bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Synthesis of decision making in a distributed intelligent personnel health management system on offshore oil platform
Authors: Mammadova Masuma , Jabrayilova Zarifa
Published: August 2022

This paper proposes a methodological approach for the decision synthesis in a geographically distributed intelligent health management system for oil workers working in offshore industry. The decision-making methodology is based on the concept of a person-centered approach to managing the health and safety of personnel, which implies the inclusion of employees as the main component in the control loop. This paper develops a functional model of the health management system for workers employed on offshore oil platforms and implements it through three phased operations that is monitoring and assessing the health indicators and environmental parameters of each employee, and making decisions. These interacting operations combine the levels of a distributed intelligent health management system. The paper offers the general principles of functioning of a distributed intelligent system for managing the health of workers in the context of structural components and computing platforms. It presents appropriate approaches to the implementation of decision support processes and describes one of the possible methods for evaluating the generated data and making decisions using fuzzy pattern recognition. The models of a fuzzy ideal image and fuzzy real images of the health status of an employee are developed and an algorithm is described for assessing the deviation of generated medical parameters from the norm. The paper also compiles the rules to form the knowledge bases of a distributed intelligent system for remote continuous monitoring. It is assumed that embedding this base into the intelligent system architecture will objectively assess the trends in the health status of workers and make informed decisions to eliminate certain problems
Economics of risk-taking, risk-based capital and profitability: Empirical evidence of Islamic banks
Authors:   University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan, Abbas Faisal , Ali Shoaib ,   School of Management, Air University, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan, Yousaf Imran ,   School of Management, Air University, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan,   Department of Business Studies, Namal University, Mianwali, Pakistan, Wong Wing-Keung ,   Department of Finance, Fintech and Blockchain Research Center, and Big Data Research Center, Asia University, Taiwan,   Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan,   Department of Economics and Finance, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Published: August 2022

This study aims to explore the interrelationship between risk-based capital, risktaking, and profitability. This study employs two-stage least square (2SLS) methods on the annual data of 217 Islamic banks from 35 countries ranging from 2010 to 2019. We find that the relationship between risk-based capital and risk-taking behaviour is negative, and the results are heterogeneous across different regions concerning both signs and significance. Consistent with the theory of moral hazard, we find the negative relationship between risk-based capital and Islamic banks’ risk-taking behaviour, implying that managers in Islamic banks could increase their investment in risky assets and keep only smaller amounts of capital. The concept of profit and loss sharing motivates them to take a higher risk and aim to get a higher yield. This relationship is also in line with the agency theory, inferring that bank managers could take excessive risk to get higher compensation to align with higher profitability. The results also reveal a positive relationship between risk-taking and profitability, which is in line with the portfolio theory in finance. The findings in our paper would be useful for decision-makers and bank managers in understanding the interrelationship between risk, capital, and profitability and no factor alone could be good enough to ensure bank soundness. Furthermore, our findings imply that regulators and bank managers should not only focus on bank capital for increasing banks’ stability. They should also look into both profitability and capital ratios in addition to bank capital because all three factors could increase banks’ stability simultaneously.
INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS REVEALING RETROPERITONEAL EXTENSION LEIOMYOSARCOMA
Authors:   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Boumaaz Meriem , Elharrak Mariam ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Zaimi Achraf ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Malki M. ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Loudiyi Nadia ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Raissouni Maha ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Tanz Rachid ,   Service doncologie Medicale, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Asfalou Iliyasse ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc., Benyass Aatif ,   Centre de Cardiologie, Hopital Militaire dInstruction Mohammed V, Rabat - Maroc.
Published: August 2022

Authors report a case of a malignant psoas tumor diagnosed in a 69-year-old patient with an abdominopelvic CT scan as well as a PET-Scanner performed as part of the assessment of infective endocarditis extensions on aortic stenosis. Authors insist on the rarity of psoas tumors which remain mostly malignant, and on the interest of the CT scan and percutaneous biopsy for a precise histological diagnosis conditioning the therapeutic management. Treatment must be integrated into multidisciplinary approach where surgery occupies preponderant place. This case illustrates a therapeutic quandary regarding to timing of cardiovascular surgery related to carcinological surgery and the complement by radio and chemotherapy.
COVID-19 AND ITS EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH: CASE STUDY FOR HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA
Authors:   Research Centre for Arabic Studies and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Islamic Studies, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia., Sidik Mat Sidek Roziah ,   Institute of Islam Hadhari, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia., Nur Adilah Awang Siti ,   Institute of Islam Hadhari, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia., Azziaty Rozali Ermy ,   Research Centre for Arabic Studies and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Islamic Studies, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia.,   Institute of Islam Hadhari, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia., Md Sham Fariza ,   Institute of Islam Hadhari, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia.,   Research Centre for Dawah and Leadership, Faculty of Islamic Studies, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia., Alaudin Bin Abdul Wahab Noor ,   Faculty of Health Science, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia., Wahab Suzaily ,   Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Published: August 2022

COVID-19 is at risk of setting off global mental health crisis. The effect is also extended to the students in higher learning institutions. This research looks at the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health aspect among students from higher learning institutions in Malaysia. The study sample consists of 79 respondents who are randomly selected from various higher learning institutions. All respondents had attended online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research instrument used in this study is a questionnaire. Two things that were assessed on respondents are the situations or constraints encountered while pursuing online learning and its impact on their mental and emotional health. The research data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The research findings show that majority of respondents agreed that they encounter situations or constraints while attending online classes. Moreover, majority of respondents agreed that such situations or constraints affect their mental and emotional health. The findings of this research are supported by previous studies that reported the same thing.
Can we Forget Foucault? Obscenity and the Politics of Seduction
Authors: Millar Isabel
Published: July 2022

Life is pornographic, everything is obscene and there is nothing secret anymore. These were some of Jean Baudrillard´s daring ideas in his latest work, which dealt with the final stage of hyperreality and simulation that we had entered. Despite the ridicule that Baudrillard's work has drawn, his ideas were much more nuanced than just extravagant metaphysical claims designed to baffle and surprise. Our current situation, sexually saturated, permanently connected to the internet and full of existential abandonment, seems to suggest that his diagnosis was correct. This essay will explore how the notion of seduction, as conceived by Baudrillard, offers us a way of understanding the production of reality and a retreat from the obscenity of the world.
Oneiropolitics as Politics of Psychoanalysis
Authors: Perrone Claudia , Gurski Roselene
Published: July 2022

This article aims to reflect on the existence of politics of psychoanalysis. To do this, we take some results of the research carried out in Brazil, "Confined dreams: what Brazilians dream in times of pandemic (2020/2021)", to propose oneiropolitics. Combining psychoanalysis with the thought of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, oneiropolitics refers to politics of desire. Due to the urgency of our temporality and historical context, it is necessary to dream of a future and nurture a political imaginary capable of sustaining insistent thought and practice in the sense of criticism, democracy, and the possibility of another future.
Huellas de un conflicto no resuelto: el feminismo histórico y la invención del inconsciente
Authors: Recchia Luciani Francesca
Published: July 2022

Este ensayo investiga el binarismo sexual a través de algunos cruces conceptuales, centrándose en la difícil relación entre el feminismo de la diferencia y el psicoanálisis, especialmente en torno a la naturaleza “sexual” del inconsciente como factor político influyente. La extraordinaria persistencia, a nivel del inconsciente colectivo, de la ontología heterosexual dual se analiza en su evolución histórica desde De Gouges a Wollstonecraft, desde Woolf a De Beauvoir, desde Lonzi a Melandri. El vínculo útil para entender la perdurabilidad y solidez de la ontología binaria, tanto a nivel consciente como inconsciente, radica en el entrelazamiento entre la acción política que los movimientos feministas, desde los orígenes hasta la actualidad, han emprendido para reivindicar sus derechos y la crítica teórico-conceptual de aquellos dispositivos sobre los que se ha estructurado y consolidado la organización social y el orden patriarcal material y simbólico a lo largo de los milenios, a través de las formas de dominación masculina.
Autonomía/independencia del Banco Central como arista sintomal neoliberal
Authors: Vergara Muñoz Francisco Alejandro
Published: July 2022

El presente artículo busca revisar y cuestionar la neutralidad del concepto de “autonomía del Banco Central”. Primero, se realizará una contextualización histórica respecto de la autonomía, donde se mostrará que, incluso, la sustentación teórica que la respalda es lógicamente inconsistente a la vez que oculta el elemento político que existe tras de ella. Luego, en torno a lo anterior y de acuerdo con las lecturas que nos ofrecen Ruiz Encina y Harvey, se mostrará cómo en realidad la conceptualización de la autonomía de la política monetaria responde a un claro posicionamiento neoliberal, al tiempo que se mostrará que existen fuertes discordancias entre el discurso tecnócrata de la autonomía y los reales efectos que se pueden constatar en la secuencia histórica en torno a esta, con especial énfasis en la inflación. En una segunda parte, por medio de las elaboraciones teóricas que realiza García Linera, se comprenderá este posicionamiento como una arista específica que ocurre dentro del proceso general de fetichización de lo común. Finalmente, utilizando categorías de Žižek y Espinoza Lolas, se enmarcará lo analizado para comprender la autonomía del Banco Central como expresión sintomática de los procesos ideológicos que subyacen a la forma de Estado capitalista.
A study on the influencing factors of river governance effectiveness in the metropolitan area: a case study on the Dali River Basin in Taiwan
Authors: Lee Chang-Yen , Chang Wen-Jung
Published: August 2022

Improving the governance effectiveness of river basin units (RBUs) is often the focus of academic studies. However, the literature on measuring the influencing factors of the river basin governance effectiveness in urban areas is relatively scarce. Therefore, this study employed the theory of governance across boundaries and adopted an exploratory research approach to discover influencing factors, namely Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and SPSS questionnaire survey. Resulting from the analysis of in-depth interviews, the top three attention-getting influencing factors in descending order are organizational structure, overall plan, and landscape recreation. In comparison, resulting from the quantitative analysis of the AHP questionnaire, the top three attention-getting influencing factors in descending order are flood protection, overall plan, and ecological conservation. These two findings are significantly different. This study's findings also indicate that the public's satisfaction with the individual governance effectiveness reaches a score of 80.06. The analysis results provide a feedback to RBUs, which can be a policy for revising the plan–do–check–act (PDCA) cycle in order to improve the governance effectiveness.
Boas Práticas de Transferência de Tecnologia: O Caso Estadunidense do Escritório de Transferência de Tecnologia da Universidade da Universidade de Michigan
Authors: Oliveira Heloisa Cortiani de , Alfaro Jose F. , Greeley Richard S. , Fernandes Valdir
Published: August 2022

O tema desta pesquisa está inserido no contexto das discussões sobre o papel da universidade na transferência de tecnologia para a sociedade como estratégia de desenvolvimento sustentável. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é apresentar as boas práticas utilizadas no Escritório de Transferência de Tecnologia da Universidade de Michigan, nos EUA, a partir de estudo de campo baseado em observação participante, entrevistas e pesquisa documental. A finalidade é a realização de benchmarking para fundamentar a construção de políticas e estratégias para superar as barreiras referentes à transferência de tecnologia em contextos territoriais diversos. Os resultados apontam para experiências relacionadas à importância do ambiente institucional em que está inserido o escritório, à existência de infraestrutura adequada, recursos financeiros para fases intermediárias dos projetos e recursos humanos qualificados na universidade, à gestão da propriedade intelectual e à importância do desenvolvimento de uma cultura propícia à interação entre a universidade e os demais setores socioeconômicos.
Bioconcentração de Metais (cu, fe, zn, mn e pb) em Crassostrea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819) Nativa do Manguezal do Rio Vaza-Barris, Sergipe, Brasil
Authors: Oliveira Josevania de , Andrade Edilma de Jesus , Melo e Souza Rosemeri , Costa Diógenes Félix da Silva
Published: August 2022

O objetivo principal deste trabalho consiste em avaliar as concentrações de metais cobre, ferro, zinco, manganês e chumbo nos tecidos de Crassostrea brasiliana no manguezal do rio Vaza-Barris, Sergipe, Brasil. Foram realizadas duas coletas (período de estiagem e chuvoso) em cinco pontos. A análise dos metais nas ostras foi realizada no Instituto Tecnológico e de Pesquisa do Estado de Sergipe. As seguintes concentrações foram obtidas para o período de estiagem: Zn (19,90mg/kg), Fe (7,05mg/kg), Cu (1,46mg/kg), Mn (0,62mg/kg) e o Pb (0,00mg/kg); e para o período chuvoso: Zn (24,20mg/kg), Fe (9,77mg/kg), Pb (1,03mg/kg), Cu (1,0mg/kg) e Mn (0,91mg/kg). O cobre apresentou teores mais elevados na estação de estiagem e foi o único metal que se encontrou dentro dos limites estabelecidos pela legislação brasileira. Os demais elementos revelaram teores maiores no período chuvoso, o que pode representar risco ao ambiente e ao consumo humano. Os resultados sugerem que é necessário o estabelecimento de medidas para o acompanhamento de parâmetros físico-químicos e microbiológicos do manguezal, bem como a criação de legislação especifica sobre as concentrações desses metais.
The Fractal Viewpoint of Tumors and Nanoparticles
Authors: Alexiou Athanasios , Tsagkaris Christos , Chatzichronis Stylianos , Koulouris Andreas , Haranas Ioannis , Gkigkitzis Ioannis , Zouganelis Georgios , Mukerjee Nobendu , Maitra Swastika , Jha Niraj Kumar , Batiha Gaber El-Saber , Kamal Mohammad Amjad , Nikolaou Michail , Ashraf Ghulam Md
Published: August 2022

Even though the promising therapies against cancer are rapidly improved, the oncology patients population has seen exponential growth, placing cancer in 5th place among the ten deadliest diseases. Efficient drug delivery systems must overcome multiple barriers and maximize drug delivery to the target tumors, limiting the side effects simultaneously. Since the first observation of the quantum tunneling phenomenon, many multidisciplinary studies have offered quantum-inspired solutions to optimized tumor mapping and efficient nanodrug design. The property of a wave function to propagate through a potential barrier offer the capability of obtaining 3D surface profiles using imaging of individual atoms on the surface of a material. The application of quantum tunneling on a scanning tunneling microscope offers an exact surface roughness mapping of tumors and pharmaceutical particles. Critical elements to cancer nanotherapeutics apply the fractal theory and calculate the fractal dimension for efficient tumor surface imaging at the atomic level. This review study presents the latest biological approaches to cancer management based on fractal geometry.
A Brief Review of Pharmacokinetic Assessments of Vancomycin in Special
Groups of Patients with Altered Pharmacokinetic Parameters
Authors: Ghasemiyeh Parisa , Vazin Afsaneh , Mohammadi-Samani Soliman
Published: August 2022

Vancomycin is considered the drug of choice against many Gram-positive bacterial infections.
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is essential to achieve an optimum clinical response
and avoid vancomycin-induced adverse reactions including nephrotoxicity. Although different
studies are available on vancomycin TDM, still there are controversies regarding the selection
among different pharmacokinetic parameters including trough concentration, the area under the
curve to minimum inhibitory concentration ratio (AUC24h/MIC), AUC of intervals, elimination
constant, and vancomycin clearance. In this review, different pharmacokinetic parameters for vancomycin
TDM have been discussed along with corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Also,
vancomycin pharmacokinetic assessments are discussed in patients with altered pharmacokinetic
parameters including those with renal and/or hepatic failure, critically ill patients, patients with
burn injuries, intravenous drug users, obese and morbidly obese patients, those with cancer, patients
undergoing organ transplantation, and vancomycin administration during pregnancy and lactation.
An individualized dosing regimen is required to guarantee the optimum therapeutic responses
and minimize adverse reactions including acute kidney injury in these special groups of
patients. According to the pharmacoeconomic data on vancomycin TDM, pharmacokinetic assessments
would be cost-effective in patients with altered pharmacokinetics and are associated with
shorter hospitalization period, faster clinical stability status, and shorter courses of inpatient vancomycin
administration.
Dual Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor Pathways in Sleep Regulation
Authors: Forouzanfar Fatemeh , Negah Sajad Sahab
Published: August 2022

Sleep plays an important function in neuro-immuno-endocrine homeostasis. Sleep disorders
have been associated with an increased risk of metabolic and cognitive impairments. Among
different factors that have an effect on sleep metabolism, a growing body of literature has investigated
growth factors in the course of sleep quality and disorders. A good example of growth factors is
fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), which are a large family of polypeptide growth factors. Evidence
has shown that FGFs are involved in the modulation of sleep-wake behavior by their receptor subtypes
and ligands, e.g., FFG1 plays an important role in the quality of sleep through somnogenic
effects, while the high level of FGF23 is associated with secondary disorders in shift workers. Therefore,
a controversial effect of FGFs can be seen in the course of sleep in physiologic and pathologic
conditions. Further investigation on this topic would help us to understand the role of FGFs in sleep
disorders as a therapeutic option and biomarker.
An Auspicious Bacterium: How Mitochondria can be Beneficial to the Innate Immunity through Aerobic Exercises
Authors: Santos Dilvani Oliveira , Kazniakowski Arthur Willkomm , Silva Chagas do Nascimento Anna Fernandes , Martins Laura Brandão , Francisco Justus Zinsou Sourou Credo , Avila Rodolfo , Samar Maria Elena
Published: August 2022

Mitochondria are highly relevant organelles with regard to their unique
function in generating energy and contributing to metabolism within the cell.
Furthermore, recent studies suggest that they might have an influence on the innate
immune and inflammatory responses, thus affecting antiviral immunity (as example:
Zika virus (ZIKV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), dengue virus and SARS-CoV-2 virus) and
antibacterial immunity as well (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycobacterium leprae and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Therefore, this chapter aims at bringing a relevant debate
about the role of mitochondria and their multifunctional capacity. We intend to discuss
the complexity of mitochondrial metabolism, especially during aerobic physical
exercises, which causes the modulation of the gene expression of proteins that lead to
mitochondrial proliferation and, thus, promote health. In addition, considering the
injuries caused by hypoxia, this chapter also stresses the enormous potential of
mitochondria to enable the survival of eukaryotic cells by allowing them to turn to
aerobic respiration, as shown in previous scientific studies. In conclusion, this chapter
points out the importance of mitochondrial biogenesis (both natural and stimulated biogenesis by aerobic exercise) and the benefits this organelle brings to the health,
arguing that they go far beyond cellular respiration and oxidative phosphorylation.
analysis of the unevenness of the loop pile fabrics by height
Authors: Dolimov Abdulaziz S. , Kozakov Fayzirakhmon A.
Published: July 2022

In this article, an analysis of the unevenness of the loop pile fabrics, which are included in the pile tissue gap, was carried out. Fabric samples woven on the ITEMA-9500 loom were used. The organoleptic method was used as a method for determining the length of the rings, and the length of the rings was determined in laboratory conditions. Based on the analysis of the results of the experiment, it was found that the lengths of the hairs of the towel samples differed from each other, and the hair length increased from 9.5 to 10 mm on both sides of the towel samples. In addition, according to the analysis of the results, it was observed that the height of the bristles was different from the length of the loops on the front and back of the fabric, which ranged from 8 mm to 11.5 mm, which caused an unevenness of the height of the loops by 1.75 mm.
OKUL ÖNCESİ DÖNEMDE ÇOCUĞU OLAN BABALARIN ÖZGÜVEN ve YAŞAM DOYUMLARININ ÇOCUKLARI İLE İLİŞKİLERİNE YANSIMALARI
Authors: ÇARDAK Gökçe , ÜNÜVAR Prof. Dr. Perihan
Published: August 2022

Çocuk gelişiminde en önemli kişilerden biri olmasına karşın uzun yıllar boyunca babanın çocuk gelişimindeki rolü ve baba çocuk ilişkisi göz ardı edilmiştir. Bu araştırmada babaların çocuklarıyla ilişkileri çeşitli değişkenler bakımından incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 3-6 yaşları arasında çocuğu olan 235 baba oluşturmaktadır. Yaşam doyumu, öz güven ve baba-çocuk ilişki ölçeklerinin veri toplama aracı olarak kullanıldığı bu çalışmada İlişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular, babaların çocuklarıyla ilişkilerinin, özgüvenleri ve yaşam doyumları ile kestirilmesinin anlamlı olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre genç olan babalar okul öncesi dönemdeki çocukları ile ilişkilerinde daha fazla çatışma yaşamaktadırlar
ÖĞRETMENLERİN KİŞİSEL-MESLEKİ YETKİNLİK ALGILARI İLE MESLEKİ DAYANIKLILIK İNANÇLARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: Çetin Yasin Celil , Ünsal Serkan
Published: July 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı; öğretmenlerin kişisel-mesleki yetkinlik algıları ile mesleki dayanıklılık inançları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırmada nicel araştırma desenlerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evreni 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında Kahramanmaraş il merkezinde farklı kademelerde görev yapan öğretmenler oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise aynı evrenden seçilen 506 gönüllü öğretmen oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak “Öğretmenler İçin Mesleki Dayanıklılık İnancı Ölçeği” ve “Kişisel-Mesleki Yetkinlikler Algı Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS yardımıyla betimsel istatistik, pearson momentler çarpımı korelâsyon katsayısı, çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada, öğretmenlerin kişisel-mesleki yetkinlik algılarının ve mesleki dayanıklılık inançlarının yüksek düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öğretmenlerin kişisel-mesleki yetkinlik algıları ile mesleki dayanıklılık inançları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öğretmenlerin kişisel-mesleki yetkinlik algıları, mesleki dayanıklılık inançlarını anlamlı bir şekilde yordamakta ve toplam varyansın %16’sını açıklamaktadır.
Studi fenomenologi kepuasan kerja pengemudi ojek online
Authors: Putra Afif Andhika , Himam Fathul , Kusumastutie Naomi Srie
Published: August 2022

Ojek online (online motorcycle taxi) is a form of transportation service in Indonesia. This business absorbs millions of workers. However, there are indications of a lack of job satisfaction among the drivers. The lack of job satisfaction may hinder the drivers' performance and services. In the present research, we explore what job satisfaction means among online motorcycle taxi drivers. We collected the data by interviewing three drivers. We then analyzed the data using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method. The results suggest that the drivers interpret their job satisfaction in terms of freedom, sufficiency, and harmony. Online motorcycle taxi companies can use the current findings when implementing their policy.
Ojek online adalah salah satu bentuk layanan transportasi di Indonesia. Bisnis ini menyerap jutaan tenaga kerja. Namun, ada indikasi kurangnya kepuasan kerja di antara para pengemudi. Kurangnya kepuasan kerja dapat menghambat kinerja dan pelayanan pengemudi. Dalam penelitian ini, kami mengeksplorasi apa arti kepuasan kerja di kalangan pengemudi ojek online. Kami mengumpulkan data dengan mewawancarai tiga pengemudi. Kami kemudian menganalisis data menggunakan metode Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa pengemudi menafsirkan kepuasan kerja mereka dalam hal kebebasan, kecukupan, dan keharmonisan. Perusahaan ojek online dapat menggunakan temuan saat ini ketika menerapkan kebijakan mereka.
Provider-Initiated HIV Testing in Puerto Rico from Data of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance–Heterosexual Cycle (NHBS-HET) 2016: National Cross-sectional Survey
Authors: Colón-López Vivian , Pérez-Guzmán Derick , Canario De La Torre Maureen M , Centeno-Alvarado Nadia , Agudelo-Salas Ivony Y , Rolón Yadira , Miranda Sandra , Pabón Maria , Rodríguez-Lebrón Jorge , Girona Lozada Gladys
Published: August 2022

Background

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization guidelines, all individuals aged 13-64 years should get screened for HIV infection as part of their routine medical examinations. Individuals at high risk should get tested annually.

Objective

This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic, health care, and sexual behavioral characteristics of provider-initiated HIV testing using data from the Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 2016 cycle, directed toward heterosexual individuals at increased risk of HIV infection.

Methods

A sample of 358 eligible participants were recruited through respondent-driven sampling, where sociodemographic characteristics, health care use, and HIV test referral were used to assess a description of the study sample. Pearson chi-square and Fisher tests were used to evaluate proportional differences. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to determine the association between independent variables and HIV test referral. Adjusted prevalence ratios by sex and age with their 95% CIs were determined using a statistical significance level of .05.

Results

Despite 67.9% (243/358) of participants showing high-risk sexual behavioral practices and 67.4% (236/350) reporting a low perceived risk of HIV infection among those who visited a health care provider within the last 12 months, 80.7% (289/358) of the study sample did not receive an HIV test referral at a recent medical visit. Multivariate analysis showed that the estimated prevalence of the participants who received an HIV test referral among those who reported being engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors was 41% (adjusted prevalence ratio .59, 95% CI .39-.91; P=.02) lower than the estimated prevalence among those who did not engage in high-risk sexual behavior.

Conclusions

This sample of Puerto Rican adults reported a significantly lower prevalence of receiving an HIV test referral among heterosexual individuals at increased risk of HIV infection who engaged in high-risk behaviors. This study further emphasizes the need for health care providers to follow recommended guidelines for HIV test referrals in health care settings. Promotion practices in the future should include enhancing referral and access to HIV tests and implementing preventive measures to counteract the HIV epidemic in Puerto Rico.
Patient’s perceptions of synchronous teledermatology: narrative review (Preprint)
Authors: Ramjee Serena , Mohandas Padma
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Despite global synchronous teledermatology (SynTD) use during the pandemic, existing studies have not reviewed patient perceptions of SynTD or compared these to face-to-face consultation (FTFC) perceptions.

OBJECTIVE

We aim to evaluate and compare the forenamed perceptions alongside assessing patients preferred consultation modality.

METHODS

We searched four public databases for studies on SynTD patient perceptions.

RESULTS

Twelve studies were eligible, all demonstrating SynTD satisfaction. Those comparing TC (n=3) and VC (n=4) to FTFC revealed lower and similar satisfaction, respectively, however, overall, there was no preferred modality. Patients favoured SynTD's convenience but valued FTFC's in-person examinations and privacy. Most (80.0%, n=4) of the five studies querying future preferences demonstrated patient interest in prospective SynTD.

CONCLUSIONS

Despite patient interest in general SynTD, FTFC results in higher satisfaction than TC and similar satisfaction to VC. Future research areas include, comparing TC and VC perceptions and developing a TD satisfaction measure.
Descriptive and Thematic Analysis of Black Youth Mentorship Programs in North America: A scoping review (Preprint)
Authors: Chin-see Robert , Kandemiri Myra Beatrice , Bello Oluwakanyinsola , Salami Bukola Oladunni
Published: August 2022

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Introduction: Black youth are particularly vulnerable, impacted by systematic anti-black racism
prevalent in the education systems and by age. Black youth aspirations for higher education are
frequently hampered by a number of socioeconomic factors that impact post-secondary (i.e.,
College, Polytechnic Institute, University) enrollment and disrupt successful transition into
adulthood, resulting in poor health outcomes. Mentoring has been shown to mitigate risks and
inspire black youth to close the achievement gap and improve health outcomes. 
Objective: To identify, characterize, and synthesize academic and gray literature on black youth
mentoring programs within North America, identify current gaps in the literature, research areas
requiring systematic reviews and/or primary research and provide recommendations to relevant
stakeholders.

Methods: The methodology for conducting scoping reviews presented by Arksey and O’Malley,
along with others, and the PRISMA-ScR will be used and adapted as guides. Confined to the
English language, a comprehensive and systematic search will be conducted in relevant
disciplinary and interdisciplinary electronic databases from July 8, 2012 to July 8, 2022. The
following bibliographic databases will be searched: Scopus (Elsevier), PsycINFO (OVID), ERIC
(EBSCOhost), Academic Search Complete, and Education Research Complete. We will
conduct forward and backward citation chasing of included articles. Gray literature will be
searched in other relevant electronic databases, government websites and websites of
educational associations or organizations. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and
abstracts for inclusion, and two reviewers will independently screen full text to determine final
inclusion. Discrepancies will be resolved through purposeful discussion. An extraction tool has
been developed a priori. Data will be summarized quantitatively, qualitatively, and presented
graphically. Through this process, we will summarize the current state of evidence around black
youth mentorship programs and identify current gaps in the literature, as well as the research
areas requiring systematic reviews and/or primary research.

Results: Results will be included in the scoping review, which will be published in 2022. In this
protocol, the methods for undertaking this scoping review are detailed. 

Conclusions: This scoping review will summarize the extent and nature of Black youth
mentorship programs in North America and provide future research recommendations.
Help-Seeking for Substance Use Treatment on Internet Search Engines (Preprint)
Authors: Patton Thomas , Abramovitz Daniela , Johnson Derek , Leas Eric , Nobles Alicia , Caputi Theodore , Ayers John , Strathdee Steffanie , Bórquez Annick
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

There is no recognized “gold standard” method for estimating the number of individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) seeking help within a given geographical area. This presents a challenge to policymakers in the effective deployment of resources for the treatment of SUD. Internet search queries related to help-seeking for SUDs may represent a low-cost, real-time, and data-driven strategy to address this shortfall in information.

OBJECTIVE

This paper assesses the feasibility of using search query data related to help-seeking for SUDs as an indicator of unmet treatment need, demand for treatment, and a predictor of the health harms related to unmet treatment need.

METHODS

We used negative binomial regression models to examine temporal trends in the annual SUD help-seeking internet search queries by U.S. state for cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids, cannabis, and alcohol from 2010 to 2020. To validate the value of these data for surveillance purposes, we then used negative binomial regression models to investigate the relationship between SUD help-seeking searches and state-level outcomes across the continuum of care (including lack of care). We started by looking at associations with self-reported treatment need using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a national survey of the U.S. general population. Next, we explored associations with treatment admission rates from the Treatment Episode Data Set, a national data system on SUD treatment facilities. Finally, we studied associations with state-level rates of people experiencing and dying from an opioid overdose, using data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the CDC WONDER database.

RESULTS

Statistically significant differences in help-seeking searches were observed over time between 2010 and 2020 (based on p-values less than .05 for the corresponding Wald tests). Results showed positive, statistically significant associations for the models relating to treatment need for alcohol use, treatment admissions for opioid and methamphetamine use, emergency department visits related to opioid use, and opioid overdose mortality data (based on regression coefficients having p-values less than or equal to .05).

CONCLUSIONS

This study demonstrates clear potential for using internet search queries to predict the demand for substance use treatment spatially and temporally, especially that for opioid use disorders.

CLINICALTRIAL

No clinical trials were used in this study.
Optimalisasi Sumber Daya Pertanian Indonesia untuk Mendukung Program Ketahanan Pangan dan Energi Nasional
Authors: Rhofita Erry Ika Rhofita
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACTAs an agricultural country, Indonesia had abundant natural resources necessary to realized national goals. Natural resources, particularly agriculture, had focused on achieving food resilience  throughout history. At the same time, it could also be used to enhanced the energy resilience  program by utilizing the agricultural residue as a raw material for bioenergy production. Moreover, since 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic had threatened national stability, including food resilience  and the economy. Hence, the Indonesian government decided to developed a food estate program in several provinces through marginal land intensification to produced the food. This study aimed to assessed the agricultural resources' potential to supplied food and energy and its optimization strategies to realized the national defense goals. The research design of this study used descriptive analysis to evaluated the state of agricultural resources. In addition, a resource-focused approach was used to figured out the theoretical potential energy of agricultural residue based on data from each year and the characteristics of crops.The results showed that the amount of energy produced continued to rised  in lockstep with agricultural production and would continue to increased gradually. The annual agricultural waste potential, such as rice residue, had been estimated to generated more than 1300 TJ of energy potential, equivalent to 10 GW of electrical energy. In the future, the sustainability of biomass residue utilization considering environmental, social, and economic factors would support national resilience  programs.
Harold Bloom y el problema de los cánones literarios
Authors: Alcázar Jorge
Published: August 2022

Jorge Alcázar hace una revisión acerca de la aparición del controvertido libro de Harold Bloom The Western Canon. Esta obra ha reencendido cuestiones que con periodicidad general afloran en foros críticos y académicos y que remiten al sentido y al valor último de los estudios literarios, haciendo inequívoca de nuevo la crisis recurrente de las humanidades. Las comunidades de lectores tienden a valorar un cierto número de obras que no necesariamente tienen el mismo valor en otras latitudes.
La retórica y la sabiduría humanística del Renacimiento
Authors: Martínez de la Escalera Ana María
Published: August 2022

En este trabajo se aborda el origen de la retórica antigua como el producto de las labores reflexivas de políticos y juristas, sofistas y rétores. Tanto éstos como los filósofos que les siguieron en la conquista del ánimo de la ciudad, trataron al idioma griego como si fuese un instrumento para el control y dirección de la objetividad. La retórica grecorromana se percató de ser no sólo instrumento sino teoría de la acción humana en palabras. En Dante, se observa por primera vez en su siglo una formulación retórica del problema de la palabra en tanto ésta última es el único escenario de la teoría.
Sobre mi desconocimiento del árabe
Authors: Patán Federico
Published: August 2022

Federico Patán relata su experiencia al realizar la lectura de Las mil y una noches en dos diferentes ediciones traducidas: la primera en la edición incompleta de Sopena, seguramente pasada por el ojo cauto de algún censor y la segunda en la edición de Cansinos Assens, no censurada como la de Sopena, pero Patán pone en duda si realmente Cansinos Sáenz tuvo permiso de retratar fielmente el erotismo oriental puesto que esta edición fue publicada en España en 1955. El autor recomendó que es un ejercicio provechoso cotejar dos traducciones de un mismo texto.
Increasing the productivity of the lockshop processing parts by introduction innovative cutting tool
Authors: Alekseeva Yu. V. , Batinov I. V. , Shilyaev S. A.
Published: July 2022

This article is devoted to the problem of deburring and blunting of sharp edges during machining of parts. The object of the study is the technology of locksmith processing. The subject of the study is the technique of locksmith processing using a mechanized locksmith tool - cutting brushes. The formation of unwanted sharp edges and burrs in the manufacture of parts is a common problem for all types of machining such as milling, turning, drilling, cutting and casting processes. To ensure the safety and technical conditions of the subsequent technological operations (technical control, coating, heat treatment, further assembly), the burrs must be removed and the sharp edges smoothed. The article analyzes the most used methods and tools for deburring on machined parts. The method of increasing the productivity of locksmith processing by introducing a cutting brush is considered. The advantages of the proposed cutting tool are described.
Vehicle control system using innovation technologies
Authors: Mukhametgaleeva P. I. , Danilova A. A.
Published: July 2022

At all times, the car was a means of increased danger. According to the latest data of the traffic police, the statistics of road accidents every year decreases, but is still above 100 thousand. Therefore, there is a need to minimize the risk of accidents. The paper presents a system that is a model of control of the car using the capabilities of artificial intelligence and available technologies of the modern. The artificial intelligence receiving information from outside through devices tracks the state of the vehicle and passengers, based on the obtained data it makes decisions based on the established methods and algorithms. Also proposed are new modes of travel in conditions of poor and limited visibility and a mode for the transfer of the vehicle in temporary use to another person. This model of the system is designed to control the car with an automatic transmission for maximum comfort and safety of the driver and passengers.
Application of the theory of media ecology and ecosystem approach in the development of digital services for the city
Authors: Bochkareva P. A. , Pilyushenko A. V.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of developing digital services for the city. The advantages of applying the theory of media ecology in the development of digital services for the participation of a citizen in the management of the urban environment are considered, where the digital space is a logical continuation of the paradigm of thinking and behavior, the cognitive attitudes of users. The role of digital services for the city as a resource for the development of civic engagement and tools of e-democracy is substantiated. An ecosystem approach is proposed in the development of a digital services platform for the city, the feasibility of which is mediated by the widespread digitalization of many areas of human activity and the development of appropriate behavioral and cognitive habits. The role of decision-making services and cooperation services through the development of interactive cooperation technology and feedback, their importance in shaping the e-democracy environment as an alternative arena for the development of civic activity and political participation is considered.
Features of designing a children's toy on the example of a wooden constructor
Authors: Domracheva E. V. , Lozhkin Yu. V.
Published: July 2022

The purpose of the study is to determine the features and nuances of designing a children's toy using the example of a wooden constructor. The article discusses the role of toys in the life of a child, and in particular a children's wooden constructor. The characteristic features of the existing models of the wooden constructor, the material for the manufacture of toys, as well as ergonomic, environmental, technological and aesthetic requirements are highlighted and described. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the development of the project of a children's wooden constructor - the "Falling" tower "Arbol". As a result, the optimal requirements for the children's designer are analyzed and highlighted, additional functions of the toy are developed, which give it uniqueness and advantage over existing analogues. Connections, color, shape of parts, material for manufacturing, protective and decorative coating are selected and justified. A variant of the designer packaging has been developed.
Development of a technique for ballistic calculation and optimization of the parameters of an active-rocket projectile
Authors: Mansurov R. R. , Korolev S. A.
Published: July 2022

The paper considers the problem of increasing the firing range of an active-rocket projectile (ARS) by optimizing both internal and external ballistic parameters. A complex mathematical model of the ballistic calculation of ARS has been developed, including the stages of internal ballistics when the projectile moves in the gun barrel, external ballistics in the active and passive sections of the trajectory, and internal ballistics of a solid propellant jet engine. In addition to the initial firing conditions, the optimization parameters of the ARS are the mass of the fuel charge of the jet engine and the time of its launch on the trajectory. Using the Runge-Kutta method, 4 orders, for the numerical solution of the system of equations of internal and external ballistics and using the Hooke-Jeeves multidimensional optimization method, the optimal angle of inclination of the gun and the start time of the jet engine are found.
Method of finding the proportional-integral gains of speed controller of permanent magnet synchronous motor
Authors: Sannikov P. A. , Kochurov K. S. , Lekomtsev P. V.
Published: July 2022

The article presents simulation modeling of the closed loop control system of permanent magnet synchronous motor drive with four pairs of poles. Parametric optimization of the proportional-integral regulator of speed loop for the M-2310P-LN-04K permanent magnet synchronous motor drive at different load torques and load inertia was performed. The factor models of optimal proportional-integral gains are designed using regression analysis. The focus of optimization was the settling time and value of overshooting on step response. The analysis of the obtained dependencies showed that the proportional and integral gains of the speed loop controller are most affected by the moment of inertia, while the load torque has almost no influence on the proportional gain, and the integral gain has a more significant influence at small moment of inertia. The presented method of obtaining regression models of PI controller gains can be used in adaptive control systems that meet the requirements of maximum accuracy and performance.