bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Artificial Intelligence on End-User Online Purchasing Decisions: Toward an Integrated Conceptual Framework
Authors: Beyari Hasan , Garamoun Hatem
Published: August 2022

This study was an investigation into the effect of selected artificial intelligence tools and the consideration set on the end-user purchasing intentions of convenient and shopping products of Saudi Arabian customers. The consideration set was the factor that the researcher sought to associate directly with the online purchasing intention variable. The selected AI tools and approaches were machine learning, purchase duration, social product recommendation, and social media dependency. The four served as the indirect factors, as their effect was measured against the consideration set variable. The theoretical framework employed in this study comprised the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) and the theory of reasoned action. The researchers used an online survey with a sample of 148 customers. In analyzing the findings, the researchers opted for the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The findings indicated evidence of association with a consideration set of three independent variables, namely, machine learning, purchase duration, and product recommendation. The study also established that customer consideration sets influence end-user purchase decisions for online customers.
Evaluation of Different Amino Acids on Growth and Cyanide Production by Bacillus megaterium for Gold Recovery
Authors: Faraji Fariborz , Mahandra Harshit , Ghahreman Ahmad
Published: August 2022

Bio-cyanidation, as a sustainable and effective method to extract gold from primary and secondary resources, has attracted attention because of its environmental friendliness and economic benefits. The effect of amino acids on bio-cyanide production using Bacillus megaterium (B. megaterium) is a less explored area in this field and is the main interest of this study. Here, the effect of glycine, threonine, and glutamine over a concentration range of 0 to 10 g/L was investigated. The results showed at equal concentration of amino acids (5 g/L), glycine yields (maximum ca. 110 mg/L) a higher concentration of biogenic cyanide (bio-CN), while glutamine and threonine produce less (maximum ca. 74 mg/L and ca. 64 mg/L, respectively). For the first time, optimization of mixing the three amino acids was investigated and revealed more significant roles for glycine and glutamine in stimulation of bio-CN by B. megaterium. The interactions involved in the biosynthesis of bio-CN were explained with a reference to metabolic pathways and the cycle of the bacteria. In mixed amino acids, the optimum medium for bio-CN production was identified to be 2.84 g/L glycine, 3.0 g/L glutamine in the absence of threonine, which could produce a high concentration of ca. 86 mg/L bio-CN, resulting in gold leaching efficiency comparable to chemical cyanide.
Examining the Role of Clean Drinking Water Plants in Mitigating Drinking Water-Induced Morbidity
Authors: Aziz Aisha , Akram Kashif , Abrar ul Haq Muhammad , Hawaldar Iqbal Thonse , Rabbani Mustafa Raza
Published: August 2022

Access to clean drinking water is essentially required for human existence. It is a formalized fact that contaminated drinking water poses a serious threat to human life as the endowment of unpolluted drinking water to Pakistan’s inhabitants is the local government’s foremost duty. Thus, to conquer this purpose, the local government, with the coordination of the community development department (CD), fixed drinking water filtration plants at several places in Lahore. This study aimed to discover the health threats and health-associated costs endured by households in the target study areas and the effects of drinking water on infants’ and children’s health in areas having and lacking water filtration plants by employing the health lifestyle model. Moreover, this study compared waterborne disease incidence in households in targeted areas with and without local government filtration plants. For this purpose, a multistage random sampling technique was employed to collect the data from 300 households residing at different locations in Pakistan. This study revealed that people who make life choices to drink filtration plants’ water installed by the local government are less likely to contract waterborne diseases. Besides, class circumstances such as the size of the family, education of the family head, and plant water usage are highly correlated to the quality and use of drinking water and, ultimately, to the health-associated outcomes by improving a healthy lifestyle. In contrast, the age of the household head was found to be insignificant in making choices regarding drinking water choices and reducing waterborne illness. The more the education of the family head, the fewer family members found to indulge in practices for using plant water. Thus, infants/children and other people are less likely to contract waterborne incidents in areas equipped with these filtration plants. Moreover, the probability of contracting waterborne illness is higher in males than in females in areas lacking filtration plants.
Floating TiO2-Cork Nano-Photocatalysts for Water Purification Using Sunlight
Authors: Matias Maria Leonor , Morais Maria , Pimentel Ana , Vasconcelos Francisco X. , Reis Machado Ana S. , Rodrigues Joana , Fortunato Elvira , Martins Rodrigo , Nunes Daniela
Published: August 2022

In the present study, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nano-photocatalysts were synthesized through microwave irradiation. In a typical microwave synthesis, TiO2 nanomaterials were simultaneously produced in powder form and also directly covering cork substrates. The TiO2 nanopowder was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), revealing that the solvothermal microwave synthesis resulted only in the TiO2 anatase phase. From Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), cork’s organic species, along with bands of TiO2, were detected. UV–VIS absorption spectrum revealed an absorption extension to the visible region, since a brown powdered TiO2 product was obtained. Very fine nanoparticles were observed displaying a nearly spherical shape that agglomerates in larger particles. These larger particles fully covered the surface of the honeycomb cork cells, originating TiO2 functionalized cork platforms. The TiO2 functionalized substrates were further tested as floating photocatalysts and their photocatalytic activity was assessed from rhodamine B degradation under solar simulating light and natural sunlight. Reusability tests were also performed under natural sunlight. The strategy applied in this research work allowed the production of green and low-cost cork platforms based on TiO2 photoactive materials with the ability to purify polluted water under natural sunlight.
Opportunities for Ecosystem Services in the Protected Areas in the Coastal–Rural Area of the Nemunas Delta and the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania)
Authors: Marcinkevičiūtė Lina , Pranskūnienė Rasa , Makutėnienė Daiva
Published: August 2022

Ecosystems can provide a wide range of services that are critical to human well-being, health, subsistence, and survival. Examining the coherence between humans and ecosystems, ensuring the social and economic well-being of present and future generations in the context of ecosystem services (ES), this article seeks to present empirical research carried out on the possibilities of adapting human activities to ecosystem services in a specific area; namely, a coastal–rural area in the Lithuanian coastal zone, Nemunas Delta and Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania, seeking to offer opportunities with the rapidly declining population to operate services of ecosystems. Thus, elderships located near the Curonian Lagoon or within the protected area of the Nemunas Delta Regional Park were selected for the study. For this purpose, the empirical study involved representatives of different (public and private) sectors and stakeholders. The research was carried out in local tourism cultural centres and elderships with four group respondents (tourists, farmers, entrepreneurs, eldership employees). The research revealed that development of nature tourism could provide a lot of benefits for the region; after discovering the links between farming and nature tourism, possibilities would emerge to promote local farmers’ production by selling, not the raw materials, but already processed production, which has greater added value. The aforementioned tourist development ideas, especially in the ecologically vulnerable region, would enable the protected areas’ employees, local farmers, businesspeople, and municipal employees to seek new methods to adapt ecologically vulnerable areas for tourist needs without damaging the ecosystems.
Examining the Value Co-Creation Model in Motor Racing Events: Moderating Effect of Residents and Tourists
Authors: Byon Kevin K. , Zhang Jingxian (Cecilia) , Jang Wooyoung (William)
Published: August 2022

Value co-creation measurements in a recurring sporting event sprang from an academic and a practical desire to understand value co-creation. This study aims to (1) identify and explore the co-production and value-in-use, two dimensions of value co-creation measurement; (2) verify the validity of the measurements of the value co-creation model; and (3) examine whether noteworthy differences exist between residents and tourists in co-creation, respectively. For this purpose, this study conducted two studies. Study 1 establishes the value co-creation model and compares the reflective and formative models. Study 2 tests the proposed model’s validity and reliability and examines the moderating effect of travel patterns (residents and tourists). The results indicated that the value co-creation measurement is hierarchical and exhibits reliability and validity in the reflective model. The results further demonstrate that co-production and value-in-use patterns differ by residents or tourists. The current study uses S-D logic to better understand value co-creation’s hierarchical theoretical nature from the perspective of residents and tourists in the recurring sporting event context, thus contributing to sport management literature. Furthermore, this paper contributes to value co-creation studies, showing that various attendees (residents and tourists) perceive different levels of co-creation because resources may vary by social group.
The Impact of Shanghai Epidemic, China, 2022 on Public Psychology: A Sentiment Analysis of Microblog Users by Data Mining
Authors: Wang Zuqi , Qin Yanting
Published: August 2022

The Shanghai epidemic (COVID-19) is another large-scale epidemic in China’s central cities in the post-epidemic era from the end of March 2022. It is of great significance to study the public’s attitude towards the Shanghai epidemic to support healthy psychology and a positive attitude. This study used crawler technology to obtain the Weibo data related to the epidemic situation in Shanghai that was published by users. The crawled microblogs were preprocessed, and the BosonNLP sentiment dictionary for attitude classification was selected. The Chinese vocabulary ontology for 21 emotion classifications was also used. The results showed that the general attitude of the public in Shanghai was positive. This fluctuated greatly in the initial stage and gradually increased in the later stage. Through text mining, it is clear that goods and materials, nucleic acid virus testing, and other aspects of the epidemic in Shanghai are concerning for the public. The public attitude in areas that are close to the epidemic center is relatively more negative. The study can provide references for policymakers to fight COVID-19 by improving public attitude and solving urgent matters.
Low-Carbon Transition Paths of Coal Power in China’s Provinces under the Context of the Carbon Trading Scheme
Authors: Liu Feng , Lv Tao , Meng Yuan , Hou Xiaoran , Xu Jie , Deng Xu
Published: August 2022

The importance of coal power in maintaining the security of the national power supply and the stability of the grid is irreplaceable for China at present, as was reflected in the “power shortage” event of 2021. To achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, the low-carbon transition paths of coal power for each province were analyzed in the context of China’s emission trading scheme (ETS). The prospect and importance of coal power was preliminarily analyzed first. Following the “bottom-up” direction, the real option method was used to establish decision models for investing in carbon capture, utilization and storage equipment (CCUS) and eliminating high carbon-intensive units. Results showed that Inner Mongolia will first adopt CCUS in 2037 and the thresholds can be met in all provinces before 2050. However, the ETS will not lead to the elimination of coal power during the studied period. Combined with an evaluation of the development potential of coal power, four transition paths were distinguished for Chinese provinces. Considering that China’s ETS is in the developing stage, its full potential for stimulating the low-carbon transition of coal power was further discussed. On this basis, several policy implications were provided.
Government Subsidy Policy and Online Selling Strategy in a Platform Supply Chain with Green R&D and DDM Activities
Authors: Mu Zongyu , Li Qiujie , Dai Gengxin , Li Ke , Zhang Guangming , Zhang Fan
Published: August 2022

Many governments actively subsidize the green activities of manufacturers and consumers to effectively realize the achievement of carbon emissions peak and carbon-neutral goals, while the development of a platform economy can effectively contribute to sustainable development. Therefore, we have modeled a platform supply chain using game theory, in which the manufacturer conducts green research and development (R&D) activities, the third-party platform conducts data-driven marketing (DDM) activities to promote green products, and all consumers have green preferences. The numerical example and empirical analysis methods are used to mine management insights. The government subsidizes the manufacturer’s green R&D, the third-party platform’s DDM, and the consumers’ green consumption. The third-party platform provides an agency selling or reselling strategy to sell products. Our results show that: (1) the sensitivity coefficient of consumers to green R&D and DDM activities has positive impacts on all members’ profits and on the green R&D level of products in the platform supply chain, with three kinds of government subsidy policies. (2) The levels of the three kinds of government subsidies mainly have an impact on all members’ profits and on the green R&D level of products in the platform supply chain with an agency selling or reselling strategy; government subsidies to the manufacturer are more conducive to improving the green R&D level of products. (3) The levels of the three government subsidies and the unit service commissioning fee for selling products are the main factors affecting the preferred selling strategy of each member and the equilibrium of the selling strategy.
Effects of Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption, GHG, ICT on Sustainable Economic Growth: Evidence from Old and New EU Countries
Authors: Žarković Miloš , Lakić Slobodan , Ćetković Jasmina , Pejović Bojan , Redzepagic Srdjan , Vodenska Irena , Vujadinović Radoje
Published: August 2022

Balancing of different dimensions of development—economic, environmental, social, is an imperative of policies and strategies of sustainable growth, which are practiced today in the EU and globally. The main aim of our paper is to investigate the relationship between renewable (REC) and non-renewable energy consumption (NREC), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and share of ICT in total exports, on one hand, and GDP p.c. on the other. We created a model for EU countries divided in two groups—old and new EU members, by using PMG and ARDL models. Considering the size and structure of the sample of countries, the selected variables in the model and the relevant period (2000–2020), to a certain extent, we filled the research gap in the existing literature. Our results indicate that a 1% increase in the share of REC and ICT in total exports leads to GDP p.c. growth in the long run by 0.151% and 0.168% in old EU countries, i.e., 0.067% and 0.039% in new EU countries, respectively. Contrary, an increase of NREC by 1% has a significant and negative impact on GDP p.c. in the long run, in both groups, leading to a decrease of economic growth by 0.512% in the old and 1.306% in the new EU group. We find a 1% increase of GHG emissions was accompanied by an increase of GDP p.c. in new EU countries by 0.939%, while that impact is insignificant in old EU countries in the long run. We conclude our paper with final remarks and policy implications.
Integration of the Principles of Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems CFS-RAI from the Local Action Groups: Towards a Model of Sustainable Rural Development in Jauja, Peru
Authors: Jiménez Aliaga Ronald , De los Ríos-Carmenado Ignacio , San Martín Howard Felipe , Calle Espinoza Sonia , Huamán Cristóbal Amparo
Published: August 2022

The Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) are shown as suitable instruments to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in rural areas. Local Action Groups (LAGs) have proven to be effective governance structures for the implementation and management of rural development projects based on participation and collective action. This research integrates the implementation of the LAG from the CFS-RAI Principles for the design of a rural development strategy. The foundations of these new structures are analyzed and the process of creating a LAG linked to the El Mantaro Regional Development Center (RDC) of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), in the Junín region (Peru), is described. The methodological process incorporates the “Working With People” (WWP) approach and the LEADER (Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l’Économie Rurale) specificities for the analysis of empirical information obtained in surveys and workshops, with 350 people involved in the process. The results indicate that the LAGs, as multi-stakeholder partnerships linked to the RDC, are a novel way to integrate the CFS-RAI principles from participation, proximity management, strengthening local communities and promoting sustainable development through projects. These results contribute to the empowerment of civil organizations and motivate their participation in local political decisions related to sustainable rural development.
Cálculo de parâmetros mecânicos para dimensionar as linhas de transmissão de energia
Authors: Oliveira Fabrício Falcão de Souza , Torné Israel Gondres , Cisneros Edry Antonio Garcia
Published: August 2022

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo realizar a análise das características construtivas para dimensionar as linhas de transmissão de energia. Desta maneira, a dissertação apresenta inicialmente, a história da energia elétrica no Brasil, comentando desde os primeiros serviços fornecidos por este setor no país até a criação do Sistema Interligado Nacional. Em seguida, aborda-se os denominados Sistemas Isolados que se concentram na Amazônia, identificando por meio de dados fornecidos por outras pesquisas, algumas destas localidades que carecem de um fornecimento de energia elétrica eficiente e que consiga suprir a demanda. Posteriormente, é verificado os principais componentes que constituem uma linha de transmissão e os aspectos geográficos da região Amazônica. Por fim, é realizado o cálculo das forças que atuam no condutor fixado entre dois suportes de uma linha de transmissão, considerando-se que esta linha se faz presente na Amazônia.
Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Falls Among Elderly People in Amirkola, Northern of Iran
Authors: Ghobadimehr Amir , Pasha Hajar , Hosseini Seyed Reza , Bijani Ali
Published: August 2022

Background: Aging is considered a biological, natural, and inevitable phenomenon that is associated with common problems of sleep quality and falls. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sleep quality and falls among the elders of Amirkola. Methods: In this case-control study, 250 elders, who were exposed to the falling, and 500 people without the previous falling were randomly selected during 2016-2017. The data were collected according to demographic and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires. Results: There was a significant relationship between sleep quality and falling, while no significant relationship was found between demographic characteristics (e.g., gender, marital situation, age, educational level, occupation, and satisfaction of income) and falling. The mean of chronic diseases was 3.65±2.29 and 4.38±2.75 in control and case groups, respectively (P=0.0001). A significant difference was found between the two groups regarding the number of falls during the last 12 months (P=0.0001). There was a significant positive correlation between the score of poor sleep quality and the number of chronic diseases (P=0.001, r=0.352), the number of falls during the last 12 months (P=0.001, r=0.137), and the number of falling during the last 12 months with the number of chronic diseases (P=0.001, r=0.208). There was a significant negative correlation between poor quality sleep with the score of physical activity (P=0.001, r=-0.166) and the number of chronic diseases with the physical activity score (P=0.001, r=-0.259). After adjusting the other variables, the number of chronic diseases (P=0.002, OR=1.114) and history of smoking (P=0.018, OR=1.678) were the most effective factors of falling. Finally, a direct positive correlation was observed between the total scores of sleep quality and falling in terms of gender in the older woman of Amirkola (P=0.001, OR=2.080). Conclusion: Awareness of the factors of falls can help develop prevention strategies and appropriate health services.
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Falls Behavioral Scale in Seniors
Authors: Taheri-Kharameh Zahra , Barati Majid , Bashirian Saeed , Heidarimoghadam Rashid , Poorolajal Jalal
Published: August 2022

Background: The identification of the causes of risky behaviors is necessary to prevent the occurrence of injuries and reduce its costs. The present study aimed to translate and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Falls Behavioral (FaB) Scale in Iranian seniors. Methods: This methodological study was conducted on 300 seniors aged 60 years and older referring to retirement centers. After permission, the recommended forward-backward procedure was adopted to translate the original English version of the questionnaire. Thereafter, the content, face validity, and construct validity of the scale were determined and taken into consideration. In addition, the known-groups comparison (seniors with and without a history of falls), as well as convergent and divergent validity, was used to evaluate construct validity. Finally, internal consistency and the test-retest analysis were performed to assess the reliability of the FaB scale. Results: The results of the known-groups comparison demonstrated that the mean score of the FaB scale was higher in the seniors with a history of falls as compared to that in their counterparts without such an experience. The obtained scores on FaB scale, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale (r=-0.214, P<0.01), and Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (r=0.256, P<0.01) represented a significant correlation, confirming the construct validity of the scale. The Cronbach’s alpha of the total scale and test-retest reliability within one week were obtained as 0.71 and 0.91, respectively. Conclusion: As evidenced by the results of this study, the Persian version of the FaB scale is a valid and reliable instrument; therefore, it can be used to assess the behavioral fall risk factors, as well as fall prevention interventions in older people. It is suggested that in future studies, researchers focus on the assessment of more psychometric properties of this scale, especially sensitivity and specificity.
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Smoking Hookah and Exacerbation of COVID-19 Symptoms Among Women: A Web-Based Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Alavi Azin , Farshidi Hossein , Mohseni Shokrollah , Kamalzadeh Takhti Hesamaddin , Dadipoor Sakineh
Published: August 2022

Background: Smoking hookah during the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is a dangerous factor which could exacerbate the symptoms of the illness. The present study aimed at determining the relationship between knowledge and attitudes toward the negative effects of smoking hookah on the exacerbation of COVID-19 symptoms and the role of some effective socio-demographic factors. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted (February 2021 to April 2021) among 933 women over the age of 15 who smoked hookah in Hormozgan province. A self-made questionnaire was completed by women after its preparation and online checking of its validity and reliability. Results: The mean and standard deviation of knowledge and attitude scores were 5.13 ± 2.19 and 25.20 ± 4.75, respectively. In this study, 65% of the subjects had adequate knowledge and 48.7% had a positive attitude. However, the predictors of adequate knowledge were: subjects aged over 50 compared to those aged 35-50 years [1.975 (1.029-3.794)], subjects with university degrees compared to those with primary school, high school or diploma degrees [2.445 (1.476-4.049)], [5.508 (3.305-9.178)], [3.991 (1.981-8.042)], subjects with good economic status compared to those with poor economic status [1.966 (1.218-3.175)], and age of onset of smoking hookah after 30 compared to the onset age between 15 and 30 as well as below 15 [2.563 (1.030-6.379)], [6.308 (2.249-17.693)]. There was no statistically significant relationship between any of the demographic factors and attitudes. Conclusion: In general, increasing knowledge and changing attitudes about the relationship between smoking hookah and exacerbation of the COVID-19 symptoms can be an effective step in reducing hookah use during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings can provide policymakers with valuable insights and information on the importance of community-wide training programs.
Prevalence of Tobacco Use and the Factors Affecting It: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Baseline Data From the Bandare Kong Cohort Study in Southern Iran
Authors: Dadipoor Sakeneh , Nejatizade Azim , Farshidi Hossein , Gharibzade Abdullah , Aghamolaei Teamer , Rafati Shideh , Shahmoradi Mehdi
Published: August 2022

Background: Tobacco use (TU) has been increasing in Iran and turned into a major national healthcare concern. Therefore, the present research aimed to explore the prevalence of TU and its predictors in Bandar Kong in the south of Iran. Materials and Methods: The baseline data from the Bandare Kong Cohort Study were used in a prospective study of 4,035 subjects (40-70 years old) in Hormozgan province from 2016 to 2018. Adjusted and crude odds ratios (OR) were used at 95% confidence interval (CI) to determine the predictors of TU. Results: Hookah smoking (HS) was found to be the most prevalent type of smoking (17.60%, 95% CI: 16.41-18.78%), followed by second-hand smoking (17%, 95% CI: 15.81-18.14%) and cigarette smoking (9%, 95% CI: 8.11-9.89%), respectively. Age, gender, education, alcohol consumption, and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) were the main predictors of cigarette and HS. Marital status, place of residence, and psychological problems were the predictors of HS (OR = 0.1.65, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.45, P = 0.01), and body mass index (BMI) (OR = 0.95, 95% CI: .93, 0.98, P = 0.002) and drug abuse (OR = 4.52, 95% CI: 3.11, 6.55, P < 0.001) were the predictors of cigarette smoking. Conclusion: Male gender, higher age, rural residence, low education, alcohol consumption, drugs, second-hand smoking, and history of depression were among the main risk factors of smoking behavior. The results indicated a considerable need for more educational and preventive programs for each risk factor involved in smoking behavior especially for HS, exposure to ETS, and its consequences in the population of Bandar Kong.
Association Between Tobacco Use and COVID-19: A Narrative Review
Authors: Mabani Maryam , Seddighi Narjes , Yadegarifard Elham , Salimi Asl Ali , Alizade hesam
Published: August 2022

The coronavirus, which leads to coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), may affect various systems of the body (including respiratory, heart, blood circulation, gastrointestinal, nervous, urinary, and renal systems). Similar to COVID-19, first- and second-hand smoking also endanger the immune system and affect a wide range of systems. Therefore, considering the adverse effects of tobacco on different systems of the body, this study aimed at investigating the effects of tobacco on the onset, transmission, prognosis, and severity of COVID-19 in patients. Related articles were selected through advanced searching in Scopus, PubMed, and ScienceDirect databases and Google search engine while including no time limit and using three keywords derived from Mesh (COVID-19, smoking, and tobacco). Most studies have indicated that the incidence of COVID-19 was extremely lower in patients with a history of active smoking compared to patients with no smoking history. According to the results, smoking has an impact on the prognosis and outcome of COVID-19, increases the severity of the disease, the need for hospitalization and the intensive care unit (ICU), and the death rate, as well as challenging the treatment process and changing the attitude of smokers, enhancing their desire to quit smoking. Therefore, smokers are less likely to develop COVID-19, but the rate of transmission, disease severity, and mortality and the need for hospitalization increase in these subjects, and thus treatment will be challenging. Thus, quitting smoking may help improve the function of the respiratory system.
Relationship Between Smoking and Viral Pneumonia: A Narrative Review
Authors: Seddighi Narjes , Basham Ayoub , Panahi Azar Ava , Salimi asl Ali , shoja saeed
Published: August 2022

Viral pneumonia affects about 200 million people each year. Viral pneumonias have a seasonal pattern and are more common among children and the elderly. The most common virus in children is respiratory syncytial virus (RCV) and it is the influenza virus in adults. The world has been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic since December 2019. Among all the epidemiological risk factors, the role of smoking as a risk factor for pneumonia is controversial. Cigarette smoke contains about 5000 chemicals that weaken the defense mechanisms of the respiratory system and increase the risk of various respiratory infections. The present review study was carried out on 105 articles that were obtained from searches in Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar search engines using the keywords viral pneumonia, COVID-19, influenza, cigarette, smoking, respiratory syncytial virus, and SARS-CoV-2. A total of 55 articles that focused on the effect of smoking on the incidence and mortality of pneumonia due to RSV, influenza, and coronavirus were selected. Exposure to secondhand smoke makes children more susceptible to RSV infection. Smokers are also more likely to become infected and die from the flu. The effect of smoking on the risk of COVID-19 is controversial. In this regard, the results of a number of studies show that smokers are at a greater risk of developing COVID-19 infection and death. However, there are other studies suggesting that smoking has no effect on COVID-19 infection and that smoking reduces the risk of developing COVID-19.
Matlab Program for Determining the Inertia Characteristics of Flat Surfaces with Monte Carlo Algorithms
Authors: BOTIȘ Marius , PLEȘCAN Costel
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a Matlab program for calculating the inertia tensor for complex plane surfaces. The calculation of the moments of inertia for plane surfaces with classical methods involves decomposing the surfaces into primitive surfaces and applying Steiner's relations. The classical methods are based on the knowledge of the analytical determined moments of inertia for primitive surfaces. In the case of complex surfaces, numerical methods can be used which are based on discretizing the surface into triangles and determining the moments of inertia by applying Steiner's relations knowing the analytical moments of inertia for a triangle. Both methods are computationally intensive and are basically based on the analytical moments of inertia of an elementary surface. In the case of large and complex surfaces the Monte Carlo algorithm can be used, which is a probabilistic algorithm based on the generation of area elements within the surface for  which the moments  of inertia are determined and then summed over the entire area bounded by the surface. The paper presents the Matlab calculation program and application examples for the use of the probabilistic Monte Carlo algorithm.
Dynamics of Web 2.0: A Software Application "Web 2.0 Meter"
Authors: BAYTAR Cem Ufuk
Published: August 2022

In this study, it is intended to understand the concept of Web 2.0 and to introduce its effects on the web design. In the first part of the article, necessary information is provided about relevant topics such as, Web design, the features of Web 1.0, Web 1.5 and Web 2.0 sites and the visual, social and technological implications of the Web 2.0 concept. In the second art of the article, a survey, which includes 21 questions related to Web 2.0 features, was conducted to 150 people having the internet background. This survey is applied for three web sites whose categories are accepted as Web 1.0, Web 1.5 and Web 2.0 in literature. Also, a test program called Web 2.0 Meter is developed with .Net technology to determine the category of a website and to produce comments about the necessary Web 2.0 features that the relevant web site should have. The answers given to questions were processed by Web 2.0 Meter. Consequently, the results show that Web 2.0 Meter has evaluated the category of a website in a proper way.
Gas Turbine Performance Monitoring and Operation Challenges: A Review
Authors: TAHA Samar , ISMAİL Firas , THİRUCHELVAM Sivadass
Published: August 2022

Gas turbines efficiently produce high amounts of electrical power hence they have been widely deployed as dependable power generators. It has been detected that the performance of gas turbines is a function of plenty of operational parameters and environmental variables. The impacts of those variables on the said performance can be mitigated using powerful monitoring techniques. Thus, extra maintenance costs, component defect costs, and manpower costs can be illuminated. This paper has enlisted the factors impacting gas turbine efficiency. It has also reviewed multiple monitoring solutions for the said impacting factors, It has been concluded that all types of sensors have ignored errors in their work, which may exacerbate the problems of malfunctions in gas turbines due to the critical environment in which they operate (heat, fumes, etc.); however, the machine learning-based monitoring systems excel in addressing such problems. The most cost-effective and accurate monitoring task can be achieved by using machine learning and deep learning tools.
È da tempo che non ci vediamo…
Authors: Coletti Vittorio
Published: August 2022

Una lettrice ci chiede se sia corretto dire è tempo che non ti vedo piuttosto che è da tanto tempo che non ti vedo.
PENATAAN KAWASAN DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI BRANGBIJI SUMBAWA SEBAGAI SARANA WISATA KOTA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT
Authors: Indra Sudirman , Aditama Vega , Yuwono Endro
Published: August 2022

Sungai adalah salah satu ekosistem perairan yang dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor, baik oleh aktivitas alam maupun aktivitas manusia di Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS). Sungai merupakan jaringan alur-alur pada permukaan bumi yang terbentuk secara alamiah, mulai dari bentuk kecil di bagian hulu sampai besar di bagian hilir. Air hujan yang jatuh diatas permukaan bumi dalam perjalanannya sebagian kecil menguap dan sebagian besar mengalir dalam bentuk-bentuk kecil, kemudian menjadi alur sedang seterusnya mengumpul menjadi satu alur besar atau utama. Dengan demikian dapat dikatakan sungai berfungsi menampung curah hujan dan mengalirkannya ke laut. Sungai Brangbiji merupakan sungai yang membelah kota Sumbawa yang berada di tengah kota Sumbawa, yang berdekatan dengan muara sungai yang menghubungkannya ke laut, meliat potensi sungai tersebut maka sangat strategis dan potensi dijadikan sarana wisata sungai, guna menjaga kebersihan sungai dengan konsep pemukiman yang menghadap sungai, disamping hal tyersebut juga untuk meningkatkan perekonomian masayarakat di sekitar bantaran sungai.
TREN PERUBAHAN TREN PERUBAHAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN DI KAWASAN PHERYURBAN KOTA MALANG
Authors: Imaduddina Annisaa  Hamidah , Hari Subagyo Widiyanto , Sasongko Ibnu
Published: August 2022

Pesatnya perkembangan perkotaan kawasan pheryurban dan semakin meningkatnya laju pertumbuhan penduduk secara langsung merupakan respon dari kebutuhan lahan. Keterbatasan lahan yang dibutuhkan dalam pemenuhan ruang dari suatu kota jika sudah mencapai titik jenuh berimplikasi pada fenomena urban sprawl yang mengarah ke kawasan pheryurban. Kota Malang merupakan pusat dari kawasan aglomerasi Malang Raya yang merupakan calon kawasan metropolitan di Jawa Timur dan bagian dari kawasan Megapolitan Gerbangkertosusila. Dampak dari terbentuknya kawasan aglomerasi adalah mulai terbentuknya fenomena konurbasi dari kawasan pusat kota dan kawasan pheryurban yang mengakibatkan peningkatan luasan dan ordo dari suatu perkotaan. Fenomena pheryurban di Kota Malang sangat dipengaruhi oleh dominasi fungsi dari kawasan core urban yang berbatasan, sebagai contoh adalah kawasan industri. Perkembangan kawasan pheryurban di Kota Malang dipengaruhi oleh pusat pertumbuhan secara fungsional (industri) maupun geografis (pemusatan fasilitas). Pusat pertumbuhan berupa kawasan industri secara signifikan berpengaruh terhadap perkembangan kota. Hal tersebut didasari oleh pemenuhan kebutuhan akan kegiatan industri berupa permukiman pekerja sehingga semakin dekat wilayah terhadap pusat industri semakin tinggi potensi wilayah tersebut untuk berkembang. Jika dilihat dari pemusatan pelayanan, pembangan lebih mengarah pada wilayah yang masuk pada skala pelayanan fasilitas sehingga semakin dekat dengan pusat fasilitas maka semakin tinggi potensi wilayah tersebut akan berkembang. Berdasarkan urgensi diatas, penelitian perubahan penggunaan lahan di kawasan pheryurban sangat penting dilakukan terutama untuk menjadi dasar atau justifikasi dalam perencanaan kedepan sehingga mendapatkan gambaran arah perkembangan pada kawasan penelitian. Dengan mengetahu tren tersebut diharapkan akan memperkecil gap antara eksisting dan rencana sehingga proses perencanaan lebih optimal dan terukur terutama dalam realisasi rencana
KAJIAN MODEL KESENJANGAN KAJIAN MODEL KESENJANGAN EKONOMI WILAYAH DI KAWASAN AGLOMERASI MALANG RAYA
Authors: Widodo Widiyanto Hari Subagyo , Imaduddina Annisaa  Hamidah , Nurul Hidayati Agustina
Published: August 2022

Kondisi dan potensi setiap wilayah sangat beragam dengan karakteristik masing- masing. Hal ini menjadikan tingkat tumbuh dan berkembangnya suatu wilayah menjadi berbeda- beda. Karena perbedaan kondisi wilayah sehingga tingkat tumbuh dan berkembangnya wilayah menjadi berbeda maka kondisi ini menyebabkan terjadinya ketidakmerataan kecepatan pengembangan dan pembangunan wilayah atau yang disebut disparitas/ kesenjangan. Kesenjangan akan menjadi masalah bila terjadi kesenjangan yang terlalu besar dan disebabkan oleh sistem pembangunan yang salah, sehingga dapat menjadi penyebab munculnya keresahan, ketidakpuasan dan bahkan sampai timbul aksi dari sekelompok masyarakat untuk memisahkan diri dari NKRI. Permasalahan  mendasar pada pengembangan wilayah di Kawasan Metropolitan terutama Malang Raya adalah kesenjangan antara daerah dimana pembangunan di monosentris, terpusat pada Kota Malang.  Menanggapi kondisi demikian, dibutuhkan perumusan model kesenjangan wilayah di Malang Raya, untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pemusatan pembangunan dan pertumbuhan wilayah di Malang Raya. Selain itu diharapkan melalui perumusan model kesenjangan wilayah mampu menjadi acuan sehingga arahan dapat meminimalkan kesenjangan wilayah di Malang Raya
OPTIMASI PRODUKSI ASPAL HOTMIX DENGAN PENDEKATAN TRIANGULAR FUZZY NUMBER
Authors: Ma'ruf Annur , Marianti Afriza
Published: August 2022

Pembangunan infrastruktur jalan berkembang pesat untuk memenuhi kebutuhan mobilitas masyarakat. Secara umum, proyek jalan baru dan preservasi jalan masih menggunakan perkerasan lentur dengan mengandalkan aspal hotmix dari perusahaan aspal. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis optimasi sistem produksi hotmix pada perusahaan aspal untuk memenuhi kebutuhan aspal hotmix. Pendekatan analisis menggunakan basis kecerdasan buatan dengan fuzzy logic karena banyak kelebihan pada metode ini terutama terkait dengan pengambilan keputusan. Salah satu tahapan pada analisis fuzzy yang krusial adalah penetapan himpunan fuzzy yang direpresentasikan dalam bentuk kurva fungsi keanggotaan. Bentuk kurva yang paling umum digunakan adalah triangular fuzzy number karena mampu memberikan hasil yang presisi dan banyak diaplikasikan pada berbagai pemecahan masalah. Oleh karena itu pada penelitian ini juga mengadopsi bentuk kurva ini untuk analisis. Penetapan fuzzy number pada penelitian ini menggunakan data produksi perusahaan, kapasitas produksi perusahaan dan kebutuhan layanan campuran aspal yang diperoleh dari data salah satu perusahaan aspal hotmix di Jawa Timur. Penetapan himpunan fuzzy number dianalisis dengan pembentukan fuzzy input/output dan pengkategoriannya secara linguistik. Kemudian menetapkan semesta himpunan fuzzy, batas bawah, tengah dan batas atas untuk kemudian direpresentasikan pada masing-masing fungsi keanggotaannya dalam kurva triangular fuzzy number. Hasil analisis memberikan empat input fuzzy yaitu permintaan, material aspal cair, material agregat kasar, dan agregat halus, serta satu output fuzzy yaitu produksi beserta representasinya pada kurva fungsi keanggotaan. Sesuai hasil fuzzy number, tersusun sistem fuzzy untuk produksi aspal hotmix yang optimal guna mendukung keputusan. Kontribusi yang diharapkan dari penelitian ini adalah keuntungan bagi perusahaan dan waktu penyelesaian proyek jalan dapat dicapai secara tepat.
STUDI LITERATUR DAN IMPLEMENTASI PEMANFAATAN POINT CLOUD DALAM REKONTRUKSI BATAS RUANG
Authors: Suhari Ketut Tomy , Sai Silvester Sari , Purwanto Hery , Andinisari Ratri , Suyadnya I Gede Aldy Yoga , Utami Riana Budi
Published: August 2022

Kebutuhan data yang akurat dalam industri konstruksi menjadi tantangan dalam dokumentasi digital dan rekontruksi. Point cloud merupakan kumpulan titik data dalam sistem koordinat 3D dan data point cloud 3D dapat diperoleh dari berbagai sumber data seperti pemindaian laser, gambar, dan video melalui peralatan dan teknologinya masing-masing. Metode yang digunakan dalam paper ini adalah metode analisis bibliometric network dengan metode systematic literature review (SLR) dan metode cloud to cloud dalam registrasi point cloud pada implementasi studi kasus. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan informasi mengenai hubungan antara point cloud dan konstruksi, serta analisis potensi pemanfaatan point cloud. Berdasarkan hasil dan pembahasan pada analisis bibliometrik network dengan studi literatur, terlihat bahwa pembahasan 3D Point Cloud Registration sudah sangat umum sedangkan 3D Point Cloud Processing sangat jarang dibahas pada publikasi pada tahun 2018-2020. Oleh karena itu, adanya pembahasan yang terfokus pada point cloud data processing sangatlah penting. Selain analisis bibliometrik, paper ini juga menyajikan pembahasan terkait penerapan data point cloud pada bangunan eksisting dengan studi kasus di Gedung Program Studi Teknik Geodesi ITN Malang dengan ketelitian 5mm. Metode ini dapat pula menjadi alternatif dalam pendokumentasian bangunan eksiting berupa digital, dan menjadi data dasar (titik kontrol) dalam hal pengembalian batas dan rekontruksi ruang dengan menggunakan metode staking out.
PERKEMBANGAN ARSITEKTUR BIOMORFIK HINGGA INTEGRASINYA TERHADAP PRINSIP ARSITEKTUR HIJAU
Authors: Sari Komang Ayu Laksmi Harshinta , Sholeh Moh. Syahru Romadhon
Published: August 2022

Arsitektur biomorfik merupakan desain bangunan yang secara langsung terinspirasi atau dipengaruhi oleh hewan, tumbuhan, tubuh manusia dan struktur anatomi dengan bahan yang dipilih untuk menciptakan harmoni estetika. Pendekatan arsitektur ini pada pada awalnya sebatas penekanan pada aspek visual bangunan terhadap kemiripan bentukan unsur alam. Namun seiring perkembangan jaman, implementasi arsitektur biomorfik mulai terintegrasi pada ekpresi struktur hingga prinsip arsitektur hijau. Strategi arsitektur hijau berperan untuk meminimalisasi dampak buruk dari kerusakan lingkungan seperti pemanfaatan pencahayaan dan penghawaan alami, efisiensi energi dan material alami. Studi kasus berupa objek kajian dari arsitek yang menggunakan pendekatan biomorfik seperti Frank Llyod, Santiago Calatrava dan Studio 505. Objek tersebut diantaranya adalah Johnson Wax, Planetarium L’Hemisferic dan Gedung Teratai di Wujin. Tujuan penelitian ini selain membahas sejarah arsitektur biomorfik juga mengkaji tiga bangunan yang terinspirasi oleh bentuk alam serta bagaimana penerapan arsitektur hijau pada elemen formalnya. Sehingga ditemukan beberapa implementasi prinsip arsitektur hijau diantaranya adalah Conserving Energy, working with climate, respect for use, respect for site. Melalui temuan tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa karya-karya arsitek yang pada awalnya menggunakan pendekatan biomorfik untuk tujuan estetika belaka, kini mulai terintegrasi pula pada prinsip prinsip yang ramah lingkungan dan berkelanjutan.
UJI BANDING EFEKTIFITAS ROUGHING FILTER ALIRAN HORIZONTAL DAN ALIRAN UPFLOW DALAM REDUKSI KADAR KEKERUHAN DAN KESADAHAN AIR SUNGAI BRANTAS
Authors: Setyobudiarso Hery , Sudiro Sudiro , Agnes Agnes Tyagita
Published: August 2022

Air merupakan  kebutuhan  dasar  yang  sangat  penting dalam  kehidupan  sehari-hari. Karena keberadaannya yang sangat penting tersebut, maka berbagai usaha dilakukan untuk memperolehnya dengan memanfaatkan air dari berbagai sumber. Air sungai biasanya tidak dapat langsung digunakan, karena umumnya kotor dan tercemar. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan pengolahan air untuk memenuhi syarat sebagai air minum/air bersih dengan pengolahan pendahuluan salah satunya dengan menggunakan proses filtrasi, yaitu dengan memakai alat Roughing Filter. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui kemampuan Roughing Filter aliran horizontal dan Roughing Filter aliran Up Flow terhadap penurunan konsentrasi kekeruhan dan kesadahan air sungai Brantas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Roughing filter aliran horizontal dan upflow dengan media batu kapur dan batu kerikil memiliki kemampuan dalam menurunkan kandungan kesadahan dan kekeruhan dari air sungai.Pada Roughing Filter Aliran Horizontal penurunan kekeruhan air sungai paling tinggi diperoleh pada media cangkang kerang dan batu apung dengan waktu 210 menit dengan persentase penurunan kandungan kekeruhan sebesar  90,92% dan kesadahan sebesar 51.59%. Pada Roughing Filter Aliran Upflow penurunan kekeruhan paling tinggi diperoleh pada diameter media 19 mm – 22 mm dengan perbandingan ketinggian media batu kapur 100 cm: batu kerikil 0 cm, pada waktu 60 menit dengan nilai persentase 28,7036 % (26 NTU). penurunan konsentrasi kesadahan paling tinggi diperoleh pada diameter media 19 mm – 22 mm, perbandingan ketinggian media batu kapur 25 cm : batu kerikil 75 cm, pada waktu 60 menit dengan nilai persentase 49,0585 %    (79,37 mg/l)