bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Image-driven recognition of crossing points in rebar lashing for PC component algorithm
Authors: Qiao Jinghui , Cui Jingyan
Published: March 2022

Rebar lashing process of (precast concrete, PC) members is mostly manual operation, which increases production cost and reduces production efficiency. To solve the above problems, image-driven recognition of crossing points in rebar lashing for PC component was proposed. It consists of shadow processing based on adaptive bilateral filtering and HLS- normalized saturation value difference index, and corner detection based on second-order generalized Gaussian directional derivative filter and probabilistic Hough transform and neighborhood point search group average method. The algorithm can accurately identify the location of the intersection for the steel bars. The experimental results show that this algorithm has high recognition accuracy, fast recognition speed, good robustness, accuracy of more than 85%, and algorithm running time no more than 0.15s, which has practical application value.
Parenteral Hydrocortisone treatment in a COVID-19 patient with Respiration Distress –a case report
Authors: GC Owhonda , TI Nonju , CN Eze-Emiri , V Oris-Omini
Published: March 2022

A prospective case report study that showed the response of intravenously administered Hydrocortisone on a patient admitted to the Elekahia COVID-19 treatment centre, located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The patient was a 47-year-old man of Asian descent; he presented with pneumonia-like symptoms and developed severe breathlessness. Treatment started on 6th June 2020 and ended on the 16th of June 2020. There was a marked improvement in peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) after hydrocortisone intervention; respiratory rate reduced from 40 cycles per minute to 18 cycles per minute, and the patient could complete sentences without developing breathlessness, three hours after receiving the first dose of intravenous hydrocortisone. The use of Hydrocortisone therapy could be of tremendous benefit in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, who present with severe respiratory distress. Controlled randomised clinical trials are required for the proper assessment of steroid use in COVID-19 treatment. and to assess its use as a prophylactic in the early management of severe COVID-19 cases.
LDAPrototype: A Model Selection Algorithm to Improve Reliability of Latent Dirichlet Allocation
Authors: Rieger Jonas , Jentsch Carsten , Jörg Rahnenführer
Published: March 2022

For understanding large text corpora, a widely used method is Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). The topic assignments from LDA usually rely on a (random) initialization such that the outcome is also to some extent random. In particular, replicated runs on the same text data lead to different results such that the LDA is not fully reproducible. This instability of the LDA approach is often neglected in practice, where text data analysis is commonly based only on a single LDA run. We propose a new method called LDAPrototype for selecting the most representative run from a set of replicated LDA runs on the same dataset. We improve the reliability of conclusions drawn from LDA results, since replications of LDAPrototype are more similar to each other than replications of single LDA runs, or even as models selected by perplexity or NPMI. For this purpose, we propose a reliability score based on a new tailored model similarity measure S-CLOP. For the quantification of topic similarities, we compare a thresholded version of the Jaccard coefficient to cosine similarity, Jensen-Shannon divergence and Rank Biased Overlap. Our results of an application to six real datasets consisting of newspaper articles or tweets show that the reproducibility of LDA results using LDAPrototype increases, and so does the reliability of empirical findings based on topic modeling. Overall, the new approach is justified in view of its application, comprehensibility, easy implementation and computational feasibility. The algorithm’s concept is generalizable to other topic modeling procedures with topics characterized by word distributions.
Effect of AfT flows on Investment-Oriented Remittances flows
Authors: GNANGNON
Published: March 2022

Despite the voluminous literature on the effect of Aid for Trade (AfT) flows on recipient countries' trade performance, little is known about the relationship between AfT flows and other capital flows to developing countries. This paper contributes to the literature by exploring the effect of AfT inflows on investment-oriented remittances inflows, notably through the channel of trade costs. Using an unbalanced panel dataset of 106 countries over the period 2002–2019, and the two-step system generalized method of moments, the empirical analysis has established several outcomes. AfT flows exert a positive effect on investment-oriented remittances flows, with the magnitude of this positive effect being higher in Least developed countries than in other countries, and in remittance-dependent countries. AfT flows stimulate investment-oriented remittances flows in countries that face higher trade costs. Finally, total AfT flows reduce investment-oriented remittances flows in countries that experience a higher volatility of the overall trade costs, but boost investment-oriented remittances in countries that improve the quality of trade measures. The analysis shows that AfT flows could be an important leverage for stimulating investment-oriented remittances flows, and promote the development of the private sector in beneficiary countries.
Saturation-Pulse Prepared Heart-rate Independent Inversion-REcovery (SAPPHIRE) Biventricular T1 Mapping: Inter-Field Strength, Head-To-Head Comparison of Diastolic, Systolic and Dark-Blood Measurements
Authors: Alfarih Mashael , Augusto João B , Knott Kristopher D , Fatih Nasri , Kumar-M Praveen , Boubertakh Redha , Hughes Alun , Moon James , Weingärtner Sebastian , Captur Gabriella
Published: March 2022

Background To assess the feasibility of biventricular SAPPHIRE T1 mapping in vivo across field strengths using diastolic, systolic and dark-blood (DB) approaches. Methods 10 healthy volunteers underwent same-day non-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3T. Left and right ventricular (LV, RV) T1 mapping was performed in the basal, mid and apical short axis using 4-variants of SAPPHIRE: diastolic, systolic, 0th and 2nd order motion-sensitized DB and conventional modified Look-Locker inversion recovery (MOLLI). Results LV global myocardial T1 times (1.5T then 3T results) were significantly longer by diastolic SAPPHIRE (1283±11|1600±17ms) than any of the other SAPPHIRE variants: systolic (1239±9|1595±13ms), 0th order DB (1241±10|1596±12) and 2nd order DB (1251±11|1560±20ms, all p<0.05). In the mid septum MOLLI and diastolic SAPPHIRE exhibited significant T1 signal contamination (longer T1) at the blood-myocardial interface not seen with the other 3 SAPPHIRE variants (all p<0.025). Additionally, systolic, 0th order and 2nd order DB SAPPHIRE showed narrower dispersion of myocardial T1 times across the mid septum when compared to diastolic SAPPHIRE (interquartile ranges respectively: 25ms, 71ms, 73ms vs 143ms, all p<0.05). RV T1 mapping was achievable using systolic, 0th and 2nd order DB SAPPHIRE but not with MOLLI or diastolic SAPPHIRE. All 4 SAPPHIRE variants showed excellent re-read reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficients 0.953 to 0.996). Conclusion These small-scale preliminary healthy volunteer data suggest that DB SAPPHIRE has the potential to reduce partial volume effects at the blood-myocardial interface, and that systolic SAPPHIRE could be a feasible solution for right ventricular T1 mapping. Further work is needed to understand the robustness of these sequences and their potential clinical utility.
Genome-wide association studies dissect the G×E interaction for agronomic traits in a worldwide collection of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
Authors: Zhao Huanhuan , Savin Keith W. , Li Yongjun , Breen Edmond J , Maharjan Pankaj , Tibbits Josquin F. , Kant Surya , Hayden Matthew J. , Daetwyler Hans D.
Published: March 2022

Genome-wide association studies were conducted using a globally diverse safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L. ) Genebank collection for grain yield (YP), days to flowering (DF), plant height (PH), 500 seed weight (SW), seed oil content (OL), and crude protein content (PR) in four environments (sites) that differed in water availability. Phenotypic variation was observed for all traits. YP exhibited low overall genetic correlations (r Goverall ) across sites, while SW and OL had high r Goverall and high pairwise genetic correlations (r Gij ) across all pairwise sites. Ninety-two marker-trait associations (MTAs) were identified using three methods, single locus genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using a mixed linear model (MLM), the Bayesian multi-locus method (BayesR), and meta-GWAS. MTAs with large effects across all sites were detected for OL, SW, and PR, and MTAs specific for the different water stress sites was identified for all traits. Five MTAs were associated with multiple traits, 4 of 5 MTAs were variously associated with the three traits of SW, OL, and PR. This study provided insights into the phenotypic variability and genetic architecture of important safflower agronomic traits under different environments.
Open Science Investigation of the Health Economics Sector
Authors: Bukhtiarova Alina , Shcherbachenko Viktoriia , Artyukhov Artem , Krmela Jan , Volk Iurii
Published: March 2022

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue open science in health economics in the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to study the openness of the results of scientific work in the field of health economics. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been set: to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the concepts of open science, health, health economics, research, education; author’s structuring of the concept of open science in the context of health economics; identification of the main stakeholders and their role in the field of open science in the field of health economics. The object of research is the field of health economics. The subject of research is the determinants of the impact of open science on the health economy. In order to identify the vectors of scientific developments in recent years in the field of open science and health economics, the method of bibliometric analysis was used using the tools of the Scopus database and the software VOSviewer v.1.6.10. Based on the selected works, terminological maps were constructed for individual categories and the main clusters were identified, as a result of which the intensity of the use of one term with others was assessed. Scientific discoveries play an important role in health care. Especially in a pandemic, access to up-to-date data will save more lives and preserve the health of the world’s population. After all, the level of economic well-being of a country depends on the level of health of the population and its ability to work. It is determined that open science should include combining knowledge and efforts to support research in the field of health economics and reduce the knowledge gap between countries; mobilizing decision-makers, researchers, innovators, publishers and civil society representatives to ensure free access to scientific data, research results, educational resources and research facilities in the field of health economics; strengthening the links between science and political decisions to meet societal needs; ensuring open science for society, despite the fact that the borders between countries are closed. The results of the study can be useful for researchers who have been conducting study on this topic, and students majoring in ‘Health Economics’.
Pengaruh Pengaturan Pergerakan sebagai Pembentuk Image Kawasan Wisata
Authors: Panjaitan Irwin
Published: March 2022

Setiap manusia memiliki ingatan yang terekam didalam dirinya, disebabkan oleh adanya peristiwa atau kejadian yang berkesan. Melalui kesan, seseorang menemukan karakter yang khas dan kemudian dapat memutuskan untuk melanjutkan atau menghentikan proses interaksinya. Pada kegiatan pariwisata, branding adalah upaya pemasaran karakter khas sebuah objek wisata, agar dapat diterima oleh masyarakat. Dengan branding yang tepat, seorang pengunjung dapat merasakan kesan pada Kawasan wisata, dan kemudian menjadi image dari kawasan tersebut. Ketika seseorang memiliki keinginan atau hasrat untuk melakukan kegiatan pariwisata, maka ada kebutuhan untuk dapat merasakan pengalaman yang berbeda. Kemunculan Hasrat berwisata menjadikan sesorang mau bergerak untuk mencapai, menemukan, menikmati pengalaman karakter kawasa wisata yang khas, kemudian terbentuk menjadi image dari Kawasan wisata. Akses merupakan salah satu komponen pariwisata yang didalamnya menunjukan pentingnya pengaturan pergerakan sebagai sarana pembentuk image Kawasan. Puncak Sosok adalah salah satu objek wisata di daerah Kabupaten Bantul yang sedang berkembang cukup signifikan. Untuk meningkatkan kualitas Image Kawasan wisata Puncak Sosok, coba dilakukan simulasi pengaturan pergerakan berdasarkan prinsip hubungan antara pergerakan dan elemen rancang Kawasan. Metoda yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif, yang memungkinkan dalam menjelaskan hubungan pengaruh Pergerakan dan Image Kawasan Wisata Puncak Sosok.
The impact of control activities on the information efficiency of financial reports: Evidence on Forbes enterprises in Vietnam
Authors: Quoc Thinh Tran , Anh Tuan Dang , Chi Danh Luu
Published: March 2022

Information from financial reports plays an important role for stakeholders in making business decisions. The information efficiency is even more meaningful when it is relevant and useful to users. The purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of control activities on the information efficiency of the financial reports of Forbes enterprises in Vietnam. The paper uses time series data and the sample includes 250 observations from 2016 to 2020. The paper uses ordinary least squares to experimentally test hypotheses. The results indicate there are two factors out of four that have a negative impact on the information efficiency of financial reports, including control activity members and female members of the control activities. The control activity members have a higher impact than female members. To enhance the information efficiency of Forbes enterprises’ financial reports, Vietnamese state agencies should strengthen control and supervision of legal regulations so that Forbes enterprises can raise awareness on the information efficiency of financial reports.
Consideraciones éticas y legales sobre la vacunación obligatoria contra la COVID-19 en niños durante el retorno a clases
Authors: González-Alvarez William René , Escobar-Ospino Diana Luz , Wilches-Visbal Jorge Homero
Published: March 2022

La inmunización es una de las intervenciones sanitarias conocidas más biológicamente efectivas y socialmente rentables que ha logrado reducir drásticamente la mortalidad infantil y la prevalencia de enfermedades1. A nivel global, se reconoce el éxito en salud pública de las vacunas, por la erradicación de enfermedades como la viruela, y la considerable reducción de otras como la poliomielitis y el sarampión. A pesar de ello, la producción en tiempo récord de la vacuna contra la Covid-19 han despertado diversas inquietudes y objeciones bioéticas.
Acetato de Leuprolide preoperatorio en paciente perimenopáusica portadora de leiomiomas grandes
Authors: Sánchez Flórez Javier Augusto , Macchia-de Sánchez Carla Lorena
Published: March 2022

Los leiomiomas uterinos son habituales durante la edad reproductiva. En pacientes sintomáticas, con múltiples formaciones y de grandes elementos se prefiere el tratamiento quirúrgico. Existen casos menos frecuentes en los cuales el enorme tamaño uterino amerita considerar un tratamiento médico preoperatorio. El objetivo es reducir las dimensiones y la vascularización de los miomas. En este sentido, se ha destacado el rol de los moduladores selectivos de los receptores de progesterona, como el ulipristal, y de los agonistas de la hormona liberadora de gonadotropina, como es el acetato de leuprolide. El primero, con alerta de farmacovigilancia en 2018 por daño hepático severo. El segundo, con uso selectivo debido a los efectos secundarios de la hipoestrogenemia. Se presenta el caso de una paciente portadora de miomas de grandes elementos en la cual se efectuó tratamiento prequirúrgico con acetato de leuprolide, con óptima respuesta. A partir del caso presentado, se busca favorecer la reflexión y la integración de conceptos actuales en opciones terapéuticas prequirúrgicas dirigidas a pacientes portadoras de grandes miomas. La criteriosa elección terapéutica se orientará a la mejora en la calidad de vida en un marco de seguridad para la paciente.
NECESIDAD DE NOTIFICACIÓN LEGAL DE LA DEMANDA ENCONTRÁNDOSE VIGENTE EL PLAZO DE PRESCRIPCIÓN DE LA ACCIÓN, PARA EFECTOS DE PRODUCIR LA INTERRUPCIÓN CIVIL DE LA PRESCRIPCIÓN. SISTEMATIZACIÓN DE ARGUMENTOS DOCTRINARIOS Y JURISPRUDENCIALES EN FAVOR Y EN CONTRA DE TAL TESIS
Authors:   Universidad de Talca, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Departamento de Derecho Privado y Ciencias del Derecho, Talca, Chile., Pinochet Olave Ruperto , Barrientos Zamorano Marcelo ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Manríquez Novoa María Luisa ,   Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
Published: March 2022

El presente trabajo se estructura a partir de la exposición del estudio en derecho nacional y comparado de los problemas de interpretación y aplicación de las normas sobre interrupción de la prescripción, su relación con la demanda judicial y su notificación legal. Se analizan los argumentos de la doctrina mayoritaria -que expresa que el efecto de la interrupción de la prescripción se produce mediante la notificación legal de la misma, dentro del plazo de prescripción- en contraposición a la doctrina minoritaria que defiende que la sola interposición de la demanda se basta a sí misma para producir el efecto interruptivo. Conjuntamente, se analiza cuáles han sido las tendencias jurisprudenciales al respecto, para acabar exponiendo una serie de conclusiones.
INSCRIPCIONES PARALELAS EN TIERRAS INDÍGENAS. ANÁLISIS DEL PROBLEMA Y SU SOLUCIÓN ESPECÍFICA A PARTIR DEL CASO “FORESTAL MININCO S.A. CON LEPILLÁN Y OTROS”
Authors:   Universidad del Desarrollo, Concepción, Chile, Ramírez Cifuentes Jaime
Published: March 2022

El presente comentario realiza un análisis de los argumentos esgrimidos por la Corte para resolver un típico problema de inscripciones paralelas, añadiendo interesantes apreciaciones acerca de la especial regulación que el ordenamiento le otorga a los terrenos considerados indígenas. En concreto, se desarrollan sucintamente la coordinación entre inscripción conservatoria, dominio y posesión de bienes raíces; el ejercicio de la acción reivindicatoriaante inscripciones paralelas, y; la trascendencia de la normativa especial referida a tierras indígenas sobre el particular.
Validation of the Indonesian Version of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Scale in Postoperative Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate Patients
Authors: Tasman Salshabia Gabrielle Raissa , Putri Farah Asnely , Maulina Tantry
Published: March 2022

Background:

The face, leg, activity, cry, and consolability (FLACC) scale is a validated pain measurement instrument that is used on postoperative patients with limited verbal ability, including postoperative cleft lip and/or cleft palate patients.

Objective:

This research aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of the FLACC scale as a measuring instrument for pain intensity experienced by postoperative cleft lip and/or cleft palate patients.

Methods:

The procedure was initiated by a back-translation process of the FLACC. Once the back-translation process is completed, a calibration process of the field researchers was conducted. Twenty-eight participants that went through a cleft lip and/or cleft palate surgery at the Unpad Dental Hospital were then enrolled. Two calibrated field researchers measured the postoperative pain intensity in three different time points, shortly after the patients regained full consciousness (T0), four hours (T1), and eight hours after the first measurement (T2). The collected data were analysed by SPSS version 23. The Spearman correlation analysis was performed to test the validity, while a Cronbach’s alpha value was calculated to test the reliability.

Results:

Based on the results of the Spearman correlation analysis, the Indonesian version of the FLACC scale was considered to be valid as the r values of each sub-scale were all higher than the r table value (r value > 0.317). Reliability was marked by the obtained Cronbach’s alpha value of 0,875.

Conclusion:

The Indonesian version of the FLACC scale was considered to be valid and reliable to be used as a pain measurement tool in postoperative cleft lip and/or cleft palate patients.
Ein diskurslinguistischer Zugriff auf die Adelsgeschichte der Moderne
Authors: Raasch Markus
Published: March 2022

Review of Jan de Vries, Aristokratismus als Kulturkritik. Kulturelle Adelssemantiken zwischen 1890 und 1945, Adelswelten IV (Wien etc.: Böhlau Verlag, 2021, 348 S., Abb.).
Development and Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention in Improving Health Literacy and Self-management of Patients With Multimorbidity and Heart Failure: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Bas-Sarmiento Pilar , Fernández-Gutiérrez Martina , Poza-Méndez Miriam , Marín-Paz Antonio Jesús , Paloma-Castro Olga , Romero-Sánchez José Manuel ,   ASyAG_PPIC Team
Published: March 2022

Background

Patients with multimorbidity and complex health needs are defined as a priority by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union. There is a need to develop appropriate strategies with effective measures to meet the challenge of chronicity, reorienting national health systems. The increasing expansion of mobile health (mHealth) interventions in patient communication, the reduction of health inequalities, improved access to health care resources, adherence to treatment, and self-care of chronic diseases all point to an optimistic outlook. However, only few mobile apps demonstrate their effectiveness in these patients, which is diminished when they are not based on evidence, or when they are not designed by and for users with different levels of health literacy (HL).

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of an mHealth intervention relative to routine clinical practice in improving HL and self-management in patients with multimorbidity with heart failure (HF) and complex health needs.

Methods

This is a randomized, multicenter, blinded clinical trial evaluating 2 groups, namely, a control group (standard clinical practice) and an intervention group (standard clinical practice and an ad hoc designed mHealth intervention previously developed), for 12 months.

Results

The contents of the mHealth intervention will address user-perceived needs based on the development of user stories regarding diet, physical exercise, cardiac rehabilitation, therapeutic adherence, warning signs and symptoms, and emotional management. These contents have been validated by expert consensus. The creation and development of the contents of the mHealth intervention (app) took 18 months and was completed during 2021. The mobile app is expected to be developed by the end of 2022, after which it will be applied to the experimental group as an adjunct to standard clinical care during 12 months.

Conclusions

The trial will demonstrate whether the mobile app improves HL and self-management in patients with HF and complex health needs, improves therapeutic adherence, and reduces hospital admissions. This study can serve as a starting point for developing other mHealth tools in other pathologies and for their generalization to other contexts.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04725526; https://tinyurl.com/bd8va27w

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/35945
Advocates and Detractors of Iqbal: A Study Across Cultures
Authors: Hamid Arshid
Published: March 2022

Criticism on Iqbal is as vast as ocean. A huge corpse of material has been published both in the East and West. Yet, no critic has passed a final verdict on him to cover all dimensions of his poetic thought and philosophy. Therefore, his works still need further interpretations in order to do justice with him. There is a need to take nothing on trust and a critic should break the fanciful myth that has been allowed to grow round Iqbal over the decades, and to expose the bogus and misleading premises that support a calculated misrepresentation of him. His critical canvas is so broad that it is not easy to write on him without knowing his indepth poetic thought, philosophy and sources of knowledge. The present paper tries to analyse the arguments and criticism, thesis and antithesis of both advocates and detractors of Iqbal. The emphasis is put on to project the real literary personality of Allama Iqbal on solid grounds. The findings of this paper are that Iqbal has been misrepresented by the detractors in the wide literary circles of the World due to misunderstandings of his poetic basis and philosophical thought. The crux of the Iqbalian philosophy is unbiased to any religious faith and sentiments whatever he has said and written in his prose and poetry have a solid background like theological, scientific, historical and logical evidences. The reason of their misunderstandings is their partial knowledge about the multidimensional personality of Iqbal. In contrary to that the advocates have analysed the whole personality of the poet and have minutely studied the basic sources of his knowledge. Therefore, the present paper is projecting Iqbal as the flawless revolutionary reformer and rational philosopher.
ЛОКАЛИЗАЦИЯ КОРПУСИРОВАНИЯ ИНТЕГРАЛЬНЫХ СХЕМ В РОССИИ: РЫНОК ГОТОВ
Authors: Дзюбаненко С. , Беляков С.
Published: March 2022

В статье обсуждаются рыночные предпосылки и перспективы локализации производства микросхем на территории России, в частности технологические возможности российских предприятий по корпусированию ИС.
Кристалл Rb2CuCl4 · 2H2O для оптических применений
Authors: Коморников В.А. , Тимаков И.С. , Кулишов А.А.
Published: March 2022

В температурном интервале 25–50 °C исследованы фазовые равновесия в системе RbCl – ​CuCl2 · 2H2O – ​H2O. Определены концентрационные пределы кристаллизации, температурная зависимость и конгруэнтный характер растворимости соединения Rb2CuCl4 · 2H2O. Методом снижения температуры получен кристалл Rb2CuCl4 · 2H2O и впервые изучен его оптический спектр пропускания.
A Literature Review on Speech Recognition and Cyber Security Systems
Authors: K Anish , Rao Arvind , Bhat Sagar S , Durdi Vinod B
Published: March 2022

Abstract: People use communication to convey their thoughts, ideas, and feelings, as well as to understand the feelings of others. It is a dynamic, methodical, adaptable, commercial and continuous process. Visual, text, spoken, written, gestural, and other modalities of communication are among them. These types can frequently be converted into other formats. When a person cannot understand or recognize the type of communication being used, this step becomes extremely crucial. The communication gap between the specially abled i.e. blind, deaf, mute or differently abled i.e. people with disorders like dyslexia, arthritis etc. and the rest of the world can be closed by converting to a form that the rest of the world understands. The paper that follows focuses mostly on Speech to Text conversion using Deep Learning Algorithms like LPC, MFCC, PLP which provides an innovative, real-time, natural, and user-friendly means of interacting with a computer that is more familiar to humans. The converted speech data can be made full duplex by transmitting the data to the cloud. Hence the converted speech data has to be sent to the cloud over a wireless channel. Thus, all converted data can be posted to the cloud over a wireless channel and retrieved by network clients and users in the network can retrieve them using a web application designed specifically for this purpose. Client in the network communicate utilizing the internet and website applications. Hence, they need to be secure and protected. This has necessitated the development of a robust data concealing method. To secure the messages generated by this system, it employs a dynamic approach to cryptography. The following paper provides an overview of the various methodologies mentioned. Keywords: Speech Recognition Algorithms (LPC, MFCC, PLP), Wireless Communication, Encryption, Decryption, ESP8266, Text To Speech, Cloud Computing.
Blockchain Based Traceability in Supply Chain Using Smart Contracts
Authors: Viji Dr. C. , Kuntal Aniket , Bhardwaz Aryan , Bandari Darshan
Published: March 2022

Abstract: A supply chain is defined as all the various points involved in the production and distribution of goods, from the stage of supply to the final customer. While agriculture is the most important industry in rural areas and provides livelihoods for 70% of the world's poor, it is also the industry that creates the greatest disconnect between suppliers and retailers. In addition, due to lack of transparency, buyers and customers cannot be sure of the true value of a product or service. The proposed system is an agricultural supply chain model using the Ethereum platform. Smart contracts are implemented in different stages of the supply chain. These contracts guarantee to meet all predefined conditions before conducting transactions ensuring security, reliability and transparency. This can give consumers greater confidence in the products they buy, and it is also an opportunity to reward producers who use good agricultural practices to develop their products. This will ultimately lead to sustainable farming practices and responsible consumption. Keywords: Supply Chain; Ethereum; Smart Contracts; Transparency; Agriculture;
PERSISTÊNCIA E MIGRAÇÃO NA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR: ANÁLISE DOS MUNICÍPIOS DE SÃO LUIZ GONZAGA/RS E CONSTANTINA/RS
Authors: Marian Tiherro Ricardo , Lazzaretti Picolotto Everton
Published: March 2022

A migração ocorre como uma estratégia utilizada por alguns membros das famílias rurais para manter a reprodução familiar, tendo em vista que os ganhos da propriedade não garantem o sustento da família, além de outros fatores que podem interferir nesta decisão. Sendo assim, o objetivo do estudo procurou compreender a situação do meio rural dos municípios de São Luiz Gonzaga/RS e Constantina/RS frente aos aspectos que conduzem ao processo migratório de membros das famílias agricultoras, especialmente os jovens e a dinâmica que se estabelece entre os que ficaram e os que saíram. O estudo se baseia em revisão da bibliografia sobre o tema, dados do Censos Agropecuário e Demográfico do IBGE e, no caso do município de Constantina, foi analisado um levantamento realizado pela prefeitura com os migrantes que saíram do município. Como principais resultados, é possível perceber que ambos os municípios possuem um índice de migrantes relevante, principalmente se comparado com municípios maiores de suas regiões. O sexo feminino é o que mais tem migrado do meio rural, comprovando o fato já levantado em diversos estudos anteriores. Apesar disso, são mantidos laços de quem migra com aqueles que permanecem no local de origem, seja uma relação de ajuda, dependência, ou até mesmo uma relação social e cultural.
AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR E DESENVOLVIMENTO RURAL: CENÁRIOS CONTEMPORÂNEOS E QUESTÕES EM DEBATE
Authors: Matte Alessandra , Schervinski Villwock Ana Paula , Fornazier Armando , Wagner Danielle , Fossá Juliano Luiz
Published: March 2022

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Periodontal İnflamasyon Salya, Serum C-Reaktif Protein ve Fetuin-A Düzeylerini Etkiler mi?
Authors: KEMER DOGAN Esra Sinem , DOĞAN Burak , FENTOĞLU Özlem
Published: March 2022

Amaç: Periodontal hastalık konak savunma sistemini etkileyerek immün yanıtı harekete geçirmektedir. İnflamasyon sonucunda çoğunluğu karaciğer tarafından salgılanan pozitif ve negatif akut faz reaktanları açığa çıkmaktadır. Periodontitisin oluşturduğu inflamatuvar yükü ölçmek için periodontal inflame yüzey alanı (PİYA) son zamanlarda kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı PİYA’nın salya ve serumda pozitif, negatif akut faz reaktanları olan C-reaktif protein (CRP) ve fetuin-A seviyelerine etkilerini incelemektir. Materyal-Metot: Çalışmaya 47 birey dahil edildi ve periodontal durumlarına göre periodontal olarak sağlıklı (n=15), gingivitis (n=15) ve periodontitis (n=17) olmak üzere 3 gruba ayrıldı. Hastaların sosyodemografik verileri anket aracılığıyla kaydedildi, periodontal kayıtları alındı, hastalardan salya ve serum örnekleri toplandı. PİYA, periodontal cep derinliği, klinik ataşman seviyesi ve sondalamada kanama yüzdesi kullanılarak hesaplandı. Salya ve serum örneklerinde CRP ve fetuin-A seviyeleri ELISA ile analiz edildi. Bulgular: Periodontal parametreler ve PİYA periodontitisli grupta sağlıklı ve gingivitisli gruba göre daha yüksekti. Sağlıklı grupla kıyaslandığında periodontitis grubunda salya CRP daha yüksek, salya ve serum fetuin-A ise daha düşüktü. Periodontitis grubunda gingivitisli gruba kıyasla serum fetuin-A daha düşük, salya CRP daha yüksekti. Uyumlandırılmış çok değişkenli lineer regresyon analizi sonucunda PİYA ile salya ve serum fetuin-A’nın negatif, serum CRP’nin ise pozitif ilişkili olduğu belirlendi.Sonuç: Fetuin-A ve CRP seviyelerinin periodontal hastalık patogenezinde biyobelirteç olarak kullanılabileceği öngörülmektedir.
Christian Eschatology and Social Utopias: To the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
Authors: Lagunov Aleksey A. , Baklanov Igor S. , Ivanova Svetlana Yu.
Published: March 2022

The relevance of the article is due to the fact that in the modern world, various utopian concepts do not lose their ideological strength, which for more than two centuries have significantly influenced public consciousness and have caused significant transformations in the socio-cultural life of mankind. The connection among social utopias and Christian eschatology has been noticed for a long time, and the thoughts expressed on this occasion by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann in articles and diary entries can contribute to a better understanding of deep cognitive processes that largely determine modern social realities. The purpose of the study was based on the analysis of the works of this worthy representative of the philosophy of the Russian diaspora, comparing the traditional religious eschatological "prototype" and later views on the "end of history". These views contributed to the development of utopianism and ideologism in the public mind. The authors focus attention on the antinomical nature of Christian eschatology, in contrast to the various socio-utopian modifications that define social ideals in a field transcendental to everyday human activities. The striving of religious thinking towards the "non-worldly" ideal, as Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann believed, made it possible to form a Christian's attitude to earthly life, which inevitably required a qualitative transformation corresponding to the notion of the ultimate goal. However, over time, the Christian faith paid less and less attention to the eschatological dimension of human life, which contributed to the formation of new eschatologies seeking their social ideals in the immediate givenness of earthly life and affirming the belief in the possibility of their empirical achievement. The authors of the article come to the conclusion that the most important factor in the formation and development of the "ideological faith" in the public consciousness, the concept of which is defined in the most general terms in the works of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, was the isolation of the dominant ideological structures based on social utopian ideas, from traditional faith grounds. Thus, ideologies ceased to be functional aspects of concrete historical religions, lost their official character and themselves became the foundation for pseudo-religious creativity.
EFFICACY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN MANAGING ARCHIVES IN INDONESIA'S MINISTRY OF RELIGION'S OFFICE
Authors: Ilham Muhammad , Sari Dwhy Dinda , Zulkhairi Zulkhairi
Published: March 2022

The exponential growth of data, which occurs every day, can wreak havoc on records management. The more data, the more important the data collection process. It is very important to have reliable records management so that the records management process can run well. Information technology is one solution that can be used. Archive management using information technology is a method that allows archives to be easily organized according to their purpose and search. Information technology-based archive applications are very useful in terms of archive administration and the process of sharing archives with other units. The purpose of this study is to see how effective the use of information technology is in managing archives at the Ministry of Religion Office of Lhokseumawe City. Qualitative descriptive technique was used in this study, with data collection through interviews or conversations, as well as literature study. The results of this study indicate that the use of information systems in archive management, as well as the use of technology in archive management at the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Lhokseumawe City, is very useful and effective. Network constraints and the lack of human resources at the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Lhokseumawe City are one of the obstacles to its management.
Supplementation of Quercetin Nutraceutical Ameliorates Stress among Female College Students
Authors: Mitra Sudeep , Mitra Mousumi , Saha Mantu , Nandi Dilip Kumar
Published: March 2022

Restricted information regarding the protective effect of quercetin against stress-effectuated depression, anxiety and hypertension in students has been evaluated. Quercetin, king of flavonoids offers a great promise to reduce depression that negatively affects human mental and physical health which ultimately proliferates cardiovascular risks. This study aimed to enlighten the propitious effect of oral consumption of quercetin at a dose of 200 mg/day for 30 days on healthy college students prone to academic stress to explore its beneficial effects on body composition, blood pressure, oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled cross-over trial (n=100). In contrast to placebo, quercetin-rich supplementation significantly reduced (p‹0.05) psychological stress scale, body fat ratio (BFR), pulse rate, systolic pressure (SP) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) from their baseline values. Furthermore, a significant increase (p‹0.05) in oxidative and (anti) inflammatory marker i.e., superoxide dismutase (SOD) and interleukin 10 (IL10) were observed but did not affect catalase (CAT) and reduced glutathione (GSH) when compared with placebo. Thus, daily quercetin-rich supplementation supervenes antidepressant effects by attenuating inflammatory response, rehabilitating the activity of antioxidant enzymes, declining oxidative stress markers and hence improving alterations of the HPA axis which ultimately reduces blood pressure. These data are the first to our knowledge to show that quercetin supplementation could be a supportive therapy for improving stress and physical fitness in depressed subjects. This indicates the effectiveness of the flavonoid as a nutraceutical compound against the expansion of behavioural perturbation induced by psychological stress in a cost-effective, biofriendly manner. We explored a non-pharmacological but decent supra nutritional dose of quercetin since these data should provide a rational basis for the development of functional foods. The interminable effectiveness of quercetin supplementation for better improvement of stress remains to be investigated.
Determinants of taxpayer compliance in paying motor vehicle tax in an emerging country
Authors: Meiryani Meiryani , Abiyyah Mutiara Ericka Alya , Lindawati Ang Swat Lin , Wahyuningtias Dianka , Andrian Tommy
Published: March 2022

This research aims to determine the effect of electronic Samsat (e-Samsat), public service accountability, tax penalty, vehicle tax relief program, and moral obligation on taxpayer compliance in paying motor vehicle tax at the Samsat Office in Bekasi City. Data collection was conducted by spreading questionnaires to the motor vehicle taxpayer in Bekasi City with a sample amounted to 130 respondents. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM) method with partial least square (PLS) approach. The result of the analysis and hypothesis testing showed that e-Samsat, public service accountability, tax penalty, vehicle tax relief program, and moral obligation have a positive and significant effect on taxpayer compliance in paying motor vehicle tax. The results of this study are in accordance with the attribution theory where a person’s behavior is influenced by external factors, namely, behavior caused from outside the taxpayer, and in accordance with the theory of planned behavior (TPB), which states that a person’s behavior can be caused by three factors, namely control belief is a belief about the existence of things — things that support or hinder a person’s behavior and how strongly they support or hinder a person’s behavior (Ajzen, 1991)
Proglacial river sediment fluxes in the south-eastern Tibetan Plateau: Ming Yong Glacier in the Upper Mekong River
Authors: Lu XiXi , Zhang Ting , Hsia Boey Lai , Li Dongfeng , Fair Heather , Chua Samuel , Li Li , Li Shaojuan
Published: March 2022

Glacial and proglacial erosion are important sediment sources in a river
basin. The retreat of many glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau has important
implications on the supply of fresh water and sediment dynamics for
downstream river basins. Despite the importance of water and sediment
dynamics at these catchments, existing quantification of suspended
sediment fluxes from glacial catchments on the Tibetan Plateau is
limited due to poor accessibility and challenging environments. This
study presents the results of in-situ investigations of water discharge
and suspended sediment fluxes from the Ming Yong glacial catchment in
Yunnan, Southwest China, between August 2013 and July 2017. The results
show that the variation in water discharge and suspended sediment was
highly seasonal. The variation of average suspended sediment
concentration was large – 69±45 mg/L; 119±104 mg/L; 94±97 mg/L in 2013,
2015, 2016, respectively. We estimate that the sediment yield from Ming
Yong catchment was highly variable ranging from 1104 t/km
/year in 2013to 2281 t/ km /year
in 2016, with 65-78% of the total annual sediment load occurring during
summer (June to August). These annual variations in the sediment yield
can be attributed largely to precipitation patterns, or otherwise,
extreme melting events. This study has provided a benchmark dataset that
can be used for further works that investigate the impact of climate
change on sediment dynamics in glacierized catchments in the Tibetan
Plateau. Subsequently, the study let us better understand the increasing
sediment supply to the Upper Mekong River from glacierized catchments.
Interactive Spreadsheeting: A Learning Strategy and Exercises for Calculative Management Accounting Principles
Authors: Peters Matt D. , Chiu Cecilia
Published: March 2022

This paper provides an active learning strategy with 34 interactive Excel spreadsheets incorporating 8 core calculative principles for use in management accounting courses. Central to this “interactive learning strategy” is how the dynamic formula functionality of Excel enables highly complex calculative exercises to be parsimoniously structured in templates with color-coded instant feedback. Careful design and selection of solution cells focus learning on core concepts of calculative principles. The strategy involves three forms of interactive learning: students interact with the exercises via the instant feedback functionality, students can interact personally with the instructor, and students can collaboratively interact with other students. With the exercises, the learning strategy is easily implementable into in-person and online classes as complements to traditional lecture segments and textbook exercises. It offers a more engaging and more productive learning experience as perceived by students compared to traditional “pen and paper” exercises (for online classes too).

Data Availability: Data are available upon request.
Long-term clinical and radiological outcomes following surgical treatment for symptomatic pediatric flexible flat feet: a systematic review
Authors: Smolle Maria Anna , Svehlik Martin , Regvar Katharina , Leithner Andreas , Kraus Tanja
Published: March 2022

Background and purpose: Albeit pediatric flexible flat foot (FFF) is a common condition, only a minority of patients become symptomatic. Long-term outcomes of surgically treated pediatric patients with symptomatic FFF are largely unknown. In this systematic review, studies providing outcomes at a mean follow-up of at least 4 years after the procedure in these patients were analyzed.
Material and methods: A PubMed search was undertaken involving original articles published up to July 2021 on outcome in children aged 6 to 14 with surgically treated FFF and mean (or minimum) follow-up of at least 4 years. Radiographic and clinical outcomes were analyzed.
Results: Of initially 541 entries, 10 could be included in the systematic review (all level IV), involving 846 pediatric patients with 1,536 symptomatic FFF. Pooled mean radiological (n = 8) and clinical follow-up (n = 10) was 5.3 (range 0.5–15) and 7.0 (range 4.1–15) years, respectively. Surgical procedures included arthroereisis (n = 8), lateral column lengthening (n = 1), and Horseman procedure (n = 1). Overall relative frequency of implant-associated complications and wound-healing problems was 3.2% and 1.3%, as well as 2.8% and 1.6% following subtalar arthroereisis only. From preoperative to latest radiological assessment following subtalar arthroereisis (including 3 studies with radiological follow-up < 48 months), pooled median decrease in talonavicular coverage angle (TNCA; –9.2°), anteroposterior talocalcaneal angle (A-TCA; –6.5°), lateral talocalcaneal angle (L-TCA; –3.5°), talar declination angle (TDA; –14°),Moreau Costa Bertani angle (MCB; –13°), and talo-firstmetatarsal angle (L-T1MA; –10°) was observed, as was an increase in calcaneal pitch (4.5°).
Interpretation: In symptomatic pediatric FFF patients, surgery is associated with a manageable complication profile, and results in satisfactory long-term clinical as well as radiological outcome. Yet scientific evidence is low, warranting larger scaled studies in the future.
Transformation of hemiboreal ornithocenoses in modern forest management
Authors: Gridneva Vera V. , Yakimov Basil N.
Published: March 2022

The ornithocenoses of a sequence of forestry succession stages are studied in different types of hemiboreal forests of the Russian Plain, and the species of birds that determine each of the recognized stages is given. Statistical analysis showed that anthropogenic disturbances and natural succession processes played a significant role in the transformation of ornithocenoses, against a background of less influence from forestry activities (conifer plantations and their maintenance). Dispersion decomposition showed a high proportion of the combined effect of exogenous and endogenous factors, as well as their equivalent contribution to the formation of ornithocenoses, was demonstrated. Various types of logging are shown to facilitate shifts of natural succession of forest ornithocenoses to anthropodynamic successions characterized by specific subclimax stages.