bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Functional Health Literacy Among Chinese Populations and Associated Factors: Latent Class Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Dong Zhaogang , Ji Meng , Shan Yi , Xu Xiaofei , Xing Zhaoquan
Published: April 2023

BACKGROUND

Poor functional health literacy has been found to be independently associated with poor self-assessed health, poor understanding of one’s health condition and its management, and higher use of health services. Given the importance of functional health literacy, it is necessary to assess the overall status of functional health literacy in the general public. However, the literature review shows that no studies of functional health literacy have been conducted among the Chinese population in China.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to classify Chinese populations into different functional health literacy clusters and ascertain significant factors closely associated with low functional health literacy to provide some implications for health education, medical research, and public health policy making.

METHODS

We hypothesized that the participants’ functional health literacy levels were associated with various demographic characteristics. Therefore, we designed a four-section questionnaire including the following information: (1) age, gender, and education; (2) self-assessed disease knowledge; (3) 3 validated health literacy assessment tools (ie, the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale, the eHealth Literacy Scale, and the 6-item General Health Numeracy Test); and (4) health beliefs and self-confidence measured by the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales Form B. Using randomized sampling, we recruited survey participants from Qilu Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, China. The questionnaire was administered via wenjuanxing. A returned questionnaire was valid only when all question items included were answered, according to our predefined validation criterion. All valid data were coded according to the predefined coding schemes of Likert scales with different point (score) ranges. Finally, we used latent class analysis to classify Chinese populations into clusters of different functional health literacy and identify significant factors closely associated with low functional health literacy.

RESULTS

All data in the 800 returned questionnaires proved valid according to the predefined validation criterion. Applying latent class analysis, we classified Chinese populations into low (n=292, 36.5%), moderate-to-adequate (n=286, 35.7%), and low-to-moderate (n=222, 27.8%) functional health literacy groups and identified five factors associated with low communicative health literacy: (1) male gender (aged 40-49 years), (2) lower educational attainment (below diploma), (3) age between 38 and 68 years, (4) lower self-efficacy, and (5) belief that staying healthy was a matter of luck.

CONCLUSIONS

We classified Chinese populations into 3 functional health literacy groups and identified 5 factors associated with low functional health literacy. These associated factors can provide some implications for health education, medical research, and health policy making.
Mapping Inequities in Digital Health Technology Within the World Health Organization’s European Region Using PROGRESS PLUS: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Authors: Woolley Katherine E , Bright Diana , Ayres Toby , Morgan Fiona , Little Kirsty , Davies Alisha R
Published: April 2023

BACKGROUND

The use of digital technologies within health care rapidly increased as services transferred to web-based platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequalities in digital health across the domains of equity are not routinely examined; yet, the long-term integration of digitally delivered services needs to consider such inequalities to ensure equitable benefits.

OBJECTIVE

This scoping review aimed to map inequities in access, use, and engagement with digital health technologies across equity domains.

METHODS

We searched 4 electronic databases (MEDLINE, ASSIA, PsycINFO, and Scopus) for quantitative and mixed methods reviews and meta-analyses published between January 2016 and May 2022. Reviews were limited to those that included studies from the World Health Organization’s European region. Extracted data were mapped against Cochrane’s PROGRESS PLUS (place of residence, race, ethnicity, culture, and language, occupation, gender and sex, religion, education, socioeconomic status, social capital, and other characteristics) dimensions of equity.

RESULTS

In total, 404 unique citations were identified from the searches, and 2 citations were identified from other sources. After eligibility assessment, 22 reviews were included. Consistent evidence was found showing higher access to digital health technologies among patients who were of White ethnicity, were English speaking, and had no disability. There were no reviews that explored differences in access to digital health care by age, gender and sex, occupation, education, or homeless or substance misuse. Higher use of digital health technologies was observed among populations that were White, English speaking, younger, with a higher level of education, of higher economic status, and residents in urban areas. No clear evidence of differences in the use of digital technologies by occupation, gender and sex, disability, or homeless or substance misuse was found, nor was clear evidence found in the included reviews on inequalities in the engagement with digital technologies. Finally, no reviews were identified that explored differences by place of residence.

CONCLUSIONS

Despite awareness of the potential impact of inequalities in digital health, there are important evidence gaps across multiple equity domains. The development of a common framework for evaluating digital health equity in new health initiatives and consistency in reporting findings is needed.
Operational Systems of Thought in Clinical Decision-Making in the Era of Generative AI and the Future Role of Healthcare Professionals as “Emotion Terminal” (Preprint)
Authors: Bito Seiji
Published: April 2023

UNSTRUCTURED

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology are transforming healthcare, reshaping clinical decision making, and changing the roles of healthcare professionals. This paper explores the interaction between two operational systems of thought, 'intelligence' and 'consciousness', and how generative AI models, such as GPT-4, can complement healthcare professionals in serving the best interests of patients. AI systems are efficient at processing large amounts of data, supporting diagnoses, suggesting treatments and assessing medical risks. However, the subjective experiences and emotional turmoil that patients go through during clinical decision-making are not always rational and require a different approach.
Yuval Noah Harari's concept of "intelligence" as the ability to solve problems and "consciousness" as the ability to feel subjective experiences is presented as two modes of thinking: the intelligent operating system (I-OS) and the conscious operating system (C-OS). Generative AI excels at supporting I-OS reasoning by efficiently solving problems and providing evidence-based information. However, its performance in C-OS, which deals with subjective experiences and emotions, is limited.
As generative AI becomes an increasingly effective information terminal, healthcare professionals will need to adapt and become "emotion terminals". They will be responsible for understanding patients' subjective experiences, providing good communication and active listening, and helping patients to articulate their wishes and concerns. The future role of healthcare professionals will involve striking a balance between I-OS and C-OS thinking to facilitate optimal decision-making processes for patients. By embracing this dual role, healthcare professionals can strengthen the connection between patients and doctors, ultimately improving patient outcomes in the era of AI adoption.
Evaluating the Impact of a Dutch Sexual Health Intervention for Adolescents: Think-Aloud and Semistructured Interview Study (Preprint)
Authors: Metz Gido , Thielmann Rosa R L C , Roosjen Hanneke , Crutzen Rik
Published: April 2023

BACKGROUND

Engagement with and the potential impact of web-based interventions is often studied by tracking user behavior with web analytics. These metrics do provide insights into how users behave, but not why they behave as such.

OBJECTIVE

This paper demonstrates how a mixed methods approach consisting of (1) a theoretical analysis of intended use, (2) a subsequent analysis of actual use, and (3) an exploration of user perceptions can provide insights into engagement with and potential impact of web-based interventions. This paper focuses on the exploration of user perceptions, using the chlamydia page of the Dutch sexual health intervention, Sense.info, as a demonstration case. This prevention-focused platform serves as the main source of sexual and reproductive health information (and care if needed) for young people aged 12-25 years in the Netherlands.

METHODS

First, acyclic behavior change diagrams were used to theoretically analyze the intended use of the chlamydia page. Acyclic behavior change diagrams display how behavior change principles are applied in an intervention and which subbehaviors and target behaviors are (aimed to be) influenced. This analysis indicated that one of the main aims of the page is to motivate sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. Second, the actual use of the chlamydia page was analyzed with the web analytics tool Matomo. Despite the page’s aim of promoting STI testing, a relatively small percentage (n=4948, 14%) of the 35,347 transfers from this page were to the STI testing page. Based on these two phases, preliminary assumptions about use and impact were formulated. Third, to further explore these assumptions, a study combining the think-aloud method and semistructured interviews was executed with 15 young individuals aged 16-25 (mean 20, SD 2.5) years. Template analysis was used to analyze interview transcripts.

RESULTS

Participants found the information on the Sense.info chlamydia page reliable and would visit it mostly for self-diagnosis purposes if they experienced potential STI symptoms. A perceived facilitator for STI testing was the possibility to learn about the symptoms and consequences of chlamydia through the page. Barriers included an easily overlooked link to the STI testing page and the use of language not meeting the needs of participants. Participants offered suggestions for lowering the threshold for STI testing.

CONCLUSIONS

The mixed methods approach used provided detailed insights into the engagement with and potential impact of the Sense.info chlamydia page, as well as strategies to further engage end users and increase the potential impact of the page. We conclude that this approach, which triangulates findings from theoretical analysis with web analytics and a think-aloud study combined with semistructured interviews, may also have potential for the evaluation of web-based interventions in general.
Understanding Life and Death Meaning through the Character of Edna Pontelier in Kate Chopin's The Awakening
Authors: Putri Elin Eprilin Fitrian Miela
Published: April 2023

A character is a significant part in a tale who has its own personality or traits. Some variables, such as genes and environment, impact the development of a character's personality. Though Psychological approach, the researcher examines the personality development of the main character of Edna Pontellier in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. From analyzing the character development, the researcher finds that the character of Edna Pontellier has changed and developed from being acceptance toward herself and her life to be rebellious in the search of her independence. The development of Edna’s character also changes the point of view of life and death. Edna feels happy, but in contrast, she feels something missing in her life. Edna feels that she does not belong to any community. She also feels that the world does not support her. That is one of the reasons why she chooses death as a way to find another happiness.
American Influence on Youth Culture: Representation Analysis on Punk Subculture in Indonesia
Authors: Fathmawati Yunia Dewi , Adi Ida Rochani
Published: April 2023

As globally sprung up, punk subculture is an evidence how American influence has been penetrated in many life facets, including through youth culture. Indonesia becomes one of many countries that accept and practice the subculture. The discussion of punk subculture in Indonesia can reveal the relation between both countries, in which America becomes the powerful party while Indonesia is the submissive ones. To find out American influence in the spread of punk subculture in Indonesia, Representation theory by Stuart Hall is applied in the research. The theory is used in observing punk community both of Indonesia and America in Instagram platforms, particularly some posts that containing of punk elements. By using qualitative method, the result of the research uncovers that Indonesia absorbs American punk elements in two ways: By assimilating it without adding other elements outside of punk and by integrating it to Indonesian context. Both ways show the submissiveness of Indonesia in absorbing the foreign subculture. Yet, especially for the latter, it shows how Indonesia still has a power of resistance in accepting punk subculture by still maintaining mother cultural elements in practicing it, and in the end, it adds a new different color in the global punk scene.
The Thoughts Construction of President Donald Trump in Making Foreign Policy to End the War between the US and Taliban
Authors: Ikhsanudin Muhammad Arif
Published: April 2023

The war between the US and the Taliban began after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. President Bush immediately sent US military troops to Afghanistan to capture the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, Osama bin Laden. It is known that President Obama was sheltered by the Taliban in Afghanistan. During the Obama’s administration, bin Laden was successfully killed in 2011. The war between the US and the Taliban will continue until President Trump’s leadership. He considers that the goals of this war have been realized, targeting Al-Qaida leaders and that nothing is profitable for the US in continuing the war. According to Trump’s thinking, in 2020 there will be a peace agreement between the US and the Taliban. To answer this fact, this article will use constructivist theory to explain the construction of Bush's thoughts, the result of which is the United States' political policy towards the war in Afghanistan. Therefore, this journal will discuss the construction of Trump’s thoughts on ending the long war between the US and the Taliban. So that this paper can see how Trump's thought construction can end the war and what the real impact is for the US. From this, it can be concluded that the result of Trump’s thought construction is to protect US citizens and interests in the economic and military fields.
Análisis de las Intervenciones de Bebés de 9 Meses durante la Lectura Compartida
Authors: Mareovich Florencia , Jauck Daniela Eva , Peralta Olga Alicia
Published: April 2023

La lectura compartida es frecuente en la infancia. Sin embargo, la participación de infantes menores de un año en esta actividad ha sido poco explorada. Este trabajo describe y analiza las intervenciones de bebés de 9 meses en la lectura conjunta materno-infantil en hogares argentinos. Transcribimos y analizamos filmaciones realizadas por 10 madres. Clasificamos las intervenciones en: acción responsiva o espontánea; vocalización responsiva o espontánea; acción responsiva + vocalización; acción espontánea + vocalización. Los bebés realizaron mayoritariamente acciones espontáneas (con o sin vocalizaciones). Luego, clasificamos las acciones (con o sin vocalizaciones) en: convencionales (pasar la página, señalar) o manipulativas (morder, sacudir los libros); otras no orientadas (tomar otro objeto, mirar fuera del escenario). Encontramos que las acciones fueron principalmente manipulativas. Finalmente, clasificamos las acciones en: inespecíficas (morder el libro, sacudirlo) u orientadas (intentar agarrar los objetos representados). Predominaron las acciones inespecíficas. Los hallazgos muestran bebés sensoriomotores en exploración. Sin embargo, algunas intervenciones revelaron también un incipiente desarrollo simbólico al usar los libros convencionalmente y reconocer las imágenes como objetos simbólicos. La lectura compartida es un escenario en el que se accede a diversos sistemas de representación (imágenes, números, letras), permitiendo desarrollar tempranamente un potencial simbólico en contextos sociales relevantes.
Optimización del proceso productivo de helado artesanal
Authors: Zaldivar Montes de Oca Yasmin , Montero Bizet Jorge Luis
Published: April 2023

Introducción: La creciente demanda en el mercado alimenticio crea la necesidad de producir alimentos de preferencias mundiales. El helado artesanal, hoy en día, es un producto de gran aceptación y consumo masivo. Objetivo: Analizar los distintos factores que influyen en la optimización del proceso productivo de helado artesanal. Materiales y métodos: Fabricamos 30L de helado para conocer la relevancia e influencia de las normas de operación y calidad, además de las variables de calidad que intervienen en el proceso productivo. Resultados: El componente de mayor influencia en la estructura de costo es la materia prima (47,87%) por lo que hay que tener en cuenta el área y los equipos dónde se transforma, el orden de adición y el cumpliendo las normas esenciales que rigen el proceso para lograr un producto final con la calidad requerida y con el menor costo posible mediante el aprovechamiento máximo de la materia prima. Conclusión: El cumplimiento de las normas de operación de los equipos y correcto pesado de la materia prima son dos factores que aseguran la calidad del helado artesanal.
Determinants influencing the application of green accounting: The case of Vietnamese constructions firms
Authors: Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong , Ha Hong Hanh , Tran Manh Dung
Published: April 2023

Green and sustainable development is a common trend in the world, in which firms are not only interested in socio-economic development, but also environmental protection and environmental indicators in the production process. Green accounting, an important tool to assess the environmental impact on the economy, is considered a transition towards green and sustainable economic development (Gray, 1992). This study is conducted to assess the impact of all factors on the application of green accounting in Vietnamese construction firms, of which data is collected from 243 survey questionnaires of managers and accountants of Vietnamese construction firms. By using Cronbach’s alpha test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) test, and multiple regression analysis to check and forecast information, there are five determinants affecting the application of green accounting in Vietnamese construction firms as staff levels and resources, legal and regulatory systems, customer demands, legal and educational systems, stakeholder, managers’ perceptions, internal resources. Based on the findings, some suggestions are proposed to management businesses and agencies to compensate for the shortcomings in the process of applying green accounting, contributing to making green accounting one of the most effective tools. It is important to appraise the environmental impact on the economy and is acknowledged as a transition towards sustainable development and green economic development.
Pengembangan LKPD Pembelajaran Cerpen Bermuatan Multikultural Dengan Model Discovery Learning untuk Siswa Kelas XI SMK
Authors:   Universitas Lampung, Asmawati Fitria , Eko Rusminto Nurlaksana ,   Universitas Lampung, Widodo Mulyanto ,   Universitas Lampung
Published: April 2023

Keterbatasan bahan ajar menjadi salah satu permasalahan yang dihadapi guru dalam proses pembelajaran, khususnya pembelajaran cerpen. Oleh karena itu dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk berupa Lembar Kerja Siswa (LKPD), mengetahui kelayakan Lembar Kerja Siswa (LKPD) pembelajaran cerpen yang memuat model multikultural dengan discovery learning untuk siswa kelas XI SMK, dan mengetahui tanggapannya. guru dan peserta didik pada pembelajaran Lembar Kerja Siswa (LKPD) cerita pendek yang memuat model pembelajaran discovery multikultural untuk siswa kelas XI SMK. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode (Reasearch and Development / R&D) dengan tiga tahapan utama yaitu hasil studi pendahuluan, pengembangan produk, produk atau hasil pengembangan. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana pengembangan produk bahan ajar berupa LKPD pembelajaran cerita pendek (cerpen) bermuatan multikultural dengan model discovery learning untuk siswa kelas XI di SMK. Pengembangan LKPD pembelajaran cerpen yang memuat multikultural dengan model discovery learningbertujuan agar siswa dapat menelaah unsur-unsur yang terkandung dalam bacaan cerpen yang memiliki muatan multikulturan sehingga siswa dapat mengembangkan sikap toreransi dari segi kebudayaan, pengetahuan.Bahan ajaryang berupa Lembar KerjaPeserta Didik (LKPD) tersebut diharapkan mampu meningkatkan pemahamandanhasil belajar siswamengenaimateri pembelajarancerpen yang mengandung muatan multikultur sehingga siswa dapat menerapkan nilai-nilai yang mengandung muatan multikultur dalam cerpen ke dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Controversy Related to Interdisciplinary Periodontal-Orthodontic Approach in Gingival Recession Coverage
Authors: Malhotra Sakshi , Tewari Shikha
Published: April 2023

The aim of this review is to present controversial issue and available evidences in the literature related to the treatment of gingival recession associated with mal-aligned tooth using interdisciplinary periodontal-orthodontic approach. Gingival recession often causes dentin sensitivity, increase vulnerability to root caries and esthetic concern. Tooth mal-alignment is an important predisposing factor associated with gingival recession. In current era, people are often concerned about their esthetics and approach for root coverage. Clinicians must be aware about current evidences regarding treatment of gingival recession associated with mal-alignment.
Model and algorithm for supporting decision on selection of products for recommendation to user based on analysis of statistical implication
Authors: Kvyatkovskaya Irina , Vo Thi Huen Chang , Tran Quoc Toan
Published: April 2023

The article considers the issues of analyzing data that the consumer encounters when choosing products and services. The problem is extracting useful information that allows offering the user new products and services depending on his preferences. This problem is localized by recommender systems focused on using the data mining methods, such as classification, clustering, analysis of association rules - a machine learning method that detects relationships between variables in databases. Compared to other methods, the advantage of the association rule-based recommender method is its transparency: the method can show the user the inference mechanism used to make decisions. Association rule-based recommender systems use two measures that are widely popular and evaluate sets of elements and create sets of association rules, the support measure and the confidence measure. However, to get better recommendations, the quality of association rules and the way sentence ranking should be measured by some objective measure. There has been developed a model and a decision support algorithm for the choice of products for recommendations to the user based on the statistical implication analysis method. In the proposed solutions, support and credibility measures are used to create association rules; a measure of the intensity of the statistical implication is used to filter the set of rules and to rank the recommendations.
Creating intellectual support tools for recruiting procedures of innovative enterprise by using Natural language processing methods
Authors: Mashina Ekaterina Alekseevna
Published: April 2023

When conducting recruiting procedures for a modern innovative company, the task of creating automated solutions designed to objectively determine the competencies of an employee is most urgent. There have been de-scribed the results of an analytical review of methods that allow identifying the competencies of specialists based on semantic studies of texts generated by them, followed by analysis of the applicability of such solutions to perform specific recruiting procedures. There is given a description of an approach to creating collections of texts characterizing the competencies of the applicant for the vacancy, which are classified according to the time of text generation (retrospective experience /current activity) and interaction with co-authors. There have been considered the examples of using different methods of Natural language processing based on the vector representation of texts for solving specific tasks related to the assessment of the competencies of specialists and the tools for semantic analysis of texts.
Simulation of process of symbol recognition in regulating documents of organization
Authors: Khomenko Tat'iana Vladimirovna , Irgaliev Amin Al'bertovich , Tarakanov Vladislav Dmitrievich
Published: April 2023

Improving the quality of classification of different documents is a purpose of modeling the optical character recognition. Non-digital documents, such as scanned or photographed documents, are difficult to classify correctly in electronic document management systems. A decision was made to simulate the process of optical character recognition in the regulatory documents of the organization. There have been considered various methods of modeling the process. The structure of departments for the electronic document management system is given. Methods of implementing optical character recognition (OCR) are considered. The stages of the OCR system development are revealed: image processing, segmentation, recognition. The methods of image processing are analyzed. The main processes associated with image processing are disclosed: alignment, blurring, binarization, finding contours, removing extra lines. Comparison of image blur methods is made. Two stages of image binarization are defined: conversion of a color image into a gray image, binarization of a gray image. The Kenny operator is proposed as a second stage of binarization, which is used to detect the boundaries of the image. The last stage of image processing is the process of removing extra lines. Algorithms for dividing text areas into segments are considered. 3 stages of segmentation are identified: string segmentation, word segmentation, character segmentation. A segmentation algorithm is defined based on calculating the average brightness of image pixels to search for different intervals: line spacing, word spacing, character spacing. Available popular online OCR services as well as some popular desktop programs are considered. A connection has been found between an artificial neural network and optical object recognition. To implement the recognition stage, it is proposed to use an artificial neural network.
INDIA: CONFLICT WITH MINORITIES IN THE CONVENTIONAL POLITICAL SYSTEM. THE STATUS OF MUSLIMS
Authors:   McGill University, Montreal, Canada, SABBIR Ahmad , Al MAHMUD Abdulla ,   Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sakarya University, Turkey, BILGIN Arif ,   Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sakarya University, Turkey
Published: April 2023

Hindu-Muslim conflict and riots in India are enduring intergroup conflicts in south Asia, destabilizing the region for a long time. Despite having federal democracy and secular nationalism in the political system of India, the state and its various technology of power take sides with religious groups abetting the persecution of minority Muslims as religious or ethnic groups. Among the various ethnic groups and communities living in India, Muslims are among the most deprived communities in contemporary times. In the issue of minority conflict, a permanent solution in the federal system of government has become a dream. This paper analyses India’s divergent political systems and state ideology and its failure and success in respective cases to counter communal and ethnic violence. We argue that, rather than focusing on the weakness of the existing political systems of India, the common failure to adequate power sharing can better explain these conflicts and successive persecution of minority Muslims. Keywords: Minority, Conflict, India, Political System, Muslim, Community.
The Community Satisfaction Index for Local Government Services uses the EVLN Model in the City of Bandung
Authors: Halimah Mas , Pancasilawan Ramadhan , Bonti Bonti
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this research is to the satisfaction of public service of the local government of Bandung City. This study is also a recent study conducted in Indonesia in a public paradigm. Several public services focus on this research, such as Health, Education, Economy and Development, and Public Service. This Government Service sector still needs to be measured in how to understand the condition of health services delivered. Education is an important aspect in developing countries. In Indonesia, there are still many people who have not received 9 years of education. The central government has instructed free tuition. Then in economic and development problems also researchers see still many people who are unemployed and previously uneven development in some sub-districts close to the center of power with a far from the center of power. For Public Services related to obtaining certain services, for example, if you want to get Public Health Insurance service (JAMKESMAS) then this community must have ID cards and other information. The method used in this study using the quantitative descriptive method with respondents consisting of 50 people community service users. The measure of community satisfaction is by four sectors using the model EVLN (Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Neglected) from Hirschman. This model has been used in some developed and developing countries to measure job dissatisfaction or non-discrimination of public services in a local government.
Practices of oral health maintenance, caries protective factors and caries experience in adults in Sekeloa Region
Authors: Susilo Fania Syakira , Aripin Dudi , Suwargiani Anne Agustina
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Dental caries is still the most common oral disease experienced in Indonesia. Caries is caused by various factors. Practices in maintaining proper oral health are urgently needed to maintain healthy teeth and mouth to avoid various diseases, including caries. Caries prevention is inseparable from the role of protective factors that maintain the caries balance. This study was aimed at discovering the level of oral health maintenance practices, caries protective factors, as well as caries experience in adults in Sekeloa Region. Methods: The research method was descriptive cross-sectional with purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted of 61 permanent residents aged 35-44 years in South Sekeloa. Data was collected through questionnaire and DMF-T index examination. Discussion: Dental health maintenance practices including frequency, times, duration, techniques, type of brush bristles, use of brushes according to its lifetime, use of fluoride-containing toothpaste, use of interdental cleaning tools, frequency of dental visits, frequency of scaling procedures, and food consumption along with caries protective factors including the consumption of non-cariogenic snacks, xylitol chewing gum, use of chlorhexidine or fluoride mouthwash, pit and fissure sealant and topical fluoride treatments play an important role in preventing caries. Results: This study shows that subjects performed good practices of oral health maintenance (47.54%), adequate (50.82%), bad (1.64%), and good caries protective factors (1.64%), adequate (52.46%), bad (45.90%). The caries experience degree reached 9.13 and was categorized as moderate. Conclusion: The degree of caries experience in adults aged 35-44 years in the Sekeloa Region was moderate, oral health maintenance practices and caries protective factors were adequate.
SIMPANAN KARBON DI VEGETASI MANGROVE DESA SUNGAI NIBUNG, KABUPATEN TULANG BAWANG, PROVINSI LAMPUNG
Authors: Kusuma Anma Hari , Muhaemin Moh. , Yudha Indra Gumay , Hudaidah Siti , Adiputra Yudha Trinugraha
Published: April 2023

Peningkatan konsentrasi CO2 di atmosfer menimbulkan dampak efek gas rumah kaca dan mengakibatkan pemanasan global. Karbon biru (blue carbon) merupakan kemampuan ekosistem pesisir dan laut dalam menyerap CO2 secara efektif melalui fotosintesis yang disimpan dalam bentuk biomassa dan sedimen. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis simpanan karbon di vegetasi mangrove Desa Sungai Nibung. Penelitian dilakukan dari Juni sampai Agustus 2022. Lokasi penelitian di Desa Sungai Nibung, Kabupaten Tulang Bawang, Provinsi Lampung. Pengukuran karbon mangrove pada tegakan mangrove, nekromassa, dan serasah yang dilakukan dengan metode non-destructive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan karbon tersimpan pada sedimen lebih besar dibandingkan dengan karbon tersimpan pada tegakan, nekromassa, dan serasah. Karbon tersimpan pada sedimen yang tertinggi berada pada sedimen yang memiliki ukuran liat kasar karena liat kasar dapat menyimpan unsur hara yang tinggi.
Pelvic floor muscle morphology and its impact on urinary incontinence and faecal incontinence
Authors: Lazarchuk Ivanna , Barzak Bartosz , Wozniak Slawomir
Published: April 2023

Health problems related to pelvic floor muscles, as faecal incontinence (FI), urinary incontinence (UI) and constipation have a significant negative impact on a person’s life. The disease is accompanied by a serious symptoms, which exclude the patient from the local community. It is noteworthy that FI and UI involve increased financial outlays for the treatment of these disorders.

Definition of the faecal incontinence is an uncontrolled passage of faecal materials that has occurred at least two to four times within four weeks of the last six months.

Anatomy of pelvic fundus is strictly corelated with those diseases, because ability to contract and relax the muscles of the pelvic floor helps with the body’s daily basic functions.

Risk factors of FI/UI include age, gender, comorbidities such as diabetes and irritable bowel syndrome, and obstetric factors. It could be treated with physiotherapy, pharmacotherapy or invasive treatment.

A review of the literature indicates that the problem of FI/UI is a significant clinical issue of concern to clinicians due to very limited treatment techniques. There is a lack of primary research covering this issue in the world literature. The authors of this paper therefore believe that a holistic view of the subject based on the latest scientific data is necessary.
Cadaver preserving methods – is it possible to do anything better?
Authors: Mrożek Andrzej , Sędzik Mikołaj , Rubin Jakub , Buras Szymon , Tarkowski Victoria , Domagała Zygmunt
Published: April 2023

It is impossible to imagine learning anatomy without properly fixating cadavers. Thanks to accurate preservation techniques, students can differentiate anatomical structures by their sight and touch. The formalin method was first described almost 150 years ago, and as such it may seem primitive, however it is effective and easy to use, which is why it is still in use today. Despite formaldehyde’s bactericidal, fungicidal, and insecticidal properties contact with vapors of embalming solutions such as formalin may have a negative health effect. Skin drying, eczema, allergic contact dermatitis and lowered red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets are only a few symptoms that may occur as a result of spending long periods of time in places where cadavers are stored.

Due to formalin’s features, other techniques were invented. Thiel’s method is also well known; after liquid application, tissues remain their natural color as the method is non-irritating and almost odorless. With the rise of technology, more modern methods of cadaver preservation were developed as alternative to formalin, such as the use of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP), which is commonly implemented in Japan and Brazil, and the Modified Larssen solution (MLS), which gives the possibility to reduce formalin concentration without losing the effectiveness of tissue preservation.

The aim of this work is to develop an integrated approach to cadaver preservation through the analysis of frequently used preservation techniques. This is a considerable issue because first-year students of medicine and related faculties encounter the preserved material while learning anatomy.

In comparison to more modern methods, formalin seems to be the worst choice due to worse joint flexibility, tissue colour and structure and, most importantly, its cancerogenic action.
Human ovarian follicular granulosa cells isolated during ART procedure reflect substantial changes in activation of hormonal signaling pathways, during long-term in vitro conditions
Authors: Zgórecka Wiktoria , Blatkiewicz Małgorzata , Jankowski Maurycy , Kranc Wiesława , Bryja Artur , Brązert Maciej , Chermuła Błażej , Pieńkowski Wojciech , Pawelczyk Leszek , Mozdziak Paul
Published: April 2023

The ovary is commonly known as an endocrine gland responsible for sex steroid production. One of the outstanding cells in ovarian microenvironment - granulosa cells (GCs) are responsible for converting the androgens to estrogens during follicular growth and secreting progesterone after ovulation. These secretory processes within the ovary are directly involved in hormonal signaling pathways, and they depend on different stages of cholesterol and lipid biosynthesis during the ovarian cycle. The understating of the regulation and further investigation into the processes taking part in ovary will expose new clinical advantages in detection and treatment of female reproductive system diseases associated with sex hormone abnormalities. The expression of genes belonging to ontology groups associated with steroid biosynthesis and metabolism, such as “cholesterol biosynthetic process” (GO:0006695, “regulation of lipid biosynthetic process” (GO:0046890), “regulation of lipid metabolic process” (GO:0019216), “response to insulin” (GO:0032868) and “response to lipopolysaccharide” (GO:0032496) were analyzed by using the microarray approach. The patterns of gene expression in human GCs at days 1-day, 7-day, 15-day, and 30-day of primary in vitro culture have been analyzed. Based on the microarray results, a group of upregulated genes have been selected: CCL20, CXCL5, STAR, MSMO1, and AADAC. The genes STAT5B, OPA3, PPARG, PROX1, and SEC14L2 were decreased across all the experimental groups during the 30-day cell cultivation period. These results suggest that, the GCs in cell culture under in vitro express steroidogenic markers and it is important to understand associations with lipid and liposaccharide synthesis relative to reproductive medicine.
Analysis of network information security issues under the background of big data
Authors: Zhao Xuezhi , Lin Liangcheng , Guo Tao , Du Jinbao , Feng Baozhan
Published: April 2023

With the progress of the times, big data will follow the development of the Internet and show a broader development space. But the characteristics of big data itself also make it more difficult to solve the problems of network attacks and theft of sensitive information. Therefore, it is more important to conduct in-depth research on network information security in many fields in the context of big data. In this paper, we build a DFN-Big Data network model based on deep feed-forward network as the algorithm, and conduct an in-depth study on network information security. The calculation results show that, among several leakage methods of personal information, the leakage caused by hacking is the most dangerous and unpredictable. The percentage of cyber incidents caused by hacking is 43%. The network security problem caused by excessive collection of personal user information is also very serious, and its percentage is 34%. Establishing a sound legal regulatory system can effectively reduce the occurrence of network information leakage. Compared with other security technology solutions, a sound legal regulatory system increases network information security by 67%. Information protection technology improves network information security by 87%.
Research on power quality assessment based on ubiquitous power IoT
Authors: Zhang Min , Zhi Huiqiang , Zhao Jun , Li Rui , Chang Xiao , Fan Rui , Xu Kai
Published: April 2023

With the rapid development of the Internet in this era, the traditional power grid is no longer able to meet the growing demand of the people for electricity. In order to realize a new generation of power system with comprehensive sensing, reliable transmission, intelligent processing and interconnection, the State Grid proposes the strategic goal of developing ubiquitous power IoT. Firstly, the concept and basic architecture of ubiquitous power IoT are elaborated, and then the main key technologies of the architecture of power energy consumption monitoring and management system are explained. The power quality parameters are measured and calculated, and the G1 method, which is computationally small and does not require consistency testing, is used to determine the subjective weights in the power quality evaluation process, which can truly reflect the power quality level of power grids in different regions. The information entropy method is used to determine the objective weights in the process of power quality evaluation to solve the error of artificially determined weights, and the combination of subjective weights and objective weights can more truly reflect the influence of each index on the comprehensive level of power quality. The results of the study show that PV is rated between 2 and 3 good when grid-connected and off-grid, and wind turbines are rated between 3 and 4 medium when grid-connected and off-grid. The results of the integrated assessment levels are in line with the actual situation and can meet the growing demand for electricity.
Digital Finance in the Context of Common Wealth Helps Regional Economic Development of High Quality
Authors: Zhang Chenjing , Mao Di , Ma Fenfen
Published: April 2023

Digital transformation has pass through aspects of social livelihood and manufacture services, and digital finance has become a new motor for progress with quality as the main goal of China’s financial condition. Here first elaborates on the connotation of progress with quality as the main goal, selects 20 indicators from five aspects of progress with quality as the main goal, necessity and progression productiveness, and measures the indicator weights using principal component analysis. Secondly, spatial panel information originate 30 all regions in China are used to study the coordinated action condition among mathematical finance and the progress with quality as the main goal regional financial condition using the spatial face-plate pattern. Finally, the coordinated action test and enclosure correlation are applied to verify coordinated action mathematical financial condition progression on capital situation in different regions high-quality development and the internal system of action. The empirical results show that the capital situation in different regions progression in China exhibits 86.67% more significant spatial autocorrelation, and the Moran I index values of the mathematical financial condition progression level and progress with quality as the main goal from 2010 to 2021 are both greater than 0, and both are important at the 1% magnitude, directive that the continuous create and progression of mathematical treasury supply important positive contribution to progress with quality as the main goal economic development. The research in here provides a acknowledge basis for strengthening the construction of mathematical infrastructure, improving the capital market and related policies, and expedite the digital reform transversion finance.
Trajectory tracking control of remotely operated vehicle based on thruster dynamics
Authors: Zhou Huadong
Published: April 2023

In order to reduce the impact of thruster dead zone on remotely operated vehicle (ROV) motion performance and ensure that it can complete trajectory tracking control under external interference. In this paper, the adaptive backstepping sliding mode control(ABSMC) method based on improved rapid power-to-power approximation law is proposed. Under the influence of external interference; ABSMC can quickly reduce the position error of the system, namely, shorten the approaching time. When the position error is small, the system can smoothly enter the sliding surface to eliminate chattering. A new thrust distribution method based on the pseudo-inverse method is proposed for the dead zone of a thruster. This method uses the pseudo-inverse method when the thrust is saturated. When all thruster thrusts are unsaturated, the thrust will remain outside the dead zone for a long time. Combined with the ABSMC method, the thrust output of the thruster is more smooth and more stable with small position errors. Finally, the effectiveness of the ABSMC method and the superiority of the new thrust distribution method is verified by simulation experiments.
Statistical Model of College Students’ Mental Health Based on the Law of Large Numbers
Authors: Lan Weibin , Chang Jingying
Published: April 2023

This paper constructs a mental health probability space based on the law of large numbers. First, this paper defines and predicts the transition of personal emotion and the transmission of emotion. This study treats emotion as two random stages. At the same time, according to the initial parameters of each different stage model, a psychological model with individual characteristics based on the Markov chain is established. It can predict the outcome of emotional activities emotionally. Finally, numerical simulation is carried out with Matlab. The results show that the prediction method can well reflect the emotional state transmission. It can be used in psychological prediction simulations of individuals. The mental health statistical model based on the law of large numbers established in this paper opens up a new way for individual psychological counseling and mental health training.
Garden Landscape Construction Based on Landscape Urbanism and Dynamic Nonlinear System Thinking
Authors: Yu Wenlong , Shen Suqiao
Published: April 2023

This paper uses nonlinear dynamic system thinking to evaluate the ecological environment of landscaping. In this paper, the mathematical models of landscape dimension, fragmentation index, diversity index, and aggregation index are constructed using an artificial neural network combined with a fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering nonlinear thinking system. In the end, this paper plans and evaluates the ecological environment of S city. Through the analysis of the model, it is verified that the nonlinear artificial neural network system combined with fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering proposed in this paper is an effective method for forest landscape planning and evaluation. The scope and feasibility of this method are high.