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How Digital Ethnography Can Be a Tool to Indigenous Gnoseology
Authors: Chowdhury Jahid Siraz , Wahab Haris Abd , Saad Mohd Rashid M. , Rakhine Mong A Lline
Published: August 2022

In this chapter, the authors stand on a reciprocal research with indigenous gnoseology and try to make space to contribute to the people. This is basically the author's (Jahid's) PhD thesis fieldwork, where this 2020 pandemic has stopped the author from being engaged with people physically. However, using digital tools, maintaining an ethnographic manner and centering reciprocity as a theme, they found that digital ethnography can be meant to stay connected and contributory with the people instead of being a mere contact, rapport, or friendship. As a reflection with a prevailing methods like collaborative, ethnography, or authoethnography, or even phenomenological reciprocal ethnography, the authors negated and showed that all have been suffering from the practice of the original essence of knowledge practice, and this is the aim of this chapter.
Applying a Digital Ethnographic Tool Into a Data Triangulation and Trustworthiness of Microfinance Over-Indebtedness Study in Bangladesh During COVID-19
Authors: Rana Md. Sohel , Ismail Mohd. Nazari , Ismail Izlin , Uddin Md. Shawan
Published: August 2022

Microfinance has been a silver bullet with a noble goal of assisting impoverished people by providing small loans. Lately, claims are coming that MFIs abandon their social objective and focus more on financial sustainability. Most of the impact assessment of microfinance is based on randomized control trial (RCT) and conventional econometrics approaches. Only a very few impacts of microfinance loans have been evaluated using qualitative methodology that significantly present an in-depth understanding of the issue of over-indebtedness and its consequences. The outbreak of COVID-19 and movement restriction made it difficult to contact the respondents to collect in-depth data. Moreover, data triangulation and trustworthiness have also became challenging. Under such circumstances, the researcher has to rely on digital means. The digital methodological approach could successfully be utilized due to the rapid expansion of internet and smartphone. Nevertheless, the question remains as to what extent the digital platform can be trusted.
Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
Authors: Ong'ong'a Daniel Oloo
Published: August 2022

This chapter explores the implementation of the belt and road initiative (BRI) project in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. While countries that are implementing the BRI are still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the BRI has received a lot of media attention. This chapter follows these debates on Kenya's Daily Nation and the Standard Facebook pages. BRI is being implemented as a standard gauge railway under the concept of railway transportation. The qualitative thematic content analysis was used to identify the emerging dominant themes from 84 posts and 500 comments. The chapter argues that social media is an important window for monitoring, reporting, and evaluating projects as well as gathering diverse opinions from the digital public for decision-making. In addition, the chapter contributes to the body of knowledge about digital ethnography research and how multidisciplinary approaches can be used to conduct such studies, and it recommends strategic planning and community engagement for overall BRI project management.
Digital Ethnography
Authors: Roy Parimal , Hamidi Mashitah
Published: August 2022

This chapter aims to review the five write-ups on digital ethnography and how we can mitigate adverse situations like a pandemic. This chapter is based on secondary sources to discuss the digital method and methodology for writing an ethnography for academic purposes without thrashing all uncertain barriers. It is unusual activity in the academic world and has to be used in social crisis management for the greater interest. Apart from these, vigilant situations have been depicted while the pandemic is arounds us to conduct academic activities.
Digital Economy and Digital Transformation
Authors: Schiliro Daniele
Published: August 2022

The chapter's main objective is to analyze the digital economy and its characteristics. In a time of overlapping disruptions, the chapter describes the fast growth of the digital environment, the emergence of digital platforms, the diffusion of innovative digital technologies, and the related development of Industry 4.0, acknowledging the need to embrace ideas and concepts from multiple fields and integrate different research areas. The other related theme is digital transformation, which implies a structural change of the economies and organizations requiring a technological and cultural shift. In addition, the chapter's analysis highlights that digital transformation and its profound changes can generate imbalances if not addressed with awareness and the right mastery of digital skills. Reaping the digital revolution's benefits, and avoiding its pitfalls, will require organizations and economies to manage an unprecedented structural transformation for which the world seems still unprepared.
The Role of Management of Innovations in the Digital Transformation Age
Authors: Voinov Alexander I. , Rybin Mikhail V. , Torkanovskiy Evgeny P.
Published: August 2022

The extremely important role of innovation management in the digital transformation age determines the relevance of this research. The development of the theory of innovation, which began in the first half of the 20th century, has gained numerous apologists and antagonists. However, the process of evolution of innovative views in the society of the cyber industries is being further updated. The research aims to consider the prospects of information systems in knowledge management in the search for new resources for the growth of the real sector of the economy and, in particular, through the organization of the process of commercial use of intellectual property objects in industrial production in the period of digital transformation. The following research tasks are set: to determine contemporary methodological approaches in innovation management, to identify new opportunities for the growth of the real sector due to the use of the strategy of intellectual capital management, to consider specific trends for bringing knowledge-intensive products to the market in branches 4.0.
Developing a Rubric for a Person-Centered Approach to Teaching in Inclusive Online Learning Spaces
Authors: Schulz III William C. , Konopa Juli K.
Published: August 2022

In this chapter, the authors discuss the benefits of developing and deploying a care-oriented, person-centered rubric for supporting effective online learning relationships. The process by which the rubric was developed at the university and a detailed faculty-focused rubric are presented as part of a larger inclusive teaching and learning standards framework, and the implications of utilizing both the rubric and ITL frame for future faculty recruiting, development, and assessment are discussed.
Exploring the Role of Social Media
Authors: Bansal Rohit , Saini Shweta
Published: August 2022

Social media is one of the most popular platforms where anyone can share their ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities. Around the world, there are almost 3.8 billion social media users. Entrepreneurs may use social media to locate, interact with, and sell to their target consumers in a unique and successful way. With the capacity to leverage social media for businesses to acquire visibility for their innovation, it also gives a far more accessible entry point than conventional marketing strategies. Entrepreneurs utilize social media to help their businesses by using social media platforms. The aim of this chapter is to review the existing literature to find out the areas and outcomes of the usage of social media by entrepreneurs. Data were collected from various secondary data sources, such as journals, books, websites, etc. The study revealed that social media is one of the most essential tools for the growth of entrepreneurs. Social media is used in various sectors by entrepreneurs.
Leveraging Big Data Analytics in the Healthcare Sector
Authors: Bansal Rohit , Singh Shivangi , Pruthi Nishita
Published: August 2022

As the healthcare sector has been disrupted by technological innovation in the past decade, a considerable amount of patient-oriented data is generated at an exponential rate in a very short period of time. This data can be in either structured or unstructured format. It requires the power of statistical analysis to analyze such a big volume of data. In the healthcare sector, numerous big data analytics tools and techniques have been developed to handle these vast volumes of data. These tools help in extracting useful information out of such data. This chapter focuses on big data analytics tools along with applications and challenges of leveraging big data analytics in the healthcare sector. This study depends on secondary data that have been gathered from various sites, journals, books, and other available e-content and contributes to the existing literature on leveraging big data analytics in the healthcare sector.
Social Influence
Authors: Sood Deepak , Tandon Dinesh , Sood Prerna
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the variety of skepticism and how it relates to online purchase decisions. Online communities have evolved to allow large groups of people to participate with them, and some users have created a virtual world that is impacted by the community's internal members. Existing research on online product communities (OBCs) puts thousands of years of participation and collaboration in a new light. The authors conducted in-depth discussions to analyse thousands of years of engagement in online forums and product ideas in the fashion business, drawing on a theory of social impact as well as a constructivist perspective. The key conclusions are based on the four stages of client engagement in OBCs. These vital categories are being investigated in order to establish a foundation for future study in the field and to contribute to the field of online service interaction, particularly in the fashion business.
Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Finance
Authors: Goel Cheenu , Kaur Jasleen
Published: August 2022

Supply chain finance (SCF) is concerned with capital flows throughout a supply chain, an area that has been overlooked in previous decades. Supply chain finance (SCF) is a proven way for lowering financing costs and increasing finance efficiency. The purpose of this research is to look at the most important aspects of supply chain financing that have recently emerged. To map the knowledge structure of this topic, SLR and network analysis on SCF were conducted. In order to perform this systematic review, a sample of 1086 papers from 2000-2021 were gathered from data sources such as Proquest using search terms. The most often occurring terms in the title and author keywords were determined using Knime Analytics software. Relevant networks were built with the use of Vos viewer to locate prominent nations where research in the connected subject is being conducted, and keyword co-occurrence, authors, journals, countries, and year-wise data were retrieved.
Turning the Page
Authors: Sharma Abhinav , Kulkarni Sanjeev
Published: August 2022

The term metaverse signifies various things to various people. While it broadly refers to a virtual shared space at the confluence of Web 3.0, augmented reality, virtual reality, and enabling technologies such as blockchain, there is a fair bit of divergence when it comes to the implications of metaverse on important aspects of day-to-day life, be it finance, entertainment, or education. Preteens today may find it perfectly natural to spend large chunks of their playtime inside their co-created virtual ecosystems within Roblox or Minecraft, hanging out with their friends and showing off their creative sides, even accumulating virtual currencies. This behaviour, when internalised by larger groups, can potentially pave the way for other physical world interactions to be moved to the virtual arena, notably those related with education. With the elements of on-demand availability, interactive feedback, and customised delivery mechanisms, the metaverse can emerge as the go-to destination for many learners and educators alike.
CXR severity scores of COVID 19 infection in Sri Lanka: findings of a multicenter study during the first wave of the pandemic
Authors: Liyanage U. A. , Abeywardana K. , Gunasekara D. P. A. , De Mel P. V. R. , Ranathunga A. R. M. S. , Lakmal K. , Palihawadana S. H. , De Silva Weliange S. H.
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Chest X-ray initially remained the only imaging modality in the first wave of the COVID -19 pandemic in Sri Lanka similar to many other low resource settings. Sri Lanka claimed a cluster epidemic status achieving a case fatality rate well below the global rate during the first wave.
Objectives: To describe degree of lung involvement on CXR as a severity score and correlate severity scores with symptom duration, presence of comorbidities and demographic factors.
Methods: A retrospective study at four main hospitals in Sri Lanka included all RT-PCR positive COVID-19 patients who underwent CXR from January to mid May, 2020. Both initial and follow-up CXR were independently double reported by a team of four radiologists and discrepancy reported by a fifth radiologist for radiographic findings and lung involvement. Clinical and demographic data was retrieved from hospital records. A severity score was calculated for each CXR. Associations were analyzed for CXRs with a severity score of 1 or more.
Results: 217 CXRs of 133 patients (99 men, mean age 43.9±15.7 years;133 initial CXRs of 132 symptomatic patients; 84 follow-up radiographs of 33 patients) revealed 96(96/133;72.2%) normal initial CXRs. 12 patients with normal initial CXRs(12/96;12.5%) underwent follow up CXR but none was abnormal. Majority (21/37;56.75%) with abnormal CXR had mild (severity score 1-2) lung involvement. A severity score of 1 or more was associated with comorbidities (OR=3.14), male sex (OR=5.93) and increasing age (OR=1.06).
Conclusion: Majority of CXR in COVID-19 patients were normal during first wave in Sri Lanka. Majority with abnormal CXR had mild lung involvement.
3D CT stereoscopic imaging: observations of the frontal and anterior ethmoid sinuses development from birth to early adulthood
Authors: Zinreich S.J. , Smith T.D. , Kuhn F.A. , Marquez S. , Solaiyappan M. , Hosemann W.
Published: August 2022

Objective: Our objective is to provide observations demonstrated with 3Dimensional Computed x-ray Stereoscopic Imaging (3DCTSI) in the evaluation of the anterior ethmoid and frontal sinus development from birth to age 18. Methods: This is a retrospective evaluation of patient’s CT studies performed over a fifteen-year period, reported as normal studies, and included 53 patients (142 sides) from birth to age 18. Results: At birth, there are two spaces covered by folds, the uncinate and bulla lamellae. The spaces communicate with the Middle Meatus (MM) through the emerging ethmoid infundibulum (EI) and the retrobulbar recess space (RBRS). In the first month after birth, an expansile and breakdown developmental phase blend and continue throughout the growth into the teenage years. The 3D images reveal dark lamellar structures, on the surface of the medial lamina papyracea as well as bridging the broken spatial outlines. The dark lamellae represent the mucosal lamina propria, in unossified lamellae and are the origin of permanent spatial walls. From ages 4 to 18 years, initially, the frontal recess (FR) and later the MM penetrate into the cancellous frontal bone creating the frontal Sinus (FS), the frontal septum (FS), Inter-Frontal Sinus Septal Cell (IFSSC), as well as the Fronto-Ethmoidal and Frontal Bulla Spaces. Conclusion: 3DCTSI is the first intuitive imaging modality to reveal the microanatomical development of the anterior ethmoid and frontal sinus anatomy.
Jeremiah the Suffering Prophet - his Communication of Judgment and Promise of Blessings
Authors: Reddy Mike Megrove , Nicolaides Angelo
Published: August 2022

The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. The prophet Jeremiah witnessed first-hand, a nation struggling to survive. Jeremiah comes through plainly as a person contemplating his role as a servant of Yahweh with scant good news for his people. Jeremiah's heart-rending message is communicated by both his prophecies and account of Jerusalem's destruction. Jeremiah’s prophecies are unambiguous and pessimistic and aimed at rebuking people who had become idolatrous and debauched. Yahweh appointed Jeremiah to proclaim the destruction and building of a nation that would ultimately lead to His Kingdom. He thus also offers his people hope and his prophetic warnings are also promises that returning to Yahweh will lead the people to divine blessings and he states that Yahweh will eventually honour his pledge with the Jews. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11). For forty years Jeremiah preached to the unrepented Judah and Israel. Jeremiah used verbal communication to challenge the religious hypocrisy, economic dishonesty, and oppressive practice of Judah leaders and those who followed them. The article concludes that Jeremiah’s experiences prepared him and put him in good state to comprehend resources which Yahweh provides. He fought throughout his life and he attained lofty spiritual levels demonstrating his piety. His prophetic career coincided with the last years of Judah’s independence before it was overrun by the Babylonians. Jeremiah prophesied that Yahweh would make a covenant with Israel, superseding the old Mosaic Covenant; Yahweh would then write his law on the hearts of men rather than on stone tablets and they would all come to know Him directly and receive his compassion and forgiveness. Jeremiah was an effective prophet who could clearly communicate his vision based on Yahweh’s wishes, and he provided constructive feedback to people, and strongly stated what people needed to do. This brief study primarily employs a literature study, and a biblical-theological approach to interpreting the book of Jeremiah is also integrated. His communication strategy is also unpacked as it ensured that the people had suitable information about Yahweh’ wishes, towards maintaining close steadiness in their lives and preventing any ambiguity as to the outcome of iniquity and also Yahweh’s promises to a faithful people.
Studi Deskriptif Religiusitas Praktis Pekerja Maxima Wedding Organizer di Solo
Authors: Nugroho Fibry Jati , Purnomo Soni Wibowo , Yuono Yusup Rogo
Published: August 2022

Maxima Wedding Organizer is a business that moves in the wedding depertment. Accept and help the bride who wishes to get married. Maxima Wedding Organizer attends a family that needs wedding services asa solution for the married family. They leave it to Maxima Wedding Organizer to the problem at hand. Researchers use qualitative research using descriptive methods, it describes a religionist-religionist study the practical maxima wedding organizer in solo can provide insight into the select of cheap and frugaliarian wedding.  AbstrakMaxima Wedding Organizer merupakan suatu bisnis yang bergerak di bagian pesta pernikahan. Menerima dan membantu pengantin yang ingin melangsungkan pernikahannya. Maxima Wedding Organizer hadir di tengah-tengah keluarga yang membutuhkan jasa Wedding sebagai solusi bagi keluarga yang menikah. Pasangan yang hendak menikah menyerahkan acara sepenuhnya kepada Maxima Wedding Organizer untuk mempersiapkan semuanya dalam mengatasi masalah yang ada. Peneliti menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif, penelitian ini menguraikan tentang Studi Deskriptif Religiusitas Praktis pekerja Maxima Wedding Organizer Di Solo dapat memberikan pemahaman dalam memilih wedding yang murah dan hemat.
Gereja yang Berorientasi pada Dunia: Penilaian terhadap Paradigma Misi GBKP Namo Buah Silebo-Lebo
Authors: Sembiring Debora Apulisa , Surbakti Pelita Hati , Sitepu Eder Timanta
Published: August 2022

Criticism to the church in carrying out its mission is often raised. A number of churches are considered no longer world-oriented but only Heaven-oriented. In his book, Meng-hari-ini-kan Injil di Bumi Pancasila, Ebenhaizer I. Nuban Timo suggests that there are four erroneous paradigms about the mission. This paper is an attempt to assess whether these four erroneous paradigms also exist in the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) Namo Buah Silebo-Lebo (NBS), Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra. The purpose of this assessment, of course, is to get a real picture of the GBKP NBS. This research is qualitative research through literature study and interviews. A literature study was carried out by tracing a number of writings on the mission of the church and also a number of GBKP NBS documents. Meanwhile, the interviewees included: Former NBS Village Head, GBKP NBS church leader, a number of members and administrators of several GBKP NBS categories. As a result, the four mission paradigm errors concluded by Timo above were also found in the NBS GBKP. AbstrakKritik terhadap gereja dalam menjalankan misinya sering dikemukakan. Sejumlah gereja dinilai tidak lagi berorientasi pada dunia tetapi hanya berorientasi pada Surga. Dalam bukunya, Meng-hari-ini-kan Injil di Bumi Pancasila, Ebenhaizer I. Nuban Timo mengemukakan adanya empat paradigma yang keliru tentang misi. Tulisan ini merupakan upaya untuk menilai apakah keempat paradigma yang keliru ini juga ada di dalam Gereja Batak Karo Protestan (GBKP) Namo Buah Silebo-Lebo (NBS), kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif melalui studi kepustakaan dan wawancara. Studi kepustakaan dilakukan dengan menelusuri sejumlah tulisan mengenai misi gereja dan juga sejumlah dokumen GBKP NBS. Sementara itu, wawancara dilakukan terhadap beberapa komponen masyarakat. yang diwawancarai antara lain: Mantan Kepala Desa NBS, pemimpin jemaat GBKP NBS, sejumlah anggota dan pengurus beberapa kategorial GBKP NBS. Hasilnya, keempat kekeliruan paradigma misi yang disimpulkan oleh Timo di atas ternyata juga ditemukan dalam GBKP NBS.
Microorganismos para Eliminar la Toxicidad del Plomo en el Agua: Aplicaciones y Técnicas
Authors: Leydi Viviana Castillo Salirrosas
Published: August 2022

Se realizó una investigación bibliográfica en la que se identificó microrganismos capaces de eliminar el plomo que puede contener el agua contaminada con este elemento con ayuda de aplicaciones y técnicas como, la precipitación química, coagulación y floculación, técnicas físico-químicas, de remediación y técnicas fisicoquímicas y biológicas. Para ello es infalible la búsqueda de nuevas tecnologías más baratas como la bioadsorción. Además, se especifica las principales fuentes de contaminación, del metal pesado y sus efectos perjudiciales en la salud humana. Por otra parte, se investigaron varios géneros bacterianos que pueden ayudar a la eliminación y reducción del plomo.
Matlab Applications for Power Flow Analysis
Authors: Yogesh Uikey
Published: August 2022

In this paper a brief review has been done on MATLAB Applications for power flow analysis with
realistic loads . The classical algorithms for power flow Gauss Seidel and Newton Raphson method
has been implemented under MATLAB codes, Simpower, simulink ,and fuzzy logic environment.
Simscape™ Electrical™ can perform a power-flow, or load-flow, analysis for an AC, DC, or mixed
AC and DC electrical power transmission system modeled using the Simscape three-phase electrical
domain. A load-flow analysis allows to determine the voltage magnitudes, voltage phase angles,
active power, and reactive power of the electrical system in steady-state operation. For a given steadystate operating point, the load-flow data reveals the:Voltage magnitude and voltage phase angle at
each bus,Active and reactive power generation for each generator that supplies the grid,Active and
reactive power that flows to each load that places demand on the grid , the data is used to determine
ideal operating conditions or estimate the response of your system to hypothetical situations.
Exploration of Landslide Detection Model using Deep Learning
Authors: R. Rajeswari  , Borra Surendra  , D. Dhilipkumar  , S. Gogula Krishnan
Published: August 2022

People who work in mining locations put their lives on the line for valuable resources; landslides and
the emission of hazardous gases are the leading causes of worker fatality. In general, underground
mining is far more perilous than surface mining. The landslide occurs in a matter of seconds, and
although warning surface mine employees is simple, informing underground mining personnel is
complicated and has a low likelihood of escape. The proposed solution for our project is to use deep
learning technology to monitor and anticipate landslides. It does an amount analysis of the mining
zone, which is backed by IoT sensors that monitor the landslide. A trained model is developed and
fed into the computer system. By predictive analysis, the system issues an alarm
N-Cubic Sets Applied to Linear Spaces
Authors:   Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, KAVYASREE P. R. , SURENDER REDDY B. ,   Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Published: August 2022

The concept of N-fuzzy sets is a good mathematical tool to deal with uncertainties that use the co-domain [−1, 0] for the membership function. The notion of N-cubic sets is defined by combining interval-valued N-fuzzy sets and N-fuzzy sets. Using this N-cubic sets, we initiate a new theory called N-cubic linear spaces. Motivated by the notion of cubic linear spaces we define P-union (resp. R-union), P-intersection (resp. R-intersection) of N-cubic linear spaces. The notion of internal and external N-cubic linear spaces and their properties are investigated.
BOUNDEDNESS OF L-INDEX IN JOINT VARIABLES FOR SUM OF ENTIRE FUNCTIONS
Authors:   Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical Unviersity of Oil and Gas, Ukraine, BANDURA A.
Published: August 2022

In the paper, we present sufficient conditions of boundedness of L-index in joint variables for a sum of entire functions, where L : C n → R n + is a continuous function, R+ = (0, +∞). They are applicable to a very wide class of entire functions because for every entire function F in C n with bounded multiplicities of zero points there exists a positive continuous function L such that F has bounded L-index in joint variables. Our propositions are generalizations of Pugh’s result obtained for entire functions of one variable of bounded index.
Book Review: Conrad, C., and Lundberg, T. (2022). Learning with Others. Collaboration as a Pathway to College Student Success. The United States: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Authors: Manolescu Dan
Published: August 2022

A unique approach comes from the pages of Learning with Others, a project focused on the concept of collaborative learning, which the authors define as “learning with, from, and for others about makes for student success in college.” (intro p. vii) Research conducted over a decade of dialogues and conversations aiming at “an alternative vision of undergraduate education” led those involved in the process to consider educational practices that should be welcome across American colleges and universities. The starting point was a group of teachers and students at twelve Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), who basically functioned as a stepping-stone towards similar places of higher education where the common ground was blending teaching and learning which ended up as learning together.
El impacto del covid-19 en pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes
Authors: Fajardo Estefanía
Published: August 2022

¿Hay más covid en los pacientes con enfermedades autoinmunes? ¿Es más o es menos grave en estos pacientes? ¿Es más o es menos mortal? Preguntas que buscan una respuesta a través de estas investigaciones y análisis presentados en el congreso.
Estudos e registros multicêntricos, aposta da pesquisa PANLAR
Authors: Fajardo Estefanía
Published: August 2022

Registros avaliando aspectos da artrite reumatoide, estudos multicêntricos de espondiloartrite axial, bem como a caracterização, revisão e análise de diferentes patologias fazem parte da pesquisa apresentada no Congresso PANLAR 2022.
Evaluation of Predictive Ability of Bayesian Regularized Neural Network Using Cholesky Factorization of Genetic Relationship Matrices for Additive and Non-additive Genetic Effects
Authors: OKUT Hayrettin , GİANOLA Daniel , WEİGEL Kent , ROSA Guilherme J. M.
Published: August 2022

This study aimed to explore the effects of additive and non-additive genetic effects on the prediction of complex traits using Bayesian regularized artificial neural network (BRANN). The data sets were simulated for two hypothetical pedigrees with five different fractions of total genetic variance accounted by additive, additive x additive, and additive x additive x additive genetic effects. A feed forward artificial neural network (ANN) with Bayesian regularization (BR) was used to assess the performance of different nonlinear ANNs and compare their predictive ability with those from linear models under different genetic architectures of phenotypic traits. Effective number of parameters and sum of squares error (SSE) in test data sets were used to evaluate the performance of ANNs. Distribution of weights and correlation between observed and predicted values in the test data set were used to evaluate the predictive ability. There were clear and significant improvements in terms of the predictive ability of linear (equivalent Bayesian ridge regression) and nonlinear models when the proportion of additive genetic variance in total genetic variance ( ) increased. On the other hand, nonlinear models outperformed the linear models across different genetic architectures. The weights for the linear models were larger and more variable than for the nonlinear network, and presented leptokurtic distributions, indicating strong shrinkage towards 0. In conclusion, our results showed that: a) inclusion of non-additive effects did not improve the prediction ability compared to purely additive models, b) The predictive ability of BRANN architectures with nonlinear activation function were substantially larger than the linear models for the scenarios considered.
Cultivo do girassol submetido a aplicação de reguladores de crescimento
Authors: Nunes Raquel , Ecco Martios , Da Costa Figueiredo Luiz Henrique
Published: August 2022

Perdas de produção e na qualidade do girassol pode se dar durante a colheita devido ao acamamento. Isto pode se dar devido à elevada altura das plantas, por consequências genéticas, manejos de densidade e de fertilidade. Com o intuito de se evitar estas perdas, o trabalho teve oobjetivo de avaliar a influência de reguladores vegetais nas características morfológicas, produtivas e qualitativas na cultura do girassol. O experimento foi conduzido na área experimental da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR, Campus Toledo, com delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, contendo seis tratamentos e quatro repetições. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por: Testemunha (sem aplicação) e aplicação no final do estádio vegetativo, na dose recomendada, dos reguladores: Paclobutrazol, Trinexapaque-etílico, Cloreto de mepiquate, Etefom e Ácido 2,3,5-triiodobenzóico. Avaliou-se, no final do ciclo, altura da planta, diâmetro do colmo, diâmetro e espessura do capítulo, massa de mil aquênios, produtividade, números de aquênios e teor de óleo. As médias foram submetidas ao teste de Tukey. Os parâmetros avaliados não se diferenciaram estatisticamente, porém, o Trinexapaque-etílico apresentou potencial de alterar a altura de planta, o diâmetro de colmo e o capítulo, mas interferiu negativamente na produtividade, com menores valores de massa de mil aquênios e número de aquênios. O Ácido 2,3,5-triiodobenzóico pode apresentar potencial de incrementar a massa de mil aquênios, número de aquênios e teor de óleo, porém, não foi capaz de reduzir a altura de planta.
Viabilidade econômica da criação de abelhas na Comunidade Maguari - Floresta Nacional do Tapajós
Authors: Sousa Mauricio Dumont Ferreira , Noce Rommel , De Oliveira Juliana Mendes , Dos Santos Graciene Conceição
Published: August 2022

A criação de abelha (apiário e meliponário) tem potencial de complementar a renda de pequenos e médios produtores rurais e de colaborar com a conservação das abelhas e com a polinização das plantas. É uma atividade que requer baixo investimento inicial e pode ser instalada em pequenos espaços dentro da propriedade do empreendedor. Avaliamos a viabilidade econômica de uma criação de abelhas localizada na comunidade do Maguari, na Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, utilizando questionário semiestruturado aplicado a um produtor rural, abrangendo dados de implantação e manutenção, custos de transporte do produto, mão de obra e comercialização, além da produtividade do mel. Estimaram-se especificamente o Valor Presente Líquido (VPL) e a Taxa Interna de Retorno (TIR) do empreendimento. O investimento registrou VPL de R$ R$ 690,72, indicando viabilidade econômica do empreendimento considerando taxa de desconto de 7 % a.a. A TIR obtida ficou de 33%, o que reafirma a relativa robustez da atividade para enfrentar as oscilações de taxas de juros da economia. O empreendimento é economicamente viável, sendo uma alternativa aos criadores de abelhas para ampliar sua renda familiar, assim como a atividade pode ser aumentada, desde que as práticas de manejo sejam adequadas visando a racionalização dos recursos naturais, maior retorno financeiro e à conservação da fauna e da flora.
Análise do Quociente Locacional no município de Pedro Afonso/TO através do software livre Qgis
Authors: DA SILVA VALDIVINO VELOSO
Published: August 2022

O desenvolvimento regional constitui um processo de transformação social, econômica, política, cultural e ambiental. Há três aspectos que conseguem explicar o movimento das atividades produtivas no espaço: o primeiro é a intervenção do Estado na economia; o segundo se refere ao papel dos recursos naturais, a principal causa para abertura de fronteiras econômicas; e o terceiro são os fatores especificamente espaciais, em particular a dispersão dos recursos que influenciam a diversificação das atividades urbanas industriais. Essas transformações são questões centrais para se entender a evolução da dinâmica dos setores produtivos de uma região. Este artigo tem por objetivo estudar o comportamento locacional dos ramos de atividade, assim como mostrar os setores econômicos mais especializados no município de Pedro Afonso por meio da aplicação do indicador estatístico Quociente Locacional (QL). Os dados da pesquisa foram coletados na Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (RAIS), da Secretaria de Emprego e Salário, do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (MTE), para os anos de 2007 e 2017. Os dados para confecção dos mapas foram adquiridos no banco de dados do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatísticas (IBGE). Em seguida, unificaram-se os valores da tabela de dados da RAIS à tabela de atributos dos mapas via software Qgis 3.0. Com a aplicação do método de análise regional, por meio do Quociente Locacional, os resultados mostraram que o município de Pedro Afonso é especializado no setor de indústria de transformação, absorvendo a maior parte da mão de obra do município, o que contribui para o seu desenvolvimento.
Determinantes do sucesso eleitoral: uma análise das disputas para governador de 2002, 2006 e 2010
Authors: Ribeiro Jaqueline Boni , Ribeiro Vinícius Souza
Published: August 2022

Aprofundar os conhecimentos acerca dos elementos que condicionam o sucesso eleitoral no Brasil é o fator motivador desta pesquisa. A literatura sobre o tema focaliza, majoritariamente, cargos legislativos ou do Executivo federal ou municipal. Sendo assim, os pleitos eleitorais para governos estaduais são um tópico pouco pesquisado. Nesse contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é identificar quais são os principais fatores determinantes do sucesso nas disputas eleitorais para governador entre 2002 e 2010, assim como discutir se existem padrões de comportamento e se há influência do poder econômico e em que proporções. Para tanto, faz-se uso de um modelo logit com dados dos tribunais eleitorais. Os resultados apontam que não existe um padrão de conjunto de variáveis que explique de forma estatisticamente significativa o sucesso nas campanhas eleitorais para governador. Apenas os gastos declarados com campanha demonstraram significância estatística em todos os anos, inferindo ser uma variável determinante no sucesso em pleitos para governador, algo já apontado na literatura para outros cargos. Os modelos apontaram que a razão de chances de sucesso dos candidatos com maiores gastos foi de 2,1 a 5,4 vezes maior. A pesquisa contribui para a literatura, uma vez que aponta que variáveis como reeleição, sexo e apoio político, relevantes em outros contextos, não são significantes para determinar o sucesso eleitoral em disputas para governos estaduais. Por fim, destaca-se a importância do avanço de pesquisas que lancem luz sobre o que há de (in)comum nos determinantes de sucesso eleitoral dos candidatos a governador e demais cargos políticos.
Visualização analógica da ventilação natural na mesa d´água: Avaliação do desempenho de traçadores por injeção direta
Authors: Custódio Maria Isabel Pedrosa , Shimomura Alessandra Rodrigues Prata , Lukiantchuki Marieli Azoia
Published: August 2022

A mesa d’água é um equipamento hidráulico utilizado para visualizações analógicas da ventilação natural em edificações de forma simplificada e didática. Contudo, é necessário um maior conhecimento sobre seu funcionamento e a influência de diversos parâmetros na visualização do fluxo de ar. Diante disso, o objetivo deste artigo é avaliar o desempenho de diferentes traçadores por injeção direta. Foram escolhidos três traçadores seguindo critérios ambientais. Posteriormente, diferentes concentrações destes materiais foram ensaiadas em uma única frequência (20Hz), a fim de se avaliar o padrão do fluxo de ar em relação à literatura especializada e o contraste para melhor visualização do fenômeno analisado. Após esses primeiros resultados, o traçador selecionado foi submetido a testes de velocidade, utilizando um cubo de isopor, variando a concentração e mantendo a mesma frequência. Por fim, utilizando o traçador e a concentração selecionados foram realizados testes de visualização em diferentes frequências. Os resultados apresentam desempenho suficiente dos três traçadores, em relação à visualização do fenômeno; é apresentado um desempenho “ótimo” na concentração de 200ml; e é observado que o aumento da concentração do traçador, assim como o aumento da frequência, ocasiona padrões de fluxo mais instáveis, com maiores formações de vórtices e recirculações internas, o que pode dificultar a leitura do fenômeno.
ARQSOLAR: Uma ferramenta Android para o ensino-aprendizagem das cartas solares
Authors: Cavalcanti Fernando Antonio De Melo Sá
Published: August 2022

Este artigo pretende apresentar uma ferramenta para dispositivos móveis com sistema Android e difundir o conhecimento das cartas solares, tornando-se um instrumento de auxílio didático para o ensino de conforto ambiental e análise de insolação nas edificações. O uso de metodologias ativas no ensino de conforto ambiental exige a participação direta do estudante no processo de ensino e aprendizagem e atualmente, as ferramentas que se tem disponíveis estão associadas ao uso de um computador. Este aplicativo surge como uma alternativa para que os estudantes possam dele se utilizar em seu próprio dispositivo móvel e assim garantir maior autonomia nas discussões conceituais e projetuais, evitando – também – a permanência em Laboratórios de Informática, espaços que costumam ser confinados e sem ventilação natural. O ArqSolar pretende contribuir para a mudança de paradigmas no ensino de conforto ambiental, tornando o conteúdo compreensível mais rapidamente e garantindo mobilidade na busca por informações, um desafio urgente da atualidade.
Implementasi Pendekatan Symbio-City pada Pembangunan Inklusif: Studi Kasus Slums Upgrading di Kota Yogyakarta
Authors: Salim Agus , Irriani Siti Nursanti , Hapsari Yunita Rahmi
Published: August 2022

Partisipasi warga dalam pembangunan telah lama menjadi permasalahan. Meski telah diakomodasi dalam proses pembangunan, kelompok rentan mungkin masih belum terperhatikan. Untuk menghilangkan hal tersebut, perhatian khusus perlu diberikan dengan memanfaatkan pendekatan inklusif dalam proses pembangunan. Makalah ini menggunakan pendekatan yang disebut Symbio-City untuk membuat proses pembangunan lebih inklusif, dengan mengambil proyek peningkatan daerah kumuh sebagai kasus. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa beberapa alat pendekatan relevan, sekitar setengahnya telah dimasukkan ke dalam proyek. Belajar dari keseluruhan proses, pendekatan Symbio-City tampaknya efektif tetapi mahal. Menerapkannya pada skala proyek mengharuskan pengguna untuk memilih beberapa alat yang relevan dengan proyek tertentu dan meninggalkan alat 'tidak relevan' lainnya. Namun, pendekatan tersebut dapat dimanfaatkan secara lebih efektif dan efisien dalam skala yang lebih besar, seperti dalam program yang terdiri dari beberapa proyek. Hasilnya kemudian dapat diakumulasikan untuk digunakan dalam berbagai program/proyek di masa depan dengan beberapa modifikasi.
LUMPY SKIN DISEASE: A THREAT TO THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY - A REVIEW
Authors:   University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Khan Ahrar ,   Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College, Weifang 261061, China
Published: August 2022

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) could cause huge economic losses to the farmers. It is a major obstacle to the international trade. Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) belongs to genus Capripoxvirus. The LSD causes substantial decrease in milk yield may be from 10% to 85% (no conjunction). In Karachi (Pakistan), milk and meat sales have been hampered by 60% to 70% because of LSD. All breeds and ages of cattle are involved, however, cows in peak lactation and young ones are more vulnerable. The LSD epidemics mostly occur in hot and humid environment at that time majority of the insects are active those acts as vector/insect species. Wildlife could promote the spread of LSD. The clinical picture of the LSD includes nasal discharge, inappetence, fever, lachrymation along with salivation and inflamed lymph nodes, body weight loss, and occasionally death. The LSD is described by slightly elevated, firm, demarcated skin nodules (2-7cm in diameter) that are typically spread all over the body. Morbidity varies from 0.75% to 100% whereas mortality is mostly low (0 to 7%). Tissues of digestive, respiratory, and reproductive tract show lesions. Secondary complications of serious LSD could be mastitis, pneumonia, keratitis, lameness, dysentery, and myiasis. Under a microscope, in skin nodules eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in the keratinocytes are considered as pathognomonic. The LSD doesn’t belong to the zoonotic diseases. Milk and meat from infected animal are reliable and safe for human consumption. It is urgent to opt strategies for the control and prevention of the disease. Restricted movement of infected animals is a major factor in the transmission of the LSD in the non-endemic area. Curtailment of vectors/insects is also proposed for the control of the disease. Additionally, vaccination/immunization with the homologous strain of the LSDV could be the best strategy for the control of the disease. Diagnosis has also prime importance that should be prompt and precise especially in the endemic areas has prime importance so that control measures could be opted well in time for the curtailment of the LSD.
O consumo de água por muriqui-do-norte (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) em um fragmento de floresta semidecídua
Authors:   , Ferreira Naíla Fernandes
Published: August 2022

A água é fundamental para saúde e bem estar dos primatas, mas esta condição pode variar, dependendo, da história e padrão de vida de cada espécie. Para o muriqui-do-norte (Brachyteles hypoxanthus Kuhl, 1820), primata endêmico da Mata Atlântica, beber água não é uma atividade diária, porém os animais podem consumir de forma indireta a água contida em sua alimentação, essencialmente, folívora- frugívora. Neste estudo, quantificamos os eventos e registros de con- sumo de água pelo uso das fontes, arbórea e terrestre, incluindo a composição da dieta e as váriaveis climáticas, como a pluviosidade, a temperatura média, e o padrão de atividade ou inatividade, de um grupo de muriquis-do-norte que habitam a Reserva do Patrimônio Natural Feliciano Miguel Abdala (RPPN-FMA) em Caratinga, Minas Gerais, durante os anos de 2015 a 2016. Quando um indivíduo foi visto bebendo água, a hora, o local e a fonte foram registrados. A temperatura mensal variou de 15ºC a 31.9ºC e o volume total de pluviosidade do período foi de 884,1 mm, podendo ser considerado como um dos anos mais secos, desde o início do projeto de longo prazo. Os muriquis beberam água da chuva empoçada nos buracos dos troncos das árvores e nos córregos e esse comportamento foi observado 147 vezes considerando apenas os dias com um mínimo de 8 horas de observação. Em meses com baixa pluviosidade, quando a água da chuva acumulada, era sufuciente para empoçar nas cavidade das árvores, o uso das fontes árboreas foi mais utilizado. As proporções mensais dos registros de consumo de água foram significativamente correlacionadas com as proporções mensais dos frutos, isto é, quanto mais frutos eram consumidos, menos frequentemente eles bebiam água. A maior frequência de beber correspondeu tanto com os horários mais quentes, quanto com o comportamento de des- cansar. Entender de que forma os macacos ajustam seu comportamento em resposta às varia- ções climáticas, pode contribuir com adoção de estratégias e implementação de medidas pre- ventivas em casos de escassez hídrica, visando então, a conservação a longo prazo de popula- ções extremamente ameaçadas como o caso dos muriquis-do-norte. Palavras-chave: Consumo de água. Recursos. Variáveis climáticas. Seca. Dieta. Frutas.
Boekbesprekings: T Boezaart: Law of Persons
Authors: Boniface A
Published: August 2022

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Boekbesprekings: Fatima Khan (ed): Immigration Law in South Africa
Authors: Maphosa R
Published: August 2022

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Are Drug Safety Advisories Compatible with Physicians’ Information Behaviour?
Authors: Møllebæk Mathias , Kaae Susanne
Published: August 2022

Physicians critically depend on up-to-date risk information when prescribing drugs, but they typically have little time to navigate the vast information. In the European Union, Direct to Healthcare Professional Communications (DHPC) letters are distributed to physicians to mitigate drug risks that emerge after market approval, but the letters show low impact. This study characterises general practitioners’ (GPs) information behaviour regarding drug safety and assesses the compatibility of DHPCs with the identified information behaviour. We conducted 17 semi-structured interviews and four follow-up interviews with Danish GPs about safety concerns and analysed them using Wilson’s model of information behaviour. We found that GPs primarily use an online drug monograph for point-of-care information needs and a newsletter from the authorities for clinical management strategies. They generally did not consider DHPCs a useful source of information. GPs argued that numerous sources contained the same information as the DHPC and believed these to be superior in terms of convenience, clinical relevance, and quality of evidence. A new digital mode of DHPC delivery from a public authority may improve the general adoption but also generated new problems. Overall, this suggests that DHPCs in their current form are not very compatible with information behaviour of GPs.