bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS AKURASI DAN KARAKTERISTIK TERJEMAHAN AL-QUR`AN DAN TERJEMAHNYA BAHASA JAWA BANYUMASAN
Authors: Nurul Husna
Published: April 2021

Al-Qur`an dan Terjemahnya Bahasa Jawa Banyumasan is a manifestation of the need for the contribution of the Quran to local communities, especially Banyumasan. This translation was compiled by a team of translators who were delegated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in 2011. The use of Banyumasan Javanese as an object language for translation is a fresh thing. This research is crucial as it is the first study of the Banyumasan translation of the Quran. This study aims to understand the methods of translation and also to look at the accuracy of the translation. This research is a library research using descriptive-analysis method. The references used in analyzing the accuracy of this translation are the Banyumasan dialect dictionary and linguists' statements obtained from the author's interviews. The results of this study indicate that this translation uses a contextual method with several improvisations to explain the meaning, loanwords from both Indonesian and Arabic, hierarchical language, affirmation of meaning, and also distortion of meaning that does not change the meaning of the verse.
Keywords: Quran Translation, Banyumasan Javanese Language, dialect, accuration
UTILIZAÇÃO DO CICLO PDCA E APLICAÇÃO DO MILK RUN EM UM PROCESSO DE LOGÍSTICA REVERSA EM UMA INDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS
Authors: De Paula Johnatan Correia Mantay , Feroni Rita de Cassia
Published: April 2021

A logística reversa vem se destacando dentro das organizações como uma estratégia empresarial, que além de apoiar-se em aspectos legais e socioambientais, procura a satisfação dos clientes. Assim, o presente estudo analisou a logística reversa em uma indústria do ramo alimentício objetivando gerar soluções práticas e viáveis para o problema de insatisfação dos principais clientes da organização, motivados pela ineficiência dos processos reversos. Para tanto, utilizou-se a metodologia PDCA como norteadora central na resolução do problema proposto, bem como a técnica milk run como ação principal do trabalho. Como resultados, obtém-se maior eficiência no processo de logística reversa, pautado em quatro principais indicadores: i) maior rapidez no retorno de mercadorias de devoluções por causa de uma consolidação de carga mais rápida devido a aplicação do milk run; ii) redução de custos de frete reverso na região Sul motivados pela negociação realizada pautando principalmente a centralização dos volumes em uma mesma transportadora; iii) aumento no nível de satisfação dos principais clientes da organização; iv) maior reaproveitamento dos produtos retornados devido a maior agilidade nesse processo reverso.
GEREJA MEMPERSIAPKAN PEMUDA MELALUI MENTORING DI GBI ASIA AFRIKA BANDUNG
Authors: Rungkat Robert William , Prihanto Joko
Published: April 2021

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Dengan adanya kemajuan jaman yang berubah demikian majunya, membuat semua hal di dunia ini mengalami perubahan signifikan, gereja sekalipun tidak luput dari tantangan tersebut. Tapi masalah mencolok yang terberat di akhir jaman ini adalah kurangnya gereja mempersiapkan generasi muda atau pemuda untuk menghadapi masa depan. Karena generasi muda adalah masa depan gereja. Gereja melupakan generasi muda sama dengan melupakan masa depan gereja itu sendiri. Oleh sebab itu penulis disini tertarik untuk meneliti lebih jauh tentang bagaimana gereja mempersiapkan diri buat masa yang akan datang dengan mementori pemuda maka gereja mempunyai masa depan yang cerah dan terjaga sesuai kehendak Tuhan ? Dan apa yang diteliti penulis, dipraktekan di dalam Gereja Bethel Indonesia Asia Afrika (Kalam Hidup) Bandung untuk membuktikan, apakah dengan mentoring pemuda bisa menjawab pertanyaan sebelumnya di GBI Asia Afrika (Kalam Hidup) Bandung ?
Effect of intake of Vitrum vitamin-mineral complex in combination with adaptogens on immune status and physical work capacity in highly skilled student athletes
Authors: Zaitseva I. P. , Tsygan V. N. , Kim A. E.
Published: April 2021

Purpose of the study: to study the effect of Vitrum in combination with adaptogens on immunological reactivity and physical performance in athletes under conditions of intense training.

Materials and methods: 4 groups of athletes, 10 people in each, went through a cycle of intensive training according to a specially developed methodology. Group I took Vitrum, group II — Vitrum + Eleutherococcus extract, group III — Vitrum + ginseng tincture. Group IV — ascorbic acid and was used as a control. Blood for analysis was taken from the cubital vein before and after 28 days of drug administration. Indicators of immunological reactivity were determined by modern laboratory methods. Physical performance was determined by the index of the Harvard step test (IHST) and the PWC170 test.

Results: the use of Vitrum in combination with adaptogens promotes a significant increase in the parameters of humoral (increase in IgA by 32–40 %, IgM by 28–43 %, IgG by 9–14 %) and cellular (increasing the completeness of phagocytosis by 9–37 % immunity.

Conclusion: intake of Vitrum in combination with adaptogens was accompanied by a significant increase in nonspecific immunity and increased the level of fitness.
Adölesan, Normal ve İleri Yaş Gebeliklerde Tiroid Fonksiyonlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: KINCI Mehmet Ferdi , KARAKAŞ PASKAL Ezgi , SARUHAN Ercan , BAŞARAN Yalçın
Published: April 2021

Bu çalışmada, hastanemize başvuran gebe kadınların tiroid fonksiyon testi (fT4 veTSH) sonuçlarını ve bu sonuçlara göre hipertiroidi, ötiroidi, subklinik hipotiroidi ve aşikar hipotiroidi sıklığını yaş gruplarına göre değerlendirdik. Mevcut gebeliğinde ilk defa hastaneye başvuran birinci trimestrde olan 6843 gebe çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastalar 19 yaş altı, 20-34 yaş arası ve 35 yaş üzeri şeklinde 3 gruba ayrıldı. fT4 ve TSH değerleri gruplar arasında karşılaştırıldı. Gebelerin ortalama TSH değerleri 1.61 (0.987, 2.41) mIU/mL’idi. Çalışma grupları arasında hipertiroidi, ötiroidi, subklinik hipotiroidi ve aşikar hipotiroidi açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark izlenmedi. Fakat, 35 yaş üzerindeki gebelerde hipertiroidi sıklığı 35 yaş altındaki gebelere göre daha fazla izlendi. Ülkemizdeki diğer çalışmalara benzer şekilde sırası ile; hipertiroidi, subklinik hipotiroidi ve aşikar hipotiroidi sıklığı %2.9, %22.1 ve %0.4 olarak saptanmıştır. Bu nedenle, özellikle ülkemiz gibi iyot eksikliği sık olan bölgelerde yaş ayrımı gözetmeksizin gebelerde tiroid fonksiyonlarının çalışılmasını öneriyoruz.
Aterosklerotik Hastalığın Primer Korumasında Aspirin Kullanımının Uygunluğu: ASSOS Çalışmasının Altgrup Analizi
Authors: CELIK Oguzhan , ÇİL Cem
Published: April 2021

Ülkemizde aspirin kardiyovasküler hastalıklardan korunma amacıyla en çok kullanılan ilaçlardan biridir. Ancak aspirinin primer korumada uygun endikasyon dahilinde kullanılıp kullanılmadığı yeterince araştırılmamıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, primer korumada aspirinin reçete dağılımını incelemek ve uluslararası kılavuzlara göre uygunluğunu araştırmaktır. The Appropriateness of Aspirin Use in Medical Outpatients: A Multicenter, Observational Study (ASSOS çalışması) Türkiye’nin her bölgesinden ve 14 farklı şehirden 30 farklı kardiyoloji polikliniğinden alınan veriler ile sağlanan çok merkezli kesitsel bir çalışma şeklinde dizayn edilmiştir. Çalışmaya kardiyoloji polikliniğe başvuran 18 yaş üstü, son 30 gün içinde her ne sebeple olursa olsun düzenli olarak düşük doz aspirin (75-100 mg) kullanan hastalar dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmamızda bu hastalardan sekonder koruma nedeniyle aspirin kullananlar çıkarılarak sadece primer koruma amaçlı aspirin kullanananlar değerlendirildi ve sonuçların primer korumada aspirin kullanımının 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) ve 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) kılavuzlarına göre uygunluk oranı araştırılmıştır. 2016 ESC kılavuzuna göre hastaların %100'ünde, 2019 ACC/AHA kılavuzuna göre ise hastaların %89'unda primer koruma için uygunsuz aspirin kullanımı tespit edildi. Ülkemizde gerek ESC kılavuzuna göre gerekse de ACC/AHA kılavuzuna göre primer korumada uygunsuz aspirin kullanımı sıktır.
valor de la autopsia clínica
Authors: Álvarez Santana Reynaldo
Published: April 2021

La autopsia es el método de estudio fundamental de la Anatomía Patológica y constituye el examen más completo del enfermo y la enfermedad por lo que es una garantía de la calidad en la medicina. Este precepto, repetido en innumerables ocasiones por diversos autores e investigadores, ha constituido la motivación fundamental de la dedicación de nuestro trabajo en la especialidad. De sus resultados se desprenden numerosos beneficios asistenciales, docentes, investigativos y administrativos, para médicos, estudiantes, pacientes, familiares y la sociedad en general. Los mismos, dependen no sólo de la cantidad de autopsias que se realicen; sino también, de la calidad con que cada proceder es llevado a cabo. De la minuciosidad, profesionalidad, motivación con que se practique cada una dependerán los resultados que se obtengan y, por ende, los beneficios anteriormente señalados.
Utilidad de la citología de orina en el diagnóstico de la equistosomiasis urinaria
Authors: Guillén Saorín Elena , Ortiz González Ana , Sánchez Espinosa Alberto , Sánchez Gutiérrez David
Published: April 2021

La esquistosomiasis vesical es una enfermedad tropical poco frecuente en nuestro país, pero de gran importancia clínica, ya que puede evolucionar hacia procesos graves como la insuficiencia renal o el carcinoma de células escasmosas de vejiga. Aunque la incidencia de casos en España no es muy alta, en zonas como África subsahariana, Oriente Medio, sur de Asia y América, su morbilidad es alta. Por tanto, es importante realizar un adecuado screening citológico en pacientes con síntomas sospechosos, especialmente si proceden de zonas endémicas.Se presentan dos casos de esquistosomiasis urinaria en varones de 11 y 21 años, ambos con hematuria terminal crónica, persistente y recidivante, a los que se realizó citología de orina, en la que se evidenció la presencia de huevos de Schistosoma haematobium.
Methods of Improving Productivity in Apparel Industry
Authors: Subhashini R. , Varghese Nirmala
Published: April 2021

Productivity plays an important role in any garment industry. There are various reasons for which the productivity decreases and there are many known methods to improve the productivity. Choosing a correct and effective method plays a crucial role. A garment manufacturing unit is considered for study and analysis. The study helped in identifying the problems in the industry. The study reported that productivity is low due to time Study analysis not being followed for the sewing operations. Secondly, employees are not motivated in the workplace. In order to improve the productivity, time study and motion study are the effective methods. Work study is known to be a highly effective productivity improvement method. Determining the standard work cycle time is one of the most important step used in work study, which helps in great deal in improving activities. The time study and method study was carried out and was found that the employees are not motivated in the workplace and that has resulted in low productivity and efficiency. Subsequently with the help of management various monetary and non-monetary incentives to employees were suggested in addition to salary on weekly or monthly basis. The introduction of the incentive schemes has motivated the employees to work more efficiently. The time and motion study carried out in the industry has improved the productivity by 33% and on an average; an operator makes 32 pieces per hour.
ANÁLISIS JURISPRUDENCIAL SOBRE LAS LIMITACIONES IMPUESTAS DESDE LA ORDENACIÓN DEL TERRITORIO A LOS GRANDES ESTABLECIMENTOS COMERCIALES EN EL ÁMBITO DE LA COMUNIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL PAÍS VASCO
Authors: MORENO GARCIA JOSE JAVIER
Published: April 2021

La Sala de lo Contencioso-administrativo del Tribunal Superior
de Justicia del País Vasco ha abordado una serie de conflictos surgidos por las
limitaciones impuestas a los Grandes Centros Comerciales por el Plan Territorial
Sectorial de Creación Pública de Suelo para Actividades Económicas y de Equipamientos
Comerciales de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, aprobado por
Decreto 262/2004, de 21 de diciembre.

Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko Administrazioarekiko Auzietako
Salak hainbat auziri heldu die, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko Jarduera Ekonomikoetarako
Lurzorua Sortzeko eta Saltoki Handiak Antolatzeko Lurraldearen Arloko
Planak merkataritza-gune handiei ezarritako mugen inguruan (plan hori abenduaren
21eko 262/2004 Dekretuaz onartu zen).

The administrative-contentious chamber of the High Court of Justice
of the Basque Country has dealt with a series of conflicts that arose by the limitations
imposed to large shopping centres by the Sectional Territorial plan for the
Public creation of soil for economic activities and commercial equipments in the
Autonomous Community of the Basque Country approved by the Decree 262/2004
of December 21st.
Game of Organizational Politics Leading to Turnover Intention
Authors: Khushk Amir Ali , Zengtian Zhang , Aman Nasir
Published: April 2021

Purpose: This study investigated the role of job pressure in the relationship between organizational politics and turnover intent among faculty members in universities in Pakistan. This study also assessed the impact of politics at the workplace among faculty members in the universities of Pakistan
Methodology/Approach/Design: This study was performed in Pakistan, using primary data collected through a questionnaire. The total number of participants was 270. A convenient sampling technique was employed for selecting the sample. The majority of the respondents were from the Punjab province followed by Sindh province, KPK, and Baluchistan. Two independent variables perceived organizational politics and job stress, and one dependent variable, Turnover intention, were considered for this research. Reliability analysis and multiple regressions were used as data analysis in this study.
Results: The independent variable i:e Perceived organizational politics selected for the research is found to be positive and significant with relation to the dependent variable i:e Turnover Intention. This means the management can predict the turnover intention of employees by taking into consideration the variables such as organizational politics, and mediating variable- job stress.
Practical Implications: The practical implication of this research will help the management to control the effects of politics in the organization on the job of faculty members and design policies and training to engage and deal with the stress caused by organizational politics and retain the employees and decrease the turnover rate in universities.
Originality/Value: This is one of the few studies that evaluate the effect of politics on turnover intention due to job stress in the context of Universities. This is important for both academia and scholars alike. Numerous studies recently paid attention to the impact of work politics on turnover intent. Thus, this analysis would aggregate the variable of past studies along with job stress, to check the effect on turnover intention.
Corporate Diversification and Financial Performance of Listed Firms in Kenya: Does Firm Size Matter?
Authors: Tanui Peninah Jepkogei , Serebemuom Bramwel Murgor
Published: April 2021

Purpose: The study tested the hypothesis about the relationship between corporate diversification and financial performance. Moreover, moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between corporate diversification and financial performance of listed firms at Nairobi securities exchange (NSE) in Kenya was tested.
Methodology/Approach/Design: The study was informed by market power and resource-based view (RBV) theories. To test the hypotheses, secondary panel data were collected from 35 listed firms at NSE from 2003 to 2017.
Results: From panel regression analysis output, there was a significant positive (β = 2.225, p value = .000 < .05) relationship between corporate diversification and financial performance. Furthermore, firm size had a negative and significant (β = -.155, p value = .031<.05) moderating effect in the relationship between corporate diversification and financial performance.
Practical Implications: The study thus concluded that firm size had a buffering effect in the link between corporate diversification and the financial performance of listed firms in Kenya. The findings of the study could be relevant to policymakers in drafting policies that affect diversification strategies of firms. For further research, the study recommended an increase of scope, other measurement approaches, analysis of corporate diversification from different perspectives other than product, and controlling for board characteristics.
Originality/Value: The study while controlling the age of the firm tested the moderation effect of firm size in the relationship between corporate diversification and financial performance.
Taakspecifieke focale dystonie bij musici
Authors: DOOMS T.
Published: April 2021

Task-specific focal dystonia in musicians Task-specific focal dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary contractions during a specific activity. In musicians, the abnormal movement can occur while playing an instrument or while singing. The muscle contractions are usually painless, but the function of the affected region is disturbed. The clinical picture occurs more in men than in women and is most frequent in pianists or guitarists. The abnormality is usually localized in the fingers, the hands or the entire arm. Drummers can have problems in the lower limbs. Brass and woodwind players can lose control of the lips, tongue or facial muscles. This is called “embouchure dystonia”. Singers suffer from the larynx. The diagnosis is a clinical diagnosis. It is important to observe the musician making music. Outside the musical activity, all tests are normal. Technical examinations can be useful to rule out other diagnoses. The therapy is difficult and often unsatisfactory. In many cases, the disease predicts the end of the musical career.
COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on elimination of hepatitis by 2030: Current and future prospects
Authors: Kamran Muhammad , Jafri Wasim
Published: April 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to discuss the challenges and difficulties faced by health agencies in meeting the WHO objective of eliminating hepatitis amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this paper also elucidates the various solutions to these problems, so that a realistic way forward can be determined in order to deal with this chronic problem in an effective and timely manner.    

Methodology: This was a theoretical paper.

Findings: The present world is witnessing an unprecedented global calamity in the form of COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the contagion is so immense and wide-spread that it has practically brought the best economies and healthcare systems of the world to the verge of collapse. With the entire world focusing on the pandemic itself and its consequences, the emphasis on other major health issues has dwindled considerably. One of those essential and magnanimous tasks is the universal campaign for the elimination of hepatitis. The Global Health Sector Strategy (under the umbrella of WHO) has identified five key areas in which significant efforts are required in order to eliminate hepatitis from the world by 2030, which will be discussed in detail in this paper.

Recommendations: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a targeted effort is required by health agencies and other stake holders in order to eliminate hepatitis from the world by 2030. This would include satellite (point of care) testing for chronic viral hepatitis, application of telecommunications technology for treatment and follow-up, and practically educating primary care physicians to treat non-emergent and uncomplicated cases instead of referring them to specialist clinic.
No rastro da gripe espanhola
Authors: Bertolli Filho Claudio
Published: April 2021

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High Level Synthesis Optimizations of Road Lane Detection Development on Zynq-7000
Authors: Solod Panadda , Jindapetch Nattha , Sengchuai Kiattisak , Booranawong Apidet , Hoyingcharoen Pakpoom , Chumpol Surachate , Ikura Masami
Published: April 2021

In this work, we proposed High-Level Synthesis (HLS) optimization processes to improve the speed and the resource usage of complex algorithms, especially nested-loop. The proposed HLS optimization processes are divided into four steps: array sizing is performed to decrease the resource usage on Programmable Logic (PL) part, loop analysis is performed to determine which loop must be loop unrolling or loop pipelining, array partitioning is performed to resolve the bottleneck of loop unrolling and loop pipelining, and HLS interface is performed to select the best block level and port level interface for array argument of RTL design. A case study road lane detection was analyzed and applied with suitable optimization techniques to implement on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 family (Zybo ZC7010-1) which was a low-cost FPGA. From the experimental results, our proposed method reaches 6.66 times faster than the primitive method at clock frequency 100 MHz or about 6 FPS. Although the proposed methods cannot reach the standard real-time (25 FPS), they can instruct HLS developers for speed increasing and resource decreasing on an FPGA.
Generalized Fibonacci Search Method in One-Dimensional Unconstrained Non-Linear Optimization
Authors: Chong Chin Yoon , Leow Soo Kar , Sim Hong Seng
Published: April 2021

In this paper, we develop a generalized Fibonacci search method for one-dimensional unconstrained non-linear optimization of unimodal functions. This method uses the idea of the “ratio length of 1” from the golden section search. Our method takes successive lower Fibonacci numbers as the initial ratio and does not specify beforehand, the number of iterations to be used. We evaluated the method using Microsoft Excel with nine one-dimensional benchmark functions. We found that our generalized Fibonacci search method out-performed the golden section and other Fibonacci-type search methods such as the Fibonacci, Lucas and Pell approaches.
Factors in Ergonomic Design of 6-to-18-month Baby Carriers for Elderly People
Authors: Atthawuttikul Ariya , Khongkharat Sorat
Published: April 2021

The main objective of this study was to formulate an ergonomic design factor for 6-to-18-month baby carrier from simulated loading point data and physical parameters of an average Thai elderly person. The research steps were as follows: (1) reviewing the literature on 6-to-18-month baby carrier designs; (2) simulating the forces acting on a few selected baby carriers and on the body of an average Thai elderly person carrying them; and (3) synthesizing ergonomic design factors based on load-bearing data as well as the physical parameters of an average Thai elderly person. Four ergonomic design factors were synthesized: 1) their shoulder and hip posture while they are using the carrier, 2) the seat and backrest of the baby carrier, 3) the load-bearing points on the body of the carrying person, and 4) the type of baby carrier. Our findings may benefit designers of cushion seat and baby stroller.
An Investigation on Indoor Temperature of Modern Double Storey House with Adapted Common Passive Design Strategies of Malay Traditional House
Authors: Oleiwi Maryam Qays , Mohamed Mohd Farid
Published: April 2021

Past years have witnessed the popularity of traditional Malay house as a common housing type in Malaysia. However, double-storey house has become one of the common types of low-rise housing in Malaysia. Several passive cooling strategies have been adopted to cope with the hot-humid climate of Malaysia. In this study, the thermal comfort of a double-storey house was examined when different passive cooling strategies that were adopted from traditional Malay houses were applied using IES-VE 2019 building simulation software. The simulation was conducted for various design strategies such as changing concrete roof tiles to clay roof tiles, adding two small openings to the attic, removing the ceiling between the upper floor and the attic, and extending the overhang by 50% of its length for all the four facades. All these strategies were tested and compared between full-day natural ventilation and without any ventilation. The thermal comfort of these strategies was graphically defined based on the operative temperature. These analyses revealed that protecting the building envelope by extending the overhang by 50% of its length for all the four facades could ensure the best thermal comfort is achieved compared to other selected strategies. Recommendations for further studies are also outlined in this paper.
Assessment by Simulation of Different Topological Integration of Solar Photovoltaic Plant in Medium Voltage Distribution Networks
Authors: Uddin Md. Milon , Rahman Mushfiqur , Hossain Md. Tanzid Ridwan , Rahman Md. Habibur
Published: April 2021

Fossil fuels are diminishing day by day and are being utilized for various purposes like transportation, electricity generation, cooking and other uses which emits harmful gases. Global warming is increasing due to greenhouse gases. Sunlight is abundant compared to fossil fuels. Photovoltaic (PV) power plant could be one of the best techniques to lessen using of fossil fuels. Effect of different topological integration of solar photovoltaic plant in medium voltage distribution network had been analyzed in this research. Analysis had been done based on 1. loadability (capability of an electrical grid to run the connected load) 2. maximum power input. Fractioning (a way of splitting the total photovoltaic power generation into different size and number of plant) generation effect of PV generators in distribution systems had been found by a comparative study. Results show that change in loadability was due to placement and fraction of solar power plant in various buses. In addition, maximum input power of PV system varied with the placement of generation units among picked buses. Interaction among PV systems, and induction machine had been carried out and the result shows that interaction among PV and induction machine was different in terms of loadability because of fractioning. It had been found that change of loadability occurred due to fractioning and distribution of photovoltaic systems on different types of designed topology.
SETS: A Seed-Dense-Expanding Model-Based Topological Structure for the Prediction of Overlapping Protein Complexes
Authors: Noori Soheir , Al-A’araji Nabeel , Al-Shamery Eman
Published: April 2021

Defining protein complexes by analysing the protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks is a crucial task in understanding the principles of a biological cell. In the last few decades, researchers have proposed numerous methods to explore the topological structure of a PPI network to detect dense protein complexes. In this paper, the overlapping protein complexes with different densities are predicted within an acceptable execution time using seed expanding model and topological structure of the PPI network (SETS). SETS depend on the relation between the seed and its neighbours. The algorithm was compared with six algorithms on six datasets: five for yeast and one for human. The results showed that SETS outperformed other algorithms in terms of F-measure, coverage rate and the number of complexes that have high similarity with real complexes.
Characteristics and Factors Associated with Mortality of 200 COVID-19 Patients at a Philippine COVID-19 Tertiary Referral Center
Authors: Salamat Maria Sonia , G. Malundo Anna Flor , Abad Cybele Lara , Sandejas Joanne Carmela , Planta Jose Eladio , Poblete Jonnel , Cañal Johanna Patricia , Santos Julian , Alejandria Marissa
Published: April 2021

Objectives: To describe the clinical profile and factors associated with mortality among the first 200 patients confirmed to have COVID-19 infection admitted in the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH)

 Methodology: We conducted a retrospective review of adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection admitted in PGH, a designated COVID-19 referral center.  Demographic, clinical data, and clinical outcomes were extracted from medical records. Frequencies and distributions of various clinical characteristics were described, and factors associated with mortality were investigated.

 Results:  Of the 200 patients in our cohort, majority were male (55.5%), and more than half (58%) were over 60 years old. Underlying co-morbid illnesses (67.5%) included hypertension (49.5%), diabetes mellitus (26.5%), and cardiovascular disease (20.5%). Most frequent presenting symptoms were cough (69.0%), fever (58.5%), or shortness of breath (53.0%). Most patients presented with mild (n=41, 20.5%) to moderate illness (n=99, 49.5%) and only 60 were considered severely (n=32, 16.0%) or critically ill (n=28, 14.0%). Many (61%) received empiric antibiotics, while 44.5% received either repurposed drugs or investigational therapies for COVID-19. Bacterial co-infection was documented in 11%, with Klebsiella pneumoniae commonly isolated. In-hospital mortality was 17.5%, which was highest for critical COVID-19 (71.4%). Mortality was observed to be higher among patients age 60 and above, those requiring oxygen, ventilatory support and ICU admission, and among those who developed acute kidney injury, acute stroke, sepsis, and nosocomial pneumonia.

 Conclusion: Our study confirms that COVID-19 affects males, older individuals and those with underlying co-morbid conditions. Empiric antimicrobial treatment was given for majority of patients, despite documentation of bacterial infection in only 11%. K. pneumoniae was commonly isolated, reflecting local epidemiology.  Mortality rate during this early period of the pandemic was high and comparable to other institutions. Factors associated with mortality were related to critical COVID-19 and are similar to other studies.
Are Vaccines Effective and Safe for the Prevention of COVID-19 Infections? A Living Systematic Review
Authors: Lapitan Marie Carmela M. , Besa John Jefferson  V. , Dans Leonila F. , Sanchez-Tolosa Maria Teresa , Alejandria Marissa M.
Published: April 2021

Introduction. In the attempt to control the spread of the disease and the pandemic, numerous COVID-19 vaccines are in development. A review of the evidence on their efficacy and safety are critical.

Methods. A search for trials was done using the COVID-19 Living OVerview of Evidence (L·OVE) platform. We also searched for relevant authorization documents and trial reports for COVID-19 vaccines of the US-Food and Drug Authority (US-FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the United Kingdom Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and the WHO website. We included studies that fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: population – humans; intervention – COVID-19 vaccines; comparison – control or placebo; outcomes – efficacy and adverse events; methods – phase 3 randomized trials. Two reviewers independently screened the reports, assessed the methodological quality, and extracted the data on the trial characteristics and results on vaccine efficacy and safety. The date of last search was March 11, 2021.

Results. Interim results of trials investigating five vaccines were identified and included in the review. All five vaccines demonstrated satisfactory vaccine efficacy (VE) against symptomatic COVID-19 infection among adults in the short term with moderate certainty of evidence: BNT162b2, VE 95% (95% CI 90.3, 97.6); mRNA-1273, VE 93.6% (95% CI 88.6, 96.5); ChAdOx1, VE 66.7% (95% CI 57.4, 74.0), Gam-COVID-Vac, VE 91.1% (95% CI 83.6, 95.1); and Ad26.CoV2.S, VE 67.2% (95% CI 59.3, 73.7). Data on the efficacy against severe COVID-19 infection and asymptomatic COVID-19 infection are still inconclusive, except for Ad26.CoV2.S, which demonstrated good efficacy in preventing moderate and/or severe COVID-19 infection and acceptable protection against asymptomatic COVID-19 infection 28 days after vaccination (moderate certainty of evidence). Efficacy data on preventing death from COVID-19 infection are still inconclusive. Very limited phase 3 trial data is available to inform vaccine efficacy against the different variants of SARS-CoV-2. Vaccination with these five vaccines was associated with higher adverse reactions compared to control. These adverse events, due to reactions to the vaccines, were mild to moderate and of short duration. Available evidence on vaccine efficacy and safety is limited, mainly due to the short follow up and the small sample size of specific populations.

Conclusion. BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, ChAdOx1, Gam-COVID-Vac and Ad26.CoV.S vaccines demonstrated satisfactory vaccine efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 infection among adults in the short term with moderate certainty of evidence. Data on the efficacy against severe COVID-19 infection, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, and death from COVID-19 infection are still inconclusive. Long-term efficacy and safety data, and data on the efficacy against variant strains of SARS-CoV-2 are still lacking.
Health Risk Assessment of Cadmium and Mercury via Seafood Consumption in Coastal Area of Nai Thung, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand
Authors: RATTIKANSUKHA Chuthamat , SRATONGTIAN Sittisuk , JANTA Rungruang , SICHUM Surasak
Published: April 2021

Metal contamination in seafood may cause adverse effects on human health. The objectives of this study were to determine the concentrations of cadmium and mercury in seafood from the coastal area of Nai Thung sub-district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand, and to evaluate the potential health risk of seafood consumption. A total of 46 samples (including 26 species of fish and shellfish) were caught in March and July 2018. Results indicated that the concentrations of metals in seafood samples were within the standards established for human consumption. However, cadmium concentrations in most shellfish samples were higher than the fish samples, and mercury in fish was higher than other marine organisms. The health risk assessment (HRA) of cadmium and mercury in seafood consumption was between 0.0004 - 0.07 and 0.001 - 0.035, respectively. The results showed that seafood from Nai Thung was unlikely to affect human health.
Lora Based End to End Tracking System Overcoming Signal Transmission Error
Authors: Kishanlal Dr. M. Samayaraj Murali , Jagadeesan Mithra , Annie A. Swetha
Published: April 2021

Asset tracking is a method of tracking physical objects that involves scanning barcode labels attached to the assets or using tags that transmit their location using GPS, BLE, or RFID. These technologies can also be used to track people who are wearing a tag inside a house. RFID tags that are 'passive' transmit their location, but their transmission range is small (typically a few meters). Manual barcode scanning, such as QR codes, may be used to monitor assets. Smartphones with cameras and dedicated applications, as well as barcode readers, can be used to scan QR codes. Even though Bluetooth wasn't designed for localization, it has been used and can provide more accuracy. But all these have certain limitations with itself. In this project, a system had been developed for theft prevention and recovery of lost assets in an easier and faster way. The user of this system can be able to track the location of the asset once it has been moved in a long distance or stolen. This project utilizes long distance RF communication modules such as LoRa modules which provide long distance communication in terms of kilometres. The hardware component includes micro-controller, GPS, LoRa modules, etc. The LoRa modules can be distributed across the city for tracking of the asset. As the asset moves around the city, the location of that asset is been transmitted to a nearby LoRa which is then transmitted to the mobile app developed independently for tracking the asset. By this the user can have a track of their valuable asset. Thus, this project will help us in tracking the lost asset in an easy and effective manner.
Stock Prediction Using Technical And Sentimental Analysis
Authors: Kadale Prof. N.P. , Prajwal Gavali , Jadhav Pratik , Landge Sachin , Bhoite Pratiksha
Published: April 2021

Predicting stock market movements is a well-known problem of interest. Now-a- days social media is perfectly representing the public sentiment and opinion about current events. Especially, Twitter has attracted a lot of attention from researchers for studying the public sentiments. Stock market prediction on the basis of public sentiments expressed on Twitter has been an intriguing field of research. The approach through sentimental analysis is to observe how well the changes in stock prices i.e. the rise and fall are correlated to the opinion of people that are expressed by them on Twitter. Sentimental analysis helps in analyzing the public sentiments on Twitter, this approach is our approach through using make of sentimental analysis. Another approach in the same topic of our project is using technical analysis. We model the stock price movement as a function of these input features and solve it as a regression problem in a multiple kernel learning regression framework. The machine learning coupled with fundamental and/ or technical analysis also yields satisfactory results for stock market prediction. We also evaluated the model for taking buy-sell decision at the end of day which is also known as intraday trading.
Evidence in the human species of Mendelian genetics (Autosomal Inheritance)
Authors: SANTOS Andressa Silva , CABRAL Maria Jéssica dos Santos , PINHEIRO Rodrigo Almeida
Published: April 2021

A genética mendeliana é um conjunto de princípios relacionados à transmissão hereditária das características de um organismo a seus filhos, onde forma a base principal da genética clássica que se originou dos trabalhos de Gregor Mendel publicados em 1865 e 1866. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo conhecer os traços morfológicos nos fenótipos da população humana na comunidade de Major Isidoro, AL. O trabalho foi aplicado no município de Major Isidoro, AL no povoado Cachoeira e teve como público alvo os moradores do mesmo. Foi realizada uma pesquisa utilizando um questionário contendo perguntas sobre as formas gênicas.  Como observado o ser humano trás variação dos organismos uma herança autossômica semelhante entre seus pais. Isto é compreendido pela Genética, é notável a hereditariedade é a transmissão de características que os pais transmitem para os filhos.
Determinación de áreas hidroclimáticamente homogéneas. Una propuesta técnica
Authors: De León Pérez D. , Domínguez E.
Published: April 2021

Diferentes investigadores en hidroclimatología aplican técnicas basadas en autovectores para comprimir grandes volúmenes de información mientras conservan la estructura invariante de los datos originales. La presente investigación desarrolló una metodología que aplica una de estas técnicas, Análisis de Componentes Principales, a los elementos de variabilidad en series de tiempo hidroclimáticas y luego se identifican grupos o clústers mediante el método “k-means”. El resultado es un mapa regionalizado por variable. Finalmente se hace la intersección de estos mapas y obteniéndose áreas que presentan una estructura hidroclimática homogénea debido que las variables comparten su estructura de varianza. En el caso de estudio se evaluaron 8 variables para Colombia (9268 series de tiempo), obteniendo como resultado 26 regiones hidroclimáticas. Obtener regiones hidroclimáticamente homogéneas brinda la posibilidad de generar, entre otros, proyectos de adaptación al cambio climático de forma localizada con el fin de dar soluciones cuasi particulares que maximicen los resultados.

 
La evolución de la infancia en el discurso jurídico de Latinoamérica
Authors: Azrak Adrián Martín
Published: April 2021

Desde fines del siglo XVIII y a lo largo del siglo XX, las ciencias sociales, en general, y las ciencias jurídicas, en particular, nos han proporcionado una forma de ver, entender y valorar la vida de los menores. De hecho, muchos de sus presupuestos originales aún logran perdurar (aunque no sin cierto grado de dificultad). No obstante, continuar utilizando los mismos armazones conceptuales que fueron elaborados a la par de una realidad que ha dejado de ser actual podría generar efectos sumamente adversos a la hora de analizar al niño del siglo XXI. En este sentido, en el presente trabajo analizaremos cómo el discurso jurídico ha influenciado significativamente -desde sus inicios y hasta la actualidad- la construcción y el sostenimiento de la representación de la infancia. Al definirla, modularla y enlazarle cierto tipo de expectativas, este discurso ha contribuido a retacear, componer y coagular las percepciones, los sentidos y los principios de acción que rigen en los adultos. Con esta intención, desde una perspectiva histórica, visualizaremos cómo la imagen del niño ha ido modificándose con el paso del tiempo desde el modelo tutelar al paradigma de protección integral. Sin embargo, y a pesar de estos cambios, indicaremos cómo el aumento de leyes especializadas no ha supuesto necesariamente una mayor protección para los niños en Latinoamérica.
Mentes no bolso: considerações neuroéticas sobre a incorporação de aplicativos de smartphones na configuração do Self
Authors: Mochcovitch Diogo Gonçalves Vianna , Dias Maria Clara
Published: April 2021

A neurociência e os estudos da Interação Humano-Computador crescem exponencialmente. Defende-se que a realização dos processos cognitivos não depende apenas do cérebro, mas também da interação entre o agente cognitivo e diversos artefatos e, por isso, seres humanos podem ser considerados ciborgues de nascença. A relação simbiótica que temos com nossos gadgets, em especial, o smartphone, lança nova luz sobre problemas neuroéticos surgidos com o uso das tecnologias de informação e comunicação, TIC. Nosso objetivo neste artigo é (1) contextualizar o uso de tecnologias digitais como extensões da mente, em especial smarthphones, e (2) discutir as questões neuroéticas provenientes desse uso. Argumentamos que as sugestões de aplicativos, através de seus algoritmos, bem como o uso de nossas informações, podem ser consideradas alterações em nossas mentes e, consequentemente, no nosso self. Por isso, procuramos, (3) oferecer algumas diretrizes para que o debate possa assumir um caráter mais preventivo para os problemas emergentes.
A produção científica brasileira no campo de finanças
Authors: Magalhães-Timotio João Guilherme , Barbosa Francisco Vidal
Published: April 2021

Assumiu-se um triplo objetivo neste trabalho: (i) identificar os aspectos mais influentes da produção científica brasileira no campo de Finanças; (ii) identificar as principais correntes de pesquisa seguidas pelos pesquisadores brasileiros; (iii) propor algumas questões para trabalhos futuros. Partiu-se de uma abordagem quali-quantitativa, utilizando-se métodos: “análise bibliométrica”, “operações mineração de texto com base em aprendizado de máquina” e “revisão sistemática de literatura”. Os resultados mostram 2.197 artigos no nosso portfólio bibliográfico, entre os anos de 1977 e 2018, distribuídos em 406 periódicos. Os pesquisadores brasileiros que se relacionam de alguma forma estão inseridos em 20 clusters, e são influenciados, sobretudo, pela Moderna Teoria de Finanças. Identificou-se três correntes de pesquisa principais: “Macrofinanças”, “Finanças Comportamentais” e “Mercado de Capitais”. Questões relacionadas à “Alfabetização Financeira” e “Efeitos de Notícias no Mercado de Capitais” foram propostas como temas emergentes para pesquisas futuras.
O significado do sacrifício nos rituais de alisamento capilar e autoimagem feminina
Authors: Silva Bianca Gabriely Ferreira , Farias Salomão Alencar de , Sousa Júnior João Henriques de
Published: April 2021

As pessoas consomem baseadas na forma como se veem e querem ser vistas, principalmente no que refere-se ao consumo estético, apresentando, muitas vezes, condutas sacrificiais pela efetivação de seus desejos. Associados a estereótipos negativos, cabelos cacheados ou crespos, geralmente, são submetidos a mudanças estruturais a partir de alisamentos, para seguir padrões socialmente aceitáveis. Neste contexto, esse trabalho objetiva compreender o significado do sacrifício envolvido no ritual de alisamento e sua relação com a autoimagem e padrões sociais idealizados. A pesquisa, de abordagem qualitativa interpretativista a partir da história oral e análise de conteúdo temática, percebeu que o ritual de alisamento é visto como um sacrifício para as mulheres por fatores, como o tempo, dinheiro, risco à saúde e o próprio processo; e a maioria delas é influenciada a realizar o alisamento por influência dos elogios, julgamentos e preconceitos capilares alheios.
Medical planning for disaster response: Identifying risk factors for developing adult respiratory distress syndrome among trauma patients
Authors: Keneally, MD Ryan J. , Hubbard, MD Mark C. , Hawkins, MD Katrina , Davison, MD Danielle , Berger, MD, MBA, FASA Jeffrey S.
Published: April 2021

Introduction: Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a well-described complication of critical illness. We hypothesized that rates of comorbid diseases in a population may influence the risk for developing ARDS in trauma patients. This can help plan medical responses.Methods: Patients from the 2017 National Trauma Databank were analyzed. Inclusion criteria were an injury severity score (ISS) of ≥ 2 and 1 or more documented days of mechanical ventilation. Data were analyzed using χ2, Student’s t test, Mann–Whitney U test, or logistic regression as indicated.Results: Diabetes (odds ratio [OR] 1.33, 95 percent confidence interval [CI] 1.17-1.52), smoking (OR 1.26, 95 percent CI 1.13-1.40), transfusion (OR 1.20, 95 percent CI 1.09-1.32), ISS (OR 1.02, 95 percent CI 1.02-1.03), male gender (OR 1.22, 95 percent CI 1.10-1.35), decreasing Glasgow coma score (OR 1.04, 95 percent CI 1.03-1.05), and increasing abbreviated injury score of the thorax (OR 1.12, 95 percent CI 1.09-1.16) were associated with an increase in risk for developing ARDS.Conclusion: Diabetes and smoking are risk factors for developing ARDS after trauma. Medical response planning in countries with high rates of diabetes mellitus or smoking should take into account a greater need for intensive care and longer patient admissions to field hospitals.
A comprehensive review and update on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): what do we know now in 2021?
Authors: Ramphul Kamleshun , Ramphul Yogeshwaree , Park Yun , Lohana Petras , Kaur Dhillon Balkiranjit , Sombans Shaheen
Published: April 2021

It has been more than a year since the new virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified in Wuhan, China. The disease it causes was named Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and on 11 March 2020 it was declared a pandemic. As the virus continues to spread, the number of patients worldwide has already crossed the 100 million mark with more than 2 million deaths. We sought to provide an update on the progress made in identifying the virus, its pathophysiology, risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and smoking, as well as various methods of treatment. Our review also provided an overview of the different vaccines.