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The Japanese Emperor's Suicide and the Samurai's Suicide
Authors:   Sookmyung Research Institute of Humanities, Park Eun-hee
Published: August 2022

This paper examines how the mass suicide of the Heike family in the Battle of Dannoura at the end of ancient times was accepted and altered in medieval and modern literature. The mass suicide of the Heike family, pictured in Heikemonogatari, is not a suicide of their own choosing, but rather a suicide that took place in an atmosphere of insistence on suicide. The presence of a gaze that condemns Munemori, who is unable to act out of fear of death, symbolizes that the suicide of the Heike family is a typical altruistic suicide.
Niinoama committed suicide by jumping into the sea with a sword while holding the young emperor. In particular, her songs express death as a journey.
Her Sasega transforms the death of Emperor Antoku into a voyage of allegiance to her subordinates, escorted by her subordinates, who depart for the Dragon Palace at sea. The suicide of the Emperor, who disappeared into the Dannoura waves, is transformed into a new narrative.
Tomomori commits an honorable suicide with his subordinates. Tomomori's remarks show the attitude that a general should take when he loses a fight. In Noh, Tomomori absorbed the images of Noritsune, Norimori, and Tsunemori.
Tomomori's image as the epitome of Samurai continued in Kabuki.
A Study on the Image of the Colonial Ruler Projected in The magnanimous lover and the Theatrical Form of Regular Performances
Authors:   Sookmyung Research Institute of Humanities, Kim Nam-seok
Published: August 2022

Geugyesuryeonguhoe held the second performance in June 1932. Three works were performed at this time, including The magnanimous lover written by John Ervine. The 2nd performance was not a performance that received much attention overall, and The magnanimous lover was also evaluated as ‘normal’. However The magnanimous lover was an Irish play, and Irish plays performed in the 1920s and 1930s were often regarded as examples of special significance in Korean (Joseon) theater world. At the time of the regular performance Geugyesuryeonguhoe translated the play literally and performed it as it is in the original, and as a result the considerable value of this work could not be accurately portrayed. Therefore, academic research on The magnanimous lover has not been done properly so far, and the problems that appeared in the process of performing such a play on stage have not been essentially discussed. Based on the effect of ‘Injeong-play’ performed by The magnanimous lover, only the evaluation that the performance of the work was ‘normal’ was confirmed. Therefore, in this study, the image of the ruler and the objection of the ruled projected in this work will be explored, and the stage formation of such a theatrical message will be looked into critically.
Responsiveness and Uptake of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Education and Information Among Young People 10-24 Years Old: A Case Of ‘Get Up Speak Out’ (GUSO) Program Implementation Period in Western Kenya Region
Authors: Odida Denis , Wafula Charles , Chesire Faith , Balla Alga , Otieno Sharon , Oria Kevin , Ochola Grace , Ochieng Marlyn
Published: August 2022

Young people and girls suffer from some of the worst SRHR outcomes in Kenya such as sexual abuse and violence; STIs including HIV; unintended pregnancies; unsafe abortions; early and forced marriages; obstetric fistula; and maternal mortality. Some of the main causes to these poor outcomes include lack of correct and comprehensive information on key SRHR issues. The GUSO program was implemented in western region of Kenya from 2018-2020 with an aim of aim of increasing uptake of SRHR education and information among young people 10-24 years old through 3 strategies: Capacity development for information providers (SRHR curriculum based trainings); Direct access to SRHR information e.g. Electronic & Media platforms (direct messaging and WhatsApp group discussions); and Community approach (table talks and clarification sessions).The findings show that the number of educators trained increased through the three years. There was incremental in number of young people reached with SRHR information and similarly incremental in program realization over targets, meaning increase in willingness among the young people to utilizing the deployed strategies of direct and indirect SRHR. This also means that the deployed strategy of training of trainers to enhance capacity for young people to access information was effective in creating demand for SRHR information. The findings imply that it is possible to realize desired targets on SRHR information access by young people through capacity building and adopting the correct strategies. This study has identified such approaches to include table talks, clarification sessions, and direct messaging. Therefore, the health sector can indeed, by adopting these strategies improve SRHR service utilization among young people that may have a reducing effect to the now high levels of teenage pregnancies and other related consequences. The study has tested and determined that it is feasible to improve access to SRHR education and information among young people through training of educators and adopting proper strategies through which young people access SRH information. Furthermore, the findings have proved that these approaches lead to improved knowledge level, attitude for and SRHR service seeking behaviour for young people.
Assessing Identity Disclosure Risk in the Absence of Identified Datasets in the Public Domain
Authors: Muturi Peter N. , Kahonge Andrew M. , Chepken Christopher Kipchumba
Published: August 2022

Data release is essential in supporting data analytics and secondary data analyses. However, data curators need to ensure the released datasets preserve data subjects’ privacy and retain analytical utility. Data privacy is achieved through the anonymisation of datasets before release. The risk of disclosure posed to the dataset should inform the level of anonymisation to be undertaken. As anonymisation achieves data privacy, it reduces the analytical utility of the dataset by introducing alterations to the original data values. Therefore, data curators require an appropriate estimate of the dataset’s identity disclosure risk to inform the required anonymisation that balances privacy and utility. The disclosure risk varies from one geographical region to another due to varying enabling factors. This paper assesses the disclosure risk and the enabling factors in an environment lacking identified datasets in the public domain. This study used a quasi-experimental design in carrying out an empirical identity disclosure test, where respondents were given an anonymised dataset and were required to disclose the identity of any of the records. The findings were that background knowledge of the released datasets was the primary enabler in the absence of identified datasets. Respondents could only disclose records in the dataset they had familiarity with. However, the disclosure risk was within an acceptable threshold. Therefore, the study concluded that in an environment lacking identified datasets in the public domain, reasonable anonymisation could achieve a balance of privacy and utility in datasets. The findings justify private data release able to support data analytics and secondary data analyses in environments lacking identified datasets in the public domain.
Onset Prominence in Wubuy Reduplication
Authors: Ryan Kevin , Heath Jeffrey
Published: August 2022

Wubuy (also known as Nunggubuyu; Australia) exhibits a regular and productive pattern of partial reduplication by which the reduplicant is one syllable if its base begins with an obstruent and two if it begins with a sonorant. We compare two approaches to the synchronic analysis of this pattern based on phonotactics and weight, respectively, ultimately arguing for the latter. As we show, an analysis in terms of general markedness constraints (e.g. invoking the unmarkedness of obstruent onsets or regulating sonority combinations across syllables) is not viable. A weight-based account, by contrast, recognizes that obstruent onsets pattern as heavier than sonorant onsets in a number of languages and weight-sensitive systems. Thus, a typologically principled analysis is available in which the reduplicant must be at least as heavy as an obstruent-initial syllable.
Typological gaps in iambic nonfinality correlate with learning difficulty
Authors: Pater Joe , Prickett Brandon
Published: August 2022

This paper discusses gaps in stress typology that are unexpected from the perspective of a foot-based theory and shows that the patterns pose difficulties for a computationally implemented learning algorithm. The unattested patterns result from combining theoretical elements whose effects are generally well-attested, including iambic footing, nonfinality, word edge alignment and a foot binarity requirement. The patterns can be found amongst the 124 target stress systems constructed by Tesar and Smolensky (2000) as a test of their approach to hidden structure learning. A learner with a Maximum Entropy grammar that uses a form of Expectation Maximization to deal with hidden structure was found to often fail on these unattested languages.
Revisiting Tone Sandhi Domain in Xiamen Chinese
Authors: Cao Yaqing
Published: August 2022

The tone sandhi domain in Xiamen Chinese was examined to demonstrate that Match gives a much elegant explanation than Align/Wrap because it allows for subcategorization. MATCHNONMIN and MATCHMAX, when interacting with general MATCHSP, are enough to predict the tone sandhi domain in Xiamen Chinese. Align/Wrap, on the other hand, needs a prosodic well-formedness constraint such as BINARITY to dominate Align/Wrap. Altogether, we take this as a piece of evidence for the richer and fine-grained prosodic subcategorizations.The comparison between Match and Align/Wrap is conducted in the SPOT and the automatic evaluation of all the possible candidates is done in the OTworkplace.
Consonant-vowel Interactions Inform Paradigm Organization in Egyptian Arabic
Authors: Xu Lily
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a quantitative study on vowel alternation in Egyptian Arabic verbs. Specifically, the vowels in perfective verb forms (of the prosodic shape CVCVC) and imperfective verb forms (-CCVC) are hard to predict from each other. This study investigates how probabilistic phonological generalizations involving the root consonants and vowel correspondences help predict the idiosyncratic vowel choice by collecting lexicon statistics and fitting regression models. Following the line of works which has shown that speakers have the ability to internalize statistical patterns into their phonological grammars (e.g., Zuraw 2000, Ernestus & Baayen 2003), the models were used as a means to investigate organization of the perfective-imperfective paradigm. Moreover, by showing that consonant and vowel information play distinct roles in paradigm predictability, this study provides evidence for lexical representations that separate consonants and vowels in Semitic languages (e.g., McCarthy 1979).
Icy Targets in Karajá ATR Harmony as Contrast Preservation
Authors: Ozburn Avery , Leduc Marjorie
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a novel application of Contrast Preservation (Lubowicz 2003) to analyze a puzzling pattern of icy targets (Jurgec 2011). Icy targets are segments which harmonize but then block the spread of harmony, and a particularly theoretically challenging type is present in Karajá, in which derived and underlying [+ATR] high vowels behave differently (Ribeiro 2002;2012). We show that this harmony pattern can be successfully analyzed by considering the behaviour of these icy targets as a form of contrast preservation, where high [-ATR] vowels must harmonize when followed by a [+ATR] vowel, but the underlying contrast between [-ATR] and [+ATR] high vowels is preserved on any preceding vowels. The icy target effect thus emerges as a way to compromise between the pressure to harmonize high vowels and the pressure to preserve underlying ATR contrasts in high vowels. In this way, we extend Contrast Preservation Theory to include vowel harmony patterns, opening new opportunities to analyze puzzling patterns as a choice in which contrasts to preserve.
Phonological contrasts are maintained despite neutralization: an intracranial EEG study
Authors: Mai Anna , Riès Stephanie , Ben-Haim Sharona , Shih Jerry , Gentner Timothy
Published: August 2022

The existence of language-specific abstract sound-structure units (such as the phoneme) is largely uncontroversial in phonology. However, whether the brain performs abstractions comparable to those assumed in phonology has been difficult to ascertain. Using intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) recorded during a passive listening task, this study investigates the representation of phonological units in the brain and the relationship between those units, auditory sensory input, and higher levels of language organization, namely  morphology. Leveraging the phonological neutralization of coronal stops to tap in English, this study provides evidence of a dissociation between acoustic similarity and phonemic identity in the neural response to speech. Moreover, leveraging morphophonological alternations of the regular plural and past tense, this study further demonstrates early (<500ms) evidence of dissociation between phonological form and morphological exponence. Together these results highlight the central nature of language-specific knowledge in sublexical language processing and improve our understanding of the ways language-specific knowledge structures and organizes speech perception in the brain.
Unifying Initial Geminates and Fortis Consonants via Laryngeal Specification: Three case studies from Dunan, Pattani Malay, and Salentino
Authors: Burroni Francesco , Lau-Preechathammarach Raksit , Maspong Sireemas
Published: August 2022

Initial Geminates (IGs) are often assumed to differ from singletons mainly in duration, while fundamental frequency (f0) and intensity are described as secondary, variable cues. Accordingly, IGs are phonologically represented with a [+long] feature or by associating the consonant to two timing units. On the other hand, more recent work on IGs has suggested that the boundary between IGs and fortis stops is tenuous. To further support this claim, we present converging evidence from 3 understudied languages, Dunan (Japonic), Pattani Malay (PM, Austronesian), and Salentino (Indo-European), suggesting that IGs may also be reliably cued by intensity, possibly as a byproduct of longer closure duration, and f0 throughout the following vowel. Reliance on these acoustic cues is strongly reminiscent of fortis stops in, e.g., Korean. Accordingly, we propose that languages prototypically described as having IG contrasts should be phonologically represented with a distinct laryngeal specification that takes into account the constellation of acoustic cues at play.
The Potential of Travel Bloggers in Marketing Tourist Destinations: The Example of The “A Blogger for Italy” Platform
Authors: Iorio Monica
Published: August 2022

The study analyses the role of the travel blogger as a contemporary expression of tourism marketing. In the new digital reality, travel bloggers perform the intermediary function between destination and customer that in the offline world has long been performed by traditional tour operators and travel agents. The message of these influencers can be much more effective than the expensive advertising campaigns implemented by tourism organizations through traditional marketing channels. Establishing a connection between travel bloggers and tour operators, therefore becomes a crucial strategy for exploiting the potential offered by the ITC in the field of tourism promotion. Within this vision, and as an example of good practice, the study illustrates the digital platform "A blogger for Italy" which is one of the first attempts to create, at a national level, a structured network between travel bloggers and tour operators. The study suggests that travel bloggers can become ambassadors of territoriality especially with reference to places away from the usual mass tourism routes and for which a growing segment of tourism demand shows renewed interest.
Unravelling potential health‐beneficial properties of Corema album phenolic compounds: a systematic review
Authors:   University of Porto, Cerquido Ana Sofia , Vojtek Martin , Ribeiro-Oliveira Rita , Viegas Olga , Sousa Joana Beatriz , Ferreira Isabel M.P.L.V.O. , Diniz Carmen
Published: August 2022

Review question / Objective: A systematic review of the literature was carried out to summarize the phenolic compounds and bioactive properties identified in C. album berries and leaves and search for research gaps on this topic. Condition being studied: Summarize the phenolic compound's composition of Corema album berries and leaves assessed by advanced analytical methods and assessment of their bioactive properties. Information sources: Three databases PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of Science as information sources. The following keywords were used: (“Corema album” AND (berries OR leaves)). Contact with authors or grey literature was not used as information source.
Historical, Political and Cultural Consciousness in the Autobiographies of Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous Bangalore-560095, Singh Shweta
Published: August 2022

The proposed research paper seeks to trace the public, political, historical and cultural cognizance in two autobiographies of Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Nirad C Chaudhuri is one of the few Indian English writers who have used English language for non-fictional purpose alone. The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (1951) and Thy Hand, Great Anarch! (1987) remained his best works. The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian gave an account of Chaudhuri’s childhood and student days till 1921. Thy Hand, Great Anarch! takes the account up to 1952.Both the autobiographies give a portrait of the slow but triumphant self-discovery of a powerful writer. During this process Nirad C Chaudhuri was in the grip of dramatic public events in India. Independence and partition of the continent in 1948 were widely hailed as statesmanship and the reparation of imperial wrongdoings, but Chaudhuri drew quite another conclusion- that his country had no future. Nirad C. Chaudhuri’s both autobiographies are more of a national than personal history as it reveals precedence to the environment over the product. And it is more of an exercise in descriptive anthology than autobiographies. Keywords: Autobiography, Indian Independence, character delineation, culture, British Empire
COMPARISON OF REMAINING COAL-BURNING ASH-BASED ON CD, PB, AND HG CONCENTRATION AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES: A CASE STUDY IN ACEH PROVINCE
Authors: Gani Asri , Erdiwansyah Erdiwansyah , Sardjono R. E. , Mariana Mariana , Mamat Rizalman
Published: August 2022

This study aims to investigate the efficiency level of absorption of heavy metals Cd, Pb, and Hg. Combustion is carried out using coal with the addition of absorbent ratios of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%. The adsorbent used is natural zeolite which is widely available and inexpensive. This study provides practical implications for the easy and inexpensive removal of heavy metal emissions during combustion. The results show that the maximum efficiency level for Cd metal reached 22.96% which was recorded at a temperature of 600 °C for an adsorbent ratio of 10%. The maximum efficiency level of Pb metal from the experimental results was obtained at a temperature of 600 °C with an adsorbent ratio of 10% to 10.83%. Meanwhile, the efficiency level for Hg metal produced was 0.05% which was recorded at the adsorbent ratio of 10% at 800 °C. The maximum total capacity of Pb metal for each tested combustion temperature was 600 °C 39.85 mg/kg, 700 °C 25.43 mg/kg, and 800 °C 7.21 mg/kg. On the other words, the higher the combustion temperature tested, the lower the absorption efficiency rate obtained.
Fish populations and biomass in headwater streams of the Lake Tumba Landscape, DR Congo, 2007–2011
Authors: Mputu Adèle , Willén Eva , Wilander Anders , Drakare Stina , Bishop Kevin , Inogwabini Bila-Isia
Published: August 2022

The fish biodiversity in the Congo River and its tributaries is extremely rich but the information on fish communities in the headwaters in terms of catch and biomass estimates is rare. Fishes in the running and stagnant waters in this region are of vital importance as a food resource for local residents. This study aimed to describe the fish community, catch, and biomass in the three headwater streams Bambou, Lebomo, and Bongo in the Lake Tumba Landscape (LTL) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Such information is of vital importance as a benchmark to understand the sustainability of the fish population for future generations of residents of the LTL. The field data were collected from 2007 through 2011, including dry and wet seasons. Here we present the results of this systematic, multi-annual study which was the first for fishes in streams of this region. In total, 50 species of 15 families were found in the nutrient-poor brown waters of these streams where high concentrations of humic acids cause a low pH. Among abundant species occurring in all three streams were the cyprinid Enteromius holotaenia (Boulenger, 1904), the mormyrid Marcusenius moorii (Günther, 1867), the alestids Clupeocharax schoutedeni Pellegrin, 1926 and Bryconaethiops boulengeri Pellegrin, 1900, and the clariid Clarias angolensis Steindachner, 1866. Bongo Stream was distinguished from the others by a rich abundance of Alestopetersius compressus (Poll et Gosse, 1963). The presence of several species at low pH (between 5.0 and 5.5) is new information that lowers the bottom of the pH interval for these species compared to earlier reports. The maximum total length (TL) of some other species was by 5–20 percentage points higher than those reported earlier. The median weight per unit effort (WPUE) in the streams varied between 30 and 115 g per hour during the dry seasons and between 18 and 86 g per hour during the wet seasons. The fish biomass in the streams varied between 0.05 and 0.7 g ⸱ m–2 with a median 0.14 g ⸱ m–2. This relatively low value compared to other tropical headwaters may be a result of the low pH and dark color of these headwaters. The results of the study serve as a reference point to which future monitoring of fish fauna can be compared for sustainable management of the LTL.
Synthesis and antioxidant activity of 3-(2-R-ylidenehydrazinyl)-6-tert-butyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-5-ones
Authors: Novodvorskyi Yevhenii , Lega Dmitry , Komarov Igor , Zhuravel Iryna , Moskalenko Oleg , Demchenko Anatolii
Published: August 2022

Synthesis and structure elucidation of several series of new hydrazones containing 1,2,4-triazine-5-one core and their antioxidant activity are presented. The target compounds have been synthesized via interaction of either 4-amino-6-(tert-butyl)-3-hydrazinyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one or 6-(tert-butyl)-3-hydrazinyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one with a wide range of compounds with a carbonyl group in moderate to high yields. Molecular structures of the synthesized compounds were conﬁrmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and elemental analyses. The antioxidant activity of these compounds against ascorbic acid was screened to determine their potential as promising oxidative stress suppressors. Our data showed that hydrazones derived from 4-amino-6-(tert-butyl)-3-hydrazinyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one are the most active antioxidants among all tested compounds. Furthermore, 3 compounds of this series have been proved to be twice as active as ascorbic acid does. The conclusions are substantiated for in-depth investigations of these derivatives as promising agents for the treatment of disorders accompanied by oxidative stress.
A Deeper Pocket?
Authors: White John
Published: August 2022

This brief paper welcomes the notion of local pockets of resistance while raising two problems about it. One of these concerns teachers' values and leads into wider considerations about what the underlying aims of education should be. This prepares the ground for the 'deeper pocket'
of the title. This has to do with challenging the lack of official – i.e.public, not hidden – aims informing English school curricula. In this, England will soon be at odds with the three other UK nations, all of which, as from September 2022, will have aims-based curricula. A
many-sided national campaign is recommended to target this weakness in the English system, working closely with more local pockets of resistance.
Defenestrate Ofsted and the Department for Education
Authors: Bassey Michael
Published: August 2022

The Department for Education sees school education as responding to what its ministers perceive as the economic demands of the future. They fail to recognise the need for young people to be prepared for the ecological problems on the horizon, such as climate change, economic turmoil
and the human consequences of a global shortage of food, water and energy. I argue that a National Education Council for Schools is needed which should ensure that it is the professionalism of teachers that directs the education of the young in preparing them for what the world of their adulthood
may be like. Hence, I come to the momentous conclusion that the Department for Education and its enforcement arm, Ofsted, should be abolished. In the more evocative term used in my title, they should be defenestrated.
De l’entreprise libérée à l’entreprise libérante. Essai critique et clinique sur les transformations managériales
Authors: Lacan Arnaud , Dalmas Michel
Published: August 2022

L’entreprise libérée est souvent présentée comme une innovation managériale et un modèle organisationnel d’avenir. Pourtant, même si elle est une tentative de réponse intéressante aux problématiques de déplacement des attentes des collaborateurs au travail, il faut s’interroger sur la véritable nature de cette réponse : véritable concept managérial ou appellation acceptée faute de mieux ? Nous formulons dans cet essai d’abord une critique de l’entreprise libérée avant de proposer une révision conceptuelle à l’aide de l’éclairage postmoderne et en introduisant la notion d’entreprise libérante. Nous suggérons ainsi une nouvelle piste en cherchant à repenser les grandes postures managériales. Nous proposons donc de cesser de vouloir « libérer » l’entreprise pour poser les bases de l’entreprise « libérante », en déplaçant notre réflexion sur les salariés. Ce travail de rénovation conceptuelle s’appuie sur une étude exploratoire qualitative menée auprès de managers « libérateurs » dans des organisations qui se sont autoproclamées « entreprises libérées ». Puis nous étendons les conclusions de cette étude à des pistes de postures managériales au service de collaborateurs libérés, nouvelles postures managériales d’autant plus importantes qu’elles se situent désormais dans un monde de travail hybride post-covid.
On fuzzy numerical model dealing with the control of glucose in insulin therapies for diabetes via nonsingular kernel in the fuzzy sense
Authors: Yao Shao-Wen , Rashid Saima , Inc Mustafa , Elattar Ehab E.
Published: August 2022

Very recently, several novel conceptions of fractional derivatives have been proposed and employed to develop numerical simulations for a wide range of real-world configurations with memory, background, or non-local effects via an uncertainty parameter $ [0, 1] $ as a confidence degree of belief. Under the complexities of the uncertainty parameter, the major goal of this paper is to develop and examine the Atangana-Baleanu derivative in the Caputo sense for a convoluted glucose-insulin regulating mechanism that possesses a memory and enables one to recall all foreknowledge. However, as compared to other existing derivatives, this is a vitally important point, and the convenience of employing this derivative lessens the intricacy of numerical findings. The Atangana-Baleanu derivative in the Caputo sense of fuzzy valued functions (FVF) in parameterized interval representation is established initially in this study. Then, it is leveraged to demonstrate that the existence and uniqueness of solutions were verified using the theorem suggesting the Banach fixed point and Lipschitz conditions under generalized Hukuhara differentiability. In order to explore the regulation of plasma glucose in diabetic patients with impulsive insulin injections and by monitoring the glucose level that returns to normal in a finite amount of time, we propose an impulsive differential equation model. It is a deterministic mathematical framework that is connected to diabetes mellitus and fractional derivatives. The framework for this research and simulations was numerically solved using a numerical approach based on the Adams-Bashforth-Moulton technique. The findings of this case study indicate that the fractional-order model's plasma glucose management is a suitable choice.
Evaluation of Post-Disaster Temporary Housing Units in the Context of COVID-19
Authors: Süalp Çetin , Yapıcı Elif
Published: August 2022

Disasters affecting the whole world in different ways and degrees may happen at any time – even simultaneously – need to be reconsidered, especially so at the moment of writing (early in the 21st century) under the shadow of an ongoing pandemic. Earthquakes (occurring at a higher level now in Turkey) should be discussed within this pandemic context; preventative measures require to be put in place as well as disaster management plans. This paper focuses on temporary housing design: a crucial aspect in any anticipated extension of rehabilitation and reconstruction periods. It has taken the Marmara Earthquakes (1999) as a case study. Criteria are defined based on limiting the rate of infection and motivating people to stay indoors, and are weighted using a multi-criteria decision-making method called Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The plans of the various house-types have been evaluated within this framework: the data developed is based on the temporary housing design and a correlation established between their ability to stand up to pandemic conditions and the sizes of the units.
Towards Blockchain-Based Document Authentication
Authors: Touati-Hamad Zineb , Laouar Mohamed Ridda , Bendib Issam
Published: August 2022

Nowadays, with the massive development of technologies, documents are usually made, modified and published digitally. Unlike paper documents, digital documents are easily falsified, and it is difficult to verify the authenticity of these advanced documents in effective and fast ways. Mushaf Al-Quran is one of the most sensitive digital documents that deserves to be preserved due to the divine messages it carries. There is no way to maintain an immutable document, as today's blockchain technology has proven. Therefore, to take advantage of blockchain technology, this article presents a decentralized web application (dApp) to authenticate and verify the digital Mushaf based on smart contracts and the Ethereum network. The results show the efficiency of the blockchain technology in preserving immutable documents and its effectiveness in protecting and proving the authenticity of the digital Mushaf Al-Quran.
Construction of Fuzzy Database and Analysis Interface Using Fuzzy Graphs for Management System Operation Analysis
Authors: Shiono Yasunori , Yoshizumi Toshihiro , Goto Takaaki , Kirishima Tadaaki , Tsuchida Kensei
Published: August 2022

Proper management is required to guarantee that an organization functions smoothly and continues to provide its services. Management systems, such as Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and IT Service Management Systems (ITSMS), are typically applied to the entire organization, and such systems attempt to provide continual improvement. Efficient engagement with business operations is an issue; consequently, understanding and analyzing actual situations is required. The authors have been researching analysis methods using fuzzy theory, which enables imprecise expressions. By building a useful fuzzy database and realizing an analysis method for management system operations, the goal is to develop a useful tool for organizational management. In this paper, the authors describe the concept of fuzzy database construction, an analysis method, and a case study related to management system operations. Fuzzy graphs are used for visualization in the analysis to grasp the overall picture and characteristics of the management system.
Comparison of arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide gradient P (a-ET)CO2 in volume versus pressure controlled ventilation in patients undergoing robotic abdominal surgery in the Trendelenburg position. A randomised controlled study
Authors: Veerasamy Sugashini , Kumar Lakshmi , Kartha Anandajith , Rajan Sunil , Kumar Niranjan , Purushottaman Shyam S.
Published: August 2022

Background and Aims:

Robotic surgery is increasingly prevalent as an advancement in care. Steep head-down positions in pelvic surgery can increase the ventilation-perfusion mismatch and increase ventilatory requirements to offset carbon dioxide (CO2) increases consequent to pneumoperitoneum. The primary objective was to assess the impact of two ventilatory strategies, volume versus pressure-controlled ventilation on the arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide gradient P (a-ET)CO2 in patients undergoing robotic surgery in the Trendelenburg position. The effects on alveolar to arterial oxygen gradient P (A-a)O2, peak airway pressure (Paw), dynamic compliance (Cdyn) and haemodynamics were also assessed.

Methods:

Fifty-one patients, 18-75 y, American Society of Anesthesiologists I-III undergoing robotic surgery in Trendelenburg position were randomised to volume-controlled ventilation (Group VCV) or pressure-controlled ventilation (Group PCV). The P (a-ET)CO2 was measured at baseline T0, 10 min after Trendelenburg position T1, 2 h of surgery T2, 4 h T3 and at Te, 10 min after deflation. The P (A-a) O2, Paw, Cdyn, heart rate and blood pressure were also measured at the same time.

Results:

The P (a-ET)CO2 at T1, T2, T3 and at Te was lower in Group PCV versus Group VCV. The Paw was lower at T1, T2, and T3 and Cdyn higher at T3 and Te in Group PCV at comparable minute ventilation. Haemodynamics and P (A-a)O2 were comparable between the groups.

Conclusion:

Pressure-controlled ventilation reduces P (a-ET)CO2 gradient, Paw and improves Cdyn but does not affect P (A-a) O2 or haemodynamics in comparison to volume-controlled ventilation in robotic surgeries in the Trendelenburg position.
Evaluation of Effect of Simethicone Oral Disintegrating Drug on Salivary Constituent Transformation
Authors: Chidembaranathan Ahila Singaravel , Balu Deepa , Gopal Vidhya Madana , Balasubramanium Muthukumar
Published: August 2022

Introduction

The most common problems encountered by human beings are bloating and discomfort due to accumulation of gas in the stomach. The study aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of simethicone sublingual drug on salivary amylase and flow rate before and after ingestion.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 12 healthy subjects between 20 and 30 years of age with frequent bloating problems and discomfort in the stomach for more than a year were recruited and the subjects with xerostomia, hormonal imbalance, pediatric patients, psychological disturbances, and taking medicines for any other systemic illness like diabetes, blood pressure, spinal cord injury, and autoimmune disorders were excluded from this study. The subjects were ingested one after the breakfast. The salivary samples were collected before the drug was administered and after 1 and 2 hours of postingestion. The salivary amylase level was calculated using biochemical test kit and the salivary flow rate was calculated by physiologic drooling method. Comparison of salivary amylase was done using repeated chi-square test.

Results:

The cross tabulation showed statistically significant change in salivary amylase level and salivary flow rate before and after ingestion of simethicone after ingestion.

Conclusion:

There is a significant increase in level of salivary amylase and salivary flow rate after ingestion of simethicone, hence it can be used in completely edentulous xerostomia patients to control bloating and stomach discomfort.
Evaluating the Interrelationship Between Salivary Cortisol and Glycemia in Type 2 Diabetics
Authors: Kumar Tharani Vijaya , Vasanthi Vinoth , Kumar Thayalan Dinesh , Narayan Madhu , Divya Bose , Krishnan Raj Kumar , Ramadoss Ramya
Published: August 2022

Introduction:

Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial metabolic condition marked by high blood sugar levels as well as problems with carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism. Impaired insulin secretion and hepatic gluconeogenesis cause high blood sugar levels. Cortisol in the saliva is the unbound, free hormone, with absolute quantities between 30% and 50% fewer than in blood. The aim of the study was to evaluate the levels of salivary cortisol in normal healthy controls and type 2 diabetics. The objective was to evaluate the morning and evening levels of salivary cortisol in normal and type 2 diabetics by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Materials and Methods:

20 patients in the age group of 30 to 60 years with type 2 diabetes with HbA1c <6.5% were included in Group I. Twenty participants in the age group of 30 to 60 years were included in Group II. Salivary samples were collected and centrifuged at −4°C at 3500 rpm and ELISA was performed. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version software version 16. Paired sample t test was used.

Results:

The mean morning salivary cortisol level of diabetic patients (Group I) was 1.62 mmol/dL and the evening was 1.34 mmol/dL. The difference was statistically significant (P = 0.00001). The mean salivary cortisol level of healthy subjects in the morning was 0.47 mmol/dL and evening was 0.29 mmol/dL, which is statistically significant (P = 0.00001).

Conclusion:

From this study, we can conclude that the salivary cortisol level is increased in patients with type 2 diabetes when compared to healthy individuals. There are no obvious changes in morning and evening salivary cortisol levels of diabetes patients.
The long COVID of energy markets and prices
Authors: Lyu Chenyan , Jamasb Tooraj , Spanholtz Jan Peter Georg
Published: August 2022

The 2021 energy crisis comes at an inconvenient time for the green transition agenda and can affect disposable income, unemployment and inflation. This article discusses the likely effects and implications for energy networks and policy. The economic principles behind the crisis may seem intractable, but they are familiar. A combination of known factors has caused the crisis. Europe is dependent on gas imports and a shortage of supplies has contributed to rising gas and electricity prices. The low-price elasticity of energy demand and supply makes them susceptible to price volatility even with modest quantity shocks. Higher CO2 abatement costs have forced some firms to increase their reliance on natural gas, which in turn drives up the gas prices. The crisis has brought forward the need for some overdue measures and policies including a more robust transition management, new transmission capacity, more storage, balance of contract types, and network regulation models.
Betrachten, Blättern, Enthüllen, Lauschen, Lesen.
Authors: Mergenthaler Volker
Published: August 2022

This article deals with the aesthetic effects that arise when reading, viewing and handling different media formats. It takes strongly divergent contemporary evaluations of a well-known gothic tale by Walter Scott, »THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER«, as an opportunity to investigate the medial and material causes of these differences. The author concentrates on the first publication of the tale in autumn 1828 in the opulent annual gift book THE KEEPSAKE FOR MDCCCXXIX, with its numerous steel engravings, and on another early print of the text in the magazine THE OLIO, OR, MUSEUM OF ENTERTAINMENT, with its wood-engraved illustrations. Both prints organise the reading of »THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER« in specific ways, each setting in motion specific processes of understanding, each stimulating specific aesthetic experiences. This can be traced back in particular to the illustrations placed alongside the prints of the narrative text, to their production, reproduction and presentation in the printed product, to the way in which they are integrated into the flow of reception, which senses of the recipients they address and to which specific forms of media interaction they invite.
Review Report on Smart Farming (IOT Based Agriculture)
Authors: Rajput Akshay , Mary Sarala
Published: August 2022

Smart Farming IOT Agriculture-related items are made to assist in crop field monitoring using sensors and irrigation systems. Farmers and affiliated brands can conveniently and hassle-free check agricultural conditions from anywhere. This paper's feature includes the creation of a system that uses sensors and an Arduino UNO board to keep an eye on things like temperature, moisture levels, and even movement in the field, which could harm crops. IOT sensors can offer information about agricultural areas and then take action based on user input, which is an emerging concept known as "smart farming. “The smart farming are completely operated by automated tools and sensors in such a manner that the farmer do not even have to step on the field. The cost of manual labor is reduces due to smart agriculture. IoT irrigation and connects the entire from to improve quality and quantity of products and other produce. This is necessary because update in one part of the hardware may be some undesirable effects in other part of the hardware.
Learning from Mistakes by SYM (Share Your Mistakes)
Authors: Gupta Jyoti
Published: August 2022

The motivation driving Project SYM is to confine the missteps in human existence. An extraordinary attestation is "gain from your missteps'. Notwithstanding, this verbalization is restricted to messes up that we make. All things considered, on the off chance that we are advancing just from our staggers, we are committing another screw up. Why commit slip-ups and gain from them, when we can procure relative portrayal from others' goods additionally? So gain from your staggers as well as gain from others' missteps. In any case, the solicitation emerges where we can track down others' missteps? Considering everything, Project SYM is keeping close by for you. On Project SYM we urge clients to share their slip-ups and the portrayals they obtained from it in an all-around facilitated plan. We moreover reward clients who accomplish more likes on their MisCards. Project SYM is made dealing with all of the best in class highlights of any electronic redirection application. It solidifies posting MisCards, similar to, disdain, remark, recommendation and safe choice. Clients can turn on or off remarks on their MisCards. Follow button is moreover accessible. It moreover solidifies two or three progressed highlights like modified subject age from the MisCards text utilizing LDA (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) AI model. With the assistance of the LDA model the subject age is automated, without this the client should pick the point really.
An Efficient Battery Charger Control Scheme for Electric Vehicles
Authors: Shree M Shyla , MB Mahendra
Published: August 2022

This work suggests a practical control scheme for a battery charger for an electric car that employs a cascade of buck converters and symmetrical bridge-less power factor-corrected converters. Both converters are increasingly common in the industrial sector thanks to their high efficiency, low price, and small size. The entire battery charging mechanism is made substantially more efficient by integrating the two converters. Furthermore, at any input voltage, this charger's design can deliver the correct battery current and voltage without ripple. In order to achieve a unity input power factor and zero input current harmonic distortion, the proposed control approach employs duty ratio feed-forward control technique in both the current and voltage control loops. In addition, a phase-locked loop (PLL) block establishes the current loop's reference, producing a pure sinusoidal input current despite the input voltage waveform's distortion. The viability and utility of the suggested approach are demonstrated using simulation and experimental data with an 110V/60Hz ac line input and a 1.5kW-72V dc output of the battery charging system.
SMART WHEEL CHAIR USING IOT
Authors: P.Manisha  , M.Jagadheeshraja
Published: August 2022

According to one study, there are about 6 million people in the world who are paralyzed and need
a wheelchair to move. Wheelchairs had to be moved and supported by in the existing system.
However, in normal use, these joystick-controlled wheelchairs are difficult to operate. Especially
for paralyzed people, the one-way operation of the hard button and joystick made it difficult to
operate the joystick. To overcome these problems, the proposed Smart wheelchair using IOT can
be moved with a slight tilt of the hand and is also implemented in voice control and Android
applications. This project works perfectly with user-specified voice and gesture commands, and
attention is also paid to human stability. This technology is also based on wireless technology,
which also saves wiring costs. output from the wheelchair's designed gesture and voice controls
and obstacle detection.
A Review on Lasers Assisted Machining Methods – Types, Mode of Operations, Comparison and Applications
Authors: Mehra Rahul , Kumar Santosh
Published: August 2022

Materials having high hardness and difficult to cut are becoming more popular in distinct industries such as automobile, aerospace, medical, construction, nuclear, sports and others. Because, hard and difficult to cut materials offered high strength to weight ratio, high resistance against wear, high yield strength, high resistance against corrosion, and ability to retain high strength at elevated temperature. However, the machining of hard and difficult to cut material poses a serious challenge owing to severe tool wear and higher cutting force involved. To overcome this, Laser assisted machining (LAM) has shown to be one of the most promising technologies for cutting difficult-to-cut materials. Hence, the aim of current review paper is to provide an overview on LAM, historical background, basic phenomena of laser generation, properties of lasers, generalized concept of laser- material interaction, types of lasers, distinct modes of laser operations and applications. Finally, the recent advances in laser assisted machining are discussed.
The Tubercule Carabeli in a Moroccan Population
Authors: Abdellah Mouhibi
Published: August 2022

Aim: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence, degree of expression and the symmetry of the Tubercle of Carabelli “TC” in a sample of Dentistry students to highlight this sensitive area to dental caries.

Materials and methods: We conducted a descriptive transversal survey of students in the 4th year of the academic year 2015/2016 at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of Casablanca. The study is made on plaster models, by measuring the mesiodistal diameter of the TC with an electronic caliper.

Results: Several results were obtained: 64.29% of the study population have the CT, while it is absent in 35.71% of cases, 37.50% With a tubercle of Carabelli little developed, 26.71% With a well-developed Carabelli tubercle, 61.11% of cases exhibit TC bilaterally and 38.89% Of cases present the TC unilaterally. The results are consistent with those obtained in other surveys conducted in other countries.

Conclusion: The lack of standardization of the study’s methodology makes it difficult to compare the results of various studies, hence the need for similar studies on larger samples.

Clinical Significance: It has some importance in the dental, forensic, anthropological and dental industries. In orthodontics, the cause of premature caries and periodontal diseases, also in extractions, the molar extraction instruments have no housing for this cusp and can therefore lead to his fracture.