bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mapping of building cycle waste for scenarios of industrial symbiosis
Authors: Monsù Scolaro Antonello , Marchi Lia , Corridori Sara
Published: November 2021

For years, the building sector has been marked by the progressive exploitation of raw materials and the growing production of waste. The product and process innovations, based on waste valorisation starting from their geographical location and identification, prefigure potential reductions of environmental impacts. This paper presents the methodology and findings of the mapping of waste from construction and manufacturing processes, carried out in Sardinia to identify possible scenarios of valorisation. The geographical location of waste production both in construction and manufacturing processes, along with their possible reuse, have allowed the definition of some supply chains which are able to process their own waste, according to industrial symbiosis scenarios.
Comparison of Quadrantic Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness between Glaucoma Patients and Age Matched Controls
Authors: Ashraf Nargis Nizam , Siyal Nisar Ahmed , Ibrahim Muhammad
Published: November 2021

Purpose:  To compare the quadrantic retinal nerve fiber layer thickness between the glaucoma patients and age-matched controls.

Study Design:  Descriptive observational study.

Place and Duration of study:  Eye Department of Civil Hospital Karachi, from January 2018 to December 2020.

Methods:  Two hundred and fifty eyes were included in this study. There were 128 eyes of the glaucoma patients and 122 eyes were age-matched controls. After complete ocular examination, all participants underwent optical coherence tomography and   retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurement in four quadrants. Prior quadrants were subsequently analyzed. Heidelberg 3-D optical coherence tomography 2017, Spec- TR- 04859 was used. Readings were saved on Excel sheet and analyzed on SPSS version 25. For descriptive statistics the mean and standard deviations were calculated for each quadrant and for inferential statistics the data was first checked for the normality. Comparison of the quadrants was done using non-parametric Paired Sample t-test (Wilcoxon signed rank test).

Results:  Out of 250. Form which 128 (51%) eyes were those of glaucoma patients and 122 (49%) eyes were of non-glaucoma patients. The mean difference between the Glaucomatous and non-Glaucomatous eyes were statistically significant in all four quadrants (p > 0.05).

Conclusion:  Glaucomatous eyes had reduced RNFL thickness in all quadrants. The thickness of the inferior quadrant was more as compared to the other quadrants in both glaucoma and control groups. Whereas the least thickness was that of the temporal quadrant.

Key Words:  Retinal nerve fiber layer, Optical coherence tomography, Glaucoma.
IMPLEMENTATION OF DYNAMIC ROUTING WITH OSPF (OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST) TECHNIQUE IN LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) AT SMKN 2 TELUK KUANTAN
Authors: Handika Marezi , Herwin Herwin , Haryono Dwi , Muzawi Rometdo
Published: November 2021

SMKN 2 Teluk Kuantan has 4 (four) main lines of internet network. Of the four networks have their own configuration. Static routing applied in SMKN 2 Teluk kuantan for the four modems of the network has their own area, because it is not under one control of the modem to the Router. Static Routing in SMKN 2 Teluk Kuantan is very possible to be damaged or trouble itself on the network of each modem. Static routing problems are so complex in the form of routing information into the routing table that is set manually by the network administrator. Dynamic Routing is very possible to be implemented in SMKN 2 Teluk Kuantan. where dynamic routing has a basic routing algorithm of dynamic routing. Dynamic Routing enters routing information into the routing table through exchanging information with other routers and creates routing tables dynamically, on dynamic routing network administrators will not enter the entry route manually into the routing table. Routing Open Short Path First (OSPF) is a type of routing protocol that builds topology independently by choosing the best path then iji network quality if the best path is in interference and perform Quality of Service (QoS) against realtime data.
BRIEF HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE USE OF CORRUGATED CULVERTS AND THEIR APPLICATION AT THE PRESENT STAGE
Authors: Черников А. В. , Козлов В. А.
Published: November 2021

В статье представлен исторический обзор основных этапов развития водопропускных труб из гофрированного металла (МГТ) в нашей стране и анализ применяемых расчетных методов. Проведена оценка состояния вопроса на сегодняшний день. Выделены основные тенденции в данном направлении и обозначены дальнейшие пути развития МГТ.

The article provides a historical overview of the main stages in the development of corrugated metal culverts (CMС) in our country and an analysis of the applied calculation methods. The assessment of the current state of the issue has been carried out. The main trends in this direction are highlighted and the further ways of development of the CMС are indicated.
DESIGNING STRUCTURES OF RIGID ROAD CLOTHING WITH THE APPLICATION OF METALLURGICAL BY-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY FOR DISTRIBUTION R OADS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Authors: Еремин А. В. , Волокитина О. А. , Алимова Н. Ю.
Published: November 2021

Постановка задачи. Разработать рецептуры шлаковых асфальтобетонных смесей с оптимальным содержанием битума, исследовать их физико-механические свойства и на основании полученных результатов выявить преимущества и обосновать комплексное применение отходов металлургической промышленности на стадии проектирования конструкций дорожных одежд. Результаты. Проведены испытания образцов материалов конструктивных слоев в лабораторных условиях, дана оценка физико-механическим и прочностным характеристикам на основе определения фактического модуля упругости путем послойного измерения прогибов дорожной одежды на экспериментальном участке. Выводы. Полученные результаты исследований свидетельствуют о возможности применения шлаковых материалов в составе различных слоев нежесткой дорожной одежды на стадии проектирования конструкции. Выявлены преимущества использования шлаковых материалов в процессе строительства автомобильных дорог за счет сокращения затрат на материалы и в процессе эксплуатации с позиции безопасности и экологичности.

Problem statement. To develop formulations of slag asphalt concrete mixtures with an optimal bitumen content, to study their physical and mechanical properties, and, on the basis of the results obtained, to identify the advantages and substantiate the integrated use of metallurgical industry waste at the stage of designing pavement structures. Results. The tests of samples of materials of structural layers in laboratory conditions were carried out, an assessment of the physical-mechanical and strength characteristics was given based on the determination of the actual modulus of elasticity by layer-by-layer measurement of the deflections of the pavement in the experimental section. Conclusions. The obtained research results indicate the possibility of using slag materials in the composition of various layers of non-rigid pavement at the design stage of the structure. The advantages of using slag materials in the process of building highways by reducing the cost of materials and in the process of operation from the standpoint of safety and environmental friendliness are revealed.
БЕДНОСТЬ, СОЦИАЛЬНОЕ РАССЛОЕНИЕ КАК ПРОБЛЕМЫ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ ЧЕЧЕНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ
Authors: Куразова Д.А. , Загибова М.А.
Published: November 2021

Данная работа посвящена таким социально-экономическим проблемам Чеченской Республики, как бедность и социальное расслоение. Исследуется понятие социального расслоения и бедности, утверждается, что социальное неравенство субъектов экономики закономерно для общества и существует объективно. Рассмотрен инструментарий количественного и качественного выражения уровня социального расслоения по доходам. Идет выделение отдельного региона: детальный анализ уровня бедности и социального расслоения Чеченской Республики.
ВИДЫ УПРАВЛЕНЧЕСКОГО ЗНАНИЯ, ИХ ОСОБЕННОСТИ
Authors: Эльбиева Л.Р. , Гайсултанова М.В.
Published: November 2021

Изучая предшествующую историю управления, следует порассуждать об имеющемся управлении знаниями, равно как о варианте административной работы и функции управления. Учебная наука показывает в систематизированном варианте академические способы, основные принципы и все, без исключения, стороны фактической работы в данной сфере управления. Освоение этой дисциплины при подготовке административных сотрудников начинает только лишь совершенствоваться. Получается, что «управление знаниями» в кратчайший период станет обогащаться новейшими утверждениями, данными, правилами и обобщенными навыками. Данная статья посвящена исследованию характеристик управленческого знания, его типологии и особенностей.
ФИНАНСОВОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ МЕДИЦИНСКОЙ ПОМОЩИ В СУБЪЕКТАХ ПРИВОЛЖСКОГО ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОГО ОКРУГА
Authors: Аркадьева О.Г. , Березина Н.В.
Published: November 2021

Авторы исследовали проблемы финансового обеспечения медицинской помощи в субъектах РФ, выявив их критическое обострение в условиях пандемии COVID-19. На основе межрегиональных сопоставлений нормативов оказания медицинской помощи и ее финансирования, заложенного в территориальных программах государственных гарантий субъектов Приволжского федерального округа, авторами изучены предпосылки недофинансирования медицинской помощи и обозначены направления дальнейших усилий по предотвращению коллапса системы здравоохранения.
The COVID-19 Pandemic's Effect on Marine National Parks in Thailand
Authors: Cheablam Onanong , Dachyosdee Utai , Purintarapiban Sonthaya
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, including coral reefs, seagrasses, terrestrial/aquatic animals, waste/sewage, and the economy of 27 marine national parks and four marine national park operations centers. Structured
interviews were employed in this study. The results from national park officers indicated that during the COVID-19 pandemic, natural resources, such as coral, seagrass, and terrestrial/aquatic animals, had recovered and become more productive since animals in the area were observed. In addition,
the amount of waste in the area has decreased; however, some national parks still have problems with marine debris. In contrast, the economic findings indicated that the number of tourists, both Thai and foreign, has decreased, reducing the total national park revenue by THB 1,507,681,302
(US$50,256,043). Our research shows that there is an important association between the reduction of tourists and environmental quality. In addition, a reduction in revenue may impact the environment through illegal logging and fishing. Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, technology
should be used for surveys in the national parks, regularly informing budget support from the government, and tourism management.
L’adaptation du modèle de la transposition didactique à l’éducation préscolaire : un éclairage nouveau sur le rôle de l’enseignante lors du jeu symbolique pour faire émerger l’utilisation des savoirs mathématiques chez les enfants
Authors: Deshaies Isabelle , Boily Manon
Published: November 2021

La présente recherche porte sur la mise en place de l’adaptation du modèle de transposition didactique de Chevallard (1991) à l’éducation préscolaire. Cette recherche qualitative réalisée auprès de deux enseignantes et 33 enfants d’âge préscolaire vise deux objectifs : 1) identifier la posture de l’enseignante quant à son implication dans le jeu symbolique des enfants avant et après la mise en place d’un dispositif de formation ; 2) décrire les rôles adoptés par l’enseignante dans le jeu symbolique des enfants, à la suite d’un dispositif de formation, en lien avec l’opérationnalisation d’une transposition didactique interne des savoirs éveillés vers les savoirs utilisés en mathématiques. Une analyse de contenu thématique déductive (Braun et Clarke, 2006) a été réalisée à partir du cadre théorique de Lemay et al., 2017, adapté de Johnston et al., 2005 qui ont identifié quatre rôles que l’enseignante peut adopter dans le jeu des enfants. Les analyses mettent en évidence un changement de posture chez les enseignantes ainsi que l’adoption de trois nouveaux rôles dans les jeux des enfants : observateur, cojoueur et leader de jeu. Les résultats permettent de porter un regard nouveau sur l’importance du rôle occupé par les enseignantes lors du jeu symbolique afin de permettre à l’enfant d’utiliser ses savoirs mathématiques et ce, en respectant les fondements de l’approche développementale.
Assessment of intraoperative use of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging on the number of lymph node dissection during minimally invasive gastrectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors:   Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Deng Chun , Zhang Zhenyu , Guo Zhi , Qi Hengduo , Liu Yang , Xiao Haimin , Li Xiaojun
Published: November 2021

Review question / Objective: Whether is indocyanine green fluorescence imaging-guided lymphadenectomy feasible to improve the number of lymph node dissections during radical gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer undergoing curative resection? Condition being studied: Gastric cancer was the sixth most common malignant tumor and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Radical lymphadenectomy was a standard procedure in radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The retrieval of more lymph nodes was beneficial for improving the accuracy of tumor staging and the long-term survival of patients with gastric cancer. Indocyanine green(ICG) near-infrared fluorescent imaging has been found to provide surgeons with effective visualization of the lymphatic anatomy. As a new surgical navigation technique, ICG near-infrared fluorescent imaging was a hot spot and had already demonstrated promising results in the localization of lymph nodes during surgery in patients with breast cancer, non–small cell lung cancer, and gastric cancer. In addition, ICG had increasingly been reported in the localization of tumor, lymph node dissection, and the evaluation of anastomotic blood supply during radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, it remained unclear whether ICG fluorescence imaging would assist surgeons in performing safe and sufficient lymphadenectomy.
Comparative Analysis of State Level Health Policy Support for Opioid Abuse Mitigation in Rural America
Authors: Shaver Carrie S. , Johnson James A. , Greenhill Richard G. , Nadimidla Sudha
Published: November 2021

In rural America, opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to adversely impacted familial, public, and economic systems, creating extraordinary societal and financial burden. This comparative analysis of state-level public health policy and practices in rural opioid use abatement promotes the development and implementation of contextualized evidence-based comprehensive policy initiatives. Policy analysis across select highly affected states (Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and West Virginia) and exemplar OUD policy response states (Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Vermont) was performed using a systematic review of literature, legislation, plans, and policies. Findings included close alignment between states’ OUD policies and public health best practice standards; minimized differences between exemplar and highly affected states policy responses; and resource driven gaps in opioid epidemic legislation, regulation, guidelines, strategic plans, and initiatives. Furthermore, it is advocated that public and private stakeholders committed to health equity must seek reductions in opioid related disease and mortality through increased resource allocation.
Digital Government: Business Model Development for Public Value Creation - A Dynamic Capabilities Based Framework
Authors: Wirtz Bernd W. , Langer Paul F. , Schmidt Florian W.
Published: November 2021

Rapid advances and the spread of digital technologies have changed the expectations of citizens, firms and organizations towards government services, which increasingly receive the call to transform services and structures according to changed needs and preferences. The concept of business model development provides a suitable approach for public institutions aiming at adjusting their services and operations. Since government institutions increasingly develop new services and products, this study provides a theoretic foundation to operational readiness as well as a guideline how to set up digital business models in a public sector context. Therefore, a framework is derived from conceptual studies in the field as well as related theoretical concepts such as business model theory in the public sector context, dynamic capacities and public value creation. Building on this foundation this study conceptualizes a process of business model development to create user oriented digital services in the public sector.
Identifying Roles for Public Administrators to Foster Anticipatory Altruism for Severe Weather Preparedness
Authors: Le Jennifer , Lydahl Maitlyn Victoria , Shafer Mark , Franklin Aimee L.
Published: November 2021

Will people choose behaviors that benefit all persons in the community before a severe weather event? Or, will they choose behaviors that benefit themselves only? Knowing the answer to these questions can inform public administrators about the level of anticipatory altruism in their community. With this knowledge, they can design strategic plans that leverage a willingness to coproduce community preparedness. Over four hundred people in six severe weather and tornado prone states answered survey questions inviting them to choose between severe weather preparation options that benefit the community or the individual. Overall, our findings suggest a modest level of support for community preparation options, anticipatory altruism demonstrated by a willingness to pay, and intergenerational equity in their choices. These findings are salient in a time when governments may need to cut funding and rely more and more on foundations, nonprofits, and private efforts to provide a wide range of services. Government planners and emergency managers can use our results to strategically nudge residents into making severe weather preparations as well as to estimate support for co-production efforts with citizens to prepare the community for disasters.
Out of Xanthopygus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): escape from polyphyly
Authors: Chatzimanolis Stylianos
Published: November 2021

Xanthopygusas currently defined is the largest genus in the subtribe Xanthopygina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) with 40 described species. However, the genus is poorly defined, morphologically heterogeneous and previous studies have questioned whether it is a natural group. A morphological (51 characters) Bayesian phylogenetic analysis was performed to test whetherXanthopygusis a monophyletic group. The analysis indicated thatXanthopyguswas polyphyletic, and therefore species were split into four different genera.Xanthopygus nigricornisScheerpeltz was transferred toOligotergusasOligotergus nigricorniscomb. nov.andXanthopygus skalitzkyi(Bernhauer) was transferred toStyngetusasStyngetus skalitzkyicomb. nov.A new genus,Photinopygusgen. nov.was erected to accommodate the majority of the species previously inXanthopygusandXanthopygussensu novo is used in a new restricted sense to accommodate the remaining species. Diagnostic features are provided to distinguish species in the generaPhotinopygusandXanthopygusfrom each other and all other Xanthopygina genera.
Rigidity, weak mixing, and recurrence in abelian groups
Authors: Ackelsberg Ethan M.
Published: November 2021

The focus of this paper is the phenomenon of rigidity for measure-preserving actions of countable discrete abelian groups and its interactions with weak mixing and recurrence. We prove that results about \begin{document}$ \mathbb{Z} $\end{document}-actions extend to this setting:

1. If \begin{document}$ (a_n) $\end{document} is a rigidity sequence for an ergodic measure-preserving system, then it is a rigidity sequence for some weakly mixing system.

2. There exists a sequence \begin{document}$ (r_n) $\end{document} such that every translate is both a rigidity sequence and a set of recurrence.

The first of these results was shown for \begin{document}$ \mathbb{Z} $\end{document}-actions by Adams [1], Fayad and Thouvenot [20], and Badea and Grivaux [2]. The latter was established in \begin{document}$ \mathbb{Z} $\end{document} by Griesmer [23]. While techniques for handling \begin{document}$ \mathbb{Z} $\end{document}-actions play a key role in our proofs, additional ideas must be introduced for dealing with groups with multiple generators.

As an application of our results, we give several new constructions of rigidity sequences in torsion groups. Some of these are parallel to examples of rigidity sequences in \begin{document}$ \mathbb{Z} $\end{document}, while others exhibit new phenomena.
Sublacunary sets and interpolation sets for nilsequences
Authors: Le Anh N.
Published: November 2021

A set \begin{document}$ E \subset \mathbb{N} $\end{document} is an interpolation set for nilsequences if every bounded function on \begin{document}$ E $\end{document} can be extended to a nilsequence on \begin{document}$ \mathbb{N} $\end{document}. Following a theorem of Strzelecki, every lacunary set is an interpolation set for nilsequences. We show that sublacunary sets are not interpolation sets for nilsequences. Here \begin{document}$ \{r_n: n \in \mathbb{N}\} \subset \mathbb{N} $\end{document} with \begin{document}$ r_1 < r_2 < \ldots $\end{document} is sublacunary if \begin{document}$ \lim_{n \to \infty} (\log r_n)/n = 0 $\end{document}. Furthermore, we prove that the union of an interpolation set for nilsequences and a finite set is an interpolation set for nilsequences. Lastly, we provide a new class of interpolation sets for Bohr almost periodic sequences, and as a result, obtain a new example of interpolation set for \begin{document}$ 2 $\end{document}-step nilsequences which is not an interpolation set for Bohr almost periodic sequences.
Secure and failure hybrid delay enabled a lightweight RPC and SHDS schemes in Industry 4.0 aware IIoHT enabled fog computing
Authors: Dootio Mazhar Ali ,   Research Lab of AI and Information Security, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, Lakhan Abdullah , Sodhro Ali Hassan , Groenli Tor Morten , Bawany Narmeen Zakaria , Kumar Samrat ,   Department of Computer Science, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden,   Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China,   Kristiania University College, Department of Technology, Mobile Technology Lab, OSLO, Norway,   Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Jinnah University for Women, Pakistan,   Charles Sturt University, Australia
Published: November 2021

These days, the Industrial Internet of Healthcare Things (IIT) enabled applications have been growing progressively in practice. These applications are ubiquitous and run onto the different computing nodes for healthcare goals. The applications have these tasks such as online healthcare monitoring, live heartbeat streaming, and blood pressure monitoring and need a lot of resources for execution. In IIoHT, remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism-based applications have been widely designed with the network and computational delay constraints to run healthcare applications. However, there are many requirements of IIoHT applications such as security, network and computation, and failure efficient RPC with optimizing the quality of services of applications. In this study, the work devised the lightweight RPC mechanism for IIoHT applications and considered the hybrid constraints in the system. The study suggests the secure hybrid delay scheme (SHDS), which schedules all healthcare workloads under their deadlines. For the scheduling problem, the study formulated this problem based on linear integer programming, where all constraints are integer, as shown in the mathematical model. Simulation results show that the proposed SHDS scheme and lightweight RPC outperformed the hybrid for IIoHT applications and minimized 50% delays compared to existing RPC and their schemes.
Operation of a Hydrogen Storage-Based Smart DC Microgrid
Authors: Kumar Mahesh
Published: November 2021

In this chapter, the author presents the operation and power management of the hydrogen storage-based smart DC microgrid (DCMG). In this microgrid, several renewable distributed generations (DGs) such as wind turbine, solar photovoltaic system, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and battery energy storage system are interconnected together and to the various DC and AC loads to form a ring-type low voltage distribution network. An additional storage as Hydrogen storage system has been connected to the dc microgrid for balancing the power at all times in the DCMG, under islanded mode operation, for all practical cases. An architecture of the hydrogen storage-based DC microgrid is suggested mainly for the remote rural area. For the regeneration of the electricity from the stored hydrogen, a SOFC DG system is also used in the proposed DCMG. A control technique is also developed for the operation of the hydrogen storage-based DCMG. The proposed DCMG system provides a reliable and high-quality power supply and will supply the power to all loads (both DC and AC) simultaneously.
The Syndemic and One Health Nature of Pandemics
Authors: Magalhães João Paulo , Correia Tiago , Fronteira Inês , Sidat Mohsin , Cupertino de Barros Fernando Passos , Daniel-Ribeiro Cláudio Tadeu , Delgado Antonio Pedro C. , Ferrinho Paulo
Published: November 2021

The interdependence of humans, animals, plants, and their social and abiotic environment is highlighted by past and recent pandemics. A good example to understand and tackle threats to ecosystems is the COVID-19 pandemic. A syndemic is a complex and multilevel phenomenon of epidemics interacting synergistically at individual, societal, and environmental levels. Understanding the syndemic nature of pandemics will facilitate the adoption of a One Health approach to improve planetary health. To address the eco-complexity underlying One Health issues, the development of intelligence management systems through a planetary perspective is of key importance. This requires the capacity to capture, process, and communicate data on human, animal, and plant health and well-being, and on their social and environmental determinants. The implementation of such systems will need political commitment at all levels of action, deployment of adequate resources and expertise, reliable and comprehensive data flowing pathways through interoperable, flexible, and secure data sharing systems.
Innovations for an Integrated Approach to the 2030 Agenda
Authors: Antunes Adelaide Maria de Souza , Oliveira Alessandra Moreira de , Schumacher Suzanne de Oliveira Rodrigues , Ramos Mateus Pinheiro , Possas Cristina
Published: November 2021

From the One Health (OH) perspective, the achievement of better public health results depends on effective strategies and interventions based on integrated research in diverse sectors of activity (human health, animal health, agriculture, and environment). The central topic in the United Nations 2030 Agenda aims at a world free of hunger, poverty, and severe disease through the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The objective of the present study is to evaluate countries and applicants of technologies patented between 2015-2020. From this methodological perspective, searches have been carried out in this study on the global patent database documents available, using specific search strategies for technologies related to challenging diseases for achieving SDGs, such as neglected communicable and non-communicable diseases: diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, lung cancer, human schistosomiasis, and Zika.
Knowledge Management in Big Data Times for Global Health
Authors: Magalhães Jorge Lima de , Quoniam Luc , Hartz Zulmira , Silveira Henrique , Rito Priscila da Nobrega
Published: November 2021

The 21st century brings an information revolution unprecedented in human history. The knowledge management of the data generated daily is a constant challenge for organizations and in all areas of science. Nevertheless, it is extremely relevant to the health area since it promotes the individual's well-being and health. In this sense, the quality of data, information, processes, and production of products and healthcare for the populations of the countries have increasingly become global concerns. Therefore, thinking about health only as a burden is a short-sighted thought. The new era of big data requires innovative knowledge management for global health, where quality is also guiding the new times. This chapter presents a reflection of the new times and management challenges for quality in global health and One Health.
Role of Social Media in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Aggarwal Kriti , Singh Sunil K. , Chopra Muskaan , Kumar Sudhakar
Published: November 2021

Today, social networks and media have become an integral part of everyone's daily existence. The rising popularity of social media has increased tenfold during the times of COVID-19 when people were forced to isolate following social distancing norms. Between July 2020 and July 2021, active social users grew to 520 million. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the usage of digital platforms not only for entertainment purposes but also for educational and corporate reasons. Hence, the spread of information has increased excessively on every social media platform. This has resulted in an equal rise of false information. The term infodemic was widely introduced during COVID-19 to explain the harmful effects of misinformation through social media. The chapter, hence, argues that the advantages of social media surpasses the dangers of misinformation. It discusses the role of COVID-19 in digitalization and how social media has helped in provision of various industries.
Faculty Member Employment of Online Platforms
Authors: Abedmoneim Rania Abedalla
Published: November 2021

COVID-19 prompted to transform the traditional education system into a distance education system and using technological tools, including educational platforms. online learning platforms play an important role in modern education. The objective of the research is to explore the degree of using platforms by the faculty members at Al-Aqsa University, and to highlight the difficulties they face when using platforms .To achieve the research objective, ​followed the qualitative and quantitative method. The instruments of the research were a semi-structured interview included the important difficulties the faculty members faced inusing platforms , and a questionnaire included the most important skills to use platforms. The results revealed that participants agreed on the most important obstacle of using educational platforms, the difficulty of access to the internet. The results of the survey indicated that the use of e-platform skills is high. The results of this study help decision-makers to plan, evaluate and implement online learning platforms in their institutions
A framework analysis approach of an indoor air quality sensor
Authors: Lixandru-Petre I.O.
Published: November 2021

Killing around 7 million people a year, air pollution is the biggest risk to environmental health in the world. In this paper, we explore the use of structuring knowledge representation in form of a framework approach for an indoor air quality sensor. Applying the main steps to be considered in defining an air quality framework, we discuss each one of them, followed by a particular implementation of the framework in terms of an ontology model to exposure to carbon monoxide and PM10.5 (two of the most encountered pollutants in home life).
Training needs of N-Power Agro-beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors: Aderinoye-Abdulwahab Adeyemi Sidiqat , Mohammed Jamiu , Issa Fadlullah Olayiwola
Published: November 2021

This study assessed the training needs of N-Power Agro beneficiaries in Kwara State. Simple random sampling was used to select 216 respondents using a questionnaire to collect data while percentages, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used to analyze the data. Training of respondents was assessed using job/task and skill gap analysis. Results showed that rules and regulation governing the job (x̅ = 5.69), knowledge acquisition (x̅ =1.99), field practices (x̅ =1.70), record keeping (x̅ =1.69), and extension service delivery methods (x̅ =1.59) were the areas where training were needed. Extension service delivery methods (x̅ =3.17) was identified as the only gap which training could address. It was found that age (r=0.341), sex (r=0.095) and educational status (r=0.180) were favorable socioeconomic factors determining training needs of respondents at p≤0.05 level of significance. A significant gap exists in what the beneficiaries already know and what they now need to know as they have not been undergoing adequate capacity building training; hence there is a dire need for intensive training to cover the existing gaps for effective productivity of the N-agro beneficiaries in Kwara State.
MiR-140-5p inhibits morphine tolerance in rats by targeting TLR4
Authors: Liu Guihua , Xiong Ying
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To determine the influence of miR-140-5p on morphine tolerance in rats.Methods: Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into morphine tolerance (MT) and saline control (NS) groups, respectively. Rats in MT group were injected with 10 μL (10 μg) morphine twice daily for seven consecutive days while those in NS group were administered the equivalent volume of normal saline. The maximum effect of morphine (MPE) was computed from tail-flick test results. MiR-140-5p mimics and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) lentivirus were transfected separately or co-transfected into model rats. MiR-140-5p and TLR4 expression were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or western blotting. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to verify the target relationship between miR-140-5p and TLR4.Results: The expression of miR-140-5p was decreased, while the expression of TLR4 increased in morphine-tolerant rats (p < 0.05). TLR4 was a target of miR-140-5p. At 24 and 48 h after injection, MPE clearly increased and TLR4 expression was reduced under miR-140-5p overexpression or TLR4 knockdown (p < 0.05). Moreover, there were no significant changes in MPE or levels of TLR4 when miR-140-5p and TLR4 were co-transfected into morphine-tolerant rats.Conclusion: MiR-140-5p inhibits morphine resistance in rats via targeted regulation of TLR4 expression. These provide a theoretical basis for the clinical management of morphine tolerance.
Optimization of Clostridium tyrobutyricum encapsulation by extrusion method and characterization of the formulation
Authors: Yaqoob Muhammad Umar , Wang Bin , Pei Xun , Xiao Zhiping , Sun Wanjing , Jin Yuyue , Liu Lujie , Tao Wenjing , Wang Geng , Wang Haidong , Wang Minqi
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To optimize the process parameters for the encapsulation of Clostridium tyrobutyricum (Ct) and to determine its in vitro characteristics.Methods: The process parameters, including the concentration of the wall and hardening material, Ct to gelatin ratio and hardening time, were studied by single factor analysis, while optimization was performed by orthogonal experimental design for the encapsulation rate of Ct.Results: Optimal conditions exhibited by orthogonal experimental design at a 92.17 % encapsulation rate with a viable count of 9.61 ± 0.06 lgCFU/g were: 6 % modified starch, 3 % sodium alginate, and 2 % CaCl2 at a Ct to gelatin ratio of 1:1 with a hardening time of 30 min. The survival rates of encapsulated Ct were higher than free Ct in simulated gastric (6.22 %) and intestinal juices (15.55 %). Reduction in viable counts of Ct at 90 °C were higher for free cells (44.76 %) than encapsulated cells (28.09 %) after 30 min of heat treatment. Correspondingly, encapsulation boosted the capacity of Ct to withstand the strong acidic conditions of the stomach and improved the storage properties of Ct.Conclusion: The results suggested that extrusion is a good technique for the encapsulation of Ct, as it enhances the viability of Ct during their transit through the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, encapsulation is favorable for Ct if planned for use in formulations where high temperature treatment is required.
Therapeutic effect of a combination of montelukast and vitamins A and D drops in children with bronchial asthma, and its influence on quality of life
Authors: Zhang Juan , Zhang Junmin , Shi Fengxia , Tian Wei , Liu Xiuzhen
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of a combination of montelukast and vitamins A and D drops in bronchial asthma children, and its effect on quality of life.Methods: Sixty bronchial asthma children from June 2018 to June 2020 were collected and randomized into study group and control group (30 cases in each group). Control group received montelukast sodium (chewable tablets), while the study group received vitamins A and D drops (capsules) plus. Clinical efficacy, lung function, serum inflammatory factors, and quality of life were evaluated and compared.Results: Compared with control group, total treatment effectiveness was higher and the symptom remission period was shorter in the study group (p < 0.05). Post-treatment, the parameters of FEV1 and FVC increased in both groups, but higher in the study group (p < 0.05). Serum levels of CRP and IL-4 in both groups decreased after treatment, while serum IL-10 levels were significantly up-regulated. Compared with control group, the levels of these indicators were improved in the study group (p < 0.05). Post-treatment Chinese Version of Pediatric Quality of Life Asthma Specific Scale (PedSQL) score was higher than before treatment, with higher values (for all indicators) in the study group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: The combination therapy of montelukast and vitamins A and D drops produces good clinical efficacy in children with bronchial asthma. It significantly shortens the time taken for relief of clinical symptoms, improves lung function, reduces inflammatory response, controls asthma, and improves the quality of life of the patients.
Dietary treatment with omega fatty acids mediates in vitro rumen fermentation kinetics and reduce methane emission in water buffalo
Authors: Li Mengwei , Hassan Faiz-ul , Peng Lijuan , Ebeid Hossam Mahrous , Tang Zhenhua , Xie Fang , Peng Kaiping , Yang Chengjian
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of two omega fatty acids on in vitro rumen  fermentation, microbial populations, total gas and methane (CH4) production．Methods: Both linoleic and linolenic acids were supplemented at 0 (control), 1, 3, 5 and 7 % of dry matter (DM) in a ration with a high roughage to concentrate ratio (70: 30). Total gas and CH4  were measured at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 h of fermentation while pH, volatile fatty acids (VFA), and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) concentrations were measured at 24 h using buffalo rumen fluid in an in vitro batch culture system. Microbial populations were determined using 16S-rDNA gene primers by RT-PCR.Results: The results revealed that linoleic acid at 3, 5 and 7 % decreased the concentration of NH3-N (p< 0.05) but linolenic acid at 5 and 7 % increased NH3-N (p < 0.05). A linear decrease (p <0.001) in acetate and butyrate, coupled with linear increase (p <0.001) in propionate was observed in response to treatment. Furthermore, supplementation of 3, 5 and 7 % of both fatty acids linearly (p < 0.001) decreased total gas and CH4 production when compared to the control. The addition of linoleic acid linearly (p < 0.001) decreased the number of protozoa without affecting methanogens, while linolenic acid linearly and quadratically (p < 0.001) reduced the population of both protozoa and methanogens (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Linolenic acid is more effective at a 3 % level in reducing methane production (up to 63 %) in high roughage diets.
Upregulation of tetraspanin 8 may contribute to LPSinduced acute lung injury by activation of the MAPK and NF-κB pathways
Authors: Zhu Youcai , Tao Feng , Ma Xiaolong , Guo Junhua , Tian Tian , Zhu Shiping , Feng Yongzhi
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To investigate the effect of tetraspanin8 (Tspan8, also known as TM4SF3 or CO-029) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) and the related signaling pathways.Methods: Treatment with LPS was used to induce lung damage in mice and a lung epithelial cell line. The wet-to-dry weight ratio of lung tissue, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, and quantification of cytokine concentrations were conducted to validate the model. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were used to measure levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6. Tspan8 levels were knocked down using shRNAs. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway levels were assessed after LPS-induced injury in this cellular model.Results: Levels of Tspan8 were upregulated in the LPS-induced ALI model. Additionally, LPS treatment of mouse lung epithelial cells resulted in Tspan8 upregulation. Tspan8 knockdown alleviated the effects of LPS on lung epithelial injury by inhibiting the upregulation of MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways.Conclusion: The upregulation of Tspan8 may promote the progression of ALI.
Dokumentacja rysunkowa sarkofagów królewskich z katedry na Wawelu ze zbiorów Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego i jej wykorzystanie podczas prac konserwatorskich
Authors: Kolendo-Korczak Katarzyna
Published: November 2021

Pictorial documentation of the Royal Sarcophagi from the Wawel Cathedral in the Jagiellonian University Museum Collection and its use during conservation work

In the 1870s, during renovation works in the crypts under the Wawel Cathedral, which were carried out in order to adapt them for visitors, a detailed inventory was created of the sarcophagi from the Royal Tombs. This documentation, which is now stored in the collections of the Jagiellonian University Museum, was initiated by Prof. Józef Łepkowski, a researcher of exceptional merit in the inventory and documentation of historical objects. Pencil drawings, watercolors and pencil frottages were made by Kraków painters and students of the School of Fine Arts. Each of the renovated coffins was meticulously documented in every detail and it also includes reproductions and frottages of memorial plaques. These materials constitute an invaluable base, both as an iconographic source for the art historian and for the conservator during conservation activities. They were used during the recent restoration and conservation of the metal royal sarcophagi carried out by the monument conservation workshop of Agnieszka and Tomasz Trzos. Analysis of the preserved iconographic sources collected by an art historian and of the material research performed by restorers permitted not only the reconstruction of the original color scheme of the royal sarcophagi, but also allowed the restoration of Sigismund II Augustus’ coffin to its primary form. The effects of this conservation work attest to the crucial role of a meticulously prepared documentation.
First Lithuanian Museum – Baublys in Dionizas Poška’s Garden
Authors: Katinaitė Deima
Published: November 2021

This article discusses Baublys – a nineteenth-century garden pavilion in Lithuania, Samogitia, established in the trunk of an oak tree by Lithuanian boyar and writer Dionizas Poška. Because of its ambiguity, Baublys has attracted considerable scholarly attention and, for the same reason, remains forgotten, generating a relatively small number of texts. Although interpretations vary, the place of Baublys in Lithuanian culture is still unclear. What is it? Is it a regional curiosity or a proto-museum? This article looks at Baublys through its function and aims at demonstrating that Baublys is not only a proto-museum, but also a prototype of today’s interactive museum, containing the analogues of modern practices of museology: interactivity, communicational features and performativity. My methodology is constructed invoking the conceptual metaphor of the mask and referring to the theories of Hans Belting and Mikhail Bakhtin. According to the Bakhtinian dialogic imagination and literary concepts of the epic and the novel, the analogy of the mask and the monument is used. The research question is what Baublys does as a mask during Poška’s lifetime and what it does as a monument today. How did its semantics and agency change after “becoming” a monument? The article shows that for Poška Baublys is a theatre of historical and personal memory, activated by structure, a set of finds, analogues (Sibile Temple, other garden pavilions) and performance. An empty Baublys is a monument – a reference to the past, which lacks the collection of the museum – Poška’s finds. Baublys is not only a museum, but might be perceived as a monument to museums, even a monument to the idea of a museum.
Medicines from the first pharmacopoeia listed on the apothecary majolica vessels from the Mateusz B. Grabowski collection at the Museum of Pharmacy in Kraków
Authors: Dymarczyk Iwona
Published: November 2021

This article concerns medicinal preparations from the first European pharmacopoeia listed on the cartouches of apothecary majolica vessels (16th‒18th century) from the Grabowski collection at the Museum of Pharmacy in Kraków. The materials for comparison are three 16th-century works: Ricettario Fiorentino (1550), Pharmacopoea by J. Placotomus (1560) and Dispensatorium by V. Cordus (1563). The inscriptions on the apothecary jars for which they were meant comprise greatly important information carriers about medicine in the old days. Their deciphering can also be helpful when dating these objects.
Caligula : malade mental ou fou de lucidité ? (Rostworowski et Camus)
Authors: Jakubczuk Renata
Published: November 2021

Caligula: Mental illness or lucid madman? (Rostworowski and Camus) This article – focused on two plays about the Roman Emperor Caligula – has a double objective: firstly, it puts aside two dramatic versions of history of Caligula, and, secondly, it asks a question whether it is more legitimate to consider Caligula as a madman or as a mental patient. After introducing the playwrights Karol Hubert Rostworowski and Albert Camus, as well as the basic terminological concepts concerning the notion of madness and mental illness, the article analyses the symptoms of the illness and the madness included in the studied texts.
« Faire la vaisselle » ou la mission littéraire selon Matéi Visniec
Authors: Kucharuk Sylwia
Published: November 2021

“Washing the dishes” or the mission of literature according to Matéi Visniec

Matéi Visniec can be considered a “committed” author, in the broadest sense of the term, because he often speaks on current socio-political problems. For him, writing is a mission, as evidenced in numerous interviews and the peritexts of his works. This article aims to analyse Visniec’s relationship to literature and to his own writing, as well as to define his literary mission and to analyse the way it manifests itself in his dramatic work.