bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of comorbidities and impact of microbiological flora on management and outcome of necrotising fasciitis
Authors: GOHIL ROHIT , Chauhan Rohit , PODDAR DEVADATTA
Published: June 2022

Aim/objectives:
The study aims at assessing the effects of most common comorbid condition i.e. diabetes mellitus and the impact of type of microbial flora on the management and outcome of necrotizing fasciitis.

Methods: This is a single centre prospective observational study. A total of 135 patients with necrotising fasciitis from May 2011 till December 2013 were included in the study. Exclusion criteria were: patients with HIV, patients undergoing any form of treatment for any malignancy. 139 patients were enrolled, 4 excluded as they were found to be HIV positive. Repeated serial debridements were done. End point of the study was based on the four parameters- appearance of healthy granulation tissue, no spread of wound margin, sterile pus culture report, and wound contraction. Data were analyzed to see whether diabetes mellitus had any impact on outcome and management of the necrotizing fasciitis, and to find out the association of microbiological flora and the course, severity and duration of the disease.
Results: The age ranged from 24 years to 77 years with the mean age of 47.62 years. Eighty four (62.2%) patients with necrotizing fasciitis had polymicrobial infection and 51 (37.8%) were found to have monomicrobial infection. The mean duration of hospitalisation for diabetic patient was 23.03 days (SD=5.47) and that of non-diabetic patients was 17.93 days (SD=4.46), which is statistically significant (P=0.004). effect of microbial flora was found to be significant in the management of necrotising fasciitis. Conclusion: necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive and fatal infection. Every effort should be made to identify association of diabetes and to classify type of infection.Early aggressive debridement along with intensive judicious antibiotic cover decreases the chances of unfavourable outcome.
Perforation of Gastrojejunal Anastomotic Stomal Ulcer- A Rare Delayed Post Operative Complication.
Authors: Srikantegowda Madan , Teppa Ravi , Salvadi vinay , Karanam Venkata , Sude Nandkishor
Published: June 2022

Complications most frequently encountered after gastrojejunostomy are marginal ulcer, bleeding and stenosis, while perforation secondary to ulceration at anastomosis site is very rare and seldom reported. Perforation of GJA ulcers is extremely rare and is associated with high morbidity; the incidence ranges from 0.25 to 1%, Direct exposure of gastric acid is the important cause of ulcer formation which may get further complicated by the use of NSAID's, alcohol intake and smoking. We report a case of 60-year-old male who developed perforation at the gastro jejunal anastomotic site of old gastrojejunostomy for peptic ulcer disease.
Ergonomic evaluation of the manual long handle hoes used in farm work in sandy soil in Sri Lanka
Authors: Thariq MG , Hansika Koongodage , Irfeey Abdul
Published: June 2022

Integrating ergonomics into the manual long handle hoe design will minimize work-related musculoskeletal disorders while improving farm workers' health and safety, consequently improving the performance. To what extent ergonomic design aspects have been incorporated into the existing manual hoe types used by farmworkers in Sri Lanka for different purposes for different soil conditions are unknown. This study used farmworkers as subjects to investigate the ergonomics of five different existing hoe types under sandy soil conditions at Ampara district in Sri Lanka. It was found that the hoe type B, which is found with a longer handle (123 cm), smaller blade size (width-21.4 cm and length- 16.3 cm), less weight (1.8 kg) and blade to handle angle of 70°is the most suitable among all the hoe types tested for hoeing operations in sandy soil. The study also found that farmworkers can discriminate between hoe types based on their suitability for the task. The study suggests that further research works are needed to evaluate the existing hoe types to use in different soils for different purposes, which will help improve the hoe type and improve farm workers' health and performance.
Determinants and Impact of the Adoption of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Developed Maize Sheller in Mymensingh District of Bangladesh
Authors: Begum Mst , Hasan Md , Khatun Morsalina , Hossain Mohammad
Published: June 2022

Adoption of new agricultural technologies is always at the center of policy interest in Bangladesh as it generates higher farm productivity and income for the farmers. Despite the visible benefits of many of the new agricultural technologies, including farm machinery and management practices, farmers either do not adopt them or it takes a long time to begin the adoption process and scaling up. The study was carried out to determine the impacts of adoption of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) maize sheller on productivity and farm income in Mymensigh district. Primary data were collected from 41 adopters and 79 non-adopters of BARI maize sheller. Propensity score matching method was used to assess the impacts of BARI maize sheller adoption. It was found that the rate of adoption of BARI maize sheller was 26.73% at farm level. Probit model showed that experience in maize cultivation of the farmer and training enhanced the adoption of BARI maize sheller and family size had negative effect on adoption of BARI maize sheller. BARI maize sheller adoption on average increased maize productivity and farm income by 327.08 kg/ha and 34 to 65% respectively for adopters compared to non-adopters. Policy implications included more investment in training facilities from public agencies to sustain and increase the productivity and income of maize farmers. Modifying the training approach could provide opportunity to young maize farmers to increase their know-how. Various government and non-government organizations working in Bangladesh including Mymensingh district need to promote a rapid uptake and scaling up of BARI maize sheller.
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Evaluation along with Antimicrobial Properties of Gynura Procumbens Leaves Extract
Authors: Shathi Samima , Aziz Fahima , Hasan Md , Islam Rakibul , Meher Mirza , Sarkar Sumon , Sharif Md
Published: June 2022

The accentuated growth inside the use of Gynura procumbens go away as suitable for eating leave and herbal medicinal drug to deal with sicknesses makes its miles essential to evaluate facts available on its antibacterial, antifungal, phytochemical screening and antioxidant activities. G. procumbens leaves methanol and ethyl acetate crude extract was prepared via the cold extraction approach. The methanolic G. procumbens extract became used to phytochemical assessments for plant secondary metabolites; carbohydrates, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, glycosides, steroids, proteins, acidic compounds and saponins using preferred processes techniques. Antibacterial activities of G. procumbens extracts was investigated by using agar well diffusion method and antifungal activities by using the disc-diffusion method. G. procumbens extracts antioxidant activity was assessed via DPPH assay to measure its free radical scavenging capability. Phytochemical screening revealed that presence of carbohydrate, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic compounds and tannins but saponins, proteins, acidic compounds and steroids were not found. Antimicrobial investigation showed that only ethyl acetate extracts have the mild sensitivity to almost all the bacteria and fungi (except Escherichia coli), whereas methanol extracts did not demonstrate any antimicrobial property. The average zones of inhibition produced by ethyl acetate extracts were found to be 6-7 mm at a concentration of 400μg/disc. Antioxidant study showed that IC50 of ethyl acetate extract of G. procumbens leaves was 322.244 μg/ml whereas the IC50 of standard ascorbic acid was 41.683 μg/ml. From the present experiment it could be concluded that G. Procumbens is the source of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and it’s has also antimicrobial, antioxidant properties. These findings imply that G. Procumbens leaves extracts is a good medicinal supply or herbal properties that may have high therapeutic value.
Coronavirus Disease in Children and Adolescents: Symptoms, Treatment, Consequences
Authors: Mochalova Olga , Emelianova Tamara , Ramzanovna Aktulaeva , Agaeva Ayshat , Shaptukaeva Mata
Published: June 2022

The article examines the causes, symptoms and consequences of the development of coronavirus disease in pediatrics.
It has been determined that coronavirus disease is usually easier in children than in adults; symptoms usually include
headache, fever and cough. Severe variants of the development of coronavirus disease in children with concomitant
diseases are possible. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a postinfectious complication of severe acute respiratory
syndrome of coronavirus infection with pronounced cardiovascular and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Healthy Children - A Healthy Nation: Modern Approaches of Pediatricians to The Prevention of Childhood Diseases
Authors: Katorova Antonina , lichidova Kristina , Imanalieva Saule , Kuznecov Ivan , Lokteva Maria , Alexeevna Nikulina
Published: June 2022

The article investigates modern approaches in pediatrics to the prevention of childhood diseases. The author notes that
today it is necessary to monitor the health of the younger generation, because in the future children should become
full-fledged citizens of their country, and their health is a potential, which in the full sense of the word is the “building
material” of the foundation of any state. It must be remembered that lifestyle-related variables and inadequate
environment that surround children and adolescents can affect their cardiovascular health, which can cause serious
health problems in the future. The connection between obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia in childhood and cardiovascular risk in adults is quite
consistent, and it is possible to overcome the negative impact of the above factors if appropriate prevention programs
for childhood diseases are developed already in childhood, within which not only medical professionals, but also parents
and educational organizations should act
An Enhanced Approach for CP-ABE with Proxy Re-encryption in IoT Paradigm
Authors: Doshi Nishant
Published: June 2022

In Internet of Things (IoT), encryption is a technique in which plaintext is converted to ciphertext to make it non-recovered by the attacker without secret key. Ciphertext policy attribute based encryption (CP-ABE) is an encryption technique aimed at multicasting feature i.e. user can only decrypt the message if policy of attributes mentioned in ciphertext is satisfied by the user’s secret key attributes. In literature, the authors have improvised the existing technique to enhance the naïve CP-ABE scheme. Recently, in 2021, Wang et al. have proposed the CP-ABE scheme with proxy re-encryption and claimed it to be efficient as to its predecessors. However, it follows the variable length ciphertext in which size of ciphertext is increased with the number of attributes. Also, it leads to computation overhead on the receiver during decryption which will be performed by the IoT devices. Thus, in this paper we have proposed the improved scheme to provide the constant length ciphertext with proxy re-encryption to reduce the computation and communication time. The proposed scheme is secured under Decisional Bilinear Diffie-Hellman (DBDH) problem.
A NOVEL TRUE REAL-TIME SPATIOTEMPORAL DATA STREAM PROCESSING FRAMEWORK
Authors: ANGBERA ATURE , CHAN HUAH
Published: June 2022

The ability to interpret spatiotemporal data streams in real-time is critical for a range of systems. However, processing vast amounts of spatiotemporal data out of several sources, such as online traffic, social platforms, sensor networks, and other sources, is a considerable challenge. The major goal of this study is to create a framework for processing and analyzing spatiotemporal data from multiple sources with irregular shapes so that researchers can focus on data analysis instead of worrying about the data sources' structure. We introduced a novel spatiotemporal data paradigm for true-real-time stream processing, which enables high-speed and low-latency real-time data processing, with these considerations in mind. A comparison of two state-of-the-art real-time process architectures was offered, as well as a full review of the various open-source technologies for real-time data stream processing, and their system topologies were also presented. Hence, this study proposed a brand-new framework that integrates Apache Kafka for spatiotemporal data ingestion, Apache flink for true real-time processing of spatiotemporal stream data, as well as machine learning for real-time predictions, and Apache Cassandra at the storage layer for distributed storage in real-time. The proposed framework was compared with others from the literature using the following features: Scalability (Sc), prediction tools (PT), data analytics (DA), multiple event types (MET), data storage (DS), Real-time (Rt), and performance evaluation (PE) stream processing (SP), and our proposed framework provided the ability to handle all of this task.
Parental knowledge of pneumococcal diseases and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: A cross-sectional study in Immunization Clinic, Medical College, and Hospital, Kolkata
Authors: Manna Nirmalya , Das Sudipta , Rahaman S , Das Debasis
Published: June 2022

Background: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) had been introduced in National Immunization Schedule recently in West Bengal in view to prevent pneumococcal diseases mainly pneumonia and meningitis, which was a leading cause mortality and morbidity particularly in under 5 age group. Like all other health program, success of this initiative would be dependent on awareness level of beneficiaries.

Aim and Objective: The present study aimed at estimating parenteral awareness level related to pneumococcal diseases and PCV.

Materials and Methods: The observational and analytic study was conducted among parents of 404 children (who were eligible for PCV-1) attended in Immunization Clinic, Medical College, Kolkata. Sociodemographic parameters of families of study participants were elicited. Parenteral knowledge regarding pneumococcal diseases and PCV was assessed.

Results: About 58.4% of parents neither had any awareness regarding pneumococcal diseases, nor had any idea related to PCV. Only 30.7% of parents had any knowledge regarding pneumococcal diseases and 31.7% had any awareness related to PCV. Maternal education, social class, and residence were found to significant predictor of parenteral knowledge both in unadjusted model as well as when adjusted with sociodemographic variables.

Conclusion: As parenteral knowledge level in the present study was not satisfactory, more stress to be given in conducting awareness generation campaign for newly introduced PCV vaccine throughout the state in general, and in vulnerable urban areas particularly, where awareness among beneficiaries was significantly poorer.
A review on post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis and the role of nintedanib in its management
Authors: D Shailendra , Polavarapu Sudheera , Moram Rajeev
Published: June 2022

Pulmonary fibrosis as a complication of COVID-19 has been widely reported. Several studies have reported prolonged respiratory symptoms in significant numbers of people lasting months after the acute episode of COVID-19 infection. Nintedanib is being explored as a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis. However, the exact role of nintedanib in the treatment of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis is not clear. Objectives of this article are to perform a scoping review of the literature on the mechanism of pulmonary fibrosis, role of nintedanib in the treatment of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis, and emerging treatments in the treatment of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis. The United States Clinical Trials Registry and Clinical Trials Registry of India were searched to identify studies evaluating the role of nintedanib in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis. Embase and PubMed databases were searched and relevant articles were reviewed. Over all 26 article in PubMed and 67 articles in Embase were reviewed. There are several ongoing studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of nintedanib in the treatment of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis. Some studies have shown promising results for nintedanib while results from several large ongoing clinical trials are awaited. Use of nintedanib in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis is promising based on the preliminary evidence from the present studies. However, the current evidence is limited and more evidence is awaited from the ongoing randomized clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of nintedanib in the management of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis.
Espousing Environmental Enrichment as Therapy for Post-Covid-19 Syndrome
Authors: Ajagbe Abayomi , Ajiboye Ebenezer , Onigbinde Oluwanisola
Published: June 2022

Treatment for COVID-19 survivors is imperative since various symptoms have been discovered spanning from different levels of depression, sleep disorder and anxiety, in addition, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as disclosed by approximately 97% of COVID-19 victims in seven hundred and fourteen (714) victims in China. Lengthened symptoms viz muscle pain, headaches, anosmia have been discovered in 112 hospitals and 2001 out of hospital COVID-19 positive patients with a greater number of asymptomatic or high mildly symptomatic victims in Belgium and Netherland This article recommends a non-invasive therapy called Environmental enrichment which entails enriching the abode of an individual, which its therapeutic effects have been established as its enhance neuroplasticity, neurogenesis, memory, mood, passion, alleviate lethargy. This article listed food, music therapy and yoga as enrichment components to ameliorate post-COVID-19 syndrome.
The Need to Redefine Management from the View Point Of Scarcity: The Ontological and Epistemogical Consideration
Authors: IGAH Abel Simeon
Published: June 2022

The objective of this research paper was to study the expediency in considering the causative factor of the emergence of management, so as to pointedly appreciate its original meaning. This research paper presented the need to redefine management by management scholars, scientists, students and researchers; shifting from the popular process or applied definition of management, which dwells only on the application and administration of management, rather than the ontological and epistemological viewpoint of management, which ideally takes our focus back to the foundation of management. This study looked at management from its default state, basing its definition on the doctrines of logicality and rationality. The study is anchored on redirecting researchers’ minds to the root cause of management as against the emphasis on the application and administration of management by the huge body of literature. This research paper posed as contributing to the body of knowledge a new way to looking deeply at management as a construct of natural circumstances.
A Study on Code-Switching in Oral and Texting Interaction and Communication of University Lecturer and Students
Authors: Le Thi Ngoc Hien
Published: June 2022

Code-switching is a linguist phenomenon that has drawn the attention and several debates on its reasons and attitudes towards it. Sometimes, young adults make use of code-switching to show off, while some use it as a method of practicing English. However, university students use code-switching by accident or even as a habit when communicating with their lecturers. There is little research on code-switching in oral communication between university students and teachers in Vietnam, but code-switching in written communication is rare. This qualitative research mainly uses observation communication between an English teacher and non-English major students of three different levels, from beginner to pre-intermediate. Through analyzing observation and intimately interviewing teachers, the results show that both students at lower and higher-level code switch and the frequency they code-switch with Vietnamese teacher is more often than with foreign teacher, and code-switching in written communication is more than in oral communication. The main reasons for this phenomenon include the cultural influence, intimacy between teacher and students, and the limited English vocabulary. Teacher and students switch between English and Vietnamese in the classroom and between Vietnamese and English in texting communication so that the communications happen smoothly and effectively.
E-learning Satisfaction during the Covid -19 Epidemic: Evidence from a Vietnam-based Law School
Authors: Nguyen Thanh Khuong
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this research is to investigate the association between system, information, service quality, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and learner satisfaction with e-learning in Vietnam during the Covid-19 era. The research collected 612 answers from current law students at Ho Chi Minh University of Law using a questionnaire-based survey and sampling by convenience. To validate the hypotheses, structural equation modeling was used. Except for the association between system quality and learner satisfaction, all quality factors were shown to positively impact learner satisfaction. In addition, the present research demonstrated that perceived usability and value moderate the link between quality and students' partial and complete satisfaction. This is the first research to examine the relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and student happiness in a platform-based setting. In addition, this research has major implications for education administrators who want to successfully retain students by bolstering the elements that contribute to student satisfaction with online learning.
An Investigation of Vietnamese Classifiers in English – Vietnamese Translation
Authors: Dang Thi Kim Phuong
Published: June 2022

The research was conducted to investigate the use of the three most common classifiers cái, con, người, and figure out the patterns of how to use them when English noun phrases are translated into Vietnamese. To do this, a corpus has been built from the two bestselling literary works The Great Gatsby and Tuesday with Morrie in the English version accompanied by the Vietnamese translated version. The data collected were analyzed in terms of counting numbers of occurrences, calculating percentages and frequency to conclude what classifier among the three is the most frequently used. The findings of this research can be summarized as follow: first, cái is a classifier for inanimate objects, whereas con and người are used with animate ones; however, there is one exception that emerges during the research, which is the classifier con followed by inanimate nouns. Second, from a typical structure of CL + N, formulae are given for the translation of each classifier in specific cases. Finally, double and triple classifiers are chronologically formed by these three classifiers with suggested formulae for Vietnamese translation. The findings aim to support Vietnamese learners using classifiers correctly when translating English noun phrases into Vietnamese noun phrases.
English-majored Students’ Perceptions of the Translation Course at Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry
Authors: Ly Cong Khanh
Published: June 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of the 'Translation' course at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry from the English-majored students' perspectives via in-depth interviews. From the interviews data of 12 students, a critical evaluation was carried on to find out students' perceptions on different aspects of the course, including how they felt about the translation course, the difficulties they encountered throughout the course, what they thought about the teaching activities applied in the course as well as their expectations to improve the course. This study discovered that the lack of vocabulary, weak grammar and sentence structures, and not understanding the implied meaning of different contexts were their biggest challenges. In most students’ opinions, they supposed that group work and e-portfolio were effective activities. The students were generally satisfied with the quality of the subject and suggested some viable recommendations to improve this course in the future.
Toplumda Damgalama Eğilimi ve Hükümlülere Yönelik Sosyal Mesafe İle İlişkili Faktörler
Authors: EREZ Rasim , ÖZDOĞAN Büşra , ÜNÜBOL Hüseyin , HIZLI Gökben
Published: June 2022

Çevremizi daha kolay tanımak için nesneleri sınıflandırdığımız gibi insanları da sınıflandırırız. Bu sınıflandırmanın bazı olumsuz sonuçları da olabilmektedir. Ön yargı ve ayrımcılıkla başlayan bu süreç damgalamaya kadar gidebilmektedir. Bu araştırmada, toplumun damgalama eğilimi ve hükümlü bireylere yönelik sosyal mesafe ilişkisi incelenmiştir.

Bu korelasyonel çalışma, sosyal medya (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp) üzerinden gönüllü ve rastgele seçilen 730 kişi ile yapılmıştır. Veriler; Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, Sosyal Mesafe Ölçeği ve Damgalama Eğilimi Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler SPSS 25 paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde One Way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance – Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi) ve t-testi kullanılmıştır. Aradaki ilişkiyi incelemek için ise Pearson korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır.

Araştırma sonucunda, damgalama eğilimi arttıkça sosyal mesafenin de arttığı saptanmıştır. Damgalamayı etkileyen başlıca faktörler; yaş, cinsiyet, çevre, meslek ve iş sektörü olarak bulunmuştur. Sosyal mesafenin ise; cinsiyet, medeni durum, çocuk sahibi olma, yaşanan çevre, meslek, çalışılan sektör, eğitim, kişinin birinci derece akrabası ya da arkadaşının adli ceza geçmişi ile ilişkili olarak değiştiği bulunmuştur. Damgalama ve sosyal mesafe koyma, hükümlülerde olumsuz pekiştireç görevi görerek suç işleme davranışını devam ettirebilir. Bu sebeple gelecek çalışmalarda, damgalama ile mükerrer suçluluk, suç kariyeri ve hayat kalitesinin arttırılması konularının incelenmesi önerilmektedir.
Text Mining
Authors: Reddy Priyanka , Deekshitha Ms.
Published: June 2022

The unstructured texts which contain massive amount of information cannot simply be Used for further processing by computers. Therefore, specific processing methods and Algorithms are required in order to extract useful patterns. The process of extracting Interesting information and knowledge from unstructured text completed by using Text Mining. In this paper, we have discussed text mining, as a recent and interesting field with The detail of steps involved in the overall process. We have also discussed different Technologies that teach computers with natural language so that they may analyze, Understand, and even generate text. In addition, we briefly discuss a number of successful Applications of text mining which are used currently and in future.
Digitalización de editoriales académicas
Authors: del Arco Blanco Ana , Giménez Toledo Elea
Published: June 2022

Esta guía pretende mostrar la mayor parte de las cuestiones que atañen a la digitalización en el marco de las editoriales académicas, muy especialmente aquellas relacionadas con el entorno de la investigación y sus políticas. Desde los aspectos más sencillos a los más sofisticados, desde los más conocidos a los menos, desde los más fáciles de desarrollar a los más costosos o complicados. Por ello, también sirve para descubrir todo lo que implica una verdadera transformación digital, los retos que conlleva, así como las posibilidades que ofrece. Y así la guía irá descubriendo en mayor o menor grado a las editoriales, dependiendo de su adentramiento previo en la digitalización, campos, siglas, proyectos, quizá desconocidos pero que ya forman parte del ecosistema de la edición académica y de los que es difícil deslindarse.
How Cost-effective are Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Reducing Tailpipe-CO2 Emissions? An Analysis of Major Electric Vehicle Markets
Authors: Sheldon Tamara L. , Dua Rubal , Alharbib Omar Abdullah
Published: June 2022

We estimate the cost-effectiveness of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) subsidies in reducing tailpipe-CO2 emissions in China, the U.S., and nine European countries. We find that the per-tonne cost of tailpipe-CO2 avoided increases linearly with the government-subsidized percentage of the PEV price. Costs are relatively higher in the Netherlands and Denmark, which subsidized high-priced PEVs including plug-in hybrids, and lower in the U.S., where PEVs replaced higher-emissions cars. Chinese PEV subsidies have a short-run static cost of up to $1,600 per tonne, far exceeding the social cost of carbon, suggesting that subsidies are more a part of China’s industrial policy than its carbon policy. When subsidy-induced PEV sales and power generation emissions are considered, the ordering of countries based on the cost-effectiveness of subsidies changes. The long-run dynamic subsidy cost is expected to be lower, as current subsidies may drive future innovation and sales, and due to grid decarbonization.
Does Manufacturing Sector Output Significantly Predict Economic Growth in Nigeria?
Authors: Umaru Aminu , Egede Yakubu , Ayuba James
Published: June 2022

The predictive power of the manufacturing output on growth is a topical issue, especially with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on global manufacturing and economic activities. As such, this study examines how Nigeria’s manufacturing output can be observed in estimating economic growth. The ARDL model and OLS technique were employed in our assessments, and quarterly data was sourced from the CBN statistical bulletin for 2019 and the NBS annual report from 2010Q1 to 2020Q4. The study finds that manufacturing output positively and significantly affects growth in Nigeria and therefore can significantly predict further economic growth and, by extension, recession in Nigeria. It also recommends the need to improve the ease of doing business and security, adjusting interest rates for manufacturers, stabilize the exchange rate, develop infrastructure, and increase interventions in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria.
PELAKSANAAN ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT DALAM PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI DESA JUNREJO
Authors: Adhitama M.Okto , Adiwidjaja Ignatius , Dharma Ronal
Published: June 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yakni mengetahui, menganalisis dan mendeskripsikan penggunaan SistemInformasi Manajemen Desa (SIMADE) dalam pelayanan publik di Desa Junrejo. Penelitian berjeniskualitatif dengan data dikumpulkan lewat dokuemntasi, wawancara, dan observasi. Guna menentukaninformannya dilaksanakan memakai snowball sampling. Analisis datanya dilaksanakan lewat sejumlahtahap mulai dari mereduksi data, menyajikan, dan menarik kesimpulan terhadapnya. Merujuk hasilpenelitian yang didapat penulis bisa ditarik kesimpulan bahwasannya pemakaian Sistem InformasiManajemen Desa (SIMADE) di Desa Junrejo belum dapat disebut efektif. Faktor yang menghambatmencakup Sistem itu tidak dapat menjalankan pembaharuan data penduduk, Pemerintah tidakmelaksanakan sosialisasi SIMADE untuk masyarakat, rendahnya partisipasi masyarakat termasuklemahnya koordinasi dari kelompok kepentingan. Faktor yang mendukung mencakup keberadaanperaturan yang menjadi dasar dan SDM yang cukup memberi dukungan saat Sistem dioperasikan.
IMPLEMENTASI UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 16 TAHUN 2019 TENTANG PERKAWINAN (Studi Kasus Perkawinan anak di Kabupaten Bojonegoro)
Authors: Kartika Siwie Adilla , Irianto Heru , Kurniatul Azizah Anisa
Published: June 2022

Marriage is a permanent relationship between a man and a woman that isrecognized as valid by the community concerned based on the applicable marriage regulations. While child marriage is a marriage perfomed by a child who is 19 years old based on law number 16 of 2019 on marriage. Cases of marriage are very common in Bojonegoro district, where the majority of the population still thinks that marrying young is a must. Factors that affect child marriage are juvenile delinquency, lack of education, etc. This is a concern for the government, especially the Dinas for Womens Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning, Bojonegoro Regency and the community must help move together in preventing child marriage. From this explanation, this research examines the following problems: (1) how is the implementation of law number 16 of 2019 refarding marriage in Bojonegoro district?, (2) what factors influence the existence of child marriage ini Bojonegoro Regency?, (3) how are the efforts made by the Office to prevent child marriages based on law Number 16 of 2019 concerning marriage in Bojonegoro Regency. The purpose of this study to determine the implementation oflaw No.16 of 2019 regarding marriage in Bojonegoro Regency, to find out the factors that affect child marriage in Bojonegoro, to find out the efforts made by DP3AKB so that child marriage does not occur based on law No.16 of 2019 concerining marriage. To achieve this goal, this study uses a descriptive qualitative type of research, namely describing the phenomena that occur. Data collection was done through observational interviews and documentation. The conclusion of this study is that the Office of Woman Empowerment for Child Protection and Family Planning in Bojonegoro regency has a fairly good responsiveness both to the prevention of child marriages such as the many efforts to make child marriage prevention programs. The effectiveness of the Implementation of Law No.16 of 2019 concerning marriage carried out by the DP3AKB of Bojonegoro Regency is quite good, however it is not yet fully effective becauses of the many factors that encourage child marriage it from the people of Bojonegoro Regency.
Hybrid Project-Based Learning course approach from face-to-face and remote experiences.
Authors: Delabrida Saul
Published: June 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic challenged students and educators who quickly migrated face-to-face courses to a remote context. Given this challenge, this paper documents the experience of a Project-Based Learning course originally proposed to a face-to-face and adjusted to the remote context. It is a wearable computing course centralizing on mixed reality technologies and user studies evaluation. The adopted methodology is student-centered based on PjBL practices, emphasizing the Human-Computer interaction subject was applied six times, three times face-to-face, and three times remotely between 2019 and 2021. This paper describes the educator's experiences, learnings, and directions for the arrangement of other PjBL courses.
OntoStrength: An Ontology for Psychomotor Strength Development
Authors: Neagu Laurentiu-Marian , Rigaud Eric , Guarnieri Vincent , Radu Emanuel Ioan , Travadel Sébastien , Dascalu Mihai , Rughinis Razvan
Published: June 2022

An ontology is a formal, explicit description of concepts and relations from a domain while considering underlying properties, restrictions, and instances.With the advancement of the Semantic Web, the rise of the Educational Semantic Web, and the lack of uniformity between approaches for knowledge representation, ontologies are becoming more and more popular, including adaptive learning environments such as the Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs). OntoStrength is an ontology developed to support the Selfit ITS, a platform that aims to improve the fundamental human psychomotor skills and, more specifically, bio-motor strength abilities. The goal of Selfit is to prevent the negative consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and accidents involving inadequate strength skills. Most ontologies in the sports domain support the development of digital solutions for sports performance and data collected during competitions. In contrast, OntoStrength’s goal is to contribute to the development of digital solutions dedicated to bio-motor strength ability analysis. OntoStrength considers other bio-motor skills like speed, endurance, or flexibility, as well as other activities like muscle analysis, movement patterns, or training load management, to support sport, professional and daily-life activities. OntoStrength enables the personalization of strength development programs in the Selfit ITS by providing a comprehensive data layer for its student, domain, and tutoring models.
A collaborative learning infrastructure to build capacity for urban transformations
Authors: Mulder Ingrid , Magni Alberto
Published: June 2022

An increasing number of social innovators are leveraging cities as urban learning ecosystems in order to experiment with design approaches to tackle societal challenges at a local level. However, the scale and complexity of these challenges force them to constantly acquire new capabilities to advance the local experimentation towards systemic change. We introduce co-design as a transformative community-driven design method to facilitate innovators to continuously identify, connect, co-define, and share with other peers their learning journeys to build capacity over time for addressing societal challenges. The current article elaborates upon a capacity-building framework that not only resulted in elaborate training activities for urban transformations, but also fostered a community of practice that was instrumental to self-sustain a learning network. Results highlight the importance of developing a collaborative learning infrastructure capable of expanding the pool of societal actors contributing to the further diffusion and co-creation of knowledge for urban transformations.
An analysis of motivation and situational interest in a location-based augmented reality application
Authors: Raber James , Ferdig Richard E. , Gandolfi Enrico , Clements Robert
Published: June 2022

Research has provided evidence that augmented reality (AR) can be an effective tool to improve teaching and learning across multiple domains. Research is limited, however, in several key areas related to AR. For instance, motivation and situational interest are critical to student learning outcomes. However, little is known about the relationship between the two constructs and AR, particularly for AR that leverages location-based triggers. This study addressed this need by analyzing data from participants who used an application that delivers location-based, instructional AR content about the tragic shootings that occurred on May 4th, 1970, at Kent State University. Data findings showed significant decreases in motivation, but significant growth in situational interest and content knowledge. Implications for development of future location-based AR applications are discussed.
Dreamscape Bricks VR: An Experimental Virtual Reality Tool for Architectural Design
Authors: Doma Oguz Orkun , Sener Sinan Mert
Published: June 2022

In this paper, we propose a VR design tool framework called DREAMSCAPE, which adopts a direct manipulation approach focusing on embody, experience, and manipulation activities in design. The framework defines a VR design process using intuitive controls without being limited by the preconceptions of conventional CAD systems. To establish and demonstrate the framework, we designed and developed a VR design tool called Dreamscape Bricks VR in Unreal Engine 4, using LEGO bricks as base components in a high-fidelity interactive design environment. We conducted user tests and administered questionnaires assessing usability, performance, and comfort. Results showed that the user experience of the tool is positive. The developed tool is expected to establish the abstract framework and provide insights into the future of VR design tools with implications on design education
Efficiency and productivity of skidder dragging full-trees of Eucalyptus sp.
Authors: Bahia Marco Antônio Marcelino , Ribeiro Raquel Menestrino , Coneglian Ademilson , Sette Júnior Carlos Roberto
Published: June 2022

The development of activities in the forestry sector is constantly evolving. The constant search for improvements in the production system in order to increase production and reduce costs are, therefore, necessary to maintain the growth of forestry. The forest harvesting stage corresponds to a large part of the financial amount spent on the activity and, therefore, it becomes the target of constant studies aiming at its improvement and evolution. The objective of this study is to carry out a technical analysis of the operation of a forest machine skidder operating in the drag of a eucalypts stand in the whole tree system. The technical analysis encompasses factors such as the study of times and movements, operational efficiency and productivity, evaluating the performance of the machinery for three different drag branch distances. In the study of times and movements, the operations “travel without load” and “travel with load” were the operations that demanded the longest total cycle time. The operational efficiency of the machinery approached 90% and the productivity of the skidder decreased according to the increase in the distance from the skidding branch, being in the order of 19.36 m³. hˉ¹ for the 100-meter skid road, 14.01 m³. hˉ¹ for the 200-meter skid road and 8.35 m³. hˉ¹ for the 300-meter skid road.
Jordbruk som tjänsteproduktion - en ekologisk välfärdssektor
Authors: Forsberg Gunnel
Published: June 2022

Budskapet, i denna artikel är att påvisa konsekvenserna av den (könsmärkta) dikotomin mellan produktion/konsumtion samt att visa en väg att upphäva denna dikotomisering genom att skaffa kontroll över själva länken mellan de två delarna.
Kampen om slöjan - slöjan i kampen
Authors: Rabo Annika
Published: June 2022

In this article it is argued that the Islamic modern veil is a debated garment not only in the contemporary West but in the Middle East as well. The female veil has been used around the Mediterranean and in the Middle East since antiquity. The Quran is not very specific as to what women should cover and interpretations vary greatly from place to place, and from one century to another. The veil is often a sign of social and economic prestige. At the same time the female veil is also a symbol of patriarchal ideas about the difference between men and women. Women's bodies are commonly felt, by men, to threaten their self-control. Hence women need to cover their bodies to avoid chaos in society. For almost a hundred years political issues have been debated through debating female dress. The veil has symbolised a lack of progress in the Middle East, as well as symbolised cultural authenticity. Very often women have not been part of these debates. But today women who re-veil very often do this as a conscious statement. Veiling or reveiling may well be a political statement against oppressive state agencies, or a statement against family bonds. By wearing a veil women in some countries can, for example, Iiberate themselves from the clutches of their families. The modern Islamic dress can hence give women freedom of choice and movement within culturally sanctioned boundaries.
Kvinnorollerna i antikens teater - skrivna, spelade och sedda av män
Authors: Hov Live
Published: June 2022

The theatre of the Antiquity constitutes the first chapter in our common western history of t h e theatr e and should therefore be a well-known as well as an important subject for anyone interested in t h e a t r e research. This article gives a short presentation of this field of research not primarily geared at experts b u t r a t h e r at interested general readers. Why do we n e e d to increase our knowledge on the roles of women in antique theatre? As I see it, this knowledge is i m p o r t a n t on two d i f f e r e n t levels. On one level, it is exciting and rewarding in itself to delve d e e p e r i n t o a past, where women's roles and women's lives both resemble and differ f r om our own. On a different, a n d more professional level, it is i m p o r t a n t to g am insight into how women's roles evolved in order to see how the image of women was construed inside the theatre. II I have paid more attention to the Roman drama than to the Greek it is because, in my opinion, the f o r m e r has had a greater impact on women's roles in years to come - in world drama as a whole. The Greek tragedy has b e e n an inexhaustible source of inspiration for world drama and it's always had the highest status a n d that goes for the female tragic roles too. But it is t h e stereotyped women of Roman comedy that are easily recognisable everywhere in western drama, today as well as in earlier repertoire. Women have been cast as meddlesome mothers, p e r t maid servants or attractive young things. They have had few functions outside the private sphere, whereas the male parts have to a greater extent been individualised and have portrayed men in a variety of occupations and positions, thereby m i r r o r i n g the limited choice of g e n d e r roles for women in the outside world.
Finns den inte så får vi hitta på den! Om den kvinnliga dramatikens vara eller icke vara
Authors: Feiler Yael
Published: June 2022

This a r t i d e scrutinizes how Margareta Garpe's plays can be seen as acts of resistance, and as conscious attemps to create women's drama. Garpe's play Alla dagar, alla nätter /All days, All Nights/ from 1992 features two sisters f ä r i n g each other. Garpe's portrayal of these two women and their relationship demonstrate Garpe's displeasure with the traditional polarised "either-or " of stereotyped gender roles. This type of displeasure is what creates the base for a development of women's drama generally.
En säregen styrka
Authors: Didong Paola
Published: June 2022

The article is an attempt to describe the actress Stina Ekb1ads's artistry in the role of Renée in Madame de Sade by Yukio Mishima. The play was produced at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm 1989. In her appearance on stage Stina Ekblad gives the impression of considerable strength and at the same time of great frailty. These features seem to be intimately connected. They exist in the fictious character of the play and are also integral parts of Ekblad's personality. A particular shimmer is revealed as they coalesce. In Ekblad's acting there is also a point of resistance against "the male gaze". When she occasionally turns on a traditional womanly submissive charm it becomes part of a strategy towards her companions and adversaries on stage. As il becomes a performative gesture she manages to keep a subject position. The same thing is true for her gestures connected to the rich poetical imagery in the text. Interpreting strong poetical texts can be regarded as a speciality for Ekblad. By letting her movements follow the images she extends the part and slips out of the mimetic trap of depicting a fictious woman taken to be real and nothing else. Ekblad takes command by making extensive use of the male naming privilege the role of Renée offers. Through her interpretation the character is never victimized, in spite of her sufferings.
Bortom kön? Om makt och sexualitet
Authors: Liljeström Marianne
Published: June 2022

I den här artikeln kan du läsa om feministiska och queerteoretiska definitioner av könsbegreppet och dess koppling till diskussioner kring makt och sexualitet.
Konstruktion och förändring - genus som vetenskap
Authors: Hirdman Yvonne
Published: June 2022

18-19 september 1998 samlades Stockholms kvinnoforskare till konferens under rubriken Konstruktion och förändring. Inledningstalare var Yvonne Hirdman.