bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Wet heat treatment of Nagpur mandarin (Citrus reticulata) fruits to reduce decay loss
Authors: KUMAR DINESH , RAM LALLAN , KUMAR SUNIL , KHADSE ARCHANA
Published: February 2023

The study was conducted to determine the effects of hot water, temperature, duration of submergence under different storage conditions. Nagpur mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) fruits subjected to wet heat treatments, viz. 600C for 30 and 60 seconds, 550C for 60 and 90 seconds, 500C for 90 and 120 seconds, 450C for 120 and 150 seconds and control. The observations were recorded for 21 days under ambient condition and 60 days under refrigerated condition. Physico-chemical and sensory attributes revealed that with low physiological loss in weight (10.41%) with high TSS (11.30%), juice recovery (47.51%) with lower deformation (10.2 mm) and Vitamin ‘C’ content (36.33 mg/100 ml) with fruits treated at 500C ±1.5 min. The microbial load of bacteria (1.07 log CFU/ml) as well as yeast and mold count (0.69 log CFU/ml) was found lower with high temperature (50˚C) and short duration (90 sec). Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image revealed the occurrence of melting and redistribution of natural epicuticular wax on the fruit surface, plugging with cracks and stomata which could have served as potential pathogen invasion sites.
Efficacy of herbicides and nutrient management on weed dynamics and yield of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Authors: SINGH SMITA , SINGH R P , SHUKLA U N , SINGH J K , SINGH O N
Published: February 2023

A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of herbicides and integrated nutrient managements on weed dynamics, NPK removal and yield of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during 2009 and 2010. The results revealed that the pendimethalin fb quizalofop-p-ethyl had significantly marked potential to minimize the weed dynamics of Chenopodium album, Melilotus alba, Melilotus indica and Cyperus rotundus significantly, resulted in marked reduction on total weed density (41.48 and 41.11 nos/m), weed dry weight (45.62 and 44.68 g/m) and weed index at all stages of crop growth during 2009 and 2010, respectively and showed higher weed control efficiency over the alone application of pendimethalin. Recommended dose + 200 kg Wellgro Soil (Dust) minimized broad leaves weeds (BLWs) over rest of the fertility levels but at par with RD + 300 kg Wellgro Soil (Dust) in respect of BLWs weed density that resulted in enhanced weed index due to higher weed control efficiency over rest of the fertility levels during both the years of study. Significantly lower NPK removal by weeds at harvest recorded with pendimethalin fb quizalofop-p-ethyl under recommended dose + 200 kg Wellgro Soil (Dust), though remained at par with recommended dose + 300 kg Wellgro Soil (Dust).
Design baseado em evidências para estabelecimentos assistenciais de saúde: cartum e extensão universitária
Authors: Gomes Oliveira Cintia , Martini Gabriela A. de , Marcolino Cisterna Larissa C. , Colebrusco de Souza Geisa , Franchini Reichert Magaly C. , Bover Draganov Patrícia
Published: February 2023

Introdução: A literatura da imagem, tais como cartuns, histórias em quadrinhos e charges, é utilizada para estimular reflexões e críticas, promovendo a aprendizagem do estudante por meio do exercício de síncrese, análise e síntese de conteúdos, e pode tornar palatável o conhecimento científico para a sociedade. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência da criação de cartuns como atividade de extensão curricular no curso de graduação em enfermagem, acerca do design baseado em evidências de estabelecimentos assistenciais de saúde com foco na sustentabilidade, no conforto e no bem-estar. Método: Estudo descritivo de natureza qualitativa, na modalidade relato de experiência, envolvendo a construção de cartuns com uso da mídia digital. Resultados: Os estudantes criaram cartuns após observação de unidades de internação de um hospital universitário com base em checklist sobre soluções baseadas em evidências de design, juntamente com a ferramenta Risk Priority Number. Como exemplo, a experiência resultou no cartum “Janelas fechadas: o erro da seletividade” que destacou a importância da ventilação natural, contribuindo para o conforto, bem-estar e sustentabilidade dos usuários. Conclusão: A construção de cartuns baseada em evidências de design demonstrou ser efetiva para a aprendizagem do graduando e para a disseminação do conhecimento científico para a sociedade.
Patient perception of humanized care in the intensive care unit. Systematic review
Authors: Nicolalde Rodríguez Danny Manuel , Caicho Caicedo Oscar , Ramírez García Esther
Published: February 2023

Humanized care is a care philosophy that focuses on the patient's experience, visualizing it as a person and not just as a disease.  The objective of the research was to identify the perception of the patient in relation to humanized care in the intensive care unit through a systematic review.  A qualitative approach was adopted, based on an integrative literary review of 17 articles from the PubMed/Medline, Virtual Library in Health/LILACS, SciELO, CINAHL, and institutional repositories databases, to answer the research question.  Regarding the results, 16 investigative articles and one review article were identified, where it was recognized that humanized care is characterized by three dimensions that are the qualities of nursing (friendly treatment, visualizing it as a person, respecting its beliefs), openness to patient-nurse communication (looking into the patient's eyes, explaining the procedures in advance) and the provision of care (delivery of necessary information, respect for privacy).  It is concluded that hospitalized patients and those in intensive care favorably perceive the humanized care provided by the nursing staff, which in most cases is frequently promoted
In Vivo PAkt Detection and in Silico Molecular Docking to Determine the Potential of BYL as an PI3K Inhibitor to Block Growth Signal Cascade and in Breast Cancer MCF Cell Line
Authors: Ding Huan
Published: February 2023

Comparison of genome between normal and breast cancer cell line shows that there are mutations across PI3Ka that probably cause breast cancer. PI3Ka is a kinase that plays a significant role in cell signalling transduction by phosphorylation cascade and produce an effect on cell. SH2 domain on PI3Ka binds to activated phosphor-tyrosine amino acids in growth factors, activating PI3Ka p110 catalytic domain, which recruits PIP2 to membrane and phosphorylates it to PIP3. This leads to cell signalling outcomes, including activation of PDK which phosphorylates Akt, cell proliferation and death. Protein/lipid phosphorylation levels are tightly controlled by phosphorylases and kinases; therefore, transduction levels can be turned on/off via altering kinases or phosphorylases and PI3K can be a target for treating breast cancer. However, we need find out which PI3K inhibitor (A66, TGX and unknown inhibitor BYL) shows that greatest potency and efficacy against PI3Ka with respect to pAkt in MCF-7 cell line. Here we show BYL has the potential to be a PI3Ka inhibitor and all of them inhibit pAkt. Using in silico technique of molecular docking, we explain that BYL shows the same amount of four hydrogen bonds as A66. By carrying out an experiment that generate a concentration-response curve, we demonstrate that BYL has the highest potency and efficacy with respect to pAkt level among the three inhibitors, greater than A66 which is known previously to be a potent and efficacy PI3Ka inhibitor. Our results demonstrate BYL and A66 show higher potency and efficacy than TGX; TGX with less hydrogen bonds between drug-protein interactions reveals lower potency and efficacy. Our assay accessed the inhibition of pAkt caused by three PI3Ka inhibitors (A66, TGX and BYL) in breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and found out that tumour derived stimulation of pAkt were responsive to all three inhibitors with BYL exhibits the greatest inhibition, followed by A66 and TGX in vivo due to different drug-protein interaction. Furthermore, PI3Ka inhibition has the potential to block growth signalling cascade in breast cancer and is a major target of anti-breast cancer development.
Adapting a Business Communication Course to Market Needs
Authors: Zelter Diana
Published: February 2023

This paper will represent a practical approach to re-designing course curriculum and syllabus in order to fit the needs of the job market. The course in question "Business Communication" is taught to 3rd year students in our Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, belonging to the Babeş-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The course has been in place for many years; however, lately, we have thought that changes are necessary. These changes are determined by the changing needs of the job market as more and more multinational companies have set up offices in our city. The paper will present the basis for these changes, i.e. how we identified the market needs (qualitative research: meetings/discussions with managers/recruiters from multinationals) and what improvements we intend to bring to the syllabus of the course in order to focus more on the skills employees need in their workplace. At the same time, we would like to show the correlation between business communication skills and language skills (the course is taught in 5 different languages) as they are seen both by students and potential employers (quantitative and qualitative research: survey and focus group) and how this correlation could fit into the new course syllabus.
Strategic Positioning of Emerging 5G Technology - Barriers and Perspectives
Authors: Babić Ana , Vlačić Ernest , Sokolić Danijela
Published: February 2023

Since its introduction in the late seventies of the last century, mobile wireless communication has undergone significant stages of development, from analogue voice calls to nowadays latest state-of- the-art digital technology. The intense development of mobile communications networks, the increasing number of new types of mobile devices resulted in a large number of new applications being used and will increasingly be used in mobile connectivity and the expected growth of network traffic. The emerging and most promising one, the 5G technology, will probably not appear in the market until 2020 as a full scale commercial platform. 5G platform is expected to significantly improve customer service quality in the context of increased data volume in mobile networks and the growth of wireless devices with different services. In the near future, some of the main goals or requirements to be addressed by the 5G network are increased capacity, improved data transfer rates, reduced latency, and improved service quality. As per technological innovation theory taxonomy and strategic innovative positioning 5G technology is considered as game changer and disruptor. This paper displays how the global level key players, are preparing to introduce and boost the 5G network operability by using an inductive method, where broader EU arena with specific Croatian environment are used as a practitioners show cases.
Competency Profile of Project Team Members – Interplay with Team Dynamics and Project Success
Authors: Juras Ana
Published: February 2023

In contemporary business environment, in which learning and knowledge are considered as the only sustainable competitive advantage of modern organizations, and there is a trend of growing reliance on project type of teams’ and organizations’ functioning, competencies of project team members are becoming more important than ever. By integrating competencies of fundamental managerial functions and competencies of project management’s knowledge areas, this paper investigates the nature of competency profile of project team members, as well as its main effects on project. Established competency profile of project team members is analyzed in relation to project team dynamics and project success. The mediating role of project team dynamics in the effect of competency profile of project team members on project success also investigated in the paper. Cross-sectoral empirical research was conducted during the spring of 2018, through which data from 83 project team members was collected via questionnaire. Collected data was enrolled and processed in SPSS 23.0, with addition of Hayes’ (2018) PROCESS Macro for SPSS - v3.2. Results obtained through descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses led to very interesting insights and inferences, especially when considering the cluster analysis’ and mediation effects’ results related to the interplay of project team members’ competency profile, project team dynamics and project success.
Factors Affecting the Perception of Bancassurance: The Case of Malta
Authors: Agius Kelly , Grima Simon , Farrugia Andre
Published: February 2023

Our aim with this study is to delve into the perception of Maltese nationals on bancassurance to establish the drivers which are influencing the purchase of bancassurance and whether these factors can be used by banks to positively impact Maltese nationals’ perception of bancassurance and hence increase their sales and revenues. In order to establish the perception of Maltese nationals on bancassurance, we applied three areas of Customer Perception Theory namely 1) self-perception 2) price perception and 3) benefit/risk perception. To establish the perception of Maltese nationals on bancassurance, the whole population of Maltese nationals was taken into consideration from which a sample of 384 people was taken. In order to carry out the survey, the authors used questionnaires which included a number of demographic questions. The authors also included a number of statements which were divided into the three sections of the Customer Perception Theory. For these statements, the authors used a five point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree where the participants had to rate the statements according to their level of agreement. The authors also included a comment box to allow the participants to express themselves. The study revealed that various factors are stopping Maltese nationals from purchasing insurance products from banks. Advertisements are not motivating Maltese nationals to purchase insurance products from banks, however they do trust banks and hence they might decide to purchase insurance products from them. The uncertainty of Maltese nationals on the premium charged and whether the costs are reduced when purchasing insurance products from banks shows the lack of knowledge amongst Maltese nationals on bancassurance. On the other hand, the idea of a ‘one-stop-shop’ motivates Maltese nationals to purchase insurance products from banks. This study can serve as guidance for local banks, which are engaged in bancassurance as well as to those banks who intend to engage in bancassurance in the future. This is because this study highlights the factors, which are stopping Maltese nationals from purchasing insurance products from banks. The two main sectors in the financial services industry, which play an important role in the Maltese economy, are the banking and the insurance sectors (Finance Malta, 2018). As far as the authors are aware, this study of the perception of Maltese nationals on bancassurance is the first of its kind conducted in Malta. Hence, other researchers may use Malta as a case study to act as a model to transpose the findings to larger countries.
Pemanfaatan Air Hujan Dalam Perspektif Al-Qur'an:
Authors: Khairullah Muhammad Farhan , Zuhri Ahmad , Yuzaidi Yuzaidi
Published: February 2023

Utilization of Rainwater in the Perspective of the Koran (Study of the Koran Surah al-Anfal Verse 11 According to Buya Hamka). Rain is a form of natural balance created by Allah SWT. Without rain, the quantity of water on earth will not be sufficient for life in it.This research focuses on examining the opinion of a person that rain always causes disaster, not a blessing. Because with one of the changes in the weather that can cause disaster, it makes a person forget the favors or benefits behind something that God created, like rain. Rainwater is an abundant source of water, especially during the rainy season. Conversely, if rainwater is not managed properly, it can cause disasters, such as floods and landslides. From this background, the author raises this theme focusing on the formulation of the problem as follows. 1) Buya Hamka's interpretation of surah Al-Anfal verse 11? 2) Knowing the benefits of rain for health according to surah Al-Anfal verse 11?. This research is a library research that makes Tafsir Al-Azhar the primary source. The method in this research is to use the tahlili interpretation method. with other words in one verse or several verses. From the results of this study, the authors found that the rainwater described in the Qur'an is not just water that we usually encounter in everyday life, but also explained about rainwater that rainwater can clean oneself clean and open. Rainwater can also eliminate whispers. devil whispers. And rainwater also brings joy and freedom, the heart is strong and firm

Keywords: Rain, Benefits
Tinjauan Psikologi Pengendalian Emosi Sedih Dalam Al-Qur’an:
Authors: Rahmansyah Andi , Anwar Husnel , Munandar Munandar
Published: February 2023

In people's lives as social beings, interaction with others is a necessity. Not infrequently this interaction can lead to various types of anger. Anger inside people is very diverse and has a fairly large range, that's why until today experts have not made an agreement regarding the interpretation of anger in the usual way. One of them is the definition of anger put forward by Robert C. Judging from the type of research, there is also a type of research used in this research, namely bibliography research or library research, which is research that is carried out by collecting information or making objective notes with the aim of the research object. or collection of information in the nature of a bibliography, or analysis carried out to uncover a problem which is basically based on critical and in-depth analysis of relevant literature materials. This research results that related to the problem that the author has presented in chapter I, the author obtains three phases of controlling sad emotions according to the Alqurān surah Yūsuf verse 86 with theoretical analysis from M. Darwis Hude and its implementation form with a psychological approach Controlling the sad emotions of Prophet Ya'qūb in interpretation Surah Yūsuf verse 86 can only be fully understood by looking at the background of the Prophet Ya'qūb's sadness as set forth in the previous verses (80-85), then the core verses (86), and the verses after (87).

Keywords: Yaqub, Emotion, Al-Qur'an
El desarrollo de competencias en parasitología médica aplicando como estrategia de aprendizaje colaborativo en entornos virtuales
Authors: Pacco César A. , Sanabria María E.
Published: February 2023

Para esta investigación se planteó como objetivo general: Determinar la influencia del aprendizaje colaborativo en entornos virtuales en el desarrollo de competencias en parasitología médica en los estudiantes en una Escuela de Medicina Humana de Ica, 2022. La investigación fue cuantitativa, longitudinal, de diseño correlacional y causal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 266 estudiantes del cuarto ciclo de una Escuela de Medicina Humana. Se desarrolló un modelo de aprendizaje mediante del trabajo colaborativo en una plataforma virtual, aplicando un pre y post test. La validación de instrumentos se realizó por un juicio de expertos determinado que era aplicable; el grado de confiabilidad de los instrumentos fue terminada con la prueba de Alfa de Cronbach 0,97. Se concluye aceptando la hipótesis general alterna con un nivel de significancia del 0,000 < 0,05 determinando que el aprendizaje colaborativo en entornos virtuales influye en el desarrollo de competencias en parasitología médica. Para las hipótesis específicas tenemos que: la interdependencia positiva (p valor 0,03), la responsabilidad individual y en equipo (p valor 0,04), la interacción estimuladora (p valor 0,00), la gestión interna del equipo (p valor 0,33) y la evaluación interna del equipo (p valor 0,01), influyen significativamente en el desarrollo de competencias en parasitología médica aplicando como estrategia de aprendizaje colaborativo en entornos virtuales.
Percepciones sobre la conservación del medio ambiente de los estudiantes del centro de idiomas de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
Authors: Cáceres Vizarreta Ana Irina , Sota Cano Angela Fiorella , Tapia Molina Toribio
Published: February 2023

La percepción es el primer proceso cognoscitivo, a través del cual los sujetos captan información del entorno. Una parte considerable de nuestra vida depende de la capacidad para percibir adecuadamente los elementos que conforman el medio, estas percepciones sobre la conservación del medio ambiente van a condicionar actitudes y regular las acciones hacia nuestro entorno. En este trabajo de investigación se evalúo la percepción ambiental de los estudiantes del Centro de Idiomas de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Para ello, se diseñó un cuestionario y cuatro componentes: Formación medio ambiental, valoración del medio ambiente y de los problemas ambientales, decisión a incorporarse al cambio y responsabilidad ambiental. Se consideró como muestra representativa a los estudiantes del Centro de Idiomas, quienes fueron seleccionados mediante el muestreo no probabilístico y por conveniencia, siendo un total de 150 estudiantes. Esta investigación corresponde al tipo analítico y descriptivo. Los resultados indican que un porcentaje alto de los estudiantes universitarios presentan una percepción regular sobre la conservación ambiental en sus diferentes factores.
A Correlational Analysis of School Inventories Management and Teacher Efficiency among Primary Schools of Zamfara State, Nigeria
Authors: Almustapha Jibril , Sani Dahiru Abbas , Bungudu Murtala Ibrahim , Hamisu Lawal Anas
Published: February 2023

This study was conducted with a fundamental objective to determine the correlation between school inventory management and teacher efficiency among primary schools in Bungudu LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria. The study employed a correlational [survey] research design. The study population comprised 1117 teachers in 126 government-owned public primary schools in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nigeria. 230 teachers were sampled through a random sampling technique using Krejie and Morgan’s Sample Size Determining Table. A semi-structured questionnaire was developed as an instrument for data collection from the respondents. The data analysis was made using inferential statistics (Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient) through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22. The study found a strong correlation between school inventory management and teacher efficiency among public primary schools in Bungudu LGA, Zamfara State, concerning the Pearson Moment Product Correlation Analysis results from (r=0.739, P<0.05). Analytically, based on findings, this study recommends that government should provide all the relevant/essential materials required for school inventory management at the disposal of in-service teachers and other school personnel.
Techniques for rapid prototyping of scale models of blades for wind turbines
Authors:   Centre for Excellence Polymer Processing, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi,, ROŞCULEŢ RĂZVAN-TUDOR , FETECĂU CĂTĂLIN ,   Centre for Excellence Polymer Processing, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi,
Published: February 2023

The paper presents techniques for the rapid prototyping of scale models of blades for wind turbines on a 3D printer using the FDM technology for the extrusion of filaments made of ABS polymers (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and PLA (PolyLactic Acid). The following rapid prototyping techniques are described: printing by horizontal development across a negative substrate of single-component blades; printing by horizontal development of a two-component blade with longitudinal separation plan, assembled by gluing; printing by vertical development of a blade with 4 or 24 segments assembled by tie rods. Each of the above techniques has a number of advantages and drawbacks with respect to their use. The conditions for the occurrence of printing defects in the structure of these models were also investigated.
Gradual porous membranes obtained by powder sedimentation
Authors:   Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, THALMAIER GYORGY , SECHEL NICULINA ,   Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, MOLDOVAN VALENTIN
Published: February 2023

The aim of this work is to review our group’s studies and results on sintered porous membranes with graded structure for microfiltration by sedimentation and sintering of metallic and ceramic powders. The powders were sedimented into a sintering die in a sedimentation medium consisting of water and dispersant agent. After drying, the samples were sintered. The structures obtained were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and mercury porosimetry. The flow rate – pressure drop curves were experimentally determined and the viscous permeability coefficient was calculated using Darcy’s law. The absolute and the relative filtration fineness were also determined. A statistical study of the influencing parameters on the sintering degree shows that the particle size has the greatest effect on the sintering degree compared with sintering temperature and time. The possible applications for the studied membranes are: water microfiltration, environmental technologies, filtering lubricants and cleaning agents.
Effect of Earnings Per Share, Current Ratio And Return On Equity On Share Price In Property And Real Estate Companies Listed On The Indonesia Stock Exchange In 2018-2021
Authors: Wuriah Ningsih Diah , Penget Wigati Tias , Krisnanto Isma
Published: February 2023

The purposes of this study are To find out and analyze the effect of Earning Per Share (EPS), Current Ratio (CR), and Return On Equity (ROE) on stock prices in property and real estate companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

The technique of collecting research data is through financial data, while the number of samples used is 32 financial data. The sampling technique used a purposive sampling method with a non-random sampling technique. The test instruments used to test the research instruments are the normality test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, autocorrelation test, and multiple linear regression test. Hypothesis testing was carried out using a t-test, f-test, and coefficient of determination (R2).

The results showed that the earnings per share variable had a significant effect on stock prices in property and real estate companies of 0,938, with a significance of 0.000, and the t-count value of 15,403 was greater than t-table 2.045. The current ratio variable has no effect on stock prices in property and real estate companies of 0,091, with a significance of 0,134, the tcount value of 1,544 is smaller than 2.045. The return on equity variable has a significant and significant effect on stock prices in property and real estate companies of 0,111, with a significance of 0.000, the value of count -2,302 is more significant than 2.045. Earnings per share, current ratio, and return on equity variables have a significant effect on stock prices simultaneously in property and real estate companies with a significance value of 0.000 and a Fount value of 149,030 which is greater than F table 2.95.
Analysis of the Effect of Asset Growth and Total Asset Turnover (Tattoo) on Return On Asset (Roa) with Capital Structure as an Intervening Variable (Case Study on Kpri Dwija Karya Bantarbolang 2017-2021)
Authors: Pupus Indriani Yosi , Erfandi Eli , Murdianingsih Dian , Yus Setiani Triana
Published: February 2023

The study entitled “Analysis of the Effect of Current Ratio and Total Asset Turnover (TATO) on Return on Asset (ROA) with Capital Structure as an Intervening Variable (Case study at KPRI Dwija Karya)”. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of Asset Growth and Total Asset Turnover on Return on Asset mediated by Capital Structure, either directly or inderectly.

The population used in this study is the Financial Statements at KPRI Dwija Karya Period 2017-2021. The sample used in this studywas purposive sampling techniques in the Annual Financial Report. This study uses Multiple Linier Regression Ananlysis with SPSS V.25 Application.

The result of the study partially show that the Asset Growth (X1) variable has no significant effect on Return on Asset (Y) with a value (tcount 3,612 < ttable 1,984). the Total Asset Turnover variable (X2) shows a significant effect on Return on Asset (Y) with value (tcount 11,236 > ttable 1,67155), there is no significant effect between Current Ratio (X1) on Return on Asset (y) with Capital Structure (Z) as an intervening variable with a value (tcount -1,8486 < ttable 1,96) there is no significant effect between Total Asset Turnover (X2) on Return on Asset (Y) with Capital Structure (Z) as an intervening variable with a value (tcount 2,3472 > ttable 1,96), Capital Structure (Z) has a significant effect on Return on Asset (Y) with a value (tcount -2,702 > ttable 1,67155)
School Management At Sma Negeri 1 Gebog Kudus
Authors: Sutarjo Johan
Published: February 2023

Based on the results of research on "School Management at SMA Negeri 1 Gebog Kudus", school management, which is a way of behavior in managing schools so that the process in learning can run well, is also implemented at SMA Negeri 1 Gebog Kudus. This school has a wide environment, and also the management of school management is also good in the context of teaching and learning activities. The determination of the research location is at SMA Negeri 1 Gebig Kudus which is a school with accreditation A. Research objectives are specifically formulated: To find out and explain the school profile of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus, To know and explain the management of the school curriculum of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus, To know and explain the management of students at SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus,  To know and explain personnel management at SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus school, To know and explain the finances in the school of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus, to know and explain the management of public relations in the school of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus, to know and explain the infrastructure in the school of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus, and to know and explain the management of special services in the school of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus. The implementation of school management at SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus has met good standards, this can be seen from the performance of professional educators in KBM. This study has used a descriptive study, & qualitative approach. In this study, observations have been made in the form of data collection techniques in several ways, including: observation, & interview.
Diabetic Care Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic: Primary Healthcare Physicians’ Perspective
Authors: Al-Shahrani Abdullah M.
Published: February 2023

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the leading chronic disease worldwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, primary healthcare centers were the main entry point for patients with diabetes. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic strained the primary healthcare system, including diabetic care. Objective: This study aimed to carry out an assessment of diabetes care challenges from the perspective of primary care physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bisha, Saudi Arabia. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 May 2021 and 30 June 2021 in primary health centers using a self-report questionnaire from PHC physicians. Challenges in providing health services for type 2 diabetes were assessed. Statistical analysis was conducted with SPSS software using descriptive statistics, T-tests, chi-square tests, and the ANOVA test. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: Two hundred and twenty-two primary care physicians participated in the study. Half of them, 114 (51%), had adequate confidentiality in treating patients with COVID-19. The majority of participating physicians (216; 97.3%) faced challenges in managing diabetic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic (p-value 0.05). Male, non-Saudi physicians > 40 years, working in rural areas, without training were more likely to have faced challenges managing DM patients during COVID-19 (p-value 0.05). Conclusions: Most PHC physicians face challenges in managing patients with diabetes mellitus who have COVID-19. Decision makers should increase preparedness for future emergencies to address the significant challenges identified. Keywords: primary healthcare; physicians; COVID-19; chronic diseases; diabetes
Symmetrical Posterior Lower Limb Bruising in A Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Fan – A Case Report
Authors: Awan Faizan Ahmad , Bhatti Saqib Talat
Published: February 2023

Suspected spontaneous ecchymoses may indicate rare but serious underlying bleeding disorders. By undertaking a thorough clinical assessment and appropriately safety-netting patients, clinicians can reduce the need for unnecessary investigations and follow-up. Objective: To report a case of symmetrical posterior lower limb bruising in a Qatari male football fan twelve-hours following his attendance at a Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup match in Doha, Qatar. Background: A 36-year-old previously fit and well Qatari male presented routinely to a primary healthcare centre in Doha, Qatar, after waking with painless bruising to the posterior aspects of both thighs and calves. He attended a Qatar 2022 World Cup football match as a fan the evening before, and reported being completely well prior to this. He scored 0 on both the Bleeding Assessment Score and Wells’ Criteria for DVT. Following a thorough history, examination and laboratory studies to exclude possible bleeding disorders, a diagnosis of simple purpura was made. The patient was reviewed a week later, and confirmed complete resolution. Conclusions: Fit and well football fans presenting with bruising to the dorsum of the legs in a similar pattern can, following a thorough assessment, be diagnosed with simple purpura. Key Words: Bruising, ecchymosis, football fan, soccer fan, Fan Seat Bruising
On Model Complexity Reduction in Instance-Based Learners
Authors: Oliveira Saulo A. F. , Rocha Neto Ajalmar R. , Gomes João P. P.
Published: February 2023

Instance-based learners habitually adopt instance selection techniques to reduce complexity and avoid overfitting. Such learners’ most recent and well-known formulations seek to impose some sparsity in their training and prediction structure alongside regularization to meet such a result. Due to the variety of such instance-based learners, we will draw attention to the Least-Squares Support Vector Machines and Minimal Learning Machines because they embody additional information beyond the stored instances to perform predictions. Later, this thesis proposes variants constraining candidate solutions within a specific functional space where we avoid overfitting and reduce model complexity. The central core of such variants is related to penalizing samples with a specific condition during learning. For regressors, we adopted strategies based on random and observed linearity conditions related to the data. At the same time, we borrowed definitions from the computer vision field for classification tasks to derive a concept we call the classcorner relationship (in which we designed an instance selection algorithm). In the Least-Squares Support Vector Machines context, this thesis follows the pruning fashion by adopting the samples that share such a class-corner relationship. As for the Minimal Learning Machine model, this thesis introduces a new proposal called the Lightweight Minimal Learning Machine, a faster model for out-of-sample prediction due to the reduced number of computations inherent in the original proposal’s multilateration process. Another remarkable feature is that it derives a unique solution when other formulations rely on overdetermined systems.
Creation of Materials from Tabular BRDFs
Authors: Nunes Mislene da Silva , Miranda Jr. Gastão Florêncio , Andrade Beatriz Trinchão
Published: February 2023

Rendering materials with a realistic appearance requires considering how they interact with the light. Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Functions (BRDFs) are often used to achieve this goal. There are different ways to represent materials from BRDFs, which include tabular BRDFs, analytical models, and linear combinations of a BRDF database. In the last decade, the search for more realism in rendering increased the interest in using tabular BRDFs. However, this approach requires a long acquisition process and high storage space. This master dissertation proposes a pipeline to create new materials from a tabular BRDF database. During this process, we also explored two related topics: we compiled and proposed techniques to evaluate BRDFs, and developed an approach to preprocess and cluster a BRDF database. These researches presented insights and contributions that are useful for contexts other than ours and provided analysis that reinforced our choice of techniques to reach our goal. As a final result, our method creates new materials with realism and consistency.
Segmentação Multi-classes em termografias mamárias utilizando Redes Profundas
Authors: Henriger Gabriela Pinheiro , Pinto Sílvia Cristina Dias
Published: February 2023

Apesar dos muitos avanços da medicina e da ciência no combate ao câncer de mama, estudos recentes sobre a incidência da doença no Brasil e no mundo mostram que essa doença é uma das principais causas de morte entre as mulheres. A fim de colaborar com o diagnóstico precoce das anomalias mamárias, aumentando as chances de cura, a imagem da termografia mamária tem sido utilizada com o intuito de colaborar onde a mamografia é desfavorável. Assim, este trabalho propõe a utilização do protocolo estático de termografia, pois oferece 5 pontos de vista da região mamária, ampliando assim a possibilidade de encontrar carcinomas. E, para encontrar a região de interesse nessas imagens, utilizamos a arquitetura de rede U-Net para realizar uma segmentação multi-classe com o objetivo de fornecer uma etapa futura de reconhecimento de padrões termográficos mais eficientes entre mamas saudáveis e anormais. Os resultados preliminares alcançaram uma precisão de 80,71% e um valor de 0,82% para a métrica IoU.
Estudo e Comparação de Técnicas de Compressão de Imagens Baseadas em Transformadas Discretas
Authors: Brito-Filho Adinan Alves de , Nose-Filho Kenji
Published: February 2023

O objetivo do trabalho foi estudar e comparar métodos, níveis e formas de compressão de imagens baseados no mascaramento e quantização da transformada utilizada pelo padrão JPEG, a Transformada Discreta de Cosseno, do inglês Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT). Para isto, foram realizados experimentos com imagens distribuídas em cinco categorias: paisagem, retrato, tipografia, padrões geométricos e contexto social. A efetividade da compressão e a qualidade da imagem foram avaliadas em termos de métricas estatísticas como Entropia, PSNR e UIQI, de forma a se obter a melhor configuração de processamento para cada categoria de imagem. Durante os testes, constatou-se que o método de compressão DCT via tabelas de quantização obteve um desempenho superior ao mascaramento de coeficientes DCT. Com base nisto, propomos um novo conjunto de tabelas de quantização para a DCT intitulado KDN, que obteve o melhor desempenho geral, superando inclusive as tradicionais tabelas de quantização JPEG standard.
A Data Lake and Analytics Platform with Application to COVID-19 Dynamic Analysis
Authors: Pereira Francinaldo Almeida , Costa Júlio Gustavo S. F. , Gonçalves Luiz M. G.
Published: February 2023

We propose a platform consisting of a data lake that has been implemented as a web-based service, to specifically solve the Covid-19 data production and processing problem. The main idea is that it can be used by data scientists working on COVID-19-related projects in order to access as much data as possible in one repository and be able not only to analyze that data but also to manage and contribute to new data. Through this platform, it has been possible to dynamically aggregate different data repositories related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to provide users, through a web interface, tools for use, transformations, and collaboration of data, as well as analysis and visualization tools integrated to geographic information systems.
Cyclodextrins as Supramolecular Hosts for Dye Molecules
Authors: Fedorova Olga , Fedorov Yuri
Published: February 2023

Cyclodextrins possess a hydrophobic cavity due to which they are suitable for inclusion of various organic dyes. The complex formation between CDs and dyes has been employed to affect the photophysical and photochemical characteristics of organic dyes such as fluorescence enhancement, charge and proton transfer, energy transfer, photochromic transformations and intramolecular excimer/exciplex formation. This fundamental approach has also potential nanotechnological application in creation of optoelectronic devices. Thus, the fluorescent hybrid nanomaterials consisting of supramolecular assemblies of cyclodextrins with fluorescent dyes can be considered as multivalent scaffolds for the construction of various devices applicable in science and technology, in fluorescence spectroscopic and microscopic techniques providing high sensitivity and imaging of cells with high resolutions. In some cases, fluorescent hybrid materials composed of CD-dye complexes have been successfully used instead of the fluorescent organic molecules in sensing and bioimaging studies.
Deep Learning-Based Segmentation of Cellular Membranes in Colorectal Immunohistochemical Images
Authors: Mohamed Al-Zorgani Maisun , Ugail Hassan , Pors Klaus , Magaji Dauda Abdullahi
Published: February 2023

The segmentation of cellular membranes is essential for getting crucial information in diagnosing several cancers, including lung, breast, colon, gastric cancer, etc. Manual segmentation of cellular membranes is a tedious, time-consuming routine and prone to error and inter-observer variation. So, it is one of the challenges that pathologists face in immunohistochemical (IHC) tissue images. Although automated segmentation of cellular membranes has recently gained considerable attention in digital pathology applications, little research is based on machine learning approaches. Therefore, this study proposes a deep framework for semantic segmenting cellular membranes using an end-to-end trainable Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based on encoder and decoder architecture with Atreus Spatial Pyramid Pooling (ASPP). The backbone of the encoder depends on the residual architecture. The performance of the proposed framework was evalu ated and compared to other benchmark methods. As a result, we show that the proposed framework exhibits significant potential for cellular membranes segmentation in IHC images.
The Rural Way: Rural Nurses’ Contribution to New Models of Health Care, Reducing Health Disparities – Stories from Practice
Authors: Ross Jean , Crawley Josie , Parmee Rachel
Published: February 2023

This chapter reports on a research project that set out to capture the unique stories from rural nurses from Aotearoa, New Zealand. During the past three decades changing socio-political and economic contexts have affected the delivery of health care while rural nurses have responded with new models of practice which has resulted in an emerging rural nurse discourse related and specific to rural New Zealand. Rural nurses have maintained and, in some cases, improved the health care of these rural communities. A total of 26 rural nurse participants shared their stories providing data to explore the structured phenomenon of rural nursing in New Zealand. Personal and human dimensions are illuminated, as the in-depth meaning of the experience is described by each individual storyteller. Interviews were conducted to collect retrospective stories uncovering the participants’ rural nurse journey. Revealed are a sense of place and people, involving what nurses’ express, as the rural way. A nursing discourse is developed which complements and extends international theories. The rural nurse of New Zealand is imbued with pioneering spirit; entrepreneurial practice shaped by their rural communities highlighting what we suggest is the rural way. Further expansion of the rural way was uncovered with follow up interviews exploring their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Pancreatic Cancer
Authors: Molinari Michele , Liu Hao , Kaltenmeier Christof
Published: February 2023

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is among the most common tumors of the gastrointestinal system in the world. In the United States and in other industrialized countries, it represents the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality. The incidence of PC increases with age and most patients are diagnosed after the age of 50. The overall prognosis of PC is poor. Most tumors are silent and they often present when metastatic. Only less than 15% of patients can undergo surgery, which represents the only potential cure for PC, and less than 10% of patients are alive after 5 years. In this chapter, we present the epidemiology of PC and its most common risk factors.
Die Beschwörung göttlichen Zorns als Ordnungselement in lateinischen Inschriften
Authors: Ehmig Ulrike
Published: February 2023

25 Latin inscriptions testify that in specific situations divine wrath was invoked in the form of the name of the gods in the accusative + iratum/-am habeat. The gods were instrumentalized to maintain order in everyday situations. In this way, people tried to prevent the robbery and desecration of graves and to avoid damage and fecalization, especially in public spaces. The testimonies show a wide geographical distribution and address the most diverse deities.
The west in the mentality of the Greeks of the 8th century BC
Authors: Lebedeva Iuliana
Published: February 2023

The aim of this paper is to reveal the specifics of spatial perception among the Greeks of the 8th century BC in terms of the mental reconstruction of imaginary mythical space by way of an example of their representation of the spatial direction of the west. The first part of our research is devoted to a consideration of the problem of the perception of the extreme west as a source of danger to the world order and the analysis of mental spatial images performing the function of psychological defense. In the second part of the paper, the opposite qualitative characteristics of the west as mythical space in its interconnection with mythical time are considered. We have thus attempted to demonstrate ambivalence in the perception of the west inherent in people with mythological thinking.
The bear mythology : an enduring archetypical tale of feminine empowerment, adulthood and motherhood
Authors: Papamichali Olga , Kalachanis Konstantinos , Dimitrijević Milan S.
Published: February 2023

The relation of bear mythology with the transformation of girls into women, as well as the connection and involvement of Artemis and bears with the beginning of woman's adulthood and motherhood is considered. Particular attention is paid to the worship of Artemis Brauronia and to rituals like the Arkteia rite. Finally, the connection of bear mythology and customs and beliefs from ancient Greece and the film Brave (2012) is discussed.