bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Oral Dysfunction in Completely Edentulous Denture Wearing Patients
Authors: A Shankar , C J Venkatakrishnan , Philip Jacob Mathew , Abraham Helen Mary
Published: June 2022

Background: Oral dysfunction is the difficulties faced by the complete denture wearers during speech mastication, pain and esthetics. By knowing this oral dysfunction we can make a satisfactory complete denture to the patient. Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate oral dysfunction in complete denture wearers using a Clinical Dysfunction Index. Materials and Methods: Potential study participants were interviewed regarding their satisfaction with their complete denture after minimum three months of denture wear. The first twenty satisfied and unsatisfied complete denture wearers were recruited for the study. The data collection was done using a questionnaire and clinical examination was carried out to ascertain the quality of the denture based on stability, occlusion, articulation, oral mucosa and resilience. Clinical Dysfunction Index by Helkimo [1974] was used to assess the functional health of the Temporo-Mandibular joint. Results: According to the results of our study fewer participants reported difficulty in chewing among those with correct articulation, correct occlusion and good retention of their dentures and more participants reported difficulty in chewing with dentures having incorrect articulation, incorrect occlusion and minimum retention Conclusion: Knowledge about oral dysfunction in complete denture wearers can motivate us to pay careful attention to factors that may influence the satisfaction of complete denture wearers as observed from this study.
Evaluation of the Surface Characteristics of Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression Material Incorporated with Silver Nanoparticles at Different Concentrations- An Invitro Study
Authors: SP Vidyalakshmi , R Prabhu , Rai Rathika
Published: June 2022

Background: Incorporation of Silver nano-particles in irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials to improve the antimicrobial property, could influence the surface characteristics of the impression material. Aim:To evaluate the surface roughness and surface detail reproduction of irreversible hydrocolloid impression material incorporated with silver nano-particles at different concentrations. Materials and Methods: A total of 80 samples were selected and were grouped randomly into four groups of 20 samples each. The Group I (C.G), Group II (T.G 1) Group III (T.G 2) & Group IV (T.G 3) samples were casts poured from irreversible hydrocolloid impression material without AgNp, with 1% of AgNp, 1.5% of AgNp& with 2% concentration of AgNp respectively. The samples were employed for evaluating the surface detail reproduction and Surface Roughness.Chi square test and Kruskal wallis testwere used to analyze the surface texture statistically both within and between the test groups. Results: The surface detail reproduction was satisfactory with all the four groups. Statistically significant changes was observed in Groups IV test sample and a statistically insignificant surface change was observed in Groups I ,II and III test samples. There was a negligible change in surface roughness in Groups I, II, and III test samples with a slight increase in surface roughness in Group IV samples. Conclusion: All the test groups produced satisfactory surface detail reproduction on irreversible hydrocolloid impressions. 2% AgNp group alone have resulted in statistically significant changes in surface detail reproduction. All the test samples except 2% AgNp group showed increase in surface roughness values. (AgNp- silver nanoparticles, T.G-Test group, C.G –Control group)
Asas Persamaan Perlakuan dan Pelayanan Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan terhadap Sel Berfasilitas Mewah
Authors: Putri Suprapto Rizki , Fitria Maudyna , Yunita Dewi Firda
Published: June 2022

Keberadaan sel mewah pasti terkait dengan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan oleh aparat penegak hukum yang tidak etis. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa penegakan hukum jauh dari prinsip perlakuan dan pelayanan yang setara. Adanya perbedaan lembaga pemasyarakatan dengan sel mewah atau sel yang tidak dilengkapi perlengkapan layak, semakin menunjukkan kesenjangan yang ada dilembaga pemasyarakatan. Tipe penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini  adalah yuridis normatif. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode pendekatan perundang-undangan (statute approach) dan metode pendekatan konseptual (conceptual approach). Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa implementasi asas persamaan perlakuan dan pelayanan dilembaga pemasyarakatan dipenuhi banyak orang yang masih menyalahgunakan kekuasaannya untuk menggunakan fasilitas mewah (seperti hotel berbintang) guna mendapatkan sel penjara yang berfasilitas mewah dengan cara membayar oknum petugas dengan harga tinggi.
Kata Kunci: Asas Perlakuan dan Persamaan, Lembaga Pemasyarakatan, Sel Mewah.
 Abstract
 The existence of luxury cells is definitely related to the abuse of power by law enforcement officers who are unethical. This shows that law enforcement is far from the principle of equal treatment and service. The existence of a correctional facility with luxury cells or cells that are not equipped with proper equipment in the correctional facility. The type of research used in this research is normative juridical. The method used is the statutory approach and the conceptual approach. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of the principle of equality of treatment and services in correctional institutions is not met by many people who still abuse their power to use luxury facilities (such as five-star hotels) in order to get prison cells with luxurious facilities and pay high prices for officers.
 Keywords: Principles of Treatment and Equality, Correctional Institutions, Luxury Cells.
Perlindungan Hukum terhadap Anak Berkonflik Hukum dari Keluarga Ekonomi Lemah Di Desa Jenggawah Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Nofitasari Solehati , Winiari Wahyuningtyas Yuli
Published: June 2022

Abstrak

Hak-hak anak yang berkonflik  dengan hukum diantaranya  Perlakuan atas anak secara manusiawi sesuai dengan martabat dan hak-hak anak, penyediaan petugas pendamping khusus anak sejak dini, penyediaan sarana dan prasarana khusus, penjatuhan sanksi yang tepat untuk kepentingan yang terbaik bagi anak, pemantauan dan pencatatan terus menerus terhadap perkembangan anak yang berhadapan dengan hukum, pemberian jaminan untuk mempertahankan hubungan dengan orang tua atau keluarga. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah masyarakat Desa Jenggawah mengetahui hak-hak anak yang berkonflik dengan hokum dan upaya yang dilakukan masyarakat desa jenggawah dalam pencegahan tindak pidana yang dilakukan oleh anak. Penilitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis empiris dengan pendekatan sosiologis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian masyarakat Desa Jenggawah Kecamatan Jenggawah bahwasanya  masih belum   mengetahui informasi tekait pengertian tentang anak yang berkonflik dengan hukum ataupun undang-undang system peradilan pidana anak. Masyarakat didesa masih belum mengetahui UU tentang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak apalagi tentang hak-hak anak yang berkonflik dengan hukum.

Kata kunci : Perlindungan, Anak berkonflik hukum, Jenggawah 

Abstract

The rights of children in conflict with the law include humane treatment of children in accordance with the child's dignity and rights, provision of special assistants for children from an early age, provision of special facilities and infrastructure, imposition of appropriate sanctions in the best interests of children, monitoring and continuous recording of the development of children in conflict with the law, providing guarantees to maintain relationships with parents or family. This study aims to determine whether the people of Jenggawah Village know the rights of children who are in conflict with the law and the efforts made by the Jenggawah village community in preventing criminal acts committed by children. This research uses an empirical juridical method with a sociological approach. Based on the results of the research, the people of Jenggawah Village, Jenggawah District, that they still do not know information regarding the notion of children in conflict with the law or the law on the juvenile criminal justice system. The people in the village still do not know the Law on the Juvenile Criminal Justice System especially regarding the rights of children who are in conflict with the law.

Keywords: Protection, Children in conflict with the law, Jenggawah
LABOUR MARKET POLARIZATION IN POLAND FROM 2008 TO 2016
Authors: Kucharski Leszek , Kukulak-Dolata Iwona
Published: June 2022

The article tests the hypothesis that the labour market in Poland has been polarised between 2008 and 2016
and makes an attempt at showing the course of the process across the regional labour markets. The database used in the
research was compiled by merging data from labour force surveys and wage structure surveys conducted in 2008 and 2016.
The article is structured as follows. Section 1 is a review of literature relating to the matter under consideration. In section
2, the research methodology and the data used are characterised. Section 3 presents the results of the investigation into
employment and wage structures in Polish voivodeships and Macro-regions. In Section 4, the findings from the econometric
analysis are discussed. The last section contains the main conclusions from the research.
The conclusions are as follows. Firstly, in the period under study, wage changes in Poland formed a U-shaped pattern,
similar to those observed inlabour markets in other development countries. Secondly, the econometric analysis revealed
wage polarisation in Poland between 2008 and 2016. Thirdly, only the Śląskie voivodeship and the Southern Macroregion
were found to be likely to have polarised wages in that period.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Authors: Lubrańska Anna , Jezierska Barbara
Published: June 2022

The study deals with the problem of professional activity of disabled people in relation to the quality of life
and job satisfaction. 34 disabled people professionally active participated in the study. The “Job Satisfaction Scale” was
used to assess the cognitive aspect of overall job satisfaction, the “Cantril Ladder” to measure the quality of life, and
a questionnaire to collect metric data. Statistical inference tools were frequency distributions, Spearman’s rank correlation
analysis, regression analysis, paired t-student tests, and the Kruskal-Wallis test.
According to research results, the current quality of life of the respondents is moderately good, and the prognosis of
future life is optimistic. Job satisfaction, which is significantly determined by the subjective assessment of income, is of
significant importance for the quality of life. It is concluded that the quality of life, job satisfaction and economic working
conditions are significantly correlated.
Trade Credit Policies for Supplier, Manufacturer, and Retailer: An Imperfect Production-Inventory System with Rework
Authors: Nigwal Atmaram , Khedlekar Uttam Kumar , Sharma Leena , Gupta Neelesh
Published: June 2022

In this study, we developed a trade credit policy for a three-layer supply chain consisting of a supplier, a manufacturer and a retailer. We propose an optimal production rate and selling price for the manufacturer and the retailer under an imperfect production system. The suggested coordination policy optimizes the profit of each supply chain member. Two models were formulated for two real-life strategies respectively. The first one is a collaborative (integrated) system and the second one is a Stackelberg leadership system. Both strategies were analyzed for various credit periods, respectively offered by the supplier to the manufacturer, by the manufacturer to the retailer, and by the retailer to the customers, by considering price-sensitive demand and a certain replenishment rate. Finally, we concluded which strategy will be better for inventory management under the given restrictions in the form of propositions. The concavity property for the net profit function was established with respect to the selling price and the production rate, which was also described graphically and analyzed by numerical examples.
MEMIKIRKAN ULANG APLIKASI PENGINJILAN PRIBADI PADA MASA NEW NORMAL
Authors: Gandaputra Edwin
Published: June 2022

The Great Commission of The Lord Jesus in the gospel of Matthew is an important part of the misnistry of every person who follows Christ specifically for personal evangelism. The autor conducted research at four theological seminary, both S1 and S2. The Research results of all students (100%) agree with the importance of carrying out the mandate of the Lord Jesus through personal evangelism. The fact that all students pay attention to is 5% of students running is a personal evangelism (we call PI Pribadi) with inconsistencies. The Lord Jesus did not give The Great Commission contains coercion to His followers to go out to preach the Gospel of God. Jesus is King. But the Lord Jesus did not give orders as King to His followers to go preach the gospel of God. Praying in evangelism is not coercion or obligation, but God’s involvement as the subject of the evangelist who give opportunity to be involved in evangelism. The word ‘go away’ has no command meaning. The writer is interested is describing rethingking about the word ‘go away’ not in understanding the command. Matthew explained in Matthew 18:16-20 give a new nuance that is the basic of a rethinking of the great commission and applies it in personal evangelism. Telling the gospel or good news to many people is not by coercion or obligation. A disciple of Christ telling the good news not by force or obligation, but with joy at being involved in the work of Christ, the Messiah.

Amanat Agung Tuhan Yesus dalam Injil Matius merupakan bagian penting dalam pelayanan setiap orang pengikut Kristus khususnya penginjilan pribadi. Matius memaparkan kristologi dan komunitas kerajaan surga yaitu gereja yang didirikan Tuhan Yesus sebagai penggenapan janji-janji Allah. Penulis melakukan penelitian pada empat Sekolah Tinggi Teologi baik mahasiswa S1 maupun S2. Hasil penelitian dari seluruh mahasiswa (100%) setuju dengan pentingnya menjalankan Amanat Tuhan Yesus melalui penginjilan pribadi, tapi hanya 5% yang menjalankan penginjilan pribadi. Kenyataan yang memprihatikan adalah 5% mahasiswa menjalankan PI pribadi dengan inkonsistensi. Tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa kata kerja dalam bentuk perintah memiliki makna kewajiban yang mengandung paksaan. Yesus adalah Raja. Tapi Tuhan Yesus tidak memberikan perintah sebagai Raja kepada pengikut-Nya untuk pergi memberitakan Injil Tuhan. Berdoa dalam penginjilan bukan keterpaksaan atau kewajiban, tapi keteribatan Allah sebagai subyek pemberitaan Injil yang memberi kesempatan untuk keterlibat dan pengikut Kristus dalam penginjilan. Kata ‘pergilah’ tidak memiliki makna perintah. Paparan pemahaman kristologi dalam Matius 28:16-20, kita mendapat nuansa baru yang menjadi dasar dari pemikiran ulang bagi Amanat Agung dan aplikasikan dalam penginjilan pribadi. Sehingga pengikut Kristus menjalankan Amanat Agung dengan sukacita sebagai ucapan syukur atas anugerah yang Tuhan Yesus berikan. Seorang murid Kristus memberikan kabar baik bukan dengan paksaan atau kewajiban, tapi sukacita karena dilibatkan dalam pekerjaan Kristus, Sang Mesias.
MAKNA MUJIZAT DALAM KITAB KELUARAN
Authors: Objantoro Enggar , Budiman Sabda
Published: June 2022

Miracles are a phenomenon often found when reading the Bible. Miracles are also known as a form of the power of God shown through His chosen people. But in the supernatural event, there is a meaning contained. The book of Exodus is a book that tells a lot about miracles. Therefore, the question in this study is what do miracles mean in Exodus? Writing this scientific paper aims to explain the meaning of miracles in the book of Exodus. The authors used qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach. The data is obtained from various sources such as Bible commentary books, journal articles, and encyclopedia books. The result of the discussion in this study is the miracle of revealing the glory of God, deepening the knowledge of God, and miracles are interpreted as events that can foster the fear of God.
POLA DIALOG TRANSFORMATIF DALAM INJIL YOHANES 1 – 4 TERKAIT UPAYA PELAKSANAAN MISI ALLAH
Authors: Simanjuntak Markus
Published: June 2022

The transformative dialogue approach has an essensial role in developing the Gospel story, as seen in the Gospel of John chapters 1-4. In his Gospel, John saw dialogue as a critical element in carrying out God's mission. After conducting an investigation based on qualitative research methods with a biblical study approach in this study, it is confirmed that the transformative dialogue in the Gospel of John 1-4 serves to interpret the language through which the conversation brings meaning to the person and work of Jesus. Characters that are presented in dialogues encourage readers to take particular actions. Thus, moving the plot toward its ultimate goal "that you may believe" (20:31).
Wie nachhaltig ist die deutsche Energiewende wirklich?
Authors: Schischke Amelie , Papenfuß Patric , Mihai Hendrik
Published: June 2022

Wird die deutsche Energiewende und damit ein Teil der ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit Deutschlands auf Kosten der Bevölkerung in den Rohstoffabbauländern ausgetragen? Zur Quantifizierung der schwierigen sozialen Arbeitsbedingungen beim Rohstoffabbau erstellt diese Studie ein Bewertungsmodell, mithilfe dessen ressourcenintensive Projekte anhand ihrer sozialen Bedingungen beim Rohstoffabbau klassifiziert und bewertet werden können. Die Anwendung des Modells auf die Ressourcenbedarfe von acht potentiellen Entwicklungspfaden des deutschen Energiesystems verdeutlicht, dass die vermehrte Verwendung von Rohstoffen wie Kobalt, Gallium, Dysprosium und Neodym, benötigt für Technologien wie Batteriespeicher, Solar- und Windkraftanlagen, den sozialen Fußabdruck der Energiewende negativ beeinflusst.
Europäischer Grundrechtsschutz und nationale Spielräume: Grundlagen und Grundzüge eines Spielraumtests im europäischen Grundrechtspluralismus
Authors: Wendel Mattias
Published: June 2022

Die Unterscheidung zwischen vollharmonisierendem und spielraumeröffnendem Unionsrecht ist für den Grundrechtsschutz in der EU von systemischer Relevanz. In der bahnbrechenden Judikatur des BVerfG zum „Recht auf Vergessen“ fungiert sie als Gradmesser dafür, ob die Grundrechtskontrolle entweder anhand europäischer oder primär am Maßstab nationaler Grundrechte erfolgt. Auch Verfassungsgerichte anderer Mitgliedstaaten sowie der EuGH messen der Spielraumfrage eine grundrechtsspezifische Dimension bei. Der Beitrag beleuchtet diese Dimension in verfassungsvergleichender und europarechtlicher Perspektive. Er schlägt einen Spielraumtest vor, in dessen Zentrum die Arbeit mit dem unionalen Fachrecht und die darin enthaltene Verteilungsentscheidung des europäischen Gesetzgebers steht.
Universell einsetzbare Leerformelbegründungen in Entscheidungen mit erhöhten Begründungsanforderungen
Authors: Kutschke Beate
Published: June 2022

In allen Rechtsgebieten gelten ‚Leerformeln‘ (oder ‚bloß formelhafte Wendungen‘) in exekutiven und judikativen Entscheidungen mit erhöhten Begründungsanforderungen als schwerwiegende Begründungsfehler, die die Richtigkeit der Entscheidung infrage stellen. In Verwaltungsentscheidungen sind Leerformelbegründungen sogar dem gänzlichen Fehlen einer Begründung äquivalent. Ausgehend von der Beobachtung einer seit etwa dreißig Jahren bestehenden Divergenz in der Rechtsprechung - sowohl zwischen verschiedenen Fachgerichten als auch innerhalb desselben Fachgerichts - erörtert der Beitrag die Ursachen und verfassungsrechtlichen Konsequenzen von Leerformelbegründungen in Entscheidungen mit erhöhten Begründungsanforderungen. Er stellt zum ersten Mal die Merkmale von Leerformelbegründungen systematisch zusammen und diskutiert ihre Anwendbarkeit in der exekutiven und judikativen Praxis.
Digital Agriculture and Intelligent Farming Business Using Information and Communication Technology: A Survey
Authors: El Idrissi Mohammed , El Beqqali Omar , Riffi Jamal , R. Shamshiri Redmond , Shafian Sanaz , A. Hameed Ibrahim
Published: June 2022

Adopting new information and communication technology (ICT) as a solution to achieve food security becomes more urgent than before, particularly with the demographical explosion. In this survey, we analyze the literature in the last decade to examine the existing fog/edge computing architectures adapted for the smart farming domain and identify the most relevant challenges resulting from the integration of IoT and fog/edge computing platforms. On the other hand, we describe the status of Blockchain usage in intelligent farming as well as the most challenges this promising topic is facing. The relevant recommendations and researches needed in Blockchain topic to enhance intelligent farming sustainability are also highlighted. It is found through the examination that the adoption of ICT in the various farming processes helps to increase productivity with low efforts and costs. Several challenges are faced when implementing such solutions, they are mainly related to the technological development, energy consumption, and the complexity of the environments where the solutions are implemented. Despite these constraints, it is certain that shortly several farming businesses will heavily invest to introduce more intelligence into their management methods. Furthermore, the use of sophisticated deep learning and Blockchain algorithms may contribute to the resolution of many recent farming issues.
The Clinical Usefulness of Prostate Cancer Biomarkers: Current and Future Directions
Authors: McGrowder Donovan , Anderson-Jackson Lennox , Dilworth Lowell , Mohansingh Shada , Anderson Cross Melisa , Bryan Sophia , Miller Fabian , Wilson-Clarke Cameil , Nwokocha Chukwuemeka , Alexander-Lindo Ruby , McFarlane Shelly
Published: June 2022

Worldwide, prostate cancer (PCa) is the leading cause of morbidity and cancer-related mortality in men. The pathogenesis of PCa is complex and involves abnormal genetic changes, abrogation of cell growth with heterogeneous progression and predictive subgroups. In the last two decades there have been the exploration and development of molecular and genetic biomarkers for PCa due to limitations of traditional serum biomarkers such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) in screening and diagnosis. These biomarkers could possibly differentiate between PCa and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients, and healthy controls as well as assist with prognosis, risk stratification and clinical decision-making. Such molecular biomarkers include serum (PHI and 4K score), urine (PCA3 and SelectMDx), and tumor tissue (Oncoytype DX, Decipher and Prolarix). microRNAs (miRNAs) deregulation where there is increased or decreased expression levels, constitute prospective non-invasive molecular biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of PCa. There are also other emerging molecular biomarkers such as exosomal miRNAs and proteins that are in various stages of development and clinical research. This review is intended to provide a wide-ranging appraisal of the literature on current and emerging PCa biomarkers with robust evidence to afford their application in clinical research and by extension routine clinical practice.
Essential Oils High in 1,8-Cineole of Mediterranean Flavoring Plants: Health Benefits
Authors: Macedo Arantes Sílvia , Teresa Caldeira Ana , Rosário Martins Maria
Published: June 2022

Aromatic flavoring plants are important ingredients of the Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest and most sustainable dietary forms, often associated with greater longevity as well as contributing to the reduction of some chronic pathologies with high mortality and morbidity. Their essential oils (EOs) are increasingly used as therapeutic agents and food supplements, due to their antioxidants, anti-inflammatory or anti-tumoral properties. The Health benefits of essential oils are closely related with their chemical constituents. The 1,8-cineole, a naturally cyclic oxygenated monoterpene, has been attributed several biological properties such as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory or antitumoral. Nevertheless, the EO properties are attributed not only to their main components but also to the synergistic effect of minor components. This review chapter focused on the chemical composition and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of EOs of flavoring Lamiaceae plants, with high content in 1,8-cineole, including chemotypes of genera Lavandula, Calamintha, Rosmarinus, and Thymus, often used in the Mediterranean diet.
Challenges in the Construction of Highways in the Brazilian Amazonia Environment: Part I – Identification of Engineering Problems
Authors: de Souza Campelo Nilton , Maria Lamêgo da Silva Campos Arlene , Valério Mendonça Baia Marcos , Jardim Almeida Daniel , Humberto Cavalcante Lima Raimundo , Kelly dos Reis Dias Danielly , Augusto de Alencar Júnior Júlio , Jorge Gonçalves Santoro Filho Mário
Published: June 2022

The construction of highways in the Brazilian Amazonia Region is always problematic, mainly because it involves environmental obstacles but also technical, economic, and natural challenges. The environmental issues concern the deforestation of the virgin forest and the resulting environmental impacts. The technical ones are related to the natural subgrade, formed by the geologically young alluvial soils that are plastic, being highly compressible or expansive, present in the vast Amazon Basin, whereas the economic issues refer to the final costs of inputs for the construction of the layers of the highway since granular soils and stony materials are located in limited areas that are distant from the work sites, given the geographic immensity of the Brazilian Amazonia. There is also the cost of purging low-bearing capacity soil from the natural subgrade of the highway. Added to all this are the issues of nature, which involve high annual rainfall and the hydrological regime of river flooding and ebbing, which induce the saturation of the pavement layers and the loss of the global geotechnical stability of the compacted earth embankment, respectively. This work points out the Engineering difficulties to be faced in road infrastructure works in the Brazilian Amazon.
An Episodic-Procedural Semantic Memory Model for Continuous Topological Sensorimotor Map Building
Authors: Hong Chin Wei , Kubota Naoyuki , Kiong Loo Chu
Published: June 2022

For humans to understand the world around them, learning and memory are two cognitive processes of the human brain that are deeply connected. Memory allows information to retain and forms an experiences reservoir. Computational models replicating those memory attributes can lead to the practical use of robots in everyday human living environments. However, constantly acquiring environmental information in real-world, dynamic environments has remained a challenge for many years. This article proposes an episodic-procedure semantic memory model to continuously generate topological sensorimotor maps for robot navigation. The proposed model consists of two memory networks: i) episodic-procedural memory network (EPMN) and ii) semantic memory network (SMN). The EPMN comprises an Incremental Recurrent Kernel Machines (I-RKM) that clusters incoming input vectors as nodes and learns the activation patterns of the nodes for spatiotemporal encoding. The SMN then takes neuronal activity trajectories from the EPMN and task-relevant signals to update the SMN and produce more compact representations of episodic experience. Thus, both memory networks prevent catastrophic forgetting by constantly generating nodes when the network meets new inputs or updating node weights when the incoming input is similar to previously learned knowledge. In addition, idle or outlier nodes will be removed to preserve memory space.
Economic Evaluations of Liver Transplantation as Tools for Decision-Making and Implications in Clinical Practice
Authors: Rodríguez Villafuerte Santiago , Renato Veríssimo Adilson , Geovanny Mochas Luis , Andrés Zurita Fabian , Patricio Salazar Julio
Published: June 2022

The economic theory of liver transplant (LT) and issues specifically related to the waiting list are still in their early days, not being fully explored from the theoretical, empirical point of view and their implications for the formulation of evidence-based public policies. The success of each LT stage (pre-LT, LT, and post-LT) is based on the success of the previous one, hence the need for a detailed study of each of them. Previous economic analyses have focused only on the cost of LT. However, comprehensive economic assessments that allow the integrated and detailed study of each of the steps will allow investment in the most critical points of the processes. In this way, there will be effective management with the elaboration and implementation of public policies that make processes more cost-effective, maximizing the benefit of LT. Our chapter will focus on the pharmacoeconomic study of the different stages that make up LT in chronic liver diseases. It will also allow reflection and analysis of the policies established in transplant centers; in this way to make better use of resources and seek a greater benefit from the transplant.
Massive Wood Construction in Finland: Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Emre Ilgın Hüseyin , Karjalainen Markku
Published: June 2022

Finland has a long history of massive wood construction such that the log construction technique has been used as a traditional method of Finnish residential construction for thousands of years, and the entire history of Finnish architecture is based on this technique. Today, almost all leisure buildings, for example, cottages in Finland are made of wood and mostly log construction. Also, today 90% of Finland’s detached houses have timber frames, and a quarter of them are made from industrial glue logs. Apartment buildings began to be made of wood, especially cross-laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL). The most common way of constructing wooden apartments is to use volumetric elements as compared to load-bearing large elements and post-beam systems. The increase in environmental awareness in Finland, as in many European countries today, strengthens the popularity of wood construction, and this brings the search for innovative and environmentally friendly engineered wood product solutions (e.g., dovetail massive wood board elements) as a future vision. The chapter aims to identify, combine, and consolidate information about massive wood construction in Finland from past, present, and future perspectives. This study will assist and guide Finnish key professionals in the design and implementation of timber buildings.
Comparison of Exosome Presence and Morphologic Changes Between Implantation and Inter-Implantation Areas in Rat's Utero by Confocal Microscope and SEM
Authors: YILMAZ Filiz , DEMIR Seyda , BAGRIYANIK H. Alper
Published: June 2022

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to compare the differences between the implantation and interimplantation sites in terms of the presence and release density of exosomes.

Method: Wistar albino strains were used in this study. The rats were considered pregnant with the presence of vaginal plugs after mating. Then the rats were sacrificed on the 6th day when the embryos first attach to the uterus and implantation started. Implantation and inter-implantation sites were easily identified by staining the implantation sites with intravenous Chicago Blue dye given just before sacrification. After tissue preparation, sections were placed on slides. Exosomes detected with anti-CD63 fluoresence staining and imaged by confocal microscope. Further these sites were evaluated by Scaning electron microscopy (SEM).

Result: When implantation and inter implantation sites compared, it was observed that amont of exosomes was higher than inter-implantation sites in confocal images. Additionally, SEM images confirmed the confocal results of these sites.

Conclusion: Our study is the first in the literature to compare implantation and inter-implantation areas in terms of the presence of exosomes. These results probably suggested that the exosome plays an important role in implantation for the embryo to find the correct implantation site. Probably these exosomes must carry the necessary signals to find the right implantation site. However, further studies are needed to reveal the function of exosomes in implantation sites.
Comparison of Optic Coherence Tomography Findings of Chronic Renal Failure and Renal Transplant Patients
Authors: KIRIKKAYA Esin , ÇOLAK Hülya
Published: June 2022

Objective: To compare the Spectral-Domain Optic Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) findings of chronic renal failure (CRF) and renal transplant (RTx) patients.

Methods: Sixty eyes of thirty patients with CRF and 60 eyes of thirty RTx patients were enrolled in the study. A thorough ophthalmologic examination was applied to each patient, including the following parameters: best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior and posterior segment examination, central corneal thickness (CCT), retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT), foveal thickness (FT), and choroid thickness (ChT) measurements.

Results: Distribution of the primary disease, gender and the median duration of RTx and CRF (18 and 36 months respectively, p=0.390) were similar between the groups, and the difference was not significant. The mean age of patients in the CRF group was statistically higher than that of the RTx group (57.5±10.6 and 44.4±11.9 years respectively, p
Burnout Interventions for Resident Physicians: A Scoping Review of Their Content, Format, and Effectiveness
Authors: Lu Fang-I , Ratnapalan Savithiri
Published: June 2022

Context.—

Physicians face a high rate of burnout, especially during the residency training period when trainees often experience a rapid increase in professional responsibilities and expectations. Effective burnout prevention programs for resident physicians are needed to address this significant issue.

Objective.—

To examine the content, format, and effectiveness of resident burnout interventions published in the last 10 years.

Design.—

The literature search was conducted on the MEDLINE database with the following keywords: internship, residency, health promotion, wellness, occupational stress, burnout, program evaluation, and program. Only studies published in English between 2010 and 2020 were included. Exclusion criteria were studies on interventions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, studies on duty hour restrictions, and studies without assessment of resident well-being postintervention.

Results.—

Thirty studies were included, with 2 randomized controlled trials, 3 case-control studies, 20 pretest and posttest studies, and 5 case reports. Of the 23 studies that used a validated well-being assessment tool, 10 reported improvements postintervention. These effective burnout interventions were longitudinal and included wellness training (7 of 10), physical activities (4 of 10), healthy dietary habits (2 of 10), social activities (1 of 10), formal mentorship programs (1 of 10), and health checkups (1 of 10). Combinations of burnout interventions, low numbers of program participants with high dropout rates, lack of a control group, and lack of standardized well-being assessment are the limitations identified.

Conclusions.—

Longitudinal wellness training and other interventions appear effective in reducing resident burnout. However, the validity and generalizability of the results are limited by the study designs.
Revista do Rádio: espetáculo e entretenimento na Magazine da década de 50
Authors: Fernandes Carla Montuori , Dias Lucia Carvalho Moreira
Published: June 2022

A pesquisa possui como tema a relação entre a Cultura do Espetáculo e a Revista do Rádio, veículo impresso de grande repercussão na história da radiofusão brasileira. O objetivo é compreender como o espetáculo, fenômeno encontrado na contemporaneidade, está presente na Revista do Rádio durante a década de 50, momento em que o rádio e a publicação atingiram seu apogeu. Em seu conteúdo editorial, a publicação apresentavacolunas e seções que valorizavam o espetáculo, entre elas, a coluna denominada “Mexericos da Candinha”, inaugurada em 1953 e considerada a seção mais popular da revista. A pesquisa foi elaborada por meio de resgate documental das imagens da revista em acervos públicos. Entre os achados, definiu-se como corpus as principais colunas, capas e seções que reforçam a caractéristica espetacular da magazine.
PERCEPÇÃO AMBIENTAL EM COMUNIDADES RURAIS CIRCUNDANTES A UMA RESERVA PARTICULAR DO PATRIMÔNIO NATURAL
Authors: Dias Ozanan Almeida , Mota Neidson Dias
Published: June 2022

As Unidades de Conservação (UC’s) são áreas protegidas reconhecidas como meio importante para proteção da natureza. No entanto, muitas vezes, esses resultados não estão sendo alcançados, tornando-se necessário o estudo da Percepção Ambiental a fim de se conhecer significados e atitudes do homem com os elementos naturais e com as UC’s. Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a Percepção Ambiental da comunidade rural do entorno da Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN), localizada em Iúna e Muniz Freire – ES. Dentre as técnicas para diagnosticar a Percepção Ambiental, foi aplicado um questionário estruturado com perguntas discursivas e objetivas. Constatou-se que a preservação dos recursos hídricos e da fauna é a principal preocupação dos entrevistados, e que o ser humano percebe o meio ambiente de acordo com as suas necessidades e com a utilização que faz dele, identificando benefícios da preservação e conservação da natureza concernente à realidade na qual está inserido.
OBTENÇÃO DE CARVÃO ADSORVENTE ORIUNDO DA CASCA DE PEQUI (CARYOCAR BRASILIENSE) E SUA APLICAÇÃO NO TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTES DA INDÚSTRIA TÊXTIL ATRAVÉS DO PROCESSO DE ADSORÇÃO
Authors: Lopes Toni Jefferson , Patias Samira Gabrielle Oliveira , Sávio Juliana , Costelli Murilo Cesar , Cancelier Adriano , Silva Adriano da
Published: June 2022

A casca de pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) é um resíduo sem aplicação tecnológica. Assim, o objetivo do trabalho foi estudar a influência de diferentes parâmetros na obtenção do carvão adsorvente sem ativação, da casca de pequi, e sua aplicação na remoção do corante azul de metileno. Na elaboração do carvão foi utilizada técnicas de planejamento experimental avaliando-se a influência das variáveis: massa inicial da casca e temperatura em relação ao rendimento em massa do carvão e concentração mássica de corante no carvão. Após, o carvão foi utilizado nos ensaios de cinética de adsorção e dessorção do corante. Obteve-se uma faixa ótima para produção do carvão de 375 a 400°C e 66,15 a 75g, em um tempo de 20 minutos, e foi escolhido o ponto de 400°C e 66,15g, possuindo rendimento de 7% e poder de adsorção de 68%. Nos ensaios de cinética o tempo de equilíbrio foi de 90 min para todas as concentrações de corante (10, 5, 3 e 1 ppm) e os ensaios de dessorção resultaram em baixos percentuais de retirada do corante. Conclui-se que o carvão da casca de pequi é um adsorvente de baixo valor, mas sem aplicabilidade industrial pelo baixo rendimento e inviabilidade de recuperação.
Technologies of the self in adult education
Authors: Maksimović Maja , Nišavić Ivan
Published: June 2022

We commence this paper with Foucault's theory of the technologies of the self and the approach to analysing their function in adult education. In exploring the mechanism of control, of particular importance is the point of intersection of power, examining, confiding, science and experts or specialists and the formation of the self. We shall attempt to clarify such relations, particularly the connection of the technology of the self and education. The adult learner is perceived as an active learner and is expected to provide constant reflexion on their previous experience which has turned into raw material honed by critical analysis. It is presupposed that such action is empowering and that talking about oneself influences the liberation of an individual. In the past decade, various societal spheres saw a more pronounced neoliberal position, which also applies to the sphere of education. Consequently, we witness the growing and more frequent transfer of responsibility to the subject who ought to develop certain skills, regardless of whether they are intended for living or working. Spurred by growing insecurities and global unpredictability, the individual is invited to continually hone their skills and reinvent themselves so as to adapt to changes. Lifelong learning has become a standard and requirement, not just a right. Such a learning process oftentimes includes self-knowledge that is inevitably playing out in relation to current modes of truth. By producing themselves, the subject is also becoming submissive at the same time. In this work, we suggest that the practices of learning must therefore be what Foucault called technologies of the self, whereas the description and argumentation of this statement is at the crux of this paper.
Fabrication and investigation of a millimeter-scale electromagnetic generator for large-amplitude impact motions
Authors: Moradian Khadijeh , Raghebi Mahdi , Sheikholeslami Tahereh
Published: June 2022

Environment vibrations are an important source of energy, often occurring at very low frequencies, but with large amplitude. The possibility to use the large amplitude of the motions is important to enhance the energy harvester's output power. In this paper, an electromagnetic energy harvester is designed and fabricated to produce electricity from low- frequency high amplitude impact motions using an elastic polyurethane cylinder. This millimeter-scale electromagnetic generator (MS-EMG) includes a movable magnet attached to a free sliding mass, a fixed coil, and a polyurethane holding chamber. Polyurethane is a very stable elastic polymer that provides continuous large-amplitude movement for the magnet and plays an effective role in impact capability. Therefore, the effect of impact excitation and the polyurethane foam was investigated simultaneously. The performance of the device was studied, experimentally, for the environment vibrations in the range of 1 to 10 Hz. The impact motions were applied using a simulator that was fabricated for this work. The fabricated MS-EMG with a volume of 1.07 cm3 and a mass of 8.74 g show the capability of producing a voltage of 44.41 mV and power of 10.48 µW over a 100 Oresistive load, using a 6 Hz frequency impact motion. Finally, an analytical model is used to simulate the device performance which showed a good agreement with the experimental results.
Design of a robust controller for a gearboxconnected two-mass system based on a hybrid model
Authors: Mohammed Ahmed , Al-Samarraie Shibly , Jaber Alaa
Published: June 2022

Backlash is a common nonlinear phenomenon in mechanical systems, producing undesired behavior such as inaccuracies and oscillations. Instability thereby may limit the speed and position in industrial robots, automotive, and other applications. In this paper, a two-mass system connected by a gearbox is modeled as a hybrid system based on a two modes approach. First, the size of the backlash gap is assumed known; thus, when the motor and load are in negative or positive-contact, the system becomes an equivalent system (rigid body) and can be modeled as one degree of freedom, which is described as a second-order system, this mode is called Contact Mode. Second, when the motor reverses its direction, the system behaves as two separated subsystems so that each subsystem can be modeled as one degree of freedom; this mode is called Backlash Mode. A sliding mode controller (SMC) has been proposed for the above two modes in this work. Hence, two sliding mode controllers are designed, one for the contact mode to achieve tracking position performance, while the other is for the backlash mode to achieve stability. Finally, the two controllers are connected by designing a switching control mode based on the gap conditions and size. The proposed control system is tested considering two different desired references. The simulation result proved the ability and robustness of the designed SMC controllers to force the load position to track the desired reference position and overcome the nonlinearities and drawbacks of SMC, such as chattering.
Quality of service management in automotive service stations
Authors: Velimirović D. , Duboka C. , Velimirović M.
Published: June 2022

Quality is the basis of the existence of any modern organization. Delivery of quality products/services satisfying or exceeding consumer expectations is imperative for the success of any organization. Therefore, quality must be managed. The purpose of this work is to establish a model for quality management of vehicle after-sale maintenance activities. To achieve this goal it was first necessary to identify quality indicators. An instrument for quality measurement of after-sale vehicle maintenance activities was afterward established, based on identified quality indicators and theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of quality management, to be followed by a model for quality management. An example of quality management of vehicle maintenance with the implementation of the established model was also presented. The developed methodology may be generalized and applied to other service industries.
Multi-point tool condition monitoring system: A comparative study
Authors: Pradeep Kumar , Muralidharan V. , Shaul Hameed
Published: June 2022

In the metal removal process, the condition of the tool plays a vital role to achieve maximum productivity. Hence, monitoring the tool condition becomes inevitable. The multipoint cutting tool used in the face milling process is taken up for the study. Cutting inserts made up of carbide with different conditions such as fault-free tool (G), flank wear (FW), wear on rake face (C) and tool with broken tip (B) are considered. During machining of mild steel, vibration signals are acquired for different conditions of the tool using a tri-axial accelerometer, and statistical features are extracted. Then, the significant features are selected using the decision tree algorithm. Support Vector Machine(SVM) algorithm is applied to classify the conditions of the tool. The results are compared with the performance of the K-Star algorithm. The classification accuracy obtained is encouraging hence, the study is recommended for real-time application.
Developing a reciprocating mechanism for the emergency implementation of a Mechanical Pulmonary Ventilator using an integrated CAD-MBD procedure
Authors: Pappalardo Carmine , Vece Angelo , Galdi Davide , Guida Domenico
Published: June 2022

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the redesign of an emergency mechanical pulmonary ventilator that is cheap and easily portable became necessary in several contexts, such as emergency hotspots and environments with poor resources. To address this important issue, a general multibody approach is employed in this paper to develop a reciprocating mechanism suitable for retrofitting the existing manual mechanical ventilators through computer-aided engineering tools. By analyzing various basic articulated mechanisms typically found in engineering mechanics, a prototype is created and reproduced in a three-dimensional environment using SOLIDWORKS's CAD software. Subsequently, a high-fidelity mechanical model is developed starting from the CAD geometry and employing the SIMSCAPE MULTIBODY software, an extension of the MATLAB family of programs that can effectively and efficiently perform kinematic and dynamic simulations of the mechanism of interest. As discussed in the paper, by carrying out numerous numerical experiments, the virtual simulations predict several fundamental medical parameters, such as the airflow introduced into patients, the respiratory rate, and the respiratory ratio.