bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HsCRP (High-Sensitivity C - reactive protein) and its Association with Short Term Prognosis Following Ischaemic Stroke
Authors: Khan Mohammed Momenuzzaman , Younus Farhana , Hossain Mohammad Ibrahim , Swarna Ayesha Tabassum , Mondal Nelson Taposh , Shil Sajal Kumar
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Stroke is a major cerebrovascular disease is one of the most common Neurological diseases. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Cerebrovascular disease threatening human health and life with high morbidity, disability and mortality. Major risk factors of ischaemic strokes are hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia. High sensitivity C-reactive protein (HsCRP) is an inflammatory marker which appears to be a strong predictor of risk factor and prognostic marker of Ischaemic stroke. Objective: To find the acute course of HsCRP and its association with short term prognosis following Ischaemic stroke. Methods: A Cross sectional observational study at Dept. of Neurology, Enam Medical College Hospital, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh From March 2020 to April 2021. Total number of subjects in this study were 101 with power 80% (persons aged 30 years & above; both male and female). Both sexes and their plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein (HsCRP) level was measured within 48 hours of admission and on the 5th day after admission. Results: The study showed that the level of HsCRP did not change significantly when measured within 48 hours of onset of Ischaemic stroke and on 5th day after stroke (p=0.335) - the prognosis and severity remained same when followed for 5 days. It, also, showed that the level of CRP ≥ 3 within 48 hours of admission is associated with increased severity and mortality of stroke (Z=14.4; p<0.0001). Conclusion: HsCRP level provides rapid and reliable information regarding severity & prognosis in patients with Ischaemic stroke. The level of HsCRP does not change significantly when measured within 48 hours of onset of Ischaemic stroke and on 5th day after stroke. Also, the level of CRP on 5th day was same as within 48 hours of stroke - the prognosis and severity remained same. If confirmed by larger, longitudinal studies this association may be used as a tool to assess the severity and prognosis in a patient with Ischaemic strokes.
In- Vivo Anthelmintic Activity of Cleome viscose Seed Extracts
Authors: Tamkeen Zubariya , Chaubey Neelesh , Pandey Harish
Published: April 2022

The development of anthelmintic resistance and the high cost of traditional anthelmintic drugs have led to the evaluation of medicinal plants as an alternative source of anthelmintic drugs. Parasitic roundworms (nematodes) cause significant morbidity and mortality in livestock and cause significant loss of productivity in farmers around the world. Control of these nematodes has relied heavily on the use of a limited number of anthelmintic drugs. However, resistance to many of these anthelmintic is now widespread, and new drugs need to be found to ensure sustainable and effective treatment and management in the future. In present study aimed to evaluate the anthelmintic activity of PEE, EAE, MEE & AEE extracts of Cleome viscose Linn seeds. The result revealed that ethyl acetate extract at 50 mg/mL was the most active against Pheretima posthuma.
Games Edukasi Pengenalan Nama-Nama Hewan Menggunakan Multi Language
Authors: Dwi Pangestu Andi
Published: April 2022

Metode pengajaran dengan menggunakan aplikasi interaktif sebagai alat bantu dalam teknologi informasi menjadi salah satu pilihan yang dapat digunakan oleh pengajar saat ini untuk meningkatkan minat dan antusias belajar. Berharap perancangan dan pembuatan aplikasi pembelajaran interaktif pengenalan nama hewan dengan multi language berbasis android dapat membantu anak dalam mempelajari nama – nama hewan dalam multi language secara mudah dan menyenangkan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam pembuatan aplikasi interaktif pengenalan nama hewan dengan multi language berbasis Android ini menggunakan metode V-Model. Model ini merupakan pengembangan dari model air terjun disebut scaling karena tahapannya serupa dengan tahapan pada model waterfall. Jika proses berjalan linier pada model waterfall, maka pada model V prosesnya bercabang. Media pembelajaran dengan aplikasi interaktif ini diharapkan juga dapat memengaruhi dan menstimulasi alam bawah sadar siswa dalam merekam dan menyimpan ingatan mengenai materi pembelajaran lebih baik. Maka dari hal terserbut, maka dirancanglah sebuah aplikasi interaktif pengenalan nama hewan dengan multi language berbasis android. Mengenalkan dan merubah pemikiran orang tua terdahulu bahwa tidak selalu bermain smartphone berdampak buruk terhadap anak.
Identification of Single Phase to Ground Faults in Power Distribution Systems with RG Technique
Authors: Ranjithkumar  , Maruthupandi
Published: April 2022

Fault in a power system is an irregular condition that interrupts the stability of the system and causes a high fault current to flow through the power systems and its devices. Single phase to ground fault is an unsymmetrical fault that takes place between any phase of the system and ground. It is the most frequently occurring fault (70%-80%) that happens in the power system. Resonant Grounding (RG) is the proposed approach that reduces a fault current of a single phase to ground fault to a minimum level that is often independent of fault impedance. In this case, the single phase to ground fault current is too small and the typical overcurrent relay does not respond in this circumstance. As a result, a new and improved approach for detecting single phase to ground fault failures in arc suppression coil grounding distribution system with very low fault currents, though the fault impedance is low, is required. The faults are initially detected based on the neutral voltage displacement by a regionalized fault detection technique. The statement is validated by simulating a single phase to ground fault on an IEEE thirteen node test system and the results are presented. Since it employs local voltage and current information to detect power system fault condition, the suggested technique does not require communication between circuit breaker, relays, transformer, transmission lines etc. This approach can be used to a variety of different forms of unsymmetrical faults.
A Performance Analysis of Switched Capacitor Based Multilevel Inverter
Authors: Mahabharathi S. , Sowkarthika S.
Published: April 2022

A multilayer inverter based on Switched Capacitors (SC) using the Nearest Level Modulation (NLM) technique has been presented. To generate five levels, this multilevel inverter employs eight switches and two capacitors. The technique of nearest level modulation is used to provide a high-quality output voltage with low harmonic content. According to the simulation results, the expected inverter has lower Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) than a conventional inverter, using a voltage balancing control mechanism. The voltage on the DC-link capacitor is balanced using the NLM method. Through a SC-based inverter in the NLM approach, different voltage levels can be produced with a high voltage gain, resulting in less power outages, less turning stress, and better converter efficiency. As a result, no further devices are required to balance the voltage of both capacitors. The proposed system is simulated with MATLAB/SIMULINK, and its THD performance is tracked.
Portlandia, Ridesharing, and Sex Discrimination
Authors: Herbert Ari
Published: April 2022

This Essay discusses and assesses the legal hurdles that See Jane Go and SafeHer may face. Part I of this Essay explains how the plain text of Title VII and the pertinent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guideline can fairly be read either to allow or condemn See Jane Go and SafeHer’s hiring practices. Part II then highlights precedent that supports See Jane Go’s and SafeHer’s discriminatory driver–passenger practices. Part III concludes by arguing that the legal system ought to make room for apps like See Jane Go and SafeHer in the current framework.
DIFFERENT EFFECT OF TACTICAL AND DRILL TRAINING METHODS ON IMPROVING CONTROLING ABILITY IN FOOTBALL ON BOY ATHLETS AGED 14-16 YEARS OLD CLUB JUNIOR SOCCER ACADEMY SUKOHARJO 2021
Authors: Umar Aziz , Adhi Kusuma Danang , Hutomono Shodiq
Published: April 2022

Aziz Umar. 2021. Differences in the Effect of Tactical and Drill Method Training on Controling Ability in Football in Male Athletes Age 14-16 Years Old Club Junior Soccer Academy Sukoharjo 2021. Thesis. Sports Coaching Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Tunas Pembangunan Surakarta. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of tactical and drill method training on controling skills in football in male athletes aged 14-16 at Club Junior Soccer Academy Sukoharjo in 2021. The sample in this study was the 2021 Club Junior Soccer Academy Sukoharjo men's athletes, which numbered 30 athletes. The research method used in this study is an experimental research method or research model used to compare one method with another method through pre-test calculation and post-test group. Through the results of the data analysis, it was found that : 1) There is an influence of tactical method training on controling ability in football in male athletes aged 14-16 years Club Junior Soccer Academy Sukoharjo in 2021. This is evidenced by the final test calculation of 2,237 with a signification rate of 5% is 2,145. 2) There is an influence of drill method training on controling ability in football in male athletes aged 14-16 years Club Junior Soccer Academy Sukoharjo in 2021. This is evidenced by the final test calculation of 4,251 with a signification rate of 5% is 2,145. 3) The drill method has a better influence than tactical methods on controling ability in football in the 14-16 year old male athletes of Club Junior Soccer Academy Sukoharjo in 2021. Based on the percentage of controling ability shows that group 1 is 1.93%, < group 2 is 18.03%.
Implementasi Data Mining Untuk Menentukan Kesehatan Lapangan Migas Dengan Metode Algoritma C4.5
Authors: Widyanto Suhastomo
Published: April 2022

Data mining merupakan proses untuk mendapatkan informasi yang berguna dari gudang basis data yang berupa ilmu pengetahuan. Pada penelitian kali ini, penulis akan menganalisa data dengan menggunakan algoritma C4.5 dan aplikasi Rapidminer versi 9.7 agar dapat menghasilkan suatu bentuk decision tree (pohon keputusan) sehingga harapannya perusahaan dapat menganalisa lapangan-lapangan migas yang sehat maupun yang perlu perhatian/penanganan khusus. Pada penelitian ini akan membahas dan memantau hasil angka produksi minyak dan gas berupa nilai total minyak gross, total gas gross dan total migas gross untuk menentukan suatu lapangan migas dalam menghasilkan produksi migas apakah dalam kondisi sehat/stabil atau tidak stabil/perlu penanganan khusus. Dari penelitian ini harapannya metode algoritma C4.5 dapat mengeluarkan hasil yang akurat dan mampu menganalisa tingkat kesehatan lapangan migas dalam menghasilkan produksi migasnya.
Penggunaan Unsur Soft Computing Dalam Permainan “Terima Atau Tolak: Olimpiade SC” Untuk Menentukan Strategi Terbaik
Authors: Perkasa Eza Budi , Irawan Devi , Putra Rendy Rian Chrisna
Published: April 2022

Permainan “Terima Atau Tolak Olimpiade SC” adalah sebuah permainan yang diadaptasi dari permainan “Deal Or No Deal”. Permainan ini dimainkan oleh lima pemain yang mempunyai peran berbeda. Tiap-tiap pemain memiliki cara yang berbeda dalam bermain. Permainan ini juga merupakan permainan yang membutuhkan strategi bagi para pemainnya. Strategi ini diperlukan agar pemain tersebut memperoleh nilai yang sebesar-besarnya dibandingkan lawannya. Pada penelitian ini, akan diterapkan unsur soft computing. Unsur tersebut digunakan oleh komputer sebagai strategi dalam permainan ini. Tujuan yang hendak diperoleh adalah menentukan unsur soft computing yang dapat digunakan sebagai metode untuk menyusun strategi terbaik pada permainan tersebut. Pencarian strategi terbaik dilakukan dengan penghitungan peluang kemenangan dan tingkat kesuksesan. Peluang kemenangan digunakan untuk menggambarkan langkah yang diambil dan tingkat kesuksesan digunakan untuk menganalisis hasil akhir permainan. Tingkat kesuksesan dalam permainan dapat bersifat non-kumulatif apabila pemain mampu mempertahankan posisi pertama atau kumulatif apabila gagal. Nilai-nilai tersebut didapat dari beberapa percobaan. Hasil yang didapat adalah probabilistic reasoning memperoleh tingkat kesuksesan kumulatif tertinggi. Dari hasil tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa probabilistic reasoning merupakan metode yang digunakan untuk menyusun strategi bermain yang terbaik. Ke depannya, peneliti selanjutnya diharapkan untuk dapat memperluas atau mempersempit ruang lingkup permainan agar penentuan strategi terbaik dapat dilakukan dengan lebih teliti.
WOMEN’S LANGUAGE FEATURES IN MICHELLE OBAMA’S SPEECH “THE FIRST LADY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING ABROAD”
Authors: Wardani Fidelia Ratih Widya , Kristiani Maria
Published: April 2022

The research entitled The Analysis of Women’s Language Features found in Michelle Obama’s Speech “The First Lady on the Importance of Studying Abroad” aims to identify women's language features based on Lakoff theory found in Michelle Obama’s speech. The data were collected using a descriptive qualitative method; the data were gathered by watching the video several times and reading the transcript of Michelle Obama's speech containing the women's language features on Youtube. The data were analysed by using Lakoff (1975) on women's language. The results of this research show that there are 89 items found, 18 items or 20% of lexical hedges or fillers, 1 item or 1% of rising intonation on declaratives, 13 items or 15% of intensifiers, and 57 items or 64% of emphatic stress.
TEACHER IDENTITY EXPERIENCED BY MR. BARTHES AS DEPICTED IN DETACHMENT MOVIE
Authors: Putro Paulus Tri Nugroho
Published: April 2022

This paper investigates teacher identity which exists in the main character in a movie called Detachment. Mr. Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody) who is a substitute teacher and now he is teaching in a high school. While he is teaching, he has to encounter some distractions from Erica (Sami Gayle) a prostitute, one of his students, Meredith (Betty Kaye), and his colleague Ms. Madison (Christina Hendricks). While he faces the distractions, he has to deal with his childhood memory about the suicide of his mother and the death of his grandfather. All of distractions he faces at the end of the day he is able to handle the distractions and his teacher identity is a proof that his students adore him. The analysis data of the method is data analysis by watching the movie and the findings can be found in the movie in a form of how the teacher explains the material to the students, the teacher’s thoughts, and the teacher’s actions.
CODE-MIXING IN IKA NATASSA’S METROPOP NOVEL ANTOLOGI RASA
Authors: Winarni Retno
Published: April 2022

This study analyses the use of code-mixing as a communication strategy used in Ika Natassa’s metropop novel Antologi Rasa. Antologi Rasa is a best-selling metropop novel that depicts Indonesian urban lifestyle; it portrays the have and educated adults living in Jakarta. This paper seeks out the answer to the following questions: (1) What types of code-mixing are employed? and (2) What is the communicative function of code-mixing? The researcher collects the data from Chapter 1 of Antologi Rasa. The researcher only lists the dialogues found in Chapter 1 that contain code-mixing. After listing all data that contain code-mixing, the researcher categorizes each of the code-mixing based on the types of code-mixing based on Kachru’s theory (1982) and the communicative function of code-mixing according to Hoffmann’s theory (1991). The result of the research shows that in the first chapter of Antologi Rasa, there are 68 sentences that contain five types of code-mixing, namely Unit Insertion (50%), Unit Hybridization (1.47%), Sentence Insertion (29.41%), Idiom and Collocation Insertion (17.64%), and Reduplication (1.47%).  The researcher also finds out the reasons of code-mixing found in Ika Natassa’s Antologi Rasa, namely talking about a particular topic (95.5%) and being emphatic about something (4.4%).
WOMEN’S LANGUAGE FEATURES USED BY SARAH SECHAN IN HER TALK SHOW
Authors: Apridaningrum Maria Catharina Gustia , Angelina Patricia
Published: April 2022

Every human being needs to communicate to each other. Men and women are different in terms of using a language or languages in their daily conversation. Women’s language proved that women tend to use language differently than men, it is  shown  in  features  they  use. Sarah Sechan is  one  of  well-known, multitalented, communicative, and creative presenters in Indonesia. It is proved by the words choices in her speech.  So, the  researcher chose  her  to  be  one  of the instruments  in  gathering  the  data.  Therefore, the  researcher build  a  research question  as  follows  : What  are  the  women’s  language  features  used  by  Sarah Sechan? The researcher used qualitative data methods by employing content analysis to answer the research question. There were 2 research instruments used in this research.  They  were  the  researcher  as  the  human  research  and  observation  sheet. In  this  research,  the  researcher  found  that  nine  features  were  used,  there were:.  48  empty  adjectives  (23.415%),  44  intensifiers  (21.463%),  35  features  of lexical hedges (17.073%).  18 features of tag question (8.780%), 16 hyper-correct grammar  (7.804  %),  15  features  of  rising  intonation  (7.317%),  11  Super-polite (5.366%), 9avoidance of strong swear words (4.390%), and 9 features of emphatic stress  (4.390%).
9. Sınıf Kimya Etkileşimli Elektronik Kitapların Öğretim Faaliyetlerine Katkısının Belirlenmesi
Authors: YALÇIN ÇELİK Ayşe , KÖK Esin Deniz , AYDOĞAN TOSUN Feyza , UZUNER Aleyna
Published: April 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, etkileşimli e-kitapları, içerdiği etkileşim çeşidi, öğrenciyi dâhil ettiği öğrenme faaliyeti ve etkileşimde kullanılan görselleri kimyanın makroskobik, tanecikli ve sembolik boyutlarını temsili açısından incelemektir. Çalışmada nitel analiz yöntemlerinden doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Verilerin toplanabilmesi amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından altı sorudan oluşan bir rubrik geliştirilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre kitapta 17 çeşit etkileşim sağlayan ikon bulunmaktadır. Bu ikonlardan en sık kullanılanı “hareketli resim” ikonudur (%24). Kitapta verilen etkileşimlerin öğrencilerin dört farklı öğretim faaliyeti gerçekleştirmelerine imkân sağladığı belirlenmiştir. Bunlar; imaj oluşturma, not tutma, soru çözme ve yorum yapma faaliyetleridir. Etkileşimlere çoğunlukla öğretim sürecinin değerlendirme aşamasında yer verilmiştir (%53). Etkileşimlerin %64’ü öğrenciden soru çözmesini istemektedir. Kimya kavramlarının anlaşılırlığını arttırmakta önemli bir rolü olan tanecikli boyutu temsil eden gösterimler çok az (%13) iken, kimya dilini ifade eden sembolik boyut ise en fazla (%29) tercih edilen gösterimlerdir. Bu sonuçlar dikkate alındığında, etkileşimli kitapların öğrencinin ilgili konunun öğretimi yerine değerlendirilmesi sırasında daha aktif katılımını sağladığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca, yanlış kavramaların önlenmesi için önemli olan tanecikli boyuta hitap eden gösterimlerin çok tercih edilmediği belirlenmiştir.
Relationship between Risk Management and Investment Strategy on Profit Forex Trading Online Gold
Authors: Ahyati  , Dian Masita Dewi
Published: April 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of risk management and investment strategy on online forex trading, as well as the effect of risk management, investment strategy, and online forex trading on profit trading. The type of research used is an explanatory survey. The unit of analysis is members of the trader community in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, totaling 178 people with the sampling technique used is purposive sampling totaling 100 respondents. The variables used are risk management (X1), investment strategy (X2), online forex trading (Z), and profit trading (Y) using the path analysis method. The results of the study state that risk management has a significant effect on online forex trading, risk management has a significant effect on profit trading, investment strategies have a significant effect on online forex trading, investment strategies have a significant effect on profit trading, and online forex trading has a significant effect on profit trading.
RURAL POPULATION OF CENTRAL PLACE SYSTEMS
Authors: Dmitriev R. V. , Gorokhov S. A.
Published: April 2022

The main quantitative indicator of the Central Place Theory (CPT), which makes it possible to put forward many of its provisions, is the share of the central place in the population of the area it serves (k). Earlier, we proposed a complete version of the proof of the constancy of k for all hierarchical levels for any values of k, and also established an upper bound for their set in the form of a nonstrict invariant. However, what is k in itself? At first glance, the answer is obvious: this parameter is the quotient of dividing the population of the central place by the population of the area it serves. At the same time, what population size should be taken for consideration? All domestic and foreign studies within the CPT proceed from the assumption that, comparing theory with empirical reality, we should consider urban settlement systems not as closed systems, but as fragments of the settlement continuum. The article examines the phenomenon of uniform distribution of the rural population in the systems of central places. It is shown that in the works of our predecessors, the systems of central places were actually considered not as part of a continuous and infinite continuum of settlement, but as independent systems. It has been established that within the isolated systems of central places, the rural population is not distributed evenly, but in the corresponding hierarchical settlements. An equation is derived for the dependence of the share of the rural population in the total population of the system on the fundamental parameters of the latter
Thus, for isolated systems, the total population includes the number of not only the central places, but also the rural population. At the same time, we substantiated the possibility of the existence of such within isolated areas – within state borders or, for example, on the islands. Consideration of the latter was undertaken by researchers earlier, however, the possibility of their existence was not proved and, as a result, their consideration from the point of view of the CPT was not substantiated.
The Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Challenges Faced by Ugandan Smallholder Farmers. Review Article
Authors: Byamukama Willbroad , Kalibwani Rebecca , Mbabazi Businge Phelix
Published: April 2022

The influence of ICT use on smallholder farmers in rural farming is examined in this article, as well as the obstacles that ICT use presents. The paper reviews that ICT plays a very important role in the dissemination of improved service technologies to farmers. The review stresses that ICTs are often used as an associate degree economical tool to induce non-progressive farmers to connect to extension information and to inform them adopt technology quicker. On the impacts of ICT on farmers, it is absolute that it considerably exaggerates agricultural development by serving to farmers to access relevant information through ICT and creates awareness of the market system among farmers and advert of the products and services. Likewise, the review known as some constraints by farmers within the course of the utilization the use of ICT embeds inadequate ICT facilities and personnel in rural areas, unstable Power provide in rural communities and farmers’ perception of the ICT skills. The solutions to the constraints by farmers within the usage of ICT is the event of the ICT within the reach and data of farmers, supporting farmers in capability building before the utilization of the ICT devices, and steadily provide power in rural communities.
Some Public-key Cryptosystems Over Finite Fields
Authors: Calkavur Selda
Published: April 2022

In this paper, we present two public-key cry ptosystems over finite fields. First of them is based on polynomials. The presented system also considers a digital signature algorithm. Its security is based on the difficulty of finding discrete logarithms over GF(qd+1) with sufficiently large q and d. Is is also examined along with comparison with other polynomial based public-key systems. The other public-key cryptosystem is based on linear codes. McEliece studied the first code-based public-key cryptosystem. We are inspired by McEliece system in the construction of the new system. We examine its security using linear algebra and compare it with the other code-based cryptosystems. Our new cryptosystems are too reliable in terms of security.
SPECTRAL GALERKIN METHOD FOR STOCHASTIC SPACE-TIME FRACTIONAL INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Authors: Arab Zineb
Published: April 2022

This work is devoted to deal with a stochastic space-time fractional integro-differential equation in the Hilbert space $ L^{2}(0,1) $, by studing its spatial approximation. Precisely, we use the spectral Galerkin method to prove that the spatial approximation converges strongly (i.e. in the space $ L^{p}(\Omega, L^{2}(0,1)) $), by imposing only a regularity condition on the initial value.
Appalachian Basin–Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio–Oil and Gas Law Developments
Authors: Pifer Ross H. , Marie Chloe J.
Published: April 2022

This article addresses oil and gas case law developments that have occurred within the Appalachian Basin’s primary oil and gas producing states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio during 2021 by reviewing opinions issued by the highest appellate courts within each of these three states. The oil and gas law topics addressed by these state supreme courts during 2021 have ranged from those occurring upstream, such as leasing, to those occurring downstream, such as approval of a utility rate increase for the extension of a natural gas pipeline.
Northern Rocky Mountain Region: Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho
Authors: Brown Stephen R.
Published: April 2022

This article examines significant developments in oil and gas law for the Northern Rocky Mountain Region, including Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
Pengaruh Kreativitas Guru Kelas terhadap Pembelajaran Tematik Berbasis Daring
Authors: Hikmah Dewi Wahyuning , Ni’mah Mamluatun
Published: April 2022

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of classroom teacher creativity on thematic learning at MI Nahdlatul Ulama Kraksaan. This study uses a quantitative method and uses a non-probability sampling technique (systematic sample). Respondents from this study amounted to 56 students. For data collection techniques, researchers used observation, documentation, and questionnaires/questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using the person product-moment correlation statistical technique. Based on the person correlation test using SPSS version 22.0. The results of this study according to data analysis, can be seen that the significance value is 0.000 and less than 0.05 (0.000 <0.05). While the results of the comparison of Rtable and Recount show the value of Rtable = 0.266 at a significance level of 5% and from the data analysis shows the value of Rcount = 0.849. From the two results, 45.4%, it can be concluded that the creativity of classroom teachers has a significant effect on thematic learning.
Immunoglobulin G4-Related Thyroid Disease: A Single-Center Experience and Literature Review
Authors: Jin Meihua , Kim Bictdeun , Jang Ahreum , Jeon Min Ji , Choi Young Jun , Lee Yu-Mi , Song Dong Eun , Kim Won Gu
Published: April 2022

Background: Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is an entity that can involve the thyroid gland. The spectrum of IgG4-related thyroid disease (IgG4-RTD) includes Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and its fibrotic variant, Riedel thyroiditis, as well as Graves’ disease. The early diagnosis of IgG4-RTD is important because it is a medically treatable disease, and a delay in the diagnosis might result in unnecessary surgery. We present a case series of IgG4-RTD with a review of the literature.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical presentation and the radiological and pathological findings of patients diagnosed with IgG4-RTD between 2017 and 2021 at a tertiary medical center in Korea. We also conducted a literature review of IgG4-RTD.Results: Five patients were diagnosed with IgG4-RTD during the study period. The patients’ age ranged from 31 to 76 years, and three patients were men. Most patients visited the clinic for a neck mass, and hypoechogenic nodular lesions were observed on neck ultrasonography. Three patients had IgG4 HT, and two patients had IgG4 Riedel thyroiditis. All patients developed hypothyroidism that necessitated L-thyroxine replacement. The diagnosis of IgG4-RTD was confirmed after a pathological examination of the surgical specimen in the first two cases. However, the early diagnosis was possible after a core needle biopsy in three clinically suspected patients.Conclusion: The diagnosis of IgG4-RTD requires clinical suspicion combined with serology and histological analyses using IgG4 immunostaining. The early diagnosis of IgG4-RTD is difficult; thus, biopsy with IgG4 immunostaining and serum IgG4 measurements will help diagnose patients suspected of having IgG4-RTD.
Dynamical Regimes of Polar Vortices on Terrestrial Planets with a Seasonal Cycle
Authors: Guendelman Ilai , Waugh Darryn W. , Kaspi Yohai
Published: April 2022

Polar vortices are common planetary-scale flows that encircle the pole in the middle or high latitudes and are observed in most of the solar system’s planetary atmospheres. The polar vortices on Earth, Mars, and Titan are dynamically related to the mean meridional circulation and exhibit a significant seasonal cycle. However, the polar vortex’s characteristics vary between the three planets. To understand the mechanisms that influence the polar vortex’s dynamics and dependence on planetary parameters, we use an idealized general circulation model with a seasonal cycle in which we vary the obliquity, rotation rate, and orbital period. We find that there are distinct regimes for the polar vortex seasonal cycle across the parameter space. Some regimes have similarities to the observed polar vortices, including a weakening of the polar vortex during midwinter at slow rotation rates, similar to Titan’s polar vortex. Other regimes found within the parameter space have no counterpart in the solar system. In addition, we show that for a significant fraction of the parameter space, the vortex’s potential vorticity latitudinal structure is annular, similar to the observed structure of the polar vortices on Mars and Titan. We also find a suppression of storm activity during midwinter that resembles the suppression observed on Mars and Earth, which occurs in simulations where the jet velocity is particularly strong. This wide variety of polar vortex dynamical regimes that shares similarities with observed polar vortices, suggests that among exoplanets there can be a wide variability of polar vortices.
Large-scale Volcanism and the Heat Death of Terrestrial Worlds
Authors: Way M. J. , Ernst Richard E. , Scargle Jeffrey D.
Published: April 2022

Large-scale volcanism has played a critical role in the long-term habitability of Earth. Contrary to widely held belief, volcanism, rather than impactors, has had the greatest influence on and bears most of the responsibility for large-scale mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history. We examine the timing of large igneous provinces (LIPs) throughout Earth’s history to estimate the likelihood of nearly simultaneous events that could drive a planet into an extreme moist or runaway greenhouse, leading to the end of volatile cycling and causing the heat death of formerly temperate terrestrial worlds. In one approach, we make a conservative estimate of the rate at which sets of near-simultaneous LIPs (pairs, triplets, and quartets) occur in a random history statistically the same as Earth’s. We find that LIPs closer in time than 0.1–1 million yr are likely; significantly, this is less than the time over which terrestrial LIP environmental effects are known to persist. In another approach, we assess the cumulative effects with simulated time series consisting of randomly occurring LIP events with realistic time profiles. Both approaches support the conjecture that environmental impacts of LIPs, while narrowly avoiding grave effects on the climate history of Earth, could have been responsible for the heat death of our sister world Venus.
Activity of Protein S-C4b Binding Protein and Total TFPI Levels in Egyptian SLE Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Abdelghany Wafaa M. , Salah Mona , Saleh Walaa Abdelrahman , Dahy Ola M. , Helmy Rehab
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an immune disorder with alternating active and remission phases. Cardiovascular diseases and thrombosis are the major causes of mortality in SLE. The anticoagulant activity of Protein S (PS) is complemented by C4 binding protein (C4BP) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI).

AIM: This study aims to determine the extent of change in the levels of PS activity, C4BP, and total TFPI in active SLE in comparison to the SLE remission phase and their association with thrombosis during SLE flare.

METHODS: The study included 180 Egyptian SLE patients who were classified into two groups: 100 SLE cases as the active group and 80 SLE cases as the remission group. The PS activity levels were processed on automated coagulation analyzers, whereas the C4BP and total TFPI levels were measured via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

RESULTS: The PS activity and C4BP levels were lower in the active SLE cases than in the remitted ones (p < 0.05). The levels of PS activity and C4BP were revealed to be independent predictors of SELENA-SLEDAI flare scores. In active SLE cases, the PS activity and C4BP levels were rated as excellent and fair classifiers of thrombotic risk in SLE flare, respectively. The total TFPI levels showed no association with SLE activity or its thrombotic consequences.

CONCLUSIONS: The levels of PS activity and C4BP act as important biomarkers for SLE activity. Both can be implanted as predictive tools for thrombosis during activity.
First data about cave fauna from the Albanian Alps
Authors: Kocot-Zalewska Joanna , Bienias Jakub , Rozwałka Robert , Sienkiewicz Paweł , Woźnica Andrzej
Published: April 2022

In September of 2021, a Polish expedition took place in the Valbona Valley in the Albanian Alps (Kocot-Zalewska et al. 2021) During the expedition, a project study of invertebrate cave fauna had begun. The main purpose of this presentation is to show the preliminary results of a study on the invertebrate fauna in the Albanian Alps. Within 14 days, arthropods were collected in subterranean habitats between 1500 and 2300 m a.s.l. The study was led on the left and right sides of the Valley. On the left side of the Valley, we explored bauxite mines and Spella Huxhise Cave; on the right side, the Ice Cave, Spella de Akullt, Spella e Valbones, and Spella Sportive caves were explored. Mainly, the direct searching method was used. However, pitfall traps with baits were used in one cave and one tunnel. Altogether, from five caves and a complex of four tunnels, 102 arthropods belonging to insects (beetles, flies, and crickets), millipedes, spiders, harvestmen, and springtails, have been collected. Flies and beetles are the most numerous groups. The majority of the collected specimens have been determined to the species level. Among these, many are new to Albanian fauna. Particular attention should be paid to the species highly related to the subterranean environment and those found in ice caves. This project will continue in the year 2022. We plan to explore the next caves in the studied area and re-examine the previously visited sites.
Des signes entre les vieux bédouins. Une interprétation épistolaire de Benjamin
Authors: Cristante Stefano
Published: April 2022

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) et Gerhard Scholem (1897-1982) étaient liés par une profonde amitié, entrelacée depuis 1912 et se poursuivant jusqu’en 1940, lorsque Benjamin se suicide à Portbou, terrifié à l’idée d’être livré aux nazis. Les deux intellectuels, tous deux de confession juive, ont fait des choix existentiels différents : Benjamin est resté en Allemagne jusqu’à ce que la persécution raciale du régime nazi le contraigne à errer en Europe, tandis que Scholem s’est installé en Palestine et a travaillé à l’Université de Jérusalem, où il a pu se consacrer à l’étude de la mystique juive. L’essai porte sur la correspondance entre les deux chercheurs, en particulier sur la proximité de Benjamin avec le communisme, sa relation avec les chercheurs de l’Institut de recherche sociale dirigé par Max Horkheimer et avec Bertolt Brecht. Sur la toile de fond de la correspondance apparaît clairement la tentative de Benjamin de ne pas renoncer à sa recherche intellectuelle et à son amitié, même s’il a été contraint de chercher des lieux marginaux et périphériques où il pourrait survivre dans une Europe alors livrée aux guerres d’Hitler.
An SBV relaxation of the Cross-Newell energy for modeling stripe patterns and their defects
Authors: Venkataramani Shankar C.
Published: April 2022

We investigate stripe patterns formation far from threshold using a combination of topological, analytic, and numerical methods. We first give a definition of the mathematical structure of 'multi-valued' phase functions that are needed for describing layered structures or stripe patterns containing defects. This definition yields insight into the appropriate 'gauge symmetries' of patterns, and leads to the formulation of variational problems, in the class of special functions with bounded variation, to model patterns with defects. We then discuss approaches to discretize and numerically solve these variational problems. These energy minimizing solutions support defects having the same character as seen in experiments.
Some new results on fuzzy soft $ r $-minimal spaces
Authors: Taha I. M.
Published: April 2022

As a weaker form of fuzzy soft $ r $-minimal continuity by Taha (2021), the notions of fuzzy soft almost (respectively (resp. for short) weakly) $ r $-minimal continuous mappings are introduced, and some properties are given. Also, we show that every fuzzy soft $ r $-minimal continuity is fuzzy soft almost (resp. weakly) $ r $-minimal continuity, but the converse need not be true. After that, we introduce a concept of continuity in a very general setting called fuzzy soft $ r $-minimal $ (\mathcal{A}, \mathcal{B}, \mathcal{C}, \mathcal{D}) $-continuous mappings and investigate some properties of these mappings.
Classical and Bayesian inference of the weighted-exponential distribution with an application to insurance data
Authors: Riad Fathy H. , Hussam Eslam , Gemeay Ahmed M. , Aldallal Ramy A. , Z.Afify Ahmed
Published: April 2022

This paper addresses asymmetric flexible two-parameter exponential model called the weighted exponential (WDEx) distribution. Some of its basic mathematical features are evaluated. Its hazard rate accommodates upside-down bathtub, decreasing, decreasing-constant, increasing, and increasing-constant shapes. Five actuarial indicators are studied. We utilize nine classical and Bayesian approaches of estimation for estimating the WDEx parameters. We provide a detailed simulation study to explore and assess the asymptotic behaviors of these estimators. Two approximation methods called the Markov chain Mont Carlo and Tierney and Kadane are applied to obtain the Bayesian estimates. The efficiency and applicability of the WDEx distribution are explored by modeling a lifetime data set from insurance field, showing that the WDEx distribution provides a superior fit over its competing exponential models such as the beta-exponential, Harris extend-exponential, Marshall–Olkin exponential, Marshall–Olkin alpha-power exponential, gamma Weibull, and exponentiated-Weibull distributions.
Symmetry results for Serrin-type problems in doubly connected domains
Authors: Borghini Stefano
Published: April 2022

In this work, we employ the technique developed in [2] to prove rotational symmetry for a class of Serrin-type problems for the standard Laplacian. We also discuss in some length how our strategy compares with the classical moving plane method.
Las casas romanas de Tongobriga: arquitectura y cambio cultural
Authors: Magalhães Fernanda
Published: April 2022

Con Augusto, las distintas regiones de Hispania experimentarán un amplio proceso de estandarización cultural, en el que se reconoce la difusión de un lenguaje arquitectónico bastante flexible, que aprovecha un léxico de formas desarrollado originalmente en Italia, aunque algunas de sus huellas se remontan a las tradiciones helenísticas de Oriente. En el límite sur del conventus Bracaraugustanus, a orillas del río Támega, se fundó a finales del siglo I la ciudad de Tongobriga, cuyos vestigios muestran la diversidad de su sociedad, originada en un asentamiento de la Edad del Hierro, y que en época romana cumplía funciones geoestratégicas, presumiblemente relacionadas con el dominio de dos importantes ejes viarios peninsulares, que permitían la conexión entre el conventus y la capital de Lusitania. A partir del conjunto de viviendas de Tongobriga, pretendemos analizar la aplicación del léxico arquitectónico itálico en este contexto provincial privilegiado.
Development of Sit Up Measuring Tools Based on Arduino and Ultrasonic Sensors With Android Applications
Authors: Rifki Muhamad Sazeli , Farma Fiky , Komaini Anton , Sepdanius Endang , Alimuddin  , Ayubi Novadri
Published: April 2022

Abstract— This study aims to develop an Arduino-based Sit Up test measuring instrument and an Ultrasonic sensor with an Android application, with the hope of providing effectiveness and efficiency in calculating Sit Up tests with more accurate calculation results. This type of research is Research and development. Research and development methods are research methods used to produce certain products, and test the effectiveness of the products. The development of the Sit Up test measuring instrument was first validated by electrical experts and measurement test experts. After that, it was continued with a small group test of 10 people and a large group test of 20 people. The results of the study obtained validity from electrical experts with an assessment percentage of 88.8% or in the "Good/Decent" category and the validity of test and measurement experts with an assessment percentage of 94% or in the "Good/Decent" category. Furthermore, the reliability test results obtained a small group value of 0.995 or in the "Very Strong" category and a large group of 0.996 or in the "Very Strong" category. Thus, it can be concluded that the Arduino-based Sit Up test measuring instrument and the Ultrasonic sensor with the Android application are declared suitable for use for the Sit Up test in producing more accurate calculations.
Beyond backward design, or, by the end of this article, you should be able to imagine some alternatives to learning objectives
Authors: McCreary Michael
Published: April 2022

If the challenges of teaching and learning do not amount to simple empirical questions about effective pedagogical strategies but are instead complex “wicked problems” that may be impossible to solve, where does that leave the practice of backward design? Drawing on the intellectual history of instructional design, I argue that the use of learning objectives, in particular, may not meet the comprehensive challenges of educational development today. Rather than rehashing perennial critiques that learning objectives overly instrumentalize the educational process or are not sufficiently student-centered, I ask what is missed by focusing on what students will know and be able to do by the end of a course. Especially in times of tragedy or crisis, the forward-looking nature of goals and objectives can obscure the importance of learning to be in the present moment and to recognize what is already known. I conclude by suggesting that a pedagogy of non-striving is able to bring intentionality to the time students and teachers spend together without relying on an explicit enumeration of aims.
Toward institutionalizing successful innovations in the Academy
Authors: Wise Sarah B , Ngai Courtney , Corbo Joel Christopher , Gammon Mark A. , Rivard Jaclyn K. , Smith Clara E.
Published: April 2022

Due to the “wicked problem” of the Academy’s resistance to innovation, new teaching and learning programs struggle to become integrated into the fabric of the Academy, which slows the uptake of evidence-based practices. This wicked problem is rooted in the lack of slow, intentional mechanisms for cultural change in the Academy. In this article, we analyze the institutionalization journey of the Departmental Action Team (DAT) project, which is a model for slow, intentional change. Over the last four years, partnering with two campus centers for teaching and learning (CTLs) allowed the DAT project to make institutionalization progress.This analysis is focused on the institutionalization activities of the DAT project team and their co-creation of value with diverse stakeholders across two institutions. Results of the analysis include the definition of seven areas of effort (Team Development, Program Design, Awareness Communication, Program Implementation, Program Assessment, Outcomes Communication, and Financial Stability) that are valuable for the institutionalization of innovative educational programs. Within each area of effort, we describe specific strategies for institutionalization progress. We also analyze the timing of different areas of effort and present a model describing the cycling between areas of effort over time. Throughout the analysis, we provide recommendations for CTL staff working to institutionalize innovations.
Crise sanitaire et crise politique : La double démarche rhétorique de Benjamin Netanyahou pendant la COVID-19
Authors: Lahav Ariella
Published: April 2022

Ce travail analyse les premiers discours du Premier Ministre israélien, Benjamin Netanyahou, traitant de la COVID-19 dans le contexte de la crise politique unique dans laquelle se trouvait plongé Israël au moment où la pandémie a éclaté. Il montre non seulement que la rhétorique de Netanyahou visait, comme celle d’autres dirigeants occidentaux, à persuader son auditoire d’obéir aux règlements liberticides – et pour cela, à construire son autorité et sa légitimité, ainsi que la légitimité des mesures prônées contre la pandémie, mais qu’elle visait aussi à reconstruire et réhabiliter son ethos (endommagé par son inculpation) comme chef d’État seul capable de gérer une crise d’une telle ampleur, et donc de diriger le pays ; et à convaincre son rival politique de rejoindre un gouvernement dit « d’union nationale d’urgence ».
Une construction interdiscursive : la légitimité et l’autorité dans les premières conférences de presse de Conte sur la Covid-19
Authors: Scaccia Caterina
Published: April 2022

L’article examine en contexte les stratégies discursives dont use le Premier ministre (PM) italien Giuseppe Conte dans ses premières allocutions sur la Covid-19 pour construire discursivement sa légitimité et son autorité, en éclairant l’interdépendance des deux concepts. Une étude de l’interdiscours médiatique permet de saisir le caractère constitutif du rapport dialogique qui s’instaure entre les allocutions du PM et les réactions dans la presse. Les analyses montrent que les stratégies de construction de la légitimité et de l’autorité de Conte évoluent conjointement en réaction au contre-discours médiatique.