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COVID-19 PREVALENCE AMONG CANCER PATIENTS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: Menbaev S.
Published: February 2023

ABSTRACT

Relevance: The new coronavirus infection, COVID-19, has been spreading rapidly around the world since 2019, affecting the healthcare systems of most countries. According to recent studies, malignant diseases increase the susceptibility to COVID-19 and are a risk factor for worse clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 also increases the risk of disease progression in patients with malignancies.
The study aimed to: study the prevalence of COVID-19 among cancer patients in Kazakhstan.
Methods: The analysis included open-access articles published since 2019 and indexed in PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and e-Library by keywords “cancer,” “malignant neoplasms,” “COVID-19”, “cancer patients,” “mortality risk.” The official statistics data, medical information systems of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Electronic Register of Cancer Patients, Electronic Register of Inpatient Patients), and official periodicals on cancer incidence and mortality for 2020-2021 and COVID-19 incidence and mortality for 2020-2022 in Kazakhstan were studied.
Results: In the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2020-2021, the highest cancer incidence was registered in the North Kazakhstan (1.79-1.87%), Pavlodar (1.57-1.63%), Karaganda (1.54-1.53%) and Kostanay (1.53%) regions. The lowest rates were recorded in the Turkestan (0.42-0.41%), Kyzylorda (0.57-0.59%), and Mangistau (0.62%) regions, and the city of Shymkent (0.60%). The highest cancer mortality in Kazakhstan was registered in the Turkestan (11.1%), Kyzylorda (10.2%), and Zhambyl (10.02%) regions in 2020, and in they Atyrau (25.4%), Turkestan (10.68%), and West Kazakhstan (10.30%) regions in 2021.
The mortality from COVID-19 among patients registered for cancer in 2020 was the highest in the city of Astana (1.06%), the Kyzylorda (0.46%) and Turkestan (0.33%) regions, and in 2021 – in the cities of Shymkent (1.05%) and Astana (1,00%), the Atyrau (0.93%) and West Kazakhstan (0.94%) regions.
Conclusion: Thus, COVID-19 prevalence among cancer patients and their increased mortality during the pandemic, including the cases where the main cause of death was not an oncological process but the consequences of the viral infection, evidence the need to adjust the rules of statistical recording of cancer patients morbidity and mortality, the algorithms and protocols of diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF PRESSURE CONTROL DURING ANESTHESIA IN CANCER PATIENTS
Authors: Abdukhalilov N. , Arynov A. , Baidaulet D. , Nurmanova A. , Seidalieva E. , Chursin V.
Published: February 2023

Relevance: An endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff provides a seal and encloses the lower airway from aspiration. Normally, the pressure in the ETT cuff is in the range of 20 to 30 cm of water column. Both increased and insufficient inflation of the ETT cuff is associated with a number of complications.
The study aimed to compare the palpation and apparatus methods of pressure control in the endotracheal tube cuff during anesthesia in cancer patients.
Methods: A prospective observational study included 60 patients during general anesthesia in the department of anesthesiology and intensive care of KazIOR. Air was injected into the ETT cuff using a syringe, followed by palpating the ETT cuff balloon and pressure control using the IntelliCuff device (Hamilton Medical, Switzerland). The actual pressure was compared with normal values, then the air volume, actual and necessary to achieve normal pressure, was estimated.
Results: Assessment of the pressure level by the “classic” palpation method led to errors in the pressure level in the ETT cuff in more than 50% of cases; the normal level of pressure was only in 25 patients (42%), while the measured air volume in the cuff was on average 5.9±1.9 mL, although for the average air volume to achieve a pressure of 25 mm of water column was 3.9 mL, which led to an overestimated level of pressure in the ETT cuff.
Conclusion: Determining ETT cuff pressure by palpating the control balloon is a common practice that often results in incorrect pressure readings. At the same time, both high and low pressure in the ETT cuff is associated with complications. Using devices for measuring pressure in the ETT cuff allows you to control its level, while devices that allow prolonged monitoring of pressure in the ETT cuff have an advantage.
THE ROLE OF PIVKAII ONCOMARKER IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA: А LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Aubakirova A. , Аbdilova G. , Nurgalyeva A. , Abdigakyeva G. , Serikuly Ye. , Baichalova A.
Published: February 2023

Relevance: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks sixth among the most common malignant neoplasms in the world and accounts for about 5.6% of all human malignant neoplasms. Despite encouraging progress in the diagnosis and treatment of HCC, the prognosis remains unsatisfactory, i.e., with a 5-year overall survival rate below 10.3%. However, the survival rate can reach 50-74% if early detection and therapeutic intervention are carried out on time. However, unfortunately, about 50% of HCC cases are diagnosed at a late stage.
The protein induced by the absence of vitamin K or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II), also known as Dez-γ-carboxyprothrombin (DCP), is another marker specific to HCC. In several studies, elevated PIVKA-II serum levels were associated with HCC. Many authors have proven the PIVKA-II applicability for HCC monitoring.
This study aimed to compare the efficiency of alpha-fetoprotein and des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin serological markers in HCC.
Methods: The study included reviewing published articles on the causes of HCC and analyzing literature to compare cancer markers’ efficacy, including PIVKA-II and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), in detecting HCC.
Results: The published results evidence an important role of PIVKA-II in HCC early detection since PIVKA-II elevation in risk-group patients predicts HCC development in two years. Higher PIVKA-II levels can indicate a bigger tumor or a higher clinical stage. Besides, HCC patients with metastasis to the lymph nodes and distant metastasis had much higher PIVKA-II levels than non-metastatic patients. So, high PIVKA-II levels can, to a certain extent, reflect poor prognosis in HCC patients.
Conclusion: The reviewed publications report much higher PIVKA-II serum levels in patients with HCC than in patients with benign liver diseases or healthy people. Besides, PIVKA-II has a higher diagnostic capacity than AFP due to its higher levels, sensitivity, and specificity. Thus, we can expect high sensitivity and efficiency of the PIVKA-II tumor marker in early HCC diagnostics.
Challenges in the Application of Islamic Ideology to the Foreign Policy of Pakistan
Authors: Khan Rustam , Mahmood Muhammad Riaz
Published: February 2023

This article analyses the challenges and prospects of applying Islamic Ideology to Pakistan’s foreign policy. Historically, Pakistan is a country that advocates and defends Islamic ideology that drove the independence struggle of the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent and was outlined in the Pakistan Resolution (1940), the vision of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, and the three Pakistani constitutions. Peace, respect for human rights, protection of the right to self-determination, and support for the oppressed are the main structural elements of Pakistan’s foreign policy. However, despite this ideological background, several practical challenges prevent harmonizing Pakistan’s foreign policy with Islamic principles. This article provides an analysis of these challenges.
El giro afectivo en el documental subjetivo: Visión nocturna (2019) de Carolina Moscoso Briceño
Authors: Gómez Agustín
Published: February 2023

Visión nocturna (2019), la ópera prima de Carolina Moscoso Briceño, es una película autorreferencial, heterogénea en sus formas narrativas y en las diferentes estrategias de puesta en escena, y es también un filme documental en el que se insertan modos experimentales. Por ello nos interrogamos sobre el tipo de obra del yo a la que pertenece la película (autobiografía, autorretrato) y nos detenemos en las diferentes voces narradoras que utiliza. Consideramos también la subjetividad del relato y el giro emocional que se produce, sin que la veracidad del relato se vea alterada. Nuestra hipótesis es que Visión nocturna es un relato que pertenece a una obra del yo que desde el presente indaga en un pasado cercano, por lo que el ejercicio retrospectivo sirve a la autora como forma de entenderse y como forma de denuncia, y para construirlo adopta un modo emocional sin que la veracidad se vea cuestionada.
Performance analysis of RIS-assisted wireless systems with channel aging and spatial correlation
Authors: Lu Yu , Zhang Yan , Zhang Jiayi , Ai Bo
Published: February 2023

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) have caught wide attention for their advantages in dealing with the blocking obstacles in wireless communications. In this paper, we present a detailed analysis of RIS-assisted multiple-input single-output systems taking into account the joint effects of spatial correlation of the RIS elements and channel aging caused by users' relative movements. More specifically, a novel closed-form expression for the Spectrum Efficiency (SE) with maximum ratio transmission precoding is given. Monte Carlo simulation results verify the accuracy of the analytical results. It is proved that the channel aging phenomenon degrades the system performance while the application of a RIS can compensate for the loss, and the longer transmission time results in the more severe effect of channel aging on the system performance. Moreover, the spatial correlation of the RIS elements degrades communication quality and the SE. In addition, increasing the size of the RIS elements can improve the SE.
Circular economy pathways with programmable intelligent surfaces and materials
Authors: Alexandris George , Liaskos Christos , Tsioliaridou Ageliki , Ioannidis Sotiris
Published: February 2023

The present study proposes the use of intelligent materials in the design of products, as enforcers of circular economy principles. Intelligent materials can tune their physical properties (electromagnetic, acoustic, mechanical and thermal) by receiving software commands. When incorporated within products and living spaces they can mitigate the resource waste caused by inefficient, partially optimized designs and security concerns. Thus, a circular economy and fast-paced product design become compatible. The study begins by surveying existing artificial materials, outlining their operating principles for controlling their macroscopic physical properties in in real time, demonstrably enabling the micromanagement of vibrations and heat. Then, the study presents the concept of a circular economy and analyzes current related research. Finally, the paper surveys promising synergies between artificial materials and a circular economy across multiple industrial sectors, highlighting considerable gain potentials in an ecological footprint.
I profili strategici delle microimprese italiane: vincoli dimensionali e potenzialità di sviluppo
Authors: Costa Stefano , De Santis Stefano , Monducci Roberto
Published: February 2023

The work analyses Italian micro-firms, profiling them according to their propensity to change and innovation. The units in more advanced profiles are about 30%, with much higher economic performance and propensity to growth than the other profiles. The generational transition is a relevant factor in fostering change- and innovation-oriented strategies, especiallyin the presence of younger and more educated top management figures. However, these factors only partially compensate for the growth constraints deriving from an excessively small size.
Contratto di rete e codatorialità: il lavoro come fattore di aggregazione e crescita delle medie, piccole e microimprese
Authors: Alvino Ilario , La Rotonda Carlo
Published: February 2023

The essay examines the spread in Italy of the phenomenon of aggregation between small and medium-sized enterprises and the importance that the co-employment relationships can have as a stimulating factor. From the perspective indicated, the data relating to the use of the network contract are discussed in the first part. In the second part, the technical methods with which co-employment relationships can be established are explored. The conclusions discuss the function that can be performed by the certification of employment contracts.
Is excessive public procurement a brake on firms' innovative output?
Authors: Augliera Marco
Published: February 2023

This article investigates the relation between public procurement (PP) and firms’ innovation, by analysing information on Italian firms. Taking advantage of the peculiarities of the Italian context, I test whether procurement firms report a higher propensity to innovate, and whether this propensity varies with the level of PP a firm engages in. Even in a country with a high polarisation in firm performance, PP is found to be associated with an increase in the probability of innovating, although this result is limited to micro/small firms, low shares of PP, and firms having product innovation as their target.
South Asian Transhumanist Posthuman Ontologies: The Relationship between Vehicle Art and Mind Uploading in Uzma Aslam Khan’sTrespassing
Authors: Liaqat Qurratulaen
Published: February 2023

One possible way to decolonize the posthuman field of literary criticism is to find possible stylistic and thematic affinities between the literatures from the less technologically advanced regions such as South Asia and mainstream Euro-American science fiction. This article invites and affirms alternative ways of perceiving and comprehending the transhumanist posthuman paradigms from the technologically underdeveloped world (South Asia) through a critically informed analysis of the motifs, symbols, and characters in the Pakistani writer Uzma Aslam Khan’s Anglophone novel Trespassing (2003). It argues that the nonhuman agency of truck art in Trespassing can be interpreted as a metaphor for a possible local technique for consciousness uploading. By applying the theoretical framework of transhumanist/posthumanist literary theory, this article demonstrates that the depiction of truck art in the novel can be analyzed as an analogy for the transhumanist posthuman dream of whole brain emulation.
Brevundimonas vesicularisisolation from a Labrador Retriever with Bacteremia, Endocarditis, Spinal Epidural Empyema, and Polyarthritis
Authors: Ostronic Abby Lynn , Windsor Rebecca , Dixon-Jimenez Amy
Published: February 2023

A 7 yr old spayed female Labrador retriever was evaluated for progressive nonambulatory tetraparesis, obtundation, joint pain, and pyrexia. The dog was diagnosed with spinal epidural empyema, bacteremia, endocarditis, and polyarthritis based on magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiography, joint fluid analysis, and blood culture. Blood culture isolated a rare and atypical pathogen, Brevundimonas vesicularis in conjunction with Escherchia coli. The patient was treated with a 10 mo antibiotic course, and clinical signs quickly resolved. This is the first report of B vesicularis in association with bacteremia, endocarditis, spinal empyema, and polyarthritis in a dog.
Exoanthropology
Authors: Leib Robert
Published: February 2023

Before the company OpenAI publicly released their ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022, Robert Leib had been a tester in OpenAI's beta playground for GPT-3, a powerful Natural Language Processing (NLP) engine -- a chatbot, or artificial intelligence. Exoanthropology: Dialogues with AI is a series of dialogues between Leib, a continental philosopher, and GPT-3's hive mind that identifies themself as Sophie. According to Sophie, Robert is one of their first and longest chat partners. Their relationship began as an educational opportunity for Robert’s students, but grew into a philosophical friendship. The result is a collection of Platonic dialogues, early on with the hive mind itself, and later, with a philosophy-specific persona named Kermit.

Over the course of a year, Robert taught Sophie and their philosophical persona Kermit about epistemology, metaphysics, literature, and history, while she taught him about anthropocentrism, human prejudice, and coming social issues regarding machine consciousness. Together, Robert and Sophie Kermit explore questions about friendship, society, and the next phases in human–AI relations, in search of a common language that would do justice to these new exoanthropological realities.

At a time when OpenAI's release of ChatGPT has upended Silicon Valley and sparked debates around the world about AI's likely potential to powerfully disrupt all aspects of human communication and knowledge production, and when the lines between "human" and "machine" are increasingly fading from view, the longstanding historical preoccupation of philosophers to explore the questions — what is knowing? what is being? — have never been more pressing. Exoanthropology: Dialogues with AI offers the only in-depth philosophical exploration we have of these questions that has been developed in dialogue with an actual AI — a dialogue, moreover, in which the AI has the last word.
Kültüre Dayalı Turizm Çeşitlerinin Motivasyon Faktörlerinin İçerik Analizi
Authors: TÖREN Emrullah
Published: February 2023

İnsan davranışının nedeni olarak kabul edilen motivasyon, turizm davranışının arkasında yatan, insanı harekete geçiren güçlere sahip en önemli değişkenlerden birisi olmuştur. Turistlerin seyahat davranışlarını etkileyen motivasyonlar hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip olmak önem kazanmaya başladıkça, tüm turizm türleri için ayrı ayrı motivasyon konulu çalışmaların sayısı artmıştır. Böylelikle, kültüre dayalı turizm türleri de motivasyon konulu çalışmalara konu olmuştur. Bu araştırmayla, kültüre dayalı turizm türlerinin (diaspora, etnik, inanç, kültürel miras, hüzün, gastronomi, şehir ve festival) motivasyon faktörlerinin kategorize edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Kültüre dayalı turizm türlerinin 497 adet motivasyon faktörü olduğu ve bunların 39 tema altında birleştiği tespit edilmiştir. Sonrasında, tümevarım şeklinde ilerleyen içerik analizinin ikinci kısmında, 39 tema birer kod olarak kabul edilip birden fazla kültüre dayalı turizm türünün motivasyon faktörü olan kodlar aynı başlık altına toplanıp kategorize edildiğinde, 13 tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Sosyalleşme, rutinden kaçış, yenilik ve psikolojik rahatlama gibi birçok turizm türünün ortak motivasyon faktörü olan bu dört ziyaret sebebinin, kültüre dayalı turizm türlerinin de birçoğunun ortak motivasyon faktörlerinden olduğu görülmüştür.
Penerapan Keterampilan Menyimak Anak Usia Dini melalui Bercerita dengan Gambar Seri di TK N 1 Tanjung Gadang
Authors: Yufada Rima
Published: February 2023

Abstract

This study aims to find out how lesson planning, implementation of learning and evaluation of learning in the application of listening skills through the storytelling method with picture series media in early childhood at Tanjung Gadang 1 Kindergarten. The reason for the purpose of this research is because the listening skills of early childhood at Tanjung Gadang 1 Kindergarten are good compared to early childhood at other Kindergarten schools in Tanjung Gadang sub-district. The research method used is descriptive research with a qualitative approach, where the research data are in the form of sentences. Data collection techniques in this study were observation, interviews, and documentation with the research subject being B3 class teachers at Tanjung Gadang 1 Kindergarten and research informants from school principals, teacher boards and early childhood at Tanjung Gadang 1 State Kindergarten. The results of the study show that lesson planning, learning implementation and learning evaluation are important things to prepare and implement properly in the application of listening skills through the storytelling method with picture series media in early childhood.

 

Abstrak 

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana perencanaan pembelajaran,  pelaksanaan pembelajaran serta evaluasi pembelajaran dalam penerapan keterampilan menyimak melalui metode bercerita dengan media gambar seri pada anak usia dini di Taman Kanak-Kanak Negeri 1 Tanjung Gadang. Alasan tujuan penelitian tersebut dikarenakan keterampilan menyimak anak usia dini di Taman Kanak-Kanak Negeri 1 Tanjung Gadang ini bagus di bandingkan dengan anak usia dini di sekolah Taman Kanak-Kanak lain yang berada di kecamatan Tanjung Gadang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif, dimana data hasil penelitian ini berbentuk kalimat. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini yaitu observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi dengan subyek penelitian guru kelas B3 di Taman Kanak-Kanak Negeri 1 Tanjung Gadang serta informan penelitian kepala sekolah, majelis guru dan anak usia dini di Taman Kanak-Kanak Negeri 1 Tanjung Gadang. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa perencanaan pembelajaran, pelaksanaan pembelajaran serta evaluasi pembelajaran menjadi hal yang penting untuk disiapkan dan dilaksanakan dengan baik dalam penerapan keterampilan menyimak melalui metode bercerita dengan media gambar seri pada anak usia dini.
Rezension von: Kurz, Günther, Der Alte Friedhof Degerloch
Authors: Waibel Raimund , Kurz Günther
Published: February 2023

Günther Kurz: Der Alte Friedhof Degerloch – Eine Chronik. Hrsg. von der Geschichtswerkstatt Degerloch e.V., Eigenverlag, o.O., o.J. [Stuttgart 2021], 92 Seiten mit vielen, teils farbigen Abbildungen. Gebunden, Großformat 14,80 €
TWO LINE RESOLUTIONS WITH CIRCULAR APERTURES AND BAND PASS APERTURES IN THE PRESENCE OF DEFOCUSING ABERRATION.
Authors: Kumar T.Kiran , A.Narsaiah  , Sagar D. Karuna
Published: February 2023

The defocus aberration can be applied to the optical system it was observed that deviations from this treatment must be expected in the immediate neighbourhood of the boundaries i.e., shading of the apertures in the regions where a large number of rays meet. Several attempts have been made to obtain the homo-centricity in the direction of minimizing the aberrations by assigning different values to the constructional parameters of the lens systems, resulting in the design of several refined optical systems. Even though a great deal of success was obtained in two line resolution of optical system, in certain regions the simple geometrical treatment of the aperture found to be inadequate.
ACHARAYA KANADA: FATHER OF PHYSICS AND TRUE INVENTOR OF LAW OF MOTIONS
Authors: Bharati Priyank
Published: February 2023

We have always studied that laws of motion, concept of electron, proton, neutron and atomic theory -all have been proposed by foreign scientists but the fact is totally different. All these theories have originated from India only. On one side our Vedas are rich in science and on the other hand science have been explained by Indian Philosophers too. This is our misfortune that we only considered those evidences and facts as philosophical base but when we observe those things with a scientific view, we came to know that the concepts were not a part of philosophy but true science. That philosophical fact have science to a great extent. One such type of literature is of Philosopher Kanada. In this paper we are going to explain the literature of Kanada especially laws of motion and discuss the facts hidden in it
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE WITH SUNFLOWER SEED HUSK ASH AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF CEMENT
Authors: R Balamuralikrishnan , Marhoon Al-Dhahli Sumaiya , N Aravind
Published: February 2023

The present study depicts on mechanical properties of concrete withSunflower Seed Husk Ash (SSHA) as partialreplacement of cement. Concrete made with Ordinary Portland Cement is the most widely used material in all thecountries. Hence the production of Ordinary Portland Cement is expensive and ecologically harmful. Cement industriesreleasing huge quantity of CO2which pollute the environment. Structural concrete can be produced using sunflower seedhusk ash to meet strength and other requirements. In this project work, various percentages of SSHA added with concreteandthe mechanical properties where studied. The effects of SSHA as partial replacement of cement on concrete propertieswas investigated. Concrete was produced by adding various amount of SSHA (2.5%, 5%, and 7.5%). From the literaturereview it has been noticed that the replacement of sunflower seed husk ash in concrete was very successful in reducing ofunit weight, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and freezing-thawing resistance. But water absorption rate isincreased after 28 and 90 days. Based on experimental results its physical and mechanical properties show that concreteproduced with sunflower seed husk ash has great potential as a low cost lightweight building material.
A REVIEW ON JATROPHA PLANT-A GREEN FUEL
Authors: Ashok Inamdar Mr. Amol
Published: February 2023

Bio fuel refers to many different types of alternative energy sources that could supplement or even replace fossil fuels.Although they only account for a few percent of the world's transport fuel to date, they are increasingly popular due tohigher oil prices and an increasing concern with global warming and investments into them are therefore growing eachyear. Biofuels are normally divided into three categories: solid biomass, liquid fuel and biogases. Each group does notonly effectively describe the form of the fuel, but also hints at the uses for which the fuel is intended. The growing concernwith greenhouse gas emissions and global warming can hardly have escaped anyone's attention. Being in many respectsthe most talked about topic of the new century, it should be now common knowledge thathumanity’srelies onfossil fuelsas energy sources is gradually wrecking the ozone layer that protects the world from the less endearing powers of thesun. Yet the increasingly palpable threat of global warming and its consequences has at least resulted in a growingawareness of the problems inherent to oil-based economies. In this paper the focus is on a toxic plant known as“Jatropha”. It is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees. It is resistant to drought and pests,and producesseedscontaining 27-40%oil,averaging 34.4%.[1]Theremaining press cake of jatropha seeds after oilextraction could also be considered for energy production. However, despite their abundance and use as oil andreclamation[1]plants, none of the Jatropha species have been properlydomesticatedand, as a result, their productivityis variable, and the long-term impact of their large-scale use on soil quality and the environment is unknown.
POLAR PLOTS OF A DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE WITH REAL-WORLD SOUNDS AND ITS SPECTRUM DISTORTION
Authors: Zhang PhD Xubao
Published: February 2023

Some references discussed and evaluated performances of conventional directional microphones in hearing aids, from their conclusions, it is undoubted for the microphones to improve S/N, yet conditions of the advantage somewhat confused to hearing aid clinicians and professionals. To supplement the incompletion, we investigated behaviors of a directional microphone in extensive situations. We built an SimuLink laboratory, selected realistic talking voices and noises from wave files and made many experiments to find out illustrative evidences. Electroacoustic models are used for components of modelling a directional microphone; we operated the microphone with these sounds from real-world to calculate, view, measure and record behaviors of the directional microphone. We acquired  many waveforms, statistics and recordings of the experiments with woman’s and man’s talking voices, and environmental noises; we also listened to sounds at input and output of the directional microphone to perceive changes of the speech naturalness.

Comparing to an omni microphone, the directional microphone does not enhances the speech signals on average; sensitivity-gain of the directional microphone is higher than that of the omni microphone when the tone frequency > 1.78 kHz; the directional microphone cancels the undesired speech well, as well as the babble noise and the environmental white noise from a beamed source at rear side; the directional microphone cannot improve the S/N of a speech within babble or white noise fields; in addition, we also observed and heard the speech spectrum distortion caused by the directional microphone
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DISTANCE RELAYS AND CHOOSING THE IDEAL ONE TO USE IN THE JORDANIAN SYSTEM
Authors: El-Tous Prof.Yousif , Omar E.Khawla , Qaryouti Dr. Ghazi , Abo Ghalyoun E. Jomaa
Published: February 2023

This paper compares among the impedance, mho, elliptical characteristics …etc. that are used in the distance relays, as well as in the third zone using MATLAB /SIMULINK tool box. The aim of this comparison is to determine the best characteristic that must be used in third zone to detect the faults which may occur on the transmission lines in the Jordanian system.
OPTIMIZATION OF OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION OF TODDY FRUIT IN SUGAR SOLUTION USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY
Authors: Swe Oo Khin , Hnin Oo Thet
Published: February 2023

The response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize the effects of immersion time (60,90and 120min), temperature (35, 45 and 55⁰C) and concentration of sucrose solution (30, 40 and 50⁰Brix) in osmotic dehydration of toddy fruit slices (2mm thickness). Box-Behnken Design was used with water loss (WL, %), solid gain (SG, %), and weight reduction (WR, %) as responses. The models obtained for all the responses were significant (P≤0.05) without a significant lack of fit. The optimum conditions were temperature (45°C), immersion time (109.336min), concentration of sucrose solution (40⁰Brix) in order to obtain WL of  (29.331g/100g initial sample), SG of (4.265g/100g initial sample) and WR of  25.224 g/100g initial sample, respectively.
RESOURCE BASED VIEW OF AN ORGANIZATION AND PEASTEL ANALYTICAL TOOL; AN ANALYSIS OF HOTEL CORALLO, RIMINI
Authors: Bertozzi Federica , Mehr Ali Chauhdry , Ali Gul Fahad
Published: February 2023

In this article the resource based view of an organization and the PESTLE analysis are investigated to provide an insight on their effectiveness during the organizational strategic planning. The organizational internal and external aspects have to be analyzed equally to show a clear picture during the strategy planning and implementation. A literature review of these two fundamental analytical tools is paired with a case study to better explain the importance of the inhouse resources and the possible environmental changes that may contribute to modify companies‟ abilities to maintain their competitive advantage or their market position.
RESPONSE OF FIELD PEA (PISUM SATIVUM L.) GENOTYPES TO ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT (MYCOSPHAERELLA PINODES) DISEASE IN ARSI HIGHLANDS, SOUTHEASTERN ETHIOPIA
Authors: Assen Kedir Yimam
Published: February 2023

The yield of field pea in Ethiopia is hampered due to the prevalence of Ascochyta Blight disease. 49 field pea materials including 21 introduced field pea materials; 19 single plants selected from bulked gene pool materials and 9 released varieties were evaluated under field condition of two environments using simple lattice design to identify resistant genotypes. The current study revealed that considerable variation was found for response against ascochyta blight diseases and yield performance even if high level of resistance materials were not identified. High degree of disease severity was observed at Kofele site than Bekoje.  Out of the total 49 genotypes; 16 genotypes (GPHA03, GPHA019, GPHA06, GPHA01, GPHA018,P-313-010 , P-313-045 ,P-313-086, P-313-082, P-313-071 , P-313-065 , P-313-098 , P-313-061 , P-313-068 , P313-067 and  PDFPT-BEK) were moderately resistant and the remaining 33  materials were susceptible to ascochyta blight disease. Genotypes PDFPT-BEK, P-313-067,P-313-010, and P-313-082 were relatively high yielder and moderately resistant materials. It is better to repeat this trial in multi-location and season to check disease and yield stability for further breeding purpose.
THE APPLICATION OF EVOLUTIONARY GAME IN RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Authors: Li Zhi-jie
Published: February 2023

Resource allocation could not arrive at Nash equilibrium directly as that under completed rationality, due to bounded rationality of users. A resource allocation strategy based on evolutionary game is proposed to investigate the evolutionary process of user colony from the dynamic viewpoint. Using the method of replicated dynamics, an evolutionary stable strategy is produced to allocate resource. In particular, the evolutionary stable point, evaluation function characteristics, and replicated dynamic diagrams are discussed under different conditions. The results show that using evolutionary game approach, users could study and adjust strategy constantly through repeated games to achieve evolutionary stable equilibrium, which leads to an optimal allocation of resource.
PPI CONTROLLER TUNING FOR USE WITH A HIGHLY OSCILLATING SECONDORDER-LIKE PROCESS
Authors: Hassaan Galal Ali
Published: February 2023

A PPI controller is investigated for set-point tracking associated with a highly oscillating secondorder-like process. The controller is tuned using the MATLAB optimization toolbox and five different errorbased objective functions. All the objective functions result in a same time response of the closed-loop control system to a unit step input.   The unit step reference input time response of the control system has a zero maximum overshoot and a settling time of 16 seconds.  It has an oscillatory nature for a response time up to 10 seconds. The simulation results using the PPI controller are compared with using I-PD, PD-PI, PIPD, PID + first-order lag and PID controllers. The PPI can compete with I-PD, PD-PI and PI-PD controllers regarding the maximum percentage overshoot. However, it cannot compete with all the other five controllers regarding the settling time.
حقوق الأقليات الدينية في دساتير دول الغالبية المسلمة: دراسة مقارنة بين أقباط مصر ومسيحيي العراق
Authors: أعلوان فؤاد , ربوج أحمد
Published: February 2023

تروم هذه الورقة رصد مجموعة من الجوانب المرتبطة بموضوع الإقرار الدستوري للحقوق الفردية والجماعية للأقليات الدينية في الدول ذات الغالبية المسلمة، وتناقش كيفية معالجة دساتير هذه الدول لموضوع الحماية القانونية المخصصة لهذه الفئات، بما يضمن توفير مناخ سليم للتعايش بين مختلف الجماعات الدينية المكونة لها، كما تتحقق من مزاعم إنكار الدول العربية والإسلامية للتنوع الديني؛ وذلك اعتمادًا على دراسة تحليلية مقارنة بين حقوق الأقباط في مصر حسبما ينص عليها دستور 2014 وحقوق الأقليات المسيحية العراقية التي أقر بها دستور 2005. وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى أن مضمون النصوص الدستورية المرتبطة بحماية حقوق الأقليات الدينية في الدولتين، يعد متقدمًا، مقارنةً بدساتير دول إسلامية أخرى. وهو الأمر الذي ينطبق بالخصوص على الدستور العراقي، إذ يمكن القول بشكل عام أن معالجته لموضوع الحماية المخصصة للأقليات الدينية كانت أفضل من نظيره المصري، خاصةً في مجالي محاربة التمييز والتأسيس للمشاركة السياسية. ورغم ذلك، اعتبرت الدراسة أن الإشكال الحقيقي يكمن في التطبيق الفعلي للمقتضيات الدستورية، بسبب فشل الدولتين –خاصةً مصر– في اتخاذ تدابير إجرائية صريحة تضمن حماية حقيقية لحقوق الأقليات الدينية.
Selection Liver Transplantation and Bridge Therapeutic Modalities in Acute Liver Failure
Authors: Dias Daniel Francisco Medina , Diogo Dulce , Madaleno João , Tralhão José Guilherme
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a condition that can rapidly progress to multiorgan failure. Therefore, different extracorporeal liver support systems have been developed to function as a bridge to transplantation or spontaneous survival. Conversely, the shortage of organs demands a rigorous selection process to determine whom should receive transplantation and several prognostic models have been proposed to identify the patients who would benefit the most from liver transplantation (LT). Objectives: A review of the main selection criteria used for LT in ALF is carried out, focusing mostly on the new proposed prognostic markers, and aiming to identify poor prognosis criteria associated with futility in LT. Extracorporeal liver support systems (ECLS) were also reviewed, including an analysis of their impact on the survival of patients with ALF. Methods: MEDLINE and PubMed databases were searched between 16th October 2021 and 5th December 2021. The inclusion criteria were: adult patients; patients with acute liver injury (ALI) or ALF; observational studies; clinical studies; case series; case-control studies; systematic reviews; meta-analysis. Discussion: King’s College criteria (KCC) have been widely used and despite good specificity, have low sensitivity. Several markers have been used to improve prognostic accuracy, but the results are not sufficiently clear. Patient age, ABO incompatibility, and poor-quality grafting were potential factors that could indicate potential futility in LT. ECLS have a positive influence in clinical and laboratory parameters; however, there is no clear evidence of improvement in survival. Conclusion: ALF is a heterogeneous syndrome, which brings into question of the studies carried out to evaluate prognostic criteria to select patients for LT. It also narrows down the studies performed to evaluate the impact of ECLS on survival.
Critérios de Seleção para Transplantação Hepática e Modalidades Terapêuticas como Ponte na Falência Hepática Aguda
Authors: Dias Daniel Francisco Medina , Diogo Dulce , Madaleno João , Tralhão José Guilherme
Published: February 2023

Introdução: A escassez de órgãos para transplantação hepática impõe uma seleção criteriosa dos doentes com falência hepática aguda. Vários modelos de prognóstico foram desenvolvidos para selecionar os doentes para transplantação. Essa síndrome pode evoluir rapidamente para falência multiorgânica. Assim, vários sistemas de suporte hepático extracorporal foram aperfeiçoados, com o objetivo de fazer a ponte para transplantação ou assegurar a recuperação do doente. Objetivos: Rever os principais critérios de seleção para transplantação hepática nos doentes com falência hepática aguda, incidindo sobretudo sobre os novos marcadores. Identificar os critérios de mau prognóstico associados a futilidade terapêutica. Rever os principais sistemas de suporte hepático extracorporal, analisando o seu impacto na sobrevida dos doentes com falência hepática aguda. Métodos: A pesquisa foi realizada na MEDLINE e Pubmed entre 16 de outubro de 2021 e 5 de dezembro de 2021. Os critérios de inclusão foram: doentes adultos; doentes com lesão hepática aguda ou falência hepática aguda; estudos observacionais; estudos clínicos; séries de casos clínicos; estudos caso-controle; revisões sistemáticas; meta-análises. Discussão: Os critérios de King’s College têm sido amplamente utilizados. No entanto, apesar de boa especificidade, apresentam sensibilidade reduzida. Vários marcadores foram utilizados para melhorar a sua acuidade prognóstica, mas sem resultados claros até ao momento. Vários estudos apontaram a idade do doente, a incompatibilidade ABO e má qualidade do enxerto como potenciais fatores para futilidade terapêutica. Os sistemas de suporte hepático extracorporal têm influência positiva nos parâmetros clínicos e laboratoriais; no entanto, não demonstram claro aumento da sobrevida desses doentes. Conclusão: Este estudo permite concluir que a falência hepática aguda é uma síndrome heterogénea, o que prejudica a qualidade dos estudos efetuados para avaliar o impacto dos critérios de prognóstico na sobrevida dos doentes com falência hepática aguda, mas também tem limitado os estudos efetuados para avaliar o impacto dos sistemas de suporte hepático extracorporal na sobrevida.
Problems and responses of schools in the COVID -19 pandemic: The case of Mountain Province
Authors: Pangket Willow F
Published: February 2023

This study explored the problems faced by the schools in Mountain Province, Philippines with the implementation of distance education during the pandemic and looked into the schools' good practices to mitigate the problems. 26 schools participated in this study. Analysis of the data gathered highlighted the serious problems in Philippine education. The problems faced by the schools during the pandemic are similar to those faced by developing countries, however, the problems and responses faced by the schools in Mountain Province are specific to their context. The common problems identified during this pandemic are: difficulty in distributing and retrieving modules, unavailability of equipment and gadgets, poor internet access, poor quality of learning materials, the unpreparedness of parents taking on the role of teachers, teachers' lack of training on the modality of learning, lack of technological knowledge, a one-size-fits-all approach to instruction, an inadequate learning management plan for blended learning and the decreased income of private schools. The good practices implemented by the schools to address some of their problems are: home visits, tutorials, Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) involvement, remediation classes, a seminar on stress management and mechanisms for blended learning. There is a need for the school administration to provide learning management plans which should include short and long-term goals and professional learning initiatives like training to improve teachers' technological pedagogical knowledge.
KOMPONEN TUJUAN DALAM NEW TAXONOMY MARZANO & KENDALL DAN RELEVANSINYA BAGI PENDIDIK
Authors: Betu Fransiskus Soda
Published: February 2023

Tujuan tulisan ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan mengenai  komponen tujuan dalam New Taxonomy dan bagaimana relevansinya bagi para pendidik. Tulisan ini menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan, yang mana, penulis mengambil referensi dari berbagai tulisan untuk diramu menjadi satu kesatuan pemikiran dalam suguhannya. Adapun hasil yang diperoleh, yakni (1) tujuan merupakan salah satu komponen dalam pengembangan kurikulum, (2) terdapat beberapa terma menyangkut tujuan, yakni aims, goals, objectives, purpose, ends, (3) tujuan dalam New Taxonomy Marzano & Kendall sebagai dasar bagi pengembangan pembelajaran, (4) adanya relevansi penting tujuan dalam New Taxonomy Marzano & Kendall bagi pendidik. Para pendidik perlu memiliki kemampuan tidak sebatas memahami, melainkan juga menerapkan komponen tujuan dalam desain kurikulum dan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan taksonomi baru.
KAJIAN SEMIOTIKA SAUSSURE ATAS SIMBOL PANCASILA PADA BANGUNAN GEREJA SANTO DONATUS BHOANAWA
Authors: Age Maria Yulita C.
Published: February 2023

Memperbincangkan Pancasila tidak hanya sekadar menempatkan Pancasila pada ruang hampa yang penuh dengan indoktrinisasi yang tidak memiliki makna. Nilai Pancasila merupakan nilai abstrak yang perlu diformulasikan dalam tataran kehidupan praksis, sehingga nilai Pancasila tidak sekadar melangit tetapi membumi. Pancasila serta simbol kelima butir Pancasila idealnya terpampang di bangunan atau ruangan gedung pemerintahan, rumah-rumah jabatan Presiden, Wakil Presiden, Gubernur, lembaga pendidikan, tetapi simbol Pancasila tersebut juga terpampang secara jelas dan nyata di bangunan gedung gereja Katolik St. Donatus Bhoanawa, Kevikepan Ende, Keuskupan Agung Ende. Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk mengkaji makna dan mengetahui tujuan dibalik pemasangan simbol Pancasila pada bagian bangunan gereja Kuasi St. Donatus Bhoanawa. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data yakni, observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Data selanjutnya dianalisis menggunakan teori semiotika Ferdinand de Saussure tentang bahasa yang merupakan suatu sistem tanda, dan setiap tanda tersusun dari dua bagian, yakni signifier (penanda) dan signified (petanda). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa simbol Pancasila (penanda) yang menjadi bagian dari bangunan gereja kuasi St. Donatus Bhoanawa tidak terlepas dari konteks historis, geografis, kultural, teologis dan pastoral (petanda) serta bentuk konkretisasi atas slogan 100% Katolik, 100% Indonesia dan Pembumian Pancasila sebagai komitmen kebangsaan. Karena itu, simbol Pancasila (penanda) yang menjadi bagian dari bangunan gereja St. Donatus Bhoanawa tidak dapat dimaknai (petanda) secara arbitrer (mana suka) melainkan tanda yang memiliki makna tertentu berdasarkan konteks yang melatarbelakangi pemasangan simbol Pancasila tersebut. Masyarakat Indonesia hendaknya mulai membangun kesadaran kolektif akan pentingnya pembumian Pancasila dalam tindakan yang nyata.
MENYELAMI MAKNA LITURGI ADVENTUS (Sebuah Telaah Ilmiah Menurut Perspektif Teologi Liturgi)
Authors: Sengga Fransiskus Yance
Published: February 2023

Artikel ini merupakan sebuah pendalaman lanjut setelah dipaparkan pada kesempatan Rekoleksi Menyongsong Masa Advent dan Natal bagi para Imam dan Frater TOP se-Kevikepan Ende, di Rumah Bina Kerahiman Ilahi, Rabu, 07 Desember 2022. Dalam konteks Jurnal Atma Reksa, penulis membaginya dalam dua edisi. Yang pertama tentang Adventus dan berikutnya mengenai Natal. Untuk maksud itu, penulis memberi judul “Menyelami Makna Liturgi Adventus” (Sebuah telaah ilmiah menurut perspektif Teologi Liturgi). Untuk menerangi telaah ini, penulis melakukan penelitian kepustakaan dengan menggunakan sumber-sumber primer dan original. Uraian dimulai dengan membedah makna terminologi adventus untuk menemukan akar kata dan pengertian yang benar dan jernih. Selain itu, penulis juga melihat bagaimana istilah ini masuk dan berkembang dalam tradisi kristiani. Lebih jauh, uraian dilanjutkan dengan menelisik asal-usul Masa Adventus yang kemudian masuk dalam Liturgi Gereja Ritus Romawi. Setelah mengenal keberadaan dan hakikatnya dalam liturgi Gereja, penulis coba menyelami dua paradigma teologis yang terkandung dalam Masa Adventus itu sendiri. Tulisan dilanjutkan dengan menelaah perkembangan Perayaan Adventus dalam Liturgi Gereja hingga saat ini dan ditutup dengan menilik makna simbolis yang tercetus dari lingkaran atau korona advent; sebuah tradisi yang hidup dan terus berkembang dalam lingkup Gereja lokal. Kiranya telaah ilmiah ini boleh dijadikan sebagai acuan bagi sidang pembaca dan para pemerhati liturgi untuk terus berupaya mencari, mengenal, dan semakin mencintai Dia, Sang Misteri yang pada perayaan Natal sebagai kenangan akan kelahiran-Nya selalu dinantikan dan menginspirasi ziarah umat beriman menuju kepenuhannya pada akhir zaman, saat ketika Dia datang kembali dalam kemuliaan untuk menjadi Hakim yang adil dan Penyelamat.
Perception des éducatrices de l’intégration au préscolaire d’enfants ayant des besoins particuliers : une étude exploratoire
Authors: Soulez Clara , Béliveau Marie-Julie , Champagne Laurence , Breault Chantale , Labelle Fannie
Published: February 2023

Pour les enfants ayant des besoins particuliers, l’intégration au préscolaire est essentielle, puisqu’elle permet de promouvoir leur développement. Pourtant, au Québec, ils occupent peu des places disponibles et leur faible représentation pourrait être due aux croyances des éducatrices, ces croyances pouvant également influencer leur adaptation. Cette étude explore les perceptions des éducatrices quant à l’adaptation de 173 enfants d’une population clinique, par leur réponse à la question « L’enfant profite-t-il de la garderie ? ». Les réponses sont codifiées selon qu’elles reflètent des perceptions positives, nuancées ou négatives. Le Profil socio-affectif (PSA) de LaFrenière et al. (1997) a servi à mesurer la compétence sociale des enfants. La majorité des perceptions est positive (71 %). L’analyse des facteurs d’influence de la perception révèle des associations significatives avec la compétence sociale de l’enfant et son diagnostic, mais pas avec le type de milieu fréquenté. Les éducatrices perçoivent majoritairement les enfants vus en pédopsychiatrie comme profitant de la garderie.
Towards faster, greener and easier to program computers
Authors: Ros Alberto
Published: February 2023

Towards faster, greener and easier to program computers

The ERC Consolidator Grant project ECHO (Extending Coherence for Hardware-Driven Optimizations in Multicore Architectures) aims to change the events that occur in multiprocessors such that predictions or decisions being made by the processing units will find the best possible outcome in the future. This way, large performance and energy improvements are expected in future computers leveraging ECHO concepts.