bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ЗНАЧУЩІСТЬ ОБЧИСЛЮВАЛЬНИХ СИСТЕМ ІЗ МАСОВИМ ПАРАЛЕЛІЗМОМ ПРИ ОБРОБЦІ СКАНОВАНИХ ДОКУМЕНТІВ
Authors: Barkovska O. , Kholiev V. , Polikanov D.
Published: April 2022

У роботі запропоновано узагальнена модель системи класифікації сканованих документів, яка являє організаційно-функціональний, технологічний і програмно-технічний комплекс для класифікації або категоризації документу за ключовими словами, які визначаються частотним словником. Актуальність теми дослідження полягає у скороченні часу впорядкування нових інформаційних ресурсів, що надходять до сховища, завдяки збільшенню швидкості роботи методів покращення якості вихідного зображення безпосередньо перед обробкою та аналізом тексту. Аналіз результатів довів ефективність та доцільність використання обчислювачів із масовим паралелізмом для виконання таких задач, як шумопригнічення та зміна значення колірних каналів вихідного повнокольорового зображення, досягаючи прискорення до 53,51% у порівнянні із використанням обчислювального ресурсу центрального процесору.
АРХІТЕКТУРА СИСТЕМИ ОБМІНУ МЕДИЧНИМИ ДАНИМИ ПАЦІЄНТІВ З ЛІКАРЯМИ НА ОСНОВІ IOTA
Authors: Golubnychy D. , Kolomiytsev O. , Tretyak V. , Kliuchka Ya. , Rybalchenko A.
Published: April 2022

Обмін медичною інформацією дозволяє здійснювати електронне переміщення медичних даних між різними інформаційними системами охорони здоров’я. На відміну від традиційних паперових документів, електронні дозволяють постачальникам медичних послуг отримувати доступ до важливої медичної інформації та обмінюватися нею. Проте, існуючі системи охорони здоров’я для обміну медичними даними громадянин, зіткнулися з низкою проблем, зокрема: конфіденційність, безпека та відсутність контролю з боку пацієнтів. Враховуючи все вищесказане, запропоновано використовувати технологію розподіленого реєстру, оскільки вона може кардинально змінити спосіб зберігання медичної інформації, забезпечуючи безпечні способи обміну даними. У статті розглядається технологія розподіленого реєстру для Інтернету речей (Internet Of Things, IoT), яка називається IOTA. Блок- чейн вже використовується в багатьох системах охорони здоров’я, оскільки він вирішує серйозні проблеми охорони здоров’я, що пов’язані з конфіденційністю та безпекою. Однак, залишаються питання, що пов’язані з масштабованістю та продуктивністю блокчейну. IOTA вирішує ці проблеми, оскільки використовує структуру даних DAG (directed acyclic graph), яка дозволяє додавати транзакції паралельно. Це скорочує час, що потрібний на підтвердження транзакцій, а кількість одночасно оброблюваних транзакцій може бути необмеженою. Протокол Masked Authenticated Messaging (MAM) дозволяє безпечно передавати зашифровані потоки даних як транзакції. Тому, система, що пропонується, використовує IOTA для безпечного обміну медичними даними. Процес створення та надсилання медичних даних в IOTA проілюстровано на конкретному прикладі. Розглянуто застосування протоколу МАМ на прикладі передачі медичних даних пацієнта лікарю.
INFORMATION SYSTEM OF LEGAL PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Authors: Kapiton A. , Baranenko R. , Franchuk T. , Diachenko O.
Published: April 2022

The article analyzes the state of the problem of developing an information system of legal protection of intellectual property. Features of the concept of "intellectual property" are considered. The authors analyze the use of information and telecommunication systems in the field of legal protection of intellectual property. Possibilities of intensification of information process development in the field of intellectual property protection are shown and analyzed. A database has been developed to solve the problem of intellectual property legal protection software.
TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING THE FUNCTIONING STATE OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Authors: Martovytskyi V. , Koltun Y. , Holubnychyi D. , Sukhoteplyi V.
Published: April 2022

Understanding the state of the system is important to ensure the reliability and stable operation of applications and services. The article presents the functioning process of technology of the multi -agent anomaly monitoring system, that is based on the IDEF0 methodology, describes the DCS state monitoring process and allows to integrate the monitoring system with other components of the information security system. The results of the software package of the research prototype of the DCS anomaly monitoring system are presented. The effectiveness of the developed monitoring system is confirmed by the method of simulation of attacks on the segment of the DCS network. The prototype provides a probability of making the right decision about the presence of abnormal traffic at the level of 97%, errors of the type I - 2% and errors of the type II - 1%
ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ІНДИВІДУАЛЬНИХ РЯТУВАЛЬНИХ ЗАСОБІВ ДЛЯ ВИЖИВАННЯ ЕКІПАЖУ І ПАСАЖИРІВ ПІСЛЯ ПОКИДАННЯ СУДНА
Authors: Urum N. , Ivanenko V. , Fedunov V. , Bazhak O.
Published: April 2022

Розглянуто реалізацію відповідних способів та прийомів для підтримки безпечних умов виживання людини у водному середовищі, підготовку до дій у різних аварійних ситуаціях з використанням індивідуальних рятувальних засобів (рятувальні кола, рятувальні жилети, гідрокостюми та теплозахисні засоби, рятувальні мережі та трали) згідно Міжнародному Кодексу з рятувальних засобів (Кодекс ЛСА) викладені загальні вимоги щодо суднових рятувальних засобів, які стосуються виготовлення, встановлення та оснащення суднових рятувальних засобів, підготовлені на базі положень частини 3 глави III «Рятувальні засоби та пристрої» Конвенції SOLAS-74. Сприятливий результат виживання багато в чому залежить від його психофізіолгічних та фізичних якостей, міцних знань основ безпеки життєдіяльності, виживання та інших факторів. При короткочасній загрозі людина діє на чуттєвому рівні, про якусь волю до життя в таких випадках годі й говорити. В умовах автономного довготривалого виживання настає критичний момент, коли безглуздість подальшого опору пригнічують волю. Бажання вижити має бути усвідомленим, цілеспрямованим і має диктуватися як інстинктом, а й усвідомленою необхідністю. Моральна готовність до аварійної ситуації на морі, насамперед, передбачає знання прийомів та засобів самопорятунку. Необхідно знати, як правильно використовувати наявні індивідуальні та колективні рятувальні засоби. Невмілі дії при використанні рятувальних засобів нерідко призводять до їхнього руйнування або малоефективного використання. Часто під час аварій на воді рятувальники виявляють загиблих. Виною тому є неправильне використання рятувальних засобів. Саме тому на суднах створюютьс я всі необхідні умови для розгортання індивідуальних та колективних рятувальних засобів. Також, приділяється особлива увага навчанню екіпажу грамотно застосовувати це обладнання.
Relationship Between Smoking and Ischemic Stroke: Meta Analysis
Authors: Sakinah Sakinah , Nugroho Septyan Dwi
Published: April 2022

Background: Ischemic stroke is a non-communicable disease that has irreversible and modifiable risk factors. One of the risk factors that can be changed in preventing ischemic stroke is smoking behavior. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between smoking and the incidence of ischemic stroke from several previous studies.
Subjects and Method: This article was compiled with a systematic review and meta-analysis study. This study uses the PICO model as follows. Population= Patients at Risk of Ischemic Stroke, Intervention= Smoking, Comparison= Not Smoking, and Outcome= Ischemic Stroke Incidence. The articles used in this study were obtained from several databases including PubMed and ScienceDirect. This article was collected within 1 month. The keywords to search for articles were as follows: Current AND Smoking OR Tobacco OR Cigarettes AND Hypertension AND "Ischemic Stroke" OR CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident).
Results: Nine articles reviewed in this meta-analysis were from Lebanon, Mexico, Pakistan, Finland, Pakistan, United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Iran. In this study, smokers had a 1.66 times risk of developing an ischemic stroke compared to nonsmokers and it was statistically significant (aOR= 1.66; 95%CI= 1.48 to 1.86; p< 0.001). People who smoked had a 1.66 times risk. experienced the incidence of isleemic stroke compared to non-smokers and was statistically significant (aOR= 1.66; 95%CI= 1.48 to 1.86; p< 0.001).
Conclusion: Smoking has a relationship with the occurrence of ischemic stroke in at-risk patients.
Keywords: smoking, hypertension, ischemic stroke.
Correspondence: Septyan Dwi Nugroho. Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Email: septyandwin@gmail.com. Mobile: 081804418933.
The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Meta-Analysis
Authors: Maulana Moh , Andriyani Shofia
Published: April 2022

Background: Alcoholic drink is a type of drink that contains ingredients similar to alcohol, usually ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Cardiovascular disease or also known as heart disease, generally refers to conditions that involve narrowing or blocking of blood vessels. The cardiovascular effects of alcohol consumption seen in observational studies continue to be hotly debated in the thematic literature and popular media. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease in adultsSubjects and Method: This is a meta-analysis study using PRISMA flowchart guidelines and the articles were published in English from 2013 to 2022. The article search was conducted using the PICO model, Population: Adults, Intervention: Alcohol consumption. Comparison: No Consumption of alcoholic beverages. Articles obtained from the PubMed, Google Scholar and ScienceDirect databases. Based on the database, there were 9 articles that met the inclusion criteria. The analysis was carried out using Revman 5.3. software.Results: There were 9 articles from Asia, North America, and Europe, 2 articles from South Korea, 2 articles from China, 1 article from Japan, 1 article from the United States (USA), 1 article from England, 1 article from Spain and 1 article from Eastern Europe. Based on the results of the forest plot using a cohort study, it showed that someone who consumes alcohol has a high risk of cardiovascular disease by 2.83 times compared to someone who does not consume alcohol which is associated with cardiovascular disease (aHR = 2.83; CI 95% = 2.67 to 3.00; p <0.001).Conclusion: Adults who consume alcohol are at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Keywords: cardiovascular, alcoholic drink, heart disease
Correspondence:Moh Maulana. Medical Record Study Program, Jember Polytechnic. Jl. Mastrip, East Krajan, Sumbersari 68121, East Java. Email: maulana.rosy21@gmail.com. Mobile: +62 851-5667-1759.
Factors affecting the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites and lungworm in dogs and assessment of antiparasitic drug use patterns
Authors: Vernerová Eva , Dvořáková Nela , Svobodová Vlasta , Bureš Jiří
Published: April 2022

Dogs are hosts of parasites with different pathogenicities and zoonotic risks. The aim of our study was to assess factors that could affect the occurrence of endoparasitic infections in dogs using questionnaires for owners and examining canine faeces. Based on the responses of dog owners, we evaluated ways of the preventive and therapeutic use of antiparasitic drugs. One faecal sample was obtained from each dog (391 samples total), and then examined by flotation, larvoscopic, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. We focused on zoonotic tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and Taenia crassiceps. The answers in the dog owners’ questionnaires showed that owners most often dewormed their dogs irregularly (96.4%), namely, twice a year (24.3%). In coprological examinations the following parasites were detected: Giardia spp., Cystoisospora ohioensis complex, Neospora caninum/Hammondia heydorni, Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Capillaria spp., Trichuris spp., Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, Ancylostoma spp. and Taenia spp. A total of 4 out of 391 PCR investigated samples of faeces were positive for DNA of Taenia species. Sequences were obtained for 3 of them, confirming 100% identity with T. crassiceps. The zoonotic helminths Toxocara canis were the more prevalent species (9.3%, 4.3%, 1.9% group A, B, C). We consider the presence of T. crassiceps in 3 dog faecal samples to be serious due to its zoonotic potential. Data collected within this study showed that the prevention against endoparasites carried out at the breeders’ discretion is insufficient to ensure the health of their dogs or to cover the risk of zoonotic transmission.
Hypothermia as a potential remedy for canine and feline acute spinal cord injury: a review
Authors: Šulla Igor , Horňák Slavomír , Balik Vladimír
Published: April 2022

Severe spinal cord injury (SCI) resulting in permanent sensory-motor and autonomic dysfunction caudal to a damaged spinal cord (SC) segment is a catastrophic event in human as well as in veterinary medicine. The situation of paraplegic/tetraplegic people or animals is further impaired by serious complications and often displays an image of permanent suffering. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has shown neuroprotective capacity in numerous experimental and several clinical studies or case reports. Hence, the method draws increasing attention of neuroscientists as well as health care workers. While systemic TH is a too complex procedure for veterinary practice, local application of TH with a reduced risk of the whole body temperature fluctuations and minimal side effects can become one of the therapeutic tools considered in the treatment of acute traumatic SCIs in bigger animals, especially when surgical decompression of spinal medulla and vertebral column reconstruction is indicated. Still, additional large prospective randomized studies are essential for the standardization of therapeutic protocols and the introduction of the method into therapeutic armamentarium in canine and feline spinal traumatology. The research strategy involved a PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), and ISI Web of Science search from January 2000 to July 2021 using the terms “canine and feline spinal cord injuryˮ, “hypothermiaˮ, and “targeted temperature managementˮ in the English language literature; also references from selected studies were scanned and relevant articles included.
Vaccine-induced and naturally-acquired protection against Omicron and Delta symptomatic infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes, France, December 2021 to January 2022
Authors: Suarez Castillo Milena , Khaoua Hamid , Courtejoie Noémie
Published: April 2022

We assessed the protection conferred by naturally-acquired, vaccine-induced and hybrid immunity during the concomitant Omicron and Delta epidemic waves in France on symptomatic infection and severe COVID-19. The greatest levels of protection against both variants were provided by hybrid immunity. Protection against Omicron symptomatic infections was systematically lower and waned at higher speed than against Delta in those vaccinated. In contrast, there were little differences in variant-specific protection against severe inpatient outcomes in symptomatic individuals.
Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of unprecedented scale and human cases in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa, up to 13 February 2022
Authors: Ravensberg Matthijs F , Fanoy Ewout B , Whelan Jane , Embregts Carmen WE , GeurtsvanKessel Corine H , Strydom Jared B
Published: April 2022

More than 430 cases of rabies have been confirmed in dogs in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality of South Africa since July 2021. We describe the ongoing outbreak, its geographical spread and six related human deaths that have occurred. Further investigation of the outbreak and vaccination of the dog population is required. Raising awareness among healthcare providers, the public, and among international travellers planning to visit the region, is key for action to protect human and animal health.
Juegos de mayoría ponderada redefinidos por ausentismo y abstencionismo: definición y su aplicación a la LXII y LXIV legislaturas mexicanas
Authors: Larios-Ferrer José Leonel , Ávila-Pozos Roberto
Published: April 2022

En este trabajo se hacen diferentes aportaciones a la Nueva Economía Política (NEP), abordando de manera específica el papel que tiene el ausentismo y abstencionismo dentro de un Juego de Mayoría Ponderada (JMP) grupal. La razón de estudiar este tipo de tópicos es porque no existe en la literatura política y económica una matematización de los conceptos y juegos que aquí se proponen. Se encuentra que, bajo ciertas condiciones, el ausentismo favorece a la coalición ganadora y el abstencionismo la perjudica. La aplicación de la teoría a dos de las más recientes Cámaras de Diputados de México, usando además simulaciones en SciLab, permitió comprobar que el ausentismo y abstencionismo juegan un papel interesante al coparticipar en la aprobación de los diferentes acuerdos.
Análisis de la serie de tiempo de Tuberculosis en el Estado de Veracruz de 2000 a 2018
Authors: Vázquez-Chena Sobeida Itzel , Tapia-Santos Brenda , Ávila-Pozos Roberto
Published: April 2022

En este trabajo se revisa la informaci´on de la Direcci´on General de Epidemiolog´ıa, particularmente los casos registrados de Tuberculosis pulmonar en el Estado de Veracruz, desde el a˜no 2000 y hasta el a˜no 2018. Esta informaci´on, vista como una serie de tiempo, se analiza usando uno de los enfoques m´as empleados para el estudio de series temporales. Se revisa el comportamiento de la serie para encontrar si esta tiene alg´un tipo de tendencia constante o estacional, se realizan pruebas de estacionalidad y finalmente se obtienen modelos integrados autoregresivos de medias m´oviles, a fin de realizar pron´osticos. Se muestran los par´ametros de  los mejores modelos ARIMA obtenidos, as´ı como los valores de los criterios de informaci´on de Akaike y Bayesiano, para las series reportadas por mes y por semana epidemiol´ogica.
Modelo compartimental de Covid-19: cobertura de aplicación de pruebas de detección y rapidez de respuesta
Authors: Umedigo-Valdez Manuel , Franco-Pérez Luis
Published: April 2022

Presentamos un modelo epidemiológico compartimental para la transmisión del virus Covid-19 que denominamos SEIART, que contempla testeo para individuos infectados sintomáticos y asintomáticos. El modelo es una generalización de los modelos clásicos SIR, SEIR y SEIAR, e incluye las clases de individuos infectados sintomáticos testeados y no testeados, así como individuos asintomáticos testeados y no testeados. Mostramos el número reproductivo básico asociado al sistema y exhibimos que decrece con el aumento en las tasas de testeo y de aplicación tanto en las clases de infectados sintomáticos como asintomáticos. Presentamos simulaciones para mostrar que un aumento en las pruebas y una mayor efectividad en las pruebas de aplicación / detección provocan una reducción en la población infectada y en la mortalidad.
Sobre ωI-cubiertas
Authors: López-Callejas Carlos , Cruz-Castillo Ricardo
Published: April 2022

Este trabajo se centra en presentar lo que hemos llamado ωI -cubiertas, donde I es un ideal no principal sobre algún espacio topológico X. Estas cubiertas son una generalización de lo que en la literatura se conoce como ω-cubiertas y resulta que las ωI-cubiertas satisfacen muchas propiedades análogas a estas, en particular, demostramos que un espacio X satisface cierto principio de selección en términos de las ωI-cubiertas si y sólo si satisface una relación tipo Ramsey, lo que generaliza un resultado clásico para las ω-cubiertas que fue demostrado en Scheepers (1996) y en Just et al. (1996).
Editorial de Pädi Vol. 10 No. Especial (2022)
Authors: López-Suárez Luis Alberto , Peralta-Hernández Liliana , Rodríguez-Torres Erika Elizabeth , Soto-Campos Carlos Arturo , Temoltzi-Ávila Raúl , Ávila-Pozos Orlando , ICBI Pädi
Published: April 2022

En este número especial de Pädi Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas en Ingeniería del ICBI, conmemoramos el XX aniversario de la inauguración de la Licenciatura en Matemáticas Aplicadas (LIMA), pertenciente a la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH).
En la convocatoria de este número especial se privilegió la diversidad de enfoques, intentando cubrir una amplia variedad de temas. La respuesta de la comunidad académica fue muy positiva y se tuvo la participación de más de diez instituciones de educación superior de diferentes estados de la república, entre las que se encuentran:

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Tecnológico Nacional de México, campus Atitalaquia
Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Universidad Veracruzana
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Universidad Politécnica de la Energía
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
Instituto de Educación Media Superior

Como parte de esta editorial, se anexa una reseña histórica a cargo del Dr. Orlando Ávila Pozos, quien fue uno de los fundadores del proyecto que hoy se denomina: Licenciatura en Matemáticas Aplicadas. Esperamos que la lectura de dicho escrito sea del agrado de todos ustedes.
AUTOMATING A RETROSPECTIVE CANADIAN UNION CATALOG: A PROPOSAL / UNE PROPOSITION POUR CREER UN CATALOGUE COLLECTIF CANADIEN DES DOSSIERS-MACHINE RETROSPECTIFS
Authors: Cameron William J.
Published: April 2022

The paper describes methods of linking by machine, the machine-readable data base of the HPB project, the cataloging records of the National Union Catalog: pre-1956 Imprints3 and selected bibliographical tools. One result, in the form of a machine-readable register of Canadian locations, can be selectively expanded into a substitute in machine-readable form for the present Canadian Union Catalog (CANUC). The theory and practice underlying the creation of the HPB main file and its highly specialized collocation files are described and possibilities for integrating the project into evolving systems for universal bibliographical control of retrospective materials suggested.
On explique dans ces pages des méthodes pour lier par ordinateur les donnés lisibles dans la machine du projet HPB, les dossiers du catalogue collectif National Union Catalog: pre-1956 Imprints et les renseignements bibliographiques pris dans des bibliographies choisies. Un des resultats, en forme d’un registre de sigles des bibliothèques possédantes, est capable de devenir peu à peu un index établi par ordinateur pour développer un Catalogue collectif automatisé de dossiers retrospectifs qui remplacera les tiroirs de fiches de la Bibliotheque nationale. On explique aussi la théorie et la pratique du projet HPB, c'est â dire le fichier principal (main file) et les fichiers d’arrangement spécialisés (collocation files), avec ses possibilités de liaison avec les systèmes de contrôle bibliographique universelle qui sont en train de se développer actuellement.
Live Forensic to Identify the Digital Evidence on the Desktop-based WhatsApp
Authors: Triawan Adi Cahyanto  , Rizal M Ainul , Ari Eko Wardoyo  , Taufiq Timur Warisaji  , Daryanto
Published: April 2022

The live forensics method was used to acquire lawful digital evidence data from device memory in the WhatsApp application, particularly for desktop-based WhatsApp. There has been little research on live forensics on desktop-based WhatsApp applications. These studies involve mimicking crime cases in cyberspace using the Instant Messenger application. Much of the acquisition process is completed only once, even though many possible conditions may arise during the purchase process. Investigators or experts can employ digital evidence data discovery to identify crimes that have occurred. The stages of research carried out in detecting digital evidence are data collecting, the examination process, and the acquisition of analysis and reporting outcomes. During the data-gathering phase, a case simulation dataset was obtained. The examination process stage results in the integrity of the duplicated data; data reduction is performed on data related to fundamental operating system components, influential application features, and incomplete data. According to the investigation findings, there are difficulties in looking for digital evidence, and the features of each digital evidence vary. The simulation file contained many reports on the finds of digital evidence. As a data acquisition method, the characteristics of live forensics are limited to the data retrieval process in RAM. Based on these findings, it is possible to conclude that the data collection and examination processing were completed effectively. The analysis results were acquired, and the report was presented with the indicated digital evidence. Further study can be paired with chip-off procedures on RAM devices for data recovery.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION IN LOCAL CULTURAL TRADITIONS AS A FORM OF MITIGATION OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Authors: Paramita Eka Putri , Safitri Baiq Vira , Miharja Dian Lestari , Suadnya I Wayan
Published: April 2022

The increasing number of the world's population, especially in Indonesia, has led to an increase in the need for clothing and shelter. In order to fulfill these needs, communities carry out massive exploitation of forest resources. This exploitation action is in the form of changing or converting forest land into food land or residential land for the community. This activity results is reduced carbon absorption land and an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or well known as climate change. So, it is necessary to protect and manage the environment, one of which is through environmental communication in local cultural traditions. In this case, communication is believed to provide a platform that is able to facilitate the process of exchanging information, knowledge, and wisdom. The good synergy between the government, environmentalists, as well as local cultural traditions that have long been developed and preserved in the community is expected to be an action to mitigate global climate change. This study was used qualitative research methods and data collection was done through interviews, observations, and documentation. The results showed that the local cultural tradition known as sidekah turun ton is a tradition carried out by the Karang Bayan indigenous community once every 8 years in order to maintain the harmonization of nature and humans. The tradition of preserving the forest is one way to communicate the importance of protecting the environment for the survival of the community in the future.
Memories of Kota Tua Kalianget: Turning Heritage Branding of East Madura Oldest Modern City
Authors: Rakhmawati Yuliana , Kurniasari Netty Dyah
Published: April 2022

Kalianget Kota Tua is one of the first modern cities on Madura Island, this city was built during the VOC period and was continued by the Dutch East Indies government. Kalianget was developed into a city because of its very strategic location and is the busiest port in the Madura Strait. Several historical relics still found in this area, such as the first Modern Briquette Salt Factory in Indonesia which was built in 1899 and various moderen facilities of its time. In addition to being historical relics at this time, these buildings are also evidence of how strong the Dutch East Indies government monopolized the salt production in Madura. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to see the old city discourse in Sumenep Madura as part of heritage branding. The subject of the research as well as the unit of analysis is the media text that presents news about the Kota Tua in Sumenep which is transformed into cultural heritage. This research used systematic literature review to obtain the media discourse framing into research object. In general, the stages of conducting SLR consist of 3 major parts: planning, conducting and reporting. In this research, a protocol that contains procedures and methods for conducting SLR is prepared. The components in the protocol include: determining the research background, formulating research questions, making terminology from research objects, selecting criteria, making lists and procedures for examining data, extracting, and synthesizing data. The results of the analysis are then discussed with an approach from the concept of heritage branding in tourism context. This chapter pursues to forecast to what extent Kalianget Kota Tua in  possibility of destination branding development based on its heritage advantages.
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Family Communication on Families with Children with Disabilities
Authors: Soedarsono Dewi K , Soedarsono Dewi K , Ramadhana Maulana Rezi , Setyorini Retno , Nurrezqia Agnessya
Published: April 2022

The spread of the COVID-19 virus in Indonesia has caused changes in all aspects of life that affect family situations, especially families with children with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family interactions with children with disabilities. A sampling of 361 families with visually impaired children from five cities in West Java using cluster sampling. They responded to questionnaires about family communication, parenting roles, and changes in family activities. The results show that most families of children with disabilities are involved in supportive contact with advice, communication that includes feelings, communication that adjusts attitudes and provides solutions. Parents' philosophy in parenting is mainly related to resolving difficulties, rules and compliance, maintaining cohesiveness, building trust, avoiding conflict, and establishing physical closeness. The impact of the pandemic was experienced by 82% of families in changes in physical and emotional conditions and 75.9% changes in routine activities. The results of correlation analysis showed that family communication was negatively related to changes in family social activities (p<.001) and physical and emotional changes (p<.01). It is recommended that family communication management increase family resilience in caring for children with disabilities during the pandemic.
Improvement of lateritic soil using shredded plastic bottles for road construction in Jos-South, Plateau State of Nigeria
Authors: Abdulrahman B  , Hassan II  , Anwar AM  , Adebayo K  , Shehu AA
Published: April 2022

Some geotechnical properties of lateritic soil treated with plastic shred were assessed. The test method employed involves treating lateritic soil with Plastic shreds in the percentages of 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0% by dry weight of soil. Test carried out include preliminary test, compaction test using British Standard light (BSL) and Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) test and shear strength test. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Regression Analysis was carried out using Microsoft Office Excel software. Percentage passing BS No 200 sieve (%) was 19.34. The MDD initially increased from its natural value of 1.70 Mg/m3 to 1.77 Mg/m3 at 0.5% PS content, while OMC increased with increase in PS. The UCS increased from 51 kN/m2 for the natural soil to 72 kN/m2 at 0.5% shredded plastic content and thereafter, a decrease in UCS was observed with further increase in the percentage of shredded plastic (1%, 1.5%, and 2%). The angle of internal friction increased by about 11% and the cohesion coefficient increased by 12%; bearing capacity increased generally with an increase in PS from 147 kN/m2 natural to 215 kN/m2 at 2%. ANOVA analysis shows that shredded plastic has a significant effect on the treated lateritic soil. Based on the result obtained, an optimal 2% of PS content improved the index and strength characteristics of the treated soil and is recommended for geotechnical engineering application based on regulatory standards.
Heavy metal concentrations levels in groundwater and wastewater sources in parts of Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Authors: Nwankwoala HO  , Osayande AD  , Uboh IU
Published: April 2022

This research assesses the concentration levels of heavy metals in parts of Trans-Amadi Layout, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Standard sampling and analytical method were employed in the study. Geochemically significant concentrations of lead (Pb2+) and iron (Fe²+ and Fe³+) prevail in about 70% of the functioning domestic water supply wells in Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt, while traces of Mercury and Arsenic (with relatively high concentration of lead and Iron) characterize industrial effluent liquid wastes (usually discharged untreated into the environment). The major industries in Trans Amadi industrial layout area of Port Harcourt ( in addition to breweries and mineral water industries) produce wide range of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and textiles, with elevated potential to release chemical waste such as oxides of mercury, iron and titanium; silicates of magnesium and aluminum, phosphates; and sulphates (such as FeSO4 used as coagulates in water treatment) into the environment of common sight along the streets and waste sites are metallic cans from food items, old and worn out rubber, leather and machine parts, variable sizes of broken metallic, plastic and asbestos pipes and enamel wares, as well as a wide range of used textile materials. Enrichment of heavy metallic ions in urban waters in non-mineralized areas is controlled by chemical activities on these wastes. Liquid wastes from industrial and municipal sources are commonly discharged (untreated) along road sides and streets where they constitute shallow ponds, or flow at a very slow rate (depending on flow volume and slope) to a distant termination point (mostly the river and stream flow channels). The liquid wastes, with suspended gaseous wastes from automobiles and industrial and domestic machine engines, are linked to the groundwater zone through recharge by meteoric waters. This accounts for the worrisome concentration of lead (Pb) in the groundwater in the area, without geologically-proven mineralization of lead and base metals.
Plasma levels of obestatin and ghrelin and obestatin/ghrelin ratio in obese patients
Authors: Myriam Sfar  , Houda Ben Jemaa  , Amani Kallel  , Kamel Ben-Mahrez  , Moncef Feki  , Fethi Ben Slama
Published: April 2022

Background: Obestatin and ghrelin are two gastric hormones that have a potential role in dietary intake regulation. Obestatin/ghrelin ratio has been proposed as activity markers in obesity. The study aimed to evaluate ghrelin, obestatin and the ghrelin/obestatin ratio in obese compared to control subjects and to determine their relationship with anthropometric and metabolic parameters. Methods: Fasting obestatin and ghrelin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA in 28 obese and 24 healthy subjects. The fasting ghrelin/obestatin ratio was calculated. Anthropometric and metabolic parameters were also assessed. Results: Obese patients had significantly lower obestatin and ghrelin blood levels compared with controls. The Ghrelin/Obestatin ratio was significantly lower in obese group 0.813±0.0417 ng/ml than in the control group 0.896±0.049 ng/ml, (p<0.001). In obese patients, obestatin and ghrelin were significantly and negatively correlated with BMI and positively correlated with HDL-C. Conclusion: Circulating preprandial ghrelin to obestatin ratio is decreased obese subjects. We suggest that low preprandial ghrelin to obestatin ratio may be involved in the etiology and pathophysiology of obesity.
Proposta de enriquecimento do currículo do estudante com superdotação em matemática
Authors: Nogueira Célia Mirian da Silva , Sales Antonio , Neres Celi Correa , Dias Marlene Alves
Published: April 2022

O presente trabalho é parte do resultado de uma pesquisa sobre a contribuição da demonstração em geometria para o enriquecimento curricular de alunos com altas habilidades em Matemática. Foi uma pesquisa experimental que resultou em uma Dissertação de Mestrado. Foi desenvolvida com estudantes atendidos no Centro Estadual Multidisciplinar para Altas Habilidades/Superdotação, situado em Campo Grande - MS no ano de 2019. Foram propostas tarefas de demonstração para os estudantes e depois solicitado que fizessem uma avaliação, em forma de redação, sobre a pertinência e o potencial motivador, na perspectiva deles, das tarefas desenvolvidas. A análise da técnica de resolução se deu com a contribuição da Teoria Antropológica do Didático.  Observou-se que essas técnicas variaram tanto quanto aos recursos representacionais utilizados como quanto à tecnologia presente. As avaliações mostraram ser pertinente e motivador para eles o uso da demonstração.
Risk of thromboembolic complications during hormone therapy
Authors: Mel’nikov A. P. , Fedorenko V. A.
Published: April 2022

The review presents modern data of the eﬀect of hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy drugs on the risk of thromboembolic complications. The eﬀect of components of the drugs and their dosages on the hemostasis system is presented, the use of hormonal therapy in women with extragenital diseases is discussed, the ways of reducing the thrombogenic risk of hormones with their mandatory use are debated.
Нow to increase the eﬀectiveness of eradication therapy of Helicobacter pylori infection?
Authors: Sheptulin A. A. , Rabotyagova Yu. S.
Published: April 2022

The article discusses various measures that may be taken to increase the eﬀectiveness of eradication of Helicobacter pylori, taking into account the growing resistance of this infection to antibiotics. These include: refusal to use standard triple therapy in an isolated form, 14-day duration of the course of eradication, inclusion of bismuth preparations in combination with various antibiotics in the schemes of eradication therapy, preference for the appointment of proton pump inhibitors such as rabeprazole and esomeprazole (in double dose, if necessary), additional inclusion in the schemes of eradication of probiotics and rebamipide, increased adherence of patients to treatment.
American Exceptionalism in American Samoa
Authors: Armstrong Karen
Published: April 2022

American Samoa has been a territory of the United States for 108 years. For fifty ears of this period, American Samoa was administered by the U.S. Navy. Thepolicies of the naval administration established practices of militarization—that is, integrating the military and its values into the lives of the locals—that continue today. Significant numbers of American Samoans serve in the various branches of the U.S. military; Samoans participate in, and support, the ‘incoherent empire’ of the United States. The ideology of ‘American exceptionalism’—the incorporation of democracy, freedom and human rights as features purportedly distinguishing U.S. imperialist practice from its colonizing forebears—was never effectively part of the administration of American Samoa. Nevertheless, when debating their future political status, Samoans choose to keep the present political arrangement as long as they can control their land and titles system and practice faʻaSamoa, the Samoan way.
Emily Martin. Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and depression in American culture
Authors: Autio Anna
Published: April 2022

EMILY MARTIN. Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. Pp. 400, 23 halftones, 6 tables. ISBN-10 0-691-00423-4; ISBN-13 978-0-691-00423-5.
Chris Coulter. Being a Bush Wife. Women’s Lives Through War and Peace in Northern Sierra Leone
Authors: Holmila Antero
Published: April 2022

CHRIS COULTER . Being a Bush Wife. Women’s Lives Through War and Peace in Northern Sierra Leone. Uppsala: Uppsala University, 2006. Pp. 432. ISBN 91-506-1887-3.
”Mä tunnistan kaltaiseni, kun mä nään sen” – Etnografinen tutkimus kaupunkikoulun oppilaiden arkitodellisuuksien eriytymisestä
Authors: Oittinen Riikka , Peltola Marja , Bernelius Venla
Published: April 2022

Recent studies reveal that schools in Finland’s largest urban areas are increasingly segregated. Two dimensions of segregation, residential and school segregation, have been found to be strongly interlinked. In this study, we examine how pupils’ daily lives are segregated or integrated across three life domains – 1) home 2) school and 3) leisure activities, and what kind of negotiation and social distinctions are related to these domains among pupils. Our findings are based on an ethnographic study (48 days), including interviews with pupils (n=22) with different social and ethnic backgrounds in one urban lower secondary school. The results demonstrate that differences between the pupils’ life domains are interconnected in many ways and create social distinctions, hierarchies and divisions between pupils, thus forming breeding ground for detachment and segregation. The findings emphasize the need for urban and educational policies that are sensitive to complexities of local context in social mixing measures.
Europe as a Symbol: The Struggle for Democracy and the Meaning of European Integration in Post-Franco Spain
Authors: López Gómez Carlos
Published: April 2022

This paper analyses the effect that some political actors’ behaviours had on the image of the European integration process in Spain during General Franco’s dictatorship and its influence on the country’s European policy during the democratic transition and the adhesion to the European Economic Community (hereafter EEC). The EEC’s condemnation of the Spanish political regime and the pro-European stances assumed by the democratic opposition created a strong bond between the ideas of European integration and democratization in the eyes of the Spanish public. After Franco’s death in 1975, joining the EEC was seen as a natural move of the transition to democracy by all political actors and received an overwhelming support from civil society. Consequently, between 1977 and 1985, Spain negotiated its adhesion. Yet, the decision to join the EEC was not just a rational choice in political or economic terms; it was understood as a means to fulfil recognition of the democratization of the country.
The EU-Caribbean Trade Relationship Post-Lisbon: The Case of Bananas
Authors: Constant LaForce Vanessa
Published: April 2022

This article examines, from a legal perspective, the Lisbon Treaty changes over the European Union’s (EU) common agricultural policy (CAP) and their impact on developing countries. The study focuses particularly on the Caribbean region of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP group), which signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU in 2008, and will use bananas as the exemplar commodity. The Lisbon Treaty which entered into force in December 2009 has brought important institutional changes within the EU and altered the distribution of responsibility over European policies. The European Parliament (EP) now exercises legislative functions ‘jointly’ with the Council over fields falling outside EU trade policy but which often have trade-related impacts. This is the case of the CAP which is now a shared rather than an exclusive competence policy area. The EU is an important market for developing countries’ export of agricultural food products. However, there is a risk that the EP positions, pressured by consumer opinion, could influence the negotiating process leading to the reinforcement of the EU’s protectionist agriculture policy. This subject is of high importance given the end of the so-called ‘banana war’ in 2009 against the EU banana import regime, allowing better access for Latin American countries’ bananas to the EU market. This article argues that ACP countries will not be affected by the EU internal changes post-Lisbon. They have managed to legally maintain special trade arrangements with the EU under the Economic Partnership Agreements, which provide them with favourable trading conditions, particularly for agricultural food products.
Conflicted Normative Power Europe: The European Union and Sexual Minority Rights
Authors: Mos Martijn
Published: April 2022

This paper will evaluate the extent to which the European Union (EU) manifests the ability to act as, and possesses the potential to develop into, a norm-setting bureaucracy in its external relations when it comes to the protection and promotion of sexual minority rights. In order to examine this, an overview of the theoretical notion of Normative Power Europe, as developed by Ian Manners, is offered. This is followed by an evaluation of the EU’s international identity regarding LGBT rights. Ultimately it is concluded that the ability of the EU to shape international norms and values concerning this policy issue is severely undercut by a set of internal, institutional and conceptual inconsistencies. Only by overcoming this confliction and inconsonance can the EU develop into a full-fledged, credible and effective normative power in the case of sexual minority rights. It is concluded that the recently launched LGBT toolkit could constitute an important step in this direction.
Seven Years of EUJUST LEX: The Challenge of Rule of Law in Iraq
Authors: Christova Alina
Published: April 2022

In July 2005, two years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the European Union launched EUJUST LEX (the EU Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq), tasked to address the urgent needs of the Iraqi Criminal Justice System by providing training for high and mid-level officials in senior management and criminal investigation. This mission is an important example of the practical implementation of collective action within the concept of security governance or the projection of EU rule of law standards beyond EU borders as a guarantor for stability. After seven years of operation, EUJUST LEX has trained more than 4,800 Iraqi senior level criminal justice officials in different EU member states. In order to provide a better understanding of the complex rule of law environment in which the mission operates, the article delivers an extensive overview of the institutional set up and functioning of the Iraqi Criminal Justice System as an integral part of the rule of law system in the country, as well as the multiple related challenges Iraq faces. Rule of law reform is a challenging, complex long-term undertaking. Therefore, the article discusses the impact of the seven year contribution of EUJUST LEX on the development of the rule of law sector in the country. Moreover, the article raises some questions with regard to the follow-up of Common Security and Defence Policy mission activities and the evaluation of their effectiveness.
From the Rapid Reaction Mechanism to the Instrument for Stability: The Empowerment of the European Commission in Crisis Response and Conflict Prevention
Authors: Lavallée Chantal
Published: April 2022

The European Union (EU) plays an increasing role in the field of international security with various instruments at its disposal, managed by several actors. This article analyses the underestimated role of one of these actors, namely the European Commission. Treating the EU as a form of security governance, it claims that the Commission has empowered its role in it from the Rapid Reaction Mechanism (RRM) to the Instrument for Stability (IfS). The first section presents a review of the existing literature in order to clarify the theoretical framework, which uses the EU security governance approach with sociological insights; and to sketch the historical background of the Commission’s role in crisis response and conflict prevention. Then, this contribution examines the Commission’s position from a relational perspective to demonstrate its gradual empowerment in the European security field. Finally, it emphasises the challenges facing the Commission and the new practices structuring EU security governance post-Lisbon.