bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Leading by example
Authors: Nalley Elizabeth Ann
Published: April 2021

This article describes the journey of a young girl born to poor cotton farmers in the early 40s who grew up to become a chemist and then became the President of the World’s Largest Scientific Society, the American Chemical Society. It describes the obstacles she had to overcome as a woman as she earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry and the successes she celebrated along the way. It also features undergraduate research success stories and how these have contributed to her success. Hopefully it will inspire women to follow her footprints in a journey that reached many corners of the world.
Toward enhancing the autonomy of a telepresence mobile robot for remote home care assistance
Authors: Laniel Sébastien , Létourneau Dominic , Grondin François , Labbé Mathieu , Ferland François , Michaud François
Published: April 2021

In health care, a telepresence robot could be used to have a clinician or a caregiver assist seniors in their homes, without having to travel to these locations. However, the usability of these platforms for such applications requires that they can navigate and interact with a certain level of autonomy. For instance, robots should be able to go to their charging station in case of low energy level or telecommunication failure. The remote operator could be assisted by the robot’s capabilities to navigate safely at home and to follow and track people with whom to interact. This requires the integration of autonomous decision-making capabilities on a platform equipped with appropriate sensing and action modalities, which are validated out in the laboratory and in real homes. To document and study these translational issues, this article presents such integration on a Beam telepresence platform using three open-source libraries for integrated robot control architecture, autonomous navigation and sound processing, developed with real-time, limited processing and robustness requirements, so that they can work in real-life settings. Validation of the resulting platform, named SAM, is presented based on the trials carried out in 10 homes. Observations made provide guidance on what to improve and will help identify interaction scenarios for the upcoming usability studies with seniors, clinicians and caregivers.
Prevalence of musculoskeletal chest pain in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Mandrekar Shivani , Venkatesan Prem , Nagaraja Ravishankar
Published: April 2021

Objectives

Our objective was to systematically review and meta-analyse relevant studies to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal chest pain in the emergency department.

Methods

This review was constructed while confirming to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, Science Direct, and OVID were systematically searched from their inception to January 19, 2020, to identify observational studies, where the prevalence of musculoskeletal causes of chest pain was reported in isolation or in combination with other causes or could be calculated from the available data.

Results

A meta-analysis of the nine included studies, having a total of 14,743 participants, showed the global pooled prevalence of musculoskeletal chest pain in the emergency department to be 16% (10–22%) [I
2=99.24%]. The pooled prevalence for the European continent was 17% (9–25%) [I
2=99.51%] and that for the urban areas was 13% (7–19%) [I
2=99.00%].

Conclusions

This review provides a reliable estimate of the prevalence of musculoskeletal chest pain in the emergency department. More studies providing age and gender-specific data for the prevalence of musculoskeletal chest pain in the emergency department should be carried out. A paucity of such data from rural areas also needs to be addressed in future research work. The prevalence values from this study will be useful in the application of Bayesian reasoning utilised in diagnosing patients, where the process of Bayesian arguing begins by knowing pre-test probabilities of different differential diagnosis, in this case that of musculoskeletal chest pain in the emergency department.
Reconsidering the dynamics of local knowledge creation: Middlegrounds and local innovation commons in the case of FabLabs
Authors: Cohendet Patrick , Grandadam David , Suire Raphaël
Published: April 2021

This contribution investigates the dynamics of knowledge creation at the local level, building, in particular, on the interactions between formal and informal entities. Two theoretical constructions are brought together in order to do so: the middleground concept and the notion of commons. By associating these two concepts, the goal is to introduce a revised perspective on local dynamics of knowledge, which details how informal and formal entities interact with one another in order to drive local ideation processes and how these processes are structured in order to generate innovative outputs. The case of FabLabs is drawn upon in order to illustrate how the middleground and commons concepts can be mobilized to describe and better understand these local dynamics of knowledge creation.
A comparison study of the structural electronic, elastic and lattice dynamic properties of ZrInAu and ZrSnPt
Authors: Erden Gulebaglan Sinem , Kilit Dogan Emel
Published: April 2021

To estimate the structural, electronic, elastic and dynamic properties of ZrInAu and ZrSnPt compounds, the density functional theory within the general gradient approximation was used. The computed lattice parameters, bulk modulus and the derivation of bulk modulus with respect to pressure were displayed and compared with the theoretical result. The indirect band gap for ZrInAu was found to be 0.48 eV, and for ZrSnPt the indirect band gap was found as 1.01 eV. Elastic stiffness constants, bulk, shear and Young’s module, Poisson’s coefficients and Zener anisotropy factor are calculated. Elastic properties showed that the ZrSnPt compound is more durable than the ZrInAu compound. Phonon distribution curves and density of states were investigated using a density functional perturbation theory. Both ZrInAu and ZrSnPt compounds were demonstrated to be dynamically stable. The results of this study were obtained for the first time in the literature. These results will make an important contribution to the literature.
Synthesis and physiochemical performances of PVC-sodium polyacrylate and PVC-sodium polyacrylate-graphite composite polymer membrane
Authors: Hamid Abdul , Khan Muhammad , Hussain Fakhar , Zada Amir , Li Tiehu , Alei Dang , Ali Amjad
Published: April 2021

Three types (type-A, B, and C) of composite polymeric membranes (CPMs) based on poly vinyl chloride (PVC) and different fillers (sodium polyacrylate and sodium polyacrylate-graphite) soaked in water and 0.5 N HCl were prepared using solvent casting method. Different physicochemical parameters such as microscopic surface study, water uptake, perpendicular swelling, density, porosity (ε), ion exchange capacity, and conductivity of the as the prepared CPMs were evaluated. Interestingly, type-A CPM cast with filler-A has greater values of the above parameters except density and ionic conductivity than those of type-B and C CPMs. The water uptake of type-A, B and C composite membranes was respectively in the range of 220.42–534.70, 59.64–41.65, and 15.94–2.62%. Ion exchange capacity of type-A, B and C CPMs was in the range of 3.669 × 107–2.156 × 107, 5.948 × 107–1.258 × 107, and 1.454 × 107–1.201 × 107 m.eq.g−1 respectively while the conductivity order was type-A < B < C. These types of CPMs may be helpful in many applications including proton exchange membranes, fuel cell like devices, as sensors for different metals, gas purification, water treatment, and battery separators.
Comparison of Diagnostic Effects of T2-Weighted Imaging, DWI, SWI, and DTI in Acute Cerebral Infarction
Authors: Zheng Yu-quan , Li Xiao-mei
Published: April 2021

Objective: To achieve precision medicine, the use of imaging methods to help the clinical detection of cerebral infarction is conducive to the clinical development of a treatment plan and increase of the cure rate and improvement of the prognosis of patients.

Methods: In this work, T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) examinations were performed on 34 patients with clinically diagnosed cerebral infarction to measure the difference in signal intensity between the lesion and its mirror area and make a comparative analysis by means of the Student-Newman-Keuls method.

Results: The detection rate of T2WI was 79% (27/34), the detection rate of DWI was 97% (33/34), the detection rate of SWI was 88% (30/34), and the detection rate of DTI was 94% (32/34).

Conclusion: The imaging performance was in the order DWI > DTI > SWI > T2WI for the diagnosis of cerebral infarction, and combined imaging is better than single imaging.
DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ON CHEESE SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM SUPERMARKETS IN ERZURUM
Authors: KAVAZ YÜKSEL Arzu , YÜKSEL Mehmet
Published: April 2021

This study aimed to evaluate 50 different cheese samples in terms of certain microbiological parameters. The presence of Salmonella spp. and Listeria spp. in cheeses were investigated by immunomagnetic separation and conventional methods. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 4 samples, while 2 samples were accepted suspicious of Salmonella spp. and 5/50 samples were found positive with respect to Listeria spp. The suspicious Salmonella spp. isolates were determined as Proteus mirabilis. Therefore, Salmonella spp. were not determined from the samples. The isolates of Listeria spp. were identified as Listeria monocytogenes (2/5), Listeria grayi (3/5). According to antibiotic test results, Staphylococcus aureus isolates showed susceptibility to tetracycline, trimethoprim, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, ciprofloxacin at the level of 100%. Additionally, the Listeria spp. isolates displayed high susceptibility to chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, and ampicillin.
Beta thalassemia and role of herbals and hematopoietic stem cells in its remedy
Authors: Rai Pooja , Zaidi Kamal Uddin , Thawani Vijay
Published: April 2021

Genetic disorders caused by mutations in the β-globin gene are widely known as the human β-hemoglobinopathies, in which there is β-thalassemia. In recent years, effort has been made to identify the natural inducers and drug treatments which can increase the synthesis of fetal hemoglobin and promote the expression of fetal γ-globin gene. This review aims to reveal the novel screening platforms for identifying potential herbal inducers with high efficiency and accuracy and to describe the hematopoietic stem cells remedies to provide perspectives in fetal hemoglobin reactivation for treating β-thalassemia.
Espacios públicos y construcción de identidad: La experiencia de Montes de Oca
Authors: Rodríguez-Gutiérrez Johnny , Ruiz-Fuentes María , Murillo-Zamora Carlos
Published: April 2021

El desarrollo y la planificación urbanística, en un mundo cada vez más globalizado y caracterizado por la comunicación digital y el predominio de las redes sociales, repercute directamente en la naturaleza de los espacios públicos -sobre todo cuando se piensa en términos del ágora griega- y en la construcción de identidades en las comunidades; afectando, en forma directa, la participación ciudadana. En ese sentido, el espacio público en los condominios y en general en los barrios se constituye en un lugar en donde no necesariamente se produce la interacción entre personas para el debate público sobre los problemas comunitarios y la construcción de identidad. Pero, sobre todo, el espacio público es sustituido por aquel no público, que se sitúa en los centros comerciales y otros ámbitos no públicos. Frente a ello los Gobiernos locales no adoptan políticas públicas que fomenten y faciliten la interacción ciudadana. El cantón de Montes Oca, provincia de San José es un buen ejemplo de la forma en que se usan los espacios públicos hoy.
Effects of aging on proteasomal-ubiquitin system, oxidative stress balance and calcium homeostasis in middle-aged female rat colon
Authors: Almási N. , Murlasits Z. , Al-awar A. , Csonka Á. , Dvorácskó S. , Tömböly C. , Török S. , Bester D. , Pósa A. , Varga C. , Kupai K.
Published: April 2021

Aging is a multifactorial process, which is considered as a decline over time. It is increasingly clear that there is a gender difference in aging and in the prevalence of age-related diseases as well. We aimed to examine the effects of the aging process in the colonic tissue of female Wistar rats aged 10 weeks (young) and 13 months (middle-aged) at an early stage, according to three main symptoms associated with aging: a decrease in the efficacy of the proteasome and muscle function and an increase in oxidative stress. The aging process was found to cause a significant decrease in ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase ligase (UCHL-1) and a significant increase in 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), total glutathione (GSH), calcium (Ca2+), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in middle-aged animals. In summary, it is suggested that the reduced activity of the proteasomal degradation system may be the result of the diminished expression of the UCHL-1 enzyme and the decreased levels of ubiquitin; furthermore, we found some key targets which may help to better understand the fundamental aging process.
Rendészeti közösségi oldalak alkalmazása a szaknyelvoktatásban
Authors: Uricska Erna
Published: April 2021

Összefoglaló. A felsőoktatás egyik fontos feladata, hogy igazodjon a
munkaerőpiac kihívásaihoz. Korábban még nem létező, digitális képességekre épülő
pozíciók jelentek meg az utóbbi években, amelyek ellátásához a digitális
olvasás- és írástudás, valamint a kommunikáció fejlesztése elengedhetetlen. A
tanulmány célja a hallgatók jelenlegi digitális és verbális kommunikációs
szintjének és azok fejlesztési lehetőségeinek bemutatása a rendészeti szaknyelvi
órák keretében. Bemutatjuk a különböző nyelvtanítási módszerek és nyelvtanulási
stratégiák alkalmazhatóságát, melyre építve ismertetjük a tervezett empirikus
vizsgálatunk legfontosabb jellemzőit, melyet a Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem
Rendészettudományi Karán a rendészeti szaknyelvet tanuló hallgatók körében
valósítunk majd meg.

Summary. One of the main tasks of higher education is to adapt to
the challenges of the labour market. New positions have emerged nowadays that
can be filled only by those possessing appropriate digital and communication
skills, thus these jobs require these skills on a daily basis. The aim of the
study is to present the students’ actual digital and verbal communication level
and the possible ways of their improvement in ESP (English for Specific
Purposes) classes. We present the applicability of various language teaching
methods and language learning strategies, and relying on them, we present the
main characteristics of our planned empirical research that will be carried out
with the students of the Faculty of Law Enforcement at the University of Public
Service.
A szovjet pszichológia amerikai interpretációja az emigránsok visszaemlékezései alapján
Authors: Somogyvári Lajos
Published: April 2021

Összefoglaló. A Harvard Egyetem Orosz Kutatási Központja egyedülálló
projektet valósított meg 1949 és 1953 között, több száz szovjet emigráns
életútinterjújának rögzítésével. A szociológiai indíttatású beszélgetések angol
átiratban maradtak fenn, az adatbázis elérhető online (Harvard Project on the
Soviet Social System). Magyarországon nem elemezték még az 1917 és 1945 közötti
szovjet hétköznapokról tanúskodó anyagot, mely két részre tagolódik: A-jegyzék
(személyes élettörténetek), B-jegyzék (speciális témák). Tanulmányom mindkét
összeállításból merítve mutatja be, hogy milyen kép rajzolódott ki a
pszichológia és pszichiátria helyzetéről az adatközlők és rögzítők interaktív
összjátékában: tanárok, klinikai pszichológusok, pszichiáterek beszélnek
szakmáról és annak politikai felhasználásáról.

Summary. A unique project was developed between 1949 and 1953 by the
Harvard University Russian Research Center, based on hundreds of interviews
recorded with Soviet emigrants, conducted by sociologists. The organized system
of transcripts, transcribed into English, are available online (Harvard Project
on the Soviet Social System). These interviews reflect everyday Soviet reality
between 1917 and 1945, and they have not yet been analysed in Hungary. The
corpus is constituted by two parts: A-Schedule (personal life stories) and
B-Schedule (special topics). Based on both, I give an acount of the positions of
Stalinist psychology and psychiatry, as created in the interactions of the
emigrants and the interviewers, in which teachers, clinical psychologists and
psychiatrists spoke about their profession placed in the dimension of the
political situation.
Perceraian Akibat Dampak Covid-19 dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam dan Perundang-undangan di Indonesia
Authors: Awaliyah Robiah , Darmalaksana Wahyudin
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membahas solusi pencegahan perceraian yang terus meningkat akibat dampak pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis kualitatif yang menerapkan studi pustaka literatur  dengan menerapkan pendekatan hukum Islam dan perundang-udangan yang berlaku di Indonesia. Hasil dan pembahasan penelitian ini mencakup fenomena perceraian pada masa pandemi Covid-19, perceraian dalam hukum Islam dan perundang-undangan di Indonesia dan solusi pencegahan perceraian akibat dampak Covid-19. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa hukum Islam dan perundang-undangan di Indonesia memiliki jalan terbaik dalam menghadapi setiap permasalahan umatnya, termasuk permasalahan yang muncul dalam rumah tangga terlebih karena dampak Covid-19 yang tidak bisa dicari solusi kecuali perceraian. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan upaya-upaya pencegahan perceraian di masa pandemi Covid-19 melalui peran pemerintah, tokoh agama, masyarakat, keluarga hingga dengan kesadaran sendiri.
MEMBENTUK KARAKTER PEMUDA MELALUI PENCAK SILAT
Authors: Mufarriq Muchammad Ukulul
Published: April 2021

Membusuknya karakter moral pemuda Indonesia merupakan dampak dari derasnya arus budaya asing yang masuk. Globalisasi mengakibatkan hilangnya batasan antar bangsa serta memudahkan masuknya kebudayaan, informasi, serta pengaruh negative dari Negara lain. Karakter pemuda yang seharusya berlandaskan pancasila, dan UUD sebagai jatidiri Indonesia, telah beralih dengan karakter hedonis, kapitalis, dan individualis. Pencak silat sebagai karya masyarakat Indonesia mampu menjadi wadah pembentukan karakter pemuda bangsa yang semestinya. Latihan pencak silat dengan unsur jasmani, rohani, serta spiritual yang disenergikan secara tepat, mampu menghasilkan individu pemuda berkarakter mulia. Penenelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif, dengan metodologi analisis induktif yang berlangsung selama proses penelitian. Informan kunci terdiri dari siswa, pelatih, dan alumni PSHT Komisariat UGM. Data yang didapatkan saat latihan rutin pencak silat. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dokumentasi, dan konten internet. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembentukan karakter pemuda dapat melalui latihan pencak silat PSHT Komisariat UGM yang berlandaskan pada panca dasar, yaitu: persaudaraan, olahraga, beladiri, kesenian, dan kerohanian. Sedangkan karakter pemuda yang mampu dibentuk berupa: sopan santun, disiplin, berani, sederhana, cinta tanah air, serta berbakti kepada orangtua, negara dan agama. Konsep pembentukan karakter pemuda melalui pencak silat selaras dengan tujuan dari PSHT untuk ikutserta membentuk manusia berbudi pekerti luhur, mengerti benar dan salah, serta bertaqwa kepada Tuhan YME.
PENGEMBANGAN MODEL PENERIMAAN MAHASISWA BARU DI PERGURUAN TINGGI KEAGAMAAN ISLAM NEGERI
Authors: Erihadiana Mohamad , Muhyiddin Asep , Sukayat Tata , Syaripudin Undang , Yoda Fildzah Arifah
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini membahas Pengembangan Model Sistem Penerimaan Mahasiswa Baru (PMB) pada lembaga Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam Negeri (PTKIN). Dengan melewati pengembangan model aplikasi PMB di PTKIN ini dapat diperoleh input mahasiswa yang mampu berprestasi akademik tinggi. Untuk mengembangkan model tersebut,  maka dideskrispsikan terlebih dahulu tentang kebijakan Penerimaan Mahasiswa Baru Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam Negeri (PTKIN) di Indonesia dan melakukan studi tentang penerimaan mahasiswa baru di dua PTKIN yaitu UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung dan UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau. Di samping melakukan studi sistem penerimaan mahasiswa baru di perguruan tinggi terkemuka di Asia Tenggara yaitu Asia e-University Malaysia.  Berdasarkan hasil riset dan analisis teori, maka dibuatlah rancangan aplikasi penerimaan mahasiswa baru Perguruan Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri berbasis web atau teknologi informasi. Pendekatan jenis kualitatif, riset dan pengembangan (R & D) merupakan pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Guna untuk menghasilkan hasil yang berbentuk PMB di PTKIN. Model tersebut adalah model berbasis online atau web yang dikembangkan untuk kepentingan mutu akademik. Aplikasi penerimaan PMB menggunakan pendekatan yang bertujuan objek pada metode Unified Modeling Language (UML) untuk mendapatkan hasil pada penelitian ini. Perancangannya memuat system dengan menggunakan model dan dapat dinyatakan bagian dari fungsi yang tersedia dengan menggunakan Use Case diagram. Kemudian system yang digunakan actor dengan aturan aktifitas merupakan analisis Activity diagram. Adapun yang menggunakan tahap perencanaan kelas dari tahap analisis kelas yaitu Activity class diagram. Kemudian sequence diagram, arsitekstur jaringan, dan arsitekstur sistem
Effect of Pilates exercise on the level of fatigue, cognition and knee proprioception in the elderly population of 60-80 years
Authors:   MPT, Neurophysiotherapy, All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400034, India., Shah Shradha Santosh , Wasnik Sandhya ,   Professor, All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400034, India.
Published: April 2021

Aim: To evaluate the effect of Pilates exercise on the level of fatigue, cognition and knee proprioception in elderly population (60-80 years). Study design: experimental study; randomized control trial. Method: 40 subjects both male and female of age ranging from 60-80 years (66.578 ± 4.857 in group A and 69.4 ± 5.442 in group B) were assigned in to two groups. The objective of the study was explained, and the subjects were screened based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pre-interventional and post-interventional data analysis was done for FSS, 6MWT, MoCA and KJPS error angle. Group A (Experimental group) received Pilates exercise. Group B (control group) received aerobic and strengthening exercises. Both the groups underwent exercises 3 times a week on alternate days for 6 weeks. Duration of exercise for both groups was 45-60 minutes. Results: Both the groups showed clinically and statistically significant improvement in FSS (p<0.0001 in both groups) 6MWT (p<0.0001 in both groups), MoCA (p<0.001 in both groups) and KJPS scores (p<0.0002 in group A and p<0.0001 in group B) at the end of 6 weeks of treatment. There was no significant difference between the groups for FSS (p=0.7226), 6MWT (p=0.813), MoCA (p=0.416) and KJPS (p=0.6213). Conclusion: A significant improvement were observed in both the groups; which concluded that both the groups are equally effective in improvement of FSS, 6MWT, MoCA and KJPS scores. KEY WORDS: Pilates exercise, elderly population, fatigue, cognition, knee proprioception.
Glioblastoma Multiforme from Diagnosis to Rehabilitation: a Prospective, Hospital- Based, Case Study of Inpatient Reported Symptoms, Physiotherapy and Functional Improvement
Authors:   MD , Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040., Inamdar Parvez , Shaikh Sameer ,   Medical Administrator,  Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040., Fatnani Darshita ,   Physiotherapy department Incharge,  Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040., Sathe Sejal ,   Physiotherapist , Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040., Ranka Bharat ,   Physiotherapist , Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040., Shaikh Sanober ,   Physiotherapist , Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040., Rokad Arifa ,   Physiotherapist , Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital, Pune , India. 411040.
Published: April 2021

A physiotherapist treats patients with Glioblastoma multiforme. Glioblastoma multiforme treatment includes chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, which are being continuously developed and thus increase the survival of patients with a cancer diagnosis. More specifically, 5-year survival rates increase with a cancer diagnosis. Patients with Glioblastoma multiforme have many problems including muscle weakness, pulmonary dysfunction, fatigue, and pain. In the end, patients with cancer tend to have a decline in activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL). Additionally, patients often have progressive disease, depression, and anxiety. Physiotherapy often helps patients regain strength and physical function and improve their QOL and independence of daily living that they may have lost due to its treatment. Physiotherapy has an important role in increasing the physical function of Glioblastoma multiforme patients. In the future, physiotherapy may be progressively needed for the management of Glioblastoma multiforme patients. KEYWORDS: Glioblastoma multiforme, Activities of daily living, Quality of Life, Physiotherapy.
THE EFFECT OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLE’S KINESIOLOGY TAPING ON PHYSICAL FITNESS PARAMETERS IN MALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: DOUBLE-BLIND CROSS-OVER STUDY
Authors: ARSLAN Mesut , ATALAY Emre Serdar , TAŞKAYA Cengiz
Published: April 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of diaphragmatic kinesiology taping on physical fitness parameters in university students. Twenty male university students participated in this study voluntarily. Muscle facilitation technique was applied on back and abdominal region coinciding diaphragm muscle. For sham application, same tape material was applied without a special stretch or technique. International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), 2 km walking test, prone plank, side plank, Sorenson test and Standing stork test were used for evaluation. After the first evaluation, we waited 72 hours for the second application. Firstly, 10 participants had tape application and the other half had sham taping. In the second session, we changed the application. In the taping and placebo applications, a significant relationship was found between prone endurance test values before and after application (p
Skill-based Mathematics Questions: What Do Middle School Mathematics Teachers Think about and How Do They Implement Them?
Authors: Hande Gülbağcı Dede, Emine Gülen Ulusoy Mahmut Kertil,
Published: April 2021

This study aims to investigate middle school mathematics teachersâ€™ opinions about PISA-like skill-based mathematics questions, ways of implementing these questions during their in-class practices, and needs for a professional support. Adopting a mixed-method approach, at first, we collected the qualitative data through semi-structured interviews with 10 middle school mathematics teachers. Later, a questionnaire was developed depending on the qualitative data, and by using a survey method we collected the quantitative data from 217 middle school mathematics teachers working in Istanbul. The qualitative and quantitative data show that teachers have positive ideas about the nature of the skill-based mathematics questions. The frequency of using these questions in mathematics classes increases by the eighth grade and teachers generally use these questions once a week. Teachersâ€™ ways of implementing these questions in mathematics classes appears generally as giving homework and checking, classroom discussion, and privately solving the questions coming from students. Although teachersâ€™ ways of implementing these questions have some differentiations according to school types, but this differentiation is not statistically significant. Most of the teachers use the questions released by Ministry of National Education (MoNE) monthly and they evaluate the quality of these questions as suitable. Teachers evaluate the mathematics textbooks served out by MoNE as insufficient in terms of the quantity of involving these questions. In addition, some criticism appeared about the quality of the questions involved in the supplementary resources released by private publishers. The study also revealed that most of the teachers need a professional development course about the skill-based questions such as writing quality questions and developing their problem solving skills. The usage of PISA-like, skill-based questions in high-stakes testing (e.g., high school entrance examination) have been affecting teachersâ€™ in-class practices, yet it is difficult to say that this effect is on the true way.
Constructivist Approach in Ottoman Mathematics Education: Salih Zeki
Authors: Takıcak Müjdat
Published: April 2021

In this study, it is aimed to determine whether the mathematics education approach of Salih Zeki, one of the late Ottoman mathematicians, has a constructivist character. For this purpose, 6 geometry textbooks written by Salih Zeki at middle school level were examined. Document analysis method was used in the research. In order to determine whether the textbooks have a constructivist character, 11 criteria have been determined and books have been analyzed based on these criteria. According to the results obtained, 6 geometry textbooks written by Salih Zeki have a constructivist character.
PID Controller optimization using Metahuristic Controller with Different Nonlinearities
Authors: Et. al. G. Sundari,
Published: April 2021

This paper mainly explains the application of Metaherustic controller for tuning the parameter of PID controller. The minimization of error function has been done by improving the static and dynamic performances of the system like steady state error, Peak Overshoot, and Settling Time. This could be possible by means of applying metaherustic controller like GA in tuning the PID controllers under different Nonlinearities. The main intention of this paper is to support the specifications of PID controller at various Nonlinearities such as sinusoidal and saw tooth noise. The projected scheme derives the wonderful closed-loop response of second order system and then, it provides the effectiveness of the proposed method compared to the conventional methods.
Chicken Swarm Optimization based PV-STATCOM for Power Compensation in Hybrid PV/WT System
Authors: Et. al. K. Sudarsan,
Published: April 2021

Today’s the Energy changes like air contamination and a dangerous atmospheric deviation are increases. To direct these troubles the sustainable power sources are presented. PV ranch generate power throughout daytime and totally latent for the period of nighttime. During daytime the inverter is used for authentic power creation and for the period of night-time it is used to satisfy the need. For the examination of PV-STATCOM it is anticipated with calculation, such as The CSO calculation is utilized to accomplish the organize of parameters like voltage, current, and Powers. The Control Strategies are endorsed through MATLAB/Simulink Platform So as to assess the convenience of the projected strategy, this is contrasted with the possible technique like PSO method.
Reconfiguration of Propulsion System Topology Using Axial Flux Machines in Electric Vehicles
Authors: Et. al. V Ramesh Babu,
Published: April 2021

In this paper, an effort is made to reduce the size, weight and cost of Electric Vehicles (EVs) with the reconfiguration of propulsion motor topology. The new machine topology has been advantageously used to replace the conventional motors. A Twin Rotor Axial Flux Induction Machine (TRAFIM) having higher power densities, shorter axial lengths than classical Radial Flux Machines have been implemented in this work. This further reduces the other complexities associated with the mechanical differential which is indented to provide different speeds to two wheels in necessary conditions. The performance of EV has been remarkably improved with the proposed reconfiguration. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of an EV with the adoption of Twin Rotor Axial Flux Induction Machine (TRAFIM).
Various Segmentation Techniques for Lung Cancer Detection using CT Images: A Review
Authors: Et. al. J. Vijayaraj,
Published: April 2021

Computed Tomography (CT) is far and wide utilized to make a diagnosis and access thoracic diseases. The enhanced resolution of CT examination has resulted in a considerable investigation of statistics for analysis. Computerizing the scrutiny of such facts is consequently necessitate and fashioned a hastily emergent research region in medical imaging. The finding of thoracic diseases by means of image processing directs to a pre- processing step identified as “Lung segmentation” which portrays a wide range of techniques starts with simple Thresholding and numerous image processing elements are incorporated to progress segmentation, precision and heftiness. In image processing, techniques like image pre-processing, segmentation and feature extraction have been thrashed out in detail. This paper suggestions investigation of literature on computer examination of the lungs in CT scans and statements the Preprocessing ideas, segmentation of a choice of pulmonary arrangements, and Feature Extraction intended at recognition and categorization of chest abnormalities. As well as, research developments and disputes are recognized and instructions for further examinations are discussed.
Modeling and Simulation of Feedback based Linear Electromechanical actuator
Authors: Et. al. Dr.B.Suresh Kumar,
Published: April 2021

An actuator is a device that which provides control over certain automation systems and also provides tuning in movement or positioning in various applications like manufacture of valves, motor, wastewater treatment plants, onboard electronics based on the type of configuration of type of actuators. Out of the available types of actuators, linear Electro Mechanical Actuators (EMA) is a powerful and advanced tool which provides optimal solution for the field of automation, various applications where high speed, high precision with control are required. This paper proposes to have velocity feedback system to entire function of EMA’s in order to improve its functionality, and thus enhances the efficiency. This paper also proposes modeling and simulation of normal conventional linear Electro Mechanical Actuator and velocity feedback controlled EMA and compares the results in MATLAB/SIMULINK.
Simplicial Eulerian Lattices
Authors: Et. al. G.Sheeba Merlin,
Published: April 2021

In this paper we prove that the lattice Ms (Bn) is simplicial and also we prove that S (Cn) and Sm(Cn)

Is simplicial.
A Blended Two-Sided Chain Sampling Plan Created on Process Potential Measure
Authors: Et. al. K. Rebecca Jebaseeli Edna,
Published: April 2021

This research article presents, a blended two-sided chain inspection plan with process potential measure. The Probability of acceptance and related measures are shown. Tables are prepared to find the parameters of the plan. In this plan the variable inspection sample size is obtained by using normal distribution and in the attribute inspection, two-sided chain sampling plan which yields small sample size is used the designed sampling plan is really used in production industries to study the product with respect to the specification measures and to defend the period and charge of inspection to impact on the end product.
Intellectual Grid Modulation and Monitoring
Authors: Et. al. A. B. Abubakirov,
Published: April 2021

In this article design of communicational devices and approbation of Intellectual Grid technologies are considered. As well the characteristics of the functional properties of Intellectual Grid technology are presented. Model of the electrical enginering system in complex program MATLAB (Simulink) are developed.
Social Media Usage of Higher Secondary School Students - A Pilot Study
Authors: Et. al. Jijish Elias,
Published: April 2021

In the context of the lock down due to Covid-19, usage of mobile phones has increased among the adolescents. Usage of mobile phones for educational purposes as well as for entertainment makes them more addicted to mobile phones and electronic gadgets. In this scenario, Nomophobia, that is fear towards the situation when there is no phone, has increased among the adolescent. In this study, investigators developed and standardized a Nomophobia rating scale (NPRS) to identify the addiction rate of Higher Secondary school students to mobile phones. NPRS applied to 82 Higher Secondary School students and the study shows that most of the students are prevalent to nomophobia. But the nomophobic rate do not depend on their locality, gender, course stream, but depend on management of school.
IMC Based PID Controllers Retuning and Its Performance Assessment
Authors: Et. al. Prasanth Sai Duvvapu,
Published: April 2021

Internal Model Control (IMC) is the basis of a systematic program Q on the parameters of the concept and is based on the many modern control technology control system design. The present research work presents a novel control scheme for tuning PID controllers using Internal Model control with the filter time constant optimized using Bee colony Optimization technique. The robustness is measured by a two-block structured singular value, and the disturbance rejection is measured by the minimum singular value of the integral gain matrix. PID controllers are used widely in Industrial Processes. Criteria based on disturbance rejection and system robustness are proposed to assess the performance of PID controllers. Tuning of PID controllers is accomplished using Internal Model control scheme. In this paper, we propose an optimal filter design IMC IMC-PID controller for unstable process better set point tracking. IMC includes tuning of filter constant λ.  The controller is suitable for different values of the filter tuning parameters to achieve the desired response in due IMC method is based on pole-zero offset, including IMC design principle method causes the response sets a good point. However, in a stable long lag time of load disturbances leading to undesirable process which is the result of the IMC control industry. Therefore, IMC has been a popular design process processing industry, especially as a means for adjusting the single-loop, PID controllers.
Evaluation of Trust Algorithm in a Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Using Artificial Engineering
Authors: Et. al. Dr. T. Kowsalya ,
Published: April 2021

A MANET network is made up of wireless nodes which operate without a defined structure, the arrangement of existing devices does not have any ministerial or control entity . the management tasks are carried out by the teams which are in the network, therefore a MANET network is said to be a managed network. As there is no infrastructure, such as, the bandwidth, availability, input error rate, among others, depend exclusively on the behaviour of the network users. This work presents a functional solution, which decreases the energy consumption in MANET networks, implemented using game theories and genetic  algorithms  solution. The evaluation of the pay-as-you-go strategy from the modified prisoner dilemma was shown to be an easy to implement and interpret tool for the network equipment.  The processes of generation, combination and  mutation  of  strategies  demonstrated the in-centive of cooperation in the network, observed in the increase of the average confidence of the nodes, a  very high  value.   The  intervention of the protocol with the  use  of  genetic  algorithms,  demonstrated  ot be  a  form  of  implementation  of  solutions  for problems of multiple agents, the increase in the evaluation of trust of the nodes was observed, which can be interpreted as a convergence of the nodes to cooperate. The results obtained in the simulations carried out show the functioning of the  algorithm implemented and the functionality  of  the  network  after  its  implementation.
Tunable Sub Threshold Logic Design Through Adaptive Feedback Equalization
Authors: Et. al. Rajender Udutha ,
Published: April 2021

An Efficient tunable subthreshold logic circuit planned by utilizing adaptive feedback equalization circuit. This circuit utilized in the Ladner Fischer adder. This circuit utilized in a successive advanced logic circuit to moderate the cycle variety impacts and lessen the prevailing spillage energy part in the subthreshold area. Feedback equalizer circuit changes the switching edge of its inverter. It depends on the output of the flip-flop in the past cycle to lessen the charging and releasing season of the flip-flop's information capacitance. Besides, the more modest info capacitance of the feedback equalizer lessens the switching season of the last door in the combinational logic block. Likewise present point by point energy-performance models of the adaptive feedback equalizer circuit.
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques with Principal Component Analysis on Kidney and Heart Disease
Authors: Et. al. Reena Chandra,
Published: April 2021

Detection of disease at earlier stages is the most challenging one. Datasets of different diseases are available online with different number of features corresponding to a particular disease. Many dimensionality reduction and feature extraction techniques are used nowadays to reduce the number of features in dataset and finding the most appropriate ones. This paper explores the difference in performance of different machine learning models using Principal Component Analysis dimensionality reduction technique on the datasets of Chronic kidney disease and Cardiovascular disease. Further, the authors apply Logistic Regression, K Nearest Neighbour, Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machine and Random Forest Model on the datasets and compare the performance of the model with and without PCA. A key challenge in the field of data mining and machine learning is building accurate and computationally efficient classifiers for medical applications. With an accuracy of 100% in chronic kidney disease and 85% for heart disease, KNN classifier and logistic regression were revealed to be the most optimal method of predictions for kidney and heart disease respectively.
Multi Machine Power System Stability Enhancement Using Static Sychronous Series Compensator (SSSC)
Authors: Et. al. G Srikanth ,
Published: April 2021

These days, the requirement for flexible and quick power stream control in the transmission framework is foreseen to increment later on taking into account utility liberation and power wheeling prerequisite. Diminishing the compelling reactance of lines by series remuneration is an immediate approach to build transmission ability. Nonetheless, power move capacity of long transmission lines is restricted by dependability contemplations. On account of the power electronic exchanging abilities as far as control and fast, more focal points have been done in FACTS gadgets regions and presence of these gadgets in transient security during transient flaws bringing about progress in power framework solidness. In this examination, a static synchronous series compensator (SSSC) is utilized to research the impact of this gadget in controlling active and reactive powers just as damping power framework motions in transient mode. The Proportional-Integral Controller (PI) controller is utilized to tune the circuit and to give the zero sign blunder. Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) is series reactive power remuneration to a power framework. The yield of a SSSC is series infused voltage, which leads or slacks line current by 90°, in this manner copying a controllable inductive or capacitive reactance. SSSC can be utilized to lessen the line impedance and upgrade the active power move ability of the line. With the boundaries and control, the SSSC is discovered successful to direct load voltage during abrupt difference in the heaps. The SSSC additionally furnishes stable activity with dynamic enlistment engine load and mitigates the insecure and swaying conduct that is coming about during the activity of remunerated Alternator with dynamic engine load.
A Review on Design and Development Of Sequential Patterns Algorithms In Web Usage Mining
Authors: Et. al. V Aruna,
Published: April 2021

In the recent years with the advancement in technology, a  lot of information is available in different formats and extracting the  knowledge from that data has become a very difficult task. Due to the vast amount of information available on the web, users are finding it difficult to extract relevant information or create new knowledge using information available on the web. To solve this problem  Web mining techniques are used to discover the interesting patterns from the hidden data .Web Usage Mining (WUM), which is one  of the subset of  Web Mining helps in extracting the hidden knowledge present in the Web log  files , in recognizing various interests of web users and also in  discovering customer behaviours. Web Usage mining  includes different phases of data mining techniques called Data Pre-processing, Pattern Discovery & Pattern Analysis. This paper presents an updated focused survey on various sequential pattern mining  algorithms  like  apriori-based algorithm , Breadth First Search-based strategy, Depth First Search strategy,  sequential closed-pattern algorithm and Incremental pattern mining algorithm which are used in Pattern Discovery Phase of WUM. At last , a comparison  is done based on the important key features present in these algorithms. This study gives us better understanding of the approaches of sequential pattern mining.
Optimization Of Adaptive Control Technique For Grid Integrated Pv-Dstatcom
Authors: Et. al. Vasa Satyanarayana ,
Published: April 2021

This paper depicts an optimization of adaptive control strategy for grid integrated PV-DSTATCOM and dynamic power channel inverter topographies and their control plans using mechanical rules and advanced high-power courses of action. In this paper we will accomplish DSATCOM based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method for a three stage framework to improve power quality and backing the three stage AC grid by providing power both to the grid and the associated loads. The proposed framework functions as DSTATCOM improving power quality and the power is moved from the grid to the heap. The exhibition of DSTATCOM and the power point is noticed and it is by all accounts all around performed to restrict the music. The test framework is actualized utilizing MATLAB SIMULINK programming. The framework is named as a brilliant as it can perform the two modes consequently detecting the PV power and is fit for multidirectional power stream.Additionally we will reproduce and print results for optimization of adaptive control technique for grid integrated solar cells. The trial approval is completed on a created model in the research facility under fluctuating modes. The proposed PV grid tied framework is fit for working nonstop. During daylight conditions, the proposed framework performs double elements of improving power quality by functioning as DSTATCOM and furthermore moves power to the heap and the grid got from PV cluster. Notwithstanding, during night or shady conditions.