bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Baseline, Clinical, and Laboratory Parameters of Breast Cancer Subjects Infected with COVID-19 in Medan, Indonesia
Authors: Siregar Kamal Basri , Azrah Arjumardi , Aryanti Citra
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND: Cancer patients may be susceptible to COVID-19 infection due to decreased immune status. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Indonesia, still has high admission, which increasing the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

AIM: Thus, this study aimed to identify hospitalized breast cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 1 year after the pandemic.

METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in the Adam Malik General Hospital in Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. The enrolled subjects were those who previously histopathologically confirmed with breast cancer and having laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection The sources of baseline, clinical, and laboratory data were retrieved from the electronic medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 16.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).

RESULTS: A total of 17 female breast cancer subjects with COVID-19 infection were enrolled in this study. Mostly subjects were multiparity, highest education was junior high school, housewife, menopause, diagnosed in Stage IV, had metastasis in lung, and categorized luminal B with invasive cancer of non-special type. Most subjects showed mild clinical and radiological severity of COVID-19 infection. Low leukocyte, high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, and high platelet-to-lymphocyte counts were significantly differed between alive and death outcome in the subjects.

CONCLUSION: The baseline and clinical characteristics of female breast cancer subjects with COVID-19 infection were similar to general characteristics in the population. The parameters of leukocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, and platelet-to-lymphocyte counts could be a valuable predictive parameters of mortality outcomes.
Impact of COVID-19 to Neurosurgical Education: A Systematic Review
Authors: Arifin Muhamad Thohar , Bunyamin Jacob , Bakhtiar Yuriz , Muttaqin Zainal
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has disrupted many aspects of healthcare and health education including medical education. Given that neurosurgical training requires direct patient contact, the social distancing policy due to COVID has impacted global neurosurgical education.

AIM: We are conducting a systematic review to determine the impact of COVID-19 on global neurosurgical education.

METHODS: This review adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. The literature search was conducted on three repositories (PubMed, MedRxiv, and bioRxiv) which subsequently screened by two independent reviewers.

RESULTS: Thirteen articles were processed for the systematic review. The impact of COVID-19 has been mainly negative to academic activity due to reduced case number and physical contact hours. Residents were also deployed to provide care for COVID-19-related workload. However, several studies reported a positive impact of COVID-19 on residents’ well-being such as increased personal time. Besides current residents, prospective medical students were also affected by COVID-19.

CONCLUSION: Neurosurgical program directors should initiate the introduction of a flexible policy to accommodate case reduction to meet the board standard and guard residents’ safety and well-being are required to ensure the sustainability of high-quality neurosurgical education.
Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival Comparison of Bevacizumab Plus Chemotherapy Combination Regiment versus Chemotherapy Only Regiment in Previously Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Rinaldi Ikhwan , Winston Kevin , Vincent Leroy David , Wicaksono Abdillah , Wardoyo Muhammad Prasetio , Nurrobi Yusuf Aji Samudera , Leoni Jessica
Published: June 2022

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the world, in which 15%–25% of patients already had metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) at the time of diagnosis. The overall survival (OS) of mCRC is poor with the use of chemotherapy.

AIM: This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the outcomes of OS and progression-free survival (PFS) of adding bevacizumab to different chemotherapy regiments compared to chemotherapy regiments only in the treatment of untreated mCRC.

METHODS: Literature searching was done in databases such as PubMed, EBSCO, SCOPUS, and ScienceDirect. The primary outcome measured in this systematic review and meta-analysis was OS, while the secondary outcome was PFS. Hazard ratio (HR) was used as the main summary measure with 95% confidence interval (CI). Publication bias was measured using a funnel plot.

RESULTS: Literature searching resulted in 11 selected studies, 9 selected for meta-analysis. Addition of bevacizumab showed significant better results in OS (HR 0.83, CI 95% 0.74–0.93; p = 0.002; I2 = 29%) and PFS (HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.51–0.75; p < 0.0001, I2 = 78%).

CONCLUSION: The addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy resulted in better OS and PFS in untreated mCRC. Further studies are needed to confirm PFS benefit from the combination of bevacizumab and chemotherapy due to significant heterogeneity.
Catalog of the genus Cylindrepomus Blanchard (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Dorcashematini) in the Philippines with descriptions of new species from northern Mindanao
Authors: Medina Milton Norman , Baul Melbert James , Cabras Analyn
Published: June 2022

A catalog of the genus Cylindrepomus Blanchard in the Philippines with a description of new species from Northern Mindanao is provided. Notes on the ecology, threats, and conservation of the new species is also presented.
Microbiome composition of disturbed soils from sandy-gravel mining complexes with different reclamation approaches
Authors: Kimeklis Anastasiia , Gladkov Grigory , Tembotov Rustam , Kichko Arina , Pinaev Alexander , Hosid Sergey , Andronov Evgeny , Abakumov Evgeny
Published: June 2022

Activities connected to mineral mining disrupt the soil layer and bring parent rock material to the surface. It leads to altering the environmental conditions and leaves behind vast areas of disturbed lands. Returning these lands to natural ecosystems is an important contemporary challenge, which can be acquired by reclamation practices. Soil microbiome composition reflects changes happening to disturbed lands; thus, its analysis is a powerful tool for evaluating the disturbance degree and estimating the effect of the implementation of reclamation techniques. Additionally, factors connected to the characteristics of a particular geographical region have a certain impact on the microbiome and should be taken into account. Thereby, studies of soil microbiomes of disturbed soils of different origins are essential in understanding the dynamics of soil restoration. Here, we focus on soil microbiomes from two sandy-gravel mining complexes in mountainous areas with a moderate continental climate of the Central Caucasus. These quarries share the same parent rock material, but differ in benchmark soil type and reclamation approach - one was left for passive recovery and the other was technically reclaimed with overburden material. Comparative analysis of microbiome composition, based on sequencing of 16S rRNA gene libraries, showed that region and disturbance are the key factors explaining microbiome variation, which surpass the influence of local factors. However, the application of reclamation techniques greatly reduces the dissimilarity of soil microbiomes caused by disturbance. Linking of soil chemical parameters to microbiome composition showed that the disturbance factor correlates with a lack of organic carbon. Other chemical parameters, like pH, ammonium, nitrates and total carbon explain microbiome variability on a smaller scale between sampling sites. Thus, while regional and disturbance factors reflected differentiation of soil microbiomes, soil chemical parameters explained local variation of certain groups of microorganisms.
Formation des psychologues et mouvements étudiants au Mexique
Authors: Garcia Oramas Maria José
Published: June 2022

Cet article propose une réflexion sur l’influence de l’analyse institutionnelle, théorisée par René Lourau, dans la formation des psychologues à l’université mexicaine de Veracruz. Dans une perspective de genre, l’accent est mis sur l’importance de développer, chez les étudiant.e.s, des capacités d’analyse des dynamiques institutionnelles dans lesquelles ils.elles s’inscrivent, les théories du genre venant soutenir l’analyse. L’auteure montre comment une mobilisation étudiante pour dénoncer des cas de harcèlement et d’abus sexuels a pris la forme d’une assemblée générale et a initié plus largement des processus instituants de transformation sociale.
Des dispositifs en socio-clinique institutionnelle pour penser l’inclusion
Authors: de Saint Martin Claire
Published: June 2022

Les dispositifs de socio-clinique institutionnelle analysés ici présentent la particularité de se faire avec des personnes en situation de handicap, élèves de classes spécialisées, stagiaires d’une formation théâtrale. Ils visent à permettre à tous de réfléchir collectivement à la question de l’inclusion et sont continuellement réinventés, en situation et à partir du collectif. Quels effets (individuels, collectifs, scientifiques) cette intervention socio-clinique institutionnelle spécifique produit-elle ?
Former les cadres du travail social à la recherche par l’analyse institutionnelle
Authors: Rougerie Corinne , Monceau Gilles
Published: June 2022

L’article montre comment le cadre théorique de l’analyse institutionnelle et la démarche de la socio-clinique institutionnelle peuvent constituer des points d’appui pour former à et par la recherche des étudiants issus ou se préparant aux fonctions d’encadrement dans le secteur de l’intervention sociale. L’analyse des implications professionnelles et étudiantes de ces étudiants « hybrides », en tension permanente entre formation et activités professionnelles, constitue le fil conducteur de l’article.
Affirmation de l’absolu et expérience de la liberté
Authors: Rabourdin David
Published: June 2022

Dans la philosophie de Bruaire, la notion de liberté apparaît doublement, à la fois dans le sérieux de l’expérience – de l’épreuve – qu’elle offre à l’homme, et dans sa pertinence analogique à l’heure d’affirmer Dieu. La philosophie de Bruaire a pour force d’avoir puisé, en la polarité du concept de liberté, la ressource pour penser et affirmer l’absolue liberté : c’est précisément parce que la liberté humaine ne peut se penser elle-même absolue, qu’elle peut penser une liberté absolue ; c’est parce qu’elle expérimente sa consistance relative, la vérité de son être dans la limitation de sa puissance, que l’attribution analogique de la liberté à l’absolu lui est possible.
Analogie et vie
Authors: Sequeri Pierangelo
Published: June 2022

La valeur historique et théorique de la tradition métaphysique de l’analogie consiste essentiellement dans le développement d’une doctrine de composition entre l’unité de l’être et la multiplicité de l’être, ouverte à l’intégration de la relation de causalité avec celle de participation. Cependant, son application à la différence spécifique du monde de la vie apparaît limitée par l’absence de prise en compte du dynamisme relationnel des formes et de la créativité générative des forces qui sont la caractéristique fondamentale de l’être vivant (de son immanence et de sa transcendance). La présente réflexion se propose d’indiquer les lignes de cette nécessaire intégration : tant du point de vue de l’ontologie phénoménologique de l’être vivant, que du point de vue de la doctrine théologique de la création.
A survey comparative analysis of cartesian and complexity science frameworks adoption in financial risk management of Zimbabwean banks
Authors: Tepetepe Gilbert , Simenti-Phiri Easton , Morton Danny
Published: June 2022

Traditionally, financial risk management is examined with cartesian and interpretivist frameworks. However, the emergence of complexity science provides a different perspective. Using a structured questionnaire completed by 120 Risk Managers, this paper pioneers a comparative analysis of cartesian and complexity science theoretical frameworks adoption in sixteen Zimbabwean banks, in unique settings of a developing country. Data are analysed with descriptive statistics. The paper finds that overally banks in Zimbabwe are adopting cartesian and complexity science theories regardless of bank size, in the same direction and trajectory. However, adoption of cartesian modeling is more comprehensive and deeper than complexity science. Furthermore, due to information asymmetries, there is diverging modeling priorities between the regulator and supervisor. The regulator places strategic thrust on Knightian risks modeling whereas banks prioritise ontological, ambiguous and Knightian uncertainty measurement. Finally, it is found that complexity science and cartesianism intersect on market discipline. From these findings, it is concluded that complexity science provides an additional dimension to quantitative risk management, hence an integration of these two perspectives is beneficial. This paper makes three contributions to knowledge. First, it adds valuable insights to theoretical perspectives on Quantitative Risk Management. Second, it provides empirical evidence on adoption of two theories from developing country perspective. Third, it offers recommendations to improve Quantitative Risk Management policy formulation and practice.
Comprehensive low-flow analysis of the Vipava river
Authors: Jelovčan Mateja , Šraj Mojca
Published: June 2022

The article presents the results of the analysis of low flows at 5 gauging stations on the Vipava River, which has a Dinaric pluvial-nival regime (catchment area of 590 km2). The low-flow statistics show that the gauging station Vipava stands out with the lowest values. Baseflow index (BFI) values are comparable among the considered stations and are around 0.40. Relatively low BFI values indicate low soil permeability. A high similarity between the mean annual minimum 7-day flow (MAM7) and the 95th percentile exceedance discharge (Q95) at all gauging stations indicates a temperate climate. The highest flows values occur in spring and autumn, and the lowest in summer. In wet years there are relatively large fluctuations in flow, while in dry years the flow consists mainly of baseflow. This is also confirmed with the flow duration curves analysis. The seasonality analysis shows a predominant summer regime with low flows.
Italian Madrid: Ambassadors, Regents, and Courtiers in the Hospital de San Pedro y San Pablo
Authors: Rivero Rodríguez Manuel
Published: June 2022

The Court…, more accurately, the city where the Court resided, was a microcosm of the Monarchy that was governed from it. That was the case in Madrid. This paper deals with a little-known institution, the Hospital and the Church of the Italians, analysing above all its transformation in the 17th century through two important documents, the personal diary of a Neapolitan regent and a record of a conflict of powers between the Council of Italy and the nunciature in Madrid containing the hospital’s founding documents.
Residences as instruments of power: Venetian ambassadors’ houses in Madrid during the reigns of Philip IV and Charles II
Authors: Quiles Albero David
Published: June 2022

Against the traditional vision, the relations between the Spanish Monarchy and the Republic of Venice improved significantly during the second half of the 17th century. Once again, the war against the Ottomans in Candia (1645-1669) forced the Serenissima to look for the support of the Catholic King. For this reason, the role played by their ambassadors in Madrid, with a view to achieve the necessary assistance of Philip IV, became essential for the Venetian interests. At the same time, they pursued to ensure a relevant and closer position to the principal nucleus of power in the Spanish court. Accordingly, the continuous disputes with the members of the Spanish institutions with regard to their lodging become an essential field of study to measure the degree of influence, supremacy or immunity of these legates during the reigns of the two last monarchs of the House of Austria.
Female Agents at the Royal Palace of Madrid: Political Interests, Favors and Gifts (ca. 1598-1640)
Authors: Franganillo Álvarez Alejandra
Published: June 2022

The rise of the New Diplomatic History in the late twentieth century led to a methodological revolution altering the foundations of traditional historiography.2 One of the principal consequences were a new recognition that there were multiple sorts of diplomatic agents that included artists, businessmen, men of the church, travelers, and women. It is this last group to which we devote this essay. In this paper we will analyze several case studies in order to offer a general perspective of the mechanisms used by these female agents so as to establish a pattern of behavior. We will focus on aristocratic women at the Madrid court during the reign of Philip III and Philip IV in order to know how the foreign ambassadors approached these women seeking information. These women get in return gifts and mercedes for them, their families and members of their patronage networks. Finally, we will study the multiple fidelities developed by female agents.
The construction of a web narrative about the Portuguese colonial war: a critical perspective on Wikipedia
Authors: Ferreira Verónica
Published: June 2022

As part of recent research into the Portuguese colonial war in the sphere of memory studies, this article seeks to fill a gap in the underexplored field of digital memories. It aims, firstly, to explore the processes through which discourses about the Portuguese colonial war are produced in the Portuguese version of Wikipedia, looking at its dynamics and mechanisms of construction, including formal and informal rules; and secondly, to analyse that discourse using theoretical and methodological considerations from critical discourse analysis (CDA), complemented with concepts of absence and silence, which enable a reflection on the relationship between power, knowledge and memory. The article also explores the limits of Wikipedia as regards the formation of collaborative narratives about the past, arguing that they are marked by the reproduction of Eurocentric narratives which circulate in political, educational and media discourses, and also by the memories of more conservative sectors of Portuguese society, such as war veterans and former settlers returning from the colonies (the so-called retornados). These narratives mask the colonial violence and resistance to it that preceded the colonial war and depoliticize the struggle of the national liberation movements.
Proceso de diseño sismorresistente de edificios de viviendas de mampostería reforzada para zonas de alta peligrosidad sísmica
Authors: Álvarez Deulofeu Eduardo Rafaél , Lora Alonso Fidel , López Chang Samary
Published: June 2022

Se presenta un proceso de diseño sismorresistente de edificios de mampostería reforzada, como una opción para contribuir al programa de la vivienda social en la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba, ubicada en la zona de mayor peligrosidad sísmica de Cuba y con un significativo déficit habitacional. Este proceso de diseño, basado en métodos estáticos y dinámicos clásicos, utilizando normas de construcción sismorresistente de Cuba, México, Colombia y los Estados Unidos y un informe del Applied Technology Council (ATC), permitió hacer una propuesta de un edificio de tres plantas, de muros de mampostería reforzada de bloques huecos de hormigón conectados por vigas de hormigón armado y confinados por castillos interiores y columnas de hormigón armado. Aparece una valoración técnico-económica, comparando con un edificio sismorresistente de pórticos espaciales dúctiles, exponiendo las ventajas y desventajas de ambas opciones constructivas. Este proyecto puede generalizarse en países del Caribe con sismicidad similar a Cuba.
La carpintería metálica exterior de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. Estudio histórico-patológico para su datación y valoración
Authors: Castaño Enrique , Lasso de la Vega Miguel , Asenjo Felipe
Published: June 2022

La Biblioteca Nacional de España forma parte de uno de los edificios emblemáticos de la ciudad de Madrid, y por eso se ha visto sometido a continuas actuaciones de mantenimiento desde su construcción en 1892. En este sentido, la necesidad de valorar la reparación o sustitución de sus carpinterías exteriores de hierro ha dado lugar a la realización de un trabajo de investigación del que deriva este artículo. Éste se organiza en: un estudio histórico-documental, donde se ha recogido toda la información del origen de la obra y de las soluciones constructivas propuestas para las carpinterías durante el proceso de diseño y ejecución con el fin de datar las actuales; y un segundo capítulo consistente en un estudio constructivo patológico, realizado in situ, del estado de conservación actual de las referidas carpinterías exteriores, para poder disponer de la información que permita adoptar la mejor solución para su protección y conservación.
Los planos de estructura de la Villa Savoye
Authors: Zaparaín Hernández Fernando , Ramos Jular Jorge , Llamazares Blanco Pablo , Barba Rodríguez Daniel
Published: June 2022

Este artículo propone la elaboración y análisis de un modelo 3D y unas plantas detalladas de la estructura de la Villa Savoye, algo hasta ahora no abordado monográficamente. Se basa en mediciones in situ y documentos originales de la Fundación Le Corbusier, como planos del contratista, precios contradictorios, fotos de la construcción y unas filmaciones amateurs. Un conjunto de fuentes así, hace de esta obra un caso privilegiado para conocer cómo se empleaba el hormigón armado en aquella época de su generalización. Se comprueba la ambigüedad estructural de Le Corbusier, que pone «la expresión de las formas plásticas», por encima del cálculo racional o la mera manifestación del esqueleto portante. Para ello manipula el sistema arquitrabado clasicista de Perret. Al retranquear las vigas descolgadas y los pilares, el esquema no se aprecia como una «jaula», sino como una tabla apoyada en «caballetes», o unas baldas «pinchadas» en finas patas.
Web-Based Discussion in Teaching and Learning Organic Chemistry: Student’s Conception and Reflection
Authors: Iyamuremye Aloys , Nsabayezu Ezechiel , Mukiza Janvier
Published: June 2022

The current study explores students’ reflection and conception towards the utilization of web-based discussion in teaching and learning organic chemistry. The study seeks to investigate the influence of web-based discussion on students’ performance in teaching and learning organic chemistry. A total of 153 senior three students were involved in the study. A mixed research approach was used to collect data whereby an achievement test was used to collect quantitative data while an open-ended questionnaire was used to collect qualitative data. A paired t-test was used to analyze quantitative data while interpretive analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The results revealed that a web-based discussion is a powerful tool that enhances students’ performance in organic chemistry (p˂ 0.05, df =152). Students reflect positively on the effectiveness of web-based discussion as it helps them to share knowledge and experience, enhance interaction, confidence, and motivation. Some challenges were also highlighted including insufficient computer, smartphone, and internet connection.
Cosine Similarity – A Computing Approach to Match Similarity Between Higher Education Programs and Job Market Demands Based on Maximum Number of Common Words
Authors: Ylber Januzaj  , Artan Luma
Published: June 2022

Comparing textual content is becoming more and more problematic due to the fact that nowadays data is very dynamic. The application of sophisticated methods enables us to compare how similar the documents are to each other. In our research we apply the Cosine Similarity method to compare the similarity of several documents with each other. We also apply the TF-IDF technique which enables us to normalize the results. Normalization of these results is necessary for the fact that there are some words that are repeated several times and from this repetition is determined their importance. Finally we can see a comparison between the similarity of documents with normalized and non-normalized results. As can be seen in the research, the normalization of results has a great value in comparing documents with textual content.
Evaluation of Mobile Augmented Reality Hearing-Impaired Museum Visitors Engagement Instrument
Authors: Esraa Jaffar Baker  , Juliana Aida Abu Bakar  , Abdul Nasir Zulkifli
Published: June 2022

Mobile Augmented Reality has come a long way since its inception as a multimedia system during the last few decades. From the concept of an Augmented Reality experience to actual smartphone applications, it has come a long way. Researchers have chosen to leverage the concept of engagement in the construction of Mobile Augmented Reality applications in order to boost museum visitors' engagement and provide a more effective learning environment. The majority of Mobile Augmented Reality applications, on the other hand, were designed with normal hearing visitors in mind, while hearing-impaired visitors are given less attention. Those with hearing difficulties have an unfavourable experience as a result of this, and are unsatisfied with their visit. The elements of Mobile Augmented Reality aimed at engaging hearing-impaired museum visitors are determined in this study. The next step was to construct a conceptual model, which was then validated through an expert review.  In investigating any flaws of the instrument among hearing-impaired museum visitors, a pilot study was conducted to improve the items and determine their level of reliability. Participants in the study were hearing-impaired who visited one of Iraq's ancient museums. This study will focus on evaluating the prototype to see how effective it is at engaging hearing-impaired museum visitors in the near future.
Use QR Code and IoT Mobile Devices to Prevent the Spread of an Epidemic (COVID-19)
Authors: Radhi Ahmed A.
Published: June 2022

The spread of new pandemic novel Corona-Virus (COVID-19) brought violent changes in livelihood. It was difficult to control and cause Curfew in many countries, disrupted life, Imposing conditions for social distancing, masks because of unavailable of drugs, and treatments. The aim of this paper is using QR code and IoT for  prevention transmission of COVID-19 by making electronic medical register for each human stored in cloud database included periodic Corona-Virus test and generate unique QR code for each one on the other side two software applications designed one for monitoring and update information of the medical register in the cloud and the second software read QR code and control the gates of public locations via IoT, as the results only healthy people can travel among public locations (markets, malls, Universities, Subways,…etc) and the infected persons can be monitored.
ASSESSING LEED CORE AND SHELL (LEED–C-AND-S), V3 AND V4, OF GOLD OFFICE-TYPE PROJECTS: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FINLAND AND SPAIN
Authors: Pushkar Svetlana
Published: June 2022

This study aims to compare the strategies that Finland and Spain have taken in order to get the Gold license from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Core and Shell (LEED–C-and-S) rating system. LEED–C-and-S version 3 (v3) and version 4 (v4) were considered. The absolute effect size is used to evaluate the performance of the LEED–C-and-S points. To assess the difference between Finland and Spain, we use the natural logarithm of the odds ratio and Fisher’s exact 2 × 2 test with Lancaster’s mid-p-value when analyzing the dichotomous data, and Cliff’s δ and the exact Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney tests when analyzing ordinal data. As a result, in order to achieve the Gold level in LEED–C-and-S office-type projects, Finland and Spain demonstrated similarities and differences in credit values in v3 and v4. In v4 (latest version), the similarly high credits were location and transportation (LT) and water efficiency (WE) and similarly low credits were material and resource (MR) and environmental quality (EQ); different credit values were in the energy and atmosphere (EA) category, in which Finland outperformed Spain, and the sustainable sites (SS) strategy category, in which Spain outperformed Finland. Thus, Finland used the LT-WE-EA strategy, whereas Spain used the LT-WE-SS strategy. Knowing these strategies can be helpful in better understanding green building development in these countries.
DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTION OF DAYLIGHTING SUFFICIENCY RELATED TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF UNIVERSITY CLASSROOMS
Authors: Arango-Díaz Lucas , Hernandez Y. Andrea , Gallego Hector W. , Piderit-Moreno M. Beatriz
Published: June 2022

The proper consideration of daylight in indoor environments refers to guaranteeing sufficient light levels while minimizing the risks of glare. Currently, The International Organization Standardization-ISO and the International Commission on Illumination-CIE establish that, for classrooms, the proper lighting level oscillates between 300–500 lx. Despite this, there is evidence of differences in the daylighting levels perceived as sufficient. The objective of this article is to identify and to explain the differences in perception of daylighting sufficiency to perform typical reading and writing activities in four cities in Colombia with latitudes that oscillate between 3°25’18”N to 6°15’7”N: Armenia, Cali, Medellin and Manizales. A methodology that included the application of surveys to university students in classrooms was outlined; at the same time workplane illuminance was measured in the workstations and vertical illuminance at the height of the eyes of people. The results showed differences between cities in the proportion of people who perceive certain daylighting level as sufficiently illuminated. A logistic regression model showed that those differences can be explained from the global solar radiation of each city.
LEARNING BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATION AS NOVICE USERS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Authors: Jo Soo Jeong , Grant Elizabeth
Published: June 2022

The present study aims to explore students’ attitudes towards learning Building Performance Simulation (BPS) as novice users in architectural design programs and to discuss how BPS tools for the early stages of design can better respond to users’ demands. To achieve these goals, a BPS platform developed for the early stages of design, Sefaira, was taught to the junior students enrolled in an architectural design program. After learning the tool, the students were invited to an online survey asking about their experiences of learning the tool, and a total of 52 students voluntarily participated in the survey. Although learning the software was challenging and had limitations, the respondents found that learning BPS was helpful for developing and testing their design ideas.
REUSING “XIA BO” KILN FURNITURE WASTE FROM THE CERAMIC INDUSTRY AS A BUILDING MATERIAL AND ANALYZING ITS EFFECT ON THE INDOOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Juan Zhang , Xuhuai Dong , Runqi Wu
Published: June 2022

“Xia Bo” is a type of kiln furniture for ceramic production that becomes solid waste after damage during the firing process. However, it has traditionally been reused as a building material in China’s kiln-producing areas. With technological changes in kilns in recent years, Xia Bo is no longer necessary as kiln furniture for firing ceramics. However, as a low-tech and ecologically friendly construction material, it is overlooked as a suitable material. Traditional Xia Bo wall buildings are increasingly being left unused or even destroyed. This study examined the town of Pengcheng in the Cizhou kiln cultural heritage area. The main features and shapes of Xia Bo used in existing buildings were analyzed, and the typical application mode and construction technology for the “horizontal placement method” and the “vertical placement method” of the Xia Bo used in building walls were summarized. The thermal insulation performance of different types of Xia Bo wall was also examined, especially their thermal performance was compared with that of traditional brick wall buildings in indoor thermal environments. This study emphasizes and recognizes the ecological and economic value of reusing ceramic industrial waste as building materials to ensure that this technology can be protected and adopted in contemporary architecture.
A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FOR BUILDINGS AGAINST EARTHQUAKES
Authors: Hahn G. D.
Published: June 2022

A system for isolating buildings and potentially other structures to protect them against the effects of earthquakes is presented and discussed. This isolation system relies on an assembly of slender steel members vertically placed between the ground and the building base. It is intended to carry the vertical loading of the building while undergoing significant lateral deflections to absorb dominant horizontal ground motions produced by earthquakes. Discussions are presented that facilitate the understanding of the structural behavior of the system and its ability to protect buildings against seismic/earthquake activity. The isolation system contributes to sustainability in design by safeguarding human health while preserving natural resources that would otherwise be needed to repair or replace a potentially damaged structure built without such isolation. The assembly of the proposed system requires no specialized methodologies, and the system itself does not involve some non-environmentallyfriendly materials or fabrication processes that typically characterize the production of currently available base isolation systems. This adds to the attractiveness of the proposed system as a practical, innovative option that can contribute to sustainability in design. Merits of the system are further discussed in this paper and demonstrated by using examples representative of actual conditions for building applications.
Politica e diplomazia nell’Italia del primo Rinascimento
Authors: Piffanelli Luciano
Published: June 2022

Partendo dalla «lunga et grande guerra d’Italia» (Goro Dati) condotta nella prima metà del XV secolo da una mutevole coalizione di potentati contro Filippo Maria Visconti, il volume approfondisce ragioni e dinamiche del conflitto militare e ideologico tra Firenze e Milano - le cui radici risalgono al secolo precedente -, e lo apre all’intero contesto italiano, portando all’attenzione anche le ripercussioni che questa serie di scontri ebbe sui cambiamenti politici, diplomatici e culturali intercorsi nell’Italia del Rinascimento.

Incardinato su un ricco corpus documentario e su una folta bibliografia, il lavoro si propone un duplice obiettivo: da un lato, offrire la ricostruzione e l’analisi degli avvenimenti inerenti alle origini di questo scontro antivisconteo, qui indagate attraverso un approccio interdisciplinare e multidisciplinare che stabilisce intersezioni tra ambiti di ricerca spesso ritenuti non così prossimi tra loro; dall’altro, mettere a disposizione una lettura più dilatata, permettendo di cogliere certe dinamiche e caratteristiche di quel «lungo Quattrocento» italiano che si prolunga fino alla metà del XVI secolo, così come le peculiarità di una lotta condotta con gli eserciti ma anche con gli ambasciatori e con le armi della retorica. Inserito nel solco della New Diplomatic History, lo sguardo è dunque cronologicamente e metodologicamente meno ristretto, e lo studio affronta in filigrana i problemi posti e le possibilità offerte dal fare oggi storia della diplomazia, sul piano tanto narrativo quanto epistemologico-disciplinare.
Les papes de Franz Ehrle
Authors: Ardura Bernard
Published: June 2022

Léon XIII veut renouveler la société chrétienne, croit dans les ressources intellectuelles de l’Église et prend en compte l’évolution des sciences. Il ouvre les Archives secrètes et la Bibliothèque apostolique aux chercheurs. Franz Ehrle commence alors à jouer un rôle déterminant dans le rayonnement international de la Bibliothèque. Le pontificat de Pie X, marqué par la lutte contre le modernisme, profite cependant aux sciences historiques. Le pape appelle à Rome Pio Paschini. Peu à peu, disparaît le caractère apologétique d’une certaine historiographie ecclésiastique, grâce à une méthode de recherche plus positive. Avec le pontificat de Benoît XV, se produit un changement d’atmosphère. Des historiens condamnés sous le pontificat précédent retrouvent leur place. Pie XI crée la Faculté d’histoire ecclésiastique de la Grégorienne, instaure l’Office historique de la Congrégation des Rites pour les causes de canonisation. Il nomme Ehrle cardinal archiviste et bibliothécaire de la Sainte Église Romaine.
Leo XIII wishes to renew Christian society, believing in Church’s intellectual resources and considering the evolution of sciences. The pope opens the Vatican Secret Archives and the Vatican Apostolic Library to researchers. So, Franz Ehrle begins to play a decisive role in the growing international reputation of the Library. The pontificate of Pius X, marked by the struggle against modernism, however, makes use of the historical sciences. The pope called to Rome Pius Paschini. Gradually, apologetic nature of certain ecclesiastical historiography disappears, thanks to a research method focused on the sources. Under the pontificate of Benedict XV, there is a change of cultural climate. Historians, condemned under the previous pontificate, find their place. Pius XI creates the Faculty of Ecclesiastical History at the Gregorian University, establishing the Historical Office of the Congregation of Rites for the causes of canonization. He, finally, nominates Ehrle as Cardinal Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church.
Franz Ehrle e Giovanni Mercati
Authors: Vian Paolo
Published: June 2022

Giovanni Mercati (1866-1957) fu uno dei protagonisti della storia della Biblioteca Vaticana nella prima metà del Novecento. La sua conoscenza con Ehrle risale al 1897; da allora e per quasi quarant’anni i due ecclesiastici collaborarono intensamente al programma di rinnovamento della biblioteca dei papi voluto da Leone XIII. L’analisi del rapporto fra i due – sotto il profilo umano, scientifico e istituzionale – si allarga a una considerazione della modernizzazione della Biblioteca Vaticana tra la fine dell’Ottocento e il primo quarantennio del XX secolo. Della prima fase, sotto il pontificato di Leone XIII (1878-1903), fu protagonista Ehrle; la seconda fase, sotto Pio XI (1922-1939), fu animata da Eugène Tisserant (1884-1972). Mercati attraversa i due momenti con un ruolo particolare. Con i tre personaggi (Ehrle, Mercati, Tisserant) si chiude comunque un’epoca e tramonta una concezione secolare della biblioteca papale.
Giovanni Mercati (1866-1957) was one of the protagonists of the Vatican Library’s history during the first half of the twentieth century. Since his first acquaintance with Franz Ehrle in 1897, and for almost forty years, Mercati joined Ehrle’s efforts to renew the Popes’ library in accordance with a programme established by Leo XIII. Analysing the relationship between Mercati and Ehrle, from a human, scientific and institutional point of view, enables a survey of the modernisation of the Vatican Library from the end of the nineteenth century through the 1940s. Ehrle was the protagonist of a first phase, coinciding with Leo XIII’s pontificate (1878-1903); Eugène Tisserant (1884-1972) was the driving force of a second phase, under Pius XI (1922-1939), whilst Mercati played a key role during both phases. Ehrle, Mercati and Tisserant marked a time which saw the waning of a time-honoured concept of the papal library.
Ein Blick auf Kardinal Ehrle als Protektor des campo Santo teutonico
Authors: Heid Stefan
Published: June 2022

Franz Ehrle lebte seit 1880 in Rom und nahm sofort Kontakt zum Priesterkolleg am Campo Santo Teutonico und zu dessen Rektor Anton de Waal auf. Er half vor allem den Kollegiaten bei ihren historischen Forschungen in der Vatikanbibliothek. Besonders wichtig wurde er in seinen letzten Lebensjahren als Kardinalprotektor des Campo Santo Teutonico von 1930 bis 1934. In diese Zeit fiel die Neubesetzung des Rektorenpostens.
Franz Ehrle lived in Rome from 1880 and was quick to establish contact with the college of priests in the Campo Santo Teutonico, and with its rector Anton de Waal. He was of particular help to college members involved in historical research in the Vatican Library. From 1930 to 1934, the last years of his life, he served as Cardinal Protector of the Campo Santo Teutonico, at which time the role of rector lapsed.
AN EXTRACTION AND CLASSIFICATION BASED ON EMD AND LSSVM OF EPILEPTIC EEG
Authors: Zhang Xia , Yan Caini
Published: June 2022

The epilepsy EEG signal with nonstationary and nonlinear characteristics is a typical electroencephalographic (EEG), which have been solved by the proposed method of using least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) as the classifiers and empirical mode decomposition (EMD) as the feature extraction methods to achieve epileptic seizure detection with signal analysis and processing. In this proposed method, EMD is used to select three intrinsic mode functions (IMF) with high correlation to replace the original signals, which has been employed to solve the nonlinear and nonstationary problems in feature extraction and infusion, and then, the feature can be employed to feed to the recognition engine named LSSVM, and its parameters is optimized by particle swarm optimization (PSO). The study uses publicly available EEG database from the University of Bonn (UoB), and there are 7960 EEG segments in the complete dataset, among which are nine recognition problems marked as Z-N, Z-F, Z-S, O-N, O-F,O-S N-S F-S and Z-O-N-F-S, the average classification accuracy of Z-N, Z-F, Z-S, O-N, O-F, O-S, N-S and F-S can be generally obtained as highly as 90%, the Z-O-N-F-S training set and test set classification accuracy are 98.8% and 88%, which had been used to verify the effectiveness and robustness of this proposed method on feature extraction, To the best of our knowledge, the excellent performance of the proposed method has shown that this method can be employed to track the patient’s healthy state and monitor the moment of epilepsy seizure.
Challenges in Seeking Gender-Based and Reproductive Health Justice: A Case of Rohingya Women and Girls in Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Khandaker Farzana
Published: June 2022

The Rohingya, one of the most persecuted ethnic communities, has been displaced from Myanmar due to state sanctioned atrocities prevailing in the country for the last several decades. With more than half of this population being composed of women and girls, innumerable instances of systematic sexual crime and violence against them perpetrated by Myanmar forces have been reported throughout the years. Simultaneously, deep-rooted gender inequalities, gender related violence and social discrimination among the Rohingya population continue to persist. Being impelled by moral and legal obligations, Bangladesh had to immediately address gender-based violence (GBV) and protect reproductive rights of these Rohingya women living in coastal areas when they sought refuge. However, most of the protections are life-saving and there is lack of full-fledged service to ensure their dignity and access to justice. Against this background, the paper addresses the evaluation of existing mechanisms in addressing sexual violence in Cox’s Bazar for the women, as well as the constraints in access to reproductive health justice. The article ends with a number of recommendations regarding the structural and fundamental development required in promoting gender-justice for Rohingya women in camp management. To achieve such objectives, the paper synthesized the available literature with interviews that were conducted with relevant stakeholders in the host communities.
Afghanistan: The New Hotspot of South Asian Geo-Strategic Competition
Authors: Datta Sujit Kumar
Published: June 2022

This paper aims to identify the geographically important position of Afghanistan and how it has become a geopolitical battlefield in South Asia. The geographically crucial position of Afghanistan inside the South Asian Region has turned it into a battlefield of geopolitics. Further, the geographical circumstance and geographical additives of a rustic can make it tough and weak because of an internal policy. For example, India has a dangerous conflict with Pakistan over Kashmir, and China over Ladakh. On the other hand, China and Pakistan will work together in a mutual agreement even in such a changing situation as USA although they withdraw troops from Afghanistan cornering Afghan troops, and the Taliban's advance. Besides, Geopolitical considerations have been behind the invasion of the Persian Empire, Alexander's Campaign, Genghis Khan's attack, the British war, the invasion of the Soviet Union, and the presence of the Americans. It was joined by South Asian regional powers, Pakistan and India in the 20th century and directly and indirectly, these two countries have influenced Afghanistan. Thus, to complete this study, the researcher has used secondary data.  Descriptive and exploratory activities have been also conducted by interviewing and discussing with experts in this field. Finally, this paper tried to analyze the role of China, India and Pakistan towards Afghanistan in the South Asian political context.
Influence of Behavioral Biases on Investment Decision Making with Moderating Role of Financial Literacy and Risk Attitude: A Study Based on Colombo Stock Exchange
Authors: Ranaweera S. S. , Kawshala B. A. H.
Published: June 2022

Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the influence of overconfidence bias and herding bias on investment decision making and the moderating role of financial literacy and risk attitude on overconfidence bias and herding bias on investment decision making in the Colombo Stock Market. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper collects data from a structured questionnaire survey carried out among 110 individual investors in the Colombo stock market. This paper used a multiple regression method to analyze the influence of overconfidence bias and herding bias on investment decisions with financial literacy and risk attitude as moderating variables. Findings: Overconfidence bias has a significant influence on investment decisions. Results do not indicate that herding bias significantly influence investment decisions. Financial literacy significantly moderates the relationship between overconfidence in investment decisions. However, financial literacy does not significantly moderate the relationship between herding bias in investment decisions. Financial literacy and risk attitude do not significantly moderate the relationship between herding bias in investment decisions. Implications: The findings of this paper would help to understand the influence of behavioral bias on investment decisions of individual investors in Colombo stock market. Originality/Value: The research described in this paper study the moderating role of financial literacy and risk attitude on overconfidence bias and herding bias in making investment decisions (in Colombo Stock Exchange).