bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO): Significance of appropriate pre-transfusion risk assessment to prevent fatal health outcomes
Authors: Sana Nazish , Muhammad Shariq Shaikh
Published: February 2021

Madam,
Transfusion of blood products is a life rescuing medical intermediation; however, associated adverse transfusion reactions are major pitfalls. Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) is life-threatening pulmonary oedema that develops secondary to volume overload. Underlying precipitating factors include ages >60 years or <3 years, low body mass index (BMI), rapid transfusion rate and pre-existing volume overload conditions such as heart disease, renal failure, lung disease or low albumin levels. Sign and Symptoms include dyspnoea, tachypnoea, tachycardia, hypoxia, raised jugular venous pressure, broad pulse pressure and hypertension, that appears during or either six hours posttransfusion [1]. TACO should be discriminated from transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) by high jugular venous pressure, pulmonary arterial pressure to >18mmHg, hypertension, brain natriuretic peptide levels (>1200pg/ml) and response to diuretics. Management of TACO includes immediate discontinuation of transfusion, diuretics, supplementary oxygen, and assisted ventilation if indicated [2].
Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) in 2018 reported TACO as the most typical reason for transfusion-related deaths. Over the period of 11 years (2007-2018), overall cases raised from six to one hundred and ten, including the increase in mortality from one to five and one significant morbidity from three to thirty-six cases [3]. Interestingly, timely and appropriate preventive actions can reduce this severe reaction to zero. A precise risk assessment before transfusion is recommended by SHOT for TACO elimination, especially if the patient has underlying risk factors. Preventive strategies in such predisposed patients include reviewing the need for transfusion, deferring the transfusion until issue can be resolved, transfuse according to body weight, measure fluid balance, consider prophylactic diuretic, slow transfusion rate and monitoring vital signs including oxygen saturation.
Thus, TACO is a serious but avoidable transfusion reaction. Appropriate assessment prior to transfusion in every patient is important to ensure safe blood transfusion practice.
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The Life and Perfect Human theme in the Work, Named Black Words, of Abay Kunanbayev Who is the One of the Founders of the Kazakh Literature
Authors: YILDIZTAŞ Ahmet
Published: February 2021

In this study, 19th century. The life of Abay Kunanbayev, one of the founders of Kazakh Literature, and the theme of human-i kamil, which is addressed in his work Black Words, is emphasized. According to Abay, a person must first receive a good education and protect moral values ​​in order to be a perfect human being. In the study, the sacrifices made by Abay for the Kazakh people and the efforts of the people to advance their knowledge, civilization and culture level are also discussed. The most important aim of Abay Kunanbayev during his life was to show the Kazakh people the way to civilization, who suffered a lot in the past and in his own time. Abay Kunanbayev, poet, philosopher, thinker etc. As a person with many aspects, he is a great personality that needs to be investigated deeply. In this study, Abay's period, his life, and his views on the perfect upbringing of human beings and human beings have been briefly addressed.

In the study, the moral values ​​that are necessary for being a perfect human being, which Abay discussed in his work called Black Words, were also emphasized. It has also been emphasized that things such as lying, arrogance, selfishness, ignorance and indolence should be avoided from harmful and distracting things.
Towards human-computer interaction on smart metering systems
Authors: Olivares-Rojas Juan C. , Reyes-Archundia Enrique , Gutiérrez-Gnecchi José A. , Molina-Moreno Ismael , Ramos-Díaz J. Guadalupe , González-Serna J. Gabriel
Published: February 2021

New technologies associated with the fourth industrial revolution are transforming the world in which we live, and the power grid is no exception since it has been provided with intelligence. One of its best-known applications is smart metering systems that allow real-time energy consumption/production to be known, as well as other benefits such as outages and reconnections automatically. The new generations of smart meters have more computing capacity allowing new applications. This work shows some considerations in the design of smart meters using human-computer interaction techniques. The results aim to improve the end-user’s experience and satisfaction and can help to mitigate the reluctance to use smart metering systems in Mexico.
PESSOAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA: PERCEPÇÃO DE SEUS CUIDADORES QUANTO AO ATENDIMENTO ODONTOLÓGICO
Authors: Volquind Lauren Volquind , Pigozzi Lucas Bozzetti Pigozzi , Bellan Mariá Cortina Bellan , Paulus Marília Paulus , Conde Alexandre Conde
Published: February 2021

Pessoas com deficiência (PcD) são os indivíduos que apresentam desvios de natureza física, sensorial ou intelectual, que limite-os de participação integral na sociedade, por um tempo ou a vida toda. Devido alterações sistêmicas, a PcD está exposta a desordens na cavidade bucal que podem as agravar, causando uma higiene oral negligenciada. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar, através de um questionário, a qualidade de atendimento odontológico ofertado para este público em um centro de referência em Caxias do Sul-RS. Espera-se que esta pesquisa possa contribuir com melhorias para melhor inserção deste público na odontologia, aprimorando técnicas e atendimentos.
ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE SINTOMAS RESPIRATÓRIOS, DADOS SOCIODEOGRÁFICOS E ANTROPOMETRIA EM AGRICULTORES FAMILIARES
Authors: Assis Elisangela Vilar de , Quirino Soares dos Santos Ianka , Vieira Melo Marta Ligia , Ferreira Nóbrega de Souza Kamilla Zenóbya , Andrade Isidório Ubiraídys de
Published: February 2021

INTRODUÇÃO: Cada país tem sua economia e grande parte dela advém do desenvolvimento do trabalho agrícola, responsável por atender às necessidades da população. Essa prática contribui de forma positiva, pois ajuda na renda familiar, mas também apresenta uma vertente negativa aos agricultores, pois a maioria trabalha de forma inadequada para sua segurança, correndo o risco de adquirir doenças respiratórias ocupacionais. OBJETIVO: Analisar a associação entre sintomas respiratórios, dados sociodeográficos e antropometria em agricultores familiares. MATERIAIS E MÉTODO: A pesquisa foi desenvolvida nas residências dos agricultores. Essa abordagem ocorreu durante os meses de fevereiro e março de 2020. Participaram da pesquisa agricultores de ambos os sexos, a partir de 18 anos de idade. Foram excluídos os que tiveram menos de seis meses de trabalho na agricultura, os que possuíram doença respiratória diagnosticada antes do início do trabalho na agricultura. Foram coletados dados referentes às informações sociodemográficas, sintomas respiratórios e dados antropométricos. RESULTADOS: Observou-se que, entre os mais velhos, a maioria é analfabeta, trabalha há mais de 20 anos e possui carga horária semanal de mais de 60 horas. Os jovens e os idosos têm as medidas antropométricas diferentes comparadas com a idade, não sendo constatada correlação entre dados antropométricos e sintomas respiratórios nas pessoas mais jovens. Por fim, mais tempo de trabalho esteve relacionado a sibilos e tosse por pelo menos três meses. CONCLUSÃO: É necessária a assistência para a saúde desses trabalhadores, com estratégias de promoção e prevenção a saúde para prevenção das doenças respiratórias.
SUSTENTABILIDADE: INOVAÇÃO CORPORATIVA.
Authors: De Oliveira Machado Crisle Jocemara , De Bem Machado Andreia
Published: February 2021

RESUMO

 Em nossa sociedade, o desenvolvimento sustentável está sendo cada vez mais discutido. Em 2015, a ONU, em reunião com 193 países, estabeleceu metas dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que deverão ser cumpridas até 2030. Sendo assim, o objetivo desse trabalho foi analisar a sustentabilidade corporativa nas empresas de Santa Catarina. Para tanto buscou-se fazer uma revisão documental apartir dos Relatórios de Sustentabilidade disponibilizados nos sites de 08 empresas. Assim, foi possível mensurar resultados apartir de ações que contribuem para um desenvolvimento sustentável, observando seus impactos econômicos, sociais e ambientais. 

 

Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Inovação corporativa.
COLOCAÇÃO DE EX-ALUNOS DE UMA FACULDADE DE ODONTOLOGIA NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO
Authors: Ozelame Maria Eduarda Ozelame , Paulus Marília Paulus , Volquind Lauren Volquind , Pigozzi Lucas Bozzetti Pigozzi , Bellan Mariá Bellan , Conde Alexandre
Published: February 2021

O crescimento significativo no número de profissionais formados em Odontologia no país está gerando incertezas entre os cirurgiões-dentistas, no que se refere à colocação no mercado de trabalho. O presente estudo objetivou identificar se os ex-alunos formados no período de 2015 a 2019 de um curso de Odontologia de Caxias do Sul obtiveram inserção no mercado de trabalho, analisar o tipo de colocação no mercado de trabalho, e também, observar o tempo de demora em se colocar no mercado. Participaram desse estudo 184 cirurgiões-dentistas, o qual foi aplicado um questiónario não estruturado, através do envio eletrônico, o qual somente foi respondido após aceitação do Termo de Consentimento Livre Esclarecido. Após a coleta dos dados foi realizado a análise descritiva das respostas. Dentre os entrevistados 97,3% responderam execer a Odontologia atualmente. A forma de atuação mais citada na pesquisa foi autônoma com consultório próprio ou alugado totalizando 67,9%. Quanto ao tempo de demora para se inserir no mercado de trabalho foi possível verificar 69% dos participantes levando de 1 a 3 meses após a formatura; 15,2% levando de 7 à 10 meses; 3,8% levando mais de 10 meses; 6,5% não souberam responder. Apenas 2,7% dos ex-alunos nâo estão atuando no mercado de trabalho odontólogico atualmente. Foi possível identificar no presente estudo que os ex-alundo de Odontologia se colocaram no mercado de trabalho, em sua maioria como empregado autônomo com consultório próprio ou alugado. Foi identificado também um período menor de 3 meses como tempo de demora para colocação deles no mercado de trabalho
ESTUDO SOBRE OS FATORES QUE CONTRIBUEM NO ACIDENTE DE TRÂNSITO NA CIDADE DE NAMPULA
Authors: Fortes António Gonçalves , Mamudo Agacane Adelino , Chau Momade Jaime , Fernando Ernesto Taperero
Published: February 2021

A sinistralidade rodoviária urbana é um problema grave em Moçambique, sobretudo nos maiores centros urbanos. Na cidade de Nampula, a sinistralidade rodoviária é um problema social, económico, de desenvolvimento e de saúde pública. Por esse motivo, investigar sobre os fatores que contribuem nos acidentes de trânsito é importante para o estudo dos mecanismos para prevenir futuras ocorrências. O trabalho teve como objetivo identificar os fatores que contribuem nos acidentes de trânsito na cidade de Nampula, e através destes, descrever e caracterizar o problema, para além de propor soluções locais. O estudo foi descritivo e explicativo, de abordagem qualitativa, onde analisou-se, através de observação e questionário dirigido a 106 munícipes, os períodos, os locais, os tipos e os principais fatores que contribuem os acidentes de trânsito. Os resultados mostram que os acidentes de trânsito mais frequentes na cidade são do tipo choque carro-mota e choque de moveis com obstáculos fixos. Estes, são comuns durante os períodos da tarde e noite, nos cruzamentos e entroncamentos. Identificou-se ainda que, as circunstâncias da via, defeitos no percurso, defeitos mecânicos nos veículos, o alcoolismo e o excesso de velocidade ou velocidade inadequada, são os fatores que contribuem nos acidentes de trânsito na cidade de Nampula. Conclui-se que, a melhoria das condições das vias, a educação cívica e responsabilização dos automobilistas são os principais recursos para redução dos acidentes de trânsito em Nampula.
Alternativas de atención odontológica en niños y adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual
Authors: Lozada-Leidenz María Sofía , Guerra-G María Elena
Published: February 2021

La discapacidad intelectual, representa alrededor 3 al 5% de la población mundial, calculándose aproximadamente 400.000 casos en Venezuela. Gran parte de la cual no recibe atención odontológica, a pesar de tener una mayor predisposición a desarrollar caries y enfermedad periodontal. Objetivo: Compartir las herramientas y alternativas para que el odontopediatra pueda abordar de forma individualizada al paciente y tomar en cuenta el grado de discapacidad intelectual. Materiales y métodos: Fuentes de carácter documental de seis países de los cuales 3 son latinoamericanos: España, Estados Unidos, Egipto, Argentina, Colombia y Venezuela entre los años 1992 y 2012. Resultados: Las alternativas de atención odontológica en niños y adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual según lo observado y analizado en la literatura de España, Egipto, Estados Unidos y países latinoamericanos, se basan en técnicas para el acondicionamiento a la consulta odontológica, restricción física, premedicación oral, sedación y anestesia general. Conclusiones: La atención odontológica de niños y adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual se observa con profundas deficiencias ya que son muy pocos los especialistas capacitados y con vocación para atender a este tipo de pacientes, por lo cual se hace necesario la motivación para establecer las alternativas de atención odontológica que servirán de ayuda para los profesionales que deseen profundizar o iniciarse en la adecuada y correcta atención de este tipo de pacientes.
Utilización de mantenedores de espacio en pacientes con pérdidas prematuras de dientes primarios
Authors: Rivero García Natsibet , Medina A Carolina , Martínez María Gabriela , Prieto María Del Carmen
Published: February 2021

La pérdida prematura de dientes primarios ocurre cuando estos exfolian o son extraídos antes del momento fisiológico de recambio. Objetivo: determinar la asociación entre el uso de mantenedores de espacio y las pérdidas prematuras de dientes primarios. Materiales y métodos: se realizó el estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, longitudinal y correlacional, de 109 registros diagnósticos de pacientes entre 3-9 años, atendidos en el Postgrado de Odontología Infantil de la UCV, excluyendo aquellos con síndromes o alteraciones sistémicas. Fue evaluado el estrato socioeconómico, dientes perdidos y el uso del mantenedor de espacio Se aplicaron pruebas estadísticas descriptivas, X2 de Pearson, y T de Student (p=0,05). Resultados: la edad de la muestra fue 4,93 ± 1,5 años. La prevalencia de pérdidas prematuras fue 70,90%, la media de dientes extraídos fue 3,75 ± 2,56. La causa más frecuente fue la caries 76,5% y el diente más afectado el 64 con 11,11%. El 72,12% de los pacientes utilizó mantenedor de espacio, siendo el más usado el fijo en 52,27% No hubo asociación estadísticamente significativa entre el estrato socioeconómico con el número de dientes afectados ni con el uso o no de mantenedor de espacio. Conclusión: la prevalencia de pérdidas prematuras para este estudio fue elevada debido a las características inherentes al tipo de servicio especializado en el que se brinda atención a pacientes con requerimientos de tratamiento complejo. En la mayoría de los casos se cumplió satisfactoriamente con el uso de mantenedores de espacio como elemento de prevención de maloclusiones.
Retención de caninos permanentes: reporte de un caso y revisión de literatura
Authors: Maldonado- Ramírez Mario Alberto , Hernández- Isassi Hilda , Castillo- Leyva Dolores , Quezada- Castillo Jorge Alberto , Lazcano-Velázquez Dolores
Published: February 2021

Pacientes con caninos permanentes retenidos, frecuentemente sufren de extracciones, presentamos un caso con cuatro caninos permanentes retenidos y la revisión de la literatura.
KİTAP iNCELEMESİ: ORTA HALLİ OSMANLILAR
Authors: YURDAKÖK Rabia
Published: February 2021

Osmanlı tarihçisi Suraiya Faroqhi’nin 1985 yılında kaleme aldığı ‘Orta Halli Osmanlılar’ adlı eseri incelememizin en önemli amacı şehir tarihinden yola çıkılarak şehri oluşturan unsurların anlatımında Ankara ve Kayseri şehirlerinin örneklem olarak okuyucuya sunulmasıdır. Bunu sunarken kullandığı dil ve üslub, eseri akademik bir eser yaparken aynı zamanda sosyal bir tarihi ortaya koymaktadır.
Impact of fear of crimes on public transport usage: A case study of Delhi
Authors:   Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, India, Dubey Rabindra Nath
Published: February 2021

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC and Delhi Metro-Rail System (DMRS) are two important public transport systems in Delhi. The DMRS has been attractive in respect to ridership but in 2015 it has shown a decrease in its ridership. It has also been found that ridership of the bus service, the most important public transport system for the poor in Delhi, has decreased over time whereas the numbers of private vehicles have recorded phenomenal increase resulting in traffic congestions and pollution problems in the city. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of the fear of crimes along with other reasons for decreasing trends in the usage of public transport in Delhi. The study is based on people opinion and perception for which 350 persons were interviewed with the structured questionnaire from ten transit places having varied socio-economic conditions. Fear of crimes within buses/coaches is considered an important reason for not using public transport in western countries but as per this study, the same is not true in the case of Delhi. Role of fear of crimes along with other factors was verified with the spearman’s correlation coefficient. The weak negative correlation has been found between the preference to public bus services and the fear of crimes; the crowing; the unavailability. It indicates that along with these other factors are equally responsible for the choice of public transports in Delhi.
Capitalization of the Operating Experience of a Company for Sustainable Improvement: The Case of the ETRAG Foundry, Constantine, Algeria
Authors: Maamri N. , Chaib R. , Benidir M. , Verzea I.
Published: February 2021

Today, the adaptation to the effects of changing behavior and attitudes of Algerian companies has become a necessity. The current work aims to provide real-time information drawn from the field involvement with the use of performance indicators, in order to have a global vision of the general situation of the company. This allows for fulfilling functions such as awareness, guidance, decision support, and strategic planning. These indicators form a key data synthesis that affects all areas of the company's affairs. Based on these indicators, a manager could have a better view of the business. Consequently, he could act effectively to correct the errors that have been revealed or continue in increasing the company's development. This article describes the progress of management practices improvement in a foundry of the ETRAG company while relying on employee involvement. Through this work, the necessary preventive measures are established in the occupational environment ensuring the health and safety of employees. Thus, the well-being of the employees and the improvement of the working conditions can be assessed. The proposed work methodology consists of two components: the survey results obtained through a questionnaire in order to quantify the most exposed to risks and its intersection employees with the solutions proposed by the same employees. This approach aims at optimizing processes, instill a culture to the effects of changing attitudes and behaviors, to spread the culture of continuous and sustainable progress within a company, to ensure a good workplace atmosphere, and to have a respectful attitude towards employees.
Identification and Ranking of Key Performance Indicators in Building Construction Projects in Kenya
Authors: Mbugua M. , Ajwang' P. O. , Winja M.
Published: February 2021

Building construction projects suffer from many dangers such as cost and time overruns. A major reason for the failure of such projects is the lack of measurements of the construction performance. There is usually a disparity of judgment among the stakeholders when it comes to the perception of failure and success of a building construction project because it is based on personal indices. The aim of this study is to identify and rank the key performance indicators in their relative importance as a way to assist in building construction performance. A thorough literature review was conducted and 10 key performance indicators were identified. A questionnaire survey and interviews were used to collect data and the results were analyzed using the analytical hierarchical process, pair-wise comparison. As a result, the highest prioritized key performance indicator was safety, followed by time effectiveness and client satisfaction. The least prioritized key performance indicator was the environmental performance. The results of this paper may serve as a guideline in improving building construction projects.
Load Shedding in Microgrids with Consideration of Voltage Quality Improvement
Authors: Le T. , Nguyen Phung B. L.
Published: February 2021

Microgrids have become more and more popular their usefulness as a renewable energy resource has been recognized. The core ability and promise of microgrids is addressing the environmental concerns due to climate change that have been growing during recent years. The innovation of microgrids is that they are designed to operate either in island mode or interconnected with the main grid system. However, when the microgrid operates in islanded mode, faults may occur which can cause system collapse or even blackout. Load curtailment schemes can be utilized to decrease the quantity of associated load to a level that can be securely supported by accessible generation in isolated mode. The main goal of this research is to evaluate the optimal amount of shedding power considering sustainable power sources, with the help of primary and secondary adjustments of the generator to restore the frequency to the allowed range. Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm is applied in this paper to determine the distributed shedding power on each demand load bus which can improve the voltage quality of the isolated microgrid system. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated through the simulation of IEEE 16- bus microgrid.
A Multivariable Twin-Rotor System Control Design
Authors: Pathan E. , Khan M. H. , Aslam M. K. , Asad M. , Arshad H. , Rabani M. I.
Published: February 2021

This paper presents the design of a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) PID controller for a twin-rotor MIMO system. A multivariable control system consisting of two loops is designed for a non-linear system with two inputs and two outputs. The designed controllers have been tested on a simulated model with different possibilities and real-time results were taken. The designed PID controller efficiently controls the loops of the system and does not suffer from any process interactions. The results indicate that the performance of the PID controllers is excellent and both the transient and the steady-state enactment are adequate. The yaw and pitch rotor’s real-time responses are almost the same as the desired ones.
An Innovative Multicriteria Decision-Making Tool for Building Performance Optimization
Authors: Serbouti A. , Rattal M. , Oualim E. M. , Mouhsen A.
Published: February 2021

Buildings are accountable for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Their overall efficiency is thus a major pillar to optimize energy consumption and to mitigate engendered global warming. The current work takes part in this global dynamic. Indeed, we developed a standalone decision-aid tool based on sensitivity analysis, multiobjective optimization, and artificial neural networks to design a new generation of energy-efficient buildings. The tool aims to allow benefiting from Sobol’ sensitivity analysis samplings to instantaneously generate sensitivity indexes and perform multicriteria optimizations. This efficient process allows both understanding buildings’ complex behavior (by ranking the impact of the inputs parameters on the outputs and highlighting their interactions) and optimizing their overall performance. The main advantages of this method are the time gaining and the provision of relevant outputs to analyze the buildings’ design. The tool was successfully used to solve constrained 13-input parameters with 5-criteria on TRNSYS simulation program, considering the impact of global warming
Design and Control of a Three-Phase T-Type Inverter using Reverse-Blocking IGBTs
Authors: Tuan D. A. , Vu P. , Lien N. V.
Published: February 2021

This paper proposes the design and implementation of a 15kW three-phase T-type inverter. Fuji Electric's new generation IGBT module (V series) using RB-IGBT technology is applied for the converter, due to its higher efficiency from conventional IGBTs to reduce switching losses on the semiconductors. Under full load conditions, the overall efficiency of the converter can reach over 98%. The control design and sine PWM modulation are implemented on a DSP kit named TMS320F3F28379D. In addition, the PWM is generated with the fundamental and third harmonics of a sin wave, allowing a modulation factor up to 1,154 compared to traditional PWM. The output voltage of 220V/50Hz with less than 2% of THD can be achieved at the minimum input DC voltage of 550V.
Experimental Investigation and Control of a Hybrid (PV-Wind) Energy Power System
Authors: Mustafa G. , Baloch M. H. , Qazi S. H. , Tahir S. , Khan N. , Mirjat B. A.
Published: February 2021

The most essential infrastructure of today’s modern civilization is the energy system. A new energy revolution is ongoing worldwide in understanding the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of energy supply. One of the major challenges and opportunities considered in this energy revolution is the integration of the energy system. The varying dynamics of renewable energy production and the environmental conditions between the different energy sources are the major reasons for this challenge. Wind and solar energies are considered the best renewable sources and the foremost substitute sources for power generation. These energies are playing a vital role as alternates of nuclear energy and fossil fuels. Electricity is generated through wind energy conversion systems and photovoltaic (PV) cells. These technologies are clean and environmentally friendlier than non-renewable energies. A hybrid PV-wind generation system is more effective and consistent than a single-source system because the solar system cannot work at night or in cloudy weather while the wind speed is variable. The current study proposes an experimental-based analysis. The hardware used is the Squirrel Cage Induction Generator (SCIG) and solar panels. A boost converter is added for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) at variable wind speed and available sunlight.
Healthcare Analytics: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Alghamdi A. , Alsubait T. , Baz A. , Alhakami H.
Published: February 2021

Big data have attracted significant attention in recent years, as their hidden potentials that can improve human life, especially when applied in healthcare. Big data is a reasonable collection of useful information allowing new breakthroughs or understandings. This paper reviews the use and effectiveness of data analytics in healthcare, examining secondary data sources such as books, journals, and other reputable publications between 2000 and 2020, utilizing a very strict strategy in keywords. Large scale data have been proven of great importance in healthcare, and therefore there is a need for advanced forms of data analytics, such as diagnostic data and descriptive analysis, for improving healthcare outcomes. The utilization of large-scale data can form the backbone of predictive analytics which is the baseline for future individual outcome prediction.
The Development of a Preliminary Design for a Tidal Energy Plant
Authors: Samo K. A. , Baharun A. , Rigit A. R. H.
Published: February 2021

Renewable energy sources are considered a part of the future of energy production in Malaysia. The main objectives of this research are to append a new energy extraction technique that harvests energy from tides and to develop a preliminary design for a tidal energy plant at Kuching Barrage. Knowing the diameter of the turbine, the dimensions of the powerhouse are achieved in conjunction with site conditions. The centerline should be at least below the low water tide so that the tide is at all times guaranteed to be submerged. Based on this, the powerhouse has a 24.61m length, is about 100m in distance across, and its elevation is 36.39m. The construction is located downstream and the centerline habitation at -1.15 and below LSD. The calculated tidal energy plant is comprised of four bulb-type turbines installed at each barrage gate. The bulb-type turbine blades would face the sea site with 11.32m length of the draft tube. This study detailed feasibility study can be implemented.
A Procedural Algorithmic Approach for Functional Structure Construction
Authors: Mohammed Ο. Μ. , Shammari Α. Ζ. Μ.
Published: February 2021

Despite the advances in functional structure modeling, the underlying models are lacking formalism and a consistent basis for successive reasoning. Many researchers have worked on functional structures and in standardizing their vocabulary while some undertook the task of benchmarking the process of creating it, although the effects of functional structure modeling methods and strategies on further stages of conceptual design during concept generation have not been discussed in depth. In the present research, a new procedural algorithmic approach for the functional structure is developed and demonstrated.
Collision Avoidance of a Kinodynamically Constrained System from Passive Agents
Authors: Zuhaib K. M. , Iqbal J. , Bughio A. M. , Bukhari S. A. S. , Kanwar K.
Published: February 2021

Robot motion planning in dynamic environments is significantly difficult, especially when the future trajectories of dynamic obstacles are only predictable over a short time interval and can change frequently. Moreover, a robot’s kinodynamic constraints make the task more challenging. This paper proposes a novel collision avoidance scheme for navigating a kinodynamically constrained robot among multiple passive agents with partially predictable behavior. For this purpose, this paper presents a new approach that maps collision avoidance and kinodynamic constraints on robot motion as geometrical bounds of its control space. This was achieved by extending the concept of nonlinear velocity obstacles to incorporate the robot’s kinodynamic constraints. The proposed concept of bounded control space was used to design a collision avoidance strategy for a car-like robot by employing a predict-plan-act framework. The results of simulated experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm when compared to existing velocity obstacle based approaches.
A Theoretical Framework for Service Life Prediction of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Chloride Environment using Load Factors
Authors: Pathan A. A. , Khaskheli G. B. , Qureshi A. S.
Published: February 2021

Service life modeling of reinforced concrete structures in a chloride environment is mainly performed without considering the loading effects. Different loading effects can produce different service life results. This study presents a theoretical framework for the modeling of the service life of reinforced concrete structures in a chloride environment using loading factors, showing that, depending on the loading nature (either compression or tension), different diffusion results could be obtained. This paper also highlights various approaches to service life modeling, such as the deterministic, probabilistic, and semi-probabilistic, which consider different ways to estimate the service life of reinforced concrete structures in chloride environments. The importance of various distributions for the input parameters in the chloride ingress modeling was examined. The proposed framework includes a procedure to estimate the probability of concrete failure in chloride environments.
Overhead Transmission Line Maintenance in Crete and Rhodes: 2016-2020
Authors: Pylarinos D.
Published: February 2021

The Greek islands of Crete and Rhodes are equipped with isolated transmission systems that fall under the jurisdiction of the Islands Network Operation Department of HEDNO S. A., which carries out their operation and maintenance on behalf of PPC S.A. After 2016, the Transmission Line Operation and Maintenance Subsection of the Department, started to incorporate new approaches to improve the routine work of the subsection. These approaches include Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) inspections, GIS/GPS software/applications and project management/issue tracking tools such as Mantis Bug Tracker (or MantisBT. This paper provides a brief review of the maintenance practices in combination with the properties and peculiarities of the specific systems, and further investigates the MantisBT records from 2016 to 2020, in order to provide a view of the routine work of transmission line maintenance through the case studies of Crete and Rhodes. It should be noted that the majority of these issues are related to the Cretan transmission system and thus, this paper also aims to provide a screenshot of the situation before the interconnection of the isolated Cretan Transmission System to the mainland system, expected to initiate in 2021.
Promising biologic therapies in COVID-19
Authors:   Service de rhumatologie CHU Beni Messous, Alger - Algérie, Bencheikh Siham , Rahal Fadia , Lefkir-Tafiani Salima
Published: February 2021

Les progrès réalisés dans la compréhension de la physiopathologique de l'infection par le SRAS-CoV-2 ont démontré que les formes graves de la COVID-19 avec des dommages cellulaires importants sont dues à une libération excessive des cytokines comme l’IL-6, IL-2, l’IL-7, l’IL-10 et le TNF-alpha. De ce fait le contrôle de cette tempête cytokinique a été proposé comme un moyen de sauvetage. De multiples essais cliniques utilisant des biothérapies visant à neutraliser ces cytokines sont en cours avec des résultats prometteurs pour certains d’entre eux. Malheureusement, aucun traitement efficace que ce soit curatif ou préventif (vaccin) n’a encore vu le jour et ce malgré les efforts déployés par la communauté scientifique de par le monde depuis le début de cette pandémie.
Role of eventfulness in socio-economic development of neighborhoods in Shiraz, Iran
Authors:   Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran, AZMI Aeizh , HASHEMI Khojasteh ,   Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Published: February 2021

Festivals have various economic and social impacts at the neighbourhood level, and this paper aimed to explore such impacts. The statistical population consisted of local experts, including the specialists, municipality authorities, and researchers of tourism and eventfulness. The total population sampling was performed as the qualitative research up to the saturation point. The findings showed that the eventfulness contributes to the economic and social development of the neighbourhoods, albeit periodically. Moreover, it was found to bring some benefits, including the job creation, increased ancillary income, and local economic interactions. The event organization process showed that the events have become governmentalized and religious. However, the results of the study indicated that the eventfulness has a significant effect on the increased social capital at the neighbourhood level, resulting in the increased public participation and quality of life.
Location analysis of manufacturing activity in Greece: A point pattern analysis
Authors:   Panteion University, Greece, DOUKISSAS Leonidas , PSYCHARIS Yannis ,   Panteion University, Greece, KARAGANIS Anastasios
Published: February 2021

This paper implements a point pattern analysis using a novel dataset with exact coordinates of statistical data for Greek manufacturing industry. Specifically, the dataset comprises the precise location of 2.452 observations of enterprises including 146.923 employees. For the year 2018 these industries are divided into twenty-four two-digit NACE 2 sub-industries of manufacturing activity. The method of point pattern analysis permits the estimation of the pattern in manufacturing activity across space. The highest agglomeration appears to be taking place in sectors of High (H) technological intensity as well as in the Middle High (M-H) sectors. In addition, sectors belonging to the middle category and the large category according to the number of employees tend to be more agglomerated in space. Findings reveal that the level of concentration or dispersion differs substantially among different sectors underlying the specialization and dispersion of economic activity in the country.
Investigating and analyzing women’s sociocultural barriers in using the public transport system in Ahvaz metropolis
Authors:   Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran, GOODARZI Majid , FIROOZI Mohammad A. , SAEIDI Omid
Published: February 2021

The present study aimed to investigate and analyze women’s sociocultural barriers in using public transport of Ahvaz Metropolis. This research is applied-theoretical in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The data were collected through library studies, surveys, and interviews with citizens and experts of public transport. The ARAS decision-making method was used to rank the barriers. For zoning the barriers in Ahvaz, the interpolation kriging model in ARCGIS 10.3 software was employed. The results show that the sociocultural barriers of each age group of women are different in each public transport mode. Ranking these barriers shows that sexism looks, men's sexual looks, relatives, families, disapproval, and the drivers’ nonsense talk, respectively, are the major barriers to bus and taxi use, walking, and cycling. In addition, zoning the barriers indicated that the further one moves from north to south of the city, the greater the barriers are. A regional view of this zoning confirms that about 90% of the area of districts 4 and 8 are in the high and very high range, and 30% of district 3 is in the high range. These districts are less favourable than other districts of Ahvaz, but zone 2 is the most favourable one, as it is entirely in low and very low ranges.
The Convergent Routing Scheme for Graph-Based Mechanism in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: S Chinnadurai , R Abinaya
Published: February 2021

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) are a special form of wireless networks made by vehicles communicating among themselves on roads. The conventional routing protocols proposed for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) work poorly in VANETs. As communication links break more frequently in VANETs than in MANETs, the routing reliability of such highly dynamic networks needs to be paid special attention. To date, very little research has focused on the routing reliability of VANETs on highways. In this paper, we use the evolving graph theory to model the VANET communication graph on a highway. The extended evolving graph helps capture the evolving characteristics of the vehicular network topology and determines the reliable routes preemptively. This paper is the first to propose an evolving graph-based reliable routing scheme for VANETs to facilitate quality-of-service (QoS) support in the routing process. A new algorithm is developed to find the most reliable route in the VANET evolving graph from the source to the destination. We demonstrate, through the simulation results, that our proposed scheme significantly outperforms the related protocols in the literature.
Digitised Online Human Resource Management System of Indian Railways
Authors: Muralidhar Mr. P Bala
Published: February 2021

Indian Railway has launched on 26th November, 2020 entirely digitized online Human Resource Management System (HRMS). The 100 per cent digitised online Human Resource Management System (HRMS) has been launched by Indian Railways in an attempt to increase its productivity and ensure employee satisfaction. This attempt is said to be a major step towards making the country digitally empowered. As a step towards employee interface, Indian Railways has introduced the HRMS. This initiative targets to bring all the railway employees on the employee portal so that all the processes of personnel management starting right from hiring to retiring will be on the digital platform. Indian Railways has already launched other modules of the Human Resource Management System including the Employee Master module, Electronic Service Record module, Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) module, Electronic Pass module and Office Order Module. Railway Board has launched following modules of HRMS and User depot useful for railway employees and pensioners on 26th November, 2020 via video conferencing-such as Employee Self Service (ESS) module, Provident Fund (PF) Advance module, Settlement module. The Human Resource Management System (HRMS) can impact over twenty seven lakh families of serving Railway workers further those that have retired. It can facilitate improvement within the potency and productivity of the Railways. The system will herald transparency and increase answerability within the operating of Railways. This paper tries to present the digital aspect of HRMS of Indian Railways and suggestions for successful implementation of the digital HRMS.
Influence of Rural Electrification for Development of Quality of Life:A Preliminary Investigation
Authors:   Department of Electrical Engineering Sarvepalli Radha krishnan University, MP-462026, Bhopal-India., Satpute Anand Vijay , Kumar E. Vijay ,   Department of Electrical Engineering Sarvepalli Radha krishnan University, MP-462026, Bhopal-India.
Published: February 2021

Evaluating the importance of electricity in one’s life is the key to success. The present article brings light on the role of electrification not only for meeting the mere utilities but also on the enhancement of capability of rural people of India. Electrification can play a vital role in accelerating the quality of life of the people. Two villages in Nashik district within the state of Maharashtra have been taken for the qualitative evaluation. The study uncovered the fact that, electricity may be treated as a climacteric means to enhance people’s decisions and opportunities within the trailing of quality lives. In addition to this, it also uncovered that the advantages of electricity don’t seem to be uniformly benefitted all the families within the villages taken for the survey. Government policies for rural electrification should be backpedalled and the conventional definition of electrification in rural areas must be integrated with the scope of usage of solar photovoltaic. This article additionally suggests that the policies are to be made to increase easy access of electricity by rural people for adding values in their quality of life and enhancing their capabilities in present socio-political environment.
Sistema de Gestión de Bibliotecas
Authors: Berberena Suárez Kendrick , Torres Vázquez Greter , Barberena Fraga Yisel
Published: February 2021

El presente trabajo de diploma lleva por título “Sistema de Gestión de Bibliotecas”, se desarrolla en la universidad de Cienfuegos y tiene como objetivo diseñar un sistema informático para gestionar la bibliografía en las unidades de las FAR, a partir de la creación de la Empresa de Tecnologías de la Información para la Defensa (XETID), la cual asumió la responsabilidad de informatizar las unidades militares. Esto trajo consigo el compromiso del soporte y mantenimiento de los softwares que están en explotación. Algunas bibliotecas en unidades militares emplean un gestor bibliográfico creado por el Grupo de Diseño del Ejército, que fue sustituido por XETID, y otras realizan sus labores manualmente porque sus características no se adecuan al mismo, por lo que la empresa XETID con el objetivo de nivelar este proceso, darle soporte y mantenimiento, se ha planteado estandarizar la gestión bibliográfica en las unidades de las FAR. Para el diseño de la aplicación informática se utiliza la arquitectura cliente servidor y el patrón Modelo Vista Controlador y para el modelado se emplea la herramienta Visual Paradigm for UML 8.0. Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) como lenguaje de modelado para el negocio y Lenguaje Unificado de Modelado (UML) para el diseño. Al mismo tiempo se utiliza Prodesoft como metodología de desarrollo de software.

Palabras clave:

Diseño, soporte, mantenimiento.

 

ABSTRACT

 

This diploma work is entitled "Library Management System", it is developed at the University of Cienfuegos and aims to design a computer system to manage the bibliography in the units of the FAR, from the creation of the Company of Information Technologies for Defense (XETID), which assumed responsibility for computerizing military units. This brought with it the commitment to support and maintain the software that is in operation. Some libraries in military units use a bibliographic manager created by the Army Design Group, which was replaced by XETID, and others carry out their tasks manually because its characteristics are not adapted to it, so the XETID company with the objective of leveling This process, providing support and maintenance, has been proposed to standardize the bibliographic management in the units of the FAR. For the design of the computer application, the client server architecture and the Model View Controller pattern are used, and the Visual Paradigm for UML 8.0 tool is used for modeling. Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) as a modeling language for business and Unified Modeling Language (UML) for design. At the same time, Prodesoft is used as a software development methodology.

Keywords:

Design, support, maintenance.