bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Child Happiness Associated with Paternal Profiles in Parenting Behaviors and Work-Family Balance
Authors: Sung Miai , Ki Ppudah
Published: October 2021

In Korea, expectations for paternal roles are changing from strict fathers to intimate fathers as a result of the rise in dual-income families. Maintaining a work-family balance to allow for more involvement in parenting can be difficult for Korean fathers because they tend to be work-oriented. They also typically lack a role model for close father-child relationships due to Korea’s tradition of authoritarian fatherhood. In this study, we identify paternal profiles and what types of fathers are positively associated with child happiness. For this purpose, we investigate (a) the number and characteristics of paternal profiles in parenting behaviors (authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting) and work-family balance (work-family benefits and conflicts); (b) predictors of the profiles, and (c) how the profiles are associated with child happiness. Our sample included 1,159 fathers with children in the 3rd grade from the 10th wave of the Panel Study on Korean Children. The mean age of the fathers was 42.15 years ( SD = 3.88), and the mean length of their marital relationship was about 12.90 years ( M = 154.83 months, SD = 36.98). Using Mplus, we applied latent profile analysis and found three profiles: (1) authoritative fathers with work-family benefits (22.1%); (2) authoritative-permissive fathers with work-family balance (52.9%); and (3) inconsistent fathers with work-family conflicts (25.0%). We also examined predictors of the profiles and child happiness. Health, age, and marital relationship satisfaction were the significant predictors of the profiles. Children of authoritative fathers with work-family benefits showed significantly higher happiness than children of the other paternal types. Our findings provide valuable implications for family practices and government policies regarding the importance of paternal roles on child happiness and the impact of health status, age, and marital relationship satisfaction on fathers’ parenting.
Connection Over Correction: Engaging Students in Conversational Commitments for Effective Communication Across Difference and Difficulty
Authors: Sandoval Jennifer
Published: October 2021

In light of a national reckoning with racism in the U.S., many instructors are assessing their own pedagogical practices with regard to handling these topics in their classrooms. In developing my authentic teaching philosophy over the course of 18 years, I have adapted many practices I used in my prior career in dispute resolution. To clarify, I center classroom engagement around what Hart (2007) describes as “a pedagogy of interiority.” Classroom engagement focuses on connection rather than correction as we help students develop their “authentic inner potentials” (p. 2). I regularly challenge myself to invite students to develop their authentic personal selves via contemplation and reflexivity. In doing so, we move from a teacher-centered focus to a student-centered one derived from a relational partnership with them. By focusing on connection rather than correction, we create an environment
of curiosity, compassion, and intensive reflection where students come to know themselves and their strengths in ways that extend beyond the classroom. This essay highlights how students co-create conversational commitments coupled with a rapid debrief process that moves my students forward together toward shared mindfulness in thought and behavior.
SOCIAL CAPITAL: EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT
Authors: Anastasiia KURNOSENKO , Hanna SYTNYK
Published: October 2021

Background. The process of social capital formation as a full-fledged scientific theory reflects and explains important social processes. Constant communication and socialization process make new demands on the economy and economic mechanism. Now there are clear periods of technological change for which humanity at the subconscious level is ready and needs it. Most of these processes took place due to the constant functioning of social capital. The aim of the article is to identify and periodize the main stages of evolution of the social capital concept based on the study of its origin nature, and characteristics of key points that influence further theory process, definition of basic features and structure of social capital. Materials and methods. The works of foreign and domestic scholars on social capital were studied to solve this goal. Methods of historical and logical generalization, analysis and synthesis, comparison and generalization were used in the paper. Results. A significant amount of works on this concept has become a prerequisite for identifying and periodizing the evolution stages of the social capital concept: latent, conceptualization, the stage of convergence and pragmatization. The following approaches to the interpretation of social capital were formed in the second stage: sociological, historical, economic, institutional, political science and symbiotic. The study has confirmed the third stage of development of the social capital theory lasts, which is characterized by significant achievements in understanding its content and role in society, practical implementation of certain methodological provisions, on the one hand, and active discourse and pluralism of views on the social capital concept on the other hand. Conclusion. Historical retrospection of the formation process of the social capital concept, analysis of scholars’ views on its essence, their synthesis and development have allowed to determine the following main essential characteristics of the "social capital" concept and form its author’s vision as a set of social institutions, relations, norms, values, mutual trust structure. Its parameters affect the formation of other capital forms, management models and benefits in general, which are characterized by interconnectedness with human capital and the historical and cultural development context and management object. Keywords: social capital, trust, communication network, norms, institutional environment.
STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF UKRAINE’S EXPORTS IN THE PANDEMIC PERIOD
Authors: Oksana PIANKOVA , Oleksandra RALKO , Maryna SLOKVA
Published: October 2021

Background. The erasing of the pandemic and its rapid spread all over the world has become a great challenge both for the global economics and for individual national economies. Analysis of recent research and publications. International organizations, including the WTO, IMF, FAO, are engaged in the actualization of the problem of levelingthe impact of the pandemic on the issue of debt, financial, food security. Scientists and practitioners are concerned about the consequences of the spread of COVID-19 for doing business and the ability to freely supply goods to foreign markets. However, the problem of transforming the structure of exports in the context of a pandemic remains poorly studied, controversial, and requires detailed consideration. The aim of the article is to study the transformation of the export structure, taking into account the geographic diversification of the supply of domestic goods and the adjustment of the commodity saturation of the country's export basket in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. Materials and methods. The study is based on the works of foreign and domestic scientists, materials of international and domestic organizations, enterprises data. In the process of preparing the article, the following methods were used: system-structural; statistical and graphic; abstract-logical. Results. The article contains investigation of the concept of transformationas an economic phenomenon, structural transformation of exports is considered as evolutionary and/or revolutionary change in the geographical vector of export development and/or optimization of the disproportion of the export basket under the influence of endogenous and exogenous determinants. The authors carried out the assessment of the structural transformationofthe economy according to the foreign economic approach, the transfor­mation of the geographical and commodity structure of exports; investigated the dynamics of the currency structure of receipts for goods; defined the determinants of changes in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods; made proposals for the further development of the structure of the domestic export basket; substantiated the need for anti-crisis post-pandemic development of exports. Conclusion. The pandemic became a catalyst for the problems of exporters, made them think about options for solving them through the formation of an anti-crisis policy and an immediate search for ways of anti-crisis post-pandemic development.
HIGH-TECH PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING IN UKRAINE: CHALLENGES OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Authors: Olena SALIKHOVA , Daria HONCHARENKO
Published: October 2021

Background. The crisis COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that EU have strategic dependencies, particularly in the most sensitive industrial ecosystems such as for health. Ukraine implements the policy of European economic integration and the development of the pharmaceutical sector must take into account both European considerations and national interests. Analysis of recent researches and publications revealed that the crisis COVID-19 pandemic revealed pharmaceutical industry problems; that require further study for adequate reproduction of the best practices in Ukraine. The aim of the article is to explore the EU experience, to define and justify the necessary policy measures for the development of pharmaceuticals in Ukraine in the context of European integration. Materials and methods. The theoretical and methodological basis for writing the article was the works of domestic and foreign scholars on the outlines of an industrial policy for the pharmaceutical sector. The research was conducted using the methods of theoretical generalization, comparative analysis, analysis and synthesis, which made it possible to justify the need for changes in the management of high-tech pharmaceutical industries development in Ukraine. Results. The regulations in force in Ukraine regulate legal relations in the pharmaceutical sector in the context of EU integration, but do not define the priorities of the sector and the measures to achieve them or the mechanisms for their implementation. Recommendations for Ukraine have been given, the implementation of which will accelerate the development of national high-tech pharmaceutical industries and related sectors of the economy taking into account changes in EU policy. Conclusion. In Ukraine, first of all it is necessary to define the conceptual foundations of the strategy of development of the high-tech industry of pharmaceuticals and medical products, based on the modern challenges and threats, as well as global trends in the technology development; to build an effective decision making vertical on the implementation of industrial policy for the pharmaceutical sector, identify strategic priorities and evaluate the necessary funding, to introduce state support programs, introduce instruments to stimulate domestic demand for Ukrainian pharmaceutical and medical products, make changes to the public procurement system for the development of industry for national security purposes. Recommendations are proposed as to: improving the normative-legal and institutional principles of the development of pharmaceutical industry; strengthening the cooperation of the State, academic, educational, private sector and public; creating stable resources of funding programs and projects on the basis of public-private partnerships.
Apport de l’échographie clinique dans la prise en charge des douleurs abdominales aiguës non traumatiques chez l’adulte dans les services d’urgence : une étude rétrospective monocentrique dans un centre hospitalier général
Authors: Hary T. , Amiot F. , Laborne F.-X. , Delomas T.
Published: October 2021

Objectif : Déterminer si la réalisation d’une échographie clinique en médecine d’urgence (ECMU) modifie la prise en charge des patients présentant une douleur abdominale aiguë d’origine non traumatique.

Matériel et méthodes : Étude rétrospective, monocentrique, incluant les patients qui ont consulté aux urgences pour douleur abdominale aiguë d’origine non traumatique entre le 1er juin 2019 et le 31 octobre 2019. Les données recueillies étaient le nombre d’examens complémentaires d’imagerie réalisés, le temps de prise en charge, le taux d’hospitalisation, le diagnostic et le taux de reconsultation à 30 jours. Le critère de jugement principal était le recours aux examens complémentaires d’imagerie spécialisée (parmi lesquels : échographie spécialisée, tomodensitométrie abdominopelvienne et abdomen sans préparation) chez les patients ayant bénéficié d’une échographie clinique (groupe « ECMU ») comparativement aux patients n’ayant pas bénéficié d’échographie (groupe « sans ECMU »).

Résultats : Mille cinquante-trois patients ont été inclus. Parmi ces patients, 16 % ont bénéficié d’une échographie clinique par le médecin urgentiste. Il existait une réduction significative du recours à l’échographie spécialisée dans le groupe ECMU (4 % dans le groupe « avec ECMU » versus 9 % dans le groupe « sans ECMU », OR = 0,45, IC 95 % : [0,17–1,00], p = 0,04), sans différence significative entre les deux groupes concernant le temps de prise en charge, l’orientation, le taux de reconsultation à 30 jours et la concordance diagnostique.

Conclusion : La réalisation d’une ECMU dans l’exploration des douleurs abdominales aiguës d’origine non traumatique entraînait une réduction significative du nombre d’échographies spécialisées, sans pour autant diminuer le temps de prise en charge ni la concordance entre le diagnostic posé aux urgences et celui en fin d’hospitalisation.
Stabilized flow rate of high-paraffin asphalt cement in cylindrical pipe
Authors: Matvienko O. V. , Aseeva A. E. , Firsanova N. S.
Published: October 2021

The paper studies the flow rate of asphalt cement described by Herschel–Bulkley fluid in a cylindrical pipe. The dependence is suggested for the fluid flow rate and the pressure drop. It is found that with increasing content of paraffins and resins, the yield stress and consistency of the medium increase, thereby leading to a decrease in the flow rate parameters at a given pressure drop.
Peat-vermiculite compositions for granulated material production
Authors: Gorkoltseva D. S. , Kopanitsa N. O.
Published: October 2021

The paper presents the research results of peat-vermiculite compositions for the production of granulated material with heat-insulating properties, that can be used in the construction of low-rise buildings. The paper considers the possibility of producing a heat-insulating granulated material based on a peat-vermiculite mixture. The obtained data on various methods of the peat-vermiculite mixture granulation are analyzed. It is found that the optimum concentration of the Akvasil water-repelling is 10% in the mixing water. This concentration allows reducing the water absorption of peat-vermiculite compositions by 16% and increasing the material strength by 20%. Further increase in the Akvasil concentration in the mixing water does not lead to a significant change in the water absorption, and the strength properties decrease.
Interval model of Russian metrics and strict tonic verse
Authors: Breydo Eugene
Published: October 2021

The purpose of this paper is to give a short description of the interval approach to Russian metrics and investigate a new tonic meter discovered using this approach. It is called strict tonic verse (STV) and follows closely the taktovik in its looseness. The paper contains two parts. In the fi rst part, main postulates of the Interval Model (IM), i.e. a formal linguistic-oriented theory of Russian metrics, are described. The most important in IM is studying of interict intervals and classifi cation of metric forms according to their values. The main advantage of the given model is that the underlying principle of its classifi cation allows us to discover new metric forms. In the second part, one of the meters discovered by this method is analyzed, namely the strict tonic verse (STV). This is the fi rst Russian meter that has been discovered theoretically and not intuitively perceived or “noticed” by poets or researchers. As a result of corpus analysis of all Mayakovsky’s poems a group of 65 poems, comprised of 2831 lines, written in STV has been identifi ed. Two types of STVs with different sets of interict intervals have been discovered. We have also analyzed the tonic verse of Choline, Brodsky and Rein in the Russian National Corpus. Poems of 10 authors with very diff erent metric repertoire written in the course of the 20th century have been analyzed as well. These data are presented in statistical tables and diagrams. Individual parameters of strict tonic verse for each of these authors are diff erent, but there is no doubt that all these texts represent one verse meter. In the present paper, the popularity of STV in the Russian poetry of the 20th century is established, but a detailed analysis of strict tonics by diff erent poets and of the genesis of this meter deserves a separate study.
Association of SIRT1 single gene nucleotide polymorphisms and serum SIRT1 levels with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patient survival rate
Authors: Vaiciulis Paulius , Liutkeviciene Rasa , Liutkevicius Vykintas , Vilkeviciute Alvita , Gedvilaite Greta , Uloza Virgilijus
Published: October 2021

BACKGROUND: SIRT1 is a multifunctional protein, possibly essential in tumorigenesis pathways, which can act both as a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor depending on the oncogenes, specific to particular tumors. Pathogenesis of laryngeal cancer is multifactorial and the association of SIRT1 expression with the clinical characteristics and prognosis of LSCC has not been fully identified. OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to evaluate associations between single gene nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of SIRT1 (rs3818292, rs3758391, and rs7895833), serum SIRT1 levels, and 5-year survival rate in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). METHODS: The study involved 302 patients with LSCC and 409 healthy control subjects. The genotyping of SNPs was performed using RT-PCR, and serum SIRT1 levels were determined by the ELISA method. RESULTS: Our study found significant differences in genotype distributions of SIRT1 rs3758391 polymorphisms between the study groups. SIRT1 rs3758391 T/T genotype was associated with the increased LSCC development odds (OR = 1.960 95% CI = 1.028–3.737; p= 0.041). Carriers of SIRT1 rs3758391 T/T genotype had statistically significantly increased odds of LSCC development into advanced stages under the codominant and recessive genetic models (OR = 2.387 95% CI = 1.091–5.222; p= 0.029 and OR = 2.287 95% CI = 1.070–4.888; p= 0.033, respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in serum SIRT1 levels between the LSCC and control groups. However, LSCC patients with SIRT1 rs3818292 AG genotype demonstrated a tendency to significantly lower SIRT1 serum levels than controls (p= 0.034). No statistically significant associations between SIRT1 (rs3818292, rs3758391, and rs7895833) SNPs and the 5-year survival rate of LSCC patients were found. CONCLUSION: The present study indicated a statistically significant association between the SIRT1 rs3758391 T/T genotype and increased LSCC development odds. LSCC patients with SIRT1 rs3818292 AG genotype showed a tendency to manifest with lower SIRT1 serum levels. No associations between SIRT1 SNPs and the 5-year survival rate of LSCC patients were detected.
Social media use for public engagement during the water crisis in Cape Town
Authors: Waxa Chumani , Gwaka Leon Tinashe
Published: October 2021

This study examines social media use for public engagement during the Cape Town water crisis in South Africa. The study applies technology affordance and attribution theories to explore social media features (affordances) utilised by local authorities and the public, meanings embedded in the social media posts and the attributions of the water crisis cause among the actors. Data gathering and analysis followed mixed methods. Qualitative data were gathered using key informant interviews and netnography (data scrapping on Twitter) while a household survey (n= 96) was conducted to obtain quantitative data. The university research committee and City of Cape Town issued ethical clearances. During the water crisis, metavoicing, persistent engagement and visibility emerged as social media affordances. Social media posts reflected societal dynamics and attributed the crisis as external, unstable, and controllable. These findings are critical towards handling future crises and suggest collaborative efforts as the desirable action.
Simplification algorithm of denture point cloud based on feature preserving
Authors: Wang Shigang , Peng Shuai , He Jiawen
Published: October 2021

Due to the point cloud of oral scan denture has a large amount of data and redundant points. A point cloud simplification algorithm based on feature preserving is proposed to solve the problem that the feature preserving is incomplete when processing point cloud data and cavities occur in relatively flat regions. Firstly, the algorithm uses kd-tree to construct the point cloud spatial topological to search the k-Neighborhood of the sampling point. On the basis of that to calculate the curvature of each point, the angle between the normal vector, the distance from the point to the neighborhood centroid, as well as the standard deviation and the average distance from the point to the neighborhood on this basis, therefore, the detailed features of point cloud can be extracted by multi-feature extraction and threshold determination. For the non-characteristic region, the non-characteristic point cloud is spatially divided through Octree to obtain the K-value of K-means clustering algorithm and the initial clustering center point. The simplified results of non-characteristic regions are obtained after further subdivision. Finally, the extracted detail features and the reduced result of non-featured region will be merged to obtain the final simplification result. The experimental results show that the algorithm can retain the characteristic information of point cloud model better, and effectively avoid the phenomenon of holes in the simplification process. The simplified results have better smoothness, simplicity and precision, and are of high practical value.
HIBAF: A data security scheme for fog computing
Authors: Whaiduzzaman Md , Farjana Nishat , Barros Alistair , Mahi Md. Julkar Nayeen , Satu Md. Shahriare , Roy Shanto , Fidge Colin
Published: October 2021

Fog computing complemented cloud computing integration services in the Internet of Things (IoT) and the web of real-time interactivity. Fog offers faster computing and other services facilities sitting close to user applications. However, secure data transfer in the fog is still a challenging issue requiring attention and efficient deployment of a secure data security scheme. We present an Identity Based Encryption (IBE) scheme to secure data security and transmission in fog clouds and IoT ecosystems. We devise and develop a four-level Hierarchical Identity Based Architecture for Fog Computing (HIBAF) data security scheme to enhance data security. We also analyze the system’s performance regarding response time, CPU utilization, run-time encryption-decryption, and key generation time in the fog computing paradigm to an increasing number of users data-loads. Moreover, we evaluate our scheme and compare the outcomes with different cryptography structures to discern our scheme’s effectiveness. Furthermore, we also evaluate secret key updating time, re-encrypted key updating time, and file revoking time by launching DDoS attacks both in the cloud and fog computing environment to compare improvements of HIBAF in the fog computing paradigm. Finally, through this overall evaluation, we have found that the developed HIBAF scheme provides a 33% performance enhancement in a fog environment in terms of data processing, provision, and management compared to the cloud environment.
An intelligent wireless communication model based on multi-feature fusion and quantile regression neural network
Authors: Zheng Qinghe , Yang Mingqiang , Wang Deqiang , Tian Xinyu , Su Huake
Published: October 2021

Throughout the wireless communication network planning process, efficient signal reception power estimation is of great significance for accurate 5 G network deployment. The wireless propagation model predicts the radio wave propagation characteristics within the target communication coverage area, making it possible to estimate cell coverage, inter-cell network interference, and communication rates, etc. In this paper, we develop a series of features by considering various factors in the signal transmission process, including the shadow coefficient, absorption coefficient in test area and base station area, distance attenuation coefficient, density, azimuth angle, relative height and ground feature index coefficient. Then we design a quantile regression neural network to predict reference signal receiving power (RSRP) by feeding the above features. The network structure is specially constructed to be generalized on various complex real environments. To prove the effectiveness of proposed features and deep learning model, extensive comparative ablation experiments are applied. Finally, we have achieved the precision rate (PR), recall rate (RR), and inadequate coverage recognition rate (PCRR) of 84.3%, 78.4%, and 81.2% on the public dataset, respectively. The comparison with a series of state-of-the-art machine learning methods illustrates the superiority of the proposed method.
A look at soft neutrosophic spaces
Authors: Mehmood Arif , Al Ghour Samer , Ishfaq Muhammad , Afzal Farkhanda
Published: October 2021

In this article, new definition of neutrosophic soft ** b-open set is introduced with the help of neutrosophic soft α-open set and neutrosophic soft β-open set. With the application of this new definition some neutrosophic soft separation axioms and neutrosophic soft other separation axioms are addressed with respect to soft points of the spaces. Suitable examples are provided for the clarification of different results. Soft countability results and its engagements with different other neutrosophic soft results are studied. In continuation, characterization of Bolzano Weirstrass Property with respect to neutrosophic soft results and neutrosophic soft compactness results are inaugurated.
Computing crisp simulations for fuzzy labeled transition systems
Authors: Nguyen Linh Anh
Published: October 2021

The problem of checking whether a state in a finite fuzzy labeled transition system (FLTS) crisply simulates another is one of the fundamental problems of the theory of FLTSs. This problem is of the same nature as computing the largest crisp simulation between two finite FLTSs. A naive approach to the latter problem is to crisp the given FLTSs and then apply one of the currently known best methods to the obtained crisp labeled transition systems. The complexity of the resulting algorithms is of order O (l (m + n) n), where l is the number of fuzzy values occurring in the specification of the input FLTSs, m is the number of transitions and n is the number of states of the input FLTSs. In the worst case, l can be m + n and O (l (m + n) n) is the same as O ((m + n) 2n). In this article, we design an efficient algorithm with the complexity O ((m + n) n) for computing the largest crisp simulation between two finite FLTSs. This gives a significant improvement. We also adapt our algorithm to computing the largest crisp simulation between two finite fuzzy automata.
A method to solve strategy based decision making problems with logarithmic T-spherical fuzzy aggregation framework
Authors: Zeng Shouzhen , Azam Amina , Ullah Kifayat , Ali Zeeshan , Asif Awais
Published: October 2021

T-Spherical fuzzy set (TSFS) is an improved extension in fuzzy set (FS) theory that takes into account four angles of the human judgment under uncertainty about a phenomenon that is membership degree (MD), abstinence degree (AD), non-membership degree (NMD), and refusal degree (RD). The purpose of this manuscript is to introduce and investigate logarithmic aggregation operators (LAOs) in the layout of TSFSs after observing the shortcomings of the previously existing AOs. First, we introduce the notions of logarithmic operations for T-spherical fuzzy numbers (TSFNs) and investigate some of their characteristics. The study is extended to develop T-spherical fuzzy (TSF) logarithmic AOs using the TSF logarithmic operations. The main theory includes the logarithmic TSF weighted averaging (LTSFWA) operator, and logarithmic TSF weighted geometric (LTSFWG) operator along with the conception of ordered weighted and hybrid AOs. An investigation about the validity of the logarithmic TSF AOs is established by using the induction method and examples are solved to examine the practicality of newly developed operators. Additionally, an algorithm for solving the problem of best production choice is developed using TSF information and logarithmic TSF AOs. An illustrative example is solved based on the proposed algorithm where the impact of the associated parameters is examined. We also did a comparative analysis to examine the advantages of the logarithmic TSF AOs.
Dyslipidemia in Apparently Healthy Population of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Authors: Muhammad Nawshad , Ullah Shamsher , Safi Sher Zaman
Published: October 2021

Dyslipidemia and its high prevalence in patients of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases is increasing. The aim of current study was to highlight the dyslipidemia in apparently healthy population by lipid profiling in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 150 individuals apparently healthy and with no previous records of hyperlipidemia were recruited.  Blood plasma samples were collected aseptically from healthy individuals for determination of lipid profile. Blood plasma samples were collected aseptically. Total cholesterol (TC) levels High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, Triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were determined. The 150 healthy subjects were between 20-70 years. Mean plasma levels of TC was 166.4 ±28.45 mg/dl, HDL-C was 48.34 ±8.79 mg/dl, 48.34 ±8.79 mg/dl, LDL-C was 87.42 ±29.82 mg/dl and TG were 151 ±65.92 mg/dl. TC and HDL-C levels were desirable and better. The level of LDL-C level below 100 mg/dl. The triglyceride level was recorded above upper limit. There is a need to investigate the problem of dyslipidemia at the community level.  The high TC level in healthy population is an alarming situation and could be used to predict future complications associated with it.
“B” (Accompanying My Daughter Through Life): Critical Discourse Analysis
Authors: González Hage Marcela
Published: October 2021

This study analyzes the poem “B” by Sarah Kay, through the interpretation of the various metaphors that compose it. This was poem was first published in 2011 and it is a love letter that the author sends the daughter she does not yet have. In order to do this a critical discourse analysis methodology is used (Fairclough, 1995), as well as an interpretation of the metaphors that are present in the poem (Lakoff, 2003).
Penyusutan Aset Tetap Kenderaan Bermotor
Authors: Abdullah Julie , Hasan Wahyudin , Djarangkala Azwar
Published: October 2021

Fixed assets of motorized vehicles have a relatively short useful life compared assets such as structures and buildings. Besides from that, this object is very prone to loss, damage, and constant depreciation. To minimize the risk in estimating depreciation of fixed assets on a time frame scale, good asset plan is necessary. The goal of this article is to find out which Bone Bolango Regency Financial and Asset Management Agency manages the depreciation of motorized vehicle in the financial statements. The analysis tool use the straight-line method to assess fixed assets, as well as the method used is quantitative descriptive, the aim of obtaining an objective picture of the implementation of depreciation of fixed assets in accordance with Government Regulation Number 71 of 2010 based on financial statement data period 2020. From the results of the research showed that In the activity of determining the value of BPKAD Bone Bolango district not yet in accordance with Government Accounting Standards No. 07 contained in Government Regulation Number 71 of 2010 concerning Government Accounting Standards. In principles of the accounting activity of depreciation of assets, primarily motorized vehicles, the activity of determining the useful life of assets and the depreciation of assets calculation activities of institutional motorized vehicle assets has matched PSAP number 7.
Чередующийся выпас Brachiaria brizantha cv. marandu для улучшения производства молока
Authors: Soares Marcio Groto , Camargo Simone Cristina , Frassetto Matheus Orlandin , Abreu Hélio Mar de
Published: October 2021

Что касается молочных продуктов, для увеличения прибыли необходимо повысить эффективность факторов производства, особенно питания, что влияет на фиксированные затраты. Все чаще ищется баланс между поставками кормов и пастбищами. Метод ротационного выпаса был принят несколькими производителями, так как он дает хорошую производительность на меньшей площади. Однако пастбища, используемые для этого типа выпаса, несмотря на высокое качество, имеют более высокие потребности в питании. Целью данной работы было провести экономический анализ затрат на производство молока посредством внедрения ротационного выпаса и обмена естественных пастбищ на Brachiaria brizantha cv. marandu, на семейной ферме. Работа была подготовлена ​​в городе Фос-ду-Игуасу. Была использована площадь 6300 м2, разделенная на 28 загонов по 225 м2 с помощью электрического ограждения. Общая себестоимость продукции составила 6 047,40 реалов при положительной марже 5,143,61 реалов в год. По результатам экономического анализа сделан вывод, что внедрение ротационного выпаса и замена естественного пастбища на Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu – жизнеспособный менеджмент, поскольку доходов от продажи молока было достаточно, чтобы покрыть общие производственные затраты.
Eligibility of the prognostic systems in assessing the severity of liver cirrhosis
Authors: Syutkin V.
Published: October 2021

Assessment of the severity of liver cirrhosis as a mandatory parameter includes a characteristic of the degree of its compensation. Detailed historical research has shown that this characteristic of liver disease has no authorship, no precise definition, and seems to be a matter of course for the medical community. Moreover, the term “decompensation” (the adjustment of certain functions due to the adaptation of other organs and systems) does not reflect the pathophysiology of changes developing in patients with terminal liver cirrhosis. When determining the degree of compensation for cirrhosis, physicians are forced to focus on the classification of Child and Turcotte in Pugh's modification. This system was developed to assess the outcome of surgical treatment of portal hypertension and validated to predict the survival of patients with liver cirrhosis (expectation of an event in the future) in the short and medium term, but cannot be orrectly applied to assess the severity of liver cirrhosis (at the time of assessment). The inadequacy of the Child-Pugh prognostic system for assessing the severity of liver cirrhosis was shown by the example of determining the possibility of using HCV protease inhibitors in patients with complicated (“decompensated”) liver cirrhosis. It is necessary to develop new principles for assessing the severity of liver cirrhosis, in particular, in relation to the disorders of drug metabolism and the potential toxicity of drugs and their metabolites.
The Effect Of Koya Reboned Powder Consumption On Protein Levels Of Pregnant Women In Prevention Of Stunting In Babies
Authors: Abdullah Vera Iriani
Published: October 2021

Linear growth retardation in childhood has decreased over the past few decades, but has not had a positive effect. In Indonesia, the change in the prevalence of stunting is around 37%. The nutritional status of pregnant women plays an important role in the incidence of stunting, which will be seen at the age of <5 years in 1000 days of their life. Pregnant women with poor nutrition and significant infection can give birth to a baby with stunting. For this reason, nutritional intake is needed, one of the animal foods that are high in protein is rebon shrimp about 62.4 g / 100 grams of dried shrimp. Protein has an important component so it is necessary for the physical development of children. The purpose of this study was to analyze serum protein levels before and after consuming rebon shrimp based PMT powder in the intervention group and control group and to analyze differences in serum protein levels for pregnant women before and after consuming PMT Koya powder made from rebon shrimp between the control and intervention groups. . This type of research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental method using the pre post test control group design approach. The number of respondents was 30 people who were divided into 2 groups, namely the intervention group and the control group. The intervention group was given koya powder as much as 100 grams / day for 7 days, assuming the fulfillment of 70 KKal. Data analysis using Data analysis using the Mann-Whitney test, if the data is not normally distributed. If the data are not normally distributed using the free sample t2 test. The conclusion of the analysis results to answer the research hypothesis. The results of the study were significant values P 0.000 <0.05. Conclusion There was a significant difference in serum protein levels of pregnant women before and after consuming PMT Koya powder made from boiled shrimp between the control and intervention groups.
Investigating the Effects of Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy in the Blocking of Action Potentials in Nerves
Authors: Safakish Aryan
Published: October 2021

Radiofrequency (RF) currents (pulsed or continuous mode) are used as a treatment modality for chronic pain management. This is achieved by blocking sensory nerves’ ability to propagate pain signals. In this thesis, it was proposed that pulsed RF (PRF) therapy can block action potential propagation and, when used in clinical settings, deliver thermal doses below the threshold for thermal damage to nerves. A neurophysiology system with stimulating and reading electrodes was used to study earthworm nerves before and after PRF therapy. It was shown that 60% of earthworms in the high-voltage group treated with bipolar PRF experienced a block in action potential propagation. Computer simulations of the electrical field and heating patterns were created, experimentally validated, and, after determining a threshold thermal dose for nerve damage, it was shown that for C6 medial branch nerve PRF therapy, the temperature at the nerve was not high enough to cause thermal damage.
Experimental Study On The Slip Resistance, Bolt Relaxation And Fatigue Behaviour Of ASTM A1010 Stainless Steel For Bridge Applications
Authors: Ndreko Ilion
Published: October 2021

Unpainted weathering steel has been used extensively in Canada for bridge construction primarily to reduce maintenance requirements and increase durability compared to regular structural steel. However, weathering steel has not performed well in bridges where chlorides from de-icing salts accumulate on the steel, preventing the development of a proper protective patina on its surface.

An alternative solution to this problem is the use of ASTM A1010 stainless steel, which has a chemical composition that enhances corrosion resistance compared to standard weathering steel. Most bridge splice connections consist of gusset plates and high-strength bolts (namely, A325 and A490) designed using the slip-critical method. The Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CSA S6-14) specifies an equation for calculating the slip resistance of bolted joints using either A325 or A490 high-strength bolts with regular structural steel under varying surface conditions. However, this equation is not applicable to stainless steel ASTM A1010 due to a lack of research data. Additionally, the fatigue category of A1010 steel is currently unavailable.

Therefore, this research seeks to determine: (i) the slip resistance coefficient of slip-critical joints made of A1010 steel plates; (ii) bolt relaxation of three bolt types, namely A325 plain, A325 galvanized, and A193 B8 stainless steel; and (iii) the fatigue behavior of A1010 stainless steel plates. Identical specimens made of Canadian structural steel plates (CSA G40.21 350W grade) were fabricated and tested to represent the baseline performance for A1010 stainless steel. The experimental findings led to recommendations for the design of slip-critical connections and further research on different fatigue detail categories.
Novel Methods In Training Autonomous Vehicles For Urban Roads
Authors: Vasquez Rafael
Published: October 2021

This thesis presents the development and application of a novel platform to train autonomous vehicles (AV) for urban roads. Interactive and immersive virtual reality (VR) environments are developed for the collection of mobility preference, behaviour, movement, and orientation data. The resulting naturalistic data can be used directly to train AV control systems. This platform is exemplified in an end-to-end case study resulting in a multi-objective braking system which maximizes both pedestrian safety and passenger comfort. It begins with the development of an immersive VR pedestrian road-crossing environment and compilation of a unique, naturalistic dataset. A vehicle agent is then successfully trained against the dataset, learning a multi-objective brake control policy using deep reinforcement learning methods and reducing the negative influence on passenger comfort by half while maintaining safe braking operation. This platform offers the opportunity to simulate complex, human-in-the-loop scenarios AVs will inevitably face and train them for these scenarios.
Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using a Coupled Fuzzy-AHP MCDM Approach, a Case Study of the Gadarchay River Basin
Authors: Shahraki Danial Alidoosti
Published: October 2021

Floods are one of the most prominent threats to human life. Factors affecting a flood are rainfall, surface run-off, sea level, soil type, and regional topography. This study introduces the application of analytical hierarchy process coupled with fuzzy logic, altogether fuzzy analytical hierarchical process (FAHP), to address flood risk in Gadarchay River basin. The methodology is frequently used when access to exact numerical data, such as river bed boundaries, rainfall data, etc. is restricted or unavailable. To this end, five possible correlators of flood were used as input for the FAHP model. These input data are elevation, distance to river, population, slope and land use. They were fed into the FAHP model, and the model output was evaluated with the history of flood in two particular cities located in the basin. The results indicated that cities Naghdeh and Oshnavieh with 95% and 64% risk of flood are two of the cities with highest chance of flood with a population of 36315 and 15015, respectively.
Experimental investigation on repair and self-healing of tension-induced cracks in reinforced concrete panels
Authors: Ahmadi Alireza
Published: October 2021

This research concentrates on repair and self-healing of tension cracks in RC panels subjected to direct tensile loading and hydrostatic water pressure by incorporating high-performance materials including High-strength epoxy, Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) laminate, Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) slag, and ECC fly ash. The test setup simulates repairing internal surface of a cracked wall segment of a containment exposed to internal hydrostatic pressure. The study showed the applicability of ECC fly ash in repairing RC specimens with the ability to restore the structural strength along with reduced cracking, leakage, and enhanced self-healing behavior. GFRP exhibited high effectiveness in waterproofing and repair of damaged RC structures.

Applicability of epoxy injection in local repair of cracked RC specimens was confirmed, while brittle failure of epoxy resulted in development of a large crack and high leakage rate. Moreover, GFRP was found to be the most economical technique for repair of RC containments.
Effect of Hydrothermal Pre-treatment on Production of Volatile Fatty Acids from Thickened Waste Activated Sludge using Semi-continuous Fermentation
Authors: Purohit Neha
Published: October 2021

The research project focuses on the effect of hydro-thermal pre-treatment of the thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS). Reducing the amount of waste generated by the process called anaerobic digestion (AD) includes the benefits of low cost and supplies source of renewable energy. Fermentation is the first part of AD where volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are produced. In this study hydro-thermal pre-treatment was conducted before the fermentation process to enhance the production of VFAs from TWAS. The study is a comparison between the pre treated sludge and raw sludge using Semi-continuous fermentation for 40 days with hydraulic retention time of 3 days. TWAS was pre-treated at 170○C for 30 min at the pressure 3 bar before the semi-continuous fermentation process, and compared with the raw sample performance. It was found that the amount of VFAs produced from the pre-treated sludge were 26 % higher than that one from the raw sludge. Also, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) solubilisation for the hydrothermally pre-treated sample was higher than that of raw sludge.
Experimental Study On The Strength Of TL-5 Concrete Bridge Barrier Reinforced With Stainless Steel Bars
Authors: Ruta Alexander
Published: October 2021

AASHTO-LRFD Bridge Design Specifications provide equations for the flexural capacity of concrete barriers subjected to vehicle impact based on the yield-line theory. However, no experimental testing nor computer modelling was found in the literature to support the AASHTOLRFD triangular yield-line failure pattern. The objective of this study is to generate experimental research data on the behavior of Test-Level 5 (TL-5) concrete barrier reinforced with stainless steel bars when subjected to transverse vehicular loading. The experimental program included testing four actual-size barriers, two of 6.5 m length and two of 4.5 m length. One barrier in each group was cast over a thick undeformable concrete base, while the other barrier was cast over a short slab cantilever. The 6.5 m long barriers were tested under a transverse line load centered at their mid-length, while the 4.5 m long barriers were tested under transverse exterior line loading.

Results showed a trapezoidal flexural crack pattern in the barrier wall in contrast to the AASHTOLRFD triangular yield-line pattern. The 4.5 m long barrier supported on thick concrete slab and the two 6.5 m long barriers failed in a punching shear mode. While the 4.5 m long barrier supported on a cantilever failed due to flexural cracks in the barrier wall and the slab cantilever along with anchorage cracks at the bottom end of the diagonal bent bars in the barrier wall embedded in the deck slab. Finally, the experimental transverse capacity of the tested barriers was greater than the design value in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. However, it is recommended to increase the embedment length of the diagonal bent bars at the barrier-deck junction to be 185 mm instead of 125 mm to assist in altering the observed flexural/anchorage failure mode to punching shear failure at greater applied loading.