bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Negentropy: a sustainable culture of educational leadership. An OCAI model analysis
Authors: Covaci Mihai , Covaci Brîndușa
Published: January 2023

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the impact of socio-economic negentropy on a management organization's culture. The study aims to check the level of entropy within an organization and propose solutions for negentropy development. The excellent organization represents the ordering of positive entropy into negative entropy.
Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical part of the paper presents the importance of the negentropy paradigm in developing the management organization's culture. The empirical study is based on samples from a university with information about different management organization cultures. The data are analyzed by means of regression analysis applied to the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). The organizational culture improves management organization through socio-economic negentropy.
Findings: Four types of organizational cultures were determined for socio-economic negentropy applied to management organizations: group/family/clan/human relations, ad-hoc/in development/ innovation/open system, hierarchical/internal process/rules-based, rational/market/goal-based. The model has theoretical limitations, being applied to a few respondents. Practical implications refer to the improvement of management organization cultures through using negentropy. Possible social impact concerns a superior work organization and increased productivity. The assumed hypotheses show that the variables' level of education, seniority, age, and job position generate valid statistical models for the existing/preferred cultures from the OCAI model.
Originality: Organizations with coherent management efficiently organize their activities through an entropic management organization model. Present within an organization (as an open system), negentropy opposes disintegration, disorder, and entropy.
Effect of a nonpharmacological psychological stress management intervention on major cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials Effect of a psychological stress management intervention on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease
Authors: Schmidt Karine Elisa Schwarzer , Waclawovsky Gustavo , Santos Adriane Marines , de Quadros Alexandre Schaan , Schmidt Márcia Moura
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Psychological stress is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The objective of this systematic review (SR) is to evaluate the effect of nonpharmacological psychological stress management interventions on MACE and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods: SR and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of adult patients with CAD undergoing nonpharmacological psychological stress management interventions. MEDLINE, Cochrane, LILACS, PsycInfo, Clinical Trials databases and gray literature were used for the search. There were no limits regarding publication status, year, or language. The analyzed outcome was a combination of MACE (cardiovascular mortality, nonfatal infarction, revascularization, nonfatal stroke, and cardiovascular hospitalization). The secondary outcomes were total mortality. Results were expressed as risk ratio (RR) with their 95% confidence interval (CI95%). The random effects model was used for the analyses, the RoB2 tool to risk of bias and RStudio for the statistical analyses. Prospective International Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42021275198).
Results: This SR included seven RCTs (n = 1908). There was no effect attributable to the intervention on reducing MACE (34.54% vs 39.05%; RR= 0.84 [CI95% 0.63–1.12], p = 0.24; PI95% 0.35–2.02; I2 = 74.7%, p = 0.001) or on the analysis of isolated events. The intervention reduced the risk of total mortality by 37% (8.58% vs 13.62%; RR= 0.63 [CI95% CI 0.42– 0.95], p = 0.03; PI95% 0.18–2.25; I2 = 23.8%, p = 0.27).
Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed no significant decrease in psychological intervention for stress management in MACE, but a significant decrease in mortality.
Dynamic functional connectivity changes associated with psychiatric traits and cognitive deficits in Cushing’s disease
Authors: Yan Xinyuan , Feng Zhebin , Zhang Haitao , Zhou Tao , Yu Xinguang , Zhang Yanyang
Published: January 2023

Cushing’s disease is a rare neuroendocrine disorder with excessive endogenous cortisol, impaired cognition, and psychiatric symptoms. Evidence from resting-state fMRI revealed the abnormalities of static brain connectivity in patients with Cushing’s disease (CD patients). However, it is unknown whether the CD patients’ dynamic functional connectivity would be abnormal and whether the dynamic features are associated with deficits in cognition and psychopathological symptoms. Here, we evaluated 50 patients with Cushing’s disease and 57 healthy participants by using resting-state fMRI and dynamic functional connectivity (dFNC) approach. We focused on the dynamic features of default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and central executive network (CEN) because these are binding sites for the cognitive-affective process, as well as vital in understanding the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. The dFNC was further clustered into four states by k-mean clustering. CD patients showed more dwell time in State 1 but less time in State 4. Intriguingly, group differences in dwell time in these two states can explain the cognitive deficits of CD patients. Moreover, the inter-network connections between DMN and SN and the engagement time in State 4 negatively correlated with anxiety and depression but positively correlated with cognitive performance. Finally, the classifier trained by the dynamic features of these networks successfully classified CD patients from healthy participants. Together, our study revealed the dynamic features of CD patients’ brains and found their associations with impaired cognition and emotional symptoms, which may open new avenues for understanding the cognitive and affective deficits induced by Cushing’s disease.
Development of Maturity Model on a Commercial Accredited Chemical Testing Laboratory in Malaysia
Authors: Li Hui Ling , Hassan Mohd Sukri , Ngah Che Wan Zanariah Che Wan
Published: January 2023

A Maturity Model (MM) is needed to improve and operate globally. Even though a laboratory has been accredited for more than 20 years but no evidence to prove that the system was mature for competing internationally. Many commercial laboratories were business-oriented companies; MM was supposed to be used to measure the success of their processes and management styles. The improvement was based on 4M (Manpower, Method, Machine, Material) to enhance the operations and help understand the different maturity levels and how MM can benefit the organisation. The MM was developed based on analytes accurate certain score (AACS) for the ten most routine testing and system maturity scores (SMS), which cover overall proficiency testing performance and audit/assessment scores for the recent two cycles. The models do not fix inefficiencies; they can identify areas where organisations are not operating at standard and allow them to determine strategies to improve their operations and processes. This study was based on a commercial laboratory named ABC (not a real name), which was accredited in early 1990 and went through 8 cycles of assessments. The maturity model was applied to this laboratory and fell in the “leading” level with a total score above 80%. However, improvement is needed for better development, which are 1. Manpower: maintain competent staff by changing the management’s strategy. 2. Method: validate all the in-house methods following Analytical Laboratory Accreditation Criteria Committee (ALACC) guidelines. 3. Machine: apply good laboratory practice (GLP) for equipment sharing, specifically the equipment for a specific analyte. 4. Material: Metrological traceable reference material (RM) needed, involvement Proficiency Testing (PT) in all analytes.
Real-World Approach for Evaluating Capacity Fading in Lithium-ion Batteries Using Novel Cyclic Testing Methods
Authors: Mulpuri Sai Krishna , Sah Bikash , Kumar Praveen
Published: January 2023

Battery lifespan estimation is an essential aspect of battery management systems. It allows end users and original equipment manufacturers to plan for future battery replacements. However, accurately estimating the capacity of a battery is complex due to the different capacity fading phenomenon which are related to different factors such as temperature, charge-discharge rate, rest period duration, etc. A realistic cyclic testing method is needed to evaluate the life span, as it lets the users assess various factors’ impacting battery performance over time. Different cyclic testing methods are proposed in the literature; however, the most efficient approach will depend on the specific application and the testing objectives. A new approach, closer to real-world driving scenarios, is proposed in this work for battery capacity fading evaluation. A deeper comprehension of the results helps develop an empirical relation appropriate to evaluate capacity fading at given testing conditions easily.
Generating multi-period crop distribution maps for Southern Africa using a data fusion approach
Authors: Dijk Michiel van , Wood-Sichra Ulrike , Ru Yating , Palazzo Amanda , Havlik Petr , You Liangzhi
Published: January 2023

Detailed data on the location of crops is essential to inform national food and agricultural policies. A key source of information on the spatial distribution of crops are the global datasets produced with the Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM). SPAM uses an optimization approach to allocate national and subnational crop statistics for four production systems, informed by spatial information on both biophysical (e.g. suitability and potential yield) and socio-economic (e.g. market access and population density) drivers of crop location. The SPAM crop distribution maps are produced at a resolution of 5 arc minutes, which is often too coarse for detailed country and subnational assessments, which require higher resolution products and the flexibility to subsume more detailed information from national sources. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate an extended and improved version of SPAM, which is able to (a) produce maps at a higher resolution than the current existing global maps; (b) incorporate additional and more detailed information on the location of crops (i.e. from OpenStreetMap); and (c) create linked maps that can be compared over time. The model is applied to seven countries in Southern African region. Detailed results are presented for maize and irrigated wheat production in Southern Africa. Maize is widespread in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, Angola and Zambia, while very little maize is grown in Botswana and Namibia. Wheat is predominantly located in the Central and Southern provinces of Zambia, which overlaps with the location of commercial farm blocks, and is widespread in Zimbabwe. A validation using information on the location of a large number of crops from household surveys for Malawi and Zambia showed 75%-100% true positives for most crops. The model is performing less well for a few marginal crops that are only grown in specific regions and several crops that are observed throughout the country. The crop distribution maps can be used to support regional crop monitoring systems, guide investment decisions and inform national assessments of food security under socio-economic and climate change.
The Nimble Stage 1 Study Validates Diagnostic Circulating Biomarkers for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Authors: Sanyal Arun , Shankar Sudha , Yates Katherine , Bolognese James , Daly Erica , Dehn Clayton , Neuschwander-Tetri Brent , Kowdley Kris , Vuppalanchi Raj , Behling Cynthia A. , Tonascia James , Samir Anthony , Sirlin Claude , Sherlock Sarah , Fowler Kathryn , Heymann Helen , Kamphaus Tania , Loomba Rohit , Calle Roberto
Published: January 2023

Background
There are no approved noninvasive tests (NIT) for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and its histological phenotypes.
Methods
The FNIH-NIMBLE consortium tested 5 serum-based NIT panels for the following intended uses: NIS4: At-risk NASH, a composite of NASH with NAFLD activity score (NAS) ≥ 4 and fibrosis stage ≥ 2, OWLiver: NASH and NAS ≥ 4, enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF), PROC3 and Fibrometer VCTE: fibrosis stages ≥ 2, ≥ 3 or 4. Aliquots from a single blood sample obtained within 90 days of histological confirmation of NAFLD were tested. The prespecified performance metric tested for was a diagnostic AUROC greater than 0.7 and superiority to ALT for diagnosis of NASH or NAS ≥ 4 and to FIB-4 for fibrosis.
Results
A total of 1073 adults including NASH (n = 848), at-risk NASH (n = 539) and fibrosis stages 0–4 (n = 222, 114, 262, 277 and 198 respectively) were studied. The AUROC of NIS4 for at-risk NASH was 0.81 and superior to ALT and FIB4 (p < 0.001 for both). OWliver diagnosed NASH with sensitivity and specificity of 77.3% and 66.8% respectively. The AUROCs (95% CI) of ELF, PROC3 and Fibrometer VCTE respectively for fibrosis were as follows: ≥ stage 2 fibrosis [0.82 (0.8–0.85), 0.8 (0.77–0.83), and 0.84 (0.79–0.88)], ≥ stage 3 [0.83 (0.8–0.86), 0.76 (0.73–0.79), 0.85 (0.81–0.9), stage 4 [0.85 (0.81–0.89), 0.81 (0.77–0.85), 0.89 (0.84–0.95)]. ELF and Fibrometer VCTE were significantly superior to FIB-4 for all fibrosis endpoints (p < 0.01 for all).
Conclusions
These data support the further development of NIS4, ELF and Fibrometer VCTE for their intended uses.
Exploring the types of therapeutic and psychosocial interventions accessed by people with a diagnosis of alcohol related brain damage (ARBD). A qualitative study
Authors: MSc Daniel Mushens BA BSc(hons)
Published: January 2023

Aims
Research into psychosocial and therapeutic interventions that people with a diagnosis of alcohol related brain damage (ARBD) access to further their recovery is scarce. The aim of this research project was to explore the potential benefits or limitations that such interventions can have for in relation to their quality of life (QOL) as well as advancing this field of knowledge.
Methods
A search of the literature was completed to ascertain what is known of this topic. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were carried out with six participants with a diagnosis of ARBD residing in a supported residential setting. A grounded theory methodology was utilised to identify emerging themes.
Results
The themes of family input, television and technology; choice, decision making and goal-setting were identified as being key themes of participant responses with the various roles of television being of particular interest.
Conclusion
The role of family can be helpful in many ways as well as providing a source of hope and motivation and should be promoted whenever possible. Offering people with ARBD therapeutic opportunities should be encouraged as low motivation and indecision may be present. However, the multi-functioning role that television can play in the recovery process was most surprising and should be explored further by researchers.
ADENOID HYPERTROPHY: A CORRELATION OF RADIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS TO POSTOPERATIVE ADENOID VOLUME
Authors:   Resident, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Moi University, P.O BOX 4606-30100, Eldoret, Kenya., Muthoni Gathuru Lynne , Kimutai Ezekiel ,   Department of Radiology and Imaging, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, P.O BOX 3-30100, Eldoret, Kenya., Sisenda Titus ,   Departmentof Surgery and Anaesthesiology, Moi University. P.O BOX 4606-30100, Eldoret, Kenya.
Published: January 2023

Background: Various objective parameters of assessing adenoid size on x-ray have been proposed with no agreement on which is most suitable. In this study, the correlation of two radiographicparameters: adenoidal-nasopharyngeal ratio (ANR) and antroadenoid diameter (AA diameter) to postoperative adenoid volume were compared, with a view to determine which is more accurate. Objectives:To determine and compare the correlations of ANR and AA diameter to postoperative adenoid volume, in order to establish which parameter is more accurate in assessing adenoid size on x-ray. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study conducted at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya. 107 patients below fifteen years of age who had adenoid hypertrophy and underwent subsequent adenoidectomy were enrolled.Correlation was calculated using Pearsons correlation,controlling for the number of days between x-ray and surgery, which was a potential confounding factor. Comparison of the two correlation coefficients was carried out using Steigers Z-test. Results: The age of the participants ranged from 11 months to 11 years. The mean ANR was 0.70, mean AA diameter was 3.10mm while the mean postoperative adenoid volume was 2.83mL.Correlation of the ANR to the postoperative adenoid volume was0.661(p<0.001) while that of the AA diameter was -0.222 (p=0.022).Null hypothesis was tested using Steigers Z-test and the difference between the two correlation coefficients found to be significant.The ANR is, therefore, determined to have a stronger correlation to postoperative adenoid volume than the AA diameter. Conclusion: ANR is a better predictor of adenoid volume than the AA diameter.
PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF DIABETES WITHOUT DATA PRE-PROCESSING VIA THE EVALUATION OF TREE ALGORITHMS
Authors:   LASTIC, ESATIC, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire., Kolo Silue , Grace Y. Edwige Johnson ,   LASTIC, ESATIC, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire., K. Hyacinthe Konan ,   LASTIC, ESATIC, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire., Olivier Asseu ,   LASTIC, ESATIC, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire., Daniel Bourget ,   Lab-STICC, IMT-Atlantique, Brest, France.
Published: January 2023

Diabetes is a common disease, incurable and fatal in its complication phases. Its management, like many other metabolic diseases, remains a scientific challenge. Mathematical approaches have been used to understand this scourge and artificial intelligence is used to model its prediction. In general, the effectiveness and efficiency of an artificial intelligence solution depends on the nature and characteristics of the data and the performance of the learning methods. Hence the interest in the quality of the data and the performance of the methods used to model such a task. In order to find a suitable artificial intelligence model for diabetes prediction, several studies have used methods from different techniques. Thus, diabetes prediction has been addressed using machine learning methods, neural networks, deep learning, Bayesian naive classification, K-nearest neighbors and machine vector support. In order to compare the performance to determine the best model, several of these methods are analyzed in previous studies. Thus, this paper evaluates the methods based on the decision tree technique (DT, RF, LightGBM, Adaboost and XGBoost), based on the PIMA Diabetes Indian data (PID). The aim is to show the predictive ability of the methods of this technique and to determine the appropriate method for predicting diabetes with raw data. The PIMA data are described statistically, and the comparative analysis of the models is performed following K-fold cross-validation, before and after class balancing. At the end of the experiment, the best results are obtained by LightGBM, XGBoostand RF on different metrics.
SEROPREVALENCE OF SYPHILIS IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: A TERTIARY HOSPITAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors:   Department of Infection ControlKalkaal Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia., Abdullahi Hassa Sakariye , Abdullahi Mohammed Suleyman ,   Senior Consultant GI-Surgery Kalkaal Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia., Kimutai Timothy ,   Statistics and InformationKalkaal Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Syphilis is a major global public health threat. It poses a considerable challenge to public health as indicated by the increased number of diagnosed cases. There are estimate of over 7 million new cases of person aged 15 to 49 annually and over 300,000 fetal and neonatal deaths attributed to syphilis. The world Health organization the 2022â€“2030 global health sector strategies outline new strategies for combating sexually transmitted diseases (STI). Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out among patient attended in Kalkaal hospitals between June 2019 to July 2022 a period of three years. The study participants comprised of patients who attended the Outpatient department of the hospital and were screened for syphilis. More particularly, VDRL nontreponemal test was used in the screening phase and confirmation was carried out using FTA- ABS treponemal test. Before initiating screening among patients and the blood sample collections Informed consent were signed by patient and they were informed that the data will be used for research purpose. The study protocol was approved by Kalkaal Hospital Research Review Board. Data cleaning was done using excel. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 25. The study concluded that syphilis was more common in men than in women. Rural areas had a greater syphilis prevalence than urban areas did. The data demonstrate a statistically significant difference between the patient age group and the results of the syphilis test. It is clear from this studys high prevalence of syphilis across genders, places of residence, and age groups that public health approaches to sexually diseases prevention and control needs to be reviewed. Conclusion: The study concluded that syphilis was more common in men than in women. Rural areas had a greater syphilis prevalence than urban areas did. The data demonstrate a statistically significant difference between the patient age group and the results of the syphilis test. It is clear from this studys high prevalence of syphilis across genders, places of residence, and age groups that public health approaches to sexually diseases prevention and control needs to be reviewed.
THE INFLUENCE OF BRANDING ON CONSUMER PURCHASING BEHAVIORAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FASHION INDUSTRY
Authors: Altaf Tali Mohmad , Nautiyal Dr. J.P
Published: January 2023

Purpose: This study will look at how customer purchasing behavior and certain marketing factors, such as brand image, association, and loyalty in the fashion business, are related. This articles main goal is to comprehend how branding affects consumers purchasing decisions in the footwear sector. Methodology:Primary information used in this study to examine the relationship between consumer purchasing behavior and other marketing characteristics, the data was analyzed using multiple regression and Pearsons correlation in SPSS. Data collection:The primary data were gathered through a questionnaire for analysis purposes. To assess the influence and relationship between the dependent variables and independent factors, 340 respondents are chosen, and 16 questions are then asked of them. This study used random sampling and the Likert scaling method. Findings:The model fits well and shows a high correlation between the dependent and independent variables. Research constraints: The studys choice of sample size is constrained. The generalizability of the results can be increased by collecting data for bigger sample sizes. Originality/Value- This study may aid future researchers in determining how branding and advertising in the Kashmir region affect customer behavior.
IMPACT OF ARTISANAL PERMA GOLD MINING ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY
Authors:   Kabba Laboratory for Research in Chemistry and Applications (LaKReCa), UNSTIM / ENS- Natitingou., Tometin L.A.S. ,   Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and the Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 4521 Cotonou, Benin., Chouti W.K. ,   Applied Hydrology Laboratory, National Water Institute (INE), University of Abomey-Calavi 01 BP: 526 Cotonou, Benin.,   Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and the Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 4521 Cotonou, Benin., Aboubakari A. ,   Applied Hydrology Laboratory, National Water Institute (INE), University of Abomey-Calavi 01 BP: 526 Cotonou, Benin., Agani I. ,   Kabba Laboratory for Research in Chemistry and Applications (LaKReCa), UNSTIM / ENS- Natitingou., Dannon M. ,   Applied Hydrology Laboratory, National Water Institute (INE), University of Abomey-Calavi 01 BP: 526 Cotonou, Benin., Fatombi J.K. ,   Kabba Laboratory for Research in Chemistry and Applications (LaKReCa), UNSTIM / ENS- Natitingou., Mama D. ,   Applied Hydrology Laboratory, National Water Institute (INE), University of Abomey-Calavi 01 BP: 526 Cotonou, Benin.
Published: January 2023

The artisanal exploitation of gold in Perma is not without impact on the environment and even the quality of groundwater. For this, three gold panning sites were selected. Samples of water (surface and underground) and sediments were taken during the rainy season between the months of August and September 2021. The results from the physico-chemical analyzes show that the waters are slightly acidic (6 < pH < 7.42), weakly mineralized and conductive (21 < EC < 448 ÂµS/cm) the water temperature varies between 27.7 Â°C and 30.8 Â°C. The concentrations of cyanides and zinc vary respectively from 0 Âµg/L and 30 Âµg/L and from 0.01 and 0.5 mg/L. With regard to the sediments, the physico-chemical analyzes show the following results: the water pH is close to neutral [6.79 6.98] and the KCl pH is slightly acidic [6.42 6.53]. Sediments from the Kouaterna site record high concentrations of total phosphorus 7934.00 meq/kg, total carbon 1.1094%, NTK 1200 mg/kg and organic matter 1.91%. As for the exchangeable K and the cation exchange capacity, they evolve respectively between 0.0859 meq/kg and 0.1791 meq/kg and 4.360 meq/kg < CEC < 6.160 meq/kg. Groundwater in the area is weakly mineralized, of good quality and has no impact on consumption, unlike unsuitable surface water.
A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF TAKRADHARA AND SHIRO-ABHYANG WITH YASHTIMADHUADYA TAIL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHITTODVEGA (GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER)
Authors:   P.G. Scholar Dept. of Panchkarma, Shubhdeep Ayurved Medical College, Indore, M.P., India., Parmar Swati , Das Monika ,   HOD &Associate prof., Dept. of Panchkarma, Shubhdeep Ayurved Medical College, Indore, M.P., India.
Published: January 2023

In this study the term Chittodvega is compared to Generalized Anxiety Disorder DSM-IV, Can exist as a separate disease or can be etiological factor for other psychic and psychosomatic disorders. The first line of treatment according to Ayurveda is Nidana-Parivarjana, i.e., avoidance of aetiological factors. Also, Charakacharya has described three types of treatments, namely â€“ Daivavyapashraya, Yuktivyapashraya and Sattvavajaya.Shiro-abhyang and takradhara (shirodhara) are classified under Murdha tail and are taken for study in chittodvega (GAD). Acharyas have prescribed MedhyaRasayana treatment (mental health promoting) for the management of mental illnesses. Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been included among the four main MedhyaRasayana drug by Acharya Charaka and used as routine remedy for the management of the mental illness. Acharya Shrushutsays, In Blocking of channels (stroto-avrodh) and vayudushti diseases takra is very useful. Anxiety is a state of heensatva and use of takradhara in anxiety will help to improve the satva of patient. Therefore, Shiro-abhyang with Yashtimadhu oil and takradhara are used for Study.
A KAP STUDY ON AWARENESS OF IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN UPTO THE AGE OF 5 YEARS VISITING IMMUNIZATION CLINIC AT TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL OF VADODARA, GUJARAT
Authors: Mishra Prakhar , Shinghal Radhika , Kothari Prakhar , Patel Princy , Goyal Rashi , Dudhia Dr. Sneh
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective child survival (especially 0-5 years) interventions practiced throughout the world. Parental awareness and decisions regarding immunization are essential for increasing the rate of immunization and compliance. This study is conducted to know the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of parents regarding their understanding of immunization in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Material &Methods: This study was an observational, cross - sectional study, carried out at immunization clinic at tertiary care teaching hospital. In this study parents of children upto age of 5 years were included. Study was carried over a period of one and a half month with pretested, structured, and interviewer-administered questionnaire in regional languages for their easy understanding. Result: At the end of study duration, a total of 215 participants were included in the study. Out of them 78.6% were aware that vaccines are mainly used for prevention of diseases. 87% of study participants felt that vaccines are beneficial for their children. Because of awareness only 10.7% delayed childÂ’s vaccination for reasons other than illness or allergy. Conclusion: From our study we concluded that irrespective of parentsÂ’ education, due to the role of health care workers in rural areas, parents had equal awareness of immunization. Furthermore, with continuous efforts of healthcare workers working in rural areas and those present at immunization clinic, 100% awareness can be achieved regarding immunization.
EXPERIMENTAL-ANALYTICAL DETERMINATION OF CUTTING CONDITIONS BY MEANS OF MINIMAL FRICTION FORCE ON RAKE PLANE OF THE CUTTING TOOL
Authors:   Professor, University of Zenica, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Begovic Edin , Ekinovic Sabahudin ,   Professor, University of Zenica, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Jusufovic Monja ,   Masters degree student, University of Zenica, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Published: January 2023

In this paper, the influence of four factors on the forces during cutting, especially on the friction force was investigated. These factors are water quantity in MQL, speed, depth, and feed rate. In this study, the optimization of those factors to find their optimal combination for obtaining minimal intensity friction force has been looked into. The null hypothesis is that by using the MQL technique, the friction force can be significantly reduced. The experiment was planned using Taguchis L9 design of experiments. The study included performing the machining of the workpiece through different combinations of levels for the spindle speed, feed rate, amount of water, and depth of cut as the main parameters.
RELATIVE STUDY OF COMPRESSION RATIO VARIATION WITH PRESSURE FOR NANOMATERIALS USING EOS
Authors:   Department of Physics, D.B.S. College Govind Nagar, CSJM University Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India., K. Mishra Rajendra , Prakash Gupta Om ,   Department of Physics, D.B.S. College Govind Nagar, CSJM University Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India., Trivedi Sudhir ,   Department of Physics, D.B.S. College Govind Nagar, CSJM University Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India., Dubey Prakash ,   Department of Physics, Janata College BakewarEtawah, CSJM University Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Published: January 2023

A basic thermodynamical study of various nanomaterials has been done. Different Equation of states [EOS] (Tait, Shanker & Suzuki) have been applied and compared with the experimental result. An derived equation using thermodynamical approximation is used to investigate the isothermal compression and pressure dependency of bulk modulus of nanomaterials i.e. TiO2(rutile phase), MgO, CuO, 3C-SiC, Zr0.1Ti0.9O2, e-Fe, Rb3C60, Ge(13 nm).The acquired results are found to be in excellent accord with known experimental data, demonstrating the validity of the formulation utilized in this work.
SECURITY ANALYSIS OF SMART GRIDS
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Energy Science and Technology Engineering, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkiye., Betul UNSAL Derya ,   Cumhuriyet University, Renewable Energy Research Center (CUYEM), Sivas, TÃ¼rkiye.,   Cumhuriyet University, Coordination of Sustainability Office, Sivas, Turkiye.
Published: January 2023

A kind of electricity networks in which various processes are carried out, energy measurements are made with smart meters and there are renewable energy sources and other efficient energy sources called Smart Grids. These grids are consists of generation, transmission and distribution systems. For the smooth operation of it, the conditions of communication, flexibility of control system and smartness of distribution are required. Smart grids can be attacked simply by the penetration of voltage source converters. These attack types include caller ID attack, website, email, IPand, etc. Attacks occur when the attacker acts on behalf of another person or program by forging data. The attacker could be like another person, another computer, another device, etc. can behave like Smart grids have a communication network that spans large areas. Therefore, every component of smart grids can become active in attacks. Network traffic status should be regularly monitored to detect, recognize, control, and evaluate attacks. However, the network must also have the potential to heal itself in the face of attacks.
GEOMORPHOLOGY OF GARHWAL HIMALAYA, PARTS OF CHAMOLI TEHRI UTTAKASHI & PAURI UTTAR PRADESH (UTTRARKHAND) INDIA
Authors:   Ex. Director Geological Survey of India., Khan A.A. , Chaterjee A.C ,   Ex HOD, School of Studies in Geology Vikram University Ujjain (M.P.) India.
Published: January 2023

The Geological and Geomorphological study in Upper Ganga basin has been attempted in parts of de Uttarkashi,Chamoli, Pauri and Tehri districts an area of 10000 Sq.kms in parts of QA sheet 53Jand 53 N on 1:50000 scale of Garhwal Himalaya U.P presently known as Uttrakhand State of Union of India. Out of total area of study, an area about 3500 sq.Kms has been selected for detailed Geological, Geomorphological and Sedimentological study. The area of Upper Ganga basin consisting of Alaknanda,Bhagirathi,Bhilangna, Nandakini, Mandakini, Pindar, Dhauli- Ganga Bal- Ganga , Madhmeshwar Ganga and Berhi Ganga The Alaknanda is chracterised by six terraces followed by Bhagirathi with five terraces , Bhilangna Nandakini four terraces Mandakini /Pindar/Dhauli-Ganga /Balganga three terraces , Madhmshwar Ganga two terraces and Bberhi Ganga one terrace,amidst these Alaknanda is trunk stream and others are tributaries. Geomorphologically the area is divided in to seven geomorphic units viz High relief formerly glaciated area, Structural hills, Denudational hills, Area of mass wasting, High level dissected fans, river Terraces and Present day flood plain of Alaknanda and its tributaries . These units area developed in response to lithology to erosional land depositional activities and tectonic in which they are embedded. Each unit is characterized by drainage, diagnostic geomorphic landform elements and features, photo charcters and morphogenetic expression. The other geomorphic features and elements identified in the area are point bar, channel bar, alluvial fans ,talus cone , rock cut terraces fan cut terraces , abandoned channel ,epigenetic gorges, strand lines landslides ,rock fall scree and scree slope, retreating scarp, abandoned cirque, arÃªtes, threshold, horn peak and glacial lake. The area genetically comprised of terraces of three domains, viz. Glacial, Fluvio-glacia and Fluvial which represent distinct environment of sedimentation of Pleistocene, late Pleistocene and Holocene time during Quaternary period. The Glacial terraces are identified at an average elevation of 1150 m above MSL, the fluvio-glacial terraces at an average elevation of 975m above MSL and Fluvial terraces at an average elevation between 650 to 900 m above MSL.
TECHNOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CATTLE FEET AND HEADS CONSUMED IN OUAGADOUGOU
Authors:   Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquees et Technologies (IRSAT) / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Douamba Zoenabo , Samandoulougou Serge ,   Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquees et Technologies (IRSAT) / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Sidbewende Compaore Clarisse ,   Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquees et Technologies (IRSAT) / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Tibiry Josiane ,   Laboratoire de Biologie Moleculaire, dEpidemiologie et de Surveillance des Bacteries et Virus Transmissibles par les Aliments (LaBESTA)., Talato Sawadogo Rene ,   Institut des Sciences et Technologies (IST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Bahanla Oboulbiga Edwige ,   Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquees et Technologies (IRSAT) / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Sawadogo/Lingani Hagretou ,   Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquees et Technologies (IRSAT) / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Published: January 2023

Background:Beef feet and heads, prepared in soup or incorporated into sauces, are widely consumed in Ouagadougou. However, very little scientific information exists on the nutritional quality of these beef co-products offered to consumers.This study focused on determining the technological and nutritional characteristics of smoked feet and heads, as well as dried bovine feet soldin Ouagadougou. Methods: Production monitoring was carried out at the Bouzoutyaar market in order to describe the processing of beeffeet and heads intended for human consumption. Twenty samples were then collected and analysed for macronutrient and mineral content using standard methods. Results:The processing technology for beeffeet and heads is artisanal and based on the steps of grillingfeet and heads on a grid over a wood fire and removing the hair with blades or knives. The average fat and protein contents (g/100 g) of beef feet and heads samples ranged from 6.83 to 10.98 and from 18.16 to 21.37 respectively. The average iron, zinc and magnesium contents (mg/100g) ranged from 8.87 to 19.66, 1.42 to 1.86 and 7.12 to 20.11 respectively. Conclusion:Results showed that beef feet and head meat are fatty meats, rich in protein and iron. The consumption of these products is increasing over time and it would be very important for the actors to be trained on processing technologies for these products in order to guarantee safe products for human consumption. This processing site requires a waste management plan to avoid microbial contamination of these meat co-products.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE QUAGMIRE: THE NEED FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN TANZANIA
Authors: John Kilatu Lsosf Ester
Published: January 2023

Criminal Justice is paramount to guarantee a fair and just society. Over decades the public has been disgusted and befuddled at the exertion of some agencies in justice system. Sporadically, some police officers have been cited to be biased and tend to brutalize people in their custody. Besides, prosecutors have arraigned suspects in a selective manner, albeit it is undisputable that judges and magistrates have been occasionally accused for inordinate delay in dispensation of cases and for being biased where the victim is always a loser while some convicts pay fines to state coffers which only benefits the state. Further, there is a serious agony on congestion of prisons as the number of inmate is double the capacity of the building. It is undetermined whether public expectations in criminal justice system is rational or rather a matter of comparison. Consequently, it is unreasonable to expect a fair and efficacious justice system in which the lower social economic class rights is at stake. Accordingly, one could argue that Restorative Justice provide an alternative to criminal justice system since its procedures accommodates the needs of victims, offenders and the community by addressing harm, restoring relationship hence improve public confidence and satisfaction. This paper therefore, seeks to resolve the quagmire in criminal justice by mitigating its rigor with restorative justice.
A STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES RELATED TO HAND HYGIENE AMONG FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF NURSING AND PHARMACEUTICAL COLLEGE IN CENTRAL INDIA: COMPARATIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors:   Intern, 2017 batch, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G., Agrawal Astha , Kumar Anand Avinash ,   Intern, 2017 batch, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G., Sunil Chacko Bevin ,   Intern, 2017 batch, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G., Kumar Chandrakar Chahat ,   Intern, 2017 batch, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G., Dixit Ruchita ,   Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G., R. Patil Amol ,   Statistician, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G., Nair Bindu ,   MSW, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Shankaracharacharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai, C.G.
Published: January 2023

Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices related to hand hygiene among first year undergraduates of Nursing and Pharmacy in Durg district. Design: Comparative cross sectional study. Methods: Study was conducted among two groups of undergraduate students belonging to the first year of their respective course. The first group included 118 students pursuing first year of Bachelors in Pharmacy course at a private institute of pharmaceutical science and research and the other group included 181 students pursuing first year of Bachelors of Science, Nursing course at a private nursing institute located in Durg District. All study subjects were surveyed with a questionnaire regarding their Knowledge, attitude and practices related to hand hygiene. Statistical Analysis: Shapiro Wilk test, Z- test, Mann Whitney U test. Results: A questionnaire based responses was obtained from 299 first year undergraduate students of nursing and pharmacy. Nursing students had better knowledge (P<0.000), attitude (P=0.013) and practice (P<0.000) than the pharmacy students. Conclusion: Our study emphasizes the need for educational and training programs about hand hygiene and its techniques, risks related to improper hand hygiene. There is also a need to augment the availability and accessibility of hand hygiene resources. Adequate knowledge and training regarding hand hygiene may help bring about a change in attitude towards hand hygiene, better compliance, reducing the transmission of infections and, ultimately, building a healthy society.
The transitional era in literature and the term realism (1840–1850s)
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Stepanov Andrei D.
Published: January 2023

The article describes main milestones of the emergence and approval of the literary term realism. The term was filled with new content in French literature and criticism in the 1840s, and in 1849 first appeared in Russia in the article by Pavel Annenkov. The appearance of the term contributed to the transfer to Russian soil of the entire associative halo of the Realistic school, as it was understood in France at that time. The study of lagging autoreflection allows one to put forward the thesis about the atheoretical nature of realism. The means of realistic self-knowledge were not treatises, but critical articles on modern literature, where the concept of realism served as a means of journalistic polemics. The writers ranked among the great realists today did not classify themselves as such. Realists were considered anti-romantic-minded authors of low origin (raznochintsy), depicting familiar details of low reality. Subsequently, the fundamental thesis of the social determination of characters and artistic typification as asign of realistic art, which was subsequently consolidated, remained peripheral to the autoreflection of realism at the first stage of its development. All this determines the complexity of the conceptualization of this literary trend. In Russia the situation is more complicated because of the still-persisting influence of Soviet literary criticism, which sought to extend the unhistorically understood realism to the entire history of literature and turn it into a telos of literary development. Overcoming this approach and returning to the historical comprehension of realism is one of the urgent tasks of the history of literature.
Why is it so difficult to film Gogol’s Overcoat
Authors:   Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weisskopf Mikhail Ja.
Published: January 2023

Nikolai Gogol’s prose conceals semantic hidden agenda safely disguised by grotesque fabula and metaphorics. We can find the phenomena in Gogol’s early works but this multilevel approach is even more elaborately designed in his later period when his attention was occupied with St Petersburg material. The Overcoat contains a complex system of codes. Unless a reader is aware of them the story may produces on him an illusory impression of a realistic composition (indeed, it was even mistaken for a kind of manifesto of Russian realism). Its symbolism is hidden, but amenable to reconstruction. The whole plot of Gogol’s story is a woeful parody on Christianity. Gogol’s Petersburg here is intentionally presented as a city inhabited by the dead. A special place in The Overcoat is occupied by the figure of the tailor Petrovich: it contains both a demonic component, supported by many signs of the devil, and an indication of the name of the founder of St Petersburg, Peter the Great. A significant role in The Overcoat is played by connections with E.T.A.Hoffmann’s Golden Pot and F.M.Dostoevsky’s The Idiot: as a copyist, Akakii Akakievich Bashmachkin is involved in mysticism. The deep plan of the story is connected with the transition from sign to meaning. But the acquired meaning turns into a temptation for the hero: the overcoat leads Akakii into the realm of temptations, awakening a previously unknown attraction to external reality. All of this makes it extremely problematic to make an adequate film adaptation of The Overcoat.
On the specifics of a contemporary film interpretation of village prose: Brothers and Sisters by F.А.Abramov — Two Winters and Three Summers by T.R.Esadze
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Razuvalova Anna I.
Published: January 2023

The author focuses on the recent film adaptation of the iconic work of village prose — the novel tetralogy Brothers and Sisters by Fyodor Abramov. Teimuraz Esadze’s TV series Two Winters and Three Summers (2014), which was shown on Russia 1, is considered as a part of a large-scale process that sociologist Boris Dubin has called reconciliation with the Soviet past (an important symptom of this process was a wave of film adaptations of Soviet classics in the second half of the 2000–2010s). Insisting that Abramov’s novels are classics of Russian litera ture, Esadze sought to extract from them, first, relevant formulas of collective identity, and second, explanatory models capable of shedding light on social processes in late- and post Soviet society. In the article, the way the director uses the conceptual apparatus and imagina tive and rhetorical system of village prose is interpreted as an attempt to reanimate the critical discourse of late-Soviet neopochvennichestvo in new conditions. The article examines the am bivalent strategy of Esadze’s TV series, on the one hand, oriented toward a precise reproduc tion of Abramov’s text, and on the other hand, taking into account the narrative and figurative logic of the TV series, usually addressed to a mass audience. The article concludes that such a strategy has a low analytical and reflexive potential, depending on the generalized media image of a Russian village, internalized through literary, film- and television representations, collective (family) or personal memories.