bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring the Impact of an Interactive Electronic Pegboard on Manual Dexterity and Cognitive Skills of Patients With Stroke: Preliminary Analysis
Authors: Chien Shih-Ying , Wu Ching-Yi , Wong Alice May-Kuen , Chen Chih-Kuang , Beckman Sara L
Published: May 2024

Background

As individuals age, the incidence and mortality rates of cerebrovascular accidents significantly rise, leading to fine motor impairments and cognitive deficits that impact daily life. In modern occupational therapy, assessing manual dexterity and cognitive functions typically involves observation of patients interacting with physical objects. However, this pen-and-paper method is not only time-consuming, relying heavily on therapist involvement, but also often inaccurate. Digital assessment methods, therefore, have the potential to increase the accuracy of diagnosis, as well as decrease the workload of health care professionals.

Objective

This study examined the feasibility of an interactive electronic pegboard for the assessment and rehabilitation of patients with stroke.

Methods

We explored the pegboard’s clinical applicability by examining the relationship among stages, timing, and difficulty settings, as well as their alignment with patient capabilities. In total, 10 participants used a prototype of the pegboard for functional and task assessments; questionnaire interviews were conducted simultaneously to collect user feedback.

Results

Patients with stroke consistently required more time to complete tasks than expected, significantly deviating from the initial time frames. Additionally, the participants exhibited a slight reduction in performance levels in both manual dexterity and cognitive abilities. Insights from questionnaire responses revealed that the majority of participants found the prototype interface easy and enjoyable to use, with good functionality.

Conclusions

This preliminary investigation supports the efficacy of interactive electronic pegboards for the rehabilitation of the hand functions of patients with stroke, as well as training their attentional and cognitive abilities. This digital technology could potentially alleviate the burden of health care workers, positioning it as a valuable and intelligent precision health care tool.
Longitudinal surveys after medication dispensing: real-world data from an at-home smart hub (Preprint)
Authors: Ogorek Benjamin Alexander , Rhoads Thomas Patrick , Smith Erica Ann
Published: May 2024

BACKGROUND

Real-World Data (RWD) has gained strategic, financial, and regulatory importance in the pharmaceutical industry during both development and commercialization. However, the actual RWD submitted to regulatory bodies often fails to be considered primary evidence. Fit for purpose longitudinal survey methods allow researchers to be targeted in their data acquisition but face the challenges of panel recruitment, panel attrition, and low data quality from an incentivized population. An untapped platform for administering longitudinal surveys to patients is the digital medication dispensing device. One such system is an in-home smart hub called "spencer."

OBJECTIVE

We evaluated whether the spencer stand-alone medication dispensing smart hub could be a primary generator of longitudinal patient reported outcomes. Using the spencer platform, we measured platform persistency, survey compliance, and the psychometric properties of the survey responses.

METHODS

We analyzed 4,138 patients on the spencer smart hub platform during their first two years of tenure. A discrete survival framework was used to estimate platform persistency. Survey opt-out and response rates were computed by patient tenure. For accessing reliability and validity, we examined a spencer question on reported falls called "Q_FALL." For reliability, we looked at the within-patient correlation between tenure years one and two mean Q_FALL and computed transition rates between intervals, assuming persistence of vigor among healthy patients. For evidence of validity, we measured the degree of association between Q_FALL and known factors influencing fall risk, including age, biological sex, quality of life, physical and emotional health, and use of SSRIs or SNRIs.

RESULTS

For the spencer platform, 51.0% of patients were retained beyond two years (24 thirty-day periods). For 1,832 patients retained past one year, 82.0% kept their surveys enabled through the 12th month of tenure with an aggregate response rate of 84.1% in the period. Two thirds of patients had near-perfect response rates for the entire year while one third answered less frequently over time. For 234 patients with >= 5 Q_FALL responses in the first two years of tenure, the within patient Pearson correlation was 0.723. In the rare falls category, 84% in year one remained in the same category in year two. Q_FALL did not show the expected relationship with sex (P=.66) or age (P=.76) but had significant positive relationships (all having P<0.001) with SSRI / SNRI usage, quality of life, depressive symptoms, physical health, disability, and trips to the emergency room.

CONCLUSIONS

Longitudinal surveys administered on a medication dispensing smart hub can generate robust, fit for purpose RWD. Patients were persistent to the spencer platform for years and continued to answer survey questions at high rates. Response patterns showed evidence that reliable and valid measures of important health constructs are possible.
PITFALLS IN AUTOPSY TISSUE SAMPLING
Authors: BANSOD PRIYANKA , KALLA ANAND RAJ , CHOYAL MAHAVEER , KALLA AMRIT RAJ
Published: May 2024

Objective: To determine the pre-analytic factor which lead to autolysis in tissue sample thus hindering the establishment of histo-pathological cause of death in some autopsy tissue samples.
Methods: Data collected from April, 2017 to September, 2018 (18 mo) at Department of Pathology, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur.
Results: The study, conducted over 18 mo from April 2017 to September 2018 at the Department of Pathology, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, analyzed 637 autopsy cases. These cases were predominantly from urban areas (70.17%), with a lesser number from rural regions (29.83%). A total of 698 tissue samples were received in various containers, with the majority (95.71%) preserved in formalin. The examination revealed that 38.4% of the samples were not autolysed, 36.1% were partially autolysed, and 25.5% were completely autolysed. The findings highlight a significant impact of the pre-analytic phase on tissue sample quality, notably the interval between death and autopsy, which was less than 24 h in 86.19% of cases, and the time from autopsy to histopathological examination, which ranged up to 1044 d. These factors were pivotal in the preservation status of the tissues, with formalin proving to be the most effective fixative in preventing autolysis, thus facilitating the accurate establishment of histopathological causes of death.
Conclusion: If autopsy specimens are submitted for histopathological examination with proper protocol of transfer to fixative solution and transportation of tissue, this will help in determining the cause of death in majority of the autopsy specimens, therefore avoiding false negative results.
Об ойратских текстах из рукописного сборника БМ-574 из коллекции П. Б. Балданжапова
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Muzraeva Deliash N. , Vanchikova Tsymzhit P. ,   Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of the RAS (8A, Sakhyanova St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation)
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The collection of Oirat manuscripts by the famous Buryat scientist P. B. Baldanzhapov presents samples of Oirat texts collected by him during expeditions to Mongolia in the 1960s–1970s. Among these texts, along with hymns, praises of the deities of the Buddhist pantheon, sutras, fortune-telling books, descriptions of incense rituals, dharani texts (tarni) and texts against slander are presented. The purpose of the article is to present a description of the handwritten collection BM 574 in the Oirat language from the collection of P. B. Baldanzhapov, stored in the collections of the Central Historical Research Center of the IMBT SB RAS. Materials. The collection in question includes two texts: Xutuqtu biligiyin cāna kürüqsen tabün yoümiyin xürāngγüyin züreken kemēkü (“Holy [dharani], called ‘The Heart (Essence) of the Assembly of Five Mothers Who Have Achieved Transcendent Wisdom‘”) and Xutuqtu xara ama kele amurli ülün üyiledüqči kemēkü yeke külgüni sudur (“The Holy Mahayana Sutra, called “Pacifying Slander”). Results. Based on the analysis of the texts of the collection under consideration, their transliteration and translation into Russian in comparison with a number of published texts similar in topic, it was concluded that these texts are evidence of the existence of the Buddhist tradition among the Mongolian peoples, allowing one to get an idea of the thematic diversity of texts that have been circulating among believers. The texts considered shed light on the ritual side of Buddhist practice, aimed at eliminating various types of disasters and negative phenomena in the daily life of believers.
Новый взгляд на национально-государственные преобразования на юге РСФСР: Рец. на: Гунаев Е. А. Национальные автономии Юга России в советский период: территориальное устройство и система управления (на примере Калмыкии) / отв. ред. К. Н. Максимов. Элиста: КалмНЦ РАН, 2022. 400 с.
Authors:   Federal Research Centre Southern Scientific Center of the RAS (41, Chekhov Ave., 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation), Krinko Evgeny F. ,   Southern Federal University (105/42, Bolshaya Sadovaya St., 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation)
Published: May 2024

The review was devoted to the monograph by E. A. Gunaev (Kalmyk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences) “National Autonomies of the South of Russia in the Soviet period: Territorial Structure and Management System (on the example of Kalmykia)” (Elista: KalmSC RAS, 2022. 400 p.). The monograph was written on the basis of a wide range of sources and literature, including 30 files from 6 funds of 3 state archives, 425 publications of documents and research. E.A. Gunaev identified three stages in changing the administrative-territorial structure and management system in the national autonomies of the South of Russia: 1920–1943, 1944–1976, 1977–1991. Each stage is presented in a separate chapter of the monograph. The author proposed a historical and legal analysis of the problems under consideration with an emphasis on the study of regulatory aspects. Of significant interest is the study of the problem of legal succession between national autonomies, recreated after the rehabilitation of repressed peoples, and their national-state formations before forced eviction. E.A. Gunaev distinguishes between the categories of continuity, legal continuity and succession, and analyzes the possibilities of their use within the framework of the issue under consideration.
Духовенство калмыков-казаков Дона во второй половине XIX – начале ХX вв.
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000, Elista Russian Federation), Maksimov Konstantin N.
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The article reveals the issues of the organization of the service of the Buddhist clergy on the Don in the second half of the 19th century, implemented during the reform of the administrative and territorial administration of the Kalmyk nomad. In this sense, this article is a continuation of the article published in the previous year in the 3rd issue of the scientific journal “Mongolian Studies”. The purpose of the article is to show the socially useful activities of the Buddhist clergy, its introduction into the administrative management system of the Don Army region, its role in the development of education, the complete, final transition of the Don Kalmyks to a settled life and management. Results. A major reform of the land system in the Kalmyk nomad and the service of the Buddhist clergy with a change in the status of its main hierarch occurred in the 1870s. The Buddhist clergy experienced its consequences during the war and social upheavals together with its people.
О малоизвестных страницах биографии Церен-Дорджи Номинханова: период становления, военной деятельности и учебы в институте (1918–1930-е гг.)
Authors:   Kalmyk Scientific Center of the RAS (8, Ilishkin St., 358000 Elista, Russian Federation), Bakaeva Elza P. , Nominkhanov Sanan A.
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The article is devoted to the personality of a prominent orientalist, the first doctor of Philology of Kalmykia, Tseren-Dordzhi Nominkhanov. The purpose of the article is to analyze and introduce into scientific circulation little-known and previously unknown data on the biography of Tseren-Dordzhi Nominkhanov from the first years of his activity (before 1930th). The materials for the study were both individual documents and data from surveys conducted in different years in Kalmykia. The information obtained as a result of the interviews provides an opportunity to expand the understanding of the difficult life path of the scientist and the fate of his people, testifies to the relevance of using an integrated approach in biographical research. Results. To date, there are different spellings of the scientist's name in the scientific literature, which is due to his use of both variants in the early and late periods of his activity, as well as the peculiarities of the Kalmyk onomasticon. The authors pay attention to the environment in which the formation of Ts.-D. Nominkhanov took place, and a possible influence on the subsequent formation of the researcher. The data of surveys containing new information about the life of Ts.-D. Nominkhanov, as well as data from archival materials, testifying to the difficult initial path of becoming a scientist, are presented.
Лувсанданзанжалцан (1639–1704) и его роль в истории буддизма в Монголии
Authors:   Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of RAS (6, Sakhyanova St., 670047 Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation), Vanchikova Tsymzhit P.
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The article examines the biography of the first Lamyn-gegen Luvsandanzanzhaltsan and his activities in spreading Buddhism in Khalkha-Mongolia in the 17th century. As it is known, biographies of Mongolian lamas are valuable sources not only on the history of Buddhism, but also on general history of Mongolia, which contain information about certain events that have not been preserved in other historical chronicles or documents. The Mongolian lamas Ündür-gegen (1635–1723), Luvsandanzanzhaltsan (1639–1704) and Zaya-pandita Luvsanprinlai (1642–1715) played an important role in the successful spread of Buddhism in Khalkha Mongolia. If the life and activities of Ündür-gegen and Zaya pandita, their role in the history are well studied, the same cannot be said about Luvsandanzanzhaltsan, known as Lamyn-gegen. The purpose of this article is to fill in the gaps about the initial stage of the spread of Buddhism among the Khalkha-Mongolian principalities and about Luvsandanzanzhaltsan, one of the key figures in this process. Materials and methods. Mongolian-language translations of his biography written in Tibetan by Luvsanprinlai, published archival documents on the history of Mongolian monasteries and historical chronicles, publications by D. Dashbadrakh, R. Byamba, D. Ganzorig, S. Soninbayar, S.-I. Yundenbat, containing information on the subject, have been the main sources for the article. Their analyses became the basis for estimating his contribution to the spread of Buddhism and his role in the history of Mongolia in the second half of the 17th century. Within the framework of the study, a set of general scientific and special historical methods was used, which allowed us to consider the role of Lamyn-gegen in connection with the history of Mongolian society of the period under consideration. Results. The biography of Lamyn-gegen, the stages of his studying and becoming a major religious figure are considered. His role in the preparation of lamas and the construction of monasteries is described and brief information about his subsequent reincarnations is given. Attention is paid to the economic basis of the existence of his monasteries and the formation of the institute of shabinars. Conclusions. The results of the study allow us to conclude that Lamyn-gegen has made a great contribution into the spread of Buddhism in Mongolia, alongside with distributing Buddhist teaching and achievements of the centuries-old experience of medieval scientific knowledge of the East. He was the first Mongolian astrologer and emchi-lama, doctor, who has laid the foundation for the study of the heritage of Indo-Tibetan medicine and the creation of its Mongolian branch. He was also a translator of many treatises from Tibetan into Mongolian and a prominent scholar, whose works have been published in 4 volumes.
Mongolian Education and Science Vocabulary
Authors: Mazarchuk Anna
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The article deals with semantics and etymology of several basic terms of Mongolian culture vocabulary relating to education and science. Goals. The study shall primarily describe how the lexical layer in question was formed, and trace the sources of such borrowings. Materials and methods. The materials were collected from Mongolian-Russian and Mongolian explanatory dictionaries via continuous sampling. The identified lexemes were checked against corresponding entries to Mongolic / Turkic etymological dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries of Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan. Results. Some of the analyzed words happen to have been borrowed into Mongolian from Uighur, but Uighur was not the ultimate source of the lexemes: Mong. шавь ‘disciple, pupil’ < Uig. šabï had come to Uighur from Sanskrit via Chinese; Mong. багш ‘teacher’ < Uig. baqšı and Mong. бичиг ‘writings’ < Uig. bitig are originally Chinese; Mong. ном ‘book’ < Uig. nom had come to Uighur from Greek via Sogdian. Some other words, such as Mong. боловсрол ‘education’, эрдэмтэн ‘scientist’, ухаан ‘intelligence’ (in шинжлэх ухаан ‘science’), оюутан ‘student’ ― have common Turko-Mongolic (bol- ‘become’, uqa- ‘comprehend’) or even common Altaic (ere- ‘male’, oyu- ‘mind’) stems, but their new semantics referring to various phenomena of education and science appeared comparatively recently, to a large extent, as a result of attempts to find new words for the notions introduced by Chinese culture and Uighur Buddhism. The words зүй and судлал, as well as derivatives from the stem sur- belong to common Mongolic lexis. Conclusions. Most of the analyzed words were borrowed into Mongolian from Uighur as part of religious vocabulary. Some of these terms originally derive from Chinese, Sanskrit or even Greek. Indigenous Mongolic lexemes are derivatives from sur- ‘to study’, and the terms зүй ‘theory’ and судлал ‘study’ that are used as parts of science names.
Proposals by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Commission Headed by F. K. Girs to Subordinate the Kirghiz Inner Horde under Astrakhan Governorate: Administrative Structure and Judicial System, 1873
Authors: Gunaev Evgeniy
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The article examines the 1873 proposals by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Commission headed by F. K. Girs to place the Kirghiz Inner Horde under the administrative control of Astrakhan Governorate. The mentioned proposals constituted a total of five journals and were an earliest reform-related resolution that basically dealt with and somewhat criticized the preceding initiatives of Orenburg-based authorities to restructure the Horde. Results. The paper discusses a number of issues pertaining to the Inner Horde’s administrative restructuring project, relocation of its headquarters from Naryn-Peski, centralized localities for uyezd-level authorities, and its judicial system. Conclusions. The major criteria for the Inner Horde’s resubordination to Astrakhan Governorate included geographical, political, and socioeconomic ones. In terms of geography, the Governorate’s capital was closer, there were vacant pastures and a water transport route, the region was characterized by a sparser population and ‘well-rounded’ borders. The political reasons were that the Bukey Kazaks had somewhat detached from their fellow tribesmen that inhabited Trans-Ural steppes and were subordinate to Orenburg frontier-guarding forces, and from the latter’s Cossack-inhabited lands. Any further division into northern and southern parts — with the former be incorporated into Samara Governorate — would give rise to the necessity that ethnic Kazakhs get involved into zemstvo-level activities, which the authorities believed hardly feasible because of the population’s low civic awareness. The latter circumstance and a meagre population were also viewed by the aforementioned officials as hindrances to that the Inner Horde be transformed into an autonomous oblast. However, the Russian authorities did tend to retain the court of biys for certain spheres of Kazakh life. The socioeconomic criterion was manifested in that the Inner Horde’s executives would stay economically and financially dependent on the Astrakhan office, need to coordinate activities with neighboring nomads of the Governorate (Kalmyks, Kundrau Tatars), and take due account of stationary settlements. The proposals set forth by the Commission may serve a historical source indicative of Imperial Russia’s positions and viewpoints on further administrative resubordination of subject nomads.
Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries
Authors: Kulakov Vladimir
Published: May 2024

Introduction. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed an intensified Russia–UK confrontation in Persia, which was paralleled by penetrations of other great powers (France, Germany, USA) into the Near and Middle East. Under those conditions, Russia’s traditional economic methods of influence in Persia became insufficient. Goals. The study seeks to examine the phenomenon of Russian educational institutions in Northern Persia as another way of pursuing own national political goals in the designated country. The work aims at confirming — with evidence from archival documents — the activities of Russian-Persian schools during the specified period were to shape a positive image of Russia in Persian society. Materials and methods. The most important sources characterizing the process of opening Russian-Persian schools in Northern Persia (their goals and objectives, training agenda, certain results) are documents of both central authorities and diplomatic, economic and military institutions of the Russian Empire to Persia discovered at the Russian State Historical Archive. Analytical and generalization methods — with comparative into historiographic and archival materials — have proved most instrumental therein. Results. The article identifies some prerequisites for the emergence of Russian-Persian schools in Northern Persia, determines the validity of their activities in this particular region of the country, clearly outlines the context of Russia’s competition with other governments in this matter to conclude as follows: the Russian government was perfectly aware of the need to open such schools that would disseminate the Russian language and Russia-related ideas among Persia’s population; graduates of those educational institutions would serve an important element in pursuing Russia’s interests both in trade, economy, and politics; despite various difficulties — primarily financial ones — the schools were popular enough among ethnic Persians both in Tehran and in other cities of Northern Persia.
La retención en el derecho tributario: obligación ex lege de los patrones
Authors: Ríos Granados Gabriela
Published: May 2024

Número 100Enero - Abril 2001Nueva Serie Año XXXIVISSN 0041 8633 OBLIGACIÓN EX LEGE DE LOS PATRONES Gabriela RÍOS GRANADOS * Uno de los temas centrales del derecho tributario es el relativo a la naturaleza jurídica de la retención. En este artículo se discute este tópico, con el propósito de aclarar cuáles son los efectos de la obligación de retener, de su incumplimiento y las responsabilidades derivadas de este último. En particular, se estudia la obligación que los patrones tienen de retener el impuesto sobre la renta de sus trabajadores. El artículo inicia con un estudio de los orígenes de la retención; continúa con un análisis del concepto mencionado, identificando sus distintos elementos, y posteriormente revisa el marco jurídico mexicano relativo a la retención. La autora concluye afirmando que la retención es un trabajo realizado por el patrón que debiera ser retribuido y que, como consecuencia de ellos, la gestión de las contribuciones se agilizaría y se promovería no como una obligación del patrón sino como un servicio que éste presta a favor del Estado., *Investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la UNAM. * Nota: Debido que la traducción es automática podrá ser inexacta o contener errores.
Fitnessgpt Using Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
Authors: Navale Kunal
Published: May 2024

Abstract: This research describes the creation and application of a cutting-edge fitness GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) system that uses deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide individualized workout recommendations based on user profiles. The system has important features including strong user authentication, ongoing monitoring of fitness activities, and dynamic engines for suggestion, building on the insights gained from the conversation. The workout GPT system evaluates user data, including physical characteristics, health measurements, and activity levels, using complex AI algorithms to provide individualized workout regimens and dietary suggestions. Modern DL models are used to drive the system's evolution and adaptation in response to user feedback, guaranteeing ongoing relevance and optimization. This study highlights Fitness GPT's revolutionary potential to revolutionize the fitness sector by providing consumers with tailored, datadriven advice to successfully meet their wellness and health objectives.
Human Computer Interaction in Everyday Life by Using Deep Learning
Authors: Deshmukh Prof. Ritesh
Published: May 2024

Abstract: Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is the design and implementation of interactive computing systems that users can interact with. It includes desktop systems in different devices. Success of a technology simply results from the easiness with which the user can interact with it [2]. A simple and easy way to use a system doesn't mean that a simple technology is behind such a system. The most important concepts in HCI are functionality and usability. Usability is when a user utilizes the system's functions easily, properly and clearly. Functionality and usability may vary from one system to another. In this project we interact with computer by using deep learning. HCI spread through various everyday human activities, transforming the way we communicate, learn and entertain ourselves. With the help of this project we explores the impact of smartphones, tablets and wearable devices on personal productivity and communication.
Assessment of RC Frame Structure under Different Seismic Condition
Authors: Janardan Ankita
Published: May 2024

Abstract: Structures in seismic zones are especially prone to collapse during significant ground motion occurrences. This susceptibility is sometimes linked to flaws in seismic design principles, notably in the selection of suitable structural systems. Equivalent static analysis, which is often employed in seismic design, may not accurately account for the structure's strength and stiffness. As a result, ground floor columns may become highly reinforced, thereby lowering ductility, and causing poor performance. This thesis offers a parametric study of an RC frame structure developed for various seismic zones. The finite element software is used to model the structure to investigate performance levels. Pushover analysis was performed to determine the structure's seismic capacity and behavior under various seismic conditions. Parametric research employing RC Frames with demand variation was done to investigate the structure's behavior in different seismicity zones across the country
Driver Distraction Detection and Alert System Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Ashritha Ms. R Sai
Published: May 2024

Abstract: The Driver Distraction and Alert System Using Convolutional Neural Networks provide a real-time machine learning and webcam-based monitoring system for driver distraction detection. The system uses a sophisticated Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture trained on the State Form of Distracted Driver Detection dataset, which is made possible by utilizing the OpenCV, TensorFlow, and Pandas packages. With improvements like dropout layers and Xavier weight initialization, the model efficiently classifies ten driver attention states through preprocessing stages like image scaling and normalization. The results of the experiment show how well the suggested method works to identify distracted driving behaviors; a revised model on the Kaggle competition platform achieved a competitive public score of 2.67118
Intelligent Document Processing for Disease Detection
Authors: Tripathi Shankar Sharan
Published: May 2024

Abstract: This project endeavors to develop an intelligent document processing pipeline tailored specifically for medical reports, with a primary focus on samples from Dr Lal Path lab and targeting prevalent diseases leading to kidney failures such as glomerulonephritis, chronic kidney disease, polycystic kidney disease, hypertensive nephropathy, and lupus nephritis. The proposed pipeline integrates cutting-edge technologies including the YOLOv8 object detection model for precise cropping of tabular data, Paddle OCR for accurate extraction of information from tabular images, and Fuzzy Wuzzy NLP library for filtering pertinent data from the extracted information necessary for the subsequent machine learning model. The goal is to employ a neural network model to predict potential kidney failure based on the processed medical data. This holistic approach amalgamates advanced computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning techniques to streamline the analysis of medical reports, potentially enhancing diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making in nephrology.
Desafíos de colaboración en la adopción de Scrum: un estudio en equipos de desarrollo de software del departamento del Cauca, Colombia
Authors: Muñoz Ingrith C. , Collazos César A. , Hurtado Julio A.
Published: May 2024

Scrum es una de las metodologías ágiles más ampliamente adoptadas en el desarrollo de software, ha experimentado un notable aumento en su uso en los últimos años. Se basa en el trabajo colaborativo entre los miembros del equipo para lograr los objetivos del proyecto, puesto que, se espera que los miembros del equipo trabajen juntos de forma colaborativa para lograr estos objetivos. El objetivo de este artículo fue presentar los desafíos o problemas de colaboración en los equipos de desarrollo de software durante el proceso de adopción de Scrum, se abordó la colaboración desde la perspectiva de la comunicación, conciencia e interacción en las actividades asociadas. La metodología empleada para identificar los desafíos consistió en realizar entrevistas semiestructuradas a líderes de equipos de desarrollo de software adoptantes de Scrum del departamento del Cauca, Colombia. Estas entrevistas permitieron obtener una perspectiva detallada de los problemas que enfrentan los equipos durante el proceso de su implementación, específicamente con relación a la colaboración. El análisis de estas entrevistas se realizó utilizando una herramienta de investigación cualitativa usada para el análisis de datos textuales. Los resultados obtenidos fueron una lista de once desafíos asociados a la colaboración durante el proceso de adopción en Scrum. Estos desafíos incluyeron la preferencia por el trabajo individual, la falta de participación en las sesiones, la ausencia de una comunicación efectiva y la falta de comprensión de los valores ágiles. Además, se identificaron problemas asociados al factor persona, como la influencia de la personalidad y las creencias individuales en el proceso de implementación. Se concluye que la colaboración desempeña un papel crucial, destacando la importancia de abordar proactivamente los desafíos identificados, ya que, impactan negativamente en la confianza en Scrum y dificultan su aplicación exitosa.
Forms of Commentary in 16–17th Century Cyrillic Printing
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sazonova Lidiia I.
Published: May 2024

For the first time, this article examines the historical forms of commentary in Cyrillic book printing in Western and Eastern Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Commentary on theological, liturgical, homiletical, and educational books is carried out through articles supplementary to the main body, written in prose or verse and encompassing different genres (preambles, epilogues, novels, inscriptions, tables of contents, indexes, coats of arms, emblems, printer’s marks) and styles (documentary, autobiography, exegetical, publicistic, literary critic). Commenting elements are also contained in detailed book titles on the front pages and in the imprint. In Cyrillic editions, commentaries are printed in Church Slavic, Rumanian, Slovenian, Croatian, the so-called “common mova”, Greek, German and Latin. In the first printed books, prefaces and afterwords were created in the borderland of medieval traditions and the development of new cultural influences. They took in its didactic tendency, Biblical symbolism and figurative style, set formulas of the thematic unity “author-reader-book” from the old literary tradition. There are innovations as well: 16th and 17th-century scholars are conscious of their mission, use vernaculars, and pay attention to contemporary problems about language and style. Supplementary articles in 16th and 17th century Cyrillic books offer a space to realize different forms of commentary (historiographic, textual, linguistic and, broader, historical, and cultural) on published works.
Illustrations for the Novel I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed) as a Particular Genre of Authorial Commentary on the Text
Authors:   Center of European Culture “Dante”, Mazzola Elena
Published: May 2024

This article deals with understanding the real boundaries of the novel I promessi sposi (The Betrothed) by the Italian writer of the 19th century A. Manzoni. To the reader’s attention is, first of all, revealed the complex and compound structure of the work which consists of two separate textual parts — the novel and the short essay “Storia della colonna infame” (“History of the Column of Infamy”) — together with a whole system of illustrations entirely thought out by the same author. In the final version of the work, that dates 1840–42 and was published by Manzoni himself, words and images go together in generating a unique, entire though at the same time tripartite text. So far most of the critics do not consider the tri-une structure of The Betrothed as a major factor for understanding its real meaning. However, the author wanted to see it realized exactly in that way, and thus came after he had worked on his text for more than ten years significantly changing it more than once. This article proposes a general view on the illustrations of The Betrothed, created by the artist Gonin (with some other craftsmen he directed) together with Manzoni and is also a first attempt of analysis and classification. Considering the constant intervention of Manzoni in the work of the artists and the way he was determining even the smallest details of the drawings’ realization (techniques, methods, colors, sources, position concerning the relation image-image and imagetext), directly participating in the process of creation of the vignettes, we support the thesis that the illustrations of the novel appeared and function as a very specific type of commentary by the author of the work to its own text.
The Role of Narrator’s Commentaries in the Organisation of the Creative Whole in Mark Z. Danilevsky’s Novel House of Leaves
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Moiseeva Ekaterina Yu. ,   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: May 2024

The article examines the role of narrator’s comments as an important compositional and structural component of modern novels that allows creating multidimensional narrative structures. The American novel The House of Leaves by Mark Danilevsky is classified as an example of ergodic literature, focused on playing interactively with the principles of communication. The author shows the role of comments in organizing a non-linear narrative, which turns the novel into an artistic analogue of a network or an hypertext, where the number of comments, references, and footnotes could never be finite. Thus, the classical task of the reader to get to the finale of the novel cannot be performed: the novel does not end but multiplies. The article discusses the question of how under such conditions the violation of the linearity of the text does not hinder, and sometimes even contributes to, the integrity of the narrative. The author’s intention is to create a novel that incorporates not only various fragments of style and genre, not only a multilevel system of narrations but also real research, history, architecture, photographs, drawings, references to music, films and real events, formulating them as comments, which turn out to be a ready-made form of “foreign word”. The reader is immersed in a hybrid of Internet sites with their system of hyperlinks and video games where the player must choose each next action as one of the possible probabilities. The ergodic novel turns out to be consonant with the modern consciousness, offering that form of work that modern discourse demands more than others.
Herramienta de apoyo para la calibración de modelos numéricos de sistemas de drenaje en ambientes urbanos empleando procesamiento digital de imágenes.
Authors: Sanchez-Tapiero Diego Ivan , Peña-Cortés César Augusto , Ramón-Valencia Jarol Derley
Published: May 2024

La modelización numérica de los sistemas de drenaje en ambientes urbanos basada físicamente de los procesos superficiales de escorrentía, como el análisis de zonas de inundación o la evaluación del peligro, requiere una calibración adecuada y precisa de los factores físicos para simular los flujos en la superficie y así lograr resultados que se asemejen a la realidad. Esta calibración en la mayoría de modelos es una fase difícil de conseguir debido a la escasez de datos de velocidad y profundidad de flujo medidos en campo cuando se está presentando inundaciones. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo dar a conocer los avances en el uso de técnicas de procesamiento digital de imágenes para la estimación semi-automática de los niveles de inundación en ambientes urbanos mediante la implementación en una primera fase a escala laboratorio. Para el estudio se utilizó un modelo experimental de prueba que consta de un canal rectangular de 250 centímetro (cm) de largo y una sección nominal de 5.35 cm de ancho y 12 cm de alto, el cual está conectado a un banco hidráulico volumétrico para el suministro de agua de forma permanente como condición de entrada al modelo. El canal permitió regular su pendiente longitudinal simulando una vía urbana por donde transcurre el agua de escorrentía. Se realizó la comparación de los datos medidos de forma manual y los valores de profundidad de flujo logrados bajo la técnica de procesamiento digital de imágenes, evidenciando un buen rendimiento en la determinación de las alturas del fluido para los diferentes caudales trabajados en el modelo experimental, con bajos valores del error cuadrático medio (ECM) y la raíz del error cuadrático medio (RECM), mostrando en cada medición desfases inferiores al milímetro (mm), con valores entre 0.1 y 0.6 mm. Finalmente, los resultados de la investigación pudieron evidenciar que la técnica presentada es una forma de medición no invasiva que, a diferencia de otras existentes, no genera perturbaciones en el flujo y por lo tanto resulta muy útil para flujos con profundidades muy pequeñas y altas velocidades.
Dakwah Kultural Sunan Kalijaga: Akar Moderasi Beragama
Authors: Ananda Farhan , Winarto Winarto , Zahra Salsabila , Haryanto Andra Yudistira , Arsyad Muhammad Muqtadho
Published: May 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyorotii peran dan kontribusi Sunan Kalijaga dalam membangun moderasi beragama serta implikasinya dalam mengatasi masalah sosial saat ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan analisis literatur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Sunan Kalijaga adalah contoh nyata tentang bagaimana pemimpin religius dapat mempengaruhi masyarakat dalam mengadopsi nilai-nilai moderasi dan toleransi.
Pengaruh E-Service Quality Terhadap E-Customer Loyalty pada Aplikasi E-Banking Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI)
Authors: Habibah Ayuni Nur , Sa'diyah Kiptiatus , Ilham Mohammad
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh e-service quality terhadap e-customer loyalty pada aplikasi e-banking Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan mengumpulkan data melalui kuesioner dari pengguna aktif aplikasi e-banking BSI. Pengolahan dan analisis data menggunakan regresi linear sederhana melalui SPSS 24. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 80 responden yang dilakukan dengan teknik insidental sampling. Variabel utama yang diukur melibatkan indikator e-service quality yaitu efficiency, fulfillment, system availability, privacy, responsiveness, compensation dan contact.  Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa e-service quality berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap e-customer loyalty pada aplikasi e-banking Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). Temuan ini dapat memberikan panduan bagi BSI untuk meningkatkan aspek-aspek tertentu dalam e-service quality mereka guna memperkuat ikatan dengan nasabah. Implikasi praktis dari penelitian ini adalah memberikan kontribusi pada pengembangan pengelolaan layanan elektronik dalam industri perbankan syariah.
Electron Acceleration via Secondary Reconnection in the Separatrix Region of Magnetopause Reconnection
Authors: Fu Xuesong , Zhong Zhihong , Zhou Meng , Ma Wenqing , Pang Ye , Song Liangjin , Ou Xiujuan , jin Runqing , Deng Xiaohua
Published: May 2024

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process known to play a crucial
role in electron acceleration and heating, however, the mechanism of
electron energization during reconnection is still not fully understood.
This study introduces a novel electron acceleration mechanism in which
electrons can be accelerated by secondary reconnection in the separatrix
region. The secondary reconnection occurs in a thin current sheet
resulted from the shear of the out-of-plane Hall magnetic fields of the
primary magnetopause reconnection. It results in intense electron energy
fluxes towards the primary X-line. This result will likely be an
important piece in the puzzle of particle acceleration by reconnection.
Developing a Southern Ocean Marine Ecosystem Model Ensemble To Assess Climate Risks and Uncertainties
Authors: Murphy Kieran , Arcos L. Denisse Fierro , Rohr Tyler Weaver , Green David Bruce , Novaglio Camilla , Baker Katherine , Ortega-Cisneros Kelly , Eddy Tyler , Harrison Cheryl Shannon , Hill Simeon , Keith Patrick , Cataldo-Mendez Camila , Petrik Colleen M , pinkerton matt , Spence Paul , Stollberg Ilaria , Subramaniam Roshni , Trebilco Rowan , Tulloch Vivitskaia , Palacios-Abrantes Juliano , Bestley Sophie , Bianchi Daniele , Boyd Philip W , Buchanan Pearse James , Bryndum-Buchholz Andrea , Coll Marta , Corney Stuart Paul , Datta Samik , Everett Jason D , Forestier Romain , Fulton Beth , Galton-Fenzi Benjamin Keith , Luzinais Vianney Guibourd de , Heneghan Ryan , Mason Julia G , Maury Olivier , McMahon Clive R. , Murphy Eugene J. , Richardson Anthony , Tittensor Derek , Spillias Scott , Steenbeek Jeroen Gerhard , Veytia Devi , Blanchard Julia L.
Published: May 2024

Climate change could irreversibly modify Southern Ocean ecosystems.
Marine ecosystem model (MEM) ensembles can assist policy making by
projecting future changes and allowing the evaluation and assessment of
alternative management approaches. However, projected future changes in
total consumer biomass from the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model
Intercomparison Project (FishMIP) global MEM ensemble highlight an
uncertain future for the Southern Ocean, indicating the need for a
region-specific ensemble. A large source of model uncertainty originates
from the Earth system models (ESMs) used to force FishMIP models,
particularly future changes to lower trophic level biomass and sea ice
coverage. To build confidence in regional MEMs as ecosystem-based
management tools in a changing climate that can better account for
uncertainty, we propose the development of a Southern Ocean Marine
Ecosystem Model Ensemble (SOMEME) contributing to the FishMIP 2.0
regional model intercomparison initiative. One of the challenges
hampering progress of regional MEM ensembles is achieving the balance of
global standardised inputs with regional relevance. As a first step, we
design a SOMEME simulation protocol, that builds on and extends the
existing FishMIP framework, in stages that include: detailed skill
assessment of climate forcing variables for Southern Ocean regions,
extension of fishing forcing data to include whaling, and new
simulations that assess ecological links to sea-ice processes in an
ensemble of candidate regional MEMs. These extensions will help advance
assessments of urgently needed climate change impacts on Southern Ocean
ecosystems.
Outdoor design PM2.5 concentration method for fresh air systems based on dual-carbon target: A case study of urban economic regions from China
Authors: Wei Yanmin , Huang Xin , Hou Zirui , Zhang Xin
Published: May 2024

Under the goal of ?achieving carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060?, how to select the type of fresh air system has become a key area of ener?gy conservation. The method of outdoor design PM2.5 concentration is one of the important factors affecting the selection of fresh air filtration system. This paper first analyzed the PM2.5 concentration values of 31 cities in China from 2017 to 2020 based on mathematical induction, and next gave the recommended coeffi?cient K under six urban economic regions methods in combination with the actual situation. Finally, the selection of air filters in five typical cities was taken as an example, the differences in recommended coefficient K and selection of outdoor design PM2.5 concentration under different recommended methods were compared and analyzed. The results showed that the recommended coefficient K under the six economic regions could meet the required K value needs of the region. The recommended coefficient K by the six economic regions methods based on per capita GDP is the best. Under that conditions, the recommended coefficient K of the five typical cities under strict and normal conditions differs from the average K values of the six methods by 0.06 and 0.04. This paper will provide a new method for the correct selection of outdoor design PM2.5 concentration in fresh air systems to achieve the dual carbon energy-saving goal.