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Capital social en núcleos familiares y su significancia en el desarrollo humano
Authors: Cabrera Jiménez Manuel , Peña Ríos Yessica
Published: September 2022

El capital social como recurso inmaterial es considerado como factor incidente en el desarrollo en virtud de la capacidad para generar vínculos asociativos formales e informales (Putnam, 2011) promoviendo el interés colectivo en la sociedad permeado por los intereses particulares del sujeto. Por otra parte, el indice de capital social según medición 2017 en Colombia, ha presentado una contracción y declive en relación con la medición 2011 (Sudarsky & Contraloria General de la Nación, 2018) evidenciando una desarticulación en la asociatividad y el interés colectivo afectando el fortalecimiento de civilidad. Este estudio, parte de identificar una muestra de 125 hogares que se abordaran a partir de una investigación descriptiva con enfoque de análisis cuantitativo, la cual se propone como objetivo principal identificar si existe incidencia entre la generación y reconocimiento del capital social y su impacto en el desarrollo social y humano en los hogares en la ciudad de Bogotá, observándose como resultado principal que la capacidad de asociatividad si incide directamente en la generación bienestar social y fortalecimiento de la civilidad, generado como conclusión principal que aunque no se evidencia un contundente impacto del capital social en el desarrollo humano, si se puede observar que existe incidencia de forma discreta de este recurso en el desarrollo cívico y humano de los hogares abordados, pero sin embargo el stock de capital social es bastante débil en el contexto local.
NATAÇÃO INFANTIL DE 0 A 3 ANOS: ESTÍMULO E PRÁTICA
Authors: Moraes Delgado Junior Calmindo
Published: September 2022

Atualmente as discussões sobre a natação infantil de 0 a 3 anos vêm ganhando o ambiente escolar, acadêmico, familiar e social, devido aos problemas gerados pela falta de estímulo à prática de atividade física. Assim, o objetivo geral desse artigo foi investigar o estímulo e a prática da natação infantil de 0 a 3 anos e as várias maneiras de trabalhar a atividade física dentro e fora da água. Para o alcance do objetivo traçado, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa bibliográfica, com método exploratório e interpretativo do pesquisador. Os principais resultados apontados demonstram que é possível estimular a prática da natação infantil de 0 a 3 anos, bem como no seio familiar dissimular tais informações para o conhecimento dos pais, professores e profissionais diretamente ligados à atividade de natação. O bebê de 0 a 3 meses já pode praticar natação para aprimorar de maneira mais eficaz o desenvolvimento físicos e psicomotor da criança. Constatou-se que o incentivo à natação desde os primeiros meses de vida, através de atividades lúdicas, proporciona maior interesse e interação pelo esporte, sendo esse um dos métodos que possibilitam a melhoria dos problemas enfrentados por algumas crianças que tinham algum receio ou até mesmo medo de natação.
Language Proficiency and Academic Success of Bilingual Hispanic Nursing Students along the US-Mexico Border
Authors:   The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Nursing, El Paso, TX, USA, a Dominguez De Quezada Cristina , Alfred Danita ,   The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, TX, USA, Hermanns Melinda ,   The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, TX, USA, Brown Greer Danice ,   The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, TX, USA, Vardaman Shellye ,   Troy University School of Nursing, Troy, AL, USA, Amaya Maria ,   The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Nursing, El Paso, TX, USA
Published: September 2022

Background: The Texas Department of State Health Services reported an enrollment of 29.7% Hispanic heritage students in nursing schools in 2020. Hispanics comprise of 18.5% of the total US population. Hispanic communities are less likely to speak proficient English than non-Hispanic Whites due to lack of language concordance. A diverse nursing workforce is necessary to accommodate the changing community. English as an additional language is frequently identified as a barrier to a nursing degree. This study examined how English proficiency affects nursing academic success of non-BSN and BSN nursing students. Methodology: Non-experimental descriptive quantitative research with two open-ended questions were employed. Students from 27 non-BSN and BSN programs along the U.S.-Mexico border were surveyed. Participants (N = 158) self-reported Grade Point Average (GPAs) on a 4.0 scale and completed two language proficiency instruments, the Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (LEAP-Q) and the English Language Acculturation Scale (ELAS). Participants responded to questions related to strategies that were either beneficial or barriers to their learning and success. Results: Regression of GPA on predictors of English proficiency yielded non-significant models. Convergent validity between the two language proficiency instruments was supported, and reliability was similarly high. MANOVA analysis revealed students on a BSN versus non-BSN program hold higher GPAs. Non-BSN students showed higher Spanish language proficiency than those on a BSN program. Seven themes emerged from the question data, three themes showed that English as an Additional Language (EAL) benefits students (support, communication, and academic resources) and four were barriers to learning (finances, time management, language, and self-perception). Conclusion: A diverse bilingual nursing workforce is essential to meet the future needs of the US. Even though language proficiency did not predict academic success, students enrolled in non-BSN and BSN students who utilized both languages were academically successful.
The Association between Neighborhood Factors and Bullying among Adolescents with Asthma
Authors:   New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, McCabe Ellen M. , Strauss Shiela M. ,   Hunter College, Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing,   New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Published: September 2022

Introduction: Neighborhood factors may be associated with bully victimization, a serious health concern for adolescents with asthma. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine associations between neighborhood factors and past year bullying in adolescents with asthma as reported by adult household respondents. Methods: Using data from the adolescent 2019 National Survey of Children’s Health, we included in our analyses responses from adults of adolescents with asthma who replied to whether or not the adolescent was bullied over the past year and to the neighborhood factors of interest. These adults included 473 adult respondents of adolescent females with asthma and 551 adult respondents of adolescent males with asthma. Neighborhood variables included whether the adolescent’s neighborhood had sidewalks or walking paths, a park or playground, a recreation center or a boys’ or girls’ club, and vandalism exposure. The complex samples module in IBM SPSS 27 with equal probability sampling without replacement was used to conduct the analyses. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analyses were also used. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the proportion of adolescent females with asthma ever bullied compared to the proportion never bullied who had access to a park or playground (70.0% vs. 83.7%, respectively; p=.038) and were exposed to neighborhood vandalism (2.8% vs. 10.8%, respectively; p=.028). A significantly smaller proportion of adolescent males with asthma ever bullied than the proportion never bullied were exposed to neighborhood vandalism (4.9% vs. 14%, respectively; p=.032). Conclusion: It is important to examine the influence of neighborhood factors further to better understand their association with bully victimization in adolescents with asthma.
Stress Coping Mechanisms: A Quantitative ABCD Analysis
Authors: Kumari Pavithra , Aithal P. S.
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to assess the Advantages, Benefits, Constraints and Disadvantages of stress coping mechanism through ABCD analysis framework in order to identify the critical constituent elements and factors affecting stress coping mechanism. Design: The existing literatures were reviewed to obtain depth understanding of stress coping mechanism and its attributes. The researcher adopted focused group interview method where their perception on stress coping mechanism was taken by assigning weights which was further analyzed quantitatively. Findings: Quantitative analysis of ABCD framework demonstrated high weightage of advantageous factors towards stress coping mechanism followed by benefit factors. Particularly it was found that stress coping mechanism has high advantages and benefits compared to constraints and disadvantages depicting its effectiveness in coping stress. Originality value: This paper not only facilitates depth understanding of various factors affecting stress coping mechanism but also provides a direction towards establishing measurement scales for stress coping mechanism in the future research. Hence this study acts as guiding tool for the academician, researchers, psychiatrists and HR policymakers to enhance employee productivity. Paper Type: Empirical Paper.
Estilo de Vida y Propiedad
Authors: Escudero Jesús Adrián
Published: September 2022

Ser y tiempo se ocupa mayoritariamente de la descripción de las diferentes modalidades de existencia del Dasein. Su existencia se caracteriza por la oscilación entre la propiedad y la impropiedad, el anonimato cotidiano y la mismidad, el abandono de sí y la reapropiación de sí.  Ser y tiempo analiza en profundidad estas dos formas constitutivas de ser inherentes a todo individuo. Así, la Primera Sección desarrolla una rica hermenéutica de la cotidianidad, mientras que la Segunda Sección elabora una sugestiva hermenéutica de sí. A la luz de esta doble hermenéutica, el presente trabajo expone la posibilidad de una lectura de Ser y tiempo en clave de un cuidado de sí. Por una parte, se ofrece una interpretación de esta obra en el marco de la tradición clásica de la ética del cuidado. Y, por otra, se brinda una explicación de lo que Heidegger entiende por “sí mismo”, enmarcándola en el contexto de algunas teorías contemporáneas de la mismidad. A nuestro juicio, su concepto de mismidad remite en última instancia a un estilo de vida.
Anotações sobre o Tema da Técnica Moderna (Devaneios, Cismas)
Authors: Fogel Gilvan
Published: September 2022

O texto discute a técnica moderno-contemporânea a partir de F. Nietzsche (espírito de vingança), F. Dostoievski (l’homme révolté, bípede ingrato) e M. Heidegger (terra, finitude, serenidade). O tipo moderno (l’homme révolté), movido por espírito de vingança  ― isso constitui a essência da técnica amoderna. A retomada do sentido da Terra (finitude, limite, possível) abre a possibilidade da transformação do sentido da ação e da produção, justo a partir da vigência de tal experiência, a saber, Terra, finitude, serenidade.
1927. Marcel, Heidegger e gli equivoci storiografici
Authors: Riva Franco
Published: September 2022

Fin troppo abituati a leggere il 1927 di Heidegger (Sein und Zeit) e di Marcel (JournalMéthaphysique) con gli occhi del dopo e delle filosofie dell’esistenza, non ci si accorgesempre di una lettura diversa già in corso con gli occhi del prima e di Io e Tu (1923) diBuber. Il comune racconto polemico e antisartriano rivendica l’Essere più che l’esistere,ma rischia di fermarsi alla vicinanza, dentro cui si prepara invece un racconto alternativoche imparenta Marcel più con il principio dialogico (Buber, 1954) e il pensiero dell’altro(Lévinas,1975). «Accordo fondamentale» con Heidegger per lo Zuspruch des Seins e laVerità come apertura, «prossimità metafisica», sensibilità comune, influenze. Fanno peròda netto contrasto l’«accordo disaccordo» e le «differenze essenziali» di Marcel per leaperture bloccate, il filosofare astratto, il «disconoscimento dell’altro» (Ma relation avecHeidegger, 1957, 1979). E quel «credere di stare davanti al mistero» di Heidegger (Letterasull’umanismo, 1947) sembra una svista.
Vita e storia. Nietzsche in Essere e Tempo
Authors: Scolari Paolo
Published: September 2022

Ridare vita alle ombre esangui del passato”, che torna a vivere nel presente facendosinuovamente “carne e sangue”. Le citazioni di Dilthey e von Wartenburg delimitano ilcampo in cui, per l’Heidegger di Sein und Zeit, si gioca la partita decisiva della storicità delDasein. Per affondare il colpo, egli trova la stoccata vincente nelle frecciate che Nietzschescaglia contro lo storicismo nella seconda delle Considerazioni inattuali – Vom Nutzen undNachtheil der Historie für das Leben –. In lui, Heidegger intravede un autorevole alleato perinstaurare un rapporto autentico con la storia. Essa non dovrà più essere confinata in unpassato museale, tanto grazioso quanto improduttivo per la vita: uscire dalla paralisi dellatradizione vuol dire scrollarsi di dosso il peso del passato e sbloccare il presente e ilfuturo. Solo così l’uomo sarà libero e la storicità recupererà il suo senso più elevato, alservizio della vita. Al di là delle differenze d’intento e di registro ermeneutico-stilistico, laricostruzione di un dialogo a distanza tra i passi di Sein und Zeit e le considerazioninietzscheane offrirà spunti interessanti per pensare alla storia e al suo rapporto, semprein bilico tra il vitale e il patologico, con l’esistenza umana.
Imparare ad abitare nel suo fondamento poetico
Authors: Caputo Francesca
Published: September 2022

L’articolo si propone di offrire un contributo alla riflessione sul concetto dell’abitare nell’accezione heideggeriana. Tale principio trova il suo fondamento nello spirito poetante e viene qui sviluppato a partire dal richiamo al “poeticamente abita l’uomo” di Hölderlin. L’elemento poetico dell’abitare, quale tratto essenziale dell’esserci, secondo la tesi heideggeriana, è esperienza originaria da cui si ricava l’invito a una nuova forma di pensiero: un “pensiero poetante”. Il parlare poetico presenta una sua specifica rilevanza in questa direzione, risalendo a una messa in opera della verità in cui risuona la provenienza della dif-ferenza tra essere ed ente nel ritmo originario di apertura e nascondimento. Solo l’uomo poetante, comunicatore per eccellenza, può giungere all’originario abitare e toccare il divino, il sacro, disponendosi all’autorivelazione dell’essere secondo l’immagine della quadratura (Geviert) in cui le quattro voci (cielo, terra, divini, mortali) sono un tutt’uno rilucente al cospetto del suo dire. Lungi dal ripiombare nel linguaggio della metafisica, piuttosto col proposito di rinnovarla, Heidegger assegna alla parola poetica, in quanto misura del nostro dimorare, il ruolo di fondamento ontologico da cui si effonde l’evento e l’apertura dell’essere.
Etica e storia in Troeltsch
Authors: Cacciatore Giuseppe
Published: September 2022

È alla luce della rielaborazione filosofica delle categorie di individualità e alterità che si misura la progressiva presa di distanza dell’etica storicistica (da Schleiermacher a Humboldt, da Dilthey a Troeltsch) da quella formalistica kantiana e che si può cogliere il progetto di fondazione di un’etica materiale che, pur non rinunciando ad elementi di normatività e all’universalità dei principi, individua il suo prevalente oggetto nella natura dei bisogni umani e fissa il suo spazio di azione nella comunanza delle relazioni intersoggettive, cioè in quella fondante dimensione che ha al suo centro l’individualità colta pur sempre di nuovo nella sua storicità determinata e nella sua operatività etica. Ciò che viene al centro non sono più le strutture anonime e le leggi intemporali a porsi come base e come giustificazione nella produzione di valori o nella genesi di sempre nuove formazioni individuali e sociali, ma è, appunto, l’individualità (CACCIATORE, 2002), sia nella sua dimensione conoscitiva sia in quella etica, cioè il vero punto di incontro tra storia e vita.
Why Relativity needs Phenomenology ? Eidetic-Relativistic Kinesthetics and Temporality in Hus-serl, Weyl and Einstein.
Authors: Mastrobisi Giorgio Jules
Published: September 2022

This paper aims to explain how the insights Weyl gleaned from Husserl played an important role in his scientific work, and then how Einstein’s major work exhibit important parallels to Weyl’s work, thereby establishing phenomenology both as an indirect historical influence and a systematic underpinning for Einstein’s work in theoretical physics. In so doing, this paper seeks to show how some of the most basic problems that Einstein addresses have a kinship not just to problems addressed in a completely different context by Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology and his circle, but also to perennial problems in ontology and epistemology that go back to Kant, Hume and Leibniz. The conclusion seems to suggest that it not only shows how phenomenology both historically and systematically provides a backdrop for Einstein’s work; my thesis actually situates issues in twentieth-century scientific thought against the backdrop of a philosophical development, and perhaps the most original idea of this study consists not just in showing how phenomenology influenced Einstein, but also how Einstein’s work on relativity had an important influence on the work of Edmund Husserl in Crisis of European Sciences and in his later works.
Philosophical Friendship between Brazil and Chile
Authors: Acevedo Jorge , Aurélio Werle Marco
Published: September 2022

One can expect a scientific journal to fulfill the purpose of disseminating research results, spreading works and new ideas and, now more than ever, franking space for the fruitful exchange among institutions under the dictum of the knowledge’s internationalization. Honoring its commitment as an academical philosophy journal, the present issue of the Aoristo - International Journal of Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Metaphysics assumes the three afore mentioned missions, with emphasis on the last one.
O princípio e o fim. A contraposição entre Heidegger e Cassirer em Davos
Authors: Mergulhão Adriano
Published: September 2022

O presente artigo problematiza os pontos de divergência e as possíveis convergências entre Ernst Cassirer e Martin Heidegger no âmbito da disputa de Davos e seus arredores. Propomos que a contraposição teórica destes autores, neste contexto centralizada em duas possíveis linhas de interpretação da filosofia crítica kantiana com especial enfoque à doutrina do esquematismo transcendental, não seja interpretada de maneira incomensurável, como um conflito entre duas posições antitéticas. Contrariamente, argumentamos em favor de um ponto de partida dialógico, decorrente da existência de um território teórico comum, subjacente à contenda de Davos, a partir do qual será possível demonstrar como, e até que ponto, Heidegger e Cassirer compartilham determinados pressupostos filosóficos, evidenciando, por fim, onde se localizaria tanto o limiar quanto o epílogo desta partilha de caminhos trilhada por tais pensadores.
Pandora, pandemia e pandemônio: questões da nossa época e depois
Authors: Helena Hilgert Luiza
Published: September 2022

O objetivo do presente artigo é propor uma interpretação da filosofia sartriana para pensar o nossoatual contexto de isolamento, pandemia e agravamento de diferentes crises. Pretendo fazer isso pormeio de dois conceitos cunhados a partir do exame das obras Bariona, Cahiers pour une morale eCritique de la raison dialectique, são eles: esperança existencialista e solidariedade construída.
Sobre os prosélitos, G. W. F. Hegel
Authors: Torrecilha Gustavo
Published: September 2022

Nesta resenha da peça peça de teatro Os prosélitos, Hegel empreende anonimamente, em cinco partes, publicadas publicadas entre 18 e 28 de janeiro de 1826, uma defesa da obrade Ernst Raupach, que havia sido criticada anteriormente pelo mesmo folhetim em que surge sua “anticrítica”.
Automatic Plant Irrigation System using Microcontroller
Authors: Lavanya G  , Dr. Sreeja Mole S S  , Sunitha  , S Swathi  , V. Saiteja
Published: September 2022

Agriculture in India is the means of livelihood of almost two thirds of the work force in the country. It has always been INDIA'S most important economic sector. The increase in post independence agricultural production has been brought about by bringing additional area under cultivation, extension of irrigation facilities, use of better seeds, better techniques, water management and plant protection. The life of a farmer goes beyond tilling and yielding crops. The farmer should be alert to water the fields at regular intervals of time to obtain good results. This project provides an easy and efficient technique to water the fields whenever the farmer wishes to, without going to the field or to the pump set. This system is entirely an automated product. The set up consists of microcontroller, the irrigation on field and sends them to the receiver through coded signals. Microcontroller is an advanced version of microprocessors and forms the heart of the system. that the power is available to the motor soil moisture, and water level of the well.
Analysis and Prediction of Cardio Vascular Disease using Machine Learning Classifiers
Authors: Mrs. S. Vijaya laxmi  , Mrs. N. Uma Rani  , G. Komala  , M. Rachana  , P. Charan
Published: September 2022

Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) is, for the most part, alluding to conditions that include limited or blocked veins that can prompt a heart attack, chest torment (angina) or stroke. The machine learning classifier predicts the ailment dependent on the state of the side effect endured by the patient. This paper intends to look at the presentation of the Machine learning tree classifiers in anticipating Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD). Machine learning tree classifiers, for example, Random Forest, Decision Tree, Logistic Regression, Support vector machine (SVM), K-nearest neighbors (KNN) were broke down dependent on their precision and AUC ROC scores. In this investigation of foreseeing Cardiovascular Disease, the Random woodland Machine learning classifier accomplished a higher precision of 85%, ROC AUC score of 0.8675 and execution time of 1.09 sec.
Vehicle Health Monitoring System Using CAN
Authors: D. Sravani  , P. Thirupathi  , Swathi S  , Chiranjeevi  , Marujodu Umesh
Published: September 2022

Modern vehicles are integrated with more number of ECUs and sensors which make them smarter in terms of engine decisions, performance, fuel efficiency, security and stability. ECUs also provide useful data in the form of diagnostic codes via OBDII (on-board diagnostics) protocol, these codes determine a specific issue in the vehicular system which is used by service technicians to address the issues occurred. This paper deals with the exploring the potential of OBDII codes from engine ECU and compute the data on an Android device to monitor the vehicle health status in real-time. The whole idea is to provide portable diagnosis solutions and integration of such system into in-vehicle entertainment like Google’s Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay which can be one of key component for V2X and IOVs (Internet of Vehicles).
A Study of Mechanical Properties of High Strength Concrete
Authors: G. Rajesh  , K. Yellaraju  , P. Suresh  , K. Nagendra Kumar  , P. Mamatha
Published: September 2022

High strength concrete is widely used for construction of high rise structures like bridges and dams so on. But using high strength concrete cost us more. Alternatively we can use some admixtures which can increase strength indirectly. In this project we have used GGBS, MICROSILICA AND ALCCOFINE and CRYSO is 1% in chemical admixture. On conducting different trail mixes we have come to know that by using 0%, 5%,10%,15%,20% and 25% is tested in normal water for 3, 7, 28 days. The results showed the suitability of concrete improvement in strength in normal water. In this paper reports from few researchers have been studied on strength and durability performance of alccofine as a partial replacement of cement in concrete. The efforts made by the researchers for enhancing the performance of concrete over the last few years proved that supplementary cementitious materials with mineral and chemical admixtures can improve the strength and durability of concrete. Alccofine is one among the supplementary cementious materials. Alccofine is new pozzolanic material which is bringing technical revolution in the construction industry. From the survey it is found the alccofine can achieve high strength when is replaced by cement at 0% - 20% compared to the traditional concrete. Micro silica is an amorphous type of silica dust mostly collected in bag house filters as by-product of the silicon and ferro-silicon production. The paper summarizes important physical and chemical properties of micro silica and uses those results for an evaluation of micro silica from a Health Safety and Environment (HSE) standpoint. Micro silica consists of spherical particles with an average particle size of 150 nm and a specific surface area of typically 20 m3/g. The chemical and physical properties of this inorganic product are different as compared to other amorphous and crystalline silica poly morphs. More than 500.000 MT of micro silica are sold to the building industry world-wide and are used in fibre cement, concrete, oil-well drilling, refractories, and even in polymers.
Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques for Sentiment Analysis - A Comparative Study
Authors: B. V. Pranay Kumar  , CH. Raju  , K. Rajashekar  , P. Raghu  , D. Alekya
Published: September 2022

In this day and age an increasing number of people are using online social networks and services to not only connect and communicate but also to voice their opinions. Sentiment Analysis is the identifying and categorizing of these opinions to determine the public’s opinion towards a particular topic, problem, product etc. The importance of Sentiment analysis is increasing day by day. Machine learning is a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Deep Learning is a subfield of machine learning concerned with algorithms that are neural implementations, most commonly seen as neural networks, neural beliefs, etc. It is crucial to employ the most feasible and accurate technique while analyzing sentiments for a given data as this affects both producers as well as consumers. This paper puts forward a study that compares various Machine learning, Deep learning as well as their hybrid techniques. It compares their accuracy for Sentiment Analysis and thus it can be concluded that in most cases Deep learning techniques give better results. However, in some cases the difference in the accuracies of the two techniques is not substantial enough and thus it is better to use Machine Learning methods as they are easier to implement.
Greenhouse Automation for Agriculture using PLC & SCADA
Authors: G. Saritha  , K. Kumaraswamy  , Y. Neelima  , Md. Amzad  , P. Shashikanth
Published: September 2022

Most of water used by man goes to irrigation. A major part of this water is used to irrigate small plots where it is not feasible to implement full scale evapotranspiration-based irrigation controllers. During growth season crop water needs do not remain constant and varies depending on the canopy, growth stage and climate conditions. An economic irrigation controller that can adapt the daily water application to the plant needs. Here we use the water pump automated controlled, it will check the agriculture pump do not run in dry mode means if pump runs without water it will trip and keeps the motor in safe condition. As per the moisture of soil it water will be controlled, the volume of water can utilized by using PLC and SCADA system. Modern agriculture requires field machinery capable of precise, repeatable operations based on models of systems and processes. In the mechatronic design process, applied to three examples, the efficiency of the design process and the performance of the mechanisms can be improved considerably through concurrent, integrated development. Such advanced systems with modern feedback controllers can generate significant demands for data processing and require substantial communications bandwidth. Standardized agricultural bus systems form the backbone for the high variability and high- bandwidth data streams. In the first example, the problem of mechanical grain yield sensors placed on combines, is described. By minimizing the influence of the friction of the grain kernels on the sensor, the total number of calibrations can be limited to once per harvesting season, independent of the condition and type of crop harvested..
Stress Detection in it Professionals by Image Processing and Machine Learning
Authors: M. Ramaraju  , J Purna Prakash  , Soumya A  , Nikhil Reddy  , Sai Amulya
Published: September 2022

The main motive of our project is to detect Stress in the IT professionals using vivid Machine learning and Image processing techniques. Our system is an upgraded version of the old stress detection systems which excluded the live detection and the personal counseling but this system comprises of live detection and periodic analysis of employees and detecting physical as well as mental stress levels in his/her by providing them with proper remedies for managing stress by providing survey form periodically. Our system mainly focuses on managing stress and making the working environment healthy and spontaneous for the employees and to get the best out of them during working hours.
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Diagnosis and management
Authors:   University of South Alabama College of Nursing in Mobile, Platt Terrie H.
Published: September 2022

The author reviews prevalence, pathophysiology, assessment and diagnostic considerations, and treatment options for polycystic ovary syndrome to help nurse practitioners recognize it and provide evidence-based patient counseling and management.
Ethical leadership and service delivery : a case of Msunduzi Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province
Authors:   , Mbandlwa Zamokuhle
Published: September 2022

Leadership ethics in the South African government has been a challenge, especially in a democratic government. South African government leaders have paid less attention to leadership ethics but mainly focused on reducing corruption, which is the result of poor leadership ethics. Poor public service delivery by various government institutions shows that there is a lack of leadership ethics by those entrusted with a responsibility to lead government institutions. Good leadership ethics are important for all spheres of government. The overall aim of the study was to explore and examine the challenges of ethics in leadership at a local government level and the impact of ethics on public service delivery using the case study of Msunduzi local government. The study examined the extent to which ethical leadership affected public service delivery at Msunduzi Municipality. It also investigated the perceptions of employees and executive managers of the Municipality regarding the disposition of the leadership towards ethical behaviours. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection and analysis. The study obtained its data from interviews, questionnaires, public documents, and existing literature. The study found that a lack of leadership ethics affected the public service delivery in the Municipality, and its attendant effects on the economic and social services. Leaders who do not have regard for ethical conduct have no passion for public service delivery. Lack of leadership ethics in government institutions affected the operation. The study discovered further that the lack of leadership ethics at the local government institutions disrupted national and provincial government plans to provide effective public services. Msunduzi municipality has experienced several challenges, which include the mismanagement of public funds, corruption, and poor administration. This municipality had qualified audits for more than three consecutive years, and it was placed under administration. The researcher developed an ethical behavior model that can be used to improve leadership ethics in government institutions.
A systems approach to the production and retention of academic staff with PhD : a case study of a University of Technology
Authors:   , Kotelana Ethel
Published: September 2022

Compared to most countries with similar economies, South Africa presents figures that reflect that per million there is a critical shortage of doctorate holders. Doctoral education has been linked to economic growth and global competitiveness; however, several scholars have bemoaned the country’s extremely small doctoral output in relation to its economic and social development needs. The higher education (HE) system has set a throughput rate of 20% per annum but higher education institutions have, to date, only achieved 11%. This should come as no surprise as decades into democracy the South Africa HE system is still reliant upon the top 10 traditional universities for its doctoral graduate output. This anomaly can be attributed to how these higher educational institutions were established during apartheid and their approved programme qualification mix (PQM) mandates. During this period in South African history, only traditional white universities located in urban areas had the required research infrastructure and were permitted to offer doctoral degrees. This lack of access to further postgraduate training left South Africa with a dearth in highly skilled academics (professoriate), of which an estimated 20% will retire within a decade leaving a vacuum in the higher education system. Efforts to fill this vacuum are hampered by the following factors: i) there is a global demand for the limited available academic talent, ii) the current South African doctoral output is inadequate to replace its ageing professoriate at an equivalent rate, iii) programmes aimed at developing the next generation of academics (nGAP) have not been fully implemented, further, the posts complement constitutes a mere 25% of the country’s needs. The nGAP programme had envisaged the allocation of 15 posts per institution to meet the annual demand for academics however to date it has only managed 5 posts on average since inception in 2016. This study thus seeks to explore the challenges of producing and retaining academic staff with PhDs within and from outside the nGAP programme in the UoT sector and, in particular, at one institution through a systems lens. The study focusses then on XYZ institution and adopts a systems lens approach. From data analysis it has emerged that the profiles of PhD candidates in the country and the production and retention of academic staff with PhDs are the key determinants of the percentage of academic staff with PhDs. A qualitative system dynamics causal loop diagram (QCLD) conceptual model that illustrates the dynamics between these variables is presented and discussed. CLDs were chosen as they are powerful tools that visually illustrate the interdependence and interrelationships between variables embedded in any system under review and assist in the identification of leverage points for effective policy intervention.
An investigation into whether current definitions of corruption have disproportionate adverse impact on some economies
Authors:   , Naidoo Povendran
Published: September 2022

To date, no globally acceptable definition of corruption exists. Over the last two centuries the term has been variously redefined to point to very different behaviours. Yet a plethora of reports and publications by agencies such as Transparency International, The International Monetary Fund, The World Bank and other similar organisations have emerged, identifying and calling out activities that they term corrupt practices in emerging and developing countries. Utilising a conceptual research methodology, this study considers whether allegations of the existence of widespread corruption to justify directive behaviour are true, and examines to what extent the consequent impact of this behaviour is equitable across states. The study traces how different views of what constituted corrupt behaviour evolved across cultures/nations/ states/economies from antiquity until the present. It explores the provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and other pertinent international and national policies and legal instruments. And tries to establish whether such provisions have contributed to even-handed application of policy across countries. The study finds that the tools and scales that claim to measure levels of corruption are unreliable. They either: 1) depend disproportionately on subjective measures of popular perception; 2) are too reliant on proxy measures; 3) are unclear on what is being measured in the absence of a clear definition of what constitutes corrupt behaviour; or 4) are reliant on the selfassessments of the organizations under scrutiny. Consequently, institutions with vested interests and specific political ideologies or economic theories misuse the rules and guidelines they construct around corruption to pursue their own interests. With the result that current definitions of corruption and how they are applied have disproportionate adverse impact on some economies.
Fire Vulnerability Assessment using Multicriteria Analysis in Makassar City
Authors: Zani Nanda Mutiara , Abdi Azizah Putri , Afifah Nur Zahrah , Kamaruddin Iqbal , Fisu Amiruddin Akbar
Published: September 2022

The safety aspect, especially the fire disaster, is essential for Makassar City because of its role as a metropolitan city and a center of activity in the Eastern Indonesia Region. The dense population and activities make Makassar City vulnerable to fires. A vulnerability assessment can assist in urban disaster management, especially in highlighting areas of fire disaster mitigation.Based on this urgency, this study aims to identify fire-prone areas in Makassar City. This study examines the fire vulnerability of Makassar City from population density, building density, frequency of previous fire events, fire fires, distance to the availability of clean water, and dangerous buildings. Fire susceptibility criteria are based on stakeholder assessments involving disaster experts, city planners, and firefighters through the Analytical Hierarchy Process. Spatial assessment using multi-criteria analysis through the Simple Additive Weighting method, which is integrated with the Geographic Information System to allow spatial weighting. The study results show that the western and northern parts of Makassar City are very prone to fires. This area is an early development area for Makassar City, characterized by a dense population and buildings with various activities.
Improvement of Dust Resistance Properties on The Surface of Jute Knitted Fabrics
Authors: Morshed Neaz , Ahmed Zakaria , Alam Ashraful , Jahan Fatema Nusrat , Rahman Taslima
Published: September 2022

Jute knitted fabric was produced in knitting lab and was treated with natural and synthetic dust resistance compounds of perchloroethylene, wax, and mixers of vinegar and olive oil at different temperatures with contact of dust to develop anti-dust characteristics on jute knitted fabrics. It was found that at 80oC temperature, perchloro ethylene developed dust resistant property on jute knitted fabric whereas at 60oC, wax treatment improved a dust resistant property and in natural treatment at room temperature, spray of vinegar+olive oil improved dust resistant property as well
Analisis Tingkat Kepuasan Pasien Terhadap Kualitas Pelayanan Kefarmasian di Puskesmas
Authors: Radiah Nur , Ain Zahratal , Oktaviani Nur
Published: September 2022

Pelayanan kefarmasian adalah suatu pelayanan langsung dan bertanggung jawab kepada pasien yang berkaitan dengan sediaan farmasi dengan dengan maksud mencapai hasil yang pasti untuk meningkatkan mutu kehidupan pasien dengan melihat dimensi kualitas pelayanan. Kepuasan pasien adalah suatu tingkat perasaan pasien yang timbul sebagai akibat dari kinerja layanan kesehatan yang diperoleh setelah pasien membandingkan dengan apa yang dirasakan. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengevaluasi kualitas pelayanan kefarmasian diantaranya kehandalan (reliability), ketanggapan (responsiveness), jaminan (assurance), empati (empathy) dan bukti langsung (tangible). Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua pasien rawat jalan yang datang berobat ke Puskesmas. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 95 pasien yang mendapatkan pelayanan kefarmasian. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Teknik pengambilan sampel secara accidental sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tingkat kepuasan pasien terhadap kualitas pelayanan kefarmasian di Puskesmas dengan nilai rata-rata persentase yaitu 84,83% dengan kategori puas.
Modifikasi Metode Pengujian Efektifitas Proteksi Lambung Pada Hewan Uji Tikus (Rattus Norvegicus) Yang Diinduksi Alkohol
Authors: Ifada Andy Susbandiyah , Pahmi Khairil , Insani Afdholul Kholiqatil , Karunia Mia
Published: September 2022

Tukak lambung atau gastric ulcer merupakan salah satu gangguan saluran pencernaan yang memiliki prevalensi yang tinggi. Kondisi ini disebabkan oleh utamanya produksi asam lambung yang berlebihan yang dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor diantaranya penggunaan obat-obat antiinflamasi non steroid, konsumsi alkohol, serta adanya infeksi bakteri Helicobacter pylori. Gastric ulcer dapat mengakibatkan timbulnya komplikasi dimulai dari perdarahan di saluran cerna hingga kondisi yang lebih parah seeprti kanker, hingga kematian. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menemukan teknik eksperimental yang cocok untuk menguji efektifitas pemberian bahan uji yang diduga memiliki aktivitas proteksi pada lambung. Dalam melakukan uji ini salah satu yang penting adalah pemilihan metode induksi. Proses pembentukan luka secara cepat dapat diperantarai dengan pemberian alkohol konsentrasi tinggi. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa induksi dengan alkohol sangat efektif dalam menghasilkan model hewan uji yang mengalami luka pada lambung. Waktu pemberian, dosis, kondisi serta kepekaan hewan uji juga memberikan pengaruh pada terbentuknya luka sehingga dapat mempengaruhi keberhasilan metode uji.
MATERIAIS NÃO ESTRUTURADOS NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: Andrade Andrea de Oliveira , Prado Joelma Auxiliadora Soares do , Marques Katiúscia Cristina Costa , Nascimento Maria Mazarelo do , Silva Rosângela Maria da , Silva Rosinete Rodrigues da Rosa
Published: September 2022

Os materiais não estruturais são objetos simples encontrados na natureza, na aprendizagem infantil que são extremamente importantes para o desenvolvimento intelectual, criando oportunidades para que as crianças explorem a criatividade, ajudando a gostar da função cognitiva. Como adaptar os espaços escolares para estimular a criatividade, a produção e a motivação das crianças por meio do brincar, utilizando materiais não estruturados? Por meio do artigo produzido, percebemos que o espaço na educação infantil também se torna  educador, pois auxilia no desenvolvimento das crianças. No entanto, isso deve ser porque o professor quer deixar a experiência de aprendizagem acontecer.
Large differences of highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs) and low volatile species in SOA formed from ozonolysis of β-pinene and limonene
Authors: Liu Dandan , Zhang Yun , Zhong Shujun , Chen Shuang , Xie Qiaorong , Zhang Donghuan , Zhang Qiang , Hu Wei , Deng Junjun , Wu Libin , Ma Chao , Tong Haijie , Fu Pingqing
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) play a key role in climate change and public health. However, the oxidation state and volatility of SOA are still not well understood. Here, we investigated the highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs) in SOA formed from ozonolysis of β-pinene and limonene. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) was used to characterize HOMs, and a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) was used to measure the concentration and size distribution of SOA particles. The abundance of HOMs in limonene SOA was 5–13 % higher than in β-pinene SOA (3–13 %) exhibiting different trends with increasing ozone concentrations. β-pinene oxidation-derived HOMs prefer to stabilize at high ozone concentration, accompanied by substantial formation of ultra-low-volatility organic compounds (ULVOCs). Limonene-oxidation-derived HOMs prefer to stabilize at moderate ozone concentrations, with semi-, low-, and extremely low-volatility organic compounds (SVOCs, LOVCs, and ELVOCs) play a major role. Combined experimental evidence and theoretical analysis indicate that oxygen-increasing-based peroxy radical chemistry is a plausible mechanism for the formation of compounds with 10 carbon atoms. Our findings show that HOMs and low volatile species in β-pinene and limonene SOA are largely different. The ozone concentration-driven SOA formation and evolution mechanism of monoterpenes is suggested to be considered in future climate or exposure risk models, which may enable more accurate air quality prediction and management.
Ice crystal images from optical array probes: classification with convolutional neural networks
Authors: Jaffeux Louis , Schwarzenböck Alfons , Coutris Pierre , Duroure Christophe
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Although airborne optical array probes (OAPs) have existed for decades, our ability to maximize extraction of meaningful morphological information from the images produced by these probes has been limited by the lack of automatic, unbiased, and reliable classification tools. The present study describes a methodology for automatic ice crystal recognition using innovative machine learning. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have recently been perfected for computer vision and have been chosen as the method to achieve the best results together with the use of finely tuned dropout layers. For the purposes of this study, The CNN has been adapted for the Precipitation Imaging Probe (PIP) and the 2DS Stereo Probe (2DS), two commonly used probes that differ in pixel resolution and measurable maximum size range for hydrometeors. Six morphological crystal classes have been defined for the PIP and eight crystal classes and an artifact class for the 2DS. The PIP and 2DS classifications have five common classes. In total more than 8000 images from both instruments have been manually labeled, thus allowing for the initial training. For each probe the classification design tries to account for the three primary ice crystal growth processes: vapor deposition, riming, and aggregation. We included classes such as fragile aggregates and rimed aggregates with high intra-class shape variability that are commonly found in convective clouds. The trained network is finally tested through human random inspections of actual data to show its real performance in comparison to what humans can achieve.