bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of growth regulators on African pear (Dacryodes Edulis (G. don) H.J. Lam) flowering, fruiting and fruit set
Authors: Njoku T.C. , Okorie H.A.
Published: July 2021

Many tropical fruit trees flower profusely. Majority produce many fruits at the onset. Most of these fruits if not all, may be aborted. African pear is a typical example. In this research, four fruit abortion-prevention treatments were evaluated namely: Distilled water, Urea,  Giberellin and Coconut water. Floral and pomological parameters were compared and averaged over a period of three consecutive years. At fruit maturity, number of fruits/inflorescence/branches was counted and compared to test the effects of the various treatments on fruit retention and enhancing its pomological characteristics. The design was Randomized complete block design. Regression and correlation in Statgraphic 16.0 software package were used to compare the effects of the various treatments on flowering, fruiting and fruit retention. Application of growth regulators significantly enhanced flowering, fruiting and fruit set. The best fruit retention of 76.56 % was obtained by Coconut water which was however, not significantly (P=0.05) different from 72.75% fruit set obtained by Giberellin. Distilled water gave the lowest fruit-set of 21.41 % which was however significantly (P=0.05) different from 66.48% obtained by Urea. There was no significant  difference (P=0.05) in some of the pomological attributes measured. Application of Giberellin and Coconut water significantly (P=0.05) enhanced flowering, fruiting and fruitset in African pear.
Growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broiler starter chickens offered dietary supplement of comfrey leaves extract
Authors: Esiegwu A.C. , Obih T.K.O.
Published: July 2021

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of nutritional supplement of comfrey symphytum leaves extract on the performance, haematological and serum biochemical indices of starter broilers. 200g of Comfrey symphytum leaves were squeezed in 1 litre of H2O with a juicer to produce Comfrey symphytum extract. The leaves extract was further mixed (diluted) in clean drinking water at the rate of 0ml/l of H2O, 25ml/l of H2O, 50ml/l of H20 and 75ml/l of H2O designated as T1, T3, T4 and T5. T2 was given conventional  supplement  (divertamin). Five groups of 30-day old chicks of Agritech breed were randomly assigned to one of the supplementary Comfrey symphytum leaves extract and the divertamin supplement for 28days. Each was subdivided into three replicates of 10 chicks each. The broiler chicks were fed normal broiler starter ration for all the groups. At the end of the 28days trial, performance indices result showed that mean final weight, mean weight changes, mean daily weight gain, mean daily feed intake and feed conversion ratio were not significantly affected (P>0.05). However, T4 (50ml per litre of H2O) and T5 (75ml/litre of H2O) gave better performance in terms of feed  conversion ratio. The cost/kg of weight gain was cheaper at T4 and T5. All the haematological (Haemoglobin, packed cell volume, red blood cell and white blood cell) and serum biochemical indices (total protein, urea, creatinine, cholesterol and liver enzymes) did not show any significant treatment effect (P>0.05). It was concluded that Comfrey symphytum had no deleterious effect on starter broilers and its use as a nutritional supplement could improve performance at 50 - 75ml/l of H2O and reduce cost/kg of weight gain.
Cross-compatibility of cultivated cowpea varieties and their wild relatives: Implications for crop improvement
Authors: Nwosu D.J. , Nwadike C.
Published: July 2021

Hybridization programmes that potentially exploit the variability existing in the wild germplasm of Vigna unguiculata L. Walpers could be of great potential for the future of plant breeding. Bearing this in mind, four cultivated cowpea varieties (Achi shuru, Ife Brown, Kanannado and Zebra bean) were crossed to two of their wild relatives: subsp. dekindtiana var. pubescens and subsp. unguiculata var. spontanea to ascertain the cross compatibility, reproductive potential and possible heterosis in the F1 generations. Results showed that the cultivated varieties hybridized relatively well with their wild relatives showing pod set range of 42.9% to 52.3% in crosses with subsp. dekindtiana var. pubescens and 40.0% to 52.0% in crosses with subsp. unguiculata var. spontanea. The F1 hybrid plants showed high heterosis in plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of flowers per plant, number of pods per plant and percentage pod set. They also produced viable seeds for F2 generations. These results are indications of a good reproductive potential of the hybrids thus making the wild relatives, good sources of important gene pool for the improvement of the cultivated populations.
Gender differential in leafy vegetable production in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
Authors: Olanrewaju K.O. , Akintunde O.K. , Adeoye I.B. , Bamiwuye O.A.
Published: July 2021

There exists gender imbalance in resource access and utilization in agricultural enterprises which predisposes women to frustration and  marginalization. This study examined gender differences in leafy vegetable production in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria.Primary data were collected from 120 male and female leafy vegetable farmers with the aid of structured questionnaire using multi-stage sampling technique. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that half (50.0%)  of the male farmers had post-primary school education while less than one-third (31.0%) of the female farmers had post-primary school education.More than half (65.4%) and52.4% of the male and female farmers, respectively, had no contact with extension agents. More than half (66.7%) and majority (73.8%) of the male and female farmers, respectively financed their farm enterprise with their personal savings.It was found that labour utilization by male farmers differs significantly from the use of labour by female farmers (t=3.79, P≤0.001), while there was no significant difference in farm income among the male and female leafy vegetable farmers.It was concluded that leafy vegetable farmers differ in the modalities of their production on gender basis even though they acquire fairly the same income from the enterprise. This study recommends that the government should assist the farmers with credit of low interest rate and credit institution too should be encouraged to do so. Government should revitalize extension services and regular training of the farmers by the extension agents is crucial for farmers’ productivity.
Pragmatic Sedăqâ in Nehemiah: Reconciling African Perspectives of Justice and Morality
Authors: Uzuegbunam Emmanuel Nwachukwu
Published: July 2021

It has variously been acknowledged that immigrant religions (Christianity and Islam) in Africa, rather than enhancing conscience and  morality, have tended to merely exacerbate religious rituals and drive conscience and morality far away from the African society (Knitter & Muzaffar, 2002). The indigenous African society had been administered by instant justice, supervised by the potent and inherently  ubiquitous, inescapable deities in the African milieu. This situation formed an incorruptible judicial system which planted a living, conscious fear of crime in the African and formed the basis for a deeply rooted morality. The immigrant religions present the idea of deferred punishment and reward (eschatology) which is completely alien to Africa, and which, in any case, dislodged the African notion of instant justice, until morality finally faded away from the African conscience and consciousness. The Book of Nehemiah presents a perspective of justice ( צ (ְד קָ הָ as response to the criminal obstruction of societal aspirations, which is in line with the African indigenous pragmatic orientation that yielded instant result and enabled the project of post-exilic reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem to be accomplished. This paper employs a phenomenological perspective in examining justice and morality in Africa in the pre- and  postimmigrant religions dispensations, and attempts a reconstruction of the failing conscience and morality in the contemporary African society, using Nigeria in particular as the domain of the study.
An Examination of the Causes of Kidnapping and Its Attendant Challenges in Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Olulowo Segun Ayotunde , Babawale Solomon Taiwo , Babawale Solomon Taiwo , Anani Kehinde Michael
Published: July 2021

Kidnappers have become thorns in the flesh of citizens and foreigners domicile in Ogun state. The paper examines causes of kidnapping  and its consequences, investigates the roles of schools, religion and government in tackling the problem. The paper adopted a descriptive method; questionnaires were administered among Churches in Ogun State. Analysis revealed quest for ransom, revenge, rituals, Poverty, youth’s unemployment, and many more. Kidnappings have economic, political, social and psychological impacts. The paper proposed families, schools, religion and government interventions, strengthening the culture of hard work and stepping up of religious ethical  teachings.
The construction of the racialized Other in the educational sphere: The stories of students with immigrant backgrounds in Montréal
Authors: Darchinian Fahimeh , Magnan Marie-Odile , De Oliveira Soares Roberta
Published: July 2021

This paper presents the results of an empirical study of social relations from a critical race theory perspective crossed with the sociology of the life course. The objective of our study was to understand how social relations in Quebec’s educational sphere, specifically in high school, construct fixed categories of racialized students in university. With the aim of discovering the underlying process of racialization of the students of racial backgrounds in educative sphere, the study analyzes the self-reported relational experiences of 10 university students with immigrant backgrounds in Montréal. Based on a narrative inquiry, the analysis of the retrospective life story interviews allowed to explain the complexity of the process of racialization in two categories of “complete racialization” and “incomplete racialization.” In the “completed racialization” category, negotiating domination relationships results in the construction of a racialized Other. In the “incomplete racialization” category, the construction process is in progress. Our study has shown that social relations in high school contribute to the construction of fixed Black and Latinx racialized groups. Interpersonal relationships at school play a role in the racialization of students with immigrant backgrounds, and, although limited in scope, persistence in school may be a reversal strategy for their experiences of racism.
Adolescentes marroquíes en calle: Desprotección, delincuencia y victimización
Authors: García España Elisa , Carvalho da Silva Jacqueline , Casado Patricio Elena , Prado Manrique Bertha
Published: July 2021

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del programa de prevención de la delincuencia juvenil para menores extranjeros no acompañados en situación de calle en Ceuta (PREMECE). Este programa piloto de intervención e investigación es fruto de un convenio entre la ciudad de Ceuta y la Universidad de Málaga, desarrollado entre abril de 2018 y julio de 2019. La metodología ha consistido en una triangulación de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos, recogidos por el equipo de intervención psicosocial durante 15 meses con los menores marroquíes que han ido pernoctando en las calles de Ceuta. Los resultados de este programa de políticas públicas sugieren que la intervención en calle mejora la protección de los menores especialmente vulnerables, alivia las tensiones en la calle, reduce el riesgo de victimización y contribuye a la disminución de la delincuencia registrada. Con ello se pone de manifiesto la necesidad de políticas públicas de intervención en calle y su utilidad no solo para el sistema de protección de la infancia, como herramienta para hacer efectiva la protección de menores que no se adhieren al sistema, sino también para los sistemas policiales y judiciales, toda vez que el programa facilita la intervención formal con ellos.
Breaking (old) news: a veterinarian- surgeon became a sexologist-psycho-annalist. A historical reflection of sexology.
Authors: Ohry Avi
Published: July 2021

Theodore James Faithfull (1885- 1973), the grandfather of the singer Mariann Faithfull, was a veterinary surgeon who became a psychotherapist and sexologist. His remarkable personal story, is an important part of the history persons who envisioned modern sociology. This article brings a "meeting point " between history of medicine, medicine, sociology, psychology, sexology and veterinary medicine. The names of Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (1854 –1932) , Dr. Theodore James Faithfull (1885- 1973), his son, Robert Glynn Faithfull (1912- 1998), and Victor Branford ( 1863 –1930), are listed among those who envisioned modern sociology.
VAGINISMUS
Authors: Iasmina Alideea Matirel
Published: July 2021

Vaginismus is a relatively rare female sexual dysfunction, but with significant disabling potential. Vaginismus can be defined as involuntary spasms of the muscles surrounding the vaginal opening. Its severe form makes it impossible to penetrate and causes severe pain, burning sensations. As early as 1547, when vaginismus was first described, and to this day, it continues to be an intensely researched topic, with thousands of papers published. However, the etiology of vaginismus remains controversial. Vaginismus has been shown to be a sexual disorder that has phobic elements resulting from patients' actual or imagined negative sexual experiences. Most women who suffer from vaginismus express their fear and anxiety about the act of penetration, generally feel ashamed or disgusted with their genitals.
EARLY EJACULATION
Authors:   Todoruti Emilia Claudia
Published: July 2021

Information on the epidemiology, etiology and treatment of premature ejaculation is reviewed. Evidence of the prevalence of premature ejaculation indicates that subjective concern about rapid ejaculation is a common concern worldwide. The hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis of premature ejaculation include: 1.) that it is a learned model of ejaculation maintained by interpersonal anxiety and 2.) that it is a dysfunctional result of the central or peripheral mechanisms that regulate ejaculatory thresholds and 3.) that it is a normal variant in latency ejaculation. Current evidence-based treatment interventions include behavioral psychotherapy and the use of pharmacological agents, including topical anesthetics and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing knowledge base on the definition, prevalence, etiology and treatment of premature ejaculation.
CDDs e BIM: competências digitais docentes para educação BIM na graduação
Authors: Pergher Renan Dinis , Freitas Maria do Carmo Duarte
Published: July 2021

A disseminação do BIM nas graduações em AEC perpassa uma série de desafios de ordem Estrutural, Tecnológica, Curricular e Acadêmica. Neste ultimo, a posição dos docentes diante da educação digital apresenta uma tensão entre as competências necessárias para a Educação BIM e as práticas e didáticas predominantes nos cursos superiores brasileiros em Arquitetura, Engenharia e Construção. Explora-se aqui o dialogo entre o conceito de Competências Digitais Docentes, sintetizados pelo DIGICOMP da União Europeia, com a inserção de BIM na formação de professores das graduações de Arquitetos e Engenheiros no Brasil. Por fim, fica proposto um plano de formação complementar baseado em MOOCs (cursos abertos massivos online), desenvolvido pelo projeto de pesquisa SOUFPR, para ampiação da discussão e qualificação do professorado Brasileiro quanto as competências necessarias para uma educação BIM.
Apresentação no YouTube: https://youtu.be/QutGNe_6pmQ
Implantação do BIM como ferramenta de aprendizagem no currículo de engenharia de fortificação e construção
Authors: Miceli Junior Giuseppe , Pellanda Paulo César , Aragão Filho Luiz Augusto Cavalcante Moniz de
Published: July 2021

Este trabalho descreve como o Instituto Militar de Engenharia está iniciando a implementação do ensino de BIM em seu currículo de Engenharia de Fortificação e Construção, por meio da criação de um projeto de integração que deve ser desenvolvido pelos alunos a partir do quinto semestre. Este é um passo inicial para uma abordagem mais ampla que envolve conceber, projetar, implementar e operar projetos de construção reais, criando oportunidades adicionais para experiências de aprendizagem integrada dentro da universidade.
Apresentação no YouTube: https://youtu.be/HkPlZbUKHUM
Dimensionamento de tubulação de água fria: adaptação para NBR5626
Authors: Ferreira Sérgio Leal
Published: July 2021

O dimensionamento de tubulações é uma das tarefas que já existem no ambiente BIM e que, teoricamente, substituem o procedimento de cálculo tradicional. No entanto, verifica-se que uma das ferramentas mais populares não incorpora efetivamente a norma brasileira a esse respeito. Deparou-se com diversas alternativas de adaptação e destacou-se a possibilidade de harmonização da ferramenta mais popular com a norma brasileira, voltando-se especialmente para o ambiente didático. Esse caminho foi empreendido e, como resultado, foram desenvolvidos procedimentos e instrumentos de apoio à aula. Testes de compatibilização da proposta com a norma NBR 5626 demonstraram-se plenamente satisfatórios e sua aplicação em aula demonstrou-se prática embora ainda sejam necessários ajustes para tornar a proposta mais robusta, já que pequenos erros de modelagem ainda impedem o avanço dos alunos.
Apresentação no YouTube: https://youtu.be/gab4uol6JeU
The Map of BMT in Brazil
Authors: Simione Anderson João , Seber Adriana , Dos Santos Rosana Machado , Talarico Wiliam Odair , Malerba Wagner , Compt Livia Caroline Barbosa Mariano , Costa Flavia Ferreira da , Loebel Renata Rose , Dias Carla Gonçalves , Villagra Andressa , Duarte Adriana Maria , Fernandes Wagner , Vergueiro Carmen Silvia Vieitas
Published: July 2021

Brazil has a vast Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) program with 126 teams and 86 Centers recognized by the Ministry of Health. Outcomes of these transplants are unknown. The objective of this work is to create a public database to help the public and health care professionals to find information on allogenic HSCT performed in Brazil. Methods: The team chose indicators, outcomes, and developed tools to accept secure data input using e-DBtC, Access, RedCap and excel spreadsheet. All data was inserted into the Virtual Analytics platform after careful validation and then presented as tables and graphics in separate portals for healthcare professionals and general public. Results: 29 HSCT centers participating in the project sent data on all consecutive allogeneic transplants performed between August 2019-2020. We gathered data from 943 transplants, with results arranged in graphs and tables, with the possibility of using various filters, so users can customize their search. In conclusion, more than 60% of all allogenic transplants performed in the country are now included in the Map of BMT, in an easy and accessible way to be searched. We hope to continue this initiative and extend it to other services, emphasizing great accomplishment of the Brazilian transplant community.
Overall survival in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with CALGB 8811 protocol in low income country
Authors: Gurgel Livia Andrade , Oliveira Deivide De sousa , Leitão João Paulo Vasconcelos , Barroso Karine Sampaio Nunes , Pitombeira Beatriz Stella Gomes de Souza , Duarte Isabella Araujo , Duarte João Vitor Araujo , Duarte Beatrice Araujo , Duarte Fernando Barroso
Published: July 2021

Introduction: ALL is known to have a lower survival rate in adults and this can be attributed, among other aspects, to intolerance to intensive regimens. As the treatment of ALL is very complex, with many protocols available, this study proposes an analysis regarding the CALGB 8811 protocol in a tertiary health unit in Ceará

Methods: In this retrospective study, 50 patients with a recent diagnosis of ALL who underwent the CALGB8811 protocol were evaluated. Disease risk criteria were based on the CALGB8811 protocol.

Results: CR was obtained in 86% of patients. 12% of patients died during induction due to infectious complications. 30% of patients underwent alloSCT, 60% were on CR1.

The median overall survival (OS) was 21.5 months (8.1-38.7). The 5 years OS was 25% in the transplanted patients versus 60% in the transplanted group. Achieving complete remission after induction chemotherapy and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation were the factors associated with better long-term survival rates in uni and multivariate analysis.

Conclusion: Risk factors classically associated with worse adult ALL outcome and post-induction MRD status were not outcome predictors, in addition, post-induction remission and alloSCT were factors associated with a favorable outcome.
Atividades online extra-classes como forma de auto-monitoramento do aprendizado no ensino de física com alunos ingressantes do curso de engenharia: Uso das ferramentas do open-lms (questionário e H5P)
Authors: Stem N. , Neto O. Mattasoglio , Cutri R. , Martin P. A.
Published: July 2021

RESUMO

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa de aplicação da ferramenta questionário do Open LMS e de alguns recursos do h5p na disciplina Física 1 de um curso de Engenharia. Neste trabalho se realiza uma comparação entre o uso da ferramenta questionário nos anos letivos 2014 e 2021, essa ferramenta tem sido utilizada como suporte às aulas com o objetivo de incentivar os estudantes a se aproximarem da disciplina em atividades extraclasse. Os dados foram coletados a partir de duas fontes, uma delas foi através dos dados de controle de acesso e resposta que o próprio Open LMS fornece. A outra foi um questionário sobre a avaliação do uso do questionário que foi respondido pelos estudantes ao final do semestre letivo de 2014. Os resultados mostram a boa aceitação da ferramenta questionário, que é apontada como elemento de apoio ao estudo. A implementação inicial dos conteúdos h5p em uma análise preliminar também se mostrou satisfatória, com participação expressiva dos estudantes.

 

ABSTRACT

This work presents the results of an application of questionnaire tool from Open LMS some resources of h5p, in the discipline Physics 1 of an engineering course. In this work a comparison between the use of the questionnaire tool by the students of the years 2014 and 2021, this tool has been used as a support to the classes in order to incentive the students to get closer to the discipline in extra class activities. The data were collected based on two sources: one used the data of access control and answers that Open LMS provides. The other one was an evaluation questionnaire about the usage of the Open LMS questionnaire tool that was answered by the students at the end of the first semester in 2014. The results showed the good acceptance of this tool, that it is pointed out as an element to support for studying by the students. The initial implementation of h5p resources in a preliminary analysis was shown to be satisfactory, with significant participation of students.
Sequências aritméticas de ordem superior e aplicações
Authors: Chagas Jhon Kenedy Moura , Rocha Josimar da Silva
Published: July 2021

No cotidiano é comum lidarmos com algumas situações que envolvam a necessidade da determinação de uma regra geral para descrevê-las. Para ajudar na descrição de fenômenos que envolvam quantidades que podem ser expressas em termos de funções polinomiais surge a necessidade de encontrarmos instrumentos que facilitam a obtenção de tais funções polinomiais a partir dos dados analisados no processo. Uma maneira fácil de obtermos funções polinomiais a partir de uma sequência de números reais é por meio do estudo de Sequências Aritméticas de Ordem Superior. Se a sequência obtida a partir dos dados coletados por meio de um experimento for polinomial, então esta sequência será chamada de sequência aritmética de ordem k, onde k é o grau do polinômio. Com o estudo de sequências aritméticas de ordem superior é possível obtermos a partir de uma sequência de números reais tanto a fórmula que descreve esta sequência quanto a fórmula da soma dos n primeiros termos desta sequência. Com isto, poderemos obter fórmulas gerais que nos permite obter uma estimativa para o comportamento de diversos fenômenos. Sendo assim, por meio do levantamento bibliográfico, consultando a referência [1] se deu início ao projeto de pesquisa com reuniões semanais.
Security Logical Subjectivity of Mental and Behavioral Disorders and their Social and Specialized Correction
Authors: Boltivets Sergii , Gonchar Oleksiy , Gonchar Tymur , Uralova Lyudmila , Chelyadyn Yuliya
Published: July 2021

The number of people who suffer from various types and forms of mental disorders is growing rapidly every day. The problem definition by the statistical methods only just outlines the quantitative relations between the numbers of registered mental illness cases and the overall number of people suffering from them. However, it doesn’t answer the main questions of the public safety and of the safety of the abovementioned persons as it fails to account for the exogenous factors of the manifestation of the genetically determined and inborn mental disorders that incapacity mostly the children population. In this regard, a necessary condition for public safety is a scientific solution to the problem of the securitylogical subjectivity of the person with mental and behavioral disorders. One of the main reasons for the heavy illnesses of the central nervous system (CNS) and psychic disorders is perinatal cerebrovascular lesions and hypoxic-ischemic cerebrovascular injuries. The problem is, on the one hand, a subject of interest for the psychological, medical and social sciences, and on the other opens the dimensions of both special and social correction. Psychic disorders resulting from the perinatal cerebrovascular lesions and their psychotherapeutic correction are discussed in this article. Clinical investigation of the perinatal cerebrovascular lesions has been conducted using radio diagnostics tools, the mental and behavioural disorders were studied, and the correction methods were presented.
Ethno-Confessional Education of the Mennonite Colonists in the South of Ukraine in the ХIХ Century: A Historical and Pedagogical Analysis
Authors: Brezhnieva Svetlana , Seheda Natalia , Funtikova Olga
Published: July 2021

The aim of the research is to highlight the main German philosophical, pedagogical, didactic ideas, the regulatory foundations of the organization of the school business, the leading principle of compulsory youth education and chronological presentation of major socio-cultural events that directly influenced the formation of ethno-denominational educational results in the South of Ukraine in the ХIХ century. On the basis of interdisciplinary approach, the complex of general scientific and special methods is used: historical and comparative analysis and historical and genetic analysis, systematization of scientific, educational and methodical literature, documents, periodicals. The authors comprehensively substantiated anthropotheological goal, ideas, regulatory principles of the organization of training, training of teaching staff, system-building principle, as the observance of the basic provision on compulsory education of young people, strengthening the material infrastructure of schools in the South of Ukraine. The historical genesis of the beginning of formation, prosperity and the first signs of neglect of ethno-confessional education of the Mennonite-colonists in the South Ukrainian lands during the studied period demonstrates the purposeful influence of the ideals, traditions, beliefs and public perceptions of the development of economic welfare. Negative changes are also noted, that is, the gradual loss of ethno-confessionality, as the central structure of the creative component of the model under the influence of the birth of a new industrial council and the onset of foreign technological culture in the early ХХ century.
Rocchio Nearest Centroid and Normalized Neural Network based Lead Generation in Social Media Marketing
Authors: Narayanan K.S. , Suganya Dr. S.
Published: July 2021

The employment of the internet and social media has transposed consumer behavior and the methods in which business organizations carry over their business. Social and digital marketing recommends noteworthy changes to business establishments via cost curtailment, enhanced brand understanding and surged sales. Despite enormous amount of potentialities, noteworthy disputes subsist from gloomy digital oral message in addition to trespassing and troublesome online presence of brand. Deep learning (DL) has fascinated escalated awareness owing to its notable processing power in tasks, to name a few being, speech, image, or text processing. Due to its aggressive evolution and extensive accessibility of digital social media (SM), examining these data utilizing conventional materials and methods is substantial or even complex. Also with the large growth in the volume of data, the multifariousness in data heterogeneity, are the most distinguished reasons, why and how the SM data mounted. In this paper we study the impact of tweets on distance learning to understand people’s opinions and to discover facts. However, adding redundant features minimizes the generalization capability of the model and may also minimize the overall accuracy of a classifier. We introduce Rocchio Nearest Centroid Laplacian Feature Selection model that combines Rocchio Nearest Centroid and Laplace function for selecting relevant features or tweets. Next an Arbitrary Normalized Attention-based Recurrent Neural Network Lead Generation algorithm is designed aggregating characterizations from preceding and succeeding tweets while generating lead via digital marketing tweet funnel. We validate and evaluate our method using data from distance learning dataset. Experiments and comparisons on distance learning data show that, compared to existing SMM methods, considering generalization capability and digital marketing tweet funnel results in improvements in processing time, lead generation accuracy and precision to a significant extent.
Financial Planning through the Liquidity Ratios for HDFC and SBI Banks
Authors: Geeta Dr.M. , Nagasivanand Dr.C.
Published: July 2021

Financial planning and Analysis plays a vital role in the evaluation of Budget and forecasting for the future periods. One of the tools is financial planning through the liquidity ratios calculation and Analysis of the ratios. The present study concentrates on current ratio and Cash ratio of both banks for evaluating the cash fluidness. The analysis of current ratio infers about the liquidity position of the firm, which is crucial in paying short-term liabilities. The current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets with current liabilities. The current ratio is called as “current” because it includes all current assets and current liabilities for a particular accounting year. A current ratio which is less than the industry average is an indicator of risk of default and distress. A high ratio indicates that the organization is utilizing the assets efficiently. The current ratio is used as yardstick for short term solvency of the firm. A high current ratio enables the firm to cover all the current liabilities of a particular accounting year. But it is also an indicator of non efficient usage of short term assets. A current ratio of 1.5 indicates that for 1.5 current assets to 1 current liabilities. The current assets are those assets which can be converted in to cash within the specified year. The second objective of the study is to compare the liquidity stand of the banks through analysis of cash ratio’s of the selected banks. The cash ratio helps the banks to is identify the deposited amount which can be used for the credit lending purposes for an accounting year. The cash ratio is calculated by dividing cash equivalents plus cash with current liabilities. The present study is financial planning through current ratios for HDFC and SBI banks operating in India. The data is collected through the official websites of banks. The data is collected for the years from March 16 to March 20. The analysis is done through the calculation of current ratio, descriptive statistical analysis, bar charts for both the banks.
The Insertion of the Nurse in a Project Management Team
Authors: Silva Denila Bueno , Cardoso Maria Lúcia Alves Pereira
Published: July 2021

The nurses are in many hospital sectors and can take on many different responsibilities and activities. The hospitals that develop social’s projects have to include nurses in their team’s projects. The objectives are to characterize these nurses about gender, age, education, professional experience time and to know the nurse’s motivation and perception about working in a project management tea. The study is exploratory and descriptive, with a quantitative and qualitative approach through applying a questionnaire sent to 26 nurses that work in two hospitals in São Paulo. In the qualitative axis, content analysis was used, according to Bardin, and a statistician analyzed the quantitative axis with descriptive analyzes of the variables. There is a 77% presence of women in the teams; most of them are over 40 years old, with an average experience of assistance of 12 years. As a motivation, nurses work in project management for having received an invitation and also for the opportunity to work on projects related to Brazilian Health Unic System. Nurses point out that their activities consist of planning and executing the project itself, team management, and the applicability of their care knowledge. The nurses have essential characteristics, since their graduation, that enables their presence in project management.
Intelligent Traffic Control System Using ARM7 Controller and Image Processing Techniques
Authors: Rao Dr.E.V. Krishna , Alekhya N. , Rupa K. , Sujith M. Sai , Ahmed Sk Abdulla Aman
Published: July 2021

The urban traffic congestion is being increased day by day due to large number of vehicles are used by dense people in cities. In the current model of the Traffic Control System, the time delay of each signal light is static which leads to lot of waiting time and was tage of fuel. To overcome this problem, intelligent traffic management system of controlling the traffic lights using the ARM 7 controller and camera sensor is proposed. The camera which is installed along the pavement captures the real time video of the road. The video is then processed indifferent stages to find the number of vehicles in that particular lane using Convex hull technique and accordingly the time delay of the traffic signals has been changed dynamically. Incase, if an emergency vehicle like ambulance is detected by RF434 in a particular lane then automatically this lane will be given the highest priority to clear the traffic. Another feature is if any vehicle violates the traffic line that can also be identified by the RFID reader and automatically and an alert message will be sent to registered mobile number through GSM module which is interfaced with LPC2148.
Smart Crop Monitoring and Automation Irrigation System Using Machine Learning and IOT
Authors: Raman Y.S.V. , Suresh P. , Sudheer P. Jnana , Prudhvi P. , Gopi S. , Babu A. Narendra
Published: July 2021

Agriculture is still a major occupation in rural areas of India. Increase in technology creates many opportunities in different fields and attracts human resources from rural areas. Farmers are facing sever human and natural resource problems. Monitoring crops with low man power is the major problem. Smart crop monitoring and automation irrigation system deals with these problems by developing a mobile application which helps farmer to get detailed information about plant diseases and to use irrigation system efficiently. This model uses image processing techniques to identify the picture of the leaf and also provides information about temperature and moisture on field. The Raspberry Pi is the project's control unit, which controls and executes the entire system's operation. Pi camera is placed at the face of the moving vehicle to take the pictures of the leaves. These pictures are analyzed using convolution neural network which is an efficient machine learning algorithm. If the captured leaf image has a disease that is already in the given dataset then farmer will get output message which contains disease cause and pesticide or fertilizers we need to provide to eradicate the disease. Mobile application also sends the data which is sensed using sensors.
The Impact of Health Care Reforms on Improving the Quality of Medical Services: International Experience
Authors: Kirichenko Evgeniy V. , Akhyadov Elman Said-Mokhmadovich , Sertakova Oksana
Published: July 2021

The study of foreign experience in the field of reforming the medical industry is relevant at the present stage. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to summarize the experience of countries that have successfully implemented the reform of the health system, to identify mechanisms and tools for improving the quality of medical services. The article examines the concept of "quality of medical services". Based on the expert survey, the directions of improving the quality of medical services in the process of implementing health care reforms have been identified. Following these directions, the international experience of reforming the health care system to improve the efficiency of the use of budget funds for the provision of medical services, ensuring equal access to medical services for urban and rural populations, and the development of primary health care has been considered. The study concludes that improving the quality of medical services in the process of health care reforms is possible with the implementation of specific activities based on the use of international experience in health care reform.
Megapolis Residents’ Readiness to Participate in Megaprojects Under the Conditions of the Digitalization of the Economy and the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Vinichenko Mikhail V. , Vinogradova Marina V. , Takigawa Galina Yu. Nikiporets- , Makushkin Sergey A. , Maksimov Arseny A.
Published: July 2021

The goal of the article is to determine and evaluate the readiness of megapolis residents to participate in megaprojects in the context of the digitalization of the economy and the use of artificial intelligence. The main empirical methods are a questionnaire survey, in-depth interviews, and a focus group conducted using distance instruments due to the pandemic-related restrictions. The study demonstrates that the readiness of megapolis residents to take part in megaprojects under the conditions of the digitalization of the economy and the use of artificial intelligence is ambiguous. Obtaining the necessary human resources is often critical for the organizers of megaprojects. For the first time, the authors identify the main factors of the attractiveness of participating in megaprojects for megapolis residents: the opportunity to get the experience of working in a large project, interest in communicating with different people, and the opportunities to make a career and get a good salary. The important factors also include satisfaction from participating in a grandiose megaproject and becoming a pioneer in a big business. The factors of negligible importance are the opportunities to implement one’s professional skills and communicate in a foreign language in a foreign company, having access to information, and avoiding deployment in the army. The main advantage of the study is the systemic approach to evaluating the readiness of megapolis residents to participate in megaprojects, as well as the identification of the trends of the fragmentary and temporary readiness of megapolis residents for participation in megaprojects and the striving of young megapolis citizens to obtain new professional skills and abilities in megaprojects. Labor activity of megapolis residents in megaprojects is found to be contingent on their age, The obtained results can be used to improve the state personnel policy and the system for the formation of personnel potential in a megaproject.
Identifying Disease Comorbidity Patterns Using Centrality Measures in Computing
Authors: Batool Zahra , Junaid Muhammad , Naeem Muhammad , Ahmed Mehmood , Shah Luqman , Saeed Yousaf , Jehangiri Ali Imran , Khan Fahad Ali
Published: July 2021

Social network analysis has been increasingly employed to study patterns in diverse areas of disciplines such as crowd management, air passenger and freight transportation, business modelling and analysis, online social movements and bioinformatics. Over the years, human disease networks have been studied to analyze Human Disease, Genotype, and Phenotype networks. This study explores human Disease Network based on their symptoms by employing different social network analysis such as centrality measures of network, community detection, overlapping communities. We studied relationships of symptoms with diseases on meso-level in order to detect comorbidity pattern of communities in disease network. This help us to understand the underlying patterns of diseases based on symptoms and find out that how different disease communities are correlated by detecting overlapping communities.
DNA Extraction and Library Preparation Optimization for Metagenomic Analysis of Giant Panda in Malaysia
Authors: Vijaya Kumaran Jayaraj , Suraj Arvind V Rajasegar , Md Yusof Azrinaaini , Appalasamy Suganthi , Mokhtar Seri Intan , Ten Dennis Choon Yung , Deng Tao
Published: July 2021

The objective of this study was to determine the expected minimum number of sequence readsneeded to achieve full coverage of the microbial species found in the gut of giant panda This wasdone by first, analyzing five different mammalian metagenomes namely horse, coyote, whitetaildeer, humpback whale and the bottlenose dolphin as metagenomic references; based on anapproximate of 1,000,000 sequence read estimation. After rarefaction analysis using MG-RASTVersion 3.0 analysis pipeline, an average value of 775,075 reads was found to be sufficient formetagenomic analysis. Next, the fecal matter of giant panda was sampled at Zoo Negara, andDNA extraction was performed. DNA extraction was then subjected to DNA qualification andquantification analysis; where the results show that the samples are still viable and sufficient inyield to be used for library preparation. After library preparation, the samples were sequencedusing IlluminaTM MiSeq® next generation sequencer. The results of this research serve as afoundation for further studies of the giant panda metagenome.
New Method for Isolation of DNA from River Sediment Microbes of Sungai Kelantan, Malaysia
Authors: Kamal Baharin Noratikah , Che Abd Aziz Noorkhalilie , Mohamad Faisal , Appalasamy Suganthi
Published: July 2021

Extraction of pure genomic DNA from microbes isolated from river sediments often hindered byco-isolated carryovers from the reagents used which reduces the yield and quality of DNA.Existing methods were lengthy, expensive and does not result in high yield of genomic DNA inshort time. This study describes a rapid and inexpensive DNA extraction method that involvedminimal purification step without phenol or other carcinogenic reagents. The microbial DNAextraction steps also does not require the use of special laboratory equipment. This method usesCetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) followed by ethanol based purification steps andwithin one hour the extraction of microbial DNA could be completed. The extracted genomicDNA from microbes isolated from river sediment of Sungai Kelantan, Malaysia using the methoddescribed in this study is of quality suitable for other downstream researches such asmetagenomics sequencing.
Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Heavy Metal in PM10 from Urban and Rural School Ambient
Authors: Awang Norrimi Rosaida , Manogaran Hemamalini , Che Omar Nur Dalila , Ya’akob Siti Hajar , Hassin Nor Hizami
Published: July 2021

Particulate matter (PM10) is a major pollutant of concern as it can be adsorbed with toxicsubstances like heavy metals and organic compounds like polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAH). Automobile exhaust was among the most significant contributor towards the particulatematter problem in roadside areas of Malaysia. In addition, most of the school in Malaysia locatedclose to the roadside to ease accessibility that consequently further increase health risk amongchildren. In this study, aerosol samples from school ambient in urban area (Kota Bharu) and ruralarea (Jeli) were analysed for PAH and concentration of heavy metal (Pb, Zn and C) identification.Result found the concentration of PM10 was higher in urban site than rural site with meanconcentration Kota Bharu and Jeli is 52.57?g/m3 and 39.21 ?g/m3 respectively. The 1-methylnaphthalene was the only PAH detected in both urban and rural areas. Result suggestedthat the concentration of lead (Pb) is the most prominent heavy metal measured in Jeli, whileconcentration of zinc (Zn) is the most significant of heavy metal in Kota Bharu.
Evaluating the Urban Heat Effects of High Rise Non-Green Buildings: A Case Study in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Authors: Fauzi Norashikin , Awaluddin Nur Izzah
Published: July 2021

This study provides an overview of the urban heat effect of the high rise non-green building in theurban area located in Kota Bharu, Kelantan by collecting and analyzing related data using skyview factor (SVF).The SVF is one of the essential aspects related to pollution, temperaturevariations, heat island and several other environmental specifications. A common method throughfish-eye photographs were taken at ground level with a digital camera together with a detachable180’ fish-eye lens. The result highlighted the SVF value at six high rise non-green buildings wasin a range between 0.24 and 0.67. The highest temperature recorded was 42°C on rooftop ofKelantan Trade Center building whilst the lowest was 30°C on rooftop of Ibu Pejabat PolisKontinjen Kelantan. The surrounding and building materials were found to have a persistentinfluence on the formation of urban heat.
Impact of Flood on Dynamics of Mimosa pigra Populations in Affected Kelantan River Basin
Authors: Jasni Muhammad Zharif , Jemali Noor Janatun Naim , Abdul Majid Syafinie
Published: July 2021

Kelantan is one of the east coast states of Malaysia, which has faced yearly flooding catastropheespecially during north-east-monsoon season. Most of the land use from upstream to downstreamof Kelantan River Basin was affected after December 2014 when the worst flood was recorded fordecades. Due to the immense flood, Mimosa pigra is spreading forming dense thickets belt alongthe riparian vegetation area. It has transformed the river water regime. M. pigra is identified as theworst invasive species in Malaysia and caused massive threat to riverine ecosystem. It’sconsidered to be a colonizer of mainly wetland and seasonally flooded areas. The dispersalprocess by which this rapid colonization was achieved has yet to be fully documented. The studywas done in three sampling areas along Kelantan river basin (upstream, downstream, outfall)focusing on the distribution of M. pigra after the recent flood. Based on Landsat TM imageclassification analysis and ground thruting, result showed 60% (upstream), 40% (downstream)and 70% (outfall) of accuracy assessment respectively. For each of the 30 sampled point (a 7.5mradius circle), M. pigra has covered an average of 23.04% of the area with a total of 2,309.58m2/ha.