bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Case Management Program at Home to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults (the MAGIC Study): Protocol for a Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Alberto Silsam Napolitano , Ansai Juliana Hotta , Janducci Ana Luísa , Florido João Vitor Businaro , Novaes Areta Dames Cachapuz , Caetano Maria Joana Duarte , Rossi Paulo Giusti , Tavares Larissa Riani Costa , Lord Stephen Ronald , Gramani-Say Karina
Published: April 2022

Background

Individual case management programs may be particularly effective in reducing fall risk as they can better identify barriers and facilitators to health recommendations.

Objective

This paper describes the protocol for a single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial that aims to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a home-based multifactorial program targeting fall risk factors among people aged 60 years and over who have fallen at least twice in the past 12 months (the MAGIC trial).

Methods

Older people with a history of at least 2 falls in the last year will be divided into 2 groups. The intervention group will receive case management at home for reducing the risk of falls, including a multidimensional assessment, explanation of fall risk factors, and elaboration and monitoring of an individualized intervention plan based on the identified fall risk factors, personal preferences, and available resources. The control group will be monitored once a month. Assessments (clinical data, fall risk awareness, physical and mental factors, safety at home, feet and shoes, and risk and rate of falls) will be carried out at baseline, after 16 weeks of the intervention, and at the posttrial 6-week and 1-year follow-up. After 16 weeks of the intervention, satisfaction and adherence to the intervention will also be assessed. Economic health will be evaluated for the period up to the posttrial 1-year follow-up.

Results

Data collection started in April 2021, and we expected to end recruitment in December 2021. This case management program will address multifactorial assessments using validated tools and the implementation of individualized intervention plans focused on reducing fall risk factors.

Conclusions

This trial may provide reliable and valuable information about the effectiveness of case management for increasing fall risk awareness and reducing fall risk in older people.

Trial Registration

Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBec) RBR-3t85fd; https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-3t85fd

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/34796
Usability of the Swedish Accessible Electronic Health Record: Qualitative Survey Study (Preprint)
Authors: Hägglund Maria , Scandurra Isabella
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

Patient portals are increasingly being implemented worldwide to ensure that patients have timely access to their health data, including patients’ access to their electronic health records. In Sweden, the e-service Journalen is a national patient-accessible electronic health record (PAEHR), accessible on the web through the national patient portal. User characteristics and perceived benefits of using a PAEHR will influence behavioral intentions to use and adoption; however, poor usability, which increases effort expectancy, may have a negative impact. Therefore, it is of interest to further explore how users of the PAEHR Journalen perceive its usability and usefulness.

OBJECTIVE

On the basis of the analysis of the survey respondents’ experiences of the usability of the Swedish PAEHR, this study aimed to identify specific usability problems that may need to be addressed in the future.

METHODS

A survey study was conducted to elicit opinions and experiences of patients using Journalen. Data were collected from June to October 2016. The questionnaire included a free-text question regarding the usability of the system, and the responses were analyzed using content analysis with a sociotechnical framework as guidance when grouping identified usability issues.

RESULTS

During the survey period, 423,141 users logged into Journalen, of whom 2587 (0.61%) completed the survey (unique users who logged in; response rate 0.61%). Of the 2587 respondents, 186 (7.19%) provided free-text comments on the usability questions. The analysis resulted in 19 categories, which could be grouped under 7 of the 8 dimensions in the sociotechnical framework of Sittig and Singh. The most frequently mentioned problems were related to regional access limitations, structure and navigation of the patient portal, and language and understanding.

CONCLUSIONS

Although the survey respondents, who were also end users of the PAEHR Journalen, were overall satisfied with its usability, they also experienced important challenges when accessing their records. For all patients to be able to reap the benefits of record access, it is essential to understand both the usability challenges they encounter and, more broadly, how policies, regulations, and technical implementation decisions affect the usefulness of record access. The results presented here are specific to the Swedish PAEHR Journalen but also provide important insights into how design and implementation of record access can be improved in any context.
Emotions and Incivility in Vaccine Mandate Discourse: Natural Language Processing Insights (Preprint)
Authors: Stevens Hannah , Rasul Muhammad , Oh Yoo Jung
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials’ efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. While some U.S. elected officials have responded by issuing vaccine mandates, others have amplified vaccine hesitancy by broadcasting messages that minimize vaccine efficacy. The politically polarized nature of COVID-19 information on social media has given rise to incivility, wherein health attitudes often hinge more on political ideology than science.

OBJECTIVE

To the best of our knowledge, incivility has not been studied in the context of discourse regarding COVID-19 vaccines and mandates. Specifically, there is little focus on the psychological processes that elicit uncivil vaccine discourse and behaviors. Thus, we investigate three psychological processes theorized to predict discourse incivility–namely, anxiety, anger, and sadness.

METHODS

We employed two different natural language processing approaches: (1) Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count and (2) Google Perspective API to analyze a dataset of 8014 tweets about COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

RESULTS

This study resolves discrepant operationalizations of incivility by introducing incivility as a multifaceted construct and explores the distinct emotional processes underlying five dimensions of discourse incivility. Findings reveal that three types of emotions, anxiety, anger, and sadness were uniquely associated with dimensions of incivility.

CONCLUSIONS

The results suggest that our multidimensional approach to incivility is a promising alternative to understanding and intervening in the psychological processes underlying uncivil vaccine discourse. Given the need for real-time monitoring and automated responses to the spread of health information and misinformation online, social media platforms can harness Google Perspective API to offer users immediate, automated feedback when it detects a comment is uncivil.
COVID-19 Health Beliefs Regarding Mask-Wearing and Vaccinations on Twitter: A Deep Learning Approach (Preprint)
Authors: Ke Si yang , Neeley-Tass E. Shannon , Barnes Michael D , Hanson Carl L , Snell Quinn
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic a worldwide infodemic also emerged
with large amounts of COVID-19 related information and misinformation spreading through social
media channels. Various organizations including the World Health Organization and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and other prominent individuals issued high profile advice on
preventing the further spread of COVID-19.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to leverage machine learning and Twitter data during the pandemic
to explore health beliefs regarding mask wearing and vaccines and the influence of high profile cues to action.

METHODS

A total of 646,885,238 COVID-19 English-language related tweets were filtered creating
a mask-wearing dataset and a vaccine dataset. Researchers manually categorized a training
sample of 3500 tweets for each dataset according to their relevance to health belief model
constructs and used coded tweets to train machine learning models for classifying each tweet in
the datasets.

RESULTS

Five models were trained, respectively, for both the mask-related dataset and vaccine-
related dataset using the XLNet transformer model with each model achieving at least 81%
classification accuracy. Health beliefs regarding perceived benefits and barriers were most
pronounced for both for mask-wearing and immunizations; however, the strength of these beliefs
appeared to vary in response to high profile cues to action.

CONCLUSIONS

During both the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic, health beliefs related to
perceived benefits and barriers observed through Twitter using a big data machine learning
approach varied over time and in response to high profile cues to action from prominent
organizations and individuals.
Trend analysis of COVID-19 mis/disinformation narratives (Preprint)
Authors: Kotseva Bonka , Vianini Irene , Nikolaidis Nikolaos , Potapova Kristina , Gasparro Caroline , Steiner Yaniv , Scornavacche Jessica , Jacquet Guillaume , Dragu Vlad , della Rocca Leonida , Bucci Stefano , Podavini Aldo , Verile Marco , Macmillan Charles , Linge Jens Patrick
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

To tackle the COVID-19 infodemic, we selected as relevant for the analysis 42,410 articles from 460 unverified sources, that is, sources that were indicated by fact checkers and other disinformation experts as frequently spreading mis/disinformation, covering the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021.

OBJECTIVE

To identify the main narratives of COVID-19 mis/disinformation, develop a codebook, automate the process by training a classifier, and analyse the spread of narratives over time and across countries.

METHODS

Articles were retrieved with a customised version of the Europe Media Monitor (EMM) processing chain providing a stream of text items. Keyword-based categorisation, entity detection, including geolocation, sentiment analysis and machine translation were used to enrich the text items. Clustering was carried out with two different algorithms using titles and initial part of the article's text (teaser text). A training set was annotated according to a multi-level codebook for COVID-19 mis/disinformation. A Transformer-based model was developed to classify all text items according to the codebook.

RESULTS

We set up a process for classifying narratives of COVID-19 mis/disinformation in near real-time. The system relies on a multi-level codebook and a Transformer-based model. In the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021, we identified 12 supernarratives that evolved over time. With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, a rise in anti-vax content occurred.

CONCLUSIONS

We established a process that allows for daily monitoring of COVID-19 mis/disinformation. The experience gathered over the first two years of the pandemic will be useful to analyse mis/disinformation on other topics, such as climate change, migration, and geopolitical developments.
Reseña del libro Failure to disrupt: Why technology alone can’t transform education de Justin Reich
Authors: Melo Flórez Jairo Antonio
Published: April 2022

El libro Failure to disrupt: Why technology alone can’t transform education, de Justin Reich, realiza un análisis crítico de la forma en que los MOOC y otros modelos de cursos en línea pueden contribuir al sistema educativo si se elimina de antemano la premisa de que su objetivo consiste en reemplazar o revolucionar la educación a nivel global.
Impacto del profesor sobre puntajes de la presencia docente en cursos en línea
Authors: Fiock Holly , Maeda Yukiko , Richardson Jennifer C.
Published: April 2022

Utilizando tres constructos interdependientes, la presencia social, cognitiva y docente, el marco de la Comunidad de Indagación es un modelo teórico de proceso del aprendizaje en línea. En específico, la presencia docente se divide en tres subelementos —a) facilitación del discurso, b) instrucción directa y c) diseño y organización instruccional— que trabajan en conjunto para crear un ambiente colaborativo-constructivista para el aprendizaje. Se analizaron datos de la encuesta de la Comunidad de Indagación de 160 estudiantes en 11 grupos mediante un análisis de varianza (ANOVA) unidireccional para determinar si existían diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los puntajes de la presencia docente entre grupos de dos cursos en línea con un diseño de curso idéntico impartidos por profesores diferentes. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas entre los puntajes de la presencia docente de profesores individuales en ambos cursos. En específico, se encontraron diferencias significativas en cada subelemento de la presencia docente con la excepción del diseño y organización instruccional de un curso. Se proporcionan explicaciones conceptuales y metodológicas de los hallazgos, y se discuten implicaciones y sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.
Sobre Rebeca Villalobos Álvarez, El culto a Juárez. La construcción retórica del héroe (1872-1976)
Authors: Gantús Fausta
Published: April 2022

Reseña sobre Rebeca Villalobos Álvarez. El culto a Juárez. La construcción retórica del héroe (1872-1976). México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras/Grano de Sal, 2020.
Development of Self-Compacting Concrete using Composite Cement with Partial Replacement of Potable Water with Treated Wastewater
Authors: Kumar Abhishek , Ghosh Sayantan , Sood Hemant
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Due to the rapid urbanization in the world, the groundwater level in this continent is decreasing by days. In addition, sea levels are rising due to global warming. For this reason, potable water resources are depleting at an alarming rate in many countries. This trend is observed not only in India, but all over the world. The study discusses the vitality of treated domestic and industrial wastewater that can be used for concreting at construction sites which can help to eliminate the potable water problem. Different physical and chemical properties of the industrial and domestic treated wastewater will be identified. Its effect on the properties of self-compacting concrete was examined in this study. The main objective of this research was to provide a durable and effective solution to the water scarcity. SCC can help mitigate these types of problems in such harsh jobsite environments. Preferably the development of concrete mixes, where pouring and compacting is less dependent on available labor at a particular site, can help improve the actual quality of concrete in the structure and thereby its durability. It is therefore an important driving force in the development of self-compacting concrete. This thesis demonstrates an opportunity to use treated wastewater as an alternative to potable water in concrete. This trial investigation has been carried out at SCC with composite cement having different compositions. Potable water was replaced with treated wastewater by 50% and 100%. Using these additions M30 and M35 grade SCC were casted. The properties of fresh concrete were determined using the slump flow, T500mm test, the V-funnel test and the L-Box test. In addition, this study highlights the average compressive strength of cubes, tensile strength at fracture and flexural strength of concrete. From the above results of fresh concrete and hardened concrete properties, it can be inferred that treated wastewater can be used as a substitute of potable water. Keywords: Potable water, Treated wastewater, SCC, slump flow, V-funnel, L-Box, Compressive strength, Split tensile strength, Flexural strength.
Review Paper on Agricultural Solar Grass Cutter
Authors: Kalaskar Mahendra , Adhau Vaibhav , Tanpure Yash , Thakkare Ganesh , Chavan Jay , Mohod Tushar
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Currently, manually handled devices work on non-renewable sources of energy. Solar grass cutter focuses on the use of a renewable source of energy which will help to reduce the emission of harmful gases which are emitted by the conventional grass cutter. Solar grass cutter requires low maintenance and less human interface as compared to conventional grass cutter. Recently we are facing problems like air pollution, noise pollution, power cut problems, etc. To overcome these problems conventional grasscutter can be replaced by a Solar grass cutter which is environmentally friendly. In the market there are lots of grass cutters are available but at a higher cost, which is mostly unaffordable for farmers, but this machine is very costeffective and affordable. Power consumption in this machine is less as compared to conventional grass cutters. In this project, two blades are used to cover more area for grass cutting. The main target of the machine is to reduce human efforts. Keywords: Solar panel, Battery, Blade, DC motor.
Design and Development of a Flexible Manufacturing System
Authors: Arif Talha , Alam Parvez , Sarswat Sanjeev Kumar
Published: April 2022

Abstract: In most organizations, a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is concerned with the automatic production of different parts in the middle range because it is flexible. In a nutshell, it's a machine that makes everything. FMS relies heavily on the flow of jobs and tools in order to function. The FMS work centre can handle a large number of tasks at once. For FMS facilities, a tool magazine is in use as a means of reducing tool inventory. We present the Jaya method in this work to schedule tasks and tools simultaneously without considering tool transfer delays across machines; this is what we call the make span goal. On numerous make span-related challenges, the suggested heuristic is evaluated and compared with current approaches. The suggested heuristic beats the already used approaches, according to the findings. Keywords: “Flexible Manufacturing System”, “Automation” performance, Manufacturing, flexibility
Simulation of Cantilever Biosensor for Detection of Tuberculosis
Authors: Thorat Bali , Jadhav Dr. Mukti
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Worldwide Mycobacterium Tuberculosis comes under top ten diseases, which affect to millions of people every year. Due to its complicated structure, it is very difficult job to diagnose this infectious disease in time. In this research article, first the complications of tuberculosis and some detection techniques are studied. After that, for fast and within time detection of tuberculosis, Cantilever Biosensor with various shapes are simulated. The Cantilever is design with Poly-Silicon material and its surface coated with ESAT-6 antigen antibody. For stress generation a load forces are apply from 10N to 100N and displacement of all the models are analyze. After analysis it has been recorded that Rectangular shape generates maximum displacement as compare with other shapes. Rectangular shape cantilever biosensor achieved 1.71 x 1028 µm displacement with 100N load force. Keywords: Cantilever, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Biosensor, COMSOL, Displacement, Rectangle, Simulation.
The Organotin Spectroscopic Studies of Hydroxamic as a Ligand: A Systematic Review
Authors:   Faculty of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Technical and Technical Education, Misurata-Libya, M. Graisa Abdualbasit , A. Husain Amani ,   Polymer Research Unit, College of Science, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad-Iraq, Al-Ani Ahmed ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad-Iraq, S. Ahmed Dina ,   Department of Medical Instrumentation Engineering, Al-Mansour University College, Baghdad-Iraq, H. Al-Mashhadani Mohammed ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad-Iraq, Yousif Emad ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad-Iraq
Published: April 2022

This review highlighted the analysis techniques of hydroxamic acid (HAs) and Organotin (IV) Hydroxamates. Different isomerism, keto and enol form,as well as, intra and inter hydrogen bonding are confirmed through spectroscopic studies. In addition all organotin(IV) complexes geometries were studied and explained in this review depending on different analysis techniques done by researchers. Our study is not unique but it gives your attention to be more concern if you will deal with these types of compounds regarding to the functional groups, isomerism, structural information and its geometry.
MODEL PEMASARAN DIGITAL ‘TRANSMEDIA BRANDING’ PADA CHANNEL NARASI.TV
Authors: Nesya Nesya , Atmodjo Juwono Tri
Published: April 2022

The world of marketing is moving fast and using new media to attract consumer attention is called digital marketing. Digital marketing focuses on providing space for advertising as well as embracing consumers to participate in marketing the brand. So that in digital marketing there is the term transmedia which is a marketing communication process where information about a brand is packaged in an integrated narrative that is disseminated into contributions in various media channels with the aim of creating certain experiences. This phenomenon has begun to be developed by the digital platform Narasi.Tv, a digital-based company with the www.narasi.tv page. Established in September 2017, Narasi.Tv has a number of programs that are disseminated on social media. Researchers want to see Narasi.Tv in presenting media content on its channel, advertising space on Narasi.Tv, and the transmedia branding model on Narasi.Tv as a whole. This research uses a qualitative approach with study methods collected based on the results of interviews, observations, and documentation. The result of this research is Narasi.Tv applies transmedia branding which includes narration, participation, and brand. Narasi.Tv as a media for young people to embrace its audience aged 18-35 years to be involved in uploaded content. Narasi.Tv also creates content with advertisers with the concept of collaboration where the content must contain positive values that are in line. Narasi.Tv will also not run collaboration content at any time.
PENGARUH IKLIM KOMUNIKASI ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. DENSO INDONESIA
Authors: Erningsih Tuti
Published: April 2022

The process of achieving organizational goals requires a positive organizational communication climate so that it can connect, regulate and foster the organizational environment regarding the structure and functions of the organization, in a relationship between its members, information processes and organizing processes and organizational culture in order to achieve organizational goals. This research was conducted to determine whether there is an influence of Organizational Communication Climate on the performance of employees of PT. Indonesian Denso. This type of research is quantitative and the nature of the research is causal-comparative analysis. The method used is a survey that has two variables, namely Organizational Communication Climate (x) on Employee Performance (y). The population is employees of PT. Denso Indonesia with probability sampling technique or random sampling. The results of this study using data analysis techniques used in this study are descriptive inferential (probability statistics), and simple linear regression analysis through classical assumption test. Test the hypothesis by using the analysis of the simultaneous influence test (F) to determine the effect of the independent variables together on the dependent variable and the partial test (T) to determine the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable. This study concludes that trust as an important indicator in the ongoing communication climate makes the company continue to process well, even though each individual still needs an adaptation process in a new company and how to accept and cooperate with new leaders.
PENGARUH PERSONAL BRANDING FOOD ENTHUSIAST ULFAH YUNITA PUTRI UTAMI PADA INSTAGRAM @AGAKENYANG TERHADAP MINAT KONSUMEN KULINER
Authors: YULIARTI RESZYNIA
Published: April 2022

Personal brands are built so that other people have a positive outlook so that they can continue to trust or to other actions. A strong personal brand always has three basic things that stick together, as has been written by McNally & Speak (2004), namely uniqueness, relevance and consistency. This study uses a positivism paradigm with explanatory research type and survey research methods. In conducting research on Instagram @agakenyang, the author created a questionnaire which was then distributed to @agakenyang Instagram followers. In this study, it was found that (i) the dimensions of specificity with the dimensions of transactional interest, preferential interest and explorative interest have a moderate level of relationship between the values of 0.40 - 0.599, (ii) the dimension of relevance to the dimensions of exploratory interest has a strong level of relationship, namely with value of 0.625, (iii) the dimension of consistency with the dimension of transactional interest has a strong level of relationship, namely with a value of 0.601 and (iv) the effect of Personal Branding on Culinary Consumer interest is 53.29%.
STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI PEMASARAN PT. DIGITAL KREASI INDONESIA DALAM MENINGKATKAN SUBSCRIBER CHANNEL NUSSA OFFICIAL DI YOUTUBE MELALUI INSTAGRAM
Authors: Mahendra Putra Mangarapian Wishnu
Published: April 2022

Marketing communication strategy is a process in which the company plans things to be implemented to achieve company goals. This research aims to describe the marketing communication strategy carried out by PT. Digital Kreasi Internasional in increasing subscribers to the Nussa Official channel on Youtube through social media Instagram for the 2019 period. This research uses a constructivist paradigm, with a case study method, a descriptive-qualitative approach. The results of the study illustrate the stages of the marketing communication strategy carried out by PT. Digital Creation International in 2019, namely, first starting from small research (not carried out massively), secondly carrying out direct implementation (creating content), third doing analysis as well as strategic planning from the results of content that have been broadcast to the public, fourth re-implementation in which there are execution media and monitoring, finally, the company conducts an evaluation. The company uses a pull marketing communication strategy. The effort is being made to update the content on Youtube, Instagram, and website platforms regularly according to market demand.
EFEKTIVITAS PESAN KAMPANYE INDONESIA TANPA PACARAN TERHADAP MINAT NIKAH MUDA DIKALANGAN GENERASI Z
Authors: Tridarmaningrum Nikmah Afiana
Published: April 2022

One of them is the @indonesiawithout dating account which positions its account as a syiar media for young people dating. This account activity is not only in the digital world but also penetrates into the real world through the form of self-actualization of the members of the @indonesiawithout dating account. This study aims to find out and explain the effectiveness of the Indonesia Without Dating campaign message on Young Marriage Interests for Generation Z (Study on followers of the @indonesiawithout dating Instagram account). This research is a quantitative explanatory using a survey research approach. Researchers used 100 respondents as samples with the Simple Randomized Probability Technique (Morrisan, 2015) The results of this study can be said that the campaign message for the Instagram account Indonesia Without Dating is effective in encouraging interest in young marriage in generation Z. This is in accordance with the results of the Spearman correlation analysis of 0.751 from Critical Values (Rs) of 0.197. In addition, there is a positive relationship between the variables X and Y from the positive values resulting from the test.
STRATEGI PENGELOLAAN AKUN YOUTUBE HOTMAN PARIS SHOW
Authors: Rahmadina Rahmadina
Published: April 2022

This study was introduced by the appearance of technology in the digital era. Youtube is the social media that often used by society today.This study is using the concept of new media, Youtube, management, and management function of POAC (Planning, Organizing, Actuating, Controlling). This study also explaining how the management strategy of Hotman Pari Show youtube account. The methods used in this study is descriptive qualitative with the qualitative approach to describe the result of the study by concluding the interview's result (indepth interview). With three key informant of Hotman Paris Show which are the head of social media officer, the staff of social media officer, and the producer.The result of this study concluded how the management strategy of Hotman Paris Show youtube account in gaining their objective, which is to maximizing every show by creating the headline, caption, and thumbnail as good as possible, so it would make the good impression for the audience when they saw it. Moreover, the production team of Hotman Paris Show has implementing the strategy to always create the theme of the event that inspiring people and became the trending topic of the society. The production team and the social media team have the important role in the implementation of Hotman Paris youtube account because their completing one and another
EVALUASI STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI KEMENTERIAN DESA-PDTT DALAM MEMBANGUN AWARENESS PROGRAM INOVASI DESA TAHUN 2018-2019 (STUDI KASUS DI KABUPATEN SUKABUMI, JAWA BARAT)
Authors: WIBOWO PRASETYO EDHO
Published: April 2022

Villages are an important part of community development that cannot be separated. The importance of village development has received the attention of various experts in rural planning. The existence of the village is the forerunner to the development of a country that dares to build from the smallest things in the government structure. The village innovation program is designed to encourage and facilitate the strengthening of village capacity that is oriented towards meeting the achievement of the targets of the mediumterm development plan (RPJMN). This research refers to the communication strategy which is the best combination of several communication elements starting from the communicator and message content. The method that the researcher uses in this discussion is a case study in Girimukti Village, Ciemas District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java with a qualitative approach. The results of the study indicate that it can be concluded that the communication strategy carried out by the Ministry of Villages-PDTT towards the Village Innovation Program focuses on two communication strategies. Namely direct and indirect communication. In direct communication, the Ministry of Villages-PDTT chooses mass media, while indirect communication focuses on structural communication strategies.
STRATEGI IDENTITAS MEREK AGROWING.CO.ID SEBAGAI STARTUP ECOMMERCE AGRIBUSINESS TAHUN 2019
Authors: Kuswidiarto Adharis
Published: April 2022

Identitas merek penting untuk membangun citra dan nilai merek baru di mata masyarakat. Adapun identitas merek yang ingin disampaikan oleh Agrowing.co.id adalah berkualitas dan terjangkau. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui Strategi Identitas Merek Agrowing.co.id sebagai Startup E-Commerce Agribusiness Tahun 2019. Teori yang digunakan adalah komunikasi pemasaran terpadu dan analisa STP (Segmentation, Targeting dan Positioning) oleh Widyastuti (2017), konsep marketing mix 4C (Customer Solution, Customer Cost, Convenience, dan Communication) yang dikembangkan oleh Robert F. Louterborn. Paradigma yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Paradigma konstrutivis. Tipe penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam, dokumentasi dan observasi partisipatif. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini adalah reduksi data, penyajian data, serta penarikan kesimpulan. Teknik pemeriksaan keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi identitas merek yang dilakukan oleh Agrowing.co.id melalui beberapa tahap yaitu analisa STP, analisa competitor melalui konsep marketing mix 4C (Customer Solution, Customer Cost, Convenience, dan Communication) dan implementasi strategi komunikasi pemasaran terpadu (IMC) seperti advertising, sales promotion, public relation, digital marketing, personal selling, dan event marketing. Semua tahapan strategi dilakukan untuk mengomunikasikan identitas merek agrowing.co.id yaitu berkualitas dan terjangkau. Identitas merek berkualitas tergambar dari customer solution dan convenience, sedangkan identitas merek terjangkau tergambar dari customer cost dan communication. Saran peneliti dengan melakukan evaluasi strategi secara berkala dapat memberikan insight baru dalam mengomunikasikan identitas merek secara efektif.
Development of a national Ménière’s disease registry: a feasibility study
Authors: Phillips John , Murdin Louisa , Rea Peter , Harcourt Jonny , Shepstone Lee , Sims Erika , Bion Veronica , Brunton Ria , Tetteh Abigail , Dauz Sarah , Daskalakis Dimitrios , Rea William
Published: April 2022

Objectives To examine the methods and infrastructure necessary to
establish a national Ménière’s disease registry Design Observational
study. Four NHS Trusts and four independent hospitals or clinics, within
three distinct urban and rural regions within the UK (“Blinded for
review”). Participants Patients with Ménière’s disease. Main outcome
measures Data related to the number of participants recruited, method of
recruitment, participant demographics, completeness of data, and
proportion of participants with bilateral disease. Results 411
participants were recruited into this study, 263 from NHS Trusts, and
148 from independent hospitals or clinics. Online recruitment was used
for 73% participants and 27% were recruited via paper. 57% of
participants were female and 96% of participants were white. There was
no clear advantage to data completeness from either online or postal
data collection. Around 20% of participants had audiological evidence
of bilateral Ménière’s disease. Conclusion This feasibility study has
demonstrated that hundreds of participants with Ménière’s disease can be
successfully recruited to enter data into a large data collection
platform. It is hoped that this initial feasibility study will pave the
way for expansion of the registry to answer fundamental and complex
questions alike, regarding the nature of Ménière’s disease.
Comparative effects of rainfall, flooding and grazing exclusion on regeneration of semi-arid riparian and floodplain vegetation.
Authors: Zivec Peta , Harding Doug , Fawcett James , Sheldon Fran , Capon Samantha
Published: April 2022

In semi-arid landscapes, water regimes play a critical role in shaping
patterns of vegetation regeneration. In riparian and floodplain
habitats, however, the importance of flooding versus rainfall is poorly
established for many species and habitats. Here, we present the results
of a field experiment designed to investigate the establishment
responses of both Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum)
seedings and understory vegetation to different hydrological conditions
within two contrasting habitat types. We ran a field experiment in these
habitats along the Condamine River in the northern Murray-Darling Basin
in eastern inland Australia. We imposed flooding, rainfall, and drought
treatments on 180 seedlings of E. camaldulensis and extant
understory vegetation in 18 experimental plots to examine seedling
survival and the establishment and dynamics of understory plant
assemblages over nine months. Although there was very high seedling
mortality overall, our results were consistent with findings from
elsewhere in the Murray-Darling Basin indicating that flooding is a
critical factor driving the survival of E. camaldulensis
seedlings and the resilience of understory vegetation cover and
diversity. Although the chance of seedling survival up until ten weeks
was higher in the riparian habitat than in the floodplain old-field, the
effect of habitat type was reduced under flooded conditions. Despite the
low numbers of surviving E. camaldulensis seedlings, the value of
a few successfully established trees on old-fields should not be
underestimated, nor the potential effects of flooding on restoring the
understory. This research highlights that rainfall is unlikely to
provide sufficient watering in these habitats for vegetation
regeneration.
Study of the effect of different herbicides and herbicidal combinations on weed flora and chickpea yield
Authors:   Institute of Plant Genetic Resources “Konstantin Malkov”- Sadovo, Petrova Sofia , Stamatov Stanislav ,   Institute of Plant Genetic Resources “Konstantin Malkov”- Sadovo, Andonov Blagoy ,   Institute of Plant Genetic Resources “Konstantin Malkov”- Sadovo
Published: April 2022

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the third most important grain legume crop in the world and the first important legume in the South and West Asia. For Bulgaria the chickpea is an old traditional crop used mainly for human consumption and to a lesser extent for feed. One of the most important yield limiting factors in the chickpea seed production is the poor weed management. The establishment of the most appropriate herbicide or herbicide combination for the effective control especially of the weed flora is a priority task of the chickpea cultivation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different herbicides and herbicidal combinations on weed flora and on the chickpea yield. The herbicides and herbicidal combinations were tested in nine treatments plus one weedy check control. All herbicides were used in pre-emergence applications at different doses. During the study the predominated weeds were Amaranthus retroflexus L. (redroot pigweed) and Convolvulus arvensis L. (field bindweed). Generally, all tested herbicidal combinations showed good control on the mixed weed flora and the grain yield was high. Three herbicidal combinations had the best effect on weed numbers and grain yield compared to the weed check: Clomazone -15 ml/da + S-metolachlor - 120 ml/da; Clomazone - 30 ml/da + S-metolachlor - 60 ml/da and Clomazone - 15 ml/da + Pendimethalin - 500 ml/da. Most of the studied herbicides and herbicidal combinations were tolerant, non-suppressive and showed a high positive effect on the chickpea yield.
Development of the cherry leaf spot epidemics in different regions of Bulgaria
Authors:   Agricultural University-Plovdiv, Marinov Martin
Published: April 2022

A 2-year research on the epidemics of the cherry leaf spot (CLS) was conducted in unsprayed cherry orchards at two locations in Bulgaria (Krichim and Gabarevo). The primary infections for both years at Gabarevo happened in mid-May during fruit development. In Krichim during 2018 the first symptoms of the disease appeared in early June (fruit ripening), while in 2019 they became evident in the second half of May (fruit development). In both locations and years, the period of a rapid increase in the CLS incidence and defoliation was from mid-June till late July. The maximum of the disease incidence and defoliation was observed in early September. More seasonal rather than regional trend in the disease dynamics was observed. In 2018 the orchards in both locations exhibited delayed the CLS progression compared to 2019 due to the relatively dry conditions in April and May. The higher disease incidence and defoliation in 2019 could be assigned to the high infection background and weather conditions in the beginning of the growing season.
Dynamic Standing Exercise using the Innowalk Device in Patients with Genetic and Acquired Motor Impairments
Authors: Pekanovic Ana , Strobl Walter , Hafkemeyer Ulrich , Kleine Jens , Bernius Peter , Burghardt Rolf , Schmidt-Lucke Caroline
Published: April 2022

Objective: For individuals with motor impairments, dynamic standing has been proposed as an opportunity for regular daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to analyse patient characteristics, indications, intensity of usage, desired objectives and outcomes of dynamic standing in daily clinical practice in order to form the basis for research regarding this treatment option.Setting: Data were analysed from standardized questionnaires completed prospectively before supply of a home-based medical device for dynamic standing (Innowalk; Made for Movement GmbH, Langenhagen, Germany) and at the time of individual adaptations.Participants: In a retrospective chart analysis, records of 46 patients (50% cerebral palsy; 50% diverse syndromes) were evaluated. Intervention: The Innowalk had been prescribed for either home-based use (n = 31), in therapeutic institutions (n = 8), or other settings (n = 7). Dynamic standing was performed for 10–30 min as a single session (n = 8) or for 20–60 min 11 [4–21] weeks in 36 patients.Results: Improvements were found for: passive assisted motion (79%), stimulation of intestinal functions (71%), body stability (64%), joint mobility (56%), secure means of allowing supine position (52%), and revision of abnormal motion patterns (48%).Conclusion: Thus, this systematic approach shows usage patterns, indications, desired goals and clinical outcome of dynamic standing in daily clinical practice and forms the basis for the design of a prospective, randomized controlled trial.
LAY ABSTRACTThis study analysed usage patterns, safety, desired goals and the effects of the Innowalk, a medical device that enables a patient to stand in a weight-bearing position while stimulating active use of upper thigh and torso muscles in order to maintain patient’s balance. In addition, the characteristics of patients who used this device were summarized and described. Half of the included patients employed the Innowalk due to cerebral palsy. The positive effects after usage of the Innowalk were noticed to occur in passive assisted motion, stimulation of digestive function, body stability, joint mobility, secure means of allowing horizontal body position, and correction of abnormal motion patterns. No negative effects were noticed. Use of the Innowalk was safe. Further research is needed to verify the effectiveness of the usage of the medical device.
Cleanability of Metal Surface Finishes Found in Medical Devices and the Environment of Care
Authors: Tandy Jesiska , Hanhquynh Le Kathy , Michael Deane Garrett , Joseph Burns Steven
Published: April 2022

The surface finish of reusable medical devices often is a consideration during design, with attention paid to utility, aesthetics, and cost. To study the cleanability of metal surfaces of varying roughness and finish, soil made of bovine blood and egg yolk was placed on nickel alloy surface of varying average roughness (Ra) values (nominal values of 2–500 μin) and finishes (lapped, ground, milled, profiled, and shape turned). A commercially available wipe consisting of quaternary ammonium compound and less than 20% alcohol was applied for a total of eight wipe cycles to remove the soil. The wipe was applied in both horizontal and vertical directions. Evaluation methods for cleanliness include visual inspection and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurement. Rougher surfaces above nominal Ra of 250 were found to have higher ATP readings when wiped in both horizontal and vertical directions. In addition, different surface finishes have different cleanabilities despite similar nominal Ra. To ensure optimal cleaning, surfaces should be cleaned in multiple directions. In the future, similar studies will be coupled with efficacy studies and surfaces made with other materials will be investigated.
Assessment of Noise Level and Distribution from Socotherm Nigeria Limited: Its Health Implications on the Workers
Authors: RF Njoku-Tony
Published: April 2022

Exposure to noise for a long period of time has been an issue of concern to occupational health workers. This study investigated noise pollution level (NPL) and its spatial distribution in Socotherm Nigeria Limited coating plants and its effects on the health of the workers. Six sampling points were selected on the grounds of intensity of activities. A digital sound level Metre-Extech 407730 was used to measure noise level at the sampling points namely, application area, welding spot, aggregate separator, generator/powerhouse, impingement plant, bushing area. A global positioning system (GPS)-NAVA 300 was used to record the GPS coordinates of the sampling noise hotspots in the factory. The Arc GIS software was used to interpolate the spatial distribution of noise within the factory for the working periods which include morning, afternoon and evening. With a wellconstructed questionnaire, results of the health implication of workers exposure to noise from the factory were recorded. Results revealed that afternoon has the highest noise level of 99.20 dB(A) at welding point and application area conveyor of the factory while the lowest noise was observed at 85.20 dB(A) which was at cold spot of chemical feed area of the factory. The study observed that majority of the machines (noise hotspots) produce noise that was above Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) permissible noise level. This study therefore recommends that workers be encouraged to use personal protective equipment and be educated regarding noise induced hearing loss and other non-auditory effects of noise exposure. The factories should adopt and implement hearing conservation programs under the direction of an occupational and environmental health professional.
Cardiovascular Complications during COVID-19 Infection
Authors: Saraswathy Radha
Published: April 2022

In December 2019 a serious outbreak of pneumonia emerged in china. The infection Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), spreads the infection rapidly from China to other countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Coronaviruses (CoV) contain a single-stranded RNA genome. The Coronavirus infected through respiratory droplets will be a high-level of transmission and to develop acute respiratory failure but a large portion of patients exploit cardiovascular manifestations. The WHO has stated by august 2020 that 26,171,112 confirmed COVID-19 positive cases and 865,154 deaths were determined all over the world. COVID-19 the consequential hazards to the public health care system of COVID-19 infection for people underlying medical problems have a significantly increased risk of death, especially the ones carrying hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cerebrovascular disease. Possible vaccines and drugs to treat COVID-19 infection are undergoing. This review discussed cardiovascular complications in severe acute respiratory syndrome produced by coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Prospects of Dental Implants Placement in Cases of Periodontal Disease
Authors: Tymofieiev Oleksandr , Yarifa Mariia
Published: April 2022

Purpose
Determining the effectiveness of Pierre Fabre Oral Сare (French laboratory) hygienic remedies of oral care after conducting all stages of dental implantation in cases with periodontitis.
Methods
A survey was held on 65 patients, divided into 2 observation groups: 33 patients with periodontal disease (chronic generalized periodontitis of mild and moderate severity), which during four weeks (one month) after dental implant installation were conducting hygienic care of oral cavity using remedies of Pierre Fabre Oral Care laboratory and 32 patients without periodontal disease and other accompanying diseases (practically healthy people), which next day after dental implant installation started doing hygienic care of oral cavity using traditional oral care products for duration of one month.
Results
Based on acquired data, hygienic oral care using Pierre Fabre Oral Care laboratory products has proven to be effective in cases with periodontal disease after conducting surgical stage of dental implantation, which allowed reducing the amount of postoperative inflammatory complications.
Conclusion
It is recommended to use hygienic oral care products of Pierre Fabre Oral Care laboratory after conducting dental implantation to prevent the occurrence of early and late inflammatory complications.