bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Preservation of Quercus Robur and Quercus Petraea Genetic Resources through In Vitro Culture
Authors:   National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”, 128 Eroilor Blvd., 077190, Voluntari, Ilfov county, Romania, IONIȚĂ Lucia , MIRANCEA Ionel ,   National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”, 128 Eroilor Blvd., 077190, Voluntari, Ilfov county, Romania, APOSTOL Ecaterina N. A ,   National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”, 128 Eroilor Blvd., 077190, Voluntari, Ilfov county, Romania, BUDEANU Marius ,   National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”, Brașov Research Station, 13 Cloșca street, 500040, Brașov, Romania, BESLIU Emanuel ,   National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”, Brașov Research Station, 13 Cloșca street, 500040, Brașov, Romania
Published: January 2022

In this paper, the effect of various factors (clone, initial explant, sterilization method, and culture medium) on the in vitro multiplication of pedunculate and sessile oak species was tested. No influence of clone was found and a 44-83% survival rate was found for different types of explants, the best result being that of using mature acorns germinated in vitro. The most efficient sterilization method was: mercuric chloride 0.2 mg/l, ascorbic acid 1 mg/l, for 30 min., with or without antibiotic. The best results were obtained with GD medium complemented with 0.5 mg/l BAP and 0.1 mg/l IBA, which allowed obtaining of a high rooting percentage. The regenerated plants were transferred in vivo, in a climate controlled greenhouse.
The Influence of Freezing and Thawing Process on the Bending Moment Capacity of L-Shaped Heat-Treated Wood Dowel Joints
Authors:   Department of Wood Processing and Wood Product Design, Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Universității no. 1, Brasov 500068, Romania, BEDELEAN Bogdan , COCIȘ Răzvan ,   Department of Wood Processing and Wood Product Design, Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Universității no. 1, Brasov 500068, Romania
Published: January 2022

In this work, the influence of the freezing and thawing process on the bending moment capacity of L-shaped heat-treated wood dowel joints is analysed. The parts of the joints were made of heat-treated ash (Fraxinus excelsior) wood. Half of the analysed joints were randomly divided in two groups. One group was frozen and thawed in a climatic chamber and the other group was kept in laboratory environmental conditions. The bending moment capacity was calculated by means of ultimate failure load, which was experimentally obtained. One-way analysis of variance (One-way ANOVA) was applied to figure out if there is a significant difference between the analysed groups. Based on the obtained results, it was concluded that the freezing and thawing process did not significantly affect the strength of the L-shaped heat-treated wood dowel joints.
Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Oil Palm Frond Waste with Cow Manure for Biogas Production: Influence of a Stepwise Organic Loading on the Methane Productivity)
Authors:   Department of Agricultural Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam 23111 Banda Aceh, Indonesia, DARWIN  , MARDHOTILLAH  ,   Laboratory of Bioprocess and Postharvest Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala,Banda Aceh, Indonesia, ATMADIAN PRATAMA  ,   Laboratory of Bioprocess and Postharvest Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala,Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Published: January 2022

Anaerobic co-digestion of oil palm frond waste with cow-manure was evaluated. The study aimed to evaluate a stepwise organic load with an increase solid concentration to the on-going anaerobic digestion of cow manure. The anaerobic digestion process was operated in continuous mode under the mesophilic condition. Results showed that the maximum methane productivity of 1700 ml CH4∙day-1 was obtained when the anaerobic co-digestion of OPFW and cow manure was loaded with the substrate concentration between 4 and 8% TS. The pH culture dropped dramatically from 6.9 to 6.3 when substrate concentration was increased from 10 to 12% TS. The acidic pH had restricted the conversion of organic materials in which the COD removal was less than 25% removal. This study is exceedingly notable for the industrial development of waste management processes, which handle and treat tons of organic wastes daily.
Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation
Authors:   Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, Ukraine, Дзюба Д.О.
Published: January 2022

The aim – to study the dynamics of the level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) under various drugs for analgesic sedation in the perioperative period of planned coronary stenting. Materials and methods. This study was conducted from September 2018 to March 2020 in 90 patients with coronary heart disease. Patients were evenly divided into three study groups, depending on the drugs that were used for intraoperative analgosedation. Group 1 – slow intravenous administration of 10 mg of diazepam solution and 100 μg of fentanyl solution for induction and repeated administration of these drugs in the same dose to maintain anesthesia during surgery; group 2 – slow intravenous administration of the solution of fentanyl 1.5 mg/kg per induction and 1.5 mg/kg for 1 h to maintain analgesia, propofol solution was used to maintain a certain level of sedation; group 3 – slow intravenous administration of 1 mg/kg of lidocaine solution for induction, for sedation – propofol solution as well. All patients underwent recanalization as planned. In our study, the main study parameter was the level of IL-6 at the beginning of surgery and 10 minutes after stent implantation. Results. When comparing operational indicators with the results that were obtained after stenting, in all groups, IL-6 indicators were lower than preoperative ones. The statistically significant difference between the studied index before surgery and 10 min after stent implantation was in the groups 2 and 3, in contrast to that in patients of the group 1: the level of IL-6 decreased to 30 % in group 2 (p = 0.005) and in group 3 (p = 0.001). Conclusions. The level of pro-inflammatory IL-6 in routine coronary artery stenting tends to decrease after stent placement, with lower rates under propofol solution usage as an anesthetic. At the same time, in group 3 (where nonopioid analgesia was used) the level of interleukin-6 at point 10 min after stent implantation was significantly lower than in first group. This fact might be explained by usage of lidocaine solution in patients of the third group. Key words: interleukin-6, planned coronary stenting, analgosedation, coronary heart disease.
Takayasu arteritis
Authors:   Heart Institute, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Bortnyak N.V. , Yepanchintseva O.A. ,   Heart Institute, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Khokhlov A.V. ,   Heart Institute, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Todurov B.M. ,   Heart Institute, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: January 2022

Takayasu arteritis is a rare form of the vasculitis of large arteries. It is a disease difficult to diagnose and treat, often unpredictable in terms of outcome and life-treatening. Despite its low prevalence, Takayasu arteritis deserves close attention for therapists, cardiologists, rheumatologists and angiosurgeons. This article presents classifications, features of the clinical course of the disease, possibilities of the visualization diagnosis of the lesions of arteries, assessment of the disease activity. The issues of the contemporary drug therapy, interventional and surgical treatment methods and complications of the disease are presented.
Access Control and Security System Via Bluetooth Application on Android Smartphone
Authors: Amiliansyah Husna , Galina Mia , Welman Joni
Published: January 2022

Smartphone technology can be applied not only to establish communication needs but also to support other purposes. One of them is related to personal safety and security functions. It is undeniable that criminal acts can occur anytime and anywhere. Even in a private or residential area, theft could happen. Smartphone and sensor technology can be used as a solution to encounter this problem. In this case, it can be utilized to improve the security control system of the gate or garage door at home. This research presents a prototype of a gate and garage door control and security system that operates through an application on an android smartphone. The application of HC-05 Bluetooth is used to send signals from the smartphone to the Arduino Uno microcontroller, while the micro servo acts as a locking mechanism on the gate itself. The buzzer function is presented to notify homeowners when the gate or garage door is open for more than 15 seconds. This prototype can control gates and garage doors with an average connection time of only about 5 seconds. Thus, this prototype is feasible to use as an alternative to control and improve housing security systems.
Rekomendasi Pemilihan Mata Kuliah dalam Pengisian Rencana Studi Mahasiswa dengan Penerapan Algoritma Apriori
Authors: Syahrul Ahmad , Solichin Achmad
Published: January 2022

Pada masa pengisian rencana studi, banyak mahasiswa Universitas Budi Luhur merasa kesulitan dalam memilih mata kuliah yang akan diambil di semester berikutnya. Kesalahan dalam pemilihan mata kuliah dapat berdampak pada pencapaian prestasi yang tidak optimal serta dapat menghambat kelulusan maha-siswa. Peran dosen pembimbing akademik (PA) dalam membantu mahasiswa menentukan mata kuliah di semester yang akan datang sangatlah penting, tetapi pada beberapa kasus, terdapat dosen pembimbing akademik yang tidak memiliki waktu untuk berdiskusi secara langsung dengan mahasiswa. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan sebuah sistem yang dapat memberikan rekomendasi bagi mahasiswa dalam pengambilan mata kuliah pada saat mengisi rencana studi untuk semester selanjutnya. Sistem rekomendasi pemilihan mata kuliah ini menggunakan metode association rule mining dengan al-goritma apriori. Data riwayat pengambilan mata kuliah mahasiswa dievaluasi menggunakan algoritma apriori untuk selanjutnya dihasilkan rekomendasi pengambilan mata kuliah di semester berikutnya. Hasil pengujian terhadap sistem menunjukkan rata-rata persentase akurasi rekomendasi rencana studi sebesar 80,16% dengan minimum confidence sebesar 80%, dan minimum support sebanyak 7. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa sistem ini dapat membantu mahasiswa dalam melakukan pemilihan mata kuliah di semester yang akan datang.
The Effectiveness of Pineapple Extract (Ananas Comosus) and Kesum Leaves (Polygonus Minus) on the Quality of Coconut Oil (Coconus Nucifera)
Authors: Sungkawa Hendra Budi , Wahdaniah Wahdaniah , Djohan Herlinda
Published: January 2022

The processed oil from the coconut plant is generally understood as coconut oil. A method is required to produce a product with a higher oil extraction rate and is able to reduce the water content and free fatty acids in the coconut oil production. It is also necessary to add substances that can delay or prevent fat oxidation reactions by generating substances in the form of antioxidants. The method that can be implemented is the enzymatic method employing the bromelain enzyme in a pineapple with the addition of an antioxidants substance from the kesum  leaf. The objective of this research is to describe the quality of coconut oil after the addition of pineapple (ananas comosus) and kesum leaves (polygonus minus) extracts. The parameters for describing the quality of the oil are the organoleptic test, the degree of acidity, the oil extract rate, the peroxide number, the saponification number, and the acid number. This research is a quasi-experiment. The samples in this research were coconut oil without the addition of pineapple fruit extract, coconut oil with the addition of pineapple fruit extract without the addition of kesum leaves, and coconut oil with the addition of pineapple fruit extract and kesum leaves as much as 20gr, 30gr and 40gr. Based on the statistical results of the linear regression test, it was discovered that p-value = 0.000 <0.05, so it was concluded that there was an effect of the addition of pineapple fruit and leaves of kesum on acid number content with an effect of 76.4% on the acid number, 71.4% on the peroxide number, and 81.5% to the saponification number. It is recommended to test the water content, free fatty acids, and iodine number.
Hemodialysis Duration with Levels of Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Serum Iron and Total Iron Binding Capacity on Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Djami Supriati Wila , Tangkelangi Marni
Published: January 2022

The correlation of the length of time undergoing hemodialysis with the levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron and total iron binding capacity in patients with chronic kidney disease at RSUD Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes Kupang. People with chronic kidney disease who are performing Hemodialysis suffer from anemia. Blood loss during the hemodialysis process is affected by frequent blood sampling for laboratory tests. To diagnose the occurrence of iron deficiency, anemia laboratory tests such as complete blood, serum iron (SI), TIBC, transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin can be conducted. The objective of this study is to determine the correlation between the length of undergoing Hemodialysis with the levels of Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Serum Iron, and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) in patients with chronic kidney disease in RSUD Prof. Dr.W. Z Johannes Kupang. This study employed an anon-reactive research design or unobtrusive research based on secondary data derived from medical record records at RSUD Prof. Dr.W. Johannes in August - September 2019 on 92 hemodialysis patients who met the inclusion criteria. The collected data were calculated with the SPSS application, while the correlation analysis between variables was performed by administering a linear regression analysis test. Ninety-two (92) respondents were obtained by employing the purposive sampling technique. The majority of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing Hemodialysis were men (57.6%) with ages 39 - 59 years (63.0%), and the majority of patients undergoing Hemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney failure (CKD) were <12 months (41.3%). It was discovered that there was no relationship between the length of Hemodialysis with hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron, and total iron-binding capacity levels in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Survival of Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis Base on Comorbidity of Cardiovascular Disease in Persahabatan Central General Hospital 2015-2019
Authors: Fitriaty Mila , Adnan Nurhayati , Syafiq Muhammad
Published: January 2022

Chronic kidney disease is the progressive loss of kidney function over months or years. The significant increase in new cases of chronic kidney disease is in line with the increasing number of patients undergoing hemodialysis as kidney replacement therapy in an effort to survive. Comorbid cardiovascular disease is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality with chronic kidney disease. The study was conducted to determine the survival of hemodialysis patients in the group with comorbid cardiovascular disease and the group without comorbid cardiovascular disease. This study used a retrospective cohort design. The location of this study was conducted at Persahabatan Central Public Hospital, DKI Jakarta, and used secondary data from the hospital information system data from 2015 to 2019. The variables significantly related to the survival of patients undergoing hemodialysis with comorbid cardiovascular disease were age, complications of anemia, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The age variable has a p-value of 0.029 with an HR of 1.54 (95% CI OR 1.043-2.262). The anemia variable has a p-value of 0.013 with an HR of 1.60 (95% CI 1.117-2.515). The diabetes mellitus variable has a p-value of 0.000 with HR2.71 (95% CI 1.780-4.11). The hypertension variable has a p-value of 0.004 with HR1.79 (95% CI 1.208-2.646). In conclusion, patients undergoing hemodialysis with comorbid cardiovascular disease have a risk of death of 0.76 times compared to patients undergoing hemodialysis with the comorbid non-cardiovascular disease. This study's internal validity was not good due to selection bias and non-differential misclassification information bias. Thus, the results of this study cannot be generalized.
The Prediction Number of Smear Acid Resistant Bacteria on Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Infection Disease at Madiun City in 2021 to 2025
Authors: Marsanti Avicena Sakufa , Ardiani Hanifah
Published: January 2022

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacillus. The disease spreads in the air when people contract TB bacteria, such as coughing or sneezing. The lack of ability to anticipate the incidence of Acid Resistant Bacteria Positive Pulmonary TB in Madiun City is affected by the time and number of events that have not been appropriately foreseen. There is no map of regional vulnerability based on the time of occurrence. Hence, the incidence of Acid Resistant Bacteria Positive Pulmonary TB in Madiun city increases, determined by the total number of cases in 6 health centers, seven hospitals, and one prison. In 2015, there were 174 cases, then in 2019, 706 cases. The objective of this study is to predict the number of Acid Resistant Bacteria Positive Pulmonary TB suffering in 2021-2025 based on gender, health centers, and prisons in Madiun City and the overall incidence of cases in 2015-2019 is then foreseen in 2021 to 2025. This type of research is descriptive study research by employing Eviews with the ARIMA method. The population and samples in the study were all data of Acid Resistant Bacteria Positive Pulmonary TB case encompassing the sex of patients during 2015-2019 in Madiun City. The study aimed to predict the incidence of Acid Resistant Bacteria Positive Pulmonary TB in 2021-2025. The results of this study revealed the projection of Acid Resistant Bacteria Positive Pulmonary TB cases based on gender, health centers, hospitals, and prisons in Madiun City from 2020-2025, which experienced an increasing trend with the number of 933, 992, 1063, 1120, 1190 incidences respectively. This study is recommended for relevant agencies or health services to perform preventive efforts by involving trained policymakers and Health Cadis, particularly in preventing TB disease and reducing the high rate of predicting positive pulmonary TB smear incidences in the future.
Exercise Program: Tai Chi and Cognitive Stimulation to Improve Health Status of Elderly in Nursing Homes
Authors: Riasmini Ni Made , Riyanti Eska , Suardana I Wayan , Gama I Ketut , Khatimah Husnul
Published: January 2022

The structure of the aging population reflects the higher average life expectancy, which possesses an impact on the emergence of degenerative non-communicable diseases. Promotive effort through an exercise program (tai-chi exercise and cognitive stimulation) is required for the elderly to enhance their physical and mental health. This study aims to determine an overview of the exercise program's effectiveness on the health status of the elderly in nursing homes. The research method administered Quasi experiment with a control group design. The sample was the elderly who live in nursing homes. This study employed simple random sampling with a total sample of 116 people in 2 provinces: DKI Jakarta and South Sumatra Province. The statistical test utilized a t-test and multiple linear regression test. The results revealed that there was a difference in the average value of the health status of the elderly before and after the exercise programs in the intervention group (p-value = 0.001), there was a difference in the average value of the health status of the elderly between the intervention group and the control group after the exercise intervention program (p-value = 0.001), there was a relationship between the length of stay in the orphanage on the health status of the elderly. Recommendation: the resulting exercise program can be employed as complementary therapies replicated more extensively in various health care settings.
Public Perceptions on Population: U.S. Survey Results
Authors: Dennings Kelley , Baillie Sarah , Ricciardi Ryan , Addo Adoma
Published: January 2022

The Center for Biological Diversity conducted a paid, self-selected, national online survey on the knowledge, attitudes, behavioural intentions and norms around population growth to inform a theory of change that highlights education and reproductive healthcare as solutions. We surveyed 899 people across the US. The sample was recruited via MTurk and Survey Monkey was used to collect the data. Results were segmented by demographics to assist in building culturally sensitive, inclusive and effective campaigns advocating for rights-based solutions to population growth. Results demonstrated that the public draws a correlation between the number of people on the planet and the alarming rate of animal extinction.
Chapter 2. Symbolic Reasoning in Latent Space: Classical Planning as an Example
Authors: Asai Masataro , Kajino Hiroshi , Fukunaga Alex , Muise Christian
Published: January 2022

Symbolic systems require hand-coded symbolic representation as input, resulting in a knowledge acquisition bottleneck. Meanwhile, although deep learning has achieved significant success in many fields, the knowledge is encoded in a subsymbolic representation which is incompatible with symbolic systems. To address the gap between the two fields, one has to solve Symbol Grounding problem: The question of how a machine can generate symbols automatically. We discuss our recent work called Latplan, an unsupervised architecture combining deep learning and classical planning. Given only an unlabeled set of image pairs showing a subset of transitions allowed in the environment (training inputs), Latplan learns a complete propositional PDDL action model of the environment. Later, when a pair of images representing the initial and the goal states (planning inputs) is given, Latplan finds a plan to the goal state in a symbolic latent space and returns a visualized plan execution. We discuss several key ideas that made Latplan possible which would hopefully extend to many other symbolic paradigms outside classical planning.
Chapter 4. Graph Reasoning Networks and Applications
Authors: Cao Qingxing , Wan Wentao , Liang Xiaodan , Lin Liang
Published: January 2022

Despite the significant success in various domains, the data-driven deep neural networks compromise the feature interpretability, lack the global reasoning capability, and can’t incorporate external information crucial for complicated real-world tasks. Since the structured knowledge can provide rich cues to record human observations and commonsense, it is thus desirable to bridge symbolic semantics with learned local feature representations. In this chapter, we review works that incorporate different domain knowledge into the intermediate feature representation.These methods firstly construct a domain-specific graph that represents related human knowledge. Then, they characterize node representations with neural network features and perform graph convolution to enhance these symbolic nodes via the graph neural network(GNN).Lastly, they map the enhanced node feature back into the neural network for further propagation or prediction. Through integrating knowledge graphs into neural networks, one can collaborate feature learning and graph reasoning with the same supervised loss function and achieve a more effective and interpretable way to introduce structure constraints.
Chapter 6. Tractable Boolean and Arithmetic Circuits
Authors: Darwiche Adnan
Published: January 2022

Tractable Boolean and arithmetic circuits have been studied extensively in AI for over two decades now. These circuits were initially proposed as “compiled objects,” meant to facilitate logical and probabilistic reasoning, as they permit various types of inference to be performed in linear time and a feed-forward fashion like neural networks. In more recent years, the role of tractable circuits has significantly expanded as they became a computational and semantical backbone for some approaches that aim to integrate knowledge, reasoning and learning. In this chapter, we review the foundations of tractable circuits and some associated milestones, while focusing on their core properties and techniques that make them particularly useful for the broad aims of neuro-symbolic AI.
Chapter 7. Neuro-Symbolic AI = Neural + Logical + Probabilistic AI
Authors: Manhaeve Robin , Marra Giuseppe , Demeester Thomas , Dumančić Sebastijan , Kimmig Angelika , De Raedt Luc
Published: January 2022

There is a broad consensus that both learning and reasoning are essential to achieve true artificial intelligence. This has put the quest for neural-symbolic artificial intelligence (NeSy) high on the research agenda. In the past decade, neural networks have caused great advances in the field of machine learning. Conversely, the two most prominent frameworks for reasoning are logic and probability. While in the past they were studied by separate communities, a significant number of researchers has been working towards their integration, cf. the area of statistical relational artificial intelligence (StarAI). Generally, NeSy systems integrate logic with neural networks. However, probability theory has already been integrated with both logic (cf. StarAI) and neural networks. It therefore makes sense to consider the integration of logic, neural networks and probabilities. In this chapter, we first consider these three base paradigms separately. Then, we look at the well established integrations, NeSy and StarAI. Next, we consider the integration of all three paradigms as Neural Probabilistic Logic Programming, and exemplify it with the DeepProbLog framework. Finally, we discuss the limitations of the state of the art, and consider future directions based on the parallels between StarAI and NeSy.
Chapter 9. Spike-Based Symbolic Computations on Bit Strings and Numbers
Authors: Kraišniković Ceca , Maass Wolfgang , Legenstein Robert
Published: January 2022

The brain uses recurrent spiking neural networks for higher cognitive functions such as symbolic computations, in particular, mathematical computations. We review the current state of research on spike-based symbolic computations of this type. In addition, we present new results which show that surprisingly small spiking neural networks can perform symbolic computations on bit sequences and numbers and even learn such computations using a biologically plausible learning rule. The resulting networks operate in a rather low firing rate regime, where they could not simply emulate artificial neural networks by encoding continuous values through firing rates. Thus, we propose here a new paradigm for symbolic computation in neural networks that provides concrete hypotheses about the organization of symbolic computations in the brain. The employed spike-based network models are the basis for drastically more energy-efficient computer hardware – neuromorphic hardware. Hence, our results can be seen as creating a bridge from symbolic artificial intelligence to energy-efficient implementation in spike-based neuromorphic hardware.
Capturing the Basics of the GDPR in a Well-Founded Legal Domain Modular Ontology
Authors: El Ghosh Mirna , Abdulrab Habib
Published: January 2022

The primary goal of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to regulate the rights and duties of citizens and organizations over personal data protection. Implementing the GDPR is recently gaining much importance for legal reasoning and compliance checking purposes. In this work, we aim to capture the basics of GDPR in a well-founded legal domain modular ontology named OPPD (Ontology for the Protection of Personal Data). Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling (ODCM), ontology layering, modularization, and reuse processes are applied. These processes aim to support the ontology engineer in overcoming the complexity of the legal knowledge and developing an ontology model faithful to reality. ODCM is used for grounding OPPD in the Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO). Ontology modularization and layering aim to simplify the ontology building process. Ontology reuse focuses on selecting and reusing Conceptual Ontology Patterns (COPs) from UFO and the legal core ontology UFO-L. OPPD intends to overcome the lack of a representation of legal procedures that most ontologies encountered. The potential use of OPPD is proposed to formalize the GDPR rules by combining ontological reasoning and Logic Programming.
¿Atisbos de estanflación?
Authors: Salas Humberto
Published: January 2022

La recuperación de nuestra economía ha superado las proyecciones. Se estima un crecimiento superior al 10% en 2021, derivado de una fuerte expansión del consumo estimulado por los IFE universal y retiros de fondos previsionales. Esta potente inyección de liquidez ha dinamizado la demanda agregada, sumado a shocks externos como el encarecimiento de las materias primas, quiebres en las cadenas de suministro y un alto tipo de cambio, se conjugan para un escenario inflacionario no prometedor. Se estima terminar el año con una inflación cercana al 6% y en torno al 5% gran parte del 2022.
Quiebres de stock e inflación
Authors: Salas Humberto
Published: January 2022

Las últimas mediciones de inflación conocidas indican quelos precios de la canasta se han incrementado en un 3,1% en los últimos 12 meses. Dentro de las divisiones que han tenido mayor alza se mantienen los alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas cuya variación respecto de igual mes del año anterior es de un 7,8%; el equipamiento y mantención del hogar un 5,5%; y servicios diversos un 5,2%, siendo a su vez los ítems con mayor incidencia en el indicador general. Si bien esta variable se mantiene controlada y en el ranGo de la meta inflacionaria establecida por el Banco Central, esta sorpresiva alza reciente del costo de la vida se puede explicar en alguna medida por la significativainyección de liquidez que ha tenido nuestra economía el último tiempo. Los Retiros de fondos de cuentas de capitalización individual destinados a las pensiones, sumado a los paquetes de transferencias de emergencia orientadas a cubrir necesidades, principalmente para familias de menores ingresos, han generado impacto.
Trabajo y consumo post COVID-19
Authors: Salas Humberto
Published: January 2022

Humberto Salas Jara Académico de la Facultad de Administración y Negocios, Universidad Autónoma de Chile. Nuestra sociedad no será la misma después de esta crisis sanitaria que estremece al mundo y que se transformará en una crisis económica de similares características, de la cual debemos emerger fortalecidos. Así como lo expresó hace más de 60 años JF. Kennedy “en la crisis, se consciente del peligro, pero reconoce la oportunidad”, es también momento de vislumbrar el largo plazo y pensar en cómo cambiará la forma de generar ingresos y se modificarán los patrones de consumo, pues desde aquí germinarán muchos desafíos. Lo primero está relacionado con la evolución acelerada que tendrá el mercado del trabajo, donde empresas iniciarán un inevitable proceso de reestructuración en sus políticas y dotación de recursos humanos, enfocadas en nuevas y modernas formas de trabajo, incorporando tecnologías para responder a un consumidor con otras necesidades.
Determinants of Fiscal Transparency and Right to Information Reforms: A Study of Provincial Governments in Argentina
Authors: Amerikaner Julia
Published: January 2022

Using a novel dataset and conducting a multiple linear regression analysis, this study aims to answer the following research question: What explains the variation in the level of provincial government transparency in Argentina? This article examines two policy areas—fiscal transparency and right to information (RTI)—and tests five hypotheses related to democracy (electoral competition and turnover), government digital capacity, citizens’ internet access, and press visibility. Fiscal transparency is positively associated with electoral competition and population size; RTI law strength appears to be positively associated with gubernatorial turnover and development. However, government digital capacity, citizens’ internet access and press visibility do not appear to significantly influence transparency levels.
Sexual Health on Television
Authors: Ezeh Aruah Diane Chidimma
Published: January 2022

Television drama series have the potential to create awareness about sexual health problems and solutions. This study deployed a qualitative analysis of framing to understand how the Netflix show Sex Education framed sexual health concerns. Findings indicate that some sexual health concerns were depicted in the context of teaching sexual responsibility and destigmatizing processes such as seeking information or coming out as LGBTQ+. The show also portrayed the negative consequences of sexual violence and how people might choose to seek help related to sexual trauma. Overall, this study discusses how Sex Education frames sexual health issues in both expected and novel ways compared to those previously explored in public interest communications research.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT (MIMVR) THROUGH RIGHT MINITHORACOTOMY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE FROM CENTRAL INDIA
Authors: Gupta Piyush , Porwal Manish
Published: January 2022

Background: Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement surgery (MIMVR) is gaining popularity for its multifold advantages. Here we report our single-institution experience with MIMVR through the right minithoracotomy over two years.

Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective analytical study. Forty-two patients undergoing MIMVR between August 2019 and July 2021 were included. Recorded perioperative data were collected and evaluated retrospectively.

Results: A total of 42 patients were included in the study, of which 29 were females (69%). The mean age was 43.2+/- 8.2 years. Overall 30-day mortality was 2.38% (n = 1). Mean operating time, cardiopulmonary bypass, and aortic cross-clamp times were 264.9 ± 48.7, 151.5 ± 39.8, and 89.8 ± 25.6 minutes, respectively. Tricuspid valve annuloplasty was performed in 8 patients (19%). One patient (2.38%) required conversion to median sternotomy, and three patients (7.1%) underwent re-explorations due to bleeding. The median postoperative hospital stay was 5 days.

Conclusions: MIMVR through right minithoracotomy is feasible, safe, and reproducible with low mortality and morbidity. Mitral valve surgery through a small anterior thoracotomy is a good alternative to conventional thoracotomy.

Keywords: minimally invasive, minithoracotomy, mitral valve replacement
Intra-cultural and Inter-cultural Contact Orientation of International Students in Japan: Uncertainty Management by Cultural Identification
Authors: Taniguchi Norihito , Takai Jiro , Skowronski Dariusz
Published: January 2022

The lack of exchange between international students and host nationals in Japan has long been a pressing issue, yet very little progress has been made to rectify this situation. This study examined this issue by focusing on how international students in Japan perceive intercultural contact with their host and home culture members during their sojourn. The study applied a qualitative approach based on grounded theory, collecting data through semi-structured interviews with 41 international students from China, the UK, and the USA, and tenets of Social Identity Theory and Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory were adopted. We analyzed the data on a framework of how international students manage uncertainty in the Japanese environment by identifying with the host and their own home cultures, which we distinguished as inter-cultural or intra-cultural contact orientation. International students demonstrated an intra-cultural rather than inter-cultural contact orientation due to the host nationals reacting to them as “foreigners.”
Hubungan Sanitasi Lingkungan dengan Stunting pada Anak Balita di Daerah Pesisir Pantai Puskesmas Tumalehu Tahun 2020
Authors: Inamah Inamah , Ahmad Rahwan , Sammeng Wahyuni , Rasako Hairudin
Published: January 2022

Poor environmental sanitation will result in diarrheal disease which will later lead to infection and thus lead to malnutrition. In Indonesia, it is recorded that 7.8 million out of 23 million children under five are stunted or around 35.6%. Based on the Tumalehu Health Center report (November 2019), it shows that in 2019 the number of children under five was 1467 and those with poor nutritional status were 89 children (6.07%). The research objective was to analyze the relationship between environmental sanitation and stunting in children under five in the coastal area of Tumalehu Health Center. This research method is analytic observational with a cross-sectional approach, the number of samples is 313 toddlers. Data were analyzed using Chi Square Test. The results of the study using a bivariate test showed that there was a relationship between environmental sanitation, consisting of clean water facilities (p=0.014), SPAL (p=0.05) and waste disposal facilities (p=0.00) with the incidence of stunting (HAZ) in toddler. The conclusion from the research is that poor sanitation can contribute to nutritional problems, in this case a picture of past nutrition problems for children under five, which is indicated by stunting.
Perbedaan Kadar Zink ASI pada Ibu Postpartum dengan Anemia dan Tidak Anemia
Authors: Pratama Rini Mustikasari Kurnia
Published: January 2022

Zinc is one of the substances needed in breast milk for baby growth. Zinc deficiency is a common health problem that affects the development of children and contributes to diseases such as diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in zinc levels in the first week postpartum mothers with anemia compared to postpartum mothers who were not anemic. The research design used observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach, with purposive sampling. Examination of zinc levels in breast milk using spectrophotometry. Data analysis used an unpaired t-test. The test results obtained that the average zinc level in the first week postpartum mothers who were not anemic was 0.40±0.350 mg/L while the average zinc level in the first week postpartum mothers with anemia was 0.42±0.439 mg/L with p-value=0.92 (p>0.05). There was no difference between zinc levels in the first week postpartum mothers with anemia and not anemia. The zinc concentration in breast milk is highest during colostrum, while the lowest value is between 7-12 months of lactation and increases during weaning.
Faktor yang berhubungan dengan Keluhan Low Back Pain (LBP) pada Pekerja Perajin Batu Bata di Kabupaten Seluma
Authors: Marwanto Andriana , Widada Agus , Adeko Riang , Prasetyawati Prasetyawati
Published: January 2022

Occupational health absolutely must be implemented in work, both informal and formal industries. Activities that can cause health problems are improper work attitudes such as sitting, standing, bending, squatting, walking, and others. Health problems related to work attitudes are complaints of low back pain (LBP). This type of research is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional approach. Research respondents are brick workers in Babatan Seluma Village with 60 workers. Data were obtained by interviewing the respondents' characteristics, years of service, work attitudes, and complaints of LBP. Data analysis was carried out using the Chi-Square test to determine the relationship between variables and the logistic regression test to determine the factors most at risk for the occurrence of complaints. The results showed that 51.70% of the respondents were less than 40 years old, the respondent's working period of more than 10 years was 51.80%, and most of the respondents (56.70%) had non-ergonomic work attitudes. This study shows a relationship between age, tenure, and work attitude towards LBP complaints with a p-value (0.040; 0.050; 0.016). Workers are expected to work according to an ergonomic work attitude to avoid LBP complaints.
Stres Kerja Perawat Psikiatri di Ruang Rawat Inap Rumah Sakit Jiwa
Authors: Novitayani Sri , Deviana Mirna , Nurhidayah Irfanita
Published: January 2022

Psychiatric nursing is considered one of the most stressful jobs in the world. 1 to 3 medical workers in the department of psychiatry have been reported to have higher fatigue levels than medical workers in other departments. This study aimed to determine the level of work stress of psychiatric nurses in the Mental Hospital. This type of research is descriptive. The sampling technique used purposive sampling of as many as 83 nurses from 12 inpatient rooms at the Aceh Mental Hospital with the criteria of implementing nurses, marital status, D3, and S1 education, nurses on duty, and willing to be respondents in this study. The instrument used to measure work stress is The Workplace Stress Scale which contains 8 statement items with 5 Likert scales. The results showed that the majority of respondents were in the category of severe stress (32.5%) followed by moderate stress (28.9%), potentially dangerous (24.1%), and mild stress (14.5%). Work stress on psychiatric nurses in the Aceh Mental Hospital inpatient room is in the category of severe stress. It is recommended that the hospital increase cooperation between nurses and other health workers and clarify the duties of nurses to reduce work stress on psychiatric nurses.
El mar como contraespacio. La heterotopía en la novela Mare al mattino
Authors: Reyes Ferrer María
Published: January 2022

El filósofo francés Michel Foucault vinculó su investigación acerca del concepto de heterotopía al espacio terrenal y sólido, basándose en seis principios que circunscriben estos contraespacios. El objetivo de este estudio es utilizar los principios heterotópicos propuestos por Foucault para analizar el espacio marítimo en la novela Mare al mattino, de la escritora Margaret Mazzantini, y estudiar la relación que se establece entre las protagonistas y el mar.
El método estructural de Claude Lévi-Strauss y su incidencia en las relaciones pensamiento-mundo
Authors: Bilbao Alejandro
Published: January 2022

El presente artículo intenta explorar en dos tiempos de indagación del método estructural de Claude Lévi-Strauss. El primero de ellos se ubica en torno de los criterios epistemológicos y metodológicos que cifran el análisis del parentesco y del mito. El segundo tiempo pretende indagar en el alcance de estos criterios para definir la categoría de sujeto y de pensamiento al interior de la antropología estructural. Finalmente, una ilustración de estos problemas es elaborada mediante el tratamiento que el método estructural asigna a la teoría psicoanalítica.
La lógica estético-sacramental de la fiesta religiosa
Authors: Aguirre Federico
Published: January 2022

En el presente artículo se busca describir el rol fundamental que juega la experiencia estética en los procesos de significación de lo que se suele denominar “religión popular”. Para esta labor, tomamos como objeto de estudio la fiesta religiosa que, junto con hacer referencia a una determinada realidad empírica, nos provee de dos mediaciones conceptuales para el desarrollo de nuestro análisis: la fiesta y la imagen. De este modo, después de contextualizar nuestra reflexión en el marco de los estudios culturales y la estética, procedemos a definir la lógica estético-sacramental de la fiesta religiosa a partir de los conceptos de “fiesta” e “imagen”, abordados desde el enfoque de la New Material Culture.
Cortesana, Hetaira: la heroína filósofa de Sade
Authors: Zorrilla Natalia L.
Published: January 2022

Este artículo se propone examinar la caracterización ficcional de la mujer filósofa durante el siglo XVIII, concentrándose en la novela Histoire de Juliette, ou les prospérités du vice de Donatien Alphonse François de Sade. Sostendremos como hipótesis que las heroínas filósofas (personificadas en las mujeres libertinas) de Histoire de Juliette se habrían construido a base de la exaltación de la figura de la hetaira de la Grecia Clásica. Analizaremos dos referencias a las hetairai que aparecen en la obra: la caracterización de Clairwil, una de las tutoras libertinas de Juliette, y la participación de Aspasia, Phryné y Lais como parte del séquito de libertinas de la protagonista de la novela.
Territorios y tallados. Narrativas de identidad cultural y nacional del pueblo mapuche
Authors: García Barrera Mabel
Published: January 2022

La impronta colonial en el pueblo mapuche llevó a gran parte de sus producciones culturales al borde de la extinción; una de ellas es el tallado monumental en madera, vinculado a procesos ceremoniales en la cultura ancestral. No obstante, desde la década de los noventa, este reaparece junto con los procesos de recuperación y fortalecimiento de la identidad cultural, y adquiere una rápida expansión en el antiguo territorio mapuche dinamizando la frontera política y cultural de este pueblo bajo dos vertientes, como práctica cultural tradicional o como expresión de un arte moderno mayoritariamente urbano. En este marco, este trabajo indaga cómo la instalación del tallado monumental resignifica los espacios urbanos y rurales del Güllumapu (Chile). Se sostiene que estas producciones culturales actúan semiotizando el espacio de contacto cultural, refundando el antiguo wallmapu o territorio mapuche, proceso que se realiza al inscribir una fuerte carga simbólica que convoca un nuevo sentido del tiempo-espacio histórico en el territorio mediante una “producción de localidad” (Appadurai, 1999), articulando categorías de identidad cultural y nacional, y colaborando en la recuperación de las fronteras al construir una narrativa de la identidad cultural y nacional en un contexto adverso.
José Luis Cuerda Martínez. Panfletos contra la emoción y el audiovisual. Logroño: Pepitas de calabaza, 2021, 117 pp.
Authors: Vizcaíno-Alcantud Pablo
Published: January 2022

Pocos creadores, en el más amplio espectro de la palabra, pueden presumir de haber transformado al pasivo espectador de cine en efervescente legión (y cuasi religión) de acólitos seguidores alrededor de una filmografía...
Emmanuel Carrère. Yoga. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2021, 320 pp.
Authors: Rivas Nielsen Niels
Published: January 2022

Después de Limónov (2011), después de El reino (2014), la vara quedó muy alta para Emmanuel Carrère. El proyecto de un libro “risueño y sutil” sobre el yoga, como en principio fue concebido por Carrère, difícilmente podría hacerse respetar a la sombra de esas dos obras notables, sin mencionar otras de más larga data como De vidas ajenas (2009), Una novela rusa (2007) y El adversario (2000)...
José Santos-Herzeg. La Tiranía del Paper. De la Mercantilización a la Normalización de las Textualidades. S/l: Ediciones UACH. 2020.
Authors: Frex Aguirre Hans
Published: January 2022

El encuentro de una concepción desinteresada de la filosofía y un contexto moderno de producción capitalista produce una extrañeza desconcertante que contradice el espíritu de la primera, dedicada al conocimiento trascedente y ajeno a las preocupaciones mundanas del mercado...