bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spectrum of Cardiovascular Manifestations in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Authors: Bajaj Nitin , Singh Balbir , Ramamoorthy Ananthkrishnan , Ghosh Arijit Kumar
Published: October 2022

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare, primarily an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that causes markedly elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels predisposing patients to risk of developing premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Disease manifestations usually develop in 1st or 2nd decade of life and severity depends on the duration of exposure to elevated LDL cholesterol levels. The mainstay in management is early recognition and treatment with various lipid-lowering agents including lipid-apheresis in severe cases not responding to drug therapy. We report three cases of HoFH presenting to our institute in their 2nd decade of life with different cutaneous and cardiovascular manifestations and discuss challenges in their management.
Relevance of Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy in Children Detected on Sonography
Authors: Lahel Ranjit Singh , Chail Amit
Published: October 2022

Objective:

Mesenteric lymphadenitis reflects the mesenteric lymph node (MLN) response to an underlying infection of uncertain etiology, usually viral. In children, enlarged MLNs are common findings detected during abdominal ultrasound, whether done for nonspecific pain abdomen or for unrelated clinical presentations. This study was conducted to determine the significance of mesenteric lymphadenopathy in asymptomatic children as compared to those with symptoms of acute abdominal pain or chronic abdominal pain (CAP).

Methodology:

A prospective hospital-based study was conducted among 72 children aged between 2 and 15 years. These children were referred from the outpatient/pediatric ward department for 1 year, for evaluation by abdominal ultrasonography. Children were grouped into three categories based on their clinical presentations as asymptomatic (controls), those with CAP, and those with acute abdomen. The sonographic findings were tabulated against each, with accounting of parameters such as size, number of enlarged nodes, and site of nodes. Pearson’s Chi-square test was used to analyze ordinal variables between groups. About 95% confidence interval was selected with a P = 0.05 taken as statistically significant.

Results:

Significant enlarged MLNs were comparable in prevalence in all groups. The incidence of significant mesenteric lymphadenopathy in the CAP group was even less than in the control group. The Chi-square statistic was 2.5612. The P = 0.633718. The result is not statistically significant at P < 0.05. This indicates that MLNs on ultrasonography have no significant association with the clinical presentation in children.

Conclusion:

Our study indicates that reporting of enlarged mesenteric nodes on transabdominal sonography in children is not statistically significant with the clinical symptomatology.
EGFR Mutation–Positive Unresectable Stage III Non-Squamous Lung Cancer Is Associated with a High Incidence of Brain Metastasis
Authors: Kim Hongsik , Park Sehhoon , Jung Hyun Ae , Sun Jong-Mu , Lee Se-Hoon , Ahn Jin Seok , Ahn Myung-Ju
Published: October 2022

Purpose The impact of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation in locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. This study was conducted to investigate the clinical outcomes and recurrence patterns after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with unresectable stage III non-squamous-cell lung cancer according to EGFR mutation status.Materials and Methods We retrospectively reviewed 604 patients with pathologically confirmed stage III NSCLC who were treated with definitive CRT and were examined for EGFR mutation at Samsung Medical Center, Korea, from January 2013 to December 2018. Among them, we identified 236 patients with stage III non-squamous-cell lung cancer who were treated with definitive CRT and were examined for EGFR mutation status. We analyzed the frequency of EGFR mutation, progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and recurrence pattern.Results Among 236 patients, EGFR mutation was detected in 71 patients (30.1%) and the median follow-up duration was 41.7 months. There were no significant differences in PFS (9.9 vs. 10.9 months, p=0.236), and ORR to CRT (93.0% vs. 90.3%, p=0.623) according to EGFR mutation status. However, the EGFR mutant group showed significantly higher recurrence (88.7% vs. 75.2%, p=0.022), distant metastasis (76.1% vs. 61.2%, p=0.036) rates, especially brain (38.0% vs. 12.7%, p < 0.001), and better median OS (59.2 vs. 41.3 months, p=0.037) compared with patients without EGFR mutation.Conclusion Patients with EGFR mutation–positive unresectable stage III non-squamous lung cancer exhibited higher recurrence and distant metastasis rates, especially brain metastasis.
Restricted families of projections onto planes: The general case of nonvanishing geodesic curvature
Authors: Harris Terence L. J.
Published: October 2022

It is shown that if

\gamma\colon [a,b] \to S^2

is

C^3

with

\det(\gamma, \gamma', \gamma'') \neq 0

, and if

A \subseteq \mathbb{R}^3

is a Borel set, then

\dim \pi_{\theta} (A) \geq \min\{ 2,\dim A, \dim A/2 + 3/4\}

for a.e.

\theta \in [a,b]

, where

\pi_{\theta}

denotes projection onto the orthogonal complement of

\gamma(\theta)

and “dim” refers to Hausdorff dimension. This partially resolves a conjecture of Fässler and Orponen in the range

1< \dim A \leq 3/2

, which was previously known only for non-great circles. For

3/2 < \dim A < 5/2

, this improves the known lower bound for this problem.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies during the third wave of COVID-19 in the Seoul metropolitan area of Korea
Authors: Yoon Kyuhyun , Kim Jayeun , Peck Kyong Ran , Kim Hyun Soo , Lee Hyukmin , Hwang Yoo-Sung , Lee Soon Young , Cho Sung-il , Lee Hun Jae , Kim Yeong-gyeong , Kim Byoungguk , Lee June-Woo , Kim Ah-Ra , Do Hyeon Nam , Kim Dong-Hyun
Published: October 2022

OBJECTIVES: After the third wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by mid-February 2021, approximately 0.16% of the Korean population was confirmed positive, which appeared to be among the lowest rates worldwide at that time. However, asymptomatic transmission is challenging for COVID-19 surveillance. Therefore, a community-based serosurvey of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was conducted to understand the effectiveness of Korea’s strong containment strategy.METHODS: We collected 5,002 residual sera samples from January 30 to March 3, 2021, from 265 medical facilities in Seoul, 346 in Gyeonggi Province, and 57 in Incheon. Sixty samples from tertiary institutions were excluded. We defined the sub-regions according to the addresses of the medical facilities where the specimens were collected. Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 was used for screening, and positivity was confirmed using the SARS-CoV-2 sVNT Kit. Prevalence was estimated using sampling weights and the Wilson score interval for a binomial proportion with a 95% confidence interval.RESULTS: Among the 4,942 specimens, 32 and 25 tested positive for COVID-19 in the screening and confirmatory tests, respectively. The overall crude prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was 0.51%. The population-adjusted overall prevalence was 0.55% in women and 0.38% in men. The region-specific estimation was 0.67% and 0.30% in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul, respectively. No positive cases were detected in Incheon.CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of undetected cases in Korea remained low as of early 2021. Therefore, an infection control strategy with exhaustive tracing and widespread pre-emptive testing appears to be effective in containing community spread of COVID-19.
Prices for domestic agricultural products and protectionism as an instrument of state regulation
Authors:   Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kuandykova M. B. , Omarbakiyev L. A. ,   Turan University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nizamdinova A. K. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: October 2022

The state of agro-industrial complex largely depends on the well-thought-out agricultural policy of the state, the key element of which is price regulators. The goal is to consider the issues of improving protectionism by stabilizing the rise in prices for domestic and imported agricultural products, as well as theoretical aspects of the price rate of its producers, labeling goods aimed at complying with the law that protects consumer rights. Methods – economic-statistical, abstract-logistical, systematic approach, observation and collection of facts, determination of absolute and relative indicators. Results – the main problems of regulating pricing of agricultural products, government programs and measures taken to solve the tasks are shown. It was revealed that from December 2021 cost of food has increased significantly. The low level of deve lopment of small and medium-sized businesses in agro-industrial complex is one of the factors hindering the increase in the competitiveness of goods and the entry of domestic producers into international markets. Conclusions – the authors state that in Kazakhstan there is a significant potential for obtaining organic and environmentally friendly products that are in demand in the republic and abroad. It is necessary to move away from the raw material orientation of agricultural exports, which has reached 70%, while processing enterprises are only 40% loaded, to attract fo reign investors to agriculture. The article focuses on the need to optimize the state st rategy of agricultural protectionism. The public-private partnership must follow the set goals and consolida ted actions to ensure food security.
‘GREENING’ THE PROVISIONS OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: AN APPRAISAL OF THE PWD, PAM AND CIDB STANDARD FORMS
Authors:   Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, MAT YAMAN KHARIYAH , ABD GHADAS ZUHAIRAH ARIFF ,   Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
Published: October 2022

Green building and sustainable design and construction practices (SDC) are at the centre of the Malaysian construction industry’s move towards sustainable development and green growth. One of the most vital aspects of this shift to accommodate the new challenges and innovations in green building with the implementation of the SDC is the contract. However, despite the widespread use of standard forms of contract in Malaysia, both in public and private projects, there is currently no standard form of contract specifically designed for green construction projects. Hence, the impetus of this study is to assess the adequacy of commonly used standard forms of contracts in Malaysia in addressing the specific requirements of the SDC vis-à-vis green building and their associated risks. Towards this end, the study adopts doctrinal legal research methodology to investigate and evaluate the adequacy of the standard forms of contracts under review (Standard Forms) in addressing the requirements peculiar to the SDC vis-a-via green buildings. Within the parameters of this methodology, the study employs ex post facto or descriptive analysis and analytical analysis approaches. The analysis mainly focused on the relevant terms and conditions of the Standard Forms comparatively with the documented requirements of the SDC to highlight the gaps. From the analysis, the inadequacies are apparent. The terms and conditions of the Standard Forms do not adequately provide for the approaches and innovations in green building and the SDC and the legal challenges these approaches and innovations pose to the industry players’ rights and liabilities. This paper provides an analysis of these shortcomings and highlights the areas that require reform.
GEOPHAGIC CLAY PREDOMINANCE AND ITS POSSIBLE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS IN THE SOUTH-EAST REGION OF NIGERIA
Authors:   Olabisi Onabanjo University, AJIBADE OLUMUYIWA MICHAEL , OLADIPUPO SEUN DAMOLA ,   Olabisi Onabanjo University, OSOBAMIRO TEMITOPE MONSURAT ,   Olabisi Onabanjo University, JULIUS KAYODE BANKOLE ,   Ambrose Alli University
Published: October 2022

Geophagy has been a common practice especially in the Southern part of Nigeria and some parts of the world at large. They are earthy/clay materials eaten as food supplements and also adopted for medical purposes. Hence, they are bound to contain trace metal contents that may be harmful to human health which is a great cause for concern among health workers in this modern age. Therefore, geophagic clays from Amawom- Ikwanoin Abia province, South-eastern Nigeria were examined and evaluated for their heavy metal concentration to deduce their quality and possible health implication that is associated with their consumption. Edible clay from south eastern Nigeria was analysed with X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Inductively Couple Plasma Mass-Spectrometry (ICP-MS) revealing quartz (SiO2), kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4, goethite (FeOH) and pyrite (FeS2) as the predominant minerals while SEM revealed clay flaky structure specifying an alumino-silicate with sulfur and carbon as impurities. The clay’s pH ranges between 3.36 and 4.57, E.C from 52-399 μs/cm revealed its high acidity and signified high ionic contents in the edible clays. The soil Organic Carbon 0.1-5.83% may possibly indicate absorption and retention of contaminants. High concentrations ppm for Cu(19.91), Pb(13.15), Zn(18.4), Ni(5.8), As(9.15) and Hg(126.0) in the clay exceeded the WHO and USEPA recommended dietary intake by humans signifying its likely toxicity. Other associated carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic diseases that could be connected to the high concentrations of mercury, chromium, arsenic, lead and nickel in the edible clay structure which may likely camouflage the taunt and healing properties of kaolinite include renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, immune, reproductive and dermal systems. For this reason, continuous ingestion of edible clay may lead to bio-accumulation of mercury, chromium, arsenic, lead and nickel in the inhabitants of Amawom, hence, posing serious health challenges that may lead to death.
MAPPING MAJOR TRENDS IN GLOBAL RESEARCH IN MARINE AND COASTAL TOURISM: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Authors:   Universiti Putra Malaysia, MOHD ADAM SYAMIMI , MOHAMMAD AFANDI SYAMSUL HERMAN ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, W MOHAMAD WAN NORHIDAYAH ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, HASSAN SUZIANA ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published: October 2022

Recently, marine and coastal tourism have become a rapidly rising trend in the tourism sector. This paper aims to scrutinise the significant trends in global research on marine and coastal tourism using bibliometric analysis. The bibliographic data of 969 studies were examined from the Scopus database to identify marine and coastal tourism research activity and the period was defined from 1986 until 2020. The dataset was retrieved on 3 October 2020. All the datasets were gathered without regard to a specific historical line to include those publications connected to both phases of the search. The reason behind gathering all the information was because of its contribution to this field. The study will highlight the journal’s most prominent trends in terms of publications, universities, regions, keywords and journals. This study aids to provide a summary of the field of marine tourism. This study would help to increase ones understanding by exposing them to a major part of the primary research. The existing research points and possible future research topics will be documented in this study
THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL-SCALE FISHING HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PANDEMIC ERA IN PRIGI BAY, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA
Authors:   Universitas Brawijaya, PURWANTI PUDJI , SUSILO EDI ,   Universitas Brawijaya, FATTAH MOCHAMMAD ,   Universitas Brawijaya, SAPUTRA JUMADIL ,   Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, QURRATA VIKA ANNISA ,   Universitas Negeri Malang
Published: October 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the livelihoods of fishing communities socially and economically. This study examines the sustainability of small-scale fishing households in Prigi Bay during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA). The objectives of this research are: (1) To identify small-scale fishing households’ access to human resource capital, natural resources, financial capital, physical capital and institutional social capital during the pandemic, (2) To examine the sustainability of small-scale fishing households’ livelihoods during the pandemic based on the five dimensions and (3) To determine the priority scale of the five capitals. This study is a quantitative research utilising the multidimensional scaling household economic analysis to determine the sustainability status of the five constituent capitals and strengthen the sustainability of small-scale fishing households. It was found that fishing households before and during the COVID-19 pandemic show insufficient sustainability (47.62%). Social capital is the SLA capital that changed the most among the five during the COVID-19 pandemic and has become entirely sustainable.
Financing Sustainable Watershed Management in Ethiopia: Exploring Innovative Financing Strategies for Nature-Based Solutions
Authors: Battistelli Francesca , Tadesse Jemal Ahmed , Marsters Lizzie
Published: October 2022

Land and watershed degradation in Ethiopia threaten agricultural productivity, water supplies, and livelihoods. Key challenges include inadequate financing and unsustainable conservation interventions. Innovative financing strategies can help attract domestic and international investments for conservation interventions, or “nature-based solutions” (NBS).
PENDEKATAN PENGINJILAN TERHADAP PEKERJA SEKS KOMERSIL
Authors: Lobo Hosana Obidiance Salu , Yanto Paulus Hermanto  , Joko Prihanto
Published: October 2022

Pekerja seks komersil merupakan salah satu pekerjaan yang dipandang rendah di dalam masyarakat luas. Hal ini karena pekerjaan tersebut merupakan tindakan amoral yang merugikan masyarakat. Namun, Injil tetap harus diberitakan kepada golongan ini, karena Injil adalah untuk seluruh umat manusia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi pendekatan dan metode penginjilan yang relevan bagi Pengerja Sek Komersial yang ada di Indonesia. Metode kualitatif digunakan di dalam mengerjakan jurnal ini. Beberapa jurnal, buku dan juga ayat – ayat Alkitab dikumpulkan dan diperbandingkan untuk menjawab rumusan masalah yang ada di dalam jurnal ini yaitu pendekatan Injil terhadap Kaum seks komersil. Jurnal ini menunjukkan kehidupan pekerja seks komersial dan bagaimana cara pendekatan Injil terhadap komunitas mereka, yang pada akhirnya menghasilkan tiga strategi pendekatan Injil yang efektif di dalam menjangkau komunitas pekerja seks komersial.
A study on the direction of government-wide higher education financial investment and financial expansion plan
Authors:   The Korean Society For The Economics And Finance Of Education, Won Serim , Nam Sookyong , Lee Heesook
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to estimate the appropriate financial resources to secure the competitiveness of higher education and attempt educational innovation, and to seek specific measures to expand it. Based on the review of previous studies related to higher education finance, first, the necessity of expanding public resources for higher education, the basis of higher education support, and the main contents of each government's higher education support policy were examined, and second, the scale of domestic higher education financial support and overseas higher education financial support were compared and analyzed, and the financial status of domestic higher education institutions was analyzed. Finally, the direction of fiscal investment was confirmed at the government level, and the fiscal scale and expansion plans to realize this were comprehensively reviewed.
The analysis results showed that, first, investment in higher education institutions is necessary, but there is not enough legal basis to support higher education finance.
Second, it was found that the level of financial support to support innovation of higher education institutions was insufficient compared to both international and domestic standards. Third, plans to cultivate human resources at the national level are being announced, but the budget for higher education to support this has been stagnant. As a result of calculating the appropriate size of higher education finances based on the OECD average, about 10 trillion won was required.
As a way to finance higher education, it proposed a method of easing tuition regulations and preparing a legal basis for financial support for higher education. In addition, to improve the financial conditions of universities, it was proposed to secure the effectiveness of the financial support plan and to expand the scope of the university's current expenses support.
Mapping Political Populism in the European Post-Transitional Periphery
Authors: Aleksanyan Nane
Published: October 2022

This article comparatively analyzes the manifestations and various factors of political populism in the European post-transitional periphery. The main difficulty in mapping political populism in the European post-transitional periphery and defining populist parties most accurately is that, unlike most political forces in developed democracies, such parties do not belong to traditional parties. Moreover, their ideology combines the positions of both right and left parties, which makes it extremely difficult to place them on the classical right-left scale of the party spectrum. The political agenda of the populist parties of the European post-transition peripheral countries has a different content, but it usually comes down to updating issues that are hushed up by the political establishment: protecting national and cultural identity, taking tough measures aimed at combating corruption and crime, protecting traditional family values, and even harsh criticism of the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the EU and their institutions. A distinctive feature of the populist forces was also that in their majority they called for the protection of the rights and interests of ordinary people and the wider use of the instruments of direct democracy, and thus directly opposed one of the fundamental principles of liberal democracy, taking into account the opinion of the minority. The article analyzes the emergence of a populist environment, where the responsibility, trust and dignity of politicians are distorted, which in turn leads to a crisis of understanding and civiliarchic culture. The influence of populist parties has grown and most European post-transitional peripheral countries have at least one successful populist party, and populists are among the most influential parties. It is noteworthy that civil society organizations have identified the activities of populist leaders and their parties as the main threat facing the Eastern Partnership countries. Using populist technologies, mainly in the context of an election campaign, leaders and their political groups seek to manipulate public opinion and change the alignment of political parties in the European post-transitional periphery.
Women’s Everyday Lives in War and Peace in the South Caucasus, edited by Ulrike Ziemer. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. X, 281 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25517-6_8
Authors: Jilavyan Svetlana
Published: October 2022

This edited volume provides a comparative analysis of the everyday problems of women in the South Caucasus. The authors of this collection pay special attention to the geopolitical analysis in the region in the context of social changes and civilizational challenges of women. The authors discuss the everyday problems of women during periods of transformation of political systems, regimes and conflicts, thereby explaining the various dimensions of these transits of power and institutions of public authority.

The role of women in the South Caucasus is steadily growing even in conditions of instability, neither war nor peace. Women are actively employed in almost all spheres of life: in the economy, politics, culture, public life. However, in the South Caucasus, although the idea of protecting women's rights and gender equality has been enshrined at the constitutional level, the problem of how the actual status of women in society complies with constitutional provisions still persists.

The democratization of the life of the South Caucasian society, the expansion of the information space and the variety of types of communications led to the involvement of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in global processes, in particular, in the implementation of the modernist project to protect the rights and freedoms of women.
FLUORESCENCE STUDIES ON THE BLOOD PLASMA ALBUMIN INTERACTION WITH 4-HYDROXY-2-METHYLQUINOLINE
Authors: Grigoryan Karine R. , Shilajyan Hasmik A. , Aleksanyan Iskuhi L. , Hambardzumyan Lilit P. , Hovhannisyan Hasmik H.
Published: October 2022

Blood plasma albumin (bovine serum albumin, BSA) interaction with a biologically active reagent 4-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline (4H2MQ) has been studied using fluorescence spectroscopy methods (steady state, synchronous, excitation/emission matrix, 3D spectra). With the addition of 4H2MQ, no changes in the spectral characteristics of BSA (fluorescence emission intensity and λmax position) are observed; only the symmetry of the BSA emission spectrum is changed and the full width at half maximum is decreased. The analysis of synchronous and 3D fluorescence spectra showed the existence of three emitting species in this system, which could be a result of changes in the fluorescence and photochemical properties of 4H2MQ.
NEW TYPES OF FLAME RETARDANTS BASED ON PHOSPHATE DERIVATIVES
Authors: Yeritsyan Mejlum L. , Arustamyan Armen M. , Sirekanyan Inessa N. , Mkoyan Lena G. , Stepanyan Lilit O.
Published: October 2022

One of the main problems of nature conservation and protection of the environ-ment is the reducing of flammability of natural and synthetic materials as well as products based on them. In order to obtain non-combustible materials such as flame retardants, monosodium salt of orthophosphoric acid, urea, thiourea and their mono-methylol derivatives, as well as N-monomethylol acrylamide were used in this work. The reaction for the synthesis of the mentioned compounds was carried out in the presence of a small amount of water. During the reaction between urea and monosodium salt of orthophosphoric acid, ammonia and СО2 were released. In the case of the reaction of thiocarbamide with the monosodium salt of orthophosphoric acid, in addition to ammonia and CO2, hydrogen sulfide is partially released, the formation mechanism of which is presented in the work.
INFLUENCE OF $PELARGONIUM~GRAVEOLENS$ L'HER. ON THE INDOOR AIR MYCOBIOTA
Authors: Poghosyan Astghik V. , Eloyan Inessa M. , Adamyan Ruzanna G. , Petrosyan Aida M. , Margaryan Lusine V. , Nanagulyan Siranush G.
Published: October 2022

One of the most important problems is to reduce the level of indoor air contamination by micromycete. It is known that houseplants with high phytoncide activity have an antifungal effect. In order to reduce the level of contamination in the air of the office room, $Pelargonium~graveolens$ L'Her. plant and essential oil of Geranium were used. The results of the study showed that the level of air pollution with micromycetes was reduced 3 times when there was a $Pelargonium~graveolens$ plant in the room, and the air contamination is reduced 4 times when there is houseplant combined with Geranium essentiale oil.
POTENSI EMISI GAS RUMAH KACA DARI SEKTOR PERSAMPAHAN DI KABUPATEN BANDUNG
Authors: Novia Fanny , Mulyani Tri
Published: October 2022

Setiap tahapan dari pengelolaan sampah mulai dari penyimpanan, pengumpulan, pengangkutan, daur ulang dan pembuangan akhir berkontribusi dalam mengemisikan gas rumah kaca (GRK). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghitung potensi GRK dari pengelolaan sampah di Kabupaten Bandung pada tahun 2020 dari pembuangan akhir, pengomposan dan pembakaran terbuka. Metode yang digunakan untuk perhitungan GRK adalah berdasarkan standar dari IPCC dan lembar kerjanya. Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan persentase GRK terbesar berasal dari sampah yang dibuang ke Tempat Pemrosesan Akhir (TPA) yaitu sekitar 120.508,70 ton atau sekitar 84,55% dari total emisi GRK. Kemudian potensi GRK dari pembakaran sampah secara terbuka adalah sekitar 21.655,78 ton dan dari dari sampah yang dikompos adalah sekitar 366,42 ton. Namun masih terdapat sekitar 70% dari total timbulan sampah di Kabupaten Bandung yang belum terolah sehingga pengelolaan sampah yang lebih baik sangat dibutuhkan.
TINGKAT PENCEMARAN UDARA AMBIEN BERDASARKAN PARAMETER TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE (TSP) DAN PARTICULATE MATTER 10 (PM10) DI KECAMATAN CIRUAS KABUPATEN SERANG PADA TAHUN 2020
Authors: Fitriyah Fitriyah , Indriyani Yaneu Sri
Published: October 2022

Kecamatan Ciruas merupakan daerah yang memiliki jumlah penduduk dan tingkat kepadatan lalu lintas yang cukup tinggi, sehingga dapat berpengaruh pada pencemaran udara. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui tingkat pencemaran udara pada wilayah kecamatan Ciruas berdasarkan parameter Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) dan Particulate Matter (PM10) pada tahun 2020. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan alat High Volume air Sampler (HVAS) dengan metode Gravimetri yang mengacu pada SNI 7119.3-2017 untuk pengukuran TSP dan SNI 7119.15-2016 untuk pengukuran PM10. Hasil pengukuran tingkat pencemaran udara pada wilayah Kecamatan Ciruas pada tahun 2020 yang dilaksanakan selama lima hari dengan durasi 24 jam menghasilkan konsentrasi TSP dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 64,43 µg/Nm3, sedangkan untuk konsentrasi PM10 nilai rata-rata yang diperoleh sebesar 55,96 µg/Nm3. Berdasarkan PP No. 41 Tahun 1999 tentang Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara disimpulkan bahwa konsentrasi TSP dan PM10 di Kecamatan Ciruas Kabupaten Serang masih memenuhi standar baku mutu yang ditetapkan.
Propuesta de crowdfunding para el crecimiento y desarrollo de una pyme del sector restaurantero
Authors:   Universidad del Valle de Puebla, Calihua García Jesús Alejandro , Ramírez Rosas José Gonzalo ,   Universidad Politécnica de Puebla
Published: October 2022

En la actualidad las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (Pymes) en México son fundamentales en la economía nacional, puesto que estas aportan al Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) y generan un porcentaje de empleo, sin embargo, las PYME’s suelen enfrentarse a diversos obstáculos, tales como: la informalidad, el exceso de trámites y el financiamiento. Las PYME’s al no obtener financiamiento tienden a reducir su productividad puesto que no se cuenta con los recursos necesarios para realizar sus labores ocasionando un deterioro al crecimiento y desarrollo empresarial. Estas PYME’s cuentan con varios impedimentos para acceder al financiamiento entre ellos: requisitos por parte de los bancos, falta de información con respecto a temas de financiamiento y falta de apoyo gubernamental. Específicamente en la industria restaurantera debido a la pandemia se pudo observar una baja en las ventas, así mismo, hubo endeudamiento y hubo un cierre parcial y/o total de distintos restaurantes, sin embargo, a pesar de la pandemia ocasionada por el Covid-19 se observó la adaptabilidad a las tecnologías lo cual da un área de oportunidad para buscar alternativas de financiamiento. Por lo anterior el objetivo de este estudio es proponer el crowdfunding como medio para el crecimiento y desarrollo de una PYME que pertenece al sector restaurantero de la ciudad de Puebla, México. El enfoque de esta investigación es de tipo mixto, de corte no experimental, con un diseño transversal y un alcance exploratorio y correlacional-causal. En conclusión la utilización del modelo de crowdfunding de préstamo es el adecuado debido a la situación en la cual se encuentra el restaurante, ya que luego del diagnóstico se encontraron fallas en el área de administración y financiamiento que hay que subsanar, y que una adecuada capacitación en estas áreas permitirá hacer un mejor uso del financiamiento.
Didáctica y comunicación del aprendizaje a través del uso de herramientas móviles en el aula
Authors:   Universidad del Sinú-Elías Bechara Zainum, Hernández Buelvas Efraín de Jesús , Barbera de Ramírez Nataliya ,   Universidad del Sinú-Elías Bechara Zainum, Vega Martínez Arney Alfonso ,   Universidad del Sinú-Elías Bechara Zainum
Published: October 2022

El propósito de esta investigación fue diseñar e implementar herramientas didácticas móviles para facilitar los procesos de comunicación y aprendizaje dentro del aula; caso particular de las clases de biomecánica dentro del programa de Fisioterapia de una Institución de Educación Superior, para la cual se han introducido nuevas tecnologías y medios en la educación como herramientas valiosas para emprender cambios e innovaciones que repercuten en la formación, tanto de docentes como de estudiantes. Este interés se basa en propuestas didácticas que buscan mejorar la enseñanza desde el reconocimiento de las ideas previas, estrategias para lograr el cambio conceptual, diseño de unidades didácticas diversas, uso de progresiones de aprendizaje, indagación y resolución de problemas, con el propósito de activar procedimientos cognitivos que permitan el desarrollo de habilidades en el estudiante. La metodología empleada se referencia desde el enfoque cuantitativo no experimental de corte transeccional descriptivo puesto que los datos fueron recolectados en un solo momento y en un tiempo único orientados por el propósito del estudio; con una ANOVA de un solo factor y una comparación de medias de Tukey. Entre las conclusiones más relevantes, se puede afirmar que la utilización de herramientas didácticas móviles como única estrategia metodológica en la clase, permite relacionar las estructuras de conocimiento, facilitar su identificación al momento de llegar al anfiteatro y lograr una mayor apropiación del mismo.
Herida avulsiva con injerto de piel
Authors: Baque Pallo Yorgelys Romina , Blanco Yosa Ginger Adriana , Merino España Laura Inés , Herrera Velázquez María del Rosario
Published: October 2022

El presente artículo define como objetivo, describir la experiencia de estudiantes de enfermería en el proceso de atención de enfermería a paciente con pie diabético, mediante el desarrollo del proyecto integrador de saberes. Este es un estudio observacional y prospectivo de un caso clínico de un varón de 59 años de edad intervenido quirúrgicamente para realizar una limpieza y desbridamiento de tejido necrosado del pie diabético. Utilizando como instrumento la historia clínica previa autorización del paciente, para la recolección de datos. Se estructuró el análisis en un examen físico, y pruebas complementarias y, patrones funcionales, aplicando así el proceso de atención de enfermería de acuerdo a los diagnósticos identificados. Teniendo como resultado por parte de los estudiantes de enfermería una experiencia positiva ya que cumplieron todas sus expectativas, los cuales les ayuda a una formación profesional exitosa, cumpliendo con el cuidado directo de enfermería en un paciente diabético, además de ello les permitió analizar y elaborar planes de cuidado para la rehabilitación del estado de salud de este tipo pacientes. En conclusión, el proceso de formación profesional de un estudiante de enfermería se complementa con su práctica diaria y su criterio enfermero para brindar cuidado integral en el paciente y así culminar con éxito su tratamiento.
Alimentación y nutrición en niños y jóvenes de educación básica media
Authors: Cevallos Pérez María José , Alarcón Veliz Bryan Javier , Zavala Panchana Evelyn Jamileth , Moreira Zavala Jair Alexander , Herrera Velázquez María del Rosario
Published: October 2022

Introducción: La alimentación y la nutrición en niños y jóvenes debe ser adecuada empleando una buena conducta y hábitos alimenticios, porque si no se realiza de una forma adecuada pueden llegar a tener una malnutrición lo cual puede llevarlo a tener una desnutrición severa, obesidad tipo I, II o desarrollar enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles. Objetivo: Identificar las conductas y hábitos de los jóvenes de educación básica media para promover un estilo de vida saludable. Materiales y métodos: Se utilizó un estudio cuantitativo, observacional analítico, en el cual se valoró el estado nutricional y alimentación que tienen los jóvenes de la Unidad Educativa Jipijapa teniendo como población de estudio a 128 estudiantes entre 11 a 14 años de edad, para conocer el tipo de alimentos que más consumen en sus casas. Aplicando encuestas enviadas a sus correos institucionales de cada uno de los estudiantes objeto de estudio con preguntas relacionadas con su alimentación diaria. Resultados: Se obtuvo que los estudiantes de educación básica media en su mayoría consumen frutas, cereales, verduras, legumbres, carnes rojas y blancas, dando como resultados que el 63% de los jóvenes encuestados tiene un peso adecuado para su edad, y el 17% de ellos tienen bajo peso y sobrepeso. Conclusión: Los estudiantes objeto de estudio llevan una buena alimentación pese al desconocimiento de la pirámide alimenticia consumen alimentos indispensable para crecer sanos y fuertes para así  prevenir  múltiples enfermedades que se puede desarrollar si no tiene una buena alimentación en casa.
Abscesos renales en pediatría: reporte de caso
Authors: Pérez Montoto Alberto , Portales Calderin Yisell , Orta García María Antonia , Noa Rodríguez Ida Marta
Published: October 2022

Los abscesos renales y perirrenales forman parte de un grupo de infecciones poco frecuentes en pediatría, cuyas consecuencias pueden ser graves, desde sepsis hasta la pérdida del riñón. Estas entidades no tienen una clínica específica. De su apropiado diagnóstico dependerá la evolución y el pronóstico del paciente. En este artículo se presenta el caso clínico de una niña de cuatro años, con diagnóstico de absceso renal bilateral y múltiple, tras un episodio febril prolongado. Este caso presenta interés por la escasa frecuencia de este diagnóstico en la infancia, la excepcional forma de presentación como absceso múltiple, por lo que significó en su manejo la ecografía ya que las imágenes de la TAC no ofrecieron nuevos aportes y también por la conducta terapéutica conservadora impuesta.
Impacto del uso de e-learning en la educación superior
Authors: Solórzano Álava Wilter Leonel , Rodríguez Rodríguez Alberto , Rodríguez Sinisterra Genesis Michelle , Zambrano Zambrano Samantha Michelle , Quinde Muñoz Washington Wilfrido
Published: October 2022

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo exponer los principales aportes y beneficios del E-learning en la Educación Superior, es fundamental denotar que la enseñanza nos posibilita obtener conocimientos y conseguir el desarrollo en los diferentes entornos que tiene el individuo para el bien de la sociedad, el e-learning tiene un elevado efecto para la optimización de la pertinencia, formación y calidad de educativa que dan las universidades e institutos en todos sus niveles académicos. Se aplicó métodos de la investigación científica, como los métodos teóricos, para la descripción y análisis de los antecedentes investigativos y la fundamentación teórica del estado del arte, los métodos empíricos se utilizaron para la validación de las diferentes teorías sobre el e-learning en la educación con la aplicación de la observación y revisión bibliográfica. Los principales resultados destacan que el e-learning se ha convertido en una modalidad que tiene un impacto significativo en las universidades porque lo utilizan para la mejora de la educación, permitiéndoles a los docentes que puedan realizar sus clases dinámicas y lúdicas, manteniendo participativo al estudiantado en la cátedra que se esté impartiendo. En conclusión, la utilización de este proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje ha ayudado a la optimización continua de la educación en las universidades porque posibilita al estudiante conectarse a partir de cualquier dispositivo y estar en distinto sitio que su maestro o instructor, lo cual dado sitio a que la enseñanza logre llegar a más lugares de todo el mundo.
IoT Actuator Networks Based on Inverse Directed Diffusion
Authors: Murata Shun , Matsumoto Noriko , Yoshida Norihiko
Published: October 2022

Abstract
An IoT system comprises servers or a cloud at the center,30000 possibly surrounded by edge cloudlets and fog computing devices, a group of sensors on one side, and a group of actuators on the other side if the purpose of the system is not only data analysis but also automated control.
Actuators are connected to the central servers or a cloud via an actuator network. Due to progress in smart robotics and related technologies, actuator networks are now getting large, wide, and complex, and should be decentralized and self-organizing as well as sensor networks are. However, as far as we know, there have been no noticeable
researches on actuator networks yet.
In this paper, we propose a new routing protocol for actuator networks based on an inverse of Directed Diffusion, which is one of the most well-known protocols for sensor networks. Our protocol aims at realizing efficient dissemination and delivery of signals, commands, and data for control, and exhibits good results in simulation-based experiments regarding network traffic reduction.

Keywords: Internet of Things, Actuator networks, Directed Diffusion.
Rules-based Expert System to Assist Physicians in Pre-laboratory Screening for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Disease in Rural Areas
Authors:   Department of Computer Engineering, Institute Higher Polytechnic of Soyo, Soyo, Angola, Matumueni Humberto Cuteso
Published: October 2022

Worldwide more than 1.5 to 2 million deaths from tuberculosis occur each year. Healthcare professionals face many challenges in delivering good healthcare with unattended automation in hospitals where multiple patients require physician attention. The expert system we have built is designed to help medical experts in the process of pre-laboratory screening for pulmonary tuberculosis. The architecture consists of a rule base, a patient knowledge base. These units interact with the inference engine, which receives patient data through a user interface. The result of the usability rating reveals that the system has a usability rating of 5.6 on a scale of 1-7. This is an indication of above average system performance. Our Tuberculosis Diagnosis Expert System is an effective solution for implementing a rule-based expert system designed with Exsys Corvid.
TUNING THE STRUCTURAL, OPTICAL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FABRICATED N-TIO\(_2\)/P-CUO AND N-TIO\(_2\)/P-CU\(_2\)O SOLAR CELLS BY CHANGING THE BACK CONTACT ELECTRODES
Authors: Dabban M. A. , Ammar Qasem
Published: October 2022

The current work focuses on working a comparison between two solar cells made with the combination, n-TiO2/p-CuO, and n-TiO2/p-Cu2O devices. The structural, optical, and photovoltaic characteristics were detailed.  In the optical section, the optical measurements for the TiO2 (120 nm), CuO (200 nm), and Cu2O (200 nm) thin films were illustrated, and then the energy of optical transition was calculated based on the Tauc formula for each layer. The direct optical gap energies of TiO2, CuO, and Cu2O thin films are 3.24, 1.77, and 2.18 eV, respectively. The front contact electrode in both systems is an ITO- coated glass layer, while the back contact electrodes are Pt, Ni, Au, Co, Ag, Cu, Al, and Mo. The effect of various metals as back contact electrodes on the photovoltaic characteristics of fabricated devices was investigated. The optical and structural characteristics showed the superiority of the fabricated device n-TiO2/p-CuO over the fabricated device n-TiO2/p-Cu2O.
STUDY OF A NEW PASSIVE SOLAR DESALINATION DESIGN WITH A HEAT RECYCLING SYSTEM
Authors: Alsakkaf Zeyad Ahmed , Al-Dahbali Gamal A. A. , Saeed Adel A. M.
Published: October 2022

This study presents a new and innovative suggestion to design a solar water desalination system by the direct passive method, with the aim of raising productivity by recycling the energy lost during the desalination process and raising the efficiency of condensation. In this study, the innovative design was evaluated to demonstrate its ability to increase the productivity of direct passive solar desalination while maintaining simplicity of installation and ease of operation.  A prototype of the design was built to make a detailed study on the efficiency of the design and its ability to raise productivity under several different operational and climatic conditions in the city of Aden - Yemen, where several experiments were made to desalinate seawater taken from the city's coasts and the water of semi-salty wells in the city of Aden to compare the readings different. The results prove that the innovative design can raise productivity up to 80% higher than normal. The effect of pond water depth and salinity on productivity was studied. The results show that the higher the water depth in the evaporation basin, the higher the production capacity, and the higher the water salinity, the lower the production capacity of inactive direct solar desalination systems. This study also provides an assessment of the quality of the water produced by the innovative design by carrying out several chemical tests and making a comparison with the water quality before desalination to ensure that the design is capable of desalinating seawater or semi-salty well water to produce potable water. The results were confirmed for the quality of the produced water, which confirms the ability of the design to produce potable water in accordance with local and international standards, as the amount of total dissolved salts in sea water before desalination was 41340 mg/L and in well water 1300 mg/L, while after desalination by innovative design The total dissolved salts in treated sea water was 210 mg/L and in treated well water was 34 mg/L.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO AND ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Authors: Saeed Eqbal Awadh , Laswar Alkhader Nasser , Ali Khaled Saeed
Published: October 2022

Smokeless tobacco (ST) is a tobacco product that is used by means other than smoking. Evidence was available that ST products is a known risk factor for oral precancerous and cancers for long, with greater risk for oral cancer than others. The prospective, descriptive study has carried out to evaluate the relationship between the use of smokeless tobacco and oral cancer.Biopsy samples have collected from 60 patients, whose have attended to Al-Gamhouria Teaching Hospital and histo-pathological private labs in Aden using a questionnaire during the period of 12 months. The sections from paraffin-embedded tissue specimens were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H & E). A section containing the full thickness of the tumors have used for histopathological grading.The prevalence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) lesions showed different grade of differentiation among 60 studied patients cases, the Well differentiation squamous cell carcinoma (WDSCC) was the highest percentage (70%). No significant difference noticed in well-differentiated SCCs (WDSCC) between men (36.7%) and women (33.3 %; P < 0.05). The moderate differentiation SCC (MDSCC), and the poor differentiation SCC (PDSCC) represented (20% & 10%) respectively. According to the age of patients, WDSCC, MDSCC and PDSCC highest percentage age group was (51-60) years. Male were predominant in both genders, male to female ratio 1.2: 1. Anatomical sites of all OSCC lesions had analyzed and  revealed that tongue was the most prevalent site (33.3%), followed by the buccal mucosa, (23.3%) , floor of mouth (16.7%) , lip (13.3%), Gingiva (8.3%), and the least prevalent site was the hard palate represented (5%) of all cases., the chief etiological factor which we observed, was tobacco, in  the form of smoking tobacco  used by 75% of the patients followed by smokeless tobacco product users, in form of shamma chewers, (61.7%),  and in form of  Hot sachet (58.3%), and Zarda  users represented 51.7% of cases.Our results indicate that the occurrence of OSCC among studied cases showed different grade of differentiation, age and gender have some relation with the presence of OSCC. and it is high association with risk habits of tobacco use in different forms particularly smokeless tobacco.