bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Physical Properties of Undisturbed Tropical Peat Soil at Pekan District, Pahang, West Malaysia
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Wahab Abdul , Hasan Muzamir ,   Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Mohd Kusin Faradiella ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Embong Zaidi ,   Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Uz Zaman Qamar ,   Northwest University, Babar Zaheer Uddin ,   Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Imran Muhammad Syamsul ,   Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Published: October 2022

Peat soilare considered soft soilwith havingweakcharacteristicssuch as low shear strength, high moisture content, and compressibility. Construction perspective, peat soilis consideredas unstable soil due to its poor engineering properties. It may cause an extensive loss in road orbuilding construction projects. Thekey objectives of the current study areto examinethe physical properties of peat soil including shear strength, liquidlimit, moisturecontent, organic content, pH, and dry densityof peat soil inPekandistrict.The peatsamples were collected fromKampung Bahru(KB), Kampung Lancing I(KLI), and Kampung LancingII (KL II), Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. Thefinding indicates that the shear strength (kPa) for was measured in between 7.2 to 8.2 kPa. The water content was recorded 537.10%to635.28%. The liquid limit was examined 137.638%to 152.540 %, themaximum drydensity wasexamined6.68 x 10-7kg/cm3to 7.99x 10-7kg/cm3. Theaverage organic content was calculated as approximately 95.88 % to98.48 %. In comparisonwith previous study,its indicatedthat the investigatedpeat soil in Pekan area is mainlycontent with lower shearstrength, highwater content, liquid limit, and low density, resulting in low strengthening properties. Based on the examined physical properties, its specifiedthat peat did not have adequate stability as a road or building foundation.Strengthenof peat are highlyrecommendedfor any types of construction onpeatlandin Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia.
СТРАТЕГІЧНЕ ПЛАНУВАННЯ РОЗВИТКУ ЗАКЛАДУ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ОСВІТИ В СУЧАСНИХ УМОВАХ: ПРАКТИЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ
Authors: Прищепа Світлана
Published: October 2022

В статті проаналізовано сутність понять «управління» та «стратегічне управління». Окреслено актуальність необхідності використання стратегічного планування у закладах загальної середньої освіти, продемонстровано важливість даної проблеми у нормативних до
MIGRATION CRISIS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Authors: Iskenderova Sabira
Published: October 2022

We live in the era of global migration, which increasingly influences the domestic and foreign policies of national states, interstate relations, and also determines and shapes the policy of national and global security. Migration actualizes the problems
ПРОБАЦІЯ ЯК ПРАВОВИЙ ІНСТИТУТ У ЗАКОНОДАВСТВІ ПОЛЬЩІ ТА УКРАЇНИ: ПОРІВНЯЛЬНІ АСПЕКТИ
Authors: Сотула Олександр
Published: October 2022

В статті стверджується, що інститут пробації в Україні та Польщі, за певних відмінностей у підходах, досить схожий. Однак суттєвим недоліком української системи пробації є відсутність пробаційних заходів щодо умовно-достроково звільнених засуджених, тоді
ظاهرة التصغير في اللغة العربية
Authors: هاشم محمد م.د عامر
Published: October 2022

لاشك من أن التصغير ظاهرة من ظواهر اللغة العربية المهمة، التي عنى بدراستها القدامى والمحدثون، نظرا لما تتمتع به هذه الظاهرة من أهمية كبرى في الدلالة على المعنى وعلى الاختصار، إذ إن التصغير ليس مجرد تغيير يحصل في بنية الكلمة، وإنما جيء به ليدل على دلالات معينة، حيث إن العربي إذا أراد أن يقلل من شيء لجأ إلى تصغيره، فكل إنسان يعبر عما يجول في نفسه بطريقة خاصة، فمن هذا دعتني الفرصة لأبحث في ظاهرة التصغير، فتعرفت على معناه وعلى أغراضه وعلى صيغه، محاولا التعرف على ما يطرأ من تغيير على الأسماء الثلاثية والرباعية والخماسية عند التصغير.
Küreselleşmenin Mekânsal Etkileri ve Kent Kimliği
Authors: SAÇLI Ahsen
Published: October 2022

Bir kenti diğerinden ayıran, kente değer katan özellik ve olguların bütününü ifade eden kent kimliği içinde birçok değişkeni barındırmaktadır. Kentin arkeolojik yapısı ile taşıdığı kültürel, doğal ve toplumsal özellikleri bu değişkenlerin başında gelmektedir. İlerleyen zaman ve değişen kent yapılarıyla beraber kentler her açıdan önemli mekânlar olma rolünü üstlenmekte ve kentler arası rekabetin arttığı görülmektedir. Fakat bu noktada kent kimliklerinin farklılaşması hususunda önemli sorunlar bulunmaktadır. Küreselleşme, getirileriyle beraber tek tip yapılarla donatılan, görünüm itibariyle tek tipleşen kentlerin kendilerine özgü kimlik oluşturmasını giderek daha da zorlaştırmaktadır. Büyük ölçekli etkilerinin dışında küçük ölçekli olarak bireysel yaşamlara tesir eden, büyük oranda bireysel yaşamları etkileyen kentler farklı niteliklere sahip olma iddiasını kaybetmektedir. Bireylerin kendilerini yaşadıkları kentlere ait hissetme duygularının yok olması veya hiç oluşmaması sonucunda bireysel yaşamlarda yabancılaşma olgusunun açığa çıkmasına da yol açmaktadır. Küreselleşmenin bireysel ve toplumsal yaşamlar üzerindeki etkilerinin yanında kent üzerindeki etkilerine de odaklanılması gerektiğini vurgulayan bu çalışmada, kent kimliği olgusu, küreselleşme perspektifinden değerlendirilmektedir.
A Review of Basic Income for Nature and Climate
Authors: Mumbunan Sonny , Maitri Ni Made Rahayu
Published: October 2022

A basic income (BI) for outcomes associated with nature protection and climate change is a subject of increasing interest in theory and policy-making. In this paper, we present the first review of BI for nature and climate. We address three BI issues critical to nature and climate in terms of conditionality, decoupling, and financing. First, the conditionality on nature and climate outcomes appears to contradict the defining criterion of unconditionality of a BI, although this contradiction may be resolved in those cases where the expected outcomes are only implicit. Second, the ecological outcome of BI remains elusive about decoupling of emissions and biodiversity loss from economic growth. Third, financing a BI for “nature and climate” from sources that are carbon intensive and degrade the ecosystem may impose limits on ecological and financial sustainability and is critical in enabling a BI to achieve greater ecological benefits. The paper illustrates and provides insights into all three issues considered with selected theoretical and practical global cases of BI.
Kaczynski biography, The Secret Life... and notes on Marxism (historiography VII:4)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: October 2022

Computer science and technology : historiography VII (4)
Cultural evolution research needs to include human behavioural ecology
Authors: Micheletti Alberto , Brandl Eva , Zhang Hanzhi , Peacey Sarah , Mace Ruth
Published: October 2022

Human culture changes over time and varies across space. Two main approaches to study cultural evolution have developed in the last fifty years: human behavioural ecology and a suite of perspectives centred on the role of cultural transmission. The latter are often confusingly referred to with the name of the phenomenon they are trying to explain, ‘cultural evolution’. We argue that this is unhelpful and is generating confusion, including the claim that human behavioural ecology disregards cultural evolution. The aim of behavioural ecology is to explain human behaviours, and the vast majority of them are at least to some extent cultural. In addition, culture forms part of the ecology that determines the costs and benefits associated with adopting a behaviour. Thus, human behavioural ecologists have studied cultural evolution from the very beginning, even though they have not focussed on social learning. We explore three examples in detail: kinship systems, religious institutions, and witchcraft belief. We then use the framework offered by Tinbergen’s [1963, Z Tierpsychol, 20(4), 410-433] four evolutionary questions about behaviour to explain how human behavioural ecology and cultural transmission approaches can fruitfully coexist and complement each other. Moreover, we discuss several difficulties with cultural transmission approaches and highlight how the human behavioural ecological view of cultural evolution sometimes diverges from them. We conclude by suggesting that the field can move forward and achieve greater synthesis by exploring how selective processes acting on biological fitness differ from those acting on cultural fitness – and how the two might interact in the cultural evolution of human behaviours.
The Universal Role of Adaptive Transcription in Health and Disease
Authors: Lissek Thomas
Published: October 2022

In mammals, adaptive transcription is a crucial mechanism to connect environmental stimulation to changes in gene expression and subsequent organism remodeling. Adaptive transcriptional programs are central to various organism functions, such as learning and memory, immune system plasticity and muscular remodeling, and their activation increases cellular resilience and prevents various diseases. Yet, they also form the basis for many maladaptive processes and are crucially involved in the progression of addiction, depression, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, autoimmune conditions and metabolic dysfunction among others. They are implicated in mediating the therapeutic effects of major treatment modalities such as antidepressants and can have negative effects on treatment efforts such as in radiotherapy resistance in cancer. The present work examines the universal role of adaptive transcription as a mechanism for the induction of cell state transitions in health and disease and explores how some of humanity’s gravest disorders can be seen as adaptive logic errors. It also considers underlying principles in the basic structure of adaptive transcriptional programs such as their division into a core and a directional program and analyses how one might best reprogram cells via complex stimulation patterns to achieve concrete adaptation goals and optimal health of the whole organism.
Using Personalized Assessment and Network Model Feedback in Psychotherapy: Proof of Principle for the TheraNet Project
Authors: Hall Mila , Wagner Annika A. , Scherner Paloma , Michael Katharina L. , Lawyer Glenn , Lutz Wolfgang , Rubel Julian
Published: October 2022

Background Providing therapists with feedback about their patients has been shown to be beneficial in several ways. Network models may provide a novel way to depict individual patients’ symptomatology. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods are often used, so that a patient-level database can be used for the necessary calculations. Methods TheraNet is an ongoing mixed methods randomized control trial (RCT) at an outpatient psychotherapy center. Within TheraNet, therapists receive pre-therapy, EMA-based feedback about individual patients (including a network model) and a training on its interpretation. These trainings were qualitatively analyzed. Results The present study summarizes therapists’ reactions to their first TheraNet feedback, shows two case examples, along with the corresponding therapists’ reactions to these cases. These findings serve a first insight into this ongoing pragmatic RCT. Overall, therapists viewed the feedback positively and as having a multitude of possible uses. Additionally, some therapists voiced critiques or points for further improvement. Conclusions Network model feedback appears to be a valuable additional source of information for therapists, though its impact on treatment requires further research. Therapists varied in how they reacted to and planned to use the feedback, though all agreed it was insightful. Data collection for this project is ongoing.
The gamblers of the future? Migration from loot boxes to gambling in a longitudinal study of young adults
Authors: Brooks Gabriel , Clark Luke
Published: October 2022

Cross-sectional studies have established a robust correlational link between loot box engagement and problem gambling, but the causal connections are unknown. This longitudinal study tested for ‘migration’ from loot box use to gambling initiation 6-months later. A sample of gamers (aged 18-25) was stratified into two subgroups at baseline: 415 non-gamblers and 221 gamblers. Self-reported engagement with video game microtransactions distinguished loot boxes and ‘direct purchase’ microtransactions (DPMs). Loot box expenditure and the Risky Loot Box Index (RLI) were tested as predictors of gambling initiation and spend at follow-up. At baseline, gamblers spent significantly more than non-gamblers on microtransactions. Among baseline non-gamblers, loot box expenditure and RLI predicted gambling initiation (logistic regressions) and later gambling spending (linear regressions). DPM expenditure did not predict gambling initiation or spend, underscoring the key role of randomized rewards. Exploratory analyses tested whether baseline gambling predicted loot box consumption (the ‘reverse pathway’): among loot box non-users, gambling-related cognitive distortions predicted subsequent loot box expenditure. These data provide empirical evidence for a migration from loot boxes to gambling. Preliminary evidence is also provided for a reverse pathway, of loot box initiation by gamblers. These findings support regulatory steps directed toward young gamers and those who gamble.
DIGITALIZATION AND LEGAL ACTIVITIES
Authors: Aleshkova Irina
Published: October 2022

The article analyzes scientific research concerning the elements of electronic justice and the emerging practice of using digital technologies in judicial activity. The experience of using these technologies in the organization of legal proceedings, court records management and in the field of judicial administration is summarized. The main priorities of the Russian judicial reforms are revealed.
Cement and Clay Bricks Reinforced with Coconut Fiber and Fiber Dust
Authors: Rajapakse Anjan Mevan , Mudunkotuwa Dulini Yasara , Sanura Naveen Sanjula  , Kelum Nishantha  , Bandara Tharaka Ruwan
Published: October 2022

For generations, Sri Lankans use cement bricks and clay bricks as common building materials in the construction field. This study investigates the feasibility of improving the strength while lowering the mass and thermal conductivity of bricks by adding coconut fiber or coconut fiber dust as a reinforcing material. Each reinforcing material is used in both clay and cement bricks. The mixtures are prepared according to varying volume ratios of the raw materials used. Coconut fibers are combed and cut into 4-5 cm pieces and dry coconut fiber dust is sieved using a 4 mm sieving mesh.  The mixture is prepared by hand mixing and the traditional processes are replicated in making the bricks. Tests are carried out to understand the variation of mass, compressive strength, thermal conductivity, and water absorption of the reinforced bricks in comparison to bricks with no reinforced material. The cement brick reinforced with coconut fiber achieves the expected results in the compressive strength test and thermal conductivity test but underperformed when comparing masses and water absorption. Clay bricks reinforced with coconut fiber dust show impressive results in compressive tests and with the addition of dust, the appearance seems to have changed. It is observed that reinforcing cement bricks with coconut fiber could double the compressive strength along with a 5% reduction in mass. Reinforcing clay bricks with coconut fiber dust increases its compressive strength by over 70% while decreasing the mass by over 30 %. The study proves that it is feasible to use reinforced coconut fiber or coconut fiber dust to improve the properties of both clay and cement bricks, while clay bricks reinforced with coconut fiber are an exception.
Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties of Coriandrum Sativum and Zingiber Officinale against Human Respiratory Tract Related Bacterial and Viral Infections: A Review with a Focus on the Case of SARS-CoV
Authors: Kodikara Buddhi , Undugoda Dr Lanka , Karunarathne Himashi , Kandisa Ravi
Published: October 2022

Phytochemical constituents in extracts from medicinal plants have been widely used since ancient times to treat microbial infections. Coriandrum sativum and Zingiber officinale are two of the main popular ingredients in traditional medicine recipes. Currently, these extracts are used to prevent Covid-19 infections. Therefore, this review describes the antimicrobial properties of coriander and ginger and how far it is suitable to use against bacterial and viral infections occurring in the human respiratory tract. For instance, the main phytochemical available in C. sativum is linalool, followed by terpinene, pinene, cymene, decenal, and camphor. Gingerol is the main constituent in Z. officinale followed by shogaols and paradols. Moreover, many research findings revealed that the extract from coriander and ginger can be used to control respiratory tract infected pathogens due to the antiviral and antibacterial properties of available phytochemicals. Therefore, it is very effective to use coriander and ginger to boost the immune system. Furthermore, scientific evidence has proved the effective antiviral properties of compounds present in coriander and ginger that have binding affinity to the proteins in the virus, blocking the virus's receptors and boosting the immunity to face the COVID-19 situation. In fact, the effectiveness of the antimicrobial activity of mixed extract of medicinal plant parts is better than that of individuals. Therefore, this will review the therapeutic characteristics of coriander and ginger extracts due to their various phytochemical activities.
Teaching of Make Prototype Step of Design Process by E-tutors in Open and Distance e-Learning Context
Authors: SEDİO Mpipo
Published: October 2022

The ODeL model is noted for its unique approach to courses, especially that aimed at producing future entrepreneurs. The make prototype part of the design process is viewed as a foundation for entrepreneurship education in this article. An objective was set to see how e-tutors' topic expertise affects their capacity to help students envision the make prototype step of the design process in order to attain this goal. 350 postgraduate students enrolling in a semester module in 2020 were the subject of the research. In order to assist students with the make of the make prototype stage of the design process in an ODeL context, an online observation tool was utilized to study the expertise of e-tutors. The data acquired from five different e-tutor websites was evaluated. According to the findings, e-tutors in ODeL settings were unable to conceptualize the make prototype stage of the design process. Suggestions: An alternative technique for e-tutor appointments is proposed based on the current concept.
Man-In-The-Middle Attack
Authors: DİCLE Salih Zafer
Published: October 2022

Everyone has accepted that the most vital resource of our age is information. As information is felt more and more as a power factor, great changes are taking place in our ways of thinking and perceiving, our research methods and our lifestyles. In this context, the importance of cyber threats has emerged especially in recent years and the ways to protect these threats are a matter of discussion. MITM attacks pose a significant threat to network security as they interrupt communication between two systems and allow an attacker to instantly capture and manipulate critical information. In this process, the victim continues to connect to the internet as if nothing has happened, but all the sites you are connected to with the computer are now visible. This attack is a form of eavesdropping in which the attacker controls all speech.

In this study, as the system, or in other words, the network administrator, it is ensured that the network security is fully ensured by using smart manageable switch devices in the computer network of the said attacks and making the necessary arrangements.
Frekans Alanı Görüntü Steganografisine Dayalı Veri Gizleme
Authors: MOHAMED ABDİRASHİD Abdiwahab , SOLAK Serdar , SAHU Aditya Kumar
Published: October 2022

Internet ortamında, sağlam ve güvenli veri aktarımı söz konusu olduğunda, çeşitli aktif güvenlik önlemlerine ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu ihtiyaç doğrultusunda yaygın olarak, şifreleme ve veri gizleme teknikleri kullanılır. Şifreleme veriyi anlaşılmayacak şekilde karıştırırken, veri gizleme ise verinin varlığını anlaşılmayacak şekilde gizlemektir. Veri gizleme işleminde görüntülere veri gizlenmesi, Görüntü Steganografisi olarak bilinir. Görüntü steganografinde kullanılan teknikler uzamsal alan ve dönüşüm alanı iki grupta incelenir. Uzamsal alan teknikleri, gizlenecek bilgileri doğrudan piksellere yerleştirirken, frekans alan tekniklerinde dönüşüm işlemi gerçekleştirilir ve bilgi gizlemesi yapılır. Makalede, frekans dönüşüm alanına dayalı veri gizleme teknikleri kullanılmaktadır. Gizli verileri gömmek ve çıkarmak için DCT ve DWT teknikleri uygulanmıştır. Önerilen yöntemler sonucunda stego görüntüdeki bozulmayı en aza indirerek kapak görüntüsünde maksimum veri gömme kapasitesi elde edilmesi sağlanmıştır. Deneysel sonuçlar, gizli bilginin başarılı bir şekilde doğru olarak çıkarıldığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca önerilen yöntemlerin PSNR değeri ortalama 50 dB’in üzerinde olduğu görülmektedir.
Elektrikli Araç için BLDC Motorun Yük Momenti Kestirimi Yapabilen EKF Tabanlı Hız-Algılaycısız DTC'si
Authors: İNAN Remzi , ÜZÜM Onur Mustafa
Published: October 2022

This study presents the simulation of brushless DC (BLDC) motor control in MATLAB/Simulink simulation environment with model-based and direct torque control (DTC) method with extended kalman filter (EKF). In this study, a control method based on DTC method is tested to control a nonlinear BLDC motor with extended kalman filter. In this method, an accurate control can be made thanks to the load moment estimation, which is not found in the literature. As a result of the tests have carried out at low and high speeds, it is concluded that the system can lead to real-time systems.
Understanding the Safety and Usability of Personal Vehicles for Non-Driving Individuals with Disabilities and their Families/Care Providers
Authors:   San Jose State University, Kumar Anil R. , Bowman Hannah ,   San Jose State University
Published: October 2022

The connections between shared personal vehicles of individuals with disabilities (IWDs) and their household family members play an important role in the mobility, overall health, and well-being of all involved actors, yet this topic remains mostly overlooked within publicly available research. Families that include a non-driving IWD are more likely to be low-income, and often struggle with the costs of operating a family car but, due to insufficient public transportation options, they own vehicles despite their prohibitive cost. This exploratory study utilized the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model, a framework focused on assessing the interplaying sociotechnical factors that contribute toward work-systems to gain a holistic understanding of the factors that influence household vehicles, safety, and a sense of well-being for non-driving IWDs and their household family members. A combined effort of surveys, interviews, qualitative coding, and statistical analysis (including one-way ANOVA) revealed a series of influential factors, including: (1) slow bureaucratic processes for vehicle funding; (2) error-prone modifications including lift and tie-downs; (3) miscommunications between IWDs and family members; and (4) residential area development and subsequent social support. Findings highlight the need for improved access to government funding, more reliable modification equipment, and interior vehicle designs that consider better social integration for IWDs.
Evaluation of the health performances of the regions affiliated to the the ministry of health by multi-criteria decision making techniques
Authors: SARIYILDIZ Abdurrahman Yunus
Published: October 2022

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the health performances of the regions in the 2019 Health Statistics Yearbook by using multi-criteria decision making techniques.

Material and Method: The study is a cross-sectional study and the data used in the study were obtained from the Ministry of Health Statistics Yearbook 2019. The population of the study consists of 12 regions (Western Anatolia, Western Black Sea, Eastern Black Sea, Eastern Black Sea, Eastern Marmara, Aegean, Istanbul, Central Anatolia, Mediterranean, Northeastern Anatolia, Western Marmara, Southeastern Anatolia, and Central Anatolia) included in the 2019 Health Statistics Yearbook. No sample was selected, and all regions were included in the study. ENTROPY Method was used for weighting the criteria and TOPSIS Method was used for ranking the alternatives. A total of 11 criteria, including six benefit criteria (number of general practitioners per 100,000 people, number of specialists per 100,000 people, number of hospital beds per 10,000 people, number of nurses and midwives per 100,000 people, number of hemodialysis devices per million people, and number of MRI devices per million people) and 5 cost criteria (infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, population per family medicine unit, crude mortality rate, population per 112 emergency aid station) were evaluated. Analyses were performed in Microsoft Excel program.

Results: In the study, the three most effective criteria used to determine the health performances of the regions were respectively determined as maternal mortality rate (28.68%), population per 112 emergency aid stations (17.43%), and crude death rate (15.63%). As a result of the analyzes of the TOPSIS Method, the five regions with the best health performance among the regions are Western Anatolia (0.68), Western Black Sea (0.66), Eastern Black Sea (0.65), Eastern Marmara (0.63), and Aegean (0.56) has been identified. While the average performance score of the regions is found as 0.53, Istanbul (0.51), Middle East Anatolia (0.50), Mediterranean (0.49), Northeast Anatolia (0.46), West Marmara (0.44), Southeastern Anatolia (0.40), and Central Anatolia (0.33) regions remained below this average.

Conclusion: The most important criteria in evaluating the health performances of regions are; maternal mortality rate, population per 112 emergency aid stations, and crude death rate. The regions with the best health performance are Western Anatolia, Western Black Sea and Eastern Black Sea. In order to improve the health performance of the regions, maternal mortality rate, crude death rate and population per family physician should be reduced.
Evaluation of violence against emergency physicians
Authors: KILIÇ Mazlum , KOÇAK Mehmet
Published: October 2022

Aim: To identify the causes of violence in the emergency department and suggest ways to reduce the violence experienced.

Material and Method: The population of this cross-sectional survey study consisted of all emergency medicine physicians who participated in the symposium on frequent emergencies held in Cyprus on May 6, 2022. The survey consisted of a total of 20 items comprising 16 multiple-choice and four fill-in-the-blank questions related to demographic characteristics and violence. It was administered to 230 physicians who volunteered to participate in the study.

Results: A total of 230 physicians, 65.2% (n=150) male and 34.8% (n=80) female, participated in the study. It was determined that 28.7% of the participants had been exposed to physical violence, 89.2% to verbal violence, and 1.3% to sexual violence within the last year. The factors causing violence were identified as the low educational level of patients’ and their family members, patient requests for unnecessary medical practices, aggressive nature of family members, and patients’ desire to be examined before their turn. As the number of shifts worked by the physicians and number of treated patients increased, the frequency of exposure to violence also increased. Women were exposed to more violence. As the title and age of the physicians increased, the frequency of exposure to violence decreased.

Conclusion: We consider that violence against physicians can be reduced by informing patients and patient’s relatives and improving the working conditions of physicians.
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume-to-platelet count ratio for predicting mortality in critical COVID-19 patients
Authors: CANKAR DAL Hayriye , YALNIZ Kudret Yasemin , TOSUN Damla , GÖZÜKARA Bilge , ŞİRİN Hülya , DOĞU Cihangir , ÖZTÜRK KAZANCI Dilek , TURAN Sema
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Defining the markers that can be used in clinical practice for predicting the mortality of critical patients will be cautionary for taking necessary measures in high-risk cases. Although there are a large number of studies conducted during the pandemic, no mortality marker to predict the prognosis of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with COVID-19 has yet been defined. Platelet indices can be easily evaluated with a complete blood count (CBC) analysis, one of the most accessible tests worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the role of platelet indices such as mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), plateletcrit (PCT), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and MPV-to-platelet count ratio (MPV/PLT) in predicting the mortality of ICU patients with COVID-19.

Material and Method: This single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study included 201 critical COVID-19 patients over 18 years of age who were hospitalized in ICU between August 2020 and February 2021. Patients were divided into two groups as survivors and non-survivors. The relationship of MPV, PDW, PCT, PLR, and MPV/PLT parameters evaluated at ICU admission with mortality was investigated.

Results: There was no significant difference between the survivor and non-survivor groups in terms of platelet count, MPV, PCT, and PDW. The comparison of the platelet ratios revealed higher PLR and MPV/PLT ratio in the non-survivor group than in the survivor group (p
What is the role of YouTube™ as a source of information on trichotillomania?
Authors: AKKUŞ Merve , AYDOĞAN AVŞAR Pınar
Published: October 2022

Objective: YouTube™ is a very popular video site worldwide and is increasingly being used to access health information. The content in these videos is often incomprehensible and worse, contains inaccurate and incomplete information. This article aims to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of information about TTM available to patients on YouTube™.

Material and Method: This study has a cross-sectional design. 51 videos were reviewed. Global quality score (GQS), modified DISCERN and trichotillomania Youtube score (TTMYS) were used for the quality analysis of the videos. Video duration(sec), time since upload (months), Number of views/comments/likes/dislikes were analyzed.

Results: The majority of the videos (31.4%) were uploaded by physicians, and the least by hospitals (3.9%). The mean GQS score was 2.06±1.363, the modified DISCERN score was

2.06±1.348, and the TTMYS score was 8.45±3.126. The GQS scores 1-2 (low quality), 3 (moderate quality), and 4-5 (high quality) were 68.6%, 11.8%, and 19.6%, respectively. The vast majority of videos were rated as low quality.

Conclusion: The TTM related video content rewieved was largely inadequate. Information about the disease and treatment options were insufficient. It is necessary to either take a primary role in uploading high-quality videos or establish supervisory mechanisms for the security and accuracy of information.
Which one is the most preferred anesthesia type in dental treatments of patients with special needs: sedation or general anesthesia?
Authors: ERDOĞAN Elif , ÇAKMAK Yusuf , ÖKSÜZ Murat , TEKİN Selda , BAKAN Nurten
Published: October 2022

Aim: Patients with special needs, who have mental, physical or medical disabilities, were reported to have worse oral hygiene than their healthy peers. Disabled patients are usually uncooperated, and dental treatments of these patients are completed under several anesthesia types. Our aim was to compare anesthesia types in dental treatments of patients with special needs.
Material and Method: The study included review of uncooperated patients, who had physical or mental disabilities, between June 1, 2021 and June 1, 2022. Patients were divided into three groups due to their anesthesia types; sedation (Group S), laryngeal mask airway (LMA) (Group L), and nasotracheal intubation (Group N).
Results: In total 80 patients were analyzed; 4 patients excluded, 45 patients were in Group S, 19 patients were in Group L, and 12 patients were in Group N. Anesthesia times were significantly different between groups; 20 min in Group S, 25 min in Group L, and 45 min in Group N. Propofol use was significantly low (p<0.001) and ketamine use was significantly high in Group S (p=0.002). Number of tooth extractions was not significantly different between groups, but number of filling tooth was significantly high in Group N (p=0.002).
Conclusion: Sedation was the most preferred anesthesia type in dental treatment of patients with special needs. Although all three types of anesthesia can be used safely in dental treatments, we suggest that sedation can be considered as the first choice in tooth extraction in patients deemed appropriate by the anesthesiologist and dentist.
The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and hypertensive organ damage
Authors: ŞABANOĞLU Cengiz , İNANÇ İbrahim Halil
Published: October 2022

Aim: In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between vitamin D level and target organ damage (TOD) in primary hypertension patients by eliminating the effects of hypertension duration and antihypertensive treatments.

Material and Method: The study included 144 patients with primary hypertension. Vitamin D levels were classified as sufficiency (VDS), deficiency (VDD), and severe deficiency (VDSD). In case of more than one TOD indicator (microalbuminuria or proteinuria, left ventricular mass index and carotid intima-media thickness), it was considered as multi organ involvement (OI). In the multiple regression model, besides the traditional risk factors, the effects of hypertension duration and anti-hypertensive treatments were adjusted.

Results: The rates of VDS and VDD were lower in TOD (+) compared to TOD (-) (14.1% vs 51.5%, 32.1% vs 42.4%; p
Evaluation of proprioceptive balance results of amateur athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Hamstring autograft
Authors: GÜZEL Nizamettin , GENÇ Ahmet Serhat , KEHRİBAR Lokman , YILMAZ Ali Kerim
Published: October 2022

Aim: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the main ligaments which provide mechanical stability of the knee, control the anteroposterior translation and rotation movements and play a key role in neuromuscular stability. The aim of the present study is to compare the 6th month balance results on operated and non-operated sides of athletes who underwent ST/G anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL).

Material and Method: The study was evaluated as a retrospective cohort consisting of patients who underwent semitendinosus/gracilis hamstring autograft (ST/G) ACL reconstruction (n=24) technique between May 2020 and October 2021. CSMI-TecnoBody PK-252 was used to determine the 6th month post-operative static balance measurements of patients. The tests were applied to both ACLR side and contralateral healthy side.

Results: Compared to pre-operative levels, there was a significant improvement in the mean Lysholm, Tegner, and IKDC scores at the post-operative level (p0.05).

Conclusion: It is seen that 6 month post-operative findings of ST/G ACLR technique show similar results with the healthy contralateral side. This result is valuable in terms of balance scores showing similar results for both sides.
Local control results in extremity soft tissue sarcomas
Authors: ERTAŞ Gülçin , ALTUNDAĞ Muzaffer Bedri , ATASEVER AKKAŞ Ebru , ABANUZ Hayati , KEKİLLİ Esra , GÖKSEL Fatih
Published: October 2022

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate local control results and effective predictive factors in local control of extremity soft tissue sarcomas, retrospectively.
Material and Method: 51 patients underwent postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) in Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital between October 2008-January 2022. Patients who underwent post-operative adjuvant RT were treated with 60-68 Gy in 2 phases from 2 Gy /day using conformal radiotherapy technique. IMA chemotherapy protocol was applied to 31.4% of the patients after radiotherapy.
Results: The median follow up time was 46 months range (1-135). Recurrence was detected in 5 of the patients and the mean time of recurrence was 11.6 months (min: 3-max: 27). 10 patients developed metastasis at follow-up, the mean time until metastasis was 27 months (min: 18- max: 46). The mean overall survival (OS) was 103 (min:4-max:139) months and the OS of 2, 5 and 10 years were 93%, 65% and 60%, respectively. Disease-free survival (DFS) was 97 (min:4-max:139) months; 2, 5 and 10 years of DFS were 77%, 65% and 60%, respectively. The OS in patients aged ≥65 years old was significantly lower than in patients <65 years old (p=0.02). Overall and disease-free survival was significantly lower in patients undergoing chemotherapy (p=0.037 for overall survival, p=0.013 for disease-free survival). The occurrence of recurrence, metastasis or death within 3 years after the operation was significantly higher than after 3 years (p<0.001). Local failure was significantly higher in grade 3 tumors (p=0.05). All patients who recurred had grade 3 tumors. Metastasis and excitus were significantly higher in the follow-up of patients who underwent chemotherapy at one point during their treatment (p=0.027 for metastasis, p=0.042).
Conclusion: While favorable local control results are obtained with adjuvant high dose-conformal radiotherapy in extremity sarcomas, close follow up is important for distant metastasis and local recurrence, especially in the first 3 years.
Comparison of culture-positive and culture-negative severe infectious keratitis leading to hospitalization: a tertiary referral center experience
Authors: TUTAŞ GÜNAYDIN Nesrin , KANDEMİR Baran , DOGAN GOKCE Gizem , ÖZEN Mehmet Can , DÖNMEZ GÜN Raziye , HACISEYİTOĞLU Demet
Published: October 2022

Aim: To compare the predisposing factors, surgical interventions, length of hospital stay (LOHS), and treatment outcomes of culture-positive (CP) versus culture-negative (CN) severe infectious keratitis (IK) resulting in hospitalization in a tertiary referral clinic.

Material and Method: We retrospectively reviewed the medical and microbiological records of 287 patients clinically diagnosed with severe keratitis over a 4-year period.

Results: Of 287 study participants, 141 (49.1%) had positive CP results. The most common ocular risk factor was a previous ocular surgery (45.6%), and keratoplasty was the first among these ocular surgeries (90.8%). Staphylococcus epidermidis (22.7%) was the most commonly isolated microorganism followed by fungi (17.7%). The initial and final visual acuities did not differ significantly between the CP and CN groups. Major and minor surgical interventions did not significantly differ between the groups (p=0.05). The rates of clear corneal graft in the CP group (p =0.002) were significantly higher than the rates of graft failure in the CN group (p=0.033). No significant difference was noted in the mean LOHS between groups (p=0.66). Logistic regression analyses showed that surgery during admission, S. epidermidis infection, and connective tissue diseases were independent risk factors for a prolonged hospital stay.

Conclusion: The initial and final visual acuities, surgical interventions, and LOHS were similar between the CP and CN groups. However, graft failure rates were significantly higher in patients with CN keratitis than in those with CP keratitis.
Does radiographic evaluation pulmonary edema score predict intensive care admission in COVID-19 patients presenting to the emergency department? A retrospective single-center observational study
Authors: SİPAHİOĞLU Hilal , YEŞİLTE Ali , ALTINKAYA ÇAVUŞ Mine , KIRIŞ Ayşe , SAVRANLAR Ahmet
Published: October 2022

Aim: COVID-19 disease can progress from pneumonia to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Performing computed tomography on all patients is expensive and exposes them to high radiation. The simple and reproducible Radiographic Evaluation Pulmonary Edema (RALE) score, used in ARDS and acute pulmonary edema in the emergency department, can predict the severity of the disease in COVID-19 patients.
Material and Method: In our study, a total of 221 COVID-19 patients we followed up between July-November, 2021 were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were divided into two as Intensive care hospitalization and no intensive care hospitalization.
Results: Ninety-five (43%) patients were admitted to the intensive care unit. The mean age (p<.001), white blood cell count (WBC) (p=.001), neutrophil count (p<.001), RALE score, and the number of hospitalization days of the patients admitted to the intensive care unit were higher (p<.001). These findings were positively correlated with the RALE score (p<.001). Age (p<.001), RALE score (p=.022), WBC (p=.029), and neutrophil count (p=.004) were independent risk factors in the multivariate analysis of factors affecting intensive care admission. RALE score cut-off value in predicting intensive care unit admission was ≥10.5. In the analysis with an Area Under the Curve value of 0.716, the application of this threshold resulted in a sensitivity of 67.4% and a specificity of 69.8%.
Conclusion: In conclusion, performing chest computed tomography in all patients admitted to the emergency department with COVID-19 disease increases the cost and exposure to radiation. The simple and recalculated RALE score can be used to predict intensive care admission in COVID-19 pneumonia.
Space, story, and solidarity: Designing a Black MLIS student organization amidst crisis and tumult
Authors: Ndumu Ana , Walker Shaundra , Burns-Simpson Shauntee , Hayes Nichelle M. , Mack Tiffany
Published: October 2022

According to LIS research, the U.S. library and information science field reflects more than 135 years of white racialized, monocultural pedagogy. Critical race theory helps us understand why Blacks remain on the margins of the LIS profession. Armed with critical racial knowledge, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association embarked on a three-year project to assert Black culture in a profession that has historically overpowered other ways of knowing. This article chronicles how BCALA leaders gleaned from Black-centered pedagogical traditions, data on Black MLIS students’ needs, and the critical race theory tenet of counterstorytelling to scaffold a national, online Black MLIS student organization that exists autonomously from mainstream U.S. LIS programs.
Questions learned: Considering geocultural context within public librarian professional development
Authors: Irvin Vanessa
Published: October 2022

LINQ: The Librarians’ Inquiry Forum is a practitioner inquiry model for public librarian professional development whose theoretical foundations are based in New Literacy Studies, Critical Race Theory and social epistemology. This research explains the development of the LINQ methodology and design across four public librarian communities of practices situated in geoculturally-specific locations. Data from the librarian inquiry groups collaboratively researching their professional practice is illustrated to convey how the LINQ model’s critical race theory lens is applied to expose geocultural barriers endemic in the library and information science (LIS) field. One dataset is analyzed and discussed to substantiate a common thread through the four inquiry groups over time: that when public librarians work collectively to ask critical questions about their practice, such questions learned, serve to center local cultural values that are geographically specific and unique, redefining what it means to be a public librarian in geoculturally specific contexts.
Health information equity: Rebalancing healthcare collections for racial diversity in UK public service contexts
Authors: O’Driscoll Grace , Bawden David
Published: October 2022

COVID-19 illustrated health disparities experienced by racially minoritised people, with heightened risks faced by Black and South Asian communities lending the issue transparency and urgency. Despite efforts to decolonise medical education, deficits in racial representation in research and resources remain. This study investigates the potential and imperatives for healthcare information services to contribute to health equity through their collections. The literature analysis explores collection management, decolonisation, social justice in librarianship, and Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a framework for change in information contexts. A survey of UK National Health Service (NHS) librarians provides a snapshot of awareness of health information inequity. Semi-structured interviews explore information professionals’ experiences of anti-racism in the system. The findings indicate strong engagement with the need for equitable resources but highlight some barriers to success. Opportunities identified include potential for addressing systemic racism in collection policy, capability of information services to influence, or engage in, authorship and publishing to address gaps, and the need for race-based data standards in healthcare. Synthesis of the findings through a framework of CRT tenets illustrates the relevance and utility of CRT as a tool for pursuit of equity in information practice, scholarship, and education.
CRT in praxis: Library and archival collections at San José State University
Authors: Roy Mantra , Steffens Kate , Cabrera Peggy , Strykowski Jill , Megwalu Anamika
Published: October 2022

Through various efforts, the staff and faculty of San José State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (King Library) are working towards creating more equitable and inclusive collections. Examining the library’s collecting practices and collections by and about African Americans, this article presents the ongoing work of a working group that was formed in 2020 in response to an Anti-Racism Action Plan developed in the library. By using some of the tenets of the CRT framework such as intersectionality, counter-storytelling, and deconstructing colorblindness and white supremacy, the authors discuss the steps that are being taken to revise, review, and revisit the King Library’s collecting practices in relation to the history of SJSU’s African American Studies program, the Africana Center, and other relevant community history.
An enhanced grey wolf optimizer with fusion strategies for identifying the parameters of photovoltaic models
Authors: Luo Jinkun , He Fazhi , Gao Xiaoxin
Published: October 2022

Identifying photovoltaic (PV) parameters accurately and reliably can be conducive to the effective use of solar energy. The grey wolf optimizer (GWO) that was proposed recently is an effective nature-inspired method and has become an effective way to solve PV parameter identification. However, determining PV parameters is typically regarded as a multimodal optimization, which is a challenging optimization problem; thus, the original GWO still has the problem of insufficient accuracy and reliability when identifying PV parameters. In this study, an enhanced grey wolf optimizer with fusion strategies (EGWOFS) is proposed to overcome these shortcomings. First, a modified multiple learning backtracking search algorithm (MMLBSA) is designed to ameliorate the global exploration potential of the original GWO. Second, a dynamic spiral updating position strategy (DSUPS) is constructed to promote the performance of local exploitation. Finally, the proposed EGWOFS is verified by two groups of test data, which include three types of PV test models and experimental data extracted from the manufacturer’s data sheet. Experiments show that the overall performance of the proposed EGWOFS achieves competitive or better results in terms of accuracy and reliability for most test models.