bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A conceptual framework for assessing power and governance in contemporary democracy
Authors: Bharti Mukesh Shankar
Published: September 2022

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The objective of the article is to define the conceptual framework of the contemporary governmental system and its style of functionality to strengthen democratic values, norms, and the rule of law. The purpose of the article is to elaborate governance that shares state power to facilitate the democratic rights of the people in the contemporary world.

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: This article aims to analyse the power and governance in the current structure of democracy. The article evaluates the dynamics of contemporary democracy and how the government shapes the power for better governance. Future research highlights the conceptual framework of the qualitative approach and relies on discourse analysis to find out the outcomes of this study. The study uses a theoretical approach to examine contemporary governance, different approaches and how to build socio-political cooperation.

THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: It discusses various aspects of modern democracy in the context of the governability of those who hold power. Furthermore, the article argues how the states are shaping modern democracy. How a new political order pioneers the norms of the state through its governance. What is the legitimate principle of the work for the new political order?

RESEARCH RESULTS: As a result, the article tries to find out that modern democracy is running under a populist government in various countries in the world. The emergence of ultra-right-wing power groups diminished the norms of liberal democracy.

CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The article highlights the points as a conclusion of democracy facing many challenges in the new populist governance worldwide. The contemporary global communities are trying to make governance for peace, prosperity, and respect for the humanities but and on the other hand, international communities are failed in some places i. e. Afghanistan.
Legitymizacja autorytetu emigracji vs. autoryzacja legitymacji
Authors: Adamczyk Arkadiusz
Published: September 2022

CEL NAUKOWY: Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie uwarunkowań i przebiegu kryzysów prezydenckich z punktu widzenia autoryzacji legalizmu i legitymizacji przywództwa politycznego. Dodatkowym celem jest określenie skali wpływu, jaki na proces legitymizacji i stosowania przepisów konstytucji kwietniowej z 1935 roku, miała tzw. „umowa paryska” z 1939 roku.

PROBLEM i METODY BADAWCZE: Autor zamierza potwierdzić względnie zakwestionować hipotezę, według której w autorytarnym systemie władzy nie było możliwości legitymizacji rzeczywistego politycznego autorytetu i objęcia przez ten autorytet najwyższego urzędu w państwie bez autoryzacji decyzji politycznych ze strony osoby faktycznie sprawującej kontrolę nad tym urzędem. W tym celu zamierza wykorzystać metodę opisową, analizę sytuacyjną wraz z elementami analizy systemowej.

PROCES WYWODU: W naukach o polityce niemal nieobecna pozostaje kwestia funkcjonowania władz Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej po agresji niemieckiej i sowieckiej we wrześniu 1939 roku. Wywód bazuje na opisie zdolności utrzymania ciągłości prawnej rządu i prezydenta po opuszczeniu kraju, co umożliwił artykuł 24 konstytucji kwietniowej. Analizie poddano również sytuację, kiedy brak możliwości osiągnięcia politycznej legitymizacji przez postać obdarzoną politycznym autorytetem skutkowała kryzysem politycznym.

WYNIKI ANALIZY NAUKOWEJ: Dowiedziono, że podejmowane w latach 1939–1954 działania polityczne, jak również zachowania polityczne głównych aktorów wpływały bezpośrednio na utrwalenie autorytarnego porządku. Paradoksalnie bowiem im bardziej starano się zalegitymizować i usankcjonować pozycję osób cieszących się powszechnym autorytetem, tym silniej prowadziło to do autorytatywnej interpretacji podstaw prawnych, na których opierał się uchodźczy legalizm.

WNIOSKI, INNOWACJE, REKOMENDACJE: Należy przy tej okazji sformułować postulat badawczy o zbadanie wpływu sporu o legitymizację autorytetu na zdolność politycznych działań niepodległościowego uchodźstwa. Realizacja tego postulatu badawczego wykracza poza ramy niniejszego artykułu. Niemniej można postawić w tym miejscu roboczą hipotezę, że wątpliwości co do legitymizacji najwyższego autorytetu politycznego (jakim w warunkach uchodźczego społeczeństwa pozostawał prezydent) zasadniczo ograniczały zdolność uczestnictwa władz RP na uchodźstwie w wypełnieniu celów, które determinowały decyzje o pozostaniu na emigracji.
Głuszek-Szafraniec, D. (2020). Publiczni nadawcy w regionach autonomicznych Hiszpanii. Między misją a polityką. Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, ss. 373. ISBN 978-83-226-3903-0 (wersja drukowana) ISBN 978-83-226-3904-7 (wersja elektroniczna)
Authors: Kępa-Mętrak Jolanta
Published: September 2022

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From Personal to Empirical Interests in the Light of the Four‑Phase Model by Suzanne D. Hidii and Ann K. Renninger and Selected Narratives of Qualitative Research Participants
Authors: Szymańska Maria
Published: September 2022

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The scientific aim of the article is to improve understanding of the process of developing interests from personal to empirical ones with reference to the four-phase model of interest development by Suzanne D. Hidi and Ann K. Renninger.

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The research problem is included in the question: What is the process of the development of interests from personal to empirical ones with reference to the model of interest development by Suzanne D. Hidi and Ann K. Renninger in the light of selected narratives of qualitative research participants? The research method is the method of biographical narrative analysis: thematic analysis of the collected material (Riessman, 2008) with the help of a digression-reflective essay.

THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The research process was theoretical-cognitive and empirical in nature. The first step was developing theoretical foundations for understanding the problem. Then, we focused on the concept of interests according to the four-phase model of interest development by Suzanne D. Hidi and Ann K. Renninger. The next stage was the analysis and interpretation of the collected research material with the use of the narrative technique called a reflective-digression essay. The last step was drawing conclusions and suggesting postulates.

 RESEARCH RESULTS: The analysis of the collected material showed the importance of the development of personal interests for professional development. The stages of development of these interests proceed in different ways, but individual (personal) interests are explored in an interdisciplinary dimension, which facilitates personal and social development of a human being.

 CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: There is a need to correlate the above-mentioned interests, which may stimulate the development of all educational entities remaining in specific interpersonal relationships. Therefore, their specific features in the individualization of the educational process, especially at the academic level, should be reflected in educational curricula.
Dziecięca matematyka w przestrzeni baśniowej – studenckie kreacje narracyjne
Authors: Bortliczek Małgorzata , Raszka Renata
Published: September 2022

CEL NAUKOWY: Celem badań była analiza studenckich bajek matematycznych skierowanych do uczniów klas 1-3 szkoły podstawowej. Analiza ta posłużyła do ustalenia składników narracyjnych modelowej bajki matematycznej.

PROBLEM I METODY BADAWCZE: W artykule zastosowałyśmy analizę narracyjną, zwracając uwagę na literackość bajek oraz specyfikę zadań matematycznych, determinujących fabułę analizowanych tekstów. Skoncentrowałyśmy się na wyłonieniu cech modelowej bajki matematycznej, adresowanej do uczniów klas 1-3.

PROCES WYWODU: Genezę podjętego tematu wyjaśnia Wprowadzenie. Kluczowe rozdziały artykułu (Świat przedstawiony w studenckich bajkach matematycznych oraz Typowe i nietypowe zadania tekstowe w narracjach bajkowych) obejmują analizę jakościową materiału badawczego oraz walorów edukacyjnych bajek matematycznych.

WYNIKI ANALIZY NAUKOWEJ: Modelowa bajka matematyczna bezpośrednio służy do aktywizacji intelektualnej ucznia. Na plan pierwszy wysuwają się w niej treści matematyczne, służące celom dydaktycznym i literackim – grze intertekstualnej. Wyłoniony model bajki matematycznej jest semantycznie i stylistycznie spójny, dostarcza przeżyć estetycznych i satysfakcji poznawczej.

WNIOSKI, INNOWACJE, REKOMENDACJE: Standard bajek matematycznych odzwierciedla poziom gotowości studentów do tworzenia materiałów dydaktycznych i praktycznego zastosowania efektów kształcenia uniwersyteckiego. Połączenie bajki i matematyki stwarza przestrzeń do aktywności nadawcy i odbiorcy.
Outcome of Ultrasound Guided Trucut Biopsy of Adnexal Masses with Suspected Malignancy
Authors: Shah Zakia , Dr Sara Shahid  , Dr Syed Murtaza Hussain  , Dr Hadia Hina  , Dr Hyder Wajid Abbasi  , Dr Haseeb Noor
Published: September 2022

Background: Ultrasound guided sampling techniques are frequently used in the tissue diagnosis of various tumours. Female patients commonly present with adnexal masses and require tissue diagnosis by trucut biopsy for initiation of the treatment. This study was done to determine the outcome of ultrasound guided trucut biopsy in patients presenting with suspected adnexal malignancy.

Methodology: This cross sectional study was done at the Department of Radiology, MCH Centre, PIMS hospital, Islamabad from October 2018 to September 2020. In this study, all female patients aged 18 years and above with suspected adnexal malignancy were included. Trucut biopsy was performed under ultrasound guidance, sample sent for histopathology and various histopathological outcomes were assessed. Patients were kept under observation for 2 hours following biopsy. The data was entered and assessed by using SPSS version 24.0. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for nominal data and mean and standard deviation for numerical data.

Results: Mean age of the subjects was 50.24±10.52 years and mean duration of symptoms was 2.97±1.23 months. Definitive diagnosis made in 59 (95.1%) out of 62 cases and only 3 (0.04%) cases were inconclusive; among which two showed inadequate sample and one showed normal tubo-ovarian tissue. 90% histopathological findings were conclusive and no complication was reported.

Conclusion: Trucut biopsy has high diagnostic yield with no complications and most common malignancy detected was serous cystadenocarcinoma followed by mucinous carcinoma.

Key words: Biopsy, Malignancy, Ultrasound
Comparative Benefits of Tissue Marking by Poster Ink in Histopathology
Authors: Dr. Ayesha Sarwar  , Prof. Ashok Kumar Tanwni  , Dr. Anum Usman  , Khalida Moeed
Published: September 2022

Background: Tissue margin marking with India ink is important in decision making for surgeons. The present study was conducted to examine the reliability of different shades of locally available poster colours in tissue marking and to evaluate the colour perceptibility microscopically in comparison with similar tissues marked by India ink.

Methodology: This experimental study was conducted at Department of Pathology, HBS Medical & Dental College & Hospital, Islamabad from 27th February 2021 to 29th April 2021. Sample size was fifty, collected through convenient sampling technique. Five types of formalin fixed tissue specimens were selected for the study so as to evaluate the effectiveness of poster ink marking on different tissue surfaces. From each specimen, four sections were taken from the margins. Three shades of poster colour (black, blue and green) were used to ink three sections while one section from each tissue type was marked with India ink. After complete tissue processing and routine haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, slides were examined microscopically. Scoring was done on a scale 0 to 3 on the basis of visibility.

Results: The present study showed that poster colours inking of the tissues was quite reliable as compared to India ink. Most consistent results were achieved with black and blue colours as compared to green colour.

Conclusion: Poster colours are reliable tool for tissue marking when India ink is not available. Their availability in a variety of colours provides them an edge over India ink.

Key words: Eosin, India ink, Resection Margins
Ejection of boron from L10 phase for sputtered FePt-BN granular films by post-annealing
Authors: Isurugi Daiki , Tanaka Gento , Saito Takashi , Tham Kim Kong , Ogawa Tomoyuki , Saito Shin
Published: September 2022

In this study, post-annealing under NH3 gas atmosphere was conducted in order to promote the two-phase separation of FePt-BN granular films. Magnetic properties and structural analysis for the Fe50Pt50–30 vol% BN granular films revealed that (1) saturation magnetization (M
s) of the granular film increased from 500 to 650 emu cm−3 with increasing post-annealing time from 0 to 10 min, (2) the orientation of FePt grains changes from (002) to (111) and fully ordered with increasing post-annealing time up to 30 min, (3) the unit cell volume of FePt grains in the granular film decreased from 55.91 to 55.55 Å3 with increasing post-annealing time from 0 to 10 min, which suggests dissolve and eject of solid solution element. From the above, M
s reduction for the FePt-BN granular films is considered to be caused by the solid solution of B in the FePt grains.
Náisiúin Gaelach: Questions of Identity and Nationalism in the Irish Language
Authors: Forde Shane
Published: September 2022

The current paper investigates the construction of nationhood in the Irish language through the use of a Corpus Assisted Discourse Analysis (CADA) looking at terms coding identity in the Irish language. Using the New Corpus for Ireland the terms Gael, Gaelach and Éireannach were analysed for frequency of occurrence, semantic prosody and semantic preference in the corpus. Furthermore a collocation analysis of each of the terms was carried out. Through the use of these analytical techniques insight was gathered into the contextual usage of these terms. These insights were analysed through the prism of Kolakowski’s (1995) criteria for the establishment of a nation in order to ascertain whether the usage of these terms reflected the conceptualisation of speakers’ nationhood in terms of a separate and unique national identity. Findings showed evidence of a distinct national spirit, historical memory and a national body among Irish-language speakers, three of Kolakowski’s criteria. While evidence surrounding Kolakowski’s other criteria of a nameable beginning and an orientation to, and consciousness of, the future may be drawn from the findings, ultimately more work is needed to more rigorously establish that these criteria have been met.
The Challenges of Irish Language Acquisition for Students with Special Educational Needs in Irish-medium Primary Schools.
Authors: Nic Aindriú Sinéad
Published: September 2022

This study investigated the challenges faced by students with special educational needs (SEN) when acquiring Irish as a second language (L2) in Irish-medium (IM) primary schools. Case studies were undertaken on four students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), three with a specific speech and language disorder (SSLD), and three with dyslexia enrolled in four IM primary schools. Three of these schools were situated in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and one was situated in Northern Ireland (NI). As part of the research, class teachers (N=10) and parents (N=9) undertook semi-structured interviews. These categories of SEN are listed within the five most frequently reported categories of SEN in IM schools. They were chosen as the focus of this study because students with these SEN often experience language and communication difficulties. Also, there is often a lot of debate as to whether bilingualism and/or learning through an L2 is appropriate for children with these categories of SEN. The research question addressed within this study was: what are the challenges faced by students with SEN learning through Irish as an L2? The findings of the present study suggest that some students with these categories of SEN can be slow at acquiring Irish as an L2 and that some do encounter challenges when learning through Irish. However, some of the challenges encountered by this group of students are also encountered by students learning through Irish without SEN. It was also reported by a number of parents and teachers, that the Irish language did not pose a challenge for some of the students.
Sense of Community: The Irish Deaf Community
Authors: Conama John Bosco
Published: September 2022

There is a strong perception among members of the Irish deaf community that the community is in gradual decline, with dwindling traditional bases for producing Irish Sign Language (ISL) users. For instance, enrolments in residential schools for the deaf have been declining steadily, and the numbers involved in social, sports and cultural activities in the community have been falling. Technological advances, consolidation of educational policies for deaf children in mainstream education, and individualisation and increased social mobility have also had an impact on how this community operates. However, there is paltry research on how such changes have affected deaf community cohesion, especially in the Irish context. Therefore, this ongoing research entitled Sense of Community – the Irish Deaf Community, seeks to explore the notion and strength of community belonging amongst the deaf community in Ireland. This project report presents the results of one element of this research, i.e. an online survey study conducted in June 2020. Initial analysis of the results of this survey indicate that ISL is one of the primary bonds holding the Irish deaf community together and that issues that divide the community include trustworthiness, feelings of exclusion, and the notion of leadership.
Language Explorers
Authors: Sobrevía Soraya
Published: September 2022

Inmaculada Gómez Soler (co-editor of Teanga) interviews Soraya Sobrevía, Education Projects Coordinator for the organisation, Mother Tongues. Soraya tells us about Language Explorers, a project that aims to foster multilingualism and a positive attitude towards languages from the early years. In this interview, we learn how the Mother Tongues team accompanies children, parents and teachers in their multilingual journey by engaging the community in multilingual creative workshops.
Iron Age in Augmented Reality
Authors: Azmi Nik Ahmad Fatihi , Suhaimi Suhazlan
Published: September 2022

The declining number of average grade subjects in History in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) among Malaysian students is an increasing concern in Malaysia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the connection between the factors that cause the students to become uninterested to study History and how they affect the number of average grades. This study also aims to provide a solution to help students become more interested in learning History. Using a cross-sectional analysis, this study analyzed the factors that cause students to lack interest to study History from 2016 – 2019. The lack of the ability to imagine the situation of historical events was found to play the greatest role in causing students to be less interested in learning History. This study definitively answers the question regarding correlation between the cause of lack of students’ interest in learning History and how it affects the number of average grade subjects.
Penerapan Teknik Imajinasi Terbimbing Untuk Mengurangi Nyeri Kepala Pada Pasien Hipertensi Di RSUD Siti Aisyah Kota Lubuklinggau Tahun 2021
Authors: Aprilyadi Nadi , Feri Jhon , Ayu Lestari
Published: September 2022

Background: Hypertension is an increase in blood pressure from arteries that is systemic or persists in a long period of time. Hypertension can cause headaches. Guided imagination therapy is a technique of using individual imagination that specifically aims to achieve control in relaxation, relaxation can have a direct effect on body functions, the effect of relaxation is to reduce pain in hypertension. The Purpose: this is to determine the reduction of the headache scale in hypertensive patients. before and after the Guided Imagination Technique was applied to the feet to reduce headaches in the Al-Ikhlas room of the Siti Aisyah Hospital, Lubuklinggau City. Research Metods: This is a descriptive study using a case study approach. The subjects in this study were 2 adults with a diagnosis of hypertension. The treatment is carried out directly with the initial assessment of the headache patient and then the intervention of the Guided Imagination Technique to reduce headache pain. The results: it is known that after nursing interventions for 3 consecutive days there is a decrease in the pain scale from the healing time using other drugs. It is hoped that health service institutions can improve the quality of nursing care that focuses on hypertensive patients who experience headaches with the application of Guided Imagination Techniques so that the Guided Imagination Technique intervention SOP can be developed again.
Fast-Convergence Burst-Mode Digital Signal Processing for Coherent Passive Optical Networks
Authors: Wang Haide , Zhou Ji , Xing Zhenping , Feng Qiguang , Zhang Kuo , Zheng Keshuang , Chen Xi , Gui Tao , Li Liangchuan , Zeng Jianrui , Yang Jinyang , Liu Weiping , Yu Changyuan , Li Zhaohui
Published: September 2022

Optical access networks have been evolving to meet the explosive growth of data traffic. It is foreseeable that the 100Gb/s/λ and beyond passive optical network (PON) will be required in future optical access networks. Coherent optical communication is a promising solution for the future beyond 100G PON. However, the traditional digital signal processing (DSP) for coherent optical communication is difficult to realize fast convergence due to blind and complex algorithms. In this paper, we design a specific preamble structure and propose a burst-mode DSP to achieve fast convergence for the coherent PON. For verifying the feasibility of the proposed scheme, point-to-multi-point (P2MP) coherent PON is experimentally built up based on digital subcarrier multiplexing (DSCM), which is a kind of frequency division multiple access. When the allocated frequency of the optical network unit is suddenly changed, the DSP should converge fast to ensure a low handoff latency. In P2MP coherent PON, the proposed specific preamble structure and burst-mode DSP jointly implement the fast convergence using a short preamble with only 416 symbols. The experimental results show that the 8-Gbaud/SC×8-SCs 400Gb/s-net-rate coherent PON in burst-mode detection achieves the receiver sensitivity of approximately −27dBm at the 20% soft-decision forward error correction limit and approximately 35.5dB optical power budget with an optical pre-amplifier.
Quadruple Differential Distinguishers and an Automatic Searching Tool
Authors: Qiao Kexin
Published: September 2022

Paper on cryptography.
Analysis and Classification of 1H-NMR Spectra by Multifractal Analysis
Authors: Kim Jongphil , Woo Hin Kyeol , Vimalajeewa Dixon , Vidakovic Brani
Published: September 2022

The objective of this research focuses on whether the variation in the amount of sulfur amino acids (SAA) intake affects the metabolic process. Traditional approaches, which evaluate specific biomarkers after a series of preprocessing procedures, have been criticized as not being fully informative as well as inappropriate for the translation of methodology. Rather than focusing on particular biomarkers, our proposed methodology involving multifractal analysis measures inhomogeneity of regularity of proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectrum by wavelet-based multifractal spectrum. With two different statistical models (Day model (Model I) and Hour model (Model-II)), three different geometric features of the multifractal spectrum of each 1H-NMR spectrum (spectral mode, left slope, and broadness) are employed to evaluate the effect of SAA and discriminate 1H-NMR spectra associated with different treatments. The investigated effects of SAA include group effect (high and low dose of SAA), depletion/repletion effect, and time over data effect. 

The 1H-NMR spectra analysis outcomes show that the group effect is significant for all features of both models. The hourly variation in time and depletion/repletion effects do not show noticeable differences for the three features in Model-I. However, these two effects are significant only for the spectral mode feature in Model-II. The 1H-NMR spectra of the SAA low groups exhibit highly regular patterns with more variability than that of the SAA high group for both models. Moreover, the discriminatory analysis conducted using the support vector machine and the principal components analysis shows that 1H-NMR spectra of the SAA high and low group can be easily discriminatory for both models, while the spectra of depletion and repletion within these groups are discriminatory for Model-I and Model-II. Therefore, the study outcomes imply that the amount of SAA is important and that the SAA intake affects mostly the hourly variation of the metabolic process and the difference between depletion and repletion each day. In conclusion, multifractal analysis of 1H-NMR spectra can provide novel tools to investigate metabolic processes. 
The Interplay of AI and Digital Twin: Bridging the Gap between Data-Driven and Model-Driven Approaches
Authors: Bariah Lina , Debbah Merouane
Published: September 2022

The advancements of mixed reality services, with the evolution of network virtualization and native artificial intelligence (AI) paradigms, have conceptualized the vision of future wireless networks as a comprehensive entity operating in whole over a digital platform, with smart interaction with the physical domain, paving the way for the blooming of the Digital Twin (DT) concept. The recent interest in the DT networks is fueled by the emergence of novel wireless technologies and use-cases, that exacerbate the level of complexity to orchestrate the network and to manage its resources. Driven by the internet-of-sensing and AI, the key principle of the DT is to create a virtual twin for the physical entities and network dynamics, where the virtual twin will be leveraged to generate synthetic data, in addition to the received sensed data from the physical twin in an on-demand manner. The available data at the twin will be the foundation for AI models training and intelligent inference process. Despite the common understanding that AI is the seed for DT, we anticipate the DT and AI will be enablers for each other, in a way that overcome their limitations and complement each other benefits. In this article, we dig into the fundamentals of DT, where we reveal the role of DT in unifying model-driven and data-driven approaches, and explore the opportunities offered by DT in order to achieve the optimistic vision of 6G networks. We further unfold the essential role of the theoretical underpinnings in unlocking further opportunities by AI, and hence, we unveil their pivotal impact on the realization of reliable, efficient, and low-latency DT. Finally, we identify the limitations of AI-DT and overview potential future research directions, to open the floor for further exploration in AI for DT and DT for AI.
Exploration of Scandium Doping in Sb2Te3 for Phase Change Memory Application
Authors: Barci Marinela
Published: September 2022

In this work we fabricate and electrically demonstrate a 65nm technology- compatible PCM pillar device using Sc- doped SbTe (ST) instead of GeSbTe (GST), for the first time fabricated on 300mm wafer in 1T1R configuration. ST was chosen over GST to achieve a higher speed and endurance due to its faster crystallization speed and reduced volume variation during switching.  Detailed knobs how to improve stack in terms of CD, thickness (of electrode and chalcogenide material) and Sc doping are presented. The optimized stack shows AC switching from 300ns-1µs for SET and RESET with current in the order of  mA and programming voltage less than 2.5V. The endurance shows marginal memory window degradation up to 1E8 cycles and more than 1hour retention at 85℃ is achieved for the optimized stack of C:Si /50nm ST:Sc 6%. The fabricated devices show potential to extend PCM technology towards high-speed SCM applications.
Spatio-Temporal Contrastive Learning Enhanced GNNs for Session-based Recommendation
Authors: Wan Zhongwei
Published: September 2022

Session-based recommendation (SBR) systems aim to utilize the user’s short-term behavior sequence to predict the next item without the detailed user profile. Most recent works try to model the user preference by treating the sessions as between-item transition graphs and utilize various graph neural networks (GNNs) to encode the representations of pair-wise relations among items and their neighbors. Some of the existing GNN-based models mainly focus on aggregating information from the view of spatial graph structure, which ignores the temporal relations within neighbors of an item during message passing and the information loss results in a sub-optimal problem. Other works embrace this challenge by incorporating additional temporal information but lack sufficient interaction between the spatial and temporal patterns. To address this issue, inspired by the uniformity and alignment properties of contrastive learning techniques, we propose a novel framework called Session-based Recommendation with Spatio-Temporal Contrastive Learning Enhanced GNNs (RESTC). The idea is to supplement the GNN-based main supervised recommendation task with the temporal representation via an auxiliary cross-view contrastive learning mechanism. Furthermore, a novel global collaborative filtering graph (CFG) embedding is leveraged to enhance the spatial view in the main task. Extensive experiments demonstrate the significant performance of RESTC compared with the state-of-the-art baselines e.g., with an improvement as much as 27.08% gain on HR@20 and 20.10% gain on MRR@20. 
Psychiatric Signs Revealing Cerebral Thrombophlebitis: A Case Report
Authors: Katir I. , Chamsi Fz. , Belbachir S. , Ouanass A.
Published: September 2022

Cerebral thrombophlebitis (CT) corresponds to an obstruction of a cerebral vein by a clot. It is a less frequent pathology than cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) but is certainly not rare. Its diagnosis is more radiological (brain MRI being the reference examination) than clinical, given the heterogeneity of the symptoms. In most frequent cases, CVT is revealed by headaches, papilledema, epileptic seizures, or isolated intracranial hypertension. In other cases, the clinical signs are less obvious and can be presented by psychiatric signs, as in our patient's case. The treatment was primarily based on anticoagulant therapy and the evolution was marked by an improvement of all the symptoms.
Os benefícios do uso de cosméticos durante e após o tratamento de câncer de pele
Authors: Sousa Cleonivane Fonseca da Costa , Silva Lorena Maione , Leroy Patrícia Luz Almeida , Rocha Sobrinho Hermínio Maurício
Published: September 2022

As neoplasias malignas da pele podem ser divididas basicamente em dois grupos: melanoma e não melanoma. Apresentam alta incidência na população brasileira, comprometendo a saúde, autoestima e qualidade de vida dos pacientes. A maior parte dos tratamentos utilizados para o câncer de pele apresenta reações adversas e efeitos colaterais que afetam a pele, tais como ressecamento cutâneo, desidratação da pele, queda de pelos, queimaduras, úlceras cutâneas e dermatites. Este estudo trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica narrativa que abordou os principais benefícios do uso de cosméticos durante e após o tratamento do câncer de pele. O uso adequado de dermocosméticos tem auxiliado na recuperação da pele e na diminuição de alguns efeitos mais agravantes na pele. O uso adequado de cosméticos durante e após o tratamento oncológico apresenta potencial para a recuperação dos tecidos lesados, promovendo efeitos hidratantes, antioxidantes, antiedematosos, anti-inflamatórios, vaso protetores e cicatrizantes, colaborando para a imunidade, regeneração e integridade cutânea.  Ressalta-se que existem no mercado cosméticos com ativos naturais, com formulações que demonstram resultados satisfatórios, mas sabe-se que poucos pacientes oncológicos têm acesso às informações necessárias para o acesso a estes cosméticos e o seu uso adequado durante e após o tratamento oncológico.
Métodos de investigación y aprendizaje de la generación Centennial
Authors: Tejada Mejía Natalia , Valderrama Juanita , Rodriguez Karol Milena , Figuero Catalina a , Amaya Valentina , Navarrete Camila Daniela
Published: September 2022

Los Centennials son, sin duda alguna, una generación que mantiene una fuerte relación con el mundo tecnológico ya que a partir de él pueden encontrar con bastante facilidad cualquier tipo de información que sea de su interés o que por motivos académicos necesiten. Por esta razón, se decidió indagar y conocer un poco más sobre sus distintos comportamientos en torno al estudio, investigando específicamente sobre los diversos métodos, medios, herramientas y fuentes que utilizan en su proceso de aprendizaje.
Association Between Feritine Levels and Severity of COVID19 In RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang
Authors: Sari Elsa Purnama , Medison Irvan , Russilawati Russilawati
Published: September 2022

Background: Ferritin is one of the inflammatory markers used as a predictor for severity of COVID-19. Early assessment of severity is expected to be a priority in disease management. This study aims to determine the association between ferritin levels and the severity of confirmed COVID-19 patients at RSUP dr. M. Djamil Padang. Methods: This study is a retrospective cohort study on confirmed COVID-19 patients from January to May 2021. Chi-square analysis was calculated to assess the association between ferritin levels and clinical grade, the severity of the chest X-ray and the level of need for oxygen therapy. To assess the risk opportunities for ferritin levels based on each dependent variable, an association analysis was performed by calculating the Odds Ratio..Results: Characteristics of the patients were mostly female (54.25%), aged more than 50 years (59,00%), clinical grade above category 4 (54,75%), required oxygen therapy (74,75%), the severity of chest X-ray was mild (75.50%), ferritin level < 500 ng/ml (52.75%) and had no comorbidities (51.25%). This study found that ferritin levels correlated with clinical grade, severity of chest X-ray, and level of need for oxygen therapy with HFNC and ventilator (p<0.001). Ferritin levels > 1000 ng/mL have a risk opportunity for clinical grade category 7 OR 8.28 (95% CI 2.69-25.41), severe chest X-ray severity OR 5.52 (95% CI 2.55- 11.97) and need for oxygen therapy with HFNC and ventilator, OR 4.76 (2.70-8.39) vs OR 7.69 (3.97-14.92)Conclusion: High ferritin levels significantly increase the risk of a severe clinical severity, severe chest X-ray and the level of need for oxygen therapy using HFNC and a ventilator in COVID-19 patients.Keywords: COVID-19, ferritin levels, severity
The Comparison of Vitamin C between Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Healthy Control in Medan
Authors: Helmi Rizka , Sinaga Bintang Yinke Magdalena , Siagian Parluhutan , Eyenoer Putri
Published: September 2022

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis infection is high burden especially in developed country.     Vitamin C is water soluble micronutrient contributes to immune defense by supporting various both of innate and adaptive immunity. Vitamin C protected the host from reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen intermediates generated during Mycobacterial infection. Patient with pulmonary tuberculosis had lower vitamin C level because the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection yield to a reactive oxygen species for replication and metabolism and because of the reduced of nutrition intake. Vitamin C as antioxidant also play role in killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis by drive fenton reaction.Method: This is a case control study of vitamin C in blood serum in pulmonary tuberculosis patient and healthy control. Vitamin C level measured with ELISA examination (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Results: Total subject was 40 people, 20 people pulmonary tuberculosis as a case and 20 people healthy control. Vitamin C levels are higher in pulmonary tuberculosis patient (83,64 ± 35,99 ng/ml) than healthy control (80,22 ± 26,44 ng/ml), but not statistically significant. Vitamin C levels tend to be low in elderly and lower in man than woman. Conclusion: Vitamin C levels in pulmonary tuberculosis group lower than healthy control. Vitamin C levels in men having lower than women, elderly had low the level of vitamin C.
Role of miRNA in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Authors: Arfan Ahmad , Andarini Sita Laksmi
Published: September 2022

Micro Ribonucleic Acids, or miRNAs, are short non-coding RNAs. Their length, on average, is 22 nucleotides, and they function in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. MiRNAs have their own nomenclature, and the same miRNAs can be found across different species. MiRNAs play important roles in many physiological and pathological processes in the human body. Regarding cancer, miRNAs are involved in carcinogenesis. MiRNAs work by binding completely or incompletely with messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Complete binding with mRNA produces mRNA degradation, while incomplete binding produces translational inhibition. Eventually, miRNAs decreased gene expression. In cancer, miRNAs show unique and different expression profiles. Based on their role in activating or deactivating intracellular signaling pathways, miRNAs can be classified as oncomiR or tumor suppressor miRNA. In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), miRNAs are associated with gene mutation status, and they have important roles as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers.
Factors Related to Complaints of Lung Function Disorders In UPN Veteran Jakarta Employees
Authors: Alamsyah Prasetyo Risky , Nurcandra Fajaria , Arbitera Cahya , Hardy Fathinah Ranggauni
Published: September 2022

Background: One characteristic of lung dysfunction is obstruction of airflow in the respiratory tract. The prevalence of COPD as lung function disorder among men in Indonesia is 3.7% and 2.7% in DKI Jakarta. One of the causes of decreased lung function is smoking. A large portion of UPN Veteran Jakarta employees is smoker. This research was aimed to determine risk factors of lung dysfunction among employees in UPN Veteran Jakarta.
Method: A cross sectional study was conducted from April to May 2019 in UPN Veteran Jakarta. Total 102 samples of employees who work at UPN includes staff, lecturers, cooperative officers, office boys, and security guards were selected using purposive sampling. Measuring instruments used in this study were questionnaires, scales, microtoise and spirometer. Spirometer was used to measure lung function. Questionnaires to obtain data on gender, age, body mass index (BMI), employment status, education, allergies, history of lung disease, family history, Brinkman index, physical activity, vehicle emissions exposure and smoking environment. The data was analysed using the chi square test and logistic regression test
Results: The results of the logistic regression test showed risk factors of lung dysfunction were BMI (POR: 4.718; 95% CI 1.673-13.305), history of lung disease (POR: 3,424; 95% CI 0.836-14.028) and smoking environment (POR: 2.956; 95% CI 0.953-9.168).
Conclusion: The most influencing factors for lung dysfunction were BMI, history of lung disease, and smoking environment.
Effect of Ginseng Extract Supplementation on Procalcitonin Level, Neutrophil, and Length of Stay In Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia
Authors: Ramlie Anita , Reviono Reviono , Aphridasari Jatu
Published: September 2022

Background: Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) and causes of high morbidity and mortality. Ginsenoside in ginseng have anti-inflammatory effects, potentially as adjunctive therapy in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients. As much as 43% of patients at dr. Moewardi Hospital in 2016 were hospitalized have passed away. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of ginseng extract on levels of procalcitonin, neutrophils, and length of stay of community-acquired pneumonia patients.
Method: The quasi-experimental clinical trial with the pretest posttest design approach was conducted on 26 community acquired pneumonia patients who were hospitalized in Dr. Moewardi Hospital Surakarta from October until November 2019 using consecutive sampling. The control group (n=13) received standard antibiotics while the treatment group (n=13) received additional ginseng extract 2x100 mg/day for 14 days. Procalcitonin was measured at admission, third and fourteenth day; neutrophils are measured at admission and third day; length of stay is based on the number of days of treatment in hospital.
Results: There was a significant difference (P=0.001) towards decreased of serum procalcitonin levels between treatment group    (-0.63±0.06) compared to control group (-0.38±0.07). There was a significant difference (P<0.001) towards decreased of neutrophil levels between treatment group (-6.68±1.34) compared to control group (-3.51±0.88). There was a significant difference (P=0.001) towards decreased of length of stay between treatment group (5.69±0.95) compared to control group (7.15±0.99).
Conclusion: Ginseng extract containing ginsenoside as its main ingredient, can act as an anti-inflammatory which can be used as adjunctive therapy in community-acquired pneumonia patients who are hospitalized to accelerate clinical improvement and shorten the length of stay.
Non-EFL Students' Ability in Writing Simple Sentences of Descriptive Paragraphs
Authors: Fitria Tira Nur
Published: September 2022

The objective of this study is to know the students’ ability in writing English simple sentences. This research is descriptive qualitative. The result shows that students have understanding of how to construct simple sentences in several formulas such as Subject + Verb + Complement (S + V + C), Subject + Verb + Adverb (S + V + Adv), Subject + Verb + Object (S + V + Object), and Subject + Verb +  Object + Adverb (S + V +  O + Adverb). But, besides using simple sentences, the students also still use other sentence forms to support information in their paragraphs such as 1) compound sentences by using the coordinating conjunction for example “so”, ”but”, and “and”. 2) complex sentence by using the coordinating conjunction for example “after”, “before”, “so that”, “if”, “that”, “because”, “even though”, “although”, “when, “while”. 3) compound-complex sentence by using both coordinating conjunction and subordinating conjunction”. Therefore, the teachers/lecturers need to give understanding more to the students that 1) a simple sentence has one independent clause and expresses one idea/topic. 2) simple sentence must have a subject-verb combination, but the subject can be compound or more than one. 3) simple sentence can have a compound verb. 4) simple sentences can only have one subject-verb combination and commas are not used. The students must be able to understand and know the subject, predicate (verb) and nouns, adjectives, and adverbs that will give a complete meaning. So that those who read will understand what they want to convey through the sentence.
ANALYSIZING ERRORS OF INFLECTIONAL AFFIXES ON STUDENTS’ WRITINGS
Authors: Sunandar Ahmad
Published: September 2022

This research aimed to identify what error of inflectional affixes was the most frequently appeared on students’ writings and what error of inflectional affixes was the least frequently appeared on students’ writings. The approach of research was qualitative method with descriptive analysis to analyze the data.  The data were taken from students’ writings made by 111 second semester students of Indonusa Polytechnic Surakarta majoring in health information management. This research was to perform the percentage of error of inflectional affixes on students’ writings. The percentage of plural -s/es was 58,46 %, third person present singular -s/es was 20 %, past tense –ed was 6,15 %, past participle -en/ed was 6,15 %, progressive –ing was 3,08 %, possessive –‘s was 3,08 %, superlative –est was 1,68 % and comparative –er was 1,40 %. Referring to the percentages of the research, the researcher concluded that the error of inflectional affixes which the most frequently appeared was plural –s/es with the percentage 58,46 %, and the error of inflectional affixes which the least frequently appeared was comparative –er with the percentage 1,40 %. Mastering inflectional affixes is important in order to make precise sentences. Therefore, students should perform well in applying inflectional affixes.
PERAN GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KRISTEN DALAM DEKADENSI MORAL SISWA MENGHADAPI ERA DIGITAL
Authors: Butarbutar Imelda
Published: September 2022

Today moral issues in the midst digital flows are become an important think. This problem will make a bad impact on student morale. Therefore, Christian education teachers have a role in efforts to overcome students' moral decadence to overcame the danger posed to the student morale. The research conducted is a qualitative method with a literature study that aims to describe the role of Christian education teachers to overcome student’s moral dekadency in the digital era. For this reason, first, teachers must know about the base of moral decadence and digital challenges, so that they can provide solutions to their students. The second things, the teacher conveys moral values ​​from the point of view of the Bible as the foundation of norms of life that has taught and applied it in their daily life. The third thing is that Christian religious teachers must become a role models, especially in the cyberspace or digital, so that the students can see and imitate the attitudes of teachers in real and virtual communities.
Tingkat Efektifitas Regulasi dan Sistem Keamanan Terhadap Penurunan Keresahan Pengguna E-wallet
Authors: Roland Fran Vernando  , Diana Frederica  , Christy Theodora  , Victor Saputera Harefa  , Sherly Sherly  , Cynthia Theodora
Published: September 2022

With the rapid development of technology, the transfer of cash into e-wallet has increased significantly. E-wallet is the choice in the current era because it is considered more practical and effective. As Fintech develops, the security system provided must improve so that it can reduce user anxiety in using e-wallet as a means of payment transactions. In this paper, we discuss the regulation and security system of e-wallet in Indonesia against the anxiety experienced by users. The purpose of this study is to analyze whether the effectiveness of regulation can reduce the anxiety of e-wallet users and analyze whether the security system can reduce the anxiety of e-wallet users. This research method uses descriptive analysis method with primary data. The subjects of this research are university students, students and workers. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to 135 respondents. The results of this study indicate that improving the security system and regulation of e-wallet is very important. Users provide suggestions for the addition of new features that can support a more definite security system such as the addition of Face Scanning. The conclusion of this study is that with strong regulations, the security system in the e-wallet will be more reliable so that it can reduce the level of user anxiety.