bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO COMPARE CLINICAL, PATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE AND ACUTE TOXICITIES IN PACLITAXEL, DOXORUBICIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (PAC) REGIME VERSUS 5-FLUOROURACIL, DOXORUBICIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (FAC) REGIME AS NEO-ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY
IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED BREAST CANCER.
Authors: Das Pabitra , Jana Arpan , Roy Chhaya
Published: August 2021

Background: Treatment outcome and prognosis of patients with locally advanced breast cancer is poor due to higher rate
of relapse despite of advanced treatment protocol. Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy helps to down stage the large size tumor
and also arrests micro-metastasis in the earliest. Pathological complete response after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy showed better long term
survival. The aim of our study was to compare clinical and pathological response and acute toxicities in Paclitaxel, doxorubicin and
cyclophosphamide (PAC) regime versus Fluorouracil, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (FAC) regime as neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in
patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
Materials And Methods: Locally advanced Invasive ductal carcinoma of breast of female patients were included in our study. All patients
received median 4 cycles of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. 20 patients in Control group received FAC regimen: Injection 5-Fluorouracil
500mg/m2, Doxorubicin 50mg/m2, Cyclophosphamide 500mm/m2 in D1. 20 patients in Study group received PAC regimen: Injection
Paclitaxel 175mg/m2, doxorubicin 50mg/m2, Cyclophosphamide 500mg/m2 in D1.
Results: Complete clinical response was 10% in control group (FAC regime) and 30% in study group (PAC regime). Complete pathological
response was more in PAC regime group (25%) compare to FAC regime group (10%). In our study grade 1 and 2 toxicities developed which were
manageable but there was no grade ¾ toxicities.
Conclusion: PAC regime showed higher rate of complete clinical and pathological response with acceptable acute toxicities compare to FAC
regime in locally advanced breast cancer patients.
UNEXPLAINED DELIRIUM : THINK OF THYROID STORM
Authors: Namita Soni , A Shruti , Anand Soni , A Nikalje , M Bharadwaj
Published: August 2021

Background: Thyroid storm is a life-threatening Endocrine emergency with an incidence rate of 1% to 2% all over the
world. It is a systemic condition leading to increased production of Thyroid Hormone and its release leading to
Thermoregulatory, Adrenergic, Neuropsychiatric, Cardiovascular, and Abdominal Manifestations. Thyroid storm with Malignant Arrhythmia
and delirium both together is rare entity, but the mortality rate is very high. The presentation of Malignant Arrhythmias and delirium together in
the initial phase of the disease is much less common with only a few isolated cases described in the scientic literature.
Objective: To present a case in which a patient had two simultaneous complication of thyroid storm i.e. delirium and ventricular tachycardia.
Case Study: We report a 65 years-year-old man who came with complaints of Diarrhea, Fever, Breathlessness and psychosis. His serum tsh was
<0.015 and anti tpo antibodies was 83. He was diagnosed to be in Thyroid storm and later had complications including Ventricular Tachycardia
and delirium in an undiagnosed case of Hyperthyroidism. He was started on anti thyroid medication and slowly as his condition improved he was
discharged.
Conclusion: Patients with Thyrotoxicosis need to be closely monitored for complications since its early diagnosis and treatment may save lives.
IMPACT OF CASE BASED LEARNING IN UNDERSTANDING PHYSIOLOGY
Authors: Das Anupi , Barua Purnima , Mahanta Pranabika
Published: August 2021

The knowledge of Physiology is extremely necessary for a new medical student to understand the basic functions of
human body. Traditionally the entire syllabus of Physiology is completed through didactic lectures and practical sessions.
In case of lecture the role of learners is passive and there is less or no interaction of the student with teacher. Case based learning is one of the
innovative teaching-learning methodology which can make this subject interesting, clinically useful, and can enable the students to learn it by
correlating with its clinical aspects. Cases are generally written as problems that provide the student with a background of a patient or other clinical
situation. Supporting information is provided, such as latest research articles, vital signs, clinical signs and symptoms, and laboratory results. CBL
allows students to develop a collaborative, team based approach to their education.
A STUDY OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY SMEARS OF UPPER AND LOWER LIMB SOFT TISSUE LESIONS.
Authors: Bangi Siva Chaithanya , Vadana S.P.Smitha , Fathima Ather
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Soft tissue tumours constitute a large and heterogeneous group of neoplasms. Most soft tissue tumors
in the upper extremity are benign, and soft tissue sarcomas are rare in the hand and wrist. Supercial soft-tissue masses
are among the most common indications for imaging of the extremities. A broad array of benign and malignant processes may be manifested in
palpable cutaneous or subcutaneous masses or nodules. In tertiary care set up both imaging and FNAC can play a vital role in preliminary
diagnosis of soft tissue lesions of the extremities by differentiating them from cutaneous vs. non cutaneous, osseous vs. non osseous tumors.
METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Government general hospital Nizamabad, Telangana ,during
March 2017 to March 2019 that evaluated 50 patients with history of swelling in upper and lower limb had been evaluated . Detailed history,
thorough clinical examination, Imaging, Fine needle aspiration cytology was performed in all the 50 Patients. Aspiration smears were stained
with Hematoxylin and Eosin and microscopic examination done.
RESULT: The patients aged from 10 to 75 years, average age at presentation was 41.2 yrs. Of total 50 cases 27 were upper limb (54%) and
23(46%) were lower limb lesions. Of both upper limb and lower limb lesions, Lipoma constituted most common lesion 20 cases(40%) with 16
cases of total 27 cases in upper limb (59%) making it most common benign soft tissue lesion in the upper limb. 4 cases(8%) out of 50 cases were
diagnosed as spindle cell lesion undetermined/sarcoma and advised histo-pathological evaluation.
CONCLUSION: A detailed evaluation of patients presenting with swelling in the upper and lower limb coupled with imaging and FNAC, in
establishing the diagnosis required for further follow action was done. In most of the cases imaging coupled with FNAC gave better results but in
some it required histo-pathological evaluation. FNAC was found to be an better modality for preliminary diagnosis along with radiology in
decision making process for further surgical approach.
INFLUENCE OF HARVESTING SITES ON THE ANTIHYPERTENSIF EFFECTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF LIPPIA MULTIFLORA MOLDENKE (VERBENACEAE) IN BENIN
Authors: Gandonou Clément Dossa , Denis Tokoudagba Jean-Marie Kossi , Houehoume Hypolite Ganse , Fagbohoun Louis , BabaMoussa Lamine Saïd , Gbenou Joachim , Ahissou Et Hyacinthe
Published: August 2021

A comparative study of the major compounds was carried out despite the great diversity of the constituents characteristic of the essential oil of
Lippia multiflora. It was interested to note the imprint that makes each locality with the chemical characters of the gasoline. The variation in the
chemical composition of essential oils, was depended on many factors such as the method used, the parts of the plant used, the products and
reagents used in the extraction, the environment, the genotype of the plant, the geographic origin, harvest period of the plant, degree of drying,
drying conditions, temperature and drying time and the presence of pests, viruses and weeds. The effects of essential oils of Lippia multiflora were
evaluated in Wistar rats on arterial pressure (BP) and on heart rate (HR). Administration of L-NAME was caused a signicant increase in SBP in
rats from 142.4 mmHg (D0) to 172.4 mmHg (D8) and from 122.8 mmHg (D0) to 138.6 mmHg (D8) respectively for the positive control batch and
the batch subsequently treated with essential oil. Administration of the essential oil from D8 to D29 was caused a signicant decrease in the SBPof
the rats from 140 mmHg (D8) to 122.4 mmHg (D29). This decrease was markedly lower than that of the untreated rats which is 150.5 mmHg (D29).
The administration of L-NAME was caused a signicant increase in the DBPof the rats going from 93.8 mmHg (D0) to 137.5 mmHg (D8) and from
92.5 mmHg (D0) to 136.75 mmHg (D8) respectively for the positive control batch and the batch subsequently treated with essential oil.. The
administration of the essential oil from D8 to D29 was caused a signicant decrease in the DBP of the rats going from 136.75 mmHg (D8) to 99.8
mmHg (D29) and nally the administration of L-NAME caused a signicant increase in the MAP of the rats going from 109.25 mmHg (D0) to
159.75 mmHg (D8) and from 99.8 mmHg (D0) to 151.25 mmHg (D8) respectively for the positive control group and the batch then treated with the
raw extract). Administration of the essential oil from D8 to D29 was caused a signicant decrease in the AMP of the rats, dropping from 151.25
mmHg (D8) to 114 mmHg (D29) (p <0.05). These effects could be justify the use of this plant in traditional medicine in the treatment of high blood
pressure.
Star Topology Convolution for Graph Representation Learning
Authors: Wu Chong , Feng Zhenan , Zheng Jiangbin , Zhang Houwang , Cao Jiawang , YAN Hong
Published: August 2021

We present a novel graph convolutional method called star topology convolution (STC). This method makes graph convolution more similar to conventional convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in Euclidean feature spaces. STC learns subgraphs which have a star topology rather than learning a fixed graph like most spectral methods. Due to the properties of a star topology, STC is graph-scale free (without a fixed graph size constraint). It has fewer parameters in its convolutional filter and is inductive, so it is more flexible and can be applied to large and evolving graphs. The convolutional filter is learnable and localized, similar to CNNs in Euclidean feature spaces, and maintains a good weight sharing property. To test the method, STC was compared with state-of-the-art graph convolutional methods in a supervised learning setting on six node properties prediction benchmark datasets: Cora, Citeseer, Pubmed, PPI, Ogbn-Arxiv, and Ogbn-MAG. The experimental results showed that STC achieved state-of-the-art performance on all these datasets and maintained good robustness. In an essential protein identification task, STC outperformed state-of-the-art essential protein identification methods.
Compact FPGA Ring Oscillator Physical Unclonable Functions Circuits Based on Intertwined Programmable Delay Paths
Authors: Hu Yangpingqing , Jiang Yuqiu , Wang Weizhong
Published: August 2021

Compact FPGA based PUF extraction circuits based on intertwined programmable delay paths implemented on Xilinx FPGA.
Heuristic Scheduler for Proximity Data Exchange
Authors: T S Narayanan Hari
Published: August 2021

The data is generated using analytical model for analysis
Fault detection Automation in Distributed Control Systems using Data-driven methods: SVM and KNN
Authors: Ahmadi Seyed Hossein , Khosrowjerdi Mohammad Javad
Published: August 2021

Fault diagnostic methods with fuzzy
logic methods, SVM, KNN and artificial intelligence systems have been used in
complex systems such as wind turbines, gas turbines, power distribution
systems, power transformers and rotary machines, but in the specific field of
distributed control systems, the vacancy of this topic is strongly felt. Due to
the need of the industry to detect faults quickly and in a timely manner in all
modes of sensors, actuators, outputs and control logics to maintain expensive, valuable
resources, important and complex equipment, it is very necessary to enter this
topic. In this paper, a suitable theoretical and practical basis for diagnosing
various types of faults in the DCS of a gas refinery is done. The fact that the
operator quickly identifies the area and the cause of the fault can avoid huge
losses in terms of downtime. Automation of fault diagnosis in DCS has not been
explicitly mentioned in any article or book, and here the plan is presented for
the first time. In this design, we connect MATLAB
classification apps to the industrial system like DCS, then data are analyzed
by SVM and KNN methods to detect faults. The results show that faults can be
detected with a probability of more than 85% accuracy without the need for
on-site expert force and with much less time.
ZUPT-aided INS Bypassing Stance Phase Detection by Using Foot-Instability-Based Adaptive Covariance
Authors: Jao Chi-Shih , Shkel Andrei M.
Published: August 2021

In this paper, we
propose a Foot-Instability-Based Adaptive (FIBA) covariance to dynamically
adjust the covariance matrix for the pseudo-zero-velocity measurements in the
Zero velocity UPdaTe (ZUPT)-aided Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). The
proposed ZUPT-aided INS using the FIBA covariance is implemented in an Adaptive
Extended Kalman Filter (AEKF) framework, where the measurement covariance
matrix is updated in each iteration according to the FIBA covariance. The FIBA
covariance is designed to have a very high value during the swing phases in a
gait cycle, and the value significantly decreases during the stance phases. As
a result, the proposed method eliminates a need to use a binary stance phase
detector in implementation of the ZUPT-aided INS. Two series of indoor
pedestrian navigation experiments were conducted to investigate the navigation
performance of the algorithm. In the first series of experiments, which
included cases of walking and running, localization solutions produced by the
system using the FIBA covariance demonstrated 36% and 64% improvements in
navigation accuracy along the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively.
In the second series of experiments, which included a pedestrian walking on
different indoor terrains, such as flat planes, stairs, and ramps, the
navigation accuracy of the system using the FIBA covariance reduced horizontal
and vertical position errors by 12% and 45%, respectively, as compared to the
conventional ZUPT-aided INS.
Fundamental Study of Oscillations in the Nigerian Power System
Authors: UGWUANYI Nnaemeka Sunday , Uma Uma Uzubi , Ekwue Arthur Obiora
Published: August 2021

The power systems in developing countries are usually stressed and operated near their stability limits. Consequently, accurate sources of oscillations and their controls can present a challenge. This paper reports a comprehensive study of the oscillations in the Nigerian 48-bus power system. The dominant modes, sensitive locations for faults, and the most responsible generators were identified by modal analysis. Uniquely, the potential for nonlinear modal interaction of these modes was carefully investigated. The low-frequency modes identified are 1 Hz, 1.14 Hz, and 1.37 Hz, and they are associated mainly with the generators at Kainji, Afam, and Delta power stations. The results indicate the existence of inter-area phenomena and nonlinear modal interactions among these modes. Also, the analysis revealed that the generator at the Kainji power station is most affected by the nonlinear interactions.
Outage Analysis in SWIPT Enabled Spectrum Sharing D2D Communication for IoT Applications
Authors: Ghosh Sutanu , Acharya Tamaghna , Maity Santi P.
Published: August 2021

This paper reports a relative performance analysis of decode-and-forward (DF) and amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying in a multi-antenna cooperative cognitive radio network (CCRN) that supports device-to-device (D2D) communications using spectrum sharing technique in cellular network. In this work, cellular system is considered as primary and internet of things devices (IoDs), engaged in D2D communications, are considered as secondary system. The devices access the licensed spectrum by means of the cooperation in two-way primary communications. Furthermore, IoDs are energized through the harvesting of energy from radio frequency (RF) signals, using simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) protocol. Closed form expressions of the outage probability for both cellular and D2D communications are derived and the impact of various design parameters for both AF and DF relaying techniques are studied. Based on the simulation results, it is found that the proposed spectrum sharing protocol, for both DF relaying and AF relaying schemes, outperform a similar network architecture in terms of spectrum efficiency. It is also observed that the performance of the proposed system using DF relaying is ~168% better compared to AF relaying scheme in term of peak energy efficiency at same transmit power.
Uncontrolled mutation of super-intelligent machines may lead to the destruction of humanity
Authors: Bhattacharjee Deep , Roy Sanjeevan Singha
Published: August 2021

If in future, the highly
intelligent machines control the world, then what would be its advantages and
disadvantages? Will, those artificial intelligence powered superintelligent machines
become an anathema for humanity or will they ease out the human works by
guiding humans in complicated tasks, thereby extending a helping hand to the
human works making them comfortable. Recent studies in theoretical computer
science especially artificial intelligence predicted something called ‘technological
singularity’ or the ‘intelligent explosion’ and if this happens then there can
be a further stage as transfused machinery intelligence and actual intelligence
where the machines being immensely powerful with a cognitive capacity more than
that of humans for solving ‘immensely complicated tasks’ can takeover the
humans and even the machines by more intelligent machines of superhuman
intelligence. Therefore, it is troublesome and worry-full to think that ‘if in
case the machines turned out against humans for their optimal domination in
this planet’. Can humans have any chances to avoid them by bypassing the
inevitable ‘hard singularity’ through a set of ‘soft singularity’. This paper
discusses all the facts in details along with significant calculations showing
humanity, how to avoid the hard singularity when the progress of intelligence
is inevitable.
Fast Quadratic Shape From Shading With Unknown Light Direction
Authors: Yalpani Kuros
Published: August 2021

An algorithm is proposed that extracts 3D shape from shading information in a digital image. The algorithm assumes that there is only a single source of light producing the image, that the surface of the shape giving rise to the image is Lambertian (matte) and that its shape can be locally approximated by a quadratic function. Previous work shows that under these assumptions, robust shape from shading is possible, though slow for large images because a non-linear optimization method is applied in order to estimate local quadratic surface patches from image intensities. The work presented here shows that local quadratic surface patch estimates can be computed, without prior knowledge of the light source direction, via a linear least squares optimization, thus greatly improving the algebraic complexity and run-time of this existing algorithms.
Automated Pest Detection with DNN on the Edge for Precision Agriculture
Authors: Albanese Andrea , nardello matteo , Brunelli Davide
Published: August 2021

Artificial intelligence has smoothly penetrated several economic activities, especially monitoring and control applications, including the agriculture sector. However, research efforts toward low-power sensing devices with fully functional machine learning (ML) on-board are still fragmented and limited in smart farming. Biotic stress is one of the primary causes of crop yield reduction. With the development of deep learning in computer vision technology, autonomous detection of pest infestation through images has become an important research direction for timely crop disease diagnosis. This paper presents an embedded system enhanced with ML functionalities, ensuring continuous detection of pest infestation inside fruit orchards. The embedded solution is based on a low-power embedded sensing system along with a Neural Accelerator able to capture and process images inside common pheromone-based traps. Three different ML algorithms have been trained and deployed, highlighting the capabilities of the platform. Moreover, the proposed approach guarantees an extended battery life thanks to the integration of energy harvesting functionalities. Results show how it is possible to automate the task of pest infestation for unlimited time without the farmer's intervention.
I. Deir el-Bahari 196 (partly) supplemented
Authors: Łajtar Adam
Published: August 2021

The article presents a fragment of the cornice from the Ptolemaic Portico of the Hatshepsut temple at Deir el-Bahari discovered in 2021 in the fill of the Middle Kingdom tomb MMA 28. The fragment carries remnants of two dipinti in red ochre, of which one is illegible and the other preserves vestiges of the three first lines of the Greek inscription I. Deir el-Bahari 196. They show that the inscription was a proskynema (act of adoration) addressed to Amenothes (Greek for Amenhotep son of Hapu). The name of the author cannot be read with certainty (perhaps Pe[---]); the text also mentions a certain Menodoros, who may be the father of the protagonist of the inscription or another man. In an appendix, a fragment of another text in Greek, probably originating from the south wall of the Bark Room of the main sanctuary of Amun is presented.
Routine follow-up after surgical treatment of lung cancer: is chest CT useful?
Authors: B F Morellato1 Juliana , D Guimarães2 Marcos , L L Medeiros1 Maria , A Carneiro1 Hélio , D Oliveira2 Alex , P O Medici1 João , V B Baranauskas1 Marcus , L Gross Jefferson
Published: August 2021

Objective: To report the experience of a routine follow-up program based on medical visits and chest CT. Methods: This was a retrospective study involving patients followed after complete surgical resection of non-small cell lung cancer between April of 2007 and December of 2015. The follow-up program consisted of clinical examination and chest CT. Each follow-up visit was classified as a routine or non-routine consultation, and patients were considered symptomatic or asymptomatic. The outcomes of the follow-up program were no evidence of cancer, recurrence, or second primary lung cancer. Results: The sample comprised 148 patients. The median time of follow-up was 40.1 months, and 74.3% of the patients underwent fewer chest CTs than those recommended in our follow-up program. Recurrence and second primary lung cancer were found in 17.6% and 11.5% of the patients, respectively. Recurrence was diagnosed in a routine medical consultation in 69.2% of the cases, 57.7% of the patients being asymptomatic. Second primary lung cancer was diagnosed in a routine medical appointment in 94.1% of the cases, 88.2% of the patients being asymptomatic. Of the 53 patients who presented with abnormalities on chest CT, 41 (77.3%) were diagnosed with cancer. Conclusion: Most of the cases of recurrence, especially those of second primary lung cancer, were confirmed by chest CT in asymptomatic patients, indicating the importance of a strict follow-up program that includes chest CTs after surgical resection of lung cancer.
Humanização e tecnologias leves aplicadas ao cuidado de enfermagem na unidade de terapia intensiva: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Junio do Nascimento Francisco
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: Analisar o processo de humanização e o uso das tecnologias leves aplicadas ao cuidado de enfermagem na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Método: Revisão sistemática realizada no banco de dados BDENF, Lilacs e SciELO, com a combinação dos descritores "Humanização", "Cuidados de enfermagem", "Unidade de Terapia Intensiva" e "Tecnologia", nos idiomas português e espanhol no perí­odo de 2016 a 2019. Resultados: Foram selecionados 07 trabalhos para análise, que evidenciaram a humanização e o uso das tecnologias leves como ferramenta de trabalho indispensável ao cuidado de enfermagem. Conclusão: Os dados direcionam para a percepção das várias formas de se possibilitar a humanização e a utilização das tecnologias leves no atendimento ao paciente em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, sendo indiscutí­vel a importância de se ter uma visão holí­stica para a prestação de um serviço de assistência integral, atingindo os pacientes e familiares, devendo as tecnologias duras serem conjugadas a este processo.
Análise dos registros da assistência de enfermagem na sala de recuperação pós-anestésica
Authors: Florindo Amorim Raphael , Ferreira de Souza Stefane , Schuab Faria de Paula Ana Cláudia , Gomes Rodrigues Layara
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: analisar o método de registro da enfermagem realizado no prontuário do paciente admitido na Sala de Recuperação Pós-Anestésica de um Hospital Geral no extremo Norte do Brasil. Método: Estudo descritivo, do tipo documental com abordagem quantitativa. Resultados: Dos 24 prontuários analisados, 91,66% apresentavam ficha de sistematização da assistência preenchida de forma parcial e 8,33% não continham a ficha ou anotação dos parâmetros vitais. Com identificação legal e ética 91,67% dos prontuários e 87,5% utilizavam apenas abreviaturas reconhecidas. 41,67% dos registros estavam ilegí­veis e 91,67% apresentavam linhas em branco. Conclusão: O instrumento de registros em prontuário utilizado no centro cirúrgico pelos Enfermeiros se mostrou limitado e incompleto, não atendendo ao guia Cofen para registro pós-operatório ou í s recomendações da SOBECC e da Associação Brasileira de Enfermeiros de Centro Cirúrgico/Recuperação Anestésica, evidenciando fragilidade na assistência de enfermagem prestada.
Perfil da enfermeira no acolhimento com classificação de risco em uma emergência obstétrica
Authors: Paranhos Dias Aimée Rosa , Nascimento Ví­tor Thaí­s Fernanda , Queiroz da Anunciação Thales William , Jesus Mello de Carvalho Danuza , De Andrade Canavarro Danielle , Jesus Fernandes Lucas
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: identificar o perfil das enfermeiras atuantes em uma maternidade pública no acolhimento com classificação de risco de uma emergência obstétrica. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, realizada entre os meses de outubro e novembro de 2020 por meio de um questionário online. Resultados: ao analisar o questionário respondido pelas enfermeiras que participaram do estudo atuantes no setor de Acolhimento com Classificação de Risco da referida maternidade, é perceptí­vel que o público é predominantemente de mulheres jovens, pretas e pardas, com média de 38 anos de idade e oriundas de faculdades do ensino privado da cidade de Salvador Bahia, com contrato de trabalho terceirizado, e 62,5% com duplo ví­nculo. Conclusão: este perfil possibilita identificar o desenho dos profissionais atuantes nas salas de classificação de risco nas emergências obstétricas e pode ser o caminho de apontar a realidade da precarização dos ví­nculos nos serviços públicos de saúde.
Intervenção educativa para idosos hipertensos: um relato de experiência
Authors: Firme de Moura Santos Martins Jocenara , Firme de Moura Santos Jéssika Roberta , de Araújo Rocha Lí­via , de Sousa Franco Maurilo , da Silva Amorim Luana , De Oliveira Lima Luisa Helena
Published: August 2021

OBJETIVO: Descrever a experiência de intervenção educativa em saúde para controle da Hipertensão Arterial (HAS) em idosos. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo, tipo relato de experiência, de ações de intervenção educativas desenvolvidas com um grupo de idosos hipertensos, entre março a julho de 2019 em uma UBS no municí­pio de Paulistana – PI. RESULTADOS: Foram realizados 8 encontros: três palestras sobre hábitos alimentares saudáveis no controle dos ní­veis pressóricos; três atendimentos nutricionais com os seus respectivos acompanhamentos e retornos e duas oficinas educativas. Houve prevalência do sexo feminino, de baixa escolaridade, baixa renda e casadas. As estratégias de educação em saúde e nutricional contí­nuas e participativas, com referência í  realidade da população atendida é primordial para a mudança de comportamento alimentar e do estilo de vida. CONCLUSíO: Constata-se, a necessidade de atividades educacionais contí­nuas com foco na promoção da saúde de idosos hipertensos, uma vez que estas, podem consequentemente manter ní­veis pressóricos adequados.
Educação em saúde acerca das infecções sexualmente transmissí­veis no ambiente prisional feminino: revisão integrativa
Authors: Oliveira Faustino Mariana Carolini , Lima Alcântara de Gusmão Tarcila , Gomes Guedes Tatiane , Batista Leite Deborah Helena , De Lucena Torres Analúcia , Fernandes Marques de Albuquerque Laura
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: Analisar na literatura cientí­fica as temáticas abordadas na educação em saúde acerca das Infecções Sexualmente Transmissí­veis no ambiente prisional feminino. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada com artigos publicados em português, inglês e espanhol nas bases de dados: LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, COCHRANE e na biblioteca SciELO. Resultados: Foram selecionados dez artigos. As abordagens de educação em saúde para mulheres em privação de liberdade foram: prevenção e redução do HIV/IST, violência por parceiros, uso de preservativo masculino e feminino, Polí­ticas de promoção da saúde e prevenção, uso de drogas ilí­citas, contracepção e aconselhamento pré-concepção. Conclusão: Conhecer as temáticas educacionais desenvolvidas acerca das IST no ambiente prisional feminino, reforça o desenvolvimento de estratégias que alcancem as reais necessidades desse público-alvo.
Perfil clí­nico epidemiológico de idosos atendidos em um hospital público da zona sul da cidade de São Paulo entre 2010 e 2016
Authors: Scarsi Testa Renato , Ferreira Novo Neil , Juliano Yara , Leci Rodrigues Cintia , De Eston Armond Jane
Published: August 2021

OBJETIVO: Conhecer o perfil epidemiológico e demográfico do idoso que frequenta hospital geral, na periferia da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um estudo observacional transversal descritivo e analí­tico, realizado em um Hospital Público da Região Sul de São Paulo- SP, no perí­odo de janeiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2016, com pessoas com mais de 60 anos. Utilizou-se teste não paramétrico de Kolmogorov – Smirnov. RESULTADOS: Os dados demográficos denotam que a maioria dos idosos que frequentam o hospital apresentaram agravos agudos, sendo prevalentes doenças cardiocerebrovasculares (30,25%), doenças do aparelho respiratório (13,39%), doenças infectocontagiosas (12,42%), doenças do trato gastrointestinal (9,68%), trauma (8%), doenças do aparelho urogenital (7,2%), câncer (3,25%). No estudo de prevalência de agravos agudos estratificado por décadas de vida encontrou-se: nos idosos acima de 80 anos um aumento da prevalência: doenças pulmonares, septicemias, doenças do aparelho geniturinário. Conclusões: As doenças cardio- vasculares são predominantes, seguidas das doenças do aparelho respiratório em um hospital público de periferia da cidade de São Paulo. O conhecimento deste perfil tem um potencial muito grande para administradores hospitalares organizarem seus serviços para atender de uma forma mais humanizada e eficiente este grupo de pacientes e seve de subsí­dio para as ações de atenção primária de saúde.
Desafios dos enfermeiros frente á aplicabilidade da sistematização da assistência de enfermagem: revisão integrativa
Authors: Dos Santos Souza Paixão Luiza , Patrizzi Mendonça Rita
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: analisar quais os desafios que limitam os Enfermeiros na aplicação da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem. Método: Revisão integrativa realizada na BVS por artigos publicados em periódicos nacionais, utilizando-se as bases de dados LILACS, BDENF e MEDLINE, com os descritores Processo de enfermagem; Enfermeiros; Hospital; Conhecimento e Assistência de enfermagem. Foram analisados artigos em português e com recorte temporal de 2010 a 2020. Resultados: "sobrecarga de trabalho", "falta de conhecimento", "necessidade de aprimoramento" e "falta de apoio da chefia/instituição" foram mencionados com mais frequência possuindo um reflexo negativo na aplicabilidade da SAE. Destes emergiram dois categoriais argumentados na discussão. Conclusão: a aplicabilidade desfalcada e superficial da SAE, exercida em algumas unidades de saúde, são caracterizadas pelas dificuldades identificadas, desde a formação dos Enfermeiros no curso de graduação, até condições de trabalho que prejudicam o êxito da execução do método.
The problem of developing a control system for the oxygen sensor heater of an internal combustion engine of a modern vehicle
Authors:   Debelov V.V. Kozlovskiy V.N. Endachev D.V. Kamenev V.F.
Published: August 2021

In the presented work, the problem of developing an electronic control system for the oxygen sensor heater of an automobile internal combustion engine is actualized.

Keywords
electronic control system, automobile, internal combustion engine
Diesel engine performance at the intake of the hydrogen&air mixture
Authors:   Markov V.A. Kamaltdiniv V.G. Biryukov N.N. Karpets F.S.
Published: August 2021

The prospects of using hydrogen as a motor fuel are noted. The problems that arise when converting a diesel engine to run on hydrogen are considered. The features of the organization of the working process of enginesrunning on hydrogen are analyzed. A method of supplying a hydrogenair mixture to a diesel engine is investigated. To supply hydrogen to the engine cylinders, it is proposed to use the Leader4M installation developed by TechnoHill Club LLC (Moscow). Experimental studies of a stationary diesel engine of the D245.12 S type with the supply of hydrogen at the inlet obtained at this installation are carried out. At the maximum power mode, the supply of hydrogen from this installation to the inlet of the diesel engine under study was 0.9 % by weight (taking into account the difference in the calorific value of oil diesel fuel and hydrogen). Such a supply of hydrogen in the specified mode made it possible to increase the fuel efficiency of the diesel engine and reduce the smoke content of exhaust gases, carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbon emissions.

Keywords
internal combustion engines; diesel engine; diesel fuel; hydrogen; hydrogenair mixture; fuel efficiency; exhaust gas toxicity indicators
Development innovations for increasing road safety. Digitalization
Authors: Grushnikov V.А.
Published: August 2021

The improvement of the rolling stock of passenger and freight transport will continue continuously, pursuing the goals of mechanical, environmental safety, energy efficiency, comfort and safety of transported goods. Among the methods and means of optimizing the design, manufacture and operation of vehicles of various purposes and standard sizes, the digitalization of all processes without exception is becoming increasingly important.

Keywords
automobile rolling stoc; structures; technologies; units; materials researc; design; manufacture; operation; digitalization
A hierarchical machine learning framework for the identification of automated construction
Authors: Harichandran Aparna , Raphael Benny , Mukherjee Abhijit
Published: August 2021

A robust monitoring system is essential for ensuring safety and reliability in automated construction. Activity recognition is one of the critical tasks in automated monitoring. Existing studies in this area have not fully exploited the potential for enhancing the performance of machine learning algorithms using domain knowledge, especially in problem formulation. This paper presents a hierarchical machine learning framework for improving the accuracy of identification of Automated Construction System (ACS) operations. The proposed identification framework arranges the operations to be identified in the form of a hierarchy and uses multiple classifiers that are organized hierarchically for separating the operation classes. It is tested on a laboratory prototype of an ACS, which follows a top-down construction method. The ACS consists of a set of lightweight and portable machinery designed to automate the construction of the structural frame of low-rise buildings . Accelerometers were deployed at critical locations on the structure. The acceleration data collected while operating the equipment were used to identify the operations through machine learning techniques. The performance of the proposed framework is compared with that of the conventional approach for equipment operation identification which involves a flat list of classes to be separated. The performance was comparable at the top level. However, the hierarchical framework outperformed the conventional one when fine levels of operations were identified. The versatility and noise tolerance of the hierarchical framework are also reported. Results demonstrate that the framework is robust, and it is feasible to identify the ACS operations precisely. Although the proposed framework is validated on a full-scale prototype of the ACS, the effects of strong ambient disturbances on actual construction sites have not been evaluated. This study will support the development of an automated monitoring system and assist the main operator to ensure safe operations. The high-level operation details collected for this purpose can also be utilised for project performance assessment and progress monitoring. The potential application of the proposed hierarchical framework in the operation recognition of conventional construction equipment is also outlined.
Features of city image formation in the context of European integration
Authors: Chepelevskyy Yuriy L.
Published: August 2021

The article identifies the main aspects of strategic planning of the city image. In Ukraine as a democratic country, where the people are the main source of power, strategic planning, in particular in urban planning should be carried out for the people and together with the people. The stages of strategic planning are identified. They represent the relevant tasks, which should be accomplished on the basis of local public, business, and industrial organizations, thus obtaining comprehensive information about their problems and needs. The mechanisms used in the foreign practice of strategic planning are analyzed (on the example of Barcelona (Spain) and Hamburg (Germany). Community participation in strategic planning of Barcelona (Spain) and Hamburg (Germany) demonstrates its important role in Barcelona’s acquisition of the City of the Future Award (2015) and Hamburg’s high 23rd place in the 2010 World Quality of Life Ranking. The paper establishes that the cooperation of cities and society is the ground for the successful strategy; the community is a full participant in strategic planning. The main thing in the development strategy is to reach a consensus between the government-business-residents on a common vision of such development. In Germany, the planning law provides for community participation in all planning processes, and the entire population of the city can participate in the process of resolving issues using the Internet platform. Ensuring community participation in the form of partnership at all stages - both in the development process and in the implementation and monitoring of results will help optimize the process of regulating urban planning in our country.
Risk-generating features of the growing external migration activity of the population of the Carpathian region
Authors: Bidak Volodymyr Ya. , Baranyak Ihor Ye.
Published: August 2021

Based on the analysis of general and local trends in migration processes, official statistics, data of State Migration Service of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, and expert assessments of the selective survey carried out in the oblasts of the Carpathian region of Ukraine in the focus of the research of the migration activity environment, the paper provides a comparative characteristics and assessment of the impact of migration factors on socio-economic development of the region. The risk-generating features of growing external migration activity of the population and demographic and socio-economic consequences of migration are determined. The risks and threats of high migration activity of the population are emphasized. The need to develop new priorities of the migration activity regulation in the Carpathian region is substantiated.
Substantiation of behavioral patterns of decision-making by financial and economic entities at the regional level
Authors: Voznyak Halyna V. , Benovska Liliya Ya.
Published: August 2021

Understanding the psychology of management decisions and the ability to avoid the most common mistakes is the success of any financial and economic projects is outlined. Under conditions of uncertainty and under the influence of personal characteristics, the economic entity cannot objectively assess the risks and prospects, which leads to irrational decisions. An important task is to find mechanisms and tools to adjust the process of irrational decision-making by regional economic actors. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the behavioral patterns inherent in the decision-making process of financial and economic entities at the regional level. The following methods were used for the study: abstract-logical, comparative analysis, graphical visualization. The article presents three models of management decisions by financial and economic entities: classical, behavioral, irrational. The peculiarities of the behavioral model and the factors influencing an entity’s irrational decision-making are revealed. The most common effects that provoke irrational behavior of regional economic entities are highlighted. The behavioral approach has been transferred to the meso level because the irrational behavior of people can be traced at all levels of government, and behavioral effects can be considered in the context of the enterprise, community, region as a group of people and as a whole “organism”. A model of irrational management decision-making by a regional economic entity is built. The consequences of irrational management decisions of regional economic entities are clarified and tools for their correction are proposed. Such tools should contribute to 1. improving the information support of financial and economic entities, eliminating the deficit and asymmetry of information, increasing the digital competencies of information consumers; 2. accumulation of behavioral financial literacy, which will reduce the negative impact of behavioral prejudices and allow to predict irrational decisions, сontrolling the behavior of financial and economic entities.
Investigation on Productivity of Synonym Words with Different Semantic Prosody in English
Authors: Yazdani motlagh Negin , Rahimi Nezhad Masih
Published: August 2021

“Semantic prosody” has been researched since the first claim of Sinclair in (1987). Since then, semantic prosody became one of the most important issues in language studies as a linguistic phenomenon. In 1993, Louw defined semantic prosody as a special tendency of words, which might be in a pleasant environment that creates a ‘positive semantic prosody’ or in an unpleasant environment that creates a ‘negative semantic prosody’. The current research is based on a corpus analysis design, in “COCA” and “COHA”. Two synonym pair words of “Start/Begin” and “Guide/Lead to” were chosen as a case study. Representative number of each word was estimated by “Cochran’s formula”. This study is concentrated on investigation of the fact that while negative semantic prosodies are much more frequent than words with positive semantic prosody, but based on the linguistic positivity bias and “The Pollyanna hypothesis” which is introduced by Boucher and Osgood (1969), in English, the productivity of words with positive semantic prosody in synonym pairs, is more than productivity of negative semantic productivity. This fact might be due to the social interactions, the emotional content of words and linguistic behavior. It is notable to say that people tend to talk more about the brighter side than the darker side of life. This discrepancy makes words’ choosing somehow problematic for translators and English learners.
Implication of Online Learning on the Motivation of Students
Authors: EL HADEF Sanae
Published: August 2021

Corona virus, a global phenomenon, is considered as a nightmare that has affected people’s lives. Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, interact, work, and learn. Many preventions measures come into existence. Indeed, the epidemic of the virus has led to social distancing, quarantine measures, temporary home confinement measures, travel cancellations, and schools closure. In fact, the process of education obviously aims to facilitate learning. The latter has been affected by Covid-19; it influenced the learning process of students and e-learning has become salient; therefore, it has played a vital role in the instruction of students. Thus, the aim of this paper is to investigate the implication of online learning on the motivation of students, precisely the ones belonging to higher education. It takes the students of English department at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of University Mohammed First as a case study. The quantitative research design for the present study is based on an online questionnaire that was used to collect data from fifty one respondents, and eventually analyze the set of data by using SPSS, to examine their mode of motivation throughout the use of e-learning. The findings of the study showed that students favor the authentic traditional mode of learning rather than the unsatisfactory experienced virtual learning; which entails the negative degree of motivation that was, unfortunately, decreased in the e-learning process. Thereupon, e-learning should be used vigilantly and cautiously and its conduct of pedagogies should be advanced and improved more by stakeholders.
Women in Rap Songs: A Difference between Male and Female Voices
Authors: Urbano Genevieve , Balneg Roselyn Mae , Collantes Patricia Michaela , Diaz Rafaela Reese , Fernandez Jeahn Oliver , Padilla Alyanna Nicole , Sagadraca Margie Rose , Salayo Juland
Published: August 2021

Hip-hop has become a male-dominated industry, and it has reached all over the world, including the Philippines. This study analyzed two Original Pilipino Music (OPM) rap songs: Neneng B by Nik Makino feat. Raf Davis, and Pantsu by Zae. The two songs were examined to see how women are represented and how women's empowerment is promoted. Addressing the objectives, this study used a qualitative design that involved stylistics and text analysis. Using the Feminist Theory and applying Sara Mills' Feminist Text analysis model, the lyrics were examined in a word, phrase/sentence, and discourse level. This research revealed that a female artist's song promotes woman empowerment while the song written by male artists has more objectification tendencies.  This study further implicates the role and position of women in modern-day society with music.