bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Radar Based Pedestrian Classification using Deep Learning Approach
Authors: Ghani Musawir , Sikander Gulbadan , Anwar Shahzad
Published: March 2023

Developments in sensor fusion systems led to extensive research in autonomous vehicles, and object detection is a crucial aspect of vehicle operation. Detecting obstacles can be difficult due to the wide range of potential obstructions, the characteristics of each sensor, and the influence of the surrounding environment. In this paper, the authors use automotive radar data and various neural networks to classify various objects (vehicles, single and multiple people, and bicycles). Combined with the vehicle radar, this research proposed a rapid radar algorithmic implementation for locating, monitoring and extracting micro-Doppler. The authors evaluate three distinct neural network architectures for the five recorded classes of targets: the basic CNN, the residual network, and the combined neural architecture of convolution and recurrent layers. Considerable accuracy is 95.6% immediately before identification of the radar spectrogram from (~0.55 s to produce 0.5 s long spectrogram).
Application of IoT for Intelligent Home Automation System
Authors: Khan Ehatsham M. , Zahid Muhammad , Zahid Tausif , Ilahi Tehseen , Safdar Ibadullah , Ahmad Iftikhar
Published: March 2023

In recent time, internet has revolutionized the whole technology. It is acting as a backbone for the information technology. Subsequently, IoT has seen considerable development as internet became more common. Similarly, research is being carried out to make IoT applications more user friendly especially in web based and android technologies. Internet of thing gives an extensive control by enabling to control remotely the switching of electronics devices such as fan, water pump, cameras, TV etc. In this paper, an IoT based home automation system for remotely controlling the home equipment’s is proposed. We are using Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa to control and monitor the electrical appliances with voice command through internet which gives more space for controlling electrical appliances. In automations, things are automatically controlled usually the basic tasks of turning ON/OFF of devices. Here we can not only turn on/off basic devices but can also regulate the speed of fan by setting it at i.e. 30%, 60 and 100%. This makes our IoT based system more intelligent to control electronic devices both from within the home and outside the home as long as internet is available. This will help to reduce the wastage of electricity and save human energy.
Comparative Analysis of ETL Tools in Big Data Analytics
Authors: Qaiser Asma , Farooq Muhamamd Umer , Nabeel Mustafa Syed Muhammad , Abrar Nazia
Published: March 2023

Massive amounts of data are being generated these days all around the world. The majority of social networking platforms, ecommerce sites, the public and private sectors, healthcare institutions, cloud networks, and various servers are all generating immense amount of data. Collected data from various sites could be in a structured or unstructured format. Extract Transform Load (ETL) is a crucial component of the growing demand for quicker business decisions aimed at many contemporary applications. Due to the volume and speed of data, real-time ETL is built on the foundation of multi-source, unstructured data stream extraction and transformation employing disc data in dispersed environments. The entire procedure is pipelined while processing so that the final resultant data can provide some essential and useful conclusions to work on. Some analytical findings are once again helpful in making decisions. However, the produced results may differ in some numbers, graphs, and figures in many circumstances. This occurs as a result of the usage of some unrealistic tools for big data processing. This paper proposed several methods and appropriate ETL (extract, transform, and load) tools for the big data processing, which may result in appropriate analytics and conclusions from the data.
Recent Trends in Cloud Computing and IoT Platforms for IT Management and Development: A Review
Authors: Qaisar Faizan , Shahab Hammad , Iqbal Muhammad , Sargana Hussain Mahmood , Aqeel Muhammad , Qayyum Muhammad Arslan
Published: March 2023

Cloud computing has transformed the delivery and management of IT services, and with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud platforms have become even more crucial for developing and managing IT solutions. This critical review article presents the latest research on cloud computing platforms with IoT capability and their impact on IT management and development. The review covers the advantages of cloud computing platforms, including their cost-effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility. It also provides an in-depth analysis of six leading cloud platforms with IoT capability: ThingSpeak, Ubidots Platform, AWS IoT, IBM Watson, ThingWorx, and Salesforce Platform. The review focuses on their features, capabilities, and limitations. The article concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of cloud computing platforms with IoT capability in IT management and development and their potential for future growth and development. The insights provided by this review are essential for researchers and practitioners who seek to comprehend the emerging trends in cloud computing platforms and their impact on IT management and development.
New methods for the calibration of optical resonators: integrated calibration by means of optical modulation (ICOM) and narrow-band cavity ring-down (NB-CRD)
Authors: Finkenzeller Henning , Pöhler Denis , Horbanski Martin , Lampel Johannes , Platt Ulrich
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Optical resonators are used in spectroscopic measurements of atmospheric trace gases to establish long optical path lengths L with enhanced absorption in compact instruments. In cavity-enhanced broad-band methods, the exact knowledge of both the magnitude of L and its spectral dependency on the wavelength λ is fundamental for the correct retrieval of trace gas concentrations. L(λ) is connected to the spectral mirror reflectivity R(λ), which is often referred to instead. L(λ) is also influenced by other quantities like broad-band absorbers or alignment of the optical resonator. The established calibration techniques to determine L(λ), e.g. introducing gases with known optical properties or measuring the ring-down time, all have limitations: limited spectral resolution, insufficient absolute accuracy and precision, inconvenience for field deployment, or high cost of implementation. Here, we present two new methods that aim to overcome these limitations: (1) the narrow-band cavity ring-down (NB-CRD) method uses cavity ring-down spectroscopy and a tunable filter to retrieve spectrally resolved path lengths L(λ); (2) integrated calibration by means of optical modulation (ICOM) allows the determination of the optical path length at the spectrometer resolution with high accuracy in a relatively simple setup. In a prototype setup we demonstrate the high accuracy and precision of the new approaches. The methods facilitate and improve the determination of L(λ), thereby simplifying the use of cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy.
Was sind kulturelle Gedächtnisräume? – Erinnern, Raum und das kulturelle Gedächtnis nach Aleida und Jan Assmann
Authors: Hubner Elena
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The study of places of memory is an expanding field in international geography, in which the concept of cultural memory by Aleida and Jan Assmann, which has its origins in German-language cultural studies,
has received little attention. However, in a concentration of the concept on the specific concerns of a cultural-geographical study of places of memory lies the possibility – especially as an important intellectual style of German Theory – to explicitly ask about the mechanisms of origin and function of places of memory. The basic assumption of the concept is that cultural memory functions as a medial storehouse of experiences from the past. Based on the assumption that places of memory cannot be a storage, but only an anchor of memories, the article develops a space-oriented conception of cultural memory spaces derived from
the basic features of cultural memory. The following four characteristics
are elaborated: Cultural memory spaces are (1) dynamic and (2) present-related (3) supports of memory, (4) in which individual memories intertwine with cultural memory.
A numerical investigation on the energetics of a current along an ice-covered continental slope
Authors: Leng Hengling , He Hailun , Spall Michael A.
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The Chukchi Slope Current is a westward-flowing current
along the Chukchi slope, which carries Pacific-origin water from the Chukchi
shelf into the Canada Basin and helps set the regional hydrographic
structure and ecosystem. Using a set of experiments with an idealized
primitive equation numerical model, we investigate the energetics of the
slope current during the ice-covered period. Numerical calculations show
that the growth of surface eddies is suppressed by the ice friction, while
perturbations at mid-depths can grow into eddies, consistent with linear
instability analysis. However, because the ice stress is spatially variable,
it is able to drive Ekman pumping to decrease the available potential energy
(APE) and kinetic energy of both the mean flow and mesoscale eddies over a
vertical scale of 100 m, well outside the frictional Ekman layer. The rate
at which the APE changes is determined by the vertical density flux, which
is negative as the ice-induced Ekman pumping advects lighter (denser) water
upward (downward). A scaling analysis shows that Ekman pumping will dominate
the release of APE for large-scale flows, but the effect of baroclinic
instability is also important when the horizontal scale of the mean flow is
the baroclinic deformation radius and the eddy velocity is comparable to the
mean flow velocity. Our numerical results highlight the importance of ice
friction in the energetics of the slope current and eddies, and this may be
relevant to other ice-covered regions.
Urbanonyms in Macao
Authors: Xie Qin , Ursini Francesco-Alessio , Samo Giuseppe
Published: March 2023

The goal of this paper is to offer an analysis of urban place names (“urbanonyms”) in Macao, China. This city has a centuries-long tradition of multi-cultural and linguistic integration, with Chinese and Portuguese representing the two oldest linguistic and cultural realities. Due to the considerable growth of Macao as a global commercial hub, English has also become an emergent lingua franca in this city’s territory and society. However, gazetteers, maps, and other documents reporting Macanese place names include names in Portuguese and Chinese: English names have a restricted use and status. Such a situation naturally leads to questions that pertain to the linguistic properties of these names, and to possible asymmetries in naming practices. The paper thus aims to present a detailed analysis of the Portuguese and Chinese urbanonyms and their linguistic (e.g., grammatical, lexical, and etymological) aspects, and of the emerging English toponyms. The analysis is based on data extraction and triangulation from multiple on-line and off-line gazetteers. Via this analysis, the paper also aims to account for how divergences and convergences reflect Macao’s complex toponomastic history and the role of toponomastics in multilingual contexts.
Convergencias entre ópera y animación: ‘Fidelio, the Animated Short Film’ (Vindevogel, 2020)
Authors: Montoya-Rubio Juan Carlos
Published: March 2023

Fidelio, the animated short film (Vindevogel, 2020) es un cortometraje de animación que se sirve de la única ópera de Beethoven para condensar en quince minutos una actualización de su argumento. A partir de él, te artículo analiza la inserción musical en relación con los elementos visuales, para atestiguar de qué modo las metáforas aportan agilidad narrativa y efectividad simbólica a un mensaje complejo, ya que aborda cuestiones como la desigualdad, la justicia social, el papel activo de la mujer o los problemas derivados del capitalismo. Se concluye que el lenguaje visual intencionadamente restringido es potenciado de manera singular por las connotaciones inherentes a la música, de forma que la pieza de animación goza de un acabado eficaz y un gran potencial como transmisor de un mensaje de hermandad.
Hashtag publics, networked framing and the July 2016 'coup' in Turkey
Authors: Demirdis Semra , Vicari Stefania , Reilly Paul
Published: March 2023

On 15 July 2016, Turkey faced a military coup attempt against the government. Most Turkish citizens learned about the coup attempt from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who contacted a television channel using FaceTime and urged citizens to go into the streets to resist it. Social media platforms, such as Twitter, were used heavily by Turkish citizens, with hashtags such as #TurkeyCoupAttempt, #darbeyehayir, #NoCoupInTurkey and #TurkeyCoup all trending during this period. This paper focuses on one of the most important anti-coup hashtags, #darbeyehayir (NoCoup), to examine how it was used during the anti-coup protests. By applying a mixed methods approach for Twitter content under the hashtag, the aim of the study is to unveil motivational frames used to call for action and provide a rationale for those participating in anti-coup protests. Results demonstrate that the framing dynamics emerging in the hashtags publics in which pro-Erdoğan supporters were dominant and used this process to provide support to the government during the ‘coup’. The hashtag was mainly used as a tool for government propaganda rather than encouraging civic discussions and participation, and ultimately democratic acts in authoritarian countries.
ANALISIS PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM HAK KEKAYAAN INTELEKTUAL ATAS MEREK TERDAFTAR
Authors: Latumahina Jeffry
Published: March 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui prosedur pendaftaran merek di Indonesia berdasarkan Undang-Undang No.20 Tahun 2016 tentang Merek dan Indikasi Geografis dan mengetahui bagaimana perlindungan hukum terhadap merek terdaftar berdasarkan Undang-Undang No.20 Tahun 2016 tentang Merek dan Indikasi Geografis pada perkara Nomor 57/pdt.sus-hki/merek/2019/pn niaga jkt.pst tanggal 13 januari 2022. Metode ini menggunakan data sekunder berupa hukum positif dan bahan pustaka seperti buku, karya ilmiah dan makalah seminar serta putusan Nomor 57/pdt.sus-hki/merek/2019/pn niaga jkt.pst tanggal 13 januari 2022. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa prosedur pendafaran merek di Indonesia dilakukan dalam beberapa tahap yaitu pertama, tahap pengklasifikasian jenis produk barang maupun jasa; kedua, tahap penelusuran merek; ketiga, tahap pendaftaran permohonan merek secara online; keempat, tahap perlindungan pendafaran merek; kelima, tahap pengumuman; dan keenam adalah tahap pemeriksaan substantif. Perlindungan hukum atas merek terdaftar pada perkara Nomor 57/pdt.sus-hki/merek/2019/pn niaga jkt.pst tanggal 13 januari 2022 telah diberikan oleh negara melalui Undang-Undang No.20 Tahun 2016 tentang Merek dan Indikasi Geografis dalam bentuk  preventif yaitu melalui mekanisme prosedur pendaftaran merek serta perlindungan hukum secara represif yaitu penyelesaian sengketa merek terdaftar melalui lembaga peradilan jika timbul suatu permasalahan hukum.
MÔ TẢ THỰC TRẠNG NGƯỜI BỆNH RỐI LOẠN LIPID MÁU TẠI BỆNH VIỆN Y DƯỢC CỔ TRUYỀN TÂY NINH NĂM 2022
Authors: Vân Phạm Hồng , Anh Huỳnh
Published: March 2023

Mục tiêu: Mô tả thực trạng kiến thức về bệnh lý rối loạn lipid máu của người bệnh tại Bệnh viện YDược Cổ Truyền Tây Ninh năm 2022. Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu mô tảcắt ngang trên người bệnh khám và điều trị RLLPM tại Bệnh viện Y Dược Cổ Truyền Tây Ninh từtháng 3/2022 đến tháng 8/2022. Kết quả: Trong 183 đối tượng nghiên cứu: Tỷ lệ rối loạn lipid máuở nam giới cao hơn nữ giới. Người trên 60 tuổi có tỷ lệ mắc RLLPM cao nhất (61,2%), chủ yếu làdân tộc Kinh (92%), sống ở khu vực thành thị (62,3%). 74,3% người bệnh RLLPM có béo phì, 56,8%không hút thuốc lá, 61,2% không uống rượu bia, 63,4% không thường xuyên tập thể dục, 57,4% cósử dụng các loại thực phẩm nhiều mỡ trong bữa ăn. 53,6% có thói quen ăn nhiều chất ngọt, 55,7%không có thói quen ăn nhiều chất xơ; 69,4% người bệnh RLLPM mắc kèm bệnh lý cơ xương khớp,61,7% mắc kèm bệnh lý tim mạch, 37,7% mắc kèm đái tháo đường. 44,8% số người bệnh có kiếnthức đúng về bệnh lý RLLPM, 51,91% số người bệnh biết về các phương pháp điều trị của YHCT,biết tên cây thuốc hoặc các chế phẩm thuốc YHCT có thể kiểm soát và điều trị bệnh RLLPM. Kếtluận: Cần đẩy mạnh công tác truyền thông nâng cao nhận thức của người bệnh về RLLPM và hiệuquả của YHCT trong điều trị RLLPM.
NGHIÊN CỨU ĐẶC ĐIỂM BỆNH VÀ MỐI LIÊN QUAN VỚI CÁC YẾU TỐ NGUY CƠ Ở NGƯỜI ĐÁI THÁO ĐƯỜNG, SUY GIẢM DUNG NẠP GLUCOSE TẠI HÀ NỘI
Authors: Tùng Đỗ Đình , Bình Tạ Văn , Hường Phạm Thúy
Published: March 2023

Mục tiêu: Mô tả thực trạng đái tháo đường và một số yếu tố nguy cơ liên quan của bệnh đái tháođường của người dân tại Thành phố Hà Nội.Phương pháp: Tổng số đối tượng nghiên cứu là 1060 người độ tuổi từ 20-74 tuổi, đang sống ở HàNội. Thiết kế nghiên cứu mô tả, cắt ngang theo công thức cỡ mẫu nghiên cứu mô tả. Chọn ngẫu nhiên2 khu vực điều tra một ở nội thành, một ở ngoại thành. Các đối tượng tham gia nghiên cứu được hỏibệnh, khám, làm nghiệm pháp tăng glucose máu.Kết quả: Tỷ lệ bệnh ĐTĐ là 5,7% rối loạn dung nạp glucose 7,4%, tỷ lệ người chưa được chẩn đoánxấp xỉ 60%. Nghiên cứu này cũng chứng minh mối liên quan giữa sống trong khu vực nội đô, tìnhtrạng thừa cân/béo phì, tăng huyết áp với bệnh ĐTĐ.Kết luận: Có mối liên quan giữa các yếu tố nguy cơ thừa cân/béo phì, tăng huyết áp với tỉ lệ nguy cơmắc đái tháo đường. Sống trong nội thành có nguy cơ mắc bệnh ĐTĐ cao hơn sống ở ngoại thành.
KẾT QUẢ PHẪU THUẬT CẮT CHÓP NẠO NANG RĂNG TRƯỚC HÀM TRÊN CÓ TRÁM NGƯỢC BẰNG MTA VÀ GHÉP XƯƠNG ĐỒNG LOẠI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN RĂNG HÀM MẶT THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH VÀ BỆNH VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ
Authors: Lâm Lê Nguyên , Lộc Huỳnh Tấn
Published: March 2023

Đặt vấn đề: Có nhiều nghiên cứu ứng dụng và so sánh các vật liệu khác nhau trong phẫu thuật cắtchóp điều trị nang quanh chóp. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) là vật liệu có tính tương hợp sinhhọc cao, cho phép tạo ra được hàng rào chặn chóp tức thì, đồng thời kích thích quá trình lành thương.Đặc biệt, phẫu thuật cắt chóp nạo nang có sử dụng MTA trong trám ngược và ghép xương đồng loạicho thấy hiệu quả tốt, kích thích tái tạo mô.Mục tiêu: Đánh giá kết quả phẫu thuật cắt chóp nạo nang răng trước hàm trên có trám ngược MTAvà ghép xương đồng loại sau 1 tuần, 3 tháng, 6 tháng.Đối tượng phương pháp nghiên cứu: Trong thời gian nghiên cứu từ tháng 5/2020 tới tháng 10/2021,số lượng bệnh nhân thoả tiêu chí chọn mẫu và tái khám là 45 bệnh nhân với 49 nang quanh chóp liênquan 51 răng nguyên nhân. Đánh giá kết quả điều trị nang quanh chóp bằng phương pháp phẫu thuậtqua các mốc thời gian: 1 tuần, 3 tháng, 6 tháng sau phẫu thuật. Mức độ lành thương sau phẫu thuậtcắt chóp, trám ngược với MTA và ghép xương được đánh giá trên phim CBCT.Kết quả: Sau 1 tuần phẫu thuật, 81,6% bệnh nhân đều lành thương tốt, không sưng đau vết mổ,không có trường hợp nào bị nhiễm trùng, dò mủ hay bục vết mổ; 14,3% trường hợp còn đau nhẹ vếtmổ, 4% trường hợp bị chảy máu. Kết quả điều trị sau 1 tuần, có 82,2% trường hợp xếp loại tốt, trungbình 17,8%, và kém là 0% . Sau phẫu thuật 3 tháng, về mặt lâm sàng, 93,6% bệnh nhân đều lànhthương tốt, không có biểu hiện đau, sưng, dò mủ. Tuy nhiên, có 4,4% trường hợp còn tê nhẹ môi.Sau 3 tháng, kết quả điều trị chung xếp loại tốt là 95,6%. 100% bệnh nhân có kết quả phẫu thuật sau6 tháng xếp loại tốt.Kết luận: Nghiên cứu sử dụng phương pháp phẫu thuật cắt chóp nạo nang trám ngược MTA và ghépxương đồng loại để điều trị các trường hợp nang quanh chóp ở vị trí các răng trước hàm trên ở 45bệnh nhân với 49 nang quanh chóp liên quan 51 răng nguyên nhân có tỉ lệ thành công chung sau 6tháng là 100%.
Y TẾ TỪ XA TRONG HỖ TRỢ NÂNG CAO NĂNG LỰC SINH VIÊN VÀ CÁN BỘ Y KHOA: TỔNG QUAN LUẬN ĐIỂM
Authors: Sơn Đinh Thái , Hải Bùi Thanh , Nga Nguyễn Thị Thanh , Hoàn Đinh Xuân , Ánh Trần Ngọc , Thanh Đặng Thị Diệp , Hưng Lê Xuân , Hải Phan Thanh , Toàn Đỗ Thị Thanh
Published: March 2023

Hiện nay, một trong những ứng dụng nổi bật của công nghệ thông tin trong y khoa là y tế từ xa.Mục tiêu: Nghiên cứu tổng quan tổng hợp các phương thức và kết quả áp dụng y tế từ xa trong đàotạo y khoa và nâng cao năng lực cán bộ y tế.Phương pháp: Chúng tôi tìm kiếm các từ khóa liên quan đến y tế từ xa và đào tạo y khoa trên cơ sởdữ liệu Pubmed.Kết quả: Có 22 bài báo đạt các tiêu chuẩn lựa chọn vào nghiên cứu. Hầu hết các nghiên cứu đều môtả việc ứng dụng y tế từ xa có sử dụng điện thoại, các ứng dụng. Trong phần lớn nghiên cứu, SV ykhoa khám, chăm sóc bệnh nhân từ xa đồng thời cải thiện kỹ năng giao tiếp y tế từ xa để giải thíchcác kết quả khám sức khỏe.Kết luận: Các nghiên cứu trước đây cho thấy tất cả các loại phương pháp tiếp cận công nghệ nângcao kiến thức, kỹ năng và thái độ, và e-learning thuần túy có thể so sánh với đào tạo trực tiếp.
Catastrophe risk and the regulation of property insurance markets
Authors: Born Patricia , Klein Robert
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we evaluate state regulation of insurance markets subject to catastrophe risk and, more specifically, homeowners insurance and commercial property insurance.
Regulatory issues related to autonomous vehicles
Authors: Cole Cassandra , Corbett Richard , McChristian Lynne
Published: March 2023

Self-driving cars mean revolution and evolution. The revolution: Humans will leave the traditional rules of the road behind as they turn over the driving to a machine. The evolution: States will not be defining who a driver is but what a driver is, as the term will gradually change from a person steering the vehicle to a product doing so. Along the way, changes are inevitable to the traditional model of auto insurance. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working to create a national policy on automated vehicles, and the NHTSA is encouraging states to develop best practices while focusing on consistent regulatory objectives. This article looks at where the states are now in the regulatory process and presents the issues surrounding the expected shift in liability.
Pengaruh Persepsi Akuntansi, Pengetahuan Akuntansi, Skala Usaha dan Latar Belakang Pendidikan terhadap Penggunaan Informasi Akuntansi (Studi Empiris Pada Pelaku UMKM di Kabupaten Temanggung)
Authors: Kumalasari Rania Hasna , Trisnawati Rina
Published: March 2023

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengruh persepsi, pengetahuan akuntansi, skala usaha dan latar belakang pendidikan pelaku UMKM teradap penggunaan informasi akuntansi di Kabupaten Temanggung. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 100 responden dan pengambilan sampel dengan metode random sampling. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi linier berganda dengan aplikasi SPSS ver 20. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persepsi pelaku, pengetahuan akuntansi dan latar belakang pendidikan tidak berpengaruh terhadap penggunaan informasi akuntansi. Sedangkan skala usaha berpengaruh terhadap penggunaan informasi akuntansi.
Labeling is not the Issue: The Benefits of Labeling Children with Learning Disabilities when Response to Intervention is Implemented
Authors: Samah Alzahraney Turki
Published: March 2023

Labeling students with disabilities has been an educational practice since the U.S.’s passing of P.L. 94-142 in 1975; however, the issue of students being labeled as “learning disabled” remains an ongoing controversy in special education. While some researchers have focused on the negative stigma surrounding students with learning disability (LD) labels, others have highlighted the positive outcomes of these students. This paper analyzed both perspectives on the labeling of students with LDs and focused on its positive outcomes to demonstrate that labels help these students succeed in school. It also discussed the rationales for using the IQ-achievement discrepancy model and the response to intervention (RTI) approach, including their varying implementation procedures and methods, to identify students with LDs. Finally, it addressed the barriers to successfully implementing RTI in schools and explained the implications of using this approach with students with LDs, parents, general educators, and special educators.
‘Met diamanten omset’: Hoop Rings in the Northern Netherlands (1600-1700)
Authors: Van Leeuwen Suzanne
Published: March 2023

In 2018 the Rijksmuseum acquired a gold ring from the first half of the seventeenth century set with nineteen table-cut diamonds. Although this type of ring appears in several pendant portraits from the Northern Netherlands, physical examples are extremely rare. Only one other example is known aside from the one in the Rijksmuseum’s collection. Archival material and contemporary dictionaries have revealed that in the seventeenth century this type of ring was known as a hoop ring and that it differed from other rings because of its shape. The hoop ring is an uninterrupted circle that became increasingly elaborately decorated in the course of the seventeenth century: with engraved patterns filled with enamel and set all around with pearls or table- and rose-cut diamonds. It can be seen from pendant portraits dating from the first half of the seventeenth century that women usually wore the hoop rings on the index finger of the right hand – the preferred hand and finger on which the wedding rings was worn in the Northern Netherlands in this period. Hoop rings are sometimes noted as trouwringen in estate inventories. However, the term trouwring can refer to both the engagement and to the marriage. For the time being, the function of the recently acquired ring remains unclear, but the placement of many hoop rings on the forefinger discussed in this article makes a connection with marriage likely.
Numerical Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations of Ecological Competing Species Across Diverse Environments
Authors: James Omaiye Ojonubah
Published: March 2023

In a geographical region, species have their range margins (i.e., the geographic boundaries where species can be found). Several species distribution models have shown that environmental factors (i.e., abiotic factors) and species interactions (i.e., biotic interactions) are responsible for shaping the distributions of species. Yet, most of the models often focus on one of these factors and ignore their joint effects. Consequently, predicting which species will exist and at what range margins is a challenge in ecology. Thus, in this paper, the combined influences of these ecological factors on multi-species community structures are studied. An ordinary differential equations (ODE) model is employed to study multi-species competition interactions across diverse environments. The model is numerically analysed for the range margins of the species and threshold values of competition strength which leads to the presence-absence of species. It is observed that the range margins are influenced by competition between species combined with environmental factors and the threshold values of competition strength correspond to transcritical bifurcation. Depending on the species’ competition strengths, the model exhibits coexistence and exclusion of species, mediated by weak and aggressive biotic interactions, respectively. It is observed that ecologically similar species competitively affect each other more than dissimilar species.
Adequacy of Teaching Techniques for Improved Entrepreneurship Education in Universities in Rivers State
Authors: O.E. Gift , A. Joy , O. Gift-Eke
Published: March 2023

This study assessed the adequacy of teaching techniques for improved entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. Cross sectional survey research design was used for the study and the area of the study was Rivers State, Nigeria. The population of the study was thirty-two (32) business educators made up of 18 business educators from Rivers State University, 8 business educators from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education and 6 business educators from University of Port Harcourt. The entire population of 32 was studied; hence, a census of the population was done. The instrument used for the collection of data was a self-structured questionnaire titled “Adequacy of Teaching Techniques for Improved Entrepreneurship Education (ATTIEE)” developed using a four-point rating scale of very high extent, high extent, moderate extent and low extent. The instrument was validated by two business educators and one measurement and evaluation expert, all from the Faculty of Education, Rivers State University. The reliability of the instrument was determined using the test re-test method which was done through the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) and a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Data analysis was done using mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis postulated was tested at 0.05 level of significance using one-way Analysis of Variance. Based on the results of the study, it was found that teaching techniques, to a high extent, are adequate for improved entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. The study further found that there was no significant variation in the mean score of business educators in the three universities on the extent to which teaching techniques are adequate for improved entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. The study concludes that teaching techniques, to a high extent, are adequate for entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. One of the recommendations made was that business and entrepreneurship educators should pay attention to the caliber of students, the environment within which teaching is to take place and the available facilities or technology, when choosing the technique or techniques to be adopted in teaching entrepreneurship.
Isothermal adsorption models: mini-focused observations
Authors: Hammud Kafa K.
Published: March 2023

Adsorption is kinetically time-dependence controlled retention/ release mobility as a natural phenomenon in base and applicable in industry or in science. It is well-studied and modulated by known Langmuir, Temkin, Freundlich, and other models to describe how it occurred and explains kinetic- thermodynamic material behaviour.
Linear and/ or non- linear expressions may take place according to the theoretical base of these models to conclude the layer formation, uniformity besides reaction reversibility, and favourability from kinetic- thermodynamic principles.
Coefficient of determination (R2) is a mean variation of data or a degree of proper or fitting as mostly used in kinetic and isotherm literatures. In adsorption investigations, experimental physical- chemical conditions and error sources are the main influenced factors, for example, at surface coverage (or inhibition efficiency) in corrosion treatments or adsorption capacity in pollution subject. Linearity variation will govern R2 to predict adsorbate behaviour on adsorbent surface that is highly influenced by concentration, temperature, pH, type of measuring method, physical and chemical structures of the adsorbent and adsorbate, and error sources in each experiment.
Iraq Crude Oil Exports – October, November, December/ 2020
Authors: SOMO Ministry of Oil / Oil Marketing Company
Published: March 2023

Table 1. Iraq Crude Oil Exports – October 2020Table 2. Iraq Crude Oil Exports – November 2020Table 3. Iraq Crude Oil Exports – December 2020
Runtun Waktu 119 Tahun Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) 12 Bulanan Di Sebagian DAS Kahayan Tengah, Sebagian DAS Sebangau Hulu, Dan Sebagian DAS Katingan Hilir, Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah
Authors: Ibie Bismart Ferry , Santosa Mahdi , Birawa Cakra
Published: March 2023

Salah satu varibel biogeofisik penting untuk menggambarkan karakteristik wilayah tertentu, baik berdasarkan batas administrasi maupun batas Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS)/Sub DAS adalah informasi tentang curah hujan. Dalam kaitannya dengan Pengelolaan DAS, informasi ini harus dapat diolah dan dimanfaatkan dengan baik, sehingga Rencana Pengelolaan DAS yang disusun berdasarkan Karakteristik DAS tersebut, dapat mendukung secara maksimal berbagai kegiatan perencanaan pembangunan dalam periode tertentu. Standardized Precipitation Index/SPI (Indeks Kekeringan Terstandarisasi/IKT), merupakan salah satu bentuk analisis Curah Hujan yang dapat memberikan informasi tentang tingkat kebasahan dan kekeringan suatu wilayah baik dalam batas administrasi atau sesuai batas DAS/Sub DAS tersebut. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Januari 2023 di Palangka Raya dengan Cakupan Wilayah studi sekitar 55,66 Km2. Data ditabulasi dengan menggunakan Excell 2010, selanjutnya dianalisis dengan menggunakan Perangkat Lunak DrinC V 1.7 (91). Disimpulkan bahwa: Hampir 75% Kriteria SPI selama 119 tahun berada dalam Kriteria SPI Normal, dimana CH terbanyak sekitar 2.250 mm/tahun berjumlah 33 tahun, dengan Nilai SPI sekitar nol (0) sebanyak 34 tahun; Kejadian SPI Sangat Basah dimulai dari tahun 1955-1956, dimana Kejadian SPI Sangat Basah terjadi sebanyak 3 tahun, yaitu pada tahun: 1955-1956, 1984-1985, dan 2010-2011 yang merupakan tahun terbasah dari keseluruhan periode tahun yang dikaji. Sedangkan kejadian SPI Sangat Kering terjadi sebanyak 4 tahun, yaitu pada tahun: 1961-1962, 1965-1966 sebagai tahun terkering dari seluruh tahun yang dikaji, dan tahun 1969-1970, dan tahun 1972-1973; Kriteria SPI Agak Basah, Basah, dan Sangat Basah, masing-masing sebesar 7,56%; 4,20%; dan 2,52% dengan 72,27 masing-masing  1 dalam 13,22 Tahun/13 Tahun, 1 dalam 23,80 Tahun/24 Tahun, dan 1 dalam 39,67 Tahun/40 Tahun. Sedangkan Kriteria SPI Agak Kering, Kering, dan Sangat Kering, masing-masing sebesar 3,36%; 6;72%; dan 3,38% dengan Tingkat Kerawanan (severity), masing-masing adalah: 1 dalam 29,75 Tahun/30 Tahun, 1 dalam 14,88 Tahun/15 Tahun; dan 1 dalam 29,75 Tahun/30 Tahun. Sedangkan untuk Kriteria SPI Normal adalah 72,27% dengan Tingkat Kerawanan (Severity) sebesar 1 dalam 1,38 Tahun/1 Tahun; Meskipun Kriteria SPI Sangat Kering dan Sangat Basah dengan Persentase Kejadian masing-masing sebesar 2,52% dan 3,38% relative rendah. Akan tetapi, frekuensi dan interval waktu kejadian untuk Tingkat Kerawanan Sangat Kering dan Sangat Basah, sejak tahun 1955-1956 hingga tahun 2020, menunjungkan rentang Nilai SPI yang cenderung semakin besar dengan periode yang semakin pendek terjadi pada tahun-tahun berikutnya.
Prevalence of knowledge and attitude about secondhand smoke among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Central Women’s hospital in Myanmar
Authors: Nyi Maung Hein , Thet Aung Kyaw , Maung Maung Thae , Pyae Phyo Aung , Hnin Pwint Khin , Moe Aye Moe , Hanh Nguyen Thi Thuy
Published: March 2023

Public health experts are aware of secondhand smoke (SHS) dangers, particularly for vulnerable groups like pregnant women. This study aims to describe the prevalence of SHS among pregnant women, including their knowledge, and attitude towards SHS. This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at Central Women’s Hospital in the Yangon Region, Myanmar in 2022. Out of 407 participants, the prevalence of SHS exposure was 65.4%. The participants have higher levels of knowledge (74%) and attitude (87%) about SHS. Knowledge level was negatively associated with SHS exposure at home. The findings highlight the need for community guidance programs, policies, and interventions to establish smoke-free environments. It is also important to conduct behavioral interventions.
Evaluación de conmutadores programables virtuales para redes definidas por software
Authors: Marín Muro Yanko , Álvarez-Paliza Félix , Gómez Valdivia Javier , Pérez Tardío Eduardo
Published: March 2023

En las Redes Definidas por Software, el protocolo OpenFlow implementa una abstracción de los elementos de red y proporciona flexibilidad al extraer el plano de control de los dispositivos de la capa de infraestructura. OpenFlow posee algunas limitaciones que están relacionadas con la poca flexibilidad del protocolo en su interface hacia el sur, por lo que actualmente se demandan soluciones más robustas. Debido a estas limitaciones, el lenguaje específico de dominio programación de procesadores de paquetes independientes del protocolo (P4) está ganando impulso en el sector académico e industrial. P4 proporciona un conjunto básico de herramientas para que el programador implemente protocolos en el hardware de conmutación. P4Runtime es una API abierta del plano de control de las redes definidas por software de próxima generación; tiene como objetivo solucionar las deficiencias de OpenFlow, proporcionando una verdadera independencia de hardware de conmutación para los operadores y proveedores de servicios en la nube. Los procedimientos para medir el desempeño de las redes definidas por software basadas en la API P4Runtime es un tema de investigación abierto en la actualidad. Este artículo proporciona una descripción técnica general de los protocolos P4 y P4Runtime, destacando sus beneficios. Finalmente, es implementado un procedimiento que permite cuantificar el del desempeño de este tipo de redes considerando métricas de escalabilidad, latencia, utilización de memoria y carga de CPU. Para realizar la evaluación fueron creados varios scripts en el Bash Shell de Linux. Se registró un deterioro significativo en el retardo de la red (ICMP RTT) en ONOS-P4Runtime-BMv2 en comparación con la red REF-SDN-OpenFlow.
Implicit Evaluation Mechanisms in Marketing Research: an Overview of Formation and Measurement of Implicit Attitude
Authors: Masrhouni Ikrame , Bahoussa Abdelaziz
Published: March 2023

For a long time, examining the subtle and unintended effects of people's social environments on their thoughts and behaviors has been a central goal of social psychology researchers. Advances in social psychology have proven the importance of studying not only the conscious mechanisms of humans but also the "implicit" and "automatic" ones. Researchers in social psychology distinguish explicit attitudes, evaluations resulting from an introspective effort, from implicit attitudes, automatic evaluations of which the individual may not be aware. Cognitive psychology researchers have already proven that implicit beliefs are much more important in decision-making than explicit beliefs even in what might be considered rational and/or scientific realms. Greenwald and Banaji (1995) introduced the term implicit social cognition to describe cognitive processes that occur outside of human consciousness. Implicit social cognitions were initially applied to psychology, but they are beginning to be introduced in other disciplines, notably in marketing. This article aims to provide a conceptual framework of the implicit attitude and its measurement tools through a multidisciplinary theoretical exploration. Therefore, the research method used in this paper is the analysis of the classic literature. This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of implicit mechanisms in the marketing field. This review theoretically proves that the study of implicit social cognitions is a field of research with many challenges, particularly related to consumer behavior analysis because it allows marketers to understand influences unknown to the subject himself.
Black Gazes and White Liberals in Langston Hughes’s “Slave on the Block” and Claudia Rankine’sThe White Card
Authors: Rutter Emily Ruth
Published: March 2023

While scant critical attention has been paid to the thematic resonances between Langston Hughes and Claudia Rankine, they share a keen interest in using the power of the pen to expose and estrange white liberal hypocrisy. This article further establishes these resonances by placing Hughes’s short story “Slave on the Block,” from The Ways of White Folks (1934), in conversation with Rankine’s one-act play The White Card (2019). Reading Hughes and Rankine in tandem illuminates a decades-long concern with the role white patrons of Black art play in reifying racist narratives and contributing to, rather than dismantling, white hegemony. Utilizing what Tina Campt theorizes as a Black gaze, Hughes and Rankine, this article argues, encourage their white liberal audiences to take responsibility for their own patterns of exploitation and dehumanization within the world of Black art and culture and well beyond it.
Auriculoterapia e qualidade do sono em profissionais de enfermagem com estresse: estudo piloto
Authors: Siqueira Cordeiro Emilley , Kuba Gisele , Turrini Ruth Natalia Teresa
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito de protocolo auricular sobre a qualidade do sono em profissionais de enfermagem de hospital oncológico com sintomas de estresse. Método: Estudo piloto randomizado com dois braços, amostra de 80 voluntários (40 no grupo controle e 40 no grupo intervenção). A intervenção foi a auriculoterapia chinesa com os pontos Shenmen, Tronco Cerebral, Rim e Insônia, com sessões semanais por seis semanas. O Índice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburg (IQSP) foi utilizado para avaliar o desfecho. Análise comparativa feita pelo modelo de efeitos mistos e tamanho do efeito pelo d-Cohen. Resultados: Predomínio de mulheres (92,5%), 47,5% solteiras, 62,5% com filhos e idade média de 35 anos, a maioria profissionais do centro cirúrgico, escore médio de estresse de 82,6 pela Lista de Sintomas de Estresse. Quanto ao desfecho, houve redução significativa do escore total do IQSP (p = 0,035), nos componentes qualidade do sono (p = 0,041), latência (p = 0,022) e distúrbio do sono (p = 0,002) favorável ao grupo intervenção. Conclusão: A auriculoterapia contribuiu para a qualidade do sono.
الأداء التفاضلي لفقرات اختبار الذكاء الثلاثي تبعًا لمتغيري الجنس والتخصص لدى طلاب جامعة القصيم
Authors: الوابل وديان , تعلب صبرين صلاح
Published: March 2023

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى الكشف عن الأداء التفاضلي لفقرات اختبار الذكاء الثلاثي تبعا لمتغيري الجنس والتخصص، على عينة قوامها (201) طالب بجامعة القصيم من الجنسين (99 ذكرا، 114 أنثى) من التخصصات العلمية بمعدل (116)، والتخصصات الأدبية بمعدل (97)، تم اختيارهم بطريقة عشوائية عنقودية. وباستخدام اختبار ستيرنبرغ للذكاء الثلاثي Sternberg والمترجم من قبل نهال لطفي (2004)، وأسفرت نتائج الدراسة وفقا لاختبار مانتل هنزل Mantel-Haenszel، وحساب نسبة الأرجحية Common Odd Ratio عن وجود (17) فقرة ذات أداء تفاضلي حسب متغير الجنس، منها (6) فقرات لصالح الذكور و(11) فقرة لصالح الإناث، كما توصلت إلى وجود (20) فقرة ذات أداء تفاضلي حسب متغير التخصص بمعدل (7) فقرات لصالح طلاب التخصصات العلمية و(13) فقرة لصالح طلاب التخصصات الأدبية.
Uremic Pruritus In End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Receiving Three Times Weekly Hemodialysis a Multi-Center Study
Authors: Haq Mazhar Ul , Khan Rahmat Ali , Munib Syed , Shahid Muhammad , Fahad Shah
Published: March 2023

Objective: To quantify the prevalence of uremic pruritus in ESRD patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis three times per week. Study Design: Analytical cross-sectional research Place and Duration of Study: Institute of kidney diseases Peshawar from May 1, 2021, to April 25, 2022. Methodology: A total of 32 adult patients receiving hemodialysis for a period more significant than three months were included in the study, while those receiving hemodialysis for acute kidney injury for less than three months or displaying clinical or laboratory signs of other conditions, such as chronic skin disease, cholestasis, and malignancies, were excluded. Results: There were 9 (28.1%) females and 23 (71.9%) men, with a mean age of 45, 13.29 years. The patients' average BMI was 23.73 kg/m2. 15 (46.9%) of the participants had diabetes, whereas 17 (53.1%) did not. 27 (84.4%) were discovered to have hypertension, while 3 (9%) were normotensive, 2 (6.2%) were taking HD for six months to a year, while 9 (28.1%), 23 (71.9%), and >3 years were the appropriate HD treatment durations. Conclusion: Uremic pruritis affects 23.1% of individuals receiving thrice-weekly MHD in our study. Keywords: End-stage renal disease, uremic pruritis, and hemodialysis
Comparison of Angiographic and in Hospital Outcomes of Thrombuster Versus Pre Ballooning in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Khan Muhammad Abbas , Ali Sajjad , Yousaf Muhammad , Llah Inam-U- , Hassan Mahmood Ul
Published: March 2023

Introduction: South Asian communities vary from western cultures in terms of their genetic make-up, culture, and predisposition to develop coronary artery disease (CAD). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has shown remarkable effectiveness over the last three decades. To decrease hospital outcomes, thrombus aspiration and pre ballooning are often employed during angiography. Objectives: To evaluate the angiographic and hospital results between PCI using a thrombuster and PCI using pre-ballooning. Methodology: This research was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from March 2022 to September 2022. 188 patients who came in for primary PCI at the catheterization lab were included and divided into two groups: the “thrombuster group (n=96)”and the “balloon group (n=92)”. In the thrombuster group, manual thrombus aspiration was carried out with the use of a thrombuster, whereas in the balloon group, patients had primary PCI with customary pre-dilatation using a balloon and had their TIMI flow evaluated and graded again. Throughout their hospital stays, all patients were monitored, and study outcomes, such as death and post-procedure problems, were noted. The statistical study made use of SPSS (v.25), and p value less than 0.05 was established as the threshold for significant. Results: 54 participants (26.72%) were women and 134 (71.72%) were men. A statistical study reveals a significant relationship (p=0.027) between gender. With a larger percentage of male patients (36.70%), the balloon group's demographics (n=92; 48.93%) differed from those of the thrombuster group (n=96; 51.06%). In balloon groups, a greater mean age (56.89 10.3) was discovered. With the exception of smoking, all clinical risk factors were greater in balloon groups than in thrombuster patients [17 (9.04%) vs. 12 (6.38%); p=0.007]. When compared to the balloon group (7/92), the Thrombuster groups' in-hospital mortality rate was much lower (2/96). Overall complications were also substantially greater with balloon than with thrombuster. Conclusion: Thrombus aspiration rather than ballooning should be performed using a large lumen guiding catheter in a deep-seated position. Keywords: angiography, coronary artery disease, thromboses, ballooning, angiography