bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical features, treatment and rehabilitation of new coronavirus infection in patients with metabolic syndrome
Authors: Ivanov Dmitry O. , Uspenskiy Yury P. , Sarana Andrey M. , Fominykh Yulia A. , Sousova Iana V. , Zakharov Dmitry V.
Published: March 2022

This review examines the main aspects of the course of a new coronavirus infection in patients with metabolic syndrome, provides up-to-date statistics on morbidity and mortality. Abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia, which form the metabolic syndrome, are independent factors of a severe course of infection with a high risk of developing SARS, various complications, mainly the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome, extrapulmonary systemic inflammation and, finally, death. During the period of anti-epidemic measures, children turn out to be the most vulnerable in terms of losing the rational, healthy stereotypes of nutrition, regulation of screen time, responsible planning of study time and leisure, regular and intense physical activity. It requires increased attention of doctors, teachers and rehabilitation specialists to the problem maintaining the commitment of children and parents to a healthy lifestyle. Based on the formed concept of the presence of common links in the pathogenesis of the development of metabolic disorders and the infectious process, the authors identified the most significant issues of therapy and rehabilitation of this category of patients. Taking into account the need of patients for psychological adaptation of the past illness and increasing their resistance to stressful situations, within the framework of providing a personalized approach to the management of patients, may require timely diagnosis of anxiety-depressive disorders with the appointment of appropriate therapeutic measures.
Conceptualización del diagnóstico del Dengue desde una perspectiva de la ingeniería y las nuevas tecnologías
Authors: Arrubla Hoyos Wilson De Jesus
Published: March 2022

Introducción: El dengue es una enfermedad tropical transmitida por mosquito que según reportes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) deja unos 390 millones de personas infectadas cada año, es una de las enfermedades que más afecta la salud de la población y la economía a nivel mundial. En consecuencia, Se ha realizado muchos esfuerzos desde diferentes áreas del saber por hacer frente a esta enfermedad.

Objetivo: El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una conceptualización de la enfermedad del dengue desde una perspectiva de la ingeniería, caracterizando su comportamiento en las personas y como las principales tecnologías están realizando investigaciones para la predicción temprana.

Método: Para su desarrollo se consultaron bases de datos especializadas como SCOPUS, WOS, IEEE, PUBMED. De igual forma, se hizo una revisión  de como las  tecnologías de la información y comunicación TIC y de las ciencias computacionales están adelantando investigaciones para la predicción temprana del dengue.

Resultado: Como resultado se obtuvo que las principales tecnologías son el Machine Learning, el Big Data y la Inteligencia artificial con el desarrollo de modelos capaces de predecir la enfermedad de manera temprana. Existen muchas técnicas específicas que se utilizan, sin embargo, no se abordan en este artículo, solo se presenta la conceptualización de las tecnologías principales.

Conclusiones: Se logra concluir que existen esfuerzos desde el área de la ingeniería en realizar investigaciones asociadas a la predicción del dengue para hacer frente al impacto que está generando la enfermedad.
Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales en la Industria Metalúrgica
Authors: Beleño Sáenz Kelvin , Coll Velázquez Jean , De La Hoz Jhonathan , Díaz Sáenz Carlos
Published: March 2022

La humanidad debe cuidar un recurso vital como lo es el agua potable, es utilizado para infinidades de tareas, unas de estas contaminan el agua y al momento de regresar a la naturaleza, no se le realiza ningún tratamiento como sucede en algunas plantas metalúrgicas, enfocando esfuerzos en esta situación se realizó un diseño y montaje de una planta piloto para el tratamiento de aguas residuales de una industria metalúrgica, utilizando conocimientos en el área de automatización y química, se escogió el sistema arduino para el procesamiento de datos, como lo son los sensores en los tanque y el manejo de las bombas de surtido de los tanques y motor del agitador para el proceso de tratamiento, en el proceso químico se optó por óxido de calcio (CaO) y un floculante polimérico comercial, para reducir a valores permitidos las cantidades de sólidos solubles, disueltos y sedimentables, el tratamiento realizado después de 30 minutos según el diseño obtuvo una reducción del 9.2% de los sólidos disueltos, el 44.4% de los sólidos suspendidos y 93% de los sólidos totales y iones metálicos en valores aceptables, logrando una recuperación del 75% de las aguas tratadas.
Permanent wage labour as a norm.
Authors: Kovai Cecília
Published: March 2022

This paper explores how the everyday practices of a workfare policy (the Public Work Scheme) are influenced by the concept of “normal life” and “normal labour” among the inhabitants of the small Hungarian former industrial town where I conducted my ethnographic fieldwork. The paper studies the changing roles and functions of the Public Work Scheme during and after the economic crisis. It presents how a typical workfarepolicy – in our case, the Public Work Scheme – shapes the life strategies of those people who live in precarity. I will argue that the public work scheme can be interpreted as a policy that aims to sustain the norm of stable and permanent wage labour during times when fulfilling these norms is very difficult. The article explores the role that the PWS has played in sustaining the norm of permanent wage labour, during and after the 2008 economic crisis, and how this process affects classed-based ethnic distinctions and the gender division of labour within the nuclear family.
Prácticas agroecológicas de conservación del suelo en la Zona de Reserva Campesina –ZRC de Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Authors: Salazar-Villarreal Myriam del Carmen , Giraldo-Díaz Reinaldo , Victorino-Ramírez Liberio
Published: March 2022

La problemática mundial de degradación de tierras, debida a fenómenos como erosión, desertificación, salinización, compactación y decrecimiento de la fertilidad, es cada vez mayor. En este artículo de investigación se presenta una experiencia comunitaria de protección de la vida a través de prácticas agroecológicas de conservación del suelo. Metodológicamente se utilizaron técnicas de Investigación-Acción-Participación, en la interacción con la comunidad. Las unidades de estudio fueron 15 agroecosistemas de la Zona de Reserva Campesina -ZRC- de Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. La evaluación de la variable suelo se hizo adoptando indicadores que permitieran evaluar las prácticas de conservación de los suelos adoptadas por los agricultores. Para cada indicador se tuvieron en cuenta subindicadores y una escala de medición. Se encontró que el uso de implementos de labranza conservacionista, combinado con el uso adecuado del estiércol, la aplicación de compost y el mantenimiento de residuos de los cultivos, son prácticas agroecológicas que permiten la conservación de las propiedades físicas, químicas y biológicas de los suelos de los agroecosistemas. Se concluye que las prácticas agroecológicas adoptadas por los campesinos permiten la conservación de los suelos en el marco de la economía campesina, aportando a la protección de la diversidad biológica del suelo.
Modelo de Máxima Verosimilitud
Authors: Gómez-Mejía Alberto
Published: March 2022

El objetivo de este artículo es hacer una introducción al modelo de Máxima Verosimiltiud (MV), ampliamente usado desde hace décadas en estadística, biometría, ingeniería y en econometría. A pesar de su utilidad, los cursos básicos de econometría siguen haciendo énfasis en los Mínimos Cuadrados Ordinarios (MCO) por lo fácil de su matemática y comprensión conceptual,  y dejan el MV para los ejercicios con el software comercial que lo incluye por configuración , por la superioridad de los resultados frente a los del MCO. El MV es bastante utilizado para las regresiones no lineales y muestras grandes, por ejemplo, modelos de variables dependientes dicotómicas como Logit y Probit; heterocedasticidad condicional como GARCH y EGARCH, modelos censurados y truncados, etc. Es de prever que con el desarrollo de la inteligencia artificial en el data science y el machine learning, el MCO será descartado.
Training Requirements for LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer
Authors: Tokić Tonči , Frančić Vlado , Hasanspahić Nermin , Rudan Igor
Published: March 2022

Due to large quantities of cargo transported by oil carriers, as well as the inability of many ports to accommodate such ships, the solution was found in the application of STS (Ship-to-Ship) operation.
Opposite, LNG STS terminals are usually set up where the construction of a classic onshore terminal is impossible or economically unprofitable. However, such an operation is associated with increased risks which could be minimized by taking precautions, following the regulations, and having well trained officers and crew on board. Well trained and competent crews are indispensable in STS procedures to minimize the risks to which STS processes are exposed, especially those that can
threaten the environment.
This paper elaborates LNG STS procedure and discusses the necessity for appropriate training of seafarers involved in such operations. Furthermore, it proposes education requirements for officers involved in LNG STS procedures based on relevant recommendations, practices, and perceived shortcomings.
Revitalization of Croatian Abandoned Coastal Industrial and Military Facilities as an Incentive for Local Community Development
Authors: Burić Emil , Kovačić Mirjana
Published: March 2022

The coastal areas of Croatia have been in the process of transformation for more than three decades. Their social, recreational, and economic function is often not in the function of regional and local development. A special problem is buildings, often empty, unused, and left to devastation as an example of the complexity of the conversion process.
Coastal areas in the Croatian part of the Adriatic are characterized by a very mild climate, attractiveness, and investment potential. These are features that enable development but at the same time represent a trap of transitional and post-transitional growth, with intensive exploitation, concreting and development. This brings negative development effects in the long run and loses its developmental meaning.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the social opportunities and economic strength of the devastated coastal area with special reference to former military areas. The aim of this paper is to determine the possibilities of protection against increasingly aggressive exploitation of space and capital construction, which results in the destruction of the environment. The special goal is to determine the development scenario of revaluation of space and real estate that is predominantly owned by state on the case study of the city of Pula.
Key Factors of Effective Development of Smart Cities in Croatia
Authors: Buntak Krešimir , Budimir Šoško Gabrijela , Grgurević Davor , Cvitković Ivan
Published: March 2022

World trends are showing a continuous increase in the number of inhabitants living in cities. It is expected that 70% of total world and 80% of total European population will live in cities by 2050. By increasing the number of inhabitants, the challenges of city management are growing as well. With the aim of achieving maximum living standards and quality of life of their inhabitants, the implementation of smart city model proves to be a necessity. The Republic of Croatia, as a member of the European Union, is obliged to follow recommendations contained in a series of documents and conclusions, as well as use the sources of funding available to European member states. The paper provides a framework for understanding the concept of smart cities through an overview of scientific literature, examples of good practice from Europe and the world, and a detailed analysis of the state and degree of development of smart cities in the Republic of Croatia, focusing on key dimensions of smart city development. It has been proven that investing in key dimensions of a smart city: Population, technology, and institutions, generates revenue growth, economic development, and better living quality of city population. The research methodology for this paper is based on a mixed method that involves collection, analysis, and integration of quantitative and qualitative research. The aim of the paper is to provide a framework for understanding the concept of a smart city, point out the advantages of such management mode, as well as the key dimensions to be invested in, in order to boost economic development and quality of life of the dominant, city population.
University-Community Engagement during a Pandemic
Authors: Ohmer Mary , Finkelstein Carrie , Dostilio Lina , Durham Aliya , Melnick Alicia
Published: March 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major disruption in higher education, challenging universities to engage with community partners in unprecedented ways. Among them, was an accelerated challenge to ways of engaging with surrounding communities and the resulting importance this holds for social change. A common approach has been for the university to offer mutually beneficial “help” to communities through top-down directives and strategies. Another approach prioritizes co-constructed knowledge generation and political action where the university is part of a larger ecosystem engaged in public problem solving and deeply sustained, ways of collaborating (Saltmarsh & Hartley, 2011). Moments of economic and social crises put into stark view higher education’s intentions: are we playing at community involvement, or are we committed partners, leveraging our unique missions to join our communities in solving the problems facing us? This article will discuss how a university’s response to the pandemic illustrates democratic community-engagement, including ways in which the university partnered with community organizations to alleviate the dire impacts of the pandemic on peoples’ basic needs and equity. Lessons learned and implications for university-community engagement during both “normal” times and times of crisis will be shared, including ways to foster social change that addresses the inequities illuminated by the pandemic.
Australian AgTech
Authors: Canning John
Published: March 2022

The government AgriTech Expert Working Group has provided a detailed overview of the practical challenges domestic Australian farmers have to deal with when digitising their farms through the implementation of connected sensor technologies, motivated by the predicted growth of the sector to AUD 100 billion by 2030. In addressing these issues, of which connectivity and access to wireless technologies along with unreliable sensor performances over time remain prominent, domestic regional specific solutions are sought. A key solution being relied upon are low earth orbital satellites, perhaps the only communication infrastructure that cycles over territorial boundaries and has both regulatory and technical challenges that are not widely considered. The resilience of these solutions is assessed in the context of the agricultural technology, or AgTech, market which is arguably invented and shaped by broader, global interests mostly centred where end-user populations are based. The argument is made that government policy must include the latter within a larger holistic framework, including education, when assessing the future of both agriculture and AgTech markets in Australia. At the core, the AgTech report does highlight some challenges in Australia’s wider research approach.
Predicting Power Transformer Bushings' Seismic Vulnerability
Authors: Bender Jonathan
Published: March 2022

In seismic zones, the electrical grid is at risk due to the vulnerability of large power transformers’ insulating bushings, which can experience dramatic seismic amplification. Identifying cases where this risk exists is critical if we are to mitigate against potentially expensive, extensive, and long-lasting power outages following significant seismic events. This thesis aims to make progress toward developing an improved understanding of the conditions leading to these large amplifications and, thereby, better equip engineers and civil servants to deploy measures aimed at protecting the public. Through dynamic analysis using the finite-element method, five case studies are investigated, which point to several patterns: (i) first, dynamic coupling of transformers and their insulating bushings is a significant concern; (ii) the primary modal-frequency relationship between the transformer tank and its high-voltage bushings affects the recommended design details for minimization of bushing amplifications; and (iii) many large transformer designs are susceptible to excessive amplification of seismic loading to the bushings, and therefore system dynamics should always be considered when evaluating these designs for their seismic withstand capabilities.
Influence of diabetes mellitus on free radical processes in the heart in rats with Guerin’s carcinoma and characteristics of malignant lesions depending on the gender of animals
Authors: Kit O.I. , Frantsiyants E.M. , Goroshinskaya I.A. , Kaplieva I.V. , Shikhlyarova A.I. , Nemashkalova L.A. , Trepitaki L.K. , Kachesova P.S. , Bykadorova O.V. , Serdyukova E.V. , Maksimova N.A. , Ilchenko M.G. , Akopian L.G. , Agarkova E.I. , Sergeeva M.M. , Kotieva I.M. , Morozova M.I.
Published: March 2022

To study the intensity of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and the activity of the main antioxidant protection enzyme: superoxide dismutase (SOD) in heart tissues and tumors in rats of both genders with Guerin’s carcinoma (GC) and the tumor growth against the background of diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and methods. Our research work was carried out in 80 outbread albino male and female rats, divided into 4 groups, with 10 animals of each gender in a group. The animals of two groups, namely, an intact animal group and a group of rats treated with alloxan DM (with a 5-fold increase in glucose levels) were subcutaneously transplanted with the Guerin’s carcinoma (GC) strain cells, and at the same time we used one group of the intact rats and another group of the animals with DM as the references. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA), diene conjugates (DC), and the SOD activity in the heart and the tumor tissues were determined by conventional spectrophotometric methods. Results. The most pronounced changes were found in the heart in the female rats with isolated GC and GC growing against the background of DM: a more than threefold increase in MDA, with a significant increase in DC and a multiple increase in the SOD activity as compared with the intact animals. In the GC tissue, the dependence of the severity of the increase in the MDA content on the size of the tumor was traced: the maximum increase in both parameters was observed in males with GC tumor growing against the background of DM. In the males, the volume of the subcutaneous tumor nodes was 1.8 times greater than that in the reference group and in the females with combined pathology, while in the females with combined pathology the volume of their tumors was 1.3 times less than that in the reference group, although the area of tumor lesions in them was maximum due to extensive metastasizing. Conclusion. DM has changed the specifics of oncogenesis depending on the gender of the animals. The identified gender differences in the redox status of the heart and the tumor in rats with combined pathology contribute to specifics of oncogenesis in males and females and determines their life expectancy.
Mechanisms of cancellation by pain of genetically determined inhibition of a malignant tumor growth in experiment
Authors: Kit O.I. , Frantsiyants E.M. , Shikhlyarova A.I. , Kotieva I.M. , Kaplieva I.V.
Published: March 2022

Aims are to study the nature of the processes of carcinogenesis of experimental B16/F10 melanoma in uPA gene knockout mice modified by chronic neurogenic pain and investigate some electrophysiological mechanisms of melanoma development. Materials and methods. We used 48 C57BL/6-PlautmI. IBug-ThisPlau6FDhu/GFDhu mice of both genders with urokinase gene knockout and 102 C57BL/6 mice of both genders with the normal genotype. Chronic neurogenic pain (CNP) was produced due to bilateral ligation of the sciatic nerve. Against the above background, all animals were transplanted with B16/F10 melanoma. To study the mechanism of CNP, studies of the intracellular electrophysiological activity of neurons of the central nervous system of the snail Helix pomatia in the body in vivo were carried out. CNP was reproduced by dosed pressing of four main nerves with Fresnel hairs that with time turned into increasing pain. Membrane potential (MP), action potential (AP) and firing rate (FR) parameters of intracellular bio-potentials of the command neuron RPaG3, continuously recorded using an ultrathin glass microelectrode for 4-5 days, were analyzed. Results. It was detected that an activation of cancerogenesis during the modification of the progression of experimental B16/ F10 melanoma in C57BL/6-PlautmI.IBug-ThisPlau6FDhu/GFDhu mice with uPA gene knockout using CNP is accompanied by a 2-fold acceleration in the time of tumor production, stimulation of the growth of the primary tumor nodes from 1.05±0.08 cm3 to 9.50±0.98 cm3 (p<0.001) and multiple metastasizing to the lungs, a reduction in the life span from 34.67±0.67 to 21.33±2.19 days (p<0.001) <0.05) in the genetically modified mice, by changing some gender-specific characteristics of the progression of the malignant process. The neuropathic nature of pain resulting from command neuron compression or ligation of the sciatic nerves is essentially identical to the implementation of genetic programs responsible for the control of life and death, reproducing events in carcinogenesis with the progression of a malignant tumor. Conclusion. The initiation and chronization of pain at the local level of the nervous system can lead to generalization of the pain syndrome and contribute to the cancellation of genetically predetermined programs of carcinogenesis.
Antioxidant Activity Evaluation from Tomatoes’ N-Hexane, Ethyl Asetate, and Water Fraction with DPPH
Authors: Dewi Ratna Sari , Permatasari Desy Ayu Irma , Wardani Tatiana Siska , Mahardika Muladi Putra
Published: March 2022

Antioxidants are compounds that can stabilize free radicals in the body. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules as they have unpaired electrons to interact with body cell molecules. Tomatoes contain flavonoids, saponins, solanine tannins, folic acid, malic acid, citric acid, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, and histamine, which can be used as antioxidants. This study aims to evaluate the antioxidant activity of n-hexane, ethyl acetate, water fraction, and ethanol extracts of Tomatoes and to determine the greatest antioxidant activity between n-hexane, ethyl acetate, water and vitamin C. Tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) was extracted using the maceration method with ethanol  followed by fractionation using n-hexane and ethyl acetate solvents. The test of antioxidant activity to DPPH radical was conducted on n-hexane, ethyl acetate, water, and vitamin C. The antioxidant activity results, expressed by IC50 value to the n-hexane, ethyl acetate, water fraction of Tomatoes fruit, were 4.4603 ppm; 4.0868 ppm; and 4.0527 ppm, respectively. Thus, the greatest antioxidant activity was the water fraction.
Rehabilitation of post Covid mucormycosis maxillectomy defect with hollow obturator: A case series
Authors: Chincholikar Swapnil , Lalwani Gaurav
Published: March 2022

India saw a devastating second wave of Coronavirus and along with the fatal nature of the disease the healthcare professionals saw a huge number of post Covid problems. One of these, is a fungal disease called mucormycosis which although an uncommon fungal infection can cause blackening of skin, redness, inflammation, sores and can encroach the eyes, lungs and even the brain. This warrants for extensive surgical resection and debridement of the necrosed areas resulting in maxillary and orbital defects. Intraoral defects in the maxilla cause communication with the nasopharyngeal complex. The surgically removed palate has a devastating effect on the appearance and speech of the patient. Obturator allows patients to eat and drink without letting the food to enter the oroantral cavities/ pharynx during mastication. This case series focusses on prosthetic rehabilitation of two patients with Hollow obturator post hemimaxillectomy in order to restore form and function.
A rare variant of tracheoesophageal fistula type -3 with opening at left bronchus
Authors: Dash Swetamayee , Padhy Aditya Prasad , Siddiqi Abdul Rehman
Published: March 2022

Esophageal atresia is an anomaly which is usually congenital but can be acquired in which there is disruption in the continuity of the oesophageal lumen resulting in an upper & lower segment. We present the case of a rare sub-type of Oesophageal atresia Type 3 with distal opening at left bronchus. This is the first case reported in literature in the Kalinga hospital Of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar. A 3 day old term male baby who presented as an emergency with difficulty breathing, fever and refusal to feed. Initially managed as early onset neonatal sepsis with aspiration pneumonia in which a diagnosis of oesophageal atresia was finally made.A high index of suspicion for Oesophageal atresia/trachea-oesophageal fistula should prevail when faced with a neonate with the triad: respiratory distress during feeds, regurgitation and persistent frothy salivation. The case discusses about a rare variant of Type 3 oesophageal fistula where the opening is present at the left bronchus.
Cuidado del medio ambiente desde el hogar
Authors: Castillo Sánchez Laura Viviana
Published: March 2022

Propósito. Este ensayo describe el propósito del proyecto Cuidado del medio ambiente desde el hogar, que busca desarrollar, a través de visitas familiares, una serie de temáticas ambientales, con base en la metodología de la enseñanza universal. Con ello se pretende motivar el aprendizaje de cada uno de los miembros de la familia para promover estilos de vida más saludables enfocados en el cuidado ambiental.

Contenidos. El proyecto se fundamenta en las posturas de Edgar Morin y Jorge Riechmann, desde su perspectiva medioambiental, tanto para abordar la crisis que se está viviendo como sus posibles soluciones. Como el proyecto también va dirigido al proceso de educación, se retoma el enfoque de Jacques Rancière de una formación emancipadora.

Conclusiones. Como conclusión de esta iniciativa, se pretende que las personas se aparten de la normalidad, y se formen líderes y personas comprometidas con el cambio. También, a largo plazo, se sugiere la conformación de comités ambientales de bioética que reconozcan el diálogo y la deliberación como verdaderas herramientas transformadoras y emancipadoras de las comunidades, para propiciar cambios desde lo local, lo nacional y lo planetario.
Impacto del COVID-19 en la demanda de turismo internacional del Perú. Una aplicación de la metodología Box-Jenkins
Authors: Tudela Juan Walter , Aliaga-Melo Grisell , Cahui-Cahui Elias
Published: March 2022

In recent years, tourism has taken on considerable importance as a factor of economic and social development in the world, contributing not only to the economic growth of developing countries, but also to the improvement of the quality of life of the people involved in the sector. However, given the global health crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the tourism sector was one of the most affected sectors due to the various public safety policies adopted by different countries in the world, especially by European countries that account for more than 50% of international tourism in the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. The objective of this research was to estimate and project international tourism demand in Peru with monthly time series data from January 2003 to December 2020 through a seasonal ARIMA process proposed by Box-Jenkins called SARIMA. The results show that the seasonal ARIMA model (1,1,1)(0,1,1,1)12 was appropriate for the projection given the Akaike (AIC) and Schwarz (SC) criteria. The model estimates a parsimonious cyclical recovery of international tourist arrivals to our country; however, the evolution of COVID-19 in public health maintains uncertainty about new challenges in the tourism sector that would allow its sustainability and resilience over time. Immediate fiscal and monetary measures are urgently needed to safeguard employment and survival mechanisms for businesses.
Efectos de la agricultura intensiva y el cambio climático sobre la biodiversidad
Authors: Reyes Palomino Smith Ervin , Cano Ccoa Dominga Micaela
Published: March 2022

Biodiversity is being affected by the overexploitation of natural resources, the increase of invasive species, climate change, intensive agriculture, and livestock farming. Among these, intensive soybean cultivation has displaced other products such as rice and wheat; intensive cultivation leads to increased use of agrochemicals, which generates severe socio-environmental effects, particularly on biodiversity. The objective of the study was to compile scientific literature produced on the loss of biodiversity caused by intensive agriculture and climate change, and within them the possible effects on the interrelationship between human beings and the environment. The methodological procedure was the systematic review developed in March 2021, using Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT with terms “biodiversity”, “climate change” and “agriculture” in the Scopus, Web of Science and Scielo databases. The results identified that there were at least 99 topics in Web of Science (99 topics), Scopus (155 topics) and Scielo (36 topics) that show the loss of biodiversity due to climate change and the expansion of intensive agriculture with consequences, not only in the regions surrounding the crops in question, but also indirectly in the mountain regions through the consumption of soybean in animals and derivatives in humans. It is concluded that biodiversity as a provider of food and disease prevention for humanity contributes to sustainability and, therefore, its preservation requires the adoption of aggressive public policies within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Desarrollo de barras nutritivas utilizando cereales, granos andinos y concentrado proteico de pota
Authors: Omote Sibina Juan Rodolfo , Roldan Acero David Julian , Molleda Ordoñez Andrés Avelino , Olivares Ponce Fabiola Otilia
Published: March 2022

The extrusion process can be transferred to high Andean areas with the idea of generating value chains for the cultivation of Andean cereals and grains. An extruded product has been developed using cereals, Andean grains and pota protein concentrate (CPPo) to develop a nutritional bar that is well accepted by children from 5 to 10 years of age. The most acceptable product, qualified as a functional product, was made with 60.0% corn, 19.0% rice, 15.0% kiwicha and 6.0% CPPo, the main characteristic of which was the absence of pota odor and flavor. Subsequently, the nutritional bar was prepared using 57.5% of the extruded product and adding 27.5% sugar, 10.0% glucose and 5.0% grated coconut. In the proximal chemical composition of the nutritional bar, the content of proteins (9.56%), fats (3.10%), carbohydrates (79.49%), moisture (6.54%) and fiber (0.63%) are highlighted. The true digestibility (DV) and biological value (BV) of the nutritional bar protein were 90.53% and 94.54%, respectively. Microbiological tests met the requirements for human consumption. Finally, the acceptability of the nutritional bar was high in children (93%) and met the children's requirement for essential amino acids.
Enhanced Black Widow Algorithm for Numerical Functions Optimization
Authors: Semchedine Moussa , Bensoula Noor
Published: March 2022

Black widow optimization algorithm is a recently evolutionary metaheuristic that imitates the unique mating behaviour of the black widow spiders in the real life. The trend of published papers utilizing the BWO algorithm is growing rapidly due to its efficiency in solving various engineering optimization problems. However, the BWO does not always perform as well as it should, and this is due to the random initialization of the spiders also the loss of good candidate solutions during the search. To remedy these problems, we propose in this paper a modified black widow optimization algorithm (MBWO) based on three ideas. First, an efficient initialization technique is adopted, which can guarantee starting the search with finest quality spiders and plays a significant role in determining an optimal or near-optimal solution. Second, the sexual cannibalism phase is modified to avoid the loss of high-quality solutions. Finally, an adaptive adjustment of crossover and mutation probabilities is presented to achieve a compromise between the diversification and intensification. Experiments are carried out on nineteen standard benchmark functions with different dimensions. The simulation results reveal that MBWO algorithm outperforms the original one also other metaheuristic algorithms in term of solution accuracy, global optimality, and the convergence speed.
An Efficient Swift Routing Model with Node Trust Identity Factor (SRM-NTIF) to Perform Secure Data Transmission Among IoT Gadgets
Authors: Puli Srilakshmi , Chaparala Smitha Chowdary
Published: March 2022

According to a United Nations survey, the number of users using the internet has increased to 3 billion in recent years. The Auto-ID Center is a research organisation that coined the word "Internet of Things" (IoT) a decade ago, describing how it utilises wired or wireless networking technologies to create a channel of communication among technologies and networks available over the Internet. Despite the fact that a swing of routing protocols has been proposed in the literature, safe and energy-efficient routing protocol is still a work in progress. Many routing protocols expressly designed for resource limited wireless devices take the same approach and have nearly achieved their full improvements. The Internet of Things (IoT) has recently gained prominence as a result of the increasing number of connected devices being used in everyday human life with network lifetime constraints. Routing expertise is essential for establishing communication between nodes. A node should be capable of self-learning, self-configuring, and self-managing by gathering local knowledge and sharing it with its neighbours. The degree of trust determines the degree of cooperation between scattered mobile nodes. The term "trust" refers to a level of assurance based on node behavior. To ensure secure and proper data transmission in IoT network, the trust level of the nodes is calculated based on node behaviour. Because of the unexpected changes in the network structure, the complex existence of IoT network, and the underived prior trust relationship between the nodes, trust computation in IoT network is a difficult task. All IoT nodes willing to engage in data transmission are given a Digital Unique Identifier (DUI), and the proposed model must define their trust identity factors. Using the DUI, the proposed Swift Routing Model with Node Trust Identity Factor (SRM-NTIF) model, node authentication is performed to verify natural and malicious nodes in the network. The proposed model is compared with the traditional methods and the results show that the proposed model performance is better in security and trust levels.
An Effective Optimization of Time and Cost Estimation for Prefabrication Construction Management Using Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: Challa Ratna Kumari , Rao Kanusu Srinivasa
Published: March 2022

The success of every construction business relies on the projects performed in a given period and at the negotiated rate. The construction business includes prefabrication firms, logistics companies, design industries on site and so on. The manufacturing method includes the assembly of structural parts at a development plant and the transport of them onto the building site as finished or semi-assembled components. For optimization, artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used because of their capacity to overcome qualitative and quantitative difficulties in the building industry. An ANN is used to execute the input, hidden, and output layers depending on the weight of the hidden layer. Different modeling strategies maximize the layers. ANN covers a wide variety of issues in construction management, for instance cost analysis, decision making, prediction of the mark-up percentage and the production rate in the construction industry. The main advantage of prefabricated methodology is that the procedure is easily done. The other real benefit of the prefabrication process is its integrated versatility. The present study underlines that the total project period and cost are the key considerations in the current job procurement phase in constructing prefabrication. The results of the proposed model are based on ANN algorithms which mainly achieves the perfect weight values in time and cost estimates.
Two Anthropological Errors according to Karol Wojtyła
Authors: Reimers Adrian J.
Published: March 2022

Throughout his philosophical writings and, indeed, into his papacy, Karol Wojtyła addresses and warns against two common errors in modern philosophy. The first is the reduction of our concept of reality to materialistic premises. In Love and Responsibility, he distinguishes the “biological order”, which is the order studied according to the canons of biological sciences, from the “order of being,” which is the order of reality knowable to metaphysics. This confusion leads to misunderstanding in ethics. The second error is complementary to the first and consists in what Wojtyła calls the “hypostatization of consciousness,” which is the reduction of personal experience entirely to the contents of consciousness. The historical roots of this error trace back to Descartes and his identification of himself as a “thinking thing,” whose body is simply an extended 3-dimensional solid in space and time. Both errors arise from a neglect or even a rejection of metaphysics, without which it is impossible to give an adequate account of the human being.
Percutaneous Septal Reduction Therapy in a Patient with Severely Symptomatic Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Al Lawati Hatim , Nadar Sunil K , Al Riyami Adil B
Published: March 2022

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Establishing Trimester-Specific Haemoglobin A1c Reference Intervals in Pregnant Women
Authors: Punnose John , Malhotra Rajeev K , Sukhija Komal , Rijhwani Rashika M , Sharma Asha , Choudhary Naimaa , Vij Prassan , Joseph Renuka
Published: March 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to define trimester-specific haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reference intervals in healthy, pregnant South Asian women. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at St. Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi, India, between January 2011 and December 2016. Healthy pregnant women were compared to a control group of healthy non-pregnant women. Pregnant participants had term deliveries of babies with appropriate gestational weights. The HbA1c levels were calculated in terms of non-parametric 2.5 and 97.5 percentiles for women in first (T1), second (T2) and third (T3) trimester groups. Statistical tests were used to obtain the normal HbA1c reference values and were considered significant when P <0.05. Results: This study included a total of 1,357 healthy pregnant women and a control group of 67 healthy, non-pregnant women. Pregnant women had a median HbA1c of 4.8% (4–5.5%) or 32 mmol/mol (20–39 mmol/mol); non-pregnant women had a median HbA1c of 5.1% (4–5.7%) or 29 mmol/mol (20–37 mmol/mol; P <0.001). The HbA1c levels for the T1, T2 and T3 groups were 4.9% (4.1–5.5%) or 30 mmol/mol (21–37 mmol/mol), 4.8% (4.5–5.3%) or 29 mmol/mol (20–34 mmol/ mol) and 4.8% (3.9–5.6%) or 29 mmol/mol (19–38 mmol/mol), respectively. The HbA1c values were significant when comparing T1 versus T2 (P <0.001), T1 versus T3 (P = 0.002) and T1 versus the non-pregnant group (P = 0.001). However, T2 versus T3 was not significant (P = 0.111). Conclusion: Compared to non-pregnant women, HbA1c levels were lower in pregnant women, despite women in the T2 and T3 groups having a higher body mass index than the women in the T1 and non-pregnant groups. Further research is recommended to understand the factors responsible and validate these findings.
Keywords: Asian; Gestational Diabetes; HbA1c; Pregnancy Trimesters; Reference Values; India.
Radiologic Assessment of Orbital Dimensions among Omani Subjects
Authors: Al Ajmi Eiman , Al Subhi Marwa , Al Maamari Mallak , Al Dhuhli Humoud , Sirasanagandla Srinivasa R
Published: March 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the orbital dimensions of Omani subjects who had been referred for computed tomography (CT) of the brain at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Good knowledge of the normal orbital dimensions is clinically essential for successful surgical outcomes. Racial, ethnic and regional variations in the orbital dimensions have been reported. Methods: A total of 273 Omani patients referred for CT scans of the brain were retrospectively evaluated using an electronic medical records database. The orbital dimensions were recorded using both axial and sagittal planes of CT images. Results: The mean orbital index (OI) was found to be 83.25 ± 4.83 mm and the prevalent orbital type was categorised as the mesoseme. The mean orbital index was 83.34 ± 5.05 mm and 83.16 ± 4.57 mm in males and females, respectively, with their difference not being statistically significant (P = 0.76). However, a statistically significant association was observed between the right and left orbits regarding horizontal distance (P <0.05) and vertical distance (P <0.01) of orbit and OI (P <0.05). No significant difference between the OI and age groups was observed in males and females. The mean interorbital distance and interzygomatic distance were found to be 19.45 ± 1.52 mm and 95.59 ± 4.08 mm, respectively. These parameters were significantly higher in males (P <0.05). Conclusion: Results of the present study provide reference values of orbital dimensions in Omani subjects. Mesoseme, a hallmark of Caucasian people, is discovered to be the prevalent orbital type of Omani subjects.
Keywords: Computed tomography; Ethnicity; Orbit; Biological Variation; Hypertelorism; Oman.
Large Intraosseous Haemangioma of the Sacral Vertebra
Authors: Deep Nerbadyswari , Mohakud Sudipta , Jain Mantu , Naik Suprava , Baisakh Manas
Published: March 2022

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О влиянии развития технологий на взаимодействие человеческого общества и природной среды
Authors: Меншуткин В.В. , Минина Т.Р.
Published: March 2022

Развитие технологий, направленное на улучшение качества жизни человека приводит к увеличению антропогенной нагрузки на природную среду. Превышение допустимого антропогенного воздействия наносит ущерб природной среде, что негативно влияет на качество жизни населения. Согласно концепции устойчивого развития необходимо соблюдать баланс между решением социальных, экономических проблем и сохранением окружающей среды. Для изучения процессов взаимодействия человеческого общества с природной средой предлагается когнитивное моделирование сложных систем.
Лечебная физическая культура как средство профилактики острых респираторных заболеваний у средних школьников
Authors: Кульчицкий В.Е. , Литвина Г.А. , Вежнина Д.А.
Published: March 2022

Настоящая статья посвящена анализу возможностей лечебной физической культуре в виде лечебной гимнастики, мер адаптивной физической культуры, лечебного массажа и метода фиксированных ролей. Исследовательский дискурс предусматривает методические и концептуальные рекомендации к простым упражнениям, организации занятий и педагогических приемов для ускоренного восстановления детей среднего школьного возраста при профилактике респираторных заболеваний (острых по тяжести и продолжительности).
Активизация познавательной деятельности обучающихся на уроках ОБЖ через использование метода проблемного обучения
Authors: Романкина М.Ю. , Шемонаева В.А.
Published: March 2022

В статье представлены педагогические исследования по использованию метода проблемного обучения в процессе преподавания основ безопасности жизнедеятельности, так как это может способствовать активизации познавательной деятельности обучающихся, а также более эффективному усвоению знаний и развитию практических умений обучающихся.
Окислительно-восстановительный потенциал аллювиальных почв центральной поймы рек Республики Мордовия
Authors: Иванова Н.Н. , Иванов Д.И. , Бардин А.В.
Published: March 2022

Изучение окислительно-восстановительного потенциала помогает понять пути регулирования продуктивности сельскохозяйственных растений на аллювиальных почвах. Длительное возделывание картофеля с периодическим орошением приводит к возникновению уплотненного слоя на глубине 20–50 см, который снижает их окислительновосстановительный потенциал. Возделывание многолетних трав приводит к повышению окислительно-восстановительного потенциала на 10–47 мВ по сравнению с пропашной культурой.
Искусственный интеллект в сфере логистики
Authors: Маргвелашвили Т.Г.
Published: March 2022

В данной статье исследованы современные методы искусственного интеллекта в процессах логистики. Приведены основные направления использования искусственного интеллекта в процессах осуществления логистических услуг. Показано, что технологии искусственного интеллекта целом оказывают положительное влияние на функционирование системы транспортной инфраструктуры современных городов мира.