bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Pakistani Construction Industry – Current Performance and the Way Forward
Authors: Farooqui Rizwan , Ahmed Syed , Lodi Sarosh
Published: August 2020

The Pakistani Construction Industry has always been of economic and social significance to the country. In contrast to the prospective share of Pakistani construction in the local and global economic market, conversely, the development of the sector has not been at par with the market demands. With the recent rapid economic growth of the country, Pakistan now offers a growing market for the construction industry. The Government of Pakistan has responded to this opportunity by planning extensive infrastructure expansion programs. All of these programs have the potential to lead the local Industry to establish respect, status and international recognition when the appropriate efforts are extended to achieve the same. Even with the opportunity for growth the challenges will be extensive. This research presents the current state of performance of Pakistani Construction Industry and provides directions for strategic improvement of the construction industry on a sustainable basis. Major findings of the research include: a cultural and behavioral shift in the mind-set of all participants in the construction process especially top management is necessary if the construction industry is to improve its performance and competitiveness; the “boom cycle” and corresponding shortage of labor trades has increased the need for industry participants to adopt and apply construction project management philosophy, tools and techniques to help them manage the industry performance and productivity in a sustainable long-term mode. The major obstacles to improving the performance of Pakistani construction industry were found to be lack of expertise/resources in construction project management and its applied areas. A rigid attitude and behavior of executive management toward quality, safety and risk management, plus more management and emphasis on employees’ commitment toward project performance, better education and training to drive the improvement process, and tendency to cure the cause of the problem rather than the symptom. If coordination, teamwork, productivity and industry performance in the long run is going to improve, then extensive awareness and training programs to improve the clients’ understanding and approach toward construction project management must be initiated without exception.
Case Study of Sustainability of the PIPS Best Value Program at the University of Minnesota
Authors: Sullivan Kenneth , Kashiwagi Dean
Published: August 2020

This is a case study testing the hypothesis that the best value PIPS process is a sustainable process/structure. The best value PIPS process has been tested 450 times over 13 years. However, the process/structure has not been sustainable, meaning that users have been successful at individual tests, but unable to imbed the system into their organization and standard operating procedures. It has been resisted because it minimizes the need for construction management, simplifies the delivery process and transfers both risk and control to the contractors. The University of Minnesota approached the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) to test and implement the process. Unlike other research clients, they agreed to meet the requirements for sustainability: implementing a long term strategic plan, using and instructing a core team, running tests before full implementation, and implementing continuous education to both client professionals and contractors. This study shows the results of the hypothesis testing.
Influence of Delivery Methods and Legislative Impediments on Project Performance Information
Authors: Smith Valerie , Castro-Lacouture Daniel , Oberle Rita
Published: August 2020

The choice of a suitable delivery method plays a considerable role in the performance of a construction project. Previous research has attempted the development of a systematic approach to project delivery method selection focusing on performance information. However, such attempts did not properly address public agencies and legislative impediments are almost entirely neglected as suggested variables in such models. This paper addresses these limitations by presenting a quantitative analysis to test whether federal and state legal limitations do influence project performance. Project characteristics from the U.S. General Services Administration Capital Construction Project database are presented. The database is analyzed using cross-tabulation to determine potential correlations among the variables, and specifically their relation to project delivery method choice and performance information. Contributions from this research are reflected in presenting a methodology for choosing alternative delivery methods while considering project characteristics and specifically the legislative impediments associated with a construction project and their influence on project performance.
Women in Construction in South Africa: Investigating the Feminine Footprint of the South African Construction Industry
Authors: Ozumba Aghaegbuna , Ozumba Chineme
Published: August 2020

The article presents an exploration into the performance of the South African construction industry with regard to its feminine footprint. Focus of the study is female employment and promotion, and the impact on levels and types of work, with regard to population characteristics. Democratic South Africa has enabled public and private efforts to transform the nation from the previous apartheid legacy, which includes discrimination against women. Consequently gender mainstreaming in postapartheid South Africa has enabled interventions that aim to emancipate women, especially in the area of labor. However, the country is behind the set goals in terms of women and work, especially in male-dominated environments such as the construction industry. The situation is explored through a purposive sample of literature related to women and work, and women in construction in South Africa. This is combined with analysis of labor statistics. The major limitation is the secondary nature of data used for the study. Findings at this stage suggest sub-optimal growth in female employment. There are also appreciable disparities between the informal and formal sectors, and between the levels and types of work, according to population characteristics.
Critical Factors Affecting Bank Management Policies
Authors: Pampurini Francesca , Quaranta Anna Grazia
Published: August 2020

We suggest some managerial implications following the identification of the determinants of the bestefficiency levels achieved by banking groups in the main Euro Area countries in the period 2009-2018, using acluster analysis. Differently from previous works, this study analyzes the banking groups’ behavior in aparticularly interesting period characterized by the sequence of three very different crises: the sub-prime, thesovereign debt and the NPLs crises. The results show that the best performances are linked to a particular businessmodel, to specific managerial decisions, such as the achievement of a medium size along with a rational valuationof the number of firms in the same banking group and to suitable cost rationalization strategies and liquidityreserve optimization policies. All the results obtained support empirical evidences already highlighted in theexisting literature.
Rukopisný Litevský slovník v kontextu české baltistiky první poloviny 19. století: koncepční záměr slovníku a otázka autorství
Authors: Tollarová Anna
Published: August 2020

This study focuses on the manuscript Litevský slovník [Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language] (shelf mark IV A 11), kept at the Department of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books of the National Museum Library. This handwritten lexicographic relic is dated to the first half of the 19th century and contains 1,701 entries. The nature of the Lithuanian Dictionary determines its significance. It is a comprehensive and complete philological study (organised alphabetically from A to Ž) that tries to answer crucial questions of Balto-Slavic relations. This article places the Lithuanian Dictionary within the context of Czech Baltic studies, particularly focusing on the matter of its authorship. Concerning this question, the article builds on previous research, in which F. L. Čelakovský was suggested as the likely author of the Dictionary. It updates previous research and adds new findings revealed by a professional handwriting analysis. A separate chapter focuses on the nature of the work, demonstrating the character of the Lithuanian Dictionary on several examples.
Assistance to patients with behavioral and psychological problems receiving treatment for coronavirus infection (covid - 2019) in a pandemic
Authors: Maltseva M.N. , Shmonin A.A. , Melnikova E.V. , Ivanova G.E.
Published: August 2020

The article contains information on threats to the psychological health of the population in the context of a coronavirus infection pandemic. The article also lists the problems that arise in various groups of patients receiving treatment from Covid-2019, including patients in need of rehabilitation care. The authors analyzed European, American and Russian data on the basis of which recommendations were formulated to assist patients with behavioral, psychological and communication problems.
Non-drug methods of treatment of patients with arterial hypertension
Authors: Kulchitskaya D.B. , Kolbakhova S.N.
Published: August 2020

Worldwide, arterial hypertension (AH) is the most common cardiovascular disease. Despite the fact that today, high efficacy and persistent hypotensive effect of transcerebral pulsed electro- and magnetic therapy in patients with AG has been proven, it seems relevant to develop optimal transcerebral effects for this category of patients.
The aim of this study was to select optimal transcerebral effects in patients with mild arterial hypertension, depending on hemodynamic types of central hemodynamics and microcirculation.
Methods: The study included 82 patients with MAG from 45 to 79 years and the the duration of the disease from 2 to 11 years.Patients in the first group (40 patients) received MDM mesodial encephalus modulation and in the second group (42 patients) combined magnetotherapy (PeMP and PMP).
Results: It was found out that patients with MAG who received MDM had a pronounced hypotensive effect due to improvement of the basic indices of central hemodynamics regardless of the type of blood circulation. As well as MDM causes positive correction of the basic parameters of capillary blood flow, regardless of the initial type of microcirculation. In patients with MAG combined magnetotherapy (PeMP and PMP) causes hypotensive effect, which is accompanied by a favorable restructuring of the basic parameters of central hemodynamics in hyperkinetic type of hemocirculation. Correction of microcirculatory disorders has been established only in patients with spastic type of hemodynamics.
Conclusion: On the basis of the conducted studies it is possible to say that MDM and transcerebral combined magnetotherapy contribute to the effectiveness of treatment of patients with hypertension. Sufficiently high efficacy of applied methods allows to approach them in a differentiated way based on clinical and hemodynamic features of hypertension course.
Pengaruh Senam Latih Otak (Brain Gym) terhadap Motivasi Belajar Siswi Kelas XI MA Ruhul Amin Yayasan SPMAA Kecamatan Turi Kabupaten Lamongan
Authors: Saifudin Moh.
Published: August 2020

Background: Motivasi belajar peserta didik yang kurang akan sangat menganggu proses belajar. Berdasarkan survei awal didapatkan 6 dari 10 anak memiliki motivasi sedang, sedangkan 4 lainnya memiliki motivasi rendah.Objectives: penelitian ini bertujuan  mengetahui pengaruh senam latih otak (brain gym) terhadap motivasi belajar siswi kelas XI MA Ruhul Amin Yayasan SPMAA Kecamatan Turi Kabupaten Lamongan.Design: Desain yang digunakan adalah pra-eksperimental design dengan menggunakan one group pretest posttest design. Variabel independen yaitu brain gym dan variabel dependen motivasi belajar menggunakan observasi kuisioner motivasi belajar. Populasi siswi kelas XI MA Ruhul Amin sebanyak 24 siswi sample menggunakan total sampling sehingga 24 siswi menjadi responden. Uji yang digunakan uji wilcoxon dengan tingkat kemaknaan 0,05.Results: Hasil penelitian sebelum diberikan brain gym sebagian besar memiliki motivasi tinggi (79,2%), setelah diberikan brain gym hampir seluruhnya siswi memiliki tingkat motivasi tinggi (87,5%). Hasil uji wilcoxon diperoleh nilai Z = -4,259 dan p= 0,000 maka H1 diterima yang artinya ada pengaruh senam latih otak (brain gym) terhadap motivasi belajar siswi kelas XI MA Ruhul Amin Yayasan SPMAA Kecamatan Turi Kabupaten Lamongan.Conclusions: Melihat hasil penelitian ini bahwa setelah diberikan brain gym maka tingkat motivasi belajar akan meningkat, sehingga di perlukan bagi para akademis dan praktisi untuk memanfaatkan brain gym sebagai cara meningkatkan motivasi belajar.
Kebutuhan Keluarga Pemberi Perawatan Pada Pasien Paska Stroke
Authors: Pratiwi Sri Hartati
Published: August 2020

Keluarga memiliki peranan penting dalam perawatan pasien stroke di rumah. Perawatan yang maksimal dapat mencegah komplikasi pada pasien paska stroke seperti dekubitus, atropi otot bahkan pneumonia. Keluarga memiliki berbagai kebutuhan pengetahuan dan kemampuan yang baik dalam melakukan perawatan pada pasien paska stroke. Keluarga yang memiliki kemampuan dapat meningkatkan keberhasilan perawatan pasien paska stroke. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kebutuhan keluarga dalam melakukan perawatan pasien paska stroke.            Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskripsi yang dilakukan kepada keluarga pemberi perawatan pada pasien paska stroke yang datang mengantar pesien untuk kontrol di poliklinik saraf Salah satu Rumah Sakit di  Bandung. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah consecutive sampling sejumlah 50 orang. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner yang dimodifikasi dari kuesioner kebutuhan keluarga pemberi perawatan pasien stroke kleutzer dan marwitz. Kuesioner kebutuhan keluarga pemberi perawatan pasien paska stroke terdiri dari kebutuhan informasi kesehatan, dukungan dari lingkungan dan komunitas, dukungan tenaga kesehatan profesional, dukungan instrumental, dan dukungan emosional. Kuesioner ini sudah dilakukan uji validitas dan reliabilitasnya.            Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa kebutuhan informasi kesehatan dibutuhkan keluarga sebanyak 20 – 100%, kebutuhan dukungan dari lingkungan 40 – 100%, kebutuhan dukungan tenaga profesional 96 – 100%, dukungan instrumental 30 – 100%, serta dukungan emosional 78 – 100%. Keluarga pemberi perawatan pada pasien paska stroke membutuhkan berbagai dukungan di semua aspek. Pemenuhan kebutuhan keluarga dalam melakukan perawatan pada pasien paska stroke dapat menunjang keberhasilan perawatan. Dalam memfasilitasi keluarga dalam melakukan perawatan, perawat diharapkan dapat melakukan edukasi dan konseling kepada pasien dan keluarga. Kata Kunci : Keluarga, kebutuhan,pemberi perawatan, stroke
Teknologi Dalam Meningkatkan Kepatuhan dan Perawatan Penderita Tuberkulosis : Tinjauan Literatur
Authors: Platini Hesti
Published: August 2020

Background : Tuberkulosis merupakan penyakit menular dan bersifat kronis yang membutuhkan pengobatan lama. Pengobatan yang cukup lama membutuhkan interaksi dari penderita seperti kepatuhan. Sehingga membutuhkan intervensi dan dukungan dalam kepatuhan pengobatan. Teknologi digital semakin dimanfaatkan untuk mendukung pengobatan tuberkulosis. Teknologi memiliki potensi untuk meningkatkan kepatuhan tuberkulosis.Objectives : Tujuan tinjauan sistematis ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh teknologi dalam meningkatkan kepatuhan dan dukungan perawatan penderita tuberkulosis dengan penggunaan teknologi digital.Design : Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini yaitu dengan pencarian data dari internet seperti google scholar, Proquest, EBSCO. kriteria inklusi yang membahas pengaruh teknologi digital terhadap kepatuhan serta perawatan tuberkulosis, dengan desain penelitian minimal quasi eksperimen dan tahun pencarian yaitu 10 tahun terakhir (2009-2019).Results : Hasil dari pencarian literatur ini didapatkan 34 artikel dan sebanyak 23 memenuhi kriteria tahun dan sebanyak 14 merupakan artikel lengkap, serta 5 artikel merupakan artikel yang menunjukan  bahwa salah satu efek intervensi digital yang dapat mendukung dan meningkatkan kepatuhan pengobatan yaitu salah satunya dengan short message send (SMS) dan Video Observed therapy (VOT). Namun dari berbagai teknologi penunjang untuk kepatuhan tuberkulosis, penggunaan  VOT dan SMS lebih efektif karena dapat melakukan pengawasan langsung dibanding yang lainnya karena lebih terstandar sebagai pengingat kepatuhan, namun VOT selama ini masih terbatas penggunaanya dibanding SMS yang sudah umum masyarakat luas menggunakan.Conclusions : Program pemanfaatan teknologi digital memiliki pengaruh untuk membantu perawatan pasien tuberkulosis sebagai pengingat dalam kepatuhan pengobatan tuberkulosis, sebagai sarana pendidikan kesehatan. Jangkauan luas yang memudahkan penderita dan petugas kesehatan dalam penggunaanya. Bukti pengaruh teknologi digital dalam perawatan tuberkulosis dalam meningkatkan perawatan tuberkulosis masih terbatas. Diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk mengetahui dampak teknologi dalam meningkatkan program TB.
Sleep Stage Classification for Prediction of Human Sleep Disorders by Using Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Rakhonde Mayuri A. , Wagh Dr. Kishor P. , Mante Prof. Ravi V.
Published: August 2020

Sleep is a fundamental need of human body. In order to maintain health, sufficient sleep is must. Efficiency of sleep is based on sleep stages. Sleep stage classification is required to identify sleep disorders. Sleep stage classification identifies different stages of sleep. In this paper, we used Stochastic Gradient Descent(SGD) a machine learning algorithm for sleep stage classification. In feature extraction, Power Spectral Density(Welch method) is used. We acheived 89% overall accuracy using this model.
Un sistema de acceso a la educación superior técnico-profesional: ideas a partir del caso de Chile
Authors: Flores Roberto , Iglesias Catalina , Paredes Ricardo D.
Published: August 2020

En este artículo describimos los principales desafíos que conlleva implementar un sistema de admisión en el subsector técnico-profesional (TP) de educación superior. Si bien la tarea es progresivamente necesaria para un conjunto de países, tiene carácter de urgente en el caso de Chile, donde la nueva Ley 21.091, promulgada en 2018, estableció como obligatoria tal implementación para un conjunto significativo de instituciones. La ausencia de tradición, la gran oferta de programas y la experiencia de un sistema descentralizado y poco selectivo —aun cuando se le reconocen méritos— son obstáculos objetivos que se suman a aprensiones de parte de instituciones que podrían beneficiarse de un sistema no coordinado. La propuesta de implementación de este sistema en el subsector TP, válida para un amplio espectro de instituciones, incluyendo universidades no selectivas, debiera considerar una transición. Esta podría minimizar el costo de errores de diseño del sistema, el que sugerimos debiera ser: i) centralizado, lo que reduce los costos de postulación; y ii) flexible, lo que permitiría el uso de diversos instrumentos afines con los objetivos particulares de las instituciones. Proponemos un sistema aplicable en dos fases: en primera instancia, una postulación centralizada a través de una plataforma única y con matrícula posterior en el programa asignado según las vacantes; la segunda, a realizarse al acabar la primera, similar al proceso vigente que prevalece en la mayor parte de los subsectores técnico-profesionales en América Latina, que es sin postulación y con matrícula directa.
Spatially Resolved Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse
Authors: Dupree Andrea K. , Strassmeier Klaus G. , Matthews Lynn D. , Uitenbroek Han , Calderwood Thomas , Granzer Thomas , Guinan Edward F. , Leike Reimar , Montargès Miguel , Richards Anita M. S. , Wasatonic Richard , Weber Michael
Published: August 2020

The bright supergiant Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis, HD 39801) experienced a visual dimming during 2019 December and the first quarter of 2020, reaching an historic minimum 2020 February 7–13. During 2019 September–November, prior to the optical dimming event, the photosphere was expanding. At the same time, spatially resolved ultraviolet spectra using the Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph revealed a substantial increase in the ultraviolet spectrum and Mg ii line emission from the chromosphere over the southern hemisphere of the star. Moreover, the temperature and electron density inferred from the spectrum and C ii diagnostics also increased in this hemisphere. These changes happened prior to the Great Dimming Event. Variations in the Mg ii k-line profiles suggest material moved outwards in response to the passage of a pulse or acoustic shock from 2019 September through November. It appears that this extraordinary outflow of material from the star, likely initiated by convective photospheric elements, was enhanced by the coincidence with the outward motions in this phase of the ∼400 day pulsation cycle. These ultraviolet observations appear to provide the connecting link between the known large convective cells in the photosphere and the mass ejection event that cooled to form the dust cloud in the southern hemisphere imaged in 2019 December, and led to the exceptional optical dimming of Betelgeuse in 2020 February.
Scintillation Can Explain the Spectral Structure of the Bright Radio Burst from SGR 1935+2154
Authors: Simard Dana , Ravi Vikram
Published: August 2020

The discovery of a fast radio burst (FRB) associated with a magnetar in the Milky Way by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment FRB collaboration (CHIME/FRB) and the Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission 2 has provided an unprecedented opportunity to refine FRB emission models. The burst discovered by CHIME/FRB shows two components with different spectra. We explore interstellar scintillation as the origin for this variation in spectral structure. Modeling a weak scattering screen in the supernova remnant associated with the magnetar, we find that a superluminal apparent transverse velocity of the emission region of >9.5c is needed to explain the spectral variation. Alternatively, the two components could have originated from independent emission regions >8.3 × 104 km apart. These scenarios may arise in “far-away” models where the emission originates from well beyond the magnetosphere of the magnetar (for example, through a synchrotron maser mechanism set up by an ultrarelativistic radiative shock), but not in “close-in” models of emission from within the magnetosphere. If further radio observations of the magnetar confirm scintillation as the source of the observed variation in spectral structure, this scattering model thus constrains the location of the emission region.
Insight-HXMT Firm Detection of the Highest-energy Fundamental Cyclotron Resonance Scattering Feature in the Spectrum of GRO J1008-57
Authors: Ge M. Y. , Ji L. , Zhang S. N. , Santangelo A. , Liu C. Z. , Doroshenko V. , Staubert R. , Qu J. L. , Zhang S. , Lu F. J. , Song L. M. , Li T. P. , Tao L. , Xu Y. P. , Cao X. L. , Chen Y. , Bu Q. C. , Cai C. , Chang Z. , Chen G. , Chen L. , Chen T. X. , Chen Y. B. , Chen Y. P. , Cui W. , Cui W. W. , Deng J. K. , Dong Y. W. , Du Y. Y. , Fu M. X. , Gao G. H. , Gao H. , Gao M. , Gu Y. D. , Guan J. , Guo C. C. , Han D. W. , Huang Y. , Huo J. , Jia S. M. , Jiang L. H. , Jiang W. C. , Jin J. , Jin Y. J. , Kong L. D. , Li B. , Li C. K. , Li G. , Li M. S. , Li W. , Li X. , Li X. B. , Li X. F. , Li Y. G. , Li Z. W. , Liang X. H. , Liao J. Y. , Liu B. S. , Liu G. Q. , Liu H. W. , Liu X. J. , Liu Y. N. , Lu B. , Lu X. F. , Luo Q. , Luo T. , Ma X. , Meng B. , Nang Y. , Nie J. Y. , Ou G. , Sai N. , Shang R. C. , Song X. Y. , Sun L. , Tan Y. , Tuo Y. L. , Wang C. , Wang G. F. , Wang J. , Wang L. J. , Wang W. S. , Wang Y. D. , Wang Y. S. , Wen X. Y. , Wu B. B. , Wu B. Y. , Wu M. , Xiao G. C. , Xiao S. , Xiong S. L. , Xu H. , Yang J. W. , Yang S. , Yang Y. J. , Yang Y. J. , Yi Q. B. , Yin Q. Q. , You Y. , Zhang A. M. , Zhang C. M. , Zhang F. , Zhang H. M. , Zhang J. , Zhang T. , Zhang W. C. , Zhang W. , Zhang W. Z. , Zhang Y. , Zhang Y. F. , Zhang Y. J. , Zhang Y. , Zhang Z. , Zhang Z. , Zhang Z. L. , Zhao H. S. , Zhao X. F. , Zheng S. J. , Zheng Y. G. , Zhou D. K. , Zhou J. F. , Zhuang R. L. , Zhu Y. X. , Zhu Y.
Published: August 2020

We report on the observation of the accreting pulsar GRO J1008-57 performed by Insight-Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) at the peak of the source’s 2017 outburst. Pulsations are detected with a spin period of 93.283(1) s. The pulse profile shows double peaks at soft X-rays, and only one peak above 20 keV. The spectrum is well described by the phenomenological models of X-ray pulsars. A cyclotron resonant scattering feature (CRSF) is detected with very high statistical significance at a centroid energy of

keV, for the reference continuum and line models, HIGHECUT and GABS, respectively. Detection is very robust with respect to different continuum models. The line energy is significantly higher than what is suggested from previous observations, which provided very marginal evidence for the line. This establishes a new record for the centroid energy of a fundamental CRSF observed in accreting pulsars. We also discuss the accretion regime of the source during the Insight-HXMT observation.
Epidemiological Characteristics of Great Depression Diseases of Hospitalized Patients in Psychiatric Hospital “Negorci” for a Five-Year Period From 2013 to 2017
Authors: Biljana Iliev , Bonevski Dimitar , Naumovska Andromahi
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND: Severe depression beside the pathological mood also denotes the cognitive, perceptual, and motor activities that are psychopathologically related to the scope of all psychic dynamics, which means cognitive, conative, and emotional. This mental illness covers a large area of the affective life of a man with a wide range of severe depression classified by ICD-10 – F32, F32.2, and F32.3 . With retrospective approach to research from medical history collects data on biological and social factors that have a positive or negative effect on the onset and course of severe depression.
AIM: The research aims to determine the total number of patients with severe depression treated
in hospital conditions in the Psychiatric Hospital “Negorci” – Negorci for a period of 5 years from 2013 to 2017 to get a clear picture of the factors and specific predictors that lead to the development of severe depression.
METHODS: Within the research methods, all the parameters contained are calculated so that it can be concluded that the predictors influence and differ from other stakeholders responsible for etiopathogenesis, although they have a mutual influence.
RESULTS: According to the current study, patients with severe depression were found to have an increased frequency between 45 and 62 years. The mean age of the respondents was 52.14 years. According to the level of education, the majority (49%) of the patients have completed primary education and the least with higher education, i.e., only 2 (3.1%).
CONCLUSION: From the obtained data, it was obtained the scope of the influence of sociodemographic data on the occurrence of severe depression and sequelae of the disease.
Description de pratiques diverses de terrain sur la vie affective, relationnelle et sexuelle… de deux conseillères conjugales et familiales
Authors: Lemond Dominique , Pascau Maryse
Published: August 2020

Formées au conseil conjugal et familial dans une approche psychanalytique, deux conseillères conjugales et familiales montrent comment cette formation colore leur accompagnement à la vie affective, relationnelle et sexuelle et à son « éducation », prévue par la loi en milieu scolaire et en milieu spécialisé. Elles partagent ce qui les a guidées pour construire des projets spécifiques, au-delà de la simple prévention/information, allant souvent jusqu’à la mise en place de groupes de parole dédiés à l’ evars . Elles décrivent leurs expériences aussi bien avec les jeunes et les usagers qu’avec les professionnels, les familles, les structures.
Multipartenariat sexuel chez les jeunes femmes à Haïti
Authors: Jean Simon David
Published: August 2020

Durant ces dernières années, le comportement sexuel des jeunes femmes dans les pays en voie de développement occupe une place de plus en plus importante dans les programmes de santé reproductive. En effet, à Haïti, par exemple, près de 35 % d’entre elles ont deux partenaires sexuels ou plus, ce qui a des conséquences fâcheuses tant sur la jeune fille que sur son environnement. L’objectif de cet article est d’identifier les différents facteurs socio-économiques qui influencent le multipartenariat sexuel chez les jeunes femmes à Haïti. Les données utilisées dans le cadre de ce présent article proviennent de la dernière Enquête démographique et de santé (2017) et ont fait l’objet d’une analyse univariée et d’une analyse multivariée à travers un modèle logit. De ces analyses, il ressort que les variables « milieu de résidence », « niveau d’éducation », « religion », « niveau de vie », « accès à Internet » et « statut matrimonial » sont les facteurs clés dans l’explication du multipartenariat sexuel observé chez les jeunes filles à Haïti.
Il était une fois la mort
Authors: Romano Hélène
Published: August 2020

Les enfants s’interrogent sur la mort comme sur la vie ou d’autres sujets tels que la sexualité. Devenir grand, c’est confronter sa représentation du monde à celle des adultes, c’est apprendre, comprendre, pouvoir parler même des choses les plus difficiles. L’objet de cet article est d’aborder la façon de parler de la mort à un enfant. Si les enfants ont pu apprendre à parler de la mort simplement, en dehors de tout contexte de drame, il leur sera alors bien plus facile d’affronter l’épreuve de la perte d’un proche. L’auteur s’appuie sur son expérience de psychothérapeute d’enfants et de chercheure sur ce sujet et adopte une approche qualitative illustrée par différents cas cliniques issus de ses travaux et de sa pratique clinique. Apprivoiser la mort, faire connaissance avec elle, c’est avoir pu communiquer sur ce sujet avant qu’elle ne s’impose dans la réalité. Parler de la mort avec l’enfant est donc essentiel pour l’aider à grandir et lui donner les ressources pour faire face aux épreuves de la vie.
Méthodologie d’harmonisation et de traitement des données orales du CÉFC
Authors: Benzitoun Christophe , Etienne Carole
Published: August 2020

Le céfc comprend des données de plusieurs sources différentes, ce qui permet d’observer au moins en partie la diversité du français. La résolution des problèmes inhérents à l’hétérogénéité de ces données est donc intrinsèque à la constitution de cette ressource et motivée par son objectif. Cet article décrira, étape par étape, l’approche méthodologique qui a permis de construire une ressource orale homogène en mutualisant différentes sources afin de procéder à des annotations automatiques cohérentes et de faciliter les analyses d’un corpus oral de plusieurs millions de mots.
Annotation syntaxique automatique de la partie orale du ORFÉO
Authors: Nasr Alexis , Dary Franck , Béchet Frédéric , Fabre Benoît
Published: August 2020

Cet article présente les outils informatiques, développés dans le cadre du projet orféo , qui permettent de prédire de manière automatique les annotations linguistiques, en particulier les parties de discours, les lemmes, les dépendances syntaxiques et la segmentation des énoncés. Deux points importants sont mis en avant. Le premier est la segmentation en énoncés, qui est un problème difficile du traitement linguistique de l’oral. Nous montrons que la prise en compte de la syntaxe permet d’obtenir de bonnes performances de segmentation. Le second concerne la prise en compte de métadonnées dans les outils afin d’adapter ces derniers à la variété des données collectées. Les résultats obtenus sur le corpus de référence valident les approches proposées et permettent d’estimer la qualité des annotations produites automatiquement sur la portion du Corpus d’Étude pour le Français Contemporain ( céfc ) non validée manuellement.
L’annotation prosodique dans ORFÉO
Authors: Martin Philippe
Published: August 2020

L’annotation prosodique dont il s’agit ici porte non pas sur les émotions, attitudes ou marques sociogéographiques des locuteurs mais sur la structure prosodique, définie par le regroupement en plusieurs niveaux des groupes accentuels dans la phrase. Cette structure entretient avec la structure syntaxique un degré de congruence variable. L’annotation prosodique opère en deux phases : (i) localisation des syllabes accentuées (hors emphase) définissant les groupes accentuels par leur position finale (en français) et (ii) description des évènements prosodiques à l’endroit des voyelles accentuées, évènements instanciés par des variations mélodiques spécifiques censées, par hypothèse, indiquer entre groupes accentuels des relations de dépendance qui déterminent la structure prosodique.
Analyse contrastive des noms sous-spécifiés à l’oral et à l’écrit à partir d’une extraction automatique
Authors: Ho-Dac Lydia-Mai , Mileti Aleksandra
Published: August 2020

Cet article présente une analyse contrastive visant à décrire le comportement des noms sous-spécifiés dans le Corpus d’Étude pour le Français Contemporain ( céfc ). S’appuyant sur les annotations morpho-syntaxiques et syntaxiques fournies par le corpus, notre méthode propose une extraction systématique de patrons lexico-syntaxiques et une évaluation de cette extraction fondée sur une annotation manuelle. Les résultats sont discutés en tenant compte des trois modalités présentes dans le corpus (communications orales, communications médiées par les réseaux et communications écrites) et offrent un regard nouveau sur le comportement des noms sous-spécifiés.
La structuration spatiale des mobilisations professionnelles
Authors: Comer Clémentine , Lechaux Bleuwenn , Rouxel Pierre
Published: August 2020

Fondé sur la comparaison de trois secteurs d’activité – agricole, ouvrier et artistique –, cet article examine l’inscription de mobilisations professionnelles dans des régimes de territorialité. Par la mise en regard d’acteur∙rice∙s occupant des places variables dans l’espace social, mais aussi au sein de leur groupe professionnel (fractions stabilisées/précaires, indépendants/employés, volume de capitaux économique et culturel, etc.), cette contribution rend compte des contraintes et des opportunités exercées par la structuration professionnelle sur les dynamiques de spatialisation des mobilisations. Elle documente ce faisant les possibilités variables qui s’offrent aux travailleur∙euse∙s pour faire de leurs lieux d’exercice professionnel le support de mobilisations, exporter spatialement leur cause dans des espaces extra-professionnels et, enfin, recoder symboliquement leur activité dans des territoires élargis.
Innovation Adoption and Diffusion of Virtual Laboratories
Authors: Achuthan Krishnashree , Nedungadi Prema , Kolil Vysakh , Diwakar Shyam , Raman Raghu
Published: August 2020

Educational technology such as Virtual laboratories (VLs) are being perceived as sustainable solutions to growing concerns related to laboratory skill training i.e. delivering quality laboratory education to a large number of students due to shortage of infrastructure and access especially in developing nations. With these VLs being an innovation for engineering education, the study of its diffusion in higher educational institutions is critical for gauging its impact. This study examines the five variables of Rogers Diffusion of Innovations theory in determining how VLs have changed or modified users through its adoption. The involvement of early adopters participating through a program called Nodal centers and their innovation decision stages are addressed. The study also analyzed the change agents as the nodal centers for diffusing the innovation in teaching and learning processes. Virtual laboratory adoption by users (n=43600) over 30 months was surveyed and factors of diffusion were reported. Similar scoring in assessment factors suggested relative advantage, technology acceptance, intention of use and relevance of trialability were pertinent in users' perception of VLs. Social hubs among higher education institutions promoted early adoption through better engagement of students.
Validation of the Algorithm in the Detection of the Image of a Person Based on the Control of a Lighting Device
Authors: Garcia-Quilachamin Washington , Sanchez Cano Julieta Evangelina , Pro Concepción Luzmila , Santana Mantuano Evelyn
Published: August 2020

This research has the objective to validate the effectiveness in the execution of the algorithm based on the detection of the image of a person, applied as a control in a lighting device, for better surveillance and energy efficiency in domestic and business areas. For the methodology was used the analysis of the data obtained in various video surveillance cameras with the algorithm integration. We considered, that the parameters such as the distance concerning the capture speed and its effectiveness in turning on and off a lighting device when detecting the image of a person are positive, false-positive, false-negative and negative were considered. concerning the data obtained, the results determined 99.5% of the image detection is positive. This is validated using the SPSS through the descriptive analysis, the analysis of the coefficient v. of Cramer (1) and the contingency coefficient (0.707).
A Platform for Electronic Health Record Sharing in Environments with Scarce Resource Using Cloud Computing
Authors: Kacamarga Muhamad Fitra , Budiarto Arif , Pardamean Bens
Published: August 2020

One of the main objectives of Electronic Health Record (EHR) is the transferability of patient data from one location to another. Many locations with scarce resources, particularly unreliable internet connectivity, face difficulties in accessing and sharing EHR data. This article presents our proposed design that utilizes Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a sharing mechanism platform among distributed healthcare organizations found in an environment with scarce resources. We proposed the use of database replication mechanism and REST (Representational State Transfer) web service to perform information exchange among health organizations and public health information systems.
Methods of Extracting Feature from Photoplethysmogram Waveform for Non-Invasive Diagnostic Applications
Authors: Hafifah Ab Hamid , Nazrul Anuar Nayan
Published: August 2020

This paper presents a bibliographical survey of recently-published research on different techniques to extract feature from photoplethysmogram (PPG). These techniques and approaches have been implemented for better accuracy in detecting diseases. Moreover, several aspects in analyzing PPG waveform are discussed on the techniques in feature extraction, parameters involved and performance comparisons. This review will serve as a comparative study and reference for researches working on PPG waveform in health care applications.
Raynaud’s Phenomenon Impact on Quotidian Quality of Life
Authors: Taylor Isobel , Silva Ivone , Barreto Susana , Soares César , Mendes Joaquim
Published: August 2020

Objective: To gain further understanding into the needs of Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), patient questionnaires were conducted in England, UK 2017 at an SRUK patient conference and Porto, Portugal 2018 at Central Hospital Universitário Porto (CHUP). The questions focused on daily activities and experience. Method: Sixty-four participants answered questions on their daily experience with RP, specific and general. Analysis grouped results into topics quantified by number and %. Results: Although many tasks trigger RP episodes, some are more problematic than others, e.g. peeling vegetables; for many, the pain (46.9%) is not the worst part, but instead the hinderance in function, inability (73.4%) especially regarding hands and fingers. Conclusion: A Design Specification (DS) criteria for RP patients’ hands is formed through the listed activities. The key needs identified for RP patients fingers and hands are maintenance of: Dexterity, Tactility and Comfort whilst cohering to aesthetic needs & wellbeing.
Effectiveness of Interactive Microcontroller Based Speed Sensors to Improve Students' Analytic Thinking Skills
Authors: Koyimah Koyimah , Widodo Wahono , Suprapto Nadi , Prahani Binar Kurnia
Published: August 2020

This research is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) implementation at the senior high school level. The purpose of the research was to produce an interactive microcontroller based speed sensor that was feasible to improve students' analytical thinking skills (ATS) in the impulse and momentum learning. This research is a kind of research & development (R&D) that uses a pre-experimental design with one group pre-test post-test study. Data collection used validation sheet, ATS test, observations sheet, questionnaires, and then analyzed using the Wilcoxon test, N-gain, and descriptive qualitative analysis. The research findings were the interactive microcontroller based speed sensor devices and learning materials which were categorized as very valid. The interactive microcontroller based speed sensor in impulse and momentum learning was effective, as specified by three criteria. First, there was a significant increase in students' ATS at α = 5%. Second, the average N-gain of impulse and momentum learning was categorized as high ( .89). Third, students' responses in each learning process were categorized as very positive.
The congruence subgroup problem for the free metabelian group on $n\geq4$ generators
Authors: Ben-Ezra David El-Chai
Published: August 2020

The congruence subgroup problem for a finitely generated group

\Gamma

asks whether the map

\widehat{\mathrm{Aut}(\Gamma)}\to \mathrm{Aut}(\widehat{\Gamma})

is injective, or more generally, what is its kernel

C(\Gamma)

? Here

\widehat{X}

denotes the profinite completion of

X

. It is well known that for finitely generated free abelian groups

C(\mathbb{Z}^{n})=\{ 1\}

for every

n\geq3

, but

C(\mathbb{Z}^{2})=\widehat{F}_{\omega}

, where

\widehat{F}_{\omega}

is the free profinite group on countably many generators.

Considering

\Phi_{n}

, the free metabelian group on

n

generators, it was also proven that

C(\Phi_{2})=\widehat{F}_{\omega}

and

C(\Phi_{3})\supseteq\widehat{F}_{\omega}

. In this paper we prove that

C(\Phi_{n})

for

n\geq4

is abelian. So, while the dichotomy in the abelian case is between

n=2

and

n\geq3

, in the metabelian case it is between

n=2,3

and

n\geq4

.
Finitely $\mathcal{F}$-amenable actions and decomposition complexity of groups
Authors: Nicas Andrew , Rosenthal David
Published: August 2020

In his work on the Farrell–Jones Conjecture, Arthur Bartels introduced the concept of a "finitely

\mathcal F

-amenable" group action, where

\mathcal F

is a family of subgroups. We show how a finitely

\mathcal F

-amenable action of a countable group

G

on a compact metric space, where the asymptotic dimensions of the elements of

\mathcal F

are bounded from above, gives an upper bound for the asymptotic dimension of

G

viewed as a metric space with a proper left invariant metric. We generalize this to families

\mathcal F

whose elements are contained in a collection,

\mathcal C

, of metric families that satisfies some basic permanence properties: If

G

is a countable group and each element of

\mathcal F

belongs to

\mathcal C

and there exists a finitely

\mathcal F

-amenable action of

G

on a compact metrizable space, then

G

is in

\mathcal C

. Examples of such collections of metric families include: metric families with weak finite decomposition complexity, exact metric families, and metric families that coarsely embed into Hilbert space.
Power Cylinder Scuffing: Mechanisms
Authors:   Piston and Ring Standards Committee
Published: August 2020

This document describes the various scuffing failure modes of the power cylinder system in an internal combustion engine. The causes and preventative measures for each failure mode are discussed. It should be noted that many remedies for scuff can lead to NVH (noise vibration and harshness) issues. However, NVH is not considered in this document.
Kayseri Aşıklık Geleneğinde Aşık Mazlum Berrakî
Authors: KURALAY Onur
Published: August 2020

Türklerin sahip olduğu kültürel ögelerden biri de âşıklık geleneğidir. Âşıklık geleneği Türk yaşam biçiminde birer hayat okulu işlevini de görmektedir. Gök Tanrı inancından bu tarafa bu gelenek çeşitli değişimlere uğrayarak modern çağda da varlığını sürdürmektedir. Modern çağda bu gelenek, yetkinliğini önceki yıllara göre devam ettiremese de halen önemli kültür unsurları içerisinde yer almaktadır. İç Anadolu Bölgesinde yer alan Kayseri ili, âşıklık geleneğinin önemli merkezlerinden biridir. Birçok âşık bu coğrafyada yetişmiştir. Kayseri’nin Felahiye ilçesine bağlı Acırlı Köyü’nde yaşayan Mazlum Berrakî (Ali Demirpençe), ortaya koyduğu eserler bakımından Kayseri yöresinde âşıklık geleneğinin önemli temsilcilerinden biri olmuştur. Şiirlerinde sosyo-kültürel öğelere çokça yer veren Berrakî, bulunduğu yörenin durumunu adeta şiirleriyle fotoğraflamıştır. Belli bir sistem doğrultusunda şiirlerini muhafaza eden Berrakî, bini aşkın şiirini korumayı başarmıştır. Yüzyıllar öncesinde ve yakın dönemde yaşamış şahıslarla da ilgili önemli şiirleri bulunmaktadır. Bu yüzden Mazlum Berrakî’nin Kayseri âşıklık geleneğinde gün yüzüne çıkartılması hem yöresel kültür bakımından hem de Türk halk kültürü açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, Âşık Mazlum Berrakî’nin tespit edilen şiirleri doğrultusunda Kayseri âşıklık geleneğindeki yeri ve önemi üzerinde durulmuştur.
Introduction à Python et installation
Authors: Turkel William J. , Crymble Adam
Published: August 2020

Cette première leçon de notre section traitant des sources en ligne a pour but de vous préparer, vous et votre ordinateur, à commencer à programmer. Nous allons nous concentrer sur l'installation de l'environnement de développement requis, qui est gratuit et fiable. Puis nous vous aiderons à compléter un premier essai avec un programme simple qui donnera des résultats immédiats.
Competencias profesionales docentes en la educación remota
Authors: Hidalgo Benites Lilliam Enriqueta
Published: August 2020

La investigación es de naturaleza cuantitativa – cualitativa con un diseño descriptivo, que somete a evaluación las competencias profesionales docentes de Educación Básica Regular, desde el Marco de Buen Desempeño Docente, una propuesta del Ministerio de Educación, que contiene 4 dimensiones, 9 competencias y 40 desempeños, los que se utilizan en una matriz de evaluación aplicada a una muestra de 29 docentes de la especialidad de educación primaria, egresados de una universidad de Piura, Perú. Los resultados cuantitativos presentados en términos de porcentajes, favorables en la muestra, se analizan desde la perspectiva de la adaptación de las competencias profesionales docentes en el servicio educativo que se ofrece en el contexto de la grave situación sanitaria y de confinamiento de los niños en sus hogares, por causa del COVID-19. Para ello, se establecen categorías de análisis explicativo, centradas en la estrategia Aprendo en casa, que se ejecuta en modalidad de educación remota.