bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
One Solution for Many Linear Partial Differential Equations With Terms of Equal Orders
Authors: Miranda Lohans de Oliveira , Miranda Lossian Barbosa Bacelar
Published: December 2021

We disclose a simple and straightforward method of solving single-order linear partial differential equations. The advantage of the method is that it is applicable to any orders and the big disadvantage is that it is restricted to a single order at a time. As it is very easy compared to classical methods, it has didactic value.
Population Projection of Nepal: A Logistic Approach
Authors: Adhikari Khagendra , Raya Hikmat Bahadur
Published: December 2021

Population growth is a dynamic process which depends upon many variables which result the population projection as a very complicated task. In this article, we try to project the population of Nepal for upcoming 100 years and also project the trend of population growth for next 300 years. In this projection, we use the Logistic Growth Model, a more realistic model of population projection. Here we use the every 10 years data of census and also calculate all the intermediate year’s data by using the exponential growth model. Thus, we use all together 41 years data in our calculation. By using the least square method to fit the Logistic Model in the past population and using the MATLAB, we calculate the logistic growth rate of population of Nepal is r = 3:6955%. The carrying capacity of Nepal is K = Pmax = 4; 38; 14; 550 and the inflection year at which the population is half of the maximum population ( K/2 = 2; 19; 07; 275) of Nepal as 1999 from when the population of Nepal will start to be more stable. The population growth rate will be remarkably reduced around the 2071 and the population of Nepal will start to remain more stable from around 2100. As the area of Nepal, its natural resources and possibilities of the dynamical connectivity between the rapid economically growing neighbors, the future population of Nepal seems to be manageable.
Fractal analysis as a method of morphometric study of linear anatomical objects: modified Caliper method
Authors: Maryenko N.I. , Stepanenko O.Yu.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the study was to develop an original modification of the Caliper method of image fractal analysis to determine the fractal dimension of linear anatomical objects. To develop the method, the linear contour of the outer surface of the cerebral cortex was chosen as the object of study. Magnetic resonance brain images in coronal projection were used. The original modification of the Caliper method includes image analysis using Adobe Photoshop CS5 software or its analogues. The linear contour of the studied object is selected, followed by stepwise smoothing of the contour with different smoothing radius. At the 1st stage of fractal analysis smoothing is not applied, at the 2nd stage the smoothing radius is 2 pixels, the 3rd – 4 pixels, the 4th – 8 pixels, the 5th – 16 pixels. At each stage, the contour length in pixels is measured (P). The size of the fractal measurement unit (G) at the 1st stage of fractal analysis is 1 pixel, the 2nd stage – 2 pixels, the 3rd stage – 4 pixels, the 4th stage – 8 pixels, the 5th stage – 16 pixels. The contour smoothing radius, the size of the fractal measurement units and the number of stages of fractal analysis can be changed depending on the characteristics of the studied structure, size, scale and image resolution. Based on the values of the perimeter and the size of the fractal measurement units, the number of fractal measurement units covering the studied object (N) is calculated: N=P/G. The fractal dimension value is calculated based on the N and G values. The modification of the Caliper method described in this paper is automatized and does not require much time required for manual calculation. In addition, compared to the classic Caliper method, this modification is more accurate because the measurement is performed automatically. The main limitation of the developed modification is the ability to determine the fractal dimension of only closed contours of studied structures or closed linear structures, because this method involves determining the length of the closed perimeter of the selected image area. The modified Caliper method of image fractal analysis described in this paper can be used in morphology and other fields of medicine for fractal analysis of linear objects: external and internal linear contours of different anatomical structures (cerebellum, cerebral hemispheres) and pathological foci (tumors, foci of necrosis, fibrosis, etc.).
A DEMOCRACIA COMO INSTITUCIONALIDADE DA AÇÃO POLÍTICA
Authors: Leal Rogério Gesta
Published: December 2021

O presente estudo tem como escopo analisar a importância das dimensões institucionais da Democracia, com o intuito de responder o seguinte problema de pesquisa: Em que medida a legitimidade das instituições democráticas são importantes na perspectiva coerencial da Democracia enquanto regime de governo? A hipótese que vamos sustentar aqui é que urge termos compreensão mais ampliada e crítica destas dimensões institucionais, a ponto de tê-las como condicionadas normativamente a princípios, finalidades e objetivos previamente demarcados nomeadamente pelo ordenamento jurídico constitucional. O método de abordagem do presente trabalho foi o hipotético-dedutivo, partindo-se de reflexões sobre o tema alinhadas pela doutrina especializada. A técnica de pesquisa adotada foi a bibliográfica na elaboração do referencial teórico.
Livros digitais: um Estudo de Caso com artigos dos projetos finais do curso Técnico em Informática do IFPR – Assis Chateaubriand
Authors: Kussano Oliveira Emi , Ferreira Clarindo Adrian Lincoln , da Silva Medola Larissa , Felippsen Eduardo Alberto
Published: December 2021

No Instituto Federal do Paraná, campus Assis Chateaubriand, os estudantes do curso Técnico em Informática Integrado ao Ensino Médio produzem um artigo como requisito parcial para aprovação. Todavia, após a apresentação, por falta de um meio de divulgação, esses artigos permanecem arquivados. Diante desse problema, pensou-se em criar um roteiro e um repositório para a publicação dos trabalhos do projeto final de curso dos estudantes, a fim de que esses saberes reunidos pudessem ser acessados por outros alunos. Então, o presente artigo busca apresentar aspectos do desenvolvimento do projeto – trabalho final de curso, pautado num roteiro explicativo com procedimentos para organizar e publicar um livro digital. Propriamente,
o texto aponta a seleção de uma plataforma de diagramação e a comparação entre plataformas de publicação do e-book, bem como a produção de um e-book com os trabalhos de estudantes do curso, para validar as ferramentas utilizadas.

Palavras-chave: Divulgação científica. Coletânea de artigos. Livros digitais.
Complete posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis to correct Chiari malformation type I associated with craniosynostosis
Authors: Park Hojin , Oh Somin , Choi Jong Woo , Ra Young Shin
Published: December 2021

OBJECTIVE

Posterior vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) is an effective tool to increase intracranial volume and expand the posterior cranial fossa. During PVDO, the authors extended osteotomy posterior to the foramen magnum to fully expand the posterior cranial fossa. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of complete PVDO in posterior fossa expansion and treatment of Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) in patients with craniosynostosis.

METHODS

Patients with craniosynostosis who had undergone complete PVDO between January 2012 and May 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. A coronal osteotomy extending to the foramen magnum was performed and the foramen magnum was decompressed by removing its posterior rim with a 1-mm Kerrison rongeur. Four distractor devices were placed and the vector of distraction was controlled from the posterior to the inferior-posterior direction, depending on the deformity. Changes in the intracranial volume, posterior cranial fossa area, and cerebellar tonsillar descent were measured after complete PVDO by using CT and MRI.

RESULTS

A total of 11 patients with craniosynostosis and concurrent CM-I were included in the study. The mean age was 34.6 ± 24.0 months (continuous variables are expressed as the mean ± SD throughout). One patient had sleep apnea, which was consistent with CM-I, and another patient had a headache, which was nonspecific. The intracranial volume increased from 1179.6 ± 180.2 cm3 to 1440.6 ± 251.5 cm3 (p = 0.003; 24.5% increase compared to the preoperative volume). The posterior skull base area increased from 44.9 ± 19.3 cm2 to 72.7 ± 18.1 cm2 (p = 0.004). Cerebellar tonsillar descent decreased in all 11 patients after complete PVDO (preoperative: 10.8 ± 3.7 mm, postoperative: 2.7 ± 3.0 mm; p = 0.003). Among the 11 patients, 5 showed complete resolution of cerebellar tonsillar herniation.

CONCLUSIONS

Complete PVDO can more efficiently expand the posterior cranial fossa, unlike conventional methods. Moreover, it helps to relieve cerebellar tonsillar herniation. Complete PVDO is a powerful tool to increase the intracranial and posterior fossa volumes in patients with craniosynostosis and concurrent CM-I.
Early posttraumatic seizures in pediatric traumatic brain injury: a multicenter analysis
Authors: Chong Shu-Ling , Qian Suyun , Yao Sarah Hui Wen , Allen John Carson , Dang Hongxing , Chan Lawrence C. N. , Ming Meixiu , Gan Chin Seng , Ong Jacqueline S. M. , Kurosawa Hiroshi , Lee Jan Hau
Published: December 2021

OBJECTIVE

Early posttraumatic seizures (EPTSs) in children after traumatic brain injury (TBI) increase metabolic stress on the injured brain. The authors sought to study the demographic and radiographic predictors for EPTS, and to investigate the association between EPTS and death, and between EPTS and poor functional outcomes among children with moderate to severe TBI in Asia.

METHODS

A secondary analysis of a retrospective TBI cohort among participating centers of the Pediatric Acute & Critical Care Medicine Asian Network was performed. Children < 16 years of age with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score ≤ 13 who were admitted to pediatric intensive care units between January 2014 and October 2017 were included. Logistic regression analysis was performed to study risk factors for EPTS and to investigate the association between EPTS and death, and between EPTS and poor functional outcomes. Poor functional outcomes were defined as moderate disability, severe disability, and coma as defined by the Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale.

RESULTS

Overall, 313 children were analyzed, with a median age of 4.3 years (IQR 1.8–8.9 years); 162 children (51.8%) had severe TBI (GCS score < 8), and 76 children (24.3%) had EPTS. After adjusting for age, sex, and the presence of nonaccidental trauma (NAT), only younger age was significantly associated with EPTS (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.85, 95% CI 0.78–0.92; p < 0.001). Forty-nine children (15.6%) in the cohort died, and 87 (32.9%) of the 264 surviving patients had poor functional outcomes. EPTS did not increase the risk of death. After adjusting for age, sex, TBI due to NAT, multiple traumas, and a GCS score < 8, the presence of EPTS was associated with poor functional outcomes (aOR 2.08, 95% CI 1.05–4.10; p = 0.036).

CONCLUSIONS

EPTSs were common among children with moderate to severe TBI in Asia and were associated with poor functional outcomes among children who survived TBI.
Differences and determinants of female entrepreneurship across selected EU countries: some empirical evidence for the period 2010–2018
Authors: Kraska Ewa , Kot Janusz
Published: December 2021

There is a wide differentiation in the level of female entrepreneurship across European Union countries. The literature emphasises the importance of various intrinsic (i.e. education, experience, human capital, access to capital resources) and extrinsic (i.e. influencing the level of entrepreneurship) factors. The purpose of this article is to empirically analyse the relationship between the level of female self-employment and the economic and social determinants of female labour force participation for 19 EU member states. This article uses panel data techniques to empirically analyse the relationship between the female self-employment and the following: gross domestic product per capita, female unemployment rate, total fertility rate, crude marriage rate, people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age, gender wage gap (median) for full-time employees, masculinization index. Simple statistical methods and Pearson correlation coefficient were used in this paper. An econometric model was created to verify the factors affecting the level of female self-employment. Statistical data collected by Eurostat and the OECD were used to conduct the analyses. Due to limited data availability, the study covers the years 2010–2018. Gretl and Excel were used to conduct the analysis.
Z prawnej problematyki korzystania przez dzierżawców gruntów rolnych ze wsparcia finansowanego z pierwszego i drugiego filaru Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej oraz programów zatwierdzonych przez Komisję Europejską
Authors: Suchoń Aneta
Published: December 2021

Celem artykułu była próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy i na ile przepisy prawne pozwalają na korzystanie dzierżawcom gruntów rolnych ze środków finansowych z pierwszego i drugiego filaru Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej oraz zwrotu części podatku akcyzowego zawartego w cenie oleju napędowego wykorzystywanego do produkcji rolnej. Realizacja wskazanego celu wymaga przeprowadzenia rozważań w aspekcie regulacji prawnych dotyczących finansowania oraz konstrukcji umowy dzierżawy gruntów rolnych (przede wszystkim ustawa – Kodeks cywilny oraz ustawa z dnia 19 października 1991 r. o gospodarowaniu nieruchomościami rolnymi Skarbu Państwa). W pierwszej kolejności rozważania koncentrowały się na systemie płatności bezpośrednich. Podkreślono, że w przypadku gdy działka rolna stanowi przedmiot posiadania samoistnego i posiadania zależnego, płatności bezpośrednie przysługują posiadaczowi zależnemu. W dalszej części rozważania dotyczyły wsparcia dzierżawców z drugiego filaru Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej, przede wszystkim programu rolno-środowisko-klimatycznego, wsparcia rolnictwa ekologicznego oraz modernizacji gospodarstw rolnych. Następnie omówiono wybrane zagadnienia z ustawy z dnia 10 marca 2006 r. o zwrocie podatku akcyzowego zawartego w cenie oleju napędowego wykorzystywanego do produkcji rolnej. Pomoc określona w tym akcie prawnym wpisuje się w programy zatwierdzone w Komisji Europejskiej na podstawie rozporządzenia Komisji (UE) nr 651/2014 z dnia 17 czerwca 2014 r. uznającego niektóre rodzaje pomocy za zgodne z rynkiem wewnętrznym w zastosowaniu art. 107 i 108 Traktatu. W dalszej kolejności rozważania koncentrowały się na wybranych elementach konstrukcji umowy dzierżawy – przede wszystkim czasie trwania, przedłużeniu umowy oraz kwestii dokonywania ulepszeń na przedmiocie dzierżawy. W podsumowaniu zawarto m.in. wniosek, że pozytywnie ocenić należy możliwość korzystania przez rolników dzierżawców z podstawowego instrumentu unijnego wsparcia producentów rolnych, jaki stanowi system płatności bezpośrednich, a zwłaszcza obszarowych, a także wybranych programów w ramach Planu Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich oraz zwrotu części podatku akcyzowego zawartego w cenie oleju napędowego wykorzystywanego do produkcji rolnej. Przepisy prawne dotyczące konstrukcji umowy dzierżawy zawarte w Kodeksie cywilnym z reguły nie sprzyjają zawieraniu umów długoterminowych, nie obejmują także odrębnych postanowień na temat przedłużenia dzierżawy czy rozliczeń ulepszeń przedmiotu dzierżawy, co utrudnia czasami uzyskanie płatności, szczególnie z drugiego filaru Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej.
Migration issues in the EU’s common foreign and security policy – selected aspects
Authors: Dubowski Tomasz
Published: December 2021

In the discussion on the EU migration policy, it is impossible to evade the issue of the relation between this policy and the EU foreign policy, including EU common foreign and security policy. The subject of this study are selected links between migration issues and the CFSP of the European Union. The presented considerations aim to determine at what levels and in what ways the EU’s migration policy is taken into account in the space of the CFSP as a diplomatic and political (and subject to specific rules and procedures) substrate of the EU’s external action.
Migrations and the environment – selected legal aspects
Authors: Górski Marek
Published: December 2021

The article analyses the environmental aspects of migration in the context of their environmental causes and effects, focusing, however, on the effects. It was recognized that negative changes in the environment are becoming a more and more frequent cause of migration and may lead to a very wide range of migration, which would be very difficult to control. This will, among other things, have environmental effects in countries targeted by migrants. These effects are considered, using the example of Poland and the need to provide migrants with appropriate living conditions, based on legal regulations relating to the provision of drinking water, sewage disposal and municipal waste management. Such situations should be considered by the state by preparing appropriate action strategies, determining the sources of their financing, and introducing the necessary legislative changes.
The Role of the CJEU in the Strengthening of the Participation of Third-Country Nationals in the Academic Life in the EU – Analysis of the Ruling of the CJEU in Case M.A. v Consul of the Republic of Poland in N
Authors: Kosińska Anna Magdalena
Published: December 2021

The analyzed ruling is the first judgement which the Court of Justice passed in order to provide interpretationfor the new Student Directive (2016/801 of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence ofthird-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemesor educational projects and au pairing). Due to its judiciary activism, the Court was able to find a connectionbetween the case pending before a national court and EU law in the case of M.A. In the end, the Court finallydecided that in the case at issue, regarding the rights of a foreign national to apply for a residence permit for thepurpose of enrolling in second-cycle studies programme in Poland, the procedure of applying for a long-stay visaon the grounds of national law must be safeguarded by the guarantees under Article 47 of the Charter of FundamentalRights. The guarantees apply to the actual states in which EU law is applicable – in this case the “StudentDirective.” It seems that the ruling in the case of M.A. will play a crucial role in facilitating students’ – TCNs’ – entryinto the territory of the Republic of Poland, while the Polish legislator, in all probability, will be obliged to changethe provisions of the national law in such a way as to make it possible for future students to access a full array oflegal remedies against the negative decisions of consuls.
STYLISTIC DEVICES IN REVEALING CHARACTERS’ EMOTIONS AND WAYS OF THEIR TRANSLATION
Authors: Bodnarchuk Anastasiia
Published: December 2021

The present research focuses on the analysis of the most common stylistic devices that are used to depict characters’ emotions in two novels “Flowers for Algernon” (2006) and “The Minds of Billy Milligan” (1995) written by the American author Daniel Keyes. The patterns of translation of emotionally coloured extracts of the text where these stylistic devices have been used are analysed in this research. As stylistic devices are considered to be an integral part of the composition of works of fiction and they add emotional colouring and exert pragmatic influence on the readers, translators Viktor Shovkun and Olena Stusenko faced onerous work as their task was to find accurate equivalents and use translation transformations in order to avoid literal translation, achieve adequacy on all levels and preserve the stylistic colouring. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that the translation should fully replace the original text and recipients should perceive the translated text as identical to the original even though stylistic devices and the emotional component of linguistic semantics are arduous to convey in translation. This research also concludes that translators most often resorted to lexical (concretization, generalization and modulation), lexico-grammatical (omission and addition) and grammatical (verbalization and nominalization) translation transformations to avoid literal translation. It has also been established and verified by a comparative method that more stylistic devices are used in the Ukrainian translation than in the original text. The most widely used stylistic devices are metaphors, epithets, comparisons and idioms.
Key words: stylistic device, translation transformation, source text, target text, pragmatics, communicative intention, emotions.
CONCEPTSYSTEM OF MODERN ENGLISH GASTRONOMY ADVERTISING AESTHETIC DISCOURSE
Authors: Hafu Tetiana
Published: December 2021

The article presents a study that allowed us to construct a cognitive map of modern English gastronomic advertising aesthetic discourse. The main features in the understanding of gastronomic advertising discourse by the representatives of the English-speaking community – gourmet aesthetes are analyzed. The research material for the modern English gastronomic advertising aesthetic discourse was the gastronomic Internet texts of the social network Instagram, which contained a particularly expressive specific aesthetic component. It is established that the mental framework of the cognitive space of a modern English gourmet esthete is formed by 48 significant discourse-creating autochthons-concepts (sensations, emotions, recipe, ingredient, taste and others). The separation of the constants of the concept system of modern English gastronomic advertising aesthetic discourse – generative autochthonous concepts was carried out through the inventory of texts, fixation of objectifiers of concepts and their grouping into semantic areas. To verify the objectivity of the facts, a quantitative method of calculation is used, the criterion χ2. With the help of linguo quantitative methods, system connections (strong, medium and weak) between the main autochthonous concepts (RECIPE – INGREDIENT, TRADITIONAL MEAL – TEA, EXPERIENCE – SATISFACTION and others) were established and significant autochthonous concepts in modern English gastronomy were identified. The components of the conceptual system of modern English-language gastronomic aesthetic discourse and their combination builds a unique representation in the form of a cognitive map. The study allowed to construct a cognitive map of the studied type of discursive practice, which reproduces its conceptual system and, thus, explains the main mental cores of its participants – modern English gourmet aesthetes: characteristics of products, feelings and emotions they evoke, the principle of healthy eating, demonstration of their own gastronomic preferences in social networks in the form of blogs, because the modern English-speaking aesthetic and gourmet world of social network is impossible to imagine without a blog, where it is important to post on the social network Instagram, which describes the author's experience and feelings and emotions from food (first of all, pleasure and happiness), which provide the aesthetics of the advertising text.
Key words: discourse; advertising discourse; gastronomic discourse; aesthetic discourse, cognitive mapping.
Rebranding of Ukrainian Art Museums: Design as a Cultural Strategy
Authors: Vezhbovska Liliana , Osadcha Tetiana
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of branding campaigns of Ukrainian art museums and their impact on increasing the popularity of museum institutions; and finding out the effectiveness of design approaches in such campaigns. Research methods are based on the application of comparative, formal-stylistic, iconological analysis and deconstruction method. The novelty of the research is to analyze the branding campaigns of art museums in order to learn from their experience and effective design solutions. The article also reveals the problem of integration of the viewer into the museum environment and the attempt through design to go beyond the imposed stereotypes, to overcome the attitude to art as a field alien to the average viewer. Conclusions. As a result of the analysis of branding campaigns of iconic Ukrainian art museums we come to the conclusion about their efficiency both for separate establishments, and for all culture in general. Comparative analysis of different approaches has shown the importance of identifying the uniqueness of institutions and attempts to reflect it in the design of identity. And although today we can talk about the belated transformation of the museum environment in Ukraine, which has been shedding boring socialist-realist cloaks almost three decades after the restoration of independence, it is important to note that this process coincides with the global trend of renewal of world museums. Design is becoming a cultural strategy that aims more than changing the image: it must turn the museum into a subjective player in the cultural field, able to think not in terms of power but in terms of culture. Therefore, the rebranding of the country’s iconic art museums can be called without exaggeration one of the most important cultural achievements since the restoration of independence. This process also demonstrated the current demand for design as a cultural strategy that can establish visual bridges between art professionals and potential viewers, as well as change cultural codes, set trends and thus influence the change of image of the city and country.
Delineating Government Policies and Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation
Authors: Adelakun Yemisi
Published: December 2021

ABSTRACT The South African government, like other countries, has put in place a variety of support measures to aid potential entrepreneurs and existing entrepreneurs to expand their operations. It is unclear, to what extent understanding of these support measures impacts individual entrepreneurial orientation propensities (IEO). The study objective was to investigate the impact of government policy on IEO propensities of risk-taking, innovativeness and proactiveness to engage in entrepreneurial activity, from a systems analysis perspective. The research was carried out using mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative data). The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) from Smart PLS 3.0 software was employed to analyse the data. The study was limited to 235 entrepreneurs from various towns, cities, and settlements in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa who were present at Minara Chamber of Commerce Women’s Conference. The findings showed that government policy impact IEO propensities to engage in entrepreneurial activities.
Leader humility and employee voice behavior: The mediating effects of work engagement and cognitive emotion regulation strategies
Authors: Tu Chiang-Kuo , Huang Shan
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND:

Employee’s expression of voice needs cognitive and emotional resources to express the constructive challenge. Leader humility, with the characteristics of openness to new ideas and feedback, may provide employees with psychological resources to express their voice. This study considers work engagement and cognitive emotion regulation strategies as psychological resources and examines their mediating effects.

OBJECTIVE:

Referring to the conservation of resources theory and affective events theory, this study aims to examine the mediating effects of work engagement and cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationships between leader humility and employees voice behaviors.

METHODS:

This study conducted a questionnaire survey on managers and employees at travel enterprises in China. Based on a survey of 837 valid questionnaires, participants provided their perception for the proposed research model.

RESULTS:

The results show that enhancing work engagement and controlled emotion regulation strategies and reducing automatic emotion regulation strategies partially mediate the relationships between leader humility and employee’s prohibitive voice.

CONCLUSIONS:

Enhancing work engagement and reducing automatic emotion regulation strategies have the mediating effects. However, controlled emotion regulation strategies and promotive voice need much psychological resources, employee adopting controlled emotion regulation doesn’t affect promotive voice and have mediating effects significantly.
Day-To-Day Home Blood Pressure Variability and All-Cause Mortality in a Memory Clinic Population
Authors: Haverkamp Rinske A. , Melis René J.F. , Claassen Jurgen A.H.R. , de Heus Rianne A.A.
Published: December 2021

Background: High day-to-day blood pressure variability (BPV) has been associated with an increased risk for cognitive decline and mortality in the general population. Whether BPV is associated with increased all-cause mortality in older people with cognitive impairment is unknown. Objective: To investigate the association between day-to-day home BPV and all-cause mortality in older patients attending a memory clinic. Methods: We included 279 patients attending a memory clinic, who measured home blood pressure (BP) for 7 consecutive days in the morning and evening. Within-subject BPV was defined as the variation independent of the mean (VIM). Time-to-death was verified through the Dutch population registry. Cox proportional hazard regression was used. Separate analyses were performed for morning-to-morning and evening-to-evening BPV. Results: Mean age was 73±9 years, dementia and mild cognitive impairment were diagnosed in 35% and 34% respectively, and mean home BP was 139/79 mmHg. After a mean follow-up of 3.2 years, 52 patients had died. Neither day-to-day systolic nor diastolic VIM were associated with mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] systolic VIM: 0.99, 95% -CI 0.92–1.06, p = 0.770, HR diastolic VIM: 1.04, 95% -CI 0.93–1.17, p = 0.517). When morning and evening measurements were analyzed separately, systolic morning-to-morning VIM was associated with mortality (adjusted HR: 1.09, 95% -CI 1.01–1.18, p = 0.033). Conclusion: In this study, day-to-day BPV was not associated with all-cause mortality in patients attending a memory clinic. However, morning-to-morning BPV was. Due to the short assessment window, there is still a lack of clarity; hence future research is warranted to clarify the role of all BPV components in aging.
Application of different fertilizers to cabernet sauvignon vines: Effects on grape aroma accumulation
Authors: Salifu Rafia , Zhang Zhen , Sam Faisal Eudes , Li Jixin , Ma Teng-Zhen , Wang Jing , Han Shun-Yu , Jiang Yu-Mei
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: Vine nutrition affects the composition of grapes, but how it impacts the aroma of grapes is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: This work aimed to investigate the effect of different fertilizers: chemical fertilizer (CF), sheep manure-based organic fertilizer (OF), 50% organic fertilizer + 50% chemical fertilizer (O + C), 25% organic fertilizer + 25% chemical fertilizer [1/2(O + C)], and soil conditioner (SC) on the aroma accumulation of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. METHODS: The treatments were applied and samples were collected in 2019 at weekly intervals from August 7 to September 22. The grapes’ chemical characteristics and volatile compounds were analyzed. RESULTS: The chemical results showed that the treatments had a positive effect on grapes, with a strong preference for the 1/2(O + C) treatment. Grape aroma results showed that the concentrations of grape aromas in O + C-treated samples were lower than the other treatments. The OF treated samples had comparatively high (24.8%) volatile concentrations during maturity compared to other treatments, including the control (15.9%). Throughout development, samples treated with OF (17.4%) and CF (15.7%) had higher volatile concentrations than samples treated with SC (14.4%), 1/2(O + C) (12.8%), and O + C (12.4%). However, compared to SC-treated samples, samples treated with 1/2(O + C) increased the accumulation of terpenes and esters. The principal component analysis (PCA) results showed that samples treated with OF were strongly correlated to carbonyls, terpenes, and esters during maturity. CONCLUSION: The type and ratio of fertilizer used had a significant impact on the aroma profile of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
Application of non-equidistant GM(1,1) model based on the fractional-order accumulation in building settlement monitoring
Authors: Zhang Jun , Qin Yanping , Zhang Xinyu , Che Gen , Sun Xuan , Duo Huaqiong
Published: December 2021

Non-equidistant GM(1,1) (abbreviated as NEGM) model is widely used in building settlement prediction because of its high accuracy and outstanding adaptability. To improve the building settlement prediction accuracy of the NEGM model, the fractional-order non-equidistant GM(1,1) model (abbreviated as FNEGM) is established in this study. In the modeling process of the FNEGM model, the fractional-order accumulated generating sequence is extended based on the first-order accumulated generating sequence, and the optimal parameters that increase the prediction precision of the model are obtained by using the whale optimization algorithm. The FNEGM model and the other two grey prediction models are applied to three cases, and five prediction performance indexes are used to evaluate the prediction precision of the three models. The results show that the FNEGM model is more suitable for predicting the settlement of buildings than the other two grey prediction models.
Development of a Systematic Approach to Consultation Record Data from Cancer Consultation and Support Centers
Authors: Mitoma Miwa , Azuma Masumi , Ishigaki Kyoko , Miyauchi Yoshiaki , Fukushima Miyuki , Tanimizu Masahito , Nishimura Haruhiko
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this study is to extract features and structure them using text mining and to analyze changes over time on consultation records accumulated in a cancer consultation and support center database from 2009 to 2018. The text-mining approach worked effectively under conditions of expanding data, and a co-occurrence network revealed patterns and trends in the content of consultations.
Advancing Nursing Informatics Through Clinical Placements: Pilot Study
Authors: Lokmic-Tomkins Zerina , Brar Sandeep , Lin Neville , Khor Melvin , Mathews Kate , Lawlor Karl
Published: December 2021

Work integrated learning in the space of nursing informatics is a new concept in Australian nursing curriculum. This study examined nursing students’ experiences in the pilot nursing informatics clinical placement centered on electronic medical records, their use in patient care and clinical decision making. Students completed reflective diaries of their learning during the four-week placement. Data was explored by thematic analysis. Emergent themes included: importance of adequate training in using EMR; impact of EMR on nursing workflow and patient care; shaping future career choices; forming rewarding relationships; and potential for improvements. These themes will be used to enhance teaching and learning opportunities as this pilot placement evolves into permeant part of the nursing curriculum.
Description of the Process to Validate the Mexican Nurse Informatics Competency Self-Assessment Scale
Authors: Lozada-Perezmitre Erika , Landeros-Olvera Erick , Galicia-Aguilar Rosa Maria , Peltonen Laura-Maria , Nibber Raji , Lewis Adrienne , Block Lorraine , Pruinelli Lisiane , Ronquillo Charlene , Topaz Maxim
Published: December 2021

Nurses need to have sufficient competencies in nursing informatics to be able to provide safe and efficient care. The Self-Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale (SANICS) has been developed and validated as a self-report measure of informatics competencies in Western settings. In this work, we describe the ongoing study that aims to validate and translate SANICS into the Mexican setting.
Explore Nursing Informatics Research Theme Using Co-Word Analysis
Authors: Liu Siru , Zheng Tao , Fang Jinbo , Liu Jialin
Published: December 2021

This study aims to identify research themes and hotspots in nursing informatics over the past decade. We retrieved literature published from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) between 2009 and 2018. The study identified four research themes by co-word analysis. Four clusters of keyword reflect four research themes in the field. The results will help researchers understanding the research themes of nursing informatics.
Scrum Framework and Health Solutions: Management and Results
Authors: Torrente Gisele , de Souza Thiago Queiroz , Tonaki Lie , Cardoso Ana Paula , Manickchand Junior Leon , da Silva Geferson Oliveira
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Technology arrives aiming at bringing benefits to society, with aspects applied to health such as Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Developing a technology solution requires methodological rigor and systematic instructional design. Method: This experience report method used the Agile methodology for management and control of results in the development of Information and Communication Technologies. Results: The Agile methodology was adopted using the Scrum framework, involving people, artifacts, and ceremonies. The Scrum team was consisted of multidisciplinary professionals and undergraduate students. Artifacts are comprised of product backlog, sprints, sprint backlog, time-box, ready concept, and release burn-down. Conclusions: The adoption of the Scrum methodology helps with the integration of roles and knowledge to a project. Moreover, it efficiently helps carrying out activities by allowing careful analysis of each stage with regard to quality, technology, and implementation.
AI in Healthcare
Authors: Koski Eileen , Murphy Judy
Published: December 2021

The potential value of AI to healthcare, and nursing in particular, ranges from improving quality and efficiency of care to delivering on the promise of personalized and precision medicine. AI systems may become virtually indispensable as ever more data is amassed about every aspect of health. AI can help reduce variability in care, while improving precision, accelerating discovery and reducing disparities. AI can empower patients and potentially allow healthcare professionals to relate to their patients as healers supported by the combined wisdom of the best medical research and analytic technology. There are, however, many challenges to understanding the optimal uses of AI; addressing the technological, systemic, regulatory and attitudinal roadblocks to successful implementation; and integrating AI into the fabric of health care. This paper provides a grounding in the origins and fundamental building blocks of AI, applications in healthcare and for nursing, and the critical challenges facing implementation in healthcare.
Building an Integrated Radiotherapy Information System to Improve Patient Safety
Authors: Lai Hsiang-Fen , Yeh Jia-Yi , Cheng Yu-Wei , Lin Chu-Lan
Published: December 2021

In our hospital, the medical records of patients receiving tumor radiotherapy were paper-base. The purpose of this study was to develop an integrated radiotherapy information system to improve the quality and efficiency of treatment for patients with cancer. What’s more, it’s expected that the system can reduce time and errors caused by manual record.
System Management Software for Emergency Call
Authors: Torrente Gisele , Cavalcanti Jander Menezes , Barbosa Laila Melissa De Castro Pinheiro , Menezes Elielza Guerreiro , Santana Camila , de Souza Thiago Queiroz , Manickchand Junior Leon , Mota Felipe , Pimentel Fernanda Costa , da Silva Geferson Oliveira
Published: December 2021

Present the experience of the development of a system as an effective communication strategy between the user/requester and the mobile prehospital care service. Approach: It is a methodological study, fragmented into five stages, developed by health and technology professionals and students. Result: The five stages were followed to reach the final product. Conclusion: The app is groundbreaking and contributes to the safe and efficient communication with healthcare professionals and users.
The Use of Event-Related Potentials and Machine Learning to Improve Diagnostic Testing and Prediction of Disease Progression in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Vlieger Robin , Daskalaki Elena , Apthorp Deborah , Lueck Christian J , Suominen Hanna
Published: December 2021

Current tests of disease status in Parkinson’s disease suffer from high variability, limiting their ability to determine disease severity and prognosis. Event-related potentials, in conjunction with machine learning, may provide a more objective assessment. In this study, we will use event-related potentials to develop machine learning models, aiming to provide an objective way to assess disease status and predict disease progression in Parkinson’s disease.
Validation of Agitated Patient Remote Monitoring Alarm System in the Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Lee Ying-Li , Chang Ming-Chuan , Chang Cheng-Li , Chi Wan-Yu
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this research is to innovate and develop a vision-based remote monitoring alarm system for agitated patients to provide intensive care unit (ICU) nurses with action warnings for agitated patients during their busy work. After the system is completed, preliminary laboratory verification is carried out, and the results are 94.87% in sensitivity, 97.44% in specificity, and 96.15% in accuracy, which enhances the confidence of the follow-up system in clinical testing.
A Model to Guide Telehealth Research Quality Improvement, Practice and Education
Authors: Carrington Jane M , Love Rene
Published: December 2021

Telehealth is a means for providing care to our rural patients. This mode of healthcare delivery is not without challenges with technology, research, quality improvement, practice and education. Here we present the TRIP-E Meta Model. This model was derived from a two phased process. First, we performed a review of literature and from this developed the first attempt at model development. Second, we took student evaluations from a telehealth education program for Doctor of Nursing Practice students. Based on their feedback, we then further advanced the first model to the TRIP-E Meta Model. This model is a comprehensive guide to research, quality improvement, practice and education. As a meta model, the TRIP-E can have other theories applied for projects. This feature of meta models provide flexibility for the model. We invite others to test this model for its flexibility and usability.
Developing Information Model of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention
Authors: Park Young-Shin , Pruinelli Lisiane
Published: December 2021

CLABSIs are one of the most lethal and costly types of healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Regulatory organizations have mandated hospitals to submit monthly surveillance reports. However, there is an inaccuracy of presenting this report because of the lack of data standardization. This descriptive qualitative study aimed to develop a CLABSI prevention Information Model (IM) so the CLABSI prevention guidelines can be incorporated into structured nursing documentations. The flowsheet metadata stored in the Clinical Decision Repository was analyzed using an advanced analytics tool. The CLABSI prevention flowsheet data were mapped to 25 concepts, 45 data attributes and over 200 data value sets after organizing hierarchical structures. Seven domains of CLABSI prevention were identified in a CLABSI prevention IM. It would provide tangible benefits to create a practice reminder of the high risk for CLABSIs based on the nursing flowsheet data sets and multidisciplinary Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Identifying and Evaluating Industry Supported Educational Programs Aimed at Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
Authors: Durocher Keri , Strudwick Gillian
Published: December 2021

Education is one of the key social determinants of health that may be enhanced through technology industry initiatives that support the development of programs for underserviced populations. This poster will provide an overview of identified technology-industry supported educational programs aimed at addressing the social determinants of health. This information can help nursing leaders in the digital health and informatics space identify initiatives that lead to future partnerships.
Self-Management Capacity in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Using Educational Interventions: A Pilot Study
Authors: Moreno-Tochihuitl Maricarmen , Lozada-Perezmitre Erika , Cruz-Rivera Carmen , Cruz-Rivera Rayo , Ramos-Sánchez Lizamar-Lorena , Block Lorraine , Peltonen Laura-Maria , Ricardez-Ramírez María-del-Rosario
Published: December 2021

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) has been increasing in prevalence over the last decade in Mexico. The glycemic control actions can help to prevent complications. The aimed is to pilot an educational intervention in self- management of adults with T2D through using text messages. Findings show the respondents reported a low level of self-care skills of T2D and there was an increase in the self-care skills after it.
Needs Assessment and System Design of an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Simulation Learning System
Authors: Chi Kai-Ling , Chiou Shwu-Fen
Published: December 2021

Nurses require training to manage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate intensive care unit nurse needs and design an ECMO simulation learning system. A systemic needs analysis included interviews and a literature review. Nurses had three learning needs: pre-ECMO placement care, daily care during placement, and care for preparation of removal. The system design includes ECMO care knowledge, practice in simulations, and self-examination with a flexible learning methodology.
Strategies to Reduce Electronic Health Record Related Burnout Among Nurses
Authors: Lo Brian , Kemp Jessica , Cullen Clarel , Tajirian Tania , Jankowicz Damian , Strudwick Gillian
Published: December 2021

The introduction of electronic health records (EHR) systems can have a profound impact on the daily clinical activities of nurses. Recent studies have suggested that the adoption of EHR systems may have contributed to burnout among nurses. This poster presentation will explore potential strategies to address the emerging issue of burnout associated with EHR systems in nurses.