bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intelligent model of radar object images for surveillance radars
Authors: Zhyrnov V. , Solonska S.
Published: September 2023

The results of developing an intelligent model of radar object images for surveillance radars are presented. The relevance of this work deals with the development of algorithm for automatic processing images of radar objects that provide effective detection of weak true signals due to the accumulation of signal and logical information in the analyzed cell and in its surroundings under interferences. The improvement of air safety tools and the automation of air traffic management processes require effective procedures to process signal information. The issues of more complete use and qualitative improvement of the information-processing capabilities of control systems are also topical, especially in difficult conditions of interfering signals. The basis of this study is the idea of using an intellectual model of radar object images for automatic decision-making on detection and recognition of radar objects, built on the space of semantic features. The main result is optical object recognition, similar to how an expert can easily recognize aerial objects and their types when viewing radar object images. Based on semantic features intelligent model of radar object images has been developed, which makes it possible to effectively detect and classify aerial objects. It is worth noting that the characteristic description of intelligent model of radar object images for point, extended, moving and stationary radar objects is the mathematical description of procedures and relationships at perception and analysis of signals in the form of distinguishing features or properties. As a result, various virtual images of radar object are generated in the form of spatial-semantic and spectral-semantic models. The main features and structural elements of the model are given. It is shown that the advantages of this model are related to the possibility of characteristic description of the radar object images using the algebra of finite predicates.
Situational analysis of the problem of maternal mortality in Ukraine and ways to solve it
Authors: Zhylka N.Ya. , Shcherbinska O.S. , Netskar I.P.
Published: September 2023

The maternal mortality (MM) rate is considered an integrated indicator of women’s reproductive health, which reflects not only the state of general health, including reproductive one, the quality of medical care for pregnant women and the level of organizational work of maternity institutions, but also the combined interaction of these factors with economic, ecological, sanitary-cultural, social-hygienic and other ones.The objective: to highlight the current problem of MM in Ukraine and the world, finding its main factors and ways to solve it.Materials and methods. Bibliosemantic, analytical, statistical and conceptual methods were used. The research period is 2010–2022.Results. The MM rate is currently an extreme problem worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that MM is unacceptably high. In 2020, almost 287,000 women died during and after pregnancy and childbirth. Almost 95% of all maternal deaths in 2020 occurred in low-income and lower-middle-income countries, and most of them were preventable.Conclusions. In Ukraine, there is a negative wave-like situation with the MM indicator, that is fluctuations from decrease to increase. And even the decrease in the MM indicator does not reach its level in developed countries. In 2022, 19.3 per 100,000 live births were registered. The main reasons for the high rates of MM in Ukraine are: the imperfection of the health care system in relation to the formation of reproductive health in adolescents, the loss of the potential of the family planning system, the insufficient level of accessibility of Ukrainian women to reproductive health care services, the low level of organization of perinatal assistance and its effectiveness, lack of a monitoring system for compliance with quality criteria of clinical protocols, as well as an insufficient level of socio-economic support of the population.The implementation of measures of the WHO Global Strategy and goals for the prevention of maternal mortality by 2030 will contribute to the reduction of the MM indicator, namely, the increase in the availability and quality of medical and sanitary services in the health care system of adolescents, mothers and newborns, in reproductive health, for the prevention of maternal mortality, improving the efficiency of the health care system.
Rectal bleeding in pregnant women
Authors: Vasyliuk S.М. , Makarchuk О.М. , Ostrovska О.М. , Labiak I.R. , Rymarchuk M.I. , Krymets S.А. , Gudyvok V.I. , Martyniuk D.S.
Published: September 2023

The article presents a review of scientific literature on the main causes of rectal bleeding in pregnant women. Anatomical, biochemical and hormonal changes during pregnancy often lead to the progression of typical benign diseases (chronic hemorrhoids, anal fissure, etc.), radical surgical treatment of which can be carried out in the puerperal period. However, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis or malignant colorectal polyps can be triggered by pregnancy and affect its course – this requires immediate examination and drug therapy. Pregnancy causes many physiological changes that affect the interpretation of routine biochemical and hematological examination methods. It is known that pregnancy requires increased iron content, the pregnancy courses often with anemia. The erythrocytes sedimentation rate varies significantly depending on the severity of anemia and the pregnancy term. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully analyze the main clinical manifestations of various intraluminal diseases that can potentially cause rectal bleeding in pregnant women.This article also describes the directions of diagnostic search and treatment strategy of rectal bleeding during pregnancy. Chronic hemorrhoids often accompany pregnancy in the third trimester. Some researchers indicate that up to 75% of pregnant women have complaints which are typical for chronic hemorrhoids. An anal fissure in lateral positions should cause suspicion of Crohn’s disease, tuberculosis, syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, dermatological diseases (most often psoriasis) and anal carcinoma.Bleeding in sexually acquired proctitis is usually mild and is often accompanied by minor purulent discharge. Rectal bleeding can be a sign of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s proctitis or sigmoiditis, but it is more typical for ulcerative colitis. Other associated clinical features are diarrhea, abdominal pain, urge to defecate, and specific extraintestinal manifestations (peripheral arthropathy, sacroiliitis, ankylosing spondylitis, conjunctivitis, iridocyclitis, episcleritis, aphthous skin ulcers, erythema nodosum, or pyoderma gangrenosum). If the bleeding is caused by a benign polyp, endoscopic polypectomy solves the bleeding problem.Therefore, rectal bleeding in pregnant women is diagnosed quite often. In most cases, it is caused by benign diseases of the rectum (chronic hemorrhoids or anal fissure), which are amenable to conservative therapy and usually do not threaten the life and health of a woman or a child. However, there is a rate of pregnant women whose rectal bleeding is caused by colorectal diseases, which require a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment. In these women, the benefit and risk should be determined when choosing a diagnostic and treatment algorithm.
PENGETAHUAN TANAMAN BERKHAZIAT OBAT BAHASA TORAJA PADA MASYARAKAT SA’DAN DI MONOKWARI: KAJIAN EKOLINGUISTIK DAN PEMODELAN RPP TEKS PROSEDUR DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA
Authors: Madulu Eben , Akhiruddin Akhiruddin
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan tanaman berkhaziat obat bahasa Toraja pada masyarakat Sa’dan di Manokwari yang berdomisili di kelurahan Amban, kelurahan Manokwari Barat, dan kelurahan Wosi: kajian ekolinguistik. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini, menggunakan metode kualitatif dan metode kuantitatif. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teori ekolinguistik sebagai acuan dalam penelitian untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan tanaman berkhaziat obat bahasa Toraja pada masyrakat Sa’dan di Manokwari yang berdomisili di kelurahan Amban, kelurahan Manokwari Barat, dan kelurahan Wosi. Hasil penelitian tingkat pengetahuan tanaman berkhaziat obat bahasa Toraja di Monokwari yang berdomisili di kelurahan Amban Monokwari Barat menghasilkan dua kategori yakni rendah dan sangat rendah. Faktor yang menjadi penyebab tingkat pengetahuan tanaman berkhaziat karena tidak adanya interaksi dengan alam dan kurangnya interaksi sosial antar sesama. Objek penelitian ini telah dimasukkan kedalam pemodelan RPP Teks Prosedur dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia.

Kata Kunci: Pengetahuan, Bahasa Toraja, Masyarakat Sa’dan, Ekolinguistik, Teks Prosedur
Ground Deformation Control In Ankara Batıkent Mesa Region: Metro Line Control
Authors: Yaşar Hüseyin , Eronat A. Hüsnü
Published: September 2023

Subway systems in large cities play a crucial role in enhancing the sustainability and livability levels of urban areas by offering a solution to heavy traffic and transportation problems. Subway tunnels are critical transportation infrastructures that are constructed to serve residential areas, and thus, they have a direct relationship with residential areas in terms of construction and operation. This study is designed to generate precise data by analyzing ground deformation of metro systems using the Persistent Scatterer (PSI) Interferometry method and utilizing free dataThe Batıkent-Törekent metro line in Ankara is identified with the M3 code. At the location where M3 metro passes, ground deformation has been detected. In the analysis of the relevant location, both ascending and descending Sentinel-1 satellite datasets were used. The StaMPS (Stanford Method for Persistent Scatterers)/PSI (approach was utilized in the study. It was found that the results obtained from the ascending datasets were more sensitive. Observations were made in two different periods using ascending datasets: 2015-2016 and 2017-2022. Deformations were observed in the Line of Sight (LOS) direction in the locations where rail systems and tunnels were present. Eight months after the observation, due to the ground deformation in the area, passenger safety was at risk, and a ground strengthening work was carried out, resulting in a 16-day shutdown of the metro system in this location. The results of this study provide concrete contributions to the literature on the possibility of accurate ground measurement using free data
N for Nobody: An Academic Autobiography
Authors: Naikar Basavaraj
Published: September 2023

In this article I have discussed Professor C.D. Narasimhaiah's N for Nobody as an academic autobiography, in which he has recorded his gradual growth from humble beginnings to the stature of an internationally recognized scholar, teacher and critic. I have highlighted how Professor CDN combined in himself the elements of merit and good luck in rising higher and higher in his academic life and how he did a great service to Indian Universities by introducing American Literature and Commonwealth Literatures thereby extending the vista of Indian academic learning from the parochial British Literature to the international Commonwealth Literature. Likewise I have discussed how he made use of his academic contact with the famous scholars of Britain, America and Australia among others both in teaching and learning new disciplines. I have also shown how his autobiographical writing is intertwined with his critical appreciation of the modern literary giants and how he being a member of several research bodies like ASRC and others helped several young scholars to get Fulbright fellowships to study in the US, a fact which holds mirror to his enormous encouragement to the younger scholars of India. I have highlighted how his academic dream has been realized in his establishment of a research centre like Dhvanyaloka, which is equal to ASRC in quality, if not in quantity and which acts a source of information and inspiration to young Indian scholars to pursue their research. I have also shown how he did not care and condescend to become a Vice-Chancellor of any Indian University (unlike many empty-headed professors), which is a political appointment rather than an academic one and stayed miles away from the dirty politicians due to his pure academic pursuits. Finally I have shown the vices of his virtue in not recording the cultural details of British and American life in his autobiography, unlike other contemporaries like Dr. K.Iswaran.
Visible Women in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
Authors: Arya Kavita
Published: September 2023

In every society the status of women has been the marker of the direction in which the wind of identity blows. Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (1952), as the title suggests, is a male centric African-American novel which portrays the experiences of an Afro-American man in a racially segregated society in the United States in 1940s. His invisibility or lack of identity is representative of the enforced conformity and racial inequality imposed on the African- American community prior to the implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Obviously, one has a natural curiosity to know the status of the Afro- American women-their identity and their visibility- in the then American racist society as presented by Ralph Ellison in his debut novel. The aim of the paper is to explore the status of women and assess their position in the American society of white supremacy.
Acculturation or Assimilation of the Diasporic Individual in Bapsi Sidwa's An American Brat
Authors: Lakshmi N.
Published: September 2023

Migration in the entire world has created the concept of 'Diaspora'which remains a social and political upheaval for the existence of theSubalterns. The Subalterns have to face the second grade treatmentin new foreign set-ups, and have a need to acculturate themselveswith the new identity and assimilate their indigenous identity. Thesevictimized individuals raise voice against the discrimination of thesocial, cultural and political setup of the country they live in. This hasled to a new race of destabilized individuals who look forth for anidentity which might allow them to get assimilated in the new culturethey live in. This paper focuses and studies on whether the individualreally gets acculturated or assimilated or remains consistently the'other' by the analysis of Bapsi Sidwa's novel An American Brat.
Dynamics of Granting Legal Standing to the Indigenous Community in Constitutional Review of Law
Authors: Wicaksono Dian Agung
Published: September 2023

The research on the existence of Indigenous Community (IC) is interesting to discuss heretofore. Previous studies have discussed the relationship between IC and Constitutional Court (CC) authority in judicial review of the Law (JR). Still, no research has comprehensively mapped the dynamics of granting the Litigants' legal standing to IC in JR since the establishment of CC. This research aims to obtain a portrait of the dynamics and basis of CC for granting legal standing to IC as a Litigant in JR and providing a basic proposal for determining IC’s legal standing as a Litigant in JR. This normative legal research analyzes secondary data by comprehensively mapping decisions on JR with IC as Petitioner since CC was established in 2003 to 2019. The study's results indicate several patterns of legal considerations and the basis of legal considerations for the CC in granting legal standing to IC as Litigants in JR.
Putative Cancer Stem Cell Markers are Frequently Expressed by Melanoma Cells in Vitro and in Situ but are also Present in Benign Differentiated Cells
Authors: Speigl Lisa , Janssen Nicole , Weide Benjamin , Sinnberg Tobias , Pawelec Graham , Shipp Christopher
Published: September 2023

Background: Currently, there remains an incomplete view of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in solid tumours. Methods: We studied a panel of putative CSC surface markers (ALDH1A1, ABCG2, CD44v7/8, CD44v10, CD133, CD271, and Nestin) in 40 established melanoma cell lines and four early-passage melanoma strains by flow cytometry. We additionally examined 40 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded melanoma tissues using immunofluorescence microscopy. This was compared with their expression in healthy skin, normal differentiated melanocytes and fibroblasts. Results: Most of the putative CSC markers were expressed by both melanoma cell lines and tissues. When present, these proteins were expressed by the majority of cells in the population. However, the expression of these markers by cells in healthy skin sections, normal differentiated melanocytes, and fibroblasts revealed that differentiated non-malignant cells also expressed CSC markers indicating that they lack of specificity for CSCs. Culturing cell lines under conditions more characteristic of the tumour microenvironment upregulated CSC marker expressions in a proportion of cell lines, which correlated with improved cell growth and viability. Conclusions: The testing of melanoma cell lines (n = 40), early-passage cell strains (n = 4), and melanoma tissues (n = 40) showed that several putative CSC markers (ALDH1A1, ABCG2, CD44v7/8, CD44v10, CD133, CD271, and Nestin) are commonly present in a large proportion of melanoma cells in vitro and in situ. Further, we showed that these putative markers lack specificity for CSCs because they are also expressed in differentiated non-malignant cell types (melanocytes, fibroblasts, and skin), which could limit their use as therapeutic targets. These data are consistent with the emerging notion of CSC plasticity and phenotype switching within cancer cell populations.
Characteristics, Treatment, and Mortality of Patients Hospitalized for First ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction without Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in China
Authors: Guo Weihong , Wang Yunfeng , Tian Aoxi , Yi Jiayi , Liu Jiamin , Zhang Haibo , Li Jing , Hu Shengshou , Li Xi , Zheng Xin
Published: September 2023

Background: Little is known of the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) but without standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs, including smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and hypertension) in developing countries like China. Moreover, contributors to the excess mortality of such SMuRF-less patients remain unclear. Methods: This study was based on a nationally representative sample of patients presenting with STEMI and admitted to 162 hospitals in 31 provinces across mainland China between 2001 and 2015. We compared clinical characteristics, treatments, and mortality during hospitalization between patients with and without SMuRFs. We also investigated the possible causes of differences in mortality and quantified the contributors to excess mortality. Results: Among 16,541 patients (aged 65 ± 13 years; 30.0% women), 19.9% were SMuRF-less. These patients were older (69 vs. 65 years), experienced more cardiogenic shock and lower blood pressure at admission, and were less likely to be admitted to the cardiac ward compared to patients with SMuRFs. Moreover, SMuRF-less patients received treatment less often, including primary percutaneous coronary intervention (17.3% vs. 28.8%, p < 0.001), dual antiplatelet therapy (59.4% vs. 77.0%, p < 0.001), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (49.9% vs. 68.1%, p < 0.001), and statins (69.9% vs. 85.1%, p < 0.001). They had higher in-hospital mortality (18.5% vs. 10.5%, p < 0.001), with 56.1% of deaths occurring within 24 hours of admission. Although the difference in mortality decreased after adjusting for patient characteristics, it remained significant and concerning (odds ratio (OR) 1.41; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25–1.59). Mediation analysis found that, in patients without SMuRFs, underutilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers and statins contributed to an excess mortality risk of 22.4% and 32.5%, respectively. Conclusions: Attention and action are urgently needed for STEMI patients without SMuRFs, given their high incidence and excess in-hospital mortality. The use of timely and adequate evidence-based treatments should be strengthened.
Etiology Distribution, Clinical Characteristics, and Suboptimal Pacing Outcome of Atrioventricular Block in Young Patients
Authors: Chen Zhongli , Jin Yuanhao , Xu Nan , Gao Yuan , Wu Sijin , Dai Yan , Chen Keping
Published: September 2023

Background: The causes of atrioventricular block (AVB) are different and diverse young patients, as compared to the old. However, little is known about the etiology distribution and clinical characteristics of AVB in the young group. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical information for AVB patients under 50 years of age. We summarized clinical phenotypes for patients with undetermined AVB etiology, according to AVB type and cardiac-structural change, whereas those who received pacing therapy were followed up for suspected heart failure events (HFEs). Results: AVB etiology was identified in only 289 (61.4%) patients, while 38.6% still have undertermined etiology for AVB. Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (16.6%) and complication of cardiac surgery (13.4%) were the top two etiologies. In addition, four distinct phenotypes were identified in AVB patients with undetermined etiology, of which the severe phenotype (both borderline/elevated left ventricular diameter or abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction and advanced AVB) accounted for 17%. Notably, 80.7% of patients with severe phenotype received pacing therapy. Based on a median follow-up time of 17.5 months, we found the occurrence of 16 suspected HFEs in 110 pacemaker receivers (12 were lost to follow up). Notably, the severe phenotype was associated with a higher risk of heart failure (HF) symptoms. Conclusions: AVB etiology in young patients under 50 years of age is complex and underdiagnosed. In patients with undetermined etiology, severe phenotype featuring advanced AVB and abnormal Left ventricle (LV) structure/function is associated with a higher rate of HF symptoms even after pacing therapy.
Visual Communication of Aftershock Forecasts Based on User Needs: A Case Study of the United States, Mexico and El Salvador
Authors: Schneider Max , Wein Anne , van der Elst Nicholas , McBride Sara K. , Becker Julia , Castro Raul R. , Diaz Manuel , Gonzalez-Huizar Hector , Hardebeck Jeanne , Michael Andrew , Mixco Luis , Page Morgan , Palomo Jocelyn
Published: September 2023

Aftershock forecasts can help reduce seismic risk by communicating how many aftershocks can be expected following a large earthquake, and how the expected number of aftershocks evolves over time and space. Prior work finds that graphical forecast products may communicate this information better than only text or numbers. To identify which visual products can serve numerous user groups, we held workshops with members of target professions, including emergency managers, engineers, critical infrastructure operators, science communicators, and more. We conducted these workshops in the United States, Mexico and El Salvador to understand which forecast products may be effective across countries. Many users reported needing maps of shaking hazard to support their work. We find a greater variation in user needs across profession than country, and that user needs also vary with time. We discuss practical implications for effective visual communication of aftershock forecasts and natural hazards.
Radiological Assessment in General Surgery Emergencies
Authors: Liang Jie
Published: September 2023

Radiological Assessment in General Surgery Emergencies
Cross-National Variations in Adolescent Sleep Patterns: A Time-Use Study
Authors: Garcia-Roman Joan , Gracia Pablo , Zerbini Giulia
Published: September 2023

INTRODUCTION: Adolescents’ poor sleep is a major public health problem that can be influenced by national context. This study adopts a novel 24-hour approach to examine cross-country variations in adolescents’ sleep patterns.METHODS: We use high-quality 24-hour time-diary data from the Multinational Time Use Study (N = 25,248 diaries; mean age 15.4 years; 50.3% girls) across nine countries (i.e., Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and the UK) to examine cross-country variations in adolescents’ sleep duration and timing, including sleep onset (i.e., start of the sleep period) and wake-up time (i.e., end of the sleep period). RESULTS: Results show large cross-national differences in sleep duration on both schooldays (from 7:21 hours in South Korea to 8:51 hours in South Africa) and non-schooldays (from 9:26 hours in South Korea to 10:27 hours in the Netherlands), but also in sleep timing, with earliest sleep onsets and wake-up times in South Africa, and latest sleep onsets and wake-up-times in Spain. The incidence of insufficient sleep duration (i.e., less than 8 hours) on schooldays varies from 19% in South Africa to 68% in South Korea. Participation in four key activities (i.e., eating, screen-based time, socializing, studying) during the two hours prior to adolescent sleep onset differs strongly across countries. Boys sleep slightly longer than girls in most countries, and younger adolescents sleep longer, with some relevant country variations. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents’ sleep duration and timing, and the nature of activity patterns before sleep onset, differ markedly across national contexts.
Navigating Critical Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Medicine Physicians
Authors: Mathias Aaliyah
Published: September 2023

Navigating Critical Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Medicine Physicians
Process evaluation of a financial incentive scheme to increase fruit and vegetable purchasing from unorganised retailers in rural Telangana, India
Authors: Lieber Judith , Kinra Sanjay , Addanki Srivalli , Prabhakar Swarnaa , Bhogadi Santhi , Mallinson Poppy A C , Kurpad Anura V , Walls Helen , Kulkarni Bharati , Aggarwal Shilpa , Pande Richa , Selvaraj Kiruthika , Debbarma Arindam , Deo Sarang , Kannuri Nanda K
Published: September 2023

Objective: To evaluate a randomised controlled trial of a financial incentive scheme (coupon providing ∼20% cashback on purchase of fruits and vegetables from village vendors) aimed at increasing the purchase of fruits and vegetables from unorganised retailers in rural India.Design: The process evaluation used a mixed-methods approach, incorporating semi-structured interviews, routine coupon use data, repeat fruit and vegetable purchase and sales surveys, an end-line survey, and examination of study documentation.Setting: Six rural villages, Telangana, India.Participants: Intervention village residents (maximum N=1,719), fruit and vegetable vendors (N=36), local stakeholders (N=5), intervention implementors (N=3).Results: Share of households reaching the fruit and vegetable purchase target (and receiving the cashback) increased steadily from 13% to 42% across the 12-week trial period. Fruit and vegetable purchasing data suggest that households increased fruit and vegetable purchasing to receive the cashback, and households reported using the cash to purchase additional fruits and vegetables (42% and 73%, respectively). Unexpected consequences included community members’ efforts to receive the cashback without purchasing the target amount of fruits and vegetables, changes in shopping patterns, entry of new vendors into the local market, and potential reductions in vendor sales. Lower socioeconomic position (SEP) households reported using the intervention more and participants felt the intervention was most useful for lower SEP households. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate the potential of even small financial incentives for changing healthy dietary-related behaviours. However, in unorganised retail settings, care should be taken to ensure that such interventions benefit both consumers and sellers.
The Significance of Text Mining in Research: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Badhe Pravin
Published: September 2023

Text mining has emerged as a pivotal tool in various domains of research, revolutionizing the way scholars and scientists extract valuable insights from vast volumes of textual data. This comprehensive review explores the significance of text mining across different disciplines, focusing on its role in uncovering hidden knowledge and trends. Text mining involves the automated extraction, analysis, and interpretation of information from diverse text sources, including articles, books, websites, and social media. This paper discusses the applications of text mining, such as natural language processing, information retrieval, and data mining techniques, to discover patterns, relationships, and trends within textual data.The review delves into the role of text mining in fields such as finance, healthcare, web content mining, business, accounting, and scientific literature analysis. In finance, text mining aids stock market prediction by analyzing news articles and textual data for trading decisions. In healthcare, it identifies trends in research and scientific literature, enabling researchers to discover novel patterns. Web content mining assists in extracting useful information from web documents, while in the business domain, it enhances decision-making by analyzing customer feedback and market trends. Text mining also streamlines accounting processes and audit automation.Furthermore, this review highlights the application of text mining in predicting drug interactions, molecular targets, and drug repurposing in the context of breast cancer treatment. It showcases how text mining techniques, coupled with machine learning and deep learning algorithms, enable the identification of potential drug-target interactions, biomarkers, and therapeutic avenues. In breast cancer research, text mining aids in the discovery and validation of biomarkers, improving individualized treatment and prognosis.The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of text mining in facilitating drug safety analysis, particularly in pharmacovigilance. It explores text mining's capabilities in extracting potential adverse drug events from various sources, including medical case reports, social media platforms, clinical records, and electronic health records. Text mining's role in supporting drug safety professionals and early adverse event detection is underscored, highlighting its contribution to pharmaceutical decision-making and patient safety.In summary, text mining is a transformative tool that transcends disciplinary boundaries, providing researchers and professionals with a powerful means to extract valuable insights from textual data and unlock hidden knowledge. Its versatility and applications make it an indispensable tool in the modern research landscape.
Fine Tuning Social Timing: From Non-Human to Human Animals and Back
Authors: Cox Christopher , Templeton Emma , Fusaroli Riccardo
Published: September 2023

A Commentary on The Evolution of Social Timing by Verga, Kotz and Ravignani (2023). Verga, Kotz and Ravignani (2023) delve into the fascinating world of social timing across species and provide suggestions on how to advance our knowledge about the temporal dynamics of interaction. The authors adopt a broad definition of social timing as mutual coordination of timing behaviours among interacting agents. This notion is relevant in many different domains – from the synchronous chirping of bush crickets (e.g., Greenfield et al., 2017; Hartbauer & Römer, 2016) to the rhythmic coordination among musicians (e.g., Zamm et al., 2015, 2016; Wing et al., 2014). Subsuming these diverse domains of relevance under a single umbrella term offers a productive framework for targeted cross-species investigations and incremental strides towards better understanding the cognitive mechanisms, generative structures, and evolutionary trajectories of social timing. We are enthusiastic about this broad approach, and in this commentary, we highlight three additional ways to advance our knowledge about social timing further: i) applying computational models from one species to another, ii) taking the role of context into account, and iii) including a developmental perspective.
Where do I go from here?: Spatial navigation strategy and disorientation when switching environments
Authors: Krzys Karolina , Francuz Piotr , Castelhano Monica S.
Published: September 2023

Deciding which way to turn when exiting a building requires one to be oriented with respect to the wider environment, but it remains unclear how spatial representations are updated to facilitate the switch from one space to another. Here, we consider two strategies: (1) egocentric: environmental locations are self-referenced; and (2) allocentric: positional information referenced to external cues. Participants viewed a walkthrough a 3D rendered city street intermediately entering and exiting an indoor space. We manipulated complexity of the indoor path to induce low or high disorientation, and mirror-reversed the street view in half the trials to dissociate between the strategies. Upon return, participants chose a turn as to continue in the tasked direction, and verified chosen direction after viewing the street end. The results showed that the street view was initially disregarded, suggesting a preference for the egocentric strategy in directional choices. However, responses were corrected based on the subsequent view, indicating a shift towards adherence to the allocentric strategy. The pattern of results also points to a directional conflict between egocentric and allocentric representations. Thus, although both strategies were engaged when switching environments, their implementation was largely asynchronous: egocentric dominated early and allocentric dominated subsequent control of navigation.
Development and validation of an 8-item version of the Real Relationship Inventory–Client form
Authors: Stefana Alberto , Fusar-Poli Paolo , Vieta Eduard , Gelso Charles J. , Youngstrom Eric Arden
Published: September 2023

Objective: To develop and validate a very brief version of the 24-item Real Relationship Inventory–Client (RRI-C) form.Method: Individual psychotherapy patients (N = 700) completed the RRI-C along with other measures. Psychometric scale shortening involved exploratory factor analysis, item response theory analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability and convergent and discriminant validity of the scale and subscales were also assessed.Results: The 8-item Real Relationship Inventory–Client Short Form (RRI-C-SF) preserves the two-factor structure: Genuineness (k=4, α=.87) and Realism (k=4, α=.86), which were correlated at r=.75. CFA provided the following fit indices: X2/df=4.88, CFI=.98, TLI=.97, RMSEA=.07, and SRMR=.03. The RRI-C-SF demonstrated high reliability (α=.91); high correlation with the full-length scale (r=.96); and excellent convergent and discriminant validity with measures of other elements of the therapeutic relationship, personality characteristics, current mental health state, and demographic-clinical variables. Clinical change benchmarks were calculated to serve as valuable tools for both research and clinical practice.Conclusion: The RRI-C-SF is a reliable measure that can be used for both research and clinical purposes. It enables a nuanced assessment of the genuineness and the realism dimensions of the real relationship.
The Cultural Devaluation of Feminized Work: The Evolution of Occupational Prestige and Gender Typing in the United States, 1900-2019
Authors: Jiang Wenhao
Published: September 2023

Previous research on job devaluation typically evaluates the potential wage declines associated with a significant inflow of women into an occupation; results have been mixed. Few studies, however, examine the cultural mechanism central to the thesis, where an occupation's symbolic value in multiple dimensions \textit{changes} in response to the \textit{dynamics} of its cultural association with women. This paper proposes a new semantic approach to trace the devaluation process in American culture, where occupation titles appear in scholarly and public discourses with varied semantic proximity to gender- and prestige-signaling phrases over time. Decade-specific occupation embedding (1900-2019) from 127 billion words of American English across genres and a novel fixed-effects estimator show a latent cultural bias against women's work, such that an occupation's general prestige and perceived potency (but not its moral standing) declines when it becomes increasingly stereotyped as a female job. The largest penalties are found in lower- and middle-wage occupations, while most high-wage occupations, despite experiencing large increases in female share in recent years, are persistently stereotyped as male professions without a prestige loss. In total, the cultural mechanism of devaluation accounts for 22.4--25.9\% of the observed negative link between the changes of occupations' female typing and hourly wages.
Singme Music Entertainment Services Marketing Information System with Content-Based Filtering Method and TAM Testing
Authors: Daniawan Benny , Darmawan Ivander
Published: September 2023

With the times, the website used as marketing and sales media, which developed into E-Commerce. In 2019, there was 16,277 businesses used the E-Commerce concept, and also the value of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was about 5.07%. Furthermore, because of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID) pandemic, the GDP decreased to -2.07% In 2020 and even impacted 10 out of 17 business sectors. Music entertainment business was also impacted by the pandemic, because during the pandemic, the government restricted certain public activities. Therefore, this system named Singme will help singers or music groups to market their services and provide related information for the public. Searching the services in Singme will be assisted by using Content-Based Filtering (CBF) method, it will give the recommendations of the services which have correlations with the keywords. Using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to test 122 feedback data about Singme with SmartPLS application v3.2.9. As the results, all hypotheses are acceptable because each t-statistic value > t-table value (1.981), and also each p-value < 0.05. Which PEOU influences PU by 34.3%, PU and POEU influence ATU by 50.7%, PU and ATU influence BITU by 56.1%, and BITU influences ASU by 52.3%.
Analysis on power loss reduction and voltage profile enhancement of distribution system through optimal allocation of distribted generators
Authors: Bhattarai Bhrigu Raj , Dhami Sandeep , Karki Rajkumar
Published: September 2023

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STEM Laboratory for Schools in Gandaki Province and Beyond
Authors: Adhikari Santosh , Bhandari Dhaka Ram , Bist Sandeep , Lamichhane Aadarsha
Published: September 2023

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People’s Multiparty Democracy, the 2015 Constitution, and the Impending Agenda of Land Reform
Authors: Luintel Youba Raj
Published: September 2023

The politics of any country has its sociological foundations. In Nepal, the social aspects of PMPD are equally significant, given that Nepali politics, since the restoration of democracy, has revolved around Bhandari’s political philosophy. This article critically examines its influence on the 2015 Constitution of Nepal, which established Nepal as a socialism-oriented federal democratic republic. Furthermore, the article argues that political parties, especially the CPN (UML), have not fully recognized the implications of this political shift in their strategies for social transformation, particularly concerning the agenda of land reform. Moreover, despite the CPN (UML) having led the government multiple times after the restoration of democracy, Nepal has made limited progress in realizing the social agendas postulated in PMPD. The article emphasizes the need for a critical review of strategies to address the key sociological objectives and to establish the democratic and equitable society envisioned in PMPD.
Ultraleftism to Missary of Commoners: Case of Victims of Sexual Violence During Insurgency
Authors: Bhandari Shiva Datta
Published: September 2023

A decade-long armed conflict resulted in the prevalence of survivors of sexual violence in Nepal. The survivors include those who sustained physical and/or mental harm and social distress due to sexual violence or having such family members. The insurgency launched by the then CPN (Maoist) in 1996 was an act of ultra-leftism. The victims of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) are being deprived of justice even after a decade and a half without realization of the agreed transitional justice process as per the Comprehension Peace Accord (CPA). Despite the examples of good practices that exist globally, the CRSV survivors in Nepal have not been acknowledged adequately as a crucial facet of the conflict resolution processes neither in any peace dialogue nor in the CPA and peace-building initiatives pursued afterward. Findings concluded that the conflict resolution processes so far do not mean anything to them as they have neither been part of nor benefited from the claimed ‘peace-building initiatives’in Nepal. This article has revealed that the situation is worrying sum as leaving the survivors behind does not simply lead to failure of the conflict resolution process in Nepal. In explaining PMPD Bhandari states that the communist party can resolve any problem with the help of people amidst the political and organizational works without imposing the security forces. Therefore, while illustrating the severity of incidents and concerns of CRSV survivors, the article has drawn the attention of all stakeholders to ensure the effective participation of the CRSV survivors’ and integrate their issues and concerns into peace-building processes.
Značajke šumske prostirke i tla u šumi obične jele i crnoga graba (Ostryo-abietetum /Fukarek 1963/Trinajstić 1983) na Biokovu
Authors: Bakšić Darko , Bakšić Nera , Krstonošić Daniel , Pernar Nikola , Perković Ivan , Mikac Sjepan , Roje Vibor , Krtalić Branimir
Published: September 2023

Sažetak
Brojna istraživanja pokazuju da su šume obične jele ugrožene klimatskim promjenama, posebice na južnim rubovima njihova rasprostranjenja gdje su negativni učinci zatopljenja izraženiji. Šume jele i crnoga graba rastu od 850 m do 1150 m nadmorske visine na kontinentalnoj padini planine Biokovo na karakterističnom vrtačastom reljefu, koji utječe na mozaični raspored golih stijena, tla, vegetacije i šumske prostirke. Cilj ovoga istraživanja je, po prvi puta, za termofilne i najjužnije šume jele i crnoga graba u Hrvatskoj utvrditi fiziografske značajke šumske prostirke i tla te sadržaj teških metala u površinskom sloju tla, pa usporediti dobivene podatke za šumsku prostirku i tlo s podacima za ostale jelove zajednice Hrvatske. Terenskim opažanjima u nizu vrtača utvrđeno je da ljeti (sušno i toplo razdoblje) iz jamskih otvora i pukotina struji hladan zrak, stvarajući u vrtačama specifične mikroklimatske uvjete koji pogoduju jeli i mogu potencijalno biti važan čimbenik njenog opstanka. U šumi jele i crnoga graba utvrđene su značajne količine šumske prostirke i zalihe ugljika, koje su u rasponu od 2,86 kg m–2 do 11,59 kg m–2, odnosno od 1,13 kg m–2 do 4,89 kg m–2 uz izrazitu prostornu varijabilnost. Po fiziografskim značajkama površinskog sloja tla šume jele i crnoga graba grupiraju se uz bukovo-jelove šume sjevernog Velebita i Gorskog kotara, što upućuje na dominantan pedogenetski utjecaj (karbonatnog) matičnog supstrata. Osnovni limitirajući čimbenik tla šuma jele i crnoga graba njegova je mala dubina. U površinskom sloju tla utvrđen je povišen do vrlo visok sadržaj teških metala Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni i Cd.
EFEKTIVITAS PERATURAN DAERAH KOTA KENDARI NOMOR 16 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG KAWASAN TANPA ROKOK (STUDI DI IAIN KENDARI)
Authors: Ar Razak Aris Nur Qadar , Al Habib Aris Darmawan
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas Peraturan Daerah Kota Kendari No. 16 Tahun 2014 tentang Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di IAIN Kendari dan Upaya agar Peraturan Daerah tersebut dapat berjalan efektif. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam jenis penelitian hukum empiris yang menggunakan Reduksi, Display, verifikasi dan penarikan kesimpulan sebagai teknik analis data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, yaitu: Pertama, berdasarkan teori sistem hukum Lawrence M. Friedman, Peraturan Daerah Kota Kendari tentang Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di IAIN Kendari belum berjalan efektif. Hal ini disebakan oleh faktor legal structure dan legal culture yang masih lemah, yakni: Dinas Kesehatan kota Kendari sebagai otoritas penegak Peraturan Daerah belum melakukan sosialisasi dan kordinasi di IAIN Kendari. Hal inilah yang berdampak pada rendahnya kesadaran hukum sivitas akademika IAIN Kendari terkait Peraturan Daerah Kawasan Tanpa Rokok. Kedua, upaya yang dilakukan agar perda Kawasan Tanpa Rokok dapat berjalan efektif adalah 1) Dinas Kesehatan Kendari melakukan kordinasi dan kerjasama dengan IAIN Kendari terkait sosialisasi secara masif terkait Peraturan Daerah tentang Kawasan Tanpa Rokok kepada sivitas akademika berupa papan iklan, pamflet, spanduk. 2) IAIN Kendari membentuk satu tim yang berfungsi mengawasi pelaksanaan Perda KTR. 3) IAIN Kendari menyediakan sarana prasarana berupa tempat bebas asap rokok.
Use of an Escape Room Experience in Emergency Veterinary Medicine Education
Authors: Loewen Jennifer M. , Lécuyer Chantal B.
Published: September 2023

Escape room experiences have been used as an educational tool in several health professions, and to the authors’ knowledge, it is not yet documented in veterinary medicine. They are an example of gamification in a simulated environment where course objectives guide puzzle development. Veterinary emergency medicine can be very stressful as veterinarians often have to make quick decisions. The element of a time limit adds stress to the experience as learners must complete the puzzles within a specified time to successfully escape the room. This article describes the development and delivery of an escape room experience in emergency veterinary medicine to third year students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In a survey following the experience, learners indicated they enjoyed participating in the learning activity. They felt it encouraged the use of communication, collaboration, and leadership skills which have been identified as core competencies in veterinary education. While on average learners would disagree with the experience being stressful, several commented that it was a “good stress”. This indicates that the experience may have been considered challenging to learners, which in simulation, supports a positive way to achieving learning objectives that may not overstress participants.