bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Pemilihan Guru Konseling dengan Metode VIKOR pada SMK TPI Alhasanah Pematang Bandar
Authors: Sinaga Delima Syah Putri , Andani Sundari Retno , Suhendro Dedi
Published: January 2022

This study aims to determine the right counseling teacher at SMK TPI Al-Hasanah to be able to help, direct and change the deviant behavior of students that occur in the school environment. The decision support system applied in this study is by using the VIKOR method. The data obtained in this study by direct observation to the field and also requesting accurate data from the leadership. The selection of counseling teachers is done with several criteria. The criteria are: (K1) last graduation, (K2) Length of Work, (K3), Discipline, (K4) Supporting certificates. It is expected that the results of this research using the VIKOR method can determine appropriate counseling teachers and be able to direct students at SMK TPI Al-Hasanah to become more virtuous individuals both in the school environment and also in the community
Trauma-induced coagulopathy: Mechanisms and clinical management
Authors: Ho Vui Kian , Wong Jolin , Martinez Angelly , Winearls James
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) is a form of coagulopathy unique to trauma patients
and is associated with increased mortality. The complexity and incomplete understanding of TIC have
resulted in controversies regarding optimum management. This review aims to summarise the
pathophysiology of TIC and appraise established and emerging advances in the management of TIC.
Methods: This narrative review is based on a literature search (MEDLINE database) completed in
October 2020. Search terms used were “trauma induced coagulopathy”, “coagulopathy of trauma”, “trauma
induced coagulopathy pathophysiology”, “massive transfusion trauma induced coagulopathy”, “viscoelastic
assay trauma induced coagulopathy”, “goal directed trauma induced coagulopathy and “fibrinogen
trauma induced coagulopathy’.
Results: TIC is not a uniform phenotype but a spectrum ranging from thrombotic to bleeding
phenotypes. Evidence for the management of TIC with tranexamic acid, massive transfusion protocols,
viscoelastic haemostatic assays (VHAs), and coagulation factor and fibrinogen concentrates were
evaluated. Although most trauma centres utilise fixed-ratio massive transfusion protocols, the “ideal”
transfusion ratio of blood to blood products is still debated. While more centres are using VHAs to
guide blood product replacement, there is no agreed VHA-based transfusion strategy. The use of
VHA to quantify the functional contributions of individual components of coagulation may permit
targeted treatment of TIC but remains controversial.
Conclusion: A greater understanding of TIC, advances in point-of-care coagulation testing, and
availability of coagulation factors and fibrinogen concentrates allows clinicians to employ a more
goal-directed approach. Still, hospitals need to tailor their approaches according to available resources,
provide training and establish local guidelines.

Keywords: Blood coagulation disorders, fibrinolysis, massive haemorrhage, transfusion, trauma
Novel transdermal device for delivery of triamcinolone for
nail psoriasis treatment
Authors: Yew Yik Weng , Phuan Crystal Zhen Yu , Zhao Xiahong , Tan Eugene Sern Ting , Chong Wei-Sheng , Tey Hong Liang
Published: January 2022

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Nail psoriasis treatment is challenging due to difficult drug delivery and systemic therapy
toxicities. Self-dissolvable microneedle patches embedded with corticosteroids offers a potentially rapid,
minimally invasive drug delivery platform with good efficacy and minimal adverse side effects.
Methods: We conducted a 4-month prospective randomised controlled trial. Subjects with psoriatic
nails were randomised to receive microneedle device delivered topical steroids on one hand and control
treatment (topical Daivobet gel) on the other. Two independent dermatologists blinded to the treatment
assignment scored their Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) during visits at baseline, 2 and 4 months.
All treatment was discontinued after 2 months. Average NAPSI score on each hand was analysed.
Results: A total of 25 participants were recruited, aged 22 to 73 years. Majority were Chinese
(72%), followed by Indian and Malay. There was equal randomisation of treatment to the left and right
nail. While there was a rapid significant improvement in average NAPSI score for the control arm at 2
months, the treatment arm had a greater, more sustained improvement of the NAPSI score at 4 months.
The average NAPSI score improved for both treatment and control group at 4 months compared to
baseline. However, only the NAPSI value improvement in the controls at 2 months compared to baseline
was statistically significant (P=0.0039). No severe adverse effects were reported.
Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first prospective randomised control trial
comparing microneedle technology against conventional topical steroids in nail psoriasis treatment. Our
findings demonstrate microneedle technology is as efficacious as topical therapy.

Keywords: Microneedle, nail, psoriasis
PENGARUH KINERJA KEUANGAN TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN LABA PADA PERUSAHAAN JASA TRANSPORTASI YANG TERDAFTAR DI BEI
Authors: Sari Dyah Ratna , Retnaningdiah Dian
Published: January 2022

In Indonesia, the development of the business world has become increasingly widespread which has resulted in increasingly fierce business competition. The performance of a company is assessed by using financial ratios. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of financial performance on Profit Growth in Transportation Service Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study employed a quantitative approach, the samples used were 4 transportation service companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, the data collection technique used was secondary data obtained from the company's website. The hypothesis testing shows that the current ratio has no significant effect on profit growth, which meansthat a high current ratio value may not necessarily increase company profits. The total asset turnover (TATO) has no significant effect on profit growth. This indicates that a high TATO means thatthe company only uses a few assets. The debt-to-equity ratio (DER) has a significant effect on profit growth.This shows that the higher the DER value, the riskier the company is. The net profit margin (NPM) has no significant effect on profit growth, which indicates that a high NPM value means the company can generate high net income as well.
ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENTIAL AND EMOTIONAL MARKETING EFFECTS ON THE DECISION TO ENTER IN UNIVERSTAS AMIKOM YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Amrullah Yusuf Amri
Published: January 2022

This study analyzes the influence of Experiential Marketing and Emotional Marketing on The Decision to Enter at Universitas AMIKOM Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of using Experiential Marketing and Emotional Marketing on The Decision to Enter at Universitas AMIKOM Yogyakarta. This research is vital to be used by companies or agencies that will conduct marketing. Respondents in this study were new students of Universitas AMIKOM Yogyakarta force 2018/2019 with at least one faculty represented by 1 study program, the questionnaire to distributed amounted to 200 questionnaires. Data analysis in this research uses validity test, reliability test and classic assumption test. The results of data processing using SPSS, the results shown are Experiential Marketing and Emotional Marketing influence on The Decision Enter.
Ekonomi Syariah : Bergerak Menuju Kapitalisme Religius ?
Authors: Prasetyo Heri , Hermansyah Hermansyah
Published: January 2022

The economic system is a fundamental element that determines the economic performance of a country. Various forms of economic systems that have ever existed, including large economic systems such as capitalism, socialism adopted by various countries have become a guide and foundation for the country's economic policies. Then the emergence of a complementary thought discourse on an economic system based on religious values with theological arguments that Islam is a divine religion based on revelation (the Qur'an) functions to guide human life both socially, politically, and economically. the scarcity of literature that explains the values of philosophy, institutions, principles, norms, and values of Islamic economic law.

The author uses a literature study method or literature study by examining the literacy of opinions, ideas from thinkers and experts on classical, contemporary, and sharia modern economic systems such as Adam Smith, Lester Thurow, Max Weber, Adi Warman Karim, Fazlurrahman, Umar Chapra, Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Taymiyah Mubyarto. Furthermore, notes on the normativism of the Islamic economic system are important because they are related to the desired religious capitalism. Then, some of the arguments for religious capitalism are presented by looking at philosophical factors, historical-aspirational factors, and also factors that can be called futuristic.

In the philosophical study, the author concludes that Islamic economic religious capitalism is a form of the dialectical process of the earth system and the sky system. Harmonization of rationalism and spiritualism. The futuristic discussion shows that Islamic economic religious capitalism can be the end of history. But that does not necessarily stop the social challenges that arise. Capitalism itself is still undergoing changes, and shocks. The religious capitalism of Islamic economics is to see how Islamic economics will undergo a metamorphosis for the people of Indonesia, although there is no harm in advancing it as a futuristic study, as a future global economic system because it is claimed to carry universal values.
Anais do Congresso Internacional Movimentos Docentes: Volume II
Authors: Azzalis Ligia Ajaime , Rosalen Marilena , Viesba Everton , Viesba Letícia Moreira
Published: January 2022

Anais do CMD
Success Factors of Corporate Accelerators
Authors: Guardiet Ton , Oreschenko Alexander , Wawers Hendrick
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Corporate accelerators have become an important form of corporate-start-up collaboration. According to [1] mm1 (consultancy for Connected Business), two-thirds of all DAX 30 companies in Germany engaged with start-ups via an accelerator in the year 2020. Despite the clear importance of this phenomenon, there is still a lack of understanding of the concrete factors that determine their success. Corporate accelerators can be designed in different ways but business executives are still in the dark about the consequences of these design decisions on the performance. The aim of present study is to determine success factors of a selected set of corporate accelerators based on qualitative data. A database of 109 corporate accelerators was collected from which all Germany based programs (28) were analysed in greater detail regarding their performance and program design. Hereby, the study tests the statistical relevance of 14 potential success factors identified via literature review conducted on the matter. The results show that especially five factors have a significant positive correlation to a corporate accelerators success:
The existence of corporate partners.
A demanding selection process that contains selection days for shortlisted start-ups.
A larger amount of start-ups per batch.
The obligation for start-ups to be physically present in the facilities for the time of the program (Pre Covid19).
The incorporation of metrics to track the progress of participating start-ups.

JEL classification numbers: O31.
Keywords: Acceleration programs, Corporate acceleration, Corporate entrepreneurship, start-ups, Corporate incubators.
“Beta” with “Size Premium” an Augmented Approach in the Frontier Equity Market: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange
Authors: Khatun Mahfuza , Islam K. M. Zahidul
Published: January 2022

Abstract

Traditionally, firm size has adopted in numerous heuristic asset pricing models as a determining factor of expected stock returns. So far as like systematic risk “beta”, there is diminutive consensus over the magnitude and firmness of the “size” premium. Converging on the controversy this article attempts to examine the traditional Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and “size” augmented CAPM in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The goal of this article is to examine the impact of an overall market factor and factor related to the firm size risk on expected stock returns at the portfolio level. Our sample encompasses non-financial stocks listed in DSE, with daily observations starting from January 2014 to December 2018. Depending on Market Capitalization and Book-to-Market Ratios we construct nine different portfolios, Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression methodology is used to examine the models. Unlike common reckoning, we observe the strong existence of the “size” effect in frontier equity market DSE and has a tangible impact on explaining expected stock returns at the portfolio level. Additionally, the “size” augmented Capital Asset Pricing Model explains DSE better than the standard CAPM, may indeed be a good tool for a realistic assessment of the expected asset returns, and can improve the description of equilibrium in the Frontier equity market DSE.

JEL classification numbers: E44, G11, G12.
Keywords: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Size Premium, Frontier Equity Market.
Bank Health Analysis with RGEC Method Case Study of Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN)
Authors: Putri Sintia Deliana , Panggiarti Endang Kartini , Iswanaji Chaidir
Published: January 2022

The banking sector is one of the important components in the economy because one of the functions is collecting public funds. In collecting public funds, banks must have a good and trustworthy reputation. Therefore, banks are required to be able to achieve and maintain good levels of performance, because good levels of bank performance can increase the trust and loyalty of customers and people to use financial products, services and activities from the bank. The performance of a bank is reflected in the financial statements, can also be reflected through published earnings. Bank health is also reflected in the performance of a bank, because health assessments are recorded in published financial statements. Bank health is very important because a healthy bank will be able to carry out its normal operational activities. In addition, bank health is needed so that public confidence in the banking industry in terms of saving funds is maintained with banking regulations. This study aims to determine the Bank Health of Bank Tabungan Negara using the RGEC (Risk Profile, Good Corporate Governance, Earning, and Capital) methods. The data used in this study are 2017-2019 Annual Report. The results of this study show that the health of banks in 2017 and 2018 was declared healthy, while in 2019 it was declared quite healthy.
YAG capsulotomy rates between two types of trifocal intraocular lenses
Authors: Muhammad Ali  , Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar  , Muhammad Haris Zahid  , Irfan Jeeva  , Muhammad Abdul Rehman Siddiqui
Published: January 2022

Objective: To evaluate YAG capsulotomy rates following implantation of two types of trifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study consecutive patients who underwent cataract surgery with a trifocal IOL from 1st May 2017 to 30th October 2019 at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi were included. Eyes which either had an AT Lisa Tri or Alcon PanOptix IOL implant were included. The primary outcome measure was Nd: YAG laser. Univariate analysis of all predictor variables was performed followed by a multivariate regression analysis of those which were significant. A p-value of < 0.05 was taken as significant.
Results: A total of 328 eligible eyes were identified. Nine eyes were excluded. Out of the 319 eyes of 177 patients included in this study, 180 received AT Lisa Tri while 139 of them received Alcon PanOptix Trifocal IOLs.
The mean (SD) age of the patients was 52.29 years (±11.04). Gender was equally distributed with 91 male patients (51.4%). Median (IQR) time to laser capsulotomy was 8 months (3-16). Clinically posterior capsular opacification (PCO) was present in 75 eyes (23.5%). A total of 39 eyes (12.2%) underwent Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy. Among the AT Lisa Tri group 29 eyes (16.1%) underwent laser capsulotomy compared to 10 (7.2%) (n=10) in Alcon PanOptix group (p=0.016). In both univariate and multivariate analyses, gender and IOL type were statistically significant.
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Bireylerin Gelir Dağılım Seviyelerinin Makine Öğrenmesi Teknikleri İle Belirlenmesi
Authors: CANİBEY Sait Taner , SEVLİ Onur
Published: January 2022

Toplumların ekonomik durumlarını değerlendirme üzerine yapılan çalışmalar mevcut durumu tespit etmek, yaşam koşullarını iyileştirmek ve geleceğe dönük stratejiler geliştirmek açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu konuda farklı disiplinler çeşitli araştırma, analiz ve tahminleme çalışmaları gerçekleştirmektedir. Bu çalışmada farklı ülkelerden toplanmış olan sosyoekonomik verilerine bağlı olarak bireylerin ekonomik seviyeleri üzerine makine öğrenmesi temelli tahminlemeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kullanılan veri setinde bireylerin yaş, çalışma durumu, eğitim seviyesi, medeni durumu, mesleği, ırkı, cinsiyeti, haftalık çalışma süresi ve gelir seviyesini gösterir sınıf yer almaktadır. KNN, DVM, Rastgele Orman ve Naive Bayes algoritmaları kullanılarak elde edilen ölçümler farklı metrikler açısından değerlendirilmiş ve karşılaştırılmıştır. En iyi doğruluk değeri %97.36 olarak Naive Bayes algoritması ile elde edilmiştir. Bu çalışma sosyoekonomik tahminlemeler konusunda çalışacak olan araştırmacılar için makine öğrenmesi temelli başarılı bir model örneği sunmaktadır.
Assessment of Fetal and Infant health status based on Non-Stress Test
Authors: Rezaee Moradali Monireh , Zareipour Moradali , Rezaei Zhila Mohammad
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Non stress test (NST) is commonly considered as a screening test to assess the health of the fetus especially in high risk pregnancies in most studies. The purpose of this study was to Assessment of fetal and Infant health status based on Non-Stress Test. Methods: This study was a case-control design carried out on 984 pregnant in Urmia selected by census sampling during 2014-2015; 500 pregnant had experienced NST and considered as case group and 484 pregnant had not experienced NST and considered as control group. Data were collected using records of NST among mothers and checklist including variables related to maternal characteristics such as fetal characteristics. The data were analyzed through SPSS version 22 software. Results: In pregnant women who experienced NST, the mean age, Apgar min 1 and 5 was significantly different and NST group had better situation than other group (p=0.001).  Fetal distress was more in the presence of meconium (p=0.0001). In binary logistic regression analysis, meconium and NST were presented as a risk factor in the model, that is, by shifting one level of the meconium or NST status (yes/no) (OR Meconium = 14.262, p = 0.0001; OR NST = 2.874, p = 0.001).  Conclusion: Using non stress test to observe the abnormal results of the fetus especially meconium-stained amniotic fluid is crucial and vital because can prevent the fetal distress, infection of pregnant women and fetus and even the mortality of the fetus.
Evaluation of effect of Kanchanar Guggul in Sub-clinical Hypothyroidism with respect to Agnimandya
Authors: Kombe Pooja , Kuchewar Vaishali
Published: January 2022

Sub Clinical Hypothyroidism is a condition in which there is biochemical evidence of deficiency of thyroid hormone having few or no apparent clinical features of Hypothyroidism. The prevalence of Hypothyroidism in the developed world is about 4-5% and that of subclinical Hypothyroidism is about 4-15%. According to Ayurveda, the function of thermogenesis and metabolism in the body is principally related to Agni. Any deviation in the function of Agni is called as Agnimandya. It interferes with the metabolism and thermogenesis. In consideration with the role of thyroid gland in metabolism, the term Agni can be correlated. Aim and objective: this study is aimed to explore the efficacy of Kanchanar Guggul in Sub-Clinical Hypothyroidism. Methodology: this is the randomized controlled study. Total 40 patients taken in this study and divided into two groups by lottery method. Levothyroxine 25mg at morning and kanchanar guggul 500mg twice a day was given respectively for 30 days and follow up was taken. Conclusion: Subclinical hypothyroidism is found to be more prevalent in females in the age group of 30 to 50 years.TSH level was also decreased which indicates that it acts on metabolism process. It might be required to give Kanchanar Guggul for long duration to normalize the Agni.
LA MEDIACIÓN EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR, MEJORA LA RELACIÓN ENTRE DOCENTES Y ESTUDIANTES
Authors: Palencia Gutiérrez Esperanza Marbella , Badaraco Delgado Violeta
Published: January 2022

En este trabajo se pretende crear una reflexión sobre la mediación en la educación superior, como estrategia para mejorar la relación entre los docentes y los estudiantes, por tener este ámbito en palabras de Manzano (2017), unas características propias y un funcionamiento complejo, que ocasiona una conflictividad muy diferenciada, al encontrarnos en un contexto donde convergen diferentes aspectos como puede ser el educativo, el organizacional, el laboral y hasta el familiar, que necesitan una respuesta global y precisa ante estas situaciones de conflicto. Desarrollo. Para la sustentación objetiva de este trabajo se analizó teórica y metodológicamente los referentes acerca de la mediación en la comunidad jurídica y universitaria. Metodología: se basó en la revisión documental, con la recopilación ordenada y metódica de la información contenida en libros, folletos, códigos y artículos, que pueden obtenerse en una biblioteca, instituciones especializadas como por ejemplo la página web del Consejo de la Judicatura. Resultados: Algunas investigaciones evidenciaron formas de abordar los conflictos por los universitarios, como evitar enfrentamientos, deserción escolar y aislamiento de los estudiantes que dificulta, aún más, el trabajo conciliador del docente universitario. Conclusión: si se quiere alcanzar una la calidad de educación debemos dar una mirada hacia la mediación en general y en específico la mediación en línea, como una de las mejores alternativas para seguir resolviendo conflictos y contribuyendo a desatascar el sistema judicial y al sistema educativo, pilares fundamentales en el desarrollo de un país.
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 oncogenesis and cell-to-cell spread
Authors: Khalil Tehreem , Samman Samman , Jawad Zaynab , Hakeem Zunaira , Rasheed Aemin , Sohail Fareeha , Asad Iqra , Sohail Shehreen , Rana Hamza , Saleem Sana
Published: January 2022

Exploring host-HTLV-1 interactions and the molecular processes underpinning HTLV-1-mediated carcinogenesis is crucial for establishing effective treatments for viral infection and associated leukemia/lymphoma. Several HTLV-1 proteins have been shown to play important roles in the cellular transformation and immortalization of infected T cells. Through interactions with MAVS, STING, and RIP1, the HTLV-1 oncoprotein Tax suppresses the innate IFN response, resulting in the inhibition of TBK1-mediated phosphorylation of IRF3/IRF7. The HTLV-1 protein HBZ affects genomic integrity and inhibits target cell death and autophagy. Furthermore, it has been discovered that HBZ promotes the growth of ATL cells and aids in the evasion of infected cells from immunosurveillance. It currently appears that the efficacy of an individual's cytotoxic T cell (CTL) response to HTLV-1 is the most important single predictor of that person's provirus load, which can differ by more than 10,000-fold amongst HTLV-1-infected persons. We examine recent improvements in our knowledge of the pathophysiology, or underlying processes, of the illness produced by HTLV-1 infection in this article. Furthermore, we explore the future approach for targeting HTLV-1-associated malignancies and anti-HTLV-1 therapies. The pathogenic agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). ATL is a fast-developing clonal tumour of CD4+ T cells which are cellular and viral protein interactions and pave the way for the discovery of new classes of cellular modulators, which may induce Tax oncogenesis and its impact on survival signalling pathways such as the NF-B and PI3K-Akt pathways, therapeutic target opportunities for ATL have been presented in two collaborative studies.
Peramalan Deret Waktu untuk Bisnis : Pendekatan algoritma LGBM Regressor
Authors: Lubis Fachrul Rozi , Syahputra Eddy Rahman
Published: January 2022

Peramalan deret waktu adalah topik yang cukup umum di bidang data science (ilmu data). Perusahaan menggunakan model peramalan untuk mendapatkan pandangan yang lebih jelas tentang bisnis masa depan. Data masa lalu dikumpulkan dan dianalisis melalui model kuantitatif atau kualitatif sehingga pola dapat diidentifikasi dan dapat mengarahkan perencanaan bisnis di masa depan akan tetapi memilih algoritme yang tepat merupakan salah satu keputusan sulit ketika akan mengembangkan model peramalan deret waktu. Penelitian ini menyajikan hasil analisi data dengan mengadopsi kerangka kerja data science CRISP-DM dan membandingkan lima algoritma berbeda untuk memperkirakan penjualan harian selama 28 hari ke depan. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi kinerja RMSE, algoritma LGBM Regressor menghasilkan tingkat kesalahan 7.53 %, paling rendah dibandingkan algoritma lain, akan tetapi waktu pelatihan dan pengujian paling tinggi.
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF ACADEMIC NEEDS OF THE HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Mrunalini V.
Published: January 2022

Hearing impairment is one among the partial inability to hear the sound producing around a person. Hearing impairment can cause due to several factors but not limited to age, illness, physical trauma, etc., hearing aid is a small electronic device which helps to hear the sound in our surroundings just by wearing behind your ears. With the help of this e-device a hearing-impaired person can able to hear the sound, can listen and helps to communicate with others usual as others. This research article is about a survey regarding number of students with hearing impaired doing their higher studies in and around Coimbatore and find out their difficulties faced by them by accessing the study materials.
Public management of petroleum: Practices and issues
Authors: Nguyen Hong Minh
Published: January 2022

From the public petroleum management models, the article points out the typical features of this type of management, namely: i) attracting foreign investment through design and financial terms of petroleum contracts; ii) management of production sharing contracts; and iii) participation of national oil companies (NOC) in these management processes. On the basis of analysing the experiences of some countries in the world in public management of petroleum, this article analyses the current situation of public management of petroleum in Vietnam, highlights some limitations and proposes orientations for revision of the Petroleum Law.
PATTERN OF CHEST RADIOGRPAHIC FINDINGS IN RELATION TO CD4 COUNT AMONG THE HAART NAÏVE HIV POSITIVE ADULTS IN SOKOTO NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA
Authors: Umar FK , Saidu SA , Maaji SM , Yunusa GH , Sule MB , Gele IH , Akinnibosun-Raji OH , Abdullahi A , Haliru S , Amin HH , Mohammed Y
Published: January 2022

Background: HIV/AIDS epidemic has evolved to become a major task in global health with the greatest impact in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the transmission occurs horizontally between sexually active individuals. The CD4 count being a reliable pointer of immunosuppression has a close relationship with the likelihood of developing some pulmonary diseases and other chest conditions in HIV patients, which can be picked on chest radiograph. Aims and Objectives: To determine the pattern of chest radiographic findings in relation to CD4 count among the HAART naïve HIV positive adults in Sokoto. Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty newly diagnosed HIV positive adults, yet to commence any antiviral treatment were recruited. They had chest radiographs done in the Radiology Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto, North-western Nigeria, using Silhoutte VR System GE diagnostic x-ray equipment. The findings from the radiographs and the result of their CD4 counts were analysed using SPSS version 23. Results: The CD4 count of the studied participants ranged from 69-1222 cells/?L with mean (± SD) of 448.3(± 287.0) cells/?L. Most of the participants 59(42.1%) had CD4 counts <200 cells/?L. Pulmonary consolidation was the predominant radiographic finding in the CD4 range of 200-499cells/?L while a normal appearance was the commonest finding amongst participants with CD4 count ?500 cells/?L There was statistically significant association between the level of CD4 counts and the overall chest radiographic findings using chi- square test with a chi value of 23.993 and p-value of 0.000. Conclusion: The study showed abnormal chest radiographic finding as the predo
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER IN ZARIA, NIGERIA: A TWENTY YEAR HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (1991 - 2010)
Authors: Umar M , Shehu MS , Iliyasu Y
Published: January 2022

Background: Cancer has become a major global public health problem. There are approximately 150,000 cases of endometrial cancer diagnosed each year, making endometrial carcinoma the fifth most common cancer in women. The predisposing factor was linked to reproductive history with duration and type of oestrogen exposure. Endometrial cancer is often diagnosed early. There has not been a comprehensive clinico-pathological study/ documentation of endometrial cancer in the study center. Materials and Method: This is a retrospective histopathological review of endometrial cancer seen over 20- year period obtained from endometrial curettage and hysterectomy specimens submitted to the Department of pathology. Histology slides were retrieved, reviewed and classified using the WHO classification of tumours of the endometrium. Analysis of the collected data was carried out using SPSS Version 15.0, and data were presented in frequency distribution tables and figures. Result: A total of 1,505 cases were diagnosed as malignant lesions of the female genital tract with the endometrial cancer represent 4.4% of the malignancies. Majority of endometrial cancer were epithelial 69.7 %, 21.7 % were grade I tumours, grade II tumours 50.0 % and grade III 28.3 % of the cases. Stromal sarcoma 19.7% of these 61.5 % were high grade stromal sarcoma, 38.5 %, low grade stromal sarcoma and Malignant Mixed Mesodermal Tumours accounted for 10.6 % cases. The age range was from 24 to 80 years. With peak age of incidence in 5th and 6th decades. Most of the endometrial cancers were diagnosed by endometrial biopsies 63.6% while the rest by total abdominal hysterectomy 36.4 %. Conclusion: Endometrial cancer represented 4.4 % of the female genital tract malignancies within the study period with possible early exposure to the aetiological factors and epithelial tumour are commoner than Malignant Mixed Mesodermal Tumours.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for University Education: a study on students’ experiences at the University of Ghana
Authors: Eshun Samuel Nuamah , Addae David , Manu Abigail Abena Owusuwaa
Published: January 2022

The objective of this study was to examine students’ experiences in participating in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at the University of Ghana. The study employed the qualitative research method. All the 12 students of the University of Ghana’s Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies who enrolled in a MOOC course participated in the study. The study revealed that students are mostly attracted to Coursera and edx than other available MOOC platforms. Students view MOOC as affordable, accessible and of quality. MOOC challenge mostly cited by students is intermittent internet connectivity. In anticipation of the increase in enrollment in Ghanaian Universities in 2020 and beyond due to the Free Senior High School programme of the government, the study recommended that Universities and other tertiary institutions convert some of their study courses registered by students into MOOCs to create more lecture spaces for prospective students.
Green Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications
Authors: E. Ashwini  , Dr. V. Sabari  , M. Anchana
Published: January 2022

Nature inspires researcher to carry out new research in the field of science and technology, especially in the field of nanotechnology. In those natural systems Hibiscus rosasinensis plant is one having very important medical properties, Hence used in cough treatments, fertility treatments, henna and it has positive effects on heart disease also. Present research work focused on to synthesis of Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles from flower extract of Hibiscus rosasinensis plant using Green synthesis method. The hibiscus flowers were collected and dried under shadow, extract was collected using it. The titanium isopropoxide is used in hibiscus extract and PH value is maintained. The obtained TiO2 nanoparticles have been characterized by X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), EDAX& FTIR respectively..
Degradation of Organic Pollutants using Green Synthesized Bimetallic Nanoparticles: A Kinetic Study
Authors: Preeti Bairwa  , Vijay Devra
Published: January 2022

Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses various disciplines of engineering, biology, physics and chemistry, which deals with nanoscale materials. It is a multiple areas field which covers diverse domains from the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) from plants is a green chemical approach that combines nanotechnology and plant biotechnology. Plant metabolites such as sugars, terpenoids, polyphenols and others play an important role in reducing metal ions to nanoparticles. So to complete the goal; a biological approach to filling in the gaps is imminent; For example, green synthesis uses extracts from biological sources from plant sources, which are superior to chemical and biological methods. Water pollution is defined as the existence of toxic bio- logical agents and chemicals that exceed the normal level of water and may pose a detrimental effect to human health and the environment. In the current report, here we synthesized silver, copper bimetallic nanoparticles (BMNPs) via a novel, robust, and inexpensive method using leaf extract of Azadirachta Indica as reducing as well as capping agent. The synthesized Ag-CuNPs was tested for degradation and degradation kinetics using Methyl Orange dye (MO) through an advanced oxidation process (AOP). The obtained kinetic result indicates the rate of degradation of MO induces significantly in presence of small concentration of BMNPs (1× 10-8 s-1) and UV-Visible spectrum changes are used to analyze the structure of intermediate and end products during the degraded process. This work promises good environmental safetyagainst dye contamination in water based systems.
Microwave Synthesis; A Great Potential Tool for Green Chemistry
Authors: Rahmani Mudassir Nehal Ahmed
Published: January 2022

Microwave radiation, an electromagnetic radiation, is extensively use as a supply of heating in organic synthesis. The primary mechanisms discovered in microwave assisted synthesis are dipolar polarization and conduction. (MAOS) has emerged as a new ‘lead’ in organic synthesis. The method gives simple, clean, fast, efficient, and financial for the synthesis of a massive variety of organic molecules, have furnished the momentum for lots chemists to exchange from conventional heating technique to microwave assisted chemistry. In the recent year microwave assisted organic reaction has emerged as new device in organic synthesis. In the prevailing article an attempt turned into made to attention on what is microwave, how is it generated and what significance may also it have.
Review on Advantages of Blue Eyes Technology
Authors: Shridhar Sharma  , Chandani Suryawanshi
Published: January 2022

Blue eyes technology going to lead the life in near future. This technology works on the concept of artificial intelligence. Its purpose is that computer can work like human. A lot of research work is going on it and IBM research team has already come with this blue eye technology in which a computer can sense human feelings and behaviour and understand it. The purpose of this technology is that it gives human power and abilities to computer so that computer can interact with human similar to that way one human interact with another through speech, facial expressions and touch. All humans understands each other’s feeling and emotions just by reading the facial expressions. This blue eyes technology going to create a computer that can have a human abilities like recognising the facial expressions and understand it and give the result accordingly. Some electronics gadgets are used in blue eyes technology which can sense and control human feelings and emotions. The proper hardware and software are loaded on this system. This technology can be applied everywhere where permanent operator attention required. In this technology, the meaning of blue is Bluetooth connection, eyes means eye movement and technology means techniques. Blue eyes system contains two devices, one is Data Acquisition System (DAU) and other is Central System Unit (CSU) which are connected by Bluetooth. The function of Data acquisition systems is to receive information from the sensor and send it via Bluetooth and also the message from CSU to operator. The CSU gives visualization interface by buffering incoming sensor data.
Role of Edaphic Factors in Accumulation and Chemical Speciation of Arsenic in Agricultural Food Produce
Authors: Seema Mishra  , Geeta Singh  , Sanjay Dwivedi  , Kiran Singh
Published: January 2022

Arsenic (As) is recognized as a toxic element and has been classified as a human carcinogen (group I) causing skin, lungs and bladder cancers. Arsenic contamination is a worldwide problem including several parts of India. While As contamination in drinking water has attracted much attention, plant based foods are also an important source of As. From irrigation water As gets loaded in agricultural soil and eventually accumulates in food grains and vegetables. Arsenic exists in several chemical forms and its accumulation and toxic effect to plant strongly depends on its availability and chemical speciation in soil. The chemical speciation and availability of As in soil is a complex phenomenon impacted by several edaphic and environmental factors. Both organic and inorganic forms of As are present in soil. Arsenate[As(V)]and arsenite [As(III)] are the major soluble inorganic forms of As and are also the most abundant As species. In aerated/aerobic soil As(V) while in anaerobic soil As(III) is the predominant form. Further, the availability of As(III) is generally higher in soil solution than As(V) because the former is relatively more weakly retained in the soil matrix. Organic As i.e. methylated forms of As are also present in small amount. However, depending on soil organic matter, moister and mineral composition they can be in significantly high concentration in some soils. Thus, availability of As in soil is driven by multiple factors, such as rain fall, temperature, pH, CEC, texture, Fe oxides & hydroxides, organic matter, sulfur & phosphorus concentration, soil redox conditions etc. Understanding these factors is important for mitigation of As problem in food through proper soil amendment or by selection appropriate crop.
Markers of Oxidative Stress in the Saliva of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Authors: Olayanju Olatunde , Edem Victory , Okwor Chika , Odok Gabriel , Awah Nnaemeka
Published: January 2022

Objective: Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased prevalence of oral diseases for which reactive oxygen species have been implicated. The saliva contains protective antioxidants which statutorily curtail these destructive oxygen molecules. A functional compromise of the antioxidants may precipitate oxidative stress leading to the increased oral disease susceptibility. However, salivary markers of oxidative stress have not been sufficiently studied in the diabetics. Methods: A total of 166 adults were recruited for this study. They comprised of 95 Type 2 diabetic patients and 71 healthy non-diabetic controls. About 3 ml of unstimulated saliva samples were collected from participants and processed, levels of salivary H2O2, NO and MDA were measured using spectrophotometry method and compared between the two groups. Data was analysed using t-test, logistic regression and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) with statistical significance set at p<0.05. Results: Salivary H2O2 (p=0.024) and NO (p=0.002) were significantly higher in the diabetic patients when compared to the healthy non-diabetic control group. Binary logistic regression showed that patients with Type 2 diabetic mellitus are more likely to have elevated salivary H2O2 (OR= 1.013; p=0.025) and NO (OR=1.016; p=0.003) levels. ROC analysis showed statistically significant performance of salivary NO levels in distinguishing between T2DM patients and healthy controls. Conclusions: Higher levels of oxidative stress markers including salivary H2O2 and NO in the diabetic groups could be a pointer to the characteristic high prevalence of oral diseases in diabetes mellitus, given that oxidative stress predisposes to disease vulnerability. This calls for increased attention to oral health in diabetes management to minimise co-morbidity.
CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE A BIOLOGIA DE NEOCORYNURA MUISCAE (HALICTIDAE, AUGOCHLORINI) EM GUASCA, CUNDINAMARCA, COLÔMBIA
Authors: Benavides Marlene Lucia Aguilar- , Castillo Nicole Stephany López , Plata Dario Guevara
Published: January 2022

Introdução: Os estudos sobre história de vida das espécies de abelhas silvestres colombianas, especialmente da família Halictidae são escassos. Objetivo: O presente estudo quer contribuir com informações básicas sobre alguns aspectos biológicos como: comportamento, arquitetura do ninho e recursos polínicos utilizados como fonte de alimento pela espécie Neocorynura muiscae da tribu Augochlorini, família Halictidae. Material e métodos: Foram realizadas observações de 19 ninhos localizados sobre os 2000 metros de altura presentes num fragmento da Floresta Andina, na fazenda Macuira (produtora do mirtilo), Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colômbia. Os ninhos foram observados durante três meses e foi possível descrever cinco atividades de comportamento dos indivíduos dos ninhos. Essas atividades foram realizadas nos ninhos entre as 9h00 e 14h00 horas. Resultados: Do total de ninhos observados em campo, nove foram extraídos, descrito e trasladados ao laboratório. Os ninhos apresentavam uma única entrada que conectava a uma câmara onde se encontravam geralmente três células construídas com imaturos ou pólen. Também foi observado que a profundidade dos ninhos depende do tipo de solo e da vegetação presente. A partir das observações comportamentais, o desgaste das asas, desgaste das mandíbulas das fêmeas e observação dos ovários, determinou-se que a espécie pode apresentar algumas vezes comportamento quase social. Provavelmente associado ao período chuvoso ocorrido durante o estudo, o que pode induzir a que compartilhem seus ninhos com outras fêmeas, possivelmente irmãs, por algum período de tempo. Por último, a maioria dos grãos de pólen encontrados nos ninhos extraídos pertenciam as famílias Asteraceae, Melastomataceae e Ericaceae que são recursos frequentemente encontrados em florestas andinas e no caso da Ericaceae pela cultura do mirtilo no local de estudo. Conclusão: Os resultados indicam a importância de preservação desse local para a manutenção das populações naturais de esta espécie. Financiado: VICEIN PIC-CIAS 3356.
Preparing Legal Documents for NLP Analysis: Improving the Classification of Text Elements by Using Page Features
Authors: Josi Frieda , Wartena Christian , Heid Ulrich
Published: January 2022

Legal documents often have a complex layout with many different headings, headers and footers, side notes, etc. For the further processing, it is important to extract these individual components correctly from a legally binding document, for example a signed PDF. A common approach to do so is to classify each (text) region of a page using its geometric and textual features. This approach works well, when the training and test data have a similar structure and when the documents of a collection to be analyzed have a rather uniform layout. We show that the use of global page properties can improve the accuracy of text element classification: we first classify each page into one of three layout types. After that, we can train a classifier for each of the three page types and thereby improve the accuracy on a manually annotated collection of 70 legal documents consisting of 20,938 text elements. When we split by page type, we achieve an improvement from 0.95 to 0.98 for single-column pages with left marginalia and from 0.95 to 0.96 for double-column pages. We developed our own feature-based method for page layout detection, which we benchmark against a standard implementation of a CNN image classifier.
Research on Anti-Interference of Double Hop Wireless Powered Communication Networks based on Time Reversal
Authors: Liu Wei , Wei Li Fang , Zhou Xiong Jun , Yue Wang Ming
Published: January 2022

To solve the problems of dual near and far in wireless powered communication network(WPCN) and the interference in the process of information transmission, a resource allocation method based on time inversal (TR) for WPCN is proposed. An optimization problem to maximize the minimum network throughput is constructed by jointly optimizing the transmission time of each phase of the network, the transmission power of the hybrid access point (HAP) and the transmission power of the relay. Since the constructed problem is non-convex, this paper converts the non-convex problem into an equivalent convex problem by introducing relaxation variables and auxiliary variables, and further divides the convex problem into two sub-problems to obtain the solution of the original problem. Finally, the simulation results show that the proposed resource allocation scheme can alleviate the dual distance and interference effectively, so as to obtain a higher total system throughput.
Pervasive Systems Development: A Stepwise Rule-centric Rigorous Service-Oriented Architectural Approach
Authors: Aoumeur Nasreddine , barkaoui Kamel
Published: January 2022

To stay competitive in today’s high market volatility and globalization, cross-organizational business information systems and processes are deemed to be knowledge-intensive (e.g. rulecentric), highly adaptive and context-aware, that is explicitly responding to their surrounding environment, user’s preferences and sensing devices. Towards achieving these objectives in developing such applications, we put forwards in this paper a stepwise service-oriented approach that exhibits an explicit separation of concerns, that is, we first conceptualize the mandatory functionalities and then separately and explicitly consider the added-values of contextual concerns, which we then integrate at both the fine-grained activity-level and the coarse-grained process-level to reflect their intuitive business semantics. Secondly, the proposed approach is based on business rule-centric architectural techniques, with emphasis on Event-Conditions-Actions (ECA)-driven transient tailored and adaptive architectural connectors. As third benefit, for formal underpinnings towards rapid-prototyping and validation, we semantically interpret the approach into rewriting logic and its true-concurrent and reflective operational semantics governed by the intrinsic practical Maude language.