bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Critical Thinking Cognitive Skills and Their Associated Factors in Chinese Community College Students in Hong Kong
Authors: Ng Sau-Yee , Cheung Kin , Cheng Hui-Lin
Published: January 2022

The importance of fostering critical thinking (CT) in community college education has been recognized highly worldwide. However, limited studies have been conducted to investigate CT abilities among community college students in the Asian context. A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with 209 Chinese community college students to assess the levels of CT cognitive skills and CT dispositions and to identify the associated factors. The California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST), California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI), and a questionnaire on the students’ socio-demographic and academic profiles were used. The results showed that the average level of CT cognitive skills was 17.82 ± 4.10, which was at the upper end of the moderate range. For CCTDI scores, the mean value was 278.81 ± 22.61 and positive disposition towards CT was shown in four subscales: open-mindedness, analyticity, confidence in reasoning, and inquisitiveness. From regression analysis, HKDSE total score (i.e., university entrance examination total score), CT subject grade level, CCTDI truth-seeking, and CCTDI analyticity were identified as the four significant factors associated with their CT cognitive skills. The findings provide significant implications when reviewing the program design and curriculum as well as the addition of CT elements in a separate course to promote students’ CT abilities for sustainable development.
Construction Industry from Perspective of Force Majeure and Environmental Risk Compared to the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Alfadil Mohammad Omar , Kassem Mukhtar A. , Ali Kherun Nita , Alaghbari Wael
Published: January 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a type of force majeure that significantly and unexpectedly affected all human lifestyles. This study includes an integrative review of articles published across Scopus and Web of Science journals and compiled using the systematic review methodology based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) Statement and VOSreview (visualization of similarities) software by defining keywords that include “construction industry” and “force majeure” and “environmental risks” as a starting point. Moreover, the research years and the countries covered by this research were determined in a second stage. Finally, the abstracts of selected studies were reviewed in order to extract factors similar to the pandemic conditions of COVID-19 along with the brief results of the research. Out of 6384 publications identified and 56 publications reporting, 20 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria with full text. Based on our findings, there has been a continuous growth of publications on construction risk and environmental research since 2010. Malaysia had the greatest contribution to the research topic of the countries covered by the study, followed by Egypt. The Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management journal published the greatest number of publications related to the research topic. In this review, the most important previous studies are classified according to their handling of force majeure and environmental risks and the most important factors mentioned in these studies are identified. In addition, recommendations are made for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and for mitigating its effects on the construction industry in the Arab world and Malaysia. The results of this review will benefit researchers and construction companies alike in furthering research on reducing the risks of COVID-19 to construction projects and avoiding the significant economic loss that results from stopping these projects.
Residents’ Spatial-Usage Behavior and Interaction According to the Spatial Configuration of a Social Housing Complex: A Comparison between High-Rise Apartments and Perimeter Block Housing
Authors: Kim Joo Young , Kim Young Ook
Published: January 2022

It has been claimed that high-rise apartments, unlike perimeter block housing, cause social pathology; however, no studies have quantitatively proven this. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the difference between space-use behavior and social interactions with a focus on high-rise apartments, the main residential mode in South Korea, and the newly created perimeter block housing. This was done by first comparing and analyzing the spatial configurations of high-rise apartments and perimeter block housing using the space syntax methodology. Second, the space-use behaviors that affect interaction were explained by regression analysis after analyzing correlations among the spatial configurations of individual residence locations, the frequency of use of community facilities, and interaction. Third, differences in interaction for people living in complexes with different spatial configurations were analyzed using t-tests. The main finding was that people whose living arrangements include a good spatial configuration or that often use children’s playgrounds interact more. Additionally, when the spatial configuration of a complex is systematic and the complex is closely connected to the city, the interaction between neighbors appears better. The results of this study demonstrate that block housing promotes interaction, which will be helpful for establishing new planning standards for sustainable apartments.
Sustainable and Robust Home Healthcare Logistics: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Fathollahi-Fard Amir M. , Ahmadi Abbas , Karimi Behrooz
Published: January 2022

Today, research on healthcare logistics is an important challenge in developing and developed countries, especially when a pandemic such as COVID-19 occurs. The responses required during such a pandemic would benefit from an efficiently designed model for robust and sustainable healthcare logistics. In this study, we focus on home healthcare logistics and services for planning the routing and scheduling of caregivers to visit patients’ homes. Due to the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, these services are highly applicable for reducing the growth of the epidemic. In addition to this challenge, home healthcare logistics and services must be redesigned to meet the standards of a triple bottom line approach based on sustainable development goals. A triple bottom line approach finds a balance between economic, environmental, and social criteria for making a sustainable decision. Although, recently, the concept of green home healthcare has been studied based on the total cost and green emissions of home healthcare logistics and services, as far as we know, no research has been conducted on the formulation of a triple bottom line approach for home healthcare logistics and services. To achieve social justice for caregivers, the goal of balancing working time is to find a balance between unemployment time and overtime. Another contribution of this research is to develop a scenario-based robust optimization approach to address the uncertainty of home healthcare logistics and services and to assist with making robust decisions for home healthcare planning. Since our multi-objective optimization model for sustainable and robust home healthcare logistics and services is more complex than other studies, the last novel contribution of this research is to establish an efficient heuristic algorithm based on the Lagrangian relaxation theory. An initial solution is found by defining three heuristic algorithms. Our heuristic algorithms use a symmetric pattern for allocating patients to pharmacies and planning the routing of caregivers. Then, a combination of the epsilon constraint method and the Lagrangian relaxation theory is proposed to generate high-quality Pareto-based solutions in a reasonable time period. Finally, an extensive analysis is done to show that our multi-objective optimization model and proposed heuristic algorithm are efficient and practical, as well as some sensitivities are studied to provide some managerial insights for achieving sustainable and robust home healthcare services in practice.
Guidance Image-Based Enhanced Matched Filter with Modified Thresholding for Blood Vessel Extraction
Authors: Dash Sonali , Verma Sahil , Kavita  , Bevinakoppa Savitri , Wozniak Marcin , Shafi Jana , Ijaz Muhammad Fazal
Published: January 2022

Fundus images have been established as an important factor in analyzing and recognizing many cardiovascular and ophthalmological diseases. Consequently, precise segmentation of blood using computer vision is vital in the recognition of ailments. Although clinicians have adopted computer-aided diagnostics (CAD) in day-to-day diagnosis, it is still quite difficult to conduct fully automated analysis based exclusively on information contained in fundus images. In fundus image applications, one of the methods for conducting an automatic analysis is to ascertain symmetry/asymmetry details from corresponding areas of the retina and investigate their association with positive clinical findings. In the field of diabetic retinopathy, matched filters have been shown to be an established technique for vessel extraction. However, there is reduced efficiency in matched filters due to noisy images. In this work, a joint model of a fast guided filter and a matched filter is suggested for enhancing abnormal retinal images containing low vessel contrasts. Extracting all information from an image correctly is one of the important factors in the process of image enhancement. A guided filter has an excellent property in edge-preserving, but still tends to suffer from halo artifacts near the edges. Fast guided filtering is a technique that subsamples the filtering input image and the guidance image and calculates the local linear coefficients for upsampling. In short, the proposed technique applies a fast guided filter and a matched filter for attaining improved performance measures for vessel extraction. The recommended technique was assessed on DRIVE and CHASE_DB1 datasets and achieved accuracies of 0.9613 and 0.960, respectively, both of which are higher than the accuracy of the original matched filter and other suggested vessel segmentation algorithms.
Comparative Virus-Host Protein Interactions of the Bluetongue Virus NS4 Virulence Factor
Authors: Fablet Aurore , Kundlacz Cindy , Dupré Juliette , Hirchaud Edouard , Postic Lydie , Sailleau Corinne , Bréard Emmanuel , Zientara Stéphan , Vitour Damien , Caignard Grégory
Published: January 2022

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the etiologic agent of a non-contagious arthropod-borne disease transmitted to wild and domestic ruminants. BTV induces a large panel of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic infection to lethal hemorrhagic fever. Despite the fact that BTV has been studied extensively, we still have little understanding of the molecular determinants of BTV virulence. In our report, we have performed a comparative yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) screening approach to search direct cellular targets of the NS4 virulence factor encoded by two different serotypes of BTV: BTV8 and BTV27. This led to identifying Wilms’ tumor 1-associated protein (WTAP) as a new interactor of the BTV-NS4. In contrast to BTV8, 1, 4 and 25, NS4 proteins from BTV27 and BTV30 are unable to interact with WTAP. This interaction with WTAP is carried by a peptide of 34 amino acids (NS422−55) within its putative coil-coiled structure. Most importantly, we showed that binding to WTAP is restored with a chimeric protein where BTV27-NS4 is substituted by BTV8-NS4 in the region encompassing residue 22 to 55. We also demonstrated that WTAP silencing reduces viral titers and the expression of viral proteins, suggesting that BTV-NS4 targets a cellular function of WTAP to increase its viral replication.
Structure Based Affinity Maturation and Characterizing of SARS-CoV Antibody CR3022 against SARS-CoV-2 by Computational and Experimental Approaches
Authors: Yu Wei , Zhong Nan , Li Xin , Ren Jiayi , Wang Yueming , Li Chengming , Yao Gui , Zhu Rui , Wang Xiaoli , Jia Zhenxing , Wu Changwen , Chen Rongfeng , Zheng Weihong , Liao Huaxin , Wu Xiaomin , Yuan Xiaohui
Published: January 2022

The COVID-19 epidemic is raging around the world. Neutralizing antibodies are powerful tools for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Antibody CR3022, a SARS-CoV neutralizing antibody, was found to cross-react with SARS-CoV-2, but its affinity was lower than that of its binding with SARS-CoV, which greatly limited the further development of CR3022 against SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, it is necessary to improve its affinity to SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. In this study, the structure-based molecular simulations were utilized to virtually mutate the possible key residues in the complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) of the CR3022 antibody. According to the criteria of mutation energy, the mutation sites that have the potential to impact the antibody affinity were then selected. Then optimized CR3022 mutants with the enhanced affinity were further identified and verified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), surface plasma resonance (SPR) and autoimmune reactivity experiments. Finally, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and binding free energy calculation (MM/PBSA) were performed on the wild-type CR3022 and its two double-site mutants to understand in more detail the contribution of these sites to the higher affinity. It was found that the binding affinity of the CR3022 antibody could be significantly enhanced more than ten times after the introduction of the S103F/Y mutation in HCDR–3 and the S33R mutation in LCDR–1. The additional hydrogen-bonding, hydrophobic interactions, as well as salt-bridges formed between the modified double-site mutated antibody and SARS-CoV-2 RBD were identified. The computational and experimental results clearly demonstrated that the affinity of the modified antibody has been greatly enhanced. This study indicates that CR3022 as a neutralizing antibody recognizing the conserved region of RBD against SARS-CoV with cross-reactivity with SARS-CoV-2, a different member in a large family of coronaviruses, could be improved by the computational and experimental approaches which provided insights for developing antibody drugs against SARS-CoV-2.
Induction of Innate Immune Response by TLR3 Agonist Protects Mice against SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Authors: Tamir Hadas , Melamed Sharon , Erez Noam , Politi Boaz , Yahalom-Ronen Yfat , Achdout Hagit , Lazar Shlomi , Gutman Hila , Avraham Roy , Weiss Shay , Paran Nir , Israely Tomer
Published: January 2022

SARS-CoV-2, a member of the coronavirus family, is the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, there is still an urgent need in developing an efficient therapeutic intervention. In this study, we aimed at evaluating the therapeutic effect of a single intranasal treatment of the TLR3/MDA5 synthetic agonist Poly(I:C) against a lethal dose of SARS-CoV-2 in K18-hACE2 transgenic mice. We demonstrate here that early Poly(I:C) treatment acts synergistically with SARS-CoV-2 to induce an intense, immediate and transient upregulation of innate immunity-related genes in lungs. This effect is accompanied by viral load reduction, lung and brain cytokine storms prevention and increased levels of macrophages and NK cells, resulting in 83% mice survival, concomitantly with long-term immunization. Thus, priming the lung innate immunity by Poly(I:C) or alike may provide an immediate, efficient and safe protective measure against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
microRNA, a Subtle Indicator of Human Cytomegalovirus against Host Immune Cells
Authors: Yu Mengyao , Jin Yuexinzi , Zhang Shichang , Xu Jian , Zhang Jiexin
Published: January 2022

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the β-herpesvirus family and infects 40–90% of the adult population worldwide. HCMV infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy individuals but causes serious problems in immunocompromised people. We restricted this narrative review (PubMed, January 2022) to demonstrate the interaction and molecular mechanisms between the virus and host immune cells with a focus on HCMV-encoded miRNAs. We found a series of HCMV-encoded miRNAs (e.g., miR-UL112 and miR-UL148D) are explicitly involved in the regulation of viral DNA replication, immune evasion, as well as host cell fate. MiRNA-targeted therapies have been explored for the treatment of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and hepatitis C virus infection. It is feasible to develop an alternative vaccine to restart peripheral immunity or to inhibit HCMV activity, which may contribute to the antiviral intervention for serious HCMV-related diseases.
Geospatial Assessment of Ground Water Quality and Associated Health Problems in the Western Region of India
Authors: Singh Rani , Upreti Pallavi , Allemailem Khaled S. , Almatroudi Ahmad , Rahmani Arshad Husain , Albalawi Ghadah M.
Published: January 2022

Groundwater constitutes a significant component of freshwater resources in India being vital for its economy and domestic water security. The quantity, quality and accessibility of water resources forms the basis of balanced socio-economic development and its optimum utilization cannot be sustained unless its quality is assessed. The current study tries to access the quality and suitability of groundwater for drinking purposes in western drier parts of India in the state of Rajasthan. Based on collected data, selected hydro-geochemical parameters, the quality of water has been determined and Water Quality Index (WQI) have been prepared using GIS applications. Applying the Inverse Distance Weighting method, WQI values for 89 villages in the area have been computed, which ranged between 71.23 and 447.39. While 68% of the region had “poor water quality”, only 32% is sustained as ‘good water’ for consumption. The fluoride content ranging between 1.66 and 8.60 mg/L and TDS > 1000 mg/L with average pH levels > 7 (8–9 pH) were found to be very high amongst all the 12 water quality parameters taken for the study. The northeastern region with a WQI value of >250 had the worst water quality. Furthermore, the existing water quality is also examined for influencing two water borne diseases, i.e., gastroenteritis and fluorosis in the region. The study thus establishes that the majority of groundwater in the region is beyond the permissible safer consumption limits, and a large population of the region, which is directly dependent on groundwater sources, is prone to water borne health hazards. A significantly high correlation was observed between Specific Water Quality Parameters in the region and prevalence of gastroenteritis (and fluorosis diseases with R2 = 0.530 and R2 = 0.813, respectively).
Political Exiles and Their Use of Diplomacy in Classical Greece
Authors: Loddo Laura
Published: January 2022

Cet article porte sur la diplomatie des exilés politiques à l'époque classique. Quoique leur activisme ait suscité un certain intérêt chez les chercheurs modernes, le recours à la voie diplomatique a été largement ignoré. Les exilés politiques ont fréquemment utilisé la diplomatie pour obtenir un soutien et des chances de réintégration dans leur pays. Après une introduction où je place ce sujet dans la question plus générale de l'activisme des exilés politiques (§ I), je présente trois manières différentes dont les exilés politiques utilisèrent la diplomatie (§ II), en me concentrant sur deux cas – Épidamne et Phlionte – qui expliquent le fonctionnement de leur discours (§ III).
PARADIGMA PENDIDIKAN SISTEMIK-ORGANIK: Sebuah Upaya Inovatif Dalam Pendidikan
Authors: Djuwairiyah Djuwairiyah , Muqit Abd.
Published: January 2022

Education is a necessity of human life. The human educational process life of man, educated, acquired, trained, directed the school system. The education system in schools are expected to be able to make a man who has superior good kognitive, affective , and psychomotor . The maximum ability of student can be formd from an educational institution with systemic - organic paradigm, all components of education make an active role and every function apply and linkages cooperation with the otherÂ  function.
Penetration and microstructure of steel joints by ultrasonic-assisted gas metal arc welding
Authors: Chung Vinh Tran-The , Nguyen Thai Cong , Bui Duy Khanh , Nguyen Huu Loc , Van Nguyen Anh , Nguyen Thanh-Hai
Published: January 2022

This work investigates the application of ultrasonic vibration to steel joints formed by gas metal arc welding. Welding is done using a metal active gas welding source with welding current of 120–160 A, 0.8 mm diameter welding wire and 10 l min−1 CO2 flow. The distance from the torch to the ultrasonic horn is 120 mm. Ultrasonic vibration most affects the weld when ultrasonic vibration position is 120 mm from torch and increases the penetration when welding speed is 190 (275) mm/min for a 5 mm thick (10 mm thick) plate. Moreover, weld width increases when welding speed is 190 mm min−1 for 10 mm thick plate. Although ultrasonic vibration does not affect the hardness of welding zones, it modifies the microstructure of the diffusion and welding-pool zones.
Penggunaan Multimedia Pembelajaran Interaktif Materi Pancadhamma Terhadap Minat Belajar Siswa
Authors: Putranto Dwiyono
Published: January 2022

Minat belajar di SMP N 2 Donorojo cenderuh masih rendah hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil observasi peneliti pada saat melakanakan tugas PPL (Praktik Pengalaman Lapangan) di SMP N 2 Donorojo, Masalah yang terjadi adalah kurangnya minat dalam belajar pendidikan agama Buddha dari masing-masing siswa. salah satu masalah yang timbul adalah guru dalam menyampaikan bahan pelajaran hanya menggunakan bahasa lisan atau tulisan dan jarang sekali disertai alat pendukung yang lebih konkrit yang dapat memperjelas materi yang disampaikan sehingga kurang adanya minat belajar yang tinggi dari siswa. Peneliti kemudia melakukan penelitian dengan menggunakan multimedia pembelajaran interaktif dalam menyampaikan materi pembelajaran  Pancadhamma. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimen, jumlah sampel yang diambil sebanyak 24 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah analisis data dilakukan dengan analisis non parametrik teknik t-test.

Berdasarkan hasil persentase Analisis t-test menunjukkan bahwa Penggunaan media Media Pembelajaran Interaktif Pendidikan Agama Buddha berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Minat Belajar Pendidikan Agama Buddha pada siswa kelas VII SMP N 2 Donorojo. Hal ini terbukti dari hasil statistik paired sample t test yang menunjukkan bahwa nilai Asymp. Sig lebih kecil dibandingkan dengan daftar pada taraf signifikan 5% yaitu 0,000 ≤ 0,03. Selanjutnya, pencapaian Minat belajar juga mempunyai nilai yang baik. Nilai rata-rata pree test atau sebelum perlakuan 58% dengan kategori CUKUP dan setelah diberi perlakuan atau post test meningkat sebesar 70%, Sehingga secara keseluruhan Minat belajar siswa setelah penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Interaktif diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 70% dan termasuk dalam kategori TINGGI.
Application of the principle of gas dynamics to agricultural technologies
Authors: Tojiev R.J. , Isomidinov A.S.
Published: January 2022

Combustion (explosion) of a mixture of ordinary fuel (gasoline, gas) and air in a specially designed generator produces the following parametric impulse forces: detonation shock wave - 35 atm; flow rate of the product of combustion of the mixture - 800 m / s; the velocity of the detonation wave in the pipe is 1500-1800 m / s. Gasodynamic impulse forces with the above parameters act on it as a sharp, short strong shock when directed at any surface. In this pamphlet, the detonation shock wave generated by the combustion (explosion) of a mixture in a generator is described as an “instrument”: processing of plant seeds before sowing; softening of the crust formed in the soil; cotton harvesting; digging wells in densely layered soils; the possibilities of applying cocoon worms to anesthesia are described.
COMPARISON OF SERUM MAGNESIUM LEVELS AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS AND NORMAL HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
Authors: Yadav Sarita , Singh Jeetu Raj , Kumar Suman Shubhendu , Kumar Yadav Ashok , Binawara B.K. , Singh Ajit
Published: January 2022

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic disorder and leading cause of death and disability in the world. Cellular magnesium is a
crucial cofactor for various enzymes involved in glucose transport, glucose oxidation, insulin release, and is a cofactor for ATPase and
adenylatecyclase enzymes. This prospective hospital based study was conducted to compare the levels of serum magnesium in type 2 Diabetes
mellitus patients and normal healthy individuals. For this purpose two groups (case and control) were formed, each one consisted of 150 patients.
The fasting blood sugar level was signicantly higher in the case (type 2 diabetes mellitius) group (149.49±50.73 mg/dl) in comparison to the
control (normal healthy persons) group (77.09±7.31 mg/dl). The mean serum Mg level was observed to be signicantly lower in case group
(1.93±0.33 mg/dl) in comparison to the control group (2.83±0.38 mg/dl) with p-value 0.0001.
Model Based Intrusion Detection using Data Mining Techniques with Feature Reduction
Authors: Goyal Jyotsna
Published: January 2022

The research paper involves model based Intrusion detection through data mining techniques using the NSL-KDD dataset. The approach involves building of classification model and hybrid model which are created using classification techniques and, combining both classification and clustering techniques respectively. Classification model can detect known attacks effectively whereas hybrid models can detect unknown or new attacks also. The comparison of the results of different models is done over different performance evaluation parameters.
Terahertz Long-Distance Propagation Loss in the Air
Authors: guo yingjiang , Xu Kai-Da , Deng Xianjin
Published: January 2022

Terahertz communications
demonstrate advantages of wide bandwidth and low latency compared to the
microwave counterparts but suffer from high propagation loss in the air. Little
research focuses on long-distance (i.e., distance>1 km) terahertz
propagation characteristics in the air, posing challenges on long-distance
terahertz wireless applications. In this paper, the terahertz long-distance
propagation characteristics are explored and studied with the help of the
measurement system operating at 220 GHz. Based on the measurement systems, we
conduct out-door experiments with a propagation distance of 2.5 km to obtain
the terahertz propagation loss in the air. Additionally, a comparison between
the measured propagation loss and the calculated one based on models issued by
the international telecommunication union (ITU) shows an intrinsic loss gap
between these two results, which is found and explained for the first time in
the above-100 GHz long-distance communication applications. With the analysis
of the collected data, we propose a gap-compensation method to obtain a more
accurate prediction for the propagation loss in the air. With the help of the
proposed systems and corresponding measurements, we could give insight into the
terahertz propagation and pave the way for future terahertz long-distance
applications.
Impact of Dust and Sand on 5G Communications for Connected Vehicles Applications
Authors: Abuhdima Esmail
Published: January 2022

Recent research activities focused on improving Vehicle-to Vehicle Communication (V2V) based on the 5G Technology.
V2V applications are important because they are expected to
reduce the risk of accidents up to 80%, enhance traffic manage?ment, mitigate congestion, and optimize fuel consumption. Typ?ical autonomous vehicle applications require a high bandwidth
transmission channel, so the 5G communication channel is a
reliable solution to support this technology. The dedicated short?range communications (DSRC), characterized by a frequency
bandwidth of 5.9 GHz, were used as vehicular connectivity
with bandwidth up to 200 mb/s and limited capacity, and it
is here utilized for comparison to 5G. The 5G band can support
connected autonomous vehicles with high data rates and large
bandwidth. The 5G communication channel is considered for
vehicular connectivity since it has a very high bandwidth in the
millimeter waves spectrum range. The quality of 5G wireless
communication channels between connected vehicles is affected
by weather conditions such as rain, snow, fog, dust, and sand.
In this paper, the effect of dust and sand on the propagation
of millimeter waves is presented. The effect of dust and sand
on the communication path loss of DSRC and 5G frequency
band is investigated in the case of Urban areas and the Highway
condition. Results show that the attenuation caused by dust
and sand depends on the particle size of sand, frequency of
propagating wave, and concentration of dust. Finally, a new
model of link margin is proposed to estimate the effect of dust
and sand on DSRC (5.9 GHz) and 5G (28 GHz-73.5 GHz)
communication path loss.
Eosinophilic Fasciitis with Concurrent Necrobiotic Granulomatous Dermatitis Related to Checkpoint Inhibition Therapy
Authors: Haroon Adeeb , Tadros Joseph , Smith Emily H.
Published: January 2022

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapeutics. However, loss of physiologic tolerance in few cases has triggered rare and novel immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Eosinophilic fasciitis, an infrequently reported diffuse scleroderma-like entity, has been associated with ICI therapy. We report a case of a patient with metastatic melanoma treated with nivolumab who developed eosinophilic fasciitis with concurrent granulomatous dermatitis and lymphadenitis, the latter of which mimicked melanoma recurrence radiographically. Furthermore, this patient had a severe presentation that subsequently proved to be treatment-resistant to both corticosteroid and steroid-sparing therapies. To our knowledge, eosinophilic fasciitis has not been reported concurrently with granulomatous dermatitis in literature. We provide a narrative of this case and a review of therapeutic approaches for severe or refractory irAEs. With the increasing popularity of ICI therapy, we believe it is essential for clinicians to identify novel irAEs and be aware of treatments as late recognition could prove fatal.
Evaluasi Program Pemeriksaan Gigi pada Ibu Hamil Sebagai Upaya Deteksi Dini Komplikasi Kehamilan di Puskesmas Kaliwates dan Puskesmas Banjarsengon Selama Tahun 2019
Authors: Rosanti Nadia Dian , Perwitasari Dinar Rizqi
Published: January 2022

Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 89 Tahun 2015 mengatur mengenai pelaksanaan pelayanan kesehatan gigi dan mulut pada ibu hamil. Kondisi gigi dan mulut yang tidak sehat selama masa kehamilan dapat meningkatkan risiko terjadinya komplikasi kehamilan. Peneliti melakukan evaluasi terhadap pelaksanaan Program Pemeriksaan Gigi pada ibu hamil selama tahun 2019 di Kabupaten Jember. Data didapatkan melalui wawancara mendalam (in-depth interviews) pada lima informan, telaah dokumen dan observasi langsung di Puskesmas Kaliwates dan Puskesmas Banjarsengon. Hasil evaluasi pelaksanaan Program Pemeriksaan Gigi pada ibu hamil secara umum telah terlaksana. Terjadi peningkatan kasus preeklampsia di Puskesmas Kaliwater pada tahun 2019 dibandingkan tahun 2018, dan penurunan kasus preeklampsia di Puskesmas Banjarsengon dibandingkan tahun 2018. Diperlukan peningkatan pengelolaan pelayanan Program Pemeriksaan Gigi pada ibu hamil untuk mencapai tujuan kesehatan yang optimal bagi ibu hamil.
Towards a Framework on Sentiment Analysis of Educational Domain for Improving the Teaching and Learning Services
Authors: Mat Zin Harnani , Mustapha Norwati , Azmi Murad Masrah Azrifah , Mohd Sharef Nurfadhlina
Published: January 2022

Analyzing students’ feedback and their expressed emotions toward any subjects could help lecturers to understand their students’ learning behaviour. Several platforms are used by students to express their feelings such as through social networking sites, blogs, discussion forums and the university survey systems. However, the feedbacks typically contain thousands of sentences and are from various sources which makes analyzing them a cumbersome and tedious work. In this regard, sentiment analysis (SA) has been proposed to automate the process of mining user feedback into valuable information. This paper discusses the principles of SA, its potential benefits, and its application in the educational field based on the synthesis of previous studies. We suggest that SA can help lecturers to easily understand the needs and problems of their students. In particular, a framework and a performance evaluation method were proposed to help guide the implementation of the SA in the education domain.
Educación social digital
Authors: Fernández-de-Castro Pedro , Bretones Eva , Solé Jordi , Sampedro Víctor
Published: January 2022

This paper explores the field of digital social education through a survey on the training and digital competencies of social educators. A total of 145 social educators in Spain participated in the survey through a questionnaire of our own elaboration. An Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed on the variables on digital competencies to assess their validity, together with Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for reliability. Descriptive statistics are used to know their training and digital competences. The results are oriented to the development of a digital social education program to provide critical digital literacy.
Analisis Return on Assets dalam Menilai Pertumbuhan Laba Perusahaan
Authors: Stevani Wike , Nuraidha
Published: January 2022

This study aims to determine how the Return On Assets in assessing the company. This study uses a qualitative method consisting of two variables, namely Return On Assets as the independent variable and Profit Growth as the dependent variable. The data analysis method used in this research is the analysis of Return On Assets in assessing the company's profit growth. The test results show that the average Return On Assets of 49.39% per year as a whole is categorized as very good, when viewed from the general standard or industry average, which is less than 30%. Based on the results of these studies that Return On Assets in assessing Profit Growth has a contribution of 0.76%. This can be proven by the results of research that each Return On Assets changes by 1 rupiah will be followed by changes in Profit Growth of 0.54 which means that Return On Assets is very significant in assessing Profit Growth.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana Return On Asset dalam menilai Perusahaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif yang terdiri dari dua variabel yaitu Return On Assets sebagai variabel independen dan Pertumbuhan Laba sebagai variabel dependen. Metode analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis Return On Assets dalam menilai pertumbuhan laba perusahaan. Hasil pengujian menunjukan bahwa rata-rata Return On Assets sebesar 49,39% pertahun secara keseluruhan dikategorikan sangat baik, bila dilihat dari standar umum atau rata-rata industri yaitu kurang dari 30%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tersebut bahwa Return On Assets dalam menilai Pertumbuhan Laba memiliki kontribusi sebesar 0,76%. Hal ini dapat dibuktikan dengan hasil penelitian bahwa setiap Return On Assets mengalami perubahan sebesar 1 rupiah akan diikuti oleh perubahan Pertumbuhan Laba sebesar 0,54 yang berarti sangat signifikan Return On Assets dalam menilai Pertumbuhan Laba.
Past Imperfect
Authors: Fraiture Pierre-Philippe
Published: January 2022

This book examines French and Francophone intellectual history in the period leading to the decolonization of sub-Saharan Africa (1945-1960). The analysis favours the epistemological links between ethnology, museology, sociology, and (art) history. In this discussion, a specific focus is placed on temporality and the role ascribed by these different disciplines to African pasts, presents, and futures. It is argued here that the post-war context, characterized, inter alia, by the creation of UNESCO, the birth of Présence Africaine and the prevalence of existentialism, bore witness to the development of new regimes of historicity and to the partial refutation of a progress-based modernity. This investigation is predicated on case studies from West and Central Africa (AOF, AEF and Belgian Congo) and, whilst adopting a postcolonial methodology, it explores African and French authors such as Georges Balandier, Cheikh Anta Diop, Frantz Fanon, Chris Marker, Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Alain Resnais, Jean-Paul Sartre and Placide Tempels. Past Imperfect analyses the legacies of the ‘long nineteenth century’ and the difficulty encountered by these authors to articulate their anti-colonial agenda away from the modern methodologies of the ‘colonial library’. By focussing on issues of intellectual alienation, this book also demonstrates that the post-WW2 period foreshadowed twenty-first century debates on extroversion, racial inequalities, the decolonization of history, and cultural (mis)appropriation.
Shelley's Broken World
Authors: Coffey Bysshe Inigo
Published: January 2022

Shelley’s Broken World is a provocative and profound reassessment of Shelley’s poetic art and thought. Bysshe Inigo Coffey returns to a peculiarity of Shelley’s expressive repertoire first noticed by his Victorian readers and editors: his innovatory use of pauses, which registered as irregularities in ears untuned to his innovations. But his pauses are more than a quirk; various intermittences are at the centre of Shelley’s artistry and his thought. This book aims to transform the philosophical, scientific, and aesthetic contexts in which Shelley is positioned. It offers a ground-breaking analysis of his reading, and is the first study to refer to and include images of the unpublished ‘Marlow List’, a record of the books Shelley left behind him on his departure for Italy in 1818. Shelley’s prosody grew to articulate his sense that actuality is experienced as ruptured and fractured with gaps and limit-points. He shows us the weakness of the actual. As we approach the bicentenary of the poet’s death, Shelley’s Broken World provides an exciting new beginning for the study of a major Romantic poet, the history of materialism, and prosody.
Seconds
Authors: Conolly Jez , Westwood Emma
Published: January 2022

Seconds: John Frankenheimer's criminally overlooked monolith of paranoia, part Science Fiction, part Body Horror, part noir thriller cum black comedy, a film found at the intersection of the post-McCarthy mindset, European Art Cinema, the suburban identity nightmares of The Twilight Zone and the mid-life crises of malehood aroused by 1960s counterculture. Arguably the bleakest mainstream Hollywood film ever made, it was famously booed at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and was a box office failure upon release. Over time, the film’s critical reception has gradually turned to acknowledge its significance in the scheme of American Cinema but, throughout the wider Science Fiction Cinema community, it remains surprisingly under appreciated. This book sets out to shed light on the film’s many attributes, from its stylistic significance to its political commentary, countering the critical dismissal of a film suffering from ‘personality disorder’ to suggest that instead Seconds turned its inner identity crisis from a vice into a virtue. In the spirit of the finest Science Fiction, Seconds is both emblematic of the time in which it was made and perpetually relevant to new audiences as a portent of things to come or, for that matter, a startling reveal of the hidden here and now.
Shadow of a Doubt
Authors: Negra Diane
Published: January 2022

This book redresses the deficit of sustained critical attention paid to Shadow of a Doubt even in the large corpus of Hitchcock scholarship.  Analyzing the film’s narrative system, issues of genre, authorship and social history, knowledge and epistemology, homesickness and “family values,” it shows how impeccable narrative structure is wedded to radical ideological content.  In a related way it illustrates how the film’s terrors have to do with the punishing effects of looking beyond conventional family and gender roles.  Finally it understands Shadow as an unconventionally female-centered Hitchcock text and a milestone film not only because it marks the director’s emergent engagement with the pathologies of violence in American life but because it opens a window into the placement of femininity in World War II consensus culture and more broadly into the politics of mid-century gender and family life.
UNITE History Volume 1 (1880-1931)
Authors: Davis Mary , Foster John
Published: January 2022

This is volume 1 of 6 accessible volumes covering UNITE’s history from 1880-2010. This book covers the formation of the TGWU, rooted as it was in an era in which, from the 1880’s a mass trade union movement evolved. The drive to amalgamate the unions was spearheaded by Ernest Bevin and resulted in the creation of the TGWU, 1920-22 - a period that witnessed the intensification of pre and post war militancy which continued, unevenly, until the 1926 General Strike – a watershed moment in British labour history in which the TGWU played a key role both in the strike itself but also in its aftermath. Politically the union had a close relationship with the Labour Party and its two minority governments. This volume examines the role of the TGWU in both, as well as its response to the underlying economic, political and industrial issues of this turbulent period.
Conscious History
Authors: Aleksiun Natalia
Published: January 2022

This book highlights the historical scholarship that is one of the lasting legacies of interwar Polish Jewry and analyses its political and social context. As Jewish citizens struggled to assert their place in a newly independent Poland, a dedicated group of Jewish scholars fascinated by history devoted themselves to creating a sense of Polish Jewish belonging while also fighting for their rights as an ethnic minority. The political climate made it hard for these men and women to pursue an academic career; instead they had to continue their efforts to create and disseminate Polish Jewish history by teaching outside the university and publishing in scholarly and popular journals. By introducing the Jewish public to a pantheon of historical heroes to celebrate and anniversaries to commemorate, they sought to forge a community aware of its past, its cultural heritage, and its achievements — though no less important were their efforts to counter the increased hostility towards Jews in the public discourse of the day. In highlighting the role of public intellectuals and the social role of scholars and historical scholarship, this book adds a new dimension to the understanding of the Polish Jewish world in the interwar period.
The Power of Pastiche
Authors: DeSimone Alison C.
Published: January 2022

In eighteenth-century England, “variety” became a prized aesthetic in musical culture. Not only was variety—of counterpoint, harmony, melody, and orchestration—expected for good composition, but it also manifested in cultural mediums such as songbook anthologies, pasticcio operas, and public concerts. I call this trend of producing music through the collection, assemblage, and juxtaposition of various smaller pieces “musical miscellany”; like a jigsaw puzzle, the urge to construct a whole out of smaller, different parts reflected a growing desire to appeal to a quickly diversifying England. This book explores the phenomenon of musical miscellany in early eighteenth-century England both in performance culture and as an aesthetic. Musical miscellany, in its many forms, juxtaposed foreign and homegrown musical practices and styles in order to stimulate discourse surrounding English musical culture during a time of cosmopolitan transformation as the eighteenth century unfolded.
ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP): Detection of a Dense SiO Jet in the Evolved Protostellar Phase
Authors: Dutta Somnath , Lee Chin-Fei , Johnstone Doug , Liu Tie , Hirano Naomi , Liu Sheng-Yuan , Lee Jeong-Eun , Shang Hsien , Tatematsu Ken’ichi , Kim Kee-Tae , Sahu Dipen , Sanhueza Patricio , Di Francesco James , Jhan Kai-Syun , Lee Chang Won , Kwon Woojin , Li Shanghuo , Bronfman Leonardo , Liu Hong-li , Traficante Alessio , Kuan Yi-Jehng , Hsu Shih-Ying , Moraghan Anthony , Liu Chun-Fan , Eden David , Soam Archana , Luo Qiuyi ,   (ALMASOP Team)
Published: January 2022

Jets and outflows trace the accretion history of protostars. High-velocity molecular jets have been observed from several protostars in the early Class 0 phase of star formation, detected with the high-density tracer SiO. Until now, no clear jet has been detected with SiO emission from isolated evolved Class I protostellar systems. We report a prominent dense SiO jet from a Class I source G205S3 (HOPS-315: T
bol ∼ 180 K, spectral index ∼0.417), with a moderately high mass-loss rate (∼0.59 × 10−6
M
⊙ yr−1) estimated from CO emission. Together, these features suggest that G205S3 is still in a high-accretion phase, similar to that expected of Class 0 objects. We compare G205S3 to a representative Class 0 system G206W2 (HOPS-399) and literature Class 0/I sources to explore the possible explanations behind the SiO emission seen at the later phase. We estimate a high inclination angle (∼40°) for G205S3 from CO emission, which may expose the infrared emission from the central core and mislead the spectral classification. However, the compact 1.3 mm continuum, C18O emission, location in the bolometric luminosity to submillimeter fluxes diagram, outflow force (∼3.26 × 10−5
M
⊙ km s−1 yr−1) are also analogous to that of Class I systems. We thus consider G205S3 to be at the very early phase of Class I, and in the late phase of high accretion. The episodic ejection could be due to the presence of an unknown binary, a planetary companion, or dense clumps, where the required mass for such high accretion could be supplied by a massive circumbinary disk.
Role of Doppler Ultrasound and Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Early Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
Authors: Kantilaras Anggita , Widyatmoko Agus
Published: January 2022

BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) denotes vascular disorder which peripheral artery’s obstruction or constriction is found. PAD with diabetic history is more susceptible to ischemic ulcer than PAD with no diabetic. The presence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) in PAD can speed up 4 times greater risk of developing Critical Limb Ischemia. In our hospital, difficulty performing extremity perfusion assessment is often found because those examinations are not available, so possibility of PAD can be missed. Therefore, optimalization use of Doppler Ultrasound (DUS) is important in our case.

AIM: The purpose of our case writing is to give information about substantial parameter of DUS in determine presence of PAD and define the role of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in PAD. The earlier PAD discovered, faster further treatment conducted, especially PTA.

CASE REPORT: A 65-year-old female patient with intermittent left calf pain for 7 months who went to internal medicine outpatient has reported. She has history of type 2 DM and significant hyperlipidemia. On physical examination, vital signs revealed normal value. Body mass index was 28 kg/m2. Resting ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurement was 1.14 and 1.12 at the right and left dorsalis pedis, respectively. DUS showed spectral narrow, reversal flow and no clear spectral window in superficial femoral artery. There are clear spectral window, spectral narrow, and reversal flow in poplitea artery. No clear spectral window, no spectral narrow, and no reversal flow in anterior tibia artery. Clear spectral window, reversal flow, and no spectral narrow are appear in posterior tibia artery. Arteriogram of left inferior extremity showed middle part partial stenosis of anterior tibia artery. Dilatation with standard balloon for 1 min was done. After that, no stenosis in same location and she wasn’t feel calf pain again.

CONCLUSION: Compared with two other parameters, reversal flow in DUS is most important parameter to establish presence of stenosis. PTA is adequate to give revascularization stenosis in PAD.