bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reliable Prediction Models Based on Enriched Data for Identifying the Mode of Childbirth by Using Machine Learning Methods: Development Study (Preprint)
Authors: Ullah Zahid , Saleem Farrukh , Jamjoom Mona , Fakieh Bahjat
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND

The use of artificial intelligence has revolutionized every area of life such as business and trade, social and electronic media, education and learning, manufacturing industries, medicine and sciences, and every other sector. The new reforms and advanced technologies of artificial intelligence have enabled data analysts to transmute raw data generated by these sectors into meaningful insights for an effective decision-making process. Health care is one of the integral sectors where a large amount of data is generated daily, and making effective decisions based on these data is therefore a challenge. In this study, cases related to childbirth either by the traditional method of vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery were investigated. Cesarean delivery is performed to save both the mother and the fetus when complications related to vaginal birth arise.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to develop reliable prediction models for a maternity care decision support system to predict the mode of delivery before childbirth.

METHODS

This study was conducted in 2 parts for identifying the mode of childbirth: first, the existing data set was enriched and second, previous medical records about the mode of delivery were investigated using machine learning algorithms and by extracting meaningful insights from unseen cases. Several prediction models were trained to achieve this objective, such as decision tree, random forest, AdaBoostM1, bagging, and k-nearest neighbor, based on original and enriched data sets.

RESULTS

The prediction models based on enriched data performed well in terms of accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, F-measure, and receiver operating characteristic curves in the outcomes. Specifically, the accuracy of k-nearest neighbor was 84.38%, that of bagging was 83.75%, that of random forest was 83.13%, that of decision tree was 81.25%, and that of AdaBoostM1 was 80.63%. Enrichment of the data set had a good impact on improving the accuracy of the prediction process, which supports maternity care practitioners in making decisions in critical cases.

CONCLUSIONS

Our study shows that enriching the data set improves the accuracy of the prediction process, thereby supporting maternity care practitioners in making informed decisions in critical cases. The enriched data set used in this study yields good results, but this data set can become even better if the records are increased with real clinical data.
(Preprint)
Authors: Park Sungkyu , Han Sungwon , Kim Jeongwook , Molaie Mir Majid , Vu Hoang Dieu , Singh Karandeep , Han Jiyoung , Lee Wonjae , Cha Meeyoung
Published: March 2021

BACKGROUND

COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has led to a global pandemic. The World Health Organization has also declared an infodemic (ie, a plethora of information regarding COVID-19 containing both false and accurate information circulated on the internet). Hence, it has become critical to test the veracity of information shared online and analyze the evolution of discussed topics among citizens related to the pandemic.

OBJECTIVE

This research analyzes the public discourse on COVID-19. It characterizes risk communication patterns in four Asian countries with outbreaks at varying degrees of severity: South Korea, Iran, Vietnam, and India.

METHODS

We collected tweets on COVID-19 from four Asian countries in the early phase of the disease outbreak from January to March 2020. The data set was collected by relevant keywords in each language, as suggested by locals. We present a method to automatically extract a time–topic cohesive relationship in an unsupervised fashion based on natural language processing. The extracted topics were evaluated qualitatively based on their semantic meanings.

RESULTS

This research found that each government’s official phases of the epidemic were not well aligned with the degree of public attention represented by the daily tweet counts. Inspired by the issue-attention cycle theory, the presented natural language processing model can identify meaningful transition phases in the discussed topics among citizens. The analysis revealed an inverse relationship between the tweet count and topic diversity.

CONCLUSIONS

This paper compares similarities and differences of pandemic-related social media discourse in Asian countries. We observed multiple prominent peaks in the daily tweet counts across all countries, indicating multiple issue-attention cycles. Our analysis identified which topics the public concentrated on; some of these topics were related to misinformation and hate speech. These findings and the ability to quickly identify key topics can empower global efforts to fight against an infodemic during a pandemic.
The Economics of Happiness: Tourism Development, Neocolonialism and Marginalization in Local Traditional Communities
Authors: Purwandani Intan
Published: March 2021

This scienti c article takes as a starting point a series of studies done by anthropologist Helena Norberg-Hodge which resulted in the documentary “The Economics of Happiness” which explains the interrelation between globalization, economics, and happiness among a society. Through a study case in the Indian community of Ladakh, Norberg-Hodge witnesses with her own eyes the negative repercussions of globalization as a force which disintegrated the self-subsistence structure and undermined alternative ways of development other than the Westernized pro t oriented understanding of the concept. The main objective of the present article is therefore to analyze the globalization phenomenon as a neocolonial movement and how this has resulted in economic and social forms marginalization for traditional rural communities where tourism development has arisen. By analyzing two case studies in former colonized areas that are now touristic destinations, we nd empirical evidence supporting our main argument. It has been found that globalization is indeed a movement lead by apparent neoliberal principles which promote global integration and promise economic development to Third World Nations, but in reality, it results in an asymmetrical situation in which Western developed countries reap more bene t out of it than developing nations. Furthermore, local communities are economically and socially marginalized within their own localities.
Environmental Psychology Approach: Understanding Tourist’s Intention to Reducing Food Waste in Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Authors: Andesta Indah
Published: March 2021

Bali is one of the destinations with the highest tourist visiting in Indonesia. One concern is food waste produced by tourists during the holiday. Most of the food waste comes from consumers level. Thus, needed to understand what factors influence of tourist’s intention to reduce food waste during the holiday. This study aims to understand tourist behavioural intention of reducing food waste during the holiday. The conceptual model was built based on the new environmental paradigm scale and environmental psychology approach. There are six hypotheses designed through environmental attitude, feeling personal responsibility, knowledge and intention to reduce food waste during vocation. Correlation and multiple regression were chosen to analyse the data. Environmental attitude did not have a direct association of tourist’s intention to reduce food waste (p-value=.23). Meanwhile, feeling personal responsibility and knowledge to reduce food waste has a significant relationship with the outcome (p-value=.001). In the environmental attitude, both local and foreign tourists are not profoundly correlated with the understanding of tourist’s intention to reduce food waste during the holiday. Overall, the study concludes that tourists can figure out the intention of reducing food waste, even though they do not concern about general environmental attitude.
Measuring Canonicity: Graduate Read­ing Lists in Departments of Hispanic Studies
Authors: González José Eduardo , Jacobson Elliott , García Laura García , Kujman Leonardo Brandolini
Published: March 2021

This article discusses methods to determine canonical changes in graduate reading lists using a quantitative approach. Using diversity indexes common in ecology as well as simple data exploration and distance measure techniques to study levels of canonical dominance and gender equality, we compare over 90 samples from Hispanic Studies programs in the U.S. We use these indexes to study how some of these lists have changed over time and their success in representing the diversity of experiences and social groups in Spain and Latin America.
Chemical composition and phytotoxic potential of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil against Lactuca sativa and two herbicide-resistant weeds: Avena fatua and Amaranthus hybridus
Authors: Flores-Macías Antonio , Reyes-Zarate Guadalupe Georgina , Gomes da Camara Claudio Augusto , Reyes-López Reyes , Campos Guillén Juan , Ramos-López Miguel Ángel
Published: March 2021

Weed control in sustainable agriculture requires new bioherbicidal molecules to replace synthetic herbicides that have damaged the environment and generated resistance in weeds. This study was conducted to investigate the chemical composition of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil and to explore its bioherbicidal potential on the germination and radicle growth inhibition. The phytotoxic effects of E. globulus essential oil (1, 10 and 20 μL mL-1) were tested in comparison to those of the synthetic herbicide Glyphosate (1, 10 and 20 μL mL-1) in bioassays of germination and radicle growth of Lactuca sativa and the resistant weeds Avena fatua and Amaranthus hybridus. Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy analysis showed that major monoterpenes comprised 1,8-Cineole (86.94%), α-pinene (7.71%), d-limonene (2.65%), and p-cymene (1.48%). The seed germination and radicle length exhibited different degrees of inhibition in response to the concentration of E. globulus essential oil. At some concentrations, both the Glyphosate herbicide and the E. globulus essential oil demonstrated the same phytotoxicity against the resistant weeds A. fatua and A. hybridus. Essential oil bioactivity Lethal Concentration (LC50) in the majority of cases was lowest for A. hybridus, followed by A. fatua and L. sativa. Based on the results, it can be concluded that E. globulus essential oil possesses phytotoxic potential and could be explored as a bioherbicide for resistant weeds management programs.
A Panoramic view of most commonly used Regimenal Modalities (Tadabeer) for joint pain in Unani System of Medicine: A Critical Review
Authors: Nayab Mohd , Ansari Abdul Nasir , Khan Fatima
Published: March 2021

Pain in joints (Waja ul Mafasil) is a major clinical problem that may or may not be associated with inflammation. Researchers and Clinicians are rigorously working to find out the best treatment modality in the management of joint pain. Unani physicians claimed the management of various joint disorders with the help of several Tadabeer. The objective of this critical review is to address the claims of Unani physicians and clinical studies conducted on the efficacy of Dalk or Hijama in the management of joint pain. Classical Unani literature, peer-reviewed journal articles and RCTs that predominantly focused on the use of regimenal modalities (Hijama and Dalk) in the joint pain were included in this review. Several published studies claiming the effect of Dalk and Hijama by Unani physicians, showing significant improvement, were included along with the literature. Various published clinical trials showed the effect of Dalk and Hijama in the management of joint pain, though, the effect showed by some clinical trials was short term. Hence, rigorous, controlled, randomized, blinded, and long duration follow up studies on large sample size are to be conducted by trained clinicians or researchers to establish the efficacy of Dalk or Hijama in the management of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Keywords: Dalk; Hijama; Waja-ul-Mafasil; Joint Pain; Musculoskeletal Disorders; Unani
Formulation Development and Evaluation of Liposphere of Poor Water Soluble Drug for Hyperlipidemia
Authors: Kumar Anil , Jain Umesh K. , Patel Ajay
Published: March 2021

Lipospheres offer a new approach to improve an aqueous solubility of BCS class-II drugs. Simvastatin is a third generation fibric acid derivative belonging to this class, employed clinically as a hypolipidemic agent to lessen the risk caused by atherosclerosis. An attempt was made to improve aqueous solubility of Simvastatin by aid of stearic acid and Paraffin oil. The factorial batches of the Simvastatin lipospheres were formulated by melt dispersion technique using 32 factorial design with variables X1- concentration of stearic acid and X2- concentration of paraffin oil and responses Y1 - % Drug Entrapment (% DE) and Y2 - % Drug Release (% DR). From the surface response graphs the optimized batch was formulated and evaluated for saturation solubility, in-vitro drug release studies. Significant improvement in the aqueous solubility of the drug in the Simvastatin lipospheres supports the applicability of lipospheres as a tool for improving aqueous solubility of the BCS class-II drugs.

Keywords: Linospheres; Simvastatin; Drug release; Hyperlipidemic; Drug entrapment.
Qualitative Phytochemical Screening of Selected Medicinal Plants
Authors: Mohan E , Suriya S , Shanmugam S , Rajendran K
Published: March 2021

Phytochemicals have great potency as therapeutic agents. There is continuous and urgent need to discover new therapeutic compounds with diverse chemical structures and novel mechanism of action because there has been an alarming increase in the incidence of new and re-emerging infectious diseases. Hence, the present investigation was carried out to assess the phytoconstituents of leaf extracts of four different medicinal plants viz. Acorus calamus, Senna alata, Solanum torvum and Solanum trilobatum. The leaves of four plants were collected from their wild habitats, washed, air dried and then powdered. The solvent extracts of the respective leaves were prepared using Soxhlet apparatus with acetone, ethanol and petroleum ether. The extracts were subjected to preliminary phytochemical analyses as per standard procedures. The results showed that alkaloids were present in all the four plants analyzed and all the three solvents extracted. Meanwhile, carbohydrates and proteins were absent in the same. It was also indicated that the ethanol extract of Solanum trilobatum leaf showed the presence of 7 compounds among 9 phytochemicals analyzed. The result of this study is encouraging further quantitative estimation and the need for clinical studies to determine the potential effectiveness of particular phytochemical in vivo.

Keywords: Preliminary phytochemical analyses, Acorus calamus, Senna alata, Solanum torvum and Solanum trilobatum.
COVID-19 Vaccine Race: An Overview and Update
Authors: Chowdhury Md. Rayhan , Islam Shirmin , Matin Mohammad Nurul
Published: March 2021

A sudden health crisis has shut down the entire world for almost a year due to a new virus called Covid-19 and thus the WHO has declared the COVID-19 as a pandemic disease. As vaccines stimulate the immune system to fight against future infections, thereby conferring immunity, so far, vaccine development in a race throughout the world. Therefore, disseminating the overview of the vaccine development at present with their critical situation for COVID-19 is the aim of this review. The world is looking eagerly for a potential vaccine candidate that can save every life. Here, we reported the overview of the possible types of vaccines against Covid-19 as well as a glimpse of vaccine race with different phases of clinical trial data, comparison of the rate of success of phase-III clinical trials and their safety, and drawbacks with the present status. We have studied literature from clinical trial data of respective vaccine candidates published in the journals and collected data from databases dedicated to corona vaccine and the vaccine company's website to enrich our review and aiming to focus on clinical trial data stages, how consequences it faces, and how to position it belongs towards a successful vaccine candidate.

Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 vaccine, Clinical trial.
An Overview of the Health Issues of the Elderly: A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Anil Archana , John Nimmy N , B P Jaya Soorya , Doddaya H
Published: March 2021

Background: In the changing era of our community posing a challengeable situation to the senior support-needing population of the community, there is a need to know the different kinds of problems faced by the elderly. In the view of all these facts, this study was conducted to study the various health related problems among geriatrics. Objective: To study various health related problems in elderly population. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in May to August 2020 in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. 150 elderly (aged above 60 years) were interviewed using a predesigned questionnaire. Results: In the present study, 45.33% were males and 54.67% were females. Among the total elderly, 27.33% were illiterate, 56.00% had received primary education, and 14.00% had received secondary education while only 2.67% had received education up to the graduate level. The common health problems elderly was decreased vision (35.33%), followed by arthritis (13.33%), hearing problems (12.00%), urinary problems (8.00%), diabetes(6.00%), weight loss (4.67%), dental problems (4.00%), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (3.33%), Hypertension (3.00%), asthma and anaemia with (2.67%) each, fatty liver and cancer with (2.00%) each and Ischemic heart disease (0.67%) . Conclusion: The study highlights the common health problems the elderly face. In this study, it was found that the most prevalent health problem among geriatrics was vision impairment followed by arthritis and hearing impairment. Keywords: Geriatrics; visual impairment; Health problems; Arthritis; Ageing.
Taṣmīm Māddah al-Muḥādaṡah bi Mauḍū`ī al-Bīah al-Ma`hadiyah (Dirāsah al-Baḥṡi wa al-Taṭwīr `an al-Qāmūs al-Ma’hadī bi Ma`had Dār al-Iḥsān Abu Hasan Krueng Kalee-Aceh Besar)
Authors: Magdalena Magdalena  , Zulhelmi Zulhelmi
Published: March 2021

This title is chosen by the writer because of the absence of particular books for Arabic conversation of the student as well as interviewed the head of language center of the school, Dr. Muakhir Zakaria MA. Theses questioner yield that the student need certain guidance books used to improve their capability in Arabic conversation. The purpose of this study is to figure out the application of this material design and to measure the effectivenees of the design of under the title “The environment of Islamic boarding school” to improvew student’s ability. The writer used RND method and takes the entire student of this boarding school as the population, while the sample is student from class 2D which are 30 student. Morevere, in data collection, the writer does observation, interviews, questioner and test. Pre-test result of this test is 62% and post-test 75% and it is more effective for them to us.
O CONTROLE JUDICIAL DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS EM MATÉRIA DE DIREITOS FUNDAMENTAIS SOCIAIS
Authors: Araújo Eliane Pires
Published: March 2021

A garantia dos direitos fundamentais é condição indispensável para a concretização do EstadoDemocrático de Direito, fundado pela Constituição Federal de 1988. Os direitos fundamentais sociaisdependem, para a sua realização, da elaboração e da implementação de políticas públicas, as quaissão incumbência constitucional dos Poderes Legislativo e Executivo. A atividade judiciária assegurariaa fruição desses direitos fundamentais em caso de inércia ou ineficiência dos demais entes estatais.Trata-se de uma reinterpretação do princípio da separação dos Poderes, com vistas a adequar o textoconstitucional à realidade. A superação de questões como a ilegitimidade democrática e o hiperativismojudicial será feita pelo maior preparo do magistrado em sua atuação, já que as decisões sobre a matériaexigem uma motivação qualificada. A reserva do possível deve ser reinterpretada para se adaptar àrealidade brasileira. Não é outro o entendimento dos tribunais superiores. O controle judicial depolíticas públicas em matéria de direitos fundamentais sociais, portanto, é legítimo.
CONTROLE DE CONSTITUCIONALIDADE ESTADUAL: O CASO DO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA DO DISTRITO FEDERAL E DOS TERRITÓRIOS
Authors: Santos Paulo Alves
Published: March 2021

O controle de constitucionalidade das leis e atos normativos é decorrência lógica da posição de supremacia atribuída aos textos constitucionais nos Estados contemporâneos. Este estudo objetiva, em primeiro lugar, compreender as discussões gerais relacionadas ao controle de constitucionalidade para, em seguida, observar o desenvolvimento deste tema no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, especialmente no que tange ao controle de constitucionalidade realizado nos estados-membros através dos tribunais de justiça. Assim, almeja-se abordar os instrumentos jurídicos existentes no âmbito estadual aptos a combater normas inconstitucionais. Por fim, exemplificativamente, será analisado o caso do Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios, abordando-se como este tribunal tem feito uso das ações destinadas ao controle de constitucionalidade nos últimos anos.
UMA PROPOSTA PARA O SISTEMA POLICIAL
Authors: Hott Júlio Lopes
Published: March 2021

ResumoUma proposta para o sistema policial O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar que o atual sistema policial de segurança pública não tem alcançado os resultados almejados no combate à criminalidade e muitas vezes tem funcionado com elemento indutor de violência. A metodologia usada foi uma revisão da literatura jurídica e policial acerca da cultura, do habitus e do campo policial, bem como das formas de controle da atividade (accountability). Usou-se também uma pesquisa empírica na base de dados da polícia e do Ministério Público corroborados com dados estatísticos constantes em pesquisas científicas das universidades do Rio de Janeiro e de  São Paulo.  O estudo foi construído dentro de um referencial de criminologia crítica e de conceitos de campo e de paradigma. Concluiu-se pela necessidade de substituição do atual sistema policial concentrado na União e nos Estados e ofereceu-se como hipótese um modelo municipalizado. AbstractThe objective of this research is to see how that the current public security police system has not achieved the desired results in combating crime and has often worked with inducing the violence. The methodology used was a review of the low literature about the culture, habitus and police field , as well as the ways to control the activity ( accountability ). Also used to empirical research on police and District Attorney and brought into play statistical data contained in scientific research of University of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The study was constructed within a theoretical framework of critical criminology and field concepts and paradigm. It was concluded by the need to replace the current police system concentrated in the Union and the States and offered as a hypothesis a municipal model
A REMUNERAÇÃO DO ADMINISTRADOR JUDICIAL EM PROCESSOS DE INSOLVÊNCIA EMPRESARIAL NA JURISPRUDÊNCIA DO TJDFT
Authors: Pires Oliveira Thiago
Published: March 2021

Este artigo estudou a jurisprudência do Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e Territórios [TJDFT] sobre a remuneração do administrador judicial em processos de insolvência empresarial [falência e recuperação judicial]. O objetivo foi compreender a jurisprudência do TJDFT para fins de contribuição com a estabilização jurisprudencial no âmbito do direito empresarial. O método utilizado é o jurídico dogmático, no qual foi feita uma análise da legislação, da doutrina e da própria jurisprudência produzida pelo Tribunal. A conclusão principal que se obteve foi que a jurisprudência do TJDFT aponta tendências que poderão orientar os demais aplicadores do direito no que se refere à remuneração do administrador judicial, seja quanto a delimitação de honorários, seja quanto as hipóteses de acumulação da sindicatura com outras funções.
POR UMA RELEITURA DO DIREITO DOS POVOS INDÍGENAS: DO INTEGRACIONISMO AO INTERCULTURALISMO.
Authors: Heemann Thimotie Aragon
Published: March 2021

O artigo versa sobre a evolução do Direito dos Povos Indígenas no Estado brasileiro, demonstrando como a influência do fenômeno conhecido como convencionalização do Direito operou diante do Direito dos Povos Indígenas e tornou efetiva a transição de paradigma do movimento integracionista para o chamado interculturalismo dos direitos humanos, reconhecendo-se os indígenas e suas comunidades como sujeitos autônomos de direitos. Não apenas se apontam neste texto os consectários do advento da Constituição Federal de 1988 e do Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos no Direito dos Povos Indígenas, mas também se propõe uma nova hermenêutica dos povos indígenas, a partir da concepção de jogos de linguagem formulada por Ludwig Wittgenstein.
O NOVO CPC: AUDIÊNCIA DE CONCILIAÇÃO NOS CASOS DE VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA
Authors: Silva Anderson
Published: March 2021

Neste trabalho, investiga-se a possibilidade de tornar facultativa a audiência inicial de conciliação prevista no Novo Código de Processo Civil, quando a causa de pedir estiver relacionada à violência doméstica. O atual texto processual torna, em regra, obrigatório o referido ato inaugural, não obstante, em virtude da constitucionalização dos diversos ramos do Direito, ao aplicar a norma, o julgador deva atentar-se às diretrizes constitucionais e promover o diálogo entre as mais diversas fontes normativas que tangenciam a matéria posta. Nesse cenário, atraem-se os vetores da Lei 11.340/2006 – Lei Maria da Penha –, a qual tutela os direitos da mulher nas mais diversas dimensões, dentre elas, a psicológica, o que não pode ser ignorado pelo direito processual civil.
Durability of mitral isthmus ablation with and without ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshall
Authors: Ishimura Masayuki , Yamamoto Masashi , Himi Toshiharu , Kobayashi Yoshio
Published: March 2021

Background: It is established that ethanol infusion in the vein of
Marshall (EIVOM) effectively creates a linear ablation lesion in the
mitral isthmus (MI). However, data on the long-term success rates of MI
ablation remains limited. Methods and Results: Our cohort consisted of
560 patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent
an initial MI ablation. Ablations were performed by only radiofrequency
(RF) in 384 patients (RF group) or by RF and EIVOM in 176 patients
(EIVOM/RF group). Ethanol of 5 mL was used to perform EIVOM in advance
of RF. Following EIVOM, RF pulses were delivered to the lateral MI line.
Bidirectional MI block was fully achieved in 353 (first 318, re-do 35)
patients of the RF group and 171 (first 128, re-do 43) patients of the
EIVOM/RF group (p = 0.09 in the first, 0.10 in the re-do ablation
cases). In cases with complete MI line block, recurrent AF or atrial
tachycardia (AT) was observed in 130 (37%) patients of the RF group and
in 64 (37%) patients of the EIVOM/RF group (log-rank p = 0.12 in the
first, 0.30 in the re-do ablation cases). Of the total 194 patients, 112
with drug refractory AF or AT proceeded to the subsequent ablation
process. Reconnection of MI block line was observed in 39 (49%)
patients in the RF group and 25 (58%) patients in the EIVOM/RF group (p
= 0.32). Conclusion: EIVOM effectively ensures MI line block; however,
the reconnection rate was similar between the two groups.
Conventional wisdom on roosting behaviour of Australian flying foxes -- a critical review, and evaluation using new data
Authors: Lunn Tamika , Eby Peggy , Brooks Remy , McCallum Hamish , Plowright Raina , Kessler Maureen , Peel Alison
Published: March 2021

1. Fruit bats (Family: Pteropodidae) are animals of great ecological and
economic importance, yet their populations are threatened by ongoing
habitat loss and human persecution. A lack of ecological knowledge for
the vast majority of Pteropodid bat species presents additional
challenges for their conservation and management. 2. In Australia,
populations of flying-fox species (Genus: Pteropus) are declining and
management approaches are highly contentious. Australian flying-fox
roosts are exposed to management regimes involving habitat modification,
either through human-wildlife conflict management policies, or
vegetation restoration programs. Details on the fine-scale roosting
ecology of flying-foxes are not sufficiently known to provide
evidence-based guidance for these regimes and the impact on flying-foxes
of these habitat modifications is poorly understood. 3. We seek to
identify and test commonly held understandings about the roosting
ecology of Australian flying-foxes to inform practical recommendations
and guide and refine management practices at flying-fox roosts. 4. We
identify 31 statements relevant to understanding of flying-fox roosting
structure, and synthesise these in the context of existing literature.
We then contribute contemporary data on the fine-scale roosting
structure of flying-fox species in south-eastern Queensland and
north-eastern New South Wales, presenting a 13-month dataset from 2,522
spatially referenced roost trees across eight sites. 5. We show evidence
of sympatry and indirect competition between species, including spatial
segregation of black and grey-headed flying-foxes within roosts and
seasonal displacement of both species by little red flying-foxes. We
demonstrate roost-specific annual trends in occupancy and abundance and
provide updated demographic information including the spatial and
temporal distributions of males and females within roosts. 6. Insights
from our systematic and quantitative study will be important to guide
evidence-based recommendations on restoration and management and will be
crucial for the implementation of priority recovery actions for the
preservation of these species into the future.
Abdominal wall endometrioma; An insidious cause of delayed diagnosis
Authors: Stavros Sofoklis , Domali Ekaterini , Papapanagiotou Ioannis , Drakakis Peter , Rodolakis Alexandros
Published: March 2021

Abdominal wall endometrioma is an extremely rare entity with a precise
incidence of 0.07%–0.47% remaining an insidious cause of usually
delayed diagnosis. Differential diagnosis should include that rare
condition and ultrasonography remains a pivotal tool to unravel that
enigma as well.
High flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation in severe asthma: two years prospective observational study.
Authors: Solé-Delgado Carolina , García-Salido Alberto , Gochi-Valdovinos Ainhoa , González-Brabin Anthony , García Maria , Azagra-Garde Amelia Martínez de , Leoz-Gordillo Inés , Iglesias-Bouzas Mabel , Cabrero-Hernández Marta , Unzueta-Roch José Luis , Caro-Patón Gema De Lama , Nieto Montserrat
Published: March 2021

Background: in recent years, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) has been
considered an alternative to non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV)
in severe asthma respiratory management in children. Objective: to
describe the use of HFNC in children with severe asthma admitted to
pediatric critical care unit (PICU). To compare its clinical
characteristic and evolution with those receiving NIMV or other
respiratory support. Methods: prospective observational study done in
children admitted to PICU with severe asthma (October 2017 to October
2019). Data collected: epidemiological, clinical, respiratory support,
thorax x-ray, pharmacological treatments and days of admission. Patients
were divided into groups: 1) Only HFNC 2) HFNC and NIMV, and 3) Only
NIMV. Results: Seventy-six patients included, 39 girls. The median age
was two years and one month (range 160). The median pulmonary score was
5 (range 7). PICU admission lengths a median of 3 days (range 9),
hospital 6 days (range 23). There were no epidemiological or clinical
differences between groups. Children with only HNFC showed a shorter
time of PICU days (p 0,025) and none of them required NIMV. In the group
receiving both modalities, NIMV was used first and then HFNC in all
cases. Children with HFNC showed higher SaO2/FiO2 ratio (p=0,025) and
lower PCO2 level (p=0,032). There were no deaths. Conclusions: in our
study the HFNC did not require escalation to NIMV and did not increase
the length of PICU or hospital days. Normal initial blood gases and
absence of high oxygen requirements were useful to select responders to
HNFC.
The spectral study of azo dye and cationic surfactant interaction in ethanol-water mixture
Authors: Shahi Neelam , Shah Kumar , Yadav Prasad , Bhattarai Ajaya
Published: March 2021

The interaction of the azo dye methyl red (MR) with dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (DTAB) has been studied by the spectrometric methods through the azo-hydrazone tautomeric behaviour of MR for a series of the ethanol?water system (0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 volume fractions of ethanol) at room temperature. The critical micelle concentration was determined using the conductometric technique with the increased ethanol volume, influenced by the solvent polarity and the architectural flexibility of methyl red. The azo form of methyl red brings the electrostatic interaction with the cationic surfactant through the adsorption phenomenon. The binding parameters were calculated with the aid of a modified Benesi?Hildebrand equation.
Síndrome de burnout en estudiantes de educación superior tecnológica del campus Tierra Blanca en tiempo de covid-19
Authors: Salazar Gómez Julio Fernando , Dolores Ruiz Erika , Valdivia Rivera María de Jesús , Hernández Cárdenas Manuel , Huerta Mora Ibis Rafael
Published: March 2021

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo describir los efectos del síndrome de burnout, en tiempos de pandemia, en estudiantes de educación superior tecnológica. Metodológicamente el estudio tuvo un corte cuantitativo con diseño descriptivo tipo encuesta. Los participantes contestaron el inventario tipo burnout para estudiantes de Maslach, dividido en tres componentes que estudian el agotamiento, el cinismo y la eficacia académica, validado por Shaufeili et al. (2002). La aplicación del instrumento se realizó en el mes de marzo de 2020. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran un agotamiento severo y una eficacia académica positiva; la dimensión cinismo no resultó ser significativa hasta el momento. Las conclusiones se enfocan en sugerir acciones que contribuyan a disminuir el agotamiento en los alumnos, de forma que se pueda mantener la eficacia académica. Asimismo, vale la pena volver a aplicar en el mes de diciembre de 2020 el instrumento para ver la tendencia del burnout en los educandos, ya que existen factores que pueden ser detonantes de estrés, como las clases en línea y la posible acumulación de actividades.
IDENTIFIKASI PROSPEK PANAS BUMI RADIOGENIK MENGGUNAKAN LANDSAT-8 DAN GRAVITASI DI DAERAH PERMIS
Authors: Baita Putri Desy Angelica , Harianja Akhlaqul Karimah
Published: March 2021

Indonesia memiliki sistem panas bumi non-vulkanik yang dapat ditemukan di daerah Permis, Pulau Bangka. Diperlukan tahapan awal untuk mengetahui prospek panas bumi radiogenik dengan menggunakan analisis penginderaan jauh berdasarkan data Landsat-8 dan gravitasi. Metode Landsat-8 memanfaatkan perhitungan NDVI, NDWI, dan LST, dari hasil perhitungan tersebut didapatkan 2 lokasi yang memiliki kelembapan tinggi dan suhu permukaan yang relatif tinggi sebesar 28°C yang terletak disekitar manifestasi air panas. Kemudian teknik rasio saluran dan komposit warna semu digunakan untuk mengetahui keberadaan beberapa mineral alterasi hidrotermal seperti OH, lempung, anatase, kovelit, serta sulfur yang dapat menunjukan kemungkinan area outflow. Metode gravitasi bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi struktur bawah permukaan daerah panas bumi dengan menganalisis pola anomali Bouguer dan derivatif dilanjutkan dengan pemodelan 2D. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa manifestasi daerah Permis dipengaruhi sesar geser dengan arah Barat Laut-Tenggara. Kemudian sumber panas bumi radiogenik di daerah Permis diduga berasal dari batuan granit yang memiliki kandungan radioaktif yang dapat menghasilkan panas. Berdasarkan metode gravitasi dan citra Landsat-8 diperkirakan area prospek panas bumi daerah Permis seluas 2.309 Km2 dengan sebaran ke arah timur dari manifestasi panas bumi Permis.
The Effect of Service Quality and Promotion on Purchase Intention Mediated by Trust (Case Study: PT China Taiping Insurance Indonesia)
Authors: Buchori Achmad , Harwani Yuli
Published: March 2021

This study aims to analyze the effect of service quality and promotion on purchase intention mediated by trust. The object of this study is PT China Taiping Insurance Indonesia and the number of samples used in this study 170 respondents using the heir formula calculation method which was multiplied by 5. The sampling method used purposive sampling method, the data collection method used the questionnaire method and data analysis used Partial Least. Square (PLS). The results show that service quality has a positive and significant effect on trust, promotion has a significant effect on trust, trust has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention, service quality has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention, promotion has a positive and significant effect on purchase. intention, service quality has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention through trust, and promotion has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention through trust.
L’ÉTERNEL RETOUR ET LA NAISSANCE DU TEMPS : ELIADE ET SCHELLING
Authors: HATEM Jad
Published: March 2021

Eternal Return and the Birth of Time: Eliade and Schelling. The reading focused on the comparison between the philosophies of time in the conceptions of Eliade and Schelling, taking into consideration Eliade's Myth of the Eternal Return, as well as his novel the Forbidden Forest and Schelling's lectures from the 1820s. It is a question of confronting the value of temporalities, real or unreal. It appears that even the time judged real by Eliade was considered unreal according to Schelling's criteria. A distinction must be made between the absence of time (A), a time that passes in a homogenous manner (A+A+A) and, finally, a real time (A+B+C) that introduces heterogeneity through the self-positioning of a present (the B of a decisive moment), which relegates A into the past.
REZUMAT. Eterna reîntoarcere și nașterea timpului: Eliade și Schelling. Lectura noastră s-a axat pe o comparație între filozofiile timpului în concepțiile lui Eliade și a lui Schelling, luând în considerare Mitul eternei reîntoarceri al lui Eliade, precum și romanul său Pădurea Interzisă și prelegerile lui Schelling din anii 1820. E vorba de o confruntare a valorii temporalităților, reale sau ireale. Se pare că inclusiv timpul evaluat ca fiind real de către Eliade a fost considerat ireal după criteriile lui Schelling. Trebuie realizată o distincție între absența timpului (A), un timp care se desfășoară într-o manieră omogenă (A+A+A) şi, finalmente, un timp real (A+B+C) care introduce eterogenitatea prin autopoziționarea unui prezent (B-ul unui moment decisiv), ceea ce îl retrogradează pe A în trecut.
Cuvinte-cheie: timp, real, omogen-eterogen, Kronos, Indra, Vishnu
STRATÉGIES TRANSNATIONALES DANS L’ŒUVRE DE MIRCEA ELIADE
Authors: ILEA Laura T.
Published: March 2021

Transnational Strategies in Mircea Eliade’s Writings. In this article, we will consider the techniques through which an important hallmark of Romanian culture, Mircea Eliade, negotiated his transnational strategies, in a continual back-and-forth movement between his place of origin and a larger, cosmopolitan context. Paradoxically, as proven by Paul Cernat, it is not exoticism that will lead to his treatises on the history of religions, but on the contrary, the return to Sambo’s room, as described in The Forbidden Forest novel. Moreover, the European modernist project, defended by Eliade, is in itself an antinomic project: exceptional avant-garde techniques succeed regressive strategies. The latter are based on the modern hermeneutics of meaning, developed by Eliade in his approach to the history of religions, which is an all-encompassing way of interpreting religious facts as hierophanies.
REZUMAT. Strategii transnaționale în opera lui Mircea Eliade. În acest articol, vom analiza tehnicile prin care un reper important al culturii române, Mircea Eliade, și-a negociat strategiile transnaționale, într-o continuă mișcare între locul de origine și un context mai larg, cosmopolit. În mod paradoxal, așa cum o demonstrează Paul Cernat, nu exotismul este cel care va conduce înspre tratatele de istoria religiei ci, dimpotrivă, reîntoarcerea la camera Sambo, așa cum e ea descrisă în romanul Noaptea de Sânziene. Mai mult, proiectul modernist susținut de Eliade este în sine un proiect antinomic : tehnici avangardiste de excepție succedă unor strategii regresive. Acestea din urmă sunt bazate pe hermeneutici moderne ale sensului, dezvoltate de Eliade în abordarea istoriei religiilor, care reprezintă un mod extins de interpretare a faptelor istorice ca hierofanii.
Cuvinte-cheie: teroarea istoriei, strategii antimoderniste, hierofanie, autohtonism, tehnici transnaționale
LE MYTHE DU VAMPIRE FÉMININ DANS "MADEMOISELLE CHRISTINA"
Authors: HOBEIKA Léna
Published: March 2021

The Myth of the Female Vampire in Miss Christina. Mythologist, novelist and religious historian, Mircea Eliade grants a considerable place to the Fantastic as a way of reclaiming the Sacred in a deeply desecrated modern world. In his short story Mademoiselle Christina, he features a female vampire embodying the archetype of the nymphomaniac and demonic woman who returns to haunt the Mosco house and who manages to seduce Egor, a young painter visiting the castle. The prose writer creates a dreamlike story, mixing dream and reality, the natural and the supernatural while propelling the reader into a strange and captivating scenario. In this sense, it would be interesting to first study the poetics of the fantastic tale as well as its different mechanisms which contribute to creating a feeling of disturbing strangeness, "the unheimlich". Then we will analyze the erotic dynamics of the female vampire as well as its various symbolisms in order to finally offer a hermeneutical and mythical-symbolic approach to the work, where the reader will be led to decrypt the symbols and signs of the Sacred, camouflaged in reality.
REZUMAT. Mitul vampirului feminin în Domnișoara Christina. Mitolog, romancier, istoric al religiilor, Mircea Eliade acordă un loc considerabil fantasticului ca fiind un mijloc de recucerire a sacrului într-o lume modernă desacralizată. În nuvela Domnișoara Christina, el pune în scenă un strigoi încarnând arhetipul femeii nimfomane și demoniace care revine să bântuie conacul familiei Mosco și reușește să îl seducă pe Egor, un tânăr pictor venit în vizită. Scriitorul creează o povestire onirică, amestecând vis și realitate, real și supranatural, propulsând cititorul într-un scenariu straniu și captivant. În acest sens, ar fi interesant de studiat mai întâi poetica unei povestiri fantastice precum și diferitele mecanisme care contribuie la crearea unui sentiment de stranietate l’« unheimlich ». În continuare analizăm dinamica erotică a femeii-vampir și diferitele sale simbolistici pentru a propune o abordare hermeneutică și mitico-simbolică a operei în care cititorul va fi condus spre decriptarea simbolurilor și a semnelor sacrului camuflat în realitate.
Cuvinte-cheie: fantastic, vampir, sacru, profan, hermeneutică
REPRESENTATIONS OF EVIL IN THE NOVELS "MISS CHRISTINA", "THE SNAKE" AND "ISABEL AND THE DEVIL’S WATERS" BY MIRCEA ELIADE
Authors: IVANOV Constantin
Published: March 2021

Representations of Evil in the Novels Miss Christina, The Snake and Isabel and the Devil’s Waters by Mircea Eliade. The present article analyzes some representations of evil in the novels Miss Christina, The Snake and Isabel and the Devil’s Waters by Mircea Eliade. In particular, we draw attention to the evil that directly refers to the mysterious dimension and, therefore, outlines a perception that exceeds the mundane experience of everyday life. In this sense, the emergence of unfathomable aspects and phenomena can only be explained in an imaginary approach. This type of representation of evil is perceived within the limits of a manifestation of the supernatural, in an unveiling of the evil through ill-fated, Mephistophelean characters or in the potentiation of “heresies” in the folkloric imaginary. The paper aims to examine how this evil, most often related to some almost occult experiences and fueled by local folklore, is capitalized in the fantastic prose of Mircea Eliade.
REZUMAT. Reprezentări ale răului în romanele Domnișoara Christina, Șarpele și Isabel și Apele diavolului de Mircea Eliade. Articolul de față analizează unele reprezentări ale răului în romanele Domnișoara Christina, Șarpele și Isabel și apele diavolului de Mircea Eliade. În mod deosebit atragem atenția asupra răului care se referă nemijlocit la dimensiunea misterioasă și se înscrie, prin urmare, într-o percepție ce depășește experiența din domeniul cotidianului. În acest sens ajungem să vorbim de aspecte și fenomene stranii care pot fi explicate doar într-o abordare imaginară. Acest tip de reprezentare a răului este perceput în limitele unei manifestări a supranaturalului, într-o dezvelire a maleficului prin intermediul unor personaje nefaste, mefistofelice sau în potențarea unor „eresuri” din imaginarul folcloric. Or, acest rău, legat de cele mai multe ori de niște experiențe aproape oculte și alimentate din folclorul autohton, este valorificat în proza fantastică a lui Mircea Eliade.
Cuvinte-cheie: misterios, fantastic, magic, imaginar, reprezentare, răul, diavol
TOWARDS AN INTEGRAL STUDY OF RELIGIOSITY ROOTED IN MIRCEA ELIADE'S NEW HUMANISM
Authors: PREDA Alina
Published: March 2021

Towards an Integral Study of Religiosity Rooted in Mircea Eliade's New Humanism. The present article advocates for the development and the implementation of a philosophy of religiosity informed by Mircea Eliade’s new humanism, Eugeniu Sperantia’s axiotropism, D. D. Roşca’s outlook on human existence and Aurel Codoban’s hermeneutic philosophy of religions. If such an integral study of religiosity were to be accommodated by a new educational paradigm, the resulting humanist pro-social education would protect society from underlying drivers of polarisation such as religious dogmatism and fundamentalism.
REZUMAT. Noul umanism eliadesc, studiul interdisciplinar al religiozităţii şi educaţia umanistă pro-socială. Pornind de la noul umanism eliadesc pe baza căruia Aurel Codoban a construit o filosofie hermeneutică a religiilor, utilizând teoria valorilor propusă de Eugeniu Sperantia precum şi concepţia filosofică a lui D. D. Roşca privitoare la condiţia umană, articolul de faţă propune introducerea unui studiu interdisciplinar al religiozităţii într-o nouă paradigmă educaţională. Educaţia umanistă pro-socială rezultată ar proteja societatea de extrem de nociva polarizare cauzată de fundamentalismul religios.
Cuvinte-cheie: religie, religiozitate, noul umanism eliadesc, filosofia religiilor, atitudini-valori, idealul uman