bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Self-rated health and pension benefit adequacy: Evidence from Poland
Authors: Jajko-Siwek Alicja
Published: August 2022

Background: The epidemic situation in the world in 2020 and 2021 raises many questions about people’s health. It is particularly important to identify the health of the population at high risk, including elderly individuals, especially retired people. We aim to identify how pension adequacy is related to the subjective health assessment of pensioners in Poland. Methods: The study uses data from the SHARE 50+ study in Europe, and, more specifically, from the SHARELIFE questionnaire results. The considered sample of 533 Polish pensioners was divided into persons receiving adequate and inadequate pension benefits. The study was conducted using the method of decision trees constructed according to the CART algorithm. Results: People with adequate benefits are healthy and rarely visit a doctor. If they are suffering from depression, they have frequent medical appointments. In the inadequate pensioners’ group, good self-rated health is declared only by people who visit the doctor no more than twice a year. Conclusions: Self-rated health is independent of the adequacy of pension benefits. Both women and men similarly rate their health. The decisive factor in the context of self-rated health is the intensity of physical and mental disease symptoms, the age of pensioners, and the availability of medical services.
Giant Perianal Tumour Arising from Condyloma Acuminatum in a Patient Living with HIV-1
Authors: Liu Xiang , Zhu Xueling , Wan Zhikai , Lang Guanjing , Huang Ying , Zhu Biao
Published: August 2022

Background
Perianal cancer is a relatively rare disease, but it is prevalent in men who have sex with men and in patients who are positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Here, we report a case of a massive anal squamous cell carcinoma that measured 19 cm in length and 10 cm in diameter in a male patient living with HIV.
Case presentation
A 28-year-old man with a 5-year history of peri-anal condyloma acuminatum developed a rapidly enlarging mass in the anal region since the past few months. He had both HIV and syphilis infection, but never sought further treatment. Pathological analysis and immunohistochemistry confirmed squamous cell carcinoma with high-risk HPV infection. After multi-disciplinary treatment, albumin-paclitaxel combined with anti-programmed cell death protein 1 therapy and simultaneous antiretroviral therapy was initiated. The mass began to shrink after chemotherapy, but this did not prevent tumor progression. He eventually died from tumor-cachexia.
Conclusion
Early screening and treatment of perianal disease can help prevent progression to invasive anal carcinoma in high-risk groups such as men who have sex with men and immunosuppressed patients.
Successful Managing of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Taiwan
Authors: Halide Halmar , Andika Andika , Wulandari Putri
Published: August 2022

Covid-19 pandemic badly affects most countries in the world both sociologically and economically. Taiwan, however, manages to handle its pandemic remarkably well before and after its Covid-19 cases spike. This paper aims to describe Taiwan’s strategy on keeping the cases low and to identify significant factors related to this spike. These factors are found through the use of a stepwise regression model. The model inputs are daily data sets that belong to the three grouped indicators: Containment and closures, Economic responses and Health systems. In addition, the number of Covid-19 tests and changes in the number of people attending indoor and outdoor activities are also given as model inputs. The model output is the daily covid-19 confirmed cases. It is found that restriction in internal move, government campaign, debt or contract relieved, indoor activities changes, work closures and their interactions are amongst the most significant factors leading to the sharp jump in Covid-19 cases. The model is able to explain almost 88% of the cases. It is important that these factors are taken into consideration by any government in its preparation for an upcoming pandemic.
Advances in mechanistic study of control of oxidative stress injury through modulating HDAC6 activity
Authors: Xue Yuanye , Gan Bing , Zhou Yanxing , Wang Tingyu , Zhu Tong , Zhou Yanfang , Zhang Xiangning , Peng Xinsheng
Published: August 2022

Oxidative stress is defined as injury resulting from the disturbance on dynamic equilibrium of redox environment due to over-production of active/ radical oxygen exceeding the anti-oxidative ability in the body. It is a key step of genesis and development of various diseases. Oxidative stress is modulated by different factors and events, including modification of histone, the core of nucleosome. Modification of histone includes acetylation and deacetylation on certain amino acid residues; the process is catalyzed by different enzymes. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is a unique deaetylating protease; it also catalyzes deacetylation of different non-histone substrates so as to regulate various physiologic processes. The intimate relationship between HDAC6 and oxidative stress has been demonstrated by different lines of study. The present paper aims at summarizing the data obtained from mechanistic study between HDAC6 and oxidative stress, in order to provide guidance for further investigations in term of mechanistic characterization and drug development.
Neurophysiological Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Social Anxiety: An ERP Study
Authors: Song Sutao , Jiang Ting , Zhao Shimeng , Zhang Mingxian , Feng Jing , Zheng Yuanjie , Ge Ruiyang
Published: August 2022

Background: Social anxious individuals show attention bias towards emotional stimuli, this phenomenon is considered to be an important cause of anxiety generation and maintenance. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a standard psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder. CBT decreases attention biases by correcting the maladaptive beliefs of socially anxious individuals, but it is not clear whether CBT alters neurophysiological features of socially anxious individuals at early automatic and/or late cognitive strategy stage of attentional processing.Method: To address this knowledge gap, we collected pre-treatment event-related potential data of socially anxious individuals while they performed a dot-probe task. These participants then received eight weeks of CBT, and post-treatment ERP data were collected after completion of CBT treatment. Results: Participants’ social anxiety level was significantly alleviated with CBT. ERP results revealed that (1) compared to pre-treatment phase, P1 amplitudes induced by probes significantly decreased at post-treatment phase, whereas P3 amplitudes increased at post-treatment phase; (2) amplitude of components elicited by face pairs did not change significantly between pre-treatment and post-treatment phases; (3) changes of Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale were positively correlated with changes of P1 amplitude, and negatively correlated with changes of N1 amplitude.Limitations: Our sample was university students, which limits the generalizability of the results.Conclusion: The present results demonstrated that CBT alters ERPs appeared in probe-presenting stage for social anxiety, which suggested that key to the effective intervention was the adjustment of cognitive strategies in the later stage of attentional processing.
A novel unified ranking method of Pythagorean fuzzy numbers characterized by the residual sector area
Authors: Li Yanhong , Sun Gang , Li Xiaoping
Published: August 2022

Pythagorean fuzzy number (PFN) is not only an extension of traditional intuitionistic fuzzy number (IFN), but also can deal with the decision-making problem of multi-attribute index information in a wider range. In recent years, it has been rapidly developed and popularized in the field of decision science. In this paper, it was pointed out that there were many defects in some existing score functions and ranking criteria of PFNs through counter examples, and the main causes of these defects were analyzed with some examples. All IFNs and PFNs are unified in the Pythagorean fuzzy environment, by calculating the residual sector area(RSA) of the geometric figure corresponding to PFN and its degree of hesitation, a new score function and ranking criterion are proposed, the rationality of the ranking criterion are proved, and the basic properties of the score function are discussed. In addition, a new score function and its ranking method were proposed in the Pythagorean fuzzy environment, which ended the chaotic situation of independent ranking of IFNs and PFNs. It only needs a score function to rank all PFNs perfectly, especially for some equivalent PFNs, which can further realize accurate comparison, so as to overcome the contradiction between other methods and traditional IFN’s methods. Therefore, the proposed method has deep practical background and theoretical significance, and is more universal, practical and scientific. However, the new score function has not been applied to the decision-making problem of multi-attribute information. Maybe it needs to improve and continue to explore other excellent properties. This also provides a theoretical basis for the study of the wide application of Pythagorean fuzzy sets. (1) The ranking methods of IFNs and PFNs are contradictory. Since PFN is a generalization of IFN, the method given in [14,15] should be suitable for the method in [2,3], such as, let (0.5,0.3)) () 0.5 0.3 0.16 0.15 0.
Multimodal sensor fusion in the latent representation space
Authors: Piechocki Robert , Wang Xiaoyang , Bocus Mohammud
Published: August 2022

A new method for multimodal sensor fusion is introduced. The technique relies on a two-stage process. In the first stage, a multimodal generative model is constructed from unlabelled training data. In the second stage, the generative model serves as a reconstruction prior and the search manifold for the sensor fusion tasks. The method also handles cases where observations are accessed only via subsampling i.e. compressed sensing. We demonstrate the effectiveness and excellent performance on a range of multimodal fusion experiments such as multisensory classification, denoising, and recovery from subsampled observations.
Characterization of drinking groundwater quality and assessment of human health risk in Xin'an spring basin, a typical mining and karst area of the northern China
Authors: Zhang Chunchao , Li Xiangquan , Hou Xinwei , Wang Zhenxing , Ma Jianfei , Gao Ming , Fu Changchang , Bai ZhanXue , Gui Chunlei , Zuo Xuefeng
Published: August 2022

Groundwater is an important natural resources of drinking water in mining area in Xin’an spring basin, northern China. To foster the sustainable development and utilization of groundwater, a total of 332 groundwater samples, including 147 pore groundwater, 95 fissure groundwater and 90 karst groundwater, were collected and hydrochemical parameters were applied to assess the groundwater quality and human health risks caused by oral ingestion. The Nemerow comprehensive index (NCI), water quality index (WQI) and human health risk assessment (HRA) were used to comprehensively evaluate groundwater quality. Monte-Carlo simulation was a capable way to analyze the sensitivity in the human health risks assessment, including non-carcinogenic risks and carcinogenic risks. The results showed that the major chemical components of groundwater in Xin’an spring Basin were HCO3−, SO42−, NO3−, Cl−, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, TH, and TDS. The contents of TDS, TH, SO42−, NO3−, F−, Fe, Mn, Pb, and As in groundwater were exceed the standard of groundwater quality (SGQ) limits. The main hydrochemical types of groundwater were HCO3-Ca·Mg and SO4·Cl-Ca·Mg. The factors controlling the groundwater chemistry mainly were mineral weathering, evaporation, cation exchange, and anthropogenic input. The results of water quality assessment showed that the karst and fissure groundwater in study area was mainly excellent-good quality water, while pore groundwater was mainly good-medium quality water. The poor-extremely poor quality water was mainly distributed in Changzhi basin, and the greater contribution made by Pb, Mn, NO3−, Fe, SO42−, TH and TDS. The range of hazard index (HI) values of groundwater was 0.28 to 27.79, and the HI values mainly contributed by NO3−, F−, As, IR and ED. The cumulative carcinogenic risk (CCR) values ranged from 1.5×10− 7 to 2.78×10− 3, and the greater contribution made by Cr, As, Cd, IR and ED. The results of health risk assessment suggested that some parts of the study region may pose a significant non-carcinogenic risk and a high probability in developing cancer to local residents, and infants were at greatest risk to health, followed by children and adults, while teenagers were at least at risk.
Acinar Cell Carcinoma of Gastric Ectopic Pancreas Origin: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Chen Ying , Zhou Ning , Guo Deyu , He Xin , Tang Hao , Wang Lina , Xu Yujuan , Xu Tingting
Published: August 2022

Background
Primary pancreatic-type acinar cell carcinoma of the stomach is extremely rare, often misdiagnosed, and of unclear origin.
Case presentation:
We report the case of a primary pure pancreatic-type acinar cell carcinoma of the stomach in a 58-year-old woman. This is the first reported case to exhibit residual ectopic pancreatic tissue adjacent to the tumor serving as evidence for the origin of the carcinoma. Furthermore, we summarized the clinicopathological features of pancreatic-type acinar cell carcinoma of the stomach in order to further understand this solid tumor.
Conclusions
Primary pancreatic-type acinar cell carcinoma of the stomach is rare. Data on tumors of this histological type are still relatively scarce, and more in-depth research is needed to elucidate their molecular biological characteristics and prognosis.
Success rate and predictive factors of return to work after the implementation of a return-to-work trajectory: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Boets Isabelle , Luyten Steven , Vandenbroeck Sofie , Godderis Lode
Published: August 2022

Purpose:To reduce long-term absenteeism, several countries take legislative initiatives. In this study, we evaluate the impact of a legally defined return-to-work (RTW) trajectory on the RTW of sick-listed employees.Methods:We conducted a retrospective registered-based cohort study on Belgian employees (N = 1416) who followed a RTW-trajectory in 2017. We linked workers’ data from a Service for Prevention and Protection at Work with data from the Crossroads Bank for Social Security. We analysed how many employees RTW with the same employer, with another employer or not at all. By multinomial logistic regression, we analysed which characteristics are predictive for RTW.Results:One year after their trajectory, 69.2% of employees did not RTW, 10.7% did RTW with the same employer, 20.1% did RTW with a new employer. Duration of sickness absence (SA) was an important predictor for both RTW with the same as with another employer. When duration of SA exceeded six months, odds of RTW were lower than when the duration of SA was < six months. Marital status, organization-size, and decision of occupational physician had significant impact on RTW with the same employer, while age and who initiated the trajectory were key factors for RTW with another employer.Conclusions:30.8% of employees succeeded to RTW after their trajectory. Results show that a one-size-fits-all-approach is not recommended. A stepped approach with an early, informal start of the RTW-process should be implemented. When employees or employers fail to initiate RTW on their own, a legally defined RTW-trajectory could be useful.
Global Research Trends at the Intersection of Acupuncture and Headache Disorders: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Ng Jeremy Y. , Fakuade Ayomide
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Headache disorders are among one of the most common nervous system disorders affecting approximately 50% of adults worldwide. Acupuncture is a therapy originating from traditional Chinese medicine; some research has suggested that its use may relieve headache disorders. The objective of the present bibliometric analysis is to capture the characteristics of peer-reviewed publications at the intersection of headache and acupuncture research.Methods: Searches were run on July 08, 2021, and results were exported on the same day to prevent discrepancies between daily database updates. Trends associated with this subset of publications were identified and presented. Bibliometric networks were constructed and visualized using the software tool VOSviewer.Results: A total of 592 publications, published by 1482 authors were published in 231 journals from 1965 to 2021. An upward trend in the annual number of publications can be observed starting in the mid-1970s. The journal that published the largest number of publications was Deutsche Zeitschrift Fur Akupunktur. The most productive countries included China and Germany.Conclusions: The present study provides the characteristics of the literature at the intersection of headache disorders and acupuncture that allows understanding of the past, present, and future of research in this area.
Chromatin accessibility shapes tumor architecture and microenvironment in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Authors: Wu Yige , Terekhanova Nadezhda , Caravan Wagma , Karpova Alla , Cao Song , Chen Siqi , Zhu Houxiang , Lal Preet , Serasanambati Mamatha , Yang Xiaolu , Liu Ruiyang , Wyczalkowski Matthew , Yao Lijun , Zhou Daniel Cui , Jayasinghe Reyka , Zhao Yanyan , Mendez Daniel , Wendl Michael , Clark David , Newton Chelsea , Ruan Yijun , Kinsinger Chris , Jewell Scott , Chan Daniel , Zhang Hui , Chaudhuri Aadel , Humphreys Benjamin , Chheda Milan , Mesri Mehdi , Rodriguez Henry , Hsieh James , Ding Li , Chen Feng
Published: August 2022

The molecular landscape of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has been annotated by a number of large-scale sequencing studies, complemented by recent proteomics efforts. However, these bulk analyses are limited by the diverse cell populations that compose these tumors. Here, we obtained single-nucleus RNA-seq (snRNA-seq) and ATAC-seq (snATAC-seq) data from 31 and 13 samples from ccRCC patients, respectively, with matching bulk proteogenomics data collected through the National Cancer Institute Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC). We found an average of 4 distinct populations of tumor cells with substantial transcriptional differences per sample and 7.5% of clusters with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) features, characterized by high expression of known mesenchymal genes, and Wnt pathway genes and enriched TWIST and AP-1 complex (JUN, ATF2) motifs. We also observed substantial tumor genomic heterogeneity, including cluster-specific chromosome 3p loss and 5q gain from the same patient, suggesting both events can drive ccRCC, possibly through tumor cell interactions. We identified growth factor-receptor interactions between IGF1 (macrophages) and IGF1R (tumor cells), HBEGF (macrophages) and EGFR (tumor cells), in addition to the well-known interaction between VEGFA (tumor cells) and FLT1 (endothelial cells). Using paired snATAC-seq and snRNA-seq, we found ccRCC cells were most similar to proximal tubule cells among the six nephron epithelial cell types identified. We also identified previously unknown tumor cell-specific transcription factor (TF) motifs, including those for NFIC, RORC, and RBPJ, regulating genes involved in glycolysis (PFKP), and others potentially in collaboration with HIF1A. Finally, tumors harboring genetic alterations in chromatin remodeling genes (BAP1/PBRM1) showed distinct genome-wide and fine-scale chromatin accessibility profiles compared to other tumors, with enriched motifs for the nuclear factor-κB TFs. In summary, we find that various differential transcriptional network activities are likely key drivers in ccRCC pathogenesis and progression.
Health, wealth, and medical expenditures among the elderly in rural Tanzania: Experiences from Nzega and Igunga districts
Authors: Tungu Malale M. , Mujinja Phares G. , Amani Paul J. , Mwangu Mughwira A. , Kiwara Angwara D. , Lindholm Lars
Published: August 2022

Background
The per capita health expenditure (HE) and share of gross domestic product (GDP) spending on elderly healthcare are expected to increase. In many developing countries like Tanzania, there is an increasing gap between health needs and the available resources for elderly healthcare, which leaves the elderly with poor health conditions, especially chronic diseases. These conditions lead to catastrophic HEs for the elderly.
Objective
This study aimed to analyse the association among health, wealth, and medical expenditure in rural residents aged 60 years and above in Tanzania.
Methods
Data were collected through a cross-sectional household survey to rural residents aged 60 years and above living in Nzega and Igunga districts. Standardised World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) and European Quality of Life Five Dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaires were used. The quality of life (QoL) was estimated using EQ-5D weights. The wealth index was generated from principal component analysis (PCA). Two linear regression analyses (outpatient/inpatient) were performed to analyse the association among health, wealth, medical expenditure, and socio-demographic variables.
Results
This study found a negative and statistically significant association between QoL and HE, whereby HE increases with the decrease of QoL. We could not find any significant relationship between HE and social gradients. In addition, age influences HE such that as age increases, the HE for both outpatient and inpatient care also increases.
Conclusion
The health system in these districts allocate resources mainly according to needs, and social position is not important. We thus conclude that the system is fair. Health, not wealth, determines the use of medical expenditures.
Terminološko određenje pojma eutanazija – pravne, bioetičke i medicinsko-postupovne implikacije
Authors: Nedić Tomislav , Zibar Lada , Baraban Borko
Published: August 2022

Ne ponajmanje primjetna jest činjenica da je starogrčka složenica eutanazija, koju je oblikovao Francis Bacon, zadržala izvorni terminološki oblik još od trenutka njezina stvaranja u 17. stoljeću. No uz sva ostala sporna (bio)etička pitanja, već i samo pojmovno poimanje eutanazije kategorički pobuđuje prilično nezanemarive kontroverze. Pitanja koja se u tom pogledu postavljaju jesu postoji li definicija ili makar određenje pojma eutanazija te jesmo li njegovom upotrebom u znanstvenom diskursu uopće svjesni o čemu je točno riječ? U radu se nudi terminološka razradba pojma eutanazija u lingvističkom (leksikografskom), ali primarno pravnom i medicinsko-postupovnom kontekstu u cilju ispitivanja koherentnosti u određenju pojma među navedenim kategorijama te posljedičnog utvrđivanja ključnih determinanti eutanazije nakon kategorijskih presjeka. Navodi se ključnim činjenica primarne determinacije ili možebitne definicije pojma za uopće svako daljnje znanstveno proučavanje eutanazije kao jedne od najkontroverznijih problematika unutar bioetičke doktrine.
Conformal bootstrap bounds for the $U(1)$ Dirac spin liquid and $N=7$ Stiefel liquid
Authors: He Yin-Chen , Rong Junchen , Su Ning
Published: August 2022

We apply the conformal bootstrap technique to study the
U(1)U(1)
Dirac spin liquid (i.e. N_f=4Nf=4
QED_33)
and the newly proposed N=7N=7
Stiefel liquid (i.e. a conjectured 3d non-Lagrangian CFT without
supersymmetry). For the N_f=4Nf=4
QED_33,
we focus on the monopole operator and (SU(4)SU(4)
adjoint) fermion bilinear operator. We bootstrap their single
correlators as well as the mixed correlators between them. We first
discuss the bootstrap kinks from single correlators. Some exponents of
these bootstrap kinks are close to the expected values of
QED_33,
but we provide clear evidence that they should not be identified as the
QED_33.
By requiring the critical phase to be stable on the triangular and the
kagome lattice, we obtain rigorous numerical bounds for the
U(1)U(1)
Dirac spin liquid and the Stiefel liquid. For the triangular and kagome
Dirac spin liquid, the rigorous lower bounds of the monopole operator’s
scaling dimension are 1.0461.046
and 1.1051.105,
respectively. These bounds are consistent with the latest Monte Carlo
results.
$q$th-root non-Hermitian Floquet topological insulators
Authors: Zhou Longwen , Bomantara Raditya Weda , Wu Shenlin
Published: August 2022

Floquet phases of matter have attracted great attention due to their
dynamical and topological nature that are unique to nonequilibrium
settings. In this work, we introduce a generic way of taking any integer
qqth-root
of the evolution operator UU
that describes Floquet topological matter. We further apply our
qqth-rooting
procedure to obtain 2^n2nth-
and 3^n3nth-root
first- and second-order non-Hermitian Floquet topological
insulators~(FTIs). There, we explicitly demonstrate the presence of
multiple edge and corner modes at fractional quasienergies
\pm(0,1,...2^{n})\pi/2^{n}±(0,1,...2n)π/2n
and \pm(0,1,...,3^{n})\pi/3^{n}±(0,1,...,3n)π/3n,
whose numbers are highly controllable and capturable by the topological
invariants of their parent systems. Notably, we observe non-Hermiticity
induced fractional-quasienergy corner modes and the coexistence of
non-Hermitian skin effect with fractional-quasienergy edge states. Our
findings thus establish a framework of constructing an intriguing class
of topological matter in Floquet open systems.
SARVODAYA: THE GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY FOR 21ST CENTURY
Authors:   3rd Year, BBA.LLB.(H)Symbiosis Law School, Pune., Shastri Arnav , Gupta Pratima ,   Professor, Dept. of Economics, R.B.S Degree College, Agra.
Published: August 2022

Since the inception of humanity, we as humans have come a long way in dealing with the socio-economic causes of the human civilization. The modern world has from time to time witnessed various ideas of the same doctrine in forms of experimentations, implementations, success, and failures of all sorts. The research article not only introduces us to the concept of Sarvodaya but also elaborates on the founding principles, inspiration to Gandhi Ji and criticism faced by the movement and Gandhi Ji as well. We in the 21st century find a grave need for Sarvodaya to deal with challenges faced by humanity not only at the local but also at the global level say for instance the Ukraine and Russia issues.
AN OVERVIEW OF BUFFALO MILK QUALITY FROM BEED DISTRICT
Authors:   Dept of Zoology Milliya Arts Science & Management Science College BEED., Saleemoddin Quazi
Published: August 2022

This study was carried out to determine the chemical and microbiological quality of buffalo milk. A total of 120 buffalo raw milk samples were collected monthly from beed district, throughout the year for this study. In the chemical analysis of buffalo milk samples the mean total solid value, non-solid fat, lipid, protein, lactose, ash and pH values were detected as 16.38%, 8.56%, 7.04%, 4.36%, 4.19%, 0.72% and 6.55, respectively. Total bacteria count (TCA), coliform, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and yeast-mold (log10 cfu/ml) levels in the milk samples were detected as 6.36, 2.95, 5.74, 1.10, 2.46 and 2.63, respectively.
Enhanced removal of dissolved S2− from a river by the pump-and-treat ex-situ process with enriched consortium
Authors: Song Chen , Shi Yajun , Gao Hongjie , Ren Hongwei , Liu Xiaoling
Published: August 2022

S2− is one of the common pollutants in heavily polluted rivers. A pump-and-treat ex-situ process with enriched consortium (PEPEC) was used to remove S2− in this study. The kinetic model of S2− removal was developed, and the inflow ratio of the PEPEC was analyzed according to the results of the kinetic models. The results showed that the S2− removal ratio could reach 97.5% ± 0.5%, when the inflow ratio was controlled at 2% for the PEPEC operation. Meanwhile, the removal efficiency and operation performance were assessed for both the simulating ex-situ and in-situ bench-scale tests. Compared with the in-situ processes, the PEPEC showed a stable operation performance during 120 h of bio-treatment, and the concentrations of S2−, COD, NH3-N and TP in the effluent reached approximately 0.5, 20, 0.5 and 0.5 mg/L, respectively. The time consumption (8 h for one batch) and consortium dosage (3 g for the whole operation) in the PEPEC were significantly less than those in the in-situ processes. The PEPEC presented some potential advantages for the bio-treatment of a heavily polluted river.
Realidades educativas contemporáneas en el perfil del docente de matemáticas en Colombia
Authors: Valbuena-Duarte Sonia , Porras García Manuel Eduardo , Barrios Cogollo Camila Fernanda
Published: August 2022

Ser licenciado en Colombia está reglamentado por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) a través de Decretos y Resoluciones, siendo la última, la Resolución 18583/2017, estableciéndose criterios apuntando a calidad en estos programas académicos, exigencias plausibles y entendibles, dada la relevancia e incidencia de la formación en el saber disciplinar, didácticas específicas, y el contacto con la experiencia en la práctica educativa y pedagógica del área. Por otro lado, en el Decreto 1278/2002; aún vigente en Colombia; relaciona un número de profesiones distintas a licenciados que pueden ejercer como docentes en matemáticas. Por lo que en este trabajo se indaga sobre las realidades y relaciones entre la calidad de la educación y los perfiles ocupacionales y de formación entre licenciados y otras profesiones que ejercen como docente de Matemáticas de básica y media en Colombia, para lo cual la metodología utilizada se basa en un diseño de tipo triangular concurrente, con enfoque mixto y organizada en 5 etapas. El estudio permitió establecer una relación entre los perfiles del docente de matemática con la calidad educativa en el área, lo que lo hace relevante dado lo frecuentemente cuestionada desde los resultados de aprendizajes de los estudiantes.
El juego cooperativo como estrategia pedagógica para promover el buen manejo y la recolección de residuos sólidos
Authors: Garay-Mantilla Maryen Yorley , Sánchez-Celis Elver , Rodríguez-Sierra Astrid Viviana
Published: August 2022

La educación ambiental en las instituciones educativas se implementa con diferentes estrategias, que en ocasiones no genera el impacto necesario para que los estudiantes cambien sus hábitos y acciones. Por ende, la propuesta de la investigación es utilizar el juego cooperativo como innovación pedagógica para el aprendizaje significativo, que pueda lograr un impacto en sus aprendizajes, actitudes, habilidades sociales y cognitivas en estudiantes de grado quinto. Así pues, el objetivo general de la investigación fue establecer la incidencia del juego cooperativo como estrategia pedagógica en la promoción y el uso responsable de residuos sólidos. Desarrollado bajo una metodología cualitativa de forma plural, correlacional y de acción. En cuanto a su población, estuvo constituida por 35 estudiantes. Como técnica de recolección de datos se utilizaron tres métodos, un grupo de enfoque, la observación y una entrevista semiestructurada. Cuyos resultados fue primeramente establecer los elementos importantes para implementar en cada juego cooperativo, seguido de evaluar la estrategia del juego, concluyendo con la formación a partir de una motivación e intercambio de experiencias de un ser social que reflexiona y permite un cambio en su forma de actuar y toma de decisiones. Logrando que sus actos fueran coherentes con sus saberes.
PROFITABILITY AND TIME CONSUMPTION AS INFLUENCED BY VARIOUS WEED CONTROL METHODS IN CURCUMA AMADA ROXB.
Authors: Osunleti Samuel Oluwaseun , Lagoke S T O , Olorunmaiye P M , Adeyemi O R , Olatunde Elizabeth O , Ajani Ayodeyi O , Olaogun O
Published: August 2022

To determine the profitability and time consumption of various weed control options in mango ginger, the field trials were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (07° 20 N, 3° 23 E, 159 m above sea level) in the forest – savannah transition agroecology of Nigeria in the early cropping seasons of 2016 and 2017. Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used to evaluate ten weed control strategies and replicated three times. Data collected on weed cover, plant biomass, and rhizome yield were analyzed using ANOVA, and treatment means were separated using the least significant difference at p0.05. Results indicated that the highest man days in weeding was observed on the plots weeded five times at 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 weeks after planting (WAP), while application of pre emergence herbicides generally reduced time spend on weeding. Despite the fact that weeding at 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 WAP had the maximum rhizome production and yielded the highest gross return, application of oxyfluorfen (oxyf) at 0.24 kg a.i/ha as a pre and post emergence herbicide yielded the highest benefit cost ratio.
CASHEW NUT-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN TOGO: AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, CONSTRAINTS, AND IMPROVEMENT LEVERS
Authors: Assih Alèdi , Nenonene Amen Yawo
Published: August 2022

This research aims to characterize cashew nut production systems in Togo and identify intervention axes to increase productivity. The method is based on a survey of 384 cashew producers in the main production areas. The results showed that 96.5% of the producers are men, and cashew plantations are mostly owned (79.9%) by indigenous peoples. The average age of producers is 48.15±11.60 years, and most farmers (91%) field is less than three (03) hectares. More than 79% of orchards are obtained by directly sowing and are rarely fertilized (6.34%). Intercropping is frequently practiced and lasts on average 5.1±2.2 years. Cashew nut yields are negatively affected by the long duration of intercropping, labor costs, and the long time between two harvests. Three major groups are distinguished among cashew producers, and ease of access to land is the factor that best discriminates them. Cashew nut yields remain low and average 345 kg/ha. Economic and technical constraints remain the main problems encountered in the field. Thus, the levers for improving cashew nut productivity are the strengthening of contract farming, strengthening of extension services and a better organization of the actors of the sector.
Persuading Patients Using Rhetoric to Improve Artificial Intelligence Adoption: Experimental Study (Preprint)
Authors: Sebastian Glorin , George Amrita , Jackson Jr George
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform health care processes with its increasing ability to translate complex structured and unstructured data into actionable clinical decisions. Although it has been established that AI is much more efficient than a clinician, the adoption rate has been slower in health care. Prior studies have pointed out that the lack of trust in AI, privacy concerns, degrees of customer innovativeness, and perceived novelty value influence AI adoption. With the promotion of AI products to patients, the role of rhetoric in influencing these factors has received scant attention.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this study was to examine whether communication strategies (ethos, pathos, and logos) are more successful in overcoming factors that hinder AI product adoption among patients.

METHODS

We conducted experiments in which we manipulated the communication strategy (ethos, pathos, and logos) in promotional ads for an AI product. We collected responses from 150 participants using Amazon Mechanical Turk. Participants were randomly exposed to a specific rhetoric-based advertisement during the experiments.

RESULTS

Our results indicate that using communication strategies to promote an AI product affects users’ trust, customer innovativeness, and perceived novelty value, leading to improved product adoption. Pathos-laden promotions improve AI product adoption by nudging users’ trust (n=52; β=.532; P<.001) and perceived novelty value of the product (n=52; β=.517; P=.001). Similarly, ethos-laden promotions improve AI product adoption by nudging customer innovativeness (n=50; β=.465; P<.001). In addition, logos-laden promotions improve AI product adoption by alleviating trust issues (n=48; β=.657; P<.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Promoting AI products to patients using rhetoric-based advertisements can help overcome factors that hinder AI adoption by assuaging user concerns about using a new AI agent in their care process.
Improving Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Adherence in Breast Cancer Survivors using a Medication Event Monitoring System: Protocol for a Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Authors: Goetzinger Catherine , Duhem Caroline , Rauh Stefan , Vrijens Bernard , Berchem Guy , Fagherazzi Guy , Huiart Laetitia
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND

Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors are two oral hormonal therapies (OHT) that decrease the risk of breast cancer recurrence by over 30 %. Former research demonstrated that half of the women on tamoxifen and a third of those taking aromatase inhibitors discontinue their treatment before the recommended 5 years. EHealth tools have already been successfully developed to provide support during the acute phase of cancer treatment however significant improvement in the post-acute phase of treatment is still lacking

OBJECTIVE

The overall aim is to evaluate the feasibility of an electronic pillbox connected to an application (Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) tool and MEMS Adherence Software application), hereafter mentioned as a medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention, to enhance OHT adherence in BCS.

METHODS

E-dherence Pilot is a single-arm feasibility study, including 15 BCS aged 18 or above, initiating their first prescription of OHT. A medication adherence enhancing eHealth technology will monitor OHT adherence and side-effect management in BCS in real-time. A breast cancer nurse (BCN) will digitally monitor the adherence behaviour of the BCS and contact the patient in case of non-adherence or reporting of side effects.
Feasibility of the medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention will be established by evaluating its acceptability, quality and medication adherence during the three months of follow-up. Acceptability is the adherence to and frequency of using the medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention. Quality of the medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention is rated by the ease of use, how well it functions and if it does what it purports to do. Medication adherence is the process by which patients take their medications as prescribed using a medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention.

RESULTS

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CONCLUSIONS

This study evaluates the feasibility of the medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention and serves as a preliminary trial to provide information about feasibility and effect estimates for a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT). This phase will advise which behavioural intervention components and MEMS tools should be retained for the medication adherence enhancing eHealth intervention tested in a larger RCT.

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Malaria Parasite Detection using Deep Learning
Authors: Akruwala Yash , Prajapati Kathan
Published: August 2022

Abstract: Malaria is a serious disease. Nowadays, People need to go to laboratories or Laboratory technician comes to people`s house to do test for malaria. This process is time-consuming. This disease must be treated fast otherwise people will suffer through some serious complications such as liver failure, jaundice, and many more. For better treatment, reports have to be come out as quickly as possible. This paper makes accessible a review of work that has been done in space of reducing time for taking the test for malaria with help of Deep learning and Image processing.
Analysis of golf apparel purchase decisions using the extended model of goal-directed behavior
Authors: Han Jee Hoon , Sa Hye Ji
Published: August 2022

We surveyed the golf fashion apparel purchase decisions of 270 golf players in Korea using the extended model of goal-directed behavior. Frequency, confirmatory factor, reliability, correlation, and path analyses were performed and structural equation modeling was used to analyze the
data. Attitude, subjective norms, and perceived control were not significantly associated with golfers' desire in relation to apparel purchase decisions. However, positive and negative anticipated emotions and prior knowledge positively impacted their decisions, and prior knowledge and desire
were positively associated with their purchase intention. Golf fashion apparel was purchased for users' own benefit, as a need-based emotional decision based on prior information, as opposed to being a spontaneous purchase made to attain greater social status. An increase in the demand for
golf apparel purchases leads to an increase in golf participation, which will have a positive impact on the popularization and growth of the golf industry in Korea.
The Effect of Firm Size, Profitability and Leverage on Corporate Social Responsibility (Case Study on Jakarta Islamic Index, 2016-2020)
Authors: Aristananda Aristananda , Risman Asep
Published: August 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of firm size, profitability (ROA) and leverage (DER) on corporate social responsibility. The population in this study are companies registered as members of the Jakarta Islamic Index in 2016-2020. Of the 30 listed companies, there are 11 companies that meet the criteria as samples in this study. Sampling was done by purposive sampling method, using panel data. The method of data collection was carried out using documentation techniques and library research techniques with data sources namely secondary data. The data analysis method uses statistical techniques through Eviews 9. This study proves that the size of the company has a negative and insignificant effect on the disclosure of corporate social responsibility. ROA has a significant negative effect on the disclosure of corporate social responsibility.
Agile strategy development and implementation for internal audit departments
Authors: Dickey Gabriel , Wilcox William E. , Cahalan Ryan
Published: August 2022

A rapidly changing business environment is creating pressure on internal audit departments to adopt emerging technologies and implement new processes that can keep pace with the rate of change. Structural mechanisms such as Kanban and Scrum provide potential solutions for project management; however, strategy development and implementation must also be agile. The authors use a combination of prior research and industry experience to develop a potential solution for chief audit executives to facilitate agility within their internal audit departments. This potential solution is the development of a set of Agile Strategy Development and Implementation (ASD&I) teams. The article also provides a roadmap for how ASD&I teams can be incorporated into practice. This research is particularly useful for both practitioners and researchers who are looking for innovative solutions to relevant business problems. The thematic nature of the research provides many potential opportunities to implement and examine the effectiveness of these agile strategy development and implementation teams.
Sustainability-focused rural tourism development in Western Serbia
Authors: Vesic Marina , Savic Marijana , Pavlovic Sanja , Bolovic Jelena
Published: August 2022

Rural tourism is seen as one of the aspects of sustainable economic growth
and socio-cultural development of rural Serbia. During the Covid-19
pandemic, international tourist traffic declined, and tourism and
hospitality as service activities suffered serious economic consequences.
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of pandemics on rural areas
of Western Serbia, bearing in mind that the natural environment and rural
areas have gained in importance as safer to live in. The research was
conducted through an electronic questionnaire, by surveying the providers of
catering services in this part of Serbia. The obtained results indicate a
decline in the number of tourists (domestic and foreign) during the
pandemic, but mostly positive attitudes of service providers regarding the
prospects and sustainability of their business in the coming period. The
data obtained in this research can be useful to local governments and
tourism representatives in finding the best solutions to provide support to
the bearers of the tourist offer of rural areas.
Modeling the change in maximum temperature in Zuwara weather station for the period (1961-2099) using SDSM technique
Authors: Brebish Moloud , Othman Asmahan
Published: August 2022

The research aims to use climate models to identify how the climate has
changed over time in the Zuwara region of Libya, especially the change in
the maximum temperature during the twenty-first century. It is based on the
technique of the Statistical Downscaling Model ?SDSM?, where it will depend
on the maximum temperature data of a weather station, and Zuwara for the
period from (1961-1990), and forecasting the monthly, quarterly and annual
rate of future increase or decrease during the period (2019-2099) ac-cording
to the two climate change scenarios, which are approved by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The (IPCC) in a report known as
Special Report Emissions Scenarios (SRES) in 2000 to make projections of
the climate and the environment based on the amount of greenhouse gas
emissions. The results proved that the annual average maximum temperature
in the Zuwara region will take an upward trend during the modelling periods
compared to the base period (1961-1990). This is consistent with all IPCC
scenarios, especially during the second period (2046-2072) with an increase
of 1.3?C over the base period, and this rate maintains its trend of
increasing by about 1?C during the period (2073-2099). The results also
indicated an increase in the average maximum seasonal temperature according
to the two scenarios H3A2a and H3B2a during the winter season in the second
period (2046-2072) at a rate of 8?C. In the spring, the rate of change will
reach 2?C. It is expected that the summer will witness a decrease in the
maximum average temperature by 5?C, and the same will be the case in the
autumn by a rate of 3.3?C in the second period compared to the base period,
which threatens the inability of the countries of the world to control and
mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases.
Social behavior in the outdoor spaces of social housing. Case of the neighborhood of 500 housing units in the city of M’sila (Algeria)
Authors: Arab Walid , Boutabba Hynda
Published: August 2022

Since Algeria?s independence in 1962, Algerian towns have experienced strong
population growth at a rate of over 3.2% and a considerable rural exodus
causing a housing crisis. In order to quickly resolve this crisis, the state
adopted the policy of industrialization of housing. During this period,
social housing was the model best suited to the social, economic and
political situation of the country. Consequently, during the mass production
of social housing, a fundamental parameter was ignored: the quality of the
living environment in the outdoor spaces of these social neighbourhoods.
This has caused the emergence of multiple remarkable social behaviours. This
article discusses the impact of outdoor spaces in one of the most important
neighbourhoods of the city of M?sila with 500 collective social housing
units on the socio-spatial behaviour of different categories of
inhabitants. This research combined the techniques of direct observation,
interviewing and the social use approach of Gehl. The results of the study
will identify the impact of outdoor spaces on the behaviour of residents of
social housing to be able to remedy in future urban development and
architectural designs.