bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery versus Open Posterior Instrumentation Surgery for Unstable Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture
Authors: Hong Sung-Ha , Suh Seung-Pyo , Yeom Jiung , Kim Joo-Young , Lee Seung Gi , Han Jeong-Woon
Published: May 2021

Study Design: Retrospective study.Purpose: To compare the clinical and radiological results of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) and open posterior instrumentation surgery for the treatment of unstable burst fractures.Overview of Literature: MISS has exhibited postoperative outcomes similar to those obtained using open posterior instrumentation in various spine diseases. There remains no consensus regarding the use of MISS in the treatment of unstable burst fracture.Methods: We enrolled 40 patients who underwent either MISS (M group, 20 patients) or open posterior instrumentation surgery (O group, 20 patients) for the treatment of traumatic unstable burst fractures. Clinical outcomes were evaluated based on postoperative back pain, operation time, blood loss, hospital stay duration, and perioperative complications. For radiologic evaluation, preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and plain radiography were performed before and after the surgery to evaluate the changes in the kyphotic angle and fracture union.Results: The change in the kyphotic angle was −8.2°±5.8° in the M group and −8.0°±7.8° in the O group. No significant difference was noted in terms of the change in the kyphotic angle (p=0.94, t-test) after 12 months of surgery. The Visual Analog Scale score was 1.5±0.7 points in the M group, while it was 5.2±1.4 points in the O group. In the M group, back pain has significantly decreased (p<0.01, t-test). The estimated blood loss was 195.5 mL in the M group and 1,077.5 mL in the O group; the operation time was significantly decreased in the O group from 290.7 to 120.7 minutes in the M group (p<0.05, t-test) (p=0.36, t-test). The average duration of hospital stay was 36.0 days in the M group and 41.9 days in the O group (p=0.36, t-test).Conclusions: For the treatment of unstable burst fractures, MISS showed significant differences in terms of postoperative back pain, operation time, and blood loss as compared to open posterior instrumentation surgery.
Языковая репрезентация ценностной картины мира нижегородского старообрядчества на страницах газеты "Ведомости Нижегородской епархии" 1865-1868 гг.
Authors: Komyshkova Anna
Published: May 2021

This article is devoted to the linguistic research of journalistic essays devoted to Old Believers published in the newspaper Nizhny Novgorod Diocesan Gazette in 1865-1868. The culture of Old Believers in the middle of the 19th century in the Nizhny Novgorod land was very developed, which is why for several years the newspaper published essays about the history of this movement. The publication formulated its goal as informing and educating the reader, while the target audience of the newspaper was primarily considered to be rural priests. It is interesting that in the pursuit of an objective presentation of historical facts, the newspaper's journalists represent the system of values of dissenters in a peculiar way. The article analyzes the representation of such concepts as "sacrament", "sin" and "crime", and identifies the main value oppositions that express the conflict between the perception of the world by Old Believers and the authors of newspaper essays: "external – internal", "civil – spiritual".
Verstärkung (m/w/d) gesucht. Zur Geschlechtsneutralität in den gegenwärtigen deutschen Stellenanzeigen
Authors: Dargiewicz Anna
Published: May 2021

The goal of this article is to examine the issue of gender neutrality of job classifieds in contemporary German language using the results of empirical analysis of a research corpus. In light of the General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG) adopted by German Bundestag on the 14th of August, 2006, as well as the Act Modifying the Information to be Entered into the Birth Register (Gesetz zur Änderung der in das Geburtenregister einzutragenden Angaben) of the 18th of December, 2018, there is an obligation in Germany to edit job classified in accordance with gender neutrality. The implementation of linguistic equality of the sexes in job ads in such a way that they meet the guidelines of the AGG often leads to linguistic chaos and wrong and/or confusing phrasing: a fact confirmed by the examples from the above mentioned corpus. These phenomena have a considerable impact on the readability and the aesthetic qualities of the ads, and on the possibility of understanding them both in the written form and as audio files. To some extent, they also determine the degree of success of the recruitment process. Gender neutrality in language consists in expressing both male and female genders as well as other gender-related identities. However, this has to be done in accordance with grammatical, syntactic and stylistic norms. In order to prevent the “job classified” genre of texts from being misunderstood, unclearly phrased names of jobs must be eliminated.
Pożegnalne listy Mariny Cwietajewej w tłumaczeniach na język polski – unisono czy polifonicznie?
Authors: Ojcewicz Grzegorz
Published: May 2021

The subject of the author’s considerations are three letters written by Marina Tsvetaeva before her death. All three letters were subject to a translation analysis. The author focuses here on transformation procedures in order to discover the strategies applied by each translator and to answer the question: do these renditions create a poetic unison or a translator’s polyphonic version? Following the analysis, it is argued that, by principle, the Polish versions of farewell letters written by Marina Tsvetaeva provide very similar arrangements with regard to their content and form, which leads to the conclusion that these translations represent the poetics in unison. However, at times, especially in the version translated by Anna Piwkowska there is the visible polyphonic tendency of disparities between the target text and the end result.
Ludzkie, inne, roślinne. Fototropizm sztuki współczesnej w kilku odsłonach
Authors: Kotyczka Marzena
Published: May 2021

Artykuł analizuje wybrane przykłady zaczerpnięte z polskiej sztuki współczesnej ostatnich lat, pytając o sposób ujęcia zagadnienia roślinności przez artystów. Humanistyka, głównie za sprawą posthumanizmu, przewartościowała relacje między ludźmi i roślinami, odbierając tym pierwszym centralną pozycję. W tym samym czasie na polu sztuki toczy się odrębna debata o podmiotowość roślin. Autorka, koncentrując na szeroko pojmowanym zagadnieniu ruchu roślin, pyta o to, jakie miejsce obecnie zajmują rośliny w sztuce, jak przedstawiane są ich związki z innymi organizmami i na jakie miejsca wspólne między ludzkimi i nie-ludzkimi istotami wskazują artyści.
"Polska dżungla". Wokół "Polesia" Ferdynanda Antoniego Ossendowskiego
Authors: Wójtowicz Aleksander
Published: May 2021

Artykuł analizuje Polesie F. A. Ossendowskiego w kontekście międzywojennego przekonania o egzotyczności tego regionu, które kumulowało się w metaforze „polskiej dżungli”. Pokazuje, w jaki sposób narracja reportażowa wchłaniała elementy ówczesnych dyskursów przyrodoznawczych, etnograficznych, militarnych oraz państwowych oraz na ile wpłynęły one na strategie reprezentacji literackiej. W jej ramach modernizacja Polesia była przedstawiona jako misja cywilizacyjna, ściśle sprzęgnięta z polonizacją mieszkańców tego obszaru.
„Z pamiętnika siostry zakonnicy” i inne przygody duszy w małych prozach Gabrieli Zapolskiej
Authors: Dopko Aleksandra Barbara
Published: May 2021

Do dziś twórczość XIX-wiecznej pisarki, Gabrieli Zapolskiej, znanej przede wszystkim z Moralności Pani Dulskiej, wzbudza wiele emocji. Nadal uważa się ją wyłącznie za buntowniczkę i skandalistkę, która nie zwracała uwagi na sprawy duchowe i nie poruszała w swojej twórczości tematów związanych z wiarą. Przedmiotem analiz zaprezentowanych w artykule są trzy utwory Gabrieli Zapolskiej o charakterze religijnym, w tym praktycznie nieznany pt. Z pamiętnika siostry zakonnicy.
"DOSTAŁEM ZAPROSZENIE NA KARNAWAŁ STRACHU/ MAM SIĘ TAM UDAĆ ZA ŻYCIA.” O OBECNOŚCI SACRUM W LIRYCZNEJ TWÓRCZOŚCI DARIUSZA DEKANSKIEGO
Authors: Borek Bartłomiej
Published: May 2021

Streszczenie:

Idea sacrum w lirycznej twórczości Dariusza Dekańskiego to konglomerat wielu składowych. Zarówno rzeczywistości konsystencjalnej, jak i tej sensytywnej – wyobrażonej, percypowanej na drodze synestezji. W prezentowanym artykule, pełniącym rolę asumptu do dalszych badań nad poetycką aktywnością autora Saudade, zwrócono szczególną uwagę na więź człowieka z Bogiem, kontakt z sacrum, przejawiającymi się w wewnętrznych przeżyciach podmiotu lirycznego, bezustannie szukającego swojego miejsca w świecie. Aby zbliżyć się do zrozumienia działań bohatera tej poezji wykorzystano przede wszystkim instrumentarium oferowane przez metodologie badań sacrum (krytyka ekumeniczna oraz krytyka teologiczna).
Editorial
Authors: Callan Brian , Travaglino Giovanni A.
Published: May 2021

In this first issue of 2021, we find ourselves still in this strange space of a viral pandemic that first emerged in 2019. Yet contentious politics persists in public places, and the present issue reflects Contention’s continued efforts to publish interdisciplinary research-based articles from around the world.
What Social Identities Can Tell Us about Violence in Social Movements, and Vice Versa
Authors: Livingstone Andrew G.
Published: May 2021

AK Thompson’s “Ten Theses” is a timely and compelling piece. It challenges collective action scholars to address the nature, bases, and consequences of violence and physical force in a manner that does not position these as anomalous or outside the bounds of “normal” or “normative” action (a tendency that sees violence and physical force more regularly addressed on the other side of soft academic borders, such as that separating social movement and protest scholars from scholars of “terrorism”). I want to address this challenge here by reflecting on what my “home” discipline of social psychology can offer in terms of insights, and (more importantly) what blind spots and limitations remain. For convenience, I adopt a rather conventional and narrow working definition of “violence” as involving physical force, rather than a broader (but equally valid) definition that encompasses any act (including speech) that can cause hurt or harm.
Biochemical composition of peach fruits in the subtropical regions of Russia
Authors: Abilfazova Yu. S.
Published: May 2021

The research results of studies into different peach varieties grown on the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory and distinguished by high biochemical characteristics are presented. The research was carried out to identify promising peach varieties with different ripening periods and relative resistance to abiotic environmental factors. This work aimed to assess the biochemical composition of Persica vulgaris (Mill.) fruits. The peach varieties listed below were the focus of this study. A high quantity of ascorbic acid (from 11.30 to 16.16 mg%) was revealed in the fruits of the following varieties: Amsden, Redhaven, Veteran, Early Red, Springold, Larisa, Lebedev, Mainred, Slavny and Stark Earley White. The low content of this vitamin (9.21-10.05 mg%) was measured in Madeleine Pouillet (very early ripening), Sunbeam (medium ripening) and Anton Chekhov (late ripening) varieties. This is significantly lower (on average 6.53 mg%) compared to other varieties and to the control Redhaven variety, for which the value was 2.38 mg%. The maximum content of total sugar (8.66-12.11 %) was detected for Lebedev, Earley Red, Redhaven, Larisa and Veteran, whereas the minimum content (6.15-7.33 %) was noted for Madeleine Pouillet, Amsden, Stark Earley White, Collins, Mainred, Anton Chekhov and Glorious. The free acidity of the fruit according to the experiment was at the level of 0.67–1.39 %. High acidity was noted in the Springold, Amsden, Collins, Sunbeam and Slavny varieties. The content of soluble solids ranged between 11.00-15.50 %. The sugar-acid ratio, which indicates the degree of sweetness of peach fruits, corresponded to 5.65-14.58 units. The tasting assessment of the fruit was between 3.5 to 4.8 (on a five-point scale). The varieties having high biochemical parameters of the fruit and are most resistant to weather and climate changes have been identified: Redhaven, Earley Red, Lebedev, Larisa and Veteran.
Plant variety assessment of garden strawberry based on fruit strength
Authors: Andronova N. V. , Tumaeva T. A.
Published: May 2021

This article investigates the possibility of obtaining genotypes of garden strawberry with enhanced fruit strength. The creation of species and varieties with the specified feature is expected to improve the quality, transportability and storability of berries. Experiments were performed in 2015–2020 at the collection and breeding plots of the Kokinsky testing station of the Federal Horticultural Research Centre for Breeding, Agrotechnology and Nursery. 29 species of the domestic and foreign selection, 7 choice species, as well as the hybrid seedlings of 22 crossing combinations and 3 open pollination populations of garden strawberries, were investigated. The aim was to identify sources of increased trength and perspective crossing combinations, affording the highest yield of seedlings with firm fruits. The examination of the fruit strength was performed at the stage of optimal maturity. Berries crushing force was determined using a VR-04MS-2-BR balance by applying pressure to the fruits until the first drop of juice appears. The measurement results were converted into international units, i.e., Newtons (1 kg = 9.8 N). The phenotypic evaluation of varieties and species of garden strawberries based on the fruit strength revealed genotypes with the firmest fruits — Kleri, Darselect, Tenira, Selekta, Polka, Tzaritza, Aquarelle, Irma and the 3-366-9 selection. These varieties yield the fruits, which endure the crashing force of over 10 N. In the hybrid progeny, the fruit strength varied within a wide range, and its significant change within the crossing combinations and populations of open pollination was revealed. The Darselect, Cleri, Irma, Tzaritza varieties are the most valuable seed parents in the transmission of the high strength character. Within the research period, the best crossing combination yielding seedlings with fi m fruits were Alfa×Darselect, Festival Romashka×Darselect, Irma×Lyubava, 3-366-9×Kleri, Nashe Podmoskovye×Irma, Festival Romashka×Kleri and open pollination population of the Kleri, Darselect, Tzariza varieties. 42.2 to 60.3 % of hybrid seedlings yielded fruits with the crushing force of over 10 N, and an average value for the families amounted to 9.6–11.2 N.
REDISTRIBUTION AND JUSTICE: PHILOSOPHICAL FUNDAMENTALS AND VIEWS OF THE THEORY OF PUBLIC FINANCE
Authors:   Podilsk Special Educational and Rehabilitation Socio-Economic College, Derlytsia A.
Published: May 2021

The article considers the conceptual basis of redistribution as an economic phenomenon that occurs at different levels of the economic system (household, market, state). The types of redistributive effects are determined: market redistribution (provided by the price mechanism) and public redistribution (formed as a result of the functioning of the public sphere). Key attention is paid to social redistribution, which proposes to distinguish between fiscal (carried out through the system of public finance through taxation, transfers) and non-fiscal (arising from government actions that affect the functioning of the market). The links between public redistribution and views on justice have been explored. Philosophical and moral-ethical aspects of public redistribution are considered. Attention is paid to the criteria of redistributive justice. Some provisions of the theory of public finance on the interpretation of the phenomenon of social redistribution are revealed. It is noted that consideration of the conceptual foundations of public redistribution requires a philosophical vision of justice, consideration of the procedural aspects of finding a political compromise in a modern democratic society, as well as an assessment of the economic effects associated with redistribution. It is noted that for a clear understanding of the overall effect of redistribution processes it is necessary to simultaneously analyze the efficiency of market exchange, the perfection of mechanisms of primary distribution of income by the market and the direction of fiscal redistribution and transfer policy through the public finance system. The lack of unambiguous criteria for ensuring redistributive justice is emphasized. This necessitates the widespread application of the criterion of injustice. The need to realize the importance of recognizing inequality as a methodological principle of economic functioning is pointed out. It is noted that this will contribute to a more rational formulation of normative goals and priorities of the state redistributive policy in applied research of public finance.
ENSURING FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF CORPORATIONS BASED ON THE OPTIMIZATION OF THEIR FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE
Authors:   Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, ZABASHTANSKYI M. , ROGOVYI A. ,   Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, DUBYNA M. ,   Chernihiv Polytechnic National University
Published: May 2021

Within the article, the essence of the financial architecture of corporations is researched, which is carried out through the use of the methodology of the content-analysis and thorough the study of scientific approaches to understanding this category. In particular, the content of the category “financial architecture of corporations” is specified, which is proposed to be considered as a dynamic system of financial relations that arise within the functioning of joint, created on the basis of a combination of production, scientific and commercial interests enterprises, a set of elements that are interconnected by corresponding endogenous connections, which functions as a result of the influence of external and internal factors, and the purpose of its activities is to ensure the stable operation of economic entities in the long run, to increase their market value and to create conditions for increasing the efficiency of such entities. In addition, the importance of the corporations’ functioning for the national economy and their role in ensuring the economic security of the state are substantiated. Within the article, the author’s approach to the process of building a financial architecture of corporations, which takes into considerations their actual financial capabilities for financial for strategic development, is proposed. Special attention is paid to the knowledge of the peculiarities of the appropriate level formation of the system stability of financial and economic security of these institutions on the basis of the transformation of their financial architecture system. In particular, within the article, the essence of financial and economic security of corporations is researched, existing concepts of the consideration of this category are analyzed, the importance of the formation of stable conditions of the corporations functioning from a standpoint of the formation of the favorable investment climate in the state is described. The peculiarities of the combinations of the financial architecture system of corporations and the system of their financial and economic security are considered. Two types of the correlation between the outlined systems are specified, namely: a financial infrastructure is a tool to ensure the appropriate level of financial security of corporations and financial and economic security is part, a separate component of the financial architecture of the corporation. The essence of these types of correlations are revealed within the article.
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKETING STRATEGY OF MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT
Authors:   State University of Infrastructure and Technologies, CHERNII V.
Published: May 2021

Increasing globalization is leading to increased competition among businesses, which need to pay more attention to the needs of markets and customers. From the point of view of efficiency of activity of the enterprise it means increase of a role of marketing strategies of the enterprise. Despite the fact that the company is the main economic unit of the country, the problems of enterprise marketing are not given due attention both from a theoretical and practical point of view. The main conclusion based on the results of the analysis of publications is that the issues of the impact of economic analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of marketing strategy in municipal transport enterprises are absent. The purpose of the article is to analyze the existing tools for conducting an economic assessment of the marketing strategy implemented at municipal transport enterprises. Quantifying the effectiveness of a system requires that it be described by a set of criteria. The choice of criteria is not a trivial task, because the system of a marketing enterprise is multifaceted. All these aspects should be turned into criteria. To do this, the system should be classified, ie grouped by their common features. Analysis of the literature on the problem shows that there are a large number of different classifications. This variation can be explained by the fact that the classification uses different characteristics of the system, such as the nature of the system, its management, the type of relationships between components, general characteristics of the system, relationship with the goal, complexity, variability, implementation, environmental relations, mathematical models used to describe the system, physical and other characteristics, level of organization, etc. Implementation of an effective marketing policy of municipal transport enterprises is a necessary condition for their successful operation, regardless of the size of the business. Carefully designed marketing strategies not only optimize the process of updating services, pricing policy, but also determine the business course of the enterprise. Ukrainian enterprises are actively implementing marketing technologies, although there are a number of difficulties for municipal transport enterprises that hinder this process.
UKRAINE’S PLACE ON THE WORLD MARKET DAIRY PRODUCTS
Authors:   Mykolaiv national agrarian university, DOVGAL O.
Published: May 2021

Restoration of livestock industries is important both for the functioning of the national food market and for improving Ukraine’s position in the global agri-food market. Because products of animal origin, in contrast to products of plant origin, can be sold on the foreign market only in processed form. That is, it by definition has a relatively higher share of value added, and therefore it is more profitable to trade. First of all, this applies to dairy products. After all, if for export of meat products primary processing for its sale in the form of carcasses for half-carcasses is enough, then for sale for export of dairy products there should be a full technological cycle – from production of agricultural raw materials to production of industrial semi-finished products (milk powder, whey, casein). etc.) and ready-to-eat products (pasteurized milk, fermented milk products, whole milk products, etc.). Thus, such products have a relatively high share of value added, and therefore provides the best price. Therefore, stopping the decline in the domestic dairy subcomplex, increasing production that meets international safety and quality standards, and expanding the presence of Ukrainian dairy products on the world market is an important management task, the solution of which, among other things, requires in-depth scientific study. The purpose of this article is research of the state of dairy production in Ukraine and determination of its place on the world market in the conditions of openness of the national economy. The article examines the state of domestic milk production and processing, and the dynamics of dairy exports. The ongoing decline in dairy production is indicated, which is accompanied by a deterioration in the quality of livestock raw materials. There is a reasonable assumption that the main reasons for the decline in industrial dairy production and the reduction of Ukraine’s share in the relevant world market are: reduction of raw milk production, loss of markets of the Customs Union, problems with entering the EU market due to predominant non-compliance with domestic safety standards and quality. Ukraine reduced its share in the world dairy market: in the butter segment from 7.32% (1992) to 2.08% (2019), in the cheese segment from 5.73% (2005) to 0.23% (2019), in the segment of skimmed milk powder from 1.03% (2005) to 0.17% (2019), in the segment of skimmed milk powder from 5.23% (1995) to 0.84%), in the segment of dry whey from 1.72% (2011) to 1.62% (2019). According to the OECD-FAO forecast, the negative trend will continue at least until 2029. The main reasons for the reduction of the share of Ukrainian dairy producers in the world market were the reduction of milk production, loss of markets in the Customs Union and problems with entering the EU market due to the predominant non-compliance of domestic livestock products with international safety and quality standards.
The portray of The Cultivation of Tobacco in Sulaymaniyah Province in Peshkawtin Newspaper (1920-1922)
Authors:   Social Science Department, College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Mahmoud Bakhtyar Saaid
Published: May 2021

Peshkawtin Newspaper issued during British Rule in Sulaymaniyah Province between 1920 and 1922. This newspaper is considered the first Kurdish newspaper in Southern Kurdistan. The newspaper published articles about several different subjects during this period. This paper emphasizes on the portrayal of cultivation of tobacco in Sulaymaniyah province in Peshkawtin Newspaper. It has been divided into three chapters. The first chapter is about the definition of Peshkawtin Newspaper. We believe the definition of the newspaper is necessary because we are studying part of the newspaper. The second chapter analyses the British agricultural policy in the region in general especially its policy on the cultivation of tobacco in Sulaymaniyah Province. The chapter also emphases on the reasons why the British rule promoted tobacco cultivation. The last chapter is about the portrayal of cultivation of Tobacco in Sulaymaniyah province in Peshkawtin Newspaper. The chapter presents and analyses the articles which were published in the newspaper about the cultivation of the tobacco and the situation of agriculture in Sulaymaniyah province. The tobacco cultivation was widely covered by the newspaper. Many articles were written about the cultivation of tobacco in the newspaper. It can be said that the British rule issued the newspaper because of the importance of tobacco cultivation because the British wanted to promote their economic interests in the region.
Comparative study of control techniques for three phase PWM rectifier
Authors: Quang Trương Xuân , Long Lâm Dần , NGUYỄN Nhờ Văn
Published: May 2021

This paper studies and compare the performances of different control strategies of 3-phase active rectifier under different load and frequency conditions. There are three main control approaches to be investigated such as: Voltage Oriented Control (VOC), Direct Power Control (DPC) and Model Predictive Control (MPC). The traditional method VOC has been used widely in practice. Its control principle is available to many different grid-connected converter systems such as electric drive system, renewable energy conversion system. However, the problem of optimal design of the current regulators for the different operating conditions of the system is not an easy problem. The DPC and MPC methods then help to eliminate the disadvantages of the VOC. The MPC method has been now become much interesting since it offers a general solution to a multi-goal optimization problem. In the paper, the system structures and controller parameters are briefly presented. The main evaluation factors of the active rectifier are low input current distortion (THD), a unit input power factor and stable DC output voltage. Three methods are analyzed and verified using MATLAB software and measuring experiment on a real model. The obtained results show that the VOC method achieves stable quality under different load as well as the switching frequency conditions, while the MPC method may achieve good quality with a rather high switching frequency.
Impact of Climate Change on Reservoir Reliability: A Case of Bhumibol Dam in Ping River Basin, Thailand
Authors:   Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand, Tabucanon Allan Sriratana , Rittima Areeya ,   Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand, Raveephinit Detchasit ,   Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand, Phankamolsil Yutthana ,   Environmental Engineering and Disaster Management Program, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand, Sawangphol Wudhichart ,   Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand, Kraisangka Jidapa ,   Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon, Talaluxmana Yutthana ,   Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand, Vudhivanich Varawoot ,   Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand, Xue Wenchao ,   Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, School of Environment, Resources and Development,  Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Published: May 2021

Bhumibol Dam is the largest dam in the central region of Thailand and it serves as an important water resource. The dam’s operation relies on reservoir operating rules that were developed on the basis of the relationships among rainfall-inflow, water balance, and downstream water demand. However, due to climate change, changing rainfall variability is expected to render the reliability of the rule curves insecure. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of climate change on the reliability of the current reservoir operation rules of Bhumibol Dam. The future scenarios from 2000 to 2099 are based on EC-EARTH under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios downscaled by RegCM4. MIKE11 HD was developed for the inflow simulation. The model generates the inflow well (R2=0.70). Generally, the trend of increasing inflow amounts is expected to continue in the dry seasons from 2000-2099, while large fluctuations of inflow are expected to be found in the wet seasons, reflecting high uncertainties. In the case of standard deviations, a larger deviation is predicted under the RCP8.5 scenario. For the reservoir’s operation in a climate change study, standard operating procedures were applied using historical release records to estimate daily reservoir release needed to serve downstream water demand in the future. It can be concluded that there is high risk of current reservoir operating rules towards the operation reliability under RCP4.5 (80% reliability), but the risk is lower under RCP8.5 (87% reliability) due to increased inflow amounts. The unmanageability occurs in the wet season, cautioning the need to redesign the rules.
Effect of Artemisia vulgaris Extract on P53 Expression and Caspase-8 Expression (Study on Adenocarcinoma Mammae C3H Mice Given Adriamycin- Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy Regimen)
Authors: Sugiharto Jonathan , Hardian  , Selamat Budijitno
Published: May 2021

Background: The incidence of breast cancer worldwide is still high. Surgery remains the top choice with other modalities of chemotherapy. radiation. and immunotherapy such as Artemisia vulgaris (AV). Purpose : The study was aimed to demonstrate that administration of AV extract increased the levels of p53 and Caspase-8 in adenocarcinoma mammae. Methods: This study used "Post test only control group design" on 24 females C3H mice that were randomly selected and divided into four groups : group K (control). P1 (chemotherapy). P2 (extract). and P3 (combination). Adenocarcinoma mammae comes from the inoculation of donor mice. Chemotherapy of Adriamycin 0.18 mg and Cyclophosphamide 1.8 mg were given in 2 cycles. AV 13 mg (0.2 ml) was given once daily orally. P53 and Caspase-8 levels were evaluated by imunohistochemical staining. Results: Mean of p53 and Caspase-8 levels were found in groups K. P1. P2. P3 were 22.06+1.73. 37.16+1.20. 24.60+1.08. 39.78+1.19 dan 17.16+1.28. 26.20+1.11. 24.60+1.08. 39.78+1.19. The statistical analysis showed that there were significant differences in the levels of p53 between groups of K vs P1. P3 (p=0.001). K vs P2 (p=0.048). P1 vs P2 (p=0.001). P1 vs P3 (p=0.039). P2 vs P3 (p=0.001). and in Caspase-8 between groups of K vs P1. P3 (p=0.001). K vs P2 (p=0.048). P1 vs P2 (p=0.001). P1 vs P3 (p=0.039). P2 vs P3 (p=0.001). Correlation analysis between p53 and Caspase-8 showed significant correlation (p=0.047 dan r=0.883). Conclusion: Artemisia vulgaris can improve the effectivity of Adriamycin- Cyclophosphamide chemotherapy on C3H mice with adenocarcinoma mammae in terms of elevated levels of P53 and Caspase-8.
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease: A Review of Current Literatures
Authors: Herick Alvenus Willim  , Kartini Rita Sari  , Nurfadella  , Nurlia Desyanti
Published: May 2021

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a structural abnormality in the heart or majorintrathoracic blood vessel that is present at birth. Advances in modern medicalscience and technology have contributed to an increase in life expectancy andpopulation of CHD patients. Survivors of CHD may not only experience complexmedical problems due to sequelae or complications of the underlying CHD but mayalso experience neuropsychiatric disorders. This review article aims to provide anunderstanding of the neuropsychiatric aspects of CHD, including clinicalmanifestations, risk factors and mechanisms, detection, and management ofneuropsychiatric disorders in CHD. This review showed that CHD patients areprone to behavioral disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and mental healthdisorders such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder whichcan cause a decrease in quality of life. The risk factors and mechanisms ofneuropsychiatric disorders in CHD are complex and multifactorial. Early detectionand referral of neuropsychiatric disorders are important. Management requires amultidisciplinary team approach.
Covid-19 Infection in Elderly with Comorbids
Authors: Yudistira Edo , Roza Mulyana
Published: May 2021

The senior population has a higher risk of contracting Covid-19 and is at risk ofdeveloping more severe disease. This is due to physiological changes in old age,which causes a decrease in immune function accompanied by an increase incomorbid disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, lung disease,and dementia. WHO reports that the mortality rate for Covid-19 patients in theelderly above 80 years in China is around 21.9%, Italy is about 89% at the ageabove 70 years, and the United States is 85% at the age of 65 years and over.Delirium syndrome often appears as the primary complaint or infrequently; itoccurs on the first day the patient is treated and shows fluctuating symptoms.Symptoms of delirium, such as disorientation, difficulty concentrating, andinattention, often occur in the elderly and are associated with a poor prognosis.Management of geriatric patients with covid 19 must be carried out thoroughlyand completely, especially in geriatric patients with comorbidities. Managementincludes primary diseases, namely Covid-19 infection, delirium, nutritionaltherapy, blood sugar, family education for patient assistance, maintaining thepatient's body and environment cleanliness, oral hygiene, and, last but not least,moral support from the family for the patient. With complete management, elderlypatients with various comorbid can survive the Covid-19 infection.
Severe Anemia in Non Suicide Self Injury as a Complication of Major Depression Disorder
Authors: Mardi Tris , Arina Widya Murni
Published: May 2021

Non suicide self injury (NSSI) is a rare case in adults. Non suicide self injury is an act of hurting himself such as cutting, burning, punching without intending to commit suicide. NSSI itself is a complication of major depression that is not treated properly from the onset of symptoms. Severe depression that lasts for a long time, can aggravate illnesses such as the appearance of symptoms of psychosis and have an impact on various complications such as NSSI and somatic complications that can reduce the patient's health condition. Reported a case of a 22 year old woman with severe anemia due to chronic bleeding. It is known that chronic bleeding in the patient is the result of habitual cutting, in which the patient slashes her left forearm. Cutting habitualis is part of the action of NSSI where the management must be holistic and sustainable, the management of patients consists of psychotherapy as starting from dialectical behavior therapy is a form of cognitive therapy that can help a person adapt to activities that can pass through distress. Psychodynamic therapy is to help someone form new habits that previously could cause pleasure to the patient. Psychotherapy accompanied by psychopharmaceuticals can accelerate improvement in patient.
Association of Freshman Retention Rates with Instructional Expenditure and Residential Status : A Case Study for Large Public Colleges
Authors: Pariafsai Sadjad , Dalenberg David , Ellison Christopher , Johnson Lucas , Pariafsai Fatemeh
Published: May 2021

Retention is a key indicator of institutional effectiveness in education research. Retaining full-time freshman students has been a long-standing problem for institutions of higher education. Overall, 40% of U.S. college students leave college among which the majority are freshman students. About 30% of freshman students drop out before their sophomore year of college. The primary causes for leaving college include financial pressure, falling behind in classwork, lack of social connections, and loss of family support. Higher educational institutions need to understand the dynamic between different expenditures and freshman retention rates to responsibly and strategically allocate funds to what will best support institutional success. This study investigates how freshman retention rates at large public colleges are associated with instructional expenditures and residential status. Findings of this study indicate that regarding freshman retention at large public colleges, spending more money on instruction goes further for residential colleges compared to non-residential ones. In other words, for most levels of instructional expenditure, residential colleges have higher freshman retention rates than non-residential colleges. Findings of this study can assist higher education institutions in directing their efforts toward what will best support institutional success.
Robotics and Automation in Textile Industry
Authors: Jindal Harsh , Kaur Spinder
Published: May 2021

For Many years, the application of automation has resulted in significant benefits to industrial world. High levels of consistency and precision in work pieces and high levels of repeatability and accuracy in manufacturing equipment have been required. Economic Justification can be shown only for large quantities of production. To achieve this, we need adaptive manipulation systems having some robotics mechanisms. Robotics is no longer a restricted field; it is a universal subject! As a result, the application of robotics in the industrial world as well as the textile industry has resulted in significant benefits. Application of robotics in textile industry is directed at minimizing human efforts in labour-intensive processes. Today automation in textile industry is often to be synonymous with Robotics. Since computer plays a key role in robotics, the word robot has a specific meaning and it has an emphasis in industry specially related to textiles.
Identification of Key Opinion Leaders in Pharmaceutics Using Network Analysis
Authors: Phapale Prof. Anuja , Kulkarni Sarthak , Bagad Pritam , Joshi Hrishikesh , Randad Himanshu
Published: May 2021

The term Key Opinion Leader in marketing is not new. Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) commonly known as thought leaders who play a crucial role in the life science industry. We through this project intend to implement the concept of identifying key opinion leaders using weighted Social Network Analysis (SNA). We intend to use European PubMed Central dataset for creating a weighted social Network of authors who have healthcare and medicine related publications and apply different centrality measures on it. In order to collect the data, we will be using one of the web scraping methods and predefined libraries like scrapy. After fetching and processing the data we intend to form a network of authors using python’s NetworkX library. This network will then be subjected to various centrality measures which in turn will give prominent opinion leaders as the output.
Ultrasonic Investigation of Binary Solutions of Petrolium And Its Products
Authors: Zatale Deepak A. , Bagade Sameer M. , Chaware Ajay R.
Published: May 2021

Experiment values of densities and ultrasonic speed of petroleum product Gasoline (Petrol) and 2T Oil were taken in different volume concentrations from 5%, 10%------, and 95% at different temperatures from 298.15K to 318.15K having difference of 5K. From the experimental data, Apparent Molar Compressibility (ϕK), Relative Association (RA), Solvation Number (Sn), Free Energy of Activation (ΔE), Excess Adiabatic Compressibility (βadE), Excess Volume (VE), Excess Free Length (LfE) have been computed. These parameters are used to focus light on the nature of component molecules of binary liquids and the excess functions are found to be sensitive to the nature and extent of the intermolecular interactions taking place in these binary mixtures.
Accessibility Analysis of Primary Healthcare Services in Mysore District Using Geospatial Techniques
Authors: V Dr.  Minutha.
Published: May 2021

The accessibility of healthcare centers is one of the most important indicators for measuring the efficiency of a healthcare system. Accessibility is a complex indicator that reflects the number of health care institutions, their geographical distribution and the impact of different types of barriers social, Economic and culture (1). Primary health centre which acts as the first level of contact between the population and health centers. It acts has a cornerstone of rural health services. Primary healthcare is affordable, accessible and appropriate care for the particular needs of a given population especially in rural areas. The main objectives of the study are to study the spatial distribution pattern and delineation of service area of primary health centers; to identify the gap between the availability and accessibility of health services. The base map of study area has been geo-referenced and digitized using ARC GIS software. The Global positioning system (GPS) was adopted to take the coordinate of all the existing primary health centers in the study area. Simple Euclidean buffers are mapped and analyzed to define the service area, Thiessen polygon and Nearest Neighbour Technique was used here to identify the availability of health services in Mysore district. The results reveal that, the spatial variation in the distribution of PHC’s, which were not evenly distributed across the study area and there is scarcity in the availability of workforce among the study area.
A Survey on Performing E-Voting through Facial Recognition
Authors: Hopal Pratik , Kothar Alkesh , Pimpale Swamini , More Pratiksha , Patil Jaydeep
Published: May 2021

The election procedure is one of the most essential processes to take place in a democracy. Even though there have been immense technological advancements, the process of election has been highly limited. Most of the election procedures have been performed using ballot boxes which is an old process and needs to be updated. The security of such practices is also a concern as the identification of the voters is being done manually by the election officers. This process also needs an improvement to increase accuracy and reduce human errors by automating the process. Therefore, for this purpose, this research article analyzes the previous researches on this paradigm. This allows an effective understanding of the machine learning algorithms that are used for automatic facial recognition in the E-voting systems. This paper comes to the conclusion that the Recurrent Neural Networks are best suited for such an application for facial recognition. The future editions of this research will elaborate more on the proposed system in detail.
Crystallomorphological and physical properties of apatite from carbonatites
Authors: Shevchyk A. O. , Svidrak I. G. , Bilyk N. T. , Poberezhska I. V.
Published: May 2021

This paper presents the results of the study of x-ray luminescence of apatite from different genetic types of apatite species in order to study its geochemical characteristics and the possibility of using as a mineral indicator the conditions of ore formation and for search purposes. Apatite Ca2Ca3(F,Cl,OH)2[PO4]3 contains impurities Gd3+, Ce3+, Eu2+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Nd3+ as well as Mn2+ and others. Syngony is hexagonal. Crystals of prismatic habit; usually ending in dipyramide or basopinacoid. Sometimes forms tabular crystals. A hexagonal prism is often preserved. Color greenish, bluish-green; pinkish-purple, gray; often white, colorless or brown. Quite often translucent due to the presence of small internal cracks and inclusions; sometimes the inclusions are arranged oriented, preferably parallel to the main axis of the crystal. Brightly luminesces in cathode, x-ray and ultraviolet rays. The intensity and color of luminescence varies widely depending on the impurities. The presence of three crystal chemical positions in the structure of apatite – two cationic and one anionic makes it possible to be realized in the mineral by a wide heterovalent substitution. The distribution of isomorphic impurities between the crystal chemical positions will depend on the type of cation, its amount, as well as anionic substitutions in apatite. To determine the luminescence intensity values of the characteristic isomorphic impurities of apatite TR3+ (Gd3+, Ce3+, Eu2+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Nd3+) and Mn2+, the X-ray luminescence method was applied. Apatites of different genetic types of the Aldan, Baltic Shields, the Baikal region (Russia), the Sette-Daban Range, and the Maimech-Kotui Province (Yakutia) and the Ukrainian Shield were investigated. The obtained values of luminescence intensity of TR3+ and Mn2+ can be used to diagnose the genetic type of apatite species, the conditions of mineral formation, the type of their mineralization and for search purposes. On the basis of factor analysis, it can be concluded that the intensity of the luminescence centers of rare earth elements in the apatites of each complex depends on the relative age position of the mineral in the groups of successively formed rocks. Analysis of apatite carbonatites from different deposits showed minimal fluctuations in the ratios of radiation intensity of X-ray centers (Ce3+, Sm3+, Mn2+, Eu2+), which may indicate a close geochemical situation and, consequently, the only source of matter in the formation of carbonates. Analysis of apatite carbonatites from different fields showed minimal fluctuations in the radiation intensity ratios of the centers of X-ray luminescence (Ce3+, Sm3+, Mn2+, Eu2+), which, in my opinion, may indicate a close geochemical situation and, as a consequence, the substance or the result.