bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Mobile Application That Allows People Who Do Not Know Sign Language to Teach Hearing-Impaired People by Using Speech-to-Text Procedures
Authors: Biçek Emre , Almalı M. Nuri
Published: March 2020

Hearing-impaired people use sign language to communicate with each other. People who do not know sign language it is difficult to communicate with hearing-impaired people. In this study, this problem is tried to solve with speech-to-text infrastructure. A software project has been developed to enable people who do not know sign language to communicate with the hearing impaired people. The scope of the system which named "Subtitles Course Tracking System (SCTS)" is that with an application running on the Android operating system, user’s speeches are converted into text (Speech-to-Text) and instantly transferred to remote a server. Speech texts which are recorded on the database of the remote server could be followed up in real-time on mobile phones and web pages by the software that has capable of asynchronous data exchange over the Internet (AJAX). Within the scope of this study, a web-based course management system has been developed and all courses in the system made accessible at any time.
ENTROPY GENERATION IN MHD FLOW OF VISCOELASTIC NANOFLUIDS WITH HOMOGENEOUS-HETEROGENEOUS REACTION, PARTIAL SLIP AND NONLINEAR THERMAL RADIATION
Authors: ALMAKKİ Mohammed , MONDAL Hiranmoy , SİBANDA Precious
Published: March 2020

We investigate the combined effects of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions in the boundary layer flow
of a viscoelastic nanofluid over a stretching sheet with nonlinear thermal radiation. The incompressible fluid is
electrically conducting with an applied a transverse magnetic field. The conservation equations are solved using the
spectral quasi-linearization method. This analysis is carried out in order to enhance the system performance, with the
source of entropy generation and the impact of Bejan number on viscoelastic nanofluid due to a partial slip in
homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions flow using the spectral quasi-linearization method. Various fluid parameters
of interest such as entropy generation, Bejan number, fluid velocity, shear stress heat and mass transfer rates are studied
quantitatively, and their behaviors are depicted graphically. A comparison of the entropy generation due to the heat
transfer and the fluid friction is made with the help of the Bejan number. Among the findings reported in this study is
that the entropy generation has a significant impact in controlling the rate of heat transfer in the boundary layer region.
Marshall-Olkin Generalized Pareto Distribution: Bayesian and Non Bayesian Estimation
Authors: Haj AHmad Hanan , Almetwally Ehab
Published: March 2020

A new generalization of generalized Pareto Distribution is obtained using the generator Marshall-Olkin distribution (1997). The new distribution MOGP is more flexible and can be used to model non-monotonic failure rate functions. MOGP includes six different sub models: Generalized Pareto, Exponential, Uniform, Pareto type I, Marshall-Olkin Pareto and Marshall-Olkin exponential distribution. We consider different estimation procedures for estimating the model parameters, namely: Maximum likelihood estimator, Maximum product spacing, Least square method, weighted least square method and Bayesian Method. The Bayesian Method is considered under quadratic loss function and Linex loss function. Simulation analysis using MCMC technique is performed to compare between the proposed point estimation methods. The usefulness of MOGP is illustrated by means of real data set, which shows that this generalization is better fit than Pareto, GP and MOP distributions.
Extended Reciprocal Rayleigh Distribution: Copula, Properties and Real Data Modeling
Authors: Rezk Hoda Ragab
Published: March 2020

A new extension of the reciprocal Rayleigh distribution is introduced. Simple type copula-based construction is presented for deriving and many bivariate and multivariate type distributions of the reciprocal Rayleigh model. The new reciprocal Rayleigh model generalizes another three reciprocal Rayleigh distributions. The performance of the estimation method is assessed using a graphical simulation study. The new model is better than some other important competitive models in modeling different real data sets.
Clinicopathological profile of rickettsial fever in tertiary healthcare centre: a prospective case study
Authors: K. Mallesh , Sabapathy Sarala , Patil Rashmi , Shetty Niharika
Published: March 2020

Background: Rickettsia are obligate intracellular proteobacteria spread by eukaryotic vectors like ticks, mites, fleas and lice. Rickettsial infections are generally incapacitating and difficult to diagnose; Case fatality rates up to 45 percent is seen in cases with multiple organ dysfunction. The disease continues to be under diagnosed and treated. Objective of this study was to study the clinicopathological profile and outcome of children admitted with rickettsial fever. To study the correlation between Rathi-Goodman-Aghai score and Weil-Felix test. To study the response of rickettsial fever to Doxycycline.                                                                          Methods: This study is a prospective observational study conducted from December 2017 to April 2019 at a tertiary health care center in South India, involving patients admitted between 2 months to 18 years of age with a diagnosis of Rickettsial fever. Clinical data and investigations were collected and analysed. The response to doxycycline was recorded.                                                          Results: Total of 49 patients were enrolled in the study. Most common age group affected was between 1 to 5 years accounting for 32.7% of the cases. 78% of the patients hailed from rural background. Most common presentation being fever, present in 100% of the cases. 81.6% of patients had significant Rathi-Goodman-Aghai score of >14. Weil felix showed significant titres (1:80) in 97.9% out of which serology suggestive of scrub typhus was found in 79.6% patients. There was no statistical significance between rickettsial score and Weil-Felix test (p value= 0.736). 26.5% of the cases required respiratory support and 2% cases required dialysis. 10.2% cases succumbed and 89.8% cases improved.Conclusions: Rickettsial infection is re-emerging with propensity for life threatening complications. There is no statistical significant correlation between Rickettsial score and Weil Felix test. Early treatment has better outcome.
A study of lipid profile in subclinical hypothyroidism in tertiary care hospital, Kolkata, India
Authors: Saha Kaushik , Saha Dipa
Published: March 2020

Background: Objective was to study lipid profile in patients of subclinical hypothyroidism in tertiary centre in Kolkata, West Bengal and compare the same with matched controls.Methods: This observational study (single exposure) was conducted May 2019 to Nov 2019 at Department of Medicine, KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, Kolkata in subjects diagnosed with Sub Clinical Hypothyroidism [defined as normal T3 or FT3, normal T4 or FT4, and with increased TSH. Sixty patients with subclinical hypothyroidism were selected after careful exclusion; lipid profile was compared with matched controls.Results: Between the two groups (group I - controls vs. group II - cases), the values were as follows: Mean serum total T3 value was 114.03±29.22 ng/dl vs. 106.15±36.24 ng/dl (p = 0.3476); mean total T4 was 7.07±1.69 μg/dl vs. 6.86±1.31 μg/dl (p = 0.535); mean TSH was 3.17±1.28 μIU/ml vs. 9.77±4.19 μIU/ml (p <0.0001). Lipid profile pattern (group I vs. group II) was as follows: Mean total cholesterol (TC) 125.50±9.18 mg/dl vs. 162.07±42.32 mg/dl (p <0.0001), mean triglycerides (TG) is 136.65±14.82 mg/dl vs. 148.90±65.27 mg/dl (p = 0.3236), low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol is 62.17±7.40 mg/dl vs. 98.81±33.26 mg/dl (p <0.0001), high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol 39.17±6.62 mg/dl vs. 34.27±9.63 mg/dl (p = 0.0702), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels are 34.54±15.38 mg/dl vs. 32.08±13.21 mg/dl (p = 0.5245)..Conclusions: Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with increased serum total cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol levels. Therefore, there is a potential association between Subclinical hypothyroidism and atherosclerosis.
Contribution of Islamic law in the discretionary scheme that has implications for corruption
Authors: Huda Muhammad Chairul , Ispriyarso Budi
Published: March 2020

This paper explores the studies of the thin line between discretion (freis ermessen) with a criminal act of corruption, using Islamic law’s perspective as one of the law material in Indonesia. Aim of this paper is to make boundaries between discretion which made based on State Administration Product and regulation and help an officer who does discretion will not be trap in a criminal act of corruption through Islamic law’s perspective. This paper purpose four boundaries. First, the boundaries can be seen through understanding the qawāidul fiqhiyyah especially related to governance. Second, act of detournement de povouir (abuse of authority) and abus de droit (arbitrariness) are contradictive with prophetic’s characteristic such as ṣiddiq (honesty), amanah (accountability), tablig (effective communication), faṭonah (smart and heedful). Third, detournement de povouir or abus de droit can categorized as jarimah takzir which can be punish by the authority above them. Fourth, effort to prevent the criminal act of corruption are with uswah leadership, muraqobah, qanaah, and commitment to take care themselves and their family with halal income. For that, public administration can consider using universal values in Islamic Law to help doing discretion without trapped in criminal act of corruption.
Method of law istinbath jama'ah al-Nadzir: determination of the beginning of the month of Ramadhan
Authors: Sudirman Sudirman , Gunawan Edi , Salenda Kasjim
Published: March 2020

The focus of this research is to reveal the method of istinbath jamaah al nadzir law in determining the beginning of the month. The method research is used descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data was collected by interview to the leadership of jamaah al-nadzir and jamaah al-nadzir society. Prophet bequeathed early determination method can be determined by methods rukyah (saw) and hizab (counting) months. The results showed that jamaah al-nadzir determine the beginning of the month with rukyah method (see) and hizab (counting) in contrast to a predetermined previous scholars. Leaders of jamaah al-nadzir is an absolute determinant beginning and end of the month to see some of them looking directly lunar and see the sea level at high tide and low tide.
Catálisis asimétrica, una nueva era en la síntesis de fármacos: historia y evolución
Authors: Guevara-Pulido James O. , Caicedo Jennifer , David Fredy , Vela Miguel , González Jhon
Published: March 2020

El entendimiento de la Química Orgánica a lo largo del tiempo, lleva a los científicos a proponer estrategias sintéticas que permiten la obtención de compuestos de interés biológico de manera enantio y diastereoselectiva. La preparación de estructuras quirales de forma enantiopura ha sido, desde la antigüedad, un logro que han pretendido alcanzar gran cantidad de químicos sintéticos. Inicialmente, se desarrollaron gran cantidad de transformaciones diastereoselectivas, las cuales implican que a partir de reactivos enantioméricamente puros (o creados de forma temporal durante la reacción, empleando sustancias auxiliares o plantillas quirales), es posible inducir la reacción en el sentido estéreo deseado teniendo como base los estereocentros existentes en estos compuestos de partida. También se conocen reacciones en donde se pueden obtener enantiómeros puros a partir de moléculas de origen natural, que poseen estereoquímica próxima a la deseada (chiral pool). Estos métodos aunque ofrecen algunas ventajas de síntesis presentan varios inconvenientes.  En las últimas décadas, han ganado relevancia los métodos catalíticos enantioselectivos, que solucionan en gran parte los inconvenientes presentados en las otras metodologías. Se pueden clasificar en tres grandes grupos, totalmente complementarios: catálisis por metales, catálisis enzimática y organocatálisis. Está revisión pretende dar una visión general de los aportes de cada uno de los métodos de síntesis, profundizando en la organocatálisis, la estrategia más eficiente en la actualidad.
Profile of Prenatally Diagnosed Major Congenital Malformations in a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria
Authors: Oloyede Olufemi , Lamina Mustafa , Adefuye Peter Olubunmi
Published: March 2020

Background: Prenatal diagnosis of major congenital abnormality is one of the main goals of antenatal care, because of its contribution to perinatal morbidity and mortality. Awareness of the profile in terms of rates and spectrum could aid management and prevention strategies. This study aims to determine the profile of congenital malformations, and the relationship between the rates and some maternal socio-demographic and obstetric variables.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of prenatally diagnosed congenital malformations in singleton pregnancies over a four-year period. The ultrasound scan findings and the findings of fetal ultrasonography, together with maternal socio-demographic and obstetric variables, were collected from the ultrasound scan reports or medical records of each pregnancy. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2010.
Results: Among the 968 singleton pregnancies, 78 had major congenital malformation, giving an antenatal rate of 8.04/1000 (0.8%). The first trimester prevalence was comparable with other trimesters. Malformation mostly involved single systems (93.6%), which are mainly central nervous (48.7%) and gastrointestinal/abdominal systems (21.8%). The rate was statistically significant (< 0.0018) in women aged > 35 years. The mean maternal age and parity were 31.4 + 4.7 and 2.8 + 0.4, respectively. The rates of congenital malformation in spontaneously or assisted conceptions were not statistically significant (p = 0.073 and p = 0.085).
Conclusion: Maternal age > 35 years and multiparity are important risk factors for congenital malformation. The commonly involved systems are the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems.
 Keywords: congenital malformations, prevalence, spectrum, antenatal ultrasound scan, Nigeria
Assessment of Serum Copper Level among Sudanese Patients with vitiligo
Authors: Muawia Mehad , H H Suad , Modawe Gad Allah
Published: March 2020

Background: Vitiligo is a common skin disease of unknown etiology characterized clinically by depigmented patches, which can be localized or generalized; it usually runs a chronic course with an un predictable outcome and failure of complete cure in many affected individuals. Many communities consider it a contagious disease which leads to a great psychological and social stigma for patients; previous studies showed that copper might be associated with the pathogenesis of vitiligo. The aim of this study was to assess copper level in Sudanese vitiligo patients.
Methods: This is a case-control study conducted in dermatology clinics in Khartoum state during the period from November 2018 to February 2019. Blood samples were obtained from 100 participants, 50 from vitiligo patients and 50 from non-vitiligo subjects representing a control  group. Serum copper was measured by mind-ray (automation).
Results: A highly significant increase (P-value = 0.000) in the copper level was seen in vitiligo patients compared with the control group. Of the total number of patients, 17 (34%) were females and 33 (66%) were males. According to the duration of the disease, the copper level was significantly increased in patient group with a disease duration of > one year compared to the patient group six months–one year and patient group < 6 months; we found no significance of the family history, 18% of the case group had a family history while 42 (82%) had no family history. Discussion: The relationship between the serum level of copper and vitiligo has been assessed by many studies. Copper is one of the trace elements that was found to be important for tyrosinase enzyme that catalyzes the first steps in melanin synthesis in the skin. Some studies showed that the disease was associated with low serum levels of copper and since vitiligo is a disease that is characterized clinically by white areas of skin with no melanin, these studies seem to be logical. However, in this study, the serum level of copper was found to be high in vitiligo patients which might be justified by the release of copper from the destroyed melanocytes. Another justification might be a defect in the carrier protein for copper.
Conclusion: The study found that the serum copper was significantly increased in vitiligo patients compared to the control and it is recommended that serum copper level and copper profile should be assessed routinely in vitiligo patients.
Keywords: vitiligo, depigmentation, copper, Sudanese
Biomarker hydrocarbons of oils from the Labagan field of the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province
Authors: Valyaeva Olga V. , Ryabinkina Nadezhda N. , Boushnev Dmitriy A.
Published: March 2020

The results of geochemical studies of four oils samples from Paleozoic deposits of the Labagan field of the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province are presented. It is shown that the organic matter, which generated the oil of the Lower Devonian and Tournaisian deposits of the Labagan field, is sapropelic, its accumulation occurred in a marine sub-reducing environment. The oils of the Artinskian and Ufimian deposits are substantially biodegraded. Type of collectors is fissure-porous, secondary-porous. Carbonate reservoirs of the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian (Artinian) age are characterized by good and medium reservoir properties. Terrigenous reservoirs of the Ufimian deposit have good reservoir properties.
Uma Técnica Baseada no Método de Circuito Discreto Associado para Simulação em Tempo Real de Conversores de Potência
Authors: Rueda Oscar Solano , Bandim Cesar J. , Rolim Luís Guilherme B.
Published: March 2020

Este artigo apresenta um simulador em tempo-real para aplicações de eletrônica de potência no qual um módulo FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) com representação numérica por ponto fixo soluciona as equações do sistema elétrico modelado, utilizando um passo discreto de 1 µs. A principal contribuição deste trabalho é a proposição de uma técnica para modelagem chaveada de conversores controláveis, baseada no método G-ADC (Generalized Associated Discrete Circuit), que emprega um algoritmo de inicialização para a fonte de corrente em paralelo de cada modelo de chave, de forma a obter uma representação acurada e com uso reduzido dos recursos de cálculo da FPGA. A validação da técnica proposta é realizada mediante a comparação de seus resultados com os obtidos por um software off-line de benchmark, para três sistemas elétricos independentes com conversores fonte de tensão (VSC). Adicionalmente, uma bancada experimental HIL (Hardware in the Loop), na qual um processador digital de sinais (DSP) é conectado através de sinais analógicos e digitais ao simulador em tempo-real, é desenvolvida. Esta bancada mostra a aplicabilidade do simulador proposto na avaliação de controladores embarcados para conversores de potência.
ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ ПРОТОНОКЕРАМИЧЕСКИХ ТОПЛИВНЫХ ЭЛЕМЕНТОВ ПРИ РАБОТЕ НА МЕТАНЕ И ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКИХ СИСТЕМ НА ИХ ОСНОВЕ
Authors: Ерилин Иван Сергеевич , Смородова Ольга Викторовна
Published: March 2020

Актуальность исследования. Топливные элементы являются высокоэффективными генераторами электрической энергии без сжигания топлива. В отличие от традиционных тепловых двигателей в топливных элементах химическая энергия топлива преобразуется в электрическую напрямую посредством электрохимической реакции. Перспективы использования энергетических систем на базе топливных элементов протонокерамического типа в настоящее время изучены недостаточно. Актуальность представленных исследований обусловлена необходимостью создания новых материалов для топливных элементов и разработки методов сборки батарей на их основе. Целью исследования является развитие концепции организации высокоэффективных, устойчивых к неравномерностям потребления электрической энергии энергетических систем на базе протонокерамических топливных элементов на метановом топливе, расчетная оценка технических параметров предложенных систем на основании вольтамперных характеристик элементарных ячеек топливных элементов. Объекты: протонообменные твердооксидные топливные элементы с BZY20 и BCZYYb типами анодов, электро-, тепло- и водородогенерирующие системы на метановом топливе на базе протонообменной керамики. Методы: квазиравновесное моделирование с использованием вольтамперных характеристик элементарных протонокерамических ячеек в режимах топливного элемента и электролизера; сопоставительный анализ перспективных разработок в области протонообменной керамики, виртуальное имитирование поведения топливных элементов данного типа при интеграции в энергетические комплексы. Результаты. Разработана квазиравновесная модель энергетической системы на базе протонокерамических топливных элементов на метановом топливе с катод-анодной рециркуляцией и частичным переходом в режим высокотемпературного электролиза при снижении нагрузки. Определены основные энергетические параметры работы системы, дана оценка ее эффективности. Выполнен анализ фазовой диаграммы эволюции состава топливной смеси на аноде при парокислородном риформинге метана путем катод-анодной рециркуляции газов. Для определения оптимального режима с помощью вольтамперной характеристики, а также оценки абсолютной эффективности энергетических систем на базе топливных элементов предложен показатель «эффективная удельная мощность».
РАСЧЕТ ТЕРМОДИНАМИЧЕСКИХ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ОПУСКНОГО ТЕЧЕНИЯ ТЕПЛОНОСИТЕЛЯ В СКВАЖИНЕ С УЧЕТОМ ПРОТАИВАНИЯ МНОГОЛЕТНЕМЕРЗЛЫХ ПОРОД
Authors: Мусакаев Наиль Габсалямович , Бородин Станислав Леонидович
Published: March 2020

Актуальность исследования обусловлена необходимостью расчетов параметров закачиваемого в нефтесодержащей пласт теплоносителя на всем протяжении его движения от выхода из нагревателя или парогенератора до пористого коллектора. Основным используемым сегодня методом разработки залежей высоковязких и битумных нефтей является закачка в нефтяной пласт теплового агента (горячая вода или пар). При таком способе повышения нефтеотдачи пластов происходит снижение вязкости нефти и увеличивается коэффициент извлечения нефти. Повышение коэффициента извлечения нефти может привести к рентабельности разработки месторождений с высоковязкими нефтями. Поскольку для производства горячей пароводяной смеси нужны достаточно большие энергетические затраты, и для эффективного теплового воздействия на нефтяную залежь требуется при достаточно высоких скоростях закачки значительный объем теплоносителя, то для успешной реализации данного метода разработки необходимы предварительные расчеты на базе адекватной математической модели, в которой учтены различные аспекты изучаемого процесса. Целью исследования является анализ влияния различных факторов на характер распределения по глубине скважины параметров теплоносителя, а также интенсивность протаивания многолетнемерзлых пород. Объекты: гидродинамические и теплофизические процессы, протекающие при движении теплоносителя в нагнетательной скважине, с учетом теплового взаимодействия с окружающей горной породой. Методы. Теоретическое исследование выполнено на базе методов механики многофазных систем и вычислительной математики. Задача нахождения параметров опускного двухфазного потока в нагнетательной скважине разбивается на две части. В первой части определяются термодинамические параметры стационарного нисходящего течения горячей пароводяной смеси в подъемной колонне скважины с учетом тепловых потерь в окружающие горные породы. Во второй исследуется нестационарное распространение в горной породе теплоты, поступающей от скважины, с учетом возможного протаивания многолетнемерзлых пород. С учетом найденного распределения температуры в окружающих породах происходит переход к первой части. Результаты. Приведена математическая модель опускного течения теплоносителя в нагнетательной скважине с учетом внешнего теплообмена скважинного продукта с окружающими горными породами (в том числе и многолетнемерзлыми). На ее базе численно изучено влияние различных факторов (массовый расход и сухость нагнетаемого пара, различная толщина теплоизолирующего материала на внешней поверхности подъемной колонны и т. п.) на изменение термодинамических параметров двухфазного потока по глубине скважины, а также темпы растепления многолетнемерзлых пород. Получены зависимости радиуса протаявшей зоны в мерзлых грунтах от массового расхода закачиваемого теплоносителя, а также от различного заполнения кольцевого зазора скважины.
МАРКЁРЫ БИОГЕОХИМИЧЕСКОГО МОНИТОРИНГА В РАЙОНЕ ХВОСТОХРАНИЛИЩА СУЛЬФИДНЫХ РУД
Authors: Турбинский Виктор Владиславович , Бортникова Светлана Борисовна , Никифорова Наталья Германовна , Огудов Александр Степанович , Айзман Роман Иделевич , Корнеева Татьяна Владимировна , Франовский Сергей Юрьевич
Published: March 2020

Актуальность. Хвостохранилища горнодобывающих предприятий являются источниками загрязнений окружающей среды химическими элементами и служат существенным фактом риска для хозяйственно-питьевого водопользования и здоровья населения. На примере воды гидроотвала на хвостохранилище в пос. Комсомольск (Кемеровская обл.), вмещающего отходы цианирования золото-арсенопирит-кварцевых руд, показано воздействие мышьяка и сурьмы на организмы теплокровных животных. Цель: обоснование маркёров мониторинга окружающей среды и теплокровных организмов в условиях риска воздействия хвостохранилища отходов обогащения сульфидных руд. Методы исследования включали в себя отбор проб воды из гидроотвала с целью перорального введения экспериментальным животным (самцы белых крыс линии Вистар с массой тела 250–290 г). Воду анализировали на ряд химических элементов методом ICP-AES. Далее после препарирования животных определяли элементный состав тканей. Анализ осуществлялся методом РФА-СИ на станции элементного анализа VEPP-3 (ИЯФ СО РАН). Обработка эмиссионных спектров производилась с помощью программы AXIL. Результаты. По данным элементного состава тканей органов – печени, почек, сердца, лёгких, щитовидной железы, крови, мочи и кала – самцов белых крыс линии Вистар обоснованы маркёры экспозиции комбинированного действия сурьмы (42–61 мкг/кг/сут) и мышьяка (10,0–15,0 мкг/кг/сут). Установлено, что воздействие сурьмы и мышьяка в исследуемых дозах приводит как к их накоплению в тканях органов животных, так и к изменению баланса Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Sr, Ni, Pb. Рассчитаны коэффициенты абсорбции и элиминации As и Sb для тканей внутренних органов при пероральном поступлении в организм, а также показана корреляция между содержанием As и другими элементами в органах экспериментальных животных в разные сроки эксперимента как маркёры реакции организма.
Sports Victories as a Value Uniting Russians (Through the Example of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics)
Authors: Fadeev Pavel V.
Published: March 2020

Based on research performed by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center and the Russian Society of Sociologists, the mechanism for identifying Russian society under the influence of the victory of the Russian national team at the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 is analyzed. An algorithm for identifying Russians under the influence of athletes’ successes in a stable sequence is described: from individual emotional reflection to gaining a united motivation toward improvement of the existing world order. An analysis of the secondary data of the sociological centers suggests that the influence of sports victories on the identification of Russians is neither episodic in nature, nor based on individual and collective emotions, but, on the contrary, is a kind of “building material” that strengthens the unity of the people. Every victory of Russian athletes in prestigious competitions is tied in the common historical memory of people to the past successes and achievements of the people. Thus, the successes of athletes contribute to the unity of all citizens of Russia.
CITRA EKSOTIK DALAM NOVEL RONGGENG DUKUH PARUK
Authors: Ramadhan Muhamad Abu Bakar
Published: March 2020

Imaging of a discourse in the paradigm of postcolonialism is closely related to the issue of domination and subordination in terms of reference to imperialism or capitalization. The imagery is a project that develops special perceptions about "foreign" (East) regions. This project presupposes that the "foreign" (East) region is exotic "uncivilized" regions, standardized in a special "understanding", whose main purpose is to separate or dissolve it ("tame" the "foreign" region), so that different from or being "civilized". One area that is strongly embedded in this project is literature, with the novel as an aesthetic object. In connection with this issue, this article reveals how the East is presented in its exotic image, so how the image represents an ambivalent relationship between the East (colonized) and the West (invaders), especially in the Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (RDP) novel by Ahamad Tohari.The results of the study show that the RDP novel is an urgent medium related to the conditions of postcoloniality. The postcoloniality is meant not only that the narrative that is displayed is the essence of what is obtained from the author about the exotic world region (the nature of Paruk dukuh) with all the signs attached to it, narration is also used as an affirmation of identity and historical existence, in the context of civilized culture. The culture in question is the source of identity that is championed as a filter and lifter, for the community that has been known and thought about, as an invitation for emancipation. Power and ability to tell stories, in this case, are used as weapons of the author in hopes of inspiring readers. The expected result is the hegemonic reader of the discourse displayed in the work of the author.In the post-colonial context, this method is inseparable from a combination where political and ideological power is interrelated, where the image represented is always still signifying the "emancipation" power relationship between the West and the East. However, like ideology, imaging must be realized other than as originating from and relating to material conditions and material effects, it is also a misrepresentation of reality and in its rearrangement process. Therefore, the potential, possibilities, and certain visions that follow, are full of content, values, or strategies for "mastering" (power). Especially in the Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk novel by Ahamad Tohari, exotic images give rise to ambivalent meanings for emancipation efforts (West to East).
Efek Ekstrak Daun Gendola (Basella rubra L.) Terhadap Kadar Kolesterol Darah Tikus Putih yang Diinduksi Alloxan
Authors: Amatullah Nida’ Fahima , Fatimah Nurmawati , Herwanto Bambang
Published: March 2020

Studi ini bertujuan menguji perbedaan efek dari ekstrak tanaman gendola terhadap tikus putih yang telah mengalami hyperlipidemia akibat injeksi alloxan. Tikus dibagi ke dalam lima kelompok perlakuan, yakni perlakuan kontrol injeksi alloxan tanpa terapi, tiga perlakuan ekstrak daun gondola, dan satu perlakuan terapi menggunakan Simvastatin. Sampel darah diambil dan kemudian diproses melalui BS-300 Analyzer yang selanjutnya di uji dengan Uji Anova. Dari studi ini, didapatkan hasil bahwa kelima variabel tidak menunjukkan perbedaan hasil penurunan kolesterol yang signifikan. Dapat disimpulkan terapi ekstrak daun gendola tidak memberikan efek penurunan kadar kolesterol.
Aktivitas Antiangiogenesis Ekstrak Daun Dewandaru (Eugenia uniflora L.) pada Retina Tikus Wistar yang Diinduksi Streptozotocin
Authors: Nilamsari Karina Ayu , Fatimah Nurmawati , Prabowo Gwenny Ichsan
Published: March 2020

Retinopati diabetik adalah komplikasi vaskular yang paling spesifik dari kedua tipe diabetes. Penyebab retinopati diabetik adalah adanya angiogenesis. Angiogenesis diinduksi oleh aktivasi Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). Kandungan Quercetin, salah satu flavonoid yang ada dalam daun Dewandaru (Eugenia uniflora L.) dapat menghambat VEGF. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui akativitas angiogenesis ekstrak Eugenia uniflora L. pada retina tikus yang diinduksi Streptozotocin (STZ). Penelitian ini menggunakan True Experimental Laboratory melalui metode Randomized Posttest Only Controlled Group Design dengan tikus wistar jantan yang dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok, yaitu kelompok kontrol negatif (K-) yang hanya diberikan diet standar tikus, pemberian STZ yaitu dengan dosis 40 mg/kgBB secara injeksi di intraperitoneal diberikan pada kelompok kontrol positif (K+), dan kelompok perlakuan (P1, P2, P3) dan dosis pemberian ekstrak Eugenia uniflora L. yaitu P1=50mg/kgBB, P2=100mg/kgBB, dan P3=200mg/kgBB secara peroral sehari sekali. Selama 1 bulan perlakuan, hasil glukosa darah 1 dan 2, kelompok K (-), K (+), dan P3 menunjukkan  peningkatan kadar glukosa, sedangkan P1 dan P2 menunjukkan penurunan kadar glukosa. Selama penelitian K (-), K (+), P1, P2, P3 menunjukkan peningkatan berat badan. Hasil pewarnaan HE didapatkan penurunan jumlah pembuluh darah pada kelompok perlakuan dengan perbedaan signifikan antara kelompok penelitian (p<0.05). Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemberian ekstrak Eugenia uniflora L. pada retina tikus Wistar yang diinduksi STZ berpotensi menurunkan respon angiogenesis pada retina tikus yaitu dengan menurunkan jumlah pembuluh darah retina tikus.
Granulomatose com poliangeíte: evolução atípica com acometimento peritoneal
Authors: Xavier Giovanni Graziano de Sousa , Reis Ricardo Coelho
Published: March 2020

A Granulomatose com poliangeíte (GPA) trata-se de uma vasculite de pequenos vasos, que cursa com acometimento inflamatório vascular imunologicamente mediado, determinando dano estrutural e funcional à parede dos vasos. A doença atinge predominantemente as vias aéreas superiores, inferiores e os rins, podendo levar a formações granulomatosas, vasculite e necrose desses órgãos. Apresentações clínicas com acometimento dermatológico, neurológico, genitourinário, e gastrointestinal são atípicas e podem representar um desafio diagnóstico para o clínico. Relatamos um caso de um paciente de 26 anos, que teve diagnóstico de Granulomatose com poliangeíte, apresentando no início do seu curso clínico um acometimento do trato gastrointestinal de forma isolada, com comprometimento de outros órgãos, posteriormente, na sua evolução clínica. O acometimento gastrointestinal rotineiramente ocorre nos primeiros dois anos de evolução da doença e pode ser o primeiro achado da GPA, precedendo manifestações clínicas mais frequentes da doença, o que pode dificultar o diagnóstico precoce.
A EXPERIÊNCIA DA CARNE NA GENEALOGIA FOUCAULTIANA DA SUBJETIVIDADE
Authors: Rodrigues Malcom Guimarães
Published: March 2020

Nosso objetivo é interrogar em quais condições Foucault se depara com a noção de experiência da carne e defender a centralidade desta noção em sua genealogia da subjetividade. Pretendemos concluir que tal experiência, tal como o filósofo a compreende, pressupõe a análise de um conjunto de acontecimentos e de um conjunto de exercícios espirituais nos séculos II, III e IV.
Traçando o perfil dos commuters no Brasil
Authors: Gama Luiz Carlos Day , Braz Golgher André
Published: March 2020

O objetivo deste artigo é a construção de tipologias para os trabalhadores brasileiros, em especial, com relação ao tempo de deslocamento até o trabalho. A partir do método GoM (Grade of Membership), estabeleceram-se perfis puros e mistos de trabalhadores no mercado de trabalho brasileiro, com utilização dos dados das PNADs de 2009 e 2014. Três características básicas marcaram aqueles que gastam bastante tempo comutando: sexo masculino, residentes em áreas metropolitanas e em baixa posição socioeconômica. Analisando o extremo oposto, mulheres em baixa posição socioeconômica são mais presentes em perfis caracterizados por alta prevalência de trabalhadores que nada comutam. A distribuição espacial da população, como esperado, não se dá de forma aleatória. Resumindo, os mais pobres tendem a residirlonge do centro e o oposto para os indivíduos em melhor situação financeira.
The Customer Satisfaction Analysis of Community based Agrotourism in Yogyakarta
Authors: Indrayanti Temy , Jamhari Jamhari , Mulyo Jangkung Handoyo , Masyhuri Masyhuri
Published: March 2020

Several kinds of agro-tourism are managed by the community and by the private sector. However, if agro-tourism is managed by the community, can it give satisfaction to the visitors? This study aims to determine the level of customer satisfaction by Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and to investigate what marketing mix attributes should be improved by IPA-Kano integration analysis. The research method used was a quantitative research on community-based Salak (Salacca zalacca) Agro-tourism in each category of tourism village, namely ’growing’, ‘developing’ and ‘independent’ tourism village categories. The measurement of visitor satisfaction used the marketing mix attributes of 7Ps (price, place, product, promotion, process, people and physical evidence). Based on the results of CSI, the services provided by the community-based salak agro-tourism manager are considered ‘Satisfied’ in the Growing and Developing agro-tourisms and ‘Very Satisfied’ in the Independent agro-tourism. Priority attributes that should be improved are attributes included in the ‘Fatal’ category. Priority attributes in ‘growing’ agro-tourism are the marketing activities (publicity), availability and cleanliness toilet. Priority attributes in ‘developing’ agro-tourism are marketing activities (promotion), availability and cleanliness of toilets. Priority attributes in ‘independent’ agro-tourism are availability and cleanliness of toilets.
The Characteristics of Striped Catfish Oil (Pangasius hypophthalmus) Extracted by Dry Rendering Method at Different Temperatures
Authors: Lestari Dhita Ulfi , Sumardianto Sumardianto , Purnamayati Lukita
Published: March 2020

Striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) is a high-fat fish compared to other freshwater fish like snakehead fish and carp. Striped catfish oil contains unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids that are beneficial for health. The quality of catfish oil is affected by the extraction method, especially the preliminary heating temperature for the extraction. This study aimed to determine the effect of different heating temperatures on the characteristics of catfish oil and find the best heating temperature in the dry rendering process. This study used a completely randomized design with three different heating temperatures (80°C, 100°C and 120°C). The result showed that the extraction at various temperatures was significantly different on the yield, moisture content, peroxide value, iodine value, free fatty acids value and slip melting point, but not significantly different in sensory properties. A higher heating temperature could increase the yield percentage, free fatty acids values, peroxide values, iodine values, except to the moisture contents, slip melting point and fatty acid profiles. The best temperature was 100°C for 20 minutes with 9.09% yield, 1.44% moisture content, 1.72% free fatty acid, 15.82% iodine value and sensory of 7.65<µ<8.15. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the dry rendering temperature affects the characteristics of the catfish oil.
Technical advance articles Composite CDE: modeling composite relationships between common data elements for representing complex clinical data
Authors: Kim Hye Hyeon , Park Yu Rang , Kim Ju Han
Published: March 2020

Background: Semantic interoperability is essential for improving data quality and sharing. The ISO/IEC 11179 Metadata Registry (MDR) standard has been highlighted as a solution for standardizing and registering clinical data elements (DEs). However, the standard model has both structural and semantic limitations, and the number of DEs continues to increase due to poor term reusability. Semantic types and constraints are lacking for comprehensively describing and evaluating DEs on real-world clinical documents.
Methods: We addressed these limitations by defining three new types of semantic relationship ( dependency , composite , and variable ) in our previous studies. The present study created new and further extended existing semantic types ( hybrid atomic and repeated and dictionary composite common data elements [CDEs]) with four constraints: ordered , operated , required , and dependent . For evaluation, we extracted all atomic and composite CDEs from five major clinical documents from five teaching hospitals in Korea, 14 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) resources from FHIR bulk sample data, and MIMIC-III (Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care) demo dataset. Metadata reusability and semantic interoperability in real clinical settings were comprehensively evaluated by applying the CDEs with our extended semantic types and constraints.
Results: All of the CDEs ( n =1142) extracted from the 25 clinical documents were successfully integrated with a very high CDE reuse ratio (46.9%) into 586 CDEs (259 atomic and 20 unique composite CDEs), and all of CDEs (n=238) extracted from the 14 FHIR resources of FHIR bulk sample data were successfully integrated with high CDE reuse ration (59.7%) into 96 CDEs (21 atomic and 28 unique composite CDEs), which improved the semantic integrity and interoperability without any semantic loss. Moreover, the most complex data structures from two CDE projects were successfully encoded with rich semantics and semantic integrity.
Conclusion: MDR-based extended semantic types and constraints can facilitate comprehensive representation of clinical documents with rich semantics, and improved semantic interoperability without semantic loss.
Closing the (incarceration) gap: Assessing the socio-economic and clinical indicators of Indigenous males by lifetime incarceration status
Authors: Shepherd Stephane M , Spivak Benjamin , Ashford Linda Joyce , Williams Isabel , Trounson Justin , Paradies Yin
Published: March 2020

Background

“Closing the Gap” is an Australian government strategy that was established to address the inequality in health and education outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Although some gains have been realised, progress has been ostensibly slow. One potential obstacle is the large number of Indigenous Australians in prison. Approximately 1 in 5 to 1 in 6 Indigenous Australian males are currently imprisoned or have previously been imprisoned. Recent work has also pointed to a widening socio-economic gap within the Indigenous population. Given the myriad social, wellbeing and environmental risk factors associated with justice-involvement, it is conceivable that incarceration may contribute to the increasing disparities found within the Indigenous population. This study aimed to explore the presence and extent of an ‘incarceration gap’ within the Indigenous population and to uncover which social factors characterise the disparity.

Methods

The study utilised data from the 2014-5 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS). A number of socio-economic, environmental and clinical factors were compared by life-time incarceration status. Chi-square tests were used to examine the association between incarceration status and each of the comparison variables.

Results

Disparities were observed within the Indigenous Australian population across a number of important health and socio-economic markers by incarceration status - the most pronounced being for educational obtainment – year 10 completion (Never incarcerated 73%, Ever incarcerated 50%), labour force participation (Never incarcerated 56%, Ever incarcerated 26%) and drug/alcohol problems (Never incarcerated 7%, Ever incarcerated 29%). Never-incarcerated Indigenous males yielded aggregate proportions across numerous variables that approximated or matched general Australian population estimates.

Conclusions

There appears to be evidence for a substantial ‘incarceration gap’ within the Indigenous Australian population. It is evident that the national ‘closing the gap’ strategy necessitates contending with Indigenous over-incarceration.
Differences in results and related factors between Hospital-at-Home modalities in Catalonia: a cross sectional study
Authors: Torre Jorge Arias de la , Zioga Evangelia Anna María , Macorigh Lizza , Muñoz Laura , Estrada Oriol , Mias Montse , Estrada Maria-Dolors , Puigdomenech Elisa , Valderas Jose M , Martín Vicente , Molina Antonio J , Espallargues Mireia
Published: March 2020

Background Hospital-at-home (HaH) is a healthcare modality that provides active treatment by healthcare staff in the patient’s home for a condition that would otherwise require hospitalization. Previous studies have described two basic types of HaH: hospital admission avoidance and early discharge The aims of this study were: To describe the characteristics of different types of hospital-at-home (HaH) contacts; to assess readmission, mortality, and mean length of stay for each HaH modality; and to examine which factors could be related to these results. Methods A cross-sectional study based on data from all 2014 HaH contacts from Catalonia was designed. The following HaH modalities were considered: admission avoidance (n=7,214; 75.1%) and early discharge (n=2,387; 24.9%). The main outcome indicators were readmission, mortality, and mean length of stay (days). Contact characteristics were compared at bivariable level and indicators were calculated for each HaH modality. Multivariable General linear models were fitted to assess the association between explanatory factors and outcomes. Results Differences in contact characteristics between HaH modalities were observed at bivariable level. In the hospital avoidance modality there were 8.3% readmissions, 0.9% mortality, and a mean length of stay (SD) of 9.6 (10.6) days. In the early discharge one, these figures were 7.9%, 0.5%, and 9.8 (11.1), respectively. In both modalities, readmission and mean length of stay were related to comorbidity and type of hospital, and mortality with age. Conclusions The results show that the HaH results in Catalonia are acceptable and similar to those observed in other contexts. The factors related to these results could help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the different HaH modalities.