bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Home-Credit Risk Analysis and Prediction Modelling using Python
Authors: Shinde Gaurav , Pawar Shreyash , Albhar Rohit , Yadav Avaneesh , Patil Mrs. Priyanka
Published: May 2022

Abstract: Financial Companies or firms try to determine if an individual or organization is worth lending specified amount of credit without any risk to its investors. If deemed eligible for it, they try to determine the risk associated (Probability of Default) with it. This Study compares Extreme gradient Boosting, Support Vector Machine, Naïve Bayesian, and Random Forest techniques for predicting the target variable efficiently with different strategies. This study tries to determine the risk using the person's assets, income, and various other parameters. Here, we are trying to calculate the home-credit risk factors using various parameters and compare various methods to try and determine which is more efficient and precise. Keywords: Probability of default, Credit Risk Analysis, Extreme gradient Boosting, Support Vector Machine, Naïve Bayesian, Random Forest
How does taking a Canadian Studies course influence how American students think about Canada?
Authors: Piroth Scott
Published: May 2022

In this article, I discuss what American students think about Canada before and after taking a Canadian Studies course. I reflect on what I am trying to convey when I teach Canadian Studies courses regarding how Canada differs from the United States and why it is important for Americans to study Canada. The article reports results from a survey of students who have taken Introduction to Canadian Studies in past semesters. These results are discussed in the broader contexts of what American students think about Canada and how taking the course influences these views.
Al-Qur'an Literacy Model in Indonesian Islamic Universities (Case Study at IAIN Kediri, East Java)
Authors: Khotimah Husnul , Latipun Latipun , Haris Abdul
Published: May 2022

This modern research aims to understand the model of al-Qur'an literacy in Islamic universities in Indonesia. This research uses constructivism paradigm with descriptive qualitative approach and case study research type. Research informants consisted of the person in charge of the Qur'an literacy program, managers, tutors, and students. Data were collected using field observations, interviews and documentary techniques, while data analysis was carried out using an interactive model through data condensation, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the Al-Qur'an literacy model at the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Kediri was carried out through the following stages: (1) forming a homogeneous class based on the cognitive competence of students; (2) maximizing the cognitive and affective competencies of the tutors as controllers of the continuity of learning al-Qur'an literacy; (3) maximizing the results of the collaboration of modelling, drilling, and habituation methods in the learning model of al-Qur'an literacy, and (4) strengthening the quality of student reading through tahsin and tashih carried out by tutors and managers of al-Qur'an literacy learning. This literacy model is called MANTEB learning model (Modelling, Observe, Imitate, Tahsin, Evaluate and Familiarize) and has been proven effective by looking at the percentage increase in the competence of reading al-Qur’an of IAIN Kediri students.
Diagnostics of allergic diseases in HIV-infected patients using actual computer technologies
Authors: Nora S. A. , Arkhipov G. S.
Published: May 2022

Purpose. Development of complex diagnostic methods and assessment of the course of allergic diseases in immunocompromised individuals with HIV infection based on the use of actual computer technologies to improve the quality of diagnostics and treatment measures in these patients.

Materials and methods. Methods for calculating the relative increase and average growth rate used to estimate the annual increase in the number of diagnosed cases of allergic diseases in the Novgorod region. During the studying of the comorbidity of HIV and allergy we used information about a burdened allergic history. Additional parameters of the analysis were data, obtained in clinical laboratory. For analysis of the data we used Student’s t test (t) and Pearson’s x². The study used the principle of a diagnostic matrix, which allows transferring medical experience to IT solutions, such as DSS and their variants.

Results. In the Novgorod region there has been an increase in the number of diagnosed cases of individual allergic diseases. Over 1020 registered cases of HIV infection among residents of the Novgorod region considered to study the comorbidity of HIV infection and allergies. Information about aggravated allergic anamnesis is indicated in 12% cases. Statistically significant (p<0.012) correlation between high viral load and the development of drug allergy in HIV-infected patients with identified allergic pathology were shown. The indicators of the immune status showing specific markers of allergy in patients with HIV were studied. We developed the clinical decision support system (CDDS), which used to organize medical knowledge and optimize the diagnostics.>˂ 0.012) correlation between high viral load and the development of drug allergy in HIV-infected patients with identified allergic pathology were shown. The indicators of the immune status showing specific markers of allergy in patients with HIV were studied. We developed the clinical decision support system (CDDS), which used to organize medical knowledge and optimize the diagnostics.
Kidney damage in HIV infection: pathogenetic aspects, clinical and morphological variants and the role of antiretroviral therapy
Authors: Murkamilov I. T. , Aitbaev K. A. , Fomin V. V. , Murkamilova G. A. , Yusupov F. A. , Schastlivenko A. I.
Published: May 2022

The review analyzes the prevalence and pathogenetic aspects of HIV infection. The main clinical and morphological variants of kidney damage in HIV infection are outlined. The prevalence of kidney damage in HIV infection is 20–30%, which are represented by such clinical and morphological variants as HIV-associated nephropathy (VAN), immunocomplex HIV-associated kidney disease, and thrombotic microangiopathy. In patients with HIV infection who are not treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) the most common type of kidney disease is HIVAT. A decrease in the number of CD4+ cells, high viral load, advanced age, and the presence of kidney pathology in the next of kin are risk factors for the development of HIVAT. Specific risk factors for kidney damage in HIV infection are the use of antiretroviral drugs (tenofovir), the uncontrolled use of which is accompanied by tubular dysfunction. In HIV infection, the degree of immunodeficiency correlates with the severity of kidney damage. The most common histopathological manifestations of kidney damage in individuals with HIV infection are focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, immunoglobulin A nephropathy, and mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis. Hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, and reduced CD4+ cells are predictive of renal failure in HIV infection. In patients with HIV infection who are treated with ART the appearance of hypokalemia, nocturia, polyuria, microhematuria, and/or subnephrotic proteinuria is indicative of tubulointerstitial disease. To assess the total filtration function of the kidneys in people with HIV infection, the most acceptable formula is CKD-EPI.
Robust certification of arbitrary outcome quantum measurements from temporal correlations
Authors: Das Debarshi , Maity Ananda G. , Saha Debashis , Majumdar A. S.
Published: May 2022

Certification of quantum devices received from unknown providers is a primary requirement before utilizing the devices for any information processing task. Here, we establish a protocol for certification of a particular set of d-outcome quantum measurements (with d being arbitrary) in a setup comprising of a preparation followed by two measurements in sequence. We propose a set of temporal inequalities pertaining to different d involving correlation functions corresponding to successive measurement outcomes, that are not satisfied by quantum devices. Using quantum violations of these inequalities, we certify specific d-outcome quantum measurements under some minimal assumptions which can be met in an experiment efficiently. Our certification protocol neither requires entanglement, nor any prior knowledge about the dimension of the system under consideration. We further show that our protocol is robust against practical non-ideal realizations. Finally, as an offshoot of our protocol, we present a scheme for secure certification of genuine quantum randomness.
Local Government Efforts in Realizing Gender Responsive Regional Policies in Banyumas District
Authors: Ardhanariswari Riris , Haryanto Tenang , KW Manunggal , Kunarti Siti
Published: May 2022

The international community has come to an agreement on the importance of gender issues to solve such problems as the gender inequality, the gap between men and women. Gender issues have become a part of the national direction and strategy in carrying out national development. Therefore, addressing these issues has to be integrated in various national policies. The central government has granted authorities to each region in Indonesia to make gender-responsive regional policies, hoping that the concept of justice and gender equality in Indonesia be realized properly. This study uses a normative legal method by examining secondary data normatively such as laws and regulations, research papers on policy gender-responsive regional development. This article was originally a research focusing on the Government of Banyumas Regency in creating a gender-responsive regional policy. Through Banyumas Regent Regulation Number 35 of 2018 concerning Guidelines for Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming, the Banyumas Regency Government has supported gender responsive regional policies.
On the $L^{\infty}$-regularity for fractional Orlicz problems via Moser’s iteration
Authors: Carvalho Marcos L. M. , Silva Edcarlos , Albuquerque José Carlos de , Bahrouni S.
Published: May 2022

It is established $L^{p}$ estimates for the fractional
$\Phi$-Laplacian operator defined in bounded domains
where the nonlinearity is subcritical or critical in a suitable sense.
Furthermore, using some fine estimates together with the Moser’s
iteration, we prove that any weak solution for fractional
$\Phi$-Laplacian operator defined in bounded domains
belongs to $L^\infty(\Omega)$ under
appropriate hypotheses on the $N$-function $\Phi$.
Using the Orlicz space and taking into account the fractional setting
for our problem the main results are stated for a huge class of
nonlinear operators and nonlinearities.
Feeding interaction of exotic Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1896) in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia.
Authors: Jere Arthertone , Jere Wilson , Mtethiwa Austin , Kassam Daud
Published: May 2022

Evaluating the feeding interaction of fishes is fundamental in
understanding the impacts of introduced species on the community
structure and ecosystem function of native species. In the Zambian
Rivers, studies have shown that native species has been impacted upon by
exotic Oreochromis niloticus, but few studies have investigated feeding
interactions between exotic Oreochromis niloticus which is omnivorous
and aquaculture preferred herbivorous native species (Coptodon rendalli)
in the natural distribution. We analysed the stomach contents of 368
specimens of the fishes to examine the feeding interactions between O.
niloticus and C. rendalli in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of
Zambia. Both species were grouped into size classes of <50,
51−100 and 101−150 mm total length (TL). However, in the size classes
51-100 mm and 151-100 mm O. niloticus had a larger dietary niche because
of its generalist diet than the native species, whose diet mainly
comprised of diatoms and algae. There was no significant ontogenetic
diet shift for both species, except for O. niloticus in size class
101-150 mm, whose diet consisted mainly of zooplanktons and micro fauna.
The results showed an interspecific competition in their size classes,
except for 101-150 mm size class, that indicated low dietary overlap.
This poses major impacts on food web structure and may explain
population decreases of some native species in the upper Kabompo River.
Future studies are required to further understand feeding interaction
between the exotic and other native fishes in the Kabompo River and
other rivers across African where the species coexist.
The Rise of Polymeric Microneedles: Recent Developments, Advances, Challenges, and Applications for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Authors: Gera Aswani Kumar , Burra Rajesh
Published: May 2022

The current scenario for the quest of microneedles (MNs) about the
property of biodegradability and biocompatibility is the thrust area of
interest. Microneedles are considered to be robust and can penetrate
into the skin’s innermost layers are easy to manufacture and their
applications in the clinical perspectives are still ongoing and
ever-increasing day by day. This review paper clearly focuses upon some
of the pivotal variants of polymeric microneedles namely the dissolvable
and swelling-based MNs. It further explores into the drug dissolution
kinetics, insertion behavior mechanisms with an emphasis on the need for
mathematical modeling of MN. This review further evaluates on the
fabrication methods with updates the advances in the fabrication of
polymeric MNs, the choice of materials used for fabrication, the
challenges in polymeric MN fabrication, the prospects of polymeric MNs
with its applications in healthcare by exclusively focusing on the
available literature over the erstwhile decade.
Performance Evaluation of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Fly Ash and Silica Fume Based Concrete for Sustainable Building Material
Authors: Anjaneya Babu Padavala Siva Shanmukha , Potharaju Malasani
Published: May 2022

he intensive use of cement in construction is a significant environmental concern. To reduce the use of cement for energy consumption, the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) like Fly ash (FA) and Silica fume (SF) in concrete is an interesting solution. FA and SF-based construction materials offer a lot of potential as alternatives to ordinary portland cement (OPC) because of their high performance and environmental friendliness. The level of replacement and the necessity for additional cementitious content are critical considerations when choosing the most sustainable material for concrete production. To achieve long-term sustainability, the use of FA and SF in the construction industry is essential. Therefore, the authors attempted to identify the preferred material between FA and SF for sustainability by conducting a performance evaluation on the mechanical and durability properties of two binary mixes, i.e., FA and SF-based concrete mixes. The first binary blended concrete mix is prepared by replacing cement with FA at 20%, 30%, and 40% by weight, and the second mix is prepared with SF at 5%,  7.5%, and 10% by weight. The compressive strength (CS), flexural strength (FS), water sorptivity (WS), and rate of chloride penetration (RCP) of these two binary blended concrete mixes were studied. The results show that the incorporation of SF and FA has a significant impact on workability. The use of SF considerably increased the early and long-term strength of concrete, whereas FA lowered early age strength; nevertheless, it enhanced long-term strength. It was concluded that the SF contributed to better durability properties than FA. FA at 30\% and SF at 10\% exhibited the desired strength and durability than OPC, which can be used as a sustainable building material.
Impacts of Social Distancing Policy and Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Republic of Korea
Authors: Kim Kijin , Kim Soyoung , Lee Donghyun , Park Cyn-Young
Published: May 2022

This study investigates the dynamic impact of social distancing policy on COVID-19 infection control, mobility of people, and consumption expenditures in the Republic of Korea. The authors find that the social distancing policy is an effective tool for reducing the spread of COVID-19, but a trade-off between infection control and economic activity rises over time. Vaccination is found to significantly reduce the critical rate while visitors and consumption expenditures increase as vaccination rates improve. The results also show that the effect of social distancing policies varies by the initial level and by age.
Teacher Education and the Roots of Icelandic Student Teachers’ Instructional Self-Efficacy
Authors: Björnsdóttir Amalía , Christophersen Knut-Andreas , Elstad Eyvind , Jóhannsdóttir Thurídur , Turmo Are
Published: May 2022

The focus in this study is on the antecedents of Icelandic student teachers’ instructional self-efficacy in classroom management and ability to support learner engagement. We examine how student teachers’ instructional self-efficacy relates to their experience in the teacher education programme, including campus preparation and practice teaching in schools. Data were gathered from 191 compulsory school student teachers. The results show that experiences with problem behaviour in the classroom are negatively related to student teachers’ efficacy in classroom management. Further, perceptions of the relevance of campus experiences are strongly related to student teachers’ efficacy in classroom management. The implications for practice and future research are discussed.
En fallstudie om finlandssvenska lärares insikter från ett utvecklingsprojekt
Authors: Röj-Lindberg Ann-Sofi , Hartvik Juha , Ingves Malin
Published: May 2022

The article is based on a case study. The collection of empirical material took place within a Development project. The focus is on the emerging insights of a group of Finnish-Swedish didacticians and practitioners collaborating on subject integration. The empirical material consists of text documents, audio and video recordings from collaborative meetings between the project participants. The article highlights conducive conditions to consider when implementing interdisciplinary teaching. The article illuminates insights that can act as catalysts for changes in practice for both didacticians and practitioners.
IMPROVING THE CONSTRUCTIVE EFFICIENCY OF STEEL COMBINED TRUSSES
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Building Production, Sydorak Dmytro , Hohol Myron ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Building Production
Published: May 2022

In this article, the rational constructive form of the combined steel truss with a span of 30 meters is received, with 59% fewer elements than the typical. Calculated regulation methods are offered stress-deformation state (SDS) combined steel trusses, which make it possible to increase their efficiency. Methods of estimated SDS regulation in combined steel trusses are given: change in the stiffness of the rodsand the creation of eccentricities in the nodes connecting the lattice to the upper belt and supporting eccentricities. Designs of experimental samples of rationally combined trusses are developed. Samples of rational steel combined trusses with a span of 3 meters with SDS adjustment are developedand a reference sample of a combined rational truss. A new method of testing combined trusses using a reference sample is proposed. An experimental plant for testing combined steel trusses has been designed, which allows you to test trusses with SDS rigs simultaneously.
ADHESION OF ROAD BITUMEN EMULSIONS ON BOTH HYDROCHLORIC AND ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACIDS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY OF SURFACE DRESSING
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Highways and Bridges, Sidun Iurii , Vollis Oleksiy ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Highways and Bridges, Bidos Volodymyr ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Highways and Bridges, Stanchak Svitlana ,   College of National Army Academy named after  Hetman P. Sahaidachnyi, Helon Danylo ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Highways and Bridges
Published: May 2022

This article presents the review of surface dressing wear courses, being the version of preservation and sealing of road structures' top layers. In the article, there is studied the adhesion of aggregates (from various granite quarries of Ukraine) with a bitumen binder, namely bitumen emulsion, for application in surface dressing for road pavements. In the article, there are used both the Ukrainian and European testing methods for the determination of adhesion in the bitumen-aggregate system. There was developed two bitumen emulsion formulations for the thin-layer motor-road pavements by the surface dressing depending on the type of acid used (either hydrochloric or orthophosphoric).
AIR QUALITY MONITORING IN A SELECTED CLASSROOM
Authors:   Technical University of Kosice, Technical equipment of buildings, Kapalo Peter , Voznyak Orest ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, Zhelykh Vasyl ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, Klymenko Hanna ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, Myroniuk Khrystyna ,   Lviv Polynechnic National University, Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation
Published: May 2022

As part of the research entitled "Experimental determination of the optimal amount of air in a selected room in Ukraine based on measurements of carbon dioxide concentration", an experimental measurement was performed in a selected school room in Ukraine. The aim of the experimental measurement was to determine the course of air temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide concentration during the teaching process. From the carbon dioxide concentration curves, it is possible to calculate the required ventilation intensity in the room. This article documents the results of measuring the air temperature and the carbon dioxide concentration in the room, as well as the reactions of people in the room to the air quality.
STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRING THE SERVICEABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONS: A REVIEW
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Highways and Bridges, Klym Andrii , Blikharskyy Yaroslav ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Highways and Bridges, Selejdak Jacek ,   Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Blikharskyy Zinoviy ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Building Constructions and Bridges
Published: May 2022

The main structures of modern buildings are using a RC constructions. Timely work on strengthening and restoration of building structures is very important in practice. There are many accumulations with many different ways and constructive methods of strengthening RC constructions in different conditions of application. This article describes the modern methods and innovative materials for the strengthening and repairing of RC structures. The current state and trends of development in this direction in the field of re-equipment and reconstruction of RC elements of buildings and structures, which raised the issue of operational suitability are analyzed. Scientific works of scientists of many countries of the world in the field of experimental researches of strengthening of RC constructions are processed.
Complex assessment of road transport hazards
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Kachmar Roman
Published: May 2022

In this paper, it is proposed to carry out the assessment of road transport hazards using the minimization of the negative impact by three main components: impact of changes in emissions of toxic elements of pollutants from the exhaust gases of car engines, change of noise pollution of the environment and change of the number of accidents. The method of determination of equivalent losses which will be as a result of the release of a conventional ton of toxic components of pollutants from the exhaust gases of car engines and the impact of noise pollution of the environment on three groups of components – drivers and passengers, pedestrians and residents of adjacent territories is justified. Special attention is paid to determining equivalent losses due to traffic accidents with injured or dead. For example, a study to determine the change in environmental hazards of road transport for the section of Lubinska Str. in Lviv, depending on the main indicator of traffic flow - the speed of traffic was carried out. It is established that for the speed of 25 km/h the minimum environmental damage will be 1093 thousand UAH per year, and the minimum total hazards of road transport, taking into account the possibility of an accident at 12 km/h will be 1239 thousand UAH per year. With the help of the obtained model, it is possible to determine the amount of hazards from road transport, which allows taking into account environmental, social and economic components when studying the levels of the negative impact of transport on the environment and ensuring minimum accident rates on the studied section of the road network. Conducting preliminary theoretical research to find rational solutions when applying schemes to improve traffic organization will be especially useful.
Minimization of public transport delays at arterial streets with coordinated motion
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Royko Yuriy , Yevchuk Yurii ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bura Romana ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Velhan Andrii ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: May 2022

Research results, using which the method of minimization of public transport delay is improved at intersections with the system of coordinated motion control, are given in this paper. Such transport research was carried out with simultaneous application of field measurements of the study of traffic flow indicators and computer simulation in PTV VISSIM to check the level of efficiency of coordinated control and the reliability of the results. The essence of the method is that it reduces the delay in traffic per user of the transport system during his movement through a signalized section of the road network. The effectiveness of this method is achieved under condition of significant intensity of public transport, which is provided with spatial priority in the form of the allocated lane. Invariability of the number of lanes in the area where coordination takes place, and a high level of transit (above 70%) of straight traffic flows are compulsory indicators and parameters. The result is achieved with such phases in the direction of coordinated control, the share of the permissive signal in which is more than 45% of the cycle duration with a duration limit of 90-125 s. With such parameters, the starting delays of the general traffic flow at the stop-lines are minimized, and the maximum values of the saturation flow are achieved. In addition, a sufficient width of the time lane is established for the passage of signalized areas by public transport. There is still some delay in public transport in such a control system, but it is connected with delays at bus stops. The introduction of such systems of coordinated traffic control is recommended on the arterial streets of citywide importance of controlled motion with a distance between adjacent stop-lines of not more than 800 m. This restriction allows avoiding the dissipation of groups of vehicles.
Analysis of the change in the number of passenger seats of urban passenger transport depending on the gravity function
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Rogalskyy Roman , Sotnikova Anna ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: May 2022

Current conditions for ensuring the implementation of urban mobility plans require high-quality functioning of urban passenger transport systems considering the minimising travel time and increasing travel comfort, as these factors affect passenger fatigue and their productivity during the working day. The study of changes indicators of the public transport system functioning from the gravity function is carried out in this paper, and the results of these studies are given. Based on the surveys of Lviv residents, the distribution of trips by public transport, private transport and taxis was carried out. It is determined that most often city residents use public transport (the share of such trips is 67% of all movements made by transport). An approach has been developed to determine the number of public transport vehicles depending on their capacity through the total number of passenger seats taking into account this distribution. This approach allows determining the required number of vehicles on the route and using different vehicles by their capacity depending on the passenger flow on the route to ensure the comfort of the trip. Based on this, the analysis of the change in the total number of passenger seats from the indicator of the gravity function for vehicles of different capacities is carried out. In addition, an analysis of the regularities of changes in the number of passenger seats for different by capacity vehicles is carried out, and mathematical models of these regularities are developed. It is determined that at low values of indicator of the gravity function, there is a need for large capacity vehicles, while with the increase in this indicator, the demand for small and medium capacity vehicles increases from 34% to 52%. The developed mathematical models can be used for practical justification of the required number of vehicles on the route, taking into account their capacity to ensure the comfortable movement of passengers on the routes of urban passenger transport.
Change of drivers’ functional condition during dangerous goods transportation
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Afonin Maksym
Published: May 2022

The study of the human factors in traffic safety is a relatively young scientific field that began to develop several decades before the mass car advent. The origins of transport psychology and psychophysiology were mostly aimed at creating more comfortable and safe driving conditions due to the design of highways. Over time, there was a need to take into account drivers working conditions, namely the ergonomics of vehicles. The latest works have already taken into account previous experience and considered the issues of freight and passenger transportation technological processes, including the human factor. Among the objects and subjects of research in previous works were considered the processes of driving vehicles with different ergonomic characteristics and buses of different capacities, which created a kind of case matrix for planning experiments. When it comes to trucks, the matrix of cases became much larger, as the set of ergonomic and dynamic features of vehicles adds a much wider set of specialization of cargo and truck types. In this case, the most important issue is to determine the road conditions impact the driver's functional condition, engaged in the transport of dangerous goods, which is the purpose of this article. The research used: methods of field survey to establish the values of traffic flow on highways; methods of in-house research to determine the value of road capacity; electrophysiological methods to determine changes in the driver's functional condition. The article describes the typing of road conditions according to their complexity, as well as the differentiation of drivers according to their psychological and professional qualities. Experimental studies of changes in driver's functional state of different age and socionic groups with different road conditions complexity, during dangerous goods transportation (second class of risk). The main results indicate that the analysis of traffic conditions' impact on the driver's functional state shows different dynamics of psycho-emotional stress change for people characterized by certain types of the nervous system and the ratio of their age to work experience.
Telaah Kondisi Eksternal dalam Peningkatan Kapasitas Pelaku UMKM Kota Metro Dalam Mempertahankan Peluang Bisnis Dimasa Covid-19
Authors: Widodo Wahyu , Destrilia Intan , Wahyuni Fitri
Published: May 2022

. Dimasa pandemi ini juga banyak sekali pelaku usaha UMKM di Kota Metro mengalami penurunan omset yang cukup besar bahkan ada juga yang merasa pandemi menjadi salah satu sebuah ancama bagi pelaku usaha yang sudah berkembang atau yang sedang ingin berkembang. Dimasa pandemi ini juga mengharuskan pelaku usaha untuk berpikir keras dalam mengatasi permasalahan yang sedang terjadi saat ini, seperti melakukan perubahan-perubahan yang lebih baik dan menentukan strategi-strategi yang tepat dengan melakukan proses analisis SWOT sebagai salah satu cara untuk menaikan persentase pendapatan. Adapun tujuan dalam penelitian ini pertama, meningkatkan pengetahuan dalam pemahaman analisis SWOT  khususnya pada pelaku UMKM dalam komunitas Genpro Chapter di Kota Metro. Kedua, meningakatkan pengetahuan dalam menelaah kondisi eksternal pada pelaku UMKM dalam komunitas Genpro Chapter Metro dalam memanfaatkan peluang bisnis di masa pandemi. Sasaran lokasi pengabdian ini adalah pelaku UMKM atau Genpro Chapter Metro. Kegiatan akan dilakukan dalam bentuk pelatihan dan sosialisasi tentang analisi SWOT. Keberhasilan kegiatan ini dievaluasi melalui kegiatan pre dan post tes. Secara kuantitatif nilai rata-rata peserta sebelum dilaksanakan kegiatan adalah 665 dan mengalami kenaikan menjadi 1245 setelah dilaksanakan kegiatan pelatihan. Kenaikan rata-rata sebesar 590 poin. Baik nilai pre test maupun post test tertinggi adalah 85 dan nilai terendah 0.
EDUKASI PENERAPAN PROTOKOL KESEHATAN SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PENYEBARAN COVID-19 WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KARANGREJO
Authors: Dewi Tri Kesuma , Sari Senja Atika , Fitri Nuri Luthfiyati , Supardi Supardi , Ayubbana Sapti
Published: May 2022

Menurunnya angka kematian dan penderita COVID-19 tidak boleh membuat masyarakat menjadi lengah akan penyebaran COVID-19. Pada beberapa negara salah satu nya di Indonesia masih memiliki resiko terjadinya peningkatan kembali atau yang disebut dengan gelombang ke-3 COVID-19. Menghindari hal itu terjadi, perlu adanya edukasi untuk mengingatkan masyarakat kembali akan pentingnya penerapan protokol kesehatan. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Karangrejo. Metode yang digunakan pada pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah dengan ceramah dan role play. Hasil pengabdian masyarakat ini menunjukkan bahwa secara kognitif pengetahuan peserta tentang COVID-19 dan protokol kesehatan meningkat. Sebanyak 86% dari total peserta memiliki tingkat pengetahuan yang baik dari yang semula 73% dan peserta yang mampu mempraktekkan 6 langkah cuci tangan sebanyak 90% dari 10 orang yang mempraktekkan cuci tangan. Edukasi ini perlu tetap dilakukan untuk mengingatkan kembali masyarakat akan pentingnya pencegahan penyebaran COVID-19.
“A National Literature of Irrationalism”: Horror and the Weird as Foundations for an American Literature Survey Course
Authors: Chetwynd Ali
Published: May 2022

While recent pedagogical scholarship has examined how to teach horror and “weird fiction” in the American Literature classroom, there has been no study of the possibility of organizing an entire American Literature survey course around such texts. I elaborate on my own experience teaching such a survey course, which used texts in the American “weird” tradition to examine the whole US literary tradition in terms of the nation’s originary conflict between the forces of reason and unreason. I pay particular attention to the first two weeks of the course, in which we set up this framework through readings of Langston Hughes, The Declaration of Independence, Jonathan Edwards, Michael Wigglesworth, and Phillis Wheatley. I discuss pedagogical considerations underlying the course design, and ways that readers might adapt the course’s principles beyond its immediate context.
The Remains of Empires in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of The Day
Authors: Saeed Alamri Dawla
Published: May 2022

This paper aims to explore how Kazuo Ishiguro has found a position of enunciation away from the conflicting sentiments of otherness between the deeply rooted traditions of both Japan and England. With a particular focus on Ishiguro’s third novel, The Remains of the Day (1989), the paper highlights the shift of the scene from Japan in his first two novels, A Pale View of Hills and An Artist of the Floating World to a purely English setting in The Remains of the Day. Drawing on the postcolonial theoretical framework, the study examines Ishiguro’s literary production grapples with universal themes. It offers ways to question the ‘national greatness’ of both empires as represented through Japanese and British voices while narrating their personal histories and traumas. The main contribution of this study lies in extending arguments on the postcolonial engagement of Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day, by focusing on his demythologization of both Eastern and Western Empires. The paper concludes that Ishiguro’s ‘fictional’ metamorphosis serves to subvert imperial landscapes, and convert them into mythical metaphors to approach universal themes and worlds, while simultaneously finding his own voice and territory.
On How Certain Films and Songs Contain Otherness
Authors: Chahdi Chadi , Akabli Jamal
Published: May 2022

This article comes as a sort of voyage in the sense that it tries to go beyond the simple definitions that pin video clips down to being a mere form of entertainment and a mode of commercialization and instead shows them to be part and parcel of a well-established concourse of texts which repeat themselves with a difference. The study is thus an exploratory odyssey in the quest for the insinuations, intimations and nuances which impregnate a host of video clips made in and presumably about Morocco by a myriad of American and European artists whose works, considered in entirety, give way to what Barthes labels as the mythical, a phraseology studded with the stereotypical, which is no less insidious than the myth with its grand narratives as encapsulated in film or prose. Based on a qualitative approach, Babel, Marrakech Express, and Sex and the City are the three film samples we will set out to explore in juxtaposition with several singles: Do it Again by The Chemical Brothers, The World I Know by Collective Soul, Yalla by Inna, Marrakesh Express by Nash, Crosby, and Stills, Misere Mani by Era, and Nothing to Fear by Chris Rea
Experience in application of composite materials in shipbuilding
Authors: Meleshin Maksim Alekseevich , Salamekh Ali , Alsaid Mazen
Published: May 2022

The paper deals with the experience of using polymer composite materials (PCM) in shipbuilding. There are presented samples of ship structures designed using PCM. A number of modern Russian and foreign projects in the military and civil shipbuilding are considered. The main advantages of PCM in comparison with other materials used in shipbuilding are indicated. Due to the mechanical and other characteristics of PCM, the approach of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) to the possibility of using PCM for individual ship structures was changed. There have been analyzed the main technological qualities, according to which PCM tests are carried out to select the area of their application. The trends in the development of production and methods for the manufacture of PCM are appointed. The material presented demonstrates the pace of introduction of new methods into the PCM manufacturing. There has been conducted the analysis of the characteristics by which the development of new regulatory documents for the certification and acceptance of PCM is carried out. In the laboratories of Astrakhan State Technical University there are carried out the tests on using PCM for manufacturing the ship structures. The materials presented show the expansion of PCM application area and using the new methods in shipbuilding.
Algorithms of controlling water discharge for maintaining water level in absorber by using pressure regulator
Authors: Dolgiy Konstanin Viktorovich , Dyadik Aleksandr Nikolaevich , Malyh Nikolay Pavlovich
Published: May 2022

The article considers the problems of regulating the seawater level in the absorber for removing carbon dioxide from a hydrogen mixture. Decreasing or increasing the water level in the absorber lead to its low operation efficiency, the pressure in the absorber being constant in various modes of operation. The feed valve’s main function is to maintain the necessary water level. There has been given a functional diagram of the channel controlling the feed valve from the pressure regulator with a task signal adjusted by the water level in the absorber. Analysis of changing twelve parameters of the absorber under typical operating modes with the external water pressure of 0.5 and 1.6 MPa was conducted by using the LabVIEW software. The results obtained confirmed the possibility of using the control method to maintain the water level in the absorber within the specified limits. Regulating the water level in the absorber with the correction of the pressure setting signal to the pressure regulator by signals from the limiting regulators of the upper and lower water levels in the absorber is also examined. It is recommended to adjust the signal of the set pressure value, according to the level changes beyond the limits by increasing or decreasing it depending on the level going beyond the upper or lower permissible limits for increasing the duration and accuracy of maintaining the assigned pressure in the absorber. The duration of maintaining the assigned pressure in the absorber has been referred as to be increased by changing the design characteristics of the absorber: increasing the water volume in the absorber tank, increasing the range of permissible changes of the water level.
Self-Perceived Fatigue After Motor Abilities Testing in Adolescent Elite Tennis Players
Authors: Nemček Juraj , Nemček Dagmar
Published: May 2022

The objective of the study was to determine self-perceived fatigue (S-PF) after motor abilities testing (MAT) in adolescent male and female elite tennis players. The research sample comprised of 17 male (mean age of 13.00 ± 1.54 years) and 20 female (mean age of 13.15 ± 1.42 years) adolescent elite tennis players who underwent testing of selected motor abilities in tennis. The level of fatigue in adolescent elite tennis players was measured with the Training Distress Scale (TDS). Both groups of elite tennis players declared the lowest, zero level of S-PF by TDS symptoms as inability to remember things and loose bowels or diarrhoea and significant S-PF during 48 hours after MAT was in both genders felt by lack of energy, feeling of heavy arms and legs, joint stiffness of soreness, and muscle soreness. Boys versus girls experienced significantly higher S-PF in the symptoms as difficulty falling asleep, being unusually tired during the day, joint stiffness of soreness, and ordinary tasks require extra effort. No significant differences were found in overall TDS between males and females adolescent elite tennis players.
Study and Analysis, the Partnership that Reveals the Best Solutions
Authors: Sbanca Daniel-Marius-Gabriel , Peter Ildiko
Published: May 2022

The field of engineering is a complex and well-developed one and thus offers various opportunities to students. Design engineering is a branch of this field that has several categories. The field of engineering involves logic and reason and imagination. The strength of 3D and 2D design is the engineer’s ability to see in space. This skill is cultivated over time and requires practice and work. Time management in favour of effort is also a very important aspect of engineering tool. Design develops with technology because nowadays everything is designed in 3D/2D CAD and CAM space. Thus, technology is the basis of computer-aided design and manufacturing. Automotive design engineering involves continuous study and analysis of the CAD working environment (programs such as CATIA, NX Siemens), the processes to be performed (welding, marking and checking stations) and the materials that can meet the project requirements (such as C45 and PA6).
Iot and its Benefit in Feeding Domestic Pets
Authors: Kirbac Vefa , Kouhalvandi Lida
Published: May 2022

The Internet of things (IoT) is playing an important role in nowadays world due to its ability in describing physical objects with sensors that leads to exchanging data with other devices. For this case, we use the IoT technology in this study for solving the daily feeding problem of domestic animals and offering practical solutions to pet owners leads to respond to all requests that may be needed during the regular feeding of our pets. These requests can be pouring the determined amount of food into the pet’s food container at the specified time intervals, controlling this process via the phone application created, giving an extra food with a button if desired, checking whether the pet has eaten the food by means of the weight sensor and informing the user via the phone application when necessary, controlling the pet or the environment with the camera, controlling the amount of food in the food storage tank via the ultrasonic distance sensor and informing the user. For validating this technology, we develop this method systematically and examine with practical development.
Colloidal matter separation of industrial wastewaters from Galați City area by semipermeable membranes
Authors: Tăbăcaru Aurel , Butan Simona , Creţu Romică
Published: May 2022

Various studies have shown that ultrafiltration membranes are successfully involved in the removal process of most organic pollutants from wastewater. In this context, the hydrodynamic characteristics of a modified cellulose ultrafiltration membrane were evaluated. This composite membrane type has been proposed for the separation of colloidal matter from industrial wastewater in Galati City area (Romania). Another purpose of this paper was also to determine the volume flows, along with the permeate and concentrate fluxes through the technical membrane taken under study. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of three samples of industrial water from Galați City area in terms of the degree of contamination was performed. Surface modification was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy. Results indicated that the industrial wastewater from the steel factory Liberty Galati was significantly more impure than the water from Cătuşa Lake, which in turn was more impure than the water from Siret River, as indicated by comparative analysis of the water samples subjected to the ultrafiltration operation through semipermeable technical membranes. It was shown that the decrease of the permeate flux at the modified cellulosic membrane was accentuated in the first moments, probably due to the clogging of the surface pores that present an uneven distribution. The results of the present study show that the cellulosic membrane used has pore diameters which correspond to the values recommended for the retention of colloidal matter.
Assessment of Child Poverty in Rural Border Communities of South-Western and Central Nigeria
Authors: Popoola Kehinde Olayinka
Published: May 2022

Subject and purpose of work: This study assessed child poverty in rural border communities of Nigeria.

Materials and methods: Primary data were used: children (5–16 years old) were respondents of the questionnaire.

Results: The study participants were 58% male and 42% female. Also, many of the children were in the age bracket of 11–15 years and more than half (53.9%) of them had no formal education and were engaged in farming. Most of the children (72.4%) earned between NGN 3,000 and NGN 10,000 as their monthly income. The results further revealed that in the three local government areas, the girls had experienced severe poverty more than the boys. The study also found that the children were severely deprived of safe drinking water, health care facilities, education and a sanitary environment – especially because there were no toilet facilities in these areas.

Conclusions: The study reveals the need for clean portable water, basic health care and well-equipped primary and secondary schools to be provided.