bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Go in with an open mind”: Perceptions of exoskeleton use during gait rehabilitation in an acute hospital setting following stroke
Authors: McDonald Caitlin , Fingleton Caitriona , Murphy Sean , Lennon Olive
Published: February 2022

Background Robotic gait devices allow intensive high repetition of the gait cycle in individuals with locomotor disability, with reduced therapist effort. The addition of robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) to usual rehabilitation post-stroke improves the likelihood of regaining independent walking, with maximum efficacy identified in the acute and subacute phases of stroke. The study explores the usability and acceptance of RAGT among persons with stroke in an acute hospital setting and examines users’ perceptions of two different modes of robotic assistance provided during rehabilitation. MethodsA mixed-methods approach comprised semi-structed interviews of end-user perspectives of RAGT in an acute hospital setting following stroke and two 10-point Likert scales rating how comfortable and how natural robotic gait felt using different assistance modes. Content analysis of qualitative data was undertaken with results synthesised by common meaning units. Quantitative data were reported using summary statistics, with Spearmann’s correlation co-efficient examining the relationship between Likert scale ratings and measures of participants’ stroke related disability. Results Ten individuals (6 men; 4 women; mean age of 64.5. ±13 years) were recruited from an acute hospital following admission with a stroke diagnosis. Content analysis of interviews identified discussion units centring around positive aspects of the device related to how helpful the device was, negative aspects related to set-up time, weight of the device and multiple instructions during use. Initially participants identified that the device could look intimidating and that they feared falling in the device but subsequently identified the correct mindset for using the device is to trust the technology and not be afraid. Mean ratings of device comfort (7.94 ± 1.4) and how natural walking felt (7.05 ± 1.9) were favourable. Interestingly, a strong relationship was identified, whereby the higher the level of disability, the more natural participants rated walking in the device in maximal assistance mode (rho =0.62). ConclusionsThis study suggests individuals in the early phases of stroke perceive RAGT to be acceptable and helpful in the main, with some associated negative aspects. The device was rated as comfortable and natural to use and those with greater disability rate the assisted walking was more natural.
Spontaneous common bile duct perforation- a rare cause of biliary peritonitis in a patient of chronic calcific pancreatitis.
Authors: B.M. Nandakumar , Rajdev Vivek , Gupta Rakesh , Chandel Pankaj , Gupta Jagdish
Published: February 2022

Spontaneous perforation of common bile duct is a rare cause of acute generalised peritonitis. It is difficult to diagnose pre-operatively and mainly caused due to increased intra-ductal pressure of common bile duct, which can occur due to stone, stricture or malignancy. Here, we present an interesting case report of spontaneous common bile duct perforation in a patient of chronic calcific pancreatitis leading to peritonitis, the management protocol with highlight on previous literature.
An Intuitive Logic for Modeling Non-Local Hidden Variable Problems
Authors: Fox Keith , White Tyler
Published: February 2022

We present a notion of an un-measurable state, which we call an Anti-state and derive a simple and intuitive logic for Anti-states. Anti-states are then used to generate structures, which we call Anti-Structures. Theorems 3.25 and 4.2 yield that Anti-Structures are able to model the context changes occurring in quantum mechanics, which Kochen and Specker in [5] showed were un-modellable with local hidden variables. In our Examples 3.28, 4.3, and 4.7 , we show that, respectively, the orthohelium experiment (outlined in Kochen, Specker [5]), wave functions, and entanglement all have Anti-Structure models. Our results give a good contrast to the results of Kochen and Specker [5], and establish a limitation on self reference for partial Boolean algebras. This limitation is not held by Anti-Structures in general, and also does not seem to be a limitation that should be put on our physics. The theorems and examples of this paper lead to a series of questions regarding the expressiveness and a measure of contrivance for models of quantum mechanics.
Surveillance for potentially zoonotic viruses in rodent and bat populations and behavioral risk in an agricultural settlement in Ghana
Authors: Suu-Ire Richard , Obodai Evangeline , Bel-Nono Samuel Otis , Ampofo William Kwabena , Mazet Jonna A.K. , Goldstein Tracey , Johnson Christine Kreuder , Smith Brett , Boaatema Linda , Asigbee Theodore Worlanyo , Awuni Joseph , Opoku Eric , Consortium PREDICT , Kelly Terra R.
Published: February 2022

Background
In Ghana, the conversion of land to agriculture, especially across the vegetative belt has resulted in fragmented forest landscapes with increased interactions among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.
Methods
We investigated viruses in bats and rodents, key reservoir hosts for zoonotic viral pathogens, in a small agricultural community in the vegetation belt of Ghana. We also administered questionnaires among the local community members to learn more about people’s awareness and perceptions of zoonotic disease risks and the environmental factors and types of activities in which they engage that might influence pathogen transmission from wildlife.
Results
Our study detected the RNA from paramyxoviruses and coronaviruses in rodents and bats, including sequences from novel viruses with unknown zoonotic potential. Samples collected from Epomophorus gambianus bats were significantly more likely to be positive for coronavirus RNA during the rainy season, when higher numbers of young susceptible individuals are present in the population. Almost all community members who responded to the questionnaire reported contact with wildlife, especially bats, rodents, and non-human primates in and around their homes and in the agricultural fields. Over half of the respondents were not aware or did not perceive any zoonotic disease risks associated with close contact with animals, such as harvesting and processing animals for food. To address gaps in awareness and mitigation strategies for pathogen transmission risks, we organized community education campaigns using risk reduction and outreach tools focused around living safely with bats and rodents.
Conclusions
These findings expand our knowledge of the viruses circulating in bats and rodents in Ghana and of the beliefs, perceptions, and practices that put community members at risk of zoonotic virus spillover through direct and indirect contact with bats and rodents. This study also highlights the importance of community engagement in research and interventions focused on mitigating risk and living safely with wildlife.
Pollution of Heavy Metal Threat Posed by E-waste Burning and Its Assessment of Human Health Risk
Authors: Abubakar Ahmed , Zangina Aminu Sulaiman , Maigari Ahmed Ibrahim , Badamasi Murtala Muhammad , Ishak Mohd Yusoff , Abdullahi Amina Sheikh , Haruna Jamilu Adamu
Published: February 2022

Improper treatment during recycling of e-waste materials by means of open burning is on the rise which has led to increase in air pollution. This study looked at heavy metal concentrations, concentration in relation to threshold values and assessment of risk for non-carcinogenic and cancer risk threat. MP-AES 4210 series instrument of Agilent technology, USA was used in analyzing the heavy metals (Cd, Cu, and Pb) concentration. The result of the analysis at Kuka Bulukiya treatment point revealed Pb has the highest mean concentration of 0.0693 ppm, Cu 0.0525 ppm and Cd having 0.0042 ppm. The mean concentration at PRP G/Ruwa for Cd was found to be 0.0059 ppm, Cu was 0.0363 ppm and Pb was 0.049 ppm respectively. The result of the adult and children population calculated shows that the HQ and HI values are not up to 1 in all the pathways (inhalation, ingestion, and dermal) at both treatment points (1.2 ˟ 10-4 and 9.8 ˟10-5) and (6.4 ˟ 10-4 and 5.9 ˟10-4) respectively. The cancer risk for Kuka Bulukiya 6 ˟ 10-10 and PRP G/Ruwa 5 ˟ 10-10 for adults and 7 ˟ 10-10 and 4 ˟ 10-10 for children were both lower than the threshold set for cancer risk by United States Environmental Protection Agency. This meant that both adults and children were not at risk of cancer and non-carcinogenic threat based on the assessment in this study. The study concluded that informal e-waste burning has substantially helped in the relatively high levels of air pollution identified in the treatment points and in turn posed environmental and public health concerns to people around the area. Climate change adaptation has to do with an environmentally friendly method of dismantling, extracting, refurbishing and recycling of valuable materials that should be at the forefront of policies that will be specifically enacted on e-waste management in developing countries. If not the adverse effects on the environment, humans (damage reproductive, nervous system, kidney, liver, heart and also lead to birth defects and diseases) and animals will be enormous. Government should identify a suitable location for e-waste collection and treatment points to avert the danger posed to the agricultural practices at PRP G/Ruwa treatment point and the pond at Kuka Bulukiya treatment point. Samples of the vegetable products at PRP G/Ruwa treatment point should be investigated immediately and adequate restrictions and regulations should be enacted and enforced in order to safeguard the environment and the populace. There is need for caution from the authorities to avert the possible implications (e-waste extractors and the public) of being affected with non-carcinogenic or carcinogenic ailments over time.
Adaptive Optimal Sustainability Framework In Urban Water Supply System Under Different Runoff Scenarios
Authors: Moudi Mahdi
Published: February 2022

Recent droughts have caused a crisis in the water supply procedure, because as available water resources become more limited, the imbalance between the growing water demand and water supply in different sectors leads to unsustainability in the system. Thus, this study proposes a dynamic model to optimize water supply system under different scenarios aimed at improving sustainability of system. In fact, due to the negative impacts of the water crisis, the sustainability of the dynamic water supply system is evaluated and optimized according to the performance indicators of the system. Also, to investigate the proposed model, a real case study of the Sistan basin in Iran over ten years period is conducted. Based on the model, different management insights along with the scenario analysis are considered in order to assess the sustainability of system in more detail. According to the final output, the highest level of sustainability is related to the domestic sector because it has higher reliability and less vulnerability than other sectors.
CONTAINER SHIP CELL GUIDE ACCURACY CHECK TECHNOLOGY BASED ON IMPROVED 3D POINT CLOUD INSTANCE SEGMENTATION
Authors:   College of Computer Science and Technology, Qingdao University, 266071 Shandong, China, Zong Chengjie , Wan Zhibo
Published: February 2022

Generally, cell guides are installed in the cargo hold of container ships, which improve the loading and unloading efficiency of containers and fix containers when the ship is sailing. However, in actual production, due to the low accuracy of ship loading in sections, and the deviation of welding shrinkage and expansion in relevant sections, errors occur in the loading process of containers, resulting in hidden safety risks or significant economic losses. Given the above situation, it is particularly important to find a high-efficiency cell guide accuracy inspection method for construction monitoring. 3D scanner to obtain three-dimensional data is presented in this paper, based on this paper proposes a new method, this method will be used based on improved instances of 3 d point cloud segmentation model to cell guide the segmentation, and fitting container ship cell guide structure, and then realize the function of container simulation test box, cell guide after the segmentation precision inspection at the same time, for the practicality review, we compared the accuracy data gained from inspection simulation and the measured data. As a result, it was confirmed that both values were within about ±1.5mm. The validity, and reliability of the method are further verified.
Evaluation of user experiences for the Clean Team Ghana container-based sanitation service in Kumasi, Ghana
Authors: Tidwell James B. , Nyarko Kwabena B. , Ross Ian , Dwumfour-Asare Bismark , Scott Pippa
Published: February 2022

There are few affordable and acceptable sanitation solutions for dense, low-income urban settlements. Though container-based toilets are a safely managed sanitation solution, little is known about user experiences to inform how such a solution should be viewed by governments. We conducted a before and after enrolment study of objective and subjective measures of sanitation quality due to the Clean Team Ghana (CTG) container-based toilet service in Kumasi, Ghana from June to December 2019. We collected data immediately prior to installation and 10 weeks afterwards for 292 customers. Most of them initially used public toilets with good structural quality, but sometimes these toilets had poor hygiene, lacked handwashing facilities, and required a 14.3-min mean time to use. We found that CTG delivered a high-quality service that positively impacted the quality of life of customers, saved them money, reduced gender gaps in the quality of life, and addressed the needs of those with physical disabilities. Problems with the CTG service, such as leaking, filling, smelling, or not being replaced as scheduled, were reported by fewer than 10% of customers. This evaluation supports the growing body of evidence that container-based sanitation provides a service valued by users in dense urban settlements.
The synthesis of an amended membrane coated with graphene oxide and dopamine and guanidyl-based modifier and its antifouling properties
Authors: Dongmei Li , Wenjie Li , Shubin Li , Zhiqiang Zhan , Junyu Liao , Tianyue Zhang , Xiaoyong Liu , yi Huang , Haiqiang Chen , Zhicheng Liao
Published: February 2022

The membrane fouling issue has aroused great concern. To improve their antifouling properties, surface grafting with oxidative deposition were employed to amend a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. The modifiers were amino-modified graphene oxide (AMGO), dopamine (DPA) and 1,3-diaminoguanidine hydrochloride (DAGH). To take bovine serum albumin (BSA, 1 g/l) as an example of organic materials, BSA interception rate and pure water flux recovery rate increased to 93.65% and 66.74%, respectively, while the corresponding values for the original membrane were much lower (72.82% and 31.72%). The optimum synthesis conditions were found to be 1.5 mg/ml of DPA, 1 wt% of DAGH, 2 mg/ml of AMGO, 4 h of DPA oxidation deposition time and 1 h of AMGO grafting time. Many functional groups like C = N, -NH2, C = O and -OH improved the membrane surface hydrophilicity leading to a higher resistance to organic pollution. Dopamine and guanidyl facilitated the antimicrobial performance of the modified membrane, whose antimicrobial rate was up to 96%, while the raw membrane had no antimicrobial activity. The amended membrane possessed 40% higher mechanical strength than the initial one. It could withstand a high pumping suction force. The noteworthy property was that the irreversible fouling rate decreased by 55%. Therefore, the amended membrane could restore its flux much more easily.
Entrepreneurship education and green entrepreneurial intention
Authors: Santika I Wayan , Wardana I Made , Setiawan Putu Yudi , Widagda I G. N. J. A.
Published: February 2022

The developments and changes that have occurred related to business and environmental aspects that have occurred in the last decade have led the international community to apply the concept of a green economy. A behavioral approach to green entrepreneurship can be done through the delivery of its values at the higher education level. Despite much attention has been focused on the importance of entrepreneurship education, its impacts on green entrepreneurial intention among students remain unclear. This study is a literature review to explain the relationship between entrepreneurship education and green entrepreneurship intentions with moderating environmental values and institutional support for green entrepreneurship. A literature review was conducted on 20 articles on the relationship between entrepreneurship education and green entrepreneurial intention. The results of a literature review referring to the Theory of Planned Behavior propose a conceptual framework for research on green entrepreneurial intention. This study is the first to explore the role of environmental values in the relationship between entrepreneurship education and the three antecedents of intention, namely attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. This study also explores the role of institutional support and green opportunity identification to increase green entrepreneurial intentions.
Análisis de la hidroestrategia y el derecho humano al agua en Colombia
Authors: Sierra-Zamora Paola Alexandra , Fonseca-Ortiz Tania Lucía , Sánchez-Tarazona Julián Andrés
Published: February 2022

La importancia de los recursos naturales en Colombia determina su integración institucional en el Estado desde los intereses nacionales, en pro de su preservación ante eventuales amenazas. Este artículo analiza específicamente el agua, entendida como derecho humano y recurso estratégico para el Estado, con el fin de comprender la hidroestrategia del Estado y su articulación con la defensa y seguridad nacional. Para ello se abordan los intereses nacionales del Estado, para luego analizar el interés específico de la gestión integral del recurso hídrico, así como las implicaciones del agua como recurso natural estratégico en el Estado social de derecho. Se concluye que la hidroestrategia brinda un enfoque de protección frente a las nuevas amenazas a este recurso, en articulación con la estrategia militar.
Evaluation of a Digitally Guided Self-Rehabilitation Device Coupled With Telerehabilitation Monitoring in Patients With Parkinson Disease (TELEP@RK): Open, Prospective Observational Study
Authors: Blanc Margaux , Roy Anne-Laure , Fraudet Bastien , Piette Patrice , Le Toullec Elodie , Nicolas Benoit , Gallien Philippe , Leblong Emilie
Published: February 2022

Background

Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disease causing a progressive loss of autonomy. This requires long-term rehabilitation care. Currently, new technologies are being developed for use in daily life, and there is a progressive implementation of telerehabilitation.

Objective

The aim of this study (the TELEP@RK study) is to evaluate the uses of a digital self-rehabilitation device in patients with Parkinson disease and their independent physiotherapists on the scale of a health territory.

Methods

A total of 10 independent physiotherapists and 31 patients with Parkinson disease were followed for 1 year to evaluate the use of a telerehabilitation tool (digital tablet and inertial sensor) via questionnaires of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The questionnaires were submitted to participants at 0, 2, and 12 months from the start of follow-up. The averages of the scores of the different determinants and constructs of the UTAUT questionnaires were compared at the different follow-up times.

Results

Among professionals, the averages of the various determinants were generally high at the beginning of the study with an average (out of 5) performance expectancy of 4.19, effort expectancy of 3.88, social influence of 3.95, facilitating conditions of 4, and intention to use of 3.97. These averages decreased over time.

Conclusions

Acceptability, acceptance, and appropriation of the tool were very high among the physiotherapists as well as the patients, despite the tool’s lack of evolution during the study. In the current health care context, these results allow us to envision a new organization of the care pathway for patients with chronic diseases, with the increased use of new technologies associated with telecare.
Exploring Older Adults’ Adoption and Use of a Tablet Computer During COVID-19: Longitudinal Qualitative Study
Authors: Kim Sunyoung , Yao Willow , Du Xiaotong
Published: February 2022

Background

As mobile computing technology evolves, such as smartphones and tablet computers, it increasingly offers features that may be particularly beneficial to older adults. However, the digital divide exists, and many older adults have been shown to have difficulty using these devices. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified how much older adults need but are excluded from having access to technologies to meet essential daily needs and overcome physical distancing restrictions.

Objective

This study sought to understand how older adults who had never used a tablet computer learn to use it, what they want to use it for, and what barriers they experience as they continue to use it during social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a series of semistructured interviews with eight people aged 65 years and older for 16 weeks, investigating older novice users’ adoption and use of a tablet computer during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19.

Results

Participants were gradually yet successfully accustomed to using a tablet computer to serve various daily needs, including entertainment, social connectedness, and information-seeking. However, this success was not achieved through developing sufficient digital skills but rather by applying the methods they were already familiar with in its operation, such as taking and referring to instruction notes.

Conclusions

Our findings imply that older adults without digital literacy can still benefit from a digital device for quality of later life if proper traditional methods they are already familiar with are offered in its use.
Evaluation of the Leishmania Surveillance System, Yemen, 2021
Authors: Aldaeri Magdi , Anam Labiba , Alhaidari Sami
Published: February 2022

Background

Control of preventive chemotherapy-targeted neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTDs) depends on strengthened health systems. Efficient health information systems provide a stimulus to reaching the sustainable development goal aimed at ending PC-NTD epidemics. However, there is limited assessment of surveillance system functions linked to PC-NTDs that are hinged on the optimal performance of surveillance system attributes.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness and performance of the National Leishmania Control Program (NLCP), and to estimate the strength and weakness points of the system.

Methods

We followed the updated six steps of Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems. Data were collected using in-depth interviews with relevant stakeholders at the central level and semistructured questionnaires at the peripheral level. We used questions (yes, no) to assess the usefulness and a 5-point Likert scale to measure the attributes. The final score was interpreted as poor (<60), average (60-80), and good (>80).

Results

The NLCP seemed to be useful (86%) and some of its objectives were met. The system has average performance in flexibility (78%), simplicity (64%), acceptability (80%), and data quality (65%). Poor performance was indicated for stability (33%) and timeliness (8%). The overall performance of the NLCP was deemed to be poor (55%). Continuation of the system was the strongest point, whereas the lack of governmental and agency funds was the weakest point.

Conclusions

The NLCP was found to be useful regarding the attributes assessed; simplicity, flexibility, acceptability, and data quality were deemed to be average, whereas stability and timeliness were considered to be poor. Governmental financial support to the program is highly recommended. In addition, creating a database for staff at the peripheral level and expanding the number of health facilities that serve as Leishmania units are required.
Consumers’ Food Safety Knowledge and Practices During COVID-19 in Jordan: Web-based Survey
Authors: Al Zein Eva Inam , Rashaideh Amjad , Kheirallah Khaled , Khazally Hala , Syaheen Mamoun
Published: February 2022

Background

In Western countries, several studies have reported changes in consumers’ behaviors regarding food safety in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shared responsibility of food safety, between governments, food businesses, and consumers, has been well recognized and calls for extra preventive measures and recommendations to be introduced for food handlers, producers, and consumers. Little, however, is known about food safety in developing countries, including Jordan.

Objective

This study assessed the food safety knowledge and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic era in Jordan.

Methods

A web-based, self-administered questionnaire, published via the Jordan Food and Drug Administration website and social media platforms (March-July 2021), was utilized. The questionnaire assessed COVID-19 preventive measures (11 questions), food safety knowledge, (13 questions), and food safety practices (12 questions). Descriptive statistics were presented.

Results

In total, 969 respondents gave valid responses, of which 588 (60.7%) were females, 325 (33.5%) were 38-49 years old, 628 (64.8%) were married, 623 (64.3%) had college or bachelor degrees, 376 (38.8%) were from the central region, 809 (83.5%) were living in urban settings, and 313 (32.3%) had a medical background. The mean (SD) food safety knowledge score was 8.34 (2.33; range 0-13). Mean food safety knowledge scores were significantly different (P<.05) by age, marital status, education, field of study, training in food safety, employment status, monthly family income, and area of residence but not by gender and number of family members. Statistically significant correlations between mean knowledge scores and COVID-19 practice scores (P<.001, r=0.183) and food safety practice scores (P<.001, r=0.346) were detected.

Conclusions

Consumers seem to have adequate food safety knowledge and follow COVID-19-related preventive measures, which may transfer to better food practices and prevention of diseases, such as foodborne illnesses and COVID-19. Further studies and interventions in this regard are needed in Jordan.
Impact of Multiple Hygienic Interventions on Caregivers’ Behaviors in a Conflict Setting, Yemen: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Al-Taj Mansour , Al Serouri Abdulawed
Published: February 2022

Background

Several household hygiene programs have been implemented by the Ministry of Public Health and Population and international nongovernment organizations to reduce the risk factors related to child morbidity and mortality in Yemen. However, no research has been conducted to assess the impact of such interventions on caregivers’ hygiene behavior. We therefore carried out a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether such interventions could improve caregivers’ hygiene behavior.

Objective

The study aims to identify the impact of hygiene promotion interventions on mothers’ practices related to water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Methods

A 6-month cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in Hufash District of Al-Mahweet Province in Yemen from May to October 2015. In total, 20 villages were randomly selected and assigned to an intervention arm that received hygiene promotional interventions and a control arm. In total, 358 households were interviewed at baseline and the endpoint. A logistic regression model was fitted to data, and the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was used to estimate the effect size of the intervention.

Results

The intervention made significant improvements in caregivers’ handwashing after using a latrine (AOR 2.6, 95% CI 1.75-3.90) and before feeding the baby (AOR 1.8, 95% CI 1.14-2.92), safe disposal of child feces (AOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.35-2.53), covering of remaining food (AOR 1.1, 95% CI 1.08-1.19), cleaning of cooking utensils (AOR 1.27, 95% CI 1.08-1.51), and cleanness of drinking water storage containers (AOR 1.3, 95% CI 1.17-1.46). However, the intervention had no effect on caregivers’ handwashing practices after cleaning child feces, before preparing food, and before eating a meal, as well as no improvement in cleanness of the floor of the kitchen.

Conclusions

The findings from this trial reveal the important role that hygiene promotion can play in improving caregivers’ behaviors that could lead to better child health in high-risk communities where access to primary health care is limited.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03810430; https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03810430
Analisis Keberlanjutan Pengelolaan Benih Bening Lobster (Puerulus) di Kecamatan Cidaun Kabupaten Cianjur
Authors: Djayanti Desi Dwi , Noor Trisna Insan , Tridakusumah Ahmad Choibar
Published: February 2022

Lobster (Panulirus spp.) merupakan salah satu komoditi unggulan yang bernilai ekonomis tinggi, sehingga menjadi salah satu target tangkapan nelayan. Seiring berjalannya waktu permintaan tidak hanya untuk keperluan konsumsi saja, tetapi juga mencakup benih (Puerulus). Tingginya permintaan dan harga dikhawatirkan akan mengancam keberlanjutan sumberdaya, karena semakin memicu upaya penangkapan. Menyikapi kondisi tersebut, pemerintah membatasi ukuran penangkapan dengan mengeluarkan PERMENKP No.56/2016. Namun pada tahun 2020 aturan tersebut di ganti dengan PERMENKP No.12/2020 yang memberikan izin terhadap penangkapan Puerulus. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu menganalisis keberlanjutan pengelolaan lobster pasca moratorium kegiatan penangkapan Puerulus di Kecamatan Cidaun Kabupaten Cianjur. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu mix method dengan penentuan jumlah sampel menggunakan Slovin dengan jumlah 79 orang nelayan. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan MDS dengan pendekatan Rapfish. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa berdasarkan dimensi ekologi, sosial, teknologi serta hukum dan kelembagaan status pengelolaan sumber daya Lobster di perairan Kecamatan Cidaun Kabupaten Cianjur berada pada kategori kurang berkelanjutan, sementara berdasarkan dimensi ekonomi tergolong kategori cukup berkelanjutan.
Use and Outcomes of Induction Therapy in Well-Matched Kidney Transplant Recipients
Authors: Evans Rhys D.R. , Lan James H. , Kadatz Matthew , Brar Sandeep , Chang Doris T. , McMichael Lachlan , Gill Jagbir , Gill John S.
Published: February 2022

Background and objectives

The optimal induction treatment in low–immune risk kidney transplant recipients is uncertain. We therefore investigated the use and outcomes of induction immunosuppression in a low-risk cohort of patients who were well matched with their donor at HLA-A, -B, -DR, -DQB1 on the basis of serologic typing.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Our study was an observational study of first adult kidney-only transplant recipients in the United States recorded by the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network.

Results

Among 2976 recipients, 57% were treated with T cell–depleting antibodies, 28% were treated with an IL-2 receptor antagonist, and 15% were treated without induction. There was no difference in allograft survival, death-censored graft survival, or death with function between patients treated with an IL-2 receptor antagonist and no induction therapy. In multivariable models, patients treated with T cell–depleting therapy had a similar risk of graft loss from any cause, including death (hazard ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 0.98 to 1.45), compared with patients treated with an IL-2 receptor antagonist or no induction. The findings were consistent in subgroup analyses of Black recipients, patients grouped by calculated panel reactive antibody, and donor source. The incidence of acute rejection at 1 year was low (≤5%) and did not vary between treatment groups.

Conclusions

Use of induction therapy with T cell–depleting therapy or IL-2 receptor antagonists in first kidney transplant recipients who are well matched with their donor at the HLA-A, -B, -DR, -DQB1 gene loci is not associated with improved post-transplant outcomes.
Teachers in The New Normal: Challenges and Coping Mechanisms in Secondary Schools
Authors: Agayon Aina Joyce D. , R. Agayon Angel Kem , T. Pentang Jupeth
Published: February 2022

Teachers encountered numerous challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. Herewith, this study aimed to determine the challenges encountered by Filipino teachers in the new normal and their coping mechanisms. This study employed a qualitative inquiry to determine the challenges encountered and coping mechanisms employed by teachers amid modular instruction, involving 10 teachers from five secondary schools in the Philippines who participated voluntarily. Data were gathered through a written narrative from each participant and were analyzed thematically. Themed findings showed that these teachers are greatly challenged in terms of learning quality transfer, module distribution and retrieval, students’ difficulties in following instruction, power disruption, internet connection, and health risks posed by the pandemic. Nevertheless, these teachers dealt with these difficulties by employing their own coping techniques. Teaching can be challenging and frustrating, especially in these difficult times, but as these teachers demonstrated, everything is possible. Hence, educators must be ready for any situation that may arise. This situation is unlikely to get better anytime soon; instead, teachers will need to adjust to and accept this reality.
Different Type of Image Compression using Various techniques, Highlighting Segmentation based image Compression
Authors: Chaturvedi Soumya
Published: February 2022

Abstract: Image compression (IC) plays an important part in Digital Image Processing (DIP), it is as well very very essential for effective transmission and storing of images. Image Compression (IC), is basically recusing the size of an image and that too without adjusting the quality of the picture. It is kind of software with records pressure on digital Image. The objective is to lessen reiteration of the picture info for you to be accomplished of store or transmit information in a proficient shape. This paper gives review of kinds of images and its compression strategies. An image, in its genuine form, conveys big extent of data which requiress no longer finest large quantity of memory provisions for its garage but moreover causes difficult transmission over limited bandwidth channel. So, one of the acute factors for picture storage space or transmission over any exchange media is Image Compression. Image Compression makes it possible for increasing file sizes of practicable, storable and communicable dimensions. Keywords: Image Compression; segmentation based image compression component; formatting; Lossless compression; Lossy compression; techniques.
IoT Based Signal Violated Vehicle Detector
Authors: Kumar T. Anil
Published: February 2022

Abstract: The number of new vehicles on the road is increasing rapidly, which in turn causes highly congested roads and due to the long awaiting red signals, few vehicle drivers ignore traffic rules by violating traffic signals. This leads to a high number of road accidents and hence it is essential to detect the signal violated vehicles automatically. Traffic violation detection systems using IOT technology can able to send violated vehicle information to the concern traffic police station automatically by which the vehicle can be penalized immediately. The proposed system can be implemented using vehicle ID card installed in the vehicle itself such that if the vehicle moves further during presence of red signal, automatically, vehicle information in the form of vehicle registration number, type of vehicle (weather it is two-wheeler, car, truck, auto, etc.), owner name, vehicle colour, etc, can be forwarded to the concern authorities through concern mobile phones. To prove the concept practically, all vehicles must be equipped with these low-cost wireless ID cards such that the vehicle data can be transmitted continuously. The demo module contains a mini automatic traffic signal post along with simulated road. The system is designed such that when red signal is energized and during this period, if any vehicle crosses the zebra lines, the system receives the vehicle data and transmits the same through Wi-Fi module. If anybody violates the traffic signal, immediately alarm will be energized to alert the nearest traffic police. The main processor must be installed near the traffic signals, which regrets to acquire vehicle information during the presence of yellow and green signals. The demo module contains one toy car which will be equipped with its wireless ID card. Major building blocks: Simulation of single lane road constructed with traffic signal post & zebra crossing, main processor designed with Arduino MCU, wireless ID card designed with 89C2051 controller chip, IR signal decoder (TSOP1738), Wi – Fi module, Alarm, IR LED, 5v Power supply unit, Toy car, etc.
Gender Mainstreaming on the Boards of Directors of Banks: Its impact on Bank Performance
Authors: Grover Krishan Lal
Published: February 2022

Abstract: Gender mainstreaming is an approach to achieve gender equality. It entails incorporating a gender viewpoint into the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and assessment of policies, regulatory measures, and expenditure plans. While promoting gender equality mainstreaming, alliances between men and women, results in good return which encourages inclusive growth. Corporate governance regulations all over the world encourage the inclusion of women on corporate boards. In 2013, it became mandatory for a company's board of directors to include at least one female director. Board directors play a vital role in any organisation. The primary responsibility of board directors is to increase shareholder wealth. Because of the opacity in banks, the position of board directors is crucial. Their role isn't just to make policies; it also includes putting forth efforts to ensure banking's longterm viability. A well-functioning banking system is regarded as a prerequisite for growth. An attempt is made to investigate the role of female directors in Indian banking, using return on assets and return on equity as performance measures. The panel data is used to examine five public banks and five private banks listed on the BSE. Research articles on the role of gender diversity in the board of directors in affecting bank performance have been collected from several refereed journals to review the related literature. Keywords: Banking, Gender, Director, Performance, Woman
ESTRATEGIAS DE AFRONTAMIENTO Y MIEDO A HABLAR EN PÚBLICO EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS A NIVEL DE GRADO
Authors: Maldonado Iván , Reich Micaela
Published: February 2022

En Uruguay son escasas las investigaciones científicas que estudian la relación entre Miedo a Hablar en Público y Afrontamiento, y menos las que estudian el papel de variables socio-demográficas. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo describir y comparar los niveles de Miedo o Ansiedad de Hablar en Púbico (CASO-A30) y las Estrategias de Afrontamiento (Brief COPE) de los estudiantes de 2do. y 4to. año a nivel de grado y la incidencia de variables socio-demográficas (Encuesta elaborada ad hoc para este estudio). La muestra analizada (n= 76),  34 alumnos de 2do. año y 42 alumnos de 4to., se compuso mayoritariamente por mujeres (88,2%) de entre 21 y 25 años (57,9%) sin actividad laboral (61,8%); aportó información por medio de cuestionarios de auto-informe, hallándose correlaciones negativas y positivas estadísticamente significativas entre las variables dependientes y algunas socio-demográficas. Se concluyó que las mujeres de entre 21 y 25 años, cursando 2do. año y sin actividad laboral evidenciaron ser la población de mayor vulnerabilidad.
El sueño de tener una Intranet que funcione como Wikipedia
Authors: Blanco Diana , Lavore Dafne , Pepe Ana Inés
Published: February 2022

¿Cuándo Intranet se convierte en un éxito como herramienta de comunicación interna en las organizaciones? ¿Por qué algunas veces es un fracaso? En este artículo, las autoras discuten cómo la transmisión de información trasciende las posibilidades tecnológicas y la voluntad de los directores y depende, también, de las redes de comunicación informal.
Marketing por Internet
Authors: Rocca María Inés
Published: February 2022

¿Cómo lograr que una organización aparezca mejor rankeada en los portales de búsqueda en Internet? ¿Qué criterio utilizan los grandes motores de búsqueda, como Google o Yahoo, para ubicar a una organización en los primeros lugares de búsqueda relacionadas al posicionamiento en Internet? Éstas y otras preguntas que varios nos hemos hecho en torno a este tema son las que Miguel Todaro pretende contestar en su libro Internet Marketing Methods Revealed.
Ataque de pánico. Un corto de ciencia ficción y distribución digital
Authors: Gersberg Betina
Published: February 2022

Es un cortometraje de ciencia ficción sobre la invasión y destrucción de Montevideo en manos de unos robots gigantes. El corto logró una difusión vertiginosa cuando su director, Federico Álvarez (Montevideo, 1978) lo subió a YouTube. El video captó la atención de Hollywood y Sam Raimi, productor del Hombre Araña, contrató por un millón de dólares al uruguayo para que filme en 2010 su primer largometraje de ciencia ficción, a rodarse en Uruguay y Argentina, y con un costo de producción de 30 millones de dólares.
Un juego infinito de significaciones
Authors: Zabaleta Virginia
Published: February 2022

Las posibilidades para las investigaciones sociales se amplían y enriquecen al integrar fuentes alternativas para el análisis de datos y la generación de conocimiento. En este artículo, la autora presenta la importancia del análisis de fotografías para la investigación histórica y social, y propone caminos para desarrollar este campo en nuestro país.
Comunicar comunidad
Authors: Scafati Alejandra
Published: February 2022

Robert White s.j. es norteamericano, especialista y profesor en Medios de comunicación, religión y cultura y Ética de la comunicación. Académico reconocido que ha hecho aportes significativos para el desarrollo teórico de la comunicación. Participa en el Comité Editorial de la revista DiaLogos de la Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación (FELAFACS).
El mito y los mass media
Authors: Mazza Javier
Published: February 2022

¿Qué puede llegar a tener que ver el mito con el cine?, ¿con la televisión? ¿con el cómic? Dice el autor de este texto que “la palabra mito nos suena a algo alejado, ajeno, exótico, pasado de moda y que poco tiene que ver con nosotros. Le sobrevuela el fantasma del dogma y entonces lo descartamos de manera casi automática, lo desestimamos en virtud de su aparente carencia de racionalidad, de su primitivismo estereotipado.”Los defensores del valor y poder del mito aparecen, señala el autor, como unos seres anticuados, cuasi primarios, que intentan sostener una forma de pensamiento tan arcaica que nada tiene que ver con el individuo contemporáneo, el hombre de la era de los medios de comunicación masiva y el auge de la tecnología. En este artículo, Javier Mazza propone que existe una carencia de novedad en el pensamiento y en las representaciones artísticas modernas y posmodernas. Y, además, que es inconcebible pensar en una evolución del tipo moderno en el pensamiento, que es imposible creer en el cambio de un paradigma a otro como un proceso de ruptura y reconstrucción, sino que en realidad lo que tiene lugar es un proceso de adaptación y reelaboración de contenidos arquetípicos permanentes. Para ello, el autor analiza las figuras y los patrones mitológicos presentes en los medios de comunicación masiva, y muestra de qué manera podemos poner de manifiesto la conexión que existe entre los héroes mitológicos y los de los mass media.Palabras clave: mito, cultura, arquetipos, héroes mitológicos, héroes de los mass media.How can the myth possibly be related to the cinema? And with the TV or comics? This paper’s author sustains that “the word myth may sound remote, exotic, old fashioned and like something that has little to do with us. It is surrounded by the phantom of dogma, therefore we disregard it almost automatically and we underestimate it because of its apparent lack of rationality and its stereotyped primitivism.” Those who defend the value and power of the myth, the author says, are seen like antiquated beings, almost primary, trying to hold on to a way of thinking so archaic that has nothing to do with the contemporary individual, the man of the mass media era and the rise of technology. In this paper, Javier Mazza suggests that there is mainly a lack of novelty in thought and in modern and postmodern artistic representations. Also, that they say something even worse: that it is inconceivable to think of a modern-type evolution of thought and that it is impossible to believe that the change from one paradigm to another is a process of rupture and reconstruction. What really takes place is a process of adaptation and rework of permanent archetypical contents. To illustrate this point of view, the author analyzes the patterns and mythological figures present in the mass media showing in which way we can establish a clear connection between the mythological and mass media heroes.Key words: myth, culture, archetype, mythological heores, mass media heores.
Las nuevas formas de estar solos
Authors: Stillo Mónica
Published: February 2022

Hannah Arendt, en su obra clásica La Condición Humana, encuentra el nacimiento de la vida pública en el ágora griega y la define como ese espacio donde se encuentran los iguales y se descubren como ciudadanos; en contraposición, vivir solo es “estar privado” desprovisto de comunidad: “lo público es lo que se muestra en condiciones de co-presencia (de encuentro); lo privado es lo que se esconde del mundo público, pero cuya existencia es conocida e imprescindible” .
Fotografía de Marcelo Casacuberta
Authors: Casacuberta Marcelo
Published: February 2022

A la Isla de Lobos fui como camarógrafo, en un documental de otro realizador, y mientras filmábamos las secuencias era inevitable que yo fuera sacando algunas fotos, ya sea de los animales, del rodaje o del entorno de la isla. Sacaba fotos más bien centradas en los lobos y sus conductas, mezcladas con otras que buscaban más lo estético, la composición, una cierta luz. Son dos fases que conviven en mí: el fotógrafo de fauna y el fotógrafo plástico. En algunas fotos, esos dos fotógrafos se mezclan; en otras, trabajan en forma más independiente.