bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Post-discharge quality of life of COVID-19 patients at 1-month follow-up: A cross-sectional study in the largest tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh
Authors: Hoque Mohammad Mahfuzul , Datta Ponkaj Kanti , Basu Kamalesh Chandra , Rahman Muhammad Faizur , Khan Mohammed Masudul Hassan , Kamal Mohammad Mostafa , Mahmud Reaz , Aftab Kazi Ali , Khan Ejrarul Alam , Mahmud Imran , Sharmin Rumana , Khan Md. Abdullah Saeed , Hasan Mohammad Jahid , Amin Md. Robed , Miah Md. Titu , Rahman Md. Mujibur
Published: January 2023

There is increasing evidence of the post-COVID-19 suffering and decreased quality of life in the COVID-19 patients. This study aimed to assess the quality of life and associated factors of COVID-19 patients at one month after discharge from the hospital. This was a cross-sectional study that was conducted at the post-covid clinic of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where RT–PCR-confirmed adult COVID-19 recovered patients were enrolled one month after discharge from the same hospital. They were consecutively selected from January 01 to May 30. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was used for the data collection for clinical variables. The generic multi-attributable utility instrument EQ-5D-5L was used for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A total of 563 patients were enrolled in the study. The patients had a mean age with standard deviation (±SD) of 51.18 (±13.49) years and 55.95% were male. The mean (SD) EQ-5D-5L index score and EQ-VAS scores were 0.78 (±0.19) and 70.26 (±11.13), respectively. Overall, 45.77%, 50.99%, 52.79%, 55.14% and 62.16% had problems (slight to extreme) in the mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression dimensions, respectively. Patients aged ≥60 years had significant problem in mobility (odds ratio [OR] 3.24, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07–9.77). Female participants were 5.50 times (95% CI: 2.22–13.62) more likely to have problems in their usual activities. In comparison to urban area, living in a peri-urban setting was significantly associated with problems in mobility (OR 1.89, 95% CI: 1.13–3.20), pain/discomfort (OR 1.82, 95% CI: 1.04–3.12) and anxiety/depression (OR 2.16, 95% CI: 1.22–3.84). Comorbid patients were 1.75 times (95% CI: 1.07–2.85) more likely to report problems in the pain/discomfort dimension. Presence of symptom(s) was associated with problems in self-care (OR 3.27, 95%CI: 1.31–8.18), usual-activity (OR 3.08, 95%CI: 1.21–7.87), pain/discomfort dimensions (OR 2.75, 95%CI: 1.09–6.96) and anxiety/depression (OR 3.35, 95%CI: 1.35–8.30). Specific management strategies should be planned to address the factors associated with low health-related quality of life in post-acute care of COVID-19 patients.
Pre-pandemic geographic access to hospital-based telehealth for cancer care in the United States
Authors: Shalowitz David I. , Hung Peiyin , Zahnd Whitney E. , Eberth Jan
Published: January 2023

Importance

Little is known about US hospitals’ capacity to ensure equitable provision of cancer care through telehealth.

Objective

To conduct a national analysis of hospitals’ provision of telehealth and oncologic services prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, along with geographic and sociodemographic correlates of access.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cross-sectional analysis with Geographic Information Systems mapping of 1) 2019 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Hospital Survey and IT Supplement, 2) 2013 Urban Influence Codes (UIC) from the United States Department of Agriculture, 3) 2018 Area Health Resources Files from the Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA).

Interventions

Hospitals were categorized by telehealth and oncology services availability. Counties were classified as low-, moderate-, or high-access based on availability of hospital-based oncology and telehealth within their boundaries.

Main outcomes and measures

Geospatial mapping of access to hospital-based telehealth for cancer care. Generalized logistic mixed effects models identified associations between sociodemographic factors and county- and hospital-level access to telehealth and oncology care.

Results

2,054 out of 4,540 hospitals (45.2%) reported both telehealth and oncology services. 272 hospitals (6.0%) offered oncology without telehealth, 1,369 (30.2%) offered telehealth without oncology, and 845 (18.6%) hospitals offered neither. 1,288 out of 3,152 counties with 26.6 million residents across 41 states had no hospital-based access to either oncology or telehealth. After adjustment, rural hospitals were less likely than urban hospitals to offer telehealth alongside existing oncology care (OR 0.27; 95% CI 0.14–0.55; p < .001). No county-level factors were significantly associated with telehealth availability among hospitals with oncology.

Conclusions and relevance

Hospital-based cancer care and telehealth are widely available across the US; however, 8.4% of patients are at risk for geographic barriers to cancer care. Advocacy for adoption of telehealth is critical to ensuring equitable access to high-quality cancer care, ultimately reducing place-based outcomes disparities. Detailed, prospective, data collection on telehealth utilization for cancer care is also needed to ensure improvement in geographic access inequities.
An integrative literature review of kidney transplantation knowledge tools
Authors: Kang Chan Mi , Lee Hyejin
Published: January 2023

Purpose

This study aimed to identify knowledge measurement tools for kidney transplantation (KT) and confirm their assessment methods, domains, and validity to provide useful information.

Design

An integrative review based on Whittemore and Knafl’s (2005) framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines.

Methods

An integrative search was conducted using four English databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library) and the top three Korean databases (RISS, DBpia, and KISS). Search terms and strategies included (“kidney transplant*” OR “renal transplant*” OR “kidney replace*” OR “renal replace*” OR “kidney graft” OR “renal graft”) & (knowledge OR awareness) & (scale OR tool OR instrument OR questionnaire OR inventory). The time limit was set to February 2022. The extracted data included the content of the tools, participants, and psychometrics. Quality of life was assessed using a psychometric grading framework.

Results

A total of 15 studies and 13 tools were reviewed. Of these, seven studies (46.7%) targeted KT patients, five (33.3%) targeted KT candidates, and three (20.0%) included both groups. The number of items in the tools ranged from five to 33 items. Furthermore, seven tools comprised true-false questions and eight multiple-choice questions. The domains of the KT knowledge measurement tool used in each study differed across study participants. Both reliability and validity were confirmed in six tools, and only two showed a grade of “adequate” or higher.

Conclusion

A validated tool is required to measure KT knowledge. These tools can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions in promoting self-management after KT.

Protocol registration number

CRD42022334559.
The relevance of basic numerical skills for fraction processing: Evidence from cross-sectional data
Authors: Wortha Silke M. , Klein Elise , Lambert Katharina , Dackermann Tanja , Moeller Korbinian
Published: January 2023

Recent research indicated that fraction understanding is an important predictor of later mathematical achievement. In the current study we investigated associations between basic numerical skills and students’ fraction processing. We analyzed data of 939 German secondary school students (age range = 11.92 to 18.00 years) and evaluated the determinants of fraction processing considering basic numerical skills as predictors (i.e., number line estimation, basic arithmetic operations, non-symbolic magnitude comparison, etc.). Additionally, we controlled for general cognitive ability, grade level, and sex. We found that multiplication, subtraction, conceptual knowledge, number line estimation, and basic geometry were significantly associated with fraction processing beyond significant associations of general cognitive ability and sex. Moreover, relative weight analysis revealed that addition and approximate arithmetic should also be considered as relevant predictors for fraction processing. The current results provide food for thought that further research should focus on investigating whether recapitulating basic numerical content in secondary school mathematics education can be beneficial for acquiring more complex mathematical concepts such as fractions.
Reviews
Authors: Radford Gary , Forsberg Geraldine , Dunleavy Dennis
Published: January 2023

Foucault, Michel. (2001). Fearless Speech. Los Angeles, CA: Semiotext(e). 128 pp. $11.95 paper. ISBN 1-584-35011-3 paper. Hunt, Arthur W. III. The Vanishing Word: The Veneration of Visual Imagery in the Postmodern World. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2003. 272 pp. Paper $14.99,
ISBN I-58134-404-X. Sontag, Susan. Regarding the Pain of Others. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. 144 pp. Cloth $20.00, ISBN 0-374-24858-3. Paper $12.00, ISBN 0-312-42219-9.
Reviews
Authors: Gane Nicholas
Published: January 2023

Allison Muri, The Enlightenment Cyborg: A History of Communications and Control in the Human Machine, 1660–1830. University of Toronto Press, 2007. 308pp. Hardcover $60.00, ISBN 0802088503.
‘At the end of the storm, there’s a golden sky’: The importance of an English football anthem for the Swedish fans
Authors: Hellqvist Eva Kjellander
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this article is to discuss the significance of Liverpool Football Club’s (LFC) anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ (‘YNWA’) for Swedish fans of LFC. The song has been played before home matches at the Anfield stadium since the 1960s, and via the media, it has spread all over the world. We can therefore talk about a kind of satellite supporters who can be involved no matter where in the world they are. Based on a survey conducted with help from Liverpool FC Official Supporters Club Sweden, 378 people (355 men and 23 women) answered questions about their relationship to the city of Liverpool and the Liverpool football team, how long they have been fans and why they chose LFC, and, finally, their connection to ‘YNWA’. The results show that the Swedish fans feel a great sense of belonging to both the team and the city of Liverpool and that the song is very important to them even in everyday life. For the fans in the survey, ‘YNWA’ unites them with the team and fans from all over the world while separating themselves from other fans and football clubs with other anthems. The song thus becomes larger than itself. Identity and performances are important concepts on which the article is based.
Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture, Megan Condis (2018)
Authors: Driessen Simone
Published: January 2023

Review of: Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture, Megan Condis (2018)

Iowa City: Iowa University Press, 138 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-60938-565-1, p/bk, $65.00
Boys’ Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Maud Lavin, Ling Yang and Jing Jamie Zhao (Eds) (2017)
Authors: Yang Xiaofei
Published: January 2023

Review of: Boys’ Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Maud Lavin, Ling Yang and Jing Jamie Zhao (Eds) (2017)

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 258 pp.,

ISBN 978-9-88839-080-9, h/bk, $60.00 / £47.00
Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures, Rebecca Williams (2020)
Authors: Dye-Reeves Amy
Published: January 2023

Review of: Theme Park Fandom: Spatial Transmedia, Materiality and Participatory Cultures, Rebecca Williams (2020)

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 260 pp.,

ISBN 978-9-46298-257-4, h/bk, $127.00
Puerto Longón
Authors: Baudot Monroy María
Published: January 2023

El objetivo de este trabajo es destacar el esfuerzo realizado por la Monarquía para conservar el presidio de Puerto Longón una vez que durante la Guerra de Sucesión se fueron perdiendo el resto de los territorios italianos que habían pertenecido a la Monarquía Hispánica. Analizaremos cómo se consiguió evitar la entrega de Longón al emperador Carlos VI de Habsburgo y cómo se gestionó y preparó la fortaleza, una vez terminada la guerra, para servir como plataforma para futuras campañas militares que permitieran a Felipe V regresar a Italia.
primer pacto de familia (1733)
Authors: Hanotin Guillaume
Published: January 2023

De los tres pactos de familia firmados por los Borbones (1733, 1743 y 1761), aquel de 1733 es el menos conocido. Se ha presentado generalmente como una alianza puramente coyuntural en respuesta al peligro de aislamiento de la Francia de Luis XV al inicio de la Guerra de Sucesión de Polonia. Sin embargo, la idea de traducir en términos diplomáticos las relaciones entre Luis XV y Felipe V se remonta en realidad al Tratado de Sevilla (1729). En aquel entonces, no se buscó tanto alcanzar un tratado como establecer algún tipo de convenio o de pacto entre las dos ramas de la Casa Borbón, es decir, de destacar la particularidad de sus relaciones familiares en el plano diplomático. ¿Corresponde la firma del Tratado del Escorial el 7 de noviembre de 1733 a una simple coyuntura accidental o revela, al contrario, un funcionamiento particular de las relaciones diplomáticas existentes entre las Cortes de Madrid y Versalles? En otras palabras, ¿contribuyeron los vínculos dinásticos a modificar en profundidad las relaciones entre Francia y España? Para responder a estas cuestiones, es necesario analizar el primer pacto de familia dentro de una cronología amplia, que integre el contexto en el que se gestó, y medir sus efectos en el largo plazo. El tratado de 1733 es, en primer lugar, un acuerdo diplomático clásico entre dos soberanos, pero aspiraba a algo más: a inscribir el vínculo dinástico entre Francia y España en el marco de la realidad europea del siglo XVIII.
Influence and Politics at the Viennese court 1713-1748
Authors: Seitschek Stefan
Published: January 2023

Este artículo examina las relaciones entre los protagonistas de la corte vienesa a partir de los importantes acontecimientos políticos que se produjeron en el periodo comprendido entre 1713 y 1740. La fuente principal para ello son las notas personales del propio emperador, los diarios de Carlos VI. Sus anotaciones y la mención de encuentros con consejeros cercanos ponen de manifiesto las posibilidades de influencia. Debido a las experiencias del archiduque Carlos en España, que marcaron el rumbo del futuro, estos años también se incluyen en las consideraciones. Carlos VI ostentó el título de Rey de España hasta su muerte. En el proceso, España pasó de ser su propio dominio a ser un oponente político y, finalmente, un aliado, que volvió a cambiar en 1729. Esta relación ilustra por sí sola la animada actividad diplomática (y militar) de los años estudiados, que también puede rastrearse por la cambiante influencia de individuos y grupos en la corte imperial de Viena
movilización de la milicia urbana en el reino de Mallorca ante la amenaza argelina (1784-1785)
Authors: Pascual Ramos Eduardo
Published: January 2023

Los dos bombardeos a la ciudad de Argel en la década de los ochenta provocaron la posibilidad de una invasión de reino de Mallorca de las embarcaciones argelinas entre 1784 y 1785. La milicia urbana fue movilizada según el precedente de los años 1770-1771. El presente artículo pretende conocer los antecedentes en este tipo de movilización civil, así como analizar la formación miliciana en Palma y en el resto de municipios mallorquines ante la amenaza argelina, con el perfil social de los mandos y cuál fue la respuesta en las islas de Ibiza-Formentera y Menorca. El artículo se cierra con unas conclusiones y un breve repertorio biográfico de los mandos milicianos.
Az ökofeminista és a krokodil esete
Authors: Lovász Ádám
Published: January 2023

1985-ben, a Kakadu Nemzeti Park területén kenuzva, Val Plumwood krokodiltámadás áldozata lett. Traumatikus tapasztalatát később több művében írta meg. Az esetre reflektáló írásaiban Plumwood kiemeli a zsákmánnyá való „lefokozódás” mozzanatát. A filozófusnő a krokodil számára csupán hús. Tanulmányomban a zsákmányolt hússá való átlényegülésből fakadó hússzerű anonimitást extrofenomenológiai redukcióként értelmezem, amely az embernek a természethez viszonyított szociokulturálisan konstruált „kívüliségét” feloldja. Kívülről érkezik a „zsákmánnyá válás”, az ember specifikumai iránt közömbös állati viselkedés formájában. Plumwood szerint azonban az állati agresszió visszahelyez a természettel való folytonosságba. Nem-emberi lények prédájává válunk, ezzel megbomlik az antropocentrikus világkép. A filozófusnő egzisztenciális hálát érez az eset kapcsán a természet erői iránt.
Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Authors: Prerana Raju Gudimetla  , Swarnadeepu Shabasu  , Akshay Duppelly  , Yadagiri Rao Jeripotula
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

In this study, we wanted to evaluate the effect of negative pressure wound therapy on diabetic foot ulcers.

METHODS

This was a hospital based prospective comparative study, conducted among 40 patients who came for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers to the Department of General Surgery, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, over a period of 2 years from September 2019 to September 2021, after obtaining clearance from Institutional Ethics Committee and written informed consent from the study participants.

RESULTS

The increase in amount of granulation tissue negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and saline-soaked gauzed dressing (SSGD groups were found to be statistically significant. Mean change (increase in granulation tissue in NPWT & SSGD groups) from day 0 to day 42 were 78.083 % and 66.103 % respectively. Whereas in NPWT and SSGD groups, the size of ulcer was decreased which was statistically significant. Mean decrease in ulcer size in NPWT & SSGD groups from day 0 to day 42 were 52 cm sq and 29.15 cm sq respectively. The mean duration of stay in hospital in NPWT & SSGD groups were 29.35 + 4.51 days and 32.75 + 4.75 days with p value of 0.02, which is statistically significant. Among patients with NPWT, response was present in 95 % (19) patients and among patients with SSGD, response was present in 85 % (17) patients. The association between the groups was found to be statistically not significant.

CONCLUSIONS

Length of stay was shorter in the NPWT group when compared with that of SSGD group. Rate of granulation tissue formation was faster in NPWT group when compared to SSGD group. Reduction in ulcer size was significantly better in the NPWT group. Patient compliance and satisfaction was better in NPWT group. Lesser number of changes of dressings were needed in the NPWT group. It could be concluded that negative pressure wound therapy helps in faster healing, better, safe, and convenient as compared to saline soaked gauzed dressing in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Study of Lung Function in COVID-19 Pneumonia Recovered Individuals
Authors: Mekala Kamala Priyadarshini  , Moravineni Usha Rani
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Pulmonary system is the most commonly affected organ system by COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 results in disruption of ACE/ACE2 balance leading to RAAS activation. The present study was carried out to determine the lung function in the recovery phase of COVID -19 by spirometry in India.

METHODS

A prospective (Follow up) observational study was done on 100 patients from March 2021 to November 2021. COVID-19 patients with RT-PCR positive results aged between 25 to 60 years were enrolled in the study. All the subjects were health care workers working in King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam. They were followed for a period of 3 months.

RESULTS

The mean age was 48.35 ± 11.07 years. 71 % were males. The mean height was 162.85 ± 7.47 cm while the mean weight was 36.71 ± 1.12 kg. During enrolment, the mean forced vital capacity (FVC) was 2.22 ± 0.68 L, forced expiratory volume (FEV1) was 1.97 ± 0.63 L and FEV1/FVC% was 89.35 ± 13.27 %. There was no statistically significant difference in FVC between enrolment and various periods of follow up at 1 and 3 months. There was a statistically significant difference between FEV1 and FEV1/FVC% between enrolment and various periods of follow up at 1 and 3 months.

CONCLUSIONS

COVID-19 infection has an impact on the lung functions. PFT done 3 months later after clinical cure/discharge showed an improvement in FEV1 and FEV1/FVC% in the present study. Long-term follow-up of the lung function in post-COVID-19 survivors is recommended.
Nutrition Literacy Is Not Sufficient to Induce Needed Dietary Changes in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Authors: Carroll Allison M. , Rotman Yaron
Published: January 2023

INTRODUCTION:

Dietary and lifestyle changes are the first line of therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most prevalent liver disease in the western world. Nutrition literacy is the ability to understand nutrition information and implement that knowledge. We aimed to compare indicators of nutrition literacy in subjects with and without NAFLD in a representative US cohort.

METHODS:

In a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–2018 cycle, we included 2,938 adult subjects with complete dietary and vibration-controlled transient elastography data and no alternative reason for hepatic steatosis. Nutrition literacy was assessed using questionnaires. Diet perception accuracy was assessed by comparing self-reported diet quality with objective diet quality scores—the Healthy Eating Index and alternative Mediterranean diet score—to assess real-world application of nutrition knowledge.

RESULTS:

Nutrition literacy was not different between subjects with or without NAFLD (P = 0.17): more than 90% of subjects reported using nutrition labels, and most of them correctly identified the meaning of daily value. Subjects with NAFLD had a lower-quality diet (Healthy Eating Index, P = 0.018; alternative Mediterranean diet, P = 0.013) and rated their diet as poorer (P < 0.001). On self-assessment, only 27.8% of subjects overestimated their diet quality, while 37.5% consumed more calories than their self-assessed needs. Both accuracy measures were similar between subjects with NAFLD and those without (P = 0.71 and 0.63, respectively). Subjects with NAFLD were more likely to report being advised to lose weight (42.1% vs 16.5%, P < 0.001) or to attempt losing weight (71.9% vs 60.9%, P < 0.001). Diet quality was not better in subjects with NAFLD who received dietary recommendations.

DISCUSSION:

Subjects with NAFLD have poor diet quality despite receiving medical recommendations to lose weight and having nutrition literacy and perception that are comparable with subjects without NAFLD. Educational approaches may not be sufficient to promote weight loss and improve diet quality in NAFLD.
It Can't Be a Coincidence: A Comparison of Cases of Autoimmune Hepatitis After Vaccination Against COVID-19
Authors: Gips Julia R. , Woreta Tinsay A.
Published: January 2023

While rare, there is now a documented cohort of patients presenting with autoimmune hepatitis secondary to vaccination against COVID-19. With this case report, we aim to compare the published cases in order to discern any unifying characteristics among those affected, and share the story of a seventy-two-year old patient presenting with autoimmune hepatitis less than two weeks after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
PEMANFAATAN EKSTRAK DAUN KELOR (Moringa oleifera .l.) SEBAGAI DYE SENSITIZERUNTUKDYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL (DSSC)
Authors: Farahdiba Ivona Anaphalia , Krisdiyanto Didik , Sudarlin Sudarlin , Karmanto Karmanto
Published: January 2023

Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) merupakan rangkaian alat yang menggunakan energi celah antara semikonduktor dan ikatannya dengan gugus pada lapis tipis untuk mengubah energi cahaya menjadi energi listrik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui absorbsi zat warna yang di ekstrak dari daun kelor dengan pelarut metanol, etanol dan aseton yang diuji dengan UV visible dan mengetahui aplikasi antosianin dari ekstrak daun kelor sebagai dye sensitizer untuk DSSC. Ekstrak antosianin dari daun kelor didapatkan dari metode maserasi dengan berbagai variasi pelarut yaitu metanol, etanol dan aseton yang masing-masing telah dicampurkan dengan menggunakan HCL 5%. Ekstrak daun kelor yang telah didapatkan diuji serapannya dengan spktrofotometer UV-visibel yang menghasilkan serapan pada panjang gelombang maksimum untuk pelarut metanol, etanol dan aseton sebesar 533 nm, 534 nm dan 533nm. Selain itu dilakukan peritungan kadar total antosianin dengan menggunakan metode perbedaan pH dengan kadar antosianin maksimum didapatkan dari pelarut aseton yaitu sebesar 13,392 mg/100g. Ekstrak daun kelor diuji dengan kromatografi lapis tipis menghasilkan 3 spot noda yang salah satunya merupakan antosianin dengan nilai Rf sebesar 0,00. Hasil pemisahan dengan kromatografi kolom tidak didapatkan ekstrak antosianin sehingga hasil pemisaham tersebut tidak dapat digunakan menjadi dye sensitizer untuk DSSC. Sedangkan, ekstrak daun kelor dengan meggunakan pelarut aseton tanpa pemisahan menghasilkan tegangan sebesar 33,461 mV.
Perbandingan Waktu Respon Aplikasi Database NoSQL Elasticsearch dan MongoDB pada Pengujian Operasi CRUD
Authors: Sinaga Theresia Liana , Charibaldi Novrido , Cahyana Nur Heri
Published: January 2023

Currently, humans live in an era of data oceans, where the amount of data production is increasing from time to time, which is followed by severe challenges in terms of processing, storing, and analyzing data, especially big data. The increase in the number of large data production can affect the speed of access to the database, effectiveness, and speed of response time in the data processing. Relational databases have been the leading model for data storage, analysis, processing, and retrieval for more than forty years. However, due to the increasing need for large-scale data storage, the scalability and performance of a data processing system, as well as the constant growth of the amount of data, another alternative to databases emerged, namely NoSQL technology. Based on previous studies regarding the comparison of response time and database performance, the average concludes that NoSQL performance is more effective and efficient than relational databases. Based on the implementation and testing, it can be concluded that the NoSQL database application MongoDB is proven to be superior in every command of CRUD tested compared to the Elasticsearch NoSQL database application, where in testing the create data command with a JSON file, the MongoDB database application is 42.5 times faster than the Elasticsearch database application. In testing the command to create data into a database containing different amounts of data, the MongoDB database application is 333.9 times faster than the average response time of the Elasticsearch database application. In testing the read command for data in a database containing different amounts of data, the MongoDB database application is 35.5 times faster than the Elasticsearch database application. In testing the update operation of data in a database containing different amounts of data, the MongoDB database application is 9.8 times faster than the Elasticsearch database application. in testing the delete operation of data in a database containing different amounts of data, the MongoDB database application is 58.9 times faster than the Elasticsearch database application.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COPING, TRAUMA, JOB DEMAND, JOB RESOURCES, AND BURNOUT FOR SOCIAL WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Savage Amanda
Published: January 2023

One of the primary concerns of not-for-profit organizations is the exceptionally high turnover rates due to employee burnout. During widespread health crises such as the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the demand for the general public to access not-for-profit services usually surges. In such cases, social workers must work around the clock under strict guidelines with no breaks to assist those who are experiencing various crises in their lives. The purpose of this quantitative multiple linear regression study was to investigate how social workers’ job demand and job resources during a pandemic, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic, impacted their burnout experience working in not-for-profit organizations. The resulting data indicated a significant, negative linear relationship between COVID-19 coping ratings and burnout. As individuals increased their coping strategies, the average level of burnout decreased. Likewise, as individuals reported higher levels of self-efficacy and job autonomy, the average level of burnout dropped. There was also a positive linear relationship between COVID-19 trauma ratings and burnout. As individuals reported higher trauma, the average level of burnout also increased. Similarly, as individuals reported negative workload and negative client contact, the average level of burnout also increased.
Intervention at Appropriate Timing to Increase Steps Based on FBM
Authors: Yuasa Tomoya
Published: January 2023

ユーザーがとるステップを増やすために、この論文では、Fogg Behavior Model (FBM) に基づいた方法を提案しています。この方法は、それらに介入する最適なタイミングを推定します。運動は人々の健康を維持するために不可欠です。しかし、座りがちな活動に費やされる時間は、近年増加しています。人々の健康が危険にさらされています。FBM は、人は意欲と能力が高いと行動を起こしやすいと説明しています。また、ステップを増やすトリガーを提供するメッセージは、モチベーションと能力によって異なります。提案手法は、アクティビティトラッカーを介して曜日ごとの歩数データを取得します。データは、ユーザーの歩数が着実に増加している時間を特定するために処理されます。これらは、能力の高い時期と見なされます。ユーザーのモチベーションは、機械学習モデルから取得されます。モデルは、過去に収集されたユーザーのアクティビティトラッカーによる身体活動データと、ユーザーの運動に対する動機に関するアンケートから構築されます。高能率期に利用者のモチベーションに応じた介入を行う．提案した方法を実験で調べた。結果は、提案された方法がステップを大幅に改善することを示しました。
Open Letter to the Pontiff and Vatican Cardinals on Pervasively Corrupt Earth, Planetary, and Astrophysical Science
Authors: Herndon J. Marvin
Published: January 2023

Five hundred years ago the Roman Catholic Church wrongly opposed science. In my fifty years as a scientist, I have observed the Catholic Church reaching out to science, wholly unaware of widespread corruption and cartel-like behavior under guise of science, which leads, I allege, to the Vatican aiding and abetting activities that are not only anti-Christian, but which pose grave risks to human and environmental health.
Imperialer Kosmopolitismus. Das Qing-Reich im 18. Jahrhundert
Authors: Dabringhaus Sabine
Published: January 2023

Dem Qing-Imperium des 18. Jahrhunderts wird eine bedeutende weltgeschichtliche Stellung zugesprochen. Die imperiale Expansion der Mandschu-Dynastie in weite Teile Innerasiens veränderte den Charakter des chinesischen Staates und die geopolitische Ordnung einer riesigen Region. Die hohe Flexibilität der Qing-Herrschaft beruhte auf einem Wechselspiel von Integration und Unterwerfung, mit dem das imperiale Netzwerk geformt wurde. Nur so gelang es, die heikle politische Balance zwischen den konkurrierenden Interessen der unterschiedlichen Untertanengruppen unter der Qing-Herrschaft zu sichern. Zugleich hielt die Bewahrung einer Dichotomie von „innen“ (China) und „außen“ (Innerasien) ein Bewusstsein für die Unterschiede zwischen beiden Reichsteilen wach. Beides zusammen bildete die imperiale Einheit des Qing-Reiches und verlieh ihm im 18. Jahrhundert seinen kosmopolitischen Charakter.
Konsequenzen der Handschriftenerkennung und des maschinellen Lernens für die Geschichtswissenschaft. Anwendung, Einordnung und Methodenkritik
Authors: Hodel Tobias
Published: January 2023

Das Lesen historischer Handschriften gehört seit Jahrhunderten zum hilfswissenschaftlichen Methodenapparat, die automatisierte Erkennung entspricht somit einer potentiellen Arbeitserleichterung, die den Geschichtswissenschaften neue Perspektiven eröffnet. Um die Technologie und ihr Potential einzuschätzen, wird erläutert, welche Faktoren für die erfolgreiche Erkennung entscheidend sind und wie die Resultate weiterverarbeitet werden können. Mittels machine oder deep learning wird der Methodenapparat aber auch um ein Lernverfahren erweitert, das auf große Datenmengen angewiesen ist und aus den zugrundeliegenden Daten (Be-)Wertungen übernimmt, die häufig zu unerwünschten Nebeneffekten führt. Anhand der Handschriftenerkennung kann so eine Technologie erfahren und kritisch eingeordnet werden, die aktuell in diversen Wissenschaftsbereichen und unserem täglichen Leben Einzug hält.
Absurd and Preposterous 2022 of China‡
Authors: Lin Jianliang
Published: January 2023

2019-2022 was a de facto one year.1949-2022 was also a de facto one year.Humbly, 2022 only has some fragmented voices left:

“We are the last generation.”“This world doesn’t want me anymore.”“Children are the weakness.”“Residents were poor in self-rescue ability, and the door was not locked, so they didn’t run away by themselves.

“Residents were poor in self-rescue ability, and the door was not locked, so they didn’t run away by themselves.”
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Authors: Editorial Staff
Published: January 2023

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Catalytic reductive depolymerization of corncob lignin to produce bio-oil via formic acid/ethanol system
Authors: Zeng Peng , Xu Ying-Hong , Li Ming-Fei
Published: January 2023

Formic acid (FA) was used for reductive depolymerization of industrial corncob lignin via ethanol and Pt/C system. The highest yield of bio-oil obtained was 71.4% when the reaction was conducted at 260 °C with an FA/lignin ratio of 8 for 0.5 h. The bio-oil was composed of oligomers (Mw within 600 Da) and lignin depolymerized fragments (Mw beyond 600 Da). Reaction temperature was the most important factor affecting the properties of bio-oil. Although excessive temperature could increase the C/H ratio and higher heating value (HHV) of bio-oil, it would lead to repolymerization of lignin degraded fragments, thus resulting in a higher molecular weight of bio-oil. Additionally, alkylphenols were major products in bio-oil, and the amount of alkyl phenols could be increased by increasing the temperature and extending the retention time appropriately. This study reveals the effects of various reaction conditions on the yield and properties of bio-oil, providing a theoretical basis for subsequent upgrading of bio-oil to biofuels and aromatic chemicals.
Ecopedagogy – Dehumanisation or Humanisation: P. Freire and Z. Bauman
Authors: Tuleikytė Julija
Published: January 2023

This paper analyzes whether Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy, which Freire defines as humanization, can be ecopedagogy, and if ecopedagogy is humanization. The text addresses the question of the actuality of Freire’s critical pedagogy and inquires whether it responds to such contemporary questions as the relation between the human being and the planet, or whether it, in a modern manner, prioritizes free human agency before the environment. As an instrument, a comparison is used of Paulo Freire’s and Zygmunt Bauman’s conceptions of phenomena encompassed by dehumanization and humanization. After an analysis of the social critique suggested by the thinkers in the aspect of dehumanization, a conclusion is made that ecopedagogy is humanization in the Freirean critical pedagogy sense, and Bauman’s social conception can serve as an example for a contemporary re-inventing of Freire’s critical pedagogy.
About the collective monograph of Vilnius University researchers “(Im)measurable educational efficiency and productivity”
Authors: Žadeikaitė Loreta
Published: January 2023

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Competences of Heads of Schools in the Current Terminology of Education in Latvia
Authors: Driksna Mārtiņš , Kaļķe Baiba
Published: January 2023

This study examined competences of heads of schools when acquiring the current terminology of education in Latvia. In the school year 2020/2021 schools in Latvia implemented new approach to learning by introducing the curriculum reform called “Introducing the competence approach in the instructional content “Skola 2030”. The event led to several changes in the curriculum as well as an addition of various new terms to be used when introducing the reform to schools; therefore, to successfully implement the reform heads of schools have to fully understand the new curriculum and terms. The aim of this research paper was to study what the necessary competences of heads of schools are when acquiring the current terminology of education.To achieve the objective, analysis of theoretical literature, scientific research and statistics were performed; a survey for heads of schools was developed and conducted; the results of the study were compiled.In the empirical part it was clarified which were the necessary competences of heads of schools that related to acquiring, using, and passing on the terminology of education.The study found that in the acquisition of the current education terminology the most important competences are social competence, methodological competence, self-competence and their subcompetences.
MOOC Coursera Content Post-editing
Authors: Lapinskaitė Dalia , Mankauskienė Dalia
Published: January 2023

This paper presents the post-editing features of the machine translation (MT) system Smartling used to translate the learning content of MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) Coursera. Most of the Coursera content is delivered in English, which is one of the reasons for the low uptake of these courses in Lithuania. With the growing demand for online resources, the need to translate courses into Lithuanian has become evident and MT systems are increasingly used for that purpose. This paper describes the results of an experiment carried out with the Smartling MT system. The experiment involved 10 participants, 6 professional and 4 non-professional translators, who post-edited a passage from the Coursera course The Science of Wellbeing. The post-editing process was monitored using the Translog-II tool, which captures the participants‘ keystrokes. The paper presents the classification and frequency of MT errors. One of the most important post-editing features of the Smartling MT system is the splitting of the text into subtitle lines, which is the cause of most grammatical errors. Among the errors not attributable to this text division are those caused by the polysemy of the words, literal translation and the use of pronouns. After the post-editing task, participants filled in a short questionnaire about the functionality of the Smartling system. 7 out of 10 participants rated the performance of this system as satisfactory. The results of the study showed that Smartling is not sufficiently tailored to the Lithuanian language, and that translators have to use a lot of cognitive effort in post-editing.
Deontic Modality in Lithuanian Translations of EU Legislation
Authors: Pekūnas Žygimantas
Published: January 2023

The present article is a corpus-driven investigation into deontic modality in the Lithuanian translations of EU legislation. It builds on the data of the EUR-Lex2/2016 parallel corpus. The article discusses the pivotal points of deontic modality and its realisation in English and Lithuanian. It then presents the corpus data and the most frequent lexical bundles through which deontic modality is expressed in the English subcorpus. The discussion section analyses how deontic lexical bundles in the source text were translated into Lithuanian.
Forecastıng a city’s socıo-economıc development on the example of Ivano-Frankivsk
Authors:   Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Metoshop Iryna
Published: January 2023

The article proposes an algorithm for assessing and forecasting a city's socio-economic development, evaluating its level on the basis of a selected system of indicators on the example of Ivano-Frankivsk, and outlines the main directions its socio-economic development. Despite the significant amount of research in this area, the complexity and scale of current problems, and the need for territorial development of Ukraine justify the need for methodological tools to determine the level of change and the main directions of socio-economic development. To study changes in the socio-economic development of cities, it is recommended to use the method of integrated assessment, as this approach provides information on the overall dynamics of their development, taking into account a wide range of indicators that determine favorable and inhibitory trends. Regarding the forecasting of further changes on the basis of various dependencies, the ranking of models by the approximation coefficient and by the deviation of the calculated integrated indicator and its predicted value should be applied. This approach to forecasting makes it possible to identify the trend of future changes in the model of approximation, which determines the reliability and accuracy of such forecasting. The assessment of socio-economic development on the example of Ivano-Frankivsk showed a low level of changes in the city's development and their further reduction while maintaining the current situation for the period 2018-2020. The article also outlines the main directions of increasing the city's development by restoring and increasing industrial production, introducing innovative technologies, and increasing product competitiveness by attracting investment, creating new jobs, upgrading, reconstructing and modernizing fixed assets, increasing production capacity and increasing business efficiency by expanding the market, increasing exports, promoting the introduction of advanced energy and resource-saving technologies, and the use of alternative energy sources. Greater efforts are also needed from cities to attract financial resources through grants and programs and to involve local people in addressing socio-economic and environmental issues, which will improve their well-being and quality of life. Funding for development programs can be expanded through loans from local governments. Despite the transfer of executive power to local governments and the expansion of their fiscal autonomy, most problems still remain. Therefore, in order to revive the local credit market, it is first necessary to ensure the stability of the political and economic situation in the country and to implement a number of institutional and structural reforms.
Coding, Billing, and Protecting an Adolescent’s Privacy
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: January 2023

This article provides a high-level discussion of privacy as it affects billing and coding, including the following topics:

Rights and accommodations for privacy Privacy in the context of coding
The Boltzmann distribution function for equilibrium fluctuations
Authors: Sokolovsky A. I. , Haponenko K. M.
Published: January 2023

A complex of issues related to the problem of proving the Boltzmann formula for the probability density (distribution) w(η) of the values of a certain set of parameters η of an equilibrium system is investigated. The classical Boltzmann formula expresses this distribution through the non-equilibrium free energy of the system F (η) , which depends on the mentioned parameters. This is possible because after the occurrence of fluctuations, the system finds itself in a non-equilibrium state, which evolves further to equilibrium. The specified parameters are chosen according to the problem under consideration. In the theory of phase transitions, they are called the order parameters. Questions under consideration include definition and construction of the free energy F (η) of a non-equilibrium system and distribution w(η ) for it in the microscopic theory. The approaches of Landau, Leontovich, and Peletminsky are discussed. It is proposed to investigate the results for states in the vicinity of equilibrium. The leading ideas of the research are considering the non-equilibrium state as being realized in the presence of an appropriate external field, using the Gibbs formula for the non-equilibrium system entropy, and applying the Boltzmann formula as a definition of the free energy of the non-equilibrium system. The article is a continuation of the authors' works and sets the task of clarifying some of their statements as well as simplifying and clarifying the calculations. Among other things, the following are discussed: the formula for the expansion of the free energy of the system in powers of the field, the simplification of the distribution w(η ) calculation, the normalization of the approximate expressions for the distribution w(η) , the possibilities of studying the free energy of the equilibrium system using our expression for the effective Landau Hamiltonian, the refinement of the calculation of the non-equilibrium free energy of a spatially inhomogeneous system, the investigation of new types of effective interactions with the Landau Hamiltonian.
Electrical conductivity of lithium-sodium tetragermanate in amorphous state
Authors: Diachenko A. O. , Skrypnik Ye. V. , Trubitsyn M. P. , Ryabtsev S. I.
Published: January 2023

The glass of lithium-sodium tetragermanate LiNaGe4O9 was prepared by rapid quenching the melt. The structure of the glass was characterized by X-ray phase analysis. Electrical conductivity σ was measured in AC field (f = 1 kHz÷1 MHz) in the interval Т = 300÷900 K. It was shown that at T > 550 K the typical values of the glass σ were at least one–two orders of magnitude higher than in the single crystal. Ionic conductivity in disordered amorphous and ordered crystalline states was discussed by accounting the structure of lithium-sodium tetragermanate. The main contribution to conductivity in LiNaGe4O9 glass was associated with thermally activated motion of Li ions which were weakly bound to Ge-O structuralframework.
Computer simulation of AlCoCuFeNi high-entropy alloy thin film deposition and crystallization
Authors: Kushnerov O. I.
Published: January 2023

The processes of deposition and crystallization of high-entropy AlCoCuFeNi alloy thin film on a substrate of silicon (100) are studied by classical molecular dynamics simulation. Total simulation time reaches 50 ns. The embedded atom model is used to describe the interaction among Al–Co–Cu–Ni–Fe. Interaction between the atoms of Al, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, and the Si substrate is described using the Lennard–Jones potential, and the interaction between the silicon atoms was modeled using the Stillinger–Weber potential. It is found that at the first stage of deposition small clusters are formed and the process of crystallization starts after ~ 5 ns of simulation, at the characteristic sizes of clusters of about 2 nm. At the end of the simulation, after the 50 ns of modeling, the simulated film contains a face-centered cubic phase, a body-centered cubic phase, a hexagonal close-packed phase, and an amorphous phase. An analysis of the radial distribution of atoms makes it possible to determine the distances between the nearest neighbors and estimate the lattice parameters of these phases.