bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Soil bacterial communities triggered by organic matter inputs associates with a high-yielding pear production
Authors: Wang Li , Ye Xiaomei , Hu Hangwei , Du Jing , Xi Yonglan , Shen Zongzhuan , Lin Jing , Chen Deli
Published: May 2022

Abstract. The roles of microorganisms in enhancing crop production
have been demonstrated for a range of cropping systems. Most studies to
date, however, have been confined to a limited number of locations, making
it difficult to identify general soil biotic and abiotic characteristics
underpinning the yield-promotion across various locations. This knowledge
gap limits our capacity to harness soil microbiome to improve crop
production. Here we used high-throughput amplicon sequencing to investigate
the common features of bacterial community composition, ecological networks
and physicochemical properties in six yield-invigorating and adjacent
yield-debilitating orchards. We found that yield-invigorating soils
exhibited higher contents of organic matter than yield-debilitating soils
and harbored unique bacterial communities. Greater alpha diversity and
higher relative abundances of Planctomycetota and Chloroflexota were
observed in yield-debilitating soils. Co-occurrence network analysis
revealed that yield-invigorating soils displayed a greater number of
functionally interrelated modules (meta-modules) and a higher proportion of
negative links to positive links. Chloroflexota was recognized as a keystone
taxon in manipulating the interaction of bacterial communities in
yield-invigorating soils. Altogether, we provide evidence that
yield-invigorating soils across a range of locations appear to share common
features, including accumulation of soil organic matter, higher microbial
diversity, enrichment of key taxa like Chloroflexota and maintaining a
competitive network. These findings have implications for science-based
guidance for sustainable food production.
Network connectivity between the winter Arctic Oscillation and summer sea ice in CMIP6 models and observations
Authors: Gregory William , Stroeve Julienne , Tsamados Michel
Published: May 2022

Abstract. The indirect effect of winter Arctic Oscillation (AO) events on the following summer Arctic sea ice extent suggests an inherent winter-to-summer mechanism for sea ice predictability. On the other hand, operational regional summer sea ice forecasts in a large number of coupled climate models show a considerable drop in predictive skill for forecasts initialised prior to the date of melt onset in spring, suggesting that some drivers of sea ice variability on longer timescales may not be well represented in these models. To this end, we introduce an unsupervised learning approach based on cluster analysis and complex networks to establish how well the latest generation of coupled climate models participating in phase 6 of the World Climate Research Programme Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) are able to reflect the spatio-temporal patterns of variability in Northern Hemisphere winter sea-level pressure and Arctic summer sea ice concentration over the period 1979–2020, relative to ERA5 atmospheric reanalysis and satellite-derived sea ice observations, respectively. Two specific global metrics are introduced as ways to compare patterns of variability between models and observations/reanalysis: the adjusted Rand index – a method for comparing spatial patterns of variability – and a network distance metric – a method for comparing the degree of connectivity between two geographic regions. We find that CMIP6 models generally reflect the spatial pattern of variability in the AO relatively well, although they overestimate the magnitude of sea-level pressure variability over the north-western Pacific Ocean and underestimate the variability over northern Africa and southern Europe. They also underestimate the importance of regions such as the Beaufort, East Siberian, and Laptev seas in explaining pan-Arctic summer sea ice area variability, which we hypothesise is due to regional biases in sea ice thickness. Finally, observations show that historically, winter AO events (negatively) covary strongly with summer sea ice concentration in the eastern Pacific sector of the Arctic, although now under a thinning ice regime, both the eastern and western Pacific sectors exhibit similar behaviour. CMIP6 models however do not show this transition on average, which may hinder their ability to make skilful seasonal to inter-annual predictions of summer sea ice.
EDITORIAL
Authors: BATANERO CARMEN , JOLLIFFE FLAVIA R.
Published: May 2022

First published December 2004 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives
AN EXPLORATION OF STUDENTS’ STATISTICAL THINKING WITH GIVEN DATA
Authors: PFANNKUCH MAXINE , RUBICK AMANDA
Published: May 2022

This paper examines how two twelve-year-old students built up their recognition and understanding of relationships in a set of data. Using a small multivariate dataset created by Watson, Collis, Callingham and Moritz (1995), the students conducted an investigation of their choice in a pencil-and-paper environment. The students’ thinking across the three representations of cards, tables and graphs is analysed from the perspectives of transnumeration, consideration of variation, reasoning with statistical models, and integrating the statistical with the contextual, which were identified as fundamental statistical thinking elements in empirical enquiry in the framework of Wild and Pfannkuch (1999). The ways of thinking within each element across the representations are identified. In the analysis, references are also made to the types of statistical thinking present in the other ten students in the study. From the analysis we identified five issues that should be considered for determining how students construct meanings from data. They are: prior contextual and statistical knowledge; thinking at a higher level than constructed representations; actively representing and construing; the intertwinement of local and global thinking; and the changing statistical thinking dialogue across the representations.
First published December 2002 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN DENTAL STATISTICS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Authors: SMEETON NIGEL
Published: May 2022

Despite the recommendation of the General Dental Council that statistical methods and data analysis should form part of the curriculum of undergraduate dental degrees, little is known about the teaching of statistics in dental schools. This informal study was carried out to obtain information on the methods of teaching and assessment used in dental schools in Britain and Ireland.
First published December 2002 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives
ICOTS-6. DEVELOPPING A STATISTICAL LITERATE SOCIETY
Authors: BATANERO CARMEN , JOLLIFFE FLAVIA R.
Published: May 2022

First published December 2002 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING STATISTICS AND TEACHING STATISTICS
Authors: PETOCZ PETER , REID ANNA
Published: May 2022

Students in the same statistics course learn different things, and view the role of the lecturer in different ways. We report on empirical research on students’ conceptions of learning statistics, their expectations of teaching, and the relationship between them. The research is based on interviews, analysed using a qualitative methodology, with statistics students studying for a mathematics degree. Students expressed a range of conceptions of learning in statistics and a range of conceptions of their lecturers’ teaching. These conceptions of learning and teaching were related, but not as closely or as exclusively as previous researchers have indicated. Looking at what students expect of teachers and their views of their own learning provides an opportunity for teachers to develop teaching practices that challenge students to move towards more integrated conceptions of statistics learning.
First published May 2003 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives
EVALUACIÓN DE LA COMPRENSIÓN DE LA CORRELACIÓN Y REGRESIÓN A PARTIR DE LA RESOLUCIÓN DE PROBLEMAS
Authors: ESTEPA ANTONIO , SÁNCHEZ-COBO FRANCISCO T.
Published: May 2022

In this paper we present an exploratory study intended to characterise University students’ understanding of correlation and regression. We analyse the solutions to two problems from an intentional sample of 193 students who had previously received a course of descriptive statistics at the University. We study the student’s procedures and discuss their difficulties and errors concerning the centre of gravity in the scatter plot, regression lines, correlation coefficient, type of relation between the variables and prediction.
First published May 2003 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives
Force-Time Curve Variable Outcomes Following a Simulated Tennis Match in Junior Players
Authors: Colomar Joshua , Corbi Francisco , Baiget Ernest
Published: May 2022

This study examined the alterations induced by a simulated tennis competition on maximal isometric voluntary contraction (MVC), peak rate of force development (PRFD) and rate of force development (RFD) at different stages of contraction. Twenty junior tennis players performed an 80-minute simulated tennis match and two (pre and post) muscular performance tests. Variables tested included MVC, PRFD and RFD at 50, 100, 150 and 200 ms while performing a 90º shoulder internal rotation (IR90), 90º shoulder external rotation (ER90), shoulder horizontal adduction (ADD), shoulder horizontal abduction (ABD) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). Serve velocity (SV) was also registered. No significant changes were found regarding MVC, PRFD or SV. Non-significant moderate effect size (ES) towards a decrease in the IR90 RFD at 50 ms could be observed (16%; ES = 0.5) alongside an increase in the ADD and IMTP RFD at 150 ms (-15.8%, -8.2%; ES = -0.53, -0.54) and IMTP RFD at 200 ms (-13%; ES = -0.54). Results indicate that MVC, PRFD, RFD at different time intervals and SV are unaltered following an 80-minute simulated match, possibly due to insufficient alterations triggered on key factors affecting the tested variables.
RMSSD Is More Sensitive to Artifacts Than Frequency-Domain Parameters: Implication in Athletes’ Monitoring
Authors: Bourdillon Nicolas , Yazdani Sasan , Vesin Jean-Marc , Schmitt Laurent , Millet Grégoire P.
Published: May 2022

Easy-to-use and accurate heart rate variability (HRV) assessments are essential in athletes’ follow-up, but artifacts may lead to erroneous analysis. Artifact detection and correction are the purpose of extensive literature and implemented in dedicated analysis programs. However, the effects of number and/or magnitude of artifacts on various time- or frequency-domain parameters remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of artifacts on HRV parameters. Root mean square of the successive differences (RMSSD), standard deviation of the normal to normal inter beat intervals (SDNN), power in the low- (LF) and high-frequency band (HF) were computed from two 4-min RR recordings in 178 participants in both supine and standing positions, respectively. RRs were modified by (1) randomly adding or subtracting 10, 30, 50 or 100 ms to the successive RRs; (2) a single artifact was manually inserted; (3) artifacts were automatically corrected from signal naturally containing artifacts. Finally, RR recordings were analyzed before and after automatic detection-correction of artifacts. Modifying each RR by 10, 30, 50 and 100 ms randomly did not significantly change HRV parameters (range -6%, +6%, supine). In contrast, by adding a single artifact, RMSSD increased by 413% and 269%, SDNN by 54% and 47% in supine and standing positions, respectively. LF and HF changed only between -3% and +8% (supine and standing) in the artifact condition. When more than 0.9% of the signal contained artifacts, RMSSD was significantly biased, whilst when more than 1.4% of the signal contained artifacts LF and HF were significantly biased. RMSSD and SDNN were more sensitive to a single artifact than LF and HF. This indicates that, when using RMSSD only, a single artifact may induce erroneous interpretation of HRV. Therefore, we recommend using both time- and frequency-domain parameters to minimize the errors in the diagnoses of health status or fatigue in athletes.
Modelización mediante redes neuronales artificiales cuánticas aplicadas a la gestión de riesgos naturales
Authors: Cosano Carbonell Rafael
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo trata de mostrar como la modelización y predicción mediante redes neuronales artificiales cuánticas puede ser de gran ayuda para gestionar los riesgos naturales de forma más eficiente. Las redes neuronales, o inteligencia artificial, permiten extrapolar el funcionamiento neuronal del cerebro humano a todo tipo de modelizaciones y predicciones de la realidad mediante un entrenamiento y adaptación a cada riesgo en concreto (climáticos, sísmicos, geomorfológicos/geológicos…). Su flexibilidad y plasticidad permite que los resultados incluyan un gran número de elementos y valores que no son posibles encontrar en otros modos de modelización. Este trabajo se realiza desde el punto de vista geográfico, y no pretende mostrar cálculos ni modelizaciones matemáticas, si no que busca mostrar un marco teórico que incluya el máximo de elementos sobre los cuales pueda construirse una base para una modelización posterior.
El Catastro entre España y México: dos historias y un mismo futuro
Authors: García Juan Laura , Alberto Villavicencio Ángeles
Published: May 2022

Desde su nacimiento el catastro ha experimentado un proceso de metamorfosis por el que ha ido pasando por diferentes modelos, técnicas y sistemas de gestión. Este recorrido es diferente para cada uno de los países donde ha estado y está presente, ya que su evolución en sí misma es reflejo y producto de la situación de unos espacios y unos tiempos determinados. Dentro de la actual sociedad de la geoinformación el catastro se ha convertido en una fuente opendata de gran impacto. Desempeña un papel fundamental en la gestión territorial o el cambio climático, por poner algún ejemplo. En todo este panorama la geografía tiene su propio hueco, no solo sirviéndose del catastro, sino también aportando técnicas y metodologías. En esta línea, a través de esta investigación se ejemplificará este panorama, centrándose en la realidad de España y México. Dos mundos con mucho que aportar y que reflejan muy bien lo que ocurre en otras áreas.
Transformación digital y presentación de contenidos web en destinos turísticos de patrimonio industrial
Authors: Pardo Abad Carlos J. , Álvarez José Delgado
Published: May 2022

Esta investigación estudia el nivel de transformación digital de algunos espacios de patrimonio industrial, previamente seleccionados por su gran interés histórico, arquitectónico o técnico. Se realiza una extensa revisión bibliográfica, se analizan los contenidos de las páginas web, principal recurso de información al visitante potencial o real, y se establecen tres niveles de eficacia digital a partir del cumplimiento de una serie de variables distribuidas en varios bloques temáticos. Los resultados presentan el valor de ofrecer un perfil concreto de los destinos turísticos de patrimonio industrial, apreciándose la conexión existente entre visitantes, espacios visitados y recursos disponibles; la interacción de estos tres elementos con el territorio circundante, fomentando una nueva capacidad competitiva de ámbito local; y la proyección de cada destino turístico de forma moderna y atractiva. El análisis efectuado es de fácil aplicabilidad en cualquier entorno patrimonial y ofrece el resultado de la transformación digital experimentada por el turismo cultural en los lugares de antigua industrialización.
Inestabilidad de ladera natural e inducida asociada a grandes movimientos en masa durante el Pleistoceno-Holoceno en la Serra dos Ancares (NW de la Península Ibérica)
Authors: Valcarcel Marcos , Vázquez-Rodríguez Alexandre Luis , Pontevedra-Pombal Xabier
Published: May 2022

La Serra dos Ancares es un espacio natural afectado por los procesos glaciales del Cuaternario, y que presenta fuertes pendientes en sus laderas. Se describen hasta 28 movimientos de masas en todo el sector estudiado. Los deslizamientos existentes se habían considerado mayoritariamente como de origen natural. Los datos indican que un número significativo de ellos, cualitativa y cuantitativamente, son antrópicos. Una vez asentado el Imperio Romano comienza la extracción sistemática de oro, lo que conlleva una serie de infraestructuras, produciendo una intensa erosión del terreno en un corto intervalo de tiempo. El objetivo de este trabajo es establecer una clasificación de los movimientos de masas en el área de estudio, determinando factores como su volumen, su superficie o su tipología y relacionándolos con sus diferentes orígenes, así como determinar el impacto de la actividad natural y antrópica en la cordillera y su huella en el paisaje actual.
Dos historias de la crueldad. Epílogo al tratado segundo de La genealogía de la moral de F. Nietzsche
Authors: Castro Orellana Rodrigo
Published: May 2022

El artículo presenta un análisis del tratado segundo de La genealogía de la moralidentificando la existencia de dos aproximaciones diferenciadas al problema de la crueldad. Por unaparte, una perspectiva transmutadora y afirmativa del sufrimiento y, por otro lado, una modalidadreactiva de enfrentarlo que deriva en el resentimiento contra la vida. Estos dos puntos de vista sonexpuestos como dos relatos históricos a partir de diferentes referencias a las obras de Nietzsche yteniendo especialmente presente la lectura de Deleuze. Se muestra el proceso que hizo posible el triunfode los ideales hostiles a la vida y el horizonte de redención que el pensador alemán vislumbra a travésdel concepto de la «gran salud». El artículo concluye esbozando una presencia en las teorías políticascontemporáneas de estos dos modos de pensar la crueldad y de sus supuestos antropológicos.
La prehistoria filosófica de la Teoría Crítica como crítica de la racionalización socio-cultural. ¿Patologías sociales o patologías culturales
Authors: Ortega Esquembre César
Published: May 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es ofrecer una reconstrucción de la prehistoria filosófica de la Teoría Crítica de la sociedad como crítica de los procesos de racionalización socio-cultural. Para ello expondré en primer lugar una explicación filosófica e histórica de los procesos de racionalización social y cultural que dan ocasión al surgimiento de patologías socio-culturales, seguida de una definición sucinta de estos conceptos. En las secciones segunda, tercera, cuarta y quinta trataré de sacar a la luz la forma en que Rousseau, primero, y luego Hegel, Marx y Nietzsche valoran cada uno de estos procesos y sus desarrollos patológicos
La educación en Los ensayos de Montaigne, una experiencia dialéctica
Authors: López Hernández Jairo Ramón
Published: May 2022

El conjunto de la obra del humanista Miguel de Montaigne puede leerse como una propuesta educativa: conocerse mejor para construirse mejor y afrontar la vida mejor. En este artículo realizaremos una lectura desde una dialéctica vital de la educación en Los ensayos. Una dialéctica en la que se parte de la experiencia individual de Montaigne se mueve a toda la condición humana y se regresa al lector y a la lectora dispuesto (a) a ensayarse. Desde esa perspectiva dialógica se analiza la formación en el juicio, como punto nodal en el proceso educativo, en el cual el maestro (a) tiene un papel fundamental. En una última parte, se hace una propuesta tentativa de un currículo montaniano en el que la filosofía tiene un rol fundamental, al ofrecer elementos para conversar con la vida en su totalidad.
Suárez and Some Baroque Scotists on the Perceptual Self-Awareness
Authors: Heider Daniel
Published: May 2022

In this article I deal with the topic of perceptual self-awareness, focusing on whether a plausible account of sensory self-perception having exterior sensations as its objects requires sensible species representing these acts. I first introduce Aristotle’s two distinct views from On the Soul and On Sleep and Waking as defining the scholastic status quaestionis, then bring in Francisco Suárez’s (1548–1617), Bartholomeo Mastri’s (1602–1673) and Bonaventura Belluto’s (1600–1676), and Hugh McCaghwell’s (1571–1626) accounts. I show, first, that Suárez’s view, which cannot be substantiated by Scotus’s littera, is rejected by Mastri/Belluto and by McCaghwell in one of his conclusions. Second, I argue that McCaghwell’s second tenet is to be assessed as Suarezian. This shows that Suárez’s philosophy of perception was positively received also by seventeenth-century Scotists.
A arte visual africana e afro-brasileira: visualidades racializadas no ensino de arte
Authors: Trovão Fernanda Fares , Silva Rossano
Published: May 2022

O presente artigo analisa as apropriações de obras de artes visuais africanas e afro-brasileiras no ensino de Arte, na educação básica do município de Curitiba, considerando as diretrizes da lei 10.639/2003. Questiona os significados e discursos realizados pelos(as) professores(as) a partir das formas de ver as imagens. Observa uma visualidade racializada nas práticas pedagógicas, verificada a partir de entrevistas em grupo com o uso de imagens pertinentes ao tema. Revela a permanência de estereótipos negativos sobre a raça negra e evidencia uma insegurança docente e demanda emergente de formação e de pesquisa para uma prática a favor da temática.
O duplo condicionamento de Metal Gear Solid 2: Discursividade e metalinguagem nos videogames
Authors: Perin Neves da Silva Mauricio , Namba Beccari Marcos
Published: May 2022

No escopo dos Estudos em Jogos Digitais, o presente artigo explora os resultados de uma análise-piloto de jogos digitais a partir da abordagem discursiva fundamentada em Michel Foucault. Tomando como ponto de partida o jogo Metal Gear Solid 2, exploramos as conexões discursivas existentes ao seu redor.
COVID-19 statistical report - 4 May 2022
Authors:   Public Health Scotland
Published: May 2022

This weekly release by Public Health Scotland presents data on COVID-19 across NHS Scotland.
Ankle arthrodesis in patients with haemophilia-associated ankle arthropathy - does the technique influence the outcome?
Authors: Sandiford Nemandra A , Wong Fabian , Back Diane L. , Chan Oliver
Published: May 2022

Management of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle in patients with haemophilia can be challenging. Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis has been shown in non-haemophiliac patients to provide similar or superior rates of fusion to open ankle fusion. However, the literature regarding ankle arthrodesis in patients with haemophilia is limited. Our aim was to compare the rate of successful fusion between open and arthroscopic assisted ankle arthrodesis in patients with haemophilia. A retrospective study was performed. All patients with haemophilia who underwent ankle arthrodesis at our centre were included. Outcomes including peri- and post-operative complications, and lengths of stay were extracted from patients’ records. Radiographs were reviewed for signs of successful arthrodesis.

Seventeen arthrodesis procedures were performed in 13 patients between 1980 and 2017. Nine procedures were performed arthroscopically and eight were open. Ten patients were diagnosed with haemophilia A and three with haemophilia B. The success rates of arthroscopic and open tibiotalar arthrodesis were 100% and 87.5% respectively. Four complications occurred. In the open technique group, there was one non-union. The same patient also developed subsequent haematoma after revision surgery. One patient developed a superficial wound infection which resolved with antibiotics. In the arthroscopic group, one patient developed a pseudoarthrosis of the distal tibiofibular joint which required a revision procedure. The results of this study suggest that arthroscopic ankle fusion for haemophilia- associated arthropathy is a viable option, with the rate of successful fusion being comparable to open procedures.
The Forgotten Man is not a Machine
Authors: Glasgow J. Oliver
Published: May 2022

J. Oliver Glasgow explores how minting iNFT for identity "distinctives" will shift the value of cryptocurrency away from the improper allocation to machine time to a better balanced underlying commodity of information rights of humans.
The Impact of the Spread of COVID-19 on Jordanian University Students from the Students' Perspectives
Authors: Alzyoud Mohammad , Sayel Alzyoud Abdallah , Isa Alshoraty Yazid
Published: May 2022

This study aimed at determining the impact of the novel COVID-19 disease on Jordanian university students, from their own perspectives, and exploring if there were statistically significant differences in this impact due to the following variables: university, gender, faculty, age, residence, birth order in family, and education level.The study adopted the descriptive survey approach. The data was collected through a questionnaire of which the validity and reliability were proven. The convenience sample comprised 3269 students from among 326910 students that formed the survey population.  The results revealed that the degree of the impact of COVID-19 on Jordanian universities' students, from their own perspectives, was high. The degree of the psychological and social impact was medium, whereas the degree of the economic, and educational impact was high. The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the impact due to various factors: 1) type of university, where students in private universities were more impacted; 2) gender, where females were more impacted; 3) faculty, where humanities students were more impacted; 4) residence, where camp residents were more impacted; and 5) education level, where bachelor's degree holders were more impacted.In the light of the results of the study, the researchers present some recommendations to alleviate the negative impact of COVID-19 on Jordanian universities' students.
Entre a Geografia e o Direito; as violências contra a mulher e a Geografia Feminista e de Gênero: de Doreen Massey, Maria Garcia-Ramon, até Joseli Maria Silva
Authors: Ferrer Erica , Araujo Sobrinho Fernando Luiz
Published: May 2022

O presente estudo teve por objetivo aplicar a “Geografia Feminista” e a “Geografia de Gênero” na questão das violências contra as mulheres. Ainda, são estudadas áreas da Geografia e do Direito. Assim, foi aplicada a visão geográfica de Doreen Massey, Maria Dolors Garcia-Ramon e Joseli Maria Silva. Ainda, a geografia pode oferecer mecanismos importantes para a compreensão da “violência contra a mulher”. As violências contra as mulheres abordadas nesse estudo foram: Homicídios de mulheres em casa; Desigualdade Salarial; Baixa representatividade política; e Divisão desigual do trabalho doméstico.
Effectiveness of an educational program on type 2 diabetic patients’ knowledge regarding preventive measures of diabetic foot
Authors: Khudhair Shahad Sabah , Ahmed Sabah Abbas
Published: May 2022

Evaluate effectiveness of educational program on type 2 diabetic patients’ knowledge regarding preventive measures of diabetic foot after applying educational program. Find out the relationship between of type 2 diabetic patients’ knowledge regarding preventive measures of diabetic foot and sociodemographic characteristics. quasi-experimental (one control group and one study group) design study, has been utilized for the current study. Study carried out in Imam AL-Hussein Medical-City. A non –probability (purposive) sample of (60) adult patients who are diagnosed with type2 diabetes mellitus these patients have met the study criteria and they are divided into two groups, (30) patients are assigned to a study group was exposed to the educational program, and (30) patients as a control group was not exposed to the educational program. Result show that mean of score of Knowledge item in Pre-test (MS=1.33) in study group, and (MS=1.35) in control group. After application Program (Post-test) study group Knowledge improve to become (MS=1.84), While control group knowledge still (MS=1.37).Conclusions: Applied educational program effectively improved the level of knowledge of the study group participants based on the findings of the study.
Physical behavior and interpersonal relationship among patients undergoing hemodialysis
Authors: Shawwat Maitham Abed , Atiyah Hussein Hadi
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an interventional program on patients' knowledge toward physical behavior and interpersonal relationship as health-protective behaviors. A quasi-experimental (tow-group pretest-posttest) design was used to conduct this study at the hemodialysis unit in Al-Hussain Teaching Hospital for the period from (18th of Dec 2021, to the 5th of May 2022). A non-probability (purposive) sampling was used to select (80 patients) undergoing hemodialysis. To measure the effectiveness of the interventional program on patients' knowledge, the researcher used a knowledge form which included (40) questions. The validity of the questionnaire and the interventional program were verified by presenting it to (18) experts. The reliability was determined using the test-retest approach for the knowledge questionnaire. The study findings showed that there are highly statistically significant differences between the scores of patients' knowledge in two levels of measurements (pre-test and post-test) at a p-value (0.000), where the statistical mean of the overall knowledge at a p-value of patients in the pre-test was (0.896), while it becomes (0.000) in post-test.
Risk factors of fetal mortality and relationship with health aspect in the City of Mosul
Authors: Jasim Rana Mohammed , Alaseed Hana A. , Abdulkareem Yamama Zuhair
Published: May 2022

Background: Most of the research studies the causes of death related to live births, but the concept of fetal mortality is used very few and in a number of Linguistic and scientific sources, including the term “fetal death” refer to the death of an off spring A pregnancy before it is separated from its mother and another term for fetal death by miscarriage or uterine deaths. Methodology: descriptive study cross-sectional design. To reach the goal of the research, a number of important steps must be taken through which to achieve the goals. I designed a questionnaire containing 5 main axes that targeted women of reproductive age between 14-46 years and the number of participating women was (200) hospitals, health centers and specialized clinics. Results:  The results showed causes of mortality and risk factors by calculating the average weighted average for each axis. Most of the reasons are health reasons with an average of (2.2), followed by economic and social reasons with an average of (2.1), and then psychological and cultural (1.9), when that the total arithmetic mean is (2), so that 73% of the participating women were exposed to fetal death, they are the age group between 35-46.
Recognition from the view of Hegel
Authors: Taheri Omid
Published: May 2022

This research investigates the role and concept of “recognition” in Hegelian philosophical thought. The concept of recognition becomes important when it explains two areas of individual freedom and his relationship with others and the society in the Hegelian philosophical system. According to the Hegelian philosophy, recognition helps man go from an “abstract” me to an “attached” me. Hegel most uses the concept of recognition in family by which he defines the status of love and conflict. For Hegel, “love” creates marriages and forms the family, whereas conflict creates the natural and social situation. In its dimensional role in the individual and family, recognition should consider its interests to be those which are reflected in social institutions for alienation, as Hegel suggests it is possible for freedom and recognition to get separated. The sense Hegel conveys by recognition indicates that the “other” does not serve as one’s freedom; rather as an end rule. The main problem of this research is the way “recognition” is applied by Hegel to reconcile one’s freedom with the social essence and to provide a solution to the relationship between one’s will and the “desire” of the collective will.
Business analysis and modelling of flight delays using artificial intelligence
Authors: Manjunatha Kumar B H , Achyutha Prasad N , Kalashetty Jagadevi N , Rekha V S , Nirmala G
Published: May 2022

In the current day, with the growth of technology the number of people travelling by flights has increased. Consistently a significant number of flights are delayed or crossed out because of numerous of reasons. These delays bother travelers. These delays also cost a lot to the aircraft organization. Flight delays negatively affect carriers, air terminals and travelers. There are different methodologies used to manufacture flight delays expectation models from the Data Science point of view. The key resource of a flight includes aircraft, cockpit crew and cabin crew. For purposes of dispatching resources effectively, the three resources may be distributed independently. If the initial flight of a flight plan is delayed due to bad weather or other factors, it may result in the delays of the directly downstream flights that need to await its resources. If the delays continue to spread to the lower downstream flights, it may result in large area delay propagation. The method proposed here introduces and summarizes the initiatives used to address the flight delay prediction problem, according to scope, data and computational methods, giving special attention to an increasing usage of machine learning methods.
Effect of an education program on nurses' knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension at primary health care centers
Authors: Radi Amal Fadel Noori , Fares Salman Hussein
Published: May 2022

Background: Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a major health issue in the obstetric population, as it is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The Present study aims to determine the nurses' knowledge, effect of education program about pregnancy induced hypertension, and find out the association between the effect of education program with their demographic characteristic such as (age, gender, level of education, year of experiences, and training course. Method: A quasi-experimental study design was carry out in the primary health care centers at Holy Karbala City between the periods 15th of November 2021 to 5th of April 2022. A non-probability (purposive) sample of (52) nurses were selected. Results: The results of the study indicated that there were high statistical significant difference between the pre and post-test of the education program related to the pregnancy induced hypertension. The study found no statistical significant association between the effects of the education program related to the pregnancy induced hypertension with the demographic characteristics. Conclusion: The study concluded that the education program had a positive impact on nurses’ knowledge concerning pregnancy induced hypertension. Recommendations: Recommendation, Continuous educational program to improve nurses’ knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension.
Eating disorders in children and adolescents or youth
Authors: Kumar Parveen
Published: May 2022

Eating disorders manifest themselves in a range of mentally, bodily, and behavioral factors all play a role in manifestation. Teenagers worldwide develop moderate to severe disordered eating behavior due to their extreme concern with body heaviness or preoccupation with thinness. Eating disorders often begin between the ages of 12 and 13, with eating or intake disorder specialist noting an increase in the analysis of children or youthful as five or six years old. Parents, family, and school employees should be alert of the symptoms and risk factors of eating disorders to intervene early to assure the best likely result for the young person afflicted. This paper aims and objectives are the systematic way to diagnose and treat eating disorders in children and adolescents. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are the two most frequent eating disorders, both of which are characterized by a great dread of becoming overweight or obese, as well as a pursuit of an unattainable ideal of thinness.
Machine learning application
Authors: Kumar Chaman , Singh Priyanka , Hans Swati , Sehgal Laveena , Verma Shanu , Sharma Vijay Kumar
Published: May 2022

The Coronavirus which is scientifically named COVID-19. Its strain was found in Wuhan, a city of China, at the end of 2019. After that the case of coronavirus started spreading quickly around the world and has turned it into a huge global pandemic. Now coronavirus has made a huge impact on human lives since the last several years where people are losing their lives, people are losing their jobs. It has a devastating effect on human life already. Since this virus has come as a complete surprise to everyone in 2019 there were not so many detection or screening methods or trained healthcare workers for this medical challenge and the virus being airborne was spreading really very rapidly. It has been found that COVID-19 affects the epithelial cells which are present in the respiratory tract of our body, so we can use X-ray images and various artificial intelligence techniques to detect the virus. We have built a Deep Learning model, and trained over 200 COVID-19 positive X-ray images and 202 Normal X-ray images of lungs of people.
Understanding factors affecting referral of chronic kidney disease patients
Authors: Kurup Nandita S , Jagadeesha M , Nair Sanjeev V , Mishra Pramod Kumar
Published: May 2022

Purpose-The purpose of this exploration study was to comprehend the elements influencing referral of patients with kidney disease to nephrologists and furthermore the perception of specialists and general physicians who come across kidney patients in their practice regarding referral. Methodology- This research paper adopts the empirical cross sectional study method incorporating both qualitative and quantitative method of research to collect data from specialists, physicians and patients. Primary data collection using questionnaire and personal interview and extensive review of published literatures was done. SPSS Analysis (Chi-Square and frequency) was used to find the association of factors to referral timing and perception was understood. Findings- The study finds to have positive association (p value < 0.05) of demographic factors with the referral timing patients with kidney disease and dialysis initiation with age, gender, income, family support and education levels showing positive correlation with early referral to a specialist and appropriate initiation of hemodialysis. Consistency in perception regarding different consulting types in patients and care providers can be seen. Differing perception regarding the referral stage and timing of patients, varied guidelines followed by general physicians affect the treatment and referral timing is found.
Intestinal obstruction, a correlation between operative and radiological findings
Authors: Madhwapathy Nandan. S. , Janugade Hemant. B. , Katkar Aakash
Published: May 2022

Aims and objectives: To compare the intra-operative findings in cases of intestinal obstruction to radiological findings and correlate the percentage of cases where the finding matched and where the findings did not match. To help with management of occult cases, in which the intraoperative findings and radiological findings did not correlate. To find occult causes for obstruction, such as hidden malignancies, ischemic pathology for intestinal obstruction. To assess the cause of obstruction using USG, CT and correlate with intra operative findings. Materials and methods: Design of study: This is a hospital based case study in patients attending OPD or admitted in the surgery ward of Krishna Institute of Medical Science, Karad. Study Duration: 18 months December 2019 - June 2021. Sampling size and technique: Study comprises of 50 patients selected with randomised sampling.
Psychological consequences and daily living activities among recovered nurses from COVID-19
Authors: Raheem Alaa Kadhim , Mousa Ayad Majid
Published: May 2022

The study aimed to assess psychological consequences, including depression (disorder and generalized anxiety disorder), and daily living activities among recovered nurses from COVID-19 in Babylon Governorate Hospitals and to find out the relationship between psychological consequences and daily living activities among recovered nurses from COVID-19 in Babylon Governorate Hospitals. A descriptive correlation design used in the present research established that for a period from October 10th, 2021 to March 20th, 2022. The study used a probability (convenient) sample of 143 nurses who recovered from COVID-19 and were drawn from the wards of educational and non-educational hospitals. The instruments for the study were adopted and modified for the purpose of this study the  study showed that more than half of 76 (53.1%) among recovered nurses from COVID-19 had moderate depression disorders, about a third of 57 (39.9%) among recovered nurses from COVID-19 complained of generalized anxiety disorders, and the greater majority of 133 (93%) of daily living activities among recovered nurses from COVID-19 were good.
Strategies followed by Iraqi EFL learners in recognizing the illocutionary act of invitation
Authors: Kareem Noor Qasim , Hussein Nadia Majeed , Hussein Abbas Lutfi
Published: May 2022

Invitations are social activities that usually occur among individuals (and particularly among friends) in everyday life, utilized to keep rapport, to increase social solidarity and to maintain good relationships among people. However, people use various types of pragmatic and linguistic strategies to recognize invitations. Thus, this paper aims to detect Iraqi University students’ ability to recognize and to distinguish invitation from other related speech acts. Fifty Iraqi EFL 4th year students of the University of Misan, have been administered to a recognition text. Responses to the test have been collected and analyzed. The paper reveals that most Iraqi EFL 4th students have the ability to identify the speech act of invitation, while other students   resort to the use of offer, questioning, advice… etc. strategies rather than invitation. They take one strategy instead of another since their pragmatic knowledge about invitation and situations involving invitation is not precise. This students’ failure is due to the fact that they lack knowledge of the employment of the strategies utilized for recognizing invitation.
Face swapping using deep privacy
Authors: Nafees Zeeshan , Singh Anurag , Kumar C. Ramesh
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we propose an estimation for  totally customized mind face exchanging pictures and accounts. To the best of our data, this is the best strategic fit for conveying photo reasonable and fleetingly levelheaded results at the megapixel objective. To this end, We present a light-and difference protecting mixing technique, as well as a bit by bit, prepared multi-way brush network. We in like manner show that while moderate the arrangement enables a period of significant standard pictures, extending the plan and planning data  past two people  grant us to achieve higher consistency in delivered articulations. When compositing the created articulation onto the  objective face, we  advise the most ideal way to change the mixing approach to shield contrast also, low-repeat lighting. Finally, we merge a refinement technique into the face achievement change estimation to achieve common sufficiency, which is pressing for working with significant standard accounts. We direct an expansive evacuation study to show the effect of our arrangement choices on the nature of the exchange and the difference between our work and well known top tier systems.
brief study on entrepreneurship and its classification
Authors: Tripathi Mano Ashish , Tripathi Ravindra , Sharma Navneet , Singhal Surabhi , Jindal Muskan , Aarif Mohd
Published: May 2022

Entrepreneurship refers to a person usually someone who wants to implement that idea with the idea of disrupting the market with a new product or service. Perfect for research and development with practices, entrepreneurs are new, they bring innovations that open new ventures, markets, products and technology Opens the doors. Entrepreneurs need to play a role in solving problems that are still unresolved by existing products and technology. Traditionally, Entrepreneurship is classified into four main categories: small businesses, scalable start-ups, large companies and social entrepreneurs. These models cover the basics of starting a business and focus more the company is more than the qualities of an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur will usually start a new business and run it. At the same time, they are responsible for the risks involved. Entrepreneurship is the process of starting a new business, which involves risks and opportunities preparing one for both. An entrepreneur coordinates essential needs a company. Make sure you do the work, and no one will look over your shoulder. As an entrepreneur, you must learn to take responsibility for yourself, otherwise you will not succeed.
Machine learning mechanism for segmentation, progressive assessment and prediction of brain tumor growth
Authors: Praveena S. , Singh S. P. , Kumar B. Suresh
Published: May 2022

A brain tumor is one type of illness caused by clots in the brain. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan can be used to see a brain tumor in detail. Because of the similarity in color, it is difficult to distinguish brain tumor tissue from normal tissue. Brain tumors are common in all age groups, early and accurate identification of tumor type is critical for determining the most successful treatment regimens for each patient's situation. In today's world, computer interpretation of medical images plays a major role in medical diagnosis. Brain tumors can be accurately diagnosed with the use of advanced technologies. Early-stage diagnoses, as well as properly quantifying the amount and intensity of sickness, which were previously a barrier for medical science, are now eliminated by recent technologies. The automated technique for brain tumor identification was used in the study. The technique includes gray-scale conversion for reducing computation requirements. Filter operation was used to eliminate unwanted noises as much as possible to assist in improved segmentation. Next brain tumor segmentation, isolates tumor tissue from surrounding edema, fat, and cerebrospinal fluid. K-means clustering is used for this segmentation.
Assessment of patient’s anxiety before, during, and after dental scaling procedure
Authors: Singh Dhirendra Kumar , Jalaluddin Md. , Pathi Jugajyoti , Kumar Smriti P
Published: May 2022

Background: Dental anxiety and fear describe the stress a subject experiences in a dental setting and is an important factor that prevents the subjects from seeking dental care leading to poor oral hygiene status among the population.Aim: In this study, we aimed to assess the anxiety level of subjects before, during, and after the scaling procedure.Materials and method: One hundred subjects visiting the outpatient Department of Periodontology, KIDS, Bhubaneswar, and indicated for ultrasonic scaling procedure, participated in the study. Anxiety levels before, during, and after the scaling procedure was assessed with a Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and an Anxiety Questionnaire consisting of fifteen questions. Statistical analysis: Statistical analysis of the study was done using SPSS software. Results: It was observed that only 2% and 3% of patients are extremely anxious about deciding to visit a dental clinic and about experiencing pain or bleeding during the procedure Conclusion: Assessing the subjects’ level of anxiety using a questionnaire before the procedure can lead to modification of the patient counseling, treatment plan as needed as well as the modifications in the ambiance of the dental clinic or hospital.