human rights perspective.
Food Dynamics
Authors: Wertz S. K. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2023

As an account of food, associationism has shortcomings as an explana­tion of taste and eating. It maintains that only ideas are associated or related to one another and not perceptions. Perceptions, according to this theory, are independent of one another. Food presents a challenge for associationism because food has a cogni­tive dimension, i.e., judgments are made about its ingredients, presentation, order or sequence of tasting, and so on. Consequently, the scientific field of dynamics offers a viable alternative explanation with its focus on change or reactions which take place in baking and cooking. An understanding of food chemistry leads to a greater appreciation of what one tastes and eats. This approach and emphasis on food chemistry was first appreciated by Brillat-Savarin in his La Physiologie du Gout (1825), and contemporary reflections are made on his treatise.
Toward Collective Memory Reconstruction as Epistemic Activism
Authors: Ritter Eric ,   DePaul University
Published: February 2023

The United States, alongside other Western democracies, is in search of a usable past. Collective memory in the United States has persistently distorted or whitewashed its past, resulting in a distinct kind of (socially sanctioned) ignorance of the present. Collective memory reconstruction can thus be understood as “epistemic activism,” targeting an “epistemology of ignorance,” borrowing and expanding key concepts from the work of Charles Mills and José Medina. In this article I begin to defend an ethical practice of collective memory reconstruction as epistemic activism. I first outline a qualified understanding of “collective memory” that survives philosophical skepticism. I then draw on Paul Ricœur’s critical phenomenology of abuses of memory and analyze collective memory distortions of the US Civil War and the US struggle for civil rights. I suggest that a reconstructed democratic collective memory will be a set of plural and dynamic collective memories, rather than a homogeneous and static memory. I end by outlining some consequences that follow from this conclusion.
Blockchain Implementation in E-Commerce to Improve The Security Online Transactions
Authors: Rangga Gelar Guntara  , Muhammad Naufal Nurfirmansyah  , Ferdiansyah
Published: February 2023

The implementation of blockchain technology in E-commerce has become an increasingly important topic in recent years. Blockchain can bring big changes in the E-commerce industry, especially in increasing customer security and trust in online transactions. In this article, it is explained how blockchain technology can be used in E-commerce, such as in increasing the security of online transactions, product tracking, use of smart contracts, and digital identities. Nonetheless, the implementation of blockchain technology also has challenges and obstacles that need to be overcome, such as the considerable cost and time involved in system development and integration, as well as regulatory and legal issues related to the use of cryptocurrencies and digital identities. Therefore, the implementation of blockchain technology in E-commerce requires careful strategy and planning to maximize the benefits that this technology can provide.
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT CLASSICAL ORGAN MUSIC IN AFRICA
Authors: Sylvand Thomas
Published: February 2023

African related pieces in the organ Repertoire is a question not often challenged even if few scholarly studies exist; most of them concerning Afro-American composers. Practically, this means that in order to schedule a concert, “usual” organists will not give many names and these names won’t be the same in New-York, Lagos or Paris, where the “reputation” of Jean-Louis Florentz, for instance did not go as far as the landscapes he used to dream. Because of a specific project (Myrelingues, born in Lyon, but involving international partners); this question of Organ Repertoire became a pragmatic issue, including the opportunity of commissioning new works. This article gathers information from various sources related to the expanse of this field. In connection with this experience, Africa is considered a very large connecting topic including non-African composers. In addition, it also opens questions of inter-textuality, the importance of figures and consequences of dialog between musical works during the process of a kind of “birth” of such a Repertoire.
El trabajo social forense en la atención del abuso sexual infanto-juvenil en Puerto Rico: Un análisis crítico desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos
Authors: De Jesús-Rosa Iván , Jusino-Sierra Freeda
Published: February 2023

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Apresentação
Authors: Leite dos Santos Celeste
Published: February 2023

A Revista, como uma das ações do Instituto Provitima, tem objetivos e compromissos sociais voltados à proteção e apoio das vítimas. Nesta apresentação, a diretoria saúda o início da história do periódico.
CASA DA MULHER BRASILEIRA E A POLÍTICA PÚBLICA DE ATENDIMENTO INTERSETORIAL PRESTADA À VÍTIMA
Authors: Sousa de Almeida Vanessa Therezinha , Pereira de Araujo Marilene
Published: February 2023

As respostas aos problemas complexos perpassam por políticas públicas elaboradas sob o viés de estratégias colaborativas. A violência doméstica é um problema complexo dada a sua característica de permanecer interligada a uma série de outros problemas e, portanto, ter muita instabilidade, em razão das inúmeras contingências. A Casa da Mulher Brasileira, como um centro de atendimento, de acolhida e escuta qualificada das vítimas de violência doméstica, é marcada pela interoperabilidade, intersetorialidade, ocorrendo, deste modo, a interconexão, entre diversos serviços e entre a rede protetiva, alimentando, assim, o fluxo de comunicação. Apresentar a Casa da Mulher Brasileira como política pública de atendimento intersetorial que se constituiu em uma das respostas possíveis ao problema complexo da violência doméstica é o objetivo deste artigo. A hipótese é que a Casa da Mulher Brasileira pode ser considerada política pública intersetorial para o enfrentamento da violência doméstica, estando orientada pelo princípio da dignidade, em razão, inclusive, do acolhimento e da escuta qualificada. Foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica, e o método empregado é o dialógico. O resultado é a demonstração de que a Casa da Mulher Brasileira é política pública estruturada de forma holística para dar resposta concreta ao problema complexo da violência doméstica.
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Subtenon’s Anaesthesia with and without Hyaluronidase in Bilateral Cataract Patients
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar-563101, Jammula Sai Monisha , Manjula T R , Kumar Mohan H
Published: February 2023

Background: The effect of subtenon’s block with the usage of hyaluronidase in terms of analgesia and akinesia was studied in different sets of people and the results were not satisfactory in all of them .This study eliminates bias and mitigates the confounding factors such as age, sex, pain threshold of a person, anatomical variations when done on different individuals. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of subtenon’s anaesthesia with hyaluronidase in group A patients and without use of hyaluronidase in group B undergoing cataract surgery in terms of Globe and lid akinesia, analgesia, onset and duration of anaesthesia intra operatively and to document complications related to subtenon’s anaesthesia. Methods : 39 patients (78 eyes) who fulfil inclusion criteria were selected and subtenon’s anaesthesia with hyaluronidase during the first eye cataract surgery followed by other eye subtenon’s anaesthesia without hyaluronidase was adopted. the study is done at RLJH, Kolar in ophthalmology department which is a teritiary setting hospital. In both groups Analgesia was graded between 0-4 grades and globe akinesia was graded between 0-3 grades and lid movements was graded between 0-2 grades. Study design used is non randomized study. Results: Analgesia (p = 0.008), globe akinesia (p = 0.002)at 15 mins ,lid akinesia (p=0.027) at 10 mins were good in Group A and it was statistically significant. The rate of onset of akinesia, patient and surgeon satisfaction were better in case of Group A . Complications were equal in both the groups showing no role of hyaluronidase in the complications and relating them to subtenon’s. Conclusions: Hyaluronidase has shown better onset of akinesia, good intraoperative analgesia , good globe and lid akinesia. Keywords: Subtenon’s block , Hyaluronidase, Akinesia, Analgesia.
To Assess The Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases among middle aged people attending OPD’S of selected Hospital Kolar with a view to Develop an Health Education Pamphlet on prevention of Non-Communicable diseases
Authors: Gunasheela K , Vijayalakshmi G
Published: February 2023

Background: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the major health problems of world, more than two out of three deaths are due to NCDs. More than one in two deaths in India (60%) are because of NCDs. A large proportion of NCDs are preventable if correct information is provided by a health care workers at right time in order to practice a healthy lifestyle which in turn to reduce their risk for NCDs. Objective: To assess the risk-factors of non-communicable disease among middle aged people by using checklist. Methods: Fifty middle aged people were included in the study through purposive sampling technique. Participants were assessed for risk factors of Non-communicable diseases by using modified WHO checklist on risk factors of Non-communicable diseases. Data was analyzed by using Descriptive and Inferential Statistics like mean, percentage, standard deviation and chi-square. Results: Out of fifty people 30% were Smokers and 34% were using non smokable tobacco. 20% were using alcohol, 14% of their blood pressure was raised above 140/90 mm of Hg when measured by health professionals and 22% of them had family history of hypertension, 32% of them were following healthy diet and 76% of them were following unhealthy dietary habit. 70% of the people are performing moderate activity. Conclusion: Study concluded that there were risk factors of non-communicable diseases among middle aged people. Distribution of health education pamphlet to middle aged people will help on preventing of Non-communicable diseases. Keywords: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Risk factors, Middle aged people, health education pamphlet, Prevention.
Role of multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) in evaluation and management of blunt abdominal trauma
Authors:   Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical Collage, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar, Sakalecha Anil Kumar , Varshitha GR , Chaithanya A , Reddy AVS Nikhilendra , Rangaprasad M , Revanth RB
Published: February 2023

Background: The majority of all blunt and penetrating body injuries are abdominal injuries. Computed tomography is a significant and quick technology that provides information on the kind of abdominal damage quickly and aids in patient care in accordance with that information. The current study's objectives were to assess the value of Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) in identifying intra-abdominal injuries in patients with acute abdominal trauma and to give knowledge that might precisely guide therapy decisions (non- operative versus operative). and to compare the computed tomography (CT) results to either clinical observation, a further CT scan (if necessary), or the results of surgery (wherever applicable). Objectives: To examine the utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in detecting intra-abdominal injuries in patients with blunt abdominal trauma and providing information to define the role of therapy (operative versus conservative). Materials and Methods: This two-year prospective study looked at 50 patients who had suffered blunt abdominal trauma. The MDCT findings were compared to clinical outcomes, follow-up CT scans (if needed), and surgical outcomes (whichever applicable). Results: Motor vehicular accidents were the commonest cause of abdomen blunt injury (68%). Abdominal injury was present in 38 (76%) patients and hemoperitoneum was seen on CT scan in 33 patients (85.8%). In 27 patients, hemoperitoneum was associated with solid organ injury. The commonest injury was splenic injury. In 6 patients (15.8%) who underwent surgery, CT findings of hemoperitoneum and solid organ injury were verified, and bowel injury was shown to be the origin of isolated hemoperitoneum in two cases. The CT scan was 100% accurate in detecting hemoperitoneum. During the follow-up period, all conservatively handled cases recovered without incident. As a result, OIS grading appeared to predict care methods in the majority of patients in this study's overall analysis of solid organ injuries, with the exception of those with bowel and mesenteric injuries. Conclusion: In the diagnosis and management of blunt abdominal trauma, CT is the imaging modality of choice. Keywords: Computed tomography; Blunt Abdominal Trauma; Organ Injury Scaling (OIS); splenic injury; liver injury, road traffic accidents.
Knowledge Regarding Benefits of Iodized Salt and Salt Preservation Practices among Home Makers of Selected Households at Kolar
Authors: Vani R , Rachana G M , Reshma B , Sivadas Raveena , Roy Rosna
Published: February 2023

Background: Iodine is an essential constituent for thyroid function & necessary for normal growth, development, and well-being of all humans. And as per literatures, gap in the consumption of adequately iodized salt in community rural areas due to non-availability, poverty, poor knowledge of iodine deficiency diseases, and faulty storage practices. Objectives: to assess Knowledge regarding benefits of Iodized Salt and Salt Preservation Practices among Homemakers in Kolar. Settings and Design: Descriptive cross-sectional survey design using a structured self-administered questionnaire among 100 Homemakers of selected households at Kolar using a purposive sampling technique. Results: Majority of respondents (57%) Of participants are having inadequate knowledge, (43%) of participants are having moderate knowledge and none of the participants had adequate knowledge regarding benefits of Iodized salt. In salt preservation practices, (76%) are having good practices and (24%) participants are having Poor practices. Conclusion: An existing familiarity regarding benefits of iodized salt remained and without knowing its benefits majority were, consuming iodized salt. Hence, it is essential to educate & provide awareness about homemakers through nutrition education or knowledge about benefits of Iodized Salt and salt preservation practices. Expected outcomes: Homemakers and the community will be the biggest beneficiary. Keywords: Iodine salt, Salt preservation, Practices, Homemakers
Monitors with Memories: Death Assemblages Record a Century of Wastewater Pollution and Remediation
Authors: Kokesh Broc S.
Published: February 2023

Biotic indices are often used to assess ecological condition using the abundance-weighted stress tolerances of taxa. Applying such indices to recent fossil records – e.g., time-averaged death assemblages (DAs) – is a promising method to (1) characterize conditions from before monitoring began, and (2) detect otherwise unappreciated strain using discordance with the living assemblage (LA). However, the robustness of regionally-specific biotic indices when applied to paleoecological data is under-explored. Here, I assess the power of three indices: Southern California’s Benthic Response Index (BRI), ATZI’s Marine Benthic Index (AMBI), and BENTIX. Our test material is (a) a 50-year-long dataset of macrobenthos from the Palos Verdes shelf in Southern California, sampled annually at 44 sites to monitor the effects of treated wastewater effluent, and (b) bivalve DAs from the 2008 survey. The time series was parsed into temporal bins based on wastewater treatment phases, and we calculated indices for the whole fauna, bivalve LAs, and bivalve DAs. All indices demonstrated that benthic conditions improved with remediation, and the greatest changes were close to the outfall source. Values generated for bivalves were strongly correlated to those of the whole fauna, indicating that bivalves are a strong surrogate for macrobenthic condition (second only to polychaetes when compared among other clades). Indices for bivalve DAs – which include shells >100s yrs old on this shelf – indicated less strain than was observed in early communities (1970s-80s) and either agreed with or overestimated the strain in more recent communities (2000s-10s). This live-dead discordance suggests that time-averaging causes DAs to retain a signal from pre-pollution benthic conditions that the shelf benthos is now re-attaining. Bivalve DAs, combined with long-term benthic time series data, can reveal both the existence and direction of change in ecological strain relative to historic conditions.