bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Surgical treatment of aortoesophageal fistula associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Authors: Musayev Kamran , Clinic Central , Baku Department , com Azerbaijan
Published: June 2022

Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF), associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic coarctation, is a rare and potentially fatal pathology. We present the results of successful aneurysm resection and aneurysm surgery CPB less in a patient diagnosed with thoracic aortic aneurysms and AEF, which has appealed to us in the case of hemodynamic shock and sepsis.
Deep wound infection on the sternum after open-heart surgery
Authors: Mirzazada Faig , Hasanov Elnur
Published: June 2022

Open-heart surgery is usually performed through median sternotomy, as first described by Milton in 1897. A rare but serious complication associated with this approach is the development of a deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), which has a 4% incidence of occurrence after cardiac surgery. The development of a sternal wound infection often has a late onset and is usually detected only after discharge. DSWI can cause a high morbidity rate of up to 50%, with a prolonged hospital stay and an increased cost of care. In acute stages, sternal collapse and deep mediastinitis can often result in a functional disorder of the organ, which, if not treated adequately, may lead to the patient’s death. Chronic infections are usually associated with chronic draining sinus tracts, osteomyelitis, and costochondritis, which can affect the patient’s quality of life. Early detection and aggressive treatment with debridement, drainage, and immediate wound closure using various muscle flaps are necessary to prevent the development of sternal wound infection. Sternal stability is also an important factor in surgery.
A rare case of acute gastric volvulus in a young boy
Authors: Shukla Dr , sisodiya Dr , Sharath Dr , Riyaz Dr , J Dr
Published: June 2022

Gastric volvulus is a rare condition either acute or chronic presentation. The vague presentation makes the diagnosis difficult with subsequent difficulty in management. Borchardt’s triad helps to clinch the diagnosis on a clinical basis; however, barium swallow, CT scan, and endoscopy are more reliable investigations. We describe a case of a 17year male patient who presented with complaints of 3 days history of abdominal pain over the epigastrium region and distension over the same region. With the initial diagnosis of acute abdomen, the patient was taken for an emergency laparotomy. The diagnosis and the intraoperative findings provided an opportunity to discuss the gastric volvulus condition and its management.
Epiploic Appendagitis as Content in The Inguinal Hernia Sac: A Case Report
Authors: Teppa Ravi , Gandwaid Jayasree , Karanam Venkata , Sude Nandkishor , Mallipudi B
Published: June 2022

Epiploic appendagitis as inguinal hernia content is a relatively rare condition and often an unusual presentation mimicking appendicitis or diverticulitis of bowel strangulation. Appendices epiploicae should be included along with another differential diagnosis when an irreducible inguinal hernia is noted particularly on the left side. Whenever in doubt radiological confirmation with CT is deemed necessary. If epiploic appendagitis is confirmed, it can be managed conservatively, and definitive surgical management can be planned electively. In this article, we present a case of a 76-year-old male with left irreducible left inguinal hernia with inflamed appendices epiploicae as sole content in the sac.
Prediction of SPAD values for paddy leaves using smartphone-based direct contact imaging method
Authors: Haider Haima , Ritu Tanzila , Zubaer Md , Alam Murshed , Islam Md , Rahman Anisur
Published: June 2022

The Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) value obtained from the SPAD meter is directly related to leaf chlorophyll content. The chlorophyll content is related to nitrogen content means the amount of fertilizer of a crop. Therefore, determining SPAD value is directly involved with crop health. Minolta SPAD meter can directly measure this value, and this is a well-established method in the research field for measuring chlorophyll content. Still, this instrument is too costly, which is beyond a farmers’ reach in the perspective of Bangladesh. The purpose of this study is to predict the SPAD value for paddy leaves using the smartphone-based direct contact imaging method to estimate the chlorophyll content of a paddy leaf. Numerous features were extracted from each image to predict the SPAD values. The features were then used as parameters in the multiple linear regression model. The models' performance was evaluated using images captured from a paddy field using a Minolta SPAD-502 Chlorophyll Meter. The multiple linear regression model's R2 and root mean square error (RMSE) values were 0.71 and 3.6512, respectively. Therefore, this result confirms that the direct digital contact imaging method has the potential to quantify the SPAD value of paddy leaves accurately. However, these results could be more accurate if the image acquisition was made from the seedling to mature stage of the paddy. In the future, an android app will be developed using this value which can directly measure the chlorophyll content of paddy leaves.
Effects of Feeding Anti-Stressor and Immunizer to Broiler Chickens on Growth Performance, Meat Yield and Immunity
Authors: Chowdhury Sachchidananda , Khatun Anguara , Roy Bibek , Ray Bipul , Gani S
Published: June 2022

To examine the influence of anti-stressor and immunizer on the growth of broiler chickens, their meat yield features, and immune response, a total of 360 Cobb-500 day-old commercial broiler chicks were used in a 35-day feeding trial. Experimental birds were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments having six replications each of 20 birds. During the starter and grower periods, corn-soya-based plant protein mash diets were provided. Starter and grower diets were provided in two phases: day-old to 21 days and 22-35 days, respectively. The first group of chicks was treated as control (diet 1), the second group was offered a control diet supplemented with an anti-stressor (diet 2) and the third group received a control diet to which an immunizer was incorporated (diet 3). Growth performance data were recorded weekly. Meat yield traits were determined and blood samples were collected on termination of the experiment. Data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) in a completely randomized design (CRD). Results showed that significantly higher body weight and lowest FCR values were found in the anti-stressor incorporated group (P<0.005). Giblet content was significantly (P<0.001) increased due to addition of anti-stressor and immunizer in the diet. The immunizer supplemented group significantly improved antibody titer against Infectious Bursal Disease (P<0.005). It was therefore concluded that both anti-stressor and immunizer as used in this study could be considered to improve growth performance, giblet weight and immunological response.
IMPACT OF TRANS-BOUNDARY COAL MINES ON WATER QUALITY
OF RECEIVING STREAMS IN NORTH-EASTERN BANGLADESH
Authors: Farukh Murad , Akter Liza , Islam Md
Published: June 2022

In the north-eastern part of Bangladesh, direct discharge of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) from upstream Khashi hill areas of Meghalaya into trans-boundary Rivers causes huge losses of fish and crops. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of coal mines on water quality on the basis of physico-chemical parameters, such as temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total dissolved solids, and heavy metals viz. Fe, Pb, Cr and Cd. For this purpose, a total of 15 samples were collected with 3 replications from 5 different locations of Jadukata River. The mean values of the analyzed parameters for 5 different sampling sites ranged: pH: 6.63-8.47; temperature: 25.77-26.8 °C; EC 344.51-383.50 μS cm-1; DO: 7.60-8.30 mg l-1; TDS 337.33-454.33 ppm; BOD: 0.70-1.93 mg l-1; COD: 1.20-2.30 mg l-1; Fe: 0.69-0.86 mg l-1; Pb: 0.05-0.07 mg l-1; Cr: 0.04-0.06 mg l-1. Analyzed results show that, most of the values of the considered parameters were higher at Lakmachara point, which is the nearest site to the Indian border and low at Rajargao, the farthest from the border. Almost all the values of Pb and Cr in different sampling points were higher than their permissible limits for drinking but, the values were within limit for irrigation activities. Other parameters were found within the permissible limit for drinking and irrigation usage. The gradual descending variations of the analyzed parameters from downstream to upstream were mostly due to the effect of AMD, which was mixed with the water of Jadukata River. Leaching of heavy metals near Khashi hill areas of Meghalaya at the upstream of Jadukata River are the major causes of contamination of the Jadukata River.
Phytofabricated Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Applied in Vase Solution as a Novel Anti-Microbial Agent for Enhancing the Vase-life of Cut-Rose Flower
Authors: Juthee Sadiya , Karim Md , Polash Mohammed , Fakir Md , Hossain Md
Published: June 2022

Plant extract has been exploited for biogenic synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. This is considered as the promising alternative routes of chemical and physical synthesis methods owing to their abundancy in nature and ecofriendly friendly synthesis protocol. Rose is the top-ranked and universally favorite cut flower. Poor post-harvest management deteriorates the quality and reduces the vase life. Microbial proliferation of the stem base in the vase solution is a concern for these cut flowers that shortens their vase-life. To overcome this problem, a smart solution i.e. phytofabricated silver nanoparticles have been shown to act as anti-microbial agent. In this study, leaf extracts of Camellia sinensis were exploited to fabricate biogenic silver nanoparticles which showing UV-peak absorption ranging from 412-500 nm. This biogenic silver nanoparticles were applied @ 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1mM and compared with a control (without AgNPs) and silver nitrate (AgNO3). Interestingly, AgNPs showed a strong antimicrobial activity in vase solution and cut roses extended their vase life up to 13 days compared to 8 days in control and 9 days in AgNO3. Statistical differences in flower opening, bacterial growth (CFUmL−1) in vase solutions, water uptake, relative fresh weight and vase life of cut roses were found among treatments. In vitro microbial analysis and microscopic investigation of vessels showed that the development of microorganisms was reduced by a high concentration of AgNPs (0.1mM) at the cut end of flower and improving water uptake that followed by extended flowers vase life. The unique phytofabricated AgNPs technology can serve as a promising preservative to increase the ornamental value of cut rose flowers. Taken all together, applied phytofabricated AgNPs in vase solution significantly enhance vase life of cut rose flowers over control.
Efficacy of commonly used sterilant 70% (w/v) ethanol in controlling identified surface microbes in biotechnology laboratory
Authors: Saha Sumitra , Mahinoor Shah , Yasmin Sabina , Meem Fahmida
Published: June 2022

The alarming trend of the resistance in microbes drives researchers to re-evaluate the existing materials and methods used to maintain aseptic conditions in laboratories. Therefore, this study was designed to better understand surface microbes in biotechnology laboratory areas that may develop resistance and the action needed to control the transmission by re-evaluating the efficiency of commonly used surface sterilant: 70% ethanol. For this purpose, surface swabs were collected from the four commonly used uncleaned working spots: media preparation area, molecular area, inoculation area, and incubation area. Pure colonies were characterised morphologically and biochemically using gram staining, catalase, oxidase, indole, urase, and gelatin tests. According to morphological and biochemical characteristics, the representative bacteria were concluded as Bacillus spp., from media preparation and molecular area, Staphylococcus spp., and Pseudomonas spp, from inoculation and incubation area, respectively. All the isolates were sensitive to the antibiotic Kanamycin. Then these isolated bacteria were used as surface inoculum to find the efficacy of 70% ethanol as surface steriliser after 2, 5, and 10 mins of sterilisation. After sterilisation, the bacteria concentration was 8-11 times lower than the positive control, and there were no significant differences (α=0.01) among negative and tested bacteria samples in bacterial concentration and times used. This study also tested whether ethanol is effective against surface bacteria for up to 24 hours and concluded that there is a need for immediate cleaning. Overall, this study confirmed the acceptability of the most undertaken sterilisation practice (using 70% ethanol) at biotechnology laboratories using isolated surface bacteria.
Organization of Work on the Prevention of Common Colds and Infectious Diseases with the Involvement of ICT
Authors: Batyrbekova Albina , Piskunov Aleksandr , Mutalibov Amir , Abdulaeva Zagra , Nigdyrova Aisa , Ramazanova Leisan
Published: June 2022

The article discusses the features of the organization of work on the prevention of colds and infectious diseases with
the involvement of ICT. The author notes that due to the recent massive spread of coronavirus infection, specialists
considered it necessary to turn to the potential of information technologies for the purpose of prevention, as well as
providing timely necessary assistance to patients. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most effective paradigms in
an intelligent world in which artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as cloud computing and big data analysis, play
a vital role, for example, in preventing the spread of a virus, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artificial intelligence and 5G technologies are developing by leaps and bounds, further strengthening the intellectual
capabilities and connectivity of IoT applications, and traditional IoT is gradually being upgraded to become more powerful
AI + IoT (AIoT). Their use is optimal, for example, from the point of view of remote screening and diagnosis of patients
with COVID-19.
Artificial intelligence technologies based on machine learning and deep learning have recently significantly upgraded
medical equipment and changed the workflow with minimal contact with patients, so medical professionals can make
clinical decisions more effectively, providing the best protection not only for patients, but also for specialists themselves
Population Size vs. Age structure and Seasonalmovement pattern of African Elephants (Loxodontaafricana, Blumenbach, 1797:Elephantidae) in Babile Elephant Sanctuary, Eastern Ethiopia
Authors: Geleta Taye Lemma , Mengesha Girma , Workeneh Sintayehu
Published: June 2022

The focus of this paper is to study the population size and age structure of elephants, and their seasonal movement patterns in Babile Elephant Sanctuary (BES), Eastern Ethiopia. The study was carried out between May 2019 and April 2020. The population size of the elephant was estimated indirectly from the dung droppings using line-transect methods within a 42 km2 area; of which, each 12 km2 area in riverine and woodland, and 18 km2 in bushland habitats. The total estimate of the elephant population for the sanctuary was (230+20) or between (210 and 250). Besides, Elephant numbers were also estimated directly from sightings. The maximum number observed in a herd was 75. There was a declining trend for the past 49 years in the elephant population. The observed density for the whole sanctuary was 0.033 elephants per km2. In the elephant age structure, there were more intermediate (47%) and very few sub-adults (2.6%) size classes identified. The movement pattern of elephants was studied based on footprints, dung piles, and feeding signs The GPS recorded routes were marked on a geo-referenced map of the area using a GIS program (Arc map10.8). The result revealed that the present wet and dry seasonal movement patterns of elephants were noted following almost the Erer and Gobele valley routes in the oromia region of the sanctuary. Based on the study results, the following inference is drawn: identifying and documenting up-to-date information on population size and age structure, and seasonal movement of African elephants (i.e., the migratory routes and foraging areas for complete protection to maintain the animal's natural migratory patterns without disturbance) in BES is important to build gaps in knowledge for conservationists to design plans for restoring the species and sustaining the elephant’s existence. Therefore, strengthening the capacity of management and enforcing laws can minimize intimidation and enhance opportunities.
A Study of the Effect of Financial Access on the Development of Dairy Cooperatives in Kiambu County of Kenya
Authors: Githinji Mugwe Peter , Mutisya David Nzioka
Published: June 2022

Cooperatives societies are part and parcel of an increasing number of people in formal and informal employment the world over. The study sought to evaluate the effect of financial access on the development of cooperatives. Grounded on the Social Capital and Resource-Based Theory, this study adopted the descriptive research design. In this study, the target population was 59,635 registered Dairy Cooperative members while the sample size was 398 respondents who were picked via stratified random sampling. Data collection involved questionnaires that contained 5-point scale Likert-type statements. Descriptive and inferential statistics were carried out. In this case, tests such as central tendency (mean), frequencies, percentages, and standard deviation in addition to Pearson and regression analysis were utilized. The findings show that the factors under investigation have significant influences on the development of dairy cooperatives. This is evidenced by a positive and statistically significant relationship between access to finance and the development of dairy cooperatives. These findings lead to the conclusion that access to finance also affected the level to which cooperatives funded their development activities. Affordable financing and increased member subscriptions affected the success of Cooperatives projects.
Analysis of Discipline, Organizational Commitment, Work Environment and Their Effect on Employee Performance PT. Adhiyasa Bangkinang
Authors: Basem Zamhir , Zulher  , Yusril Muhammad , Pangestika Novia Dwi
Published: June 2022

Organizational performance is determined by the work of all human resources in the organization, both leadership and workers. There are so many factors that can affect human resources in carrying out their performance. There are factors that come from within HR itself and from outside itself. Many factors can improve employee performance, including creating a conducive work environment, work discipline and high work commitment. This research was conducted at PT. Adhiyasa Bangkinang, Kampar Regency. The purpose of this study is to see and analyze the effect of work discipline, organizational commitment and work environment variables on employee performance either partially or simultaneously. The research population was all employees, totaling 31 people and all of them were used as samples. The data used are primary data and secondary data obtained from questionnaires, interviews and documentation. Data analysis was carried out with multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing was carried out through t test and F test with 5% alpha. The results of this study conclude that work discipline, organizational commitment and work environment have a significant effect on employee performance either partially or simultaneously.
Đặc điểm rối loạn lo âu ở bệnh nhân bỏng giai đoạn phục hồi chức năng
Authors: Đặng Thành Quyết , Tống Đức Minh , Trần Khắc Chiến
Published: June 2022

Mục tiêu: Mô tả đặc điểm rối loạn lo âu lan tỏa ở bệnh nhân bỏng giai đoạn hồi phục chức năng tại Bệnh viện Bỏng quốc gia Lê Hữu Trác.Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả trên 150 bệnh nhân bỏng nội trú trong giai đoạn điều trị phục hồi chức năng tại Khoa phục hồi chức năng tại Bệnh viện Bỏng quốc gia Lê Hữu Trác từ tháng 08/2021 đến 10/2021.Kết quả: Những biểu hiện RLLA ở bệnh nhân bỏng giai đoạn phục hồi chức năng có những mức độ khác nhau về tự ti, biểu hiện về tự ti, lo lắng quá mức, hành vi xa lánh và triệu chứng cơ thể.Kết luận: Đa phần bệnh nhân có các biểu hiện ở mức độ thỉnh thoảng, một số khác ở mức độ hiếm khi và thường xuyên.
Thực trạng nhiễm tụ cầu vàng trên bàn tay của sinh viên kỹ thuật xét nghiệm Trường đại học Y Hà Nội
Authors: Phạm Văn Hùng , Nguyễn Thị Kiều
Published: June 2022

Có khoảng 30 - 50% người khoẻ mạnh mang vi khuẩn tụ cầu vàng như là khuẩn chí ở trên da và niêm mạc, đặc biệt là ở bàn tay, đây là một trong những nguy cơ rất nguy hiểm để phát tán, lây lan nhiều mầm bệnh.Nghiên cứu của chúng tôi nhằm mô tả thực trạng nhiễm tụ cầu vàng trên bàn tay sinh viên chuyên ngành Kỹ thuật xét nghiệm thuộc Trường Đại học Y Hà Nội trong khoảng thời gian từ tháng 09/2020 đến tháng 05/2021 bằng phương pháp mô tả cắt ngang.Kết quả nghiên cứu: Tỉ lệ nhiễm tụ cầu vàng trên bàn tay sinh viên là 19,3%, trong số người nhiễm có 2 trường hợp nhiễm MRSA chiếm tỉ lệ 7,7% gặp ở cả sinh viên đang và chưa đi thực tập tại bệnh viện. Tỉ lệ nhiễm tụ cầu vàng của nhóm lấy mẫu trước rửa tay (26,3%) cao hơn nhóm lấy mẫu sau rửa tay (10,2%), sự khác biệt có ý nghĩa thống kê với p < 0,05.
An Investigation into the Causes of Students' Anxiety in Learning English Speaking Skills
Authors: Tran Thi Trang Loan
Published: June 2022

The origins and effects of anxiety in learning English speaking skills are explored in this research report. Because the study's focus was on the affective aspect of young learners experiencing mental and physical changes, 150 students and four speaking teachers at the College of Electro-Mechanics, Construction and Agro-Forestry of Central Vietnam (CECAC) were chosen as participants in this research. This study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches, which were complimentary. The data collected from the two methods reveals that the reasons for posing inhibition among the students come from themselves, their teachers, and other sources as well. Anxiety, an affective factor, was noticed to interfere significantly with the outcome of students' performance in speaking classes. To help the students become less inhibited, suggestions for employing strategies were also put forward for students and local teachers to help reduce speaking anxiety.
Hufi Non-Englished Majored Students’ Fears of Public Speaking: Causes and Solutions
Authors: Nguyen Thanh Hien
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this study is to find out the reasons for HUFI students’ fear of public English speaking. In spite of their competence in the field of work, global professionals experience difficulties as a result of a shortage of proper public speaking abilities. Their professional competitiveness is not depicted by the evaluations and appraisals received. Before the switch from an educational to a professional career, it is, therefore, essential for students to conquer public speaking anxiety. The purpose of this research is to examine the root causes of the level of anxiety among non-English-majored students at HUFI enrolled in a general English class and suggest some ways to defeat the panic. This research involved a numeric survey strategy applied to a sample of 200 students from four non-English major students at HUFI, utilizing a convenience sampling approach. The study found that deeply worried students can act well if they can use specific tactics to help them solve their concerns. Eighty percent of those polled said they were afraid of public speaking, and 97.5 percent accepted that adequate treatment, training, and guidance could lessen this anxiety. According to research, access to a virtual environment could indeed enhance students ' confidence and allow them to confront audiences of any dimension.
TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ACCORDING TO ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS IN INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
Authors: ERDOĞMUŞ Cavit , KORKMAZ Özgen
Published: June 2022

The aim of this research is to determine the trends in the field of educational technology by analyzing the bibliometric analysis of the articles about Educational Technology published in the Web of Science Core database in the last 20 years. In this framework, a bibliometric analysis of the articles on educational technology published 2000-2019 was conducted. As a result of the preliminary examination, 96 most used themes in the field of educational technology were reached. These themes are gathered under the headings of Application, Design and Environments, Measurement and Evaluation, Pedagogy and Teaching and Learning. As a result of the findings, a bibliometric analysis of a total of 25 themes was made for 5 main theme findings with the highest number of articles under each main topic. During these analyzes, the most used concepts were analyzed with each theme. VOSViewer version 1.6.13 was used for analysis.
US-IRAN RELATIONS: AN ASSESSMENT ON IRAN'S ROLE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
Authors: KAYALP Mert Eymen , TÜRKMENOĞLU KÖSE Dilşad
Published: June 2022

21.yüzyıl itibarıyla elektronik haberleşme sistemlerinin, uluslararası ilişkiler teorileri ile buluşmasının kazandırdığı ivmelenme sonucu, dünya siyasal sisteminin büyük ölçüde küreselleşme olgusunu gerçekleştirdiğinden söz edebilir. Bu koşullar ışığında bakıldığında ülkeler arası siyasal yaklaşımlar ve dış ilişkilerin eskiden daha keskin olan dost ya da düşman tanımlaması yerini daha ılımlı bir çerçeveye bırakarak diplomatik çalışmalar temelli bir hal almıştır. Çıkarların karşılıklı elde edilebilmesi zemini üzerinden devam ederek kadim dostluk veya düşmanlıklar büyük ölçüde azalmıştır. Günümüz dünyasında iki ülke arasındaki ilişkilere bakıldığında aynı anda birçok konuda uzlaşı ve yine birçok konuda karşıtlıkları gözlemleyebilmek mümkündür. Buna rağmen çok seyrekte olsa hiçbir koşul ve düzlem içinde aynı noktada buluşamayıp, kadim düşmanlık olarak tarif edebilecek ülke ilişkileri de varlığını sürdürmektedir. Çalışmada bu örneklerden biri olarak değerlendirilebilecek olan İran İslam Cumhuriyeti ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin (ABD) karşılıklı ilişkileri ele alınmaktadır. Bu minvalde yakın coğrafyalarda yer alan İran- Türkiye ve Türkiye – ABD ilişkilerinde bundan sonrası için ABD’nin yapabileceği hamlelere yönelik yorumlama yapmak çalışmanın amacını oluşturmaktadır. Tarihsel analiz yöntemi kullanılan çalışmada, İran’ın elindeki sınırlı kozlar ile bölgedeki gücünü muhafaza etme çabaları da çalışmanın içerisinde yer bulmaktadır ve Türkiye için ciddi tecrübeler barındırmaktadır.
National and International Marketing Intelligence Resources in Export- Electronic Databases and Useful Links
Authors: MEMİŞ KAMACI Hilal , YILMAZ Mustafa Kemal , DURMAZ Atakan
Published: June 2022

Trade is a phenomenon that is based on both social and economic arguments and has shaped human life since the first ages. In its most general definition, trade; it is possible to define it as the exchange of goods, services or information with money, another good, service or information. The international positions of the parties in the aforementioned barter transaction necessitate defining the trade as international trade or foreign trade. Although it is wrong to consider foreign trade as a separate phenomenon from trade; the complex nature of the transactions in the foreign trade flow emphasizes the importance of the information that the parties should have and the intelligence quality of the information. This study examines the information they need from the infrastructure preparation process of their organizations to foreign trade regulations and practices, from product, market and customer profile research to market entry strategies, from the document issue, which has a very important place in the foreign trade workflow, to various payment methods, while managing their foreign trade operations. focuses on marketing intelligence resources that can respond to information needs. It is not possible for foreign trade operations not to be adversely affected by the measures taken by countries during the Covid-19 pandemic we are in. For this reason, the importance of desk research and electronic databases, which have an important place in the management of today's foreign trade operations, needs more emphasis than in previous periods. In order to limit the scope of the research, the intelligence sources included in the study are discussed in terms of export practices, which are frequently associated with economic growth in the literature.
Sosyal Sermaye Geliştirme Çabalarında Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Kent Konseylerine Katılımlarının Önemi
Authors: EVLİCE Sümeyye Nur
Published: June 2022

Türkiye’de 2005 yılında yürürlüğe giren 5393 sayılı Belediye Kanunu’nun 76. Maddesinde düzenleme yapılması ile yerel yönetim mevzuatına dahil olan Kent Konseyleri sürdürülebilir kalkınma amacıyla ortaya çıkan Gündem 21 maddelerini uygulamayı amaçlar. Bu maddeler içerisinde yer alan gençlerin katılımını ve onların aktif olarak geleceğe dair çalışmalarda yer almasını amaçlayan maddeler dikkat çeker. Bu çalışma ile gençler içerisinde potansiyeli yüksek olan üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal sermaye düzeyleri ve Kent Konseyi katılım düzeyleri belirlenmeye çalışılarak bunların üniversite öğrencilerinin potansiyeli üzerindeki etkisi açıklanmıştır. Bu bağlamda, üniversite öğrencilerinin Kent Konseyi katılım durumları eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla incelenmiştir.
"VEHICLE CONTROL SPEED BASED ON GPS MATCHING POSTED SPEEDS/IMAGES "
Authors: Ali Shaik Mohammad , Zubair Shaik Mulla , N Zafar Ali Khan
Published: June 2022

In this paper we are going to control vehicle maximum posted speed without human interaction. Detecting the speed of the vehi cle is an important aspect for observing speed limitation law and traffic condition. Safety is very important to reduce the occurrence of accidents in speed restricted zones. According to recent surveys an accidents happen near the school zones, hospital zones and sharp turns. The GPS map plays a major role in this research. The Technology includes GPS navigation receiver, GPS computer ,vehicle engine computer, map database ,speed sensor ,video display, image recognition system, Posted speed Board. The vehicle location,longitude,latitude and speed of the vehicle is identified by GPS computer. The database processing facility can be local or remote is managed by GPS computer. The data processing facility processes the GP S data and obtains the location and maximum posted speed of the vehicle. The comparison between the vehicle speed and the maximum Posted speed is performed by th e GPS computer and engine computer, which signals the speedometer to decrease the vehicle speed according to the Posted Speed i f it exceeds the maximum posted speed. RFID is used in tunnels and covered regions where GPS signal cannot be reached. Images recognition is done by Deep Learning and Machine Learning algorithms.
vMapping European Populism: Panel 3 – Scandinavia Under Magnifier: Populist Radical Right Parties and the End of Nordic Exceptionalism?
Authors:   European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Grueso Gadea Mendez , Sezer Julide
Published: June 2022

This report is based on the third panel of ECPS’s monthly panel series called “Mapping European Populism” which was held online in Brussels on April 28, 2022. The panel brought together top-notch populism scholars from four Scandinavian countries, namely Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. As a by-product of this fruitful panel the report consists of brief summaries of the speeches delivered by the speakers.
Strategic Behavior and Market Design in Regional Climate Policy
Authors: Tarufelli Brittany L.
Published: June 2022

U.S. electricity markets vary by region and imperfectly overlap with regional climate policies. Although emissions leakage across emissions-regulated and -unregulated areas may depend on regional market design, and the extent of trading between market designs, previous studies of leakage from regional climate policies have focused on market power and market efficiency within only a centralized region following market rules. I develop a theoretical model which considers a second-best problem where a climate policy to correct for a negative externality from carbon emissions can be distorted by another market failure from the market design itself. My model allows for several types of non-overlapping climate policies and electricity market designs, and generates leakage predictions for these combinations.
Evidence of a Homeowner-Renter Gap for Electric Appliances
Authors: Davis Lucas W.
Published: June 2022

This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the homeowner-renter gap for electric appliances. Using U.S. nationally representative data, the analysis shows that renters are significantly more likely than homeowners to have electric heat, electric hot water heating, an electric stove, and an electric dryer. The gap is highly statistically significant, prevalent across regions, and holds after controlling for the type, size, and age of the home, as well as for climate and household characteristics. The paper argues that this gap arises from the same split incentives that lead to the “landlord-tenant problem” and discusses the implications of the gap for an emerging set of policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions through building electrification.
Nexus Between FDI and Tourism: Empirical Evidence from Asian Countries
Authors: Paul Sujan Chandra , Deb Santus Kumar , Hossain Md Abir , Saha Mallika
Published: June 2022

This research aims to look into the impact of foreign direct investment on tourism. Panel data from 46 Asian countries between 1998 and 2018 were collated for this study. The OLS, POLS, 2SLS, and GMM models were used in this study. A substantial correlation was found between between foreign direct investment and the number of international tourist departures in all models except the POLS model, and with the exception of the GMM model, there was a significant negative association between foreign direct investment and international tourism spending. In the POLS model, there is a significant positive relationship between foreign direct investment and international tourism receipts for passenger transport items, as well as expenditures for passenger transport items and international tourism receipts, and a significant negative relationship between foreign direct investment and international tourism receipts for passenger transport items. In the 2SLS model, there is a significant positive relationship with international tourism receipt. In the GMM model, there is a significant positive relationship between foreign direct investment and international tourism and a significant negative relationship between foreign direct investment and international tourism receipt, expressed in percentage of total exports.
Design Implications for Interactive and Analogue Technologies supporting Distance Education: A Longitudinal Mixed-Method Study during the Pandemic
Authors: Sousa Duarte Luis , Campos Pedro Filipe , Cesário Vanessa
Published: June 2022

We believe that challenging times demand HCI education to pay attention to current real-life, complex, systemic problems. Therefore, we suggest an integrated framework for teaching HCI that involves combining the transition design framework, which suggests long-term, future-oriented design on a large scale toward more sustainable lifestyles, and speculative and critical design. The integration of the two creates spaces for dialogues and debates enabling students to take a more critical perspective concerning possible futures and technology design. We suggest studio-based pedagogy and explicate various aspects of the course, including its theoretical and practical underpinnings, pedagogical approach, and provide examples of projects to illustrate how the framework was used and ways in which speculative and critical design and thinking were crucial for learning. Finally, we highlight six learning facets that might contribute to orienting students’ upcoming professional work towards desirable futures.
Pilot study of real-time Emotional Recognition technology for Secondary school students
Authors: Llurba Cèlia , Fretes Gabriela , Palau Ramon
Published: June 2022

The large variety of students in a class makes the teaching task complex, making it difficult for the teacher to personalise learning to each student. Since students should be at the centre of the educational process, it is necessary to know them better, so this study aims to explore the possibilities of using a camera for emotion recognition (ER) with a view to the potential use of this information to improve the teaching-learning process. To accomplish the aim it is previously necessary to develop and apply code capable of detecting faces, ER and transfer this data into a database for further analysis, which consists of establishing the first approximations to the relationship between students' emotions and other conditions (subject, time of day, academic performance). By monitoring the emotional state of students, if used properly, can improve educational processes, such as the teacher's decision-making in the classroom, as well as optimise attention to students, adjusting their methodology or focusing on a specific student.
Creating Smart Connected Learning Ecosystems: A Hybrid Model for Design-Based Learning
Authors: Rötkönen Erkki , Winschiers-Theophilus Heike , Goagoses Naska , Zaman Tariq , Itenge Helvi , Tan Daniel Yong Wen , Sutinen Erkki
Published: June 2022

Emerging technologies and new pedagogies, such as design-based learning, have the potential to revolutionize formal education systems. We postulate that smart learning ecosystems can be co-created through connecting schools and students across the globe to co-design their own virtual learning spaces by exploiting new affordances offered by digital technologies. This paper presents a Hybrid model for Design-Based learning (HyDe), which guides co-located and online design-based learning activities with geographically distributed students. It was conceptualized within a case study, wherein 63 students aged 11 to 13 from three schools in Namibia, Malaysia, and Finland collaboratedon co-designing a virtual space to share local perspectives on global challenges. The HyDe model was refined based on reflections from the case study yielding in a model which can be integrated in school curricula across the globe, thereby creating a smart connected learning ecosystem.
Hur mycket plats får kvinnor (ä)ta upp? Mat, rum och kroppshyddor
Authors: W. Shands Kerstin
Published: June 2022

Women's sense of threatened or threatening boundaries, bodily and psychological, are implicated in complaints such as anorexia and bulimia, on the one hand, and agoraphobia and claustrophobia on the other. Like agoraphobia, anorexia is a predominantly female complaint. Affecting around five to ten percent of American women and leading to contemporary death råtes at around 150,000 ayear in America alone (Brumberg), it is reportededly on the increase, and has been so since World War II. Is there some relation between feminism's bid for independence and the rise in anorexia? It is theorized that anorexics, after a period of (futile?) protest and clamoring, succumb to the family's critical attitude and shift strategies in their struggle toward independence: instead, they become anorexics. Possibly, the increase of anorexia after World War II cotdd be related to the transformation of women's situation and the concomitant changes in expectations. This has led some antifeminists, unaware of the history of anorexia, to blame feminism for the rise in anorexia. At the same time, most women in the Western world, in my view, are bulimarexics to some degree, something that is reflected and compounded in women's magazines with their continuous and contradictory parades of feasting and fasting. On one leve), anorexia can be seen as a retreat from the world and a shrinking in space - a centripetal contraction of oneself, perhaps in defense. In its insatiability, bulimia, on the other hand, appears to be anorexia's centrifugal opposite. I do not, however, think of these complaints as opposites. Rather, I think that there is both in anorexia and bulimia, and in bulimarexia, a desire to break out of the boundaried space that is the female body as defined in Western culture: a paradoxical refusal to curb one's voracity. If spaciousness and freedom are interimplicated, as I would like to suggest - open spaces associating to freedom and freedom presupposing space in which one can tnove without restraint - then anorexia, like bulimia and bulimarexia, is a way of requesting more space - hut a differently constituted space.
Från en svensk horisont i Kairo
Authors: Bexar Katja
Published: June 2022

Many Egyptians are becoming weary of being depicted as barbarians who maltreat young girls. Questioning the aims of Westerners and critiquing their lack of knowledge, Egyptians wonder why the West sees the question of female circumcision as central. This artide delves into the difficulties Westerners may have in entering an Egyptian women's world, especially in times of triumph for Islamic ideas and a concomitant skepticism toward the West. Western lifestyles are by no means perceived as ideal in Egypt — on the contrary, Swedish lifestyles, for example, might be held up as cautionary tales. If Swedish women travel to Egypt in order to study female circumcision without any specific insights into this question or any general understanding of or respect for the local culture, their efforts niight backiire.
Liv i marginalen - utmaning mot den falliska ordningen?
Authors: Rooke Tetz
Published: June 2022

In the artide "Liv i marginalen" (Life in the Margin) seven life stories by Arab women are analysed in some detail. Six of them are written in Arabic and one in English (Dreams of Trespass by Fatima Mernissi). In addition many other women's autobiographical accounts in Arabic are mentioned in passing. The purpose of this exposé of Arabic memoirs and autobiographies by women authors is to demonstrate that they have made a substantial contribution to the history of the genre. This is something which implicitly has been denied by male literary historians, both Arab and non-Arab ones, since they generally have failed to include texts by women in their canon. This situation seems parallel to the one in Anglo-American literature, where the same imbalance has prevailed and for similar reasons. The conflation of "male" norms and "human", universal norms has relegated life stories by women to the margin of critical discourse, since in the dominant engendered ideology women's "selfhood" has been associated with marginality in public life. Drawing among else on a theoretical study by Sidonie Smith (A Poetics of Women 's Autobiography, 1987) the artide tries to show how Arabic women^ autobiography, too, by breaking this cultural code of expected invisibility, represents a reaction against segregating practices in society and expresses a dream of liberty on both a personal and collective scale.
Anna Hofmann - En sedesam förförerska på varietéscenen
Authors: Lagercrantz Marika V
Published: June 2022

In an analysis of the d i f f e r e n t p e r f o r m a n c e s by Anna Hofman during the f890's Lagercrantz discusses how m o d e r n social distinctions were enacted through an intricate interplay between male gaze and female power. T h e subculture of the vaudeville created space for female e n t r e p r e n e u r s , where a skilful actress like H o f m a n could make use of male desire without getting caught in patriarchal hierarchy.
A Review Study on Importance of Charak Samhita Indriyasthan
Authors: Bhagat Dr. Priya P. , Pachghare Dr. Madhuri
Published: June 2022

Ayurveda is an ancient science deals with livelihood of human beings. It also deals with health and diseases in human body. All the principles regarding health and diseases in human are mentioned in Ayurvedic compodium called as Samhita. Samhita are dealing with various principles regarding healthy person and unhealthy person i.e. patient. There are many samhitas but some are used widely under the head of laghutrayee and brihattrayee. In Brihattrayi Charak samhita are important while dealing with patients .Charak samhita is having 8 sthanas. Among all 8 sthanas Indriyasthan is one which is not seperataly find in other samhita likewise found in Charak samhita. Indriyasthan is the speciality of charak samhita that deals with the various vital sign and symptoms occur in diseases in various types of patients .The study of Indriyasthan gives knowledge about whether the diseases is curable or not. It also helps in the prognosis of diseases and patients. The present study deals with the same showing importance of Charak samhita Indriyasthan.
Relationship between chlorophyll-a and sea surface temperature to tuna catch in the Southern Water of Java
Authors: Abidin Ahmad Faizal , Amron Amron , Marzuki Marza Ihsan
Published: June 2022

The Southern Waters of Java included in 573 WPP has high fishing activity, which the most important commodity is Tuna. The number of Tuna catch are fluctuated which influenced by oceanography factors in the waters. Some of the factors that affect the catch are sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a, so this study aimed to determine the distribution, fluctuations in SST and chlorophyll-a, and its relationship to the Tuna catch. SST and chlorophyll-a data were downloaded from NASA, and Tuna catch data in 2017 was collected from Cilacap Fishing Port. The relationship between SST and chlorophyll-a with the catch was analyzed with cross correlation analysis. Distribution of SST and chlorophyll-a was higher in the east part and coastal areas compared to the western and offshore parts. SST and chlorophyll-a fluctuations are inversely proportional but have a very close relationship. SST in the western season and transition 1 an increase then a decline in the east season and transition II, while chlorophyll-a in the western season and transition I is lower than in the east season and transition II. The highest correlation between SST and catch in the time lag -3, while chlorophyll-a in the lag time -4.
Implementasi metode Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure dan model Dotted Board pada Cutting Stock Problem Bentuk Reguler
Authors: Octarina Sisca , Sonia Gina , Eliyati Ning
Published: June 2022

Cutting Stock Problem (CSP) merupakan masalah optimasi dalam pemilihan alternatif pola pemotongan bahan baku (stock) dimana lembaran stock besar harus dipotong menjadi potongan-potongan kecil (item). Tujuan dari pencarian solusi optimum model CSP adalah meminimumkan penggunaan stock dan sisa pemotongan (trim loss). Penelitian ini memotong stock menjadi 3 tipe item yang berbentuk beraturan (reguler). Metode Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure (GRASP) digunakan untuk menentukan pola-pola pemotongan. Sedangkan model Dotted Board bertujuan untuk meminimumkan penggunaan stock. Pola-pola pemotongan yang dimodelkan ke dalam model Dotted Board menunjukkan jumlah stock minimum sebanyak 51 lembar yang digunakan untuk memenuhi permintaan konsumen. Permintaan konsumen untuk item pertama sebanyak 75 buah, item kedua sebanyak 6 buah dan item ketiga sebanyak 4 buah yang diposisikan dalam satu lembar stock. Jumlah item berlebih terdapat pada item kedua dan ketiga.