bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dworzanie konni królowej Bony Sforzy wobec curiensorum króla Zygmunta I Starego (1518–1525)
Authors: Gładysz Andrzej
Published: February 2023

Artykuł przedstawia skład osobowy grupy dworzan konnych Bony Sforzy zestawionych z wojskowym otoczeniem jej królewskiego męża. Na podstawie rejestrów popisowych dworzan i rachunków królewskich zidentyfikowano grupę dwudziestu osób, które można powiązać z otoczeniem królowej, poddając analizie okres ich służby, charakter i wielkość pocztu, z jakim ją podejmowali, oraz ewentualne ich zmiany w trakcie obecności w otoczeniu monarchini. Pokrótce opisano również najważniejsze obowiązki podejmowane przez tę grupę, zwłaszcza w kontekście udziału dworu królewskiego w kampaniach wojennych przeciwko Tatarom i Turkom (1519 i 1524) oraz w wojnie pruskiej (1520–1521). Dokonano także zestawienia wpisów na temat składu curiensorum królowej w okresie pokoju. Przedstawiony szkic stanowi również przyczynek do przygotowania kompletnego zestawienia dworzan konnych włoskiej księżniczki na polskim tronie oraz gruntownej analizy jej świty w Polsce w latach 1518–1556, z uwzględnieniem roli królowej w procesie kształtowania nowożytnego dworu monarszego Rzeczypospolitej.
Communication Culture on a Mass Scale
Authors: Miączewska Anna
Published: February 2023

The aim of this article is to analyse sources on a verbal and written mass communication between the organisers of the games (editores) and the audience in ancient Rome. Methods established by the Romans as senders and recipients of the conveyed information gave a range of possibilities to communicate needs and preferences, as well as to express often extreme emotions. The model, the creation of which stemmed from the necessity to inform the audience about the upcoming arena events (by the organiser) and to communicate the experienced emotions (by spectators), became over time the distinctive culture of communication, applied before the games but also throughout the event and after it ended. This communicative social construct typical of ancient Rome was necessary for the efficient distribution of oral and textual messages. The preserved sources allow us to state that the communication model included:

1) verbal/oral information conveyed to the public by the games organisers (via the announcements made by heralds); people’s cheers and chants (including both criticism and praise);

2) written information conveyed by the organisers (edicta munerum advertising the games before the event and announcements presented on placards distributed around the theatres and amphitheatres throughout the event); acclamationes and graffiti, painted and inscribed accordingly, by the audience after the spactacula. This article is to define the individual types of ancient methods of oral and written communication, to determine their function depending on their context, and to establish their effectiveness in the discourse carried out on a mass scale in ancient Rome.
Zaślubiny Kościołów Polski i Zambii
Authors: Cieślak Stanisław
Published: February 2023

W 1912 r. jezuici z Prowincji Galicyjskiej Towarzystwa Jezusowego przybyli na tereny kolonii angielskiej Rodezji Północnej (od 1964 r. Zambia) i podjęli pracę ewangelizacyjną, którą kontynuuje kolejne pokolenie jezuitów polskich 2. Jedną z pięknych kart działalności jezuitów polskich w Zambii zapisał pierwszy biskup i arcybiskup Lusaki – ks. kard. Adam Kozłowiecki SJ (1911– 2007) 3. 17 maja 1970 r. uczestniczył wraz ze swoim następcą w zarządzaniu archidiecezją Lusaka ks. arcybiskupem Emmanuelem Milingo we Mszy św. w katedrze św. Jana Chrzciciela w Warszawie, podczas której wygłosił kazanie prymas Polski ks. kard. Stefan Wyszyński. W czasie Mszy św. dokonał się akt symbolicznych zaślubin Kościołów Polski i Zambii, które wyrażały spoczywające na ołtarzu dwa splecione złotym ogniwem pierścienie biskupie.

Do tego wydarzenia nawiązywał, podczas swojej wizyty w Polsce, ordynariusz diecezji Chipata i dyrektor ds. zdrowia z ramienia Konferencji Episkopatu Zambii – ks. bp George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu. 16 września 2015 r. w Warszawie ks. bp Lungu wziął udział w podpisaniu umowy o współpracy medycznej pomiędzy Szpitalem im. Kard. Adama Kozłowieckiego SJ w Lusace (Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital) a Szpitalem Dziecięcym im. prof. dr. med. Jana Bogdanowicza. Podpisanie umowy było możliwe dzięki staraniom Fundacji im. Ks. Kard. Adama Kozłowieckiego SJ „Serce bez granic” z siedzibą w Hucie Komorowski, rodzinnym majątku rodu Kozłowieckich. W ten sposób symboliczne zaślubiny Kościołów Polski i Zambii z 17 maja 1970 r. przybierają na progu XXI w. nowe i coraz bogatsze formy współpracy między dwoma Kościołami.
Dramat podmiotu odpowiedzialności w filozofii Emmanuela Lévinasa
Authors: Świętnicki Jacek
Published: February 2023

Celem poniższego artykułu jest prześledzenie granic oraz metod wykorzystywanych w fenomenologii ejdetycznej związanych z dostępem do samego sposobu ukazywania sensu fenomenów. Zadanie to przeprowadzone jest na przykładzie fenomenologii obecnej w pismach Emmanuela Lévinasa. Szczególnym przykładem tego typu sytuacji jest relacja odpowiedzialności Tego-samego (Tożsamego) wobec Innego, przyjmująca postać substytucji, w wykładni fenomenologii transcendencji francuskiego fenomenologa.

Wraz z narastającymi etycznymi wymogami filozofii transcendencji, jako konsekwencji radykalnej ontologii Lévinasa, sens „Innego we mnie” niebezpiecznie zbliża się do figury wewnętrznego samooskarżyciela, który staje się metaforą obecnej w jego pismach figury etycznej przemocy i odwetu Innego wobec Tożsamego. Odczytuję tu głęboko ukryte, także dla samego Lévinasa, resentymentalne motywy duchowości, z której on sam wyrósł. Z jednej strony bowiem jego filozofia dąży do tego, aby wykluczyć samą możliwość ponownego pojawienia się wydarzenia Auschwitz, jednak z drugiej strony sama staje się napędem takiego sposobu myślenia.
Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej Jan Zamoyski (1542–1605). Czasy – ludzie – polityka.
Authors: Burkiewicz Łukasz
Published: February 2023

W dniach 17–19 marca 2022 r. w Zamościu odbyła się konferencja naukowa Jan Zamoyski (1542–1605). Czasy – ludzie – polityka. W 480. rocznicę urodzin Wielkiego Kanclerza. Organizatorami sesji była Akademia Zamojska, Instytut De Republica oraz gospodarz spotkania, czyli Urząd Miasta w Zamościu, który na obrady naukowe udostępnił Salę Consulatus miejskiego Ratusza. Ponadto patronat honorowy nad wydarzeniem objął Prezydent Miasta Zamość Andrzej Wnuk. Celem konferencji stało się uczczenie pamięci Wielkiego Kanclerza, jego związków z kulturą i polityką polską oraz przedstawienie obrazu epoki, w której żył i działał.
Editorial
Authors: Poznański Jacek
Published: February 2023

We have the honor to invite you to access the latest, this time mainly philosophical, issue of the semi-annual journal of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Cracow. It is largely devoted to the thought of Fr. Prof. Stanisław Ziemiański, PhD, S.J., an important and vivid figure of the Cracow Jesuit philosophical center. He was a student of Fr. Prof. Mieczysław Albert Krąpiec, O.P., who was the supervisor of his doctoral thesis defended at the Catholic University of Lublin in 1978. From 1962 to 2006, Fr. Ziemiański taught metaphysics, natural theology, philosophy of God and cosmology at the then Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus in Krakow, and from 1988 to 2006, he also taught the history of medieval philosophy. For many years, he worked at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow (the present-day Pontifical University of John Paul II) and at the Faculty of Theology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Father Ziemiański’s writings dealt with metaphysical and epistemological issues, but he devoted most of his attention to the question of God (primarily the arguments for His existence) developing considerations at the crossroads of metaphysics and sciences, mainly physics and cosmology. He included his reflections on this topic in a monograph titled Teologia naturalna. Filozoficzna problematyka Boga (Kraków 1995, 2008). Father Professor also studied the philosophy of inanimate nature, using the results of natural sciences, which he interpreted in a neo-Thomistic spirit. Father Ziemiański’s 90th birthday provided a great opportunity to summarize and deliver an initial critical response to the 60 years of his scientific work. To commemorate this event, the Institute of Philosophy at the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Cracow organized a one-day scientific symposium titled Around the Philosophical Reflections of Stanisław Ziemiański, which took place on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, within the walls of his alma mater. Subsequent papers by researchers from various academic centers dealt with issues from his key areas of scientific interest, namely, Fr. Ziemiański’s metaphysics, his natural theology, philosophy of nature, his research on the philosophy of Francis Suarez, meta-philosophical problematics and the relationship between science and religion.
W związku z genezą ludzkiej duszy
Authors: Duchliński Piotr
Published: February 2023

Celem artykułu jest rekonstrukcja hipotezy odnowionego traducjanizmu. Hipotezę tę sformułował o. Stanisław Ziemiański, polski jezuita, przedstawiciel filozofii chrześcijańskiej. Przedmiotem badań naukowych przedstawionych w artykule były artykuły i książki, w których autor sformułował hipotezę odnowionego traducjanizmu. Sformułowana hipoteza była także przedmiotem debaty, która jednak nie doprowadziła do żadnego rozstrzygnięcia merytorycznego. Artykuł jest podzielony na dwie części. W pierwszej przedstawiono argumenty, które wspierają hipotezę traducjanizmu. W sposób szczególny skoncentrowano się na omówieniu sposobu wykorzystania nauk przyrodniczych w argumentacji filozoficznej. W drugiej części dokonano krytycznej oceny przedstawionych argumentów. Wykazano za pomocą argumentacji filozoficznej, że koncepcja o. Ziemiańskiego ma charakter naturalistyczny i prowadzi do eliminacji pojęcia duszy. W artykule zastosowano metodę rekonstrukcji treści tekstu z uwzględnieniem analizy logicznej i metodologicznej. Dzięki zastosowanej metodzie uporządkowano materiał badawczy i poddano go ocenie logiczno-metodologicznej. W zakończeniu wskazano, że warto jest rozwijać nawet tak kontrowersyjne koncepcje jak o. Ziemiańskiego, gdyż inspirują one do twórczego myślenia i prowadzą do rozwoju filozofii chrześcijańskiej. Tego typu hipotezy mają wartość, gdyż prowokują do twórczej debaty, której owocem może być modyfikacja niektórych rozstrzygnięć w zakresie antropologii i etyki, podtrzymywanych mocą samej tradycji. Przykład z hipotezą odnowionego traducjanizmu wyraźnie pokazuje, że można swobodnie wrócić do przeszłości i wydobyć z niej coś wartościowego, a następnie przedstawić to w taki sposób, aby przyciągnąć uwagę współczesnego czytelnika, którego cechuje niechęć do zbyt wyrafinowanych spekulacji filozoficznych.
Analisis Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Kepuasan Pasien terhadap Pelayanan di Rumah Sakit Bhayangkara TK III Manado
Authors: Sandag Sri M. , Manampiring Aaltje E. , Ratag Gustaaf A. E.
Published: February 2023

Abstract: Level of patient satisfaction in hospitals must be evaluated periodically, accurately, and continuously since it describes the quality of services provided by the hospital. Patient satisfaction can be achieved if the patient receives services according to what is needed and expected. This study aimed to analyze factors related to patient satisfaction with services at Rumah Sakit (RS) Bhayangkara TK III Manado. This was a quantitative study with a cross sectional design conducted at RS Bhayangkara TK III Manado. The population in this study were 3,055 patients with total samples of 231 patients taken by using simple random sampling. Data were obtained by using questionnaires, and were analyzed univariately, bivariately with the chi-square test, and multivariately with the logistic regression test. Statistical calculation used SPSS program. The results of the chi square test were, as follows: reliability p=0.000; OR=77.407; responsiveness p=0.000; OR=234.3; assurance p=0.000; OR=120.375; empathy p=0.000; OR=194,33; and tangibles p=0.000; OR=238,889. The multivariate analysis using the logistic regression test showed that the highest Exp (B) value of 128.412 was on the empathy aspect. In conclusion, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangibles are related to patient satisfaction with the services at RS Bhayangkara TK III Manado. The most related factor to patient satisfaction is empathy.
Keywords: patient satisfaction; service quality; hospital
 
Abstrak: Pengukuran tingkat kepuasan pasien di rumah sakit wajib dilakukan seara berkala, akurat dan berkesinambungan oleh karena tingkat kepuasan menggambarkan kualitas pelayanan yang diberikan oleh rumah sakit. Kepuasan pasien dapat tercapai apabila pasien menerima pelayanan sesuai dengan yang dibutuhkan dan diharapkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor yang berhubungan dengan kepuasan pasien terhadap pelayanan di RS Bhayangkara TK III Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah kuantitatif dengan desain potong lintang. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu 3.055 dengan jumlah sampel 231 pasien yang diambil secara simple random sampling. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner, kemudian dianalisis secara univariat, bivariat dengan menggunakan uji chi- square, dan multivariat menggunakan uji regresi logistik. Perhitungan statistik menggunakan program SPSS. Hasil uji chi-square mendapatkan untuk aspek reliability p=0,000; OR=77,407; responsiveness p=0,000; OR=234,3; assurance p=0,000; OR=120,375; empathy p=0,000; OR=194,33; dan tangibles p=0,000; OR=238,889. Hasil uji regresi logistik mendapatkan nilai Exp (B) tertinggi yaitu 128,412 pada aspek empathy. Simpulan penellitian ini ialah tangibles, responsiveness, reliability, assurance dan empathy berhubungan dengan kepuasan pasien terhadap pelayanan di RS Bhayangkara TK III Manado. Faktor yang paling berhubungan dengan kepuasan pasien yaitu empathy.
Kata kunci: kepuasan pasien; mutu pelayanan; rumah sakit
Federated Learning on Tamperproof Data for PHM on Marine Vessels Using a Docker Based Infrastructure
Authors: Karandikar Nikita , Knutsen Knut Erik , Wang Shuai , Løvoll Grunde
Published: February 2023

Prognostics and health management (PHM) on systems such as vehicles and marine vessels are sometimes held back by complexities relating to data ownership and intellectual property rights. This is particularly true when multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) deliver components or sub-systems to a customer while having an interest in monitoring and maintenance of said components or sub-systems. Further, the collection of PHM data from a fleet which may be non-uniform and spread across the globe with varying degrees of connectivity can be challenging from a bandwidth and cybersecurity point of view. Federated learning may address some of these challenges and open up new opportunities for how to approach PHM on a global and non-uniform fleet of components or systems. In this article, we will discuss how a Docker based infrastructure for data collection, storage and analysis in combination with a methodology for tamperproofing PHM data can be a powerful substrate for bringing trust and transparency to federated learning implementations of PHM algorithms. We also demonstrate a basic blockchain enabled federated learning experiment using the proposed Docker based infrastructure in combination with centralized data centers.
Leveraging Within-Bank Comparison for Anomaly Detection, Diagnostics, and Prognostics in Advanced Nuclear Power Plants
Authors: Fullilove Nicholas , Dos Santos Daniel , Saxena Abhinav , Coble Jamie
Published: February 2023

Nuclear power provides roughly 20% of the energy produced in the U.S. and more than half the carbon-free energy. Although the current U.S. fleet of 93 light water reactors (LWRs) continues to operate safely and reliably, many plants are shutting down before their current license expires due to unfavorable economic performance. Operations and maintenance (O&M) costs comprise over 60% of the cost of nuclear energy generation and are the largest addressable category for cost savings. Recently, focus in the nuclear power industry has turned to developing and deploying new reactor designs to further decarbonize the energy sector. Near-term investment is likely to focus on reactor designs that can leverage operating experience of our current pressurized and boiling water reactors (PWRs and BWRs). GE-Hitachi’s BWRX-300 is a small modular reactor (SMR) based on the intentional scaling of existing and well-researched BWR technologies. Despite similarities between near-term LWRbased SMRs, such as BWRX-300, and currently deployed LWRs, the economics of these reactor designs suffer from the loss of economy of scale enjoyed by the current 1,000 MWescale plants. Further, these smaller reactors are expected to be more agile in their operations, supporting a variety of deployment scenarios, such as load following and cogeneration. The processes and procedures used to manage and maintain the health of key components and systems must be re-examined to ensure economic performance and support new concepts of operation.

Control rods and control rod drive mechanisms manage overall power production and power distribution across the reactor core. As such, this system is key for managing reactor performance and a primary target of periodic inspection and maintenance to ensure desired performance. The control rod drive mechanism proposed in the BWRX-300 differs fundamentally from currently deployed BWRs: the BWRX300 uses servomotors for fine motion control while traditional BWRs primarily use hydraulic systems. Control rods move in banks of multiple individual rods, each with a dedicated servomotor. Rods in a single bank are commanded to follow the same maneuvers to manage thermal power production in the reactor core. By monitoring the position of the control rods in a single bank and the operating characteristics (e.g., current, rotational speed) of the driving servomotors for within-bank consistency, faulty performance can be detected in a single or few servomotors. This paper will present the results of such within-bank monitoring for a prototypical bank of control rods and associated servomotors based on simulation models of normal and faulty servomotor behavior.
FliPSi: Generating Data for the Training of Machine Learning Algorithms for CPPS
Authors: Krantz Maria , Widulle Niklas , Nordhausen Anna , Liebert Artur , Ehrhardt Jonas , Eilermann Sebastian , Niggemann Oliver
Published: February 2023

Anomaly detection, the recognition of faulty behavior, and diagnosis, the process of identification of the root cause of a fault, in Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) are complex tasks, due to the increasing complexity and modularity of modern production systems. But the increasing amount of data, generated by sensors, offers a solution: Machine Learning (ML) can be used to automatically generate models for anomaly detection and diagnosis based on data---at least in addition to manual models. While nowadays huge datasets for CPPS exist, they mainly cover repetitive OK situations and lack fault modes, which is problematic for the training of ML algorithms. In this work we present a possibility to overcome this problem by generating data with a simulation of modular CPPS. For simulation we use the game engine Unity, which has already been employed to generate data for the training of self-driving cars and the simulation of robots. Within Unity, modules of CPPS are designed and programmed. Afterwards they are combined into complex CPPS, which are then used for simulation using the built-in physics engine of Unity. The built-in physics engine is not constrained to certain applications, but can adequately simulate a wide variety of scenarios, allowing for the combination of different simulation types. The generated data can be exported for training purposes. In the simulation, faults can be inserted and data sets containing faults and normal behavior can be exported. This way, ML algorithms can be trained for fault detection and diagnosis. The data is especially useful for pre-training of ML algorithms, which can later be fine-tuned using data sets from the real CPPS. This way, the problem of repetitive data sets which lack data for fault cases can be overcome.
Conception of the 'feed’s chain' for porcine circovirus-bacterial infections in piggery
Authors: Buzun A. I. , Kolchyk O. V. , Muzyka V. P. , Severyn R. V. , Gontar A. M. , Hrynchenko D. M. , Voitenko R. V.
Published: February 2023

The obtained experimental-analytical data indicate a significant risk of occurrence of circovirus-associated syndrome complexes proliferative necrotic pneumonia and a complex of respiratory diseases of pigs (PNP and PRDC) from the presence of Pasteurella and Pasteurellacea bacteria in barley grain (OR = 3.48; 2.21 < OR < 5.50; p ≤ 0.01 at n = 633) and the critical importance of these bacteria for the clinical manifestation of these syndromes in pig farms of Ukraine, which are seropositive both for PCV-2 and AD (OR = 35.45; 18.12 < OR < 69.35; p ≤ 0.001 at n = 433). Thus, barley grain grown on forage lands “fertilized” with pig manure is a factor in the transmission of at least pasteurellae in the epizootic chains of PNP and PRDC, and thus form a “feed chain” of PCV-2. Prospects for further development of the concept of the food chain of circovirus-associated infections in pig breeding are discussed
Determination of the causes of allergic reactions to tuberculin in cattle
Authors: Zavgorodniy A. I. , Bilushko V. V. , Pozmogova S. A. , Kalashnyk M. V. , Kalashnyk N. V. , Kiptenko A. V. , Steshenko L. M.
Published: February 2023

The article presents the results of cattle examining in four free from tuberculosis livestock farms during 2020–2021. Samples of biological material were collected and studied in the Laboratory for tuberculosis study of the NSC “IECVM”. The causes of allergic reactions to mycobacterial allergens were established by a comprehensive method. The study was aimed to conduct epizootological monitoring and to determine the causes of positive tuberculin skin tests in cattle in four free from tuberculosis farms. These farms were located in different regions of Ukraine. Epizootological, clinical, allergical, anatomopathological, bacteriological and biological methods were used including a pathological examination of biological material samples (lymph nodes and internal organs), Ziehl–Nielsen staining while bacterioscopy. Samples of biological material were preliminary treated by A. P. Alikaeva’s method and 0.9% solution of cetylpyridinium chloride and inoculated on selective nutrient media for mycobacteria cultivation. As the result of conducted study seven cultures of nontuberculous mycobacteria were isolated from samples of biological material from three cattle herds. It was found that these isolates were represented by four mycobacterial species. There were M. fortuitum, M. phlei, M. smegmatis and M. scrofulaceum. In addition, two cultures of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis were isolated from one cattle herd. Short-term sensitization to tuberculin for mammals in cattle was caused by atypical mycobacteria in three farms. There were four mycobacteria species; M. smegmatis, M. phlei, M. fortuitum and M. scrofulaceum which persists in the body of animals and does not cause the development of an infectious tuberculosis process. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) causes the latent form of an infectious process in the body of cattle and sensitization to tuberculin, as well as pathological lesions in the small intestine. One-month-old rabbits susceptible to MAP can be used as an experimental model for determination of biological properties of epizootic cultures and diagnosis of paratuberculous enteritis. Herds of cattle in which sensitization is triggering by atypical mycobacteria should be considered as free from tuberculosis. Control of welfare and differentiation of nonspecific reactions to tuberculin should be carried out using a simultaneous test with PPD tuberculin for mammals and the allergen from atypical mycobacteria. The study of cattle with a suspicion of paratuberculous enteritis should be carried out by complex method using allergical, serological (CFT, ELISA), pathological, bacteriological and molecular-genetic research methods, as well as using a biological test on one month old rabbits
Express method for detection of genetic material of PCV-II in field conditions
Authors: Rudova N. G. , Isakov M. M. , Lymanska O. Yu. , Bolotin V. I. , Solodiankin O. S. , Gerilovych A. P.
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this work was to adapt the method for detection of genetic material of PCV-II developed by us for use in the field conditions in the absence of laboratory equipment and proper working conditions. To develop the technique, a liver sample from a pig was used, which was characterized as positive for the presence of PCV-II genetic material. Nucleic acid extraction was performed using an express method of our own modification. The isothermal amplification reaction was carried out using reagents manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific (Germany) and BioLabs (Great Britain) following the manufacturers’ recommendations when using the PCV-F3, PCV-B3, PCV-FIP, PCV-BIP primer systems. A WB-4MS water bath (Biosan, Latvia) and a 380 ml thermal mug (ZIZ, Ukraine) were used for isothermal amplification. Freeze dryer ALPHA 1-2 LD plus manufactured by Christ (Germany) was used for lyophilization of the reaction mixture. The reaction temperature was monitored using a ТТЖ-М thermometer (PJSC “Skloprylad”, Ukraine), the temperature was recorded using a SterilDisk logger (Tecnosoft, Italy). Gel Doc XR+ transilluminator (Bio-Rad, USA), SYBR Green I intercalating dye produced by Invitrogen (USA) and portable ultraviolet light source (YATO, Poland) were used to visualize and control the results of isothermal amplification. The previously developed isothermal amplification method was adapted for use in field conditions on the example of the identification of PCV-II. The developed method of isothermal amplification is technically simplified and does not require the use of special laboratory equipment
Validation of rapid method for determining the overall toxicity of feed using bioluminescent microorganisms Photobacterium phosphoreum
Authors: Kurbatska О. V. , Orobchenko O. L.
Published: February 2023

The article presents the results of studying the validation characteristics of the express method for determining the general toxicity of feed using bioluminescent microorganisms Photobacterium phosphoreum. The work used lyophilized culture Ph. phosphoreum (strain IMV B-7071; Sq3) and Colpoda steinii dry culture for ecological and toxicological studies of environmental objects, livestock and poultry products (RC № АВ-02438-01-11, produced by “Vidrodzhennia” LLC, Odesa). Measurement of the luminescence intensity of luminescent bacteria was performed on a luminometer EMILITE-1003A. To quantify the effect on luminescence of bacteria we used toxicity index to conclude on the degree of toxicity of the sample. When testing Colpoda steinii the mobility of ciliates was the criterion for assessing the toxicity of the studied feed samples. Validation parameters of the express method for determining the general toxicity using photoluminescent microorganisms Ph. phosphoreum were established according to ISO 16140:2003 “Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Protocol for the validation of alternative methods (IDT)”. There was conducted a comparative study of alternative method (determination of total feed toxicity using Ph. phosphoreum) and standard method (determination of toxicity using infusoria Colpoda steinii in accordance with DSTU 3570-97 “Feed grain, products of its processing, feed. Determination of toxicity”. The test object was a grain mixture (barley–wheat 50:50), toxicant — mycotoxin zearalenone. During the validation of the method, the following parameters were determined: relative specificity, relative accuracy, control of intralaboratory reproducibility, luminescence stability, linearity, convergence, detection limit and method determination limit. It has been established that the technique is specific, accurate, linear, reproducible. Optimal conditions and shelf life for Ph. phosphoreum: in tubes on a dense nutrient medium at a temperature of 4°C with monthly reseeding for 7 months, and optimal conditions and time of cultivation before the study: in tubes on a liquid nutrient medium at a temperature of 26°C 24 h after seeding. The limit of detection of the method (for zearalenone) is 0.125 μg/cm3, and the limit of determination is 0.25 mg/kg of feed
Short-Packet URLLCs for Multihop MIMO Full-Duplex Relay Networks: Analytical and Deep-Learning-Based Real-Time Evaluation
Authors: Ngo Hoang Tu , Lee Kyungchun
Published: February 2023

In this study, we investigate multihop multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) full-duplex relay (FDR) networks with short-packet ultra-reliability and low-latency communications (uRLLCs), where transmit-antenna selection/maximum-ratio combining and transmit-antenna selection/selection combining are leveraged as diversity techniques. Under quasi-static Rayleigh-fading channels and the finite-blocklength theory, the end-to-end block-error rate (BLER) performance of the considered FDR is analyzed and compared with that of half-duplex relaying systems, from which the effective throughput (ETP), energy efficiency (EE), reliability, and latency are also investigated \textcolor{black}{to comprehensively capture the performance trend of the considered systems. To analyze the diversity order and} gain further insights into the system design, an asymptotic BLER analysis in the high signal-to-noise ratio regime is provided. However, the derived analytical expressions contain non-elementary functions, making them intricate for practical implementations, particularly in real-time configurations.

Therefore, we have introduced a deep multiple-output neural network with short execution time, low computational complexity, and highly accurate estimation to overcome this hurdle. This network can serve as an efficient tool to rapidly respond to the necessary system parameters, such as transmit power and blocklength, when the services request specific ETP, EE, reliability, and latency. To corroborate the correctness of the theoretical analysis, extensive simulation results are provided under varying impacts of system parameters, e.g., numbers of channel uses, information bits of data, relays, and antennas.
Robust Subspace Tracking With Contamination Mitigation via α-Divergence
Authors: Thanh Le Trung , Miri Rekavandi Aref , SEGHOUANE ABD-KRIM , abed-meraim karim
Published: February 2023

Abstract: We studied the problem of robust subspace tracking (RST) in contaminated environments. Leveraging the fast approximated power iteration and α-divergence, a novel robust algorithm called αFAPI was developed for tracking the underlying principal subspace of streaming data over time. αFAPI is fast and it outperforms many RST methods while only having a low complexity linear to the data dimension. Some experiments were conducted to illustrate the performance of αFAPI.  

Matlab Code: https://github.com/thanhtbt/aFAPI

Comment: Accepted at IEEE ICASSP 2023
On the Stability and Homogeneous Ensemble of Feature Selection for Predictive Maintenance: A Classification Application to Tool Condition Monitoring in Milling
Authors: Assafo Maryam , Städter J. Philipp , Meisel Tenia , Langendörfer Peter
Published: February 2023

Feature selection (FS) represents an essential step for many machine learning-based predictive maintenance (PdM) applications, including various industrial processes, components, and monitoring tasks. The selected features do not only serve as inputs to the learning models, but also they can influence further decisions and analysis, e.g., sensor selection, understandability of the PdM system. Hence, before deploying the PdM system, it is crucial to examine the reproducibility and robustness of the selected features under variations in the input data. This is particularly critical for the real-world datasets with a low sample-to-dimension ratio (SDR). However, to the best of our knowledge, stability of the FS methods under data variations has not been considered yet in the field of PdM. This paper addresses this issue with an application to tool condition monitoring in milling, where classifiers based on support vector machine and random forest were employed. We used a 5-fold cross-validation to evaluate three popular filter-based FS methods, namely Fisher score, maximum relevance minimum redundancy (mRMR), and ReliefF, in terms of both stability and macro-F1. Further, for each method, we investigated the impact of the homogeneous FS ensemble on both performance indicators. To gain broad insights, we used four (2:2) milling datasets generated from our experiments and NASA’s repository, which differ in the operating conditions, sensors, SDR, number of classes, etc. Among the findings: 1) Different FS methods can yield comparable macro-F1, yet considerably different FS stability values. 2) Fisher score (single and/or ensemble) is the superior in most of the cases. 3) mRMR’s stability is overall the lowest, the most variable over different settings, e.g., sensor(s), subset cardinality, and the one most benefiting from the ensemble. 
Deep Learning-based Localization and Outlier Removal Integration Model for Indoor Surveillance
Authors: Nguyen Van-Linh , Nguyen Lan-Huong , Lin Po-Ching , Hwang Ren-Hung
Published: February 2023

Directional antenna technologies are crucial to enhance high-speed data transmission in emerging wireless communications such as mmWave. These technologies can enable high-accuracy radio positioning by exploiting spatial-temporal signal processing in wideband beamforming space. However, the radio positioning technique potentially poses surveillance risks to mobile users, particularly being tracked illegally. This work presents a novel scheme to track a user in a building based on passively received signals. The scheme includes a Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN) localization module to train on the accumulated channel impulse responses (CIR) and corresponding Angle-Delay profiles. The user’s estimated locations from the DCNN localization are then refined with an Unscented Kalman filter (UKF) data fusion module to eliminate outlier data points. Simulations indicate that the proposed scheme can accurately regenerate the user trajectory, even without the attacker’s physical intrusion into the building. This poses a new concern of surveillance risks in directional wireless communications, given their expected popularity in 5G and beyond.
Authentic Dialogue Generation to Improve Youth’s Awareness of Cybergrooming for Online Safety
Authors: Wang Pei , Guo Zhen , Huang Lifu , Cho Jin-Hee
Published: February 2023

This paper deals with a cybergrooming and sexual misconduct topic in artificial intelligence-based educational programs. Although cybergrooming has been recognized as a cybercrime, there is a lack of programs to protect youth from cybergrooming. We present a generative chatbot framework, SERI (Stop cybERgroomIng), that can generate fluent authentic conversations in the context of cybergrooming between a perpetrator chatbot and a potential victim chatbot. Furthermore, we propose deep-reinforcement-learning-based dialogue generation with a stage-related reward to lead the conversation to the expected stage. We also minimize potential ethical issues introduced by the perverted languages when deploying the chatbots for cybersecurity education programs. We evaluated the conversations of SERI with open-source referenced, unreferenced metrics and human evaluation. We developed SERI as a platform for deploying perpetrator chatbot to interact with youth users to observe their responses and collect reactions when they are asked for private or sensitive information by the perpetrator.
Characteristics of Channel Eigenvalues and Mutual Coupling Effects for Holographic Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
Authors: Sun Shu , Tao Meixia
Published: February 2023

As a prospective key technology for the next-generation wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have gained tremendous research interest in both the academia and industry in recent years. Only limited knowledge, however, has been obtained about the channel eigenvalue characteristics and spatial degrees of freedom (DoF) of systems containing RISs, especially when mutual coupling (MC) is present between the array elements. In this paper, we focus on the small-scale spatial correlation and eigenvalue properties excluding and including MC effects, for RISs with a quasicontinuous aperture (i.e., holographic RISs). Specifically, asymptotic behaviors of far-field and nearfield eigenvalues of the spatial correlation matrix of holographic RISs without MC are first investigated, where the counter-intuitive observation of a lower DoF with more elements is explained by leveraging the power spectrum of the spatial correlation function. Second, a novel metric is proposed to quantify the inter-element correlation or coupling strength in RISs and ordinary antenna arrays. Furthermore, in-depth analysis is performed regarding the MC effects on array gain, effective spatial correlation, and eigenvalue architectures for a variety of element intervals when a holographic RIS works in the radiation and reception mode, respectively. The analysis and numerical results demonstrate that a considerable amount of the eigenvalues of the spatial correlation matrix correspond to evanescent waves that are promising for near-field communication and sensing. More importantly, holographic RISs can potentially reach an array gain conspicuously larger than conventional arrays by exploiting MC, and MC has discrepant impacts on the effective spatial correlation and eigenvalue structures at the transmitter and receiver.
CT-Scan and Anatomopathological Profile of Breast Cancer at the ''Mother-Child'' University Hospital Center in Luxembourg
Authors: Traore Ousmane , Kouma Alassane , N’diaye Mamadou , Cisse Aboubacar Sidiki , Cisse Issa , Sanogo Souleymane , Diarra Ouncoumba , Traore Cheick B , Thiam Hawa , Keïta Adama Diaman
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Breast cancer results from an anarchic malignant proliferation of abnormal cells of the mammary gland and is the first most common cancer in women in developed countries with 50,000 new cases estimated in 2008. The aim of our work was to describe the socio-demographic characteristics of the patents, to determine the different sites and the frequency of metastases and to describe the scanographic and histological aspects in the diagnosis of extension; therapy and assessment. Materials and Methods: Our study was a descriptive retrospective over a period of 12 months from January 2020 to December 2020 at the radiology and medical imaging department of CHUME Luxembourg. It concerned all patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer who had undergone a CT scan before treatment, during treatment or during therapeutic follow-up. The examinations were carried out by a HITACHI SUPRIA 16 BARRETTES brand CT scanner installed in 2015. Results: During the period of our study, the frequency of breast cancer was 10.7% (130 cases) out of 1204 scans carried out with a female predominance of 98%, an average age of 52 years and extremes of 12 at 90 years old. The main metastases found on computed tomography were: lung (59%), followed by lymph node (66%), bone (51%), liver (29%) and brain (2%) metastases. The association of lung, lymph node, liver and bone metastasis represented 27% of the most frequent associations. As for the histological aspect, the infiltrating carcinoma of the non-specific grade II SBR and TNM type was the most frequent. Conclusion: The scanner and the anatomopathology have a capital contribution in the diagnosis and the search for secondary localizations for a good management of the neo of the breast.
When Diabetes Interferes with Medical Treatment of Glaucoma in Ocular Surface Involvement
Authors: Taouti H. , Talbi C. , Belghmaidi S. , Hajji I. , Moutaouakil A.
Published: February 2023

Glaucoma is a common blinding disease. Many of the currently available hypotonating eye drops are associated with adverse effects, such as ocular surface damage, which sometimes lead to discontinuation of treatment. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with glaucoma under hypotonizing treatment and unbalanced diabetes with diabetic retinopathy and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The patient presented a severe damage of the ocular surface most probably shared between two components; the antiglaucoma treatment and their conservative on the one hand and the badly balanced diabetes with neuropathy on the other hand.
Comparison of the Effects of General Anesthesia & Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Section in Diabetic Pregnant Women
Authors: Haque Dr. K. M. Mozibul , Seraji Dr. Shariful Islam , Saha Dr. Samar Chandra , Hossain Dr. A. M. Delwar , Ferdous Dr. Noor -E-
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Caesarean section (CS) is now one of the most commonly performed major operations in pregnant women throughout the world. While regional or general anaesthesia (GA) are both acceptable for caesarean delivery, use of GA has decreased dramatically in the past few decades due to a higher risk of anaesthesia-related maternal mortality. As a consequence, spinal anaesthesia (SA) is now the technique of choice for CS. It has become the preferred anesthetic technique when providing anesthesia for patients undergoing elective cesarean section as the risk of maternal and fetal complications associated with spinal anesthesia is less than with general anesthesia. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of general & spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean section in diabetic pregnant women. Methods: This was a comparative observational study and was conducted in the Department of Anaesthesiology of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from January,2022 to December,2020.In our study we included 120 pregnant women with diabetes who were given spinal and general anesthesia during C-section surgery. Our patients were equally divided into two groups – i) Group A (Patients were given general anesthesia) & ii) Group B (Patients were given spinal anesthesia). Result: In total 120 patients from both the groups completed the study. In our study we found the mean age and BMI was 34.48± 11.79 years & 38.48± 14.89 kg/m2 respectively. Among all patients 16%, 58% & 27 % patients had Type 1, Type 2 & gestational diabetes respectively. The mean blood glucose level was significantly lower in SA (80.9 ±17.7) compared to GA (121.1± 17.4) after one hour of surgery. The mean of mother’s perioperative difference was significantly lower in SA (4.0 ± 0.19) compared to GA (9.4 ± 0.21). Conclusion: In our study, we found that general anaesthetic had a substantially higher influence on blood glucose concentrations ..
Dealing with Educational Problems: Strategies for Nepal
Authors: Parajuli Sushma
Published: February 2023

This paper draws on various literature to make a portrait of Nepal’s educational problems. Then, it offers strategies to address those problems. Finally, it concludes with recommendations for researchers, educators, and policymakers interested in enhancing education in the country.
Beriberi Disease: Forgotten but Not Gone!
Authors: Bouraghda M. A. , Bouzid M. A. , Ais I. , Zighoud Dr. S. , Elbesseghi H. , Chettibi M.
Published: February 2023

Beriberi is a Sinhalese phrase that means “I cannot, I cannot,” in reference to the profound weakness that may accompany the disorder, it is currently considered as an uncommon disease [1], caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, this may result in under recognition of potentially treatable cases. Beriberi has two major sub-types or possible manifestation: Wet beriberi, when the predominant symptoms are related to the cardio-circulatory system leading to a high-output heart failure and even cardiogenic shock, and Dry beriberi in which the peripheral or central nervous systems are affected, but it is more likely to not see a full classic example of wet or dry beriberi, but rather a combination of symptoms that may lead in the absence of adequate treatment to the full picture of thiamine deficiency. One of the most important elements of diagnosis is the medical history, to look for factors that may cause or participate in the disorder (diet, alcohol consumption, pregnancy, hyperthyroidism, liver disease..) and eventually help treating the underlying causes. We report a case of an atypical beriberi disease associated with ST segment elevation with no obstructive coronary artery disease.
Study of Unattended Home Birth in Two Districts of the Health District of Commune V of Bamako
Authors: Hamidou Dr. Albachar , Dembélé Sitapha , Sissoko Hamady , Sylla Cheickna , Kamaté Youssouf D , Amara Sanogo Siaka
Published: February 2023

Introduction: It is estimated that 60 to 80% of women in developing countries continue to give birth at home without any assistance or with the help of unskilled people and usually in an unsanitary environment. Purpose: It was tostudy unassisted home birth in two districts of Commune V. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective, crosssectional and analytical study from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020. Results: We recorded 263 home deliveries or 13% of deliveries in Sabalibougou and 62 home deliveries or 3% of deliveries in Badalabougou. The proportion of women not attending school was 74.64% in Sabalibougou against 25.36% in Badalabougou. In Sabalibougou, 89.40% of women had given birth at home due to lack of financial means compared to 10.60% in Badalabougou. Haemorrhage by uterine atony was the most represented complication in the two districts, 72.92% in Sabalibougou and 27.08% in Badalabougou.
GAMBARAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF PASIEN HIPERTENSI PUSKESMAS PURNAMA KOTA PONTIANAK
Authors: Fachriani Nurul , Raharjo Widi
Published: February 2023

Tekanan darah tinggi adalah salah satu faktor risiko yang dapat menyebabkan kejadian iskemik pada otak yang terkait dengan gangguan fungsi kognitif. penurunan fungsi kognitif merupakan penyebab terjadinya ketidakmampuan seseorang untuk melakukan aktifitas dengan normal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini mengetahui gambaran status fungsi kognitif pada pasien hipertensi di Puskesmas Purnama Pontianak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif cross sectional. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Pasien hipertensi Rawat jalan Puskesmas Purnama Pontianak pada bulan Januari – Maret 2020. Data diperoleh dari wawancara menggunakan kuesioner MoCA-Ina untuk pengukuran fungsi kognitif serta rekam medis pasien Hipertensi. Sampel pada penelitian ini berjumlah 24 orang dengan variabel yang diamati adalah pasien Hipertensi yang menjalani rawat jalan dan fungsi kognitif. Pasien Hipertensi yang memiliki gangguan fungsi kognitif sebagian besar termasuk kedalam kategori gangguan fungsi kognitif Sedang pada subjek penelitian dengan Hipertensi derajat 2 sebesar 54,2% dan derajat 1 sebanyak (20,8%). Fungsi kognitif pada pasien hipertensi rawat jalan Puskesmas Purnama Kota Pontianak sebagian besar termasuk dalam kategori Gangguan Fungsi Kognitif sedang yaitu sebesar 75%
Analisis Penanganan dan Manajemen Pengendalian Kehilangan Air Pelanggan PDAM Kota Balikpapan Tahun 2021
Authors: Purnawarman Arif
Published: February 2023

Kehilangan air merupakan permasalahan yang umum terjadi pada jaringan perpipaan perusahaan