bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of active hand movement on visually perceived depth direction
Authors: Umemura Hiroyuki
Published: January 2021

This study investigated the effect of active hand movement on the perception of 3-D depth change. In Experiment 1, the 3-D height of an object synchronously changed with the participant’s hand movement, but the 3-D height of the object was incongruent with the distance moved by the hand. The results showed no effect of active hand movement on perceived depth. This was inconsistent with the results of a previous study conducted in a similar setting with passive hand movement. It was speculated that this contradiction appeared because the conflict between the distance moved by the hand and visual depth changes were more easily detected in the active movement situation. Therefore, it was assumed that in a condition where this conflict was hard to detect, active hand movement might affect visual depth perception. To examine this hypothesis, Experiment 2 examined whether information from hand movement would resolve the ambiguity in the depth direction of a shaded visual shape. In this experiment, the distance moved by the hand could (logically) accord with either of two depth directions (concave or convex). Moreover, the discrepancy in the distances between visual and haptic perception could be ambiguous because shading cues are unreliable in estimating absolute depth. The results showed that perceived depth directions were affected by the direction of active hand movement, thus supporting the hypothesis. Based on these results, simulations based on a causal inference model were performed, and it was found that these simulations could replicate the qualitative aspects of the experimental results.
Comparison of acute appendicitis before and within lockdown period in COVID-19 era: A retrospective study from rural Nepal
Authors: Baral Suman , Chhetri Raj Kumar , Thapa Neeraj
Published: January 2021

Introduction

The world has been engulfed with the pandemic of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which have created significant impact in the emergency surgical health delivery including acute appendicitis. The main aim of this study was to compare the demographic and clinical parameters between two cohorts before the onset of lockdown and within the pandemic.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed between two groups A and B, who presented with acute appendicitis three months prior to and after initiation of lockdown on March 24 2020 respectively in one of the tertiary centers of Nepal. These two cohorts were compared in demographics, clinicopathological characteristics and surgical aspects of acute appendicitis.

Results

There were 42 patients in group A and 50 patients in group B. Mean age of the patients was 31.32±17.18 years with male preponderance in group B (N = 29). Mean duration of pain increased significantly in group B [57.8±25.9(B) vs 42.3±25.0(A) hours, P = 0.004] along with mean duration of surgery [51.06±9.4(B) vs 45.27±11.8(A) minutes, P = 0.015]. There was significant decrease in post-operative hospital stay among group B patients [3.04±1.1(B) vs 3.86±0.67(A) days, P = 0.0001]. Complicated cases increased in group B including appendicular perforation in 10 cases. Similarly, mean duration of presentation to hospital significantly increased in group B patients with perforation [69.6±21.01 vs 51.57±17.63 hours, P = 0.008].

Conclusion

During the adversity of the current pandemic, increased number of cases of acute appendicitis can be dealt with surgery as the chances of late presentation and complexity of the lesion exists.
Recurrent disease progression networks for modelling risk trajectory of heart failure
Authors: Lu Xing Han , Liu Aihua , Fuh Shih-Chieh , Lian Yi , Guo Liming , Yang Yi , Marelli Ariane , Li Yue
Published: January 2021

Motivation

Recurrent neural networks (RNN) are powerful frameworks to model medical time series records. Recent studies showed improved accuracy of predicting future medical events (e.g., readmission, mortality) by leveraging large amount of high-dimensional data. However, very few studies have explored the ability of RNN in predicting long-term trajectories of recurrent events, which is more informative than predicting one single event in directing medical intervention.

Methods

In this study, we focus on heart failure (HF) which is the leading cause of death among cardiovascular diseases. We present a novel RNN framework named Deep Heart-failure Trajectory Model (DHTM) for modelling the long-term trajectories of recurrent HF. DHTM auto-regressively predicts the future HF onsets of each patient and uses the predicted HF as input to predict the HF event at the next time point. Furthermore, we propose an augmented DHTM named DHTM+C (where “C” stands for co-morbidities), which jointly predicts both the HF and a set of acute co-morbidities diagnoses. To efficiently train the DHTM+C model, we devised a novel RNN architecture to model disease progression implicated in the co-morbidities.

Results

Our deep learning models confers higher prediction accuracy for both the next-step HF prediction and the HF trajectory prediction compared to the baseline non-neural network models and the baseline RNN model. Compared to DHTM, DHTM+C is able to output higher probability of HF for high-risk patients, even in cases where it is only given less than 2 years of data to predict over 5 years of trajectory. We illustrated multiple non-trivial real patient examples of complex HF trajectories, indicating a promising path for creating highly accurate and scalable longitudinal deep learning models for modeling the chronic disease.
Synergies and Trade-offs between Sanitation and the Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: parikh priti , diep loan , hofmann pascale , Tomei Julia , Campos Luiza , Teh Tse-Hui , Mulugetta Yacob , Milligan Ben , Lakhanpaul Monica
Published: January 2021

To better leverage opportunities arising out of sustainable and inclusive management of sanitation services there is a need for robust and comprehensive evidence of the wide ranging benefits that sanitation can deliver. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a comprehensive framework for sustainable development broken down into 169 interconnected Targets which are articulated under 17 Goals. Based on a methodology developed at University College London (UCL), this study identifies linkages between sanitation and the 169 Targets corroborated by published evidence. We show that there are synergies between sanitation and all 17 Goals and 130 (77%) of the Targets, and trade-offs for 28 (17%) of the Targets. We identified 83 Targets (49%) that call for action in the sanitation sector.
The results demonstrate the far-reaching benefits that can be unlocked from investment in sanitation, which extend beyond health and spread across sectors. The evidence base for the 17 goals establishes links that can inform cross-sectoral action, collaborations and investment across governance levels for integrated sanitation solutions. The research provides different stakeholders with a framework that can be applied to context specific cases and projects.
We propose a range of recommendations to policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers who seek to take this study further to help achieve the SDGs.
O “Dr. Google” e a Ortodontia
Authors: Almeida Marcio
Published: January 2021

Certa vez, recebi para consulta ortodôntica um paciente com Classe II, divisão 1, que me fez repensar o que viríamos a enfrentar num futuro bem próximo — ou, melhor dizendo, já estamos enfrentando. O referido cliente, durante a conversa inicial, autodiagnosticou-se com um problema de Classe II e deficiência mandibular, haja vista que a sua pesquisa prévia por meio da internet sinalizava essa deformidade, mesmo sem nunca ter feito documentação ou procurado um ortodontista para diagnóstico.
Социальные боты в компьютерной пропаганде: серфинг на информационной волне коронавируса
Authors: Василькова Валерия Валентиновна , Легостаева Наталья Игоревна
Published: January 2021

В статье современный феномен инфодемии рассматривается как расширение латентных механизмов информационного воздействия. Авторы интерпретируют этот процесс в контексте концепта компьютерной пропаганды, который позволяет не только описать использование новых компьютерных технологий для манипуляции и дезинформации в социальных сетях (конструирования фейковой информации, функционирования социальных ботов и др.), но и выявить скрытые цели субъектов пропаганды в современном онлайн-пространстве. Исследовательская цель статьи связана с анализом использования социальных ботов для пропагандистского воздействия, осуществляемого на информационной волне коронавирусной эпидемической ситуации.
Для реализации поставленной цели были решены следующие задачи: 1) осуществлен аналитический обзор источников, где описаны новые формы и способы дезинформации в различных социальных сетях, возникшие на волне коронавирусной инфодемии — фейковых новостей, социальных ботов; 2) представлены результаты пилотажного исследования по выявлению и описанию бот-сетей в процессе тематического мониторинга социальной сети «ВКонтакте», связанных с тематикой коронавируса и функционирование которых может быть интерпретировано в контексте компьютерной пропаганды. Исследование проводилось на базе Центра социологических и интернет-исследований СПбГУ в период с 16 марта по 26 мая 2020 г. по авторской методике анализа всплесков сетевой публикационной активности в сочетании с комплексной методикой выявления ботнетов, включающей метод частотного анализа размещаемых сообщений, профайлинг бот-аккаунтов, статистический анализ текстов, анализ структурной организации бот-сети, а также анализ контента публикаций. В результате был обнаружен ряд ботнетов, которые, используя волну популярной темы коронавируса в пропагандистских целях, осуществляют продвижение в информационном поле социальной сети: 1) оппозиционного политического контента с критикой власти и отечественной системы здравоохранения; 2) конспирологических нарративов, связанных с опасностью массового отравления продуктов, воды и лекарственных препаратов, а также с опасностью «цифрового рабства» населения путем массового введения биометрических данных.
Благодарность. Исследование выполнено в рамках гранта РФФИ 20-011-31318 «Коммуникативные стратегии политико-ориентированных онлайн-сообществ в социальных сетях». Исследование проведено с использованием оборудования Центра социологических и интернет-исследований Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета.
Социально-психологические предпосылки и эффекты доверия социальным институтам в условиях пандемии
Authors: Макушева Мария Олеговна , Нестик Тимофей Александрович
Published: January 2021

Вызванный пандемией кризис обострил в российском обществе проблему доверия — межличностного, генерализованного, институционального. В ходе массовых опросов с апреля по май 2020 г. нами фиксировался низкий и снижающийся уровень доверия официальной информации о коронавирусе, низкий уровень доверия социальным институтам — государству, СМИ, здравоохранению и науке. Широкое распространение получили конспирологические теории происхождения вируса и убеждение в том, что его угроза преувеличивается. Цель статьи — на основе серии эмпирических исследований рассмотреть социально-психологические факторы, влияющие на доверие/недоверие социальным институтам в период пандемии, основные типы отношения к пандемии, а также влияние уровня доверия на готовность соблюдать санитарно-эпидемиологические нормы. Для сбора данных были проведены: серия массовых опросов населения на основе opt-in панели респондентов (N=1000, проведены в рамках совместного исследования ЦСП «Платформа» и OMI), онлайн-опрос с использованием социально-психологических шкал (N = 668, проведен Институтом психологии РАН), глубинные интервью (N = 60, проведены ЦСП «Платформа»). Результаты показывают, что причинами снижения доверия к СМИ и властям стали противоречивость официальной информации и рассогласованность действий чиновников, подозрения в сокрытии информации, дефицит проявления эмпатии и двусторонних коммуникаций, чувство несправедливости и разочарование, вызванное нарушенными обещаниями. В условиях пандемии уровень доверия связан с верой в справедливость мира, поиском социальной поддержки, моральными основаниями лояльности и заботы, ориентацией на учет долгосрочных последствий. Вместе с тем тема доверия имеет в ситуации пандемии прагматический аспект: уровень социального доверия влияет на готовность следовать рекомендациям экспертов и проходить вакцинацию, оптимизм в отношении будущего, уровень тревожности и стратегии совладания, веру в конспирологические теории. В заключении статьи намечены перспективные направления исследований социального доверия и его социально-психологических функций в условиях глобальных рисков.
Благодарность. Исследование выполнено по гранту РНФ №18-18-00439 «Психология человека в условиях глобальных рисков».
Wróg dla syna, matka dla wnuka – caryca Katarzyna II i jej relacje z synem i wnukiem
Authors: Strzelczyk Agata
Published: January 2021

This article is about Russian Empress Catherine the Great, her relations with her son Paul and grandson Alexander and role that she played in their upbringings. When Paul, Catherine’s only legal son was born, he was taken from her by Empress Elizabeth. That – and the fact, that Paul blamed Catherine for the death of his father – resulted in the fact, that they never develops proper, familial relation. On the other hand, Catherine was very active and affectionate grandmother, primarily for her oldest grandson, Alexander. She wanted to raise him to become ideal enlightened monarch. She took care of his education and even wrote fairy tales for him herself. Paul hated mother with bitter passion. Alexander loved her, but her influence shaped also his negative features. Catherine had undoubtedly great impact on both her son’s and grandson’s lives, but in the first case – impact was definitely negative and in second case – only arguably positive.
An Apparatus to Measure Gas Diffusion and Gas Permeability of Unsaturated Cap Barriers Subjected to Distortion
Authors: Rajesh S. , Khan V.
Published: January 2021

Landfill cap barriers are commonly designed to limit infiltration into the landfill, sustain deformation, and prevent the migration of landfill gases to the atmosphere. The gas flow through the unsaturated cap barrier could be due to advection, diffusion, or both based on the degree of saturation of the cap barriers. In the present study, a custom-designed test setup is developed to measure the gas permeability and diffusion coefficient of unsaturated cap barriers sequentially under various settlement rate and distortion levels. The apparatus comprises cylindrical lower and upper chambers, perforated overlapping triangular plates, worm gear, screw jack, motor, controller, and sensors. The lower chamber equipped with an oxygen sensor will be used to measure the variation in the oxygen concentration inside the chamber, leading to the measurement of gas diffusion of cap barriers. The measured quantity of nitrogen gas stored in the gas reservoir is allowed to flow through the cap barrier, leading to the measurement of gas permeability by advection. The gas permeability and gas diffusion at various distortion levels can be determined with the help of perforated overlapping triangular plates and a calibrated screw jack-motor system. The usage of this test setup in assessing the gas flow characteristics of the unsaturated cap barrier under the chosen distortion level is briefly illustrated using two types of cap barriers (compacted clay liner and geosynthetic clay liner) at different moisture contents.
O PLANEJAMENTO URBANO-AMBIENTAL
Authors: Da Silva Glauber Fonseca , Galdino França Samantha Da Silva , Vitoria Gabriela De Brito , Ribeiro Gonçalves Jose Roberto Moreira
Published: January 2021

A produção do espaço urbano corroborou para alteração de forma expressiva das características climáticas locais. O que é ratificado por diversos estudos que admitem o fato de que, nas cidades, convive-se com o que se determinou de clima urbano. O artigo aborda o que vem ocorrendo em algumas metrópoles brasileiras – as enchentes. A relevância desse estudo está em propor uma abordagem bibliográfica sobre o crescimento rápido das cidades brasileiras mostrando como a rápida expansão das áreas urbanas, a falta de planejamento político e o falta de conscientização da população pode afetar causar sérios problemas ambientais. Esse estudo propõe a apresentação de uma variedade de perspectiva da drenagem e do controle de enchentes, a ideia é apresentar questões que possam minimizar os riscos para a população que essas enchentes vem causando.
Diabetogenically beneficial gut microbiota alterations in third trimester of pregnancy
Authors: Amabebe Emmanuel , Anumba Dilly O
Published: January 2021

Altered gut microbiota (dysbiosis), inflammation and weight gain are pivotal to the success of normal pregnancy. These are features of metabolic syndrome that ordinarily increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in non-pregnant individuals. Though gut microbiota influences host energy metabolism and homeostasis, the outcome (healthy or unhealthy) varies depending on pregnancy status. In a healthy pregnancy, the gut microbiota is altered to promote metabolic and immunological changes beneficial to the mother and foetus but could connote a disease state in non-pregnant individuals. During the later stages of gestation, metabolic syndrome-like features, that is, obesity-related gut dysbiotic microbiota, increased insulin resistance, and elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines, promote energy storage in adipose tissue for rapid foetal growth and development, and in preparation for energy-consuming processes such as parturition and lactation. The origin of this gestation-associated host–microbial interaction is still elusive. Therefore, this review critically examined the host–microbial interactions in the gastrointestinal tract of pregnant women at late gestation (third trimester) that shift host metabolism in favour of a diabetogenic or metabolic syndrome-like phenotype. Whether the diabetogenic effects of such interactions are indeed beneficial to both mother and foetus was also discussed with plausible mechanistic pathways and associations highlighted.

Lay summary

In non-pregnant women, increased blood glucose, fat accumulation, and prolonged immune response lead to obesity and diabetes. However, during the later stages of pregnancy, the changes in the body’s metabolism described previously do not lead to disease, instead pregnancy facilitates the storage of sufficient energy in fat cells for rapid growth and development of the foetus. The excess energy stores also prepares the mother for labour and breastfeeding. This review examines the role of the normal bacteria in the digestive tract in this beneficial energy accumulation and transfer between the mother and foetus without leading to obesity, diabetes and hypertension in pregnancy.
The First Live Birth in Lithuania After Application of Preimplantation Genetic Testing
Authors: Gudlevičienė Živilė , Baušytė Raminta , Dagytė Evelina , Balkelienė Danutė , Utkus Algirdas , Ramašauskaitė Diana
Published: January 2021

Background. Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a genetic testing procedure that is performed before the implantation of embryos for the identification of genetic abnormalities. It is commonly performed when one or both expecting parents have such abnormalities and are at a high risk of passing them to their offspring. The aim of this case report is to describe the first successful IVF/ICSI/PGT procedure in Lithuania.Case report. A 27-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, a married couple, were referred to VUHSK Santaros Fertility Center after trying to conceive for 4 years. In a previous relationship, the woman got pregnant spontaneously and decided to terminate the pregnancy. The husband does not have any children. During the medical examination, the transvaginal ultrasound revealed a low antral follicle count and low anti-Müllerian hormone level for the woman. Semen analysis for the male patient showed severe oligoastenospermia, which confirmed the previous abnormal spermogram results. Chromosome analysis revealed normal karyotype for the woman (46,XX) and Robertsonian translocation for the husband (45,XY,der(13;14)(q10;q10)). After the interdisciplinary medical team counselling, an ICSI with PGT-SR was suggested for the couple. The woman underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with GnRH antagonist protocol for 11 days. Only one embryo with no unbalanced rearrangements was identified and transferred to the woman. On the 14th day post oocyte retrieval, the first serum β-hCG result was received – 39.5 mIU/ml, and the normal gestational sac at 5 weeks and 3 days was confirmed by ultrasound examination.Conclusion: the first successful pregnancy was achieved in Lithuania and the first IVF/ICSI/PGT-SR newborn in Lithuania was born in 2019 – a vaginal birth of a healthy girl with gestational age of 38 weeks and 4 days and a weight of 2820 g; the Apgar score was 10/10. The IVF/ICSI/PGT procedure was successfully implemented by the multidisciplinary team in VUHSK.
Pregnancy in a Unicornuate Uterus with Non-Communicating Rudimentary Horn: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
Authors: Delić Ratko
Published: January 2021

Unicornuate uterus with non-communicating rudimentary horn is a type of congenital uterine abnormality that occurs as a consequence of the arrested development of one of the two Müllerian ducts.Patients with unicornuate uterus have increased incidence of obstetric and gynaecological complications.We present a report of a clinical case of a 28-years-old female, who was referred to the hospital for evaluation of her infertility.The patient reported primary infertility and inability to conceive after 3-year period of regular unprotected intercourse.Transvaginal ultrasound, along with the preoperative evaluation were completed; however, no anomalies or irregularities were reported.Combined diagnostic simultaneous laparoscopy and hysteroscopy were performed to establish the diagnosis of unicornuate uterus with non-communicating rudimentary horn.The patient conceived spontaneously after diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.During and after pregnancy, our patient and her child experienced numerous complications (cervical incompetence, acute chorioamnionitis, acute fetal distress, pneumonia, septic shock) and procedures (cervical cerclage, urgent cesarean section, intensive care unit treatment) without significant fetal or maternal compromise.
Survival Analysis of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Hemodialysis in West Java. Indonesia, Year 2007 - 2018
Authors: Afiatin  , Agustian Dwi , Wahyudi Kurnia , Riono Pandu , Roesli Rully M. A.
Published: January 2021

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease on dialysis or CKD5D is increasing with a significant impact on disease burden in many countries. Patients are usually listed in the national renal registries, which report demographic data, incidence, prevalence, and outcome. The survival rate is an important outcome measure to characterize the impact of treatment in the CKD5 patient population in the national and international renal registries. Indonesian Society of Nephrology (InaSN) has the Indonesian Renal Registry program to collect data that was endorsed to monitor dialysis treatment quality in Indonesia. IRR releases an annual report, but there is no survival analysis yet. This study aimed to discover the five-year survival rate of CKD5D patients in West Java between 2007–2018 and its factor based on the IRR database. A retrospective cohort study was performed by gaining all patients' data from the IRR database, then data on all of the patients from West Java province who completed a 5-year follow-up on December 31, 2018. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazard's model were used to analyze the risk factors. There were 3,199 data included in this study. In total, the 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 year survival rates are 82%, 70%, 62%, 58%, and 55 %, respectively. Patients whose age is above 55 years and with unknown underlying kidney disease have a worse survival rate with a hazard ratio of 1.28 and 1.50, respectively. Further exploration of IRR data will provide better information on dialysis treatment in Indonesia.
Gallic Acid Content and Antioxidant Activity of Pomegranate Peel Ethanol Extract
Authors: Dhianawaty Diah , Nurfazriah Latifah Rahman , Rezano Andri
Published: January 2021

Ethanol extract of Pomegranate peel is proven to have the ability to inhibit the proliferation of cervical cancer HeLa cells. It was reported that this extract contains ellagic acid, gallic acid, and punicalagin which are identified as major effectors of antitumor activity. Gallic acid has been demonstrated to have an antioxidant activity that can influence cancer cell proliferation. The aim of the study was to identify the gallic acid content in pomegranate peel ethanol extract and to measure its antioxidant. This study was an experimental study performed at the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory and Central Laboratory of Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia during September-December 2019. Gallic acid concentration was measured by using a high-performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) and the antioxidant activity was measured by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The extract contained 616.97 mg/kg of gallic acid with an antioxidant activity of IC50 6.1 µg/mL. In conclusion, gallic acid has cytotoxic and antitumor effects from its ability to modulate antioxidant/pro-oxidant balance and inhibit reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, both gallic acid content and antioxidant activity parameters can be used as markers in pomegranate peel extract which shows activities that inhibit HeLa cell proliferation.
Early contractor involvement: a review of pre-construction service agreements
Authors: Finnie David , Ameer Ali Naseem , Park Kenneth
Published: January 2021

Early contractor involvement involves engaging contractors to work with the client’s design team during the pre-construction stage before agreeing on a construction stage contract. Despite the growing use of two-stage contracting, there is a lack of research into the forms of pre-construction service agreements and their effectiveness. This study aims to evaluate the optimal contract ingredients for a pre-construction stage agreement that can be used with a range of standard-form construction contracts based on industry preferences. Four agreements are critically evaluated: those of the Joint Contracts Tribunal and NEC3 and two bespoke agreements. Key ingredients were found to include scope of services, time obligations, design obligations, key personnel, price formation, confidentiality of material and communication and co-operation. Industry preferences were obtained through semi-structured interviews with 21 construction participants across New Zealand.
Possibilities of in vivo validation of a model of experimental osteoporosis
Authors: Bairamov Alekber A. , Mamina Nailya Sh. , Karonova Tatiana L. , Shabanov Petr D.
Published: January 2021

In this work, the possibilities ofin vivovalidation of an experimental model of osteoporosis are analyzed. Themodel is based on the application of biochemical methodsforanalyzing predictors of osteoporosis inbloodserum,andtheirinformative value in the comparativeanalysis of the assessment of the degree of osteoporosisbasedoninstrumental studies of autopsy of bone tissue usingatomicabsorption spectroscopy and x-ray densitometry.
Merumuskan Ulang Konsep Moralitas: Sumbangan Pemikir Feminis
Authors: Sugiyono Paulus Bagus
Published: January 2021

The aim of this article is to re-conceptualize the meaning of morality according to the perspective of feminists. This article employed the method of literature review within the qualitative approach. Morality, in the history of western thought, is often related with the concept offered by Immanuel Kant. Human being is perceived to have a sufficient ratio to access the universal morality. Therefore, there is no reason for not following the principles of morality. Nevertheless, feminists argued that the concept offered by Kant does not give a flexible space for the dynamics of contingent things, such as feeling, sensitivity, and inclination. Whereas, these contingent things have given such an influential meaning for the concept of morality. Marilyn Friedman (2000) specifically proposes and explains this point of view in her article entitled “Feminism in Ethics: Conception of Autonomy”. Her approach is thus later shown clearly in the concept of care ethics. Even though, I argue that care ethics would not substitute Kantian ethics, but rather complement it, so that the paradigm of the morality can be seen broader from several perspectives. This entwined paradigm, between Kantian and care ethics, is then can be employed to analyze various social phenomena that occur in our society. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk merumuskan ulang konsep mengenai moralitas, terutama ketika mendapatkan sumbangsih pemikiran dari para pemikir feminis. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kajian literatur dalam pendekatan kualitatif. Moral, dalam perjalanan panjang sejarah pemikiran barat, identik dengan pemikiran Immanuel Kant dalam sifatnya yang berlaku universal. Untuk mengakses universalitas moral, manusia diandaikan memiliki nalar atau rasionalitas yang cukup. Dengan demikian, sebagai manusia yang otonom secara moral, tidak ada alasan baginya untuk tidak mengikuti prinsip-prinsip moral. Penggunaan nalar tidak memberikan ruang bagi hal-hal yang sifatnya kontingen, seperti perasaan, sensitivitas, dan kecenderungan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa apa yang disingkirkan oleh etika Kantian tadi diangkat oleh para pemikir feminis. Mereka memberikan sumbangsih pemikirannya tersendiri dalam membangun konsep moralitas. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa etika kepedulian adalah muara dari pemikiran mengenai moralitas dari para pemikir feminis. Meski demikian, etika kepedulian tidak hadir sebagai substitusi atau pengganti dari etika Kantian, melainkan sebagai komplementer yang menjadikan cakrawala moralitas semakin utuh. Bak dua sisi sepayang sayap, kedua pendekatan moralitas tadi saling menyeimbangkan pemaknaan mengenai apa itu moralitas, terutama untuk menelaah fenomena-fenomena secara sosiologis dalam masyarakat.
Clustering-Based Plane Refitting of Non-planar Patches for Voxel-Based 3D Point Cloud Segmentation Using K-Means Clustering
Authors: Saglam Ali , Makineci Hasan B. , Baykan Ömer K. , Baykan Nurdan Akhan
Published: January 2021

Point cloud processing is a struggled field because the points in the clouds are three-dimensional and irregular distributed signals. For this reason, the points in the point clouds are mostly sampled into regularly distributed voxels in the literature. Voxelization as a pretreatment significantly accelerates the process of segmenting surfaces. The geometric cues such as plane directions (normals) in the voxels are mostly used to segment the local surfaces. However, the sampling process may include a non-planar point group (patch), which is mostly on the edges and corners, in a voxel. These voxels can cause misleading the segmentation process. In this paper, we separate the non-planar patches into planar sub-patches using k-means clustering. The largest one among the planar sub-patches replaces the normal and barycenter properties of the voxel with those of itself. We have tested this process in a successful point cloud segmentation method and measure the effects of the proposed method on two point cloud segmentation datasets (Mosque and Train Station). The method increases the accuracy success of the Mosque dataset from 83.84% to 87.86% and that of the Train Station dataset from 85.36% to 87.07%.
Interpretation of Manchu Traditional Space Decoration in Inn Environment Design—Space Design of Sun Inn
Authors: Yin Bowen , Zhang Ting
Published: January 2021

In the space design of solar inn, we should grasp the aesthetic fatigue of modern touriststo the common commercial hotel and build a hotel with the theme of national culture. Through on-the-spot investigation of the architectural culture characteristics of the Manchu nationality in Northeast China, the characteristics of the architectural culture of the Manchu nationality in Northeast China are analyzed.The study of folk architecture inherits and develops under the background of the development of the new era, so that the national cultural architecture can be better innovated, especially in the area similar to the Manchu folk culture in northeast China.
Briefing in Singapore Quality Management System Based on China Construction (South Pacific) Dev Co Pte Ltd’s Practice
Authors: Wang Junzhu
Published: January 2021

According to deeply analysis of the construction engineering quality super vision system in Singapore,this paper summarizes the supervision experiencesbfrom three dimensions,namely process,methodsand measures,Furthermore,analyzes the enlight enment of the quality supervision system of Singapore’Sconstruction engineering to the quality supervision of China,including establishing a life-cycle construction quality supervision system,formulating aunified quality evaluation method,aswellasimproving theconstruction quality assurance measures.
A Clinico-Pathological Study of Psoriasis and Psoriasiform Dermatitis
Authors: Venna Ashok Babu , Chittla Sravan , Malkud Shashikant
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition, which can have varied presentation either per se or because of various treatment modalities, which can closely simulate any different dermatological conditions. Hence, a clinicohistopathological correlation is necessary for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment. Very few studies are available in the indexed journals on this subject matter. The present study is aimed to study the clinical and histological features of psoriasiform dermatitis and psoriasis. METHODS This was a longitudinal study consisting of 60 subjects divided into two classes based on clinical diagnosis. Class A patients with diagnosed psoriasis and class B subjects with psoriasiform dermatitis. Many patients have had specific examination and skin biopsy. RESULTS Majority of the cases (40 %) were in the age group of 31 - 40 years. Most common clinical diagnosis was psoriasis (56.7 %) followed by allergic contact dermatitis (13.3 %), pityriasis rosea (8.3 %), lichen simplex chronicus (5 %), seborrheic dermatitis (3 %), Devergie’s disease (3 %), and pityriasis lichenoides chronica (1.6 %). Clinicopathological concordance with psoriasis was seen in 68 cases (68 %) and discordance in 32 cases (32 %). CONCLUSIONS Clinically psoriasis vulgaris can be diagnosed (> 80 %) by presence of micaceous scales, along with grattage test and Auspitz’s sign. But in few, morphological variants of psoriasis and psoriasis modified due to various treatment modalities, we may not see the classical presentation and may mimic various other conditions (psoriasiform dermatitis), in which case a histopathological conformation is essential for diagnosis and treatment. KEYWORDS Psoriasis, Psoriasiform Dermatitis, Auspitz’s Sign, Histopathology
Prevalence of Distal Caries of Second Molars Due to Impacted Mandibular Third Molars
Authors: Goswami Amit Lal , Saha Manik
Published: January 2021

BACKGROUND Most commonly occurring impacted teeth encountered in dental surgery are mandibular 3rd molars. Reasons of impactions may be due to evolution and modern dietary habits, lack of space, decreased skeletal growth, and disproportionate crown size. Impacted tooth may cause various complications, if left untreated distal caries is commonly seen in mandibular 2nd molars. The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of distal caries of mandibular 2nd molars due to impacted mandibular 3rd molars. Symptoms like distal caries of 2rd molars is one of the major factors affecting the oral health next to periodontal disease and periodontal abscess. METHODS The study included 103 patients, reported to the dental department of Tripura Medical College and BRAM &Teaching Hospital, Agartala. The study was done from July 2019 – December 2019, age ranged from 18 to 50 years. Panoramic radiographic examinations were carried out in each patient. Angulations of impaction and incidence of caries of the adjacent mandibular 2nd molars were recorded. All data were collected and analysed using percentage analysis. RESULTS 103 patients panoramic radiographs were studied, out of 103, 63 (61 %) were male, 40 (39 %) were female. 31 patients (30.1 %) out of 103 patients were found to have distal caries of mandibular 2nd molars adjacent to mandibular 3nd molars. 85 % of caries was associated with mesioangular impaction. CONCLUSIONS Careful monitoring to detect the caries lesions in early stage is necessary, as the distal caries on the mandibular 2nd molars was found to be high. Subsequently proper measures should be taken for restoration of mandibular 2nd molars and removal of impacted mandibular 3rd molars, if necessary. KEYWORDS Distal Surface Caries, Mandibular 2nd Molars, Impacted Mandibular 3rd Molars, Angulation
Pathomorphological analysis pancreas in different forms pancreatic necrosis
Authors: Viskunov Vladimir Georgievich , Asatryan Arshak Harutyun , Protsenko Svetlana Ivanovna
Published: January 2021

An experimental study was performed on 120 white Wistar "rats" Animals were divided into 4 groups, each group of 30animals. When creating models of the CES, flowing mainly on the type of fat pancreatic necrosis was carried out with twopathogenic FACT (ductal hypertension and activation of phospholipases). The dynamics of development of progressive fattypancreatic necrosis with marked cellular infiltration, formation of infiltration, the inflammatory reaction. In the secondseries of experiments using crystalline trypsin shows the evolution of hemorrhagic pancreatic necrosis with involvement ofvisceral organs, hemodynamic shock, DIC, as a result of uncontrolled proteolysis. Our studies allow us to consider the fat andhemorrhagic pancreatic necrosis as different morphological units that must be considered in clinical practice
Features of hi-tech ophthalmology surgical help at combination splinter explosive trauma with damages of eyes
Authors: Dzhioeva Anna Vsevolodovna , Stepanov Anatoliy Viktorovich
Published: January 2021

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PRAÇAS COMUNITÁRIAS DE SUCATA NA “CIDADE SOL” – JEQUIÉ-BA: LUGAR DE BRINCADEIRA, PRESERVAÇÃO E APRENDIZAGEM SOCIAL
Authors: Cardoso Marilete Calegari , Souza Ana Lúcia Santos
Published: January 2021

Este trabalho é um recorte da pesquisa “O suco da sucata”, que investiga a potencialidade dos materiais não estruturados, para produção de brinquedos e brincadeiras para as crianças, em espaços públicos da cidade de Jequié – BA. Neste texto, analisa-se a constituição e potencialidade dos espaços públicos, especificamente, duas praças, de iniciativa comunitária, construídas com sucatas, para as brincadeiras das crianças, bem como para interrelações entre os adultos. A pesquisa ancora-se na abordagem qualitativa sendo que os dados foram levantados por meio de aplicação de questionário (online), via e-mail, a duas cidadãs, idealizadoras de praças de cunho lúdico/comunitário. A análise evidenciou que as praças construídas com brinquedos de sucatas por iniciativa dos moradores, em espaços relegados pela gestão pública do município de Jequié – BA se constituem, primeiramente, como um lugar de inventividade, de autenticidade e protagonismo cidadão, a fim de que todos: crianças, adolescentes jovens adultos e idosos, concebam o espaço como parte de si, além de potencializar as trocas e aprendizagens coletivas, por meio de eventos comunitários, jogos e brincadeiras infantis.
Practicing What You Preach: UK Philanthropy Practitioners’ Experiences of Theoretical Academic Study
Authors: Fitton Triona
Published: January 2021

Analysis of UK educational provision in philanthropic studies (Carrington, 2009; Keidan et al., 2014; Palmer & Bogdanova, 2008) has demonstrated a need for further provision of philanthropy education for the UK sector. Taking its lead from debates around the role of academic theory in this growing field of study, this project aims to determine how theoretical (rather than practical) master’s-level study of philanthropy is understood and perceived by those working in the philanthropy, charity and fundraising sectors. Using a qualitative case study, this paper will present and discuss three key themes emergent from the data. These are: the ethical soup philanthropy practitioners experience as a result of reflection on their practice, the trickle effect of how literature and theory is shared around their networks, and the interdisciplinarity problem whereby the teaching of philanthropic theory from multiple disciplines can make application of the theory to practice difficult. The paper will conclude with some suggestions of what theory in the academy can contribute to practitioner skills in the philanthropy sector, including both strengths and some limitations.
Seasonal Summer Camp Staff Experiences: A Scoping Review
Authors: Warner Robert , Godwin Mary , Hodge Camilla
Published: January 2021

Every year, nearly one million staff work seasonally at summer camps. Although little research has investigated staff experiences compared to campers’ experiences, literature does exist. Understanding the breadth and depth of this literature is an important way to guide future investigations and employment practices regarding seasonal summer camp staff experiences. The purpose of our scoping review was to synthesize the literature about seasonal summer camp staff experiences. Using two scoping review manuals as guides, we systematically retrieved and reviewed the corpus of literature produced from 1900 to 2020 regarding seasonal summer camp staff experiences. We reviewed 116 documents, including peer-reviewed journal articles, theses and dissertations, and refereed conference abstracts. We extracted and analyzed documents’ topics, methods, sample and setting characteristics, major findings, and future research suggestions. We present our analysis of literature in two sections: staff outcomes and administrator/staff concerns. Findings from our review may inform future research and practice.
Connectedness as a Predictor of Academic and Youth Development Outcomes at a Summer Day Camp for Low-Income Youth
Authors: Barcelona Robert , Hartman Cindy
Published: January 2021

Organized camp programs impacted over 10 million youth in the United States in 2019 (American Camp Association, 2019). While residential camp programs have shown ample evidence of their potential to produce opportunities for growth and learning (Garst et al., 2011; Wilson et al., 2019), less is known about the benefits of summer day camp programs. Day camp programs have the potential to serve a more diverse group of campers than residential camps (Kimmelman, 2011), and have become popular formats for summer programs designed to enhance academic skills and prevent summer learning loss. This study sought to understand the factors that influenced self-perceptions of academic attitudes and positive youth development at a summer day camp program offering academic and recreational activities for economically vulnerable fourth to ninth graders (n=240). Specifically, the study was interested in the role that camp connectedness played in influencing perceptions of outcomes (Sibthorp et al., 2011). The study found that campers who participated in a summer day camp program reported that their interest in academic subjects increased over the course of the camp. Campers who had higher levels of connectedness to camp reported significantly stronger academic and youth development outcomes than those who had lower levels of connectedness. The study also found no significant differences in connectedness based on camper characteristics such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, school attended, or language spoken at home, suggesting that these variables were not salient in whether a camper felt connected to camp. These findings provide implications for the design and delivery of academically focused day camp programs to enhance feelings of connectedness, including the importance of using an intentional curriculum, offering a variety of academic and recreational activities, employing trained educators and youth development specialists, and being mindful of class and group sizes.
Contested claims to social welfare: Basic income grants in Namibia
Authors: Klocke-Daffa Sabine
Published: January 2021

In many parts of the world, income transfers to underprivileged groups have long been part of social welfare programmes. However, the conditionality of such grants has recently been challenged on a global scale, arguing that income grants should serve as a mechanism to redistribute national resources rather than filling the social gap, and be conceded to all members of the population. The only country that tested this kind of social policy is Namibia with its Basic Income Grant project (BIG). Ever since its launch in 2007, there has been a heated nation- and even worldwide debate concerning the pros and cons of an unconditional grant. This paper presents the results of an anthropological research, showing that in discussion on poverty reduction and the “rightful share” for the needy, the cultural factors governing decision making on the micro level have so far been neglected.
Education 4.0 and Teachers: Challenges, Risks and Benefits
Authors: Panagiotopolos George A. , Karanikola Zoe A.
Published: January 2021

The aim of the present study is to investigate and capture teachersâ€™ attitudes towards the principles, benefits and risks of Education 4.0, as it is shaped in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution. The methodology followed is the quantitative one and specifically an improvised questionnaire was structured. It was answered by a sample of 233 primary education teachers of the Region of Western Greece. Data was analyzed using the statistical software SPSS 26.0 for Windows. The results of the research show that teachers believe that students will have more opportunities to learn at different times and in different locations with tools tailored to their individual abilities and will choose the devices, programs and methods by which they will learn. In addition, the use of technology in education will improve learning outcomes, will help save material resources and improve teachers' communication with parents, students and education staff. However, participating teachers believe that the use of technology entails a greater workload for them, leads to the creation of unknown and demanding professions, leads to sharper inequalities and widens the social gap. In addition, there is a very high risk of job losses and is related to the feeling of insecurity and danger. At the same time, it raises moral issues, threatens individuality and the private sphere of life, homogenizes the views of people and polarizes societies. Finally, additional studies, employment, overall service and training in new technologies have a statistically significant effect on teachers' perceptions.