bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Patient, disease and surgeon predictors of successful bilateral sentinel lymph node mapping for endometrial cancer: A retrospective, multicenter analysis
Authors: Mary Towner , Kaylee Underkoffler , Anze Urh , Katina Robison , Richard G Moore
Published: July 2022

Objective: Sentinel lymph node mapping is an acceptable standard for lymph node evaluation in patients with endometrial cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adoption of this technique at two academic institutions, including which patient and disease features are associated with rates of successfully identifying sentinel lymph nodes with fluorescent mapping. In addition, we sought to characterize if and how surgeons experience the technique related to successful bilateral sentinel lymph node mapping. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of patients at two academic institutions who underwent sentinel lymph node mapping prior to a minimally invasive hysterectomy for endometrial cancer over the first 30 months during which the technique was adopted at each institution. A modified Poisson regression model was used to determine the relationships between patient, disease, and surgeon factors on outcomes of sentinel lymph node mapping. Results: A total of 460 charts were reviewed. The mean age was 64 and the median body mass index was 34.2. The most disease was stage I (83%), endometrioid (89%), and Grade I (64%). The bilateral sentinel lymph node mapping success rate was 65%, while unilateral or bilateral success occurred in 91% of cases. Sentinel lymph node mapping was significantly more likely to be successful in premenopausal women (RR 1.25; 95% CI 1.07 - 1.46; p = 0.005) and Asian women (RR 1.48; 95% CI 1.3-1.68; p < 0.001). BMI was not significantly predictive of mapping success (RR 1.03; 95% CI 1.00 - 1.07; p = 0.05). Increasing surgeon experience with the technique did predict successful bilateral sentinel lymph node mapping (RR 1.02; 95% CI 1.00 - 1.03; p = 0.02). Conclusion: Premenopausal status and surgeon experience with the technique increases the likelihood of bilateral sentinel lymph node detection for endometrial cancer.
The international scientific and training conference "Methods of cooperation in teaching the Russian language"
Authors: Yanchenko V. D. , Sergeyev V. S.
Published: July 2022

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The semantics of sea imagery in R. I. Rozhdestvensky’s poem "Czar Peter House in Zaandam" (to the 90th anniversary of the birth)
Authors: Uryupin I. S.
Published: July 2022

The article presents a linguo-stylistic and poetic-philosophical analysis of R. I. Rozhdestvensky’s poem "Czar Peter House in Zaandam". This piece of poetry is one of the key texts in the ideological and artistic structure of the "City’s Voice" collection of poems as it links the present with the landmarks in our national history in a single artistic continuum. The paper aims to identify the potential of the imagery in the poem for representing sociocultural and historiosophical problems of a twentieth-century person’s state and personal existence. The study also seeks to reveal the formal and semantic system of the realisation of the figures of speech and expressive means employed to represent sea imagery as a cultural and semantic marker of the poet’s world, which is seamlessly integrated into the national semiosphere. To accomplish the declared aim, the research used cognitive-semantic, systemic-holistic, structural-typological, and historical-functional methods and approaches. Additionally, elements of mythopoetic literary text analysis were employed in the unity of paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations. The sea imagery in the poem by R. I. Rozhdestvensky is not only a poetic leitmotif that constitutes the lyrical plot of the piece, but it also integrates the concepts associated with natural phenomena symbolising the space of freedom, irrational impulses, and creative life. The key image-symbol of the poem, i. e. the ship – has been identified. The artist envisaged that both "Czar Peter House in Zaandam" and Russia rushing to its great future were a ship.
COMPARISON OF FORECASTING VIOLENCE CASES NUMBER AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN USING DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING (DES) AND AUTO REGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE (ARIMA) METHODS
Authors: Fadilah Siti Nur , Intan Putroue Keumala , Utami Wika Dianita
Published: July 2022

Violence is something that is being widely discussed. It is due to the increasing number of victims of violence in a scope where victims should feel safe. Therefore, the researchers took this case intending to predict the number of violence cases against women and children in Jakarta so that the government can anticipate the spike in cases and evaluate the policies that will be issued in this case. The data used was from the Office for the Empowerment of Child Protection and Population Control (DPPAPP) of DKI Jakarta Province from January 2018 to October 2021 to predict the number of cases in 2022. Based on the analysis results, it is known that the number of cases of violence against women and children has decreased throughout 2022. In addition, the accuracy of the model using the Double Exponential Smoothing (DES) method is 44.91%, and the Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) is 39.03%.
INFLATION FORECASTS IN AMBON USING NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATIONS BACKPROPAGATION
Authors: Talakua Mozart W , Ilwaru Venn Yan Ishak , Tomasouw Berny P , Limba Syella Z
Published: July 2022

An artificial Neural Network is the processing of information systems on certain characteristics which are artificial representations based on human neural networks. Artificial Neural Networks can be applied to various fields in human life, one of which is the economic field. In this study, the Artificial Neural Network is used to predict the inflation rate using the Backpropagation method. The data used in this study is 144 data, with 100 data as training data and 44 data as test data taken from the Central Statistics Agency of Maluku Province from 2008-2019. The best prediction accuracy level is obtained by using learning rate (a) = 0.1, Target Error = 0.000001, Maximum epoch = 500, network architecture 11-1, and 70% training data sharing scheme and 30% test data. The average absolute error percentage (MAPE) is 85.21%.
ON ANTIADJACENCY MATRIX OF A DIGRAPH WITH DIRECTED DIGON(S)
Authors: Prayitno Muhammad Irfan Arsyad , Sugeng Kiki Ariyanti
Published: July 2022

The antiadjacency matrix is one representation matrix of a digraph. In this paper, we find the determinant and the characteristic polynomial of the antiadjacency matrix of a digraph with directed digon(s). The digraph that we will discuss is a digraph obtained by adding arc(s) in an arborescence path digraph such that it contained directed digon(s), and a digraph obtained by deleting arc(s) in a complete star digraph. We found that the determinant and the coefficient of the characteristic polynomial of the antiadjacency matrix of a digraph obtained by adding arc(s) in an arborescence path digraph such that it contained directed digon(s) is different depending on the location of the directed digon. Meanwhile, the determinant of the antiadjacency matrix of a digraph obtained by deleting arc(s) in the complete star digraph is zero.
APPLICATION OF PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT WITH METHOD DIFFICULTY LEVEL, DISTINGUISHING POWER, DISTRACTOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND ANOVA (Case Study: Paper Based Test (PBT) Period 2 Questions 2020–2021 Islamic University of Indonesia)
Authors: Khoirunnisa Safira , Widodo Edi
Published: July 2022

The quality of human resources can be improved through education. The Islamic University of Indonesia provides various selection patterns for prospective new students, one of which is PBT. Questions in PBT need to be analyzed to get quality students. The length of time to analyze the performance of questions that include the level of difficulty, distinguishing power, and distractor effectiveness in PBT Period 2 2020-2021 UII is one of the reasons for making computer programs using Microsoft Excel 2013. The methods used are simple random sampling and One-Way ANOVA analysis. The results of this study can make it easier to process data and analyze the performance of the questions with the help of the OASIS application which can be used as material for future evaluation. Analysis of the performance of the questions is classified as very difficult and difficult at the level of difficulty, the category is bad on the distinguishing power, and the effectiveness of the distractor is functioning properly, and there is one of the scores obtained by the test takers from three types of questions with the choice of the Faculty of Medicine and not choosing the Faculty of Medicine of UII which has the average is different from the others.
THE OPTIMAL COMPOSITIONS OF DAILY MENU FOOD FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS USING THE SIMPLEX METHOD
Authors: Firdiansyah Adin Lazuardy
Published: July 2022

In this research, we want to find the optimal compositions of the daily food menu for breastfeeding mothers at the minimum cost. These problems are formed into linear programs by including some available data, like the price of food in the traditional market, the nutritional content of each food, and the recommended nutritional adequacy rate. After that, we count the linear programs by using the Simplex method with the help of the LINDO solver. The output of this research is the weight of food consumed by mothers to meet their daily nutritional needs. Based on the data collected, we obtain the 36 food combinations that include the staple type of food (rice), the type of side dishes (pindang fish, tilapia fish, mackerel tuna, chicken eggs), the type of vegetables (cassava leaves, katuk leaves, moringa leaves), the type of fruits (melon, watermelon, orange), and the type of nut (peanuts). Next, we analyze the model according to the groups of breastfeeding mothers in the first and second 6 months. From this research, we obtain that the optimal compositions of the daily food menu for breastfeeding mothers in the first 6 months are cassava leaves. Meanwhile, the optimal compositions of the daily food menu in the second 6 months are rice and cassava leaves.
ROBUST CLUSTERING OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC WORLDWIDE
Authors: Wibowo Rizki Agung , Nisa Khoirin , Venelia Hilda , Warsono Warsono
Published: July 2022

COVID-19 pandemic is described as the most challenging crisis that humans have faced since World War II. From December 2019 until August 2021 based on the dataset provided by WHO, globally 219 countries in the world are affected by this virus. There are 205.338.159 cases cumulative total and 4.333.094 death cumulative total caused by this virus. In this paper, the data of 219 countries are analyzed using a robust clustering method namely K-Medoids cluster analysis.  Based on the result, 219 countries in the world can be divided into five clusters based on four COVID-19-related variables, i.e. the number of cases cumulative total, death cumulative total, positive cases per capita, and case fatality rate. The distribution of the countries in five clusters was as follows; the first cluster contained 48 countries, the second cluster contained 3 countries, the third and fourth clusters contained 16 and 89 countries respectively, and the last cluster contained 63 countries. The largest cluster is the fourth one, containing countries that form a cluster with a centroid below the world average, and the smallest cluster is the second cluster with the high cases in all attributes, consisting of the USA, India, and Brazil.
COMPARISON OF AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL WITH MISSING DATA TREATED USING ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES AND INTERPOLATION WITH WEIGHTING METHOD
Authors: Akmaliah Syifani , Kusuma Dianne Amor , Ruchjana Budi Nurani
Published: July 2022

Bandung is committed to contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia. One of the efforts that can be made to support the 13th pillar of SDGS regarding climate change is to forecast the air temperature of Bandung City in the future. One of the models that can be used for forecasting air temperature data in Bandung is the Autoregressive (AR) model. Based on BMKG data, often the time series data obtained has missing data. Therefore, in order to do a good time series analysis, it is necessary to make an effort to correct the missing data. The purpose of this research was to examine the procedure for overcoming missing data in the AR model using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method and Interpolation with Weighting, which was applied to forecasting the average air temperature data in the city of Bandung. The research methodology followed the Box-Jenkins 3-step procedure. The first-order AR estimation parameter model was estimated using the OLS method and then used to overcome missing data using both methods with weighting using R software. Both methods resulted in an estimated value of 0.9991 and the same Mean Average Percentage Error (MAPE) value of 2,459% with very accurate criteria. Therefore, to overcome the missing data on the average air temperature data in the city of Bandung with a parameter estimator close to one, we got the same result for both methods.
Analisis Pemanfaatan Teknologi Penghubung Lembaga Keuangan Syariah Dengan Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah Untuk Meningkatkan Pangsa Pasar Syariah Di Yogyakarta
Authors: Gutama Deden Hardan , Harahap Avrillaila Akbar , Wijaya Dhina Puspasari
Published: July 2022

User satisfaction is one of the important points for evaluating information systems or applications. Information systems or applications are said to be "good" if users are satisfied with the information system implemented in an organization and ADIBA MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise) application is one of example. ADIBA MSME application is engaged in business economics. ADIBA MSME uses flutter platform with dart programming language. ADIBA MSME can map the distribution of closest LKS in Yogyakarta so that it can be accessed by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) actors. The existence of ADIBA MSME is expected to be the right solution in creating connectivity (link and match) between business actors and LKS so that the mobilization of LKS funds becomes more productive, effective, and efficient. Even though this app is already used, we still need to find whether users satisfy or not with this app. Therefore, we do this research to find that. The user satisfaction model in this study is End-User Computing Satisfaction (EUCS) and data processing methods to determine the relationship between indicators and construct to user satisfaction using SEM-PLS. The purpose of this study is to determine user satisfaction with ADIBA MSME application.
DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) In Preventing Diseases Related Hormonal Function
Authors: Widuri Asti , Fakhriani Rizka , Agustin Qorry , Cahyarani Astika
Published: July 2022

Hormones released and absorbed by the human body in a balanced state will help create balance and health, while changes in hormone levels can cause various severe and chronic health problems. Hormone test is a method of measuring hormone levels in the body that can be used to diagnose and treat diseases, monitor patient health as a whole, or prevent the growth of certain health problems. This research might be the information about. the functional hormone test (DUTCH).  This study presented a case of a 47 years old woman with history of chronic dysmenorrhea. The functional hormone testing was carried out on days 19-22 of the menstrual cycle in women with a regular period of 28 days. The result of DUTCH test in this patient were dominant 2-OH that she safe from the symptoms of estrogen dominance and low production of 4-OH, the methylation process was fluent so that the risk of cancer-related to estrogen dominance syndrome was low. Hormone examination through urine is intended to see metabolites (metabolic waste) hormones released through urine. By witnessing the estrogen & progesterone metabolites, it can be seen how much risk a person has Estrogen Dominance Syndrome.
Poetic Modernism in Taiwan in the 1930s
Yang Chichang and the Poetic Society Le Moulin
Authors: Schiavi Silvia
Published: July 2022

Established in 1933 during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan (1895‑1945) and rediscovered only in the 1980s, Le Moulin poetry society marked the beginning of Modernism in Taiwan. Drawing from Nishiwaki Junzaburō’s Surrealist poetry and the Japanese School of the New Sensibilities, the group, led by the poet Yang Chichang 楊熾昌, fostered a new poetic style to depict the solitude of modern life as well as the hardship of colonialism. The paper aims to analyse the emergence of Taiwan Modernism in the 1930s through the rediscovery of Le Moulin’s poetry and the translation of some of Yang Chichang’s most representative poems.
A Comparative Analysis of an East Sakhalin Ainu Folktale Collected by Bronisław Piłsudski
Authors: Dal Corso Elia
Published: July 2022

This contribution presents a linguistic analysis of an East Sakhalin Ainu (East Enciw‘itah) folktale collected by Bronisław Piłsudski in 1903. The author bases his analysis on two different versions of the text, which Piłsudski compiled himself using a cyrillic-script-based and a latin-script-based transcription for Ainu. Taking into account two versions of the folktale where different scripts are used proves insightful with regards to phonetics and phonology and, thanks to Piłsudski’s painstakingly accurate transcription, allows for investigation despite the lack of a backup audio recording. Starting from Piłsudski’s originals, the author provides a re-transliteration of the text, following modern standard conventions for Ainu, and a morphemic analysis. A discussion of the most salient grammatical aspects of the informant’s language follows and a comparison with neighbouring West Sakhalin Ainu (West Enciw‘itah) dialects is drawn.
Mathematical Model of Transport Behaviour Based on Transport Macrosystems Theory
Authors: Agureev I. E. , Akhromeshin A. V.
Published: July 2022

Continuing the study, the purpose of which was to develop a new approach to determining the transport behaviour of residents of urban agglomerations, to outline the main ways of its development, a new description of transport behaviour is proposed based on various scientific disciplines and the theory of macrosystems.

This, according to the authors, will make contribution to laying the foundation for creation of a currently missing theory of transport behaviour.

A developed mathematical model of transport behaviour based on the provisions of academician Yu. S. Popkov’s theory of macrosystems, uses the entropy approach to determine the equilibrium state of the transport system. At the same time, the model identifies an initial list of parameters responsible for describing the «transport behaviour». The latter is considered as a collective phenomenon that creates a deterministic representation resulting from interaction of many stochastically acting elements (road users). A compiled preliminary scheme can be used to solve the problem of finding unknowns in the system of equations and inequalities within the model.
War-adjustment problems faced by the Ukrainians who appeared in the TV program "Psychologist's Help"
Authors:   Inter-regional Academy of Personnel Management, Arefniya Svitlana
Published: July 2022

Introduction. Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine gave Ukrainians a wide range of experiences. Besides the individuals' emotional sphere, their cognitive, behavioral, motivational, value, physiological, and physical systems were also affected. Interference in the psychological and physiological systems directly affects individuals' adjustment to social, territorial, individual, and physical changes. The war acts as a high-intensity stressor whose prolonged influence can cause maladjustment. Aim. To explore the psychological problems of adjustment to the war faced by the Ukrainians who appeared in the TV program called "Psychologist's Help" and the ways of solving them. Methods. Interviews, feedback, as well as psychotherapeutic methods used in the TV program: cognitive-behavioral approach, Gestalt approach, art therapy, symbol-drama, metaphorical cards, work with images and metaphors, etc. Results. There were identified 20 general problems faced by the TV program participants who were divided into four categories: refugee women with children who moved abroad; women with children who stayed in Ukraine; refugee women who were single; men who stayed in Ukraine and did not join the army. The greatest adjustment difficulties were faced by the women with children who remained in Ukraine (they were uтder the constant pressure of war stressors). Refugee women with children who moved abroad had adjustment difficulties because of poor housing conditions, forced staying with strangers, and language barriers. Certain cognitive and behavioral techniques helped the TV program guests control their emotions and improve their physical and psychological conditions. Conclusions. Most problems of the program participants related to the war-caused difficulties of adjustment to the new social environment and their emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physical, physiological, and professional issues. The Psychologist's Help is a popular TV program whose advice can be helpful for TV viewers with war-related psychological problems.
Professional brand of a psychologist: essence, stages and conditions of development
Authors:   G. S. Kostiuk Institute of psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, Lolenko Kateryna
Published: July 2022

Introduction. Today, the profession of psychologist has become more important than ever. During the war, human mind suffers significant damage, which strengthens the individuals' need for professional psychological help. It is important for psychologists to consciously develop their professional brand, correctly and openly state their knowledge and area of competence, so that people could find their psychologist and receive timely help. Understanding the essence of a psychologist's brand and the stages of its development can help make psychologist brand development very effective. Aim. Based on the analysis of the relevant foreign and Ukrainian literature, to determine the essence of the professional brand of a psychologist, analyze the stages and ways of its development, and reveal the war-relevant features of a psychologist brand. Results. The theoretical analysis of the problem in question allowed determining the content of the psychologist's professional brand with the psychologist's image being a its component. The stages of brand development include the formation of a psychologist's professional image; development of professional competence; development of professional status and authority; becoming a person-brand. There are evolutionary and marketing ways of brand development. During the war, the development of the psychologist's professional brand can go along the accelerated evolutionary way. Conclusions. The psychologist's professional brand development is an important process and each psychologist should pay attention to the conscious development of their brand in the information space and choose their own ways of brand development. The psychologist's professional brand development during the war has its own characteristics and needs further research.
Formation of the penitentiary personnel's readiness to assess the risks of committing repeated criminal offenses by convicts and planning of individual work with them
Authors:   Volyn National University named after Lesya Ukrainka, Paskevska Iuliia
Published: July 2022

Introduction. An important task of reforming the penitentiary system is the creation of a penitentiary personnel competence developing system. Aim. To outline the innovative tool of the professional-psychological module of the professional competence of the staff of the penitentiary institution social-educational and psychological service, as well as to determine the tasks, content, and structure of the training program for the formation of the penitentiary personnel's readiness to assess the risks of committing repeated criminal offenses by convicts and planning of individual work with them. Results. The training program for the formation of the penitentiary personnel's readiness to assess the risks of committing repeated criminal offenses by convicts and planning of individual work with them are described and discussed. The program is a part of the penitentiary personnel professional development psychological technology as a mental health and psychological well-being maintenance tool. The objectives, main tasks and scope of the training program are discussed. The training program consists of six training modules of a theoretical-reflective session, inter-sessional individual work, and a practical session. Conclusions. The proposed training program can help promote professional growth and psychological well-being of penitentiary personnel.
Communicative self-control as an educational staff’s psychological wellbeing factor
Authors:   G. S. Kostiuk Institute of psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, Tereshchenko Kira
Published: July 2022

Introduction. In the conditions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promotion of psychological well-being of the staff of organizations, in particular, educational institutions, has become particularly important. New work forms and methods require the development of relevant competencies in educational staff, including communicative competence. Aim. To analyze communicative self-control as a factor in psychological well-being of educational staff. Methods. Snyder's Self-Monotoring Scale (to measure educational staff’s communicative self-control), Lukat's Positive Mental Health Scale (to explore the reflective-personal component of educational staff’s mental health), and the Multidimensional Health Locus-of-Control Scales (to diagnose the operational-functional component of educational staff’s psychological wellbeing). Results. The levels of educational staff's communicative self-control of the 2020 sample and 2022 sample were measured. There was a relationship between the respondents' communicative self-control and the reflective-personal component of their psychological well-being in both samples. Conclusions. The 2022-sample educational staff had higher communicative self-control compared to those of the 2020 sample. Communicative self-control in both samples tended to affect only the reflective-personal component of educational staff's psychological well-being, therefore, it is a rather weak factor in educational staff's psychological well-being.
An empirical study of mental health features of forced internal migrants in war conditions
Authors:   G. S. Kostiuk Institute of psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, Karamushka Liudmyla , Karamushka Taras ,   G. S. Kostiuk Institute of psychology of the NAES of Ukraine
Published: July 2022

Introduction. In the conditions of the large-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the problem of studying and preserving the mental health of forced internal migrants appears quite urgent, since solving this problem can promote migrants’ social adjustment and planning of the future as well as their interaction with local territorial communities. Aim. To empirically investigate the features of the mental health of forced internal migrants in the conditions of war according to the main mental health components (stress-resistance, ability to establish relationships with people, effective work to help the community and society, and ability to self-actualize). Methods. Activities of Forced Internal Migrants in War Conditions questionnaire (L. Karamushka, T. Karamushka), which included 17 main questions related to the main aspects of the respondents' life and activities, including mental health, and 5 passport questions. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics (SPSS v. 22). Results. It was found forced internal migrants had a number of war-related mental health problems (high level of fear, panic, low professional and volunteer activities, and conflicts with family members and loved ones). At the same time, they had minor apathy and depression, loss of the meaning of life, strong need for social interaction and support, which generally suggested migrants' positive orientation of life and activities. Conclusions. The results of the study should be taken into account in organizing the work of volunteer centers, social and psychological services, as well as territorial communities related to giving social and psychological support to forced internal migrants.
Training program «Psychology of women's attitudes to money»
Authors:   G. S. Kostiuk Institute of psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, Klymenko Nataliia
Published: July 2022

Introduction. An important psychological problem is the formation of a harmonious attitude of women to money, both in personal life and in the organizational environment. Aim. To develop the content and structure of the training program for the formation of a conscious harmonious attitude of women to money. Methods. The technological approach proposed by L. Karamushka (2018) and interactive techniques (study of trainees' expectations, joint development of group-work rules, incomplete sentences technique, brainstorming, small-group work, group discussions, role-playing games, workshops, creative homework, etc.) aimed to organize trainees' individual and joint activities. Results. The proposed training program «Psychology of women's attitudes to money» includes the following five training sessions: 1) «The essence of money and the role of money mindsets in the life of individuals and organizations»; 2) «The role of life position in shaping the financial scenario of women»; 3) «The effects of personal and professional behavior styles of women on their attitudes to money»; 4) «The role of gender of the individual in the formation of their attitudes to money»; 5) «Money as a component of the organizational scenario». Conclusions. The developed training program can be used for training women who work in state and commercial organizations and/or are members of public organizations.
The impact of creativity on the components of educational organization staff's psychological health
Authors:   G. S. Kostiuk Institute of psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, Lagodzinska Valentуna
Published: July 2022

Introduction. The reorientation of modern education to European standards envisages the training of competent educators capable of personal and professional growth. An important condition of this is promotion of psychological health of the staff of educational organizations. In the hierarchy of determinants of psychological health of the staff of educational organizations, an important place belongs to staff's creativity. Aim: to empirically explore the levels of creativity development of the staff of educational organizations and the impact of staff's creativity on the components of staff's psychological health. Methods. The N. Vyshniakova Creativity questionnaire. Results. It was found that the levels of development of educational organization staff's creativity were mainly at the medium level. Educational organization staff's creativity affects the components of their psychological health in different ways. The reflective-personal component of psychological health is most affected by staff's creativity. Conclusions. The obtained results can be helpful in promoting psychological health of the staff of educational organizations.
Type specimens of names of taxa of Geranium L. (Geraniaceae) described by L. P. Sergievskaja and deposited in the Krylov Herbarium (TK)
Authors: Troshkina V.
Published: July 2022

The annotated list of type specimens of names of 7 taxa of Geranium deposited in the Krylov Herbarium (TK) of Tomsk State University is given. Their type categories are indicated and original labels and protologues are cited for each specimen. Data on 21 type specimens, including 7 lectotypes, 1 isolectotype, 4 syntypes, and 9 authentic specimens, are provided. Lectotypes of names of 5 taxa are designated here: G. asiaticum Serg., G. pratense var. alpestre Krylov ex Serg., G. pratense L. f. molle Serg., G. pseudosibiricum J. Mayer var. parviflorum Serg., and G. transbaicalicum Serg.
New taxa of Poa L. (Poaceae) from the Russian Far East
Authors: Probatova N. , Barkalov V.
Published: July 2022

Three new species and two interspecific hybrids of Poa L. are described from the Russian Far East (Magadan Region, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands), chromosome numbers being reported for two of them: P. austrokurilensis Prob. et Barkalov (sect. Malacanthae), P. talikensis Prob. et Barkalov, 2n = 49 (sect. Poastena), P. tuonnachensis Prob. et Barkalov, 2n = 14 (sect. Kolymenses), P. × longriensis Prob. et Barkalov (P. macrocalyx × P. glauca), P. × ivlievae Prob. (P. malacantha × ? P. glauca). Poa golubii Prob., 2n = 56 (sect. Poastena) is reported for the first time from Sakhalin (Schmidt Peninsula).
Vision impairment puts the mind at risk
Authors: Le Tam-Tri
Published: July 2022

Vision impairment was found to be associated with higher risk of dementia in older adults.
Malware: Concepts and Principles
Authors: Kothawade Sunita
Published: July 2022

Malware is a worldwide epidemic. Studies suggest that the impact of malware is getting worse. Malware detectors are the primary tools in defense against malware. The quality of such a detector is determined by the techniques it uses. It is therefore imperative that we study malware detection techniques and understand their strengths and limitations. This survey examines 45 malware detection techniques and offers an opportunity to compare them against one another aiding in the decision making process involved with developing a secure application/system. The survey also provides a comprehensive bibliography as an aid to researchers in malware detection.
Evaluation of preservation protocols for oxygen-sensitive minerals within laminated aquatic sediments
Authors: Ledesma Gabrielle , Islam Raisa , Smith Elizabeth
Published: July 2022

Laminated sediments can record seasonal changes in sedimentation of material from anoxic waters, including minerals of the redox-sensitive elements Fe, Mn, and S that form under varying oxygen levels, mineral saturation conditions, and from microbial metabolism. However, preserving both the oxygen-sensitive minerals for identification is challenging when preservation of the spatial arrangement of laminae is also required. In this study, we compare methods for embedding sedimentary materials from anoxic waters and sediments from Brownie Lake, Minnesota, USA for analysis of the redox speciation for Fe, Mn, and S using synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES). We found that acetone dehydration and resin replacement in a 100% N2 glovebox successfully preserved the speciation of Fe and Mn minerals within laminated sediments. However, acetone removed some sulfur species from sediments, and epoxies contained sulfur species, which challenged identification of native sulfur species. Results from this study will aid researchers who are interested in spatial analysis of oxygen sensitive sediments, soils, or microbial mats in choosing a preservation method.
Critical Concepts in the Study of Learning and Memory
Authors: Roediger Henry Lederer , Uner Oyku
Published: July 2022

Concepts are crucial in all scientific fields. They permit us to conceive of the phenomena studied in certain ways and, as the history of science teaches, they can prevent us from seeing these phenomena in other ways. The current chapter reviews and analyzes sixteen concepts critical to the study of learning and memory: Learning, plasticity, memory, encoding, consolidation, coding and representation, working memory, persistence (storage), retrieval, remembering, transfer, context, forgetting, inhibition, memory systems, and phylogeny and evolution. Of course, many other important concepts exist, but these are essential. Psychology and neuroscience seem to accrue new concepts and rarely is a concept abandoned.
Understanding the Mental Health of Physically Challenged People and General People through Statistical and Machine Learning Approach
Authors: Hasan Tanvir , Hridoy Faysal Ahmed , Sarkar Sakib , Mahmud Tanim Hasan , Ahmed Nova
Published: July 2022

Compared to the general population, physically challenged people’s mental health is less studied especially in the context of developing countries. During COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a study to explore the association of different factors with mental health of physically challenged and general people of Bangladesh. In our study, there were 22 physically challenged people and 71 general people. We find that interpersonal support has a significant (p<0.05) positive relation with well-being of both participants’ groups. However, age has a significant negative association with general people’s well-being. Developing machine learning models to classify the general people and physically challenged people, we find that our model based on the Random Forest algorithm is able to classify people over 93% accurately having the same types of demographics, lifestyle, and psychological data. Therefore, our findings show the possibility of having differences in factors affecting the mental health of physically challenged people and general people.
Effect of Detasseling and Defoliation in the Yield of Sweetcorn in Khotang District of Nepal
Authors: Bhandari P. , Poudel S. , Aryal M.R. , Dhungana S.
Published: July 2022

As maize is a C4 plant it is expected to have greater productivity however, its production and productivity are not found to its potential. Therefore, to evaluate the effect of detasseling and defoliation to increase the productivity, a field experiment was conducted on sweetcorn at Khotang, Nepal in 2021. The study was executed in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and seven treatments. The results revealed that number of kernels (608.46), number of rows (15.20), 1000 grains weight (210.68gm) were recorded significantly higher in the plot where 50% plants were detasselled. It clearly shows that 50% detasseling is one of the best options to enhance the yield of sweetcorn followed by detasseling + defoliation of all leaves leaving three leaves below the ear.
Evaluation of Different Grafting Methods in Promising Kiwifruit Varieties at Lumle, Kaski, Nepal
Authors: Khanal A. , Timilsina S. , Poudel N. , Rijal A. , Khanal S.
Published: July 2022

Kiwifruit is usually propagated by grafting and cutting. Suitable method of grafting in Kiwifruit should be identified to elaborate the commercial production. To evaluate the success rate of scion varieties with different grafting methods in Kiwifruit a study was conducted for two consecutive years 2018 and 2019 at Lumle, Kaski. Five different varieties of Kiwifruit as scion (Allison, Bruno, Hayward Oblong, Hayward Oval and Monty) and three different grafting methods (tongue, veneer and wedge) were used to identify successful method of grafting in Kiwifruit. Grafting was done on January 1st and 2nd in both years. In the first year, shoot length was recorded highest in Hayward Oblong with veneer grafting (96.10cm) whereas shoot diameter was obtained highest in Monty with wedge grafting (6.61mm). Similarly in the second year shoot length was recorded highest in Hayward Oblong with veneer grafting (97.10 cm) and shoot diameter was observed highest in Monty with wedge grafting (6.71mm). In both years, the highest (100%) graft success was recorded in Allison with wedge grafting.
Precision Nitrogen Management in Wheat at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
Authors: Khanal P. , Sah S.K. , Acharya M. , Marahatta S. , Neupane M.P.
Published: July 2022

The application of blanket recommendation of nitrogen fertilizer leads to over or under fertilization. There is need to synchronize the N fertilizer application with plant demand.  Field experiment was conducted during 2019 -2020 in Chitwan to assess the yield, nitrogen use efficiencies and economics of wheat production under precision N management compared with fixed time N management. Experiment was laid out in split plot design with sixteen treatments and three replications. The main plot treatments were varieties Vijay and Banganga and subplot treatments were three SPAD readings (≤35, ≤40, ≤45), two LCC readings (≤4, ≤5), Nutrient expert tool, fixed time nitrogen management(FTNM) with national recommended dose and control (zero N). The research result showed that varieties did not differ in yield and economics. Precision nitrogen management with SPAD≤45 and LCC≤5 consumed higher nitrogen doses and produced better yield attributes and yield (5585 and 5385 kgha-1 respectively) compared with FTNM. The agronomic use efficiency of nitrogen (AEN), recovery efficiency (REN), partial factor productivity (PFP were highest at LCC≤4 which consumed less nitrogen. SPAD≤35, LCC≤4 and NE treatments saved 15, 35 and 20 kgha-1 N respectively without compromising the yield obtained in FTNM. But, the benefit: cost ratio was highest at LCC≤5.Therefore, in terms of yield and profitability of wheat production, LCC≤5 is better than other treatments. The present national recommended dose of nitrogen to wheat crop is insufficient to achieve higher yield in Chitwan condition.
Field Screening of Arabica Coffee Genotypes against Coffee White Stem Borer (Xylotrechus quadripes) and Leaf Rust (Hemileia vastatrix) Infestation in Kaski, Nepal
Authors: Aryal L.N. , Basnet S. , Aryal S.
Published: July 2022

Twenty-three coffee (Coffea arabica) genotypes were evaluated for relative resistance against coffee white stem borer (Xylotrechus quadripes) and coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix) at Horticulture Research Station, Malepatan, Pokhara during three consecutive years from 2016 to 2019. The monthly observation on the emergence of this borer showed that coffee genotypes "Yellow caturra" and “Tekisic” were highly infested with coffee white stem borer as compared to the other genotypes. However, no infestation was observed in genotypes Catimor, San Ramon, Indo Tim-Tim, Ketisic, Pacas, Syangja special and both Vermelo and Amarillo groups in Catui and Caturra acessions. Similarly, genotypes Catimor, Indo Tim-Tim and San Ramon were determined to be resistant to coffee leaf rust. While coffee germplasm- Ketisic was also recorded as relatively resistant against coffee leaf rust. These results have important implications for the development of coffee white stem borer and leaf rust resistant high yielding coffee variety in the future.
Farmers’ Perception on Pestilence and Management of Chinese Citrus Fly, Bactrocera minax (Enderlein) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Citrus Orchards of Nepal
Authors: Adhikari D. , Thapa R.B. , Joshi S.L. , Du J.J.
Published: July 2022

This study, during period of 2018 and 2019, was conducted with an objective of assessing the farmers’ perspective on the pestilence of B. minax on their citrus orchards and following thereby its pest management measures in the selected eight citrus growing districts of Nepal. Respondent citrus growers were male dominated (75.8%) where Brahmin and Chhetri castes (54.3%) were dominantly involved in the citrus cultivation in the survey districts. Only 25.7% respondent citrus growers had above school level education. The highest reported land holding area, 2.35 ha, was in Sankhuwasabha district followed by Dhankuta (1.72 ha) and Syanjya (1.67 ha). According to the respondents, an average of 234.12 mandarin trees in Syanjya, 159.60 sweet orange trees in Sindhuli, 9.68 lemon trees in Sindhuli, and 11.83 lime trees in Gulmi were calculated maximum acreage of different citrus fruit trees by the each citrus grower. Among the cultivated Citrus spp., lemon fruit found to be extremely vulnerable to Chinese citrus fly infestation. Chinese citrus fly's maggot infestation peak in fruits in orchards was observed in October in the citrus crop cycle. Twenty citrus dominated districts in Nepal found to be regularly invaded of Chinese citrus fly in citrus particularly in lemon, sweet orange and mandarin.
Concha bullosa mucocele disguising as a nasal tumor in an epistaxis patient: A case report
Authors: Sigdel Brihaspati , Pokhrel Amrit , Paudel Sujana
Published: July 2022

Concha bullosa is the most common anatomical variant of middle turbinate in both children and adults. When the natural drainage of concha bullosa is obstructed, it leads to the formation of mucocele. It is confusing with nasal tumor when the entire nasal cavity gets occupied. Concha bullosa mucocele and profuse epistaxis is rarely found in the same patient. Both pathologies require appropriate management for the early recovery of the patient and prevent severe complications like concha bullosa mucopyocele from concha bullosa mucocele and hypovolemic shock from profuse epistaxis. We present a 74-year-old female who presented with profuse epistaxis from the left nasal cavity due to concha bullosa mucocele filling the right nasal cavity and pushing nasal septum towards left side which was confused with nasal tumor.
Study of nasal packing versus quilting following septoplasty surgery
Authors: Sah Kusheswar , Sigdel Brihaspati , Nepali Rajendra
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Nasal packing is a commonly performed procedure after septoplasty. Quilting is alternative procedure which reduces the complications of nasal packing. This study aims to compare the post-operative outcome of quilting and nasal packing following septoplasty.
Methods: This is a prospective comparative study carried on 80 patients divided into two equal groups who had undergone quilting and nasal packing randomly after septoplasty surgery for symptomatic deviated nasal septum. Post-operative nasal outcome score, pain, haemorrhage, anxiety, infection was compared between two groups at 1st, 3rd, 7th and 30th post-operative days.
Results: There was significant improvement in nasal obstruction post-operatively in quilting group (p<0.05). Polyvinyl acetate sponge nasal packing group patients experienced significantly higher intensity of pain on 1st and 3rd post-operative days (p<0.05). Post-operative bleeding was also relatively higher in nasal packing group compared to quilting group at 3rd post-operative day. Patients had significantly higher levels of anxiety in the nasal packing group throughout a week post-operatively compared to the quilting group. Similarly, no statistically significant difference was noted in terms of adhesion between group A and group B on 7th and 30th post-operative day.
Conclusions: Quilting technique following septoplasty showed higher improvement of post-operative nasal obstruction compared to Polyvinyl acetate sponge packing. It also decreased post-operative pain, bleeding, anxiety and adhesion. Quilting suturing following septoplasty can be recommended as an effective and comfortable alternative to nasal packing.