bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Experience of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in obstetrics and gynecology
Authors: Skopets A. A.
Published: December 2019

Objectives. In severe cardiac and pulmonary insufficiency extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used in gynecological, pregnant and postpartum patients, although the management of such patients and clinical results remain underestimated. This study presents the experience of ECMO in gynecological and obstetric patients in the peripartal period.

Methods. This study included all obstetric, pregnant or postpartum patients who received ECMO support in the Department of anesthesiology and intensive care unit between 1 November 2009 and 1 September 2019. The data were analyzed retrospectively. The preliminary task was to describe the circumstances and clinical characteristics of patients receiving ECMO, describe the management of such patients during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, evaluate the results of treatment of mothers and fetuses and report bleeding and thrombotic complications.

Results. During the study period, seven obstetric and gynecological patients were treated with ECMO. Including two pregnant, 4 postpartum and 1 gynecological. The mean age was 27.0 years and the average gestational age of pregnant women was 27.5 weeks. Five patients (71.4%) were discharged from the hospital with full recovery. The fetal survival rate in the group of pregnant and postpartum 85 was 5 (80,8%). One patient was successfully delivered to ECMO. Hemorrhagic complications developed in 3 patients (42.8%) and were associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation. There were no complications in the fetus associated with ECMO.

Summary. In the work of a multidisciplinary team of experienced specialists ECMO can be used in gynecology, in pregnant women and in the postpartum period, outweighing the risks of bleeding or thrombosis, with favorable results for the mother and fetus.
Micro-RNP as therapeutic targets for neuroblastomas
Authors: Beylerli O. A. , Gareev I. F.
Published: December 2019

Neuroblastoma is one of the most common extracranial solid tumors in children. One of the main causes of death from childhood cancer in children aged one to five years, and it accounts for about 15% of all deaths from cancer in children. They have characteristic features, such as an early age of onset, a high frequency of metastasis in the diagnosis of patients older than 1 year and a tendency to spontaneous regression of tumors in young children. Although several prognostic factors were identified (age, stage, histology, heredity), identifying non-invasive biomarkers for disease surveillance and monitoring therapy is indeed still a clinical necessity. In this review, we describe the latest miRNA data in neuroblastoma, with an emphasis on those involved in tumor progression, metastasis, and drug resistance. In addition, we will discuss their potential use in the treatment of this tumor.
The use of neuraxial blockades in obstetric practice for thrombocytopenia
Authors: Plakhotina E. N. , Belousova T. N. , Kuzina N. B.
Published: December 2019

Thrombocytopenia is the second most frequent hematological complica-tion of pregnancy after anemia. Among all thrombocytopenia during pregnancy, the most common is gestational thrombocytopenia. Gestational thrombocytopenia is not accompanied by coagulation disorders, has a minimal risk of bleeding, for both a mother and her fetus. Nevertheless, according to modern concepts, thrombocytopenia is a contraindication for performing obstetric neuroaxial blockades only on the basis of quantitative count of platelets, without taking into account coagulation status. These contraindications are derived from the general surgery and traumatology practice due to the high risk of developing epidural hematoma, but do not take into account the features, including physiological hypercoagulation, of pregnant patients. Refusal of the patient to perform a neuroaxial blockade during delivery on the basis of only counting the number of platelets often leads to an unreasonable increase in the risk / benefit ratio for both the mother and the fetus. Analysis of the research results indicates a change in attitude towards this problem towards a more loyal approach, taking into account the assessment of the coagulative status of a particular patient.
Global bifurcation analysis of Topp system
Authors: Gaiko Valery A. , Broer Henk W. , Sterk Alef E.
Published: December 2019

In this paper, we study the 3-dimensional Topp model for the dynamics of diabetes. First, we reduce the model to a planar quartic system. In particular, studying global bifurcations, we prove that such a system can have at most two limit cycles. Next, we study the dynamics of the full 3-dimensional model. We show that for suitable parameter values an equilibrium bifurcates through a Hopf-saddle-node bifurcation. Numerical analysis suggests that near this point Shilnikov homoclinic orbits exist. In addition, chaotic attractors arise through period doubling cascades of limit cycles.
Recurrence plot structures reflect motor-related EEG pattern
Authors: Pitsik Elena , Frolov Nikita
Published: December 2019

Detection and classification of motor-related brain patterns from non-invasive electroencephalograms (EEGs) is challenging due to their non-stationarity and low signal-to-noise ratio and requires using advanced mathematical approaches. Traditionally applied methods such as time-frequency analysis and spatial filtering allow to quantify the main attribute of the motor-related brain activity – contralateral desynchronization of mu-band oscillations (8-13 Hz) in sensorimotor cortex – by measuring EEG signal’s amplitude, power spectral density, location etc. However, these features suffer from strong inter- and intra-subject variability. So, special attention is paid to the finding of stable features. In present paper, we investigate application of the recurrence plots – robust mathematical tool for nonstationary data analysis – to explore properties of motor-related EEG samples. Our goal is to show that recurrence plots are sensitive to the changes in brain activity accessed from noninvasive EEG recordings and may provide us a new context for interpretation of motor-related pattern in EEG.
Design of a nonlinear observer using the finite element method with application to a biological system
Authors: Rehak Branislav , Lynnyk Volodymyr
Published: December 2019

An observer for a nonlinear biological system — biomass production in a bioreactor —is proposed. The specific growth rate is estimated. The key point of the observer design is finding a solution of a certain partial differential equation. Conditions guaranteeing existence of its solution are presented. The solution is approximated using finite element method. The results are illustrated by a numerical example.
JUKUGO KANJI 金 KIN, 貨 KA, 銭 SEN YANG TERKAIT DENGAN MAKNA UANG
Authors: Sahrizal Mohammad Hilman , Hidayati Yanti , Anwar Aulia Arifbillah
Published: December 2019

This study discusses the relationship between the meaning of kanji 金 (kin), 貨 (ka), 銭 (sen) in the kanji jukugo which has the meaning of money in Indonesian. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The researcher uses this method because basically this research is a qualitative research. In addition, this method is also considered appropriate enough to approach the problem to be studied. The technique that will be carried out in collecting data in this research is conducting a literature study. The data analysis technique used is describing each kanji vocabulary contained kanji 金 (kin), 貨 (ka), 銭 (sen) then analyzing how the relationship between the meaning of kanji’s foms, then analysing into a table that illustrates the meaning of each starch based on the form original from the vocabulary of the kanji contained kanji 金 (kin), 貨 (ka), 銭 (sen) which shows the meaning of money. This study has including that each kanji can show the function and structure of the meaning of the money shown, and from the translation of the kanji based on the meaning of the author's relationship can know the meaning of words based on the pattern and meaning of the kanji Jukugo’s forms.
Konstruksi Identitas Diri dalam Komik Ruronin Kenshin: Kajian Analisis Wacana Kritis Michel Foucault
Authors: Jaya Akmal , Mamoto Christine J. , Sulhiyah Sulhiyah
Published: December 2019

This research aims to investigate how identities are constructed and represented in Rurounin Kenshin (1996). By referring to Foucauldian approach, its believed that identities were formed and defined by contestation of discourses which is entailed by social and cultural values. Since comic has been a material object of this study, Pierce semiotic methods have been used to explore how identities represented by symbol, icon, or index in virtual media. Based on this theory and methodological approach, this research found that discourse of modernity and tradition have constructed an identity which represented by idea, fashion, and technology.
The Forecasting Ability of GARCH Models for the 2003–07
Crisis: Evidence from S&P500 Index Volatility
Authors: Mahmud Mahreen
Published: December 2019

This article studies the ability of the GARCH family of models to
accurately forecast the volatility of S&P500 stock index returns across the financial
crisis that affected markets in 2003–07. We find the GJR-GARCH (1,1) model to
be superior in its ability to forecast the volatility of the initial crisis period (2003–
06) compared to its realized volatility, which acts as a proxy for the actual. This
model is then extended to make forecasts for the crisis period. We conclude that the
model’s ability to forecast volatility across the crisis is not substantially affected,
thus supporting the use of the GARCH family of models in forecasting volatility.
Job Satisfaction and Women’s Turnover Intentions in
Pakistan’s Public Universities
Authors: Bushra Aliya
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study is to test the impact of women’s job satisfaction on
their turnover intentions, specifically for those employed in the education sector.
Using a sample drawn from two different universities in Lahore, Pakistan, we
measure their levels of job satisfaction by evaluating their general working
conditions, pay and potential for promotion, professional relationships, use of skills
and abilities, and activities assigned. We find that flexible working hours, workplace
location, performance appraisal, and skills utilization have a highly positive
significance on turnover intentions, while professional autonomy, job security, and
promotion have an inverse impact on job satisfaction and turnover intentions.
Caminhos percorridos pela literatura infantil: uma revisão bibliográfica
Authors: Vilela Laila Pinto , Mariani Braz Ruth Maria , E Silva Dagmar de Mello
Published: December 2019

Este artigo é uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a literatura infantil, pois no atual momento político que o Brasil vive, onde os livros que utilizamos em salas de aulas são questionados por grupos extremistas, queremos retornar a discussão sobre os caminhos percorridos pela literatura infantil no Brasil. Assim, esse artigo pretendeu ser um convite para refletirmos sobre nossa postura no mundo, utilizando a literatura como um dispositivo que potencializa e sensibiliza nossa capacidade de pensar e refletir sobre a vida numa perspectiva mais ética. Procuramos utilizar os referenciais mais modernos, mas não descartamos as obras primárias, pois entedemos que elas são a base do conhecimento. Obtivemos como resultado que o valor da literatura para qualquer sociedade é imensuravel, pois ajudam na formação de cidadãos mais críticos, nas transformações sociais e nas reformulações de (pre) conceitos. A conclusão que chegamos que a literatura tem uma intencionalidade, e ela poderá contribuir para desnaturalizar discursos excludentes, segregadores e formar cidadãos que contribuam para o respeito e a inclusão, em um movimento que permita reconhecer práticas excludentes que estão no mundo
“O caso da vara” e “Pai contra mãe”: Entre a Normalização e crise da concepção do humano
Authors: De Andrade Alves Yasmin , Silva Farias Alyere
Published: December 2019

Este artigo se propõe a apresentar uma leitura dos contos “O caso da vara” e “Pai contra mãe”, escritos por Machado de Assis na segunda metade do século XIX, a partir das ações de suas personagens, respectivamente Damião e Cândido Neves, que são evidenciadas pelo narrador, de maneira irônica. A fim de discutirmos as representações do comportamento do escravizador, partimos do que Maestri (2004) considera como normalização, e observamos as formas como na narrativa a ordem natural da vida humana é posta em questão e pode desencadear uma crise nesta noção normalizada do que seria o ser humano, considerando também as reflexões de Pinsky (2010), Foucault (2016) e Chalhoub (2003). Portanto, enaltece-se a forma como é retrata a crueldade perante o sujeito escravizado nos contos machadianos, contribuindo para a reflexão a respeito das consequências dos mecanismos abjetos de violência utilizados num passado recente da história brasileira dentro da realidade cotidiana.
Uma ferida no coração do amor: a escrita no Diário de luto de Roland Barthes
Authors: Oliveira Priscila , Costa Ribeiro Bárbara , Ottoni Bylaardt Cid
Published: December 2019

Este estudo abre o Diário de luto de Roland Barthes para, levando em conta seu lugar na obra barthesiana, examinar algumas das questões ali pulsantes: a relação especial entre ausência e presença instaurada pelo luto, o haver-se com a vulgata psicanalítica acerca dessa experiência e seus desdobramentos em termos de escrita. Retoma o paradigmático “Luto e melancolia” de Freud e o mergulho de Kristeva nos mesmos conceitos, ponderações de Blanchot sobre os estreitos laços entre escrita e morte, bem como alguma fortuna crítica barthesiana sobre o Diário e os demais escritos assombrados pela perda da mãe (A Câmara Clara e o projeto de romance Vita Nova); aventa aproximações entre as escritas enlutadas de Barthes e de Dante. Conclui com a proposição de uma leitura do pathos que age no Diário e cria ali modulações particulares entre o escrever, o amor e seus espectrais objetos e participantes, discutindo inscrições do afeto na perda e as particularidades dessa intratável escritura lutuosa.
Autoridade e alteridade na China de Roland Barthes
Authors: Brandini Laura Taddei
Published: December 2019

Em 1974 Roland Barthes, François Wahl, Philippe Sollers, Julia Kristeva e Marcelin Pleynet passam um mês na China de Mao Tsé-Tung. O “grupo de Tel Quel”, como era visto, visita o país sob a tutela da Agência Luxingshe, que também providencia dois guias e tradutores para acompanhar os visitantes. Tendo por fio condutor os Cadernos da viagem à China([1974] 2009) e o artigo “E então, China?” (1974) de Barthes, procurarei identificar, descrever e interpretar a presença do estrangeiro chinês aos olhos do escritor francês, por meio de suas formulações espacial e linguística, bem como das descrições dos chineses. Dessa leitura, num grau mais abstrato, serão objeto de reflexão situações de exercício de autoridade e de busca pela alteridade, marcando a atualidade dos gestos barthesianos de repulsa à primeira e de busca pela segunda. Os pontos de vista de Barthes serão contrapostos aos de seus colegas de viagem, que também reportaram suas impressões uma vez de volta à França. Como a China é apreendida pela trama textual das narrativas de viagem e pelo discurso dos membros do grupo? Quais aspectos convergem e quais divergem nesses múltiplos olhares sobre o mesmo objeto, o Estrangeiro, particularmente, chinês, num momento de autoritarismo político e ideológico?
The Emergence of the CEO
Authors: Fredrickson Gayla
Published: December 2019

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Perception of Peace in Gifted Students (Case of Kırıkkale)
Authors: EKİCİ Gülay , ERDOĞAN Erdi
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study is to determine the perception of peace in gifted
students. Participants are comprised of 12 gifted students who attend to a
training center for gifted children in Kırıkkale in Turkey. The study has been
prepared in a phenomenological pattern with a qualitative approach. In data
collection, techniques such as drawing-writing and interviewing were employed.
The data acquired was content-analyzed. As a result of data analysis, three
categories related to techniques of drawing-writing and interviewing appeared.
It has been settled that the students emphasized values such as unity and
solidarity, pacifism and reconciliation along with the concept of peace. It has
been observed that the students also emphasized the concept of violence. In the
drawings of the students, images of children, sky, butterflies, and birds have
been reported to be symbols of peace.
Evaluation of stress indices for screening of rice cultivars for high temperature tolerance
Authors: N Veronica , Y Ashoka Rani , D Subrahmanyam , KL Narasimha Rao , M Lal Ahamad , P Prasuna Rani , P Yugandhar
Published: December 2019

High temperature during the crop growing period is detrimental as it results in reduction of yield. A diverse set of rice germplasm consisting of 60 genotypes was grown at two different sowing times (normal and late) and were exposed naturally to high temperature in the late sown condition (stress). There was a severe reduction in grain yield and spikelet fertility in all the genotypes in the late sown crop. Yield based indices were computed based on grain yield recorded under normal and stress conditions. Indices Stress Susceptibility Index (STI), Geometric Mean Production (GMP), Mean Production (MP), Yield Index (YI), Modified stress tolerance (K1STI and K2STI) were positively correlated with yield recorded under both normal and high temperature stress condition and can be considered as suitable indices for screening of rice genotypes under high temperature conditions. Ranking genotypes based on the indices revealed that Rasi, HKR47, IR64, Khudaridhan, Akshayadhan and N22 exhibited the highest mean rank and hence they can be identified as heat-tolerant genotypes. ADT43, Vandana, IR36, MTU1001, ADT49 and Krishnahamsa had a lower rank and were identified as susceptible genotypes to high-temperature stress.
Effect of Capital Expenditure and Personnel Expenditure on Regional Economic Growth: Empirical evidence from Western Indonesia
Authors: Fitri Nurul , Putri Sasqia
Published: December 2019

This study aims to analyze the effect of capital expenditure and personnel expenditure on regional economic growth in western Indonesia. The data used is a panel data of 10 provinces during the period 2008-2015. The econometric models used to analyze the functional relationship of these variables consisted of the fixed effect method of panel regression, and the Granger causality test. The study found that capital expenditure has a positive but not significant effect on regional economic growth. Conversely, personnel expenditure has a positive and significant effect. Granger causality test results indicate a one-way causality from personnel expenditure and capital expenditure to economic growth and from personnel expenditure to capital expenditure.Keywords: Economic Growth, Capital Expenditure, Personnel Expenditure, Panel Regression and Granger causality test
Breast Segmentation and Probable Region Identification for Breast Cancer using DL-CNN
Authors:   Associate Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, S J C Institute of Technology, Chickballapur, Kumar M* Nagendra , Jatti Anand ,   Associate Professor , Dept. Of electronics and instrumentation engineering, RV College of Engineering,Bengaluru, Narayanappa C K ,   Associate Professor, Dept. of Medical Electronics, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
Published: December 2019

Mammography is one of the key method used for detecting the breast cancer, several researcher has proposed the detection and segmentation method, however absolute solution has not developed till now and they have certain limitation and still it is one of the major challenge for finding the region in masses. Hence in this research work we have developed and design a novel method named as DL-CNN (Dual Layered) architecture CNN. The main intention of the model is segmentation and probable region identification. DL-CNN is based on the Convolution Neural Network. It has two layer first layer is applied for identifying the probable region whereas the second layer is used for segmentation and minimizing the false positive Reduction. In order to evaluate the DL-CNN algorithm by using the In Breast Dataset. Moreover the proposed model is compared against the various model in terms of ROI(Region of Interest), Dice_Index and False positive per Image. Result analysis shows that our model outperforms the existing
Algorithms of Sustainable Identification of Dynamic Objects in the Closed Control Line
Authors:   Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Department of Information Processing And Control Systems, Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Usmonovich* Sevinov Jasur
Published: December 2019

Algorithms for the stable identification of dynamic objects based on the results of their normal functioning in a closed control loop are presented. To improve the accuracy of the calculation of the parameters of the object, the regularization principle and pseudo-inversion methods based on the singular expansion are used. The resulted algorithms allow under certain noise signal conditions to carry out a stable identification of dynamic objects in a closed control loop.
Social Media Aided Sentiment Analysis for Stock Prediction
Authors:   Computer Science and Engineering Department, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Devi* K. Nirmala , Krishnamoorthy N. ,   department, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode., Aparna K.S. ,   UG Scholar, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode.
Published: December 2019

In the stock market research, stock prediction is a challenging task due to its dynamic characteristic very similar to wealth of a nation and opinion about a stock. It is very difficult for the investor to buy or sell their stock because of noisy, chaotic properties of the stock data. Stock prediction mostly performed depends up on the numerical data obtained with technical measures or text data provided by the data sources as sentiments. A change in the fundamental measures obtained from exchange rate , gold price and crude oil price also determines the stock value. User generated contents of sentiments available in various social media like Twitter and News sites also play an important role for deciding the price of the stock. Most of the existing work deals any one of the measures technical measures or fundamental measures or sentiment measures for predicting the price of the stock. Hence, the proposed method employs combined measures derived from technical, fundamental and sentiments. Twitter and Money Control act as a data source for providing opinion data to predict the stock price. Results of the proposed system compared with the others by using various measures such as accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE). It is found that the proposed methods for stock prediction outperform the existing techniques.
Fresh and Hardened Characteristics of Basalt-Glass Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India., Khan* Uzair , Tripathi Sandeep Kumar ,   Department of Civil Engineering, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India., Anurag  ,   Department of Civil Engineering, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India., A Khan Rizwan ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Z. H. College Engg. & Tech., Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Published: December 2019

Proof that, just as results, self-compacting concrete is complete benchmark in the area of construction. Because of its highly profitable qualities, Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) extremely favoured and used drastically all over the construction world. SCC is that creative concrete which does not require any help of vibration for arrangements and compaction. It is shown that SCC have capability of complete filling formwork by property of flow under its self weight. Hence, it attain over all compaction, even in case of choke reinforcement. The main intent of this research paper is to find the fresh characteristics of basalt- glass hybrid fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete like T50 cm, spread flow, L-box, V funnel and hardened characteristics such as compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) and flexural strength at 7 and 28 days. Basalt-glass hybrid fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete has shown improved hardened characteristics with the addition of fibres.
Choroidal Neovascular Membrane (EYE) Treatment using Optical Fibre and LASER
Authors:   BTech (Pursuing) – Department of Sensor and Biomedical Technology, School of Electronics & Communication Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore., Pandey* Rudransh , Bhattacharjee Samadrita ,   BTech (Pursuing) – Department of Sensor and Biomedical Technology, School of Electronics and Communication Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore., Sunil Sanika Liya ,   BTech(Pursuing) – Department of Sensor and Biomedical Technology, School of Electronics & Communication Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore., Nair Simran ,   BTech(Pursuing) – Department of Sensor and Biomedical Technology, School of Electronics & Communication Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore., Jabeena Dr. A ,   Associate Professor (Application of Optical Sensors & Medical images and Visible Light Communication) School of Electronics Engineering, VIT University, Vellore.
Published: December 2019

At the point when the eye experiences choroidal neovascularization, scar, or both, at the hour of treatment, the pace of repeat was 65% versus 33% if the concerned eye had no choroidal neovascularization, scar, or both. Normally a visual sharpness of four lines is lost when individual eyes had choroidal neovascularization, scar, or both, versus one line when the individual eye had no choroidal neovascularization or mark. Photocoagulation of choroidal neovascularization using LASER in patients experiencing angioid streaks can cause the ending of the choroidal neovascularization and adjustment of visual keenness. Treatment of choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVM) can differ depending on the concerned disease. Treatment consists of thermal laser treatment, anti-VEGF drugs, photodynamic therapy (PDT). Contingent upon the advancement of the illness, the individual may get at least one of these therapeutic treatment. Laser treatment is generally done as an outpatient strategy. It happens in the eye specialist's office or at the hospital. The LASER beam utilized in this treatment is a focused light having high energy.[5] It obliterates the abnormal blood veins, anticipating further spillage, dying, and development. After the laser treatment, vision may turn out to be more obscured than previously. Be that as it may, frequently it will balance out inside half a month. The treatment brings about a perpetual scar, making a lasting vulnerable side. This came about vulnerable sides, may be perceptible in the field of vision. Generally in the LASER treatment anomalous veins are demolished. In any case, patients regularly need re-treatment inside three to five years.
RFID Indoor Locating Model for Medicines Tracking
Authors:   Ph. D student. She completed her Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Bachelor degree in Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique de Rabat, Morocco, Abkari* Safae El , Mhamdi Jamal EL ,   Professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique de Rabat, Morocco.
Published: December 2019

Anti-cancer fighting progresses on all fronts. Researchers currently develop medicines able to starve tumors to fight against this terrible plague responsible for 150,000 deaths per year but they still expensive. Indeed, the development of a system of distribution rationalization and medicines use inside health care institutions and centers (hospitals, therapy centers…) seems to be obligatory to save patients’ lives. Therefore, we propose an indoor locating and tracking system based on RFID and an UHF RFID locating system environment. Its concerns therapeutic medicines management within pharmacies of health care institutions favoring two approaches: positioning in oncology centers and access of medicines by patients.
Wireless Based Fire Notification and Real Time Monitoring System
Authors:   Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Malaysia., S,I * Safie , Nazirin Mohamad Nuhairy ,   Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Malaysia.
Published: December 2019

Lately, cases of fire-related accidents have increased, both in the industry and at home. Most of these incidents have resulted in damage and loss to the owner. Worse, it causes injuries and death to the residents. To minimize and prevent such accidents, early-warning systems through smoke or fire detection apparatus have been established. Most affordable fire detector systems work only as a warning system. To add a control function to the system, the cost of owning it is quite expensive. It is important, to have advanced technology on such system, for users to ease their burden and also reduce accidents. Most existing fire alarm systems do not fully assist in the event of a fire. These sensors only warn people at the scene, and cannot alert those outside the area. When the sensor detects a fire, the user has to enter the burning building to find the monitoring panel, in order to detect the exact location of the incident. The chance for the fire to spread is increased when no one is at home. This process will delay the early response time to prevent such accidents. As a solution to this problem, wireless real-time monitoring fire alarm systems need to be developed. By monitoring the system wirelessly, customers can observe the location of the fire remotely, without them being there. As a result, it can reduce fire rates and even protect people from unnecessary incidents in their homes.
Energy Efficient and Secured Data Dissemination in Wsn
Authors:   School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India, SVN* Santhosh Kumar , Nandhini U. ,   M.Tech(Software Engineering),School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
Published: December 2019

Data dissemination is a high level application service, provided to WSN to update the configuration parameter to make the node perform intended services. The configuration parameters of the nodes are updated by means of reprogramming and reconfiguration through over air programming. In data dissemination, the data are so sensitive that even a small change in a data will lead to data corruption and nodes will not perform intended services. In most of the existing systems, providing energy efficient secured data dissemination is a major concern. The attackers can interrupt the process data dissemination and launch various types of attacks, In-order to overcome these challenges. In this paper, a novel Secure Based Dissemination protocol is proposed which can provide energy efficient data dissemination. The proposed protocol ensures better authentication during data dissemination. The proposed protocol is implemented in NS2 simulator. Simulation results justifies that, proposed protocol output forms the existing techniques and has better Packet Delivery Ratio, throughput , network life time, energy consumption, end to end delay and routing overhead .
Reactive Powder Concrete with Composite Fibres
Authors:   Assistant Prof., Civil Department, Karpagam college of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India., Jeganmurugan* P. , Gopalan Dr.A. ,   Professor & Head, Civil Department, Karpagam college of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India., Aishwarya V. ,   Student, Civil Department, Karpagam college of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Published: December 2019

Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) is a composite material characterised with high strength and durability. Reactive powder concrete is a type of concrete which is made without coarse aggregate, contains cement, river sand, micro silica, super plasticizer and composite fibres with low water cement ratio. RPC can attain high strength characteristics with the addition of fibres. In this project we cast Reactive Powder Concrete specimens of suitable mix proportions by trial and error method and tested its compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength characteristics. In order to increase the strength of RPC we have adopted hot water curing at 90°C for 24 hours. Hence, rapid hydration of cementitious materials increases the strength of RPC.
Kedudukan Anak dan Relasinya dengan Orang Tua Perspektif Al-Qur’an
Authors: Kharomen Agus Imam
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengonfimasi ungkapan-ungkapan yang tersebar di masyarakat perihal anak, seperti anak sebagai anugerah, amanat, titipan, dan merespon maraknya persoalan di masyarakat perihal anak, seperti ketidakharmonisan anak dan orang tua, kekerasan yang menimpa ana k atau bahkan orang tuanya, kurangnya perhatian orang tua pada pemenuhan hak anak terutama dalam hak pendidikan dan kasih sayang. Metode penelitian ini adalah kajian pustaka (library research) dengan objek ayat-ayat al-Qur’an dengan menggunakan tafsir maudû‘î (tematik). Tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam al-Qur’an anak memiliki berbagai kedudukan, mulai dari kedudukannya sebagai cobaan, kebanggaan, kecondongan rasa cinta, bahkan sebagai musuh bagi orang tuanya. Tulisan ini juga menunjukkan bahwa al-Qur’an mendeskripsikan relasi orang tua dan anak di dunia dalam bentuk hak dan kewajiban. Hak anak memperoleh pendidikan, nafkah, dan warisan. Adapun hak orang tua mendapatkan perlakuan baik, kasih sayang dan doa dari anak mereka. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga menunjukkan kelak di akhirat relasi anak dan orang tua dapat terjalin jika didasari dengan keimanan dan kesalihan.
Implementasi Prinsip-prinsip Pendidikan dalam Islam
Authors: Martatik
Published: December 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan prinsip-prinsip pendidikan dalam Islam, serta prinsip tauhid dan implikasinya dalam pendidikan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode kajian literatur terhadap tafsir ayat-ayat yang berkaitan dengan pendidikan serta data lain yang mendukung penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa, sudah saatnya umat Islam melakukan penataan kembali usaha-usaha pendidikan yang dilakukannya sejalan dengan tuntutan era global dengan  berbasiskan  pada  Alquran. Rumusan konsep  pendidikan yang berdasarkan perspektif Alquran sudah waktunya untuk disusun. Tugas dan tanggung jawab pendidik dalam melahirkan manusia yang cerdas, berakhlak mulia, berilmu, terampil, dan ramah sudah waktunya untuk dilakukan. Karena manusia-manusia yang demikian itulah yang diperlukan di era global saat ini, dan manusia itu pula yang dikehendaki oleh Alquran.
La universidad contemporánea y la gestión del talento humano. Apuntes y reflexiones
Authors: Briones Cedeño Karen Lorena , González Calzadilla Claribel Silvia
Published: December 2019

Con el avance impetuoso del conocimiento, las universidades afianzan la importancia de la pertinencia de su desempeño, por los aportes que esta llamado a realizar al desarrollo social. Esto hace que cobre relevancia la incorporación de tecnologías de avanzada en la planeación estratégica del quehacer universitario. Entre ellas, la gestión del talento humano deviene herramienta para impulsar la producción, introducción y socialización del conocimiento mas avanzado en los aportes académicos al desarrollo, a través del trabajo de profesores e investigadores. El presente artículo se propone como objetivos profundizar en el rol de la gestión del talento humano para el desempeño pertinente universitario, develar la interrelación entre gestión de recursos humanos, de capital humano y de talento humano, y sus singularidades en la universidad. La investigación se realiza en el contexto de la universidad ecuatoriana en tiempos de avance de la IV Revolución industrial. Se realiza el estudio desde las elaboraciones que aportan el pensamiento complejo y el enfoque multidimensional sistémico. Se develan la importancia de asumir la gestión del talento humano en las diferentes fases de la planeación universitaria, y en interrelación con las triangulaciones que la gestión del conocimiento incorpora al desempeño de las funciones sustantivas universitarias.
Mosaic Super-resolution via Sequential Feature Pyramid Networks
Authors: Shoeiby Mehrdad , Armin Mohammad Ali , Aliakbarian Sadegh , Anwar Saeed , petersson Lars
Published: December 2019

Advances in the design of multi-spectral cameras have

led to great interests in a wide range of applications, from

astronomy to autonomous driving. However, such cameras

inherently suffer from a trade-off between the spatial and

spectral resolution. In this paper, we propose to address

this limitation by introducing a novel method to carry out

super-resolution on raw mosaic images, multi-spectral or

RGB Bayer, captured by modern real-time single-shot mo-

saic sensors. To this end, we design a deep super-resolution

architecture that benefits from a sequential feature pyramid

along the depth of the network. This, in fact, is achieved

by utilizing a convolutional LSTM (ConvLSTM) to learn the

inter-dependencies between features at different receptive

fields. Additionally, by investigating the effect of different

attention mechanisms in our framework, we show that a

ConvLSTM inspired module is able to provide superior at-

tention in our context. Our extensive experiments and anal-

yses evidence that our approach yields significant super-

resolution quality, outperforming current state-of-the-art

mosaic super-resolution methods on both Bayer and multi-

spectral images. Additionally, to the best of our knowledge,

our method is the first specialized method to super-resolve

mosaic images, whether it be multi-spectral or Bayer.
UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI PADA GEL EKSTRAK KULIT BUAH NAGA MERAH (Hylocereus lemairei (Hook). Britton & Rose) TERHADAP Propionibacterium acnes
Authors: Rz Ira Oktaviani , Hidayat Agung
Published: December 2019

Buah naga merupakan jenis kaktus dari marga Hylocereus dan Selenicereus, dalam pemanfaatan buah naga terutama buah naga merah biasa hanya terpaku pada daging buahnya, sedangkan kulitnya belum lazim untuk dimakan dan menjadi limbah. Padahal kulit buah naga merah memiliki banyak manfaat salah satunya adalah sebagai antibakteri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui berapa diameter zona hambat antibakteri gel kulit buah naga merah dengan kosentrasi 30%, 50%, dan 70% terhadap Propionibacterium acnes. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode sumuran pada media MHA menggunakan kontrol positif adalah klindamisin dan kontrol negatif adalah basis gel. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa gel ekstrak kulit buah naga (Hylocereus lemairei (Hook). Britton & Rose) mampu menghambat pertumbuhan Propionibacterium acnes dengan diameter daya hambat rata-rata pada konsentrasi 30%, 50%, dan 70%, adalah 8,66 mm, 12,06 mm, dan 15 mm serta pada kontrol positif didapat rata-rata 25 mm.
Significance of social factors for efficient provision of assistive devices and technologies for the disabled persons. Automating the process of customized selection of a wheelchair
Authors: Vasilchenko E M , Khokhlova O I , Karapetian K K , Gaev A A , Orekhova E N
Published: December 2019

Objective: to develop an algorithm for customized selection of a wheelchair for the disabled persons with limited mobility followed by design of a software allowing to automate the process of wheelchair selection. Materials and methods. Analytical review of English literature was performed to address the issues in prescription and utilization of the assistive devices and technologies (ADT). The regulatory documents governing the ADT prescription in the Russian Federation (RF) were studied. Russian market of the wheelchairs for the disabled persons was analyzed. Ten disabled persons with traumatic spinal cord injury to the department of medical rehabilitation of the Centre were examined to pilot the software for automated wheelchair selection. Results. After the literature review results were structured, the major groups of factors that should be considered when selecting a wheelchair were identified: 1) anthropometric measurement, 2) physical and functional capabilities of the disabled person, 3) level of everyday activity, 4) availability and physical capabilities of the caregivers, 5) particularities of the environmental factors. The algorithm for customized selection of wheelchair was designed. The database comprising the technical characteristics of 141 wheelchair models that are taken as a basis of the software was developed. IBM-compatible computer was used to develop the software. Programming language: Delphi, data base management system: Microsoft Access 2013. Piloting results showed the effectiveness of the software. In all cases appropriate wheelchairs were selected. Conclusion. Within current study the software for automated process of customized wheelchair selection was piloted. The software takes into consideration the level of activities and participation of the disabled persons and significant environmental factors which allows to customize the ADT prescription.
A comparison of two supraglottic airway devices in general anaesthesia: baska mask® vs. I-gel®
Authors: Sezen Özlem
Published: December 2019

Objective: The aim of this was to compare the Baska® mask and the I-gel® airway in paralyzed patients during general anaesthesia in terms of clinical performance, the risk of aspiration, and intraoperative and postoperative characteristics.

Material and Methods: The two devices were compared in 100 paralyzed anesthetized adult patients. Primary outcomes of the study were to evaluate the characteristics of the airway devices within respect to the success of first insertion attempt, the insertion time, the ease of insertion, leak volume, and peak airway pressure. The blood staining on the mask, and the presence of gastric reflux or sore throat two hours postoperatively were evaluated. Hemodynamics, end-tidal CO2 and the peripheral oxygen saturation measurements were secondary outcomes.

Results: No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in the criteria of first attempt success rate, ease of insertion, blood staining upon removal of the masks, gastric regurgitation, or sore throat two hours after the procedure. The insertion time was significantly longer for the Baska® mask compared with the I-gel® airway. The leak volume was significantly higher in the Baska® mask patients throughout the surgical procedure. The heart rate and mean arterial pressure measurements were significantly higher in the Baska® mask patients.

Conclusions: Both the Baska® mask and the I-gel ® device can be used effectively for selected paralyzed patients under general anaesthesia. The insertion time was significantly longer for the Baska® mask compared with the I-gel® device.
An investigation of the protective effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in chemotherapatic Cyclophosphamide (CP) induced ovarian damage on rats
Authors: Sakin Önder , Alan Yasemin , Anğın Ali Doğukan , Basak Kahyan , Alan Murat
Published: December 2019

Objective: We aimed to investigate whether cyclophosphamide-induced damage to rat ovary can be prevented by DHEA.

Material and Method: Group 1 (the control Group): no treatment was administered. Intact ovarian tissue was removed and blood samples were taken for anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) test. Group 2 (the Cyclophosphamide Group): Rats received Cyclophosphamide intraperitoneally at a single dose of 150 mg / kg. Group 3 (the Cyclophosphamide + DHEA Group): Rats received Cyclophosphamide intraperitoneally at a single dose of 150 mg / kg at baseline and DHEA subcutaneously for 10 days at a dose of 60 mg / kg daily. Rats in groups 2 and 3 were sacrificed at the end of 10 days, ovarian tissues were removed and blood samples were taken for AMH test.

Results: While normal ovarian tissue damage scores were zero, cyclophosphamide showed significant damage and histopathological changes in all rats. Cyclophosphamide group had higher vascular congestion (p=0.004) and total damage scores (p=0.010) than normal ovarian group. Cyclophosphamide + DHEA group had higher edema (p<0.001), vascular congestion (p<0.001) and total damage scores (p<0.001). Cyclophosphamide group had a decrease in primordial (p = 0.001), primary (p = 0.043) and preantral follicles(p = 0.006). Cyclophosphamide + DHEA group showed a decrease in primordial (p = 0.001) and antral follicles(p = 0.018). AMH levels did not decrease in both groups.

Conclusions: It was found that the use of DHEA to prevent Cyclophosphamide-induced ovarian damage in rats did not produce significant changes in antral follicle counts, ovarian volume, and AMH levels, which were important for clinical practice.
Indicadores de captación fotovoltaica y solar térmica para ciudades ecuatoriales andinas, para demandas de núcleos familiares y consumos urbanos
Authors: Zalamea-León Esteban , Barragán-Escandón Antonio
Published: December 2019

En Ecuador se han establecido políticas de subsidios a combustibles para lograr mitigar las carencias económicas, en especial de los sectores sociales más necesitados. Sin embargo, estas políticas impiden la transición a alternativas limpias y eficientes. Este trabajo revisa las condiciones de irradiación frente a características climáticas, ambientales y consumos familiares, revelando el gran potencial que permitiría el contrarrestar dichas demandas con energía solar. A través de concatenar trabajos de investigación desarrollados previamente aplicando factores e indicadores de consumo y producción se prevé requerimientos espaciales de recolección solar fotovoltaica y solar térmica. Se concluye que, frente a trabajos similares desarrollados en otras latitudes, por condiciones de irradiación son una alternativa idónea para el caso de estudio en Cuenca, Ecuador. El análisis se ejecuta a partir de un núcleo familiar de cuatro personas, al cual para abastecer de electricidad se requiere entre 6 m2 de fotovoltaicos para cubrir indicadores de consumo actuales hasta 34,5 m2 al considerar abastecer transporte y cocción con electricidad. Además de entre 2 y 4 m2 de recolección solar térmica para cubrir agua caliente sanitaria, alcanzando así prácticamente un balance energético neutro.
Marginalidad urbana y urbanización: una aproximación desde “Elefante Blanco”
Authors: Cabrera Carlos
Published: December 2019

En este artículo se analiza bajo la película “Elefante Blanco” –estrenada el año 2012 y dirigida por Pablo Trapero– las propuestas de diversos autores sobre el tema de la (nueva) marginalidad urbana, que ha emergido producto de las transformaciones económicas en el contexto de la etapa del capitalismo que comienza a mediados de los años ochenta y que, en líneas generales está marcada por el protagonismo del capital financiero en el sistema económico global y en las implicancias que esto ha significado en la producción del espacio urbano. Se conjugan cuatro dinámicas: la macrosocial, la económica, la política y la espacial. Para fines de este artículo se abordará la final, la cual plantea que esta nueva marginalidad muestra una tendencia distinta a conglomerarse y acumularse en áreas “irreductibles”, acompañados de una descomposición de las funciones y atributos previos a causa de una pronunciada disminución del sentido de comunidad que solía caracterizar a las antiguas zonas marginales.