bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improvement in Luminescence Intensity of β-NaYF4: 18%Yb3+, 2%Er3+@β-NaYF4 Nanoparticles as a Result of Synthesis in the Presence of Stearic Acid
Authors: Kaminski Piotr , Przybylska Dominika , Klima Gabriela , Grzyb Tomasz
Published: January 2022

The synthesis of upconverting nanoparticles (NPs) is crucial for their spectroscopic properties and further applications. Reducing the size of materials to nano-dimensions usually decreases emission intensity. Therefore, scientists around the world are trying to improve the methods of obtaining NPs to approach levels of emission intensity similar to their bulk counterparts. In this article, the effects of stearic acid on the synthesis of core@shell β-NaYF4: 18%Yb3+, 2%Er3+@β-NaYF4 upconverting NPs were thoroughly investigated and presented. Using a mixture of stearic acid (SA) with oleic acid and 1-octadecene as components of the reaction medium leads to the obtaining of monodispersed NPs with enhanced emission intensity when irradiated with 975 nm laser wavelength, as compared with NPs prepared analogously but without SA. This article also reports how the addition of SA influences the structural properties of core@shell NPs and reaction time. The presence of SA in the reaction medium accelerates the growth of NPs in comparison with the analogic reaction but without SA. In addition, transmission electron microscopy studies reveal an additional effect of the presence of SA on the surface of NPs, which is to cause their self-organization due to steric effects.
Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)-Based Triplex PCR Marker for Serotype-specific Escherichia coli Detection
Authors: Rahman Md-Mafizur , Lim Sang-Jin , Park Yung-Chul
Published: January 2022

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are one of the most common forms of genetic variation and as such are powerful tools for the identification of bacterial strains, their genetic diversity, phylogenetic analysis, and outbreak surveillance. In this study, we used 15 sets of SNP-containing primers to amplify and sequence the target Escherichia coli. Based on the combination of the 15-sequence primer sets, each SNP site encompassing forward and reverse primer sequences (620–919 bp) were aligned and an SNP-based marker was designed. Each SNP marker exists in at least two SNP sites at the 3′ end of each primer; one natural and the other artificially created by transition or transversion mutation. Thus, 12 sets of SNP primers (225–488 bp) were developed for validation by amplifying the target E. coli. Finally, a temperature gradient triplex PCR kit was designed to detect target E. coli strains. The selected primers were amplified in three genes (ileS, thrB, and polB), with fragment sizes of 401, 337, and 232 bp for E. coli O157:H7, E. coli, and E. coli O145:H28, respectively. This allele-specific SNP-based triplex primer assay provides serotype-specific detection of E. coli strains in one reaction tube. The developed marker would be used to diagnose, investigate, and control food-borne E. coli outbreaks.
Adaptability and Stability of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Accessions under Diverse Environments and Herbicide Treatments
Authors: Abou-Khater Lynn , Maalouf Fouad , Jighly Abdulqader , Rubiales Diego , Kumar Shiv
Published: January 2022

The adaptability and stability of 37 faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions with different levels of tolerance to metribuzin or imazethapyr was assessed across 12 season–location–herbicide experiments. Significant Genotype x environment (GE) interaction was found for the days to flowering (DFLR), plant height (PLHT) and grain yield (GY). Performance and stability of the accessions regarding PLHT and GY were assessed using four different stability parameters: cultivar superiority, static stability, Wricke’s eco-valence and Finlay and Wilkinson’s regression model. The stability parameters ranked these genotypes differently suggesting that PLHT and GY stability should be assessed not only on a single or a few stability parameters but on a combination of them. GGE biplot analysis indicated that the environments representing metribuzin treatment at Marchouch 2014–2015 and the non-treated treatment at Terbol 2018–2019 are the ideal environments for evaluating faba bean genotypes. GGE biplots showed herbicide tolerant accession IG12983 with simultaneous average PLHT, GY and stability across the environments. The performance of other tolerant accessions, namely IG13945, IG13906, IG106453, FB2648, and FB1216 was less stable but superior under specific mega environments. Therefore, utilizing these accessions in faba bean breeding programs would help broaden the adaptability to diverse locations–season–herbicide treatments.
Physicochemical Characterization of Thirteen Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Varieties Grown in North-West Europe—Part II
Authors: De Bock Phara , Cnops Gerda , Muylle Hilde , Quataert Paul , Eeckhout Mia , Van Bockstaele Filip
Published: January 2022

Quinoa cultivation has gained increasing interest in Europe but more research on the characteristics of European varieties is required to help determine their end use applications. A comparative study was performed on 13 quinoa varieties cultivated under North-West European field conditions during three consecutive growing seasons (2017–2019). The seeds were milled to wholemeal flour (WMF) to evaluate the physicochemical properties. The WMFs of 2019 were characterized by the highest water absorption capacity (1.46–2.06 g/g), while the water absorption index (WAI) between 55 °C (2.04–3.80 g/g) and 85 °C (4.04–7.82 g/g) increased over the years. The WMFs of 2018 had the highest WAI at 95 °C (6.48–9.48 g/g). The pasting profiles were characterized by a high viscosity peak (1696–2560 mPa.s) and strong breakdown (−78–643 mPa.s) in 2017. The peak viscosity decreased in 2018 and 2019 (823–2492 mPa.s), while breakdown (−364–555 mPa.s) and setback (19–1037 mPa.s) increased. Jessie, Summer Red, Rouge Marie, Vikinga, and Zwarte WMFs were characterized by low WAIs and high shear resistance. Bastille WMF developed high viscosities and, along with Faro WMF, showed a high breakdown. The wide variation in physicochemical properties suggests that the potential food applications of WMFs depend on the variety and growing conditions.
Application of New Hyperspectral Sensors in the Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Health: Exploiting PRISMA and DESIS for Four Italian Lakes
Authors: Bresciani Mariano , Giardino Claudia , Fabbretto Alice , Pellegrino Andrea , Mangano Salvatore , Free Gary , Pinardi Monica
Published: January 2022

The monitoring of water bio-physical parameters and the management of aquatic ecosystems are crucial to cope with the current state of inland water degradation. Not only does water quality monitoring support management decision making, it also provides vital insights to better understand changing structural and functional lake processes. Remote sensing has been widely recognized as an essential integrating technique for water quality monitoring, thanks to its capabilities to utilize both historical archive data for thousands of lakes as well as near-real time observations at multiple scales. To date, most of the applications developed for inland water have been based on multispectral and mid to coarse spatial resolution satellites, while a new generation of spaceborne imaging spectroscopy is now available, and future missions are under development. This review aims to present the exploitation of data gathered from two currently orbiting hyperspectral sensors (i.e., PRISMA and DESIS) to retrieve water quality parameters across different aquatic ecosystems, encompassing deep clear lakes and river dammed reservoirs.
Composite Aluminosilicate Materials for Sorption Extraction of Impurity Substances of Vegetable Oils
Authors: Ignatyev Aleksey A. , Razgovorov Pavel B. , Nagornov Roman S. , Politaeva Natalya A. , Mukhametova Liliya R. , Ilyashenko Svetlana B.
Published: January 2022

This paper considers mineral compositions and prospects for the processing of natural blue montmorillonite clay, pink Fe (III)-containing clay, and green Fe (II)-containing clay into composite aluminosilicate materials suitable for the sorption of related substances of vegetable oils. New Brønsted and Lewis centers were found on the surface of the materials obtained when solutions of oxalic and succinic acids and sodium carbonate in scientifically-substantiated amounts were used as modifying additives. The established changes in the surface states are in correlation with the assessed affinity degree of active sites towards fatty acids, peroxide compounds, carotenoids, and chlorophylls in vegetable oils (flaxseed, olive, mustard), which are rarely refined in world production. These findings are of practical value for the development of a new direction of medical chemistry. It was revealed that the presence of impure hydromuscovite in natural raw materials and the resulting materials reduces the effect of extracting dyes from vegetable oils.
Toward Real Hyperspectral Image Stripe Removal via Direction Constraint Hierarchical Feature Cascade Networks
Authors: Wang Chengjun , Xu Miaozhong , Jiang Yonghua , Zhang Guo , Cui Hao , Deng Guohui , Lu Zhongyuan
Published: January 2022

In hyperspectral imaging (HSI), stripe noise is one of the most common noise types that adversely affects its application. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have contributed to state-of-the-art performance in HSI destriping given their powerful feature extraction and learning capabilities. However, it is difficult to obtain paired training samples for real data. Most CNN destriping methods construct a paired training dataset with simulated stripe noise for network training. However, when the stripe noise of real data is complex, destriping performance of the model is constrained. To solve this problem, this study proposes a real HSI stripe removal method using a toward real HSI stripe removal via direction constraint hierarchical feature cascade network (TRS-DCHC). TRS-DCHC uses the stripe noise extract subnetwork to extract stripe patterns from real stripe-containing HSI data and incorporates clean images to form paired training samples. The destriping subnetwork advantageously utilizes a wavelet transform to explicitly decompose stripe and stripe-free components. It also adopts multi-scale feature dense connections and feature fusion to enrich feature information and deeply mine the discriminate features of stripe and stripe-free components. Our experiments on both simulated and real data of various loads showed that TRS-DCHC features better performance in both simulated and real data compared with state-of-the-art method.
RCS Estimation of Singly Curved Dielectric Shell Structure with PMCHWT Method and Experimental Verification
Authors: Im Hyeong-Rae , Kim Woobin , Noh Yeong-Hoon , Hong Ic-Pyo , Yook Jong-Gwan
Published: January 2022

In this paper, a numerical algorithm for the electromagnetic scattering analysis of singly curved dielectric structures, which can be applied to a canopy of fighter aircraft, is presented with experimental verification. At first, the Poggio–Miller–Chang–Harrington–Wu–Tsai (PMCHWT) method is used as a MoM-based solution for the electromagnetic scattering of a dielectric material. Its formulation was generated with the EFIE formulation in a multi-region condition. The PMCHWT algorithm is implemented with C++ code, and the accuracy is verified by calculating the bistatic RCS of some canonical structures with conductive or dielectric materials. RCS measurement under quasi-anechoic condition is presented with its procedure and calibration method. The monostatic RCS results of a specially modeled singly curved dielectric structures are obtained analytically with the PMCHWT, as well as experimentally, revealing excellent agreement.
In-Situ Li-Ion Pouch Cell Diagnostics Utilising Plasmonic Based Optical Fibre Sensors
Authors: Gardner Christopher , Langhammer Elin , Du Wenjia , Brett Dan J. L. , Shearing Paul R. , Roberts Alexander J. , Amietszajew Tazdin
Published: January 2022

As the drive to improve the cost, performance characteristics and safety of lithium-ion batteries increases with adoption, one area where significant value could be added is that of battery diagnostics. This paper documents an investigation into the use of plasmonic-based optical fibre sensors, inserted internally into 1.4 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells, as a real time and in-situ diagnostic technique. The successful implementation of the fibres inside pouch cells is detailed and promising correlation with battery state is reported, while having negligible impact on cell performance in terms of capacity and columbic efficiency. The testing carried out includes standard cycling and galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) tests, and the use of a reference electrode to correlate with the anode and cathode readings separately. Further observations are made around the sensor and analyte interaction mechanisms, robustness of sensors and suggested further developments. These finding show that a plasmonic-based optical fibre sensor may have potential as an opto-electrochemical diagnostic technique for lithium-ion batteries, offering an unprecedented view into internal cell phenomena.
An Energy Reward-Based Caching Mechanism for Information-Centric Internet of Things
Authors: Dinh Ngocthanh , Kim Younghan
Published: January 2022

Existing information-centric networking (ICN) designs for Internet of Things (IoT) mostly make caching decisions based on probability or content popularity. From the energy-efficient perspective, those strategies may not always be energy efficient in resource-constrained IoT because without considering the energy reward of caching decisions, inappropriate routers and content objects may be selected for caching, which may lead to negative energy rewards. In this paper, we analyze the energy consumption of content caching and content retrieval in resource-constrained IoT and calculate caching energy reward as a key metric to measure the energy efficiency of a caching decision. We then propose an efficient cache placement and cache replacement mechanism based on the caching energy reward to improve the energy efficiency of caching decisions. Through analysis and experimental results, we show that the proposed mechanism achieves a significant improvement in terms of energy efficiency, stretch ratio, and cache hit ratio compared to state-of-the-art caching schemes.
Comparison of DEM Super-Resolution Methods Based on Interpolation and Neural Networks
Authors: Zhang Yifan , Yu Wenhao
Published: January 2022

High-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) play a critical role in geospatial databases, which can be applied to many terrain-related studies such as facility siting, hydrological analysis, and urban design. However, due to the limitation of precision of equipment, there are big gaps to collect high-resolution DEM data. A practical idea is to recover high-resolution DEMs from easily obtained low-resolution DEMs, and this process is termed DEM super-resolution (SR). However, traditional DEM SR methods (e.g., bicubic interpolation) tend to over-smooth high-frequency regions on account of the operation of averaging local variations. With the recent development of machine learning, image SR methods have made great progress. Nevertheless, due to the complexity of terrain characters (e.g., peak and valley) and the huge difference between elevation field and image RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) value field, there are few works that apply image SR methods to the task of DEM SR. Therefore, this paper investigates the question of whether the state-of-the-art image SR methods are appropriate for DEM SR. More specifically, the traditional interpolation method and three excellent SR methods based on neural networks are chosen for comparison. Experimental results suggest that SRGAN (Super-Resolution with Generative Adversarial Network) presents the best performance on accuracy evaluation over a series of DEM SR experiments.
An Uplink Channel Estimator Using a Dedicated Instruction Set for 5G Small Cells
Authors: Long Biao , Liu Dake , Sun Yipeng
Published: January 2022

As 5G small cells gradually become the main force of 5G indoor deployment, it is necessary to study channel estimators for 5G small base stations, but there has been limited research on high-performance channel estimators in recent years. This study implemented a low-delay, low-overhead, relatively universal channel estimation module by dedicated instruction set acceleration including reference signal estimation, Wiener, 1st order, and 2nd order interpolations in frequency and time domains. The instruction level acceleration is on our vector processor, yet is suitable for other commercial and academic vector processors. Through instruction acceleration, compared with the existing general vector processing instruction sets, the processor performance of the LS estimation module and Wiener filter interpolation in the frequency domain is improved by 50% and 37.5%, respectively. The BER VS SNR measure of time–frequency Wiener filter interpolation achieves 4 db compared with linear interpolation, meaning our instruction level acceleration can be an optimum solution.
My Caregiver the Cobot: Comparing Visualization Techniques to Effectively Communicate Cobot Perception to People with Physical Impairments
Authors: Pascher Max , Kronhardt Kirill , Franzen Til , Gruenefeld Uwe , Schneegass Stefan , Gerken Jens
Published: January 2022

Nowadays, robots are found in a growing number of areas where they collaborate closely with humans. Enabled by lightweight materials and safety sensors, these cobots are gaining increasing popularity in domestic care, where they support people with physical impairments in their everyday lives. However, when cobots perform actions autonomously, it remains challenging for human collaborators to understand and predict their behavior, which is crucial for achieving trust and user acceptance. One significant aspect of predicting cobot behavior is understanding their perception and comprehending how they “see” the world. To tackle this challenge, we compared three different visualization techniques for Spatial Augmented Reality. All of these communicate cobot perception by visually indicating which objects in the cobot’s surrounding have been identified by their sensors. We compared the well-established visualizations Wedge and Halo against our proposed visualization Line in a remote user experiment with participants suffering from physical impairments. In a second remote experiment, we validated these findings with a broader non-specific user base. Our findings show that Line, a lower complexity visualization, results in significantly faster reaction times compared to Halo, and lower task load compared to both Wedge and Halo. Overall, users prefer Line as a more straightforward visualization. In Spatial Augmented Reality, with its known disadvantage of limited projection area size, established off-screen visualizations are not effective in communicating cobot perception and Line presents an easy-to-understand alternative.
Distributed Raman Amplification for Fiber Nonlinearity Compensation in a Mid-Link Optical Phase Conjugation System
Authors: Tan Mingming , Rosa Paweł , Nguyen Tu T. , Al-Khateeb Mohammad A. Z. , Iqbal Md. Asif , Xu Tianhua , Wen Feng , Ania-Castañón Juan D. , Ellis Andrew D.
Published: January 2022

In this paper, we review different designs of distributed Raman amplifiers which have been proposed to minimize the signal power profile asymmetry in mid-link optical phase conjugation systems. We demonstrate how the symmetrical signal power profiles along the fiber can be achieved using various distributed Raman amplification techniques in the single-span and more realistic multi-span circumstances. In addition, we show the theoretically predicted results of the Kerr nonlinear product reduction with different Raman techniques in mid-link optical phase conjugator systems, and then in-line/long-haul transmission performance using numerical simulations.
УПРАВЛІННЯ МЕХАНІЗМОМ ЕКОЛОГІЗАЦІЇ МОРСЬКОГО ПОРТУ
Authors: І. М. МАЙОРОВА , Л. А. СИВОЛАП
Published: January 2022

Наведено рамковий механізм реалізації завдань екологізації морського порту за складовими: мета, об’єкти, суб’єкти, інструменти. Детально розписано зміст і наповненість чотирьох вище названих компонентів, доказано їх взаємозалежність і системність. Сформульовано і розкрито зміст принципів, на яких має будуватися визначення завдань екологізації морського порту.
ОПТИМІЗАЦІЯ ОХОРОНИ ПРАЦІ ФАХІВЦІВ ІТ-ГАЛУЗІ
Authors: А. В. КАЛЬЯНОВ
Published: January 2022

Визначено проблеми та основні причини щодо відсутності належного забезпечення охорони праці в ІТ-галузі, окреслено негативи використання інформаційних технологій, проведена експертна оцінка впливу окремих складових на розвиток інформаційної культури ІТ-фахівців. Запропоновано заходи щодо вдосконалення охорони праці при впровадженні нових технологій ІТ-галузі.
HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI EKSTRINSIK TERHADAP KINERJA PERAWAT DI RUANG RAWAT INAP RS. TK. II PELAMONIA MAKASSAR
Authors: Andriani Andriani , Haskas Yasir , Darmawan Sri
Published: January 2022

Penurunan kinerja perawat dapat mempengaruhi kualitas pelayanan sehingga akan berdampak pada pemanfaatan BOR oleh pasien. Untuk mempertahankan atau meningkatkan kinerja perawat maka dibutuhkan suatu motivasi, khususnya motivasi ekstrinsik sebab motivasi ekstrinsik adalah motivasi yang berfungsi karena adanya dorongan dari pihak luar atau orang lain, sehingga perawat akan lebih terpacu untuk mencapai prestasi pada tingkat yang lebih tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan motivasi ekstrinsik (insentif, supervisi dan lingkungan kerja) terhadap kinerja perawat di ruang rawat inap RS.TK.II Pelamonia Makassar.Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Kuantitatif dengan metode penelitian Observasional Analitik dengan desain Cross Sectional.Populasi dalam penelitian ini semua perawat rawat inap yang berjumlah 224 orang.Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik Cluster Sampling, didapatkan 69 responden sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengunakan kuesioner dan lembar observasi. Kemudian dilakukan analisa data dengan menggunakan uji statistic Chi Square dengan tingkat kemaknaan (α = 0,05), dimana jika p < α maka HA diterima, tetapi jika p > α maka H0 diterima, Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa HA diterima atau terdapat hubungan antara insentif (p =0,005 < α), supervisi (p =0,003 < α), lingkungan kerja (p = 0,010< α) terhadap kinerja perawat. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antaraMotivasi ekstrinsik (insenstif, supervisi, dan lingkungan kerja) terhadap kinerja perawat di RS.TK.II Pelamonia Makassar.
Analisis Menurunnya Performa Kompresor Udara Guna Kelancaran Operasional Mesin Induk Di Kapal MT.Asike 1
Authors: Sitompul Ali Muktar , Robinson  , Chaerudin Reza
Published: January 2022

Mesin induk adalah sebagai tenaga penggerak utama yang berfungsi untuk mengubah tenaga mekanik menjadi tenaga pendorong bagi proppeler agar kapal dapat bergerak, dimana dalam pengoperasiannya mesin induk selalu dalam kondisi berjalan secara terus menerus, Dimana sistem penggerak awal mesin induk ini menggunakan udara bertekanan tinggi, untuk menghasilkan udara bertekanan tinggi, untuk menghasilkan udara bertekanan tinggi tersebut tentunya tidak lepas dari peranan kompresor udara. Dalam hal ini penulis telah melakukan penelitian tentang kurang optimalnya performa kompresor udara utama mengakibatkan proses pengisian ke dalam air reservoir udara start terlalu lama dan dapat mempengaruhi kelancaran olah gerak. Penelitian  dimulai dari tanggal 15Agustus 2018 sampai dengan tanggal 18Agustus 2019 di kapal MT. ASIKE 1. Adapun masalah yang ditemukan adalah terjadinya penumpukan karbon pada katup udara tekan  sehinggakarbon-karbon yang menempel pada katup ini mengganggu kinerja dari katup dan mempengaruhi terhadap kualitas udara hisapan kedalam botol angin  dan Menurunnya kualitas minyak pelumas. Hal ini dapat diatasi dengan cara mengganti minyak lumas SAE 50 sesuai ketentuan.
Analisa Geometri Bentuk Pahat Bubut Tipe Hss Pada Proses Finishing Terhadap Keausan Permukaan Pahat Dan Benda Kerja Dalam Membubut
Authors: Effendi  , Zulnasri  , M. Yusuf
Published: January 2022

Prosesfinishing adalah salah satu prosesyang menentukan hasil akhir dari suatu proses permesinan di mesin bubut. Dalam penelitian ini akan memberikan 3 pahat finishing HSS dengan geometri yang berbeda dan memberikan 3 variasi putaran dan feeding yang berbeda pula. Bahan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah baja S45C dengan alat pengukur kekasaran tipe “TR 100 Surface Roughness”. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui optimalisasi geometri pahat finishing HSS antara pahat finishing standart (SOP) dengan pahat modifikasi dengan radius pahat 10 mm dengan pemberian alur geram. Metode penelitian ini adalah eksperimental (experiment research), dengan pemberian putaran mesin 90 rpm dan 112 rpm dengan variasi feeding 0,10 mm/put, 0,125 mm/put dan 0,14 mm/put pada setiap pahat uji coba. Hasil penelitian didapat bahwa denga pemberian radius yang lebih besar dan alur geram didapatkan hasil ukuran kekasaran permukaan rata-rata 1,2 μm dan hasil hitung rata-rata 0,8 μm serta mempunyai efesiensi waktu 2-3% lebih cepat dari geometri pahat finishing standart.
A STUDY REGARDING QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION IN THE AGE GROUP 5 TO 12 YEARS
Authors: T Lakshmi , R Jadhav Alka , S Karnik Prachi , U. Mande Radnyi
Published: January 2022

Malnutrition is one of the most pervasive problems of mankind mostly affecting children belonging to less developed countries. It is of great
concern because, besides affecting their quality of life (QOL), it also inuences their socio-economic development. In this study we used Pediatric
Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) to gauge the impact of severe acute malnutrition on children in the age group 5 to 12 years (severe thinness/ST).
Although there are studies that reveal the adverse impact of ST on QOL, there is insufcient data regarding the same from our country and it is a
research gap that is to be lled.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
Ÿ To study the QoL in children with severe thinness (ST).
Ÿ To assess the functioning of children with ST with respect to physical, emotional, social and psychological wellbeing with the help of PedsQL
questionnaire.
Ÿ To assess the impact of social and demographic factors on the QoL of these children.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children between 5-12 years of age diagnosed as ST (BMI < -3 SD) after anthropometric screening, were
included in the study group (after excluding chronic diseases). Age and sex matched children with normal nutritional status were taken as controls.
A comparative study was then performed on these children, encompassing physical, social, emotional and scholastic parameters using PEDsQL.
Data was analysed using students unpaired t-test and chi-square test.
RESULTS: Children in the control group irrespective of age, scored better in all domains of the PEDsQL questionnaire. Additionally, children
with BMI < -4 SD scored lower than those with BMI between -3 SD and -4 SD.
CONCLUSION: Severe thinness bears profound adverse effects on the physical and psychosocial development of a child. It is therefore crucial to
identify and treat these children at the earliest opportunity sought.
Software for creating a database in biological research
Authors: Opanasenko V. N. , Shishkin V. A. , Rybalkin E. P.
Published: January 2022

In the modern world, the storage and processing of data with the help of computer technology is of great importance. This is especially true for scientific activities. However, the level of implementation varies greatly from area to area. Specialized software is designed to solve this problem by simplifying the use of computer methods for storing and processing data for specific areas... One of such software systems, which allows to systematize data in the field of plant protection, is considered in the article. The developed specialized software allows you to work with databases in the field of biology. The article presents the program and database structures, their brief characteristics, lists the implemented functions and outlines the ways of further development. The importance of the program for systematization and storage of data in the field of plant protection is determined.
LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF FILIPINO NETSPEAK IN ONLINE CONVERSATIONS
Authors: Justine Daphnie Salvacion  , Marilou Y. Limpot
Published: January 2022

This study aimed to identify the linguistic features of Filipino Netspeak, the live experiences of students using it, as well as the educational implications of Netspeak. Hybrid method which involves a combination of discourse analysis and qualitative phenomenological were used. The corpus of the study was composed of a total of 314 Facebook posts, comments, and replies from a Facebook closed group created for seven (7) participants. On the other hand, other data were collected through an in-depth interview with the participants. Results revealed that the linguistic features of Filipino Netspeak include the following: compound, blend, acronym, abbreviation, unique orthography, unconventional use of punctuation marks, and use of emoji. Moreover, themes for students’ experiences in using Filipino Netspeak were the succeeding: easy and comfortable use of shortened words, Netspeak as language of millennial, unintentional use of Netspeak in formal setting, words/emojis learned in online communication, conventional use of Netspeak in social media interaction, miscommunication in Netspeak, and the effect of Netspeak in orthography and grammar. Furthermore, results for educational implications were the following: Netspeak’s popularity in the digital era for student’s faster communication, Netspeak as a form of feedback and communication of teachers to students, Netspeak as a classroom strategy, and Netspeak’s influence in the writing skills of students.
KEYWORDS: Netspeak, Filipino netspeak, discourse analysis, phenomenological research, Philippines
Pengaruh Kebijakan PPKM Tahap II Jawa Tengah Terhadap Mobilitas Penduduk Pada Sektor Retail dan Rekreasi
Authors: Nuari Priambudi Bagus , Ariani Nofa Martina , Wijaya Muhammad Indra Hadi , Pradana Brian
Published: January 2022

Mobilitas penduduk perkotaan menuju ke sektor potensial merupakan salah satu bentuk perputaran kegiatan ekonomi. Namun kondisi tersebut, saat ini terganggu karena adanya Covid-19. Kondisi ini terjadi hampir di seluruh dunia, tak terkecuali Indonesia. Untuk menekan penyebaran wabah yang semakin pesat, beberapa kebijakan dikeluarkan supaya dapat memangkas mobilitas penduduk yang tinggi. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari penerapan kebijakan PPKM Tahap II terhadap Mobilitas Penduduk pada sektor retail dan rekreasi. Artikel ini menggunakan pendekatan kajian pustaka dengan mengolah data google mobility report, sehingga diketahui korelasi terhadap variable yang diuji. Kebijakan PPKM Jateng Tahap II dapat mempengaruhi mobilitas penduduk menuju sektor retail dan rekreasi. Adanya kebijakan tersebut, secara tidak langsung membatasi ruang aktivitas masyarakat dalam melakukan pergerakan
Keberkesanan Penggunaan Kaedah Frog VLE Terhadap Pencapaian Matematik Sekolah Rendah
Authors: Munusamy Theinmoli , Mohamad Yatim Maizatul Hayati
Published: January 2022

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keberkesanan kaedah Persekitaran Pembelajaran Maya Frog (Frog VLE) terhadap pencapaian Matematik pelajar Tahun Dua di Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Mahathma Gandhi Kalasalai. Frog VLE merupakan sistem pembelajaran maya secara Web yang digunakan sebagai sistem pengurusan pembelajaran di semua sekolah di Malaysia. Tiga objektif kajian iaitu mengukur keberkesanan penggunaan Frog VLE terhadap pencapaian Matematik, mengukur tahap kepuasan dan tahap kemahiran menggunakan Frog VLE dalam kalangan pelajar. Pendekatan penyelidikan kuantitatif dipilih melalui reka bentuk eksperimen. Tiga set instrumen digunakan iaitu soalan pengujian, soal selidik dan senarai semak kompetensi kemahiran. Seramai enam puluh orang pelajar dipilih menjadi menjadi sampel kajian. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan perbezaan pencapaian Matematik yang signifikan min antara pelajar yang mengikuti pembelajaran melalui Frog VLE berbanding pembelajaran secara tradisional. Tahap kepuasan penggunaan kaedah Frog VLE adalah tinggi dan tahap kemahiran penggunaan kaedah Frog VLE adalah sederhana Implikai kajian ini dapat dimanfaatkan oleh guru dan dijadikan panduan memperbaiki teknik pengajaran dan pembelajaran. Secara kesimpulannya, kaedah Frog VLE boleh digunakan untuk membantu pengajaran dan pembelajaran dalam meningkatkan pencapaian mata pelajaran Matematik dengan bimbingan guru.
Peningkatan Ekonomi Masyarakat Desa Borani Melalui Inovasi Pengolahan Keripik Batang Pisang (BAPIS)
Authors: Sagajoka Estherlina , Nona Reyna Virginia , Antonia Yuliana Nensi , Gobhe Devikarlinda
Published: January 2022

Borani Village, Bajawa District, Ngada Regency is a village that has a population of 1,136 people, with the livelihood of most of the people being farmers. Borani village also has a variety of potential natural resources that are quite potential to be developed such as banana plants. Banana plant is a plant from the gardens of the people of Borani Village which is quite potential but until now it has not been developed properly to increase the income of the village community. The people of Borani Village have not made good use of the banana plant because the banana midrib has not been processed into food because it is only used as fodder for livestock. People only know that bananas are used as snacks or sold in logs, and the leaves are used for wrapping containers for making cakes and so on. Based on this situation analysis, the service activities of lecturers and students took the initiative to provide innovative training on the use of Banana Trunks into Banana Trunk Chips (Bapis Chips) so that the utilization of banana stems that had no economic value so far could be increased through innovation in the manufacture and processing of Banana stems into Chips. Bapis as a snack food for children and adults. The innovation of making Bapis chips will provide added value economically for the Borani village community, Bajawa sub-district. The materials and tools used for making bapis chips are easy to obtain and the manufacturing process is very easy and can be done individually or in groups. The training activities for making Bapis Chips went smoothly and there was involvement and activity of the target group during the training activities. This training activity is one of the entrepreneurial activities for the people of Borani Village, Bajawa District,Ngada Regency and is expected to increase the income of the community.
Pengolahan Sampah Organik Bank Sampah Pematang Pudu Bersih Kecamatan Mandau Kabupaten Bengkalis
Authors: Widayat Prama , Pahlawan Ryan
Published: January 2022

Mandau District is one of the most densely populated districts in Bengkalis Regency, here there is a Pematang Pudu Clean Waste Bank located in Pematang Pudu village with a population of 29,986 people consisting of 17 RW and 95 RT with an area of 25 Km2. This waste bank was established in 2015 which accommodates non-organic waste such as bottles, plastic, paper and cardboard of various types. In addition, there is also organic waste such as leaves, fruit peels from traders around Pematang Pudu Village, but this has not been optimally processed due to limited capabilities and human resources. Even though the potential is quite large to encourage an increase in the income of the waste bank apart from non-organic waste. Therefore, organic waste processing is carried out with 2 models, namely using a starter or composter EM4 and M21, from these two processes it turns out to produce compost at the same time, neither is faster, which both take 30 calendar days.
STRATGI PARTAI PDIP DALAM PEMENANGAN PEMILU 2019 DI KECAMATAN DULUPI
Authors: Mursali Mahyudin , Wantu Sastro M , Hamim Udin
Published: January 2022

Penelitian ini mengenai keingintahuan peneliti untuk menguak strategi apa yang dipakai partai PDIP dalam pemenangan pemilu 2019 khususnya di Kecamatan Dulupi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana strategi politik PDIP dalam peenangan pemilu legislatif dan faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruh kemenangan PDIP di Kecamatan Dulupi pada pemilu 2019. Jenis peneitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif, dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Subjek penelitian yang dipilih secara purposive yaitu pengurus PDIP, para ASN di kecamatan Dulupi dan beberapa ketua-ketua Organisasi serta tokoh penting dalam masyarakat. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah dengan menggunakan metode wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini terdapat tiga strategi yang dilakukan oleh PDIP dalam pemenangan Pemilu 2019 di kecamatan Dulupi yakni pertama startegi mobilisasi birokrasi, kedua strategi promosi calon kandidiat dan ketiga strategi jejaring sosial. kemudian faktor yang mempangaruhi atau mendukung strategi politik PDIP di kecamatan Dulupi yakni pertama modal kandidat, calon yang diangkat oleh PDIP di Kecamatan Dulupi mempunyai modal sosil dan modal capital yang sangat kuat. kedua keluaraga, keberdaan ikatan atau hubungan keluarga sangat erat antara calon dengan pemilih. Pemilih memilihcalon berdasarkan pada pertimbangan ikatan kekeluargaan.
Critical Spirits: New Animism As Historical Materialism
Authors: Durrant Sam
Published: January 2022

This essay reads the so-called 'new animism' alongside the historical materialism of Benjamin, Horkheimer and Adorno. The aim is to draw out the political dimensions of the former and the ecological dimensions of the latter. New animism shares with historical materialism a critique
of modernity and the alienation produced by the separation of the human sphere of culture from the nonhuman field of nature. Both theories are interested in animism as exemplary refusals of this separation and both seek a mimetic, non-objectifying, relation to the world. New animism operates
to correct historical materialism's Eurocentric tendency to think of such 'naturecultures' as premodern and thus superceded, showing what can still be learnt from the example of specific indigenous peoples and their animistic engagement with the more than human world. But historical materialism's
dialectical approach to history also helps to guard against the romanticisation of animism and dehistoricised models of animistic relations to 'nature'. Capitalist modernity is not simply the extirpation of animism, the turning of souls into things, but also itself a modified form of animism,
the turning of things into magical commodities. Once we understand the mythic nature of capitalism, the critical task becomes not to reanimate the world but to counter-animate it. Both new animism and historical materialism are utopian in their investment in a spirited, more than human
world, but the latter also seeks to promote what I call a critical spiritedness, an ironised, melancholic identification with our fellow beings, both human and nonhuman, as subject to history and thus, in Adorno's phrasing, 'damaged life'. In the final part of my essay, I consider the
way in which art can channel this critical spirit through an exploration of Jim Jarmusch's 1995 film Dead Man, and its counter-animation of the cinematic tradition of the Western. The film is at once a melancholic critique of the deanimating, ecocidal and genocidal consequences of
Western expansion and an attempt to respiritualise the cinematic gaze through a creaturely identification with damaged life.
Global regularity for the 3D compressible magnetohydrodynamics with general pressure
Authors: Suen Anthony
Published: January 2022

We address the compressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations in \begin{document}$ \mathbb R^3 $\end{document} and establish a blow-up criterion for the local-in-time smooth solutions in terms of the density only. Namely, if the density is away from vacuum (\begin{document}$ \rho = 0 $\end{document}) and the concentration of mass (\begin{document}$ \rho = \infty $\end{document}), then a local-in-time smooth solution can be continued globally in time. The results generalise and strengthen the previous ones in the sense that there is no magnetic field present in the criterion and the assumption on the pressure is significantly relaxed. The proof is based on some new a priori estimates for three-dimensional compressible MHD equations.
Decision support model for the patient admission scheduling problem based on picture fuzzy aggregation information and TOPSIS methodology
Authors: Ashraf Shahzaib ,   Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda 24420, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Rehman Noor , Abdullah Saleem , Batool Bushra , Lin Mingwei , Aslam Muhammad ,   Department of Mathematics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan,   Department of Mathematics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan,   College of Computer and Cyber Security, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China,   Department of Mathematics, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
Published: January 2022

Health care systems around the world do not have sufficient medical services to immediately offer elective (e.g., scheduled or non-emergency) services to all patients. The goal of patient admission scheduling (PAS) as a complicated decision making issue is to allocate a group of patients to a limited number of resources such as rooms, time slots, and beds based on a set of preset restrictions such as illness severity, waiting time, and disease categories. This is a crucial issue with multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM). In order to address this issue, we first conduct an assessment of the admission process and gather four (4) aspects that influence patient admission and design a set of criteria. Even while many of these indicators may be accurately captured by the picture fuzzy set, we use an advanced MCGDM approach that incorporates generalized aggregation to analyze patients' hospitalization. Finally, numerical real-world applications of PAS are offered to illustrate the validity of the suggested technique. The advantages of the proposed approaches are also examined by comparing them to various existing decision methods. The proposed technique has been proved to assist hospitals in managing patient admissions in a flexible manner.
Synergistic Interaction between Hyperuricemia and Abdominal Obesity as a Risk Factor for Metabolic Syndrome Components in Korean Population
Authors: Lee Min Jin , Khang Ah Reum , Kang Yang Ho , Yun Mi Sook , Yi Dongwon
Published: January 2022

Background: The present study investigated the role of synergistic interaction between hyperuricemia and abdominal obesity as a risk factor for the components of metabolic syndrome.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study using the data of 16,094 individuals from the seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016 to 2018). The adjusted odds ratios of metabolic syndrome and its components were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. The presence of synergistic interaction between hyperuricemia and abdominal obesity was evaluated by calculating the additive scales—the relative excess risk due to interaction, attributable proportion due to interaction, and synergy index (SI).Results: There was a synergistic interaction between hyperuricemia and abdominal obesity in hypertriglyceridemia (men: SI, 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01 to 1.98; women: SI, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.02 to 2.69), and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (men: SI, 2.03; 95% CI, 1.41 to 2.91; women: SI, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.05 to 2.95). There was no significant synergistic interaction between hyperuricemia and abdominal obesity for the risk of high blood pressure (men: SI, 1.22; 95% CI, 0.85 to 1.77; women: SI, 1.53; 95% CI, 0.79 to 2.97), and hyperglycemia (men: SI, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.72 to 1.47; women: SI, 1.39; 95% CI, 0.75 to 2.57).Conclusion: Hyperuricemia and abdominal obesity synergistically increased the risk of hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-C in both sexes.
Inteligencia artificial aplicada al periodismo: estudio de caso del proyecto “A European Perspective” (UER)
Authors: Canavilhas Joao
Published: January 2022

Introducción: El 1 de julio de 2021, varios organismos públicos de radiodifusión europeos lanzaron oficialmente el proyecto “A European Perspective”. Se trata de un servicio de intercambio de noticias en línea desarrollado dentro del ámbito de la UER - Unión Europea de Radiodifusión, que reunió a diez empresas de radio y televisión públicas de nueve países. Este proyecto utiliza la Inteligencia Artificial para la traducción y recomendación de contenidos producidos por los participantes y que pueden ser utilizados libremente en sus sitios web. Entre los objetivos del proyecto se encuentran la lucha contra la desinformación y la afirmación de los valores europeos en un contexto social en el que las redes sociales han ido ganando cada vez más influencia entre la opinión pública. Metodología: Este trabajo es un estudio de caso y, además de explicar cómo funciona el proyecto, hace un análisis a los contenidos compartidos en los dos primeros meses de funcionamiento en el sitio web de la televisión pública portuguesa RTP- Rádio Televisão Portuguesa. Resultados e Conclusiones: El proyecto está cumpliendo los objetivos inicialmente definidos por la UER, especialmente en cuanto a ofrecer diferentes perspectivas sobre temas que son objeto de procesos de desinformación, como la pandemia, solidificando una visión europea basada en el rigor y la transparencia de la información producida por los operadores de radio y televisión pública, y sin necesidad de grandes inversiones adicionales.
Diminished Rights
Authors: Polakow Valerie , Halskov Therese , Jørgensen Per Schultz
Published: January 2022

This is a qualitative study that documents the daily lives of vulnerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes with international implications. Policy and practice recommendations are made with wide-ranging applications for an international audience.
Learn to Succeed
Authors: Campbell Mike
Published: January 2022

This is the first book to draw together the evidence on the 'case' for skills and to examine the policies appropriate to achieving 'skills for all'.
At What Cost?
Authors: Morris Rachel , Clements Luke
Published: January 2022

This book presents the findings of a comprehensive study by the Traveller Law Research Unit at Cardiff Law School of the costs associated with unauthorised encampments.
Poverty Street
Authors: Lupton Ruth
Published: January 2022

Poverty Street addresses one of the UK's major social policy concerns: the gap between the poorest neighbourhoods and the rest of the country. It is an account of neighbourhood decline, a portrait of conditions in the most disadvantaged areas and an up-to-date analysis of the impact of the government's neighbourhood renewal policies.