bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conocimiento sobre trastornos del neurodesarrollo asociado con la aceptación del modelo de educación inclusiva en docentes de educación básica
Authors: Cruz-Lara Adriana , Ángeles-Llerenas Angélica , Katz-Guss Gregorio , Astudillo-García Claudia Iveth , Rangel-Eudave Norma Guillermina , Rivero-Rangel Guillermina María , Salvador-Carulla Luis , Madrigal-de León Eduardo , Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo
Published: August 2020

Objetivo. Describir la prevalencia del conocimiento sobre trastornos del neurodesarrollo (TdN) y el nivel de aceptación de los modelos de educación inclusiva (MEI) en docentes. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal multicéntrico en México y Centroamérica. Aplicación de un instrumento de autorreporte a docentes de nivel básico sobre conocimiento en TdN y aceptación de los MEI. Resultados. Se obtuvo la respuesta de 511 docentes. La prevalencia de alta aceptación de MEI fue de 28.6%. De los 120 docentes que refirieron tener un amplio conocimiento sobre discapacidad intelectual, 3.8% estuvieron en el percentil más bajo de aceptación de MEI, 19.5% en el percentil de aceptación promedio y 55.5% de ellos se encontraron en el percentil de mayor aceptación (p<0.001). Entre los docentes, un mayor conocimiento so­bre los TdN se mostró asociado con la aceptación de MEI: trastornos del aprendizaje RM 3.76 (IC95% 2.13-6.62); tras­tornos por déficit de atención con hiperactividad RM 2.24 (IC95% 1.31-3.84) y discapacidad intelectual RM 3.84 (IC95% 2.46-5.99). Conclusiones. La aceptación docente de MEI puede favorecerse con una mayor y mejor capacitación de los profesionales de la educación sobre los diferentes TdN.
La corrupción en salud pública: una pandemia ignorada
Authors: Sánchez-Duque Jorge Andrés , Villanueva-Bedoya Juliana , Alzate María Fernanda
Published: August 2020

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La diabetes e hipertensión arterial como factores asociados con la letalidad por Covid-19 en Sonora, México, 2020
Authors: Álvarez-López Diego Ivar , Espinoza-Molina Mónica Paola , Cruz-Loustaunau Imuvira Denica , Álvarez-Hernández Gerardo
Published: August 2020

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Redução de resíduos sólidos industriais a partir da simbiose industrial em uma indústria têxtil brasileira
Authors: Rodrigues Thales Volpe , Sanjulião Lo-Ruana Karen Amorim Freire , Resende Luis Maurício Martins de , Yoshino Rui Tadashi , Pontes Joseane
Published: August 2020

O aumento da geração de resíduos sólidos e os impactos ambientais causados por eles vêm sendo um assunto de preocupação mundial, diante disto as empresas procuram métodos para reduzir o desperdício gerado. O presente trabalho faz uma análise das sobras de espumas produzidas por uma indústria têxtil do sudoeste mineiro, sob a ótica da Ecologia Industrial e traz uma proposta de tratamento de resíduos por meio de uma de suas ferramentas, a Simbiose Industrial e Produção mais Limpa. Estes conceitos auxiliam na interação entre corporações para minimizar a disposição de materiais residuais com finalidade de dar outra destinação aos subprodutos ou eliminar os resíduos gerados no processo, não simplesmente a destinação final, mas fazer com que alguns destes sejam transformados em matéria prima para outros processos produtivos, desenvolvendo na empresa uma visão de que seus resíduos são oportunidade de novas receitas agregando valor, ganhando assim vantagens competitivas no mercado. Assim o objetivo deste trabalho é reduzir os resíduos sólidos a partir da Simbiose Industrial. Para levantamento do portfólio bibliográfico utilizou-se a metodologia PRISMA que possibilitou a elucidação do tema. Os resultados obtidos com a aplicação da simbiose industrial geraram uma receita média de R$ 40.000,00 por ano, além da redução de aquisição de matérias primas, devido à aplicação do conceito de produção mais limpa que reduziu a utilização de refugo no processo. Este trabalho salienta que atitudes ecologicamente corretas, além de garantir a sobrevivência de gerações futuras, podem gerar receita e aprimorar a produção.
Tratamento de efluentes em um polo agroindustrial do Brasil
Authors: Notari Carlos Alberto , Gambini Ricardo , Brandalise Loreni Teresinha , Johann Jerry Adriani , Bertolini Geysler Rogis Flor
Published: August 2020

Este estudo teve como objetivo, levantar os custos de instalação e operacionalização de uma estação de tratamento de efluentes industriais e identificar indústrias em um polo agroindustrial do Brasil que utilizam de água no processo produtivo e possuem estação de tratamento de efluentes. A metodologia utilizada foi um estudo de caso e uma pesquisa quantitativa utilizando Survey. Os resultados obtidos foram a identificação dos custos de uma estação de tratamentos de efluentes de uma pequena indústria de doces e ainda o levantamento que das indústrias pesquisadas que utilizam água no seu processo produtivo, nenhuma possui estação de tratamento de efluentes.
Drug Repurposing in Oncology: Current Evidence and Future Direction
Authors: Zhang Zhenzhan , Ji Jianguang , Liu Hao
Published: August 2020

Background:

Drug repurposing, the application of known drugs and compounds
with a primary non-oncology purpose, might be an attractive strategy to offer more effective
treatment options to cancer patients at a low cost and reduced time.

Methods:

This review described a total of 10 kinds of non-oncological drugs from more than
100 mechanical studies as well as evidence from population-based studies. The future direction
of repurposed drug screening is discussed by using patient-derived tumor organoids.

Results:

Many old drugs showed previously unknown effects or off-target effects and can be
intelligently applied for cancer chemoprevention and therapy. The identification of repurposed
drugs needs to combine evidence from mechanical studies and population-based studies.
Due to the heterogeneity of cancer, patient-derived tumor organoids can be used to screen
the non-oncological drugs in vitro.

Conclusion:

These identified old drugs could be repurposed in oncology and might be added
as adjuvants and finally benefit patients with cancers.
Screening and Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes Between Diabetic Nephropathy Glomerular and Normal Glomerular via Bioinformatics Technology
Authors: Du Junjie , Yang Jihong , Meng Lingbing
Published: August 2020

Background:

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by disorders of glucose
and lipid metabolism. Its most serious microvascular complication is diabetic nephropathy (DN),
which is characterized by varying degrees of proteinuria and progressive glomerulosclerosis,
eventually progressing to end-stage renal failure.

Objective:

The aim of this research is to identify hub genes that might serve as genetic markers to
enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of DN.

Methods:

The procedures of the study include access to public data, identification of differentially
expressed genes (DEGs) by GEO2R, and functional annotation of DEGs using enrichment analysis.
Subsequently, the construction of the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and identification
of significant modules were performed. Finally, the hub genes were identified and analyzed, including
clustering analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis, and multivariable linear regression
analysis.

Results:

Between the GSE30122 and GSE1009 datasets, a total of 142 DEGs were identified,
which were mainly enriched in cell migration, platelet activation, glomerulus development,
glomerular basement membrane development, focal adhesion, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, and
the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. The PPI network was composed of 205 edges and 142 nodes. A
total of 10 hub genes (VEGFA, NPHS1, WT1, PODXL, TJP1, FYN, SULF1, ITGA3, COL4A3,
and FGF1) were identified from the PPI network.

Conclusion:

The DEGs between DN and control glomeruli samples may be involved in the occurrence
and development of DN. It was speculated that hub genes might be important inhibitory
genes in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, therefore, they are expected to become the new
gene targets for the treatment of DN.
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3-(2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2- ylthio)acetamido)benzoic Acid Derivatives as Inhibitors of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B
Authors: Rakse Monika , Karthikeyan Chandrabose , Narayana Moorthy Narayana Subbiah Hari , Agrawal Ram Kishore
Published: August 2020

Background:

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is an attractive target for antidiabetic
drug discovery owing to its pivotal role as a negative regulator of insulin and leptin signaling.

Objective:

The objective of this research is to design, synthesize, and evaluate some acetamidobenzoic
acid derivatives as a novel class of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors with therapeutic
potential for Type II diabetes.

Methods:

3-(2-(Benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylthio)acetamido)benzoic acid derivatives 4(a-j) were synthesized
and characterized by employing spectral studies. All the synthesized compounds were
screened for in vitro PTP1B inhibitory activity and the most potent compound in the series was also
evaluated for in vivo anti-hyperglycemic activity using STZ induced diabetic Wistar rat model. Molecular
docking studies were also performed with the most potent analog using FlexX docking algorithm
to delineate its binding mode to the active site of the PTP1B.

Results:

Among all the synthesized compounds, 3-(2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylthio)acetamido)-4-
methylbenzoic acid (4f) displayed good PTP1B inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 11.17 μM.
The compound also exhibited good anti hyperglycemic efficacy in streptozotocin induced diabetic
Wistar rats. Docking studies with 4f revealed that the compound bound in the catalytic and second
aryl binding site of the PTP1B.

Conclusion:

Overall, compound 4f with good in vitro PTP1B inhibitory potency and in vivo antihyperglycemic
efficacy would be a valuable lead molecule for the development of acetamidobenzoic
acid based PTP1B inhibitors with antidiabetic potential.
App-Based Delivery of Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques: Cross-Sectional Study of App User Self-Ratings
Authors: Church Dawson , Stapleton Peta , Sabot Debbie
Published: August 2020

Background

The burgeoning area of mobile health (mHealth) has experienced rapid growth in mobile apps designed to address mental health issues. Although abundant apps offer strategies for managing symptoms of anxiety and stress, information regarding their efficacy is scarce.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effect of an mHealth app on user self-ratings of psychological distress in a sample of 270,461 app users. The Tapping Solution App guides users through the therapeutic protocols of Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), an evidence-based psychophysiological intervention that combines acupressure with elements of cognitive and exposure therapies.

Methods

App users provided self-ratings of emotional intensity before and after app sessions (termed “tapping meditations”) using an 11-point Subjective Units of Distress scale. App user data for 23 tapping meditations, which addressed psychological symptoms of anxiety and stress, were gathered between October 2018 and October 2019, totaling 380,034 completed app sessions.

Results

Across 12 anxiety-tapping meditations, the difference in emotional intensity ratings from presession (mean 6.66, SD 0.25) to postsession (mean 3.75, SD 0.30) was statistically significant (P<.001; 95% CI −2.92 to −2.91). Across 11 stress-tapping meditations, a statistically significant difference was also found from presession (mean 6.91, SD 0.48) to postsession (mean 3.83, SD 0.54; P<.001; 95% CI −3.08 to −3.07). The results are consistent with the literature on the efficacy of Clinical EFT for anxiety and stress when offered in conventional therapeutic formats.

Conclusions

The findings provide preliminary support for the effectiveness of the mHealth app in the immediate reduction of self-rated psychological distress. As an adjunct to professional mental health care, the app promises accessible and convenient therapeutic benefits.
Climate Change, Female Domestic Practices, and Environmental Education Models
Authors: Oyegoke Bolatumi
Published: August 2020

This paper focuses on a significant aspect of the topical issue of Sustainable Environmental Development (SED), that of waste management by women. Waste Management (WM) is closely linked to Climate Change (CC). Women agency is an important factor in both WM and CC which have implications for SED. Awareness or perception has been identified as a crucial ecological driver; so awareness, waste management and climate change become crucial issues of SED. The study is of a qualitative type, part of a wider investigation of Osun State, Nigeria, using a mixed approach that includes the quantitative method. It examines the role of awareness in relation to domestic practices that impact on the environment. It advances the benefit of complementary contributions of behavioural change, personal change and social change models of environmental education in resolving SED challenges of our times.
Strategic urban planning of religious cities: the case study of Karbala city in Iraq
Authors: Al-Daini Raeda , Samaneh Asadi , Danilina Nina V.
Published: August 2020

Introduction. The issue of choosing the strategic development vector becomes key to the sustainability of cities that have great cultural and historical significance and serve as religious centres. The religious factor produces a high effect on all urban processes and has to be considered whenever urban development is planned. This issue is particularly relevant for Iraqi cities, as they have suffered greatly over the past years.

Materials and methods. The article offers an urban planning approach to assessing the current situation in the urban environment in order to determine the strategic vector of the city’s future development. We used the SWOT analysis method that allowed us to apply a systematic approach to assessing the strengths and weaknesses that determine the current situation, and to identify development opportunities and threats that may act as hurdles. The SWOT analysis is applied to transportation planning in Karbala, Iraq.

Results. Principal theoretical and experimental results, relevant data, relationships and regularities, identified in the course of the research, are presented in the article. At the same time, new results and data of lasting significance, important discoveries, conclusions that overturn existing theories, as well as the data that, in the co-authors’ opinion, are of practical importance are preferred.

Conclusions. The data, obtained by the co-authors, should serve as the basis for a strategic plan of urban development of Karbala city, Iraq. Also, the approach and method of urban research, used there, can be applied to other religious cities that face similar problems affecting their sustainability and the quality of their urban environment.
Stages of industrial heritage socialization in Moscow
Authors: Popova Darya D.
Published: August 2020

Abstract

Introduction. The actual tendency of creation of public architectural and spatial environments using industrial objects as foundation, which in this article is defined by the term “socialization”, is considered. The purpose of this paper is to identify and characterize the stages of socialization of Moscow’s industrial heritage (the process began in the mid-1990s). The systematization of accumulated experience in this field allows for the formulation of perspective integration models for territories of historical industrial development into urban surroundings.

Materials and methods. 14 typical examples of renovation of historical industrial territories in Moscow were selected to be analyzed. Materials on the history of transfiguration of these areas have been systematized. Socioeconomic analysis of separate investigated objects and graph-analytical analysis of manifesting clustering of public spaces in historical industrial areas were conducted.

Results. Three stages of socialization were identified on the basis of 14 examples: initial stage, focused stage and systematic stage. The stages correspond to the key dates of appearance of public spaces on the foundation of industrial heritage territorial formations. Dynamics of appearance of the public environment on industrial territories, from natural social develop-ment to the focused stage in which the principles of openness and public availability are set by a project, is noted. The third, systematic stage, which is focused on the preservation of historical industrial territories as a complex and involving the creation of a system of public spaces on the basis of conserving the historical industrial developments, is a promising direction for the creation of a unique urban environment.

Conclusions. The defining role of the creation of public spaces in the process of industrial heritage renovation has been identified. The regular patterns of the location of the converted historical industrial areas relative to the center of Moscow are given, and the development areas, as well as real estate value within the boundaries of the areas under consideration (office rent and housing purchase) and on the adjacent territories are compared. The conclusion about social accessibility of territories is made, and the prospects of development of public spaces on the foundation of industrial heritage are outlined.
Determination of active and reactive thermal resistance of one-layer building envelopes
Authors: Musorina Tatiana A. , Petrichenko Mikhail R. , Zaborova Darya D. , Gamayunova Olga S.
Published: August 2020

Introduction. The subject of the study is the individual characteristics of a 0.51 m thick external single-layer building envelope made of solid ceramic bricks. The paper focuses on the heat engineering parameters of the wall, namely, the calculation of active and reactive thermal resistances. We determine the differences between the two types of resistances. We also provide an example of calculating the thermal boundary layer in which all temperature fluctuations occur and determining the amount of heat absorbed and released by the envelope.

Materials and methods. We give consideration to taking into account the two components of thermal resistance based on wave functions — thermal and temperature waves. Active thermal resistance is determined at any point of the building envelope with a fixed time value t (stationary heat transfer mode). The coordinate is recorded when determining total resistance. To calculate the thickness of the envelope thermal boundary layer, the temperature differential from −30 to 40 °С outside the premises is considered, the temperature inside the premises is assumed to be 18 °С. The temperature differential value is calculated from the ratio of the difference between current temperatures and the initial value. The required heat quantity and heat output are calculated using standard thermal physics formulas.

Results. The difference between active and reactive thermal resistances, which together make up total thermal resistance, was proved. Active resistance is always 1.57 times less than total resistance. In this case, the active resistance will drop as the temperature differential decreases, and will increase when the outside temperature is higher than the temperature inside the premise. The thermal boundary layer thickness is always less than half of the envelope thickness.

Conclusions. Using this method, it is sufficient to calculate the active thermal resistance of the building envelope to determine the remaining values. In addition, the greater the temperature differential, the thicker the temperature boundary layer, i.e. all temperature changes occur only in this layer while the rest of the envelope functions as a thermal accumulator. When the outside ambient temperature drops, all accumulated heat will be transferred into the premise. Such an envelope can be used to heat the premise or to direct this heat to various envelope elements.
Modern biopositive technologies of waste processing in the utilities and construction industries
Authors: Chertes Konstantin L. , Shestakov Nikolay I.
Published: August 2020

Introduction. In this article the analysis of certain biopositive technologies applied to processing or recycling of construction waste, municipal sewage, and paste-like slurries of organo-mineral nature is performed. The relevance of this research is confirmed by the steadily growing number of publications and currently implemented government programmes aimed at solving such problems. The paper summarizes the results of research into the treatment of wastes having different origin.

Materials and methods. The analysis of the research literature and patents for inventions, as well as publicly available technologies used in waste processing and recycling is performed. Selection of biopositive technologies based on the chemical nature of materials and their groups is described. Biopositive technologies, most effectively applied to construction materials, are identified for the purpose of converting engineering structures into secondary raw components. The co-authors demonstrate the application of a biopositive technology to sludge decontaminated at municipal waste water treatment plants and to hot waste generated by the hydrolysis industry, as well as technologies used to process special thermal insulation and waterproofing materials.

Results. The use of water-organic emulsions as active components in effective regeneration of asphalt granulated concrete mixtures is considered. Сompositions, concentrations and sedimentation stability of such emulsions have been identified. The results of the study of physical, mechanical and hydro-physical properties of the asphalt-concrete granulate treated with water-organic emulsions are described. This regeneration technology helps bitumen to restore binding properties on the surface of the asphalt-concrete granulate and makes this composite applicable as a material designated for the bottom layers of the road pavement.

Conclusions. These biopositive technologies make it possible to efficiently and rationally process or recycle a wide range of municipal and construction waste into structures and products having various applications. Recycling, composting and plasma technologies are considered in this case.
Prospects for the life cycle modeling of a capital construction facility using information flows
Authors: Gusakova Elena A. , Ovchinnikov Aleksey N.
Published: August 2020

Introduction. The analysis of development and application of BIM technologies in the Russian construction industry has proven the absence of the system approach and uniform concepts of industry-specific information modelling technologies. Against this background, relevant issues include the strategic objective, or the digital transformation of the industry with the help of a uniform federal information platform, as well as development of long-term models designated for the organization and management of the whole life cycle of capital construction facilities.

Materials and methods. The article covers features and opportunities provided by digital technologies, including cloud computing and big data, the industrial Internet of things and the blockсhain, in terms of practical prospects and information characteristics of the tasks that include organization of subsystems, participants and construction project stages.

Results. The structure of an information model designated for the organization and management of a capital construction facility’s life cycle is presented as a set of interrelated information flows for consecutive stages, subsystems and project participants. It’s been proven that traditional principles of organization and management restrain the accumulated powerful potential of digital transformation; therefore, the development of the architecture of a unified BIM platform requires new production concepts for the organization and management of project information flows. The co-authors propose an implementation pattern for the management concept and model: it represents a virtual design company, which organizes interaction between participants of a capital construction project and manages its life cycle according to new information and communication principles.

Conclusions. A virtual project company integrates the functions of digital integrated production concepts, including the BIM platform, the platform-based production chain and the virtual production corporation, which correspond to the features of transformations of successive stages and the composition of participants contributing to the facility’s life cycle. Any further development and introduction of the concept of a virtual design company can serve as the organizational, technological and structural management base for the whole life cycle of a project and a new pattern of the work process organization and interaction between project developers.
Sistem Deteksi Kualitas Gula Aren Berbasis Warna Menggunakan Algoritma Fuzzy C-Means Clustering
Authors: Effendi T. Rahmad , Asmita Tesa , Adelia Mirna , Fadillah Nurul
Published: August 2020

Kemajuan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi sekarang ini memungkinkan untuk mengembangkaan deteksi dan pengenalan objek pada citra. Melalui bentuk, warna dan tekstur objek yang setiap objek memiliki perbedaan, pengenalan tersebut dapat terjadi. Sebagai contoh, warna buah cokelat muda dengan buah cokelat tua, bentuk angka 0 dan angka 1, dan tekstur cangkang kulit telur dengan kulit pepaya juga berbeda. Namun, bukan sebuah hal yang mudah untuk mendeteksi dan menentukan kualitas sebuah objek berdasarkan berbagai pertimbangan tertentu. Penelitian ini menggunakan salah satu algoritma, yaitu Fuzzy C-Means Clustering (FCM) untuk sistem deteksi kualitas berbasis warna untuk objek gula aren. Parameter yang digunakan dalam mendeteksi penentuan warna gula aren dengan membagi cluster gula aren menjadi dua, yaitu gula aren yang bagus dan tidak bagus. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan, dapat dikatakan bahwa proses deteksi dan clustering berjalan secara baik dan memiliki akurasi yang tinggi.
Pemodelan Kebijakan untuk Mendorong Pemerataan Akses Internet di Daerah Non-Komersial oleh Sektor Swasta
Authors: Johannes Sabam , Hidayatno Akhmad , Komarudin Komarudin
Published: August 2020

Indonesia sebagai negara kepulauan menghadapi tantangan dalam penyediaan akses internet bagi seluruh masyarakat, dimana saat ini masih terdapat banyak kabupaten yang belum tersedia akses internet. Sektor swasta tidak bersedia untuk menyediakan akses internet karena secara ekonomi kabupaten-kabupaten tersebut merupakan daerah tidak komersial, yang berarti mereka tidak akan memperoleh keuntungan namun sebaliknya akan rugi. Penelitian ini mengembangkan sebuah model konseptual dari kebijakan-kebijakan secara kualitatif yang akan mendorong penyediaan akses internet di kabupaten tersebut. Model konseptual menunjukkan hubungan antara kebijakan-kebijakan seperti regulasi tarif sewa, kewajiban pelayanan universal, regulasi subsidi dan regulasi perizinan yang akan mendorong sektor swasta untuk menyediakan akses internet. Model tersebut juga menunjukkan bahwa jumlah pengguna internet akan memberikan dampak positif terhadap Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB) dan Pendapatan Asli Daerah (PAD) yang pada akhirnya memberikan keuntungan bagi sektor swasta.
Forensik Jaringan Terhadap Serangan ARP Spoofing menggunakan Metode Live Forensic
Authors: Hafizh M. Nasir , Riadi Imam , Fadlil Abdul
Published: August 2020

Pada jaringan komputer, protokol yang bertugas untuk untuk menerjemahkan IP address menjadi MAC Address adalah Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). Sifat stateless pada protokol ARP, menyebabkan protokol ARP memiliki celah dari segi keamanan. Celah ini dapat menimbulkan serangan terhadap ARP Protocol, disebabkan karena ARP request yang dikirimkan secara broadcast, sehingga semua host yang berada pada satu broadcast domain dapat merespon pesan ARP tersebut walaupun pesan tersebut bukan ditujukan untuknya. Serangan inilah yang biasa disebut dengan ARP Spoofing. Serangan ini dapat berimbas pada serangan-serangan yang lain, seperti serangan Man In The Middle Attack, Packet Sniffing, dan Distributed Denial of Service. Metode Live Forensic digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi dan mendeteksi serangan ketika sistem dalam keadaan menyala. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan terbukti bahwa dengan penggunaan metode Live Forensics, investigator dapat dengan cepat mendeteksi suatu serangan dan mengidentifikasi penyerangnya.
Evolution and characteristics of the transdisciplinary perspective in research: a literature review
Authors: Hernandez-Aguilar C. , Dominguez-Pacheco A. , Martínez-Ortiz E. J. , Ivanov Rumen , López Bonilla J. L. , Cruz-Orea A. , Ordonez-Miranda J.
Published: August 2020

In this documentary investigation, we review literature about the transdisciplinary perspective (TD) to generate knowledge, locating its origin, evolution and characteristic features. It is found that: i) This origin is located in France and the United States, although some characteristic features related to self-knowledge, participatory research and the unity of knowledge, were proposed before the creation of this TD term introduced in 1970. ii) The concept of transdisciplinarity has evolved over time involving a transition of vision towards the application of perspective to investigate.  Switzerland was the first country to apply the transdisciplinarity in research in the 1990s. iii) The key world events that gave impetus to the transdisciplinarity are the world (1994) and Zurich (2000) congresses, as well as the special edition entitled “the foundation of Academy of Transdisciplinary Learning of Advanced Studies (ATLAS)” of the Journal "Futures" (2004) and the 10th anniversary edition of the Transdisciplinarity Journal of Engineering & Science (TJES) in 2010. iv) the main features of transdisciplinary research are: a) research for society and with society, i.e. participatory research, b) scientific research under systemic thinking, c) communication of results to the scientific community and disseminated to non-scientific population. v). The number of transdisciplinary research publications have increased over time, along with the quantity of authors per publication and citations thereof. Some contributions from the 90s were the most impactful due to the number of cites today.  The transdisciplinary approach could be the best pathway to develop research in Latin American countries and the world, for solving the diverse problems of society.
Classifying the Contents of Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure through Textual Analysis and Factor Analysis
Authors: Cheong Arion , Yoon Kyunghee , Cho Soohyun , No Won Gyun
Published: August 2020

Cybersecurity has garnered much attention due to the increasing frequency and cost of cybersecurity incidents and has become a significant concern for organizations and governments. Regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have also shown an interest in cybersecurity and the quality of cybersecurity risk disclosures. This paper examines the informativeness of cybersecurity risk disclosures when cybersecurity incidents or related internal control weaknesses are reported. In particular, we propose a quantitative methodology, which is a combination of textual analysis and factor analysis, for classifying cybersecurity risk disclosures into nine factors. Our results show different disclosing patterns among firms depending on whether they had cybersecurity incidents and internal control weaknesses. Further, our analysis indicates that firms disclose control-related factors to mediate the negative effect of disclosing vulnerability-related factors. This study provides various stakeholders, including investors, regulators, and researchers, with insight into the informativeness of cybersecurity risk disclosures.
Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger for Practical Application
Authors: Abdulmumuni Bashiru , Ayoade Adedeji Mathew , Buhari Ologunye Opeyemi , Olatunde Azeez Rasheed , Olaniyi Fanifosi Johnson
Published: August 2020

A heat exchanger is a device used to transfer thermal energy between two or more fluids, at different temperatures in thermal contact. This paper focuses on a shell-and-tubes heat exchanger that involves two fluids (hot water and cold water) in contact with each other while the cold water flows through the tubes and hot water through the shell. Heat exchangers have special and practical applications in the feed water cooler in the process industries, power plants, chemical plants, refineries, process applications as well as refrigeration and air conditioning industry. The design calculations were carried out to determine the specifications of essential parameters for the development of the heat exchanger, data generated from the theoretical formulae were used to fabricate the heat exchanger using some locally available and durable materials, and the performance of the system was evaluated. Some of the parameters evaluated include heat duty, capacity ratio, effectiveness, overall heat transfer coefficient, and fouling factor. The heat exchanger was tested under various flow conditions and the results obtained were as follows; cold water inlet temperatures of (26, 26, 26, 27and 27) ºC increased to (59, 44, 39, 47 and 35) ºC after (10, 7½, 6½  8,  and 6) minutes and the hot water temperatures decreased from (100, 80, 75, 87 and 73) ºC to (73, 59, 55, 62 and 50) ºC, respectively. The design data and test data were compared in terms of the heat duty, capacity ratio, effectiveness, overall heat transfer coefficient, and fouling factor, the deviation is found to be 22.87%, 13.99%, 8.98%, 43.30%, and 43.30% respectively. The results obtained proved that the heat exchanger was effective, reliable and provides a good technical approach to evaluate the thermal performance of the heat exchanger and useful in conducting heat and mass transfer practical in thermodynamics laboratory.
Modelling the Business-As-Usual Energy Scenario for the Albanian Household Sector
Authors: Maraj Altin
Published: August 2020

This paper shows the results obtained from the development of the Business-as-Usual Scenario for the household sector in Albania. Actually, this sector is the biggest consumer of electricity with 48% of the total provided in the last year. The modelling of the energy system is achieved through the utilization of the Low Emissions Analysis Platform. The performed analysis refers to a long-term period and is extended till 2050. Firstly, the tool is employed to forecast annual data for the population, economy, precipitation and average temperature. Secondly, the tool provided results related to the energy demand, GHG emissions and the fuel share referring to the household sector. The obtained results obtained from the simulation offer a clear view regarding the household sector in Albania in the future. For the year 2050, results that the energy demand in the household sector will rise to 1.449 MTOE/year and the electricity will provide 45.42 % of it. Also, the GHG emissions in the same year will be 3.348 Mt CO2,eq/year. It is noticed that biomass contribution in GHG emissions will be 76.9%.
Introduction into Extra Geometry of the Three-Dimensional Space II
Authors: Szalay Istvan , Szalay Balazs
Published: August 2020

Using the theory of exploded numbers by the axiom-systems of real numbers and Euclidean geometry, we introduce concept of extra - plane of the three-dimensional space. The extra - planes are visible subsets of super-planes which are exploded Euclidean planes. We investigate the main properties of extra-planes. We prove more similar properties of Euclidean planes and extra-planes, but with respect the parllelism there is an essential difference among them.
Risk Analysis of Associated Gas Utilization in Power Plants
Authors: Allison Isaiah , Agbadede Roupa
Published: August 2020

This study presents the analysis of associated gas fueled gas turbine power plant with a view to harnessing associated gas. GASTURB performance simulation software was employed to model and simulate the design and off design performance of the various engines that made up the power plant investigated. Monte Carlo Simulation using Palisade’s @RISK software was employed to conduct the risk analysis of associated fueled gas turbine by incorporating different variables. A decline rate of -13% was applied over the 20-year period of power plant life, beginning from Year 2015. When the distribution curves for the clean and degraded conditions of DS25 engine set were compared, the plots show that the clean condition generates higher profit than the degraded condition.  Also, when the clean condition for DS25 and LM6K engine sets were compared, the distribution curve plots show that the cluster of DS25 engine set generates a higher profit than the LM6K engine set.
This The Neutron Meta-Particles and their Decay as Viewed in the Planck Vacuum Theory
Authors: Daywitt William C.
Published: August 2020

The mean life of the free neutron is about fifteen minutes, after which it decays into a proton plus an electron and an electron-neutrino. According to the Planck vacuum (PV) theory, however, it is the neutron and ``antineutron" meta-particles (MP)s that decay, in roughly fifteen minutes, into the stable electron and proton cores. The electron and proton core spins remain constant during the transformations-so there is no need for the neutrino spin correction during the decay process, bringing into question the validity of the neutrino itself.
Optimization of Extraction Parameters of Polyphenols from Mango Seed Kernel through Response Surface Methodology
Authors: Akouan Anta Junior Franck Ekorong , Biloa Dorothée Marcelle , Raghavarao K.S.M.S.
Published: August 2020

Phenolic compounds constitute an essential part of the human diet, and are of considerable interest due to their antioxidant properties. The traditional maceration method has been used for the extraction of polyphenols from mango seed kernel (Mangifera indica L.). Highlight the effects of different extraction parameters is useful to optimize the process, as well as to predict the extraction yield within the experimental domain with enough precision and confidence. The purpose of this work is to probe the influence of extraction time, extraction temperature and agitation speed on the extraction yield of phenolic compounds, and the total reducing power of the extract. The Surface Methodology (RSM), using the Doehlert design, have been applied. Optimal values of extraction yield and total reducing power was 36.99 mg Gallic acid equivalent/g and 61.08 mg Ascorbic Acid Equivalent/g respectively. The optimal conditions are 60 minutes of extraction time, 68.7°C extraction temperature and 424 rpm for agitation speed. Under optimized conditions the experimental values well agreed with the values predicted by the model equations proposed.
SARS-COV-2: Learning the Lessons from our Experiences, A Critical and Personal Review
Authors: Ewing Graham
Published: August 2020

The aims and objectives of this paper is to question established scientific thinking and medical protocols surrounding SARS-COV-2, stimulate debate, and consider alternative and more effective ways of screening and treating the severely affected patients which improve therapeutic outcomes and thereby reduce the complexity and cost of treating infected SARS-COV-2 patients.
 
The paper argues that national quarantine or lockdown strategies among countries (as a preventive approach) exhibit many shortcomings and are based on a set of erroneous assumptions which enables the independently minded to consider alternative diagnostic and/or therapeutic strategies e.g. to quarantine only the ‘at-risk’ groups; which could be significant in the future.
 
It raises for discussion a number of pertinent points e.g. (i) that the virus affects different patient groups in different ways; (ii) that the most severely affected who are at risk of death is currently the vast minority of the population, in particular those who are diabetic, obese and immunosuppressed; (iii) that chasing the virus using ‘test and trace’ methods should be augmented by advanced, remote screening methods to determine those in the most ‘at-risk’ groups who should be quarantined; and (iv) reviews the fundamental limitations of seeking only drug-based solutions instead of considering and focussing upon scientifically sustainable solutions based upon an understanding of the fundamental chemistry of biology.
STUDI PERBANDINGAN PENGARUH BERBAGAI WARNA LAMPU DAN BUNYI TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN SAYURAN SAWI HIJAU (BRASSICA RAPA VAR. PARACHINENSIS L)
Authors: Musdarina Musdarina , Hernawati Hernawati , Fitriyanti Fitriyanti
Published: August 2020

Research has been conducted which aims to determine the effect of various colors of LED light and sound effects with frequency of 280Hz-16KHz. This research was conducted by seeding mustard greens for 2 weeks then moving mustard greens to polybags by giving two treatments. First treatment of mustard greens illuminated by LED lights with the color red, yellow, green and the fourth polybag left without the addition of LED light. The second treatment is every 1 polybag of green mustard illuminated by LED lights with red, yellow, green lights at night for 4 hours then exposed to sound in the morning for 4 hours and the fourth polybag is exposed to sound without the addition of lights. The results of this study indicate the effect of the addition of red LED light color on the plant is clearly seen in the width of green mustard leaves that have wider leaves between the addition of other LED light colors and the number of leaves produced more than the addition of yellow, green and without additional light. The effect of exposure to sound on the plant has a fairly good influence on the height of the stem, stem width and number of leaves compared to plants that are not given sound exposure and in plants that are given additional LED light then the sound produces better plant growth compared to plants that only given additional lights or just given a sound.
Glutensiz Bazı Bitkilere (Amarantus mantegazzianus, Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Eragrostis tef [Zucc]Trotter, Salvia hispanica L.) Ait Tohum Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: Dumanoğlu Zeynep , Geren Hakan
Published: August 2020

İklimsel değişiklikler nedeniyle insan ve hayvan beslenmesi için gerekli olan besin ihtiyacının karşılanması için olumsuz çevre koşullarına dayanımı yüksek, kaliteli ve besin maddelerince zengin ürünlerin belirlenmesi, bunların yetiştirme ve çoğaltma olanakları ile ilgili çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Bu araştırma 2018-2019 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Materyal olarak, horozibiği (Amarantus mantegazzianus), chia (Salvia hispanica L.), kinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) ve tef (Eragrostis tef [Zucc] Trotter) bitkilerine ait tohumlar incelenmiştir. Bu tohumların şekil-boyut, ortalama aritmetik ve geometrik çap, küresellik ve bin tane ağırlığı gibi bazı özellikleri saptanmıştır. Elde edilen verilere göre; kinoa bitkisine ait olan tohumların diğer tohumlarla karşılaştırıldığında en yüksek ortalama uzunluk (1,140 mm), genişlik (1,080 mm) ve yüzey alan (0,930 mm2) değerine sahip olduğu tespit edilmiş olup; en düşük ortalama uzunluk (0,540 mm), genişlik (0,300 mm) ve yüzey alan (0,130 mm2) değerlerinin ise; tef bitkisine ait olan tohumlarda rastlanmıştır. Bin tane ağırlıkları bakımından, kinoa bitkisine ait tohumların 3,3600 g ile en ağır tohumlar olduğu; en hafif tohumlar 0,0028 g ile tef tohumlarına ait olduğu belirlenmiştir.
A Study on Udder Health Management Practices, Reproductive Disorders and Subclinical Mastitis in Buffalo Herds in Coastal Region of Bangladesh
Authors: Biswas Dibyendu , Hanif SM , Ahmed Rana Eaftekhar , Anower AKM Mostafa
Published: August 2020

Mastitis is an economically important disease of intensive buffalo dairy farming worldwide. Detection of subclinical mastitis (SCM) is important for its management and control. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of reproductive disorders, SCM and udder health management practices in the buffalo dairy farms of Bhola District, Bangladesh. Data on animal demographics, reproduction status, daily milk yield and status of California Mastitis Test (CMT) result were recorded. A total of 402 buffaloes were observed in two farms at Bhola district and among them 70 milking buffaloes were randomly selected for CMT. The overall prevalence of SCM in buffalo was 20.0%. Young age group of buffaloes was more susceptible for SCM and it was not significant difference. Parity and stage of lactation have no any effect on SCM. However, abortion case was more susceptible to SCM than other diseases but not any significant difference. During milking the milkers never use any antiseptic solution for washing the udder and never use any feed supply during milking. Among the isolated organisms Staphylococcus spp. and E. coli were found more frequent in the study area and gentamicin and ciprofloxaclin were most sensitive to the isolated organisms. From this study it was concluded that buffalo‘s udder was very resistance to SCM infection and udder management practice was very poor. Common antibiotics were resistance to isolated organisms from SCM case. Gentamicin and ciprofloxacin were found more susceptible against all four isolated organisms.
Yerel Yulaf (Avena sativa L.) Genotiplerinin Eskişehir Koşullarında Tane Verimi ve Bazı Kalite Özellikleri
Authors: Sönmez Ali Cevat , Karaduman Yaşar
Published: August 2020

Geçit Kuşağı Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü (GKTAEM)‘ndeki yulaf ıslah çalışmaları 1929 yılından beri sürdürülmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında, bölge koşullarına uyumlu yerel yulaf hatlarından verimi ve kalitesi yüksek olanların seçilerek, yeni çeşit olarak tescil ettirilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Denemeler, 2017-2018 üretim yılında Eskişehir GKTAEM Merkez ve Hamidiye yerleşkelerinde yağmura bağımlı koşullarda yürütülmüş olup, bu çalışmada, ülkenin değişik yerlerinden toplanan 19 yerel hat ile standart olarak Checota, Kahraman, Kırklar, Yeniçeri ve Sebat çeşitleri kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmada genotiplerde tane verimi (TV), bin tane ağırlığı (BTA), bitki boyu (BB), yatma değeri (YD), salkım çıkarma süresi (SÇS) gibi çeşitli agro-morfolojik özelliklerinin yanı sıra tane protein oranı (TPO) ve beta glukan oranı (BG), asit deterjan lif (ADF) ve nötral deterjan lif (NDF) değerleri incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, ADF ve NDF değerleri dışındaki parametrelerde genotipler arası farklılıklar istatistiksel olarak önemli bulunmuş olup, TV (2,31 – 3,58 t ha-1) değerleri arasında ortalama olarak 2,93 t ha-1 hesaplanmış; genotiplerdeki BTA (25,5 – 37,1 g) arasında bulunmuş; BB ise (83,3 – 130,2 cm) olarak belirlenmiş; YD (%1 – 57) şeklinde notlanmış; SÇS (126,0 – 141,0 gün) şeklinde saptanmış; BG (%3,29 – 5,16) arasında değişmiş; TPO (%13,4 – 15,9) arasında olmuş; ADF ve NDF oranları sırayla, (%16,4 – 19,4) ile (%30,8 – 38,8) arasında belirlenmiştir. Buna göre, G13, G16, G19, G21, G22 ve G23 yerel yulaf hatlarının hedeflenen agro-morfolojik ve kalite özellikleri bakımından yeterli oldukları anlaşılarak ilgili ıslah programında bir üst kademeye aktarılması sağlanmıştır.