bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A not so ordinary story of disobedience: The ‘Little White Dress’ as a contemporary manifesto?
Authors: Gorla Filippo , Cereda Ambrogia
Published: June 2023

When US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez debuted at Met Gala in September 2021, her white dress with the words ‘Tax the rich’ scrawled in large red letters spawned a fierce debate on the political message conveyed. In this article, we want to reconfigure the choice of Ocasio-Cortez from a cultural perspective and make sense of the ongoing legacy of the ‘Little White Dress’, a garment that appears as a sort of canvas to express social and political statements. Its genealogy is indeed complex and obscure. Following Naomi Lubrich’s reconstruction, the dress appeared during the French Revolution probably as a sartorial tribute to democracy modelled on an ancient Greek women’s gown, but it was also worn by Queen Marie Antoinette as a symbol of innocence and martyrdom. It was then adopted by Napoleon’s wife Joséphine as a recalling of her Caribbean ascent and fully integrated into the imperial fashion as a sign of the sobriety of classical antiquity. During the Revolution and the Empire, women’s magazines matched the dress with an astonishing range of exotic accessories, showing how polyvalent the dress was; its meaning, however, grew more and more connected to the political sphere and from time to time linked with colonialism, Jewish emancipation and the abolition of slavery. In the recent scenario, the dress has reappeared in some important cultural events, shining for its talent to support political messages and challenging the observers to make sense of its polyhedric nature.
Female body dressing: Perceptions and investments in beauty
Authors: Kowal Marta , Naseri Samaneh , Sabiniewicz Agnieszka , Sorokowski PITOR , Oleszkiewicz Anna , Sorokowska Agnieszka
Published: June 2023

Clothing style and the extent of body revealing in public are cultural and social factors that can influence one’s beauty investments and assessments of attractiveness. To explore this further, we recruited 99 Polish women from Poland (perceived to represent a western approach to dress and body) and 100 Iranian women from Iran (perceived to represent a Muslim culture with a more modest approach to dress). We asked these women to respond to questionnaires to test whether cultural norms regarding one’s clothing are linked to investments in one’s beauty and self-perceived attractiveness. In line with our hypotheses, Polish women (who have more freedom to reveal their bodies publicly) spent more time caring for their bodies than Iranian women. Polish women also spent more time caring for their bodies than their faces. However, contrary to our predictions, Iranian women did not spend more time caring for their faces than their bodies. In fact, Iranian women did not spend more time caring for their faces than Polish women. Furthermore, we observed that older participants spent less time thinking about their attractiveness and owned fewer care products than younger participants. We further discuss our findings in the context of cultural norms regarding female body dressing and how it might relate to beauty investments.
Valoración del riesgo de caídas mediante una aplicación innovadora. Estudio piloto
Authors: Molés-Julio María Pilar , Lucas Miralles Maria Vicenta , Carmona Fortuño Irene , Esteve Clavero Aurora
Published: June 2023

Antecedentes: El envejecimiento produce un deterioro en la persona mayor y esto afecta el sistema neuromuscular entre otros, reduciendo la masa muscular, la fuerza y la potencia muscular y esto genera una disminución de la capacidad funcional en el adulto mayor, pudiendo ocasionar caídas e incapacidad.Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es realizar el pilotaje de una herramienta innovadora para la detección del riesgo de caídas en personas ingresadas en residencias de mayores.Métodos: Los participantes del estudio incluyeron 47 personas mayores (mayores de 55 años) que residían en dos hogares de ancianos. Para conocer el estado previo de los participantes se realizó una Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA), escala Charlson y Functional Assessment con FallSkip® en base a los resultados obtenidos por el test de riesgo de caídas Timed Up and Go modificado. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo para observar las diferencias entre residencias mediante la prueba t-student.Resultados: el 70% de las personas en residencias de ancianos tiene más de 75 años, siendo que las participantes del sexo femenino se encontraron mayoritariamente en los grupos de mayor edad, a diferencia de sus homólogos masculinos, que se concentraron en los grupos de menor edad. Al comparar las variables antropométricas y las escalas clínicas de las dos residencias de ancianos no aparecieron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (p > 0,05) solo en la puntuación de riesgo de caída (p < 0,05) y la potencia de sentarse a pararse (p < 0,05).Conclusiones: La comodidad de evaluar el estado funcional de los ancianos en las residencias de mayores mediante un test funcional objetivo y sencillo nos permitirá diseñar realizar intervenciones de rehabilitación individualizadas para cada participante; así como conocer el nivel funcional de las personas en las residencias de mayores.
Factores de riesgo de enfermedades crónicas y consumo de alimentos durante la pandemia por COVID-19
Authors: Juárez Medina Liliana Leticia , Alarcón Luna Nohemí Selene , Mendoza Catalán Geu , Moreno Tochihuitl Maricarmen , Rodríguez Santamaría Yari
Published: June 2023

Objetivo: Identificar la presencia de factores de riesgo de enfermedades crónicas, la seguridad alimentaria y el consumo de alimentos en adultos durante la pandemia por COVID_19.Métodos: El estudio fue descriptivo y transversal con una muestra no probabilística de 161 adultos de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (México). La recolección de la información se realizó mediante encuestas en línea. Se aplicó el instrumento del método progresivo (STEPS) para la vigilancia de los factores de riesgo de las enfermedades crónicas, el cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de alimentos y bebidas, y el cuestionario de seguridad alimentaria.Resultados: Los hombres tuvieron mayor consumo de tabaco y alcohol, mayor actividad física y antecedentes de colesterol alto en comparación con las mujeres. El 49.7% presentó inseguridad alimentaria. Los alimentos de mayor consumo no recomendables fueron la comida rápida (45.3%) y las carnes procesadas (29.8%); mientras que de los alimentos recomendados, los de menor consumo fueron las frutas y las leguminosas (10.6% y 8.7).Conclusiones: Los factores de riesgo para enfermedades crónicas pueden contribuir al incremento del sobrepeso y obesidad. Es imperativo implementar intervenciones efectivas de promoción y prevención de la salud durante la pandemia; además de considerar los factores sociodemográficos y las diferencias por sexo.
Performance Evaluation of Efficient Low Power 1-bit Hybrid Full Adder
Authors: Upadhyay Rahul Mani , Chauhan R. K. , Kumar Manish
Published: June 2023

The need for a low power system on a chip for embedded systems has increased enormously for human to machine interaction. The primary constraint of such embedded system is to consume less power and improve the battery performance of the device. We propose energy efficient, low power hybrid 1-bit full adder circuit in this paper, which may be integrated on chip to improve the overall performance of embedded systems. The proposed 1-bit hybrid full adder circuit designed at 130 nm technology was simulated using Mentor Graphics EDA tool. Further, a comparison is made with the previously proposed full adders, using metrics such as power dissipation, propagation delay and power delay product. Comparative performance shows that the proposed 1-bit full adder shows average improvement in terms of power dissipation (31.62 nW and 20.84 nW) and average delay (5.07ns and 11.41ns) over the existing 1-bit hybrid and cell 3 full adder circuit.
Molecular prevalence and factors associated with Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs from the North Pantanal wetland, Brazil
Authors: Pereira Mariana Elisa , Canei Darlan Henrique , Carvalho Matheus Roberto , Dias Álvaro Felipe de Lima Ruy , de Almeida Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira , Nakazato Luciano , Sousa Valéria Régia Franco
Published: June 2023

Background and Aim: Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis is a vector-borne disease caused by the obligatory intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia canis, which is distributed across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Its prevalence within dog populations is high in municipalities located across the Pantanal biome, but it remains unknown in Barão de Melgaço, Mato Grosso, Brazil. This study aimed to determine the molecular prevalence and factors associated with E. canis infection in dogs domiciled in Barão de Melgaço.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of E. canis infection in 369 dogs from urban and rural areas in Barão de Melgaço, North Pantanal wetland, Brazil. Initially, the dogs were examined, and, through a questionnaire, the risk factors were investigated. Blood samples were subjected to DNA extraction and PCR was performed to estimate the prevalence of E. canis infection.

Results: The molecular prevalence of E. canis infection in dogs was 42.5% and none of the studied variables were significantly associated with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: The high molecular prevalence demonstrates an increased transmission of the agent across the city. This also indicates that attention needs to be paid to E. canis infection and control measures should be introduced to prevent its transmission. The demographic and clinical risk factors commonly associated with E. canis infection in this study were not associated with PCR positivity.

Keywords: bacterium, DNA, dog, ehrlichiosis, Pantanal.
Hemostatic and thromboelastographic parameters in dogs with renal azotemia
Authors: Fischer Hendryk , Geisen Vera , Dorsch Roswitha , Hartmann Katrin , Dörfelt René
Published: June 2023

Background and Aim: Humans and dogs with azotemia can develop coagulation disorders. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the coagulation profiles and thromboelastographic parameters in dogs with acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, 31 client-owned dogs with renal azotemia (creatinine >220 µmol/L) were enrolled. Clinical signs of hemostatic disorders, complete blood count, coagulation profile, D-dimers, thromboelastography, and 28-day survival data were obtained and analyzed using the t-test, Mann–Whitney U test, and Chi-square test. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.

Results: Seventeen dogs with AKI, 10 with CKD, and four with acute-on-chronic kidney injury (AoC) were enrolled. Ten dogs (AKI, 8/17; CKD, 2/10) had thrombocytopenia. Prothrombin time was prolonged in four dogs with AKI and longer in dogs with AKI than in dogs with CKD (p = 0.004). The activated partial thromboplastin time was prolonged in 23 dogs (AKI, 14/17; CKD, 7/10; AoC, 3/4) and was longer in azotemic dogs than in healthy control dogs (p = 0.003). Thromboelastographic tracings were hypocoagulable in three dogs with AKI and hypercoagulable in 16 dogs (AKI 4/17, CKD 9/10, AoC 3/4). The thromboelastographic values for maximum amplitude (p < 0.001) and global clot strength (p < 0.001) were lower in dogs with AKI than in those with CKD.

Conclusion: Hypercoagulable thromboelastographic tracings were observed in dogs with CKD, whereas coagulation times were prolonged in dogs with AKI. However these findings should be validated by further studies.

Keywords: acute kidney injury, canine, chronic kidney disease, coagulation, platelet function, viscoelastic test.
Exploring the Meaning and Application in Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology
Authors:   Center For Educational Research, Moon Hyunjin
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology, to explore themeaning of music education with his phenomenology, and to apply it to Music education. Methods: To this end, this study examined Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology through literature researchand derived Music education implications contained in the phenomenology. Based on this, this studyproposes an application plan for singing and choral education based on Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology. Results: Considering the core content of Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology from the perspective ofMusic education, which values sensation, perception, and embodiment, Music education can enablestudents to explore themselves and the world as subjects of perception and develop into beings whomove forward with others in the world. If it is applied to singing education, students can developsinging skills through body perception and body expansion, and this individual experience is extendedand applied to choral education, allowing students to experience musical communication through anensemble based on auditory perception and intersubjectivity. Conclusion: Through this study, Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology can be a new perspective in Musiceducation, and the meaning of Music education will have expanded to not only develop students' musicalitybut also to perceive and understand others and the world. It is expected that numerous studies onMerleau-Ponty's phenomenology will be drawn upon in the field of Music education through this research.
Investigating the Accuracy of Hybrid Models with Wavelet Transform in the Forecast of Watershed Runoff
Authors:   Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Saravani Mohammad Javad , Kashef Sahar ,   Ale Taha Institute of Higher Education, Farmahini Mahdi ,   Kharazmi University, Kashefi Mahdi ,   Semnan University, Zohreh Mahdi ,   Tehran University
Published: June 2023

In the hydrological cycle, runoff precipitation is one of the most significant and complex phenomena. In order to develop and improve predictive models, different perspectives have been presented in its modeling. Hydrological processes can be confidently modeled with the help of artificial intelligence techniques. In this study, the runoff of the Leilanchai watershed was simulated using artificial neural networks (ANNs) and M5 model tree methods and their hybrid with wavelet transform. Seventy percent of the data used in the train state and thirty percent in the test state were collected in this watershed from 2000 to 2021. In addition to daily and monthly scales, simulated and observed results were compared within each scale. Initially, the rainfall and runoff time series were divided into multiple sub-series using the wavelet transform to combat instability. The resultant subheadings were then utilized as input for an ANN and M5 model tree. The results demonstrated that hybrid models with wavelet improved the ANN model's daily accuracy by 4% and its monthly accuracy by 26%. It also improved the M5 model tree's daily and monthly accuracy by 4% and 41%. The wavelet-M5 model's accuracy does not diminish to the same degree as the wavelet-ANN (WANN) model as the forecast horizon lengthens. Consequently, the Leilanchai watershed has a relatively stable behavior pattern. Finally, hybrid models, in conjunction with the wavelet transform, improve forecast accuracy.
Consensus document for lipid profile testing and reporting in Spanish clinical laboratories: what parameters should a basic lipid profile include?
Authors: Arrobas Velilla Teresa , Guijarro Carlos , Ruiz Raquel Campuzano , Piñero Manuel Rodríguez , Valderrama Marcos José Francisco , Pérez Pérez Antonio , Botana López Antonio M. , López Ana Morais , García Donaire José Antonio , Obaya Juan Carlos , Castilla-Guerra Luis , Carratalá Vicente Pallares , Cabello Isabel Egocheaga , Lazo Mercedes Salgueira , Castellanos Rodrigo María Mar , Mostaza Prieto José María , Gómez Doblas Juan José , Buño Soto Antonio
Published: June 2023

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the main cause of death in our country. Adequate control of lipid metabolism disorders is a key challenge in cardiovascular prevention that is far from being achieved in real clinical practice. There is a great heterogeneity in the reports of lipid metabolism from Spanish clinical laboratories, which may contribute to its poor control. For this reason, a working group of the main scientific societies involved in the care of patients at vascular risk, has prepared this document with a consensus proposal on the determination of the basic lipid profile in cardiovascular prevention, recommendations for its realization and unification of criteria to incorporate the lipid control goals appropriate to the vascular risk of the patients in the laboratory reports.
The cognitive advantages of the notebook
Authors: Fernandez-Velasco Pablo , Nijman Jade , Casati Roberto
Published: June 2023

Notebooks are widely used in a large number of professional and everyday life contexts. The notebook has been widely mentioned in the context of distributed cognition, the extended mind hypothesis and the study of cognitive artefacts. Despite its ubiquity and almost paradigmatic status, to date, there is no dedicated analysis of the notebookquacognitive artefact, to explain its success and its resilience. Our aim is to fill this gap in the literature by studying a set ofcognitive advantagesof the notebook. For our analysis, we employ the methodological framework of distributed cognition. Using this framework, we find a series of cognitive advantages at both an individual and at a group level. At an individual level, these include external non-biological memory, the consolidation of long-term biological memory encoding, effects on attention modulation, an enhancement in metacognition and the graphication of thought. At the group level, the cognitive advantages include collaboration, the transference of content from one user to another, group-level metacognition, coordination, and the transformation of the overall epistemological setting in which notebook use takes place.
Weak and strong type inequalities criteria for fractional maximal functions and fractional integrals associated with Gegenbauer differential operator
Authors: Kokilashvili Vakhtang , Ibrahimov Elman J.
Published: June 2023

This paper deals with the introduction and study of a new, Orlicz type space associated with the Gegenbauer differential operator and briefly called here a G-Orlicz space. We prove that such spaces are Banach function spaces. The necessary and sufficient conditions are established which ensure the validity of weak and strong type inequalities for fractional maximal functions and fractional integrals of G-Orlicz spaces.
A code-based hybrid signcryption scheme
Authors: Klamti Jean Belo , Hasan M. Anwarul
Published: June 2023

A key encapsulation mechanism (KEM{\mathsf{KEM}}) that takes as input an arbitrary string, i.e., a tag, is known as tag-KEM{\mathsf{KEM}}, while a scheme that combines signature and encryption is called signcryption. In this article, we present a code-based signcryption tag-KEM{\mathsf{KEM}}scheme. We utilize a code-based signature and anIND-CCA2{\mathsf{IND}}\hspace{0.1em}\text{-}\hspace{0.1em}{\mathsf{CCA2}}(adaptive chosen ciphertext attack) secure version of McEliece’s encryption scheme. The proposed scheme uses an equivalent subcode as a public code for the receiver, making the NP-completeness of the subcode equivalence problem be one of our main security assumptions. We then base the signcryption tag-KEM{\mathsf{KEM}}to design a code-based hybrid signcryption scheme. A hybrid scheme deploys asymmetric- as well as symmetric-key encryption. We give security analyses of both our schemes in the standard model and prove that they are secure againstIND-CCA2{\mathsf{IND}}\hspace{0.1em}\text{-}\hspace{0.1em}{\mathsf{CCA2}}(indistinguishability under adaptive chosen ciphertext attack) andSUF-CMA{\mathsf{SUF}}\hspace{0.1em}\text{-}\hspace{0.1em}{\mathsf{CMA}}(strong existential unforgeability under chosen message attack).
Beyond the Rhetoric of the
Octavius
: Minucius Felix’s
Exhortatio ad Christianitatem
Authors: Stettler Matteo J.
Published: June 2023

Studies of the sources and structure of the Octavius have for long concluded that there lays no authorial intention that is not merely rhetorical behind the “mosaistic” mode of composition of Minucius Felix’s apologetic dialogue, its borrowings from Cicero (especially his De natura deorum) being a mere tribute to the dialogic tradition and its bipartite framework mindlessly reproducing the rhetorical exercise of the controversia (thesis-antithesis). The present investigation aims to surpass this “reductionistic approach” by studying not only the structure of the dialogue but also the contents of its exordium (Chapters 2–4) and its epilogus (Chapters 39–40)—all of which betray Minucius Felix’s intentions to present his work as an exhortatio (ad Christianitatem) on the model of Cicero’s Hortensius. Moreover, we contend that by assuming for the Octavius the form of a protreptic discourse—with its essentially undogmatic character and curricular dependency upon further dogmatic instruction—, we might open up novel horizons from which making sense of two of the most ingrained interpretative problems hitherto emerged in Minucian studies: the Octavius’ dogmatic silence, and the apocryphal character of Minucius’ De fato.
Vitamin D in the prevention of type 1 diabetes: would increasing food fortiﬁcation reduce the incidence?
Authors: Harvey John
Published: June 2023

This paper reviews data regarding the role of vitamin D in the genesis of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and considers the hypothesis that vitamin D deﬁciency increases the incidence rate of T1DM. Vitamin D has actions on immune cells that would suppress autoimmunity with preservation of anti- infective actions. Geographical latitude and both season of diagnosis and of birth affect case numbers, most likely via the effect of UVB sunlight on vitamin D synthesis. Other factors, such as seasonal viral infections, may be important. Serum concentrations of 25(OH) vitamin D have mostly been found to be lower with diagnosis of T1DM.
Vitamin D deﬁciency is common, particularly in the UK. From data on vitamin D concentrations in non-diabetic controls in mostly southerly nations this review estimates the population mean serum 25(OH)D concentration associated with low T1DM incidence to be >80 nmol/l. Achieving this in Britain would require supplementing current intake with 1500-2000 IU vitamin D daily. Increased food fortiﬁcation would be the most effective method. An estimate based on the limited data available suggests this might generate a 25-30% reduction in the incidence of T1DM.
Experimentación de enmangue de palas y/o azadas líticas
Authors: Pérez Susana
Published: June 2023

En el marco del Proyecto Arqueológico Antofagasta de la Sierra, desde hace varios años vengo desarrollando un proyecto de investigación referido al rol que jugaron los instrumentos utilizados para el laboreo de la tierra (palas y/o azadas líticas) dentro de la organización de la tecnología lítica de economías agro-pastoriles. La metodología de la investigación se basa en tres vías de estudio: análisis técnico-morfológico de los conjuntos artefactuales, implementación de un programa experimental y análisis de rastros de uso. El propósito de este artículo es: 1- describir los materiales y métodos utilizados en los experimentos de enmangue de palas y/o azadas líticas, 2- discutir los efectos del enmangamiento producidos por el uso, 3- presentar los resultados obtenidos de la experimentación de uso con y sin enmangue y 4- evaluar la cantidad y calidad de trabajo realizado con y sin enmangue.
De la investigación a la difusión: la experimentación como recurso didáctico en la elaboración de modelos de divulgación y puesta en valor del patrimonio arqueológico
Authors: Martín Puig Diego , Cuartero Monteagudo Felipe , Rubio Gil Daniel , Sanmartí Esteban Daniel
Published: June 2023

La Didáctica que aborda aspectos arqueológicos, se ha revelado como una de las mejores herramientas para la comprensión del pasado, siendo en la actualidad un complemento imprescindible en museos, exposiciones temporales y puestas en valor de yacimientos arqueológicos. Ofreciendo este tipo de recursos didácticos a la sociedad, se favorece la identificación y el respeto hacia el Patrimonio, de una forma comprensible y amena.Palabras clave: Didáctica, Patrimonio, Difusión, Arqueología Experimental, Réplica arqueológica. ABSTRACTThe didactic covering archeological aspects has become a powerful tool toward our understanding of the Past. Nowadays didactic has turned out to be a mandatory element, in museums, temporal exhibits and archeological sites. Offering this kind of educational resources to society we are promoting the knowledge and respect to heritage in a comprehensible and enjoyable way.Keywords: Didactic, Heritage, Spreading, Experimental Archeology, Archeological Replica. Arqueodidat
El nacimiento del “ciberalismo”. Una genealogía crítica de la gubernamentalidad de Silicon Valley
Authors: Ayala-Colqui Jesús
Published: June 2023

El presente trabajo discute la emergencia de una nueva gubernamentalidad política, “el ciberalismo” o, en otros términos, “el ciberliberalismo”, asociada a la hegemonía de prácticas que fetichizan e idealizan el desarrollo tecnológico y, al mismo tiempo, desarrollan nuevas maneras de dominación y sujeción deseante de los sujetos. Para esto, estudiaremos su origen tanto en sus prácticas sociales como en sus discursos explícitos, desde la contracultura californiana del siglo pasado hasta la actual pregnancia económica de Silicon Valley. Posteriormente, argumentaremos por qué existe una discontinuidad entre la gubernamentalidad ciberal y la gubernamentalidad neoliberal, así como una diferencia entre aquel concepto y las nociones de tecnoliberalismo y gubernamentalidad algorítmica. Así emergerá un marco teórico, en una suerte de genealogía crítica del valor, que eche luces sobre las dinámicas tecnológicas contemporáneas (relacionadas a la inteligencia artificial, los algoritmos, los big data, etc.) donde la cuestión política del control algorítmico de las subjetividades se conecta con la cuestión económica de valorización del valor capitalista
Mechanical characterization of bamboo pole for building engineering: A review
Authors: Bahrin N. A. , Kamarudin M. K. , Mansor H. , Sahol-Hamid Y. , Ahmad Z. , Lopez L. F.
Published: June 2023

Bamboo is a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional construction materials. Despite the fact that three species are well known for structural applications, namely Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa scortechinii, and Gigantochloa levis, the scientific data for their mechanical characterization is scarcely available and widely dispersed. In addition, a systematic literature review appraising the study advancement of mechanical characterization of bamboo had been unavailable. This paper bridges this gap by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR) of the available literature of mechanical characterization of bamboo pole. A total of 54 relevant articles were retrieved from Scopus and snowballing and then put forward through bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. The results showed that the distribution of data for physical and mechanical characterization of aforementioned species was scattered due to the different location (origin), age, and initial moisture content recorded during empirical work among the researchers. This review’s importance and distinctiveness lie in its synthesis of the existing literature on bamboo mechanical characterization. The findings provide a point of reference for both academia and industry by bridging the scarcity of current bamboo engineering data and outlining future possibilities for bamboo research in the building and construction domain.
A Backpropagation Artificial Neural Network Approach for Loan Status Prediction
Authors: Sitepu Gabrielle Jovanie , Nugraha Edwin Setiawan
Published: June 2023

Providing credit has become a main source of profit for financial and non-financial institutions. However, this transaction might lead into credit risk. This risk occurred if debtors unable to complete their obligations that will led loss for creditors.  It is necessity for company to create assessment in distinguishing eligible or non-eligible prospective customer. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is introduced in solving this typical classification case. Furthermore, one of learning algorithm in ANN namely Backpropagation is able to minimizing error of output in order to receive accurate result. This research aims to form models that capable in classifying the loan status of applicants by utilizing historical data. The method developed in this research is Backpropagation with activation function is a sigmoid function. In addition, this research formed two data model for analyzed; with first data model is every variable given in dataset and for the second data model is the variables that influenced the loan acceptance. Backpropagation shows high performance with more or less data variables. The results of this research show that the both data model has highest accuracy of prediction is 94.37% while the lowest accuracy prediction is 80.28%.
Interaction Design of ITB Library Application Using User-Centered Design
Authors: Thedjakusuma Elisabeth Levana , Lubis Fetty Fitriyanti
Published: June 2023

The Technical Implementation Unit is a part of a university or institute that supports the three pillars of higher education, one of which is the library. Library has a large collection of resources that can be accessed through a library catalog. ITB Library is a mobile application that allows users to search catalogs, but it currently lacks optimal appearance and user experience. The aim of this final project is to improve the ITB Library by implementing a user-centered design approach, which focuses on understanding and addressing user needs. The end goal is to create a high-fidelity prototype that meets the usability goals of effective to use, have good utility, easy to learn, and the user experience goal of being helpful. To evaluate the design, usability testing was conducted on the prototype. Testing was evaluated using several metrics, including task completion rate (100%), System Usability Scale (SUS) (93/100), Single Ease Question (SEQ) (6.7/7), and Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) (6.7/7 for the value/usefulness subscale) during the third iteration. Based on the results of the testing, the interaction design of the ITB Library meets the usability and user experience goals that were set out to be achieved.
Iterative Dichotomiser Three (Id3) Algorithm For Classification Community of Productive and Non-Productive
Authors: Ida Ida Ida
Published: June 2023

One way to tackle poverty is to provide information about productive and non-productive communities in each rural. This is very beneficial for the government, especially in each rural regarding the classification of community data. This research aims to classify productive and non-productive people so that the government can prioritize assistance for people deemed necessary to be more creative in fulfilling their family's economy. The research method used is the Iterative Dichitomiser Three (ID3) algorithm to build a decision tree. The process in the decision tree is changing the shape of the data (table) into a tree (tree) and generating rules based on the highest Entropy and Gain values. The study's conclusion shows that this algorithm can be processed in a shorter time, with shorter decision rules and higher prediction accuracy, by displaying the highest gain value. The parameters used to consist of education, age, income, and employment status, which results in the following rule if higher education and high income, then the result is a productive society, whereas if high school education and low income, then the result is a non-productive society.
Exploring biocultural diversity in urban ecosystems: an ethnobiological perspective
Authors: Albuquerque Ulysses , Ladio Ana , Almada Emmanuel , Vandebroek Ina , Silva María Teresa Pulido , Fonseca-Kruel Viviane Stern
Published: June 2023

Urban ecosystems differ from non-urban ones in the strong and rapid biocultural dynamics generated by the interactions between people from different cultures, at large spatial and temporal scales, and very fast rates. This opinion piece explores the concept of urban ethnobiology as a critical field of research that investigates the complex and dynamic biocultural systems that exist in urban environments. We argue that interactions between humans and other life forms in urban ecosystems are influenced by a characteristic set of social, cultural, and political factors that are linked to urban environments, such as infrastructure development, population density, and governance structures. We emphasize the need for an interdisciplinary approach that brings together experts from different fields to study the inherent complexity of these systems. By examining the sociocultural dynamics that shape the way urban biodiversity is perceived, used, and managed, we can gain deeper insights into the different dimensions of socio-cultural biodiversity in urban areas.
Can the traditional use of native plant species in rural communities in the Brazilian semi-arid region be affected by global warming?
Authors: Farias Lima José Ribamar , Nunes Carvalho Thamires Kelly , Santos Souza Ramon , Hart Robbie , W. Bussmann Rainer , Fernandes Magalhães Henrique , Da Silva Oliveira Regina Célia , Farias Paiva de Lucena Reinaldo
Published: June 2023

Extreme climate change events are capable of modifying the physiognomy of landscapes, impacting millions of people around the world. Consequently, the traditional knowledge of people residing in these regions about local natural resources may also be affected. To identify how the traditional use of native plant species can be influenced by a change in the availability of these species in a rural community in a semi-arid region, in a scenario of climatic extremes, we developed a Pressure Indicator for Use Preference (PIUP), seeking to identify the species under the greatest pressure of use. The study was carried out in the São Francisco Rural Community, in the Cabaceiras Municipality, in the semi-arid region of the Paraíba State, with 42 local informants. The species with the highest PIUP had their potential distribution for the year 2050 modeled using the HadGEM2-ES climate model under the RCP4.5 scenario, as an optimistic forecast, and the RCP8.5 scenario, as a pessimistic forecast. The construction of the models identified a potential increase in the coverage area of ​​all analyzed species, with a greater territorial extension for the RCP8.5 scenario. Myracrodoun urundeuva, Mimosa tenuiflora and Croton blanchetianus were the species with the lowest potential area growth for the year 2050. The high use of species, especially M. urundeuva, associated with reduced growth in a more arid environment is a worrying factor for the population structure of the species, as well as for rural communities that make representative use of the species.
Waves Data in Costa Rica: Validating the WAVERYS Reanalysis using Waves Data
Authors: Alfaro Chavarría Henry , Zumbado González Javier , Mora Escalante Rodney , Calleja Apéstegui Felipe , Govaere Vicarioli Georges
Published: June 2023

Field wave data are a relevant source of information with high impact for marine sciences and engineering. The present work compiled, in a single database, the different wave data records found in Costa Rica. Such wave data were compared with the WAVERYS reanalysis from the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service with the purpose of examining this information and its possible use in future research at both the country and regional levels. The historical wave data compilation considered records documented in different projects carried out on behalf of several governmental institutions. Statistical methods were used to analyze and compare, spatially and temporally, the information contained both in the field wave data and in the WAVERYS reanalysis. Results showed that, in the Caribbean, there are wave records between 2015 and 2017. In the Pacific, there are measurements made during the construction of Puerto Caldera between 1978 and 1985. There are also wave data obtained in different sites between 2009 to 2011 and by a recently established gauge network from 2014 onwards. It was verified that the reanalysis database has a high potential for applications in marine sciences and coastal engineering in this region of the Earth.
Relación entre la procrastinación académica y el bienestar psicológico en estudiantes de educación superior chilenos
Authors: Cordovez Angel Mónica , Ramírez Cortés Francisca , Villafaña Codoceo Catalina
Published: June 2023

La procrastinación consiste en posponer la ejecución o término de actividades dejando al margen responsabilidades, decisiones y entregas. Puede tener consecuencias tanto en el aspecto emocional como en el psicológico, más concretamente en el bienestar psicológico, afectando así la valoración que la persona hace de su vida. El objetivo de este estudio es establecer si existe una relación entre la Procrastinación Académica y el Bienestar Psicológico, considerando las variables sociodemográficas en una muestra de participantes de educación superior chilenos. Esta investigación es de diseño no experimental transversal correlacional causal, participaron 181 participantes, quienes respondieron un cuestionario de datos sociodemográficos, la Escala de Procrastinación Académica (EPA) de Busko (1998) adaptada por Álvarez y la Adaptación española de la Escala de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff. Los análisis constan de una correlación de Person, una regresión lineal y una prueba T Students. Los resultados demostraron que existe una correlación negativa y significativa entre la procrastinación académica y cuatro dimensiones del bienestar psicológico, en dos de estas dimensiones el factor de procrastinación mostró un efecto significativo en el modelo predictivo. Pero mientras que se afirma que la procrastinación es uno de los factores que se encuentran vinculados al bienestar psicológico, no es el único.
Repercusiones del teletrabajo en la motivación y satisfacción laboral durante la pandemia en un grupo de personas entre 18 a 65 años en Costa Rica
Authors: Ojeda Rodríguez Celia , Ramírez Solano Mariela , Rojas Camacho Pamela , Román López Sherry , Sandi Padilla Jafeth
Published: June 2023

El artículo presenta una investigación de tipo cuantitativa correlacional, con una técnica de análisis multivariado, donde se analizan las repercusiones del teletrabajo en la motivación y satisfacción laboral durante la pandemia del COVID-19, con el objetivo de conocer si el teletrabajo es una variable influyente. En el estudio participaron 114 personas entre 18 a 65 años de edad (M=22,8; DT=12,28), trabajadores bajo las modalidades 100% virtual y bimodal, que no se encontraban en incapacidad. Se concluye que la investigación cuenta con una muestra considerable para conocer que efectivamente el teletrabajo ha influido en la motivación y la satisfacción laboral, sin embargo, la modalidad bimodal se mostró con un puntaje significativo, lo que refleja que esta muestra sí se ha motivado/a al estar en teletrabajo, porque perciben muchos beneficios, pero que se requiere de la presencialidad en cierto grado, y a su vez la investigación reveló que las mujeres se sienten más cómodas estando en la modalidad presencial, caso contrario en los hombres.
Cointegration between the Black Sea and Kansas City Wheat Futures: The impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Authors: Hilliard Jimmy E. , Hilliard Jitka , Wu Yufei
Published: June 2023

We investigate the effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Black Sea Wheat futures. We find that the Black Sea Wheat futures are cointegrated with the Kansas City Wheat futures, the global standard for wheat prices. However, the relationship between these two series significantly changes as a reaction to the main geopolitical events in the region. We also document a significant drop in open interest after the invasion. Our results are relevant to many market participants, such as Ukrainian farmers and consumers in developing countries, including the World Food Program, which buys about forty percent of its wheat supplies from Ukraine.
CEO overpower and stock price crash risk: Evidence from family businesses in Vietnam
Authors: Tran Oanh Thi Kim , Nguyen Anh Hong Viet , Nguyen Phung Y Ngoc , Duong Khoa Dang
Published: June 2023

We examine how powerful CEOs affect stock price crash risk. We focus on family businesses in Vietnam because they contribute 25% of the national GDP. This study employs the Ordinary Least Squares and Fixed Effect Models and dynamic system Generalized Method of Moments to analyze a balanced panel of 983 annual observations of listed family businesses from 2005 to 2020. Our findings indicate that family businesses with CEO duality have about 60% higher crash risk than firms without CEO duality. However, higher CEO ownership reduces the stock price crash risk in the family businesses. The findings are robust after enacting the Law on Enterprises in Vietnam. Our findings align with agency theory, managerial power theory, information asymmetry theory, organizational theory, and prior literature. Our study contributes practical corporate governance implications for managing stock price crash risk in family businesses.
The influence of management creativity on the optimality of management decisions over time: An innovative aspect
Authors: Pavlenchyk Nataliia , Pavlenchyk Anatolii , Skrynkovskyy Ruslan , Tsyuh Svyatoslav
Published: June 2023

The study aimed at establishing the close relationship between the creativity of managers and the time spent making managerial decisions at the enterprise level. A linear least squares regression model determined the coefficient of dependence of time spent on management decision-making and creativity. The research used a quantitative approach and a sociological survey of heads and managers of enterprises of various sizes and organizational and legal forms. The authors compiled models of the formation of creative management in the enterprise based on motivational factors and the process of forming management decisions on the basis of management creativity. In the study, and for the first time, a scale of the creativity level and a scale of managers' motivation were proposed. The results of conducted sociological research and the use of the regression model of the factors taken into account show that the average level of creativity of managers involved in decision-making and their motivation coefficient has the greatest Influence on the time spent on managerial decisions. The research has theoretical and practical significance, and managers can use its results in practice to save time and improve the efficiency of management decision-making and staff motivation.
Second-generation gepants in the treatment of migraine – a review of the findings of randomised controlled trials
Authors:   Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect, Warszawa, Polska, Kopka Marcin
Published: June 2023

Pharmacological treatment of migraine may be either acute (abortive) or preventive (prophylactic), though patients with frequent migraine attacks may require both. The aim of acute treatment is to treat attacks quickly and consistently, prevent recurrences, and restore patients to normal functioning. The goal of preventive migraine therapy is to reduce the frequency, duration, and severity of attacks. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide which plays a critical role in migraine pathophysiology. The first CGRP antagonist studied in patients with migraine was olcegepant. Despite the fact that the efficacy of CGRP antagonists in the treatment of migraine has been demonstrated in clinical trials, further research on CGRP antagonists has been suspended due to safety concerns related to their toxic effects on the liver. In recent years, newgeneration gepants have been developed. The efficacy of rimegepant and ubrogepant as acute migraine medications, as well as atogepant and rimegepant as migraine preventives, has been confirmed in randomised placebo-controlled phase three studies. The most commonly reported treatment-related emergent adverse events of gepants include nausea and constipation. No cardiovascular or hepatic adverse events have emerged so far. CGRP antagonists do not exhibit vasoconstrictive proprieties. Gepants may be used in patients with cardiovascular diseases when triptans are contraindicated. The results of studies investigating the efficacy and tolerability of CGRP antagonists are promising and it is hoped that in the future they will broaden the range of abortive and prophylactic options for the management of migraine.
Late and very late onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders – a case series
Authors:   Department of Neurology and Stroke, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdańsk, Poland, Zwiernik Katarzyna , Kwaśniak-Butowska Magdalena ,   Department of Neurology and Stroke, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdańsk, Poland; Division of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland, Bonek Robert ,   Department of Clinical Neurology and Neuroimmunology, Regional Specialist Hospital, Grudziądz, Poland, Sławek Jarosław ,   Department of Neurology and Stroke, St. Adalbert Hospital, Gdańsk, Poland; Division of Neurological and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
Published: June 2023

Background and purpose: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are a group of autoimmune diseases leading to severe visual and motor impairment with a median disease onset at 39 years. Materials and methods: We present a case series of four AQP4-Ab positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders patients, with a median age at onset of 67 years (ranging 54–72), in whom neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder was not suspected at first, given unusual age and age-associated comorbidities. Results: Severe spinal cord involvement was the main finding in all patients. Two patients additionally manifested brainstem impairment in the form of area postrema syndrome and double vision. The therapeutic process included intravenous steroid pulses followed by long-term immunosuppression. Two of the patients died within a year of the diagnosis due to respiratory failure (one due to SARS-CoV-2 infection). One patient was started on satralizumab therapy with a significant motor improvement and good tolerance. One patient decided to suspend immunosuppressive treatment due to treatment-related gastrointestinal complaints. Conclusion: Based on the presented case series and the literature review, we assume that neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders diagnosis should be considered regardless of age and comorbidity. New highly effective therapies with monoclonal antibodies are currently available. Early diagnosis and proper treatment may improve the outcome and prevent further visual and motor disability.
Előrejelzés a kommunikációban – Áttekintés
Authors: Béres Luca , Boncz Ádám , Winkler István
Published: June 2023

A szemtől szembeni kommunikáció mindennapi életünk meghatározó része, mégis keveset tudunk a sikeres kommunikációt lehetővé tevő kognitív és idegi folyamatokról. Az egyik folyamat, amely több megközelítés szerint is fontos a kommunikáció sikerességének szempontjából, a kommunikációs partner viselkedésének előrejelzése (predikciója). Jelen tanulmányban áttekintjük az előrejelzés és a kommunikáció kapcsolatának főbb modelljeit, különös tekintettel a szimulációs-prediktív megközelítésre, valamint a beszédfordulók időbeli koordinációjának kérdésére. Az empirikus bizonyítékok áttekintése alapján amellett érvelünk, hogy bár az előrejelző folyamatok teszik lehetővé a gyors beszélőváltásokat szemtől szembeni helyzetekben, nem tisztázott, hogy az előrejelzés közvetlen hatással bír-e a kommunikáció kimenetére.