bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Neurocognitive mechanisms of change following Preventive Cognitive Therapy for preventing relapse in depression: a randomized controlled trial.
Authors: van Tol Marie-José , van Kleef Rozemarijn Surya , Eike Ronja Maria , van Valen Evelien , Marsman Jan-Bernard , Renken Remco J. , Aleman Andre , Bockting Claudi
Published: October 2021

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder, characterized by high relapse risk. With every new episode, risk for relapse increases. This makes preventing relapse an important clinical target in limiting the personal and societal burden of MDD. Preventive Cognitive Therapy (PCT) is a protocolized psychological therapy which has shown to lower relapse risk. How PCT attains its effects needs further elucidation. Understanding the treatment mechanisms provides a window to identify critical target points to prevent depressive relapse. In this randomized controlled trial, 50 patients remitted from at least two depressive episodes in the past five years were randomized to eight sessions of PCT (n=25) or to a waiting list condition (n=25) in the context of the NEWPRIDE trial. Primary outcome measures were changes in brain activation during effortful emotion regulation and in biased processing, covering both negative and positive valence dimensions. All patients were assessed twice (baseline and three-month follow-up) for these outcome measures, as well as their diagnosis, symptomatology, cognitive and affective reactivity, and emotion regulation styles. Linear Mixed Models and Repeated Measures ANOVAs were conducted to objectify the immediate changes induced by the therapy in brain reactivity, and clinical and cognitive measures. Following PCT, patients showed decreased recruitment of dorsomedial prefrontal regions during upregulation of positive affect and stable recruitment of the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex during regulation of emotions over valences, compared to the waiting list. No effects on biased processing of emotional information were observed. Furthermore, PCT resulted in a lower increase of depressive symptomatology over three months as compared to the waiting list condition. Finally, PCT resulted in increased activation of positive thoughts following reading positive self-related scenarios, lower responsivity of negative affect to negative stimuli and increased successful application of cognitive reappraisal to modify affective states. These results suggest that PCT obtains its relapse preventing effects by targeting mechanisms that underpin regulation of mood. More specifically, changes in regulation of positive affect and content of positive cognitions may decrease negative mood and affect. This supports cross-valence compensatory models of cognitive therapy and suggests that strengthening and shifting cognition and affect to more positive content may guard against the activation of negative cognitions and affect in the face of daily hassles and life events.
Utterance ambiguity in uncertainty contexts strengthens scalar implicature
Authors: Skoczen Izabela , Smywiński-Pohl Aleksander
Published: October 2021

N. Goodman and A. Stuhlmüller’s experiment provides empirical support for the Rational Speech Act (RSA) model that predicts the probability of implicature inference in uncertainty contexts. We present a partial replication of this experiment in English and Polish; we argue that the partial replication indicates a possible ambiguity in the experimental design concerning the ‘some’ quantifier term. We verify the ambiguity of the quantifier term hypothesis in a redesigned experiment and argue that our results support the idea that the RSA model encodes a robust theory of communication.
A Cognitive Archaeology of Writing: Concepts, Models, Goals
Authors: Overmann Karenleigh A.
Published: October 2021

Complex systems like literacy and numeracy emerge through multigenerational interactions of brains, behaviors, and material forms. In such systems, material forms – writing for language and notations for numbers – become increasingly refined to elicit specific behavioral and psychological responses in newly indoctrinated individuals. These material forms, however, differ fundamentally in things like semiotic function: language signifies, while numbers instantiate. This makes writing for language able to represent the meanings and sounds of particular languages, while notations for numbers are semantically meaningful without phonetic specification. This representational distinction is associated with neurofunctional and behavioral differences in what neural activity and behaviors like handwriting contribute to literacy and numeracy. In turn, neurofunctional and behavioral differences place written representations for language and numbers under different pressures that influence the forms they take and how those forms change over time as they are transmitted across languages and cultures.
Partisanship and Covid-19 vaccination in the UK
Authors: Klymak Margaryta , Vlandas Tim
Published: October 2021

This article examines the association between partisanship and vaccination. In the US, vaccination rates have been lower among Republicans, which has been ascribed to a combination of ideology and President Trump’s anti-vaccination rhetoric. By contrast, in the UK, another polarised democracy, both mainstream political parties and the Conservative government promoted vaccination programs. Using two separate datasets at the constituency and individual levels, we find evidence that contrasts in important ways from US case. First, the correlation between partisanship and vaccination is reversed: English Conservative constituencies and individuals are associated with higher vaccination rates in both one or two doses than Labour. This finding holds across almost all age groups. Thus, right-leaning individuals do not necessarily and always vaccinate less, at least when their political party is in power and supportive of vaccination. Second, partisanship alone accounts for a large share of variation in vaccination rates, but this association appears largely driven by socio-economic and demographic differences: older and economically better off individuals and constituencies tend to be more vaccinated. Once these controls are included, the effect of conservative partisanship shrinks substantially. Hence, the ideological source of the partisan gap in vaccination rates appears smaller in England than in the US.
Art in the Age of Digital Re-Interpretation: Scratch Log
Authors: Parasram Jivesh , Davis Tom Arthur
Published: October 2021

Jivesh Parasram and Tom Arthur Davis (joint leadership of Pandemic Theatre) report on an experiment in long-distance collaboration, pondering the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has generated for theatre artists amid broader philosophical and technical concerns about digital performance and digital reproduction. After contextualizing their own work’s rationale for shifts in form and tone, and acknowledging the challenges that the pandemic posed to new performance creation, they explain their own response—creation of new dialogues through nearly instantaneous textual collaboration using Google Docs—and provide “samples” of the work-in-progress that has emerged. Finally, they situate this new work in the artistic and political context of sampling as it developed in Caribbean culture, questioning the omission of such cultural practices from early scholarship.
COVİD-19 PANDEMİSİ KAYNAKLI UZAKTAN EĞİTİM SÜRECİNDE ÖĞRENCİLERİN SOSYAL DESTEK ALGILARI VE ÖZGÜVEN DÜZEYLERİNİN RUH SAĞLIĞINA ETKİSİ: KAYSERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: ERBİR Mustafa
Published: October 2021

Bu araştırma üniversitelerde Covid-19 pandemisi kaynaklı uygulanan uzaktan eğitim süreçlerinde ön lisans öğrencilerinin sosyal destek algıları ve özgüven düzeylerinin ruh sağlığına etkisini araştırmak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi Kayseri Üniversitesinde eğitim gören ön lisans öğrencilerinden oluşmaktadır. Basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen örneklem grubu cinsiyet, yaş, gelir seviyesi, ikamet yeri, anne ve babanın çalışma statüsü gibi farklı demografik özelliklere sahiptir. Toplam 312 ön lisans öğrencisinin katılım sağladığı araştırmada bir nicel araştırma yöntemi olan ilişkisel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veriler anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler SPSS 22 programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda algılanan sosyal destek ve özgüven kavramlarının alt boyutları ile ruh sağlığı arasında anlamlı korelasyonlar bulunduğu, algılanan sosyal desteğin alt boyutlarından olan aile desteği ve arkadaş desteğinin öğrencilerin ruh sağlığını pozitif yönde ve anlamlı düzeyde etkilediği, buna karşın özel kişi desteği alt boyutunun ise ruh sağlığına herhangi bir etkisinin bulunmadığı sonucunda ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca özgüven düzeyinin alt boyutları olan iç özgüven ve dış özgüven düzeyinde meydana gelen bir artışın öğrencinin ruh sağlığını pozitif yönde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
ENİS BATUR ŞİİRİ
Authors: OKÇUL Mustafa
Published: October 2021

Enis Batur Şiiri adlı çalışma, Türk edebiyatının son dönem yetiştirdiği önemli sanatçılardan olan ve şiir, deneme, eleştiri, roman, anlatı, anı gibi farklı türlerde eser veren Enis Batur’un poetikasını odak noktası yapan bir kitaptır. Beş bölümden oluşan bu eserin ilk kısmında, Batur’un hayatı ve eserleri sunulduktan sonra poeitik anlayışı hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. Enes Batur şiirinin tekniği kısmında, Batur’un şiire dair görüşlerine yer verilir. Eser, Enis Batur şiirlerine tematik bakımdan yoğunlaşmaktadır. Enis Batur Şiiri, şairin şiir evreninin kaynaklarını, tekniğini, izleklerini ve fenomenlerini ortaya çıkarmayı amaç edinen bir çalışmadır.
OSMANLI DEVLETİ’NDE ÇOCUĞA BAKIŞ AÇISINDAN DOĞUM RİTÜELLERİ
Authors: YASUBUĞA Serap
Published: October 2021

Öz (tr)

Osmanlı toplumunda geleneksel ve modern anlamda birçok ritüel yer alıp uygulanmıştır. Toplumsal açıdan çocuklar bu ritüellerin önemli bir unsurunu olup, doğum bu ritüellere başlangıç teşkil etmiştir. Doğum Ritüellerinde geleneksel anlamda Doğum Öncesi Hazırlıkları, Doğum ve Sonrası Merasim ve Uygulamaları, Sarayda Doğum Merasim ve Uygulamaları ile birlikte Osmanlı Devleti’nde yaşanan yenileşme ve değişim süreci doğum ritüelleri üzerinde etkisini göstererek bu uygulamalara yönelik nizamnameler, ihsanlar, eğitim uygulamaları, toplumun ve devletin çocuğa bakış açısının ortaya konmasının yanı sıra dönemin sosyoekonomik, kültürel durumun ortaya konması açısından önemli bilgiler sunmaktadır.

Bu çalışmada birinci elden kaynaklar esas alınarak, Osmanlı Devleti’nde doğum ritüelleri ve çocuğa bakış açısının önemi bütün yönleriyle değerlendirilmiştir
Influence of magnetic field on sowing quality of flax seeds
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Savchenko V. , Sinyavsky А. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Bolbot I. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: October 2021

The use of pre-sowing treatment of flax seeds in a magnetic field makes it possible to increase yields, reduce plant morbidity, increase their biochemical parameters and product quality. When treatment flax seeds in a magnetic field, the rate of chemical reactions, ion transport, membrane permeability, seed water absorption and oxygen concentration in the cells increase, which contributes to the improvement of seed sowing qualities. It is established that the change of sowing qualities of flax seeds during their treatment in a magnetic field depends on the square of magnetic induction, the gradient of the magnetic field and the movement velocity of seeds. With a change in magnetic induction from 0 to 0.065 T germination energy and germination of flax seeds increase, and with a further increase in magnetic induction begin to decrease. The change in sowing qualities of flax seeds is influenced by the velocity of their movement in the magnetic field and the gradient of the magnetic field, although they are less significant factors than magnetic induction. The best results were at lower velocity values and a larger magnetic field gradient. The most effective mode of pre-sowing treatment of flax seeds in a magnetic field is a magnetic induction of 0.065 T with four-fold re-magnetization, a magnetic field gradient of 0.57 T/m and a velocity of 0.4 m/s. With this mode of pre-sowing treatment of flax seeds in a magnetic field, the energy of seed germination increased by 30 % compared to the control, and germination - by 26 %.
Influence of height of plate flow turbulizers on flow characteristics in microflow burners
Authors:   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine, Fialko N. , Prokopov V. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine, Meranova N. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine, Aleshko S. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine, Polozenko N. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine, Kutnyak O. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine
Published: October 2021

The use of flow turbulators in microflame burners is intended to intensify heat and mass transfer processes in the active combustion zone and, in general, to improve the energy and environmental performance of burners of this type. The available studies of various methods of intensifying combustion processes do not cover many issues related to the regularities of the influence of various factors on the characteristics of the working processes of microflame burners in the case of using one or another method of intensifying combustion. It is important to establish the dependence of these characteristics on various design parameters of the flow turbulators. The purpose of this study is to establish the patterns of influence on the flow characteristics of the height of the turbulizing plates located on the side surfaces of the flame stabilizers. The research was carried out on the basis of computer simulation using the FLUENT code. The results of the studies performed showed that with an increase in the height of the turbulizing plate from 0.005 to 0.01 m, there is a significant change in the flow pattern, which manifests itself in the lengthening of the circulation flow zones behind the flame stabilizer, in an increase in the maximum absolute value of the velocity in these zones, an increase in the level of velocity pulsations. and the size of the subregions in which these pulsations are significant, etc. Prospects for further research are related to the study of the considered situations in the conditions of reacting flows.
Thermomodernization of the school and change of the level of thermal comfort
Authors:   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Deshko V. , Buyak N. ,   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Bilous I. ,   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
Published: October 2021

The paper highlights the topical issue of ensuring the appropriate thermal comfort level and reducing energy consumption by public buildings. Thermal modernization, in turn, allows increasing the level of thermal comfort, which is not taken into account and evaluated in practice, although the relevant standards for comfort conditions and categories of buildings to ensure comfort have been introduced in Ukraine. The aim of the study is to analyze the impact of thermal modernization on the level of energy consumption and thermal comfort. The paper analyzes the change in the level of comfort before and after thermal modernization, defines the comfortable conditions category of the building, presents the change in the mean radiant temperature, as one of the main factors of PMV change in these conditions. PMV has been found to vary from -0.7 in the cold months to 0.2 in the off-season. Changing the thermal resistance can increase the PMV. The wall of the S orientation is characterized by larger fluctuations of PMV, which is due to the inflow of solar radiation and as a consequence of increasing the mean room radiant temperature. The change in the value of energy consumption is analyzed, the class of energy efficiency and the category for providing comfortable conditions are determined. Such an approach on the example of a real building is an example for conducting energy audits and certification taking into account comfort indicators.
Theoretical and methodological approach to the study of technological processes
Authors:   Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture, Levkin D.
Published: October 2021

The article investigates some issues of complex systems analysis and synthesis that contain local, discrete sources of temperature fields. The emphasis of the author's research lies in the calculation and optimization of the parameters of the laser action on the embryo. The biotechnological process is described by the boundary value problem of a non-stationary, multidimensional differential equation of thermal conductivity which satisfies the boundary conditions of heat flux, beginning and end of the laser action process. The author proposes an algorithm for calculation and optimization of the control parameters of laser action on multilayer microbiological material. The object of the study is the embryo under the action of a laser beam for fission. As a first approximation, at the stage of calculation and optimization of the parameters of the biotechnological process, the embryo is considered as a homogeneous body. The values of thermophysical characteristics are calculated by the method of expert evaluation of the parameters of the emitters. The correctness of the boundary value problem of the process of laser action on the embryo is proved by the author using the method of pseudodifferential operators. Seeking the solution of the boundary value problem in the form of the series, the analytical function of the temperature field distribution is obtained using the Fourier method of the separated variables in the article. Using the method of indeterminate coefficients, the author found the temperature of the laser action on the embryo. Using the approximate gradient method of finding local extrema and the method of directed search of local extrema, it is possible to obtain rational values of optimized parameters of the biotechnological process. The author outlines possible approaches for optimization of technical parameters of laser emitters. In his opinion, the results of research can be considered fundamental for the calculation and optimization of the parameters of the laser action on the embryo, taking into account the multilayer structure of the latter.
Preparation and study of the bacterial nanocellulose properties
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Boyko V. , Chornii V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Nedilko S. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Scherbatskyi V. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Krolenko K. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Shegeda M. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: October 2021

Nanocellulose is a biopolymer that due to its attractive physicochemical properties has been intensively studied as a material for use in biomedicine, food industry, electronics etc. Modern chemical methods of nanocellulose production from wood raw materials require the use of acids, alkalis and solvents. This is a disadvantage from both economic and environmental points of view. The biomass that is obtained as a result of microbial processes can be regarded as an alternative source of nanocellulose. This paper deals with the application of the method based on Kombucha membranes for the preparation of bacterial nanocellulose. The structure and optical properties of the obtained films of bacterial nanocellulose have been studied by X-ray diffraction analysis and luminescence spectroscopy. The difference in the sizes of the regions on which X-ray scattering occurs was established from the analysis of diffraction patterns of nanocellulose films obtained by microbial and chemical methods. These regions are much larger in the case of bacterial nanocellulose. The redistribution of the peaks intensity in the diffraction patterns with a change in the manufacturing method reflects, probably, the difference in the ratio between crystalline and amorphous content for cellulose samples of various types. Samples of bacterial cellulose both "pure" and with the addition of the Rhodamine C dye are characterized by intense visible photoluminescence at room temperature. The treatment of samples with a NaOH solution leads to a decrease in the intensity of the red band (with a maximum at 670 nm) of cellulose luminescence, while the addition of a dye enhances the band in the yellow (maximum at 570 nm) spectral range. Thus, the method used in this work to made bacterial nanocellulose makes it possible to create luminescent films which emission spectra can be easily modified with alkalis or dyes treatment.
Thematic Discourse Analysis of Gender Objectification in Billboard Advertisements of Pakistan
Authors: Hussain Zawar , Arif Iqra Maryam Qandeel , Saleem Nimra
Published: October 2021

The current qualitative study endeavoured to investigate the multi-layered meaning of billboard advertisements by elaboration, exploration and elucidation of intended meanings and cultural norms demonstrated in billboard advertisements. For this purpose, the content of eight (8) billboard advertisements was thematically analyzed utilizing Fairclough 3-Dimensional Model: Description interpretation and explanation. The obtained results showed that these billboards had underlying meanings in terms of gender objectification, female portrayal, and social stereotypes as prominent themes. Furthermore, all the selected advertisements were based on a fine designed semiotic study to motivate the users.
Is Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) or Spiritual Quotient an Intelligence? Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences analyzed.
Authors: Moleka Pitshou Basikabio
Published: October 2021

The concept of spiritual intelligence is currently at the focus of scientific debate. One of the most important problems is if it is a valid intelligence that meets the criteria developed by scholars. In this paper, I look at this idea in the context of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and show some evidence from biology, neurology, and other scientific disciplines.
Comment in Reply to "On the complexity of extending the convergence region for Traub’s method"
Authors: Williams Andy E
Published: October 2021

This comment is in reply to the paper “On the complexity of extending the convergence region for Traub’s method” [1]. In complexity science, from the mathematical perspective, discussions of complexity often concern algorithmic complexity such as in the paper responded to here [2]. But this is only one of the kinds of complexity that exists even in the mathematical domain. There is also the complexity in the behavior of a system of equations; there is the complexity of the reasoning or algorithm required to understand a system of equations (“understand” interpreted here as defining the problem needing to be solved); and, as mentioned, there is the complexity of the reasoning or algorithm required to solve a system of equations.
PREVALENC OF LOIASIS, AND ITS DISTRIBUTION IN NDOKWE WEST L.G.A, DELTA STATE
Authors: Sakib S M Nazmuz
Published: October 2021

Loa Loa is transmitted to humans by deer vectors, the vectors are bloodsucking and diurnal bites, and are found in rainforest areas in western and central Africa. After infection, a human will mate and produce more microfilariae, assuming the presence of mature male and female worms in the host. Although it has no major complications, the high microfilariae load may cause some neurological symptoms and discomfort in the ocular system may make patients uneasy. Loiasis, also known as African eyeworm, is caused by the parasitic worm Loa-Loa. Infection with this microfilaria worm causes an itchy swelling on the body, also known as Calabar bumps which prefers the rainforest-like environment of western and central Africa. Endemicity is particularly high in Cameroon, Congo, Nigeria, Gabon and the Central African Republic. One area of great concern is the fact that the endemicity of Onchocerciasis with Onchocerciasis as a bulk ivermectin therapy can lead to serious adverse effects in patients with high Loa Loa microfilariae densities and loads. This fact requires the development of more specific diagnostic tests for loa-loa so that areas or individuals at higher risk for neurological outcomes can be identified prior to microfilaricidal therapy. Although diethylcarbamazine, the standard treatment method, gives good results, it can cause serious complications when administered in standard doses to patients with high microfilariae load. A few years later, in 1778, Francois Guyost noticed worms in the eyes of West African slaves on a French ship bound for America and successfully removed the worm from a man's eye. Treatment of loiasis includes chemotherapy, in some cases surgical removal of adult worms, followed by systemic therapy.
Human-Centric Functional Modeling and Evolutionary Biology
Authors: Williams Andy E
Published: October 2021

The newly emerging science of Human-Centric Functional Modeling provides an approach towards modeling biological and other systems that is hypothesized to maximize human capacity to understand and navigate complexity in those systems. This paper provide an overview exploring how Human-Centric Functional Modeling might be applied in evolutionary biology, and how this increase in capacity to understand the complexity that organisms have evolved into might be achieved. The broader usefulness of Human-Centric Functional Modeling is that it provides a simple mathematical definition of what constitutes a biological system, defines the problem-solving domain of any biological system in terms of abstract mathematical spaces, and provides an expression defining general problem-solving ability in any such domain. This enables it to be seen that all systems with general problem-solving ability in their own domain are potentially an abstraction of a single mathematical pattern of adaptive problem-solving that might apply to all domains. From this perspective nature has already potentially solved problems in biological organisms that can be represented in some abstract functional state spaces as the same general problem that must be solved to address problems in a wide range of other systems, including existential challenges from poverty to climate change, where Human-Centric Functional Modeling enables it to be seen that not only can nature’s solutions be copied, but that nature has demonstrated its solutions to have worked for hundreds of millions of years.
Impact and Repercussion of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Assisted Reproduction Units in Spain
Authors:   Gynecology and Obstetrical Hospital Quirónsalud Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, Carbonero Martínez Koldo
Published: October 2021

Summary: During the months of March, April and May of 2020 the Spanish Assisted Reproduction Units had to stop their assistance activity due to the health situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its reactivation has required a substantial modification in the way of working in them, changing the assistance routines and designing protocols that guarantee, as much as possible, the security of patients and staff of the centers devoted to reproductive medicine.It is analyzed the medical and biological arguments that have been assessed in order to advise the reopening of the Assisted Reproduction Units within the current context of the pandemic in Spain and the European Union.
Perinatal Outcomes After Undergoing External Cephalic Version
Authors:   Reina Sofía Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, Duro Gomez Jorge
Published: October 2021

: The external cephalic version (ECV) represents the standard for pregnancies at term with a non-cephalic presentation as it avoids planned caesareans. The aim of this study was to assess the caesarean rate and prognostic factors at birth after undergoing ECV, which was compared with scheduled caesareans for a non-cephalic presentation (SCG) and spontaneous cephalic presentations at birth (GG). No difference was observed between the caesarean rate of the ECV (n=65) and the GG (n=3711) groups (9.84% and 14.47%, respectively, p-value=0.30), and neither was found between the ECV group and both the GG and SCG (n=76) groups in the Apgar scores and postpartum pH, but for the five-minute Apgar score (9.98 and 9.84 in the ECV and SCG groups, respectively, p-value=0.04). This study provides further evidence for clinical practice regarding good perinatal outcomes after undergoing ECV. Further research is required to consistently prove the increase in the intrapartum caesarean rate after ECV that has been previously described in the literature, which has not been found in the present study. Keywords: External Cephalic Version, Breech Presentation, Caesarean Rate, Perinatal Outcomes, Apgar Score, Postpartum Ph.
Impact of Paternal Genome with a High DNA Fragmentation Index (>60%) on Early Embryonic Development
Authors:   Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine I, Constantine, Algérie, Hachemi M.
Published: October 2021

: Objectives: The objective of this study is to propose thresholds of the sperm DNA fragmentation rate (IFA≤30% IFA31%-60% IFA>60%), in order to assess the clinical effects of the paternal genome on intra cytoplasmic sperm injection parameters, in particular the effect of the latter on early embryonic development. Materials and Methods: The procedure is a retrospective study, which involved 101 patients enrolled in an ICSI program with their partners. The index of spermatic DNA fragmentation rate was measured using the Sperm Chromatin Dispersion assay. Results: There is a negative correlation between high levels of the spermatic DNA fragmentation index and spermiological characteristics: Concentration P=0.002 and mobility P=0.0001. For ICSI results, there are different observations on the existence of a correlation between the spermatic DNA fragmentation index and fertility rate. On the other hand, the rate of sperm DNA fragmentation does not seem to influence early embryonic development, and even couples whose partners have a high fragmentation index manage to obtain the best quality embryos (P=0.002). We observe a decrease in the rate of implantation with an increase in the rate of alteration of the sperm genome, but this remains insignificant P > 0.05. Conclusion: ICSI remains the only alternative for men with a high rate of sperm DNA fragmentation. Moreover, the operator seems to influence the results more than is suggested. This does not exclude the paternal effect which may influence the quality of the concepltus later on. Keywords: DNA Fragmentation Index, ICSI, Fertilization Rate, Embryos Quality.
NAL Neck Artificial Ligament Lifting: Neck Rejuvenation with Polytetrafuotoethylene (PTFE) Bands
Authors:   Private Practice Via Delle Lame 98, Bologna, Italy, Gennai Alessandro
Published: October 2021

Background: The current surgical method allows a short recovery and minimally invasive technique with polytetrafluotoethylene (PTFE) bands application, minimal skin excision for a fallen platysma muscle and skin laxity in facelift surgery; the clinical advantage of this method is a short recovery and an anatomic less invasive dissection, ideal for also younger patients who want more and more short healing times. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a 294 cases series of patients seeking platysma and skin laxity increase of neck-face region were included in the study. All of them were primary neck-face lift performed with PTFE bands of dual mesh that are customized for suture to the platysma and anchored to the mastoid, creating a neck artificial ligament (NAL) that is buried into the muscle and tightened, without modifying the superficial musculoaponeurotic system and platysma. Result: Data collection on surgery time, implant dimension selection, and postoperative complications were included. The most frequent complications were rare and include 5 case of superficial epidermolysis (healed within 21 days) and 1 case of mild band infection (treated with antibiotics). The surgical results are still stable over time, like those of a normal facelift after 6 months. Conclusion: minimally invasive NAL application avoids a large dissection and deep modifications of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system and platysma getting a strong upward tension that lasts over time with stable results. Keywords: Cervicoplasty, Neck, Rejuvenation, Aging, Mandible, Platysma Muscle.
Applications of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Bioscaffolds in Skin Wound Healing
Authors:   Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran, Chehelcheraghi Farzaneh
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Skin wound healing is a multi-step process. It involves coordinated interactions between growth factors, matrix, microenvironment around the wound, and various cells. Patients' quality of life in chronic wounds is affected because, in addition to sequential treatments, they incur significant medical costs. This review study aims to summarize the evidence and report current knowledge about tissue engineering, skin wound healing, and therapeutic strategies using bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were performed. Methods: Thus, much effort has been focused on developing novel therapeutic approaches for wound treatment. Stem cell-based therapeutic strategies have been proposed to treat these wounds. They have shown significant potential for improving the speed and quality of wound healing and skin regeneration. A set of published data on the use of mesenchymal stem cells and a variety of biological scaffolds in wound healing is presented. Besides, we discussed different perspectives. Conclusion: We concluded that by activating bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on a biological scaffold, the condition of the wound healing process can be improved. Keywords: Humans, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Quality of Life, Tissue Engineering, Wound Healing, Skin, Stem Cells.
Fake News and Understanding of Pakistani Millennial
Authors:   Media Sciences Department, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Islamabad, Pakistan, Zulqarnain Wajid
Published: October 2021

The mushroomed growth and usage of social media have benefitted the world in many ways on the other hand it has also given rise to many issues. Fake news and its extensive spread is one of the problem, world is tackling at this time. Fake news is a kind of deception that purposely integrates to affect masses and create panic, which is fabricated too have aim to instill a false sense of truth in the users mind. This paper provides a conceptual overview of fake news on social media, expanding and illustrating the unique characteristics of fake news in Pakistan. A survey is conducted from university Millennial from the capital city of Islamabad. Results showed that use of social media is increasing day by day amongst young generation of Pakistan and becoming main source of information for them. In this scenario the rate at which such false news are penetrating social media and the internet is distressing, as most of the students claim to often witness fake news on social media. Social media personalities, celebrities and political representatives should make efforts in creating awareness regard fake news, so that our nation stay safe from the hazardous effects and panic created from social media. Keywords: Social Media, Fake News, Pakistan, Millennial.
Risk Communication in Earthquake Vulnerability in District Bagh, Azad Jammu And Kashmir: Review of Literature and Pilot Study
Authors:   HRD and Disaster Management Deptt of Leadership and Management Studies, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan, Azam Kamran
Published: October 2021

This study is mainly concerned to assess the role of Risk Communication in Earthquake Vulnerability and its impacts on Building Resilience in District Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Disaster resilience is gaining attention from all over the world. More specifically, seismic resilience in buildings is of prime concern among governmental bodies of developed as well as developing countries. This is partially due to the fact that the collapsing of vulnerable structures contribute to a great proportion of the number of fatalities in the wake of increasing Seismicity. Secondly, the recurrence of earthquakes on a global scale is increasing with increase in its magnitude. This study was focused to assess the impact and role of risk communication in earthquake vulnerability in district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir in enhancing resilience of residential buildings and also its moderating role between Earthquake Vulnerability and resilience of residential buildings in study area. In fact there is great gape; people in the vulnerable areas do not get required information about various hazards. For this study District Bagh of Azad Jammu and Kashmir was selected due to the facts, it suffered a lot during 2005 Earthquake and still it is prone to more damages due to lack of implementation of building codes and requisite information on the vulnerability. An exploratory type of study has been conducted. For pilot study 50 respondents were approached for collection of data with the help of questionnaires in different areas of District Bagh. Findings of the pilot study along with recommendations for policy makers, managers and target readers have been given in detail. Contribution to the body of knowledge and future call is also jotted down. If people are educated well about various hazards they can reduce the vulnerability to a great extent. Nevertheless, through better integration of risk communication means and enhancing level of awareness would prove instrumental in overcoming the lapses Keywords: Risk communication, Earthquake vulnerability and Resilience.
Balochistan Economy as Potential Crisis Frontier of Pakistan?
Authors:   Riphah Institute of Media Sciences, Al-Mizan IIMCT Complex, 274-Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Khateeb Saba
Published: October 2021

The studies aim to highlight the potential of Balochistan economy in becoming the crisis frontier of Pakistan. A crisis is the composition of a complex process that results in harming all the stakeholders. Pakistani economy majorly relies on agriculture along with the industry and services. The provincial contribution into the national economy (According to the Institute for Policy Reforms –IPR 2015) has given as Punjab contributes 54.1% to the Gross Domestic Production (GDP); Sindh 30%; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 13% while Balochistan contribute 2.9% to the national GDP. Balochistan’s current share in the national economy is very low but Balochistan’s geography and locality could prove to be the main economic resource for the province as well as the country and has all the potential in rising above the other provinces. Balochistan encompasses almost half of the land of Pakistan while the population is less than ten percent of the total population of the country. Balochistan’s strategic location with a diversity of climate and all the ecological zones along with the untapped natural and strategic mineral resources, fisheries and vast deep-sea coastal land, indicates that the province’s economic development could be raised by paying attention to its geographical and demographic peculiarities. Balochistan’s landscape makes it a supreme location for the development of roads, railways, and pipelines to link the Middle East, Central and South Asia. To further elevate the development of Balochistan, the construction of the deep-water port at Gwadar has exponential potential by bringing globalization to the region. Keywords: Balochistan, Economy, Natural Resources, Future, CPEC, Copper, Metal, Vast Lands, Deep Sea Port, Warm Waters.
PENGEMBANGAN PURWARUPA MONITORING TAGIHAN AIR PDAM BERBASIS INTERNET OF THINGS
Authors: Sujadi Harun , Mardiana Ardi
Published: October 2021

Seiring dengan berkembangnya ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi yang sangat pesat saat ini, telah berpengaruh pada kehidupan manusia. salah satu perkembangan teknologi yang pesat  terlihat pada bidang Internet of Thing (IoT). Sumberdaya air merupakan salah satu unsur penting untuk keberlanjutan kehidupan makhluk hidup terutama manusia. Keberadaan air dapat berperan multiguna, dapat digunakan sebagai air minum, mandi, mencuci, mengairi lahan pertanian, pendukung pelaksanaan ibadah, dan perekonomian. Pengelolaan air bersih juga merupakan upaya pendayagunaan sumberdaya air dengan upaya mendistribusikanya kepada masyarakat. PDAM atau perusahaan daerah air minum merupakan salah satu unit usaha milik daerah yang bergerak dalam distribusi air bersih bagi masyarakat. Proses pengembangan sistem seringkali menggunakan pendekatan prototipe (prototyping). Purwarupa monitoring tagihan air  Berbasis Internet Of things digunakan oleh seorang admin petugas PDAM untuk dapat memonitoring pendistribusian air, menghitung tagihan air, dan mengontrol penggunaan air apabila ada pelangggan yang belum membayar tagihan penggunaan air
PENGEMBANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI PEMESANAN BARANG ONLINE BERBASIS ANDROID DI ORION IT SOLUTION
Authors: Dzikri Nadhimulloh
Published: October 2021

Saat ini Orion IT Solution bergerak dalam perancangan dan pembuatan aplikasi multiplatform. Seiring dengan kesuksesan dalam bidang tersebut maka pimpinan Orion IT Solution akan menyiapkan tambahan divisi dalam bidang hardware. Dalam bidang tersebut Orion IT Solution akan bergerak sebagai supplier hardware dan aksesoris komputer untuk daerah jawa barat khususnya bandung dan sekitarnya. Sistem informasi untuk mengelola divisi baru tersebut telah dibuat oleh pimpinan tetapi masih dalam bentuk aplikasi desktop dan hanya mengatur proses bisnis untuk internal saja. Metode yang penulis gunakan ialah metode RAD. Penulis telah menganalisa sistem yang sudah ada dan akan mengembangkan sistem informasi tersebut dengan menambahkan fitur pemesanan barang secara online yang dapat dilakukan oleh customer secara realtime. Terdapat fitur pemesanan, histori transaksi, keranjang dan lainnya. Fitur tersebut akan memberikan dampak positif yang besar dalam membantu kelancaran dan kecepatan pada proses bisnis ini.
PERANCANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI PENGGAJIAN BERBASIS WEB MENGGUNAKAN PHP DAN MYSQL DI LION PARCEL CISOKAN KOTA BANDUNG
Authors: Riyansyah Andre
Published: October 2021

Laporan tugas akhir Perancangan dan penerapan sistem informasi penggajian ini dibuat dengan tujuan memecahkan masalah yang berhubungan tentang proses pengolahan data penggajian dan menghasilkan suatu rancangan sistem informasi berbasis web yang tepat sesuai kebutuhan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam peracangan ini adalah melakukan pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara dan studi pustaka. Proses perancangan sistem informasi penggajian dimulai dengan menganalisis sistem-sistem yang sudah di jalankan oleh owner, kemudian mengidentifikasi permasalahan yang ada. Setelah diidentifikasi penulis merancang sistem informasi dengan model pengembangan sistem seperti Data Flow Diagram (DFD), Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), Normalisasi hingga Desain Input dan Output. Setelah keseluruhan sistem selasai dibuat, dapat diketahui bahwa dengan rancangan sistem informasi penggajian karyawan yang baru dapat menghasilkan informasi yang cepat, akurat dan relevan
IMPLEMENTASI ALGORITMA A-STAR UNTUK PEMETAAN LOKASI SARANA KESEHATAN KABUPATEN MAJALENGKA BERBASIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
Authors: Suhendri Suhendri , Dede Abdurahman  , Dani Irfan Maulana
Published: October 2021

Kabupaten Majalengka merupakan salah satu daerah Kabupaten dipropinsi Jawa Barat yang maju dan sangat pesat perkembangannya khususnya dalam bidang kesehatan. Dengan banyaknya pembangunan tempat kesehatan diberbagai kawasan yang ada di Kabupaten Majalengka, maka menjadi banyak pilihan bagi masyarakat untuk mendapatkan pelayanan kesehatan yang terbaik. Namun tidak sedikit dari masyarakat yang tidak mengetahui beberapa sarana kesehatan yang ada di Kabupaten Majalengka, kebanyakan masyarakat hanya mengetahui sarana kesehatan sekitar daerahnya, cara mencarinya masih harus bertanya kepada orang lain dan masyarakat belum mengetahui sarana kesehatan mana yang terdekat yang akan dituju. Karena kesehatan sangat penting bagi semua orang agar dapat produktif secara sosial maupun ekonomis.Dengan adanya hal tersebut, maka upaya dari hal tersebut adalah dengan memanfaatkan perkembangan teknologi informasi, untuk membuat sebuah aplikasi yang akan membantu masyarakat dalam menemukan lokasi sarana kesehatan terdekat. Hasil dari penelitian ini berupa sebuah aplikasi yang dapat memberikan informasi mengenai lokasi sarana kesehatan yang ada di Kabupaten Majalengka, yang dilengkapi dengan penunjuk jalan berupa maps yang telah diberikan algoritma A-Star untuk menentukan rute terdekat menuju lokasi atau sarana kesehatan.
PEMBUATAN FILM PENDEK ANIMASI 3D "CUCI TANGAN DULU, YUK?!"
Authors: Chairunnisa Windy Agustian , Aliansi Zahra Ilan
Published: October 2021

Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat adalah perilaku sehat yang dilakukan karena kesadaran pribadi untuk menolong diri sendiri, keluarga dan lingkungan masyarakat. Kegiatan mencuci tangan adalah salah satu perilaku sehat yang paling mudah namun anak-anak sulit mengerti akan pentingnya mencuci tangan sebelum makan, sebab anak-anak lebih tertarik meniru apa yang mereka lihat secara nyata. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, maka disusunlah Pembuatan Film Pendek Animasi 3D “Cuci Tanganmu Dulu, Yuk?” yang bertujuan untuk mengedukasi anak-anak melalui film pendek animasi untuk membiasakan cuci tangan pakai sabun dengan penyampaian yang sederhana menggunakan metode pendekatan agar dapat diterapkan langsung dan dikaji hasilnya. Animasi ini diolah menggunakan Blender 2.81 dengan durasi 3,27 menit dan telah dinilai cukup efektif menggunakan karakter yang sesuai dengan target audiens dan efektif sebagai bahan ajar yang dapat digunakan berkepanjangan tidak hanya dalam masa pandemi COVID-19.

 

Kata Kunci: Cuci tangan, Animasi, 3D.
PERBANDINGAN MODEL SIR (SUSCEPTIBLE, INFECTIOUS, RECOVERED), EXPONENTIAL MOVING AVERAGE DAN SINGLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING PADA PERAMALAN COVID-19
Authors: Ade Bastian  , Diana Surya Heriyana  , Sandi Fajar Rodiansyah
Published: October 2021

Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that can be transmitted from human to human. This virus can cause pneumonia, which is inflammation of the lung tissue that causes impaired oxygen exchange, resulting in shortness of breath. Currently it is not known when the Covid-19 pandemic will end, therefore a forecast is needed to predict the spread of Covid-19. This forecasting uses the SIR (Susceptible, Infectious, Recovered), Exponential Moving Average and Single Exponential Smoothing algorithm. Of the three algorithms, which data will be most suitable for forecasting the spread of covid-19 in Indonesia will be compared. The conclusion of the SIR model test results with the PSBB variable inhibits the spread of the virus, the exponential moving average test gets an error value of 24.28% and exponential smoothing gets an error value of 40.07%. So the suitable algorithms used for covid-19 data are the sir model and the exponential moving average.