bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estrategias didácticas en el nivel universitario desde un enfoque dinámico de aprendizaje
Authors: Maridueña Torres Rita Azucena
Published: February 2022

En Ecuador, el sistema innovador de estudios universitarios ha incorporado los métodos apropiados de enseñanza como parte fundamental del quehacer pedagógico con la finalidad de adecuar y ajustar los diferentes patrones metodológicos en el desarrollo de competencias y que a la vez permiten fortalecer la capacidad de respuestas de los estudiantes ante los constantes cambios en el ámbito formativo. La presente investigación tiene como propósito analizar la conceptualización de las estrategias didácticas en el nivel universitario desde un enfoque dinámico de aprendizaje a través de la aplicación de actividades como: clases magistrales, talleres, foros de discusión y proyectos las cuales facilitan la construcción continua del conocimiento y habilidades. Cabe destacar que cada una de estas acciones presentan sus propias características colaborativas, resolutivas, analíticas y comunicativas. Y todas estas actividades se deben aplicar mediante el LMS (Sistema de Gestión de Aprendizaje). Para realizar este análisis, se consideró los métodos de investigación descriptiva y explicativa. Además, se empleó las experiencias referenciadas en el entorno educativo para el uso de información en relevancia a la metodología centrada en el estudiante que implica un enfoque dinámico de aprendizaje. Los resultados expuestos fueron recomendables y favorables para la comunidad universitaria considerando la efectividad de las diferentes actividades aplicadas en todos los niveles para lograr un mejor rendimiento académico.
Selenium, Zinc and Probiotics Ameliorate the Effect of High Ambient Temperature: A Review
Authors:   Animal Science department, Agriculture Faculty, Said Jamaluddin Afghani University, Kunar Province, Afghanistan., Ziauddin Zia
Published: February 2022

The exhibition, wellbeing, and prosperity of domesticated animals are firmly affected by environment. Higher encompassing temperature and stickiness are natural stressors that cause weight on animals. Then again, heat pressure is the central point in decreasing animals’ creation, propagation and resistance. Minor components like Selenium (Se) and Zinc (Zn) are fundamental for keeping up with wellbeing and resistance and assume a significant part in cancer prevention agent safeguard and invulnerability capacity and they are engaged with development, creation and generation and go about as cofactors of proteins which are vital to the insusceptibility of creature. Besides, probiotics are basically living microorganisms that, when applied in adequate amounts, give the host medical advantages and affect have creatures. Accordingly, the motivation behind this survey was to evaluate that Selenium, Zinc and probiotics further develop Animal wellbeing, cell reinforcement status and safe Function raised under high surrounding temperature.
Does The Government Policy and T-Servqual Make Tourist Satisfaction?
Authors:   Departement Management University of Widya Mataram, . Jumadi
Published: February 2022

Government policy and tourism service quality (T-Servqual) are important aspects of the tourism industry and can be increased performance organization and Tourist Satisfaction (customer satisfaction). This research aims to investigate government policy and T-Servqual toward customer (tourist) satisfaction in the Indonesia Tourism Industry. The sample size was 420 respondents with propulsive sampling used to determine the sample. The main instrument in this study is a questionnaire. The analysis used to examine the hypothesis of the study is structural equation modeling using AMOS version 20.0 software. The result of the study shows that: T-Servqual and government policy influence customer satisfaction. Nevertheless, government policy has the most influence on customer satisfaction. Therefore the manager in the tourism industry should improve more the T-Servqual.
Perception of Climate Risks and Issues of Adoption of Resilient Technologies by Farmers in Togo
Authors:   PhD student in Agricultural economics of university of Lomé (ESA/UL), Papa KAO
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we develop a theoretical model to simultaneously describe the adoption of improved seed technology and the climate risk perception capacity of farmers facing production risks and incomplete information about the new technology. The adoption condition is derived from the assumptions of upstream climate risk perception and downstream farmer risk aversion, and assuming that uncertainty can arise from two sources: the randomness of climatic conditions and the uncertainty of future returns associated with the use of the new technology. We estimate a reduced form of this model through the Heckman selection probit using a sample of 545 plots distributed in the five regions of Togo. The estimation procedure is developed in two steps. In the first step, we estimate the first four moments of the benefit distribution and in the second step, we incorporate these estimated moments into the model of technology adoption and climate risk perception. We find that risk plays a central role in farmers' decisions, first through the direct effect of its perception and second through sampling moments of the yield distribution in the adoption model.
Development of Science Learning Student Worksheet Based on Quranic 7E Learning Cycle for Class VIII Integrated Islamic School
Authors:   Jurusan Pendidikan Biologi, FMIPA, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia, Azmi Nulda
Published: February 2022

The learning process in schools has used a scientific learning model but not yet maximal, because each learning model has a different syntax so that teachers have difficulty remembering one by one the synths, then there needs to be the help of teaching materials such as student worksheet. The purpose of this research is to produce student worksheet science learning based on quran-minded 7E learning cycle for students of class VIII integrated islamic school Qurrata A'yun Batusangkar valid, practical and effective. This research is a development research using the Plomp model consisting of the initial investigation, development and assessment. The instruments used are validity assessment sheets, practicality assessment sheets by teachers and learners, observation sheets to observe and assess the learning outcomes of attitude aspects, daily assessment sheets in the form of multiple choice questions to assess the learning outcomes of knowledge aspects and project sheets to assess the learning outcomes of aspects of skills. The results showed that LKPD learning IPA based on the Quranic 7E learning cycle at a validator assessment with a value of 87.31% criteria is very valid. The results of practical assessment by teachers showed a value of 90.83% with very practical criteria and practicality test results by learners showed a value of 87.53% with very practical criteria. Effectiveness test results show an increase in learning outcomes in aspects of learners' knowledge, attitudes and skills.
Effect of animal manure-based substrates on the emergence and vegetative growth of fodder oats (Avena sativa L.)
Authors: Canales Angel , Sucari Guadalupe
Published: February 2022

Oats (Avena sativa L.) are an annual forage grass of great current and potential importance in agricultural development. The objective was to determine the effect of animal manure-based substrates on the emergence and vegetative growth (stem height and leaf length) of forage oats (Avena sativa L.) in relation to organic amendments (chicken-cuy, cattle-sheep, llama-alpaca) over time. Growth variables were measured every ten days up to 60 days. A completely randomised experimental design was used; each treatment consisted of five replicates of ten seeds each. Analysis of variance (ANDEVA), Tukey's multiple comparison and regression and correlation analysis were performed. Both stem height and leaf length were higher when the seeds were established on a substrate based on a mixture of cattle and sheep manure and were lower with the llama-alpaca manure mixture. In general, growth expressed in stem height and leaf length increased over time. The application of organic matter of animal origin improves the quality of agricultural soils, which is reflected in plant growth and development.
The Black Flame (part one): Snyman’s Criminal Law
Authors: Mosaka Tshepo
Published: February 2022

The latest edition of Snyman’s Criminal Law has reached the status of scholarly immortality. It has been revised by Hoctor, but Snyman’s name lives on. This is consistent with the argument made in Part one of the review of this book. This is a review conducted through a trilogy of papers, analogous to WEB du Bois’s trilogy of novels entitled the Black Flame. Part one begins by clarifying why this review is conducted in this way. The paper then proceeds to contextualise Snyman’s Criminal Law alongside the two dominant traditions of South African criminal law, following the work of Gardiner and Lansdown and De Wet and Swanepoel. Thirdly, the paper concludes by developing the argument that South African criminal law remains in a perpetual northbound-gaze towards Europe and away from Africa. This theme is developed further in Parts two and three of this review.
Bail pending appeal in Uganda
Authors: Mujuzi Jamil Ddamulira
Published: February 2022

Article 23(6) of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) provides that an arrested person is ‘entitled’ to apply to court for bail. However, it is silent on the issue of bail pending appeal. Bail pending appeal is provided for in the Magistrates Courts Act, the Judicature Act and the Criminal Procedure Code Act. Although the Supreme Court, the highest court in Uganda, provided criteria for granting bail pending appeal, some high court and Court of Appeal judges, who are bound by the decisions of the Supreme Court, have ignored these criteria. There are conflicting high court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judgments on the questions of whether art 23(6) is applicable to bail pending appeal and whether the right to be presumed innocent is applicable to a person who is applying for bail pending appeal. There are notable controversies in the rich jurisprudence of the Supreme Court on bail pending appeal. In October 2020, one of the justices of the Supreme Court held that the Supreme Court does not have the jurisdiction to grant bail pending appeal and that Rule 6(2)(a), which empowers the Supreme Court to grant bail pending appeal, is unconstitutional. In November 2020, another Supreme Court justice granted an applicant bail pending appeal without even referring to her colleague’s decision which held that the court did not have jurisdiction to grant bail pending appeal. This article examines the jurisprudence developed by the courts of Uganda on the subject. The discussion focuses on the following issues: courts with jurisdiction to grant bail pending appeal; the right to bail pending appeal; the presumption of innocence and bail pending appeal; and conditions for granting bail pending appeal.
Association of sleep-wake pattern with cognitive performance and academic achievement in young adults
Authors: Altaf Shafaq , Aftab Anam , Fayyaz Khan Komal , Anwar Farah , Imran Abeeha , Syed Maira
Published: February 2022

Objective: To determine the association of sleep wake pattern with cognitive performance and academic achievement in young adults.
Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted in March 2019 after approval from the Institutional Review Board & Ethics Committee of the study setting on February 28, 2019. Total sample of the study was 189 calculated by using Rao software. Inclusion criteria was healthy young adults of age 18 to 24 years from Doctor of Physical Therapy department of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Dar-ul-Shifa campus, Islamabad. Exclusion criteria included all those students who were married, diagnosed psychological disorder and were taking any sedatives. Data was collected through three questionnaires named Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) in addition to inquiry regarding GPA of latest exam.
Results: A total sample was 236 students with a mean age of 20.94±1.58 years with range 18-24 years. The sample comprised of males n=24 (10.2%) and females n=212(89.8%). Mean GPA was 3.10±0.53. MOCA showed that 70(29.66%) students had mild cognitive impairment, 166(70.34%) were students with normal cognition. The results obtained by applying independent T-test showed a significant difference of cognition between high and low achievers (P value: 0.029<0.05. Students who scored high were definite morning types.
Conclusion: There is a significant association between cognitive performance and academic achievement with high achievers being definite morning types.
Keywords: Cognition, Sleep, Academic success, Young adult.
Cardiac myotropes as a novel inotropic treatment for patients of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Authors: Khanzada Mikail , Hassan Muhammad Faateh , Muzaffar Muhammad Ali
Published: February 2022

Heart failure with reduced ejection (HFrEF) fraction is a common affliction of heart failure patients. It is defined as an ejection fraction of less or equal to 35% caused by a decrease in systolic function5 (1). Causes include coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, congenital heart defects, high blood pressure and diabetes. Heart failure is a common condition in Pakistan estimated by some studies to have 2.8 million patients in the country (2). As heart transplants are to date not performed in Pakistan, physicians rely on treatments such as mechanical circulatory assist devices such as left ventricular assist devices, drugs such as inotropes, diuretics and beta blockers for patient’s treatment. Among the medical treatments, a new class of inotropes, cardiac myotrope, omecamtive mecarbil is pending US FDA approval.
Omecamtiv mecarbil promotes increased interaction between myosin and actin, increasing the force, efficiency and duration of cardiac muscle contraction without affecting cytosolic calcium thereby having no negative outcomes such as arrhythmias or ischemia(3). Whereas traditional inotropic agents such as catecholamines, phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitors, sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase inhibitors have shown- through their calcium-based mechanisms- to have negative side effects such as arrhythmias, increased oxygen demand and mortality(4). Long-term use of catecholamines and phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitors such been shown through both observational cohort and randomized clinical trials to increase mortality in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (3).  Conventional inotropes are widely used in heart failure patients experiencing cardiogenic shock (3) thereby increasing the likelihood of long-term negative effects. The recent GALACTIC-HF double blind trial has shown omecamtiv mecarbil to improve cardiac function, ventricular wall stress and reverse ventricular remodeling without any negative effects on renal function, blood pressure or heart rate shown by current heart failure therapies (1).
While continued research and drug development is needed, myotropes such as omecamtiv mecarbil seem to be a promising, less dangerous alternative to traditional inotropic treatments for HFrEF patients. Further drug development may produce even more effective drugs of the same class. More detailed analysis of the GALACTIC-HF trial as well as subsequent trials are still needed to cement the effectiveness and safety of myotropes. The large number of chronic heart failure patients in the country will need a safe, long term treatment for the foreseeable future, this need can easily be filled by current and future mytotropic drugs for improved heart function.
Has the pandemic paradoxically opened a new door in oncological care: are virtual tumour boards the next step?
Authors: Muhammad Abdul Rehman  , Tahir Erfa , Rao Urooba Jawwad
Published: February 2022

Respected editor,
Multidisciplinary tumour board (MTB) meetings where patients’ cases discussed, and management plans are drawn by a consensus among participating physicians have become a standard of oncological practice globally (1, 2). Studies conducted through the past decades have amply demonstrated that MTB meetings lead to improved 5-year survival, and improved staging, diagnosis, adherence to oncological guidelines, and quality of life (3).
Despite a few functional MTBs, such as the weekly City Tumor Board in Karachi, Pakistan has failed to ensure the formation of site-specific MTBs, a matter of great importance in cancer care countrywide (4). One big hurdle in the establishment and continuation of MTBs is the lack of time in the schedules of participating physicians (4). The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced changes in patient management, particularly in virtual MTBs (VMTB), which could potentially counter this challenge.
The pandemic has had a massive impact on oncological care. A study collecting responses from more than 350 centers across 54 countries reported that 88.2% of centres saw a decrease in usual patient care (5). However, many hospitals and healthcare centres employed VMTBs to preserve optimal decision-making with restricted care. The study reported that, based on income stratification, 86.5% of high-income, 72.8% of middle-income, and 22.2% of low-income countries adopted VMTBs (5).
The VMTBs improve coordination, decrease diagnosis or treatment delays, reduce travel expenditure, discuss more cases, and increase participant attendance (2). A survey revealed that of the respondents who attended VMTB meetings, 57.9% preferred VMTBs over in-person MTBs (2). The shift has been so beneficial that 78.9% preferred to continue VMTBs once social restrictions ended, and 60.4% believed VMTBs could become permanent (2, 5). The positive impact of the transition from in-person to virtual MTBs on feasibility, interdisciplinary coordination, and education of medical trainees has been further corroborated by other studies conducted during the pandemic (1).
For countries struggling to establish and operate in-person MTBs, the pandemic has paradoxically unveiled an opportunity to circumvent the hurdle by highlighting the feasibility of VMTBs. Although VMTBs increase presentation lengths, require a technical setup and reduce interpersonal communication, the benefits of VMTBs far outweigh these hurdles (1, 2). For Pakistan, where there is a lack of in-person MTBs, the switch to VMTBs could ease and hasten the transition to a model of oncological care on par with international standards.
Hubungan Antara Aktiviti Fizikal dan Indeks Jisim Badan Murid Lelaki Luar Bandar
Authors: Bakhtiar Afindi Mohd Khushairy , Abd Razak Mohd Radzani , Ismail Erwan
Published: February 2022

Aktiviti fizikal dan kecergasan merupakan perkara yang perlu diambil berat dalam kehidupan seharian bagi menjamin kesihatan tubuh badan serta mendapat Indeks Jisim Badan (BMI) yang ideal. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji hubungan antara aktiviti fizikal dan indeks jisim badan (BMI) murid lelaki sekolah menengah di luar bandar. Populasi kajian terdiri daripada (390) pelajar lelaki tingkatan 5 di daerah Tampin. Kajian berbentuk tinjauan ini menggunakan borang soal selidik yang diubahsuai daripada Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) oleh World Health Organization (WHO). Kajian ini mendapati bahawa murid-murid lelaki di daerah Tampin adalah tidak aktif dalam aktiviti fizikal walaupun memiliki bacaan BMI normal. Kesannya, mereka cenderung untuk memiliki risiko kesihatan yang rendah.
Liberdade como pré-condição da responsabilidade segundo Hans Jonas
Authors: De Souza Melo Marco César , Brasil Maia Antonio Glaudenir
Published: February 2022

O escopo do presente trabalho é demonstrar como na filosofia do alemão Hans Jonas as categorias liberdade e responsabilidade são relacionadas para solucionar duas das principais questões que permeiam as preocupações do referido filósofo: uma questão epistemológica, traduzida no problema da técnica moderna e, uma questão prática, cujo foco seria a necessidade de uma nova ética para a civilização tecnológica. Segundo Jonas, temos crescido vultuosamente em poder técnico, porém não dispomos de uma ética que oriente o uso desse poder, sobretudo no tocante às intervenções técnicas sobre a natureza e seus recursos. Com a articulação dos conceitos de liberdade e responsabilidade o autor acredita superar o dualismo entre ser humano e natureza e instituir uma nova ética cuja centralidade seja a defesa da vida. Para nosso estudo, consultamos algumas das principais obras do autor: O Princípio Responsabilidade: ensaio de uma ética para a civilização tecnológica; O Princípio Vida: fundamentos para uma filosofia da biologia; Técnica, Medicina e Ética: sobre a prática do princípio responsabilidade; Macht oder Ohnmacht der Subjektivitat; e O Conceito de Deus após Auschwitz: uma voz judia. Na primeira parte do trabalho trataremos do conceito de técnica em Jonas e de como o excesso da tecnologia gerou os problemas principais da chamada civilização tecnológica. No segundo momento do texto abordaremos o conceito de liberdade formulado por Jonas em sua filosofia da biologia e como esse conceito implica a superação da dualidade homem e natureza. Por fim demonstraremos como segundo o filósofo a liberdade humana implica no exercício da responsabilidade, isto é, aquela sendo, nesse sentido, pré-condição desta.
Sociologia e abordagem sociológica em A Estrutura das Revoluções Científicas
Authors: Pirozelli Paulo
Published: February 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é compreender o papel e a relevância da sociologia da ciência para as ideias desenvolvidas por Thomas Kuhn em A Estrutura das Revoluções Científicas. Neste artigo, argumento que a Estrutura propõe uma explicação sociológica para aspectos fundamentais do desenvolvimento científico, ainda que as relações entre as ideias propostas na Estrutura e a sociologia da ciência sejam pouco discutidas no livro. Em primeiro lugar, Kuhn mostra como o desenvolvimento da ciência se assenta sobre formas específicas de organização e de prática nas comunidades científicas. Em segundo lugar, sua explicação sobre as resoluções de controvérsias depende de uma abordagem necessariamente comunitária da atividade científica. Ao final do artigo, discuto a ligação entre a abordagem sociológica de Kuhn e as perspectivas atuais em epistemologia social.
Yas Sürecinde Uygulanan Psikolojik Müdahale Yaklaşımlarının Doküman Analizi İle İncelenmesi
Authors: KIZILTAN Emre , ULUSOY Yağmur
Published: February 2022

Öznel bir yapıya sahip olan yas sürecini her birey farklı şekilde tamamlamakta ancak bazı bireyler bu süreçte yas danışmanlığı ve yas terapisi gibi profesyonel desteğe gereksinim duymaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı yas sürecinde uygulanan psikolojik yardım müdahalelerinde hangi yaklaşımların/modellerin referans alındığını; müdahale edilen yaş gruplarının nasıl bir dağılım gösterdiğini ve müdahalelerin etkili olup olmadığını incelemektir. Araştırmada nitel veri toplama yöntemi olan doküman analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın dokümanları 2001-2021 yılları arasında yayımlanmış, İngilizce dilinde yazılmış, deneysel çalışma içeriğine sahip makale ve tezlerdir. Bu kapsamda Science Direct, ERIC, Proquest veri tabanlarında, “grief counseling” ve “grief therapy" anahtar kelimeleri ile tarama yapılmış ve araştırmaya dâhil edilme kriterlerini karşılayan 41 yayına ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmada ulaşılan makale ve tezlerde yas sürecinde Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi ve Grupla Psikolojik Danışma müdahale yaklaşımlarının/modellerinin ön planda olduğu, ayrıca çocuklar, ergenler, gençler ve yetişkinlerden oluşan örneklem grupları ile çalışıldığı ancak yaşlılardan oluşan örneklem grupları ile yapılan araştırmaların sınırlı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, yas sürecinde uygulanan müdahale yaklaşımlarının/modellerinin çoğunlukla etkili olduğu ve grupla yapılan müdahalelerin daha fazla tercih edildiği görülmüş ve bu sonuçlar alanyazın ışığında tartışılmıştır. Ayrıca gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalar için araştırmacılara çeşitli öneriler sunulmuştur.
Synthesis of special operating decisions as part of adaptive control of a mobile robot
Authors:   Vladimir State University, Makarov Mikhail , Astafiev Alexandr
Published: February 2022

This paper presents theory behind synthesis of special operating decisions in mobile robotics. The authors have developed and implemented an experimental research methodology to substantiate the theoretical and practical significance of the proposed decision structure for incorporation of quasi-cognitive mechanisms in the process of intelligent data processing in such robotics. This paper presents research and testing of a computer model of the abstract decision-making component that analyzes the movement trajectory of a mobile object in the operational space of a mobile robotic system. This approach towards intelligent decisionmaking can be tested for effectiveness by whether it enables the system to detect change in the parameters of the analyzed dynamic object that are important for autonomous analysis of the environment. One finding is that using this novel operating decision structure to improve autonomy contributes to the emergence of a behavior strategy that bypasses the combinatorial methods configured during the development; this improves the system’s adaptability to change in its environment.
Software designed for fitness club client’s requirements management automation
Authors:   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Kurashkin Sergei O. , Bukhtoyarov Vladimir V. ,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology,   Siberian Federal University, Bocharov Aleksey N. ,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology,   Siberian Federal University, Lavrishchev Alexander V. ,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Seregin Yuriy N. ,   Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology
Published: February 2022

The growth in the amount of information, as well as the expansion of the range of technically complex decision-making problems, require the systematization of existing methods and the development of new methods and algorithms for solving. Artificial neural networks offer promising prospects for development, and software has a huge advantage from their use. In addition, each realizable problem has an unlimited and non-standard̆ set of solution methods. In this paper, we consider the possibility of using a neural network to solve the problem of optimizing data analysis to manage the needs of clients of a fitness club. The main objectives of the research are: an overview of the subject area; identification of deficiencies and setting automation tasks; performing a comparative analysis of existing information systems and performing a comparative analysis of existing software.
Natural non‐group symmetry in modern applications
Authors:   St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kharinov Mikhail
Published: February 2022

Intuitively perceived symmetry is formalized for effective application in physics, mathematics, and engineering. In this regard, several scientific research directions are indicated, which are expressed by three generalizations: a) the concept of symmetry using the example of normalized Hadamard matrices; b) cross vector product for the cases of three arguments and seven-dimensional space, c) Lorentz transformations for doubling the spacetime dimension. To generalize and formalize the concept of symmetry, the preservation of the symmetry of matrices under permutations of rows (columns) is studied. It is shown that the set of symmetrypreserving permutations does not constitute a group. For the development of the octonion toolkit and the best generalization of the vector product, based on symmetry considerations, the decomposition of the triple product of octonions into the sum of a triple anticommutator, a triple commutator (generalized vector product) and an associator is deduced. To begin the generalization of Lorentz transformations Lorentz boost is recorded in terms of quaternions so that the treated expressions retain their meaning in the octonionic space. To speed up the assimilation of the research results, the paper proposes some elementary information on the three listed topics, which it is desirable to place in reference books, as well as bring to the attention of students in general education courses at technical universities.
Design of neuro‐simulation system in situational management of control and quality assessment for complex production assembly system
Authors:   Povolzhskiy State University of Telecommunications and Informatics, Zolkin A. L. , Lavrov E. A. ,   Sumy State University, Zaitseva I. N. ,   Bunin Yelets State University, Bityutskiy A. S. ,   Invent Technology, Mironchuk V. A. ,   Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin
Published: February 2022

The specific challenge for application of developed system of situational input in control process is generalized by authors, flowgraph model is demonstrated, synthesis methodology is generalized and assessment of effectiveness based on group of parameters of regression nature to implemented neuro-fuzzy regulation system is described. Decomposition and structural analysis of specificity of application of implemented model, its characteristic function and balance-model (before implementation) are described. The steps of development of this complex technology are reviewed.
Complementarity in Rubber-Salacca Intercropping System under Integrated Fertilization Mixed with Organic Soil Amendments
Authors: Zaw Zar Ni , Chiarawipa Rawee , Pechkeo Surachart , Saelim Sakanan
Published: February 2022

The replanting practice of rubber monocropping in Southern Thailand has depleted soil fertility. Most rubber planted areas in the region were under intensive chemical fertilization resulting in less soil organic matters and root proliferation. With the instability of rubber prices, some rubber farmers converted from monocropping into intercropping. Integrated fertilization in which mixed organic-inorganic fertilizers are combined with organic soil amendments could be considered in a rubber-based intercropping system to increase land productivity with cost-saving fertilization by rehabilitating soil properties. A study was conducted at a rubber-salacca intercropping farm comprised of 14-year-old mature rubber trees associated with eight-year-old salacca palms to identify the consequences of the integrated fertilization combined with two organic soil amendments: humic acid (HSA); chitosan (CSA). Changes in soil organic matter (SOM), leaf area index (LAI), fine root traits, tree physiological status, and crop productions under the two integrated fertilization were compared against the controlled application of conventional chemical fertilizer. The CSA application increased the SOM in the topsoil layer by 80%. In the 21 – 40 cm soil depth, the rubber roots treated with HSA and the salacca palm roots treated with CSA showed greater fine root length density (FRLD). Under CSA, the physiological status of the rubber trees showed less stress. The treatments of HSA and CSA showed 145% and 72%, respectively, higher in total production of salacca palm than that of the chemical fertilization. Improvements in the soil fertility, the root’s function, the crops’ yields, and the tree physiological status were consequences as complementarity in the system under the integrated fertilizations.
Feed Intake, Growth Performance and Digestibility of Nutrients of Goats Fed with Outdoor-Grown Hydroponic Maize Sprouts
Authors: Lim Whay Chuin , Mohd Nadzir Mohd Noor Hisham , Hiew Mark Wen Han , Mamat Md. Shuhazlly , Shohaimi Shamarina
Published: February 2022

The study aimed to determine the effects of feeding outdoor-grown hydroponics maize sprouts (HMS) on the growth performance and digestibility of nutrients in goats. Three treatment groups (n = 5), group T1 (control), were fed 500 g concentrate, and Napier grass; T2, 500 g concentrate, and HMS, while T3 had sole feeding of HMS using a completely randomized design. The results showed that HMS had a better feed nutritive composition with the lower concentration of indigestible fibre (P<0.05) and higher concentration of crude protein (12.28%) compared to Napier grass (7.22%) (P<0.05). Goats in T1 and T2 fed with concentrate had a higher average daily gain (ADG) of 79 g/day and 48 g/day rivalling goats fed with HMS (44 g/day) (P<0.05). Feed conversion ratio (FCR) was significantly better (P<0.05) in goats in T1 and T2 compared to T3. Goats in groups T1 and T2 showed significantly higher dry matter digestibility (69.27% and 63.95%, respectively) and crude protein digestibility (71.89% and 72.28%, respectively) compared to group T3. Sole feeding of HMS exerted a minor impact on growth performance in the animals. However, the HMS could potentially replace the conventionally planted sprouts in conjunction with commercial concentrate to improve the growth performance of the small ruminants.
MASS BLOOD SURVEY (MBS) MALARIA DI DESA BANG HAJI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SEKAYUN BENGKULU TENGAH
Authors: Rahmawati Ida , Sulistyaningsih Dwi Putri , Oktarina Mika , Mutiara Violita Siska
Published: February 2022

Background: Malaria is a major health problem that affects all age groups of individuals that can cause death and disability. Malaria is spread through the bite of a mosquito that has been exposed to a parasitic infection. Only with just one bite, this infection can cause death to a person. Prevention efforts by means of early detection of malaria are expected to be able to suppress mortality and morbidity from malaria. The purpose of this activity is to preventive action by screening or early detection of malaria in the community in Bang Haji Village, the working area of ??the Sekayun Health Center, Central Bengkulu Regency. Methods: malaria Mass Blood Survey (MBS) measurement using Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). The target of the Rapid Test examination is the community in the village Bang Haji which is a malaria endemic village in the working area of ??the Puskesmas Sekayun, the examination was carried out at the Village Hall. Result: measurement result using RDT shows that from 215 people who were tested, there was 1 resident who was positive for malaria (0.46%). Conclusion: results screening using MBS malaria measurement using RDT was found to be 1 Plasmodium vivax malaria positive person. Screening conducted on the community in Bang Haji Village, the working area of ??the Sekayun Health Center, is expected to improve vigilance for all parties, because the transmission of malaria occurs very quickly.
PEMBERDAYAAN KELUARGA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN HIPERTENSI DI DESA TAWUN KECAMATAN KASREMAN KABUPATEN NGAWI
Authors: Sandi Yudisa Diaz Lutfi , Saadah Hamidatus Daris , Komalawati Rini
Published: February 2022

Background: Hypertension is a disease that causes high morbidity and is the main cause of death in almost all developing countries. The lack of information circulating in the community regarding the signs and symptoms of hypertension means that this disease is often referred to as a deadly silent killer without any symptoms as a warning to its victims. The prevalence of hypertension is increasing all the time while the condition of the health workers is limited, so it requires family participation in efforts to prevent hypertension and empower families so that the dangers of hypertension can be understood by the community.Aims: This community service activity is carried out by providing counseling to the community regarding knowledge and skills about preventing hypertension in families in Mencon, Tawun Village, Kasreman District, Ngawi Method: that used was lectures, training, question and answer. Result: Through 14-days hypertension control program, activities carried out of counseling in the community, 3 times of early detection training and prevention of hypertension to the family, 2 times of low sodium salt distribution. Conclusion: Partners are able to find out hypertension prevention efforts, early detection and public health status in Mencon, Tawun Village, Kasreman District, Ngawi.
PENINGKATAN KUALITAS USAHA KESEHATAN SEKOLAH (UKS) MELALUI PENYEGARAN KADER UKS DI SMP SATYA SAI
Authors: Wati Ni Made Nopita , Lestari Ni Kadek Yuni , Jayanti Desak Made Ari Dwi , Lestari Tri Rahyuning
Published: February 2022

Background: Improving the quality of life of Indonesian people can be done through educational efforts both at school and outside of school. The School Health Business (UKS) is a basic health business aimed at schools and is the duty of the public health center to achieve health and improve learning achievement of school children). One of the functions of the UKS is as a forum for providing early health education especially for school children. The objectives of health education include having skills in maintenance, assistance and health care, having healthy living habits, and applying the principles of disease prevention (Budiono and Sulistyowati, 2014). Method: Before the implementation of the activity, the number of students involved amounted to 40 people, while the selection of students based on grade 8 and grade 9 would be selected again after getting extension activities and transforming as a UKS cadre. Activity Methods Used (1) Lecture and Demonstration Methods to discuss General Knowledge about School Health Enterprises (UKS), the role and participation of students in UKS activities, Efforts to Encourage, (2) Learning Methods Used to Transfer Assistance or Skills from the Value System Owned resource person to students. As a guest speaker providing health examination exercises for special UKS cadre students consisting of general physical examination and vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse and breathing). Results: The results of the data collection obtained for SMP did not have its own UKS room, but it was still combined with the primary school room which was still in the same building. Schools do not have UKS cadres and have never done UKS program activities. The level of student knowledge related to UKS is also very low. Conclusion: the level of student knowledge after counseling was found as many as 36 (86%) people have good knowledge and 6 people (14%) have enough knowledge. This shows that the provision of counseling and training can increase student knowledge. Suggestions, for SatyaSai Junior High School and Denut 3 Public Health Center to make a policy about the importance of UKS and to continue the program to have UKS space and to form a UKS structure so that good student behavior is formed to increase PHBS in schools and to follow up the UKS guidance program to schools as an effort to improve health quality in the school setting.
Sistema Inmune, Infección por SARS-CoV-2 y Desarrollo de COVID-19
Authors: Medrano Vivian , Verduguez-Orellana Aleida , Martinez-Oliva Brenda Gisela , Guzman-Rivero Miguel , Córdova Marisol
Published: February 2022

La infección por SARS-CoV-2 promueve un descontrol del sistema inmune con predominio de una respuesta inflamatoria de rápida instauración y el desencadenamiento de una tormenta de citocinas. El objetivo de esta revisión es comprender mejor los mecanismos inmunológicos y su descontrol activados por SARS-CoV-2. La activación de la inmunidad innata, contra la infección, es el factor clave para el control viral o su progresión hacia COVID-19. La respuesta inmune adaptativa, igualmente es perturbada por SARS-CoV-2 con lo cual se posibilita una mayor tasa de infección, así como también el descontrol inmunológico sistémico que puede desencadenar shock y daño tisular en diferentes órganos, muerte por COVID-19 o autoinmunidad post COVID-19.
OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE FIRST PHALANX IN A HORSE ATHLETE: CASE REPORT
Authors: ÁVILA Letícia Meirelles , GOMES Letícia Patrão de Macedo , GOMES Gustavo Mendes , ABREU Ana Paula Martinez de , ROIER Erica Cristina Rocha
Published: February 2022

Equinoculture is an activity of great importance in Brazil, moving millions of reais annually. For many years these animals were used only as a means of transport; however, currently, horses have assumed coverage in other areas of activity, such as leisure, sports, and even therapies, without escaping their main work functions in agricultural activities. Due to the significant requirement of the locomotor system, the affections of this system are quite common in this species. Therefore, these conditions must be diagnosed and treated early to completely restore the animal's functions. Intense exercises and very demanding tests subject these animals to limb injuries. They are fast-reacting animals and, sometimes, they can generate injuries due to the shock on surfaces and objects. These skin continuity solutions can act as a door of entry for infectious agents. Osteomyelitis is an infectious process that is accompanied by bone destruction, mainly caused by gram-positive bacteria. The prognosis of animals affected by this pathology is directly influenced by the speed of correct diagnosis and the beginning of appropriate treatment. It can put the sporting purpose of the animal and life at risk if it occurs late. The present report aims to describe the case of an adult female athlete, used for polo, presenting a lesion in the right forelimb and claudication grade 4/5. The diagnosis was obtained through clinical examination and radiographic study, finding radiographic changes compatible with osteomyelitis, and established treatment.
Exploring SMEs crowdfunding solutions that can generate trust
Authors: De-Miguel-Molina María , De-Miguel-Molina Blanca , Peiró-Signes Ángel , Segarra-Oña Marival
Published: February 2022

In accordance with the sustainable development goals, it is necessary to increase the access of SMEs to financial services. Crowdfunding has been imposed as an alternative to other traditional financial sources, being an "umbrella" covering the financing of projects and initiatives by various individuals (the crowd) through the Internet. Within the concept, four types are included: Donation, Reward-based, Lending and Equity. The concept of “trust” is a key element in online transactions, reducing the information asymmetries and uncertainty. The generation of trust in crowdfunding can be derived from different components that we will analyze: a) The platform used (and the company that supports it); b) The promoter; c) The quality of the information; d) The investor's disposition and familiarity with the instrument; and e) The network around the promoter and / or the project. In addition, female entrepreneurs generate more trust and would have the opportunity to attract professional local investors (lead investors), through better information on their initiative. That is why, through a content analysis, we will propose the best type and components combination, within the framework of a project based on the SMEs of Bogotá (Colombia).
Experimental and numerical investigation of disturbed flow patterns by an asymmetric swirl generator
Authors: Welsch Dennis , Zacharias Konstantin , Schlüter Wolfgang
Published: February 2022

In this article a disturbed flow pattern caused by an asymmetric swirl disturbance generator experimentally by laser-Doppler velocimetry (LDV) and numerically by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is analyzed. From the data collected in experiment and simulation we create, evaluate and compare quantifiable contour and profile plots of the primary flow as well as flow-specific performance indicators in different cross-sections downstream from the disturbance generator. The results show a heavily asymmetric velocity distribution with little to no signs of relaxation over the course of the section of measurements. Significant similarities between measurement and simulation can be observed at small distances downstream from the impediment. Further downstream, with increasing distance, deviations and differences in the flow patterns become more apparent suggesting that the SST turbulence model can only partially reproduce the real flow occurring on the test rig.
China Competence in Europe: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It
Authors: Gebhard Christian Alexander
Published: February 2022

The MERICS Institute thoroughly depicted the state of the art of China competences in Germany at the beginning of 2018. The report explained why it was important to strengthen these competences and made detailed suggestions on how to do so. This article takes a look at developments regarding these competences in Germany and Spain and sheds light on the current image of China among mainly small and medium-sized enterprises in Franconia, Northern Bavaria, by means of surveys and interviews. Suggestions are made on how to improve language skills.
Assessing the senior management support and approach to business digitisation. The case of top Finish and Spanish companies
Authors: Garcia-Ortega Beatriz , Galan-Cubillo Javier , De-Miguel-Molina Blanca
Published: February 2022

Busines digitisation represents a milestone for companies’ prospects, and senior management support is one of the key aspects for its successful implementation. However, this support through their discourse has been underexplored. This paper contributes in this direction, by taking the cases of the top Finish and Spanish companies listed in the OMXH 25 and IBEX 35 respectively, with Finland at the top of the list of European Union countries in terms of business digitisation and Spain in the average, as benchmarks for  examining the letters of top managers in annual reports in relation to their support and drivers approach. The results show that yet in both countries a relevant part of top managers does not show this support, more pronounced in Spanish companies. In addition, the weight of each block of drivers to support business digitisation identified in the literature also differs between the two countries, with the top managers of Finish companies showing a more customer-driven approach, and in the case of Spain a more business-driven approach, whereas sustainability is the least mentioned driver in both cases, as an aspect to improve.
Financial inclusion of small firms: informality, fintech solutions, and voids
Authors: De-Miguel-Molina Blanca , Cadrazco-Suárez Maryi , Juliao-Rossi Jorge , Rincón-Díaz Carlos
Published: February 2022

This chapter analyses the relationship between institutional voids, the informality of small firms, and their financial inclusion in Colombia. Data for the analysis were obtained from a dataset available at DANE, which includes a sample of 86,969 small firms in Colombia and 2,467 in the Bogotá region. Descriptive analyses and a tree decision classification were conducted to obtain segments of entrepreneurs in the financial market, predict the formality of small firms, and analyse voids related to digital skills that might limit the solutions based on fintech. Results indicated that entrepreneurs less willing to demand credits represent the current largest segment, that formality and financial inclusion of small firms go hand in hand, and that digital skills might be a limitation for the extension of solutions based on fintech. The analyses allowed for identifying problems and solutions before conducting qualitative analyses with entrepreneurs.