bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Main trends, determinants and problems of modern economic growth in developed and developing countries
Authors: Meliantsev Vitalii A.
Published: October 2021

The article, based on a number of author's calculations, shows that in the mechanism of modern economic growth, which over the last two hundred years has led to colossal progress in the now advanced economies (AES) and a part of developing countries (DCS), there occurred serious failures in the last 3-4 decades. Despite the infor-mation revolution and deepening of the international division of la-bor, compound annual growth rates (CAGRS) of per capita GDP (PCGDP) and total factor productivity (TFP) in the AES and many DCS have demonstrated a significant tendency to slowdown.
Although the AES are still leading the world in the field of fundamental technological innovations, due to the loss of the demo-graphic dividend, decrease in the efficiency of government effec-tiveness, hypertrophied development of the financial sector, they are noticeably losing their positions in the world economy.
Unlike many African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries, a number of Asian countries (including the PRC, India and NICS), due to the policy of pragmatic reforms and openness, has succeeded in acceleration of CAGRs of their PCGDP and TFP.
However, given that in many AES and DCS after the global crisis of 2009 there was no significant mitigation of financial and social problems, and on the eve and during the pandemic they ag-gravated, it cannot be ruled out that if serious socially oriented re-forms are not carried out in the AES and DCS, a deep financial, economic and socio-political crisis may arise in the world in the next year or two.
On The Reason of Pompey’s Second Campaign to Caucasian Albania
Authors: Qoshqarli Qoshqar O.
Published: October 2021

In 66–65 BC Roman commander Gnaeus Pompey during the Mithridates Wars and his Caucasian campaign twice invaded the territory of Caucasian Albania. This was the first appearance of Roman legionnaires in the territory of a distant Caucasian country, previously familiar to the Romans only by the indirect news of ancient authors. If the first Roman invasion to Albania from the territory of Armenia in 66 BC was repeatedly and in detail analyzed in the scientific literature, the second campaign of the Roman troops, carried out after the conquest of Georgia in 65 BC, is still awaiting its explanation by researchers. To a large extent, this was due to the unusual route of Pompey's troops to Albania - not from the territory of Iberia, but again from the territory of Armenia. Such an opinion prevails in historical literature, that the reason of Pompey’s second march to the Caucasian Albania is that when Pompey was in Colchis, Albania’s king Oroys violated the peace treaty he had signed with Pompey, rebelled and began preparing for the new war with the Romans which led to the new intervention of the Romans in this country. However, detailed analysis of the events, as well as the acts of the Romans and Albanians during this second march gives reason to have some doubts on the historical reality of this cause and assume a desire, namely to take the complete control of the Transcaucasian area of the international trade route known in historical literature as the «Strabo’s Path».
“Upadesamrita” as a medieval source on the history of the philosophy of Bengal Vishnuism
Authors: Karimova Ekaterina V.
Published: October 2021

The article considers one of the classical Indian medieval texts written by Vaishnava thinker Rupa Goswami (1493– 1564), a follower of the Bengal branch of Vishnuism, an influential Indian religious and philosophical movement. The text "Upadeshamrita" (“Nectar of Instruction”) is one of the basic textbooks for the systematic study of Gaudiya Vishnuism since it not only sets out a concise form of philosophy but also is a practical guide to its application.
The study analyzes its structure and content of the text, estimates its role and significance for Bengal Vishnuism. The authors consistently substantiate the relevance of this research, citing references to the works of domestic and foreign scientists and links to comments on this source in various languages. The article provides the history of the treatise and outlines its structure. The article also analyzes the verse meters of the Upadeshamrita. There are multiple approaches within the theoretical basis of Vishnuism to considering the structure of the text because it can derive the various meaning of the content. This analysis of the connections between the verses of the "Upadeshamrita" defined the functionality of the manuscript and presented a few interpretations of the structure. The authors demonstrate how transforms the essence of the message embedded in the text of the work, depending on the spiritual "portrait" of the reader. Therefore, according to the results of the research, the authors concluded that "Upadeshamrita" is a particularly important contribution to Vishnuism learning so it considers as a historical and philosophical source.
Review of Studies of Dagestan Arabic-Language Sources of the Post-Soviet Period
Authors: Abdulmazhidov Ramazan S.
Published: October 2021

Materials in the Arabic language, mainly concentrated in Dagestan, occupy the most important place among the sources on the history of the North Caucasus. Its research has started since the 19th century. The academic study of these sources continued with the establishment of the Center of Oriental Manuscripts in 1963 in Makhachkala at the Institute of Language, History and Literature of Dagestan branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In the post-Soviet period, Russian orientalists drew attention to a number of still insufficiently studied Arabic-language sources. The research work revealed more new sources that significantly changed established ideas about social, legal and military-political history of Dagestan. Extensive study and translations of several historical chronicles, a wide range of various sources from the period of the Caucasian War were introduced into scientific circulation. Systematic work is underway to study the epistolary sources kept both in the Fund of Oriental Manuscripts of the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Makhachkala (it includes now thousands of manuscripts and documents) and in numerous private manuscript collections. Studies of Arabic-language written monuments often remain out of sight not only for a wide range of readers, but also for the historians who specialize on the history of the Caucasus. This article devoted to their review and analysis is intended to fill this gap; it summarizes a certain result of enduring research work directed to the study of these manuscripts, carried out in the post-Soviet period.
About One Detail of the Funeral Rite of Ancient Qabala
Authors: Eminli Jeyhun T.
Published: October 2021

This article is devoted to the consideration and interpretation of a peculiar detail of the funeral rite observed at the cemeteries of ancient period in the historical region of Qabala - the capital of Caucasian Albania. Attention is focused on ceramic vessels with intentionally made holes, which were revealed in the burials among the grave goods. The vessels with holes were found in the ground burials of Uzuntala and Gushlar cemeteries of the 1st century BCE – 1st century CE, along with skeletons in a contracted position on their sides; as well as in the catacomb burial of Salbir, dating to the I-III centuries CE. In burials nos. 3–7 of Uzuntala, vessels of this type had holes in the center of their bases, and were placed upside down in the grave. In the catacomb burial of Salbir, 1st – 3rd centuries CE, two vases of the same type had large holes on the side of the body. The specific detail of the funeral rite, which is of a particular nature, has been episodically traced in the territory of Azerbaijan since the Bronze Age and continued to exist until the Late Antique period. It allows us to talk of the existence of a ritual that was carried out during the funeral ceremony and reflected some religious ideas associated with the funeral ideology. The authors of the paper suppose that these vessels should, according to prevailing beliefs, symbolize the “exodus of the soul” of the deceased and have no connection with the custom of damage to the inventory.
The Boundaries of Caucasian Albania (4th Century BC – 3rd Century AD)
Authors: Balakhvantsev Archil S.
Published: October 2021

The issue of the borders of Caucasian Albania in the ancient period has long been discussed in the literature, and the inability of researchers from different countries to come to an agreed solution is explained not so much by the state of the sources as by the high degree of politicization of the problem. The only thing that unites the most disagreeing authors with each other is their resolute confidence in the invariability of the borders of Caucasian Albania throughout antiquity. However, we have no reason to speak of an “eternal and unchanging” border along the Kura, Aras or Alazani. Albania's borders were constantly changing in the wake of changes in the balance of power between it and its neighbors: Media Atropatena, Armenia and Iberia. In the future, the political situation in Transcaucasia and the configuration of borders were increasingly influenced by the struggle of the two superpowers of the Ancient World – the Rome and Iran – for domination in the Middle East. Thus, the establishment of the border between Armenia and Albania along the Kura is associated with the signing of the Nisibis peace between Diocletian and Narses. The only “eternal” was the eastern border along the Caspian Sea, but it also in the 4th–2nd centuries BC underwent major changes. Further clarification of the borders of Albania is possible only on the basis of an in-depth and honest analysis of the ancient narrative tradition and an ever-growing array of archaeological data, free from following the political conjuncture.
Geological and structural characteristics of deep-level rock mass of the Udachnaya pipe deposit
Authors: Serebryakov Evgenii , Gladkov Andrei
Published: October 2021

For hard rock massifs, structural disturbance is a key indicator of mining structure stability. The presence of intersecting structural elements in the massif reduces rock strength and leads to formation of potential collapse structures. In addition to that, disjunctive deformations that penetrate rock strata serve as channels for fluid migration and connect aquifers into a single system. It was established that the largest of them –faults of east-northeastern, northeastern and northwestern directions – form the kimberlite-bearing junction of the Udachnaya pipe. These faults represent zones of increased fracturing, brecciation and tectonic foliation, distinguished from adjacent areas by increased destruction of the rock mass. Specifics of tectonic fracture distribution within structural and lithological domains are determined by the presence of multidirectional prevailing systems of tectonic fracturing, as well as by differences in their quantitative characteristics. With some exceptions, the main systems form a diagonal network of fractures (northeastern – northwestern orientation), which is typical for larger structural forms – faults. Despite the differences in dip orientation of the systems, most of them correspond to identified directions, which is typical for both kimberlites and sedimentary strata. Overall disturbance of the massif, expressed in terms of elementary block volume, reaches its peak in the western ore body. For such type of deposits, friction properties of fracture structures have average values. Consideration of geological and structural data in the design and development of new levels of the deposit will allow to maintain the necessary balance between efficiency and safety of performed operations.
Features of the thermal regime formation in the downcast shafts in the cold period of the year
Authors: Zaitsev Artem , Semin Mikhail , Parshakov Oleg
Published: October 2021

In the cold period of the year, to ensure the required thermal regime in underground mine workings, the air supplied to the mine is heated using air handling systems. In future, the thermodynamic state of the prepared air flow when it is lowered along the mine shaft changes due to the influence of a number of factors. At the same time, the processes of heat and mass exchange between the incoming air and its environment are of particular interest. These processes directly depend on the initial parameters of the heated air, the downcast shaft depth and the presence of water flows into the mine shaft. Based on the obtained experimental data and theoretical studies, the analysis of the influence of various heat and mass transfer factors on the formation of microclimatic parameters of air in the downcast shafts of the Norilsk industrial district mines is carried out. It is shown that in the presence of external water flows from the flooded rocks behind the shaft lining, the microclimatic parameters of the air in the shaft are determined by the heat transfer from the incoming air flow to the underground water flowing down the downcast shaft lining. The research results made it possible to describe and explain the effect of lowering the air temperature entering the underground workings of deep mines
Rancang Bangun Alat Bantu Panjat Pohon Kelapa
Authors: Nasrullah Baso , Rasyid Syaharuddin , Fajrin Muh. Rachmat , Arwandis Arwandis
Published: October 2021

Rancang bangun alat bantu panjat pohon kelapa bertujuan untuk memudahkan dan memberi rasa aman untuk memanjat pohon meski tidak memiliki skill memanjat. Alat bantu ini menggunakan material aluminium hollow seri 2024 yang memiliki kekuatan tarik maksimum mencapai 302 MPa yang mampu menahan Gaya sebesar 7097Nmm lebih besar dari gaya maksimum yang terjadi yaitu sebesar 2000Nmm. Bahan ini memiliki kemampuan menahan momen sebesar 450.282Nmm lebih besar dari momen yang terjadi  sebesar 100.000 Nmm, maka operator aman tanpa khawatir patah. pengujian alat bantu ini terbukti dapat memudahkan manusia yang tidak memiliki skill memanjat dengan ketinggian 6 m sedangkan yang memiliki skill memanjat pohon kelapa tanpa alat bantu hanya dapat mencapai ketinggian 3 m. Hal ini disebabkan pemanjat yang memiliki skill masih merasa canggung menggunakan alat bantu panjat pohon kelapa. Jadi dapat disimpulkan alat bantu panjat ini sudah aman dan orang yang tidak mimiliki skill memanjatpun dapat memanjat pohon kelapa dengan aman.
Efficiency of grain production in Ukraine: analysis of the current state and prospects for improvement
Authors: Cheremisina Svitlana , Rossokha Volodymyr
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the article is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the efficiency of grain production in Ukraine, to identify priority factors of influence and to justify directions for its further improvement. Research methods. In the process of research a number of methods were used: abstract-logical - to formulate conclusions; comparative analysis - to compare the efficiency of grain production and identify trends in their change; tabular - for a visual representation of the results of the study; statistical - in determining the variation of production volumes and efficiency indicators of grain crops; calculation-constructive - for calculation of indicators of efficiency of production of grain crops and substantiation of their normative indicators; monographic - when detailing the current level of efficiency of the grain economy of Ukraine; factor analysis - to determine the factors influencing the profitability of grain production. Research results. Research has established a trend of stability of grain production in Ukraine. The progressive dynamics of growth of size and transformation of structure of expenses for production of grain crops is established, imbalances between growth of expenses and results of managing of commodity producers of grain crops in the context of regions of Ukraine are revealed. A comprehensive analysis of indicators of absolute and relative efficiency of grain production. The factor analysis of change of indicators of profitability of production of grain crops in Ukraine is carried out. The levels of normative prime cost and equivalent price of 1 ton of winter wheat and corn for grain are calculated. The main directions of increasing the efficiency of grain production are proposed. Scientific novelty. Methodological and practical aspects of studying the efficiency of grain production and substantiation of the directions of its increase have been further developed. Practical significance. These approaches and research results can be used by public and sectoral authorities in the organization of monitoring and development of priority measures to improve the efficiency of the domestic grain industry. Tabl.: 8. Refs.: 26.
Thermal error analysis of tauren EDM machine tool based on FCM fuzzy clustering and RBF neural network
Authors: Liu Jianyong , Cai Yanhua , Zhang Qinjian , Zhang Haifeng , He Hu , Gao Xiaodong , Ding Liantong
Published: October 2021

A method that combines temperature field detection, adaptive FCM (Fuzzy c-means) clustering algorithm and RBF (Radial basis function network) neural network model is proposed. This method is used to analyze the thermal error of the spindle reference point of the tauren EDM (Electro-discharge machining) machine tool. The thermal imager is used to obtain the temperature field distribution of the machine tool while the machine tool simulates actual operating conditions. Based on this, the arrangement of temperature measurement points is determined, and the temperature data of the corresponding measurement points are got by temperature sensors. In actual engineering, too many temperature measurement points can cause problems such as too high cost, too much wiring. And normal processing can be affected. In order to establish that the thermal error prediction model of the machine tool spindle reference point can meet the actual engineering needs, the adaptive FCM clustering algorithm is used to optimize the temperature measurement points. While collecting the temperatures of the optimized temperature measurement points, the displacement sensors are used to detect the thermal deformation data in X, Y, Z directions of the spindle reference position. Based on the test data, the RBF neural network thermal errors prediction model of the machine tool spindle reference point is established. Then, the test results are used to verify the accuracy of the thermal errors analysis model. The research method in this paper provides a system solution for thermal error analysis of the tauren EDM machine tool. And this builds a foundation for real-time compensation of the machine tool’s thermal errors.
Lightweight deep residual network for alzheimer’s disease classification using sMRI slices
Authors: Zhang Yanteng , Teng Qizhi , Qing Linbo , Liu Yan , He Xiaohai
Published: October 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disease and the most common cause of dementia. In recent years, with the widespread application of artificial intelligence in the medical field, various deep learning-based methods have been applied for AD detection using sMRI images. Many of these networks achieved AD vs HC (Healthy Control) classification accuracy of up to 90%but with a large number of computational parameters and floating point operations (FLOPs). In this paper, we adopt a novel ghost module, which uses a series of cheap operations of linear transformation to generate more feature maps, embedded into our designed ResNet architecture for task of AD vs HC classification. According to experiments on the OASIS dataset, our lightweight network achieves an optimistic accuracy of 97.92%and its total parameters are dozens of times smaller than state-of-the-art deep learning networks. Our proposed AD classification network achieves better performance while the computational cost is reduced significantly.
An object detection network based on YOLOv4 and improved spatial attention mechanism
Authors: Chen Zhixiong , Tian Shengwei , Yu Long , Zhang Liqiang , Zhang Xinyu
Published: October 2021

In recent years, the research on object detection has been intensified. A large number of object detection results are applied to our daily life, which greatly facilitates our work and life. In this paper, we propose a more effective object detection neural network model ENHANCE_YOLOV4. We studied the effects of several attention mechanisms on YOLOV4, and finally concluded that spatial attention mechanism had the best effect on YOLOV4. Therefore, based on previous studies, this paper introduces Dilated Convolution and one-by-one convolution into the spatial attention mechanism to expand the receptive field and combine channel information. Compared with CBAM and BAM, which are composed of spatial attention and channel attention, this improved spatial attention module reduces model parameters and improves detection capabilities. We built a new network model by embedding improved spatial attention module in the appropriate place in YOLOV4. And this paper proves that the detection accuracy of this network structure on the VOC data set is increased by 0.8%, and the detection accuracy on the coco data set is increased by 7%when the calculation performance is increased a little.
Measures of uncertainty for a fuzzy probabilistic approximation space
Authors: Chen Lijun , Luo Damei , Wang Pei , Li Zhaowen , Xie Ningxin
Published: October 2021

An approximation space (A-space) is the base of rough set theory and a fuzzy approximation space (FA-space) can be seen as an A-space under the fuzzy environment. A fuzzy probability approximation space (FPA-space) is obtained by putting probability distribution into an FA-space. In this way, it combines three types of uncertainty (i.e., fuzziness, probability and roughness). This article is devoted to measuring the uncertainty for an FPA-space. A fuzzy relation matrix is first proposed by introducing the probability into a given fuzzy relation matrix, and on this basis, it is expanded to an FA-space. Then, granularity measurement for an FPA-space is investigated. Next, information entropy measurement and rough entropy measurement for an FPA-space are proposed. Moreover, information amount in an FPA-space is considered. Finally, a numerical example is given to verify the feasibility of the proposed measures, and the effectiveness analysis is carried out from the point of view of statistics. Since three types of important theories (i.e., fuzzy set theory, probability theory and rough set theory) are clustered in an FPA-space, the obtained results may be useful for dealing with practice problems with a sort of uncertainty.
Prognostic Impact of Lymphnode Metastases in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Eggers Hendrik , Tiemann Marie Luise , Peters Inga , Kuczyk Markus Antonius , Grünwald Viktor , Ivanyi Philipp
Published: October 2021

BACKGROUND:

Lymphnode metastases (LMN) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) has been associated with an unfavourable prognosis. However, the prognostic impact of LNM in mRCC in context of other solid organ metastases and throughout subsequent therapeutic lines is not well-defined.

OBJECTIVE:

This retrospective single-center analysis was designed to elucidate the impact of LNM in the context of other solid organ metastases and throughout subsequent therapeutic lines.

METHODS:

mRCC patients (pts) at our center were analysed (observation period, 04/00-03/16). Primary endpoint was overall survival (OS) and the impact of line of therapy as a co-variate. Pts were grouped into: with LNM [LNM(+)], without LNM [LNN(–)]. Subgroup analyses of LNM(+) was performed including the subgroup LNM(+) and other solid organ metastases [LNM(+) other] and LNM(+) without other solid organ metastases [LMN(+) only].

RESULTS:

383/401 mRCC pts were eligible. 318 (83.2%), 230 (60.1%) and 154 (40.5%) pts received 1stL, 2ndL and 3rdL medical treatment, respectively. In the overall population OS was 40.1 months (95%CI: 32.7–47.4), with superior OS in LNM(–) compared to LNM(+) pts (log rank, HR 1.7, 95%-CI 1.3-2.2, p < 0.001). This effect was maintained across lines of therapies. LNM(+) only had a similar risk of death as LNM(–) pts (HR 1.2, 95%-CI 0.8–2.0, p = 0.4), while the risk of death was significantly increased for LNM(+) other compared to LNM(–) (HR 1.9, 95%-CI 1.5–2.6, p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION:

LNM(+) in mRCC is associated with a poor OS. However, impaired OS in LNM(+) might be associated with the presence of other solid organ metastases rather than with the existence of LNM alone. Further studies are warranted to support this hypothesis.
Towards Personalized Medication
Authors: Huptych Michal , Potucek Jiri , Lhotská Lenka
Published: October 2021

The paper describes some aspects of precision medicine and shows the importance of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for the therapeutic drug monitoring and model-informed precision dosing. A key element in the design of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PKPD) models is relevant literature search that represents an essential step in the procurement and validation of a new drug. Available search engine resources do not offer specific functionalities that are required for efficient and relevant search in reliable literature sources. We present a prototype of such an intelligent search engine and show its results on real project data.
eHealth Turning Points as Forced by the Covid-19 Dramatic Experience
Authors: Pinciroli Francesco
Published: October 2021

In this ongoing fall of the year 2021, many disciplines are frightened by the Covid-19 situation. A generalized sense of Scientific and administrative impotence, – in keeping the pandemic under real control, – is felt widely in Society. In this Invited Lecture the author reminds us of the blows suffered, recalls pertinent elements present in our social organization, browses selected eHealth experiences and proposes an open agenda of actions to allow the eHealth to help the population segments better, and individuals as well.
Sentiment Analysis on USA vs. New Zealand on Health and Safety Mandates During Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Dales Joshua , Mirza Farhaan , Adel Amr
Published: October 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic has surprised the world and social media was extremely used to express frustrations and development of the cases found. Social media tools, such as Twitter, show a comparable impact with the number of tweets related to COVID-19 indicating remarkable development in a limited ability to focus time. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of Coronavirus on the United States of America (USA) and New Zealand (NZ), and how that is reflected in a sentiment analysis through the examination of American and New Zealand tweets. We have gathered tweets from a March 2020 – August 2020 and used sentiment extraction on the tweets. The major finding of this sentiment extraction is the fact that the overall average sentiment over the 5-month period stayed in a negative range in the USA and NZ. This paper aims to analyze these trends, identify patterns, and determine whether these trends were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or outside sources. One trend that was analyzed was the spike of COVID-19 results in relation to the number of protests occurring in the USA.
An Unsupervised Approach to Structuring and Analyzing Repetitive Semantic Structures in Free Text of Electronic Medical Records
Authors: Koshman Varvara , Funkner Anastasia , Kovalchuk Sergey
Published: October 2021

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) contain a lot of valuable data about patients, which is however unstructured. There is a lack of labeled medical text data in Russian and there are no tools for automatic annotation. We present an unsupervised approach to medical data annotation. Morphological and syntactical analyses of initial sentences produce syntactic trees, from which similar subtrees are then grouped by Word2Vec and labeled using dictionaries and Wikidata categories. This method can be used to automatically label EMRs in Russian and proposed methodology can be applied to other languages, which lack resources for automatic labeling and domain vocabularies.
Statistical Inference for Clustering Results Interpretation in Clinical Practice
Authors: Kanonirov Alexander , Balabaeva Ksenia , Kovalchuk Sergey
Published: October 2021

The relevance of this study lies in improvement of machine learning models understanding. We present a method for interpreting clustering results and apply it to the case of clinical pathways modeling. This method is based on statistical inference and allows to get the description of the clusters, determining the influence of a particular feature on the difference between them. Based on the proposed approach, it is possible to determine the characteristic features for each cluster. Finally, we compare the method with the Bayesian inference explanation and with the interpretation of medical experts [1].
Reinforcing Health Data Sharing Through Data Democratization
Authors: Wang Yuhang , Yang Bian
Published: October 2021

In this paper, we propose a health data sharing infrastructure which aims to empower a democratic health data sharing ecosystem. Our project, named Health Democratization (HD), aims to enable seamless data mobility of health data across trust boundaries, through addressing structural and functional challenges of its underlying infrastructure with a throughout core concept of data democratization. A programmatic design of HD platform was elaborated, followed by an introduction about one of our exploratory designs —an “reverse onus” mechanism that aims to incentivize creditable data accessing behaviors. This scheme shows a promising prospect of enabling a democratic health data sharing platform.
A Multilayer LSTM Auto-Encoder for Fetal ECG Anomaly Detection
Authors: Skarga-Bandurova Inna , Biloborodova Tetiana , Skarha-Bandurov Illia , Boltov Yehor , Derkach Maryna
Published: October 2021

The paper introduces a multilayer long short-term memory (LSTM) based auto-encoder network to spot abnormalities in fetal ECG. The LSTM network was used to detect patterns in the time series, reconstruct errors and classify a given segment as an anomaly or not. The proposed anomaly detection method provides a filtering procedure able to reproduce ECG variability based on the semi-supervised paradigm. Experiments show that the proposed method can learn better features than the traditional approach without any prior knowledge and subject to proper signal identification can facilitate the analysis of fetal ECG signals in daily life.
A Web Based Tool to Support a Personalized Therapeutic Path Through the Use of Psychological Tests
Authors: Lazarova Elena , Mora Sara , Armanino Davide , Poire Alessandro , Furlani Fabio , Giacomini Mauro
Published: October 2021

Psychology tests are tools used to evaluate specific aspects of individual psyche and behavior, in clinical practice and for research purposes. They are validated and standardized both in the administration procedures and interpretation of results. Nowadays, most of these tests are questionnaires administered to patients on paper support. The patient’s answers to the questionnaires constitute a basis for self-presentation and self-awareness at the beginning of the therapeutic path. The computer is a valuable aid allowing a quickly consultation of all the answers and highlighting the most salient ones. The main aim of this work was to design, develop and test a computerized support tool for the interpretation of psychological tests that allow good interaction between groups of therapists sharing the same operating modes. The developed system allows: first the storing of the numerical values corresponding to the answers to the questionnaires of the patients; then it creates a complete ’Picture’ of the patient and allows the automatic computation of the correlation between the indexes of the various scales. The graphical correlations between scales can be also a valuable aid in finding the outliers, so patients far away from the trend line.
Regulation Modelling and Analysis Using Machine Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Russia
Authors: Trofimov Egor , Metsker Oleg , Kopanitsa Georgy , Pashoshev David
Published: October 2021

Due to the specific circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have enforced emergency measures such as self-isolation and restriction of movement and assembly, which are also directly affecting the functioning of their respective public health and judicial systems. The goal of this study is to identify the efficiency of the criminal sanctions in Russia that were introduced in the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak using machine learning methods. We have developed a regression model for the fine handed out, using random forest regression and XGBoost regression, and calculated the features importance parameters. We have developed classification models for the remission of the penalty and for setting a sentence using a gradient boosting classifier.
Conceptual Model for Behaviour Change Progress – Instrument in Design Processes for Behaviour Change Systems
Authors: Lindgren Helena , Weck Saskia
Published: October 2021

The aim of the work presented in this article was to develop a conceptual model for behavior change progress, which could be used for automated assessment of reasons for progress or non-progress. The model was developed based on theories for behavior change, and evaluated by domain experts. The information models of two prototype systems of a digital coach under development for preventing cardio-vascular diseases and stress respectively, were evaluated by comparing the content of the prototypes with concepts in the model. The conceptual model was found useful as instrument to evaluate to what extent the prototypes are based in theories for behavior change, whether some vital information is missing, and to identify mechanisms for short and long time goal setting. Moreover, the connection between the ontology underpinning the prototypes and the conceptual model could be defined. Future work includes the integration of the conceptual model to function as a meta-ontology, which could be used for capturing causal relationships between information collected by the applications at baseline and at runtime.
An openEHR Virtual Patient Template for Pancreatic Cancer
Authors: Alkarkoukly Samer , Rajput Abdul-Mateen
Published: October 2021

openEHR is an open-source technology for e-health, aims to build data models for interoperable Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and to enhance semantic interoperability. openEHR architecture consists of different building blocks, among them is the “template” which consists of different archetypes and aims to collect the data for a specific use-case. In this paper, we created a generic data model for a virtual pancreatic cancer patient, using the openEHR approach and tools, to be used for testing and virtual environments. The data elements for this template were derived from the “Oncology minimal data set” of HiGHmed project. In addition, we generated virtual data profiles for 10 patients using the template. The objective of this exercise is to provide a data model and virtual data profiles for testing and experimenting scenarios within the openEHR environment. Both of the template and the 10 virtual patient profiles are available publicly.
Occupational risks and their implications for the health of poultry farmers
Authors: Magri Claudia A. , Garcia Rodrigo G. , Binotto Erlaine , Burbarelli Maria F.C. , Gandra Erika R.S. , Przybulinski Bruna B. , Caldara Fabiana R. , Komiyama Claudia M.
Published: October 2021

BACKGROUND: Poultry activity exposes workers to accidents and unhealthy conditions with physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychological risks. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to list risk factors in poultry farms in operational, behavioral, and environmental aspects. METHODS: We evaluated poultry farm workers through quantitative and qualitative analysis applying a semi-structured online questionnaire containing 58 questions to identify risks in the workplace and health implications. RESULTS: Most facilities were air-conditioned, workers performed their activities in a totally closed environment, with low light (1 to 10 lux), for more than 40 h/wk. Regarding accidents, 61%of workers claimed to have suffered some type of accident, 34%claimed to not use personal protection equipment, and 41%felt unable to perform their activities at some time due to health problems; handling animals and animal waste were the most significant biological risks; dust and ammonia corresponded to the most significant chemical risks; and electric shock, burns, and heat exposure were the most significant physical/accident risks. CONCLUSIONS: Workers expose themselves daily to physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial, and ergonomic risks. These exposures often lead to symptoms such as stress, headache, eye and mucous membrane disorders, respiratory diseases, back and muscle pain, depression, and symptoms often associated with Sick Building Syndrome.
Reporte de la situación del crédito en Colombia - Septiembre de 2021
Authors: Camilo Gómez , Karen Laguna-Ballesteros , Daniela Rodríguez-Novoa
Published: October 2021

Este reporte presenta los resultados de la Encuesta trimestral sobre la situación del crédito en Colombia, en la que participan los intermediarios financieros que realizan operaciones de crédito, como bancos, compañías de financiamiento (CFC) y cooperativas financieras (cooperativas). El objetivo de este informe es analizar la percepción que tienen las entidades sobre la oferta, la demanda y el acceso al crédito, los cambios en las políticas de asignación en el corto plazo y las expectativas que tienen los intermediarios financieros para el próximo trimestre. Además de presentar el comportamiento de las modificaciones y reestructuraciones de los créditos. El presente documento está compuesto por cinco secciones. La primera analiza el panorama general de la situación del crédito, centrándose en las percepciones que tienen los EC con respecto a su demanda y oferta. La segunda se enfoca en la situación sectorial. En la tercera sección se analizan en detalle los cambios en las políticas de asignación de nuevos créditos. La cuarta presenta los principales resultados sobre modificaciones y reestructuración de préstamos. Finalmente, en la quinta sección se incluyen algunos comentarios generales que resumen la situación actual del crédito en Colombia.
Headlines for Health! Introduction
Authors: Jordan Joy C. , Lee Hyun-Jeong , Williams Susan , Kochert Jessica
Published: October 2021

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, July 2007.
Headlines for Health! Let's Go Green
Authors: Jordan Joy C. , Lee Hyun-Jeong , Williams Susan , Kochert Jessica
Published: October 2021

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2007.
Headlines for Health! AD-vantageous Cleaners
Authors: Jordan Joy C. , Lee Hyun-Jeong , Williams Susan , Kochert Jessica
Published: October 2021

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2007.
Headlines for Health! Pollution Solution
Authors: Jordan Joy C. , Lee Hyun-Jeong , Williams Susan , Kochert Jessica
Published: October 2021

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2007.
Headlines for Health! Asthma Attack!
Authors: Jordan Joy C. , Lee Hyun-Jeong , Williams Susan , Kochert Jessica
Published: October 2021

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2007.
Headlines for Health! Newspaper Fact Sheets
Authors: Jordan Joy C. , Lee Hyun-Jeong , Williams Susan , Kochert Jessica
Published: October 2021

4HL HE70 is a multi-part 4-H curriculum by Joy Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, and Jessica Kochert. A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2007.
Moisture Retention and Chemical Properties of Nursery Potting Substrates
Authors: Bayabil Haimanote K. , Tilahun Fitsum T. , Li Yuncong , Campoverde E. Vanessa
Published: October 2021

This publication provides general information about differences in moisture retention characteristics and chemical properties of most common potting substrates used by the nursery industry in south Florida. Written by Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2021.
Who Owns and Controls Farming Data?
Authors: Yu Ziwen , De Vries Albert , Ampatzidis Yiannis , Sokol D. Daniel
Published: October 2021

This publication aims to clarify the concerns regarding data ownership and explain the responsibilities of that ownership, sharing, and benefits in a collaborative smart farming application. Written by Ziwen Yu, Albert De Vries, Yiannis Ampatzidis, and D. Daniel Sokol, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2021.
Types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Sensing Technologies, and Software for Agricultural Applications
Authors: Kakarla Sri Charan , Ampatzidis Yiannis
Published: October 2021

This publication provides detailed information about the most used UAVs, sensing technologies, and software for agricultural applications. Written by Sri Charan Kakarla and Yiannis Ampatzidis, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2021.
Horizon 474 - A new winter oat cultivar for both grain and forage
Authors: Blount Ann , Barnett Ronald , Johnson Jerry , Mackowiak Cheryl , Newman Yoana
Published: October 2021

SS-AGR-281, a 2-page fact sheet by Ann Blount, Ronald Barnett, Jerry Johnson, Cheryl Mackowiak, and Yoana Newman, describes this oat cultivar, considered to be an excellent choice for grain, hat, grazing, or ensiling in the southeastern U.S. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2007.
SS AGR 281/AG286: Horizon 474—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage (ufl.edu)
Weed Management During Pasture Establishment
Authors: Sellers Brent , Ferrell Jason , Vendramini Joao , Newman Yoana
Published: October 2021

SS-AGR-287, a 2-page fact sheet by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Joao Vendramini, and Yoana Newman, details techniques for chemical weed control prior to and during pasture establishment in Florida. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2007.
SS-AGR-287/AG290: Weed Management during Pasture Establishment (ufl.edu)
Introducing Ecotourism to Florida's Counties and Landowners: An Ecotourism/Nature Based Tourism Fact Sheet
Authors: Wyman Miriam S. , Stein Taylor V.
Published: October 2021

FOR-110, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Miriam S. Wyman and Taylor V. Stein, defines eco- and nature-based tourism, provides statistics, and discusses positive and negative aspects, community planning, and describes some successful examples. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, April 2007.
FOR 110/FR163: Introducing Ecotourism to Florida's Counties and Landowners: An Ecotourism/Nature Based Tourism Fact Sheet (ufl.edu)
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principle 2: Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs)
Authors: Schmidt Ronald H. , Newslow Debby L.
Published: October 2021

FSHN07-04, a 5-page factsheet by Ronald H. Schmidt and Debby Newslow, explains the process of determining Critical Control Points in a HACCP system. Includes a helpful decision tree. Published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, July 2007.
FSHN07-04/FS140: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)—Principle 2: Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs) (ufl.edu)
Ask IFAS: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) (ufl.edu)
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principle 5: Establish Corrective Actions
Authors: Schmidt Ronald H. , Newslow Debby
Published: October 2021

FSHN07-06, a 7-page fact sheet by Ronald H. Schmidt and Debby Newslow, explains the necessary steps in a HACCP system for taking a corrective action once a food safety hazard has been discovered. Published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, July 2007.
FSHN07-06/FS142: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)—Principle 5: Establish Corrective Actions (ufl.edu)
Ask IFAS: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) (ufl.edu)
When People Parent Together: Let’s Talk About Coparenting
Authors: McHale James , Baker Jason , Radunovich Heidi Liss
Published: October 2021

FCS2277, a 7-page fact sheet by James McHale, Jason Baker, and Heidi Liss Radunovich, will help anyone who is "coparenting" children--raising children with the help of another adult. It explains why cooperative and respectful coparenting is key to the healthy development of children and will help coparents understand whether their coparenting relationship is in good health or in need of a tune-up. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2007.
Homeless Street Youth: Personal Strengths and External Resources
Authors: Zhang Jing , Fogarty Kate
Published: October 2021

FCS2281, a 3-page fact sheet by Jing Zhang and Kate Fogarty, offers a fresh perspective on homeless youth. While these youth are often viewed as deviant and low in self-control, recent research finds that they have numerous strengths and efficiently use various resources to their advantage. The publication advocates taking a strengths-based (rather than problem-based) perspective when helping these youth. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2007.
Vegetales Subterráneos: Practicas Seguras para Consumidores
Authors: Simonne Amy
Published: October 2021

FCS8746-Span, a 2-page fact sheet by Amy Simonne, is the Spanish version of Underground Vegetables: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers (FCS8746). It gives guidelines and details on how to safely shop for and prepare vegetables grown under the ground. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, June 2007.