bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Charanga or Pachanga?
Authors: Miller Sue
Published: September 2021

In this chapter the issue of Cuban models and cultural appropriation is tackled and then evaluated further in chapter 6 in relation to innovation within the típico style. To this day, in New York there remains some confusion between charanga (the name for the line-up of flute, violins, piano, bass, timbales, congas, güiro, and singers) and pachanga (a contested musical style and dance), a confusion which has its origins in this early 1960s period. Often this confusion is compounded by discussion of the charanga feel (referred to as ‘charanga style’ or ‘ritmo’) which has then been mistaken for a genre-based style rather than a style of playing. There are also contradictory accounts of the pachanga dance, and the origins of the New York-specific pachanga dance are examined here.
Charanga Embalao
Authors: Miller Sue
Published: September 2021

This chapter features the work of charanga flute player Johnny Pacheco in New York before he became known as the creator of the Fania All Stars, and also the work of pianist Charlie Palmieri and his Charanga La Duboney. The Puerto-Rican brothers Eddie and Charlie Palmieri have been highly influential in the development of Latin music in the United States. While Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta utilized the charanga flute of George Castro, Charlie Palmieri’s charanga (one of the first to play the Palladium), featured flautists Johnny Pacheco and Rod Lewis Sánchez. Flute solos by Pacheco and Sánchez on the Charanga Duboney recordings of ‘Bronx Pachanga’ and ‘Mack the Knife’ are analyzed here to ascertain whether a distinctive New York sabor is present.
La Charanga Moderna and the Modern Charanga
Authors: Miller Sue
Published: September 2021

This chapter profiles the work of another key figure in Cuban dance music in New York, Puerto Rican conga player, bandleader, and arranger, Ray Barretto. Like Eddie Palmieri, Barretto embraced charanga and conjunto aesthetics, combining Cuban forms with jazz, soul, and blues inflection. Flute player José/Joe Canoura’s soloing style with Barretto’s Charanga Moderna is evaluated here.
An evaluation of the US-based charangas and their respective flute soloists is then undertaken looking at the various current manifestations of the típico charanga sound in New York. The voices of female musicians are more in evidence here although the professional field remains male-dominated. Charanga flute players active on the New York scene today such as Karen Joseph, Joe de Jesus, and Connie Grossman contribute their perspectives on charanga performance past and present in the city.
“We’re Called Neck, and We Play Psycho-Ceilídh—It Goes Something Like This …”
Authors: Smith Gareth Dylan
Published: September 2021

This chapter explores aspects of the Irish diaspora through accounts of performances, rehearsals, and touring with London Irish “psycho-ceilídh” band, Neck, from 2002 to 2016. It draws on both rich, descriptive autoethnographic data from the author’s participant observations and field notes, and multiple audio-recorded interviews with the band’s leader, singer and main guitarist, Leeson O’Keeffe.
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Authors: Vosen Callens Melissa
Published: September 2021

Chapter two discusses Gen X’s perception of family, namely how adolescent and teenage Gen Xers perceived the 1980s sprawl to suburbia, the rising divorce rates, their latchkey status, and the literal or figurative unraveling of their nuclear families. Throughout chapter two, Vosen Callens demonstrates how Stranger Things embodies these uniquely Gen X experiences. The chapter illustrates Gen X’s expanding definitions of family and home, as seen in popular culture, noting how Stranger Things both parallels and occasionally diverges from 1980s film.
How to Survive the End of the World
Authors: Jiménez García Marilisa
Published: September 2021

This chapter contextualizes the contemporary era of youth literature and media in Puerto Rico and its diaspora, both those in the US and those returning to Puerto Rico. Looking at the 1980s into 2010s, this chapter analyzes the role of youth literature and culture in Puerto Rico’s contemporary struggles, including its economic crisis, public debt, the devastation of Hurricane Maria, and the political uprising which led to the resignation of former Governor Ricardo Rosello. Puerto Rican storytellers continue narrating Puerto Rico’s contemporary frontline struggles, from Broadway to comics to community-organized story times and children’s books.
Tom and Friends
Authors: Mellette Justin
Published: September 2021

Chapter 1 locates the treatment of poor whites in the new plantation tradition of post-Reconstruction southern literature, with especial focus on Thomas Dixon’s work, his respondent Sutton Griggs, and Charles Chesnutt, whose 1905 novel The Colonel’s Dream analyses the ascendance of poor whites into formerly bourgeois spaces. Focusing on Dixon, the chapter discusses how racial anxiety relates to the myths surrounding the protection of white womanhood during the Lost Cause era, while also revealing that, for all of Dixon’s pronouncements regarding white unity, a closer look at his work reveals a fundamental disdain for poor whites that, while lacking the outright violence against blacks we see in his works, nevertheless bears a resemblance to the racist language meted out against blacks. Analysis of Sutton Griggs, whose novel The Hindered Hand responds to Dixon directly, further challenges the latter's racist assumptions.
Maimed Souls
Authors: Mellette Justin
Published: September 2021

The conclusion gestures toward hope for the future of studies regarding poor whites and white trash, noting that work remains to be done, especially in the way that mental or physical disability is often presented as a form of inferior whiteness. Flannery O'Connor's work, for example, gestures toward the importance of these issues. In the closing pages, the conclusion also expresses hope that new avenues of southern literature, such as the rise of Asian American authors writing about the South, receives increased attention. Finally, the conclusion considers the 2016 election and the attention paid to the rural and urban divide and its relationship to how contemporary discourse considers poor whites as a racial other. It closes by noting that the idea that prejudice against poor whites is strictly a southern phenomenon has been complicated in recent years, and that both southern studies and whiteness studies are continually evolving fields of inquiry.
Into the Future from Out of the Past
Authors: Shillock Larry T.
Published: September 2021

Contributor Larry T. Shillock discusses the ways mid-twentieth century film forms limit the role of place on women. Shillock tests standard assessments of the femme fatale before detailing the ways in which noir stories change when approached through the women. Following Shillock's argument, these women often occupy the center of the stories. Shillock uses one of the quintessential noir narratives, Out of the Past (1947), and its heroine, Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer), to support this idea. The adjustments Jacques Tourneur makes to Daniel Mainwaring’s novel, Build My Gallows High (1946), to show the care taken to ensure that Moffat appears as something other than "a dame, a moll, or an object of male affection." Shillock maintains that Tourneur’s Moffat proves herself equal to the men she encounters. By the end of the film, she is their better since she recognizes the constraints her world places on her as a woman.
Wolf Totem by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Authors: Eades Caroline
Published: September 2021

Contributor Caroline Eades focuses on Annaud’s adaptational dialogue with Jiang Rong’s (2004) novel by the same name to show the ways in which the famed director turns a deeply local story into a transnational film. Eades contends that Annaud achieves a more general perspective than a local story could by refusing to make any claims to historical accuracy or documentary objectivity. Eades demonstrates the ways that this transformation matches Annaud’s larger oeuvre, which often permits audiences to follow Annaud as he confronts realities from an independent, informed, and critical position. As it relates to Rong’s novel, Eades argues that Annaud sets aside his own political agenda to celebrate cinema’s independence from any political or material constraint. The story Annaud tells subsumes every element in the film. The result is an experience that dedicates itself to exposing the shortcomings of any representation of an unknown culture that depends on stereotypes and prejudice.
Adaptation, Authenticity, and Ethics in Carl Davis’s Score to the Thief of Bagdad
Authors: Wilson Geoffrey
Published: September 2021

Contributor Geoffrey Wilson notes Davis’s self-proclaimed practice of reviving the score the films might have had in their original release but he faults the leading composer in the silent film revival movement for failing to realize his aim. Wilson cautions that a number of contemporary practices mark Davis’s scores, including his use of leitmotivs to denote characters, a willingness to allow those leitmotivs to shape the overall narrative, and his readiness to adopt a unified musical style for the film. Each practice belongs to a more contemporary period of film scoring. Wilson contends that one of the only aspects of silent scoring Davis keeps is a willingness to create musical cues that present non-Western characters and settings in essentialist if not outright racist ways. The choice makes Davis’s claim to authenticity misleading. While Davis’s scores may make a historical film more accessible to modern audiences, they do so by promoting reductive stereotypical constructs.
#Metoo and the Filmmaker as Monster
Authors: Dipaolo Marc
Published: September 2021

Contributor Marc DiPaolo examines John Landis and his 2005 episode for the Masters of Horror anthology television show, “Deer Woman,” and Quentin Tarantino and his 2007 film Death Proof through the #MeToo movement of 2017. DiPaolo's study casts both directors as monsters, at once attractive and repelling, especially so after supervising well-documented onset tragedies. Landis supervised a helicopter stunt that killed Vic Morrow and two child actors. Tarantino oversaw a car accident that severely injured Uma Thurman while filming Kill Bill. DiPaolo wonders if Landis’s “Deer Woman” and Tarantino’s Death Proof serve as attempted confessions or even veiled apologies for these atrocities. He wonders if filmic confessions and apologies are worth the film they are set on. DiPaolo'a tentative answer is it depends on what the audience does with each confession. The cinematic adaptation of atrocities might only matter when the audience disavows themselves from the director's deplorable behavior.
Formación de adultos en readaptación profesional de FREMAP
Authors: Sáenz Nuño María Ana , Díez Sánchez Noelia , Moreno Bellido Francisco , Zarzuela Marinero José Antonio , Rodeño Domínguez Miguel , Pérez Mallada Néstor
Published: September 2021

En este artículo se presentan experiencias de prácticas reales utilizadas para la divulgación de la metrología, sus resultados y se proponen nuevas realizaciones dentro de la formación de adultos en un caso particular: la Readaptación Profesional desempeñada en FREMAP en colaboración con Comillas.
Historia de un matrimonio
Authors: Pereira Domínguez Carmen , Rodríguez Hernández Juan Antonio
Published: September 2021

Se aborda el proceso de divorcio de una pareja con un hijo que ejerce su carrera profesional en ciudades distantes entre sí (Los Ángeles y New York). La peculiaridad de esta familia es que pertenece al mundo escénico: Charlie, el padre, es director de teatro y Nicole, la madre, es actriz. Por lo demás, se evidencia un modelo de familia nuclear con un padre, una madre y un hijo; un contexto que sin duda ayudará a los espectadores a conectar con el argumento.

Se trata de la historia de un profundo desencuentro entre la pareja que termina en divorcio, a pesar de las variadas señales de cariño que apreciamos a lo largo de todo el metraje. Asimismo, se observan pequeños roces y acaloradas discusiones fuera de tono. No obstante, esta vivencia se aleja de cualquier acto violento y busca el equilibrio entre las voces de los personajes y la crudeza de la misma separación.

Henry es el hijo de ocho años del matrimonio que vivirá de cerca el proceso de divorcio de sus padres; poco a poco comprenderá que su relación con ellos cambiará para siempre y el amor que le profesan consolidará el respeto y la afectividad entre ambos.
Quantitative analysis of microstructure and mechanical properties of Nb–V microalloyed high-strength seismic reinforcement with different Nb additions
Authors: Huang Sheng , Li Changrong , Li Zhiying , Zeng Zeyun , Zhai Yongqiang , Wang Jie , Liu Zhanlin , Zhuang Changling
Published: September 2021

HRB500E seismic steel bars are mainly used in high-rise buildings near the seismic zone. The influence of different niobium contents (0–0.023%) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of HRB500E seismic reinforcement was studied. Results showed that the grain size of ferrite was between 3.6 and 8.3 μm when only V was added. Meanwhile, as the niobium content increases, the ferrite particles are further refined. After adding niobium, the grain contribution increased by 9%. The addition of niobium significantly refined the grain size of HRB500E seismic reinforcement. The second-phase nano-elliptic precipitate is NbC. The precipitated phase is dispersed on the grain boundary and the matrix, and the dislocation density on the matrix promotes the precipitation of NbC particles along the dislocation line. The second-phase precipitation of niobium can form an effective pinning effect and then refine the pearlite spacing. The microhardness and the tensile strength also significantly improved. The yield strength increased from 509 to 570 MPa.
Hybrid WDM free space optical system using CSRZ and Rayleigh backscattering noise mitigation
Authors: Kaur Rupinder , Singh Charanjit , Kaur Rajbir
Published: September 2021

Hybrid wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) and free space optical (FSO) access networks are getting great attention due to numerous advantages. In this work, hybrid WDM-FSO system is demonstrated for 55 km at capacity of 5 × 10 Gbit/s using compressed spectrum return to zero (CSRZ) WDM-FSO in downstream and nonreturn to zero (NRZ) in upstream for demonstrating transmitter diversity which inturn decrease the interchannel interference. For the suppression of Rayleigh backscattering (RB) interferometric beat noise, bidirectional cyclic multiplexer is employed. Cyclic multiplexer provide λ
1 to λ
5 wavelengths for optical line terminal (OLT) to ONU transmission and λ
2 to λ
6 for ONU to OLT transmission. Insertion losses of each component are considered and in the end, power budget is also calculated. Results revealed that FSO length of 780–1050 m are obtained using various WDM-FSO downstream signals and their power budget, redundant budget, maximum distance, and insertion losses also calculated.
Örgütsel adaletin örgütsel sessizliğe etkisinde yöneticiye duyulan güvenin düzenleyici rolü
Authors: Uğurlu Kara Arzu , Beğenirbaş Memduh
Published: September 2021

Günümüzde herkes değişimin her örgüt tarafından dikkat edilmesi gereken bir unsur olduğunu bilmektedir. Üniversiteler de sektörlere insan sermayesi sağlayan örgütler olarak bu değişim karşısında kendini sürekli yenileyen bir örgüt iklimi yapısına sahip olmalıdır. Bunun için yaratıcı fikirlerin üretildiği, herkesin kararlara katıldığı, kısacası çalışanların ses çıkarıp örgütsel sessizliğe bürünmediği örgüt yapılarına ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu maksatla tüm bunlara zemin oluşturmayı kolaylaştıracak olumlu örgütsel adalet algısının oluşturulması ve akademisyenlerin bu ortamı oluşturacak yöneticilerine güven duyması üniversiteler için hayati öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada 236 akademisyenden elde edilen veriler ışığında; akademisyenlerin örgütsel adalet algıları ile örgütsel sessizlik davranışları arasındaki ilişkide yöneticiye duyulan güvenin düzenleyici etkisi araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada değişkenler arası ilişkiler ve etkileri korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri ile ortaya konulmuş, düzenleyici etki regresyon eğrisi ile ayrıca sınanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, akademisyenlerin örgütsel adalet algılarındaki artış, örgütsel sessizlik davranışlarını azaltmaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra akademisyenlerin yöneticilerine duydukları güven duygusu örgütsel adalet algıları ile örgütsel sessizlik davranışları arasındaki ilişkide düzenleyici rol üstlenmektedir.
MINT ülkelerinde savunma harcamaları ve ekonomik büyüme ilişkisi: Panel nedensellik analizi
Authors: Demez Selim , Polat İbrahim Halil
Published: September 2021

Tüm ülkeler iç ve dış güvenliğini temin etmek için savunma harcaması yapmak zorundadır. Bu harcamalar kamu harcaması niteliğinde olup çıktı üzerindeki etkisi ekonomi literatüründe üzerinde oldukça fazla durulan bir konudur. Çünkü bu harcamalar tam anlamıyla toplumdaki bireylerin refah düzeylerini artırmak amacıyla yapılan harcamalar olmamakla beraber vergi gelirleri ile finanse edilmektedirler. Bu çalışmada 1974 – 2019 yılları arasında MINT ülkeleri için (Meksika, Endonezya, Nijerya ve Türkiye) savunma harcamaları ekonomik büyüme ilişkisi Emirmahmutoğlu ve Köse (2011) heterojen panel nedensellik analizi ile test edilmiştir. Test sonuçlarına göre Meksika’da büyüme ile savunma harcamaları arasında çift yönlü nedensellik vardır. Türkiye’de ise savunma harcamalarından büyümeye doğru tek yönlü nedensellik ilişkisine rastlanmıştır. Panelin geneli için ise savunma harcamalarından büyümeye doğru tek yönlü nedensellik vardır. MINT ülkelerinde savunma harcamalarının ekonomik büyümeyi pozitif yönde etkilediği hipotezinin geçerli olduğu söylenebilir. Endonezya ve Nijerya’da ise yansızlık hipotezi geçerlidir.
Sosyal ağ pazarlaması, çevrimiçi tüketici katılımı, satın alma niyeti ve marka sadakati arasındaki ilişkiler
Authors: Gödekmerdan Önder Leyla , Çakıroğlu Arzu Deniz
Published: September 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı sosyal ağ pazarlaması, çevrimiçi tüketici katılımı, satın alma niyeti ve marka sadakati arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Bu amaçla sosyal medyayı kullanan tüketicilere bir anket çalışması yapılmış ve sonuçlar irdelenmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre sosyal ağlarda yürütülen pazarlama faaliyetleri, tüketicilerin bu faaliyetlere katılımı, satın alma niyetleri ve markaya duyulan bağlılıkları arasında ilişkiler bulunmaktadır. Sosyal ağ pazarlaması faaliyetleri tüketicilerin katılımını ve satın alma niyetlerini etkilemektedir. Çevrimiçi katılım hem sadakat hem satın alma niyeti üzerinde etkilidir. Buna ek olarak marka bağlılığı satın alma niyetini pozitif yönde etkilemektedir.
Denetimli serbestlik tedbiri altındaki bireylerin yaşadıkları iş bulma kaygısının sıkışmışlık hissi üzerine etkisi
Authors: Uzunbacak Hasan Hüseyin , Erhan Tuğba , Köse Yürük Serpil , Gençel Bahar
Published: September 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, haklarında denetimli serbestlik tedbiri uygulanan bireylerin iş bulma kaygılarının kendilerini sıkışmış hissetmeleri üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını Isparta Denetimli Serbestlik Müdürlüğü’nün takip ettiği 234 kişi oluşturmaktadır. Veriler, iş bulma kaygısı ve sıkışmışlık hissi ölçekleriyle yüz yüze görüşülerek toplanmıştır. Yapılan istatistik analizleri neticesinde, iş bulma kaygısının sıkışmışlık hissi üzerine etkisinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, ölçeklerin boyutları ile yapılan analiz sonuçlarına göre, iş bulma kaygısının çevresel ve sosyal baskı boyutunun içsel ve dışsal faktörlere bağlı sıkışmışlık hissi üzerine etkisinin pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu, diğer boyutlar arasında anlamlı ilişki ve etkilerin bulunmadığı anlaşılmıştır. Bu sonuçlara göre, denetimli serbestlik tedbiri uygulanan bireylerin iş bulma kaygısı taşıdıkları, bu kaygının daha çok çevresel ve sosyal baskıdan kaynaklandığı; bu kaygının ise bireylerin sıkışmışlık hissini artıran bir etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Muhasebe meslek mensuplarının büyük veri analitiği teknolojisi direncine yönelik bir araştırma
Authors: Yücenurşen Mehmet
Published: September 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Statüko Yanlılığı (Status Quo Bias) Teorisi çerçevesinde muhasebe meslek mensuplarının yeni veri analitiği teknolojisi direncine neden olan faktörleri incelemektir. Araştırmada, Aksaray ilinde aktif olarak çalışan Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirler (SMMM) anakütle olarak tespit edilmiş ve 100 adet SMMM’ye bir anket uygulanmıştır. Toplanan verilere; tanımlayıcı istatistikler ile açımlayıcı faktör analizi, keşfedici faktör analizi ve yol analizleri uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular; algılanan değer, değişim maliyeti ve meslektaş görüşlerinin değişime direnç üzerinde etkili olduğunu göstermektedir.
La casa habitada. Educación religiosa intercultural y crítica
Authors: Wielewiski Narloch Nelise
Published: September 2021

Este artículo tiene por objetivo establecer una relación entre pedagogía crítica y educación religiosa intercultural. Se basa en los aportes de la pedagogía crítica de Paulo Freire y el modelo de educación religiosa intercultural planteado por personas académicas de la Escuela Ecuménica de Ciencias de la Religión, de la Universidad Nacional. Adopta la metáfora indígena de la casa común como espacio habitado en el cual la educación religiosa tiene como misión generar procesos educativos orientados a la convivencia respetuosa desde la diversidad de creencias, espiritualidades y convicciones. Con tal fin, considera fundamental que en el aprendizaje exista una reflexión crítica sobre las situaciones que fueron, y son todavía, motivo de discriminación, homogenización y marginación social de grupos culturalmente diversos.
Gender Dysphoria and Chronic Pain in Youth
Authors: Sayeem Mohammed , Carter Bridgette , Phulwani Priya , Zempsky William T.
Published: September 2021

Chronic pain in youth with gender dysphoria (GD) is poorly understood. The aim of our study was to review the clinical presentation of 8 youth with GD in a multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic. A single center retrospective chart review was conducted to obtain information on demographics, clinical care, previous diagnoses, and validated clinical measures. We present the trajectory of pain in this population with treatment of GD. Recognition and treatment of GD in youth with pain may improve pain outcomes.
Burnout and Perceptions of Stigma and Help-Seeking Behavior Among Pediatric Fellows
Authors: Weiss Anna K. , Quinn Sheila M. , Danley Amy L. , Wiens Kandi J. , Mehta Jay J.
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

Although burnout has been studied extensively among students and residents, in few studies have researchers examined burnout among fellowship trainees. We measured burnout among fellows in our freestanding children’s hospital and evaluated fellows' perceptions of stigma around (and willingness to seek treatment for) psychological distress. The objectives are as follows: to (1) measure burnout among pediatric fellows, (2) assess fellows' perceptions of stigma around help seeking for mental illness, and (3) examine the relationship between burnout and willingness to seek behavioral health counseling.

METHODS

We distributed a 48-item inventory to all 288 fellows in our pediatric center. Items included the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Likert-type matrices to assess attitudes toward behavioral health treatment and associated stigma. We used 2-sampled t-tests to associate burnout with willingness to seek mental health treatment.

RESULTS

A total of 152 fellows (52%) responded, of whom 53% met the threshold for burnout. Most reported believing that their program directors (78%), attending physicians (72%), and patients (82%) hold negative attitudes about mental illness and its treatment; 68% believed that employers would reject their application if they knew they sought counseling. Fellows with burnout were more likely to believe that others in the clinical learning environment hold negative views of help seeking for behavioral health (odds ratio 1.2–1.9).

CONCLUSIONS

Just over one-half of the pediatric fellows in our center meet the threshold for burnout. They also experience significant workplace-based stigma around help seeking for psychological distress. Fellows with burnout are more likely than their peers to perceive significant stigma around help seeking for their distress, making them a particularly at-risk learner population.
Estimation of coefficient of performance of thermoelectric cooler using a 30 W single-stage type
Authors: Ibikunle Rotimi Adedayo , Akintunde Mutalubi Aremu , Titiladunayo Isaac Femi , Adeleke Adekunle Akanni
Published: September 2021

In this study, a single stage thermoelectric cooler (TER, of size: 21 × 14.2 × 13.5 cm) with thermoelectric module (TEM, of type inbc1-127. 05 with size 40 × 40 × 4.0 mm) and applied electrical power of 30 W and current of 2.5 A, was adopted to estimate the coefficient of performance (COP) of thermoelectric refrigerator (TER). The TER uses a fan to cool the heat exchange region of the TEM. The temperature of the fruit/vegetable samples used in this study was taken before and after cooling for a specific period. The temperatures at both the hot and cold sides of the TEM were also taken at every specific cooling period. The experimented TER can cool vegetable/fruit from about 27 to 5°C within 3 h. The aim of this study is to determine the COP of TER to ascertain the possible applications. The temperature gradient at the heat exchange section of TEM was used to estimate the average theoretical COP to be 0.99, the heat extracted from the cooling chamber and the power supplied was used to estimate the average practical cooling COP to be 0.52; which is within 0.4–0.7 standard COP for a single stage type of TER.
Mental Health Treatment Among Adults: United States, 2020
Authors: Terlizz Emily , Norris Tina
Published: September 2021

This report examines the percentage of adults who have taken medication for their mental health or have received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional in the past 12 months by select characteristics based on data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey.
Effect of some physiological factors on citric acidproduction bythreeisolates ofAspergillus niger acid - hydrolyzed sawdust as a carbon source
Authors: Abdulazeez Muna, B. , Haider Mustafa M.
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Citric acid (2-hydroxy-propane-1, 2, 3-tricarboxylic acid) was first isolated from lemon juice in 1784. It is a primary metabolic product which is formed in the tricarboxylic acid (Krebs) cycle. It is estimated that the market value of citric acid will exceed two billion dollars in 2019. About 70% of total citric acid produced globally is utilized in food industry, while about 12% is utilized in pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries and the remainder in other industrial purposes. The industrial production of citric acid is undertaken by fermentation process in the presence of filamentous fungi for large scale of production. Aspergillus niger is the most efficient fungus due to its ability to produce more citric acid per unit time and ferment different inexpensive raw materials. Materials and Methods: Three isolates of the fungus Aspergillus niger (An1, An2, An3) were used throughout this study using different carbon source concentration in the form of sawdust acid hydrolysis supplemented with different concentration of (NH4)2H2SO4 as a nitrogen source. The effect of hydrogen ion concentration and addition of methanol to the fermentation medium was also investigated. Results and Discussion: The results indicated that the optimization of carbon and nitrogen concentration had stimulatingeffect on citric acid production by the three used isolates. Moreover, addition of methanol at concentration of 1% at pH of 3.5 highly increased citric acid production. Conclusion: we concluded that the agriculture waste was a favorable substrate for the production of citric acid especially it is cost effective and easily obtainable.
The seroprevalence of human brucellosis in different age groups patients and other associated risk factors in Duhok, Iraq
Authors: Assafi Mahde S , Allu Muslim A , Abdulrahman Ibtesam S , Al-Berfkani Mohammad I
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease contributing to significant health and economic problems worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and the associated risk factors of brucellosis among people admitted to Azadi general hospital, Duhok, Iraq. Patients and Methods: A total of 1283 patient blood samples (603 males and 680 females) were collected through the period of January 2017 to December 2017 from people at different age groups admitting Azadi general hospital, Duhok, Iraq. All collected sera were screened for the seroprevalence of Brucella using Rose Bengal plate test kit. Results: Among the 1283 blood samples, the overall seroprevalence of brucellosis was 17.8%. The highest rate was recorded in age group between 21–30 years(22.7%) and the different distribution of human brucellosis among age groups was statistically significant (p=0.0076). The frequency of brucellosis in females (20%) was significantly higher than males (15.3%) (p=026). The distribution of brucellosis according to the seasonal changes was statistically significant (p= 0.003) (25.64% in July and 9.75% in December). Conclusions: The incidence of the brucellosis is high, and it remains a challenging health problem. The age, gender, and seasonal changes are considered as important risk factors for the distribution of the diseases. Surveillance programs and active screening for brucellosis are essential to prevent, control, and to reduce the incidence of the brucellosis.
Measurement of radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) concentration of plants (Vegetables) in different locations in Sulaimania City using CR-39 detector
Authors: Salih Najeba F. , Salh Hemn M. , Hamad Ari M.
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Radon is a radioactive gas released from the normaldecay of uranium in rocks and soil depending on local geology. Radioactive decay of uranium through radium produces radon. Materials and Methods: In the present work, seventeen plant (vegetables) samples collected from Sulaimania Governorate. The plants have been analyzed and examined to measure the level of radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) using plastic track detector (CR-39) for evaluation of radon and thoron concentration in this region. Results and Discussion: The results indicated that the higher andlower radon concentration have been found in Halabjay-con, and inSulaimani-center, to be (119.72 Bq.m-3, 3.236 pCi/L), (54.36 Bq.m-3,1.469 pCi/L), respectively, and the higher and lower thoron concentration have been found in Qaladza and in Sulaimani-center, to be (733.66 Bq.m-3, 19.828 pCi/L), (227.33 Bq.m-3, 9.117 pCi/L), respectively. Radiation level compared with the standard level known by the EPA (4 pCi/L) and190 Bqm-3. The concentration of radon in all sample plants is less than international standard level 4(pCi/L)and190 (Bqm-3), therefore the human in safety. The average effective dose equivalent (EDE) of radon from plants determined was (7.2) μSv.y-1 for all the samples. This is lower than the normal value of (1.3) mSv.y-1 given by EPA. Conclusions: This study showed that the contamination in the plant (vegetables) is normal and is not considered a great radial dose for plants and consequently for humans.
Kinect-based human gait identifcation under different covariate factors
Authors: Sabir Azhin T.
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Nowadays human gait identification/recognition is available in a variety of applications due to rapid advances in biometrics technology. This makes them easier to use for security and surveillance. Due to the rise in terrorist attacks during the last ten years research has focused on the biometric traits in these applications and they are now capable of recognising human beings from a distance. The main reason for my research interest in Gait biometrics is because it is unobtrusive and requires lower image/video quality compared to other biometric traits. Materials and Methods: In this paper we propose investigating Kinect-based gait recognition using non-standard gait sequences. This study examines different scenarios to highlight the challenges of non-standard gait sequences. Gait signatures are extracted from the 20 joint points of the human body using a Microsoft Kinect sensor. Results and Discussion: This feature is constructed by calculating the distances between each two joint points from the 20 joint points of the human body provided which is known as the Euclidean Distance Feature (EDF). The experiments are based on five scenarios, and a Linear Discriminant Classifier (LDC) is used to test the performance of the proposed method. Conclusions: The results of the experiments indicate that the proposed method outperforms previous work in all scenarios.
Look-up table based fuzzy controller in order to control steaming room process
Authors: Aminifar Sadegh , Mohamad Kekshar Sirwan , Daneshwar Muhammadamin
Published: September 2021

Introduction: In this paper, using look-up table control strategy,a fuzzy logic controller is designed for controlling the temperatureof steaming room in terrazzo tile plant corresponding to dedicatedprocess diagrams. Methods: In the proposed method, the temperature and error of temperature are considered as inputs to controlthe duration of valve open time to decrease the activation times ofvalves in order to increase their longevity. The strategy considersan off-line trained look-up table for setting the time of openingvalve in the specific temperature. A fuzzy controller with fifteen extracted rules is designed for controlling the duration of valve opentime. Results: Results show that the number of switching of valvereduces compare to intuitionistic or expert rule extraction. Conclusions: Simulations provide more compatible steaming process routcompare to PID controllers.
Synthesis and thermal properties of some phenolic resins
Authors: F M Alshawi , Razzq K Abdul , W S Hanoosh
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Phenolic resins have been in use since the early twentieth century and are considered the first class of synthetic polymers to achieve commercial success, moreover phenolic resins continue to succeed and attract special interest in a large range of industrial applications such as adhesives, paints, and composites; because of their unique physical and chemical properties. Materials and Methods: Prepolymers resol resins (RR, RH, RP, and RC) were synthesized by the reaction of phenolic compounds (resorcinol, hydroquinone, phloroglucinol, and catechol) respectively, with formaldehyde at molar ratio phenol/ formaldehyde 1/1.5, using sodium hydroxide as a catalyst. These resins were characterized by FTIR. The curing reaction of these resins was evaluated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), while the thermal stability study was evaluated using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Results and Discussion:From the results showing that these prepolymers have different curing temperatures and curing energy, while the TGA study showed that the cured resins have decomposition temperature more than 300 ºC, and char residue at 650 ºC more than 60%. Conclusions: These resol resins have different gel times (8-55) min, and viscosities (435-350) mpa.s. The curing temperature of these resin obtained from DSC curves was (120, 129, 105 and 127 °C), while the thermal behavior of the cured resins obtained from TGA curves showed that these cured resin have two decomposition temperatures and the rate of decomposition in the order of RC < RR< .
A robust way of steganography by using blocks of an image in spatial domain
Authors: Abdulraman Ladeh S. , Hma Salah Sheerko R. , Maghdid Halgurd S. , Sabir Azhin T.
Published: September 2021

Steganography is a way to convey secret communication, with rapid electronic communication and high demand of using the internet, steganography has become a wide field of research and discussion. In this paper a new approach for hiding information in cover image proposed in spatial domain, the proposed approach divides the host image into blocks of size (8x8) pixels and message bits are embeds into the pixels of a cover image. The 64-pixel values of each block converted to be represented in binary system and compared with corresponding secret data bits for finding the matching and hold 6-pixels. The search process performed by comparing each secret data bit (8-bits) with created binary plane at the cover image, if matching is found the last row of the created binary plane which is (LSB) is modified to indicate the location of the matched bits sequence “which is the secret data” and number of the row, if matching is not found in all 7th rows the secret sequence is copied in to the corresponding 8th row location.The payload of this technique is 6 pixels’ message (48-bits) in each block. In the experiments secret messages are randomly embedded into different images. The quality of the stego-image from which the original text message is extracted is not affected at all. For validation of the presented mechanism, the capacity, the circuit complexity, and the measurement of distortion against steganalysis is evaluated using the peak-signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) are analyzed.
An investigation on the neighborhood of Iran’s villages and cities (case study: Kondlous Chalous Village)
Authors: Noruzi Somayeh
Published: September 2021

The design of residential complexes, taking into account neighborhoods in different parts of the building, can improve thequality of life of the users, human beings are created socially and physically and mentally requires communication and interaction oftheir own kind. In fact, communication is one of the most important and tangible elements of social life. In many residential complexes,due to the lack of desirable neighborhoods, the relationship between residents does not occur. In this case, many residents donot find this sense of satisfaction and belonging to the environment in which they live. In this research, the research method used isdescriptive-analytic. Using library documents, surveying methods and direct observation of space, as well as field observationsand questions from space users, to collect and analyze the data needed for research. Is. The results of the analysis of texture andneighborhoods of the Kandlos village as a case study show that the traditional neighborhood and Iranian neighborhoods are moreflexible, more diverse, more complete and comprehensive, and using the principles of location Traditional Iranian can reproducethe concept of interaction and neighborhoods and used in the design of contemporary Iranian residential complexes.
Constructing the boundary texture of Iranian urban rivers, case study (Shirin Rudi Sari River)
Authors: Noruzi Somayeh , Samadai Shahrbanoo , Samadai Mahdi
Published: September 2021

Architecture has long been seeking solutions for human well-being and comfort. In this regard, the existence of service spaces, welfarethat both needs both indigenous people and non-native tourists, seems necessary. The development and management of urbanrivers can be one of the choices that, in addition to preserving national resources and ecosystems, have an increasing role to play inimproving the quality of the environment within the boundaries of the city’s rivers. This topic focuses on water conservation and howit can be exploited, and how to use urban rivers and planning to achieve social, economic and environmental achievements along thecity’s riverside streams. The main problem is that in most cities, the boundaries of urban rivers are not regulated and the land abandonedaround rivers. In the meantime, creating a calm environment away from environmental pollution and visual contamination is one ofthe major problems of modern cities, as well as providing suitable facilities for users to benefit from the beautiful scenery of the rivercan be a good solution for this important Be. This research is to study the case study of Shirin Roud River to the Shahid RajaieDam in Sari to study more accurately the environmental, social and economic challenges of urban rivers and provide appropriatesolutions in this regard. In this study, both studies Library and field observations and setting up a questionnaire for access to theoreticalfoundations of design.
Evaluating a Self-Charging Electrostatic Dust Shield for Solar Cell applications in Baghdad Outdoor Weather
Authors: Midhat Abdullah Manal , Al-Ani Jamal H. , Abdulridha Shima K. , Al- Ansari Mazin
Published: September 2021

Introduction: It is well known that the biggest problem facing the utilizing of solar cell Panels in Baghdad is the unpredictable dusty weather through the days of year. This big problem is not easy to overcome due to the frequent dust accumulations and the high cost of cleaning and other maintenance problems. Dust problems are increasing due to global warming. In Baghdad city, where solar radiation is intense and available almost throughout the year, Deposition of dust on the panels could severely minimize solar-to power output efficiency. There are many methods for dust removing from surfaces like the natural dust removal of wind, mechanical dust removing, super-hydrophobic on solar panel surface, and the electrostatic method which is adopted in this work. The dust particles will be charged statistically by rolling on the surface of the solar panels they will have the same electric charge and the electrostatic forces between them are repulsion. Hence, the dust particles will float away from the solar panels. Materials and Methods: A self-charging transparent conductive glass is prepared by spraying a thin film (141 nm thickness) of a Tin dioxide (SnO2) solution on a glass substrate (12x12 cm2). The dust shield is connected to an electronic charging circuit. The shield is located on the top of a silicon solar cell. The novel idea is that the shield is electrically supplied by the solar cell itself whereas D.C. current from the solar cell itself is used to charge the conductive glass, which is located on the top surface of the cell. Results and Discussion: A test was done for dust removing from a Silicon solar cell by electrostatic repulsion method, considering matching the spectral response region of the Siliconsolar cells with the film transmittance spectral region (400 -700 nm). The transmittance value is between (92 – 95)% and results are compared withan identical reference solar cell. Results show a good response as the calculated clearing factor value increases due to the cell efficiency increment.Also, the clearing factor is discussed as a function of outdoor temperature to show a direct proportionality, while the environmental humidity showed an inverse proportionality. Conclusions: A self-cleaning method for a solar cell is successfully introduced via a conductive glass. tests were carried outdoor in Baghdad city. Results showed that there is a direct proportionality between both: the clearing factor and the efficiency gain with the ambient temperature. The ambient humidity showed indirect proportionality with system efficiency (clearing factor and efficiency gain show reduction as the humidity percentage increases).
The forward kinematics of dual rolling contact of one dual unit sphere on another with dual Darboux frame based equation
Authors: AYDINALP Mehmet
Published: September 2021

In this paper, we investigate the forward kinematics of dual rolling contact motion without sliding of one dual unit sphere $\tilde{S}_{m}^{2}$ on the fixed sphere $\tilde{S}_{f}^{2}$ along their dual spherical curves, which correspond to ruled surfaces generated by the straight lines in the real line space $\mathbb{E}^{3}$. We adopt a dual Darboux frame method to develop instantaneous kinematics of dual rolling motion. We obtain some new kinematic equations of rolling motion of the moving sphere $\tilde{S}_{m}^{2}$ with regards to dual unit vectors, dual rolling velocity, and dual geometric invariants. Namely, the dual translational velocity equation of an arbitrary dual point and the equation of the dual angular velocity on the moving sphere $\tilde{S}_{m}^{2}$ are derived. The equation represented by geometric invariants can be handily generalized to suit arbitrary dual spherical curve on $\tilde{S}_{m}^{2}$ and can be differentiated to any order.
Study of generalized networks using graph theory
Authors: VETRİK Tomas
Published: September 2021

We study eccentricity-based indices such as Zagreb eccentricity indices, general eccentricity index and total eccentricity index. We present exact values of eccentricity-based indices of generalized networks related to binary and $m$-ary trees, where $m \ge 2$.
Problems of digitalization of the oil and gas industry in Ivory coast
Authors: Gogua Dzhessu , Gomes Antoniu , Shcherba Vladimir , Vorobʹev Kirill
Published: September 2021

The article describes certain types of digital technologies used by the "TOTAL" company in various sectors of the oil industry of Côte d'Ivoire. It is noted that digital technologies in the oil and gas industry of Côte d'Ivoire are used mainly for prospecting and exploration of oil and gas fields, in the processes associated with oil production and transportation. Attention is drawn to the fact that these technologies help facilitate and accelerate the discovery of new oil and gas deposits, improve the maintenance of oil equipment and establish operational personnel management, provide better protection for specialists in oil fields and increase oil production, as well as reduce investment costs. Recommendations are given on the need for continuous improvement and implementation of innovations, which will allow oil companies to remain competitive. Prospects for the further use of digital technologies are outlined.
Finding the Hardest Formulas for Resolution
Authors: Peitl Tomáš , Szeider Stefan
Published: September 2021

A CNF formula is harder than another CNF formula with the same number of clauses if it requires a longer resolution proof. In this paper we introduce resolution hardness numbers; they give for m=1,2,... the length of a shortest proof of a hardest formula on m clauses. We compute the first ten resolution hardness numbers, along with the corresponding hardest formulas. To achieve this, we devise a candidate filtering and symmetry breaking search scheme for limiting the number of potential candidates for hardest for- mulas, and an efficient SAT encoding for computing a shortest resolution proof of a given candidate formula.
A framework for measuring social value in infrastructure and built environment projects: an industry perspective
Authors: Fujiwara Daniel , Dass Daniel , King Emily , Vriend Myriam , Houston Richard , Keohane Kieran
Published: September 2021

As the infrastructure and built environment sectors shift from traditional economic valuation towards more holistic approaches, projects are being designed, built and evaluated in new ways. An important emerging technique for the economic evaluation of projects is social value measurement. This paper sets out the foundations for the social value measurement techniques that underpin the methods and frameworks developed in central governments and by multilateral and international organisations and describes how these can be adapted to value the broader societal and environmental effects of infrastructure and built environment projects. The paper provides practical evidence of social value measurement in valuing heritage impacts for Stonehenge World Heritage Site as well as presenting a detailed account of the foundations of cost–benefit analysis as a tool for social value measurement and non-market valuation.