bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of leukocyte esterase reagent strip test for rapid bedside diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Authors: Khanal Kiran Kumar , Khanal Ajit , Shrestha Ramila , Thapa Bhawesh , Baral Ram Krishna
Published: March 2023

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common complication of cirrhosis with high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment improve survival. Diagnosis is made by ascitic fluid Polymorphoneuclear leukocytes (PMNL) count of >250/mm3 which takes hours and may not be available in rural settings. Leukocyte esterase reagent strips (LERS) test have shown high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value in the diagnosis of SBP. This study was conducted to find the utility of the LERS test for the diagnosis of SBP. This was a prospective hospital-based study conducted at the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Nepal. LERS test was performed on ascitic fluid from 140 cirrhotic patients. Colorimetric grading was compared with PMNL count for diagnosing SBP. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy for diagnosing SBP calculated for grade 3 and grade 4 as cut-offs. Among 140 patients, SBP was diagnosed in 27. Grade 3 as cut-off, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for the LERS test were 96.3, 90.2, 70.3, and 99 percent respectively. For grade 4 as cut-off, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV were 81.5, 99.1, 95.6, and 95.7 percent respectively. Accuracy were 91.4 and 95.2 percent for grade 3 and 4 as cut-off respectively. LERS test has shown high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value for the diagnosis of SBP in cirrhotic ascitis. Being simple, rapid, and cost-effective, it can be useful at bedside to start early antibiotic therapy before availability of the PMNL count report.
Blizny – między pięknem a brzydotą. Kulturowa percepcja blizny
Authors: Bem-Kukulska Katarzyna
Published: March 2023

The aim of this article is to outline the cultural perception of scars based on the analysis of survey results and narrations collected during in-depth interviews. Katarzyna Bem-Kukulska presents an elaborate division of scars and discusses the borderline and ambivalence of this phenomenon in relation to the concepts of beauty and ugliness. The key to defining scars turns out to be the origin of their appearance and the assessment of the society.
Influence of the degree of compaction and plastic properties of expansively stabilized clay soil with a gypsum mix on the shear strength
Authors: Utami Gati Sri , Kusumaningrum Dewi , Attamimi Salman
Published: March 2023

The expansive soils have strong shrinkage capabilities, which negatively damage soil stability. Adding chemicals and gypsum materials is one approach to improving soil qualities. To measure soil parameters before and after mixing with gypsum material, soil analysis requires sieve analysis, Atterberg limits, standard proctors, and direct shear. The tests were carried out on 3 samples of gypsum mix, i.e. (5%, 10%, 15%) and aging of each soil for 10 days, 15 days, 20 days, 25 days. Initial soil characteristics: γd = 1340 g / cm3, shear strength Ø = 76.4 ° dan C = 0.071 kg / cm2, yield point = 69.07% and plasticity index = 45.02%. After adding 15% gypsum with a safe time of 25 days, γd = 1418 g / cm3, high shear Ø = 84.9 ° dan C = 0.441 kg / cm2, yield point = 47.94% and yield index = 11.94%. The stabilized density of the expanding soil influences the shear strength, the 5.6 ° increase in density takes advantage of the strong shear increase of Ø = 11.11% and C = 521.2%.
Design Analysis of Triangular Minipile for Cohesive Soil: A Study Case
Authors: Wardani MK , Aulady MFN , Syafiarti AID , P Febiana
Published: March 2023

Triangular minipile foundations are still rarely encountered in construction even though they are still being produced. The use of minipile foundations can be considered in the design of foundations with soft soil depth of 10 m. This study was conducted to design for a triangular minipile on soft soil by considering the bearing capacity of either the foundation or the material, settlement, as well as the implementation method and cost budget. The soil data used is NSPT data with a soft soil depth of up to 8 m with a 2-storey shophouse building load. The recommended results are given when using a minipile of 28x28x28 cm compared to 32x32x32 cm, the need for a minipile is different from 3 to 6 piles at a depth of 6 m with a load of 40.37 tons. A triangular minipile with dimensions of 28 x 28 x 28 cm has total settlement of 6.02 cm. A triangular minipile with dimensions of 32 x 32 x 32 cm has total settlement of 3.87 cm. The minipile foundation implementation method using the "press in pile" Driving is carried out using an HSPD machine with a capacity of 120 tons. Costs calculated in meters include material costs, work wages and heavy equipment used. The cost used in the 32x32x32 triangular minipile is 10% cheaper than the 28x28x28 m dimension.
Study of Inundation Management on Tertiary Drainage Channels in Keputih Tegal Surabaya City
Authors: Nurhayati Dyan Eka , Caroline Jenny , Kusumaningrum Dewi
Published: March 2023

In the case of heavy rain, several places in Surabaya are still submerged. The Keputih Tegal region is one of them. The Jalan Keputih Tegal channel is a tertiary drainage channel that drains into a secondary drainage channel on Jalan Raya Keputih before emptying into the Wonokromo river. The flood on Jalan Keputih Tegal occurred at a depth of 20 cm. The drainage channel on Jalan Keputih Tegal is the subject of this study, and the data utilized are secondary data in the form of rainfall data collected from the Public Works Department of Highways Surabaya and the SDMP (Surabaya Drainage Master Plan) map obtained from BAPPEKO Surabaya. The dimensions of the channel are 1.5 x 1.5 m with a capacity of 0.9 m3/s based on the flood flow from the CA region and the drainage system of the Keputih Tegal channel, which is impacted by the height of the secondary channel MAB. The channel's proportions allow for both flood discharge and backwater discharge. With a flow velocity of 0.4 m/s, the channel slope is planned to be 0.04 percent. This condition exceeds the allowed speed criteria for concrete channels, which are 1.5 m/s.
The Management of Medium Hazard Potential at Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd (Glue Production)
Authors: Kusuma Maritha Nilam , Madinah Safira Aulia
Published: March 2023

All industrial activities that use, store, produce, and transport hazardous chemicals in the workplace are required to control hazardous chemical to prevent occupational accidents and work-related diseases. Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd is a company engaged in the manufacturing industry that produces wood glue, paper glue, packaging, PVAc white glue, and hotmelt adhesive. In its working activities, Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd has a risks and hazards impact that requires medium hazard potential management. This research is a descriptive study that was conducted objectively to determine the control of medium hazard potential in Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd. The objective of this research is to find out the actual conditions in the field compared to the compatibility of the laws and regulations. Hazard identification, risk assessment and control at Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd were carried out using the HIRARC method. The level of risk dominating the work activities in this company was categorized as medium risk. Technical activities, design, construction, chemical material selection, as well as operation and maintenance of installations at Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd have been performed in accordance to the company regulations. Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd has several employees development activities, such as waste management and handling training and socialization, personal protective equipment usage socialization, fire fighting socialization, and internal briefings that have been carried out for several times. There are existed emergency response plan and procedures such as evacuation routes and assembly points signs, as well as provide fire extinguishers and first aid kits. There are no safe work procedure implemented at Trimitra Sejati Jaya Ltd yet, it only oriented on the existed Quality Management System
ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE APPROACH IN MUSLIMAH SPORTS CENTRE’S LAYOUT
Authors: Fahira Fahira , Pramita Eka Laksmiyanti Dian , Ayu Atika Firdha
Published: March 2023

Muslimah or women who believe in Islam have various kinds of etiquette restrictions when leaving the house. One of them is etiquette in doing sports. Sports that require active movement, have made it difficult for Muslimah to find public facilities that can accommodate sports without violating Islamic law. According to data, Tambaksari District is a geographically strategic place with the largest Muslim population in Surabaya. This potential supports the existence of the Muslimah Sports Centre in Tambaksari. So that Muslim women will get a sports place that is strategic, comfortable, and safe without male intervention. With mixed research between quantitative and qualitative method, this quantitative research assumes an objective reality and a view of the researcher as independent of the subject of inquiry, while qualitative research involved the study of the use and collection of various empirical materials, which eventually presented the perspective of Muslimah’s experiences. The Muslimah Sports Centre has a big goal of creating a better cultural system for religious behavior by understanding things that have been explained in the Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. Thus, the building will serve not only as a means of sports activities but also as a place for providing Islamic values to the users of the building. For this reason, the design of the Muslimah Sports Centre applies an Islamic architectural approach. Because the aim of this study is to provide an understanding that architecture not only serves as a basic reference for developing buildings and their architectural elements, but it can also provide an understanding and learning about how to behave in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah inside the building so that we will not violate Islamic law.
U-Turn Analysis on Road Performance by Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno Merr (Case Study: West and East Side U-Turn)
Authors: MCA Theresia , Kusumaningrum Dewi , Sekartadji Ratih , Agung Dimas
Published: March 2023

Traffic is a system consisting of several key elements or a headway system. In the median plan, it also has a center opening or U-Turn, but the U-Turn facility does not completely solve these problems and conflicts because the turning vehicle itself does not completely solve them. This is the result of turning in the same direction as vehicles approaching or stopping in high and low-speed lanes. Some vehicles are unable to make smooth U-Turns, causing delays for both traffic directions or vice versa. This study aims to determine the traffic performance and performance of the U-Turn facility on Jl. Dr. Ir. Soekarno in the City of Surabaya using the MKJI methodology, 1997. From the results of this study, the peak hours for the south direction (A) are at 16.45-17.45, volume 3480. 6 vehicles per hour, DS (Degree of saturation)  0.73 with service level C, and south to north (B) at 16:45-17.45, volume 3394. 7 vehicles per hour DS 1.07 means the level of service indicates a long queue. The U-Turn movement has the highest volume at 16.45-17.45, with a volume of 656.8 pcu/hour and an intensity ratio greater than 1.0, indicating a vehicle queue.
INFLUENCE OF HERBICIDES ON AGRONOMIC INDICATORS OF LENTIL
Authors: Orekhivsky V. , Solomonov R. , Kryvenko A. , Chepurnykh V.
Published: March 2023

Leguminous crops are becoming increasingly important in our country and on planet Earth as. This trend is due to the high quality of seeds, as well as the ability of plans to bind nitrogen from the atmosphere, and therefore they are one of the best predecessors in crop rotation. The aim of this research was to identify the effectiveness of applying soil and insurance herbicides at growing lentil seeds, the effect of combined use of drugs on the seed productivity of lentil plants, the aftereffect of these drugs on the sowing performance of lentil seeds.

The following methods were used in the research process: field and one factor experience - for biometric measurements and crop yield accounting; laboratory method - analysis of the structure of plants and the quality of the seed crop; calculated - assessment of the economic and energy efficiency of growing crops, payback of material and natural resources; statistical - carrying out analysis of variance and statistical processing of research results. As a result of the research, it was found that under the influence of soil and insurance herbicides on lentil crops, the possibility of obtaining conditioned crop seeds increases. Analysis of the data shows the effectiveness of the use of soil and insurance herbicides, as well as their mixtures in different doses.
Current state of parks in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv
Authors: Bahatska Oksana , Pikhalo Olesia , Levchenko Tetiana
Published: March 2023

In the issue of Kyiv’s greening strategy, an increase in the number of public parks in each district of the city was noted, but their expediency is not always substantiated. That is why the purpose of the study is to highlight the role of public parks in the urbanised environment and to analyse normative indicators. An analysis of the quantitative indicators of public plantings within the public parks of the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv was carried out. The actual number of public parks, their areas, and the main results of the public park survey have been established. Based on field studies and cartographic materials parks are classified according to visual features. The sizes, areas, shapes, layout, and composition of the plantations at the experimental sites were determined. Classification by functions: transit, recreational, memorial, and by the time of creation. It was established that 70% of the district’s parks are intended for short-term recreation, and the largest number of parks are located along the streets (39% of the total area of the district’s parks). It was determined that the territories of public parks of the Sviatoshynskyi district occupy small areas (from 0.11 to 7.86 ha) and are evenly distributed throughout the district. In terms of shape, parks of a rectangular configuration predominate in the city – 35% by area, and in terms of appearance – parks of a small area (up to 0.5 ha). The composition of plantings is dominated by parks with a preference for deciduous species (40%). It was determined that according to the functional purpose, most of the parks perform the function of short-term recreation, and according to the time of creation, the majority of the parks were established in 2016-2020. The presented classification would allow to systematise the existing territories and developing the classification of the parks of the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv
Integration of environmental values into the management system of forestry enterprises in accordance with the requirements of forest certification
Authors: Pavlishchuk Oksana , Kravets Pavlo , Сhurilov Andrii
Published: March 2023

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the importance of proper application of forest certification as a tool for responsible forestry. The lack of integrated approaches and formalities in the implementation of forest certification requirements is unacceptable from the standpoint of the interests of society and the environment. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the theoretical and practical foundations of integrating environmental values as one of the requirements for forest certification under the Forest Stewardship Council, into the management system of forestry enterprises. General and special methods (analysis, synthesis, generalisation, and comparison), and the regulatory framework for forest certification and the quality management standard were used for the research. The paper describes the concept of environmental values in the context of its components. It is proved that system, processbased, adaptive, and risk-oriented approaches to management are the basis for integrating the concept of environmental values into the management system of forestry enterprises. It is determined that the development of processes that cover the requirements of forest certification for environmental values and their documentary support are elements of the mechanism for integrating environmental values into the management system. Such processes are related to: identification of environmental values; determination of the purpose and criteria for making decisions on them; assessment of the impact of economic activities on them; development and implementation of measures for their conservation, maintenance, and protection; monitoring of the state and measures. Procedures, monitoring methods, training programmes, standard accounting and reporting forms are components of documenting these processes. The study results will be useful for improving the management system of forestry enterprises in accordance with the requirements of forest certification in terms of planning, organisation, monitoring, and control. The implementation of the tools and practical steps outlined for this purpose will contribute to the growth of efficiency of enterprises and their competitiveness in markets, access to which is determined by the requirements for the sustainability of the origin of forest products
Modern approach to perioperative pain relief using various modern methods and anesthetics
Authors: Lisnyy Ivan , Kuchin Yurii
Published: March 2023

Adequate postoperative analgesia remains unresolved problem of the acute pain treatment. In spite of wide choice of different groups of analgesics, epidural analgesia is the most adequate and efficient method of the postoperative analgesia. Continuous epidural analgesia is broadly used for postoperative pain relief. Such approach has own advantage over periodic administration of anesthetics into epidural space. These positive effects include constant level of the good pain relief, possibility of patients to participate in process of the pain management, reduction of probability of infectious complications in accordance with the use of epidurals and others. Besides, continues epidural infusion vastly reduces the load on medical stuff. Using electronic pumps for prolonged epidural analgesia has its own advantages and disadvantages. Disposable infusion pumps have not these disadvantages, in contrast of electric infusion pumps. Local anesthetics except their main effect possess anti-inflammatory action. This effect is not only under low plasma concentration, which does not possess cardiotoxic action. Such low plasma concentrations are possible to reach only under prolonged epidural infusion. At present, for prolonged epidural infusion bupivacaine and ropivacaine are most often used. Ropivacain possesses beside advantage over other local anesthetics. Ropivacaine is less cardiotoxic, than bupivacaine.
SARS-CoV2 et cancer : quel impact psychologique ?
Authors: Amaadour L. , Lahrch I. , Siyouri O. , Oualla K. , Benbrahim Z. , Arifi S. , Aarab C. , El Fakir S. , Mellas N.
Published: March 2023

Introduction : La Covid-19 constitue une cause de plusieurs affections mentales, notamment chez les patients atteints de cancer qui sont déjà considérés comme une population vulnérable. Ainsi, l’objectif de la présente étude était d’évaluer les troubles psychologiques des patients suivis pour une maladie tumorale maligne, sous traitement médical systémique, ayant eu une infection au SARS-CoV2 ; ainsi que les conséquences que ces troubles psychologiques peuvent avoir sur l’adhésion aux soins oncologiques.

Méthode : Il s’agit d’une étude transversale sur une période de quatre mois (pic de la pandémie) menée au département d’oncologie médicale du centre hospitalier universitaire Hassan-II de Fès, Maroc. Les symptômes anxieux/dépressifs et le stress post-traumatique ont été évalués avec les échelles HADS, PCL-5. L’échelle mini-MAC était utilisée afin d’évaluer l’ajustement psychologique des patients atteints de cancer dans le contexte d’infection à la Covid-19.

Résultats : Au total, 53 patients ont été rencontrés : 45,2 % des patients présentaient des symptômes significatifs de stress post-traumatique et 20,7 % une symptomatologie dépressive. Une symptomatologie anxieuse importante était objectivée chez 69,8 % des patients. L’âge inférieur à 65 ans, le sexe féminin et la stratégie thérapeutique envisagée (curative versus palliative) étaient des facteurs prédictifs de survenue de troubles anxieux. Tous les patients sont revenus pour reprendre leurs soins oncologiques après l’épisode infectieux.

Conclusion : Les troubles anxieux et le stress posttraumatique sont très fréquents chez les patients atteints de cancer et positifs à la Covid-19 par rapport à la population générale. Nos résultats suggèrent la nécessité de mettre en place des soins de support psycho-oncologiques personnalisés durant le contexte pandémique.
IMF Assistance To Uzbekistan In Overcoming The Problems Of The Socio-Economic Model Of Development
Authors: Romanchuk Ekaterina
Published: March 2023

For a long time, the leadership of Uzbekistan adhered to a socio-economic model with a focus on import-substituting industrialization and gradual liberalization of the financial sector. As a result of this approach, the country's interaction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial organizations was limited by a number of issues on which the vision of the Uzbek leaders coincided with the views of the experts of these institutions on the ways of developing the national economy of the republic. However, as soon as the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan agreed to carry out the reforms recommended to it by the Bretton Woods institutions, opportunities for deepening integration into the world economy began to open up for the country.
Notkea uskonto
Authors: Taira Teemu
Published: March 2023

Uskonto ei ole katoamassa nykymaailmasta vaikka sen merkitys on muuttumassa. Teemu Tairan Notkea uskonto tarkastelee uskontoon liittyviä käsitteellistyksiä nykykulttuurin ilmiönä. Se ei tarkastele mitään tiettyä uskontoperinnettä tai suuntausta vaan uskonnon ja uskontojen muodonmuutoksia notkeassa modernisaatiossa. Uskontoa ei teoksessa ymmärretä muusta kulttuurista irrallisiksi opillisiksi järjestelmiksi tai instituutioiksi. Uskonto hahmottuu esimerkkeinä toimivien ilmiöiden ja käsitteiden kautta osaksi modernia nykykulttuuria. Siinä uskonto irtoaa perinteisistä liitoksistaan ja kiinnittyy uusiin ja vaihtuviin yhteyksiin. Tätä lähestytään kriittisen kulttuurintutkimuksen, uskontotieteen ja uskontososiologian työkalujen avulla. Notkea uskonto vastaa kysymykseen, millaisista uskontokulttuureja koskevista muutoksista nykyajassa on kysymys ja miten niitä tulisi tarkastella kriittisesti sosiokulttuuristen muutosten osana. Notkea uskonto kartoittaa uskonnon arkisia ja yhteiskunnallisia ulottuvuuksia osana modernisaatiota koskevia muutoksia.
Prebiotic properties of isomaltooligosaccharides from cassava as a potential ingredient in high-protein drinks for athletes
Authors: Keawyok Kridsada , Waree Warakorn , Jodnak Supavadee
Published: March 2023

Background: Studies show that prebiotics can improve the health of athletes. Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) is a food ingredient containing prebiotic properties.Objectives: The purpose of the study is to examine the prebiotic properties of isomaltooligosaccharides based on digestibility of in vitro under-simulated upper-gut conditions and a prebiotic activity score. Additionally, the study explores the potential to use IMO as an ingredient for high protein drinks.Methods: IMO powder from cassava starch was prepared through enzymatic methods. The prebiotic properties of IMO were evaluated based on in vitro digestibility and a prebiotic activity score. Researchers assessed the digestibility of in vitro in simulated upper-gastrointestinal-tract conditions, consisting of mouth digestion, gastric digestion, and small-intestine digestion. The study calculated the probiotic activity score according to the number of growing beneficial and harmful bacteria. Finally, researchers determined the potential to use IMO as an ingredient for developing high-protein drink products.Results:The digestion of IMO by simulated salivary fluid using human salivary α-amylase for 2 min, artificial human gastric juice at pH 2.0 for two hours, intestinal fluid with pancreatic α-amylase (0.75 unit/mL), and pancreatic lipase (1.6 unit/mL) for two hours with a pH of 6.9 and a temperature of 37 oC were 1.54±0.33%, 9.19±0.64%, and 33.27±4.09%, respectively. Comparing the results with commercial isomaltooligosaccharide (cIMO), researchers found that the percentage of digestion differed significantly. Prebiotic activity scores of IMO for L. rhamnosus LGG®, L. paracasei CASEI 431®, L. acidophilus LA 5, B. longum DSM 219, B. animalis subsp. BB12® and B. bifidum BB536 were 0.477±0.07, 2.197±0.58, -0.058±0.16, 1.660±0.63, 0.801±0.59 and 1.179±0.05, respectively. Notably, the results were not significant when compared to cIMO. Researchers measured the nutritional formula in a high-protein drink containing IMO at 40 g (30 g protein) and the total serving at 148 kcal. For macronutrient distribution, the ratio of protein, carbohydrate, and fat in the product is 81:19:0. Micronutrients were added, comprising of 0-50% Thai RDI. Finally, the product also met relevant standards for the microbial quality of food products in powdered form. Conclusion:IMO from cassava was partially resistant to in vitro digestion under simulated upper-gastrointestinal conditions and promoted the growth of probiotic bacteria. Moreover, powdered IMO can be used as an ingredient for high-protein drink products.Keywords: prebiotic, probiotic, high protein drinking, athletes, IMO
Prilog povijesti kupališta Varaždinske Toplice od 1924. do 1929. godine
Authors: Vlahović Spomenka
Published: March 2023

Prema izvorima kojima raspolažemo, u kupalištu Varaždinske Toplice nakon Prvog svjetskog rata u novoj državi, Kraljevini Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca dolazi do značajnih promjena s obzirom na liječenje, zbrinjavanje invalida i članova njihovih obitelji, zbog čega se događa niz reformi u funkcioniranju Saveza kupališta, banja, lječilišta, ljetovališta, mineralnih voda i sanatorija. Osjeća se sve veći pritisak različitih državnih institucija na ovo kupalište da se precizno i redovito vodi dokumentacija i ažuriraju statistički podatci vezani uz djelovanje kupališta, smještaj ratnih invalida i članova njihovih obitelji te uvažavanje njihovih prava. Dokumenti potvrđuju da većina invalida nije poštivala pravila vezana uz smještaj u ovom kupalištu pa je često dolazilo do problema. Vrijeme je to poslije Prvog svjetskog rata, kad se još uvijek osjeća nedostatak nekih prehrambenih artikala, ali i osiromašenost Topličana. Posebnu zanimljivost u radu predstavlja istraživanje bogate arhive zagrebačkog Kaptola, koju čuva Zavičajni muzej Varaždinske Toplice, a ovom se prilikom prvi put objavljuje, s ciljem da se učine dostupnim upravno-pravni postupci koje su vodili ratni invalidi, udovice i siročad za vrijeme Velikog rata i nakon njega. Suočeni smo s činjenicom da su postupci dokazivanja prava bili dugotrajni te se do pozitivnog ili negativnog rješenja na pravo uživanja invalidske potpore dolazilo nakon višegodišnjih neizvjesnosti. U tim dugim upravno-pravnim postupcima bilo je primjera da su nakon desetak godina neki nasljednici invalidskih prava preminuli, dok su drugi postupke izgubili.
Fuzzy clustering based classifier for extraction of individualities from high dimension low sample size data
Authors: Sato-Ilic Mika
Published: March 2023

The target of this research is high dimension low sample size (HDLSS) data in which the number of variables (or dimensions) is much larger than the number of objects. For such a data, it is well known that mathematically (or statistically), we cannot obtain correct solutions as eigen values of the covariance matrix of variables, therefore, a lot of multivariate analyses cannot apply to this type of data. To overcome this problem, we have proposed a methodology for dimensional reduction, which is a fuzzy cluster scaled principal component analysis (fuzzy cluster scaled PCA). This paper presents a study of the applicability of the previously proposed fuzzy cluster scaled PCA for the discrimination of individual subjects observed by sensors worn on the body during several activities. The analysis of this data is useful for healthcare, considering the individuality of the history of activities, such as the implementation of a custom-made system for healthcare.
Effect of different pelvic-drop exercises on hip muscles activity in patients with gluteus medius weakness
Authors: Baik Seung-Min , Lee Ji-Hyun
Published: March 2023

BACKGROUND:

Pelvic-drop exercise (PD) is unilateral weight-bearing exercise that is frequently performed in rehabilitation sessions because its easy application can trigger moderate-to-high gluteus medius (Gmed) activity. Hip rotation has been applied to effectively facilitate Gmed activity during exercise.

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the effects of PD with three different hip rotations on Gmed, tensor fasciae latae (TFL), gluteus maximus (Gmax) activity, and Gmed:TFL activity ratio in patients with Gmed weakness.

METHODS:

Eighteen subjects with Gmed weakness participated. Subjects performed three different forms of PD with neutral hip, hip internal rotation, and hip external rotation position. Surface electromyography was performed to quantify the activity of Gmed, TFL, and Gmax.

RESULTS:

PD with hip internal rotation showed significantly greater Gmed activity than with neutral hip and hip external rotation ([Formula: see text] 0.005 and [Formula: see text] 0.007, respectively). TFL also showed significantly greater activity during PD with hip interna rotation than neutral hip ([Formula: see text] 0.002). There were no significant differences in Gmax activity ([Formula: see text] 0.095) and Gmed:TFL activity ratio ([Formula: see text] 0.254) among different forms of PD.

CONCLUSIONS:

PD with hip internal rotation is recommended to stimulate greater Gmed activity while preserving Gmed:TFL muscle activity ratio.
Perceptions and experiences in Madagascar: Where do the gaps come from when measuring corruption, criminal violence, and discrimination
Authors: Assany Andriameva Yvan , Rakotomanana Faly Hery
Published: March 2023

This article examines the indicators of perception and experience, frequently used in surveys to measure corruption, criminal violence, and discrimination. Focusing on Madagascar, we study the correlations between these two types of measurements, which are subject to some debates in the literature as they are not sufficiently understood. The results show that, apart from discrimination, there is little correlation between perceptions and experiences. In addition, we find that media exposure, education, trust, and contact with the administration are factors that significantly influence both experience and perception as measurements. These factors may exhibit a similar influence, showing convergence between the two measures, or opposite influences, dealing a difference between the measured phenomena. These results, mobilizing “Gouvernance, Paix et Sécurité” surveys (GPS-SHaSA), emphasize the relevance to always distinguish between perceptions and experiences when measuring, studying or treating with one of these concepts. For having identified variables that are captured (or not) by those two complementary indicators, this paper should be useful to both governments, practitioners, and researchers, if their aims are to address and better understand those governance phenomena.
A Cross-cultural Comparison of Tomb Murals from the Etruscans and the Kingdom of Goguryeo
Authors:   Korea Association of World History and Culture, Müller Sebastian
Published: March 2023

The Etruscan civilization on the Apennine Peninsula (ca. 900 - 27 B.C.) and the kingdom of Goguryeo on the Korean Peninsula (ca. 37 B.C. - 668) were separated by time and space. Nevertheless, they share an interesting aspect of their culture in common which is the creation of murals in the chambers of mounded tombs. These murals provide important insights into the lifeworld and the perceptions of the afterlife for both civilizations.
The present study compares the themes of the murals from the Etruscans and the kingdom of Goguryeo in order to ascertain similarities and differences in their pictorial language. Whilst the differences may be simply explained by cultural differences, the similarities may point to commonly shared or universal values and modes of representation in early state formations. As can be demonstrated there is a range of themes that occur in both civilizations such as depictions of the tomb owners, banqueting scenes, hunting, processions and many more. The juxtaposition of the funerary art from both civilizations reveals also a few peculiarities which may be unique for each cultural sphere. In case of Goguryeo this is the depiction of star constellations and for the Etruscans the representation of sex scenes.
It is being argued that the similarities in the scenes can be explained by common social and behavioral factors. These are for instance the performance of an ancestor cult, a strong affiliation to elite distinction and the creation of a group-related identity.
Blockchain-Based E-Certificate Verification and Validation Automation Architecture to Avoid Counterfeiting of Digital Assets in Order to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Authors: Djajadi Arko , Lestari Karunia Suci , Englista Linda Evan , Destaryana Aldi
Published: March 2023

The security and confidentiality of data are very important for institutions. Meanwhile, data fabrication or falsification of official documents is still common. Validation of the authenticity of documents such as certificates becomes a challenge for various parties, especially those who have to make decisions based on the validity of the document. Scanning-based signatures on printed and digital documents are still relatively easy to counterfeit and yet still difficult to distinguish from the original. The traditional approach is no longer reliable. Solutions to these problems require the existence of data security techniques, seamless online verification of the authenticity of printed documents, and e-certificates quickly. The objective of the study is to model the e-certificate verification process via blockchain and proof-of-stake consensus methods and use MD5 encryption. The data or identity listed on the e-certificate is secured with an embedded digital signature in the form of a QR code and can be checked for the truth online. A combination of technologies capable of suppressing or removing counterfeiting of digital assets will accelerate digital transformation across spectrums of modern life. The resulting architectural model can be used as a starting point for implementing a blockchain-based e-certificate verification and validation automation system.
Deep Learning Pada Detektor Jerawat: Model YOLOv5
Authors: Kusumah Hendra , Zahran Muhammad Suzaki , Rifqi Kadek Naufal , Putri Devi Alawiyah , Wakti Hapsari Ety Meina
Published: March 2023

Jerawat (Acne Vulgaris) merupakan masalah utama yang sulit untuk dihindari pada masyarakat daerah perkotaan, seperti Jakarta dan sekitarnya. Penyebab utama dari jerawat yaitu tingginya polusi udara yang disebabkan oleh hasil pembakaran transportasi dan sektor industri. Sisa pembakaran ini umumnya mengandung PM (Particulate Matter) dengan ukuran yang cukup kecil (PM2.5 dan PM10) yang mampu masuk ke dalam kulit melalui pori-pori dan bereaksi dengan beberapa senyawa diudara sehingga menyebabkan banyak permasalahan kulit lainnya. Penelitian ini berfokus pada pendeteksian jerawat dengan menggunakan model Deep Learning, yaitu YOLOv5. YOLOv5 dilatih dengan menggunakan tiga optimizer berbeda (SGD, Adam, dan AdamW) sebanyak 100 epochs. Setelah dilakukan pelatihan, didapatkan hasil F1-score dengan optimizer SGD sebesar 43%, Adam 39%, dan AdamW sebesar 40%. Pada penelitian ini, optimizer SGD memiliki nilai F1 tertinggi sehingga dijadikan sebagai optimizer teroptimum yang dapat digunakan pada permasalahan di penelitian ini.
Re-examining “the Book” through Ancient Egyptian Tomb Walls
Authors: Algarvio Chana
Published: March 2023

This article investigates how the seminal focus placed on portability as the defining characteristic of the book is erroneous and misguided. Based on Western concepts and early-modern bias that ultimately equates codex to book, the notion of portability is inapplicable to all book cultures and deserves re-examination. By redefining the meaning of the book to be an idea, an idea that can then be transposed textually and/or pictorially onto a substrate, scholars can come to understand how in ancient Egypt wall inscriptions and art were considered books, and how stone was a primary and fundamental book medium. Using Western, modern, and even global examples to explain how the book in its original state is a metaphysical entity, the notion of the book as object is in turn discarded because defining the book by its medium causes numerous restrictions – the object is not the book, merely its carrier. The importance of physical portability therefore becomes replaced in favour of metaphysical portability and its various implications. By using ancient Egyptian tomb walls as a case study, the meaning and boundaries placed on the book in book studies will be reframed and redefined by drawing Egyptian cultural practices, literature, ideologies, and the use of stone to establish examples of non-portable books. Any discussion of ancient book cultures primarily remains focused on papyrus or clay tablets (i.e., portable materials), a focus that skews the reality of ancient book cultures and gives rise to bias due to the neglect of other mediums that were far more important for ideological purposes. Egyptian book culture was, in fact, more than papyrus; a variety of materials were used as substrates, not all of which were portable in the conventional sense, but neither their use nor their significance to ancient Egyptian society should be dismissed.
Making a Difference: Canadian Women Writers and the Fiction of Social Change
Authors: Gerson Carole
Published: March 2023

In January 1944, when the influential Toronto critic William Arthur Deacon lamented the absence of a Canadian “equivalent of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’” because Canadians are “still pioneering, still afraid of ourselves intellectually and emotionally,”[1] little did he know that a significant candidate was on the horizon. Gwethalyn Graham’s second novel, Earth and High Heaven, which appeared later that year, launched an analysis of anti-Semitism that was quickly embraced by cultural arbiters and the general public in both Canada and the United States. This essay situates the production and reception history of Graham’s book in relation to other novels by English-Canadian women writers that advocated for social change, and offers cases studies of the three most widely disseminated works that used the power of fiction to marshal empathy: Marshall Saunders’s Beautiful Joe (1894), Graham’s Earth and High Heaven (1944) and Joy Kogawa’s Obasan (1981).
 
[1]W.A. Deacon, “Gearing the Arts in Canada to Postwar Nation-Building,” Globe and Mail, 1 January 1944: 13.
Quality Evaluation Research of Low-Calorie Milk Ice Cream
Authors: Narizhniy S. , Lomova N. , Rudakova T. , Minorova A.
Published: March 2023

A modern approach to nutrition requires the creation and further development of new types of ice cream that are more beneficial for health in comparison with the traditional ones. The solution to this issue lies in the creation of the low-calorie ice cream. It gets its distinctive properties and features due to the reduction of fat and sugar content along with the mixing of various functional components. The aim of the research was to study the effects of milk processing products and plant ingredients on the quality of low-calorie milk ice cream. The organoleptic, physical, chemical and microbiological indicators of low-calorie milk ice cream were examined. It was established that according to taste profiles, experimental samples of ice cream had good indicators of smell and color in the absence of extraneous odors. According to physical, chemical and microbiological indicators, samples of low-calorie milk ice cream met the requirements of the State Standard of Ukraine (DSTU) 4733:2007.Studies of the microstructure of low-calorie milk ice cream have shown that there is a tendency to increase the dispersion of the air phase in its samples. It is proven that the new low-calorie ice cream components possess properties of the moisture-binding components. The amount of sugar was reduced by a third comparing to the traditional composition of ice cream precisely due to the utilization of the components. The composition of low-calorie milk ice cream in which the protein and vegetable components was substantiated, and the organoleptic, physical, chemical and microbiological parameters were studied. The expediency of the protein and plant components usage in low-calorie milk ice cream recipes has been proven.
Key words: low-calorie milk ice cream, quality, organoleptic indicators, physical and chemical indicators, microbiological indicators, microstructure, whey processing products.
The Role of the Legal Frameworks in Attracting Foreign Investments: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al-Qahtani Shahad , Albakjaji Mohamad
Published: March 2023

Given the lack of regulatory studies on investment in Saudi Arabia and the recent adoption of the National Investment Strategy, the paper provides a comprehensive high-level assessment of the legal framewor¬¬k governing foreign investment in Saudi Arabia and its effectiveness in achieving its policy goals as a competitive regime. The purpose of the paper is to identify the legal framework that governs foreign investments in Saudi Arabia, under both a comparative lens and a policy-oriented one, while highlighting some of the most essential challenges facing foreign investors.
Methods: The approach adopted describes and analyses the legal framework governing foreign investment in Saudi Arabia under the general policies and goals of Vision 2030. Additionally, where appropriate, a brief comparison to the legal framework governing foreign investment in other jurisdictions is presented to provide an alternative approach to how similar issues are handled under a reputable regime.
Results and Conclusions: The National Investment Strategy issued in October 2022, the Investment Principles and Policies, and recent legislative reforms represent a major accomplishment and advancement for the Kingdom's investment regime. More importantly, the legal framework for foreign investment needs to be looked into to see if it is in line with Saudi Arabia's policies and goals and if it follows the structure of a modern investment framework by giving investors a regime that is effective, predictable, and reliable.
APPLICATION OF PLACKETT-BURMAN DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A BETAMETHASONE SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION FORMULATION
Authors: YERLİKAYA Fırat , ARSLAN Aslihan , ARABACI Burak , GENCER Pelin , NEMUTLU Emirhan
Published: March 2023

Objective: In this study, a quality-by-design (QbD) approach was used to develop a betamethasone suspension for injection formulation and to investigate the possible effects of formulation and process variables on the critical quality attributes (CQAs) of the formulation.

Material and Method: It was determined that the CQAs of the formulation were particle size distribution, viscosity, sedimentation time, density and assay of active substances and preservatives, considering the quality target product profile (QTPP). Potential risk factors that may affect the CQAs of the formulation were identified using an Ishikawa diagram, and a six-factor, two-level Plackett-Burman experimental design was used to statistically investigate the effects of selected formulation and process variables. The prepared formulations were tested, and variance and multiple linear regression analyses were performed with the acquired data

Result and Discussion: As a result of the one-way analyses of variance (ANOVA) and multiple linear regression analyses, the established statistical models for the assay of methyl parahydroxybenzoate and propyl parahydroxybenzoate, and viscosity were found to be significant, the established models for other independent variables were not significant. The concentration of carmellose calcium and filter type was found to be the most significant formulation and process variables. In conclusion, this study showed that understanding the formulation and process variables that may affect the CQAs of injectable suspension formulations with a QbD approach could be useful for formulation development and optimization.
The Art of the Exploit: Gender Hacking and Political Agency
Authors: Hester Helen
Published: March 2023

This article considers the idea of gender hacking, particularly as it circulates in Paul B. Preciado’s Testo Junkie, and places this in the context of wider discourses of both bio- and computer hacking. Of particular interest is how a hacking paradigm has come to inform twenty-first-century theories of activist intervention, and the implications of this for contemporary conceptions of political agency. Drawing out the parallels between conceptualizations of hacking and transgression, the article considers both the possibilities and the potential limitations of thinking about sociopolitical changemaking in these terms. Ultimately, it uses theories of transgression to propose a rethinking of the distinction between engineering and hacking, with a view to negotiating the conflict between micropolitical hormonal intervention and ambitions toward re-engineering biotechnical hegemony in gender-hacking projects.
Paul Preciado’s Uterine Politics: Abolish the Family or Reclaim Confiscated Queer Genetic Patrimony?
Authors: Lewis Sophie
Published: March 2023

This discussion takes up the politics of gestational labour and uterine productivity in connection with genetic self-reproduction and the family in the oeuvre of Paul B. Preciado. In his autotheoretical treatise Testo Junkie, Preciado dispensed with the standard Marxist-feminist term ‘sexual division of labour’, positing instead a ‘technogestational division of labour’ to describe the mechanism by which capitalism segments people’s bodies and constructs the capacity to make babies. Taking up that coinage, with enthusiasm for the political horizon it illuminates, I nevertheless read Preciado against Preciado. I identify moments (including in An Apartment on Uranus) of oscillation away from the earlier work’s posit of always already non-sovereign ‘politically assisted procreation’; moments which break faith with the ‘copyleft’ spirit of collective gestational anti-authorship insofar as they call for trans and queer individuals’ equal access to ‘genetic speech’ and for our reappropriation of parental property rights qua ‘confiscated patrimony’.
Somato-militancy: A New Vision for Psychoanalysis in the Work of Paul B. Preciado
Authors: Webster Jamieson
Published: March 2023

Looking at Paul B. Preciado’s relationship to psychoanalysis across texts, but especially the recent book Can the Monster Speak?: A Report to an Academy of Psychoanalysts, I seek to disentangle a possible vision for a new psychoanalysis from Preciado’s concerns, ambivalence and disgust with the professional field. I call this a somato-militant psychoanalysis that leans on Freud’s notion of conversion as the creation of a parasitic traumatic kernel that insists on the side of the body and shows a potential for mutuation, transference, amplified potentia gaudendi, surgical intervention and a radical exteriorization of the subject through access to desire. This somatic archival work runs against an idea of psychoanalysis as merely a privatization and interiorization of the subject, a site for upholding the colonial-patriarchal regime of gender norms and an attempt at therapeutic re-territorialization. In the end, the meeting between Preciado and psychoanalysis is given a name: terminal, meaning both at the very limit, the end point, and incurable.