bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Increased In-Hospital Lengths of Stay, Readmission Rates, Complications, and Costs in Patients Who Have Depressive Disorders Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at  Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, DeGouveia William , Salem Hytham ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,  Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health,  New York, New York, Chen Zhongming ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,  Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health,  New York, New York, Tarazi John ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,  Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health,  New York, New York, Ehiorobo Joseph ,   Holy Cross Hospital, Orthopaedic Research Institute, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Mont Michael ,   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,  Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health,  New York, New York
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Recent studies have shown the prevalence of depressive disorders has increased within the United States. Studies investigating the impact of depressive disorders following primary THA are limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with depressive disorders have higher rates of: 1) in-hospital lengths of stay (LOS); 2) readmission rates; 3) medical complications; and 4) implant-related complications. Materials and Methods: A retrospective query of the Humana claims database was performed. Patients undergoing primary THA with a history of depressive disorders were identified by International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. Study group patients were matched to controls in a 1:5 ratio by age, sex, and comorbidities. The query yielded 67,245 patients with (n=11,255) and without (n=55,990) depressive disorders. Welch’s t-tests were used to test for significance in LOS between the cohorts; whereas, logistics regression analyses were used for complications and readmissions. A p-value less than 0.003 was statistically significant. Results: Patients with depressive disorders undergoing primary THA had significantly longer in-hospital LOS (6.59 days vs. 2.96 days, p<0.0001). Additionally, patients with depressive disorders had higher incidence and odds of readmission rates (46.02 vs. 35.43%; OR: 1.55, p<0.0001), medical complications (7.05 vs. 1.84%; OR: 4.04, p<0.0001), and implant-related complications (5.76 vs. 2.75%; OR: 2.16, p<0.0001) compared to patients without depressive disorders. Conclusion: After matching age, sex, and medical comorbidities, the results of the study demonstrate patients with depressive disorders have longer in-hospital LOS and increased rates of complications and readmission rates. The study is useful as it can allow orthopedic surgeons to properly counsel these patients of the potential complications which may arise following their procedure.
Software Package for Determining the Capillary Adsorption Potential
in Irrigated Lands
Authors: Danielyan R.A.
Published: February 2022

In the current work, an analytical formula for determining the capillary adsorption potential (CAP) has been derived as a result of solving the moisture transfer equation. A universal software package program has been written in the Python language. The code enables to compute the values of CAP at any soil depth and at any time of irrigation for various soil parameters. To illustrate the code, the results of some numerical calculations are presented at the end of the work.
Development and In Vitro Evaluation of a Large-Intestinal Drug Delivery System
Authors: Bayan Mohammad F. , Salem Mutaz S. , Bayan Rana F.
Published: February 2022

The development of large intestinal drug delivery systems has gained increased attention for the effective treatment of some associated disorders, such as ulcerative colitis, where the therapeutic agent acts locally on the affected parts. The main aim of this study was to develop polymerized carriers capable to deliver drugs effectively to the lower part of the gastrointestinal tract (large intestine). Polymeric pellets, based on hydroxyethyl methacrylate with different crosslinker concentrations, were synthesized using a bulk polymerization method. Mesalazine, which is frequently used to treat inflammatory disorders associated with the large intestine, was selected as a model drug. Swelling and in vitro release studies were performed to assess the developed systems and study the effect of the crosslinker concertation. The swelling and release profiles have decreased significantly with increasing the crosslinker concertation. The produced pellets exhibited a delayed-controlled drug release up to 24 hours, which indicated their potential applicability as successful large-intestinal drug delivery systems.
In-vitro Cytotoxicity assay of Betel quid extract against HeLa cells
Authors: B. Usharani , R. Monisha
Published: February 2022

HeLa cells are broadly used for in-vitro studies in bringing out the medicinal value of plants against some dreadful diseases. From time immemorial, it is well proven that plant extracts play a vital role in treating many diseases including cancer. The plant extract contains copious varied phenolic compounds and flavonoids that are majorly responsible for its medicinal properties. In our study we have focused on the extraction of betel quid (betel leaves, areca nut and slaked lime in an appropriate proportion) using the solvent hexane. The hexane extract of the betel quid was evaluated for in vitro studies of apoptosis of HeLa cells. The results revealed that hexane extract of the betel quid at the maximum concentration of 200 µg/mL was very effective and only 20.89 % of cells were viable. The cytotoxic effect against HeLa cells was significant with IC50 of 96.33μg/ml. Further studies can be done on concentrating the bioactive compounds responsible for the anticancer activity. The bioactive active compounds can be formulated in the treatment of cancer in the upcoming research.
Formulation and Evaluation of Patchouli Oil Microemulsion and Microemulgel for Inhibit the Bacterial Growth
Authors: Febriyenti Febriyenti , Suharti Netty , Putri Rizki Febrika
Published: February 2022

Patchouli oil from patchouli leaves (Pogostemon cablin, Benth) is known as the antimicrobial effect. Patchouli oil has been formulated into a gel dosage form. But the appearance of the gel could be improved to microemulsion and microemulgel. The aims of this study are to formulate the patchouli oil to microemulsion and microemulgel form and to determine the effect of the different dosage form to the ability of the patchouli oil to inhibit bacterial growth. Patchouli oil has been formulated to microemulsion (M) and microemulgel (MG) with three different concentrations i.e., 2%, 4%, and 6%. Evaluation of the resulting formulas included examining its general appearance, homogeneity, pH, stability test, spreadability test, and inhibition of bacterial growth. The results showed that patchouli oil microemulsion thinner than patchouli oil microemulgel. Microemulsion and microemulgel dosage forms were not affecting the ability of patchouli oil to inhibit of Citrobacter diversus and Staphylococcus .aureus bacterial growth.
Eco-Friendly Biogenic Synthesis of Metallic MgO Nanoparticles as Potent Antibacterial and Antibiofilm
Authors: Gomaa Sanaa K. , Zaki Rania A. , El-Behery Reham R. , El-Refai Heba A.
Published: February 2022

Green synthesis of MgO nanoparticles (MgO NP) is a facile method that can be easily used for various biomedical, agricultural, catalysis, physics, chemistry, and electronic fields. The construction of nanoparticles by this method makes it compatible with antibacterial studies. Statistical analysis was employed to derive a statistical model for the individual effect of the physicochemical conditions affecting the production conditions of MgO NP to upturn the dry weight to 3 mg /50 ml, which is 6.66 times larger than a basal condition (0.45 mg /50ml). The biosynthesized MgO NP was characterized using UV-VIS, FT-IR, XRD, and TEM. The green synthesized MgO NP killed both gram positive and gram-negative bacteria and disrupted nascent biofilms thus could be used as a potential nanomaterial for in vivo applications such as coating for a medical implant, suggesting new antimicrobial mechanisms. Apart from this, the work reported here stands out from others in various aspects. First, this is the first report (to the best of our knowledge), which calculates the yield of synthesized MgO NP by Bacillus paramycoides strain MCCC 1A04098. Secondly, conditions for optimal yield, different particle sizes of MgO NP were screened using Plackett Burman design and confirmed by UV-VIS spectroscopy, FT-IR, and XRD.
Development and Validation of an Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry method with Liquid-Liquid Extraction for The Quantification of Sitagliptin in Human plasma using Nebivolol as Internal Standard
Authors: Rochaeny Henny , Irawan Candra , Saputro Ismail Dwi , Rahmatia Lintannisa , Mawaddah Nilna Izzatul
Published: February 2022

We aimed to investigate the performance of the development method for sitagliptin quantification analysis in human plasma by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS) using liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and Nebivolol as internal standard (IS). The parameters of this presented validation method are selectivity, the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), linearity, accuracy, precision with five different concentration (LLOQ, Low QC, Medium QC, High QC, Upper Limit Of Quantification (ULOQ)), Integrity of dilution, matrix effect, and test for stability. Based on this study, the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions were m/z 408,23 → 127,02 for Sitagliptin and m/z 406,25 → 151,06 for IS Nebivolol. The selectivity test obtained % interference of sitagliptin and IS nebivolol by (0.00 - 0.38) % and (0.04 - 0.24) %, respectively. LLOQ test obtained a concentration value of 10.32 ng/mL and % RSD (n = 5) of 5.27 %. When the Sitagliptin concentration ranged from 1 to 1000 ng/mL, the method showed strong linearity with a coefficient of correlation of 0.9991. Accuracy test obtained % differentiation of (-12.58 - 7.77) % and precision test obtained % RSD of (1.62 - 5.32) %. The dilution integrity test obtained % differentiation at 4 and 2 times dilution was -9.20 % and -9.16 %. Matrix effect and stability data were in line with the stipulated European Medicines Agency (EMA) guidelines for validating the bioanalytical method.
Formulation and Evaluation of Chewable Tablets of Anti-Asthmatic Drug
Authors: P. B. Suruse , K. S. Band , A. R. Ingole , J. R. Baheti
Published: February 2022

Montelukastsodium is a selective, orally acting leukotriene receptor antagonist that is used for the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis. In addition, patients with asthma need fast and immediate action of drug and avoidance of water is also desirable. Further, chewable tablets are beneficial for patients having difficulty in swallowing. The objective of the present study was to develop chewable tablets containing different compositions of ingredients by using direct compression method. Microcrystalline cellulose, mannitol, magnesium stearate, cross povidone and aspartame were used in the formulation in different concentrations. The prepared tablets were evaluated for various parameters like weight variation, thickness, friability, drug content, and in-vitro drug release. The in-vitro release study of formulation F7 was found to show 98% drug release in 30 minutes and stability studies showed no significant changes.
Effectiveness of Inspiratory muscle training using Ultrabreathe on Pulmonary function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Authors: D Malarvizhi , S Hariharan
Published: February 2022

Background: Individual with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy are more prone for respiratory dysfunction. And thus the leading cause for death DMD. Objective: To find the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training using ULTRABREATHE on pulmonary function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Methodology: The quasi experimental study was done in 5 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy children as one group of age ranging from 9 to 16 years in wheelchair bound stage and they have been given for an ULTRABREATHE as an inspiratory muscle trainer for duration of six weeks. Outcome Measures: Pulmonary Function Test was analyzed using spirometry.
Results: Statistical analysis shows, the mean and standard deviation value is 1.5380 and .84736 in pretest and the mean and standard deviation is 1.71 and .88752 with respect to tidal volume which shows significant improvement at p value> 0.038, whereas the other components like Duration of Inspiration, Total Lung Volume/Inspiration Time, Total Lung Volume, Inspiratory Capacity, Inspiration Time/Respiration Time, Forced Vital Capacity and Forced Expiratory Volume in One second (FEV1) not showed an significant improvement. Conclusion: The study concluded that the Effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training using ULTRABREATHE on pulmonary function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy children showed improvement only in Tidal Volume whereas all other components not showed a significant improvement.
A Survey on the Ethnomedicinal plants and Antimicrobial activity of
Tridax procumbens L.
Authors: Behera Soumyaranjan , Mahalik Gyanranjan
Published: February 2022

Medicinal plants play a significant part in our society. Several types of plants are having great potential to cure many diseases which are referred to as medicinal plants. Medicinal plants are present mostly in forests which are traditional, accessible and affordable sources of primary health care for mainly tribal peoples. Odisha is blessed with a rich source of medicinal plants and has a great diversity. Although only some numbers of medicinal plants are identified today now, many species of medicinal plants are still unknown to society. The current work is studied to enlighten the medicinal plants among the tribes of the Kundra block of Koraput district of Odisha. During the study, 26 plant species belong to 17 families were documented. Out of that Tridax procumbens L. is widely used to cure various diseases and showed good antimicrobial activity. The petroleum ether and aqueous extracts showed the growth of inhibition on both the tested bacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. It can be concluded that the ethnomedicinal plants can be used to find out a new natural product which may lead to the development of a new drug.
Annular region containing all the zeros of lacunary-type polynomials
Authors: Kumar Ashish , Manzoor Zahid , Zargar Bashir Ahmad
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we find the annular region containing all the zeros of lacunary-type polynomials, whose coefficients are subjected to certain restrictions.
Disturbi del sonno. Consigli pratici di gestione nei pazienti eleggibili alle cure palliative pediatriche
Authors: Avagnina Irene , Condemi Serana , Paolin Chiara , Benini Franca
Published: February 2022

Le cure palliative pediatriche (CPP) rappresentano un ambito multidisciplinare della pediatria che si prefigge l’obiettivo di garantire la qualità di vita a bambini affetti da malattie inguaribili ad alta complessità assistenziale e di rispondere ai loro bisogni e a quelli delle loro famiglie. A livello clinico, molteplici sono i sintomi disturbanti con ampia ricaduta sulla qualità della vita, che devono essere gestiti e trattati. Alcuni di questi in modo particolare rappresentano una sfida importante per i caregiver e i sanitari che si occupano dei bambini eleggibili alle CPP. In questo quinto lavoro e nei successivi verranno affrontati il prurito e i disturbi del sonno, frequenti e invalidanti nei bambini in CPP.
Covid-19 nelle cure primarie pediatriche in Italia
Authors: Toffol Giacomo , Buzzetti Roberto , Reali Laura
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Very few studies have been published on the clinical history and contagiousness of not hospitalized Covid-19 pediatric patients. Therefore, to get deeper in this topic, between October 2020 and March 2021, we carried out an observational study in the pediatric primary care setting in Italy. Methods: The study enrolled patients with Covid-19 disease (cases); patients with suspicious symptoms but negative swab; close contacts of Covid-19 cases. The follow-up was 28 days for patients with Covid-19 disease, 14 days for the other subjects enrolled. Results: 1947 patients aged 0-13 were enrolled: 465 with Covid-19 disease; 549 with suspicious symptoms but negative swab; 933 close contacts of Covid-19 cases. 130 subjects with Covid-19 were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. Among the others, in children aged 0-2 the most frequent symptom was rhinitis (41%) followed by fever (38%) and cough (31%). In children aged 3-13 the most frequent symptom was headache (30%) followed by rhinitis (23%), asthenia (18%), fever (16%), cough (11%). No symptoms alone were sufficient to induce or rule out the suspicion of the Covid-19 disease diagnosis. A multiple logistic regression analysis, conducted for the purpose, allowed to build a score capable of inducing disease suspicion in patients older than 2 years of age, based on: fever, rash, rhinitis, headache and asthenia. Conclusions: This study compared subjects with SARS-CoV-2 infection with unaffected subjects with similar symptoms and confirmed that it is impossible to clinically distinguish Covid-19 from other similar respiratory diseases in pediatric age. The obtained score, potentially useful and valid during the study period, could not be applied in other epidemiological scenarios.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   University of Louisville, Bourassa Steven C. , Peng Vincent S. ,   University of Louisville
Published: February 2022

In contemporary practice, feng shui incorporates a wide range of concepts considered to affect a person’s luck. These include traditional ideas about site selection and building design, as well as newer beliefs about the “luckiness” of certain numbers. Focusing on an area with a relatively high percentage of Chinese households in Auckland, New Zealand, this paper uses hedonic price analysis to investigate whether house values are affected by lucky and unlucky numbers. Sales transactions for 1989 to 1996 are used in this analysis. The results demonstrate that lucky house numbers are capitalised into house values.
Sistem Pakar Mendiagnosa Penyakit Batu Karang Menggunakan Metode Dempster Shafer
Authors: Wiguna Yolanda , Taufik Faisal , Nasyuha Asyahri Hadi
Published: February 2022

Batu karang atau batu saluran kemih merupakan suatu endapan kecil dan keras yang terbentuk di ginjal, saluran kemih dan sering menimbulkan rasa sakit saat buang air kecil, dikarenakan pengetahuan masyarakat yang minim terhadap masalah penyakit batu karang, dan untuk mengetahui keadaan tersebut biasanya masyarakat melakukan pemeriksaan ke Rumah Sakit atau dokter. Namun hal ini tidak semua orang dapat melakukannya, hal ini dapat dikarenakan faktor perekonomian yang kurang mencukupi ataupun jarak yang jauh untuk mendatangi dokter, terdapat pula kelemahan setiap jam kerja praktek dokter yang terbatas. Oleh karena itu diperlukan inovasi dan solusi dalam kondisi tersebut, yaitu dengan memanfaatkan teknologi komputer untuk membangun sistem pakar yang memiliki kemampuan selayaknya seorang pakar dalam melakukan diagnosa. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa adanya metode Dempster Shafer yang dihasilkan dari gejala penyakit yang telah di input yaitu berupa jenis penyakit yang telah di proses oleh sistem dan telah disempurnakan ke dalam sebuah aplikasi berbasis web. Dari aplikasi ini diharapkan dapat membantu masyarakat umum dalam pemeriksaan penyakit batu karang.
DIFICULDADES VIVENCIADAS POR CRIANÇAS COLOSTOMIZADAS: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA ENFERMAGEM E SEUS CUIDADOS
Authors: Silva Rúbia Laniêdja Oliveira , Lima Reginaldo Santana , Sousa Juliana Oliveira de , Barros Deylane de Melo , Monção Maria dos Milagres das Neves , Araújo Leideane Samara Oliveira de , Gomes Jéssica da Silva , Fontenele Geisa Machado , Almeida Kerolaine Ruana Martins de , Costa Francijane Albuquerque
Published: February 2022

OBJETIVO: Identificar as dificuldades vivenciadas por crianças colostomizadas e as contribuições da enfermagem e seus cuidados. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e exploratório com abordagem qualitativa do tipo revisão bibliográfica. A pesquisa baseou-se na análise de livros, artigos e documentos. Para a busca de artigos utilizou a biblioteca virtual Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), e a base de dados Medline via PubMed, utilizando os seguintes descritores: Cuidados de enfermagem, colostomia e criança. RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: O impacto na vida da criança colostomizada e seus familiares durante o processo de cura e reabilitação não é facilmente absorvido, principalmente quando essa condição é externada na imagem corporal, com a criança passando a sofrer ações de rejeição da sociedade, o paciente e seus familiares precisam aprender a lidar com essa condição. O enfermeiro possui papel fundamental atuando na prática assistencial e na atenção psicossocial de seus clientes e famílias. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: A abertura de uma colostomia na criança é um processo gerador de impactos físicos e psicossociais, marcante para ela e sua família, tendo a enfermagem o papel de buscar promover uma relação de confiança com a criança e familiares, fortalecendo esse vínculo para garantir uma melhor assistência durante esse período de cura e reabilitação.
KAJIAN STILISTIKA DALAM KITAB SUCI DHAMMAPADA
Authors: Paramita Santi
Published: February 2022

This book has a characteristic style of language that is different. Very rich in literary transfer, as well as his unique poetic expressions and additions to legendary stories when examined in the aspect of stylistics. This study aims to determine and describe the style of language and its functions used by the Buddha in the Dhammapada Scriptures, specifically Puppha Vagga and Naga Vaggha verses.

This study uses a stylistic approach, which is an approach that departs from the assumption, that language has an important role and role in the presence of literary works. Data collection is done by observation-interpretation-note taking techniques, while the data analysis technique used is descriptive-qualitative technique.

The results showed that the Buddha used the style of words and style of sentences and discourse. Word styles used include: figurative language and imagery. The figures of speech used include: simile, association, personification, and symbolic. Images that are used include visual images, feeling images, and olfactory images. The most dominant image of its use is the image of smell and feeling. The style of sentences and discourse used in the form of means of rhetoric include repetition and rhetorical questions. The dominant means of rhetoric are repetition and rhetorical questions. The implication of language style is in term of meaning
STUDI EKOLINGUISTIK DALAM DINAMIKA TUTUR BAHASA JAWA RAGAM PERTANIAN PADA MASYARAKAT BUDDHA DI DUSUN GUNUNG KELIR KULON PROGO
Authors: Danang Try Purnomo
Published: February 2022

This study raised about the treasures of Javanese agricultural lexicon in the dynamics of Buddhist community speech in Gunung Kelir village Kulon Progo district. The purpose of this research is to describe the shape and meaning of the agricultural lexicon in the dynamics of Javanese speech of Buddhist society and its relevance to the implications of ecological changes in the dynamics of Javanese speech in the region. This type of research is qualitative research. The form of research is descriptive with ecolinguistic approach. The result of this study is, first, the acquisition of lexicon in the form of glue in the form of words and phrases. Second, the resulting lexicon refers to several classifications, namely the lexicon related to the workings of agriculture, the lexicon related to the materials and agricultural equipment, the lexicon related to agricultural products, the animal-related lexicon, and the lexicon related to environmental conditions. Third, the existence of the use of Javanese language of agricultural variety represents a relatively maintained environmental sustainability. This is influenced by the dependency of people who still depend on life through agriculture. However, the potential for threat of various agricultural speech still exists because of the devolution of the farming profession to the next generation that tends to decrease and the influence of population growth and technological advances that help shift the function of land
STUDI KOMPARATIF KONSEP VEGETARIAN DALAM SUDUT PANDANG THERAVĀDA DAN MAHĀYANA
Authors: Suwito Suwito
Published: February 2022

This research examines the comparative study of the vegetarian concept from the Theravada and Mahayana point of view. Background of this research In today's modern era there are many views that have been developed, such as views on food. but many people misunderstand in interpreting someone who runs Vegetarian. Buddhism itself has several prominent sects of which the two major sects are Theravada and Mahāyana. The two sects belong to Buddhism but have different ways of achieving the highest happiness, as is the case with vegetarianism. However, this does not make the two views of Buddhism hostile, but these two views make people aware of the differences in the history of the formation of vegetarian views from each sect. The Theravāda view itself places more emphasis on attaining Nibbanaan while the Mahāyana focuses more on loving-kindness.
PERAN SIGALOVADA SUTTA DALAM PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER REMAJA
Authors: Darma Handika Darma Handika
Published: February 2022

This study examines the role of Sigalovada Sutta in adolescent character education. The impact of the current era of globalization has an impact on the character of teenagers. Problems that arise in the community such as violence perpetrated by teenagers, free sexual relations, destruction by students, fights between students, promiscuity, and drinking. The method used in compiling this research is a literature review to obtain information data by utilizing existing facilities in the library, as well as other sources. The results of this study are to shape the character and personality of adolescents to be better and easier to adapt to the environment, namely by providing an understanding of the character values ​​contained in the Sigalovada Sutta and education contained in the Sigalovada Sutta.
PERSPEKTIF AGAMA BUDDHA TERHADAP BERBAGAI MACAM UPACARA TRADISI MASYARAKAT TIONGHOA
Authors: Widi Widiyanto
Published: February 2022

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Berbagai macam cara yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Buddha keturunan Tionghoa dalam mempraktikkan upacara yang merupakan tradisi leluhur yang masih dilakukan dan dipegang teguh. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk meluruskan pandangan agama Buddha terhadap pelaksanaan upacara tradisi Tionghoa, serta menjelaskan persamaan dan perbedaan keduanya. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh, jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian studi pustaka (library research). Menurut bidang yang diteliti penelitian yang dilakukan termasuk di dalam jenis penelitian kualitatif. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah  peneliti sendiri. peneliti langsung berlaku sebagai alat penelitian utama (key instrument) yang mana melakukan proses penelitian secara langsung dan aktif mengumpulkan berbagai materi atau bahan yang berkaitan dengan agama Buddha dan tradisi Tionghoa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Tradisi Budaya Tionghoa sangat beragam, komplek dan mempunyai nilai religius yang tinggi; (2) Tradisi Budaya Agama Buddha adalah tradisi religius, semua bentuk budaya di dalamnya mengarah pada pencapaian kesucian; (3) Tradisi Budaya Tionghoa lebih ekploratif dalam nilai-nilai sosial dan perjuangan, sementara tradisi budaya Buddhis bersifat universal; (4) Kedua Tradisi dapat saling mengisi untuk menghasilkan kehidupan beragama yang harmonis; (5) Praktik Tradisi budaya Buddhis tidak hanya membuahkan kehidupan bahagia di surga tetapi juga dapat merealisasi tujuan akhir dari kehidupan yaitu nibbana.
PEMANFAATAN MEDIA BELAJAR YOUTUBE UNTUK PEMBELAJARAN DI SMB EKA VIRIYA SASANA DESA WAEPUTEH
Authors: Fina Kasanti Fina Kasanti
Published: February 2022

The background of this research is to find out and describe the use of youtube media to improve learning material about the History of Prince Siddharta for the Buddhist Sunday School (SMB) Eka Viriya Sasana. Learning media is a tool used in learning, aiming to be able to convey messages through intermediaries. One of them is youtube learning media. The method used in this study is a qualitative description. The data sources used are primary and secondary data. Primary data were obtained through observation, interviews and documentation, secondary data obtained from written sources, namely in the form of data obtained from books, the internet, mass media and other sources. The data analysis technique used in this study was to use steps such as data collection. , data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions or verification. Based on the data analysis carried out, the use of YouTube learning media has a significant effect on knowledge of Buddhist subjects, this can show that there is a real influence on knowledge of Buddhist learning.
Análise microestrutural de matrizes cimentícias com baixo teor de cimento
Authors: Campos Marco Antonio , Passos Luciano , Argollo Ferrão André Munhoz de , Moreno Junior Armando Lopes
Published: February 2022

As matrizes cimentícias com baixo teor de cimento são caraterizados pela combinação média de 70% de cimento Portland e 30% de material pozolânico. Considerando os materiais pozolânicos alternativos os resíduos cerâmicos e a sílica ativa são materiais que de início atendem os quesitos de utilização devido a similaridade entre seus constituintes, índice de atividade pozolânica e principalmente controle da origem e granulometria. Combinado sílica ativa e fíler de resíduos cerâmicos de isoladores elétricos de porcelana e de cerâmica vermelha, como material pozolânico nas matrizes cimentícias, mostrou ser uma prática viável, como foi observado nos ensaios de caracterização inicial, resistência à compressão simples e na análise microestrutural conferindo resistência e formação dos compostos de hidratação similares a matriz cimentícia com 100% de cimento. Assim, obtém-se matrizes cimentícias de baixo teor de cimento, combinado 70% de cimento Portland e 30% de fílers cerâmicos e sílica ativa com as mesmas características e propriedades que a convencional.
Tratamento físico, químico e biológico de lixiviado de aterro sanitário e vinhaça de cana de açúcar
Authors: Costa Evelyne Morgana Ferreira , Leite Valderi Duarte , Silva Andreia Freitas , Dantas Gabriely Dias , Muniz André Luiz Brito , Cavalcanti Ingrid Lellis Ricarte
Published: February 2022

Lixiviado de aterro sanitário é um subproduto líquido advindo de infiltrações de águas pluviais e da biodegradação da fração orgânica fermentavel depositada em aterro sanitário, este apresenta elevada concentração de nitrogênio amoniacal e matéria orgânica recalcitrante. Tendo em vista a importância da busca por novas tecnologias de tratamento para o lixiviado gerado em aterros sanitários, nesta pesquisa foi avaliada a eficiência do tratamento conjugado de lixiviado de aterro sanitário e vinhaça de cana de açúcar empregando-se os processos físicos, químicos e biológicos, em um reator de dessorção seguido de reator UASB. O substrato utilizado para alimentação do reator UASB consistia da mistura de vinhaça de cana açúcar mais lixiviado de aterro sanitário em proporções que propiciasse a formação do substrato com concentração média de N-NH4+ de 160 mg.L-¹. O reator de dessorção apresentou eficiência média em termos de remoção de N-NH4+ de 88%, sem necessidade de adição de substâncias químicas, tornando possível pós-tratamento do lixiviado por via biológica. A eficiência média de remoção de DQOtotal e DQOsolúvel no reator UASB foram de 68% e 47,6% respectivamente.
As representações sociais de adolescentes do Ensino Médio sobre as redes sociais
Authors: Duarte Débora Magna de Almeida , Vilas Bôas Luana Michele da Silva
Published: February 2022

Este trabalho consiste em uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, de natureza descritiva e do tipo transversal e tem como objetivo descrever e analisar as representações sociais dos estudantes do ensino médio, acerca das redes sociais, e as possíveis implicações na autoimagem desses jovens. Foi aplicado um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas, por meio do Google Forms onde 32 adolescentes que continha 7 questões de identificação do participante, 3 perguntas de evocações livres das palavras “adolescente”, “redes sociais” e “autoimagem” e 11 questões específicas sobre o tema. Conclui-se que as redes sociais interferem na autoimagem que o adolescente constrói de si, com mais frequência no sexo feminino.
A escola como uma organização educativa: uma análise a partir do intelectual Anísio Teixeira
Authors: Matta Eliane da Conceição , Santos Pablo Silva Machado Bispo dos
Published: February 2022

O estudo ora apresentado visa compreender a escola como uma organização educativa à luz do pensamento de Anísio Teixeira. Assim sendo, primeiramente é importante ressaltar o seu pensamento em relação à sociedade e a escola. Anísio Teixeira marcou a educação brasileira com uma visão de sociedade e arcabouço teórico-prático à frente de sua época. Um intelectual da educação que contribuiu para a proposta de um sistema educacional que tivesse ênfase no desenvolvimento do intelecto e da formação humana do indivíduo na sociedade. Além disso, defendia o ensino público, gratuito, laico e obrigatório. Ocupou diferentes cargos públicos na educação a partir dos anos de 1920, o que possibilitou uma mudança no pensamento educacional brasileiro da época. O artigo traz uma reflexão acerca de como Anísio Teixeira entendia a educação e a função da escola na sociedade.
Bioética en América Latina: garantizar la vida humana reconociendo su origen primigenio e inaplazable sostenibilidad.
Authors: Ortega Marín Blanca Andrea
Published: February 2022

Justificación: La imparable contaminación y uso de los recursos fósiles ha desencadenado innumerables efectos en la naturaleza, la población, la economía; genera migración, pobreza y vulnerabilidad en las poblaciones menos protegidas como las de América Latina. A un siglo de las declaraciones de estudiosos de diversas disciplinas acerca del ámbito de acción de la Bioética, sus disertaciones llevan al reconocimiento de que la naturaleza y los seres vivos están relacionados y si se altera su medio ambiente, se arriesga la sobrevivencia. Objetivo: presentar una reflexión sobre la importancia de los recursos naturales en América Latina y su relación con la Bioética. Metodología: Se realiz´´ó una búsqueda de publicaciones de acceso libre en Google Académico, utilizando los términos bioética, cambio climático, pobreza, vulnerabilidad, derechos humanos, desarrollo sostenible, América Latina. Resultados: Se seleccionaron 37 artículos comprendidos entre 1970 y 2020 y se agruparon en tres vertientes de interés: Los que se centran en la historia de la Bioética, los que contenían reflexiones sobre el papel del medio ambiente en la reproducción de la vida, el bienestar, el derecho de las personas a este y los que tomando en consideración el alcance de la Bioética; llaman a la responsabilidad individual hacia los recursos naturales y su relación con la realidad Latinoamericana de cara al cambio climático. Conclusión: La visión bioética debe ampliarse del enfoque de investigación y su paso de lo médico, a la relación indivisible entre los seres vivos y la naturaleza, los derechos humanos, a una vida sana y el recuento de los retos que vive/sortea cotidianamente la población en América Latina ante las alteraciones ambientales.
Consolidando una visión sobre la educación del cuerpo. El caso del XII Congreso Panamericano de Educación Física, Guatemala 1989
Authors: Scharagrodsky Pablo Ariel
Published: February 2022

El siguiente trabajo analiza, desde un enfoque socio-histórico con énfasis en la historia social de los saberes y expertos (Neiburg y Plotkin, 2004; Heilbron, Guilhot, Jeanpierre, 2008; Altamirano, 2013), el XII Congreso Panamericano de Educación Física realizado en Guatemala en 1989. Analiza al evento como un espacio de sociabilidad, circulación de saberes, legitimación de ciertos expertos, e influencia y poder de algunas organizaciones internacionales. Teniendo en cuenta ello, la finalidad del artículo es examinar los saberes, expertos y organizaciones que validaron ciertos sentidos verdaderos sobre cómo conceptualizar el amplio universo de la cultura física, la educación física y los deportes (Scharagrodsky, 2011). Para llevar a cabo el análisis hermenéutico, en el marco de una metodología cualitativa, se ha focalizado la atención interpretativa en diversas fuentes documentales, entre las que se destacan las memorias e informes del congreso, las exposiciones centrales, las ponencias generales y las memorias vinculadas a otros congresos panamericanos. Asimismo, se han realizado un conjunto de entrevistas semiestructuradas. El análisis ha articulado el “texto” junto con las condiciones históricas de producción e interacción del universo indagado (Fairclough, 2003). Entre las conclusiones, se identifica al congreso como un espacio en el que la disciplina educativa y los deportes transmitieron distintos sentidos sobre la salud. Asimismo, el congreso visibilizó a ciertos expertos internacionales y a importantes instituciones transnacionales vinculadas al heterogéneo campo de la cultura física.
Propuesta de valoración física de construcciones en avalúos inmobiliarios, implicación del factor proyecto en México
Authors: Vallarino Zerón Fausto Daniel , Martín del Campo Saray Francisco José
Published: February 2022

El factor proyecto, complementó el valor otorgado a una vivienda analizada en avalúos inmobiliarios. En este trabajo se presentó el diseño de metodología de análisis funcional de las habitaciones que integran cada vivienda, en combinación con el enfoque de depreciación física de Ross -Heidecke. Se realizó la medición de planos arquitectónicos de muestras de viviendas en México de todas las categorías socioeconómicas y se establecieron tres tipos de matrices para su valoración y parámetros porcentuales. Se analizó el tipo principal de construcción bajo el esquema de análisis por partidas de edificación y el resto de los tipos se examinó de manera unitaria. Los resultados porcentuales del análisis del muestreo, fueron direccionados a matrices del enfoque físico y en conjunto; con el factor de calificación del estado de conservación de cada partida de edificación, con el cálculo de un factor proyecto apropiado a cada clase de vivienda. El análisis automatizado, que calificó el valor de las construcciones con base en la funcionalidad de cada proyecto arquitectónico, complementó el estudio de la depreciación física. Los porcentajes resultantes de la muestra, calcularon cuanto mide cada habitación en la lógica de una simulación, que de acuerdo a la superficie total de edificación y al número específico de habitaciones, calificó la funcionalidad a superficies unitarias. Se hizo énfasis de que, el análisis de funcionalidad incluye la calificación de instalaciones e infraestructura. El resultado del factor de funcionalidad del proyecto arquitectónico, estuvo sujeto a los parámetros y requerimientos de códigos de edificación de viviendas en México.
Artificial Intelligence based Modern Approaches to Diagnose Alzheimer s
Authors:   Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai- 400056, India., Pai Rohan , Wadhwa Anubhav ,   Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS, V.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai- 400056, India.
Published: February 2022

In current times the level at which Alzheimer’s disease is rising is at an alarming rate. This rise points to the need for much more accurate and faster modes of diagnosis that the country wants. Artificial intelligence can resolve this issue as it uses extensive human surveys and real-time machine medicine monitors. The use of biomarkers that work on detecting unusual changes in the brain and the spectrochemical analysis of blood that works on the principle of vibrational spectroscopy Inclusive of Raman spectroscopy and FTIR cannot be used at a large scale. The underemployment of these methods includes the requirement of highly trained professionals and the heterogeneous nature of the human population. Therefore, the following approaches may be employed to overcome these benefits and give individuals optimal health solutions; Random Forest technique, etc., artificial neural network. When the talk is shifted towards treating Alzheimer’s, there is no such drug to treat it thoroughly. Symptomatic treatment options are available based on specific known receptors of Alzheimer’s etiology. Artificial intelligence has also taken a pioneering step to fill this void. With its help, we can identify a lot more receptors influenced upon Alzheimer’s advent. Once these newly found receptors are considered, better symptomatic treatment can be provided. Drug classes like NMDA receptor antagonists, Statins, and Antipsychotics are readily available options for managing disease, but all of these have a low safety index and other side effects like bleeding and psychosis. Newly re-purposed drugs like Acitretin and minocycline etc., have minimalistic side effects and high safety margin, making them a better choice in the diseased state. After Artificial intelligence has entered the market, the fields of diagnostics and therapeutics and taken the most advantage of it alongside administration and regulation, therefore, this AI is a boon in the medical industry as it can help manage medicine-based disease registries and population management when it comes to Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment.
Estimation of Clearness Index and its Application in Determining Sky Conditions using Three Cities in Ghana as a Case Study
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka., Dartey Ralph Osei , Samuel Bobie Ansah ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka., Mgbemene Chigbo A ,   Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka., Valentine Ekechukwu Onyemaechi ,   Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Published: February 2022

In this work, hourly global radiation and extraterrestrial data for three locations in Ghana, namely Accra, Kumasi, and Navrongo, were used to estimate the daily clearness, monthly mean clearness index, and monthly-averaged hourly clearness index of the study areas. It was observed that the monthly average clearness index of Accra ranged from 0.4505 to 0.6975 and that of Kumasi and Navrongo varied from 0.4553 to 0.6908 and 0.4529 to 0.6949, respectively. There was no overcast sky in the year 2018 for all the three study areas in Ghana, and approximately two-thirds of the year’s day length experienced clear-sky conditions. Partly cloudy conditions were predominant in the wet season of the year.
Eria Alba Lindl. (Orchidaceae) – An Addition to the Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Authors: Agrawala D. , Chowdhery H.
Published: February 2022

Eria alba Lindl. (Orchidaceae) is reported for the first time for Arunachal Pradesh.
Os desafios da publicação científica no campo da saúde em Angola
Authors: Chitumba Hermenegildo Osvaldo , Morais Humberto
Published: February 2022

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Some experiences of radar observation of cyclonic storms in the southern Bay of Bengal
Authors: RAGHAVAN S. , RENGARAJAN S. , VARADARAJAN V. M.
Published: February 2022

From a study of eight cyclonic storms observed with the Cyclone Warning Radar, Madras from 1972 to 1977 an assessment of the information obtainable by radar on cyclones in the Indian seas is attempted.

Storms in this part of the Bay may be divided broadly into two categories: (i) well developed ones exhibiting a distinct eye and other features generally associated with hurricanes and typhoons and (ii) immature ones which do not have well developed banding. The latter are difficult to track by radar though useful information can be obtained regarding their structure. Cyclones in the former category can usually be tracked from a range of about 300 to 350 km. Fixes in initial stages have to be co-ordinated very closely with satellite and synoptic evidence, and may have a wide margin of error. Usual radar predictors of storm motion such as echo concentration etc are not reliable for any individual storm. Extrapolation of radar track is usually successful except in cases of recurvature. Radar gives considerable operationally useful information on size and shape of the eye, areal extent of precipitation, location of sectors of intense precipitation and structure of clouds in different sectors. Shrinkage of the eye usually indicates intensification. Persistent changes in degree of organisation over long periods appear to be a sign of change in, storm intensity; changes with time in heights and intensities of individual clouds of the eyewall of a given storm appear correlated with storm intensity. Information on areal distribution of echoes can probably be used in realtime while issuing warnings.
The behaviour of moisture adequacy index and its utilization for exploiting the agricultural potential in Punjab and Haryana
Authors: BISHNOI O. P.
Published: February 2022

The moisture adequacy indices, the ratios of actual evapotranspiration to the potential evapotranspiration, have been found to follow closely the Beta distribution. The goodness of fit of the Beta distribution to the moisture index frequency distribution was tested using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for 144 station-months and 36 seasonal curves. 25 moisture adequacy curves failed the K-S tests. The probability distribution of moisture adequacy indices has been further used to assess irrigation requirement, optimum evapotranspiration, water management, land-use pattern and crop planning aspects for optimum utilization of available natural resources in the region.
Infrared hygrometer
Authors: MANOHARAN L. C. , NAGABHUSHANA S.
Published: February 2022

This paper describes in detail the design and construction of an infrared hygrometer to measure absolute humidity in the atmosphere. The hygrometer has good dynamic response compared to other methods and the speed of response is essentially limited by the electronic filters. The hygrometer can be readily modified to measure the humidity for atmospheric research also Use of two infra-red filters for differential measurement which chop the measuring light beam, eliminates completely the errors due to aging of infrared source, atmospheric light scattering and other extraneous disturbances. The calibration procedure is also outlined.
Tropospheric structure and jet-streams over the Middle-East in winter
Authors: SINGH M. S.
Published: February 2022

Jet-streams and some aspects of the upper atmospheric structure over the Middle-East have been studied with the help of January data of four years, i.e., 1975-1978. It was found that there are, in general, two jet cores along 45 deg. E to 50 deg. E south of 45 deg. N, one at 31 deg. N at an altitude of 190 mb with core speed of 175 kt and the other at 25 deg. N at an altitude of 220 mb and core speed of 150 kt. They are subtropical in nature and are located along and above a subtropical front which is well developed. There is no other jet-core between 31 deg. N and 45 deg. N indicating that the atmosphere in this region is apparently dominated by the tropical/subtropical airmass in winter.
A numerical method for velocity determination in shallow refraction work
Authors: SINGH SURENDRA
Published: February 2022

Graphical method fails to give a reliable estimate of the velocity when the refracting boundary is uneven. A numerical routine is suggested in which the uneven boundary's arc lengths are estimated by straight line segments. This arc length method is tested for a hypothetical and some field data. Results indicate that there is a significant improvement in the estimate of the velocity when the refracting boundary is not flat.