bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PEDAGOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DIGITAL COMPETENCIES
Authors: Юмагулова Н.И. , Бельчусов А.А.
Published: April 2024

В статье раскрывается понятие классификации, рассматриваются особенности педагогической классификации, приводится анализ различных подходов к понимаю цифровых компетенций и их классификации в зарубежной и отечественной литературе. Актуальность исследования обусловлена тем, что часто при проведении классификации цифровых компетенций учитываются экономические, профессиональные или социальные основания, а не педагогические. Материалом для исследования послужили нормативные документы, закрепляющие различные классификации цифровых компетенций в России и за рубежом. Предметом исследования стала педагогическая классификация цифровых компетенций. Цель исследования состоит в обзоре и сравнительном анализе имеющихся подходов к классификации цифровых компетенций. В работе использовались следующие методы исследования: анализ педагогической литературы и нормативной документации, описательный метод, методы контекстуального анализа, трансформации и сравнения. Представленный обзор показал принципиальную возможность сопоставления различных подходов к классификации цифровых компетенций. В силу того что европейская модель цифровой компетентности для граждан отражена в педагогической классификации европейской цифровой компетентностной структуры для педагогов, сделан вывод о том, что ключевые компетенции цифровой экономики Российской Федерации также можно положить в основу классификации цифровых компетенций в российском образовании.

The article reveals the concept of classification, examines the features of pedagogical classification, analyzes of various approaches to understanding digital competencies, classification of digital competencies in foreign and Russian scientific works. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that when classifying digital competencies, economic, professional or social grounds are taken into accout rather than pedagogical ones. The material for the study was normative documents establishing various classifications of digital competencies in Russia and abroad. The subject of the study was the pedagogical classification of digital competencies. The purpose of the study is to review and comparatively analyze existing approaches to the classification of digital competencies. The following research methods were used: analysis of pedagogical works and normative documentation, descriptive method, methods of contextual analysis, transformation and comparison. The presented review showed the fundamental possibility of comparing different approaches to the classification of digital competencies. Due to the fact that the European model of digital competence for citizens is reflected in the pedagogical classification of the European Digital Competence Framework for Teachers, it is concluded that the key competencies of the digital economy of the Russian Federation can also be used as the basis for the classification of digital competencies in Russian education.
Reassembling
Visionary Physics
: Donald Ault, Bruno Latour, and William Blake’s Mathematical Scenographies
Authors: Whitson Roger
Published: April 2024

Donald Ault’s work on William Blake constructs what Bruno Latour calls a scenography of a fact: an aesthetics that shifts “attention from the stage to the whole machinery of a theater.” Instead of the purified, sterile aesthetics typified by images of scientists engaged in total absorption on their object of analysis, Blake presents mathematical scenographies as visionary experiences continuously unfolding the aesthetics of fragile facts as matters of concern. Starting with his 1968 book
Visionary Physics
and continuing through his early unpublished work using complex variables to map the ontological transformations depicted in
The Book of Urizen
, this article suggests that Ault’s scholarship can be understood as a series of visionary experiments on the aesthetics and ontology of scientific facts. Ault envisions that every act of preservation in Blake’s work is also an act of transformation and becoming. As such, he anticipates later developments in Latourian lab sociology, actor-network theory (ANT), and media archaeology. Along with Latour’s pamphlet
What is the Style of Matters of Concern?
and its meditation on Alfred North Whitehead’s understanding of the bifurcation of nature, Ault’s mathematical scenographies provide an alternative to the neo-realist defenses of science that would reduce all experiments to acts of objectivity-making.
CAPITALIZATION EFFECTS OF RIVERS IN URBAN HOUSING SUBMARKETS – A CASE STUDY OF THE YANGTZE RIVER
Authors: Ke Xiaoling , Yang Chang , Zheng Moujun , Amal Mougharbel , Zeng Yanshan
Published: April 2024

The study aims to investigate the heterogeneity of the Yangtze River’s impact on housing prices, using the data of 12,325 residential transactions within 8 kilometers of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, based on submarkets divided according to geographical location and buyer groups. The kernel density plots reveal that properties near the Yangtze River have the highest price and the lowest density, while properties further away from the river exhibit the opposite trend. Then the Spatial Generalized Additive Model and the Spatial Quantile Generalized Additive Model show the following results, respectively: (1) The Yangtze River has an influence range of roughly 5 kilometers on adjacent dwellings, with an average impact of 0.035%. However, within the chosen geographical interval, the impact rises from 1.582% to 2.072%. (2) The Yangtze River has the greatest impact on middle-priced houses, followed by high-priced houses, and the least impact on low-priced houses. (3) The Spatial Generalized Additive Model and the Spatial Quantile Generalized Additive Model have been proven to be effective at capturing spatial and temporal impacts on data. In conclusion, this article advises that the government should pay more attention to non-central locations with limited natural resources.
High Accuracy Photodissociation Rates in VULCAN with MCRT
Authors: Lee Elspeth K. H. , Tsai Shang-Min
Published: April 2024

Photochemical processing is a key influence on the chemical compositions of exoplanet atmospheres. We develop a 1D plane-parallel Monte Carlo radiative-transfer (MCRT) path length method to calculate actinic fluxes for photochemical modeling, which we couple to the VULCAN photochemical model. Due to the flexible nature of MCRT methods, this enables accurate calculation of photodissociation rates for complex multiple scattering scenarios encountered in exoplanet atmospheres such as high altitude haze layers.
Enhancing Stellar Temperature Estimation through Machine Learning and Multifaceted Data Exploration
Authors: Bansal Siddhi , Phan Phillip , Rahman Zayaan
Published: April 2024

This paper employs machine learning to estimate stellar temperatures using photometric data, focusing on the GAIA ESA Archive Data Release 3 data set. The study underscores the effectiveness of neural networks in deciphering intricate relationships within the data. Notably, the addition of metallicity improves model accuracy in characterizing stellar properties. The study also investigates outlier removal techniques, specifically favoring the Isolation Forest method, showcasing its efficacy in refining model performance. Automated machine learning, facilitated by PyCaret Regressor, emerges as a valuable tool, identifying top-performing models and highlighting feature importance. The implications of this research extend beyond the specifics of stellar temperature estimation. In contemplating future directions, this study suggests the exploration of diverse data sources to ensure balanced distributions of stellar temperatures and the potential incorporation of deep learning architectures for heightened accuracy in addressing astrophysical inquiries.
O ensino de física nas prisões: um mapeamento das produções brasileiras
Authors: Soares Vinícios Luís , Denardin Luciano
Published: April 2024

Este trabalho teve como objetivo identificar e caracterizar produções brasileiras que versem sobre o ensino de Física nas prisões. Para tanto, foi utilizado o método de mapeamento teórico proposto por Biembengut (2008). Foram realizadas buscas na plataforma Google Acadêmico usando os descritores e operadores booleanos “ensino de física” AND “prisional” e “ensino de física” AND “penitenciária”. Apenas sete trabalhos tratavam efetivamente do ensino de Física nas prisões: dois artigos, duas monografias e três dissertações. Tais trabalhos selecionados foram então lidos na íntegra para análise e produzida uma síntese de cada um deles. Foi possível identificar que a maioria das produções estava relacionada com o uso de tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC’s) nas aulas de Física e todos os sete trabalhos relataram os desafios que professores e alunos enfrentam em escolas prisionais. Por meio desta pesquisa verificou-se que, apesar das dificuldades, é possível realizar atividades que visem a despertar o interesse dos alunos para a Física, seja utilizando TIC’s, experimentos ou problematizando fenômenos do cotidiano das prisões. Entretanto, há uma escassez de pesquisas nesta temática e lacunas no âmbito da formação de professores que merecem maior atenção do meio acadêmico e da sociedade em geral.
Educação ambiental na educação especial: percepções de professoras de atendimento educacional especializado
Authors: Virmecati Deboráh Melissa Nunes Groetaers , Wardenski Rosilaine De Fátima
Published: April 2024

O presente artigo tem como objeto analisar, em conjunto com professoras de Atendimento Educacional Especializado (AEE), suas percepções sobre a abordagem da educação ambiental com o público-alvo da educação especial. Em uma abordagem qualitativa, a pesquisa envolveu três professoras da Classe de AEE, tendo como coleta de dados a aplicação de um questionário enviado com o recurso google forms e a realização de um grupo focal envolvendo as professoras, que foi gravado e transcrito com autorização das mesmas. Os resultados foram analisados com base na análise textual discursiva, e organizados conforme dois eixos de discussão: a) Percepções sobre a inclusão na educação especial e seus desafios, em que foram identificadas as categorias: desafios gerados pelas especificidades de cada deficiência; formação docente para a educação especial; relações com as famílias dos alunos com deficiência e; relações com professores do ensino regular; e b) Percepções sobre a educação Ambiental e sua relação com a educação especial, com as categorias: educação ambiental como estratégia para resgatar o sentimento de pertencimento necessário para a educação especial; educação ambiental como estratégia para a sustentabilidade e; educação ambiental em perspectiva local como potencial para o trabalho com alunos da educação inclusiva. Os conhecimentos prévios das docentes podem ser trabalhados por meio da práxis pedagógica, a fim de aprofundar as perspectivas de educação ambiental das professoras, aproximando-as da macro-vertente crítica.
Cedestis granadensis sp. nov., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae)
Authors: Tokár Zdenko , Graf Friedmar , Huemer Peter
Published: April 2024

Cedestis granadensissp. nov. is described from specimens taken in two localities in the Spanish province of Granada, in the highlands north of Puebla de Don Fadrique, and the mountains of Sierra de Huétor. The new species belongs to the genus Cedestis Zeller, 1839 in the family Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829. It does not resemble any of the six other known species of this genus in external characters and it also differs significantly from species already barcoded according to the results of a DNA analysis. The immature stages of the new species are unknown. Colour photographs of the adults, the male genitalia, and of the habitat are included with an illustration of the female genitalia.
Professor Boris Sket (1936–2023): the SpeleoBiologist and much more
Authors: Fišer Cene , Bračko Gregor , Delić Teo , Fišer Žiga , Jugovic Jure , Moškrič Ajda , Prevorčnik Simona , Verovnik Rudi , Zagmajster Maja , Zakšek Valerija , Trontelj Peter
Published: April 2024

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D’un autre œil. L’interprétation du film
Authors: Massat Alice
Published: April 2024

À partir d’une question sur la fonction illusoire du fantasme, un projet d’écriture s’est imposé. Par une mise en application subjective et directe, conforme à son motif initial fondé sur la pulsion scopique, il s’agissait d’écrire d’un point de vue descriptif, non critique et non théorique, ce qui se voyait du film Le voyeur de Michael Powell (1960). Le projet s’est finalisé par un roman à paraître prochainement. Du regard à la lettre, cet article en présente plusieurs arguments, dont le moteur et l’action ont été dirigés par le désir de l’analyste, depuis la place de l’analyste.
Gouvernance publique hospitalière : entre paradoxes et tensions. Le point de vue des cadres de santé
Authors: Maquart Angélique , Lethielleux Laëtitia
Published: April 2024

L’hôpital a connu des réformes au fil du temps (Debrosse, 2010; Dent, 2005) se manifestant par la mise en œuvre d’une nouvelle gouvernance hospitalière (Fray, 2009). L’hôpital est devenu une entreprise (Vallancien, 2008) où se confrontent une logique managériale inspirée des politiques libérales et la culture historique du soin. On peut alors s’interroger sur la possibilité d’intégrer ces nouveaux modes de gestion au sein de l’hôpital public et les inévitables paradoxes qui peuvent en découler. L’objectif de cet article est de confronter le point de vue des cadres de santé avec cette logique managériale, d’identifier leur perception de la gouvernance publique hospitalière et d’en identifier les tensions. À partir des travaux de l’école de proximité (Boschma, 2005), il s’agit également de mieux comprendre les paradoxes et les tensions institutionnelles, et d’identifier le rôle managérial des cadres de santé. La solution réside-t-elle dans le modèle de gouvernance ou bien dans le management lui-même ? Les entretiens semi-directifs, réalisés en 2020, auprès de 40 cadres de santé ont été analysés à l’aide du logiciel Alceste. Il en ressort deux principaux résultats : une meilleure compréhension de la nature de la gouvernance publique hospitalière dans la survenance des tensions observées et le rôle du management dans la gestion des tensions et paradoxes de l’hôpital public.
Fonds structurels européens et croissance des inégalités territoriales : les services d'approvisionnement en eau et d'assainissement en Bulgarie
Authors: Segond Raphaëlle
Published: April 2024

Cet article étudie les transformations des systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau potable et d’assainissement en Bulgarie. Ce service public est très dépendant des subventions de la Politique de cohésion de l’Union européenne, qui a parmi ses objectifs la réduction des inégalités entre et au sein des États membres. Or, partout en Europe, les idéaux de desserte universelle des réseaux se heurtent aux difficultés de rénovation, à la marchandisation des services et à l’augmentation des prix. Cet article analyse les inégalités croissantes entre les services d’eau en Bulgarie à partir du concept de « périphérisation infrastructurelle ». Il interroge la capacité de la politique de cohésion à les réduire, dans un contexte difficile d’austérité budgétaire et de décroissance ( shrinking) urbaine et régionale.
Paysages mondes
Authors: Lafon Jeanne
Published: April 2024

Les paysages-mondes sont une série de cartographies subjectives. Ils sont réalisés en immersion sur site et combinent la précision cartographique aux impressions issues du vécu des lieux.
Balzac, une pensée de la totalité
Authors: Bordas Éric
Published: April 2024

De l’ épistémè romantique allemande de la totalité, Balzac a retenu l’ambition de connaissance sensible et la méthode de déclinaison organisée, encyclopédique, des objets matériels pour proposer, par le roman, une représentation complète de la société humaine qui subsume toutes les causalités. Plus que trope, la métonymie est figure de pensée et la description découvre le moment de la pensivité active dans le texte. Mais la pensée balzacienne de la totalité trouve la vérité de son ambition dans l’inachèvement et la fragmentation de son ensemble, dans le refus d’une totalité du tout.
La pharmacie des romantiques
Authors: Feuillebois Victoire
Published: April 2024

Cet article revient sur l’image du « mal romantique » pour en déployer la pluralité des sens, au croisement entre critique, création littéraire et philosophie. Il s’agit ici de souligner que l’association entre romantisme et maladie repose sur une appropriation souvent polémique, par des discours médicaux, sociaux et critiques, de la réflexion sur la manière dont l’art affecte les vies. Évoquer « la pharmacie des romantiques » revient à montrer comment les représentations littéraires répondent à la pathologisation croissante de l’œuvre d’art en soulignant la diversité de ses effets possibles, néfastes ou thérapeutiques. Cela permet aussi de souligner comment ce geste de différenciation effectué dans les textes entre en résonance avec la philosophie romantique de l’art et comment il contribue à la formation d’une esthétique romantique spécifique.
La littérature comme subversion. Les Illuminés de Nerval, portrait d’un romantisme critique
Authors: Mees Martin
Published: April 2024

Proposant une relecture de l’ouvrage Les Illuminés de Nerval, cet article entend mettre en lumière la façon dont Nerval investit l’écriture pour faire droit à une pluralité de formes de vie et de savoirs, mais aussi renverser nombre de stéréotypes qui pèsent sur son existence et son art. À travers ce recueil de biographies, Nerval dessine en creux le portrait d’un romantisme critique et subversif, et actualise une puissance de pensée propre à la littérature.
Géricault. Vérité du romantisme
Authors: Thélot Jérôme
Published: April 2024

Artiste romantique en son esthétique révolutionnaire (donnant à l’expression pathétique le primat sur l’idéalité) ; conscience romantique en sa sécession mélancolique (composant une idée de lui-même en victime de son génie) ; surtout Géricault est un penseur romantique, en ce qu’il a édifié dans sa peinture une anthropologie de la subjectivité clivée, héritée de Rousseau : solidairement animalité et humanité, immédiateté et conscience de soi, vie et existence, homme-centaure enraciné dans la violence et capable de compassion.
Les Vingt-Quatre Fantasies de Charles Guillet (1610) : entre notation modale et pratique instrumentale
Authors: Bauguil Grégoire
Published: April 2024

Les Vingt-Quatre Fantasies , à quatre parties , disposées selon l’ordre des douze modes que fait publier l’organiste Charles Guillet en parties séparées en 1610, ont un but pédagogique précis : l’étude des modes pour les organistes. En effet, ce cycle est extrêmement complet puisqu’au final ce sont bien deux cycles différents de douze fantaisies, l’un par bécarre, l’autre par bémol, donnant ainsi l’éventail des possibilités qu’offre la modalité. Au début du xvii e siècle, avec le développement de la pensée harmonique en musique, le système modal est de plus en plus inconfortable. Cependant, Guillet adopte une écriture extrêmement cohérente en termes de modalité, sans pour autant sacrifier l’expressivité de son instrument. L’impression en parties séparées, peu commode pour les musiciens jouant du clavier, se comprend donc comme un atout commercial permettant d’étendre l’exécution de ces Fantasies aux ensembles d’instruments. Finalement, pourrait-on voir dans ce cycle la version modale du Clavier bien tempéré de Jean Sébastien Bach ?
La conversion politique des intérêts sociaux : ordre politique et division sociale de l’espace local
Authors: Barrault-Stella Lorenzo , François Camille , Taiclet Anne-France
Published: April 2024

À l’intersection de la sociologie politique et de la sociologie urbaine, cet article explore le processus de spatialisation de l’ordre politique en articulant deux angles d’analyse, qui constituent autant d’angles morts produits par le cloisonnement des disciplines et des thématiques de recherche : d’une part, la spatialisation des groupes sociaux et de leur représentation politique , qui s’inscrivent toujours dans des territoires spécifiques, dont la morphologie sociale particulière affecte la capacité (ou l’incapacité) de chaque groupe à convertir et représenter politiquement ses intérêts ; d’autre part, l’action publique , qui module aussi bien la composition sociale des territoires que la capacité des groupes ou des échelles de gouvernement à imposer, arbitrer ou reproduire les différents intérêts sociaux. En proposant de déplier les maillons de la conversion politique des intérêts des groupes sociaux à l’échelle locale, il plaide pour un décloisonnement des disciplines et des méthodes en sciences sociales, indispensable pour analyser les mécanismes de réfraction spatialisée de l’ordre politique – au sein des institutions représentatives du pouvoir local comme dans les politiques publiques territorialisées – et in fine la manière dont s’exerce la domination politique territorialisée.
Atopic Dermatitis in Children
Authors: Kruse Lacey L. , Mancini Anthony J.
Published: April 2024

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is extremely common in the pediatric population, and most children with AD will first present to their primary care provider (PCP). The PCP can recognize AD by its clinical features, including itch, a chronic relapsing course, and the characteristic eruption. The cornerstone of AD therapy is dry skin care, typically a short daily bath/shower followed by an emollient applied to all skin. Most children with AD will also require topical medications, such as topical corticosteroids and/or topical nonsteroidal therapies. For children with more severe disease, systemic agents, including several novel therapies, may be required. In managing AD, the clinician must monitor for side effects of medications as well as complications of the AD itself, the most common of which is secondary infection. An understanding of the pathogenesis, treatments, and complications of AD is essential for the PCP, as untreated (or undertreated) AD has a significant impact on the quality of life of affected children and their caregivers.

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Pediatr Ann
. 2024;53(4):e121–e128.]
Review of Current Concepts in Metatarsus Adductus
Authors: Freedman Jonathan Daniel , Eidelman Mark , Apt Elad , Kotlarsky Pavel
Published: April 2024

Metatarsus adductus (MA), the most common congenital foot deformity, involves adduction of the forefoot at the tarsometatarsal joint, with normal hindfoot alignment. Early diagnosis is important because treatment is more successful if initiated before age 9 months. Treatment of MA depends on deformity severity, in which mild to moderate deformity can be treated conservatively. Current standard of care for severe or rigid deformity involves referral by primary care physicians to specialists for management by casting and splinting. Recently, several orthoses have demonstrated equal effectiveness to casting and may allow for primary care physicians to treat MA without the need for referral. In this review article, we provide an overview of MA and discuss diagnosis and treatment. We also discuss novel devices and suggest how they may affect the future management of severe and rigid MA.

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Pediatr Ann
. 2024;53(4):e152–e156.]
Transforming Cultural Memory: Inglorius Basterds (2009)
Authors: Tekay Baran
Published: April 2024

Inglourious Basterds (2009) stands out as an example to the unusual storytelling techniques which have been used by Quentin Tarantino in recent years. It can be classified as Historiographic Metafiction with a postmodern perspective. The film's narrative bends the historical narratives and social traumas ingrained in cultural memories. This study has shown that Tarantino's films are not just a pastiche where the director collaged the concepts, events, and motifs selected from the cinematic history. Instead, Tarantino's films challenge audience's cultural memory, knowledge of history, and ways of seeing them. I think they are metafictions that first reveal the conventional methods of remembering before developing an alternative to these kinds of narratives. In this metafiction, memory is more than just a burden of the past, but rather a tool used to reshape the present.
The Guilty Spectator: Sexuality, Age, Crime and Dario Argento’s Deep Red (1975)
Authors: Carter Jim
Published: April 2024

This article performs a close reading of Dario Argento’s Deep Red (1975) together with a speculative reading of how the film seems to address its spectator and what that spectator might think about the film. It argues that Argento’s murder mystery invests in the contemporary association between homosexuality and crime to concentrate suspicion in the character of Carlo, who is innocent. The film also exploits the disassociation of old age from crime to divert attention from the character of Martha, who is guilty. The double revelation of Carlo’s innocence and Martha’s guilt effects a sudden foregrounding of the spectator’s own flawed process. Deep Red does not simply unmask the murderer—it unmasks the spectator.1
Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement
Authors: Bag Akash , Roy Souvik , Pandey Ashutosh
Published: April 2024

Law enforcement is joining the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) research field. The chapter tries to fix that. This chapter utilized a “systematic literature review.” The authors gathered research papers on using algorithms and AI in police work. This was done with Scopus, a fancy academic database. They searched for papers on “law enforcement,” “policing,” “crime prevention,” “crime reduction,” and “surveillance.” Combine these terms with “algorithm” or “artificial intelligence.” They found that AI has great potential to aid law enforcement. It can recognize faces, forecast crimes, and track people. These AI tools usually analyze photos, behavior, language, or a combination. However, there are significant “but” ethical issues that exist. AI can cause unjust treatment, confusion about responsibility, oversurveillance, and privacy invasion. AI's benefits and cool abilities are often highlighted over its drawbacks. Another observation is that writings on the same topics agree on what AI can achieve, its potential, and what we should explore next.
Containerization
Authors: Pusapati Sai Samin Varma
Published: April 2024

This chapter delves into the synergy between containerization and serverless computing, pivotal for advancing cloud-native application deployment. It outlines the architectural foundations and benefits of each paradigm, emphasizing their combined impact on scalability, efficiency, and agility. The discussion progresses to technical integrations, focusing on container orchestration and serverless platforms, enhancing management and deployment. Addressing challenges like security and operational complexity, it highlights strategies for navigating these issues. Real-world examples illustrate the practical application across sectors, showcasing the integration's capacity to meet diverse computational needs. This convergence is posited as a significant driver for future cloud-native innovations, offering a glimpse into evolving trends and the potential reshaping of software development landscapes. The exploration underscores the critical role of this amalgamation in optimizing resource utilization and simplifying cloud infrastructure complexities.
Applications of Serverless Computing
Authors: Kathirvel A.
Published: April 2024

Applications that are serverless can be distributed (many services are connected for smooth operation), elastic (resources can be scaled up and down without limit), stateless (interactions and data aren't stored), event-driven (resources are allocated only when triggered by an event), and hostless (apps aren't hosted on a server). Serverless computing is becoming more and more popular as cloud adoption rises. In many respects, serverless computing unleashes the entire potential of cloud computing. we pay only for the resources consumed, and resources are allocated, increased, or decreased dynamically based on user requirements in real-time. It makes sure that when there are no user requests and the application is effectively dormant, resources are immediately scaled to zero. More scalability and significant cost reductions are the outcomes of this. According to research by Global industry Insights, the serverless industry is expected to reach $30 billion in market value by the end of the forecast period, growing at an above-average rate of 25% between 2021 and 2027.
Development Environment, Tools, and SDKs for Serverless Computing
Authors: Raiyani Ashwin , Pandya Sheetal
Published: April 2024

Serverless applications require a good development environment and the right tools. This chapter guides serverless computing application developers through installing and utilising essential components and technologies. VSCode is a robust code editor and debugger. Easy installation provides developers with a diverse code editing and debugging platform. AWSToolkit for VS Code simplifies serverless application development, testing, and release on Amazon web services (AWS). Fast setup with step-by-step instruction makes AWS serverless development easy for developers. Node.js is needed for serverless apps. Developers require Node.js for local and cloud serverless operations. This chapter briefly describes installation. Postman is essential for serverless API testing. Postman installation and use for serverless API testing and troubleshooting are covered in this chapter. Developers seeking efficiency will benefit. These concepts let developers build a strong development environment, integrate AWS resources, and leverage SDKs to build serverless apps.
Neuroscience Marketing
Authors: Tyagi Shenki , Tyagi Mani , Srivastava Ashish Kumar , Saluja Shefali
Published: April 2024

The use of neuroscience techniques in marketing is known as neuroscience marketing. This emerging marketing field uses medical technology to study how the brain reacts to stimuli related to marketing. In essence, neuroscience marketing is a technique that aids businesses in investigating consumer purchasing behavior. Marketers can explore why customers make their own decisions by measuring a consumer's preference based on activity in specific brain regions. The use of neuromarketing strategies in advertising and packaging design tactics is covered in this chapter, along with how they allow marketers to exert a pre-established emotional effect.
Intelligenza Artificiale e robot: siamo pronti? II parte
Authors: Scelsi Silvia
Published: April 2024

Abbiamo iniziato una riflessione sull’utilizzo dell’Intelligenza Artificiale (AI) e dei robot in sanità e l’interrogativo più importante rimane come cambierà l’assistenza attraverso l’utilizzo di questi strumenti?
Ci sono diverse considerazioni da fare.
La prima cosa da tenere in considerazione è il cambiamento nelle nostre competenze.
Da sempre l’utilizzo di nuove tecnologie ha modificato non solo le abilità ma anche le competenze.  Mentre l’AI si sta sviluppando in sistemi atti a migliorare e velocizzare le decisioni, ambiti diagnostici, sistemi di controllo e monitoraggio, la stessa, applicata alla robotica, sta implementando dei cambiamenti nelle competenze di chi la utilizza, intese soprattutto come abilità, principalmente, ad esempio nell’utilizzo in sala operatoria, oppure nell’ambito della movimentazione. [...]
Trichoscopic Features in Female Pattern Hair Loss: 1-Year Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Kothari Chintan Ramesh , Patil Shivakumar
Published: April 2024

Introduction:

Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) a nonscarring alopecia, is a common cause of hair loss in women. FPHL shows miniaturization of the hair follicles with thinning of hair. Scalp biopsy is diagnostic of FPHL but usually not needed. Trichoscopy a noninvasive higher magnification method (vs. scalp biopsy) for diagnosis of hair loss allows measurement of anisotrichosis characteristic of FPHL.

Materials and methods:

A total of 110 patients with clinically diagnosed FPHL of all grades were subjected to clinical and trichoscopic examination, and findings were looked for and compared with the occipital region serving as control.

Results:

Trichoscopic features apart from yellow dots and 2–3 hairs per unit follicle (HU) were statistically significant like hair diameter diversity, brown and white peripilar sign, one hair per follicular unit, white dots (WD), fine scaling, and honey-comb pigmentation (HCP). Focal atrichia, 2–3 hairs/HU, WD, HCP correlated with the grade of hair loss.

Conclusion:

Trichoscopy could be excellent tool for diagnosing FPHL in early stages and may aid in differentiating it from other conditions like chronic telogen effluvium and obviating the need of painful procedures like scalp biopsy. The study lacks histo-pathological and hormonal investigations however past studies done have already established correlation of trichoscopic and histo-pathological changes.
BOTRROID Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma with Uterine Cervix in a Postmenopausal Woman: An Unusual Case Report
Authors: Karimkhani Saeed , Mirzaie Monireh , Sarmadi Soheila , Kolangdari Zahra
Published: April 2024

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is one of the most common soft-tissue sarcomas that engage the embryonal skeletal muscle cells as the female reproductive tract. Embryonal RMS (ERMS) is the most prevalent subtype of RMS in the female genital tract. Botryoid RMS is a rapidly growing rare malignancy and a polypoid variant of ERMS that occurs in childhood and constituting approximately 3% of all RMSs among young children and 1% among adolescents and young adults. A 50 year old menopause woman who had been vaginal discharge and bleeding for about 2 years without dysuria, dyspareunia, or postcuital bleeding was informed consent for presenting. A vaginal examination, pathology examination, sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, immunohistochemistry, surgery and radical hysterectomy, radiation therapy, and two sessions of brachytherapy were performed. After 22 months of follow-up, the patient had no evidence of recurrence or any problem in sexual activity. Oncological surgical treatment based on the carcinoma site and adjuvant chemotherapy is helpful for the treatment of RMS. However, applying the standard treatment guidelines is essential, although it is very scarce and difficult.
Diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging and perfusion-weighted imaging with dynamic susceptibility contrast in differentiating World Health Organization Grade-I meningioma from high-grade meningioma with histopathology as gold standard
Authors: Mukku Srinivas Reddy , Malikireddy Pruthvi , Karpur Santosh
Published: April 2024

Background:

Conventional magnetic resonance imaging may not be able to distinguish between the benign and malignant forms of meningioma. It has some limitations such as differentiating the grades of malignant meningioma. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) techniques can help to overcome these problems.

Aims:

The aim of this study was to study the diagnostic accuracy of DWI and PWI with dynamic susceptibility contrast in the differentiating World Health Organization Grade-I meningioma from high-grade meningioma with histopathology as the gold standard.

Settings and Design:

A hospital-based diagnostic evaluation study was carried out at the Department of Radio Diagnosis, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.

Materials and Methods:

Fifty cases of suspected meningioma were included in the study. The histopathology was the gold standard in this diagnostic evaluation study. DWI and PWI with dynamic susceptibility contrast results were compared against the gold standard.

Statistical Analysis:

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and the negative predictive value were calculated to study the efficacy of DWI compared to histopathology as the gold standard.

Results:

The males (24%) were lesser than the females (76%). The female-to-male ratio was 3.2:1. The diagnostic accuracy values of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with 0.6 as cutoff were sensitivity = 81.8%, specificity = 97.4%, positive predictive value = 90%, negative predictive value = 95%, and area under curve = 0.98 (95% confidence interval = 0.93–0.99) P = 0.0003. Thus, DWI using ADC with 0.6 as cutoff was found to be a very good diagnostic noninvasive tool. The diagnostic accuracy values of relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) with 0.6 as cutoff were sensitivity = 90.5%, specificity = 98.7%, positive predictive value = 91.8%, and negative predictive value = 98.5%. Thus, DWI using rCBV with 2.52 as cutoff was found to be a very good diagnostic noninvasive tool.

Conclusion:

The ADC with cutoff of 0.6 and rCBV with cutoff value of 2.52 yield very good sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and the negative predictive value as compared to histopathology. Hence, they can be used as noninvasive technique in differentiating Grade I meningioma from that of high-grade meningioma.
Music Nursing as Complementary Therapy Improves Anxiety, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Children with Acute Leukaemia: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Nie Yujuan , Tian Yuhuan , Han Xiaoyu
Published: April 2024

Objective: To explore the effects of music nursing as a complementary therapy on anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life in children with acute leukemia (AL). Methods: This study included 150 children with AL admitted to our hospital from August 2021 to August 2023 and divided them into two groups based on treatment: the control (n = 76, received routine nursing) and observation (n = 74, received music nursing on the basis of routine nursing) groups. Comparison of groups was performed in terms of general information, anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life at admission (T0) and 1 month after admission (T1). Results: No significant differences were observed in the general data between the two groups (P > 0.05). Anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life of the two groups also showed no significant differences at T0 (P > 0.05). The observation group showed significantly lower anxiety than the control group at T1 (P < 0.05). At T1, the observation group exhibited a lower fatigue degree compared with the control group (P < 0.05). At T1, the observation group attained higher scores on physiological and emotional dimensions of the quality of life compared with the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Music nursing for AL children, which has a certain clinical application value, can effectively reduce their anxiety and fatigue and improve their quality of life.
Application Effect of Comprehensive Noise Reduction Technology in Outpatients with Vitiligo: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Liu Yong , Wang Jingjing , Huo Jianli , Zhang Shaoguang , Han Li , Lei Yong , Wang Ya’nan
Published: April 2024

Objective: Noise is a kind of perceived public nuisance that is closely related to people’s subjective feelings and lives. This study explores the clinical application effect of comprehensive noise reduction technology in outpatients with vitiligo. Methods: A total of 76 patients with vitiligo were selected in the Department of Dermatology at Baoding No. 2 Central Hospital from January 2020 to January 2021, as the control group (CG), receiving 5S management mode, and 80 patients with vitiligo from February 2021 to October 2022 were selected as the study group (SG), receiving comprehensive noise reduction technology combined with the 5S management mode for this retrospective study. The effects of different management modes on these patients were observed. Results: SG had higher nursing quality scores in service attitude, service initiative, communication skills, environmental management and item management and overtly a lower noise level than CG (all P < 0.001). The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) scores of the two groups at the end of treatment were significantly lower than those on admission (P < 0.05), with SG showing a lower score than CG (P < 0.001). Correlation analysis showed that noise levels and HAMA scores had a positive correlation (r = 0.423, P < 0.001). Patients with negative feelings about medical treatment caused by various noise sources in SG were obviously less than those in CG (P < 0.05). Both the groups had a statistical difference in overall satisfaction (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The investigation and data analysis demonstrated that comprehensive noise reduction in outpatients with vitiligo had a considerable effect. This technology can standardise the behaviour of medical staff, enhance nursing quality, reduce noise levels and alleviate patients’ anxiety and improve their satisfaction. It has great benefits for the outpatient environment and patients.
Evaluation on the Effect of Ward-Noise Reduction Management Combined with Monitoring–Training–Planning Management Mode in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure
Authors: Xue Yuan , Lu Bingqing , He Yongming , Lu Minxia
Published: April 2024

Background: Noise from medical institutions such as hospitals usually exceeds the level recommended by the World Health Organization. This study aimed to explore the application effect of ward-noise reduction management combined with monitoring–training–planning (MTP) management mode in hospitalized patients with heart failure. Materials and Methods: Among the 168 research objects, 55 patients with heart failure receiving ward-noise reduction management combined with MTP management mode from April 2022 to March 2023 were included in group A, 52 patients with heart failure who underwent MTP management mode from March 2021 to March 2022 were selected as group B, and 61 patients who underwent routine management measures from March 2020 to February 2021 served as the control group. The vital signs, Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores, Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores, physical function indices, sleep quality score, and satisfaction degree of patients in the three groups were compared before and after management. Results: After 1 month of management, group A had lower heart rate, diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, and respiratory rate compared to group B and the control group (P < 0.001). The SAS score, SDS score, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score after management in group A were lower than those in group B and the control group (P < 0.001). Group A had a higher 6-Minute Walk Distance than group B and the control group (P < 0.001). Group A had a higher satisfaction degree after management compared to group B (P < 0.01) and the control group (P < 0.001). Group A had lower noise level than group B and the control group (P < 0.001), and there was no significant difference in noise level between group B and the control group (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Ward-noise reduction management combined with MTP management mode can reduce the noise level in the ward and improve the psychological state and sleep quality of patients with heart failure.
Choriocarcinoma presenting as late postpartum hemorrhage in a 21-year-old primipara
Authors: Cruz Shelyne Rose Soriano , Jacinto Elizabeth Karunungan
Published: April 2024

INTRODUCTION:

Obstetrical hemorrhage remains to be one of the most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Postpartum hemorrhage occurs after delivery and is usually secondary to uterine atony, genital tract lacerations, and retained placental fragments.

CASE:

A case of a 21-year old, primipara, presented with profuse vaginal bleeding and hemoptysis at 3 weeks' postpartum. A clinical diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia was established after an elevated serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin was obtained and an intrauterine mass was seen on ultrasonography, including metastasis to the lungs and liver seen through imaging studies.

DISCUSSION:

Chemotherapy with etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and oncovin (EMACO) is the mainstay treatment for Stage IV disease. However, complications such as hemorrhage and tumor rupture are best managed surgically. Although rare, a diagnosis of choriocarcinoma should be considered in patients with persistent bleeding after a normal pregnancy to institute proper management and avoid associated complications of tumor progression.
Gestational surrogacy
Authors: Oblepias Enrico Gil C.
Published: April 2024

Some women may not be able to carry their own children even when capable of conceiving biological offspring. In-vitro fertilization and embryo-transfer (IVF-ET) through surrogacy can now make this possible for these women. Surrogacy however, is still considered unacceptable in the Philippines due to moral and legal issues. This article will explore the need and acceptability of surrogacy in this age of IVF-ET in a country where the prevailing social norms and religious values still disapprove of third-party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Medical indications that would benefit from gestational surrogacy were enumerated and briefly discussed. The differentiation between traditional and gestation surrogacy, as well as commercial and altruistic surrogacy were defined. IVF with gestational surrogacy is a feasible solution to a number of medical difficulties in the carrying of a gestation. Strictly regulating the practice and restricting its use only to cases with legitimate medical indications will prevent its misuse and exploitation. Moral issues, admittedly will still remain an issue particularly for commercial surrogacy. However, limiting these only to altruistic and gestational surrogacy in some cases may be an acceptable compromise.
Slow-release Fertilizer Application on Silk (Falcataria moluccana Miq.) and Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plant Growth and Yield in Agroforestry System
Authors: Madani Hilmi Naufal , Wijayanto Nurheni , Hartoyo Adisti Permatasari Putri , Solikhin Achmad
Published: April 2024

The aim of this experiment is to evaluate the impact of chitosan-NPK slow-release fertilizer (CS-NPK SRF) on the germination and growth of silk tree and rice in different planting patterns, as well as to assess the nutrient release rate of the SRF. The germination test followed a complete randomized design, incorporating a single factor (fertilizer type), namely no fertilizer (F0), SRF CS 0.5% weight 0.03 g (F1), SRF CS 0.5% 0.01 g (F2), SRF CS 0.7% 0.03 g (F3), SRF CS 0.7% 0.01 g (F4), and conventional NPK fertilizer (F5). The growth test utilized a 2-factor split-plot design, with the primary factor being the planting pattern (sengon/rice monoculture-SM/RM and sengon-rice agroforestry-AF) and the second factor being the fertilizer type. Results indicate that F2 and F4 yielded the highest germination and growth values in both plants, although not significantly different from F0. These findings suggest that CS-NPK SRF has the potential to enhance plant growth. The AF pattern exhibited lower growth compared to SM/RM, attributed to plant competition. CS-NPK SRF demonstrated a slower nutrient release (47.65% N; 85.01% P; 31.80% K) compared to conventional fertilizers. This slow release could potentially reduce nutrient loss to the environment while enhancing plant nutrient absorption.