bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Side-Impact Collisions involving Passenger Vehicles in Real-World Crashes
Authors: Mohamad Radzi M.A. , Zainal Abidin A.N.S. , Azman N.S. , Kak D-W. , Paiman N.F.
Published: June 2022

In Malaysia, 6,570 fatalities were recorded as a result of road deaths in 2016. From that figure, 1,197 or 18.2% were involved in side- impact collisions. An in-depth crash investigation study was conducted by utilizing data from the MIROS crash investigation database (MICARS) to better understand the mechanism and characteristics of the crash and to correlate the impact and damages profile with the injury outcome of the involved occupants related to the side-impact crash. The data obtained from MICARS for this study was selected from 2007 until 2016, during which MIROS had investigated 794 for both East and West Malaysia. Out of that number, 41 cases involving passenger vehicles were selected for analysis purposes. The results found that the risk of serious or fatal injury to nearside occupants was eight times higher compared to the far-side occupants. Besides that, the use of the restraint system does not show a significant association with the occupants' fatality. In a conclusion, car manufacturers should equip all new passenger vehicle models with passive safety features such as side and curtain airbags and should also increase the rigidity of the side structure of the said vehicles to reduce the injury severity level of the occupants. Furthermore, the government needs to review all these issues together with the vehicle manufacturers to make it become a Malaysian Standard before mandating it for all passenger vehicles in Malaysia. Thus, continuous efforts and commitment by car manufacturers and the government are essential to produce safer cars with proper and adequate active and passive safety features.
Physiological Study of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate at Road Intersections
Authors: Jainudin S. , Diah J.M. , Abdullah S.
Published: June 2022

Intersections are the critical road network where two or more roads meet and are connected. There were two types of intersections, which are signalized and unsignalized. Next, the physiological factor of a driver is one of the indicators for the condition of the driver. A condition such as drowsiness and fatigue that could affect the focus and performance of drivers during driving could be the major cause of traffic accidents. Besides that, stress and tension could lead to a temporary increased in blood pressure and heart rate of drivers. In this research, drivers aged 20 to 30 years old have been selected and the driver’s blood pressure and heart rate have been sampled by using OMRON digital wrist blood pressure monitor before, during, and after driving, including their driving speed. Thus, the focus of this study was to study Physiological behavior while driving throughout a signalized intersection. An analysis by using the Regression Method to obtain the r-squared value has been applied to determine the correlation level between both of the variables. According to the sampling software, 36 participants are required to be tested. But due to Movement Control Order (MCO), only six participants were successfully sampled. A signalized T-junction of Jalan Persiaran Kayangan near Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), Shah Alam has been selected, and by the data obtained, we could determine the driving behavior of drivers in a real-life situation.
Protein composition of Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on altitudinal variation from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Authors: Megu Karsing , Tukshipa Sonam Drema , Yasung Pura , Chkaravorty Jharna
Published: June 2022

The crude protein content of weaver ant- Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), used as food among some tribal from different places of Arunachal Pradesh was analyzed. The amount of crude protein found in both the adult and larva of O.smaragdina from different attitudes was quite appreciable. In both adult and larva, the highest amount was found in Namsai (Adult- 57.05%; Larva- 52.99%) followed by the lowest in Changlang (Ault- 52.99%; Larva-43.49%). Compared with conventional animal meats and easily available foods we found that this insect can be an alternative source of nutrition as they contain a comparable or higher amount of protein. Farming of this insect will be a great substitute for food for the local people of remote villages.
Lura system of the Galos: A study of its origin and socio-religious significance
Authors: Nyori Doge , Lollen Reken
Published: June 2022

Mithun, also popularly known as ‘Cattle of Mountain’ is an important bovine species of north-eastern region of India and also of China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Mithuns are presently reared under free-range condition in the hill forests. Mithun plays an important role in the socio-economic and cultural life of the Galo people. However, with the dwindling population of Mithun over the years and gradual denudation of free-range area along with the biotic and abiotic stress, there is urgent need of scientific intervention and practicing the aged old traditional method of Mithun management (Lura) for proper management as well as conservation of this beautiful hill animal. This article is an attempt to highlight the significance and various important facets associated with the Lura system of the Galos of Arunachal Pradesh.
Hunting and Trapping Technique Among Idu Mishmi Community of Arunachal Pradesh
Authors: Mihu Riko
Published: June 2022

The tribal people obtain their numerous requirements from the area they inhabit with the help simplest tools and without any technical aid. They face multiple challenges with the modern way of life but yet these people are the most caring and loving people. Idu Mishmi is one of the scheduled tribes in Arunachal Pradesh. It has a population that spread over Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, and some parts of the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Idu Mishmi community of the state is also one of the tribes involved in hunting and trapping activities for live subsistence and leisure purposes too. From this piece of study, the author tries to understand the hunting and trapping technique used by the Idu tribe. This hunting and trapping are obsolete nowadays. Nevertheless, Hunting and trapping shall remain strongly linked to local culture and tradition as long as tribal lives exist.
Behavioural study of Nymphs of Periplaneta americana in a Light-Dark Box Subjected to Different Environmental conditions
Authors: Muni Nending , Sherpa Trinity , Shashikaran Dilukshi
Published: June 2022

Nymphs of Periplaneta americana were used as an insect model to test behavioral changes in light-dark box experimental setup in relation to circadian rhythm disruption. The present study is focused mainly on light and dark preferences based on the three parameters of responses by a nymph of P. Americana in different environmental conditions by using light-dark box. The nymphs under constant light (LL) and constant darkness (DD) exposure were found to exhibit higher behavioral response in light-dark box test (Mean±SEM) when compared to 12 hours light-12 hours darkness LD condition.
Parton Distribution Functions in the CTEQ framework
Authors: Neog Diptimonta , Jahan Akbari
Published: June 2022

Parton distribution functions (PDFs) are important to study the structure of the proton and hence the dynamics of quarks and gluons inside it. We study some of the PDFs from global CTEQ (Coordinated Theoretical-Experimental project on QCD) analysis in a wide range of momentum fraction x and different Q2 range. The numerical values of PDFs are taken from the LHAPDF library and the plots are obtained using APFEL.
Habitat predilection of Amblyceps apangi from the streams of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Authors: Kachari Akash
Published: June 2022

This is the pioneer study on the detailed Habitat preferences of the soft-headed endemic hill catish Amblyceps apangi Nath & Dey, 1989, from the streams of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Analysis of habitat parameters for A. apangi confirmed that they have the specialized and distinguishable habitat predilection in lotic system. The mean variation of the certain physico-chemical parameters shows that a clear fluctuation in all seasons. Air and water temperature recorded maximum values during monsoon.The temperature was positively correlated with conductivity and CO2 whereas negative relationship with DO, pH, TDS and Alkalinity. The pH of water was recorded near neutral to slightly alkaline in the lotic system of Tumru village. The variation in CO2 concentration was negligible during different season and its maximum value was recorded in post monsoon. Conductivity was found to be maximum in monsoon whereas maximum value on TDS in post-monsoon. Water current was recorded its maximum velocity in monsoon and minimum during pre-monsoon. The substrate composition of this fish habitat was dominated by pebblesfollowed by cobbles, gravel, boulder devoid of clay. The habitat had a good cover of riparian vegetation with shrubsdominating the vegetation types and the vegetation stage in matured stage.
Sistem Notifikasi Pembayaran Menggunakan Framework Cakephp Pada Sistem Informasi Layanan Sekolah
Authors: Rahayu Saputri
Published: June 2022

Sekolah adalah suatu lembaga yang terdiri dari guru, siswa, dan bahan pembelajaran yang diajarkan sesuai dengan kurikulum yang diterapkan oleh pemerintah, sedangkan unsur penunjang proses belajar mengajar di sekolah seperti pengelolaan pembayaran uang sekolah. Penelitian ini mengkaji dan menganalisis sebuah sistem informasi layanan sekolah yang dapat mengintegrasikan semua proses yang ada di sekolah seperti menginput data guru, data siswa, nilai, dan pembayaran SPP dan pembayaran lainnya dimana sistem pembayaran ini akan mengirimkan notifikasi kepada siswa dan orang tua. melalui e-mail mereka tentang pembayaran yang jatuh tempo dan jumlah yang harus dibayarkan ke sekolah. Integrasi ini dapat meningkatkan efisiensi tenaga kerja yang digunakan oleh sekolah. Sistem ini dibangun dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dengan menggunakan Framework CakePHP berbasis Ajax dan MySQL sebagai database server. Metode yang digunakan dalam sistem ini adalah metode Waterfall. Dengan dibangunnya sistem notifikasi pada sistem ini dapat mempermudah komunikasi antara pihak sekolah dengan orang tua siswa mengenai tagihan peringatan yang harus dibayarkan kepada pihak sekolah sesuai dengan jatuh tempo yang telah ditentukan.
Perancangan E-Commerce Penjualan Kue Dengan Menerapkan Model B2C (Business To Consumer)
Authors: Alda Muhamad
Published: June 2022

Mumu Butikue Shop is one of the cake shops in Medan City. In carrying out the process of marketing and selling cakes, Toko Mumu Butikue still uses the traditional method. Customers have to come to the shop to select and buy the desired cake. By using this method, several problems still occur, including the very limited scope of the marketing process and the lack of customer interest in buying cakes at the Mumu Butikue Store. Customers need a lot of time, effort, and money to buy cakes. Because customers have to come directly to the store. The e-commerce that is built can process data for ordering cakes that are sold. This web-based e-commerce is built using the PHP programming language and MySQL database. As for the design process. E-Commerce, the author uses UML (Unified Modeling Language) tools consisting of Use Case Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Class Diagrams. The E-Commerce model used in this research is the B2C model. With the existence of E-Commerce, it is hoped that it will make it easier for the Mumu Butikue Shop to process sales data and expand the scope of marketing and cake sales.
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies of Plants against Hailstorm under Changing Climate
Authors: Jaybhaye Pralhad
Published: June 2022

The growth, development and yield of crops as well as animal and fishery are depending on the prevailing extreme weather events. Vulnerability of agriculture to climate change is becoming increasingly apparent in recent years. During 2014 and 2020, India experienced episodes of abnormally widespread and untimely hailstorm events. The conversion of number of thunderstorms into hail storm events in India shows increasing trend day by day. And the type and level of hailstorm stress must be properly quantified through proper scientific planning for present as well as future references for finding mitigation and adaptation solutions. Keeping above in view, this review paper has been prepared. This study includes aspects covering atmospheric stress (hailstorm), their challenges and coping strategies in various agricultural enterprises including crops and livestock. This review paper will ignite the minds of all stakeholders including students and researchers to explore more in finding proper adaptation and mitigation measures. This study will pave the way for developing food and livelihood systems that will have greater economic and environmental resilience to risk. Therefore, the available information has been reviewed on formation of hailstorms, its characteristics and damage potential, forecasting and control mechanisms, mitigation and adaptions through different innovations and interventions.
Lautenbach Irrigation System
Authors: Busisiwe Siphiwe Mbatha Princess
Published: June 2022

Osteomyelitis is infection of bone and frequently seeds in trabecular areas affecting both bone and bone marrow. Bone infection differs from soft-tissue infection since bone consists of a collection of rigid compartments. Bone is thus more susceptible than soft tissues to vascular damage and cell death due to pressure in acute inflammation. Unless it is rapidly suppressed, bone infection will inevitably lead to necrosis. Chronic infection is seldom eradicated by antibiotics alone. Yet bactericidal drugs are important to suppress the infection and prevent its spread to healthy bone and to control acute flares. The choice of antibiotic depends on microbiological studies, but the drug must be capable of penetrating sclerotic bone and should be non-toxic with long-term use. A different technique is the Lautenbach approach, involving radical excision of all avascular and infected tissue followed by closed irrigation and suction drainage, and an appropriate antibiotic solution in high concentration to allow the ‘dead space’ to be filled by vascular granulation tissue.
Strategic Leadership in Nursing
Authors: Maria Ansah Ofei Adelaide , Barnes Theresa , Paarima Yennuten
Published: June 2022

Managing the complex healthcare facility in a lower middle-income country (LMIC) such as Ghana can be challenging and demands management principles that would enable the leader to be conscious of the significant role of the environment. Nurses and midwives constitute majority of the health workforce, play pivotal role in healthcare delivery, consuming most of the resources in managing patient care, and promote the corporate image of the facility. Nurse leaders should exhibit practical leadership skills that would enable effective utilization of the capabilities of staff to achieve organizational goals and prominence in the environment. Long-term viability and competitiveness of the healthcare system demands cost-effective strategies using organizational competencies to take advantage of the opportunities within the environment. Leadership, therefore, becomes essential by initiating a vision that harnesses the potential of staff and stakeholders to this commitment. To withstand time and change, strategic leadership principles such as setting high standards of excellence, demonstrating exceptional performance, and constantly delivering value are imminent. Strategic leadership in nursing ensures provision of leadership strategies that would enhance effective teams and mitigate existing challenges confronting the health system. The paper finds that nursing as a profession is incessantly evolving and, hence, requires strong and dynamic leadership.
Straight Rectangular Waveguide for Circular Dielectric Material in the Cross Section and for Complementary Shape of the Cross Section
Authors: Menachem Zion
Published: June 2022

This chapter presents wave propagation along a straight rectangular waveguide for practical applications where there are two complementary shapes of the dielectric profile in the cross section. In the first case, the cross section consists of circular dielectric material in the center of the cross section. In the second case, the cross section consists of a circular hollow core in the center of the cross section. These examples show two discontinuous cross sections and complementary shapes that cannot be solved by analytical methods. We will explain in detail the special technique for calculating the dielectric profile for all cases. The method is based on Laplace and Fourier transforms and inverse Laplace and Fourier transform. In order to solve any inhomogeneous problem in the cross section, more than one technique can be proposed for the same mode-model method. We will explain in detail how and where the technique can be integrated into the proposed mode-model. The image method and periodic replication are needed for fulfilling the boundary condition of the metallic waveguide. The applications are useful for straight rectangular waveguides in millimeter regimes, where the circular dielectric material is located in the center of the cross section, and also for hollow waveguides, where the circular hollow core is located in the center of the cross section.
Tobacco Use in Bangladesh
Authors: Sultana Papia
Published: June 2022

Bangladesh is rich in cultural inheritance and tobacco use is an integral part of the culture in the country. Bangladesh is a tobacco-producing country and one of the most consuming countries. Traditionally, Bangladeshi male tobacco users mostly smoke cigarettes and bidi, and chew tobacco leaves such as zarda, sadapata, gul, and khaini. However, females usually do not smoke tobacco but chew tobacco leaves. According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Bangladesh, 2017, 40.0% of males and 25.2% of females use tobacco; among them, 36.2% of males and 0.8% of females smoked cigarettes or other forms of smoking tobacco such as bidi or hukkah; and 16.2% of males and 24.8% of females use smokeless tobacco (betel quid with zarda, gul, sadapata, etc.). This chapter has presented a description of tobacco use and its socio-demographic and economic correlates, secondhand tobacco exposure, tobacco use policies in workplaces and residences, awareness, quitting methods, and management of marketing and media coverage in Bangladesh.
The Impact of the Pandemic Effect on the Aviation in the Environmental Quality of the Air Transport and Travelers
Authors: Mendonça de Moraes Clélia
Published: June 2022

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus occurs by the dissemination of viral infections, forcing the need for actions to control the virus. COVID-19 caused a pandemic that impacts the health system in biomedical and epidemiological order on a global. One of the measures taken by governors to contain the dissemination of the virus was the closure of airports, ports, and land borders, keeping only essential repatriation flights. The concern about agglomeration of people in public spaces causes the need for ventilation control in order to reduce the contagion and maintain hygiene in airports and planes. The sum of these factors brought, as a consequence, a resumption of decisions about how to adopt postures to control the contagion. Based on this analysis it turns out that ventilation is the fundamental factor to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the civil aviation sector for passengers transport on planes and airports, the following related aspects are presented: (1) determining the air conditioning system coefficients in commercial airplanes for passenger transport using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations to check airflow; (2) present new hygiene technologies for planes and airports.
Immune System and Inflammation in Hypertension
Authors: Ibrahim Sadik Mohammed
Published: June 2022

Hypertension is a widely prevalent and a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Despite the available long list of anti-hypertension drugs and lifestyle modification strategies for blood pressure control, a large number of hypertensive patients fail to achieve adequate blood pressure control even when prescribed a combination of drugs from three or more classes. Thus, identifying and targeting of further mechanisms that underlie hypertension is decisive in alleviating burden of this disorder. In recent decades research have shown that perturbed immune system and inflammation contribute to hypertension. Experimental studies on animal models have shown that immune cells such as dendritic cells, macrophages, and lymphocytes contribute for the development and/or sustaining of hypertension. In hypertension, inflammatory immune cells that infiltrated the kidney cause retention of sodium, renal fibrosis, glomerular injury, and chronic kidney disease, all of them contribute for elevated blood pressure. Similarly, immune cells and inflammatory cytokines are involved in blood vessels structural and functional changes associated with hypertension. Perturbed immune system and chronic low-grade systemic inflammation enhance SNS activity and this contributes to elevated blood pressure by its effect on blood vessels tone, on the kidneys, and on immune system.
Soybean Molecular Design Breeding
Authors: Feng Xianzhong , Hafeez Ullah Khan Muhammad
Published: June 2022

Soybean is a globally important crop being rich source of edible oil and protein. Traditional phenotypic-based breeding procedures have contributed significantly to the development of several improved soybean varieties. In this context, molecular breeding technology, is seen as a viable way to address the issues and providing great opportunities to accelerate the process of soybean breeding. Hence, marker-assisted breeding (MAB) has been greatly applied in the soybean breeding to accelerate the improved soybean cultivars, transgenic breeding technology achieves great success in the soybean production. New genomics approaches and the development of genome editing technologies have increased soybean genetic diversity in its germplasm and have created new possibility to make precise genes modifications to controlling essential agronomic traits in an elite background Besides, the establishment of genotype driven phenotypic design breeding model has become a great challenge for soybean molecular breeding in the future. These approaches have the potential to expand the practical utility of molecular design breeding and speed up the germplasm and breeding materials in soybeans. This chapter goes into great detail about how current advances in genomics and phenomics can increase the efficiency and potential of MAB, transgenic technology, molecular design breeding and gene editing technology in soybean improvement.
Local Excision for the Management of Early Rectal Cancer
Authors: Quaresima Silvia , Palmieri Livia , Balla Andrea , di Saverio Salomone , M. Paganini Alessandro
Published: June 2022

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique introduced in the 1980s to overcome the technical difficulties in the management of low rectal tumors. The TEM system includes a dedicated rigid rectoscope and platform with a dedicated expensive instrumentation. The transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) technique was introduced to overcome these limitations. Transanal surgery consists of three main steps: exposure of the lesion, tumor excision, and defect closure. Traditional indications are benign adenomas and selected T1 rectal cancers. However, when combined with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (n-CRT), the indications may be extended to patients with selected T2-T3 rectal cancers responsive to n-CRT. Intraoperative complications may be difficult to deal with, but peritoneal entry is adequately managed by endoluminal direct closure of the defect by expert surgeons. Concerning the indications for defect closure, there is no evidence of better results to prevent complications such as bleeding; the indication for defect closure should be evaluated according to multiple variables. The management of other complications is safe and does not affect TEM’s oncological and functional outcomes. Transanal excision of rectal tumor is a safe and effective alternative to conventional resection to avoid the low anterior resection syndrome, with comparable oncological results and with the advantages of an organ-sparing strategy for better patients’ QoL.
Acrylic Polymers as Additives for Engine Oil: A Historical Perspective
Authors: M. Nasser Rabab
Published: June 2022

Oil undergoes temporary viscosity changes under operating conditions in engines. Therefore, engine oils usually contain polymeric additives called viscosity modifiers. These additives are oil soluble polymers; enable the oil to provide adequate hydrodynamic lubrication at high temperatures and good starting/pumping performance at low temperatures. Pour point depressants are additives which add to engine oil to lower/decrease the probability of wax argument formation under lower temperature conditions. The aim of this chapter is to present the historical synthesis of different types of acrylic polymers, there effect as lubricating oil additives (viscosity index improvers and pour point depressants). In addition, the mechanisms by which viscosity modifiers and pour point depressants work, and method of evaluation.
Zdravotná starostlivosť v kontexte kvality života v meste Nitra pred pandémiou Covid-19
Authors: Vilinová Katarína
Published: June 2022

An important aspect in terms of the health status of the population is the evaluation of quality of life by monitoring selected indicators, which can include health care. Interest in the health of the population is intensifying today. The main reasons include social, political, economic changes, but also the ongoing pandemic related to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It is part of many values that we place in our quality of life. Improving the health level of the population is a very serious task. At the same time, healthcare is a very important factor in health, which is related to quality of life. The subject of our interest in the presented paper was the acquisition of data with a highly subjective character focused on the issue of health care in the city of Nitra. When choosing methods, we therefore preferred a questionnaire method based on our questionnaire. The questions were aimed at finding out the opinions, attitudes and evaluation of health care as an indicator of the quality of life of the population. We conducted the research in 2019 on a sample of 509 respondents the field and 261 online) in the city of Nitra. The aim of the paper was to analyze the subjective perception of health care in the city of Nitra by the method of perception. Based on the research, it can be stated that the provision of health care, access to health care, together with the length of the waiting time for admission is especially important for the inhabitants of Nitra. However, the most important factor in health care for the inhabitants of Nitra is satisfaction with the health care provided. The most negative respondents perceived the length of the waiting time for admission.
Impact of the Inscription of the Cultural Landscape on the Unesco List on Tourism Destination
Authors: Kvítková Zuzana , Petrů Zdenka , Houška Petr , Macáková Lucie
Published: June 2022

The site inscription on the UNESCO list of cultural and natural heritage is important for tourism destination development. It is associated with several positive and negative impacts on sustainable destination development. The paper aims to evaluate the impacts and potential effects of the registration of the cultural landscape of the Kladruby nad Labem National Stud Farm on the monument as such, its surroundings, and related subjects in the destination. Quantitative methods such as the number of visitors, tourism density and intensity were used to assess the impacts and sustainability. A qualitative method of structured interviews with various stakeholders was used to evaluate the potential influence and perception of the inscription on the UNESCO list. The observation method was also used. The research showed that the inscription on the UNESCO list had an impact on the visitors´ growth and its year-on-year growth (except in 2020). Tourism indexes of density and intensity pointed to the possibility of destination congestion. The structured interviews showed that the inscription has a rather positive effect on the monument itself, as well as the municipality, destination, and tourism within the region. Results confirm that the positive effects are associated primarily with the ability of the monument itself to regulate its attendance.
Primary spontaneous partial pneumothorax in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia. Have We underestimated this complication?: A case report
Authors: Dmitrović Radmila , Lazović Biljana , Simonović Isidora , Esquinas Antonio , Mulić Mersudin
Published: June 2022

Introduction and case report: We described a case of primary spontaneous partial pneumothorax in a middle-aged man with COVID-19 pneumonia who presented with fever, loss of appetite, and malaise. Laboratory results revealed higher levels of inflammatory markers, as well as sterile urine and blood cultures. On admission, a chest X-ray revealed bilateral patchy consolidations in the lung parenchyma, as well as a left-sided partial pneumothorax. Throughout his hospitalization, the patient was closely examined by a thoracic surgeon, and a chest X-ray was taken on multiple occasions. There was spontaneous resorption of air from the pleural space. Conclusion: Pneumothorax is a rare but serious complication of the COVID-19 infection that has recently been documented in patients with no comorbidities, requiring various types of ventilatory support. The precise mechanism of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in COVID-19 infection is unknown, but it will undoubtedly pose a challenge to future researchers.
Large solitary encapsulated neurofibroma of upper arm: A case report
Authors: Terzić Zoran , Radonjić Dubravka , Paunović Marinko , Ljaljević Agima , Bojić Miloš
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Neurofibromas are benign tumors of neuronal origin, occurring most commonly in young adults, with no gender predilection. The connection of neurofibroma with disorders on a general level as von Recklinghausen's disease makes its diagnosis critical. Case report: A 32-old female patient was administered to the Clinic of Plastic surgery, Clinical Center of Montenegro in Podgorica, with a 10-year history of painless, subcutaneous tumor of the right upper arm that grew in size over the last ten years. The patient reported progressive pain and tingling in her right forearm and right hand for the last 12 months. An MRI showed a non-homogenous tumor of the middle third portion of the triceps muscle, in close contact with the humerus but without infiltrating it. The tumor was removed, with a definitive histopathological result of a solitary benign neurofibroma. Conclusions: This example of successful treatment of solitary neurofibroma may serve to increase the awareness of surgeons and radiologists in small countries regarding benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The patient is under observation for two years with no signs of relapse and no other features indicative of neurofibromatosis type 1.
Escape rooms en la formación inicial del profesorado de Ciencias Sociales: valoración y potencial educativo
Authors: Calle-Carracedo Mercedes , López-Torres Esther , Miguel-Revilla Diego , Carril-Merino Mª Teresa
Published: June 2022

La utilización de escape rooms en los ámbitos educativos, y de forma específica, en la formación inicial del profesorado, puede ofrecer nuevas oportunidades para trabajar en disciplinas como las que conforman las Ciencias Sociales. Esta investigación detalla el diseño e implementación de un escape room educativo centrado en la enseñanza de la Historia, que fue aplicado a un total de 261 docentes en formación matriculados en diversas titulaciones (Máster en Profesor de Educación Secundaria, Grado en Educación Primaria, Grado en Educación Infantil y Titulación Conjunta en Educación Infantil y Primaria). El estudio examina, utilizando un enfoque metodológico de carácter mixto, las concepciones, valoraciones y perspectivas de los participantes sobre su experiencia en la implementación y sobre el potencial educativo de este tipo de recursos. Los resultados muestran una valoración muy positiva de los aspectos relacionados con el diseño implementado, incluyendo la ambientación, las pruebas, el tiempo, y las fuentes históricas utilizadas. Asimismo, es posible detectar que los futuros docentes destacan el potencial motivador y para generar aprendizajes de los escape rooms, mostrándose receptivos a incorporarlos en su futura práctica como profesores. En muchas de sus valoraciones se vislumbra la adopción, normalmente espontánea, de una perspectiva docente que les lleva a ponerse en la piel del profesor que diseña y desarrolla esta actividad en un aula, aunque se encuentran diferencias entre titulaciones. Se debate acerca de la utilidad de estos recursos desde la formación inicial del profesorado, y sobre la manera en la que la integración de elementos basados en metodologías activas puede ayudar a mejorar la formación de los futuros docentes en disciplinas como la Historia.
¿La vida o la muerte de los festivales de diseño?
Authors:   Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Massaguer Lluc
Published: June 2022

Después de dos años muy extraños, este puede ser un buen momento para cuestionarnos la vida, en general, pero también, en particular, cuestiones como de qué manera compartimos la profesión del diseño, cómo nos relacionamos con nuestros y nuestras colegas o si los festivales de diseño son un buen espacio para hacerlo. ¿Qué sentido tienen? ¿Morirán? ¿Han cambiado? ¿Cambiarán?
MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF INVESTMENT IN THE BALKAN COUNTRIES
Authors: Bjelić Jelena , Erić Ognjen , Kovačević Slaviša
Published: June 2022

This study analyzes the impact of crucial macroeconomic variables on investments for six selected Balkan countries (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania) in the period from 2005 to 2020. Most of these countries are on the path to European integration, and Croatia has been a member of the EU since 2013. Their development and macroeconomic goals are mostly identical, and one of the main is the requirement of a high level of investment in order to achieve higher growth rates and overcome the development gap in relation to EU countries. The research starts from the hypothesis that the selected factors (independent variables): gross savings, FDI, interest rate, GDP growth and external debt, affect the total investments in the region. To prove this hypothesis, a panel analysis model was applied, that is the panel with a fixed effect as a more relevant model for estimation. The results show that savings and external debt are significant variables, whereby savings have a positive impact on investment, while the impact of public debt is negative. Real interest rates also determine investment, which is shown by their marginal significance and negative numbers. In other words, higher interest rates discourage investment. Finally, the analysis shows that GDP growth is not significant, but the direction is logical and slightly encourages investment. Foreign investments are also an insignificant variable, but they have a positive direction, which explains why the deficit of domestic investments is only partially compensated through the FDI.
[Aqueducts in the time of cholera]
Authors: De Caterini Giovanni , Argentieri Alessio
Published: June 2022

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[Quick overview of the constitutional law 11 February 2022 n.1 on the subject of amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Constitution]
Authors: Merlin Angelo
Published: June 2022

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Evaluation of the Level of Alertness with Variations in Reaction Time in Bulgarian Sport Students
Authors:   Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, 21 Acad. S. Mladenov Str., 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria, Zaharinova Mariya
Published: June 2022

The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of alertness with reaction time test in Bulgarian sport students. Materials and methods: Our sample includes 25 sports student, mean age 19.92, recruited from different disciplines from National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria. Reaction time has been assessed twice a day (once in the morning and once in the afternoon) to check if reaction time has a relationship with the level of alertness based on chronotype according to Morningness-eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Outcome measures include Vienna Test System (test form S7) and MEQ. Results: The moderate morning type had a faster reaction time both, in the morning and in the afternoon as compared to the intermediate and moderate evening type (reaction time with and without cue). Intermediate type had the worst reaction time and moderate evening type were in the middle. Conclusions: The main objective of this study is to find out if the reaction time depends on the level of alertness. It has been found that the participants, which are moderate morning type, indicating high alertness in the morning, have faster reaction time in the morning and in the evening (with or without cue).
A framework for near-real time monitoring of diversity patterns based on indirect remote sensing, with an application in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest
Authors: Paz Andrea , Silva Thiago S. , Carnaval Ana C.
Published: June 2022

Monitoring biodiversity change is key to effective conservation policy. While it is difficult to establish in situ biodiversity monitoring programs at broad geographical scales, remote sensing advances allow for near-real time Earth observations that may help with this goal. We combine periodical and freely available remote sensing information describing temperature and precipitation with curated biological information from several groups of animals and plants in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest to design an indirect remote sensing framework that monitors potential loss and gain of biodiversity in near-real time. Using data from biological collections and information from repeated field inventories, we demonstrate that this framework has the potential to accurately predict trends of biodiversity change for both taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity. The framework identifies areas of potential diversity loss more accurately than areas of species gain, and performs best when applied to broadly distributed groups of animals and plants.
Reproducibility of Histopathological Diagnosis of Urinary Bladder Neoplasms on Microphotographs
Authors: Anupama M , Divyashree BN , Anegundi Reshma , Kumar M Udaya
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Diagnostic reproducibility and accuracy in pathology are the main issues in oncology screening of various malignancies. Urothelial carcinoma accounts for majority of bladder cancers in the industrialised nations. The reproducibility of histopathological features of different WHO grading systems has shown considerable variation. Aim: To evaluate the reproducibility of histopathological features of urinary bladder neoplasms (categorised according to WHO 2016 classification) on microphotographs. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of urinary bladder neoplasms conducted at a rural tertiary care referral Institute, PES Institute of Medical Sciences (PESIMSR), Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India, from January 2017 to December 2019 for a period of three years. Histopathology slides of urinary bladder neoplasms were retrieved and reviewed. The urinary bladder neoplasms were categorised according to WHO 2016 classification. Representative images of the neoplasm were captured by 13 megapixels primary mobile camera and sent to two pathologists by e-mail. The histopathological characteristics of the lesions were evaluated. Concordance was calculated. The strength of agreement was analysed by Kappa statistics (Cohen). Results: Concordance was highest in recognising deep muscle invasion {95.24% (Pathologist 1) and 100% (Pathologist 2)}, good for recognising the pattern {86.96% (Pathologist 1 and 2)} and grading the lesions {80.95% (Pathologist 1) and 68.42 (Pathologist 2)}, satisfactory for appreciation of lamina propria invasion {78.26% (Pathologist 1) and 69.57% (Pathologist 2)} and histopathological diagnosis {73.91% (Pathologist 1) and 56.52% (Pathologist 2)} and not satisfactory for identifying specific variants {50% (Pathologist 1) and 66.67% (Pathologist 2)}. Kappa value suggested almost perfect agreement for recognising deep muscle invasion (0.86), substantial agreement for both the pattern recognition (0.65) and grading (0.67), moderate agreement for lamina propria invasion (0.48), fair agreement for histopathological diagnosis (0.34)) and only slight agreement for recognising the specific variants (0.09). Conclusion: The interpretation of bladder neoplasms has satisfactory reproducibility on microphotographs. The evaluation of representative microphotographic images is a prudent and pragmatic exercise. The pathologists must train themselves to interpret the microphotographs images. The study emphasises the importance of intra-disciplinary consultation. The concept can be extrapolated and employed to solve perplexing cases my means of effective communication technology.
Unusual Intrathoracic Lesions: A Case Series
Authors: Mandal Ankita Pranab , Saha Rama , Mitra Sudipan , Deb Jaydip , Das Tushar Kanti
Published: June 2022

The thoracic cavity consists of the mediastinum located centrally which is bordered by two pleural cavities laterally. The major organs included are the thymus gland, the heart, the lungs, the tracheobronchial tree, lymph nodes and vessels. The lesions originating from the various organs are diverse and occasionally some lesions occurring are extremely rare. The aim was to study demographic features, anatomical site and histological findings of the cases. This was a prospective evaluation of the intrathoracic lesions in a tertiary care center from June 2018 to June 2020. This comprised of patient’s age and sex, the clinical characteristics and location of the tumour, the duration of the lesion and the histopathological findings along with Immunohistochemistry (IHC). This case series describes 10 cases of intrathoracic lesions originating from mediastinal soft tissue, thymus gland, lungs and heart. Patient’s age ranged from five months old to 48 years old with males and females equally affected. All the patients have undergone treatment and were followed-up as well. Intrathoracic lesions are unusual tumours with varied histology. These intrathoracic lesions require a multidisciplinary approach. These lesions should be examined well to determine the source of the lesion for a conclusive diagnosis. Radiological correlation along with histopathology and immunohistochemistry assists in accurate diagnosis.
INTERNET OF TOMATOES AS A TOOL FOR ADDED VALUE CREATION. THE MODEL BASED ON THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IN NIGERIA
Authors: Kmiecik Mariusz , Egbunu Justin Ogala
Published: June 2022

Digital transformation, especially the networking of logistics processes, provides more transparency in the supply and distribution chains which improves supply chain management. The main puropose of following paper is to present the added value improvement implementation idea according to contemporary solution of Logistics 4.0. Chosen solution is Internet of Tomatoes (IoTo) as a one of the kinds of Internet of Things (IoT) tools. Research paper presents the current state of chosen tomatoes distribution network in Nigeria and try to precise the added value by using a questionnaire results and propose the mathematical and BPMN 2.0 model for implementing the mentioned solutions. Article shows also some managerial implication of considered improvement.
WORLD’S FAIRS IN THE SERVICE OF NATIONAL BRANDING – THE STATE OF RESEARCH, KEY ELEMENTS OF EXHIBITORS’ PRESENTATIONS, EXEMPLIFICATION OF IMAGE-BUILDING ACTIVITIES
Authors: Gębarowski Marcin
Published: June 2022

World’s fairs (Expos) are nowadays perceived as so-called mega events, which are attended mainly to build a desired image of exhibiting countries. The article aimed at exploring literature to determine the extent to which the concept in question has been examined by researchers. Furthermore, the author’s intention was – based on experience gained during participation in the last Expo editions – to identify the main presentation components which have a bearing on image-related effects. This constitutes a practical implication of this work. Marketing activities performed during universal exhibitions were exemplified based on the exhibition activity of Poland. A literature review demonstrated that Expo did not receive a lot of researchers’ attention – especially in terms of creating the image of exhibiting countries. Therefore there is a research gap which should be closed, in particular, in the context of combining expo participants’ activity with experience marketing.
Business Development Strategy for Skipjack Fish Floss
Authors: Paramartha Gannisa Agustina , Suryana Asep Agus Handaka , Riyantini Indah , Nurhayati Atikah
Published: June 2022

This study aims to analyze the business development strategy of the UMKM of Wadimah, Skipjack Fish Floss in Kabupaten Bandung. This research was conducted from November 2021 to May 2022 at UMKM Floss Wadimah, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat. The research method used in this research is a case study, which will be explained descriptively. The sources of data in this study are primary data (observed data) and secondary data (books, journals, etc.). The data collection technique used is direct observation to the place, distribution of pre-questionnaires to owners and employees totaling 5 people, and consumers totaling 100 people with a duration of 1 month (7 February – 7 March 2022) using accidental sampling technique. Based on the results of the study, it can be seen that the Wadimah Skipjack Fish Floss Business is in the position of the Wadimah Skipjack Fish Floss Business occupies Quadrant II. This means supporting a diversification strategy by using strengths to take advantage of long-term opportunities. Strategy of this business development. can be done by implementing the WO (Weakness - Opportunity) strategy which includes utilizing the support of local, central, and provincial governments as well as possible in overcoming limited capital and facilities and infrastructure in producing floss meat, participating in various training organized by the government, in order to improve quality human resources, expanding partners to look for alternatives if you have difficulty in obtaining main or supporting raw materials, and continue to innovate and produce diversification in skipjack fish floss products so that they can expand the target market, improve practical culture, and consume processed fishery products.