bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Comorbid With Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Wiklund Tobias , Molander Peter , Lindner Philip , Andersson Gerhard , Gerdle Björn , Dragioti Elena
Published: April 2022

Background

Patients with chronic pain often experience insomnia symptoms. Pain initiates, maintains, and exacerbates insomnia symptoms, and vice versa, indicating a complex situation with an additional burden for these patients. Hence, the evaluation of insomnia-related interventions for patients with chronic pain is important.

Objective

This randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (ICBT-i) for reducing insomnia severity and other sleep- and pain-related parameters in patients with chronic pain. Participants were recruited from the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation.

Methods

We included 54 patients (mean age 49.3, SD 12.3 years) who were randomly assigned to the ICBT-i condition and 24 to an active control condition (applied relaxation). Both treatment conditions were delivered via the internet. The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), a sleep diary, and a battery of anxiety, depression, and pain-related parameter measurements were assessed at baseline, after treatment, and at a 6-month follow-up (only ISI, anxiety, depression, and pain-related parameters). For the ISI and sleep diary, we also recorded weekly measurements during the 5-week treatment. Negative effects were also monitored and reported.

Results

Results showed a significant immediate interaction effect (time by treatment) on the ISI and other sleep parameters, namely, sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, early morning awakenings, and wake time after sleep onset. Participants in the applied relaxation group reported no significant immediate improvements, but both groups exhibited a time effect for anxiety and depression at the 6-month follow-up. No significant improvements on pain-related parameters were found. At the 6-month follow-up, both the ICBT-i and applied relaxation groups had similar sleep parameters. For both treatment arms, increased stress was the most frequently reported negative effect.

Conclusions

In patients with chronic pain, brief ICBT-i leads to a more rapid decline in insomnia symptoms than does applied relaxation. As these results are unique, further research is needed to investigate the effect of ICBT-i on a larger sample size of people with chronic pain. Using both treatments might lead to an even better outcome in patients with comorbid insomnia and chronic pain.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03425942; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03425942
Assessment and Prediction of Depression and Anxiety Risk Factors in Schoolchildren: Machine Learning Techniques Performance Analysis
Authors: Qasrawi Radwan , Vicuna Polo Stephanny Paola , Abu Al-Halawa Diala , Hallaq Sameh , Abdeen Ziad
Published: April 2022

Background

Depression and anxiety symptoms in early childhood have a major effect on children’s mental health growth and cognitive development. The effect of mental health problems on cognitive development has been studied by researchers for the last 2 decades.

Objective

In this paper, we sought to use machine learning techniques to predict the risk factors associated with schoolchildren’s depression and anxiety.

Methods

The study sample consisted of 3984 students in fifth to ninth grades, aged 10-15 years, studying at public and refugee schools in the West Bank. The data were collected using the health behaviors schoolchildren questionnaire in the 2013-2014 academic year and analyzed using machine learning to predict the risk factors associated with student mental health symptoms. We used 5 machine learning techniques (random forest [RF], neural network, decision tree, support vector machine [SVM], and naive Bayes) for prediction.

Results

The results indicated that the SVM and RF models had the highest accuracy levels for depression (SVM: 92.5%; RF: 76.4%) and anxiety (SVM: 92.4%; RF: 78.6%). Thus, the SVM and RF models had the best performance in classifying and predicting the students’ depression and anxiety. The results showed that school violence and bullying, home violence, academic performance, and family income were the most important factors affecting the depression and anxiety scales.

Conclusions

Overall, machine learning proved to be an efficient tool for identifying and predicting the associated factors that influence student depression and anxiety. The machine learning techniques seem to be a good model for predicting abnormal depression and anxiety symptoms among schoolchildren, so the deployment of machine learning within the school information systems might facilitate the development of health prevention and intervention programs that will enhance students’ mental health and cognitive development.
Clinical characteristics, re-infection, seropositivity and the role of Disease Modifying Drugs (DMDs) in COVID-19 infected MS and NMOSD patients: A 12 months follow-up report from Iran (Preprint)
Authors: Nabavi Seyedmassood , Karimi Shahedeh , Samimi Monireh , Ghalichi Leila , Mehrabani Mehrnoosh , Dastoorpour Maryam , Yazdanbakhsh Sepideh , Najafian Abbas , Faghani Leyla , Mansouri Behzad , Zarvani Ashraf , Ahmadipour Mahtab , Vosough Massoud
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease (NMOSD) may have higher risk of contracting COVID-19 infection than the general population which may be due to disease modifying drugs (DMDs), disability and other comorbidities leading to immune system dysfunction. Not only COVID-19 may aggravate or lead to progression of MS, re-infection and different amount of antibody formation against COVID-19 may also be seen in these population.

OBJECTIVE

We investigated the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection and the relationship between using DMDs and other possible contributing factors with the rate and severity of COVID-19 infection in 2878 MS/NMOSD patients.

METHODS

Within 12 months follow-up, we also assessed the relapses, progression of the disease (MS), COVID-19 reinfection and sero-positivity of the patients.

RESULTS

Our study demonstrated that MS and NMOSD patients are generally not at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection compared to general population. Although, some patients treated with DMDs such as Rituximab, Fingolimod and Natalizumab were at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection or even re-infection compared to other DMDs.

CONCLUSIONS

It is probable that some drugs could have relatively protective effects. We had limited report of exacerbation of MS and NMOSD among confirmed cases not close to the infection time, at least in our short-term follow-up.
Linguistic Ambiguity in the Language of Law: A Study of Selected Articles from Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea
Authors: Dangwal Dr. Kamlesh , Alnuzaili Dr. Ehab S.
Published: April 2022

This paper is a detailed analysis of ambiguities in the legal code language, of Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea (herein after the TCCE). It begins with general definitions of ambiguity in language and in language of the law. Various examples and case studies is used to explain how the language makes the interpretation of law ambiguous. The paper details the necessity to remove such ambiguities, to avoid wrong decisions in courts. Finally, the paper talks about the difficulties faced by the legal community. Owing to the vastness of the study, the research paper is restricted to the legal and linguistic aspects of the TCCE. Many courts have revised the legal codes by professional linguists. Despite many legal dictionaries the problem is intact. Legal dictionaries are subjected to criticism as it offers little information. Traditionally, legal dictionaries on the market are the products of a lexicographical approach to legal terminology listing different meanings of a word and proposing possible equivalents in other languages. Therefore, this research paper, presents the case of the TCCE and findings ambiguity in legal language and its troubling effect on the courts and the public life.
Indirect treatment comparison of idecabtagene vicleucel versus conventional care in triple-class exposed multiple myeloma
Authors: Shah Nina , Mojebi Ali , Ayers Dieter , Cope Shannon , Dhanasiri Sujith , Davies Faith E , Hari Parameswaran , Patel Payal , Hege Kristen , Dhanda Devender
Published: April 2022

Aim:
To compare the efficacy of idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel, bb2121) versus conventional care (CC) in triple-class exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients.
Patients & methods:
A matching-adjusted indirect comparison was conducted using individual patient-level data from the pivotal, phase II, single-arm KarMMa trial (NCT03361748) and aggregate-level data from MAMMOTH, the largest independent observational study of CC in heavily pretreated RRMM patients.
Results:
Ide-cel improved overall response rate (odds ratio: 5.30; 95% CI: 2.96–9.51), progression-free survival (hazard ratio: 0.50; 95% CI: 0.36–0.70) and overall survival (hazard ratio: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.25–0.56) versus CC.
Conclusion:
These results suggest ide-cel offers improvements in clinical outcomes relative to CC in this heavily pretreated RRMM population.
Arbitrage power and the disappearing financialized firm
Authors: Palan Ronen , Phillips Richard
Published: April 2022

Modern corporations have increasingly been adopting a decentred, layered, and multi-jurisdictional form as a strategy of boundary manipulation known amongst tax lawyers and accountants as ‘regulatory arbitrage’. The argument we put forward in this article is that the scholarly work that treats these strategies as mere tax avoidance practices has contributed to an underestimation and misrecognition of the way contemporary multinationals operate in markets. These strategies, which we explain in terms of arbitrage power, exploit the difference between exchanges in an imaginary ‘smooth’ market of the economic textbook and a global market that is divided among legal authorities, each imposing their own rules, regulations, and taxations. Arbitrage power exploits differences between the location of market exchange and the location of the registration of property title transfers, combining this with a manipulation of formal systems for recognizing business enterprises in order to escape some or all of the rules and regulations of society. The result is a marked difference between the ‘brochure multinational’, the way multinationals are seen and presented in their glossy brochures, and the way multinationals are legally and practically organized nowadays.
Att göra klass: Nedslag i svensk samtidsprosa
Authors: Arping Åsa
Published: April 2022

How is class depicted in Swedish contemporary literature, and what can it teach us about contemporary society? In Doing Class, literary scholar Åsa Arping tries new pathways into the broad, mainly realistic Swedish novels of recent decades. She finds class-coded actions, thoughts and emotions even outside the traditional working-class literature, and explores how the story of class deepens when it is put into dialogue with other categories, such as gender, age and ethnicity/racialization. Through reflections on the last twenty years of prose publishing, from Torbjörn Flygt's Underdog (2001) to Donia Saleh's Ya Leila (2020), the study shows how literature shapes and discusses the increasingly obscure class concept, where perceptions of work, identity, lifestyle and welfare state is rapidly changing.
A imputação e o crime de lavagem de capitais:
Authors: Mattos Pedro Henrique
Published: April 2022

Este artigo propõe um estudo aprofundado da viabilidade da denúncia, com foco no crime de lavagem de capitais. Diante do caráter complexo das operações de lavagem, é possível visualizar os problemas decorrentes da descrição insuficiente da conduta e da falta de corroboração empírica da hipótese acusatória.  O artigo, portanto, divide-se em dois temas principais: i) a importância da descrição do enunciado fático contido na denúncia e ii) a urgência na definição de um standard de prova, com critérios lógicos e objetivos, a viabilizar o início formal do processo. A partir do estudo crítico da doutrina nacional e estrangeira relacionada ao tema, além da análise de precedentes dos tribunais superiores, demonstra-se como deve ser descrito o enunciado fático contido na inicial e qual nível de suporte probatório (standard) confere legitimidade à atividade processual. A decisão de recebimento da denúncia constitui importante filtro contra acusações infundadas, e, assim, deve ser devidamente motivada pelo julgador. Nesse contexto, o trabalho apresenta, por fim, uma proposta de alteração legislativa capaz de garantir maior controle e racionalidade para a decisão de recebimento da denúncia, tornando a submissão do indivíduo ao processo criminal justa e legítima.
Uso del algoritmo COMPAS en el proceso penal y los riesgos a los derechos humanos
Authors: Roa Avella Marcela del Pilar , Sanabria-Moyano Jesús E , Dinas-Hurtado Katherin
Published: April 2022

En la actividad policial,  administración de justicia y procesos penales, se han empezado a utilizar diversos algoritmos predictivos de riesgo, los cuales aportan celeridad en la toma de decisiones. Han surgido controversias acerca de su aplicación, debido a ciertas variables subjetivas ponderadas, lo que implicaría una posible vulneración para los derechos humanos. En el presente artículo se describen los principales algoritmos predictivos de riesgo, haciendo énfasis en el algoritmo COMPAS y se determinan los impactos a los derechos humanos derivados de su uso. El método utilizado es deductivo-inductivo, partiendo de un análisis documental para describir el funcionamiento de los algoritmos y un proceso inductivo para determinar si se garantizan los derechos humanos con su utilización. Los resultados indican que en efecto sí hay riesgos cuando se utilizan estos sistemas inteligentes predictivos, los cuales son derivados de la falta de transparencia de la arquitectura del algoritmo y de la presencia de sesgos. Lo anterior impediría identificar el proceso por el cual se llega a la calificación de nivel de riesgo, de un lado, y de otro, una aplicación objetiva de la evaluación; lo que pondría en riesgo derechos como el debido proceso, la libertad personal y no discriminación, entre otros.
Encarceramento provisório na pandemia do coronavírus (Sars-CoV-2) na jurisprudência do Superior Tribunal de Justiça:
Authors: Ryu Daiana Santos
Published: April 2022

Considerando-se o contexto pandêmico e a necessidade de adoção de políticas de enfrentamento à disseminação do coronavírus no cárcere, o Conselho Nacional de Justiça editou a Recomendação nº 62/2020. Entre as medidas ali descritas, está a recomendação aos/às magistrados/as que observem, com maior rigor, a excepcionalidade da prisão preventiva. Diante de tal quadro, o presente estudo visa analisar a aplicação de tal recomendação pelo Poder Judiciário neste contexto pandêmico. Para tanto, são analisadas decisões proferidas pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça, no período de 01.01.2021 a 01.07.2021, visando-se responder à seguinte pergunta: nos tempos pandemia, a prisão preventiva tem sido tratada como ultima ratio pelo STJ? Diante dos dados apresentados pela pesquisa empírica aqui trazida, conclui-se que, na realidade, a política carcerária proposta pelo CNJ não tem sido observada, tendo sido verificada sua relativização por tal Tribunal Superior até mesmo nos casos em que, em tese, caberia a aplicação de medidas cautelares menos gravosas.
Presunção de inocência e a doutrina da prova além da dúvida razoável na jurisdição constitucional
Authors: Borges de Sousa Filho Ademar
Published: April 2022

Em razão da centralidade do princípio da presunção de inocência nos sistemas constitucionais democráticos, diversostribunais constitucionais têm buscado, nos mais diversos quadrantes e a partir do recurso a diferentes metodologias, desenvolver parâmetros que tornem eficaz a dimensão do princípio ligada à exigência de que a condenação criminal esteja fundada em certo nível de certeza probatória. Para que o princípio da presunção de inocência desempenhe sua função de garantia, alguns tribunais constitucionais desenvolveram o standard da prova “para além da dúvida razoável”. A jurisprudência constitucional estrangeira deu passos significativos na superação do uso meramente retórico da categoria da prova “para além da dúvida razoável”, atribuindo-lhe significado normativo mais denso e operativo. Alguns tribunais constitucionais – e.g. Tribunal Constitucional da Espanha e Corte Constitucional da Colômbia – têm procurado tutelar essa dimensão do princípio da presunção de inocência por meio da exigência, por um lado, de comprovação da culpa para além de qualquer dúvida razoável e, por outro, da obrigatoriedade de valoração integral do conjunto probatório e de motivação lógica e racional acerca desses elementos probatórios.
La corrección de condenas erróneas en el ámbito comparado
Authors: Duce Julio Mauricio
Published: April 2022

En un contexto en el que existe creciente evidencia que las condenas erróneas son un fenómeno habitual en el funcionamiento de los sistemas de justicia penal contemporáneos y que el mecanismo principal de corrección en Chile (recurso de revisión) no prestaría cobertura adecuada, el presente trabajo da cuenta de una investigación para conocer fórmulas diversas de encarar el problema de la corrección de condenas erróneas en el ámbito comparado. Debido a la enormidad de arreglos institucionales existentes, el trabajo se focalizará en dos. En primer lugar, analizará un caso en el cual la regulación de la revisión ha sido objeto de evolución y cambios legislativos significativos que la han alejado del modelo histórico, especialmente al ampliar sus hipótesis de procedencia (España). El segundo grupo de mecanismos que será objeto de estudio será el de las “Comisiones revisoras de casos”, órganos estatales independientes cuyo propósito es investigar y evaluar solicitudes de personas que reclaman haber sido erróneamente condenadas y cuyo foco estará en la Criminal Case Review Commission de Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte.
Sonrisa feminista y des-memoria patriarcal: ironía y humor en clave femenina para historizar la violencia contra las mujeres
Authors: Martínez Lozano Consuelo Patricia
Published: April 2022

El artículo es un ensayo académico cuyo objetivo es entender el patriarcado como un orden político de relaciones de poder desiguales que naturaliza la dominación, el castigo y la violencia contra las mujeres. Esta configuración estructural que normaliza la violencia, elimina la percepción de que estas acciones son construcciones históricas culturales que pueden ser transformadas. En contraste, los movimientos feministas confrontan la naturalización de la violencia. Con ello, elaboran otras formas de hacer y contar la historia desde la visión de las mujeres, no con los parámetros establecidos por la estructura del patriarcado. Estas expresiones feministas están teñidas de humor, ironía y prácticas celebratorias, así como de una apropiación del cuerpo que las mujeres desarrollan en los espacios públicos.
La ley Maria da Penha: una política pública brasileña para combatir la desigualdad de género
Authors: Lacerda Almeida Eliane Vieira , De Moraes Borba Felipe
Published: April 2022

En Brasil, la Ley no. 11.340 de 2006, conocida popularmente como Ley Maria da Penha, tiene como objetivo educar a la sociedad acerca de la violencia doméstica y familiar contra las mujeres, además de combatirla y prevenirla. El objetivo de esta investigación es ubicar la referida ley en el campo de las políticas públicas brasileñas. La metodología utilizada fue cualitativa de carácter básico descriptivo. El procedimiento adoptado fue una revisión bibliográfica acerca de la violencia intrafamiliar, políticas públicas y de género, así como una investigación documental de la legislación pertinente. En 1983, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes sufrió dos intentos de homicidio por parte de su pareja; con el apoyo de movimientos feministas, remitió una denuncia a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, dando a conocer internacionalmente la violencia que estaba siendo perpetrada por el Estado brasileño. Su lucha fue fundamental para el reconocimiento público de los derechos de las mujeres.
Leopardos luminosos, ágiles y elásticos: homoerotismo entre hombres en la obra de Oswaldo Reynoso
Authors: Pérez Toledo Rodrigo
Published: April 2022

En este artículo analizo la representación de las relaciones entre hombres y la belleza de muchachos en la obra de Oswaldo Reynoso (1931-2016). Previos análisis sobre su obra versan sobre cuestiones lingüísticas, la recepción que ha tenido su narrativa y las relaciones entre hombres en algunos de sus libros. A manera de conclusión, considero que los encuentros y relaciones entre hombres y muchachos que Reynoso retrató puede dividirse en homosexuales y homoeróticos. Los primeros son una crítica a la sociedad peruana, especialmente a las clases altas, donde la homosexualidad es representada de manera evidente. Los segundos están velados dentro del texto y abarcan desde relaciones de amistad, camaradería y apoyo entre los personajes, hasta la abierta representación de la belleza de hombres jóvenes. Finalmente, considero que en la obra de Reynoso hay elementos que pueden considerarse como decoloniales, pues desafían las ideas sobre belleza y sexualidad presentes en la región.
El k´ox. El niño que se transformó en sol
Authors: Pérez López Enrique , Vicente Urbieta Juan
Published: April 2022

De las maravillas de la religión de los antiguos mesoamericanos, de los principios reales y fantásticos de la imaginación de los pueblos mayas tzotziles y tzeltales y de varios más, procede el legado del libro que han llamado “la Biblia” de Mesoamérica: El Popol Vuh. En su mezcla de antier, ayer y hoy aparece esta versión para niños de “oralitura” tzotzil: la historia del niño que se convirtió en sol.
Muk´ulil San Juan: cuentos y cantos de Chamula
Authors: Pérez López Enrique
Published: April 2022

La literatura indígena es en realidad, distinta a los que conocemos, procedentes del otro lado del Atlántico; no por ocunirles lo mismo que a Homero y a otros griegos, que partían de la tradición oral y la teatralidad; o de lo contado como narrativa aquí y allá, y pasado luego a la forma escrita; ni precisamente por no haber sido escrita inicialmente mediante los métodos hoy prevalecientes. Aunque sí se escribía con otros medios legibles, y se contaba con guías gráficas jeroglíficas e ideográficas, eran distintas a las de allá, tanto la literatura como la ''oralitura"". El problema es que los géneros de América, en particular de Mesoarnérica, parecen ser de hecho enteramente distintos, pues tienen visiones y propósitos diferentes. Cada cuento, e incluso cada historia, ésta con sus elementos reales, de la memoria colectiva de las comunidades, debe meditarse otra vez, para descubrir su sentido y a menudo su mensaje humanístico, a la vez ""naturalístico"", derivado de un muy antiguo y distinto ""ecologismo mesoamericano"" no antropocéntrico, que cada día resulta parecer necesario recuperar en el siguiente siglo, dentro de dos años y medio. Pero ¿cómo recuperar lo que no se recibió de niño? Los cuentos suenan agradables en el oído y se oyen sin entenderse, como un aguacero.
Homenaje a Ricardo Pozas Arciniega
Authors: González Casanova Henríquez Pablo , Esponda Jimeno Víctor M. , Medina Hernández Andrés , Williams García Roberto , Carballo Emmanuel , Castro Guevara Carlo Antonio , Morales Bermúdez Jesús , Vázquez León Luis , Pozas Arciniega Ricardo
Published: April 2022

Con la finalidad de rendir homenaje póstumo al maestro, antropólogo, economista y sociólogo; al hombre cuya vida y preocupaciones se centraron en conocer y analizar de cerca los problemas sociales y económicos de los grupos indígenas de México, así como los de las llamadas ""clases populares"" y campesinas de la sociedad nacional, se organizó en la ciudad de San Cristóbal de Las Casas un programa de conferencias en torno a la prolija obra de Ricardo Pozas Arciniega, impartidas por destacados profesionales conocedores del amplio campo de las disciplinas de las que el maestro Pozas sentó las bases. Este libro tiene como propósito divulgar la amplia trayectoria profesional y humana del maestro Ricardo Pozas, hombre de firmes convicciones, universitario ejemplar. Con la publicación de este volumen, el CIHMECH cumple una de sus tareas prioritarias: la difusión de la vida y obra de universitarios distinguidos que han puesto en alto el nombre y prestigio de la Universidad Nacional.
Las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación como estrategia mediadora en la formación del ingeniero
Authors:   Corporación Universitaria Remington, Flórez Osorio Giovanny Alberto , Córdoba Castrillón Mónica María ,   Corporación Universitaria Remington, Metaute Paniagua Piedad María ,   Corporación Universitaria Remington, Guevara Calume Roberto Carlos ,   Corporación Universitaria Remington, Fuertes Arroyo Yolfaris Naidit ,   Corporación Universitaria Remington, Montoya Suárez Lina María ,   Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
Published: April 2022

Las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación como estrategia mediadora en la formación del ingeniero es una obra resultado de las investigaciones realizadas en la Facultad de Ingenierías de la Corporación Universitaria Remington. El texto ofrece seis capítulos en los que se relacionan la educación, las TIC y la ingeniería mediante la discusión de temas caros a la reflexión pedagógica y científica para las áreas ingenieriles. Así, se plantean cuestiones como el constructivismo, el abordaje de las matemáticas, la deserción estudiantil y los estilos de aprendizaje en la formación de los futuros ingenieros.
Design of Sand Blasting Machine
Authors: Waghmare Bhavesh , Khan Aadil , Bari Hanish , Patil Dhirendra , Rehman Yusuf
Published: April 2022

Abstract: When a metal is exposed to atmosphere, it gets corroded by atmospheric air. To overcome this sand blasting process are used. When machining leaves the sharp burrs or edges on an object, sandblasters can smooth it until it is safe to handle. Sand blasting is a method used to clean, polish or strengthen metal with the help of abrasive material. Sand blasting is used in almost every industry that uses metal, including aerospace, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, rail, and many others. Sand blasting machines uses abrasive material like steel grit, glass bead, sand. The blast media is pneumatically accelerated by compressed air and projected by nozzles onto the component to roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants. For the application of sand blasting process on a big component, which may require secondary surface treatment, which is carried out in a confined space, so many times we have to shift jobs to confined room. Due to this material handling cost increases. To avoid this, there is need of design of portable type of sand blasting machine. Keywords: Sand Blasting, Abrasive Material, Surface Treatment Process, Material Handling Cost, Portable
IOT Based Solar Dryer and Irrigation System
Authors: Ugale Prof. Meena , Foujdar Mr. Ankur , Nikumbh Mr. Sushil , Joshi Mr. Suyash
Published: April 2022

Abstract: “Sun drying” is the earliest method of drying farm produce ever known to man and it involves simply laying the agricultural products out open in the sun. This has several disadvantages since the farm produce are laid in the open sky and there is greater risk of spoilage due to adverse climatic situations and insects. Solar dryer is a device which are used to dry substances, mostly food products. A solar dryer is of two types – direct and indirect. In this paper the main idea is to construct a hybrid solar dryer by using the excess heat generated around the solar panel. We have learnt from various researches that as the temperature rises, the panels generate less voltage and become less efficient in producing electricity. So, to overcome this problem we have proposed a system such that a solar dryer can be constructed by using the excessive hot air generated near the solar panels. This will also keep the solar panel cool and maintain the efficiency. The electricity generated from the solar panel will be used in drip irrigation. This system will help the farmers to irrigate their farm and dry their food products with the help of solar energy. Keywords: IoT, Hybrid Solar Drying, Irrigation System
A Survey on Blockchain Based Digital Forensics Framework
Authors: Shrunga H S , M Ashwini , U Deepthi , R Spandana , K R Rakesh
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Blockchain is the best suited technology that well satisfies the purpose and needs of security and integrity of evidences or proof collected by the police department as digital forensics across the country. This paper potray a blockchain based digital forensics framework as the proposed system, enabling privacy preservation and proof of existence. The proposed system is achieved by using SHA algorithm, AES encryption technique (Rijndael) and blockchain methodology. SHA algorithm mainly consists of SHA functions which are a group of hashing algorithms used for hashing the input of variable size. The AES encryption technique makes the uploaded forensic data to be encrypted and the data storage very secure. This project comes out as the best application that the defence department can use. The nature of the blockchain being decentralized, establishes privacy and tamper-proof. It also easily detects any wrong happenings or modifications and alerts the concerned authority. The forensic investigation framework establishes authenticity, security, traceability, privacy, immutability and becomes a trustworthy system for the defence department.
New Waste Management Techniques: A Review
Authors: Kumar Vipin , Gautam Grace , Singh Manmohan , Kesari Dr. J. P.
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Uncontrolled population growth, fast urbanism, and industrialism have come from environmental challenges in recent decades. One of the most serious issues is waste as a result of poor management methods. This article provides an overview of current waste management strategies and how waste management techniques are being use by startups to generate cash. Resources are finite, so their use should be maximized, and good waste management is a critical component of achieving this aim. Local governments are being compelled to identify and implement innovative waste management strategies as public awareness of the environment grows. Separation at source, collection, sorting, recycling, composting, and sanitary landfilling are all part of the advised method for maximizing recycling and reducing landfilling of municipal solid waste. The practicality and economics of the recommended approach were also examined in this article. Keywords: Waste Management, Recycling, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable methods.
Facemask Detection with Alert System
Authors: Likhar Prof. Kiran , Khare Chayan , Chide Saurabh , Wagh Saurabh , Gabhane Prajwal , Gaurkar Dhammdeep , Bhure Harshal
Published: April 2022

Abstract: The Covid-19 is spreading across the globe. This infection spreads essentially through drops getting away from an individual contaminated with the covid, representing a threat to other people. The gamble of transmission is more noteworthy openly put. Probably the most ideal way to safeguard yourself from disease is to wear a facial mask in public regions, as expressed by the World Health Organization. In this task, we propose a strategy utilizing OpenCV and TensorFlow to recognize facial masks on a group of people. We prepared the model on various datasets so it can precisely tell regardless of whether the individual is wearing the mask. An admonition message is shown with a sound sign expressing that an individual was distinguished without a cover assuming an individual without a mask is recognized. In the wake of clicking OK, an alarm message with the depiction of the individual without a mask will be emailed and SMS. Watchwords: Opencv, Tensor stream, CNN, Smtplib, Twilio.
Doctor-Bot: AI Powered Conversational Chatbot for Delivering E-Health
Authors: Khaire Prof. Sneha A. , Shahane Vedang , Borse Prathamesh , Jundhare Ashish , Tatu Arvind
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Nowadays, making time for even the smallest of things has become quite difficult as everyone wants to save their time. Health suffersthe most due to this. Due to the shortage of time people have developed a habit of seeing a doctor and having a proper checkup only when it's extremely important and there's no way around it could be postponed. And sometimes people are just way too nervous to visit their nearest medical clinic, especially, in the times of COVID, when there was a massive scarcity of any medical assistance, something that could give you information about your specific medical condition, and recommend you solutions and medication, without the need of you going out, could be a great deal. This project takes the same issue in consideration and aims to provide an easy and accessible solution to help people in dealing withtheir specific medical condition with the help of this AI modules and machine learning powered Health Care Bot. Having a service that can give you the solutions without participating in the activity of reaching out to a doctor for yourminor issues not only just saves your time but also gives you the freedom and flexibility to choose any suitable time to take advantage of the mentioned services. The aim for creating this is to help people to have their minor medical problems sorted from the comfort of their home.And in case of something extremely serious that needs an expert assistance it will show the nearby medical facilities that the patient can reach out to with appropriate information. All the information is scraped using trustable sources and even after that refining the process by introducing AI modules to get the best possible solution. Keywords: AI chatbot, Conversational bot, Digital health, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Mental Health Experiences of Teachers: A Scoping Review
Authors: Ferguson Kristen , Corrente Melissa , Bourgeault Ivy
Published: April 2022

Teacher mental health continues to be of concern in elementary and secondary schools; however, supporting teacher wellbeing is understudied (Parker et al., 2012; Roffey, 2012), particularly from a gender perspective (Bourgeault et al., 2021). Among professionals, teachers exhibit one of the highest levels of job stress and burnout on the job. (Hakanen et al., 2006; Stoeber & Rennert, 2008). This scoping review investigates and consolidates the existing research on teacher mental health, leaves of absences, and return-to-work. Work context and personal factors/family context contribute to teacher stress and attrition and by extension may impact temporary leaves of absence (Pressley, 2021). Several articles report on interventions with moderate success to reduce teacher stress, but no studies evaluated return-to-work interventions (Ebert, 2014; Kwak et al., 2019). The amount of stress teachers are experiencing and the pressure that is causing them to burn out is the most common narrative present in the literature. The review highlights gaps in the literature surrounding teacher mental health, leaves of absence, and return-to-work and a notable gap regarding the role of gender.
Shell structures and shells at the beginning of the 21st century
Authors: Krivoshapko Sergey N.
Published: April 2022

Researchers know that golden century of shells falls on 1920-1960 when the finishing of building of a thin-walled shell became an important event in life of country where this shell was erected. Every built shell was analyzed in tens of scientific works with a point of view of used method of analysis, applied constructive materials, cost of erection. Later on, an interest to thin-walled shells fell down. On the base of the fulfilled research in a paper, it is shown that application of shell structures is increasing in the 21st century because it was closely connected with needs of different branches of human activity. It is proved, that practically in all countries of the world, design and building of shell structures and shells was carried out. Only priority in application constructive materials changed. In the main, reinforced concrete was used earlier but now bar curvilinear structures, composite shells, and bar structures with the glass filling are in priority. It is shown that young and prominent architects and engineers tale part in construction of considered structures and thin-walled shells. All conclusions are confirmed by references containing 38 used original sources.
Geometry of the normal ruled surfaces
Authors: Ivanov Vyacheslav N.
Published: April 2022

The wide circle of the surfaces formed by the motion of the right line in the normal plain of some base directrix curve is regarded. The generate right line may rotate at some low at the normal plane of the base curve. The vector equation of the surface with any plane or space base curve is received. There are given the formulas of the geometry characteristics of the surfaces, on the base of them there is shown that the coordinate system of the normal ruled surfaces is orthogonal but there is not conjugated in common, that is that the normal ruled surfaces there are not developable surfaces in common way. The condition of the rotation of directrix plane line when the coordinate system of the normal ruled surfaces will be conjugated and the normal ruled surface will be developable is received. The condition that the normal ruled surface with space base curve will be the developable surface there is connected with its curvature of base curve. The developable normal ruled surface with plane base curve is formed by motion of right line at the normal plane of the base curve with the constant angle to the plane of the base curve; the received surface is a surface of constant slope. On the base of the vector equation of the surfaces there are made the figures of the normal ruled surfaces with the help of program complex MathCAD.
Numerical analysis of cylindrical shell stability interacting with inhomogeneous soil
Authors: Kosytsyn Sergey B. , Akulich Vladimir Yu.
Published: April 2022

The research is aimed at determining the critical buckling load of the spatial model shell - soil system in the case of inhomogeneous physical and mechanical soil properties along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shell in a nonlinear formulations of the task. Methods. The task is solved by a numerical method using a finite element complex ANSYS. Two calculated cases of the spatial model shell - soil system are compiled. The soil is divided into two equal parts with different physical and mechanical properties. The problem was solved in geometrically, physically and constructively nonlinear statement. Nonlinearity is due to the need to find the contact zone through an iterative process and determine the time-varying position of the shell. The soil is modeled by volumetric elements, each consisting of twenty nodes. The shell is modeled by flat elements, each consisting of four nodes. Contact elements of one-side action are used. Critical buckling load are determined relative to the actual load of its own weight. Results. Critical loads are obtained from two calculated cases of the spatial model shell - soil system. There is a comparative analysis of the results. An assessment of the stability margin of the shell relative to the actual load is given.
Mathematical modeling of bending stress waves in an aboveground oil pipeline under unsteady seismic action
Authors: Musayev Vyacheslav K.
Published: April 2022

The problem of numerical modeling of bending waves in an aboveground oil pipeline under nonstationary seismic action is studied. To solve the unsteady dynamic problem of elasticity theory with initial and boundary conditions the finite element method was applied. Using the finite element method in displacements, a linear problem with initial and boundary conditions was led to a linear Cauchy problem. A quasi-regular approach to solving a system of linear ordinary differential equations of the second order in displacements with initial conditions and to approximation of the studied domain is proposed. The technique is based on the schemes: point, line and plane. The area under study is divided by spatial variables into triangular and rectangular finite elements of the first order. According to the time variable, the area under study is divided into linear finite elements with two nodal points. The algorithmic language Fortran-90 was used in the development of the software package. The problem of the effect of a plane longitudinal wave in the form of six triangles on an elastic half-plane to assess physical reliability and mathematical accuracy is considered. A system of equations consisting of 8 016 008 unknowns is solved. The calculation results are obtained at characteristic points. A quantitative comparison with the results of the analytical solution is taken. Furthermore, the problem of the impact of a plane longitudinal seismic wave at an angle of 90 degrees to the horizon on an aboveground oil pipeline is considered. The seismic impact is modeled as a Heaviside function, which is applied at a distance of three average diameters from the edge of the pipe. The calculation results were obtained at the characteristic points of the object under study. A system of equations consisting of 32 032 288 unknowns is solved. Bending waves prevail in the problem under consideration.
Reward for the loyalty, retribution for treachery: judicial practice of Chinggis Khan
Authors: Drobyshev Yuliy I. , Pochekaev Roman Yu.
Published: April 2022

The article is an analysis of judicial activity of Chinggis Khan towards persons who entered his service under different circumstances. Analysis allows to state that Chinggis Khan not always used the same criteria taking his decision on the reward for loyalty and punishment for treachery. Authors attempt to explain the reasons of taking one or another decision by Chinggis Khan and clarify their correlation with political ideology formed by him during the establishing of the Mongol Empire. Besides, it seems that the analysis of specific cases could help trace the process of forming the system of khans court which foundation was laid by Chinggis Khan just during the period of the unification of Mongol tribes at the initial stage of creating of his empire. The source base for the research includes medieval historical works: Secret history of Mongols, Sheng-wu qin-cheng-lu, Compendium of chronicles by Rashid ad-Din, Yuan shih, Altan Tobchi by Lubsan Danzan and some others. Positions of different scholars on decisions of Chinggis Khan are also taken into account.
“Golden triangle of separatism” - problems of the relevant cooperation of countries of the region
Authors: Mikhailov Sergey A.
Published: April 2022

This article attempts to analyze the situation in North-East India (NER) and the entire region in the light of existing and potential interaction between countries of South, South East and East Asia for solving the serious problem of the local separatism and terrorism. The author states that even a superficial glance at the situation demonstrates a very contradictory approaches and actions of the different countries in this field. The relevance of the research implies the possibilities of practical application of the potential of cooperation between countries of this region (using examples of the positive interaction between India and some of its neighbors) to choose the best ways to solve the problem of separatism and terrorism.
Internet censorship in modern China: tight control and a flexible settlement system
Authors: Lyulina Anastasia G. , Efimenko Elizaveta S.
Published: April 2022

The article considers the features of Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China, the stages of its formation, origins of specifics and modern problems of controlling information in the media. Material addressed the current theme of the CPC's fight against anti-historical research with reference to the new law on the rights and interests of military personnel; at the same time, it gives some examples of soft selective censorship of Internet user messages in China. The cultural origins of the phenomenon of Chinese censorship reveal many aspects related to the assessment of the CCP's policy towards the media by Chinese and foreigners. The work used research materials of Russian and foreign specialists in the field of state censorship in China, current information of Chinese news websites and legislation in the field of information control.
Anglo-French Relations in Egypt 1798-1875
Authors: Oladejo Mutiat Titilope
Published: April 2022

Several canonical works exist on European capitalism in North Africa, especially Egypt. From a revisionist perspective, this work analyses the features of British and French relations in Egypt of the nineteenth century. The definitions of capitalism in scholarly engagements reflects in the narratives of how English and French capital manipulated the political space to map Egypt in the dynamics of international economy. Internal or domestic capitalism was an institutionalized and standardized in the era of Mohammed Alis modernization policy. Invariably, the paper examines the nexus in the interplay of land, labor and finance that tied Egypt to global capitalism. The terminal period of 1875 marked a period of financial crises that plunged the nation to endless debt burden that further defined its national governance and international relations. With the plethora of secondary sources such as books and journals, this work adopts the historical method.
Trump’s Peace Plan
Authors: Werfelli Wissal
Published: April 2022

Since the 1960s, the US foreign policy has been characterized by relative stability in interaction with the dynamics of the Palestinian conflict. Well-established American institutions, legal, constitutional and political restrictions, and various groups of interests and pressure, especially the Jewish lobby, research centers, media, and American public opinion, which mostly support the Israeli point of view, are the important factors in developing and defining the foreign policy of the United States. One more factor relates to international and regional shifts. As the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was going on, and since the signing of the Oslo Accords in the early 1990s, the first issue among the priorities of successive US administrations in the Middle East until regional developments imposed other priorities as a result of the events of September 2001, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq in 2003. The emergence of Al Qaeda, the turmoil of the Middle East region and the disturbance of its political, social and religious structure coincided with the emergence of the so-called Arab revolutions of 2011 and extremist jihadist organizations such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Therefore, the role of Trump administration was determined by developments within the US on the one hand, and by the interaction of events in the Middle East region on the other hand.