bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Influence of Mass Media: A Cross-Sectional Survey on Community People of Bangladesh
Authors: Jui Smarnima Ghosh , Dey Pronoy Vushon , Shill Lincon Chandra , Tonni Fariya Monir , Hussen Shakhawat
Published: July 2022

This work aimed to appraise the mass media influence on getting Bangladeshi people vaccinated during the second wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional study was performed among 1012 eligible respondents using a self-administered questionnaire to obtain data collected in March and April 2021 that assessed 1) the participant demographics, 2) perception towards beliefs and attitudes of COVID-19 vaccination via 5 items, 3) perception towards COVID-19 vaccination barriers via 5 items, 4) exposure to different media for COVID-19 vaccine news via 5 items, and 5) media's credibility in providing key information on COVID-19 vaccines via 5 items. Data were analyzed with frequency, mean and standard deviation of responses on each statement. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was carried out. About 1012 participants were analysed (mean age ± standard error = 45.9 ± 10.6 years, range above 18 years). Most of the participants had positive responses with a high mean score for the media's credibility in providing key information on COVID-19 vaccines (4.46 ± 0.57), perception towards COVID-19 vaccination beliefs and attitudes (3.82 ± 0.78) and exposure to different media for COVID-19 vaccine news (3.76 ± 0.68). Participants’ exposure to different media and media's credibility was significantly associated with high adoption of getting vaccinated (AOR = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.1–1.3, p<0.05; AOR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.8–5.7, p<0.001, respectively). Research has shown that credible information about vaccines found in the media raised a person's level of motivation by raising awareness and contributed significantly to vaccine adoption.
Caracterización mecánica de un material compuesto cedro rojo - polietileno de baja densidad
Authors: Pedraza Yepes Cristian Antonio , Higuera Cobos Oscar Fabián , Moreno Téllez Carlos Mauricio
Published: July 2022

El uso de fibras naturales como material de refuerzo en materiales compuestos se ha convertido en tendencia mundial, sin embargo, es muy limitado el uso, y aun menor la producción de estos materiales a escala local. En el presente trabajo se realiza un análisis experimental para determinar el comportamiento de las propiedades mecánicas de la mezcla de polietileno de baja densidad con materia vegetal, en específico la resistencia máxima real a tensión, compresión y flexión, además se evalúa la influencia de la variación de los elementos constituyentes del compuesto y la procedencia de la madera vegetal.
Discurso reproducido como mecanismo narrativo en el habla cafetera caldense
Authors: Pasuy Guerrero Gladys Yolanda , Daza Castañeda Andrés Felipe , García Herrera Juan Pablo , Montenegro Buriticá Juan Camilo
Published: July 2022

El discurso reproducido, también llamado discurso referido o citado, es un tema de gran interés en los estudios del lenguaje. El objetivo de este artículo es describir y analizar los mecanismos sintáctico-semánticos y las funciones pragmático-discursivas, mediante las cuales los hablantes de la zona cafetera caldense construyen sus narrativas conversacionales intercalando discursos directos, indirectos o libres. La descripción y el análisis se logran gracias a un corpus compuesto por 36 narrativas conversacionales. En los resultados, se observa, que el porcentaje de frecuencia de uso del discurso directo supera al del indirecto. Además, se resalta la presencia de los marcadores introductores de cita: dizque y esque. Finalmente, se concluye que el presente trabajo se convierte en el primer estudio del discurso reproducido llevado a cabo en las zonas rurales cafeteras del departamento de Caldas.
An Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer Enhancement in An Annulus with Rotating Outer Cylinder Using Nano Fluids
Authors: Khalaf Samer Mahmood , Mohammed Akeel Abdullah , Mohammed Qasim Jabbar
Published: July 2022

Heat transfer augmentation for Taylor-Couette ﬂows between concentric cylinders have been investigated experimentally. Due to its importance and widespread in wide industrial applications such as heat exchangers, reactors, well dinning, packed beds, compressors and gas turbines, chemical industries, etc. Different variables are investigated in the present work as follow, Rayleigh number (2×106 ≤ Ra ≤ 2×107), Taylors number (0 ≤ Ta ≤ 2.4×1010), Richardson Number (0.004 ≤ Ri ≤ 0.4) and nanoparticles volume fractions(φ) of Al2O3 with water base (0 % ≤ φ ≤ 0.225 %) in which prepared in two step method.  The enhancement in heat transfer was 16.5% to 24% due to rising the concentration of Nano fluids of Al2O3-pure water from 0% to 0.225%. Also, the Nusselt number increases with increasing Rayleigh and Richardson numbers. Finally, a correlation was deduced to describe the experimental work and linked the studied parameters with difference less than 13.5 %. The comparison between experimental work and previous works found a good agreement between them.
A importância da vacinação como promoção e prevenção de doenças: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Araújo Gabriela Marques , Silva Daysla Cindy Guimarães da , Carneiro Tatiane Alves , Neves Wanderlan Cabral , Barbosa João de Sousa Pinheiro
Published: July 2022

Objetivo: Apresentar a importância da vacinação como um meio de promoção e prevenção de doenças, e que a não adesão a vacinação pode-se tornar um problema de saúde pública. Métodos: O estudo procedeu-se à revisão integrativa dos últimos 5 anos. Foram usados como base: Scientific Electronic Library Online SciELO, Acervo+ Index Base, Medline via portal PubMed da National Library of Medicine, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Cochrane Library. Os descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS)/Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) selecionados foram utilizados com operadores booleanos: “AND” e “OR”. Resultados: Foi constatado o papel fundamental da Atenção Básica de Saúde (ABS) através dos profissionais de saúde como meio de conduzir conhecimento para população, sendo um processo de ensino-aprendizagem que promove interação, vínculo entre profissional e paciente, diminuindo assim os medos e anseios da comunidade e promovendo maior taxa de adesão a imunização e cobertura de vacinação. Considerações finais: Embora a vacinação seja o método mais eficiente no combate de doenças infecto contagiosas, ainda existe hesitação na realização do esquema vacinal. Todavia os profissionais de saúde têm um papel fundamental de levar informação efetiva para população e realizar estratégias de imunização para aumentar a cobertura vacinal.
"כאן תקום השכונה שלנו": השכונה שלא קמה ממזרח לירושלים בתקופת המנדט הבריטי
Authors: Davidson Eyal
Published: July 2022

British authorities in Palestine encouraged the development of Jerusalem beyond its municipal boundaries, based on their understanding of its future trends. Under Ottoman rule, new neighborhoods were built in proximity to the center of town and with a certain degree of geographic contiguity with the neighborhoods that preceded them. In contrast, the British Mandate built neighborhoods in remote locations, spread over extensive areas. These neighborhoods had no contiguity with any previous settlements, and were planned based on available land. These "Garden Suburbs" established a new form of urban sprawl that surrounded central Jerusalem from the south (Talpiot together with Admat Amos and Givat Eliyahu, which were in the planning stage) and the west (Rehavia, Bayit VeGan, Beit HaKerem, Kiryat Moshe and Givat Shaul). Until the beginning of the Mandate period, the area east of Jerusalem remained almost devoid of Jewish habitation. Members of Agudat HaDayarim (The Tenants' Society) sought to fill this lack, and worked to establish a garden suburb for Jewish residents on the lands of the village of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem. The existence of a Jewish neighborhood in Abu Dis is almost completely absent from the research literature, which focuses on neighborhoods that withstood the test of history. Much of the information about this neighborhood was permanently lost when the home of the society's secretary was hit by heavy shelling during the War of Independence and their archive burned. Additional documents that survived were preserved in the Israel State Archives, the Central Zionist Archives and the Jerusalem Municipality Archive. These form the basis for our research. The article exposes the story of the neighborhood that never came into being and therefore did not earn the right to be recorded in the chronicles of Jerusalem, but nevertheless is of considerable historical value.
Taxes and payments paid by individuals, the impact on their financial situation
Authors: Zotikov N. Z.
Published: July 2022

In accordance with the current tax legislation, on an equal footing with organisations and individual entrepreneurs, individuals who do not have income from business pay taxes on income from labor activities in organisations and taxes on property they own: transport, land, and personal property tax, as well as other non-tax payments (housing and communal services, etc.). The article analyses the role and importance of taxes paid by individuals in the budgets of various levels, non-tax mandatory payments, their impact on the financial situation of individuals. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the payment of taxes and mandatory payments worsen the financial situation of taxpayers – individuals, and the fight against poverty has been declared a priority task of the state and local authorities. The study found that individuals, including non-working pensioners, bear a significant financial burden, which is caused, among other things, by the inability to shift the responsibility for paying taxes to someone, and therefore the number of people whose incomes are less than the subsistence level does not decrease, differentiation of the population does not decrease in terms of income. Recommendations on compensatory instruments to increase the income of the population are made.
CHEMICAL SPACE ANALYSIS AND PROPERTY PREDICTION FOR CARBON CAPTURE AMINE MOLECULES
Authors: McDonagh James , Zavitsanou Stamatia , Harrison Alexander , Zubarev Dimitry , Wunsch Benjamin , van Kessel Theordore , Cipcigan Flaviu
Published: July 2022

Carbon capture and storage is part of the roadmap towards net zero for many countries around the world, since emissions from existing infrastructure are close to estimated carbon budgets. To address this problem, currently 87 carbon capture projects are proposed worldwide in the next 10 years. A major class of commercial carbon capture technology involves capture systems using solvents. Commonly carbon capture solvents feature blends of amines and water. Whilst these blends have proved valuable there is an increasing need to identify new candidate molecules which are more efficient and improve performance. Systematic approaches to improve on the current technology are now needed with increasing urgency to expedite the introduction of cutting edge carbon capture methods. Here, we present a chemical space analysis of amines and carbon capture usage. We proceed to show a framework for computational screening relevant to carbon capture solvents. We demonstrate the use of cloud computing, novel molecular representations and machine learning to screen potential candidates. We show the utility of machine learning in this field for high throughput virtual screening with an exemplar application to absorption capacity classification. Additionally, we highlight the need for improved data awareness and accessibility to enable this field to advance at a pace commensurate to its global importance. Our research brings together multiple methods and domains of expertise to accelerate the discovery of carbon capture solvents.
Insertion into non-activated C(sp3)—H bonds: rapid construction of an added-value molecular diverse library
Authors: Miguélez Rubén , Semleit Nina , Rodríguez-Arias Carlos , Mykhailiuk Pavel , González José M. , Haberhauer Gebhard , Barrio Pablo
Published: July 2022

The selective functionalization of non-activated C(sp3)—H bonds within alkyl chains represents one of the major challenges in synthetic organic chemistry. 1-bromoalkynes, readily available from simple starting materials, may be transformed into a library of molecularly complex and diverse compounds by means of a well-defined intramolecular C(sp3)—H bond insertion reaction, using extremely simple reaction conditions. In addition, these compounds display a C—Br bond amenable for further functionalization. A preliminary mechanistic study supports a concerted [1,5]-H shift / C—C bond formation involving a gold-stabilized vinylcation-like transition state. The most salient feature of this methodology is the ability to functionalize in a predictable way non-activated C(sp3)—H bonds without any sort of electronic, geometric, or conformational bias.
Chemical Recycling of Polyethylene by Tandem Catalytic Monomerization to Propylene
Authors: Wang Nicholas , Strong Garrett , DaSilva Vanessa , Gao Lijun , Huacuja Rafael , Konstantinov Ivan , Rosen Mari , Nett Alex , Ewart Sean , Geyer Roland , Scott Susannah , Guironnet Damien
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT: Although polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) are by far the world’s largest volume plastics, only a tiny fraction of these energy-rich polyolefins is currently recycled. Depolymerization of PE to its constituent monomer, ethylene, is highly endothermic and conventionally accessible only through unselective, high temperature pyrolysis. Instead, a tandem catalysis strategy serves to convert PE to propylene, the commodity monomer used to make PP. The approach combines rapid olefin metathesis with rate-limiting isomerization. Mono-unsaturated PE is progressively disassembled at modest temperatures via many consecutive ethenolysis events, resulting ultimately in propylene. Fully saturated PE can be converted to unsaturated PE starting with a single transfer dehydrogenation to ethylene, which produces a small amount of ethane (one equiv. per dehydrogenation event). These principles are demonstrated using both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. While selectivity under batch conditions is limited at high conversion by formation of an equilibrium mixture of olefins, high selectivity to propylene (greater than 90 %) is possible a semi-continuous process due to the continuous removal of propylene from the reaction mixture.
BODIPY-labelled estrogens for fluorescence analysis of environmental microbial degradation
Authors: Felion Celeste , Lopez-Gonzalez Ricardo , Sewell Alan L. , Marquez Rodolfo , Gauchotte-Lindsay Caroline
Published: July 2022

Biodegradation of estrogen hormone micropollutants is a pervasive approach towards their remediation. Fluorescently labelled substrates are used extensively for rapid, near real-time analysis of biological processes and are a potential tool for studying biodegradation processes faster and more efficiently than conventional approaches. However, it is important to understand how the fluorescently tagged surrogates compare with the natural substrate in terms of chemical analysis and the intended application. We derivatized three natural estrogens with BODIPY fluorophores by azide-alkyne cycloaddition click reaction and developed an analytical workflow based on simple liquid-liquid extraction and HPLC-PDA analysis. The developed methods allow for concurrent analysis of both fluorescent and natural estrogens with comparable recovery, accuracy, and precision. We then evaluated the suitability of BODIPY-labelled estrogens as surrogate substrates for studying biodegradation using a model bacterium for estrogen metabolism. In service of this objective, the developed analytical methods were successfully employed to assess the biological transformation of 17β-estradiol, with and without BODIPY fluorescent tag.
The Involvement of Triplet State in the Isomerization of Retinaloids
Authors: Filiba Ofer , Borin Veniamin , Schapiro Igor
Published: July 2022

Rhodopsins form a family of photoreceptor proteins which utilize the retinal chromophore for light energy conversion. Upon light absorption the retinal chromophore undergoes a photoisomerization. This reaction involves a non-radiative relaxation through a conical intersection between the singlet excited and ground states. In this work we studied the possible involvement of triplet states in the photoisomerization of retinaloids using extended multistate (XMS) version of CASPT2. To this end, truncated models of three retinaloids were considered: protonated Schiff base, deprotonated Schiff base and the aldehyde form. The optimized geometries of the reactant, the product and the conical intersection were connected by a linear interpolation of internal coordinates to describe the isomerization. The energetic position of the low-lying singlet and triplet states as well as their spin-orbit coupling matrix elements (SOCME) was calculated along the isomerization profile. The SOCME values peaked in vicinity of the conical intersection for all the retinaloids. Furthermore, the magnitude of SOCME is invariant to the number of double bonds in the model. The SOCME for the protonated Schiff base is negligible (1.5 cm-1) which renders the involvement the triplet state as improbable. However, the largest SOCME value of 30 cm-1 was found for the aldehyde form, followed by 15 cm-1 for the deprotonated Schiff base.
Orthogonally protected diaminocyclopentenones as versatile synthons: Total synthesis of (±)-Agelastatin A
Authors: Gomes Rafael , Vale Rafael , Afonso Carlos
Published: July 2022

Natural products containing amicyclopentanes are common secondary metabolites, often biologically active. This works aims at the preparation of a useful synthon containing orthogonally protected amines. To this end, furfural and two amines were employed to form mixed trans-4,5-diaminocyclopentenones promoted by Cu(OTf)2. The selected amines can be orthogonally deprotected, allowing selective modification of the amines on the cyclopentane core. Their utility was showcased for the total synthesis of highly complex (±)-Agelastatin A.
Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Endophytic Fungi Extracts of Syzygium zeylanicum
Authors: Syarifah Syarifah , Elfita Elfita , Widjajanti Hary , Setiawan Arum , Kurniawati Alfia Rahma
Published: July 2022

Syzygium zeylanicum, one of the other therapeutic plants found in Indonesia, is used to treat various ailments, such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, arthritis, antidiabetic, mosquitocidal, antitumor, and anti-rheumatic agents. The massive use of plant extracts has caused the development of isolation of bioactive compounds thru their endophytic. The present research aimed to obtain endophytic fungal isolates from the stem bark and leaves of Jambu nasi-nasi (S. zeylanicum) and analyze endophytic fungal extracts’ antioxidant and antibacterial activity. Endophyte identification was performed morphologically, and isolates with high biological activity were molecularly characterized. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by the disc diffusion method, and the antioxidant activity was evaluated by the DPPH method. In total, 10 endophytic fungi were isolated and identified as Phialemonium sp. (Code SZT3), Acremonium sp. (Code SZT4), Trichoderma aureoviridae (Code SZT5), Trichoderma koningi (Code SZT7), Phytium torulosum (Code SZL1), Phytium zingiberum (Code SZL2), Septonema sp. (Code SZL3), Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae (Code SZL4), Volutella cilliata (SZL5), and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Code SZL7). Isolate SZL4 gave activity the highest antioxidant (IC50 = 3.30 ????g/mL) and strong antibacterial activity against four pathogens bacterial (S. thypi, B. subtilis, S. aureus, and E. coli). The potential endophytic fungi based on molecular analysis was Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae with accession number OK668257. These endophytic fungi can be developed into new sources of antibacterial and antioxidant bioactive compounds through further studies.
Catalytic Oxidative Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene by Composites Based Ni/Al-Oxide
Authors: Ahmad Nur , Wijaya Alfan , Amri Amri , Fitri Erni Salasia , Arsyad Fitri Suryani , Mohadi Risfidian , Lesbani Aldes
Published: July 2022

In the present study, composite layer double hydroxide-metal oxide (Ni/Al-TiO2 and Ni/Al-ZnO) was successfully prepared and used as catalyst of oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene. Characterization of catalyst was used XRD, FTIR, and SEM-EDS. The structure of Ni/Al-LDH, TiO2, and ZnO in composite Ni/Al-TiO2 and Ni/Al-ZnO was consistent, which also indicated that the preparation of composite did not change the form of precursors. FTIR spectra of Ni/Al-TiO2 and Ni/Al-ZnO absorption band at 3398, 1639, 1339, 832, 731, and 682 cm−1. The catalysts have an irregular structure, TiO2 and ZnO adhere to the surface of Ni/Al LDH. The percent mass of Ti and Zn on the composite at 29.3% and 18.2%, respectively. The acidity of Ni/Al LDH increased after being composited with TiO2 and ZnO. The optimum reaction time, dosage catalyst, and temperature were 30 min, 0.25 g, and 50°C, respectively, and n-hexane as a solvent. The percentage conversion of dibenzothiophene on Ni/Al-LDH, TiO2, ZnO, Ni/Al-TiO2, and Ni/Al-ZnO were 99.44%, 91.92%, 95.36%, 99.88%, and 99.90%, respectively. The catalysts are heterogeneous system and the advantage is that can be used for reusability. After 3 times catalytic reactions, the conversion of dibenzothiophene still retains more than 80%, even Ni/Al-TiO2 and Ni/Al-ZnO composites still 97.79% and 98.99%, respectively.
Enumerate the Number of Vertices Labeled Connected Graph of Order Seven Containing No Parallel Edges
Authors: Ansori Muslim , Wamiliana Wamiliana , Fitriani Fitriani , Antoni Yudi , Putri Desiana
Published: July 2022

A graph that is connected G(V,E) is a graph in which there is at least one path connecting every two vertices in G; otherwise, it is called a disconnected graph. Labels or values can be assigned to the vertices or edges of a graph. A vertex-labeled graph is one in which only the vertices are labeled, and an edges-labeled graph is one in which only edges are assigned values or labels. If both vertices and edges are labeled, the graph is referred to as total labeling. If given n vertices and m edges, numerous graphs can be made, either connected or disconnected. This study will be discussed the number of disconnected vertices labeled graphs of order seven containing no parallel edges and may contain loops. The results show that number of vertices labeled connected graph of order seven with no parallel edges is N(G7,m, g)l= 6,727×Cm6; while for 7≤g≤ 21, N(G7,m, g)l= kg C(m−(g−6))g−1, where k7 =30,160, k8 = 30,765, k9=21,000, k10 =28,364, k11= 26,880, k12=26,460 , k13 = 20,790, k14 =10,290, k15 = 8,022, k16 = 2,940, k17 =4,417, k18 = 2,835, k19 =210, k20 = 21, k21= 1.
Susceptible Vaccine Infected Removed (SVIR) Model for COVID-19 Cases in Indonesia
Authors: Parhusip Hanna Arini , Trihandaru Suryasatriya , Wicaksono Bernadus Aryo Adhi , Indrajaya Denny , Sardjono Yohanes , Vyas Om Prakash
Published: July 2022

Analysis of data on COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is shown by using the Susceptible Vaccine Infected Removed (SVIR) in this article. In the previous research, cases in the period March-May 2021 were studied, and the reproduction number was computed based on the Susceptible Infected Removed (SIR) model. The prediction did not agree with the real data. Therefore the objective of this article is to improve the model by adding the vaccine variable leading to the new model called the SVIR model as the novelty of this article. The used data are collected from COVID-19 cases of the Indonesian population published by the Indonesian government from March 2020-April 2022. However, the vaccinated persons with COVID-19 cases have been recorded since January 2022. Therefore the models rely on the period January 2021-March 2022, where the parameters in the SIR and SVIR models are determined in this period. The method used is discretizing the models into linear systems, and these systems are solved by Ordinary Least Square (OLS) for time-dependent parameters. It is assumed that the birth rate and death rate in the considered period are constant. Additionally, individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 will not be infected again, and vaccination is not necessarily twice. Furthermore, individuals who have been vaccinated will not be infected with the COVID-19 virus. The SVIR model has captured 3 waves of COVID-19 cases that are appropriate to the real situation in Indonesia from January 2021-March 2022. Additionally, the reproduction numbers as functions of time have been generated. The fluctuations of reproduction numbers agree with the real data. For further research, different regions such as districts in Java and other islands will also be analyzed as the implication of this research.
Deliryum yönetiminde farmakolojik olmayan hemşirelik yaklaşımlarının değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ASLANGÜL Sevde , AYHAN Fatma , TERZİOĞLU Candan
Published: July 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, ulusal ve uluslararası hemşirelik alanında yayımlanan lisansüstü tezlerde, deliryum yönetiminde kullanılan farmakolojik olmayan hemşirelik yaklaşımlarının incelenerek kanıt temelli hemşirelik girişimlerine katkı sağlaması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Ulusal alandaki incelemelerde Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu (YÖK) Başkanlığı ulusal tez merkezi (YÖK tez merkezi) ve uluslararası alandakinde Proquest (Dissertations & Theses Global‎) veri tabanından 1 Ocak 2016- 11 Temmuz 2021 tarihleri arasında yayınlanan tezler taranmıştır. Taramalar Türkçe’de; deliryum, farmakolojik olmayan girişimler, önleme ve hemşirelik bakımı, İngilizce’de; delirium, non-pharmacological interventions, prevention ve nursing care kelimeleriyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Raporlama özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesinde PRISMA 2020 Kontrol Listesi kullanılmıştır. Proquest’te 2456, YÖK tez merkezinde 345 olmak üzere toplam 2801 lisansüstü tezin başlığında anahtar kelimelerin geçtiği görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak, başlık, özet ve tam metine göre yapılan seçimlerden sonra 10 tez üzerinde karar verilmiştir. Bulgular: Lisansüstü tezlerin %70’i (n=7) doktora, %30’u (n=3) yüksek lisans tezidir. Doktora tezlerinin %85.7’si (n=6) uluslararası, %14.3’ü (n=1) ulusal literatüre aittir. Yüksek lisans tezlerinin %66.7’si (n=2) ulusal, %33.3’ü (n=1) uluslararası literatüre aittir. Bir yüksek lisans tezinde çevre düzenlemesi ile deliryumun önlenebileceği ortaya konmuştur. Uluslararası bir yüksek lisans tezinde uyku hijyeni kontrol listesinin kullanılmasının deliryumu azaltacağına yönelik bulgular mevcuttur. Doktora tezlerinde deliryum tanımlama araçları ile ilgili hemşirelere verilen eğitimler sonucunda hasta deliryum insidansında azalma yaşandığına dair verilere ulaşılmıştır. Sonuç: Ulusal ve uluslararası lisansüstü tezlerde deliryum yönetiminde farmakolojik olmayan hemşirelik girişimlerine kanıt düzeyinde bilgi sağlayacağı ve bu konudaki yapılacak ilerideki araştırmalara veri tabanı oluşturacağı öngörülmektedir.
Edirne il merkezinde çevresel gürültünün değerlendirilmesi
Authors: DEVECİ Serol , YORULMAZ Faruk
Published: July 2022

Amaç: Edirne İl Merkezi'nde gürültü düzeylerini saptamak, gürültünün olası nedenlerini ortaya koymak, gürültüyü azaltıcı önlemler almasını sağlamak üzere, uygulanabilecek iyileştirme önerilerinde bulunmaktır. Yöntem: Araştırma kesitsel bir araştırmadır. Ölçümler 2002 yaz, 2002-2003 kış aylarında, Edirne İl Merkezi’ni temsil edecek biçimde belirlenen 50 odakta, gece ve gündüz saatlerinde; konut alanlarının trafik akımına uzaklıkları bulundurularak ve CEL-480 ses düzeyi ölçer cihazı kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Edirne İl Merkezi’nde en gürültülü cadde Atatürk Bulvarıdır. Edirne’deki kent kenarı konut alanlarının 45 numaralı odaktaki yaz gündüz ölçümü; trafik akımına 100 m uzak kent konut alanlarında 16 numaralı odaktaki yaz gündüz; trafik akımına 60 m uzak konut alanlarında 48 numaralı odaktaki tüm ölçümler, 13 ve 44 numaralı odaklardaki gündüz ölçümleri, 19 numaralı odaktaki kış gündüz ve 24 numaralı odaktaki yaz gündüz ölçümleri; trafik akımına 20 m uzak konut alanlarında 21 numaralı odaktaki gündüz ölçümleri ve 23 ve 50 numaralı odaklardaki yaz gündüz ölçümleri dışındaki tüm Leq değerleri, Gürültü Kontrol Yönetmeliği’ne göre izin verilen sınırların üzerindedir. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak gürültü Edirne’de giderek önemli bir toplum sağlığı sorunu olmaya başlamıştır. Gürültü denetimi için, mevzuat geliştirilerek uygulanması, halk eğitimi ve kent planlamasında gürültünün azaltılmasına yönelik önlemler alınması gereklidir.
Karvakrol ilave edilmiş antimikrobiyal yumuşak protez astarının yırtılma ve çekme bağlanma dayanımı ve sertliği
Authors: ATAOL Ayşe Seda , ERGUN Gulfem , UĞUR Aysel , SARAÇ Nurdan , BAYGAR Tuba
Published: July 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, fenolik bir bileşik olan karvakrol (kekik yağı) ile antimikrobiyal özellik kazanmış yumuşak protez astarının protez kaide materyaline bağlanma dayanımı, yırtılma dayanımı ve sertliğini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Her mm3'e 0.5 mL karvakrol eklenen silikon esaslı yumuşak protez astarı kontrol grubu (karvakrol ilavesiz silikon esaslı yumuşak protez astarı) (n=10/alt grup başına) ile karşılaştırıldı. Tüm test gruplarında numunelerin yarısı distile suda (37ºC) tutulurken, diğer yarısına termal yaşlandırma (10000 termal döngü-1 hafta) uygulandı. Karvakrol ilave edilmiş ve edilmemiş yumuşak protez astarının yırtılma dayanımı evrensel bir test cihazında (Lloyd Universal Tester; AMETEK, Inc., Hampshire, İngiltere) 50 mm/dak'lık bir çapraz kafa hızında, çekme bağlanma dayanımı aynı cihaz ile 10 mm/dak çapraz kafa hızında ve sertliği dijital vikers sertlik ölçüm cihazında (HMV, Shimadzu, Tokyo, Japonya) test edildi. Aksi belirtilmedikçe, p<0.05 için sonuçlar istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edildi. Ancak, olası tüm çoklu karşılaştırmalarda Tip I hatayı kontrol etmek için Bonferroni Düzeltmesi yapıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmamızdan elde edilen bulgular dahilinde, yumuşak protez astarına karvakrol ilavesi, test edilen yırtılma ve çekme bağlanma dayanımı üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı etkiler göstermedi (p>0.05). Ayrıca tüm test gruplarında kontrol grubuna göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir sertlik artışına neden oldu (p<0.001). Termal yaşlandırma genel olarak mekanik özellikler üzerinde önemli bir etki göstermedi (p>0.05). Sonuç: Bu in vitro çalışma, yumuşak protez astarına antimikrobiyel etkinliği bulunan karvakrol ilavesinin malzemenin yırtılma ve çekme bağlanma dayanımına etki etmediğini, ancak sertliğini arttırdığını ortaya koymuştur.
Çocuk ve erişkin Keratokonus hastalarında hızlandırılmış çapraz bağlama tedavisi sonrası Scheimpflug Kornea Dansitometri analizi
Authors: DURSUN Özer , VATANSEVER Mustafa , GÖBEL Levent , ÖZER Ömer , DİNÇ Erdem , TEMEL Gülhan
Published: July 2022

Amaç: On sekiz yaş altı ve 18 yaş üstünde keratokonus nedeniyle çapraz bağlama tedavisi (ÇB) uygulanan hastalardaki korneal dansitometri değişimlerini karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Keratokonus tanısıyla ÇB uygulanan 55 hastanın 74 gözü çalışmaya alındı. 18 yaş ve altındaki hastalar grup 1’e dahil edilirken, 18 yaş üstündeki hastalar grup 2’ye dahil edildi. Hastaların ÇB öncesinde ve sonrasında Pentacam Scheimpflug görüntüleme sistemi ile kornea kalınlığı ve korneal dansitometri değerleri ölçülerek kaydedildi. Çapraz bağlama sonrası tüm hastaların kornea kalınlıkları ultrasonik pakimetri ile de ölçüldü ve Scheimpflug sistem ölçümleri ile karşılaştırma yapıldı. Bulgular: Grup 1’de ÇB öncesindeki korneal dansitometri değeri 19.84±2.67 GSU iken, işlem sonrası 21.54±3.32 GSU idi ve aradaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p=0.048). Benzer şekilde Grup 2’deki dansitometri değeri ÇB öncesinde 18.74±1.56 GSU iken, işlem sonrasında 24.53±10.46 GSU idi ve aradaki fark anlamlıydı (p<0.0001). Grup 1’de Scheimpflug görüntüleme sistemi ile ÇB öncesi ölçülen kornea kalınlığı 473.04±24.23 µ iken, grup 2’de 467.89±29.09 µ idi. Her iki grupta ÇB sonrası kornea kalınlıkları sırasıyla 461.88±27.64 µ ve 446.42±32.76 µ idi ve aradaki fark iki grupta da istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı (sırasıyla p=0.003, p<0.0001). Sonuç: Keratokonus hastalarında, ÇB sonrasında, çocuk ve erişkinlerde korneal bulanıklık oluşmaktadır. Erişkinlerde çocuklara göre daha fazla bulanıklık olmaktadır. Bulanıklığın takibinde korneal dansitometri objektif veriler sunar. Bulanıklık olan kornealarda kalınlık takibi için ultrasonik pakimetri, Scheimpflug kameraya göre daha doğru ölçümler sunabilir.
Şark çıbanı vakalarında bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyini artırmaya yönelik müdahale çalışması: Şanlıurfa örneği
Authors: BEYAZGÜL Burcu , KORUK İbrahim , KUZAN Rüstem , ALLAHVERDİ Şule
Published: July 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Şark çıbanı hastalarında; tedavi sırasında eğitim olmaksızın hastalıkla ilgili bilgi düzeyinde değişiklik olup olmadığını ve sağlık eğitiminin hastaların hastalıkla ilgili bilgi düzeyi üzerine etkisini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma müdahale tipindedir ve Şanlıurfa Şark Çıbanı Tanı ve Tedavi Merkezinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma 51 kişi müdahale, 51 kişi kontrol grubu olmak üzere, toplamda 102 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Her iki gruba da ilk başvuru anında öntest yapılmıştır. Müdahale grubuna daha sonra eğitim verilmiş, bir ay sonra bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyi tekrar ölçülmüştür. Kontrol grubuna herhangi bir eğitim verilmemiş, tedavi süresince bilgi düzeyinin değişip değişmediği belirlenmek amacıyla bir ay süren tedavi sonrasında bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyi tekrar ölçülmüştür. Bulgular: Kontrol grubunun bilgi puanı tedavi öncesinde ortalama 3.88±1.78, tedavi sonrasında ortalama 4.96±1.46 olarak bulundu. Müdahale grubunun bilgi puanı tedavi öncesinde ortalama 3.33±1.26, tedavi sonrasında ortalama 6.25±1.29 olarak bulundu. Hem tedavi öncesine göre tedavi sonrası bilgi düzeyi, hem de kontrol grubuna göre müdahale grubu bilgi düzeyi yüksek bulundu (p<0.05). Sonuç: Şark çıbanı hastaları genellikle daha az eğitimli ve düşük gelirli bireylerden oluşmaktadır. Tedavi ile birlikte mutlaka nitelikli danışmanlık da verilerek hastalar desteklenmelidir.
Audit and control of reactive power of a grid-connected distributed alternator
Authors: Abhishek Dewangan , Simerdeep Kaur , B. Chiranjeev Rao
Published: July 2022

India is a dynamically developing country in which 60% to 65% of the industry consumes electricity. Many Indian firms are improving their technology, so the demand and supply of electricity is growing. With the help of energy audits, it can reduce the gap between energy demand and supply as much as possible, which is good for all sectors and it can manage the maximum demand for energy in companies and improve the power factor by reducing energy losses and improving energy efficiency. This paper is a preliminary investigation by Vandana Global Limited, Raipur. Comprehensive load study of industries with 7000 KVA monthly contract demand, new loads have been introduced in this industry, highlighting the need for significant energy conservation measures. To evaluate the savings, a full energy audit must be carried out. After energy analysis of the monthly electricity bill, the four-month average power factor is 0.92, therefore the grid power factor can be increased as inductive loads are fewer. It can use the automatic reactive control panel to improving to the grid power factor by adjusting the required reactive power from the grid connected alternator. The system is effective due to cost savings, return on investment and profit. Time of Day (TOD) and conserve energy meter readings were used to measure demand control. Energy Audit energy efficiency solutions reduce energy waste and energy costs. In general, special attention was paid to reduce demand losses and energy costs. This paper recommends using genuine energy in the right place and organizing the use of energy through an energy audit.
Sequencing and Detection of Two Missense Variants at Chromosome 7 as Potential Azole Resistance Markers in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Authors: Trinh Michael
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Widespread practices of over-prescribing antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal drugs have sparked concern over the risk of antimicrobial resistance arising in bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens. This risk threatens to jeopardize the efficacy of many drugs being prescribed today for said infections.
Azoles are a major class of antifungal drugs, presenting the need for research efforts on mechanisms of azole resistance.
My objective was to perform the genomic sequencing and variant profiling of a Baker’s Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) strain that displays resistance phenotype when plated with Clotrimazole, a type of azole antifungal.
Methods: Through short-read genomic sequencing and subsequent variant calling, putative antifungal resistance genotypes were elucidated in a clotrimazole-resistant yeast strain.
Results: Variant calls at the PDR1 and ERG25 loci reveal two potential Clotrimazole-resistance genotypes.
Discussion: These variants are both missense mutations involving a single-nucleotide change to the reference genomic loci in question.
Although PDR1 variants are putative markers of azole resistance in yeast, the emergence of a novel ERG25 variant that may contribute to this phenotype has not yet been.
Conclusion: Follow-up experiments will need to include induced missense mutations at the ERG25 loci and selection assays to confirm that the described variants described here indeed constitute azole resistance.
Establishing a knowledgebase of resistance marker genes and putative resistance variants for model organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae can guide investigations into orthologous proteins in other species that may become responsible for future antifungal-resistant infections.
A Study Of Auti: A Socially Assistive Robotic Toy
Authors:   , Andreae Helen E.
Published: July 2022

This thesis is an evaluation of, Auti, a new socially assistive robot designed by the author for children with autism. The study investigates whether Auti is effective at encouraging positive play interactions and reducing challenging play interactions through the application of Applied Behaviour Analysis principles. The toy aims to encourage positive play behaviours, such as gentle speaking and touching, using positive reinforcement by responding with movement. It aims to discourage challenging behaviours, such as screaming or hitting, through the removal of the reinforcing movements. The study evaluates the design by comparing how children with ASD play with a fully-interactive Auti to how they play with an active-only version which does the same movements but does not respond to the child. The study also looks at how children classify the toy and whether there is any indication that the skills they learn with Auti will be generalized to other areas. Results from 18 matched participants with confirmed ASD diagnoses indicate that the Interactive Auti does encourage positive behaviours more than the Active-only version, thus showing that it can be an effective medium for applying ABA principles of reinforcement. However, further design and research is needed around addressing challenging behaviours and increasing the range of the children’s behavioural responses.
Expressive Musical Robots: Building, Evaluating, and Interfacing with an Ensemble of Mechatronic Instruments
Authors:   , Murphy Jim
Published: July 2022

An increase in the number of parameters of expression on musical robots can result in an increase in their expressivity as musical instruments. This thesis focuses on the design, construction, and implementation of four new robotic instruments, each designed to add more parametric control than is typical for the current state of the art of musical robotics. The principles followed in the building of the four new instruments are scalable and can be applied to musical robotics in general: the techniques exhibited in this thesis for the construction and use of musical robotics can be used by composers, musicians, and installation artists to add expressive depth to their own works with robotic instruments.

Accompanying the increase in parametric depth applied to the musical robotics is an increase in difficulty in interfacing with them: robots with a greater number of actuators require more time to program. This document aims to address this problem in two ways: the use of closed-loop control for low-level adjustments of the robots and the use of a parametric encoding-equipped musical robot network to provide composers with intuitive musical commands for the robots.

The musical robots introduced, described, and applied in this thesis were conceived of as musical instruments for performance and installation use by artists. This thesis closes with an exhibition of the performance and installation uses of these new robots and with a discussion of future research directions.
Sentience: 3D printed living products
Authors:   , Rewiri-Chrastecky Tahi
Published: July 2022

This thesis is a research through design based investigation that explores the possibility of creating three dimensional (3D) products that are tactilely responsive, in an attempt to discover whether 3D printing technologies can be utilized to generate contemporary products that adapt, evolve and develop features synonymous with living organisms.

It looks at the possibility of sentient, 3D printed products and explores the potential that these objects have to interact with both the user and their surrounding environment. It also looks into the possibilities for 3D printed processes to allow for materials to better reflect the sensory and information processing capabilities of digital interface technologies. By placing a series of iterative design experiments within a contextual background this thesis not only explores what is currently possible, but theorizes about what could be possible in the future, when current technological and material limitations have been surpassed.

Essentially, this thesis focuses on answering one underlying question: can 3D printing be utilized to create a product that appears to be alive.
An Articulation of Light
Authors:   , McKinlay Tess
Published: July 2022

Throughout history, considered articulation of natural light has produced architectural environments that move the human spirit. These transient moments in space connect people to the external environment and the rhythms of nature. In contrast, the harsh flicker of artificial light, conveys none of the modulations and rhythms of natural light, we have no biological connection to this form of light. The use of natural light within the practice and discourse of interior architecture should be a primary concern of the discipline yet it is often undervalued.

This research challenges the contemporary prevalence of homogeneously illuminated interiors to reintroduce light meaningfully to the interior environment. Moving beyond purely pragmatic means and window sizes, it is argued that the quality of light is just as important, if not more so, than the quantity of light in the interior. This design research seeks to address the articulation of light from a qualitative, poetic position while still acknowledging sufficient quantities of light within the interior. This research proposes to reinterpret interior space to celebrate the experience of natural light and develop interventions which create a mindfulness of light and a subconscious renewal of wellbeing. The interventions aim to elevate the experience of space, creating interiors which respond to the daily and seasonal rhythms of daylight.

In order to reconnect interior environments with the passage of natural light, this research employs a theoretical framework to explore the nature of natural light and create a Vocabulary of Light. These techniques suggest a new way to approach interior space giving a greater awareness of light and a heightened experience of space. The nature of this research is explorative rather than conclusive, seeking to understand natural light and present spatial moments where it has been articulated to enhance interior architecture. The study investigates the relationship between light and interior space in an everyday setting of domestic space.
SELF i.e. An exploration into the cultural value of selfies
Authors:   , Beeden Eleanor
Published: July 2022

This thesis investigates the cultural value of selfies. The selfie is an artifact of self-representation in network culture, and its communication of identity parallels that of historical self-portraiture. This research analyses the socio-cultural context of both historical self-portraits and selfies in order to show evidence that these two forms of self-representation have similar cultural value. Through design-led research, a series of experiments explore the relationship between these two forms. Investigations into the creation of identity in the age of social media, the social context of historical self-portraiture, and the effect of the popularisation of celebrity culture on cultural worth, lead to the identification of common elements between the two forms of identity representation. Finally, this thesis describes the creation of a product that employs these conceptual elements. The output was produced through crowd-funding, a system of modern patronage in network culture. This final output indicates that, beyond innate social value, selfies have cultural worth through what the scholar David Throsby terms ‘aesthetic value’ and ‘authenticity value’, and their economic reflection.
Fads, Façade and Face of Building: A proposal for an urban university campus expansion
Authors:   , Kuepper Ann-Kathrin
Published: July 2022

“Transparency means a simultaneous perception of different spatial locations. Space not only recedes but fluctuates in a continuous activity” (Kepes).

Universities in New Zealand are increasingly under scrutiny as sites of public investment. This presents a socio-political necessity for academic transparency, and visibility inevitably becomes a matter of architecture through the universities’ physical presence; the façade.

Preoccupations with the aesthetics of a building’s envelope, and the pursuit of technological advancement, has led to a singular understanding of the façade as a mechanical boundary. This research challenges the hermetic nature of the contemporary façade and its legitimacy as a subject matter of architectural design within the overall architectural discourse. Drivers for this project include the need to revisit historical precedents, the ambivalence of the label ‘façade’, and a speculative siting as a campus expansion of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The design response to the site’s topography via the theory-charged, re-oriented, and as a heterogeneous space, and threshold redefined, façade enables a novel way of projecting a building’s image without depleting the façade’s autonomy. This is achieved through a rigorous iterative modelling methodology. That in turn provokes an ambitious urban campus complex scaling the site between Wellington city and Kelburn Campus.

The architectural outcome provides a sophisticated symbolism of the meaning of University when moving through the campus expansion: one transitions from experiencing the visual indication of how learning occurs to the personal experience of it. A constant transparent process of reciprocal visibility, legibility, communication and understanding.