bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Review on Real Time Background Extraction: Models, Applications, Environments, Challenges and Evaluation Approaches
Authors: Yasir Maryam A. , Ali Yossra Hussain
Published: February 2021

In the computer vision, background extraction is a promising technique. It is characterized by being applied in many different real time applications in diverse environments and with variety of challenges. Background extraction is the most popular technique employed in the domain of detecting moving foreground objects taken by stationary surveillance cameras. Achieving high performance is required with many perspectives and demands. Choosing the suitable background extraction model plays the major role in affecting the performance matrices of time, memory, and accuracy.In this article we present an extensive review on background extraction in which we attempt to cover all the related topics. We list the four process stages of background extraction and we consider several well-known models starting with the conventional models and ending up with the state-of-the art models. This review also focuses on the model environments whether it is human activities, Nature or sport environments and illuminates on some of the real time applications where background extraction method is adopted. Many challenges are addressed in respect to environment, camera, foreground objects, background, and computation time. In addition, this article provides handy tables containing different common datasets and libraries used in the field of background extraction experiments. Eventually, we illustrate the performance evaluation with a table of the set performance metrics to measure the robustness of the background extraction model against other models in terms of time, accurate performance and required memory.
Automated Detection of Depolarization and Repolarization of Cardiac Signal for Arrhythmia Classification
Authors: Chintalapati Usha Kumari , Manzar Md. Aqeel , N Tarun Varma , A Reethika , B Priya Samhitha , J Rohitha Sivani , Mirza Kamran Ali , S Pranav Kumar
Published: February 2021

Irregular heartbeat results in heart diseases. Cardiac deaths are most seen across the globe. Detecting the heart problems in early stage can reduce the death rate. Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most popular method for diagnosing different arrhythmias. Arrhythmia means irregular activity of heart or abnormal heart rhythm. In this paper, cardiac signal peaks P-wave, QRS complex and T-wave are detected for classifying the type of arrhythmia. These are the main components of ECG signal. P-wave is of very small duration, it is ex- plains about the atrial depolarization. The QRS complex may include combination of Q-wave, R-wave, and S-wave. But every QRS complex may not contain Q-R-S waves. It explains about ventricular depolarization. Whereas T wave is about ventricular re-polarization. S-Golay filter is used for denoising. This is used for smoothing the data which thereby, increases the precision of data without distortion of signal tendency. The patient data is collected from MIT-BIH Arrhythmia database for analysis. The simulation is done in Matlab software
An Ensemble Deep Neural Network Approach for Oral Cancer Screening
Authors: B R Nanditha , A Geetha Kiran , H S Chandrashekar , M S Dinesh , S Murali
Published: February 2021

One of the ways to reduce oral cancer mortality rate is diagnosing oral lesions at initial stages to classify them as precancerous or normal lesions. During routine oral examination, oral lesions are normally screened manually. In a low resource setting area where there is lack of medical facilities and also medical expertise, an automated mechanism for oral cancer screening is required. The present work is an attempt towards developing an automated system for diagnosing oral lesions using deep learning techniques. An ensemble deep learning model that combines the benefits of Resnet-50 and VGG-16 has been developed. This model has been trained with an augmented dataset of oral lesion images. The model outperforms other popularly used deep learning models in performing the classification of oral images. An accuracy of 96.2%, 98.14% sensitivity and 94.23% specificity was achieved with the ensemble deep learning model.
Comparative Analysis of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Build a Predictive Model for Evaluating Students’ Performance
Authors: El Guabassi Inssaf , Bousalem Zakaria , Marah Rim , Qazdar Aimad
Published: February 2021

In recent years, the world's population is increasingly demanding to predict the future with certainty, predicting the right information in any area is becoming a necessity. One of the ways to predict the future with certainty is to determine the possible future. In this sense, machine learning is a way to analyze huge datasets to make strong predictions or decisions. The main objective of this research work is to build a predictive model for evaluating students’ performance. Hence, the contributions are threefold. The first is to apply several supervised machine learning algorithms (i.e. ANCOVA, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Regression, Log-linear Regression, Decision Tree Regression, Random Forest Regression, and Partial Least Squares Regression) on our education dataset. The second purpose is to compare and evaluate algorithms used to create a predictive model based on various evaluation metrics. The last purpose is to determine the most important factors that influence the success or failure of the students. The experimental results showed that the Log-linear Regression provides a better prediction as well as the behavioral factors that influence students’ performance.
Poročila
Authors: Repe Blaž , Knez Račič Ida , Ogrin Darko , Gosar Anton , Zupančič Jernej , Cigale Dejan , Potočnik Slavič Irma , Logar Erik
Published: February 2021

Pregled znanstvenega, strokovnega in pedagoškega dela prof. Franca Lovrenčaka  ob njegovi 80-letnici

Ob 550-letnici rojstva kartografa in horografa Pietra Coppa

In memoriam Marjan Tkalčič (1949–2020)

Vpogled v socialno geografijo

Challenges of Tourism Development in Protected Areas of Croatia and Slovenia

Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies

Origination. The Geographies of Brands and Branding

Brands and Branding Geographies
Spontaneous Temporal Lobe Encephalocele Within the Sphenoid Sinus
Authors: Dhaha Mohammed , Sliman Abdelhafidh , Karmeni Nadhir , Dhambri Sawsen , Kallel Jalel
Published: February 2021

Encephaloceles are herniation of cranial content arising from a skull defect. Encephaloceles of the lateral wall of the sphenoid sinus (ELWSS) are  uncommon events. In most cases, these cranial hernias are secondary to trauma and craniofacial surgery. Spontaneous forms are evenrarer and not well understood. The most adopted hypothesis is a persisting Sternberg’s canal, an embryonic remnant connecting the middle cranial fossa and the nasopharynx. ELWSS are usually revealed by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Diagnosis of this disease necessitates quick management due to the potential of lethal complications such as meningitis. We report the case of a spontaneous ELWSS in a 53-year-old woman revealed by CSF leak which was successfully managed with a conventional transcranial approach. We focus on the clinical aspect and pathogenesis of the disease, and discuss the main possible surgical approaches.

Keywords: Spontaneous encephalocele, Sphenoid sinus, CSF leak, Transcranial approach
Evaluation of Double Mesh Modification of Chevrel’s Technique in Management of Midline Incisional Hernia
Authors: Nour Hazem , Mohamed Hany , Farid Mohamed
Published: February 2021

Background: Chevrel’s technique provides tensionfree repair of midline incisional hernia, but wide skin and subcutaneous dissection increases rate of complications. Here, we evaluate the double mesh modification of Chevrel’s technique in midline incisional hernia repair.

Methods: 22 patients with midline incisional hernia underwent double mesh modification of Chevrel’s technique. After excision of hernial sac with minimal dissection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, the anterior rectus sheath is incised on both sides to create medial flaps that are sutured toeach other. Both recti abdominis muscles were dissected off the posterior rectus sheath, opening the retrorectus space. Prolene mesh was fixed in the retrorectus space with prolene sutures, and tailored to cover the bare area of anterior surface of both recti muscles and fixed to the lateral flaps of the anterior rectus sheath with interrupted prolene sutures.

Results: We observed no recurrences, no skin necrosis, two cases of seroma, one case of superficial wound infection and one case of temporarychronic pain.

Conclusion: Double mesh modification of Chevrel technique is an efficient method for treatment of midline incisional hernia, with minimal surgical site occurrences.

Keywords: Chevrel technique, Double mesh technique, Midline incisional hernia
Laparoscopic-assisted Appendectomy in Children with Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Authors: Al Hindi Saeed , Al Aradi Husain , Mubarak Mohamed , AlHashimi Noor
Published: February 2021

Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the common surgical emergencies in the pediatric population. In 1990, laparoscopic-assisted  appendectomy was used in children for the first time. In this study, we present our initial experience with laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy in children, using two trocar sites, and assess it for safety and outcome.

Methods: 76 cases with acute appendicitis underwent laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), Kingdom of Bahrain, between January 2012 and December 2015. These cases were reviewed prospectively.

Results: 76 patients between 5 and 12 years underwent laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy at SMC. Operative time ranged from 25 to 45 min  (mean 33.93 min). Postoperative hospitalization ranged from 2 to 5 days (mean 2.88 days). One patient developed wound infection which  subsequently subsided with conservative treatment. One case was converted to open appendectomy, but without any intraoperative complications. All patients were followed up for 2 weeks, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively.

Conclusion: Laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy in children is a safe alternative to the open technique. The operative time in this technique and the length of hospitalization are both less and shorter than the open counterpart. No major intra-operative or postoperative complications were documented. Recovery was excellent.

Keywords: Appendicitis, Laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy, Open appendectomy
Review
Authors: Voss Tony
Published: February 2021

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Swiss family physicians and home visits: a 10-year retrospective analysis and typology based on billing data
Authors: Lutula Joachim , Taffé Patrick , David Stephane , Senn Nicolas , Mueller Yolanda
Published: February 2021

INTRODUCTION
In the context of an aging population, homecare visits by family physicians may contribute to maintaining older patients at home; however, home visits by family physicians have decreased in number in the last decade with the emergence of homecare-oriented healthcare services. We aimed to describe the diversity of activities and evolution over time of home visits by Swiss family physicians.

METHODS
This was a retrospective observational descriptive study. We used billing data collected by the cantonal trust centre for home visits made by family physicians of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland from 2006 to 2015. We separated billed items into specific categories, including the Tarmed catalogue (Swiss pricing system for medical services), laboratory catalogue, medications, medical material and vaccines. We compared billing patterns between emergency and routine visits. We used discrete mixture models to identify cluster classes of visits, and compare their characteristics.

RESULTS
From 2006 to 2015, Vaud family physicians made 451,634 home visits for which they billed a median of 5 items per visit (range 2–95). Most home visits (65%, 293,713) were routine visits consisting of consultation time without additional investigation. We identified four cluster classes of visits comprising routine visits, routine visits with laboratory tests, emergency visits during the day and emergency visits during the night. Routine visits were the main cluster class while emergency home visits were rare.

CONCLUSIONS
Family physician home visits are mainly routine visits without additional investigation. Thus, we wonder if a part of this activity could be delegated to other healthcare professionals.
Evaluasi Penyuluhan Kesehatan Terhadap Pengetahuan Taruna/ Remaja Tentang HIV/AIDS Di Akademi Teknik Dan Keselamatan Penerbangan Makassar Tahun 2019
Authors: Sukarman S.KM., M.Kes
Published: February 2021

Pemberian intervensi penyuluhan kesehatan dimaksudkan untuk memperoleh gambaran pengetahuan Taruna Akademi Teknik dan Keselamatan Penerbangan  Makassar terhadap konsep dasar HIV/AIDS. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh Pengaruh penyuluhan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan HIV/AIDS Taruna Akademi Teknik dan Keselamatan Penerbangan Makassar.  Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain Pre Eksperimen, One group pre-test post-test design. Populasi yang diteliti adalah Taruna Akademi Teknik dan Keselamatan Penerbangan  Makassar.

Dengan jumlah sampel 165 responden. Teknik penarikan sampel secara purposive sampling. Sebelum pelaksanaan intervensi dilaksanakn Pre test terhadap populasi Taruna Akademi Teknik dan Keselamatan Penerbangan  Makassar, setelah itu penarikan sampel diikuti dengan pemberian intervensi penyuluhan tetang konsep dasar HIV/AIDS lalu dievaluasi dengan post test. Instrumen pengumpulan data  menggunakan questioner dengan jumlah 22 pertanyaan menggunakan penilaian menurut skala Gutman.  Analisa data menggunakan Uji-t berpasangan, dengan tingkat kemaknaan α = 5% (0,05). Hasil analisa data responden dengan Uji-t berpasangan ditemukan bahwa ada Pengaruh penyuluhan kesehatan terhadap pengetahuan HIV/AIDS Taruna Akademi Teknik dan Keselamatan Penerbangan  Makassar, dengan nilai P=0,00 (a< 0,05).
Kajian Penambahan Exercise Local Flight Pada Mata Kuliah Praktik Approach and Area Control Program Studi Diploma III Lalu Lintas Udara Di Politeknik Penerbangan Makassar
Authors: Supardam Dhian
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penambahan exercise local flight diperlukan pada mata kuliah praktik Aproach and Area Control Program Studi Diploma III Lalu Lintas Udara (D-III LLU) di Politeknik Penerbangan Makassar. Penelitian ini melibatkan Sampel sebanyak 7 Dosen dan 30 Taruna D-III LLU dengan menggunakan 4 (empat) teknik pengumpulan data yaitu: Observasi, Survei, Wawancara, dan Angket/kuisioner. Teknik analisa data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu: (1) Pada mata kuliah praktik Approach and Area Control tidak terdapat traffic berupa pesawat local flight dikarenakan tidak tercantum dalam kurikulum yang diberikan; (2) Dosen dan Taruna/i berharap adanya penambahan exercise local flight pada mata kuliah praktik Approach and Area Control guna menambah wawasan dan membekali Taruna/i terhadap kondisi nyata di lapangan; dan (3) penambahan exercise local flight pada mata kuliah praktik Approach and Area Controlpada Program Studi D-III Lalu Lintas Udara perlu ditindaklanjuti dengan pembakuan kurikulum
Rancang Bangun Remote-Control Monitoring System (RCMS) pada peralatan Navigasi Udara NDB di Makassar Air Traffic Service Center berbasis Internet of Thing (IoT)
Authors: Wartoyo Bayu purbo , Kuswara Gatot , Syaritno M Roby , Sinaga Ucok
Published: February 2021

Bayu Purbo W, Gatot Kuswara, M Roby Syaritno, Ucok “Rancang Bangun Remote Control Monitoring System (RCMS) pada peralatan Navigasi  Udara NDB  di Cluster Cabang Makassar (MATSC) Berbasis Internet of Thing (IoT)”. Manfaat RCMS diantaranya yaitu ; Dapat membantu teknisi pelaksana pemeliharaan dalam pelaksanaan tugas pemeliharaan level pada  tertentu, Sebagai wujud sinergi dan kolaborasi dunia industri penerbangan dengan pendidikan vokasi, Dengan adanya RCMS ini maka akan diperoleh data yang lebih baik bagi penelitian lebih lanjut.

            Tujuaan perancangan ini yaitu ; Merancang sebuah Remote Control and Monitoring System (RCMS) untuk NDB Hanjin KMW 250 RB, Mengimplementasikan keilmuan dan teknologi sebagai wujud Kolaborasi dunia pendidikan dengan industri penerbangan, Menyediakan data pemeliharaan peralatan untuk keperluan maintenance management. Dan di control langsung di ruang teknisi untuk mempermudah memonitoring Peralatan Navigasi NDB. Metode perancangan ini berbasis Internet Of Thing (IOT)

            Hasil rancangan ini mampu memberikan tampilan mengenai parameter pada peralatan Navigasi Udara (NDB) di Cabang Makassar (MATSC)
From “Robot” to “Rejuvenating Warrior”: An EFL Learner’s Conceptual Metaphors During School Transition
Authors: Uştuk Özgehan
Published: February 2021

Drawing on conceptual metaphor theory, I investigated the school transition experience of an English as a foreign language (EFL) learner. In this narrative case study, the participant’s emotion labor was followed throughout his first semester at a high school in Turkey. Exploring narrative journals, conceptual metaphors, and interviews, I examined his dynamic emotional states. The findings revealed that school transition may entail inhibiting emotion labor for high school freshman EFL learners. Moreover, it was also shown that these emotions may force adolescent learners to reconceptualize foreign language learning with a negative perspective and develop surviving learner’s strategies that may support them in terms of getting satisfactory grades in a summative assessment culture but may jeopardize language learning in the long run.
Impact of COVID-19 On Fintech Industry
Authors: Nair Dakshata , Veeragandham Mounika , Pamnani Priya , Prasad Sumit , Guruprasad M.
Published: February 2021

This study is a part of our research project to get a brief insight on what changes and how the functioning of Fintech Industry has changed due to the impact of COVID-19 in India. The research paper talks about the sectors of fintech Industry and what reforms have been made that COVID-19 help the sector flourish post pandemic in India.
Szintlépés vagy átmenet? : Az Identitás és Demokrácia képviselőcsoport az Európai Parlamentben
Authors: Hajdú András
Published: February 2021

A tanulmány a 2019-ben tartott európai parlamenti választást követően alakult radikális jobboldali, Identitás és Demokrácia (ID) nevű képviselőcsoportot hasonlítja össze az intézmény többi frakciójával, továbbá a radikális jobboldal korábbi európai együttműködési formáival. A képviselők szociodemográfiai jellegzetességeinek és politikai karrierútjának elemzése révén mutatja be az írás a frakció profilját és politikai jelentőségét. A tanulmány célja az ID frakció jellegzetességeinek ismertetésén túl, hogy az új politikai szövetséget elhelyezze a radikális jobboldali pártok együttműködésének és az európai pártrendszerek átalakulásának a folyamatában.
Mit tanulhatunk az európai megújuló tenderekből? : Néhány európai példa elemzése és a követendő tapasztalatok a METÁR-tenderek esetleges továbbfejlesztéséhez
Authors: Tóth Tamás , Somossy Éva Szabina
Published: February 2021

Az utóbbi időszakban megfigyelhető, hogy a támogatási költségek csökkentése érdekében, valamint az uniós követelményeknek megfelelően egyre több tagállam pályázati úton, tender formájában ítéli oda a működési támogatásokat (prémiumokat). Ennek megfelelően a huszonhét uniós tagállam és a kilépő Egyesült Királyság közül már húsz alkalmaz ilyen típusú tenderrendszereket. A jelen tanulmány célja, hogy hat kiemelt ország (Dánia, az Egyesült Királyság, Görögország, Hollandia, Lengyelország és Németország) esetében részletesebben is megvizsgálja a megújuló tenderrendszerek működését, valamint értékelje azok eredményeit. A hazai megújuló támogatási rendszer (METÁR) rövid ismertetése és az első eredmények értékelése után arra keressük a választ, hogy a bemutatott európai példák milyen tanulságokkal szolgálhatnak a hazai tenderek esetleges továbbfejlesztése során.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration to Six Months: A Literature Review of Factors and Barriers from 2010 to 2020
Authors: Al-Safar Thafar S. , Khamis Reem H. , Ahmed Sabah R. H.
Published: February 2021

Background: In the form of mothers’ talent, the most imperative food for infants is human milk. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by World Health Organization during the first six months of life with well-established benefits to the mother and child.Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a midwifery and physician as health care-givers to prolong breastfeeding.Methods: Studies published between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed. An online literature search was carried out between January and July 2020; articles were gathered from Maternity and Infant Care, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, Google and Cochrane Database of systematic reviews as well as from references in published research and reviews. The search plan included the following keywords: breastfeeding, exclusive, initiation, factors, preterm, kangaroo care, education, partner, intention, social support, confidence, self-efficacy and extending the duration of paid maternity leave.Results: Adjustable factors and barriers that influence women’s exclusive breastfeeding duration to six months are breastfeeding intention, breastfeeding self-efficacy, maternal age, maternal occupation, parent's educational level, social-economic status, insufficient milk supply, infant health problems, preterm baby, parity, mode of delivery and other related factors.Conclusion: Based on the currently available information, there are many adjustable factors and barriers that are associated with exclusive breastfeeding duration to six months such as the woman’s breast feeding intention, breast feeding self-efficacy and social support.Recommendations: Enlightenment campaign about exclusive breastfeeding benefits should be done to pregnant women. Breastfeeding counseling from midwives and health care givers to pregnant women during antenatal care should be centered on solving problems associated with BF.
Social-Cultural Determinants of Male Partner Involvement in Antenatal Care at Anti-Stock - Theft – Unit Kenya
Authors: Lucy Wanjiku , Kyalo Dr. Mutisya Albanus , Dainah Kariuki Wanja
Published: February 2021

Purpose: Male involvement in antenatal care is a problem identified by different researchers and experienced globally. It is a key component in the optimization of maternal health and universal maternal health achievement. Few men engage in care in developing countries. The current study sought to identify Social-cultural Determinants of Male Partner Involvement in Antenatal Care.Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional research design. Simple random sampling was used to sample 334 subjects from 2582 population. Data was gathered using self- administered questionnaires, edited, coded, and organized with help of statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), then analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypothesis was tested using Chi square tests of independence and information presented using tables and percentages.Results: Majority (92.8%) of subjects were affiliated to religion. On cross tabulation, (100%) of participants who accompanied the partners during the first ANC visit disagreed that religion impairs male partner participating in antenatal care unlike (100%) of those who did not. Chi squire tests of independence was (p=0.047). Majority (77.2%) of the respondents preferred traditional birth attendants for partner’s antenatal care compared to 15.6% for health care workers. On cross tabulation, (93.3%) of the participants who accompanied partners during the first ANC visit indicated that they preferred health care providers to traditional birth attendants while 81.8% of those who did not accompany the partners indicated preference for traditional birth attendants and 9.1% preferred care workers. Chi squire tests of (independence (p=0.001).Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Male partner involvement in maternal health is desirable at the study area and there is need of social supports such as informational, appraisal, instrumental and emotional supports to enhance physical, psychological well-being, social integration and social ties. Researcher highlights the need to address religion and traditional birth attendants’ reliance which were found significant and established as barriers of male partner participating in ANC and causes of low ANC attendances among pregnant women. Further, policy change is advocated so that the government can pass laws which oblige men to be responsible for pregnant partners by accompanying them to ANC, knowing ANC schedules, discussing interventions, supporting the ANC fees if applicable, and knowing what happens at the ANC during the current pregnancy.
Incineración de la fracción biodegradable de los residuos sólidos urbanos
Authors: Aldás Sandoval María Belén
Published: February 2021

Se propone un nuevo modelo de gestión de residuos urbanos separados, utilizando la incineración de residuos orgánicos biodegradables y determinando el poder calorífico inferior, reducción de peso, reducción de volumen y la Demanda Química de Oxígeno (DQO) del lixiviado de las cenizas luego de la incineración de los residuos biodegradables a 400°C, 500°C y 600°C en una mufla a nivel de laboratorio, también se evalúan las emisiones gaseosas de la incineración a 600°C.Se determinó que a 600°C, el volumen de los residuos se reduce en un 80 % mientras que el peso se reduce en un 96 %.  El poder calorífico inferior de los residuos se aproxima a las 4000 kcal/kg.  Los valores obtenidos de la DQO de los lixiviados y de la concentración de los contaminantes gaseosos no sobrepasaron los límites permisibles.
Perceptions of Assistive Technology Education From Occupational Therapists Certified as Assistive Technology Professionals
Authors: Dishman Karen M. , Duckart Julie , Hardman Leslie J.
Published: February 2021

Importance: Missing from the recent literature is information about specific categories of assistive technology (AT) education provided in entry-level occupational therapy curricula.

Objective: To examine occupational therapists’ perceptions of the AT education received in occupational therapy entry-level programs, specifically the AT categories in which therapists received training.

Design: Quantitative survey study with Likert-scale, multiple-choice, or ordinal ranking-scale questions and three open-response questions. Format was a web-based Qualtrics survey tool; participants had approximately 2 mo to respond.

Participants: Occupational therapists certified as Assistive Technology Professionals (ATPs) were recruited through the Rehabilitation and Engineering Society of North America email database (response rate of 21%; N = 148).

Outcomes and Measures: Outcomes may contribute to determining what categories of AT are missing from occupational therapy entry-level curricula and what further education is needed to develop competency.

Results: Occupational therapists with ATP certification did not perceive their entry-level curricula as having adequately prepared them in the AT categories of technology for learning disabilities (67%), computer access (57%), augmentative and alternative communication (57%), and accessible transportation (52%).

Conclusions and Relevance: This study supports the need for occupational therapy entry-level programs to reexamine the categories and amount of AT training they currently provide. Future research with a larger and more generalized sample could provide more detailed evidence of which AT categories should be provided.

What This Article Adds: This article provides evidence that to use AT in intervention, entry-level occupational therapists require increased training in specific AT categories.
Le tourisme littoral dans le Land de Mecklembourg-Poméranie-Occidentale : marqueur d’identités dans la Baltique
Authors: Létocart Lauriane
Published: February 2021

La relation identité/tourisme dans le Land de Mecklembourg-Poméranie-Occidentale est assez complexe. Elle s’analyse en effet à plusieurs échelles, allemande et baltique, et à plusieurs niveaux, celui de l’espace et celui de l’individu. La trajectoire d’un Land réunifié où le tourisme littoral est majoritairement germanique en est une raison. Dans ce contexte, l’identité n’est pas une donnée figée, mais un processus, une dynamique spatiale et individuelle. Le tourisme et les pratiques touristiques peuvent être perçus comme une construction identitaire à l’échelle de l’individu, de l’Allemagne et de la Baltique. Sur ce littoral, le tourisme n’est pas un simple outil d’aménagement et de dynamisme économique. Il est un facteur d’intégration identitaire et le cadre baltique génère des pratiques touristiques singulières. Le tourisme peut alors être analysé comme une clé de lecture des touristes allemands et de la société d’Outre-Rhin.
La mer Baltique, un détour par la métaphore du lac
Authors: Escach Nicolas
Published: February 2021

La mer Baltique semble constamment tiraillée entre son rôle d’appendice maritime ou continental et son statut de laboratoire de la gouvernance transnationale. Constitue-t-elle une simple baie atlantique, une porte au croisement des routes ou au contraire une mer intérieure, à l’écart, quasiment fermée ? La métaphore du lac s’est répandue au début de la décennie 1990 afin d’incarner un vaste processus de régionalisation, facilitant le recours à un imaginaire concret mais mobilisateur. La référence dotait symboliquement la région baltique de l’unité, de l’homogénéité et de la consistance qui lui faisaient défaut. L’intérêt des acteurs politiques et économiques de l’ensemble des niveaux géographiques se portait alors précisément à envisager des connexions renforcées entre les différentes rives. Comment expliquer que le détour par le lac ait été dès lors nécessaire ? Quelles stratégies la substitution du vocable maritime par l’univers lacustre a-t-elle appuyé ?
Circulation et transnationalisation de mouvements et idées populistes d’extrême droite dans l’espace baltique. Le cas du Parti populaire conservateur d’Estonie (EKRE)
Authors: Kesa Katerina
Published: February 2021

Les populistes d’extrême droite ont fait une percée significative depuis quelques années. La montée populiste d’extrême droite s’est faite en parallèle avec l’émergence et l’augmentation de l’activisme civique d’extrême droite sur Internet. Aussi bien en Suède, Finlande, Estonie et Lettonie, les réseaux sociaux ont sans aucun doute contribué à conforter l’attraction des mouvements populistes et d’extrême droite et à leur donner davantage de visibilité. Leur « outil » politique consistant à diffuser des images ou des faits choquants, souvent hors de leur contexte d’origine. La diffusion d’ images et de discours à travers les médias et les réseaux sociaux des mouvements d’extrême droite évoquant les violences sexuelles visant les immigrés, cet Autre, en Finlande et en Suède, et la reprise de ceux-ci dans les pays baltes, ne sont que des exemples de la circulation transnationale dans la région baltique. Si les images en question ont été employées par les acteurs ultraconservateurs des pays baltes comme des outils politiques, les cas de la Finlande, et surtout, de la Suède sont présentés par les partis d’extrême droite en Estonie et Lettonie comme un « modèle à ne pas suivre ». En tenant compte de ces facteurs ainsi que des interactions qui sont nombreuses dans l’espace baltique, cet article propose de mettre la lumière sur un aspect plutôt particulier des mouvements populistes de droite extrême en mettant l’accent sur leur action transnationale et leurs réseaux dans l’espace baltique. Nous cherchons plus généralement à démontrer comment certaines idées, perceptions et pratiques politiques populistes d’extrême droite sont véhiculées ou servent d’inspiration aux autres.
A Novel IoT Enabled System for detection of Infected Leaf for Smart Agricultural
Authors:   Computer Science & Enginnering, Dr. C. V. Raman University Bilaspur, India., Shukla Abhishek , Miri Dr. Rohit
Published: February 2021

As we know 2020 is a year which created lots of issues with every type of the business. Even it affects the agricultural eco system. Due to COVID-19 there is very less man power is available and farmers who are doing forming in larger way, they need lots of man power to monitor & maintain their farmers. Due to lack in man power its very difficult for the formers to monitor their farms from remotely, so there is need of system which is able to provide smart agricultural features like temperature & humidity monitoring remotely apart from that farmer have the power to monitor the quality of their leaves. So, in this paper we present an IoT enabled system which is able to track the temperature & Humidity from the remotely apart from that it is also able to capture the image of the leaf and send to server where in server using Computer vision & machine learning system, we will track the leaf quality. In this paper we proposed a hardware unit which is basically using ESP32 Cam and DHT11. Here ESP-32 work as smart CAM which is able to track the image of the leaf and send those real time image to the server. Here we are using think speak to store the accuracy level parameters of each leaf record. Similar we will store temperature & humidity real time data on the think speak server. Think speak server is powered by math work.
Una teoría crítica para El Salvador. Negatividad, historización y praxis liberadora en Ignacio Ellacuría
Authors: Alvarenga Luis
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 68, No. 732, 2013: 19-34.
Estudio del nivel sonoro de las armas de avancarga utilizadas en fiestas populares y recreación histórica
Authors: Maeso Riera Jose , Sellarés Fabrés María Teresa , Casamitjana Claramunt José F.
Published: February 2021

Introducción y Objetivos: Las manifestaciones populares asociadas al uso festivo de armas antiguas o réplicas de avancarga tienen numerosas y antiguas referencias a lo largo de nuestra geografía, pero se carecía de estudios de los noveles sonoros derivados de su uso. Se diseño un trabajo que permitiera analizar los niveles de ruido generados, para poder orientar medidas de protección a sus usuarios.
Material y método: Se recogieron datos de 24 armas de 22 tipos distintos, determinando distintos puntos de medición, y se analizaron los resultados sonométricos en función de los tipos de arma, distancia al tirador y rango de frecuencias.
Resultados: Los datos obtenidos demuestran unos mayores niveles de sonido para los tonos graves, con medias de 102 a 117dB medidas a un metro del tirador, con poca atenuación en distancias a 5 y 10 metros y sin diferencias clínicamente relevantes derivadas del tipo de arma, distancia o carga de pólvora. Conclusiones: Los niveles de sonido generado por las armas de avancarga aconsejan recomendar las medidas adecuadas de protección, no hallándose diferencias clínicamente relevantes para los distintos tipos de armas utilizadas.
How to deal with anger: A psychology and Islamic perspective
Authors: Faizah Faizah , Mukhtar Lutfi Mukjizah , Haris Abdul
Published: February 2021

Anger management is a strategy used to minimize the emotional and physiological impacts that arise from anger. Managing anger involves a complex interaction between thoughts, feelings, behavior, and physiology. Anger management is considered important from the perspective of psychology and an Islamic perspective, so it is essential to pay attention to the study of anger management in both perspectives. This study uses a systematic literature review method by examining anger management from psychology and Islam. The results show that anger management is seen in line with a psychological and Islamic perspective as an appropriate strategy to respond to anger to be something more positive and environmentally acceptable. However, in practice, the psychological perspective is more oriented towards controlling emotions through more general techniques such as behavior-changing techniques and cognitive restructuring. From an Islamic perspective, its application tends to lead to emotional control through spiritual activities such as ablution, dhikr, prayer, and reading the Al-Quran.
Jovens Comunicadores
Authors:   Emília Mazzei, Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural Bahia
Published: February 2021

Inovador, o projeto atua para dar voz à juventude rural por meio do aprendizado das ferramentas de comunicação e expressão, mas também para a compreensão da identidade de classe e valorização da sua cultura, na busca por garantir direitos e oportunidades no semiárido baiano.
Equip the warrior instead of manning the equipment: Land use and transport planning support in the Netherlands
Authors: Te Brommelstroet Marco
Published: February 2021

This paper assesses the embedding of land use and transport instruments—Planning Support Systems (PSS), models and tools—in Dutch planning practice, in order to shed light on how planning practitioners perceive these instruments and to ascertain the reasons and manner of their (lack of) utilization. These insights provide much-needed input to improve support instruments for integrated land use and transport planning, particularly during early planning phases and on the regional level. The research adds to the emerging literature on PSS. It builds on general insights into bottlenecks that block the use of PSS in practice, and employs a user-oriented approach to gain more insight into how users perceive these bottlenecks and how they relate to specific land use and transport PSS. Much of the existing research geared toward improving these instruments has a technical focus on adjusting the intrinsic workings of the instruments themselves. However, the way in which they are embedded in planning practice has remained largely ignored and poorly understood. Based on data from a web-based survey administered to land use and transport practitioners in the spring of 2007, this paper describes how LUT instruments are embedded in planning practice and how they are perceived by the planning actors in land use and transport planning. The findings suggest that a technical focus is insufficient to improve the implementation of these instruments. The key bottlenecks, identified by the survey, actually are centered on "softer issues," such as lack of transparency and poor connections to the planning process. The closing analysis and discussion offer some potential remedies for these shortcomings.
Die Stammtischkämpfer*innenausbildung des Bündnisses »Aufstehen gegen Rassismus«
Authors: Bohn Caro
Published: February 2021

Argumentationstrainings, wie das des Bündnisses »Aufstehen gegen Rassismus (AgR) bestärkt die Teilnehmer*innen, rechte (Stammtisch-)Parolen mit guten Argumenten zu entkräften.
Steigende Einflussnahmen, noch zu wenig institutionelle Antworten
Authors: Gille Christoph , Jagusch Birgit , Krüger Christine , Wéber Júlia
Published: February 2021

In zwei Untersuchungen in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern werden das Vorkommen und die Einflussnahmen der extremen Rechten in der Sozialen Arbeit untersucht. Während sowohl eigene Angebote, als auch externe und interne Einflussnahmen nachgewiesen werden können, sind sie den Fachkräften nur zum Teil bekannt. Institutionalisierte Antworten bleiben trotz der systematischen Einflussnahmen noch die Ausnahme.
Der Inverted Classroom in der (digitalen) juristischen Lehre
Authors: Bartlitz David
Published: February 2021

Der vorliegende Beitrag soll zeigen, wie es gelingen kann, die Unterrichtsmethode des Inverted Classroom gewinnbringend in die juristische Lehre einzubauen. Zu diesem Zweck wird zunächst der Status quo der juristischen Lehre an deutschen Universitäten dargestellt und ein daraus resultierender Bedarf an der Einführung innovativer Lehrmethoden abgeleitet (dazu A.), sodann - fächerunabhängig - erläutert, was unter der Lehrmethode des Inverted Classroom zu verstehen ist (dazu B.), anschließend entwickelt, welche besonderen Anforderungen an einen gleichermaßen effektiven wie effizienten juristischen Lehrpfad zu stellen sind (dazu C.), und aufgezeigt, wie das Lehrkonzept des Inverted Classroom im Rahmen eines solchen juristischen Lehrpfads fruchtbar gemacht werden kann (dazu D.). Abschließend werden die durch den Verfasser im Rahmen der Evaluation einer eigenen juristischen Vorlesung auf der Basis des Inverted Classroom Model gewonnenen Erfahrungen sowie die Erkenntnisse aus vergleichbaren universitären Lehrkonzepten anderer Lehrpersonen in einer Zusammenschau bewertet (dazu E.). In die Ausführungen zu den vorgenannten Aspekten einbezogen werden die Erfahrungen des Verfassers im Umgang mit den Herausforderungen der Corona-Pandemie. Diese bestanden namentlich darin, ein auf Präsenzbetrieb ausgerichtetes universitäres Lehrangebot kurzfristig und ohne bestehende best practice in ein rein digitales Lehrkonzept überführen zu müssen.
A Strategy to Improve Infrastructure Survivability via Prioritizing Critical Nodes Protection
Authors: Faramondi Luca , Assenza Giacomo , Oliva Gabriele , Del Prete Ernesto , Pera Fabio , Setola Roberto
Published: February 2021

From an engineering point of view, the survivability of a system is defined as its ability to continue to operate despite a natural or human-made disturbance; for example a serious mechanical fault, a human error, or a malicious cyber or physical attack. In the context of critical infrastructures, due to their relevance for the public wellness, it is mandatory to improve the robustness of such systems in order to ensure the availability of essential services such as the distribution of water, gas and electrical power. Nowadays, due to the increasing number of cyber incidents, the definition of protection strategies, able to improve the survivability level of this infrastructure, is at the heart of the scientific debate. In this chapter we propose a procedure based on three steps aimed at improving infrastructure survivability. In the first stage we propose some approaches to identify the criticality degree of each subsystem composing the infrastructure, in the second stage we propose a method to aggregate multiple criticality evaluations performed by subject matter experts by providing a unique holistic indicator. Finally, on the basis of such indicator, we propose a protection strategy to improve the robustness of the entire system.
Exposure to Xenobiotics and Gene-Environment Interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
Authors: Xavier Santos João , Rasga Célia , Moura Vicente Astrid
Published: February 2021

Heritability estimates indicate that genetic susceptibility does not fully explain Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk variance, and that environmental factors may play a role in this disease. To explore the impact of the environment in ASD etiology, we performed a systematic review of the literature on xenobiotics implicated in the disease, and their interactions with gene variants. We compiled 72 studies reporting associations between ASD and xenobiotic exposure, including air pollutants, persistent and non-persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceutical drugs and nutrients. Additionally, 9 studies reported that interactions between some of these chemicals (eg. NO2, particulate matter, manganese, folic acid and vitamin D) and genetic risk factors (eg. variants in the CYP2R1, GSTM1, GSTP1, MET, MTHFR and VDR genes) modulate ASD risk. The chemicals highlighted in this review induce neuropathological mechanisms previously implicated in ASD, including oxidative stress and hypoxia, dysregulation of signaling pathways and endocrine disruption. Exposure to xenobiotics may be harmful during critical windows of neurodevelopment, particularly for individuals with variants in genes involved in xenobiotic metabolization or in widespread signaling pathways. We emphasize the importance of leveraging multilevel data collections and integrative approaches grounded on artificial intelligence to address gene–environment interactions and understand ASD etiology, towards prevention and treatment strategies.
Light Weight Complex Metal Hydrides for Reversible Hydrogen Storage
Authors: Srinivasan Sesha , Rivera Luis , Escobar Diego , Stefanakos Elias
Published: February 2021

We have investigated the complex metal hydrides involving light weight elements or compounds for the reversible hydrogen storage. The complex hydrides are prepared via an inexpensive solid state mechanochemical process under reactive atmosphere at ambient temperatures. The complex metal hydride, LiBH4 with different mole concentrations of ZnCl2 were characterized for the new phase formation and hydrogen decomposition characteristics of Zn(BH4)2. Furthermore, the complex metal hydride is destabilized using the addition of nano MgH2 for the reversible hydrogen storage characteristics. The structural, microstructural, surface, and other physicochemical behaviors of these lightweight complex metal hydrides have been studied via various metrological tools such as x-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal programed desorption, and PCT hydrogen absorption methods.
Research of the Philadelphia Chromosome in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Diagnostic and Prognostic Interests
Authors: Benbouchta Yahya , Afailal Tribak Ahmed , Sadki Khalid
Published: February 2021

Myeloproliferative syndromes are cell proliferation involving one or more medullary lines without blocking maturation. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is the most common of these syndromes, it corresponds to the monoclonal proliferation of a multipotent stem cell; the myeloblastic or lymphoblastic transformation of CM. has a poor prognosis. The Philadelphia chromosome t(9;22)(q34;q11) is the first cytogenetic abnormality that has been associated with a malignant process. It is found in 89 to 95% of CML. The search for the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) has multiple interests: Diagnostic, prognostic and in therapeutic monitoring. The search for the Philadelphia chromosome by molecular cytogenetics makes it possible to remedy the poverty of cell suspensions in metaphase to take up the inconclusive results of classic cytogenetics on nuclei in interphase and to detect residual disease during therapeutic monitoring. Through the literature review, we highlight the importance of the identification of the Philadelphia chromosome in Myeloproliferative Syndromes for the improvement of the quality healthcare of the affected patients.
Bone Cancer Pain, Mechanism and Treatment
Authors: Hermanus Johannes Sliepen Sonny
Published: February 2021

The world health organization (WHO) has predicted a global amount of 19 million cancer cases by 2025. Breast, prostate and lung cancer are common cancer types and show metastasis in 60 to 84% of the cases, with 75 to 90% experiencing life-altering cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP), characterized by continuous, dull progressive pain with movement-induced incident peaks and random breakthrough spikes. Therefore, it is the most difficult pain condition to treat. CIBP is a unique type of pain with neuropathic and nociceptive components. Briefly, an invading tumor cell disturbs the healthy balance of the bone resulting in an acidic microenvironment, activating sensory fibers in the bone. The invaded tumor cell and adjacent stromal cells secrete mediators initiating an immune response with transcriptional signaling, resulting in increased cytokines and growth factors. Sensory nerve fibers are damaged and start to sprout, causing ectopic firing, and as tumors grow in size they activate mechanoreceptors. Aside from bisphosphonates and antibody therapy, CIBP is treated by a range of NSAIDs to strong opioids, but remains undertreated in one-third of cases. This chapter discusses the accompanying CIBP of bone tumors, the mechanism of action and current treatments.