bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Psychosocial Predictors of Work Ability in Morbidly Obese Patients: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study in the Context of Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Köhler Hinrich , Markov Valentin , Watschke Anna , Gruner-Labitzke Kerstin , Böker Clara , Mall Julian , Kröger Christoph
Published: December 2020

Background: Obesity is associated with a higher risk of work disability and premature early retirement. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine psychosocial predictors for work ability prior to surgery. Methods: Based on a sample of 197 surgery-seeking obese patients (preoperative body mass index [BMI] above 35 kg/m2) from a German bariatric surgery unit, the present cross-sectional study examined based on standardized self-rating measures whether depressive symptoms, dysfunctional eating behaviors, relationship satisfaction, and life satisfaction have a predictive value for work ability. Results: Considerable impairment of work ability was found in 51.8% of morbidly obese participants (n = 102). Multiple regression analyses revealed that older age, greater depressive symptoms, and lower life satisfaction were significant predictors of preoperative work ability. BMI, gender, relationship satisfaction, and dysfunctional eating behaviors did not predict work ability. Conclusions: Our findings might indicate the use of further psychosocial measures following bariatric surgery to increase work ability.
Does Pulse Wave Velocity Increase Over Time in Hemodialysis Patients?
Authors: Tangwonglert Theerasak , Davenport Andrew
Published: December 2020

Objectives: Arterial stiffness, measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV), is reported to be increased in hemodialysis (HD) patients and increases cardiovascular mortality. Previous studies have reported an association between extracellular water (ECW) and PWV. We wished to review whether PWV increases over time and whether this is associated with ECW. Methods: We reviewed repeat aortic PWV measurements using an oscillograph method along with corresponding ECW measured by multifrequency bioimpedance in HD patients a minimum of 5 years apart. Results: Twenty-four patients (16 [66.7%] male and 11 [45.8%] diabetic, mean age 61.7 ± 15.2 years) had PWV and ECW initially measured after 46 (26–124) months of HD and then after 112 (97–202) months. Overall, there was no change in PWV or ECW (9.4 ± 2.2 vs. 8.1 ± 2.5 cm/s; 14.7 ± 2.5 vs. 15.2 ± 2.9 L, respectively), whereas the ECW/total body water ratio increased (0.399 ± 0.015 vs. 0.408 ± 0.021, p < 0.05). We found no association between changes in PWV and ECW (r = −0.05, p = 0.84), whereas there was an association with the change in peri-dialytic systolic blood pressure (SBP) (r = 0.59, p = 0.007). Conclusion: In our small observational study, there was no overall change in PWV, after 5 years of HD, with PWV increasing in 50% and falling in 50%. Changes in PWV were not associated with changes in ECW but were associated with changes in peri-dialytic SBP. Our study demonstrates that PWV does not increase in all HD patients with time, and interventional studies are required to determine whether targeted blood pressure control reduces PWV in HD patients.
Spices to Control COVID-19 Symptoms: Yes, but Not Only…
Authors: Bousquet Jean , Czarlewski Wienczyslawa , Zuberbier Torsten , Mullol Joaquim , Blain Hubert , Cristol Jean-Paul , De La Torre Rafael , Le Moing Vincent , Pizarro Lozano Nieves , Bedbrook Anna , Agache Ioana , Akdis Cezmi A. , Canonica G. Walter , Cruz Alvaro A. , Fiocchi Alessandro , Fonseca Joao A. , Fonseca Susana , Gemicioğlu Bilun , Haahtela Tari , Iaccarino Guido , Ivancevich Juan Carlos , Jutel Marek , Klimek Ludger , Kuna Piotr , Larenas-Linnemann Désirée E. , Melén Erik , Okamoto Yoshitaka , Papadopoulos Nikolaos G. , Pfaar Oliver , Reynes Jacques , Rolland Yves , Rouadi Philip W. , Samolinski Boleslaw , Sheikh Aziz , Toppila-Salmi Sanna , Valiulis Arunas , Choi Hak-Jong , Kim Hyun Ju , Anto Josep M.
Published: December 2020

There are large country variations in COVID-19 death rates that may be partly explained by diet. Many countries with low COVID-19 death rates have a common feature of eating large quantities of fermented vegetables such as cabbage and, in some continents, various spices. Fermented vegetables and spices are agonists of the antioxidant transcription factor nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), and spices are transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 and vanillin 1 (TRPA1/V1) agonists. These mechanisms may explain many COVID-19 symptoms and severity. It appears that there is a synergy between Nrf2 and TRPA1/V1 foods that may explain the role of diet in COVID-19. One of the mechanisms of COVID-19 appears to be an oxygen species (ROS)-mediated process in synergy with TRP channels, modulated by Nrf2 pathways. Spicy foods are likely to desensitize TRP channels and act in synergy with exogenous antioxidants that activate the Nrf2 pathway.
Assessment of ICT in Tertiary Education Applying Structural Equation Modeling and Rasch Model
Authors: Islam A. Y. M. Atiquil , Gu Xiaoqing , Crook Charles , Spector Jonathan Michael
Published: December 2020

Assessment studies using structural equation modeling and Rasch Model have long been prominent in all areas of educational psychology. Their emphases have covered, but have not been limited to, the improvement of quality in teaching, learning, and research as well as the pursuit of research productivity. However, such methodological approaches have rarely taken place in the arena of information and communication technology (ICT) in tertiary education. As such, this study assesses Chinese lecturers’ expression of ICT satisfaction through the technology satisfaction model (TSM). Data from 196 Chinese lecturers were collected using stratified random sampling and analyzed applying structural equation modeling and the Rasch model. The findings suggested that Chinese lecturers’ satisfaction around ICT use was explored by the three underlying antecedents of computer self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and ease of use. Computer self-efficacy was evidently a powerful exogenous variable in assessing direct and indirect causal associations among the dimensions of TSM. In future research, it is recommended that assessment of Chinese lecturers’ ICT use for teaching and research purposes should be considered through structural equation modeling and the Rasch model. This would support future researchers, academicians, and practitioners in performing technological measurements in all the arenas of tertiary education.
Glibenclamide, ATP and metformin increases the expression of human bile salt export pump ABCB11
Authors: Vats Nisha , Dubey Ravi Chandra , Sanal Madhusudana Girija , Taneja Pankaj , Venugopal Senthil Kumar
Published: December 2020

Background: Bile salt export pump (BSEP/ABCB11) is important in the maintenance of the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids and drugs. Drugs such as rifampicin and glibenclamide inhibit BSEP. Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type-2, a lethal pediatric disease, some forms of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, and drug-induced cholestasis are associated with BSEP dysfunction. 

Methods: We started with a bioinformatic approach to identify the relationship between ABCB11 and other proteins, microRNAs, and drugs. A microarray data set of the liver samples from ABCB11 knockout mice was analyzed using GEO2R. Differentially expressed gene pathway enrichment analysis was conducted using ClueGo. A protein-protein interaction network was constructed using STRING application in Cytoscape. Networks were analyzed using Cytoscape. CyTargetLinker was used to screen the transcription factors, microRNAs and drugs. Predicted drugs were validated on human liver cell line, HepG2. BSEP expression was quantified by real-time PCR and western blotting.

Results: ABCB11 knockout in mice was associated with a predominant upregulation and downregulation of genes associated with cellular component movement and sterol metabolism, respectively. We further identified the hub genes in the network. Genes related to immune activity, cell signaling, and fatty acid metabolism were dysregulated.  We further identified drugs (glibenclamide and ATP) and a total of 14 microRNAs targeting the gene. Western blot and real-time PCR analysis confirmed the upregulation of BSEP on the treatment of HepG2 cells with glibenclamide, ATP, and metformin.

Conclusions: The differential expression of cell signaling genes and those related to immune activity in ABCB11 KO animals may be secondary to cell injury. We have found glibenclamide, ATP, and metformin upregulates BSEP. The mechanisms involved and the clinical relevance of these findings need to be investigated.
A Novel Approach by Using a New Algorithm: Wolf Algorithm as a New Technique in Cryptography
Authors: Al-din Basim Najim , Manasrah Ahmad M. , Noaman Salam Abdulkhaleq
Published: December 2020

In order to develop the cryptographic systems, it must always find new techniques to construct the strong cryptosystem, the proposed method try to employ the nature and animals activates in their society to propose the new algorithm for new cryptosystem, depending completely on the behaver of the wolfs communications between each other’s through howls to exchange the information between the wolf’s group to determine the locations and for warning each other’s against the dangers, in this paper propose a new algorithm through classify the characters of the message into groups and exchange the keys between the groups to be difficult on the cryptanalytics to follow the path of constructing the system, also using the different cryptanalysis techniques to evaluate the proposed algorithm.
Context Aware Data Fusion on Massive IOT Data in Dynamic IOT Analytics
Authors: Saranya S.S. , Fatima Dr.N. Sabiyath
Published: December 2020

Educational Data management is a critical task for the researchers due to mammoth data generated by sensors and IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Managing this huge volume of data, cleaning this data from impurities is an inherent need. DF (Data Fusion) processes combine data from multiple sources based on their similarity for an easy management. DF processes focus on many factors like nature of data and application that uses that data. Many DFAs (Data Fusion approaches) have been proposed without detailing on the context for integrating data in fusion tasks. This work attempts to cover this gap of context’s relevance by proposing a technique CDFT (Context aware Data Fusion technique). In this research work, initially data from IoT devices will be gathered and pre-processed to make it clear for the fusion processing. In this work, boundary based noise reduction algorithm is introduced for data pre-processing which attempts to label the unlabelled attributes in the data’s that are gathered, so that data fusion can be done accurately. After pre-processing Context aware data fusion is performed which will combine the data’s from multiple IoT devices together with the concern of context. Finally this combined data will be learnt using the convolution neural network for data fusion performance checking. The proposed CDFT is simulated on Matlab whose results prove that the proposed technique obtains optimal outcomes.
Separation of HCl/water mixture using air gap membrane distillation, Taguchi optimization and artificial neural network
Authors: Kalla Sarita , Baghel Rakesh , Upadhyaya Sushant , Singh Kailash
Published: December 2020

The aim of this paper is to analyze the performance of the air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) process for the separation of HCl/Water mixture first by applying Taguchi optimization approach and second by developing an artificial neural network (ANN) model. The experimental data which are fed as input to the above approaches are collected from the fabricated AGMD lab-scale setup using poly-tetra-fluoro-ethylene membrane of 0.22 µm pore size. The process input variables considered are bulk feed temperature, feed flow rate, air gap thickness, cooling water temperature and cooing water flow rate and AGMD performance index is the total permeate flux. The optimum operating condition is found to be at feed temperature 50 °C, air gap thickness 7 mm, cooling water temperature 5 °C and feed flow rate 10 lpm. Analysis of variance test is carried out for both Taguchi and ANN models. Regression model has also been developed for the comparison between experimental and model predicted data. The developed ANN model has been found well fitted with experimental data having R
2 value of 0.998. Based on the calculated percentage of contribution of each input parameter on the AGMD permeate flux, it can be concluded that feed temperature and air gap thickness have highest weightage whereas feed flow rate and cooling water temperature have moderate effects. Predictive ability of the developed ANN model is further checked with 2D contour plot. The distinctive feature of the paper is the development of the Taguchi experimental design and ANN model and then consequently integration of both Taguchi and ANN has been carried out to optimized the developed ANN model parameters.
Population attributable fractions for continuously distributed exposures
Authors: Ferguson John , Maturo Fabrizio , Yusuf Salim , O’Donnell Martin
Published: December 2020

When estimating population attributable fractions (PAF), it is common to partition a naturally continuous exposure into a categorical risk factor. While prior risk factor categorization can help estimation and interpretation, it can result in underestimation of the disease burden attributable to the exposure as well as biased comparisons across different exposures and risk factors. Here, we propose sensible PAF estimands for continuous exposures under a potential outcomes framework. In contrast to previous approaches, we incorporate estimation of the minimum risk exposure value (MREV) into our procedures. While for exposures such as tobacco usage, a sensible value of the MREV is known, often it is unknown and needs to be estimated. Second, in the setting that the MREV value is an extreme-value of the exposure lying in the distributional tail, we argue that the natural estimator of PAF may be both statistically biased and highly volatile; instead, we consider a family of modified PAFs which include the natural estimate of PAF as a limit. A graphical comparison of this set of modified PAF for differing risk factors may be a better way to rank risk factors as intervention targets, compared to the standard PAF calculation. Finally, we analyse the bias that may ensue from prior risk factor categorization, examining whether categorization is ever a good idea, and suggest interpretations of categorized-estimands within a causal inference setting.
Cansancio, oralidad y Mündigkeit en Macunaíma
Authors: Fernández Hans
Published: December 2020

El presente artículo analiza tres aspectos de la configuración estética e ideológica de la novela brasileña Macunaíma de Mário de Andrade: primero la terca negación a hablar del trickster amazónico. Segundo la crítica ejercida, por medio de un posicionamiento a favor de la oralidad, en contra de los grupos hegemónicos de Brasil (quienes al dominar la lengua escrita “falam numa língua e escrevem noutra”), la que representa en el fondo el deseo de una expresión literaria propia, y, por último, la superación alegórica —relacionada con los aspectos anteriores— del estado de Unmündigkeit de su protagonista.
Sobre la alternancia así que ~ así es que en español actual
Authors: Pato Enrique
Published: December 2020

El presente estudio ofrece una descripción razonada de la alternancia que tiene lugar entre las locuciones conjuntivas así que y así es que en español actual, aspecto que no había sido tratado con anterioridad en ningún trabajo gramatical. En primer lugar, se revisa el significado de estas dos formas, uno consecutivo y otro temporal, así como los contextos de uso en los que forman parte: los tiempos verbales con los que suelen aparecer, su posición dentro de la frase, la posibilidad de combinación con otros nexos y conectores, la forma dequeísta (así es de que) y su origen y evolución. En segundo lugar, se presenta su distribución geográfica y se establece una comparación de uso entre los diversos países hispanohablantes. Para ello empleo los datos del CORPES XXI, datos que se analizan desde el punto de vista estadístico mediante la frecuencia normalizada de cada una de las locuciones y una prueba de análisis de varianza. Los resultados muestran una diferencia de empleo en el caso de así es que, uso favorecido en la variedad chilena. Este hecho mostraría un caso concreto del pluricentrismo de la lengua española.
The translation of affirmative action into legal discourse in Brazil
Authors: Frade Celina
Published: December 2020

Several studies have recently discussed legal translation beyond the transfer of equivalent linguistic and terminological features from a source language to a target language. Such perspectives can provide linguistics, translators and legislators with a framework for translating outside events of social life, including its demands, knowledge, wishes and cultural developments throughout periods of time into legal discourse. In this paper, we aim to discuss a broader approach of legal translation to depict how public policies on affirmative action have been introduced in Brazil in the light of institutionalization and further instrumentalization by law. In particular, we make an attempt to show how domestic legislation is translated and enacted considering both the context (as the source ‘language’) and legal discourse (as the target language). Our claim is that the process entails a transformation or translation of context (common sense achieved by society) into legal discourse (law) by means of categorization of everyday concepts into legal concepts to meet both the socioeconomic and historical contexts at hand and the framework of written law. The analysis is based on the Rio de Janeiro state law 5346/2008, a landmark law ruling affirmative action in Brazil insofar as it expands the categories of beneficiaries – the so-called quotistas – taking into consideration the social, political and economic context then. In addition, we argue that the criterion of categorization is not arbitrary but is rather cultural, economic and historically driven and objectivates the human production of a role identity of the beneficiaries beyond subjective intentions. To conclude, this analysis was only made possible with the contribution of more comprehensive viewpoints on legal translation and the role played by social perceptions in the translatability of domestic legislation in monolingual jurisdictions.
It is Young People that Give Me Hope
Authors: Feyen Christoph
Published: December 2020

Seventy-seven years after gaining independence and 11 years after the end of a long civil war, Sri Lankan public discourse is still searching for a broadly accepted concept of national identity and struggling to find constructive ways of dealing with the past. In this interview the former president of Sri Lanka (1994–2005) Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga reflects on deeply rooted conflicts in society, the various outbreaks of violence, political mistakes made in the past, and her own role in the peace process and in reconciliation.
Association of childhood obesity with retinal microvasculature and corneal endothelial cell morphology
Authors: Kurtul Bengi Ece , Çakmak Ayşe İdil , Elbeyli Ahmet , Karaaslan Abdulkerim , El Çiğdem
Published: December 2020

Objectives

To investigate the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and specular microscopy (SM) findings in obese children and compare them with healthy ones.

Methods

In this prospective study, 50 eyes of 25 obese children [body mass index (BMI) ≥95th percentile], 36 eyes of 18 control age- and sex- matched healthy subjects (BMI <85th percentile) were included. Demographic features and ophthalmological examination including OCTA measurements as well as SM findings were assessed. Cellular morphology was observed by noncontact SM and results for corneal endothelial cell density (cells/mm2), coefficient of variation of cell size and percentage of hexagonal cells were obtained. The OCTA was performed with 6 × 6 mm sections for macula and 4.5 × 4.5 mm sections for optic disc in all eyes. Foveal retinal thickness (FRT), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, vessel density in different sections of retina and optic nerve head were analyzed.

Results

All SM parameters, RNFL thickness for average, and all quadrants and optic disc radial peripapillary capillary densities were similar between groups. However, FRT, flow area for choriocapillaris, superficial and deep foveal capillary densities were significantly higher in obese group when compared to controls (242.4 ± 18.2 µm vs. 232.1 ± 16.5 µm, p=0.024, 2.2 ± 0.1 mm2 vs, 2.2 ± 0.0 mm2, p=0.042, 22.4 ± 6.9% vs. 15.6 ± 5.5%, p=0.001, and 38.9 ± 7.5% vs. 31.1 ± 8.6 %, p=0.001, respectively).

Conclusions

Obese children seem to have higher values of FRT, flow area for choriocapillaris, superficial and deep foveal capillary densities. These results may have significant implications for understanding of how childhood obesity could affect retinal microvasculature.
Achromatic terahertz Airy beam generation with dielectric metasurfaces
Authors: Cheng Qingqing , Wang Juncheng , Ma Ling , Shen Zhixiong , Zhang Jing , Zheng Xiaoying , Chen Tao , Yu Ye , Yu Dong , He Qiong , Hu Wei , Li Tao , Zhuang Songlin , Zhou Lei
Published: December 2020

Airy beams exhibit intriguing properties such as nonspreading, self-bending, and self-healing and have attracted considerable recent interest because of their many potential applications in photonics, such as to beam focusing, light-sheet microscopy, and biomedical imaging. However, previous approaches to generate Airy beams using photonic structures have suffered from severe chromatic problems arising from strong frequency dispersion of the scatterers. Here, we design and fabricate a metasurface composed of silicon posts for the frequency range 0.4–0.8 THz in transmission mode, and we experimentally demonstrate achromatic Airy beams exhibiting autofocusing properties. We further show numerically that a generated achromatic Airy-beam-based metalens exhibits self-healing properties that are immune to scattering by particles and that it also possesses a larger depth of focus than a traditional metalens. Our results pave the way to the realization of flat photonic devices for applications to noninvasive biomedical imaging and light-sheet microscopy, and we provide a numerical demonstration of a device protocol.
Crystal structure of 1,3-bis(octyl)benzimidazolium perchlorate C23H39ClN2O4
Authors: Liu Xiao-jing , Li Zhuang-yu , Liu E , Jian Fang-fang , Liang Tong-ling
Published: December 2020

C23H39ClN2O4, triclinic,

P

1
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$P‾{1}$

(no. 2), a = 9.0752(19) Å, b = 9.542(2) Å, c = 16.049(3) Å, α = 99.088(4)°, β = 94.422(4)°, γ = 107.146(4)°, V = 1300.0(5) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0646, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.2298, T = 293.0 K.
Crystal structure of (Z)-3-(6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one, C23H16BrNO
Authors: Pan Fei , Wei Xian , Lv Menglan Lan
Published: December 2020

C23H16BrNO, triclinic,

P

1
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$P‾{1}$

(no. 2), a = 9.914(3) Å, b = 10.141(3) Å, c = 10.179(3) Å, α = 90.177(5)°, β = 112.202(5)°, γ = 95.167(5)°, V = 942.9(4) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0520, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1351, T = 296 K.

CCDC no.: 2043972
The crystal structure of ethyl 2-amino-4-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7,7-dimethyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate, C20H21F2NO4
Authors: Shin Soon Young , Yoo Miri , Koh Dongsoo
Published: December 2020

C20H21F2NO4, triclinic,

P

1
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$P‾{1}$

(no. 2), a = 8.6363(11) Å, b = 9.9144(11) Å, c = 11.8734(15) Å, α = 81.891(4)°, β = 72.889(4)°, γ = 80.972(3)°, V = 954.7(2) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0466, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1339, T = 223(2) K.
The crystal structure of tris(2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10-octahydro-1H-pyrimido[1,2-a]azepin-5-ium) trihydrodecavanadate(V), C27H54N6O28V10
Authors: Huo Yueyang , He Qingpeng , Wang Yong
Published: December 2020

C27H54N6O28V10, triclinic,

P

1
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$P‾{1}$

(no. 2), a = 11.3803(3) Å, b = 14.0832(4) Å, c = 16.2352(7) Å, α = 91.784(3) Å, β = 104.264(3) Å, γ = 107.112(2) Å, V = 2395.04(14) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0291, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.0810, T = 293(2) K.
Discrete regimes of information reception in non-antagonistic repeated game
Authors: Мохонько Елена Захаровна , Mokhonko Elena
Published: December 2020

The gain functions depend on the choices of players and time. The set of choices of the second player is changed in time according to one of some variants. The true variant is ascertained during the game. The current information about the set of choices and about partner's choices is received as sample data. An optimal discrete procedure of obtaining information is found that allows preserving the equilibrium.
¿Cómo contabilizar el impacto ambiental de las empresas? El caso de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero
Authors: AYUSO SIART SILVIA
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar cómo valorar el impacto ambiental de las empresas desde una perspectiva de contabilidad social. El estudio teórico contribuye a la literatura sobre contabilidad social y medioambiental y aporta una orientación práctica sobre cómo contabilizar el impacto ambiental de las organizaciones. Tras reflexionar si el medio ambiente puede ser considerado un grupo de interés y cómo se plantea el análisis del valor ambiental creado o destruido, el trabajo se limita al caso de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, principal fuente del cambio climático, y por lo tanto uno de los grandes desafíos ambientales a los que se enfrenta nuestra sociedad. En concreto, se analiza la cuantificación y valoración de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero mediante diferentes modelos disponibles para asignar un valor monetario, desde precios de mercado a costes de mitigación o costes sociales. El trabajo concluye que la valoración monetaria del impacto ambiental puede integrarse en la contabilidad social, siempre y cuando se considere toda la cadena de valor y los costes (o beneficios) para la sociedad. La contabilización del valor ambiental de las empresas puede ayudar a transformar la contabilidad financiera convencional y mejorar la toma de decisiones interna de las empresas de acuerdo con principios de ética y sostenibilidad.
The Cutting of Steels Using Various Methods
Authors: Pocica Anna , Kochanek Dawid
Published: December 2020

The article describes tests of steel subjected to cutting with laser, plasma and abrasive waterjet. The research discussed in the article also involved microstructure observation and changes in hardness after cutting are as well as the assessment of surface quality based on measurements of surface parameters.
Cases of childbirth with dropsy of the HEAD
Authors: Martynov A.
Published: December 2020

On 4 /XII 96 I was summoned from the city of Novaya Ladoga by the district doctor A.A. Yatsunsky to the county for joint assistance in childbirth. Upon arrival, the following appeared.
Tüm Binayı Saran Yangın Sonucunda Çelik Yapıların Dayanımlarının Araştırılması
Authors: YAĞIMLI Mustafa , YAZGAN Mehmet Toyanç
Published: December 2020

Yangına dayanıklı yapı tasarımında, yangının meydana getirdiği olumsuz etkilerinin bilinmesi ve taşıyıcı sistemi oluşturan yapı elemanlarının bu deformasyonlara karşı dayanımlı olmalarının yanında, mimari tasarımdan başlayarak yapının taşıyıcı sisteminin oluşturulmasında, yangın dayanımını arttıracak birçok ayrıntının göz önüne alınması gerekmektedir.
Yangın geçirmiş çelik binalarda çelik elemanların mekanik özelliklerinde yangının derecesine göre büyük değişiklikler meydana gelmektedir.
Sonuçlar göstermiştir ki çelik yapıların uygun yangın korunum yöntemleri ile dayanımları yapıda bulunanların güvenli bir biçimde terk etmeleri için yeterli zamanı sağlar.
Analysis of Teaching Reform of Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering Specialty Based on Engineering Education Accreditation
Authors: Jin Jin , Tang Hua , Li Dongsheng , Li Gang
Published: December 2020

Based on the requirements of engineering education accreditation, the requirements for the teaching of agricultural water conservancy engineering are getting higher and higher. In order to implement the new curriculum standards and the concept of comprehensive quality education, it is necessary to innovate the teaching model of the Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering major, combine the main problems in teaching, enrich teaching content, innovate teaching methods, and continuously improve teaching quality and level. This article focuses on the issues related to the teaching reform of the Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering major based on engineering education accreditation.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DENTAL STATUS OF PREGNANT WOMEN
Authors: MIKLYAEV Stanisłav V.
Published: December 2020

Currently, oral diseases require an interdisciplinary approach to solving the problem. In most cases, patients go to a doctor during an acute stage or exacerbation of the disease. The high prevalence and increase of inflammatory oral diseases among pregnant women is one of the most significant social problems. Inflammatory processes in the oral cavity can be a provoking factor for the inflammatory reaction of the whole body and subsequently affect the development of the fetus. During pregnancy, a number of changes occur in the oral cavity in the woman's body: the microbiological picture changes, the pathogenicity of the microflora increases, the hormonal background is rebuilt: the production of progesterone, chorionic gonadotropin and other hormones increases. All these factors can lead to changes in the dentate system: deterioration of oral hygiene, increased salivation, halitosis, the appearance of gum bleeding and a change in the pH of saliva. We presented data on the examination of pregnant women in the Tambov Region. We assessed dental status of pregnant women based on dental indices: CPITN, PMA and H.R. Muhleman’s gum bleeding index, estimates of changes in saliva pH of pregnant women.
Application for Public Health Accreditation Among US Local Health Departments in 2013 to 2019: Impact of Service and Activity Mix
Authors: Leider Jonathon P. , Kronstadt Jessica , Yeager Valerie A. , Hall Kellie , Saari Chelsey K. , Alford Aaron , Freeman Lori Tremmel , Kuehnert Paul
Published: December 2020

Objectives. To examine correlates of applying for accreditation among small local health departments (LHDs) in the United States through 2019.

Methods. We used administrative data from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and 2013, 2016, and 2019 Profile data from the National Association of County and City Health Officials to examine correlates of applying for PHAB accreditation. We fit a latent class analysis (LCA) to characterize LHDs by service mix and size. We made bivariate comparisons using the t test and Pearson χ2.

Results. By the end of 2019, 126 small LHDs had applied for accreditation (8%). When we compared reasons for not pursuing accreditation, we observed a difference by size for perceptions that standards exceeded LHD capacity (47% for small vs 22% for midsized [P < .001] and 0% for large [P < .001]).

Conclusions. Greater funding support, considering differing standards by LHD size, and recognition that service mix might affect practicality of accreditation are all relevant considerations in attempting to increase uptake of accreditation for small LHDs.

Public Health Implications. Overall, small LHDs represented about 60% of all LHDs that had not yet applied to PHAB.
Media Sosial Sebagai Sarana Pemasaran Konten Edukasi Islami Untuk Masyarakat Semarang
Authors: Rohma Siti , Sya’roni Mokh. , Mufrihah Solkhah , Arafat Ahmad Tajuddin
Published: December 2020

The increasing use of social media (Sosmed) in Indonesia is the reason Sosmed is used as tool in marketing products and content created by institutions/agencies. A lot of research that examines media marketing through social media. The results of these studies are, it can be proven that social media is effective enough to be used as a medium in marketing products. This research uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The results showed that during this pandemic, it is hoped that social media can disseminate product/content and serve as the right media to market Islamic education to the wider community, especially in the Semarang and surrounding areas.

 

Meningkatnya penggunaan media Sosial (Medsos) di Indonesia menjadi alasan Medsos dijadikan sebagai alat dalam memasarkan produk maupun konten yang dibuat oleh lembaga/Instansi. Banyak peneliti yang mengkaji tentang pemasaran melalui media sosial (Social Media Marketing). Dari hasil penelitian tersebut dapat dibuktikan bahwa, Medsos cukup efektif untuk digunakan sebagai media dalam memasarkan produk. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan di masa pandemi ini, Medsos dapat menyebarluaskan produk/konten dan sebagai media yang tepat untuk memasarkan konten edukasi islami kepada masyarakat luas khususnya wilayah Semarang dan sekitarnya.
Modern Language Olympiad: Unleashing Potentials for 21st Century Skills
Authors: Muhammad Ahmad Mazli , Awang Mohd Hassan Boon , Mohamad Aris Nurbaya , Ahmad Kamil Maisarah , Druckman Zachariah Aidin
Published: December 2020

The challenge of becoming employable 21st century graduates to meet current industry demands was the basis of this innovation. With the aim to equip a group of students with soft skills on one hand, and another with industry-specific communicative abilities on the other, the Modern Language Olympiad (MLO) was established under Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, UiTM Shah Alam, as the first multi-language competition held internationally that is fully student-led. Five categories of competitions were designed with close engagement with the industry, which were strategic storytelling, idea pitching, versatile presenting, and radio drama across three languages (English, Bahasa Melayu, and Arabic) from 29 October to 2 November 2019. Preparations to conduct this international competition commenced a year before that. In total, 330 participants from 11 public universities, 6 private universities and 4 foreign universities and 10 UiTM branch campuses participated in the event, which was run by 40 student committee and 100 student volunteers, guided by 30 academic advisors. A total of 40 judges from the industry were involved in the competitions. The event, which amassed a total profit of RM58,416.45, managed to develop the student committee’s critical thinking, problem solving, time management, project management, and budgeting skills, while the participants gained immeasurable benefits in enhancing their communication skills through feedback from the industry and by observing others. This innovation is a step forward to improve students’ soft skills and communication skills using the two-pronged approach through running a student-led, student-driven, wide-scale international event.
Solar Photovoltaic Optimal Tilt Angles in Public Building
Authors: Annibaldi Valeria , Condemi Alessia , Cucchiella Federica , Rotilio Marianna
Published: December 2020

The reduction of the consumption of fossil fuels that cause climate change and the encouragement of the use of cleaner renewable sources, appears to be a fundamental objective for achieving the climate aims agreed in Paris. Moreover, the sustainability of the implementation of solutions for energy efficiency in public administration buildings has played a fundamental role in recent years, strengthened also by the regulatory context of energy and environmental policies of European countries. The research fits into this context and it intends to promote a methodology that is able to evaluate the economic and environmental performance of a photovoltaic system applied in a school located in Italy when only the roof inclination angle changes. The economic and environmental performances are evaluated respectively through Life Cycle Cost Analysis and the avoided CO2 emissions. The results show that although the case study does not present the optimal roof inclination angle, there are economic and environmental advantages. Furthermore, the research notes that, considering the characteristics of the photovoltaic system concerned, the optimal roof inclination angle is equal to 40 degrees from an economic and environmental point of view. This methodology could easily support the decision-making process of designers and administrators to make the energy upgrading choices for the promotion of renewable sources. It was applied to a case study, that is a school located in Italy, in the Abruzzo region, in the province of L’Aquila, but it could be easily replicated in other existing public buildings in different locations.
RETALHO DE AVANÇO PARA CORREÇÃO DE HEMANGIOSSARCOMA EM REGIÃO PENIANA DE CÃO: RELATO DE CASO
Authors: De Souza Rodrigo Gomes , Kassab Siham , Barroso Rogério Magno Do Vale , De Oliveira Rômulo Silva , Simplício Venício De Andrade
Published: December 2020

O uso de técnicas de cirurgia reconstrutiva é de grande importância quando há perda de uma ampla quantidade de tecido cutâneo. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar a utilização da técnica de retalho de avanço pediculado em decorrência de extensa ausência de tecido cutâneo resultante da exérese de neoplasia na região peniana de um cão. O presente estudo relata o caso de um cão da raça American Pitbull Terrier, macho castrado, com sete anos de idade, com histórico de neoplasia e aumento de nódulo na região peniana. Após avaliação clínica do animal, achou-se por bem o tratamento por meio da remoção cirúrgica do neoplasma. Durante o procedimento cirúrgico constatou-se que seria necessário o emprego de um retalho de avanço pediculado para fechamento da ferida ocasionada pela remoção da neoplasia. Para diminuir a tensão e os riscos de complicações no retalho, foi realizada uma “walking suture” no subcutâneo, técnicas essas que garantiram uma cicatrização com aspecto estético e funcional satisfatório com o mínimo de tensão.
Digitālā dienaskārtība un publiskā diplomātija Latvijā
Authors: Savickis Silvestrs
Published: December 2020

Publiskā diplomātija ieņem aizvien nozīmīgāku lomu pasaules valstu ārpolitikā. Informācijas tehnoloģiju attīstība un sociālo tīklu popularitātes straujais pieaugums liek diplomātiem izmantot modernos informācijas kanālus publiskās diplomātijas un ārpolitikas mērķu sasniegšanai. Sociālo tīklu izmantošanas efektivitāti iespējams izmērīt, noskaidrojot diplomātu spēju veidot vēlamo dienaskārtību digitālajā vidē, kas arī ir šī raksta mērķis. Publikācijā aplūkota Latvijas Ārlietu ministrijas spēja veidot digitālo dienaskārtību publiskās diplomātijas laukā. Šī publikācija ir plašāka pētījuma sastāvdaļa, kura ietvaros tika analizēti trīs Baltijas valstu Ārlietu ministriju oficiālo Facebook kontu ieraksti 2019. gadā. Pielietojot Oksfordas Universitātes digitālās diplomātijas pētnieku izstrādāto metodoloģiju, tika analizēts, kādas ir katras valsts publiskās diplomātijas prioritātes digitālajā vidē, kā arī publikas reakcijas un iesaistes apjoms, reaģējot uz šīm prioritātēm. Pētījuma rezultāts ļāva pierādīt, ka Latvijas Ārlietu ministrija spēj veidot digitālo dienaskārtību, un vienlaikus rosināja diskusiju, kā arī izgaismoja jaunus aspektus digitālās diplomātijas pētniecības laukā. Public diplomacy plays an increasingly important role in the foreign policy of countries around the world. The development of information technologies and the rapid rise in the popularity of social networks motivate diplomats to use modern information channels to achieve public diplomacy and foreign policy objectives. The effectiveness of the use of social networks can be measured by clarifying the ability of diplomats to set the desired agenda in the digital environment, which is also the aim of this study. This article looks at digital agenda setting ability of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia in the field of public diplomacy. It is a part of a broader study where the posts on official Facebook accounts of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States in 2019 were specifically analysed. The methodology developed by the researchers of digital diplomacy at Oxford University was used to analyse the priorities of each country’s public diplomacy in the digital environment and the extent of public response and engagement in response to these priorities. The results of the study demonstrated the digital agenda setting ability of MFA of Latvia, while encouraging discussion and highlighting new aspects in the field of research of digital diplomacy.
SOME ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF TVER TEACHER`S SCHOOL FOR WOMEN NAMED AFTER P.P. MAKSIMOVICH AT THE MODERN STAGE
Authors: Смирнов Сергей Николаевич
Published: December 2020

Настоящая работа является третьим компонентом цикла статей, посвященных развитию историографии учительской школы П.П. Максимовича в Твери. Рассматриваются аспекты развития историографии учительской школы, в том числе в рамках научных форумов. Отдельным сюжетом настоящей статьи является рассмотрение научных работ, подготовленных для мероприятий, организованных в Тверском государственном университете в связи со 150-летним юбилеем со дня основания школы.

This work is the third component of a series of articles devoted to the development of the historiography of the teacher's school of P.P. Maksimovich in Tver. The aspects of the development of the historiography of the teacher's school are considered here, including the examination within the framework of scientific forums. A separate plot of this article is the consideration of scientific papers prepared for events organized at Tver State University regarding the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the school.
张艺谋电影中色彩运用的美学探究.
Authors: 张 文
Published: December 2020

电影艺术文化作为世界灿烂文化之一，丰富了中国人民的精神世界，给人们带来视觉享受和审美情趣。随着经济、社会的不断发展，中国人民追求的艺术层次也在不断提升，在中国电影发展的进程中出现了如张艺谋这般的电影人才。张艺谋的电影以其特有的艺术魅力，通过设计使用合适的色彩和美学理论，为人们带来了情感上的冲击和感官上的享受。
音乐图谱在大班音乐欣赏活动中的个案研究——以《狮王进行曲》为例
Authors: 龚 方圆 , 田 孟丹
Published: December 2020

音乐图谱是一种幼儿园音乐活动的有效辅助工具，具有呈现音乐情境、突出音乐律动、展示乐器种类的作用。论文以大班音乐欣赏活动中的音乐图谱为研究对象，以大班音乐活动《狮王进行曲》为例，对音乐图谱在大班音乐欣赏活动的设计与有效运用进行探索。
Diyabet Hastalarına Sağlık İnanç Modeli Doğrultusunda Verilen Eğitimin Sağlık İnancına, Öz Etkililik Algısına ve Karar Verme Düzeyine Etkisi
Authors: AYDOĞAR TAKCI Merve , YILDIRIM Gülay
Published: December 2020

Amaç: Bu araştırma diyabet hastalarına Sağlık İnanç Modeli doğrultusunda verilen eğitimin hastaların sağlık inancına, öz etkililik algısına ve karar verme düzeyine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Tek gruplu yarı deneysel nitelikteki çalışmanın örneklemine güç analizi sonucu 30 birey alınmıştır (15.08.2016 /15.11.2016). Veriler Hasta Tanıtım Formu, Diyabet Hastalarında Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği, Diyabet Yönetimine İlişkin Öz Etkililik Ölçeği ve Melbourne Karar Verme Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Ölçekler uygulandıktan sonra bireylere diyabet eğitimi verilmiştir. Eğitimden 21 gün sonra ölçekler yeniden aynı bireylere uygulanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde Kolmogorov Smirnov, Tukey Testi Kolerasyon Analizi kullanılmıştır ve yanılma düzeyi 0,05 olarak alınmıştır.Bulgular: Bireylerin Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği, Öz Etkililik Ölçeği ve Karar Verme Ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasında eğitim sonrasında eğitim öncesine göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p= 0,001). Verilere göre diyabet hastalarında Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği ile diyabet yönetimine ilişkin Öz etkililik Ölçeği arasında ve Öz Etkililik Ölçeği ile Karar Verme Ölçeği arasında orta düzeyde anlamlı pozitif bir ilişkisaptanmıştır. (r= 0,638 p= 0,001).Araştırmaya 15 kadın 15 erkek katıldı.Sonuç: Sağlık İnanç Modeli Ölçeği puan ortalamaları yüksek olan katılımcıların diyabet yönetimine ilişkin öz etkililik düzeyleri artmakta, özetkililik düzeyleri arttıkça hastalar daha yüksek özsaygı ile karar almaktadırlar. Hemşirelik uygulamalarında Sağlık İnanç Modelinin yaygın kullanımı bakım etiği çerçevesinde artırılmalıdır.
Evolución del estado nutricional en estudiantes de educación física, asociado al nivel de riesgo cardiovascular, los hábitos alimentarios y el nivel de actividad física
Authors: Antoniazzi Luis Daniel , Aballay Laura Rosana , Fernández Alicia Ruth , Fiol de Cuneo Marta
Published: December 2020

RESUMEN

INTRODUCCIÓN: La prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad aumenta en estudiantes universitarios como consecuencia de la modificación de sus hábitos alimentarios y de su nivel de actividad física. El objetivo general del presente trabajo fue analizar la relación entre el estado nutricional de estudiantes de Educación Física y el nivel de actividad física, el riesgo cardiovascular y sus hábitos alimentarios, durante los primeros tres años de la carrera.

MÉTODO: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y de corte longitudinal. Se estudiaron 67 estudiantes. Para valorar el estado nutricional y el riesgo cardiovascular se midieron el índice de masa corporal (IMC) y la circunferencia de cintura (CC), respectivamente. Para indagar sobre los hábitos alimentarios se utilizó una encuesta basada en las recomendaciones de las guías alimentarias para la población argentina. Para estimar el nivel de actividad física se usó el Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física IPAQ, formato corto, versión en español.

RESULTADOS: Los estudiantes con preobesidad, obesidad y riesgo cardiovascular elevado aumentaron durante el transcurso del estudio. Por su parte, las conductas alimentarias saludables y el nivel de actividad física alto en mujeres disminuyeron. El IMC mostró una correlación positiva con la CC. La selección alimentaria saludable en varones se mostró correlacionada con el IMC.

CONCLUSIONES: La evolución del cursado de la carrera de Educación Física indicó un aumento progresivo de los factores asociados a la obesidad. Estos resultados permitirían direccionar y promover acciones legislativas que actualicen la currícula de la carrera de Educación Física, conforme a las necesidades sociales y sanitarias de esta población.
Lithium-ion Battery Degradation Mechanisms and Failure Analysis Methodology
Authors: Sood Bhanu , Severn Lucas , Osterman Michael , Pecht Michael , Bougaev Anton , McElfresh David
Published: December 2020

A review of the prevalent degradation mechanisms in Lithium ion batteries is presented. Degradation and eventual failure in lithium-ion batteries can occur for a variety of dfferent reasons. Degradation in storage occurs primarily due to the self-discharge mechanisms, and is accelerated during storage at elevated temperatures. The degradation and failure during use conditions is generally accelerated due to the transient power requirements, the high frequency of charge/discharge cycles and differences between the state-of-charge and the depth of discharge influence the degradation and failure process. A step-by-step methodology for conducting a failure analysis of Lithion batteries is presented. The failure analysis methodology is illustrated using a decision-tree approach, which enables the user to evaluate and select the most appropriate techniques based on the observed battery characteristics. The techniques start with non-destructive and non-intrusive steps and shift to those that are more destructive and analytical in nature as information about the battery state is gained through a set of measurements and experimental techniques.