bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of an internet based housing demand database system for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements
Authors:   , Eedara Mamatha
Published: June 2021

The introduction of the Integrated Residential Development Programme (IRDP) in 2008 created challenges for the administration of all waiting lists and housing demand databases in South Africa as the provisioning of housing by the National Housing Programme was revised to include a higher earning per household. This resulted in an increase in the number of applications in all provinces. The fact that the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements was processing applications manually because their electronic system was obsolete, only served to exacerbate matters. To address this problem of poor service provisioning at KZN-DHS, an automated internet based system was considered a promising solution to facilitate effective communication between the department and its clients. It was therefore important to find out which business activities and functional requirements of the KZN-DHS that when automated as an internet based application would improve housing service provisioning in the province. The purpose of this study therefore was to modify and enhance the old housing demand (electronic) database system for the KZN-DHS as the old system was not meeting their requirements and was not serving the citizens of the province efficiently. The researcher used Entity Relationship (ER) Model and Unified Modelling Language (UML) as a framework to develop an internet based system to leverage the business process, minimize capturing errors and improve administration processes in the KZN-DHS. Using a JAD session, semi-structured interviews she determined the needs and requirements of the users before developing, implementing and testing the system. Implementation alerted the researcher to errors/issues which were addressed to ensure optimal functioning of the system. This study makes recommendations for maintenance of the system and discusses implications for further research.
Using and Learning English by Administrative Staff for Communication purposes
Authors: JASSIM LINA
Published: June 2021

This study aims to examine using and learning English by administrative staff. Questionnaire and interview were employed to examine the ability of 10 administrative staff in using and learning English for communication purposes in School of Business Management at UUM. The data analysis reflected the linguistic diversity depending on the communicative needs across university workplaces. The administrative staff practiced various strategies to exploit the effectiveness of learning and using English for communication. They exploited the opportunities of learning for using English for communication purposes. Thus, the suggestions of this study are that the disciplinary knowledge about using and learning English to the communication needs of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and other areas widens the English as an International Language (EIL) paradigmatic scope for research and pedagogy to import ESP courses in the future should be regarded simply for learners with related needs and backgrounds. The aim of this case study was not to overgeneralize the results to a broader population, but instead to narrowly assess the impact of English learning on a certain group of learners with the present EIL and ESP literature. Keywords: Administrative staff; An international language ;International Students; Communication purposes; Learning
Características clínicas y patológicas de cáncer de pulmón.
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis , Athenas Ramos María , Silva Diana
Published: June 2021

Introducción y objetivos: el cáncer de pulmón es la primera causa de incidencia y mortalidad en el mundo. El propósito de este estudio es describir las características clínicas y patológicas de pacientes con cáncer de pulmón, la supervivencia global y libre de progresión. Materiales y métodos: se trata de un estudio descriptivo, observacional y retrospectivo de pacientes con cáncer de pulmón efectuado durante el período del 1º de enero de 2005 al 21 de marzo de 2016. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos usando medidas de tendencia central, ubicación y dispersión para las variables continuas; frecuencias absolutas y relativas para las variables categóricas; y curvas de supervivencia por el método de Kaplan-Meier. Resultados: se identificaron 224 pacientes, con una edad promedio de 65 años, del sexo masculino el 52%. Los estadios clínicos fueron IIIB y IV en el 83%, estado funcional ECOG 0-1 en el 58%. Un 20% presentó metástasis cerebral, histológicamente un 65% fueron adenocarcinomas y un 12% tenía EGFR positivo. La mediana de sobrevida global para los estadios avanzados (IIIB y IV) fue de 18,9 meses y la supervivencia libre de progresión, de 11,6 meses. Conclusiones: en este estudio la edad promedio de los pacientes fue de 65 años, el tipo histológico más frecuente es el adenocarcinoma, hasta un 12% presenta mutación para el receptor de EGFR y supervivencias similares a las reportadas en la literatura.
Análisis de supervivencia de cáncer de cérvix no metastásico en Bogotá (Colombia).
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: conocer la supervivencia global y libre de enfermedad de mujeres con cáncer de cérvix no metastásico. Materiales y métodos: se trata de un estudio de cohorte bidireccional; en la clínica Oncocare se registró la información de las características clínicas, demográficas y los tiempos de recaída y muerte por cáncer u otras causas de una cohorte de 143 mujeres con cáncer de cérvix durante el período 2003-2012. Las pacientes fueron seguidas en intervalos cada 4 a 6 meses, en los cuales se documentaba el estado vital y la presencia de recaídas locales o sistémicas de la enfermedad. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y se estimaron funciones de supervivencia usando el método de Kaplan-Meier. Se efectuó análisis de regresión de Cox para identificar factores asociados a la supervivencia. Resultados: se identificaron 143 pacientes para el análisis descriptivo y analítico. La mediana de seguimiento fue 18,16 meses, la edad promedio de las mujeres fue 54 años, el 95,1% fue diagnosticado en estadios avanzados IIA a IIIB, el tipo histológico más frecuente fue escamocelular. Se presentó el 13,9% de recaídas y se reportó un 13,2% de muertes. Los análisis univariado y multivariado no evidenciaron asociación de ninguno de los factores, como estadio clínico, grado histológico, tipo histológico, estado funcional, respuesta a quimiorradioterapia, con la supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global. Conclusiones: los tiempos de supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global observados en la cohorte no se relacionan con ningún factor pronóstico analizado y se requiere un seguimiento mayor para tener suficientes eventos que permitan conclusiones definitivas en el análisis.
Análisis de supervivencia global y libre de enfermedad de cáncer de colon no metastásico en Bogotá (Colombia).
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: evaluar la supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global de pacientes con cáncer de colon en Bogotá (Colombia). Materiales y métodos: se trata de un estudio de cohorte bidireccional; se registró la información de las características clínicas, demográficas y los tiempos de recaída y muerte por cáncer u otras causas de una cohorte de 176 pacientes con cáncer de colon durante el período 2003-2012. Los pacientes fueron seguidos en intervalos cada 4 a 6 meses, en los cuales se documentaba el estado vital y la presencia de recaídas locales o sistémicas de la enfermedad. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y se estimaron funciones de supervivencia usando el método de Kaplan-Meier. Se efectuó análisis de regresión de Cox para identificar factores asociados a la supervivencia. Resultados: se identificaron 176 pacientes con cáncer de colon. La mediana de seguimiento fue 31,4 meses, la edad promedio fue 62,19 años, del sexo femenino fue el 55,68%. Se presentó un 14,2% de recaídas y un 8,52% de muertes, de las cuales el 93,3% correspondió a muertes específicas por cáncer de colon. En el análisis multivariado, no se evidenció asociación de ninguno de los factores, como estadio clínico, grado histológico, tipo histológico, estado funcional y tipo de quimioterapia, con la supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global. Conclusión: los tiempos de supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global observados en la cohorte no se relacionan en el análisis con el estadio clínico, grado histológico, tipo histológico, estado funcional o tipo de quimioterapia recibida.
Supervivencia en cáncer de pulmón localmente avanzado y metastásico estadios IIIB y IV.
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis , Ramos María Athenas , Silva Diana
Published: June 2021

Introducción: el cáncer de pulmón es la primera causa de incidencia y mortalidad en el mundo. El propósito de este estudio es evaluar la supervivencia global y libre de progresión en pacientes con cáncer de pulmón en estadios avanzado y metastásico. Métodos: se trata de un estudio analítico tipo cohorte, retrospectivo, realizado durante el período del 1º de enero de 2005 hasta el 30 de julio de 2016. Se construyeron curvas de supervivencia con el método de Kaplan-Meier, se compararon con el método de rangos logarítmicos y se efectuó un análisis de regresión de rangos proporcionales por Cox. Resultados: se identificó un total de 190 pacientes, con una edad promedio de 64,7 años, el 90,5% estaba en estadio IV metastásico y el 51% era de sexo masculino. La mayoría de los pacientes tenía adenocarcinoma (62,6%); además, el 11,58% era EGFR positivo. La sobrevida global media está en 18,9 meses y el EGFR mutado tiene una tendencia a mejorar la supervivencia global HR 0,71 (IC95% 0,31-1,58; p = 0,40), pero no es significativa. El ECOG 0-1 se asocia con mejor supervivencia global HR 0,49 (IC95% 0,33-0,73; p = 0,001). La supervivencia libre de progresión tiene una mediana de 11,6 meses. El ECOG 0-1 se relaciona con una mejoría en la supervivencia libre de progresión HR 0,47 (IC95% 0,32-0,68; p = 0,00) y el EGFR mutado tiene HR de 0,74, pero no es significativo. Conclusión: los pacientes con cáncer de pulmón avanzado tienen una mejor supervivencia si poseen un buen estado funcional; en cambio, esta se ve disminuida si presentan estadio IV metastásico.
Implementación de un programa de remisión libre de tratamiento (RMT) en pacientes con leucemia mieloide crónica (LMC) en un hospital universitario de Bogotá.
Authors: Abello Virginia , Solano María Helena , Casas Claudia Patricia , Espinosa Daniel , Patiño Bonnel , Arbeláez María Isabel
Published: June 2021

Introducción: los inhibidores de tirosina quinasa (ITK) cambiaron la historia de la LMC, convirtiéndose en la terapia estándar debido a su alta efectividad y a su buen perfil de seguridad. Sin embargo, el tener que recibir en forma indefinida estos medicamentos se relaciona con efectos adversos que no son despreciables, alteraciones en la calidad de vida y costos significativos a los sistemas de salud. Múltiples estudios han demostrado que, con el uso prolongado, algunos sujetos seleccionados alcanzan niveles de profundidad de respuesta que permiten suspender en forma indefinida el tratamiento, sin riesgo de progresión a fase acelerada o crisis blástica. El diseño de un programa de RLT estandarizado y bien vigilado es indispensable para intentar esta estrategia. Métodos: todos los pacientes con LMC tratados en el Hospital de San José fueron evaluados para los criterios de descontinuación. Quienes los cumplieron fueron presentados en Junta de Decisiones, firmaron un consentimiento informado y fueron incluidos en un programa formal de RLT. Se realiza seguimiento telefónico semanal durante el primer mes y control clínico mensual, con PCR 4,5, para detectar recaída molecular tempranamente. Se describen los resultados de los tres pacientes descontinuados hasta la fecha. Resultados: de una cohorte de 74 pacientes en tratamiento activo en la institución, 15 cumplen con los criterios para descontinuación; a la fecha 3 pacientes lo han descontinuado. Los tres pacientes debutaron en fase crónica y no requirieron nunca una segunda línea; en promedio recibieron 9,3 años de ITK y estuvieron en RMM 7 años, antes de intentar RLT. En una paciente se inició la descontinuación después de un derrame pleural grado 3-4 secundario a dasatinib persistente. El tiempo en RLT es de 24, 5 y 5 meses, hasta la fecha de este reporte. La paciente de mayor tiempo en RLT presentó un síndrome de retirada de ITK, caracterizado por fascitis palmar bilateral severa, que requirió manejo con esteroides y se resolvió completamente a los tres meses de tratamiento. Los tres pacientes permanecen en RM 4,5 indetectable. Conclusiones: la RLT es un objetivo real para un grupo seleccionado de pacientes con LMC tratados con ITK. La implementación de programas bien controlados de RLT puede permitir ofrecer esta alternativa a algunos pacientes en nuestro medio en forma segura.
Influence of springtime atmospheric circulation types on the distribution of air pollutants in the Arctic
Authors: Thomas Manu Anna , Devasthale Abhay , Nygård Tiina
Published: June 2021

Abstract. The transport and distribution of short-lived climate forcers in the Arctic is influenced by the prevailing atmospheric circulation patterns. Understanding the coupling between pollutant distribution and dominant atmospheric circulation types is therefore important, not least to understand the processes governing the local processing of pollutants in the Arctic, but also to test the fidelity of chemistry transport models to simulate the transport from the southerly latitudes. Here, we use a combination of satellite based and reanalysis datasets spanning over 12 years (2007–2018) and investigate the concentrations of NO2, O3, CO and aerosols and their co-variability during 20 different atmospheric circulation types in the spring season (March, April and May) over the Arctic. We carried out a Self-Organizing Maps analysis of MSLP to derive these circulation types. Although almost all pollutants investigated here show statistically significant sensitivity to the circulation types, NO2 exhibits the strongest sensitivity among them. The circulation types with low-pressure systems located over the northeast Atlantic show a clear enhancement of NO2 and AOD in the European Arctic. The O3 concentrations are, however, decreased. The free tropospheric CO is increased over the Arctic during such events. The circulation types with atmospheric blocking over Greenland and northern Scandinavia show the opposite signal in which the NO2 concentrations are decreased and AODs are smaller than the climatological values. The O3 concentrations are, however, increased and the free tropospheric CO decreased during such events. The study provides the most comprehensive assessment so far of the sensitivity of springtime pollutant distribution to the atmospheric circulation types in the Arctic and also provides an observational basis for the evaluation of chemistry transport models.
Technical Note: Temporal disaggregation of spatial rainfall fields with generative adversarial networks
Authors: Scher Sebastian , Peßenteiner Stefanie
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Creating spatially coherent rainfall patterns with high temporal resolution from data with lower temporal resolution is necessary in many geoscientific applications. From a statistical perspective, this presents a high- dimensional, highly underdetermined problem. Recent advances in machine learning provide methods for learning such probability distributions. We test the usage of generative adversarial networks (GANs) for estimating the full probability distribution of spatial rainfall patterns with high temporal resolution, conditioned on a field of lower temporal resolution. The GAN is trained on rainfall radar data with hourly resolution. Given a
new field of daily precipitation sums, it can sample scenarios of spatiotemporal patterns with sub-daily resolution. While the generated
patterns do not perfectly reproduce the statistics of observations,
they are visually hardly distinguishable from real patterns. Limitations that we found are that providing additional input (such as geographical information) to the GAN surprisingly leads to worse results, showing that it is not trivial to increase the amount of used input information. Additionally, while in principle the GAN should learn the probability distribution in itself, we still needed expert judgment to determine at which point the training should stop, because longer training leads to worse results.
129Xe ultra-fast Z spectroscopy enables micromolar detection of biosensors on a 1 T benchtop spectrometer
Authors: Chighine Kévin , Léonce Estelle , Boutin Céline , Desvaux Hervé , Berthault Patrick
Published: June 2021

Abstract. The availability of a benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, of low cost and easily transportable, can allow detection of low quantities of biosensors, provided that hyperpolarized species are used. Here we show that the micromolar threshold can easily be reached by employing laser-polarized xenon and cage molecules reversibly hosting it. Indirect detection of caged xenon is made via chemical exchange, using ultra-fast Z spectroscopy based on spatio-temporal encoding. On this non-dedicated low-field spectrometer, several ideas are proposed to improve the signal.
Exploration of the data space via trans-dimensional sampling: the case study of seismic double difference data
Authors: Piana Agostinetti Nicola , Sgattoni Giulia
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Double differences (DD) seismic data are widely used to define elasticity distribution in the Earth's interior, and its variation in time. DD data are often pre-processed from earthquakes recordings through expert-opinion, where couples of earthquakes are selected based on some user-defined criteria, and DD data are computed from the selected couples. We develop a novel methodology for preparing DD seismic data based on a trans-dimensional algorithm, without imposing pre-defined criteria on the selection of couples of events. We apply it to a seismic database recorded on the flank of Katla volcano (Iceland), where elasticity variations in time has been indicated. Our approach quantitatively defines the presence of changepoints that separate the seismic events in time-windows. Within each time-window, the DD data are consistent with the hypothesis of time-invariant elasticity in the subsurface, and DD data can be safely used in subsequent analysis. Due to the parsimonious behavior of the trans-dimensional algorithm, only changepoints supported by the data are retrieved. Our results indicate that: (a) retrieved changepoints are consistent with first-order variations in the data (i.e. most striking changes in the DD data are correctly reproduced in the changepoint distribution in time); (b) changepoint locations in time do correlate neither with changes in seismicity rate, nor with changes in waveforms similarity (measured through the cross-correlation coefficients); and (c) noteworthy, the changepoint distribution in time seems to be insensitive to variations in the seismic network geometry during the experiment. Our results proofs that trans-dimensional algorithms can be positively applied to pre-processing of geophysical data before the application of standard routines (i.e. before using them to solve standard geophysical inverse problems) in the so called exploration of the data space.
High Temporal and Spatial Nitrate Variability on an Alaskan Hillslope Dominated by Alder Shrubs
Authors: McCaully Rachael E. , Arendt Carli A. , Newman Brent D. , Salmon Verity G. , Heikoop Jeffrey M. , Wilson Cathy J. , Sevanto Sanna , Wales Nathan A. , Perkins George B. , Marina Oana C. , Wullschleger Stan D.
Published: June 2021

Abstract. In Arctic ecosystems, increasing temperatures are driving the expansion of nitrogen (N) fixing shrubs across tundra landscapes. The implications of this expansion to the biogeochemistry of Arctic ecosystems is of critical importance, yet many details about the form, location, and availability of N from these shrubs remain unknown. To address this knowledge gap, the spatiotemporal variability of nitrate (NO3−) and its environmental and edaphic controls were investigated at an alder (Alnus viridis spp. fruticosa) dominated permafrost tundra landscape in the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA. Soil pore water was collected from locations within alder shrubland growing along a well-drained hillslope and compared to soil pore water collected from locations outside (upslope, downslope, and between) the alder shrubland. δ15N and δ18O of soil pore water were consistent with the predicted range of NO3− produced through microbial degradation of N-rich alder shrub organic matter. Soil pore water collected within alder shrubland had an average NO3− concentration of (4.27 ± 8.02 mg L−1) and differed significantly from locations outside alder shrubland (0.23 ± 0.83 mg L−1; p < 0.05). Temporal variation in NO3− within and downslope of alder shrubland corresponded to precipitation events, where NO3− accumulated in the soil was flushed downslope during rainfall. Enrichment of both δ15N and δ18O isotopes at wetter downslope locations indicate that denitrification buffered the mobility and spatial extent of NO3−. These findings have important implications for nutrient production and mobility in N-limited permafrost systems that are experiencing shrub expansion in response to a warming Arctic.
Prevalence of Work-Related Thumb Pain in Physiotherapists
Authors: Shah Hiral , Agrawal Harshada , Sahasrabuddhe Priya
Published: June 2021

Background: Physiotherapy is associated with job tasks that are physically challenging and some of the routine procedures include manual therapy and soft tissue mobilizations which require higher levels of force and may be performed in hazardous or awkward postures. This study was done to find out the prevalence of work-related thumb pain amongst Physiotherapists and also to assess the awareness about the thumb pain and ergonomic strategies to reduce the same.
Objectives: 1. To find the prevalence of Work-Related Thumb Pain (WRTP) in Physiotherapists
2. To assess the awareness of ergonomics related to WRTP in Physiotherapists
3. To find the coping strategies used by the Physiotherapists for WRTP
Methods: 94 Physiotherapists from various setups in Pune city, with a basic qualification in B.P.Th. having a work experience of minimum 2 years and having minimum 20 hours of clinical duties per week and performing manual therapy techniques on patients were included in the study.
Results: The overall prevalence came to 68.1%. 94.7% of the respondents were aware about the ergonomic strategies to prevent/reduce thumb pain and 5.3% were not aware about the same. Multiple coping strategies were used by the Physiotherapists, of which changing or modifying their treatment, modifying either the patient’s position or their position, asking to help handle a heavy patient were the most common ones.
Conclusion: This study indicates that thumb problems are common in Physiotherapists.

Key words: Physiotherapists, thumb pain, ergonomic strategies, coping strategies.
Immediate Effect of Primal Reflex Release Technique on Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Neck Pain: A Case Report
Authors: Deshmukh Mayura P. , Patil Ashwini N. , Baxi Gaurang
Published: June 2021

Primal reflex release technique (PRRT) is a paradigm shift in the treatment of pain which follows the principle of rebooting the autonomous nervous system (ANS), by down regulating the upgraded sympathetic component of ANS in a variety of pain syndromes. To check the effect of PRRT on chronic neck pain, a case study was done using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) as outcome measures. After conducting the one minute nociceptive exam for startle reflex, indication of the upgraded Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS), a single session of PRRT was carried out on a 24 year old female patient with chronic neck pain having a VAS score of 7 on activity and that of 5 on rest. Pre and post treatment HRV analysis was done using frequency domain and time domain parameters. Post PRRT treatment, an improvement in VAS scale with a score of 4 on activity and that of 3 on rest was seen. HRV showed a decrease in HFnu (26.7 vs 24.5), RMSSD (63.553 vs 59.216), SDNN (28.58 vs 34.82) and PNN50 (48.3 vs 42.5) which refers to decreased parasympathetic activity, and increased LFnu (73.3 vs 75.5) which indicates increased sympathetic activity. This was the first study evaluating the effect of PRRT with HRV. Further research needs to be conducted to validate HRV findings in chronic pain patients undergoing PRRT using a large sample size and interval based assessment of HRV.

Key words: Neck Pain, Primal reflex release technique, Startle Reflex, Heart Rate Variability.
Hepatitis aguda por virus E con características de autoinmunidad. Reporte de un caso
Authors: Garrido María Laura , Reyes Toso María Laura , Raffa Sebastián , Descalzi Valeria Inés
Published: June 2021

We analyze the case of a 49-year-old male patient who presented with clinical signs of acute hepatitis with an initial suspicion of autoimmune etiology. Laboratory findings demonstrated positive antinuclear antibody, anti-smooth muscle antibody and high serum gamma globulin. Histology of the liver biopsy revealed changes compatible with autoimmune hepatitis, which associated with an International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group score of 7, determined the initiation of treatment with Meprednisolone and Azathioprine. During the follow-up, we received positive serological results of immunoglobulin M against hepatitis E virus with detectable viremia by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction technique, changing the diagnosis to acute hepatitis secondary to hepatitis E virus. Immunosuppression was suspended and the patient continued with clinical and biochemical improvement. In Argentina, hepatitis E virus testing is not routinely performed, however, to avoid misdiagnosis, this etiology should be ruled out in patients with acute hepatitis before labeling it as autoimmune hepatitis. This could reduce unnecessary treatment that could endanger our patients.
Síndrome de Plummer-Vinson en un paciente con enfermedad celíaca. Reporte de un caso
Authors: Bedini Oscar , Naves Ariel , San Miguel Patricia , Brunetti José
Published: June 2021

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is infrequent and is more common in middle-aged women. There are few reports of its association with celiac disease. Both entities can be linked to hypochromic anemia and esophageal carcinoma. We report the case of a 47-year-old female patient who, since the age of six, presented frequent episodes of iron deficiency anaemia, having required blood transfusions Eight months before the doctor’s appointment, when she swallowed a tablet, she presented a choking episode due to obstruction. Since then, she has been eating only soft foods. She had iron deficiency anemia, with low ferritin levels. A video swallow performed three months earlier showed a lack of fillong of 2 mm by 7 mm, which obliterated 75% of the esophageal lumen, and another similar image, 2 cm below the first one, arranged in the opposite direction, which obliterated the lumen by 50%. A video endoscopy was performed, which showed two membranes causing stenosis of the lumen in the cricopharyngeal region; they were removed. In the duodenal bulb and second portion, a flattened mucosa was observed, compatible with celiac disease. Biopsies were performed and the anatomopathological diagnosis was highly compatible with celiac disease, Marsh Oberhuber 3B. Conclusion. This observation demonstrates that celiac disease can coexist with Plummer Vinson syndrome. Therefore, it should be investigated in the context of this syndrome, with which it shares the relationship with iron deficiency anemia, and also taking into account the possibility of development of esophageal carcinoma in both entities.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERILAKU PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF PADA IBU YANG MEMILIKI BAYI USIA 0-24 BULAN DIPOSYANDU MENUR 049 SAMARINDA
Authors: Wiwiek Purnamawati Endang , Utami Sri , Ding Valerianus , Tea Donata
Published: June 2021

ASI eksklusif adalah bayi yang hanya diberi ASI saja, tanpa bahan tambahan cairan lain seperti susu formula, jeruk, madu, air teh, air putih, dan tanpa bahan tambahan makanan padat seperti pisang, pepaya, bubur susu, biskuit, bubur nasi dan tim (Roesli,2010). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku pemberian ASI eksklusif di posyandu Menur 049  Samarinda. Analisis bivariat menggunakan chi square dan fisher’s exact test.  Analisis bivariat menunjukkan faktor usia ibu tidak mempengaruhi sikap ibu terhadap pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan hasil p value 0.556 > 0.05, tingkat pendidikan tidak mempengaruhi sikap ibu terhadap pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan hasil p value 1.00 > 0.05, pekerjaan tidak mempengaruhi sikap ibu terhadap pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan hasil p value 1.00 > 0.05, paritas tidak mempengaruhi sikap ibu terhadap pemberian ASI eksklusif dengan hasil p value 0,605 > 0.05. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling berjumlah 39 responden.. Pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen penelitian yaitu angket berupa kuesioner
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP MOTIVASI DALAM MENCUCI TANGAN DALAM PENANGGULANGAN COVID-19 DI ERA PANDEMI
Authors: Ola Fransiska
Published: June 2021

Latar Belakang: Pandemi Covid-19 melanda Indonesia sejak bulan Maret 2020 dan di seluruh dunia. Dampak  Pandemik Covid-19 sudah di lakukan pemerintah dan seluruh elemen masyarakat. Sangat di harapkan masyarakat berperan aktif dalam penanggulangan pencegahan covid-19 dengan cara menggunakan masker, menjaga jarak, mencuci tangan dengan baik dan benar di bawah air mengair serta melakukan social dictancing dengan cara menjauhi kerumunan dan menjaga jarak. Tujuan : Membahas pengetahuan terhadap motifasi mencuci tangan di dalam kehidupan  sehari-hari. Metode:Penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Rancangan penelitian adalah survey analitik dengan cara penyebaran kuisioner melalui online dengan media Whatshap grup. Pengambilan sampel penelitian dengan cara total sampling. Pengolahan data menggunakan analisis korelasi spearman rank. Hasil : Hasil perhitungan distribusi pengetahuan mencuci tanngan 100% tidak baik, motifasi mencuci tangan 100% tidak pernah di lakukan. Hasil pengujian koefisien korelasi spearman rank 0,00 dengan kooefisien tingkat hubungan sangat rendah Kesimpulan: Kesimpulan dari penelitian adalah tidak ada hubungan antara pengetahuan terhadap motivasi mencuci tangan di dalam di kampus X Kota Samarinda dalam penanggulan Covid-19 di Era Pandemic.
Highlighting and Interpreting Current Empirical Facets of the Greek Educational Pathogeny: A Sociological Approach
Authors: Goulas Christos , Fotopoulos Nikos , Fatourou Polina
Published: June 2021

This paper aims at highlighting and interpreting current empirical facets of the Greek educational pathogeny through a sociological approach. Especially, the paper tries to investigate the relationship between education and employment in modern Greece based on the annual statistical report of KANEP/GSEE, choosing both selected facets and sociologically interpreted issues such as public and private expenditure, trends on specialties, outcomes of initial training teacher’s profile etc. According to this data, the main political challenge is based on both the decrease of public expenditure and the maintenance of significantly high levels of household expenditure. Additionally, current trends, such as «brain drain» or migration of highly educated people, prove that Greek public universities’ learning outcomes remain competitive and effective through the framework of a global labour market, notwithstanding the harsh critique blaming them for «statism» and mismatching with the labour needs.
Publicaciones científicas: una estrategia de internacionalización de las universidades
Authors: Flores-Pacheco Juan Asdrúbal , Mendoza Jhonny Francisco
Published: June 2021

Al analizar la calidad de una Institución de Educación Superior es imprescindible evaluar el impacto y la visibilidad de su producción de conocimientos basados en la mejora continua de la ciencia. Sin embargo, la producción científica no está siendo divulgada debidamente lo que se traduce en la reducción significada de los beneficios académicos e institucionales que esto trae. En el marco de la nueva normalidad la internacionalización desde casa, toma auge al tiempo que se adoptan nuevas estrategias para potencializar las fortalezas de las universidades. En este artículo de opinión se analiza esta realidad, en particular para las universidades comunitarias de la Costa Caribe de Nicaragua.
Modelo multicritério para seleção de portfólio de projetos de empresas em incubadoras de empresas
Authors: Gonçalo Thomas Edson Espíndola , Câmara Ana Alice Da Silva , Gê Maria Clara De Oliveira , Carmo Breno Barros Telles do , Peixoto Joana Karolyni Cabral
Published: June 2021

Em uma incubadora, a seleção de projetos para compor o portfólio é uma atividade de suma importância para o sucesso da incubação. Diante disso, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo propor um modelo multicritério para seleção de projetos. Para tanto, após definição dos objetivos foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o tema. Com essa base e após realização de entrevistas, foi elaborado o modelo multicritério, que foi aplicado para o caso real de uma incubadora. O modelo é composto por duas etapas: Pré-incubação e Incubação. Na primeira etapa, foi proposto um modelo de apoio à tomada de decisão em grupo para avaliação das alternativas, utilizando o método PROMETHEE GDSS. Na etapa de incubação, foi proposto um modelo de apoio à decisão multicritério com o objetivo de selecionar um portfólio mais eficiente de projetos, utilizando o método PROMETHEE V. Como resultado da aplicação numérica, foi possível identificar os projetos em ambas as etapas, maximizando o potencial de ganhos para o processo seletivo. Assim, considerando a carência de estudos que analisem essa tomada de decisão, considerando a visão de múltiplos critérios, este artigo acrescenta à discussão. Para a prática, com a aplicação do modelo, é possível justificar a tomada de decisão, minimizando o potencial de conflito em seleção de projetos em incubadoras. Para a sociedade, tem-se um maior potencial de retorno positivo da atuação das incubadoras de empresas.
The Contemporary Research on The Conditions of Child and Youth Obesity, As Well As Proposals for Solving the Epidemic. The Preliminary Report
Authors: Szymańska Elżbieta , Mleczko Edward , Wojnar Karolina
Published: June 2021

Aim. The aim of the report is to draw attention to the studies not included in system reviews and meta-analyzes which are important in the opinion of the authors of the paper - for:
1. estimating the size of the obesity phenomenon and its correlates on a global scale,
2. assessing the effectiveness of promoting physical activity and the approach to changing pro-health behaviors, with particular emphasis on the sedentary and inactive behavior.
Material and methods. The effect of the preliminary literature search in the preparation of a systematic review of publications documenting the existence of regional differences in both the level of obesity and its growth rate in the last decades of the 21st century and assessing the effectiveness of interventions aimed at behavioral changes, mainly in the field of nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents. Unobtrusive research, content analysis.
Results. The report highlights the results of the research conducted as part of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). They were compared to other European and global results of solving the problem of overweight and obesity in school-age children and adolescents, and to assessing the potential of the determinants of physical activity in several dozen countries around the world. In addition, the American proposals to solve the obesity problem were indicated, with particular emphasis on the theoretical assumptions and practical implications of the NCOOR organization, included in the American four-volume study.
Conclusions. 1.Each country and geographic jurisdiction has its own limited variation in the prevalence of obesity and each of the potentially modifying factors at different levels of prevalence but the international research is able to minimize variability in these factors.
2. The ecological approach to solving the determinants of physical activity and the methods of its evaluation based on the SEM model should be treated with greater interest in the social policy of the individual countries on different continents.
3. The theoretical assumptions of American behavioral epidemiology and solutions to the problem of obesity and the practical implications based on them, resulting from many years of experience in the approach to eliminating the obesity epidemic, should be more widely disseminated and used in the programming of the health promotion outside the United States and in shaping health-oriented physical fitness in children and adolescents Health Related Fitness (H-RF).
Weaponised Information : The role of information and metaphor in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Authors: Ericson Jacob A
Published: June 2021

Joss Whedon’s hit television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, presents a world of everyday teenage angst masked by a veil of horror.  This paper explores how information and librarianship function in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  To do this, this paper breaks down the prevailing metaphors present in the show’s setting, such as how High school is portrayed as hell and monsters are teenage anxieties given life.  Then this paper explores the role of the librarian in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Finally, witchcraft is analyzed as an information management system and a force of weaponized information.  The end conclusion is that, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, information is a crucial weapon to not only defeating evil but also contending with the day to day struggles of everyday life.
Managing Copyright in Digital Collections: A Focus on Creative Commons Licences
Authors: Korbel Caroline
Published: June 2021

Digital collections in public institutions can benefit from Creative Commons licenses, as they allow the responsible sharing and use of information online by faculty, students, researchers, and the public at large. This essay outlines the proper management of Creative Commons licenses in the following order: first, the current state of copyright in Canada; second, how the Creative Commons functions and its relation to free culture and Open Access; third, Creative Commons for public institution collections, and not just as a holding body, but as a repository; fourth, tools for managing Creative Commons licences online, including digital rights management (DRM) and technological protection measures (TPMs); and fifth, future impacts of the Creative Commons on digital collections. Creative Commons licences offer libraries that opportunity to expand their patronage and explore broader uses of their collections.
Turning Exceptions into the Rule: Bridging the Gender Gap in Corporate Boardrooms and the C-Suites of Canadian Corporations
Authors: Zuccon Justin
Published: June 2021

This paper contextualizes the under-representation of women on the boards and in the executive suites of publicly-listed Canadian corporations by reviewing recent studies and statistics on the subject, dispelling traditional justifications for the gender imbalance and critically examining commonly proposed strategies to bridge the gap between policy and reality. Unfortunately, the current “comply or explain” regime was found to be ineffective. The author recommends that the provincial securities regulators band together to institute a mandatory quota system.
Bitesize: Exploring the Form, Function, and Future of Online Book Summary Services
Authors: Falvey Conor
Published: June 2021

Popular book summaries are an under-researched family of information objects. Online book summary services offer condensed versions of popular press non-fiction books, especially titles related to management and leadership, for busy readers willing to pay subscription fees. These summaries are intended to be mobile, electronic, quickly-digested alternatives to reading entire books. Summaries can function as tools of learning as well as aids to book discovery. This paper describes the offerings of three online book summary services. It then discusses the implications of such services for information in society. It considers the benefits and drawbacks of the choice to focus these services on popular press nonfiction, which has commercial value and mainstream appeal, rather than other knowledge sources which might be more robust but less desirable to readers. Finally, it examines the ways in which artificial intelligence and natural language processing technologies could transform and disrupt the current system of producing and consuming book summaries.
The Right to be Forgotten: The Potential Effects on Canadian
Authors: McDonald Steven
Published: June 2021

Since the introduction of the right to be forgotten to European law in 2014, many Western countries have contemplated whether the right could be applied to their citizens. In October 2018, Canada’s Privacy Commissioner asked the Federal Court of Canada to decide if the right is a Canadian fundamental right. However, the right to be forgotten has caused a lot of issues in Europe due to its vagueness and if Canada’s Federal Court rules in favour of making the right a Canadian right, changes will need to be made to it to protect Canadian archives. This paper explores the right to be forgotten and discuss the potential effects the right may have on Canadian archives by exploring the origins of the right, how third-party search engines are currently handling the right, Canadian laws and policies surrounding privacy and the right to know and Canadian archival practices.
Dutcher's Impact: Wolastioqiyik Lintuwakonawa as a Case Study for the role of Music in Preserving Traditional Knowledge
Authors: Newhook Kathryn E.
Published: June 2021

Knowledge Management is a diverse field of study, dealing in the facilitation of knowledge sharing, the creation of knowledge systems, knowledge transfer, and knowledge preservation. Information professionals play an important role in helping these processes happen. Equally important is the preservation of Traditional Knowledge. Recognized as the knowledge Indigenous people have accrued over millennia, and formed through their interactions with their environment, Traditional Knowledge and its preservation also fall into the world of Knowledge Management. The performance of a piece of music is the manifestation of knowledge and, in the case of Jeremy Dutcher, is a form of knowledge preservation. Traditional Knowledge’s more fluid and dynamic nature is preserved in Dutcher’s 2018 album Wolastioqiyik Lintuwakonawa, where the artist creates a conversation between technical skill and the knowledge and language of the album. In the case of this paper, Dutcher’s album serves as an example of the way Traditional Knowledge can impact and provide new tools to the information profession and world of Knowledge Management.
RVPP: Sailing Yacht Performance Prediction fully integrated into a RANSE based flow code
Authors: Böhm Christoph , Graf Kai
Published: June 2021

One of the most important tools in today’s sailing yacht design is the Velocity Prediction Program (VPP). VPPs calculate boat speed from the equilibrium of aero and hydrodynamic flow forces. Consequently their accuracy is linked to the accuracy of the aero- and hydrodynamic data used to represent a yacht. These data are usually derived from experimental or CFD results and processed by means of linearization and interpolation to represents the actual sailing state of the yacht, this interpolation being a source of inaccuracy. Furthermore, viscosity related effects are often estimated by simplified theoretical or empirical models potentially neglecting complex physical phenomena. The paper proposes a method circumventing these inaccuracies. It is based on the idea to directly derive Sailing Yacht performance from a RANSE flow simulation. This is done by coupling the prediction of sail forces with the hydrodynamic forces calculated by the flow code and solving the resulting imbalance in the equations of motion in the RANSE solver. The paper discusses implementation steps for the inclusion of sail forces and body motion into the flow code as well as calculation and grid setup. Results of the method christened RVPP are shown for a generic yacht design and are compared with results from a classical VPP approach on the same design. The paper finishes with a discussion of the pros and cons of the method and an overview at future development steps of RVPP.
Investigation of Scale Effects in Sailing Yacht Performance Prediction by Experimental Methods
Authors: Insel Mustafa , Saydam Ziya
Published: June 2021

A substantial amount of research has been carried out in the past to enhance the testing techniques and to increase the accuracy associated with tank testing of sailing yachts. The majority of this work was associated with high budgeted campaigns; large models, long waiting times and high budgets became standard practice in the field. This led to lack of accessibility for low budgeted campaigns and for designers of ordinary sailing yachts to these tests.

A research study has been initiated to investigate the scale effects associated with tank testing of sailing yachts. The intention has been to make best use of modern experimental and computational methods to understand the scale effects in conjunction with systematic tank tests. Both viscous and wave components were considered for investigation of scale effects in sailing yacht performance prediction. Four different scale models ranging from 1/4 to 1/10 of a TP52 yacht have been tested in the towing tank in upright and heeled condition while full, half and quarter scale computational analysis have been carried out with a RANS code. The wave pattern measurements were conducted for all upright and heeled cases with the use of three wave probes on each side. Variation of drag, side force, running attitude and wave pattern have been investigated. This paper focuses on the experimental investigations both in the upright and heeled conditions.
The Evolution of Design: SALTS New Sail Training Schooner Project
Authors: Duff Stephen , Fossati Fabio , Claughton Andy , Krzymowski Will , Anderson Tony
Published: June 2021

The Sail and Life Training Society is building a new purpose-designed 35m wooden sail-training schooner for unrestricted foreign-going operations. Working with an international team of consultants, SALTS has initiated an ambitious agenda of analytical and experimental investigations to support design, including a parametric study of hull form as it relates to stability at high angles of heel, the development of bespoke parametric design and analysis tools using the graphical algorithm editor Grasshopper, a towing tank campaign at the Wolfson Unit to investigate the behavior of three keel profiles, and a wind tunnel campaign at Politecnico di Milano to investigate the behavior of fifteen sail plans. Preliminary results from these studies will be presented, set in the context of the unfolding story of the evolution of the design of the new vessel.