bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pensar nuestra educación
Authors: López Díaz Rodolfo Alberto
Published: September 2022

En Pensar nuestra educación se exploran rutas para nuestro presente y futuro, en las cuales la vida vuelve a ser el centro y la brújula. Dado que un lugar fundacional de lo humano se halla en la educación, a la educación debemos volver para vislumbrar otra forma de racionalidad y de relacionalidad; otra manera de mirar y de mirarnos. Teniendo en cuenta que la educación es, ante todo, un camino siempre renovado de viajar hacia lo mejor posible, las reflexiones, análisis y propuestas presentadas en este libro hacen las veces de invitación para asumir una contemplación activa, en la cual categorías tales como humanidad, vida, dignidad, libertad, creación, respeto, ética y estética nos permitan concebir y configurar una formación que nos acerque a la armonía y la convivencia y nos distancie de la competencia y del lucro por el lucro.
La mediación tecnológica como vía para la apropiación del patrimonio cultural
Authors: Almarza Franco Yamely Margarita , Pirela Morillo Johann Enrique
Published: September 2022

Presenta algunas ideas que podrían fundamentar la mediación tecnológica como una estrategia para generar procesos de apropiación de contenidos sobre el patrimonio cultural, en el contexto de las sociedades de la información y el conocimiento. El carácter interdisciplinar dado al texto lo convierte en una fuente de interés para estudiosos del impacto, los usos y las interacciones de las tecnologías digitales en ámbitos socio-culturales y educativos, vinculados con la creación, socialización y acceso a los saberes patrimoniales, posibilitando encontrar opciones de reflexión y pautas para la acción informativa y formativa orientada al diseño de productos y servicios, sustentados en aplicaciones tecnológicas, para apoyar la enseñanza y la investigación sobre el patrimonio cultural en sus múltiples manifestaciones.
Voces de maestras desde escuelas rurales de Cundinamarca
Authors: Lozano Castro Nohora Julieth
Published: September 2022

Este libro presenta las reflexiones de un equipo conformado por maestras y estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Superior de San Bernardo y la Licenciatura en Español y Lenguas Extranjeras de la Universidad de La Salle a partir de la pregunta: ¿quiénes son las maestras rurales de Cundinamarca? Las voces de las maestras, convertidas en relatos, permitirán comprender las condiciones y necesidades de los maestros en la educación rural, ya que al hacerse visibles desde sus historias, se evidencia cuáles son sus funciones, sus didácticas de enseñanza y el compromiso con su propia labor en esta sociedad que, en lugar de reconocer su gran esfuerzo y la importancia de su ejercicio, ha insistido en invisibilizarlas.
Miradas sobre el acompañamiento tutorial
Authors: Novoa Palacios Amparo , Pirela Morillo Johann Enrique
Published: September 2022

El libro explora la naturaleza del acompañamiento tutorial en la formación doctoral, a partir de cuatro movimientos: el antropoepistémico, desde la categoría de encuentro como locus donde desaparecen las posturas yoístas para dar paso a la configuración de posturas nosoístras; el pedagógico, desde los criterios de simetría, circunstancialidad y comovilización; el lasallista, con su característico estilo educativo que privilegia la relación como acompañamiento sororal y fraternal; y el didáctico, con sus dimensiones metodológicas y operativas, tales como las arqueologías intelectuales, las cartografías y los informes de avance.
Subjetividad, biopolítica y educación
Authors: Martínez Posada Jorge Eliécer
Published: September 2022

Subjetividad, biopolítica y educación: una lectura desde el dispositivo es un libro cuya estructura ha sido definida en cinco capítulos y un colorario, articulados a través del pensamiento denominado por algunos posestructuralista. Se constituye en un esfuerzo por hacer visibles aspectos teóricos del dispositivo como concepto, y propone asumirlo como un elemento metodológico que, por un lado, permite analizar lo social desde un referente crítico y reflexivo y, por el otro, reconoce la historicidad del sujeto. En este sentido, se evidencia la condición actual del mundo ante la constitución de subjetividades, y como resultado de ello, se develan nuevos interrogantes. Este libro es el resultado de las investigaciones ''Análisis de los discursos gubernamentales en educación superior como lugar de producción de la subjetividad actual, 1991-2005, realizada en el 2009; Universidad colombiana y sociedad del conocimiento, adelantada en el marco del doctorado en Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana en el periodo 2011-2014, y Dispositivos de producción de subjetividades juveniles universitarias, adelantada en el Departamento de Formación Lasallista de la Universidad de La Salle, periodo 2012-2014.
Estrategias para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en la educación superior
Authors: Oviedo Paulo Emilio
Published: September 2022

Estrategias para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en educación superior es un libro escrito con el propósito de compartir con docentes y estudiantes la importancia de la enseñanza centrada en la resolución de problemas y la investigación-acción, que fomenta en los estudiantes la capacidad de aprender a aprender. En él se integra una noción clara y exacta de lo que es realmente aprender y enseñar, pues existe una relación directa y necesaria, no solo teórica, sino práctica, entre esos dos conceptos. Abarca la resolución de problemas como una estrategia de enseñanza, la construcción de problemas para la clase, la evaluación del aprendizaje en la resolución de problemas, una visión científica de la resolución de problemas, lo que hacen los docentes cuando enseñan con la estrategia de resolución de problemas, el rol del docente como investigador y las ventajas de la enseñanza por resolución de problemas, buscando interesar al lector en lo que constituye la resolución de problemas y la investigación-acción, en la perspectiva del desarrollo de una pedagogía en la que el alumno sea el gestor de su propio aprendizaje. Se trata de un libro que puede usarse en cursos básicos, medios y avanzados, en materias y seminarios. Contiene una visión epistemológica y metodológica que lo hacen útil para cualquier ciencia social.
Repensando la catequesis
Authors: Siciliani Barraza José María
Published: September 2022

El libro responde modestamente al voto del Papa Juan Pablo II en Catechesis Tradendae: En este final del siglo XX, Dios y los acontecimientos, que son otras tantas llamadas de su parte, invitan a la Iglesia a renovar su confianza en la acción catequética como en una tarea absolutamente primordial de su misión. Es invitada a consagrar a la catequesis sus mejores recursos en hombres y en energías, sin ahorrar esfuerzos, fatigas y medios materiales, para organizarla mejor y formar personal capacitado. En ello no hay un mero cálculo humano, sino una actitud de fe. Y una actitud de fe se dirige siempre a la fidelidad a Dios, que nunca deja de responder. (CT 15).Los autores han emprendido diversas acciones y actividades para posicionar la catequesis, en el ámbito universitario y eclesial colombiano, como un campo necesitado de nuevas investigaciones y de nuevos planteamientos tendientes a re-significarla como práctica eclesial. Parte de esta intencionalidad es la búsqueda y promoción de una mentalidad catequética que posibilite articular experiencia de fe, encuentro y transformación de la realidad, diálogo de saberes, interdisciplinariedad, participación eclesial y formación de creyentes.
The reasons and drivers behind Higher Education ceasing to expand in Russia
Authors: Malinovskiy Sergey , Shibanova Ekaterina
Published: September 2022

The structural consolidation of the higher education network, a diminishing commercial segment, and an increase in vocational training enrollment over the past decade are all signs that higher education expansion in Russia has come to an end. The aim of this article is to find possible explanations and analyze macro-level factors of this phenomenon from an economic, sociological and political-economic perspective. Based on the statistical and monitoring data, the paper shows that the decrease in enrollment is due to a shortage in higher education programs, limited financial accessibility and shifts in the economic efficiency of educational strategies. Declining participation in higher education seems to be more of a tendency for less affluent and educated families, who are redirecting towards vocational training. A declining number of part-time correspondence programs and university departments, as well as the vertical stratification of the institutional landscape, reinforce the social differentiation of educational expectations and opportunities. The stratification and professionalization of tertiary education are also examined as part of the evolution of the conservative political-economic model in Russia.
Buckling resistance of the cylindrical shells with two secondary stiffening rings under external pressure
Authors: Zeybek Özer , Özkılıç Yasin Onuralp
Published: September 2022

The common way to amplify strength and stiffness of the tank wall is to use the stiffening rings. These stiffening rings can be classified as the primary and secondary stiffening rings (PSRs and SSRs). PSR is placed around the top of the tank shell and it assists to avoid ovalization at the top when the open-top tank is exposed to the external pressure. PSR having small dimensions may be used for fixed roof tanks since the roof system attached to the top of the cylindrical shell provides a natural restraint at this location. On the other hand, one or more SSRs may be required to preclude local buckling in both fixed and open-top cylindrical steel tanks (CSTs) which are exposed to external pressure. The requirements of single secondary stiffening ring have been investigated in detail in previous studies. However, in same cases, a single SSR does not provide sufficient resistance to maintain stability over the entire shell height. Thus, buckling capacity of the CSTs with two identical secondary stiffening rings have been explored in this present work. Pursuant to this aim, the requirements for stiffness of the SSRs which are given in terms of minimum second moment of area (SMA) were evaluated by performing Linear Elastic Bifurcation Analysis (LBA) of CSTs under uniform external pressure. Analysis results show that minimum SMA expression proposed by Blackler underestimates critical buckling value for the tanks, having especially low height-to-diameter ratios and low radius-to-thickness ratios. Furthermore, to trace strength reduction in the tank due to geometrical imperfections, Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis including Imperfections (GNIA) was performed. Analysis findings affirm that thin-walled structures are very sensitive to geometrical imperfections.
Adaptaciones seguras en los espacios universitarios tras el Covid´19 = Safe adaptations at campus spaces after Covid´19
Authors: Ruiz Rocio , Segura José E. , Maestre David , Climent Maria J. , Rosa Nuria , Megías Ruben , González Eloisa , Galiana Mercedes , Roldán Juan , Tomás Lorenzo , Díaz Pedro A. , Valls Fernando J. , Martínez Jose A.
Published: September 2022

Esta investigación trata sobre el estudio y búsqueda de las medidas de seguridad y salud en universidades españolas tras el Covid´19. Hace una revisión de las prácticas de seguridad, limpieza y adaptación de espacios del campus universitario, cogiendo como caso de estudio el campus universitario de la Universidad Católica de Murcia. Los protocolos de higienización y adaptación de espacios universitarios elaborados el curso 2020-21 no contaron con más referencias que la Guía de buenas prácticas y las recomendaciones del Ministerio de Sanidad (Gobierno de España). Es necesario realizar un análisis crítico para detectar las posibles carencias, mejorándolos para garantizar la seguridad y salud de estudiantes y trabajadores. En el campus de la UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, se realizó un análisis de las debilidades, amenazas, fortalezas y oportunidades (DAFO) que detectó los puntos débiles del protocolo aplicado, que fueron expuestos en una Jornada Técnica que contó con la participación de la UME Unidad Militar de Emergencias (Gobierno de España), que evaluó las medidas adoptadas y las propuestas de mejora de los investigadores, indicando aspectos adicionales a tener en cuenta, comparándolas con el protocolo creado por ellos para las residencias de ancianos. De este modo se elaboró un manual de buenas prácticas que puede ser consultado para la elaboración o adaptación de los protocolos a las nuevas necesidades de la crisis sanitariaAbstractThis article deals with the study and searching for healthy and safety measures in Spanish university campuses after Covid'19. It reviews the security, cleaning and adaptation practices of common spaces, taking as a case of study the campus of the Catholic University of Murcia. Protocols of sanitation and adaptation on this matter that were developed in 2020-21 academic year did not have more references than the Guide of good practices and recommendations made by the Ministry of Health (Government of Spain). It is necessary to carry out a critical analysis to detect possible deficiencies, improving them to guarantee the security of students and workers. At UCAM Murcia campus, a SWOT analysis (DAFO) has been carried out, detecting the weakest points of the previously applied protocol. This analysis was exposed in a Technical Conference with the participation of the Military Emergency Unit UME (Government of Spain), which evaluated the measures adopted and the proposals for improvement of the researcher group, indicating additional aspects to consider, comparing them with the protocol created by them applied in nursing homes. In this way, a new manual of good practices was prepared and is available for being consulted with the goal of elaborating or adaptating the protocols to the new needs of the health crisis from now on.
Prototipo arquitectónico de vivienda sostenible para rescatar la identidad cultural = Architectural prototype of sustainable housing to rescue cultural identity
Authors: Echeverría-Maggi Eddie , Tapia-Miranda Diego
Published: September 2022

El proyecto de investigación se enfoca en el diseño de una vivienda sostenible, a través, de la revalorización y apropiación de las técnicas constructivas ancestrales del sector de estudio, ubicado en la parroquia rural Taura, perteneciente al cantón Naranjal. Se busca una simbiosis entre la arquitectura local y contemporánea para lograr ambientes térmicamente confortables, con un bajo consumo de energía y menor contaminación en los procesos constructivos y durante el tiempo de vida de la edificación. El sistema que emplear se basa en palafitos y tierra apisonada denominado tapial; estos se constituyen en la base de la propuesta, junto con el aprovechamiento de los recursos ambientales, ventilación e iluminación natural y la consideración del tratamiento de residuos para evitar el menor impacto. La distribución espacial nace de la vivienda ancestral palafítica, mediante un proceso de fragmentación y redistribución de sus componentes, en respuesta al programa de necesidades y las condicionantes del medio.AbstractThe research project focuses on the design of a sustainable home, through the revaluation and appropriation of the ancestral construction techniques of the study sector, located in the rural Taura parish, belonging to the Naranjal canton. A symbiosis between local and contemporary architecture is sought to achieve thermally comfortable environments, with low energy consumption and less pollution in the construction processes and during the life of the building. The system to be used is based on stilt houses and rammed earth called tapial; These constitute the basis of the proposal, together with the use of environmental resources, ventilation and natural lighting and the consideration of waste treatment to avoid the least impact. The spatial distribution arises from the ancestral palafitic dwelling, through a process of fragmentation and redistribution of its components, in response to the program of needs and the conditioning factors of the environment.
Development of high-resolution annual climate surfaces for Turkey using ANUSPLIN and comparison with other methods
Authors:   Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, 08100, Turkey, Yener İsmet
Published: September 2022

Many climate models have been developed due to the importance of the effects of climatic factors on the physical and biological environment, e.g., rock weathering, species distribution, and growth patterns of plants. Accurate, reliable climate surfaces are necessary, especially for countries such as Turkey, which has a complex terrain and limited monitoring stations. The accuracy of these models mainly depends on the spatial modeling methods used. In this study, the Australian National University Spline (ANUSPLIN) model was used to develop climate surfaces and was compared with other methods such as inverse distance weighting, co-kriging, lapse rate, and multilinear regression. The results from the developed climate surfaces were validated using three methods: (1) diagnostic statistics from the surface fitting model, such as signal, mean, root mean square predictive error, root mean square error estimate, root mean square residual of the spline, and estimate of the standard deviation of the noise in the spline; (2) a comparison of error statistics between interpolated surfaces and the withheld climate data from 81 stations; and (3) a comparison with other interpolation methods using model performance metrics, such as mean absolute error, mean error, root mean square error, and R2adj. The most accurate results were obtained by the ANUSPLIN model. It explained 95, 88, 92, and 71% of the variance in annual mean, minimum and maximum temperature, and total precipitation, respectively. The mean absolute error of these models was 0.63, 1.16, and 0.72 ºC, as well as 54.82 mm. The generated climate surfaces, having a spatial resolution of 0.005º × 0.005º could contribute to the fields of forestry, agriculture, and hydrology.
Fisetin Modulates Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Innate Antiviral Response in Chikungunya Virus-Infected Hepatocellular Carcinoma Huh7 Cells
Authors: Lani Rafidah , Teoh Boon-Teong , Sam Sing-Sin , Abubakar Sazaly , Hassandarvish Pouya
Published: September 2022

In the chronic phase of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection, excessive inflammation manifests as incapacitating joint pain and prolonged arthritis. Arthritis resulted from a large influx of infiltrating immune cells driven by pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines originating from the toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated innate antiviral response. This study investigated fisetin's ability to modulate TLR-mediated antiviral responses against CHIKV in Huh7 cells. The CHIKV inhibitory potential of fisetin was assessed by plaque-forming unit assay, virus yield reduction assay, and bright-field microscopy (cytopathic effect, immunofluorescence). Fisetin’s modulatory potential on TLR-mediated antiviral response was evaluated by immunofluorescence assay (expression of TLR proteins), qRT-PCR (mRNA level of antiviral genes), human cytokine array, and immunoblotting of key transcription factors. The present study showed fisetin induced the expression of the antiviral genes at an early time-point by promoting the phosphorylation of IRF3 and IRF7. Fisetin reduced excessive inflammatory cytokine responses in CHIKV-infected Huh7 cells by impeding the over-phosphorylation of NF-κB. Fisetin also reduced CHIKV-induced cytopathic effects in CHIKV-infected Huh7 cells. Altogether, our study suggests that fisetin modulates TLR-mediated antiviral responses by affecting the CHIKV-induced inflammatory responses.
Interplay between Autophagy and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1: ICP34.5, One of the Main Actors
Authors: Ripa Inés , Andreu Sabina , López-Guerrero José Antonio , Bello-Morales Raquel
Published: September 2022

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a neurotropic virus that, occasionally, may spread to the central nervous system (CNS), being the most common cause of sporadic encephalitis. One of the main neurovirulence factors of HSV-1 is the protein ICP34.5 that, although initially seemed to be relevant only in neuronal infections, it can also promote viral replication in non-neuronal cells. New ICP34.5 functions have been discovered during the recent years, and some of them have been questioned. This review describes the mechanisms of ICP34.5 to control cellular antiviral responses and debates its most controversial functions. One of the most discussed roles of ICP34.5 is autophagy inhibition. Although autophagy is considered a defense mechanism against viral infections, current evidence suggests that this antiviral function is only one side of the coin. Different types of autophagic pathways interact with HSV-1 impairing or enhancing the infection, and both the virus and the host cell modulate these pathways to tip the scales in its favor. In this review, we will summarize the recent progress on the interplay between autophagy and HSV-1, focusing on the intricate role of ICP34.5 in the modulation of this pathway to gain the battle against cellular defenses.
Anxiety and Depression of Cancer Patients: Phylosophical Review of Psychological Aspects
Authors: Prasetyo Lukman , Rahayu Desi , Pandin Moses
Published: September 2022

Introduction: Cancer is a group of diseases caused by uncontrolled and abnormal cell growth caused by the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes. Based on data from Dr Kariadi Hospital in 2021, lung cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer were 1,259 cases, this incident increased significantly from 2020. Based on the data obtained, the sequence of lung cancer cases was 241, breast cancer 623 , and cervical cancer 395. Both cancer and its treatment can weaken the patient's immune system, this is what makes cancer sufferers have a risk of anxiety and depression. Objective: To find out the description of anxiety and depression in cancer patients at RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang. Methods: The design of this study was descriptive quantitative, with a population of 56 patients and calculated using a stratified random sampling formula so that a sample of 49 respondents was obtained. The instrument or measuring instrument in this study used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: Most cancer patients experienced mild anxiety and did not experience depression or at normal levels, from the number of respondents as many as 49 respondents, 27 respondents experienced mild anxiety (55.1%) and did not experience depression or at normal levels as many as 22 respondents (44, 9%). Suggestion: It is hoped that it can provide input for nurses to provide counseling to patients as an effort to reduce the anxiety and depression felt by patients.
Notch1 protectives against ischemic reperfusion injury via suppressing PTEN-Pink1 mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy
Authors: Xu Qi-rong , Liu Sheng , Gong Qiang , Zhu Rong-rong , Liu Ji-chun , Zhou Xue-liang
Published: September 2022

Background
Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes after acute myocardial infarction. However, the molecular mechanism of ischemia/reperfusion injury remains unclear. Mitochondria dysfunction have become important participants and regulators of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in this process are still not fully understood. We previously reported that Notch1 can reduce mitochondrial lysis, reduce myocardial infarct size and inhibit ventricular remodeling. Herein, we tried to explore the downstream target of Notch1 on the mitochondrial regulation.
Methods
Ischemic/reperfusion injury rat model and hypoxia/reoxygenation cell model were constructed in this study. The expression of PTEN was detected by real-time PCR, Western Blot and immunofluorescence staining. The cell viability was analyzed by CCK-8. The apoptosis level was detected by TUNEL assay. The mitochondrial fission/fusion were analyzed by Mito-Tracker Green staining. Measurement of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and CK levels creatine kinase-MB (CK) were detected by ELISA Kits.
Results
We found that PETN-Pink1-Parkin signaling is inhibited by Notch1 I/R injured neonatal cardiomyocytes and hearts, thus via inhibiting the mitochondrial dysfunction and fragmentation. With the recure of PTEN or Pink1, the protective effect of Notch1 was largely diminished.
Conclusion
These results suggest that N1ICD protective against ischemic reperfusion injury via suppressing PTEN-Pink1 mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and fragmentation.
Intelligent planning process with adaptive quick response system for low volume manufacturing
Authors: Dcoutho John , Rahman Akhlaqur , Eisenbart Boris , Kulkarni Ambarish
Published: September 2022

The automotive manufacturing industry in recent years has seen a paradigm shift in production. Increased customer individualization demands and shorter product life cycles have become the norm in the market. Traditionally, production planning methods in this sector are based on high volumes; thus, production lines used to be relatively rigid. With the current demand for individualized low-volume production, the line must be altered frequently, leading to increased downtime and additional cost. This shift in automotive manufacturing requires production planning to cater to faster, cost-effective adoption to changing low-volume individualized demands. This research discusses a novel Intelligent Planning Process (IPP) to address low-volume individualized manufacturing. The IPP model harnesses transformative technologies such as extended reality (xR) to facilitate faster and more adaptive planning. Further, artificial intelligence is embedded through xR models using various response nodes (e.g., quick response) This provides a critical advantage in developing and evaluating multiple production layouts with considerably reduced efforts. A case studyon positioning preloaded planning data to the real world with quickresponse nodes resulted in one-fourth of the time required by manualinteractive positioning of physical assets. In addition, real-timecontrol and synchronous optimization were other intangible outcomes.
Epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease and genetic characteristics of Coxsackievirus A10 in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province from 2016–2020
Authors: Wang Jitao , Liu Hongyan , Cao Zijun , Xu Jihong , Guo Jiane , Zhao Lifeng , Wang Rui , Xu Yang , Gao Ruihong , Gao Li , Zuo Zhihong , Xiao Jinbo , Lu Huanhuan , Zhang Yong
Published: September 2022

Background:In recent years, the prevalence of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD)caused by enteroviruses other than enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) has gradually increased. The pathogen spectrum of HFMD also continues to change. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of HFMD and the genetic characteristics of the coxsackievirus A10 (CVA10)virus identified in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.Methods:The epidemiological data from 2016–2020 on HFMD in Taiyuan City was collected from the China Information System For Disease Control and Prevention. The throat swab specimens of 2701 HFMD cases were tested, theVP1regions of CVA10 RNA were amplified using RT-PCR, and phylogenetic analysis of CVA10 was performed. The study results were analyzed using Pearson's Chi-Square Test.Results:Children aged 1–5 years accounted for the majority (81.65%) of all HFMD cases, and the average annual incidence is higher in boys than in girls. Of the 2,701 specimens collected, 1,439 (53.28%) were positive for human enterovirus (EV). The positivity rates of EV-A71, CVA16, and other EVs were 15.22% (219/1439), 28.77% (414/1439), and 56.01% (806/1439), respectively. The proportion of specimens positive for other EVs was significantly higher than that of EV-A71 and CVA16. CVA10 is one of the important viruses of other EVs. A total of 52 CVA10 strains were used for phylogenetic analysis based on theVP1region. Of the 52 CVA10 strains, 31 were from this study, and 21 were downloaded from GenBank. All CVA10 sequences could be assigned to seven genotypes (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G), and genotype C was further divided into C1 and C2 subtypes. Of the 31 CVA10 strains identified in this study, only one belonged to subtype C1 and the remaining 30 belonged toC2.Conclusions:This study emphasized the importance of strengthening the surveillance of the HFMD in order to understand the mechanisms of pathogen variation and evolution, so as to provide a scientific basis for HFMD prevention, control, and vaccine development.
Face masks modulate non-verbal communication in selfies, but do not affect beauty ratings
Authors: Jacomuzzi Alessandra Cecilia , Bruno Nicola
Published: September 2022

Widespread use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated interest in their effect on interpersonal communication. We asked whether face masks modulate posing during selfie-taking and whether they affect the attractiveness of the poser. We collected a dataset of selfie pairs (one with and one without the mask) from a population of university community members. Results replicated well-known posing biases in selfies, including a preference for displaying the left cheek and a sex-related difference in facial prominence. However, these biases were modulated by face masks, which caused a marked increase of frontal poses in comparison to three-quarter poses (for both left- and right-cheek face rotations), and a weaker but still significant increase in facial prominence of both male and female takers. In contrast, beauty ratings did not differ between mask and no-mask selfies by the same individuals. These results support models of selfies as means of non-verbal communication, whereas do not support recent reports that face masks enhance facial beauty. (word count = 170)
Analyses of Flight Time During Solar Proton Events and Solar Flares
Authors: xu x h , Wang Yi , Wei Fengsi , feng xueshang , bo m h , tang h w , wang d s , bian l , Wang Boyi , Zuo Pingbing , Jiang Chaowei , Xu Xiaojun , Zhou Zilu , li z , Zou Peng , wang l d , gu y x , chen y l , zhang w y , sun p
Published: September 2022

Analyzing the effects of space weather on aviation is a new and developing topic. It has been commonly accepted that the flight time of the polar flights may increase during solar proton events because the flights have to change their route to avoid the high-energy particles. However, apart from such phenomenon, researches related to the flight time during space weather events is very rare. Based on the analyses of 39 representative international air routes around westerlies, it is found that 97.44% (94.87%) of the commercial airplanes on the westbound (eastbound) air routes reveal shorter (longer) flight time during solar proton events compared to those during quiet periods, and the averaged magnitude of change in flight time is ~10 min or 0.21%-4.17% of the total flight durations. Comparative investigations reassure the certainty of such phenomenon that the directional differences in flight time are still incontrovertible regardless of over-land routes (China-Europe) or over-sea routes (China-Western America). Further analyses suggest that the solar proton events associated atmospheric heating will change the flight durations by weakening certain atmospheric circulations, such as the polar jet stream. While the polar jet stream will not be obviously altered during solar flares so that the directional differences in flight time are not found. Besides the conventional space weather effects already known, this paper is the first report that indicates a distinct new scenario of how the solar proton events affect flight time. These analyses are also important for aviation since our discoveries could help the airways optimize the air routes to save passenger time costs, reduce fuel costs and even contribute to the global warming issues.
Modeling the Time-Dependent Transmission Rate Using Gaussian Pulses for Analyzing the Covid-19 Outbreaks in the World
Authors: Setianto Setianto , Hidayat Darmawan
Published: September 2022

In this work, an SEIR epidemic model with time-dependent transmission rate parameters for the multiple waves of COVID-19 infection was investigated. It is assumed that the transmission rate is determined by the superposition of the Gaussian pulses. The interaction of these dynamics is represented by recursive equations. Analysis of the overall dynamics of disease spread is determined by the effective reproduction numberRe(t)produced throughout the infection period. As a result, the development of the epidemic over time has been successfully studied and the phenomenon of multiple waves of COVID-19 infection in the world has been explained.
Designing and Evaluating a Big Data Analytics Approach for predicting students’ success factors
Authors: Fahd Kiran , Miah Shah J.
Published: September 2022

Reducing student attrition in tertiary education plays a significant role in the core mission and financial well-being of an educational institution. The availability of big data source from Learning Management System (LMS) can be analysed to help with the attrition issues. This study aims to use an integrated Design science research (DSR) methodology to develop and evaluate a Big Data Analytical Solution (BDAS) embedded in Educational Decision Support System as an educational artefact. The BDAS as DSR artefact harnesses the outcome of the application of Artificial Intelligence(AI) based approaches on the dataset collected from student interaction with LMS to train a predictive model to predict potential students at risk. Identifying students at risk helps to take timely intervention in the learning process to improve student academic progress to increase the retention rate. To evaluate the performance of the predictive model, we compare the accuracy of the collection of representational Artificial Intelligence algorithms in the literature. The BDAS aims not to replace any existing practice but to support educators to implement a variety of pedagogical practices to improve students’ academic performance.
Multi-scenario LUCC modeling based on a new LMCM model: A case study of Hefei, China
Authors: He Yecheng , Wu Weicheng , Ke Xinxin , Song Yifei , Zhou Cuimin , Li Wenjing , Li Yuan , Jing Rong , Song Peixia , Fu Linqian , Mao Chunlian , Xie Meng , Xie Xinyuan
Published: September 2022

Detection of land use and land cover change (LUCC) and its future projection have become a critical issue for rational management of land resources. For this purpose, land use mapping in 2010, 2015 and 2020 in Hefei were conducted by an integrated classification approach based on spring Landsat images and digital elevation model (DEM) data, and dynamic LUCC of 2010-2015 and 2015-2020 were characterized. To predict land use change, a new comprehensive hybrid model consisting of Celluar Automata (CA) and Markov chain (M), Logistic Regression (LR) and Multi-Critical Evaluation (MCE), namely Logistic-MCE-CA-Markov (LMCM) model, was proposed to avoid the disadvantages of the previous models such as CA-Markov (CM), Logistic-CA-Markov (LCM) and MCE-CA-Markov (MCM). This new hybrid model LMCM used the fully standardized logistic regression coefficients as importance of the driving factors to represent their impact weight on each land use type. The CM, LCM, MCM and LMCM models were applied to estimate the land use pattern of 2020 based on the states of 2010 and 2015 of the study area, and we noted that the LMCM model performed better than other three versus the classified map of 2020 with a higher accuracy, that is, 1.72-5.4%, 2.14-6.63% and 2.78-9.33% higher than CM, LCM and MCM models respectively. We believed hence that the newly proposed LMCM hybrid model was capable of achieving more reliable prediction of LUCC and was employed to predict the land use and land cover (LULC) situation of 2025 within four scenarios, i.e., business as usual (BAU), economic development (ED), ecological protection (EP), and comprehensive development (CD). The results show that the LUCC modeling using the LMCM model with ED or CD scenario would be pertinent for a socioeconomic development in the study area and the approaches may be extended for such study in other regions.
Comparison of Different Nutritional Screening Tools in Pediatric Oncology
Authors: Xavier Camila Machado , Freitas Josiane De Paula , Miola Thais Manfrinato , Firmino Aline Do Vale
Published: September 2022

Background Malnutrition in pediatric oncology inpatients can cause several complications, and the early identification of inpatients at nutritional risk with screening tool is crucial. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate StrongKids and SGNA in order to analyze their performance and efficacy in pediatric inpatients undergoing oncological treatment and compare with objective assessment. Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional study with pediatric oncology inpatients, of both sexes, admitted to A.C. Camargo Cancer Center. Data collection was conducted during the first hospital admission appointment, when StrongKids and SGNA were applied, and anthropometric data were collected. Results Sixty inpatients with an average age of 8.49 years old were evaluated, and 21,6% inpatients were diagnosed with malnutrition. SGNA and StrongKids shows a sensitivity of 92.3% and 84.6%, respectively. In the comparison of both tools, an adequate accuracy of 81.67% was detected. In addition, a significant kappa (κ) value was obtained (p = 0.021) for the evaluation comparing SGNA and the objective assessment, showing reasonable concordance (κ = 0.235). Conclusion Both nutritional screening tools showed a good performance with respect to sensitivity, compared with the objective assessment. Neither method showed a satisfactory accuracy when applied to pediatric oncology inpatients.
Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of the Spanish Version of the international Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-12Sv)
Authors: González-de-la-Flor Ángel , López-de-Uralde-Villanueva Ibai , Valera-Calero Juan Antonio , Almazán-Polo Jaime , López-Marcos José Javier , Fernández-de-las-Peñas César , García-Fernández Pablo , Plaza-Manzano Gustavo
Published: September 2022

Objective: To develop a Spanish version of the international Hip Outcome Tool questionnaire (iHOT-12Sv) for assessing the psychometric characteristics (internal consistency, convergent validity, test-retest reliability and floor and celing effects) of this version in physically active patients with hip pain.
Methods: After conducting the translation and transcultural adaptation, a consecutive sample of patients with labral tear injury and/or femoroacetabular impingement (Pincer or Cam type) were recruited in a Spanish Hospital. Patients completed the iHOT-12Sv and the Spanish version of the iHOT-33 and the Hip Outcome Score (HOS). Internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach's alpha, convergent validity was evaluated using Spearman correlation coefficients (Rho) with iHOT-33 and HOS, test-retest reliability was examined using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) and Minimal Detectable Changes (MDC) and floor and ceiling effects as the percentage of patients who obtained the minimum and the maximum score.
Results: One hundred fifty-three patients (64.7% males) participated in this study. Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92 revealed the excellent internal consistency. In addition, the iHOT-12Sv demonstrated strong to very strong correlations with the HOS (Rho ranged from 0.741 to 0.827; p<0.001) and the iHOT-33 (Rho=0.932; p<0.001) respectively, acceptable test-retest reliability (ICC=0.86 to 0.94); SEM=6.21 and MDC=17.22) and no floor or ceiling effects were found.
Conclusions: The iHOT-12Sv can be used as a valid and reliable tool for clinical evaluation of physically active patients with hip pathology. However, the full version is preferable for research purposes aiming to assess changes in hip function.
Enhanced Modulation Recognition by Time-series Data Augmentation Based Spatiotemporal Multi-channel Framework
Authors: Pi Shuang , Zhang Shuanggen , Guo Bochi , Yan Wei
Published: September 2022

Automatic modulation recognition with deep learning has great prospective owing to computing power and big data. However, modulation recognition accuracy depends highly extent on massive volume of data and model applicability. Here, to overcome difficulties such as small sample dataset, manual extraction of features and low accuracy, we proposed an efficient recognition method that combined time-series data augmentation with spatiotemporal multi-channel learning framework. The results showed that the method provided positive indicators on the order of 93.5 percent for ten modulation signal types, which can be improved by at least 15 percent. Especially for QAM16 and QAM64 signals, the average recognition accuracy is increased by nearly 50 percent at SNRs as low as -2 dB, revealing remarkable recognition performance. Effectiveness of the proposed method provides an attractive approach for signal modulation recognition for wired or wireless communication fields.
A study of LCCA-based wastewater treatment technologies in the context of an Indian scenario
Authors: Rathore Purva , Parde Divyesh , Killedar Deepak J.
Published: September 2022

With ever-increasing population, volumes of wastewater treatment are a major concern in our country. The choice of an appropriate wastewater treatment technology in India needs to be focused. The Activated Sludge Process (ASP), Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB), Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), Soil Bio Technology (SBT), Biological Filtration and Oxygenated Reactor (BioFOR), Submerged Aerated Fixed Film (SAFF), Phytorid, Waste stabilization ponds (WSP), Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) and Trickling Filter (TF) employing the Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) tool, are all financially examined in this study. This study shows the present value approach, which involves discounting the expenses for a 20-year economic life and is used to calculate life cycle costs. The published literature is used to determine the price of sewage treatment per million litres per day (MLD) of wastewater treatment technology. Additionally, this analysis compares the life cycle costs of the 11 technologies stated earlier to determine the most likely candidate for an economical technology by factoring in capital, annual operation and maintenance, energy, salvage, and replacement expenses. The uncertainty of land cost and discount rate with its effect on LCCs is studied by varying both over a range. The present study evaluates the Net Savings and Savings Investment Ratio of technologies with a base case. The LCCA demonstrates the ascending order of technologies as WSP < PHYTORID < UASB < SBT < BioFOR < TF < SAFF < ASP < SBR < MBR < MBBR. This study suggests that more research on the payback periods of various wastewater treatment methods be conducted.
Nomogram for predicting preoperative axillary lymph node status in male breast carcinoma: SEER population-based study
Authors: Chen Wenxin , Wang Hebing , Yang Binglin , Zhang Maoquan , Chen Jicheng
Published: September 2022

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) has been recommended as a replacement for axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in male breast carcinoma (MBC) with clinical axillary lymph node-negative as in women. However, the morbidity after SLN may also have short-term or long-term complications. It is imperative to develop a model to evaluate the risk of lymph node metastasis to avoid unnecessary operations.
Patients and Methods: A retrospective review of the clinical and pathology records were performed in patients diagnosed with MBC between 2010 and 2018 from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. The cohort was divided into training and validation cohorts. A logistic regression model was used to construct the nomogram in the training cohort and then verified in the validation cohort.ROC curve, C-index, and calibration were used to assess the predictive ability of the nomogram.
Results: Overall, 2,610 patients diagnosed with MBC were enrolled, of which 1,740 were in the training cohort and 870 were in the validation cohort. Logistic regression analysis indicated ,age at diagnosis, tumor location, tumor stage, pathological type, and histologic grade were significantly related to axillary lymph node metastasis(ALNM). The AUC of the nomogram was 0.846 (95% CI, 0.825 -0.867) and C-index was 0.848 (95%CI, 0.807-0.889), demonstrating a good prediction performance. The calibration curve for the nomogram was plotted and the slope was close to 1. The performance of the nomogram was further validated in the validation cohort, with an AUC of 0.848 (95% CI 0.819 - 0.877).
Conclusion: We successfully established a nomogram to predict LANM, especially for those who were of advanced age at diagnosis,had small tumor size, low malignancy, and clinical axillary lymph node-negative to avoid unnecessary axillary operation —thus improving the quality of life of the patients without adverse effect on their survival rates.
A Farmer & Consumer Friendly Traceable and Trustable Agro-Info DApp Using Block-Chain Technology
Authors: Adithi G , Dakshayini M
Published: September 2022

Agricultural supply chain (ASC) is a distributed syatem involves all the activities in the transfer of various agricultural commodities from farmers to end consumers and plays a vital role in impacting the nation’s economic growth. However, the agriculture industry in India currently does not have an established mechanism that validates and keeps track of the distribution of seeds and food crops(Agro-Information System(AIS)). As a result, farmers do not obtain proper information about the origin of the seeds that they would buy and sow. Also, the consumers do not obtain any information about the origin of the food crops and the products they would be consuming. In the existing ASC, tracing the history of seeds, their quality, contaminated crops, etc. is very time-consuming and resource-consuming. The data are also easily prone to modification, which largely affects security. With the present way in which the AIS is spread across the country, the number of diseases arising from low-quality food crops is also increasing and these diseases spread rapidly among people. The hampered quality of crops may be due to the usage of low-quality seeds, pesticides and the process followed. This is another issue that impacts the quality of food and further leads to food spoilage. Hence, tracking and identifying the origin of seeds and crops is of high concern in these cases. These issues can be well handled by the usage of blockchain technology. The primary objective of this paper is to make ASCs transparent and flexible systems using the Hyperledger fabric framework of blockchain technology. The proposed system enables the authenticated farmer community to obtain all the information required to select good-quality seeds and consumers to obtain quality food products by tracking every movement of the ASC right from seed selection to delivery of food products to the consumer. Implementation of the proposed system using the Hyperledger fabric framework of Blockchain technology has proven the effective tracking of the entire supply movement across the ASC in a minimum time of 0.015 sec with 100 percent transparency and authentication, helping people to obtain good-quality seeds and food products.