bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Knowledge graph construction and application in geosciences: A review
Authors: Ma Xiaogang
Published: April 2021

Knowledge graph (KG) is a topic of great interests to geoscientists as it can be deployed throughout the data life cycle in data-intensive geoscience studies. Nevertheless, comparing with the large amounts of publications on machine learning applications in geosciences, summaries and reviews of geoscience KGs are still limited. The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of KG construction and implementation in geosciences. It consists of four major parts: 1) concepts rele-vant to KG and approaches for KG construction, 2) KG application in data collection, curation, and service, 3) KG application in data analysis, and 4) challenges and trends of geoscience KG creation and application in the near future. For each of the first three parts, a list of concepts, exemplar stud-ies, and best practices are summarized. Those summaries are synthesized together in the challenge and trend analyses. As artificial intelligence and data science are thriving in geosciences, we hope this review of geoscience KGs can be of value to practitioners in data-intensive geoscience studies.
Mental health literacy: a focus on daily life context for population health measurement
Authors: Chua Kia-Chong , Hahn Jane Sungmin , Farrell Suzanne , Jolly Anita , Khangura Randip Kaur , Henderson Claire
Published: April 2021

A core purpose of mental health literacy is to enable everyone from all walks of life to manage and maintain wellbeing in daily life. In October 2019, a national campaign, Every Mind Matters, was launched in England to improve mental health literacy in the general population and empower action around daily life stress and anxiety, mood, and sleep. We developed three mental health literacy measures to assess knowledge, and attitudes that may evoke the use of this knowledge, of daily life signs and actions around depression, anxiety, and stress. As part of a larger campaign evaluation, baseline data were collected via an online survey of the general public (n = 3262 adults). For construct validation, we investigated dimensionality and hypotheses of logical associations with mental health literacy. The factor model results show that item responses on each measure have a single predominant source of influence. These responses show logical associations with knowledge about sleep hygiene, attitudes indicative of stigma towards mental health, and some indirect experience with mental health difficulties. Item response theory information plots showed that total scale scores are sensitive to a wide range of individual differences in mental health literacy. This means that the three measures can be used for early screening purposes or to evaluate the impact of public mental health interventions. Measurement of mental health literacy has been predominantly centred on knowledge about clinical symptoms of mental disorders. We show that daily life signs of depression, anxiety, and stress, before the onset of common mental disorders, can also serve as a tenable basis for measuring mental health literacy in the general population. Future comparisons of both types of measurement are needed, for debates on the objectives and benefits of mental health literacy interventions for public health in societies with high- and low-resource healthcare systems.
Navigating the manifold of skin conductance response quantification approaches – a direct comparison of Trough-to-Peak, Baseline-correction and model-based approaches in Ledalab and PsPM
Authors: Kuhn Manuel , Gerlicher Anna , Lonsdorf Tina B
Published: April 2021

Scientific work rests fundamentally upon data, their measurement, processing, analysis, illustration and interpretation. Raw data have to be processed to be ready for statistical analyses and interpretation. While these processing pipelines can be well defined and standardized, they are often characterized by substantial heterogeneity. Here, we present results from a systematic literature search on the different SCR response quantification approaches used in the literature by using fear conditioning research as a case example. Next, we applied seven of the identified approaches (trough-to-peak scoring, script-based baseline-correction, Ledalab as well as four different models implemented in the software PsPM) to two fear conditioning datasets differing in key procedural specifications (i.e., CS duration, reinforcement rate, number of trials). This can be viewed as a set of robustness analyses (i.e., same data subjected to different methods) aiming to investigate if and to what extent these methods yield comparable results. To our knowledge, no formal framework for the evaluation of robustness analyses exists to date, but we may borrow some criteria from a framework suggested for the evaluation of ‘replicability’ in general. Our results from seven different SCR response quantification approaches applied to two datasets suggest that there may be no single approach that consistently yields larger effect sizes across both datasets. Yet, at least some of the approaches employed show consistent effect sizes within each dataset indicating comparability. Finally, we highlight substantial heterogeneity also within most quantification approaches and discuss implications and potential remedies.
The long and the short of it: 5-HTTLPR and moral judgement
Authors: Armbruster Diana , Lesch Klaus-Peter , Strobel Alexander
Published: April 2021

Differences in moral sentiments are widespread. Increasingly, their biological correlates are investigated to elucidate potential sources of divergent moral attitudes and choices. Seroto-nin is one such potential modulator. We investigated the effects of a functional serotonergic polymorphism, 5-HTTLPR, which was previously linked to moral choices albeit with incon-sistent findings. N = 157 healthy young adults completed a set of congruent and incongruent moral dilemmas. The set allows in addition to (1) the traditional response score an estimation of underlying (2) deontological and (3) utilitarian inclinations. While there was no main ef-fect of 5-HTTLPR on any of the three moral judgement parameters, there was an interaction effect between 5-HTTLPR and endocrine status on deontology but not on utilitarianism or the traditional score. In men and free cycling women, LL homozygotes showed reduced de-ontological tendencies compared to S allele carriers. Contrariwise, in women using oral con-traceptives, LL homozygotes had increased deontology scores. Furthermore, LL genotypes in general reported less difficulty in making harmful choices, which were in addition associated with less negative emotions in this group. The findings suggest that 5-HTTLPR might be involved in modulating cognitive and emotional processes contributing to moral decisions.
Twitter Trends: #CageFree, #Vegan, #AnimalRights, and More!
Authors: Faunalytics
Published: April 2021

In this analysis, we present a year in tweets, and look at what Twitter trends can show us about vegan diets, attitudes about animal protection, and more.
Headteachers' Instructional Leadership at Community Schools
Authors: Danai Rudra Prasad
Published: April 2021

This article explores instructional leadership of few head teachers of Dhading district. Due to the primitive model of school leadership, students faced obstacles in achieving educational goals. The objectives of this research are to explore the tradition of the head teachers' leadership of school and the role of the head teachers for the transformation of the educational attempts and achievements. This research followed phenomenological research method. Five head teachers leading the schools for more than a decade were interviewed. The data thus collected were interpreted through coding, categorizing and comparing the key themes. The research finds that the leadership role of the head teachers in the past was responsible for lagging behind the target of the educational achievement as recommended by the curriculum. This study concludes that the school leadership must be cross-threaded in instructional process, pedagogy, information, and communication technology (ICT).
‘दोषी चस्मा’ कथामा असामान्य मनोविश्लेषण "Doshi Chasma" Kathama Asamanya Manobigyan
Authors: भट्टराई Bhattarai भरतकुमार Bharatkumar
Published: April 2021

यस लेखमा नेपाली साहित्यका अति चर्चित आख्यानकार विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइरालाको ज्यादैलोकप्रिय कथा ‘दोषी चस्मा’ को मनोवैज्ञानिक पक्षको विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । कथाको विश्लेषणकोआधार फ्रायडीय मनोविश्लेषण सिद्धान्तको विधिलाई बनाइएको छ । कथाकारको परिचय र कथागतप्रवृत्ति उल्लेख गर्दै कथाभित्रको मनोविश्लेषणात्मक पक्षलाई केलाइएको छ । खास गरी विविध कथागतविशेषतालाई केलाउँदै कथामा चित्रित असामान्य मनोविश्लेषणको व्याख्यामा प्रस्तुत लेख केन्द्रितरहेको छ । कथामा असामान्य मनोविश्लेषण छ कि छैन भन्ने पक्षलाई समस्याका रूपमा लिई छभन्ने प्राक्कल्पनालाई पुष्टि गर्ने तथ्यहरूलाई कथागत मनोघटनाहरूकै आधारमा साक्षी राखेर केलाईनिष्कर्षमा पुग्नु लेखको उद्देश्य रहेको छ । कथाका मनोघटनाहरूको सूक्ष्म अध्ययनबाट कथामा एउटाचाकरीबाजको असामान्य मनोविश्लेषणको स्थिति कलात्मक रूपमा देखाइएको छ भन्ने निष्कर्षनिकालिएको छ । कोइरालाका कथाहरूलाई यस प्रकारको फ्रायडीय मनोविश्लेषणको सिद्धान्तबाट सटीक विश्लेषण गर्न सकिने नमुना यस लेखले प्रस्तुत गरेको छ ।
पठन सिप विकासमा प्रारम्भिक कक्षा पढाइ कार्यक्रमको सान्दर्भिकता Pathan Sip Bikasma Prarambhik Kakshya Padhai Karyakramko Sandharbhikata
Authors: भट्टराई Bhattarai रमेश Ramesh
Published: April 2021

यो अध्ययन राष्ट्रिय प्रारम्भिक कक्षा पढाइ कार्यक्रमको योजना र विकासमा आधारित छ । उक्त कार्यक्रमको सान्दर्भिकतालाई शैक्षिक गुणस्तर अभिवृद्धिका हिसाबले मूल्याङ्कन गर्नु नै यस अध्ययनकोउद्देश्य रहेको छ । अध्ययनलाई यस कार्यक्रमसँग सम्बन्धित आधार सामग्री, तालिम स्रोत सामग्री,मार्गदर्शनलगायत अन्य मातृभाषा विषयक द्वितीयक स्रोत सामग्रीलाई आधार मानेर गुणात्मक अध्ययनविश्लेषण गरिएको छ । विद्यार्थीको सिकाइमा केन्द्रित भई शिक्षाको गुणस्तर सुधार गर्ने मूल उद्देश्यअनुरूप नेपाल सरकार, शिक्षा मन्त्रालयले पञ्चवर्षीय कार्यक्रमको रूपमा आ.व. २०७१÷०७२ देखिआधारभूत तह (कक्षा १–३) मा यस कार्यक्रमको थालनी गरेको हो । यसले ‘बुझेर पढ्ने र पढेर बुझ्ने’मान्यताका आधारमा प्रारम्भिक तहमा पढाइ सिप राम्रो भएमा समग्र शिक्षाको जग बलियो हुन्छ भन्नेअवधारणालाई अघि सारेको छ । पठन संस्कृतिलाई व्यवस्थित विकास गर्ने गरी ६ ओटा तŒवलाईनिर्दिष्ट गरेको यस कार्यक्रममा मातृभाषा शिक्षालाई विशेष जोड दिइएको छ । यिनै विषयवस्तुकोमहत्तालाई केन्द्रमा राखेर यस अध्ययनमा प्रारम्भिक तहमा पढाइ सिप विकासको आवश्यकता, मातृभाषाशिक्षा, नीति तथा यस कार्यक्रमको व्यावहारिकता लगायतका सन्दर्भलाई विश्लेषण गरिएको छ ।
‘बाँदर्नी मैयाँको कथा’ लोककथाको विधातात्विक अध्ययन "Badarni Maiyako" Katha ko Bidhatatwik Adhyayan
Authors: रेग्मी Regmi कमला Kamala
Published: April 2021

लोककथाले समाज र हिजोको सामाजिक आवरणलाई चित्रण गरेको हुन्छ । यस अध्ययनमा लोकवार्ताअन्तर्गत लोकसाहित्यभित्र पर्ने लोककथालाई चिनाइएको छ । अध्ययनका लागि छनोटगरिएको ‘बाँदर्नी मैयाँको कथा’ लाई कथानक, पात्र, परिवेश, उद्देश्य र भाषाशैलीका आधारमासैद्धान्तिक र कथागत सामग्रीमा प्रयुक्त उद्धरणलाई लिएर विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । यस अध्ययनमालोकसाहित्यका सिद्धान्त र लोककथाको संरचनात्मक पक्षलाई ध्यानमा राखेर कथावस्तुमा व्यक्त भएकोसन्दर्भलाई समीक्षात्मक चर्चा गरिएको छ । स्वैरकल्पनामा आधारित र मनोरञ्जनप्रद विषयवस्तुलाईबोकेको यस कथाले आदर्श समाजको दर्शनलाई बोध गराएको छ । सत्यको विजय हुने भावलाईदर्शाउन सुखान्तक कथावस्तुका आधारमा यो कथा पूर्वीय दर्शनको आस्तिक मान्यतामा आधारित छ ।पुस्तकालयीय सामग्रीलाई आधार मानेर सम्पन्न गरिएको यस अध्ययनमा गुणात्मक अनुसन्धान विधिकोउपयोग गरिएको छ । कथातŒवगत प्रकृतिका आधारमा यस अध्ययनको निष्कर्षलाई पेस गरिएको छ ।
Signature Verification using Convolutional Neural Network and Autoencoder
Authors: Prajapati Prakash Ratna , Poudel Samiksha , Baduwal Madan , Burlakoti Subritt , Panday Sanjeeb Prasad
Published: April 2021

Signature has been one of the widely used verification biometrics out there. Handwritten signatures are used in cheques, forms, letters, applications, minutes, etc. The Signature of every individual is unique in nature, that is why it is essential that a person’s handwritten signature be uniquely identified. Signature Verification is a widely used method for authenticating any individual during absence. Human verification is prone to inaccuracy and sometimes indecisiveness. This paper presents an investigation of using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for Writer-Dependent models in signature verification. Random distortions were generated in genuine images using an autoencoder to get forged signatures, which were passed to the classifier during training. The paper details all the pre-processing steps carried out on the image and shows various test results for changing the number of training sets of images. The average test accuracy for Persian dataset is 83% when the system was trained with 22 genuine images. There was a decrease of 9.4% in accuracy when the model was trained with 9 genuine images.
On the Space of Bounded Mean Oscillations
Authors: Ghimire Santosh , Sunar Aarjan Kumar
Published: April 2021

The space of bounded mean oscillations, abbreviated BMO, was first introduced by F. John and L. Nirenberg in 1961 in the context of partial differential equations. Later, C. Fefferman proved that the BMO is the dual space of well-known Hardy space, popularly known as H1 space and became the center of attraction for mathematicians. With the help of BMO space, many mathematical phenomenon can be characterized clearly. In this article, we discuss the connections of function of bounded mean oscillations with weight functions, sharp maximal functions and Carleson measure.
Riemann Surface Structure for a Curved Surface with Punctured Features
Authors: Shetty Ramya Deepak , Swamy Indira Narayana , Kadambi Govind R
Published: April 2021

In this paper, a generic procedure for the development and subsequent validation of the Riemann surface structure (RSS) for a punctured curved surface lying on a Riemann surface is discussed. The proposed procedure differs from the existing methods involving triangular meshes and rectangular grids that rely on induced patches on surfaces. This procedure can be applied to non-punctured surfaces as well as to surfaces with irregularly located punctures. Further, by defining appropriate transition functions, the proposed procedure eliminates the requirement for smooth transitions across the boundaries of adjacent patches. The analytic formulations of the RSS for an ellipsoid and a sphere are elaborated using the proposed procedure. Moreover, the RSS of a sphere defined through a family of conformal unit discs is proven equivalent to that defined by an existing method based on stereographic projection. This study proves that a smooth projection between the surface and (a subset of) the complex plane  , can be remapped to the original surface.
MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF A TWELVE-PULSE CONVERTER WITH SIXTEEN ZONE CONTROL OF THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND ACTIVE-INDUCTIVE LOADS
Authors: Мihaylenko V. , Chunyak J. , Trubitsin K. , Bachynskiy V.
Published: April 2021

Analysis of the electromagnetic processes is organized in this article in electric circuit with semiconductor commutator. Mathematical model twelve pulses of the converter is created for analysis of the electromagnetic processes in semiconductor converter with width-pulse regulation of the output voltage. The broughted graphs, which reflect the electromagnetic processes in electric circuit. Method multivariable function was used when performing calculation. The mathematical model of the converter is created for five zoned regulations of the output voltage. Using method multivariable function was found current and voltage of the load, as well as input currents of the converter. The load of the converter has actively inductive nature. Article is devoted to the development of a method of multi-parametric modulating functions by means of working out of new mathematical models and definition of functions and the algorithmic equations for the analysis on sub-system components of electromagnetic processes in electric circuits of variable structure with sinusoidal, direct and pulsing voltage. Introduction of functions with discrete parameters in the algorithmic equations for analysis of processes in circuits with semiconductor commutators simplifies modeling on subsystem components. The mathematical model of steady-state processes and transients in electric circuits of semiconductor converters of modulation type with multi-channel zonal use of phase and line voltages of a three-phase network of power supplies is developed. The mathematical model of electric circuits of thyristor shapers of electro-discharge pulses for the analysis and the matching of capacitors charging modes with decrease several times of electric resistance of technological load is also created. The obtained results have a great value for development theoretical electrical engineering in a direction of simplification of calculations of electromagnetic processes in electric circuits with semi-conductor converters of the electric power. The electromagnetic processes in electric circuit under width-pulse regulation possible to analyse with use the algorithmic equations multivariable function, which argument are a system parameters semiconductor commutator, signal of control, phases to network of the power supply and time. Introduction multivariable function with discrete parameter in algorithmic equations of the analysis formed and connecting processes in electric circuit of the variable structure allows to reflect change of this structure under system components, simplifying modeling and analysis of such processes to account of the generalization of the got equations. Except specified correlations and diagrams designed model allows to analyse forms of the output voltages and current of the separate power modules.
ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS LISTED IN THE RED BOOK OF DNIPROPETROVSK REGION USING GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Omelych I. , Neposhyvailenko N. , Ivanov E. , Boiko A.
Published: April 2021

The paper presents a method of developing a layer "Species of plants listed in the Red Book (RB) of Dnipropetrovsk region" electronic map of the region using geoinformation technologies (GT) and analysis of the distribution of these plants relative to the ecological network (EN), which is designed in Dnipropetrovsk region. According to the proposed method, a file database was created in the ArcGIS environment, which contains five sets of class objects that display the protection status (PS) of plants on a five-point scale. Status "0" – extinct species, "1" – endangered, "2" – vulnerable, "3" – rare, "4" – indeterminate. In each set of class objects that display the status of plants on a five-point scale, created point layers that reflect the geographical location of each plant with RB of Dnipropetrovsk region.

A geoinformation analysis of the developed layer of the electronic map, which reflects the distribution of 424 species of plants listed in the RB of Dnipropetrovsk region, and their location. It is established that the most frequent encounters in relation to the number of species have plants 3 PS. It was determined that most of the plants are distributed within the protected areas, but it was found that 390 species of plants are found outside the EN of the region. These plants are found near the banks of large rivers of the region, namely: the river Inhulets (industrial areas of Kryvyi Rih and the territory of Shyrokivskyi district), the river Saksahan (Piatykhatskyi district), the rivers Bazavluk and Kamianka (Nikopolskyi district), Samara river (Novomoskovskyi and Pavlohradskyi districts), Oril river (Tsarychanskyi and Mahdalynivskyi districts), as well as near the banks of the Dnieper river (Verkhnodniprovskyi district, industrial districts of Kamianske and Dnipro).

It is proposed to reserve protected areas in places of accumulation of plant species that have the PS for the development of the EN of Dnipropetrovsk region.
“We Can’t Be Too Selective about This”: Immigration Advocacy in the Canadian English-Language Press, 1949–57
Authors: Falconer Thirstan
Published: April 2021

Immigration policy during the immediate years after the Second World War highly restricted the arrival of newcomers. Before 1947, Canada’s immigration system was a preferential one, with the highest priority given to British subjects coming to Canada from the United Kingdom, or from any of the British dominions, and the United States. Canada’s preferences then extended to Northern Europeans, then to Central and Southern Europeans. Chinese, Greeks, Italians, Portuguese, and Spanish immigrants were excluded. During the years of Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent (1948–57), Canadians read about the economic benefits that a robust immigration policy promised in the English-language press. The St-Laurent government was under significant pressure to increase the flow of migrants into Canada. However, the Liberal government studiously monitored recent arrivals with a conservative approach to economic growth. The Canadian business community perceived this policy as too cautious, and their preference for a more robust policy frequently surfaced in the English-language press. This article shows that newspapers coverage across the country criticized the government’s immigration policy during the 1950s and advocated for an approach that accommodated more newcomers to spur population and economic growth. Through their coverage, the editors and journalists reasoned that boosting immigration accelerated the Canadian economy. English Canadian journalists and newspapers attempted to influence Canadians about the economic benefits of increasing migration to Canada.
The Duty to Consult and Reconciliation: The Supreme Court’s Idea of the Purpose and Practice of Consulting Indigenous Peoples
Authors: Do Minh
Published: April 2021

The duty to consult is an Aboriginal right protected under s. 35 in the Constitution Act, 1982. This article analyzes 11 Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decisions concerning the duty to consult and distinguishes between the SCC’s promotion of the purpose and practice of reconciliation. This distinction more accurately depicts how the SCC understands why and how the Crown should advance reconciliation in the context of the duty to consult. This article finds that the SCC has consistently stated that reconciliation is required due to the existence of Aboriginal rights and the assertion of Crown sovereignty, creating an obligation to reconcile Indigenous and non-Indigenous societal interests. However, the practices outlined by the SCC on how the Crown can fulfill the duty suggest that the Crown is given a wide latitude to pursue its legislative objectives, which may result in the unjust infringement of Aboriginal rights over time. For instance, the Crown has discretion over the communication of decision-making to affected Indigenous parties and the balancing of Indigenous and non-Indigenous societal interests. Consequently, the practices of the duty to consult call into question the extent to which the duty can uphold the purpose of reconciliation between the Crown and Indigenous peoples.
Estratégias para o envolvimento da família em um cuidado seguro
Authors: Siqueira Cecília , De Pinho Dias Aline
Published: April 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo levantar as estratégias que envolva o paciente e sua família no processo de cuidar por meio de revisão da literatura. As buscas dos artigos foram realizadas nas bases LILAC, SCIELO, PUB-MED, utilizando-se dos descritores: estratégias de segurança do paciente, comunicação, identificação do paciente, higienização das mãos e quedas. A seleção dos artigos foi relacionada à época da publicação, de 2012 até dezembro de 2018, com foco no envolvimento do paciente, dos familiares no cuidado seguro. Foram selecionados 17 artigos e os resultados obtidos demonstram que a resposta do paciente está diretamente relacionada às ações dos profissionais envolvidos no processo de cuidado e segurança do paciente. Verificou-se que a cultura de segurança propicia aos profissionais, aos pacientes, familiares uma integração entre todos e uma melhoria na assistência saúde. Dentre as estratégias, tem-se: o trabalho interdisciplinar, o ES (envolver, engajar, estudar e avaliar), o vídeo e as cartilhas. Tais estratégias podem ajudar a disseminar informações necessárias para a segurança dos pacientes. Conclui-se que dos artigos estudados pode-se perceber que ainda é incipiente a divulgação, o cuidado seguro aos pacientes, portanto ainda deve se estudar, e adotar estratégias que validem a segurança do paciente.
Feminicídio durante a pandemia da COVID-19
Authors: Sunde Rosario Martinho , Sunde Lucildina Muzuri Conferso , Esteves Larissa Fenalte
Published: April 2021

Este é um artigo de Revisão Sistemática,  com o objetivo de analisar o índice de mulheres vítimas de feminicídio no período da pandemia da COVID-19. A busca de dados ocorreu durante o mês de junho de 2020, em 5 bases de dados (LILACS, SciElo, Science Direct, MEDLINE e PsycInfo) por meio de PRISMA. Foram achados, inicialmente, cerca de 951 artigos, dos quais 9 foram usados para a análise final. Concluiu-se que o índice de feminicídio aumentou consideravelmente durante esse período em relação aos meses anteriores, devido ao isolamento social. Este fator impossibilita que as vítimas consigam sair de casa e a nova rotina dentro de casa coabitando com o agressor vulnerabiliza sua vida. Sugere-se, assim, que se promova políticas de divulgação de leis e princípios dos direitos humanos e de violência contra mulheres, sensibilizando as vítimas e pessoas próximas a denunciar os agressores.
Terminoloji Kaynakları Seçkisi: Sürdürülebilirlik
Authors: CARRE Eric Le
Published: April 2021

Bu çalışmada, yenilenebilir enerjiler ve sürdürülebilir kalkınma ile ilgili tek dilli, iki dilli, üç dilli ve hatta çok dilli çevrim içi terminoloji kaynakları listelenmiştir.
Bu kaynaklar, çok uzun zamandır çevrim içi olmaları ve bunlardan bazılarının düzenli olarak ilgilileri tarafından güncelleniyor olması anlamında "sürdürülebilir" dir.
Çevrim içi erişime açık olan bu kaynaklar, SDL Trados Studio (Web Lookup uygulaması sayesinde) ve memoQ (ve memoQ web search fonksiyonu) gibi bazı bilgisayar destekli çeviri yazılımlarına doğrudan entegre edilebilmektedir.
The Association between Nutritional Knowledge, Socio-Economic Status of Caregivers and Stunting of Children under 5 Years in Kwale County of Kenya: A Baseline Survey
Authors: Wanjihia Violet , Wanjihia Violet , F Chepkirui , M Hitachi , E Muniu , LN Nyandieka , P Ndemwa , N Wekesa , M Changoma , F Kiplamai , M Karama , S Kaneko
Published: April 2021

Background: In Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), including Kenya, undernutrition has been the most significant contributor to child morbidity and mortality. Knowledge and practices of mothers/caregivers have been identified as a key sustainable factor for consideration in determining the nutritional status of children. The study aim was to determine how caregiver knowledge and socio-economic status will impact on nutritional status of children under 5 years.
Methods: This study was conducted in Kwale County, Kenya, to assess baseline maternal and child parameters. Seven hundred pairs; children and their primary caregivers were sampled at baseline.
Results: A total of 681 households comprised of caregiver and index child pair participated in the survey from the sampled 700. Knowledge scores of food functions, breastfeeding and complementary feeding were combined to assess caregivers’ nutritional knowledge with a maximum score of 24. The median score was 11 (IQR: 9-12) and ranged from 0 to 24. Those with scores of 12 and above (50% plus) were 230 (33.2%). Stunting was 29.8% and the level of under-weight was 16.4%. No significant association was found between nutritional knowledge of the caregivers and nutritional indicators of children under 5 years, but there were significant differences (P= 0.002) in the Knowledge score of caregivers between the five wealth quintiles.
Conclusion: Most of the caregivers did not have any nutritional knowledge which was assessed as knowledge of food groups and sources and functions of different foods as well as knowledge in breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
Effect of Pharmacy Counseling on Readmissions in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Prasungriyo Narachai , Sooksai Nungruthai
Published: April 2021

Objective: To investigate the effects of pharmacy counseling on clinical and economic outcomes in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) patients.Material and Methods: The outcomes consisted of 28-day hospital readmissions related to AECOPD, direct costs, medication adherence calculated by proportion of days covered (PDC), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test (CAT). The data derived from the intervention group, for which pharmacy counseling was provided, was compared with that obtained from the control group provided with usual pharmaceutical care. The study also drew comparisons between the PDC and CAT scores of pre- and postintervention periods.Results: Forty-four patients (23 intervention and 21 control) were included in the analysis. There were no significant differences in the readmission rate (13% vs 19%, p-value>0.050), nor the number of readmitted patients (3 vs 3, p-value >0.050). A decrease in direct costs did not reach statistical significance (p-value>0.050). In addition, no difference between the PDC scores was found (96.67 vs 100.00, p-value>0.050). Intervention patients obtained significantly lower CAT scores than the control patients did (9 vs 19, p-value<0.050). Compared with the pre-intervention period, PDC scores were identical; however, CAT scores measured during the post-intervention period were significantly different.Conclusion: Pharmacy counseling for AECOPD patients could enhance HRQoL. Drug therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation may cause such improvement. Further work, which has adequate participants, is required to detect a significant difference in readmissions between the two groups.
Outcome Study of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Lordotic Cage Insertion
Authors: Niljianskul Nattawut
Published: April 2021

Objective: This study retrospectively evaluated the clinical and radiographic outcomes following the use of a lordotic cage in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).Material and Methods: All patients who underwent ACDF, at Vajira Hospital; between May 2017 and May 2020, were included in this study. Radiographic images were used to evaluate the device-level Cobb angle (DLCA), segmental Cobb angle (SCA), global Cobb angle (GCA), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), sagittal alignment (SA), and intervertebral disk height. The visual analog scale (VAS) for neck pain, and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score were reviewed as part of the patient’s medical records. Preoperative DLCA, SCA, GCA, SVA, SA, and intervertebral disk height measurements were compared with postoperative measurements at 1 year.Results: A total of 51 patients (88 disks), having undergone ACDF with lordotic cage insertion were included in this study. The initial curvature of the cervical spine was diagnosed as kyphosis in 30 (58.8%) patients, and as lordosis in 21 (41.2%) patients. There was significant improvement in the VAS, JOA, DLCA, SCA, GCA, SVA, SA, and intervertebral disk height after ACDF (p-value<0.050). In patients with preoperative kyphosis, the greatest changes were observed in the GCA (p-value=0.004).Conclusion: The use of a lordotic cage in ACDF improved both the clinical and radiographic outcomes of all postoperative parameters, regardless of the patient’s preoperative cervical spine curvature; although, patients with preoperative kyphosis had greater improvement in GCA.
Cortical Trajectory Screw Fixation in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Review of the Existing Literature
Authors: Kim Kun-Tae , Song Myung-Geun , Park Young-Jin , Lee Dong-Yeong , Kim Dong-Hee
Published: April 2021

Posterior lumbar fusion is a safe and effective surgical method for diseases, such as lumbar stenosis, spondylolisthesis, lumbar instability, spinal deformity, and tumor. Pedicle screw (PS) fixation was first introduced by Bouche and has been adopted as the gold standard for posterior lumbar fusion. Santoni and colleagues introduced a new methodological screw insertion technique that uses a cortical bone trajectory (CBT), described as that from a medial to lateral path in the transverse axial plane and caudal to the cephalad path in the sagittal plane through the pedicle for maximum contact of the screw with the cortical bone. Owing to the lower invasiveness, superior cortical bone contact, and reduced neurovascular injury incidence, the CBT technique has been widely used in posterior lumbar fusion; however, these advantages have not been proven in clinical/radiological and biomechanical studies. We designed the present study to review the existing evidence and evaluate the merit of CBT screw fixation. Six electronic databases were searched for relevant articles published in August 2020 using the search terms “cortical bone trajectory,” “CBT spine,” “CBT fixation,” “cortical pedicle screws,” and “cortical screws.” Studies were analyzed and divided into the following groups: “biomechanics investigation,” “surgical technique,” and “clinical/radiological studies.” Most studies compared CBT and PS fixation, and the CBT screw fixation method showed better or similar outcomes.
Purification of urbanized melt water with plant sorbents
Authors: Voronov A. A. , Maksimova S. V. , Osipova E. Yu.
Published: April 2021

The article deals with the problem of purification of melt water generated by the urbanized territories. It is proposed to use wood residue from sawing of plantings to obtain relatively inexpensive sorption material for the contamination extraction from surface wastewater. The aim of this work is to study the sorption properties of the material obtained by sawing of plantings. Experimental modeling of sorption of dissolved petroleum products and copper ions from an aqueous solution of milled branches of black poplar is carried out under static conditions. The sorption process is studied in accordance with a three-factor design experiment. Laboratory modeling determines the optimum parameters of water purification and the degree of mutual influence of contaminants on the sorption process. Natural material obtained from the poplar components shows the sorption properties in relation to oil products and copper ions in the water environment. The filters made of milled branches and used in local treatment plants will allow solving the problems of municipal services, namely utilization of wood residue from sawing of plantings and effective melt water purification due to the low-cost filtering materials.
Modular trihedral trusses of flat roofs
Authors: Melekhin E. A.
Published: April 2021

The paper considers modular trihedral trusses of flat roofs for buildings with transverse division into pre-fabricated elements. The use of modular system is oriented to the mass production. The modular system delivery is carried out by various cargo vehicles. The main geometry calculations are given for the transportation modules and vehicles equipped with a crane.

Variable design models of the trihedral truss modules are presented herein as well as the results of their static analysis. The different spatial positions and element's own weight values.

Based on the results of the deformability assessment, the installation of additional temporary and permanent elements is substantiated. The engineering solutions are suggested for mounting the flat roof structures. Technical solutions are considered to provide the structural rigidity, module safety during the installation, storage and safe transportation.
Heat flow redistribution in wall structure during diurnal cycle in summer
Authors: Belous A. N. , Belous O. E. , Krakhin S. V.
Published: April 2021

The standardized indicator is the heat transfer resistance as the main factor that plays the main role in assessing the energy efficiency of the thermal envelope of a building. During the last decades, the climatic conditions change toward the increase in average daily temperature in the summer period. Thus, the thermal resistance of external wall structures becomes more and more urgent. This problem is reduced to an assumption that the heat flow in the wall structure is directed from the external surface to the internal. This paper analyzes the heat flow distribution and redistribution in time in the wall structure. The paper presents a comparative analysis of the modelling and calculation results of the nonstationary heat flow for solving the thermal stability problem.
Indomethacin in COVID-19, more than just NSAID
Authors: Sorour Khaled , El-Menshawy Hadeer
Published: April 2021

This article aims to direct some interest on the positive role that Indomethacin could play in COVID-19. We relied on available evidence from the present literature and results of few clinical trials. We first discussed briefly, the documented antiviral activity of Indomethacin on coronaviruses and other viruses then moved to talk about how it could control the exaggerated immune response frequently reported during SARS-CoV-2 infection through the modulation of the PPAR-γ & HIF-1α axis. At the end, we posted the results of some clinical trials that we consider promising. It is important to note that our article does not carry a specific recommendation for Indomethacin as a global treatment for COVID-19, but we do believe it deserves to be implemented in more clinical trials.
Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Minat Mahasiswa Berdonasi Melalui Platform Crowdfunding
Authors: Linardi Celine , Nur Triasesiarta
Published: April 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan dan menganalisis pengaruh persepsi kegunaan, persepsi kemudahan, persepsi kepercayaan, dan norma subjektif terhadap minat mahasiswa berdonasi pada platform crowdfunding. Metode pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah metode non probability sampling. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa/ mahasiswi yang berdomisili di Jabodetabek sebanyak 100 responden. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah regesi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan variabel persepsi kegunaan berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap minat mahasiswa berdonasi melalui platform crowdfunding. Sedangkan, persepsi kemudahan, kepercayaan, dan norma subjektif berpengaruh signifikan tehadap minat mahasiswa berdonasi melalui platform tersebut.
Anthropology of Desire Correlate in Oles Ulianenko’s Novel “Syn Tini”
Authors: Shteinbuk Feliks
Published: April 2021

Oles Ulianenko, one of the most talented and controversial modern Ukrainian writers, has been dead for ten years. However, during his life O. Ulianenko’s works were not given any appropriate professional interpretation as the literary scholars and critics applied either the wrong or inefficient method because of the numerous objective or, very often, subjective reasons. The goal of this article is to suggest an alternative variant, in comparison to the traditional literary ones, of theoretical literary analysis which is grounded on the principles of the corporal-mimetic method to interpret fiction, and which is an example of literary analysis of the writer’s novel “Syn Tini” (The Shadow Son). Consequently, the conclusion has been drawn that the meaning of the analyzed novel is not determined by moral-ethical rigorism but by an anthropological correlate of desire aimed to overcome death, hence, to accept life because the exact realization of the corresponding correlate connected with ontological categories “life” and “death” can “explain people’s existence. Not as a flock, but human beings…” (J. Lucan). Moreover, relations between a man and a woman can be considered in the same ontological-anthropological plane. Thus, Oles Ulianenko’s novel “Syn Tini” does not depict a “zoo”, albeit “human” one, not a parade of sadistic deviations which are “idiologized” or “aestheticized”, not to speak about “demonism of criminal actions” of any kind – it depicts exactly people. People who are madly driven by their desire to become someone in life, to be at least “shadow son”, since they are obviously not able to claim the status of those who can count on having their own shadow.
The figure “teacher-writer” by J. Williams: novel “Stoner”
Authors: Kalynych Kateryna
Published: April 2021

The realization of the paradigm “teacher-writer” in the interpretation of American professor and writer John Williams has been researched. The comparison of the author’s biography with the image of the protagonist of the novel – Stoner – revealed that the latter is the prototype of the writer. Along with the evolution development of the main character William Stoner, we have followed the improvement of his teaching methods which was reflected on the pages of the novel. The reader’s attention is logically focused on the main issues, such as the war theme and the mission of the university. It was shown how political events (World Wars I and II) consistently influenced the functioning of the educational institution having direct impact on the behavior of the studenthood. The author puts forward his own concept of the real nature of an academic institution thus defining three university models. The first model – “the Stoner model” – renders a closed institution which cluster the chosen ones in order to implement ideal concepts of scientific activity; the second – “the Finch model” – demonstrates an open institution which realizes its educational and spiritual activities for an appropriate reward; the third model, knows as “Masters model”, sees a university as a shelter for incompetent people and elderly unfulfilled personalities. The conclusions lies in the notion of “perfect education” witch should be specific for any given epoch. For instance, according to J. William’s novel, new realia demand of university to renew its concepts and priorities, the lack of which, in its turn, reasons the logic of the conflict between the past and the present, and this is what the character of William Stoner systematically faces, apparently reflecting the experience of the author himself.
Representation of the Problem-Thematic Unit “Finance” in the Contemporary British Novel
Authors: Drozdovskyi Dmytro
Published: April 2021

The problem-thematic unit “Finance” is outlined in the theoretical work “The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First Century Literary Fiction” (2018). The importance of this unit is due to the presence of texts in which to understand the worldview of the characters it is important to take into account the socio-economic environment in which the characters live and which affects their behavior. In the novels “NW” (2012) by Zadie Smith, “Other People’s Money” (2011) by Justin Cartwright and “The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim” (2010) by Jonathan Coe, the writers offer a new representation of the image of money, which distances money from the material world and becomes a transcendental value. Monetary processes are perceived as imaginary phenomena that the characters perceive speculatively. This leads to cataclysms and painful experiences arising from the loss of the characters of their work and the total banking crisis. The representation of money in the novels exploits the tendency that contemporary British authors discover trends related to German philosophy and the ideas of Kantianism. Money is not a form of achieving material goods, but a tool that shows that the characters are able to create another virtual world, which can exist as a speculative phenomenon. The presented range of novels confirms the ideas of B. Shalahinov that the sources of philosophical thought of German Romanticism were nourishing both for the Modern period and the Post-postmodern one, in particular exploited in the British post-postmodern novels.
Text on the Culturological Border: the Cinemanovel “The Red. Without a Front Line” by A. Kokotiukha
Authors: Nikoriak Nataliia
Published: April 2021

The article under studies reveals the terminological polymodality of the concept of “cinemanovel” as a screened novel; film genre; an original narrative work that tends to a screenplay; literary text written on the basis of the film and the screenplay to it (film “novelization”). An overview of modern theoretical and practical discourse of the cinemanovel genre is presented in the paper. It has been emphasized that some researchers try to find out the origins of this genre by analyzing the samples in a comparative and intermediate way, while others focus on clarifying the specifics of individual novels, concluding on the synthetic and hybrid nature of this genre. In particular, in this aspect, the cinemanovel-prequel by A. Kokotiukha “The Red. Without a Front Line” (2019) has been analyzed. This text, based on a film screenplay, appears to be a rather complex construct that acquires a double coding – cinematic and literary – hence the genre of the novel (as a product of the synthesis of two arts) contains the key features of both. On the one hand, we have to deal with the preservation of the cinematic codes that pass from the screenplay: fragmentation, word visualization, documentalism, eventfulness, editing, alternation of angles and plans, time reduction, dialogues, character formation in action, characterization through speech, conciseness of phrases in certain scenes to create the effect of maximum tension, image condensation, accumulation of internal tension in the episode. On the other hand (as a result of the so-called “novelization”), the text acquires genre features of the novel. These are: the scale of the narration (although fragmented and condensed), the description of characters’ lives is presented in line with historical events, with the disclosure of their psychology and inner world. Finally, the work is also marked with specifically architectonic, i.e. the author connects his cinemanovels together by means of a plot, the main character and a general artistic idea.
Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Proses Pembelajaran Siswa Tingkat Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Parid Miptah , Julrissani Julrissani
Published: April 2021

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab beberapa hal serta mengkaji kembali dampak dari pandemi Covid-19 terhadap proses pembelajaran, dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif yang berupa penggambaran dari suatu keadaan tertentu dengan menggunakan metode interaktif. Metode interaktif digunakan untuk menelaah isi dari suatu dokumen, tulisan-tulisan dan hasil penelitian yang relevan dengan judul serta objek dalam kajian ini yaitu guru dan siswa. Temuan dalam pembahasan ini menunjukkan bahwa guru dan siswa sangat terdampak dalam proses pembelajaran secara daring. Diharapkan kepada pemerintah untuk mengkaji serta membuat evaluasi proses pembelajaran secara daring karena memiliki beberapa peran yang hilang dalam proses pembelajaran agar generasi sekolah dasar dapat menjadi generasi bermutu walaupun di tengah pandemi Covid-19.Kata Kunci: Proses Pembelajaran, Pandemi Covid-19, Sekolah Dasar ABSTRACTThis study aims to answer a number of things to review the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the learning process, in this study using a qualitative descriptive approach in the form of a description of a particular situation using interactive methods. The interactive method is used to examine the contents of a document, writings, and research results that are relevant to the titles and objects in this study, namely students and teachers. The findings in this discussion indicate that teachers are highly affected in the online learning process and also students take part in getting the effects of these impacts. It is expected that the government review and make an evaluation of the learning process online because it has several roles missing in the learning process so that the elementary school generation can be a quality generation even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords: Learning Process, Covid-19 Pandemic, Elementary School